#and of course. juxtaposition my favorite trope.

[aetherose]

Me sitting here with my motif and character types biases like 'Wow. For better or worse I am incredibly predictable'.

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - new entries upset the rankings

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

April 2024 Wk 2

Ongoing Series - Thai

City of Stars (Fri iQIYI) ep 11 of 12 - Like most Thai BL pulps, this show doesn’t have much story to it. But I'm discovering that what it does have I actually really enjoy. I love that the gay boys got to play matchmaker for a change and I like how just GAY they are. It's nice. Refreshing.

We Are (Weds GMMTV iQIYI) ep 1-2 of 16 - University ensemble BL featuring PondPhuwin, WinnySatang, AouBoom, MarcPawinPoon. I like it. It’s old school Thai BL, but having fun with itself and its tropes. I’m not expecting much, so I don’t mind it waffling. All the couples are comfy. Chemistry is okay. Friendships are nifty. I like Pond's floppy hair. We fine. 

Two Worlds (Thurs IQIYI) ep 5 of 10 - What an extremely bloody episode. And bad guy turned out to be very bad indeed. And now pretty much everyone is dead. Nice kiss. Of course. 

Deep Night (Thurs iQiyi) ep 6 of 8 - It’s cute, they happy, not a ton happened. Random gratuitous bathing. As you do in BL. And I still think the sides should just end up in a thrupple

Only Boo! (Sun YouTube) ep 2 of 12 - Oh they very cute. Also very silly. 

1000 Years Old (Thurs iQIYI) ep 9 of 12 - No. NOT THE GUITAR. YES abandon guitar for the sniff test! Love this for them. And me. My most favorite trope defeated my least favorite trope. VICTORY!!!  

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Unknown (Taiwan Tues YouTube & Viki) ep 8 of 11 - It’s just so good. Baby went away, grew up, and learned how to become a temptation... and a husband. 

Gray Shelter AKA Gray Currents (Korea Thurs iQIYI) 1 of 5 eps - SooHyuk, only just surviving, reunites with YoonDae, his (brief) younger stepbrother who feels abandoned. They end up living together. The younger brother is played by Lee Jae Bin of Choco Milk Shake. OMG. STEPBROTHERS TROPE. Lucky me! Two in one season. Yay!!!! It's Korea so great visuals too. I shallow but yeah, this is great.

Living With Him AKA Kare no Iru Seikatsu (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 1 of 10 - Kindly Ryota goes off to uni only to find his new roommate is his childhood bestie, Kazuhito. Kazuhito doesn’t have a girlfriend and Ryota tries to help him figure out why. Same director as Old Fashion Cupcake. It’s utterly charming. I am charmed. Also the framing is gorgeous (of course). Very stylish.

Love is Better the Second Time Around AKA Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto (Japan Weds Gaga) ep 6fin - I don’t know. Kind of a flat ending with the leads apart for most of it. I enjoyed this show but it never really hit with me. 

Summation

After a teen betrayal and resulting separation a reporter reunites with his first love. That love wants him back. I enjoyed the authenticity of a reunion romance explored in Japan's quintessentially contemplative yet surreal way. The juxtaposition of the tenderness of the sex scenes with this Japanese style of authenticity was oddly elegant but all in all this still fell a little flat for me. There's nothing objectively wrong with it, but in total the narrative felt sluggish and the main couple were just... stiff (in the wrong way). Frankly, I'd rather just rewatch Tokyo in April is. 8/10

Love is like a Cat (Korea Mon Viki) eps 3-4 of 12 - What is going on with this show? No, I get the plot. I just don't get the show or why I’m watching it. Annoying. 

It's done, but I suck

What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) 10 eps

To Be Continued (Sat C3 Thailand grey) ep 7-8fin - I can't for the life of me find the final 2 episodes. Haven't had a real hunt, but yeah. No dice so far.

It's airing but...

Takumi-kun Series 6: Nagai Nagai Monogatari (Japan Furritsubs) eps 1-? of 10 - I may wait and binge it.

Lady Boy Friends (Thai WeTV grey) 16 eps - reminds me a bit too much of Diary of Tootsies only high school. Not my thing. DNF unless it turns a corner and is truly amazing.

Kiseki Chapter 2 (Sun iQIYI) 6 eps - It’s so boring DNFed at 2.

Close Friend Season 3: Soju Bomb! (Weds iQIYI) 6 - The problem with situational comedy BL is it must be situational, comedic and a BL. This show gets 1 of 3 claims correct. 33% is not a passing grade. Dropped at 3.

Memory in the Letter (Thai WeTV) - only 4 eps, tell me if I should bother?

Next Week Looks Like This:

4/18 At 25:00 in Alaska AKA 25 Ji Akasaka de (Japan Thurs Gaga) 10 eps - Yuki lands his first starring role in a BL drama alongside superstar Asami (previously his senior at uni). Said superstar suggests they form a sham relationship until filming concludes. As they actually begin to fall in love, the spotlight begins to burn. I think I've seen this before (joke) and also the trailer doesn't inspire confidence.

Still to Come in April

4/25 Boys Be Brave! AKA Roommates (Korea Thurs Viki) 8 eps - Trailer Jung Ki Sub is Kim Jin Woo's slacker friend - and secret crush. So when Ki Sub crashes at his place, his heart tingles to be near him everyday. But as the short stay turns into permanent mooch, how long can Jin Woo keep his true feelings under wraps and hold back from confessing?

4/26 My Stand-In (Thai iQIYI) 12 eps - adaptation of Chinese novel "Professional Body Double" by Shui Qiang Cheng. Stars Up (Lovely Writer) and Poom (Bake Me Please) directed by the same team as KP (not a recommendation IMHO - my biggest criticism of that show was the clashing directing styles). This one looks complicated, lemme try: Joe is a stuntman for famous actor Tong. Joe falls in love with Ming but Ming sees Joe as nothing more than a Tong-replacement. After learning this horrible truth, Joe dies. Joe then wakes up in the body of another man also named Joe. He manages to rebuild the same life as before—with the same people eventually re-meeting Ming. Ming wants Joe back but Joe doesn't understand why. But Ming seems to know what's going on and wants to give him some kind of explanation.

I'm exhausted just trying to describe the plot.

Knock-Knock Boys (Thai WeTV) - 4 college friends conspire to help their friend lose his virginity. Familiar faces like Seng (yes, Billy's previous pairing) and Best, news here. But will it actually air this month?

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

NOTE: It looks like one of my personal favorites of last year Unintentional Love Story is getting a spin off!

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENT

Sniff test turning into a make out sesh? Please and thank you. City of Stars

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a bother.

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[mikuni14]

4 Minutes - Ep 6

Boy, but I loved this episode ✨💖🤩 Happy my favorite theory almost came true, yay!

Everything was great, the realism of what was happening, the behavior of the characters, the aesthetics and visuals, the disintegration of what exists, like families, frienships, lifes, but also relationships that didn't even have a chance to be created and are already falling apart. The breakdown and the heartbreak, the regret for what was lost and for what could have been.

I like that everything that happens has consequences, which as we all know, doesn't always happen in movies and series. And here everything has its consequences, including omissions - because the series clearly shows that although Great is not technically a bad person, his sins of cowardice and failure to act, of not helping the victims, also have to be paid for. (How very DFF of them lol 😍)

I absolutely love Great in this episode, showing him as a lonely young man drifting listlessly and lifelessly through his life, resenting and loathing his family, subconsciously sensing that in addition to the lack of care and affection for him in this family, their obsession with money, something really bad is also happening. A very telling sign about the current state of his mind, soul, mental health is his reaction - or rather - his lack of reaction to the bad events happening in his life, his wallowing in hedonism. And the first real, human connection which he felt with Tyme, with someone who is being torn by some deep inner emotions, who in his revenge, anger, despair, but also those few moments with him when he forgets that he should hate Great - is so SINCERE, which somehow speaks to him, as if he's the first real and raw in his feelings and honest person in his life. And also hot, that helps a lot, I guess? lol

How amazing is the juxtaposition of Great in reality with that of his own visions. It shows that what Great regrets most is the lack of ACTION, the lack of decision-making. The real Great just lets things happen around him, he doesn't think about what's happening before his eyes, he doesn't think about the consequences, not even about how he drives. The real Great isn't a bad person, but he never learned, no one taught him to be responsible for himself and for others, his parents only thought that with money alone they would solve everything and fulfill everything in their and their children's lives. In his visions he "plays" with the ideal of himself as he would like to be: strong, decisive, taking action, being decent and kind, getting the man he wants on his own 😊 The real Great lets Tyme go every time, while in his visions he always chases him.

The series perfectly shows the star-crossed lovers trope in an absolutely amazing way. Great and Tyme are clearly fascinated by each other, they are compatible with each other and in another reality, without all this burden resting on their shoulders, without the soul crushing baggage their parents gave them, they could be a perfect couple madly in love.

Of course we support Tonkla in his revenge, you are doing amazing sweetie! 💯 Go ahead and use Win and Korn as much as you like 😏 (I just hope Title suffered an even worse fate, I mean, he was the second victim in the field by the lighthouse? I don't know if I missed something, it was him right?)

Poor Mio and his back 😧 (This is also a good time to remind everyone how much I love him and miss him. In case anyone didn't know that already 🥺)

I liked the whole episode, but my heart skipped a beat for a second having serious The Untamed flashbacks here:

🥺💖

[gallafics]

𝙶𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚏𝚒𝚌'𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠

Title: Wipe You Clean With Dirty Hands

Author: @livinginsunnyhell/@marzgaperez (Ao3)

Rating: Explicit Series: N/A

Chapters: 3/3 Word Count: 43.6k

Archive Warnings: No Warnings Used

Favorite Character: Ian and Mickey of course. And this fic has my favorite version of Mickey!! There’s also a few great side characters!

Least Favorite Character: Ford and his “gang” of losers.

Ao3 Summary: The door opened behind him and Ian closed his eyes, bracing himself for what was to come next. He took a deep breath in. Steadily, he let it out as he prepared himself to face his new cellmate. Mickey and Ian meet in prison. AU.

Review: This is a lovely quick read, packed with detailed writing, sexy prison smut and slight angst. We’ve got fluff. We’ve got a meet-ugly. We’ve got sexual tension mixed with mutual pining. We got my beloved, protective!mickey. I adore Ian in this fic as well, our lovable dopey boy.

