#Tiktok Singer Logo

[pixelstudio]

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[angellayercake]

I hope they read “Face Down in Décolletage” too. 😱😂 That fic is peak Copia and still one of my favorites.

Awww thank you so much!! I am pretty proud of the utter filth I created 😁 and as an extra little thank you to you for all your support and lovely comments here is a bit of a sneaky peak of part three 😚

Two years had passed since the band Ghost had played at the venue where you worked. Two whole years since an odd guy wearing face paint had shown you the night of your life. A lot had changed in that time. You had got a boyfriend, dumped him, moved house, got a promotion and a cat but despite all of that you still found yourself naked and on your knees in his dressing room. Because he had asked, well demanded actually. Your assistant, because you had an assistant now, had been given a list long enough to keep them busy and away from the main dressing room. They would be meeting the ghouls and tending to them, leaving you free for Papa, to help him prepare, make sure he wants for nothing and that all his needs are met. All of them. 

There had been time to prepare for his arrival this time, you had seen the band name pop up on the calendar months ago with a thrill and as much as you tried to play it cool to yourself, you really, really hoped he would want to use you again. So the week before their scheduled date when your manager gestured you over at the end of a meeting you could feel your heart starting to beat a little faster. The rest of your colleagues filled out of the room  leaving the two of you alone

 ‘Ghost is back in town.’ You only nod not trusting yourself to sound normal when talking about this band. You can feel your cheeks heating up and you really hope whatever it is he is looking at on his computer holds his attention until you can get it together. ‘The lead singer papa whats it?’ 

‘Emeritus,’ you reply, trying to sound off hand and not like that name doesn’t frequently circle round your brain. 

‘Yes, him. He has requested you as his personal assistant for the day.’ In an instant you are wet. The thought of being alone with him all day, of what he would do with you for all that time. You take a deep breath to keep some semblance of composure. 

‘That's not my job though.’ To even pretend like you don’t want to do this, be his for the day, feels wrong but whatever part of your brain that is still functioning correctly reminds you that if it were anyone else you would not agree to this so quickly.  

‘No, I know, but this ghost band. They are kind of big now. Viral on tiktok or whatever so you know we have to keep this guy happy.’ He says it with such finality that you don’t waste anymore time pretending to argue.  

‘Right that's decided then.’ You fight to keep your face straight. The request was out of the ordinary but your manager had no idea exactly why he was requesting your undivided attention. And he didn’t need to know that you were excited rather than annoyed by the prospect. The fewer questions you have to answer the better you think, turning to leave once again but he stops you one last time. 

‘The band manager forwarded this for you, apparently so you know what to prepare.’ It was a carefully wrapped brown box with the band's logo stamped on the side. It’s heavier than it looks as you take it from him and you have to fight yourself not to open it then and there. It is probably better opened in private.

[hotchfiles]

How can I start my own jewellery business/shop (I’m from the uk btw) as it’s something I’ve always loved but never really knew how to

i know more about instagram but especially if youre younger, tiktok is the way to go, the algorithm is better for newer accounts than instagram and it values more spontaneous and authentic content

i would make videos like, "lets create a necklace inspired by this song with me", with famous artists, and you can do that for songs, characters, singers, movies, anything that speaks to you and has a following. if its something more sophisticated, just choose sophisticated inspirations

when you get orders, record it, record the packing, you dont need to go overboard with gifts now, a little handwritten note and a sticker goes a long way, you just have to show that you care about your clients

you dont need to invest in a logo or branding or anything like that right now, you just need to have a name for your business that isnt taken (check it!) and have a clear understanding of what your business stands for, who do you want to sell to, who do you want your clients to be

[review-with-metul]

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[theeasistwayofdoingthings]

Rock band template

(link for notion)

Read

If you have any suggestions of things to add in this sheet, feel free to tell me.

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If you prefer to see directly without the link:

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¤》basic《¤

Group Name: 

Meaning behind the name:

Years active:

member count:

Member names and positions:

-name/or link(what they are)

(a rock band generally has:drums,lead guitar,bass guitar, rhythm guitar and the singer who may or may not play a instrument too)

Fanbase name:

Meaning behind the name:

?% of females in your fanbase;

?% of males in your fanbase;

Band logo:(Image)

Sub-Genre/main genre:

Band aesthetic:

(Image)

Any particular color palette?

Debut date:

Debut song:

(i recommend just putting the name of a song that you like,and that Match with  your band aesthetic)

Face of the band

(The face of the band is the member that is generally known even to those who do not know the group. An example would be Freddie Mercury of Queen,or Damiano of måneskin)

-Image or just name-

¤》popularity《¤

what they are know for?

They are popular?

Have been involved in controversy?

¤》song related《¤

Discography:

Studio Albums(Full/Official Albums):

(Again,just pick album that you like,and if preference, that match your group aesthetic)

(Album Link)

release date: 

reactions & comments:

Extended Plays(Mini Albums)

(Album Link)

release date: 

reactions & comments:

Singles

(Album Link)

release date: 

reactions & comments:

¤》Songbook《¤

(Song Name [Length: ])

Writers:

Producers:

¤》Line Information《¤

Highest Vocals: (Member who can hit the highest notes)

Lowest Vocals: (Member who can hit the lowest notes)

Strongest Vocals: (Member with the strongest vocals)

Best Vocal Range:

¤》backstory of the group《¤

How it was formed?

How and when do they meet each other?

¤》Social Media《¤

Instagram:

[I recommend "funsta" for fake insta,I don't know if iphone has this app,but in android there is]

Twitter:

[I recommend "twinote" for fake twitter,I don't know if iphone has this app,but in android there is]

Tik Tok:

[I recommend "tjoke" for fake TikTok,I don't know if iphone has this app,but in android there is]

YouTube:

[I recommend "faketube" for fake YouTube channel,I don't know if iphone has this app,but in android there is]

Extra:

[If you want to make a fake google page for your group you can use "lolie web",you can use that to make fake Spotify too]

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Diehard fans of Swift could easily catch how her new costumes nod to her past. Styled by Joseph Cassell Falconer, they served as modern updates to signature Swift looks. Her gold, fringed mini dress by Roberto Cavalli, for instance, referenced a similar Cavalli dress that Swift wore during her Fearless tour back in 2011. “We chose a beautiful champagne color, which is very Taylor, Roberto Cavalli designer Fausto Puglisi tells Vogue. The designer also created the The Script 22nd Anniversary 2001 – 2023 Thank You For The Memories Signatures Shirt Also,I will get this embroidered Rhombus top and mini skirt for her 1989 set, as well as the embroidered snake catsuit Swift wears to perform songs from her album Reputation. “It’s more of a badass, rock and roll look, says Puglisi. Tis’ the season to start transitioning into your spring wardrobe. Celebrities certainly have. Gigi Hadid modeled a wonderfully slinky and see through “seashell tunic from her Guest in Residence line. And take note from Megan Thee Stallion and Hailey Bieber. The two are already showing off their Spring Breakers flavored neon bikini sets. A trend for the upcoming summer perhaps?

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[thekatebridgerton]

not netflix suing the female composers of the unofficial bridgerton musical after the official bridgerton show AND the actors have acknowledged them in the past

here's the thing Anon...Netflix is kinda right.

And while I'm in no way a Shonda Rhimes or Netflix defender, I do draw the line at profiting of a writer's intellectual property. And you know who I really like? Julia Quinn as an author.

She wrote books I enjoy, as a person, she's a pretty nice lady, and everything derived of her intellectual property is something she should get paid for.

Here's the thing, usually when people do things like what Barlow and Bear did. Which was make music using material from other people's intellectual property, or something pretty famous, they actually need to specify that they're not getting paid to do it. Their profit comes in donations to their site accounts, or commissions to their own original music. Because that's the thing about fanworks, you do that, to get experience and build a platform so your own original work will be seen and talked about, in order for you to profit of things you have created. And be recognized for your own intelectual property.

It's okay to start out or get attention by doing covers of music created by other singers, or singigng about Twilight or Harry Potter. Fanworks are never actually supposed to charge for tickets or give paid performances unless they have permission to do it and that usually involves paying the creator a percentage. So fanworks? they're supposed to be non profit.

the actual profit? That's what original works are for.

The Hilliwood Show is a pretty good example of this. They sell Hilliwood Merch, with HIlliwood logo, and pictures of their actors doing cosplay, their profit also comes from the generous donation of their fans. So is A Very Potter Musical, they are very specifically parodies, they don't get sued because they never pretend to be associated with the work they're mimicking and making music and dances about. A very Potter Musical is an excellent parody. But it's also a non profit see according to the wikipedia page of A very Potter Musical...

