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Kandomere Wants a baby
kandomere has a realization as he watches you
a/n: alright friends Kandomere was the poll winner! this was inspired by real life events haha (sans the elf sadly) I hope you all enjoy, please like/ reblog if you do and my ask box is always open even just to say hi!
trigger warning: this fic discusses pregnancy!
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It was late, the sun had long since set, but work is work, and so Agent Kandomere of the Magic Task Force arrived home late.
Again.
You couldn't fault him really, especially since this time he had sent a text message letting you know that a case had sprung up. You, as his lovely significant other, had taken the chance to make a nice dinner instead of being angry.Â
As long as he came home in one piece you were happy.
You had prepared quite the spread, hearty pasta, bread, and an abundance of side dishes, knowing your man would be ravenous after such a taxing day.
Once Kandomere had finally gotten home, his face held a deep exhaustion, and annoyance, both of which disappeared as he wrapped his arms around you and saw the full table. The man had thanked you profusely for such a lovely dinner, before, during, and after finishing his two plates.
You brushed off his offer at doing the dishes, instead setting him on his nice chair in the living room with a glass of bourbon.
You could feel his eyes on you as you washed up at the sink, his chair positioned so the two of you could converse, discussing the idiots he had to deal with at work, Montehughâs latest hobby update (apparently he is making donuts), and all the things you had gotten up to today.
Kandomere sat, sipping at his glass, his gaze heavy on you as he studied your form a bit more intensely than usual. From this angle he had a beautiful side view of you, watching your hips sway as you scrubbed the dishes. You had enjoyed the dinner as much as he did, and because of this the black slip dress you wore, which flattered your figure very well may he add, was clinging a bit tighter to the bloated tummy you were sporting.Â
He knew you didn't care, bloating is a normal part of the digestive process, and he sure as hell didn't mind, in fact he loved it. He always enjoyed your soft bits, loving how they made you you and he showed his appreciation of them on the daily (if you know what I mean wink wink).
So as he watched you in the kitchen, his mind slipped into thoughts of other reasons your stomach could be poking out more, the way the dress was falling, made you look ethereal, made him think how perfect you would look pregnant.
In the past, the thought of his partner being pregnant would have made the elf balk, sick at the thought of such responsibility and never liking anyone enough to even consider such an atrocity.Â
Now though, with you? The thought⌠it actually pleased him. Instead of adversity filling his stomach he felt excitement, the soft brushes of butterfly wings cluing the man into the fact that his feelings on the subject have changed drastically.
Suddenly he realized how much he actually wanted this. Wanted the future he had always sworn off, a house, a marriage license, and some kids. Kandomere was always someone who had feared domesticity, feared intimacy, but something has completely changed his view on it.
You.
He simply loved you, so much to the point where he suddenly understood everyone who gave him a look when he stated how much he didn't want a family, he understands now because he finally has the person he wants it with.
His person.
Kandomere was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice the water shut off, or you turning to him, toweling off your hands and mouth poised to ask him if he wanted to go get ice cream. When your gaze fell onto him you noticed his far off look, and the fact that his eyes were planted directly where your ass was.
Typical.
âKandomere?â
âŚ
âKandy?â
âŚ
â...babe?â
Sighing and giving up, you threw the damp towel at him, hitting him squarely in the face, fabric hanging over blue hair and gray eyes.Â
âHey what the hell.â
His big hands reached up to yank the towel off of his head, glaring at you until he saw your smirk, knowing somehow he had embarrassed himself.
And yet, the man who would normally care so much about this fact, didn't care, because he didn't need to be bothered feeling embarrassed with you.Â
You quirked your eyebrow up, closing the distance between the two of you, arms reaching towards him,
âWhatâs on your mind boy blue?â
Your hands rested on his shoulders, his wrapping around your waist, conveniently putting his face just about in line with the object of his thoughts.Â
âHmmm, just thinking about something.âÂ
âClearly.â You scoff.
Still, he remained oddly silent, gaze set on you, it worried you a bit.
âYou sure you're alright?â
It took him a moment to answer,Â
âYeah, justâŚâ
He didn't go on, seeming as though he was afraid to admit what was on his mind, unlike his usual bluntness.Â
Your hand left his shoulder, tucking some hair behind his pointed ear, and laying against his cheek, ushering his eyeline towards yours.Â
âTell me baby.â
And frankly heâd give you anything you could ever want, so who was he, a mere elf, to hold the truth from you.Â
âI want a baby.â
Now that threw you to the left field.
Your mind raced a mile a minute, not sure where to stop or what to say to the man holding you.
He let you take your time, knowing he just left quite the impact on you.
It was a very sudden confession from the man you knew to normally sneer at the sight of strollers in the street, but you couldn't help but feel a warmth blossom in you. Kandomere wanted a baby? With you?
You knew he loved you, but this, this, would be the biggest commitment the man could ever make. All of this thinking never included a doubt that you wanted this as well. You wanted to have a baby, to have his baby, more than anything. But before thatâŚ
You looked back down to the man sitting in front of you, the yearning and vulnerability in his eyes almost enough to make you cry,
âWell, guess you're gonna have to marry me then huh?â
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Hello everyone,
So I'm going to start journaling on this tumblr just a tad bit more than what I usually write which is odd because I started out on tumblr by doing nothing but reminiscing entries of my life (sometimes daily) back in 2009. This website evolved into something more of less communication through concrete evidential writing that some people still do today but the majority of tumblr's users reblog images keen to their eye that tends to be for the most part to their liking. If you aren't interested in my/any writing I'll just add the hashtag #journal so you can skip or at least know the writing will somehow pertain to my life. I feel lost lately in the direction my life is going towards and I'm hoping I can kind of collect my thoughts in a central location that is gathered in a generalized enough section where I can look and read back once in a while and compare and contrast to where I am then/now and where I want to be; hopefully a different life scenario in the future. I've been kinda afraid to jot down my thoughts and feelings for a while now because of how the online community is today in that it seems to me as a person you must always be considerate of others even though sometimes what you what to achieve through journaling is self development in which that is something that should be achieved through a safe space where no feeling or emotion should be left hidden especially from your own self. I've been more open this year to commenting on instagram posts of others and have gotten really positive feedback on what I write which is good for me because I've been always afraid of saying the wrong thing one day that could come back to bite me in the ass someday and let's say not get me hired because of something I commented a decade ago (new fear unlocked). For now I'll just keep it simple enough to where I can get the gist of what I'm feeling in this moment of writing and potentially work toward a more pristine life where I don't feel I can complain (at least not too much).
I'm really thankful for all my followers here and wish not to bore you to death with my writing but will give you an insight to my thought process into understanding which images, memes, music, quotes, polls, and so on... that make it onto my tumblr.
I'd like to introduce myself for those of you who don't know my name is Santiago and I'm thirty-four years old as of this year with not a single clue as to how the fuck so many years have gone by isolating myself from friends and family to the point of feeling no one understands (nor do I) what I'm trying to achieve in life because maybe I still have no fucking clue; or I do but I keep lying to myself saying that'll never happen.
Also I'm going to cut back on posting so many youtube videos of music because I'm not the biggest fan of youtube and their music quality and I'm sure some of you get tired of the same audio from time to time.
-S
P.S.
Ladies, I'm single as fuck >:)
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volleyball players!golcha + a supernatural twist
so casey (@thepixelelf) came up with this brilliant idea (original blurbs here - read them theyâre so fun + will help you understand whatâs going on in this post) but essentially this is golcha as a volleyball team EXCEPT they all have superpowers
and no this isnât some saving the world type shit everyone at the school just happens to have some superpower so theyâre just trying to navigate the hell that is high school while dealing with powers so CHAOS
anyway please enjoy these brief blurbs and reblog if you did, and again do not forget to check out the original post here because why not itâs FUN
pairing: golden child x gender neutral!reader
wc: 11.7k (total)
genre: fluff, a bit of angst in some parts, volleyball!au, superpowers!au
triggers: cursing
Volleyball!au Masterlist (casey + lina) |Â Golden Child Masterlist
daeyeol - golden tongue
daeyeol has a golden tongue which basically means he can be very, very persuasive with his spoken words when he wants to
like casey said it comes in handy when heâs arguing with the basketball team for gym time but in 99% of other situations daeyeol tends to... be very awkward and stilted in a way that isnât characteristic of those with a golden tongue
the boys sometimes tease him about it because a tongue-tied golden tongue? thatâs not supposed to exist
but heâs just afraid of accidentally manipulating people even though he really does have a pretty good grasp on his power :/ like sungyoon will try to remind him that but daeyeolâs still wary
on the court though he literally just exudes confidence. like daeyeol is GOOD at volleyball and he knows it
even if his teammates clown him they listen to him when heâs running drills/coaching because daeyeol knows his shit. heâs been playing volleyball for years at this point AND has an older brother who played as well he knows what heâs doing
heâs been playing the longest of all of golcha and it shows in games! heâs one of the best players if not the best
really the other boys do look up to him even if they show it in a roundabout way
(daeyeol complains about the lack of respect all the time but tbh he doesnât really help his case when heâs soft for every single one of the boys)
side note: he has a bit of a special bond with bomin :) as in bomin clowns the everloving fuck out of him but he also always goes to daeyeol if heâs not feeling good and daeyeol is always there to listen itâs super sweet
(more on that in bominâs part :D)
does interviews with the school newspaper after games and heâs just so different from normal because volleyball is one of the things besides academics and stuff that heâs confident in
as a side note he got voted most boyfriend material in one of the school newspaper polls because he looks perfect and is the sweetest (have you seen how he gets so soft with the boys in every video online? donât argue with me) and it made its way into the yearbook
older brother and alumnus sungyeol clowns him every other day for it
daeyeol gets revenge by reenacting sungyeolâs worst volleyball fails and sending them to his friends
has a whole folder on his phone of reenactments at this point
anyway like i said daeyeol is a little awkward in everyday situations so enter you: confrontational + rash with a sharper tongue than is probably necessary and an affinity for changing temperatures
well. more like you can ratchet the temperature up at will. bringing it down is much harder
itâs useful when itâs winter and everyoneâs freezing but the temperature also likes to creep higher when you get pissed off which is sometimes not nice when itâs like negative degrees outside and inside itâs like 100
the only way to cool the room when the second thing happens is to calm you the fuck down! or turn on the air conditioner
and the first is easier said than done
itâs not like itâs only unpleasant for other people though bc youâre not immune to the heat and also because youâre the one like. producing the heat?? your skin gets boiling hot to the touch if youâre upset enough and several times people have gotten fucking burns by touching your arm to try and calm you down
usually itâs fine bc you have a good grasp on your power when youâre calm but if someone says something offensive/stupid.... god help them
anyway even though daeyeol doesnât like to use his power much heâs still one of the people that others go to when situations need defusing because they (mostly) respect him as an older and more mature person (i say mostly because the amount of disrespect he gets from his volleyball team on the daily... yeah letâs just trend #prayfordaeyeol)
and thatâs how you meet! youâre yelling at someone for saying something fucking stupid and daeyeol walks in right when youâre threatening to hit said person if they don't shut up rn
daeyeol manages to calm the situation but not before everyone stupid enough to still be in the room is sweating buckets including him
this just... continues
like daeyeol becomes the go to for situations involving you specifically bc you respond better to him for some reasonÂ
and you get to know each other just from daeyeol walking in on you threatening to throw someone out of the window and saying no! nope :) no youâre not throwing anyone out of any window :) come on y/n letâs go :)Â while subtly dragging you out of the room
the thing is he listens to you. he actually listens to why you got pissed instead of just telling you to control your anger. like he does emphasize the fact that you need to control yourself because what if this happens around people without powers? but he listens and that helps more than anything really and you actually start getting better at controlling yourselfÂ
and somewhere along the way things just click between you two and you become friends. you like him bc heâs v kind if awkward and heâs the only person whoâs never tried to calm you using golden tongue manipulation and he likes you bc youâre so outspoken and bold
then one day you get genuinely so upset about something someone said and daeyeol doesnât care about your blistering hot skin he doesnât care if youâre raising the temperature in the room he doesnât even care if he gets burnt he just kisses you on the forehead softly and holds you close even as youâre overheating
which just drains the fight out of you and you kind of collapse on him and stay like that for a while
he then takes you out for cold drinks (because youâre still overheating a little)Â and kisses you over an iced americano and boom relationship
the other boys find you very fun to be around and marvel over your relationship bc youâre confident and loud meanwhile daeyeol is a bumbling mess when he isnât using his power or he isnât on the court
but it works ok it just does. donât question it
(jangjun does once and even with his super strength he ended up lying on the court bc the element of surprise is the only thing that can really get him)
(and lucky for you you know exactly how to take advantage of that <3)
(daeyeol just thinks itâs hot + impressive and kisses you right after)
(bomin + 99 line gag but you threaten to give them the same treatment and they shut up)
sungyoon - telekinesis
so as casey said sungyoon comes from a long line of telekinetics except heâs not entirely sure why heâs even at this school because... he has never shown any manifestations of this power
not to his knowledge at least
i say this bc people have seen stuff twitch when sungyoonâs around, he just never notices and thus concludes that either people are fucking around with him and it never happened or it was just a coincidence
anyway he doesnât really care much, like sure he sometimes gets insecure/unsure of himself in a school full of kids with superpowers
but like i said this school is just a safe haven for those born with powers, theyâre not training or anything they just learn to control what they have
and since sungyoon doesnât have much to control heâs doing fine as far as everyone is really concerned
itâs also kind of nice being the only normal one on the volleyball team like everyone else has wack-ass powers that fuck shit up but sungyoon is like the calm in the middle of the storm like hi yes i am also part of this team of idiots but at least i donât break equipment or injure people inadvertently
for this reason some people think sungyoon is the only sane person on the teamÂ
they are wrong
sungyoon can and will go batshit insane at the first opportunity
he is also a massive tease and if anyone asks him to do anything heâll make it a back and forth for like 5 minutes before deciding whether or not to actually do it
bomin: sungyoon can you help me get the mats
sungyoon: why
bomin: p l e a s e
repeat for at least five minutes and you now have a regular day to day conversation with sungyoon
but sungyoon really is passionate about volleyball okay, like he loves the sport so much
he used to get worked up about it so much that heâd over-practice and actually play worse :/
got over that with joochan/daeyeolâs help (he and daeyeol werenât on good terms for a week or two though) and now theyâre one happy dysfunctional family :)
if you bring up that time in sungyoonâs life you will be subjected to his death glare so maybe just... donât
like even jangjun doesnât talk about it and thatâs saying something
anyway moving onÂ
in terms of powers youâre the opposite of sungyoon. aka you have wack-ass telekinesis and you have no idea how to control it
which?? somehow sungyoon comes in handy with this
because despite not really having powers himself, he watched his sister learn to control her abilities and also listened in on his parentsâ advice to her because most of the time controlling powers really just amounts to controlling emotions
aka why sungyoon is (for the most part) so calm and mature
when heâs not purposely being a little shit to golcha of course
but you and sungyoon are kinda... at a loss bc itâs not like you go absolutely off the walls batshit insane?? like youâre a relatively calm person and even though the powers do manifest when youâre feeling a strong emotional upsurge
other than that theyâre just... seemingly random???
regardless of that sungyoon makes you start on breathing exercises n shit and you would honestly probably complain if you werenât sick of your powers manifesting every five fucking seconds. like at this point youâll try anything
cue long sessions after school in the gym of sungyoon practicing spikes while you sit in the corner controlling your breath to the beat of balls bouncing on the floor
sometimes a few of the other team members join in but more often than not itâs just you and sungyoon
as time passes, in between cleaning scuff marks off the floor and picking up balls that just have flown everywhere, you and sungyoon get closer
and somehow... you donât know exactly what happened but your powers arenât so out of wack anymore
sungyoon canât completely explain it either but like? neither of you is going to complain
you kind of think it might have something to do with how sungyoon is just a calming presence. like when you talk with him and stuff youâre less likely to inadvertently make something move or whatever
itâs not just with sungyoon too - it kind of seems like if youâre focusing intently on something, then the mini episodes donât happen
sungyoon hypothesizes you might be a little like youngtaek as in you need something to concentrate on because if you zone out shit happens
you maybe zone out less than he does but maybe itâs a more subtle thing with you than with him who knows
anyway
one day you two go to get coffee after leaving the gym together and sungyoon looks weirdly nervous and you ask if somethingâs up while praying you donât send all the sugar packets flying everywhereÂ
and then when you leave with your coffee he asks you out
like really. he asks you out. you canât believe it
so the lid flies off your coffee cup and liquid splashes everywhere
now you have burns all over your hands from hot coffee and sungyoon is freaking the fuck out and luckily donghyun was just leaving school so he gets called over to take care of your burns
anyway after that sungyoon is still a flustered mess and youâre trying to tell him youâre fine, look all the redness is gone and also yeah sorry about that iâd love to go on a date with you
CUE SUNGYOONâS COFFEE CUP FLYING OUT OF HIS HANDS AND SPLATTERING ALL OVER THE GROUND
you swear it wasnât you and sungyoon KNOWS he didnât just drop it so the only conclusion left is that sungyoon did it
oh my god he actually has telekinesis!
(the rest of golcha: yeah letâs just pretend we HAVENâT been saying this for literal years)
anyway letâs just say that between sungyoon confessing + figuring out he actually has telekinesis powers it was a very eventful day
golcha loves you but is also wary of whenever youâre around bc sungyoon tends to get v nervous and maybe the net starts lifting out of the ground if you surprise him with a kiss
but itâs fine! youâve learned all of the techniques sungyoon taught you, now itâs just time for him to get a taste of that too :)
and sungyoon would probably bitch and moan if it was with any other person but itâs more time to spend with you so is he really gonna complain?Â
no <3
jangjun - super strength
ah yes. resident âiâm doing my best to control my powers but sometimes i get too excited and whoops now thereâs a hole in the gym floorâ
once again credits to casey for that idea (she actually wrote a drabble for it which you can find here)
heâs gotten better at controlling his powers but uh sometimes excitement gets the better of him all right
look heâs trying!! ok!! he really is
especially when it comes to volleyball - heâs really serious, does his absolute best not to cause any damage to the gym because one time he cracked the wood floors and letâs just say admin was not happy
worst day of jangjunâs life trying to explain that shit to the principal
so yeah heâs doing a lot better now with controlling his power
but at the same time letâs not ignore half the reason why there are far fewer accidents than before - you
you and jangjun meet like halfway through your first year of school during gym class when jangjun hits a ball a little (a lot) too hard and it ends up knocking you the fuck out
a healed concussion + a million apologies later, you and jangjun are laughing your heads off in the clinic with the nurse screwing her eyes up in confusion like?? this boy just smashed a volleyball into your head and now youâre laughing with him wtf
but jangjunâs so funny and friendly that itâs hard not to become his friend so after that you two are essentially inseparable
so when jangjun decides to play for the volleyball team you sign up to be team manager
(you also help him practice and do you best to keep his power in check)
which works out! because youâre responsible and organized but most importantly you have power over air
and given enough warning (which, as you gain more experience, doesnât have to be a lot), you can manipulate the air to stop some of jangjunâs more aggressive serves from hitting the ground too fast and causing major damage to the newly-renovated floors
daeyeol + the coach thank every higher being for your existence at each practice
youngtaek + joochan started a cult in your name after you saved both of them from one of jangjunâs spikes hitting them in the head
yeah letâs just say golcha is v thankful jangjun gave you that concussion back in first year
ANYWAY
one day youâre picking up some volleyballs that are lying around while the boys play a practice match in the middle of the gym
and because your back is to the fucking court. you donât get any warning except a few sharp screams before a ball just motherfucking smashes against the back of your head and knocks you the fuck out for the second time in your life
you come to on the ground with donghyun passing his hands over your throbbing head
and the first thing you do when the pain is gone is look up and ask where jangjun is
half the team has disappeared from the gym but donghyun tells you he had a major mental breakdown when he saw you unconscious on the floor and just ran out. the others are already trying to find him but you donât care you just run out to try and find wherever the fuck your best friend is
you find him crouched in the corner of a stairwell with his head in his hands and youâre like jangjun whatâs wrong oh my god are you okay?
and he just looks up like oh my god youâre okay. youâre okay right?
you nod like yeah?? donghyun worked his magic of course iâm fine now but whatâs up with you? were you crying?
he just clams up then which obviously confirms your suspicions and youâre like dude... why were you crying. iâm really fine
and then he explodes like - i fucking hate my power sometimes i hate that i canât control it i hate that i accidentally break people or hurt people when i donât mean to and itâs even worse when itâs people I care about like fuck y/n why canât i just have a power that doesnât cause all this stupid shit -Â
so you just lash out with a gust of wind and shake the railing on the stairwell
jangjunâs like why did you do that
and you say every power has a destructive side. i can hurt people on accident. if i got really riled up i could slam someone against a wall and knock them out the same way you did with me. itâs happened before
jangjun flinches but you just step closer like jangjun. youâre doing fine. your power is cool as fuck. i admire the control you have over it and no donât argue, iâve watched you over the past few years and do you know how much youâve improved?
