#but it might not even do that in reality tbh. roasting is its go to rather than getting physical too. and Tantor isn't imperial or hemoloyal

[cloudbattrolls]

Arty, deadpan: to test my abilities (yes, it is memeing, it will then crack up)

on the upside it wouldn't do it again, it's a menace but him making sad sounds will just get a sigh from it because okay, okay, be quiet, it's over.

Tantor after being shoved: :c Now what was that for?

He laughs off being roasted and will gleefully make fun of himself, but getting physical is just rude. Sad Tantor Sounds (Well, not actually sad or even annoyed, but def not very happy about it)

[vashti-lives]

So like, I have a lot of complicated feelings about the whole discourse around comments and how people comment so much less than they used to but one thing I think people my age have forgotten and younger people have no idea about is that in the era of LJ and the height of ff.net there were A LOT more negative comments than there are today, at least as far as I can see.

For one thing, in the mid 2000s really fucking mean negative comments were so common there was a term for them "flames" and people would regularly mention them in the authors notes of their fics. "No flames or I will delete this story" "flames will be used to roast marshmallows and which Inuyasha and I will eat while laughing at you" "this story contains SLASH! that means boykissing!!! DON'T LIKE DON'T READ! NO FLAMES!!!!!!" etc. You get the picture. It was a different time don't judge. This happened more on ff.net than it did on LJ but it definitely also still happened on LJ.

If you've ever looked into the whole Ms. Scribe thing and puzzled over why anyone believed her, this is why. She was making shit up for fame and attention but lots of authors experienced similar harassment that was actually real. I know people like to be like ~in my day people knew how to use the back button~ but let's be real. Some people weren't using the back button they were going into the comment section to be homophobic and explain all about how you'd burn in hell one day.

I'm not saying nobody gets mean comments anymore but the fact that we don't have a special word for it now and people aren't constantly talking about it in their author notes strongly suggests it's less of an issue.

Even aside from that in 2024 we have commenting etiquette that just, didn't exist in 2004. Its commonly understood now that offering unasked for critique is bad but like, that didn't come out of nowhere. "Are people allowed to send critique to the author of any fic they read?" was an absolutely HUGE fandom fight that got hashed out again and again for years before finally settling on, "mmm let's not." In 2004 this was not a settled debate and imo leaving unasked for critique was much more common, and in fact people who were coming from closed forums and things like yahoo groups felt it was *good* etiquette to always leave critique because that's how it was done in their much smaller communities, which were often more focused on improving specific skills.

If it is true that people leave fewer comments now* we might be experiencing the reality that you can't have your cake and eat it too. The more rules we have about what kind of comments you can and can't make the more people at the fringes are going to decide its safer to just not comment because what if they do the wrong thing and make someone mad? Several years ago my dash was just awash with artists begging people to reblog their art and also awash with artists complaining about the tags people left on the art they were reblogging, it was extremely clear to me that this was a choose one situation. EITHER your art gets reblogged a lot and sometimes people say dumb shit or you shield yourself from bad tags and get a lot fewer reblogs.

There are a number of posts going around right now about how don't you know authors can SEE the comments you leave on bookmarks!! And I've often thought that the end result of this campaign is going to be even less engagement than people are already getting. It's not going to result in nicer comments in the bookmarks its only going to result in less bookmarks.

TBH I actually think getting less negativity in your inbox might be worth fewer comments? Like, I'm not sure fandom made the wrong choice here but I do think continuing to police the kinds of comments people leave is going to continue this cycle so if you really really want your readers to engage with your fic you are going to have to accept that some of those comments will be shit like "UPDATE PLZ" or whatever. I don't think there's a way to get less of the bad comments without getting fewer comments period.

*In addition to everything I've written above there is a part of me that thinks the biggest problem is just that AO3 has a hit counter and LJ didn't and so when people were primarily using LJ they just didn't know how many people read their work without ever interacting. Combine that with the fact that everyone is functionally writing for much smaller fandoms because there aren't mega fandoms like there used to be and you get authors who feel like they're getting less engagement without actually meaningfully getting less engagement, because their OFMD fic isn't getting the number of comments that their 2010s era SGA fic got. Even when they understand OFMD is tiny compared to SGA they don't have the hit counter for their SGA fic to see just how many lurkers there were. the ratio might actually not have been as far off as you think!