I’ve always been obsessed with the “mickey is a dick to Ian at first but is pining for him, becomes his personal protector and then falls in love” trope! What I love about this fic is that both boys are mutually pining for one another, and then get together in a very strangers-to-friends-to-lovers way. Mickey opening up to Ian is a great scene and them finally breaking the sexual tension is 1000/10, *chefs kiss*, sexy scene. Their dynamic in this is fantastic!

Spoilers Below↓

Favorite Moment(s): As I said above, my absolute favorite scene is when they finally break the sexual tension…

He saw Gallagher’s eyes dart down to his mouth and freeze there. Mickey subconsciously licked his lips and he eyed Ian’s hungrily. One taste…just once…

I also love when Mickey is trying to be all tough, like he’s indifferent to being intimate with Ian but then he just…

The juxtaposition of hot against his back and cold against his front, made him shiver. Or maybe it was Ian’s soft lips mouthing against his neck. He tilted his head so that Gallagher could have more access to the skin right under his ear. He just needed him to move slightly to the—like that. “Fuck,” Mickey whimpered.

Soft moments during sex always get me too…

Against Mickey’s skin, he choked out a whispered promise that they’d find each other again. They’d always find their way back to each other.

One of my favorite moments, a small part where Mickey shows some vulnerability around Ian

He ducked his head, so Ian couldn’t see his face. He watched as Mickey taped his finger against his knee.“Did you ever meet a kid who couldn’t be saved?”

And the ending…it holds a special place in my heart

They could be headed back to the Gallagher house or stopping at a diner for breakfast. Maybe Mickey would drive a few miles and pull over in a secluded area so they could fuck. Or they could continue driving until they ran out of gas and started a new life together wherever they ended up. Whatever it was, Ian didn’t care. He was with Mickey. What he did know was that he was about to be far, far away from Beckman. It might be the place where their relationship started, but it definitely wasn’t where it was ending. 

The story has many moments that brought me joy and excitement and occasionally even made me a bit emotional. It's a great read, despite the mature content, and can be enjoyed quickly while still offering a detailed plot. *I keep mentioning "quickly," and although 43k may not seem short, I mean the fic is written in a way that doesn't feel like a lot!*

Favorite quote(s):

Usually, people feared him. They cowered when he was around. But Ian was fighting back. He was coming closer. Not pulling away.

Or maybe he was a masochist and tended to be into men who wanted absolutely nothing to do with him.

“He and his last cellmate got into it. Milkovich stabbed him with a plastic fork.”

I wonder what his red hair feels like… Mickey shook his head and ran a hand through his own dark hair as he tried to brush those weird thoughts away. His hair probably felt like fucking hair.

He wanted Ian to read him, to understand exactly what he needed without Mickey having to say anything.

Mickey honestly wasn’t sure what he wanted. But he knew what he didn’t want. And that was to wake up in a cell without Ian. To go about his day without Ian.

I could go on and on about how many moments in this fic caught and held my attention. The plot and dialogue are fantastic. I don't want to spoil too much—just read it and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed!

Final thoughts: I was really intrigued by this fic right from the start. It it’s set during the prison era, canon compliant or AU, I'm into it. The way Mickey and Ian's characters are portrayed is so true to their original versions, even in this AU. The way Mickey's longing for Ian is written is beautiful, and it's different from Ian's own pining. I could really feel Mickey's desperation and desire so clearly that it felt like my own emotions on the page! The plot is great, the smut is hot, and the chemistry between the two characters doesn't hit you over the head right away; it builds up gradually, making you want to keep reading. But it doesn't leave you unsatisfied as it wraps up in the best way. I highly recommend it. It's short and to the point, giving everything you need in a fic!

Thank you so much, ProstheticLoVe, for blessing us with this fic!!

— Harley, Gallafics Reviews

*Note that you do need an Ao3 account to read this fic!*

[definitelynotshouting]

Ask game #25?

mcytblr writer ask game

25.) What works and/or authors in the fandom do you recommend?

OH MAN..... GODS OKAY well this is about to become me gushing about my friends, but i think everyone and their mother should be reading @raichett, @droidofmay, @good-chimes, @sillyfairygarden, @sisyphean-writes, @renardroi's writing. Like holy shit i know some incredible authors. Grim in particular went and fully changed my brain chemistry with his fic Total Apogee of the Heart, which i do believe i described to him as "like reading an oil painting," and "like you've taken an axe to my chest and deftly split it down the middle to show me the inner workings of my heart," which is truly the palest of terms i can use to describe something that ended up feeling so soul-shocking to me /pos. The skillful way he twists words to layer these rich, saturated themes into his stories makes me INSAAAAAAANE, its pretty much the epitome of how i want to write when it comes to thematic elements and imbuing my narratives with symbolism. I genuinely dont know how to describe it, but the way he crafts sentences and weaves in references to other media is like reading a fairytale, and it leaves me feeling like ive just resurfaced from a dream every time.

And, ofc, my very good and dear friend Raichett with their ACP-verse-- oh my gods what an incredible read. Reincarnation fic with modern minecraft worldbuilding FUCKING SIGN ME UP..... i think this might be my favorite fic in the fandom because truly you can just feel the heart-wrench of how long Grian has been waiting, of all those words left unsaid during his and Scar's initial conversation that we the reader happen to be privy to. AND THE SEQUEL!!! THEE SEQUELLLLL THE ONGOING SEQUEL RAAAAAAAHH okay im normal im normal im normal <- lying. It just manages to hit every fucking trope i love all at once so i start frothing at the mouth whenever it gets updated or they send me snippets. I could read Raichett's writing for hours and hours and just feel so warm within it, truly beautiful prose and characterization :]

And ohhhh Sisyphean my beloved..... if you havent been reading their anonymous scarian fic series then please please do so, especially Bread and Butterflies, a fic they gifted me that made me simultaneously want to cry and also curl up into for the rest of my life. Something about the atmosphere in their fics, along with the juxtaposition of their unique form of humor, really just knocks it out of the park for me. And, of course, the gut-wrenching wing scene-- trust me, you need to read this fic. The reveal is so incredibly well done that it feels like a gauze being lifted from your eyes so you can finally see more than the lurking silhouette of what's been hinted at. Beautiful fic and evocative writing, i dont feel like i can do it justice you're just gonna have to go read it for yourself >:]

Sorry i told you this was gonna be me gushing so i am going to gush can we talk about Droid's fucking fics please. Can we talk about those. I've always been captivated by their writing, worldbuilding, and the way they so deftly weave implications into their prose to present a fic that feels so neatly-woven it practically breathes. Every work i've ever read from them, regardless of fandom, is some of the most engaging writing ive ever read before. Not to promo a fic inspired by hunger au, but im especially enamoured with their gift will the curse be reversed if you say it backwards. Reading that was like getting kicked in the chest a billion times until it ached, and the way they portrayed the two Grian's dynamics brought me perilously close to tears multiple times while reading, which is admittedly very hard to do. Also i think reading that fic is the closest ive ever gotten to what yall experience whenever i upload a new hunger au chapter-- i stg the dread i felt as the fic progressed had me HOLLERING in their dms like "IS THIS WHAT THATS LIKE. OH MY GODS" truly just a phenomenal fic all around

Thello, oh Thello, my beloved friend, her fic you are here to risk your heart had ME heartbroken in the best of ways when i first read it, and every reread since has only solidified it as a stunning cross-section into 3L!scarian's dynamic. Thello's writing in general is always so deeply elegant and refined-- reading it feels a lot like shoving the world's richest, gooiest, most delicately-layered cake into my mouth to melt on my tongue. She just gets intimacy in a way i rarely see done, highlighting the fragile way people can come together while straining to stay apart. Her writing is so deeply, utterly human in the details she chooses to focus on, and that level of groundedness paired with her fantastical prose makes me feel like what im reading is both very real and also the whisps of a beautiful, colourful dream.

And, last but very much not least, my wonderful friend Telk. Telk's writing is so utterly unique, bursting at the seams with both humor and a quiet rawness that punches me right in the ribs every single fucking time. They're also so deeply, insanely skilled at being able to say so so much in a story while dancing around the actual core of it, drawing you into understanding whats really going on below the surface like an event horizon. Their fic A Certain Je Ne Sais What is, in my mind, a particularly good example of the subtle and skillful way they weave implications into their work-- im perpetually in awe of how meticulously they poured Grian's cognitive dissonance between how he really feels about Scar, and how he wants to feel about Scar, into the narrative. That, and their characterization is genuinely flawless, im not sure ive ever read better character voices that capture the inherent humor of their owners than in Telk's writing.

Gods i have so much more to say about so many more of my friends and their fics but i'll stop here otherwise i will never shut up. Local guy loves his friends so fucking much i will shout it to the sky any chance i can take<3

And as a bonus, here's the hermit/trafficshipping collection i run on ao3, affectionately nicknamed The Body Count!! Its chock-full of incredible authors and writing, all of whom are my close friends, and its recently expanded to contain 60+ fics!! 60+!!!! INSANE. MY FRIENDS ARE INSANE AND I LOVE THEM PLEASE GO READ AND COMMENT ON THEIR WORKS BC THEY DESERVE THE ATTENTION :] THANKS FOR THE ASK AAAAAAAAAA OKAY BYE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[intertexts]

tell me more about dakota cole gon hunter hunter I literally know. nothing abt that anime give me ur propaganda. ramble 2 me forever and ever I wanna KNOW

I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR!!!!!!

god. okay. hunter x hunter is a shonen manga by yoshihiro togashi that's been in serialization since '98 & has had two separate anime adaptions. i'm gonna be talking abt the '11 adaption, since that's the one ive been watching! (sidenote: started hxh because of the podcast media club plus which is easily one of my favorite podcasts everrr incredibly good analysis has really affected the way i think about media analysis & criticism extremely fucking fun awesome dynamics btwn folks who are 1) very well known for having extremely good media opinions & 2) great friends who have been friends for a long time & just a delight to listen to. its a great time regardless of whether u r watching the show or not highly recommend if u ever need a new work or commute podcast etc) also disclaimer that i'm only on episode 62 of the show. so.

anyway. the hxh plot:

i will not get into the plot much because it's not as important for the dakota gon isms. but its this. ^!!

