#bc one of those is romantic and i can get it

[kayywaiii]

Helping Hand ִ ࣪𖤐.ᐟ

{deaf!bakugou x fem!reader} ♪‧₊˚

summary : you manage to get bakugou to attend the UA spring festival, but not without coming to new discoveries about his hearing

word count : 3.2k

warnings : HEAVY cursing (its bakugou lol) slight angst, sunshine x grumpy lowkey (reader is sunshine) calm bakugou agenda, lowkey ooc, fell first AND harder, honestly just like a drabble bc theres like no solid resolution, fluff

authors notes ! struggled with this specific one for NO GOOD REASONN (other than the fact that I unfortunately have finals) lowkey isnt really finished but I wanted to get something out so i hope u enjoy !!

Bakugou Katsuki hated asking for help.

His life completely operated on self-preservation, opting for earlier bedtimes and training times in order to avoid those loud-mouthed extras who constantly nagged him for support. 

“Do you need help with that?”

“Is that too heavy, can I get the other side?”

“Do you want to tutor with me?”

Their morale– though he knew they meant well– only pushed him to work harder on his own, shedding away from their kind smiles and cleverly disguised words. He felt their questions weigh down on him, not keen on the sense of pity they implied. Did he seem like he needed their fuckin’ help? Bakugou Katsuki didn’t make it to the top with help. He did it on his own and there wasn't a thing he couldn’t figure out by himself. 

Except for you.

He couldn’t put his finger on you… on the way his chest throbs when you’re near. The way you give him a big smile even when he calls you names or pushes you too hard during class combat training. The way you seem to lull him into contentment with just a touch to his shoulder or hand, or perhaps it's when you share your lunch when he forgets his in the heap of chaos between classes and hero work. It’s like the bright, beaming light of sun rays making its way into his gaze and his only line of defense is his hand raised high over his face. And it’s when he catches himself thinking about you while brushing his teeth that he realizes he is well and truly fucked. He thought about the domesticality of it all, like when you’d sleep over at his and wake up cursing because you were late for your first class. When he watched in the bathroom mirror, wishing he could see you like that every morning. 

Bakugou Katsuki wasn’t in denial, he understood that he was in love with you, he hadn’t doubted that. Still he both hated and loved the feeling. The searching for you in crowds or the classroom or doing your notes for you when you were sick. He loved to see your face but hated to be the one to seek it out. Did loving you make him weaker? Weren’t you just another distraction in the climb to the top? Another trivial matter that’d pass with time, if only he didn’t poke the fire?

He hadn’t known what to do, especially when it felt like his heart was about to explode when you were near. But this was nothing compared to what he deals with on a day to day. If he could handle being a hero in training, he could handle this one by himself too. 

When the Spring festival came around he couldn’t help but say yes. He’d known you’d be there and that was reason enough for him. Even though his friends endlessly teased him, trying to coerce him into something that sat too tight in the neck and gut. Instead he wore his black tee, skull print front and center on the chest, the one he liked– despite Mina’s disapproving pout. 

The festival itself was filled with streamers and balloons and crazy lights of blue, green and pink flashing in his peripheral. Food vendors lined the outside walkways of UA and sakura petals laid scattered across the brick floor. Crowds of hundreds of people littered the street shopping and gaming and listening to student performances. Night fell over the campus while he searched for you, still hot from the hoots of romantic encouragement from his friends. Loud noises of cheers and song drifted throughout as he cut through the crowds and Bakugou grunted in discomfort. How did he let you talk him into this shit?

Thud! 

There you were, in this sea of people, bumping straight into him and knocking the wind straight out of his chest. You must’ve been walking pretty quickly because the impact almost knocks you straight to the ground. Bakugou’s large, scarred hands go to your shoulders to balance you, his grip tight and he took in how pretty you looked in that dress. And fuck, did you look beautiful. More than he’d ever thought, causing him to clear his throat and look away from you, lest he say something he’d regret later. You who stared right into his eyes, hoping he’d look in yours. He was damned. How the hell did he let you talk him into this shit?

It’d been hard– and in the middle of an intense training session– but you’d managed to convince Bakugou to show up to the UA annual Spring Festival. You weren’t sure you heard him correctly at first, his head turned away from you and a quiet mumble left his lips. 

“Fine.” He’d grumbled under his breath and you’d perked up at the sound. 

Hm?” You furrowed your brows in confusion, unsure if the words you’d thought left his mouth actually left him. 

“I said I’ll go, damnit.” He spat, before he swept you off your feet with a quick kick and onto the bright blue mat below. You’d persuaded him to actually leave his dorm room for once under the pretense of a school festival, but what you really wanted to do was see the fireworks with him. The perfect explosions intertwined with colors of varying hue fascinated you, the mixture bursting against the milky black sky reminding you of your friendship. And so, you were determined to look your absolute best for the occasion, clad in a dress borrowed from Ochaco and covering an already blushing face in even more blush. But despite all this, you insisted you did not have a thing for Katsuki Bakugou. Even when Mina and Kamanari made a bet to see who’d make a move first, you firmly explained your non-feelings for the blonde. 