[mego42]

Shamelessly stealing @foxmagpie​’s monthly rec thing without the ability to get my life together to do these on a monthly basis so, seasonal recs! So excited to see if I manage to do this again with anything remotely resembling consistency but i’ve been keeping the notes for approximately 43 years (or since ~september, whatever that means) so by god i’m gonna use them. 

found my thrill - s_t_c_s / @sothischickshe​

Turner POV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guys turner is SO OBSESSED with Beth and Rio

both canonically and in this fic

it’s gr9

also features a weirdly soothing and relatable cord untangling moment as a metaphor

truly disturbingly relatable turner pov tbh

relentless boomer disdain, always a plus

led to the creation of this monstrosity, not sure what kind of a monster would do that

War In My Mind - mintletters16

Backread!!!!

post-213, gorgeous character study 

guaranteed to make you feEl stUfF

I really love the like, cyclical, fractured pattern of Beth’s internal monologue, it gives the whole thing a really affecting at times dreamy, at times haunted vibe

the end twist is *chef’s kiss*

mourning bells - Ejunkiet / @ejunkiet​

Backread!!!!

Later s2 era, Rio’s at a funeral, gets drunk and calls Beth

V short, kind of…..mmm, not sweet, but almost? Idk

It’s got a wistful sort of almost/i can be quiet with you vibe that i go extremely bonkers for

delinquents - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Lol are any of you actually not reading this yet?

g o d ch 8 where do i start

First off how ABSOLUTELY VERY DARE for the tragic angst that is delinquents!beth boland. This poor baby, this precious bean. MUST PROTEC

SHE’S TRYING HER BEST AND I LOVE HER

zero percent deserves dean’s clammy hands, no i have not forgotten, tattooed on my brain, will never forgive

I also love love love love LOVE the ruby/stan subplot happening

(and ruby’s mom!!!!!) (seriously though you write the best moms)

oh god and baby beth starting to have confusing feelings about rio?????? *chef’s kiss*

p sure i was just like, straight screaming the entire end of the chapter

the dugout is like, pure serotonin

I can’t even talk about the closet

tHe teNsiOn

thank you i will take eleventy billion

don't give it a hand, offer it a soul - medievalraven / @medievalraven

am a desperate heaux for any fic that features rio and mick friendship

you are all incredibly shocked i know

still would not be mad if this swerved into rio x mick fake dating but beth x rio is cool too i guess

Speaking of things i am a desperate heaux for: DIANE!!!!!!!!

and DATING ANNIE???????????? Blessed

honestly this fic is worth it purely for the assertion that mick watches queer eye

Why don't we go to Venus? - watermelonriddles / @bensonstablers​

another grief study! 

apparently i was working through some stuff in september, idk, that was like 4 years ago

considering it’s the premise of the fic, i don’t think it’s a spoiler to say this fic is canon divergent and working with the premise that rio killed beth in 302

he is uh, not coping well

extremely haunted you might say

lots of marcus and rhea which is a delight!

rhea is to good for him tbh

i said what i said

truly top notch dream (nightmare?) sequences

the conversation at the end is extremely uncalled for

drop the game - Ejunkiet / @ejunkiet​

Backread!!!!

Am going to die mad Beth and Rio didn’t hook up in 211 but luckily this fic scratched the itch 

(temporarily, it’s a fairly permanent itch)

Bonus rec: missing scene series i wanna do bad things to you featuring 2x02 and 2x04

Viva Voce - zetuslapetus / @querenaxx​

Whoops we woke up married Vegas shenanigans!! 

So cute!!!!! So sexy!!!!! 

What more do you want?

am desperately obsessed with how beth can’t help stalking rio

feels right, feels organic

this makes me feel a lot of stuff about how they could be without their canon garbage between them

🎶 we could’ve had it aaaaaaaaaaall 🎶

you showed me colors (i can't see them with anyone else) - gild_fire / @gild-and-fire​

really into the use of color to illustrate beth’s emotional state, i feel like there’s a word for that but idk what it is

UNIMPORTANT

really nice job capturing beth’s inner vulnerability balanced by her outer stubbornness

am DESPERATELY into Mick playing matchmaker

more please???????