so hxh is, overall, a homage to and deconstruction of its genre tropes. togashi very much loves and enjoys a ton of the tropes he's playing with and very obviously delights in subverting just as many of them. it balances these wildly disparate tones of classic, bright candy colored shonen magical worlds and powers and big fights with genuine, seriously-considered violence, cruelty, sinister power structures and all the other heavy consequences of splashy ultraviolence. [RINGS THE PD BELL!!!] the whiplash is ridiculous sometimes-- the ease with which the show cuts from the last survivor of a genocide (kind, reasonable, soft-spoken) turning to self-destructive revenge that is quite literally destroying him from the inside out, taking an immense toll on him and his relationships with the people he loves, becoming a murderer in cold blood (& of course we spend time with the man he murders beforehand, and he's fucking awful, but also human, and has friends and shit, & it's very clear that this is something dreadful and not just a cool fight)-- to like, the two twelve-year-old main characters concocting a fucking ridiculous scheme to corner the antiques market so they get a billion dollars to buy a viddy game & one of the twelve year olds faces turns into a little >:3 kitty face whenever hes doing something sneaky & there's some cartoon ass shopkeeper scamming them, is wild. and neither of them are the "correct tone," right? the whole thing is a balance between the modes & takes them both seriously & at their own value. [RINGS THE PD BELL] so like. literally since a couple episodes into prime defenders ive been like oh, yeah, this tracks, i'm not bothered by the constant juxtaposition of stupid ass bits with genuinely serious moments, this is obviously influenced by hxh. which, like, i still can't say if that was intentional or not. but hxh is one of The manga of all time & was & still is incredibly influential (sasuke of sasuke fame is a knockoff of a hxh character btw), so i have no doubt that it was an ingredient in the mix somehow!

anyway. gon, who is literally dakota, is the protag! hes the little boy who set off to find out whats so great about cigarettes :) he is a kid who was raised by his aunt who he has a complicated relationship with after his mother was killed and his father disappeared, and he grew up in the woods and is very very strong and fast and good at fighting because he grew up in the woods!! fucking feral little creature boy who fights with a fishing rod and talks to animals and has an incredible sense of smell. gon does some shit, leaves the island, makes some friends, gets groomed by a creepy fucking pedophile which he thinks is fine, gets brutally tortured for a very very uncomfortably long time, which he thinks is fine, becomes a hunter (which is great he has awesome lines of credit now!) it's still unclear what a hunter is or does, but they have lots of power and can do pretty much whatever they want. anyway, he wants to be the best and the strongest and he loves fighting for fun, for the sake of fighting and being good at what he does!!!! and he also wants to find his dad. and definitely doesn't have any unresolved issues from the fact that his mom is dead its fine he doesn't even want to know anything about her its chill and also his dad's so cool so whatever he was doing was for sure more important than him so it doesn't matter that he abandoned him! the crux of gon as a character is that he is very silly and often kind and very much a kid, and he does not fucking care what happens to himself. he is fine with getting the shit beaten out of him by people twice his age he is cheerfully oblivious to and makes excuses for almost every single adult taking advantage of him or being just awful to him, when it's very obvious in the narrative that it is bad and not good, he's self-destructively reckless and impulsive and fixated on what he thinks is good and right and also on becoming the best and strongest even if he burns out fast and he loves his friends so so so much. and simultaneously also he's a sillygoofy kid who does dumb shit with his best friend ever (gay) n worries about his pals n stuff. its okay if he burns himself out and gets himself hospitalized for months its okay if people hurt him and take advantage of him and get off on the idea of killing him but its NOT ok if his friends even THINK about taking a risk like that >:(( head in hands. anyway. yeah. fun silly adventures strange beasts and foreign lands and wild cartoon shenanigans and very explicit horror and gore!! with often brutal and terrible consequences that leave you feeling kind of sick!!! where have i heard that before!!!!!!!!!!

[juniperhillpatient]

The Blind Bandit Re-Watch

TOPH!!! This episode is so much fun. I just love an iconic character introduction, & Toph absolutely gets that. I'm also just a huge fan of the "tiny delicate-looking girl takes out big muscular men easily" trope so of course I always have a blast with this episode.

I've consistently said that earth-benders are terrifying & this episode leans into that. I loved the Earth Rumble fights, & the brief attempt Aang made to hang with the earth-bending kids at the earth-bending academy. Side note - are bending academies a common thing in the Avatar world? It seems like they are for earth bending, & probably for fire-bending too? Do the kids learn regular skills like math & language there too or just bending? Just something I was pondering with the world-building.

Katara scaring the crap out of the bully kids is hilarious, & I love the juxtaposition from *hair flip & smirk* "a girl has her ways" to *the boys trapped in ice.* That's just iconic to me. Also, I liked Sokka sliding out after Katara & saying "water tribe" in a mocking voice. So funny.

My biggest criticism of this episode is that while a lot of Sokka's comedy (obsessing over shopping & his new bag, getting too into the earth rumble) was funny by itself, it was leaned into in a way that prioritized comedy over accurate characterization. I just didn't like that Sokka didn't appear to care about finding Aang an earth-bending teacher, & didn't care when Aang & Toph were kidnapped. That doesn't feel true to the character. This critique was pointed out to me already & so I probably noticed it more haha - it's not like I was super mad about it, but it's something I noticed. Like I said, I overall enjoyed Sokka's antics, especially when it came to shopping.

I loved the dinner scene & Toph messing with Aang while acting totally innocent was hilarious. I also like that afterward, she apologizes, calls a truce, & explains a little more about herself. Something that I struggle with & don't always think I get right when writing Toph in fics is balancing her brashness with her emotional intelligence - which she does have. She didn't have to apologize & explain, but she did.

Another scene transition that I really loved in this episode was "Toph is probably terrified" *cut to Toph mocking her kidnappers.* Toph kicking the entire Earth Rumble's collective asses was iconic.

It's left a bit ambiguous whether the Gaang knows that Toph was lying about her father "having a change of heart" & I totally forget if they actually knew or not. So, I'm excited to see that play out. Sometimes having the memory of a goldfish is fun, like when you're re-watching a favorite show for the 500th time!

Speaking of bad memory, I forgot that I was doing a points thingy for Iconic Behavior™. Oh well, no one really earned any in 'Avatar Day' anyway. The points will be added for each season & for the show overall at the end of my re-watch.

Toph gets 500 for her introduction, another 500 for kicking ass in the fight at the end, & another 1 for her trickster behavior so that she could run away with the Gaang. Katara gets 500 for scaring those bullies.

Here are the rankings for Book 2 (not including anything earned in Book 1) so far:

Azula: 2000

Mai: 1000

Ty Lee: 1000

Iroh: 500

Zuko: 500

Toph: 1001

Katara: 500

[rachel-langella-author]

Anna and the Apocalypse

Shudder has a lovely curated collection of holiday horror movies, so I'm going to watch (and in some cases, rewatch) the entire collection over the remainder of this month.

Tonight is night one! I've chosen to start with Anna and the Apocalypse (2017), which is a holiday horror comedy musical set in Scotland during a zombie apocalypse at Christmas. I'll be posting my reactions while watching it, so there will be SPOILERS.

Okay, we're starting off with strong teen angst vibes. Anna wants to take some time to travel before going to university, but her father doesn't approve of the idea. We have the obligatory "I can't wait to get away from you!" Also the obligatory "teen boy in love with his female best friend who has no idea" trope.

Oh, we are drenched in irony-laden foreshadowing with Anna looking straight at the camera as she sings, "this isn't what you expect" (or something to that effect. The "Not a Hollywood Ending" number is catchy, but I do wonder if Lisa and Chris collapsing on the floor at the end is giving us a clue as to whether they'll survive until the end or not.

I know Headmaster Savage is supposed to be unlikeable, but I think he might be my favorite just for the "Withdraw your tongues!" line aimed at a couple making out in the hall. Clearly, he's been broken by long years of teaching. Or he's just a dick. Either way, I'm amused by him and his unconcealed disdain.

Anna and John singing about what a wonderful day it is while smoke from a distant house fire billows and zombies lunge after terrified neighbors behind them. "Subtle" commentary about how unobservant people can be, especially when they have their ear buds in? It's a funny juxtaposition, at least! Also, the movie really hammers home what the viewer is in for when Anna kills her first zombie with a seesaw. Its head flies off, and we're treated to a close up of a Monty Python-esque up-spray of blood from the neck.

OMG #evacselfie Okay, I officially love the scathing dark humor.

"Tay-tay's fine. She's FINE."

John kills a zombie by bashing its head between two bowling balls so hard that the skull erupts. So we have pretty graphic gore, but it's so over the top, I'm not grossed out by it. The visual juxtapositions are interesting: one scene shows us a deserted residential street and zooms in on someone's limp hand in a pool of blood against the backdrop of the dismal, grey winter sky. Visually striking and poignant! Not long after that, a scene shows us Steph shoving a zombie's head into a toilet and beating it to death with the lid. Tinsel and garlands are everywhere, and red and green lights shine down on bodies sprawled in empty streets. A bloody apocalypse festooned with colorful holiday decorations pretty much sums up this movie.

Of course the local group of dudebros are hunting zombies and looting, led by Nick the dick, who bursts into an "Eye of the Tiger"-sounding solo about being "a soldier at war."

Voice-over narration of "The Night Before Christmas" while Anna and her ragtag band of survivors fight their way out of a Christmas tree lot in slo-mo. Anna's weapon of choice? A candy cane lawn decoration with a spiky bit at the end. Steph is wielding a mannequin leg, which could be a nod to A Christmas Story? Nick is swinging a baseball bat because he's basic.

Oh shit, Savage has straight up snapped. The actor playing him is a brilliant scenery chewer in the fine tradition of Alan Rickman in that Robin Hood movie.

Nick gets a redemption...moment? I can't tell if it's going to develop into a full-blown arc. Nice bit of concise character development, but he's still a dick.

"BOOM! Saved your life." Steph is my favorite.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Okay, so lots of blood, but most of it is very Monty Python, so it's not that bad. It's not scary, and there are minimal jump scares (thank goodness). It mixes social commentary with dark humor in the way that I like, and while there are some poignant moments, they don't delve into pathos. You get two seconds to have a feeling about it before the movie does something to make you laugh in that "OMG I'm going to hell for laughing" way.

If you like Shaun of the Dead and musical theater, you'll probably like this movie. 4.5 out of 5 zombie Santas.

