#but i speak fluent innuendo

[rjavenuru]

@sweet-tragedys-stuff an example of the exact opposite situation. I don't speak Spanish so I have no idea what he's saying ... but I know exactly what he's saying. 😝 (video from @monirdelgado on instagram).

[plutolichen]

There's so much "Bard doesn't understand Sindarin" cultural difference misunderstandings/miscommunications going on in this fandom, but I'm here to offer the opposite:

Thranduil isn't entirely fluent in Westron. Sure, he speaks eloquently, his speech is very formal, but that's because his knowledge of the language is entirely diplomatic. He learned it for foreign relations, not for day-to-day conversations; he has no knowledge of slang or euphemisms or innuendos. If it's not relevant in politics or a war tent, he's amateurish at best, though still uses a very formal diction (he calls the act of sex 'coitus' and Bard has a physical cringe reaction to it every time, I will stand by this.)

There's so much opportunity for him to misinterpret and misuse figures of speech, or to accidentally make an innuendo or say something otherwise highly inappropriate to Bard while trying to communicate something else, because he knows the words but not the implications when they're put together a certain way. Maybe he's heard some suggestive figures of speech or the like and repeats it thinking it means something completely different.

Put Bard through the nerve-wracking ordeal of figuring out how he should respond to this, and if Thranduil is actually propositioning him or not. Introduce a one bed situation by having Thranduil say they must "sleep together" or some similar phrasing and let Bard be so confused until he sees that there's only one bed, and then have him be even more confused. I don't know. It would be funny.

[armandsfangs]

finally watched the dubbed french version of the iwtv series, season 2 and i just have to report that the french decided that subtlety was dead weight in ep 5 and just had my guy daniel offer "une gaterie" to armand rather than say he could be on his knees which i'm not gonna lie on first watch i thought daniel was simply saying that to mean he could be on his knees to ya know BEG i didn't think about the innuendo until after but in the french dub there's not even room for ambiguity because "une gaterie" is just him offering a blowjob without having to say blowjob but there's no other possible interpretation it's just straight up propositioning armand plain and simple. and yet in the same episode armand is using the formal use of you to talk daniel into suicide and i'm sat there like okay so french is still a confusing fucking language then lol

Ok so I love love LOVE looking at language translation differences! Also much love to french daniel for cutting the bs and getting down to business lmao tbh I only clocked the innuendo when armand said "bartering with desire" but I'm ace so uhh that's my excuse. But on rewatch I think the context for propositioning is pretty clear bc right before that they're talking about louis not fucking daniel

The usage of "vous" vs "tu" in a translation from a language that doesn't make the distinction between formal vs informal "you" is actually so fascinating to me esp as someone who speaks 2 other languages that have grammar rules for speaking formally including the formal "you" but that in a way that's different from french. I gotta add that despite being canadian and going thru a decade of french studies and a university diploma in french... my ass is NOT fluent. I will vouvoyer everyone I speak to bc the verb conjugaison is easier!!

Someone who is fluent pls correct me if I'm wrong but the formal you in french isn't just used to denote hierarchy (age/rank), it's also used for people you just met right? So armand vouvoyer-ing daniel would be more like an expression of emotional distance, which kinda suits the suicide bait speech bc it's all about emotionally isolating daniel, right?

[zandiiangelspit]

Mauga x Sombra headcanons~ ♡

'Mess with the best and die like the rest.' 'Who's ready to have some fun?'

Just some personal random headcanons I have about them together - not in any particular timeline order~

Sombra regularly scans Mauga for any issues or irregularities in his cybernetics - mainly his synthetic hearts, to make sure they’re all working properly with his body. She’s no medic but would know exactly who and where to go if she needed him fixed up. 

Looking into his history and files, she doesn’t trust or believe the people who initially patched him up and “upgraded” him did so with the best tech or best intentions - she has contacts that could easily give him better upgrades like she had done herself. 

She admits (aka got caught) scanning Mauga before and explains why she was doing it, to which he initially gets defensive and told her not to do it again. She agreed, but proceeded to do it again anyway.

He quickly works out she does still do it, but silently understands and appreciates why she does. Of course it makes him concerned, with his new lease on life and wanting to feel more alive, he fears one day she may find a fault. But nothing he can’t buy or steal, right? 

Their relationship starts as rivals, and develops into a fiery slow burn. Eventually, they become “I’d ride or die for you.” They’re an inseparable chaotic power couple. 

Mauga is very affectionate and his love language is touch. 

Sombra’s love language is acts of service and words of affirmation. 

Mauga has little to no patience with anyone or anything, apart from when Sombra is hacking. He learns quickly (and painfully) on missions she is not to be rushed, and until she gives the signal, he lets her do her thing. 

It takes a long time for Sombra to open up, finding it hard to convey and show her emotions. She keeps her heart hidden and it takes a while for Mauga to fully earn her trust and break through her walls. 

Deep into their relationship, they both become very affectionate and needy - sickingly so. PDA, not an issue, pillow talk and pet names, always. Flirting and innuendos, constantly. 

They both learn and understand each others language. Both are quick at learning and picking up languages, Mauga less fluent in speaking, but understands and translates. 

Sombra understands his insecurities and temper, letting him express and blow off steam rather than try to contain or repress them. She encourages him to express his emotions rather than convert them or contain them. Something she struggles to do herself. It’s easier to give advice than take it. 

Both having short tempers leads to misunderstandings and arguments early in their relationship, finding it hard to find their common ground, finding it easier to wind each other up more than back off or give each other space. 

Sure, they like to play fight and tease each other, rivalry on missions and healthy banter, but it wasn’t found without fiery clashes. Both have a strong “winning” attitude and don’t back down from a fight. 

Are they flirting or fighting? Who knows? Could be either? Could be both? 

They often go out to blow off steam, smashing up omnic scrapyards and causing chaos, hacking factories and banks, running off energy until they finally feel able to express emotions without explosive tempers. 

EMP + Cage Fight = enemy teams worst nightmare. 

They shower each other in gifts - stolen or otherwise - new tech? Jewellery? Stronger incendiary weapons? Favourite takeout? Highly classified intelligence from extremely wealthy aristocrats? Anything you want baby~ 

Mauga is extremely possessive and loves to make a show of it. Everyone would know who Sombra was with. 

He wouldn’t be jealous or insecure about her wandering astray, (have you seen him?) he would admire and be amused by others trying their luck. He’d even encourage them, knowing her head would not be turned. She’d pity them, and make them believe they could, but all her flirting and interest would be indirectly aimed at Mauga~

Both use their charm and charisma to their advantage, working together to flirt, manipulate and scheme their way around people, getting what they want. Team work makes the dream work~ 

♡

[jeff-the-box-boy]

Random sinner headcanons and stuff

This is not all my hcs, I have some for Vergil as well. This is probably most of the sinner hcs I have tho

Yi Sang

Enjoys fermented, rotten and spoiled foodstuffs

Kinda looks like a Victorian orphan (pale, thin, probably scrounges around on the floor for food)

Fibromyalgia, type 1 diabetes, nyctalopia, pica, depression, autism, depersonalization, sea sickness, motion sickness, nut allergy, pet spit allergy, (to be continued?)

