#before lino wakes up in the movie

[ballerinainskzville]

OT8 when they’re sick, skz

Bangchan: refuses to rest with all his power. “Baby, you’re not missing out on anything if you take a nap. You can’t continue working like this”, you’d argue with him and he would disagree. “There’s still so much to do!”, he’d disagree. “You have the next 4 comebacks planned out, missing out on one day doesn’t hurt anybody” He then would only give up and go to bed to about further upsetting and worrying you. Would fall asleep instantly and snore, tiredness taking him in

Lee Know: he’d be his usual teasing self, just less energy. You’d make him chicken soup to feel better and he’d pretend like it’s too sour. But end up eating multiple bowls. Even sick, he’s requested all of your attention. “Promise me to look after my kids when I die”, he’d say before he’s going to sleep.

“Lino, you’re not dying”

“Who can guarantee that I wake up? I need to know my kids are taken care of”

“What about me?”

“I’m sure you’ll find a way. The kids are important”

“So I’m not important?”

“I didn’t say that”

Changbin: would require tons and tons of cuddles. One big whiny teddy bear that wants to be looked after but would hate making you do something for him like cooking soup. You’d still make one and he’d compliment you over and over, expressing his gratitude for having you in his life and what he’d do if you weren’t his girl. Debated with you if going for a light walk as exercise would be good for him. Ending up watching action movies.

Hyunjin: definition of whiny would carry his name. Lots of dramatic sighs and complaints. He’d want you to stay further away in case you’d get sick too but stay in the same room. You’d read a book and he’d draw you reading. He’d sneeze and drag his pen accidentally along the page, ruining the sketch. Annoyed, he’d put the sketch block away. His furrowed brows would only soften once you shuffle closer and scoop him up in a tight hug into which he’d melt. “I want to kiss you but I don’t want you to get sick”

“Then get better soon”

“Ha, that’s a good idea. Never thought of it”

“I’m a genius, I know”

“If that makes you feel better about yourself”

“Shut up, Hyun”

“Make me”

“I can’t. You’re sick so I can’t kiss you”

He’d pucker up his lips in an attempt to steal a kiss.

Jisung: he would have trouble asking you to look after him. First, he’d pretend like he’s only tired and needs sleep. Waking up with a fever, he’d panic about what to do and ask you for advice. You’d then sit by his bed, wiping his face, neck, and arms with wet cloths to calm him down after giving him some medicine. He’d sigh with closed eyes and apologize over and over for being sick. You’d make him a light meal and soup and you’d end up watching his (secretly) favorite Barbie movie

Felix: similar to Jisung, he’d pretend like he isn’t sick at all to avoid you worrying about him. Until he begins to burn up and feel nauseous, admitting he needs to lie down because he’s not feeling well. You’d sit next to him, holding his hand while he’s sleeping, playing with his hair while you’re admiring the Star constellations on his face. He’d jerk up awake and then a sigh of the warmth. Feeling vulnerable while he’s sick, he refuses to change out of his sweaty clothes until you assure him that it’s fine and that he’s in trusting hands. Yours. He’d then let you help him and change into fresh clothes with your help before laying down again.

Seungmin: he’d ask you to stop by the pharmacy to grab some medicine. Asking if one of the members is sick, he’d simply say it’s for him. To prevent you from falling ill too, he’d ask you to stay in another room but you’re at each other to catch up on the day. He’d lay in bed, his eyes taking up most of the screen while you’re sitting on the couch of the living room. He’d quiz you to distract himself from nausea and talk until he’d fall asleep over ft. You’d end the call and make him some soup to eat once he’s up again.

Jeongin: he’d ask you if the certain headache is normal and when you’d disagree, he’d simply say “then I’m sick”. Would tell you not to worry and stay home but you’d come over to his dorm to look after him too. He’d have weird food requests, his stomach still hungry as always, and would tell you to just order the food under his name instead of bothering to cook. Which you’d still do. He’d compliment your cooking and apologize for being sick. Feeling bad that you’re looking after him when you were supposed to have a date at the arcade.

[liveforjeongin]

Hii I'm new to your blog an Di love your fics!! Can I ease request lee seungmin with ler Chan and Minho with 3 & 27 from prompt list 2? Hope you have a great day!!💖💖💖

Your Laughs Are Worth It

I literally love lee!Seungmin, he's too cute

Thanks for the request anon<3

-tickle fic, if you don't like that you can keep scrolling

requested by: anon

warnings: Seungmin all weak at the end, intense tickling(? not so described though so Idk, Minnie being cute<3

taglist: @itzsana-kiddingmenow @channieissocute125

Prompt 3, list #2: “Keep your arms up!”

Prompt 27, list #2: “There’s no escape!”

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Chan woke up in the morning, as any other day. The day before he had wrecked Hyunjin with Minho, and that, surprisingly, made him wake up in a ler mood almost unbearable.

He texted Minho, telling him about this, and it turned out he was in the same situation.

"Seungminnie just woke up, he looks extremely cute... I wanna tickle him so bad, he's always got the cutest giggles" the younger of the two texted

"What if we do?" was the answer he got.

Some hours later, Chan arrived the maknaes+Lino dorm, ready to fulfill the craving of tickling one of their maknaes.

Seungmin, on the other hand, was totally unaware of his hyungs' plan. So, when they invited him to watch a movie, he accepted gladly.

Surprisingly for all three of them, a tickle scene showed up in the movie, sending chills all over their bodies, Seungmin even blushed a little, now realizing what's with the behavior of his hyungs. Oh no... He was their today victim.

The puppy-like boy tried to get out of there, thinking on how to do it without them noticing he noticed. Not able to think about any good idea, decided to just stand up and leave, but the nervousness was so noticeable in him, and the two oldests were not planning on give up on their plan, that's why Lino quickly tackled the younger, making them both fall in the ground.

"NO! No! No no no! Hyungs plehehease!" Was all that Seungmin could say when the cat lover sat on his hips and Channie sat on the floor too, after pausing the movie.

"There's no scape, Seungminnie~!" the oldest teased, starting to scribble on Minnie's ribs, causing him to immediately put his arms at his sides, protecting his ribs from the attack.

"Nohoho! Hyungs plehehease! We can talk about thihihis!"

"Hmmm... I don't think we can, Seungminnie. Now come on, raise your arms" Lino said, emphasizing with a poke on the youngest's belly.

Seungmin's eyes widened, what did he just say?! There was no way he would raise his arms for them to tickle him.

"The more you try to resist, the more we'll tickle you, so keep your arms up! It's all up to you~"

Thinking about it better... Yeah, it was safer to do it.

Minnie slowly raised his arms, putting them down every few seconds while giggling, the anticipation was getting to him "Plehehehehease hyungs! You don't have to do thihihis! Don't plehehease"

Of course Minho didn't listen to Seungmin's pleading and started squeezing his sides, kinda gently at first to get the younger used to the sensation, which the Minnie certainly appreciated.

"Hyuhuhuhuhung! Nohohohoho! Stop that plehehehehehehease!

"I don't think that's happening, Seungminnie~" Chan said and joined in in the tickling, going for the younger's armpits, rougher than how Minho was doing on his sides, making Seungmin go crazy at the too similar but different sensations on his body.

We can say Minho fixed that when he started squeezing, digging and scribbling way rougher on Seungmin's sides.

Seungmin was having a hard time trying to keep his arms up. lt was being almost imposible considering Chan's tickles on his armpits and his urge of protecting his sides from Minho's tickles as well.

He tried hard...

But failed.

Min put his arms down and squirmed away the best he could considering Minho was sat on his hips.

The odests both let out a dramatic gasp at the younger's actions, making Seungmin giggle a little at their exagerated reaction.

"You did not." Minho dramatized, taking his own hand to his chest, wanting to get some more giggles out of Minnie.

"Hyuhuhuhung! You're being too dramatic..."

"Oh, is he?~" The oldest of the three spoke up, lifting the youngest's arms over his head and sitting on his hands.

"N-No Hyung! Channie hyung! Please! Please nohoho!" Seungmin begged in anticipation, knowing the real torture was about to start.

He was fucked up.

Almost immediately, Minho went wild on Seungmin's belly, probably his worst spot.

"NOHOHOHO! MINHO HYUNG, HYUNG PLEHEHEHEASE! NO, NO! I'M SOHOHOHORRY! I'M SORRY, PLEHEHEHEHEEASE!"

"You practically asked for it… You were being just so cute... Your laugh is worth all this you know?~" Chan teased and started tickling the younger's ribs mercilessly.

Seungmin's laughter went hysterical. How are they so good at tickling?

Needless to say Chan and Minho were absolutely merciless with their dongsaeng, and Seungmin was going crazy.

"HYUHUHUHUHUNGS! PLEASE DON'T! PLEASE, PLEASE STOP NOHOHOHOHOW! PLEHEHEHEHEEASE! I CAN'T TAHAHAKE IT!" Seungmin begged through his laughter.

Minchan didn't listen to him and just kept going for a little while more.

After some minutes, Seungmin looked visibly weak, tired and overwhelmed, so his hyungs thought that was enough, they didn't want to kill him, so they stopped. Minho got off of the puppy-like boy and Chan set his arms free.

Seungmin immediately curled up in a ball in the floor.

A giggly, blushy and weak ball.

His hyungs couldn't help but look down tenderly at him, he was so cute.

"How was it?" Channie asked, starting to stroke the younger's hair.

"Intense. Never do it again" Seungmin replied out of breathe, getting a chuckle out from both of his hyungs.

"We can't promise anything if you're so cute you know" Minho teased

The younger sighed "I'll have to change that then..."

Minho and Chan both chuckled and picked Seungmin up to place him back on the couch and this time actually see the movie.

But of course Seungmin fell asleep almost immediately, you didn't learn anything last time?

Later in the night, almost at midnight, Seungmin couldn't stop thinking about this situation over and over again, even blushing slightly remembering it.

Then he searched up on Google.

'How to never stop being cute'

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Okay I wrote the last half of this on CLASS

Literally I had a sudden inspiration on fucking Physics and decided that writing was more important than... Well, really nothing considering I had already finished the workshop-

So I could pay all my attention to my writing😻

Ofc I had to digitalize the whole thing cuz I can't use my phone on school so I wrote in a NOTEBOOK

No one's ever touching that notebook from now on-

I also fixed a couple details (I'm kinda perfectionist writing-) but mostly is the same so y'all can expect more fics written in school since this one came out actually good-

Anyway-

I hope y'all liked it ;3 I'll try to be more active since this year is no-homework and everything will be in class. So yeah, expect more fics from now on😻

[solaneceae]

REFUGE : a MFKZ oneshot

AO3 link : https://archiveofourown.org/works/33567571

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So... Things weren't looking too great.

Vinz pursed the lips he didn’t have, looking up from his sketchbook- he wasn’t a good artist by any means, but mindless doodling had always been his go-to activity for stress relief. Unfortunately, Angelino hadn’t moved an inch. Hadn’t for days now.

Nobody knew what was wrong with him- they’d tried just about everything to wake him up, to no avail. It was like his body was fighting against itself- the professor’s words, not his. Something about his weird biology shifting, disrupted by recent stress.

Well, whatever was going on, his best friend looked awful- his usually inky black skin had an unhealthy ashen tint, deep shadows under his eyes making him look even more bug-eyed than usual. He was also eerily still and silent, save for his deep, raspy breathing, and his eyes that sometimes moved rapidly for a few minutes before stopping. Beads of sweat were gathering at his temples, his clavicle, his stomach, falling slowly on the fabric of the couch he was laid on- one of the only pieces of furniture in the bare little cabin they’d been assigned to.

Or confined to, given the disapproving looks the hothead got from their saviors whenever he tried to go further than the water hole behind the wooden house.

Their saviors- the luchadores. As crazy as it sounded still, him and Lino had been rescued from that nightmare facility by none other than their wrestling idols- and had the circumstances not been this terrifying, Vinz definitely would’ve been fanboying all over the place. Both Tigre and Diablo were even more impressive up close, their booming, commanding voices rattling his bones.

But that was the thing- the admiration, the awe, the fluttery feeling of being starstruck… it hadn’t lasted very long. Not when they were running from bloodthirsty aliens -aliens!- with some weird old man who knew way too much about Lino for it to be comfortable.

