#and now i annoy her with a different cha cha cha song :)

[shiinsei]

what my life has been like for the past few days

[princesslachimolala]

The 8th Member of Bangtan💜

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Chapter 4 - The Dance Practice 💥✨🪩

Synopsis: you (y/n 🦊) are the 8th member of bts and are involved in all the fun and banter with the boys as you work on your music and side projects for army

Pairings: platonic! ot7 x gn! reader

Warnings: angst, gossip, slight arguments, discussions of self worth and self doubt

A/n: yn faces off with dance instructor Jung Hoseok and some gossipy staff members in this one… as usual yn is gender neutral so read the honorific’s as they apply to you, also ‘Cha Hwa-young’ is just a random name I plucked off the internet and is in reference to no one with the same name

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6am.

Your alarm was blaring and the echo of Hobi’s words were in your brain.

“Dance practise at 7am”

You rolled out of bed and slipped on the workout outfit you’d planned the night before (something simple yet stylish so on the off chance the staff would film some of the practice for army, you’d look presentable).

Preparing for a comeback was no joke… constant lyric writing, recording and choreography sessions. Anything to make the perfect songs and performance for army.

Today you are all working on the choreo for ‘Dynamite’ which meant excessive sweating and the scrutiny of dance teacher Jung Hoseok.

“I’m gonna miss Hobi today” you said to Jungkook and Jimin, the others having left earlier, leaving the 3 of you to catch up to the studio.

“How? Is he not gonna be there, noona/hyung?” Jungkook asked still sleepy and rubbing his eyes.

“He’ll be there kookie, I just mean he’s gonna be in his serious dance instructor mode today” you explained, expression glum.

“Ah come on dongsaengie, cheer up” Jimin said squishing your mouth into the shape of a smile, “it’s gonna be a fun practice… besides that’s how we get our dances perfect right?”

His arching eyebrows and imploring expression made you nod in agreement… one cup of coffee and you’d be fine.

Or so you thought.

•••

Pulling up to the HYBE building, your phone buzzed.

🐨: heads up guys… there’s a new assistant staff member in today

🐻: she’s pretty

🐱: Tae be professional, she’s only just across the room

All of a sudden, Jungkook and Jimin came to life at the mention of a new, pretty staff member. You were also intrigued but now you were even more nervous.

These days the staff (especially the core staff) didn’t change and rotate that much. Most of the staff that worked closely with you and boys had been working for years, allowing you to become trusted confidants and somewhat friends.

Jungkook could sense your unease as he wrapped his muscly arm around your shoulder and pulled you in for a reassuring hug.

“It’ll be alright noona/hyung”

And boy was he wrong.

The minute you stepped into the rehearsal room the vibe was different.

The boys were huddled in one corner of room rather than spread out, their collective bodies hiding the fact they were talking and giggling with to a new member of staff. The three of you approached the throng and Jungkook cleared his throat to alert his hyungs to your presence.

“Ah, here they all are!” Namjoon greeted you all, parting the group, revealing the dark-haired woman still dressed in her long parka coat.

“Jimin-ssi, Jungkook-ssi, yn-ssi” she said with a low bow.

“This is Cha Hwa-young” Hobi did the introducing with a big smile on his face - he always loved meeting new staff.

The three of you returned the greeting with a short bow.

“Where’s the coffee, Hobah?” you tapped Hobi on the shoulder.

He rolled his shoulder to get your finger off him and turned from his apparently hilarious conversation with Hwa-young to answer you, slightly annoyed expression on his face.

“I don’t know yn, go ask the staff members, I’m sure they’ve did the run already”

It seemed like your prediction was right, Hobi was already annoyed and you hadn’t even begun to dance yet.

Speaking of, dance practise was now running 15 minutes late because the boys were busy getting to know Hwa-young, though you stayed back from the conversation because every time you tried to interject you’d be brushed off or ignored.

What you didn’t notice was that the one youngest and one oldest member were hanging about closer to you than they usually did during dance practice.

“Here dongsaengie” Jin said passing you your cup of hot coffee.

Jin and Jungkook could definitely read you and the staff members better than the rest - in other words they could see you sulking more than usual and the new staff member turning a bit cold towards you compared to how she was buttering up the boys.

“Should we start the rehearsal now Hobi hyung?” Jungkook suggested, making Hobi check his watch with a surprised face.

“Ah yes right! Let’s just pick up from where we left off the last time”

After some stretching, you and the boys took your starting positions and the beat of ‘Dynamite’ rang across the studio. You tried to ignore the glaring look Hwa-young sent you from across the room.

The first run through went well and Hobi seemed pleased with everyone.

“What did you think Hwa-young-ssi?” he asked.

She looked somewhat taken aback but pleased at the direct question.

“It was wonderful, Jhope-ssi!” she complimented with a bow, gaining agreements from the other staff and preening from the group, “though I think yn-ssi stepped on Jungkooks foot? You better watch Jungkook-ssi, your lace is undone now”

Everyone looked at Jungkooks shoe, and of course, his lace was undone.

“Ah I’m sorry Kook! Did I step on your foot?” you rushed down to your knees to help him tie his lace again.

You swore you could here some snickers over at the far side of the wall where the staff was standing.

“Just a little bit noona/hyung… it’s okay it wasn’t sore!” Jungkook sought to reassure you before you fretted.

“It’s okay yn-ie, I’m clumsy all the time” Joon offered you a hand up from the ground with a reassuring smile.

You got up and dusted yourself off, both physically and mentally.

“I’m gonna watch the next run through” Hobi said standing in front of the group, arms folded and concentration evident on his face.

•••

“It wasn’t that bad baby petal” Jin tried to reassure you.

“He was mad at me too, yn-ie” Jimin tuned in.

“He’s not mad, he’s just stressed and wants to get the choreo right,” Yoongi said, sitting down at the lunch table.

The staff came up to you all with water and bowls of lunch (bibimbap from today’s menu) and sat down away from the group.

“Where is hyung anyway?” Jungkook asked.

“He’s reviewing the dance footage” Tae said with a mouthful of seaweed and rice.

“He should come eat soon… I’ll go and get him” Jin stood up.

Suddenly without his broad shoulders shielding you, you felt the eyes of hybe’s cafeteria goers and most unsettlingly, those of the group of staff you knew had been in dance practise with you all. Hwa-young, though, was missing among them.

Jin returned with Hobi in tow. The expression on his face was indecipherable but he didn’t really look up from his bibimbap bowl while he talked.

“We need to tighten up the choreo guys… I know we’ve only just finalised it but we’ve got less than a month left before the company will want to start recording us practice and start recording the music video”

“We’ll get there Hobi hyung” jimin offered hopefully.

“It’s just frustrating Jiminie, I want it all to look perfect as soon as possible, otherwise it gives me anxiety”

“You’re the best dancer here hyung” namjoon offered to the unusually downtrodden man, “it just takes some of us a bit longer”

“I know Joon, I can’t expect perfect from some of you straight away, but I usually expect my dance line to perform well”

The words hung in the air. Everyone knew by that he meant Jungkook, Jimin, Tae and you. And who had been messing up the most all morning? You had.

Sure the hyungs needed a few minutes more of individual coaching from Hobi than the rest and Namjoon in particular could be prone to tripping, but you knew by the look on his face Hobi expected more from his maknaes.

You sat with your head low, hating to disappoint any of your members. You could feel eyes on you and became overcome with the need to escape.

“Sorry oppa/hyung” you mumbled, before standing from your seat, “excuse me”

You walked to the first place you could find to be alone. The bathroom. But before you could round the corner you heard the voice you’d been hearing all afternoon. Hwa-young.

“Poor jhope-ssi, he’s so stressed about the dance… they’re the one that came in late with Jungkook and Jimin… what was their name again?”

“Yn?” the voice of another staff member offered.

“Ah yes, well they’re apparently part of bts dance line but from this morning you’d find that hard to believe” she snickered, followed by a burst of laughter.

Sometimes you hated the labels associated with being an idol. Sure you were part of rapline… that was a given since you rapped all your verses in bts’s songs. But dancing wasn’t always your strong suit. Jimin and Hobi were trained professionals before they joined the bighit label in their pre-debut days. And Jungkook was just naturally talented at things while Tae had his own flare that army ate up during a performance.

You don’t even know why you were proclaimed as part of dance line when you felt like you couldn’t live up to their expertise or talent. And hearing Hobi and the staffs words all but confirmed your doubts.

Maybe… you thought, you’d have to rethink your position in the team. This afternoon you’d been clunky and causing delays. Maybe bangtan would be better without you, you thought.

You couldn’t be noticed by the staff now so you walked to the further away bathroom to get some quiet and clear your head.

You had only been sitting in the bathroom stall for 10 minutes when a text came through.

🐰: noona/hyung… are you okay?

🦊: fine kookie, just in the bathroom

🐰: hyungs say we’re heading back into practice in 5

You gave the message a thumbs up and put you phone back in your pocket. It wasn’t too late to back out, the promos for the Dynamite comeback hadn’t happened yet. They could easily cut your lines or have someone else in rapline re-record them so they wouldn’t go to waste. For now you swallowed those thoughts down and walked back to the practice room.

Jungkook was looking at you with wide boba eyes and Jin looked concerned.

“Everything okay baby petal?”

“Yes oppa/hyung, just a stomach ache”

“Can you still dance?”

He had no idea how hard that question hit but you just painted on a smile and nodded anyway.

Yet again the rest of the boys were oblivious, gathered around Hwa-young and her quickly acquired friends, talking and giggling.

Once you announced yourself, the members got to practising over and over until early evening until Hobi was completely satisfied with the days work. Everyone left the studio with aching muscles but only one member left with a head full of self doubts.

•••

“Jhope-ssi, would you and the group like to come with us to dinner?”

“Ah that would be nice noona,” Hobi turned to the group, “you want food guys?”

Noona? After only one day of getting familiar, you thought.

Everyone nodded, even Jin and Jungkook who could never deny food, probably even from their worst enemy.

“Yn-ssi” Hwa-young addressed you, “you probably won’t want to come along with that upset stomach you talked about having earlier”

Inside you seethed. But really she was right. You didn’t want to be around anyone for any longer today and certainly not her.

“I’ll turn in for the night, see you guys later” though you had no intention of leaving your bedroom to socialise tonight or even answer the door for that matter.

“Alright, it was very nice to meet you” she gave a bow and headed for the cars.

You returned it, but only because she was your elder.

“Noona/hyung, please come with us, we’ll only worry” Jungkook pleaded.

“Really I’ll be fine Kook, go with your hyungs and have fun, it’s been a long day” you chased him.

He looked somewhat forlorn as he walked away with Jin, who turned at the last second and mouthed “you okay?” to you, to which you replied with a nod.

You certainly weren’t okay but you didn’t intend to ruin dinner after being the reason that a dance practice session had soured.

You got a separate car back to the dorms, had your single bowl of ramen (because you knew you’d face the wrath of Jin if you didn’t eat) and headed to bed.

You had a lot to think about and a lot of time to do it before they got home.

•••

A/n: leaving this one on a cliffhanger sorry! will 8th member of bangtan want to stay or will they take some convincing? 🤔 hope you enjoyed some angst (we still love all the boys in this house) but we’ll see a continuation of this storyline in the next fic… then maybe back to some lighter storylines lol 💖

[rotblut]

Likes and dislikes about Sweet Home S2? Saw you gave it 1 star on MDL (agree☠️) and I luv reading your opinions!

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ok, first s2 was useless. in my humble opinion, at least 80% of the storyline was a waste of time and money. it felt more like filler scenes to me overall. the new minor side characters were flat, generic, annoying, and overall unlikeable and felt out of place? and it's not the actor's fault because all the actors that they got for the side characters are good fucking actors that know how to act and deliver a charming performance but the writing was annoying af for them all. like the first 3 eps span a time of a few days right? in ep4 there was a 3-year-ish timejump. you'd think that the people adapted to the change of lifestyle yet they acted so useless. THE NEW CHARS DIDN'T EVEN HAVE COOL ASS WEAPONS OR FIGHTING STYLES????????? BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! especially the female chars (not wanting to call it sexism but calling it like that) in that residence whatever that was were dumb bishes. instant skip. military homoeroticism subplot??????????? don't care. should have been left in the drafts. the whole science doctor subplot?????????? generic shit that's overused in that kind of drama. who carers about the scientific reason and how to get a cure or whatever they tried to find like??????????????? NO ONE GIVES A SINGLE FUCKING FUCK for the scientific side and they always push that side into the narrative fuck. it was an instant skip for me even tho i like oh jung se as well but that shit wasn't interesting enough or different to make me care and keep my attention focused. the fucking rapist istg instant skip was pissed off that he had all the scenes with song kang like i had to skip and when he died he came back ???????????? fuck was that for????????????? can he stay dead irl and in that drama?????? fuck

also didn't help that cha hyun soo's char for the majority of the season felt isolated and different. couldn't really connect with him because, in the first part, he had the most scenes with the rapist and was in that basement doing weird shit and being handcuffed. 2nd half definitely felt better with him being with other characters and especially with eunyoo and he was back to the guy we knew and cared about.

also lmaooooooooooooo the way they tried to include some key moments from the webtoon into season 2 but it felt flat because it made no sense and was confusing. like tthe whole title *sweet home* makes no sense anymore since the apartment complex they lived in was destroyed by the end of s1. never cared for drama jisu and webtoon jisu was a million times better but them killing drama jisu off in ep3 just like that was so underwhelming and anti-climatic and boring. it was expected ngl i knew she would be killed off but like YIKES. why even kill chars when the most annoying ass chars always come back???????????

firefighter woman and her story with renesmee????????? MESS. in a few minutes growing her belly and giving birth on top of a frozen lake, falling into that lake, idk how she pushed out that abomination and stayed alive after all that but lmaooooooo and her not giving a fuck about her daughter so daddy hyun soo had to step up and raise her only for her to want to be with her daughter again just to abuse and treat her horribly?????? ARE WE FRFR RIGHT NOW?? and i should feel some kind of love and care for her and that relationship?????? nah not on my watch. also i normally love the characters that kim shi ah plays in any drama or movie but the daughter character felt so generic and flat that i didn't give a fuck.

also the weird ass old grandpa guy with that young molester girl that was drugging chan young and pushing into his personal space???????? disliked them soooooooooo much. they were just a cheap and rude version of yuri and her old guy from s1.

more or less the writing really reused all the character tropes and relationship formats from season 1 in season 2.

perfect example was eunyoo and her subplot with park chan young (the warm and soft-hearted military guy that had million heart eyes for her). 90% of his scenes with eunyoo parallel the scenes that she had with eunhyuk in s1. literally will make a compilation set in the next few days. and don't get me wrong i kinda can see some form of *poetic parallelism* to that specific choice but it makes his character more of a eunhyuk replacement (even tho both characters are 100% different from each other when it comes to their personalities and the only common thing they have is wanting to protect eunyoo). but i still kinda wished that they went into a different way and made their scenes more original and not just a copy of her and eunhyuk's scenes from s1. but i did enjoy their dynamic compared to the other shit we got but the sparks were missing for most of their scenes. it was nice and the 2 of them together definitely carried the season overall. he was such a babygirl it was def cute the way he was just willing to support her even tho she pushed him a way all of the time. ngl i would have loved for her to have more flashbacks from s1 with her and eunhyuk or her alone in this season and that we haven't seen before. because I'm sure when they filmed s1 they filmed some more scenes that didn't make it. I feel like cha hyun soo was underused and he hardly showed up at all in a lot of the episodes. minshi definitely had the most screen time and i think was the true main character of this season because her goal and arc were consistent from start to finish whereas the other character arcs changed or stopped completely and felt flat.

also, i don't even complain about the cgi because for me that's just the aesthetic and vibe at this point and i feel like they embrace the tacky-looking cgi and honestly it was giving camp and really funny to me. the lil baby monster was cute i hope it shows up in s3. all the other monsters were whatever tho like wasn't really interested in them. and since people complained about the lack of monsters in s1 the director included a bunch just so people wouldn't complain this time around and tick it off from the list. the background ost was also better this time around i think. idk what else to write but yeah that's it for now.

ngl I'll be sat for summer 2024 and s3 just so i'll get full-time eunyoo+eunhyuk back on the menu. we're so fucking back!

tell me what was pissing you off as well and what you liked

[andy-the-8th]

I'm sorry I missed this notification! I'll post here! thank you for tagging me @lasisgood

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (was helping a friend with harmonies for her cover of it and now it's stuck in my head)

Nails Hair Hips Heels - Todrick Hall (OK I know this is Not a good song but 1) there's that meme video going around and 2) I find it funny how the first half is an annoying mishmash of drag terms to the point where it feels like a parody of itself and the second half is just gay cha-cha-slide but the beat is good across the board)

My Coconuts - Kim Petras (I don't have a good reason for this it's just a fun song for keeping things upbeat)

Don't Do Me Good - Madi Diaz

Same Risk - Madi Diaz

Cool About It - boygenius

True Blue - boygenius

The Parting Glass - boygenius & Ye Vagabonds

dragon eyes - Adrianne Lenker

Cool About It - Olivia Dean (yes this song is on here twice but it's a different artist's version!)

and I shall tag @orchidzach @roundaboutnow @arcoirisbolinhs @hydinghoney @agua-fresh @dbphantom @raedshadowlegends @phillipdiffy @soobjincore @dv21 @magick-shoppe @sirelyah @scottymcalls and anyone else seeing this!

@lovescrashingwaves thank you so much for tagging me!!!

Hmm 10 songs I've been listening to this is in no particular order

Millions by gerard way

Now and then by the beatles

Calling by metro boomin

Re:re by Asian Kung fu generation

Foundations of decay by my chemical romance

Action cat by gerard way

Drugstore perfume by gerard way

Are you that somebody by aaliyah

Love drought by by Beyonce

Space bound by eminem

Now I'll tag @mrv3000,@wildglitterwolf,@andy-the-8th, @hopelesromantic-4fiction

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

OHSHC: Mitsukuni (Honey) x Fem!Reader Fluff

A/N: Okay so this was something I wrote WAY back in 2013 when I was obsessed with Ouran Highschool Host Club. So I did make a bunch of revisions (like fixing typos and changing up some of the events that occur).

