#also i got reminded i'm not a good dancer lmao

[hunsa-jars]

Went to my cousin's bachelorette party yesterday and oof

When you put an introvert into an extrovert situation

[taeraeszn]

hi! i would like to request zb1 member and their s/o is hanging out together but certain things remind s/o of their member, and see their reaction about it 🫣 thank you!

when something reminds zb1's s/o of another member

hi anon ty for requesting <3 this will be my last post before i go on a mini hiatus for personal reasons. i'm not sure when i'll be back but my schedule is pretty hard to write around and when i find time again, i'll open my requests again :)

also sorry if these don't meet your expectations anon, these were quite literally written over the span of 4 days of when i had time to write which was very small LMAO

warnings: food, drinks, one swear (in yujin's) but that's about it i think!

kim jiwoong

you and jiwoong were out on a walk, you were telling him of how much you wanted to go outside and jiwoong didn’t complain. in fact, he wanted to go out for a bit as well

the weather was great, you were in a good mood, jiwoong was happy, everything was well

then a couple was walking with their dog in front of you two. you took notice of their dog, especially because it reminded you of something or someone...

“babe! look ! doesn’t that dog remind you of gyuvin’s dog?” you exclaimed. he looked and realized that the dog was the exact same breed as eumppappa, an italian greyhound

“oh they really do!” he said then waving at the dog who seemed thrilled and began barking excitedly

as you two began walking back, jiwoong held your hand tighter, feeling comfort with you being beside him

“it’s funny that you said gyuvin’s dog rather than their actual name eumppappa.” (I’M SORRY IDK EUMPPAPPA’S ACTUAL GENDER HELP)

you hit his shoulder playfully, “it’s not my fault his dog’s name is so long.”

he giggled, “yeah eumppappa is quite a mouthful to say.”

it went silent for a while until jiwoong spoke up again, “hey, what if we get a dog?”

you looked up excitedly, “really?! would you want to?” 

“of course, any breed that you like!”

"wait aren't you allergic to dogs though?" you paused, he shrugged, "if it's for you i don't care."

rest of the members are under the cut!

zhang hao

hao wanted to go shopping with you and so you headed to the nearby mall for some new clothing

as you were about to enter the mall, hao pointed at some dancers who were filming a video with passerby’s stopping to watch

you tugged at his arm, “hao can we watch them for a bit?” you smiled.

he didn't complain and so you went to watch, totally in awe at how well the dancers executed their moves with elegance and sharpness

your eyes lit up as you realized they were tutting as well as waacking, something hanbin was familiar with

“hao! they're tutting and waacking! just like hanbin!” 

hao was actually a bit taken back that your first thought was a fellow teammate of his

“o-oh yeah they are. it’s pretty amazing isn’t it?” he smiled. you nodded eagerly, “right! i should film it and show hanbin.” you quickly pulled your phone out and pressed play on the recording button, hao though remained silent 

a while later you finally entered the mall but noticed hao’s expressions had became more sour after that encounter

“baobei? Is everything ok?” you asked, he shrugged it off as nothing but you softly grabbed his hand as a reassurance 

he quickly shook his head “it’s just something stupid…i got a bit jealous after hearing you mention hanbin…” you were puzzled but then realized he was talking about the dancers and how you brought up his member

“oh baobei, it was just because i’m familiar with hanbin doing that style of dance, it means nothing else. trust me, i bring you up literally everywhere, ten times more than i do with hanbin.”

finally a smile began to form, “well that makes me feel better.” he mumbled. You then pressed your lips on his soft cheek, “i’m glad.”

sung hanbin

you sat down with your boyfriend planning a vacation for your anniversary. hanbin already had some cities in mind while planning your trip

“so i was thinking of going to los angeles since it has lots of attractions and is generally a good city to travel to.” he suggested, showing you his notes of the good points about l.a

when you thought of los angeles, something else came to mind rather than the attractions and hanbin wasn’t expecting it

“isn’t ricky from there?” you randomly said. hanbin looked up at you with his brow raised

he then began laughing, “is that your first thought?” then rubbing your forehead

“yeah well…ricky has been telling me about how great the city is.” it is true, ricky always boasts about california and especially l.a, stating how great it is

“you hang out with him too much.” he playfully pouted

you playfully rolled your eyes, “so are we going or not?” 

"i dunno���should we? I mean it seems like a pretty great place but there are lots of other places too-”

“hey! you just said l.a was great and now you're backing out because i mentioned ricky!” you said, catching hanbin in 4k

you saw his cat whiskers form as he nervously scratched the back of his neck, “oh…did i?”

“it’s fine. los angeles sounds good, let’s head there.” you enlocked arms with him

he then closed his notebook, “then it’s official!”

"i'm excited for our vacation." you mumbled, "me too love. let's make the most of it, okay?"

seok matthew (get well soon matt &lt;;3)

with your hands intertwined with matthew's, you were out at the local park which was absolutely stunning

it was a great way to relieve your mind from all the stress you’ve recently been experiencing as well for matthew to relax after his busy schedule

in that park there was a huge pond where some ducks often roamed, it was practically their home

you pointed at them, clearly in awe with the little creatures, “look at them! they're so cute!" you exclaimed. matthew also took a glance at them while giggling

“they really are adorable, but not as much as you.” he poked your nose then gently kissing your hand

“oh stop it..” you mumbled.

as you took a closer look at the ducks, it made you realize something

“wow taerae really does resemble ducks.” you said, not even thinking before saying your thoughts out loud

matthew stopped and gave you a look, “wow and i thought i was being a great boyfriend by complimenting you only for you to mention my friend.” he pouted

your hands went to cup his cheeks, “i didn’t call him cute though didn’t i?” 

his hands naturally wrapped around your body, “yeah i guess not.” 

“c’mon don’t be sulky, we still have lots of time for ourselves.”

"shall we continue our walk then?" you nodded and you two continued your peaceful date

kim taerae (get well soon taerae &lt;;3)

“and here’s my other essentials, you know, like perfumes and accessories.” taerae said.

he was showing you around his room as it was your first time visiting his house since you begun dating

you two had begun dating a few months ago and it’s safe to say that taerae has been an amazing partner, he always understands you and makes you feel extremely loved. visiting his home was a big step in your relationship

“wow! you really do own a lot of perfumes!” you exclaimed, examining each of them. one of the perfumes specifically stood out from the crowd, mainly because of a reason taerae didn’t expect

“didn’t you tell me that this is the one that gunwook always uses?” you said, pointing at it

taerae stood still, took back by your abrupt question, “uh, oh, yeah gunwook uses this one quite a bit. how did you remember?” it had been a while since you visited the dorms so taerae’s reaction was understandable

“oh, well.. when you showed me around the dorm that day, you kept talking about it and how it convinced you to buy one for yourself!” 

taerae being embarrassed let out a chuckle, “oh god, you really do remember.”

you giggled and wrapped your arms around your boyfriend, “you're so cute when you get flustered.”