Due to the nature of the musical, Team Starkid is allowed by Warner Brothers to host the musical on their channel and owns the rights to the songs and script, but as they do not own the rights to the Harry Potter characters they cannot make money off of the production, nor can they give the rights for the show to any other production company: the University of Michigan version is the only "official" production. This has not stopped unauthorized productions from being performed elsewhere, also done non-profit.

if you ever wonder why A very Potter Musical never made it to broadway? well that's the reason. Giving live performances and earning profit of someone else's intelectual work, would kinda defeat the purpose.

Barlow and Bear crossed the line when they started profiting out of something they didn't have permission to profit of.

Rolling Stone said:

"According to the lawsuit, Netflix had only given Barlow and Bear permission to create the album version of the musical and was to be “consulted before Barlow & Bear took steps beyond streaming their album online in audio-only format.”

and at the end of the article which I will Link there are also words from Julia Quinn.

Quinn adds: “Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are wildly talented, and I was flattered and delighted when they began composing Bridgerton songs and sharing with other fans on TikTok. There is a difference, however, between composing on TikTok and recording and performing for commercial gain. I would hope that Barlow & Bear, who share my position as independent creative professionals, understand the need to protect other professionals’ intellectual property, including the characters and stories I created in the Bridgerton novels over twenty years ago.”

I think that in Julia's shoes, we would also feel the need to sue. I would hate it if I wrote a book and someone made a musical about it that doesn't recognize me as an author by both not asking for permission to commercialize it and also not paying me for it. Those books took Julia time, effort and creativity to write. Netflix is paying her for the right to take it to screen. And she has been consulted on how this is done.

I hate Netflix, but note that they only took action to sue once they crossed the line of staging paid performances. That's like me charging for you to read my fanfiction. Anne Rice sued for less.

there's definately a line, between admiring a content creator. Such as a Writer or Musician. And imitating them out of pure cult like happiness, to the point you write fanfiction, make music and even dress up as them to show your unadulterated support to them. AND being the person who wants to make money out of that person's creation without asking for permission or giving them a share of what you are earning.

the first instance, is a fan. the second is a jerk. And I think lots of people don't understand that. But AO3 runs as a non profit for a reason too. And It's exactly to defend fans against accusations like this.

and that's the tea.

here's the link to the rolling stones article

[soukita]

FASHION AND FILM CROSS PATHS IN NANA

Anime has always been a dominating factor in the fashion industry due to its influence on its audience and cult following. On-screen cinema has inspired an array of people to dress similar or spot on to famous characters such as Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf from Gossip girl. These outfits and characters also transpire into having a lasting effect in cinema i.e. the Academy Award nominated film The Devil Wears Prada. Because these shows and movies have such a large cult following due to their aesthetic and nostalgic attachments, individuals bond themselves to the cinematic art these on-screen displays portray. NANA is the story of Nana Komatsu and Nana Osaki. They first meet on a train to Tokyo and discover that they are the same age.

Both Nana’s have different styles. Nana Komatsu (pictured left) goes by Hatchi and Nana Osaki (pictured right). Hatchi and Nana both have different aesthetics, Nana dresses with a punk rock whilst Hatchi dresses in very girly-esq outfits. They both have different aspirations; Hatchi moves to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend Shoji, and Nana moves to become a famous punk singer.

In NANA, Vivienne Westwood is referenced in almost every episode. You can see almost all of the characters wearing something by the designer, even if it is as small as a pair of earrings.

NANA has had a huge impact on fashion, especially through its resurrection on social media apps i.e. TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram. In summer 2020, because of TikTok, Vivienne Westwood’s pearl choker with her crystal orb logo gained massive popularity, being seen on celebrities and influencers alike. The necklace is detailed as a single strand with pearls and a Westwood orb falling in the middle of the necklace. There is also a three strand version of the necklace. Both these necklaces were featured in NANA. Now, because of its resurrection, it is seen as the It-Girl accessory of 2021 thanks to its popularity on TikTok.

NANA has truly inspired a lot of people, knowingly or not, to buy many of the exact pieces featured in the show. Because of its affluence and hype, some of these iconic pieces are reselling on the second hand market for astronomically high price points.

With the boom of Westwood’s influence on a newer generation, this makes it somewhat harder to get some iconic pieces due to Nana’s popularity. Because of this, it has caused a lot of fakes to be created via Aliexpress, Dhgate, and eBay to be sold on various reselling apps i.e. Grailed, Heroine and Depop. As a result, it sometimes gets harder to identify the real and authentic piece especially if someone is buying into the brand because of NANA and its symbolic influence it has on the buyer or watcher. It takes away from the brand because it’s turning an iconic brand like Westwood into fast fashion because of the mass produced pieces. In no way is this Westwood’s fault because she supplied products that rose in popularity due to anime, social media and seeing people wearing these pieces. However, if Westwood was to lower her prices and start to mass produce her items, it would take away from the brand’s exclusivity and message. An example of this would be House Of Sunny where they rose to fame due to their infamous David Hockney inspired dress. House of Sunny based themselves upon sustainability and spaced out drops however when the dress started to get popular they started to mass produce items. This also affected the quality of their garments and their dress was now being replicated on AliExpress. Westwood’s jewelry is costume jewelry, so they’re not made out of pearls, diamonds or precious metals. It’s up to you if you want to spend £120 on a MINI BAS RELIEF CHOKER via the official Vivienne Westwood site.

Westwood’s influence on fashion has inspired a generation of young creatives. However, her influence on NANA truly changed the way people correlate animated TV shows into real life outfit and lifestyle inspiration.

[luvdsc]

mark lee sucks at technology.

tap the heart if you have a big, fat, embarrassing crush on your best friend!

pairing :: lee mark x reader genre :: fluff / best friend + social influencer au word count :: 5,883 words warnings :: none playlist :: dumb stuff (lany) ⋆ feeling (coin) ⋆ so far so good (gabrielle aplin) ⋆ electric love (børns) ⋆ love by mistake (bad suns) author’s note :: i was debating if i should post it on his bday instead, but i decided to drop it earlier, so uh, happy (approx. one week early) bday to mister absolutely fully capable (except when it comes to tech stuff) !!!! thank you for blessing us with your god tier raps ♡ ↳ part of the not clickbait series.

In your required upper division business course aptly titled “Essential Marketing Strategies,” you had learned about a concept called personal brands. A personal brand is explained as the first impression a person wishes to perceive based on their own experiences, qualifications, and achievements. Your professor had told you and your classmates to pick three words to define your own brand. For instance, you chose to label yourself as charismatic, fun, and creative.

Your best friend’s brand would be awkward, endearing, and technologically challenged. 

Okay, so that is definitely more than three words, but who’s counting? You might as well tack on “Y/N’s big fat crush” at this rate because everyone and their mother knows that you carry a torch—or more accurately, a blazing wildfire that can easily be spotted from Pluto—for your best friend.

Well, to be more precise, you should probably say everyone, except Mark, knows. And that’s not for lack of trying either. You completely dropped the art of delicate subtlety months ago already. Maybe you should add “hopelessly oblivious” instead.

The rolling end credits to the sixth Harry Potter film are playing on the screen in front of you, signaling the nearing end of your magical movie marathon. You’re seated on the worn down couch in Mark and Donghyuck’s shared apartment, watching the former make his drink with the fancy, gently used Keurig newly settled on the scratched countertop. Johnny dropped it off a few days ago because he had splurged on a better coffee machine (“It even makes Instagram worthy whipped frappuccinos!”) and didn’t want his old, but still perfectly functioning caffeine provider going to waste.

“What’s wrong with this thing?” Mark slaps the side of the machine, and it starts to emit a low whirring noise. “Oh, that’s good, right? That sound is good, you think?”

His question is immediately answered by the sad squirt of hot water speckled with coffee grinds falling into his mug for a few seconds before the machine shuts off.

“What the hell?” he mutters angrily, carding his hand through his hair in frustration, and you finally decide to take pity on your best friend. Getting up from the comfy spot you know you sadly won’t be able to recreate perfectly again later, you stride over to where your best friend stands and flip open the top of the Keurig.

“Hyuck didn’t take out his used coffee pod,” you say, pulling out the incriminating evidence of your best friend’s roommate and disposing it in the trash can next to the refrigerator. “Where’s the espresso one you’re gonna use? Why didn’t you put that in?”

His jaw slackens, and he sheepishly rubs the back of his neck, avoiding your gaze and mumbling, “I thought I’d just open it later and pour it into my hot water.”

“Mark,” you start, placing your hands on his shoulders firmly and staring into his eyes with a serious look on your face. “Please know that I’m saying this in the most loving way possible, but you are an absolute idiot.”

