#because the problem isn’t that you don’t have a gift it’s that you’re understandably upset

[dark-side-blog3]

Someone stole the only gift I was getting for Christmas today. So here I am with a idea! Thinking I’ll get a nice gift instead it’s just me being ignored until I’m worthy of they’re attention!!

- Handy Dandy Anon

Your yandere would be the one to steal the gift. Keeping it wrapped and untouched by you means it’ll forever be a token of the Christmas they got what they wanted, by taking something you wanted. It’s symbolic, and a rather nice addition to their trophies from you.

You must feel terrible someone stole your gift, they know. But you know if you really want it, you could just buy it yourself. It would be a bit tacky; The sentiment of the gift has already been given to you, and just because you didn’t actually get it isn’t the fault of anyone else. But if you really, really want a material possession so bad… Then you should buy it for yourself.

They’d be so disappointed in you. For being so greedy. But they love you anyways, they remind you, sitting next to you as they play a movie. To get your mind off it of course. Of course, any extra pouting or sighs from you will be met with a pointed glare, a sneer of how tacky you’re being, ruining the Christmas spirit by whining so much. It almost makes them not want to give you your gift later…

Course a microchip injection with a hypodermic needle could hardly be considered a gift. It’s just responsible pet ownership.

[sminiac]

Piwon after an argument 👉🏾👈🏾 -Kyokopi

💌 — I’m sure it’s just bc I started my period but I’ve been so fucking sad lmao, thought now would be a good time to write a lil angst HEHE

⋆ Y. Keeho

Gen overview — He moves around your space very cautiously, slow in a way, like he’s scared of his presence being fully perceived. I feel it’s one of the very few times he isn’t tackling the problem when both of your wounds are so fresh in fear of further irritating them due to his eagerness that could come off as pushy or bitter. Forces himself to endure the silence, the lack of acknowledging each other’s presence even in close proximity, it hurts but he knows everyone processes things differently, including the timeframe of how long that’ll take.

Reconnecting — Truthfully, normally it doesn’t take very long before either of you come back with a “I’m sorry” at the ready, it’s never a you or him situation, in fact a lot of the time it doesn’t matter, the most essential part is communicating, which also consists of a lot of tears- but there’s something so sweet about being able to let go like that with someone else, sharing another one of your most vulnerable moments with each other, gaining an understanding of how his brain works in a way no one else can.

Remainder of members under the cut!

⋆ C. Taeyang

Gen overview — Forces himself to apologize first because he knows if he doesn’t, it’ll just never come. Puts his struggles to the side for you but that doesn’t mean it’s easy, he goes through with it though, and although the process is sore and sometimes difficult the outcome is always worth it. He’s good with noting his own faults and the crowding of his ego that he has to overcome, it’s just the daunting task of reconciling, what if it isn’t so easy? What if you won’t accept his explanation? Would another disagreement arise? Learns that a simple ‘I’m sorry’ with a genuine sense of humility is worth a lot more than he thought it would have.

Reconnecting — This is where Theo’s feelings really show, fighting can be exhausting, and you can tell by the look on his face- even his body language, that he’s really drained and sad now that there’s no other emotions left to cloud over. The most he asks is just allow him to be by your side. Showers or baths together are usually taken after. You don’t need to shower him in gifts or written letters conveying your regret, but you can wash his hair for him, massage his arms and back the way he likes while he hugs you under the comforting stream of hot water.

⋆ C. Jiung

Gen overview — The quickest to feeling irritated if he deems your behaviour as ‘excessive’, but don’t let that intimidate you, he gradually comes to his senses, just give it a minute or two for the bad feelings to settle down. Opposed to Keeho, Jiung isn’t so quick to feel the need to apologize or talk it out, he puts himself at quite the distance, buries his head in work to keep him distracted from the guilt, or the fear of having over done it this time. Coming back to each other is always the most fragile part, the culmination of all the hurtful moments make for quite the emotional reconnection. Apologies are always mutual, you dissect things with each other.

Reconnecting — Jiung’s typically more on the serious side, but after seeing you so upset it’s like a need to allow his silly side to slip. Puts away any distractions and focuses all of his attention on you! Do you wanna go get a drink? He doesn’t want you dehydrated after all those tears. Crying makes you tired, do you want to take a nap? Crying makes you hungry, do you want to go grab some food? He’ll pay, anything you want. Crying makes your nose stuffy, what about a walk outside?

⋆ H. Intak

Gen overview — Feels his emotions very deeply, they almost overtake his entire being, when he’s frustrated there’s not really a filter there to keep his mouth from running away which splits the two of you off, if you’re reactive he’s like gasoline to your fire. It doesn’t happen often, arguing or the spitefulness, he’s normally good with managing his emotions in a healthy way, so he’s extremely regretful when it gets out of hand and the both of you are upset with the other. Exudes penitence to the fullest extent when he’s coming to you with a tearful apology, holds you, just wants to hold you. The feeling of someone crying while being close to them always makes me emotional, it’s just such a deep, inexplicable connection, and that’s exactly how it is with him.

Reconnecting — Very physical and vocal after you’ve both settled. Intak will remain as close to you as possible without actually touching you, scared that his clinginess will be too much until you’re the one initiating it, and every few minutes he’ll try talk to you about anything that interests you, because if you’re talking then surely you’re okay. He’s so puppy, asking: “That new bubble tea place you’ve been talking about is opened, do you want to go soon?” “What happened to that shirt you’ve been looking for? Did you find it? Should we go get you a new one instead?” “We should go to an aquarium, you can dress all pretty so I can take pictures.”

⋆ H. Shota

Gen overview — Learning how to be supportive and respectful of each other’s functions is definitely a process, but it makes you all the more closer with Soul. Not being familiar with these intricacies prior to your arrival in his life means that he does struggle with admitting his own feelings. Soul tends to catch the wavelength of your discontent quickly and immediately molds himself to fulfill whatever your needs are, in doing so he unintentionally disregards his own. He’s at your every word, but he also needs someone who will be there for him just as willingly. Apologizing is easy, he’s quick to admit his mistakes and really takes the time to understand you even if he didn’t to begin with, but he is a little hesitant when asking something of you, all he needs is a little encouragement and reassurance that he deserves just the same treatment.

Reconnecting — Things transition back to normal very smoothly, the both of you silently agree to do your best to end the day off on a good note, which doesn’t take a lot, and by the time you’re in each others arms on the verge of falling asleep it’s like nothing ever happened. Soul’s just very.. you can never outright tell what he’s thinking or what he’s about to do, so even as you’re talking it out in the end, your argument is settled once he says or does something silly because once the both of you are laughing there’s no way the seriousness of the situation could be dragged on for any longer. He’ll kiss you with a big pretty smile, adding on a final “I’m sorry stinky”.

⋆ K. Jongseob

Gen overview — He hates nothing more than the tense atmosphere that post arguments have, and the thing that gets to him the most is not being able to approach you like nothing happened. He knows your feelings are hurt. His are too, but god does he ever miss feeling you curled into him, giggling with each other about stupid things no one else would understand. The silence and ignoring each other only ever lingers for so long, usually he breaks it by pulling you into him when you least expect it, quickly subjecting you to his kisses and a near constant reiteration of how sorry he is for being mean. He snaps out of things quite fast, because he can’t bear the thought of your day going sour because of him, so he does his best to make up for it.

Reconnecting — Immediately tells you how silly he thinks it is to be so upset like this in an attempt to wipe away any negative feelings that were left behind, because he wants to be with you until not even the existence of your souls can live on, why dwell on something so trivial? Why feed into it any more than you have to? Seob likes keeping you busy after, is it odd that he suddenly wants to build things together in your Minecraft world? Maybe a little, but it’s hard to say no when he’s suggesting you make a day out of it with snacks and cuddling included.

ᰔ sminiac’s P1Harmony M.list

Update, after listening to my Laufey playlist and writing Seob’s ‘reconnecting’ bit I’m not as sad, just hungry.

ANOTHER UPDATE I ATE AND NOW I FEEL NAUSEOUS ???? I CANNOT WIN.

[aprils2ndhandshop]

hi i love your blog, your writing is so good! may i request what type of arguments the ‘03 boys would have with their s/o? like what would the argument be about? are they upset for a long or short amt of time? how do they make up with their s/o? hopefully that makes sense, thank you!

Arguments w/the boys ‘03

All 4!

Summary: what I think the boys are like during arguments with their favorite girl.

Hi friend! Thank you for your request and the super sweet words! Sorry for the long wait, love you!

Michelangelo;

Mikey definitely isn’t one to start or enjoy fighting with you… with his brothers, duh! But not with you.

The fights he starts -if one could even call them fights, are small, light-hearted and innocent. He is essentially just pulling your leg and trying to be a pain.

“Y/n! You can’t just walk past the t.v mid play! You made me lose the game!”

“I think you lost the game because you chose to focus on throwing pillows at me instead of playing your stupid game!”

Those fights don’t last long as the moment he thinks it’s actually stressing you out, he stops.

“I’m kidding angel! I’m kidding!”

He makes up for it every time with a kiss on the cheek too.

Generally, you’re the one who has to start the fights with him - even if he’s the one with a problem.

And trust me, he may not flat out say he has a problem with you but he sure can’t hide it.

Que the slight pouting and undeniable tension on his part. He can’t fake his feelings ever.

And don’t forget all the passive aggressive, smart ass remarks he makes under his breath when he’s annoyed.

Fights with Mikey are rare but when they do happen there is a common theme, a need for your attention.

Remember, Mikey is a needy boyfriend. It has pros and cons.

Pros - he’s doting, always makes sure you know just how much he cares, always makes time for you, remembers important dates and puts in all the effort a boyfriend should.

Cons - a bit too clingy.

“I feel like you don’t ever want to see me anymore, like you just come around to make me happy.”

“Why do you even think that, Mikey?”

“Because! I wish you wanted to see me as much as I want to see you!”

Fights with him never last long, ever! He’s the kinda guy that refuses to go to bed knowing you’re sad.

He also spoils you rotten after :) Gifts, food, foot rubs, everything!

Raphael;

Raph is a nightmare to fight with and we all know on some level, he loves to fight. More with Leo than anyone but still.

In regards to arguing with you, it definitely lies in a strange grey zone for him. He hates making you upset but also has a bad habit of enjoying a good conflict.

He hates that about himself.

Not to mention how bad he is at holding his tongue.

“I’m pissed, okay? I’m mad and I need to get away from you before I say stuff I don’t mean!”

“I don’t want you to go out there and get hurt!”

“You don’t get it! I’m not like you! I’ve been fighting my whole life and it’s hard for me to just stop!”

In the midst or after every fight, he disappears for a couple of hours. Cooling off is essential for you two to figure out the problem.

Surprisingly, fights between you and Raph are rare. Partially because he’s working on anger management but mostly because he tends to lock his emotions inside before having a massive blow up.

Once he’s calmed down, he always goes straight to you, full of shame.

“Hey baby.”

“Hey.”

One of the best parts about Raph as a boyfriend is how self perceptive he is, he always apologizes for what he did wrong and fully understands why it was wrong.

“I promise I’ll be better to you, and that I learned from my fuck ups, y/n/n.”

After fights, he’s a lot more affectionate with you and uncharacteristically, even keeps that energy in front of his brother.

Donatello;

Donnie and fighting really doesn’t mix well, it’s rare but when it does happen it’s always over dumb stuff.

The arguments start more like debates, his nerdy side comes straight to the forefront as he feels the need to correct you on everything.

“Y/n! I’m proofreading the piece you wrote and look! Are you sure this is really the angle you wanna argue your point from, beautiful?”

Now that sounds pretty innocent but if Don is one thing, it’s a little bit condescending - not on purpose or with malicious intent but nonetheless, condescending he can be.

Things that may seem like no big deal can turn into tension and fighting for hours very quickly.

Typically, you are the one that starts the fight but usually because Don accidentally did something to start the fight.

“I feel like you’re nitpicking to make yourself feel so much better than me, Don. It’s so frustrating!”

“Look doll, I’m just trying to make sure your don’t come off a little bit… foolish.”

Donnie is definitely book smart, but emotionally smart, not so much.

He has a bad habit of saying mean stuff he doesn’t think is mean that ends up hurting your feelings.

And sometimes it takes awhile for him to notice.

“Y/n?… y/n?… hellooo y/n! Are you giving me the silent treatment? Why?!”

He is kinda clueless about this stuff.

But when he does catch on, he’ll do the most mature thing and approach you to hear you out.