Yi Sang and his multitude evil exes like Ramona Flowers (Dongrang, Dongbaek, Gubo)

Stupid sense of humor but he rarely laughs, mostly just smiles to himself when he makes a name pun or hears an accident innuendos

Doesn't like conflict, especially personal conflict with people he cares about

Faust

Autism, NPD, lactose intolerant, (to be continued possibly)

Has a special interest in trains, was much more prevalent in childhood (Still prevalent in adulthood, it's why everything seems kinda train themed despite them being on a bus)

Plus sized fat girl

Indulges in Yi Sang's stupid puns and stuff, sometimes making puns of her own with him

Don

ADHDtism, delusions of grandeur, probably schizophrenia or STPD, pet hair and spit allergy, (TBC)

Never gets bed head or knotty hair

Very strong arms

Fixated on the fixers part of the fixer fandom

Writes fixer fanfic

Ryoshu

Probably ASPD, (TBC)

Has favorites when it comes to the other sinners (Faust, Sinclair, and Hong Lu)

Was likely an artist for the ring in her past

Shibari enjoyer, mostly rigger but does not mind modeling

Meursault

Autism, SPD (schizoid), hypersexual, hyperthymesia, (TBC)

Studies the people around him and slightly changes how he acts around them to make conversation less of a hassle/go smoother (I have a few examples of this kinda happening in canon)

Keeps a mental list of things he likes and does not like about the other sinners:

How they treat him, things they say that stick out, reactions to things he does, random tidbits and pieces of backstories

Also has like an actual physical notebook but his memory is good enough, tends to be full of shockingly detailed and realistic sketches with very few notes

Collects scraps of newspapers, pictures, and documents he finds

May or may not have pocketed an old Gregor propaganda poster

Hong Lu

ADHDtism, pica, latex allergy, nut allergy, (TBC)

Vaguely multilingual (not fluent) and sometimes practices with the sinners, like speaking German with Sinclair and Gregor (he sounds very funny when he speaks german)

Emotionally intelligent

All of his questions are genuine, except sometimes he asks stupid questions specifically to annoy Heathcliff:

Sometimes he just wants to hear Heathcliff explain something even if he already knows about it

He also plays along with light jabs and insults Heathcliff does, falsely proving them correct (often making Heathcliff groan or very fuckimg confused)

Good with hair styling and decent with makeup, if the girls have sleepovers he's definitely invited to them

He eats lipstick and chapstick. He takes big fucking bites out of them. He likes mint flavored lip balm.

He often steals lipstick from Rodya seeing shes one of the few on the bus that uses it but he makes it up to her by buying her more expensive makeup or food

Heathcliff

Possible IED, inferiority complex, C-PTSD, lactose intolerant, (TBC)

Lower empathy for rich people; higher empathy for poor people

Like using nicknames, they come naturally to him

Defaults to things like "bloke" and "lass" but he does have a few sinner specific ones

Ishmael

OCD, cyclothymia, Insomnia, nut allergy, (TBC)

Distracts herself with busy work, shes always trying to do something

If she has nothing to do she often stims or fiddles around with stuff like her hair, her fingers, or bounces her leg and stuff

Doesn't like feeling useless or inadequate

Showers and cleans herself multiple times a day

"scrubbing the sea water/whale spit(?) off"

Rodya

HPD, possible BPD, dyslexia, gambling addict, binge eater, inferiority-superiority complex, lactose intolerant, (TBC)

Left handed but claims ambidexterity

"Wanna hear something to get your brain thinking?" Proceeds to say some stupid shit that seems like it could be philosophical but it's actually a big nothing burger (sometimes Yi Sang actually tries towards interpret her nonsense in an actual poetic way)

Tries her hardest to ignore and not face problems, especially her own

Sinclair

Severe anxiety, DPD, PTSD, dyscalculia, possible BPD, nut allergy, pollen allergy, (TBC)

He has many bad habits that have stuck with him since childhood/school

Biting his nails and cuticles up while stressed

Not drinking enough water (doesn't want to pee during class/a meeting)

Waits till the end of a briefing to ask questions or for help 

Wears his gloves to stop his nail biting 

He also just has really cold hands

He's bites the inside of his cheeks when he can't bite his nails

Internalized homophobia but like.. in a weird way. Like. Does gay things but, either feels bad abt it, like guilty, or tries to make not gay excuses for it. But like only for himself?

Projects self hatred and his trauma on his enemies, which makes it easier for him to attack them

When both him and Demian are asleep at the same time they can share dreams and interact with each other in them

Outis

Autism, possible PTSD, latex allergy, (TBC)

She's a kiss-ass towards Dante because she had to be a kiss-ass during the war in order to move up in position

Kinda glues herself to Dante's side, she explains things that don't need explained or says she's gonna protect them (Ishmael does it better) (Dante doesn't bother trying to get Outis to stop)

The oldest sinner (until proven not)

Looks down on many of the other sinners, she kinda ranks them in her head (waste of breath, fixable, I can work with this, decent, the manager)

Gregor

Autism, PTSD, survivor's guilt, immunocompromised, pollen allergy, latex allergy, other possible allergies,  seasonal depression, disassociation

Doesn't really know how to take a compliment since he doesn't usually get complimented 

TOUCH STARVED.

Has long antenna coming from his head along with the bug arm, also unfinished/underutilized/healed over wings that sometimes nub up under his back when he's stressed but don't break through his skin (like g corp Greg's wings)

Whenever he's in battle his eyes kind of glaze over and he disassociates, buggy bits kinda take over

Gregor doesn't like killing especially when it's not very necessary, makes him think of the war and his buddies 

Gregor also has watery eyes, this is not specifically during battle but just in general. Sometimes when he lays on his side the eye on that side starts to tear up and leak

During intense moments, little bits of exoskeleton and chitin harden on him; like a patch of shell on the side of his or his buggy shoulder extends up a bit

Actually prefers stale or slightly turned food since he got modified but he doesn't tell anyone cause he's embarrassed and kind of ashamed of it (based on book Gregor not liking fresh food and only eating rotten or bad food, but less intense)

Dante

Amnesia, latex allergy, some kind of chronic pain (arthritis possibly), (TBC)

Nonbinary they/them intersex clock with a pair of sick tits (Dante deserves boobs)

Actual like. Dark gray skin 

Usually a bit of a nervous loser but occasionally has bouts of confidence/competence/authority similar to how they were from before they lost their head

Also likes to keep themself busy with work similar to Ishmael (they are trying their hardest to be a really good manager despite being thrown into this role suddenly)

Communicates with people that aren't the sinners through writing, simple sign language (they're still learning), making a sinner translate, or tracing letters on people

Gets phantom pains all the time, especially is a sinner died an exceptionally painful death recently

Clock has feeling like a real head

Gets repairs and check ups for their internal mechanisms, the clock even more sensitive inside the clock. all the wires and gears and stuff feel strange

Gregor and Ryoshu sometimes take smoke breaks with each other or light each others cigarettes 

Meursault and Heathcliff sometimes "play dress up" or "cosplay" with Don, Heathcliff refuses to be anything that's not somewhat badass though (Meursault has worn a dress before. Meursault does not talk about this incident.)