You release your grip on his shoulders and grab the espresso pod dangling from his fingertips before slotting it into the Keurig. You remove the mug he placed underneath the spout and wash out the accidental coffee water before placing it back in its original position and pressing the start button on the machine. With a sigh, you lean against the side of the counter, glancing at your friend who looks like a child being scolded for stealing from the cookie jar.

“If you pour the pod into your mug, are you just going to chug all the loose coffee grinds, too?”

“... I didn’t think that far ahead.” His lips start to unintentionally form a tiny pout, and your eyes (and your heart, too) soften.

You’re very relieved that Donghyuck is off filming with your friend because he definitely would be making fun of your heart eyes that frequently make an appearance around a certain Mark Lee. Which you always deny. Because you certainly do not have a gigantic crush on your technologically inept best friend.

You glance over at him again and have to physically fight yourself to resist the urge to kiss his cute pout away. Okay, so maybe you harbor a very respectable, medium sized crush. But it's no big deal. It’s completely under control. Unless you’re counting the fact that your best friend is still unaware, and you’re running out of ideas to try and see if he likes you back before you actually shoot your shot. Then it’s very much not under control because you’re losing sleep over it and you don’t know what to do to be any more obvious without stating the, well, obvious.

“Well, now you know. If you forget, you can FaceTime me and I’ll give you instructions on how it works.” You pat his shoulder reassuringly before pausing. “Wait, you do know how to FaceTime, right?”

“Yes!” he exclaims, sulking even more before confessing in a quieter, defeated tone, ��Hyuck showed me last month.”

Mark grabs his finished drink and follows behind you, settling back onto the couch next to you. The streaming service already has Deathly Hallows Part 1 in the queue and ready to go, and your best friend is ready to click play until he notices your attention being focused on the smaller screen in your hands. He wonders if you’re about to post another one of your popular cooking videos on that app that shares a name with the most iconic song of the 2000s (hint: the name of the song’s singer is made up of four letters and a dollar sign).

“Are you uploading one of your videos?” he implores before taking a sip of his drink with a satisfied smile. Somehow, it always tastes better when you make it, and he can’t figure out why for the life of him. When he went to Johnny’s place, his older friend uses the exact same pod and water ratio for his espresso, and yet, it’s never as good as yours.

“Nah, I’m ordering my grocery delivery before I forget. Do you want anything?” You select the option to load your usual grocery items into your cart before debating on whether or not you should splurge on buying several packages of those seasonal Pillsbury sugar cookies that only come in stock during certain holidays. It seems like such an insult to the entire premise of your Tiktok account based on baking and cooking, but you’re an absolute sucker for those soft pastries.

“Yeah, can you get me a Shin Ramyun ten pack? Hyuck ate the last one two days ago and didn’t tell me.”

“You sure you don’t want ten boxes again?” You decide to get those Pillsbury sugary delights, happily adding three boxes to your cart. Everybody has a weakness, and yours just so happens to be a premade one way ticket to diabetes. You’re here for a good, delicious time, not a long time.

“No! That was an accident!” He objects, flailing his hands around, before falling back against the couch cushions in defeat. “But Hyuck does all the online grocery shopping now.”

“Thank god. You guys finally have quality toilet paper again.”

The past month of bathroom occurrences was plagued with scratchy tissue that felt more like goddamn sandpaper from the horrible depths of hell. To be honest, you probably would have rather used actual sandpaper, given the choice. You even made sure not to drink too much water any time you came over, but today, you decided to splurge on a venti passion fruit iced tea with sweetener from that very popular franchise sporting a mermaid logo and fiscally cosmic name. To your pleasant surprise, your trip to the toilet this time was wonderfully padded with Charmin Ultra Soft, not that absolutely awful off brand one with the gross texture of a dried pinecone from inferno.

“Hey, that toilet paper was a good steal! It was a three for one deal,” Mark protests, and you narrow your eyes at him.

“Wow, I wonder why it was priced so low.” You deadpan, and Mark blanches, recalling all those restroom incidents that were rather rough. Literally.

“Anyway, do you think my viewers wanna see me make chocolate crinkle cookies or mochi doughnuts?” You bring up the two recipes you managed to perfect and add your own spin to on your phone, eyes scanning the ingredient lists.

“Both. And tell me when you’re making them, so I can come over and eat them.” He gives you a wide grin, and you let out a snort at that. His smile only grows as he says happily, “I love your job.”

“You only love it because you can freeload off of me,” you jest, but nevertheless begin to start to add all the ingredients for both recipes to your shopping cart. You always film cooking videos on Tuesdays, edit on Wednesdays, keep Thursdays free for last minute touch ups and emergencies, and post one every week on Fridays with other various random videos uploaded whenever in between. With that in mind, you schedule your upcoming grocery delivery for Monday.

“Hey, you need me. I’m the best taste tester.” He puffs up his chest proudly before hastily tacking on a more genuine reason. “And because I’d starve without you. I can’t live off of instant ramen and frozen chicken nuggets forever. Gordon Ramsay already confirmed my shitty cooking skills. I need you to survive.”

“Oh my god, when I uploaded those pics of your scrambled eggs on Twitter, I lost like a hundred followers in less than a minute.” You confirm the delivery and place your phone on the coffee table, picking up the opened bag of Cheeto puffs before settling back in your seat. “My cooking credibility was completely shot. I had to explain to my fans that I didn’t make those.”

“Yeah, but now everyone calls me Eggy Boi online!” he whines, and you laugh. You have to admit, it’s quite a funny play on the whole “edgy boi” terminology. You wonder if Mark will find it amusing if he discovers his roommate is the culprit behind his new online persona (He probably won’t, and you reckon Donghyuck enjoys living in a safe space where he doesn’t have to sleep with one eye open, so you stay quiet about it. You’ll use it as leverage some other time).

“Okay, Eggy Boi, come by on Tuesday because I’ll be baking in the afternoon,” you say casually, grabbing the remote control from your best friend and pressing play. 

You very narrowly avoid a green gummy bear to the face. It lands somewhere behind the couch, lost forever to the dust bunnies and other snacks that missed its target. You know for a fact that it’ll stay there until the boys decide to move to a new apartment. Mark grumbles at the miss, biting off the head of a red cherry flavored gummy bear perhaps a little harder than necessary.

“I hate you. But I’m still coming over next week because I want a doughnut.”

“No cookie?”

“... and a cookie. Maybe two.”

Wednesday comes faster than you expected, and you’re currently holed up in your apartment’s second bedroom—which you had transformed into a snazzy office space—completing the edits to your second video on mochi doughnuts. You already finished polishing the one about the cookies earlier, thank goodness. If you had to stare at your computer screen for another three hours, you would rather eat those pastries Mark tried to make two months ago, but had mistaken salt for sugar. Adding a cup of salt to any baked good is an extremely effective way to make anyone who tasted your best friend’s brownies experience a trip to the beach. Because they essentially just swallowed a mouthful of sand and ocean water. Because it’s salty as heck. Just like Mark was when you told him.

Speaking of your best friend, he’s currently puttering around in your kitchen doing god knows what. He knows better than to try another recipe and possibly blow up your number one moneymaker—your prized oven—in the process. Your heart nearly drops when your ears pick up the faint chopping sounds of a knife against your wooden cutting board. Is he going to try to temper chocolate again? He nearly burned through your entire stock of dark, milk, and white chocolate last time.

After much contemplation and deciding that you deserve a good procrastination break and a fully intact kitchen, you’re about to go out and see what he’s up to when Mark timidly appears in your doorway, clutching onto a white bowl of watermelon cubes with a fork tucked neatly in it. He shuffles in, dropping the snack on your desk before turning to walk out without a word, not wanting to disturb your work mode. 

Your heart warms up at the sight, and you speak up, a small smile slipping into your face. “What’s this for?”

“Knowing you, you probably haven’t eaten anything since breakfast.” He pauses in the doorway and adds on sheepishly, “And I can't cook anything, so this is what you get.”

Your heart swells tenfold, and your smile widens even more as you spear a piece of fruit with the fork and quickly pop it into your mouth. “Thanks, Marky.”

His cheeks flush with a pretty shade of carmine, and he fails to suppress the little giddy smile that appears on his face at your nickname for him. He walks out of your office, reddened cheeks still rising up higher than ever. “Y-Yeah, of course. No problem.”

By the time you finish adding the final few touches to your edited video, the bowl of watermelon has been picked clean. You save your video and transfer both of your completed projects to your phone, making a mental note to schedule their uploads and add them to your account’s posting queue later. Shoving your phone in the pocket of your sweats after ensuring the successful transfer of your videos, you pick up the empty dish and walk out towards the kitchen, the silver fork clinking against the side of the bowl with every step.

