#an automatic win in my book haha

[personinthepalace]

I saw a local production of Legally Blonde the Musical today!

One of the local high schools in my city (my old school's "rival" in fact haha) is doing a production of Legally Blonde, and I went to see it today! I'm a huge lbtm fan, but this was my first time seeing a live production, and it was honestly very good!! I am very passionate about the door discourse so I was highly anticipating that moment in the ballad. And this production passed the test! As soon as I saw that they were wheeling out the door during that number, I was silently freaking out to my friend haha. Anyway here are some other random notes/thoughts that I had about the production:

Real dogs! Rufus was a golden retriever, and when he came out, the show paused for a bit bc of the applauding haha. Rufus also listened to Kyle's command to sit which was quite cute haha A HUGE ensemble (it's high school so it makes sense). But they bring back the ensemble for like every possible song Elle was great - she used some vibrato and trills during her solos. Most of So Much Better was kinda a mess (backing music/ensemble not really lining up well), but OMIGOD she held out that last note just like LBB did on bway so huge props to her! Warner was a good singer not as strong as the other leads but he has the best expression/acting choices - more on that later Serious: they didn't do the accidental proposal pose which I thought was a missed joke The violinist during Serious walked back out with some great sad acting after Elle left before playing the last notes of the song (I thought that she was someone from the orchestra but they were actually part of the ensemble so that was cool!) What You Want: Elle's white outfit was cute!! They used the "Jet Blue" line! The actors' school photos for the Elle x Warner poster which I thought was funny haha Harvard variations: they got rid of Sandeep's character so the song was shorter Aaron Sholtz and Enid Hoops were played by butch actors which was cool! Bruiser now loves the Bachelor Emmett - the actor playing him (who my sister knew from elementary school) is such a perfect emmett! Looks exactly like how one would imagine him haha Background acting: Emmett introducing himself to the students and shaking their hands while Elle and Vivienne had their first interaction in class Blood in the water: Callahan was also a very good singer. I think this was one of the strongest number of the show. They also added grey to his hair He was kinda touching Enid during his lines with her but she kept on pushing his hand away from her - foreshadowing! Paulette was amazing!!! I think she might be my favorite actor in the show. She sounds EXACTLY like Orfeh did on bway. Also asian representation!! Ireland - she killed it obviously - seriously amazing!! (though she did accidentally came in early at one part). The lyrics are different from the bway version though (they were about her grandpa) Playboy bunny costume - they added a little tutu to it which was cute! Enid sat near them near the end of this scene (in preparation for Elle stealing her glasses). She tries to drink from a bottle but Warner took it away from her and drank it instead Chip On My Shoulder: Elle wears Emmett's jacket! Emmett saying he hadn't slept since 1998 killed me bc this kid is definitely younger than me haha Elle and Emmett don't do any secret handshakes though :( Elle sat next to Warner during her squealing exit and I loved that so much haha Reclaiming Rufus scene: Elle ran back on stage and threw her arms around Emmett and Paulette - I am here for this trio friendship When Dewey re-exited the trailer and saw Elle, he twirled his long hair

So Much Better, as I said before, was sadly not the strongest number but I do like that Elle's parents appear offstage when she called them. And Elle held out that last note!! Once again no Elle x Emmett secret handshake :(

(Part 2 will continue in a reblog bc apparently I hit the character limit LOL)

[moonstruckme]

Hi! I absolutely love your page and all of your poly!marauders writing! Could I request a poly!marauders where they’re all flirting with r (like pre relationship) and because she’s never really been noticed/flirted with before she thinks they’re kind of making fun of her like it’s a big joke. Then of course she finds out that’s not the case

Thanks for requesting babe, and thanks for reading! I had no idea how long this had become until I checked the wordcount just now haha, and I feel like it got a bit awkward in some places but I hope you enjoy it :)

poly!marauders x fem!reader ♡ 1.8k

As Friday nights go, this one is pretty typical. You’d arrived at the party with all of your friends, and one by one, they’d been pulled away by significant others, flirty strangers, or potential hookups. Now it’s just you, sitting on the couch and trying not to look awkward as the couple on the opposite end endeavors to swallow each other whole. 

“Hey there, gorgeous,” a familiar voice drawls, and Sirius Black sits down next to you. “Having a good time?”

You force a smile, not wanting to insult the party most likely being thrown by Gryffindor’s golden boys. “Yup.” 

“Doesn’t look like it,” he says, not unsympathetically, then nudges the curled-up form behind him. “Moony, you were really going to let this pretty thing sit here all by herself without speaking to her?”

The book they’re holding lowers, revealing Remus Lupin. His eyes start to roll as if it’s an automatic response to Sirius’ interruption, but then they fall on you. “Oh.” He blinks. “Sorry, love, I didn’t see you there.” 

You flush, sheepish and a bit resentful of being party to Sirius’ reprimand, however teasing it might be. You know Remus from the couple of classes you’ve had together, but you wouldn’t expect him to talk to you outside of those contexts. Speaking to someone that’s obligated is so much worse than speaking to no one at all. “It’s fine,” you say quietly, feeling unbearably awkward. 

“See? She’s too sweet to even hold you accountable for it,” Sirius tuts, shaking his head. “I’m sorry about him, dollface. Can I get you a drink?”

“I, um...” You look down at your empty cup, long since drained. “Sure, thanks.” 

He winks. “Be right back.” 

You expect Remus to go back to his book as Sirius struts off, but he folds the corner of his page, setting it down. 

“I really didn’t mean to ignore you,” he says, looking painfully apologetic. “How are your classes this year?”

You give him your most reassuring smile. “They’re good, thanks. And I didn’t think you were ignoring me.” You cringe. “Sorry Sirius made you put away your book on my account.” 

He looks at you with amber eyes full of kindness. “I don’t mind.” 

It’s a conscious effort to quell the ruckus in your stomach. You’d harbored a tiny, secret crush on Remus when you’d had classes together last year, and this is exactly why. He just seemed like such a sweetheart. Soft-spoken but brilliant, he never raised his hand to answer questions but always scored high on assignments, and you’d once caught him feeding answers to the girl next to him so she could win points for her house. You’d become enthralled with the way his smile would tug gently at the scars on his face, making them glint silver in the light that shone through the classroom windows, and how his eyes sparked with quiet amusement even when he wasn’t laughing.

The silence between you is stretching too long. You fumble for something to continue the conversation. “I like your sweater,” you say dumbly. 

“Yeah?” He smiles, scars flashing. “Thanks, lovely.” He lets his gaze roam over you for a moment, and you try not to squirm. “Do you want it? It’s a bit cold in here.” 

You look down, surprised to discover goose bumps covering your arms. “That’s alright,” you say, but Remus is already shrugging off his sweater, revealing the plain t-shirt underneath. “Remus, really, I’m fine.” 

“Don’t worry about it,” he insists, holding the sweater out to you and raising his eyebrows when you won’t take it. “If you don’t put it on, then neither of us will have it.” 

You watch him for a moment, but Remus doesn’t waver. You take it, giving him a look that you hope conveys both admonishment and apology. “Thank you.” 

“No problem,” he replies as you shrug it on. “Considering that this is a school of magic, it does a pretty poor job of regulating its temperature during the winter, don’t you think? Couldn’t let you just sit here and freeze, sweetheart. Sirius would kill me when he got back.” 

You pull Remus’ sleeves over your cold fingers, using the movement to avoid eye contact as your face heats. The way he’s talking to you, the pet names, it’s all so strange. You don’t get it. 

“Not to be rude,” Remus says before you can go deeper into your musings, “but I thought I saw you come in with a bunch of other girls. Where’d they all go?”

Ah. He’s talking to you because he likes one of your friends. “Oh.” You wave your hand about vaguely. “Here and there, pulled aside by various prospects. I’m sure you can find some of them if you go looking.” 

“But they left you by yourself?” He seems to disregard your friends’ whereabouts, his eyebrows coming together just a bit. “That’s not very nice. Lucky for us, though, I suppose.” 

You tilt your head, not quite sure what he means, but then Sirius returns, James Potter in tow. 

“Told you,” Sirius says as he passes you your drink, hand lingering on yours a second too long. James gives one to Remus. “She’s miserable.” 

“Can’t have that,” James replies agreeably, looking for somewhere to sit. His eyes fall on the couple behind you and he leans close to your ear. “Merlin, they’re really going at it, aren’t they?”

You laugh, and he grins at you like that was his aim all along. Meanwhile, Sirius has devised a solution to the problem of seating, making himself comfortable almost entirely in Remus’ lap. He gestures for you to come closer. You comply tentatively, scooting a couple feet towards the two of them. 

“Don’t be shy.” Sirius reaches out and grips your waist, hauling you closer until you’re pressed up against Remus’ leg and Sirius’ side, his arm remaining snugly around your waist. “We don’t bite. Unless you’re into that, of course.” 

“Pads.” Remus’ voice is stern, softened for your benefit. “Take it easy.” 

“Oh, come on,” Sirius scoffs. “I saw you putting the moves on her from over by the punch. You don’t get to have all the fun.” 

Putting the moves on you? Sirius almost makes it sound like Remus had been…flirting. Oh. You suppose maybe he had. But intentionally? Really? Sirius Black will flirt with anything, but Remus is a different story.

It must be a part of some bit they’re all doing, you realize. They are pranksters. Sirius was probably bored and in need of entertainment, and there you were, sitting all by yourself. Practically begging to be the object of his amusement. And then he’d enlisted Remus to go along with it. They’re probably all going to go back to their dorm tonight and laugh about how easily you’d fallen for it. Your face burns.

James has settled into the ample space you’ve made on the couch, allowing you a bit more room that Sirius seems willing to. “You alright, lovely? I’m sorry you haven’t been having a very good time.”

You look at him, finding nothing but sincerity in his warm brown eyes. You don’t suppose he would have been able to get away with so much if he weren’t a good actor. The last thing you’re going to do is give them more to laugh about by making a scene. “No, I’m fine. It’s a good party.” 

“Yeah?” James cocks his head like a puppy. “Well, that’s good, I guess. How’d you end up by yourself though, sweetheart?”

Remus answers for you. “Her friends left her.” 

“They’ll come back eventually,” you say hastily, then realize how pathetic that sounds. It’s all you can do not to shrink in on yourself. 

“I’m sure they are,” James says, and try as you might, you can detect no sarcasm in his tone, “but it’s still not a very considerate thing for friends to do. You seem like excellent company.” 

You scoff, taking a long sip of your drink. “Apparently not.” 

“You are,” Sirius says casually, looking at you over the rim of his cup. “I mean, I’ve only been around you for a little while, but it’s been a delightful experience for me. And Moony seems to like talking to you. That’s high praise.” 

Remus elbows Sirius but gives you one of his soft, kind looks, and it’s too much. It’s all too much. You feel like you’re being eaten alive by shame at how much you’re enjoying their attention, even if it’s all for show. 

“I have an idea,” James says, knee bumping into yours amicably. “We were going to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow to study. Would you come with? We could grab lunch together and convince you of how pleasant you are to have around.” 

You scoff. This charade has gone too far. “Yeah, right. What time should I meet you, at nine in the great hall, where everyone will be watching?” 

Who gets off on this anyway? Flirting is one thing, but all this faux kindness, just to humiliate you? It’s a cruelness beyond what you thought them capable of. 

James hesitates at your tone. “Um, yeah. Nine is good, if that works for you.”

You shake your head, crossing your arms. Sirius gets the message, removing his hand from around your waist. “This isn’t funny.” 

“It’s not supposed to be.” James looks wounded, and Remus leans forward, a concerned set to his brows. “Hey, what’s going through your head?” he asks, all concerned tenderness. 

You look between them, angry and, if you’re being honest with yourself, very hurt. “This is a prank, right? Because I was sitting alone and you were bored? Well, I don’t think it’s funny.” 

“Darling,” Remus breathes, reaching out as if to touch you but hesitating with his hand hovering just above your shoulder, “no one’s pranking you.”

Sirius shakes his head. “That’s not…we would never do something like that, and I’m sorry you think we would. Let me be clear: we want to go on a date with you tomorrow. Obviously you don’t have to, but we’d love it if you came.” 

You feel your eyebrows scrunch up, trying to right your worldview. You feel like you have whiplash. “Wait, are you serious?”

He grins, and it’s half sheepish, half wolfish. “That’s me.” 

You giggle a bit at that, and Remus works up the courage to let his hand land on your shoulder, squeezing gently. “No jokes or catches, lovely girl. I promise.” 

You send him a small smile before turning to James, who still looks like he’s had the wind knocked out of him. “I’m really sorry I accused you guys of that,” you say, guilt replacing shame at the feast of your insides. “I just…I’ve never had someone…notice me in that way before. I thought it was a joke.” 

James’ smile still bears some leftover unease, but there’s no reproach in it. “That’s alright, angel,” he says, earnest as he had been all along. “I’m sorry you thought we didn’t mean it. Let us prove it, yeah? Tomorrow?”

You beam at him, a frisson of excitement going through you. “Yeah, tomorrow.”

[director-yomi-hellsmile]

reading the...... Preview....... My notes....... Heheheheh

We got a timeskip. By a little.. I see Bristleclaw (aka formerly Bristlepaw) as a warrior let's see about the siblings + if the wretched nightsun spawn are born. Also if Graypaw's not named Grayspots I'm slamming my keyboard (I'm on the phone)

Wafflepelt. I forgot Wafflepaw was a thing sdjjjgds imagine getting ur cat to win a contest to star in canon warrior cat and its got the -pelt suffix. Cheated and spat on

Stemtail and Graywhisker.... I guess Graywhisker's fineeeeee but come on he has spots. He's got spots.......