“shut up..” he jokingly mumbled. the room fell silent for a second but it was quite comforting

“do you want to cuddle in bed?” you suggested, he nodded, “why would i ever say no to that?”

shen ricky

you were scrolling on tiktok, bored out of your mind. ricky let you know that he was arriving soon since he felt the same and wanted to see you

as you were waiting for your boyfriend, you saw a video on your tiktok homepage that showed someone playing the violin to ‘in bloom’

you stopped scrolling to view it and were in awe at how amazing it sounded. it was beautiful and powerful to say the least, you knew you had to show ricky it

your front door opened to reveal ricky. you ran towards him to hug him, “i missed you.”

his soft chuckle made your heart melt, “i missed you too, love.” you both walked to your couch to sit

“look, look, i found this cool video of someone playing in bloom on the violin.” you shoved your phone into ricky’s face to play it

ricky also felt the same about the video, expressing his appreciation and awe at how well it was done

you then blurted out, “i think zhang hao would also be good at playing in bloom on the violin.”

“hao hyung?” ricky said, staring at you

“yeah! he’s super good at playing the violin, you should ask him to do it!” 

ricky smiled, “sure. but i'd prefer hearing you talk about me more than my members.” he shyly looked down

“okay the amazing shen ricky, i’ll talk about only you today. is that better?” 

“for sure.”

kim gyuvin

both of you were in the train, sitting together while listening to music together. the train was pretty much a ghost town as barely anyone else was there

thanks to that, you and gyuvin could talk a bit louder. you both had one earphone in your ear as gyuvin decided to share his with you

you were getting tired of the current song playing and looked for a new song to listen to, you then smiled to your boyfriend, clicking on a certain song

“oh replay?” gyuvin said, you nodded, “yeah it’s really good!”

“you know my exact taste! i knew i could trust you with choosing a song.” gyuvin grinned, putting his arm around you

“well yujin has this song on repeat whenever i visit your dorms so i got addicted to it.”

gyuvin paused, taking in what you said, then abruptly paused the song

“hey!” you said, clearly not happy as it was reaching your favourite part

“i thought i was being a great partner letting you choose, but apparently it’s only because yujin likes this song?! I’m changing it.” 

“hey don’t change it!” it was too late and gyuvin had already switched it to another song

you pouted, “you're mean.” 

gyuvin playfully ruffled your hair, “your welcome babe.” 

the ride later turned peaceful as you rested your head on his shoulder, enjoying the time you shared with your boyfriend before his schedule would be packed again

park gunwook

a new canadian food place had just opened and you begged gunwook to take you there. him being the great boyfriend that he is, brought you there only a day later when his schedule was empty

you both walked in and took a seat. a menu booklet rested on the table, you both observed it and one food item popped out to you more than the others

it was poutine. a classic canadian dish that has custard cheese and fries, you could never go wrong with that. the main reason you wanted to come here was to actually try poutine!

“oo babe can we get the poutine?” you suggested, gunwook noticed that the price was reasonable, as well the picture looked scrumtious enough to drool at

“sure!” the server came to take your order of two poutines and left, leaving you two by yourself

“y’know matthew was the one who wanted me to try poutine?” for a minute, gunwook forgot that matthew was even canadian until you brought it up

“oh really..?” you nodded, “yeah so when i saw this place it reminded me of him. we should take him here too!”

“yeah we should.” however, gunwook’s uneasy look said otherwise. you noticed and held his hand

“don’t worry you two can come alone, if that’s what you want.” he immediately shook his hands in denial. “no, no! It’s fine. I just get a bit jealous seeing you mention the hyung’s and yujin.” he mumbled

shy gunwook was the best version of gunwook, “awe, it’s okay gunwook. if it makes you feel better, i never shut up about you.”

you finally heard him chuckle, “well that is nice to hear. i think matthew hyung will really like this place.”

and in the end, the poutine was absolutely delicious <3

han yujin

the cafeteria was packed so you went on a mini walk around the school to avoid the crowd until you came across a vending machine near some lockers

you found a dollar in your pocket and decided to put it to good use by purchasing a drink. just as you pressed the button for the drink you wanted, you felt someone’s presence behind you

"i was wondering where you went.” you jumped but then saw that it was yujin, “you scared the shit out of me.”

“yeah well i had to find you so i searched all over the school.” you bent down to grab your drink and yujin noticed that it was one that you hardly ever purchased

“huh? why did you get this one than your usual?” you shrugged, “i saw jiwoong drinking it so i wanted to try it.” 

he gave you a side eye, “so you never had it before?” you nodded, “yeah! It looks yummy.” 

he quickly got his money out and got his usual, “here have this one instead. i want you to have something that reminds you of me.” 

you playfully rolled your eyes and declined his offer, “it doesn’t hurt to try something new.” you got the cap off and tried a bit of your drink before almost spitting it out

“what the…” you mumbled, safe to say that it wasn’t that great. yujin suddenly began laughing like a maniac as you glared at him.

“here.” he handed you his drink to which you snatched and shot him a dead stare

“let’s head to the cafeteria.” he held his hand out to which you intertwined with yours, “i know your happy that i didn’t like it.”

“very much so.” 

[crimium]

My thoughts on the new Hifuu Album

Well, Taboo Japan Disentanglement just came out! after reading the story and listening to the tracks, I thought I'd share my thoughts on the album!

The tracks

I'm going to go through the album tracks in order and give my individual thoughts on them.

1 - Morning Comes on Tanabata Hill (Original)

This is surprisingly emotional for an opening track. The new drum set here is wonderful, and the piano is soothing and atmospheric. I do think the melody is kind of all over the place though, and it's a bit hard to follow. All in all, a really nice calming song.

2 - Tinkerbell of Inequality (Original)

I've been excited to listen to this one ever since the album got announced because of the interesting title, and HOLY SHIT THIS SONG IS AMAZING. The instrumentation is so weird but oh so good. The track is ominous but jazzy. The melody is catchy. It reminds me of GFC and CoSD, with it's apocalyptic futuristic vibe. This is easily the best track in the album. Solid.

3 - Does the Forbidden Door Lead to This World, or the World Beyond? (HSiFS arrangement)

Now we get to the arrangements. The song is sporting a new drum set and piano, and I can safely say that the instrumentation is a huge improvement to the original. To be frank, I'm not too much of a fan of HSiFS's instrumentation, now don't get me wrong, the songs are great, but they suffer a bit because the instruments ZUN uses are a bit lackluster. Here, that is not the case, this a great arrange. Something I do want to note, is that the BPM of the arranges seems to be lowered a bit from their original counterparts. Not a bad thing, but it's interesting to keep in mind as you keep listening.

4 - Smoking Dragon (UM arrangement)

HOOOOOOLYYYYYY SHIIIIIIIT. The key change. the new drumset. the new, climactic/triumphant atmosphere. The new section added in??? It's all so perfect, this does the original song justice. I love this so much. One of my favorite arranges in the whole album.

5 - Mugen Noh ~ Taboo Marionette (Original)

This song is calming, but sinister sounding as well. It hits a nice balance of calming and uneasy. The instrumentation, once again, is really good here. I do feel that the electric guitar a bit later in feels a bit out of place, but in general, the song creates a really good atmosphere, and it's definitely a standout track.

6 - Crazy Backup Dancers (HSiFS arrangement)

I don't really have much to say about this one, other than that it's a fairy good arrangement of the original song. ZUN added a new synth(?) into the mix, which gives it a distinct sound from the original. It's fun!

