#The background is beautiful too. O.O

[webhead3345]

@skyloftian-nutcase (sorry if you’ve already seen this, but it made me think of Breath of the Sky)

먼 미래에게 먼 과거로부터 To the Future, From the Past

[jcollinswrites]

JC!!!!!!!

I loved the update ommmg. I love how different the route is. Your variations are beautiful. From MCs sister to choosing if we were married before. I adored it.

I died of embarrassment at spilling the wine because bruhhhhh. I also just loved the description of MC telling them everything wrong with the security in the palace. It made me alil smug for my MC 😍

I hate the stupid creepy priest! Death to his dumbass 💀😭

I have a question tho. So seeing as we can choose our sexuality. How are same sex couples viewed in the kingdom? Should i expect some bullshit from people? And also how would that apply to the King especially. It's a two part question.

1. Could they marry someone of the same gender? Especially when it comes to shit like carrying on bloodlines being so important to nobles 😒 or would he have to take on a concubine 🙄 imagine your husband going to go sleep with some random chick while you wait for him to come back. Kill me please 😭😭😭

But i know that's how some things just are.

2. How would they react to an MC on the thief background especially romancing the king. Bet the nobles would loooooovvveeeeee that!

Okay I'm so sorry for this longass message 🫣🫣🫣

Oh you read it! ^^ I was awaiting your comment with bated breath O.O (lol jk..... or am I? o.o)

I put some variations in the code that are unique to every origin :D For example the noble has the widower variable, the thief has the option to have higher dreams in life, the captain will be able to decide if they are a war veteran, and I haven't decided the priest yet (:

Now I'm gonna go on a huge ramble about the marriage/sexuality, so I'll put it under a wrap 😅 You don't have to read it unless you are interested lol cuz it's gonna be looong... (consider yourself warned)

Okay, so according to my knowledge, in Ancient Egypt, married life and sexuality in general was a bit of a taboo in public. You could do whatever you wanted, at home, in private. We have a lot of documents from that time that describe that couples were actually very affectionate towards each other and had a healthy sex life, but they didn't really make it a big deal in public. (unless you were gossiping with your bff maybe)

Marriage wasn't a very official thing either, like it is now. They didn't really have weddings. When the bride moved in with the groom, they signed a contract, and bang, they were considered married. Anyone could get a divorce too. The most popular reason was infertility or cheating, but women could initiate divorce as well based on whatever reason.

Now, a lot of historians in the past (and even today) would look at an ancient document describing f.ex. "two women living together with a child and a cat", and they would go 'aww they must have been such good friends'. Like...... you know....? Friends. Riiiight...

On that note, no, people in the story won't give you crap about it because it always happened, in every age, we just nowadays tend to make it into this huge deal, as if everything other than heterosexuality has just been invented yesterday. A lot of ancient societies were so much more accepting than we are today. (just think of the Greek or Romans)

The carrying on the bloodline thing is an interesting question. There is a funny debate between historians about Ramesses II's children. Because according to original sources, he had around a hundred. They all had the title 'prince' or 'princess', and others like 'Beloved Son of the King', 'Beloved Daughter' and stuff like that. Most historians think that proves that they were all biological children. Others say he might have just adopted a lot of kids and gave them the title. We can't know for certain which one is true. It could be a mix.

In my not-expert opinion, if Egyptians accepted divorce and stuff, they probably accepted full-on adoption as well. Even as an 'official' way to continue a bloodline. Nobles could have one official wife, plus keep concubines if they wished (IF they wished, they didn't necessarily do it), then the couple had the option to 'adopt' any kid from a concubine and raise them as their own. We also know for certain that an heir didn't have to be even related to the king to inherit the throne. This didn't happen often, but it happened. (Ramesses I was just a friend of the previous king f.ex.)

This problem won't come up with Narmer though because he already has an adult child. And the noble MC is a thirdborn, their older siblings all have children, so the bloodline is already secured. Captain MC has two mothers, living together, like "very good friends" *wink wink*. Priest MC is an orphan.

For your second question, most of the story is going to take place on the road, sort of like a quest thing, and by the time MC & Co. come back to Thebes, MC won't be a 'nobody' anymore. I planned lots of different endings based on your previous choices, but rest assured, even if you play a thief origin, you can have a happy ending with Narmer. If you play a woman, he could even make you Queen Consort. For a guy or non-binary MC, he'll give you some bullshit title named 'Beloved Companion' or something and be done with it.

Sorry for the awfully long answer lol this is a subject I'm passionate about 😅 Thanks for reading and please continue to send messages! ^^

[satureja13]

Ji Ho's Therapy Game It starts -> here

It's a two day ride to the east from the Castle to Goldshire and the Princess took her time to get to know her future subjects. The Royals need the good publicity after the righful Heir had to leave. And the folks liked her a lot. Like Ji Ho in real life, the mermaid princess radiates sunshine and gives everyone around her the feeling of being welcomed and accepted and loved. It just feels so good to be near her. The word had spread that Princess Jihovere would visit Goldshire and so the Mayor and the dwellers already awaited her eagerly. (Well not exactly everyone, given Martha's face ^^' Is she jealous?)

Vendor: "The Princess is here!" Stefan: "She's even more beautiful than on Social Bunny!" Sara: "Aouwww I love her outfit! I bet the Queen chose it!" Mayor: "Welcome your Highness! We are delightfully at your service!" Martha: "Tch!"

After they greeted each other, the Princess showed the photo of the statue around and asked if anyone had seen this man. She didn't tell them who he was, though, to not turn them against her (should they still believe the hate posts about the reightful Heir's descent are justified) and to not start unnecessary rumors about her supposed marriage with Prince Caleb. One step at a time. The Mayor told the Princess that, a while ago, a handsome stranger visited Goldshire who looked alike the statue. He had no money and made a secret about his status so they quickly sent him westwards to the Castle so the Queen could verify his status. Mayor: "I hope he didn't cause any trouble at court? We would be devastated if." Princess Jihovere: "No. Not at all. He is a dear friend who went missing." Mayor: "Oh. We should have treated him better then. I apologize. To be honest, he acted like a criminal and he insisted to work for the sculptor! No one works for the sculptor." Princess Jihovere: "Don't worry. You did nothing wrong." And since Vlad found his ingame version molded in stone, they still need to know what happened to NPC Vlad after Vlad left Goldhire and logged out - so she also asked about him, but everyone claimed there hadn't been another stranger around lately... weird.

Meanwhile Stefan cared for Yang Mal. Which is also weird, the Princess expected Lou to. But he wasn't around and his shop was closed...

The dwellers prepared their most famous vegan dishes for the Princess and they had a delicious meal together. Sara interrogated Princess Jihovere about the latest fashion trends at Court. Gia laughed: "Let her breathe ^^' " But the Princess didn't mind. (Martha in the background still sulking ^^')

When the Princess asked about Jack, the mood turned gloomy. Everyone here likes him and they hope he will return back to Lou soon. They are so sweet together 💞 But no one had a clue why Jack ran away.

Suddenly an upset rooster interrupted them and shooed them loudly cackling over to the Sculptor's shop.

Where the bat was! But the shop was closed too and Sara told Princess Jihovere that the Sculptor left Goldshire to visit his partner in Bacalao Bay. She also spilled that many here think the Sculptor is acting suspicious. He is a witcher and it is said he keeps company with the underworld - demons and stuff. Hence anyone in their right mind refuses to model for him ö.Ö'

Sara sent the route to Bacalao Bay to the Princess' phone. It isn't far away.

It wasn't that late and Princess Jihovere said goodbye to reach Bacalao Bay before dusk. It sounds too promising to lose any more time! Maybe the sculptor knows how to find the demon that stole Jack's heart! After the Princess left, the village folk met in the pub to discuss the Royal Visit. (No photo of Martha and the Princess ^^')

They posted their selfies with the Princess on Social Bunny and got lots of likes and reblogs for their sweet pics🐇👑💖 And (almost) everyone agreed that the kind and beautiful Princess was the, by far, best choice to marry their future King. (Whoever it may be o.o)

And the radio in the Lion's Pride Inn was playing:

'When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you And when I'm dreamin', well, I know I'm gonna dream I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you When I go out, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you And when I come home, yes, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you I'm gonna be the man who's comin' home with you But I would walk five hundred miles And I would walk five hundred more Just to be the man who walked a thousand Miles to fall down at your door'

Let's hope the Princess comes home with her King 💕

I'm gonna be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers What a coincidence, again a MV with Johnny Depp. This song was the title track of 'Benny and Joon' in which he played Sam. (This is also the song that played in a loop in Marshall Eriksen's car in How I Met Your Mother. And: the song that played in a loop in Rita's truck when the Boys went on their first weekend trip to Henford! ^^')

The Therapy Game Master Post with the sessions and places so far is -> here

From the Beginning 🔱 Underwater Love 🔱 Latest

Current Chapter: 'Who killed Jack?' from the beginning ▶️ here

📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28

[kasagia]