Vinz groaned, getting off the floor- his joints cracked as he walked to the couch to sit by Lino’s bedside, feeling completely useless. He stifled a flinch when he spotted a few roaches in the palm of Lino’s hand, apparently watching over their beloved master.

It was equally sweet and gross, in Vinz’ opinion. But he couldn’t be mad- not anymore. Not when the swarm of crawling black pests had been the cause of their salvation. He distantly wondered if his friend’s true nature had something to do with the strange connection he had with his roaches.

Yeah… That was another thing he’d had to unpack in the last few days. He’d figured from Angelino’s recent athletic exploits and murder-y, tentacle-y episodes that something very weird was up with his best friend. But this… this was a little too much.

As it turned out, Lino was an alien. An honest-to-God alien- or at least, half of him was. The guy had never, ever talked about his parents, his earliest memories only going back to the orphanage they’d both grown up in. God knows how he’d ended up there, but considering how the Machos (and what stupid-ass name that was for an alien race, for real) seemed to view relashionships between humans and their kind… Vinz could take a guess at how that little love story had ended.

He wasn’t an idiot, despite what all the people he’d worked with might think. In the short moments where he’d been conscious and the big suit guy was around, he’d heard him mention something about ‘finishing what he’d started’ as he glared at Lino’s unresponsive body.

That had told Vinz everything he needed to know. Whoever Lino’s parents had been, they were long dead. And that man was responsible for it.

Angelino didn’t need this. He didn’t deserve any of this, to be torn from his family, hunted down like a rogue animal, and even now, being looked down at like some interesting science experiment.

Oh, Vinz saw them alright. The curious stares, the inquisitive glances. The hushed conversations between the masked men, like Lino held all answers.

Like he’d said- he would’ve fanboyed hard about his favorite fighters being around. But the way they looked at and talked about his best friend made his blood boil and his flames burn hotter. It didn’t matter that Lino was a hybrid, that he had freaky powers, hell, he could’ve been the second coming of Jesus for all Vinz cared.

Angelino was his best friend in the whole world. They’d been through so much together, even before this mess- they’d been living together their whole lives, they trusted each other, supported each other no matter what.

Vinz had wondered why he’d been so angry at Lino, at that girl. He briefly considered the possibility that he was harboring feelings for his best friend, that it was jealousy. But it quickly occurred to him that no, that wasn’t the nature of his feelings for the black ball-headed man.

Vinz loved Lino, yes. More than anything in this world, if he was being honest with himself. But he wasn’t in love with him- there was a distinct difference. He wanted to protect him, stand by him. He wanted them to keep watching dumb movies together late at night, on their shitty couch, in their shitty apartment and yet shittier neighborhood. And he’d be content with that- as long as Angelino was here, he’d be okay.

Angelino. His best friend. And his partner, for life.

This ran probably deeper than mere friendship- not like Vinz would know how to even call it. It might not have been romantic… but it felt equally as strong, and precious. Vinz sighed, crossing his arms on the couch and resting his skull between his arms. He’d considered running away- take Lino and run, run on the line between ochre sand and purple skies of the desert. Hide out somewhere, wait for everything to finally blow over. Watch over Lino until he woke up, as he was doing now.

But that was a pipe dream, and Vinz knew that. They weren’t the survivor types- they’d just die within a few days without the luchadores’ help, and then what? No, as much as Vinz disliked it, staying here was the smartest thing he could do right now.

So Vinz kept watch- gently cleaning Lino’s exposed skin with a wet sponge when his body ran too hot, replacing the cool rag on his forehead and eyes. Covering him with a blanket when he got too cold, whispering hushed reassurances.

Shhh, it’s okay, you’re okay.

I’m here.

I’m not leaving.

Come on Lino, please.

Come back to me, okay?

I can’t do this shit without you.

I’ll be better, I promise.

I’ll protect you this time, so please.

Please wake up.

[movedbl0g]

Skz reacting to you being sick

A/N: I’m actually kinda sick right now (it’s just a cold so I’m still good) and this idea popped up in my head ~ i hope you guys like it!!

Genre: fluff

Warnings: sickness, slight swearing(only once)

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Chan:

We all know that he takes care of other ppl VERY well

I feel like he would check up on you frequently and bringing you the stuff you need

Would not leave your side, would try to comfort you in every way possible

“Y/n??”, Chan called through the apartment after he opened the door and saw that all the lights were turned off. He walked further into the apartment looking around , but there was no sign of you.

When he finally opened your bedroom door he saw you laying in your bed, covered in blankets with a pile of tissues besides you. As you noticed his presence,you gave him a weak smile that was probably not even visible due to the dim lights.

“Are you okay??”, Chan asked, sitting down on your bed and giving you a little kiss on the forehead. You just shook your head no while you clinged on Chan, in which he responded with a tight hug, wrapping his arms around you and bringing you into his lap.

He just held you for a while,his hands sliding through your hair and light kisses in your forehead from time to time.

“Do you need me to get you anything??Should i get some meds??”, he asked after a while but you just held him closer.

“No,don’t worry,cuddles are enough for now”

Lee Know:

He would try to cheer you up and distract you from your suffering fhchrhdh

He would cook some comforting food like soup for you

We would insist on doing everything thing for you so you can take proper rest

You just texted him that you couldn’t make it to your date today because you weren’t feeling that well and now, ten minutes later he already stood at your door step, a bag of groceries in his left hand and a bag with different medications in the other.

“What are you doing here lino and what’s all that stuff for??” You asked as soon as you opened the door and got a sight of him being packed with stuff.

“I didn’t know what you needed so i brought all different kinds of medications and since i already was about to come over i also thought that i can cook something for you so you can take proper rest”, he started talking with a pout on his lips.

As he started cooking you tried to help him but he immediately scolded you, saying that you shouldn’t spread all of your germs around and should rest on the couch instead while he will cook for you.

(Small time skip)

“This soup was amazing lino!! i already feel way better now and i can help you clean the kitchen-“

“No you’re not doing anything but rest, you’re sick baby!!”

Changbin:

I feel like he would give you A LOT of cuddles to make you feel better

Would try to make you laugh and lift your mood

But would also give you the rest you need

you couldn’t really sleep last night due to your horrible headache, that wouldn’t get better even tho you took several painkillers and tried to avoid anything that’s bright,it just wouldn’t get better.

When Changbin visited you after he was done with practicing for the day and turned on the lights, you immediately responded with a groan, causing him to immediately turn off the lights again while giving you a worried look.

„What’s wrong honey??“, he asked while walking up to,laying himself on the bed right next to you, immediately wrapping his arms around and holding you against his chest.

“I’m not feeling that well and i think I’m really hot...i should probably check my temperature...” you said while nuzzling your head into Changbins chest. “But honey”, he chuckled, “you’re always hot”

You playfully slapped him as response, making him ruffle through your hair so it looks all messy and it eventually turned until a play fight, until you held your head,mimicking that it hurts a lot.

Changbin immediately stopped and laid you down in the bed again, tucking you under the blanket,giving you one small kiss on the forehead, saying that you should rest now before he left the room.

Hyunjin:

So we all know how dramatic he is

So i can definitely imagine him running around and screaming after telling him you’re sick

He would keep his distance so he doesn’t get sick too but would still take care of you really well

Would order your favorite food and watch a movie with you (plus he probably would give in to cuddles after a while too)

“WHAT”, he yelled out dramatically, eyes and mouth wide opened. “WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE A COLD WHAT IF I GET SICK AND-“

“Hyunjin, calm down it’s just a light cold and it’s almost gone again-“ you tried to calm him down, reaching out for his hand. “Ahhh don’t touch me- all of your germs are on my hand now-“ he dramatically said while walking away from you, shaking his hands as if it would shake of any germs.

You rolled your eyes,seeing Hyunjin running out if the room completely panicked and at this point you couldn’t even tell if he was teasing you or if he was serious.

He didn’t return for a quite long time, you got a little bit suspicious, but after a few more minutes,he returned with a grin on his face.

“I thought you died because you drank hand sanitizer or something to get rid of the germs-“ you teased him, cocking up your eyebrows while looking at him.

“Not that buuuutttt”, he then replied, a smirk appearing on his face,” i ordered your favorite take out food and I’m willing to watch a movie to you, but only with a safe distance,okay”

“Thank you babe”, you smiled at him and blew him a kiss afterwards “but are you sure that you don’t wanna cuddle??”

Jisung:

I feel like he’d be really panicked at first

“are you sure that you’re okay??do you need any meds??maybe you should go to the doctor i can-“

After making sure that you’re not dying, he’d make sure to give you a lot of cuddles and kisses (but only on the cheek/jawline/forehead kisses)

Jisung was completely freaked out when he say you sitting in the couch, wrapped up in thousands of blankets, tons of used tissues laying around you and your face red from the fever you were having.

He immediately dropped all of his bags, running up to you grabbing your hands full in panic, looking you in the eyes like your about to die.

“Are you okay??”, he asked with big eyes squeezing your hands.

“Don’t worry, it’s just a little cold”, you said in a raspy voice, forcing yourself to give him a little smile.

“Are you sure your not dying??” he continued asking, his face expressions more serious that ever “or do you need any meds?? I can get some for you if you want...and you really don’t wanna go to the doctor...i mean you can go just to be sure....wait I’ll make you some tea, i’ll be right back”

You tried to calm him down a bit,but he already disappeared in the kitchen,coming back minutes later with a huge can of tea.

“And just to make sure that you’re not dying,i guess i have to pepper you with kisses babe”

Felix:

CUDDLEBUG

would not let you out of his embrace

would probably bake some brownies for you because he knows you live them while you sleep

he would just be so sweet and caring in general my heart is melting if i just think abt it ahhhh

You were waking up in Felix’s arms,your head pressed against his chest and his lips resting next to your forehead. As you slowly woke up, you felt a horrible pain in your throat and you noticed that you could barely breathe through your nose.

“Baby?”, you whispered to him,getting a hum as reaponse. “I don’t feel that well, i think I’m going to get sick” you said, feeling him shuffle away a little bit to take a look at your face.

“You really look a little bit sick” he said, his eyes carefully scanning your face. “Do you need any meds or should we go to the doctors?”, he carefully asked while his eyes came back ti yours, making eye contact.

“No i think it’s not that bad,but i like that you’re really warm”, you told him while coming closer to his chest again, the warmth of his embrace sending shivers down your spine. He immediately held you closer, his long arms wrapping around you and carefully drawing circles on your beg,until you drifted of to sleep.

When you woke up it was way brighter,so you probably slept for a few hours. When you noticed that Felix was gone, you let out a small cry, but you immediately got distracted by the smell of fresh brownies.

Just now the door opened,Felix walking in with a cup of hit chocolate in his one hand and a plate with a brownie in the other.

“Here, to make you feel a little bit better” he said while handing you the plate and a fork, giving you a huge smile.

Seungmin:

I feel like he would be similar to Changbin

We would look super concerned at you with his puppy dog eyes

Would try to make you laugh with corny jokes

CUDDELS

You told Seungmin that you were sick before he came over,warning him from yourself, but when he came over and actually saw how sick you looked with glassy eyes, a red,runny nose and burning hot cheeks.

He looked at you scanning you from head to toe, his puppy eyes furrowed concerned, slowly walking up to you. “Why didn’t you tell me that you were THAT sick??”, he asked worryingly while pulling you into a hug, the tone of his voice almost making your heart break.

“It’s really not as bad as it looks”,you reassured him,your hand gently rubbing over his back. “But did you bring the thermometer, i think i really should take my temperature”

“Of course”, he said with a smile, breaking the hug to reach into his bag,grabbing the theometre and holding it against your forehead

“And??what does it say??”,you asked curiously.

Seungmin just let out a little chuckle before saying “well,you know..... i always told you that you were hot as fuck....”

Jeongin:

I think we wouldn’t quite know what to do bc the others always took care of him

But he‘d definitely make you some warm tea to make you feel better

Would probably end up calling chan for advice lol

This poor baby got so concerned when you started sneezing nonstop and would rest, but now that you were in your bed, basically knocked out from your fever.

