#brb gonna go read this book so I’m prepared

[sagesolsticewrites]

WE GOT NATE MANN CASTING NEWS

check out deadline!!

I SAW NONNIE I SAW!! Winnie and Gina and I were literally just losing our minds over it 🤭

Oh I’m SO excited for him, and to see him in a lead role!!! 🥹🥹 I can’t wait!!!

Here’s the article for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet!

[saeyoungs-sunflower]

(HC) RFA + MC in Quarantine

Listen lads, this is just a silly I wrote this the other day (I may have been a little but tipsy but shh) and I thought I might as well share it. I hope this cheers some of you up during such a scary time <3

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Yoosung:

★ okay this is gonna sound obvious

★ but bare with

★ G A M E S

★ but!!! not just LOLOL!! oh no no!

★ i’m talking board games, PC games, active games like tag and hide and seek

★ you guys basically act like children how are you surviving on your own

★ you guys also do LOADS of cooking

★ like so much

★ you’re baking like one cake a day pls slow down

★ ngl you guys are thriving staying home all the time lol

★ if Yoosung has online classes, you set up a study club!

★ he does his college work whilst you do whatever work you gotta do boo love that tEAMWORK

★ honestly you guys have never been so productive oop

Zen:

❤︎ oh boy

❤︎ be prepared to be SMOTHERED in love

❤︎ zen i love you too but pls i have stuff to do

❤︎ m o v i e  n i g h t s

❤︎ f a c e  m a s k s

❤︎ there are so many movies/tv series that you guys have been waiting to watch together but haven't had time to bc of zen’s work

❤︎ big sad :(

❤︎ BUT GUESS WHAT FAM

❤︎ WORK IS CANCELLED TIME TO SNUGGLE DOWN AND WATCH SOME DAMN CINEMA

❤︎ it usually turns into make out sessions but shh nobody has to know

❤︎ Zen kinda discovered that you guys c a n n o t cook

❤︎ so!!! you learn!!!

❤︎ it’s MESSY y’all

❤︎ “aw mc you look so cute with flour on your nose” throws flour at your face “zen i sWeaR tO GoD I just wanna make b r e ad leave me ALONE”

 ❤︎ quality couple time <3

Jaehee:

☞  lets get down to business

☞ to defeat

☞ THE H A N

☞ lol JK

☞ seriously the house has never been cleaner

☞ obvs your cafe isn't open so y’all have some time on your hands

☞ one day Jaehee suggests gardening

☞ oh man

☞ it escalated

☞ gardening has now become an OBSESSION

☞ honestly you couldn't find a prettier garden on pinterest swear down

☞ you also decided to renovate the house you’ve been meaning to do it but have never had the time

☞ your house is now a work of art wow proud of you guys <333

☞ tbh, Jaehee actually has a small fear of getting sick/you getting sick so you guys are only leaving the house if it is a b s o l u t e l y necessary

Jumin:

♚ nobody talk about the bad ending

♚ i said don’t…

♚ he’s be waiting for this moment who needs a cage when you have a national lockdown

♚ all jokes aside though this man still has to work from home

♚ poor bby

♚ let us all shed a tear for Jumin Han

♚ you love to bring him tea and homemade baked goods whilst he works and guess what??? so does he lol

♚ it is time

♚ to D A N C E

♚ this man is so extra oml

♚ insists on taking online ballroom dance lessons bc why not MC hmmm???

♚ he is actually a very good dancer

♚ once you guys get good enough it turns into spontaneous ballroom dancing in the kitchen whilst you clean up after dinner

♚ wine??? wine did you say??? W I N E???

♚ oh b o y

♚ you've seen each other tipsy before, and lemme tell ya it takes a lot to get this man drunk

♚ his tolerance is so high from all the w i n e

♚ but one night you two get absolutely HAMMERED like oh my God guys calm down pls

♚ rip your liver lmao

♚ it makes for a v e r y funny evening though you guys have literal tears in your eyes and its so nice to see the mighty Jumin Han loosen up a little aw bless

Saeyoung:

☀︎ okay

☀︎ listen

☀︎ this man is absolutely out of control i can’t

☀︎ you thought he was a prankster before???? oh man i am so sorry

☀︎ “saeyoung why is there a balloon above saeran’s door” “don’t worry bout it babe” “i am WORRYING SAEYOUNG”

☀︎ on a serious note though being stuck in the house does sometimes bring back some bad memories for him

☀︎ there are some bad days where he just n e e d s to get out

☀︎ so you sometimes go out for a quick drive in some desert place ya know let’s be sensible

☀︎ you guys have also made a habit of climbing to the roof and watching the stars aw

☀︎ you’ve also both fallen a sleep there a few times oopsy daisy

☀︎ the memes are the only thing getting you guys through at this point it’s a problem

☀︎ but you are loving the quality time with your choi boys so it’s not all bad <3

☀︎ family snuggles are a must

☀︎ a M U S T

☀︎ the desired s n u g g l e position is you sat on Saeyoung’s lap, your legs draped over Saeran’s lap and Saeran’s head resting on Saeyoung’s shoulder AW

☀︎ sometimes you hold Saeran’s hand whilst he’s asleep bc your edgy boi needs love but wont ask for it ever

V:

❁ first of all

❁ a w

❁ this man is the sweetest peach

❁ he makes so many cute things for you whilst you guys are in lockdown

❁ i mean he’s writing letters, knitting you scarves, painting you pictures the whole shebang

❁ he even made you a pyjamas

❁ he’s sewing guys he’s out of control

❁ if your working/reading/just having a quiet moment he will sketch you

❁ you wouldn't know it though bc he’s a s n e a k y bastard

❁ he’s never filled a sketchbook so fast and it’s his most treasured possession

❁ a book!!! filled with YOU!!!!! amazing!!!!!!

❁ wait, did you hear that????

❁ oh yeah

❁ ITS ARTS AND CRAFTS TIME

❁ actual children

❁ even if what you make is terrible its just so fun because you're doing it together

❁ brb just crying my eyes out i love this man so much

❁ you guys also make care packages and do the grocery shopping for the elderly/at risk people in your area and deliver it for them AND sewing scrubs/masks for doctors

❁ “I don’t want to stay inside doing nothing all the time when there are people who need help” THIS MAN IS TOO MUCH

Saeran:

☽ i hope you're ready for this grumpy motherfucker

☽ he never went outside anyway but now that he cant go out it sounds like the best thing in the world saeran pls

☽ ah yes it is time to wake up

☽ oh it’s 4pm?????

