#but is actually super unlucky romantically

[laurasbailey]

ONE CRITICAL ROLE SCENE PER EPISODE C3E10: Ghosts, Dates, and Darker Fates

[moonschocolate]

WILDFLOWERS ☆

PAIRING: loser!Theo Nott x hufflepuff!female!reader

GENRE: Fluff

WC: 4.1K

SUMMARY: Y/n gets a text late at night from Mattheo, who's asking her on a date, but is it really Mattheo who's gonna show up, or...?

It was well past midnight, when Mattheo texted y/n. “Hey wanna talk abt that potions project in front of a butterbeer, tmrw?”. Not sure if he was hitting on her, she woke her friend Leanne up. At least, she believed she was asleep. “Hey, Leanne, wake up.” she said whispering, getting close to her bed. 

Leanne just grabbed the blanket over her and threw it away, red and tired eyes glancing at y/n, phone in her hand. She was probably reading something. “Why are you whispering? I’m everything but asleep” she said as she fixed her hair, trying to get it out of her face. “Oh” y/n said, doing what seems to be thinking, and the second after throwing herself on her bed. 

“Mattheo,” she paused, looking at her waiting for a sign of Leanne, which would show that she knows who he is. She nodded. “literally just texted me, asking if I wanna go out with him to talk about a potions project, which was assigned today” Leanne looked at her, a smirk growing on her face. “THAT Mattheo asked you out?! Show me that text right now” Leanne said looking over y/n’s phone, which showed her the chat. “You think he likes me? I don’t” y/n said, anxiety rushing over her. 

Sure, Mattheo may be good-looking and charismatic, but she had her eyes laid on Theodore, one of Mattheo’s closest friends. She believed it would’ve been impossible being with him, a dream which would clearly not come true, given that she was too shy, and just being around him would make her super anxious. Theo on the other hand…was just as awkward as her. Maybe he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable, just really awkward, and would start stuttering and saying unnecessary things. Leanne knew about this, but she didn’t want to make her friend uncomfortable, since that unlucky episode which leaded y/n to go to the hospital wing. She’s still so sorry, and she doesn’t want to talk about this again.

“Are you gonna go or not?” Leanne asked, impatient. “Yes, I’m gonna go, but I want to make clear that I don’t want anything romantic with him, but if it’s just as friends then I’m cool with it.” she said, ready to take Leanne’s disapproval. “y/n” she sighed out, looking at her with her head tilted. “Of course he’s going out with you romantically. Just go and see if you’re gonna get a second date.” y/n just nodded, murmuring a yes. Then she quickly said goodnight to Leanne, and grabbed the phone which she previously threw on her bed just to answer the boy. “Yea cool!! Does 4:30 pm sound good? :)” it took no time for the boy to reply. “Sure! See you tomorrow! Gn” she smiled. “Gn! :D”

It was total chaos in the slytherin dorms. Theodore was sitting on his bed, head in his hands as he refused to talk to anyone, Mattheo proud of himself, while Draco, Lorenzo and Blaise were drunkenly cheering, alcohol in their hands, ties gone who-knows-where. 

“Boys we did it!” Mattheo cheered out loud, throwing himself on the bed. “Mate you’re gonna have such an amazing date.” “Matt I’m really not going anywhere, you’re just drunk.” Theodore replied, still in misery. 

He was really frustrated, because there is no way his best friend just set him up on a date with the most stunning girl of Hogwarts, who probably doesn’t even know him. He was so sure she would be disappointed if rather than Mattheo, he showed up instead. So he had to plan a simple excuse out, so Mattheo could go, as y/n expected. 

“Hey, the fact Matt’s drunk just means that he got the boost he needed to actually do this, ‘cause we sure as hell had this planned out a DECADE ago” said Lorenzo, who was sitting on the floor with his back on his wall, trying to defend Mattheo. “And a little boost is all you need to finally get together with that girl.” Said Draco, supporting Lorenzo. “It’s not gonna be that bad anyways, she’s just a girl, and we’re sure you’re gonna do a great impression!” Blaise said, trying to cheer Theodore up. “Remember how me and Lo got together? Just as this, Blaise planned a “date” with Lo and I showed up instead, and that’s when we finally got together!” Matt said, looking over at Lo, who leaned over the bed to give Mattheo a quick peck on the lips. 

“Yea but you were best friends who were just confused and wanted to get together, we haven’t ever talked and she probably doesn’t like me!” Theodore spit out, his expression just as emotionless as before. “Don’t be quick on making assumptions, ‘cause that’s what I exactly thought about Astoria, turns out she had been obsessing over me for a year or something” Draco said, trying to get Theodore to look on the bright side.

“Yea but can one of you come with me at least?” asked Theodore hopefully. “Hell no! We’re just gonna watch from afar, it’s a fucking date, mate” bursted out Mattheo. “Yea yea” babbled Theo. He thought ‘That was a really dumb question’. “Hey we’ll help to get you ready, don’t worry too much about it, ‘kay?” said Lorenzo in a reassuring tone. Despite their comforting words, the date was all he could think about.

“Casual? Something more tight? A cute dress?”. 

Pansy was violently looking through her friend’s wardrobe, asking her other friends what she could wear. It was 3 pm, which was way too late for the other girls, considering there was only an hour and a half left before her date. Padma, Parvati, Pansy and Leanne were hurriedly running around her room trying to find the right things: the right make-up, the right clothes, the right accessories, the right everything. 

“You have to look stunning- not that you usually don’t but- ugh you got it” she said giggling. She nodded at her best friend, with an understanding look on her face, laughing too. Although Pansy was y/n’s best friend, she had quite a bond with the other girls, too. “You can absolutely trust with your life me and Padma on the hair. After all, Indian hair care is the best one ever, everyone knows it.” Parvati declared, with Padma humming along.

“Okay so you and Parvati do the hair, I choose the outfit, so Leanne, you’re in charge of the make-up.” Pansy clarified, with a strong “say no more” from Leanne. “Listen, if I really can’t wear pants I can only wear that long skirt right there, or in general any skirt or dress that reaches further than my knee” said y/n, making clear that miniskirts were not going to be worn. 

“Y/n babe, listen I got the perfect outfit in mind. This sweater” a beige cable knit sweater, pretty short with long sleeves “with this” just a simple white shirt with a collar “with these tights, with this miniskirt, that you will wear” she said strictly “okay but I get to wear a long coat right?” asked y/n, hopefully getting a ‘yes’ in response. “If you don’t you’d freeze so…yeah I’m letting you” Pansy said, reluctantly. 

She could’ve sworn that she heard y/n hiss a yes, but it wasn’t really important. 

“And, for some accessories, these cute white leg warmers that I didn’t know you had, when were you gonna tell me? Plus these Vivienne Westwood jewelry, that I know you love. What do you think girls?” as y/n was about to speak, Pansy shut her off. “I’m asking the girls.”  

As y/n rolled her eyes smiling, the girls were all so approving of that outfit and they couldn’t wait to see y/n in it. “Now, make-up. What color do you-” y/n roughly interrupted Leanne “No color. I’ve already sacrificed a lot with the outfit, no color please. If you really want something more colorful, anything brown or bronze. Leanne don’t look at me like that NOW YOU’RE MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY-” y/n joked chuckling a bit.

After a sigh, Leanne continued “Fine”. In something like 10 minutes, the make-up was done, and it turned out so good y/n almost didn’t ever want to take it off. The dressing part was quite fast, except for the jewelry, which took a lot to be chosen, between all the necklaces, and earrings. As for the hair, after a lot of styles, which were all denied by Padma and Parvati, y/n surrendered and styled her hair the way they wanted, which included letting her hair loose; even not styling it, it looked so cute. Now she was ready, and just in time. It was 4:10pm, which gave her the time to walk to Hogsmeade. The girls all cheered her on, but y/n really felt bad, because she really didn’t want to date Mattheo, he wasn’t really her type. Always screaming, interrupting lessons, and overall he wasn’t really her thing. 

He was probably a very nice person, but…she was not romantically interested. But if he really liked her, which she believed would be very unlikely, she would feel bad for breaking his heart, and would probably cry. She wished she had Pansy’s personality, she always looks so sure about what she does… Why would she feel bad for something she doesn’t believe will happen? 

Just ten minutes before, Theodore was freaking out, while his friends were all happy and yelling. In this situation, he didn’t see anything funny, he was about to go on a date with the cutest girl of all Hogwarts, who he admired for so long from afar, never had the courage to approach her, and now without knowing even what’s her favorite color (he actually knows, it’s lilac) he’s going on a date with her?! What if she’s disappointed? She’s probably going to be disappointed. But now there was nothing he could do except dress how they wanted and just go. 