“Uhmmm...is there anything i can...like give you??” He asked,his voice filled with uncertainty. “

“Yes please”, you groaned,”i really think that i need some meds”

“Uhmm sure, I’m gonna look at what i have here, but i already made you some tea, so drink that while i be looking for...uh whatever medication that will make you feel better...just uhmm...wait here...”, he said while placing a cup of tea on your nightstand.

As soon ad he disappeared to look for the right meds, he called chan.

“Channie, i really really need your help....you know y/n is sick and i don’t know how the right medications look like....yeah i need something against fever....the one with the red or blue label?? And do we have to go to the doctor or-“

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[mingiswow]

SKZ | They comfort you after a nightmare

Genre: Angst, fluff, slice of life

Warnings: mentions of cheating, death, and kidnapping, some curse words probably, some of the boys are older in their reactions. If I forgot anything let me know

⚠ English is not my first language, so sorry if there's any mistake, corrections are always welcomed.

➥ chan

It was rare the occasions where you went to the dorm, it was usually Chan who went to your house. Right then you were currently laid on the sofa of his studio, sleeping while he finished some songs. You started sweating, your body moving around uncomfortably, your breathing becoming erratic. “Y/N? Y/N! Babe… wake up. Babe, wake up!” your boyfriend started to shake you lightly, waking you up from the nightmare.

You looked around, grounding yourself and realizing where you were. Immediately you hugged the man in front of you. “Had a nightmare?”.

“You had left me because I was a waste of your time and you told me I was not good enough for you” you answered, not taking your head from his neck, a few tears leaving your eyes. “Hey! Don’t you dare think I’ll ever say those things to you! To think I’d think like that, okay? You are the most precious person in my life. Hell! I’d die to ever think about hurting you” his calloused thumb ever so gently caressing your cheek, wiping your tears.

You nodded. Kissing his lips. “C’mon. Let’s go home, aight? I’ll tuck us like a burrito and cuddle you all night and tell you how much I love you”.

“You’re cringe, Bang Chan”

“But you love me like that”.

➥ lee know

You couldn’t believe your eyes. It was him. It was your boyfriend kissing another girl right in front of you. You didn’t have a reaction, all you could do was cry. You fell to your knees, tears falling heavily from your eyes. Suddenly a hole opened on your feet and you fell into it like Alice fell into the rabbit hole.

Your body jolted from the bed, a silent scream leaving your mouth. “Y/N? Are you okay?” the raspy morning voice from your boyfriend sounded beside you, his hand caressing your back. “Did you have a nightmare?”

“You were cheating on me” you turned to look at him, his shirtless frame still lazily laid on the bed, a lazy smile on his lips. “You’re so cute when you’re pouty, you know?” he pulled you back on the bed, caging you on his arms, the warmth of his body soothing your own. “I love you, Y/N. Cheating you is the last thing I'd do to you. Now go back to sleep, and have wet dreams with me”.

“Lino-yah!” he giggled at your blushed form, kissing your lips before, bringing you back to his chest, and playing with your hair until you fell asleep.

➥ changbin

The warmth of his hand felt so comfortable against your cold ones. The snow was falling from the sky while you and your boyfriend decided to take a walk since everyone was in the comfort of their home, no one would see you.

But just as you turned a corner there they were, the paparazzi, the fansites, seasangs. Everyone was taking pictures of you two. Flashes got mixed with screams and you could barely see anything in front of you. You started calling your boyfriend’s name but with no answer.

And then you were naked. Naked in the cold winter air while everyone took pictures and laughed at you. “Changbin! Changbin! Changbin! CHANGBIN!”

“Babe… wake up. Y/N, love. I’m here. I’m here” the scene suddenly started to fade in your mind and you got back to your bedroom. The dim light coming from the bedside lamp barely illuminating your boyfriend, his broad silhouette being distinguished before he engulfed you in a hug. "’s okay. I’m here now, I’m not going anywhere”.

“They caught us, they were taking pictures” you whispered on his chest, feeling the way his body hugged you. “I don’t want to lose you” you felt his fingers start to caress your hair, giving you warmth and reassurance.

“Sh… You won’t lose me, okay? I’m here with you, no one will get us. And if they get I don’t fucking care. You’re my girlfriend and I love you. ‘Kay?” you nodded, laying your head on the pillow again, Changbin spooning you. “I love you too, Bin”

➥ Hyunjin

You fell asleep while watching your boyfriend practice the dance routine over and over again, the sound of his shoes rubbing and stepping on the floor flooding your ears and intoxicating your brains. The sound kept getting louder and louder as you opened your eyes and a giant version of your boyfriend was destroying the town with his dance moves.

You started to scream his name, trying to get his attention with no success. You decided the best way was to approach him like Ann Darrow did with King Kong. But when you tried to get to him, his left foot raised in the air and stepped on you, squashing you like in the cartoons.

“AAAAAAAHHHHHH” you lifted your head fast from the ground, hitting Hyunjin’s head.

“Ouch!” he rubbed his head laughing a little bit. “Please don’t try to kill me, I’m just trying to help you here” he looked at you, a playful smile on his lips. “You just took a nap and had a nightmare?” you nodded.

“You had transformed into this giant dancer that was destroying the town and squished me dead” he laughed at your pout. “Ok, Let’s go home miss damsel in distress. It’s getting late anyway” he helped you to get up from the floor, giving him a hug and a peck on his nose.

“For a giant, you are pretty cute and soft” he laughed at your comment, shaking his head and grabbing his stuff.

➥ Jisung

“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT! YOU ARE SO STUPID, Y/N!”

“I didn't do anything” you started crying, still not knowing why he was screaming at you. “Please tell me what I did. I…”

“Stop playing dumb! You know what you did!” Jisung kept screaming at you while your tears kept falling from your eyes, a pool starting to form on your feet. In mere seconds you were drowning in your own tears, the air becoming scarce as you forgot how to breathe.

You woke up scared, shaking, crying, barely breathing. You looked at the empty spot in your shared bed, the fear starting to build in your chest again. Slowly you got out of bed, searching for your boyfriend and finding him in the kitchen, sneakily eating ice cream. “Oh… Hi babes” the guilty smile on his lips made you breathe more normally, you weren’t stuck in your nightmare anymore. “You okay?” he asked, handing you another spoon so you could join him.

“Had a nightmare. You were screaming with me and calling me names” you put the spoon in your mouth, pouting as you spoke and ate. “When I woke up you weren’t there. Got scared” he grabbed your cheeks and kissed your lips and forehead, wrapping you in a hug after.

“Sorry I wasn’t there, I woke up craving some ice cream” he laughed at himself. “But I’m here now, and I’ll never call you anything but sweet and cheesy words of love, ok?” you nodded, scenting his cologne on his neck. “Want more ice cream or cuddles to sleep?”

“Cuddles” you answered, smiling at him once you left his neck. “Your wish is my command ma’am” he hugged you from behind, guiding you two back to the bedroom between giggles and laughs.

➥ felix

“Y/N! Wake up. Are you listening?” your eyes widened open when you heard your husband’s voice. “It’s okay. I got you” he hugged you tight, caressing your back. “It’s just a nightmare, it’s normal”

“I was so scared it was real” you cried on his chest. The pregnancy screwing with your hormones. “They had taken the baby from us. They had stolen from us” the tears kept staining his pajama shirt. “Sh… Y/N, the baby is here, no one will take them from us” he left your embrace and held your face.

Wiping away your tears, he kissed you gently, his hands caressing the little bump starting to grow in your belly. “It was just a nightmare. They are right here, inside your beautiful body, full of love from their mommy and daddy, ok?” you nodded, looking at his hand. “I love you” he kissed your lips “this is our little family”.

You nodded, the sad tears turning into happy ones with the amount of love and joy your husband gave to you. “I love you too, Lixie”.

➥ seungmin

You ran like your life depended on it. Because it did. You screamed for Seungmin as you tried to run away from your evil clone, the wicked face looked so much like you but at the same time so different. You stopped suddenly when you hit on something.

“Oh thank God it’s you Seugmin! Please tak- AHHHHHHHHHHHHH” you screamed at the top of your lungs when you felt him hit your chest with a knife.

“Y/N! What happened?” the boy by your side woke up with your scream, scared something bad might have happened to you.

“We shouldn’t have watched that movie” you hid your face in his neck, hugging his body and crying a little while he giggled at you. “Stop! It was scary! I was trying to get me and you were the one who hurt me” you pouted looking at the man, trying to do a puppy face.

“I told you we should not watch horror movies, you always get scared” he patted your head, kissing the top of it before bringing you both back to your lying position, hugging you tight to his chest. “And if I dare to hurt you one day, I will let you take revenge”.

➥ jeongin

You looked over at the people at your wedding reception, everyone having fun on the dance floor, your feet too hurt to actually move any longer. You watched as yours and Jeongin’s family got along, smiling at yourself for being so lucky.

Then your eyes landed on your now-husband and how he happily spoke to one of your cousins when he whispered in her ear, the woman giggling and nodding, her hands lingering a little too long on his arms, her long nails almost entering the fabric as she squeezed the place.

Tears started to fall from your eyes as you watched the scene unfold in front of your eyes and then you started running away from the place, from everyone. You could only hear the faint screams of your name by your husband. “Y/N! Y/N! Y/N! WAKE UP!”

Your eyes finally shot open, the place slowly starting to be visible in silhouettes by your eyes, the darkness of your bedroom embracing you. “Are you okay, sweetie?” the voice of your fiance sounding worried by your side. “Did you have a nightmare?” you nodded and hugged him.

“You and my cousin were flirting at our wedding and… and” you hiccuped the words as he soothed you.

“Y/N, I’d never do that. Do you hear me? You are my best friend, my lover, my partner,ever and the love of my life. I would never even do anything like that to hurt you”

“Promise?” you looked at him, not much being visible in the darkness. He nodded, whispering a soft promise against your lips, making your worries go away.

[moastays]

the morning i saw my first love (f)

felix x reader

summary: you and felix had your first sleepover and spend the morning after exquisitely happy.

a/n: i watched the felix and lino asmr interview they did and got soft so here we are hehe

——<3

as the sun peeped through your window and hit your boyfriend, felix’s face perfectly you looked over at him and gently outlined his face with your finger. it was the first time you and your boyfriend had a sleepover and waking up with his arm around your waist was a dream come true.

you leaned in closer to your boyfriend and pressed kisses on his face. his scrunched up lightly as his eyes slowly opened. “good morning baby.” his said with a sleepy voice. you smiled at him continuing to place sweet kisses on his face.he grabbed you by the waist and brought you closer to him brining you in for a deeper kiss. you hummed in satisfaction as one of your came to hold his face. felix sat up so he was slightly hovering over you to have more access in the kiss. everytime you and felix kissed it was so relaxing, you wouldn’t call it fireworks because it felt like plain bliss. a wave of relaxation always washed over you. felix was always a soft kisser and made you feel precious which he thought you were.

he disconnected from the kiss looking down at you with a smile. “come on lets go make some food” he said causing you to nod in agreement. you and felix were always big in skinship. since it was your love language you both would always hug and kiss and cuddle eachother constantly; it really did make you both happy. so, when you both got up felix wrapped his arm around your waist as you walked to the kitchen which you expected. you decided to make some pancakes for you guys today and went at it. felix put on some soft cafe lofi to play while you guys relax. he came up behind you and rested his head on your shoulder while you cooked, he kissed your neck softly and continued to watch you talking about his dreams last night.

you finished the pancakes and sat on the couch next to felix as you both shared on plate. “say ahh” he said causing you to giggle and open your mouth as he put some of the pancake in there. once you were both done you put the plate in the sink and decided to cuddle on the couch. your legs swung over felixs’ as he grabbed a blanket covering you both up since the fall air began to make the apartment cold. you rested your head on his chest listening to his heart beat ss he let his thumb gently massage your waist

you began to hum the path of the wind from totoro as it started playing on the ipad felix had turned on while cooking. this was all you ever wanted. you were so happy with felix he knew how to make you laugh and smile. he was always there when you were sad and when you need confidence or if you just wanted attention. you looked up at him and situated yourself so each of your legs were on one side of him and brought him into a hug. a little tear dropped from your eyes.

“y/n whats wrong?” felix said worryingly pulling you back so he could look at you.