7 - Yorimashi Between Dreams and Reality ~ Necro-Fantasia (AoCF arrange)

ZUN. you can't keep getting away with this. This is peak. The song has a newly added intro of the Necrofantasia main theme before the song kicks in, and WOW does it create an atmosphere. The instrumentation is once again great and the key change (that just dissapears half-way through lmao) is also really cool. This is a great track.

8 - The Lonesome Path in Hitachi (Original)

A surprisingly upbeat track given the title. It's composed in swing rhythm, and because of that, it kinda reminds me of Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery and Like the Brilliance of Fairies. Not that that's a bad thing, but it does make it sand out a bit less for me. Still a good track, though! Also ZUN chill out with those reverbs

9 - The Lamentations Known Only by Jizo (WBaWC arrange)

I like the new choir here, it makes it sound more dramatic. I am a bit disappointment that the flute kind of overshadows the Spooky Lead from the original, but it's not a bad arrangement at all. And man this drum set is really doing wonders rn

10 - The Concealed Four Seasons (HSiFS arrange)

WOW. TALK ABOUT A GREAT FINALE. This arrangement tweaks just enough without completely changing the vibe of the original song, and it's fantastic. About halfway through, there's a key change that makes it sort of feel like a phase 2 to the song, and it really completes the whole package. Fantastic.

11 - Apparitions Abound Even Outside of Night (Original)

Oh cool, what a nice, calming, uplifting trac- ZUN WHAT ARE YOU DOING. So the song starts off very calming and atmospheric, and then turns into digi-rock like a minute in. It's kind of jarring but I think it works, the song is still fantastic, and does a good job wrapping things up for the album, and the story. Speaking of which...

The story (spoiler warning)

Without going into too much detail, because I highly recommend you read the story on your own, the predictions of Merry and Renko being separated where not exactly wrong, although I think the story was a lot less heartbreaking than everyone thought it would've been. It serves as a nice drama and really shows how these characters relate to each other. Seeing Renko drop everything just to save Merry shows that even if they get on the wrong foot, they're still the Hifuu club, through and through.

In conclusion, this album is absolutely stellar. ZUN's instrumentation this time around is incredibly diverse, and I can tell he was having fun experimenting. The story is also well written, showcasing these two characters and their conflicting yet similar ideals. Please, go give this album a listen! It may have been 8 years since the last hifuu album, but it was definitely worth the wait.

[localsimpissleepy]

After seeing...THAT teaser, I was scared for this weeks previews

But I think this will apply more to the rest of the storymode maps when they get revealed, and when they get fully released

But enough of me talking, lets go into these previews i guess

JD 2025 Previews: Week 6

I will be honest, this is the only troll song I will accept

Because this map actually looks fun to dance too

Hearing this song so around Tiktok, I was kinda expecting to see it get into the game, and I was right

The choreography isn't too hard, and the background looks silly and fun (if i'm correct, i'm pretty sure some well known animator worked on this? I think? I could be wrong)

I don't got much to say, but I perfer this troll map then...whatever that fuck they did on that Shakira alt...

Costume of this coach? Stunning (she kinda reminded me of Phoenix, mainly the all the good girls go to hell costume)

Choreography seems different, but I'm not complaining

The camera angle looks cool, could be a bit difficult to dqnce to, but that's okay

I guess the only negative thing I have to say for this map is the background, fir me it's just a bit too simple

Overall, don't got much to say, but I like this map

After 2 fucking years....CYGNUS IS FUCKING BACK-

Like everyone else, I was fucking scared for this map, I still am, but my boy Cygnus made things better

He's so pathetic, bro looks a bit ugly with his shirt hair, but I'll forgive him for that since it's Cygnus we're talking about

He fell in love at first sight, such a loser lmao

Listen, I could go all day talking about how much I love his pathetic wet cat ass but we'll be here all day so...yeah

Choreography seems fun, wish Cygnus was playble but it's fine

Hopefully we'll get to see more of the city Cygnus (since i've always wanted to know more about that city)

Bonus points for baby Mihaly, their so cute (Jack & Mihaly are so childhood friends lol), also, if we do see all the young Just Dancers (except Sara) and EVEN baby Wanderlust anywhere in this map

Then I will fucking lose it.

Okay here's the extreme

I'm pretty sure this is the official choreography? Idk

This extreme seems simple to me (I say that and then they do another impossible gold move, that or I will easily get tired...probably both)

Don't got much to say, but I like this extreme

Today, I just found out this is from the Titanic🧍‍♀️

I mean...I don't hate it, this just seems like a weird choice to make a map to dance too

But I will give them credit for the choreography, cause I like how both coaches are singing karaoke to the crowd, and how the lyrics are displayed in the background instead, and I like their energy, this is a silly enjoyable map (also i like easy maps, so i can see myself dancing to this one alot)

Overall, I like this weeks previews

But I'm kinda scared to see the rest of the storymode maps🧍‍♀️

[spectacular-skywalker]

DWTS S33 EP 3 Commentary

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who read my word vomit.

That was a long intro. I enjoyed it though. Why is Steven in a wig 💀

I did not know Rosie Perez was a dancer. Slay.

I have high hopes for you Phaedra!! Good choreo. Dress fabulous. Good opening. Footwork definitely not perfect. Good effort and energy. Val looks great as usual. He's suchh as hammm. Julianne's commentary kills me. Good scores.

That's a horrible color on Ilona.

Ilona is so well spoken. Fire song for her. Oh no did her feet lift at the end?! Carrie Ann is that allowed?? (iykyk) Anyways looked pretty good. She did good in frame. I feel like some of her transitions look strange. Like in all her dances. Not major at all though lol. Yay i think she did good, especially based on judges comments. LMAO VAL

This is making me want to go get flare pants.

ONCE AGAIN Derek was so wrong with that 4. Dude im sorry but it is not that serious. (dude is Derek).

Awww his wife helping. Sweet. Britt gorgeous as usual. SWEET. Loved that ending. I thought that was much better too. Carrie Ann is so right!

With that hair Stephen looks like someone but I can't place it. DANIEL MENTION!!!! STOP THATS SWEEETTT (even the other bit LOL) GEEEZZZ derek CHILL. I also love his attitude.

He's literally so cute. I just want to pinch his cheeks. Also that was so good. Rosie gets it. I am always amazed when he does flips as if hes not a gymnast. Bruno and his syncopation. Mood tho. Carrie Ann says it so well. I agree with the all! I LOVE YOU STEPHEN. he got it he just needs to control it

AH I SCREAMED WHEN GLEB POPPED HER TOP

I'm glad shes very interested in learning if that makes sense. that doesnt sound right but i hope yall get it. such good luck witht heir chemistry yall just say ittttttt

Ok. What she did looked good. Storyline goes crazy. I feel like there should've been more content though.....EW DEREK AHAHA. okay so I am not the only one who felt it was just not enough. but thats Glebs fault. Once again, Carrie Ann said it all. Rosie also said it good. BUTTT i lowkey think its Glebs fault. IDK if hes just lost in the sauce but he needs to focus a bit more bc she does have potential!

their faces 💀

He said i know how to do a backflip. and then says the last one i did was in high school. That was so good. Im sure not perfect but SUPER GOOD. Joey is surprising me and I honestly think that he deserves more attention. He got very good musicality and stage presence. OKAY ROSIE. Jenna is also a fab choreography. I think Joey is going to top all of them. 8s across the board. OH GOSH. WOWWOWOWOW they deserved those 9s.