Outis and Gregor have a mutual kind of respect, and disdain for each other. They respect each other as veterans. Outis is a bit disappointed in his deserting and not seeing the war till the end. Gregor is freaked out by her "at least I didn't die" mindset compared to his "why was I the one that had to live" mindset

Gregor empathizes greatly with Dante whenever he sees them being dehumanized because of their prosthetic. He actively tries to talk and befriend Dante to make sure they never feel lonely or worthless

Gregor and Yi Sang both have midnight cravings and they dig through the dining room trash can for stale food. One night they both ran into each other in the dark while making their way to the trash can, Gregor nearly exploded in embarrassment. They don't talk about it, or at least Gregor doesn't. Both of them think about it pretty often though, more often then they'd expect

[contrivedchaos]

So Emily as joy bringer probably speaks basically every language which includes Spanish. Sera doesn't she doesn't have to work with her subjects directly so she hasn't picked any up. (Sera probably speaks a lot of old dead languages like Latin and ancient Egyptian because that was before Emily when she had to do some of her work.) Sera once she starts dating Carmilla wants to learn Spanish so Carmilla starts teaching her. Now Carmilla doesn't know Emily speaks Spanish so while teaching Sera is very flirty and often makes some dirty jokes or innuendos involving what she wants to do with Sera that go over Sera's head but not Emily's who is sitting in the corner trying to pretend like she doesn't exist. Eventually Sera is practicing and gets stuck and without thinking asks Emily for help who gives it. Carmilla who is in the room realizes that Emily is fluent is Spanish and turns red realizing Emily understood basically everything she said to Sera and Sera realizes that Carmilla may not have been entirely honest about what some of the things she said to Sera translate as.

OMG, you're right! 😂😂 Emily probably has to know a bunch of different languages to keep the Winners happy! ...Unless everyone in Heaven can magically speak the same language somehow.

But that's horrible for the plot, so we will work under the assumption that Emily is like a living dictionary of all modern languages, so she can speak to her subjects. Maybe once in a while, she needs Sera's help with ancient pictograms or hieroglyphics from before her time. Love this!

And also yes to Carmilla saying sexy things to her lover that she thinks she doesn't understand, but someone else does. We needed a good setup for some awkward comedy. I can only imagine Carmilla's face when she realizes holy shit, Emily understood that. And then having to explain it to Sera later. We need more plot reasons to get Carmilla and/or Sera to become embarrassed, flustered messes. 😂😂 Write that down, Viv!

(Also, gosh, that conversation with Emily afterward would be equally awkward. I think Carmilla would rather have that conversation with Emily than Sera, though)

[wsdalt]

Hello! Quick question about Felps characterization if you don't mind!

Mainly, do you have any tips on speech patterns? Like, repeated phrases/how they're repeated, and general voice things like that? (Genuinely the one thing I struggle with most ._. )

okay… unfortunately voice is also one of the things I struggle with—at least to put it down into words as an explanation? I’m not fluent in Portuguese which means a lot of dialogue quirks I’d otherwise pick up in English I probably miss. also this is off the top of my head so… maybe I’m just missing stuff due to bad memory in general oops

that being said: I will give it my best attempt \o/

(if anyone who is fluent in Portuguese would like to add on or correct anything I’m saying please do!)

firstly I would like to direct you to @/echotune’s mcyt character voice cheatsheet because I’ve written up bits for his character to go there before. It’s not exactly specific phrases, but I think knowing how he’ll react in certain situations can help make up for not knowing his exact phrasing? or for speech patterns being lost in translation

tone:

Felps’ voice goes high pitched a lot. This is kind of hard to write sometimes—or at least to continuously write in a scene because he kind of just throws his pitch around whenever—but you can add it there. It’s usually when he gets heated about something or… feels strongly about something in general? /if he’s defensive about something? But not really if he’s sad I think. and it’s not all the time so don’t worry about trying to incorporate it every time one of those situations hits

…on the opposite side of that he’s also very… deadpan I suppose? he can deliver absurd lines very casually and deadpan/serious, or absurd lines casually with a smile, or just really really commit to the bit. maybe I mean dry. he can say things very drily

aka 2 part 2: maybe obvious but just to clarify: committing to the bit means incorporating whatever emotion he needs to to commit to the bit. so he’ll fake being upset for example

laughs a lot while speaking, but can also stop himself from laughing fairly easily—specifically regarding the above two points

bursts into tears… fairly easily? but specifically surrounding Richas + he cried at Cellbit and Roier’s wedding. it’s usually only briefly and he kind of tries to suppress it a bit

there’s a specific warning tone he’ll use if someone says an innuendo… to him? I suppose? where he kind of just says the person’s name with that tone (I use “warning” or “chastising” to describe it—depends on what vibe you want in the scene) sometimes repeating their name. It’s always lighthearted though

specific phrases:

(disclaimer: see above note about me not being fluent in Portuguese. I’m trying to grab from when he speaks Portuguese rather than I when he speaks English because I often write him as “speaking” in Portuguese—just translated to English for fic purposes)

“pelo amor de deus” / “meu deus do céu” aka “for the love of god” / “my god in heaven”

I actually don’t think he repeats much? compared to other streamers?* the cc says “valeu valeu” (“thank you thank you”) when thanking subs from memory, but other than that I can’t think of much…? If he does repeat himself it would probably be moreso adding onto his previous sentence and rewording it a bit (*a lot of streamers end up repeating themselves because they’re talking to chat and sometimes this bleeds into how they talk in general). I think you mean more like… phrases that come up a lot, but this is still a good point

I think he throws around “man” and “bro” (the Portuguese equivalents: “velho”, “mano”) a lot, but not necessarily during serious moments (which is why this has faded out of how I write him, but I’m trying to bring it back for less serious moments)

“Sabe?” “Entendeu?” “Né?” “tá ligado?” To be honest I use “you know?” in English for all of these except Né which I write as “right?”. Né is kind of an “innit?” if that helps, but I’m not going to make him sound British so I use “right?” instead. The actual (google translated, sorry) English versions: “sabe?”—“you know?”, “entendeu?”—“understood?”/“understand?”/“got it?”, “tá ligado?”—“are you aware?”/“is it connected?” (which I’m kind of taking as “is it connecting?”) i feel like in Portuguese those last two are a bit more casual…? than what their English counterparts are, which is why I stick with “you know?” as a cover-all. but I could be wrong!

he adds “inho” (etc) to a lot of words. the best English translation is putting “little” before a word

I think your best bet is to watch some Portuguese streams of his—preferably with another character so you can listen to how he speaks with other people not just chat. this can include Richas! But I hope this helps a bit \o/!!

and again—if anyone who knows Portuguese better than me has anything to add or correct please feel free \o/!!

[420technoblazeit]

listen guys i love claire adn all and #feminism or whatever but she never even got to kiss a girl and also crowley fags up every single episode he's in. it's crowley. how is he not winning here. mr flirts with men as a manipulation technique except oops he keeps catching feelings abt it. practically speaks in fluent innuendo, made multiple sealed with a kiss canon relevant demon deals on the show. no character should b winning the gayest spn character poll over him

[beautifulpersonpeach]

been lurking on your blog for a while and i find your new jeans write ups interesting. it's like the cookie song doesn't bother you so you're okay with it?

***

Hi Anon,

Story Time

Some years back, I moved to the US for work. I'd learned English at a young age, lived and worked with English-speakers and thought myself to be very fluent. Anyway, one day I had a business proposal put in front of my desk. I won't explain what exactly the product was, but the long and short of it is that at some point during the brainstorming session, "two girls one xyz" became the catchiest, most fitting tagline. My team had a good mix of old and young people who came from diverse backgrounds. We could all speak English and considered ourselves well versed in slang, but nobody in the team caught the reference until 2 weeks before launch, when in one of the campaigns, it sounded like "two girls one cup".