“i’m just really happy with you.” you said with a smile causing his heart to burst. felix was also happy to be with you. you were his angel and he didn’t know what to do without you. you made a lot of emotions come out of him that weren’t normally there.

“i think i’m in love with you y/n” felix blurted out causing you to focus your eyes on him.

“huh” you said with wide eyes hoping you heard him correctly.

“i love you y/n.” he said again confidently gently resting a hand on your neck. “and i’m glad i had the honor to make you this happy.” he said with a smile.

you smiled back widely before crashing your lips onto him. you were completely smitten. an overwhelming feeling of happiness came over you as you both shared another intense kiss this morning. your hands grabbed on to his shirt as he gripped your waist tightly. your lips meshed together perfectly as you kissed. you pulled away after running out of breath.

“i love you too felix.” you said looking up at him with eyes full of admiration. he smiled up at your bringing you in for a tight hug.

“i promise i wont leave.” you both said in unison causing you guys to slightly giggled.

you both rested together for the rest of the morning while thinking about how lucky you were to have one another.

a/n: i believe felix x studio guilin music/movie marathon sounds great rn :( hope you guys like this!!!

[bedbellyandbeyond]

Lore 100

That’s right. This is the 100th chapter in Bed, Belly, and Beyond. This is not including flashbacks however, so we’re a little further than that. I figured, I’d do a bit of a ‘Where are they now’ type thing, and visit most of our characters for one night. I didn’t create any art for it as too many circumstances and characters are involved. I hope you like it. That night, all was well. Dari and Fay had another Happy Day. But this one was a little different with Rheni around. As soon as Fay explained the situation, the Arrhenius man insisted on taking care of the kids that day. He solicited Milo's help with the ins and outs of a Happy Day, but mostly took on the responsibility himself. Fay was able to spend the entire day alone with Dari and they mostly just hung out in the bedroom watching movies and eating food Milo brought up for them. While he loved being with the kids, Fay really did miss these kinds of days alone with his husband. It felt like Dari was the only person he had to worry about and he had been so lonely before without him. Dari had expanded his world they had so much to look forward to together.

Lino and Vi went to a club for date night. Fay had informed his friend of a club that had just opened up run by and for non-humans. It wasn't exclusive, Lino was still allowed in, but it was like being straight at a gay bar. Vi was nervous about it, but Lino insisted they should try it since they'd hardly ever been to any outings like that. When they'd first met, the idea of a club like this seemed impossible. Everything about Vi's very existence was completely clandestine. They spent three weeks talking online before agreeing to meet and Fay had to give him clearance into APID, which involved a lot of security measures, and after descending what felt like a mile into the ground, Vi still tried to hide his true face under the human one he'd been working on. He wasn't very good at it yet though and Lino saw through it immediately, insisting on seeing his real self before they even started talking. He wasn't one for fairytales, but when spikes and horns grew from his dates face, Lino fell in love immediately. To think several years later, they'd be sitting at a club downtown, bopping their heads to a synth tune from Proxima Centauri, surrounded by unmasked extraterrestrials, like Han and Greedo at the Mos Eisley Cantina; they would've never thought it possible. Lino invited a young Pelavian to their booth. His name was Derris. Vi and Derris danced. Lino bought a round of drinks. Derris had a hotel room. Lino bought room service.

Dante watched Kidd while they were out. He didn't have Grey that day, so it was just the triplets and their cousin. Ruben and Yori did some Hanukkah shopping during the day, so Dante took the kids out to a movie so they had time to hide the presents. It was late when everyone got home so it was straight to bed. Dante called Dusty to say goodnight to Grey. In bed, Yori complained about how he wouldn't be able to transform once his pregnancy progressed further. Dante and Ruben were less sympathetic, considering he'd done it to himself. But they couldn’t help but give him belly rubs anyway.

After getting the herd to bed, Rheni started texting Camilo to see how he was doing. Camilo was awake and studying for his exams, but he welcomed the distraction and called Rheni to talk. He asked if Rheni was still keeping up with his online courses and if he was getting any work. The slime man admitted he’d fell behind work and learning for about a month after Camilo had left. He was working now though, and thankfully he was freelance and picked up a new project, he was just a little bit broke at the moment. More than anything, after Camilo, Rheni wanted to know how the baby was doing. Anything Camilo knew about her, he wanted to know it too. Camilo shared, but he didn’t think there was much to say. He sent over his ultrasound pictures, talked about how healthy she was every time he got checked up at the doctor. Technically, he wasn’t supposed to be getting health care for his pregnancy from APID, since none of the parties involved were non-human, so he’d been seeing his family doctor for check ups, but he still occasionally was seen by an APID doctor, Dr Gardi before and now Syd, just to continue the research into Rheni’s paternity. One annoying thing he learned was that in pregnancy communities online, if he searched ‘ftm pregnancy’ in any forum, it didn’t mean ‘female to male’ like he’d assumed, but instead ‘first time mom’. It didn’t do well to help him feel welcome, but he’d manage to find some information on other media, like YouTube and blogs, where pregnant transmen had done their own documentation, as if just for him. He couldn’t imagine being that open about it with the world, so he was very thankful for them and even reached out to them if he had any questions. After a bit, they got bored of chit chat and decided to stream the same movie together. Camilo loved sci-fi so they watched Spaceballs and went back to messaging while it ran. After the credits rolled, they were both very tired, so they said goodnight and got to sleep.

Dusty took Grey that day to visit Sydryn. It had been a couple months since Grey had seen the dragon and he was very excited when he saw them again. Syd had assisted in the delivery of Grey in their home and had helped Dusty (although very reluctantly) to raise the child for his first three years of life. In a way, Syd was like a third parent, and they made sure he was fed and cared for properly, despite their constant desire to be completely child free. They didn’t like children and they liked babies even less, but they were good with them and the only thing they had been particularly strict about was colour coordination and noise regulation. This was likely how Grey had become so quiet; Syd hadn’t encouraged speech development and questions as much as they probably should have. But they’d come to realise this now, and apologised to Dusty for it. Dusty forgave them and assured them that Grey’s time with Dante and the triplets had really done good to help him open up. Dusty was of the mind that Sydryn should consider raising their own children when they came because he was sure they’d be a good parent, but Sydryn banished the thought, reaffirming that they preferred to be alone, and even preferred the company of humans more than that of dragons, the latter of which their children would obviously be. In fact, they said, they’d rather raise one hundred children of any other species, than seven dragon hatchlings. They wished they’d never said that though since Dusty was able to use it to trap Sydryn into babysitting for him in the future. They stayed over at Syd’s for the night, eating a smorgasbord of meat cold cuts and fruit, before watching Pretty in Pink to get to sleep.

Dr Reid Gardi was recovering, but he still needed a lot of rest and without Köbi’s assistance, he was not able to wake up. When he was awake, he was delirious and didn’t think straight. He muttered things about faces and angels and dreams, but getting him to answer basic questions was difficult. The strangest thing was that his heartbeat had slowed to no more than a single beat per minute. He shouldn’t have been alive. But he lived. Sydryn considered he might’ve been like a vampire, but Nari was consulted and he assured them that this was not the case. Reid was never bitten, and those this state he was in was similar to the transition to a vampire, it was taking too long. He would’ve died already if he was turning into a vampire. He hadn’t gained any of the characteristics either, save for the paleness. It was still beyond them what was happening to him.

Nathan and Dax took the night slowly. Nathan prepared like he usually would for his transformation; he locked all his most important belongings away in the steel cabinets he’d been provided, ate as much as he could beforehand to help sate the wolf’s appetite, and used a hook to remove the lens caps from the surveillance cameras in the corners. Dax was a bit apprehensive about being surveilled at night, but he understood that Nathan gave consent to be observed while he was the wolf so that APID could intervene in case anything did go wrong during his transformation. Sydryn provided him the paperwork to sign to give his consent as well, and he just tried to ignore the cameras’ existences. The transformation occurred slowly that night. Nathan and Dax were talking about classes and how Dax was restructuring the French immersion programs for students with parents from off planet who might not be able to vocalise the same as a human. It started off as excessive hair growth and once he realised it was starting, Nathan asked Dax to help him undress then get as far away as possible. Dax obeyed and retreated to a corner of the room to watch. When the transformation was done, Dax was simply in awe, thankful to finally see the beautiful animal he'd roomed once before. The wolf was weary of him at first but he knelt down before the creature and stayed still. The wolf approached, sniffing and nudging at his clothes. Finally, the wolf laid down before him and lowered its head. Dax smiled, slowly offering a hand and placing it gently on the wolf's head. The animal whined and let Dax pet them gently. The pregnancy was less noticeable in this form, but the swell was there and the wolf allowed Dax to rub their stomach gently. Whether it was Nathan in control or a spirit of some kind, Dax didn’t know, but he knew that they were going to be alright that night.

[bubbletimestories]

A kiss with a fist is better than none (Lokixreader)

Summary: You are going to have a surprise when you go to bed with your cat. But not necessarily an unpleasant one. It's the beginning of a strange duo. Loki is not dead (surprise !) and he seems decided to return to Asgard...but it's not that simple and he has to deal with an unexpected companion (you).

Warnings: soft, hurt Loki, pain 

Themes: hurt/confort, magic, disguise, truth serum, travel, fever...

A/N. I’m slow on this one but I know what I’ll write next

Translated with Google traduction, sorry ^^’

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17275064

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"Loki? Loki! "

With the vocal elegance of a fishmonger, you continue to call your cat for a few minutes before giving up and accepting that it can make its life elsewhere, probably under a piece of furniture. It's often like that, it never shows when you have time to give it; obviously, it's so much more fun to slouch on your computer or your books when you're working. That will teach you to give it the name of the god of malice. This is something that always surprises your friends, especially after the events of a few years ago, the aliens, all that...

Maybe it's because you love these kinds of stories, or because you've read Slothbaby fanfics too much, but you cannot help but think that Loki -the real one, not your cat- wasn’t totally guilty in the destruction of Manhattan. It was still a particularly nagging approach, not really the kind of the god of malice and of stuffed blows. He is more of a kind to attack from behind, right? Add to that that he is far from being ugly and one will easily understand that you are a little bit, a little little bit fan. He has style, it's undeniable.

Mechanically, you tidy the leftovers of your meal while listening to the TV talking about the Avengers for the umpteenth time and how they ended what the media call "The Ashpocalypse". You weren't one of those who disappeared but it was an extremely dark time. Fortunately, now everything is over and that's good. Like a lot of people, you refuse to think about it too much, prefer to leave it behind you and move forward. It's not about closing your eyes but ... in short, you don’t want to talk about it, all’s well that ends well and we didn’t have to deplore too many losses.

Your bare feet make a funny noise on the lino, you like to imagine that they are suckers that stick to the ground as if you were an octopus. Yes, we have the delusions we can. With one hand, you push the door of the bathroom while scrolling a Youtube playlist of your composition. As you live alone and don’t like silence, your apartment is always filled with music, be it Powerwolf, Muse or soundtracks. Although with a great sense of humor, you avoid putting the theme of Psycho when you're in the shower, it's your only rule. Nonchalantly lying on the carpet, Loki watches you enter before continuing his toilet, polishing his black fur carefully.

"Are you coming to keep me company? Voyeur ... "

That he stays there does not bother you, you are used to pairs of eyes with all the posters that adorn your room. You cram the edge of the bathtub and slide the curtain, not without having pulled the tongue to your kitty cat, nah. Singing in a low voice to avoid disturbing your neighbours (it is already late), you enjoy hot water to the maximum before going out and wrapping yourself in a towel, ready to go to sleep. The cat has not moved, still contemplating you as if it was master in its house, which does not stop it from purring when you stroked its head and cuddled like an old lady before taking it in your arms and take it to your room. Some people don’t like their pet sitting on the bed but since Loki does not shed too much hair and never brings back fleas, you don’t mind sharing.

To save time, you throw the towel on a chair and slip directly under the comforter to put on you pajamas. As long as you are naked, you prefer to be warm. A few contortions later, you are ready to sleep. You have closed the door, all the lights are off, you have a big warm quilt and the cat is still purring in your back .... What better ask?