Dwight is very charismatic. I thought that was good enough! I cant take his seriously with that wig and that song is traumatizing for me. oh nooooo. i was wrong 💀 oop- they both knew it though. they knew it could be better. boogie woogie woogie LOL Derek why are you doing this. you are not Len. calm yourself.

Im getting sleepy so these are going to get shorter.

I loved that. I missed Whitney and im so glad she's back. Yes he is getting better each week. He's gonna come up at some point fast and shock yall.

I do love emma and Reggie. they needed each other. I do love Reggie. hes so sweet and cute and he makes me want to cry happy tears. Derek say you have to judge one more time, i dare you. yeah carrie ann is me fr. Hoping for the best woth Reggie cause i love him. At least another week.

I love Jen. She's cute and reminds me of one of my best friends. THAT WAS STUNNING. OBSESSED. Okay so they should take down the infomercial sections of the show to let the judges fricking talk. We'll deserved scores.

YASSS CHANDLER

THAT SWING MOVE WAS COOL. they move so in sync. this sounds weird and creepy but i can't say it any other way but chandler has such nice legs. she did dance her pants off. YAY BRANDON GETS HIS PRAISE FINALLY. obsessed with them both

YES BRUNO SAID IT ANOTHER ZENDAYA YES DIHEISJOAOA ZENDAYA MENTION

YESSSS FUCK YEAH. LOVE THEM OMG

omg Dwight is at the bottom omg.

okay sorry yall it got crazy at the end. I'm also sleepy so it's gremlin hour too hehe. oh no double elimination. anyways SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW MUAH

[dojae-huh]

Being noisy

If you want to forgive SM a tiny bit for the simple albums 127 gets, look at Le Sserafim's album covers...

I wish I got good money for barely doing anything...

In 2023 we had "Hybe vs SM&Kakao", in 2024 we have a new season of the drama titled "Hybe vs MHJ". I'm observing the ongoing fandom war (LSF vs NJ, Army vs NJ, IllIT vs NJ) with pop-corn at hand, and trying to wrap my mind around this obsession with companies and untalented members.

Got curious, decided to look at the source material itself. I do check most new k-pop clips when they come out to know the landscape and in searh for new groups that can interest me, but seldom finish or rewatch MVs again. I am no multistan, so I know other groups on surface level.

So, LSF. The group peaked in 2023 with album sales, but started to go down afterwards. 800k is still good for a gg (latest album numbers), however, so far they have had only one small tour with venues ~10k. Not bad for a 2 year old group, but not a Tokyo Dome with the 3d row opened as New Jeans did.

NJ also peaked in 2023, but their latest album still sold over 1mln.

They never had a tour though, lots of award shows and kcons instead. Interesting... so MHJ wanted to build the demand and go huge arenas right away in 2025.

I've watched all LSFs titles in a row. At first the group had a clear concept. A mix of singing trousers and girl crush, very americanised. Commercial, fake and soulless, but I can see the appeal for younger audience. However, there was a U-turn with Perfect Night and Easy towards, am I surprised?, NJ style. And then another weird decision that was Smart. Was reminded of g-idle summer songs. Finally, LSF cameback to its own concept with Crazy. Was there a change of creative producers in the middle of the road? Why the original concept that brought the group to fame was abandoned?

When Crazy came out my first thought was "oh, they really want to return popularity to the group'' (after the encore and can't sing label attached to the group). It was an evident high budget attempt at damage repair, someone was invited specially for that, tricks were used.

Wiki told me Sakura got 2nd place on Produce 101 2, that's why she was taken into the group. Why she got so popiular buffles me as she is a weak dancer and has zero stage appeal and a sour face. (Why people like to stan mediocrity? What's with this champeoning of nobodies just because they got famous.) And the producers of the group realise it. In all MVs up to Crazy (where she got the limelight to spite the haters) she is on the backrow and is shown as little as possible. Kazuha ex-ballerina and the shortest chipmunk girl (bob haircut in the first MV) mostly carry the group as faces, although the other two girls are decent as well.

Anyhow. I also watched some of the NJ MVS. And made a conclusion that LSF is indeed a vanity project for Bang. It can't bring in real money yet (their single mini concert tour earned less than 8mln USD and that's revenue, not profit). It's a successful group for now, but not enough to get rid of another gg that is doing better (whose comeback and tour were postponed for now).

Also, the approcah to NJ is completely different. Their image and concept is not just the songs. Looking at how Katseye follows LSF's formula, Hybe won't be able to handle NJ unless the old producing team stays. It's funny to read comments that NJ girls are so talented they should leave both MHJ and Hybe, they need noone to continue being a group. Lmao. The level of delusion of people who never created anything of scale on their own.

[therealms-number1angirl]

The Demon King Chapters 3-6

05/25/24

Chapter Three:

First Willo mention 🥹

This just makes the ending so much sadder 🤧

WTF???

Bird 😔 🪦

Han being awkward around a girl is so funny. He's so relatable.

There were so many hints 😭

That's mother 🫶

You know when a character is introduced as being so perfect there is no way they really are that good, and they're just gonna disappoint you? Willo is proof that that is not always the case ❤️

SHE WAS THE MOTHER THAT STEPPED UP!!!

Bird is gonna regret saying this if you know what i mean 😭

HE IS RIGHT AND HE SHOULD SAY IT!

Han, you slut (affectionate)

BABY GIRL 😖 (Gavan when i catch you 😤)

Dancer didn't even know yet 😖

Chapter Four:

I remember that this was the chapter I started reading the book again. It was a Friday and I had actually stolen this book from someone else's hold, so I knew that I had to finish it soon before they missed it. So, I sat in my 8th grade homeroom and started reading.

Cinda did such a good job of showing us just how different Han and Raisa's lives were with the smallest of sentences. Like, Magret telling Raisa that her old clothes being sent to Ragmarket being equivalent to being thrown away to her, meanwhile that's how most people Han knows get clothes.

HOLY CRAP THEY GOT IT RIGHT 😭

Just giggling at Raisa looking over her room, knowing that it actually was Hanalea's old rooms.

Tears

Pls don't stick with that thought, Rai 🙏

Don't worry, Raisa. The guy that you picked will woo you up until you agree to marry him, and decades after that 🫶

I love her so much 🤧

She's so real for that

Fiona 😒

I wonder why 😒

QUEEN 👏

Bitch, know your audience 😭

All bow before the queen, Raisa ana'Marianna 🫶

Adam, you beautiful soul 👏

Micah being the first to bring up that the story of the Demon King isn't totally accurate is hilarious since the breaking was actually caused by his ancestors, not Han's. (Also, Raisa's reaction to him asking questions compared to Han telling her a completely different story that she's always known makes my heart fluttery)

Raisa has always been the smartest in the room, and I love that for her, but it also makes me sad for her

My note for the first mention of Vega is literally just "fufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufufu--"

Chapter Five:

I have a very distinct memory of reading this part the first time. I had just got home that Friday, and was prepared to finish this by the end of the weekend. I locked myself in my family's living room and read this, even tho i didn't understand like half of the lore surrounding it.