Nightsun babies are here. Named Goldenkit (golden tabby tom) and Shinekit (black molly). Hi kids I'm so sorry your dad is literally Nightheart

Oh wait Myrtlebloom also got a litter?????? Is this where Shyfrost's gonna come from.. Kits are Oakkit (pale brown tabby molly with white spots), Sunkit (orange tabby tom, is it after Sunbeam??) and Hazelkit (tortie molly with white spots). No Shyfrost in sight. Keep on looking

ThunderClan baby boom

This will affect the family tree.

Anyway checking out all the other adult names of the ASC kits lol. ShadowClan first

Oh they got: Birchfeather (Dovewing and Tigerstar kit which means I automatically like him), Bloompetal, Firbark, Whisperbreeze, Streamripple. I actually like those?? Firbark and Streamripple especially. Good job Tigerstar let me kiss you directly on thr lips

Who the hell are Redpaw and Sprucepaw huh... New spawn.... Also oh no I see Lightleap gave birth god forbid a single even a little prominent female character not get pregnant. The Curse has finally affected my girl. It was inevitable. I should have prepared

Lightleap spawn is Quickkit (ginger tabby tom), Beehckit (pale brown tom, haha typo the writers made a typo everyone point and laugh), and Poolkit (white molly). The cat genetics nerd inside me in crying and writhing in pain rn

SkyClan section. Fuck you Tree I hate Tree stupid stupid cat

Beetleshine for Beetlepaw... Good name good name but I already named an OC that earlier so I am not impressed. I was first. Beepaw is uhhh where thebhell is Beepaw. Oh they're Beesting. Actual good names I am satisfied with your work. Moving on

Duskshine and Ridgeglow also good however come on you already used -shine in the same generation come onnnn.......

Ok Who's pregnant. Was anyone pregnant

Needleclaw was.... Her kids are Robinkit (reddish-brown molly) and Starlingkit (black and white tom) Woohoo Starling prefix win. Also by any chance is the father Kitescratch. Just wondering

FINALLY. Sparrow and Cherry retired

WindClan timeeeee

Leafcurl yay. Nice girl nice name 9/10. Her less cooler siblings got Grassfur and Branchleap. Clearly there's a superior sister

Silkypaw and Fluffpaw??? Huhhhhh?? Who are they..... Also thanks for getting creative for once your efforts have been recognized by the great Yomi

Kicking my feet going hehehe at warrior cat website book preview. This is where I was supposed to be all this time. I found my calling

Stripeheart and Brookripple are also here. I revoke my praise of the authors getting creative come onnnnn you literally JUST named Streamripple I. I'm gonna make them kiss. Bond over being literal clones

Guys this is big. This is huge. Breezepelt is a grandpa now. I am going to shed tears

Appleshine's kits (Breeze grandkids) are: Rustlekit (white tom with a brown tail) and Stretchkit (brown tabby molly with white face markings). Giving the authors their creativity praise back. Do not dissapoint me again

WAIT NIGHTCLOUD RETIRED. o7

Still not over with how Owlnose is a deputy now for some reason. Didn't his entire small character arc a few books back center wholly around with how he should not be a leader. They literally only picked him because they killed off literally every other RiverClan character with a personality and he was the only fuckijg option because he's the only cat who got actually developed even if it makes no sense I. I'm. I hope he spontaneously combusts

Also I will prevent myself from going off on Podlight getting off scot free for his atrocities while. I will prevent myself I do not deserve this headache

Anywayyyy Splash siblings are adults now named Troutshine (WHAT'S WITH THE SHINES), Rapidsplash and Floatshimmer (who's also with kits now? you sure you aint too young..)

wait a moment. I just realized something about the timeline. Wait was Sunbeam already- yeah she was pregnant in like. Wait hold on does this make sense. If it doesn't then the timeline is broken if it does I'm just rightfully worried,

Anyway guess Hollowspring and Sparrowtail joined RiverClan? I thiiiiink it was mentioned in Star. Or not.

Amyway Floatshimmer kids are Heronkit (silver molly) and Eelkit (black tom)

Phew... That's the allegiances section. Holy fuck. That's a lot of cats. Kitten season

On to the actual chapters now lmao

Prologue:

Oh hii Leafpool is that Skystar GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HERRRR LEAVE HER ALONEEEEEEE DO NOT TALK TO HER. HE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AROUND WOMEN THIS IS FUCKING TERRIFYING GET AWAYYYYYYY

"The Clans were unstable in my time, and if you ask me, they’re just as bad now.” Skystar. Skystar back in your times the Clans weren't unstable they were a tragic disaster that brutally murdered every single woman that came in contact with it. Also shut up get this man away from Leafpool

Why is Skystar here even. Get him out

Also. The writing here is so goofy can we get to Moonpaw already

Oh wait another journey?? Actually this is fine I hate the Lake territories. Change location NOW

Chapter 1

Why's Tawnypelt such a hater. What did Bloompetal do to you she's literally just frolicking she's just a girl

Why is she. Genuinely So mean to everyone.

Which don't get me wrong is not inherently Bad if this was any other media I love mean mean women however this is warriors. I don't remember the last time a wc character was genuinely just kind and nice to people, every single cat is just written interacting in such a mean-spirited way and them just being casually cruel to each other is supposed to be charming somehow, like everyone's an asshole already we don't need more. And also Tawnypelt is a Female Warriors Character™ which means that if this keeps up she'll definitely get disproportionately "punished" for it in some way later and. I'm just praying that Moonpaw is a ray of goddamn sunshine when we get to her please I can't do this anymore

Is. Is the entire chapter gonna be her being unreasonable and snapping at everyone younger. Is. Is

I actually genuinely do not understand her problem. Like I get she's sad I get it but. Was she deliberately written as making problems out of nowhere, or did the writers shart once again.

(don't mind me I'm just paranoid... I've been hurt by warrior cats before...)

Hehe Poolkit- oh wait that was it. That was the chapter. I mean its fine actually

Chapter 2:

Leafstar time. I don't like her but I will now mindwipe all my opinions I've had on her character to have somewhat of a good time now. Maybe she gets better!!

Praying they are gonna be normal about Leafstar's vision loss. Please warrior cats

I was correct lmao Kitescratch was the father

Mystery Sickness

Mystery Sickness epidemic plot!!! I got no idea what the hell these symptoms are supposed to be but. Ok❤️yay

There is people being loud at my house

Can be Mystery Sickness pleaseeeeeeeee spread to ThunderClan too. Can we have ThunderClan population culling this arc pleaseeeee

Anyway get out my way grandma it's MOONPAW TIME

Chapter 3

Baby.

Oh god another medcat apprentice that doesn't want to be a medcat. Can we stop.

Also idk about how they just took a look at Moonpaw (who's also a child) looking different (aka. having chimerism) and went "we're now gonna force you into a lifetime of celibacy" it's just. So weird to me I hope Moonpaw kills everyone especially her parents

Moonkit. Moonkit I'm speaking directly to you now you have to start killing

Oh fuck she's got that voice inside her head. Please writers I am praying for you to be normal. If this is her vengeful dead fetus sibling she absorbed in the womb that people have been theorizing I am also going to kill everyone. If this is also an Evil Plural plot I will get your spirits too

Oh no. Oh fuck. Chat I think it's. Oh no. Chat I think they're. Doing just that.

Oh fuck. Oh no. *sighs painfully* *cocks gun*

Thanks Jayfeather and everyone else in that den for being normal about Moonpaw and clearing up the fact that it's just her parents that are being Really Weird

I like. Moonpaw. I'm also taking her and her voice away from the warrior cat writers she is mine now get away from her

Yep that finally confirms it she's being deliberately written as plural

Unnamed Moonpaw Voice you're so silly. If you're evil later for some reason I will take your side

Unnamed Moonpaw Voice got a reflection-

Oh fucj is that. They're really. Is that really the spirit of her dead fetus sibling she absorbed in womb oh god oh fuck

VERDICT: I am officially taking Moonpaw away from the writers that's it. She is mine now get away from her what are you doing why am I actually somewhat affected by this

[yakumtsaki]

I’d like to start this update with this shocking image of SHAJAR TICKLING JOJO. Since when do you two remotely interact?!?

-Oh lighten up, will ya? -My beloved daughter is right, look at those snapdragon animations, everything’s literally coming up roses around here! 

YA RIGHT, ‘things are going great’, what bs are you gonna come up with next??

-Things ARE going great! Look at me suddenly being a good father!

-And look at me becoming a professional party guest! And I’ve been super loyal to Don too, huhu!🌸

Ok well excuse me if I don’t bust out the confetti yet, historically we’ve had some difficulties maintaining a winning streak around here..

Sugar, there you are! Now what disaster do you currently have going on, spit it out.

-No disasters, just enjoying my day off! 

WHAT IS HAPPENING 

-I’ve just read this great book about the importance of skin-to-skin contact for newborns!

-And I rolled the want to potty-train Felina!

-And I just love changing diapers all of a sudden! 

OK SERIOUSLY WTF. Are we gonna have our first calm update.. EVER??

Oh man here we go, here we go, what are you two arguing about!

-Nothing, we’re just talking about how nice it is that those spicy updates are a thing of the past! -It’s so much better to treat each other with love and respect!💗

Are you people trying to drive me crazy??

-I got promoted again! I can’t wait to share the good news with my family and then spend quality time with my children! 

OH MY GOD ENOUGH

The kittens grew up and Shinok is the automatic heir per my tradition of picking the chonkiest cat! The puppies also grew up..

..and I think it’s clear who the dog heir is LOL. Veronica where the hell did your giant ears come from?? 

-I don’t know but they’re a lewk! 

They most certainly are! The non-heir pets are of course going off to have much better lives with Wulf and Angel❤️

Speaking of ❤️, it is with a heavy ❤️ that after trying to turn Jojo into a werewolf for the better part of a century, I’M NOW CURING HIM PER HIS WISH. Jojo truly, I have no words. 

-Well then you’re gonna love the want I’m about to roll tomorrow!

GO TO HELL

Things continue to go UNNERVINGLY well. Liz topped her career and rolled the want to teach Felina to talk-

-followed by the want to teach her to walk! (Look at their identical noses, awwwww🧡)

Then Sophito rolled the want to teach her a nursery rhyme, at which point something incredibly shocking has become clear. Sit down for this: we are dealing with our first pair of good parents in the main house.

DUDE. THEY’RE EVEN HAVING CONVOS ABOUT PARETING I CAN’T. REMEMBER WHEN YOU USED TO BANG ON THE UNI POOL TABLE??

-Oh haha, we sure were wild back then! Now dear, I read about this great new educational toy- 

-Oh I know the one, it said it helps with cognitive development!  -Yes!  -We need to get two, Bartholomew is about to become a toddler!

Oh right he is!

That’s how calm shit is around here, that I actually REMEMBERED a birthday. Alright Barth, time to grow up! Please don’t get the Frances eyebrows, please, please, please-

-YES THANK GOD. Now let’s check the ole personality panel..

..OH NO HE HAS SHAJAR’S PERSONALITY. DON’T EVEN THINK OF ROLLING POPULARITY, YOU HEAR ME, YOU LITTLE BRAT?? Happy birthday etc.

Speaking of Shajar, Cyneswith remains a better grandma than her despite not being these kids’ grandma. 

-I wanna teach her how to talk!🌸  

You what now?

-Ok baby now say ‘chair, huhu💗’! -Chaiw, huhu💗! -YAYYYY🌸

Alright I’m starting to develop a theory here since Cyn is so ridic partial to Felina but doesn’t seem to give a crap about Bartholomew, that maybe Cyn wanted a daughter?? Idek dude, NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE.

Look at this shit.

LOOK.

LOOK. Like these are legit some never-before-seen images, where did this all functionality come from??? Also man Barth is ROTUND, his cheeks! Liz and Soph really made some cute bbs🧡

It’s time for Felina’s birthday, which I ALSO REMEMBERED. Jojo does the honors since this is probably the last birthday where he’ll be with us💔

OMG SHE’S A LIL SOPHITO CLONE

-I sure am! Now if you’ll excuse me, grandma Cyn said she has bought some new clothes for me!

OH GOOD LORD CYN

[ii3clover]

even if he did make you...you are special in your *own* right - you've outgrown the mold he made you out of and became your own person.

also idk iirc suitcase has Issues and Problems and making her a "princess" would only stress her out even more.

9/14/24

(for the record, i've never met suitcase before! i just heard nice things about her from folks who've competed with her. i hope she's doing alright... jake said he saw her there when he learned about this whole creation thing, so i suppose she's at least as weirded out as i am!)

i wonder what my luck was meant to be like, cuz it doesn't exactly work like you'd expect! i've thought about it for a while, and it seems like my luck sorta knows what i want (not what would be best for me) and shifts the world around to make it happen.

like, i didn't actively want box to get hurt that day, but i did want myself not to get hurt (even if i wasn't thinking about it), so my luck made him get caught in the crossfire so i wouldn't get hurt... and when i was gonna be voted out, at first my luck made the votes not work, and that's probably because at the back of my mind i still wanted to stay (i still thought it would be nice to win, i just didn't enjoy people getting hurt in the process)! so my luck kept my elimination from happening, until i made the active decision that i wanted to leave -- then my luck was like, oh! clover wants to leave! so it made that happen :D

that's an important thing to remember -- i'm automatically kinda self-centered, so my first choice will always be the thing that keeps me safe or happy or whatever, until i actively decide that something else would be better overall (though i suppose everyone's like that, at least a little).

i wonder if i was ever meant to really think about that though. was i supposed to always be oblivious to the way my luck works? blissfully ignorant, not noticing how my automatic desire for pleasure, in its constant, unconditional fulfillment, causes others pain?