Just wanted to let you know I lovee your writing style, I‘m always searching for writers who can create complex and interesting dynamics as well as great (sexual) tensions while having their very own way of phrasing with a poetic touch to it. So, high expectations - but you‘re one of the best I‘ve ever come across and even tough I only know Feyd from all of the characters in your masterlist I‘m (tempted to and) thinking about looking them up and then checking out your works on them too. Also, I‘m not a native speaker as well but I think your English is great if that matters to you haha, I might not be the most eligible judge for it but I was very surprised to see that you‘re not a native speaker - that only goes to show your talent. Another thing I appreciate greatly is the readers (as I said I only know the works with Feyd yet tho) being strong-willed and having their own entity/having an ownness with a background and all. Seems very thought-out. Thank you for your works:) they make me very happy hahaha, really appreciate it

Holy crap, you don't even know how damn nice it is to receive such messages and how much it inspires and motivates to write. Really. They make me extremely happy and I simply love each of your responses to my work (as probably everyone who writes and publishes something for others). 🥹🥹🥹🥹🖤🖤🖤🩵🩵🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🩵🩵🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🩵🩵🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

And while I can at least write something nice in my fics, I have no fucking clue how to respond to compliments, so I apologise if anyone gets irritated or bored of reading a simple "Thank you, I'm glad you liked it," because I really don't know what else to say when I'm smiling like an idiot to my phone or laptop and my mind goes blank, happy like a little kid who got a big fucking chocolate cake for herself.

So, my dear anonymous, thank you very much. I'm so happy that you like my work with Feyd. (And I hope you will be tempted to read more. xD) And I am very grateful that you took your time to write me such a beautiful thing and compliment me, and I am very glad that you like my style of writing and creating the main character and the fact that you thought I was a native speaker is a hell of a compliment for me xD. I really thank you very much, but I have no idea how to write it in other way. I'm terrible, I'm sorry. Thank you sooooo much! 🙈🙈😭😭😭😭😭🩵🩵🖤🖤

P.S. There are 2,100 of you followers… I wonder when?! O.o

[elvenbeard]

Somewhere in Manila, 2078

“It is pretty nice here,” V said, and Kerry put his arm around him, pulling him a bit closer as he turned his head to look at him.

“C’mon, just ‘pretty nice��?” he asked grinning.

“Okay, it’s beautiful, breathtaking, astounding!” V said and Kerry chuckled, “You weren’t exaggerating.”

“And this is just the hotel! Wait ‘til you see the city. And the beaches! But we gotta drive a little to get to the better ones. Nothin’ beats the one in Tangalan anyway, but that’ll have to wait 'til next week…”

Kerry went on rambling about all they had planned, everything he wanted to show V, parties and events they could go to, the secret spots only he and maybe a handful of other people knew. Some of it all sounded quite adventurous, and V still struggled to imagine Kerry clambering through the jungle to get to some of these extra special hidden gems. But his excitement was downright infectious. Truly just adorable. V was relieved to see Kerry so genuinely happy again, too, the stress of the last weeks really had been weighing him down. Getting ready for this trip in the background had been his sole motivator for staying on top of the mountain of promo events for his album.

Just three more interviews before we can get on the plane. Just this one photoshoot, and then I can finally start packing my stuff. That one private show, that one industry party, that one red carpet, and then Lee can kiss my ass and we’ll fuck off across the Pacific.

Being here now finally, chilling at the hotel bar and recovering from the long flight, still felt somewhat surreal.

“… - and we really gotta go to Quinta Market later. Gonna cure your resentment to street food there once and for all.”

Kerry took a sip of his drink, then looked back at V, who had been watching him the whole time, a little tired and absentmindedly, but full of affection.

“What?” he asked, frowning slightly, but kept up his smile, the silver lines around his eyes and down his cheeks sparkling in the setting sun.

“Nothin’,” V said, “I’m happy you’re happy to be back here, is all.”

Kerry leaned over and gave him a quick kiss.

“I’m happy you’re here with me,” he said, “That’s all that matters.”

AAAAHHH. A little bit of behind the scenes rambling here!!!

I didn't forget to take a pic of my setup at least this time XD I set this up at Denny's pool (free of concrete thankfully), because there is little distracting Night City scenery in the background that would destroy the illusion of this not being Night City xD But admittedly, the setup was a little rushed bc I just wanted to do some fluffy pics. I could actually spend hours setting up my scenes with all the awesome props I keep discovering o.o

Also: I had Kerry's summer vibes outfit ready since early June, but just didn't get around to doing anything with it until two weeks ago, AND THEN I didn't have time to edit the pics because other stuff kept grabbing my attention instead xD

But there is more to come, I have a whole lot more summer pics ready, all incredibly fluffy... because I need some fluff and knowing they have this in their future waiting for them, while on the side I'm writing the most angsty fic with constant dread and setbacks and death looming on the horizon, you know XD

Dad Shirts by @pinkyjulien 💛 I love them so much, I want Kerry's shirt for myself irl, it's my fave of the tropical recolors, the colors and pattern are so nice... and suit him so well imo!!

Also this is totally the follow up to the road trip pics I posted last week. They drove to L.A., spent a day or two there, and then hopped on the plane to Manila xD

[pixie-skull]

321st edit and this was interesting as the character from Hotel Transylvania 3, Erika has a very pointed chin for a rounded face character. I have one more planned 3D character reimagining to 2D character left. I just wanted to make Erika as a combination of recovery f from being sick and September 1st, AKA the Halloween Eve month before October. I will admit so much already happened this year I feel that I had to have two years occupied this one year. And the year 2024 not even done yet. O.o

Happy bisexuality visibility month too!

I hate to admit it, but the background is from The Legend of the Titanic: An Animated Classic. That being said I am still not going to watch any of the animated Titanic movies likely.

Lastly, in regards to the Hotel Transylvania movies, I personally like in this order:

First place 🥇: Third (feels like could stand on its own and fun story)

Second place 🥈: Second (the whole wedding scenes moved from third to second, I mean my Lord, Mavis’ wedding gown was so beautiful. As well the not so subtle double meaning of interracial relationships)

Third place 🥉: Fourth (the fourth has such fun animation style like the third movie but it lost by a tiny bit to second place)

Fourth place 🗑️: First (I am aware Disney does not own “disappointed of non-human father to daughter loving human” but it felt it took too many beats from The Little Mermaid).

[zephyrrhiesfyrian]

Get in losers, I've got tiny faces from MTMTE for you. Excuse me for a moment while I perform a summoning ritual- @tiny-tf-faces, our great hero, I present my offerings of silly faces upon this altar of my blog.

Once again, under the cut for obscene length.

A Magnus that is not Minimus.

Percy!

Skids, my beautiful boy. ಥ_ಥ

Poor baby Red Alert. Somebody give this man a hug.

Prowl panicking.

Quark is judging you over the rims of his delicately perched spectacles.

Red Alert during the flashbacks in Rewind's storytime.

Rodimus looking dumb.

More silly Rodimus.

If you can't tell, we're in the Rs.

Sad Teebs from Spotlight: Trailbreaker.

The return of "shhh, mom's on the phone". I think Orion was calling Roller here.

Shocked Crankcase.

Roddy's expression here gets me every time.

Skids doin' a cheer.

Small Optimus kicking some tailpipe.

Skidsy being sad. :(

Cyclonus 'bout to rain hell down on somebody. Or maybe that's just his face.

Pharma, definitely not someone who's had his medical license revoked.

Rewind is very blocky. Just a little rectangle of a man.

Tarn's shook expression is priceless.

A background Brainstorm for your viewing pleasure :D

My all-time favorite tiny face, both because it's funny and because it's Skids. I'm biased, I know.

Ratchet's missing his mouth.

Why does Tarn always end up looking like a blob in these?

Teebs! <3

Just a little Rewind hanging out in the background.

Shock really be going O.O

A very small Orion Pax.

Pipes, my sweet boy.

Once again, we reach our image limit. Luckily I don't have too many more.

[athousandbyeol]

helo helo was down for a bit but am back for now

how have you been ???? hope you doing well and fine and alright and OK and healthy and is safe.

the unboxing video is soo cutteee i could literally feel the excitement and I was squealing with yoh also I love ypur chrome bg it's pretty my guncher also the traumatic side of me whenever I saw u handling the cardholder kept seeing the letter from cher O_O am sorry am as traumatised as gun when he wakes up to an empty bed in ep12 and freaks out o.o

annddddd I saw these videos and thought you might like it

https://twitter.com/minty_licious/status/1678478467229265920?t=IKpFS9mgSS8KqPLx_qxDlw&s=19

https://twitter.com/F0XMOCHI/status/1678722424542752769?t=UKbPOeY7vYj0vZFoCJWsMg&s=19

hope it makes your day!!! <3

also that was such a beautiful topmew discussion it gives so much depth to the trailer and the pics and guess what I am someone who focuses and gives attention to eveey little detail while watching something I like tjough i don't k ow how to put them to words it's all in my head I otice it all and reading your discusiions/analysis pure bliss is what I felt <3

also I zoned out for a while and forgot whaf i was about yo say... anyhhoo... have a lovely day/night

#the unboxing video was soooo cute

#atp I feel cherkrub is like a kink for them?

