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starwriterulia · 6 years ago

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Reviewing Brea's Stuff - BTS Soulmate AU (2/2)

PART 2/2 (Rap Monster, Jin, J-Hope, Suga)

HI! \(OwO)/

I want to draw ya'll's attention to one of my friends: @jimin-jungshook-over-literalbae. She's a k-pop reaction/scenario/text writer, and not only have I missed her as a friend so much during my long hiatus, I've also missed her writing. Thankfully, there's a lot for me to catch up on! She asked me to give my opinions on her BTS AUs, and with her permission, I've turned my reviews it into a bit of advertising! If you wanna read the stuff I did, ya'll don't have to scroll super far to find it all. I'll be reviewing each AU from a Reader's Standing (silly, sometimes improper sentences; sO MUCH swearing; caps lock) and from a Critic's Standing (second reading; at least one paragraph).

Yes, that was copy-pasted, but you never know, someone might stumble onto this and be wondering why I'm doing it.

Let's get into this again! >o<

—Faith

Rap Monster (Reader's Standing):

Back-up back stage manager Y/N while the official person is sick, interesting

'His voice, though muffled by the door, is attractive and masculine'—Yes, yes it is.

Shaking hands with soulmate warmth/fire, ooh, wow, that's really cool! I love that, Brea.

aND IT LINGERS

tHEN IT FAdes

'You could feel when he was getting closer, that warmth growing within you'—Is Y/N therefore hot or cold? Hot, definitely hot.

Yes, Namjoon is gorgeous.

Y/N is secretly OCD while sweeping, I just know it.

Fated finding of Namjoon's phone is fated.

Intensifying level of heat to a bonfire was really nice to read, good metaphors, ooh.

He backed Y/N into the dressing table liKE A MONSTER. Yeah all right I need to chill. Brea, do you have some water I could drink, right quick?

*Oh no there's a typo, it's 'breathe' instead of 'breath'. I'm fine. This is OK. :D*

Ooh, Namjoon sensing where Y/N is with heat is such a cool thing!! I love that so much?!

'His fingers burn against the cool skin of your cheek'—*Hisses to add affect* OK wow that was hot. >:)

Y/N confessing their attraction to Namjoon is a win

tHAT KISS WAS LITERALLY HOT AND I LOVED THAT SEQUENCE BREA YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THAT?!

Ooh yes, slightly possessive Namjoon is treat

Evenings spent together? Yes to a classic romance trope.

Fire becomes uncomfortable when Y/N or Namjoon is upset and Namjoon even dispelled a situation, bless that twist

Namjoon's little speech at the end was so beautiful and ugh

Also thanks for the small kisses across the knuckles and—

Oh god it's 'breathe' instead of 'breath' again. Brea I know autocorrect is a bitch, you're not to blame, just leave the typos. XDD

Rap Monster (Critic's Standing):

The scenario for this AU was interesting, and how Brea made sure to remember Y/N's job throughout the story. This review is going to be far shorter because I'm literally taken away by how fun and romantic this was? Fire is such a classic writing tool, and Brea used it so well, in this AU, I just loved it so much. I'm pretty sure this will be my favourite, when I'm done reading Jin's and J-Hope's, 'cause I'm sitting here and I can't find anything I would want to improve on this scenario, in terms of how it played out. Brea, this was perfect.

Jin (Reader's Standing):

I wouldn't be just sitting outside relaxing, I'd be on the look out for sp00ders.

But good solid first paragraph, in other words

Our boys are here and they're disturbing Y/N oh dear

Scared by Seokjin, oh Y/N, he wouldn't hurt a fly. ;w;

Ooh. Soothing soulmate feeling, that's so nice, it's like, the opposite of Namjoon's. Wait, that was your plan, wasn't it? 'Cause it worked, I'm so blown away by how nice this is, so far.

Wait 'figures over yours' Brea you missed the word 'stands'. You might want to fix that, some time. No pressure, relax, my girl. Wait, that was awkward for me, probably for you too, I'm sorry for being a millennial. XDD

Very surreal paragraph as Seokjin helps Y/N stand

Breeze from Seokjin disappears and suddenly Y/N feels stressed again, poor Y/N. :(

oF COURSE IT WAS TAEHYUNG

Good puppy for apologizing, he's so soft.