He’ll be engaged and ask all the important questions so he knows how he hurt your feelings and can properly apologize.

“You’re the smartest girl I know! I misspoke, I just wanted to be useful to you, sweet girl.”

Leonardo;

Okay hear me out on this one!! And don’t ever make any assumptions about thee Leonardo.

This man is whipped and it pretty much makes him incapable of starting a fight with you ever.

He will let you get away with just about anything and approaches any and all rough topics with you so gently.

“You don’t seem entirely like yourself, angel. Are you feeling okay?”

Even if your response is snappy, he is always gentle in his language and tone.

“Can I do something to help you, y/n/n?”

Fights between the two of you need to be started by you but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll fight back much.

Everything you would expect to happen, expect the opposite.

You give him the silent treatment, he’ll give you some space and come around later to talk it out.

You full on snap and scream at him, he’ll let you take out all your anger on him and tell you he understands why you are mad.

Complete princess treatment with him.

But don’t think he’ll always agree with you, absolutely not. He’s just patient and explains his point of view rationally.

“I really do love and understand you, y/n, but you have to learn to express yourself with me better. I don’t want to fight with you, because baby, I’m always on your side anyway.”

Sometimes fights with Leo can last pretty long, at least in comparison to Mikey and Don - but only because he backs off and gives you space.

When the arguments finally subside, Leo continues his princess treatment for you.

He just becomes even more affectionate than he usually is.

Missed you guys, hope you are all good!

[youngyoo-apologist]

OG Choi Han they could never make me hate you cause if some random rich boy was yelling at me and telling me my family deserved to die like a day after it happened and all I wanted was to know how I could get help I’d beat him up too

This plus the added fact that the Harris Village people were the first people to take Choi Han in and take care of him after years and years in the dark forest. Like he’s obviously not going to be mentally stable after all that, and he was so young when everything happened to him like I cannot blame him at all. I don’t think I can ever hate OG Choi Han like ever, he’s flawed, he has problems, but I love him dearly. He deserves the world. This kid who had to fight for his life, was taken away from his family, and in the process had to give up parts of his own humanity to survive, and like went to war two years later, they could never make me hate u OG Choi Han…

Like yeah violence is bad I guess but OG Cale had it coming(saying this as an OG Cale fan, I love him, but he was mean as hell when he was younger!)

If I’m honest, I think they were both in the wrong to an extent. Like OG Cale shouldn’t have said all that no matter the circumstances, and OG Choi Han shouldn’t have beaten him up so much. But u say mean shit and you get hit, that is how it will work when you’re talking to the guy who just saw his entire village get murdered like idkkkk man

I understand where OG Cale was coming from, but he had many issues and while he wasn’t an awful person, he was capable of doing bad things because of his own internalized pain and emotions that he never got to properly process because of his emotionally distant childhood and relationship with his father who should have been there for him more when he was younger.

Okay speaking of his childhood, Deruth isn’t the WORST father in the world but there are a lot of things he could have done better. I think a lot of Deruth’s flaws come from his fear of failure and messing up. He’s scared of doing the wrong thing, and so he sticks to doing what he knows and using what he knows best. That’s why he uses his money, that’s why gift giving is his way of showing affection, he knows that it is one thing he cannot mess up.

The problem is that money and gifts is NOT what OG Cale needed. I think what that guy needed the most was a parent who wasn’t afraid to talk to him, to ask him questions. Not to say that Deruth gave up on OG Cale, but I think in a way he gave up on OG Cale by giving up on himself. Deruth didn’t trust himself to have the capabilities to talk to OG Cale, which is why he never did. It’s because that Deruth was scared, and didn’t trust himself, that he could never face OG Cale

If Deruth was able to trust himself a little more, and pull himself together, I don’t think OG Cale would have turned out the way he did. As a kid, he probably thought the only way he could help his family without relying on anyone(no doubt this whole ‘I have to do it myself’ thing came from the fact that he couldn’t rely on his father when his mom died, and instead was acting as a pillar of support for his father when it should have been the other way around) was to sabotage himself, the only heir. If he was shown to be unfit to be heir, then everyone else would have no choice but to direct their hatred towards him instead of his family.

If Deruth had talked to his son at least ONCE when he was a kid, asking him why he was upset or why he did the things he did, I think OG Cale would have told him. Why? Because he’s a kid!! A kid will obviously want to rely on his father, if he just had one sign telling him that he didn’t have to do it alone I’m 90% sure OG Cale would have said something.

Basically, while Deruth isn’t the worst father, he’s not really a great father either. I think he does do his best, but he has issues with communication lol

OG Cale and OG Choi Han are both complex characters and had their own reasons to behave the way they did. The thing is with people is that they’re complicated and have layers, so the situation with them would have layers behind it as well with multiple co-existing truths and stuff

[fragaria-imagines]

hi!! i’m really loving this blog omg… could i request hcs of hallritt, puruth, and sanah helping their s/o who has bad sensory issues (specifically to touch and loud sounds)? thank you so much!! <3

Hallritt:

Hallritt would go above and beyond to help you with your sensory issues. He’ll research all day everyday on what’s the best way to support you when you’re going through a sensory overload, and will try his hardest to help you through it.

If your sensory issues are specifically to loud noises then Hallritt would have no problem with escorting you out of the premise and go somewhere more safer and calmer for you.

And regarding touch based sensory issues, Hallritt would make sure to only buy materials and fabric that are most comfortable to you, even if it means he has to make it himself.

Hallritt is a perfectionist in every aspect of his life and wants nothing more than to reduce your stress and anxiety that comes from your sensory issues, but there does a come a point in time where he realizes that he can cook your favorite meals, buy and sew clothes for you only using your favorite texture/materials, escort you out of a room if the noise is getting too much for you, buy you earbuds to cancel out the noises, and it still wouldn’t be enough.

In a perfect world, Hallritt would gladly stay by your side 25/8 but sadly he’s not able to be with you all the time due to his job as a knight, so he does his best to cherish his time with you and comfort you during a particularly bad day when he’s there.

Puruth

Puruth is not one to stay at one place for a long period of time, he is always on the go, so he always makes it a point to leave you with his jacket, his coat, a beret of his, or anything that reminds you of him, as a way to remind you that he’s always there for you even when he’s not physically present.

He isn’t the type to force you to do anything that you don’t want to do so if there’s a food that you don’t want to eat because of the texture, then he has no problem with going back to the kitchen and start from scratch to cook you a meal that would satisfy your needs.

As someone who tends to wear big oversized clothing and wears mismatched shoes, he understands how your sensory issues could also affect your choice of clothing so he’s more than happy to gift you some of his clothing if they fit your needs.

Puruth is a very patient person so if you’re going through a very bad case of sensory overload then he’s more than happy to sit there and wait for you to calm down.

While he may be an extrovert, he wouldn’t mind hanging out indoors with you in the castle if going outside would be too much for your sensory issues.

Sanah

Sanah is a very happy go lucky kind of guy, he’s the embodiment of happiness and positivity, and doesn’t like seeing you upset or anxious and would do anything to not make you feel that way.

However, Sanah isn’t very good at handling negativity or negative emotions in general, so owhen you were having a sensory overload meltdown for the first time in front of him, he was like a deer in headlights.

He had no idea what to do in that situation, didn’t know what to say to make you feel better, didn’t know what was the proper procedure to make calm you down, and ended up worsening the situation by talking to you during your meltdown, asking you questions like “y/n are you alright? do you need something?”, or trying to hug you to calm you down. Not realizing that talking to you or touching you during your meltdown could potentially make things worse.

However, after that initial hiccup, Sanah isn’t one to make the same mistake twice and now has a better grasp of understanding on your sensory issues and what he can and can’t do when you’re really going through it.

He knows that he best help he can give you is by being patient with you and make his presence known by sitting next to you in silence while you cool off without directly intervening for that could potentially make things worse for you.

While he is a very touchy and affectionate person he knows that you’re sensitive to touch so he won’t initiate any hugs or touches unless you initiate it first. He’s also has no problems with escorting you out from noisy places that trigger your sensory issues and going to somewhere more quieter and calmer.

[newtthetranswriter]

Hello!

How are you doing?

Can I request a matchup for Haikyuu!, Tokyo Revengers and JJK, please? (Male characters)

I'm an introvert and I prefer staying in my room to draw and listen to music. My hobbies are mostly in the domain of arts and crafts! I'd like to do something related to arts in the future. I'm good at analyzing texts and I enjoy writing. I also like doing improvisation because it requires quick thinking. Other than that I love rhythm games! I also pick up languages pretty quick.

I'm tall but I like wearing heels! Sometimes I have anxiety problems but overall I am confident in my abilities and looks. Not in an arrogant type of way, more like ''not taking unwanted opinions'' about my style or the art I make. Because of that I also like to encourage people around me to follow their own way of life (as long as it doesn't harm anyone!). I dislike when somebody is bossy and dictates how somebody else should live their life, it really doesn't affect the outsider that comments. I believe that unique styles are what makes the world prettier.

I have a short temper but I prefer ''forgiving and forgetting'' solely because:

I am too tired to argue, it takes too much effort to talk

I would rather not allow myself to yell because I really dislike that

I am sensitive to loud sounds and I might get a panic attack mid argument and that would be VERY embarrassing for me. I'd think about it for years.

I'm absolutely bad with expressing my emotions so I show love through giving gifts or writing what I feel. I get shy mid-sentence when I try telling someone I care for them, even if they are my family.

I like to learn! Trying out new things or food is very cool to me and recently I got into drawing whatever I can't draw so I can improve, I like challenges. I tend to push myself to test my limits. I also eat a lot. Which is bad.

I love seeing sunrises/sunsets, snow, flowers in bloom and I adore when it rains! Walking during rain helps me relax. I also like shiny things and all animals!

I am so sorry that it turned out this long!

I hope you'll have a great day 😊🧡

A/n: Hello, thank you so much for being patient. I hope you enjoy and have a great day. And as always remember to hydrate or diedrate

Haikyuu: Kenma Kozume

Dating Kenma is relaxing

Date nights can be going out to eat or just relaxing together with music playing while you draw and he games

He loves that you encourage him to do what he wants and don’t pressure him to put down his video games

He may be on the short side but he doesn't care if you want to go around in high heels, he thinks you’re beautiful no matter what

Kenma also isn’t a big fan of fights or loud noises so if you guys do get in a disagreement it’s going to be a day or two of silent treatment and then cuddles 

He will also try out rhythm games for you so you guys have another thing to do together

All around just a chill time with the beautiful gamer

Tokyo Revengers: Takashi Mitsuya

Takashi is supportive in what ever you want to do

Loves that you are confident and don’t focus on what others think of you

Enjoys having dates that are just the two of you being creative and enjoying each other’s presence

He definitely already plays rhythm games so if you want to do that with him, he’s more than happy to make it a date

Taka understands that even with your short temper you prefer to just move on, so in disagreements he tries to just talk it out and if it looks like talking isn’t working will suggest taking a step back

He doesn't like to leave things unresolved so if something he did upset you just let him know and he will work on it

Now if you get upset with a member of Toman, he will deal with them for you. Just tell him who and he will pull them away and have a chat, tries to keep it on the down low so it doesn’t cause a seen

He’s all about respect, so he will do whatever he can to make sure you feel respected and welcome

Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji Itadori

While Yuji is very outgoing and loud I feel that you guys would balance each other out

You encourage him to take breaks and relax, while he works to bring you out of your comfort zone

He loves Improve because it lets him just be him, so make that a date, go have fun being silly

Yuji will always be down for walks in the rain

He will bring you random little things he sees that makes him think of you, basically he also has crow brain so lots of ‘oooo shiny s/o would love that’

[alyjojo]

Thinking of You - June 🤞 2024 - Cancer

Whole of their energy towards Cancer: Page of Pentacles

In the preshuffle I saw a break between you and this person, and the sentiment that you’d like to work things out and move forward, but that they’re a “my way or the highway” sort of person, very arrogant, bossy and demanding - and you can’t really work with that, can you? I’m not seeing the same cards here, but I am seeing Marionette, which shows you feeling controlled by them. If you speak your mind or try to bring resolution, you’re dealing with someone who is going to act out and “punish” you for doing so. Is that who they are or this specific situation, idk, I find it hard to believe this behavior can only be one situation, yanno? So that’s for you to chew on.

I do see them wanting to apologize for whatever has happened, two cards showing an apology here, and it may be a message - along with something. Doing you a favor, offering you something, a gift, some kind of tangible thing you can see or touch. This isn’t over.