☽ HA who needs a sleep schedule anyway

☽ also Saeyoung is not the only twin with the Mischief Gene™

☽ oh no no no

☽ you two team up and absolutely destroy him

☽ i am so sorry Saeyoung but you had this coming

☽ when Saeran says that he wants to learn an instrument you are GOBSMACKED

☽ HELL Y E S

☽ he orders a keyboard and omg he’s such a fast learner

☽ probs from all the years of hacking ouch

☽ do i smell??? A FAMILY BAND?????

☽ you and Saeyoung play kazoo

☽ Saeran has left the chat

☽ seriously though his piano playing is so pretty and it calms him down so much ughhh PRECIOUS TOMATO BOI

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This is so chaotic hahahah I hope you enjoyed though. If people liked it I’ll do some more silly things like this. It was a nice break from...the other stuff I’m writing...hint hint watch this space ;)

Masterlist

[blueagia]

last minute last season predictions so i can look like a genius later maybe

DnD have said that their ending will be “exactly the same” as GRRM’s. This is not in fact possible with all the numerous characters they have cut from the storyline, the other characters they have changed until they are unrecognizable, the OTHER other characters who got killed in the place of characters who got cut, there’s not even a Night’s King in asoiaf for crying out loud what are they even talking about.

I think they mean that the White Walkers will be defeated.

Also, the method of defeating them will be the same

Probably some kind of magic ritual involving a sacrifice

the fate of the Iron Throne will be the same

“For the Throne! For the Throne! For the Throne!” they are giant trolls it’s going to blow up

The government will be the same. I think this means all the kingdoms split up. The people left in charge of each kingdom, will be the same, except maybe Dorne as they made such a fuck up of it.

Sansa probably in control of the North, although some kind of Narnia-like co-rulership between the surviving Starklings would also be keen.

Sansa is gonna be really awesome during the battle for Winterfell, she will go out in her armor and rally troops, maybe give a speech, it will be great, fuck the haters

Arya and Sansa survive. This is the one thing I am 100% sure of in the books since GRRM’s wife has threatened divorce if he kills either. If one of them dies (in such a way as it isn’t obvious they will drink some milk of the poppy and be fine next episode) it means we have gone off the rails and are in no man’s land where all bets are off, also i will throw this ps4 controller is2g

Sam and Gilly will survive, Gilly is almost the last pure soul left alive (I don’t have all that high hopes for Missandei) and Sam is clearly being set up to take over the Reach.

Theon will die. I don’t think he is supposed to die in the books. I have read all of GRRM’s novels and many of his short stories and redemption by death doesn’t appear to be something he believes in. “It is men’s lives that matter, not their deaths” yeah but we are going to need to kill some major characters this season and we are running out because of all the ones who were cut earlier and DnD aren’t all that great at avoiding cliches sooooooooo...

on the other hand... everyone expects him to die. This would be a great chance to shock people by NOT killing off someone for a change. Also, there is some book foreshadowing that he will get the Seastone Chair. If that’s the case, and book endgame rulers=show endgame rulers, then there may be hope yet

If he dies, Yara will live, and vice versa

in general, expect the worst and hope for the best will be my motto

The best would be Theonsa. They will never end up together in the books but a girl can dream...

If Sansa has an endgame romance, it will be Tyrion. San*san has fallen too far by the wayside to be show endgame. Podsa would be cute but won’t happen. The Sansa/Tyrion reunion is something sweet to look forward to even if it’s not romantic.

Arya and Gendry: Together again! @ dnd please try not to screw this one up like you did j0nerys im begging you anyway she’s not going off to be a faceless man she’s found her home she’s staying there

Jaime and Brienne are going to bang like mad rabbits. Nik and Gwen are so good together I don’t think DnD could bungle this one even if they try

pol!jon is not going to happen for the reason that it is a crack theory invented by people who want Jon and Dany to break up but for some mysterious and, I’m sure, 100% non shipping related reason, do not want it to be because Jon is grossed out by incest

j0nerys is endgame. Either they will rule together or die together saving the world

at this point i am rooting for the latter because, as I said, DnD are going to want some dead characters and if they get to knock off a couple of REALLY big names like Jon and Dany they are going to be less likely to turn their sights on, say, a certain problematic squid boy who everyone expects to croak anyway. Sorry, Jon and Dany fans, I just love my own fave more.

Dark!Dany is not going to happen. In this house we recognize only one Mad Queen and her name is Cersei Lannister, first of her name, Lady of the Dumpster Wildfire, my beautiful golden trash monarch, my heart and soul. She is going to outlive the Night’s King and when they come for her throne she is going to blow it right out of the reach of all your faves and i will be overtaken by transports of joy

otoh there is every possibility that i will have to endure a Euron/Cersei sex scene brb preparing the eye bleach

Dany is the YMBQ. Possibly this has been changed?  I’m still hoping it will be Arianne in the books

Who snuffs out the glorious flame in my heart by killing Cersei? Welllll... it’s pretty much got to be Jaime, right? I don’t like thinking about this, the more I think about it the more I hate the whole valonquar business. Don’t want it to be Jaime, don’t want it to be Tyrion, kind of dumb if it’s just some random anyone’s younger sibling. Unless GRRM has something insanely clever planned that NO ONE has yet theorized I’m pretty much guaranteed to be disappointed. If DnD want to change this (and they already skipped the valonquar part of the prophecy) they have my blessing. But if they have to do it, I hate the Jaime possibility the least, although I honestly have no idea where he is going to find the time what with all the furious banging he and Brienne are going to be doing.

the rest of the “bad guy” characters, Euron, Qyburn, the Mountain, all dead.

Cersei is pregnant, and will miscarry.

Dany is pregnant, and will not. This really doesn’t thrill me as j0nerys is most palatable if there are no incest babies, but the foreshadowing is not subtle here. Also if Fire and Blood has taught me anything it’s that GRRM just fucking loves killing his female characters in childbirth. God I hate it.

Dragons all die. Not sure about the direwolves but it seems likely.

No more Night’s Watch, as there are no more white walkers or wall

Bran stops being a robot when the NK goes down. Pretty please?

Everyone stops wearing black all the time and we get some nice pretty colorful costumes

I know I said Theon dies but listen

what if he didn’t

what if he got on a boat and sailed west

crossing that sea is possible Elissa Farman did it

but she never returned home

she stayed in Yi Ti or wherever

but Theon

he could be the first one

he could return home

how about THAT for an ending?

[almaasi]

reaction post typed while watching SPN 13x15 “A Most Holy Man”

three of the seven deadly sins, linguistics, and overall enthusiasm, oh my!!