Now, for anyone who doesn't know what that phrase is, don't bother googling it. The gist is, I quickly learned that in America, you never say "two girls one cup". At least not in public. Everywhere else, this line doesn't mean anything, but in America and certain online communities, it means everything. By the time we found out, it was too late to revamp the campaign to change it, so we instead tweaked it to become a bit quirkier so those who caught the reference won't be totally put off by it. And overall the project was a success and caught on well in Germany, Poland and the UK, but if we didn't catch that reference in time, the campaign would've been a disaster. The way we caught the reference was someone outside the team, a local American, who immediately flagged it the minute he saw it in our outlook report. All of us fluent English-speakers had some vague idea of the various ways the campaign would look and sound, but nobody attached the meaning of "two girls one cup" to it.

And so, maybe that's why I buy the explanation offered by Ador. I can very easily see how an English professor at a Korean university, a couple of Scandinavian songwriters, and one Korean DJ, wouldn't know a Eurocentric slang interpretation of an innocuous English word. Because I myself, the first time I heard Cookie, didn't get any sexual undertones or innuendos. The song honestly just seemed cute to me… the puns in Korean were cute. Also, “taste it, smell it, bake it…” for Korean sweets and desserts, all that isn't odd to say. I mean, people here plan their whole days around trying out a new café and savouring a new sweet on the menu like it's a life-changing experience. It's fun and cute to attach that level of attention and importance to your sweets. The connection with CDs was obvious at first glance too (the CDs are huge in the MV so it's hard to miss), and given what I would call the ‘café culture’ in Korea, the play on words in Cookie seemed honest to God adorable, and a lot of my Korean friends and family (the few who listen to k-pop) felt the same. It probably sounds like I'm reaching here but overall I didn't think this was a big deal anyway.

International k-pop stans felt differently, but k-pop stans in general are easy to rile up, and even if Ador indeed had some ulterior motive, either way I don't really care.

I don't care for the same reason I don't care that Beyonce used the 'spazz' slang in her song, for the same reason I don't care Chaeyoung from Twice went around the US in a Q-Anon/nazi t-shirt, for the same reason I don't care about XG saying they've got 'opps', for the same reason I don't care that Mamamoo/Shinee have done black/brownface and never apologized for it, for the same reason I don't care that Florence Welch is apparently a Satanist, for the same reason I don't care Bang PD is likely fucking someone half his age...

And so on.

It's not because I don't understand the implications of all these issues, but the standard applied in stan twt for what is considered 'problematic' and 'cancellable' doesn't impact how I feel about music and the artists. I decide all that for myself.

And I like Cookie and NewJeans.

[mademoiselle-red]

This is a really fascinating article about how western translators and Vietnamese diaspora authors sometimes unwittingly fetishize the Vietnamese language due to their lack of education and exposure to it in contexts beyond their scope of knowledge and experience. It also speaks to a larger phenomenon of Asian languages being perceived as exotic by both non-Asians and the Asian diaspora in the west.

This article reminds me of a conversation I once had with a Chinese friend who said something along the lines of: “Chinese is a more poetic and subtle language, while English is more precise, structured, explicit.”

I was initially very confused because I’ve read a lot of poetic English prose and a lot of technical instruction manuals in Chinese.

And then I realized the problem: because Chinese is his native language, he is able to express himself more poetically and subtly should he chose to do so. Because he isn’t quite fluent in English, he tends to express himself in a precise and straightforward manner to efficiently get his point across, structuring his sentences as he’d been taught in his English-as-a-second-language classes.

Some people have a tendency to conflate the limits of their linguistic abilities in a language with the limits of the language itself. There are certainly untranslatable words and phrases, and no translation from one language to another can faithfully replicate the layers of meaning, sound, and nuance of the original. Every translation is an interpretation. But sometimes, translation eludes us because we suck at the language, and it’s okay to admit that! It’s ok to admit that we may sometimes have a naive approach to the language because of our limited exposure to it!

I have heard variations of the sentiment Ocean Vuong expresses in this interview with the New York Times, for example, from quite a few of my second-generation Chinese-American friends too:

“Cause in the Vietnamese context—and it might be similar to Chinese—words are like spells. If you talk about death, death visits you, so you don’t talk about death at the dinner table. There’s a lot of taboo around speech and how it brings forth the darkness. […] Chinese and Vietnamese culture is so much older than America. And I think, in this sense, America is still immature. I would argue that the way it renders and handles language is still quite primitive for a nation and a culture that has so much technological prowess. It’s actually quite archaic in how it imagines the capacity of language, and, and in this sense, Chinese and Vietnamese culture are way ahead, both in the time line, but also culturally, in their wisdom.”

For many of my second generation Chinese-American friends, Chinese is an elusive, and sometimes mysterious language seemingly full of ancient wisdom. It remains a “magical” language for them, probably because for them, it is not the language of legal disclosures, celebrity gossip, and dry philosophy texts in translation.

I had shared some of that belief in the “ancient wisdom” of Chinese too, until I started understanding the bawdy sexual innuendos in Tang Dynasty Chinese poetry, until I came across a sub-genre of Song Dynasty poems about cats (one poet wrote a series of poems about his white cat named “Snow”, who was apparently very fluffy and warm to cuddle with under the blankets in winter 😻), until I came across trashy Ming dynasty romances (mass produced and marketed towards bored & cloistered women).

As for cultural taboos around using violent metaphors, I don’t know anything about Vietnamese, but contemporary Chinese slang seems to have less regard for these old taboos. 我要死了 “I am dead” is often used on the internet to express an intense fannish emotional reaction to something. X会杀了我的 “X is going to kill me (if I did Y)” means exactly what it says on the tin. And finally, “开抢” in the sichuanese Chinese dialect means “to shoot with a gun” but actually means “to say something”. To begin a conversation in Sichuanese is to shoot at each other. How lovely.

Sometimes the curtain is just blue, and a cigar is just a cigar.

[seraphdreams]

Frat boy Jean and frat boy Eren both want to have a threesome but surprisingly the girls they normally hit up aren’t down for it. In a moment of in infinite wisdom Eren decides to hang around the library and scout out for someone there. Why you ask? Because you know what they say, the quite ones are always the kinkiest. And Eren comes across you in the library one day. He can’t take his eyes off your tits, oh how bad he wants one in his mouth. And you look innocent but not so innocent that you’d want no part in a threesome. So he takes is chances and walks over with his little sob story about how he is failing all his classes and he might get kicked out of his frat. None of the tutors available through the university have been able to help him but there’s just something about you that draws him to you and thinks you might be a great fit for him (innuendo intended.)With lots of praise and puppy dog eyes you agree. The day you show up to the house Eren brings you up to his room to “study” and to your surprise he brought along his friend, Jean. Because Jean is also failing and needs help. After a little while Eren’s devious plan works and he can confirm that the quietest are the kinkiest. Now you have “study sessions” with the two of them at least twice a week. Im sorry I just needed to share this idea with someone

but let me say this ….. bimbo reader who’s failing her language classes.