Feelings: Death rev

See? Not over. Not to them. This would also indicate there’s been no *real* action taken. So if you live together, they may not be speaking but they’re one room away and don’t intend on actually going anywhere. No effort being made to leave, but there’s no conversation telling you how they feel either - and an apology is pending but not reality, yet.

Intentions: The Moon

Whatever your issue is, they don’t really understand - so them apologizing is kinda pointless but they know it’s what you want and what they have to do to get back into your good graces. Do they mean it? No, not really, they don’t even know what they did wrong. They’re afraid of losing you though. The Hanged Man rev clarifies as like…an *inability* to see outside of their own perspective. They literally can’t. Maybe you went silent and didn’t tell them why you’re upset. The Devil rev is positive though, sorta. Do they have good intentions - yes. Do they have any idea how to fix the problem you have without knowing what that is - no. If you would consider them or something they’ve done/said as toxic, they don’t know that or have no idea how to change it.

Actions: The Fool

They’re just gonna YOLO it, they’re coming back around to try and talk to you, butter you up. Maybe offer you something. Cook you dinner. Take you out. Anything, but again there’s some kind of gift or tangible thing involved. That’s their thing. They want the stress to end, don’t like not speaking, they just want everything to get better and today we start over. Everything is fixed now. I can’t see your perspective with that but that’s their perspective. You’re seeing manipulative and I’m just seeing clueless. Could be, you’d know best.

Messages:

Their side:

- OBSESSED 🤩

- Boujee

Your side:

- Marriage Material 💍

- Honest!

Possible signs:

Heavy Pisces, Gemini & Virgo

If you’re dealing with:

Temperance shows a chill month with calm and balanced interactions - or that’s the goal. 10 Swords rev underneath could be like playing damage control or trying to put the pieces back together after a difficult situation you or others have endured - which you’re doing successfully. At least you’re not drama, but you can’t help what other people do 🤷‍♂️

Aries - doesn’t come around or make an effort because they don’t see the potential of it going anywhere positive

Taurus - can’t continue moving in a new direction bc they can’t break free from something old

Gemini - there’s unfinished business and a lot of healing that needs to take place here 🤕

Cancer - a secret or hidden information coming out makes the decision they weren’t actively trying to make before - now they can’t

Leo - feels abandoned by you, like you aren’t giving what they are and that the connection isn’t reciprocated, could be financially

Virgo - moving forward in a positive direction, both of you are creating exactly what you want

Libra - quitting something, could happen very quickly

Scorpio - defending flirtatious behavior because they will die being “right” - or switch it - someone isn’t interested in the other’s perspective

Sagittarius - done talking to or having anything to do with you, could be a person firing you - or they’re just…a harsh, sharp talker, greedy, time is money and they’re being rude or calling you out - or switch it 😬

Capricorn - confused about what the decision to make is - regarding everything in their life

Aquarius - cutting through delusion and bs, it would be silly to try and come at them any way but *logical*, if it’s a romantic thing, they think you’re full of bologna or starry eyed over nothing

Pisces - if you’re waiting for this person to grow up, enjoy waiting forever, your version of grow up will never be their reality - 3 Wands rev indicates never

[timextoxhajima]

EMPATH [1]: New Year, New Me

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୫ Pairing: Empath! [fem] reader! x ex! Jake Sim x best friend! Park Sunghoon

୫ Genre: Slice of Life | Ex2F | F2L | Comedy | Angst | Suggestive Material | Supernatural

୫ Word Count: 4.1k

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୫ Synopsis: A strict household. A single, closed-off workaholic for a grandparent and guardian. You had curated the perfect habit of keeping to yourself, cementing an unbreakable wall between you and the rest of the world. However, you’ve been bestowed with a gift - the gift to feel other people’s emotions.

"y/n, you have to talk to me," Jake runs his fingers through his hair, sighing heavily as he sinks into the couch. "You can't be having... this... thing- this ability, and still keep it to yourself. Your own feelings, like before? Fine. But you're not just feeling your own, you're feeling everybody else's too- I just cannot imagine how heavy it is on you."

"Maybe it'll just go away," You press your fingers to your temples, shutting your eyes as you lean your elbows on the dining table.

"It's not gonna 'go away', it's been months! You're struggling to understand it, much less me. I'm trying to help you understand that keeping it to yourself is no longer going to work when you have the weight of countless people's feelings on your shoulders!"

"It's my problem, it's my pow- You know what? I can't even say it," You laugh a tired one as you look up, frowning as the remnants of your grandmother's anger with you fades away. (She found out you had skipped school that day because you were having a headache. She didn't believe it.) "Look, I'll deal with it on my own, and you don't have to worry about me."

"Don't worry about you? You weren't even touching your grandmother and you picked it up. Isn't that why you almost threw a pillow at her?"

"Shut up."

Jake swallows, visibly frustrated. "I'm just trying to help you."

"Well, you can't!" Nearly spitting the words out through your mouth, you stand, now filled with your own limit of patience. "You don't get it. I can't just tell you how it feels... or how someone is feeling, and it'll go away. It doesn't fucking work like that and it hasn't."

"You'll feel alot better when you share what you feel," Jake stands, taking small steps towards you. He gently holds your arms, pulling you down and sitting with you at the table. "Do you really think keeping it to yourself is going to make you feel better?"

"I'm not gonna share because me sharing will not solve my problem. It will not vanish this stupid ability of mine so stop asking me to share it as if I wanted it!"

Jake pearl-beaded eyes are glistening with hurt when he looks at you, and only then you realised you had raised your voice in the midst of all the anger and frustration built up. You never talk to Jake like that.

Ever.

But there has always been a reason why you don't share. Because talking about your feelings and your problems doesn't mean they are solved. Telling someone doesn't equate to a lighter burden or load.

It just feels like someone else has to shoulder the weight, which isn't the goal at the end of the day, is it?

"I... no longer know when I'm feeling what. You want to talk about sharing my feelings? I can't, because I don't fucking know whether they are mine."

"Doesn't matter whether you know if they belong to you, the point is to get it off your chest so you'd feel better."

"You can make me feel better by not asking me to share. It's not like me sharing these feelings with you is going to let us split the emotional burden, is it? You're not gonna be able to identify who in the room is causing me to feel angry or upset or having a fucking panic attack, and even then, then what?" Your chest is heaving. The words ran out so fast, you don't even have time to consider if Jake would be hurt.

All you can think about is how you are feeling in that moment, and all you are feeling is unfairness.

"You're not gonna go hunt them down one by one and offer them therapy or a talk sesh, are you?" Gritting your teeth, you now see Jake's trembling pupils. He's not going to cry, but he obviously doesn't agree with whatever you said.

That has always been the cause of conflict in your relationship anyway.

"That's what I thought."

"y/n, I don't-"

"Let's break up."

Stunned, Jake frowns and looks up to you. His hands open into palms as he pulls himself up, standing to look at you at eye-level.

"Over this? Over this thing that we can get through together?"

"We're not 'getting through this together'," You suck in a harsh breath and walk away from the table. "There's nothing I can do about it. There's nothing you can do about it, and it's done nothing except worsen the situation in our relationship."

"The situation has always been that you never like to share your problems or your feelings and now it's been magnified because of your new ability. It's not anything new."

"Why do you like making my problems yours? They are mine and mine only to handle."

"Why are you getting possessive over your problems when I'm just trying to help?"

"Because you can't, and you never will!" The last straw snaps. You can tell by Jake's surprise that you've basically yelled at him, and it is not a good look on you, for your reflection in the display cabinet a distance away shows you your current state.

Jake sighs, shoulders slumping as his fingers go to the inner corners of his eyes.

"I cannot help you if you refuse the help."

"I do not need it because it will not help anyway."

He parts his lips to take a harsh breath. "Fine. Let's break up."

And just like that.

That would be the last time you'd see Jake. Or at least, for the next few years or so.

It could've been a fairytale... had it been looked at a different way. If you were a fan of superhero movies or supernatural fiction, then you'd probably think: how cool would it be to be able to read and feel someone else's feelings?

Maybe it would be for someone else, but not for me. I'll admit it. I hate talking about my feelings. I hate talking about my problems. I hate telling someone about my thoughts as if they can change them.

I can barely understand my own, why should I need to understand others?

Is it a superpower, or is it a curse? You decide.

As the years passed, some days it got worse, some days it felt numbed. Brushing past someone is bound to warrant a wave of emotions, sometimes a little difficult to process because you'd be surprised how many things a person can feel at once.

On a bad day, I'd be able to pick it up and regurgitate it immediately - in layman terms, if I felt extreme anger, I'd be screaming at someone else within the next 5 minutes, regardless the circumstance.

Did they piss me off? Probably not.

But did I ask for this power? Definitely not.

On a good day, I'd be able swallow it; contain it. Like Elsa said, 'conceal, don't feel', right?

I thought that was it. That I'd live the rest of my life in this torturous cycle of feeling someone else's feelings and not my own. I'd be drowning in my own sorrows because not only do I suffer by keeping to myself, I also suffer by suffering other people's... sufferings.

Sucks, doesn't it?

“Hoon, your face is pink. Should you be having this much?”

Grunting, he waves you off with the feint disco lights dazzled all over his face. “Pretty sure it’s just the lighting.”

“The lighting’s blue, Hoon.”

“Aye, pish posh-” Then he hiccups and covers his mouth hastily, eyes widening whilst the group around the couches yell out in aggressive protest.

“Don’t puke here!”

“For crying out loud-” His arm is heavy as you pull it over your shoulder, and you drag him off the sofa. You’re lucky most of his weight is still on his feet because he’s definitely too heavy for you to carry. By the time you have him in the bathroom in the hallway, he falls to his knees at the toilet bowl, retching into the water with loud sploshes.

“Oh- that’s nasty,” A sharp wince hisses through your teeth as you scrunch up your nose in a bid to stop the scent of his barf from reaching your brain. The door knob’s cold when you reach for it, and you yank it shut. “Knock on the door when you’re done, I’ll go in and get you out. Pee or something. We’re going home soon.”

I met Park Sunghoon in the least likely of places after breaking up with Jake. He was a new transfer student after he quit his term as a competitive skater in another city.

I'm not entirely sure why they got me, a moody, seemingly obnoxious delinquent to be his one-week buddy in school. Maybe it was the above-average grades. It really does prove that grades mean more, especially when the bubbly girl in my class was more than visibly disappointed she wasn't paired with him.

It was strange to meet him at first. I felt all his curiosity, predicted all his words before he even said it. He was nervous, anxious, just like anybody would be in a new environment. But what was surprising was how much I didn't reject those feelings.

You know, when you see someone you don't like and then your stomach fills with that disgust and distaste? I'd instantly know when Sunghoon dislikes someone. Chances are I don't like that person too, and that's always better than him looking at a girl and that butterfly feeling gets stuck in my stomach instead of his and his only.

Overtime, this matching-of-feelings dynamic kind of sunk in, especially with Sunghoon and given how much time we spent together. But because of that, the line between his feelings and mine thinned. Dangerous? Yes.

But it made me comfortable. I felt like someone understood me without needing me to say anything, and I could understand someone without them having to sob and cry and breakdown infront of me.

I don't think I could handle that.

Time helped. Time let me get used to feeling other people's feelings. I mean, it never gets not-weird. I just... got used to it.

“Uhh-” He groans as a form of acknowledgement, locking the door from the inside.

Sighing and tutting your lips in defeat, you run your hands through your hair and fish out your phone, leaning against the pillar by the bathroom door. Casually turning around, you’re surprised by the sudden presence of someone standing before you.

“Oh- Jesus!” Your palm clasps your chest when you flinch. Looking up at that face, you’d recognise it, even in the darkest of places.

"Hey," He frowns, running his eyes over the length of your body. Head to toe, and toe back up to your eyes. "I was wondering why you didn't say hi, just now."

"Uh," Darting your eyes away, someone else walks past you and offers him a bro-fist before walking into the living room. "I just- You seemed occupied."

If you could see the word flirt on a person, it would be Jake right now.

He lifts his arm and rests the back of his forearm against the edge of the pillar. Leaning forward and looking down at you, his eyes are partially covered by his fringe. He knows you can't take a step back because then you'd topple down the stairs then possibly sever your spine.

"I'm not occupied now, so hi."

Offering him a gentle chuckle under your breath, you look away while rolling your eyes. You fold your arms across your chest, inhaling all the disgusting scents of vape and alcohol in the air.

"Hi, Jake."