#it was beautiful you are beautiful inside out

#bye see you later

#I am really sorry if I am annoying you with all these asks of mine randomly

<3

hi hi hi :) i hope you're feeling/doing better now. the weather is constantly changing so i hope you'll stay hydrated and just overall, taking care of your health ^^

thanks for asking. i'm doing well. but i'm a bit under the weather so i'm just resting at the moment. i hope your wishes for me will be granted. i appreciate it very much.

AHHH thank you :') i still couldn't believe it came waayy earlier than expected. but i'm thankful it safely reached me before other things happen in my life hahaha. i've changed the background because it didn't show up when i refresh the tab :( a bit sad but it's no big deal. wait— i'm sorry... now you've mentioned it, that moment was indeed traumatising. couldn't even imagine how lost gun felt when cher left him with only a note. <'3

op the first video! i watched it without the audio yet i still blushed! aside from it being a religion, i think it should be illegal... it has awoken some questionable things in me that i choose not to address. xD

it did make me smile :( how cute! p'book is really adorable <3 thanks for always sending me these cute videos. i'm so happy to look at them all.

i think you've seen this before but it's so best friend behaviour and i love that about them :') why are they such dorks? goodness. they need to slow down. and this too... i have tears in my eyes every time these pictures pass my timeline. how wonderful. i hope they'll be happy with each other for a long time.

oh my God, you read my discussion??? i'm going to hide now—

thank you. i haven't seen much discussion on only friends probably because the show hasn't aired yet. but i think it's fun to build up theories and make speculations before we get the real thing (just to see everything crumble because i'm always wrong xD). anyway! i'm glad the discussion provided clarity to your own input about the characters. i'm also thankful that you saw what i saw! which is cool! i'm such a sucker for colours/symbolism so it's nice to know someone sees it too.

hahahaha it's ok. i do that all the time. and i just wanna say thanks for wanting to talk with me. i have a feeling you have a lot going on in your head and i also have many thoughts. therefore when we communicate like this, i feel like my ideas are clarified to an extent, which is liberating. so thanks op for sending these asks. i'm thankful.

[bts-hyperfixation]

Hello Angel..

When you can you could do a reaction where BTS finds out through its members that his girlfriend is a former Miss Universe winner.❤❤

Seokjin

· He knows you’re stunning, but just how stunning doesn't really click until the letter from the pageant arrives asking you to crown the new queen.

· The fact is never come up before shocks him the most. Obviously you’re Miss Universe.

· Worldwide handsome and Miss Universe just makes sense.

· He spends the time leading up to your return helping you look for the perfect outfit being your gym buddy and buying a special suit so he can be the best arm candy possible.

· He watches reruns with you as you point out each individual detail of your run.

· And of Course he reassures you the entire time that he still loves you for you… this is just a great bonus.

Yoongi

· He doesn't seem remotely fazed he finds out while you're out for coffee when one of the girls from the pageant bumps into you and brings it up.

· She disappears you look at him trying to gauge his reaction to the news. It wasn't like you were hiding the information from him, but you'd only been dating three months and it was a weird thing to bring up sometimes.

· So when he has no reaction you're a little stunned, until much later on when you’re getting ready for bed.

· He looks at you a little sheepishly as you take off your jacket.

· “Do… do you still have the crown” he asks looking down sheepishly.

· You discard your jacket over the back of your desk chair and head for your wardrobe where the crown has sat since you want it you pull it from the velvet box and show it to him.

· He takes it from you and placed it on your head dragging his hands down the side of your face and cupping your cheeks.

· “You look beautiful in that you know.”

· That is the best sex you have ever had. The crown stays on the entire time, the only pet names used equate you to a queen, his queen.

Hoseok.

· Hobi is completely uninterested in the fact you are Miss Universe.

· But he is so thrilled for you. He was so proud to find out that you had achieved what you had set out to achieve.

· Not that he isn't proud of you anyway.

· The title itself makes no difference to this boy he loves you for you and only you.

· Everything about the award is just icing on the top because he knows it makes you happy.

Namjoon

· Breaks him the minute he finds out his brain falls out of his head and into his dick

· We all know that namjoon likes a model.

· Teeny Weeny Meanie In A Bikini

· Like he likes a model

· So you being miss universe = no more blood in his head.

· He still loves your sexy brain, but the man is now broken you broke him congratulations.

· His hands are not going to leave your ass for the rest of the night until he can get you home.

Jimin

· Jimin is also another one very proud of you he really is thrilled when he finds out.

· He's genuinely excited when you were invited back, and he asks you about every detail…

· And then he pulls away.

· You notice he is eating good little less and working out more turns out

· He got really insecure, and you have to spend a little bit of time reassuring him that this has not changed anything about your relationship

· You were Miss Universe before him and you’re Miss Universe now and he is still the one you want exactly the way he is.

Taehyung

· Taehyung dies a little bit at the news we've seen the boy react to a real pretty girl he malfunctions.

· His eyebrows go in too his hairline, his eyes widen, and his tongue won't stay in his mouth

· Yes you're already dating. Yes he knows how hot you are. No that doesn't help

· He insists on watching every available video of your performances and interviews with you.

· And with each one his hand creeps a little bit further up your thigh.

· That boy makes love to you for hours with your segments running on the big TV in the background

Jungkook

· Jungkook finds out about your previous title in a drunken game of two truths one lie.

· He assumes it's the lie the minute he finds out it's not his face becomes frozen in O.O

· Poor Bunny is full on broken

· He can't quite comprehend how despite the fact he was named international sexiest man alive he is dating a former Miss Universe

· In fact the thought terrifies him he does not do well in these sorts of situations

· Not that these situations arise often

· But we've all seen him struggle in the face of a pretty girl.

· Eventually two or three hours later his eyebrows come back down from his hairline and his mouth closes.

· At which point he questions you about the entire thing

· Has you find out all dresses to try on for him.

· Then he fucks you for an hour straight wearing one of those dresses.

· You not him… for now...

Masterlist

[svnarintaro]

middle blocker/libero cuddling hcs !!

a/n: you guys really do like m writing about cuddling :// so gotta do some funsies 

tsukkishima kei

- he thinks he is too good for cuddles in public

- the moment you two are alone he will nudge at you until you give him what he wants 

- he likes spooning you

- or having lie on him

- he likes cuddling being a quiet time

- like meditation 

- he likes listening to all the sounds of breathing so he will hold you close and tell you to shut up when you try to even talk

you had your head pressed against tsukkishima’s chest, the sun was down. you heard how calm his heartbeat was, he was slowly falling asleep with the weight of your head on is body. “kei..” you mumbled out only to have a soft voice groan out, ‘shut up’ to make you quiet down. 

you silently giggled at his reaction. the two of you had a solid date that day walking around and shopping. you could practically see how he was seeking sleep at the moment. you reached up to cup his delicate cheeks and smiled. he took off his glasses and kissed your lips.

hinata shouyo

- ball of sunshine here likes to be held 

- he also just likes being physical with you 

- he likes to giggle a lot 

- a chatter box here loves to tell you all the reasons why he loves you 

- he loves telling you all the things he finds beautiful about you

- his favourite position is spooning 

- little spoon but he does all the talking as he kisses your fingertips 

“y/n..” hinata whispered in hopes to not scare you. you hummed to indicate that you were listening to him, “do you know how much i cherish you?” you hugged him a little tighter, “shouyo.. you tell me all the time..” you giggled out as you nuzzled your head into the back of his head. 

“i don’t think that there are any amount of words that could describe how much i love you,” he breathed out as he kissed your fingertips. you felt his chapped lips. “sho.. you sap, look at me,” you smiled and you came face to face with him and you kissed his nose. “i love you too.” you loved him and rested your chin on his head and cradled him in your arms.

yamaguchi tadashi 

- i am actually a total believer that he is actually a big spoon

- he likes holding you instead of being held

- he is a total softie alert 

- he likes holding you in his sleep 

- he does drool but if he gets any on you he will apologize and do anything for you the following morning 

yamaguchi and you finally got home form a long game, “y/n.. i don’t know why you do this anyways.. i barely play-” you shushed him and smiled at him longingly, “tadashi i go because i support you in everything that you do.” you hugged him as tight as you could to show that you were totally serious. 

“i’m not the star player you know y/n.. i don’t want to waste your time..” he sighed out as he patted your head. “tadashi, if i am with you my time is well spent,” you kissed his cheek the two of you drifted off to sleep in each others arms.

tendou satori

- chatterbox 2.0

- his legs move a lot 

- i know he is a person that would tell you all the things that happened

- he teases you relentlessly but in a cute way 

- he is the type of person that likes to keep you close but then when you need to pee he will let you go 

- he likes putting stupid movies on the background as the two of you make fun of the movie together 

- ushijima has walked in on the two of you once and he just said ‘nice’ and left

“tori why are we watching shrek again?” you groaned out, “correction.” he sassed and snapped in a z motion, “it is shrek the musical. you heard that? the musical.” he hopped into the bed and wrapped his arms around you. “i feel like i am dating a child.” you sighed out as you got comfotable in his arms. 