Yes puppy smiles that blessed my afternoon thank you Brea

Yes, Kim Seokjin is alluring.

And yes he has a beautiful face

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA he knows right away when you hold hands!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the amount of !'s but wow that was so romantic and I loved it

'I can't leave the children unattended'—Agreed, they're all children

Actor Seokjin is accurate, too

Heart emoji was cute oh my Lord

Good summary of Jin in one paragraph, demonstrates what Y/N learned about him

'His talk form'—EY YO BREA, I FOUND ANOTHER TYPO

He dresses so softly though, ah

Loud laugh and mischievous, yep

Feeding Y/N food, thank you Brea, oh my gosh it's all so cute and just ugh

Aw they fell asleep on the couch

THAT ENDING THO 'PRINCESS' MY LORD SO ROMANTIC SEOKJIN YOU SCALLY-WAG

Jin (Critic's Standing):

This one had such a sweet aesthetic to it, it was so Seokjin, I enjoyed it so much! The guys messing around and disturbing Y/N's rest was on point, and Seokjin shielding Y/N from a baseball ball (try saying that ten times fast) was so princely of him. Timid Y/N was cute, too, and Seokjin again being a prince and helping them stand up. Not to mention the introduction of the calming wind soulmate cue that Y/N and Seokjin have, and how he immediately knows Y/N is his soulmate, that was just so... soap opera-esque, so well done and I loved it. Also, Taehyung apologizing and then smiling like the puppy he is was a bonus.

The first date was fun and pleasant to read, and as I said in the Reader's Standing, I really liked how you included things about Seokjin that Y/N know that ARMY already knows, it was a very nice and natural addition. Jin feeding Y/N was also a win, and the two watching movies and cuddling, then falling asleep on the couch, and Seokjin calling Y/N 'princess' before he left was just so smooth. I'd have to place this one as my current third, after Jungkook's and Namjoon's, who's still in first. Such a romantic and casual scenario, Brea, well done!

J-Hope (Reader's Standing):

Y/N is super busy in this one, hoo boy

Drink carriers are also called cup trays! I love how words can be called different words. :D

OK I need to drink some water hold on... yeah I'm good now, damn I'm getting tired of reading so much romance, my emotions aren't used to this much softness.

Bright red haired J-Hope is great thank you

Love hurts, hell yeah :D

Y/N works for advertising, neat

Ooh look, it's 3/4 of the hyung line!

Dancer Hoseok is accurate as hecc

Realistic company, very nice

'You might be blinded as if the sun were to glint off that smile'—Well, he is our sunshine.

Hello, 'taking a deep breathe' typo, nice to see you again.

MATCHING FLAME TATTOOS COOL

And on opposite arms ooh

Whoa dang that was a long bow and dang Y/N straightened him that was a nice touch

Ye boys and girls it's a dinner date

The tattoo reminds Y/N that this isn't a dream, good catch there Brea

Hoseok admitting that Y/N looks cute was indeed cute

SHINE HOSEOK SHINE oh boy that car ride would have been fun

SURPRISE JIMIN IS A CUTE SURPRISE THANKS BREA

All the boys are here bless you Brea

Cute kiss is cute

And he kisses back of course, aww

AWEUROUEWI Hoseok's hands through Y/N's hair

And 'breathe' again, BREA THIS IS RIDICULOUS I'M TRYING SO HARD NOT TO LAUGH

Such a strong ending, Lord, bless this AU

J-Hope (Critic's Standing):

Y/N in this scenario is so relatable, they're a hard worker and—oh wait, there's Y/N's soulmate and it burns again. I'm serious, I'm not used to reading this much romance, I'm a little tired, want to take a nap but MUST FINISH, c'mon Faith, you've only got one left. That meeting J-Hope on 'accident' (it was fate, we all know it was fate) went together so well, it was very pleasant to read. Then they formally met and Y/N brought him to their office to review the proposal for footage, and Hoseok prompted Y/N to discover their matching flame tattoos, except each was on a different arm, and I thought that was a cool little feature. Not to mention that Hoseok bows low and for a prolonged amount of time before Y/N makes him stand because they think they're equals, that was a really nice touch. The car ride was fun to read, I could totally see Hoseok doing that. And we see the guys again—Jimin first, 'cause that puppy was so excited to see his hyung, apparently—and they seemed to have a really nice time. The fluff at the end was so sweet, and I just... it was so cute, I loved this one. Wouldn't change a thing.