(cw - eren and jean speaking their languages, threesome)

it’s honestly crazy how you manage to not only have a 57 in french but in german as well, just your luck. it’s even luckier when your two good friends (who definitely have huge crushes on you) offer to help you. jean’s pretty fluent in french and eren can say a great deal of german phrases. so you let them come to your dorm to study, just as you’d usually do. but this time is different; they show up with not a book, pen or paper in sight—just them. it’ll be much quicker and easier to just fuck a lesson into you than to sit for hours and stare at words right? yeah.

somehow you find yourself with jean deep in your cunt, thrusting into you slow and longingly from behind, chanting the phrase “tu te sens si bien enroulé autour de moi comme ça” over and over again. he’s resting a gentle hand on your jaw, pulling you back to meet his glance. “you understand?” and you’re just too fucked out to even respond, just nodding your head at him.

then it’s eren tapping your cheek with his cock, getting you to open your mouth for him. as soon as he sinks into your warm cavern you’re immediately bombarded with statements, in that foreign language you don’t quite understand. “schau, wie du lügst. genau wie eine dreckige schlampe es tun würde.” there’s a lot going on for your little mind to process but maybe when you’re done, you finally will get it.

i’m tagging @yeagerslut i know she’d like this…

[caffedrine]

Rio Ortiz Chapter 18 Summary

This is mostly a summary for me - I make no promises on the accuracy of what’s happening. I’m not nearly fluent enough to get half the jokes/innuendo much less accurate plot points.

Note: I’m switching between Rio’s names:

Valerio – when they’re talking about pre-amnesia Rio

Rio – when they’re talking about current Rio.

Upon hearing that Silvio is behind the carriage accident, Emma can feel something in Rio change, even though he’s still behind her. The atmosphere in the room doesn’t change, and Emma wonders if she’s imagining it.

Nokto, for the first time since they arrived, speaks up and asks about the carriage accident. That, combined with the poisoning attempt shows that Silvio must really not like Valerio. He asks if there’s a reason for the grudge.

For the first time, Emidio’s smile drops. He explains that Valerio was the closest of the three of them to becoming king. Rio starts and Emidio continues. Amnesia aside, Valerio was smart and clever, unlike Emidio who can’t even match Silvio. Valerio was slowly solidifying his position and amassing power behind the scenes, with the full support of the King. However, Silvio wants to be king, and from what Emidio can guess, decided the best way was to eliminate Valerio/Rio.

Emma thinks that in Rhodolite, while many of the princes are aiming for the throne, they aren’t trying to eliminate each other. Instead, they focus on showing their individual skills and policies, rather than pulling the other princes down. Apparently, things are very different in Benitoite.

But still, this doesn’t match with the Silvio that Emma had briefly met. Until she has a chance to talk to him, Emma thinks that she won’t know the real truth.

Emidio continues, now that Silvio has found Rio, the king is especially worried about his safety. Since Silvio has gone into hiding, he can strike at any time from any angle. Emidio can give Rio some time to prepare, but in three days, he needs a firm answer on when Rio will return to Benitoite.

Emidio takes his leave, and Nokto notes that things have gotten complicated. Emma asks if this ‘request’ of the King of Benitoite essentially means that they have to comply. Rio agrees though he thinks that Emma at least doesn’t have to come with him. In fact, beyond her role as Belle, he won’t take Emma to the snake nest the Benitoite court undoubtedly is.

Nokto approves of this reasoning, and Emma thinks that no matter what is going on with Rio, she cannot abandon her duty as Belle.

Rio explains that no matter what delaying tactics he uses, in three days he’s going to have to leave, otherwise, it would put Rhodolite in a diplomatically unconscionable position. For the first time, Chevalier cracks the hint of a smile and notes that Rio isn’t a total idiot.

It explained to Emma what is going on. Benitoite has officially informed Rhodolite that Valerio/Rio is the Third Prince, and now their surprise noble guest. Beyond that, the King has ‘requested’ in a way that is not a request for Rio’s return, which as an allied nation, Rhodolite is obligated to comply with.

If anything were to happen to Rio, Rhodolite no longer has the excuse of not knowing he was a prince and would be complicit in his assassination. The longer he stays in Rhodolite, the more dangerous it is for the country.

Emma complains that this is all unreasonable, and Rio explains that half of diplomacy is taking advantage of unreasonable situations for one’s side. It’s not uncommon for nobles to use foreign countries to cover up scandals that happen within families.

Chevalier adds that Rhodolite has no interest in participating in Benitoite’s internal affairs. Rio agrees that this stance is reasonable, besides, since Emma loves this country so much, he also wants to do what he can to protect it.

From all of this, Emma feels a little bit relieved. From what she understands, Rio really does have a home to return to, people who have waited for him. But still, Rio must feel some anxiety about heading to Benitoite alone, with no memories.

Even if they’re separated, even if she never sees Rio again, Emma wants to support him and his decision. She tells him that if anything happens to him in Benitoite, to contact her. No matter what, she will always be on his side. Rio exclaims that he’s so happy he could die. Nokto asks him to die in someone else’s country. Chevalier muses that no matter what you do, as long as you’re a royal there is no escape. From the moment they’re born, members of the royal families must bear their responsibilities.

Emma starts to come to terms with the fact that Rio must now think of Benitoite as well as his own well-being. She thinks about the Rhodolite Princes, and how they have all done their best for the country, particularly Jin and Leon.

Rio promises Emma that this won’t be their last goodbye, that he will return to her. Emma asks Rio to accompany her when he has time, explaining that she has something to give him.

When half of the petals of the rose fall, Emma and Rio venture into the city to visit her home. Rio remarks that it has been quite a while since he’s been inside her home. They used to live together when Rio was first recovering from his injuries three years ago. That time seems so short to Emma, but it is still a time that will affect her for the rest of her days.

She pulls ‘Valerio’s’ Items out of the place she had stored them and offers them to Rio, with the ring box prominently on top. Rio’s eyes widen at the box, and Emma tells him that it’s something he needs.

She’s enduring this, but her hands are shaking. The jacket is gold and blue, and now Emma understands that they’re Benitoite colors. The sword is also heavy, but its weight is nothing in comparison to the ring box.

Rio picks up the ring box, asking her what it is. He flips it open, and his eyes go wide as he asks Emma if she’s proposing to him.  Emma explains that when she was examining his jacket all those years ago, the ring box tumbled out. This is his engagement ring.

Internally Emma is feeling wrecked with emotion. Now Rio knows that she knew about the engagement ring all this time, and still confessed to him. Why oh why didn’t she tell him about it earlier? Does he now understand what a wretched woman she truly is?

Emma hears Rio close the box with a snap but can’t bring herself to look at him. He places a hand on her cheek to turn her to him and reassures her that he still loves her. Emma reminds him that this is evidence that he has a fiancé somewhere. Rio tells her that this maybe isn’t hard proof yet, but even if he did have a fiancé, he would choose her every time. If there is a fiancé out there, he will end the engagement promptly.

Rio opens the ring box and shows Emma the contents. Rio adds that the ring is gaudy and in horrible taste. While he still has amnesia, he is positive his old self wouldn’t curse anyone he liked with such a horrid ring. Emma is confused, the ring looks very nice with large and prominent gemstones.

Rio explains that his ideal ring to give would be something subtle and tasteful, that one could wear every day, no matter what they dress as. This ring needs a specific outfit to work, otherwise it just stands out as gaudy.

Emma remembers the jewelry Rio chose for her when they put together her outfit for the auction. The accessories had all been relatively modest and delicate, the complete opposite of this ring. She wonders if maybe Rio’s tastes in women’s jewelry were different than Valerio’s, or . . .