it ends up with you hugging jangjun and despite all his muscle he just collapses like a rag doll in your arms and on impulse you kiss his forehead like itâs ok, iâm fine, youâre fine. weâre all fine
and that little impulse kiss changes everything. even though neither of you really says anything explicit at first, something shifts between you and even though jangjun was touchy before, now you hold hands between classes and hug before practice and golcha is just like... /eyes emoji/
jangjun brings it up one weekend when you two are trying (key word: trying) to study and you just kind of shrug and ask what do you really want to be? labels or nah? bc honestly youâre happy as long as heâs around
which makes jangjunâs heart flutter and maybe the pen in his hand explodes all over his notes (not like they were legible anyway, you just promise to lend him yours) and voila! youâre dating
itâs super cute but also super loud
like jangjun will yell across the court like HEY WATCH ME ROLL AROUND ON THIS VOLLEYBALL Y/N (or whatever the fuck he was doing in the breathe mv behind) and you yell back like FUCK IT U P JANGJUN!!!Â
coach maybe praises your existence a little less now but daeyeol just reminds him that youâve saved every member on this team + him at least once by now and the cult revives
as your bf jangjun strong-arms (literally) youngtaek/joochan out of the way as the head of the cult now
you two are very supportive and very loud in your support
youâre essentially each otherâs professional hype-people and like to celebrate with kisses while everyone else gags
itâs disgustingly cute
someone always yells something about pda and then jangjun just kisses you harder
cue the boys screaming and you laughing and an unamused (heâs amused heâs just trying not to show it) daeyeol
coach is the only one whoâs really unamused but at some point he just gives up because jangstar does what he wants as long as youâre fine with it
/shrugging emoji/
youngtaek - pyrokinesis
youngtaek has power over fire but itâs not really so much that he can control fire and more like he just... zones out and oops his notes are burning
itâs usually best to keep him and daeyeolâs s/o in separate rooms because fire + ratcheting up the temperature does not equal a good time
like casey said when heâs focused itâs all cool and he has a decent measure of control over his power but when his eyes go dazed and heâs staring into the distance then you better pray the room has a bucket of water or a fire extinguisher nearby
it isnât usually a problem because this is a school for kids with powers and youngtaek isnât the only pyrokinetic here but it is a hassle when sometimes youngtaek zones out on the court and hits the ball and suddenly jangjunâs screaming because he got hit by a volleyball on fire and now his uniform is on fire and everything is on fire
oops
but anyway with anything that isnât a) volleyball or b) music youngtaek has less than half the attention span of a goldfish which means he may or may not be lagging behind in several classes
and it isnât enough for him to be in danger of failing just yet but his teachers are like youngtaek i think you might need a tutor if you want to do more than just pass the final
he also needs better grades if he wants to keep playing volleyball so he decides to find a tutor
so he asks daeyeol about it bc despite his dyslexia daeyeol is a pretty good student but heâs busy as an upperclassman and all so he refers youngtaek to you!
you have the power to memorize anything you put your mind to. like if you really wanted to you could memorize an entire map of the city or its skyline but you just don't care enough to do that
only things you care about are school + your hobbies + your friends/family
anyway you meet up with youngtaek and from the start itâs kind of a mess because he zones out in the middle of you teaching him math and somehow sets the table on fire
after that you make sure to keep a bottle of water nearby (it comes in handy several times)
but despite the slightly disastrous first meeting you take a liking to youngtaek because beyond everything heâs genuine and honest and just a really good person regardless of the fact that heâs a little fire-happy
so tutoring sessions start ending with walking each other to the bus stop or getting a drink together or whatever and itâs really nice and sweet, youngtaekâs happy to be doing better in his classes bc youâre so patient and a really good teacherÂ
and one day he blurts out that when he heard about your power he wasnât sure youâd be a good teacher because everything seems to come easily to you
then he covers his mouth because holy hell he wasnât supposed to say that youngtaek come ON
you calmly put out the little fire on the side of the desk before telling him itâs fine, you get that a lot but really being able to memorize things isnât as helpful as people seem to think
like sure you can memorize the fact that 2+2=4 but if you donât understand addition as a concept then you wonât be able to do 5+5=10 or something like that
and you canât exactly just memorize concepts. so with memorization comes a lot of hard work in trying to understand it all
and from this little conversation youngtaek comes out with so much more respect for you?? like god damn he now sees just how hard you work for everything you care about and youngtaek likes that. he likes it a lot
so yeah both of you have budding feelings at this point but because i'm the author i get to say youâre idiots in love so you donât say shit
until after finals you and youngtaek go to a party daeyeolâs hosting and you both get tipsy-drunk-ish and by the end of the night youngtaekâs face is buried in your shoulder and before he passes out fully he mumbles that he likes you so much it doesnât make sense
and youâre drunk too so all you do is kiss his forehead and fall asleep
unluckily for you a mostly sober kim donghyun got a video of all that so when you both wake up a couple hours later itâs to several still-awake members of the volleyball team + your friends all up in your faces like oh my god theyâre in LOVE
youngtaek wakes up with all the noise and just blinks sleepily and you kinda pat his head and tell him to go back to sleep while giving everyone else death glares like SHUT THE FUCK UP SO HE CAN SLEEP
but you donât know about the video >:)
so one of the sober boys ends up bringing you two home and when you wake up the next morning donghyun has added you both to a group chat and sent the video there
you scream into your pillow
youngtaek screams into his pillow
and you both proceed to do absolutely nothing about it until joochan locks the two of you in one of the music rooms and slides a copy of the song youngtaek wrote about you under the doorÂ
you get to the paper before youngtaek can burn it and itâs messy itâs awkward itâs hilarious but you two end up together by the end of the day so it worked... kinda?
your presence helps youngtaek a lot by giving him something more to focus on throughout the day and subsequently not set everything on fire
though mind reader bomin complains because he used to zero in on youngtaekâs mind when things got too much since quote unquote âthereâs not much going on up thereâ (credits to casey + fact in star) but now if youngtaekâs brain isnât playing the music from the mii channel itâs thinking about you which isnât ideal
youngtaek may or may not have attacked bomin after that
you may or may not have had to pull him away when bominâs shirt started smoking
but itâs cool the smoking goes away when you kiss his forehead and youngtaek just beams like the entire sun
seungmin - foresight
like casey said seungmin has foresight and itâs anything but useful
heâll either get glimpses of dumb unimportant shit like haha the dayâs lunch includes rice or visions of stuff he canât avoid like hey youngtaekâs going to trip on air oh oops he just did aaand now his shirt is on fire
honestly if he was going to have foresight he could at least like?? predict stocks or some shit?? why the fuck does it MATTER if youngtaekâs about to fall if seungmin canât even help him
not like heâd help even if he could because seungmin isnât an angel and youngtaek falling is funny but still itâs the principle of the goddamn matter
sometimes he gets glimpses of whether or not golcha will win their volleyball matches but like casey said he doesnât say anything because he doesnât want to ruin the team spirit before the gameâs even over
plus who said the future was fixed in stone? like none of seungminâs momentary glimpses have been wrong yet but thereâs always a chance... right?
seungmin isnât going to discount that possibility yet at least
but he didnât always think that way - youâre actually the one who opened him up to that point of view
youâre an ordinary person with no powers or anything but you work part-time at the juice bar across the street from his school and sometimes golcha will go there after practice to get something to drink
and you have a special soft spot for seungmin because heâs the first of the group who started frequenting the shop
and on that first ever visit he helped catch you when you slipped bringing a tray of drinks to a few people sitting in the corner
even though you both ended up on the floor covered in juice he still managed to break your fall enough that none of the glasses broke and while giving him his drink you kind of joked that it was like he knew what was going to happen before it did
which... is not exactly false
seungmin was waiting for his drink when he got a little glimpse of you falling and him helping catch you but then it all happened before he could even process the vision so like yeah he did see it but not soon enough to prevent anything
like usual
anyway you promise seungmin a free drink the next time he comes in when youâre on shift and so he does come in though he insists you donât have to give him his drink for free
you just say well buy me a drink then. two for one
(listen heâs cute and he broke your fall and he seems polite. whoâs gonna sue you for being a little flirty)
and so a beautiful relationship is born :)
seungmin really likes you a lot like so much?? he used to laugh at youngtaek for being so whipped for his partner but now he thinks he kind of understands it
the one thing to worry about is the fact that you donât have powers and he does but itâs not that big of an issue really. like foresight is one of the abilities that doesnât really manifest itself physically beyond maybe having a bit of reaction time? but considering his foresight is literally useless even thatâs debatable
well actually thereâs another thing to worry about: the boys finding out he has an s/o and teasing him to high hell
which they do while also demanding free drinks as seungminâs friends
on days when youâre feeling nice youâll do it but money always appears in the tip jar that pays for the free drinks
(itâs daeyeol. he feels bad)
anyway you donât know about the foresight/powers thing until daeyeol calls you one night to pick seungmin up from a party one night and on the way home he stops you from almost getting run into by a speeding car
WHILE TIPSY/DRUNK
once youâve recovered you ask him how he reacted so fast and he just kind of tipsily smiles and says âi saw it was going to happenâ
you donât ask him anything then because heâs drunk and sleepy so you just drive him home but the entire time youâre thinking about all the little things that have just... seemed questionable during the time youâve known seungmin
and itâs weird as fuck but at the same time you canât figure out any other explanation? because once is normal, twice could be a coincidence, but upwards of ten incidents is not right
it feels like youâre bella confronting edward about being a stupid vampire (no i never read twilight and i'm not sorry about it) but a couple of weeks later you ask him
he doesnât actually remember the drive back home that night because he was kind of too wasted but he definitely does remember the other incidents including when you two met skdjghs
he spills after a few minutes of awkward silence and begs you not to tell which of course you promise to because why the fuck would you not? if the truth got leaked that would be disastrous and itâs not like youâre scared or anything, seungminâs (mostly) harmless even if some of the other abilities like youngtaek + fire or jangjun + strength give you pause
but you get to talking about his power of foresight and seungmin kind of shrugs at one point while saying that he doesnât know why he gets glimpses, itâs all inevitable anyway so whatâs the point
and you just say maybe it isnât that way. maybe he��s seeing one future possibility, maybe even the most likely one, but that doesnât mean itâs the only one set in stone right?
seungmin loves you a lot for that. like so much. itâs a new perspective and it gives him more hope than he used to have and you just KNOW the conversation ends in kisses and cuddles
because while heâs not going to actively try and prevent whatâs about to happen if itâs bad (like he canât exactly influence the outcome of a volleyball match beyond just doing his best - plus, his foresight doesnât give him enough time to really react to most things), it gives him some hope that even if his foresight says something will turn out bad, thereâs a chance it might turn out well :)
anyway seungmin pocket boy you two fit right into each other when you hug which results in the other boys cooing but seungminâs strong even if heâs small so they get a few new bruises that donghyun just refuses to heal
we love evil donghyun
you also go to their volleyball matches and seungmin trusts you enough to tell you what glimpses he got of the game but you always remind him the future may not be set in stone and regardless of what he sees you always cheer him on just as loudly
all the boys come piling into the juice bar after games and you smile and give seungmin a free drink while everyone else has to pay
they decry favoritism but you just shrug and kiss seungmin over the counter while they scream
dramatic assholes
jaehyun - gravity manipulation
so like casey said jaehyun can manipulate the gravity of objects, either send them floating up in the air or slamming down on the round
which sucks if the object in question is a volleyball and it comes pounding down on his toes when he isnât paying attention
this happened at the first ever volleyball practice he attended and the boys (read: jibeom) have yet to let it fucking go
his husky voice doesnât help because when he complains jibeom the boys just imitate his voice which derails the entire practice and now coach + daeyeol + team manager whoâs jangjunâs s/o are all lying facedown on the ground like when will this madness end
never. the answer is never
but itâs ok jaehyun gets his revenge when theyâre all practicing and he sends jibeomâs ball flying up into the air and refuses to let it come down and when he does the ball drops right on jibeomâs head and whoops look whoâs got a concussion hey donghyun can you fix this
jaehyun is also one of the few occasional lifesavers (literally) besides team manager + donghyun because given enough warning, he can manipulate the gravity on one of jangjunâs maybe too strong serves and make it come down more softly than it wouldâve otherwise
the problem is he isnât super adept with his power
more experienced students will be able to manipulate gravity very subtly, but jaehyun more or less has three settings - floating, slamming down, and very occasionally something in between
which isnât exactly ideal but jaehyunâs working on it, itâs fine, heâs not too pressed about it
anyway youâre a student at the school for students with superpowers in the next city over and you play basketball
you donât know jaehyun but he sure as hell knows you because even though he stopped playing basketball a few years ago to focus on volleyball, he still loves the sport and he happens to think youâre one of the best players heâs ever see
also youâre really cute
jaehyun goes to every single basketball game thatâs against your school just to watch you playÂ
he doesnât really do much other than watch because a) heâs so focused on your performance that he doesnât register much else and b) everyone would clown him for cheering your team on skdjgskjg
also jaehyunâs just shy. like really shy you couldnât catch him approaching you/showing interest towards you unless someone forced it out of him
which is what his lovely friends from 99 line decide to do
they obviously know about his crush like joochan was with him the first time jaehyun went to watch a basketball game against your school so he SAW the heart eyes
he took a picture and sent it to jibeom who sent it to donghyun and now itâs the profile picture for their group chat dedicated to making sure jaehyun asks you out
jaehyun has no knowledge of this group chat because heâs oblivious
anyway one day after a game theyâre in the parking lot bc jaehyunâs driving this time and jaehyun is babbling about oh my god y/n was so great this time theyâre literally so good at basketball holy shit?? and while heâs talking he doesnât notice jibeom/joochan/donghyun like. subtly pushing him closer and closer to your team whoâs just waiting around the bus youâll take to get back to your school
and only when you look up does jaehyun realize heâs now close enough for you to have heard literally everything he just said in the past minute or soÂ
cue the awkward crow noises as you and jaehyun just stare at each other
suddenly the backpack in jaehyunâs hand just drops onto his foot and if it werenât for the steel-toed sneakers heâs gotten in the habit of wearing then heâd probably have a broken foot
as such he kind of lets out a quiet dying screech (it HURTS) and now jibeom/donghyun/joochan are dying like three feet away meanwhile your friends are screaming into their hands like Y/N ITâS A CUTE BOY YOU LIKE CUTE BOYS TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY YOU IDIOT
and when nothing happens for five seconds beyond jaehyunâs ears turning tomato red joochan steps forward and is like hello my friend here is whipped for you so if youâre comfortable would you please give him your number because heâs been dying for it since like. last year when we saw you play for the first time
jaehyun nearly launches himself at joochan like SHUT UP DUDE but then youâre handing over your phone while looking away because fuck jaehyunâs really cute and you wouldnât mind getting to know him okay??
(who wouldnât though thatâs the real question)
anyway the two cities arenât too big so itâs not that hard for you and jaehyun to meet up for coffee at some point (which jaehyun surprisingly gets the courage to initiate - he reasons it as heâs the one who was interested first so he kind of has to be the one to do it but that doesnât mean heâs screaming throughout the entire text conversation) and after a semi-awkward first interaction you two surprisingly hit it off and after a few weeks youâre dating
youâre the ultimate athletic couple like jaehyun does volleyball and you do basketball and sometimes you play each other in the park or jaehyun starts teaching you how to play volleyball and itâs really cute
over the summer your friend group + golcha goes to the beach to hang out and jaehyun sees firsthand how much youâve improved at volleyballÂ
i didnât mention it earlier but your power is water manipulation which not only comes in handy with putting out youngtaekâs inadvertent flames but also is very useful in splashing your friends + golcha all at once at the beach when no one else is looking
of course everyone just piles on you and sends you flailing into the ocean and maybe you choke on seawater because youâre laughing so hard but jaehyun pulls you out and your first kiss tastes like salty ocean and even with the rest of your friends + golcha screaming itâs perfectÂ
water manipulation also helps when they dump you both into the ocean and you just kinda make a bubble where itâs deep enough and kiss jaehyun there (yeah pjo the last olympian vibes deal with it)
daeyeol gets worried when you donât come up and then you surface a second later in his face and he screams itâs glorious
you use your power to strip away your sweat after basketball practice and jaehyun begs you to do it for him too after volleyball practice when youâre there which of course you do because youâre a nice s/o
when he gets a little better at the subtleties of his power jaehyun likes to lift you up using his gravity manipulation and spin you around itâs really cute
you show up to jaehyunâs volleyball games against your school to cheer him on despite the fact that one of your friends is on your schoolâs volleyball team skdjgshkd (and maybe jaehyun accidentally drops the volleyball HARD on his foot the first time you scream his name)
jaehyun starts doing the same when it comes to your basketball games he is no longer shy about screaming your name from his schoolâs side of the bleachers :)
his friends call him a traitor but jaehyun doesnât really care because heâs the one who gets to kiss you after your games so whoâs the real winner here?