Suga (Reader's Standing):

LAST ONE THANK GOD

This one is probably going to dethrone Jimin as my bias someday because BOY IS SUGA R00D BUT CUTE AND IT FRUSTRATES AND PLEASES ME SO MUCH ugh, I love men

What a relaxing first paragraph...

Good reflexes, whoever saved Y/N

Ooh, icy cold soulmate. That suits Yoongi a lot, somehow.

'staring at him hand at shock'—When the 's' is an 'm' and you can't help but chuckle.

The 'hot' finger across the ice was honestly breathtaking to read, wow

He said 'holy shit' lmao thank you Brea I almost laughed out loud that would have been the end of me having a laptop XDD

WHOA POV CHANGE WHEN Y/N SAYS THEIR FIRST THING BREA YOU REALLY GOT INTO THIS ONE DIDN'T YOU XDDD

Hoseok is here!! Hi sunshine!!

Casual phone number giving is casual and I liked it

GUMMY SMILE THANK YOU BREA

This one is aesthetic too wow

Aw Y/N and Yoongi are both nervous about the whole soulmate thing that's so cute

'His outfit is casually sexy'—Bless you Brea that's such a concept

Speaking of smiles that pull at heart strings, that paragraph pulled at my heart strings.

Very pleasant and casual conversation between Y/N and Yoongi was really nice

The ice spreads oh my Lord that's so cool

The ice also might melt into Y/N's skin wow

Hello Jungkook and Taehyung nice to see you again

Awkward with words Taehyung and then apologizing real fast Taehyung was funny

'I'm glad I'm wrong'—Brea where is the 'I was'??

I thought the dog was Holly but nope it's Yeontan, my bad

Lmao at Yoongi's reaction to Jungkook's comment on how Y/N makes Yoongi happy

Soft kiss to the cheek garners more cool chills, nice

Dinner and movie with Yoongi was very relaxing. Uwu

Literally a very cool kiss, damn

WHY IS THERE NO MORE I'm a little sad now

Suga (Critic's Standing):

Never mind Namjoon's, this one was my favourite. I love how their meeting was so laid-back and romantic but had that literally icy cool soulmate twist to it, I absolutely loved this scenario. It was just a little more sweeter than the others because of how you portrayed Yoongi, and everything he did with Y/N. It was nice to see Hoseok, Taehyung and Jungkook again, and we even got an appearance by Yeontan! The way the ice spread and melted was so pleasing to read, and the little dinner and movie date Y/N and Yoongi had at his apartment was cute. I'm glad this was the one Brea started with, it was so so good!

I really hope Brea does more of these. I'd personally love to see Got7 or Monsta X (though Monsta X a little more, because Wonho has taken over my life). That's it, I'm out of here. >w< Go follow Brea. Do it.

#reviewing breas stuff #bts soulmate au #ok there i'm done #I hope this makes her day better uwu

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amwritingmeta · 7 years ago

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I just read your thoughts on S13 potentially being the last season and just knew you were the right person for my question! (PS, I really want them to make 300 too :D) Anyway, to the question: I read on TVTropes a while back that Dean is the main-ish character, I guess, and before everyone gets their knickers in a knot, he's the main in that for the most part, the story we get is from Dean's POV, if you know what I mean? Anyway, I was wondering if you a) agree and b) can explain how and why?

Hello, Nonny!

Yes, indeed, I was convinced for a while that S13 would be the last! I’m still overtly certain they are in serious countdown mode and I have trouble seeing them going beyond S14, if even that far. But these writers are miracle workers in their own right and can spin narrative like a miller’s daughter can spin her hair into gold, so I’m sure they’ll deliver and I shouldn’t be banging a drum that the series is wrapping up before there’s confirmation. (I bang cymbals instead)

Thank you for your patience and for the compliment in your vote of confidence!! I hope you see this reply, you’ve been waiting an age and a half. *hangs head* *head pops up* *hands rub together*

Let’s get to it!

a) Do I agree that Dean is the main-ish character?