"Good night, Loki"

You close your eyes, begin to sink in the mists of sleep while thinking of a thousand things at the same time: the visit of your mother next weekend, your job, the next film that you're going to see, the feeling of the arms around your waist ... Wait ... WHAT?

Returning somewhat to reality, you frown and slide a hand to your hip, certain to feel only your pajamas and nothing else, as is often the case when you daydream. Your fingers brush something warm and hard on your stomach: a hand! It's a nightmare, a simple nightmare, it happens ... You open your eyes while continuing to gently feel this hand that is certainly not yours but which is rude to invite itself like that. Hand connected to an arm that surrounds your waist. If it's an erotic dream, it starts off veeeeeeery strangely. But if it is, it's really just that, a dream. You had to eat too much and it causes strange reactions in your brain. You knew that you should not eat this yoghurt, the expiry date was long passed.

"It's a yoghurt, nothing but a yoghurt", you start to repeat yourself mentally, without really knowing if it makes any sense. That's when a hot breath comes to rest on your neck, making your whole body stretch like a bow. This is when you realize that a hard mass is stuck in you back. It's not the wall, it's not the cat. Oh shit…

Suddenly, you turn and send your arm back, just to know once and for all if you're going to hit the blank or something. Your fist strikes a cheek and the unknown arm leaves your hip as a body falls from the bed with an expletive. The pain in your hand tells you you're awake. Shit, it's not a dream, it's not a dream! Your fingers take a moment to find the switch but they finally manage to turn on the light, because you refuse to be one of those horror movie gourds who decide to stay in the dark. In order to protect yourself from your attacker, you catch the first thing that comes to hand: a soft toy. Seriously?

" What the fuck is happening ?! "

Delicate, posed, feminine ... You stand up as you can on the mattress, your mini Sherlock brandished in a vain threat, and you finally detail the intruder. The first thing that jumps out at you is that he is naked. Oddly enough, that's the kind of detail that gets important at 2 A.M, when you live alone. Then, and it's probably worse than nudity, you think you recognize who it is.

"Loki ?! THE Loki of Asgard! "

Awe succeeds surprise, it's way too surreal for you to be scared. What should you be afraid of anyway? He is naked and you are not. The young man stands up and gives you a big smile as if nothing had happened, as if it were only a magic trick, quite predictable. You would be watching for a "tada". Suffocated by the shock, you stammer vainly before the anger rises and make your words more intelligible.

"But what ... What are you doing here? What ... oh shit, cover up! "

You throw your quilt at him, trying not to look too far down, waiting for explanations that the god does not seem wanting to give. It may seem strange but you would like to know what an Asgardian god comes to do in your apartment, naked as a worm and looking happy about it. He does not press anyway, wraps the blanket around his hips and then settle on a chair, on the verge of doing a remake of Basic Instinct. You put the soft toy on the bed-it was useless anyway-and stare the newcomer with all the wrath you are capable of. Task made difficult by the vision of his fine muscles and his mocking eyes, damn, he’s hot!

" What is happening ? "

No need to expand your question, you think it encompasses the whole brothel environment. Loki -wow, it's him! - settles comfortably before smiling at you, the kind of charming smile that must be his trademark.

"But you called me ... You invited me to sleep with you. "

He looks so proud of him, the bastard! Like you did that! Baloneys ... "Come on Loki, come sleep with me" ?! The only Loki in your life is your cat ... Oh no ... Your whole thread of thought must be read on your face because the young man bursts out laughing, shaking his head, folding his arms nonchalantly on his chest.

"Meow"

Your pillow misses his head a few inches, crashes with a soft noise against the wall before falling to the ground.

"You took the place of my cat ?! Are you serious ?! "

This time, you shouted but you don’t care to wake up neighbors, it's totally an incredible story. The worst thing is that the other bitch is far from denying and the more you look at him, the more you realize that indeed, there is a little air. The way to look at you especially, with attention, as when your cat waits a caress or when you walk in front of it. Wait ... Does that mean he was in the bathroom ?! You were naked in front of the god of malice! It's a bad joke, you're going to wake up ...

- Oh shit…. Kind of pervert! You watched me in the shower! - And not that. You are rather shameless when you think yourself alone. - How long has it been? - A month. - A month ?!

You collapse on the mattress, digging into your memory to remember important events but nothing comes to you. You paid my rent, there was no attack of super-villain, nothing major in any case. Your cat lost its way ... So here it is! That's when there was an exchange! And you, you think about it as if it was normal ... Taking advantage of your silence, Loki explains, eyes sparkling with a fun that annoys you.

"When Thanos attacked the Asgardians' ship, I pretended to be dead and fled as best I could. It was not easy and I wandered a lot before I failed on Earth, in a country called Nepal. I finally managed to get here, tired, without really knowing what I was going to do. And I hear you calling me, or at least calling your cat. It was a simple way to have room and board. "

It seems so simple and normal when he says it ... His brother would have offered to compensate you. It's funny but now that Loki is in front of you, you have less desire to see him. Oh boy, you hope you did not talk about him in front of ... well, what you thought was your cat ... The red goes up to your cheeks for a brief moment before you calm down. It's better that you keep your head cool. Even if it's the most total shit ... With your most assured air, Iyou stand up to your full height (which is not high) and look at the god right in the eye hoping to keep your calm to the maximum in the face of this living fantasy.

"Listen ... we ... Well, you don’t seem to be able or want to go to where you came from so we have to live together. But don’t turn into a cat anymore. And never look at me again in the shower! We will find you some clothes and ... .and you will give me back my cat. Once it's done, we'll see. "

Have you been clear? No idea but it would be good because you're not sure you can express things more simply. You could have told him to leave. You should have. But you did not think about it. Part of you hopes to find a small compensation for this situation, he probably has ideas to be forgiven ...

" It's OK for me "

Loki gets up and holds out his hand with his most innocent look, letting the quilt fall down, which was nevertheless very practical for you to keep the ideas clear. And shit, you took a god as a roommate.

Next chapters on AO3 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17275064/chapters/40970171

[filmstruck]

Hell in the Daytime: Lino Brocka’s MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (‘75) by Thomas Davant

I’m not sure—or at least, can’t think at the moment—of a film in which the title so chillingly sums up its story and atmosphere than MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (‘75). “Atmosphere” is a word that gets tossed around a lot when talking about books and movies, but sometimes it’s more readily believable and palpable than character. The title conjures up a city that’s already entwined in a mysterious haze of otherworldliness, a brutal history of colonialism and the tragedy of poverty and corruption. An image search of modern Manila reveals a mix-match of gorgeous cathedrals once enormous and looming but now dwarfed by glass high-rises and skyscrapers, of shanty towns spread out for miles around the city center in a Kandinsky painting of multi-colored tin roofs. One wonders how much the city has changed since the shooting of Lino Brocka’s film, which preserves a time and place so perfectly.

A distant cousin to the Australian classic WAKE IN FRIGHT (‘71)—which finds a schoolteacher en route to sex, sand and sun in Sydney but instead gets caught up in the boozing, brawling and brutalizing of kangaroos in a tiny desert town—Brocka’s work is likewise a hellish journey into the soul of a man as it undergoes an intense, dramatic transformation brought on by the immediate environment. Julio, a young fisherman (played with an unwavering stare of sadness by Bembol Roco) from a poor coastal town, travels to Manila in pursuit of the love of his life, a childhood friend taken by a mysterious woman who promises her family that a good job and riches await in the big city. We know what actually awaits because we’ve heard the stories and read the headlines.

The film opens a few weeks into his time in Manila. In the urban-scape, he quickly loses his money and bounces job sites in search of work. The workers are all kind to young Julio and offer advice. The overseer, with a belly bulging, arm over clipboard and eyes hidden behind sunglasses, is a real bastard. But that’s just the way it goes. He’s a penny-pincher and the way society maintains the gap between the well-off and the poor is just a hard fact of life. For the workers who break their backs 10 hours a day, it’s an “us against them” situation, as Julio learns. The city is only an enjoyable place if you have the money; if you don’t, it’s a hungry inferno. I’m reminded suddenly of a quote from WITHNAIL AND I (‘87): “Free to those that can afford it, very expensive to those that can’t.”

Brocka was one of the great Filipino filmmakers, a maverick in his nation and a gift to world cinema. As a man with such cultural sway in his country, his felt a personal responsibility to turn a lens on the problems facing the Philippines. Poverty, corruption and the treatment of women and homosexuals were common issues addressed over a prolific career cut short by a car crash in the early 90s.

Cinematographer Mike De Leon (who would become a director of his own prestige) shoots his hometown of Manila from across congested streets, through sweaty crowds and out upper story windows. The city pushes down on the young man as he waits outside the supposed address of his love with the patience of a monk. Men walk past offering underage girls black market goods. He continues to wait. His stomach grumbles.

Skin beaded with sweat, dirt and grime, muscles aching under the weight of ground-stone bashed to bits by sledgehammers and eyes straining in that bright white light litter the picture and provide a visual for anguish, jealousy and resentment. Brocka took his crew to the thick of the shanty towns, preferring non-professionals for their lack of self-consciousness before the camera.

Julio takes solace in the nighttime. There’s a strange comfort and anonymity in the darkness. In those moments, he can see silhouettes in the window—is that her?—but in the daylight the glass reflects the building across the street. For is there anything more dehumanizing than the middle of the day when you’re unemployed and searching for work? It costs money to breathe. You have everything going out and nothing coming in.

The word “claws” seems ready to conjure images of darkness. Things that snatch and grab and tear lurk in the shadows. But Manila has it all out in the sunshine. There’s nothing more terrifying than a harsh, bright light, shining down, illuminating everything and revealing nothing.

Brocka intersperses Julio’s journey with quick flashes of his past, a vermillion sun shimmering above the ocean and Ligaya’s face framed in the fading light of summer dusk. Julio stares at the grimy pavement of the city, clinging to his memories. Manila reaches for all he believes is good and worth preserving; but the city will eventually hook its claws. The terror of the film is in how one loses oneself in the pursuit of a goal that is forever out of reach, a Sisyphean nightmare.

This restoration by the World Cinema Foundation is stellar, and title cards explain the painstaking steps and love that goes into such a process. The resulting image is thick with weight, lush with color and ultimately satisfying to the eyes.

For those hooked by Brocka’s work, FilmStruck also offers a restoration of INSIANG (‘76). Hilda Koronel, starring here as Julio’s love, turns in a career-defining performance as a woman seeking revenge on her rapist in INSIANG.

MANILA is one of the more visceral films I’ve seen in a long time, a refreshing reminder that films from across the world and from a different time can still reverberate with power today. Please, do yourself a favor and watch this searing masterpiece.

[baekhvuns]

LET IT BE KNOW THAT THAT I WOKE UP TO HJ COSPLAYING AS SOME WHITE MAN?!Alright guess I'll have to wake up at 6am on Friday too, fuck this.😭 I feel like the next teaser will be even more unhinged, but the scaleeee?! That's why they need so many tours and fan calls they spent all their money on this idusuehshahdjsrf

Ok, before I give you the ranking, any predictions? 👀 I already have one in mind actually

Well shit, I'M NOT READY AT LEAST NOT FOR THAT Seonghwa 😭 let me wash my hair first before I meet him

It is tiring seriously... like yesterday I concluded there's a beef between two accs I follow 👁👄👁 I almost unfollowed one of them, but decided to mute cause she's funny sometimes, but also 🤡 the other one I like more, from what I gathered the first one isn't a fan of certain multis (obviously Staytinys) and keeps blocking people for that, lmaoooo. I muted all the fanbase accounts, but yeah the TL is A LOT to take right now.

LEE JOOYEON?