him obviously
jibeom - invisibility
casey i think this blurb was my favorite, itâs so fucking funny and literally so jibeom
so like casey said jibeom can turn invisible which is really fun for him and a nightmare for everyone else because heâll just sneak up on people and be like BOO
if you have a weak heart you better stay vigilant
but there are also issues because like casey came up with sometimes jibeom accidentally turns invisible during a fucking game and gets confused as to why no oneâs serving to him until one of his teammates or the coach on the sidelines notices heâs gone and is like JIBEOM YOUâRE FUCKING INVISIBLE
itâs fine the school only ever plays sports against other supernatural schools to avoid spreading the secret about superpowers to regular humans so people are used to this kind of shit but itâs embarrassing for jibeom skdjgshjg
heâll try to put his ability to his advantage by turning invisible when heâs supposed to be running laps/doing drills and hoping daeyeol/coach/team manager donât notice
at this point though they always do and then itâs another five laps/set of drills for him
big sad
anyway jibeomâs just living his invisible life you know being a little shit with everyone
mocking jaehyunâs voice and turning invisible when jaehyun tries to swipe at him
sneaking up behind his friends and scaring them even if it means he gets decked in the face (thatâs one thing he wonât repeat with jangjun. like the dude doesnât get scared easily but if he gets startled... the super strength is not a blessing for jibeom if he doesnât move fast enough)
and then you transfer to the school
so you used to go to the school jaehyunâs parter goes to but your family moved or smth so now youâre here and jaehyunâs the only person you even vaguely know so you kinda stick around and become friends
and of course jaehyun introduces you to the rest of golcha
now jibeom is in the gym. invisible okay. waiting for jaehyun to show up so he can do his daily scare-jaehyun-because-iâm-a-little-shit routine
then you walk into the gym with jaehyun and the first thing you fucking say is there are thirteen people in this room (10 golcha members + you + team manager + coach) but i only see twelve so whoâs the invisible one walking up right behind jaehyun
jaehyun fucking screams, a whole crate of volleyballs goes tumbling to the floor because gravity manipulation + jaehyun getting scared go hand in hand, everything is in chaos, youngtaek+joochan+jangjun are crying of laughter at jaehyunâs reaction, and jibeom is now standing visible behind jaehyun wide-eyed and surprised because how the fuck did you know
turns out your power is being able to sense/locate invisible things including invisible jibeoms so the rest of golcha + manager + coach think youâre a lifesaver because finally someone can find jibeom whenever he disappears
wrong
like yeah if jibeom has disappeared in the middle of practice youâll yell and be like KIM JIBEOM GET YOUR ASS OUT AND PRACTICE YOU DUMB PIECE OF SHITÂ
is it a surprise that you and daeyeolâs partner hit it off in less than five seconds
but if jibeomâs disappearing just to be a little shit youâll purposely point people in the wrong direction like youâll reassure youngtaek that oh no jibeomâs over there trying to scare seungmin and then jibeom appears right behind youngtaek and now both of you are cackling on the floor and youngtaek is about to set your backpacks on fire
you may have joined the school late but now you are an honorary 99 line member regardless of what year you were actually born in i donât care they donât care theyâre just happy to have another ball of chaos to join their ranks
coach considers banning you from the gym but daeyeol reminds him that if he wants to ban you heâll have to ban everyone else who comes in to visit and cause chaos aka his partner and you know daeyeol needs his hugs before practice so that isnât going to happen
so you get to stay
most of the time itâs fine like you just sit in the bleachers and do homework while occasionally yelling at jibeom or other slackers, itâs only really during breaks that you act up
so anyway even though youâre an honorary 99 line member you spend most of your time with jibeom pulling dumb tricks or being unintentionally funny as fuck
therefore it is only logical that the rest of 99 line starts pushing you two together
fucking meddling brats
they do all the normal stupid shit like announcing outings to malls and ditching you two alone, deciding to go to the movies and ditching you two alone, you see the idea
look theyâve got pea brains they canât come up with much
but get this: you and jibeom are already dating
yeah. you both started fucking dating a few months after meeting because you were both having a late night study session at your house and your tongues were loose with exhaustion and you may or may not have said some stuff you werenât planning to
you almost kissed but then you were like itâs almost midnight and we havenât brushed our teeth so maybe not tonight
itâs fine jibeom got a kiss the next day (the whole day he acted like he wasnât waiting for it at all and you teased him for that before finally leaning in)
you havenât kept your relationship secret out of shame or embarrassment or anything you both just kinda want to see how far 99 line + rest of golcha will go to get you two together. plus itâs nice when they buy you movie theater tickets when they just plan to ditch so you donât have to pay for the date you end up having
itâs really fucking funny the more frustrated they get so you and jibeom donât let up until daeyeol catches you two kissing just outside the locker room after you thought everyone left (NOTHING FUCKING NASTY OKAY THIS IS A SFW PLACE AND BEYOND THAT - NO ONE HERE IS GOING TO DO A N Y T H I NG OUTSIDE A L O C K E R R O O M)
shit goes down in the volleyball group chat that night but you and jibeom are just sitting together on his couch laughing at everything
99 line definitely holds a grudge
daeyeol wonât shut up about how he needs to clean his eyes out with bleach (as if he doesnât want to kiss his partner every five seconds jfc)
coach just despairs over the chaos you two bring
but you and jibeom donât care :)Â
side note you know whatâd be fun - if you donât have the slightest fashion sense like jibeom and you two become known for wearing stripes + whatever your favorite design happens to be all the damn time
idk i just think itâd be funny to watch everyone trying to clown you but literally neither of you giving a shit
donghyun - healing
so like casey said donghyun has healing abilities
and first and foremost he would like to say heâs tired of healing the injuries these idiots get every practice
i mean heâs not going to refuse treatment for like a jammed finger or a sprained ankle because thatâs normal in volleyball or even burns from youngtaek/joochan because thatâs just accidentally losing control which could happen to anyone but like??? falling over because you tried to prank jangjun and he basically backhanded you out of surprise??? thatâs on you jibeom
kidding kidding donghyun will heal whateverâs been set on golcha but he WILL complain about it the whole time
thatâs his right ok if he has to deal with this bunch of idiots (who also donât fucking clean up after themselves) heâs going to complain about it with his whole chest
which is not a very broad chest but donghyun can talk a Long time so that more than makes up for it
gets teased by all the other team members but theyâre really grateful for him not just because of his healing abilities + affinity for cleaning but also because he really does care for them
and as much as he complains heâll do as much healing as needed, even if it drains his energy
but there are two major cons of his abilities
1. using his power too much (like all other powers) drains him of energy, so if he heals one too many injuries at a time then heâs in danger of also passing out
it isnât usually a problem because itâs not like golcha gets injured every five seconds but some practices are more accident prone than others
once joochan fell and broke his leg and donghyun passed out trying to heal it and ended up in the hospital too. not fun
2. he canât use his power on himself. like if sungyoon fractures his finger donghyun can fix that no big deal but he canât do the same to himself healing just doesnât work that way
it is for this reason that each sports team has a designated healer who isnât a member of the team - of course if the team has a member who is a healer thatâs useful, but they need to keep their energy up + they canât heal themselves which is a problem
anyway the last healer for the volleyball team graduated last year so you come in to take their place
youâre super nice to golcha like you heal their injuries whenever anything happens no matter how stupid it was and they start making jokes about how youâre more helpful than donghyun haha because you donât complain/nag about everything
and like donghyun knows theyâre teasing but at the same time... it kinda hurts
what makes it worse is that youâre nothing but nice to him as well? like itâd be so much easier to dislike you if you were rude
so donghyun just kinda... avoids you and doesnât say anything about it to anyone. does his absolute best to avoid getting injured so he doesnât have to be around you any more than necessary
and several times you try to make conversation but he just brushes you away which leaves you confused and makes donghyun feel worse but he really doesnât know what else to do
then one bad day he jumps up but misses the ball and falls on his leg hard. like really hard and thereâs pain shooting up his side but he canât feel a break or anything so he just gets up and tries to keep playing, like practice ends in five minutes anyway he may as well continueÂ
but you call out and say to stop practice, donghyunâs hurtÂ
except donghyun has had a really bad day and this is just the icing on the cake so he may or may not yell at you to go away, heâs fucking fine, and when you keep pressing he just grabs his stuff and leaves
the second he gets home he collapses on the floor and just... stays there because yeah he may not have broken anything but his leg hurts like a bitch and then he starts crying
skips school the next day because he feels like absolute shit (mentally and physically) but 99 line comes to visit and theyâre like so. explain what happened yesterday at practice
and donghyun is ready to get defensive but theyâre more confused than anything, his outburst wasnât like him at all and why would he yell at you? you never did anything wrong
thatâs when donghyun breaks down and tells them everything about how heâs felt over the past few months with you as the new healer
it ends in a big cuddle session between four idiots and apologies and donghyun promises to apologize to you tomorrowÂ
which he does. and surprisingly youâre really gracious about it, it makes donghyun feel worse yet again because youâre so genuine and nice and you even offer to heal his leg again because it looks like it still hurts
the teasing decreases and donghyun feels much better, he also stops brushing you off and actually begins hanging out with you a little outside of school/practice
and while working late on a group project for history (your other group mates ditched you two and donghyun is still seething over it) he realizes that this has evolved into a stupid crush
said crush is only compounded when you tell the teacher half of your group did absolutely nothing without donghyun having to say anything
but of course since donghyun 1. is an idiot and 2. pretended to hate you for several long months he doesnât say anything
until you fucking ask him to the end of the year dance. you ask him to the dance and donghyun thinks joochan has given him electric shock because his brain definitely has to be malfunctioning
after five solid seconds of short-circuiting he nods like an idiot and haha youâre going to the dance together
golcha boys wonât shut the fuck up about how cute it is or whateverÂ
donghyun blushes red while you just smile serenely and promise not to heal their injuries for the next week so they better avoid getting hurt
yeah donghyun is definitely in love with you
youâre probably a more low-key couple, you enjoy study dates or quiet activities more than like. amusement parks or whatever kind of shit joochan/jangjun subject their partners to
you might kiss in public if the moment feels right but more often than not the only real pda you show is holding hands which makes golcha coo
donghyun would rather hug you sweetly in private without worrying about his teammates trying to ruin the moment anyway
you agree but then proceed to kiss his nose in front of everyone and whoops heâs a blushing mess and golcha (+ the coach) are screaming
sigh
joochan - electricity
ah yes, the ultimate question: which hurts more, electric burns or fire burns?
join the golden child volleyball team and you can experience both firsthand!
jk (not really) but between joochan and youngtaek, golcha kinda has their pick of what kinds of burns to get (other than like. rope burn or burns from sliding on the ground idk)
like casey said itâs v lucky donghyun/his partner are around to heal them because really trying to slap a volleyball with a burnt hand is not fun
most of the time though joochanâs fine, heâs just full of energy and gets staticky when excited and like casey came up with the boys will sometimes dare each other to touch his hair when itâs sticking straight up and get shocked
or if youâre a bitch like jangjun youâll take someoneâs hand and purposely place it there so they get shocked
(jangjunâs also stupid though so he gets shocked by proxy if joochanâs staticky enough)
(i mean at least it makes everyone laugh???)
(yes this was inspired by that one video where he and bomin (i think) are playing with the lie detector (or was it the jangstar episode with daeyeol?? i canât remember) and he put his hand over bominâs/daeyeolâs and got wrecked too)
jesus christ this is supposed to be about joochan not jangjun letâs get back on track
anyway when joochan gets worked up either out of excitement or a more negative emotion the one thing that never fails to calm him down is music
he can play several instruments and sings very wellÂ
so if itâs been a bad day or heâs feeling anxious, heâll either go to the school music rooms of his own accord or daeyeol will notice and send him there to calm down a little before practice
which is where he finds you!
joochanâs playing the piano one day, singing n stuff and completely oblivious to you sleeping under the goddamn piano
how did you end up there? you were waiting for a friend/sibling (whichever one you choose) to finish up some after school activity so you could walk home together and you were sleepy and under the piano seemed like a decent place to nap so you set an alarm and passed out
look high school is draining so if youâre not making the best decisions by the end of the day who can blame you
and the piano is a real grand (letâs pretend the school has money shall we) so unless joochan was really looking (which he wasnât), he wouldnât have noticed you at the back
joochanâs there for a couple hours playing peacefully
AND THEN YOUR ALARM FUCKING RINGSÂ
joochan screams and falls off the stool
you shoot up and hit your head on the bottom of the piano
for a moment you two just groan in pain and then you look at each other and are like. what the fuck
and then itâs your turn to scream
anyway you both stop screaming eventually (miraculously no one comes in) and you try to explain to joochan as best you can and he just stays silent and youâre apologizing and then he busts out laughing
and somehow both of you are laughing through the pain and even though joochan wasnât feeling too good earlier he feels even better laughing with you
when you eventually leave you have a new number in your phone and the promise of seeing joochan tomorrow :)
first thing joochan does when you go is text the 99 line group chat and be like guys someone fell asleep under the piano while i was playing and then woke up and my butt hurts from falling off the stool out of surprise but i think iâm in love
donghyun: stop being dramatic
jibeom: yeah whatâll happen when you accidentally shock them for the first time
joochan: you guys are horrible
but it turns out jibeom is... actually a little bit right
and itâs even worse. because your power is over water
water + electricity Do Not Mix
it isnât usually too big of a problem? because itâs not like you conjure water out of anywhere or are always soaking wet bc you need water around to manipulate it, you canât create it yourself
so like itâs kind of fine
except for some reason you react a little worse to joochanâs electric shocks (even mild ones) primarily due to your power which isnât fun at all
itâs not just you, water manipulators are known to have more averse reactions to electric shocks than people with other powers
but it sucks because you really like joochan and he really likes you and both of you definitely want to ask each other out but how is this going to work if just being around joochan might be a hazard to you?
and for the first time joochan just... he really hates his power
like heâs given people some small burns before on accident but they werenât big
with you though, even if itâs a small shock you react more badly than anyone expects and joochan really fucking hates it
after several volleyball practices where joochan is really out of it, daeyeol is about to ask whatâs up but surprisingly jangjun steps up and says let me handle it
because after getting together with his partner, he thinks he has an idea of what joochanâs upset about
and when he asks joochan spills everything
itâs the first time joochan has really seen jangjun serious about anything other than volleyball or his partner
so jangjun tells joochan about what his partner told him, and really knocking someone unconscious once or twice isnât as bad (though still bad) as getting electrocuted by a stray fucking spark
but similar advice applies. all powers have a destructive side and it shouldnât stop joochan from living, he just has to learn to control himself as best as he can. thereâs nothing more he can do but that
and this gives joochan the courage to ask if you want to talk about it
iâm going to say it ends well because iâm the author and iâm not going to give joochan a sad ending (heâs joochan what the fuck how could you do that to him) but you do acknowledge what could happen if either of you loses control
which just makes you two more determined to completely master your abilities so you wonât inadvertently hurt each other
really itâs sweet. joochan is still excitable but sparks fly off of him a lot less and the few that do you take care to avoid until his hair stops sticking up with static
and you take care to keep water away from him when heâs full of electricity
when joochan kisses you for the first time your lips tingle like his electricity is bleeding into you but itâs pleasant and sweet unlike his sparks and it just makes you want to kiss him all the time
(you tell that to him and he has to take like five minutes to figure out how to breathe again)
99 line wonât stop clowning you two for how you met and jibeom shows you the text about being in love that joochan sentÂ
legend says you can still hear jibeomâs electrocuted (not really heâs just being dramatic) screams in the gym late at night
yeah itâs cute you like bringing joochan roses bc theyâre his favorite flower and joochan likes to bring you your favorite snacks and jangjun + his partner view you two like younger siblings in a way bc of the nature of your relationship
one big happy family until joochanâs hair sticks up and you have to yeet away
itâs fine though as long as you give him a kiss after heâs calmed down :)
bomin - mind reading
this one turned out so long compared to the others why
for context this was 1.7k and the others were all comfortably between 1k or 1.2k i'm gonna scream
anyway. bomin. mind reader like casey said. heâs kind of got it bad
well all mind readers do until they learn to block off their ability until they actually want to use it
which bomin is learning but heâs young and he found out his powers a little late so he doesnât have as much experience
meaning whenever he goes to school his head kind of feels like itâs going to explode :/
itâs okay in volleyball - actually if anything itâs kind of useful
because yeah bomin is focused on the game, but he keeps a bit of his mind open to his teammatesâ thoughts so he knows where to move or where to keep open and all that
and if the other team is a bunch of assholes he doesnât stop from reading their minds a little so golchaâs ready to take them on :) small advantages
so where volleyball is concerned itâs not that big of an issue, even when the gym is full of spectators bomin can usually focus even without latching onto an empty mind because thereâs so much going on in the game and he has to concentrate on that
however in uninteresting classes or when heâs just having a not good day...
luckily itâs gotten better after a year or so, like bomin can mostly filter out the world if he focuses on just one personâs thoughts
which is usually youngtaek (as casey + irl bomin came up with) because quote unquote âthereâs not much going on up thereâ
yes i know i said that already in youngtaekâs part but itâs still hilarious to me and now itâs bominâs turn so iâm saying it again. sue me
except now youngtaek has a partner about whom he thinks all the fucking time if he isnât focusing on music/volleyball/class (though the last one is a little less frequent) so concentrating on youngtaekâs mind is now not exactly an option for bomin
no oneâs mind is really empty at this point or at least not empty enough for bomin to use as a sort of safe space so he just resigns himself to having to go through all of this until he finally gets the hang of blocking off his ability
so the school year ends and daeyeol/sungyoon graduate wonderful blah blah blah long story short bomin is in all new classes with many new people and it is... a bit much
but life goes on and thereâs not much bomin can do about things except work on his own power so even though heâs kinda crumbling around the edges he just smiles and bears it
and then he gets paired with you for a school project. at first itâs not anything special, just a regular project right
but then you guys decide to meet up at a cafe to work on it and itâs more crowded than either of you expected and bomin hasnât had the greatest day so he just... stops in the middle of the cafe with this weird expression on his face because heâs just really overwhelmed
he doesnât expect you to grab his wrist and drag him out of the cafe and into a quieter area of the street
and he really doesnât expect you to say hey. focus on my mind, okay? my mind. focus.Â
but he manages to and thereâs just blissful emptiness and bomin latches on like itâs his lifeline (in a way, it is) and after a few minutes he manages to get his head together
turns out you have a sibling at home whoâs also a mind reader and when they were still learning to control their power you learned to empty your thoughts temporarily so theyâd have a place to focus on if things got to be too much
you also have a golden tongue (that you always control carefully) but it helps calm bomin down after he says itâs fine if you use it
after that you tell him if heâs having a mini crisis he can always find you
and bomin just about cries because after daeyeol/sungyoon graduated he kind of felt like his support network at school was missing something bc as much as he clowns them (daeyeol especially) he really relied on both to talk to about his mind-reading issues
now that youâre offering to support him... it just means a lot
definitely doesnât help that heâs had a bad day in general and his emotions are kinda fraught at this point
you donât end up getting anything done that day, you just take bomin over to your house bc no oneâs there and your family wonât mind even if heâs still there when they get home, so you just take the time to get to know each other a little when bomin feels good enough to interact
he apologizes a lot for nothing getting done but you just hit him and tell him to shut up, itâs not his fault and you still have a couple weeks to work on it so itâs fine
you guys work on the project and it goes well in the end but even after that you and bomin still stay in contact
since you have a sibling who went through the same stuff bomin did, you have some tips to share about blocking out other minds even if your power isnât the same
plus your golden tongue is really useful in calming bomin during the moments he needs it. you always make sure to get his permission to use it before you do though
when bomin asks about it you say itâs because of consent and stuff and if you donât get permission it feels more like manipulation than helping?Â
to him the similarities between you and daeyeol on that end are uncanny (even if youâre less awkward sorry not sorry daeyeol) and bomin just admires you all the more for it
anyway lifeâs going well, you and bomin are really good friends now but maybe like halfway through the year or something bomin senses that youâre becoming a little more closed off?
like he does his best not to read your mind but sometimes he gets accidental glimpses and though theyâre usually pretty free (as in you donât care what youâre thinking about around him) he now gets less of these glimpses and when he does, your mind seems emptier than usual
and he doesnât want to bring it up? because that equals admitting he reads your mind sometimes no matter how accidental it is and with your emphasis on consent with your power bomin isnât sure how well youâd take it
but then you avoid him for like two weeks so bomin breaks down about it to daeyeol over the phone and yeah itâs time for you two to talk
it takes some awkward silence and prodding and really big effort on bominâs part to not willingly see what youâre thinking but the gist of it is
you have a fat crush on bomin and youâve been avoiding him because you donât want him to accidentally see any of it
bomin is like... y/n what the heck i have a crush on you too why didnât you say anything :(
anyway itâs time for big reveals i guess so bomin admits he accidentally sees into your mind every so often and he feels really bad about it but youâre super understanding bc of your sibling of course
and bomin feels kind of stupid for worrying so much he shouldâve thought of that but oh no now youâre hugging him and saying sorry into his shirt so pretty much all thoughts fly out of his mind because maybe this is a little like heaven to bomin
dating you is so refreshing. heâs so happy to have someone around who completely understands like yeah there are other mind readers in the school but itâs not as common a power as others and theyâve been masters at blocking out the world for a long while that theyâve kinda forgotten about how it feels to a beginner
but youâre so sweet and understanding and bomin feels even better when he meets your sibling who teases you two of course but also serves as another pillar of support for him
itâs not just one-sided either. like even though bomin tries not read your mind without permission, heâs still good at picking up on your moods even if youâre not explicit which makes it so much easier to trust and confide in him
and even if youâre not in the mood to talk he gets that too - he wonât force you to do anything
on the occasions when even you canât pick through your own thoughts you let bomin take a peek in and even if he canât help in the moment itâs enough that someone else knows and understands :)
youâre so fucking cute together. like the rest of golcha coos over you. even donghyun whoâs the most low-key with his partner jfc
daeyeol and sungyoon come back from university to visit and bominâs like. weâve got to hide
you: why
bomin: just trust me
long story short you do not (you: theyâre your former teammates and friends! how bad can it be?) and uh by the end of the day maybe youâve had enough teasing about you/bomin for the rest of your life
but when heâs not teasing you do hit it off with daeyeol bc of the same powers thing and secretly bominâs really happy that two of the people he treasures the most get along so well
yeah you and bomin are just super cute and rely on each other a lot in a healthy way and youâre always there for each other
everyone wishes they had as nice a relationship as you two :)
you: you shouldnât. bomin teases me every five fucking seconds about something i did like three months ago
bomin: and yet you love me :)
you: debatable
bomin :|
(itâs ok you kiss him later and he gets smiley again which you delight in seeing even if he does go back to teasing you five seconds later)
If you enjoyed, please donât forget to reblog and leave a comment to tell me what you thought! Thank you for reading and have a lovely day <3
(1 reblog = 1 prayer for the team coach he needs some support dealing with all these brats)
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Fandom: Steven Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Words: 1.6K~
Summary: The questionâ incomplete, and yet bursting with long-held curiosityâ emerges from thin air while heâs about to tuck Steven into bed in the back of the van one night.
In retrospect, no parenting book couldâve ever prepared him for this one.
A Greg and Steven focused fic, set when Steven is freshly four. This is one of those I had on the poll a month or so back, ahah! Finally finished it. Apologies for the wait. The good news is that my list is now whittled down to three non-Crack the Paragon WIPS! Woo! Thatâs rather exciting.
Thereâs some brief meta rambles on the AO3 version. If you read this and enjoy, Iâd greatly appreciate your support through reblogs here, or kudos/comments on AO3. Thank you! <3
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âWhereâs yours, Daddy?â
The questionâ incomplete, and yet bursting with long-held curiosityâ emerges from thin air while heâs about to tuck Steven into bed in the back of the van one night.
In retrospect, no parenting book couldâve ever prepared him for this one.
âMy...?â Smiling encouragingly, he lets the word dangle unfinished in the air for a moment, and gestures to try and prompt the little tyke to continue. âMy what, kiddo? My... pajamas?â he says, pointing towards each item his kid bears in succession. âMy... stuffed tiger? My very own... tickle monster?!â
In the spirit of good-hearted mischief, Greg tousles his boyâs dark, flyaway curls. When he then moves his hands to tickle his sides, Steven breaks into delighted peals of laughter, squirming nonstop.
