#and its like. woah. that’s the kind of knowledge recorded in this language??? I HAVE GOT TO LEARN!!!

[sensitiveaangel]

i want to learn chinese so badddddd

[smallestclowninthecircus]

Season 3 notes popping off

due to my desire to not completely fail all my classes this year i made myself slow down significantly while listening to this season, and the fact that the other person i'm listening along with had to catch up. We've managed to convert several other people to start listening and its pretty great.

ep 81: what does it even mean to be chosen by one of them? And if he was chosen by the eye. we know Gertrude wasnt? Because she cut the eyes out of the magazines?

ep 82: elias lmao. I understand why people like him so much bahshdhdk i thought he was gonna snitch on Jon but he didnt so he's fine. Ok but how do we think he knew all that stuff. Idk probably just institute connections. I love the fact that the recorder just wants to record stuff randomly bjahsjdhd. Elias feels a lot like Michael in the sense that he knows more than he should and talks in a way that implies he just wants to wait and see how things play out for his own benefit. I understand him knowing the things that happened but his description of her emotions implies something paranormal. Maybe he's connected to one of the entities. Which one I cannot guess.

ep 83: did a file get delivered randomly to the place he's staying at? Probably elias lmao. He thinks the mannequin is related to the stranger. Idk I would believe it.

ep 84: worms? I know he says earth worms but idk. Again? Is she making gordon golems out of trash? Martin popping off. You can tell the statements get to him more that they get to Jon. How come martin is so mad about it? I want to assume he just doesnt want her to get stuck there but idk. Jude Perry. The calliope organ. Jon heard a circus in one of the last episodes

ep 89: he's talking to perry? Like jude Perry? He says ... God? Is that what it is? Lmao. The Desolation. Jon is tired of ppl being vague and not telling him stuff lmao. Oh God Jon is so confused. Compel her? Is she assuming he has some kind of power? Does he have powers? Hmm. im agreeing with jon here please jesus christ why does everyone have to be so cryptic. Just say what you mean. "maybe you get an itchy eye" bahasjkdfklsjdf girl what. Agnes saved her? Oh this is the girl from the cafe story? So theres the Cult of the Lightless Flame? They worship whatever entity this is? The Desolation? Why do they all seem like they sorta worship her then? Is Gretchen gonna die oh god. fuckin michael. a different michael aaah. i see. dont do it shes gonna burn you. sir. please. sir dont you dare do- WHAT DID I SAY what did you think was gonna happen hhh.

ep 90: try to make it less obvious you're trying to get fired big T. Elias that doesnt sound like the most healthy thing to do. oh dear is this gonna be triggering for me. uuuuuh. uuuuuuuuuh. doesnt seem like it ok gonna keep listening. Jared. hmmmmm. Ok we've seen Keay and hotner or whatever his name was.

ep 91: Michael Crew. Oh is this the lightning scar guy. Mister jon sir did you just die. No? God everyone is so fuckin cryptic. Say normal things please. They all just like to go on about pain and agony and j e s u s c h r i s t we get it you got hurted by whatever thing. So theyre avatars? question mark? Jude Perry is an avatar of The Desolation? hhhh fractals. thats a spiral thing innit. Yup. messing with your perceptions. God they all talk about feeding their god and feeding that which feeds them and. hh what does that meann. Leave big J. please. uh oh. is it daisy? how come he has the web lighter still? the tape recorder just turns on sometimes you know how it is. So he can compel people? not that he knows it obviously but. a bit wack. powers go brr i guess? If the eye just wants knowledge i guess he feeds it by getting the statements? b/c i doubt it wants him to murder ppl or whatever.

ep 92: elias you all knowing fuck what do you know. (i guess all given what i just said) Lukas. Heard of them before. Mordecai Lukas. Loneliness. The lonely even. Jonah Magnus. Elias ur sounding like a bit of a dickhead rn. lmao jon's just like "i dont care" elias what is ur deal. Why does he want to tie her in. ohh i see. lmao theyre all just like "elias why" The Unknowing lol seems very much like something the eye wouldnt like. lol elias is gettin all philosophical. what does it really mean to be human. this still doesnt answer why gertrude wanted to destroy the archives tho.

ep 93: bahsjdfh he seems so dead inside rip. awww admiral. i love him already. ghh breacon and hope. purple mold. doesnt sound like anything we've seen so far. I think the funniest explanation for breacon and hope is that they dont actually serve the stranger they just kinda happen to be a random neutral party that cart around random spooky entity related stuff. ooooh. when we hear the slight static of the tape recorder it's cuz he's compelling ppl.

ep 94: the end! listen man they were all just grayed up for 4/13.

ep 95: the end also? death but also savagery/ animalistic shit. aww martin. lmao becerra. she's just been chillin in the corner.

ep 96: return to sender. haha minecraft go brr. prediction: breacon and hope? yup there we go. jon why is there an echo. are you in a stairwell? is he gonna eat it- yup. how did i call it. unsure abt what theyre talking about but ok. they kidnapped someone? Sarah Baldwin. ooooh that guy.

ok im just putting this here so i have notes for when nicholas gets to this part. It seems like (from jon's conversation with jude perry) that the desolation and the eye are kinda at odds with eachother? like i guess not directly but it seems like they dont really vibe? so how could be with both. Cuz if he has the heat powers and shit then we know he's an avatar of the desolation. but then why does he have so much eye imagery. also he got burned intentionally? like jude did when she went on her monologue about the feeling of burning? but then why did he wear the eye pendant. it stops him from being burned all the way which seems like he's not fully accepting the fire or whatever.

Nooooo I lost like a bunch of my notes rip. I keep forgetting to save.

Ep 104: tim gives a coherent statement without jon even being there. Ugh. Fucking robert smirk. Dont like him. Joey. Dont recognize the name. The show must go on. Clown. The spooky circus?

ep 105: total war... shogun 2? jon is just understanding languages again. "if i understood mandarin or cantonese" are you sure you dont big man?

ep 106: havent we heard this one already? mans in space? oh no this is just another episode in space. fairchild... uuuh. cant remember. oh! this is related to that! this is one of the ppl from the other side. sounds like a Vast thing. oh he's the one that the dude saw? but that guy didnt have a face... she's sorta like jon. wanting to dismiss the statements. lmao i love the workplace gossip. ace jon for the win! oh cmon elias dont be a dick. sunny meadows or whatever. thats the place we heard about.

ep 107: oh great is it jude perry again. Third Degree. bahahsdkfj she was arrested. sorry but imagining this old british lady getting arrested is funny. she was trying to resurrect him. using the skin book. he's not feeling well. jon take a nap. i wonder if this is what happens when he uses his powers too much. He gets into The Zone when he reads statements lol. didn't we have a burning train car in anothre statement? is it julia fairchild? bahahahs "kidnapped. Again." poor jon honestly. julia... about her dad. daughter of the murder shed guy? hunting like your dad liked to hunt or normal people hunting. oh hunting vampires!

ep 108: melanie has been suffering. poor martin peter lukas why do you have to be like this. can he not just use the front door? does he have to bother the ppl doing statements?

ep 109: how come he cut her off? kinda rude tbh. its either jon's influence or there was smth he didnt want her saying. is it gerard on the table? this sounds kinda like smth from one of the university episodes. is it the closed eye on the hand? yup. he's like one of the students! if the thing listening in is elias then... he can do that without the tape recorder yknow. plus who's to say it wont just turn itself on again

110: who wants to bet its a leitner?

111: Lukas related to The Lonely. I used to not like Gerard that much but i like him more now. but i thought there were 15? ohhh thats right isnt flesh newer? gerry for the win honestly. finally telling jon things.