...oopsy daisy, sorry for using so many big words! i read a lot of books from cabby's library recently, tee hee!

at the very least, i'm happy that now i'm really aware of my luck. if i went any longer hurting folks without even realizing... well, i don't know how i'd live with myself...

haha! sorry for being a downer! thank you for your kind words :)

[antoine-triplett]

What's your favorite character from The Hunger Games trilogy?

Why do you like this character?

Favorite quote or moment from them?

Please state one (or more) thing which you don't like from them.

Thank you 😊

@curiousnonny

Katniss and Prim are my favorite characters, but it’s a tough choice! I like Rue a lot as well.

Rue is just such a cool little kid. If she had been a few years older, she might have been able to win the Games herself. She’s so smart and I like how she and Katniss share tips from their different districts and take care of each other. It’s a nice way to foreshadow how the districts unify to beat the Capitol. To Katniss, Rue is the true Mockingjay.

Rue’s interview with Caesar is devastating but holy crap, what a champ. Imagine being 12 years old and being dressed up like a doll, pushed out on stage in front of thousands of strangers and being asked about being hunted by teenagers, then saying this in response:

She is doesn’t give up and GOD IT MAKES ME EMOTIONAL. I want to reach into the book, pull her out, and give her some toys and hot chocolate before sending her home to her family.

As Katniss states a couple of times, Rue and Prim share many great qualities which is probably why I like them both. Like Rue, Prim is helpful and kind, but also smart and not to be underestimated.

This Prim moment is just 👌👌👌

The third book is really her chance to shine. Plus she’s a cat lady so I automatically trust her.

Honestly the only thing I don’t like about both characters is that they die 🙃

Katniss is a bit more complicated but I like that. It’s more relatable for me, haha. She gets angry and says the wrong thing sometimes, but don’t we all? She’s unintentionally hilarious which is one of the best kinds of hilarious. She really, really doesn’t take shit which is admirable even though it makes her life much more difficult.

This Katniss moment is very funny to me (especially as it’s in the last book like she finally snapped and said fuck you both how bout that) given how invested everyone else is in her romantic interests throughout the series:

Some of the passages where she describes scenery are beautiful but there are too many for me to pick a fave, lol. I love her overall perspective on nature.

Katniss’ generally low opinion of herself is frustrating, but understandable and I think she grows out of it by the end of the trilogy so, you know, it’s all part of the journey. She’s got some unreliable narrator in her.

Mags is cool too! I would love to know more about her life and how she won her Games.

[purplesurveys]

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bonesofivory All questions from the Loaded Questions game

For what one thing would you like to have a monthly subscription or membership? Weverse would be the best if they start a content subscription that would just let me watch all the K-pop content whenever. Like having their own Netflix.

What is the key to success? I don't think there is one, and if there should be one. Everyone's interpretation of success is different and for me that means it would be hard to determine a One Thing that would automatically lead to it for everyone.

What is something you would only do in the privacy of your own home? Not sure if there's anything. There's places like hotels that are meant to make you feel at home, and I've def maximized that invitation.

What is something you find hard to stop doing once you start? Daydreaming, especially if I've identified a scenario I get invested in.

What could you buy for your home to make it more impressive? I'd personally get a gate.

What nickname would you choose for the current President? Nepo Baby.

What yard sign would you proudly display in front of your house? Maybe something praising how handsome our dogs are and that they are friendly and love to be pet too, haha.

What do you think about most often? I've been ultra-focused on work and what I can do for my teammates to be a better director for them. At 8 months I still consider myself new to the role and Bea set such a high standard, so I feel like it's something I will always be insecure about.

What is the strangest thing you have ever typed into a search engine? I'm sure I've typed some very unique questions but nothing comes to mind at the moment.

If you were suddenly lose everything, what would you do next? Look for a place to live so that we can at least start again somehow and have a place to stay while we think of what to do next.

If you could invent a better way to do something, what would it be? A process that can help ensure that concert tickets go to deserving fans, lol.

What do you think is humanity’s greatest achievement? Being able to explore outer space and find out how to compute for the universe's history and likely fate.

What activity can you do for a long time without being bored? Anything to do with BTS tbh.

What is the saddest way you could spend Valentine’s Day? Being actively bitter about it. It's really no big deal.

What job would you gladly do for free? None. Pay me hahaha.

What organization would definitely never have you as a member? Anything religious.

If you had to be on a stage doing one thing in front of a million people, what would it be? Walking off it. Being in front of a million people is a no thanks for me lol.

What is something you realized recently while looking in the mirror? That I currently have a pimple in the middle of my forehead.

What is the most obvious trait or feature you inherited from one of your parents? My tendency to over-panic, from my mom.

What word just came to mind? Dysfunctional, as the last question made me think of my family.

If you made all the rules, what one thing would be free for everyone? Education.

What would instantly ruin a neighborhood? Any sort of extremist.

What is something you pretended to like? Comic books.

What could entertain you for hours? BTS.

What makes you want to puke? Really strong body odor.

What is the main ingredient in your recipe for disaster? A flat tire.

If you had to pick one thing to be allergic to, what would it be? Unreasonable clients, so I can have a valid excuse to get away from them.

What about you is pretty close to perfect? Nothing.

During what activity do people look the least attractive? Idk, I'd go with puking.

What historical event would you most like to have witnessed? Apollo 11.

What subject makes you say, “Don’t get me started”? Beyonce not winning AOTY for either Lemonade or Renaissance.

What would you purposely leave off a resume? A photo.

If you had to be the world’s worst at something, what would you choose? Worst at following her budget...

If your home had a secret passageway, where would it lead? To another country.

What one moment in your life do you wish you had on video? Meeting Angela in Grade 1.

If Halloween was every day and you could not change costumes, what would you be? Rachel Green.

[ocdhuacheng]

i get that people genderbend male character to be female in mxtx stories (esp if those ppl are wlw) because the majority of characters are male and it is focused on mlm content. so i support wlw simping over cool necromancer lesbians you go girlies, but in general i tend to stay away from genderbend stuff because sooooo much of it is made by cis ppl and it can be a bit transphobic? it also a lot of the times falls into the cishet gender stereotype shit of "women big boobie slim waist small big lips big eyes, men big buff strong macho 8 pack square" which is! oh no cringe!

yeah EXACTLY like my thoughts too. bc the vast majority of genderbending made by cis ppl really is just. like you said. biological gender stereotype shit. i feel like most trans people i see are made pretty uncomfortable by this, and i can totally see why, so i am too. but at the same time i DO understand wlw who want more content with girls/wlw characters esp when there are so few to begin with. so like im kinda willing to give wlw the benefit of the doubt in this case even though i dont rly like to interact with it myself. but also, my beloved sisters in christ... baihe exists

the only genderbending ill really interact with is works with sqx, he xuan*, and hua cheng like since theyre the ones that are shown to or mentioned to change gender in canon. (ling wen too, tho tbh i dont rly care about male!ling wen lmfao, just for the sole reason that, well. i am a lesbian. tho i do have to say the lore behind her male form is actually rather compelling and i think if mxtx were more skilled and open to writing analysis about gender, it could lead to a very thoughtful and nuanced discussion of how ling wen views herself, rather than just if she looks like a cis woman shes a woman if she looks like a cis man shes a man. because iirc she only shapeshifted to get the extra power she had in her male form? that doesnt mean that she is now a man, but in those scenes the book automatically refers to her as such. would love an extra about ling wen's self image and gender. but no, we had to get the statue sex and weird underage amnesia stuff 🙄)

BUT ANYWAY like idk if it really counts as genderbending in tgcf's case? but either way i know mxtx made that ~gods and ghosts can change gender at will~ thing just as a haha comedic relief thing like i think them having the power to do that is totally cool but i do not think it was done respectfully at all, especially with sqx, since mxtx kind of either intentionally or not sends the message (at least to me) that you can only be trans if you pass as cis. ive said it a million times before and ill say it again but the way sqx is never referred to as a woman (by the characters, the narrative, and even THEMSELF) after they lose the ability to LOOK like a cis woman is so so infuriating to me. like theyre not going to just STOP being genderfluid/trans just bc they cant change their appearance. and also not to mention throughout the book they were just kinda treated as being silly and immature for wanting to change their gender in the first place, so, another win for transphobia i guess. though i can appreciate having a canon trans/genderfluid character, they definitely could have been written better in that regard

*while i love fem!he xuan... it did leave a kinda dirty taste in my mouth when mxtx had to make sure we knew that he xuan only did it to appease sqx, and actually hated being a woman. and the way it was talked about too like 'oh he was forced to be in a womans body so OF COURSE he was super pissed the entire time' like i cant explain it but it was just kind of upsetting. kinda transphobic and misogynist. one might even say,..... transmisogynist 🤔

this answer kinda ended up going on a tangent but yea lol thanks for the ask ^^

[redxblueihateloveyou]

Hiiii!!! 💫💕🌸🥳

Can I bother with a question... I was (re)watching that zhang qiling edit (not today) - 'cause it's so cool, btw- and I wondered if Reboot Xiaoge’s your favourite one...? And if you're up to answering, what do you think about the other adaptations? Especially (our small bean) xiao yuliang's interpretation of xiaoge?

🤗🌺💐🐰💕

Hey, my precious patootie hehe ILY it always makes me very happy knowing that you rewatch my vids <3

lol dang it, I was kinda hoping to avoid this question, just because I feel like I'd find it hella hard to explain some things, but I'll try my best and hopefully it'll make some sense xD

I'll start from afar bc I wanna try to explain my reasonings, since I don't want to go without arguments into such highly debated question lolz. I talked about this a bit in my previous asks somewhere, but not broadly as to why that one guy hit all the right spots.

So throughout the books Wu Xie always does this wonderful thing, where he very tangibly describes the feeling he gets when Xiaoge is near, I mean like the aura around him. And he always somehow does it so colorful, that this mix of safety, assurance, calmness, composure and some things I can't quite put into one noun, that he brings to him, I think everyone who've read the books can recognize as this almost magical "Xiaoge feeling". It's not just the way he acts in some dangerous situations or smth like that. It's just everything. You either have it or you don't. And here goes my first argument... to me none of them, except for Huang Junjie and Yuliang have it.

I mean it's not even the obvious stuff, it's like the way they move during the action scenes, the way they even stand and hold themselves, the way they touch Wu Xie, the tone of their voices (both of which are like soothing as fuck), little things you'd think wouldn't matter, but when you watch it and all the puzzle pieces are together, you're like... fuck yeah, thats him.

Also not really that weighty of a point, but to me there's always a joy to see that the actor who plays the character not only gets what's he's playing, but also loves it, bc it's always seen on screen. Usually when some asked about the character they play and what they have in common for example they answer with obvious things like if some character is introverted they're like "well I also don't talk very much" or smth like that, you know what I mean. When I was watching interviews of Yuliang and Huang Junjie I was just smiling so much, bc they've said such things that made me go "yeah, Qiling is safe in their hands".

In Reboot case working in such close proximity with the author definitely also played a huge role here. Bc it kinda gets complicated in some aspects since the books are written from Wu Xie's point of view and you can't only base your picture on his perspective, just bc it's coming from a person who after being basically told "you're my whole world" goes "I'm just a person he randomly passes by in his long life" in his thoughts. Not only he's utterly clueless and dumb when it comes to all this, that he wouldn't notice the way Qiling looks at him and other things, its also not that kind of book, that would go "I suddenly caught poker face looking at me like I'm his whole existence" (and I honestly don't want it to be that book lmao). So you have to take into the account here stuff like what author says to get the whole picture, bc if you look at that from the point of Qiling's view for example, this shit takes a whole wild turn. So I really loved that in UN and Reboot ways of showing Qiling's feelings were well thought out and fit the timeline.

Bc it also works both ways, when it comes to other adaptations. Like Qiling is very and I mean ETREMELY hard to win over. We all know that it was a very long process of gaining his trust and even longer for him to fall for Wu Xie to the point of him being his everything. So what I want in those interpretations is for them to get at which point of their relationships what Xiaoge's behavior makes sense. I do not need any fanservice if it ruins the character, I'll just hate it. The thing that their feelings didn't come out of nowhere is what I LOVE about this ship, bc I'm not the kind of person who believes in "we love for nothing" thing and love at first sight thing (only "got hots for each other" at first sight), bc thats bull. Wu Xie became his everything after a long LONG process of getting to know each other. At the beginning tho he was the same stranger to him as everyone else. So what Reboot Qiling feels for Wu Xie is not what UN's Qiling feels for Wu Xie yet and what UN's Qiling feels for Wu Xie is not what Lost Tomb's Qiling feels for Wu Xie (which at that point was nothing). And I feel like not everyone gets the fact that you can totally wreck the character if you make him behave not the way he behaved in that particular time. Like for example, if someone would make a MDZS adaptation where at the very beginning of their relationships LZ treats WWX the way he treated him after the reincarnation just because "who cares, it's still LZ", that would be dumb af, see what I mean. So Xiaoge having a weakness for Wu Xie in part one is automatically not a Xiaoge to me, bc a huge part of his character and the thing NPSS speaks a lot about is just how IMPOSSIBLE it is for someone to catch his attention and how long it took Wu Xie to get there. So let's just say to me UN and Reboot Qilings for the first time didn't feel like some mashup or character summary/parody, they were Qilings the way they are supposed to be in that part of the story, bc it was the only times someone actually bothered to coordinate it.