“well you signed up for this months ago~ and now you’re attached to me~” he peppered kisses on your face, “tori.. let me watch.. i’m mad at you..” you groaned and playfully pushed him away. you felt his body continuing to press against you, “y/n you know that i just want to have a fun a time with you here with me~” the red head teased and kissed your forehead. “tori we are practically with each other cause you are that clingy,” you teased back. “all to be better for you my dear.” he smiled and cradled you aggressively as the two of you watched the rest of the movie.

nishinoya yuu

- he likes facing you 

- like he loves to just look at you 

- compliments until the end of time 

- he likes being super intimate but the moment you get into his face and tell him how attractive he is he blushes 

- he likes cuddling a lot but the most memorable moments is when he just wakes up he gets all romantic

- he will stroke you r cheek in pure admiration 

the light peaked through the blinds, after a night hanging out with noya late at night the two of you crashed as soon as you two saw a couch. your back ached in pain but you let it go, “hey there you little munchkin why are you up?” a voice broke through your train of thought. 

 “you’re the one tat wanted mcdonalds at 3 am you idiot,” you complained as you cuddled closer to the libero, “well in my defence.. yeah i got nothing,” he pressed his lips to a think line. you laughed at his empty mindedness and kissed his cheek, “for you..” you looked into his eyes, “i would do anything for you.” and the two of you cuddled in your little world for as long as you pleased.

yaku morinosuke

- he is actually a big spoon o.O

- like he will refuse to be a small spoon 

- cause he never wants to be belittled for his height 

- but he just wants to hold you 

- i know for a fact he likes to cuddle with the window open so you can come closer

- but in reality he is the one tha moves cause he gets colder

“can we close the window?”  yaku asked as he moved closer to your body, “yaku you literally opened it an hour ago and now you want it closed?” you teased as you saw his face slowly turn into a subtle pink colour, “i- i didn’t mean to.. y- you know..” you saw as you embarrassed him even further.

“you just have been so stressed lately yaku..” you patted his back and played with his hair, “i’m getting worried here.” you admitted and sunk deeper into his warm body. the boy chuckled as he cuddled you even closer, “don’t worry.. you relive me from all of my doubts and worries..” he kissed your nose as he gave you the warm smile you’ve known forever.

[feuqueerfire]

Blueming Live Blogging

I've just heard so much praise about this in the last day or two since the whole show has been released, so I'm really curious to watch it! I just know it's something about one kid going to university, planning to be extremely attractive, and then not liking another kid who's really attractive also? Or something like that lol, I love knowing very little about a show before I go into it.

Episode 1 (Apr 1)

setting up the plot with our mans Siwon getting chosen as leader and getting a pep talk about being handsome from the teacher (?) in the first 3 minutes

the people on the streets clearly thinking he's handsome even though he's dancing around awkwardly lol and here we see the true privilege of beauty because people didn't just call him weird under their breath and cross the street

same vein, i liked how easy it was to tell that people were impressed by his looks without like the over-the-top squealing and photo-taking that happens in some other BLs, usually Thai ones

i hope we continue to have these family scenes with Siwon's mom and sister

lmfao Siwon's "I also have a photoshoot to get to" the second hand embarrassment T.T especially because Dawoon obviously sees through it and gives him a tight-lipped smile goodbye

naaauuurrr the gif I've seen multiple times of Dawoon seeing Siwon eating alone is from the very first episode after Siwon turned out Dawoon being nice and offering to eat together ?!?!

like when I saw the gif I thought it was so cute how Dawoon was mouthing "맛있게 먹어" while doing that eating gesture but asdfghjkl it's actually deeply embarrassing

Woah the dynamics and repercussions of Siwon waving during the lecture, Dawoon looking away, everybody else waving at Siwon, thus Dawoon also waving

I forgot it's just a 12 minute episode so was like O.o when it just ended

honestly, I'm kinda hooked already because I wanna see how their relationship will unfurl because clearly they're headed for a rivalry/dislike thing first

Episode 2 (Apr 1)

Ooh, a flashback to get us to empathize with Siwon's character. I think it's a good idea to give us some background and the sob story early on because now we'd be inclined to let stuff slide, especially because I think Siwon might be a little bitch for an episode or two.

lmfao School Assigned Project Partners

I like this dynamic of Siwon being so strung up and trying to upstage Dawoon without making it obvious that he's trying to do so and Dawoon just laughing about it by himself and teasing/picking on Siwon, like how he pretends to order a long complicating thing that Siwon'll have to pay for before saying jk AA is fine and how he asks why Siwon likes these movies when he names some pretentious ones

Basically, what I'm saying is Siwon's annoying because he keeps trying to be above it all and Dawoon's annoying because he keeps egging Siwon on but actually, it's a fun dynamic

Siwon is so freaking aware of Dawoon

Drunk Siwon is so 😬 All his insecurities truly coming out and he's just saying whatever to Dawoon

I take it back, Drunk Siwon is hilarious *crying* "Because of you, my 20s are ruined" and all Dawoon has done is be mildly annoying

Dawoon putting his jacket under Siwon's head so that it's comfy against the car seat?

Woooahhhh Dawoon taking care of drunk Siwon is so >.<

Episode 3 (Apr 1)

Siwon avoiding Dawoon and Dawoon reveling in it is hilarious

Siwon being so worked up and Dawoon being so normal about it like "well you left your socks in my home and also we have assignments to do so we can't avoid each other"

Does Siwon's sister and this girl who got paint on his shirt know each other? They're not a side wlw couple right? I would've certainly heard about it. Gosh, I wish they were <- says guy who hasn't witnessed any interactions between these two characters but is always looking for GL subtext in BLs

Bro who issss this random guy who keeps telling Yunjeong (?) that he likes her better with longer hair and keeps asking her to be in his film even though she doesn't want to

Wait is there a side f/f?! the shot of them exchanging the bag and Siwon's sister saying "언니 다시 보고 싶어요" before cutely running away all shy um

over 25% into the show and I'm enjoying it thus far!

Episode 4 (Apr 1)

a little explanation about Siwon's sister Siyeong barking

Dawoon wishing Siwon a good night sleep/good dreams and Siwon being deeply confused is >.<

Nooo, is Yunjeong developing a crush on Siwon? She's so cute, I don't want her heartbroken

umm Dawoon being like "Well, if you do me wrong, will you buy me bread too?" to tease Shiwon but also... but also... because he's jealous?

Dawoon keeps witnessing Siwon in vulnerable moments, like when he was very drunk and now when his father (?) called for him and he ran away

The biking scenes remind me of Utsukushii Kare and also makes me miss biking. Ah, summer is coming

I am truly a lover of honorifics but sometimes being a lover of honorifics means fully enjoying the dynamics where there aren't honorifics. I love the way Dawoon calls him Siwon-ah when addressing him because they're the same age

Aaaaakkkk, Dawoon giving explanations for the things Siwon has said bothers him and saying he laughs a lot around Siwon because he finds him cute >.< and then laughing when Siwon is all pouty about it like why would you find me cute

"I told you to stop laughing. When you laugh my mind goes black. And I get queasy, so stop laughing." Siwon saying this all with a straight face and all pouty, oh boy do I have some news for you

asklfj The way my mouth fell open when Dawoon put a hand on the side of Siwon's head and kissed his own hand. Cheeky and bold. Rewound and watched it 3 times, too lol

Episode 5 (Apr 1)

Dying at the fact that Siwon's mother keeps accidentally yelling/saying too much in front of guest Dawoon. Then in the end offers him protein shake lmfao

Siwon giving Dawoon bandaids to take care of his injury all coolly and carelessly but obviously he cares ! When trying not to show affection is affection

Nothing is more arrow straight to the heart than Bad Buddy parallels actually. Pran who likes Pat looking down at him from a very similar position to this vs Dawoon who likes Siwon looking down at him

Wuuahhh this birthday scene was just hit after hit after hit to my tender heart, truly. First Dawoon egging Siwon on to get a cake to see how far he'd go even though it's so late at night before saying he's just kidding, Dawoon saying "I had a great day today," then finally... biggest hit of them all... when Siwon offers him a gift, Dawoon says he wants to hang out more at Siwon's place T.T

Oh noooo, conflict 😟

Hmm do I have this correct? This sunbae submitted their idea to a contest and had asked Siwon for feedback on their idea + Siwon had said he wouldn't submit anything for it. Then, we find out Siwon actually won the contest with his own pitch and also Dowoon's parents sponsor this contest. So now the sunbae is pissed and insituates that Siwon won because he's close with Dowoon. Also, is it hinting that Siwon didn't even submit the pitch, meaning Dowoon (or maybe his sister since she had his laptop but idk if she knows about the contest) did? Or did Siwon just do it on a whim, not thinking he'd win?