112: lol "again" no one ever tells any of these ppl anything. tim and basira are just out of the loop constantly. music, like the war episodes. The hunt or the slaughter? probably the hunt. so Daisy is related to the hunt right? basira likes the reading, she's doing fine at the institute. daisy's getting worried...

113: it just turned on randomly. what is it lol. explossives! oh boy. why do they always assume he turned it on intentionally. melanie youre not making me like you that much. which entity is this about i cant tell. lol he was disappointed it was just the end. The title Breathing Room made me think it was gonna be about the buried but i guess not. So many of these entities deal with death but the end is one that deals in just death. it has no need for fancy deaths, just death is enough

114: more hilltop road statements? the tree. oh boy. ok the tree has 8 arms obviously theres the spider parallels. was she taken into an alternate universe? oh no. jon tries to phrase things so he's not asking questions. thats honestly good. "sometimes i was kidnapped" oh dear. they got gertrude. daisy ur so odd lmao. who wants to bet they dont know the tape recorder's running?

115: silaca? or whatever? antique man? meat grinder... related to the meat is meat episode? oh wow. they buy antiques from him. maybe dont antagonize this creature which can kill you?

116: lol theyre all just so done with elias. music? is it like the one band that if you hear them you die or wtvr. oh its chess? i am very much confused. mmm stranger go brr. gorilla skin? oh shit the dance. woah. this is so good. this is so gender. the words are wonderful. "you can just say tim" lmao trying to fool elias never feels like a good idea.

117: except elias lmaoo. oh shit. leitner getting some use for once idk. bruuh poor melanie she has been thru so much shit. martin you can just say youre worried about jon. lol he's so accurate in his jon impression. lol who was that. was that daisy? lmaoo. oop hi tim. oh god i hope tim doesnt die. i feel like i wouldve heard about that? but im not sure. destroying the source of knowledge is gonna be hard for jon. yay jon! you did a good thing. let him rest.

118: go off martin lmao. awww poor martin. oh god the tape gets that squealy quality and its awful.

119: woah. lots of things happening. uhh. POP OFF TIM!!

120: lmao elias giving a statement about jon's dreams lol. damn jon doesnt even get his own dreams? has to stay Watching even when he's asleep? f in the chat this man goes thru so much shit. oh boy its peter. lol martin my beloved. idk i dont trust peter.

[yue-muffin]

Time Raiders (2016)

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3

In my quest to consume the entirety of the DMBJ franchise available in English, I have decided to start with the non-canon movie because at least this one has an ending, unlike the train wreck that is Reboot/Chongqi’s pacing. I will probably be bitter about that for all eternity, but I digress. I heard good things about the movie from the bird app, and as I am a Pingxie shipper at heart, I decided to finally watch this one.

P A R T O N E

The cut-in animation to the title was gorgeous, I do so love the qilin in every adaptation. It’s particularly striking here with the gold outline and geometric, maze-like lines. It looks like the cards at the very beginning were being arranged in the image of this qilin.

My first reaction upon seeing white people in a dmbj adaptation is: oh no, the English, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear perfect English that matches the actor’s lips! What a miracle, haha. I remember The Lost Tomb 2 being the worst for how many lines had to be in English, sob.

These look so cool. I see we start off with a good old “seeking immortality” antagonist, and an obsessed collector who has dedicated his whole life to this apparently. As usual, he is a scumbag threatening the locals.

The old guy’s accented English is also better than TLT2, ha. The breathy/nasal quality is not at all uncommon. I don’t know what language the locals speak though.

Me, immediately: Zhang Qiling already??

I know he appears in rather early in TLT1, TLT2, and Reboot/Chongqi, but he’s so often mysteriously absent or stuck behind a gate (or in Reboot’s case, put on a bus) that I got excited, ok.

My favorite Zhang Qilings are the cold-looking pretty boy types in terms of my mental image of the character, but this one is also very easy on the eyes and as usual, unfazed in the face of danger coming at him with a knife. This is the only series in which I’m not bothered by the constant cast change between adaptations (unlike Ever Night), I suppose since it’s been this way from the start.

I’m interested in seeing how the backstories differ from canon. It’s actually rather interesting that this is pretty much an official AU, like that’s kind of wild as a concept. I’m used to the late 1990s/early 2000s anime adding new characters and changing plot points and endings everywhere, but Time Raiders takes it a step further.

Zhang Qiling being an ultra-competent badass who doesn’t even need a weapon to take the bad guys down never changes, no matter the universe. He steamrolls everyone, no questions asked.

Did he- he break the blade with his bare hands hahaha. Oh, yup, and a Zhang Qiling with a weapon is even more dangerous. I see those severed fingers. Such a good fight scene and we’re not even 5 minutes into the movie.

I love how he could have simply fired the arrow while he was still on the statue, then jumped down, but he had to be Extra and fire while he was jumping off haha.

It- the divine piece was right there?? By “beneath the statue” I would have thought it would at least be under it, not in a convenient little slot on the side of the altar area haha. So Zhang Qiling’s mission is to destroy the divine piece(s)? To, um, save the world apparently.

WHO ARE YOU? What an excellent question to ask a Zhang Qiling (and that staring into the mirror shot, too.)… I wonder if this one even knows - it’s possible he doesn’t have his signature amnesia here.

Wait- a gate? I think it’s in a cave or something in the novels, but gates have significance in DMBJ. The cinematography is really nice in these mountain shots. I know nothing about film, but I like the shots in the snowy mountains.

This Zhang Qiling knows and practices martial arts on screen! You would think he’d pull some moves normally, but in the drama-adaptations he tends to just beat people up as efficiently as possible. Sometimes with his sword. Other times he just fights ‘em. I have to admit Jing Boran looks excellent going through some forms. He nailed the force and power underlying every movement, then exploding outward with a strike. I do like the impression it leaves.

I, on the other hand, am an absolute noodle and look ridiculous when I do martial arts.

What in the world is happening in this flashback scene with the weird CGI qilin. Ah, it’s when he received his tattoo. That was super dramatic.

Wushanju is looking real edgy with the heavy iron gate on the interior, haha.

He is puzzling (ha!) over those cards so intensely you’d think it was a thousand piece puzzle instead haha. You’re almost there! Just a few more to finish the qilin!

Aw, is this our Wu Xie? Haha his facial hair is- hm. But I love his voice it’s so soft. Really fits that “Mr. Naive” vibe.

Is that. Is that the author of the series. I found out that he makes cameos in almost all (if not all of) the adaptations!

NO. ONLY I CAN FINISH THE PUZZLE. HANDS OFF BUDDY.

Why are there so many pigeons in here. Who let them inside.

A writer, who came to hear his story and turn it into a novel- HA yup it’s the author.

“This should be a story about me and him.”

Ahh I’m loving it already. DMBJ is the ultimate bromance story. Fair warning, I do ship Pingxie so my shipper goggles will be on throughout the movie. But even without shipping, you do have to admit the series is a bromance underneath all the mystery – between the Iron Triangle, between Wu Xie and Xiaoge.

This Wu Xie is a photographer and that is sort of adorable. Already there’s a theme emerging of needing to record events and telling stories. Interesting that he wants to turn his memories into a novel to record his experiences, because otherwise he’s afraid those memories might turn into a mere story in his own head. Wu Xie, that’s a worrying mindset.

Those ancient mask things always make me crack up, I don’t know why.

Ooh, background about Wu Xie’s birth into the Wu family. I’ve never read up to the part in the books where they go into his place in the family in detail. To be fair, his grandfather had three sons and only one of them had any kids – and Wu Xie is his parents’ only child. So, he becomes the only one who can really carry on the family legacy. Aw, I really like seeing his extended family present though! In the dramas we only ever get either his Second or Third Uncle, and he rarely ever mentions his parents even though they’re alive.

And there’s his namesake! The origin of his nickname, and the irony once the story gets into the Sha Hai timeline.