As you wash the dish and utensil, Mark wanders over from his spot on the couch, leaning forward and casually placing his chin on your shoulder. Almost instantaneously, you feel the heat rising to your cheeks as you briefly fantasize about your best friend wrapping his arms around your waist and how domestic and sweet the two of you would look, like one of those cheesy couples the two of you always made fun of.

“What’s up?” you ask, making a conscious effort to hold your voice steady and not waver over the fact that Mark is basically draped over you. After you place the dish on the drying rack, you turn around to face your best friend, sorely miscalculating the distance as mere inches separate your face from his now.

“I—” Puberty decides to make an ugly appearance in the form of an ill timed voice crack, and he internally curses as he takes a step back, willing the incoming blush to go away. Letting out a small cough, he tries again, scratching the back of his neck nervously.

“I, um, Jisung sent me some kind of dance video. He said it’s a challenge? I kinda don’t know what to do with it? Like do I make a new dance, record myself, and send it back? Actually, isn't it easier to just do a dance battle face to face?”

“Can I see the video?” You already have a good idea on what the video will be, but you want to confirm it. Mark fumbles with his phone, pulling up the video in his text messages. He angles the phone towards you for you to see, and you grab his hand, bringing the device a little closer to you for a better look and clicking play.

“Oh, it’s a Tiktok challenge! He’s doing the Say So dance!” you exclaim, recognizing the song almost immediately as your eyes follow the fluid dance moves, completely enthralled. “So a challenge isn’t going up against someone, like a battle. It’s just some kind of trend or concept that you try to copy yourself. You’re supposed to learn the same dance and record yourself for this one. I can show you some other challenges and help you practice and record this one tomorrow if you wanna drop by after work!”

“O-Oh, okay, sounds good.” Mark stumbles over his words, attempting to focus on what you’re saying and the dance Jisung is doing, but all he can think about is the way your body is pressed against his side, hand comfortably wrapped around his. He freezes up as the tips of his ears grow redder and redder with every passing second, and his face sports a similar color. He silently prays for the telltale crimson to go away by the time the dance is over.

When the video ends, you once again realize the close proximity between you and your best friend. Your face burns at this revelation, and you awkwardly take a step back. Clearing your throat, you hastily release Mark’s hand (He inaudibly lets out the breath he’s been holding in this entire time, yet he also already misses the way your hand felt grasping his).

“Uh, anyway, I’m gonna make a latte. Do you want a drink, too?” You walk towards the other side of your kitchen with Mark trailing behind you. You take out a floral, peachy colored mug from your cupboards before pausing and looking at your best friend. “Wait, do you remember how to use a Keurig?”

“Yes!” He says, slightly exasperated as he picks out his own cup from your cabinet. He always uses the same one—a cerulean blue mug with squiggles all over it—and all of your friends and guests know not to use it because it’s unofficially officially Mark’s mug (And perhaps, you did indeed buy it from that overpriced kitschy tableware shop down the street two years ago with your best friend in mind).

“Really?” You select the latte option and press start after you had already positioned the mug beneath the spout and inserted a green tea matcha pod. He finally relents, shoulders sagging and a defeated expression on his face.

“... No.”

You chuckle, taking the mug from him and carefully putting it on the counter. You grab the espresso pod you know he likes from the drawer below and place it next to the cup. “It’s okay, I’ll teach you again.”

Mark tries. He really does. He tries very hard to concentrate on memorizing the simple process, but he keeps getting distracted. His eyes are focused on the correct button to push before they start to trail up to your fingertips. And then, they go from your hand to your arm, then up to the elegant curve of your neck, and finally, to the way your lashes frame your pretty eyes and how the tip of your tongue sticks out slightly as you concentrate until all he can focus on is you, you, you.

Suddenly, in what feels like a blink of an eye, you’re done and handing him his finished drink, complete with a perfectly whipped milk foam on top. You ask him if he knows how to make it now, and all he can do is lie and nod with a barely convincing smile.

After all, how can Mark tell his best friend that the reason he never remembers is because you’re the biggest distraction?

Mark should be here in five minutes, according to his most recent text message. And in the text message below that, your friend had sent you a challenge. More specifically, it’s the one she completed with Donghyuck a few weeks ago. When you said you wanted bold suggestions on how to figure out if your best friend feels the same way about you as you do about him, you didn’t want one this bold. 

Yet, the video link to your friend’s “today I kissed my best friend” challenge along with a winky face from her is staring mockingly at you. While you aren’t one to back down from a challenge, the mere thought of kissing your best friend causes vast colonies of butterflies to erupt in your stomach and your ears to feel as if they have caught on fire. You’re already tongue tied with your head in the clouds, and he isn’t even here yet. How utterly fantastic.

However, your mother definitely did not raise a quitter, so you spring into action when you hear the faint jingling of a key being inserted into your apartment’s door (You had given Mark a copy of your key almost immediately after you had moved in). You move the pretty indoor fern given to you by Jaemin as a housewarming gift last year closer to the edge of your towering bookcase, leaning your phone against it. You quickly position the device to capture a good view of the couch area in your living room and press the record button, arranging a few of the leaves to hide as much of your phone as you possibly can without obstructing the lens.

You run full speed to your bedroom, letting out a sigh of relief when you’re safely inside and hear Mark finally unlocking the door successfully and shuffling in. When he calls out to you, you try to even out your breathing, walking out of your room with your tripod and laptop in hand.

“Hey,” you greet him in the most casual tone you can muster. You place the tripod down and sit before opening your laptop and setting it on the coffee table. “I thought we could watch a few challenges for fun before trying the Say So one. Have you watched Jisung’s videos before?”

“Um, well, no, not really,” he confesses sheepishly, taking a seat next to you on the couch, leg pressing against yours. He squints at the YouTube video you pulled up earlier before he had arrived, reading the title before clicking the space button to start it. “Savage Tiktok dance compilation part two?”

“Wait, hold up.” You pause the video and then turn to face him with an incredulous expression on your face. “You’ve never watched any of Jisung’s dance Tiktoks?”

“No… I don’t even have an account.” His cheeks are dusted with the lightest shade of pink as he quietly admits, “I watch all of yours though.”

Your eyes widen at his confession, face heating up as you stammer out, “O-Oh, well, I can help you make an account later to upload your video.”

“Sounds good.” There’s a few seconds of silence as you mull over his previous words before he speaks up again awkwardly, “Should I, uh, play the video?”

“Oh! Yes, right! Of course, hit play,” you laugh nervously, twisting and playing with the hair tie around your wrist. He starts the video again, and the two of you watch the compilation, slowly relaxing once more as you tap your fingers to the rhythm of the song and he bobs his head to the beat.

“Do I have to change outfits like that?” he questions a few minutes later, eyes growing round as he sees the girl on the screen switch between four different outfits throughout the dance. His closet basically consists of the same five black shirts that he stole from Jaehyun. Even if he did do an outfit swap, there would literally be no difference at all.

“You don’t have to,” you assure him, clicking the enter key to play the next video that’s recommended: another Tiktok dance challenge compilation. “All you have to do is copy the dance.”

Mark nods, taking a glance at the laptop screen before his hand shoots out and he pauses the video, leaning forward to take a closer look at the little recommended video title banner at the top. “Wait! What’s that one?”

He clicks on it, the new video now loading up. The two of you wait patiently for it to begin, waiting for the spinning disc to stop. But it doesn’t. In fact, the whole chrome page goes blank and then, the little pixelated Google Chrome dinosaur pops up on your monitor, announcing that you have no internet connection. Furrowing your eyebrows, you try to reload the page before trying to re-establish your laptop connection to your wifi. Unfortunately, you cannot find your appropriately named “drop it like it’s hotspot” wifi anywhere to connect to.

And that’s when it hits you. Your landlord had sent out a notice to the entire apartment complex last week about the electricity being powered down today from 4 to 6 p.m. for a maintenance check, and a quick glance at the digital clock on your laptop shows that it’s a little past four.

You groan, closing your laptop and flopping back against the couch cushions dramatically. Mark cocks his head, slightly confused, before he pokes you in the arm. “What’s wrong?”

“I completely forgot about the scheduled electricity shutdown for the entire building. We won’t have any wifi for the next two hours.” You pout, your bottom lip jutting out in the slightest, and Mark doesn’t think it’s fair that you get to be this cute and have this much of an effect on his racing heart rate.

“That’s okay, we can… play some board games?” he suggests offhandedly, pushing away the embarrassing thought and nudging your leg with his, and you smile before a sudden idea occurs to you. 

“Or we can still do some Tiktok challenges! What was the challenge you clicked on?” You quickly sit upright, turning to face your best friend, eyes sparkling in excitement. “I memorized a few of the dance ones already! Was it Renegade? I can teach you that one. Jisung showed me how to do it.”