[yeswevegotavideo]

Allow me to illustrate something. This post came across my dash like this:

And my first thought was, unusually for me, "OMG I could screenshot that and make a quip about how funny it is to see two of my least favorite tropes filtered on the same post and that it's clearly REALLY not for me."

And then I saw who was reblogging it, and who they had reblogged it from, and I thought, "Those are two of my favorite tumblrs tho, and I often love what they reblog. That post might really not be for me, but now I'm curious." And I clicked through. And it turned out that the post was very much for me, moreso even than usual, because I saw those filters and immediately considered engaging in the exact behavior the post is actually about.

I have those things filtered for a reason. Those reasons are my own business. And my amusement at the juxtaposition of the filters is also my own business. The thought I had would be fine shared with friends, or shown laughingly to my partner. But posting it to my own tumblr, in public, where fans of these things might see them - that's actually not cool. That's basically public mockery. (Though to be fair, on my particular tumblr it's unlikely to be seen by like, anyone other than the 5 mutuals I share posts back and forth with.)

And sure my thought wasn't directed at a specific person, but how much does that matter? How much of a twinge of upset do I get when I see someone talking shit about whump, or suggesting that hurt/comfort fans have something wrong with them? I once, a million years ago, saw someone suggest that sickfic was a sign that more people have Munchausen's By Proxy than we think. Was that an absolutely wild, ice cold take? Of course, obviously. Did it still make me feel crappy for a second? Well, yeah!

It's OK to like what you like. And you deserve to be able to like those things without concern that you'll be shunned or mocked about it. And it's also ok to dislike what you dislike. And you absolutely deserve to be able to dislike those things out loud. But you need to consider your surroundings and audience when you do so.

My example was mild, but it's unsettlingly easy to go from, "Hey everybody, I hate this thing" to "Hey everybody, this thing is stupid/gross/weird/childish/inherently bad" when you're posting on social media, especially on the hyperbole website. And you can't freinds-lock things on tumblr, so no matter how many followers you have, posting on here is the equivalent of shouting into a crowded public space. You can't ever know who all is in the crowd. So just be kind.

There is a phenomenon happening on Tumblr right now which may be a product of the Twitter exodus or maybe its just modern fandom mentality vehemently rejecting the old, but you guys have GOT to stop being so damn MEAN about fandom.

There are posts circulating on Tumblr right now hating on so many aspects of fandom. Yeah we all know the incorrect quotes format can be cringe and most of the time its the same quotes used for every fandom ever reducing the characters to stereotypes. Yes we know most fandoms scramble to ship the two basic white guys over all the other characters. Yes we know your blorbo probably Does Not Fucking Say That. Yes we know A/B/O is weird AF (especially now its breached containment and found its way into mainstream hetero erotica). Yes we know SuperWhoLock was ridiculous and attempts to make modern shows into a new SuperWhoLock have got old fast.

But do you have to constantly drag these things all the time? Why is it suddenly cool and popular to ridicule and criticise and hate on peoples fun?

Let people be cringe

Let people play in the fandom sandbox

Let people have their fun

Not everything has to be an intellectual critique and it doesn't make you a better person to constantly shit on fandom ON THE FANDOM WEBSITE

Fandoms can be problematic, toxic, and infuriating at times. But all the negativity isn't making things better. Yeah okay some aspects of fandom can be annoying, but must we have so many call out posts go viral on here specifically for hating on parts of fandom culture? Yet people wonder why fandom creators are quitting and there isnt as much art and interaction on here as there used to be.

If you see another negative post shitting on aspects of fandom cross your dash, maybe think before you reblog it. Maybe ask yourself if that post may be hurtful to a mutual? Perhaps youve got a mutual who writers A/B/O or CharacterxReader fanfiction who doesnt wanna see your reblog of the callout post stating reader×character fanfic is gross, or perhaps your mutual creates fun text posts applying quotes to their fave characters and youve just reblogged a 90k+ note post calling them cringy and overdone.

Just THINK please. Its not necessary. We've got to be KINDER to each other. Please don't let this place become like Twitter. Twitter was a toxic cesspool where no one had anything worthwhile to add to the discussion, no one created, everyone was just screaming angry rants into the void. Dont let tumblr become like that, because it will be the death of this place. And where will you go to find fanart and gifsets of your blorbos then?

[polydeuces]

Spinning

Henry Cavill x fem! Reader

requests are open !

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@thisisy/n : #tbt Chris and Henry at the 2015 baftas! One of the best nights of my life and the best of the photographers' existences because they got to take pics of these two handsome men.

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@chrisevans : Beard twins! So fun!

⤷ @thisisy/n : I can't believe you're real.

@henryvsy/n : OH. MY. GOD.

@henrycavill : Had such a fun time that night! We did look pretty amazing, thanks for the reminder, sweetheart!

⤷ @thisisy/n : Of course, love! Twas a night to remember.

@dcfansite : the juxtaposition of chris’s comment and henry’s comment... Wow.

@vogue : We’re in love

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@lovely/n : Step on me please y/n

@dualipa : Cutest couple everrr

@chrisevansupdates : Came here for y/n, stayed for Henry and y/n’s relationship. <3

⤷ @hcy/n : same lmao also love that you enjoy Henry & y/n as well as Chris

@gal_gadot : Gorgeous Angel

@witchernetflix : Her favorite trait about Henry is also ours!

@thisisy/n : 🤍🐇

The profile: Y/N L/N

❝ IT'S A NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE. ❞

What do you do after landing a lead role as Harry Styles love interest in a Marvel movie, designing with iconic brands like Gucci, and fronting countless magazine covers?

If you’re Y/n L/n, you simply pursue the next goal—which, in this case, involves making the world smile a little more. This fall, the distinguished actress releases her first studio album inspired by locations, lovers, and memories she holds dearly in her heart. It's a busy time of life, she admits, but a deeply fulfilling one. Today, we, Roseinc, jump on the phone with y/n l/n to catch up on life.

RI: Congratulations on your most recent role as Audrey Lorraines in ‘Call Me Back.’ The film follows the enemies-to-lovers trope, starring you and Harry styles. What was it like working with Styles?

L/N: Thank you, thank you! This is my second time working with Harry, the first being a Marvel film. Harry is magnificent. Though his acting career has just begun, he shows great potential and the passion and devotion he has to each character is admirable! He has such a magnetic presence, so alluring. Not to mention his kindness. He's hilarious and good at what he does. Hopefully, I get to work with him again.

RI: Not only is harry an actor he is also a singer, has his wisdom regarding music - and the industry - helping with your process of creating this upcoming album?

L/N: [giggles] I love how you speak about his music career second to his acting, like singing is a side hobby. We never really got into deep conversations mulling over my musical endeavors. He shared with me some advice and I appreciate it, but unfortunately we didn't speak much about it.

RI: It's so incredible how unique music is to every individual and what it evokes for each person. Wouldnt you agree?

L/N: Oh, absolutely! This morning, I put on one of my favorite albums and it reminded me of my second visit to London when I first met my husband. I mean, that's what I love about music—it does create such a vivid memory. If I listen to a certain song it reminds me of a time in my life, or project I've done or being at home with my family.

RI: Thats so powerful! Shifting gears, is there a favorite career moment that stands out to you?

L/N: I mean, there are so many. There are those moments where you're like, “How is this real? This is remarkable!” One of those was working with Gucci, which is obviously huge for me and my career and led me to a place where I can do more of what I love. Right now, it's a new chapter in my life where I get to be my own boss and create my own story.

RI: I bet you get asked all the time how you create balance between your career and family life. Do you think it's possible? How do you manage everything?

L/N: It's definitely a balance. I've gotten to a point in my life where I'm super blessed to work with companies that are really flexible with me and my time. I love working—and I think that's part of it, too, that I really do love what I do. So I make it work, you know?

❝ I'VE BECOME LESS WORRIED ABOUT LOOKING PERFECT—OR BEING PERFECT. ❞

RI: How has your view of beauty shifted over time?

L/N: I’ve become less worried about looking perfect or being perfect. I’m more comfortable being myself. There's this pressure when growing up to fit this box of “perfection”, especially in this world of social media where people are able to judge you so easily—and so openly. But now, I'm happy with myself.

RI: You're so Inspiring. I’ve got some fire questions for you. What was the last thing that you said yes to?

L/N: Chris [evans] asked me if I could dogsit for him, I said yes. You can't say no to dodger.

RI: What was the last thing you said no to?

L/N: Henry, my husband, tried - and failed - to steal some of my breakfast even though he had the same thing on his plate.

RI: When was the last time you felt that you were underestimated?

L/N: Probably when I said I could do my own stunts for a film and people didn't believe I could do it, proved them wrong.

RI: What will you never apologize for?

L/N: Being myself and loving myself.

RI: Which quality do you most admire about Henry?

L/N: His sense of Humor.

RI: Yes! Love a funny man! Well, Y/n, It's been wonderful spending this time with you. Thank you for sharing some of your wisdom with us.

L/N: Of course, It's been a blast! Thank you for having me!

Be sure to check out and stream Y/N’s new album that comes out this fall! Photographs by Ashley Osborn.

[ Author’s note ] — this is the longest piece of work I've ever done! It's been soo much fun! the interview and photographs are originally by RoseInc on their interview, The Profile: Lily Aldridge. photographed by Kanya Iwana. The interview has been altered by me to fit the storyline.

[quorras]

Character opinion bingo - tron and quorra?

TRON!!! MY BELOVED!!!!! Idk what to say!!! I love every version of him across all installations and I literally love his story arc so much too. I mean, Tron is the main character of the franchise. Tron in '82 is a wonderful display of the kind of warrior he is while also just being adorable the whole time, and I love that we actually get to see a bit of the progress of how he hardens through Betrayal-Evolution-Uprising. I wish we could've seen more about Rinzler, around or just before Legacy, because the juxtaposition of Rinz vs '82 Tron is so jarring and wonderfully painful. It's unfortunate how much he gets pushed to the side when he's literally the titular character (cough Tr3n cough), but where D/sney is too much of a coward to fill in canon, there are so many fics that have creative ways of filling in Tron's blanks that I genuinely love reading for the hell of it. Tron also has the most interesting dynamics/relationships in the franchise—I'd kill to know what Tron's inner dialogue when working with Flynn post-82/pre-Clu2 was, and same with him & Clu2. Idk man!!! Tron's just so cool and somehow very under-appreciated!!!!! I love him so much!!!?!?!!!