For the first time since Emma first saw the ring three years ago, she wonders if it actually was Rio’s ring.

Rio places the box on the table and hugs Emma, telling her that no matter what he will love her, and he won’t just let her go. He muses that back when they confessed to each other, Emma never brought up the ring. Does this mean that she wants him to love her?

Rio isn’t wrong, Emma was afraid that once he realized he had a fiancé, he would also pull away from her. She didn’t want to lose the Rio who would tell her he loved her every day without tiring. Even knowing that they would part, she had rather it be ‘someday’ rather than ‘this day’.

Emma asks if Rio thinks that she’s a horrible woman yet. Thinking that he had a fiancé, she had tricked and misled him, and even told him that she loved him.

There is a long silence, where neither say anything. The air gets heavier, and Emma thinks that Rio must be disappointed in her. Eventually Emma pulls away from the hug to look at Rio, only to find that he’s trying not to laugh. He apologizes, swears that he understands that she was really bothered by this, just give him a moment and he’ll stop. Rio explains that he’s thrilled that Emma was bothered so much about this, spending so much time thinking about him.

Rio explains that he doesn’t think that Emma’s horrible, but if she is, then he is worse. He also knew that one day they would have to part ways, but he still did everything he could to make her fall in love with him. And now, instead of thinking about how to say goodbye to her, Rio is trying to come up with a plan to stay together with her. And the only way he can make it work is to regain his memories.

Emma suddenly remembers that Rio had mentioned this to Akatsuki earlier. Unlike her, who just got depressed and gave up at the first sign of trouble, he had been looking for a way to make things work. Compared to her gloom, Rio was shining as brightly as the sun.

Rio explains that he had been running from his memories for a long time, under the impression that if they returned, he wouldn’t be able to be together with Emma. If he got her involved with his problems, he would make a mess of her life. And the more he learns, the more he understands that may have been the best path, that his life would put hers in danger. But still, selfishly, he still wants to be together with her. Besides, since she loves him so much, Emma must feel the same way, right?

Emma wonders if it’s okay to wish for a future together, even though Rio’s a prince, and even though he might have a fiancé. In every way that mattered, Rio lived in a world far beyond her reach, but still, he’s reaching back and grasping her hand without letting go. Emma doesn’t think that this love is wrong.

Rio looks into Emma’s eyes, with the heat that she was never good at dealing with. Rio tells Emma that he doesn’t think that he can be content with just being extra special best friends anymore.

His kiss starts out short and gentle, but possibly because Emma is compliant, the kiss morphs into something deeper. No matter how she tries to frame it in her mind, this is not a kiss between friends, but even so, she can’t stop it. She also doesn’t want her and Rio to end.

Knowing that this kiss is the start of something they can’t take back, Emma clutches Rio’s back. Before she knows it, she’s being pushed back onto her bed. Rio stops to ask if this is okay, that after this there is no going back to their old relationship. Emma asks if that’s a bad thing, and Rio tells her that he doesn’t think loving her could ever be wrong. Emma feels the same way.

Emma doesn’t want to feel guilty about falling in love with Rio, instead, she wants to follow Rio’s example and be proud of them.

Rio unbuttons her blouse, asking if she’s okay with this. He asks at every step, his voice sweet enough to make Emma melt.

The line of friendship has officially been crossed.

[cynical-write]

Hi! Could I ask for some male! Spanish speaking s/o x the mercs, howd they react to a very flirty type of s/o that always has cute spanish nicknames for them? Ty in advance!

Scout:

He finds it extremely romantic when you speak Spanish, he doesn’t understand it but just knowing it's coming from his S/O makes it sound ten times better. His S/O could literally be talking about what’s on his shopping list and he will still swoon.

Now this man tries really hard to flirt but all he really knows is a couple of bad pick up lines but at least his heart is in the right place.

He never thought he would consider himself the mushy type but just hearing you call him one of your adorable nicknames absolutely makes him swoon, good luck getting him to admit it though.

Soldier:

now you wouldn’t really call Soldier a man of culture so it's safe to say hes not fluent in Spanish hell there’s times some people aren’t even sure he completely knows english but he still loves hearing all of your cute nicknames and just gets so dang happy knowing you love him enough to come up with so many of them.

Now be warned is his S/O wants to flirt with him it has to be extremely blunt otherwise he wont understand what exactly your implying, he’s definitely not a man of innuendos.

Pyro:

They get so giggly whenever their S/O starts flirting with them, you can’t really tell but they get major heart eyes every time their S/O tells them something sweet.

Definitely not ashamed to be a simp for him

Honestly you probably can’t understand it but they do have their own nicknames that they like to call their S/O but its just to muffled to make out what it is whenever they say it

Medic:

I wouldn’t be surprised if this man knows at least some Spanish he will just need to brush up on the basics since the majority of his knowledge involves medical jargon.

Every time his S/O flirts he just helps inflate Medics ego even more, in public he may not say anything but you bet your ass in private he will be more then happy to respond just to see if he can successfully make his S/O blush.

Just be warned this man can be a straight up tease when he wants to be.

Heavy

He's still trying to fully grasp English so sometimes when you speak in your native tongue it can kinda get lost in translation, he may stop and ask what certain words mean but don’t worry once he asks a question he’ll try not to repeat it just be patient with him he's trying his best.

He's not someone who does well with PDA of any kind so don’t expect a huge reaction if you try flirting in public, but in private you never fail to make him smile hell sometimes you even manage to make him blush.

Engineer:

If he didn’t know any Spanish before your relationship he is quick to start learning, he's always looking to learn something new but he also jumps at the opportunity to connect with you in some way so if learning your native language is one of those ways he's more than happy to learn.

God he gets so red everytime you flirt with him, everytime it just ends with him chuckling nervously and just mumbling a little “Aw shucks Darlin” while he blushes. This man is a sucker for cute nicknames everytime you come up with a new one he's pure putty in your hands

Demo:

How he handles your flirty nature depends on if he's sober or not to be honest. If sober he always laughs and flirts back and he's pretty good at being suave himself when in this state, but when he's drunk, his flirting kinda downgrades to a jumbled version of his sober flirting with a lot more “I love you”s thrown in there.

Now I don’t see him as someone with high self esteem so everytime you call him all those cute nicknames he just feels so loved like even with all of his self perceived down sides you still aren’t afraid to act so loving towards him.

Sniper:

Now he's a man that doesn’t go looking for a lot of affection so flirting is a little new to him and he’s a little awkward about it and at times he can probably rival scout when it comes to who can blush the fastest but he’ll be damned if he lets you do all the teasing so even if it’s a little awkward at first once he gets more comfortable he actually gets decent at flirting with his S/O.

It’s always kinda funny seeing his reaction to his S/O’s cute nicknames because he always gets a goofy smile before responding back, he just can’t help but simp whenever he hears them.

Spy:

Now it's no doubt this man knows multiple languages spanish definitely being one of them, so this man is ready to have full conversations in spanish if it would be more comfortable for his S/O.

This is a man that has fully mastered how to flirt with a partner so be warned flirting with him will just make him want to tease his S/O until inevitably he gets them all flustered.

He's also a steady competition when it comes to romantic nicknames everytime you come up with one he will have a new one for you as well.