Now as to why I prefer one to another. Xiaoge has this thing... the way he holds himself with other people, that is sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally suppressing.

Like everyone knows that if you're a passerby, Qiling genuinely doesn't fucking care and would in fact be pretty harsh about it in terms of treating people like they do not deserve their attention. He won't be like "please, don't bother me", he simply ignored them like an empty space. He is also like that with acquaintances who in his opinion do not deserve his respect like that girl who went hysterical, bc she was upset that he was the only one who wasn't drooling on her like all other men on the crew, Chen Wenjin, Wu Xie's uncles and etc. He's not openly disrespectful unless they trigger him in some way (usually by trying to act superior or later on for not treating Wu Xie right), but if they do, he will in fact remind them their place in sometimes a very rude way, at times humiliating them in front of ppl bc he looks younger than them and talking starts.

He's always doing things on his own terms and hates being told what to do. Like he legit scared Chen Wenjin just with a look and the tone of his voice when he said "let go", when she tried to command him on the mission and grabbed him trying to lecture him about what he should or shouldn't do. That's why Wu Erbai didn't even try anything like this and let him do whatever he needed to do and equally lead the mission in Reboot. And why the scene where Wu Xie 'commands' "Xiaoge, come back" and he immediately listens holds another special place in my heart. Bc he NEVER and I mean NEVER allows such things to ANYONE.

So here I came to a point of why despite loving them both dearly, my favorite Xiaoge is Huang Junjie.

I have this dissonance with Yuliang's version when to me in many scenes it felt like he and Wu Xie are the same age. Like if he was Xiaoge, but in his 20s. In his interactions with Chen Wenjin the dynamics was turned upside down, with him being okay with her telling him what to do and just in general the way she behaved with him. Same as like I didn't always quite believe him to be on par with older generation or even Pangzi, it just felt like he was truly younger than them. Some scenes that I do find extremely cute just don't fit book Xiaoge at all, I'm talking about some moments like his face when Wu Xie gave him food, or him pouting and many things he's done, when you were going "uwu he's a baby". He just never gives me this feeling in the books ever, not just bc he's 100 years old, but sad fact here.. bc he's simply unable to behave that way. Like in the books you'll desperately want to shower him with love, but he's just... I can't quite explain, it's very sad.

I guess it's just you know these characters, who are like hundreds years old, but look like they're 18? I think you have to be very careful with how you write those, so you could deliver that. And in UN because of some changed dynamics and scenes I straight up forgot about it, until Wu Xie threw some joke like "he's an old man" in front of a restaurant.

In Reboot Xiaoge could make Wu Erbai stutter with one move, put Yuliang's version in the same scene, I just don't think it would've worked. Like I'm trying to imagine him telling UN's Wu Erbai what to do and having troubles already haha. Same as I don't think he's capable to be genuinely mad at Wu Xie, and HJJ nailed it esp in one of my fav when Wu Xie was laughing at Pangzi's joke about him catching cold. The look he gave him and how ZYL just retreated was priceless xD. And boy could Qiling get angry with him in the books!

Otherwise I didn't have any drastic fall outs there, like with Joseph's Wu Xie and Ah Ning's death, because that was just too much of a difference, but there were still moments where it was once again this the same scene completely different emotion thing. He was more tolerable to ppl in general here, more pliable. And 50% of the time he gave me the cute lost kitten type, which I just cannot connect with the feeling he gave me in the books. His personality is a cat type 100%, but like seriously "cute baby" is the last word combination I would ever apply to book Xiaoge, but with Yuliang's version it's easily applied. So small bean he is indeed. With Joseph and in UN it works incredibly perfect to me, but the way he is in UN is at times too gentle. And there are lots of scenes where Joseph himself looked at him in a way "you're too cute, let me pinch your cheeks" kind of way, or the way he like sat down next to him on the coast, he was a bit babying him at times. I can't imagine book pingxie doing that. It's just a whole different vibe, the way he takes care of him, the way he lets him take care of him... it's...uuuuuuuuu another vibe (see, I'm so good at explaining lmao).

It's also kinda funny to me, bc HJJ who's the smallest and who irl truly a kitten never once gave me that feeling on screen for some reason. The one babied and loved by every crew and old ppl, who was cutely hiding behind ZYL's back on set, who won't sue an ex who almost ruined his career bc of how stupid she is, bc he "didn't want to hurt her", who according to staff can't even step on a fly, whom CMH was petting for several minutes after he had to hit him with a prop brick bc he didn't wanna do it lmao. I was just like.. ok, this is hilarious, bc I in fact didn't expect him to be a small bean, so watching all the bts made me go LOOOOL. Probably ZYL acting like a 3 year old helped him transform and the age difference problem got lost lmao

As for other adaptations. You know I can't watch seriously "Lost Tomb", I think some ppl probably have some nostalgic feeling about it, but I'm sorry, to me it's fucking hilarious. Like I've already said it looks like some type of twilight parody thing or smth. Soft damselle Wu Xie esp killed me, bc 1st when he ever was that, 2nd in the first book he's salty af, I don't even know this dude in this interpretation, I was like who's this. YangYang I know him from other things, I really don't think it's his role. I know the script and everything is bad. I know the costume and hair are horrendously funny, but it's just I was watching him in those action scenes and was like no... just I'm sorry but I'm not feeling it. I simply just don't know what to say about the whole thing seriously, bc I don't even know where to start. 10 episodes of some salad finished with one mutilated scene from book 6 for no reason the fact that characters are weird themselves also I can't quite tell, did they really just meet or they imply smth else lmao.. I'm sorry, but I do not get it.

I've given LT2 another try after finishing all the books and I've dropped it half way through, Cheng Yi wasn't even close to how I pictured Xiaoge in any aspect. He in fact didn't do anything OOC or off the book or anything, I just was like "not my Qiling". Happens sometimes.

Explore with the note you already know how I feel about this lol let's just forget.

P.S. To be fair here also maybe we should take into account the fact that some got luckier than other with "at which point" Xiaoge they're playing. Like for example, "Wrath of the Sea" and "Qingling Tree" books which is LT2 is not exactly you can say much about Qiling there, he trolls them there in the beginning (in a brilliant way that was totally lost in the adaptation) and he is there in "Wrath of Sea", but it's not the part that can make his character shine in any way, there's not much things happening there that would make you fall for him or get to know him; Yuliang grabbed the fattest piece bc it's middle several books, when they're always together and his character shines the most in terms of clues about past, opening up to Wu Xie and Pangzi, and there are many many events where you can get the picture of what kind of man he is; Huang Junjie grabbed my fav piece of utter devotion, where he's already fully and wholeheartedly belongs to Wu Xie, that I'm just weak for. So like... there's also that I guess xD.

[pay-with-your-kinks]

Frustrating

Summary: Seungmin and Hyunjin were constantly at each other’s throats, mostly fighting over you. So, you decided, that it was finally time to put them both in their place.

College AU

Photography-Major!Seungmin x Business-Major(Rich-Kid)!Hyunjin x Business-Major!Reader

Warnings: dom!reader, sub!members, Seungjin violence with each other, threesome, pegging, cum-play, slight pet-play(?), member on member, corruption kink, mommy kink, slight edging, also it was only quickly edited so there may be a couple mistakes

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“What the fuck are you doing?”

“Shit!” Seungmin yelped, spinning around and being met with Hyunjin

Hyunjin rose his eyebrow, looking at the boy below him, Seungmin being crouched on the ground behind a bush, a camera in his hands.

“You look like a pervert,”

“I’m making art,” Seungmin squinted at him “Of course you wouldn’t understand that, though,”

“I have pieces you wouldn’t be able to afford if you sold everything you own,”

“Shit that your parents paid for that you don’t know a thing about,” Seungmin muttered, and turned back around “Damnit, I lost her!”

“Lost who?”

“Don’t act dumb. I know you were following Y/N too,” He said, still looking around for you from above the bush

Hyunjin pursed his lips and looked to the side, going quiet for a second.

“At least I wasn’t taking pictures,” He finally spoke

“You took too long to make a comeback. Now you not only look lame, but sound it too,”

“Only cause I’m not nearly as vulgar as someone like you,”

“Someone like me? You mean my money?” Seungmin turned back to face Hyunjin “Y/N may be taking your course, but she’s way closer to my ‘class’ then she is to your pretentious ass,”

“You don’t know I was talking about money!”

“You’re always talking about money. That’s your only personality trait. How rich you are,”

“I’ll show you a personality trait-” Hyunjin scoffed, and went to roll up his sleeves

“Hyunjin? Seungmin?” You asked from behind the two boys, and they both immediately swivelled around

“Y/N!” the two said in unison, Hyunjin’s hands automatically going to his hair to fix himself up, and Seungmin immediately hiding the camera behind his back and jumping to his feet

“What are you two doing?” You sighed “Looks like you were at each other’s throats,”

“Me? Fighting with someone?” Hyunjin’s eyes widened in what would’ve passed as surprise had you not just plainly seen the two fighting after having followed you

Seungmin took a deep breath in and clenched his camera in his hands, trying to keep his anger under control, especially in front of you.

“Right…” You nodded slowly “Well I was just heading to get bubble tea, wanna join?”

“I’d love to!” The two said in unison

They glanced at each other

“…jinx you owe me an hour alone with Y/N,” Seungmin muttered quickly under his breath

“Like hell,” Hyunjin muttered back

You raised your brow and breathed out a laugh, knowing that they probably assumed that you couldn’t hear them, like always, before beckoning them over and beginning to walk towards the bubble tea shop. They both went urgently to your side, and you couldn’t help but make a comparison of both of them to puppies.

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Light shone in streaks through the blinds in your window, landing right on your eyes. You groaned and squeezed them shut before turning away from your window and blindly patting your hand on your bedside table, finally finding your phone and picking it up.

You sighed when you saw the time. Eight in the morning. Even on weekends you couldn’t catch a break. Squinting, you clicked on the message notifications and brought up the first one.

[Hyunjin]: Hey Y/N, can you help me study today? There’s something I can’t seem to get down

You clicked out of it, and onto the next one

[Seungmin]: Y/N! I know this is sudden, but could you help me with something? I’ll tell you what it is when you message me back

[Seungmin]: It’s okay if you’re busy, though. It’s something with my photography course

You yawned and sat up, leaning against your bed frame, and clicked back onto Hyunjin’s message

[Y/N]: What do you need help with? Seungmin’s asked for my help today as well, so maybe we could all hang out together?

Going back to Seungmin’s chat, you started another message

[Y/N]: I can try!

[Y/N]: Hyunjin wants my help with studying, so if we could all meet up together, I could probably try to help you both.

You suddenly got two more messages.

[Hyunjin]: Sure, he can come if he wants, but he might slow us down haha

[Seungmin]: Don’t think this is something Hyunjin can help with, but I can work with it if you really wanna study with him

You breathed out a laugh. They were so obvious.

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After some time trying to convince Hyunjin, you finally arranged that you’d meet up at Seungmin’s dorm room, since that was where all his equipment was, and you and Hyunjin could just as easily study there as anywhere else.

“Hyunjin!” You called, and the boy in front of you turned around

“Hey Y/N,” He smiled, stopping in front of the dorm entrance and waiting for you to catch up with him “How are you?”

“I’m doing okay,” you smiled and began walking inside “Hopefully Seungmin can get what he needs while I’m helping you,”

Hyunjin noticeably huffed

“It might be really messy in there- you know, it’s much better to study in a clean environment-”

“Hyunjin we talked about this,” You raised your hand, and ruffled his hair, to which he practically yelped at, and began to fix it as soon as you took your hand away “By coming to Seungmin’s, everyone wins. Besides, your house is way further than the dorm rooms,”

Hyunjin pouted, and muttered a small ‘I guess so’

“You’re cute,” You chuckled

The boy immediately perked up, and his ears lit aflame with red. He tried to say something in response, but nothing coherent came out.

You eventually made it to Seungmin’s room, where you were about to knock, but were interrupted with the door swinging open, and a paint-stained Jisung came out

“Oh- hey Y/N!” He smiled at you, before looking at Hyunjin “Who’re you?”

“My name’s Hwang Hyunjin,” Hyunjin said, squaring his chest in a prideful manner

“Name’s Han Jisung,” The boy said in return, smiling lopsidedly “Oh, I’m kinda in a rush- there’s a painting I wanna get done today and I just ran out of a colour- Seungmin’s inside, catch you later!”

“Y/N!” Seungmin smiled, from his desk, looking at you from the open door “Thanks for coming, come in,”

“Thanks, Seung,” You started inside, followed by Hyunjin

“How do you know…what was his name? Han Jisung?” Hyunjin asked

“I’ve been to Seungmin’s dorm a couple times. The two are roommates as you probably guessed,”

Hyunjin blinked

“…You’ve never been to my house before,”

“Seungmin and I have been friends since high school, Hyunjin,” You laughed slightly “And like I said, your house is far away,”

The boy behind you scowled at Seungmin, who gave a smug, triumphant look back.

“This place is…” Hyunjin started, looking around for the first time “…cluttered,”

The room alone was full of supplies, most of which you assumed to be Seungmin’s, since they were more photography than visual arts, not like the two didn’t overlap, however. A large window was open at the back of the room, allowing in a lot of natural light. Seungmin ignored Hyunjin’s comment.