“Um,” he starts, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. His eyes dart everywhere, except you, as he lets out a feigned cough. “It wasn’t a dance one. It was about, uh, going up to your boyfriend… and um, hugging him... when he’s playing video games.”

“Oh.” You answer lamely, not knowing what to say. You unsuccessfully try to push away the image of you attempting that challenge with your best friend. “Those are really cute.”

“Really?” He says doubtfully, wrinkling his eyebrows and fiddling with the frayed sleeve of his sweater. “Wouldn’t the dude get mad?”

You don’t know what suddenly possessed you to do this (you’ll have to ask Renjun and his paranormal loving ass later), but you thank whatever demon did for that split second because you find yourself gently grabbing Mark’s arm and slipping your head underneath it. You swing one leg over his lap and settle down until you’re securely sitting in his lap, bent legs on either side of his hips, hands curled around the soft fabric of his sweater on both sides and resting on top of your thighs. His arms instinctively go around your waist, wrapping around you securely.

You tilt your head to the side slightly, studying the flustered boy in front of you with a teasing, albeit a little anxious, smile on your lips. “Are you feeling mad?”

Splotches of red litter his cheeks and decorate the tips of his ears, but your best friend furiously shakes his head at your question, bashfully ducking his head afterwards and muttering a soft “No.”

You swallow hard, heart pounding erratically in your chest as you timidly ask, “Would you be mad if I do this?”

Mark looks up at that, confusion written all over his face. His arms start to loosen around your figure, hands now resting on your waist. “If you do what?”

You take a deep breath. “This.”

You lean in and gently press your lips against his. Mark freezes in shock, and you quickly retreat soon after, gnawing at the inside of your cheek as you wait anxiously for his reaction. Your heart feels like it’s about to fall out of your chest and be buried six feet under.

A tiny noise of surprise belatedly escapes from him and crimson spreads across his cheeks like wildfire. His doe eyes are wide and sparkling, staring at you in bewilderment. Your best friend lets out a small laugh of disbelief before a full blown smile breaks out across his face. He gazes at you adoringly, breathing out softly, “I’m not mad at that.”

You perk up at that, draping your arms around his neck as you lean forward, beaming. “Really? You’re not?”

“Definitely not.”

This time, Mark meets you halfway, his lips slotting against yours perfectly and making you feel tingles up and down your spine. Your eyes are closed, and you are so hyper aware of the way his hands grip your hips, how he tugs you closer, and how his lips chase after yours. The number of butterflies from earlier multiply in your stomach, and you have ascended past cloud nine by now.

When the two of you break apart, your eyes flutter open, and you nudge your nose against his affectionately. The brightest grin blooms on his face once again, and he buries his face in the crook of your neck, muffling his little giggles and hiding the awfully vibrant cerise that rapidly blossoms on his face.

“Is this a good time to tell you congrats for completing your first challenge?” you say, resting your cheek against the crown of his head. You pull away when he lifts his head up, surprised.

“I wasn’t playing video games though,” he says slowly, processing your words and thinking back to the challenge that started this all.

“It was a different challenge. It’s the one that Hyuck did a few weeks ago,” you confess, and realization dawns on him, his face lighting up for a split second before a look of horror takes over.

“Oh, no. Is that why you had your phone recording on the bookshelf?” Mark asks, dread beginning to cloud his mind.

“Yes…” you say slowly, a little perplexed. “Why? What’s wrong?”

“Oh my god, I ruined your video,” he moans, dropping his forehead onto your shoulder. “I saw your phone when I walked in and thought you were filming earlier and forgot to turn it off, so I turned it off for you.”

When the words finally register in your mind, you can’t stop the laughter from bubbling out of your throat, and he raises his head up to look at you with wide doe eyes at the pretty sound. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to!”

You can’t stop laughing at the situation, and he looks at you worriedly, gnawing on his bottom lip slightly. You force yourself to calm down, a soft chuckle leaving your lips before you beam at him, leaning in and placing the softest kiss on the tip of his nose. “It’s okay, Mark. I’m not mad. That video wasn’t important anyway.”

“But still,” he whines before letting out a groan and slapping his hand against his forehead when the realization sinks in even further. “I’m such an idiot.”

“But you’re my idiot now, right?” you say teasingly, albeit a little shyly as well, as you reach over to tug his hand away from his face and lace your fingers with his.

“I mean, I kinda thought I was always your idiot,” Mark laughs softly and a little embarrassedly, eyes averted and cheeks turning pinker than ever. The largest grin spreads across your face at that, and you turn away slightly to hide it. You didn’t think your best friend can possibly be any more endearing, but he manages to prove you wrong every time.

“Well, then now you can add ‘Y/N’s boyfriend’ to your resume,” you say, and he fails to suppress the pleased smile appearing on his face at your remark, his rosy cheeks rising even taller than skyscrapers.

“So, uh, what sort of job description does that have?” He gazes at your intertwined hands in wonder, still completely giddy at the reality of you being his best friend and something more.

“Sharing hoodies, giving me attention, kissing, holding my hand, going on dates, you know, the basics,” you answer, squeezing his hand tenderly, and his doe eyes instantly light up. Mark feels a little bolder than before, and it shows when he grins widely and says:

“Can we do number three again?”

“Yes, we can, Eggy Boi.”

He wrinkles his nose at the name, disgruntled and unimpressed, as he crosses his arms over his chest, sulking. You let out a laugh before leaning in and crashing your lips against his. He immediately relents at that, enthusiastically responding and hugging you closer to him, and you can’t help but smile into the kiss as you feel his own smile appear as well.

At that moment, you decide that you want to change Mark’s personal brand. Because his should be “absolutely wonderful, positively amazing, a cute kisser, your boyfriend, and your bestest friend.” And yes, that is most definitely more than the allotted three words, but again, who’s really counting?

Certainly not you when you’re too preoccupied with kissing your best friend. Correction: best friend and new boyfriend.

One new notification: donutkillmyvibe uploaded a new video!

moominjun commented:

so you’re saying the reason why we didn’t get the highly anticipated best friend challenge video is because @ marklyrawr turned the camera off?

donutkillmyvibe replied: yes 😔 I’m sorry to disappoint everyone 🤧

nanaislove replied: omg no bby it’s ok 🥺🥺💞💓💓💝💗 you didn’t have to make an apology video for that 🥺💗💓💘💖

goofys.chuckle replied: yeah it’s mark’s fault. he’s the disappointment here 🥴

morklyrawr replied: hahahahaha stfu hyuck

tytrack commented:

mark is going through puberty. I apologize

dobunny replied: @.@

goofys.chuckle commented:

are we getting whip(ped)lash pt 2 by eggy boi?

morklyrawr replied: YOU’RE THE ONE WHO STARTED THAT NAME?????

goofys.chuckle replied: uh gotta blast 🚀

showmethemonet replied: @ goofys.chuckle does this mean you’re staying over again?

goofys.chuckle replied: @ showmethemonet yes if you want your super cute, mega talented, very handsome boyfriend to still be alive 🥺

showmethemonet replied: @ goofys.chuckle oh my god I didn’t know I was dating bts jin???

moominjun replied: LMFAOOOOO

goofys.chuckle replied: heart 💔 been broke 📉 so many times ⏰ i don’t know 🤔 what to believe 💯 mama 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 said 🗣 it’s my fault 😢 it’s my fault 🤦🏻‍♂️i wear my heart ❤️ on my sleeve 💪 i think it’s best 👍🏻 I put my heart ❤️ on ice 🧊

jenojam commented:

why am I not surprised……

itsmebetch replied: just mark thingz 🍉

suhprisemf commented:

mark your head looks flat af

jungjaeprince replied: 😂😂😂

10vely replied: @ jungjaeprince be quiet don’t cry

letswonwon commented:

whoop whoop

junguwu commented:

OMG CONGRATS ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP SWEETIE 😍😍

takoyaki_prince commented:

MARK!!!!! you look handsome !! 😘

jisungpwark commented:

rip to @ donutkillmyvibe ’s future videos that mark will ruin. press f in the chat to pay respects 🙏🏻

bigheadking replied: F ✊🏻😔

peachyangel replied: f 🥺🥺

yoitslucas replied: F 🤪🤪🤪 but glad you’re happy, man ❤️

donutkillmyvibe replied: F 💔

morklyrawr replied: @ donutkillmyvibe wtf babe????

officialgordonramsay commented:

didn’t i tell you to get back on tinder ?

apado_god commented:

nice 😎👍🏻

[theageoftheunderstatement]

NME: Arctic Monkeys’ mysterious new album roll-out is refreshing in an age of over-exposure

By Mark Beaumont, 29th November 2021

It’s become known in hype-pumping circles as the Elden Ring Method. You say nothing about a major project – a collaboration between the people behind the beat-your-ass-blue Dark Souls video game series and Game Of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin, say – for years on end, until desperate fans start thinking the whole thing’s been cancelled. Eventually they’ll start hunting out the tiniest easter egg hint that something might be happening, like the entire internet is one big Marvel trailer.