“So what pair of jeans do you want? What hoodie?” Mattheo asks, opening his wardrobe. “Are you kidding me? Hell no I’m not wearing jeans and a hoodie for a date!” Theodore said, feeling kind of attacked. “You make me so proud Theo” Blaise said while jokingly wiping a tear off his face. He was surely the most fashionable one of the group, no one ever questioned that. “Ahem, if you let me” Blaise made his way to the wardrobe, without confronting anyone he pulled out the wardrobe what needed to be worn. “First of all, blue aran sweater with a shirt under it, and some brown trousers, with a thin belt of course, and most important of all, these loafers” Blaise then turned around, proud of his choice of clothes, looking at the others. 

As they all went silent, thinking about it, Mattheo burst out laughing. “Loafers?! Are you kidding me? Fucking loafers?!” “If you knew what to wear except for the same two sweaters everyday, didn’t smell like a fucking elephant and didn’t wear those shoes just because they’re expensive and not because you like them, you’d have a say in this, but guess what! You don’t.” Blaise shrugged. 

“Okay he may not know how to dress, but-” Lorenzo stated, to which Mattheo interrupted him. “You’re supposed to defend me!” “Okay first of all, don’t interrupt me, second of all, he may not know how to dress, but he definitely doesn’t smell, and Mattheo I’m just saying that when we go on dates, I pick your clothes” “you’re not supposed to say that!” 

While everyone laughed, Mattheo wasn’t as entertained. 

“Now quit with the chatting, go change and then Draco can finally choose your cologne” Blaise threw himself on a bed, his hands intertwined behind his head, with Draco sitting on the same bed, gently placing some colognes on another bed. “Be quick!!” Lorenzo shouted from the other room, while Theo closed the door of the bathroom, sitting on the WC for some minutes, trying to clear his mind. 

It’s no problem at all, I’m just gonna go on a date with a girl that doesn’t know I’m her date and- everything is gonna go so bad. 

His moral was really down and nothing could really help, but he tried to let these thoughts go away and just change instead. It wasn’t long until he came out of the bathroom, Blaise fixing his hair a bit, while Draco, who had tested all colognes on Blaise’s arm, sprayed, finally, the cologne on Theo. “The scent of tobacco is too strong, did you just smoke?!” Theo hummed a no, smelling his clothes. They didn’t quite smell like tobacco, though. “Draco I haven’t smoked since…an hour or two ago? Maybe it’s just the bedroom” “No no it’s you pretty boy, it’s definitely you” Mattheo accused Theo, walking up to him. 

“Just abuse the hell out of this and spray the whole bottle or something” Mattheo grabbed the bottle and sprayed a lot  of it on Theo, who kept coughing uncontrollably. “Now I think you’re ready!” 

Draco though wasn’t as pleased with himself like Mattheo, who just wasted not-so-few milliliters of his dear cologne. Enzo also walked up to him, putting his hands on his shoulders. “Make her yours Theo, now go there!” “first I…wanted to um…buy her a bouquet of flowers” the last sentence was barely audible, but oh if they heard it. “AWH that’s so cute yea yea but do you know what her favorite flowers are? You can’t just go with roses you kno-” “of course I know what her favorite flowers are. WILDFLOWERS.” Theo interrupted Blaise, who looked at him shocked. “That’s impressive…but creepy too” “Yea yea now go buy those damn flowers and take her out on this damn date, we don’t need to know what flowers you get her, we need to know if she likes you or not and if you’ll be girlfriend and boyfriend” Draco harshly said, which made Theo stop and think about it. 

He was really paranoid. Luckily he was just in time to be able to buy the bouquet and be a little early too. Would she show up? He didn’t want to embarrass himself waiting for a girl who wouldn’t arrive. He shaked those thoughts out of his head and kept walking to Hogsmeade. 

While walking to The Three Broomsticks, the atmosphere was just as cute as it could be. It was the middle of October, and the colors that dominated were red, orange, yellow and brown, on the trees and on the ground. Looking around, she saw first years jumping over the crunchy leaves, with big scarves around their neck, to prevent getting a horrendous cold on this freezing day. She thought that deciding to wear tights right now could’ve been a really bad decision. 

Just as y/n was walking over The Three Broomsticks, looking for Mattheo, she spotted Theodore instead, with a bouquet of flowers who happened to be her favorite. She immediately felt a chest pain which wasn’t about to go away in a short period of time. Was he going on a date with another girl? Right now? It’s not like he fancies her, and he can’t know she likes him, quite a lot to be honest. So, obviously he has the right to go on dates. Why is this pain not leaving her alone? She tries to not think much about it (unsuccessfully) and to just wait for Mattheo, who was probably just late. 

As time went on, she saw that Theo still didn’t go in with a girl, so he was probably waiting too, until…she saw him coming towards her, really awkwardly she might add. She felt like being swallowed by the ground would be the best option right now, but unfortunately, it wasn’t an option. Just before speaking, Theo cleared his throat. 

“Um…I know you’re probably waiting for Mattheo right now but…I’m here instead” he smiled awkwardly, but after a slight look of confusion on y/n’s face he quickly corrected himself “It’s not like he’s sick or anything I’m just here because well um my friends set this as a date for me and you but they wanted it to look more mysterious so they didn’t really want you to know that…I was gonna be here” while talking, Theodore looked everywhere but to y/n’s eyes. She also noticed he had started rambling, and honestly it was really cute. 

“Oh I almost forgot- these flowers are for you…” he looked really interested in y/n’s shoes at the moment, who had captivated Theodore’s sight. Y/n could feel her ears burn, as she got the flowers he gently handed to her. “T-Thank you…” not talking for a while made her voice crack at the start, which made her get even more embarrassed. “Should we, um, get in?” Theodore started immediately fidgeting with his fingers, looking for once at her. “Yea!” they awkwardly walked in, Theodore opened the door for her, while y/n admired the flowers and how much of a gentleman Theo was. 

She noticed she has never fully admired how cozy The Three Broomsticks looks. Given that it was winter, the sun was going down earlier, so the lights were on, which gave the pub a rather warm look. The chatting noise in the background made it more lively, and while y/n was lost in admiring the lights, Theo shook her from her dreams, walking pretty slowly to a table. She ran quickly to it, sitting down, picking at her fingers. The silence between them was agonizing, because neither of them wanted to break it, waiting for the other to do so. 

Y/n decided to speak first, choosing a basic phrase that would help move things along. “So…how was your day?” a genuine smile made its way on y/n’s face, waiting patiently for an answer. “Pretty good” Theo then realized that she probably wanted to start a conversation, so he tried saying something more

“except for potions, and the fact that I got paired with Cormac McLaggen, who wouldn’t stop talking about girls, not in an admirable way I might add.” When the smile slowly vanished from y/n’s face, Theo realized he probably made her uncomfortable. 

“But um…how did your day go?” he leaned forward on the table, his forearms resting on it. “Pretty good for me too, Pansy has been talking about this date all day, helping me get ready with other girls and all…” Oh god. There was a high chance she probably messed this up. She wasn’t supposed to say this, but luckily enough Theo realized too from the look on her face, so he quickly changed the topic. “I heard you like listening to music, what music do you like?” y/n almost jumped from her seat. She definitely loves that question. Especially when she doesn’t know what the other person listens to. “Oh it really depends, I listen to literally anything! But most commonly I listen to Laufey, Lamp and TV Girl,…What about you?” Theo quickly replied. “Blaise listens to TV Girl so I do know some of their songs, but I usually listen to Frank Ocean and Mac Miller, I know quite a lot of their songs.” Y/s eyes lit up, she really found a boy who listened to that kind of music! That just made him prettier. 

Finally the time to order came, and…panic. Usually, when they were with their groups, other people ordered for them, so it had never been a problem ordering, but now…As the waiter came, they quickly ordered something, and they only managed to do it because they didn’t want to embarrass themselves in front of the other. While chatting and getting to know each other, their orders came, and they began to quietly eat.

Theo only now realized that this was the right moment. Now there was no going back, and he had to ask her to be his girlfriend. If she answered no…well, maybe it’s better asking first, and think about it later.

“Y/n mmh I…have been…admiring you for a long time and I…” y/n almost choked on her butterbeer. She quickly wiped her lips and looked at him, her heart beating too fast. She tried controlling her breath, listening to his every word with all the attention she had. 

“Well, I really wanted- well- want, to ask you if you’d…like to be my girlfriend” Theo could now run away or listen to her answer, but he was too anxious to move. Y/n’s voice cracked, so she slowly nodded “Yes- yes!” it was so surreal, none of them believed it. Theo had never been so proud of himself, he packed all that courage to be able to ask her this, and it was totally worth it. Y/n felt her ears go on fire, and she anxiously played with the hem of her beige sweater.

Wait, what did Theo have to do now? Oh. Oh. Kiss her. What if she thought he was a bad kisser? (Joke’s on you Theo, she has never kissed anyone and doesn’t know how) What if- oh fuck it- he leaned in close to her, looked at her eyes with his magnetic ones and did it. He kissed her. It was rather awkward, but this was their first kiss. Ever. 