âNoooooo,â he giggles breathlessly, batting his small pudgy hands at him to stop the affectionate onslaught. âNo tickles, your gem! Like mine! You âavenât never showed it.â
In an instant, the small universe encapsulated inside their van freezes, and he goes momentarily slack-jawed as he struggles to process the words that just came out of his sonâs mouth.
âMy- w-whereâs my gem?â
He lets out a low chuckle at the absurd thoughtâ imagine that, him, having a gem of his own! Where on Earth did his kid acquire this notion? And then... his memory canât help but drift back to a few hours earlier, when Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl spent a mission-free day with Steven on the beach, surrounded by all manners of summer tourists. Humans coexisting amongst Gems, most entirely nonplussed by their otherworldly appearances. Steven was eagerly padding across the shore in his brand new swim trunksâ the pair he received for his birthday just a week agoâ the quartz gem at his navel on proud display. Midway through the afternoon, though, the kiddo seemed to become strangely preoccupied by all the human beachgoers. Heâd glance at peopleâs faces, their sternums, their exposed navels, and then scowl in confusion. At one point he excitedly ran up to a dark skinned young woman with hair like Garnetâs to give her a high-five, and returned puzzled, his lips pressed in a thin line. At the time, Greg didnât understand what all of his bewildered, curious gawking was about, and quietly instructed him not to bother other people. But now, given this latest comment, a theory builds in his mind... oh stars, was he looking for their gems?
Did he somehow assume both from his own and from his frequency of interaction with Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl that everyone had one hidden somewhere?
Swallowing, he deliberately makes it a point to mask his nervousness about this topic in front of his impressionable four-year-old child as best he can. Oh, boy. They havenât had this sort of conversation yet. He always kinda feared it was coming, coursing towards him like a tidal wave faster and faster with each passing moment, but never in a million years did he imagine this moment would be tonight. And now, his tongue dry as a stone in his mouth, he finds himself at a complete loss for words. As best he knows, thereâs no one else even remotely like Steven in the entire universe. How does one even convey this concept to their child in terms theyâd understand?
Because even if heâ ignoring the rose quartz gemstone embedded flush with his skin where a typical kidâs belly button would beâ looks the part, Steven isnât human. That much is obvious. Thatâs simply a fact. Humans donât glow as babies. They donât grow so ramrod still while sleeping that they appear like theyâre not breathing at all. They canât casually lift double their body weight at the tender age of four. Not to mention, in all his years of life thus far, heâs never gotten sick. Never gotten a scrape or cut that didnât heal up completely in less than an hour. Not once. Thereâs no way thatâs by mere coincidence, Greg muses, thereâs gotta be another reason. Heâs gotta have some sort of mega-boosted immune system or something, or magically healing cells. No branch of human science can successfully justify the alien nuances of his sonâs existence. He just... is. Heâs a walking miracle, the light of his life.
Stevenâs never been a normal child, thatâs for sure.
But how is a father supposed to lovingly and sensitively explain this to innocent ears?
âI, erm- I donât have one of those, bud,â he says slow, still desperately sorting through his thoughts to figure out what else to say about this.
The kid stubbornly wriggles free from his arms, lifting up the bottom hem of his baggy pajama shirt to showcase the glittering pink gemstone resting at the center of his belly. âBut I got one, anâ Amethyst anâ Pearl got one, anâ Garnet, she- guess what,â he says in an attempt at a whisper, wide eyed as if heâs about to impart some sacred knowledge. âShe even got two gems!â
âThatâs right, she does have two gems!â he nods, only barely holding back his chuckle at the hilarious solemnity of his kidâs proclamation. âBut Steven, not everyone has âem like you and them. Itâs something unique to the four of you. Yâsee, they are Gems, just like me and everyone else in town are humans. Itâs, umââ his speech falters as he struggles to find words someone so young could possibly begin to understandâ âitâs sorta just who they are.â
The corners of Stevenâs mouth turn downwards in an exaggerated pout, and itâs immediately obvious that this blind, clumsy attempt at an explanation didnât satisfy him one bit. Greg leans back against the inner siding of the van, gently tugging at a strand of his hair as he scours his mind for any potential solutions to this parenting quandary.
Think, think, think... How does one connect this topic to things such a young kid might understand?
âListen, uh...â he begins again, marked hesitation tinting his voice. âPearlâs been teaching you about bugs lately, right?â
However, if Stevenâ bless his heartâ happened to notice his heightened nervousness, he sure doesnât let it show on his face, instead enthusiastically jumping to answer his question.
âUh-huh!â he nods, and then proceeds to happily babble about what heâs learned, flapping his hands in front of him as he does so. âShe tells me all about bumble bees anâ stick bugs, anâ these...â His brow creases as he pauses, combing his memory for the right words. â...fuzzy worms? But they arenât worms, âcause they sleep for really super long and then, then they get wings and fly away!â
He canât help but smile at his sonâs animation about this subject. He soaks up knowledge like a sponge, thatâs for sure. Between Pearl and him, theyâve been trying to introduce him to some of the basics lately, stuff kids his age should know. Like reading, and writing, and counting, and music, and basic science. Pearl does the math and science, (those classes were never his wheelhouse in school), and he takes care of everything else. Given, erm... given their kinda strained history, they donât exactly collaborate on lesson plans, but so far the arrangement seems to be working out okay. Stevenâs having fun, at least, which is all that matters in the end.
âOooh, caterpillars and butterflies, huh?â he says, reaching for the thick blanket folded up against the side wall of the van. âWell, yâwanna learn a cool new thing?â
His son bobs his head, his eyes glittering.
âAll those bugs you named?â he begins, unfolding the blanket for the two of them as he goes. âTheyâre each types of completely different creatures, or, different species, we call âem. And humans and Gems, theyâre types of species too. And every species has something that makes them unique, different from everything else. You know how all those bugs have special things the others donât have, like the bumble bees and their stripes, and those caterpillarsâ fuzz?â
âYeah!â
âWell, thatâs what itâs like for humans and Gems, too! Garnet and Amethyst and Pearl and you, you all have gemstones, just like yours right here,â he says, tapping a gentle finger over the rose quartz embedded at his midsection. Steven lets out a small giggle at the contact. âThatâs your special thing as Gems, something humans donât have.â
âWhatâve humans have?â he asks in curiosity, tilting his head.
Greg purses his lips, his fingers subconsciously massaging the blanketâs rough, time-worn surface as he considers the elements thatâ from personal experienceâ heâd consider essential to human life. âHmm. Well, letâs see... I guess... humans eat, and sleep, and grow from babies all the way until theyâre adults. Gems donât age. They donât really... do any of that.â
âBut I can do that!â he whines, brows creasing.
âHm?â
âI thought you jusâ said Iâm a Gem?â
Gregâs breath stills upon the deliverance of this pointed question, spoken with such youthful innocence, and yet wholly capable of penetrating through every layer of his ill-formed logic. He swallows hard. Once again, he is not prepared. He likely never could be.
His son... oh, his beloved Steven. Without meaning to, he keeps ignoring the inherent humanity that sets this boy apart from the rest of the Gems. Heâs similar to them in many respects, yes, but heâs also not. Heâs both, but...
Heâs also neither.
Heâs unique from everyone, his own thing altogether. Something entirely new.
Quite honestly, the best word he can grasp at to describe him is hybrid.
And while at this present moment he has no idea if heâs doing his son a disservice, othering him from the rest of humanity at such a tender age, he figures that he at least deserves to know the truth.
âYouâre kinda- uh, both, at once, actually,â he clarifies, these very words acting as a beacon to clarify a wide range of once deep-seeded assumptions in his mind. âGem and human. Youâve got special things from both sides, how funky is that?â
âHuh.â Steven mulls this new information over, and then flashes a toothy grin. âThat's cool!â
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âYou Used To Love Meâ: Michael Gray Fan Fiction - Chapter 1
A/N: Please enjoy getting caught up in this love story :)Â
Like / reblog and let me know if you would like to be added to a tag list for the next chapters to come ....Â
thankyou my loves and donât fook with the peaky blinders! ;) xx
Itâs the usual smog and cold air as I make my way down town, dirt and gravel roads crunching beneath my heels. Mostly, I concentrate on trying not to lose my footing and dodging the young boys who are playing tag in the street. But thereâs a very small, tucked away portion of my brain who is constantly, subconsciously, thinking about him. Michael Gray. Even though its months since the day he left, months since Iâve seen or heard from him, it still feels strange to walk these streets without his hand locked firmly with mine. These days I just bury my hands deep in my coat pockets, trying to distract myself from how empty they feel. And from how fucking cold it is.
I round the last corner, away from the houses and straight into the Main Street. Busy and bustling with people leaving and entering businesses, horse and cart, cars all adding to the noise. In a crowd of people, a familiar face sticks out.
Polly Gray. Standing outside of the train station. A smile falls over my face immediately upon spotting her. If thereâs one woman I love like my own mother, itâs Polly Gray. When Michael and I began dating and he first brought me home to his family, Polly opened her arms to me like sheâd known me her whole life. Like I was already Michaelâs wife. They all did.
But when Michael left for America, he didnât just cut of communication with me. He cut of communication with everyone. Even his own family. The only way we knew he was still alive was through the rest of the staff Shelby Limited has in America. Apart from that, Michael may as well have been dead. Or at least we were, to him. Despite this, Polly and the Shelbyâs didnât just cast me off like I was a dead weight. Like an extra person that they didnât need the burden of hanging around. Once youâre in the Shelby family, youâre in for life. I still work at the pub for Tommy. Still come around every Sunday for roast. And I know part of it is the guilt that Polly feels for what her son did to me. To us. To our love. But I know she genuinely loves me, too.
Only a few meters away from her now, I call out to her, waving my hand.
She turns towards my voice with a smile, but the moment her eyes fall over me, it disappears.
âIsabelle, my darlingâŚâ she greets me with a smile that just doesnât seem⌠right âWhat are you doing here?â
I furrow my brows âWell I could ask you the same thing, standing outside the train station of all placesâ I chuckle softly but she just gives me that same, nervous smile.
âPoll, whatâs wrong?â I look around suspiciously, for someone who might be causing her to act like this âIs there someone here that shouldnât be?â Itâs a rare occasion that Polly Gray acts anything but confident and calm.
When I look back to her for an answer, she just stutters. Glancing between me and the entry to the station anxiously, she shakes her head.
âUm, now isnât the time darling, maybe you should go-â
But before I can even figure out what on earth has got her acting this way, the answer to my question walks out of the station lobby and into the street.
Michael.
Suddenly, the obnoxiously loud street becomes muffled, everything sounds like Iâm listening from underwater.
Once our eyes lock, he freezes in his tracks, like someone hit the pause button and now all either of us can do is stare at one another.
âShitâ I hear Polly hiss under her breath beside me.
6 months. 6 months of nothing. No calls. No letters. No explanation. 6 months of anticipation. Crying myself to sleep. Making myself sick with worry. Wondering if he ever loved me at all. And how he could just leave me like this. Did he feel bad at all? 6 months has all come down to this moment. And here he stands. Alive and well. A little older. A little more well dressed. And perfectly fine.
Michael.
Acutely aware of my pounding heart, my breath begins to quicken too, my chest rising and falling rapidly beneath my dress.
And if my complete shock or lack of oxygen hasnât made me completely delusional, I begin to see the smallest hint of something in his eyes. Like a flicker of light through a crack in a concrete wall. Itâs gentle. Warm. Hopeful. Is it a smile? Or⌠love?
âMichael, baby?â A heavily accented womanâs voice cuts through the heavy air around us like a knife.
And just as fleetingly as the look came, it is whisked away. Before I got a chance to read what heâs even thinking after seeing me, the girl he was supposed to be in love with, for the first time in 6 months, the page was ripped away.
Itâs replaced by a cold, empty stare and it soon dawns on me why. The heavily accented voice calling his name belongs to someone. Arrogant and proud, she strolls out into the side walk and straight to Michael, placing a possessive hand on his shoulder.
Like watching a car accident, in which my heart is the car and every moment that follows is another piling up on top of it, I canât look away.
Sheâs tall, slender, blonde. And she leans into Michael, pressing her red lips against his cheek. The cheek that I used to kiss like that. Leaving a faint lip stick stain like I used to.
My eyes lock with Michaels and again I find another hidden message behind them. Does he look⌠guilty?
âBaby?â The American demands, her sharp and commanding voice finally snapping us both out of our trance.
âYes honey, sorryâ Michael apologises quickly, dragging his eyes away from mine as he turns to the woman with a smile on his face.
âWell arenât you going to introduce me?â She chuckles, with a hint of irritation behind it.
He stares at her, his mouth parted ready to speak, but no sound follows itâs lead. The woman gives him one final, warning glare and Michael swallows, turning back to Polly and I.
âThis is Gina⌠Gina Grayâ
My head shoots to Polly immediately, and she just shakes her head at me. Polly must have already known. How long has she known about this.
She doesnât say anything but her her eyes are screaming.
âIâm sorryâ they cry.
Gina. Gina Gray. Gray.
Sheâs Michaelâs wife.
âSorry, do we know you?â She asks me pointedly, right as Iâm trying to understand what has unfolded in a matter of minutes. So she doesnât know about me? Michael hasnât told her. He never mentioned the woman he has been in love with for 4 years. Never crossed his mind? Was our love not worth a mention? Was I not worth it?
I feel Michaelâs eyes burning into me as he waits for me to answer, but what am I supposed to say?
âOh I was just your husbands lover before he left for America, where I never heard from him in 6 months, but apparently he met you and now youâre married so I guess Iâm just some jaded ex loverâ
Michael never was a man of God, but I bet heâs praying to whatever God is listening right now. Praying that I donât reveal his secret. Expose his big lie. Reveal his double life?
âThis is Isabelle,â Pollyâs voice pushes in very suddenly, but as she goes to continue, Michael cuts her off before she even can.
âA family friendâ he interjects quickly, almost tripping over his own words with urgency.
A family friend.
If there was a moment to describe the feeling of twisting the knife once youâve already been stabbed, this was it.
The sentence rattles around in my brain. How can he just stand there, look me in the eyes, and call me that.
Maybe if we had of broken up before he left, then he would be justified in calling me nothing but a family friend, if he doesnât want to say I used to be his lover. His girlfriend. His person.
But I clearly remember how he made love to me the night before he left. How he kissed me at the station before he left. How we both cried and held each other, almost causing him to miss the train. And I know he remembers it too. But yet here he stands. With my heart in his hands, and clenching it tightly as he calls me nothing but a family friend.
Iâm suddenly painfully aware of the silence between us all, and realise I havenât spoken once this entire time.
âYes, sorryâ I nod quickly âIâve known the family a long timeâ
âHow sweetâ Gina replies with a tight smile, as she looks me up and down.
A feeling of sickness washes over me the same way her eyes do. I donât belong here. Standing like a complete fool as Michael and this woman, his wife, pretending to be someone Iâm not, just as much as Michael is.
âIâll let you guys get on your wayâ I shake my head âIâve uh, Iâve got a shift to get to anywayâ
Gina nods with another sickly sweet and clearly fake smile, and Michael just stands there, still watching me nervously.
âBye Pollâ I breathe at Polly who is biting her lip, doing a terrible job at hiding the distraught look on her face. I canât even imagine what mine looks like.
I give one last nod at them all, my eyes catching Michaels for the last time as I begin to walk away. My legs feel like lead as I force myself to walk away from them, moving from the spot I felt as though I was frozen to.
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So, you want fill out a bracket
[insert captain america gif here]
attn.
@nctphx @acetrainermj @violagoth @chocolatspring @noonachronicles @uwunnie @little-writing-worm @aerislulu
HELLO AND WELCOME TO KPOP MARCH MADNESS: SEPTEMBERÂ SONG ALBUM SHOWDOWN
I have made what I hope is a cohesive tutorial on how to fill out your brackets and whatnot. If you do have any further questions, please feel free to message me and I can always help out.
 Everything will be under the cut to save your dash
But FIRST, why am I doing this again?
We lost all our concerts for the year (ty stray kids and eric nam for being the only in person concerts I got this year), I lost the opportunity to do poorly in the actual college basketball March Madness and we all need a tiny bit of fun in some form this year! All without having to actually leave and it is SUPER low stakes.
 In fact, I do all of the work and you guys just campaign your little hearts out for your favorite album because the more votes (voting will take place on a google form, which will be covered later) the better and it makes the races more fun for me to watch.
The idea of a fandom March Madness started from a livejournal community waaaay back in the day and I never did well in that either lmao so the idea is 1,000% not mine originally.
tl;dr I participated in this back on LJ in the 2010s, it was fun and low stakes, I added the prize element in the middle of the March Edition.
WELCOME TO MY WORLD LETâS DO THIS
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For purposes of this tutorial, Iâll be using a shortened version of the March Madness bracket.
Step one.
I will send you a link to the main bracket which is being done through Google Sheets, what I need you to do is to make a copy and title it [YOUR NAME]âs Bracket and then fill out the entire thing and then share it with me with editing access. I will most likely be making a copy for myself but I will only be editing yours to strike-through the loser of the round and bolding the winner so you donât have to! Once you make the copy and shared it with me, all you have to really do from there is sit back, relax and vote/promote.Â
The first bracket, I believe it says Round of 64 on the bottom tab is the one we will be using! Â
Step two.
Below is what the contenders list looks like! In the case of song showdown, itâs done in groups and then ARTIST - ALBUM TITLE. This gets generated into the brackets!
Step three.
Click on the little check box for the choice you want, it will automatically move that choice to the next round.
Here it is again with the entire second round picked out, notice that nobody has been selected yet for the following rounds
Step four.
Repeat what you did in step three for the remainder of the rounds. Pick your favorite for each round and then repeat until itâs all filled out and you get a champion, your champion. The pick you know is that bitch and everyone else is wrong.
Step five.
Vote! How? You say? I will be obnoxious for approximately 3 days with reblogging a link to a google form where you can cast your votes.Iâll be tagging you in the initial post so you donât get surprised when you see it the fifth time and your name suddenly has appeared. Share that post, bribe your friends, family, dogs. Campaign if you want! If you do campaign I will reblog it and come up with a tag to follow so you can see the cool campaigns. If I was graphically inclined I would do it for you but...Iâm not. Anywho
The points!
If you look at this spreadsheet, youâll see how many points each round is worth and how I let the spreadsheet do the math from there.Â
I believe that covers everything! Again, if thereâs any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.
My goal is to have the first round officially start on Tuesday, September 8th. So please expect a message this weekend with the link to the main bracket! Please remember make a copy, fill it out through the end and then share it with me again so I can make my own copy to keep track of the points and make the appropriate notations (bold and strike-through) with each round.
FAQ (these questions arenât frequently asked but they could be)
1. March Madness made sense, why are we doing albums when itâs called September Song Showdown?
I was going to do this in April as a song showdown and now I realize it could have been April Album A-Something, but albums are easier to pick than songs and itâs September now. Maybe next September itâll be a song Showdown.
2. You mentioned prizes???
Yes! I had a couple of friends who arenât into kpop participate and I bribed them with a prize if they won and stuck to it when @chocolatspring won! Even though Gaby didnât get her prize until like 2 weeks ago but itâs fine, Iâll be more on top of it this time just in time for the December holidays!
3. How do you know who goes in what spot?
Random.org/lists! I shuffle them 5-10 times and then go through and put them on the main spreadsheet, shown above in the actual tutorial.
4. How do you figure the points?
Spreadsheets, baby! Each round is worth a certain number of points, each album you pick that goes on to fight the next round will earn so many points, those points are then added up and triple checked before I put them on a separate spreadsheet. The spreadsheet does the math from there.Â
5. I won, so now what?
Congrats! You have the best intuition and convinced enough people to vote for your fave! On top of being announced as a winner on the final post, Iâll message you and you let me know what your choice of prize is (an album of your choice, a gift card or something else).
5.2 Wait, is this free?
20 bucks, venmo me. Kidding. The only person this will end up costing money for is me. Which is why when I say an album of your choice within reason, I mean Iâm not going to say you're limited to a price range, but like...I canât do a crazy expensive album.
6. What happens if I end up tanking just after the first round?
Thereâs no coming back after a bad round so welcome to...a second chance bracket! I donât know how to do that yet, but you can continue to vote, promote, whatever your heart desires, but there will be a small thing I havenât figured out yet for the person with the least amount of points.
7. Are you participating?
Yes! I donât gain or lose anything from this so my points donât really count. So if I do end up winning, the next highest amount is the actual winner.