Blurry screenshots of menu screens in the background of obscure developer webinars; leaked internal sketches of boss designs; Hidetaka Miyazaki TikToked in a public toilet, emitting flatulence widely deciphered as a morse coded release date. By the time you’re ready to actually unveil anything, the public has worked itself into a froth of anticipation akin to that around Prince Andrew’s extradition and the damn thing sells itself.

Arctic Monkeys are clearly masters of the Elden arts. Drummer Matt Helders quietly announced that plans for a seventh album were underway back in January then – for 11 months – silence. The only ‘announcement’ as such came from the Insta of a Suffolk farmhouse called Butley Priory in August, in which the proprietors – who presumably never got the NDA through – declared: “We’ve had a band staying for the last month recording an album. Musicians love the acoustics in the Great Hall and Drawing room, with their high vaulted ceilings. Being serenaded while watering and weeding the garden, listening to the double bass, drums and piano wafting out of the open double doors was pretty nice. Thank you Arctic Monkeys.”

Arctic Monkeys in “pretty nice” new album shock! All hail the birth of Horticulturock! The band themselves, though, said nothing for three more months, until Helders told 5 Live’s Rick Edwards earlier this month that the new record “makes sense when you think about it in the context of the last record…it’s kind of hard to describe. You can tell it’s the same band.” Monkeys back to their ‘sense-making’ best! “Indescribable” album “definitely by Arctic Monkeys” reveals drummer!

Yet, like Cloverfield films and footballers on The Masked Singer, the less we know about ‘AM7’ (yes, it’s got a fan-sleuth nickname), the more the excitement around it grows. Perhaps because there’s a deeply reassuring frisson about being made to wait for something in an age when our every cultural whim is serviced at a word by a helpful home AI-slash-advertising surveillance bot. There’s intrigue in underexposure, a tangible added-value to a major piece of art that isn’t trying to throw itself out of our timelines at us like all those Instagram ads for hair transplants and butt plugs (everyone gets those, right?).

In an era when mainstream acts are expected to maintain constant engagement with their fanbases to appease the streaming overlords, trying to stir up an air of mystery around a new release often looks a bit try-hard and contrived. Witness those acts that surreptitiously have their ‘secret’ new logo spray painted onto a Great Pyramid just as the social media manager from their major label press department happens to be passing. The compulsion to be seen as secretive and protective of high-profile new albums can even have casualties.

When Australian TV presenter Matt Doran “insulted” Adele by admitting he hadn’t heard her new album ‘30’ before interviewing her, it wasn’t the poorest research job since Alan Partridge, when asked by an interviewer if he’d read their book, replied: “No – I never read the books!” Instead, he fell foul of the standard practice of major labels emailing A-list music streams to journalists under code-names. He just didn’t click on what his inbox likely told him was an album called ‘Cry Me A Cash River’ by Sheeran’s Worst Nightmare.

With Arctic Monkeys, however, there’s a genuinely sanguine attitude to their encroaching seventh record, smacking of self-assurance and confidence in their music. No marketing ploys or subliminal hard-sells here. Just a band becoming increasingly comfortable with their elevated standing, happy for the music to speak for itself and disinterested in playing the industry’s games. It’s an old-school approach but, when new-school practices make every act seem pushy and desperate, it’s refreshing to feel invited into an album rather than bombarded by it. There’s no chance, for example, of waking up one morning to find the new Monkeys record has been welded forever into your iPhone in the night, a la U2.

There’s a far greater sense of discovery and connection to music you have to seek out a little, join a few dots and piece together some clues. A certain romance to being seduced by the coy soft sell. The second we get through Elden Ring on the ultra-hard New Game Plus mode, Arctic Monkeys, we’re all yours. 

[filmsbyhyuna]

Lee Nabi/ Adalgisa Rossi/ Euthalia Aetós

Nabi (나비 (주)) is a Italian-Korean-Greek solo singer song-writer choreographer under SM ENT. who debuted on July 13th, 2016 with her debut album 'LILAC'.

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Stage Name: Nabi

Birth Name: Adalgisa Rossi

Greek Name: Euthalia Aetós

Korean Name: 리 나비 (Lee Nabi)

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Birthday: December 21st, 1998

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nationality:Greek-Italian

Birthplace: Capri,Italy

Family Information: Mother,Father,Older Borther, Older Sister

Height: 165cm (5'5ft)

Weight: 46kg (101lbs)

Blood Type: AB

MBTI: INFJ

Facts

Nabi was born in Capri, Italy then moved to Athen, Greece.

She is mixed she is 1/4 Korean, 1/4 British, 1/4 Italian, 1/4 Greek.

Has a mixure between a British and Italian Accent but she strongly has a British Accent.

She was a trainee under JYP for 2 years then moved to SM ENT for un-kown personal reasons.

She was a rythmic Gymnast for 3 and a Ballet Dancer for 14 years.

Her debut album 'LILAC' was an all-kill almost topped every music chart.

She can't live without Matcha and Pizza.

Her fav. colours are pastel colours and sage green.

Is known for being a very nice person. Once she was at a Italian Resturant and she saw a homeless man on the road and bought food, some drinks and gave him some money to start himself off.

Is a fan of TWICE. Says she wants to have a comeback as the same time as them so they can promote together.

She is a really introverted person.

She has/had an eating disorder because of ballet and the K-pop industry.

In an interview Nabi said her parents were really supportive of her dreams of becoming an Idol.

When she was a teenager she wanted to be a Model and an Actress.

Nabi is known for being one of the most respected artist and liked artist in K-pop.

Nabi's favourite number is 13.

Nabi is ambidextrous. (Meaning right and left handed)

Nabi has Heterochromia. (Meaning two [2] different coloured eyes.

Spoke at the United Nations in both 2019 and 2021.

Has written sucessful songs for western and K-pop artists.

[ayatakami]

Singer!Reader HCs

feat. Alt MHA bois  Part 2 Here

Pairings: Bakugo x Reader, Sero x Reader, Hawks x Reader, Dabi x Reader, Shoji x Reader, Tokoyami x Reader, Kirshima x Reader Notes: The songs I put at the bottom just imagine them with a fem! singer bc its the overall vibe I went for. There is a part two bc it got pretty long whoops

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Doesn’t openly talk about loving your music or you per se, but owns so much merch of you and your band. I’m talking posters, postcards, albums, shirts, etc. 

Listens to your voice R E LI G I OU SL Y

If he thinks he’s alone then he’ll try to duet some of your songs, convincing himself that you two would make such a great singing duo

UPLOADS DRUM COVERS OF YOUR SONGS AND FREAKS OUT WHEN YOU LIKE/RESPOND TO THEM!!!11

ALWAYS goes to your signings if he has time and when you signed his drumsticks with a heart mans is deceased

Always opts for more of your heavier/faster songs bc this man just needs the fuel to his anger. But on days when he’s really down or feels lonely he listens to your more softer and melodic songs, soaking in your vocals.

Rewatches your music videos and likes every single picture you post. 

Favorite song of yours: Calm Snow - I See Stars

Tells EVERYONE about you and your band, plays your songs on blast and recommends them to everyone. 

Doesn’t really own much posters of you/your band but he does have lots of apparel. (Shirts, beanies, keychains, etc)

LOVES attending your concerts, always gets front row seats to see your pretty smile. 

This dude man, he has pictures of you two on his page from every concert/meet and greet/ signings/etc that he’s ever attended. Like so many you know his name now. 

He’s more drawn to your easy-going, light vocals type songs 

But isn’t afraid to listen to your heavier stuff

Mans STREAMS your music videos and loves making edits of solely you

Favorite song of yours: Silence Speaks - While She Sleeps

SIMPING FOR YOU!!!! HE EVEN HAS A BODY PILLOW OF YOU IM--

Several posters, photos, stickers, albums, you name it he has it

Brings you lots of gifts to each backstage concert bc yk he buys that VIP shit

He will absolutely DIE if he sees pictures of you wearing an expensive necklace he gifted you or any sort of jewelry

Hangs out and talks to you so much that you guys actually become good friends!!