Wu Xie was a bit of a rascal as a kid, haha. To be fair he has a pretty sharp tongue in the novels and is mostly a pure cinnamon roll in the early dramas.

Little Wu Xie in a suit is so adorable. Nooo kid don’t go into locked up abandoned places. He’s already so adventurous haha. Seems that it’s not actually abandoned judging by all the lights on, but.

UH. MASKED MAN BEHIND YOU. I think he wants that item back. This is why you don’t go into abandoned places, kid. He definitely does not learn his lesson though. Also why are you still holding onto that thing, just drop it, I think he wants it back.

Haha he kept one of the coins.

WOAH. Every month someone in your family dies?? That’s uh- sort of traumatic. Also that would be a really good first line for a novel…Just saying. I do love the singing though.

Oh, the Nine Families exist in this universe too! They even give a quick explanation about the ranking system.

Oh yeah, I love how Wu Xie is such a nerd for all this knowledge of ancient texts and tombs. And YES HE FINALLY DOCUMENTS STUFF FOR ONCE.

Uncle Three looked dead for a moment there, scared the shit out of me too.

VAMPIRE MOTHS? Oh I hate bugs I would not be okay lol. WHOOPS. You guys are really good at reading ancient texts on the fly lol.

That’s the mask he has in the beginning of the film, isn’t it. NO DON’T TOUCH THINGS IN TOMBS. AHHH. So you just put it on your face?? Well that was a stupidly simple way to open the door. I’m guessing the creator didn’t care if anyone opened it.

This guy just severed his own arm, ok…and how many years later is his hand still clinging to it? UH. THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T TOUCH THINGS IN TOMBS. Then he proceeds to steal the box thing.

Ah the white dude again. I am so happy there is GOOD ENGLISH though haha.

Oh, hi Zhang Qiling. Just hanging out on a rooftop I see.

He looks so melancholy. Someone give him a hug! This adaptation makes him more human, less stoic robotic superhuman, I noticed. You rarely see him eat or drink anything in the other adaptations, but here he’s just chilling on a rooftop having some drinks haha. It’s ok. I love all the Zhang Qilings.

WHAT THE HELL, LIGHTNING? What the hell is this high tech machinery haha. Eight days? Coincidentally eight days after sitting in a tomb for how many years.

That is a very Extra bookcase to hold a book that apparently has ALL the secrets.

WOW that is a fancy notebook. It looks so beat up in the other versions haha. In this one, it even gets its own hidden shelf in a giant portable bookshelf!

The props for this franchise are so cool and detailed. I always wish they would show more of the creative process in the BTS, I’m such a nerd for that stuff. The Longest Day in Chang’an was pretty good at that, which is half of my enjoyment of that show haha!

I’m also still pleasantly surprised they bothered to incorporate other languages. I’m not sure what the Snake Lady and the old man in the beginning were speaking, but at least the English is good.

I can’t believe they worked in a steampunk chastity belt this movie went all out, huh. Also with these weirdly high tech structures and lightning and moving tomb structures.

And all the pieces start coming together! So that’s why it’s believed they hold the secret to immortality. What a steampunk-looking key.

Is that a writing desk??

Oh, they’re getting a team together to go tomb raiding! Ha, forget money! You may or may not end up dying on this adventure, so who cares about money, right.

He’s so cute standing there with his camera. Look at the little smile as he watches everything going on!

It’s a desk and a storage container?? Oh, there are ~qualifications~ to going on tomb raiding. Makes sense. That is the oddest looking sword.

Must appreciate Zhang Qiling’s fingers in every adaptation. They look very strong and steady here. Let’s not talk about the slooow trailing across the handle.

Wow did you really just throw sand in his face. Have we not learned not to mess with Zhang Qiling after he trounced that first guy who attacked him. I love the fight scenes so much after the bore-fest that was Reboot/Chongqi’s second half of Season 1.

Super pretty, but why did it cause him to stop and stare in the middle of the fight?

This is like a Final Fantasy sword haha. Also I think you should stop while you’re ahead, why did you think a table would stop this dude. (Hey, it’s Da Kui! He was in the novel but not TLT1.).

It’s HERE. Their first meeting. How did he know the coin was on that cord? It wasn’t visible, I don’t think. But uh. That was a hilarious move on his part, he is so Extra?? He just casually flicks the necklace off with his big-ass sword and it drops into his hand. Then casually goes “oh, here, you dropped this” as if he wasn’t the one responsible for it coming off in the first place!!

HERE IT COMES. The unnecessarily long eye contact. Pingxie in every adaptation needs a Staring Into Your Eyes scene.

Real smooth.

Ahh this Wu Xie is such a cutie. He’s like a puppy.

WHAT. Third Uncle, I can’t believe you let him tag along so easily haha. In the beginning he was scolding Wu Xie to never get involved in tomb business, then what happens? They’re going tomb raiding!!

Next Up: to the tomb we go! This can’t end badly or anything what are you talking about.

[lindsaydoeslanguages]

Why I Love Reality TV for Language Learning (+ how to make the most of it)

Reality TV is my favourite type of TV for language learning. Read on to find out why + learn how to make the most of it.

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The thing I don’t like about Netflix is how stuff gets lost in my Watchlist and then I end up watching the same stuff.

And when it comes to using it for language learning, sometimes you want to sit down and really use it well to improve my languages. But it’s tricky to know where to begin.

I figured you might have the same problems from time to time. So, I made a printable and digital Netflix Language Study Pack to help you really use Netflix for language learning.

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I grew up in the Big Brother age. I was around 12 when Big Brother first launched in the UK.

At that time, it was tame enough for a 12 year old to watch. They had chickens, they had to budget for their weekly food together, and with the exception of ‘Nasty Nick’, it was all very lovely and calm.

As I grew up, so did Big Brother.

Now it’s gone and here in the UK we have Love Island that seems to have replaced it. Not quite suitable for a 12 year old, I imagine. But I’ve never watched that. I guess I grew up too much. (That said, I do still watch Made In Chelsea…)

So reality TV, at least in its modern guise, has very much been a part of my life from my formative years.

However, when it comes to language learning, it was something I’d never really considered until the arrival of Netflix, and one show in particular: Terrace House.

Terrace House is a Japanese reality TV show that’s more like the Real World than Big Brother. But it’s also not like anything else at all. Here’s a trailer for the latest series at the time of writing: Tokyo 2019-2020.

Cameras film 6 young and aspirational Japanese people (and sometimes ‘half’ Japanese, but more on that later) both in the house and out and about living their daily lives. The daily life stuff often involves modelling shoots, and extreme sports training, or performing gigs. So, you know, typical everyday jobs.

Typical for reality TV it would seem, right? Not exactly.

You see, the beauty of reality TV in different languages is that by default, that involves different cultures.

I’ve learnt more about Japanese customs and etiquette from Terrace House than from any textbook.

Like how you say ‘tadaima’ when you come home and will always get a ‘okaeri’ in response.

And like how it’s totally normal to ask someone who looks a little less Japanese if they are ‘half’ mere minutes after meeting them.

And like how holding hands is a much bigger deal in Japanese dating culture than any Brit on Love Island would have you believe about British culture.

But, spoiler alert, my attitudes to dating were never like Love Island would have you believe to be totally normal for every single Brit. That’s where Terrace House becomes incredibly useful as a cultural resources.

The beauty of Terrace House is that it’s kind of like two shows in one. As well as the main show of the people in the house, there’s also regular cuts to a group of comedians and presenters watching together. This means that when something happens that does seem a little unusual, they’re there to not react or be like “Woah! That was weird!”

This video nicely sums up Terrace House if you’ve never seem the show.