But if you wanna read the original check it out on my DeviantArt!

Welp, hope ya'll enjoy this!

It was a lovely Friday afternoon. School was out and most students were eager to go home. 

But you, on the other hand, decided to visit the Host Club for a few hours. You always looked forward going to it everyday after school, though not just because you desperately wanted to be swooned by handsome men.

You just liked to observe the hosts indulging in their element, be it Tamaki’s flamboyant acts or the Hitachiin twins’ performances. All the while, you drank tea and ate delicious pastries whilst chatting with other ladies who babbled about their crushes.

Most had their eyes on Tamaki, for obvious reasons, but for you there was a different host that stole your heart every time, without fail:

Mitsukuni, or “Honey” as everyone liked to call him. 

You did have a slight crush on him, considering you both shared classes and hung-out quite often on the weekends. But even after all the years you’ve known him, you never actually acted on this crush, not wanting to take away his duties as a host.

Besides he might treat you extra “sweetly”, but you assumed he was like this with all the other girls.

Unbeknownst to you, however, Honey didn't see you the same way as he saw them. To him you weren't just another visitor to entertain.

He saw you as something, well, more.

........

'Okay this wasn't...what I expected. But I guess I'll have to stay for a little while longer..' You sighed as you looked down at the blonde who was now laying on your lap.

Honey must've had a sugar crash, since he fell asleep on the same sofa you so-happened to be on, even though the club meeting had ended fifteen minutes ago.

'Poor guy must be tired, running around and entertaining..he deserves at least this.' Relaxing back against the sofa, you gently stroked his hair with one hand, and kept Usa-chan wrapped around your free arm. You were sure he wouldn't mind it, given that he's let you hold it before.

All the while, you hummed a gentle song, taking note of the tiny smile that adorned his sleeping face. You knew very well that you shouldn't move, but you didn't mind it. 

Being able to get this close to him made it worthwhile.

Haruhi, Mori, and Kyoya would glance over every so often while they were cleaning up, smiling at the scene. Meanwhile, Tamaki and the twins were hiding behind a nearby couch, looking at you with comically-wide eyes. They wondered how you've managed to not wake up Honey at all, and how you were so calm.

You looked over and gave them a bemused smile, waving politely. Honestly you didn't know what their deal was. They were staring at you like you were about to invoke the wrath of god.

Or in this case the wrath of the loli-shota.

"H-How does [y/n] do that?" The frenchman stammered as he gazed at the twins.

""It must be Nekozawa's sleeping magic. Maybe she's in cahoots with him."" The brothers replied, trembling too.

"You guys are acting insane." Haruhi sighed as she walked past the three with a porcelain tray in her hands. "She’s known Honey-senpai for years, so..it's obvious they're close. Doesn’t take a genius to know why she’s not afraid of him.”

"But why does she keep choosing him every time she visits?!! A-Am I somehow unworthy?!!" Tamaki cried out, already tearing up. "It makes no sense!! Mommy!! What do you make of this?!!" He swung his head to the already-annoyed Kyoya.

"Tamaki..our job here at the club is to make every girl happy, right? That includes Miss [L/n]-"

"B-But-But..she could at least give me a cha--!!"

"If you'll let me finish..." The black-haired male huffed. "Like every girl here, she has the right to choose whichever host she desires. You don't get to make that decision for her. So I suggest you keep it down, lest you wake up Honey-senpai." Fixing his glasses, he turned back to his laptop, ending the conversation.

Tamaki pouted in defeat and got up from his hiding spot. The twins followed him to where you sat and crouched down, now more curious than fearful.

"Gentlemen." You sighed quietly, waiting for them to get to the point so they could leave you alone.

"How are you able to keep so calm??" Hikaru hissed.

"We told you how he acts when his nap is disturbed.” Kaoru added. “You’re taking a big risk-”

“You’re overreacting a bit.” Finding it hard not to chuckle at their bewildered expressions, you kept your gaze on Honey instead. "I see no reason to be terrified of him waking up from a nap. People get cranky after naps all the time. But they eventually get over it, don't they?"

Then you glanced back up at the three, smiling reassuringly. "I do believe that little “horror story” you told me. But don't worry, if anything happens I'll protect you guys, okay? Nothing bad will happen to anyone here...especially not Honey.” You patted the sleeping blonde’s head.

The twins were relieved--moved, even--by your response, but Tamaki on the other hand seemed a bit freaked out by your promise to protect them. He tried grabbing your shoulders to yell about how “guys should protect girls, not the other way around”, though the duo managed to restrain him.

"B-Boss!! Cut it out!"

"You're gonna wake him!!!"

Unfortunately, the commotion they were making was exactly what stirred Honey from his rest. The three hosts immediately retreated back to their hiding place, expecting their fellow club member to awaken in rage.

But all he did was open his eyes and rub them tiredly. 

"Morning, Hon." You chuckled, ruffling his hair lightly.

As he realized you were still in the same spot as before, he smiled up at you. "Did I really sleep all night, [y/n]-chan?"

"No, only for a little while." You allowed him to sit up, and you handed him Usa-chan. "Have any good dreams?"

"Hmm..yeah, I did." Honey took his rabbit plushie, legs swinging as he tried to recall the details. "I..we were at a fair with lots of cake and ice cream! Then I...o-on the ferris wheel I might've..." He hugged the rabbit closer, to the point of hiding his blushing face.

You tilted your head in curiosity. "Might've what?"

"A-Asked you out and..and k-kissed you."

His response stunned you, and you could feel your heart skip several beats. In truth you've had similar dreams, although you never did get to the kissing part--instead you'd wake up with disappointment, never knowing if he accepted your confession.

"You know I dreamed of that, too. But..I never knew what your answer would be." You sighed despondently. "No matter how much I try to fall back asleep..I can't finish that dream. It's a shame.."

He shyly looked up at you, and he set down Usa-chan before taking your hands into his own. You gazed at him with surprise, wondering what he was going to do. "Honey? What-?"

His face inched closer to yours, and before you knew it, he kissed you perfectly on the lips.

Yep! Right here and right now he was kissing you!

The kiss tasted sweet, much like his personality and all those desserts he's had throughout the day. And you were in shock that this was really happening, but you smiled into the kiss, wanting to return it before he got the wrong idea.

When you both broke apart, Honey's eyes were large and tearful. But they were happy tears. "Y-You really do like me? But..I-I thought...I was too-"

"Honey, there's nothing about you that I don't love." You chuckled. "You're a good-hearted, smart, strong, and kind man. And that's all I could ever ask for. We've been great friends for a while and...the fact we share the same dreams must mean something."

"Something like...u-us being a couple, right?"

"Exactly, and right now..I wanna make those dreams a reality. Will you help me make them so?"

He was so overjoyed that he embraced you tightly, nearly crushing your spine. But you hugged him back, resting your chin on top of his head. You could feel his vigorous nod and knew that this is what he wanted for so long.

Of course he was probably still worried about his position as a host, so you looked to the others in question. "A-Ah..I meant to ask-"

"I see no issue with this," Kyoka smiled lightly. "I trust that this newly-blossoming relationship will not interfere with club activities."

""We knew you two were gonna get together eventually."" The twins spoke in unison once more, although they were just glad that Honey didn't snap at anyone this time.

Haruhi and Mori only flashed smiles at you two, the latter happy about his cousin finally confessing to the one he loved. He’s known about it longer than anyone at the club.

Once you let go of Honey, he jumped up and grabbed your hands, pulling you to your feet. "Takashi!! Can [y/n] come over for the weekend??"

"Sure, why not?" The tall male nodded.

"Yaaaay--huh? Tama-chan?" Honey blinked as he noticed the only one who didn't react positively was the club leader himself, who was sulking in the corner. "Aren't you gonna say anything?"

"Yes..I'd say we're all done here," he sighed in an exasperated tone. "If [y/n]'s happiness lies with Honey-senpai then...that's how it is, I guess. The host club is dismissed. You’re all free to leave now."

Of course, that wasn't the kind of send-off anyone expected. But the other hosts left, figuring Tamaki would eventually get over it. Though you told Honey to wait outside for a moment, not wanting to end this day on a sour note.

You reentered the now empty music room, seeing the princely-type staring out the window solemnly. Part of you felt guilty for not spending more time with him, even though he was often a nuisance trying to steal your attention.

"Hey, Tamaki-senpai..I have a feeling I somehow offended you by choosing Honey over you. And I'm sorry-"

"Nonsense." He glanced back at you, the brightness returning to his violet eyes. "I'm so obsessed with trying to charm every lady that it turned me into a blind fool. Until now I never realized that, in the end, it's what makes you happy, not me. I won't get in the way of your relationship with Honey-senpai. Cross my heart."

He made a gesture to seal that promise, smiling softly. "I mean it. I'm very happy for you two and I wish you all the best."

Knowing that he wasn't angry or upset anymore, you smiled and rewarded the "king" with a peck on the cheek. He gasped lightly and stared at you, touching the spot where you kissed him.

"Thank you. It's because of you and this club that I got to know Honey even more so...I owe you at least this. Have a good weekend." You winked before you turned on your heel and ran after your new boyfriend, leaving an incredibly flustered Tamaki alone in the room.

'Ahaha..her heart may belong to another, but she took the time to repair mine.’

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please some content of blue and haru watching the barbie movies 🙏🏼🙏🏼

for context they are watching Barbie Rapunzel. And now I wanna watch it again lmao. This… mgiht be a bit nosensical without it :’) but I wantedto write somethng different than just 'oh look they cuddling watching cute movies' so...

Blue & Haru being movie commentators.

Cw; mostly them joking, some nsfw joke, mentioned chains/imprisonment

“It really likes the, the weasel” Blue comments, munching on some popcorn, Haru leaning at his shoulder “H-he’s got an, an imposing presence on the, the stage”

“Weasel is the worst! I wish I had a dragon” He answer, voice a whisper, barely audible “To, to fly me away f-from people that hurt me-”

“That looks like Spyro. Only creeper” Blue comments, pointing at one of his video games. Haru shrugs, that means nothing to him.

“She is friendly” He protest “And nice despite her father saying she needs to be mean. That’s true courage”

“She is a dragon and doing a-a-almost nothing to help” Blue says back. Haru sighs because he has to agree “M-minimum she could do was bite bite the o-old ladie’s face off”

“She is trying. She is just a child-dragon!” He complains “Besides, not everyone is a biter”

“YeAH yeah, k-keep making e-excuses. Next time we watch J-Jaws again, at, at least the shark’s got, got attitude” Blue mocks, hugging Bonnie. “I bet you w-want creepy C-CGI prince to save you as well”

“What if I do?” He shrugs, a bit annoyed “He can take me to be his… his other prince. And we’d have a huge ball and I’d wear a pretty wedding dress. I have hair prettier than hers even, it would look gorgeous”

“S-s-sure, sure you do. E-even Blue is p-prettier than, than 2000’s cheap CGI, a-and t-that’s not saying much” Blue shrugs “C-c-can it climb your hair?”

“...No you can’t” he slaps Blue’s hands away as he tries to give his eyes a tug.

“OUTRAGEOUS” Blue complains, knocking the popcorn bowl over.

“You just had to do that-’

‘YES. OUTRAGEOS”

“...Chained dragon. Now that’s a mood” Haru comments, sighing.

“I know, right? But hnng… Why i-isn’t she on cha-chains? Sounds more effective t-than a loophole spell”

“I think we are overthinking this” Haru says, salvaging what he can of the popcorn and putting it back on the table.

“Maybe. Do, do you think Orfeu would, would cosplay one of us and, and try to murder our l-love interest someday?”

“I mean… I hope not”

“He is, is a bit o-over protective”

“He hasn’t locked us in a tower yet. Besides, you think he’d be allowed anywhere near a fancy gala ball?”

“H-he’s got a lot of fancy clothes-”

“That barely cover his ass”

“H-he’s got a fancy ass-”

“I’m not… Not arguing that” Haru giggles, resting back and pulling the blanket over them.

“OH FUCKING FINALLY THE, THE D-DRAGON IS, IS BEING USEFUL!” He giggled “And so is, is y-your sexy prince-”

“Well… Kind of-” Haru sighs, at the wonky action scene “Maybe you are right. We should have watched Jaws-”

A few moments pass by as they reach the end of the movie.

“You are, a-are just saying this t-t-to sound cool a-a-ren’t you?” Blue giggles “Y-you are sobbing of, of emotion”

“Shut up”

“H-hee-” Blue giggles, replacing the movie “W-we’ve still got… A lot of Barbie movies to watch. B-brother why must you do this to me?”

“I know you like them too” Haru crosses his arms “You sing the songs when you think no one is around-”

“OUTRAGEOS-” Blue screams again, throwing a pillow at Haru’s face “A, a million years in the lying towers for Haru!”

Haru giggles “We’ll see about that”

@kim-poce @kittysselfships

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dynamite - b. katsuki

summary; life is sweet as honey, or maybe they’re as sweet as caramel!

genre; fluff, comedy, soft bakugou, best friend! mina, fluff moments w/ bakugou, tsundere! bakugou is what i live for, 3rd year! bakugou

pairing; bakugou katsuki x reader

word count; 2.8k (if you count the lyrics)

a/n: tbh the song doesn’t really fit the theme but the song is cute and i wanted to use it in a fanfic at some point. this is my longest written one shot i think [._.]

ALSO IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! LET’S FUCKIN GO, GAMERS

the song is “dynamite” by BTS, if you haven’t listened to it, please do, it slaps. i didn’t do the entire song bc im too lazy and that’s too long to write ksdjfksdjf i have a limit :monkaW:

‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

You were one of the energetic people in class. You had got along with everyone except the explosive blonde that was Bakugou. You hung out with Mina the most which was how you got initiated into the Bakusquad. With your Quirk, Boombox, it seemed almost perfect that you were in the Bakusquad. You converted sound into explosions though there were drawbacks (that you didn’t wanna get into) of course. 

Your classmates wondered if you had known Bakugou before you joined UA. On the first day, you challenged the male after you found out about his Quirk. Of course he had accepted the challenge and during Quirk Assessment, he had won. Ever since you had become another rival for him, but at least it was more of a healthy rivalry compared to him vs Midoriya (but I mean that rivalry got better overtime).

Thought there were several times where it seemed to be more than a friendly rivalry.

Shoes on, get up in the morn’

Cup of milk, let’s rock and roll

King Kong, kick the drum

Rolling on like a Rolling Stone

It was another normal day for you, except you were going to train with your Quirk. Music was blasting in your headphones as you mutter the lyrics, small explosions popping on your hands.

Before you could leave, Bakugou stopped you. “Oi, dumbass.” You looked up at him, sending him a smile. “You going to train?” You nodded at the male.

“Mhm! You wanna come with? I wanna practice working with my quirk! Let me practice with you!” You said eagerly.

“Ugh, you’re like an annoying puppy, you dumbass. I shouldn’t be inviting you to your own practice.” He rolled his eyes. “Of course, I’m coming with you.” He bonked your head before you rubbed the spot he had hit.

“Hey! You’re like an angry Pomeranian! You’re not any different from me! Come on! Let’s go! I’ll beat you this time!” You said, starting to pull him by the arm as he quickly protested to the physical contact but made no move to tug his arm away.

“Like you’ll beat me. I’m still gonna win.” He scoffed. “And who you callin’ Pomeranian?! You fuckin’ dumbass!” You smiled at him in reply as you btoh made your way to the training areas in UA.

“Can I play some music?” He grumbles as you take it as a sign of agreement. You smile brightly, playing your favorite music. You were experimenting if you had to be the one to make the sound of if you could use sound from other sources. You had always assumed that you had you make the sound yourself.

And so the training started. Within seconds, the sound of explosions and yells ringed in the room. Neither of you went easy on each other. It almost felt like a match in the UA Sports Festival. You and Bakugou never went against each other during it due to the fact you lost when you went against Tokoyami. You couldn’t use anything to fight against Dark Shadow well enough.

As the fight between you and Bakugou continued, you had used your quirk with the loud beat of the music. So, I can use my quirk with music! You had thought. Soon the fight ended with Bakugou winning, much to your disappointment. “I almost got you there!” You said as Bakugou sees the determined glint in your eyes, ready to go against him once again. 

He chuckled, moving his hand on the top of your head and started to ruffle your hair which earned your surprise. It wasn’t until he playfully shoved you, yelling at you, “Come on! You weren’t even close, dumbass!” You swore you saw pink on his face, maybe it was from the heat in the room (from the fight) but you weren’t sure…

Sing song when I'm walking home

Jump up to the top, LeBron

It was a day off in the dorms. You had been in your room all day pretty much. This was usually normal behavior as you played video games in your free time when you weren't studying or gaming. But more often than not, you forgot that you had to care of yourself during off days. Kirishima had went out with the rest of the Bakusquad, leaving you and Bakugou in the dorms with whoever else was there.

You were ending a comp game with some friends who you often six-stacked with. “Yeah, I’ll see you guys later.” They left the group, leaving you to play a few quick play games. You were still in queue until loud knocks echoed in your room, effectively shocking you. “Who is it?” You asked, after getting over your shock.

“Open up idiot!” Bakugou said. You feel like if he bashed any harder on your door, it might just break. You stop the queue and open the door, revealing the blonde male. “How long have you been in your room? You look like shit.”

“Well...how honest do I have to be to answer your question?” The answer you gave him was enough as he soon put you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. “W-what are you doing?!” 

Ding-dong, call me on my phone

Ice tea and a game of ping pong

“You haven’t eaten have you?”

“W-well, do small snacks count?”