And, of course, QUORRA!!!!! If there's any character that deserves the hero of the Grid after Tron, it's probably Quorra, honestly. Legacy and '82 have nearly the same plot with different stakes but what I love is that Quorra is a completely new character not based on anyone from '82 (if anything, she's kinda to Sam like what Ram was to Flynn in her role? idk). I am not immune to the 2010s short black-haired action girl trope okay, I still think it's cool when done well. I think it's a bit unfortunate how sexualised she is in most prominent fandom work and promotional stuff (and I do feel bad about hearing about Olivia Wilde not having the greatest time on set). Quorra's so interesting to me because 1) ISOs as a concept are so cool and man I wish that was explored more, 2) her mentor-mentee relationship with Radia and later Flynn are clear indications of some sort of intellectual prowess that we don't get to see (but wish we did!!!!), and these influential Grid figures trusting her to such an extent is a clear indication that there's meant to be some greater role for Quorra one day, 3) the Uprising movie scripts! She's badass (if her tropes on TV tropes are any indication lmao) throughout, and I love that we get to see that consistently through Evolution and Legacy, and I can only hope Uprising would've given us more of that, and 4) After everything, the naive curiosity and brightness Quorra carries over having to be 'tough' and traumatised is another one of my favorite tropes and I only wish it was explored more. Idk man!!! There's so much to love about Quorra—I think more post-Legacy Grid repair fics need to include her more often. As always, just wish there was more canon content about all the big blanks in her story!!!!!

[pxppinmolly-archived]

What are your favorite ships with Molly and why??

YES YEEEES I love to talk about these things because I’m a SAP!!!!!!!!!

Okay I definitely have more than just like ... “a few” because I have a lot of love in my heart just like Molly SO bear with me

My first EVER big Molly ship was Molly and Alastor. Honestly, never expected it, but it’s still one of my big comfort ships.

They both share similar time periods and love for old fashioned things! While, yes, Molly is a very promiscuous girl, she is still A CLASSY LADY! And it’s really funny the juxtaposition between her and Angel from his first impressions. On the topic of Angel - the amount of torment between the two of them when Molly and him are dating is hilarious. ALSO on top of how I headcanon Molly to be a cannibal who doesn’t realize it... Who better to awaken that than him? WITH that said, he is apparently a good cook and loves doing it. Molly loves to eat and has a never ending stomach. It’s perfect.

Also just like.. AESTHETICALLY?? They’re pleasant. The color palettes, the physicality, the overall time period aesthetic ... Love it love it.

Moving on!

Molly and Ozzie.

It’s apparent how much I love this ship. The way I’ll see gifs of Ozzie or him on the dash and I feel my inner Molly muse just go FERAL.

Ozzie and Molly fuckin VIBE, dude. THEY VIBE!!

The trope of ‘friends with benefits to lovers’ ... CHEF’S KISS!

Molly is already like besties with Fizz, and if you wanna go with her then working for him and her and fizz having a bit of a partnership and acts together and such ... It’s just very cute.

The idea of Ozzie learning and falling in love with Molly just makes me go EEEE

In turn, Ozzie makes Molly feel ... Happy.

LIKE. ESP in terms of if she’s working there. Molly finally is taking initiative in her life. She’s doing something she likes and is having fun with because SHE wanted to, and no one groomed her into doing it. She is doing something she is getting respect and proper attention toward. Her talents and work is being noticed and rewarded gratefully.

Like she never felt that before? And it’s just. Real nice.

And also being involved with someone where sex isn’t so much feeling like a coping mechanism or something she feels dirty/regrets about. It’s a positive sex environment and the acts of it are fun and just... Fun!! And just silly sometimes I imagine and just so respectful and also very fucking good.

And, of course, Molly being with any higher power muse is always fun teehee <3

MOLLY AND VERO.

COME ON PEOPLE. WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!

These two hot pink bitches who have tons of shitty exes and love and basically feed off sex in a metaphorical and literal sense who both also have heart motifs??

Like listen it’s so obvi Vero and Molly would get along so well.

Molly treating Vero like an actual Person rather than just.. Piece of Ass or Pop Star. She gives Vero that ground, that ‘safe space’, so to speak. In turn, Vero offering Molly a sense of confidence. Bringing out the light and shine into Molly’s dimming flame.

They’re girl best friends your honor.

Molly Husk.

Come on. COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

LIKE ESP with the work Ghost and I did between their Husk and Molly?? I fucking LIVE Bro.

These two very damaged people, with damaged pasts, blood stained hands, millions of regrets, terrible coping habits that lead to self destruction, difficulties opening up to anyone about their issues ... Coming together and learning to love, and to heal, and to find acceptance and a Place with someone.

Molly’s patience with Husk, her love, her tenderness ... Having him slowly begin to open up to her. And, in turn, Molly slowly letting more vulnerability show with her, having Husk learn and quickly adapt into compassion and understanding and his own heart of gold shining through

God I live bitch I LIVE

Molly and Vox

You know the meme like “I can’t fix him but he can make me worse?” Yeah. <3 SODFIGJ

Esp like in regards w Toxic’s Vox which I usually default to. Like ... I LOVE me a good bastardization arc, okay.

I love Molly slowly (well it was a slippery slope and she took a sled lets be real-) indulging into greed and sadism. Not caring at all for the destruction, loss of innocent lives and tortured people ... She doesn’t care. She cares about what she can get and what makes her and Vox happy.

Molly’s growing selfishness and getting lost in her devotion and love to Vox, and in turn Vox growing soft on this bubbly, bright, pink spider? It tickles me it DOES

I love a ship where the big scary powerful mfer is soft and tender to their partner and NO ONE ELSE.

ALSO the drama between Angel and Val’s shit going on???? Like w Toxic’s Vox how he wants Angel dead. Angel’s death devastating Molly and causing her to spiral into a mental and emotional breakdown for who knows how long, BUT ... Now, Vox having closer to complete devotion of Molly, having her under his hand and him being one of her major pillars of support at the moment. More reason to make her entirely dependent on him ... Faux sympathy and consolation from him as he tries to comfort and dote after his lady after he was secretly the cause of her brothers demise

UGH its so messy I love it

BUT that’s all off the top of my head anyway? Or least ones I feel I can just RAMBLE  a lot about at this current time BUT yeah

Honestly I ship Molly w like 99 percent of the cast for HH/HB, the 1 percent mostly being those with conflicting orientations and or underage muses- APSDOFGKIJ

[ghostaholics]

ACTUALLY SCREAMING. The way you write their thoughts is so good?? Like, the hatred is palpable girlie.

Okay, favorite parts (literally the whole thing, but I'll point out specifics:

Gaz is such a smartass, and he can match her blow-by-blow so their banter is really satisfying but I love how underhanded his is (reminds me of that scene with Alex - "Everything we do is illegal," to Gaz's "Only the good stuff," and "You wanna translate that from bullshit to English?" Her snark is more in-your-face, for good reason, and their characters complement each other well.

. The whole bit with him driving alongside her while she was walking and then getting out of the car?? The conversation for the pickup??? Perfection. I love him so much. I'm still in awe that you're doing an entire series for him and that I get to engage in the magnificence that is his character. Every single part feels like Christmas and I can't stop the smile on my face when I see that you've posted.

Hector and Gaz being referred to as her ex; busted out laughing, that was beyond funny. I did not expect that. Then I reread it again after I finished because it was just that entertaining.

Her house?? So sad?? I actually expected it to go like she got rid of everyone, but it hit so much harder knowing that everyone quit. Can't even imagine what it was like for her to be left in that manner, and then she's just in this gigantic house all by herself. The descriptions were cool too, especially the part about how the exterior looked like since nobody was properly tending to it, and then the sheets over the furniture in Gaz's room. Super desolate and heartbreaking.

The juxtaposition between Gaz trying to extend an olive branch by making sandwiches and her thinking of all the ways to poison him was marvelous. He's like, oh hey maybe this will sort of, kind of get me on her good side, maybe soften her up, meanwhile she's plotting to murder him. Fantastic. What I love about this being enemies-to-lovers is the fact that she has has a legitimate reason to hate him, and it's not just brushed aside but you delve into how it's affected her since then. It's not 'oh, haha you just annoy me', which you have included in the beginning and I also find enjoyable to read, but it's straight up like 'at this point in time there's nothing you can say or do that will make me feel better about what happened'. Lots and lots of stuff revealed in this part. Their relationship is already very complex.

I like how the reader doesn't take any shit. Girlbossing it, honestly. Always a fan of the protection trope and how he's supposed to be watching over her, but I could literally seeing her being more than capable of taking care of him in her own way (which is not a prediction just a rambling about how I feel regarding her characterization). I think it's neat to see how strong she is. Of course, she wouldn't be able to fend off the threats, which is the whole reason why the protection detail is in place, but it's nice to learn how badass she is as a civvie and it really makes me root for her. She's really standing up for herself.

Okay your author's note?? You don't even need to explain yourself. I don't care if this was just set-up because I'm devouring all of it.

Cult of Vagabonds:  Chapter Two

Main MasterList || CoV MasterList || Previous Chapter ||

Pairing: Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick x F!Reader

Synopsis: Cold was a day in hell before you admitted to this boy you were terrified.

Word Count: 8.4k

Warnings: Angst, self destructive tendencies, insinuations of PTSD, talks of death, thoughts of violence, banter but it’s more just straight up attacks

A/N: This should be the last chapter of set-up then I’ll be getting into the gritty stuff.