[coldmilkcreamery]

awkward liaisons

𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: osaki shotaro x male reader 🌹💋

𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: 1290

𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: both shotaro and y/n are set to debut soon, but neither of them speak korean. they decide to help each other learn korean—and things get spicy.

𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝘀: none

𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 🌙

𝗮/𝗻: omg first of all, even before you start the fic i am warning u that it’s CRINGY !! that’s why it’s called awkward liaisons LMAO and also,,, hibiscus is korea’s national flower 😋 you’ll see why 👀 also i’m so fucking sorry this took so long, day by day i’m just losing motivation. i am so so so so so sorry and will make it up to all of you !! thank you for requesting anon!

> 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 <

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Being a trainee in SM is tough.

Being a foreigner in SM is tough.

Being able to only speak a morsel of Korean is tough.

But being a foreign trainee in SM, almost unable to speak Korean is even tougher than anything imaginable.

So, when Y/N, 19, a trainee of SM entertainment—fluent in English but illiterate in Korean—is set to join NCT in a few months’ time, all hell breaks loose. In his mind, at least.

-

“So…” Jaehyun says, confused, “you’ve been training for 2 years but can't speak Korean?”

“Well—”

“And you're set to debut as a new member of NCT in a few months.” Jaehyun continues, cutting him off. “Sorry man, but who in SM actually thought you were ready enough to debut?”

Admittedly, Y/N was a little bruised by the words hurled at him. And admittedly, Jaehyun was right. And with that in mind, all Y/N could do was drill holes on the floor.

Jaehyun scoffs as he makes a 180° and turns his back from the mess that is Y/N.

Unable to walk away, speak even, Y/N leans on the wall, slowly sliding down with his hands on his face, groaning. He feels like shit, and being the naive trainee he is, he believes that he does deserve what he’s feeling.

“Hey,” Y/N looks up, feeling a warm hand on his shoulder, “are you okay?” Y/N is met with one of the most beautiful faces he’s ever been graced with, and much like when Jaehyun broke him down just a few minutes ago, he froze.

“I— uh” The mystery boy says, stammering, “I’m a trainee too and uh, I think—wait, you’re Y/N right? If you are then uh, I think we’re gonna be NCT’s new members… Along with Sungchan of course!”

Y/N doesn’t even know this boy’s name and he’s already met with yet another name, Sungchan. His memory is terrible. Which is also probably why he hasn’t learned Korean yet.

Breaking free from his icy restraints, he speaks up. “I— yeah, I’m Y/N, nice to meet you..?” He questions, raising his palm for the boy to grab.

“Shotaro.” Y/N nods, shaking his hand, “Osaki Shotaro.”

-

The sound of machines whirring and stirring filled the café’s cold air, only adding to the shop’s aesthetique. The smell of coffee beans lingered and entered Y/N’s nostrils as he heard a name being called. “Two Pumpkin Spice Lattes for Shotaro!” The barista says in Korean, Y/N only catching the word ‘Shotaro’. He mutters a ‘thank you’ in Korean as he holds the beverage carrier tightly, walking out the retro shop, careful not to spill them.

“Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Seriously?” Shotaro asks, more amused than disappointed.

“What?” Y/N says, not looking at the boy as he sets both cups on the table, laying the tray on the wooden bench beside him. “It’s fall! You gotta have one of these.”

“You sound like a white girl.” Shotaro chuckles, earning a scoff back. A swift gust of wind blows the tissue paper away from the top of their to-go-cups, landing the thin sheets on the floor, which, Shotaro stoops over to retrieve.

“Well this white girl has you bending over.”

“Wait… what?” Shotaro says, fluttered.

“Cuz you…” Y/N says, surprised at himself, “The tissue… and… oh my god never mind, I’m sorry”

Sitting in silence, the awkwardness in the air is so suffocating to the point that Shotaro actually starts coughing, Y/N still cringing, thinking to himself that nothing could get even more awkward than this.

Boy, was he wrong.

-

“Well…” Shotaro says, a tiny idea popping into his mind, slowly manifesting into a plan, “Why don’t we… help each other?”

“Excuse me?” Y/N says, looking around the empty bedroom, then back at Shotaro, who, didn’t immediately notice the sexual innuendo he came up with.

Upon realizing, he stutters. “Oh. Oh! Oh my god, no.” Shotaro says, burying his face in his hands. “I meant,” He continues, voice muffled from his sweater paws, “You said a while ago that you needed help learning Korean… and so do I.” He unburies his face and locks eyes with Y/N once again, “So… I thought we could help each other.” He says, not forgetting the key word, “Learn. Of course.”

“I- uh, yeah, sure, I guess.”

-

With only a week or two left before their debut, both Shotaro and Y/N have been working diligently trying to learn Korean. There have been ups and downs, some waves of laziness hitting them here and there, but just like Gloria Gaynor said in 1978, they would survive.

“Wait… so 입술 means nose… right?” Shotaro asks, confused.

“No, you dummy.” Y/N says, lightly smacking the other with the thin language book, “It means lips.”

“Oh. Well, 너의 입술 너무 예뻐.” Shotaro says, boldly.

“Dude.” Y/N half chuckles, half blushes, “My lips are not pretty.”

“They are.” Shotaro replies, nonchalantly.

“Prove it then. Kiss me.”

“What?” he replies, chalantly this time.

Y/N chuckles. “That’s what I thought.” He says, turning away from him and facing the creme-colored pages of the Korean book he held. “So, 입술 means lips but the root word ‘입’ means mouth. So when we p—“

His words get cut off as he feels the older’s hand snake up his shoulder, elevating itself until it grazes his cheek. Y/N, surprised, looks to his side as Shotaro leans in and plants him a kiss, right on his lips. Startled, Y/N stays frozen for a second or two before his brain finally registers the fact that Shotaro was kissing him.

Osaki Shotaro was fucking kissing him.

Shotaro’s lips were ecstasy. It tasted sweet, like pure, thick nectar oozing from his mouth—couldn’t get enough. As they made out, it felt as if the gods above have answered their prayers, as if Venus shone her light on them. And as Shotaro pulled away, Y/N found himself leaning towards him too, indirectly indicating that he wanted more.

Both of them sat there, staring at each other, the feeling of blankets and comforters wrapped around their legs. Y/N felt like he was sinking, being sucked in the bed frame, the soft mattress pulling him in.

“I…” Y/N says, slowly, “didn’t… expect you to actually…”

“I’ve been wanting to do that for a while now.”

Y/N locks eyes with him, frozen, his mouth slightly agape once again. “Then…” He says, the syrupy taste of Shotaro’s saliva on his lips, “Do it again.”

The feeling of sugar glacé hit his lips once again, Shotaro closing the gap between them. His lips were addicting, like a dirty sin he couldn’t stop himself from committing, like he was Eve and Shotaro’s lips were the apple from the Garden. It was inevitable.

And with the sounds of wet kisses filling the quiet room, both of them wondered if they would ever even debut properly, not being able to fluently speak Korean. But they weren’t even studying it. Rather, they were studying each other’s lips. And to be honest, it excited both of them even more so.

-

But they did. They ended up debuting, along with Sungchan. Of course, their Korean wasn’t as great as the latter. There, but very weak. There were even times in their careers when they questioned if they would’ve learned Korean faster if they weren’t distracted during their study sessions.

When they first started helping each other out, they thought they had planted just one, single hibiscus seed, which bloomed, giving them the ability to learn Korean.