Episode 6 (Apr 1)

I have schoolwork to do but consider: I want to know what happens next. We're over halfway through already, oh no

Ooh, so it was his sister, okay. So Dowoon didn't like breach his trust or something

I get that their mother had a very bad falling out with their dad and he left their life terribly but as they're growing up, she can't force them hate him and have no contact with him

Man, this sunbae is such a dick. As expected, because they were leaning hard on him judging Siwon nicely because of his good looks, saying leadership and attractiveness should be level, etc.

Aw, Dawoon supporting him. + Siwon telling him to call his parents

How does Dawoon know Siwon's bike lock password to be able to bring the bike to his house lol. Cute, though. Dawoon looking out for Siwon is freaking cute.

Fuccck "Why would you run?" "You said you were on your way here" Dawoon says as he's out of breath. That's sooo like Dawoon just dropped everything and met Siwon halfway even though Siwon was already coming to him, that's so fucked up that is sooo fucked up

After Colour Rush I was like I'm not allowed to forget that brown = 갈색 because his mom's brown shoes are mentioned often. After this show, bike = 자전거 better be engraved in my mind; I know the vocab anyway and if someone says 자전거 I know it's bike but if I'm trying to think of the Korean word for bike, I forget sometimes. So, no more forgetting please!

Ooh lol the bike password thing is actually brought up, interesting

"Why on earth do you like me?" O.O I could feel that something was gonna happen during this talk but I didn't expect to lead with this

Dude, this whole convo was so good. I didn't even pause every 30 seconds to give my thoughts

I like that Siwon was straightforward being like "Why do you like me?" and Dawoon didn't deny it or make excuses.

I like that Siwon apologized for saying mean things to Dawoon

I like the fact that Siwon just... tells Dawoon things? Like yes, I'm insecure, I wasn't sure you'd like me if you found out who I really am and was, I wish I was cool like you, etc.

I like when Dawoon stroked Siwon's head and once he stopped, Siwoon put his hand back on his head and was like nooo comfort me more

I liked the hug

I liked getting to see Dawoon being like I'm gonna sleep over at your house, then using his little coupon.

Also, not from this scene, but I like how there hasn't been really any actual conflict between Dawoon and Siwon. There was friction before they became friends but since then, they've been open with each other. Like this episode I was worried that the fact that Dawoon's parents hosted the competition would drive a wedge between them but Siwon asked all matter-of-factly whether Dawoon told me to choose his scenario and Dawoon was like lol they're busy, I haven't spoken to them, and that was that.

I wouldn't be surprised if they do have a conflict or two between them in the next half of the show, it would make sense from a story and relationship point but thus far I'm pleasantly surprised by how they've been communicating and not letting things fester.

Anyway I wanna watch ep 7 right now but I'll think of it as a reward for doing some schoolwork, hopefully I can do it and not just cheat and watch anyway.

Episode 7 (Apr 1)

Woahh, respect to Yunjeon for standing up to the sunbae consider 1) he's a sunbae 2) a man 3) it's dark 4) they're alone but she really said I thought your scenario was too provocative, you didn't even place 5th in the contest, stop harassing me and Siwon. I hope she's not actually into Siwon or that if she is, she doesn't become too sad at the heartbreak and also that maybe my f/f theory is correct.

Oh my god O.O fuck, I'm so proud of her, I'm glad she knew how to defend herself. "I envy you that this isn't a big deal for you." my heart just broke

What's this glasses guy's name again? He and Yujeong could be good friends or date or whatever, I don't mind. As long as Yujeong isn't heartbroken in the end. I believe in Hwang Da Seul to not do that to us

Dude, the fact that they gave us this long-ass scene with Yujeong + her and the glasses guy but I wasn't upset about it even though I'm eager to see more Siwon and Dawoon?

Bro, they're so cute and also tender. Makes my nose scrunch

The sunbae thinking of Dawoon as a rich brat and so Dawoon playing it up (but coldly) is soooo good

Dude, Siwon being like "I was cute and cool back then too, right?" has actually killed me. This confidence and kindness to his past self is so T.T

Duuude this umbrella scene reminds me of 18 Again. Just like the Bad Buddy parallel, this was also arrow straight to the heart.

I like the music choices here

I'm really, really enjoying this show so far. I should leave the last 4 episodes for tomorrow. Have something to look forward to lol

Episode 8 (Apr 2)

I have learned that Dawoon did ask his parents to choose Siwon's scenario... I was relieved when he was like "I don't even get to talk to my parents" even though it's not a straight answer and when he had his phone call with his mom about writing a review of the scenario, I did have an inkling... but I decided to ignore it all because no. I'll choose to forget it until the story reveals it so that I can enjoy whatever time they have being cute and happy before the reveal

"Let's go somewhere else." "Where?" "Great movie directors work on their scenarios in hotels." aslk;dfj Dawoon is so bold. "Why are you surprised?" "I'm not surprised." Well, I'm surprised.

Impulsively going to the sea and eating roasted clams together, so cute

Gong... will be a thing, right? Right?! I'm assuming no because nobody's talking about them but likei riln my head they will be

Ayo, this show is wild because I'll be watching a scene and have so many thoughts but be unwilling to pause in order to come here and write things down... Makes me want to not break the immersion and just watch the whole scene at once, so I did. That beach scene... nice

Dawoon's there for Siwon often and Siwon also trying to be there for Dawoon, learn more about him, validate his worries, etc. Also, him saying "That was probably the wrong metaphor." is cute somehow

cute ass kiss, I loved how Siwon got too eager and Dawoon had to stop him and be like "Relax" before kissing him again. I am a lover of characters communicating how they like to be kissed/touched/etc like in Not Me ep 9-1 when Sean and White kept asking each other if the other liked what they were doing + in Semantic Error when Sangwoo was like let me know before you touch me to Jaeyoung (and Jaeyoung resorting to holding onto his backpack and hoodie to respect that).

"Shall we stay the night?" aiaiai

Episode 9 (Apr 2)

head in hands

we couldn't really see the nsfw scene because it's all silhouettes but it was still romantic and not awkward

dawoon listing the stuff he likes about siwon T.T

them being so comfortable and cuddly but it getting derailed by teasing and pillow fight >.< so cute

Woah, okay I knew the bombshell was gonna drop here but isn't "If it wasn't for you, his work wouldn't have even made in the rank" too cruel?

Like... it does make sense because he really is just a freshman, it makes sense that his skills aren't polished and good enough to win a whole competition. Dawoon just got way too greedy, I suppose, wanting Siwon to win.

This means the dickhead sunbae was right + it took away an opportunity from people who deserved it because the competition funder's son's friend won the scenario and their son directed it lol. It's true, the business is all about connections - as is pretty much every other industry

I have a meeting for an hour, so I'll just... have to sit there with this feeling of discomfort and curiosity I guess

Episode 10 (Apr 2)

While I was in this meeting from 12:40-1:40pm on a Saturday, people are dying over Cutie Pie ep 7 and Kinnporsche Ep 1. Tumblr dashboard so hectic right now lol. Anyway, I'm here to watch this conflict boil over and I'm so nervous about it

Thing is I don't know how I want this to go. I'd love it if the conflict isn't very long and drawn-out and explosive because I've been enjoying how teasing and quiet and cute the interactions between the two have been but also... Dawoon making his friend/crush win the contest his parents are hosting is so blagh

Dawoon constantly lying by saying "No" even though it's obviously "Yes" is fucking me up. I would hate it.

Fuck.

Woah, this family conflict scene is also done really well. I understand both sides, even though I don't like the mom

Nah, no way you're gonna be jealous of Yujeong again Dawoon. I refuse.

The To My Star reference huhu

It's actually interesting, despite being annoying, to watch Dawoon try to make up to Siwon because it's so clear he's never had to do this before. He hasn't had to chase friends, apologize, or admit wrongdoings.

Girl no way the penultimate episode ends with Dawoon walking away, Siwon's gonna call him back right now, right?

Okay no but it really is sooo interesting to me that Dawoon just kept saying "No" to every question during their confrontation in the forest and now he just kept saying "I'm sorry" like he's not able to express how he feels. At first since he kept saying No, I thought maybe he has trouble with admitting the truth but now after the repeating I'm Sorrys I'm thinking he just has trouble with expressing himself in these situations where he's clearly in the wrong and has hurt somebody

Episode 11 (Apr 2)

Interesting to see the contrast of Siwon's family dinner with Dawoon's. How it's dysfunctional in a different way. Also, Dawoon may be dreaming.

This resolution is confusing to me, did they... properly discuss things? Seems very quick to go from how they were that morning to hugging in the middle of the street with no words exchanged. It doesn't give me confidence that they'll know how to deal with problems in the future. Also, I think Dawoon is actually just dreaming.

Okay, so that was just a dream/daydream. Wish it was a bit more clear and also shorter because I want real-life stuff to happen satisfyingly

That was a pretty good resolution. Dawoon came with the what he did wrong, why he did, sorry, assuring it won't happen again. Siwon also got to say his frustrations and why he hated what Dawoon did. In the end, they're both so freaking relieved.