The greeting brings a smile to his face, the kind that could catch the eyes of any girl. The kind that would melt a heart. The kind that also swelled your gut with gratitude - you couldn't afford a boyfriend who strutted around knowing the kind of effect he had on people.

I don't regret breaking up with him, by the way. But through the years, I've heard things about Jake. Despite being in different schools, word about a certain flirt had travelled. At first, I didn't think it was him.

Jake? Going out on multiple dates a night? Drinking four nights a week as if he wasn't younger than the legal age?

Jake Sim Jaeyun?

That's not the boy who tried so hard and got me to open up enough to let me love him. That's not the boy who tried so hard to get me to talk about my feelings. That's not the boy who tried so hard to love me despite me being a piece of shit.

But I couldn't be more wrong. The break up obviously took a toll on him.

Like every girl in a coming-of-age teen movie who cuts her hair, wears contacts and got rid of her braces, Jake let his hair grow a little longer, learnt how to perm his fringe and started wearing flannels and caps instead of shirts and sneakers.

"How are you? I didn't- I didn't think you'd be here."

"I'm here with Sunghoon, and he actually knows the host, so.”

”Park Sunghoon?”

"Mhm."

Something flashes through his eyes. The frustration builds in your lungs when the lack of emotion inside you is a reminder you cannot read him.

"You just did it, didn't you?" He raises a cocky brow, gradually leaning forward.

You frown, feeling the strain in your back as you try to lean away from him. "Did what?"

"Try to read my feelings."

"I don't need to try, it usually happens on its own."

You can hear the slight wheeze in his nose when he inhales sharply, finally pulling away and standing straight up with his arm still against the edge.

Two girls walk past, and they are surprised that you're talking to Jake Sim. It gets annoying, when the half the crowd here knows who he is but people don't really care about you - not knowing that you were his first kiss, his first date, the first girl he's held hands with. The surprise surges you for a tad bit, and it makes you want to snort your lungs out when it settles into envy.

Jake glances at them and back at you, head tilting in thought when he notices the change in your demeanor shrink from a strange form of ecstasy, then into something that looked like jealousy.

“I’m guessing you don’t need the physical contact anymore to help you with that,” Looking at the two girls who were walking down the steps behind you, a sly smile zips across his lips when he offers them a playful wink. But to your dismay, the remnants of that girl’s envy takes too long to exit your system. The thoughts and feelings drive your muscle motor without your consent, and even you’re surprised when your hand reaches up to slap his cheek.

His eyes widen with amusement first, and his smile suppresses into a smirk when his palm reaches up to caress his face. Digging his index finger and thumb into each of his cheeks, he painstakingly drags them down to his chin to rub out the sting. “I can’t tell if that was from you or from her.”

Coughing and feeling the emotional weight leave your body with a shiver, you exhale exasperatedly. You quickly retreat your hand that was - for some reason - still hanging in mid-air after slapping him.

“Her,” You clear your throat and shake the rest of it out of your head, slightly frustrated, slightly annoyed, slightly thwarted that you just had to run into him tonight. “Sorry.”

“Aw,” He coos, now resting the side of his face against the edge of the pillar. “Would’ve been fun if it was yours.”

“I don’t care if you go down on someone tonight, Jake. I just- I’m here to keep Sunghoon out of trouble, that’s all.”

He scoffs, turning away but eyes still plastered stubbornly to yours. “What, are you his babysitter?”

“No.”

“Then are you his girlfriend?”

“No.”

“What then, are you... sucking him off later?”

“What?!” This is a rare situation when the anger is truly yours. “Why does it matter who I am to Sunghoon?”

“Well, let’s review the situation: you’re standing outside Jay’s bathroom, listening to this guy retch and puke his dinner’s worth, waiting to bring him home,” He pulls off the wall and inches forward. It’s the extreme refusal to be so close to him that pushes you off the end of the first step, and your heel slips into the gap before the next step.

But of course, Sim Jaeyun must catch you by your waist, with opposing his arm that had previously been leaning on the pillar now gripping onto the edge of the pillar to hold your weight.

By instinct, your arms are around his shoulders and you blink the eye contact away, snapping your neck around to make sure nobody was seeing this Godforsaken sight.

“Jake, let me go.”

He cocks his head to the side, brows raised with mischief.

“And if I don’t?”

“Let me go.”

Jake grins widely, puppy eyes blinking at you while he pulls you back up just as the bathroom door clicks open.

"Are you alright?" You clear your throat and look up at Sunghoon, who has his head leaned against the door frame with his eyes half-closed.

"Never better," He groans with a stupid smile on his lips, giving you a thumbs-up. "Who's this?"

"Jake," The flirt holds out a palm. "I hear you're friends with Jay."

"I am!" Sunghoon drunkenly takes his hand. "Great! Jay's friends are my friends. My friends are mean- This snarky little twit's mean to me most of the time."

"If I were mean, I would've left you in the bathroom and gone home."

I wouldn't say I replaced Jake with Sunghoon.

I wish I had more time, more emotional capacity to mourn my break up with him.

Ironic, isn't it?

But I was more occupied with figuring out how to balance my feelings and others - not that I fully succeeded. Now, they were just... numb. The ones that are further and aren't as strong just pass by like a street lamp you'll see from a moving car. The ones that are nearer, stronger, physically in-touch with, I cannot avoid.

No doubt it's caused multiple random throw ups, breakdown sessions in the bathroom, random anxiety attacks that weren't even mine, but I can't do anything about it, can I?

"There you are! I was just hoping to get the two of you introduced but it seems you've beaten me," Jay pops by, brightly greeting Sunghoon and Jake. He was the common factor here, so he throws both arms around the two of them and tries to shake Sunghoon sober. "Are you wasted already?"

"No, I am a-okay," Sunghoon lifts his hand with an 'okay' sign.

"He is not 'a-okay', he just threw up in your bathroom," You show a thumb over your shoulder and nod behind you.

"Aw, man!" Jay winces, pulling his arms off them and rushing into the bathroom to check. "Ugh, it stinks! But thank God you didn't make a mess. That shit's tough to get out of the tiles. Anyway, there are more refreshments and snacks in the kitchen and we'll be doing sparklers in the yard at 11.50pm so come join."

"I think we'll pass-"

"No, I wanna play with sparklers," Sunghoon pouts and whines, even raising a hand to smack you playfully.

"We'll play with sparklers tomorrow when you're sober."

"I am sober," He insists, turning to Jay and nodding. "Take me with you."

"I'll call you two a cab when it's done, alright?" Jay squints as you, as if he were begging a mother to take out her child. "I'll watch after him in the yard."

A heavy sigh. A glare at Sunghoon.

He grins cheekily, pulling Jay away and completely forgetting about Jake.

"Your grandmother knows you're out for a New Year's party?" Jake waits for them to go far enough before asking.

"She likes Sunghoon because he used to skate competitively," You fold your arms across your chest and inform. "She thinks he and his family are a good influence."

Jake turns to you, skeptical. "Does that mean she didn't think I was of good influence?"

"We were like... 15. I don't think family background was the primary factor in who she would let me date."

She loved Jake. She saw him as my shot at becoming less cold, more caring and loving, as if she wasn't the reason why I grew up like that. Most kids have tiger mums or (possibly slightly abusive fathers who walk out on their families) slightly ignorant dads, but me?

They left me to my grandmother because they were sick of this place, because their work was more important than me. Legend has it that my mother shat me out in the hospital and took off barely a month later.

What's the difference between parents who choose to leave their kids with relatives and the ones who choose to abandon their children at an orphanage?

Nothing.

I would know the same amount of information of my grandmother the day I became her responsibility as the child that was left on the doorstep of an orphanage.

You can't convince me otherwise.

When I broke up with Jake, she wasn't happy. It felt like she was more upset with losing a potential grandson than worrying about her granddaughter's broken heart, but I guess she knew who I inherited the cold heart from.

Though I don't think she has admitted it to herself.

The view in Jay's backyard was stunningly gorgeous as the sparklers left faint golden lines in mid-air. People were laughing, drinking, making out.

The weight in your chest wells, but it's momentarily shut down when Jake comes to nudge you in your side. You look up at him, ready to pick a fight again, but the draining feeling of finally being able to hear your own thoughts again - even if it were just for a few seconds - reminds you that Jake is the only person in the world who knows.

He is the only person who can shield you from the rest of the world. He is the only person who knows how to stop all the intrusive thoughts. He is the only person who ever had enough patience to deal with your temperamental issues, even if they weren't yours.

"It's starting, it's starting!"

"Not going to find someone to kiss at New Year's?" Jake raises a brow, loud enough for you to hear.

"No," You shake your head. "Not a fan of getting horny from kissing myself."

Jake snickers. "Why not Sunghoon?"

You look out into the yard as he clings to Jay, looking at the countdown on the phone.

"5! 4!"

"I can live without kissing someone."

"3! 2!"

"Suit yourself."

"1!"

And without warning, Jake turns, sliding his hand over your cheek and tilting his head down.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

You know the feeling where you're underwater and you're hearing a bunch of muffled voices, but not clear enough to tell what they're saying?

It feels like that. For a few seconds, all I was hearing was my own heartbeat, my own exact thoughts of-

"Jake!" Your conscience pulls you away first, hands on his upper arms and keeping him a distance away.

He remains, eyes wide and a small smile on his lips as the feeling of enthusiasm and excitement runs through your chest.

"Got iiiittttttt."

Both you and Jake turn your heads at the same time, and to your dismay, someone who had been hanging around with Jake earlier had their phone up, with the camera facing you.

"Give me that," Jake's smile disappears as he reaches out to try getting his phone. "Legally, you can't be here."

"Yeah, I can. I just can't legally drink," The taller boy snickers and holds the phone up. Poor Jake can't reach that, so within seconds, Jake kind of climbs onto him in a bid to get his phone.

"Hi," He holds out a hand. "Riki. I'm a friend of Jay's and his."

"Hi," You gingerly take his hand, and mischief clouds your brain. "Posting that?"

Riki yelps when Jake tugs on his hair. "No! Personal keeping. For Jake to hang on the wall in his dorm when he finally moves to that college down by the coast."

Down by the coast?

"You're going to-"

"Yeah, why?" Jake grimaces, trying to reach for the phone.

"Oh, you're going there?!" Sunghoon suddenly chimes in from behind. "We're going there too!"

[flatland-a-2024-translation]

To

The inhabitants of space in general

And H.C. In particular

This work is dedicated

By a humble native of Flatland

In the hope that

Even as he was initiated into the mysteries

Of three dimensions

Having been previously conversant

With only two

So the citizens of that celestial region

May aspire yet higher and higher

To the secrets of four five or even six dimensions

Thereby contributing

To the enlargement of the imagination

And the possible development

Of that most rare and excellent gift of modesty

Among the superior races

Of solid humanity

-

Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884.

By the Original Editor (Also known as Edwin Abbott Abbott)

I am writing this preface for my friend from Flatland, since he has been so mentally devastated by his years spent in prison that he can’t write it himself. Rather than copying his words directly, I am paraphrasing on his behalf so you, my Readers, will understand what he means.

First of all, he wants to thank all of his Readers, both fans and critics, in Spaceland, who’ve enjoyed his book so much that he had to get it reprinted again to meet the demand.

Second of all, also wants to apologize for some errors and misprints in the original edition, though these aren’t actually his fault.

Third of all, he wants to explain a few things that have confused some Readers.

He wanted to respond himself, but he’s not the Square he used to be. The problem is not just that he is a prisoner, it’s that no one believes what he has to say, and do nothing but mock him, and he struggles to tell reality from dream. He’s also an old man now, and his memory is fading. He’s forgotten many of the ideas he learned on his adventure in Spaceland, and the words to describe them.

So he has asked me to reply on his behalf, to explain two points that many confused readers are upset or annoyed by.

The first thing people complain about is that when a Flatlander sees a Line, that means they have to be seeing something that does have Height, not just Width and Length, otherwise it would be invisible from the side. So why doesn’t he admit that his people already exist in Three Dimensions?

I understand that people are going to complain about this, since it’s such an obvious problem, especially to Spacelanders. I must say, I really wasn’t sure how to respond when I first read this comment, because I couldn’t think of any counter argument, but fortunately, my friend was able to answer it in a way that makes sense to me, so I’ll paraphrase his words here for you:

"I admit that what this critic said about us having some height is true, but that doesn’t mean we exist in Three Dimensions the way Spacelanders do. Yes, Flatlanders are Tall as well as Long and Wide, otherwise we would be invisible, but this isn’t something we can measure or recognize on our own – (Remember, I didn’t even know the word “up” before my adventure in Spaceland) -- and you Spacelanders also have a Fourth Dimension you don’t have a name for, that I’ll call ‘Extra-Height’, that you can’t measure or understand on your own either, but that doesn’t mean you’re Fourth Dimensional Beings anymore than I’m a Third Dimensional Being. Even after my adventure, I still can’t measure Height, or “Upwards”, not by seeing it, or even trying to imagine it. But I know it’s there, and I have to rely on pure faith.