Yes Skz's debut hit pretty hard, they were like we just started but we're already in HELL, so true. I was like that with Next Level and Savage, also Good Boy Gone Bad... I still can't say I love any of them, but I was forced to listen to them so many times and busted some moves, so now I play them occasionally 🙈🙉🙊

I know too many stories about uber drivers without the license etc, I don't wanna get near them (even my friend's messed up cousin drove an Uber even though his license was taken away FOR A REASON 🤡) I feel like taxi drivers are safer, they control them better. We have Uber and there's Bolt as well, both susssss not to mention a lot of them don't speak English nor the local language and sometimes don't even make an effort to communicate 😭 AND NO WAY?! Should've done a split ride with Yibo, damnnnn

I had no idea which Y/N I would be, but model sounds more right than mafia 😅

Dohwan and Soohyuk WOW YOUR MINDDDD </3

Ok the King Tut thing reminded me of a cartoon I used to watch it's called Tutenstein and I was obsessed idyjshduehdhehe anyways that guy's story was real sad indeed same with his wife

Ahhh twins I got Lino too! And Changbin which I didn't expect

Me when I don't take my ADHD meds vs me when I take them and start dissociating Ok but Hwa was such a small and jumpy boooooy that live and when he was sulking in the background? NEW REACTION PIC, also wearing something straight out of Wooyoung's or Mingi's wardrobe. Btw, the fact I instantly recognised Hwa's hands in the photo San posted, yikes but also Song Mingi what's with your nails brooooo

Hmmm, depends, I read some bad fake dating AUs tbh lol, I like when people are getting to know each other, buuuuut I think ex lovers getting back together can be fun if well written and them reconciling makes sense! So maybe I'll choose the latter since it's less common. What exactly are you planning? 👁👁 - DV 💖

hi hello!!

LET IT BE KNOW THAT THAT I WOKE UP TO HJ COSPLAYING AS SOME WHITE MAN?!Alright guess I'll have to wake up at 6am on Friday too, fuck this.😭 I feel like the next teaser will be even more unhinged, but the scaleeee?! That's why they need so many tours and fan calls they spent all their money on this idusuehshahdjsrf

COSPLAYING AS WHITE MAN 😭😭😭😭 did a oli london real fast HRKWHDKW NAURR THE WAY ITS IN 3 DAYS I CANT BELIEVE 😭😭🔫 THE SCALE ITS LITERALLY A MOVIE???? sci-fi rebellion >>>

Ok, before I give you the ranking, any predictions? 👀 I already have one in mind actually

i WOULD LIKE TO SAY 1. since ttwhy is gone, bodyguard might be here 2. ttwhy 3. lets not fall in love?? 4. mr and mrs park! tHE REST I HAVE NO CLUE FBDB

Well shit, I'M NOT READY AT LEAST NOT FOR THAT Seonghwa 😭 let me wash my hair first before I meet him

LMFAOOOO 😭😭😭 HES SO FINE IF FEEL SO UGKY JUST STANDING IN FRONT OF HIM EVEN IN THE BEST OUTFIT

It is tiring seriously... like yesterday I concluded there's a beef between two accs I follow 👁👄👁 I almost unfollowed one of them, but decided to mute cause she's funny sometimes, but also 🤡 the other one I like more, from what I gathered the first one isn't a fan of certain multis (obviously Staytinys) and keeps blocking people for that, lmaoooo. I muted all the fanbase accounts, but yeah the TL is A LOT to take right now.

👁👄👁 what’s the beef on 👁👄👁 BFKWHDKS god staytinys stop 😭😭😭 i feel its a army and blink fanwars 😭😭😭 YEHA THE TL IS KINDA CRAZY but this hongjoong

LEE JOOYEON?

DID HE JUST NOONA EHWJHDWK HE JUST NOONA-ED THWKFJWKDJWK 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Yes Skz's debut hit pretty hard, they were like we just started but we're already in HELL, so true. I was like that with Next Level and Savage, also Good Boy Gone Bad... I still can't say I love any of them, but I was forced to listen to them so many times and busted some moves, so now I play them occasionally 🙈🙉🙊

LMFAOOOO ALREADY IN HELL LITERALLY 😭😭😭 FBWKDHWK next level’s sort where the beat drops is so >>>> and savage’s build up with those harmonies 🤌🏼🤌🏼 but i didn’t like girls cb it felt as if there was no chorus? or a drop or something memorable,, illusion tho sounds better! GOOD BOY GONE BAD IS SUCHNA SECOND GEN SONG FBENFH

I know too many stories about uber drivers without the license etc, I don't wanna get near them (even my friend's messed up cousin drove an Uber even though his license was taken away FOR A REASON 🤡) I feel like taxi drivers are safer, they control them better. We have Uber and there's Bolt as well, both susssss not to mention a lot of them don't speak English nor the local language and sometimes don't even make an effort to communicate 😭 AND NO WAY?! Should've done a split ride with Yibo, damnnnn

LMFAOOOO????????? 😭😭😭🤚🏼 omg yes taxi drivers are safer and softer theyre so nice half the time and so wholesome dbdbd LMFJKAHDKS UBER DRIVERS WOULD DRIFT IF THEY HWD THE CHANCE DBDB AW THAT SUCKS 😭😭😭 BRKWDH YEAH WANG YIBO and thej there was the kr1s wU in there after yibo dbdb

I had no idea which Y/N I would be, but model sounds more right than mafia 😅 /// Dohwan and Soohyuk WOW YOUR MINDDDD </3

i think u could be a hybrid! a mix of mafia and model,,, the combo,, deadly >>> NO FR IMAGINE THOSE TWO TOGETHER ID YELL SCREAM AND U WILL NEVER HEAR FROM ME

Ok the King Tut thing reminded me of a cartoon I used to watch it's called Tutenstein and I was obsessed idyjshduehdhehe anyways that guy's story was real sad indeed same with his wife

TUTENSTEIN?? STOP BC I RMR IT IT WAS SOO COOL DBDBDB no omg that’s so sad but he took his revenge on the ppl who found his tomb so <3 good for he

Ahhh twins I got Lino too! And Changbin which I didn't expect //// Me when I don't take my ADHD meds vs me when I take them and start dissociating Ok but Hwa was such a small and jumpy boooooy that live and when he was sulking in the background? NEW REACTION PIC, also wearing something straight out of Wooyoung's or Mingi's wardrobe. Btw, the fact I instantly recognised Hwa's hands in the photo San posted, yikes but also Song Mingi what's with your nails brooooo

LESSGOO omg changbin??? 👀 LMFAOOOO STOP THWKFJWK 😭😭😭 BC HE LOOKS SO CUTE DOING THAT 😭😭 no bc seonghwa in all black triggers something in me and its VILE 📉📈📉 LMFAOOOO MINGI NAIL SLANDER FBFBFB

Hmmm, depends, I read some bad fake dating AUs tbh lol, I like when people are getting to know each other, buuuuut I think ex lovers getting back together can be fun if well written and them reconciling makes sense! So maybe I'll choose the latter since it's less common. What exactly are you planning? 👁👁 - DV 💖

hMMMMM what if the fake dating is they know each other since kids but the y/n hates all the guys the _____ has <3 YES EXES TO LOVERS WITH THE RIGHT PERSON WRONG TIME 😮‍💨 IT MAKES SENSE YES !!! nOW yunho or san 🤨.

he’s so 😭😭😭 reminds me of bb!hwa

is this the ceo u rather prefer bc i do have an au that’s 10k in <3

AND THIS

heres a quizie!

OH ALSO U HAD QUES since u said u went to india for a wedding,,, did u get to wear the outfits? the jewelries??? 👁👁

[kaelajaluagposts-blog]

Maria Mikaela Angelika G. Jaluag              MM26               Film Language

                                                Midterms:                        Batch ‘81 Vs. Kakabakaba ka ba?

Introduction to Batch ‘81

Batch ‘81 is a film directed by Mike De Leon, a multi-awarding  cinematographer, scriptwriter and director. This movie is about how people from fraternities spend their time. The story would surround 7 students who joined Alpha Kappa Omega, and it would show the different challenges and tests that they had to do that would prove their loyalty to the said fraternity.

Synopsis of Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag

Batch ‘81 is a film about 7 students who wanted to join a fraternity, that would assure protection during their time in the university. Sid Lucero along with his friend, Arnie was to join Alpha Kappa Omega.  From there, they were tested by their leaders, the so-called “Masters” of the said fraternity. One of the first tests they experienced was to strip naked in front of women, but what they did not know, is that the women’s voices was only an audio recording, just to make it look and feel realistic. But that is not where they end their hazing, they were spanked repeatedly was hurt physically among the exams.

Just when a few of the newbies wanted to give up, Sid was trying to convince them that the pain and humiliation would all be worth it. But when his friend Arnie dropped out, he was annoyed and tried to make him come back, but he did not want to.

Then comes the challenge to test their loyalty and friendship, Arnie was strapped on an electric chair, to punish him for leaving the fraternity, each of the 7 newbies had to electrify him whenever he said a wrong answer. When it was Sid’s turn he did not hesitate to electrify his friend and was the longest to do so without flinching. But when a professor named Santi was about to take a turn, he refused to electrify Arnie and tries to wake him up and take his place. After showing such act the “Masters” were impressed and ordered Arnie to stop the act, there was no electric chair in the first place.

Fast forward to the climax of the film, Arnie was killed by the brother of his girlfriend, Tina, due to refusing to stay away from her. Therefore, Sid requested for back up from his fraternity, which caused a fight to the death among the 2 frats. Even though Alpha Kappa Omega one, they still lost a few members and friends, due to the unfair fight. After the pain they were brought to a clearing with a bonfire to finally signify that they are officially part of the brotherhood. And years later Sid Lucero and his fellow remaining members became the next “Masters” of Alpha Kappa Omega.

Likes and Dislikes

Likes:

Story

What I like about the story of Batch ‘81, Alpha Kappa Omega was how realistic it was. They did not try to sugarcoat the challenges one may experience and see during a hazing for the fraternity you are applying for, though not all fraternities or sororities have hazing, it is something that happens to real life. Due to many deaths, including the most recent one, the death of the University of Santo Thomas law student, Horacio Castillo III, which pushed the government to finally implement the Anti-Hazing law.

Impact

Since, I am more of an impact type of person. If the film impacted me greatly, I cannot think straight, I kept on going back to the movie’s plot, analyzing and making sense of everything that had happened. And in this case, like Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag of Lino Brocka, it impacted me emotionally and mentally, and the movie Batch ‘81 by Mike De Leon is no different. Due to it being a dark and depressing type of film, the plot was heavy enough to not forget. Mike De Leon did an excellent job when it comes to the impact factor of the film.

It was Engaging Enough

I seriously thought that the film would be boring, since the first few parts of the film were full of conversations between Sid Lucero and his friend Arnie. But Mike De Leon proved me wrong when the hazing started, it started growing worse as time passes by. Due to those tests, I was actually cringing because of the pain they were experiencing, or covering my eyes because of what was happening. The suspense interests me and how some of it made me feel anger, irritation, sadness or relief.

Dislikes:

Main Character’s Persistence  

Sid Lucero’s character was loyal to the frat, which was both admirable and stupid. To be honest from my point of view I can see why he did not want to leave, he could be so close to the prize and gave up, and he did not want that to happen. But in my opinion, yes he can stay, that is what he wants, fine. But when he was trying to persist in his other members and his friend, Arnie, to stay, I was annoyed. If he can make decisions for himself, why not let others make decisions for themselves. It’s their life, they do what they want with it, what risks they want to take, their limits and until where they can do something.

Unnecessary scenes

Like Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag, there were certain scenes that could be deemed unnecessary or were just fillers. Some of these scenes could be simplified more, to avoid averting the audience's attention to something else, rather than the movie itself.

Story Focus

What I do not like about the plot was how Sid was acting like someone who doesn't care about his friend’s life. But when Arnie’s death came, he was acting as if it was not his fault why Arnie had to stay. And the mere fact that he lied to Arnie’s mom, was another thing. The plot focused on Sid more than others due to his persistence and behavior, but what I would somehow like to see was to have at least some little focus to the other newbies. I cannot even remember the name of some of them. The only names I remember was Sid’s, Arnies’ and Santi’s, the three making some type of impact that led me to remember them.

Cheated Expectations

To be honest I was kind of expecting less, I actually thought that they would never be able to finish their hazing and officially join the brotherhood of the Alpha Kappa Omega fraternity. It kind of surprised me that they would actually graduate from their tests and become the nest “Masters” of the said fraternity. I was kind of expecting that Arnie would die eventually due to the threats of Tina’s brother, but when it was taking too long to occur I thought that, at least, one of the only sane person in the story was alive. Then Mike De Leon proved me wrong again when he killed of Arnie, by letting the opposing fraternity of Tina’s brother drown him to death in an abandoned building on the University grounds.