“You two can study over there,” He started, pointing to a desk positioned in front of the window “The lighting is good there, just sit on opposite sides, so I can get Y/N alone,”

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You and Hyunjin had gotten settled and began to study. You mostly ended up teaching each other more so than just you teaching Hyunjin. Occasionally, Seungmin would bend down and snap a photo of you, or try to get higher above. It was hard to ignore at first, but eventually you started to not see it, especially when Hyunjin began explaining something that you’d been having trouble with for a while- he explained it quite well too.

“Y/N, could you face me just a tiny bit? Just your body,” Seungmin asked

“One second, Seung,” You replied, waving a dismissing hand and leaning more toward Hyunjin

Seungmin frowned and looked to Hyunjin, who only glanced back at Seungmin for a second before turning his attention back to you, but the entire second was so full of arrogance that Seungmin could’ve crushed his camera if it weren’t so expensive and he weren’t a broke college student.

Hyunjin would be lying if he told himself that he didn’t want to desperately see the photos that Seungmin was taking of you. You looked perfect in the lighting, and even though the room wasn’t his style, it did have a lot of plants that worked well with the scattered art supplies, and when you were put in the foreground, it was the most charming thing he’d ever seen. Seungmin, although Hyunjin despised to admit it, was also a pretty good photographer, and any photos he’d glimpsed of you taken by his enemy, he immediately fell in love with.

 ----

“Okay,” Seungmin said “That should be enough, thanks so much for helping me out Y/N! Couldn’t have done it without you,”

“Yes!” Hyunjin cheered, shutting his book “Can we leave now? This place gives me anxiety, we can study at your place?” 

You chuckled slightly as Seungmin glared at Hyunjin.

“Are you done work for the day, Seung? Or are you gonna edit those photos too?” You turned to Seungmin, and Hyunjin’s shoulders sagged when you didn’t reply to him

“No, I’ll just edit them tomorrow,” He shrugged “Why? Want me to come over and cook for you?”

“Cook for her-?” Hyunjin started

“Yeah, that’d be awesome,” You said, standing up and stretching “Come on, Hyunjin, we’ll study at my place then,”

“…and Seungmin’s coming?”

“Yeah, he’s actually a pretty good cook when he tries,”

Hyunjin pursed his lips, before beginning to gather his stuff, and slinging his bag over his shoulder, and you did the same.

 ----

The three of you arrived at your dorm just as the sun had started to go down

You let the other two in, both of them, and you, taking your shoes off before you walked to the couch pressed against the wall, and fell back on it, yawning.

“Oh-” Hyunjin started “Are you tired? Sorry if I was-”

“No no, don’t worry puppy,”

“Puppy?” both of them quickly asked, Seungmin, who was already heading towards the kitchen, snapping his head sideways in your direction

“You two are so uptight,” You smiled “Hold on, can I get changed quickly? I don’t like being in proper clothes when I’m in my own dorm,”

“Y-yeah- of course-” Hyunjin blushed, and looked back to Seungmin, who didn’t seem phased by the request, and he assumed that that’s what you would normally do

As soon as you were out of sight, Seungmin turned to Hyunjin, eyebrows furrowed harshly.

“Puppy’s my nickname,” Seungmin said, his tone accusatory

“What?” Hyunjin squinted “I’ve never heard her call you that before. Not my fault that I get the pet name,”

“You-”

Seungmin scrunched his nose and whipped out his phone, immediately opening your messages and scrolling up, stopping and shoving the screen into Hyunjin’s face, where it clearly displayed you referring to him as ‘puppy’ in casual conversation.

Hyunjin stared for a moment.

“That’s not-”

“I was her friend first,” Seungmin sneered

“At least is Y/N was with me I’d actually be able to support her. What do photographers earn?”

Seungmin suddenly jumped on Hyunjin, tackling him backwards, luckily onto the couch.

“You’re just a spoiled trust fund kid!” Seungmin growled, his hands pressed against Hyunjin’s shoulders, and Hyunjin opened his mouth to retaliate

“Geez,” Your voice came from the side, and they both turned to you, eyes wide “You two are really frustrating sometimes,”

You were wearing a black pair of sweat-pants, and a plain white t-shirt over-top, a view that made both of the boys’ thoughts immediately go to waking up next to you in the morning

“Y/N!” Seungmin gasped, and began to get off of Hyunjin, but you held up a hand

“No, stay there, puppy,” You smiled, and began walking up to them “It’s cute how you both think I don’t know what’s been happening. How dumb do you think I am?”

“We don’t think you’re-” Hyunjin began, talking off pure instinct, but you shushed him

“Wait- you know what’s been going on?!” Seungmin’s eyes became clouded with confusion

“You two are so loud, like, all the time. You don’t think I can’t hear you?”

“Then why haven’t you said anything-?” He continued, and Hyunjin just sat there, still trying to process the situation

“What do you want me to do? Choose between one of you?”

“Yes!” Seungmin started “Come on, Y/N, if you’ve known what’s been happening why didn’t you say anything sooner?! I’ve been having to hang out with this insufferable rich kid for too long!”

You sighed and began to walk up to the two of them.

“It’s a shame you two are both too prideful to let me choose both,”

“What-” Hyunjin’s eyebrows furrowed even further

“You’d look so pretty fucking each other...” You smiled, and ran your fingers through Seungmin’s hair, who was still on top of Hyunjin

Seungmin let out an involuntary whine from the back of his throat when you’d said that, and he immediately slammed his mouth shut afterwards, his entire face going red.

“Y-Y/N-” Hyunjin stuttered “Are you...offering to have sex?”

“Depends whether you two will let me play with you. Both of you,” You smiled at Hyunjin

The two made eye contact with each other, before they looked away, both their faces red now.

“You two are so frustrating. You always fight right in front of me like I can’t hear you. Maybe forcing you to look each other right in the eyes with one of your cocks inside the other’s ass will shut you up, hm?”

“Y/N...” Hyunjin breathed in “I...come on...you don’t mean that, right?”

“Yeah Y/N! You can’t expect me to- to fuck someone like him?!”

“You two have been real pains lately,” You shrugged “Don’t you think you should make it up to mommy?”

“Mommy-” They both repeated, their entire face, down to their necks going red

Once again, they met eyes.

“If we’ve really been inconveniencing her for so long...” Hyunjin muttered

“Now way!” Seungmin started, and he finally got off of Hyunjin, standing up properly and turning to you desperately “Hyunjin is-”

“Then you can just watch while I fuck Hyunjin instead?”

Seungmin paused

“...I’ll do it,”

You smiled, a devilish smirk that left both of the boys speechless, shivers going down their spine.

“Good,”

You turned around, and began walking towards the bedroom. Hyunjin sheepishly got off the couch and started following you, refusing to look at Seungmin, and Seungmin stayed still for a moment, before finally, he started walking too.

“I have a question,” You said, sitting down on the bed and turning to the boys once they were both in the room

They looked to you

“Have you ever fucked anyone the same gender as you?”

Hyunjin hesitated before shaking his head, and Seungmin stayed still, his blush deepening.

“...Seung?” You turned to the younger boy

“I-...” Seungmin started, shifting uncomfortably and glancing to Hyunjin, then back to you, before averting his eyes “I’m a virgin,”

You blinked

“Oh...oh no...”

“Really?!” Hyunjin turned to him, eyes wide “But you’re so-”

The boy paused, and then clamped his mouth shut. Both you and Seungmin turned curiously to Hyunjin.

“What were you gonna say, Hyunjin?” You asked, a smile finding it’s way onto your face again

Hyunjin mumbled, so quiet that you couldn’t hear, but Seungmin seemed to catch it, as his eyes widened and he sputtered slightly, as if trying to make sense of the words he’d just heard.

“What’d he say?” You turned to Seungmin

“...He said- he said I’m really pretty-”

You laughed

“Well he’s right,” You shrugged before getting up, and walking up to Seungmin “But we don’t have to do this. You shouldn’t have to have a threesome as your first time,”

“But I don’t want Hyunjin-”

“I won’t do it with just Hyunjin,”

Hyunjin turned to you, as if scandalised, but you glared at him, and he pouted, but didn’t say anything, still understanding that it would be unfair to Seungmin.

“...I’ve made out with guys before...” Seungmin muttered, and then added “and girls,”

“You can say you want some time to think about it,” You soothed, and cupped Seungmin’s hand in your cheek

“Uh...we can try...starting off small...” Hyunjin piped in

Your eyebrows instinctively raised.

“You seem eager, Hyunjin” You smiled “Before too, when I first asked you guys. Hyunjin, how long have you wanted to fuck Seung?”

Hyunjin immediately looked away.

“I just think he’s good looking, I still hate him!”

“What about you, Seung? What do you think of Hyunjin?”

“...his hair is nice...” He said, and opened his mouth, but didn’t say anything else

“And?”

“And...more than once I’ve thought about running my hands through it...”

You suddenly started laughing, and rather loudly too, as the boys both burned red.

“Then make out,” you said, finally calming down

Hyunjin and Seungmin squeaked at the abruptness of the suggestion, but before either could say anything more, you pulled Hyunjin and sat him on the bed, before pulling Seungmin and making him straddle the boy. You didn’t actually do much, just pushed them towards each other.  

You sat on the bed too, but up against the bed frame. Neither of them looked at you, just sat, seemingly staring at each other’s lips, before finally, Seungmin leaned in. You smirked as their lips locked. It started off timid, but got heated much quicker than you thought it would.

Hyunjin wrapped his arms around Seungmin, and pulled him closer, practically pressing their bodies together, and Seungmin’s hands went up to Hyunjin’s hair, where he not only ran his fingers through it, but tugged it, and not lightly either. Hyunjin moaned slightly, and Seungmin swore against the other boys’ lips in return.

They eventually pulled away, both of them already a mess, breathing hard.

“Made up your mind yet, Seung?” You smiled, and he turned to you, and, very slightly, he nodded

“Good boy,” You beckoned Seungmin over, and moved from your spot, directing him to sit where you were, up against the bed frame.

You went up behind Hyunjin, who was still sat on the side of the bed, and you leaned down, lips brushing against his ear.

“You were always so much meaner to Seung than he was to you,” You whispered

“That’s not true!” Hyunjin retaliated “He was only nice in front of you...”

“Yeah? Did he ever insult the way you lived, or your career choice? Those are pretty hard hits, you know?”

Hyunjin pouted

“No...”

“So, don’t you think you should apologise to him?” You kissed his ear, and your hands crept around him, where you grabbed the hem of his shirt, and lifted it up. Hyunjin lifted his arms up to help you get it off “Why don’t you suck him off like a good puppy?”

You went around Hyunjin and got off the bed, standing up and watching as, after taking a deep breath, Hyunjin crawled over to Seungmin.

“Holy fuck,” Seungmin breathed in sharply

“Please don’t say anything...” Hyunjin muttered, unable to take his eyes off the sheets and face the boy above him

“Jinnie, you should look at people when apologising,” You tutted, and reached to his hair, tugging it so that he was looking up to Seungmin “And Seungmin, its mean to be clothed when Hyunjin doesn’t have a shirt on, right?”

Seungmin nodded slowly, and took off his shirt.

Breathing out, Hyunjin reached to the fly of Seungmin’s pants, and slowly unzipped it, and he took out Seungmin’s cock.

Hyunjin shivered when he was met with the fully hard and angry red dick, and he leaned in, opening his mouth before you tugged him back.

“I didn’t hear an apology yet,” You condescended

“Mommy...” Seungmin muttered “It’s okay,”

“Didn’t it make you feel bad whenever Hyunjin criticised your choices? Being a photographer is what you’re passionate about,”

Seungmin opened his mouth to reply, but Hyunjin interrupted.

“I’m sorry Seungmin,” He whispered, and you could tell he meant it “I really didn’t mean to hurt you, I just...”

There was a short moment of silence, before Hyunjin attached his lips to Seungmin’s cock. Seungmin let out a surprisingly loud moan. Hyunjin paused, and you remembered that he’d never sucked a cock before, so, with your hand still on the back of his head, you slowly pushed him down, and once you thought he was far down enough, you brought him back up, so his lips were at the very tip. Hyunjin kissed it, before going back down again on his own.

“F-fuck- ah- Hyunjin-” Seungmin moaned, bucking up into the boy’s mouth

You could tell Hyunjin almost gagged from that, but he regained his composure quickly, and even groaned around it.

You got up from the bed, and went to the closet, quickly pulling out a box and grabbing a strap and a bottle of lube. Hyunjin couldn’t see, but Seungmin couldn’t help but watch you with lidded, pleasure-filled eyes. You smiled at him, and went behind Hyunjin, climbing onto the bed where Hyunjin momentarily paused at the dip in the mattress before continuing.

You reached to Hyunjin’s fly, and undid it.

“Mommy-” Hyunjin started, interrupting himself with a whimper when you pulled his pants and underwear down to his knees, exposing his ass and practically dripping cock to the air

“Jinnie, mommy’s gonna finger you, okay?”

“F-finger me-?”

You stayed silent, and Hyunjin nervously nodded before going back to Seungmin’s cock- he needed something to distract himself.

Seungmin intertwined his own hand with Hyunjin’s hair, and began controlling Hyunjin’s movements slightly, and Hyunjin made no move against him.

Grabbing the lube, you squirted some on your finger, and slowly pressed it against Hyunjin’s hole. Hyunjin let out an abrupt whine, and his body jolted. You rubbed his thigh before pushing inside him. He visibly tensed, and stopped moving his head while it was halfway down Seungmin.