Dawoon admitting that he was practicing his apology script on the way over. I guess it really is that he just doesn't quite know how to express his feelings in these situations and doesn't know how to answer back/reply to Siwon demanding things. He'd repeat the same phrase or he just turned and walked away at the end of last episode but I guess when he has time to figure out what he wants to say and isn't interrupted, he can get it out

wuahh Dawoon being more vulnerable toward Siwon, finally revealing he actually first came to the beach to contemplate whether he actually wanted to pursue film

What did Dawoon whisper in Siwon's ear asklf

Okay, I think that was a satisfying ending.

Interesting characters, good acting (though not great), family dynamics galore, nice visuals and cinematography, a touch/hint of GL, held my attention because I didn't have to go watch a Not Me clip or read a Not Me fic in the middle (I've done this for every show since I finished Not Me lol), the show felt natural, earnest, and heartfelt. I liked the conflicts in the show because they felt... real. They were scandalous in a sense because divorce! single mother! winning a competition via connections! but it all felt grounded in its portrayal. None of the conflicts felt like they were just in there to throw a wrench in the relationship because that's how stories work but rather, they were in line with the characters and their lives thus far.

I'm praising it and I don't really have many criticisms (ex. certain things could've been explained clearer, I think the dialogue writing wasn't super strong in some intense moments) but it's also not a higher rating because it didn't really mess with my emotions or fuck me up over the characters. I was engaged while watching the show but now that it's done, I'm not spending time thinking about the characters, I'm not going to read fic for them or watch the actors' interviews. It's kind of a forgettable story. It's a good experience while watching but it won't drag me into fandom.

Rating: 6.5/10 7/10

Tiktoks: (June 19)

Daun and Siwon’s first kiss where Daun was like relax after Siwon came on too strong

Compilation of times when Siwon was taken aback by Daun’s forwardness or confusing ass actions

Edit June 21: I think that maybe it did leave more of an effect on me than I thought like sometimes I watch Blueming tiktoks and gifsets on tumblr and I was reminded of the family fight scene today while watching Life: Love on the Line and I think I'll raise it up to a 7. Also, recently I tagged this in a gifset for it, so I think a 7 is deserved:  if someone were to ask me if blueming changed the trajectory of my life the answer would be no bc it didnt, but sometimes i am struck suddenly by such Fondness for this show that maybe it did change a part of me that can't go back to as it was befo

[blxckbutterfli]

Can I please request a fic about Luca teaching the reader to waltz?

LUCA BALSA: WALTZ LESSONS

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Wordcount: 858

Note: Uh, not a fic but headcanons will do... right?

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Joseph and Mary were your original choices for dance teachers

But uh… they’re hunters and hunters are kinda...

ˢᶜᵃʷʸ

The only survivors that probably knew the waltz were Edgar, Margaretha, and Luca

However, Edgar is, well

Edgar

There was NO way he was going to help anyone else

Margaretha was nice, charming, and a dancer so of course she’d be the absolute best option for you

But when Luca hears about your desire to find a waltz dance teacher, he stepped in before you could even ask Margaretha

He finally found a reason to bond with his crush 🥺

Luca was rich before he lost his memory so he definitely knew the waltz!

HAHAHAHAHA

To be fair, he did know in the past

Just… you do realize he lost his memories, right?

And he can’t really focus properly.

Well he actually not sure if he can’t think because of his damage or because you’re just so close to him

But don’t worry at least he remembers some basics!

I swear to god, this boy steps on your feet more than YOU step on HIM

It’s worth it though because the cute little laugh you let out every time it happens is just AUIFAGEIOAGN

He also manages to get a few blushes out of you

He sometimes thank the gods that he remembers how to safely dip you

The first time he dips you, you were a Mess™

AND HE DID SO SMOOTHLY WITH A SMIRK

HE EVEN WINKED

Edgar is just in the background scoffing at the ridiculousness of the situation

He could do so much better and he wasn’t even a dancer!

Like isn’t Luca suppose to be the professional here? Why does it look like you’re doing better?

But you still took lessons with him every day

Why?

To admire at his handsome face from up close 🥺

You sneaky bastard >:)

It’s been almost two months of lessons and he has barely made any moves on you.

Margaretha, who’s been secretly watching, helps him make a plan to make you swoon

Because she’s been watching since almost the very beginning

And let’s just say this couple is really dumb because they don’t even notice the heart-eyes they give each other

SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

It honestly took so long for her to convince him to do her plan

He kept being like “Why would they like me?” “I’m so annoying” “I’m not normal like the other people.”

Well, one of those things were right.

It was the annoying part because, damn, Margaretha just wanted to lock these two into a small room until they confess now.

Fancy outfits? Check

Beautiful full moon? Check

A spacious garden surrounded by pretty flowers and lights? Check

Antonio hidden in the background playing the violin? CHECK

ITS GO TIME

Earlier, Luca sent a letter to your room along with a fabulous suit/dress and told you to come to the garden that Emma prepared.

You were like “o.O wut” but went only anyway

While you were getting ready, Luca was being fussed over by Margaretha and Emma was just bouncing because Yes! Her OTP is finally getting together!

When you two finally meet in the garden

Luca couldn’t even breathe

You just looked so… GORGEOUS🥺

You just stood there awkwardly fidgeting your fingers

Why does the atmosphere feel so… romantic?

Once again, you fall into the routine of dancing

It felt natural at this point to be held by him

But something about this felt more… intimate

Suddenly, you’re much more aware of the tender gaze and touch he’s giving you

Oh god, the feels romantic because it is romantic

When you realized that, you fully turned your face up to his and nearly bonk his forehead because of how near he was

You two stopped dancing

Luca took one of his hands and caressed your cheek

Something about it felt robotic as if it was rehearsed.

“I… I…” You stammered

With his face closer than ever, you can’t focus

Even with his lazy eye (which you never minded in the first place), he looked more handsome than ever

He leaned down to kiss down but as if he broke out of a trance, he abruptly stopped.

“I… I didn’t think it’d actually get this far.”

??? What?

“What’s wrong?” you asked him

He stared at you as if he was surprised, like What do you mean ‘what’s wrong?’ You almost kissed someone as undeserving as me’

“Are-Are-Are you sure I am the, uh, right person. I mean, I’m not the most romantic person, you see, this is all Margaretha’s set up. Don’t-Don’t get it wrong, I still love you so very much but why would you even choose me? I can’t take care of myself that well, I’m always caught up with my machines, my memory isn’t that good--mMF”

To be honest, you didn’t even listen to half of what he said, but what you did hear was his confession: “I still love you so very much”

“And I love you too, Luca”

And just like that, you two kissed under the moonlight, solidifying your feelings for each other.

[blastoisemonster]

Pokèmon World Magazine: Porygon Net (Various Issues)

We’ve had a very long streak of Photoset posts lately, didn’t we? Let’s have a little break from anime and tie-in games and let’s go back to oldschool Pokèmon and my favourite childhood magazine, Pokèmon World!

This summer I'm working on my own portfolio site: it's getting built from scratch and, due to the kind of art it's going to showcase, I'm designing its layout to look like one of those old personal pages a lot of Internet users used to have back in the first 2000s. This choice was also influenced by one of my childhood dreams, which was, infact, owning a corner of the Net all for myself; without the right equipment or spare money to purchase a domain, though, the idea of having my page online was only hypotetical, so all I could do was designing some cute layouts on Microsoft Frontpage and admiring what others were doing. Of course, as Pokèmon was my main interest at the time, I found the Porygon Net section of Pokèmon World mag to be extra inspirational.

Porygon Net was a very small section with just a double page: every month, the magazine's staff would choose and review an italian site dedicated to everyone's favourite monsters. These online corners were, most of the times, built by fellow readers and fans who sometimes even wrote back either by mailing the staff or boasting about it on their site's news section, thanking for the feature and the subsequent wave of new visitors. As these places were built by teens or even kids (I may have seen some online pages managed by 10 year olds at the time o.o), their quality varied greatly depending on their web-making skills: some were very simplistic, other more orderly and neat, and some... showed potential, but needed more work. Pokèmon World's staff, though, never mocked these attempts, and instead also published suggestions to make certain parts of the site more functional and pleasing to the eye. I found this very encouraging, and I wonder if many of these people have continued with a career in the online world.

I went and browsed among my mag issues to find some sites to showcase: I mostly picked the ones that stuck in my mind since reading about them, or that I actually used to visit back in the day. Wayback Machine may have not been kind to the italian community, and I fear the majority of these sites are now lost; however, I'll post links if, surprisingly, I find them still alive!