Both Sides of the Law - JoeyLee / @joeyjoeylee​

LAW SCHOOL AU! I suuuuuuper love Beth and Rio here (alt pov!! a gift!!!!) I love how initially prickly they are, I love how it’s evolving into a grudging respect, I love how INCREDIBLY AND HILARIOUSLY OBSESSED WITH EACH OTHER THEY ARE and neither one of them seems to see it

listen I know we’re all already foaming at the mouth over this one but as it’s gonna go down as one of my all time favorites it bears repeating/rereccing

cannot stress enough how masterful the use of POV is here, both voices feel completely true and distinct and I love how the alternating chapters revisit, reveal and emphasize pieces of each other

i can’t talk about this fic without hyperventilating

I LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU GUYS

the slow burn is going to ACTUALLY KILL ME

rip, no regrats

Earned It - wakeupflawless / @wakeupflawless​

spanking

that’s it that’s the pitch

H O T

living for beth’s exit in the first chapter, rio and i are both incredibly into it

second chapter also features violently possessive Rio who cannot deal with anyone messing with his girl so if that’s your thing boy howdy get on it

shake, baby, shake - openhearts

backread!!!!!

according to my bookmarks this was a reread but ???????

must’ve read it in the fugue state that followed reading for a moment we were strangers which is gr9 and I believe I have recced it before. If not, horrible oversight, reccing it now

beth and Rio POV lead up to the bathroom break, beautifully done, low-key feel bad reccing it bc the end point of both chapters makes me want to throw things but it’s super worth it for the tEnsiOn. ENJOY

What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have - flashindie / @pynkhues​

I’m assuming all of y’all are already reading this

If not OH MY GOD FIX YOUR LIVES

P I R A T E  A U

I’m sorry maybe you didn’t hear me piRaTE aU

meticulously researched, brain-meltingly vibrant, already painfully sexy slow-burning PIRATE AU

god where to start okay so first off, the world-building here straight up breaks my brain, sophie’s put in the work and it SHOWS

second, the atmosphere. i’m generally a pretty like, vague mental picture sort of reader but the sensory detail here grabs you by the throat and like, forcibly hauls you in whether your brain’s wired that way or no

and hey speaking of throats if you, like me, go a little funny about the knees at the idea of beth holding a knife to rio’s throat (he’s fine, calm down), there’s a v excellent beth-in-a-barrel moment for you

oh christ and the sexy tension

it’s gonna be a race to see which slow burn takes me out first, this or law school

Stunner - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Another high school AU, this time with baby Rio absolutely head over heels for his older sister’s bff

stunner!Rio has an emotional earnestness about him that I feel like delinquents!Rio has already outgrown and it’s so SWEET I can’t get enough

Desperately cute!!!!!!

alL he waNts iS foR beTh tO bE hiS girL

also unreasonably angsty???????

ANN ARBOR IS NOT THAT FAR MEGAN

A Heart's A Heavy Burden - tooshyforthis / @bathroombreaks​

Howl’s Moving Castle AU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Howl’s!!!!!!!!!!!

perfect opp to roast Rio for being a Dramatique Heaux 

and it’s gonna be 9 chapters?????? H Y P E

author’s note boldly presumes I did not know I needed this AU when the reality is I did in fact know I needed this AU, I just wasn’t expecting anyone to deliver

so blessed

author also claims to not be team nose stud and yet it features prominently in all its magnificent glory

what is the truth dot gif

A Bit of a Stretch - septiembre / @septiembur​

SO????? CUTE?????????

would be on this list for Rio calling Beth E alone tbh

really really really really really love this Rio POV of being settled into a relationship with Beth

It manages to be sweetly domestic af while still holding the edge that makes brio brio which is a neat trick

@septiembur may be a witch

beth’s approach to getting rio to do yoga with her is hilarious and exactly right, canon-typical amounts of subtlety 

1000000/10

Post Break-Up Sex - femalegothic / @bethsuglywigs​

stg this was called Hit Shuffle

no matter

h O T

with a side of damn i’ve made some questionable choices in my life haven’t i introspection

(no regrats tho)

(esp not with this fic)

not the point of the fic by a long shot but i’m also extremely obsessed with Weed Eddie, so real