“Now um do we go back to our dorms or…”maybe she shouldn’t have said that. She definitely shouldn’t have said that. But another time, Theo just pretended there was nothing wrong with it. “Yes, let’s go” they got up, both going to pay. 

“Oh don’t worry, this was on me.” Theo gently put his arm in front of her, as if to stop her. “But-” “I insist. Please.” Y/n then put her wallet in her pocket, smiling. “Fine.” Theo smirked back, and paid what needed to be paid. 

As they were walking back to Hogwarts, silence reigned. A comfortable one. Their hands, intertwined with one another, were warming each other. The sky was now dark, and Theo then spoke up. “Now it’s too dark to go to your dorm alone, let me escort you.” “Are you sure?” “I’ve never been more sure than now.” “I appreciate it. Thank you.” With the flowers in one of her hands, after being escorted from Theo to her dorm and kissing his cheek (which made Theo stutter all over again), she finally made it inside her dorm.

“So? How did it go with The- uhm Mattheo?” Pansy was towering in front of her, her hands on her shoulders, and she had the biggest smile, ever, waiting for a reply. The other girls were all just behind her.

“You knew?!” “Well…maybe Mattheo…Draco…or Blaise…mentioned it but uhm…” now Pansy backed up a little, trying to hold her laugh.

“Hello? We’d also like to know!” Parvati was looking expectantly at both y/n at Pansy. “Looks like it didn’t go that bad, looking at those flowers you’ve got over there” Padma took the flowers from y/n’s hand, placing them near, with the intention of putting them in a vase.

“The thing is…it wasn’t Mattheo who was waiting for me…but uh…” their expression was priceless. Pure confusion, as they waited to hear who the other man was. “Well, Theo.”

“THAT Theo!?!?” Leanne bursted out, and again, the girls’ reaction was genuinely hilarious.

“Yes, Theodore Nott.” y/n tried to hold in her laugh as much as she could, their faces were getting funnier and funnier.

“Damn y/n how did it go?!” Now they were all impatient, but they sure as hell wanted a long explanation, so they sat on the floor and on the beds, waiting for y/n to start telling the whole thing.

Some good 20 minutes passed, and she told them everything. Every little detail, from how he opened the door to make her go in first, to how always ignored her totally-out-of-place comments (to which they “scolded” her, and laughed at her). She also told them about his horrible jokes (that didn’t stop y/n from laughing a lot to them). She might’ve also cried a bit from happiness, who wouldn’t? After going out on a date with your crush, and getting literal flowers. Not only that, but they’re also your favourite kind.

“I know we asked you to tell us everything, but we need to go eat dinner too!” Leanne then got up and continued, “So maybe, we should go eat dinner, and on the way you’ll tell us everything, ok?”

They all slowly got up, and walked their way out of the dorm, to the great hall. Y/n took a moment to stop, and think. She had a boyfriend. not just any boyfriend. Theodore Nott. 

A/N: Posting this feels like some kind of liberation honestly, it's been so many months since I got that request that I'll probably never find anymore, here we are. Also, did I actually write in the fic that reader is a hufflepuff? I don't remember. Sorry for using y/n but in third pov, I can't help it. Last thing, absolutely tell me if you can find anything worth a trigger warning! I think this is the fluffiest fluff ever, so I'm not sure there may be any.

[absolutebl]

Heya ABL !! Hope you're having a nice day .

So I recently started watching Laws Of Attraction and ngl Mr. Charn's smile is one of the most terrifying smiles I have ever seen in all of the media I've consumed throughout my life . He's the kind of person I won't fuck with. Ever . And that brings me to the question I have for you . I'm curious to know, who are some of the characters in BL you'd absolutely NOT fuck with irl?

Characters in BL I would NOT fuck with IRL

OMG I love the question, but I have a ton of answers, a busy work day, and tumblr keeps eating my posts so I'm gonna be super rough with this one.

Criteria

Generally the red flags I avoid are:

broken beyond repair,

unpredictably unhinged (elbows everywhere),

just too angry,

stalker

looking for salvation (AKA deal with your own damn problems)

AKA baby, you aren't smart enough to be worth the drama.

Ready? Here we go.

The "You Legit Unhinged" Bracket

Charn in Laws of Attraction

Currently my favorite character by a land slide he's evil, manipulative, bonkers, and damaged. RUN AWAY.

Devil Judge goes in here too. Not BL but... The "censored off my lists" Chinese historical BLs have tons of these characters.

The "baby is WAY too extra" bracket

Aoki in Kieta Hatsukoi

No thank you. I like my life peaceful. Sweetie, you cute but CALM TF DOWN.

I'd put quite a few other disaster ukes outta Japan in here, the kids of Mr Unlucky, Senpai, etc...

The "your damage is on the outside" bracket.

The men of My Beautiful Man

Yeah, neither of them. BOYS. I mean to say... BOYS. You are way way WAY too much work.

I'm coming around to putting both Weatherman boys into this bracket too, and what's his bucket from the Pornographer series. Oh and Takumi! Ugh.

The "a boyfriend is not a therapist" bracket

I couldn't pick a winner for this bracket so here's my list:

My Tooth Your Love's Bai Lang

Uea in Bed Friend

What's his name from The Eighth Sense (probably quite a few other Korean BLs, actually)

Fiat in Don't Say No et al

Team in Between Us

Sky in LITA

Anger management issues

Semes in: Love Syndrome III and Dinosaur Love

and Type in TharnType

Stalkers need not apply

Secret Crush on You

Be Mine Super Star

Love Mate

Currently airing stalker pulp thingy.

There are more. A lot more.

You're not romantic, you're just a jerk

and probably should be in prison

Tharn from TharnType (could have gone into the first bracket too)

Bohn in My Engineer

Pai in LITA (bite me)

Pure in My Gear Your Gown

Some of these may surprise you because they're some of my favorite characters. But just because I like them on the screen doesn't mean I want them in my life.

I left the Japanese dark BL off this list for the usual reasons.

Honorable mention:

[therosebunpost]

*claps*

I’m on my Steddie x Reader idea BS again and i present you this:

Steve and the Manic Pixie Dream Couple

I just think the concept would be kinda awesome, you know? Like, Steve’s in a sad place right now. He’s got a dead end job, is unlucky in romantic love, and doesn’t really know what he wants in life. In comes Eddie and his girlfriend, this odd, mixed matched duo that just picks him up and turns his life around with their weird, plucky vibes. I’m thinking this could be set around season 3, but then again 4 could be interesting, but then again 3 has sailor Steve so…

I want Reader to be super colorful, with strange accessories and brightly colored hair. She needs glasses, but instead of wearing a pair, she made a strange necklace out of one of the lenses, and just uses that instead. Like a funky monocle. She’s a little on the ditzy side, and isn’t all that witty, but she’s sweet and kind, and adventurous.

Eddie’s obviously not as colorful, but he’s still decked out in a lot of accessories. He’s a little more cynical then reader, less friendly. Think of like, an actual pixie! He’s mischievous, loves messing with people, especially Steve. He’s very protective of Reader, and often kind of acts like her protector incase someone tries to mess with her.

Reader, upfront, is nicer to Steve. She meets him first, and her whole vibe caught his attention right away. I imagine she went into Scoops and just gets the weirdest combo of ice cream he’s ever heard. He just has to ask her why the fuck, and Reader is just like “I dunno, I was wondering what it’d taste like. It’s not very good.” And then she just straight up dips.

Then, when Eddie gets introduced, they share a few barbs back and forth before Eddie somehow convinces Steve to do something with them. What that is, I’m not entirely sure, but that’s how the ball starts rolling. They all hang out, Steve is slowly, but surely pulled into their relationship while simultaneously improving his life.

Just Some Guy Steve Harrington dating two of Hawkins’ weirdest residence just feels like a fun vibe, you know? Plus, I really wanna have a more eclectic style, so writing Reader with a similar style just sounds really cool for a Reader concept.

[nekonotsuki]

Hello Everyone! I would like to post the first chapter of my short series (potential book, if gets succesful). I hope you all will like it!

(Un)Fortunate

Chapter 1: Unexpected luck

A day like none other for most, yet a terrifying experience for Fuyona. Who was born to a courtesan, and raised in the entertainment district. Sadly she has hit the unlucky age when she can meet customers (15). While only on a low rank, so she only has to have tea, talk and atmost play games with the visitors, she is still terrified. She is getting herself ready, tying her obi, doing her makeup up and hair.

<Uhhh.. I hate my life.. at least I won’t attract many people..>

She thought, as she was rather scrawny. She had dark blue hair, tied up in a bun, held by a pink band and light blue eyes, and so she did her best with lipstick and face paint. She wore a light pink kimono, like most low ranked courtesans from the brothel.

=”It’s going to be your first day isn’t it?”

Asked an older, and higher ranked lady. She had a tall, slim, and curvy figure, pale skin, light crimson hair, and faint pink eyes.