Yes, you liked training with him, he was a good challenge. And yes, you enjoyed hanging out with him outside of school, he was okay company. And sometimes… maybe your face heated up when he’d ruffle your hair or prod between your eyebrows. But you asserted it didn't– doesn’t– mean anything, only that you’d gone particularly hard in a spar, or that it was kind of hot that day. You absolutely, positively did not like Katsuki Bakugou.

“Watch where you’re going, bastard.” He muttered, half-heartedly. “Could’ve knocked you down.” You grinned, a breeze of light content going through your body as you watched him. His eyes spoke of amusement and his usual scowl replaced itself with a playful smile. Even someone as not-in-love-with-Katsuki-Bakugou as you could admit how pretty he looked bathed under the pink and green spring lights, his ash blonde hair a natural mural of colors.

“Knocked me down? You wish.” You tease, smoothing down your skirt. His eyes trained on you, your words only making his smile wider.

“Oh, I wish, huh? How about practice last week, you smug asshole?” He prods between your eyebrows, a short laugh coming from him. You grin at his laughter, the ability to make him do anything but sneer a foreign concept for all but a few.

“I was distracted and it will never happen again.” You retort, your hands perched on your hips in stubborn challenge.

“Sure it won’t.” He grunted. Bakugou hesitated before drawing in a breath and slipping his hands from your shoulders down to your waist, feeling the embroidered details at the midriff. “Is– this…dress new?” He stumbled through his words, feeling a rising heat in his neck and jaw.

“It’s Ochaco’s,” You reply, pulling up at the skirt and looking over it, a soft smile on your face. “Does it look okay on me?” Your voice tightens and lowers, as you pick at the skin around your nails.

“Hm?” He scowled, clearly frustrated with something. “Do I look okay in it?” You spoke a little louder, clearer– bringing yourself higher and trying to match his height.

“You look perfect.” He suddenly rushes through his words, eyes widening like he’d let his own thoughts get the better of him. “I just mean– it just seems like a spring kind of dress.” He remarked, referring to the yellow and pink flower details running along the waist and chest of the frock.

You all but snorted at his demeanor, your lips softening and sliding your fingers to touch his black band tee. “You can just compliment me, Kats. It’s not a crime.” A mocking smile crosses your face and a resolute frown on the blonde’s.

“Tch. You– look okay, alright?” He spoke, a clear red coating his nose and cheeks. You’d thought it might be a trick of the light. There was no way he was blushing, least of all because of you. But was there? Was there a possibility he’d been thinking of you just as much as you had him?

Pops of color suddenly graced the sky, exploding into bits of dust and debris. You softly gasped and turned from him to watch them for a moment, the street now relatively empty from on-lookers moving to the hill. It was perfect, the mixture of yellow and pink explosions off from afar the most beautiful thing, the most perfect symbol. It’s only when you hear a wince behind you that you whip your head back in concern, Bakugou’s hands leaving your waist and shooting up to his ears where he held them firmly. He let out a grunt of discomfort, squeezing his eyes shut. 

You only stared at him for a simple moment before grabbing his hand and leading him away from the clamor. You cut through the trickle of people snacking at vendors and winning games, onto the lawn of the school and up the brick pathway leading up to the main entrance. You cursed, messing with your keycard before finally pushing open the large wooden door.

He let you lead without complaint, focused on blocking out the noise above and keeping his eyes trained on you. 

He needed your help.

It was the first time he’d admit it, squeezing your hand in solidarity as you climbed the stairs of the UA dorm rooms. His ears rang, the now muffled fireworks a lost memory as he watched you– so determined to help him that he’d just let it happen, surrendering any dying protest deep in his chest. He desperately wanted your assistance, wanted to share your lunch when he forgot his or have you patch him up after a rough fight. He wanted you to hug him when he was tired, talk to him about your day while he cooked for the both of you. He wanted you, more than he ever thought imaginable. And he couldn’t bring himself to be angry about that, though he was curious. 

You turned to him in the hallway of your dorms, taking his other hand and bringing him a soft, sympathetic smile. If it was anyone else he’d probably yell at them for their pity, talk himself up arrogantly, throw an explosion their way. But it was you, you who never pitied him over anything. And you knew he was strong anyway, so what was it? It wasn't unbridled sympathy you felt, so why did you stick your neck out for him each time? 

“The fireworks right?” You spoke slowly, gesturing a firework popping in your hand. Bakugou nodded, giving you a tight lipped smile, or at least what he knew how to give. “Yeah,” He croaked, red eyes searching yours in desperation. “That’s it.” Your face softened into a guilty frown, your gaze avoiding his. “I’m sorry, Kats.” You grimaced, playing with your fingertips. “I wanted us to see the fireworks–”

“Don’t make this about you, bastard.” He muttered, crossing his arms. “It’s— Jesus, it’s fine, you didn’t know.”