04:22pm

no idea what to expect but it’s not written by the deadly duo so i’m therefore exciteddd

right now i’m too exhausted to do anything because those chickens in our bathtub glutened me a few weeks ago (hence my silence on tumblr) so i’ve just been catching up on season 5 of Downton Abbey. and once i’ve watched this i’m probably just gonna go back to watching that

(WHEN WILL THOMAS GET TO BE HAPPY??)

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04:25

i’m two seconds in and my brain is like THIS IS A LOT MORE SENSORY INPUT THAN DOWNTON ABBEY

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04:28

dean.......

....by “so?” ..... i assume you mean..... “good morning sammy”

who raised you

...

oh right, nobody

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04:29

“cas is in syria dodging bullets trying to find the fruit from the tree of life”

okay first of all, WHO PUT OUR WINGLESS BABY ON A PLANE. WHO GAVE CAS A PASSPORT. HOW THE FUCK DID CAS GET TO SYRIA

IMAGINE CAS TRYING TO GET HIS ANGEL BLADE THROUGH CUSTOMS

OH NO

and second of all, i’ve been reading a book on etymology and linguistics, and there was a whole section on how the fruit of life, or the golden apple of eden, was actually an orange

etymology and linguistics and history is the coolest shit ever, and oranges are more awesome than apples

(the book is called “The Book of Babel: Words and the Way We See Things” by Nigel Lewis, if anyone is interested)

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04:36

also in regards to the archangel grace..... i think we’re all agreed that it’s somehow going to be gabriel’s grace instead, right? at least it seemed obvious to me since gabriel is now back in play

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04:39

dean: “ah, the internet. you’re not just for porn any more”

aw baby

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04:42

oh man that lady in san francisco. her little finger walk was so weirdly awkward? i can’t tell if it’s the actress, the editing, or maybe the character is slightly disingenuous

or maybe she’s a witch and she’s just fucked up sam’s brain

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04:45

dean’s face

stow it, ya idjit, sam learned all of this from you

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04:47

DEAN’S LIL LIP-LICK WHEN HE SEES THE DUDE EATING THE DONUT

boy does not discriminate between desserts. or genders for that matter

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04:49

OH MY GOD 

I JUST GOT IT

THIS EPISODE THEY’RE GOING ON A QUEST TO FIND THE BLOOD OF A HOLY MAN AND THEY’RE MEETING ALL THE DEADLY SINS

THEY JUST MET LUST, NOW GLUTTONY

aND EVENTUALLY THEY’RE GONNA REALISE THEY ACTUALLY NEED SOMEONE WHO ISN’T LIKE THESE PEOPLE AT ALL

someone humble and generous and abstinent etc. etc

except they’re going to need to not play into what that person wants, unlike what they’re doing now

so basically the blood of the holy man could be either of them, so long as they don’t buy what the other person is selling, essentially??

idk, just a theory

man i freaking love storytelling techniques like this

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04:54

pausing for a moment to eat, brb

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05:01

oKAY here we go

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05:02

ooo, chicanery. good word

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05:04

in WHAT WORLD does someone go up to a stranger in a coffee shop and disturb them from their book and thEY LOOK UP ALL SEXY

DEAN ARE YOU FANTASISING ??

none of these characters feel completely real, this is a weird dream journey they’re on

i think maybe the music and the directing is giving that impression too, none of this flows especially naturally, it’s a little too.... artistic? like they’re making a long music video rather than giving the facts

edit: .............wait, what was the point of this? in hindsight, when this character never served any purpose at all, this scene now looks like unnecessary heterosexuality and/or asian fetishism, fuck offffffffffffffff

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05:12

HI FRIEND

cat’s like

<  •____•  >

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05:15

i am slightly reminded of the devil tarot card

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05:19

and this guy’s like “devil’s bargain” and i’m like....... yup

that was an episode title before

they’re meeting all the aspects of the concept of the devil, one by one

except their eventual season-arc salvation is probably gonna be, in some form, gabriel (who i’m pretty sure is kind of like the old trickster god pan, whose concept was appropriated by the romans to become the devil)

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05:25

anyway this guy with the cronies and the cat is easily the deadly sin of greed

so far they’ve come up in order, so i’ll assume we’re next gonna meet sloth, wrath, envy and pride

edit: never mind, they stopped at three

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05:29

there’s a sexy little soundbite just as dean stops sam from walking into the hallway

right at the moment when dean says “cop” and then there’s some radio noise from the cop’s walkie-talkie, some bass, and then more seductive trumpet tootling

it’s like 2 seconds but my ears enjoy it

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05:31

also!!! sam is always prepared, but doesn’t know what dean is

dean runs on gut instinct, so that’s why he can “feel it” that there’s something important in that room

that’s what dean is

a soft, stomach-first soldier

(edit: has anyone done any meta on dean’s magic intuition powers? maybe by compiling all the times he had a gut feeling and it turned out to be rational. which i’m pretty sure is 100% of the times he’d say it aloud. i think in the general human population, any time anyone has a bad feeling about anything, they’re correct. i can’t think of a single instance where it’s not real, besides just an anxiety condition)

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05:34

for the record, i’m really enjoying the end-to-end jazz soundtrack playing in this episode, and the whole 1920s hotel mobster/seductress/detective vibe

kind of film noir-esque

aesthetically and aurally this episode is gold but IT NEEDS MORE CAS AND MORE BROWN WOMEN, like pretty much everything in the world does

(sidenote: linguistically the letters au- usually indicate a gold-related word and now i’m wondering if the word ‘aural’ is related? the same way aura is about a golden sky, and orange is basically aurange. and it wasn’t even mentioned in that book i’m reading but i’d bet anything that the scientific letters being AU isn’t a coincidence)

(NOT SORRY I JUST REALLY ENJOY LINGUISTICS and that section on gold was my favourite so far, i’m about a third of the way through the book)

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05:41

HOW THE FUCK DOES SAM NOT HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE YET

like if anything, cas-haters oughta at least appreciate how cas booping the brothers better is likely the only thing keeping them functioning within acceptable parameters

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05:43

OH

clearly i’m a silly seagull ‘cause i JUST GOT why the directing felt weird at the start. they literally are doing a film noir thing

dammit, i kept mentioning the shots and the music and never actually twigged

pfgfhdfghf

(raise your hand if you facepalmed)

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05:45

dean to sam: “i know that disney princess hair gives you some padding”

look pals, i can’t think of a good punchline right now but basically the core of it would be “dean wants disney princess hair, and is also bisexual, hooray”