Recently, whilst learning Korean and looking for something to watch that’s not K-drama (I’m sorry, other than Boys Over Flowers, I’ve just struggled multiple times to get into one) I found Hyori’s B&B.

Hyori’s B&B has become my Korean equivalent to Terrace House. It’s giving me the same cultural education that only reality TV can give, it seems.

There’s no second group of people watching to clarify when stuff is “normal in Korea” or not, but there is a slight divide between Hyori and her husband (and to some extent their celebrity staff helpers), and the guests. So sometimes, they discuss each other’s actions in that sense.

Also, differently to Terrace House, Hyori’s B&B has text pop up, obviously added by editors post-filming, which tries to assume how people felt in certain situations.

Here’s a quick intro to Hyori’s B&B if you’re new to that one. This is a random clip but it gives you an idea of how different it is to Terrace House with text and sound effects etc, yet alike in the mundane simplicity of the whole thing.

So with that in mind, how does this really work? Can reality TV really be used for language learning? Let’s dive in…

How to Use Reality TV for Language Learning

Most of the suggestions would work just as well with any type of TV, but I really just wanted to make the case for reality TV as I know, like me, not everyone loves drama shows!

Cultural Insights

Reality TV can be a great in context introduction to many aspects of a culture, giving you some base knowledge to research further and ask your tutors and language exchange partners about.

For example, I knew from the start of learning Korean that honourifics and respect for elders is a big deal in Korean culture. However, with Hyori’s B&B, I saw this in action when an elderly couple visited the house.

It’s also great to see attitudes to food and drink, for example.

Hyori and Sang-Soon make tea in an almost ritualistic way, with a full tea set on a tray that includes a cup for the initial bloom among other things. Of course, this could just be them or a small number of Koreans that do this, but it’s still an insight into something I don’t imagine many people doing at home in the UK.

Key Phrases in Context

The easiest way to use reality TV for language learning is to listen out for those key phrases that you hear again and again.

With Hyori’s B&B, they say ‘yeobuseyo’ when they answer the phone, which contradicts what I’d heard on a YouTube video!

I hear them say ‘kaja’ when they get ready to leave the house or walk the dogs.

With Terrace House, I noticed the words they say upon entering the house, and the response that everyone already there gives.

These things happen a lot in these types of shows. This means there’s plenty of chances for repetition without boring rote learning!

Read interviews or reviews of the show

A great way to expand beyond the show itself is to find interviews or reviews of the show online to read.

You might even find YouTube videos or podcasts here too, which would work well as extra listening practice. This is much more appealing because it’s on a topic you enjoy.

As I mentioned, I’ve noticed as well with Hyori’s B&B, there’s lots of text that comes up on the screen too.

Onomatopoeia type words and also these presumptuous statements about how the cast are feeling, such as “He’s sad because she’s sick.”

How they know for sure he’s sad and that her being sick is the reason why, I don’t know. But anyway, there’s extra text with that show as I watch, which is a nice bonus.

Stimulus for Free Writing

TV, whether it’s an entire series or an episode, or even a scene, can make for a great stimulus for a free writing piece.

Write a summary of what’s happened, what you think will happen next, or what you’d like to happen next. (See those chances for using different tenses there?)

Write an email, a review for a magazine, a script for a play. Get creative with the format and pick one to help give you some direction and structure.

Maybe even write a poem about the show! You’ve got complete creative control here.

If you’re looking for some inspiration for writing, here’s All The Writing Resources for Language Learning That You’ll Ever Need

Record Your Spoken Opinions

What do you think of the show? Record your opinions spoken aloud.

Of course, this works well as a follow-on activity from the free writing because you can simply record what you wrote.

Alternatively, if you’re feeling confident enough in the language to do it, go in with no plan and just start speaking as soon as you hit record!

Related: All The Speaking Resources You’ll Ever Need.

Change Tenses, People, Gender etc to Test Your Grammar

Pick a topic, any topic.

Just been reviewing how a certain tense works in that language? Watch a clip from the show. Pause it. Change the sentences you’ve just heard to that tense.

You can even expand to create further sentences related to the ones you’ve just switched.

Mindmap Vocab

With my current level in Korean, this one’s my favourite.

Simply watch a clip of the show until you catch a word/phrase you want to learn more throughly.

Start to mindmap that word and do some outside research to learn more related words.

Remember those onomatopoeia words I mentioned that always show on screen in Hyori’s B&B? I spotted one that led me to learning many more through this activity.

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Coincidence - Part 1

Summary: An unexpected accident and a coincidence change my life when I meet someone who makes it all better...

Word count: 1.3k

A/n: Be gentle. This is my first fic and I hope you guys like it. After reading so many great ones on Tumblr I had to try it myself. Big thanks goes out to my beta @anticipate1003 for being awesome and pushing me to write my best and have so much fun while doing so. Thank you @torn-and-frayed for the beta shoutout, you saved me! And thanks to @joseyrw for the input, you have been great! 

Part 1

I had just left the hotel in a hurry knowing I would have to go back there eventually to get my stuff, but too scared to deal with all of it right now. My head was spinning with everything that had happened in the last hour as I was crossing Main Street when I heard a loud squealing noise. That's when my whole life changed.

Its funny how the mind works and it will never cease to amaze me. I remember how everything seemed to happen in slow motion. I was running into the street, only focused on my next steps, and when I looked to my left I saw it coming just a little bit too fast around the corner. I remember thinking to myself, ”Damn, that is a big ass beautiful car, that is going way too fast. It's definitely gonna stop because why wouldn‘t it?” And a second later everything went black.

I woke up in the ER at the hospital. The loud beeping noise recording my pulse seemed to be hammering in my brain with never ending persistence. My eyes fluttered open. It took me a second to adjust to the light, but when I did my eyes met the green ones of the strange man sitting next to my bed. They were filled with guilt and worry.

“How ya doin’, Kiddo?” he said with a crooked smile on his face, his elbows leaning on his knees as he folded his hands.

“Hi.” was all I managed before the sharp pain in my abdomen made me gasp for air.

“Woah there sweetheart. You took quite a nasty hit.”

I looked around the room scanning for anything familiar, still trying to figure out what had happened. He must have read the confusion on my face because he started to explain.

“So...I...uh.. might've…um...hit you with my car…” he stammered, running his fingers roughly through his short hair, “Dammit! I just didn't see you. I shoulda been payin’ more attention! I...I was in a hurry…I don‘t know why I didn‘t see you. You came out of nowhere, sweetheart. I was so sure the street was empty when...I called the ambulance...got here as fast as I could…” He looked down at the floor and stopped rambling, his focus landing on his shoes.

The Rolodex in my head was whirring, attempting to find some context for what he was trying to tell me. This man had an american accent. Am I in the US? Even though I had no issue in understanding him, I was certain that english might not be my first language. It was like switching on a light. As soon as I heard those first few words in English, my brain just clicked and was now functioning on that language setting.

“Uh, I'm gonna go get the doc. Tell ‘em you're awake.”

He stood up quickly and was out of the room like a shot. Even though I was pretty sure the two of us didn't know each other, I felt weirdly comfortable in his presence. I was still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing when an older, kind looking woman in a white lab coat walked in.

“Hello Miss. I’m Dr. Hall. Can I check your vitals?”

The light she shined in my eyes left me temporarily dazzled. She checked the bandage wrapped tightly around my head, which I had previously failed to notice. When she lifted my light pink hospital gown and tapped my stomach, which had turned a nasty blueish-green color her face lighted up. She didn't look too worried, which eased my fears a bit.

“Well, all things considered, you seem to be doing well.” She gave me a small smile. “There's no internal bleeding and your nervous system seems to be functioning fine. You haven't suffered any major external injuries except for the laceration on the right side of your head. The MRI we did has shown a small swelling in the frontal lobe which means you most probably have a - “

“ - a traumatic brain injury.” I concluded. The words escaped my mouth without me really noticing it.