A soft silence fell over you both, save for the muffled pops of fireworks outside the window adjacent to you. It left him in his quandary, unsure how to act alone with you. Did he touch you? Would you want that? Would that be weird? For someone who always seemed so angry and in the mood to yell, he stayed so quiet today, sullen almost. “Are you okay?” You asked, keeping your words clear as you spoke.

“I’m fine. You don’t have–to ask every five seconds.” His words cut through the air, though they were soft, almost a mutter. “I mean– I just want to make sure you’re alright. Why didn’t you tell anyone your ears have been hurting?” You murmured, resting a hand on his crossed arms. 

You watched his jaw tick with tension, dragging his eyes away from your face as another silence rested against the walls of the hallway. Against the pictures from freshman year and the lists of to-dos you knew most of your roommates never got to. “I know you don’t need or want my help but– I just can’t bring myself not to.” You explained. “So– let me help you for my sake.”

Bakugou lets out a breath of air and cards a hand through his hair, face warming in subtle red. 

His gaze finally flicks to yours again and he can’t seem to regret the decision more.

“You’re just so— so fuckin’ sweet, you know that?” He scowled, shoving his hands in his pants pockets. “So peachy, I just can’t seem to keep up anymore.” Your eyes widened, surprise and clear confusion crossed your face as you dropped your fingers from his forearm. “Peachy?” A smile graces your lips and he scoffs. “You know what I damn mean, asshole.” His sneer deepens, bringing a hand to brush a stray hair away from your face. He pauses for a moment, his soft sigh fanning against your cheeks.

“I don’t know how to reciprocate it– and I damn sure don’t want to owe you anything.” The blonde furrowed his brows, concentrated on your hair and absolutely nothing else. You blink and let out a loud laugh, throwing your head back in raw amusement. His face morphs into one of discomfort, swallowing in embarrassment. Your breath finally manages to catch itself as you wipe tears from your pink face. “You don’t owe me anything, Kats. I help you because I want to– because it just feels right. ” You’re practically hopping on the tips of your toes, the emptiness of the hallway surrounding you making you bolder and the noises of cheers and pops lowering your inhibitions. “And not just ‘cause I'm a hero in training, okay? Because I really care about you.”

You give him an earnest smile and his breath catches in his throat when he realizes he can’t hide it anymore. He can’t hide his love for you, he can’t hide how much he wants to tug you in and kiss you breathless. Show you how strong he really is when he’s sweeping you off your feet. 

“Y/N?” He mutters, slipping his hand under the nape of your neck gingerly. 

“Mhm?” You hum, looking up at him through your lashes and nodding enthusiastically.

“I’m in love with you.”

A shock runs through your heart, breath now lost from your lungs. It thumps even louder now and it seemed like you could feel the beat in the floorboards. 

“Oh.” You manage to squeak, choking through most of it and your face warming. It was just the spring heat, you told yourself.

“I don’t know what I’m doing, and fuck it’s probably all wrong, but– there it is… all out on the table and… I just want you to help me.”

A long silence comes as you figure out how to even begin to respond to that. “I– I want to help you, Kats– honest, I do… but I don’t know how… in this situation.” You swallow. He watches you, face ruddy in exasperation or affection. It feels like your heart has never beat faster and yet you felt a tug in your chest, a yearning you’ve never understood. You’d felt it when you’d hang out or spar, your mind never quite letting him leave your thoughts. And you realized, face warming: You did have a crush on Katsuki Bakugou. A sense so strong that it felt unjustified to call it something so menial as a crush.

“How about dinner?” He manages, rubbing the back of his neck and looking away. A silence crosses through the room as you bring yourself to. Your face feels like it’s on fire when you’re looking at him, like a bright explosion glittering your world. He looks so nervous, yet so resolute like he was trying to hide his regret of telling you this way. Your silence seems to make him sweat, eyes widening in barely concealed panic. “It’s no, isn’t it? It’s fine– it’s no, fuck–”

“No, no– I mean…yes–! I want to go to dinner with you, Katsuki.” You rushed, playing with your nails and nodding. “I’d love to go to dinner with you.” You clarify, clearing your throat. “If… that’s okay.” 

“...Okay.” He grins to himself, stuffing his hands in his pants pockets. 

“Okay.” You parrot, giving him a soft smile and brushing out your skirt.

[greypistacchio]

apologies for the dreadful quality of these pictures (my phone is in its dying bed, and I keep pretending not to hear its cries for a merciful death), but-

LOOK ME IN THE EYE. BUDDY THERE IS NO HETEROSEXUAL EXPLANATION FOR THESE TWO

DEAN: [Looking Cas in the eye as he slowly steps towards him] "So what? I'm Thelma, and you're Louise, and we're just gonna hold hands and jump off this cliff together?"