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05:49

i really like those italian face dimples

they’re weird to look at but they suit his face and his accent

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05:51

i feel like this guy miiiiight be their holy man

except there’s probably gonna be a twist later and ultimately it’s not gonna be him

edit: occam’s razor THAT theory then

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05:55

sam: “if somebody stole the impala, what would you do?”

dean: “murder. i’d murder them all”

dean later: “there’d be torture first.... there’d be, like, a lot of torture. and then, it w- it would end up with death. if i can’t have it, nobody can.”

someone get this boy some help

...........and some car insurance

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05:58

cute non-white boy exists on screen

edit: no comment, just an observation

he’s very cute

dean would think he’s cute anyway, and i was WAITING for a scene to parallel the one where he eyed up the book-reading lady, but nope

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guard: “what are you doing here?”

priest guy: “creating a distraction”

such a cas thing to say

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06:09

that fade-out from muttered prayers to choir music and gunfire was a liiiiiitle cheesy but... y’know, it’s A Look, i guess

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06:10

jesus christ, do these guys even realise that if they stopped shooting for one freaking moment and hid, they’d eventually just win from not being exposed to flying bullets????

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06:12

let me guess, the blood of saint ignacius doesn’t exist

WELP  it’ll be mr italian priest guy and his bleeping hip then

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06:15

i seriously hope they got more than that tiny vial of blood, given how often things get lost/stolen/broken or spells go wrong around here

this episode had a my little pony: friendship is magic season 4 feel to it?? in the sense that the brothers go on a quest to get something, but end up helping a pony in need and then find, purely by fate, that that pony has the exact thing they needed all along

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06:18

dean smoothing his finger over his lips

this gesture is ??? sexy and sweet and comforting and intriguing and enticing and thoughtful and ???????????? also makes me think dean’s thinking about kissing tbh

SMOOCH CAS, SETTLE DOWN AND RETIRE

and/or get transplanted into the tv and have cartoon adventures with scooby doo

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06:22

dean: “i have faith”

a nice, sweet note to end on

dean learned some things and i’m proud of him

THIS WAS GREAT and i enjoyed it

let’s say 9/10, needed more cas and representation

cool directing, awesome music.... generally some good shit here

thUMBS UP

but I AM SO FUCKING READY FOR SCOOBY DOO NEXT WEEK at the end of march

I KNOW PRACTICALLY NOTHING ABOUT IT BUT THE CONCEPT EXCITES ME WILDLY

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I’M PRETTY SURE IT’S GONNA BE TEAM FREE WILL AND THE SCOOBY GANG SOLVING MYSTERIES AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH (PLEASE BE TRUE)

8x08 HUNTERI HEROICI REMAINS MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE EPISODE mostly because i haven’t really bothered to re-review which ones are my all-time favourites SO I’M REALLY HOPING THIS ONE WILL SIT NEXT TO THAT IN MY PERSONAL HALL OF FAME

//stops yelling and posts this post

[g0ldpainted]

25th December - CtC’17

Prompto experiencing his S/O in labor & how he handles a newborn child

Heya guys :3

This certainly most definitely was inspired by Robbie’s Christmas video on Twitter yesterday. Brb, still crying tears of joy. I’m so happy for them! :’)

I hope you all had a great Christmas! ♥

Words: 1400+

Genre: Fluff c:

Spoilers: Nope^^

After his S/O has entered labor, he's an absolute mess. Constantly torn between high pitched screaming, crying and laughing. On the brink of passing out from panic and hyperventilating. This boy is far from prepared - nothing in this world could ever prepare him for something so wonderful. Luckily he managed to drive to the hospital without any accidents or slip-ups - it all went surprisingly well for someone so nervous. Doctors give him some medication to calm him down otherwise he would probably faint right away. During all the hours of waiting and witnessing his S/O in pain, he tries his absolute best to console and reassure them. He'll whisper the sweetest things in his S/O's ear before making stupid jokes to lift their mood. Seeing them laugh and smile through their pain warms his heart. However, he doesn't realize he's about to meet his little offspring soon. It still feels surreal to him that he's going to be a father. 

By the time his S/O is giving birth, he's a blob of emotions. As much as he tries to hide it, stay strong for his spouse, he can't. Prompto's face is stained with tears in just a few seconds. Nonetheless, he remains by his S/O's side the entire time, keeps mumbling assuring words and praises into their ear and lets them squeeze his hands to their liking. He does everything he possibly can to ease their pain.

When their little baby screams, sees light for the first time, he absolutely loses is. Has to sit down in order to stay conscious. He's a goner when he sees his baby. Consider it love at first sight. When he witnesses how their little bundle of joy lies on its mother's chest and suddenly stops crying, he feels overjoyed, is beyond happy. The moment it's his turn to hold it, he feels so grateful and even a little proud of what they have accomplished. Its beauty truly amazes him. But it’s so fragile he fears to hurt it. After some reassuring words from his S/O he feels more confident, though. He sincerely savors this moment. Holding his own tiny human warms his heart so insanely much, he just keeps on crying happy tears.

After the initial shock washes off and they're taken to their hospital room, he feels the urge to tell his S/O how much he loves them over and over again. He promises to always be the best he can be for them and their baby. While his S/O rests up, he can't keep his eyes off their adorable little bean. He can't stop watching it, it fascinates him how such a cutie had been growing in his S/O for 9 months. Although he really wants to hold it, cuddle it, he holds back because it's already asleep again. Instead, he just gently holds his S/O’s hands.

The first time it starts to cry, he starts to panic and doesn't know what to do - unlike his S/O that's fairly calm and actually prepared. Turns out their baby is hungry. Watching his S/O feed their kid makes Prompto tear up all over again. It. Feels. Surreal. He's incredibly happy but doesn’t know how to handle his emotions and feelings yet.

For the next few days when his S/O and their child still have to stay at the hospital, he doesn’t leave their side for longer than an hour. Of course, all Chocobros are invited over, too, and he wants to be the proud dad showing off his baby to his best friends. 

Before they go home, Prompto asks Ignis for help regarding a surprise for his S/O and their baby. He wants them to be welcomed. Although he only imagined a banner and some balloons, Ignis goes all out of his way to throw a mini party. He bakes some majestic cake, sets up a ton of balloons, decorates their entire apartment and even gets some tiny gifts for the newborn. It's more than Prompto could've ever asked for - in return, he's endlessly grateful for what his friend did for his family. 

When they finally come back home, the Chocobros are waiting for them and once his S/O sees them, they're overwhelmed. It's a little too much for their baby but after a short tantrum, it's the cutest and most peaceful baby one could ask for.