-”Ooh big-sis Natsu...” her tone and face both sour “..yes it is” (They are not actual sisters, just really close)

=”Aww.. you poor thing, you must be scared..”

-”I uh.. am.. but I only have to talk and drink tea with them.. so it’s not the end of the world..”

Natsu chuckles a bit, and hugs her really tightly. =”Yes it is.. you know not all of them are bad, some are, but not all. Maybe you’ll get lucky and he’ll be nice, or super lucky, and you’ll both fall in love!

<She really is a hopeless romantic.. isn’t she?..> Fuyona does not think that she has that type of luck, or really any at all.

-”I really doubt that would happen..”

=”Ooh, but you never know!”

○●○●○

A samurai, from the bottom of the barrel, visits the Entertainment District for the first time. He says all different types of people; poor people in the alleys, rich men who came here for their reasons, and unfortunate poor girls, to whom gave the worst card, working as oirans.

<Aah.. I feel so pathetic coming here.. I’m such a loser.. like everyone said..>

His name was Kai. He was not particularly strong-looking, nor confident, but at the very least he was decent looking. He was tall, with brown hair, styled like the latest warrior fashion (tied in a “man bun” at the back, and left loose everywhere else), and orange eyes. He wore a plain black kimono, with an orange belt. He walked towards the place, and entered.

-”Uhm.. excuse me.. I would like to uh..”

The old woman at the counter from a single glance could tell this was his first time at a place like this.

=”Don’t stutter boy, would you like some company?”

-”uhm yes..”

=”Well I’ve just the lady for a first timer like you! Take a seat over there would ya’?”

She said with a chuckle, and pointed to a tea table.

Kai nodded and sat down.

<This is ridiculous. What am I even doing?> He thought. But his mind quickly went blank, when he saw the lady in question. His eyes widened and his cheeks started to feel warm, as he saw the beautiful girl walk towards that very table. Her hair, deep blue as the ocean, her eyes light azure, her skin pale, her face was the prettiest he has ever seen. Although admittedly he hasn’t seen many. She then spoke her voice was soft, and enchanting.

-”Good day sir! Will you let me accompany you?”

Fuyona tried to hide her nervousness, fears, and disgust as much as possible.

=”Y..yes, please take a seat..”

He was completely mesmerized by her. She sat down.

<Ugh..I hope he won’t do anything weird.. huh? Why is he blushing? Weirdo.>

-”A..are you alright sir?”

=”Y..yes and uhm.. please just call me Kai.. I’m not fit to be called ‘sir’ whatsoever..”

-”Alright then.. s- Kai..”

=”Would you tell me your name?”

<He is weird..but at least not egotistical.>

-”Mhm my name is Fuyona .. would you care for some tea? She said and reached out to the kettle on the table.

=”L..let me pour you.. p..please”

Fuyona thought that this was weird, but reluctantly nodded.

<He is weird.. is he trying to be nice or something… his cheeks are so red.. they probably burn like the sun..Maybe it’s his first visit to a place like this..>

While she was busy thinking over the details, Kai poured out tea for both of them.

=”H..here you go..” He gently handed her a cup.

-”T..thank you..” She thought this man was peculiar, but something about his awkwardness was making her nerves ease ever so slightly.

=”D..don’t thank me..”

-”Is this your first time coming to a place like this?”

<She saw right through me! Am I this obvious?>

He looked down, ashamed of himself for coming here.

=”Y..yes.. and I’m sorry..”

-”Huh? What are you sorry for?”

<He looks so ashamed… maybe he is not as bad I originally thought..>

=”I..uh.. I know.. this is not right.. and I merely just wanted to talk to someone..”

-”T..talk to someone? Like therapy or something?”

=”N..no.. uh.. well maybe kind of.. I’m just..” He pauses, not wanting to just vent his troubles to someone, who most likely had it worse. “P..please tell me about yourself..”

Fuyona was taken off guard by this.

-”A..about myself?.. w..why?”

=”Isn’t that how you have a conversation..”

-”I’m a courtesan, not your neighbor..”

=”R..right I’m sorry.. your life must have been tough..”

She was touched by his empathy, but didn’t show it.

-”It’s okay..”

=”I’m sorry.. if I’m insensitive but do you perhaps have hobbies? Or things to do when you don’t h..have t..to..”

-”I don’t have to do that.. yet.. I’ve just started.. well with you..”

=”Ooh.. uh.. I’m your first client.. well I uh.. hope I’m making a decent impression then..” Kai chuckles awkwardly. In turn, Fuyona chuckles at him.

-”A..actually.. yes.. you are not as bad as I have imagined this to be.. but you are really awkward!”

=”I’m uh.. sorry..”

-”It’s okay.. actually it’s rather cute..” She meant it, mostly, sarcastically, but Kai took it literally.

=”C..cute?..”

-”I like to read, and play board games, I’m very good at chess!”

=”Y..you l..like to play c..chess? ”

-”Indeed..”

=”Uh.. well I’m pretty bad at it.. but I would love to play with you one time..”

Kai’s blush became redder. To which, Fuyona just chuckled.

-”Well, I’m up for a challenge..”

=”I see um..”

She kept chuckling, as he stumbled on his words.

-”You are a little awkward, Kai.”

He nodded.

=”W..well I’m just not used to talking to girls..”

Hearing this Fuyona stopped giggling.

-”I see.. I’m sorry for laughing at you.”

This caught Kai off guard, all he ever heard was ridicule, and humiliation from others.

=”N..no it’s okay.. I’m used to it.. by now..”

-”T..that’s not okay..”

=“Y..you think so?”

<This guy.. Did he just come here just to have a decent conversation with someone? Poor thing.. not that I care all that much.. I just have to keep up my act.. such a pain.>

-”Yes I think so! It’s not okay to be used to people hurting your feelings!”

<Why am I even saying this to him… my words don’t really mean anything..> It seems her words did indeed mean something to him as, for the first time in a long while, he smiled.

=”T..thank you! I’ve n.. never had anyone tell me things like this..”

-”I’m sorry..”

<What am I doing, she must’ve had it even worse, yet I am the one venting my feelings? Get it together Kai, you dumbass!>

=”N..no I’m sure.. you have had it worse.. especially to end up in a place like this..”

-”uhh..”

=”I d..don’t want to be insensitive, but.. would you mind telling me, what a fragile lady like you is doing here?..”

-”T..that’s a long story.. and one I would not want to tell to anyone.”

=”I uh see, I apologize for even asking.. but still, if you ever wish to talk about it..”

-”Are you implying you will be coming here more often?” Fuyona smiled teasingly.

=”I have a chess match to play..”

She giggled at his response.

-”I noticed, you are dressed like a samurai. I suppose you are one?”

Kai nods as a response.

-”Well, would you be fine if I ask you a few questions?”

=”Sure.. I would be happy to answer them, but I’m not exactly the best one on the land..”

Fuyona chuckles at the last part.

-”That’s alright, how many battles have you been in?”

=”A few.. but I just get some basic assignments..”

-”I see.. and have you fought a yokai? I hear some samurai have fought them.”

=”I think those are just some rumors.. I have never seen one in my life!”

He is not exactly a big shot though.

-”Ooh.. I guess it might really just be rumors then.”

They both enjoyed talking with each other, however, sadly their time came to an end soon.

=”uhm.. it was nice t..talking with you..”

-”I hope I could convince you to come another time..” She said and bowed, it is a thing they say in this profession. She didn’t quite mean it, but he was better than what she expected.

They go their separate ways.

<This was not that bad.. he was rather decent…> Fuyona thinks, as she goes towards her room.

○●○●○

Kai walks away with a smile.

<Maybe, no definitely this was worth it!>

Chapter 1: End

I would like to thank you for reading it! Pls tell me what you thought.

Special thanks to @mitsurisgirlfriend, for helping me with minor things, and for being an overall amazing person!

[jaywings]

Have I asked about Tak before? Sorry if I have, but Tak.

I'll talk about Tak all day, my beloved, deserver of so much better

How I feel about this character: Super competent, wicked smart (with a weird plan but kinda tame for the show's standards), cool design/powers (mind-control? Holograms? Invisibility? The possible only example of an Irken using PAK legs that we see besides Zim?), incredibly unlucky

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Zim. This is the one non-canon ship I go for. They're terrible for each other. Give me more

My non-romantic OTP for this character: MiMi, possibly the only companion she's ever had. I also really liked it when she seemed to get along so well with Dib, but based on how much her actual ship hates him, I suppose it was all an act...

My unpopular opinion about this character: People used to call her a Mary Sue but I think she's much more accepted these days

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. BRING HER BACK. BRING HER BACK.