“it’s okay, baby,” You soothed, and rubbed his thigh, before beginning to, very slowly, move

Hyunjin moaned some more, muffled by Seungmin’s cock, and Seungmin whined, seemingly getting a satisfactory amount of pleasure just from the vibrations of the other boy’s moans. You took your finger out, and added more lube, before sticking them both in, immediately starting to move them in and out. Hyunjin jolted again, and kept whining.

“Mommy-” Seungmin started “His eyes are teary-”

You paused.

“Fuck! A safe-word!” You slapped your forehead with your non-lubed hand “I’m so sorry puppies, I got so distracted,”

Hyunjin finally moved his head again, and took a deep breath in when he finally let his lips off Seungmin’s cock.

“I didn’t want you to stop...” He muttered

“It’s still important puppy,” You squeezed his thigh, and he whined

“What about ‘kitty’?” Seungmin asked

You breathed out a laugh

“Hyunjin? Is that okay?”

“Y-yeah-” Hyunjin stuttered

You nodded shortly before you started moving again, and Hyunjin immediately moaned. It was much louder than when he was muffled by Seungmin’s cock, you were almost surprised.

“You weren’t keeping your pretty lips on Seungmin’s dick just so you could quiet your noses, right puppy?” You asked, and Hyunjin gulped, sensing the threat within the question

“N-no mommy-”

“Try to purposefully hide your sounds again, puppy, and I won’t hold back, got it?”

Hyunjin nodded, before going back to Seungmin’s cock.

Seungmin swore and shut his eyes. You got off the bed, and quickly took off your pants and shirt. Grabbing the strap-on, you secured it to yourself and lubed it up generously. Hearing a sudden slurping sound, and a loud moan, you turned back to the two boys, where Hyunjin had started going much faster, and Seungmin was bucking up towards him.

“Fuck- Hyunjin that- ahh-” Seungmin whined, and you smirked, biting your lip at the high-pitched sounds

“Hyunjin, stop,” You said, and he did, ripping a loud whine from Seungmin

“Mommy-” Seungmin whined, turning to you, eyes glazed over and a pout decorating his face “Mommy why-”

“I don’t need you cumming just yet, puppy,” You shot an innocent smile at him, and climbed on the bed, lining yourself up with Hyunjin “Besides, I wanna hear Jinnie’s noises properly for a bit, don’t you?”

Seungmin quickly nodded, and his grip on Hyunjin’s hair tightened, making the boy beneath him whine.

Slowly you pushed in, and Hyunjin tensed, groaning and burying his face into the side of Seungmin’s bare thigh, somewhere along the lines, you noticed, Seungmin’s pants had completely come off, something you were disappointed that you missed.

Once you were fully inside, you stopped. Hyunjin shifted a couple times, moaning every time the dildo moved inside of him.

“O-okay,” He finally muttered, and you started moving

Hyunjin was immediately responsive, whining and trying to move back in time with you, but you could tell it also hurt. His fists were clenched so hard the were white, and he was biting into Seungmin’s thigh, made obvious from the way Seungmin was biting his lip, and struggling not to whine in pain.

You slowly started going faster, and Hyunjin began moaning louder. You leaned forward and grabbed his hair directing his head back to Seungmin’s cock, where he immediately began sucking again, bobbing up and down in time with your thrusts, and slurping loudly. Seungmin’s moans were whiny and high-pitched, and unlike Hyunjin, he didn’t make any attempt to muffle or hide them, something you dearly appreciated

Taking your hand off Hyunjin’s head, you grabbed his cock, and began jerking him off. Despite his moans still being muffled, they became almost as loud as when they weren’t barely a minute ago.

“M-mommy I need to- ahh- ah fuck- I need to c-cum-” Seungmin moaned

“Why don’t you cum on Jinnie’s face for me, hm?”

Hyunjin whined, and raised his head. Hesitating for only a moment, Seungmin started jerking himself off, aiming towards Hyunjin’s face, and with a loud moan, he came. You continued fucking Hyunjin harder and harder, annoyed that you couldn’t see Hyunjin’s expression, but you were sure you’d get another chance.

Seungmin stopped moaning, switching to breathing heavily, and staring open-mouthed and Hyunjin, who was now moaning shamelessly, occasionally kissing Seungmin’s cock, and you could see Hyunjin rubbing his cheek against the length of it, smearing around the cum that had landed there.

“Mommy-” Hyunjin started “I-”

You pulled out, and Hyunjin whined, moaning painfully and immediately turning to face you. His face was still covered with cum, some smeared and some left along, but he looked perfect, his lips even more swollen and red than normal.

“I wanna see you cum on Seung’s face,” You smirked “Seungmin, kneel on the ground,”

Seungmin followed your orders, and quickly went to the side of the bed, kneeling down and looking up to you with large doe eyes.

You turned Hyunjin so he was facing Seungmin, and went behind Hyunjin, immediately beginning to jerk him off again. Hyunjin bucked up into your hand and you attached your lips to the boy’s neck, biting down harshly. It was only another couple seconds before Hyunjin’s body practically started shaking, and stroked of white cum began decorating Seungmin’s face. Seungmin kept his mouth open, allowing some of it to land in there, while the rest went around.

“Fuck,” You growled, and Hyunjin’s breath seemed to hitch at the tone of your voice

Seungmin opened his eyes, and once again looked up to you. Hyunjin leaned forward slightly, and smeared his cum around Seungmin’s face with his thumb.

You moved back and took off the strap, and both the boys seemed to come out of a trance, and they glanced at each other before scrambling towards you.

“Mommy!” Seungmin whined “I wanna eat you out- please- hah-”

“I was better behaved!” Hyunjin shouted

“How?!” Seungmin yelled back

You rolled your eyes before sitting against the bed frame, and spreading your legs, revealing just how wet you were. The two boys gulped, watching intently as you ran two fingers over your slit, and brought them up, making a V-pose, showing the two the cum stretching between the fingers.

“See how wet you two both made me?” You smiled “You should both take care of it, hm?”

They glanced at each other one more time

“I wanna suck mommy’s tits,” Hyunjin said breathlessly

“Yes!” Seungmin cheered, smiling brightly

“Come here, Hyunjin,” You beckoned him to your side, and he followed

You placed your hand on his head, and guided his lips to your nipple, where he immediately began sucking, and you groaned. Seungmin crawled up to you, and you smirked before grabbing his head with your other hand, and guiding him to your dripping pussy.

Seungmin licked a long stripe up it, kissing it before taking your clit between his lips, and sucking softly.

“That’s right puppies,” You groaned “You’re making mommy feel so good,”

The two seemed to be fuelled by your praise, and they immediately sped up. Seungmin brought his fingers up to your pussy, and slowly pushed them in, immediately beginning to thrust them in and out, while Hyunjin started rubbing and groping the nipple he wasn’t sucking.

“Fuck fuck- ah-” You moaned

Watching the two cum-covered boys so eager to pleasure you, and having been worked up for so long, it didn’t take long for you to need to cum.

“I’m cumming Seung,” You moaned, and the boy immediately started going faster, along with Hyunjin

You let out a long, loud moan as you came, and Seungmin breathlessly started lapping up any cum he could. You calmed down, and both the boys pulled away, cum dripping down Seungmin’s chin.

There was a moments pause before Hyunjin leaned forward and cupped Seungmin’s face in his hands, and began kissing him, immediately sticking his tongue into the boy’s mouth. Seungmin kissed back, their faces pressed so close together that some of the cum started smearing against each other.

Finally Hyunjin pulled away, and licked his lips.

“See? Wasn’t so hard to make up right?” You smiled

The two boys sat there, breathing hard and burning red.

[stridingseer]

chengxian for the ask game ?

When I started shipping them: Funny story, I started shipping them as soon as I started the donghua version of MDZS. The Untamed only fuelled it further.

My thoughts: LET THEM RECONCILE!! Also the one ship that just has the energy of ex-besties to rivals/>:( to lovers which is immaculate. They love each other so much, the whole golden core thing? Yeah, that. I don't think I need to say much more.

What makes me happy about them: Sworn siblings and thus an automatic win in my books. They grow up together and it makes me mushy on the inside.

What makes me sad about them: Reconciliation when :( Please make up, it'll make both of them happier in the long run :((

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: Can't say I have any honestly (usually use my filters to get to what a I want so haha)

Things I look for in fanfic: Mutual pining, also reconciliation. Makes me very happy though I will probably read anything x'D

My wishlist: More of them sharing a meal and being domestic, give me the bizarre AUs as well (y'know two WWXs and one JC, that type of weird stuff. GIMME). I WILL read them, especially if they're not canon compliant.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: HAHA jokes on everyone, I don't have a second pairing for either of them. It's ride or die in this small house.

My happily ever after for them: Just chilling at the lotus pier and enjoying a meal in the market square (Wei Wuxian pays for the first time in his life). Apologies it seems like my food bias is showing again

[astrodances]

So how did Scrooge react after talking the Kobayashi Marub test

Oh wow haha, first of all, thank you for all the asks for this! :D (For those wondering, they asked about several different characters' reactions to facing the Kobayashi Maru "no-win" scenario at Starfleet Academy, for my AU.)

Second, I'm going to combine my answers into this one post to keep it all together. I also want to point out that, technically, the test is specifically for command-track cadets and that it was used in the 23rd century (a.k.a. TOS era). So while I will answer it for all the characters you asked about, just keep in mind that only some of them are command track, and really only Scrooge would've been around to actually take it in its time (although, depending on his immortality, he might've even been ahead of its time).

All that said, here we go... (with the answers under the cut)

How Star Trek AU DuckTales characters would react to facing the Kobayashi Maru scenario:

Scrooge: the one this might actually apply to. I could totally see him beating it à la Kirk, either by reprogramming the computer to make it possible to win, or with some other clever solution. After all, he's Scrooge McDuck! But that's not the point of the test now, is it? To quote Memory Alpha, the test is used "to assess a cadet's discipline, character and command capabilities when facing an impossible situation." So, I think I could see Scrooge getting really frustrated with the test at first, letting some of that McDuck temper out, and failing it once or twice at first as a result. But when he really puts his mind to something - in this case, wanting to be one of the greatest Starfleet captains - he'll think about what it takes to achieve that. And for him, it would be about knowing the responsibilities of a captain and every Starfleet officer, which would include protecting civilians. So he would choose to (try to) rescue and protect the civilians aboard the Kobayashi Maru from the attacking AU Klingons, even if it means sacrificing his own crew and ship (though he'll try to save them, too, as much as possible). He knows what he signed up for, and so does his crew. (That is, until he has to face his own real-life Kobayashi Maru scenario years later when he loses Della - suddenly, it's so much harder to remember what both he and Della signed up for, and yet, he either has to give in to Starfleet Command's orders to move on, or risk his entire career and ignore orders to keep looking for Della. Fun times.)

Della: the other main command-track character here, though about a century after the fact, so this is hypothetical. But actually, if anyone was going to reprogram, "cheat," or otherwise use some "original thinking" to beat the scenario, it would be Della. (I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of befriending the AU Klingons, much to their irritation, to let her ship and the Maru go free. ;P) We've seen her take a rocket ship early and survive ten years on the moon - what's one test simulation to stop Della Duck?

Donald: he's an engineer, so the test doesn't apply to him (although I did say he'd become Scrooge's first officer after Della's lost, huh?). Knowing our duck with all the bad luck, he'd probably find the absolute worst-case scenario in the test and/or would unleash that famous temper on the simulator (but I'll turn that around for him and say that he gets extra credit as an engineering student for fixing the simulator :)).

Huey: he's a by-the-book kid, so I think it's safe to say he wouldn't win, but he'd lose gracefully and show his character, based on Woodchuck Rule #727: Sometimes the bravest thing an explorer can do is walk away.

Dewey: it'd be a very hypothetical thing for him, but with that in mind (and thinking about him in the "Sky Pirates!" episode), I'd think he'd just want to fight the AU Klingons, which would be an automatic fail, since you want to avoid fighting them in the test.

Webby: I could see her answer being similar to Dewey's (they are the "fists" and "devil-may-care guts" of the team, after all), though in a more serious light, she's extremely smart, and between looking up to Scrooge and being trained by Bentina, she'd definitely give the test a run for its money, maybe with some Ancient World tactical or diplomatic solution that no one else would have even heard of. A lot of points to her for ingenuity.

B.O.Y.D.: he'd definitely be a hypothetical take, though perhaps the Academy would bring him in to take it to see if there are any programming flaws or ways to improve the program?

Penny: y'know that moment in "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" where Penny "beats" the carnival water-shooting game by jumping into the booth and ripping the head off of the target? Yeah, apply that the the Maru test. XD (That, or she has some "obvious" other-quadrant solution that simply stuns the judges.)

Violet: knowing her, she'd probably be studying the history of the scenario to see what previous cadets have done, and what it took to get the best results, and would try to find the best average to use that to her advantage (which wouldn't help anything, but hey, she does love history).

Launchpad: crashed it. XD (that'd be one for the journal haha!) But nah, he's not command track, but I'd think he'd have one of the strongest reactions the judges have ever seen, in that he'd probably be really heartbroken, even just over a simulation. But then he'd channel his inner DW and get back up! :D (That's actually something to be said about this AU's LP, y'know. He'd make a terrible captain because he cares so much, which is by no means a bad thing. But even as a helmsman, he'll have these micro-reactions to the situation at hand, and while he doesn't let it interfere with his work, he's grateful to have his piloting to focus on, and not have to be the one making the big decisions.)