And that's also how their first few weeks turn out to be like. Their baby is rather quiet and not fretful at all. 

Even though it's greatly appreciated that their child is so quiet, it also has Prompto worried endlessly. A lot of nights he wakes up panicking about his precious baby dying. Sometimes it also randomly hits him throughout the day. He generally triple-checks everything, is very protective of and careful with his baby.

While his S/O is the one that stays at home and Prompto is the one that still goes to work, he still helps as much as he possibly can with their baby. He doesn't mind changing diapers, doesn't mind getting up in the middle of the night to check on it when it cries, doesn't mind holding it for hours. He loves his kid with all his heart and is totally willing to do anything for it.

When it first smiles at him, he cries. It is, aside from his S/O's smile, the pretties he's ever seen. The first giggle makes his heart melt, it's the most adorable noise he's ever heard - and he doesn't ever want to miss out on it. 

Prompto is also that type of guy that gladly carries his baby with a sling through the entire city. He doesn't care about stares anyway and tells that little bean the best stories while they're out walking through the city.

Whenever he can, he takes a ton of pictures of their baby - he doesn't ever want to forget what a beauty he and his S/O created. One thing's for sure, this kid loves cameras. Whenever it sees its dad's camera, it reaches out to it or at least smiles brightly. Like father, like son ..or daughter, obvs. It makes him sad that he's so busy working but it makes him treasure their time together more. The bond he has with his little cutie is incredible. They kind of share a magical bond. The baby's face always lights up when it sees its father. It actually loves being held by its dad. Sometimes when it starts crying, Prompto is the only cure for it. He often spends night swinging back and forth in their rocking chair because that's the only thing that helps. He often has to sing or read a book, too, because his voice is what calms its baby entirely. Sure, that means he'll be sleep deprived at work but he couldn't care less. He'll do it again any day if that means his S/O will be relieved and his baby will find a peaceful rest.

Whenever he gets around to talking to his friends, you bet he'll brag on about how beautiful his kiddo is and how fast it is growing. But honestly, he got every right to be proud because that kid is a literal diamond. It's that type of kid anyone could wish for: incredibly cute, not too moody most of the time, giggly and very happy - just like him. It really is so much like his father, it's insane. 

From early days on, he'll play with his kid, savor every moment by taking adorable photos and go on family trips with it. He's looking forward to the family life ahead of him and can't wait to teach his little sweetheart how to draw and take great photographs. Also, he can't wait to pretend to be bad at Mario Kart when it plays with him. And, of course, he's excited about teaching it how to walk, talk, read and generally raise it. He just really loves being a parent and wants his tiny human to have a happy, love-filled childhood. A better childhood than he had.

You bet he'll teach it to love itself the moment he can. Any future bullies better learn how to run because Prompto is gonna go after them.. Well, or their parents. He also really wants his child to know that, no matter what, both its parents will support it. It shouldn’t ever feel like it has to hide something because its parents might neglect it if they found out - heck, no. They both love their child dearly and will always ensure to provide a safe, friendly environment for it.

His little family means his absolute world and he's beyond ready to give it his all.

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Masterlist

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Daddy A-Z: Jaehyun

Disclaimer: I couldn’t find the original poster this came from, but I got this from philanddanxreader, I didn’t come up with this.

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A = Announcement.- How do you tell him and the world that you’re expecting? As much as he is a dork, and I imagine his relationship is gonna be fun as hell, I don’t think telling him or the world is going to be anything spectacular. If anything, it’ll be some long speech about your love, and relationship, and how now there’s going to be physical proof of your love. Anticipate the sappiest kind of bs with his boy.

B = Books.- Did he read the books? I imagine Jaehyun as a very prepared dad, he’s not NCT’s Dad but he’s.....a dad, if you even know what I’m talking about. He puts off the vibe like Suho and Onew, if you know what I mean, you know. So I can definitely see him in a book store the day after you tell him, finding books on pregnancy, what to expect, what to prepare for the baby, child proofing the house, etc just so he knows exactly how to handle this new life long commitment. 


C = Cuddles.- Who cuddles the baby more?  Oh jeez Dad!Jaehyun is such a cuddler. I think it’ll be more of a threeway cuddle, he’ll cuddle his s/o and his lil bub at the same time. Gotta love that good ol’ family cuddles, amiright?


D = Daddy.- His reaction to being called Daddy and it setting in. 
 Honestly I think Jaehyun would get kind of shy and giggly at being called Daddy? Like it actually occurs to him ‘heh yeah...im gonna be a dad (/.\) omg’ kind of thing. He’s all blush, and smiley, and probably hides his face against you or smth.

E = Empty.- Who goes to the store when you guys run out of supplies? Super Dad Jaehyun makes sure you rarely have to take care of anything, wanting his s/o to have proper bonding time with the bub, I feel like he’d be the one to run to the store constantly and let’s you stay home. ‘I’m faster anyways! I’ll be back in a sec! I’ll be like the flash! Brb!’


F = Feeding time- Who does feeding time?
 With Jaehyun, I think it’d be a co-feeding effort, but it’s more along the lines of his s/o feeding the baby and his unhelpful butt sitting there and cooing and making dumb faces to make the bub laugh. 

G = Grumpy baby. - Who is better at dealing with a grumpy baby? 
 Tbh, I see Jaehyun as a happy baby himself, so I think he can ‘relate to babies’ and tap into some weird parent/kid bonding thing and instantly make the bay stop crying to being a pain in the toe. I think Jaehyun would be the soothing parent? Where the second he’s near, the baby feels the happy atmosphere and is easily soothed back into #happybaby

H = How?- how many kids does he want? I think Jaehyun is a one kid minimum, two kids maximum kind of guy. He doesn’t want to many, but I feel like he’d be the person to think ‘we can’t have just one! what if they develop a strange dependence on an imaginary friend from being alone and carry it into adulthood! they need a sibling! you dont just get one bird! they get depressed! you have to get them in pairs!’


J = Jokes.- best dad joke? 
 “Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.”

K = Kisses.- His favorite place to kiss the baby. Jaehyun’s such a nose kiss dad, fight me. I mean, who can have their very own tiny human with a cute lil nose in their care and not kiss and boop it’s nose? C’mon...


L = Little.- How he feels when he holds the baby for the first time.
 A sense of responsibility and joy is going to shoot through him like a bullet. Having his child in his arms, really cements the fact that, yes, he’s a dad now. He’s got a human to look after, care, raise, and love, for the rest of his life. And weirdly enough, that doesn’t scare him. He’s fully prepared, and he couldn’t be happier at the arrival of his baby.