LISTEN. ONE DOES NOT JUST QUOTE THE SUPREME SAPPHIC QUEENS TO THEIR SAME-GENDER BESTIE, ALL THE WHILE EYE-FUCKING THEM INTO THE MULTIVERSE

AND KEEP HAVING A SHRED OF PLAUSIBLE HETEROSEXUALITY

IT IS NOT A THING THAT HAPPENS

This isn't even a stretch, there were hundreds of non-romantic duos that Dean could've quoted instead. He was raised on a steady diet of '70s and '80s TV, so there were plenty of straight couples and platonic friendships he could've mentioned instead. Cowboy films are notorious for the "No homo but I will die for you, and you will name your firstborn child after me" vibes between their characters, and we all know how much Dean loves those. He could've quoted the male friendship duos from "Willow", "The Princess Bride", "". Hell, he could've even brought up "The Lord Of The Rings" (BC you and I both know he would've watched the shit outta those) and mentioned Aragorn and literally anyone else in the Fellowship!!

But he did not. Instead Dean made a conscious CHOICE to mention THELMA AND LOUISE instead. He had countless examples of non-romantic duos, and yet he still went for one of the most iconic OUT AND CONFIRMED queer couples in the history of the film industry.

Macho performativity king Dean Winchester compared himself and his very platonic bro Castiel - "I rebelled, and I did it, all of it, for you" Castiel, "You are an exception" Castiel, "What would you have me do?" Castiel, "Can I tell you something if you promise not to tell another soul?" Castiel, gets-sacked-because-"See, he has this weakness. He likes you" Castiel

to

THE SAPPHIC QUEENS OF MURDEROUS ROADTRIPS

Subtext my ass, headcanon my ass, fan theory my ass. THEY ARE HOMOSEXUAL FOR EACH OTHER, YOUR LIEGE

THERE IS NO SILENCING THE BLATANT SEXUAL TENSION BETWEEN THESE TWO

[moonyfaerie]

My problem with jegulus is that people portray James as a saint and he's still a teenager that's building his belief system.

Like I totally see him being morally good when fighting for marginalised people rights but the way to fight towards that??? I don't think he thought for a moment that bullying the bullies was wrong, but I don't see him with a hero complex either, just like the dude that hates discrimination but also likes having fun so he goes and makes fun and pranks towards the people he considers bad, and that's not being intrinsically "good" either.

Imagine a dude mocking Marlene's sexuality and identity and James just went mad because how dare he say a slur about my bestie, and James being the freak he is (bcs let's be real for a moment I don't see the marauders being those massive attractive gentlemen as people like to perceived them —at least not until they were way older—) just went to Sirius, Remus and Peter complaining about this random LGBTQ+phobe and saying something like fuck him, and the rest just shrug and planned a stupid magic trick to turn him head to toes red or sm.

That's how I see Regulus liking him. But not in a romantic way since the beginning, just in a "this boy doesn't gaf about other people's opinion, laughs a bit too loud and set pranks for people that I don't care either, funny" because before Reg grew up I think he idealised a bit too much his big brother and James had a similar vibe. Except for the way young James Potter talked to their friends and family (and young Regulus before he started fighting with Sirius). Well raised James Potter probably wasn't able to say fuck until he was 17, and always addressed their loved ones with a tenderness the rest of the marauders lack of. Because James was a bit too much a people pleaser that wanted everyone to feel welcomed, even when he was feeling a bit left out every time Sirius spoke so great of his lil sis/brother (I hc Regulus as trans) and forgot everyone in the room but him (and Remus, because 11 yo Remus looked too small and fragile —little did they know—)

So yeah I don't see instantly falling for each other, I get jegulus when they start as friends, then enemies because they have different beliefs and opinions, too different to even being able to keep their not too close friendship, specially because I can see both Regulus and James resenting the other because of how much they love Sirius (like James hating why Reg is still important to Sirius even after he left him, and Regulus resenting James because he is the brother Sirius always wanted —this three need to go to therapy—), and then, after the worst has passed and Regulus has left home too (this is important for the plot) they get closer again and start to have deeper conversations where they both discover that they aren't teenagers anymore and their beliefs have changed. And then I see them as potential romantic interests for each other.

But that's only because I can't understand a romantic relationship without a solid friendship behind it (that's why wolfstar is my everything).

[erwinsvow]

I hope the prison letter reader is slightly insane like cop who tries to bust the family and tries to scare her into talking, and it's like😂

"You know he killed people committed fraud and arson, right?"