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Never Have I Ever review

5/5 stars Recommended to people who like: anthologies, short stories, fantasy, sci-fi, ghost stories, LGBTQ+ characters, stories with messages Good Girls 4.5/5 TW: attempted suicide I always like to see fantasy stories stories with uncommon creatures in them. The manananggal was an interesting concept, and I like how Yap switched to 2nd POV for Kaye's parts. Sara was a good bystander, but I wish we'd gotten a little bit more of her backstory since it seemed like it was interesting. The reform (?) school was also an interesting concept and I think Yap did manage to get a nice balance with that part. A Cup of Salt Tears 4/5 This story is...odd. The shifting narrative was good and I think it gave more information within the narrative than the previous story. I liked the struggle Makino faced, but am unsure how I feel about the kappa. I'm also a tad bit confused about the ending, but I suppose that's the point. I'm honestly not entirely sure how to rate this one since it's too good for a 3, but I'm not sure it's enough for a 4 either. Milagroso 3/5 I don't really understand this one much. I did like how the sci-fi and fantasy elements blended with reality so that things at least sort of seem normal. The idea of being able to produce enough nutritious food for people is interesting and I think that part kind of reads like a dystopian story. The dad's struggle is also super interesting, but I still don't fully understand his actions at the end. A Spell for Foolish Hearts 5/5 This is one of the longer ones in the collection. I was definitely able to figure some stuff out before Patrick was, but it was believable enough that he couldn't figure it out that it was fine. I liked the interplay between the magic and non-magic aspects of his life. The UX stuff was very accurate, right down to JIRA tickets. I also think that Patrick's difficulties with his family open up some good conversations about identity and sexuality and things people don't accept about others. Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez? 4/5 TW: mentions of sexual assault This one was pretty creepy. I liked the different variations of the ghost story that got told. The story also did a good job talking about that weird border between childhood and adolescence where everything can/does change. Syringe 3/5 This one definitely has potential, but I think it's too short at the moment to get anything from it. Asphalt, River, Mother, Child 5/5 I really enjoyed this one. It deals with police brutality and corruption, but also found family. Mebuyen, Adriana, Babygirl, and Romuel have individual, interesting stories and I didn't want them to come to a close. Mebuyen's is perhaps the only one you could say isn't a tragedy, but there is still sadness there. It makes sense for the story the way things end up, but I could've been content with them staying by that river for forever. Hurricane Heels (We Go Down Dancing) 4/5 You know how people always ask what happens to the Magic Girls who defeat things with the Power of Friendship when they grow up? This is Yap's answer to that question. It's an interesting take on things, even if I didn't wholly follow what was going on during the course of the story. Only Unclench Your Hand 4/5 This is another one that I've found kind of hard to rate. I like the story and the witchy-creepiness of it. I also like the tension between tradition and city living. I'm just overall not sure how to feel about the story. If I could've gotten more time with the characters perhaps I'd rate it differently. How to Swallow the Moon 4.5/5 I love stories about dragons and it was nice to see a myth I'd learned about get reimagined. The love story was cute and fits well with the guard/tutor and princess trope. I liked the threads of magic in the story and how they pulled from the sacrifices of the past. I am a little confused as to how no one noticed the guy wasn't entirely being honest, but whatever. All the Best of Dark and Bright 4/5 This is one of those stories that blends myth, reality, and reincarnation. There's a similar one in A Thousand Beginnings and Endings too. In both cases I'm not sure how I feel about it. On the one hand, it's an interesting and timeless trope. On the other, it's a little weird to have one party remember and the other one not, particularly when one seems to be reincarnated and the other not. Misty 4/5 Hm. I liked the story at first but the ending was super confusing and I'm not really sure what to think about it now. It's another story that's too good to be a 3, but not quite good enough to be a 4. A Canticle for Lost Girls 4/5 TW: sexual assault This is another one that discusses growing up and girlhood and the dangers life brings. It's a good bit darker in content than some of the other ones and not in a horror way. It switched between past and present, and after reading the other stories, I have to say that this is one of Yap's strong points. I thought it provided an interesting juxtaposition between the narrator in high school and her as she is 'now.' Overall I think the collection is good. There are some weaker stories in there, but most are solid 4s or 5s. My favorites, in order, are A Spell for Foolish Hearts, Good Girls, and Asphalt, River, Mother, Child. A lot of the stories deal with girlhood, sexual identities, and/or growing up and a lot of that is dealt with very matter of factly. As mentioned, one of Yap's strengths is shifting between two different narrative sets, either past-present or different characters. I liked how it expanded the stories and gave readers more to the worlds and characters.

[ford-ye-fiji]

Ok. I’m here to ramble about what has been, so far, my favorite 2021 movie: Nobody. I haven’t heard much talk about it, which is a shame because I feel it deserves all the awards. I’ve been wanting to gush about it for awhile but I’ve never found the time! But I’m doing it now so there. (Also there will be spoilers, so scroll past if you don’t want to see that!)

It’s not associated with Marvel or Disney, or any other franchises (except very vaguely John Wick i think? Idk). Either way, it’s a solid standalone movie. Plus it had me from the very first scene. 

The opening scene, which I feel is worth noting, is when a beat to heck man pulls a cigarette, a can opener, and a can of tuna from his jacket, proceeds to open it, and then pulls a kitten out. 

At which point I paused it, grabbed a blanket, found a dark room, and made myself comfortable because I knew it was going to be good.

I especially loved this movie’s action, which is not something I usually like. I tend to look away and squeak a lot or else completely zone out of action flicks. For example, a typical action movie like idk Die Hard, I don’t… I don’t watch any of the fight scenes. I skip em. I’ve never really felt the boom pow bam energy that the inner child loves. I think the closest I ever got to that was pacific rim. 

Until this movie that is, more specifically, the bus sequence. Which is frankly, one of the best scenes in the movie.

Now some background, this movie centers about a man named Hutch Mansell. He’s a man in his forties or fifties, very unassuming, very mild looking. (Which I loved, literally I’ve seen a guy like this in the grocery store checkout): 

The bus scene is the first time we really get to see him in action. Now i watched this movie right after watching Marvel’s Black Widow. And the juxtaposition of watching those movies side by side… 

When the violence starts, the tone is frankly, fantastic. There’s no music and that really pulls you into the brutality of the scene. Hutch is also aging. He’s older than the street thugs he’s up against, that much is very clear. What I’m saying is he gets hurt. This isn’t Black Widow who can be dropped from five stories up and won’t even break an ankle, or who can literally slam her head repeatedly against a table and not even be dizzy. Hutch gets punched two or three times and has to fall back and get his bearings. The first time watching this, I couldn’t look bc I was afraid he was about to get his butt handed to him.

Then of course, he hit his stride and I got excited! You can see that he’s clearly skilled without him being some unstoppable machine. He gets stabbed in the thigh and has to take a minute to cope with it. At one point he gets thrown out of the bus into shards of glass. He’s clearly hurting but he’s fighting anyway. You can tell when the whole tone shifts again as he starts really getting into the fight. The music comes up again and his movements get smooth. The whole thing was exhilarating.

The bus scene was also lots of fun because you could tell that they had clearly thought about what could be used as weapon and what would be fun to use. I was jumping on the edge of my seat and wincing with each hit that landed- and there are some painful ones. Every hit I winced at. Every hit hurt, it was great! It felt real and gritty and hard. Which I feel was a far cry from the final fight in Black Widow where everyone was falling through the air in a bland CGI hellscape (*yawn*). 

(^ this woman broke her nose and was ganged up on by a huge group of highly skilled assassins literally a few scenes ago. But sure yeah. She’s a-okay and ready to play free falling death tag with RoboCop.) 

Nobody’s story is definitely a story that’s been told many times and in many different ways. It’s got a lot of well known tropes as well. It managed to pull off these tropes pretty well without straying into cliche territory. Honestly, if you’re not ticking off your CinemaSins card, it’s fantastic.

In an industry full of bloated Disney Approved movies where every protagonist is a superhuman or a god or a superhero and every crisis involves the end of the world/universe/multiverse, it was refreshing to see a movie about Some Guy who could Fight Good who just wanted to be himself and be a better father. I’m not saying that those plot points are bad, of course, but right now everything has such high stakes. It was so very nice to see something like Nobody in 2021.  Also, this scene exists and I love it: 

Here’s a link to the bus scene for reference. Even if you don’t end up watching the movie (which pls give it a chance!), at least check out the video!! ^-^

[yourfaceislikeabluemoon]

His Little Imp

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Warning: Finger sucking, blowjob, face-fucking, cum play/cum eating, handjob, slight exhibitionism (if you squint), usual dirty talk, and language.

A/N: soooo I haven’t posted something like this in ages 👀 like I haven’t done a member x member fic in a really long time. but this idea barged into my head while I was trying to fall asleep one night and it wouldn’t go away. plus, this is a favorite trope of mine heh heh. also, it is conveniently Felix’s birthday as I’m posting this (I swear that wasn’t actually intentional, it just worked out that way lol). this isn’t edited bc I kinda forgot and also I’m lazy 😂 anywho, I hope you enjoy - I sure enjoyed writing it hehe ❤

The whipped cream was distracting. Tasty, sure, but it was the tiny glob on the side of Felix's mouth that he had somehow missed when he licked his lips that kept grabbing Seungmin's attention. After a few moments of actively trying, and failing, to ignore it, Seungmin sighed exasperatedly and reached to thumb it away. "Lix, you have whipped cream on your face," he alerted the older boy before he swiped the offending substance off his skin.

Felix made a noise of recognition and leaned forward to give Seungmin better access. The younger gently scooped the cream off with his thumb but wasn't fast enough in retracting his hand; without warning, Felix sucked the whipped cream off and giggled as his cheeks tinged slightly pink. Seungmin stilled, lips parted and eyes wide, and he could only imagine how red his own face was. Felix shrugged and looked away as Seungmin finally let his hand drop to his own lap, "Couldn't let it go to waste."

Seungmin awkwardly cleared his throat and nodded stiffly, "Uh, yeah, of course."

And that was that. They both went back to what they were doing before the 'incident', Felix acting like nothing had happened. But Seungmin was still distracted, just not by the whipped cream anymore. He couldn't get the image of his thumb in Felix's mouth out of his head; those pillowy, raspberry-colored lips, how warm and wet his mouth was, the juxtaposition of innocence and mischief that glinted in the older boy's eyes when Seungmin finally tore his gaze away from Felix's mouth and made brief eye contact, and the faint blush that dusted over those freckled cheeks.

That moment replayed in Seungmin's head way more times than he would ever admit. Not that he would admit to thinking about Felix's mouth in the first place, absolutely not. Seungmin definitely didn't think about Felix's mouth when he was tucked away in bed that night, staring at the inside of his eyelids and willing himself to just go to sleep.

~

Days later, Seungmin was cooking something in the kitchen of the dorm, it being his idea instead of Felix's for once. He regretted that idea fairly quickly when he gracelessly elbowed a full bowl off the countertop and reflexively tried to catch it, making an even bigger mess in the process. Seungmin swore and threw his head back dramatically, groaning in frustration.

"Lix, I made a mess again."

Felix shuffled into the kitchen already laughing even before he saw the state the younger boy was in, "How many times are you gonna tell me that exact thing in our lifetimes?"