8. Just to be clear, can people not filling out the brackets vote in the polls?
Yes! Share it on your twitter, reblog the post on your tumblrs! The more votes the merrier! Heck, I got my mom to play in March and showed her pictures and she chose based on that alone for her voting.Â
9. How long is each voting round going to remain open?
5 days. Rounds will be open Monday-Friday, I will make the initial post Monday and share it again throughout the day, a reminder on Wednesday and then finally on Friday with plenty of time before the form closes. Results will be shared Saturday afternoons and I will spend Sunday getting the new round ready.Â
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A Kid from Queens Part 12
Pairing: Peter Parker x Stark!Reader
Info: CA: Civil War Era. Tony Stark enlists his daughter to find the web slinging spider in Queens.
Word count: 3k
Warnings: language, some serious pent up sexual tension, definitely PG13
(no Far From Home spoilers)
A/N: I mapped out this chapter and as I started writing, I realized I would have about 6,000 words so I just split it into two. Enjoy ;)
Masterlist linked in my bio. Taglist in the reblog.
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âF.R.I, activate Nightcap Protocol.â You instructed the AI with your arms crossed as you made your way to the couch.
Your windows glazed over, so no one could see in. Some privacy and security shields, if you will, to prevent the past from repeating itself. Like your true self, you were invisible to the outside world. Inside you didnât have to hide or pretend; you were safe.
âYou need to ice those...â Peter spoke, breaking the silence.
âWhat?â You asked gently, scrunching your brows together.
âYour knuckles, you need to ice them. Theyâre bleeding and theyâre going to swell if you donât ice them...â Peter navigates through the new kitchen, wrapping some ice in a cloth before approaching you. He gently lays the makeshift ice pack onto them.
You look up to him with guilty eyes when you realize heâs still holding onto your hands.
âI donât know what to say Peter, I thought Iâd figure it out on the walk from the balcony to here, but I still donât know what to say.â You hung your head again, your voice faltering.
âYou donât have to say anything.â Peter reassured you, taking a seat next to you.
You didnât understand why he was being so kind to you, especially considering your last conversation with him. Your head had pushed him away, but your heart was grasping for anything left to hold onto.
âYou deserve an explanation.â You admitted.
âI know why you did it, all of it. You donât have to put yourself through this for me.â Peter tried to convince you, but you shook your head.
How could he be so understanding? How could you hurt him, and he still looks for a reason to redeem you? To excuse your actions? To find some greater meaning to all of it... the only conclusion you could think of was that he really didnât want to let you go.
âI do Peter! Because if you get hurt or your identity is compromised, thatâs on me!â You yelled, pushing the ice off your hands as you motioned between the two of you.
âCanât you see? I never had a normal childhood and I canât change that. But you still have that luxury. When youâre not swinging around Queens in a multi-million dollar suit, you can be normal. You can go out with friends, you can see a movie. Whatever normal people do; you can do that. Just because Iâll never get that chance doesnât mean Iâm gonna sit by and watch while itâs stolen from you.â You tried to explain.
âWhat if I donât want to be normal?â Peter asked, but that wasnât exactly what he meant.
What he wanted to say was how he would never truly be normal again after you. You had accepted him into your crazy life, and ruined him for the ânormal worldâ. It was as if heâd experienced a touch of the heavens when he was with you, and he knew if he went back nothing could ever compare to the way you had made him feel.
âTrust me, you donât want this.â You scoffed, motioning around you, implying the shit storm that has now become your life.
You were like a bad omen. Chaos followed behind you everywhere you went, and you were worried that you were going to be the reason someone got hurt. Seriously hurt. And you were not going to let that person be Peter Benjamin Parker.
âKeep that ice on, Y/N.â Peter said calmly.
âFuck my knuckles, Peter!â You shouted, standing up off the couch.
âNo! Alright because you are so worried about everyone around you that you wonât even take care of yourself!â Peter yelled back, standing to match you. His words shocked you, because deep down you knew he was right.
âThis is bigger than me, Peter! This is bigger than both of us!â You raised your voice again.
âWhat are you talking about?â Peter shook his head in confusion, his tone was still argumentative. You realized you had dug yourself into a hole, and he wouldnât rest, understandably, until he had answers.
You took a deep breath and a pause, sitting back down onto the arm of your couch.
âI was warned before the gala.â You confessed.
âWhat? Why didnât you say anything?â Peter asked worriedly, moving to stand in front of you.
âI was still trying to figure it out. The mayor, heâs in deep. Some sort of illegal weapons dealings. I donât know. But I know that the people heâs tangled up with arenât afraid of collateral damage. What if they come for you, because of me? More people are going to get hurt if I donât get to the bottom of this.â You tried to make him understand.
âWhat if itâs not your job to stop them?â
âWhat if Iâm the only one who can? I can figure out what theyâre doing from the inside.â You spoke, though you werenât sure how convincing you sounded.
âFrom the inside? Oh, Thomas.â Peter took a step back and looked away from you.
âYeah, Thomas.â
âSo yâall are...?â Peter began to ask, but couldnât bring himself to put it into words.
âNo, no. Itâs just- we have this agreement. Some outings for publicity, that kinda stuff. He gets to impress his dad and boost his poll numbers, and we move the public attention away from you... well that was my intention at least.â You explained, shaking your head at how tonight had gone.
âYeah I saw the interview, it was-â Peter stopped, not knowing what word to best describe what he had witnessed.
âBrutal?â You offered.
âYeah, something like that.â Peter gave you a sad smile, something to show you that he was sorry for the way it turned out. To a blind viewer, it really wasnât that bad. Sure the questions were grilling, but you didnât throw yourself under the bus or anything. You behaved and answered just as you were supposed to.
âI donât know what was worse, the questions about you or the questions from Twitter.â You sighed, sliding off the edge of the couch into the plush cushions below.
âI liked the question about Thor, did he really say that?â Peter laughed, moving next to you once more. He was trying to get your mind off of what had happened.
âClint convinced him that once a girl turns 15, and when they address you, itâs polite to reply with âYas Queenâ.â You laughed, a genuine laugh. It had been a while since youâd done that.
âSo on my birthday, we had this huge party upstate. It was before Sokovia and everyone was still living in the compound. I came downstairs and Thor was the first one I ran into. I asked him if my dress looked okay, and you can imagine my shock when he replied. Everyone burst out laughing, Clint was in tears. I didnât have the heart to tell him, he looked so pleased with himself.â
You smiled as you told Peter the story, lost in the memory. It was a simpler time, a more peaceful time. There was no fighting, no government intervention. What you would give to go back to those days.
âI still canât believe youâre friends with all the Avengers.â Peter shook his head with a smile.
âIs that why you came here tonight, to talk to me about Thor?â You teased him with a raised brow, but you really were curious.
âWell no, I just... I saw you and you looked- wow I mean, wow. Then the questions and the, I mean you answered them perfectly but I could tell you were... I mean-â Peter began to shift around nervously in his seat. It was like when you two first met, he was shy and nervous. Not the Peter youâd grown to know- you knew that meant something was up.
âSpit it out bug boy.â You furrowed your brow, unsure of where he was going with this.
âFuck, Y/N I missed you. Ok. Youâre not making it easy for me to move on when youâre on my TV looking like that. I had to see you. I knew those questions affected you so I wanted to see if you were okay.â He confessed. You hoped your cheeks werenât bright red right now. You didnât think youâve ever heard Peter curse, and heâd never talked about you in that way before.
âAlright, youâve seen me. What was the next step in your plan tonight?â You inches closer to him, your heartbeat growing faster and faster. Hopefully he couldnât hear it with his super senses.
âHope youâd let me in.â He said slowly. His eyes were scanning over your face, like he was making a mental image to never forget this.
âWell I seem to have already done that, and next?â You spoke just as slowly, trying to calm your breathing... Were you nervous? Youâve certainly done this before, but why did this time feel different?
âThis.â Peter spoke with some newfound confidence before his lips collided with yours.
You snaked your hand around the back of his neck, wanting to eliminate any distance between the two of you.
You knew why it was different this time- it was Peter. Things would always be different because of Peter. It was as if you had lived your whole life colorblind, and then you met him. He was the color, he was the life you were missing. You didnât know much about destiny and fate and all that, but when you kissed Peter and he kissed you back, you saw it.
You saw the two of you together, growing old together, white picket fence and all. You saw a glimpse of a normal life, a happy life. He was your balance, the missing puzzle piece.
But deep down you knew, it could never be this easy, you couldnât get to that point without struggles and heartbreak. But you also knew Peter was worth it, and whatever hardships you would have to overcome, you would do it.
You came from two different worlds, and the two wouldnât meld together easily or quickly. It would take time for people to come around to the idea of it, but time was something you had plenty of.
Tonight would give you a chance, a chance at a proper goodbye. Not a real goodbye, but a goodbye for now. A goodbye to figure out all the crazy twists and turns that was your life. You both knew the timing just wasnât right, but one day down the road everything may fall into place.
âIs this a good idea?â Peter pulls away hesitantly and asked.
âNo.â You smiled and shook your head.
This time it was you that erased the empty space between your lips. You lifted your leg over Peter so that you were now straddling him. His hands found their way to your hips as yours trailed over his chest.
Time didnât exist when your lips were intertwined. An hour could have passed, or a year. It was like you were stuck in an interdimensional time loop, and neither of you wanted it to stop.
When you finally came up for air, you froze for a second. You looked into Peterâs eyes, you memorised every detail of his face. Knowing it might be a while before the two of you can be together again like this, you didnât want to take a second for granted.
Peter smiled up at you, and for the first time in forever, you felt seen. Truly seen. Not the tabloid version of you, not the majority shareholder business version of you, but the real you. Peter saw it, all of your flaws, and they didnât matter. It was just the two of you, together in the eye of the storm.
âI have to be up in 5 hours, can Queens spare you for a night?â You raised your brow and smirked.
âTheyâll just have to manageâ Peter smirked as he lifted you from the couch and headed towards your bedroom. You were both laughing and utterly giddy. Two fools in love.
He gently threw you onto the bed before crawling over to you. You were smiling as his lips connected with his once more. In an attempt to draw him closer to you, your hand brushed over the spider on the front of his suit- releasing it.
You froze and muttered an apology, growing more and more distracted by the bare skin that was now exposed.
âCat got your tongue?â Peter asked with a smirk, you must have been staring for a while.
âHmm? No, uh, shit.â You muttered.
Peter Parker was like a drug, and oh boy were you an addict. Youâd been doing well, 10 days sober. But you broke. Cracked at the first opportunity and let him back into your heart, and your apartment for that matter. But it was just one little cheat, right? Thatâs all. No one even had to know.
âUm, Iâd offer you a change of clothes but I donât have any of Steveâs laying around.â You tried to recover from your daze.
âWeâll have to figure something else out then, wonât we.â Peter spoke, connecting your lips again, and pulling the suit further down his chest.
âI suppose we will...â Your hand found some pooling fabric and aided in itâs removal, he was now just in his boxers.
âAnd if weâre playing fair.â You breathed heavily, trying to catch your breath after the lack of oxygen.
You untied that robe that you had wrapped around you, and threw the material onto the floor. You were on the edge of the bed, and quickly took the opportunity to stand back on the floor, pulling the tight fabric of your leggings from your body and sliding it down your thighs. As you stepped out of them, and stood tall with your shoulders back, your eyes connected with Peterâs. His grew wide, not with surprise, but desire. Standing before him in only a sports bra and your underwear, you didnât feel exposed. You felt safe.
Peter now sat at the edge of the bed with his feet hanging off, hitting the floor. You moved to that you were standing between his legs. Your hand came to rest on the side of his face, wrapping around to the back of his neck. You placed a delicate kiss onto his lips, and it grew, blossomed into a passionate kind of kiss that you think only happens in the movies.
As Peter wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you back onto the bed, lips never separating, he let out a noise between a growl and a moan.
You were seeing a side of Peter you never thought you would get to see, or never thought existed for that matter.
You two were inseparable. Even once the kiss was broken, you still couldnât keep your hands off of eachother.
You now were snuggled into his side, silently tracing shapes over his chest, dragging your fingers over his muscles. He had his arms protectively wrapped around you, listening to the steady beat of your heart.
You were the first one to break the silence with something that had been weighing heavily on your mind for the last week.
âI'm sorry for how I acted at the party. I shouldnât have drank that much, I hope I didnât do anything to embarrass you.â You apologized.
âEmbarrass me?â Peter pulled away slightly so that he could see your face. âNo, no Y/N I was the talk of the town all week. Flash hasnât stopped talking about you. By the way, youâre a really cute drunk.â
âOh, well I donât know about that.â You smiled up at him.
âYou shot finger guns at Ned.â He informed you and your eyes grew wide.
âNo I didnât oh my god.â You buried your head into his chest in embarrassment.
âYes you did.â Peter laughed and you groaned.
When you unburied your head from his chest, and laid down onto his arm he asked you another question.
âWhy do you have to be up so early tomorrow.â He asked, and if he hadnât, you almost would have forgotten. Peter had a way of distracting you, and tonight surely more than ever.
âI have an interview with Vogue in the morning, well more of a meeting really, then an Elle video.â You informed him.
âWhat for?â He asked again.
âThey want me on the cover of Vogue, lord knows why. And Elle is doing a closet and apartment tour for YouTube.â You rolled your eyes. You might not have known why Vogue would want you for their cover, but he sure did. You were gorgeous and brilliant, and he wished you could see what he saw.
âA closet tour, really? People care about that kind of thing?â He replied instead, noticing your eyeroll and general disapproval of the whole thing.
âSo Iâm told. I do have a vast shoe collection though.â You answered, looking towards your closet, that really could be classified as another whole room.
âIâm sure you do,â Peter laughed, âAunt May said your shoes tonight were to die for.â
âDid she now? What size is she?â You asked.
âUm, I think an eight.â You made a mental note of that.
âMh,â you groaned and burrowed back into Peterâs open arms, âI donât want to wake up in 4 hours.â
âThen donât.â Then donât Peter chucked at your previous actions.
âI have to.â You groaned, your voice muffled due to your face being pressed against his body.
âThen sleep.â Peter suggested, teasing you.
âI donât want to.â You whined.
âWell what else are you going to do for the next 4 hours then?â Peter retorted with a smile. You raised your head up again, resting it on his chest so your faces were mere inches apart. You looked up at him through your lashes before your lips curved into a smirk.
âIâm sure I can think of something.â You smiled, your lips finding their home, once more, attached to his.
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so, folks, Iâm here to start another heinous text post series!
once again, we have results on a FEH poll -- and once again, IS has fucked up the vote counting beyond repair, leaving me filled with desire to tally things up nicer and properer. which I will try to do anyway, but the only numbers published were the ones above their top 100, so I guess weâll technically have some missing information
but then, I thought, hey, while Iâm at it, why donât I offer some pointed critique as to whether the most voted characters deserve their votes?
letâs start with the professors. below the cut: the top 15 most wanted teachers in Fire Emblem, and whether they are any good as professors!
#1: BYLETH (10574 votes across all genders and forms)
yeah, yeah, that figures; if you donât want to think too hard about this, why not go with the character who is only known as Professor, right?
that said, Iâve had classes with professors whose facial experssions never change and whose dialogue choices donât matter, and let me tell you, regardless of who was controlling them behind the scenes, I canât recommend that experience
#2: ROBIN (3110 votes across all genders)
ehm, sure? I mean, if taking over the plot and arbitrarily succeeding at everything you try are teachable skills, sign me up I guess-
#3: CECILIA (2426 votes)
our first extant personality is here, and not a bad choice at all! I mean, if her curriculum is whatever Lilina is doing, then Iâd learn happily. even if she can be astonishingly blunt and I happen to have weaknesses and insecurities-
#4: CAMILLA (1303 votes)
look, I get it; those of you who played fates are ever so often telling me that, despite all the hype, thereâs an actual character there somewhere beneath the slab of meat. Iâve heard you tell me a million times by now. but please, by all means, explain to me what this can possibly represent if not 1303 people with a teacher kink
and yeah, I hope youâre bracing yourself for that already, because weâre going to be running into multiple characters who are obvious horny votes. potentially even some who are sneaky horny votes -- like, sure, Cecilia is a good teacher, but sheâs also the seriesâ first bangable teacher, and I have no way of knowing where one ends and another begins out of her 2426
#5: IKE (1121 votes across all appearances)
whatâs there for him to teach, anyway? how to get away with yelling at a foreign monarch whose help you need? how to do handstands with a sword? ... actually, you know what, sign me up for both of those, even if this is basically an additional horny vote
(pew pew peeeeeeeeeeew I went there)
#6: LYN (877 votes)
er, I donât even... are people counting it as âteachingâ if she sometimes talks exposition at the player character? I mean, even as far as that goes, exposition usually falls to the other people in her team anyway...... hmmmmm
like yeah, regardless, sheâs passably nice -- opinionated, sure, but that doesnât usually grate much -- and dedicated to self-improvement... like, itâs not that she has any outstanding qualities for a teacher, but sheâs already a better candidate than probably half this list
#7: CLAUDE (869 votes across all appearances)
869 votes total, of which 619 are for his post-timeskip appearance. nice. (and also, booyaka booyaka)
... I guess you can accuse this one of being a horny vote also, because I mean, itâs claude, he does that to everyone -- but considering that Dimitri didnât get into the top 15 despite what Erica Lindbeck would have wanted, I think itâs safe to assume that this is at least partially about Claudeâs brains.
that said, though, being clever doesnât alone make someone a good teacher, so, what does he really have going for him? well, heâs very eloquent -- although heâs never struck me as the good-at-being-the-center-of-attention type. and heâs funny, which is a thing that a lot of people look for in a teacher, although let me tell you, years of cram school have really shown me to only want that in a secondary capacity,
... wait, on second thought, how many people voted for this just because of Joe Zieja?
#8: SHANNAM (852 votes)
wow, I canât believe 852 people have been completely duped! ... well, he did accidentally teach Mareeta how to Astra, but that sounds like it had nothing to do with what he was doing at all. I guess itâd be nice to discover a hidden talent just like that, but it doesnât seem to be something we can rely on Shannam for. just like everything else
incidentally, Iâm told thereâs going to be a lot of random Jugdrali nobodies on the next categories too -- Iâm guessing that must be the newest FE Reddit mob prank. too bad thereâs probably not going to be a category that Dorcas can take over
(in case youâre wondering, the actual shannan has a modest 171 votes to his name)
#9: MANUELA (851 votes)
Iâm not going to call this an outright horny vote, but one thing I can tell you all for sure is that nobody whoâs voting for this wants to have an actual class where things get done
like, sure, sheâs not without her share of admirable wisdom, but weâre talking about someone who openly felt like jumping into a lake when someone told her they look up to her and think she has made good decisions
#10: TITANIA (818 votes across all appearances)
the very first character on this list I canât fault or make fun of at all, and itâs taken us the entire top 10 to get there. bravo, Fire Emblem fans. and bravo IS for splitting the tellius votes again, making her rank even worse on the official list
#11: EDELGARD (766 votes across all appearances)
what. I mean, sure, sheâs a fantastic public speaker, but like, I hope you havenât had enough yet of the teacher who boasts about how they WILL fail you
#12: SETETH (733 votes, possibly with uncounted change)
being taught by seteth is, presumably, like being taught by snape, minus all of the venom. solid choice, I suppose!
plus, if weâre following up on the Joe Zieja thing, Iâd really be lining up to take classes from Mark Whitten. or Allegra Clark. or Christian La Monte, but thatâd just be because heâs adorable and Iâd watch him doing like anything
(get your mind out of the gutter)
#13: CANAS (685 votes)
Iâm like, at least halfway sure thatâs the one I voted for. hell yeah!
whatâs there not to love? sure, he might be a spot awkward, but that unmatchable passion for knowledge is one of the best traits to have as a teacher, not to mention that heâs humble, happy to teach, and even good with kids! er, other peopleâs kids, that is. kids other than Hugh
(technically, heâs also voiced by Joe Zieja, but eh, I doubt anyoneâs thought of that)
#14: ATHOS (664 votes)
if Seteth was the Snape pick, this is the Dumbledore -- again, without the venom, if he does have skeletons in his closet. that said, he forgets to eat just because he probably doesnât have to anymore, so yâknow, brace yourself for how that translates into keeping the class organized
(incidentally, his student Pent just barely missed my cut, as he is #16)
#15: LUKAS (647 votes)
you know what? itâs not that Lukas isnât kind and passionate for knowledge and a bunch of other things that make a good teacher, but I regret to say I am 100% calling this both a horny vote and a voice actor vote. a horny for the voice actor vote, if you will. youâre not looking for a class, youâre looking for an ASMR roleplay of one
HONORABLE MENTIONS (highest vote in their continuity, without reaching top 15)
Maiko (622 votes): I havenât played TMS#FE, so someone else will have to gauge the extent to which this is a horny vote
Marth (544 votes across all appearances): look, marthâs whole thing is how heâs just a naĂŻve whelp standing on the shoulders of giants, so letâs be real -- you want Jagen to be your teacher. and hell yeah, so do I
Plumeria (400 votes): holy shit, look, 400 people who arenât funny at all. like not even a little bit
Eirika (363 votes): itâs strange that sheâs beating out the plethora of proper teacherly characters in Magvel, like Saleh and Duessel. I guess the upshot is that sheâs never going to catch you cheating in a test?
unlike what I normally say on my heavily opinionated text posts, Iâm eager to hear what you all have to say about all that -- this poll is a lot less fun than the discussions it raises! so yeah, who deserves all the votes they got here? did the one you voted for make the cut? are you on the defensive because Iâve seen right through you? let me know in the replies and reblogs!