[williamrikers]

you're making me consider watching those east asian (korean? japanese?) romantic tv shows you watch. do you have any recommendations for someone who tried to watch one (1) k-drama once (1x) and quickly stopped because the genre conventions were very different from what i was used to and that made it take more energy than i was expecting. (was expecting a typical romantic comedy plot like i'm used to and like, i think it was a typical romantic comedy plot but just like, not western)

like, is there a show that's relatively easy to get into? did i get unlucky with that one k-drama (and my own capacity for adjustment in that moment)?

also something that can help me watch stuff is episode summaries to read beforehand, if you're the kind of person who reads episode summaries sometimes and if so, do you have a recommendation for where to read them?

if this ask feels like work to you, please don't answer it. but if this feels like a nice chance to get someone into a thing you're into, i'd love to hear your recommendations

also i'm guessing they don't speak english in thesee shows, nor dutch, so like, would the first result on google for "show name watch free online" typically have good subtitles or are there things to watch out for or look for?

hi bestie, thank you so much for sending me this ask! i'm really happy to hear that my obsession has made you want to check out what the fuss is all about 😍 i've been almost exclusively watching shows from thailand for the past few months, and i'll gladly recommend some! (as for the episode summaries thing, i'm sorry i can't help you, i never read stuff like that.)

many of these shows are free to watch on youtube, and they usually come with english subtitles of varying quality. lately, gmmtv shows have had really amazing translations, but you need to be a bit forgiving with some of the older shows and shows made by other studios.

that said, let's get into the recommendations!

personally, i started this journey with kinnporsche the series (2022, 14 episodes), but that's like being dropped into the ocean from 500 feet above ground with no warning and expected to stay alive by any means necessary. the experience was absolutely amazing and 100% life-changing for me, and i've been showing kp to as many of my irl friends as possible because in my opinion, everyone should watch it, but as a first foray into thai bl it is... a LOT. (if that sounds intriguing to you, message me privately about where to watch it.)

however, here are some other suggestions in case you want to ease into the whole thing:

are you into comedy?

bad buddy (2021, 12 episodes) free to watch on youtube

this one became an instant classic and has a HUGE fandom here on tumblr. two college students have a shared history as the kids of two families who hate each other, and have been made to compete in everything since childhood... however, what their parents didn't plan for was the two of them falling in love. amazing chemistry between the main couple, will make you ugly cry.

my school president (2022, 12 episodes) free to watch on viki

super sweet romcom about a group of school friends who are in a band and are trying to win a battle of the bands type competition. the main love story is cute, heartfelt and very moving and you're going to end up wanting to adopt all of the kids.

care for some higher heat?

only friends (2023, ongoing) free to watch on youtube

if you want to get into something that's currently airing with a vibrant and active fandom, try only friends. everyone is problematic, morality is for losers, it's incredibly erotic, it's been three episodes and almost all of the main characters have already had sex scenes. plot what plot/insane college friend group without plot.

in case you would like to sob uncontrollably:

laws of attraction (2023, ongoing) free to watch on youtube

a man's niece is killed in a car accident that might actually be a murder. said man hires an unhinged lawyer to investigate. still airing (final episode will air on saturday), WILL twist your heart in such a way that you're probably going to need therapy. insanely heated chemistry between the main pairing, absolutely incredible acting from film thanapat.

moonlight chicken (2023, 8 episodes) free to watch on youtube

a poor restaurant owner is struggling dealing with raising his nephew, his own trauma and the pressures of capitalism. also, some guy he slept with keeps hanging around his restaurant because he wants to teach him to love again. this show makes you feel pain but it always hands you a cup of hot chocolate and caresses your back right after. aftercare for the viewer done right.

free philosophy classes wanted?

not me (2021, 14 episodes) free to watch on youtube

local group of gay anarchists are trying to bring a capitalist to justice. they discuss the concepts of justice and morality at length. what exactly is the power of art? if the law is unjust, then how to define justice? and how can we change the world for the better? made by a trans woman, a must-watch in the genre.

be my favorite (2023, 12 episodes) free to watch on youtube

what does it mean to live a good life? how can we ever know what choices to make? what if you could go back and change the things you did wrong? very gentle, compassionate and kind storytelling. this is my personal favorite bl after kinnporsche and about as far from kinnporsche storytelling-wise as anything could possibly get.

why not go for the classics?

until we meet again (2019, 17 episodes) free to watch on youtube

two college students discover they have a soulmate bond and get flashes of memory from their previous lives, making one of them incredibly traumatized as they try to find out what really happened back then. this one is truly a classic bl: filmed on a potato, atrocious audio quality, trope-heavy. however, the way this show manages to sneak up on you and threaten your entire life is unparalleled and i'm still not over those final two episodes.

he's coming to me (2019, 8 episodes) free to watch on youtube

this one is a hidden gem. there's almost no fandom for it on here but it's a show that i can recommend wholeheartedly. a guy falls in love with a ghost he keeps seeing in the cemetery and tries to help him unravel the secret of his violent death. features a whole bunch of actors who are now considered veterans/heavy hitters.

i hope this was helpful! message me if you have any more questions 😊

[sapphire-weapon]

When I first knew about RE universe ( through re4r obviously) throughout TikTok I've seen a shit ton of Aeon fans saying that RE2R has “ super romantic scenes between Leon and Ada ” so I decided to check out myself. throughout the game I didn't feel like the kiss scene nor the interactions between them show care and kindness for each other, I felt some sort of very uncomfortable sense between them it was very unsettling. To be honest, if Remake Universe is the canon the game will work on, then Aeon is completely buried ( unless to see what they do with separate ways remake ) so I don't get all the hype about the “ love and care ” between them, is it just me or am I the only one that thought about this?

You're not the only one. The Remake series has actually created very few new Aeon fans, from what I can tell. Most people in Aeon fandom have been shipping it/creating content for it for over a decade at least.

And, up until RE2make actually happened, Aeon was canon and had been going all the way back to OG RE2.

Their relationship in OG RE2 had a completely different feeling to it, because Ada didn't pose as FBI in OG and try to assert official authority over Leon. In OG, Ada tried to pass herself off as just an unlucky civilian woman who was looking for her boyfriend, only to come to find out that he had died in the outbreak. It makes more sense for Leon to have come to feel emotionally attached to/protective of her in OG -- and it also makes more sense for Ada to become so completely endeared to him, because he wasn't trying to prove anything in OG; he just wanted to protect a woman out in the world on her own.

But changing her role to impersonating an FBI agent changes that dynamic completely. It takes away some part of Leon's agency and makes him feel obligated to report to her -- and then, later, when she tries to send him away, he, as a rookie local LEO, then feels like he has something to prove.

RE2make is Leon trying as hard as he can to earn Ada's approval as a professional, and Ada trying as hard as she can to get away from him once she realizes how much he's poured himself into this. It's also Leon lying to himself and trying to convince himself that there IS still some sense of law and order and justice in the world, even as it all goes up in flames around him, and Ada not wanting to crush his spirit despite knowing that she'll eventually have to -- and she even goes so far as to manipulate him romantically to do it, maybe hoping that that would soften the blow/help convince him when she says it's not personal and is just business, but it has the opposite effect and just hurts him more.

It's not romantic at all. It's actually very, very tragic.

[misscrawfords]

3, 9, and 27 for the ask game? :)

Answering this before you go on hiatus!

3. on a scale of 1-10 how much do you enjoy incorporating romance into the average story?

10! It's actually something I've been struggling with. So, to me, romance is almost synonymous with writing. It's basically impossible for me to imagine writing a story in which a romantic arc wasn't at least a major subplot. Partly for romantic reasons, partly simply to use it as a vehicle for character development and exploration. But recently (by which I mean the last 3-4 years lol) I've been really struggling to write anything romantic. Firstly, I've been very self-absorbed for various reasons so any attempt at creating a romantic story has ended up being a kind of self-insert standin for my own life and feelings. But because it's about me, I can find no way to give it a happy ending and the whole thing ends up being just a bit sad and frustrating and also really unoriginal in terms of character and plot. Secondly, I've lost so much confidence - my inability to form a romantic connection IRL has bled over into fiction. I noted that none of my RP characters ever successfully had a romance - various reasons for that but I end up feeling like they're unlucky because I'm incapable. And then I feel like I don't even know how to do it in fiction and I can't write anything. And because everything I write contains romance, I... can't write anything. And then I try to consider a story without romance and I really struggle just as I am struggling to come to terms with my own life without romance. Recently I've started to have a few ideas again, but I'm very far off from being able to write anything. It's all... well, a bit sad really, and indicative of a lot of things IRL that I'm trying to work on atm.

9. in an ideal world where you’re already super successful and published, would you want to see a tv or movie adaptation of your work? why or why not?

I would absolutely 100% love that. I mean, it's the dream, isn't it? Some of my stories would work better than others as adaptations and I have ideas for TV shows themselves. What a dream! And lbr, if I was in this position, I would a) push to have some level of creative control over the show so that I can influence things like casting but also b) sell it for lots of money and then accept it's going to be potentially crap and just wash my hands of it because hahaha I've got a Netflix deal! Sorry not sorry!!