I feel like he would lowkey make fanfics about the two fo you. You cant tell me he wont

Has an ALT ACC WITH THIRSTY EDITS OF YOU!! Calls you his baby bird/dove/songbird/etc

I also feel like Hawks plays guitar or bass and he would def make covers or even collab with you bc yall besties now

Mans has a tiktok account and will def post videos of yall singing together 

Although he’s a really chill guy I feel like he leans more towards your slower songs that hit harder than the others

Favorite song of yours: The Fear Of Letting Go - Too Close To Touch

Being a villian and all, you know he cant come to your concerts/events but he damn well tries to. 

Doesn’t own much merch of yours as he accidentally burnt a poster he had of yours after a certain incident (he felt really bad bc he got mad)

I feel like he would def have a funko-pop or figurine of you on his desk

Loves jamming to your songs (blasting it so loud in his room that its literally shaking in there LMAO)

Watches ALL of your music videos, streams and BUYS YOUR MUSIC TO SUPPORT YOU HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH

Sings along with you omg even tho it hurts to reach your high notes

Thrives off of your more aggressive songs especially the one where he can feel the pain in your voice over whatever subject or whoever you were singing about

Definitely wishes he was that ex you sung about LMAO

Why can I see him punching drywall to your songs bc hes so into it LMAOOOO

Favorite song of yours: Crooked Smile - Too Close To Touch

One of the bois who don’t talk about their love for you super much, but instead is a closeted fan!

Watches your music videos on REPEAT, knows the lyrics to all of your songs

Whenever you smile at the screen or do something cute, he is STRUCK with love

Binge-watches all of your interviews/funny moments/etc, just loves getting to know you and seeing all the sides of you that isn’t the perfect singer that everyone sees

He does attend your concerts/events but he stays in the back for he doesn’t want to scare anyone or you with how he looks like

Why can I see him running an appreciation blog like-

Posting about your cute smile or laugh and he’s internally panicking bc you mentioned his blog in your latest interview saying that seeing all the kind things he posted about you made your day whenever you were down

Prefers the slower, melodic songs or where you’re just messing around

Favorite song of yours: All I wanted - Paramore

Have you SEEN THIS MANS ROOM

Like there is no doubt in my mind that he has posters covering every inch of his wall. Limited edition posters, signed posters, you name it he has it

Doesn’t really talk about you but if he knows his friends also listen to you, then he will def rant about you

“Hey Tokoyami have you heard _’s new song yet-” Man has bags under his eyes bc he streamed that song so many times last night listening to it on repeat. When the music video dropped he shared that shit on all of his social medias.

Def does covers of your songs, it fills him with joy when you repost his covers on your account with a nice message ‘You’re so talented omg!! <3 <3′ 

Also to me he would be the type of guy who posts lyrics in the comments if there isn’t any and would def go into detail about the lyrics meaning and such

Has a jacket full of patches of your band logo and album covers

He’s met you on a few occasions and he’s more than happy to stop and chat with you. Although he doesn’t go into full fan mode with you around, he respects you and instead asks about your day and such

Has no preference on your style, just that its you singing

Favorite song of his: Dance Macabre - Ghost

[welcometomy20s]

August 3, 2022

#543 - Don't Kill the Love Song (PinocchioP) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-01, Upload Date: 12-04-22

The intro shout sounds like 90’s ska, but without any brass, so more like a working march. It also has a manbo-p feel, both in the structure and kind of the open-ending feeling of the lyrics. Just don’t kill the love song, indeed.

#544 - Spinning Sky Rabbit (Orangestar) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-02, Upload Date: 16-11-14

Orangestar did some Miku songs in the interim, this song got a bump in TikTok in 2021. Very different from the wide open sky-like feel of most Orangestar songs, this feels like a warm lullaby, although it still has that high pitch sound. A new classic.

#U-6 - Cynic (Police Piccadilly) [Yamine Renri]

Achievement Date: 20-01-13, Upload Date: 16-04-19

We have a Renri song with a Police Piccadilly slickness. Renri is not as versatile as Teto, but it has kind of a TikTok utaite feel so it’s good for more breezy songs like this. Yeah, you can’t really go wrong with Police Piccadilly, honestly.

#545 - Unfinished Time Limiter (Orangestar) [IA]

Achievement Date: 20-01-13, Upload Date: 14-02-01

First collaborations with M.B., and the arrival of the Orangestar that we know today. Feeling gratitude for the open sky as the world around her is filled with questions. Something I can relate to and also something that really fits Orangestar’s M.O.

#546 - Scramble Kousai (DECO*27) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-15 , Upload Date: 19-03-22

I like the animation style, kind of like Heart a la Mode. The song is your typical spite-filled angst song, which at this point kind of feels tiring. I love the self-reference there. I just love how DECO*27 makes lore with his own song, not the only one I know.

#C-3 - Onegai Darling (Nanahoshi Orchestra) [ONE]

Achievement Date: 20-01-16, Upload Date: 15-04-24

I think most don’t know this is a VOCARO song, let alone a CeVIO song. It definitely feels like an insert song to some anime somewhere, but no, the title references the singer right at the beginning. Kind of an early version of S’il vous President. I think this song slaps, but there’s a lot of people who really dislike this song, so… eh. A good point I forgot is the combination of talk and song banks which was the selling point.

#547 - Morning Glow, Your Song. (Nanou) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-20, Upload Date: 09-02-17

Very much follows the vein of early rock ballads like Dear or Time Machine, not that it’s bad. I think I’m most surprised by the variation of songs Nanou can create from dark to light to sad to bittersweet. This versatility kind of hides some of the gems.

#548 - Almost Full Moon (Nakamura) [Yuzuki Yukari]

Achievement Date: 20-01-25, Upload Date: 18-09-22

We have a Yukari song with an odd time signature, with the logo done by GYARI of all people. I think I only remember ‘flying through the night’, and I don’t know why. But it’s a good post-jazz composition and Yukari doesn’t sound too bad here.

#549 - Near (Natsushiro Takaaki) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-25, Upload Date: 17-06-29

I adore this song. I just love the story of the android and the twist at the end is great. And I think this showcases Natsushiro Takaaki’s talent in showing a story through its music. The whole composition is beautiful and it’s one of my favorites.

#550 - Ranshou Seimei (Orangestar) [IA]

Achievement Date: 20-01-26, Upload Date: 15-08-29

A bit underrated Orangestar song, but still loved. The song is about someone who lost someone and then gets freaking isekai-ed. The title means the beginning of all things, by the way. Yeah, I think, one of the directly emotional songs from him.

#551 - Hana Furashi (n-buna) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 20-01-27, Upload Date: 16-05-07

Based on Anderson’s ‘Red Shoes’, you probably know the famous movie version. Most don’t know it’s a Miku song? It sounds like n-buna Miku to me. 

[magic-belodie]

I finished Hyun’s route of MCLLL episode 7. It cost me 1952 AP. I got two of the three illustration. Here is the summary:

This episode starts at the café. You are talking to yourself that Nath found out who Darkjon316 is. And that you are really curious. Then you see Nina. She is not doing well. You ask if had something to do with her Mom. She tells you that she has lied and that she didn't go away because of her Mother. Nina wanted to see a boy who she likes. But she didn't seem to get his attention yesterday. Nina tells that the boy is not a student on Campus. He is someone who works there. You tell that a time ago you have had feelings for someone who was a lot older. Nina doesn't want to tell you who the man is. Customers are coming into the café. Then you tell Nina about Dambi. And ask if she wants to train her this morning. Dambi comes inside and goes with Nina to learn everything for her work at the café. Then Rayan comes inside. He is going to help you with everything for the next event. Nath and Castiel come inside. You go all to the kitchen to talk about the case. Nath found the Facebook profile of the one who is saying that Castiel stole his music. It seems to be Ludovic Basu. You look through the picture and Castiel recognize one of the logo's. It seems to be someone who asked Castiel to listen to the Music he made. Castiel said no. You are looking into the FB account more. Rayan also finds out that he has a TikTok account. He used to be in a band. Nath and you are going to ask him for an interview, as pretending that you two are a fan of his old band. You decide to call Hyun and Priya for help. You are going to talk the plan trough at the law firm. Castiel and Nath go with you to the law firm. Rayan goes back to the university.  

Ones you are at the Law firm. Priya wants to this the legal way. But if you do so it's going to take months before you will catch Ludovic. You will all convince Priya. Then Nath is going to make a fake profile with your phone. To ask Ludovic for an interview. Castiel and Hyun are going to create a fake magazine for the interview. Meanwhile, you go back to the café.