Seungmin shrugged his shoulders and held up both hands, one of which was dripping with the sauce from the bowl, and stared down, past his sauce-streaked apron, at the liquid covering the floor surrounding and all over his feet. Felix tip-toed closer, avoiding the splatters and various sized puddles, and grabbed Seungmin's wrist which startled him. He looked over just in time to see Felix's plump lips closing around two fingers. The texture of Felix's tongue sliding against the pads of his fingertips, ridding them of the sauce, also rid his brain of anything and everything; his mind was just static. His entire body felt like static, too. The only place that had any feeling left was the hand in Felix's grasp and mouth. Jolts of electricity transferred from Felix's taste buds down Seungmin's wrist into the numbness of his arm while Seungmin stood motionless, mouth agape and something akin to disbelief etched into his expression.

Felix dragged the fingers from his mouth and looked off into the distance as he licked his lips, "Needs more salt."

Apparently, even when his entire body is in some weird form of hibernation, Seungmin's knack for sarcasm is completely unharmed, working as usual despite the lack of function everywhere else. So he said the first thing that barged into his empty brain, "Oh, well, hand me the salt shaker. I'll just sprinkle some on the floor here."

Felix snorted and doubled over with laughter, his tiny hands clutching his knees, "Sorry. Sorry, that, yeah, never mind." He wiped at his eyes and straightened up, "Let's clean up."

Seungmin nodded in agreement and looked disdainfully at his feet, "I really need to change my socks." Felix followed his gaze and cringed before busting out laughing again.

And just like that, they acted like nothing happened. Again. Only this time, Seungmin had a new image brandished into the back of his eyelids when he struggled to sleep that night. And this time when Seungmin replayed the moment in his mind, there was definitely no trace of innocence in Felix's eyes.

~

Now that his brain had so thoughtfully provided him with a new fixation, all Seungmin could think about was Felix's plush lips and warm, wet mouth. His eyes found Felix's face far too often and lingered on his lips for far too long. It was getting bad and he really hoped that no one noticed, especially Felix. But, alas, luck was not on his side -- it never was when it came to this 'situation'.

"Minnie, you're staring again," Felix pointed out from his spot on the couch, legs draped over the back and his head dangling with his attention fixed on his phone.

Seungmin grunted in acknowledgement and blinked rapidly. In his defense, he admittedly had been staring at Felix's mouth but sometime before his brain alerted him to look away after an unsuspicious amount of time, his thoughts wandered and he ended up staring off into space, deep in contemplation. "Sorry," he apologized and squirmed in his seat across from Felix, "Just thinking, didn't even know I was staring."

Felix hummed and spun himself around so he was sitting like a normal human being before patting the place next to him for Seungmin to come sit. "But, unconsciously or not, you've been staring at me a lot." Felix watched the younger make his way over, frowning when he sat down on the opposite end of the couch. He quickly crawled over to Seungmin and sat back on his heels, tilting his head like a confused puppy. "Is something wrong, Minnie? Did I do something wrong?" The pout was evident both in his tone and on those lips of his that Seungmin caught himself gawking at yet again.

Seungmin vehemently shook his head and tried to back away but was blocked by the armrest, "No! No, not at all! Everything's fine!"

Felix hummed again, squinting suspiciously as he eyed the younger boy before his expression morphed into one of smugness and teasing. "Like what you see?"

Snapping his eyes up from where they had been watching Felix speak, Seungmin swallowed thickly, "Uh, is that a trick question?"

Felix shook his head slowly and bit at his bottom lip. "Oh, come on. There must be something keeping your attention or else you wouldn't be staring at me every waking moment!"

Seungmin floundered, unable to come up with an answer. What was he supposed to do? Tell him the truth? Oh, yeah. Sorry, Felix. I just have this super weird fascination with your mouth and it's all I can think about. Not just during the day, I can't even sleep at night because I keep imagining your mouth. I want you to suck on my fingers again just to feel you, nothing major. Yeah, like that was gonna happen. That would go over so well.

"Am I really that pretty you can't keep your eyes off me?"

Seungmin was abruptly wrenched from his thoughts by the boy that was still kneeling on the couch next to him. He was all too aware of the fact that they were sitting too close to each other, so much so that Felix's bare knees were pressed up against Seungmin's thigh. Seungmin's brain finally processed the question he had just been asked but before he could stop himself, he breathed out his answer.

"Yes."

Felix's eyes became hooded and dark and he leaned in closer, a smirk curving his lips. "Tell me, what's your favorite feature of mine?" It should have sounded extremely narcissistic but something in the tone of Felix's voice, a bit contemptuous with just a hint of genuine curiosity, made Seungmin heat up, surely blushing a brilliant shade of red under Felix's enticing gaze.

Seungmin's mouth went dry and he found himself swallowing again as he fumbled for another answer, but Felix held up a finger to halt him. "Wait, let me guess! Could it be my tiny hands?" He wiggled his fingers and scrunched up his nose cutely.

"Oh, maybe it's my eyes," Felix tilted forward again, batting his lashes seductively and looked up at Seungmin through them.

The older suddenly sat up on his knees and lifted his shirt, causing panic to rise in Seungmin and something else. "Probably my itty-bitty waist, right? Wanna grab at it with your big, strong hands?" Felix teased as Seungmin's eyes wandered over the expanse of skin directly in front of him, defined abs, deep v-lines, and that tiny waist.

Seungmin was sweating. Or maybe that was drool. Probably both. And he wanted to touch. Bad.

He instantly glanced up when Felix started talking again, "But that wouldn't make any sense." He dropped his shirt and plopped back down, pouting because he hadn't guessed correctly yet. "You've been staring at my face this whole time." Realization washed over Felix's face and the smirk made its way back onto his plush, tempting lips.

And it was in that moment that Seungmin knew he was fucked.

Felix had known the whole time. He was just having fun riling Seungmin up, making him sweat, making him want him even more, the little devil. "I know," Felix licked his lips, seemingly in slow motion, "It's my mouth you like, isn't it, Minnie?"

Seungmin's sharp intake of air was answer enough. Felix nodded once, "You can touch if you want."

The younger gulped and hesitantly lifted his hand to the other boy's face. When he got within an inch, Felix snarled and snapped his teeth. Seungmin practically jumped out of his skin, eyes like saucers and his breathing labored and panting.

Felix giggled. He giggled. "I'm just kidding, Minnie! I won't bite. Unless you want me to." Felix winked and sucked in his bottom lip to bite down on it. When it popped free from his mouth, the wet flesh glistened in the light and Seungmin threw all fear out the window, grasping the side of the older boy's face before slowly sliding his thumb over Felix's bottom lip and lightly tugging it down. Felix poked his tongue out impishly and hummed, giving Seungmin permission for whatever he wanted to do next.

The younger boy's stare flicked from Felix's mouth, up to his eyes, and back down again. Seungmin retracted his hand only slightly to rest two of his fingertips against the pillowiness of Felix's lips. Tongue peeking out again, Felix gently licked at Seungmin's fingers, watching him intently and gauging his reaction, and when the younger gasped and his eyes fluttered but stayed open, Felix took both fingers into his mouth and sucked.

The faintest moan slipped from Seungmin and he breathed heavily, "Lix."

Felix hummed and smiled around the digits in his mouth, laving his tongue against the fingertips and sucking diligently. He found himself leaning in even further, hands resting on the couch in front of him and his ass perked out, an elegant curve to his spine.

Felix could feel his sense of control slipping and he almost lost it completely when Seungmin pushed his fingers in further and pressed down on the back of his tongue, causing him to gag a bit. Seungmin groaned in response, free hand snaking up to rest at the nape of Felix's neck as he slid down further into the couch.

Felix took the opportunity to move his hands from the sofa seat to rest one hand on each of the younger boy's thighs. Seungmin jolted minutely at the contact but smiled weakly as he pulled his fingers from the older's mouth, a single strand of saliva connecting them like spider silk sparkling in the light. Felix pouted at the emptiness and started to lean backwards but Seungmin stopped him with both hands on his waist. Quirking an eyebrow, Felix leaned back in as Seungmin tugged him forward.

"C'mere," he slurred and pulled the older into his lap. Felix fell against him from the force and chuckled as he situated himself in Seungmin's lap, thighs resting on either side and his arms draped over the younger boy's shoulders. Seungmin stared up at him, completely entranced, eyes wandering over every facial feature, stopping at every freckle and marveling at the beauty in front of him.

Felix giggled, "Minnie?"

"Huh?" Seungmin grunted, immediately making eye contact, pupils already blown.

A coy little grin playing over Felix's face, he leaned in a trifle closer and whispered, "Aren't you gonna kiss me?"

Seungmin was well and truly fucked.

He gulped and wet his lips, steeling himself in preparation. Not that he didn't want to kiss Felix -- boy did he ever! But this was something that had only played out in fantasies behind his eyelids when he let his mind spin things just enough while he was in that space between awake and unconsciousness when he laid in bed at night. This wasn't something he ever expected to happen outside of his daydreams, so to say Felix's question caught him off guard was the understatement of the century.

Felix saw the brief flicker of panic in Seungmin's eyes and he couldn't help but frown, fearing that he had somehow made the younger uncomfortable. "Minnie, if you don't want to kiss me-"

"No! It's not that at all, believe me!" Seungmin reassured as he soothed his hands up and down Felix's sides. He chuckled despite himself, "I just- I've thought about this so much but I guess I never really thought it would happen in real life?" He winced slightly at how lame he sounded but Felix was beaming and Seungmin could see the older boy's desire to tease sparkling in his dark eyes.

"I'm curious," Felix paused to bite at his lip playfully, "How did it go in your daydreams -- us kissing?"

Seungmin yet again explored his deserted brain for an answer and came up empty handed. The twinkle in Felix's eyes somehow became even more mischievous and he scrunched his nose a little before laughing breathily, "Why don't you just show me?"

The younger nodded dumbly, a hesitant palm resting on Felix's hip while the other shakily reached for the side of his face, thumbing at his bottom lip once again. Seungmin delicately guided Felix forward, noses brushing and fingers trembling.

The closer they got, the more Felix could feel his own nervousness thrumming in his chest and he wondered if Seungmin could hear how fast his heart was racing. But, he assumed, Seungmin's heart was most likely beating wildly, too. Their breaths mingled and jolts of electricity went through them both when their lips barely grazed each other's. Felix was yearning to just dive in and kiss him hard, no second thoughts, but he wanted Seungmin to take the lead and do whatever he was comfortable with.