27. do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished? 28. And who do you share them with?

Well. In a sense, anything I post is a rough draft in that it hasn't undergone rigorous editing and I'm posting chapter by chapter. When I was writing a lot of Downton fanfic, I shared a lot of earlier drafts with my friend Claire and we betaed for each other a bit. I haven't otherwise had a writing relationship so what gets posted is the first anyone sees of it, apart from maybe teaser extracts.

[case-of-traxits]

Angeal

For the Opinion Meme || Still accepting!

Sexuality Headcanon: Per usual, I do HC him as bisexual, with a slight leaning toward het preferences, and super romantic when he's involved with someone. But I also just imagine that he holds himself apart emotionally as much as he can so that he can focus "without distractions."

Gender Headcanon: Cis male.

A ship I have with said character: I really do love Angeal/Genesis, and I like Angeal/Sephiroth. I can see why Angeal/Genesis/Sephiroth is popular. That said, I think my favorite is probably Angeal/Zack, but I notice people don't really lean into the whole, "mentor/mentee" part of their relationship when it comes up?

I might just be unlucky when I'm looking for it, but I want angst over that. XD

I also adore the idea of Angeal and Shotgun (Freyra/Freya), since they're both from the same part of the world and his dad was a monster hunter while her family clearly hunted things (monsters?! it sounds right) for sport. I like to think that if Angeal and Genesis hadn't escaped to go to Midgar and become SOLDIERs, Freya's family would have been trying to arrange a marriage between her and Gen, and Gen was just like, "Omg, no, she and Angeal are a much better match, thanks."

A BROTP I have with said character: Mm. That's easy. Angeal+Genesis and Angeal+Sephiroth, yes please.

Now, outside of that standard set, I think that Angeal and Reeve would get on pretty great as bros (who's surprised here), and I'd love to watch Angeal+Rude. Rude could hustle him at pool a few times before Angeal realizes that he's been had.

Also, I'm firmly of the opinion that Angeal would just adopt Reno if Reno was left in his range for longer than a few minutes.

A NOTP I have with said character: I... am not a fan of Angeal/Cloud? But to be honest, I'm not a fan of Angeal, Genesis, or sane!Sephiroth with Cloud. I just can't see it.

That said, if you enjoy that, then by all means. GO FORTH AND SHIP.

A random headcanon: I like to HC that Angeal often sits in on meetings for Lazard any time that Lazard is unavailable. And that more than once, Reeve's personal assistant, Chelle, has noticed him struggling with dealing with the insanity that is the political machine of Shinra, and after the second time of watching him fumble through a meeting, she appeared at his office door with her notebook to tell him that he did great.

She knows it doesn’t feel like he did, but it was really good. And then she offers him her notes that she uses when she has to sit in for Reeve. And like. They’re mostly notes about the people in the meeting, but also notes about how to talk to them?

Palmer: Use small words. Encourage him to think of things as a business. He’s got a head for that since he still runs his family’s business.

Scarlet: Avoid direct engagements. Gently praise recent weapon tech, but be sure to imply that you expected slightly better. It keeps her focused on something other than what you’re doing. Etc.

General Opinion over said character: I like Angeal a lot. I think he makes a nice balance for the Sephiroth+Genesis dynamic, and honestly, it was really fun to see the influence he had on Zack (and by proxy, on Cloud). I love that he's a flawed individual just as much as the other Firsts are instead of being a shining paragon of perfection.

I'd offer a bonus song, but I've not actually written much with Angeal, so I just don't have any for him specifically. All of my stuff for Angeal is heavily filtered through Zack or Genesis.

[firstaidspray]

1, 7, 12, 25, 26, 46

1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it? Anabel's backstory is original and made up by me entirely. The game does not dictate what happened to her before lol. So her parents and sister and herself originally lived in Elturel. Her father fought in the Blood War. But since all the tieflings got told to fuck themselves and leave Elturel, now the family lives in the Lower City, where Anabel's parents run a hotel (not seen in game ofc). Anabel and her sister, Joy, have always been independent souls and would go on these big adventures around the Sword Coast and even into Avernus a few times. She originally wanted to be a Cleric, but found herself too impatient and impulsive and bloodthirsty, so Barbarian it was. Next up, Anabel has a rough relationship with sex and thinks she's cursed in that regard, mostly bc of SA she endured when younger (not going into detail, however Raph does make them pay). So she rarely does it, except one fateful day, she was hooking up with some cute tiefling (note that Anabel only fucks other demons and demon adjacent people) and that's when she got kidnapped and put on the nautiloid. It's a sort of homage to her story in her original verse in which she got killed during sex by accident. She's unlucky in that way.

7. Does your Tav have connections to other characters (I.e.: NPCs)? Raphael of course!! Initially just a devil and the pretty little thing he got to sign a contract, they're married now. Also Joy, who is an NPC to her (player to me when I play as her lol) is her sister so there's that connection as well.

12. How does your Tav feel about Us? Did they free them, maim them or leave them behind? Anabel LOVES Us. A cute brain with legs, of course she freed them and took them along!! She was pretty sad not to find them right after the crash.

25. What does your Tav think of Aradin? She thinks he's a cunt. Full stop.

26. What does your Tav think of the Raphael? I think it's well established on this blog how Anabel feels about Raph but let's gush about it anyways!! Initially, when he transported her to the House of Hope, she was like dammmnnnn this guy is hot and charming. Then he showed his devil form and she was like DAAAAAMMNNN HES LITERALLY HOT and from that point, she was wrapped around his finger. Regardless of whether or not he'd actually help her with the tadpole, Anabel wanted more more more of this man. Her initial reaction to this infatuation was the equivalent of a teenage girl doodling her crush's name and hearts in their diary with a gel pen, but as it went on, her feelings became more serious and along the lines of true love. And, as he watched over her, he felt the same- he does say he "grew quite fond of [Anabel/Tav] in [his] own way" after all. I interpret it romantically/sexually. Meeting him again at the Last Light Inn was a dream come true!! Of course she killed his old enemy- for him mostly, but also for Astarion. She took his deal, of course she did- and in my version, the contract had what was essentially a marriage certificate in one of the clauses, and now they're married forever, because Raphael also came to love Anabel. So they have this inescapable, infernal bond- she loves him, devotes herself to him almost like worship, and not to mention her intense lust for him.

46. Does your Tav help Astarion make a deal with Raphael? Anabel jumped at the chance to interact with Raphael in any way, and she wanted to help her closest friend in the party, so of course she did!!

Thank you so much for asking, sorry for the super long answers LOL ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[thehellishtrinity]

I NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TMA AU PLS AND THANK YOU

I got super into TMA just this year and this is a wild worlds collide moment

I’M SO GLAD YOU ASKED ANON! I got into TMA earlier this year too and was obsessed with it for a solid chunk of time. It’s so good FRFR

TMA AU lore under the cut!!!

Basically!! This is an AU where it’s like TMA right, The Magnus Institue is a thing that still exists with Jon and everything, but there is a rival institution called the Rex Institute in like. Wales. I think. I think it was in Wales but I also can’t quite remember.

This institute is run by a different set of people and Remy is the head archivist there! Unlike good ole Jon, Remy does not deny the existence of the supernatural and he knows all there is to know about the Entities. It’s just, well, you know. He’s Remy. He tends to think the people who come in to give statements are just wusses that make things seem way worse than they were and exaggerate the story. Basically he treats all statements and statement givers with the attitude of “🙄 it couldn’t have been that bad, jesus.”

The rest of the trinity are different people who’ve been touched by different Entities! They’ve all come in to give a statement to Remy before.

Maximus is Stranger aligned but not by his own volition. When he was in college he met a man named Vincent and they really hit it off! One night, after things got ✨romantic✨ and all, Vincent asks Max if he wanted to be with him and of course Max said yes! But the next day when he woke up, Vincent was gone. And soon Max discovered, well, Vincent is just always with him now ☺️

How Maximus and Vincent work is basically! If no one is looking directly at Max, he becomes Vincent. And Vincent likes to cause problems! He likes to knock things over, break things, and most of all kill people :). If you turn your back to him for too long he can and will kill you! If you turn your back to Max and stealthy watch his reflection then you’ll get to see Vincent move about. If you’re unlucky, Vincent will notice and greet you :).

When Vincent is out and about, Max’s entire existence is just paused. He doesn’t really experience what Vincent does because Vincent is a separate entity that does his own thing. When someone looks at Max and Max becomes himself again, it’s like no time passed at all for him he doesn’t even know that anything happened between the two glances. He can remember what Vincent did only as hazy dreams— nothing as concrete as an actual memory. Max only started to figure out something was wrong because he would literally be doing something and then all of the sudden he’d be surrounded by blood and dead bodies. Max is also chronically sleep derived because he only exists when people look at him and yknow, people aren’t really looking at him while he’s home alone so he never gets substantial sleep.