She drains my soul... she drains it not - niham87 / @niham87​

ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH THIS CONCEPT

am a complete sucker for paranormal world building that satirizes bureaucracy 

Is that a trope? If so that’s my favorite

I did it. I’m picking a single favorite. You know what that is growth dot gif

ANYWAY i love the concept, i love the humor, i love beth instantly clicking with annie

I love her and mick’s sort of grudging professional courtesy

Love beth as a champion of environmental responsibility and all of the underworld being like …...okay??

cannot wait to see where this goes

Nine-Tenths - riosnecktattoo / @riosnecktattoo​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

sometimes i think about rio putting beth’s hair in a ponytail and have to go lie down

science please explain why this rUinS mE

wait hold on i skipped ahead

HEY KIDS DO YOU LIKE UNBEARABLY CUTE DOMESTIC TENDERNESS

opens with rio sleepily holding beth’s hand to his heart so that’s the kind of thing you’ll be dealing with

uGH theY’RE sO CUTe

idk why precisely but rio adding hair ties to his bracelet collection is my undoing every time

Missed Call - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Rio doesn’t come home from a job when he’s supposed to. Beth (and I!!!!!!!) slowly loses her mind

Truly a masterpiece of rising tension

Will literally never forgive her for calling this light angst

I was SO STRESSED OUT

The first person to point out there was an author’s note at the beginning I obvs didn’t read is getting blocked

crush - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Listen even though this is centered around two OCs, they are OCs FROM a (n iconic) brio fic AND Beth, Ruby and Rio all make cameos (I mean, Rio’s pretty present since he lives in Mar’s mind rent free bc they are THE SWEETEST MOST ADORABLE BEST OF FRIENDS so idk if i’d call it a cameo but whatever)

and even if it didn’t feature any official GG characters I’d still rec is bc that’s mY SON AND this fic is TOO CUTE

I have so many feelings over mar and rio growing up and not knowing how to cope with girls becoming a Thing in their life and how it affects their friendship and mar feeling left behind but (SPOILERS) at the end of the story rio starts feeling that too and it’s so poignant knowing how that’s going to continue in delinquents

while mar may be my son, i also claim elena’s #1 stan status

before you’re like meg you’re only reccing it bc it’s a bday present ask yourselves do i really strike you as the kind of person that wouldn’t be equally obnoxious about this either way?

truly cannot fathom how hard i have fallen for these OCs i don’t normally do that

@foxmagpie is definitely a witch

The Ottoman - Niham87 / @niham87​

look i will be the first to admit that i don’t go near as bonkers over the ottoman line in 308 as y’all do

(don’t get me wrong, i love it!!! I love that he laughs and i love that she’s pleased it just doesn’t hit my lose my whole mind button like idk, the dubby or the 306 convo, idk why)

BUT i v v v much love the context this delightful Rio POV pwp gives it

am also absolutely feral for 209 missing scene fic

and anything that captures the complexity of Rio’s s3 feelings for Beth and how twisted they’ve become

so this scratches a bunch of itches, is what i’m trying to say

Bet On It - zetuslapetus / @querenaxx​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

That’s what my brain does when I think about Beth and Rio meeting in ch 1

am DESPERATELY OBSESSED WITH the tension between the two of them in this fic

I love how it plays with the ways they have to rely on but don’t trust each other

plus FAKE DATING and BED SHARING (fair warning hasn’t happened yet but the set up is there)

originally supposed to be 2 chapters, already up to 4, prayer circle it goes on forever

do you like drugs (tonight) - s_t_c_s / @sothischickshe​

v important focus on hydration, other fic should take note

extremely about the use of cut to and then flashback to enhance the ‘we were on drugs’ vibe

speaking of, beth and rio absolutely would take ecstasy to prove they are fun bc they are the exact kind of idiots that would peer pressure themselves

so glad beth kept her purse, got a bit stressed there for a second, clutches in that kind of circumstance are A Risk

not that i would know

FLAWLESS USE OF VOICEMAIL TBH

really love the ongoing denial that they are remotely into each other while proceeding to demonstrate how they are in fact, extremely into each other, great vibe

rio dances

I know my brain broke too

mmmm bacon

Navigate A Broken Path - flashindie / @pynkhues​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

I have a long standing tradition of getting unreasonably obsessed with side characters so i’m not like, entirely surprised by how obsessed i am with both Mick and Mary Pat but i never in a million years considered them as a ship

AND Y E T

they fit????? so perfectly?????? It’s amazing how she developes them individually enough that i look at them together and think ah yes this makes perfect sense for both characters

and they’re such an amazing foil to Beth and Rio? 

can ships have foils? do i know what a foil is? 

unimportant

GUYS you dON’T uNDERStAN d 

hell i don’t understand

how absolutely very dare you make me care about YET ANOTHER set of gg ‘verse children

do not read this fic if you have no interest in feelings you zero percent asked for

wHA t hAPPeNED iN aLASkA?????????