Let me try to explain. You can only measure something if it has variation to be measured in the first place. If everyone, and every single thing you see – animals, people, trees, buildings, rocks, even -- is exactly the same Height, then you can’t measure Height, because there’s nothing to compare it to. It’s just the way the world is. Nothing is shorter than anything else, or taller. There’s nothing there to measure. Especially because everything you see is all that you can see. You can’t see above the Height of everything, or below it. It’s just what’s there.

Some Spacelander critics who like to complain too much have suggested we invent a so-called “delicate micrometer” to measure our Height with, but again, that’s impossible for us to do, because we can’t measure Upwards, nor can we compare it to anything else.

When we see a Line from the side, we see something that is Long and Bright, and that’s how we know it’s a Line -- Brightness and Length are both needed for us to understand what we are seeing. If there’s no Brightness, the Line becomes invisible to us, and may as well not exist.

This is why, when I try to explain the concept of Height, or ‘Upwards’ to my fellow Flatlanders, when I try to point out the existence of Height in a Line, the only thing they can see is the Brightness. And when I tell them I mean something else, a different Dimension, they demand I prove that it’s there by measuring it. Which I obviously can’t do, for the reasons I’ve already explained. You can’t measure what has no variation.

It was just yesterday that the Chief Circle – our High Priest, or maybe in your terms better understood as the President or King – came to visit me, the seventh of his yearly visits. And just like the last six times he came to visit me, he asked me the same question: ‘Are you sane yet?’.

And so I tried to explain to him that he was Tall as well as Wide and Long. And you can probably guess his response. ‘You say I am ‘High’, so measure my ‘High-ness’, and then I’ll believe you.’

And how, exactly, am I supposed to do the impossible? I’ve already explained that we can’t measure Height. There was nothing I could do to prove what I said, and we both knew it. So he left the room, just as triumphant as the earlier six visits.

Still confused? Then put yourself in my shoes – imagine a person from the Fourth Dimension decided to visit you, said:

‘Whenever you open your eyes, you see what appears to be a Two Dimensional image, and you understand that these are actually many different Three-Dimensional objects, through shading and light, and because you can reach out and touch them. And you think everything you are seeing is Three-Dimensional, but really, you’re also seeing a Fourth Dimension, and it’s not color, or shadows, or anything like that, but a true, separate Dimension. No, I can’t point it out to you. No, I can’t give you any way of measuring it or seeing it. You’re just gonna have to trust me.’

And how would you respond to someone saying this? Wouldn’t you want him thrown into an asylum too?

Well, that’s what happened to me. I was a Square who tried to convince my countrymen that there was a Third Dimension, and I was locked up, just as you Spacelanders would lock up anyone who tried to tell you there was a Fourth Dimension.

Alas, the family resemblance of ignorance and bigotry runs strong through humanity in all Dimensions! Points, Lines, Squares, Cubes, Extra-Cubes, it doesn’t matter – we are all just as likely to make the same mistakes, believing only what we can see, and refusing to think beyond that.

As your famous Spaceland playwrite, William Shakespeare once said, 'One touch of Nature makes all worlds akin'."

That was the Author’s answer in reply to the first complaint, and it makes sense to me.

As a further note on this point, the Author also wants me to also tell you that in this updated edition of his story, we have added back in some of the extra details of his conversations with the Sphere that we originally left out, because we assumed you, the audience, would find them boring and unnecessary.

So there is his defense against the first point of complaint. I can’t find anything to argue with about it, it seems like a solid defense.

As for the second point of complaint…I wish I could tell you that his response to the criticism was just as well thought out, but I can’t.

It has been objected that he is a woman-hater, and, because many of the people making this complaint are Women themselves, who feel hurt by this, I want to reassure you to the best of my ability that this is not the case, at least as far as I can tell you that without lying.

The unfortunate fact is that the Square who is the Author of this book is not used to thinking in terms of Morality, let alone the ideas of Morality that we in Spaceland have.

If I were to literally transcribe his response to this complaint, I’d be making him look much worse than he really is, because he doesn’t really understand how to articulate his thoughts on this topic, because Flatland (or at least, his country in Flatland) does not have the words to describe it.

((Note from the second editor: I want to emphasize that when the original Editor here says the Author didn’t have the words for Morality, he means that very literally, as you’ll see later, when the Author is narrating for himself. End of editor’s note.))

So, as I am already doing by paraphrasing the his words for you, I will paraphrase again his response to this allegation of misogyny.

It’s my understanding that in the seven years since he was imprisoned, he has changed many of the personal views he expressed in this book, both in regards to Women, as well as the Isosceles and other Lower Classes, such as Irregulars.

His opinion is now much closer to that of the Sphere who visited him, that Straight Lines are in many ways superior to Circles.

But, because he wrote this book from the perspective of a Historian, he aligned himself (maybe too closely) with the general views held by the Higher Classes of Flatland, and, as I’ve since told him, many among us here in Spaceland.

I don’t think I need to tell you that many of our own Historians, who are mostly Men, have generally thought that the lives of Women and other Oppressed People were not worthy of caring or writing about.

The Author also wishes to deny the idea that he is still a supporter of the Circles and Aristocracy. He has had a long time to think since his imprisonment, and while he doesn’t deny that the Circles are very intelligent – otherwise, he says, they wouldn’t have managed to stay in control for so long – he believes that the facts of Flatland speak for themselves.

Revolution cannot always be suppressed by slaughter, and because the Circles themselves tend to be infertile, he believes that Nature Herself has condemned their actions as a failure in the end.

“And this is where,” He said, “I see the laws of Nature working in all worlds. Man thinks he is doing one thing, and he thinks he knows best, but Nature is wise, and cannot be denied. Her end goal is much different, and better, than what Man plans for.”

For the other complaints, the Author begs the readers not to assume that every detail of daily life in Flatland is a mirror of some other detail in Spaceland.

He hopes that his book, taken as a whole, will be educational as well as amusing to Spacelanders who are willing to suspend their disbelief and not immediately cry, “That can’t happen”, or “No, things only work like this”.

The rest of this book, I leave to him, in his original words, now with the small edition of some clarification in his conversations with the Sphere.

((Note from the second editor: If you would like to read the Author’s original words, as transcribed by the original Editor, please look for Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, online. It is Public Domain and belongs to everyone, so you can read it, or listen to it as an audiobook, completely for free.)

[lookismaddict]

TY ADRIEN FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS!! AND YES OFC!! 💗💗💗 (And also, I apologize too for answering this late as well. Too many things have been going on lately, and I’ve been behind on replies to other people. I’m sorry. 😓)

HAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THAT. The spotlight is on your for that one scene. 😭👏🏽 “Take it awayyyy!!!” Yesssss an older sibling role !! Omg, that’s such a sick twist! The three of them would be SUPER surprised like, “Ah, no wonder we got along right away.” THATS IT. I’LL PROTECT YOU FROM GUN, THE WORKERS, AND DG AND ACT AS YOUR SHIELD. 😤😤🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Nooooooo omg, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you about that. 😔💔 I got carried away with my words, and for that I’m terribly sorry. 😞 But I’m all ears!! From that post, I didn’t realize how nice the wholesomeness of a healthy and non-toxic relationship can be. I guess it’s because there’s a lot of people who are attracted to the idea of opposites attracting or when different personalities clash. But now I got a better understanding of how Friends to Lovers actually is. I forgot that the trope isn’t always “hugs and cuddles” and that it isn’t always perfect. And it’s cute how the two people in the relationship do not resort in lasting out while handling their relationship problem, and they’re willing to fix it by talking it out or by telling them “I love you”. That really got my heart like 🥺💓. But I do acknowledge that the Friends to Lovers trope is a trope that shouldn’t be ignored, and I’ll do more research about that trope because now I’m interested to learn more about it. Thank you for opening my eyes to it! 😊💕

AH, I SEE. I REALLY ENJOY READING YOUR WRITING ABOUT THEM. (Especially Gun, bc yk how that man got me FERALLLL.) 😭😭😭 I ALSO ENJOY READING VIN JIN’S TOO, BECAUSE HIS IS SO CUTE AND FUNNY. Love a man who plays the tough guy, but has his own goofy side to him. 😂

SAME HERE!!! I feel like I’d go insane without music in my life. 🥲 Ahhhh I love your different taste in music! Indie, pop, rock, AND JAZZ?? AYO, I LOVE THAT. AND VOCALOID TOO??? UGH, YEEEESSSSSS. 😩😩❤️❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 WE LOVE THAT!!! I don’t listen to country either. 😳 I thought there was something wrong with me, but I’m kinda glad that someone else thought the same as well! I used to listen to heavy metal, but the more I got older, the more I stray from it. 😅 Also, me too!! It must be a writer to writer thing, but I get it! I also listen to music too, mostly songs that fit the mood of what I’m writing. And that’s so cute!! I’m glad that helps spark inspiration. 😁

OMG. YOU’RE SO SWEET ADRIEN!!! 😍 Thank you so much for the song recc!! 🖤🖤🖤 AHHHHH I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS!!! And you’re right! This is such a good song for a road trip with a crush. It gives me happy vibes, ty!! 😭💖 idk why but a whole montage of the Lookism characters going on a trip together is playing in my head rn while listening to this. 💀 It’s so cute.

Here is my song recommendation. A gift of gratitude for giving me a lovely song! 😘

Since you mentioned Vocaloid, they don’t have the same techno sound as them, but the singer of YAOSOBI is so good at singing!! I’m in love with their songs. 😩😩💙💙💙 It makes me think about possible scenarios of hope and fighting back. It’s such an uplofting song! I hope you like it. 🤩

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWERS!! I had fun reading them all and I love hearing your thoughts and ideas about them. I hope you have a wonderful day as well! Take care! ♪╰ (๑╹ω╹๑ ) ╯☆

HI ADRIEN!!! I hope you’re having a lovely day so far. 😩💓 TY FOR ALWAYS REBLOGGING, I LOVE YOUR TAGS AND I LOVE RRADING THE COMMENTS YOU HAVE. 🥰🥰🥰 I have a few questions for you, from a fellow writer! 😎🙌🏽

If you were to be sucked into the Lookism webtoon, what would your character be in the story?

Adding onto the first question as a Lookism character, who would be your main allies/friends and who would be your main enemies/foes? 😳

What is your favorite romance trope? 👀

Who is your favorite Lookism character to write for/write about?

Do you listen to music while writing/drawing? And if so, what do you listen to?

I hope this isn’t too much to ask. If it is, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. 😬🙏🏽 Wishing you a good rest of your day!! 😘

AWW HI CAT AKA FELLOW WRITER B] + OFC!! I HAVE "UNABLE TO SHUT UP" DISEASE SO IM GLAD U ALWAYS APPRECIATE MY WORDS 😭💖💖 (also apologies for answering this semi-late 💔)

speaking of my disease i went on quite a bit so im putting a cut after my first reply <3

my life in the lookism webtoon: realistically, i think i would be one of the j high student background charas who say funny one liners whenever humor is needed and then im never seen again JSHDJWJD

but if im allowed to be delusional then i want to be a member of big deal that plays an older sibling role to them like jake/sinu does 🫶 i think it'd also be nice to befriend some of the j high kids unknowingly lol

like i can imagine the j high trio showing up during the big deal vs workers arc and spotting me, going "hey, you're the nice person we meet at the cafe sometimes! you're a member of big deal?! you said you worked at a convenience store!" and im just like "well... i do work at a convenience store. on big deal's street. you guys never asked"

and ofc this means my main enemies would be gun, eugene/workers, and prob dg ^_^

fave romance trope: friends to lovers bc im such a sappy soft loser 🤞 also,, i was really sad when i saw u, day, and jann talking about friends to lovers being a bland trope a while ago but i understand 😭😭 i was going to say sumn but didnt want to be the "um ACTUALLY" guy 😭😭😭

anyways all i have to offer for what i had wanted to say is this 💔:

fave lookism chara to write for/about: hm... kind of a hard choice, but ironically i think it's probably my writing blog's top requested 3: james, gun, and jake. they're all starkly different compared to each other lol but their unique personalities are fun to write!! vin jin's also pretty fun to write bc of how obnoxious he is <3

listening to music while writing/drawing: YES MUSIC IS MY LIFE I WOULD BE LIFELESS WITHOUT IT 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #1 MUSIC ENTHUSIAST FOREVER ‼️ (thus why i am always asking for music reccs lol)

i listen to a wide variety of stuff in many languages!! indie, vocaloid, pop, jazz, rock, etc... unfortunately i am also the "i listen to every genre :] not country tho." guy and im not a fan of super heavy metal either u_u;;

most of the time i listen to whatever i want to fit the mood of what im working on! and since i usually work on romantic stuff (lol) that means ive usually got a romantic playlist/song on loop ^_^

ik this wasnt asked but here's a recc from me to you: finding something to do by hellogoodbye 💖 (this song makes me think of going on a fun road trip with a crush!)