Other interesting people include: The Hierophant! She is called The Sheep here and she is an avatar of the Dark. She’s not quite human anymore… looks like a weird sheep human hybrid and all. She traps people in dreams and forces them through different death loops until they actually die!

Script and Page don’t quite have defined role yet but Script is aligned with the Spiral and Page is aligned with the Lonely!

[sisterssafespace]

Salam Sister I'm a teenager and someday I'll become an adult and then I'll get married... *sigh* . I mean like I'm really a romantic person and I feel like I'll really love my partner the best way possible and we'll have a happy and peaceful life .

But sometimes it's sooo hard to think like broooo I'll get MARRIED!??? It makes me feel so scared😭 because you know what .. each and every married couples I see here makes me feel like I shouldn't everrrr get married I mean they're so unhappy and regretfull :(

And one hope I have is that love marriages are more healthy and happy but....sadly my parents had a love marriage and they're not happy :(( they always fight and say that they were so unlucky that they married each other.. so here again I get scared 😭 there are soo many unhealthy relationships here it feel like they just married each other for passing over the generation and nothing else... what about understanding each other?? , actually feeling happy and loved by each other? , making life romantic?? , writing letters for each other?? , cooking together? , going on vacations? , buying flowers? , softly and kindly talking to each other???? Where are theseee....

And arrange marriages here are super toxic ... and veryyyyyy sadlyyyy I feel like my parents will get Me arranged marriage. 😭 even tho my mom said to me and my siblings that tell me if you love someone..

But nah bro I can't... it's so shameful to say that as being a girl ;(

What do you think Are arrange marriages better or love ones?

Yet .... I STILL have 🤏 this much hope for love marriage

But zero hopes for arrange marriages .

Wa alaykum assalamu wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu beautiful!!

Can I just say you're so cute ? 🙈🙈🙈

Listen sweetie, your concerns are very valid, you're not the only one havine these thoughts and worrying about a love marriage turning catastrophic later. A lot of sisters have shared similar asks before and we did talk about this on here a lot. And yes you are right, the image that we have for marriage today is not a happy one, especially for girls who experience it first hand being raised in an unhappy marriage where the parents are constantly fighting, hurting each other and their kids.

Sübhanallah, marriage one of - if not - the core institutions in Islam. And Allah swt details in the Quran the rules and the principles of a happy healthy successful marriage, as does the sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. But the farther people stray from deen, the more this materialistic world gets between the couple, the worse the outcome. If people just went back to basics and understood what it really means to ve married in Islam, what are the rights and the duties of a husband and a wife in Islam, things would have been way better. However, this could also be due to lack of knowledge. I don't know about other cultures, but in mine for example, we don't get courses pre-marriage. I wish there was a type of training or a course at the masjid or with the local Imam, someone who knows fiqh and shaiaa and who is an expert in this field to teach us all about marriage in Islam, and how to have a healthy husband-wife relationship filled with affection and mercy, which will please Allah swt. Indeed, Islam places a paramount importance on marriage and family life to the point that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said " the best of you is the best to his family(/wife) ". He didn't say the best of you is the one who prays more or fasts more or goes to Hajj every year or something.. If you really look into Islam you will find that it has awarded romance, kindness and gentleness between a husband and a wife in a very special way! One of the simplest examples that comes to mind is that if a man feeds his wife with his hand that counts as an act of charity! Now that is a real happy healthy marriage that our religion promoted, and not what we see today, unfortunately.

So, my point is, everyone's marriage experience is different. And I know your parents' experience will have to affect you, but once you get older, more mature, more self-conscious, you need to take responsibility for your own vision and perspective on life and you need to distance yourself from the environment you grew up in, and build up your own hopes, plans, expectations.. I am not saying you as in you, but as in everyone.

And tbh, marriage is a lot of work, it is not luck, it is not love, it is not random, it is a job. You have to wake up everyday and do the work, it is that one lifelong job that offers you no breaks, no vacations, no sick leaves, and no retirements. But when you're working along side someone you love, when you feel appreciated, rewarded, validated and seen, then it would be the best job of your life! You'd wanna do it everyday, forever.

Now, as for your question, love marriage or arranged marriage, I would honestly say it really doesn't matter. There is no science that would say " love marriages are more successful" or " arranged marriages are doomed to failure". In fact, it is not the nature of the marriage that matters, it is the person you're marrying. And as long as the process of getting to know that person is kept halal, then in shaa Allah, Allah swt will put barakah in that union. Islam does acknowledge love marriage as Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said " I have not seen anything better for lovers than nikah ", and meanwhile, even in arranged marriages liking the other person " al qaboul " as in seeing them and accepting them, feeling okay and comfortable with them, is a must. If there is no qabool, if you didn't feel comfortable around that person then you shouldn't go through with it. So it is not about how you're getting married, it's about whom you're marrying.

BUT !!!!!! For now, I'd like you to not worry about these things, I think you have more important things to put your energy in, like studying hard and doing your best being a good Muslimah and a good daughter. Put your trust in Allah swt habibty and be sure that Allah swt has nothing but khayr stored for you 🥰🤍

I pray Allah swt keep you steadfast on His path and shower you and your loved ones with blessings.

Fi Aman Allah,

- A. Z. 🤍🍃

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THANK YOU

i so want more discussion of this! it’s used to paint a picture in the show but they don’t linger on it, and it’s a lot. promiscuity for louis has been a major red flag that he’s suffering. it’s not a joyful, hedonistic act. and intoxication has been his coping aid of choice since we first met him.

before lestat, he seems to describe his sexual experience as exclusively plausible-deniability drunk hookups—that it was too personally threatening/socially risky for anything else. and i don’t see much meta about it (could be i’m just unlucky!), but i always find it unsettling rewatching s1e1 and noticing human!louis in not a super sober guy. the guy doesn’t love his life, and he keeps the edge off with that hip flask.

and this is not a guy who wanted an open marriage. lestat splintered the gd timeline when he fucked up with that bid for louis’s attention and louis called him on it and it all unraveled. i want to examine louis’s relationship to sex and romance with a MICROSCOPE and i can’t believe i’m saying this, but: not even in the pervy way! he comes across as someone who was a romantic who seemed to have a preference for a monogamous relationship (and we have a lot of great meta about his catholicism out there, there’s that as well), and until JA recently said that louis didn’t view what we thought of their “wedding night” as their wedding night (though lestat did), I had thought of louis as someone who considered himself—for some years—as married as it was possible for him to get in the early 20th C.

All that to say: initially louis seemed someone happiest in a monogamous romantic relationship (but who knows).

when claudia leaves nola and the rue royale goes into its depression era, they subtly show empty wine bottles all over the place and i am SO CURIOUS ABOUT THIS. (this was before they explicitly explained vampires can get intoxicated off intoxicated victims.) we know louis is still on his rat diet, but the guy does not come across as hugely lucid? can I have a private theory that lestat is bringing home victims and getting them intoxicated so housebound louis can take the edge off his pain?

post-lestat, once they settle in paris, he branches out into the local cruising scene for anonymous sex (iirc promo described him as exploring his sexuality, so idk if he’s only wandering and observing, or if he’s actually taking part?). it’s possible this is actually sober (hey, not counting on it, idk); that would be some interesting growth. but he’s still grieving and miserable—guy’s getting his rocks off, but he’s not out there having fun.

and then post-paris. they show daniel a selection of louis’s photo trophies of his post-paris intoxicated hookup kills (and ofc daniel was almost one of them). I don’t have words for how louis acts in the scene where they talk about the photos. it’s like he’s in pain, but he’s smiling about it, it’s just the weirdest fucking mix and it’s incredibly evocative and the plot just moved on and i’m STILL THERE.

(i kind of feel like s3 louis will be sober given where we left him in s2, so idk if s3 will explore any of that at all? I have no idea where louis will stand with sex in s3. i don’t see him wanting a partner right now—it’s not easy for a vampire to have a casual consistent lover given the givens—and anonymous hookups just seem toxic for the guy. but louis enjoys sex and he’s comfortable with his sexuality now (I think??), so it’s hard to imagine him operating under some vow of chastity. is s3 louis trying to explore casual sex in a positive way for the first time ever?)