That being said, this book is way more enjoyable now that I understand the lore about the demon king and the wars and the other realms.

🤭

Han is such a nerd (affectionate)

Oh, sweetie...

It just makes me happy, okay?

The pieces were always there 😭

Thanks a lot, Cinda. Now I'm crying again.

This is literally me and my grandma smh

This is why I have to give Raisa her props whenever I can, because my girl needs all the love she can get.

LMAO

I know it's been 6 years since i read this book, and i kinda sped through this one, but how did I forget this whole Southie plot line?

Quick question, what is the other realm? We know Fellsmarch, Arden, Tamron, We'enhaven, Bruinswallow, and this chapter reminded me of the existence of the Southern Isles, but what is the seventh one? It's not Carthis is it?

FIRST CAT MENTION, MY BABY GIRL <3

I'm not crying, you are 😭

Baby boy 🥺

Hanson, that is your future wife that you're talking about 😒

[struggle-but-its-all-ocean-floor]

That Audacity live... I'm so tired of this bullshit. Why are women props to Hybe/Jungkook now? It's just fucking ridiculous. We barely saw the actress''s face, she had no lines, she literally just walked and sat and looked pretty and cold and aloof. Was she there to tell a story? To help sell the lyrics? Because that did not happen at all. Her being there untouchable and making Jungkook put on a show for her did not make Jungkook's performance more exciting or convey love or passion. SNTY and Seven are supposed to be passionate love songs so why is the female love interest always uninterested? Do they think unrequited love is more romantic? I mean, between the half-assed interactions with a faceless women he has no chemistry with and Jungkook's inability to act, instead of a normal performance we got Jungkook looking like a kid trying to impress an older woman who doesn't know he exists. He always looks so immature and young next to his "love interests", even when they're pretty much the same age. So, instead of being able to enjoy the performances I was annoyed by the "plot".

What the fuck was even Seven? Not taking about the woman, but the camera work??? My head was spinning, what a headache. Also, the dancers humping the floor is hands down the most embarrassing and pathetic move in any BTS choreo. My dad pointed it out the other day when we watched JK's NY stage.

Jungkook looked great in the second outfit, but it was hard to care when he again sang the Jack Harlow version of 3D. I got Closer to You, which is my favorite b-side in Golden, but also had to endure more of JK being clearly head over heels for the woman. When he circled her on the table with his hand stretched out towards her back lmao? She just stood there like a statue unaware so Jungkook looked like a creep. My god, this is terrible execution. Hybe wants to sell boyfriend JK so much, but with zero commitment so Armys can put themselves in the woman's shoes and no one is too upset with seeing Jungkook with a woman. They are literally using women as props. Except So-hee, they never have a personality, facial expressions, or lines. Hybe does not pass the Bechdel test. It doesn't make Jungkook look good or immature. He literally has never looked like he was in love or in lust with anyone. If anything, he either looks like a creep or like a looser (don't like that word but don't know how else to express it). I laughed when Jungkook put down the mic on the woman's table lmao.

Side-note, the female dancers were so much better than dudes. I liked the Closer to You choreo, and the outfits were so cute!, though the end with Jungkook was a bit messy. It reminded me of Save Me choreo actually.

Anyway, I love Closer to You and the little choreo at the end, but the whole performance just left me so cold. There was no personality, heart, or warmth to it, which is hilarious since the woman being there was, arguably, to sell the romance of it all. The autotuned vocals, the unnecessary cuts and edits because of the "plot", the lack of singing (yes, I'm again complaining about this), and how empty and desolate the sets were... I didn't feel Jungkook's passion. I felt like he was just pretending to be someone else - again, selling boyfriend JK for the masses. Whenever I complain about using women as props with JK, my mom just says, unsurprised "they always put women in MVs for no reason, you know sex sells"... Like, yeah, but BTS used to be our escape from that bullshit...

[ahgasegotarmy116]

The epilogue to Shut up and Kiss Me was so good! I really enjoyed their chemistry. I almost wish it had been a long series. They were really great characters. I love how she got the title of the story in there at the end. And the way he kept using the 3D lines on her! LOL I feel like that would become so annoying, but in a playfully teasing kind of annoying way. I could see her being like "omg stop it!" but with a huge smile on her face. She'd secretly love it.

Aw thanks babe! I’m so glad you liked it!

They were definitely a fun couple to write about since I was able to carry those teasing and handsy friendship qualities over to their relationship.

It would’ve been fun as a series but idk I feel like I would’ve run out of ideas in terms of adding idol type situations to their life so that's one of the reasons I decided against it.

I wouldn't mind turning this into a little drabble series like having the main storyline that's already finished but writing drabble requests whenever I get them. So if anyone is interested in seeing more from this couple you can for sure send in requests for them.

That also goes for if you just have questions about the story in general or wanna talk to the characters directly 😁

I'm so happy you liked them! I like the crack headed f2l trope where one of them is completely oblivious and everything but then their relationship going forward is so natural since they've obviously been in love with each other for forever. So I'm glad I got around to writing something like that 😂

Yeah she said "Shut Up and Kiss Me" in the main part too and idk I just like including my story titles into the dialogue eventually ("He doesn't deserve you", "Just take it", "Do it for him") it just ties it back to why I chose the name for the story haha. So I'm glad you liked that too!

Haha yeah I wanted to bring it back to the fact that Jungkook was really jealous and possessive over her when he found out that she was working on the Enhypen 'Bite Me' comeback and that she was dancing with Sunghoon.

Not that he felt any type of way towards Sunghoon specifically but at that point he could visualize exactly who had their hands on "his woman" (not his woman yet but in his mind she was always his hehe) so it made his jealousy hard to control.

Hence why he wanted her to work on his upcoming project that happened to include female dancers. He wanted to watch her while she's doing his choreography to his song. You know, very territorial 😂

Yeah the lyric thing is something he always does to remind her that he's singing and thinking about her throughout all these love songs that he performs. Even the breakup ones like "If you leave me this is how sad I'll be" 😂

Half the time if she has time he'll bring her into the recording studio and makes her think that he's just showing off his stelar vocals when in reality he does it because she helps stir up those feelings in him and makes the emotion he puts behind his vocals sound more genuine.

She for sure gets annoyed by it but in a more playful way like you said! That's definitely something that's happened before 😂

In those instances when they're alone and he just won't stop she'll usually just kiss him to shut him up since it's obviously very on brand for them 😂

He'll do it though when he wants her to kiss him but he doesn't want to ask for it 😂 he just likes seeing the faces she makes when she's annoyed with him so it's just something that goes hand in hand with dating him.

Damn this was so long winded (like most of my responses lmao) but yeah I'm glad you liked the story and like I said if you have a request for this couple feel free to send them whenever 🥰

(damn I had to put a break in this cuz it was so long 😂)

[anonfromtheflight]

Hello 💜 I'm coming with random asks!

What's your favorite way to spend a day off?

What’s your “dance like nobody’s watching” song?

What's your favorite smell?