“That is correct.” She smiled at me, her delicate features framed by her dark brown hair. “Could you tell me what day it is?” My mind was blank.

“It‘s alright.” She continued, “It is Saturday the 25th of August. Can you remember your full name?”

My uncertainty must have been visible on my face as the woman laid a hand on mine, trying her best to comfort me.

„This is absolutely normal. No reason to panic.” she said in a reassuring tone.

„I have retrograde amnesia due to the frontal swelling. Usually due to impaired episodic and declarative memory.”

“I get the feeling that you have not lost your knowledge of what seems to be a medical background.” She stroked my hand, sitting down on the edge of my bed.

My eyes started to fill with angry tears. How could I know all this and not my own name?

Just then a movement from the doorway caught my eye. I looked up and noticed the man who hit me with his car standing there, holding two paper cups in his hands. He had an unsure expression on his face. It seemed as though he didn‘t know if his presence was welcome. How long had he been standing there?

“You should rest for now.” Dr. Hall said gently, while getting of the bed, “Headaches and temporary memory loss are very common after an accident like this.”

I nodded my head slowly, as the pounding was still almost unbearable.

“I will check on you later. Try to sleep and get as much rest as you can. Should you experience any increase in pain don‘t hesitate to press the button to call the nurse’s station, they will be happy to help.”

I wiped my face with the sleeve of my gown and nodded, not facing her but, instead, focusing on my hands, scanning the light scratches from my accident. My eyes fell on my left ring-finger. It had a line as if a ring was missing from it. I traced the line with my thumb and index finger, trying to remember if I had ever owned a ring that I would wear regularly. A slight cough ripped me from my thoughts. I looked up at the green eyed man, unsure of why he had come back.

“Um, I brought you some coffee. Maybe that's not the best idea, though, since the doc said to get some rest. I dunno, I had to do something…” he mumbled.

“Who are you?” I said as I squinted up at him.

He walked cautiously into the room as if he wasn‘t sure if he really belonged there.

“My name is Dean. Dean Winchester. I ...I hit you, remember?”

I put my hands over my face massaging the bridge of my nose with the tips of my fingers. “Yeah, I remember.”

Dean sat in the chair next to my bed placing one cup on the bedside table and sipping from the other. He reached into the pocket of his worn green jacket and placed milk, sugar and sweetener packages beside the cup.

“I didn‘t know how you‘d like it.”

“Neither do I.”

I had no intention of crying in front of this stranger and I certainly did not expect that coffee could ever make me cry.

“Hey.. it‘s alright sweetheart. You're gonna be fine.”

His calloused hands took mine as he began drawing small circles with his thumbs. I looked up into his eyes and I believed him. Dean’s face was warm and even though his eyes looked tired I knew he would stay by my side until I got better.

Part 2

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Nani the heck is this? Read here!

Chapter 8: They call me Mother

What happened during the in between time of move in day and the 1st day of second term? Total. Fuckery….This is the last chapter in what happened in those 11 days.

It’s day 7 and it’s a very important day! Robo-dog is going to be activated for the first time. I wake up very excited to start my day that I didn’t care about the dumb shit happening behind me in the boy’s bathroom while I did my routine. I played Japan by Famous Dex ft Keith Ape and Verbal and danced while waiting for my detox mud mask to finish drying. 

“Woah Palma-san contain your ass!” said Kirishima.

“Oh sorry yall! I’m just so excited for today! My project is ready for activation and test run. My group mates just finished it last night and asked me to come over after breakfast.”

“Project? must be pretty important if you’re this excited.” said Sato drying his hair.

Iida walks in shirtless and he’s peeling and a bit red.

“Oh dear you really are burnt Tenya” I said cringing at the sight of the skin flakes on his shoulders.

“Yea I don’t understand! I was wearing sunscreen and everything!” he said aggressively chopping “are my precautions just a joke to the sun!”

I start wheeze laughing “I can’t believe you’re cursing the sun!” I said as I wiped my tears “never thought I’d see the day were you curse the space orb!”

All the boys stop and stare at me laughing so hard that I was in tears. They all thought it was the most genuine thing to ever see a girl do.

“Here, I have something that will help” I say as I take out 2 bottles of product out of my personal care caddy “This is aloe vera body wash and this is cooling aloe vera gel. Put on the gel after showering with the body wash to stop the peeling and reduce the redness. It has a neutral scent so you won’t smell feminine or anything.”

Iida looks at the products and uses them in his morning shower. When he got out, Ita already left the bathroom.

“Now that Palma-san is gone, way to go Iida!” said Kaminari “You and her are finally getting causal with the first names, proud of you big guy!”

“We’ve been on first name basis for months now, it’s just how she likes to be addressed.” retorted Iida.

“Ok but what’s with the whole lending products?” Sero said with a sly look.

“She just knows how to soothe a sunburn! she’s a very knowledgable person.”

“Just the other day I asked her how do I get rid of a bruise and she told me to stop being a little bitch and suck it up. No advice or remedy prepared and handed to me.” said Midoriya 

“Yeah I was there! I high fived her and laughed, she’s so funny!” said Bakugo with a smile.

“Well...”

“JUST ADMIT IT! She’s showing you care and favoritism because she likes you” exploded Kirishima “what are you waiting for Iida-kun? Claim your girl!”

“I’m working on it Kirishima! I already set the day and have the note ready but..”

“But what?!” said the boys in the bathroom.

“I’m just afraid that she’ll say no and I ruined the good thing we had together. She’s still hurting over the life she left behind.”

Meanwhile, I was happily getting dressed and drinking my coffee. Everyone at this point knows why I’m so happy and excited and wished me luck before heading out.

“Ok, You two ready?” asked Jin, putting on his safety googles.

“Ready!” Mimi and I say, also putting on safety googles.

“Term 1 project: Robo-dog, ready for initial activation!” Jin dramatically says as he flips the switch on in the robot’s mouth.

The small robot started to twitch it’s nose and tail before opening it’s eyes. They glowed brightly for a few seconds then dimmed to a soft glow.

“Hello, are you my creators?” spoke the robot.

“Oh my goodness! Yes, yes we are your creators! I’m Jin Matsui! I made your frame and intelligence.”

“I’m Mimi Oleshin, I made your extendable features.”

“And I’m Itati Palma, I designed you and made your fur coat, after my beloved pet, Mr. Muffins” I said tearing up because I miss my sweet little muffin.

“Oh! then is my name Mr. Muffins?” 

We look at each other, Jin spoke up “Is that what you want to be called?”

“Yes! Because Itati looked nostalgic when they talked to me, I want to be Mr. Muffins 2.0″

“If that’s what you want, then so be it. Happy birthday Mr. Muffins 2.0 and welcome to the world.” Jin said as he held our hands like a proud father.

“Thank you Jin, what is my purpose?”

“We created you to be a security dog for the homes and families of working Heroes. You are made for security and comfort along with the potential to be a personal tasker.” said Mimi.

“We built you with weaponry and expendable arms to protect and assist. Your data and any saved information gets sent to us via cloud storage. And while we created you, we aren’t done perfecting you so we may add more commands, settings and weaponry over time.” I said.

“Do you have any questions for us Mr. Muffins?” asked Jin

“Yes, am I first of my kind?”

“yes you are, but we hope to make another in the future.”

“Who am I assigned to protect?”

We look at each other, this robot really through us in a loop with this one.

“Who do you want to protect, out of the three of us?” asked Jin.

“I can’t say, maybe all of you. Since you’re a family unit. Jin is the paternal figure, Itati the maternal figure and Mimi the neutral figure.