OKAY THAT'S ALL dw about the question amount i had lots of fun answering them <33 !! i hope you have a very lovely day youself, cat!! (⁠*⁠˘⁠︶⁠˘⁠*⁠)⁠.⁠｡⁠*⁠♡

[missmentelle]

What abusers believe.

If you've ever had to deal with an abusive person in your life - like an abusive parent or partner - you've probably wondered what made them treat you that way. If you understand why abuse is happening, the thinking goes, you might be able to figure out how to make it stop. 

So why do abusers do what they do? Do they have anger issues? Drinking problems? Past trauma? Personality disorders? Do they just need to get in touch with their feelings and learn how to communicate better?

Nope. 

Abusive behaviours come from abusive beliefs. Abusers - whether consciously or unconsciously - hold specific beliefs about relationships that drive their behaviour and allow them to justify the horrible things they do. Even if your abuser has never put their beliefs into words, you'll probably recognize a lot of these abusive beliefs:

You are responsible for my emotions. It is never my responsibility to reflect on my emotional reactions or learn better coping skills - it's your responsibility to stop doing things that make me angry or upset.

I must act on my emotions. If I am angry, I am going to lash out. You have no right to criticize me for that, and it's not my responsibility to learn to manage my  emotions - you have to stop making me lash out at you. Asking me not to act on my emotions is controlling and wrong.

You will always be responsible for my emotions. Even if the relationship ends, you will continue to be responsible for my emotions, and I will expect you to continue to prioritize my feelings.

If I have feelings about something, it's my business. If something you do or think causes an emotional reaction in me, then I have a right to get involved or tell you what to do. My feelings must be the priority. You don’t have the right to tell me that it’s none of my business. 

You must judge me on my intentions, not my actions. If I didn't mean to hurt you or scare you, then you don't have the right to be hurt or scared. No one has the right to try to hold me accountable unless I meant to hurt someone.

I get to decide what your intentions were. If you hurt me, you meant to hurt me. If you make me jealous, you meant to make me jealous. Nothing you do is ever accidental or unintended - everything you do is intentional and malicious, even if it was a response to something I did.

My feelings are genuine; your feelings are manipulation. If I'm upset, my feelings are real and important. If you are upset, you have an ulterior motive - you're just trying to be manipulative and get attention or sympathy for yourself.

You have freedoms because I allow you to. Every freedom you have in your life - like wearing what you want - it's because I generously allow it. I expect you to be grateful to me for that. I have the right to take those freedoms away whenever I want, and I expect you to obey.

If you set boundaries with me, you are mistreating me. If you really loved me, you wouldn't set boundaries with me. You are doing this to intentionally hurt me, which means I don't have to respect those boundaries.

You holding me accountable for hurting you is worse than me hurting you. My pain at being called out is worse than your pain at being mistreated. If I feel bad about something I did, I have already been punished enough. You trying to discuss the issue or hold me accountable is just your way of abusing me.

If I apologized for something, you have to forgive me. If the relationship has ended, you have to reconcile with me. You don't get to ask for more time apart or more discussion of the issue - once I've apologized, the matter is closed for good.

The relationship is not over until I say it is over. So long as I want a relationship with you, you must have a relationship with me. Your feelings are irrelevant. Even if we have broken up, you must remain available to me so we can get back together in the future. Not wanting a relationship with me means you are mistreating me or being immature. 

I am the authority in this relationship. I am smarter and more perceptive than you. I know what is best for both of us. My version of events is always the correct one. I have superior judgement, taste and opinions. If you question me or disagree with me after I've given you the correct answer, you are disrespecting and mistreating me, or you are simply immature and incapable of knowing what’s good for you.

I have the right to control you. It is my absolute right to decide what you do and who you associate with. You have no right to disobey me. I am owed obedience and control; if you don’t give me those things, you are wronging me and cheating me out of the relationship I deserve. 

If you resist my control, I am allowed to do whatever I think is necessary to get it back. Once you’ve resisted me, I am justified in whatever I do to regain control of you. I am not responsible for my actions when you resist my control; you forced me to do it, and it’s your own fault. 

I should be your main focus. Everything else in your life comes secondary to me. When you make decisions, my feelings should be your first consideration. You are expected to make sacrifices for me and put me at the center of your life; I am not obligated to do the same for you. 

If I spend money on you or do something for you, you are in debt to me. You spending money on me or doing things for me does not erase your debt to me, and I am never in debt to you. You are indebted to me for as long as I decide. I may decide that your belongings and earnings also belong to me, since I allow you to have them. I may also decide at any time that you owe me for gifts I gave you, even if they were meant to be gifts.

I am not abusive, and you are not allowed to tell me otherwise. I know what abuse is, and real abusers are significantly worse than me. If our relationship has ever had any good times or positive moments, it can’t possibly be abusive. If you accuse me of being abusive, you are the one abusing me, or you have been led astray by bad influences. 

Relationships should be effortless (for me). I am owed a relationship that is peaceful and requires no real effort from me. It is your job to make sure we have that kind of relationship. If there is any tension or conflict in the relationship, it is your fault, and you are depriving me of the relationship I deserve to have. 

Abusers and victims alike often buy into the narrative that abuse is rooted in anger issues - after all, abusers are frequently angry, and anger is an issue that can be treated. But this narrative just isn’t true. Abusers aren’t abusive because they are angry. Abusers are angry because they are abusive. 

A non-abusive partner is not someone who has learned how to control their rage whenever you spend time with your friends or get home 15 minutes late from work. A non-abusive partner just doesn’t feel any rage in those situations. An abuser’s rage is firmly rooted in their beliefs about relationships - they feel entitled to a relationship that meets their impossible expectations, and when they inevitably don’t get it, they bubble over with fury. Whether they know it or not, they have firmly entrenched beliefs about how relationships should be, and those beliefs are at the heart of their abuse. 

Can abusers stop believing these things? Maybe. If they can acknowledge that they have these beliefs, accept that these beliefs are dangerous and unreasonable and let go of these beliefs, maybe it’s possible for them to no longer be abusive in the future. Maybe. But it’s not your job to hang around and find out. If you’re in an abusive relationship of any kind, you deserve better. There are many people in this world who don’t hold abusive views of relationships, and you deserve to find happiness with them. 

[proserpina-magnus]

Yay your requests are open! 😄 Could you pleeeease write a Dom poly!marauders (no Peter) x sub!reader, where it’s a new-ish relationship between the 4 and the reader breaks her first rule, leading to her first punishment and they can all see she’s nervous so they are soft!doms during (you can decide the rule she breaks and the punishment🙊) and the aftercare they give her 🥺

Yes absolutely, it’s kinda rough and I didn’t realize how lengthy it was! This is actually not that good and the aftercare could be better but I hope you like it!

First Punishment’s (R.L, J.P, S.B)

Reader: fem (she/her)

Word count: 2.6

Warning: swearing, rule breaking, spanking, bratty reader (sorta), d/s (sorta heavy?) Remus is the main dom, safe words are definitely in place, lots of aftercare and praises, reader becomes a cry baby super fast, soft doms, Sirius actually doesn’t show up that much and that sucks :(

p.s: my bad spelling also plays a role in this!

There were only a few solid rules the Marauders had set for you, no back talk, no touching yourself sexually without permission, and always thank them when they give you something. They had a few smaller rules specifically for themselves, such a James saying you can’t cuss while Sirius allows it. Remus has to approve your outfit before going out to hogsmeade. Sirius, surprisingly, doesn’t have many rules other than the main ones.

It must have been a bad day or you just felt bratty, because you had been tempting their rules all day. You had gone out to hogsmeade with your dorm mates, not checking with Remus about your outfit. When you returned, a bag full of honey duke treats, you got stopped by Remus in the hallway. He shoo’d your dormmates away, an eyebrow raised with his hands crossed over his chest.

You shrunk slightly, fiddling with the edge of your rather small skirt that Sirius had gifted to you just days ago.

“Bun, did you forget to do something?” He asked and you nodded. Yet you and Remus both knew you had done it on purpose.

“What did you forget?”

“To check with you,” you mumbled, distracting yourself with flattening the fabric of James jumper you had stolen.

“To check with me about what?”

“M’outfit,” you whispered and you caught Remus's stern look and spoke up. “M’outfit sir,”

“mmh,” was all he said, giving you an opportunity to apologize to him properly. You dug through your bag, taking out a chocolate bar you had gotten him.

“But I went to get you guys sweets!” You excused yourself, pushing the chocolate in Remus's hand. Remus shook his head, taking the chocolate. “Alright, I’ll let you off this time. But no matter what your excuse is, it doesn't mean you can go around flaunting your ass to Hogsmeade, understand?”

“I’m not flaunting my ass!” You exhaled quickly, pushing down your skirt as you began to get offended. Remus raised his eyebrow, “I’m sorry?” And you grew quiet. Real quiet.

“Hey lovely,” you heard James call from behind you, you had turned around to see him race down the hall and swing an arm around your waist, a big smile on his face.

“What’s the issue?” James got the tension and Remus motioned for you to explain yourself.

“Went to hogsmeade without checking my outfit with Remus,” you whispered rudely, James raised an eyebrow as he didn’t quite catch it.

“Hm? Speak up poppet,” he said, and you sighed and said it again louder this time.

“Oh let her off this one time Remus, she must have forgotten,” James defended you, rubbing your back so you knew he was on your side.

“I was,” Remus started, irking slightly as he recalled how you talked back. “But instead she told me off for my offer,”

James grew confused, looking down at you. “Love, that’s not true is it?” He asked, pinching your cheek and you pushed his hand away. You thought he was on your side.

“Remus said I was flaunting my ass! I wasn’t! And even if I was, what's the problem with that? I’ll flaunt my ass whenever I want!” You huffed, another small rule broke at your words. Remus rolled his tongue over his teeth, James folding his arms over his chest. Oh dear lord, you were in for it now if you kept going.

“This isn’t far, it’s 2 against one,” you pointed out as you now realized James wasn’t on your side. You copied them, crossing your arms over your chest.

“It wouldn’t have been 2 against one if you didn’t break a rule,” Remus reminded you, you grew frustrated.

“Well I don’t like your stupid rules,” you stated, now you began to get worried. Why did you keep talking, it wasn’t too late for you to apologize and say you were sorry.

“Up to our dorm,” James said roughly and grasped your elbow, you shook him off and stepped back. “No I don’t wanna,” you said and they both let out a laugh.

“Come on, we’re not asking again,” Remus said, you felt your nerves jitter. You’ve never been punished before and the worry began to build quickly.

“No,” you said, shaking your head as you took another step back. Your back hit a person and you cursed yourself. Without turning around, you knew it was Sirius. But hopefully, you prayed he was on your side. Sirius must have read your thoughts, because he quickly said a “they’re right bun, you know if you break a rule you get punished,”

You frowned, huffing out as you realized there wasn’t a chance to escape now. “Fine,” you muttered, pulling away from Sirius as you began to walk down the hall to the portrait. They followed behind, Remus shaking his head.

You stopped at the portrait, arms still crossed over your chest as they said the password and led you upstairs to their dorm. With the thud of the door being closed, you felt the need for a meltdown.

They hadn't discussed what kind of punishment went with each rule, they hadn’t thought they wouldn't need to punish their good girl. James had insisted you would never break a rule, but apparently he was wrong.

They picked up that you were worried, but they couldn’t just let it slide, you’d think that breaking rules was okay and that you could get away with it.

You walked over and set your bag down on James' dresser, sitting down on his bed, hands still folded over your chest.