“No, you fucking idiot.” He took you to the kitchen, putting you down onto a seat as you huffed at him, “Actually fucking eat a meal!”

“Aw, you care about me!”

“W-what? SHUT UP DUMBASS! IF YOU WANNA BEAT ME, DO IT WHEN YOU’RE AT YOUR BEST!” You nodded, laughing a bit at his reaction. He had made some curry with rice, handing a plate over to you while he grumbled about you not eating all day and staying in your room.

“I’ll still beat you! No matter what!” You smiled before you ate. You had realized that this was one of the few times that Bakugou did this on the weekends. “But still, thanks for worrying about me!”

“Shut up! I wasn’t worrying!” His face was red. You wondered if it was from the anger or something else.

This is getting heavy, can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (Woo-hoo)

Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh

You were at the mall with the Bakusquad (Bakugou included of course). You and Mina were gossiping and talking most of the time. You had suggested to go to the arcade but Mina insisted on dressing you up in some cute clothes before you did. But maybe Mina just wanted to buy clothes for herself as well. You didn’t mind catering to your best friend for a while. 

The boys of the squad didn’t go off too far from you and Mina as they decided to go into a video game store for a bit while you and Mina indulged yourself in the cute clothes.

“You’ll look great in it, y/n! Trust me!” Mina encouraged. You smiled nervously at the female before moving into the changing rooms to change. Unknown to you, a certain blonde had been glancing over at you from the video game store window.

“It’s pretty cute!” You stepped out and Bakugou almost choked on air. The waistband of the skirt hugged your waist comfortably as the black graphic tee was loosely tucked in. Now if you were someone else, Bakugou probably would’ve called you some dumb shit like a basic e-girl or something like that. But you pulled it off. 

“You need to buy it!” Now, Bakugou couldn’t hear you from how far the stores were. Mina took this chance. “I think Bakugou likes it.” Mina glanced over to the video game store, tilting her head to gesture you to look at Bakugou. You glanced over for a second, locking eyes with the male as you feel your face heat up.

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Hey, so let's go

You did buy the outfit. And you made your way to the boys. You couldn’t muster up too much courage, suddenly hyper aware about the blonde’s actions. You all eventually arrived at the arcade, your hyper awareness wiped away as you saw the DDR machines.

“Hey Mina! Let’s go! You think you could beat me this time?” You joked as you accidentally bumped shoulders with Bakugou, trying to call out to Mina. Mina was too busy with Kiri and Sero, making you pout. “Damn, meanie. Hey Bakugou?” You dragged out his name, earning a huff from him.

 “I don’t dance.”

“Well, it’s not really dancing! Are you scared that I’m gonna beat you?” You can feel his competitiveness flare up at the question.

“No way in hell am I scared!” He grabbed your wrist, dragging you to one of the DDR machines. “I’ll beat you, dumbass!” You laughed as you let him drag you. 

“Okay!” You stood on the colorful arrows as you picked a song. “I’ll win against you, Bakugou! This is my main game!” You said, fully confident in your skills. He ‘tched’ before the song started. As the song went on, Bakugou seemed to care less about winning and more about the bright smile on your face.

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh

You weren’t one to have bad days but today just really seemed like a bad day. Hero training was more draining than usual, one of your friends from general studies seemed to be avoiding you for some reason, and you got in trouble with Aizawa today. Nothing could be worse. It was a stressful day and you weren’t happy at all.

The whole Bakusquad seemed to notice this. “Hey Bakugou, you should go talk to y/n!” Kiri suggested as the squad watched you do house work as per the punishment Aizawa had granted you with.

Bring a friend, join the crowd

Whoever wanna come along

“Why me?!”

“Well, you and y/n seem really close. Plus I’m scared that they might just snap at me. They’ve been having a bad day lately. Maybe you could help them out.”

“Aren’t you guys their friends?!”

“Just go do it, bro!” Kiri encouraged, pushing the blonde towards you. 

Bakugou went up to you. “Hey, dumbass, let’s, uh, talk after you’re done with cleaning. Meet me at my room, idiot.” He spat out at you. He seemed oddly nervous. He hated that feeling. How you made him feel like that like it was nothing. You looked at Bakugou, confused for a moment before nodding.

You arrived at the door to his room, knocking softly on it. “What did you wanna talk about, Bakugou?” Before you could react, you were pulled into his room and right into his arms. Your face was forced to rest on his shoulder as you can feel his warmth radiating on you.

Word up, talk the talk

Just move like we Off The Wall

“Y-you looked fuckin’ stressed today. You don’t need to tell me what’s wrong. You can let it out.” There was just something about his words that started to make you cry. You could feel your stress leave you as Bakugou stays silent, comforting you without words. After you finished crying, he starts to speak again, “I’m not good with words, you know this, but I’m, uh, here for you. But don’t get any ideas, dumbass!”

You looked up at him, seeing pink dusted on his face. You start to giggle. “Why are you laughing, idiot!?” He asked as you start to laugh more, your Quirk accidentally activating as it make little sparks in the air. 

“You’re-you’re just really cute!” You said honestly with that bright smile of yours. Bakugou can feel blood rush up to his cheeks.

“I’M NOT CUTE!” The blonde growled, making you laugh more. Eventually, he got over his anger. “Don’t call me cute!” But he was glad that you were happier now after you finished crying. He didn’t know if it was the sparks from your Quirk or the light from his room but you seemed to shine brighter than the sun when you smiled.

Day or night the sky's alight

So we dance to the break of dawn

You fumbled with your outfit as Mina continued to do your makeup. It was a special night. Prom night. You, of course, were going with the Bakusquad. You sort of wished Bakugou asked you out but he would never really do something like that. 

“Are you sure I look good?” You asked Mina.

“You look great! I’m sure Bakugou will like it!” She teased, sending a red flush to your cheeks. You stood up, dusting yourself off. “Ahh! You look so amazing! All the boys and girls will want ya!” You laughed at Mina’s words, tucking some of your hair back. 

You and Mina soon gathered with the others in the living room. Once you entered the room, Bakugou was pretty sure he lost his breath at the sight of you. You were so damn beautiful.

Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine

So you should keep ya eyes on the ball, huh

This is getting heavy

Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (woo hoo)

“Hey guys! You ready?” You asked, walking over to the squad with Mina having an arm wrapped around your own. You looked at Bakugou and how shocked he was, you simply smiled as you looked up at the male. He can feel blood rush to his face, soon turning away to cover his face.

You all chatted for a while until you arrived at UA. They had (conveniently) set up a ballroom like room for all the 3rd year students. It was pretty loud and crowded. It felt a fairy tale if you were being honest. It was such a magical feeling though. You loved it.

Though you didn’t join Mina and the others on the floor to dance, you were perfectly content with seeing everyone enjoy themselves as you stood on the sidelines.

“So, why are you with the damn idiots dancing?” Bakugou’s voice pierces right through your thoughts.

“I like to see them enjoy themselves. Plus I can’t dance unless I’m playing DDR.” You joked with a small smile as you sipped on your drink.

“You think they care if you’re good at dancing, look at Pikachu and his dumbass.” Bakugou slightly gestured to said male who was terribly dancing, making you laugh a bit. 

“Well, why aren’t you dancing?”

Because I wanted to just look at you.. is what he wanted to say but didn’t. “You think I dance?”

“Maybe your mom taught you a thing or two.” You teased slightly. “I would pay to see you dance.” 

Life is sweet as honey

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

“Then dance with me.” You looked at him, your e/c eyes glinted with surprise. “Pay to see me dance by dancing with me.” It felt everything slowed down for a moment and slowly faded. It felt like it was just you and Bakugou. Your heart is beating loudly with the music as Bakugou offers you his hand. “Come on idiot, I’m not gonna wait forever.” You can see the smirk on his face but it’s so teasing and his crimson eyes are glinted with confidence and playfulness.

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

You take his hand. He leads you onto the dance floor, the rest of squad cheering you guys on. It takes you a bit but you start to get into it as much as Bakugou does. Everyone in your class and the other 3rd year classes are joining you but it only feels like it’s just you and Bakugou. 

Both of you seem to be in sync with each other and it’s like the song playing was only made for you two. 

Let's go

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey)

The song soon starts to end and your hands are intertwined with his as you’re only looking at each other. You can smell burnt caramel as he tugs you closer to his chest. It’s like everything stopped when you both stand there while the song is getting closer to the end. Before you both knew it, your lips are connecting with his.

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite!

[lethal-liability]

Ari's ranking of Imagine Dragon's discography

Here's something literally no one asked for! Anyway rankings are out of 10 and I'll have album stats at the end. Also any songs in the EPs that would later appear on Night Visions are just going under the album. I know that'll screw with their averages but I don't really care.

Imagine Dragons (2009) average rating: 7.2

I Need A Minute: 6/10 A nice fun song I used to like dancing around my room to. The lyrics are completely incomprehensible but I guess that's the point, I like it. The vocals are just a little bit too low

Uptight: 7/10 Funky beat, I really like the synth. I didn't listen to this one much as a kid but I really missed out this song kinda fucks.

Cover Up: 7/10 Some more funky bass and synth, getting into some of the more poetic lyrics that I like from them. Pretty solid.

Curse: 9/10 This 👏 was 👏 my 👏 favorite 👏 song 👏 back 👏 in 👏 the 👏 day 👏 Here's where my bias comes in cause this one gets an extra point purely for that. The lyrics don't really make sense but I would lay up at night coming up with complex amvs in my head to go along with it :) Still holds up to 11 y/o Ari's love.

Drive: 7/10 Again, another one I never really listened to as a kid. It's a pretty good, relaxing song, really different from the rest of the upbeat songs on the EP.

Hell and Silence (2010) average rating: 6.75

All Eyes: 6/10 Another funky song, nothing really special but pretty solid

I Don't Mind: 4/10 Honestly not a fan of this one, the synth is kinda annoying and the lyrics are kinda irritating

Selene: 8/10 Idk what to say I just like this song :)

Emma: 9/10 Honestly pretty much the same as Selene but with a chiller vibe, I like the raspier vocals. Extra points for that nearly yelled bridge HELL AND SILENCE I CAN FIGHT IT

It's Time (2011) average rating: 4.2

Tokyo: 3/10 Look I'm a sucker for funky synth OKAY. I don't speak Japanese but I don't have to to tell you Dan's pronunciation is really cringy. Deducting points for the kinda fetishy lyrics too.

The River: 8/10 This is one of those songs I like to listen to when I'm sad to make myself sadder so I can cry my feelings out. It's got a pretty, soothing melody and nice lyrics.

Leave Me: 2/10 This song used to make the feminism leave my body as a kid but I just can't bring myself to really do that anymore lmao. Come on Dan, that's two kinda gross songs on one album :/

Pantomime: 2/10 I. Really did not like this song as a kid. Like I had a playlist on youtube of all their music except this song. I was right.

Look How Far We've Come: 6/10 Hearing this song for the first time in like nine years was an experience. Not a bad song but dome of the lines are a little clunky.

Night Visions (2012) average rating: 7.33

Radioactive: 9/10 Ya know this is the song that got them famous and for good reason. It's a good song and great amv fodder.

Tiptoe: 8/10 It's gonna be harder to write about these songs going forward because these are ones I listen to regularly so I know I like them but yeah. Good song.

It's Time: 10/10 Radioactive may have been what got them famous but this was their first real big single and it was my favorite. I'm a big sucker for a mandolin and I think this is where they started to lean more into the folky sound than the synthy sound.

Demons: 9/10 Another one of their songs I used to listen to to cry and I don't listen to it much anymore because of that but it's still a good, poetic song that hits me in the feels.

On Top Of The World: 6/10 My mom had this as her alarm when I was in middle school so I couldn't listen to it for a long time. The lyrics are a little heavy handed sometimes and a little incomprehensible at others but it's an alright little tune.

Hear Me: 8/10 This album is a little confusing because they include some of their older synth heavy songs alongside their newer folky songs, but I won't complain with this song. Frustrated 13 year old me loved this song because I, too, felt that no one ever heard me when I talked. Ya know, 13 y/o things.

Amsterdam: 7/10 I have no idea what this song is about but it's pretty good.

Every Night: 5/10 This was their first and last try at what I call a "first dance bait" song. Ya know like Perfect by Ed Sheeren or Marry Me by Train? It's alright, just really heavy handed.

Bleeding Out: 10/10 Oh emo eleven year old me ate this edgy shit up. Is it a grimdark? Yes. But that's a plus for this song. This song makes me wanna scream every time I listen to it I BARE MY SKIN AND I COUNT MY SINS AND I CLOSE MY EYES AND I TAKE IT IN

Underdog: 6/10 Another cute song, not much to say about this one, it's alright.

Nothing Left To Say: 9/10 ANOTHER another song I cry to, this one still hits home for me. It's pretty and soothing but the lyrics are still heart wrenching. The instrumental at the end is nice and I like to fall asleep to it.

Rocks: 8/10 A nice upbeat song that is a little repetative but it's only about a minute long so it doesn't over stay its welcome.

Working Man: 5/10 This song isn't on spotify so I don't get to hear it often and I actually hadn't heard it in a while when I listened to it to do this. It's kinda trying to be a 9 to 5 type song but it doesn't really do it for me.

Fallen: 8/10 Another song I hadn't heard in a while since it's not on spotify but I'm more of a fan of this one. Another amv bait song to me but one with more of a triumphant vibe to it. I really like the vocals in the chorus.

Cha-Ching ('Til We Grow Older): 8/10 The hook of this song, cha-ching x3, has a big potential to become really annoying like some of their later songs (cough cough, Thunder) but they actually somhow make it work. This song hits me a lot harder now than it did as a kid cause god. Yeah. They're so right. We are all living until we grow older.

Smoke + Mirrors (2015) average rating: 9.06

Shots: 9/10 Hell YES my favorite album finally let's get into this shit. Anyway songs that make me wanna lay in a field of wildflowers. Well the music, the lyrics are pretty depressing. But that's what makes a great song ya know.

Gold: 9/10 Songs about the rich losing their humanity? Hell yeah. I fucking love the percussion and the synth in this one too.

Smoke and Mirrors: 10/10 The under appreciated masterpiece of this album in my humble opinion. Everyone always talks about Dream as the best song on the album but I really think it's this one. That yelled OPEN UP MY EYES gets me all the time I just really really love this song.

I'm So Sorry: 9/10 Real sexy bassline on this one. I can't tell what the fuck this song is about but I don't care because it goes pretty hard.

I Bet My Life: 8/10 I like the gospel vibes, especially the backing vocals, some of them out-sing Dan a little bit. This one also hits a little harder now that I'm grown up a bit.

Polaroid: 8/10 Another one with cool percussion, some of the lyrics are lost on me but I get the overall vibe of it.

Friction: 10/10 I have no clue what that string is at the beginning of the song but man does it fuck hard. God actually everything in this song goes pretty hard, I'm especially a fan of the vocals.

It Comes Back To You: 8/10 Nice chill song, I feel like this is one that's gonna hit in a few years. Not much to say about it tbh besides I like it.

Dream: 10/10 This song really does live up to the hype even if I like other songs better. It's really poetic and well composed. You really just have to listen to it to get it tbh.

Trouble: 8/10 The piano at the beginning is a little grating but it gets better. Again not much to say about this one, it's solid, just not one of my favorites.

Summer: 8/10 Another sexy baseline, another set of incomprehensible lyrics. I like it.

Hopeless Opus: 10/10 This one's a little weird but it was my favorite for a while. I like weird. Idk if anyone would agree with me but this one was kind of a self fulfilling prophecy, this really was a hopeless opus since, in my opinion, they've yet to make album as good as this one. Also. Guitar solo.

The Fall: 10/10 I like to put this song on when we get the first cold snap of the year after summer :) It's just really chill and I like the vibes and the vocals

Thief: 10/10 AAAAHHHHHH SONGS THAT MAKE ME WANNA RUN THROUGH THE WOODS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

The Unknown: 9/10 Cool percussion, I like the intermediate piano, it's a nice touch.

Second Chances: 9/10 I like the strings and the vocals. Another nice chill song.

Release: 9/10 I like that this one is completely acoustic, it's a nice send off for a great album, if a little depressing.

Evolve (2017) average rating: 5.5

I Don't Know Why: 10/10 I have wanted to choreograph something to this song for the fucking longest time oh my god. I really love the vocals and the synth in this one.

Whatever It Takes: 5/10 This one's alright. It's not great but it's definitely not the worst. Perfectly average pop song.

Believer: 10/10 I am a little bit biased with this one because I use it for my OCs a lot but like. It's a really good song. And I don't watch TV so I haven't gotten it ruined for me by commercials.

Walking The Wire: 6/10 I hadn't listened to this song in a while and it's really not as bad as I remember. I guess you can really tell that he was having marital issues when they made this album and that didn't really connect with me back then. But I'm kinda into a little bit of it now.

Rise Up: 4/10 Another really average, inspirational pop song. I like the raspiness of Dan's voice in most songs but it sounds so over processed in this song I can't stand it.

I'll Make It Up To You: 3/10 Wow okay never mind the marital issues vibe is coming back real heavily in this one. Idk it's just such Straight People vibes, I don't like it :/

Yesterday: 1/10 I associate this song with someone I don't talk to anymore and really wanna forget so it's kinda running at a deficit already. But. Um. It's not a good song otherwise. It's another weird song but something about this one just doesn't work.

Mouth Of The River: 7/10 I think I liked this one when it came out, idk why I stopped listening to it. It's pretty good. Not great. But I like the river imagery. Well. I like river imagery in general.

Thunder: 2/10 hhhhhhhhhhhh why did they think this was a good idea. Probably their most notorious song, I know a lot of people cite it when they say Imagine Dragons makes shitty music. I just think it's tragic that this is one of the ones that got super popular for some reason. However as someone who teaches children's dance classes, however annoying you think this version is, you haven't heard anything until you have to listen to the KidzBop version twice a week for a year. Not a complete 0 because I do like some of the vocals that aren't. That Part.