#anniversary poll critique series#my stupid text posts#Fire Emblem is tagged in this post#Fire Emblem Heroes is tagged in this post
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A Third Persepctive (23)
By: @arc852 and @hiddendreamer67
Warnings: fear, slight anger, cage mention, being trapped
(Check the reblog for the links to the previous chapters!)
A Third Perspective won the poll! So here we go! Just one more chapter after this!
 Patton whimpered as he heard Roman, sounding angrier than ever. He shook, still in Virgilâs hold, burying himself in his friend's hoodie. Virgil ran a hand through his hair. Normally he wasnât this touchy feely-in fact, this was probably the most hugs heâs had in one day-but given their situation and the fact he thought he was never going to see Patton again, he was making an exception.
 âPat, itâs...okay.â Patton shook his head.
 âNo, itâs not, Roman is angry and heâs gonna-gonnaâŚâ Patton trailed off, not actually knowing what Roman would do, but it couldnât be good. He remembered Roman saying that he would never hurt him, but how could he believe him when he sounded so angry.
 Virgil sighed, not knowing how to comfort Patton in this instance. Because even he wasnât sure. He wanted to say that Roman would calm down and everything would be fine, but...he couldnât. Up until now, Roman had been understanding and relatively calm. But his anger was reminding him of Logan.
 Virgil shuddered as the memories once again resurfaced. Everything would be so much easier if they could just get away. Virgil furrowed his eyebrows and suddenly looked up, searching the bag. Looking for any give, a small hole, just anything they could use to escape. Unfortunately, no such luck with those, but maybeâŚ
 âPat, quickly, give me a boost.â
 âWhat is wrong with you?â Logan hissed, closing the door behind them.
 âI- I donât know!â Roman tugged at his hair in frustration.
 âDid you really think Virgil would just stay in your apartment?â Logan raised an eyebrow. âOr Patton, for that matter?â
 âI didnât treat them like some experiments or whatever heartless thing you did.â Roman gave Logan a slight shove.
 âIt doesnât matter.â Logan knew better than to retaliate against Romanâs push. âYou didnât listen to Patton; thatâs why he still trusts me over you.â
 âBut Iâm trying!â Roman insisted for what felt like the millionth time. âAnd Iâm sure that, with time, heâll come around⌠right?â
 âWhat time?â Logan crossed his arms. âYouâre even a bigger fool than I thought if you think you can win them over in one day.â
 âWell not one day, obviously,â Roman admitted.
 âSo how are you planning on keeping them, then?â Logan asked. âBecause certainly whatever method you choose itâll only lower Pattonâs opinion of you.â
 âI wonât keep them at all!â Roman said smugly. âTheyâll choose to be with me.â
 âPatton wonât,â Logan observed. âAnd likely Virgil wonât, either. Heâs already left once. All he really cares about is being with Patton. You donât factor into their choices at all.â Romanâs face fell.
 âYouâre...youâre lying.â Roman took a step back.
 âWhy would I lie?â Logan gave a small shrug of his shoulders. âThe facts are obvious. Left to their own devices, Patton and Virgil would leave us both. If you tried to keep them overnight uncontained theyâd be gone by morning.â
 Roman paused, looking at a spot on the floor. Despite what everyone thought, he wasnât an idiot. Roman knew his overall borrower approval rating was lacking. But despite that, Roman had really thought he was getting somewhere with Virgil. That perhaps after the two of them bonded, Virgil could help Roman win Patton back and they could all be... friends. However, even after Roman did everything he thought was right, Virgil still chose to leave.
 After all, who would ever choose to stay with him? Roman clenched his fists at his sides, but he felt his anger dissipating into sadness as a few tears collected in his eyes.
 âHey, guys.â Both humans turned to see a panting Thomas, who looked like he had just sprinted up five flights of stairs. âSorry Iâm late, I just⌠Roman, are you okay?â
 âIâm fine.â Roman wiped at his face, trying to look decent. âCome on in.â Before Logan could stop him, Roman opened the door. Logan glared at him over Thomasâ head. Meanwhile Thomas, completely oblivious to the tension between them, all but skipped into the room. Logan begrudgingly followed.
 Virgil grunted as he tried to push the top part of the bag open, but it was no use. He was too weak to flip it open. It was then he heard voices coming back into the room, three to be exact and Virgil quickly tapped on Pattonâs head. Letting him know to help him down. Patton did and both subconsciously backed into the corner as the voices came closer.
 âAlright, what do you know so far?â Roman asked, crossing his arms. He knew he sounded as dead inside as he felt.
 âWell, ahâŚâ Thomas thought back, not really expecting himself to be doing the talking. âI know about Patton and Virgil. And theyâre borrowers, although Iâm not actually sure what that means. I know theyâre small though. You did something about not letting them go,-â Thomas pointed to Roman, then to Logan, â-and you just...put them in a cage. When they trusted you.â
 âPatton trusted me, not Virgil.â Logan corrected, putting a hand up. âAnd you can spare me the theatrics, I have been thoroughly shamed already.â
 âAlthough he could do with a little more shaming, of course,â Roman smirked.
 âTheyâre also supposed to be a secret, right?â Thomas asked. âAnd thereâs rules and stuff?â
 âYes, there are rules.â Logan nodded. âWhich means that we would appreciate your cooperation in keeping this top secret.â Though it was phrased as a request, Loganâs tone made it clear it was not.
 âOh, donât worry, my lips are sealed!â Thomas assured them.
 âAt least Thomas wonât tell anyone?â Patton said, after hearing all that. Virgil simply sighed. Honestly, what did that matter anymore? It was likely they were never escaping these humans. And, not to mention, Virgil was more than a little upset that they ignored him and didnât even try to cover it all up. Though he really shouldnât have expected anything else.
 âThomas seems...nice?â Patton filled the silence once more and Virgil sighed again. He knew Patton was just trying to find some sort of hope in all of this. Any human could seem nice to other humans. But when faced with a borrower, everything changed.
 âJust be prepared, Pat.â Virgil finally said, causing Patton to given him a confused look.
 âFor what?â Patton asked, tilting his head.
 âFor anything,â Virgil said, before tuning in back to the humans.
 âYou know, I didnât actually know you two were friends,â Thomas said after a moment, looking between them.
 âAcquaintances.â
 âWeâre not friends.â
 Logan and Roman responded simultaneously, giving each other a slight glare across the room.
 âO..Oh.â Thomas felt a bit uncomfortable standing in the middle of the room between them.
 âSo, where are Patton and Virgil?â Thomas asked, eyeing the bag on the couch. Roman sidestepped in front to block it from Thomasâ view.
 âIt would be in everyoneâs best interest if you didnât know,â Logan answered, personally thinking that Romanâs action only served to solidify Thomasâ belief.
 âUh, okay.â Thomas was a bit confused by that response. âBut can I... meet them?â
 Please say no, please say no. Virgil pleaded within his mind. If anything, could Logan and Roman at least do this much?
 âTheyâre not exactly fond of humans.â Roman glanced to the side.
 âNo, I know!â Thomas was quick to backpedal from the idea, his curiosity at war with his good intentions. âI just...wanted to make sure theyâre okay. And, well, have some faces to put to the voices.â
 âThey are perfectly fine, Iâd assume.â Logan answered. âTheyâre capable of taking care of themselves. But to answer your question, no, you cannot meet them as we are not in control of that.â
 Roman blinked. âWeâre...not?â
 âNo, weâre not.â Logan gave Roman a look as if to say donât you dare blow this. âBoth borrowers are gone.â
 Virgil almost wanted to laugh. Both in disbelief because he didnât think they would actually try to get Thomas not to meet them...but also because Virgil knew Logan didnât believe the things he said. He didnât truly believe they could take care of themselves or were in control. And as if they would ever allow the borrowers to leave.
 âLoganâs helping us!â Patton smiled in excitement. Glad to hear Logan doing his best. Virgil honestly didnât have the heart to tell him about Loganâs lies. It might be selfish, but he hadnât seen Patton smile in a while and he missed seeing it. So Virgil just hummed in response.
 âGone?â Thomas repeated.
 âYes, gone.â Logan nodded. âI havenât the slightest clue about where they might be now.â
 âAnd please, donât go looking for them!â Roman jumped in, catching on. âI know it might be tempting, but⌠they deserve to have some space. Donât try and disturb them, okay? Just leave them alone.â
 âRight.â Thomas did his best not to appear crestfallen. He should have known better than to get his hopes up. But then again, maybe this is for the best. It would just hurt to meet a borrower if you knew they were just going to be scared of you the whole time.
 Virgil couldnât believe it was actually working, maybe they really could get through this without meeting Thomas. And even better, he would think they were long gone.
 Patton did feel a little sad at the sound in Thomasâ voice, but knew not to speak up. It was better this way. Dealing with two humans was more than enough.
 âWell, I...guess Iâll be seeing you guys around then.â Thomas turned, only to see Logan was already holding the door open.
 âBye, Thomas.â Roman gave him a wave. After a moment, Logan did as well.
 âBy the way, If you, um, happen to see them again,â Thomas paused, still inside the room, âCould you please say hi from me?â Thomasâ eyes widened. âOh, but not if you think itâll freak them out. I donât want to scare them.â
 âIf we happen to one day cross paths we will be sure to pass your message along.â Logan assured him.
 âOkay.â Thomas waved again, looking around the room one last time before heading down the stairs to his own apartment. Once he was gone, Logan closed the door and both humans breathed a sigh of relief.
 Both borrowers also breathed a sigh of relief. They were still stuck in the same position they had been in, dealing with two humans and all, but at least it hadnât been made worse by adding another human in. Virgil especially, just hoped Thomas was truthful when he said he wouldnât tell anyone.
 But now came the moment of truth. What were Logan and Roman going to do with them?
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Ragnarssons Headcannon: The Jealous Brother
Authorâs Note: This is as requested, catching up with the queue! It was fun to write! One of these will become a series, or at least a three part fic! Please Reblog your vote or comment below!!! Thank you!!! Polls will close Sunday!! And Iâll post the first part next week!! Taglist open!!
Requested by Anon: Okay for the possible angst headcanons how about the Ragnarssons being in love with someone but they like one of the other brothers?
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Bjorn
It would eat at Bjorn to watch you desire his younger brother and not want him.
He would watch from afar at first. He like his father would be the one willing to be patient and watch what Hvitserk done to irritate you.
But the watching wouldnât last soon because Bjorn is the brother that conquers foreign lands heâd have to have you
The night you and Hvitserk has the fight in the hall he would allow it to escalate to a point where you canât stand the site of Hvitserk
Bjorn would laugh as Hvitserk, drunk and oblivious sent you home to sleep by yourself and he would make his move.
Under the onyx night sky of Kattegat he would walk behind you for a certain point and join you as the sounds of the Great Hall fade
âIs that how he normally treat you?â Heâd ask. âIt appears my younger brother learned no manners.â
He would make you laugh at his impersonations of his brother, swaggering drunk like him until you reached your doorstep and there he would stop. âYou donât have to be with someone like that, there are plenty of other men who would love to have you.â
âAre you referring to yourself, Prince Bjorn?â
âIs that what you want Y/N? Because if so, yes.â Heâd shrug as if he had not planned the suave stroll into your heart. Heâd give you one kiss on the cheek. âSleep well.â
At the grab of his wrist he would stop his turn cornering you against the wall of your home. âWhat is it?â
âYou should come in, my husband tends to find the bench of the Great Hall comfortable enough on nights like these. Iâd rather not sleep alone.â
And under you wishes heâd enter the home and make you forget the woes of his younger, drunkard brother.
Ubbe
Ubbe is not okay with watching you gallivant around with Ivar. But Ubbe is not outward, heâs sneaky in his movements
He had noticed you were fond of animals, and heâd meet you down at the stables as you sprinkle the feed to the small goats. âY/N imagine seeing you here?â
âItâs not hard to imagine, Ubbe you have been watching me have you not?â âItâs hard not to watch you.â Heâd admit reaching into the sack of feed grabbing a handful of and tossing it to the ground
âI am not yours to watch.â You would say watching his brow furrow. âNow am I?â
Ubbe would stop his attempt that time noticing your irritation, heâs not shocked to find you not easily swayed after being with his younger brother for so long
The months would pass and Ivar would ready himself for the raid, ready to depart the attention he paid to you would dwindle as his attention would advert to what pleases the gods, rather than you.
Ubbe would fetch you the softest silks bringing them to you as an apology for his actions a few months back. âI saw this at market.â He would smile touching to purple cloths. âThe beauty reminded me of you, and I was brought to realize I never apologized to you for my actions.â
Youâd delight in the looks of the fine cloth holding it up. âUbbe this is too much.â Heâd smile at you. âNot too much for you Y/N, one thousands silks would never be enough to satiate my need for you.â
You would watch him walk away and head back to your hut where Ivar would planning with generals, as he done day in and day out. Then you would leave rushing through the lively streets of Kattegat until you found Ubbe resting against the stables, talking to the animals.
âUbbe!â You call getting closer. âI should thank you properly.â Heâd know that he won and try to hide his happiness with the illusion of confusion. âYou mustnât thank me at all.â
You would step into the stable covered by the roof. âBut I want to.â
Hvitserk
Hvitserk was upset Ubbe had gotten you first, but not surprised. His older brother had a tendency to swoop in on new women.
You and Hvitserk are friends first and unlike the brothers he would respect your relationship with Ubbe. âHave you asked Ubbe if it is okay for you to come with me fishing?â Youâd pout resting your hands on your hips. âI mustnât ask him anything. He does not hold my hand like a child.â Hvitserk would laugh. âStill ask him.â
Hvitserk is playful. He teases you about Ubbe but he doesnât do it with malice. âIâm sure Ubbe will buy you and all his other wives everything your hearts desire.â It was well known he planned to covet wives, as many as Odin will send. âThey will all bow to you, the first wife of course.â Youâd laugh. âShut Up Hvitserk.â âWouldnât you want to be someoneâs only wife?â
The thought did stick with you as you watched Ubbe smile at the sheildmaidens arriving from Hedeby. âMust you do that in front of me?â You gripe. Ubbe shrugs his shoulders. âI am just polite.â
Youâd only watch the charade of his politeness for a while before you would find your own table at the back of the hall, wallowing your sorrows in your fifth pint of ale.
âI thought I would join you.â Hvitserk sits close to you placing his hand on you or leg. âAre you okay?â
âI would be better if he would be a little more respectful.â
âTrue he is undeserving of you.â He grimaces. âBut itâs up to you to find the courage to leave him.â
Hvitserk wouldnât push you into something with him, heâd be the friend to you and for that you would love him more.
Ivar
When youâd returned from the Mediterranean with Bjorn you had changed. Your eyes had seen something new, the glory of the bloodied battlefield had made you wiser, prouder to be of Kattegat
âWelcome back Y/N.â Ivar would greet raising the curved horn to you. âI see you have earned your scars.â He would reach out to you touching the healed line down your face.
Ivar is not okay with your attaxhment to Bjorn. He doesnât agree with it or understand it.
âIt seems my brother has gotten his claws in you.â He would say once Bjorn left the table. âHeâs not the smartest of us, you know?â Youâd roll your eyes. âAnd you are Ivar?â âOf course I am, my father knew. Everyone knows.â Youâd smirk. âI think perhaps your arrogance exceeds your wit.â
Ivar would keep his distance mad that you insulted him but he knows his brother well enough to know that very relationship he has crumbled at the weight of his own ambitions. Bjorn would start planning the next raid, and though it is your intent to travel with him he wouldnât listen to your ideas, telling you to remain quiet during pans with his brothers.
âI would never silence a pretty mouth like yours.â Ivar would say appearing next to you. âNot when it has so much logic. I think your plan was right.â Youâd turn to him noticing the sincerity in his voice. âThank you, Ivar.â
To your surprise he wouldnât make a move on you just listen to your complaints, until Bjorn was unable to be understanding and the one person you find yourself running to Ivar.
It would then be over as he laid his claim to you not caring what Bjorn would say.Â
âY/N, letâs leave.â Bjorn says. âNo, sheâs good and comfortable here.â Ivar places his fork down smiling over at you. âYou can go Bjorn, it appears Y/N has found a new one to love.â
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Iâve had nothing but pure love for this group for a bit over six months now, and itâd only be right for me to tell each and every one of you why youâre so wonderful to me. Muns are listed alphabetically!