We start to tear up because we didn’t really think of it that way but we felt very unified. We decided to take turns with testing out the robo-dog, starting with me because I was in different dorms. Therefore, I can test out the security features better than the other two. I teleport Muffin 2.0 and I to the hero dorms to introduce him to the others, I had to have some fun with it!

“Oh you’re back! how did it go?” asked Shoji.

“EVEN BETTER THAN I THOUGHT! I want to introduce yall to him!”

Everyone gathered around and saw the very life-like dog, wagging it’s tail at my feet.

“AH! SO CUTE!” squealed the girls and Koda.

“Yall, this is my term-1 project, Robo-Dog. We designed him to be a home security device for the homes and families of working Heroes.”

“This little thing is supposed to protect a house?” said Bakugo scornfully “Looks like one good kick and the intruder has it’s way.”

“Actually, I’m too heavy to be kicked over. I weight 86 pounds” said the robot.

“Did that thing just talk!?” screamed Mineta

“Yup! This puppy is built with artificial intelligence. Why don’t you introduce yourself to everyone?” I asked the robot.

“Gladly! Hello, my name is Mr. Muffins 2.0 and today is my birthday. I am assigned to protect my creators and I am the first of my kind.”

Everyone was floored with how well it spoke. Kirishima looked uneasy.

“Question for the creator, What if it turns against you and kills you?”

“Well I guess I’ll let it kill me because look at his little cute face!” I said petting it’s head “My groupmates and I are going to take turns testing out it’s features before the term starts. And before you ask, yes I have full permission to have this robot in our dorms.”

Everyone went about their day as I played around with the commands in my room. 2 days pass and the hero course goes to take their licensing exam. Not to my surprise, Bakugo and Todoroki didn’t pass and we all teased them that a lizard did better than them. The events of the Midoriya and Bakugo fight unfolded and the opening ceremony started. I was in block formation with my small class. Even though we didn’t need to, we wanted to look more distinguished by being in formation and having group chants when we see other departments to flex on them. I spot Mirio, Nejire and Amajiki, I remembered our little run in and my suspicion of them snooping into my file, I hatch a plan to go investigate. I find Midnight in the staff room with Nezu after the ceremony.

“Hello Midnight, principal Nezu.”

“Oh Itati! What a pleasant surprise, come in!”

“Thank you, I wanted to talk to you about something I have a strong suspicion in.”

“Oh? What or who does it involve?” asked Nezu.

“It involves my school file information and these 3 upperclassmen that have been seeking me out for the most of term 1.”

“3 upperclassmen? Do you know their names?” asked Midnight

“Yes actually, Togata Mirio, Hado Nejire and Tamaki Amajiki.”

“Those 3? actually, now that I recall, Nejire and Amajiki sometimes help out in the records office during their free period.” said Nezu.

“That’s right! but why are they targeting her? She’s just a first year and her file is incomplete. It only has her country, briefing of her asylum, quirk catagories, program, last name and list of languages spoken on the cover page. Everything else after is test scores and medical records.” listed Midnight.

“What could they get from that to seek her out?” said Nezu in deep thought.

“I’ve overheard them in passing that they want to convince me to become a hero because of my rumored abilities and the information about me ‘saving’ my school from a gang attack. They think I’m at my free will to change programs but I really feel like I’m getting cornered because they finally did a few days ago when I went on a personal shopping day.”

“What did they do?” Midnight asked a little worried.

I told them what happened and what question they asked me and how I answered them.

“That is unsettling but I am glad you didn’t give them the full truth to protect yourself and gave them the slip to get to the dorms safely.” Nezu said proudly

“Thank you and that’s all that’s happened so far, if anything else happens I will let you know.”

“But what about your file?” asked Midnight as I stood up to leave.

“keep it incomplete until they graduate, if they try to see it anytime after that, its a federal crime.”

“That’s possible but that also means you can’t move into the correct dorms until then.” said Nezu.

“then so be it, I just don’t want them to know more about me.”

I leave and walk out of the building thinking how I was going handle all this? Then I hear somebody calling me from behind me.

“PALMA-CHAN! PALMA-CHAN! OVER HERE!” it was Nejire, f u c k

“OH hi!” I said turning around. I see the other 2 boys were with her, triple f u c k.

“Come spend time with us! We’re going to get takoyaki!” she said jumping excitedly.

FUCK THEY GOT ME WITH THE FOOD BRIBE! “Um ok! teleporting over!” I thought I might have some fun with this if I can stretch the truth and throw them off.

“Wow thats fast!” said Mirio “Hi Palma-san, its been awhile.”

“Umm hi your hair looks- g-good today” said Amajiki looking down “and your socks are cute, pink is your color.”

I get flushed and the other 2 noticed, Nejire gets a look in her eye that I don’t understand.

“Yea you’re such a cute one! don’t you think so, Mirio?” she said stressing the last part.

“uhh yeah I agree hehe” he said blushing and giving Nejire a ‘cut it out!’ look.

“Come on lets go get some food! I’m starving!” she said grabbing my hand.

We get to the place and I get to be alone with Amajiki as the other 2 ordered, he looked like he was gonna pass out.

“are you ok?”

“I’m-finee” he said shakily “I just get nervous around people I don’t know well, especially somebody as cute as you.”

I tried to change the subject because I was NOT about to be involved in a fucking love triangle with upperclassmen, FUCK. THAT!

“Oh hehehe, sooooo what is your quirk? if you don’t mind me asking?”

“oh it’s Manifest, I can copy the ability of anything I eat as long as it’s in my digestive system.”

“That sounds so interesting!” I said as the other two came back with the food.

“Yea, watch this” he said eating a takoyaki “oh jeez its kinda hot.” But then after he swallows it, his hand turned into a cluster of tentacles.

“Oh my goodness! thats so cool! may I- touch it?” I said oogling at the sight.

“Um sure” he said letting me trace the tentacles with my finger. He gets flushed as I gently touch his transformed hand. I get a sinister idea, I want to test out this quirk for myself, so goal of today is to copy the quirk and take it to the dorms to see what I can transform into. Only thing is to find a way to touch his face without it looking weird. 

“Oh sorry, I’ve lingered too long on your hand hehehe” I said as I retracted my hands from his.

“Mirio has a cool quirk too” Nejire said as she took a bite of food.

“It’s not that cool but I have Permeate, I can phase through anything, watch.” he said as he phased his hand through the table we were seated at.

“AH! that’s wicked! I like it.” I said thinking, that’s a quirk I want to test out too but I need to get close enough to these boys without getting found out or catch feelings. “may I- put my hand through yours?”

“sure! here.” he said holding his hand out so I can phase my hand through.

“He can do that with his whole body too! But at the end he’s naked because he phases right through his clothes!” said Nejire not knowing how embarrassing that fact really is.

“Nejire! you’re embarrassing me! she didn’t need to know that” Mirio said blushing hard.

We had good conversation and I was think on how I was going to touch his face or what reason I was going to put in to have me touch his face. Suddenly I felt the wind pick up and some leaves and small debris were being pushed by the wind. There was my excuse! If I could discreetly levitate a leaf onto his face while the wind was blowing, I have means to touch his face! I barely got it right and I got a slightly damp leaf of his face.

“Oh Amajiki-san, here let me...” I said as I reached over and brushed the leaf off and wiping the dampness with my thumb with my hand resting on his jaw. I looked at his eyes and he started trembling.

“Oh um thanks Palma-san” he said diverting his gaze away. 

“The wind is picking up pretty quick, we should get going” said Mirio standing up.

I say my goodbyes and teleported out. Meanwhile the 3rd years were walking home and trying to figure out what I told them.

“She seems to be opening up to us!” said Amajiki “told you inviting her to some food was a good idea!”