Start Over: 6/10 Another one I hadn't heard in a while, but it's pretty groovy. Not as heavy handed as some of the other songs, and that flute in the chorus is pretty cool.

Dancing In The Dark: 8/10 I like this one a lot, the processing on the vocals is a little wonky but I like the vibes.

Next To Me: 4/10 Yeah this was the "please don't divorce me" song. It's. alright. Really heavy handed, they probably should've waited to release this one but you know.

Origins (2018) average rating: 4.8

Natural: 10/10 Another one I'm biased for because I associate it with a beloved OC. But It's still a good song. I like it.

Boomerang: 5/10 Another song that just has an awkward hook with awkward delivery.

Machine: 9/10 I like this song a lot more now that I know the band is really outspoken about their experiences with mormanism and escaping it. But the irony of a song with a nonconformist message from a pop band is not lost on me.

Cool Out: 5/10 Idk I don't have much to say about this one. It's alright.

Bad Liar: 4/10 Oh boy more divorced dad energy. Hhhhhh I'm getting burnt out on this. For the record I have no problem with people going through things like this, I'm just not into these vibes in my music, especially when they're super desperate like this.

West Coast: 3/10 East coast supremacy. Also why are you trying to be Mumford and Sons.

Zero: 4/10 You know, the Ralph Breaks the internet song? God. That sure was a movie. The song is better, but not by much. It is fun and bouncy but I don't like listening to it too often.

Bullet In A Gun: 5/10 I used to really like this song but now I just associate it with an embarrassing character I used to stan so :/ I do still like the lyrics even if I don't listen to it anymore.

Digital: 3/10 I can't tell if this song is pro or anti technology??? And the electronic melody is annoying.

Only: 4/10 Hhhhhh I'm so tired. I don't like this one.

Stuck: 2/10 idk man. bad.

Love: 3/10 Really trying hard to be the Beatles here. :/ That's really not a compliment.

Birds: 5/10 This one's kinda nice, a little more original but like. I'm so burned out on this theme. hhhhhhhh

Burn Out: 10/10 Speaking of burn out. lmao, no I actually really like this one. I just recently listened to it kinda intently for the first time and I just. Wow. The second verse really gets to me. I feel like this song has a lot of the poeticness I liked from Smoke + Mirrors.

Real Life: 0/10 Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh obligatory "PHONES BAD" song from the folk pop band. At least when Bastille does it they don't literally say "turn your phone off!" in the song. I'm so tired. I'm gonna take a nap before I listen to the next album.

Mercury - Act 1 (2021) average rating: 7.46

Okay I'm still tired but let's do this. Also I've only heard this album like three times so far so this ranking is most definitely gonna change as I listen to it more.

My Life: 9/10 Holy shit this song is fucking heart wrenching and I first listened to it at like just the perfect time for me to ball like a baby listening to it. Literally my only gripe is I wish the tempo would've picked up a little bit earlier.

Lonely: 9/10 This song is equally fucking depressing but it's upbeat and I eat that shit up. The vocals are a little weird sometimes but I really like the pre-chorus a lot.

Wrecked: 8/10 Okay so this album is just gonna be gut punch after gut punch huh? Look, I was really going through some shit when they dropped this album so I like really connected with a lot of it. But yeah I like this song.

Monday: 4/10 Alright. Not a fan of this one. The metaphor is kinda cute I guess, even if it implies that like literally everyone else things your sweetheart is fucking insufferable. Actually. Who tf thinks monday is the best day of the week? Like what kind of person? But, uh, musically, it's kinda annoying.

#1: 7/10 Self-care babie!!!!!!! Okay but this is a nice song. Yes we all need to learn self love it's a fucking journey babe.

Easy Come Easy Go: 9/10 I really like this one, it might be my favorite on the album. My only gripe is the bridge/3rd verse/whatever it's called is a little bit clunky

Giants: 8/10 god DAMN those vocals. This is another kinda weird song but I'm into this one like I am with Hopeless Opus.

It's Okay: 7/10 Honestly I'm kinda tired of hearing "it's okay to be not okay" Like yeah I've been depressed for most of my life now I think I got that at this point. But I am a fan of "I don't want this body, I don't want this voice, I don't wanna be here but I guess I have no choice." Like damn even my gender crisis? Y'all are really just hitting all my nails from the past year right on the head huh?

Dull Knives: 9/10 OKAY ROCK RIFF I HEAR YOU, I just wish it would've lasted through the song instead of going slow again during the second chorus. But yeah, songs that make me wanna scream in the woods in the middle of the night.

Follow You: 8/10 ME AND WHO???????

Cutthroat: 9/10 HELLO AMV BAIT I MISSED YOU I wish it was longer. Also, love Dan's screamo debut I wish he'd just fucking scream his throat raw more often.

No Time For Toxic People: 4/10 okay I think we've established that I'm not a fan of completely unsubtle songs so I don't think it should be a shock that I'm not a fan of this one. The music doesn't really save it either.

One Day: 6/10 M E A N D W H O ? ? ? Not as much of a fan of this one as Follow You though.

Additional Singles but only one's I've already heard because fuck you there are so many of these

Battle Cry: 6/10 I thought this one was from some soundtrack but idk. A transformers movie I think? I can't find anything on it. Anyway, okay song. I like the line stars are only visible in darkness. The rest of the song is kinda repetitive

Born To Be Yours: 8/10 I like this song a lot. I have no idea who Kygo is but I'm a fan of this beat. For the record, this is more something I would use for my first dance.

Destination: 6/10 Another song I haven't hear in a while. I enjoy the vocals from the other band members. But it is an itunes sessions song so it's a little messy, probably could have been better if they'd recorded it as a regular song.

I Was Me: 7/10 A nice sad acoustic song, not much to say, I like it

Levitate: 6/10 This one is from that Jennifer Lawrence Crisp Rat movie no one saw. It's okay. I like the sci-fi vibes.

Lost Cause: 4/10 This one is from the Frankenweenie soundtrack of all things. This is another grimdark edgy song, but it just doesn't have the staying power to me that Bleeding Out did.

Monster: 8/10 This song was my fucking jam as a kid and was the song that got me into Nightcore in middle school so you know it's important to me. Still a big fan of it.

Not Today: 7/10 I actually saw the movie this was from, Me Before You. I would say this is another first dance bait song but I think they were just trying to match the vibes of the movie. The song is better than the movie though. In case you were wondering.

Ready! Aim! Fire!: 7/10 continuing the trend of songs from soundtracks, apparently this song is from Iron Man 3? Seems kinda weird to put a song about rebellion and revolution in a movie about a billionaire 🤔🤔🤔. Anyway it has a more electronic, industrial sound than most of their stuff which i appreciate. Still have to deduct points for being from a marvel movie though oops.

Roots: 10/10 Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh I love this song. Another another biased one because I associate it with one of my OCs but like. It's a good song.

Sucker For Pain: 5/10 Ya know that song from the Suicide Squad soundtrack? The masochist anthem? It's alright, I mean Dan's part is probably the best, the rap is okay I guess, I'm not a huge rap fan so I don't really know what constitutes a good rap. I guess the appeal of this song was all the big names but it just gets tiresome that there's a new voice every 30 seconds. Really gimmicky but Lil Wayne's part is kinda funny so I'll give it that.

Warriors: 8/10 More amv bait, another one I could've sworn this was from some soundtrack but I can't find anything on it. Pretty solid song.

Who We Are: 6/10 This sing is from one of the Hunger Games Movies, I can't remember which one though. Anyway it's fucking incomprehensible but I like it.

Conclusion

Okay so in order from Highest to Lowest ranked the albums and EPs are

Smoke + Mirrors: 9.06

Mercury - Act 1: 7.46

Night Visions: 7.33

Self Titled: 7.2

Hell and Silence: 6.75

Evolve: 5.5

Origins: 4.8

It's Time: 4.2

See and this is completly objective because if you had asked me to rank my favorite albums I would've put Night Visions above Mercury 😠 I did have a good time going back and listening to a lot of old songs I hadn't heard in forever

anyway I'm tired and this post no one asked for is over 3k words so I am going to bed good fucking night

[themoonsings]

hi y’all! my name’s blue and this is my good sis luna! you can find some info on her below! 

luna song was spotted in the fashion district adorning red bottoms , with some airpod pros on . they’re most likely listening to love me 4 me by rina sawayama . you may know them as @lunasong or as that rosé lookalike . their twenty-third birthday just passed . while living in tribeca , they’ve gained a bit of a reputation . they’re known to be ruthless but on the other hand captivating . wonder if they’ll be the next person to hit the headlines . [ ciswoman / she/her + blue / 24 / she/her ]

she’s 2nd gen & gave her parents gave her a korean name mainly to appease their parents and one in english. her korean name is ae-cha while her english name is luna. pretty much everyone calls/has always called her luna except her grandparents and sometimes her fanbase in korea.

she grew up in one of the boroughs and her family was middle class.

grew up knowing/speaking korean and english.

she had three best friends growing up, and they did practically everything together. they were in their tweens when luna got the idea that they should start a girl group, like so many that they always listened and looked up to and her friends readily agreed. 

they were still young so people didn’t take them seriously at first, much to a 12-year-old luna’s chagrin. but they were actually pretty good. in the beginning they didn’t know how to read sheet music super well yet and mostly did covers so luna would help with figuring out which parts each of them would sing and scheduling rehearsals, even pestering classmates into getting them gigs. (sidenote: luna’s group/bandmates are a wanted connection and on the main if you wanna know a little bit more you can click here! I’d love to have some/all of her groupmate spots filled!)

her parents were always super supportive of the group and were driving them to competitions, auditions, etc. luna was driven and annoying as hell in the way she pestered all these grown ass adults and even recording labels into trying to hear them/let them in to no avail. 

it wasnt until luna was 16 (about seven years ago) that they were able to actually get signed to a record label. at first no one took them seriously and no one wanted to sign them because people insisted that girl groups didn’t do well, didn’t last long, that people didn’t like them, etc. and there was a lot of back and forth over creative differences, as by that point the girls wrote their own music. 

BUT, their debut album actually did surprisingly well and better than even their management expected. soon they were having their music videos features on disney channel tv breaks, playing on the radio, getting lots of views on youtube. they were everywhere and people seemed to like the “realness” of their story--it made for good interviews and whatnot. 

they continued on like that, dropping three more albums which broke records, lead to worldwide tours, won grammys, lead them to several tv cameos, and even their own movie (think spice world but like better/funner plot, although still not super serious cinema) and documentary. they’re absolutely HUGE now, think peak destiny’s child type shit. they had their own reality tv show at one point, perfume, and even a make-up line with different shades and colors to match each girl’s “personality”. 

the aspects of their personality were played up a little bit to make them more marketable, i.e. one was the more “sporty” one, one was more “free-spirited”, etc. and how they’re styled usually reflects that, although now that they’re pretty established and older, they’ve been able to kind of be less characterized and more themselves. 

luna’s personality was always kind of the diva/primadonna meets relatable girl next door type role. basically she was just always dressed usually very hyper-feminine and has always publicly been considered/seen as kind of the “leader” of the group. 

that doesn’t come from nowhere because she’s very driven. she’s work hard play hard but you gotta tear her away from her email account enough for her to play hard. she’s nice and friendly but can be kind of intense. her biggest fear is not growing into her full potential. 

she knows how to play basic guitar and piano but her two main talents are her singing and ability to harmonize and understand different parts of music and her lyricism. 

can definitely be a drama queen at times. 

very adamant about using her platform to speak up for things when she can. her and her group faced a lot of hardships and discrimination within the industry because they were made up of a group of young women of color and she wants to make it easier for others to achieve their dreams, even if they weren’t born famous or rich. 

can definitely be judgement and bossy at times but will also 100% be there for you and supportive of you when you need her. 

she’s bisexual but the media hasn’t really caught wind of that yet. in the past, her management was adamant that she hide it but now it’s a thing where even if she is spotted with a girl, it’s very “just gals being pals” type headlines that usually come from it. 

she’s smart about her image and pretty much everything she does can make headlines. she’s usually pretty good about keeping her shit in line. she’s had advantageous relationships, both for pr and forreal and she’s something of a trendsetter in a lot of cases. luna dates someone and they’re hollywoods hottest couple, luna wears something and suddenly everyone on instagram is wearing it too. 

does a lot of philanthropy and likes to travel whenever she can. 

she’s friendly and open but don’t piss her off or stand in her way or be on some bs ‘cause she’s helped her and her girls fight their way to the top and she can be ruthless to her enemies, though only when she absolutely has to be. she probably has a little too much fight in her for her own good. 

constantly rumors of her going solo. her and her bandmates have an understanding where they’re chill with doing some individual work (i.e. releasing a single, doing a movie or tv show, starting their own fashion line, etc.) because they know the group’s more important and they’re always coming back to it but luna lately has been kind of worried they’re going to split up and she doesn’t want them to because they’re basically like sisters to her at this point since they grew up together. 

admittedly, luna does want to release her own solo album and she has been brought other projects but the group comes first and they’re working on their fifth studio album together. 

can probably find her working late or running off in the middle of something because she suddenly gets an idea. she also carries this cute lil notebook around with her for jotting down ideas and yes she could technically use her phone but she likes the tangibility of physically writing stuff down.

she always grew up in a house that was very much a home--always open to other people and her parents always willing to bring in food and entertain for the holidays, etc. and that’s how she likes her place now. she’s made her house just how she likes it and the door’s always open if you need someplace to crash for the night and no matter the hour, she’ll put the kettle on, whip up or order some food, and get the guest room ready. 

that’s luna! i’m working on a connections/wanted connections page now but in the meantime, my messages are open to plot or if you like this i can come to u!

[emergingsentiments]

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: Episodes 1 and 2 (Repost)

"Life is not easy for all of us. Some spend their whole lives on unpaved words, while some run at full speed only to reach the edge of a cliff."

What is home? And is home a place or a feeling? These are the questions the premiere episodes of Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha pose.

Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) seems to have it all in Seoul — a nice apartment, a stable job as a dentist, and her online orders. But perhaps the most important thing she owns is her principle. Ambitious as she may be, she isn’t keen on ripping off patients to earn or to pay for her shopping indulgences. Her chief dentist at the clinic, however, thinks otherwise. So despite her materialistic tendencies, Hye-jin stands up to her greedy and disingenuous boss in a spur-of-the-moment defiance, one which predictably has its professional and financial repercussions.

Now jobless and possibly in debt, a childhood memory draws her from the confines of her sleek domicile to the quaint seaside town of Gongjin, not only to seek a reprieve from her city miseries but also to remember.

Gongjin, however, is the home of Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) — a charismatic jack-of-all-trades who is as ubiquitous as the scent of ocean air in the town. He is everywhere it seems — on the boat, by the sea, at a coffee shop, or the fish market. If Hyejin’s ambitious and near solitary exterior represented the cutthroat urban soul, then Dusik’s endless list of side hustle captures the untiring enterprise needed to survive and sustain a life in the province. It’s a life that demands diligence and street smarts, as well empathy and community. Perfectly helpful to everyone in town, especially to Kim Gam-ri (Kim Young-ok), and capable of almost every form of labor, he is as popular as the dried squid Gongjin is known for.

The two meet on the beach — though not for the first time, we find out later on. It’s the perfect location for the world of opposites to collide: sand and the sea. Hyejin — the fish out of water — symbolically loses a shoe from a much-prized pair. Dusik — amphibious and with the ability to move around in any environment — finds the other heel. He returns it to her partly annoyed.

Though grateful, Hyejin seeks to find the other shoe, attached not only to its value but also because she cannot see herself walking barefoot. Dusik is not impressed. He nonetheless pities the out-of-place Seoulite and throws her his pair of slippers — oversized, overused, possibly acquired for free from one of the seaside restaurants. Walk my paths, Dusik seems to say. They are Hyejin’s welcome gifts to a town she will have to understand because it will become her home. Or will it?

Plucked from the metropolis and driven by both impulse and circumstance, the good dentist will have to figure out not just Dusik’s deal but Gongjin’s townsfolk, too. Left with no choice, she leaves behind the comforts and conveniences of the city. However, the small-town outlook and habits of Gongjin's people are unfamiliar and even repulsive to her. As hopeful as she is for new beginnings, an awkward and very public faux pas means she is also off to a rocky start. This and a series of other missteps finds her alienated from the community. Almost like learning the Cha-Cha-Cha, Hyejin’s footwork is a mess.

Dusik, who witnesses and hears Hyejin’s judgemental tirade, comes to her aid but only subtly and as a gentle nudge. He isn’t pretending to be a savior who could fix the unpleasant cracks between Hyejin and Gongjin’s people. Instead, he reminds her to meet the community halfway. For instance, he doesn’t chastise her for wearing tight-fitting running wear that scandalized the elderly women of the town. He knows its purpose; he even explained it to the elderly women. But Dusik also sheds light on the motivations behind this conservative view of his town’s people.

When Hyejin attempts to win the community’s trust by doling out rice cakes while inviting them to her clinic’s opening, Dusik senses the insincerity. Material gifts are meaningless. As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts. Remorse has to be personal. She’s the new girl in town, after all. Hyejin cannot expect Gongjin to adjust to her whims. Dusik does what he can — secretly, too. But the city girl will have to take the initiative in building meaningful relations with the town’s people.

In both cases, we get a timely commentary on the need to understand other people. After all, we live in world increasingly adversarial, quick to respond to and mob those we disagree with. We're fast to label those who stand our way as enemies instead as partners for truth-seeking. If Homcha follows its current tracks, I'm curious to see if this wisdom of seeing both sides is further emphasized.

Despite Hyejin’s multiple setbacks, she moves forward. It helps that her inimitable best friend, Pyo Mi-seon (Gong Min-jeung), follow her to town. Mi-seon brings comic relief and relentless energy to our dentist’s new life. So through small and careful steps — and with Dusik just watching over her ever so carefully — she settles in and slowly makes amends with Gongjin’s men and women.