Hope you have a great day ☀️

Hii! 💜💜

1.- Sleeping 🤭 I'm a fantastic sleeper, I can take naps everywhere and anytime without being tired. I love sleeping. I've slept standing up, even. But also I can usually go through my days with few hours of sleep so in my days off I sleep and sleep. I also LOVE taking naps with my loved ones, so if I'm home, I'll convince my mom to take a nap and cuddle, and that's the best. Also with my niece and nephew because I fall asleep with one on either side of me and I'll wake up with one on my chest and other on my face munching on my hair lol

2.- "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn. That's the song that I will always, always dance to without giving a single fck and I will sing it at the top of my lungs too. I'm not a great dancer at all (rhythm? That's a Latinamerican stereotype I don't fit at all lol) but I sometimes put on this song and dance just to let it all out. (I also got into Karol G this year and her song "TQG" with Shakira have me unconsciously shaking my butt lmao)

3.- This is very specific but grapevine flowers in bloom! And I only get to smelling it a couple of weeks during spring but omg it's so good. It's a sweet and fresh smell that reminds me of home. I wish I could find a fragance with that specific smell.

Thank you so much for the ask, these were so interesting to think about!! 💜

[beautifulpersonpeach]

An Army and an enhypen fan??? I thought we were few and far in-between omg. Jungwon is my bias, in a "I wanna wrap him in a warm blanket and keep him safe" kind of way lol. He's such a talented dancer. I know Niki always gets the number one dancer title but I think they both deserve it. I don't think they have one miss in their entire discography and they're the sleeper big 4th gen boy group. Just give them 2 more years.

I think I also saw that you're a jaywon truther? Ignore this part if I'm wrong but so am I lol. I just don't think either of them realise how gone they are for each other

***

Yes on all counts. Goodness, it feels like I've been talking about Enha for like a month straight all of a sudden, (I've also got a side-blog where I post exclusively about them), but yeah I've been into them since their debut and have more or less stanned them since 2022. I wish they leaned more into pushing Ni-ki as a rapper, I'd be a bonafide stan then but even as they are now, they're still the best boy group around so... We agree on that note lol.

And it warms my heart that you see Jungwon. That boy's my baby fr. Him, Jay, and Sunghoon have my whole heart (I'm triple biased) but somehow there's still room for Ni-ki, Heeseung, Sunoo, and Jake. I was telling a friend earlier this year that I've accepted my budget for k-pop has increased and one reason for that is Enha lmao.

As for Jaywon, I honest to god have no idea who they think they are fooling. That look Jay gets in his eyes when Jungwon does anything is a problem. And Jungwon... Gosh. They are down bad for each other and it kills me because I know they'll never resolve it. Jungwon is the biggest, cutest tsundere. He'll never really push Jay, and Jay will never dream of even barely risking to fuck it up. Jungwon is too important to the group for either of them to... You know what, let's just stop here. I've been watching those boys for three years and I just hope they thrive and succeed. They remind me of jikook for a few reasons but are thankfully not all that much alike. Double of either of these pairings would be too much.

Sigh, I'm rambling again.

[ponderousorb]

Dexlab Multiverse talk

One thing that has been rattling around my head for years is the idea of all these different possible futures for the characters, since time tomfoolery happens pretty often in the show.

I don't think that Ego Trip would be the default future, especially given how society changed in the years following the show (god, that sounds so dry and boring lmao). But you get what I mean, there was a lot of stuff that happened since the early 2000s that no one could predict, not like Ego Trip exists in anything like our world now to begin with though. I just think Dexter being turned into a broken shell of a man is sad tbh and I don't like to think of it as the default because I am a delicate little flower, I suppose. I think it was just meant to be one of those Cool Alternate Future movies. With Dexter, I think he would probably only change drastically in a very specific environment where bad stuff happened to him, I don't know if he'd change all that much growing up 'normally'. Because he has that ASD thing of seeming very old for your age but also more innocent than his peers (possibly because he seems to have skipped grades), I'm applying my experiences growing up. You usually don't change that dichotomy growing up, I would imagine he still acts simultaneously like a grumpy old man and like an exciteable kid at times. Obviously his personality would evolve, and there's this weird thing of the transition from 'child genius' to just 'genius' is seen as a downgrade by most people. Based on my own brother, who always heavily identified with Dexter, he tends to tackle all problems in a similar way even if it's a square-peg-round-hole situation. He knows what he's good at and focuses on that and tunes out pretty much anything else. So unless there's an outside force at play really pushing Dexter in one direction, I see him being pretty single-minded about what goals he wants to pursue. For the other characters, I think we have a bit more wiggle room. Dee Dee does have hyperfocuses, clearly, but a few at once. I don't think she could become a ballerina professionally unless she stops growing immediately because you have to be really short to be one. She could be another type of dancer though, she could go on Broadway. She could be an artist, or a writer because she's talented at a lot of creative ventures. If she was a writer, I would have to imagine she writes fantasy books for kids, because that feels very Dee Dee. In my timeline that I did, I made her a child psychologist because she was always really empathetic (well, when the writing decided that she was lol) and philosophical. As well as some other stuff I'll explain in some other post, but I think Play Therapy would be a really good fit for her. Another factor that could change things is does she go on ADHD medication? How does she deal with college? Does she find it overwhelming or does she dive right in? Or both? I personally see her being friends with Bubbles and Goo from Foster's Home for Imaginary friends, because Mee Mee and Lee Lee remind me of those friends you had as a kid that were kind of mean to you, you know? I would always end up with 'friends' like that and I was too nice or too oblivious to do anything about it. Those friendships don't usually have too much staying power so it would be nice if she got to connect with people with similar interests! She could also become a scientist herself, something like Ecology could really be her thing. Some people HC that in the Ego Trip universe, the bad future was kickstarted by her dying young.

apparently this post is so long it needs to be split :o

[mybedroomceilingsbored]

1 4 5 10 16 17 21 26 43 46 yeah that’s right. I intend to know everything about you. One day I will know you so intimately every sight I see will remind me of you (non-threatening. Idk if it shows through but I mean this kindly not creepily)

haha thanks!!! and not creepy at all :) that's so sweet!

at this point there's sooo many things- anything winter soldier/captain america related, quite a few hozier songs, anything tintin-related, SO much other stuff. the other day one of the kids i TA for put a bluey sticker on her water bottle, and my brain immediately went to your ear defenders with all the stickers.

1 (freckes?) yes!! all over my cheeks/nose, and a few all over the rest of my face/body. they're not super visible in the winter, but rn they're poppin :)

4 (sleeping position) usually on either my back or side, but i tend to roll around a bit

5 (stuffies) yup! i have a stuffed yeti named Slush.

10 (height) 5'2 lmao, my whole family (except my brother and grandpa) is pretty short

16 (tattoos you want) this is kinda tricky since i'm a dancer and since my (very conservative) family would skin me alive, but i'd really like a frog and toad tattoo somewhere and a tiny star on my right index finger-long story there.