“Yea! Did you see how handsy she was getting with you two?!” Nejire said stirring the pot “she seems to like you Amajiki-kun”

“What! no, she’s just being nice” he responded “she likes Mirio from the way she look at him when he talks.”

“You really think so Amajiki? Because I was thinking maybe I ask her to be my girlfriend.” said Mirio confidently.

“For real Mirio?! You’re going to ask her?!” Nejire screamed with a twinkle in her eye.

“Yes! I really like her and maybe having me as her boyfriend will convince her to become a hero too!” said Mirio pumping his fist “next time I see her, I will ask her and make her feel special!”

Meanwhile, I was at the dorms eating random things to see how the quirk works. I tested it out and I can maintain the quirk for 4 hours but after it wears off, going to the toilet is awkward and disgusting. I go to bed hoping I don’t need to get my stomach pumped because I ate weird shit. School starts and we presented Muffin 2.0, we got the best grade in the class. Diya sensei asked us to present it to the board later in the term, we agreed. We got into blade work in weapons class, Jin is surprisingly really good at using blades. 

-Hero 1-A classroom, before I arrive-

“She’s going to arrive any second now! How are you feeling Iida-kun?” asked Kaminari.

“I’m getting very nervous.” said Iida as he took out a medium sized box out of his bag with shaky hands.

“You can do it Iida-kun! Theres no way she’ll say no!” said Uraraka.

“Ok, I can do this!” he said getting up and making the slow and shaky walk to her desk. Everyone is waiting in suspense because it’s less than a minute until class starts and Palma-san hasn’t arrived yet and Iida is still making his way to her desk. Before he could reach to her desk, Aizawa started class and he ran back to his seat. 

“Ok class lets get started, we have some upperclassmen coming in to talk about the internships I mentioned yesterday.” He said as the 3 upperclassmen walk in. Before they could introduced themselves, I teleport in.

“OOF SORRY I’M LATE I-” I say in a panic as I pan to the 3 upperclassmen and think F U C K they know that I’m one hero class now.

“Perfect timing Miss Palma, please have a seat” said Aizawa “why don’t you introduce yourselves?”

The 3 upperclassmen introduced themselves and the girls turned to me when they heard Mirio’s name. Their expressions were a mix of shock and amazement that one of the BIG 3 was my person of interest. When they mentioned that they wanted to demonstrate their abilities on the class, I raised my hand,

“Yes Miss Palma?” asked Aizawa.

“Since I’m not under the hero course rubric to be in an internship, may I opt out of this activity?”

���Yes you may opt out, you may be excused.” said Aizawa as he wrote up an excuse slip for me.

“Thank you sensei, have fun everybody! Remember the finishing moves we practiced!” I said getting up and heading toward the door.

“Palma-chan! Join us for lunch in the patio later!” said Nejire.

“Oh uh alright, see you then!” I said as I walked down the hall to the workrooms so I can tinker with Muffin 2.0 some more. When it was lunch time I told Mimi and Jin what’s going down and they’re on lookout for me, just in case. I get to the patio and see just Mirio and I get uneasy and wonder where are the other 2.

“Oh Palma-san, there you are.” said Mirio as he turned to face me.

“Hi, where are the other 2?” I ask.

“They had to do something internship related, but let’s enjoy lunch together!”

“Um ok” I said sitting at the stone table under the shade “how was your demonstration?”

“It went great! Everyone got a little roughed up but they got the point I was making.”

“oh cool, some of things the hero course does seem really interesting” I said opening my container of fruit salad “but it seems everyone in 1-A is still a bit too underdeveloped to upkeep with these exams and trials.”

“Aizawa mentioned you are demolishing your classmates in spars and strategy tests” he said taking a bite of food “it’s so interesting to see an already powerful student that’ll make a promising hero.”

We have more hero conversation but it’s all praising my power and reasons to be one. I don’t show interest but I could tell he was trying to tell me something else.

“Hey Palma-san, quick question”

“yea?”

“You don’t happen to have a person of interest do you?”

Oh jeez what the fuck is he getting at?! “I do but it’s silly, I know they’ll never see me more than a friend.”

“So you’re single? Why would anybody not ask you out or confess?! You’re like the perfect girl.” he said blushing a bit and diverting his gaze.

Oh shit, I have entered the infatuation zone “Oh I don’t know about all that! I like to think I’m pretty decent.”

“I going to say it! Palma-san” he outbursts as he stood and did a parallel bow with his hand out “will you go out with me with the intention of being my girlfriend.”

Oh what the hell?! I think, If I say yes, I can copy his quirk and practice it and master it for however long we stay together because there is NO WAY we’re lasting longer than 5 months, thats just the dating rule. “Oh Mirio! so suddenly! I-” I say as surprised as I could.

“Please Palma-san, you’ve captured my heart with your beauty and power. I would be honored to have you has my girlfriend and I’ll be your knight and protect you!”

Oh jeez what a load of crap! I want to gag! “Then yes” I said carefully putting my hand on his “I accept this courtship.”

He looks up and gets happy that I said yes, he then sits next to me for the rest of lunch. He walks me to my wing and exchanged numbers. Mimi and Jin elbow and tease me on my acting in the patio, they know that I only said yes for the clout and quirk copying. It’s after school and I get a text from Mirio,

[Hey Palma-san, it’s Mirio :) would you like to walk home with me?]

I scream internally because that’s some cute shit, but I still don’t feel bad for just saying yes for non-love reasons.

[Sure :3 Meet me near the parking lot. See you soon!]

I turn to Mimi and Jin and show them the texts.

“Ahhh! I’m so jealous that you managed to get yourself a man with status!” squealed Mimi.

“At least it’s not that glasses weirdo, he caused you so much stress!” said Jin as he wave commands Muffin 2.0 to follow him.

We get to the front door of the school and I spot Mirio, I say wish me luck as they portal away to the dorms. I teleport to Mirio to start the walk home.

“I can walk you all the way home, I don’t mind walking 5 miles as long as your by my side.” 

“Oh you’re too sweet! I actually live in dorms with the hero class.” I explained the shortened version of the situation.

“Oh I see and you usually teleport to and from school huh?” he said realizing things “how is dorming with boys then?”

“It’s a bit annoying but I made myself clear that I wasn’t a piece of meat to stare at when I use the bathroom in the morning. They always want to sit with them during meals and down time and talk about boy things.”

“If I were there, you would never get bothered.” he said putting his arm around me.

I blush and we just talk about upcoming events and that we should go together to some of them. We get to the dorms and I turn to face him and he does the bow again.

“Thank you for saying yes Palma-san! I hope you have a nice evening!”

“Oh you don’t have to bow to me!” I said lifting his head up with a gentle hand and caressing his cheek “text me when you get home safely, ok?”

“Y-yes! um, bye! see you tomorrow!” he said as he walked away completely flushed.

I teleport in and hope nobody saw me with Mirio. I see everyone still in uniform laid out on the commons room, looking pretty roughed up.

“Oh my god! yall look like you got ran over by a bus!” I said dropping my things and running over to see the damage. They looked pretty bad so I levitated all of  them to their rooms and made dinner. It was the least I could do but I also wanted to try out the quirk in private so they couldn’t bother me. They come out of their rooms to eat, I made them a healthy orange chicken with carrots and green beans and plenty of rice.

“That smells divine! Did you cook this Palma-san?” asked Hagakure.

“Yes I did and there’s plenty for everyone! so dig in yall.” I said taking off my apron.

“The chicken is the perfect amount of tangy and savory! And these veggies are perfectly seasoned!” said Kirishima with a mouthful of food.

“So delicious! Thanks mom” said Sero not thinking what he was saying, but it was too late, everyone heard him call me mom.

“Did you just call me mom? Just for that, yall wash ya own dishes.” I said walking to my room and hearing all the groans and teasing.