And what a community Gongjin is. Homcha masterfully paints a town brimming with life and populated by every character and role we know and relate to. The seaside commune is scenic and vibrant, almost too idyllic even. Its port is bustling and its homes are welcoming. From the mountains, the horizon glistens with every break of dawn. What we know from Dusik and Hyejin, however, is that the surface isn’t all there is to it.

In a telling short montage at the start of Episode 2, we get a glimpse of the townsfolk's quiet sorrows. Hwa-jung (Lee Bong-ryun), the assertive landlady, is a divorcee still hurting about her marriage’s breakdown. The owner of the town’s cafe and pub, Cheon-jae (Jo Han-chul), is a forgotten singer and one-hit wonder struggling with his confidence and purpose. Nam-sook (Cha Chung-hwa), the quirky and chatty owner of the Chinese restaurant, appears to grieve the loss of a child. Even Dusik — who seems faultless — hides a wound. Behind the closed doors of the homes of Gongjin are unspoken aches and regrets.

Home is where the heart is, they say. But often, home is also where the hurts are.

Life wounds can only be remedied by love. Homcha makes no qualms about it. It’s a love story at its core but one that explores love’s healing effects in a place closest to us, a space that has to be the safest for us. Dusik is clearly smitten by the new resident of Gongjin. He sees her in a different light. It’s easy to tell, however, he has some baggage—a suit to be specific. Hyejin carries with her a spirit of grief as well. What of her mother? What of her childhood? How their respective hurts have shaped them and will continue to define their characters will be an interesting exploration by the series. With the first two episodes out, I’m hopeful we become privy to the furnishings of Dusik’s and Hyejin’s “homes”.

Where the first two episodes succeed is not just in juxtaposing the clashing views of urban and rural. Instead, we see more of what is common between the two. Hyejin’s uncharitable remarks over the narrow-minded views of Gongjin’s people are easy to associate with the condescension typical of city dwellers. But one can say the same with the trio of halmeoni who were so quickly appalled by Hyejin’s workout clothes. Judgments, after all, know no place or time. We think of those in the province as being insular and yet we also meet a chief dentist with a small-town outlook, ready to ruin the reputation of another in a similarly tight-knit dentist’s community.

Perhaps we are more the same than different?

What makes Homcha stand out, however, is that it doesn’t try too hard. The characters — and the actors — are unpretentious. As such, we get a light-hearted and heartwarming journey as our main characters and the Gongjin community settle, work, and live. You feel as if you're part of the community, too.

From its warm colors to its penchant for nostalgic songs, Homcha lives up to its title. It evokes that familiar place we grew up in and stirs memories of the spaces and faces that have shaped our persona. Sometimes we choose to stay there—or find ourselves stuck. Sometimes we outgrow it, too, and we move on to greener pastures. But that part of our lives connected to our youth never really disappears. To survive we need to accept and love the parts of our history we are least proud of, right? Once we do, how ready are we to show them to other eyes, to let them be held by other hands?

Round my hometown Ooh the people I've met Are the wonders of my world

PS

If I had a gripe with the show, it’s the fact that Hyejin apparently has no idea how to use the forgot password feature of websites. That's all.

[vanqvish]

here is my ranking of every umbrella academy musical moment!!

i lack proper word choice so you will be seeing the words “good” and “scene” repeatedly

spoilers below!!

1. run boy run - i knew this was gonna come in first the moment i started making this list. the first time i saw this scene i almost threw up bc it hit so hard. i think i’ve watched it over 50 times and it just hurts every damn time. there was never a more perfect song choice in the rest of the show. basically, this scene is the reason run boy run is my top song of the decade.

2. istanbul - no fight scene will ever top this. this song goes so well with the scene and for what? i get whiplash everytime i hear istanbul now

3. the walker - i love the bank scene with all my heart, it’s so fun and the song just works with it

4. saturday night - the way this song is introduced is SO GOOD!! i was in love with it. i used to watch the part where they all run in a line in the lines religiously

5. my way - i had a freak out when the umbrella academy account posted this and then i watched it and freaked out even more. watching the siblings come together to use their powers and doing it with this song playing was perfect, especially the part when the bombs dropped

6. in the heat of the moment - what can i say, i’m a sucker for scenes of five in the apocalypse. i don’t know why i like this scene so much but it might be the song. anyways

7. mary - THIS SCENE IS SO SAD HGSDAGHJ first time i cried watching umbrella academy… and the song is so fucking good

8. the order of death - this scene gave me goosebumps i stg it’s so good

9. golden brown - i fell in love with this scene and this song the first time i watched it and i really can’t explain why. it just hits different

10. soul kitchen - i love this scene so much that it hurts. i hate saying this but the vibes are off the charts. until dave fucking dies

11. kill of the night - i love five that’s all i have to say

12. right back where we started - i love how they did this! the song choice + the way they displayed the years was great

13. all die young - sad montage #3 this scene HITS and i can’t explain why

14. i’m a man - diego and reginald fighting was something i didn’t know i needed to see

15. hazy shade of winter - just reminds me of umbrella academy so it must be ranked high

16. sinnerman - just goes so damn hard i love it

17. i think we’re alone now - one of those scenes where everyone loves it but i just don’t as much? i still enjoy it but it’s not my fav. ranked high just because it’s iconic lol

18. memory bound - such a good song and i love watching diego and klaus bond/fight to it. really fits the scene too

19. sister of pearl - my smile gets so fucking big when i watch this part i love ben so m much and the song works so well

20. phantom of the opera medley - slaps so hard such a good scene

21. twistin’ the night away - aww cute i loved this

22. pepper - was def not expecting this scene but i loved it

23. this year’s love - rlly gonna make me cry like that huh, song is kinda basic though

24. picture book - fun intro, good song

25. comin’ home baby - so fun i love it and the song fits

26. sunny - the transitions in this scene are god tier also klaus having a sugar mommy lmao

27. rocket fuel - i really like this scene?? idk why

28. happy together - good cover idk what else to say i just enjoy it

29. renegade - would’ve loved to see this as a five fight scene but this was great too

30. i was made for lovin’ you - cool fight cool song

31. shingaling - underrated this scene is so good

32. never tear us apart - also makes me sad but not as much as run boy run - still a great scene

33. hold on, i’m comin’ - i love seeing allison use her power and this song fits really well

34. polk salad annie - this was really conflicting bc five killing the commission is one of my favorite scenes of the whole show but i don’t really like the song so it goes in the middle

35. sunshine, lollipops and rainbows - again with the upbeat songs to fight scenes and it works so well, especially with the setting they’re in

36. everybody (backstreet’s back) - i also didn’t know where to put this one. great scene i just wish they would’ve used this song in a different scene with all of the siblings fighting

37. lost woman - cute lil vanya in a cute lil montage. i did enjoy seeing all of the siblings reading her book

38. here comes the end - again love the song just wish it was somewhere else

39. major tom - i like the song with the scene but i don’t care that much about pogo’s backstory

40. love is blue - solid scene

41. exit music (for a film) - sad montage #1! don’t get me wrong i love radiohead and this song but i guess it just didn’t hit as hard as it could’ve

42. don’t stop me now - don’t kill me i just didn’t really enjoy this specific song with the scene,, i did like this fight though

43. one - cool song but i hate harold. also could’ve easily been a luther song

44. i’ll never do you wrong - actually kind of made me sad

45. lundi matin - i really enjoyed this for some reason

46. dancing in the moonlight - cool scene if you can get past the fucking incest

47. we’re through - i really like this song there’s just not much of a scene to go with it

48. in hell i’ll be in good company - i don’t have much to say about this but the song slaps

49. won’t be long - allison + aretha franklin is a good combo

50. hello - THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD SORRY!!! it wasn’t the cover itself, the cover was great, it was just the scene as a whole

51. crazy - the cover just felt like a weird choice to me

52. bibbidi-bobbidi-boo - cool i just didn’t really care

53. stay with me - baddie cha-cha also i love mary j. blige

54. dancing with myself - clever little shits

55. mad about you - sad montage #2 that’s all i have to say

56. unwind yourself - funny but i don’t care for the song

57. barracuda - i like the song but i don’t think it was needed

58. blood like lemonade - there’s nothing wrong with the scene but the song kinda annoys me sometimes

59. goody two shoes - it’s fine lol i don’t really have many thoughts

60. they call me a fool - visit i’ll make it easy

61. i’ll make it easy - i never even remember when this plays but i know that the song is fine

62. bad guy - i’m so sorry i just did not like this song choice

63. stormy weather - emmy did so good i just don’t really care for it

64. something on your mind - this song pisses me off and you can barely hear it lol

65. (feels like) heaven - i actually love this song so putting it down here hurts but it just plays on the radio

66. wicked games - i hate this song so much

[storm-in-a-glass]

My favorite ships from kdramas - appreciation post (part 2)

I have no idea if you've been waiting for that but I described the last list as part one, so I guess I should make another one. So today is The day. BTS plays in the background, list is ready, I have exam in two days but who cares, let's go!

1. What’s wrong with secretary Kim? - Kim Mi So & Lee Young-Joon

Let’s be honest. We have Park Min-Young and Park Seo-Joon. It had to work. They had to had crazy-like chemistry, it was meant to be. Whenever there was a kiss I’ve been worried my computer will set himself on fire bc all this hotness. Iconic comedy, iconic character of Park Seo-Joon, iconic romance. Also can we all agree that Park Min-Young have like the best luck when it comes to screen partners? Shit, girl. You must have saved thousands of people’s lives in your past life.

2. While you were sleeping - Nam Hoong-Joo & Jung Jae-Chan

Second Male Lead Syndrome hit hard with this one. But still not hard enough to stop me from gushing over the Nam Hoong-Joo and Jung Jae-Chan cuteness. I mean, c’mon. Suzy is motherfucker queen and Lee Jong-Suk is so pretty it makes my eyes hurt. Plus I adore that they were just so idk normal? Not perfect like most of the kdrama’s couples. She has growing hair leg, and he can be gross sometimes. SO WHAT?! Welcome to the real world. They loved each other anyway.  

3. Innocent man/Nice Guy - Seo Eun-Gi & Kang Ma-Roo

Man, between all this fluffy couples this one is kinda dark. But that's exactly what I loved about them. She was a bitch, especially at the beginning. He was a the dickest dick in the whole Dickland, Mayor of Dickville. Two sinners, bad, broken and selfish. Raw. Different. Flawed. They were hurting, they've been hurt. The ending of the drama was meh for me but this couple stands strong. And you know that Song Joong-Ki is the only one for me. He just makes me so happy whenever he's on the screen.

4. Touch your heart - Oh Jin-Shim & Kwon Jung-Rok

They proved love exists in Goblin and now they did it again. Firstly: Oh Jin-Shim is one of my favorite female characters ever. She's just so cheerful and inspirational. I watched this drama when my life was kinda shit, but after watching her journey back to the top I felt great, like I could do anything. Secondly: Kwon Jung-Rok is the cutest idiot ever. He's so charming with this awkwardness of his. And together they create this cute, healthy kind of relationship I stan so much. LOVE THEM.

5. Her private life - Sung Deok-Mi & Ryan Gold

So like I said before I'm pretty sure that Park Min-Young could create great chemistry even with a plain chair. But holy shit, in Her Private life we're getting whole Mendeleev's table. The story is pretty simple, there's no incredible groundbreaking plot, but Kim Jae-Wook is so hot and works so amazing with Park Min-Young that I didn't even care for the plot. I just wanted to look at him as long as I could. Also, Ryan Gold is perfect boyfriend. I want him for next Christmas.

6. Angel's last mission: love - Lee Yeon-Seo & Dan

Omg, I shed so many tears on this one. Being completely honest I wasn’t huge fan of Lee Yeon-Seo at the beginning, she was really annoying for me. But Dan, my baby L, was such a cutie I decided to watch it despite of female character and boy, I am so happy I did that. It was truly touching, sad but beautiful story. And mains are just two puppies, so in love with each other, that you have this sudden desire to leave kdrama’s world, go outside, meet someone and being as cute as Yeon-Seo and Dan. Fortunately, this desire passes very quickly. I have another episode to watch, you know?

7. Cheer up! Sassy go go - Kang Yeon-Doo & Kim Yeol

I know most of you have a very strong Second Man Lead Syndrome when it comes to Sassy Go Go. And let me just tell you: I would die for Seo Ha-Joon. Ji Soo is one of my favs and he did such a breathtaking job in this drama. When I started watching it, I've actually been thinking I would be suffering, bc after watching few videos on YouTube I knew that SMLS is strong with this one. I wanted to ship him with Kang Yeon-Doo. And partly I do, I am. BUT DAMN. KIM YEOL. Like I said, I was prepared for loving Seo Ha-Joon. I was rooting for him even before watching. But then that one scene happened and that was it. I was done. You know which one I'm talking about. "One, you move away first. Two, I move away first. Three, since we're in this position anyway, we do it". It made my heart beat faster and since that moment I was sold. 

Btw that plot line with parents was totally unnecessary. Why, writers? Why?

8. Because this is my first life - Joon Ji-Ho & Nam Se-Hee

This drama is so important for me, you have no idea. I just felt it to the core of my being. And no, I didn't married my hot landlord although i'm not opposed that idea but it's just freaking incredible story about growing up, learning how to do this whole adult-shit, being your own person, being someone's person and finally about finding yourself. GOD, IT WAS SO GOOD. And main couple! UGH. My babies! I know I named Kwon Jung-Rok from Touch Your Heart the cutest idiot ever but in that moment I guess I had to forget about Nam Se-Hee, bc he wins that category. But he was also understanding and respectful and patient and just...kind. Just simply kind but somehow that is everything. Plus I love Kitty. It's the prettiest cat ever.

9. Extraordinary you - Eun Dan-Oh & Haru

The latest drama I watched and holy guacamole, I loved it so much. And even though I love Baek Kyung with my whole heart I don't even know why because he's an asshole, I just have to admit that Haru and Eun Dan Oh are freaking perfect for each other. THE WAY HE RESPECTED HER. Damn, that's some valuable shit right here. Watch and learn, boys. WATCH. AND. LEARN.

10. Encounter/boyfriend - Cha Soo-Hyun & Kim Jin-Hyuk

The last but not least. Actually, it’s my fav couple on this list. Noone is able to dethrone Kang Mo-yeon & Yoo Shi-jin from DOTS from being my fav ultimate, but damn I must say Soo-Hyun and Jin-Hyuk were really close to do that. I fell in love with them since the first scene and now, long after watching it, I still think about them everyday. I’m not even joking. Where you can find a man who’ll take cute photos of you and dance salsa with you on Cuba? With whom You could talk about poetry and art? And who will be as cute as Park Bo-Gum? Any ideas? I’m not asking for friend, I’m asking for myself.

[wincore]

AGREEEE, WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND IS THE WORST esp since im in uni full time and i work 9-5 on the weekends which means... no breaks for me ever.. 🥲

MASSIVE CRUSH ON OIKAWA OMGGG I SUPPORT THIS!!!!! but i am unfortunately much older than 15 and still enamored by 2d men 😔 life’s rough like that HDJWKDJ YES ATSUMU CAUSES PROBLEMS ON PURPOSE.. HES THE WORST!! btw.. ive heard that the oikawa to atsumu stan pipeline is very real... so if u get to s4.. u may develop atsumu brain rot like me 👁_👁

OOO alright run on, extracurricular, vincenzo, true beauty, love alarm, & perfect crime. NOTED!! ive actually been meaning to watch extracurricular for a while now, it looks so interesting!! now that it has the wincore seal of approval i must watch 😤 OMGG SAKURADA DORI I SAW HIM IN ALICE IN BORDERLAND!! super good show but really gore heavy at some points 👁

ahh ok thank u for the reccs, ive been thinking about starting demon slayer too!! shoplifters sounds really interesting :oo crime??? i havent watched a full movie in a while so i will def check it out!! THESE R ALL GOING IN MY NOTES APP.

NEXT YEARRR omg it sounds far away but i know time passes so quickly nowadays so I WILL WISH U LUCK ONCE AGAIN 💛 i hope u update us when the time comes!!

UGHWHHD EVEN THIS SYNOPSIS IS MAKING ME MISS UR WRITING?!? I LOVE THE WAY U WORD IT... “given a choice to pretend, you find that jaehyun is the lesser of the two burdens to bear” AHHHHHHH omg “he’s in a relationship and doesn’t rlly care about the soulmate system” THIS IS ALWAYS SUCH A PAINFUL SCENARIO IN SOULMATE AUS PLSS!!! Wait is the soulmate of yn gonna be an oc/vague character or another member :O EITHER WAY... PAIN! THIS IS GETTING ME SO EXCITED AND U HAVENT EVEN MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT JAEHYUN’S LIKE IN THIS FIC YET

RUNWAY CHARACTER CAMEOOOS YESS I LOVE RUNWAY YN!!!! i actually reread it last night and ugh i was reminded how much i love yns personality... just the process of experiencing all tht self doubt with them!!! so real & makes u root for them :’)

“if jeno plays edward i need him to that apple scene like taemin did” WHHHHHWJDJJWJDBW THIS MADE ME CHOKE ON THE WATER I WAS DRINKING LMFAO

GODDDD THESE TROPE/MEMBER PAIRINGS, HARD AGREE HARD AGREE!!! HAECHAN AND RENJUN ARE E2L 100%!!!! i think bc the ppl in the bff2l category cant convincingly hate yn back LOL

“gets complimented on his lyricism often but like every song’s about you” STOPPPPP HES SO PERFDCT FOR THIS TROPE!!!!!