But maybe that wasn’t the only thing that blossomed. Maybe something else had sprouted from their awkward liasons.

End.

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𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙: 01.23.21

𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙: 02.04.21

[st0rmyskies]

OK love the take on Pipit. Maybe Wars playing along cause he sees it gets a rise out of Sky? I mean Warriors speaks fluent innuendo, Pipit won't know what hit him.

And yes to alpha male Groose and Twi. Can't tell if sexual tension or pure aggressive dick measuring contest going on there, but the two of them could make a cool dynamic. Especially since you once said sky used to have a crush on Groose. Hmm double entendre jealousy where twi is jealous of Groose, while sky is jealous because he can see Groose is flirting with two.. Mmh. Delicious soup

Okay I am picturing Warriors strutting into a room like nothing happened and Pipit stumbling in a few seconds behind him with his face covered in lipstick and a glassy look in his eyes. Where did the lipstick even come from? Only Hylia knows.

As for Groose and Twi, it's absolutely an aggressive dick-measuring contest. How good-natured it remains throughout is up to you. But the idea of Sky just standing between these two tol boys hiding his face in his hands with ears as red as a tomato... Priceless. Wild is absolutely getting a shot of that with the slate.

[te-quiero-verde]

Okay here we go: my answers to ALL of the asks I reblogged 🙄

Thank you SO MUCH @ginny-lily 🙄

This was so fun 🙄

Describe your favourite shirt

Don't care about clothes enough to have one

If you could, would you change your eye colour?

No

Name of an artist you think is underappreciated

Emy Taliana

Favourite flower?

Dandelion

Preferred type of weather?

Storms

A poem you think describes your closest friend?

Hmm let me write one: PURE EVIL. BUT I LOVE HER. THE END.

Do you keep your fingernails long or short?

Short (for climbing)

Favourite sea animal?

Don't have one (it's not sharks. I don't have favourite animals)

Favourite land animal?

Again, I don't have favourites. I have absolutely no preference for birds, moths and shieldbugs. I love all animals equally.

Are you religious? Spiritual?

Religious? No. Spiritual? Not really

Can you fold a fitted sheet?

Umm? I can fold sheets?

Are you part of the lgbt+ community?

You know what? I think I might be xD

What's saved as your phone's lockscreen?

Do you thrift?

That's an American word. I'm skipping this question

What's your natural hair colour?

Brown

Have any pets?

No

Would you ever try going vegetarian or vegan?

Already vegetarian; would consider going vegan one day (but would probably fail)

An animal you wish hadn't gone extinct?

Uhh, all of them?

How many languages do you speak?

English and un-fluent Spanish

Do you care for clothing brands?

Not at all

Favourite scent on a person?

Coconut? Or nothing?

Have you ever been camping?

Yes, many times

Do you play an instrument?

Used to play the piano

Gold or silver jewellery?

Gold

Any piercings or tattoos?

No but I wanna get tattoos! And maybe get my nose pierced as well

How many pairs of sunglasses do you own?

One

Would you ever want to play a game on television?

I'd be too scared of getting things wrong on a quiz game, but things like Total Wipeout (do people know what that is??) look so fun!!

Have you ever lived on a farm?

No

If you had the option, would you choose to move to another country?

Of course! I'd go and live in Rome with my sister!

Relationship status?

Single

What is your best school subject?

Spanish or English

Any unpopular opinions?

As you know, my opinions on food xD

Another name you think would suit you?

I've been told my name suits me very well?? But imagine if I was called Moon or Rain or Ocean...

A subject you enjoy learning about?

Ancient Siberian tribal rituals involving fly agarics 😏

A -core you enjoy?

Is it just me who doesn't understand all this aesthetic stuff?? I don't know 😂 I really don't know

An TV show you used to love? (AN TV SHOW???? WHAT IS THAT???? ARE THERE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO DON'T REALISE THE LETTER 'T' IS A CONSONANT???? IT'S *A* TV SHOW)

My parents never let us watch normal kids' TV when we were little, so all we used to watch were cartoons like Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny 😌

Any interesting family stories?

This is the best I can come up with:

You know those blocks with letters of the alphabet on that you have when you're little to help you learn how to write? Well apparently my dad used to spell rude words out with them 😂😂 and of course I had no idea what they meant so he could get away with it (he is just generally the most immature person ever. 😝 For example, EVERY time we eat melon he makes jokes. Every time anyone mentions buttering toast he makes jokes. Every time anyone says or does anything remotely innuendo-sounding, he makes jokes. And honestly I love him for it 😂)

Do you wear your socks mismatched?

I prefer to walk barefoot everywhere, but yes, when I have to wear socks they're ALWAYS odd

Your thoughts on magic - does it exist?

Maybe... ✨

Form of art you enjoy doing?

I can't art 😝

Any sideblogs?

Nope

YouTubers you enjoy watching?

Jonna Jinton, Keara Graves (IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, YOU MUST WATCH THEIR VIDEOS!!!! THEY'RE AMAZING AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH), Dan and Phil, Frank James, and my group of cringey American YouTuber friends (the AMP squad)

Do you have a type?

I can have more than one type right? I love people with red hair, goths, weird people...

Twin beds, queen, or king?

Queen? I think?

Do you have strong feelings against the colour pink?

No

A food you've never tried?

I don't think I've ever had steak? And I probably never will

Dogs, cats or fish?

Dogs

Do you collect anything?

Let's just say I went through a phase that I'm not proud of, and I may or may not own about 30-50 lip balms 🙈

Earbuds or headphones?

Headphones

Jean jackets?

I... have nothing against them? But I've never owned one?

Have a job?

Nope, too lazy 😇

Kill the spider or take it outside?

Make cute eyes at them and tell them how adorable they are, then either leave them to it or take them to my room

Do you think you can sing well?

Amazingly 😉

Favourite flavour of gum?

Mint?

Shuffle your playlist, what's the first song that comes up? (that should be a semicolon 😜)

Enter Sandman - Metallica

Icecream or cake? (ice-cream!!! Hyphens exist!!!)

Cake

Can you do your own makeup?

Nope

Ever written fanfiction?

Surprisingly, yes

How many blogs do you follow?

341

Do you brush your teeth before you eat?

You mean before every meal???? I don't do that! But I normally brush my teeth before breakfast

Type of phone you have?

Samsung Galaxy S20 5G apparently

What's your first choice at the vending machine?

BBQ Mini Cheddars (or crisps, to be less specific)

Beach or pool?

BEACH

Least favourite condiment?

I don't know? I think I love them all?

How much sugar in your tea/coffee?

None because I only drink chamomile tea

Ever broken a bone?

No

Rings or necklaces?

Necklaces (but I very rarely wear jewellery because I forget it exists)

Do you still play Minecraft?

I love Minecraft!!!! But I usually only play it at Christmas

Ever ridden a motorcycle? (MOTORBIKE 😡)

No

Favourite holiday?

Christmas ^^

Opinion on 3-in-1 body wash?

What is this question?? 😂

Practical, but I don't trust it

Do you follow politics?

Not really. I like taking online quizzes though so I've done this a few times, and that's as far into the world of politics as I'll go xD (WHY AM I NOT FURTHER LEFT??? I SHOULD BE FURTHER LEFT?? THIS CONCERNS ME??)

Your instagram handle?

I'm not sharing it on here! I've been thinking about giving you my normal insta though, Fransiska (if you want it)