I get to my room and start to control the quirk, it wasn’t as uncontrollable as I thought. With this first round, I could maintain it for one hour before I get exhausted. Meanwhile, down the hall in Ojiro’s room, the boys are plotting.

“Iida-kun you coward! Today was the day and you blew it!” said Kaminari.

“The day isn’t over! He can still knock on her door and ask!” said Shoji.

“You know her! She doesn’t like to be disturbed after 8pm.” retorted Todoroki.

“Guys forget all that! Did you see that Mirio guy eyeing her up in class?!” snidely remarked Mineta “he was basically looking at her he knows her.”

“Shut up Mineta he wasn’t looking at her like that!” spoke up Tokoyami.

“BUT did you see how that girl asked her to join them for lunch?! I looked out to the patio and it was only Mirio there with Palma-san!” said Mineta trying to get Iida to reacting.

“I’ll just try again in a few days.” said Iida, ignoring everyone’s input.

“NO ASK HER TOMORROW!” yelled everyone in the room. 

Fast forward to thursday and somehow, everyone knows about me and Mirio being together. We both didn’t care but wonder how people found out. Either way, we just kept doing our thing.

“Hey what are you doing saturday?” I asked on our walk home.

“Hmm I have to do something with my dad in the morning but I have the rest of the late afternoon and evening free.”

“Oh cool! I was wondering if you wanted to go to a party with me, it’s held at a third year intel’s house and they’re having a bonfire.”

“I haven’t been to a causal party before, I might go.”

“Oh ok let me know if you want to go so I can send you the address.”

“Is this your first party?”

“Oh heavens no, even back in America I was getting invited to parties. This party is my 5th party I’ve gone to this school year.”

Mirio starts to overthink when I said that. Was I a popular girl? Was I pity invite? What do I do to get invited again and again? He drops me off at the dorms and goes home. I get greeted by all the girls swarming me.

“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE DATING MIRIO!” they all say in shock. I was unfazed.

“Yea, we’ve been talking a lot since knowing their name but really yall, it’s not a huge deal.”

“But what about Iid-” Mina started but Uraraka and Momo covered their mouth because they didn’t want me to find out what happened. Meanwhile, in the boy’s side, in Shoji’s room.

“Bro he’s not getting up, poor thing.” said Kirishima as they look at a face down Iida on the floor.

“Tch, we warned him that he was going to lose her to somebody else if he didn’t say anything. But way to go Palma-san for dating the number 1 student of the school!” said Bakugo, twisting the knife.

“Kacchan! but it’s true, we did warn you Iida-kun.” Midoriya said gently as he put a blanket on him.

“I have destroyed the thing Iida-san” said Todoroki “I can’t believe you wrote an entire essay to her and she didn’t even get a chance to read it!”

“Come on Iida-kun you have to eat something, here’s some peeled apple and canned orange juice, your favorite.” said Tokoyami holding out the items.

“I’m not hungry, my heart ache is making me immobile” said Iida weakly “just leave me here to perish or until tomorrow for school.” 

“Ok lover boy, how are you going to get over her?” said Aoyama “or are you going to win her back?”

“I wouldn’t dare interfere with her happiness, if he makes her happy then I have to respect that” Iida said as he rolled on his side “I made a promise to her that I’d be sweet and considerate of her feelings and decisions. I just didn’t think she’d be kissing random boys and date upperclassmen.”  

The boys just left him to his moping. The air of sadness lingered on him into the next day. Even I noticed but everyone I’ve asked about it said to not worry about it, so I didn’t. Day of the party comes and I get real excited and did all my chores with visible excitement.

“Palma-san is Mirio going with you?” asked Jiro.

“I’m not even sure, he hasn’t responded to me if he was gonna go” I said while styling my hair.

“Then why are you getting all dressed up?” asked Momo.

“Because I want to, weather or not Mirio comes, I’m going to have fun with my classmates and upperclassmen in my department.”

“I wish I was cool enough to get invited to parties” pouted Mina “and have a boyfriend, you’re so lucky!”

Then I get a text, it’s from Mirio

[Hey can you send me the address to the party, Nejire convinced me to go]

“Ah! he’s going!” I squealed and the girls all squealed and jumped around in my room.

I finish getting ready and I head to the kitchen to chug some water because I know I was gonna be drinking and took the precaution.

“Woah Palma-san you’re lookin’ good” said Kaminari “Mirio is one lucky guy.”

“I don’t think Mirio will be able to keep his hands to himself tonight! Tell me Palma-san, are you going to come back with love marks?” Bakugo asked trying to provoke Iida that was trying not to say anything.

“Mayhaps or mayhaps he’s gonna have them, yall will see tomorrow.” I say before teleporting out.

At the party, everything was pretty chill and Mirio comes a bit late.

“Sorry I’m late, I didn’t know what to wear.” he said nervously.

“Oh don’t worry about your outfit! you look fine, come to the yard! We just lit the fire pit.” I said dragging him to the backyard. We sit with the others around the fire and we talk about dumb shit. Mirio doesn’t talk but has his arm around me as he listens to me talk. Mimi and Jin look at me from the kitchen window and signal me to make a move already. I give them the ‘let me work my magic!’ look and I turn to Mirio to start the magic

“Hey you want to go to the tree over there? I’m feeling too toasty here.”

“Oh sure, here let me help you up.”

I look at Mimi and Jin and they give me the thumbs up because they know what’s gonna happen next.

“Ok so I HAVE to ask, is it true that you get completely naked when you use your quirk? Everyone in 1-A told me they saw your dick and whole ass.”

“They told you?!” he said as he turned red “but yea, I get naked and it’s a bit embarrassing when everyone sees but I try my best to not show too much of my privates.”

“show me” I said so serious and boldly even I was surprised “please?”

“Um ok, it’s only fair.” he said as he looked around to see if anybody was looking and activated his quirk. I saw as his clothes just fell right through him and just stared right at his junk. I couldn’t believe it but I wasn’t going to do anything lewd or sexual. The goal of the night was to kiss him, so I worked up something to go in for the kiss.

“They really do just fall off” I said trying not to look at his junk again “turn around, I wanna see how muscular is your butt.” And this boy does a full spin for me and I just knew he was getting into it. Now for phase 2, keep it pg 13.

“I’ve been working hard for my muscles, want to feel?”

“yes but can you put your pants on? Just trying to be respectful”

“Oh right hehe I forgot” he said as he put his pants on quickly “here get close and feel.”

I didn’t care for the muscles, I just let my hand run until he gave into his temptation to kiss me. Mission successful! He even let a nice mark on me. As the night progressed, I started drinking a bit more and he had to leave since it was nearing midnight. I didn’t remember him leaving or what happened after a certain point but I woke up on the couch in his hoodie. I checked my phone and I have a text from him, when he got home safely.

[Just got home safe. I left some cash in the pocket of the hoodie so you can get a latte in the morning before heading to the dorms. Take care, see you later 💟]

What a sweetheart, I check the pocket and there was enough cash to get myself 2 large lattes and a bitch teleported into the commons room, double fisting 2 large lattes.

“Good morning Palma-san! I see you’re in the best mood” said Sero “Is that Mirio’s hoodie?”

“Yea hehe” I said with so much satisfaction “I don’t remember what happened before he left so my classmates told me he put his hoodie on me and kissed me good bye. In the morning I woke up and he sent me a text saying he left some cash in the pocket so I can buy myself coffee before I head to the dorms.”

“What a gentleman” Bakugo said with a smirk “but show us the damage!”

I took off the hoodie and all the boys hollered at the sight of me with the mix of hickeys, light scratch marks and a bite mark on my ear. I go to the bathroom to freshen up and the boys let me have my privacy as I took a well deserved bath. I had everything where I want them and these next few weeks are going to be interesting.

-End Chapter 8-

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