Ones you are at the Café. Dambi seems to be doing fine. You go outside to call people for the next event. After a while, you will see Alexy. Alexy is doing a lot better since the last time you saw him. He thinks now that Morgan was not the one for him. He has set up a Grindr account. Then he goes to work at the snake bar. You and Dambi close up the café. And you go home. When you come home, Hyun tells you about the magazine they made. And you tell him about Alexy. Then you get to choose your journalist name. After that, you go to the bed. The next day will start. You get a text from Nath about how late the interview will be. Then you eat breakfast with Hyun. He tells you that he will come to the café later with cupcakes. And you go to work. Nina has opened the café this morning. She is busy cleaning. Dambi spilled yesterday some coffee. Dambi and Nina are getting along well. Because Dambi really likes to game, Nina has come up with a new idea for the café. She wants to make a bar with screens. So, that people can play while they drink coffee. Then Hyun comes to the café. He brings the cupcakes. He also tells about the website he made for the magazine. And ask if he may make a promo video for his cupcakes. Dambi comes inside and ask what you are doing. Hyun says that take some photos for the café. You sent Nina to the kitchen and Dambi to the terrace. You ask Hyun what is going on. Hyun tells that he's family don't know yet about the cupcakes. You say that he can trust his family. He tells Dambi the truth. You will get the Illustration of Hyun and Dambi. Dambi goes back home and you shoot the video. Eric comes to drink some coffee. It is still not going good between him and Melisa. He is probably going to divorce. Then you tell him about everything with DarkJon316. He gives you some tips for the interview. You let Dambi and Nina close the café. And you go to the shops. At the shops you pick your outfit. I choose the outfit for the group illustration. Then you go to the studio. Everyone is already there. Nath and you are going to video call Ludovic aka DarkJon316 and do the interview. In the interview Ludovic tells that he has still good contact with Zack. Zack told him that Crowstorm will need a new band member and that he wants Ludo to be in the band. Nath reveals that he is a private detective for Castiel. And that he wants to know the real story. Ludovic tells that he went through Castiel phone two years ago on a concert and that he had sent all the demo's to himself and Zack's number. He called Zack to give him money. But then Zack changed the plan to making a YouTube account and put their covers of the numbers. Zack is also the one who sent the rest of the demo's to Ludo. Then they reveal the YouTube account; Castiel will have to leave the band. Zack will be the new singer and Ludovic will replace Zack on guitar. Nath tells Ludo that he shouldn't contact Zack anymore. And that he will call him again. Castiel can't believe what Zack has done. He wants to confront Zack. Castiel ask you to stay, the others will leave. Zack comes to the studio. You confront him. He tells that he didn't like to be in the shadow of Castiel. And that he wanted the attention of all the fans and Leo. They call up the rest of the band. While you wait for the band to arrive. You walk outside with Castiel. Castiel and you decide if you should tell Leo the whole story. You decide to do so. Then Leo and Gabin arrives. Castiel and Zack tell the whole story. Zack Leaves the band and Leo breaks-up with him. Zack will go public with the whole story. Leo, Gabin and Castiel are going to make Crowstorm big again.

A few days later you and all the LI meet up at Castiel's place. You all talk about how Zack go public with the story. After that, you take a toast. You will get the group illustration. Then there will be playing some slow music. You ask Hyun to dance. After you danced with Hyun you talk about how the next event is going to be soon and then the episode will end.

[bankingconspiracy]

Thanks to @unring-this-bell for the tag!

nickname: all of them use my real name or are incredibly embarrassing

zodiac: sagittarius

followers: 20 (pls be my friend)

height: 5′2.75″, so usually I just say 5′3″. gotta claim all the height i can!

hogwarts house: ravenclaw, baby!

last thing i googled: nike shorts

song suck in my head: Make You Better by the Decemberists (I was jamming to it on guitar earlier)

amnt of sleep: 8-10 hours, usually

lucky number: 18 (חי)

dream job: singer-songwriter or editor at the New Yorker

wearing: jean shorts i cropped from a pair of comically wide bellbottoms, carabiner with keys on the belt loop, giant dark grey t-shirt with the logo of a plastics factory that my mom worked at in college, small silver hoop earrings with a silver female ♀ symbol stud in the left ear. if i were wearing shoes i would have on grubby white converse that haven’t fallen off my feet quite yet.

fave song: this is not a fair question, how am i supposed to choose??? Joni Mitchell’s A Case of You is up there, though.

fave instrument: electric guitar! i just restrung mine today

aesthetic: uh, depends on the day. can range from punk-inspired femme with black skirts and doc martens to grungy tomboy. i have a thing for wacky earrings, oversized t-shirts, and chains. also my current haircut makes me look like a kpop boy 

favorite authors: ernest hemingway (duh), tobias wolff, jia tolentino, malcolm gladwell

fave animal noise: that tiktok where the cat sings the last note of the piano scale!?

random: i have a scar over my eyebrow. that’s cool, i guess

tagging: i don’t know people. uh. @idiot-boi-momo, @sleaterskinney, @jeff-bezos-unofficial, @axiomink

[consistantly-changing]

[Image descriptions in order: text which reads "When the plane went down in San Francisco, I thought of my friend M. He's obsessed with plane crashes.

He memorizes the wrecked metal details, the clear cool skies cut by black scars of smoke.

Once, while driving, he told me about all the crashes: The one in blue Kentucky, in yellow Iowa.

How people go on, and how people don't.

It was almost a year before I learned that his brother was a pilot.

(Highlighted) I can't help it, I love the way men love."]

[a screenshot of a tiktok of a man with dirty blonde hair holding a metal rose. The petals are painted a bright red and the stem and thorns are either unpainted or painted a very dark green. He is wearing a dark baseball cap that's tipped upwards, black shirt with an illegible logo, and has an awkward half-smile. The caption reads "my brother welded his girlfriend a rose because she loves roses but doesn't like how they die". The comment by the author at the bottom of the screen says "Jess if you're somehow seeing this I get at least half the credit because I helped choose the colours".]

[a tweet by @nightshiftmp3 "annie" which says "just found out the dude who invented goldfish crackers made them in the shape of a fish bc his wife was a pisces and he wanted to make smth for her.....love is stored in the goldfish cracker".]

[Text which reads "quote "There was once a very great American surgeon named Halsted. He was married to a nurse. He loved her immeasurably. One day Halsted noticed that his wife's hands were chapped and red when she came back from surgery. And so he invented rubber gloves. For her. It is one of the great love stories in medicine. The difference between inspired medicine and uninspired medicine is love.

When I met Ana I knew:

I loved her to the point of invention." Unquote

Sarah Ruhl, The Clean House"]

[text, likely a reblog, that reads "My dad made a miniature rake for me when I was younger because I was putting together a zen garden and couldn't find a rake small enough. I don't know how long it took, he just went in the workshed for a bit and then brought it to me. It's been probably...eight years? the sand and shells and rocks are all long gone, but the rake is on my bookshelf."]

[the rest of these are all tags, the first set reads #reminds me of when my dog died and my brother kept the water bottle that we were keeping her hydrated with #he ditched all of his plans for game development and went head first into veterinary medicine]

[#poetry #ada limon #my dad's brother died of leukemia when i was a kid #and for years he's donated blood and platelets #idk i saw this and that's all i could think about]

[#tears #thinking about my friend who just revealed he's married #he told me shes an animal lover #so we had a convo before about if he had all the money ever what would he buy #he said giant animal sanctuary #men are pretty good sometimes]

[#thinking about the boy from summer camp who used all his data watching a youtube tutorial of how to make an origami dinosaur #because he saw that my phone wallpaper was a geometric dinosaur sketch #i still have it and it still makes me weepy if i think about it too much]

[#my friend's grandparents lived 45 minutes from the nearest town on a ranch in the mountains #grandpa chopped wood for the stove for years and years and years. filling the sheds with it. walls and walls of wood #so that his wife would never run out after he died #he outlived her and the wood outlived them both #fav]

[#my grandpa had a business selling costume jewelry #it was bc my grandma was a practicing opera singer at the time and she needed cheap jewelry for her concerts (sad face text emoji)]

[#(sad face text emoji) #my dad always has the flight tracker on in the background when any of us are flying]

[#i think a lot about how my dad isn't really that religious. he was straight up aethiest for a few years #and then when he and my mom were trying to have kids it uh... was not going well #so one day he straight up has a breakdown and walks into a church for the first time in years #prays and promises to come back for good if they can somehow have a kid #a week later my mom was pregnant #and my dad has not purposefully missed a sunday in 21 years #again. not really religious. doesn't do much beyond that. but he made a promise and he loves his family so he still goes #anyway he told me that offhandedly when i was fourteen and i havent stopped thinking about it since]

[#my grandpa decided to become a dentist because his mother suffer a lot with pain in her teeth #💜]

You know that Ada Limón poem where she’s like “i can’t help it i love the way men love”? my dad recently confessed to me that he became a shoemaker because they buried my grandma shoeless

oh…………………………………