Yes.

b) Can I explain how and why?

Yes.

Pleasure taking your ask and I hope I’ve answered it to your satisfaction.

Of course I’m kidding. You didn’t think I’d answer your ask with such a brief, short-winded, to-the-point reply, did you? DID YOU? *maniacal laugh* (this is why answering asks takes you so long) (what?) (because you have to make it into a thing) (I am NOT) (you’re arguing with yourself in parenthesis right now) (shut up)

Dean, Dean, Dean.

What’s not to love about strong, brave, driven, insecure, flawed, angry, broken, smart, funny, charming, loyal, loving, caring, soft, self-loathing, devastatingly handsome, control freak Dean Winchester? There really isn’t much there that doesn’t make you love him more. Even those negative sides are what makes him feel so real, so grounded, so damn human. (ooohhh “human”ity references starting early are they?) (you’re not doing that through this whole ask) (FINE)

Dean didn’t start out as our protagonist - which is just a fancy word for main-ish character, btw. I can stick with main-ish character, except autocorrect wants to make it “mannish” character, which, granted, is fucking hilariously fitting (point one, autocorrect), but makes me feel protagonist will make the writing of this answer a wee bit quicker. So - protagonist it is.

Dean didn’t start out as our protagonist because the Pilot is driven by and centred around Sam. That said, a part of me, a wii part of me (the one not always holding the controls) believes it’s possible Kripke wanted to write a story about a young man struggling with his identity due to shit from the past, who slowly grows to accept himself as he finds that he’s falling in love with an angel. (a literal angel of the Lord) (straight outta Heaven) And then there’s a brother and a great car and classic rock and ghosts and shit.

It’s just that, however enticing we find it (I’m salivating right now) such a tale is a hard sell.

No, let me rephrase that, back in 2005 that was either an impossible sell or a sell that meant a corner niche market and maybe a handful of episodes at most, or, more likely, an indie film and a festival circuit run. So Kripke didn’t go for the hard sell, he went for this sell:

SAM is pulled back into the life he left behind when his girlfriend is brutally murdered. Together with his brother he follows in the trail of their missing father, tracking the killer that, twenty years ago, was responsible for their mother’s death. Along the way Sam will begin to uncover the truth that’s been hidden from him since the night his mother died: the truth of who he really is.

Easy af. That show? Yeah, I’d watch that show. Hell, we are ALL watching that show, right? This is what makes Supernatural one of the greatest shows on Earth: the depth of the angles, the sharpness of the edges. Nothing is simple here. I can watch the Pilot and nod and say, yes, this is Sam’s story. Clearly. His experiences as a baby are the focal point of the cold open, grown up Sam drives the narrative, he shows off his skill set, his story bookends the episode.

But Dean was never a side character, and he was never meant to be.

The narrative for the pilot may be centred on Sam, but Dean was always meant to take up space, to throw his weight around, to enter in shadow and mystery, hidden from view, cloaked, we don’t know if he’s friend or foe, we think he’s most likely a foe, Sam is BAMF with a gun, showing skills, but Dean’s entrance steals the moment because as soon as Sam says “Dean?” it clicks for us: the brother from the opening.

This introduction to grown Dean gives the impression there’s more to him than meets the eye, as he moves out of shadow into light (forever reminding me of BAMF Cas in that barn with the sparking and the uuunnnhhhhhh) and the point is - there is. And there was always meant to be so much more to him.

Now, that said, this is just me theorising.

I know that, as the story goes, Dean simply grew into the more popular character during S1 (sorry Sam) (but no surprise there) (because Dean is a much more complex character) (hence why he wasn’t the immediate choice for protagonist) (hence why they tested him out first) (and when he resonated with the audience) (they bumped him to protagonist) (again might just be me reading into things) (anywho) and since Dean was the more popular character it made sense that in 2x01 they let him take the actual lead in the narrative and he officially shouldered the Protagonist cape. And with it, the weight of the world. (aw Dean)

So, that’s me agreeing with the fact that Dean is, indeed, our main-ish character now, whether he was planned to be or simply moved into that position organically simply by being… well, Dean fucking Winchester.