Ally: Letâs kick this off with something I know I said before but I canât help to say it again, you amaze with how dedicated you are! I freakinâ love that about you, and itâs an honor to get to be around that. As someone who fawns over all the ships, you know Iâve always loved yours and I love what you put into all of yours replies. They each so well written and I couldnât feel more blessed to know you. I want the whole world to know what you all you put into your roleplaying so they really know what itâs like to put heart into something. @hqmaia
Becca(EST): Oh man, you really bring me back. When I think about what RP used to be like, Iâm thinking of 2012/13 when everything was so with the flow and thatâs what you are. I feel like Iâm back to when things were easier in life, when it wasnât so stressful, when RP was a proper escape to submit all of your creativity into. Every time Iâm on here and I see you on my dash, I get taken back to that time, and I love every bit of it. You put so much into making this group feel like one and it wouldnât be the same without! @liliisms
Becca(GMT): My precious Becca, where do I begin? I gotta keep these relatively simple or else this is turning into a novel, so let me focus on just how much youâve made me fall for your muses! Truly Taylor and Niall couldnât be more perfect, and I donât know how you do it but you do. I am such a sucker for Taylor and Louis, and you do such a wonderful job at giving that ship what it needs to thrive, and Iâve never had so much with a Niall before! Even if itâs me seeing him on the dash most of the time or him being cute with Ari, he genuinely brings a smile to my face. Thank you for having them here and blessing my dash with every single post you make. Youâre such a crucial part of this RP like everyone, and I couldnât be happier that you are one. @teylcrswift
Beth: Talk about some who is so unapologetic with the MURDER you inflict on my with you and your muses both, Miss Beth. You know what youâre doing when youâre doing it and you donât care how much it kills me as long as I find it perfect and you know I always do! If we had an awards for one who plays their character so well in regards of the real celebrity, itâs all yours hands down. I already loved Jack from what I had saw of him and I wasnât prepared for what would happen when I came here, but you have completely caused me to nose dive into the pool of infatuation with your Jack. All of your muses for that fact, they bring a lot of emotions out of me, and that takes a lot of skill on your part that I honestly canât go without. I donât know what the polls are yet, but youâre definitely an All Star. @jocklowden
Charlie: Is it okay for me to start this by saying I love you? Because I do, I really do. You are a part of my every day life now and I honestly wouldnât want it to be any different. Even if Iâm too stressed to get on the dash or not feeling good, youâre still there to be an amazing person to me and somehow want to talk to me! I think Charles and Ariana is what really kick started the two of us talking to each other back in February and itâs seriously been a wonderful almost four month getting to know you. Iâm constantly amazed by how fascinating you are and what you do with yourself, even if you donât believe me when I say it, you are truly one of the coolest people Iâve ever met and Iâll gladly brag to anyone I know that I also get to know you. Thank you for everything you do, everything you contribute, and everything about you thatâs made you a perfect human to me. Youâre one hell of a friend and I couldnât imagine it being any different. @madelame-x
Dee: I know youâve been here before, but since you just got back, I thought Iâd take the opportunity here to welcome you again! Iâm excited to RP with your Brie and if you want to plot, Ariana/Fionn/Darren are all yours! Thank you for giving us your creativity and time, I know weâll all appreciate it. @briannelarsonx
Emily: Girl, you know how to make someone feel loved and their muses feel loved so well, I can only hope that I make you feel the same way! I think everything started with Ari and Troianâs friendship and itâs snowballed in a big oleâ bundle of love for all of your muses since! Itâs so easy to write with you and I can feel the chemistry for who we play flow right out when Iâm doing my replies! Our friendship means to world to me and no matter what happens and wherever anything takes us, I know I want you to be there with me to write it all out. @hqsofia
Faith: This may be a weird way to start things out for your segment here, but I have to say it. Iâve never met another writer that is so damn good at dry humor the way you are. I mean, there are so many funny people here and I love every bit that they give, but Aaron is one of a kind and damn do I love seeing him on my dash! I havenât had much experience with others who play him, so having him here really is like a rare gem for me! And you sure know how to make him shine. Him and Lizzie both, with the way they talk to each other, Iâm entirely pulled in and each reply is perfect. And oh, donât let me forget, you know what youâre doing with drama as well! Iâm so blessed to get to partake in it with you, and I hope you can forgive me for my lack of activity for our bbies Aaron and Darren, the troubling two. Itâs already one of my favorite friendships and thatâs largely due to you being the far better half, so never change! Youâre wonderful the way you are. @aarcntveit
Ina: My sweet, sweet Ina! If thereâs one person that I just want to wrap my arms around and give the biggest hug to, itâs gotta be you! Youâre always bringing a smile on my face even when youâre not doing anything but posting in the ooc blog or reblogging a photo of Gen and talking about how pretty she is. I do the same, I mean. Iâm obsessed with Ariana so weâre in the same boat of those who totally adore their muses, and I adore yours! I need to get on it with more threads with you because I know Iâm missing out on the perfection! Youâre a wonderful roleplayer and an absolutely stellar admin that I feel lucky to be around in this group, and itâs been an hour to spend these past seven odd months here with you. @itsgenevievegnt
Jaq: I canât even begin to properly put into words how wonderful you are, Jaq. A bit of time had passed of me admiring your characters from what felt like a far, but once we had something going for them, their chemistry practically wrote itself! Not to mention our own because my friendship with you blossomed quick and has been one of my favorite to ever experience through RP. I know weâre both busy and have a lot going on nowadays, but Ariana will never forget the threads sheâs had with your muses, and I canât wait for more to come with Cami and whoever else you may ever play. Youâre so funny and you donât mind when I say something utterly dumb on discord and that calls for one hell of a friend because I feel like I say a lot of dumb stuff. And before it slips my mind, I want to add that I hope you had one hell of a time in Maui! You deserved it. @hqcami
Katie: Strike me down right now for not having more going on with you! I adore Diana so much and love seeing her on my dash, I demand I get my ass in gear and get some stuff going. Especially now that I have Darren, even though sheâs best friends with Lizzie which we shall access properly, Iâd love to have more going with such a wonderful muse played by a fabulous person! And my god, youâre one hell of a cutie on the main. Youâre so sweet and I love seeing your posts with Emilia even if youâre just promoting for more people to join. Feel free to message me whenever and about whatever you want, Iâd love to get anything started on any of my bbies with you. @diannahq
Kay: Another case where Iâm totally ashamed of myself for not having anything going on with such a perfect muse! One, I might add, thatâs brought my precious Dove and her muse a lot of joy which makes me love you all the more, because Samantha deserves all the perfect ships and you do one hell of a job to give her one, and thatâs makes a pretty great cookie in my book. Please come to me for whatever you want and Iâll have it on your way. Iâve been so tempted to make more promos on my own character just to get you the rest of the 5SOS boys cause Iâd love for you to have them around and see the band thriving, and your Luke has been the best one to see around in my years of RPing, thank you so much for gracing us with him. @hwl-hemmo
KJ: I just want you to know that you have been a total staple to my experience here at Hollywoodland, KJ. From your muses to the way you personally are, I get so much enjoyment out of your presence here that I marvel at the way you are. From being a wonderful writer with your characters to being absolutely precious out of character, especially when you had met Eliza and gifted us with the cutest meet and greet photos Iâve ever seen, youâre exactly what this place will always need and Iâm so happy that youâre not only a part of this family but one of who helps keep it rolling on the main. From a talented writer to a caring admin, youâve got it all and my muses will forever love yours just like I love you. @kjapayo
Lara: How can I say that you make my stomach hurt without it sounding bad? I mean, Iâm sure Jordan can say it and end up turning it into a flirt! But honestly, youâve made me actually cry with how funny you are. I have to hide my laughs at work, but itâs all out when Iâm home and Iâve had to take time to recuperate when I laugh so hard! Ariana just loves Jordan to bits and sheâd do anything to have him around as much as possible. I canât stress it enough but you really do have a talent with yourself and your muse for cracking me the hell up and I think we all need someone like that in our lives, so thank you for being in mine! @jordnconnor
Laura: I need to message you pronto because if I donât have more with your perfect muses soon, I may very well go a bit mad! Just what bit Iâve had between Tom and Ariana has been so very dearly loved and I know Iâll enjoy everything thatâs written with you, especially since I enjoy reading everything you post! Not to mention how much I love the spread of muses you have, itâd be a crime not to get some for myself so I can enjoy it that much more. Iâd love to plot with you even if we all know from the dozens of times that Iâve said how Iâm terrible at doing so! @tmhclland
Mal: I know you havenât been here long, but I really do hope that you find this a place to stay! I see the dedication that you put in your replies and wow is Emilia such a cute little bean! Please feel free to message whenever youâd like if you want anything going with any of my muses, I know Iâd love to have something going with your precious girl. @clarkesitos
Maree: Let me take a moment absolutely applaud you for having such a fascinating queen to enjoy on my dash and in this roleplay! I donât think Iâve ever had the chance to RP with a Stefani this much in all of my years of being on Tumblr, and thatâs such a shame because she truly is so beautiful and talented and definitely deserves more recognition in the community. Yours especially deserves all of the attention she can get for being so wonderful and bringing a smile on my face whenever youâre around. Not only are you blessing us with such an underused faceclaim to enjoy on the visual standpoint alone, but also with beautiful writing and skill that makes everyone want to fall in love with her. Bless this queen. @stefgaga
Minnie: The DIVERSITY with your muses, I swear! Iâm still shocked by it that I had no idea you played them all, and that takes such a talent to differentiate muses when you have a good amount of them, a talent that you for sure have! Iâm just in absolute awe with what you do with and for them, and youâve given me beautiful ships to admire from a far. Beth definitely knows what Jaoirse means for me, and even though Iâm not a part of it, I enjoy being in the front row with a box of popcorn ready for the show, no matter what it is that youâre writing for them! We canât forget how much I love GMax as well, though! You and Ina write that ship out so beautifully and Iâm so delighted that I get to see their relationship and marriage continue on, I canât wait to see what else you have in store for me. @irishxseahorse
Nikki: Your name is right in the middle of this list with the way I organized it, but I might have had to save it for the last one that Iâve written out, and thatâs solely because of the fact that I knew how emotional Iâd get over writing this out, and I may need to take the rest of the day to regather my composure afterwards, Babe. Where do I even start though when every single thing about you bring my pure happiness and makes me love you more and more every day? How can I properly explain why Harry and Joe bring me so much joy enough to bring them justice? Because thatâs what they do! They make me smile with everything they do, and thatâs exactly what you do as well. You know how I feel about you and our ship with Fiorry and friendship with Jariana. Itâs the world to me, and Iâm tearing up right now just thinking about how youâve changed my life for the better. Youâve gotten me through more rough times than Iâve even let you know about because all I had to do was talk to you for a few minutes and I immediately feel better. I canât believe how lucky I really am to have you in my life and I hope you can get a sense of what you mean to me even if all I can do is pour my heart out through messages like this and through the writing of my characters to yours. Yep, I knew it, Iâm incredibly emotional and I might have to splash my face with some water after this, but I just canât get over how great my life is now that youâre in it, and I canât wait for every day from now on because I now theyâll be spent with you in them. I love you to death, Nikki, and I want to go on about what Fiorry means to me as well, but then I know my tears really wonât let me see my computer screen enough to type it out.. Fuck it, theyâre the world to me and Harry has done with you did for me but for Fionn. Heâs changed his life entirely and I know Fionn couldnât possibly be more happy about it. I canât wait to see whatâs in store for them and their future together, and even if I donât know what it is yet, I know that itâll be perfect. This is coming to be a ridiculous amount of me pouring my heart out to you, but I canât help it. I love you, Harry, and Joe more than youâll ever know and I owe all of my happiness and gratitude to you. @hcurly
Raven: Thank you so much for bringing us the beautiful Zendaya that I feel is rarely played nowadays! Even in the past, I donât think Iâve had much experience with one, and Iâm glad that youâre who brought her here. Sheâs so well played and such a beautiful soul, I canât wait to see what all you do with her here and I hope to be a part of that! So whatever you want, if you want, Iâd love to plot or get more threads going. @dayaxxcole
Rose(PST): Hello, 1/2 of one of my all time favorite ships here! God, you really know how to deliver such cute material between Brett and Haley, I canât help but to enjoy every bit of it! Just in general as well, I enjoy everything that you bring to the table and this RP really wouldnât be the same without you. Thereâs such a talent in your writing, and donât think that I didnât notice what you were able to do to me during AU week! Brett had my heart absolutely breaking with a lot of emotion that I adored so much, and it really takes a talented writer to bring that out of a person! Thank you for having your skill here for all of us to enjoy. @brettdicr
Rose(GMT): ROSE, ROSE, ROSE, what a lovely human being you are! Iâm so happy that I get to be a part of a roleplay that has such a wonderful and dedicated player like yourself. I mean, just tear my heart out and use it as an offering to the gods above that granted us Sprousehart to enjoy in this world.. Was that dramatic? It might have been, but who cares, I absolutely adore Cole and I love how he is with Lili. Theyâre perfect, youâre perfect, please donât ever go anywhere because I know I couldnât take it. You inspire me with what you do for your ship and what you do for Becca, all ships should get the chance to experience what yours is like, itâs just so beautiful and youâre amazing at writing it out. I canât wait to see what else SH has to bring us. @hqcolem
Sadie: You know what I just realized right now? That youâre only playing Lizzie! And what amazes me about that is that youâve planted so much of yourself in my RPing experience and have become such a big deal to me that I would have sworn you had more characters, but no! Youâre just spreading it all around with your perfect Lizzie that I adore so much and feel so honored to have a plot with. Granted, itâs very sad and dramatic and I just want to hug her so bad because of it, but thatâs what makes things so exciting. You make things exciting! Youâre so good at running this place as well, donât even let me forget what a great admin you are to us. My god, I just feel so lucky to be here with you and to read what you put out on my dash, itâs such gold every time! Lizzie has such a humor that Iâm addicted to and an attitude that knows how to break my heart when it comes out. Thank you for blessing me with your written talent. @ohlizzo
Sam: BBY, OH THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU! Let me get my heart shaped boxing gloves out because Iâm ready for another battle to see who can say they love each other the most. Youâll see that I win because nothing can beat out the total adoration I have for you and Grant. How well did our bbies click right off the bat? Sure, it started out just with a common admiration for sushi, but it took off and Ariana is practically in love with Grant. In a friendship way of course! With their cute sushi dates and precious hugs, theyâre one of my favorite friendships Iâve had for her, and she misses the hell out of him every day on tour! Thereâs so much more that I want to do with you, especially on my other muses, but for now just let me thank you for always bringing a smile to my face and gracing my dash with a perfect muse like Grant. I truly canât get enough of you. @theflashgrant
Samantha: Oh my god, youâre just so amazing. I have to start with that because itâs the first thing that comes to mind! Youâre seriously so wonderful, and I canât believe how much I have in common with you. You love Starkid, you watch Dead Meat, we both have terrible sinuses with allergies. I mean, thereâs just so much there. Iâm not even afraid to share with you when Iâm at my dumbest like chester drawers. I feel such strong chemistry for both our friendship and the ones that our muses have together! I knew in the beginning that Iâd want something for Doviana but I had no idea that theyâd click so well and I think it stems from the way we click! Thank you for being a friend to me and sharing everything you have so far. Itâs an honor to call you my friend. @dcvescameron
Sarah(GMT): Bby! I know we donât talk much and my characters havenât had much time with Meryl, but I know I want to change that! Itâs so lovely see a FC thatâs so underused and Iâve always been a big admire of both the real actress and your muse, so I wanted to thank you for gracing my dash with her when I get to see it! Hit me up any time if you want, Iâd love to give you all my muses so we can get some fun started. @xitsmerylstreepx
Sarah(EST): I find it quite fitting that youâre here since they do always say to save the best for last! I know I made this alphabetical, but shh, we can say it was planned. I truly am so happy that youâre here and you joined not too far off from when I did! Come to think of it, it might have been around the same time exactly with Vanessa even if you picked up Bella a bit later, so if you think about it, you could say that we really have taken this RP journey together and itâs been one hell of a time! I absolutely adore you and the chemistry that our muses have, and Iâm lucky that I get to be one half of Beliana. I know we donât often get that much time to write together, but when we do get to, I love every bit of it and Ariâs life wouldnât be the same without your Bella! Thank you for being here with us and for having that feisty mama for us all to enjoy. @b-hxdid
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I wish I could tell you the INSANITY of some of the daily rituals at work
but you would pinpoint them, immediately.
theyâe not funny, theyâre cult-like, invasive, oppressive, and just fucking weird
you get in trouble for not participating, and then have to do âemotional check-insâ because they charge you with âhiding your depression from themâ... because you didnât want them to find out and do EXACTLY WHAT THEYâRE DOING TO YOU NOW
you know, I donât care if they find this. maybe they would fire me and I could get out of their awful little contract that BINDS.
imagine, if you will, that every single fucking morning, at 9am exactly everyone has to gather around a table. Some days there are 15, some days closer to 30 people. One person reads the welcome to country, thatâs fine.
They turn to the person beside them (either way, it doesnât matter) and begin. âHow are you feeling?â (You cannot answer anything that isnât a Feeling Word, and if you say Good or Alright, everyone in the room will fucking verbally leap on you. The first day is very fucking confronting).
âWhat are your goals for the day?â (You have to give something concrete, usually.)
âWho can you check in with?â (Nominate a person).
Then, the asked turns to the person beside them, and asks the questions.
It goes on, and on, and on.Â
When it ends, do you get to go to work? No.
Then thereâs the Quote Bear. Someone is given it, each day, and they have to provide an âInspiring quoteâ the next. Which is said verbally, and written on a white board all day long. The bear is given to someone else, to repeat the cycle.
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At the end of the day, 5pm, you have to drop everything to come back and do community again.
âHow are you feeling?â
âWhat was your highlight for the day?â
âWhat will you do for self-care?â
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Of course, if you have training, or a meeting, you have a different set of questions.
You sit down in training or supervision, or in a meeting, or even an emotional fucking check-in that they will not stop invading your privacy with...
âHow are you feeling?â
âWhat do you hope to get out of this training/meeting?â
âWho can you check-in with?â
And at the end:
âHow are you feeling?â
âWhat did you learn/get out of the meeting today?â
âWhat will you do for self-care?â
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My current record is having to do this fucking bullshit eight times in the one day.
Morning - Start
Training - x2, Start & End
Meeting - x2, Start & End
Meeting/Emotional Check-In (they donât do with anyone else, but they have a thing about pretending to be âfixingâ your broken self even though you were fine until they started this shit) - x2, Start & End
Evening - End
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They donât like if you joke about it, or give a funny answer.Â
You can FEEL the anger from the Head Boss in the place. They believe it heart and soul, but a lot of people I have talked to recently go, âOh yeah, that personâs fucking insane, good luck!â
They have a handful of buzzwords they claim is an organisational foundation or something - emotional intelligence, non-violent communication, growth and change.
You know, buzzwords. Itâs all part of a fancy little model called:
Which we have to do refreshers on all the fucking time, and have to show evidence of using it in practice (the community rituals and the bear, and we also have to do that with clients too).Â
Then every few years, this âevidenceâ is shown to some american university, and they approve its use or something, and basically the organisation pays a lot more money to be allowed to use the model for more years.
Like, my DUDE... you maybe think we could like, just make our own in Australia? Because the budget takes a hell of a hit just for something most of the workers resent, utterly?
Donât ask me what this is, but it comes up in their slideshows about it
I donât get it, it just looks like yoga gone wrong or some sort of advanced karma sutra move.
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plus thereâs this thing called self
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Itâs literally basic shit, anyone would know and understand, and it would be fine if it wasnât so INVASIVE, and constant.
i mean even at team meetings, one person has to make something on the damn sanc thing, and present it with handouts. everytime.
over and over again.
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and the best bit, I didnât tell you about the ROCK
So like, in the all staff meetings, some people get a certificate that says, âYou rock atÂ
for (list one or more of the 7 commitments)âÂ
And with it, you get... The ROCK
literally.
itâs an actual FUCKING Rock, that gets painted one colour or another (in line with the colour scheme). when you get it, you have to add one (1) thing to it, before it goes to another person.
some put a googly eye on it, some give it a name, some put glitter, and sparkles and shit all over it. it... it really looks like a bunch of preschoolers went all in on craft day. itâs embarrassing.Â
like, seriously. when i try to explain the whole situation to people, they look at me with this sense of âyouâre shitting meâ
I have pictures, but if I post them, thereâs no going back babes.
you know what, fuck it, let âem fire me
This is Rock #2. They need a new one for next time. Thereâs a WHOLE CUPBOARD full of rocks in this office.
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so thatâs some of the bullshit.
and a good reason I hate the whole system.
also itâs been months, literal months and no one thought to teach any of the new staff how to use the very specific computer systems that we have to use for every thing we do. we all had to work it out from team members.
one team leader actually said âWe decided not to do training for (system) with new people, because it would be too difficult. Weâre thinking we just let their teams ttech them, and maybe do a follow-up sometimes later in the yearâ
like thatâs great for you to say but anytime i take a call, email or breath at a client... I have to document that, and I didnât know how for a month and a half...
weâre still working out more complex things. itâs all just âdo whateverâ
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and the QUOTES my god, some are so fucking annoying
thereâs a special emergency quote book in the meeting room for if someone with the bear is away, or forgot...
and the other day, I will never forget this.
the quote was the following:
âworking hard for something you donât care for is called STRESS working hard for something you love is called PASSIONâ
and THEN head boss goes, âHmmm, yes, I think we should all take the time this morning to have some self-reflection on that quote. And if youâre feeling stressed, perhaps you need to speak with your Team Leader about whether you are in the right job...â
Like, they always had something to say, but that just... wow.
Delusional.
Also, working hard for something you donât love is called SURVIVING CAPITALISM
if we poll retail employees, theyâd say theyâre pretty fucking stressed... but they like to eat, and live in safety...
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Every five minutes they schedule some check in or just-to-bother-you meeting about something i was already goddamn doing.
Would I have taken this job with free will to turn it down? I think the fuck not.
Did I have a choice? No.
Why? Because the new nonsensical governmental laws surrounding job seeking is insane. If you get offered something, and turn it down for any reason (say, itâs 3 hours from where you live), you get penalised into the ground.
I will bitch about that in an upcoming post.
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Plus everything is so very Hands Off when it comes to telling you what your job Is. Very frustrating considering the complexity of the dual-role I play, especially when I take on other caseloads or roles when others are away lmao.
Let me tell you I have genuinely hoped to be run over by a fucking truck on the way there more than once.Â
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To everyone that participated in this event:
All of you who have or are still planning to submit fanworks, all of you who have been commenting, liking, and reblogging or retweeting those fanworks, all of the people who have sent in prompt suggestions, all of you who have voted on the polls, all of you who have reblogged and spread the word for this event,
Everyone one of you who has supported this event in one way or another,
I am so extremely thankful for all of you! This event would not have been such a success without all of you! When I was planning HiNaegi Festival, I could never have imagined this amount of support! Shippers of HiNaegi and Kamuegi always seemed so rare. There really hadnât been that much content of it being made, especially on this side of the fandom, and so Iâd honestly not expected even half the amount of participation that weâve seen this week!
And everyone who submitted fanworks did a really spectacular job! You are all extremely talented folks, and I hope that you will continue to create art, whether it is for Hinaegi/Kamuegi, Danganronpa, another fandom, or something completely your own! I have something planned for all of you, so expect something in the coming weeks! ;)
Thank you so much for celebrating these wonderful ships with me! Thank you for showing me, and everyone else, that Hinaegi and Kamuegi deserve to be celebrated, and that these three boys deserve to be loved! It was such a blast running this event, and Iâm so happy that it was this well received! I was incredibly happy to see other people excited for this event, and finally letting their love for these pairings show!
I hope that this isnât the end though! I hope that you will continue to unashamedly show your love for Hinaegi, Kamuegi, or any other rarepair out there! If it makes you happy, then why hold yourself back? Go for it. Enjoy your ships, and have fun! Thatâs what this week meant to me, and itâs really the one thing I was hoping for, that we could all have fun at this HiNaegi Festival! And Iâm glad that it seems like weâve accomplished that ^^
Although the final day of Hinaegi Festival has come and gone, I know there are still people that want more time to finish off their pieces, or may want to start their own entries, but didnât have the time to do so this week, and I am more than willing to give you as much time as you need! I will do my best to reblog your fanwork here as soon as I can!