It’s sad that the show didn’t explore Louis’ addiction and addiction-fueled pattern of fucking and eating young men with drugs in their system so he could get high on their blood. He uses drugs (and the promise of sex) to bring men back to his apartment, and then they get high and fuck, and then he eats them, and gets high out of his mind. The addiction speaks for itself. He can’t cope, he turns to drugs. But it’s deeply uncharacteristic for Louis to engage in anonymous sex. He was celibate for years after Lestat’s “death,” he even tells Armand that he’s not sure if he “can” move on, fuck, maybe both, because of that. He wanders the park in Paris, but he never goes home with anyone. In New Orleans, before Lestat, he says he’s only engaged with other men while drunk and consistently sees the same prostitute. He’s not really the type of guy to fuck strangers he meets in bars. If he only wanted to get high, it would’ve been easy enough to drain those men without fucking them. It’s the combination of the two that’s extra self-destructive. Bad enough to suffer an addiction, worse to repeatedly violate your own values and beliefs about intimacy with strangers for fleeting comfort. He hates himself. He’s hurting himself, he’s punishing himself, he’s escaping, he’s fucking and snorting and killing his feelings out. He can’t bring Claudia back, can’t see Lestat, he’s stuck in a marriage with someone he’s lost interest in, fucking an endless array of twenty-something addicts is more interesting. It’s self-harm. It’s a massive undertaking in serial killing, but it’s also self-harm. It’s not lost on me that he meets these young men in bars; he met Lestat in a saloon, he was a young man when he met Lestat, he initially bonded with Lestat through their shared “interest” in Lily, or at least she was a conduit for their intimacy that would be immediately discarded once their connection was established (Lestat murders Lily shortly after he and Louis fuck). He’s specifically fucking and killing young men who resemble himself. He, in some small way, is reliving the beginnings of his life with Lestat, and then he relives all of it when he meets Daniel and does the interview. He’s reliving it as an escape from his stale prison of a marriage, he’s reliving it to hurt himself, he’s reliving it because he misses Lestat, he’s reliving it to punish himself. Why self-reflect or grieve or mourn or grow when there’s sensation? He’s also incredibly suicidal. There’s no “high-risk” behavior for a vampire, but he’s approximating it. He spends all his time high, fucking and killing strangers. He’s throwing gasoline on his marriage and looking for a match. He stayed out till dawn with Daniel. He ran out into the sun. He’s having an extended, self-harming breakdown that led to 128 dead boys, 1 half-dead journalist, 1 half-dead vampire, and an addiction. And we only got 1 episode about it?

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Eddie reckons he has about six weeks left. Wayne would have a better idea, but like hell he’s telling Wayne about any of this. The damn fool would just harangue Eddie to confess his feelings like a middle-school girl, or worse yet, he might just roll up to Steve Harrington’s door and spill the beans himself.

Nope. Not gonna happen. Even if he doesn’t have to witness it, the thought of Steve’s pretty face twisting in confusion, disbelief, disgust makes Eddie’s guts roil in black-tar shame. 

Steve already saved him once. This time it isn’t something he can fix with his hero schtick, dragging the scruffy comic relief to safety before sweeping the leading lady off her feet, strings swelling and the shimmer of a suspended cymbal in the background.

The worst part is that Eddie actually thinks Steve would try. He’s got a heart the size of the moon, unlikely as that might’ve seemed once upon a time, and he probably would try to push past the basic unacceptable fact of who Eddie is, just to save one unworthy life.

In his worse moments, Eddie wonders about maybe letting him try. Eddie always recovers, though. Always remembers that actually it’s a pretty fucked-up thing to do to Steve, to put that kind of burden on him and make him wonder for the rest of his life if he could’ve done something different to stop all this from happening in the first place.

And of course, if the truth ever got out, Steve’s life would be ruined for real. 

People talk, when this kind of thing happens. It’s embarrassing, especially for guys. They all got the same lecture in PE about why casual dating is so dangerous; they all made the same shitty jokes about puking pansies, passed around the same shitty rumors about someone’s cousin’s friend’s sister who got the cut in another state. 

Indiana requires the signed consent of a parent or guardian, and a referral from a primary care physician. Eddie had honestly never thought that fact would be relevant to his life.

The other thing about the cut is that it’s super fucking expensive, since it’s technically an elective procedure and relatively few people actually need it. So, that was never going to be an option. 

It’s so goddamn unfair. They say that only one in a thousand people even has the biology for it, which makes sense. It’s not exactly something that gives you a leg up in survival of the fittest. And of those one-in-a-thousand, how many are unlucky enough to stumble on the specific cocktail of feelings that triggers the bloom? You have to be a hell of a romantic and also a hell of a cowardly loser freak, to want someone so much and be so sure it’s not gonna happen.

Turns out Eddie is both of those things, and he doesn’t see either one changing any time soon. So that’s why he’s loading up his van for one last trip, just planning to drive on out and see as much of the country as he can before the end. He thinks it’d be real poetic to cough up his final petals into the California surf. He’ll send Wayne a postcard once he’s far enough out, to give the old man a little closure. 

He pushes in the last of the bags and slams the back of the van shut, and then he nearly has a damn heart attack when he sees a familiar figure leaning up against the side of the van. 

“Going somewhere, Munson?” says Steve.

(ETA: now with Part 2)

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“Are you always this charming, or am I just lucky?” with azul ashengrotto please

Hello, thank you for the request! This is super late now haha, and I know that I need to get through my inbox now and I'm almost clearing it up so I can open up requests again! Either way, I hope you enjoy this!

550+ Follower Event: "Are you always this charming or am I just lucky?" Azul x gn!reader

Azul would be lying if he said he wasn't always flustered when he was around you. He could feel his cheeks burn and his heartbeat rise whenever he was close to you. The well-sculpted image that he had made for himself seemed to crack when you smiled at him, and he didn't know how to stop himself. Why was it that out of all the times that he could lose his composure, it always had to be with you?

"I think you're in love, Azul," Floyd said while walking out of the lounge, probably ditching the Basketball club meeting to just go take a nap somewhere else.

"Oh please, I don't believe in having a crush," Azul rolled his eyes. He was a professional, a businessman. He was supposed to be this cold, calculated individual who could go after anyone that tried to cross him.

"Then why are you always stutterin' around them, huh?" Floyd replied before leaving through the door. Azul sighed, closing the book full of records he had on students that he made contracts with and walked over to his office.

Each day seemed to repeat; he would meet you in the hallways, you would smile and wave at him, and he would just mutter out a quick "hello" before hiding his face in his books and running off. It was totally the opposite of his usual calm self! Even your friends, Ace and Deuce, had a hard time believing this.

"There's no way he's actually shy, he exudes more confidence in class than all of us combined," Ace said while at the cafeteria with you.

"Probably more like just the two of us, Ace," Deuce laughed, picking up his fork.

"No but Azul's seriously acting weird, I know what you mean by 'suave' but he isn't like that at all whenever I see him," you reply. "Maybe I'm just unlucky?"

"No, he might have a crush on you though," all three of you turned around to see Cater. He gave you all a quick wave and sat next to you.

"Mm, you chose the pasta too! Great minds think alike!" Cater winked at you.

"Cater we all chose pasta," Ace gave him a deadpanned look. "But getting back to what you just said, you think Azul has a crush on y/n?"

"It's possible, why don't you try complimenting him and seeing his reaction?" Cater asked you, popping a piece of fruit into his mouth.

"Why?" you tilted your head. Of course, compliments were going to make anyone feel good, but what was so special with giving compliments to Azul? He was known to be a selfish dorm leader too so you were sure it wouldn't do anything.

"He usually acts cool when people say good things about him," Deuce trailed off.

"Exactly," Cater pointed at Deuce. "But if he were to get a compliment from someone he likes, he might act more like a fish on land than in sea."

Apparently you were supposed to test it out. Poor Azul, he wasn't ready to see you pop out of the corner of the courtyard that day.

He was thinking of ways to get you to go on a date with him, perhaps it would be with a contract? No, no, that wasn't really romantic of him, and he was sure you were a romantic person from the books that you checked out at the library. Maybe he should just ask you? No, he would mess up and end up looking like a total flub in front of you, and he wasn't ready to see what the tweels would call him after that. Maybe he should just forget-

"Azul? Hey!" you greeted him, causing his trail of thought to come to a screeching halt.

"O-Oh, y/n, I didn't see you coming here, what is it?" he tried to stand up straight, but he ended up tilting his glasses to the point where they almost fell off.

"Well, I just wanted to say, today when we were in class together, remember how we had to sing?" you mentioned. He nodded slowly, were you going to tell him he was bad? He was ready for any negative comment to come at him but then you hit him.

"Are you always this charming or am I just lucky to be in class with you?" you moved a little closer to him, smiling warmly.

He froze.

You saw his face go red, he looked away from you shyly, gripping his books harder. He looked so flustered, so Cater was correct. He had a crush on you. He tried to say thank you but he kept fumbling over his words but you stopped him by placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Do you want to grab coffee together sometime? I think it'll be nice," you ask him.

"W-well, I-I would be g-glad to," he smiled, swallowing hard once before adjusting his glasses.

"Thanks, let me know when you're available! See you soon!" you wave at him, quickly leaving.

Azul never had the courage to ask you out after all, but he never knew he would get the chance to go on a date with you. With that alone, he felt like he was floating. Jade and Floyd noticed this however, and were snickering about it when Azul went back to his office.

"See, he did have a crush," Floyd laughed.