Deep Dive

The film Batch ‘81 Alpha Kappa Omega, was released in 1981 and just like Lino Brocka’s Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag and Insiang, is an Anti-Marcos film or Martial Law film. These types of films are subtle when it comes to representing and making the events and characters similar to what our fellow Filipinos were experiencing during Marcos’ Reign. I guess, since the majority of the people were against Marcos during his time of dictatorship, Mike De Leeon decided to make a film that would represent Martial Law firms, despite being a supporter of Marcos himself. This fact was what surprised me, I mean, why would a supporter of the late President Ferdinand Marcos would make a movie that would contradict his actions? I actually do not know the exact answer to that. But for the events that he portrayed in the scenes of the movie, Batch ‘81 was spot on, how Martial Law tends to treat the Filipinos before.

Just like the films of Lino Brocka, this somehow had the realistic effect, not only because of the truth of what could happen during a hazing, but how it could be applied today. Not only due to the fact that hazing can cause certain deaths to university students, but how it could possibly applied to our current President Rodrigo Duterte’s reign. 

With regards to the film theory just like Kakabakaba kaba, is a formalism type of film, not realism, despite the realistic situations that were occuring. So it is clear due to the high and low camera angles, editing and perspectives 

Technicals

It is understandable since it is an old film, like all other, the quality is not that good yet. Visuals sometimes are unclear, but clear enough to see what was going on in the film, but due to Batch ‘81’s frequent events during the night or inside the fraternity house, it could become dark and unidentifiable at times. Some of the audio are also hard to understand due to the base of the voices played in the film, but as I said I really cannot blame the movie for being in that kind of quality, due to it being a film in the 1980s.

Introduction to Kakabakaba ka ba

Kakabakaba ka ba?, is a musical, romantic-comedy film based on the social issue of drugs in the Philippines, how the Chinese and Japanese had influenced our country to such purchases. The plot surrounds 4 friends named Johnny, Melanie, Nonong and Nancy, how they were mixed up with a cassette tape that would put their lives in chaos between the Japanese and Chinene drug groups in the Philippines.

Synopsis of Kakabakaba ka ba

The film starts off with a Japanese man named Omota, attempted many times to pass the immigration in the Philippines to deliver drugs, but always fails due to being caught repeatedly. So when he attempted again he disguised  the drug as a cassette tape and dropped it to Johnny’s bag, for him to be able to finally pass through the airport gates. As he successfully did so, he followed Johnny continuously and even attempted to break-in, when Johnny was sith Melanie (the stewardess he met on the plane) and their other couple friends, Nonong and Nancy. 

After many attempts to get the tape and due to Johnny’s loving relationship to Melanie, Omota and his accomplice, broke into Melanie’s home to hold her hostage in exchange for the cassette tape. Though Melanie, managed to escape the grasp of the Japanese, she was then captured by the Chinese next. After Johnny made gave the ransom to the Chinese, the Japanese interfered which caused the cassette tape to be lost from both of their grasps. After the four friends escaped, they went to a friend to ask, what about the cassette tape, that makes it so special that two drug gangs had to fight for it.

After finding out about the drugs inside of the cassette tape, due to Nancy and Nonong tasting them, while Melanie and Johnny made love, they disguised themselves as priests and nuns, to go to a convent to find out about the Japanese hideout. As they spread out, Johnny and Melanie got captured, while Nancy and Nonong was able to hide in time. While Nonong went to investigate the hidden room where his two friends were taken, Nancy went to the police to report the crime, but was arrested instead with some crazy people in the cell. In order to go in the elevator to the secret room, they had to ring the bell according to tone and sequence. When he was able to go in, he was in the middle of some type of musical performance about the cassette, between the Japanese, Chinese, priests and nuns. Fast forward to the ending after the cops, Nancy brought,  reprimanding them for their crime after Johnny defeated Pinoy Master, the couples got married, and thus ending the story of kakabakaba ka ba.

Likes and Dislikes

Likes:

Humor

Actually I did not expect myself to laugh at any of the actions and jokes the characters were performing. But found myself entertained by the antics of the Japanese and Chinese Antagonists, though they were performed by Filipino Actors, Boboy Garovillo as Omoto and Armida Siguion-Reyna. The movie was hilarious, it was not as corny as the humour today, that’s a plus.

Art Concept

I love the art concept of the movie, especially on the last musical scene, the color palette that was used in the lighting provided during Pinoy Master’s performance on stage, the blue and red lighting was pleasing to the eye. It was surprising that they had a concept like that for an old film. It was not as bad as I thought it would be.

Musical Performance

When I heard about kakabakaba ka ba, I was told that it was a comedy musical, and after a few scenes, I thought, what is so musical about this movie? I see nothing. But after a while I began to understand and witness the musical aspect. Especially in the convent and hideout scene, When Mother Superior along with the nuns sang their angelus, I thought it would be one of those musical types of song from the film, the Sound of music, but it is more like a performance from the american movie, Sister Act. As for the theater performance of Pinoy Master, I loved the song, lighting and dancing of the whole group. Those types of performances could be turned into a theater play. Actually if remade, it could be made into a type of broadway for Filipinos.

Quality

For an old film, the quality was great, considering the fact that what we watched was not exactly the restored version of Mike De Leon’s movie, kakabakaba ka ba, it was still worth seeing, despite being such an old movie.

Impact

This film has impacted me because of the humor it presented and due to the social issue they were tackling in the film. Despite being a comedy film, it was low-key introducing the drug problem in our country. It is actually more interesting if the film is something most of the audience can relate to, and of course until today we can agree, that problems regarding drugs is still on going here in our country.

Application to today

To be honest, even though this was meant to be a film about drug trafficking. The issues that were portrayed in the film and can be applied and related to an issue today. It is actually disappointing how it could not be avoided or changed anymore, there would always be a few people who would still manufacture and distribute drugs here in the Philippines.

A much more recent issue regarding drug trade, relates to our current President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drug Act and consent to let the Chinese work, live and buy their own properties here, instead of fighting for our country he consented such immigrants in the Philippines. This act of his caused the increase of manufactured and distribution of drugs here. It is actually amazing how a film from the 80s managed to somehow still be applied to the current situation of the Filipinos.

 Dislikes:

Confusing Parts

Though I love the film by Mike De Leon, compared to the dark film of Batch ‘81. There were certain parts of the film wherein I felt confused and trying to figure out what happened. Because sometimes there were certain jumps from the film that left me to analyze what had happened.

Deep Dive

Mike De Leon’s film, Kakabakaba ka ba, as what was said before, was about the drug traffic from the 80s, which could also be applied today, with President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drug Act. But what most people miss, is that it somehow hints in a certain scene that it is also an Anti-Marcos Film just like Batch ‘81, but much more subtle than it. It could be seen on the scene, wherein Nancy was arrested rather than heard, in the Police department, There was a huge portrait of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, this may represent how the Martial Law works before. When people were speaking ill of Marcos or if they were accused, most were just killed off, or arrested, not giving them the chance to speak their mind. And Nancy’s companions in the cell may represent out fellow Filipinos before who were convicted to madness, some of them has gone crazy to whatever torture or convication was given to them.

On a much more artistic approach, the film just like Batch ‘81 leans toward the film theory of formalism, rather than realism. There was nothing realistic with regards to the events that were happening besides the Social issue that was being portrayed in the movie. But rather than that, the film Kakabakaba ka ba is wildly edited, has perspectives, unrealistic encounters, high and low camera angles and affects people’s emotions positively, due to the humor aspect of the movie.

Technicals

Visuals are clean and it could be a little shaky, but that is to be expected since we do not have good cameras before, not to mention stabilizers. The colors are bright and artistic, which was actually appealing and engaging for the audience to watch and enjoy, unlike Batch ‘81 which was full of gloomy colors, dark and violent plot lines, which fits made the film sp heavy to actually watch. The audio has little base, but it is also clear and can be understood.

Auteur Theory for both films

As what was said to the previous essays from Lino Brocka, the Auteur Theory, in the film of Mike De Leon, is no different from what I thought in the previous essay wherein the theory suggests that the director is the writer, the author of the whole film. He or She represents the quality of the film itself. But I say differently, for a whole film is a team effort. It is not like the director is the cameraman, music director, art director, writer or even the makeup artist, etc. He only directs them to make the film engaging ang pleasing to the eye. In the film Insiang, the actress, Hilda Koronel, did an excellent job portraying Insiang and Ligaya Paraiso in Maynila sa Kuko Liwanag, despite giving her a few scenes. 

The director does not define the quality of the film, for example, how I liked Kakabakaba ka ba rather than Batch ‘81, due to it light heartedness, despite having the same director. I agree with how the Auteur theory separates the film from the director, it makes much more sense. I really depends on how the story goes and how the movie was made by the team, not solely on the director himself, because there are good films and bad films, good directors and bad directors.

[felix-eternal-sunshine-fanfic]

You can be my Fiona, I’ll be your Shrek - A Changbin/Shrek fanfiction

This is the last part of Chapter three

Previous part: -here-

-No smut, no romance

In Shrek’s world:

Changbin awoke. ‘Man… what happened?’ He thought. His stomach felt weird. ‘Oh no.’ Changbin turned to the nearest bush and threw up. ‘Too many sandwiches.’ He looked around. Alice was sleeping and snoring loudly. ‘I should probably wake her up.’ ‘Hey! Sleepy time is over. Didn’t we want to teleport or something?’ ‘Mhhh…’ Alice didn’t seem like she’d get up any time soon. So Changbin walked over to her and gave her a kick. Like, not a kick with full strength, but it did look like it hurt. ‘Bro, what the hell!’ Alice was angry. She got up and kicked Changbin’s shin (ouch).’What was that for?’ Changbin was lying on the ground and holding his hurting shin. ‘wHaT waS ThAt FoR?’ Alice was mimicking Changbin’s whining. She was visibly angry. ‘Ah shit… I feel horrible’, Alice complained and went to a nearby bush to throw up. ‘Too much alcohol…’ ‘I had to throw up too…’ ‘We wanted to try and teleport, didn’t we?’ ‘Yeah.’ Both calmed down. Why are they so dramatic…?

They succeeded and appeared in the swamp. ‘Seems like we made it.’ ‘Yeah. Thank god.’ ‘I actually met Shrek before’, Changbin began. ‘Yeah me too’, Alice said casually. ‘Wait what?’ ‘Yeah… pretty much the first thing I saw after I got here.’ ‘It was the same for me, so I guess that’s a consistency?’ ‘Yeah. Enough talk, we should go now.’ They walked through the swamp. Shrek’s house wasn’t that hard to overlook, luckily. They arrived at Shrek’s hut without any issues (what a surprise! Who could have guessed that they’ll manage to do something right and uncomplicated the first time!). ‘I’m gonna knock’, Alice said. ‘Go ahead.’ Alice went ahead and knocked on the wooden door. ‘Who is it?’ Shrek’s voice sounded annoyed. ‘It’s me, Alice.’ Shrek opened the door. ‘And you brought a friend! Dwaekki?’ Shrek was a bit surprised, ‘I definitely didn’t expect to see you again so soon.’ Changbin didn’t really know what to say, so he just kept quiet. Shrek invited them inside. ‘What brings you hear?’ Changbin looked at Alice. ‘Please… I can’t explain well. Please do it for me’, Changbin thought. ‘Well… Where do I start?’ Alice hesitated and Shrek looked a little confused. ‘You remember how we both suddenly appeared and were pretty lost?’ ‘Yeah. What about it?’ ‘It’s because… it’s because we’re both from a different dimension of some sort.’ ‘A different dimension? For real?’ ‘Yes. Right, Changbin?’ ‘Uh… yeah.’ Changbin didn’t sound that convincing. ‘Changbin?’ ‘That’s my actual name in the other dimension. Sorry that I didn’t introduce myself like that at first…’ ‘So, did you only come to tell me that you’re from a different dimension?’ ‘No, we actually wanted to ask for help.’ ‘Help?’ ‘We’re stuck here now, and we don’t know how to get back to our dimension.’ ‘And why do you think I could help?’ ‘I mean… you’re Shrek after all.’ ‘Do you think I’m some kind of god?’ Yes. We all know that Shrek is god. ‘I don’t know… You’ve solved so many problems, haven’t you?’ ‘I guess, but I wasn’t alone. And more importantly, this is different. Something like that is way out of my range.’ ‘If you really can’t help us, do you at least know who we could ask?’ ‘Slow down. I haven’t even officially declined yet. Could you give me a day to think about it or something?’ ‘We don’t really have a place to stay, unfortunately’, Alice said. ‘And I’ll miss something important if I can’t get out of here soon.’ ‘Alright. You can stay here, and I’ll tell you my decision tomorrow morning. Is that ok?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Fine with me.’ It was a deal. Changbin lay awoke. ‘Will I meet Felix when I fall asleep? I miss him. Not just him though. I miss all of them, even Lino a little’, Changbin thought and felt kind of sad. He fell asleep eventually, but he didn’t meet Felix again.