M = Mommy.- what does he call you? 
 I think Jaehyun’s going to be very simple in parent terms, he’s going to call you just that; mommy. It’s classic, it’s cute, not too hard to try and teach the bub to say. Mommy and Daddy. Nice.

N = Nappies.- who deals with the really bad ones? 
 He’ll hate it with a passion, and complain about it the entire way through, probably acts like he’s been shot afterwards, but Jaehyun will, for the most part, suck it up and take care of the diapers. For the benefit of all. He shall make the sacrifice. 

O = Onesies- Who likes to dress the baby in ridiculous outfits?  I swear, Jaehyun will only buy outfits for his kid that have some reference to being a parent. Like ‘daddy’s princess’ or ‘mama’s boy’, ‘second generation idol’ things like that. Real cheesy, but cute and stuff. 


P = Pet names- names he calls the baby. 
 I feel like Jaehyun would have several pet/nicknames for his baby, classic ones. Like ‘his little one’ or again, ‘daddy’s prince/ss’

Q = Questions.- How many questions does he ask the nurse? 
 Seeing as he’s probably going to read every parent book on the face of the earth, I think he’ll believe he’s fully prepared and doesn’t need many questions answered. I think he’d steer questions more to his s/o and how to properly assist them. 

R = Rely- what is the biggest thing you rely on each other for? 
 Praise is going to be a huge thing in early parent life with Jaehyun. While he has read every book known to man, he still needs reassurance that he’s doing well, that he’s pulling his weight, and helping his s/o while they heal. And the same for his s/o, being a first time parent, regardless on how you’re doing, usually you think you’re failing miserable. Jaehyun is there to calm you down, tell you how fantastic you’re doing, and that it’s all going to be fine.

S = Sleep duty. - who gets up when it’s really late at night? 
 Jaehyun’s really determined to be the best s/o for someone that fcking gave birth, he wants you to have as much rest as possible, so more than likely he’s the one waking up to deal with the baby. Or if you wake up first, he’s shooing you back to bed while he handles baby fussy diaper. 

T = Trepidation.- fears as a new parent.  I think any new parent just fears failing. Even with both his and his s/o’s support and join effort in raising a kid, as well as him being entirely prepared for the baby, he’s still terrified he’s not doing something right and it’s going to affect his child. It’s not, he’ll be fine, but it’s still a fear. 


U = Ultra sounds.- His reactions to the ultrasounds. My heart fmlI swear I can see Jaehyun in my mind, dimples out, staring at the screen of his offspring, and hands covering his mouth as he giggles and coos. It’ll be one of the happiest times in his life, and he’s just going to be full of warmth and awe at the sight and confirmation of his baby actually growing and living and moving. 


V = Values.- what is the most important value he wants to teach your child.
 I think Jaehyun’s one that instill perseverance in his kids, that literally anything you set your mind to, if you put your heart in it, you’ll succeed. To work hard, and you will be rewarded, but you have to put time and effort into things. They don’t just fall in your lap.

W = Water.- Who gives the babe the baths?  Honestly, I think Jaehyun is going to be the dad that films everything? So he’ll be cracking dumb jokes and cooing at the baby and stuff while filming you bathing the baby. You might have to throw a rubber duck at him or smth if you want/need help, cuz he’s glued to ‘preserving precious family moments’.


X = X-mas- what do you guys plan for the holidays? 
 I think holidays with Dad!Jaehyun are going to be quiet and reserved. I think he’ll be one of the parents that has pre-holiday holidays. Like you guys get together with his family before the actually holiday, so the actual holiday is just spent with Jaehyun, his s/o, and the kids. 

Y = Yelling.- How many fights do the two of you get in? 
 Jaehyun might be a bit more hard headed than other boys, he’ll probably argue back and forth with his s/o over things, how to handle something with the baby or something along those lines, but voices won’t be raised above a slightly louder talking voice. He’s not going to yell or scream or have a tantrum kind of fight, for the most part he stays pretty calm and put together, and it’s more of a discussion than an argument. 

Z = Zoo- How crazy is the house after the birth? I imagine the house with Jaehyun will be a little hectic. I don’t imagine any house with kids will be spotless, but Jaehyun tries his best to keep things at least put where they belong, a toy room might be a damn mess, but all the toys stay in the room, or the bathroom cabinet is chaotic, but all the stuff is at least in the cabinet. Really, it’s just he’s good at hiding the mess, lol.

[ponyregrets]

No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way

Kabby social media AU, 3200 words, T

did u know that 1. it is @kane-and-griffin‘s birthday 2. she accidentally went viral for ranting about Friends and 3. once I start thinking about how A Thing (random example: Marcus Kane writing viral Friends tweets) would go down I cannot stop until I just write the thing

anyway happy birthday claire!!

Marcus Kane is, unfortunately, very familiar with the Nice Guy phenomenon.

It's an occupational hazard of writing science fiction, especially in the internet age; all he has to do is look for his most obnoxious fans, and he finds an unfortunately loud contingent of entitled mostly white men who believe that the world owes them women and happiness without any effort on their parts. It's something he tries to combat as much as possible, wherever he can, and he knows it works in some cases. For every reader who's turned against him for being an SJW cuck (whatever that means), he has another who's expressed appreciation for his opening them up to perspectives they hadn't considered and broadened their empathy and understanding.

That's what sci-fi should do, as far as Marcus is concerned. The heart of science fiction is acceptance and unity.

Which is why he tells Bellamy, "I need you to do one of those Twitter threads for me."

"For what?" Bellamy asks, wary. As Marcus's assistant, he seems to think his most important duty is talking Marcus out of interacting with social media. And he may be right.

"Ross Gellar."

It takes him a second. "The guy from Friends?" he finally asks.

"Yes. I want to explain to my followers why he's bad romantic lead and role model."

To his shock, the response is instant. "Okay."

"No arguments? No lecture on how that isn't what Twitter is for?"

"No, fuck Ross," he says. "What do you want to say? I'll make it happen."

Marcus clucks his tongue. "I'll write up a statement."

* Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Last week, while ill, I watched Friends on Netflix for the first time. So, a thread on friendship, romance, Joey Tribiani, and Ross Gellar.

O @o-so-cool reblogged Sometimes my brother's boss is pretty okay.

raven @queenreyesthefirst reblogged brb adding @kanemarcus to non-sucky white dude sci-fi authors and shipping him with @scalzi

Finn Collins @finnishfirst reblogged this is kind of interesting but way too hard on ross. he does a lot of good things! see thread

Bellamy @bradburybell reblogged this is not nearly hard enough on ross

Clarke Griffin @clarkegriffin reblogged Relevant to your interests @ark-abby

*

"So here's what I think happened," says Bellamy. He's brought Marcus a coffee without being prompted, so whatever it is must be bad.