After what felt like ages, Seungmin softly pressed his lips against Felix's and quickly pulled back a little bit. The older couldn't help the smile twitching at the corners of his mouth. Seemingly just testing the waters with that initial peck, Seungmin searched Felix's eyes for any sort of hesitation or discomfort and when he found nothing but ardor and rascality, he leaned back in. So gently, so carefully, so sweetly, Seungmin kissed Felix and drew him in closer, chests pressed together.

Seungmin was in heaven -- Felix's lips were somehow even softer than they looked or how he'd imagined, the feeling of holding him was the definition of blissful, and he couldn't get enough.

Felix was going insane -- he felt like a madman and he felt bad about it because all he wanted to do was kiss Seungmin senseless but darling, charming Seungmin was kissing him so innocently.

A few cautious pecks later, Felix calmly pulled away and smiled warmly. "I know I'm small but you don't have to be so careful with me, Minnie. I won't break. And I don't mind if you're a little rougher with me." The older couldn't help the blush that crept onto his cheeks, "I actually kinda like it. A lot."

That was all Seungmin needed; his gaze immediately darkened and his chest rumbled in a sort of growl before pulling Felix back in. His kiss had gone from gentle and pure to searing and sinful at the drop of a hat. He was stealing Felix's breath and the older found himself gripping onto Seungmin's shirt to stabilize himself to some extent.

Seungmin bit and nipped at Felix's pillowy lips, occasionally sucking the lower into his own mouth. He licked at the seam, silently asking for permission, which Felix unabashedly gave instantly.

Felix's jaw went slack and his eyes practically rolled to the back of his head when Seungmin's tongue finally tangled with his own. He whined lewdly when Seungmin sucked in his tongue and, at the same time, squeezed his ass firmly, yanking him in even closer. Felix couldn't help but roll his hips, grinding down in Seungmin's lap and relishing in the low moan the younger let out when their clothed erections brushed against each other.

"Want you in my mouth. Wanna taste you," Felix whimpered against Seungmin's lips when they paused to breathe.

Seungmin chuckled, "Isn't that what we're doing?"

Panting, Felix shook his head and pouted, "Wanna suck you off. Please?"

Breath caught in his throat, Seungmin stared at the boy in his lap. "Any of the guys could come out or come home and see us, we're on the communal couch," he hissed, panicking.

Felix pouted more and punctuated his begging by grinding down again, "Please, want you in my mouth. Please?"

Throwing caution to the wind, Seungmin groaned and tossed his head back before nodding, "Fuck. Yeah, OK. Fuck yes."

Eagerly clambering out of Seungmin's lap and onto the floor in front of him between his legs, Felix clutched at the strong thighs next to him in anticipation. He nosed at Seungmin's clothed length, humming contentedly while the younger squirmed under him.

Seungmin's hips canted and he couldn't help but moan deeply as Felix palmed him and mumbled into his thigh, "You want my mouth just as much as I want your cock, don't you?"

"Ngh, yes. Please, Lix," he groaned at the ceiling. Felix toyed with his zipper, still keen to tease despite being desperate himself. "Please," another whispered imploration. The eldest smiled softly and obliged him, undoing his jeans and tugged them down with bated breath. Seungmin lifted his hips to make it easier, resting back into the couch when Felix had pulled them partway down his legs.

The younger was straining against his briefs, his cock having already leaked enough pre-cum for it to leave a dark spot on the front. Felix whined when he noticed it and pressed gentle kisses along the still covered shaft before sucking at the head through the material, tiny hands kneading at the meat of his thighs, fingertips occasionally slipping under the hem to rile the younger up even more. Seungmin was gripping onto the couch like his life depended on it, drunk off the pleasure regardless of the fact that he was still in his briefs.

Felix quickly solved that problem, fingers dipping under the waistband to slide down the offending item of clothing. His breath hitched when Seungmin's hard cock slapped against his lower stomach and his eyes flicked up to the younger's, mouth agape and watering. Seungmin chuckled huskily and took the perfect opportunity to throw Felix's words back in his face, "Like what you see?"

Felix blinked torpidly and nodded, unable to hide the blush that dusted his cheeks when he registered the question. Without preamble, he leaned in to suck at Seungmin's balls. "Oh!" Seungmin shuddered, gasping at the sudden contact. Felix hummed and lapped at the supple flesh before licking up to the head of his cock. There he suckled tenderly, the tip of his tongue sporadically dipping into the slit, and made eye contact with Seungmin who looked close to passing out.

Panting and squirming, it was Seungmin's turn to whimper, "Shit, Lix! You look so fucking pretty! God!"

Felix fluttered his lashes in response and sunk down on Seungmin's dick, lips stretching obscenely around his girth. He moaned at the feeling of the younger boy hot and heavy on his tongue; his eyes rolled back and drool dripped from the corners of his mouth. Seungmin moaned right along with him, throwing his head back and anchored himself so as not to thrust wildly into Felix's tight, wet throat.

"Lixie, so pretty for me," he brushed strands of hair from Felix's eyes as the older looked up at him again and rested his hand against one freckled cheek, feeling it bulge and hollow as Felix fervently sucked. "Fuck, your pretty mouth was made for my cock, wasn't it?"

Felix whined and nodded in agreement, easing more of Seungmin down with each bob of his head. When he reached the base, he swallowed tightly, tears pooling in his eyes from the discomfort. Seungmin whimpered above him, getting lost in the pleasure. "How can someone be that pretty even when they cry?" he whispered, not really intending for Felix to hear, but the older heard and preened nonetheless.

With one last lave of his tongue over the bulging veins in the underside of Seungmin's cock, Felix pulled up slowly, the head falling from his lips with a filthy pop. He pumped the length with his hand, all the saliva making the slide slippery and smooth. "I know you're close, Minnie," Felix arched an eyebrow, "Are you holding out on me?"

Seungmin's hips pitched forward ever so slightly, dick twitching in the older's grasp, "Ngh, you feel too good. Wanna feel you for as long as I can. Don't wanna stop."

"Oh, baby! I'm not going anywhere! You can have my mouth again whenever you want, don't you worry about that!" Felix placed a single kiss on the head of his cock, seemingly sealing his promise, before smiling up at Seungmin, a dash of feigned pity behind his eyes. "Besides, it must hurt to hold it in so long like this." He tutted and shook his head, "No, that won't do. I know what'll make you cum, baby." Seungmin's hips shot forward at the pet name and Felix snickered meanly, "Here, fuck my mouth. I know you want to."

Seungmin whined and whimpered and writhed. He did want to. So badly. But he didn't want to hurt Felix. The eldest noticed the hesitation and smiled genuinely, "It's ok! I like it rough, remember?" Seungmin nodded tentatively and Felix took him back into his mouth, bracing himself against the strong thighs at his sides. The younger shyly thrusted once, again testing the waters, but when Felix's throat accommodated him so well, he sighed and reached to tangle his fingers in the older's hair before beginning to shallowly thrust. Felix moaned around the cock in his mouth, loving the feeling of his throat being abused as Seungmin's pace quickened and his strokes strengthened.

The older was a whimpering mess being used for Seungmin's pleasure and that got Felix more turned on than he's possibly ever been in his life. He reached down with one hand to grip at his dick over his shorts, trying to relieve some of the pressure, but he ended up pulling out his cock to thrust into his own hand, chasing the blinding satisfaction that he was on the very cusp of.

Seungmin was scorching hot, belly burning with his release so close, "Lix, I'm- I can't last anymore." Felix hummed in encouragement, quickening his own pace on his leaking length. "Lix, can I- I wanna cum on your face. You'd look so fucking pretty with my cum on your face. Can I, please?" Felix was eagerly nodding the entire time Seungmin was begging, or nodding as best he could while choking on his cock.

The younger whispered 'thank you's over and over again as he tugged Felix off by his hair and started to jerk at his sensitive dick. Felix obediently held his mouth open, tongue lolling out in wait, and seconds later, streaks of white painted his lips. A few shot up to land across his freckled cheeks and nose, narrowly missing his eyes, which he was thankful for because he could fully see Seungmin's reaction to his face covered in his cum. And god it was beautiful. So was Felix in Seungmin's eyes. And he told him so.

"Gorgeous," Seungmin breathed, smearing his cockhead in the cum covering Felix's bottom lip. The eldest moaned and smiled, lashes fluttering closed before he suckled any leftover drops of cum from Seungmin's cock and licked his lips. He dragged his fingertips across his face, scooping up all the cum, and sucked it from his fingers, making sure to look Seungmin in the eye as he did.

"Fuck, you're filthy," Seungmin smirked and tugged him back up into his lap, "C'mere." Felix clumsily scampered up, still hard cock bouncing against his own stomach when he sat down. Seungmin glanced down, smirk widening, and took Felix into his hand. "Good. Wanted to see you cum all over yourself anyway."

Felix whined, "And you said I was the dirty one."

Seungmin smiled naughtily before leaning in closer and started to tug at Felix's cute, pink cock. "Gonna make you even dirtier." The older keened and surged forward to kiss Seungmin again. Seungmin groaned when he tasted himself on Felix's tongue but made no effort to move away which made Felix twitch in his grasp. The younger twisted his hand and thumbed at his frenulum, making Felix gasp into his mouth. He swallowed his moans and jerked him to completion, cum spilling over his hand and shooting up the front of Felix's shirt. "Looks like you made the mess this time, Lix," Seungmin whispered against his mouth. Felix punched him in the arm and giggled as he came down from his high.

The two heard a noise and Felix turned around just in time to see Hyunjin, jaw on the floor, slap a hand over his eyes, immediately do a 180, and made a beeline out of the room, presumably in the direction from which he came. Felix giggled while Seungmin groaned, "I knew we'd get caught! You're gonna pay for this, you little incubus!"

~

Later that night, far past midnight, there was a soft knock on Seungmin's bedroom door. He opened it to find his little imp smiling sweetly, already batting his lashes.

"Can I help you, demon?" Seungmin asked with a raised eyebrow.

Felix clasped his hands in front of himself and cutely twisted in place, his big t-shirt billowing out around him made him look even tinier than usual. "I believe you promised me a punishment."

Seungmin scoffed before glancing the older up and down and growled, "This time, I'm shoving my fingers down your throat while I suck you off."

Felix feigned shock as he closed the door behind himself, "Minnie, how scandalous!"