OMG I SEE EXACTLY WHAT U MEAN ABT SICHENG IN ROYALTY/CHAEBOL AUS... i think like u said it’s because of his poise & the way ppl are generally in awe of him but also bc of his reluctance to open up!! more reserved until he trusts u... funny and kind but sometimes perceived as aloof... those r some prince tendencies! “what are corporate businesses but modern day kingdoms” LMFAOOWJDJ SERIOUSLY THO

“mans really said i will not give you any onscreen idol personality to work with” HDJWJDJWJSJ LITERALLYYYY this is why i have trouble reading jaehyun fics sometimes bc sometimes they can feel “inaccurate” but its mostly just bc there’s no Standard Personality Stereotype to go off of. but a random & uncommon trope i think he’d pair well with is exes to lovers!! Yes im basically just a jaehyun + angst advocate.

“i think most of them would pair well with bff2l??” FACTTTTTTT and no im not just saying this bc its one of my favorite tropes.. heh... i think i told u this before?? but ur like the main reason i started enjoying e2l!!! i didnt like it before bc i love the PINING in bff2l but then i started reading ur works n was like OH SHIT! THERES LOADS OF PINING HERE TOO...

i think yangyang is not bff2l or e2l, he is in his own category which is Annoyer2Lover HDJWKDJ ex: troublemaker, wasted nights

OMGGGG I DID NOT EXPECT ROYALTY AU TO HAVE SUCH A LARGE LEAD IN THE SURVEY??? and cryptids is so low 😔😔 cmon guys, vampires r fun!!!

WE R LITERALLY WRITING ESSAYS TO EACH OTHER RN BUT I LOVE IT 🥺🥺 its a such a nice break to read ur response when im burnt out from studying!!

OMG IM GOING THROUGH #moonwrites AND IM LITERALLY AN IDIOTTTT IVE BEEN OFF TUMBLR FOR SO LONG I DIDNT REALIZE THAT ROMEO ROULETTE HAD A PREVIEW OUT????

“And I get what out of this?” “Me?” IM IN LOVE WITH THIS CHARACTERS PERSONALITY ALREADY LMFAOO

“—and when this whole game you’re playing is over, you’re going to say I rejected you.” ?!?!???? THE WAY JAEHYUN IS A LITTLE SHIT! THEIR PERSONALITIES ARE BOTH SO FUN PLSJWJDJEJ IM MORE EXCITED NOW!!

pls disregard the part in my last ask where i asked abt romeo roulette.... i had no idea all of the information i needed was sitting right in front of me 😔😔

- tata

WHAT 9 TO 5 ON EVERY WEEKEND???? the system has failed you this honestly feels like a villain origin story 😭 when does it get better???

ALSO let me answer the other asks separately for better readability lol we really out here writing essays GOOD THING i have practice writing but like. this is infinitely better to write 🥰

PLSSS SOMETIMES I WILL SEE AN EDIT/TIKTOK OF OIKAWA AND BE LIKE DAMN I REALLY NEED TO CATCH UP I MISS THIS MF also are you daring me to ruin my life for 2d men bc i will do it without hesitation. wait till i watch hq again and get that atsumu brainrot with you he seems annoying enough for me to like ^_^

AND YES PLS I WAS SO ABSORBED IN IT!! extracurricular was the most gripping show i’ve watched in a while like yes enough teen romance give me two unhinged teenagers doing crime 🤩 AND OMG??? THAT’S WHERE WE SAW HIM TOO and although niragi was literally vomit-inducing human trash, sakurada dori is like. a good actor. except i hated coffee&vanilla which starred him it was literally so cringe i couldn’t 😭 i blame the writers for that though. IM EXCITED FOR S2 OF ALICE IN BORDERLAND THO i really like horror (and i can tolerate gore if ive been desensitized enough) and like i read the manga too!!! the games were really interesting (although morbid).

😭😭 MY NOTES APP IS FULL OF RECS FROM FRIENDS ALL OF THEM HATE ME FOR NOT WATCHING THE SHOWS BUT LIKE. i binge 3 or 4 at a time and strike them off and then go 6 months without watching a single tv series hhh.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I SURE WILL UPDATE !!! it’s so exciting to think about grad school sometimes :33

AHHH IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT AND THE PREVIEW TOO SGSDJKDS there’s a few differences in the actual fic i think bc i changed up the language (and i dont remember what else bc i refuse to look at my writing) JAEHYUN RLLY IS A LITTLE SHIT he’ll be like hm yeah im pretty chill :) and then proceed to beat yn at her own game at times. (she wins mostly dw) the fact that i made her soulmate cha eunwoo like girl if i were you i’d crash their relationship 🥱 (jk) but like. jaehyun too is 🤩 despite being dry af

ASDKDSKDS YOU REREAD ALL (ALMOST) 19K WORDS ??? IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE THAT FIC SM AAAAHHH IM FEELING LIKE AN ACTUAL AUTHOR 🥰 i loved runway yn too they were like boss attitude with 20% anxiety.

LOOK JENO BETTER BE PULLING MOVES LIKE THAT TO IMPRESS THE GIRLS 😤 if he hits himself in the forehead with the apple, bonus points bc that was true comedy (as invented by taemin)

AND YES. LIKE I KNOW MARK HATED DONGHYUCK SO MUCH HE WANTED TO LEAVE SM BUT LIKE HE’S TOO NICE WITH EVERYONE ELSE 😭😭😭 i cannot picture him pissed off apart from that summer fight </3

thinking about dejun getting rejected by a girl he wrote a song for. rip brother.

IM GLAD YOU PUT THAT INTO WORDS BC THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS!!! he’s got all of these regal qualities but he’s still human ykyk so it makes for the most amiable person on earth 😌 i love this characterization of him!!

oof exes to lovers with jaehyun... i had a similar idea a while ago (with theme song sincerity is scary by the 1975) that i discarded bc i don’t think i’m cut out to write that 😭 (YET) so i will keep this is mind. u r so right about jaehyun feeling inaccurate bc it’s like he’s very mild in personality onscreen sometimes?? so him having strong personality traits makes me go 🤔🤔 that man is overreacting. (jkjk but like you get the idea)

WAIT RLLY OMG BC OF ME???? i would never enjoy e2l irl bc irl dudes are 🤢🤢 and if they annoy me i will end them. but in fiction the mutual pining and initial disgust at yourself for liking the other??? helllooo 🤩🤩🤩 especially if it’s in a romcom style <3 bff2l is also better in fiction bc if the relationship doesnt work out irl and the person become uncomfortable with me i will just get annoyed jskshdl

LMAO YOU ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT YANGYANG HE’S JUST THAT™ DUDE skgkhs he feels like someone fun to hang out with but he would annoy you the whole time. also he is cute 🥰

AND EXACTLY!!!! IM HAPPY FOR ROYALTY AUS BUT CMON. LOOK AT THOSE VAMPIRE TEETH. feel like media ruined vampires for people 😔 

THIS IS SUCH A NICE BREAK FROM STUDYING HONESTLY!!!! im like working on two semi-large projects AND studying course and out-of-course material simultaneously so my brain is a little fried. thank u for this 😘

[steveusesfaberge]

Particular Taste

Pairing: Billy Hargrove x Harrington!Reader

Summary: Billy meets a girl who he just...can’t get over. She’s everything...and yet, good Lord - she’s so damn particular. Too bad though, cause he’s already head over heels for her...even if she’s a Harrington.

Type/Style: Imagine, Song Preference, Female Pronouns

Song Preference: Particular Taste (Shawn Mendes)

Warning(s): A bit of cursing, a bit of flirting, a bit of fluff, a bit of angst, a bit of Billy Hargrove...

Word Count: 5,500 roughly (I kinda got carried away... >.<)

a/n: I was listening to some music...and now I’ve got a million-and-one idea flooding me...ahh! Please send in requests if you so wish! I’d be happy to do them! :D (I write NSFW and if a writing piece is ever NSFW I will let you know! :))

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She don't listen to a thing - unless it feels right

Only dances when it's Kanye

He was used to girls falling for him. Tripping over their heels, each other, even air...well...because he was the Billy Hargrove. He was used to the attention; stares of longing, the glares of hatred. Either way, more to him - he had a nasty habit of feeding off of the energy of a room - the vibes bad or not, he craved it. It wasn’t Billy’s fault (a bad home life and a lack of proper understanding went a long way)...no, but he was too far in denial to admit the truth...all the truths. That he wanted only one person’s attention so badly, it kept him up at night; scowl on his lips as he thought about why. It was one of those dirty little secrets you kept to yourself because if you admitted it aloud, you’d be laughed down before you even got the chance to stand up. Billy didn’t need his reputation to crumble before him - not like this, no... He’d look like a total loser! From a casanova - to a whipped little puppy dog...

Some girls were a run for his money. But her? Y/N? No, she was a run for his whole damn life. Hell, he still thinks about the first time he met her. He remembers what he felt, what she said, how she smelt, and even the exact degree his stomach was doing flips at. Did he show it? Hell no.

“Hey, pretty lady, I caught that look across the room...decided to come over.” He’d been so confident in himself. He did admit though, that when he first saw her, it didn’t mean a damn thing to him...he didn’t think it would be any different from another one-night stand. Oh, was he wrong...

“Me? Pfft, must’ve been lookin’ the wrong way,” her gaze traveled along his figure in the most unnerving way. He swore cold chills shot down his spine like a ghost brushed by him. The way her eyes scanned him; as if searching for intimations of intentions and sharp edges... God, he felt naked in front of you...and never had he been so embarrassed to be bare in front of someone.

“I didn’t even see you.” It felt like a jab to his side, and he had to physically restrain himself from tumbling backward at the force of disinterest in her tone. He could place it she was playing hard to get - but this...was different. She seemed genuinely uninterested in him.

Her hair had been done - pinned back with a few stray strands loose; falling before her eyes to frame her face perfectly. She seemed to be wearing little to no makeup - Hargrove coming to the conclusion that she was just naturally this stunning. It wasn’t like she was wearing anything too flashy either; a simple knee-length dress that any good father would approve - a pale blue coloring and simple flats to match. Definitely, not what he usually settled for... Yet...he was itching to figure out this oddity...

“See me? Honey, your eyes never left me,” he had crossed his arms, leaning towards her - lips so close, yet so far. She hadn’t even flinched. Not a blush, or a shy look away. Challenging his gaze, she’d pushed him back by his chest.

“Well, maybe if your ego weren’t so big - you’d realize I was looking behind you.” a smirk played on her lips and her chin jutted up slightly as to indicate she was still looking there. He rolled his eyes, his mouth finding the words on their own.

“And who would be so graced to have your attention, Princess?” He questioned lightly.

“Not you.” With that, she stepped past him, not even giving him a second glance. His jaw fallen slack as he cranked his neck to watch her walk away. Damn those hips. The stranger had come and gone faster than his own snarky breath - and yet, she seemed to take it with her...his lungs desperate for air she was not willing to share...

“What?” He mumbled to himself as he watched her glide across the party to Steve Harrington. He rolled his eyes, biting his cheek as he debated going over and just knocking the kid’s block off...Would it be wrong of him? No one ever said it was wrong to get rid of the competition before the game even started...right?

She stood there, seeming to question him - as her arms were crossed, she had a brow raised and she didn’t seem....very happy. Not even a flirtatious glance to the rival brunette. It made Billy tilt his head in confusion. If she didn’t want to bed him...and she didn’t want to bed Harrington...who the fuck did you want to bed?

He watched Steve sigh, rolling his eyes, mouth opening to respond - stopping when Prince’s When Doves Cry rolled in and pumped through the room. A smirk fallen on the boy’s lips as he grabbed your hand and shoved you to the dance floor with him.

“C’mon! I know you only dance to Prince - can’t we stay for one more song?” Harrington urged, accompanied by some janky dance moves Billy was sure his dog taught him. Hargrove watched the interaction further, leaning to the wall were she previously stood. Curious of the y/h/c haired beaut’s reaction.

“Ugh. Fine! One more song, Steve - but mom told us to be home before one...you were the reason she even gave us a curfew - if you hadn’t--,” Harrington shut her up with a finger to her lip, him screaming the chorus of the song horribly to follow. Billy winced, but she seemed entertained.

He was surprised to watch her join him, her dance moves...just as bad as Harrington’s - yet, it didn’t explain why his eyes never left her. It looked like dances were being traded back and forth; almost like a dance battle of sorts.

Then it hit him. Like a ton of bricks, and still, it brought relief with him. Steve was her brother. The pair of Harringtons left shortly after the song ended; Steve whining like a child as his (assumed) sister drug him behind by his drunken collar.

On the way out the door, his eyes found hers and she only spared him a second. Not a smile, not a wink, not even a frown...and she was gone. He wanted to run after her - and yell, scream, shout...and when she asked what’s gotten in your pants? He would’ve frowned, complaining that it wasn’t fair you took his breath away, his heart, and didn’t even repay him...he had a feeling - even if he did that - she’d still not give one damn about it. Finders, keepers...

She can take you one-on-one if she feels like

You'll be begging her for mercy, mercy

“Please! C’mon, just one--,” “No, Billy. I said no earlier, and I’ll say it again.” “But you didn’t even give me a cha--,” “I don’t need to. I’ve seen how you treat girls; forget that - I’ve seen how you treat your own sister! I said no. Besides. My brother would never approve of you.”

Billy had never, not ever - pleaded for someone like this. He’d been annoyed before, but after a few attempts - he’d let it go - settling for nasty looks across the halls and lude comments with a smirk. She was different... Y/N Harrington had this fire that was so dangerous - even he was scared he’d get burnt. Yet, it didn’t stop him from trying...over...and over...and over...like a moth drawn to an open flame...he flew blindly.

She had called him out; time and time again - like it was a hobby of hers. Not even caring she spoke so rashy to him - Billy Hargrove. Did that mean nothing to Y/N? His name should strike fear in your heart, and jelly to your knees...yet, she had not a single reaction other than an eye-roll, a scoff, and a snappy remark.

He wondered if it was because of this - he couldn’t help but pine after her... She wasn’t afraid to tell him he was an ass...she wasn’t afraid to stand up for herself...she wasn’t afraid of the peer pressure of being in his presence...she wasn’t....afraid of him. She was definitely Steve’s sister....they shared a stubbornness that Billy had grown to hate - and now, admire.

“What do you want me to do, huh?” He’d finally stressed. Hands tearing at his dirty-blond locks. Eyes wide and exhausted after days, weeks, months of brooding, pestering, flirting, arguing...all for one measly date. He’d never been so hooked on someone before - and the longer he spent after her, the more he wanted her. The more he fell for her...but he didn’t say that. He’d never say that because Billy Hargrove wasn’t a one-woman-type of guy...right?

She had been busy trying to get home - basketball practice was over almost ten minutes ago and Steve was probably waiting for her. He’d be wondering where she was by now... And catching Billy as he wandered out of the lockerroom was not exactly planned.

But...this display - oh, good Lord, this display...of a man before her. Billy looked like a mess - a desperate, hot, mess. She’d heard through the grapevine Hargrove hadn’t been his usual sleazy self. Hadn’t bedded a girl in months. Wonder why...the answer was stood before her; in the form of a tall, muscular drink of daddy issues.

“On your knees.” Was all she said, arms holding a textbook to her chest (it was actually Steve’s - the dumbass always forgot it and ended up stashing it in her locker).

“Excuse me?” Billy grumbled while watching her with a biting tone.

“You heard me, Billy. On.Your. Knees.”

He hesitated. She questioned if he’d really do it. There were heartbeats of silence between them before she practically heard his eye roll - his knees bending - having his towering height fall down to her abdomen.

“Okay?” He hissed with the same annoyance as if he were the one being held behind and hadn’t stopped her from going home...

She snorted.

“Beg.” Was all she said, a grin on her lips as she drank in his state of shock.

He was quiet for a passing minute before his eyes furrowed in irritation. “I don’t beg - Billy Hargrove - doesn’t beg, Harrington.” He snarled as if she’d struck him down. And she had; with her extremely intoxicating scent...was that vanilla? He didn’t know...the one thing he could pick out, was the familiar waft of...something...he’d picked it up on Steve before, but on her? It confused him slightly (little did he know it was the hairspray you both used...Faberge did wonders, what could you say?).

“Helloooo, I’m waiting, Billy.” He could only process that he loved the way she said his name...his daze too strong.

“Goodbye -- my brother--,”

“Please, please, please,” he started quickly as he realized her body was now turned to leave.

His hands shot out and he grabbed her free one. It hung loosely had her side, the other occupied with a forgotten textbook. He pulled her knuckles to his lips, pressing soft kisses there as he watched Y/N, never breaking eye contact. The blue orbs swirling with a desperation she’d never seen before; emotions she’d would never pin Hargrove to ever harbor. She’d be lying if she said a blush wasn't being fought down.

“Goddamnit, please...Y/N...I’m...I’m begging you...begging...you...for...just,” he struggled to find it in him to be so...low...but Y/N’s coy smile egged him on in all the wrong ways.

“One date. If you don’t like it - I’ll leave you alone....probably.”

She hadn’t even answered him. Her heels turning as she marched her way to the side exit. He felt like she’d punched him in the face; his features lighting pink at what she’d made him do without even a second thought. He...was...he was angry...he was frustrated...oh, God, he was gonna---

“Friday night. You better be there at eight o’clock sharp, and if you’re a minute late I’ll never speak to you again. If you’re a minute early, I’ll still not talk to you because you’ll come off clingy.” Those words, as strict as they were - were heaven on earth. Billy scrambled to his feet and nodded, though she couldn’t see him. “Yeah, yeah...alright! Sounds good!” Lame.

“Oh, and Billy?” Y/N had his heart stop as she turned for a final time, back pushing the hallway door open to reveal a glimpse of Steve’s red BMW.

“If you smoke in front of my mom, or pick a fight with my brother - I’ll kill you myself.” Ouch. But there was no other way he’d want to die...