"I've no clue, and even if he did, I still love him," knowing he did those things😭

Or

" he's felon and told everyone you were married before you met"

"Yeah, but we're married now, so it's ok"

Also, the side eye her friends give her

i just moved around my entire room and i need to finish cleaning but i can't stop reading all these asks i love u guys its like u all live in my head. this is SENDING ME like i love this. that cop thinks this random new girl is the perfect person to break, that she probably doesn't know about everything but has probably seen enough suss things to help them get an arrest. and then they realize she actually doesn't know anything and not only that, but she finally has a man she loves (other anon who sent that ask about pope being reader's first bf im looking at you bc i love that n im answering that next) and there is no way in hell some cop is taking him away from her. like there is nooo way she is going back to prison letters. i am actually crying at the "he told everyone you were married before you met" and she'd be like "so now you arrest people for being romantic? what is wrong with you?" she is so delulu im crying i love her theyre perfect together. she'd be so unphased. my favorite thing that maybe one day i'll write is like after a job imagine one of the others got shot or just hurt badly like a dislocation and pope gets a little scratch and so they show up at her place for help and instead of helping the bleeding out brother she runs to pope and his little cut. guys i can't akdgsjf i can hear deran going "he's fine! what happened to the hippocratic oath?!"

her FRIENDSSSS can you imagine. i'm a bit insane so i wrote her living/working in chula vista but obvi she'd move in with pope eventually. her friends are like andrew...? isn't that...????? and she'd be like yeah🤪what a story to tell the kids huh!

[dmhayle]

I can’t express how much I adore this show. And bc I can’t shut up about it, just reblog the person I reblogged so you can see the pretty pictures without all my jabber.

I could be wrong, but I truly believe Seulgi was the first person Jaeyi longed to make a connection with in her life. She puts in so much more effort with her than anyone else we see her interact with throughout the show.

A progression of their dynamic in 6 slides:

1) The day after the karaoke night. Jaeyi has just had the best sleep of her life thinking Seulgi was next to her after their karaoke and sharing details of their pasts with one another, although she does express mild concern over Seulgi leaving early. Seulgi is very distrusting as she found out while Jaeyi slept the night before that Jaeyi knew all about her dad and past, but had pretended not to.

2) Their school carnival date. Seulgi has just undermined Jaeyi’s dad. Jaeyi is on cloud 9 and cannot believe she witnessed someone standing up to her father. Seulgi, though apprehensive, finds herself enjoying being with Jaeyi again. They have a lovely carefree evening of fun and games together and this is the only time we see them get to enjoy their youth. Their body language in this gif embodies that candid joy unmarred with the struggles, conflicts, and pressure constantly put upon them. Side note - I love that Seulgi is still wearing the little scarf Jaeyi put on her to keep her neck from getting cold in the hospital. In my mind, keeping it on is also symbolic of the rebuilding of their trust.

3) This scene is the last one we see them together on their “date”. That’s what it was and no one can convince me otherwise 😋. Something I had not noticed while watching the episode the first 509 times that I noticed in gifs, is the two hearts we see inside the firework exploding directly in front of them. This may be a stretch, but it’s my interpretation, so I’m rolling with it. Just before this scene we see Seulgi tell Jaeyi that she still doesn’t fully trust her but that she is also glad they tied for first and she wouldn’t have been happy if it was anyone else either…a sentiment Jaeyi had conveyed to her back on the rooftop of the hospital. Jaeyi is all in for Seulgi…she has repeatedly shown it throughout the show. Seulgi is very hesitant to trust Jaeyi but is, nonetheless, falling for her charms. I think the small heart in the center of the firework is indicative of the growing affection Seulgi feels for Jaeyi. It is smaller bc she is tentative and a bit scared of those feelings so she’s controlling how quickly they blossom. Then a bigger heart shows up right over Jaeyi’s head, which I think is indicative of the immense feelings Jaeyi has for Seulgi. She doesn’t hide them one bit. We saw it in the ball pit and especially in this scene where Seulgi mentions how beautiful the fireworks are and that she’s never seen them before, all the while Jaeyi stares at her with giant heart eyes as if to say, yeah you’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen! And then Jaeyi does something we never see her do…she fidgets a little bit bc girl wants to lean in for a kiss so bad…but is fighting herself to wait for Seulgi to make the first move. We know the fireworks were cgi, so that’s my take on the hearts and I’m going to live in my giant bubble filled happy bathtub dreaming of their happily ever after. Don’t spoil it for me please and thank you.

4) Ah the infamous train ride where Jaeyi has just saved Seulgi from being arrested and is still fixated on the guy that picked Seulgi up from school. Her jealousy here is palpable and I loved it! Hyeri is amazing and I will forever love her 🤣🫶. On a more serious note, anytime Seulgi is a little shy or nervous, we see her fidget with her hands and clasp them together…she does it numerous times in the show. And she does it here too…I think bc she really doesn’t want Jaeyi to worry about a romantic link btwn her and what’s his face, but she’s not sure how to explain that, even so, he did help her get to where she is, so she feels a certain amount of gratitude toward him. What she doesn’t know in this scene, and a reason we find out later, is that Jaeyi has so much faith in her girl’s abilities that she gave her vitamins, not drugs, so she’s a bit outraged that Seulgi thinks she couldn’t have done it without him and also that he’d take advantage of his juniors in such a way. I think this gif really shows how fervently Jaeyi believes in Seulgi, and how unsure of herself Seulgi still is, even with everything she’s accomplished.