And though I’ve touched on the gist of it above, here’s the How and Why to Dean being seen as the protagonist—>

The telltale signs of a protagonist is:

His character growth is central to the purpose of the plot

His choices are hinges for the turning points of the plot

His choices determine the overall course of the plot

The placement of secondary characters in the narrative is determined by how they relate to him

How the secondary characters relate to him affects or informs their choices and these choices will ultimately be meaningful in underlining or highlighting character traits in the protagonist - whether these traits are already known or brand new

That’s a lot of words babbling on about shit. Let me break it down in actual conversational language, shall I? Yuh-huh I shall!

1. —>

The journey a character goes through brings meaning to the story.

A character’s inner journey - their growth - is the emotional anchor for the audience into the narrative.

If there’s no one to bring us into the world that the narrative is exploring, then there’s no one for us to relate to.

In other words - why the fuck should we give half a toss about what’s happening in this world, right?

This is why the protagonist is most effective when he’s a multi-layered human being who begins his journey at a starting point that is going to reach an opposite bookend by the end of the story. That journey is our hook into the narrative - we want to see if the protagonist is successful and gets his reward, or if he refuses to learn and dies, or possibly a combination of both! We don’t know! It hopefully makes it very exciting! (if done right)

2 —>

The protagonist shouldn’t be passive in his own story

Meaning he should be the motor moving the narrative forward

The PLOT is there to throw the protagonist into sudden and new situations

These new situations force the protagonist to make CHOICES that service the narrative twofold:

By revealing character (ah, yes, the audience gets to see that the protagonist stands his ground and fights rather than flees)

By furthering the plot (a situation leads to a choice leads to a new situation leads to another choice, and so on)

The TURNING POINTS are the BIG CHOICES that the protagonist has to make where the character growth/progression is most clearly revealed to the audience. These choices usually comes at somewhat even intervals throughout the story and mark a NEW DIRECTION for the PLOT itself.

3 —>

A passive protagonist who is led by the hand makes for a dull watch.

Aurora in Sleeping Beauty is a prime example of a passive heroine.

She’s not in control, whatsoever, over her own fate.

The reason Sleeping Beauty is still a fun watch is because, at least in the Disney version, Aurora is not the protagonist: the fairies are. How? Well, let me tell you.

They convince the King that he must let them take his daughter

They make the choice to change their form and learn to live a human life in order to raise Aurora and keep her safe from Maleficent

They make the choice of telling Aurora who she really is when they learn she’s fallen in love

They make the difficult choice to bring her to the castle though her heart is broken

They’re confronted with their failure as Maleficent still gets Aurora to prick her finger

They choose to put the castle to sleep and to save the one person who can restore the kingdom: Prince Philip

They put themselves in peril for the love they have for their adoptive girl

And in the end they watch, proudly, as she takes her rightful place as princess, and bride to be, on Prince Philip’s arm

(*cough*SPN parallels*cough*)

Now, the fairies don’t go through that much of a change, not really, but they still go through a journey and one that could be called circular, rather than progressive: they end up where they began, having fulfilled their allotted “quest”, as t’were.

But this is how CHOICES that drive the PLOT also denotes the “hero” of the tale. (I like the word protagonist more because genderless) Sam, Dean and Cas have all of them made BIG CHOICES that have affected the plot, created twists and turns, and have progressed the narrative, and all of them are going through an internal journey that is changing how they understand themselves and their place in the world.

But Sam states in S11 that, however much he loves hunting he wouldn’t be doing it without Dean - his choice to hunt and do what he loves, as a secondary character, is tied to the protagonist’s continuous need to watch over him and keep him safe.

I’m not getting into the love story. I will never finish this answer if I get into the love story of it all. Safe to say that Cas is the protagonist of his own story, just as Sam is, just as EVERY secondary character if written well needs to be, but Cas’ story is not the core journey for the narrative of this show (or he would be in ALL THE EPISODES) (please be in more episodes in S13 Cas)

OH MY GOD THIS REPLY IS GETTING SO LONG I WANT TO SAY SORRYNOTSORRY! :D

4. & 5. —>

Secondary characters.

When you build a narrative, you usually begin with an idea of who your protagonist is, why this journey he or she is going on matters AT ALL to the world (why the fuck should anyone give half a toss) and what narrative setting is best suited as a backdrop and enhancement of this journey blah blah whatever.