Marcus takes a sip of the drink. "When?"

"With your Twitter rant."

"Ah. I assume there are a lot of protests from the louder, stupider portion of my fanbase about how I've allowed the liberal fake media destroy my mind and masculinity?"

"Yeah, there are some of those. But, uh--it went way past your fanbase."

"Excuse me?"

"This is your most retweeted post ever. Not even close. It's viral. You've got people fighting you, people telling you it's a revelation, and about a thousand new followers already. In the last day."

He frowns. "Is Friends really still that popular?"

"Apparently." He shrugs. "Clarke says you made Buzzfeed and a couple of the other aggregator sites too. She and Raven have been texting me updates. They think it's hilarious."

"What does that mean?"

"Honestly? I don't fucking know. I told you when you hired me I'm not actually good at this stuff. I tried to warn you."

"You did." He takes another sip of coffee. "So, what do you think happened?"

"My sister retweeted it, and she spends about ninety percent of her time thinking about her social media brand, so she's got a ton of followers. Then Raven picked it up from her, her tech friends got a hold of it, and after that--" He shrugs. "You got out of your niche and into broader Twitter, and I'm not going to be able to find anything useful in your notifications for weeks. It's all Ross/Joey shipping discourse. Clarke's words, not mine," he adds.

"Should I be concerned?"

"I don't know. I guess we'll find out if it actually sells more books. And Clarke thinks we should try to leverage it into more publicity, she's got an idea for that."

Marcus hasn't actually met most of Bellamy's friends, but he references them enough that he knows who they are. Octavia, sister, Raven, ex-girlfriend, Clarke, current girlfriend. He also knows that all of them are more familiar with social media than Bellamy is, so he's not surprised that he consulted them.

Mostly, though, he still can't believe anyone really cares about this.

"An idea to leverage the Friends discourse?"

Bellamy shrugs. "Apparently this fit into an ongoing conversation she's been having with her mother. Abby Griffin? She writes for Ark AV. She did that think-piece about what mainstream science fiction gets wrong about female characters."

"Ah," says Marcus. He remembers the article, which had been harsh but ultimately fair, and an interesting take, once he'd gotten over the initial hurt of being used in a not entirely positive light. "I didn't know that was Clarke's mother."

"Yeah, I figured I'd tell you later. Once I didn't think you were going to call her up and argue with her about how much better you've gotten."

"And now you don't think I will?"

"Honestly, I don't care. I just want to see you guys fight about Friends," he says. "That sounds awesome."

"So, you have no ulterior motives here. Just looking out for my best interests."

"Obviously."

"If she's Clarke's mother, I assume she's local? Or will I be fighting her on a podcast?"

"We were thinking Starbucks on Saturday. Caffeine and lots of witnesses."

Marcus finally lets himself open up Twitter, now that he's had enough coffee. He almost always has some notifications when he looks; he's a public figure with a passionate fanbase, he's used to people trying to talk to him on Twitter. That's why he has a Twitter in the first place. But the number of notifications has never been so high, not in his memory. And, as Bellamy said, it really is a lot of passionate Friends discourse, both for and against his opinions. It's an overwhelming amount of love, hate, and passion. Like discovering an entirely new world.

He thought he understood fandom, but apparently he has a long way to go.

"Starbucks would be fine," he tells Bellamy, a little faintly. "I'd enjoy that."

*

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus A lot of new followers today. Here are a few notes for you:

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus I am a published science fiction author. Those of you telling me to just write a book instead of many tweets, I have written many books.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus You can find the link to purchase them in my header.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus I have never claimed to be an expert on Friends. This was my first time watching, and these are my impressions based on one viewing.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus My opinion on the Friends canon does not invalidate yours. Yours is as valid as it ever was. But if you feel threatened, examine that.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus My ideas may have merit you're reluctant to fully accept because of your own perceptions of how things should be in relationships.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus If you followed me for more Friends content, please be aware this is an outlier. I usually talk about science fiction.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus On that note, would anyone like to discuss the Hugo Awards?

Masper @gogglesdonothing Replying to @kanemarcus ross/rachel is forever tho

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus and @gogglesdonothing I'll take that as a no.

Jonty @themediumgreen Replying to @kanemarcus and @gogglesdonothing I'm so sorry Mr. Kane just ignore him I want to talk about the Hugos tell me all your favorite winners do you like Chuck Tingle

Jonty @themediumgreen Replying to @gogglesdonothing I CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE

*

Marcus will admit he does not feel broadly prepared to seriously enter the Friends discourse. He is, after all, a neophyte. If there are scholarly works on Friends, he has not read them. If there's any academic discussion of these issues, he is not familiar with it. His knowledge is vague and still forming, but for some people, this show was a huge part of their development. It matters to them on a deep, personal level.

For him, it was a decent use of his time while he was sick and confined to his couch. He had a fever for most of the first season. He's not sure he's prepared to fight anyone about it. Based on his mentions, he has many, many fewer horses in this race than other people. But maybe that's a good thing. Maybe his perspective as an outsider is valuable.

Or maybe he just wants the chance to sit down with Abby Griffin. Because instead of spending the past week either working on his next book or even familiarizing himself with Friends and the criticism surrounding it, he's mostly been researching Abby Griffin herself. He'd done it some after the first article Bellamy sent, curious to see her other work, but he'd been busy with a deadline and hadn't really had much time for that, had barely scratched the surface of this woman.

He doesn't have time for it now either, of course, but it's at least relevant to something in his life. And, as Bellamy and his friends have pointed out, this is at least good publicity. It's not a complete waste of time.

The Abby Griffin stalking might be a waste, but he can't help it. She's interesting. The pop-culture writing is, apparently, a side job, something she never intended to get seriously involved in. The website had been her husband's, and when he passed away, Abby and Clarke had taken over its upkeep, and Abby had started producing content when she had time. Given her full-time job is as the director of internal medicine at the hospital, he's frankly amazed she has as much time for content as she does.

And it's good content. She and Clarke have a weekly column where they discuss a movie they went to see together, and the female characters in science fiction piece was apparently part of a series. Her taste is good and her opinions are interesting, and by the time he's meeting her, he has one big question, and one only.

They get through introductions and are settled in at the table before he finally lets it out. "Honestly, I don't understand how you can like Ross."

She lets out a surprised laugh. "Excuse me?"