5) I can’t be 100% certain without rewatching, but I believe this gif comes from them discussing the fact that Seulgi wants to help Jaeyi find Jena. Jaeyi’s arms are crossed, which ordinarily I would say conveys a very closed off or unreceptive attitude in her body language. But she almost seems to be deep in thought and with Seulgi so adamantly trying to convince her to let her help, her head turns and you see her face is open to the idea. If this is the scene I’m thinking it is, it’s one of the first times we really see Seulgi taking the lead in trying to help Jaeyi and it shows the potential for a very well balanced relationship between the two, where it’s not always Jaeyi taking charge, but them collaborating, that has the most potential.

6) I love this gif. In one simple motion Jaeyi says, “yeah and I’d do it again in a heartbeat for you, no questions asked. What about it? “. I believe in this scene we see Jaeyi’s undying loyalty to Seulgi. And just minutes later we see just how far ahead of everyone else Jaeyi always is bc ofc she had planned for this and knew what she’d do if the video ever got out. I’m sure if Seulgi hadn’t been top girl, she’d have had an alternate plan as well bc the one thing you cannot say about Jaeyi in 99% of the show is that the girl is unprepared. In fact, I only saw her truly worry three times…when she found out Ar-ha set up Seulgi and she thought Seulgi was going to be arrested, when she watched the car accident on the iPad, and when Seulgi jumped off the diving board after telling her she couldn’t swim…and two of those happened after this scene. Sure we saw her annoyed, inconvenienced, or a tad stressed in other scenes, but full out scared bc she hadn’t planned, I don’t believe so. This gif also shows how Seulgi’s concern for Jaeyi’s well being is legit (in my mind). They’re in a dark auditorium where she could look away or pretend she didn’t see the notification. But she made an effort to make eye contact and show Jaeyi she was worried about her w just her eye contact and facial expression.

Their relationship progresses so nicely in the show. They do have set backs, as do most relationships at some point, but they grow together. They find comfort, acceptance, and love in one another that they don’t find in any of their other relationships. They rely on one another and come to trust one another. They fight for each other, they show up for each other and they never completely give up on one another…even while facing uncertainty.

I’m sure at some point I’ll find a new show to gush over, but this one has quite a hold on me. The storyline, the character development, the acting, and every little detail the director/writer/production team thought out…it is so well done

JAE-YI & SEUL-GI FRIENDLY RIVALRY (pt.1 >>>)

[therandomfandomme]

sometimes you hear a song and you're like what do you mean people are making ship edits to this?!?!????

[starlos-soulmate]

Love talking with a friend and discussing how a popular canon x canon ship would not actually work out. Like at all

[darkandstormyranger]

ok now i can try to review my opinion, after having finished ROTE altogether so hey complaining round two

(and yeah, i complain, but i still love those books. i'm actually really happy that i found a book i care about enough to complain :3 )

[fitz and the fool spoilers]

logically, i kind of get why the author chose to have fitz and molly get back together, bee needing to happen and all but still.......... there must have been a better way

firstly, again, i still think a huge part of fitz's character development should have been him letting go of his childhood crush and accepting the fact that she's happy without him - i think the first trilogy twist where it turned out that molly wasn't actually going to stay single forever mourning him but moved on with her life was brilliant, 10/10 no notes AND it should have made fitz reconsider his view on their *ended* relationship in the following years (following sixteen years might i add)

secondly, it was kinda fucked up how they started picking up their relationship 0.034 seconds after her husband, father to her half a dozen of kids (and basically fitz's adopted father???) died. like, fitz's first thought after learing that burrich died is "COOL MOLLY IS SINGLE AGAIN" dude what. and also how everyone is really cheering him on? "HER HUSBAND IS DEAD DUDE GO GET HER TIGER!" guys?????? i feel maybe fitz and molly's relationship would have felt less like a slap in the face if it was moved to the beginning of the third trilogy and took place years after their reunion. maybe burrich is still alive for a while, maybe after his death fitz and molly have a random one night stand bc they both feel lonely and need someone who understands their pain and it ultimately doesn't lead to them getting back together, bc they're too much of a different people to rekindle their relationship and they're still grieving the loss of their loved ones BUT in the end the weird years-long pregnancy still happens and the events of the fitz and the fool carry on as they do

third, and i think my main issue is that robin hobb does a great job of writing interesting relationships both romantic and platonic (fitz & the fool/nighteyes/burrich/lady patience/ketricken/verity, verity & ketricken, kennit & winntrow etc..) and yet somehow molly and fitz imo are nowhere near as interesting and feel nowhere as deep as the aforementioned. i was looking forward to the reunion between fitz and burrich or fitz and lady patience. i couldn't care less if molly and fitz never spoke until the end of the story.