No really, it’s important. Because the secondary characters are secondary for a reason. Your secondary characters are there to do exactly what the narrative setting is doing for the protagonist: enhance, underline, highlight, further, support, mirror, oppose, whatever challenge is needed to make the main character’s final goal - his or her endgame - perfectly clear to the audience.

Let’s look at Dean and what the narrative is telling us about his endgame.

He will not go out in a blaze of glory. He’s learned that he doesn’t have to. He’s GROWN UP. He has evolved past that machismo ideal of Butch and Sundance and bullets flying. Or, for that matter, that even older soldier’s adage of dying with honour.

Why has he grown out of that notion and into this new, adult view on reality?

Because of and thanks to the lessons he’s learned along the way - all of them owed to his helpers: the secondary characters that have either challenged his perception of himself and his place in the world, making him reflect on it, or that have supported the REAL HIM when he’s shown glimpses of him, underlining and highlighting the lesson that he is accepted and loved for who he is: he just has to accept himself, love himself

The main secondary characters - Sam and Castiel - still have individual arcs, and all of the stronger secondary character will. They’ll make their own choices and they’ll make mistakes and go through their own journeys, but the clincher is that they cannot reach endgame without the protagonist first reaching his.

Sam’s development has hinged entirely on Dean’s attitude loosening up. Sam couldn’t break away from Dean on his own because the core journey of the narrative doesn’t centre around Sam, it centres on Dean. So that moment was more integral to Dean’s journey, than to Sam’s. Which means that that BIG CHOICE - to finally let go and allow Sam to grow up - had to be given to Dean. This moment (among many) underlines that Dean IS our protagonist.

What about Cas’ death, you might say. That will, as it seems, have an enormous impact on Dean, but it was out of his hands.

Well, as I listed his character traits above, one of the foremost ones (to my mind) is Dean’s need for control. This comes from him taking responsibility on himself for EVERYTHING. Cas’ death wasn’t Dean’s choice because it’s meant (I HOPE) to teach Dean the lesson he’s already begun to learn in being capable of letting go of Sam and trusting his capabilities to look after himself, to LEAD: the lesson of accepting that some things are simply beyond you, they’re not your fault, and there’s nothing you can do to change them.

Dean blames himself for everything. He carries a heavy guilt around for the people he can’t save or fails to save. He’s the goddamn firewall and a lot of the time he comes up short, right? He needs to stop taking everything on himself. Like he told Cas in S11, letting go of the people you can’t save is the healthy thing and that’s the opposite of what he does.

It’s a lesson that’s been a long time coming.

So even Cas’ death is tied closely to Dean’s individual arc. Because Dean is our protagonist.

That said, I will state again that this doesn’t mean that Sam and Cas are less valuable to the overall narrative. On the contrary. Without them, Dean wouldn’t have been able to get to where he is now in his own story. They’ve influenced him and inspired him to change and grow. That’s the ultimate use of the secondary characters. And when most of the secondary characters are as fleshed out and grounded and human in their own right as they are on this show - that’s when you’re mining gold.

What about GoT you might now ask. Who the fuck is the protagonist there?

Well, to be fair, there are narratives that have multiple protagonists. But we’re talking Dean Winchester here, and these are the clear reasons I can see for why and how he can be viewed as the protagonist on SPN.

Wow, all of this said and I’m going to add this last thing: as much as Dean is our protagonist, there is equally the point to be made that Dean cannot reach his endgame without his brother and his love interest there to guide him. You take one of these men out of the equation and nothing adds up anymore (hence why we were given The End - to underline this very real fact). They’re all of them integral to the overall narrative, which is why S13 excites me to no end, because it looks like TFW are assembling Big Time, and the only way for all of them to reach a balanced and happy endgame is for them to be together, be supportive, be honest and openly communicating, and yes, it seems it’s now confirmed after all the SDCC goodness that they will do all this now that they have a common cause in Jack the nephilim.

Oh, but it will be beautiful!

And wow, wow, wow, that’s it, I think. I hope this wasn’t just a long rambling confusing mess of new information mixed with stuff you might’ve already known and I hope it helps in clarifying what makes Dean the mannish character!

I’m ending with a manly unicorn rainbow because why the hell not. :D

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