17 (piercings you want) i've got two in each ear, but i'd like an industrial in my right ear, a helix and conch in my left, and a septum piercing! tragus piercings are also super cool, but i've got pretty small ears and don't know how much i can feasibly fit lol

21 (how was your day?) pretty good, thanks! it's been really calm, i spent a lot of time outside and i got to facetime with my cousin. one of my brothers just got braces, so i took him out for the afternoon and got him a milkshake :D

26 (childish things i like) there's a lot tbh :) for a few:

-i swing a LOT, i'll spend hours a day outside on our rickety old swingset. something about the movement calms me down SO much better than anything else (same with pacing/bouncing/spinning and stuff; my family used to give me a fair amount of shit about it all, but they've since calmed down)

-there are still a bunch of picture books i love. fun fact: when i was really little (like 4/5) my parents read me a book called "fairy wings" so many times that i started teaching myself to read from it! i started "reading" it to myself one day, turned out i'd taught myself a bunch of sight words. i still have the book and i still read it!

-apple juice. who cares if it's a "kid thing", i love it

-the 2007 strawberry shortcake cartoons, they're so sweet

-sometimes i'll put my hair up in braided pigtails, the same way my great-grandma used to do mine. i generally look about 5+ years younger, but it's kinda comforting

43 (any siblings?) i have two younger brothers! one's 14 and one's 11. we're at each other's throats quite a bit of the time, but they can honestly be pretty sweet :)

46 (what do you need when you're sad) usually to be touched/held/hugged, honestly. generally that ends up amounting to wrapping myself up in a ton of blankets and listening to cavetown-his music kinda sounds like being held to me :)

i ended up rambling a TON, sorry! thanks for all the questions, these are so much fun

[produce101blog]

Episode 4 Thoughts

hype boy 2:

does hype boy not have a JP version??

lee being personally offended that their korean is so bad... LMAO

big brain move to change the dance up to fit their skills

i love aiko (she's in my top 11) so it was nice for her to get 5 seconds of screen time being praised

hype boy 1:

rinon is also one of my faves yay

rino (judge) is growing on me, she actually seems to give a shit about the feelings the girls have

kokona!! she is 100% capable poor girl! and she ended up doing great

fiesta 1:

who tf put this group together again?? it's all dancers and no singers lmao

they REALLY needed a singer to hold down the fort with the main vocals and help them, like they even had to pull in tsuzumi...

god the rehersal awful to listen to, you can't have a group full of sayus

they kind got it together for the performance a little thank god

fiesta 2:

dumb name lol

sry but rimika is so annoying lol. it shouldn't take them having to sit down and have a come to jesus talk with her to get her to speak up and stop being passive aggressive and leaving practice and etc. tbh jueri didn't even do anything wrong, she was just doing what she thought she should as a leader and rimika was throwing a fit for ?? no reason???

cheer up 1:

this was my favorite performance out of the entire set just because of their cohesiveness, so i'm glad to hear that karen was specifically thinking about that and even tried to pick the song based on that

so many communication issues lmao no one is making efforts to make the others feel like they can speak freely

i'd follow this group if they debuted like this lmao they kind of remind me of very early s/mileage vocally

cheer up 2:

cheer up 1 was smart to pick this specific group to do this song lol bc it doesn't fit them at all, but they have to be versatile as an idol imo anyway cuz they aren't going to always get "cool" songs

aruha and moro do the best with the kawaii concept in my opinion, but everyone is doing their best with it despite not really having experience lol

moro still gives me sayu energy but she can actually sing so that's good

sakura pulling the entire team LMAO

tokyo girl 1:

both groups have really cute outfits

opposite problem of fiesta 1 LMAO they should have shuffled it up a little better

i understand her feelings but i find mana to be very annoying lol

strawberry head

i personally would feel defeated too if i had to go up against group 2

wow a world of difference between practice 1 and 2 with yumeki

everyone keeps saying "this is your last chance!!!" yea no shit they were anxious in their performance

tokyo girl 2:

not interested in the ran/miu rivalry so not really much to say here

kassa was cute as usual

ranka did a good job and doesn't belong in F anymore imo

i love that "hai iku" became AMERICA lmao

i think kassa took the feedback and did her best to convey emotion and succeeded

even before the results were announced i was like "poor group 1"

the biggest win yet poor group 1

body and soul 2:

these girls need to learn their ancestors lol SPEED walked so they could run

miu is so KY lmao she needs to learn the japanese way of communication

her practicing a lot in korea makes sense as to how she performs now

is rino a dance judge or a therapist lol

nano is so funny, falling asleep during a discussion

then nano being so cute in her interview about being praised, i love her lol

i can never read yumeki's expressions, he can look like someone just farted in his mouth and then say "that was the best performance i've ever seen in my life"

tbh i forget that suzu is only 16 too

two cute kassa reactions during perf

hot take but i don't think they were the best group by just watching the performances back to back. i think produce101 really wants you to believe that they are tho. but tsuzumi and suzu definitely killed it

i think this is the only group where every single member lost to the other group... it makes me want to support body and soul 1 members lol

tsuzumi is so cute aww and so humble

group ranking/after:

b&s 2 didn't really need extra votes but there were a few lower girls in there so i'm happy for them

wow low miu ranking lol she can't catch a break

the spoilers after episode 5 with the eliminations are going to be baaad

kaela being like "you can't show flaws" lol do you not even know what idols are about??? that's kind of the whole fuckin point lady

the hidden camera thing is a great idea to appeal to the audience as an idol even if it's hidden lmao

the MTBI little thing was cute

this episode made me fall in love with nano lol with her letter and her falling asleep

[persephoneggsy]

For the design meme: Sature for Fiora, Canvas for Marian, Motion for Hildegarde

oc asks: character design edition

Fiora - stature: What's your OC's body type? How tall are they? Do they wear clothing to accentuate their look or do they try to mask it?

I think of my three main heroines, Fiora is definitely the tallest. She's like 5'10'' in my head. But she likes wearing heels that put her over 6 feet. (And I picture Alistair at like 5'11'' so she especially likes heels that make her taller than him. He pouts but finds it kind of endearing actually lol) As for body type, I picture her as very graceful but athletic - kind of ballerina-esque in stature. Defined muscle, fantastic legs, and STRONG-looking thighs. Canon Dragon Age Fiora probably can't wear booty shorts, but Modern AU Fiora definitely does to show off her Legs™.

Marian - canvas: Does your OC have any scars, piercings, tattoos, or other markings? Do they display or cover them up at all?

She got her ears pierced during that first year in Kirkwall bc she and Carver got drunk and someone in the Red Iron dared them to. Carver only got one ear but she got both. She probably didn't wear earrings much until after she gets the Hawke estate because then she has enough money to buy, like, cute earrings she actually WANTS to wear lol. I headcanon that the iconic Hawke "blood mark" across her nose is actually a birthmark. She shared it with Malcolm (and unbeknownst to her, other members of the Hawke family had it as well, like Malcolm's mother, and grandfather, etc etc). The only prominent scar she has is a long one on her left cheek that she got from the Arishok fight. She's surprisingly vain so any other scars she usually heals them with magic to get rid of them, but the cheek scar stays as a reminder to anyone who wants a piece of her that she took on a seven foot oxman and fucking won. And I think she has just one tattoo, at least in the Dragon Age canon verse, that she got after DA2 but before Inquisition. A spray of pink and white gardenias along her neck that represent her beau, Sebastian (white gardenias represent purity, sweetness, and peace; pink gardenias represent beauty and a fresh start). I just never draw her with the tattoos bc I'm lazy lmao.