fourth, i kinda get now how it was supposed to be a bit of a bittersweet ending, where fitz loses the two most important people in his life BUT technically gets the life he always wanted, a bit of a glinda's I couldn't be happier moment buuuuuuut idk i still feel it could have been done better, i didn't really feel him being torn that much

five, bee. the main reason, i guess, for fitz and molly's reunion. true, getting them back together was the easiest way to have her happen, but definately not the only one and others wouldn't probably leave one with bad taste in their mouth. bee could have just appeared spontaneusly out of nowhere (if we're doing the whole triple parenting thing, why not a kid appearing out of a thin air? why not???), bee could have actually been the fool's kid (i think it would be funny if for once fitz had to deal with the fact that his friend/love/half of his soul actually had a relationship with someone else at some point).

all in all, the ending did make up for that odd romantic detour, fitz reuniting with the fool and nighteyes, but i guess that's the best thing that can be said for it. and i just really like to complain

final verdict: i get the reasoning behind it but im still going to be a little bitch about it

tawny man trilogy spoilers

i was in the middle of writing an essay on why i found the endgame relationship of the fool's fate a bit annoying and i realized it boils down to two issues:

fitz and molly's relationship never felt to me like it was supposed to be endgame - i think it was a pretty cool failed relationship, which was supposed to serve as a lesson to fitz and a bitter reminder that he cannot always take what he wants regardless of the consequences; furthermore i never felt molly was that important of a character in the later books, compared to nighteyes and the fool. she doesn't appear in the second trilogy at all until the very end come on...

(and i joked about how the fool is getting so much description in fitz's pov BUT SERIOUSLY, all i rememeber about molly is that she's a woman and has hair , while the fool is getting extensive descriptions almost every chapter, and that kind of sends the message on whom the reader should focus on more no??)

fitz has been childishly feeling wronged for sixteen years and the ending seemed to confirm his belief? - i genuinely thought that the punchline of fitz feeling jealous and angry that the two people he cared about fell in love because they were good for each other and they also thought he was dead would be him moving on and accepting the fact that he can take a different role in their life and appreciate it AND NOT "sometimes if you love someone, and wait long enough, and remind yourself that they are meant for you, and are probably waiting for you, regardless of the life and relationships they built for themselves, you will be rewarded by getting them back". everything seems to confirm fitz's conviction that molly was somehow wrongfully stolen from him and they can finally be together? nighteyes dying (when it was said at some point that molly wouldn't accept his bond with fitz and would make him choose), burrich dying and the fool leaving (bc he knew molly wouldn't accept his friendship with fitz) seem to all be obstacles conveniently moved out of the way of fitz getting back with his ex-girlfriend as though that was the reward he's been working for all this time?

i guess what im trying to say is, even though i as a reader don't have to be (and shouldn't be) on board with every decision a character makes, you'd think that his happy ending (mid-ending?) and the endgame (mid-game?) relationship would at least not make me want to write an angry essay on tumblr dot com yet here i am

(look at me, writing a whole ass rant when it was supposed to be just two bullet points)

[baphometsss]

if i see one more post about how solas/mythal/elgar'nan had a weird love triangle thing going on i'm gonna scream

[kyu-piddy]

Celebration time 🎉

Happy 100 followers everyone! Thank you all for following my silly side blog, and for enjoying my work! To celebrate, I made a lil quiz to match you with one of the housewardens. Originally I wanted to do all characters but that would be a humongous task, so if this one does well, I might do a vice-house warden one later on.

Happy quizzing!

[angelsdean]

i'll be honest, i truly do not understand when people get all up in arms whenever anyone involved with spn describes cas's love for dean as beyond the human understanding of love, as if there haven't been posts made on here for years by fans literally describing cas's love for dean / destiel's love as akin to worship, a powerful force greater than god, cosmic, all encompassing, profound, etc etc. i thought the outrage was silly when jensen expressed the idea of cas's love being more than romantic back in denver con 2021 and i think it's silly now with these bedlund tweets. not to mention being more than and beyond something imo means it encompasses the romantic AND more. it's romantic, it's platonic, it's cosmic, it's worship, it's everything. and i think that's beautiful. and yes, it's exactly what their love is. a huge profound force that changed the narrative, that wasn't meant to be there, that kept breaking through anyway.

and i understand what people are saying about this language being used for a queer ship etc etc, but like, there's nothing inherently wrong or negating their love in saying that it's a greater love. if anything i think it's saying, hey, see these two? yea their love is bigger than what we can even comprehend. idk i'm just going to continue to take these statements in good faith. and also, until the reboot happens, they can't really say more about destiel beyond the bounds of the confession. jensen, bedlund, misha, etc can't speak to dean's feelings, for instance, or confirm anything one way or another, because if those feelings are a major plot point to be explored and acknowledged in the continuation then to speak about them now with any kind of definitive statement would be spoiling / jumping the gun, and it's not their place to make those statements yet, if we are indeed going to see more of dean and cas's story in the future (which i mean, at this point based on their statements about the reboot it's really a When not If situation).