"Bellamy said he was looking forward to us fighting over Friends, but I have trouble believing you disagree with my opinion of Ross. I don't know what we'd be fighting about."

She smiles into her mug. He'd known she was beautiful from the picture he found on the hospital website, but it's different to see in person, and more awkward. Bellamy and Clarke are hanging out at their own table, pretending not to eavesdrop; it's not an ideal time to be caught staring. "I don't know what he told you, but I didn't disagree. It was an impressive rant. Well reasoned and accurate. I was more interested in discussing why you posted it and the reactions you got. I saw it wasn't popular among some of your readers."

"To say the least."

"One of the things I've been curious about since getting involved in online fandom is what counts as acceptable ways to interact, especially for those of us over thirty or so. I saw a lot of people asking why a heterosexual man in his late forties would care this much about Friends at all. As if that was the problem."

"Judging from the angry responses, plenty of heterosexual men are very invested in Friends. Although I'm not sure how old they are," he grants.

"Age is the biggest issue, in my experience. You'd been participating in an acceptable way, as a creator, but once you show yourself to be invested in Friends shipping--"

"I stepped into the wrong part of fandom."

"That's my thesis, yes."

He considers. "Am I on the record?"

"I'm not a reporter, Marcus," she says, sounding amused. "I'm not trying to trick you into saying something I can use against you. But if you'd like to officially be off the record, we can say that you are."

"My hope with that post was that it would make some of my readers rethink their attitudes towards women and romance. The number of responses I got to Valena's story in Bright Sky Morning that boiled down to her being wrong for not returning Pavel's feelings even though he'd been so devoted to her was--staggering. And depressing."

"Did your female readers appreciate it?"

"They did. Apparently Jin was a much more appealing partner."

Abby smiles. "I certainly thought so."

It's not his first time meeting a fan, of course, and she might not even be a fan, in the sense they're talking about. But she's read his work and has opinions on it, and that's always a little bit flattering. Especially when they align with his. "I'm glad. I was hoping he would be." He clears his throat. "So, you'd like to talk to me as a forty-eight-year-old man who publicly had opinions on shipping."

"And to get your thoughts on Monica and Chandler," she says, all innocence. "If you don't mind."

He can't help smiling himself. "Not at all. I'm all yours."

*

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Expanded my horizons this weekend with the High School Musical trilogy. A curious cultural phenomenon.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus I appreciated that Troy and Gabriela didn't go to the same college, but still stayed in the same general area.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus I still don't think the couple has much of a future, but in an unrealistic movie, I appreciated that nod to practicality.

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus Very disappointed about the last-minute attempt to cement Ryan's heterosexuality. Let children have LGBT role models.

Murphy @firstnameredacted Replying to @kanemarcus If you're seriously going to be talking about Disney movies from now on I'm unfollowing you, I don't give a shit about this

Marcus Kane @kanemarcus Replying to @kanemarcus and @firstnameredacted Please do.

*

"Look," says Bellamy, two months after the first Friends rant, "I'm not going to pretend I'm good with crushes, but it would be a lot easier to just ask Abby if she wants to get dinner off the record instead of coming up with new weird shit to have opinions about on Twitter every week."

"I assume the timing of this isn't a coincidence," Marcus says. He was just getting his coat on to go meet her.

"You've already got a standing coffee date. Turn it into a real date. I'm begging you."

"You don't enjoy my opinions on the High School Musical series?"

"I actually do, I'm just getting tired of blocking people. Also, I don't know if you're aware, but dating is awesome. You should try it."

"I appreciate your concern. You don't think it would be weird for you if your boss was dating your girlfriend's mother?"

"No weirder than whatever's actually happening right now. And don't even try to tell me you're not asking her out because you're worried about how it would affect me."

It does sound absurd, when he puts it like that. "No. That wasn't a major factor."

Bellamy rolls his eyes. "Just ask if she wants to come check out the Descendants franchise with you next weekend. Definitely a solid pickup line. Chicks dig it."

"The what?"

"It's like the spiritual successor to High School Musical. I'll send you a link. You should know this stuff if you're really going in on this."

"I should give you a raise."

"That too. Say hi to Abby for me."

It's not entirely accurate to say that he thinks about what Bellamy said as he walks over to his weekly meeting with Abby. Every time he walks to her favorite coffee shop near the hospital, he's thinking these same kinds of thoughts, so it's not really Bellamy's fault. He enjoys Abby's company company and would be happy to see more of her. He already knew that. But it's been a long time since he navigated anything like this.

If only Friends had prepared him for this kind of romance.

"Marcus," says Abby, giving him a smile when he sits down across from her. As usual, she's surrounded by papers, and he sometimes doubts that she'd even have time for a relationship. She does keep herself busy. "I enjoyed your meditations on High School Musical."

"I'm glad to hear it. Bellamy says it gave me a net loss of followers, but not as much of one as he thinks I deserved."

"I'm not surprised." She considers him. "I didn't mean for our friendship to hurt your career."

"I don't think it is. Plenty of people just read my books and never even find out I'm on Twitter. It's not a large percentage of sales. You're blaming yourself for the High School Musical tweets?" he adds, curious. They are her fault, broadly speaking, but he wasn't sure she knew.

"If you don't keep coming up with hot takes, we don't have much to talk about."

He laughs. "I hope we'd come up with something."

"I hope so too."

The conversation lags, but it's not a bad lag. It feels like she's given him an opening, and it's his job to figure out how to take advantage of it.

The easiest way would be to simply propose a dinner date, as Bellamy suggested. But he's never been good at simple.

"You know, you never told me your favorite relationship on Friends."

"I didn't?"

"No, we usually talk about my opinions."

She levels her gaze at him, considering. "Do you know what I think when I watch Friends now?"

"No."

"They're all so young. And don't get me wrong, I met my husband when we were young, and the two of us were happy, but--sometimes it worries me how much emphasis we put on meeting people early in life. The younger you are, the more romantic it is. And that's one kind of romance, but it's not everything. It makes me want to shake all these kids and tell them that life doesn't end at thirty, or forty, or fifty. You'll keep on meeting new people, and you can still be happy."

He lets himself reach for her hand, and relief floods him when she lets him take it, even turns it over so she can squeeze his fingers. "So your favorite relationship on Friends is the one Rachel has when she's forty-five and Ross is dead?" he teases.

"I hope you're not comparing my husband to Ross."

He has to laugh. "No. I would never."

Abby's smile is warm, and it's suddenly so easy to not be nervous at all. "Good. Because the rest of that was right."

"Good," he agrees. "I was hoping you'd say that."

*

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