‘Hey! Time to wake up! You’ve slept long enough, and I made my decision.’ Shrek was loud, too loud in Changbin’s opinion. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. Alice stood up, but almost fell again. ‘My blood circulation man…! Same thing every time I stand up to quickly.’ Changbin heard Alice mumble ‘freaking cunt’ under her breath. ‘She curses like a sailor sometimes…’ ‘Like I already said: I made up my mind. I’m gonna at least try to help you; Even if it’s just by looking for someone who could help you.’ Alice and Changbin looked at each other and grinned. ‘I need you two to tell me everything you know though. I need details of how you got here and how you could get out.’ Alice started explaining: How she has no memory arriving here, how Changbin was rapping a certain verse, how they both turned into characters that they had created… This took a bit. Alice didn’t want to leave out anything, because if you want someone to help you, you should trust them. ‘It’s good that we know this. Now the question is: Where do we go from this? How are our two worlds connected? You mentioned that this world I live in, is based of movies from your world…₂₁ Have you both watched the movies?’ ‘I have.’ ‘Me too.’ ‘So that’s a similarity.’ ‘Does this happen often? Getting stuck in another world, I mean.’ ‘I can’t say that I have heard of that before.’ ‘Me neither, you’re the first people to ask me for help because of something like this.’ ‘Changbin can communicate with your world, you mentioned. Have you received any information from that side yet?’ ‘Felix said he’ll try to find things out, but I haven’t heard from him yet.’ ‘Seems like we shouldn’t wait around for him.’

₂₁Author’s note: First: They explained what a movie was, but I didn’t think that would be interesting to write or read (I’m assuming that they had to explain it, since I doubt that movies exist in the Shrek world lol), Secondly: This gave me slight ‘W - Two worlds apart’ vibes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I also update this on Ao3. Always in complete chapters, so if you wanna read it there: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29217141/chapters/71738328

[bedbellyandbeyond]

Yori’s Dilemma

Long Post, No Art After This But I Would Still Like You To Read It

Now two months into his pregnancy, Yori was definitely showing. The triplets were getting big too, learning to walk and their babbling seemed to be a bit more coherent. Dante and Ruben were really starting to feel the parenting pressure now that they were getting older. Their biggest fear was putting them in school. How were they supposed to explain to teachers and parents why their kids would turn into dogs whenever they want? Worse, what if they bit someone?

Dante spent the most time worrying about it. After all it was him and pretty much only him keeping their family organised. He'd started to keep records and folders on the kids, notable information on their growth and development. They'd started seeing a pediatrician recommended by Vi's doctor who was familiar with children of nonhuman or “beyond human” birth, as they put it. He'd learned more about Yori and what his existence was. Apparently, as a spirit brought forth from desires and not the death of someone or something, he was classified as a cryptid, and not as a ghost as they would have guessed. Ruben found him one night going through the papers. Since moving, he had office space now to work on things and keep the family stuff sorted so he was often hard at work there. “Hey, stop being a mom for a minute and hang out with me,” Ruben said coming up and wrapping his arms around Dante's shoulders. “You need a break.” Dante sighed and leaned back. “I'm actually learning some really interesting things. I found a book that actually talks about Yori's kind. They're really rare but often manifest to fulfill the desires of human beings.” Ruben rolled his eyes. “Yeah, uh huh. We know that. He did that for us.” “I know but I mean, that's literally everything he is. Just a wish fulfiller.” “Like a genie.” “No, I mean… Okay, not a wish fulfiller. He is a wish fulfillment.” “Again, we basically know that,” Ruben said. “This isn’t knew.” “Listen. He's classified as an innocuous spirit, so technically his existence is protected by the government and he doesn’t need documentation because he doesn’t belong to any nation in particular. He is a citizen of the whole world.” “Great. So do our kids get it too?” “Yep. They are dog spirit enough. Fay has that status too, as in the citizen of the world thing, though he does have documentation since he is a more corporeal being and is not so harmless.” Ruben grunted. “So how do I get on the list?” “You cannot.” “What if I die and become a ghost?” “Not only do ghosts not get that permission, but they're bound to locations or people so you wouldn’t be able to run free anyway.” “Fine. Get up. We're going out,” Ruben said before kissing his neck. “Out? Where?” “I dunno, movie? Drinking? Whatever you want.” “Rube, we have a schedule. Is Yori coming? Who'll watch the kids?” “Vi'll watch the kids. Let's go.” “You'll have to get off my shoulders for me to get up.” Ruben huffed and just picked Dante up and into his arms, causing the other to let a cry of shock before chuckling a bit. “Hey… Don’t do that without warning.” “It wouldn't be fun if I did,” Ruben said kissing Dante's cheek and carrying him out to the hall. Dante’s office was on the second floor of the house with two other rooms on that floor as well as a bathroom. Another floor up was their master bedroom, and on the main floor an open concept kitchen, living and dining room. With Vi’s income, money really wasn’t an issue and they ended with two detached homes sharing a backyard and a door on the shared wall for coming and going. Dante smiled and wrapped his arms around Ruben’s neck as he was carried down the stairs. “…Can you believe this is our home now?” Ruben shook his head. “If you told me a couple years ago that this is how I’d be living, a house, two boyfriends and three too many kids, I’d’ve punched you in the face. Then probably shoot up and make myself believe that was my reality anyway… Though I don’t think my imagination would’ve come up with dog spirits being involved. Maybe aliens and mermaids…” “I heard they got a man trapped in a slime body at the EID now,” Dante said. “No fair. I want that.” “Really?” “I mean, if he can control the slime… You could make any body part any shape and size,” Ruben said. “Oh, because you have a small dick.” Ruben huffed. “I have a good sized dick! Bigger than yours… But anything can be improved upon.” “Right.” On the main floor, the house was uncomfortably quite. The only thing that could be heard was Lino’s TV program next door. “Where’s Yori and the kids?” Ruben asked. Dante checked his watch. “Hm, naptime. Yori hasn’t come up with a designated nap area yet in this house so they could be anywhere.” Ruben put him down so they could look around. After a considerable amount of searching, Dante found them curled up together in the corner between the couch and the love seat in the living room. While the kids were in their puppy form, Yori was human and cuddling them in his bathrobe. Dante smiled and rubbed his cheek to wake him up. “Mmm?” Yori murmured. “…Yes?” “Hey, sorry to wake you,” Dante said. “But, uh, Ruben wants to go out and we want to know if you want to come too.” Yori looked up to him. “You don’t want me to watch the kids?” “We'll let Vi watch them,” Dante said. “C'mon, it'll be fun.” Yori sighed and looked down to his pups, rubbing Rowan's head gently. “…If you want me to, I'll go.” Dante raised an eyebrow. “Now, hold on. No one's making you go. If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to.” Yori shook his head. “I know.” Dante sighed and sat down. “Hey, is there something wrong? This doesn’t feel like you.” Yori frowned but shook his head again. “No, I'm okay.” “Come on,” Dante asked. “Is it the pregnancy?” Yori placed a hand on his stomach. “I can’t be a dog for you.” Dante raised an eyebrow. “Huh? Why not?” “Because of the egg,” Yori said. “It's not like me. The pups were like me so I could change and they would too but this won’t and it's too big now for me to change.” “Aw, Yori,” Dante said. “I'm sorry. Did you know this would happen?” Yori shook his head. “I didn’t think about it. I just wanted to help Lino and Vi but now I can’t be a dog for you like you wished.” Dante pet Yori's head gently. “It's alright. The kids love being puppies. I don’t need you to be.” This only seemed to make Yori feel worse and he started to tear up. “But then…then… I'll have to go…” Dante's eyes widened. “What? Why?” “Because… Because I'm not needed anymore,” Yori sniffled. “You wished for a dog and now you have the kids and Ruben wished for a partner and now he has you, so then my job's done and I'll have to go back…” Dante paled. “No! No, you can't! Ruben and I are barely even started…a-and we went into this as a trio! You're just as important to us as we are to each other!” Yori's brows knit together. “Then why won't you have sex with me?” Dante sat back and blushed. “Uh, what? We do.” “When was the last time?” Dante rubbed his chin. “Uh, well…” “You haven't had sex with me since before I got pregnant this time and Ruben hasn't had sex with me in three weeks!” Yori whined. “Uh, um…” At that time Ruben came into the living room. “Yo, what's taking so long? Is Yori coming or not?” Dante got up. “Ruben, Yori's upset and it's our fault so help me make this better!” Ruben frowned. “What? What did I do?” “No one will have sex with me!” Yori cried before burying his face in his hands. The pups woke up and started crying too just because their mother was upset. Dante figured Yori wasn't in the right state to hold them at that moment so he scooped them up and took them to Lino's side of the house to see if Vi could watch them while they dealt with their relationship issues. Ruben picked Yori up out of his hiding space and sat on the couch with him in his lap. He let him cry it out a bit against his shoulder while trying to come up with what to say to him. “Yori, we… We still love you just as much as before. It’s just been hard getting into the mood with the kids around. It's hard work.” Yori clenched his jaw. “But you've been having sex with each other. You had sex with Dante yesterday when I was with the kids.” “No, we…we didn’t…” Dante slapped the back of Ruben's head. “Don’t lie to him. Yori, it's because of the pregnancy.” Yori's eyes widened. “Really? But why? It was fine last time…” “Yeah, but that's because it was our kids,” Ruben said. “I mean, mostly.” “You mean entirely,” Dante said. “It's weird for us now because we know it's my brother's kid.” Yori frowned. “Why? What's the difference?” “It’s uh… It’s complicated,” Dante said. “When it’s…it’s someone’s else’s baby…it feels kinda strange. Like, we have to be more careful, because if something goes wrong, I gotta answer to him…” Yori shook his head. “What would go wrong? I don’t understand.” Dante groaned and scratched his head. “…I just…It’s hard to explain… I mean, when the baby’s yours, we figure your…you know…magical spiritness makes things safer and easier, but…with a Yulinian…egg…it might be more vulnerable. It’s like…we’re watching someone else’s kid. When it’s another person’s kid involved, you don’t know what’s right…” “But it’s not babysitting, it’s sex,” Yori said. “And the baby isn’t for you to be worried about, it’s for me and I’m doing a good job.” Ruben let out a small chuckle. “Oh my god… Yori, I’ve never seen that kind of sass from you…” Yori sobbed. “Why are you laughing?” “You’re right, I’m sorry…” Ruben gave him a hug. “Yori, we love you. We aren’t like this because we don’t want you anymore.” Dante sat down beside them and placed a hand on Yori’s arm. “This is really just a dumb human thing that really shouldn’t be a problem for us.” Yori looked at Dante. “When we have sex, it’s just me. You should only see me, not a baby. I’m me.” Dante nodded. “You're right. I'm sorry. Rube?” Ruben patted Yori's head. “I'm sorry too.” Yori looked up at Ruben. “Are you going to have sex with me?” The other two both nodded. Yori raised an eyebrow. Dante blinked. “What, right now?” “Yes.” Ruben looked to Dante who nodded. “Alright.”

On the other side of the wall, Lino came down the stairs to find Vi re-watching the recent episode of RPDR for the third time. “Hey,” Lino said. “Come on, you ready to go out?” Vi sighed. “We can’t. We have the kids.” He had the triplets curled up on his lap. “What? Just send them back,” Lino said. “I can’t.” “Why not? You just open the door like so…” “Don’t touch that door if you value your relationship with your brother.” “What? Oh, ew… Gross…”