Ooh, she'll take your name and number

Then she'll hit erase and walk away

But ooh, is she so specific when she's at my place

At my place

“Right on time, I see.” Y/N teased while walking down the driveway to him. Billy had his signature denim jacket on, a white button-up adorning his chest; the first four buttons were undone to show off his collarbone and toned torso. He had a toothpick hanging out the corner of his lips and he had a casual air about him. Little did she know - Billy was riding a wave of ecstasy that he was sure he’d never live down.

“Of course, as per request, Princess.” He replied while waiting patiently for Y/N to take her sweet time coming over. The passenger door opening and closing with a soft thud.

“Steve’s okay with you going out with me?” He asked while watching Y/N buckle up.

“No. I didn’t tell him.” She explained simply.

“Oh, lying to your big brother now, are we?” Billy purred, shifting to face him, a charming smile on his handsome features.

“I don’t lie to anyone. He didn’t ask. So, I didn’t tell.” She explained while finally giving in, finally breaking, and finally returning her own pretty grin. God, his heart melted.

“I wish to be back before twelve, Billy.” Setting the standard, she raised a brow at him - as if asking can you handle that by yourself?

“Hey! Don’t look at me like that, it’s whatever the Princess wants!” He shrugged. Four hours with Y/N was enough for him - four minutes of her time had him begging..hands and knees...literally... He figured he could do a lot with four hours.

Billy wasn’t used to this kind of treatment. She acted as if he was just...some guy. Just someone she was seeing for (exactly) four hours, to have a bit of fun, and getting to know him. There was no - shy attitude, or stuttering, or even a race to his bedroom. Y/N treated him like he was...a friend. If that’s the word for it because he’d never been in a situation where he was the one lost for words.

Y/N hadn’t done anything special. Her hair was the same as always, she wore a simple T-shirt and jeans...not to mention, the classic Chuck Taylors on her feet. Y/N was just pulling her hair into a messy ponytail - when Billy stopped her.

“What?” She asked without missing a beat. Two things crossing her as she watched him. He hadn’t even pulled out of the drive yet, and now, he was tugging at her sleeve...

He kicked himself for reacting on impulse. He seemed so...awkward. C’mon man, get yourself together! You should've been smoother....calm the fuck down...damn...

“I like your hair down.” He stated while giving a the quip of a gentle smile.

Her lips curled up and she sighed, but let her hair fall back down. “Fine...since you are taking me out.”

It wasn’t anything special either - but, it was...it really was. He’d gone to the nearest convenient store before coming to the Harrington house. Loaded up on cheap pop and candy - he was hoping to make this worth her while. He found out that she’d been on dates before - not many - but enough to be known as the type to break your heart in a matter of seconds because - well...if you weren’t willing to meet her standards...to hell with you! He liked the challenge. He’d never been with a girl who wasn’t easy before...if anything, Y/N felt like the boss level in one of those stupid arcade games Max played (meaning he’d have to spend an arm and a leg to get Y/N to realize he was serious about winning).

“Hm? Movies?” She asked curiously as she noticed all the items he’d stocked up on.

“Nah - I figured it was too...basic. Y’know? I do only have four hours to wow you...I didn’t think an hour and a half movie, without us really talking, and sitting in the dark, would do the trick.” Good...he wasn’t saying something stupid at least...was his swagger coming back?

“Hmm, I like the way you think, Billy.” Her words falling with a soft hum.

He’d driven Y/N to a spot he’d never taken anyone - not the girl he couldn’t remember the name of, that he slept with three months ago, not the girl he snagged while riding around...etc....this...was a spot only he knew about.

His place - as he’d come to call it. He went here when his own mind was berating, irritating, and draining himself. He went here when he just needed to be...alone. Though, this type of alone...was different from the type he normally felt.

“You like the view?” He asked sincerely while popping the seal of a coke. He had previously given her his jacket, out of courtesy - as it was a little chilly...Y/N had giggled and taken it. One point to Hargrove; zip to a bad date.

“Do I like the view? Yes!” She sputtered while looking over the little town of Hawkins. “Do you come here often for a first date?” Y/N asked with a soft suspicion. She was now seated on the hood of his car, the Camaro piquing her interest lightly (it seemed it was the only thing Hargrove cared about besides his own reflection).

Billy slowly pulled the can down from his lips and shook his head.

“In all honesty, I’ve never been on a...first date. Officially.” He shrugged at her dramatic gasp of shock.

“How? -- You mean to say--,” she trailed off with a bottle of excitement ready to burst.

“I’m Billy Hargrove’s first!” She was now laughing with such life, and vigor, he wondered where the sassy little beast he’d been courting, went... He liked this side of her. Billy felt like he was privileged enough to tame her to...this.

It reminded him of a child. He was then, also reminded of how much time the Harrington duo seemed to spend with Max and her crew of misfits...maybe that’s where she got it from. Billy had never really minded (or liked) kids...but he’d take a dose of whatever the hell Y/N was on, any day.

He chuckled, shaking his head, feeling a wave of heat find his face (a very uncomfortable and unusual feeling for him). He had never been...embarrassed before. Not like this.

“My very first. I was saving it for someone special,” he played along with her, without realizing what he was really saying.

“Special? Pfft, where did that bad boy Billy Hargrove go? I...I’m not saying I want him back - but I’m questioning what you did to shut him up.”

That night was one to remember. Nothing happened...well, not what Billy normally did with girls at ten o’clock at night. Conversation had never before flown so easily. It was like, Y/N knew exactly what she wanted to say, when to say it, and how to say it. Billy could, in all honestly, listen to her talk for hours on end (four to be exact). The stars were a nice background - he found they twinkled like her own smile - her eyes shining with the same bright joy.

“Why did you try so hard...for...this?” Y/N asked suddenly, after calming from a joke he’d spewed dorkily. She wondered what was so special about four short hours with a girl like her.

“Hm?” He was resting back, watching the stars wink at one another, connecting mindless dots for infinity, while he’d listened to her beautiful laughter.

“I mean,” she started while leaning on her side to face him. “What reason did you have for...you know...even taking an...I dunno, interest? Yeah, interest - in me...,” he was floored. He’d never seen Y/N like this....was she....being shy? Bashful, even? He was pulled to attention immediately, never once, in the months of painful flirting - had she ever done this. “I mean...I’m...not very approachable - I know I can be stubborn...but I’m a Harrington -- and-d, and I’m a Harrington! Why in the hell, would you want me?” She suddenly asked with a somewhat reproving tone - finger pushing into his chest.

“Hey, hey, calm down, spitfire,” he mused while enjoying the show of the faintest of pinks on her face.

“I...I dunno. If I’m being honest,” he told truthfully.

“Oh,” she breathed.

“I mean...yeah, I kinda have a reason. But...it’s dumb. Y’know?” He said with a rushed tone.

Y/N just watched him. Clearly not knowing.

“What I meant was,” he started over while still trying to sound as nonchalant and cool as possible,” You’re...different. You know? Like...a cool...different...like someone I’d actually...I dunno...wanna be around.”

That night, was certainly one to remember. It was also, one of many...many stargazing, soda drinking, junk-food eating, late-night talks... Billy felt like he’d found something special. He felt like he’d found himself a little star, maybe it was supposed to be on its way across the galaxy - wowing someone else...but...like the human being he proved to be - he was greedy. So, Billy kept it. He kept the star close to him because he found, that when it stood beside him - it had a light that shone so bright...it drowned out his dark edges and the cloudiness of his life. He found with her, Y/N...everything...felt...right.

Never pickin' up her phone 'less it rings twice

Only answers with a question, mhh

Ring, ring--

“What?” He chuckled at her answer. It was always...what?

“I’m here - your loving, kind, caring, boyfriend - and all you ever say - is what when I call you - asking if your free tonight...” He pouted while holding the phone between his chin and shoulder, the cord hanging as he leaned down to shove his foot into his boot.

“Mhm,” Y/N responded while looking done at her filed to perfection nails.

“You’re so difficult,” he groaned while switching the phone to his other ear, moving to put his other shoe on.

“I’ve been told a few times before,” he could hear her grin. A small one on his own lips playing along.

“You gonna watch the kids tonight?” He asked remembering Max asking for a ride roughly an hour ago. He’d only agreed to take her because he knew a certain Harrington was going to be watching them (no, he wasn’t talking about The Hair Harrington).

“No, Steve said he’d take them to the movies - and I’m not interested in seeing Star Wars rewinds,” of course she’d seen them - he had learned over the three months spent with Y/N (officially as a couple - as she refused to allow him to count the three and a half months he’d spent trailing after her), that she was quite the little nerd. No wonder Max liked Y/N so much...and if he weren’t mistaken, he’d seen Henderson make googly eyes...

“So - you’re free then?” He inquired while grabbing his car keys, swinging the keychain on his pointer while he debated just hanging up now and driving over without another word.

“Hm. I suppose - but--,” the line went dead and Y/N glared at the speaker with a harsh accusation.

It seemed Billy’s eagerness to be in your warming presence had won over...the phone was hanging in its place once more - and he called for Max to go as he headed out the door, at a brisk, happy pace.

And if I try to play it cool, it never goes right

Got me drownin', drownin', uh

“Hey, Y/N/N!” The redhead greeted as Y/N opened the front door, smiling.

“Hey, Maxie! The rest of the gang is in the living room with Steve! Have a good time tonight, throw some popcorn at Lucas for me.” Her eyes were mischevious, but she seemed confused as the older girl spoke.

“You’re not coming?” “No, sorry, kiddo. Billy asked if I wanted to go out for a drive...he’s rather needy, really,” Y/N teased.

“Oh...well, he’s been awfully nice since he started seeing you.”

An eyebrow was raised in response, a glance to the Camaro in the driveway was shot to only catch Hargrove’s gaze.

“Oh, really?” “Mhm! He volunteers to take me places, and he’s not as mean. Like, I caught him humming to himself the other day when he was walking to his room...like...what was that about?” Max revealed while smirking like a devil.

“Your brother’s something, ain’t he?” Y/N noted while biting her lip, holding back a spew of words about how much of a softie he was when they were alone....like a puppy! She wanted to utter, but knowing his temper and his reputation - Y/N stayed quiet.

“I’ll say.” Max snorted. “I’m glad you like him. You’re good for him.”

Y/N grinned at the girl, ruffling her hair.

“I dunno about good, but he certainly can shape up, huh?”

Billy was getting nervous. The quick glances in his direction, the way Y/N seemed so smug and mighty...God, what did Max say? He felt his hands begin to sweat and he started scolding himself. What the hell, Hargrove? Don’t lose it now, no, no, no! She’ll know! She’ll see it! Goddamnit - she’ll fucking smell it! Like a bloodhound, she is! Blue eyes dug into you skeptically. No, bloodhound is too nice for her...she’s...she’s like a wolf! Yeah, that’s it! A damn beast - that’s after me and my blood! She’s already got my heart...what else does she-

“Asshole, unlock the car door,” Y/N’s singsong voice cut into his silent monologue. He jumped at the wheel and clumsily fumbled for the said lock. “Dork,” he heard her mumble with a snicker.

Well, there goes any and all good name of being cool...

Since she’d let him call her his - it’d been worse than any fistfight he’d ever managed. From Y/N’s own challenging, fiery attitude - to Steve’s - he wasn’t sure which Harrington he was actually dating. Her brother was always breathing down his neck, and he’d be lying if he said he hadn’t thought about socking the kid in the jaw before...but he knew Y/N would not approve so he made sure to be on his...best, best behavior in the brunette’s proximity. Walking, talking, can of hairspray he was...

How she achieved in getting Harrington’s approval - Billy would never know. Though, Steve made it clear it wasn’t ‘approval’ more so - allowance... He’d said, Remember Hargrove. You mess up, even once, and I can take everything away from you. I’m not giving you permission to be with her. I’m allowing it. So you fuck up - and I take that allowance away, hear me? Billy had wanted to wring his neck, but Y/N’d been a few feet away and he’d rather not fight with her over his own pride... Yeah, yeah, whatever man. I’m a man of my word, Harrington. No need to shove your hand down my throat.

Normally, if someone ever talked to him like that - or eve thought about it - Hargrove would’ve had them pinned to a wall and beat to a pulp before they could speak another word. This time...was different (though it seemed to Billy, every time with Y/N was different). He felt like...he was drowning. It sounded odd, but, the best kind of...well...oxygen being brutally cut off from his lungs kind of drowning.

He would do anything for her...he found out through the little ways she showed herself. Touching her chin when playfully thinking, biting her lip in real concentration, tapping his shoulder when she wanted his attention, looking down when unsure, wearing her hair down because he liked it, smiling when he kissed her forehead, booping his nose because it annoyed him (in reality, he loved that she did such a silly, small thing).

Billy Hargrove was drowning. Drowning in the immense amount of love he was showered in...the care and affection Y/N bathed him in every time she smiled at him, or in his general direction. He found out he was quite similar to the schoolgirls who fawned when he walked into the room... Who would’ve known? Sure, at school he kept that hardass impress up. Being flirty with her and even throwing a wink to the passerby...picking a fight with whoever doubted him and making sure to have everyone on their toes in his presence..but even then, he changed...

Y/N found Billy flirted with her specifically to make her laugh. Chessy pick-up lines, dumb quotes, obsessive pecks and coddling in the middle of the halls. A rose or two in her locker...a love letter slipped in a textbook...he was classy. When she asked him about it, he simply shrugged. I thought you liked that kind of thing? You know, trashy notes and dying plants. Y/N knew though, that was simply Billy’s way of saying - you’re my girl...and I don’t care if you’re already mine...I’ll flirt with you anyway because I love you that much...

He also didn’t go farther than a five-second conversation with others. Normally, he’d have all the girls on their knees as he passed...but with Y/N on his arm, a simple smirk and wink would do just as well. They’re staring at you. I don’t like it. Billy had one day groaned in a whisper to Y/N, eyeing down a few glares. She only shook her head, biting her lip and looking away. In truth, everyone was looking at him. Billy Hargrove with a girl? For more than a night? Billy Hargrove denying a booty-call? Billy Hargrove no longer a ladies’ man? Billy Hargrove the jerk who likes fighting so quiet? Billy Hargrove the new King of high school? Billy Har-- the eyes were for him... Sure, she was a Harrington - so some looked in curiosity...knowing the infamous distaste between the two...but...eventually, the eyes traveled to the hunk of a man that Billy was.

Then, there were the fights. Sure, Billy tried his hand at anyone who blinked too many times at him - or decided to exhale at the same time as him - but since Y/N... the boy was always drug out of the ring before any damage was done, or before it got real bad... But Y/--! I said no, Billy. And he didn’t argue. If someone was brave enough to ask, he’d honestly answer them - which shocked them more than the answer itself. You see that woman? God -- you’d be scared to deny her too...damn Harringtons...

She asked him about all that once when they were sitting on the hood of his car, sharing a bag of chocolates (without peanuts - Billy had found she didn’t like picking them out of her teeth). “Well,” he’d started while leaning back, playing with her hair, her head rested in his lap, using his jacket that smelt of cologne, ash, and love as a blanket. “Why...do you ask?”

“You...you changed so much...-- but in a good way! I mean, I’m just surprised...like...I think even Steve is coming around..slowly..but...he’s surprised nonetheless that you’re so...different. Y’know?” Y/N had explained, quite poorly if you asked Billy. Yet, nonetheless, from getting to know her throughout the six or so months...he’d found she always got a bit flush when talking real with him. Or anyone for that matter. To him, it was perfectly flawed - because it showed how genuine she was trying to be.

“Y/N/N...you’re just...particular,” he tried slowly. The night cushioning the silence with sounds of crickets and a lull of wind.

“Whaddya mean, love?” He sighed silently, loving the way she spoke the endearing nickname with such ease.

“I mean...I learned early on...like....maybe the first night we met - that you....just....had a particular taste.” He expressed gently.

“And I was determined to be that kinda drink for you...even if it meant swapping a few rough edges.” He continued with a soft hum.

“Why, Billy?” He always forgot to mention that he loved the way she spoke his name.

“Because Y/N, you’re worth everything in this goddamn world...I’m just happy I’m exactly what you look for...even if you’ve got such a damn specific taste.” He chuckled with a laugh, his eyes twinkling like stars.

Leaning up, she reached to share a kiss with him, and he swore then and there - if she asked, he’d give her every ounce of life, passion, and love...give it all up...all she had to do was say the word.

“I think, you described it as a particular taste, Billy.”

“Very particular, darling.”

She's so particular

I'm so obsessed with her

Yeah, she's so particular

I'm so obsessed with her

Yeah, she's so particular.

She just goes

Yeah, she's got particular taste.

----

a/n: Welll, how do you like it? I enjoyed writing it! It was soooooo cute to write! Gahh! Requests are OPEN! :)

[stayrohazen777]

You & Me

“-Cha Eunwoo-

One-shot

Warnings: None

Fluff

“Y/N did you check the packages that came in for you?” Your roommate asked you from the kitchen 

“No I haven’t” You replied rushed while grabbing your purse

“You’re late again?” She asked 

“3 minutes earlier than usual  though” You gave her a smile 

“Go hurry up” She rolled her eyes 

“I’m sorry I’m late” You walked into the room out of breath 

“Again” Moonbin snickered 

“Shut it will you?” You smacked his arm 

“Do Eunwoo’s makeup I’m doing Moonbin’s” Your co-worker told you 

“Hi” He smiled 

“Hello” You smiled back 

You started working on his makeup 

“H-hey uh-h Y/N?”

“Yes?” 