Lena: magic! Q powers! XD Actually though, there might be something there to discuss, regardless of if she's actually attending the academy (she wouldn't be command track anyway, I don't think). Lena could make the case that her powers would provide a legitimate solution to the scenario. After all, if she's got them, why not use them? In the Maru case, it could just be as simple as willing the Maru out of the Klingon Neutral Zone. Of course though, there's the counter-points that are brought up in that one early Q episode, where Riker gets Q powers (though he's a human that's granted the powers, and has to resist the temptation to use them), and then there's that episode with Amanda, the young Q lady (which tbh, I still need to rewatch, but I believe she gave into the temptation to use her powers to save others). Depending on where Lena is in her journey with her powers, she might not want anything to do with them, or she might be at the point where she's gonna use her powers for good. It's definitely something to contend with versus Starfleet (especially if they've dealt with Magica before), but for the case of the Maru, I'd think Lena would use her powers to her academic advantage, at least. ;)

[captainseaweedbrains]

The Hunger Games: Ch. 5

I am finally getting around to writing up thoughts. Life am I right? So I’m not only behind, but starting a bit later on my chapter thoughts. 

Here are my rambling thoughts and emotions on chapter 5: 

"Good news, though. This is the last one. Ready?" I get a grip on the edges of the table I'm seated on and nod. The final swathe of my leg hair is uprooted in a painful jerk.// Girl, I feel you. We’ve all been there. #Noshaveforever

This has included scrubbing down my body with a gritty loam that has removed not only dirt but at least three layers of skin// It’s called exfoliating, Katniss, and I promise, it is good for your skin. If they can do one thing for you, it is this. 

Okay. Like Katniss, I have a soft spot for her prep team. I can’t help it. They feel like they mean well and I’m a sucker for it. Even if they are prepping her for death.  💀

He gives his orange corkscrew locks a shake and applies a fresh coat of purple lipstick to his mouth.// I wonder if SC thought of the most gaudiest looks and just rolled with it. Probably. But some of these outfit choices just seem so out there that I have such a hard time picturing it. Am I alone on this? My fashion sense is that of a bygone era. So maybe that’s why. What is high fashion? Not me. That’s what.

Octavia, a plump woman whose entire body has been dyed a pale shade of pea green // Why would you want to look like a Sim? Why is that in style here? 

"Excellent! You almost look like a human being now!" says Flavius, and they all laugh.

I force my lips up into a smile to show how grateful I am. "Thank you," I say sweetly. "We don't have much cause to look nice in District Twelve."

This wins them over completely. // Katniss!! I love you. Never change. I do love how other worldly each party sees the other. Maybe it’s a comment on colonialism in that sense shut up Terri Your English degree is showing BUT how Katniss views them as strange birds rightly so because one legit probably looks like a Sim and them viewing her as NOT HUMAN even though she definitely looks the more normal in the room and I stand by that Where was I going with this? It just feels a bit Two Worlds colliding. Okay. Moving on. 

Just how filthy was Katniss? Like she definitely bathed before coming. Twice in one day. So what is their standard here? I don’t want it because it’s probably too much effort. #lazy

It's hard to hate my prep team. They're such total idiots.// My thoughts exactly. 

I cannot stress how much I love how blunt SC makes Katniss’ thoughts. It feels so human to me and I don’t always see that in writing. It’s nice. 

Am I alone on wondering if Cinna has that eyeliner tattooed on? I don’t know why that’s always my first thought with the second being “ouch.” 

I do love how Katniss is always thrown when her pre-perceptions of the Capitol are challenged by *the few* people like Cinna. 

I saw someone point out how Katniss remembers a lot of details like the stylists and past years winners and their strategies and I’m wondering if it’s more like how I know stuff on like the Kardashians that I don’t really want to know or care about knowing. Just facts living in her head rent free. But she remembers a lot of details on the Games.

He presses a button on the side of the table. The top splits and from below rises a second tabletop that holds our lunch.// The future 1950s ads promised and Disney Channel’s Smart House made those in my generation fear. That or a super fancy automat. 

Unpopular opinion, but I absolutely hate when Katniss goes on about the food and how to make dishes. I think it’s so boring to read. Even one sentence about what everyone is eating dulls me. 

What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button?//Okay, I know we kind of already have this luxury to an extent, but I too want to press a button and my food is magically there, in my home, already made. #queenlazy

My heart saddens when Katniss wonders what people do in their free time. She is a CHILD. *cries*

Okay. So I know Katniss has boasted about concealing her thoughts, but is she REALLY good at it? She gets called out a lot by practical strangers. I will cling to my headcanon that she is truly an open book and just believes she’s sneaky like that and Peeta pretends she’s succeeding at later in life. Is this canon? Maybe? Don’t @ me

SC’s commentary of sexualizing young teens and kiddos is amazing and yes, please keep coming at us like this, Suzanne. 

Also those poor, naked children. Not only were they going to their deaths, but they literally were paraded around on national television buck naked. 

I'll be naked for sure, I think...Naked and covered in black dust, I think.//An example of why I just love her narration. I crack up every time at the clear doom in her “voice”

He sees my expression and grins.//A true madman because I can only assume her face is that of horror.

I am still mad at the scaly-looking outfits the movie gave us and how they made her hair look

It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.//He is a madman. We accept it and move on from here

*Peeta enters* *Cue my glee* 

*He is my favorite and that favoritism will show*

*Listen I am here for the messages on war and our consumer culture SC is providing*

*But I will not hide why I’m really here rereading these books*

*WEEPS* SHE IS RELIEVED TO SEE PEETA 

"What do you think?" I whisper to Peeta. "About the fire?"

"I'll rip off your cape if you'll rip off mine," he says through gritted teeth.//Don’t touch me. The teamwork they already share. 

Haha I just imagine Peeta has that big smile on his face all “Haha I want to die right now”

THEY’RE LAUGHING. Precious beans. 

I guess we're both so nervous about the Games and more pressingly, petrified of being turned into human torches, we're not acting sensibly.// That or you both are talking to your crushes and are feeling giddy about it. Don’t deny it Katniss. We see you

Lmao Katniss’ enthusiasm for D1 cracks me up

Cinna over here just lighting people on fire and relieved it worked properly. This man, I swear

She calls him dazzling. Be still my heart. 

Also I still don’t understand the true purpose of Cinna presenting them as united. Maybe I’ll get a refresher later on. Is it just to make them stand out more because they’re united? I don’t understand this angle at all. So #SameKatnissSame

Lmao or maybe Peeta’s the one who is all “Idk, but *sings* I wanna hold your hand...” 

Or not. But you bet Peeta is pumped. He’s not naked on national television and he’s holding his crush’s hand. Peak day for Peeta Bram Mellark, with all things given.

I do hope they are waving correctly. 

I'm glad now I have Peeta to clutch for balance, he is so steady, solid as a rock.//I’m FINE. Totally FINE that this will be how she views him for the rest of the series. FINE.

Narrator: She was not fine. 

How absolutely sad that she mentions how the Capitolites took the effort to look in the program for their names. How they waste CHILDREN’S LIVES. 

But I shall focus on her gaining confidence and Katniss Everdeen legit getting caught up in the moment where she is blowing kisses at them. The power of a great outfit, amirite? 

Someone throws me a red rose. I catch it, give it a delicate sniff, and blow a kiss back in the general direction of the giver. A hundred hands reach up to catch my kiss, as if it were a real and tangible thing.//Oh my god. So Extra

Everyone wants my kisses.//Peeta wants those kisses 

"No, don't let go of me," he says. The firelight flickers off his blue eyes. "Please.// I am crying as I think about their interaction in the same square in Mockingjay, when she tries to take the nightlock pill and he stops her. “I’ll never let go, Jack”  

SC can describe Snow however she wants, I will forever see Donald Sutherland and only that. Even when Snow is a teenager I picture Donald. The power of Donald Sutherland.

I love that she doesn’t realize she’s still holding his hand. If Portia had enough time to spray them down, she’s been holding on for awhile. Katniss, explanation?  👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

"I'm sure they didn't notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often," he says. "They suit you." And then he gives me a smile that seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me. // AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SHE FEELS WARMTH RUSH THROUGH HER

THE SHY FLIRTING

PEETA, YOU SHY SLY BEAN OF A FOX

The more likable he is, the more deadly he is.//Yeah, for catching a dangerous thing called FEELINGS. 

Katniss, how does *kissing* him help matters here? You clearly caught wind he was flirting and your first thought was *le kiss* ???????

These two, I swear

And Katniss is just so smol having to stand on her *tiptoes* to kiss his cheek. #teamsmol

Onward to the next chapter! 

[formerlyjannafaye]

Janna I saw you reblog Wish Dragon and mention it was better than Luca (in your opinion lol), and as a Luca fanatic I was like, "I'll be the judge of that 😒" sakjfjdsfls anyway I just watched it and oh my GOD YOU WERE RIGHT it was such a cute movie! I think both films have great characters and themes but Luca's plot was kinda weaksauce compared to Wish Dragon. Also Wish Dragon had a bisexual colored dragon, so that's an automatic win in my book

LUCY this made me so happy!! I am rarely right about anything so I appreciate your affirmation haha. If I made one more person watch Wish Dragon I am thrilled, and that you liked it? Even better!!! Luca was so cute too but this one with the platonic friendship and bisexual coloured dragon and the beautiful animation deserves more love than I was seeing so yay!

[kreekey]

examples of people being racist toward yoko unintentionally: 1- calling her a weird stalker when they glorify/don't mind the many white fangirls who used to stalk the Beatles. 2- spreading misinformation that she lost custody of her daughter when in fact she'd won against her white crazy ex despite everything NOT in favour of her 3- bashing her for using John's glasses on the album cover she worked with John on, when they would've praised the artistry and bold statement if she was a white woman

Hey sorry I got around to answering your ask so late! You make a lot of really interesting points and I rarely hear people consider that. 

1 - reminds me of a Tumblr post I saw about an obsessive Beatlemaniac stalker and people were like “me” or “bless her” haha. Definitely different when they can interpret Yoko’s actions as “stalking”. And your point also reminds me of this quote, which isn’t about fangirls but still somewhat kinda related.

“Like Yoko when she met John, Linda was a divorced woman with a daughter when she met Paul mere months later.  There are stories similar to those about Yoko of her “scheming” to meet and marry Paul.  In the same way that Yoko is said to have joked prior to meeting him that she was “going to marry John Lennon,” Linda joked like any woman with a celebrity crush about how she was “going to marry Paul McCartney.”  (Bob Spitz notes both in his book The Beatles.  Guess which one he thought was conniving, and which one he thought was adorable.)... Was it the lucky fact that Linda got the scene a few months later than Yoko, or was it her whiteness?“ 

X

And I don’t have the answer if it was Yoko’s race that made her such a target, but it’s something interesting to consider and note. [And I’ll clarify this, I'm pretty sure Yoko didn't know about the Beatles until she became face to face with one, like she wasn't a fan who got lucky enough to meet her idol. In the David Frost interview and the 1971 Rolling Stone interview, John noted that Yoko didn't know him when they met, and Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies by Neil Beram says this on their meeting: "She was about as familiar with John's work as he was with hers. "I was an underground person, and such an artistic snob," she said later. "I knew about The Beatles, of course... but I wasn't interested in them." Just about the only thing she could recall about them was the drummer Ringo Starr's first name, because ringo means "apple" in Japanese.”] Also, and this definitely wasn’t stalking, but I posted a quote from Bob Spitz’ biography where he writes along the lines of

“[Linda] always insisted that she was going to marry Paul McCartney,” [Nat Weiss] recalls, “even before she met him”... It was no accident that Linda Eastman veered into his aura. She’d taken a few polite shots of Ringo and George before “zeroing in on Paul,”... Linda had come dressed to kill. Most days she played the typical rock chick, decked out in rumpled jeans and a T-shirt, with little or no makeup and unwashed hair. But today her hair had been carefully blow-dried so that it fell perfectly forward in wing points at her chin. And she was dressed in an expensive double-breasted striped barbershop jacket arranged just so over a sheer black sweater, with a miniskirt that flattered her gorgeous legs. When she squatted down – not so subtly, in what must have been a rehearsed gesture – in front of Paul for an intimate chat, he had trouble keeping his eyes from wandering below-decks...

, and some people commented that it appeared kinda predatory/pre-planned (reminds me of some criticism of Francie Schwartz’s meeting with Paul), but overall cute and everything. At the time I wondered how people would react if Yoko did that to John lol. No way of knowing, just a thought. And also, I know Yoko sent him Grapefruit and little instructions often, I think that’s usually what people cite as the stalking, that she tried to ensnare him with it. Again quoting Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies, 

For a time Yoko kept in touch with John by mailing him daily instructions-she called this Dance Event-that said things like "Dance" and "Watch all the lights until dawn" and "I'm a cloud. Watch for me in the sky." John found the instructions as perplexing as he found them intriguing.

And quoting this interview (in which she also asserts that “each and every occasion she visited John at Kenwood, it was at his invitation.”),

Despite the popular theory that Yoko was frantically inventing schemes to snare the wealthy Beatle, she was struggling with problems in her marriage [with Tony Cox] and also working hard to establish her career in the UK. Arriving in London in September 1966 to perform at the ‘Destruction In Art Symposium’, Yoko was already respected as an avant-garde artist and performer in New York, where she was allied to the Fluxus movement. She had a trained musical background, and had recently been involved in the improvisational music favoured by her peer group. She had also compiled a book of conceptual and instructional pieces called Grapefruit, and printed up a limited edition.

Yoko distributed copies to a number of influential people during 1966-’67. And John Lennon was one of the recipients. This has since been interpreted as one of various ruses on Yoko’s part to enchant Lennon.