“Okay, cool off,” James said and walked over to you. “I want you to know we aren’t punishing you while mad, that’s not how this is going to work,” he stated, and Remus nodded.

“We honestly hadn’t planned out a punishment, we thought you would be good,” Sirius said, that hurt. “I am good!” You replied, upset at the fact they didn’t think you were good.

“Hey, you’re not on thin ice anymore missy, I’d watch what you say if I were you,” Remus snapped and you went quiet with a frown.

“We know you’re a good girl,” James soothed over, giving a glare to Sirius. “That’s not what he meant,”

You began to open your mouth for a snappy comment, maybe even going as far as to call James dumb, but you closed your mouth and stayed silent. “Okay,” you nodded, “I understand,”

“You know why we have to punish you?” Sirius asked, and you nodded. “Say it, we want to know that you know what you did was wrong,”

“I broke a rule, well two rules,”

“Two rules?” Sirius questioned, he had missed the start of the backlash. “She went out to Hogsmeade without my permission for her outfit,” Remus cleared up.

“technically she actually broke three,” James said, your eyes opened as you looked over at him. How could he? You felt the need to cry, they seemed really upset. Who knew you would hate them being upset at you so much?

“Three?” You questioned in pure confusion.

“You cussed, you know I don’t like that,” James explained with a hand on your thigh, you nodded in defeat. “It’s alright, bun,” he kissed your cheek.

“James, don’t encourage that she can break your rules,” Remus advised and your shoulder slumped at the fact this wasn’t a time for you to get praises.

“Alright, let’s discuss punishments, she’s scared I don’t like that,” Sirius said and sat opposite of you, Remus took a seat on the chair by James dresser.

“You want us to list some?” James asked, “we won’t do anything without your permission,” he explained and rubbed your knee, you sighed but was a bit confused.

“You can use your safe word any time you feel unsafe, even during punishments. We never want you to be scared of us, okay?” Remus said, rubbing your cheek and you nodded. You leaned your face in his palm, you wanted to soak up all the affection before your punishment.

“We need clarification, you understand bun,” Sirius said, you opened your eyes when Remus pulled his hand away. “I understand, I can use my safe word whenever I need to, even during punishments,” you nodded along, slowly the nerves began to settle.

“Good girl,” James praised, “don’t think we’re going to praise you during punishments either, but since it’s your first time we’ll be more understanding,” Remus explained and you nodded.

“Alright, what about spanking? Not letting her cum for a certain amount of time? Degrading?” Sirius rushed out the ones off the type of his head, your stomach flipped at the word spanking.

They discussed punishments in front of you for a few minutes, some making you worry and others you nodded along like you’d enjoy it. You didn’t know why, but hearing them talk like you weren’t even there was making you feel dizzy.

“What about a simple time out? I don’t want to go all out for her first punishment, I don’t want her to be scared,” James said, rubbing your back gently.

“Let’s make her pick, that way she has control over the first punishment,” Remus said, looking away from Sirius as he kept his eyes on you. “We’ll let you pick this time, but don’t think you’ll get to pick the next time you break a rule,” he explained and you nodded.

“No punishment,” you choose and Sirius laughed, kissing your forehead. “That’s not how it works bunny,” he began and you sighed. You thought for another minute, spanking couldn’t be bad could it?

“I guess spanking,” you nodded, Remus nodded but James wasn’t so sure. “I don’t know, I still think we should give her a time out, maybe even not let her speak for a day or so,” James said, Sirius didn’t agree.

“She wants to be spanked, we’ll spank ‘er,” Sirius said, patting your thigh.

“The whole point of a punishment is that we don’t do what she wants, it’s not a punishment if she likes it,” James explained, you began to worry again.

“I don’t wanna do something scary,” you say, you thought about the discussion of the things you definitely didn’t want to do at the first of your relationship. Were they going to do something that was past your boundary? At the thought alone, you began to sob.

“James look what you did, you’re scaring her,” Sirius rolled his eyes as he took you in his arms, shushing you gently as he rubbed your back.

“M’don’t wanna do things past my boundary,” you sobbed, they all softened at the miscommunication. “Oh no poppet, we would never go past your boundary, that’s not what a punishment is,” James sighed, you sniffled and pulled back, wiping your eyes. “No?”

“Of course not,” Remus clarified, “like we said, safe words can be used during any moment you feel unsafe, do you need to use it now? We can postpone the punishment until you’re ready,”

You shook your head, “no, the faster the punishment is over the faster I can be your good girl again,” you whispered.

“That’s right, just focus on that huh? We’ll be so proud of you for taking the punishment like a good girl,” Sirius said, looking over at James and Remus. They all agreed and you wiped your cheeks.

“Okay but how many spanks? And how hard?” You asked, they all thought for a moment, james and Sirius looking over at Remus for the final answer.

“20 or so? That seems fair,” Remus states and the latter agree, you felt confident with being able to handle 20. “But how hard?” You asked, James stood you up and you felt a hard smack against your ass. You yelped, hand going over to rub the now red skin.

“Does that count as one?” You question, Remus was about to say no but Sirius caught him off. “Might as well,” he states, “who’s giving the punishment? Cant be me cause I’ll enjoy it too much,”

“I want James,” you say, but James shakes his head. “You upset Remus' earlier love, I’ll give you 10 and Remus will give you the other,” he says, looking over at Remus to see if he agrees. The taller boy nodded.

After a few minutes of questioning, you had situated yourself on James lap. Sirius laid on his bed, clear view of your now exposed ass (James had previously risen your skirt and pushed down your panties). You took a deep breath, Remus explaining once again that you could use your safe word whenever you needed.

With the first official smack, you sucked in a breath. There was a certain excitement about it, even the boys felt their heart race as James abused your soft flesh with a couple more smacks. Your skin red on both cheeks, James even went as far as to hitting the low of your thigh.

After the tenth smack, you had begun to let tears slip past your waterline. Sniffling as you sat up and moved to sit in Remus' lap. Once sprawled out, you whispered a small choked out “okay” for Remus to continue where James left off.

Remus’s spanks we’re harder than James, by the fourth you had become a whimpering mess. Your apologies for misbehaving leaked out every smack, it was like dominos. Your skin felt raw to the touch, the spanks stung.

Remus applied the last smack quickly, Sirius sitting up as James fell to his knee beside the bed, stroking your hair. “You did such a good job, poppet, made us so proud,” James whispered as Sirius passed Remus some cream.

Your face deep in the sheets, sobs admitting loudly as you feel the cool cream get rubbed into your hot skin. Sirius rubbed your leg, Remus finished and flipped your skirt down to hide your reddened ass.

“Look at that, you took your first punishment so good,” Sirius said, Remus helped you sit up as you wrapped your arms around his collar.

“M’so so sorry, never break a rule again,” you sobbed, vowing to never receive another punishment. Even though they knew a punishment was necessary, they felt their hearts stop at the sound of your cry.

“Oh baby, shh. Let’s get you some candy from your bag,” Sirius says, grabbing the honey duke's bag as he rummages through it. Remus guides you away from his neck, sitting you down in his lap. You hissed, the contact not feeling good on your abused behind.

James had opened a water bottle for you, pushing in a straw and holding it for you to drink. You nodded your thanks and shakily took it, sipping it graciously. Your eyes were puffy and red, James wiped your face with a tissue, cleaning your mascara from your cheeks.

Sirius had opened a pack of peppermint patties for you, you chewed on it gently and leaned against Remus’s back. After they got you calmed down, the praises had been never ending.

“Look at you, took your first punishment so well,”

“Good girl, best sub we will ever have, hm?”

“Took the spanks so well didn’t she, prongs?”

“She’s such a good girl, don’t you think moony?”

You felt dizzy at their compliments, nodding as they all came tumbling in at once. Sirius had begun brushing your hair, James kissing your cheeks to make you laugh.

“So proud of you poppet,” James whispered in your ear, you wrapped your arms around his neck as he picked you up.

“Let’s go run you a bath and soothe your skin hm? Then will bring you dinner and you can rest with us tonight,” James said, stepping into the bathroom.

“Okay, I’d like that,” you nod tiredly, resting your head on James' chest. Maybe being bratty wasn’t so bad.

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[venus-haze]

I'd be down for more cult!Elvis content at some point... no rush of course :) luv ur stuff

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoy my writing🖤 The first set of cult leader!Elvis headcanons I did can be found here. I took a different approach with this, though. If you’re looking for more cult leader!Elvis content, @star-shard’s series A Different Kind of Love is incredible.

Cult Leader!Austin!Elvis x Reader

Warnings: Dark themes such as abuse of power, ritual abuse, brainwashing, and emotionally manipulative behavior, which some people may find disturbing or triggering. Implied sexual content which involves coercion. Do not interact if you are under 18 or post ED/thinspo content.

It’s an emotional support group, or something like that you start going to, unable to afford professional therapy, so you opt instead to spend two nights a week sitting in a circle of folding chairs in a high school gym, munching on stale donuts and potato chips as everyone takes turns complaining about their lives 

Elvis, the meeting leader, is quiet, yet intentional with his words, and if it weren’t for the free bitch sessions and crappy snacks, you’d come back week after week just for him. You’re pretty sure most of the other people in the group would too, because every time he opens his mouth to say something, no one fidgets or crunches or glances at the clock–all eyes are on him

When you return home after the meetings, back to your miserable life and your boyfriend who you’re only sure you’re with anymore because neither of you can pay rent on your own, you think back to Elvis. You have his personal phone number, he gave it to you the first night you went to the meeting, telling you that if you needed anything, even just someone to talk to, to give him a call

You could never work up the nerve, though. He must be so busy, so important, your little problems could wait a few days. You got into the habit of writing everything he said down, knowing you must look like some kiss-ass carrying your spiral notebook to and from the meetings, but when you felt low, like nothing would ever go your way, you could turn to what he said for clarity

After you've been going to the meetings for about three months, he asks you to get coffee with him. You feel flattered he wants to meet with you one-on-one, but also worried you may have done something to upset him

Even though he asked you, he wanted you to be there, you couldn’t help but blurt out the second you sat down, “Do you want to be paid for this or something? I feel bad wasting your time”

He smiled, shaking his head, “Y/N, helping people through emotional crises is my gift. That’s a concern of yours, though isn’t it? Your finances?” 

Of course it was, that was almost all you talked about at the meetings, when you weren’t regurgitating the same spiel about how depressed you were and felt like your life was directionless

“Your partner isn’t meeting your needs,” he continued, “taking care of you financially or emotionally. When I gave you my phone number, I meant it when I said to call me”

You feel convicted under his intense gaze, and agree to actually call him whenever you felt the need to, which ends up being often, and the amount of time you spend on the phone with Elvis and the accompanying phone bill becomes another sources of contention between you and your boyfriend, leading to a blow-out fight one night

“If you came to the meetings you’d understand! But you don’t want to understand. You have no idea how much Elvis has helped me”

Your boyfriend argues back, “I’m not a mind-reader, Y/N. If you had said something I would have tried to help. You know that”

“Do I? Elvis said that people who really care about us–” before you can finish your thought, he storms out, and you flinch as the door slams behind him. You and your boyfriend fought a lot, but never to the point where one of you had stormed out before. You feel a pit in your stomach, and almost instinctively move to the phone to call Elvis

He’s at your apartment in fifteen minutes, and suddenly you feel self-conscious about your humble living space. He doesn’t seem to notice, instead he engulfs you in a hug which you welcome as you cry into his shoulder

“He thinks I’ve been cheating on him with you. He says we spend too much time together”

You can’t see the smirk that spreads across his face. He knew he’d be able to get you to crack, but tearing apart your relationship left a satisfying taste in his mouth. Now there was nothing to distract you from him, from reaching your full potential

“You feel like you can’t go to him with your problems. Like right now, he walks out in the middle of you tryin’ to work out an issue, no wonder you turn to someone else for support”

You lift your head, nodding as you sniffle, “You understand everything. It’d be so much easier if–if he were more like you”

That’s all it takes for him to know he has you right where he wants you. He tells you that you shouldn’t be alone, not when you’re so emotionally vulnerable. You pack an overnight bag, gladly accepting his invitation to spend time at his place until things blow over with your boyfriend

Except it doesn’t. You never see your ex-boyfriend or that apartment again after that. As time goes on, more and more of the group members slowly take up residence in Elvis’ house, becoming secretive and insular until you can’t function without Elvis telling you what to do

He cares so much about you, you know he does, even when he twists your own words against you and makes you do things you really don’t want to. He knows best, he hasn’t led you wrong so far, so why doubt him? He set you apart, he picked you first, and as hungry eyes follow his every move, you’re the only one he lets in his bed–if he thinks you deserve it, but you’re always ready and willing to prove you are. Always

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[embretheworld]

Bruno:

Major headaches

Gets visions randomly in the middle of the night sometimes and end up not being able to sleep.