[ladysophiebeckett]

i believe that irv and burt are in love, despite burt being married. i believe that gretchen is in love with dylan g. AND the dylan she sees at home. i believe in all of those relationships except innie mark and helly. ppl keep saying that they're in love and that it transcends the lobotomy. and im like 'does it??' bc i just dont see it. maybe im their biggest hater. i just dont know.

[shoot-i-messed-up]

One of the hardest things about writing superlantern is figuring out what’s the deal with clois in this universe…they’re literally soulmates….why is clark with hal and not lois….

[altschmerzes]

getting real tired of people who are shitting on “found family” more generally as a narrative concept and specifically named familial dynamics in fan interpretation of characters in particular because it all seems to be getting painted with a really wide and really homogenous brush. “we need to take found family away from people because they think it all has to be In Nuclear Family Terms and do you know friendship exists and you don’t have to call these characters siblings to legitimize their relationship while making it clear you Don’t Ship Them Ew Gross and THEN you sneer at people who Do ship them” cool cool that is a lot of really intense characterization and assigning of motive to other people en bloc!

like sure there’s some meaningful critique to be found in a broad trend to label every single relationship directly and specifically with terms that have very specific contexts and roles but im waiting to be told when anyone IS by the standards of people making and reblogging these very sweepingly generalized posts allowed to call a relationship parental or whatever. is that Ever allowed. who is handing out the permits. sometimes a specific term for a relationship isn’t actually about wanting an excuse to sneer about your ship (and frankly there’s a lot of projection going on there imo from people who are actively sneering about other people’s interpretation of a relationship!) and it’s because there are very specific contexts and details about a dynamic that makes exploring it from the lens of siblings or whatever very rich and compelling and interesting because words mean things and assuming everyone is just being reductive and demanding conformity to a nuclear family is, ironically, really reductive.

so like. cool it. stop being really fucking mean about people having an interpretation of a dynamic you personally don’t like or makes you feel a little weird or uncomfy because you ship them.

[ladyloveandjustice]

It's interesting seeing a fair amount of people in the Hanako tag complaining about recent chapters because my experience is catching up recently after not reading it for a while, so these chapters just made me remember how much I like these characters and how fun the interactions are and how absolutely devastating the manga is. Also, the severance mega arc was FULL of A*oi/A*kane (I swear to god i almost threw my kindle in that part where he grabbed her throat i may have to skip over that episode when the anime gets to it SHE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER) (no i don't care that she nearly killed him earlier she was kinda brainwashed it's different also she should have finished the job), which is one of my most disliked parts of the manga, and I wasn't super crazy about Sumire and Hakubo's whole thing (I didn't hate it, it was clearly intentionally fucked up and that's interesting, but I wasn't super invested, Hakubo just wasn't interesting to me at all, though in contrast Sumire was a fascinating character and I wish we'd gotten more of her pov).

(Though obviously the Red House arc within was fantastic and perfect, and the Teru and Kou stuff and Hana Nene scenes got me emotionally like the sucker I am...the conclusion was good overall, so I don't know why I stopped there, I think I just got busy and was a bit burnt out by all that came before it)

So reading the recent chapters where we've finally moved on from that stuff, but had a lot of fun character interactions and weird scenarios and feels...this arc is focusing on things that are a lot more interesting to me.

( and a*kane...actually being tolerable??? He's always at his best when interacting with Teru, so that's not so surprising, but he has been surprisingly not as weird about aoi too, actually putting his happiness regarding her aside to see if this timeline was objectively better for everyone was surprising for him, and the first time the manga shown him to not be wildly possessive towards her so uh. good for him. And his reaction to the well and trying to help Teru was heartbreaking)

Probably why it's a good idea to take a bit of a break when something's gotten low priority or a tiny bit frustrating. Coming back to something and being like "oh I missed these losers oh I love them" will really help you see the strengths and focus on the bright side. The last two chapters were a bit of a jarring tone shift but kitty and nene getting to save the day mostly make up for that. So proud of my girl;.

[swordbreakerz]

Being aromantic and finding that out in ur 20s is soooooooo funny bc I met the 3 people I consider my soulmates (one of whom is now my qpp) in october of 2016, and both before and after this i dated a few people but as i grew closer and closer w this group and also came into my gender and sexuality over the yrs, id sometimes wonder why i didnt crave romantic fulfillment anymore, and not fantasize about having a long term bf or anything. It didn't really worry me? Like, I wasn't concerned about it, but I would go like huh wonder what's up w that. Oh well not my problem!, every now and then

And then thru making friends w a bunch of arospec folks I was finally like oohhhhhhhh it's because my emotional fulfillment needs are already met and these people and our friendship is an intrinsic part of my being and i love them more than i can ever hope to describe. Got it!