Issue 4: Pokemon Mania

The pictures have been displayed in chronological order, but I still would've chosen to display this site first as I used to actually visit it before it was featured on Pokèmon World. Due to its easy and straightforward name, Pokèmon Mania was one of the first fansites to show up on the search engine if you ever looked for more Pokèmon content. It was managed by a guy with the alias of Professor Kao, and the whole feeling of the site was that of a Pokemon lab at the start of your monster journey. Though it wasn't exactly a marvel in terms of layout esthetic, the site aimed to amaze with content: it had simple browser fangames, a section dedicated to drawing tutorials (with pictures taken from japanese sources- which at the time were very scarce and hard to get!), many sections dedicated to the Cardgame (apparently, the main focus of Kao's Pokèmon interests) and its live tournaments, and one centered on the monsters' trivia. One very interactive section even proposed quizzes given by the webmaster himself that visitors could answer via mail: Kao would then contact winners and even send out special official merch like Pokèmon Center plushies or other branded toys. Generous! This site has been preserved in the Wayback Machine with a lot of snapshots, though unfortunately without many graphics. We can still navigate and read most of the sections!

Issue 20: Pokemon Museum

My second site of choice striked me with its very homely layout: even looking at the snapshot in its article feels like I'm viewing a cozy corner of the Net, in which the webmaster poured its personal thoughts and passions more than providing a service like PokèmonMania did. The issue is number 20 and quite some months have passed: online trends regarding these kind of pages had changed a bit and now people preferred to offer their own content instead of copy-pasting what Nintendo produced. Pokèmon Museum's graphics have all been drawn by the owner, Kabutops: the background texture, banner, and a lot of the graphics all around the sections! Kudos for being to prolific and precise during a period in which digital art still hadn't reached its peak popularity, and drawing tablets were only restricted to professionals. Going past the many sections dedicated to the anime, games and lore, one interesting aspect was the beginning of affiliates: fellow webmasters were starting communicating with eachother and sharing their visits by dedicating a little button to other sites. I loved the affiliates section because, once finished looking through a site, I could click on the cute little rectangle banners and find myself in another home without passing from Google searches! But webmasters wouldn't affiliate with everyone, and for the purpose of only interacting with other best Pokèsites, awards had become popular as well: graphics that people would exchange after rating a site and feeling impressed with their content, presentation, or popularity. Pokèmon Museum's magazine review focused on its affiliates and the awards, inviting fellow readers to have their site reviewed by Kabutops. Unfortunately, the site is not present on Wayback Machine. I'll never know if Kabutops came back updating its museum after summer vacations :(

Issue 35: TBPS

Let's have another jump of several months; issue 35 featured a page under the bigger domain Pokevalley and named itself The Best Pokèmon Page, rather narcissistic! This was one of those rare times Pokèmon World featured an english-speaking site. The layout doesn't impress me too much, yet the fact that the header reads "Crystal Water Version" conveys that the webmaster(s) used to periodically change aspect and palette of their site, an activity that proved to be very prolific for many page owners at the time: sites were often in construction, and people were experimenting with different colours or HTML code tricks to impress viewers and reviewers, have as many affiliates as possible and collect positive awards from other sites. Such was popularity, back in the day! The site has a long menu with many sections dedicated to the main games and movies; although, none of those pages were catching anyone’s attention anymore as everyone had the same copypasted guides and info; instead, what’s interesting is the hefty section dedicated to browser games, the big menu with pages concerning the site and staff themselves, and the oekaki board! Oekakis were very popular in that period, as it allowed fellow aspiring artists to meet eachother and show off their own skills by drawing live! If a site hosted one, they could quickly become a melting pot of creativity. Wayback Machine, sadly, doesn’t have anything concerning this site as well.

Issue 36: Arcywof

We’re back on italian sites with a page that definitely impressed even Pokèmon World’s staff for its pleasing graphics. When I first saw this among the magazine’s pages... my eyes lit up! I can’t hide that after seeing its beautiful palette, checkered background and condensed menu, teen me adopted Arcy & The Fire Pkmn as design guru: many of my subsequent mockup pages had exactly this layout, or variations of it. It’s too bad, though, that aside from the beautiful presentation, the site’s contents aren’t exactly interesting: the Pokèmon images are ripped straight from Nintendo’s official archives, and most sections are concerning the anime’s characters, episode plots, and broadcasting dates. However, Arcywof also offers a forum and a live chat, which definitely helped the staff build an interactive and affectionate community around it. Among all reviewed here, I’m most bitter that Wayback Machine hasn’t archived this site, because seriously, it’s a little jewel ;w; its pastel colours and checkered texture remind me of candy shops!

Issue 38: Pokemon Super Site

I wanted to finish this little jump in the past with a positive note and show at least one more saved address from Wayback Machine. Although not in its updated version originally featured in Pokèmon World Issue 38, Pokèmon Super Site has been archived and it’s more or less complete to explore. It’s too bad a lot of the graphics haven’t survived but hey it’s something! It’s 2003, and the trend has changed once again: forums are as popular as ever and considered one of the most successful ways to build a solid audience for one’s own page, which are now treated more like portals or an extension to the forum itself. Super Site’s sections are centered on game guides, nothing too special, but I do love the grey and white grid background on menus and header, as if we’re viewing a notebook page; reminds me of school days. I also really like the gifs section as featured in the review, all those old graphics bring back so much memories of scouting the net to save them all on hard drive!

If you stumble upon one of these sites in Wayback Machine, chances are the ever present affiliates buttons will still be working, allowing you to visit even more fansites. It’s a true trip to the past, and a never ending source of inspiration for me!

[wsminho]

a beautiful flower has blossomed! hiii you can call me calla lily (18+, she/her, pst) and i’m bringing today mister jang minho, resident sunshine boy and local dumbass member of ysboys. his brain is just baby shark playing on repeat while a little hamster in a hamster wheel runs aimlessly. hit the heart button if you want to plot or if you have discord and hate tumblr ims as much as i do, add me on discord at baby calla lily#9998. in the mean time the tldr of minho is below!

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background

born july 10, 2000. a summer baby! a cancer! i actually don’t know anything about astrological signs and neither does minho! but he sees it’s a little crab and he loves crabs, they’re so cute and oddly shaped. 

the third and youngest child to a wealthy family in seoul. he was born legit like 20 years after his older sister and everyone was really shocked when his mom popped him out. well. technically she didn’t pop him out, but according to the law, he’s hers, so take that. is actually his older brother’s kid but he doesn’t know that and will NEVER know that (or will he)

grew up pretty spoiled like. had wealthy parents who missed having kids at home and suddenly all the restrictions and expectations put on his older siblings vanished when he was born. a pampered little baby. way too shameless and brave. 

became an enormous etoile fan in 2017 when he was in the hospital and watched their debut stage. ran decently sized fan website bonboncentral. really made the most of his english classes doing those translations and pushing forward the bonbon agenda. 

was scouted at an etoile fanmeeting and decided to audition because he loves to be loved and he was very much sold on the sparkly, pretty part of being an idol

was literally so bad. so so so bad. you know that story about svt’s mingyu literally clapping along to the national anthem in flip flops during his pledis audition? yeah. it was like that. he clapped along to an etoile song and did a little shimmy here and there and the panel was like i guess he’s pretty and he could theoretically be given some technique. 

has improved a lot from the mediocre trainee he was before to solidly average! he’s not going to be top of technique anytime soon in any category, but he makes up for it by being charming and cute and giving really great performances so you can kind of forget the fact his dancing isn’t all that consistent and his voice isn’t that amazing. 

personality

not legally a dumbass, but like. he’s a dumbass. was once told to film a cover for the ysboys yt content and ended up falling asleep so the media department got like 15 minutes of dancing and 3 hours of a boy napping. top of his class in math but lacks any critical thinking skills. was asked to contribute to the snack fund and went “lets get some bananas how much could they be? 10,000 won?” 

the energy is similar to this tweet about jason mendoza from the good place

a good boy even when he misbehaves

has his head stuck in the clouds and can be a little self-involved in the sense he doesn’t really realize “oh my actions have consequences that extend beyond myself”

affords himself and others the grace and mercy he was given as a child

really sweet and outgoing and friendly! just naive and sheltered. believes in the best in people.

although mean comments and whatnot kind of fly over his head. voted most likely to be scammed more than once. honestly probably a great prank victim because he’s so gullible

feels everything at 200%. literally can not shut off how passionate this boy is about everything he loves and cares about. will deep dive into a random hobby and it becomes one of his prominent personality traits. has the confidence of someone who has never been shut down as a child. is a BIT embarrassed by all the teasing about being the former mod of bonboncentral (he gave it away when he became a trainee and cried a little bit because that was his baby) but he also! is really happy when he thinks about it and all the friends he made!

fun facts

surprisingly good at math. all his braincells went here and literally no where else

likes to fly kites

collects tea cups and mugs. always starts his morning with a cup of tea because that’s what he used to do with his mom growing up. has shelves and shelves of different types of tea

is really interested in fashion and make up! thinks its so cool and neat! even if he dresses like a rainbow vomited on him

he keeps trying to be a person who reads but there’s a book on his bedside table that he hasn’t gotten past chapter 2 of. he’s had it for two years. 

needs glasses but literally never wears them. 

talks about his cabbages. he doesn’t grow them. the gardener grows them. he simply visits them when he goes home every week and talks to them because national geographic said that plants grow bigger and better if they hear lovely things

him, someone who grew tall and also heard lovely things growing up: o.o okay!