She retorts: “There was a myth that I sent Grapefruit to him… how I wanted to trap him. It was a printed, published book. I had an orange carton of them, a lot of it. I would be giving it to critics. It was that sort of thing. He wasn’t the only one who got it.”

X

And by then, John had already eagerly offered to sponsor one of her shows, I think he was genuinely interested in her work. I don’t think John was actually threatened by these notes or felt he was harassed, especially since he made the jump to invite her over while his wife was away (and Yoko just thought it was a party!). He once referred to Yoko “someone that could turn me on to a million things” in the Lennon Remembers interview, he admired her art. And I know he said to Cyn that the letters were just junk from another one of those weird artists, but c’mon, what do you think John would say to his wife regarding the woman he’s romantically interested in? I don’t think it would’ve been fully truthful IMO, especially considering when John said that he nearly invited Yoko to India around that time because he liked her so.

2 is very true. Tony himself tried to make it seem like Yoko and John were crazy heroin druggies, and that's the case he tried to make (and that’s what he tried to tell Kyoko, that he was “saving” her from drug obsessed occultists). But, Yoko had gone “cold turkey” (ala the song) off heroin in 1969. This was 2 years before she won full custody in 1971. 

Although neither parent had been awarded sole custody of the child, Mr. Cox became increasingly reluctant to let Yoko and her new husband spend time with Kyoko, and finally refused to permit it at all. For a year before the Lennons came to America, they had been chasing Mr. Cox and Kyoko around Europe. In Majorca, Spain, the Lennons caught up with them and spirited Kyoko off to their hotel; but Mr. Cox called the police, and a Spanish court gave the child back to him. The incident added to his fear that the Lennons wanted to take her away from him for good.

Soon after the Lennons arrived in New York, they went to the United States Virgin Islands, to the same court where Yoko had been divorced, and that court awarded her permanent custody of her daughter.

X

But, Tony then took Kyoko to Texas (hiding/kidnapping her) which was in violation of that court order. Then more custody battle due to Tony’s stubbornness and evasiveness, but yes, Yoko did win custody then despite everything (even though John was very threatened by Tony lol, to the point he disallowed Yoko to visit him alone in order to discuss co-parenting when that was an option and suggested kidnapping Kyoko. But then again Tony was also kinda crazy. Seriously though IMO Yoko really tried gallantly to have Kyoko in her life, and the loss hurt her. To hear people try to spin it as Yoko being the monster in the situation through misinformation is unfortunate.)

3 is hypothetical, but I do speculate that if Yoko was white, the attitude toward her would’ve been different. Sean said, “It’s intense how racist the world is. If my mother had looked like Debbie Harry, I really think the reaction would have been different.” (X) Yoko’s former partner, Sam Havadtoy, also touched on this in an interview from 1990:

Q: ...No matter what Yoko does, she’s frequently the victim of a bad press. Any idea why?

Havadtoy: After John’s death, newspapers wrote that Yoko was this selfish person hoarding John’s memory, controlling it, not willing to share it with his fans. So after two years, she puts out 200 hours of film footage and a record and they say she’s exploiting John’s memory. She can’t win.

Q: Why not?

Havadtoy: Racism. If she were blond-haired and blue-eyed, nobody would have blamed her for breaking up the Beatles. They were the darlings of the universe; she was an outsider, an Oriental, an avant-garde artist--easy to pick on. When John married Yoko, the British press wrote: “At least he will have clean laundry.” And it’s still happening. America is infatuated with Japan-bashing. 

X

And I do think Season Of Glass was a memory thing, I posted about it here: X. 

And yes, I think that much of Yoko’s criticism/legacy was rooted in that initial reaction, which was pretty sexist and racist. But I think that influence can still be felt today, in ways that aren’t obvious. And like you said, unintentional. (Before anyone gets mad, if you dislike or hate Yoko that doesn't automatically make you racist lol. But the narrative built around her might’ve influenced your opinion of her, and the narrative was kinda rooted in a racist mentality. So that’s why and re-interpreting her in a fresh light is necessary).

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #376

“when the wind bends the branch to softly touch me  /  when the band plays your song  /  i feel strong enough to keep dreaming”

If your s/o smoked pot/did drugs would you care? Yes, but for pot that's only because it's illegal here. I also find smoking to be a turn-off, but I'd be able to look past that if it was for actual health reasons. Do people ever call you by your last name? No. Has the last person you dated/fell in love with ever seen you cry? Yes. Where are you going on your next vacation (or where do you WANT to go)? I've got none planned, nor do I know where I'd want to prioritize. Like there's South Africa, but I first need to get healthier before I could handle the heat and trudging through sand. I want to go to Yellowstone National Park to spread Teddy's ashes there (seeking permission of course), but again, I need to be in better shape before I go on a venture of photographing there, as well. I need to be healthier to do a lot of the things I want to... Do you own anything bought in another country? No. Who do you text the most? Sara. Four things you wish you had? Better health (including mental), financial stability, a job, and motivation to indulge more in my artistic hobbies. What was the last thing you cried about? Stress regarding this dog we're stuck with. What is your favorite Elvis song? Probably "You're The Devil In Disguise." Do you think you could be the next American Idol? Ha, absolutely not. Do you prefer reading fiction or non-fiction? Fiction, by a long shot. Does anybody send you money in the mail for your birthday? No. My grampa used to, but he's been dead a couple years. Who is one person you met and automatically didn’t like? I was not a fan of a doctor I once saw for my tremors. She was very rude and just threw the idea of me having Parkinson's or something at what, 17 years old or whatever? My psychiatrist knows her as well and knows she's a whackjob. Heard her name and was essentially like "ew" lmao. What monster would you be most afraid to have in your closet? A male one with a knife, I guess. I really hate knives. And men scare me anyway. Which Adam Sandler movie do you like the most? I don't know, he's in too many to possibly think of one right off the top of my head. Who was one of your first celebrity crushes? Jesse McCartney was my first true love, haha. Have you ever been hit on through text messages? Yes. Do you have to do any yard work? No. Have you ever mowed the lawn? No. Do you get an allowance? No. Did you ever know your great grandparents? I think I knew one? There was this woman from my childhood I knew as "GG" for "great grandma," but I have no recollection of who she was related to or even if she was directly related to me. I remember that I really really liked her, though. Do you like the taste of Tums? It's the texture I really don't like. The candy-like Tums though, y'know, not the chalky ones, I like more than someone should like medicine, haha. How about Pepto Bismol? Omfg no. Do you have a fast or slow metabolism? I have a slow metabolism, but thank Christ it's not as bad as when I was on Abilify. That stupid fucking medicine was the reason I gained so much weight that I haven't been able to lose. What’s your favorite onomatopoeia? (Crash, bang, zoom, meow) I dunno. Do you eat ramen? There's only one specific kind of ramen I've had that I like: Yakisoba's spicy chicken one. Sweet or regular pickles? Regular. I don't like sweet pickles. What kind of dreams do you have most often? Since my nightmares started, violent ones. I'm usually trying to defend myself or lashing out at someone myself. What do you do for personal growth? I try to be a deep thinker, for one. This can way too easily lead to overthinking, but I appreciate that I think it at least helps me learn from my mistakes and work towards making me a better person. I need to start challenging my anxiety more, as that would definitely be massive growth... If you could read anyone’s mind, who would be the first person you’d read? Jason's, only because all I want to know is if he thinks I was emotionally abusive after the breakup or not. But I also don't want to know. Do you have a makeup item or style trick that you feel improves your look significantly and that you feel like you couldn’t go without now that you have it? No. What’s your favourite cereal? Probably Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but I like a lot of cereals. Do you prefer red wine or white wine? I don't like wine. Way too bitter. Do you read Reddit? If so, how often and what subreddits do you like? I don't, but I've thought about lurking on a reptile husbandry one or something like that. Might learn some stuff. But at the same time, there are so many conflicting and very strong opinions amongst hobbyists to the point of awful toxicity that I'd rather not read. Have you recently broken up with a significant other or even just a friend? No. Have you ever eaten at a restaurant and left without paying? God no. When was the last time you played a board game? What did you play? Probably Scrabble back when Sara visited. Do you primarily use cash or card for your purchases? Why? Cash, because I don't have a debit or credit card. Do you believe sex should be mandatory in an ongoing dating relationship? Um, no? Some people don't care for it, and that's completely fine. Have you ever recorded yourself doing a cover of a song? No. Any secrets you’d never tell anyone? No matter how close they are to you? Yes. Do you like deviled eggs? NO. FUCK that yolk shit. What career are you most interested in? I still think my first career goal, a paleontologist, would be most interesting and exciting. Like just IMAGINE discovering a new dinosaur. And it's such a job of passion - you have to be so, SO careful and invest so much time in slowly recovering it from millions of years of rock and sand and time. I can only imagine the feeling of accomplishment when an excavation is complete. Have you ever seen a rooster? Yeah? What do you think about religion? Honestly, I personally wish it had never been a thing. It's brought with it so much hatred and bigotry, but I do acknowledge at the same time it's brought great comfort and hope to some people, and that's wonderful. But just all things considered, I feel it's done more harm than good. What’s your favorite sweetheart name (baby, honey, angel, dumpling) Probably "lovely." Has a little kid ever fallen asleep on your lap before? Yes, back when I babysat my neighbor's kid once. Have you ever thrown a grenade? Yikes, no. Have you ever talked face to face with someone famous before? No. Have you ever owned a rocking horse? I don't think so? If you could meet anyone in the world who would it be? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Have you ever wished you were dead? Yes. Is it awkward when people start talking all deep around you? No, I actually like deep convos. Have you ever played the old school Pac Man arcade game? Possibly? Ever played Mario Karts on Nintendo 64? No. Have you ever been scuba diving? No. Can you surf/boogie board? No. Do you like Chinese food, Mexican food, or American food better? American. What’s your favorite thing to order from Taco Bell? Cheese quesadilla and fiesta potatos. Sometimes I get the cinnabon delight thingies, but I avoid 'em with how unhealthy they are. Do you like hot, cold, or lukewarm showers? Pretty hot. Do you like to swing? I LOVED swinging as a kid. I haven't done it in a very long time now. How about jumping on a trampoline? I loved that as a kiddo, too. I haven't done that in years. What are you favorite color eyes? Sapphire blue or like an emerald green. Do you have long arm hair? Nah, at least I don't think so. What third generation console is your favorite? PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii? I loved my PS3. I'm still so bummed mine broke. How often do you like to have sex? I'm not sexually active, but even when I was, I didn't care. Do you have a facial expression you seem to pull a lot? What is it? Not really. I think I look stoic most of the time. Do you always listen to music when you’re online? No; I usually have a let's play or something like that on that I can split my screen and watch while doing something else. If so, what are you currently listening to? I'm listening to "Love Goes On And On" by Lindsey Stirling and Amy Lee right now. Do you ever forget how to do really simple things? Like what? Yes, like how to control the laundry machine and other things like that. There's just so many options that I never, ever remember what to set it to, no matter how many times Mom shows me. That's how my memory is with most things these days, really... Were you born with naturally straight teeth? No; I needed braces. If you were the opposite gender, what name would you like to be called? Uhhh maybe Severin. Do you prefer original or sour Skittles? I love both, but sour wins. What about chocolate or peanut M&M’s? I also enjoy both, but the original are better. Your favourite band: Do you prefer their old or new stuff? That's like... impossible to answer, lol. I just love everything. Do you check to make sure your ear phones are going in the right ear? No. Do you secretly still listen to Ace of Base? I have no idea who that is. Have you ever broken someone else’s bone? No, thank goodness. I'd feel awful. Is it stupid to think you can write a book at thirteen? No?????????? There are incredibly talented writers out there at young ages. Hell, I remember as a kid, I wanted to be the youngest published author way before that age. Are you ever embarrassed about what you dream about? There've been some I wouldn't share. Have you ever had sex with someone as a favor? No, and I never would. Does your mom let you date? I'm 25, my dude. She let me when I felt ready, though. If you had the last person you kissed’s Facebook password, would you go snooping through their stuff? Why or why not? She doesn't have one, but hypothetically, fuck no. Because that's none of my damn business, and it still wouldn't be even if we were still dating. Have you ever fainted? If so, when was the last time? If not have you ever come close? I've fainted once when I was a teen and have come close many other times. Ever take a keyboarding class? Do you type using the skills you learned in class, or how you used to before you took the class? Yeah; it was mandatory for I think one year in middle school. I type how I was taught in there. Do you find your best friend’s significant other/crush attractive? She doesn't have an s/o, and idk who her "real" crush is, as much as she'd love Frieza to be real, haha. What do you do with your clothes that don’t fit anymore or just don’t want? Donate them. Do you cut out coupons? My mom will keep some fast food ones she gets in the mail sometimes. Did you ever breathe in helium and talk funny afterwards? I think I did once at a birthday party, but I'm unsure. Would you ever open your own business? If so, what kind of business could you imagine yourself having? I want to be a freelance photographer so, so badly. I want to specialize in nature and wildlife, but having a boudoir studio would be great to help keep me afloat, plus I adore the art of boudoir. I've shot it once for an old friend, and by god, I loved how empowered it made her feel, especially as a plus-sized woman. She adored the pictures, and I'd just love to help other clients feel like they're gorgeous in their unique body, too. Last type of candy you ate? I had a donut from Starbuck's yesterday. Did you decorate your house for Halloween? If so, how many decorations? Did you go all out, or just put up a few things? Mom and I don't really decorate anymore. :/