He’s the last person you want to get sick because if he does he'll often confuse his hallucinations with visions so if he's randomly telling you he had a vision about an uprising of frogs then it's most likely a hallucination.

When he just started having visions they were often very disorienting so afterward, he'll usually have to process where he is and his surroundings, occasionally it still is and I don't think I have to tell you how much trouble it can be to have a vision while you're walking down the stairs, Castia usually helps stabilize him, however.

Julieta:

Cooking a lot and having to grind down things often leaves her wrist hurting a lot so she needs to take breaks after cooking or in the middle of it.

She often worries if she didn't cook enough for the whole town which might typically end up with her getting up at a time she shouldn't to cook extra.

Pepa:

Often has to change her clothes on a bad day so she isn't stuck wearing wet clothes and ending up getting sick.

If she does get sick it's because of a cloud above her usually.

In order for crops to get watered she has to be in a very bad mood/crying so Félix is here to make sure that she's crying of laughter instead of sadness. Happy tears, not sad ones.

A lot of pushing down her emotions which only ends up making her more anxious at the end of the day.

Isabela:

Making a whole lot of flowers takes a whole lot of energy so she has to eat a lot, however, she doesn't like eating in front of people which is a problem.

If she's feeling particularly negative it make her flowers wilt so she has to put all of her positive energy towards making them perfect which drains her constantly.

Has gotten very skilled in makeup so she doesn't look exhausted 24/7 since she has to be perfect and making flowers can be emotionally and physically draining.

Dolores:

Like Bruno frequent headaches but mostly because of the noise.

Lacks some social skills because after getting her gift she was particularly sensitive to noise thanks to not being used to it, meaning she spent most of her time in her room. So more often than not she has to rely on her hearing to find out if someone is upset or not, meaning she has to try and listen in on someone in her family even if it makes her feel bad to see how they are.

Sometimes she hears things she doesn't want to like arguments from someone in town and it hurts her a lot to hear it, especially from couples.

Luisa:

Muscle cramps from overusing strength which is a constant until after everything is eventually sorted out but usually she'll power through it which isn't good.

Expends a lot of energy so she has to eat particularly more than everyone else.

Overexerting herself a ton, even if she's sick she'll still try to work and it will not end well.

Camilo:

Lots of identity issues, identity issues galore.

Shapeshifting takes a lot of energy so he needs to eat a lot in order to maintain it, so eating in between meals will in fact not spoil the next meal at all.

Shapeshifting can also be dangerous depending on where he uses it, for example: On a high up place, like helping someone with a roof the last thing you want is to be surprised or sneeze or just get hurt since then he could shift into someone else which will imbalance his posture and potentially make him fall.

When he gets sick, he often turns into a mess, shapeshifting when he doesn't want to and he can't control it as well as he could when he isn't so he often tries to not get sick as much as he can.

Antonio:

I can't think of really any, although he probably won't like the fact that some animals are bound to just not like him and that will probably be hard to understand as a child of his age since he was promised that his gift is this magnificent thing so why doesn't every animal like him?

[dead-boys-club]

† boyfriend things : mitsuya takashi.

warnings: none beta’d: kind of a/n: there is legit no name pattern on my page, istg. lmfao. 

× He’d really love holding your hand × Lacing his fingers with yours × Whispering how much he misses you when you’re not around × Surprises you at home × Despite being tired he wants to treat you like royalty × He’d cook × Run a bath × Light some candles × Maybe give you a massage × I don’t think he’d buy too many gifts × Not that he didn’t want to spoil you × But, he’s a hard worker × So are you × And you never know what’ll happen down the line × He doesn’t want you ‘used’ to being showered with gifts × Because he doesn’t want to disappoint you if the day comes when he can’t × He’d need someone that understands life had ups and downs × Despite that he’s going to hold onto you × Even on the worst days × He’s committed to you × Every side × Every mood × Every attitude × He’s with you × And he really needs that same commitment × Someone who can help him when his thoughts become too much × When his voices start dipping into his mind × When he’s stressed × Because if you can hold on × A very happy, committed Takashi is what you’ll have

× He’s going to love you from the bottom of his heart × If you’re upset? × He’s going to wind his arms around you × Pull you real close × Even if you’re being fussy about it × He’s going to hug you like you’re fading away × And bury his nose into your neck × Or shoulder × Because your scent keeps him sane × He wants you to feel his warmth × To find comfort in the fact you aren’t alone × He will never leave you alone × He’ll remind you that all rough patches even out × And when you have to face the world × No matter how big the problem is × Or small × He’s going to hold your hand through it all × He’s going to be there for you × For anything × Everything you need × He’d really love when you were in the studio × Your presence helps calm him × Even if you just sat in the background × Doing your own thing × Knowing you’re there will put a smile on his face × Working on his designs × When you get tired you’ll sleep on the couch × He’ll get upset and try to shoo you out × 'Trying to get rid of me?’ × 'NO but the couch isn’t a good place to sleep’ × He’s honestly the most caring guy ever × But he’s not perfect × Sometimes he gets a bit snippy when he’s stressed × Doesn’t raise his voice or anything at you × Just looks visibly annoyed × But Its part of a mutual understanding × You get stressed with work and need some time alone × He’s the same way × But at the end of the day you’re both happy × Takashi gives all of himself in a relationship × He gives you the smiles × The tears × The darkness and the light × If you’re looking for something 24/7 happy and perfect its not going to work × He puts a lot into things he loves × So you would be someone that he’d put his all into to make you happy × But you would have to do the same for him × You need to want and love him as much as he loves and wants you × On a lighter note × He loves when you mess with his hair × 'Would you ever let me dye your hair?’ × '...And, why would you want to do that?’  × 'I just.. want to see you with something different?’ × 'Babe’ × 'What about black??’ × He adores that you like the things about him that not everyone does × His terrible sense of humor × His sometimes terrible new recipes × He likes having you close to him × Since hes busy, he likes relishing in the time you share × Leaves his stuff for you × You of course have a lot of his clothes at your place × He has a few of your stuffed animals at the dorm × 'I…is that my blue pillow?’ × 'Okay hear me out-’ × Let him rest his head on your lap × Map out his features with your fingertips × Trace over his Adams apple because he would love it × He’s going to use horrible pick up lines when you’re alone × And he’s going to be smug as hell about every second of it × Play with his fingers, too × Tbh just give him attention × He’s got attachment and separation problems. who doesn’t atp × Fears × Paranoia that you might move on × Want someone who works less × He wont ask for it × But reassure him × He needs it, even if he won’t say it × He’d give it to you even if you didn’t ask or need it

[egg-on-the-run]

How about relationship headcanon’s and yes there’s cute stuff but what about realistic shizz? The good, the bad, the ugly. The stubbornness that with time one learns the art of compromise for.

I've only ever been in one relationship and tbh it was very like relaxed??? We never argued much so I hope this isn't super unrealistic.

Leonardo:

Never tells you why he's upset. It's always a guessing game and the worst part is half the time he is not upset with you

He'll have an argument with Raphael and give everyone the silent treatment while he's huffing (and it is huffing) and you spend an hour trying to figure out what you did wrong

Leonardo's confrontational about things that Do Not Matter but avoids conversations about things that are actually important

Like yeah he'll tell you if some silly habit kind of annoys him but it takes a long time for him to confess that PDA makes him a little uneasy

That's another thing: PDA is a minimum with him. Yes he will put his arm around you, yes he will hold your hand. But please no kisses in front of his family he just doesn't vibe with it

He's very nervous about a lot of things, very nervous about going on dates, doing things with you for the first time. You do have to take things slow with him and it takes a while to perfect the art of reassuring him without making him feel patronised

His love language is acts of service and quality time.

Sometimes that quality time is napping because he's prone to overworking himself

Adores it when you take control of things. LOVES being babied and taken care of

Call him something like "sweetheart" and he becomes putty in your hands

His ideal date is he makes dinner, you buy dessert. You both do the dishes together and watch a movie afterwards 💙

Raphael:

Hahaha get ready to rumble.

King of arguments, fool of never being able to apologise

You will bicker about everything to the point where everyone is like 👀👀 but the second anyone else says something? You are both wildly protective of each other

"God you're such a prick" "Yeah screw you Raph" "Casey I swear to god if you ever say anything like that ever again I will kick you so hard in the dick you'll give yourself a blow job" "Raph you're s/o is scaring me" "Casey I'm going to put your head through the wall."

Raph likes to pretend arguments just Did Not Happen. He doesn't expect you to apologise either so at least you can't call him a hypocrite, but he just prefers moving past things. It's over now. Don't bring it up again.

And yes this does cause more conflict sometimes. But you cannot date Raph and not be stubborn. If you put your foot down firmly enough he will give in and do his best to talk about things. He doesn't necessarily like doing it, but you're both stubborn and both very much in love and he's always willing to try

Much more into PDA than Leo. Likes to hold you against him, leans on you, plays with your hair. He just constantly likes to be touching you in some way, even in front of everyone

You can pull the "because you love me" card at any time

"Can you make me some coffee?" "I'm in the middle of playing a game, why would I make you coffee?" "Because you love me."

He doesn't mind it as much as he pretends to

His love language is physical touch and acts of service: lots of cuddles, he holds all your stuff, walks you to and from work

His ideal date is just him trying to teach you how to fight

Lots and lots of gym dates, exploring sewer tunnels and the city together, him letting you win at wrestling ❤️

Donatello:

Leonardo's bad at confrontation sometimes, but Donnie? If you stabbed Donnie he wouldn't complain

Donnie is very insecure in his ability to please. So he works overtime and stresses himself out. If something is bothering him you will never find out because he would rather suffer in silence than even risk upsetting you by bringing it up

His thought process is something along the lines of he interrupts you once so he thinks he just shouldn't speak. He has not connected the dots but he's certainly jumped to conclusions

It takes a very very long time for an argument to actually happen because if you try to talk to Donnie about something he will just Immediately Agree With You, even if he doesn't

But when an argument does happen he says a lot of mean things to get under your skin and you will play the very same cards when things get heated

As time goes on you both get better at having discussions rather than arguments. But when a fight happens you can go days without speaking to each other

Very protective. Likes to know you're safe. Yes it's doting and sweet, but it's also a little annoying having text him "yes I'm still at work darling" every hour

Donnie is also an "actions speak louder than words" kind of guy. No saying sorry, but he makes you a little gift and slides it across the table. No words exchanged, but you know he's sorry for what he did

Mixed feelings about PDA. Sometimes he's more than happy to let you sit on his lap, other times if you try to hold his hand he flinches

Baby is a little touch starved. He gets overwhelmed very easily and shuts you out. Some days are better than others but again, he just doesn't tell you

His love language is gift giving and loves making you little trinkets and toys to put on your desk. But he adores receiving words of affirmation

His ideal date is both of you info dumping in your room while eating pizza. It's so simple, it's so easy. Usually whenever he starts to ramble he forgets a lot of his insecurities with touch and will let you hold him 💜

Michelangelo:

King of communication. He just does not like to argue, fighting upsets him and when you're angry with him he gets a little afraid

Even if you are very frustrated he takes you by the hand and sits you down. He has it down to a routine, there's no problem you can't solve together

It takes a good while for you to break down his walls. He puts up a very fun loving, easy going front to please everyone and even when you start dating it's difficult for him to be completely open

But when he shows you his deep emotions once he's very comfortable showing them to you again and again

Needs lots of reassurance, not with regards to relationships but with regards to himself. His brothers still treat him like the baby of the family, still make him feel stupid. You treat him like he's capable of whatever and he just bursts into tears because you have complete faith in him

You do, however, understand that his brothers treat him like the baby because sometimes he acts like it

He can be a little too high energy and sometimes you just need space and he doesn't understand that it's not his fault, you're just tired.

You have a code for when he's being too affectionate. He loves PDA to the full but it is overwhelming: a squeeze on his knee tells him to calm down a little

He's such a people pleaser that you have to make most of the decisions with everything. Where you want to eat, what you want to do, it would be nice if he took control a little more.

His love language is yes and. Jk jk he praises you 24/7, pet names, compliments, worships you. Loves physical touch as well obviously

His ideal date is something arty. He takes you to find a blank wall in the tunnels and you both just spray paint 🧡