[icipersona5-pricefamily]

Who are your Top 5 fave Phantom Thieves of Hearts?

It could be just one or two, but sometimes you can't help it, but to love all of them. But there's always a fave or two and sadly a dislike. But let's focus on the top faves. Honestly for me... it's hard to chose. I mean I have my two faves, but do I have my top 5 faves? 🤔 Hmm... well, most do share the same spots... And please don't be mad at choices! 🙏 We all can't like the same the thing or person after all. Anyway! I will expose my top 5 and be warn, there are spoilers, so I advise you not to look at the list until you played the games or seen the walk through. If you like to spoil yourself, go ahead....

5. Sophia/Sophie. Why her? Well, she's adorable and an AI who has a Persona. She's not the first technology thing to have one, of course. But I like her plot and how she's trying to learn what a heart is. She has YoYo as her weapon which is cool and despite many let downs, she had learn from her teammates and understand what it means to be a Phantom Thief of Hearts. As the story goes, she was slowly losing her robot like voice and to find out how she was created! I like it! I'm gonna miss her...

4. Futaba Sakura/Oracle (Navi in Japan). Why? I just like her personalities and how she's a great hacker while trying to be outgoing. (You can do it, Futaba!). She's funny and I love her siblings relationship with Ren/MC and Yusuke. Her past was so sad and I just wanna hug her. I am glad she has an adopted dad like Sojiro and how she was willing to change her heart to save him. I'm really glad in Royal she has her victory pose after the all out attack. I just wish she'd had one in Strikers when things are looking bad, she actives her showtime to fully heal the HP and SP. PS, I love her UFO like Persona!!

3. Yusuke Kitagawa/Fox. I love this dork! He is beautiful, such a soul of an artist and kinda gullible in most things. He's a sweetie and never miss an opportunity to art. What happened to him in the past and in P5, I wanna protect him. I'm glad the Phantom Thieves came in to help and he becomes one. His relationship with Futaba is funny. They're like siblings to each other (Sorry to those who shipped them!). And he's sort of the first for Futaba to interact with. I do worry about his money situation, but he seems to be doing okay. I really wish Atlus added that you could date guys, I mean they made you date older women, but not a guy at close age to? O.o Anyway, Yusuke is a funny and sweet guy, kinda naive but a good guy. Kudos to the voice actors, both English and Japanese.

2. Morgana/Mona & Ryuji Sakamoto/Skull. Eh? Two?! Hey, it's hard to chose, okay? =3= Now why? Let's start with Morgana... He's a talking cat and he's adorable! (Morgana: I'm NOT a cat) Hehe... Anyway! He's like a mascot yet he's strong and wise in most situations. Despite being a cat in the real world, he still hangouts with the team to join in the fun. I love how he's smitten over Ann yet acts like a gentleman (sometimes) towards her and the fact he can become a bus (and helicopter in Royal) is awesome! I feel bad about when Morgana started to feel useless to the team and no one notice it until Haru appears as a thief. But I am glad he'd came back and to learn his past, wow! I nearly cried at the end of P5. I kinda wish he a human form like Teddie, but at least he kinda did in Royal. And I really wish his cat sprite has more reactions and stuff. The fact his Persona is Zorro... pfft X3c It's like Puss in Boots in Shrek! Now, Ryuji... He's such a good boy with a temper, but he has reasons why. Despite that, he's a good friend and never abandons his friends. Thanks to the MC, he slowly becomes who he should be and I'd a funny guy. I feel bad that his track team treated badly because of what happened and I kinda get it, but still... Anyway! He's like the loyal friend who got your back and is willing to stand up for his friends, even his life to save them. He even didn't judge the MC and becomes his first friend of Shujin Academy. Now, why both on the top fave 2? Well, they always bicker at each other yet they kinda get along sometimes. They both are close to the MC and they're funny like Yosuke and Teddie in P4. Glad their relationship had grew in Strikers and the fact that they are not afraid to blunt insults to each other. At least they're good friends.

Now, the top most fave(s), drum roll please........................

1. Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu/Joker & Zenkichi Hasegawa/Wolf. Again another spot is share! And before Strikers, Joker is still my top fave then Zenkichi came in, it's a tied. Let's start with Ren. Ren is handsome! He's cool and mysterious! The plot for him is perfect and how his Persona is Arsene is even more perfect. The background of his shows how hard life is, despite doing something good, he get punish in the end? That's bull crap and everyone treated him like he's a bad boy when he's not. Thankfully, he made friends and people around soon learns he's not a bad boy at all. Ren is charmer and he's still the guy who is willing to help those in need, of course that's up to the player. I do wish in Strikers that it kinda shown his distrust and trauma of the police. I would protect him and make any cops stay a safe distance from him. (Sorry Zenkichi) At least he kinda got his life back thanks to his friends and allies. Did I mention I like him? Seriously I do! 🥰 He's handsome and his smile... Sorry! Now, Zenkichi... This guy is a goof ball, the only adult of Phantom Thieves of Hearts and is a cop! Well, PubSec. He's like Dojima and Sojiro in one, sort of. At first, I did distrust due to he's a cop and all, plus you know in P4 and with Goro. I wasn't sure about him until I had watch the walk through and when first seeing him and when he'd laughed, I thought 'I might like this guy, but let's wait and see'. Now, I thought he would be a comic relief which he sort of is while still not trusting him until we learn he's a dad and how he'd lost his wife which 'Wait! He's a dad and had a wife who was killed in hit and run? Dojima 2?!' OwO I was surprised. Of course, not exactly the same, but similar plot. We get to learn about his past, his relationship with his daughter and why he was using the Phantom Thieves for such case. I start to feel bad for him and his daughter, heck even the Phantom Thieves felt bad. At some point, I did started to like him and Zenkichi was starting to bond with them and they even started to think as him part of the team. Once Zenkichi reveals why he'd hadn't caught the killer, I truly feel bad and understand why he let the killer go. Then boom! He has a Persona that fits him perfectly and such a cool Phantom Thief attire! 😳 That's when I fallen for him 'Dang it! First Joker now him!' He became like a dad of the team, always reminded them that despite what happened to the Monarch, it's still wrong what they're doing now. Despite how old he is (He's in his 40s) he can still fight and is cool! Still a goof ball good looking guy. Now, why both on the same spot? .....I love both them equally! 😍 They're both cool, good looking and those smirks... How dare Atlus did this to me?! I love their Personas. I wish we could see them having bonding moments though. *clears throat* Anyway. Because how I like them, as always I had created OCs to be with them. Hehe 😅

Now, for the rest of Phantom Thieves of Hearts. I do love them all, truly. Makoto is cool and she's the mom of the group. Ann is good friend to hangout, plus she's caring about others who had suffered. Haru is a sweetie who has scary side to her (Do not let her drive). Goro is someone that you wish he had saved sooner and yes I did hate him but I feel bad for what happened to him. Sumire, I wasn't sure about we had learn her background and wow! What a twist. I did call her a hypocrite while I can see why she thought that the people don't help themselves when reality the thieves gives courage and they done something to move on with some help, unlike what she did but I get it and I do like her persona.

Who would I want to be part of the team? Hmm... Hifumi since she was gonna be part of the team, but sadly that was cut off. She would've been better as a thief. Maybe Mishima, maybe! Sojiro... What?! It would've been cool, although he isn't young as he use to be, still. Lastly Maruki. I am surprised he doesn't count to be part of the team, but I guess it's because his Persona was kinda controlling him (I can't remember 😅) and didn't join the team. He would've been a neat addition to team, being a dad/uncle of the group. I feel bad for the guy and I get why did all that yet what about him? Doesn't he deserve to be happy to? Also... what happened to his girlfriend after the Metaverse vanishes in Royal? Anyway, he still like a sweet guy to me and I kinda wish Royal was mentioned in Strikers, but Strikers is technically a sequel/spin off to P5 since Strikers was part of P5, but it was too long and got cut. Hence of no mentioning of Royal.

Whew! Anyway! No hate on this, not everyone agrees with my choices and it's different from everyone opinions. But what about you guys? Got top faves and wish who would've been part of the team??

[storyweaverofgondor]

💫 favourite moment in LotR and Cats :3

Man, you had to ask the nearly impossible questions.

LOTR:

the I Can Carry You scene: 100% one of the best scenes ever in any movie as far as I'm concerned.

I Am No Man: Iconic.

When Sam returns to fight Shelob: I love it because it shows a side to Sam that is only hinted at up to this point. His bravery and the depths of his devotion to those he cares about.

Merry and Pippin: I love these brave little rascals

Legolas and Gimli's friendship: One of the most beautiful character arcs ever.

CATS:

Everything

All of it

Everyone

In any version

That background moment tho O.O

Seriously, if it is Cats, replica or non-replica, i love it a utterly obsessive perfectly healthy amount. I couldn't possibly pick just five moments. There would be too many "Also i love"'s and "Oh! I almost forgot"'s if i tried.