For late submitters
Those that are ready to post within this day, I will continue to be checking the tags and also my mentions/notes! However, from July 21-28, Iâll be unlikely to be able to do so. Because of this, I ask that all late submitters message this blog a link to your entry! Then Iâll be actively checking again until August 24. After that, I ask that you message or tag me on my personal account that is currently @kimmysfandomblogâ (however, I will be changing my username to hajimehinata-kun once I get back from vacation!)
Also Hinaegi Festival has a discord server, which you can join here! You can talk to other people who ship Hinaegi/Kamuegi, and so far we are all pretty chill! Iâll add a channel for if you want to send a link to an entry/your art/fic of Hinaegi/Kamuegi that you want me to share on the blog as well!
What happens after
The fate of this blog will probably continue to depend on you! Iâm always willing to discuss headcanons, and once I get back from vacation, Iâll officially open up pixel requests! I might get another mod to track down HiNaegi/Kamuegi fanart from before this event, or create content for it occasionally! Feel free to submit your Hinaegi Fanworks (unrelated to the Festival even!), ask questions, share headcanons, or whatever else you can think of involving Hinaegi/Kamuegi!
As of right now, I know that I would like to rerun this event again, but Iâm not completely sure when would be the best time. Next year, I will be very busy, so most likely I will not be quite as involved as it was this year, Iâm sorry to say. Still, you should know that I will absolutely do my best next year as well! I may add in more mods to run that event, but as far as that goes, it is too early to ask for them. Check this blog around March, and I might start planning the second event by then!
Thank you once more for helping make HiNaegi Festival an overwhelming success!!!
~Mod Kimmy
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Can we also talk about how Bakugou went from "weird haired guy" to "Kirishima. Change of plans". Oh man I didn't realize how much I missed the anime *cries*
BOI CANâT WE I just spent the whole morning crying over seeing the moment Bakugou recognizes Kirishima as an equal animated nbd at all r i p me - I think this might be the first time Bakugou calls anyone by their name, actually, and I just!!! thatâs because Bakugou heard Kirishimaâs words and recognized him as a good partner and a worthy hero and someone whom he could respect and Iâm gonna be grateful for chapter 133 for the insight on this for the rest of my always I !!!!!! have feelings g a h
Anon said:ok ok ok ok but but listen what about BAKGOU AND OCHAKO they are the most popular couple and the most cutest , i think you should try to draw them once i would love love to see this !!! of course just if you want hehe thanx
Ahhh sorry anon but I really donât ship that - I mean, itâs true that I ship Bakugou with a bunch of people aside from my main two, but if theyâre part of Dekuâs group you can fairly assume theyâre not between my Bakugou ships? And I only romantically ship Uraraka with Deku, Tsuyu and Iida anyway so! Youâre probably not gonna see any romantic baku/ocha from me, sorry o
Anon said:Since we know what Bakugouâs parents are like, what do you think Kirishimaâs parents are like?
I have a similar ask somewhere asking about Kaminariâs parents as well, so I guess Iâll answer both here?? As a general rule I donât really like making headcanons over stuff Iâm sure the manga will give me in the future, so I canât say Iâve thought about this too much - there are a few things I work under the assumption of while drawing, like for example Iâm taking for granted they both have at least functional families, considering Aizawa personally visited their homes to ask their guardians about allowing them back to school, and if anything had been weird he would have noticed
I like to think Kaminari got his quirk straight from one of his two parents with no mixing happening, and got the Kaminari surname from them as well, but thatâs all I ever allowed myself to settle on as far as Kamiâs family goes, everything else changes based on what I need for the current scenario Iâm thinking about⌠I do often end back on him being an only child, though - in the same way depending on how angst or lighthearted I want it to be my ideas for Kirishimaâs family change a lot, but generally I think I mostly fall back on the idea of him having a big family? In a scenario like that his parents are kind and love him a lot, but having many children and needing to split their attention on all of them might cause them to overlook him a little (it would explain his obsession with being flashy, for me) then again, who knows? I donât know how canon you can consider the infos SMASH gives, but in one of the strips Kiri mentions working part-time, and the fact that he doesnât seem to have problems with money kinda makes me believe he might be independent from his family like that (unless heâs a rich kid, also very entertaining as a possiblity)
Iâve seen a lot of headcanons floating around about both of these guysâ families and possibly being related to villains, that would be cool too, though Iâm not sure how much I believe it
Iâm sorry this ended up being little to no useful at all lol as I said, I just shift between scenarios a lot - imagine settling on one and growing attached and then having to let it go once Hori proves it wrong, thatâd be terrible for me
Anon said:Oh my godâŚwe had a black cat called nitro !! He was super affectionate and high strung. Thanks for reminding me of him. great art as always !!!
Youâre!!! the second person telling me they have/had a cat called that!!!! °O° is it a popular name for cats? I just called her that for Bakuâs quirk tbh hahaha
Anon said:I would L.O.V.E to do a BNHA art collab with you my lord!
BOI THATâS FLATTERING!!!!!! Iâve never done collabs before though, so I dunno if Iâm comfortable with this? Iâll !!! have to think about it!
Anon said:Not only is your art adorable but how much you babble on in the tags is absolutely precious, youâre like a sunshine who always brightens up the day just by being yourself!
Way to make me blush anon oh my g o d!!!!!! Iâm??? glad I can make you smile with my incoherent blabbering??? Itâs super nice to know because tbh I just have way too much to say about everything hahaha (read: I dunno how to shut up. ever. rip)
Anon said:I just wanted to say your asks posts and doodles and literally just your whole blog in general brightens up my day so much no matter how sucky itâs been. I had a rough day today but the first thing I saw when I got on tumblr was one of your bakugou drawings and it made me smile when nothing else that day did and I just wanted you to know that. Also you seem like one of the most honest and heartwarming people ever. I hope you have a good weekend. â¤ď¸
gODS whatâs up with you guys trying so hard to make me a smiling and blushing mess here aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! thank?? you???? Iâm really, really, really happy I could make you smile!!! Thatâs the reason why I post my stuff to begin with, knowing I could help you even just a little bit means a lot!!!
Anon said:Iâm really sorry if I reposted anything!!!!! Its truly out of habitâŚ.đ But really, Iâm sorry. (By the way, your art is amazing!!)
Thank you!! And as long as you took down whatever you reposted, your apology is more than accepted! Thank you for being understanding! But that kind of habit is something you should really grow out of, anon - for most artists, if they wanted their art on other websites they would post it themselves, and as long as itâs about sharing it here on tumblr a reblog is more than good enough! Itâs nice of you to want to share my things, and Iâm happy you like my stuff enough to want more people to see it, but since I donât have accounts anywhere else on the internet I donât really want my stuff there either - a link back to the original post would suffice if all you want is share, wouldnât it?Â
About this, thank you so much to all the super nice people telling me theyâre sorry about my stuff being reposted! Thereâs a lot of you and posting all the asks here would make this post insanely long, but know that I read all of them and I appreciate every word! To those mentioning they do tell people to take my stuff down when they notice it being reposted, thank you so so so so much, and to those worrying I might stop posting, for now thatâs still not going to happen - I might reduce the amount of stuff I post for specific fandoms or ships, but I love it all too much and I love sharing my love for them too much to just stop. And thank you for all the nice words and compliments too, youâre all so kind to me !!!!
Anon said:I donât know if youâre familiar with Dave and Busterâs (itâs a big arcade/restaurant for mainly adults) but I went the other day and all I could think about was âholy shit, Kuroo, Bokuto, and Terushima would have the time of their lives hereâ anyway, just thought Iâd share that with you since I know you ship them as well cx
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we donât have those in Italy so I canât say I am, but this sounds interesting and if itâs bo kuro and teru Iâm always up for hearing more! What kind of place is it? How does it work?? *O*
Anon said:Not a question or anything but I just found your blog and it is so nice??? Like all your art is amazing and youâve made bakushimanari my ot3 and you bakusquad doodles are just perfect too. Just thank you for existing and your art and ideas just give me life. Thatâs all
THANK YOU OH MY GODS!!!!!!!!!! Iâm so so so happy you like my squad stuff?? Lately theyâre the most entertaining thing to draw tbh, Iâm glad thereâs actually people who like all the silliness hahaha I wish you the best weekend, anon, I know this ask just made mine, tbh!!
Anon said:LMAO when did Allen strip I donât remember that
Itâs in an extra! God I canât remember what they were talking about so I canât find it, Iâve been trying to since I got this ask (if??? anyone knows??? thatâd be much appreciated???) but anyway they were hosting something? It might have been a character poll or something similar but Iâm not sure, and Allen was The Host⢠and at some point he started stripping and talking about added prices for it and if I remember right Reever and/or Johnny might have started crying for his forever lost and now non-existent innocence (was that a pun? possibly)
Anon said:OMG!!! I get so excited every time I see you posted something and now you just !!! uploaded !!!! all !!!! these !!!! BAKUGOU !!!! BIRTHDAY !!!!! COMICS !!!! AND !!!! I !!!!! AM !!!!! SO !!!! HAPPY !!!!!! (and they are all so adorable!!)
IâM GLAD YOU LIKED THEM HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!! Every time I post so much all together I always worry itâs too much haha Iâm sorry for clogging all your dashboards now and again rip
Anon said:I was so excited this chapter of bnha because I thought weâd finally learn Kirishima, my babies, backstory but then we didnât and now Iâm sad (im still holding out for him having met/seen Bakugou in middle school for some reason and being inspired or something).
Thatâs tbh a good headcanon Iâve seen around now and again, and until Horikoshi will finally stop holding back all the Kiri infos you!!! keep on doing your thing!!!! he for sure already knew of him because everyone did thanks to the sludge incident, so why the heck notÂ
(I canât say I share the hc though, since until they fought together during the USJ attack Kirishima did think of Bakugouâs quirk as Everything He Ever Wantedâ˘, but he didnât seem to be much into Bakugou himself? I dunno I dunno Kiriâs very gay and got around to sticking to Bakugou like glue in something like fifteen chapters I canât say we saw much of how he used to think of him before deciding he wanted to marry him lmao)
Anon said:I love Kirishima so much itâs genuinely confusing, like this boy is literally sunshine and I want him to be happy with his explody bf. The latest chapters gave me life because he is shining and I want the world to love him like I love him. Your art of him is beautiful and the best thing ever.
BOY THANK YOU!!!! Iâm glad I can do him justice in your opinion? Heâs SO MUCH and SO BRIGHT !!!!!!!!!! Itâs kind of hard, making him just as good as he is in canon, but thatâs cause heâs perfect how is he that perfect how does he even do that I 100% share all of your confusion anon when did I even fall this hard for that child
Anon said:Iâm most into the voltron fandom tonight so if I followed every blog that was suggested I would be burried in more discourse than I can handle lmao so I will just try to dig through tags to find weeks
âŚâŚthatâs really one messy fandom you decided to stick with, anon, I admire your strength - but!!! as far as ship weeks go, since the voltron fandom is pretty huge maybe there might be a blog dedicated specifically to letting you know when fandom events are supposed to happen! You should try digging around for that!!!Â
#fran answers#i gtg gtg gtg#i'm so lateeee#any mistakes in this depend on the fact that it's WAY TOO LONG and i'm l a t e#ripppp#anonymous
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People Don't Change, Rules Change.
If you saw my last reblog of, and answer to, the poll by @supersoftly - this is further musings on the theme of my response, comparing old and new incidents. I may go on for a while. There may be a cut.
Anyhow, as I mentioned, I was once a moderator on the site Gaia Online. As such, I got to witness some of the worst behaviors that cropped up from time to time. An example: once a user named Cigarette announced that she had terminal brain cancer. This prompted a massive outpouring of support and well-wishing, including the "1000 cranes for Cigarette" community event based around the bit about folding up multiple little paper cranes for loved ones - and it all turned out to be a hoax. Some people noticed that nobody could get any real-life information about the hospital where she was supposedly being treated, and somewhere along the line Cigarette confessed to making everything up.
Most everyone thought that was pretty awful when the news hit. I don't even remember what, if anything, the admins of the site did to Cigarette herself - technically it wasn't against the TOS to lie about one's personal health. But I was involved in a related incident, where another user posted a Flash animation depicting his character, enraged by the news of Cigarette's deception, pulling a gun and (to the theme of the Mentos commercials) shooting her to death. It was actually more funny than my description makes it, and it would be understandable that anyone investing any emotion into Cigarette's purported illness would be legitimately angry and frustrated. But, after some discussion, we Mods decided to remove it from the site, because regardless of the circumstances, it was essentially a personal attack on another user, which was definitely against the TOS.
That was the standard we operated under at the time. You could say, "I think that is a stupid viewpoint to have, that idea is dumb," but you could not say, "you are stupid and dumb for having that opinion". You could not just call anyone a Nazi without direct evidence that they were literally part of a self-identified Nazi group, because it was well understood that calling someone a Nazi was a personal insult, and intended as such. "I feel that this person is like a Nazi" wasn't an excuse.
One's opinion was not a justification.
The teeth of Gaia Online's enforcement was their avatar system - for those unaware, GO's big attraction was that a user had a little anime-styled avatar that appeared by their posts. You gained currency by doing things in and around the forums, and you used that currency to buy clothes and other items for your avatar. Part of the outcry over Cigarette's stunt was that sympathetic users had donated high-value items for her avatar under false pretenses.
As Mods, we had the ability to not only ban users for infractions, but also monitor and undo trades and transfers of items between users. So if a user feared that a post they were going to make was going to break the TOS, they might want to stash their items with friends or in alternate accounts - only the Mods could see these actions and know they were attempts to avoid the consequences of their behavior, so often the items got confiscated anyway. What happened was that many users created a cache of "junk" accounts - no items, not much history, built up around the mass of free email accounts one could get. They would use these accounts to break the TOS, because they risked little if those empty accounts got banned. Some Mods had access to IP address info, so that wasn't a guarantee of safety, but it was a common practice among the more contentious users.
I explain all that for the sake of context in the following tale. After a few years of being a Mod, Gaia Online began to grow in popularity, and its userbase expanded, and after a while the Admins decided to outsource much of their Mod duties just to handle the load. I retired from being a Mod at that point, so no longer had access to any of those investigatory tools. I stayed on the site for a little while longer, but it's one thing to be in your 30s when the bulk of the site is 20-somethings, it's another to be pushing 40 when the bulk of the site is in their mid-teens.
But before I eventually left, i spent a bit of time hanging around in the forum's creator-oriented areas, notably in art, writing and comics-centered sub-forums.
There was a clique in those days of what I call "art snots", people who not only had ideas on what was the proper way to go around making art but who would aggressively advocate for their way as being the best way and anyone who didn't toe their line was not only wrong, but a fool. Many of them were products of formal art schooling, and many of them had open contempt for the trend of art styles emulating "that shiny animu shit".
One thing that could be done in the art community was to "give critique". Ostensibly, if you posted your art on the forum, you were making it available to be commented on, and were expected to be able to withstand a certain amount of unfavorable criticism. This (naturally) led to conflicts between very sensitive beginning artists who did not really want any criticism on one hand versus many of the aforementioned "art snots" who took the opportunity for "critique" as license to utterly verbally savage every tiny aspect of the poster's art, especially if it had any hint of anime influence. And so Mods were often called in to keep the peace, and when it was apparent that outright abuse would be disciplined, the "art snots" would, like many others, gather a collection of throwaway accounts to take the bans, using them as one-shot insult delivery systems. (Though, a few became masters at playing the TOS, making posts that were just within the boundaries of what was acceptable, and never needed alternate accounts...)
Near the end of my stay at GO, there was one user who was "art-snot-adjacent". They were a webcomic creator, whose webcomic at the time was garnering some popularity (as those things go) and critical acclaim. Obviously talented and well-spoken, it was apparent that they were sympathetic to the stances of the "art snots", but without nearly the same amount of vitriol. If they spoke on those matters, they spoke in civil, measured tones. Many of the "art snots" circled in their orbit, possibly due to friendships outside Gaia, or possibly due to simple sycophancy.
I took up reading this person's webcomic - it was pretty good - and while I didn't always agree with the opinions they stated on Gaia, I appreciated the way they kept their tone nominally respectful.
The front page of this webcomic had a few widgets installed, one of which was a feed of the author's Twitter account, back when Twitter was a lot newer and less ubiquitous. So there was a little sub-window on the page that displayed, say, the last five Tweets the author made.
One day I went to the webcomic to check if there were updates, and saw that one of the recent tweets mentioned Gaia, so I looked more closely. It has been ages at this point, but the general thrust of the message was:
"Looks like I'm going to have to burn another Gaia account so I can set this other user straight about how stupid they are."
And now immediately I knew that this webcomic creator that I had somewhat respected up until now was not any different than so many others, they were simply better at putting up a polished public face. They were just as eager to hide their true feelings in order to keep all the little virtual clothes on their Gaia account, until they could let fly with an alternate sockpuppet, and be abusive to their heart's content.
[As an aside: I think this was one of the only times I've ever been unable to separate the artist from their art. For a little while I still kept up with the webcomic, but one day, I found myself about to click the bookmark for the page and I just didn't feel like reading the story anymore. Just - "meh", and I didn't click to it, and never went back. It wasn't like seeing that Tweet enraged me, I wasn't scandalized, I just... didn't respect the creator anymore. I'm not sure why that killed my interest in the story, when I have few problems engaging with art by artists who I know have done far, far worse in their lives. But there it is.]
These Gaia anecdotes establish something I think is true: people were just as nasty then as they are now. But a site like Gaia - at least at the time - enforced a code of behavior that said, "as long as you're on our site, you'll behave with a minimum of respect towards other users."
And now, let's come to the present day. As I write this, YouTube has been sending me recommendations for videos about a bit of drama. Of course, YouTube has no shortage of drama. But in this case, it reminds me of Gaia in some ways, because it's an artist-related drama.
At one point, YouTube proposed I watch an artist draw a picture as they told a story about the worst commission they ever drew, and I did, and so of course YouTube then bombarded me with a thousand similar videos. Some I watched, if they had interesting subjects. Many I didn't. And one type I stayed away from was the callout videos, where while drawing some pic, the artists would detail the various sins of some other YouTuber and make the case for them being an irredeemably awful person.
But, I've been floating around the edges of this drama, because for a while I was watching the videos from Girl Artist 1 (actual name/account redacted - probably if you're actually an active part of that community you can guess who it is, and if you don't have any idea, well, count yourself fortunate). Only now I no longer get videos by her recommended to me, now I'm getting videos about her.
First it came to light that she was sockpuppeting on some site, pretending to not be herself in order to stir up drama/make herself look good/whatever. Then it seems she was involved in a harassment campaign, and even more serious charges involving downright illegal shenanigans are being leveled.
I'll make it clear that I don't know all the details, or whether any of this is true or not. I watched some of Girl Artist 1's videos when the subject interested me, but ignored many when it was clear she was calling out other artists, YouTubers and the like. I noted the name of Girl Artist 2 come up a few times, and even in the titles of other videos by other people. Apparently Girl Artist 2 had her own moment of being condemned. But now she's back, with her own video to speak out against Girl Artist 1, along with a host of others all dogpiling on the current object of ire.
Is Girl Artist 2 forgiven now? Will Girl Artist 1 undergo her own journey of redemption? Will that be possible? Who knows, and outside of the community, who cares?
YouTube doesn't. And finally I come to my point: This is the difference between an older site like Gaia Online and newer platforms like YouTube and Twitter - the incentives.
Gaia had its own economy based around its avatar system, and its own motivation to promote an even keel and keep drama to a minimum. The latter was achieved by using the former as both carrot and stick. The reward for good behavior was getting to keep your virtual items, punishment was their loss.
Twitter's reward is internet fame, reinforcement of things you say with likes and retweets and new followers. Drama is a path to this - sometimes a much easier path than actually creating a work of art to attract attention. YouTube is much the same, only with the added incentive of real money for select users. YouTube does not mind controversy in and of itself, because controversy drives views, and views pay off for advertisers, who pay YouTube.
Therefore, there is often little incentive to not be an asshole. Every judgemental soul can freely pontificate about the sins of others, and condemn them in the most explicit terms. In a practical sense, the accusations don't even have to be true. My example of calling people Nazis as an insult? Go ahead! It gets clicks. YouTube and Twitter like the clicks. Not only do you not have to show anyone any respect, it's almost expected to be actively disrespectful to anyone who annoys you in the slightest.
That's my thesis: the overall nastiness of the human race is, I think, much the same as it's always been. A lot of people have always been judgemental pricks. It's just that the rules have shifted just so, and now the nastiness is being rewarded instead of discouraged.
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