A Moment’s Silence - femalegothic / @bethsuglywigs​

*makes sign of the cross*

y’all are gonna make me rediscover religion

extremely appreciate the author’s note approach to backstory top notch prioritization

listen it’s basically 3k of beth deep throating rio idk what more you need me to say about it

it is…..good stuff

bless the kinkmeme or fest whatever we’re calling it

praise - civillove / @blainesebastian​

I mean you had me at “three times rio calls beth a good girl and one time he really means it”

ephemeral rio

I left that note for myself in here in the middle of the night and haven’t the foggiest what i was thinking but i stand by it none the less

okay okay i think i know what i meant, this fic (as do all of my fav civillove brio fics) has this sort of like, liminal, in the quiet moments feel to them that makes the moments and feelings somehow feel like i’m catching a glimpse of something secret and precious???

idk i just really like it okay

Heart and Soul - riosnecktattoo / @riosnecktattoo​

oh look more unbearably sweet domestic tenderness, this time to music

thank you ma’am for my life

rio remembers beth used to play piano and gets her one and revoltingly cute shenanigans result

also hilarity

and sexiness

this fic has it all, truly

shout out to mick who sees no reason to keep rio’s feelings to himself

good girls tumblr fic - prettylittlementirosa / @hypermania​​

cheating and reccing a whole series

It’s my list and i can do what i wanna

stop crying about it, it’s four fics and they’re all AMAZING absolutely impossible to pick a fav

truly flawless characterization, next level ability to capture evocative mood, cannot get enough

three’s a crowd: who knew ballroom dancing while dean watches and grinds his teeth could be so sexy 

(trick question everything about that premise sounds A++++ and boy howdy does it live up)

feel it on the way home: rio tries to break up with beth, it goes about as well as you’d expect

(thE angSty tenSioN)

i want to play the game: [from the floor] i’m still not ready to talk about it

(rio/turner, missing scene, 10000000% a taste of what went down in that hotel room)

june after dark: pitch perfect annie pov, really really love the take that Annie is the baby whisperer, can’t fully explain why but it feels incredibly right

(ANNIE X NANCY COULD WORK SO WELL YOU GUYS)

[jrueships]

What wips do you have rn 👀 elaborate pspspspsp

Too many wips.. thats what I have rn.. too many...

WJBFJEBF so the ones I'm most focusing on rn is the spiderman! Donovan/royce au!! So far I wrote the whole exposition and I'm working on the 'enticing incident' LMFAO it's upgraded from my last summary so I have more to write because I'm insane but yeah! It's the one I want done the most but I'm also gonna go on a trip with my buds to this place without wifi for like? Four days so 😭 I might have to finish it there and wait forever until I can post it! And I'm still unsure about the ending!!! THE STRUGGLE

a shorter fic I have in mind still is the russell waiting for kd at a table for two but he never shows up fic! I just really like writing russell widjsbf but not much action happens there! Many just dialogue and a lot of pg fashion/life roasting from Russell's inner dialogue. He's very judgemental of people who give off douchebag frat bro vibes but can't help but feel intrigued by them JABFJWB oh and he makes fun of pg simping for gold diggers

The fics I have written partly but put back in the burner are my donovan/jaylen fic, marcus/giannis, pg/kawhi jealousy fic, pg/kawhi sm*t fic, pg/kawhi space au, and john/trae patroclus and Achilles au! Mainly because they're super long and I get nervous about writing them too much and wasting all my muse on one thing, so I get scared and back off 😭 but I'll tell u the basic summary of them!!