Hildegarde - motion: How does your OC move? How does their clothing help or hinder their range of motion? Are they flexible, coordinated, clumsy?

Hildegarde is very closed off at the start of Inquisition. She's shy, she's not used to people looking at her, and her body language reflects that. She's normally curled in on herself, hunched to look smaller than usual, constantly fidgeting with something to occupy herself - usually she wrings her own hands, but after Cullen gives her his lucky coin, she wears it on a necklace and tumbles it between her fingers to help ground herself. Despite all that, she's unexpectedly coordinated. She's fast. Kind of like a rabbit darting to and from one hidey-hole to the next. Clothing-wise, she prefers trousers to the typical mage robes bc it helps her dodge and get away faster. She's also a surprisingly good dancer. And as she grows more confident, it starts to reflect in the way she moves. She still won't willingly draw attention to herself, but she stands taller, fidgets less.

[cognitos-handbook]

Ooh ooh hello and hope you’re having an amazing day sweetheart 🖤 Anyway, if it’s okay for you I’d love to see your hcs of the gang listening their s/o’s comfort music with them, especially Andre he’s so precious to me (mine is Lana del Rey if that helps). Thank you so so much!!!

Okay I'm starting this off by saying I absolutely love your user lmfao

And I've been excited to do this one - it's such a sweet prompt ;-;

Hope you're doing great too love <3 Hope you enjoy these!

I also got a little help with Andre's from @nfxtuated when I mentioned this to her ;p

Below the cut! (For space reasons LOL)

Andre

Andre would for sure smoke before and/or while sitting down to join you

Being high sorta helps him to notice more about the songs and such? And he just tends to enjoy it a lot more that way

He definitely gets really into it too, humming along with it even if he doesn't know the song and he's terribly off key lmfao

He closes his eyes and sways side to side with this huge ass grin on his face, giggling and laughing, and if he knows the song he's singing along and dramatically acting some parts out to get a laugh out of you

And oh my god he totally wants to pull you into dancing with him

It's not at all good, and more often than not the two of you end up bumping into each other, but it's hilarious and fun as all hell

Just overall being goofy, having fun with you and enjoying your music, with lots of laughing and teasing and in the end leaves the both of you exhausted beyond belief, but happy and blissed tf out <3he both of you beyond exhausted but happy and blissed tf out <3

Definitely makes it into a regular thing bc the both of you enjoy it so much

And adds some of his favorites to his own list :) He likes how they remind him of you <33

Reagan

With Reagan it'd prolly end up being a bit more of a chill listening session?

Like deciding just to sit and listen to gether in her office while she goes through some papers/research, or maybe back at her place after a long day while yall unwind on the sofa

Just kinda sitting close to each other and (for the most part) quietly listening to whatever you choose, content in spending time with you and sharing in something you enjoy so much yknow??

At some point really does get more into the music though; kinda leaning back and giving it more thought than she was previously? Paying more attention to the beat/lyrics and so forth

If you end up singing/humming along she'll be grinning her ass off lmao

She's a terrible fucking singer, as we all know, but if you encouraged and pushed enough she would join you the best she could!

It's not good, but in a really fun kind of way; not really trying to make it sound great or get things perfect, just vibing and singing ur goddamn lungs out

Definitely would encourage you to come to her and listen with her more in the future, especially if you're just feeling overwhelmed?

May or may not make you a better pair of headphones/earbuds/speakers so you can enjoy yourself more <33

Brett

He's down the instant you mention it!!

This man, as lovely as he is, is honestly so fucking basic; listening mainly to like top 100 songs and doesnt have much variety besides whats popular/well known LOL

So teach him about some more music!! He's excited to see what kind of things you're into!!

Makes sure that you won't be interrupted at all while listening together, if it can be helped; at least for the first time, if not for the many times that surely follow

He knows it's important to you, so it's immediately very important to him too, and he makes sure you know that :)

He's also a big dancer, as we've also seen in the show haha

Starts with him just grinning and tapping his foot along with the music, to eventually getting up to goof and dance around as he gets more into it and the vibe of it

Doesn't matter if you join him or not, he's fuckin grooving and doing his best to make you smile and laugh and whatever possible to make it all the more enjoyable for you <3

(But yes, he would definitely adore if you decided to join him in all his dancing and goofing around)

Asks you to make him a playlist with your favorites, and just songs in general you want him to listen to!

He loves it and definitely ends up listening to it all the time; at some point possibly more than his own playlists lol

Gigi

Gigi’s actually pretty well-versed in music, so she’s one of the more likely to know whatever it may be that you decide to play

She’d love to sit down and listen to your music with you <3 any time you want to she’s down

Probably confines the both of you to her large ass office lol

I have no doubt in my mind either that she’d have some bomb ass speakers to listen through as well; super high quality and you can play as loud as you want (most walls in cognito are pretty sound proof, and its not like anyone’s going to try and complain even if they can hear it - they definitely should know better LOL)

Oh!! I feel like she’d probably offer her office as a safe space to listen to whatever, whenever as well? Doesn’t matter if she’s there or not; you’re her s/o and you’re damn well allowed to use it whenever you please

Keeps your music on file so it’s easy for you to get to <3

Is the type to absentmindedly start humming the songs? Just seems to have the on her mind, especially when she’s thinking of you (which is a lot)

Another who’s happy to goof around with you, if you’d like to, though she’d probably let you take the lead in anything

It's all about you after all <33

Glenn

Comfort music? Oh?

He definitely gets the concept and even probably has his own comfort music (not that he’d admit it in front of the others, at least lol), he just didn’t really have a name or anything to put to it before

He’d listen to your music with you, for sure! He may not be the best at understanding or getting into it, but as long as you like and are enjoying it he doesn’t care

Y’all can just hang out and do whatever it is you really like while listening!

Please teach him some different genres. Give this man some more variation lmfao. Everyone’s so tired of the constant patriotic songs

If you ask him to, he’ll listen to your music choices on his own as well!

He’ll end up finding that they end up becoming his comfort songs in a way as well?? Any time that he gets too riled up anymore, he finds himself going to them! Reminds him of you and when you listen to it together to just relax and chill out

Calms him a lot faster than most other things do, that’s for sure <33

He gets teased for it a lot and starts a lot of fights over it but it’s finnnneee anything for you

Myc

Myc’s prolly pretty nonchalant about it when you ask him to listen with you

Just like sure, why not? He has nothing better to do. and admittedly he’s a little curious as to what you listen to exactly, other than what he’s already heard and knows of

Take a lazy day to listen together :)

Fuck work, it’s more fun to hang out, listen to music with a ton of snacks and talk about whatever and fuck around

Despite how indifferent he was at first, he does end up enjoying it! It’s honestly more fun than he though it’d be

He teases you about your music taste from time to time but that’s just Myc for you <3 It’s honestly just his love language at this point, please try not to take any of it personally lol

Probably wouldn’t be to one to suggest it, but it’d be fun to make it into a monthly or even bi-weekly thing? Just a time to relax and listen to whatever new things you fnd (and occasionally what he finds, for fun and to mix things up a bit!)

He also doesn’t really listen to it much if at all outside of your sessions listening to it together? Almost sees it as a more low-energy bonding thing for the two of you haha <3