“Your sleeve is tickling me” He chuckled lightly 

“Oh no I’m sorry” You rolled it up messily while he continued chuckling 

“It’s okay” 

“Okay you’re done and on time” You closed the compact and let out a sigh of relief 

“How do I look?” He asked looking at you

“Dashing” You smiled 

“Y/NNNNNN I accidentally rubbed my eyes after waking up” Sanha came to you whining 

“It’s okay” You smiled at him 

“Goodluck with your stage” You told them after they were done getting ready

Moonbin Mocked you 

“Do you really want me to-” 

“Oops sorry gotta go” He stuck out his tongue 

These boys are a handful” Your co-worker sighed 

“But they’re precious” You laid down on the sofa 

“Y/N You’re gonna be Eunwoo’s makeup artist for his drama” Their manager suddenly told you 

“Okay”

“You’ll go with him whenever he has his shoot” 

“Noted” You sighed 

“So I heard you’re basically Eunwoo’s personal makeup artist ey?” Moonbin teased you 

“For his drama shoot and what about it?” You rolled your eyes 

He wiggled his eyebrows 

“Moonbin” You glared at him 

“Oh my god so scary” He laughed 

“Is he annoying you again?” Jinjin sat beside you 

“Did he ever stop?” You questioned 

“You have a point” He chuckled 

“He’s a good friend though so it’s okay” You chuckled 

“Guys food is here” MJ came holding bags of food 

“Thank you” You smiled at him 

“You’re welcome Y/N” 

“Oh what to do the only place left is beside Eunwoo” Moonbin looked at you 

“You sly bi-” 

“Here Y/N you can sit here I’ll move” Eunwoo got up 

“No It’s okay we both can fit” You told him 

You’ve been Astro’s makeup artist since 2017 and you’ve gotten close to all of them especially Moonbin every since he found you dancing to their songs in the waiting room when you were alone 

It has become a constant cycle where you come every morning and basically spend the day with them and obviously do their makeup 

You were always given Moonbin, Jinjin or Rocky to work with but recently they’ve been making you do Eunwoo’s makeup often which got Moonbin to go full bestfriend mode and tease you about how awkward you are around him because as close as you are with the members you rarely had to deal with being alone with Eunwoo, thus making it a bit awkward at least from your side 

“Y/N are you not eating?” Eunwoo asked with worry in his eyes 

“Oh? Yes i got lost in thought for a second” You told him 

“By the way I start shooting tomorrow” He mentioned 

“TOMORROW?” 

“Good Morning Y/n” Eunwoo cheerfully waved at you when he saw you

“Goodmorning Eunwoo” You replied 

“Do you want a coffee?” He suddenly asked 

“Sure” You smiled at him 

“Here I also got you a cookie” He handed them to you 

“Oh you didn’t have to” That’s when you started thinking a bit too hard about him which might sound stupid but hey he gave you a cookie without you asking for it

The next couple of weeks were pretty uneventful 

You either had to go with Eunwoo to his shoot which you didn’t get to talk to him often as he was busy or you went with the boys to an event or something 

“Y/N” Moonbin suddenly came to you 

“Calling me by name only with this facial expression means it’s serious” You crossed your arms 

“Do you actually not have any feelings for Eunwoo?” He asked you 

“Why do you think I do?” 

“Because you act different around him” He replied 

“I do?” 

“Yes you might not see it but you’re very professional around him and only him. When you’re with all of us you’re a friend but with him you’re an artist and that’s it”

“So?” 

“Oh my god why are you like this?” He asked frustrated 

“What do you want me to say? I don’t like him and the only reason why i’m like this with him only is because Eunwoo and I never talked this often so it feels weird”

“Weird in what aspect?” He asked 

“Bin What are you trying to get to?”  You sighed

“I’m trying to stop you from being so oblivious” He rolled his eyes 

The next day was a weekend for you so you spent it at home alone since your roommate was with her family 

“Oh right the package I haven’t checked it in a whole month” You facepalmed hoping the package was just another order you had placed and nothing serious 

“Oh” You opened it and saw a product you ordered online 

Your phone suddenly rang 

“Hello?” 

“Hi” You heard Eunwoo’s voice 

“Eunwoo is there anything wrong?” You asked with worry in your tone 

“Not really?” He questioned 

“That was not an answer” You told him 

“Well I-I uh was uh bored yeah bored” He spoke 

“Okay” You chuckled at his cuteness 

“I’m sorry if i bothered you should i-” 

“No It’s fine I’m bored as well so we might as well talk” You said 

“Oh okay”

You spent about an hour talking to him on the phone and it made you feel warm inside 

You never really spent so much time talking to someone on the phone and i definitely brought you closer together maybe a bit too much because you thinking of him often started happening again

This time you were doing Rocky’s makeup for the photoshoot they were having and you could notice Eunwoo staring you thought he was staring at rocky because the boy is beautiful but-

“Why is Eunwoo glaring at me like that?” Rocky asked you and MJ who was beside you 

“I don’t know, maybe he’s daydreaming and didn’t notice his glare” MJ chuckled before going to Eunwoo and bringing him to where you were standing 

“He’s still glaring is that okay?” Rocky asked again 

“Stop talking I need to put your lipstick on” You told him getting closer to him 

“EUNWOO WHY-”MJ started but was interrupted by Eunwoo 

“Y/N I accidentally rubbed my eyes and my eyeliner is smudged” 

“Go to the other makeup artist she’s right there” You told him still focusing on Rocky 

“But I want you to fix it” He said 

“Okay Rocky you can go” You told him

“Come here Eunwoo” You grabbed his arm to let him crouch down a bit because of his height

“Close your eyes” 

“Eunwoo Close your eyes” You sighed 

“Okay wait since you’re here already let me fix your lipstick as well” 

You felt him staring at your face 

“You-u can-n go now”

“What is up with him?” You fanned your flushed face 

“When I told you were oblivious I was so right” Moonbin stood beside you 

You stared at him for a bit still not able to forget Eunwoo’s stare at your face 

“Y/N I’m not Eunwoo” He slightly smacked your head 

“Is this okay?” You put a hand over your heart 

“What is?” Sanha sat beside you 

“Oh nothing”

“Your hand is over your heart all of a sudden why?” He asked eating his chips 

“Because it’s beating way too fast”

“Because of Eunwoo?” He munched on his chips 

“What” You were taken by surprise 

“I think you’re literally the only one that does not know at this point” He rolled his eyes 

You went back home confused and worn out of today’s events 

“Fuck I really like him” You put your head on the table

Your phone rang 

“Hello?” You answered with a weird tone 

“Did I call in the wrong timing?” Jinjin asked 

“No it’s fine but what’s up?” 

“I know you left work already but can you maybe come back?” He asked 

“Why?” You questioned 

“Because We were called in for an interview last minute and we need to retouch our makeup” 

“Okay I’ll be there” You hung up and grabbed your car keys 

“Y/N You do Eunw-”

“Okay” 

“Hi” He smiled 

As  you were fixing his eye makeup he kept looking everywhere but on you 

“Can you maybe keep your eyes still?” You asked 

“Sorry” 

You were applying his lipstick when you felt his face become warm 

“Are you okay?” 

“Uh yes”

“Am i too in my feels or is he actually acting weird?” You whispered to yourself after he left 

“You two are gonna be the end of me”Moonbin told you the next day when you were putting his makeup on 

“What’s wrong now?” You applied his eyeshadow 

“Can’t you ask him out?” He asked 

“I don’t know” 

“Yes you know It’s very simple” He rolled his eyes 

“Don’t roll your eyes when I’m putting your eyeliner on idiot” You chuckled 

“Y/N are you done with bin? I need to fix my makeup as well” Eunwoo came to you sitting on the chair next to Moonbin’s

“So like as I-” You cut Moonbin off but quite literally slapping his lip balm on 

“Not here Not now you idiot” You gave him a fake smile 

“What was he going to say?” Eunwoo asked you when it was his turn 

“Nothing”

“It’s something if you’re hiding it from me” He said 

“Don’t worry about it”

“I want to know though”

“Why would you want to?” You laughed off your nerves 

“Because I want to” 

“Not really convincing” You told him 

“You really want me to tell you here?” He looked into your eyes

“Tell me what?” You questioned 

“That I like you” He said closing his eyes so that you an continue 

You started choking 

Sanha came over with water 

“Are you okay?” He asked you

“Yeah Don’t worry I’ll handle it from here Thank you” You told him 

“Okay Eunwoo You’re done” You told him trying to turn away from him to hide your pink cheeks 

After their performance the guys went to go get food but Eunwoo didn’t because “he wasn’t hungry” but you knew that was not the case 

“Y/N can come here for a bit?” He called for you 

You turned around and gave him a smile but then went to grab your phone which was the other way you had an approximate time of 5 seconds to calm down 

“Yes?” 

“I like you” He said again 

“Yes you told me- wait no that’s  not it” You turned your head around to cover the mess that you were 

He came closer to you and held your wrist 

“Look at me” He smiled 

You did so but regretted when you realized how close he was

“What?” 

“Say it Y/N” He told you in a serious way 

“Say what?” You acted 

“Y/N” He said sternly 

“I like you too” You told him 

“See it’s not that difficult” He teased you intertwining your fingers 

“How did you know I was gonna reply with that?” You furrowed your eyebrows 

“If you didn’t like me back you wouldn’t have taken so long to get your phone while putting your hand on your heart and breathing in and out” He laughed 

“You saw?” You asked embarrassed 

“There was a mirror in front of you Y/N” 

“Oh god” You covered your face 

“Yeah so I told Rocky I wanted the blue drink but he-WAIT WHAT IS THIS I AM OBSERVING” Moonbin freaked out after seeing your hands intertwined 

“WAIT FOR REAL LIKE FINALLY?” Sanha asked jumping around 

“Shut up” You hid your face again 

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed of” Eunwoo pulled you into his arms 

A couple of months later you found yourself in the same cycle except that your boyfriend was there to cheer you on whenever you weren’t feeling your best, he was basically there everyday 

“Eunwoo what is wrong with you today?” You asked him crossing your arms

“Nothing” He replied dryly 

“Okay Whenever you stop being dry with me I’ll be ready to talk” You told him going to call MJ to get his makeup done

It was almost the end of the day but he still hadn’t talked to you 

“So are you gonna talk to me or not?” You asked him standing beside him 

“I don’t know” He shrugged

“Okay then-” He held you back 

“I was joking come here” He pulled you into a warm embrace 

“I miss you” He told you 

“Why did you leave me hanging for a full day then?” 

“Because I was stressed and upset and I didn’t want to let it out on you accidentally”

“So now you’re not stressed anymore?” 

“With you in my arms I forget all the bad thoughts” He said 

“You did not just-”

“Yes I did” He chuckled 

“You’re so precious” You told him kissing his cheek 

The next day you were in the waiting room with Eunwoo and you were doing his makeup 

The rest were at the cafeteria and the staff as well. You two always try to somehow end up together in the waiting room alone 

“Okay you can get up I just need to do your lipstick” You said grabbing the color you wanted

“Yes Thank you my butt hurts” You laughed at him

“Will you stop staring at me Eunwoo?”  You told him when you felt him stare again

“No” 

“You always do this”

“Yeah but I never actually do this although I think about it every single time” He spoke

“Do wha-” You felt his lips press against yours 

“Can’t believe it took you this long to kiss me” You chuckled 

“If you wanted earlier you could’ve done it yourself then” He grabbed your waist 

“Well now I’ll do it whenever I want” You smiled bringing him closer to kiss him again 

“Be grateful You did that when I still didn’t apply your lipstick” You glared at him playfully 

“But you did it again” He told you pouting 

You pecked his lips again

“Okay that’s it” 

He pulled you into his arms 

“I love you”You told him 

“I love you too” He hugged you tighter giving the top of your head a kiss 

Thank you for reading! <3

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X1 Maknae line reaction to a girl idol staring at them

A/N this was a request that made me smile because I could already imagine how the babies would react. Hope you guys enjoy and the requests are still open!

Cha Junho:

You guys were in your dressing room waiting for your turn to preform. Your group just debuted with the song ‘Crazy 'bout you’ and now you had to promote your song on tons of music shows. 

Today it was Thursday, which meant you had to promote at M Countdown. That excited you because today was also the day that X1 started promotions for their comeback song. 

You couldn't help but tell your bandmates that you would go backstage in the hope to see your idol crush (whose also your actual crush) Cha Junho. The moment you saw him during his audition on Produce x 101, you fell in love with him.

*moving forward in time*

Junho smiled while he walked up the stage to preform the b side of this comeback. He felt extermely excited to be with One-It's and hearing them scream his and his friends their names Always makes him feel happy. 

During one part of the routine, he had to look at his left, where the crew is. He suddenly found out that a girl who seemed like a girlgroup member due her clothing, looking really interested in him. 

Let's say, he was really surprised when he figured out that somebody was eyeing him the whole time. Even more when he found out that the girl who looked at him was really good looking.

He took a note in his head to find out who the mysterious girl was (aka you) and to try to contact her. He now wants to get to know you, no matter how hard it may be.

Son Dongpyo:

X1 and your group are today's guest for Idol Room. You weren't that happy about because you actually hated Doni and Coni with your whole heart. It also made you nervous that another idol group would be guesting too. You are not that social compared to your bandmates and thus felt scared you might feel neglected.

Dongpyo on the other hand was happy to be on the show. He heard that your group named AURORA also guested, which made him really happy. He actually really enjoys your music and would love it to maybe even dance to your songs.

When you guys had to sit, you had to sit on opposite sides. When you sit down, you scanned the X1 boys. Your gaze fell on Dongpyo. You wanted to squish his cheeks and he ticked off a points on your ideal type list.

During the program you stayed silent, too much focusing on the small male in front of you. That ended when one of the hosts said something about it causing you to feel flustered.

Dongpyo on the other hand, was about to scream in happiness. He did not expect someone to stare at him in a ‘hey ur cute’ way. Let alone, someone from the group he likes a lot.

After filming, he saw that you were about to leave as soon as possible. He ignored his hyungs that were teasing him and went straight to you.

‘Hi, I think you are also cute, wanna hang out?’ he said which made you look shocked.

Maybe you can thank Doni and Coni for getting you a boyfriend.

Kang Minhee:

‘Everyone get on stage’ the producers screamed at all the groups, which makes you quickly run to the stage. 

The Show almost ends, which means they are about to announce which group is this weeks Champion. Your group is nominated for the first place with your second comeback called ‘Ka-zoom’. The other groups nominated are LOONA and X1. You don't expect to win at all because X1 is really popular and LOONA is also a group that you should not underrestimate.

‘Can X1 move next to FUN!’ says the producer, which makes the group boys walk next to you because you were standing on the edge. 

A guy that seems to be almost 2 heads taller than you, stands next to you. Your mouth fell open. He looked so cute with his blonde hair and freckles.

You were too busy studying Minhee's face to realize that your group won their first prize. 

Minhee turned to his left when he heard that the winners of The Show were the girlgroup standing next to him. He immediately locked eyes with you, who seemed fazed out by his appereance. 

‘Congratulations sunbae’ he says while bowing. You now realized you were staring at him the whole time and felt like an idiot.

‘Thank you so much and sorry for staring’ you said while bowing to him.

‘No problem,’ he said with a sneaky smirk ‘You looked really cute doing that’. With that he leaves the stage which makes you feel starstruck. 

Lee Eunsang:

Eunsang and you were todays guest MC's for Music Core since the actual MC's had different schedules to attend. Eunsang just recieved the script that he had to follow and is now on his way to the waiting room where he'll be meeting his co MC for today.

‘Always shining bright, hello I'm Sunny Side's Y/N’ you said when you saw Eunsang walking towards you.

‘Fly High! I'm X1's Eunsang’ he responds while bowing ‘Nice to meet you Y/N’.

You felt shocked when you saw him. You did not expect him to be that good looking. You felt like he was doing a crime looking like that.

Too much time to discuss your lives wasn't here because the second you guys introduced yourselves, the producers arrived. They gave you your own microphone with name on it and than continued by giving the last instructions.

Your mind dazed slowly off during that. You felt like studying Eunsang's face was more interesting than listening to the instructions. Eunsang turned his face, which made him see you being focused on him.

‘Hi Y/N’ he said while waving his face in front of you ‘If you like me that much, you should ask me out’. You blushed when he said that. You did not expect him to be that bold.

Conclusion, you guys started hanging out after that.

Song Hyeongjun:

  (let's pretend he's a SOPA student)

Today you had tons of classes at school and honestly, it couldn't bore you even more. Your schedule was already extermely hectic because your group was doing really well for a rookie group, you wished they would let you skip some classes but the harsh reality is that you are still in this doomed classroom.

Your mood lightened up a lot when you saw Hyeongjun entering the classroom. You liked this fluffy boy the second he entered the classroom too late during his first day. Some people clown him for it but you found it super adorable.

Your friend is the only one that keeps you from sitting next to him, which makes you sometimes annoyed. However, your friend told you she'll arrive later which means you can stare at Hyeongjun all you want.

You sort of listen to what the teacher has to say about the history of K-pop when your friend suddenly arrives. When she comes to her seat , she sees that you are laying with your head on her table looking to Hyeongjun.

‘Yo Y/n, would you mind stopping with staring at your crush Hyeongjun the whole time and let me sit on my seat in peace?’ she says loudly which causes the whole class to hear it.

Feeling like you want to die, you start sitting up straight so that your not so sweet friend can sit. You take one short peak at Hyeongjun, who shyly smiles at you and points to his Phone. You take your Phone out of your bag and see that he send you a message.

‘Hi y/n, I also like you but I'm too shy to admit it. Wanna meet after class at dance room one as a date?’ 

Nam Dohyon:

Your groups maknae line (which includes you) and X1 maknae line are both questing on Weekly Idol. You are the youngest member of the group who also has feelings for the baby of X1, Nam Dohyon.

This made you feel really happy when you got told you would be on the same show as your crush. When you saw him in real life, he took your breath away and his sassy personality during the show made you even fall harder.

During the section of Random Play Dance, you Always had your eyes on Dohyon, cheering on him whenever he moved. Even when that section ended, you still couldn't take your eyes of him. 

When the show ends, you felt slightly sad, but that was until Dohyon walked to you.

‘I saw you eyeing me the whole time’ he says with a laugh which makes you feel flustered.

‘Because your shoelaces weren't tied’ you said as excuse which made him laugh harder.

‘You seem fun, y/n’ he says ‘I hope to see you soon’.