💙 donovan/jaylen fic is based off the idea of donovan going grocery shopping and getting all mad at the thought of the clippers LMFAO. Basically he's at a grocery store getting flowers for his sports medicine doctor for always putting up with his bullshit (never wanting to sit down and relax so he can actually heal. Playing through the pain). But as he shops, he keeps finding the simplest shit that reminds him of the clippers. Like he sees a claw machine and thinks about Kawhi and how collected that guy is, just chillin in the upper stands, while his team is facing a possible defeat. Donny gets all frustrated because like?? He can't just do that? Just sit back and chill while his team is playing without him? Donny HAS to help, has to GET OUT THERE!! kawhi Doesn't... but kawhi is the one who won a championship. And donovan starts doubting his leadership skills and if he's really good for his team.. if he let them down by being Too pushy and Too in their faces.

+ and then when he's getting a cute card to go with the flowers, he spots one that says "you're the man!!" And he thinks about terance Mann and his great game against them, how proud pg, basically his mentor, was of him. And it makes donovan think about his loss and how he couldn't get that same pride out of Dwyane Wade.

Overall, everything makes him feel useless af and he almost kicks a shelf out of anger. But he calms himself down and goes back to the flowers because he actually only got this little dinky green plant still struggling to bloom? He got it for himself because he felt bad for it LMAO but he still needs to get flowers for his sports medicine doctor. He's goes back to the flower section and who does he see? JAYLEN BROWN all gussied up in his depression fit LMFAO.. but they both are. Jaylen and him try to joke but they're both tired and awkward so it sucks IABDKSBD they basically just ask what the other is doing there. Jaylen is just traveling rn because he got nothin else to do IWBDKS but he bought Deuce a souvenir gift! And he asks Donovan if he can help him put it in his trunk (but really he doesn't need donovan's help. He can pick the toy up himself. He just knows that Donovan is too stubborn to accept help when he needs it but he'll always try helping others out! So he wants donny to think he's helping jaylen but in reality jaylen is trying to help HIm because at the car he invites Donovan to go meet up at a hotel with him where they kiss and have sad *** to make themselves feel better WKBFKSBX) that's basically it!!!! I have literally everything written but the *** scene they're literally my weakness.. I love the emotions they make but I hate.. describing the actions it takes to make them?? Idk I just feel cheesy writing it? It's very tedious and boring to actually crank my brain for a synonym to 'moan' because I'm tired of using that word but it's the only word that really applies to that situation without sounding weird, yknow?? Just very tedious

💙💙💙 OK so marcus/giannis idk bro like... it's just taking so long IWBKENF idk what to say except giannis makes a ton of small jokes at marcus

💙💙 OK so pg/kawhi jealousy fic... BASICALLY the plot is LeBron hosts some big rich guy party for the NBA because I need a reason to write all these people that live far apart interacting together OKAY??? But anyways it takes place after 2020 lakers winning the championship! Pg convince the clippers to come or else they'll look bad for being the only team not coming and they media will have a field day with them, so the clippers join the party. Basically everyone who later team up in 2021 are talking to eachother LMFAO like James hardon+kyrie+kd are talking while russell westbrook and beal are bonding over dance moves with a jealous John wall pouting in the corner. Obligatory Marcus and giannis interactions because I can. Kyle and demar are laughing together. It's all goood until LeBron waltzes over with his weird ass feet and starts talking to kawhi. Hes being all Handsome and Strong and lowkey flexing his win. Its starting to make pg suspicious so he keeps intruding upon the conversation. His inner dialogue is basically a ton of lebron hate KABFKWB. LeBron sometimes comments back to pg but ends up kinda tuning him outta the conversation and sly dissing him to kawhi like "how does it feel talking to someone who doesn't hit the side of the backboard lol"

Pg is starting to get nervous because he's trying to compete against LEBRON over who's the better teammate for kawhi.. and with his current playoff history.. he's not gonna win. He keeps trying to get kawhi out of the conversation, but lebron keeps drawing him back in and pg ends up giving up or he risks looking like an overbearing girlfriend.. So he slinks off in hopes of distracting himself. Originally, pg thought KAWHI would be the one standing all alone awkwardly in the room with no one to talk to, but it's slowly becoming HIM who's the lonely one LMFAO. He tries joining in bradley and Russ's conversation because HEY!! Everybody leaves russ! Russ must be SUUUPER lonely and DESPERATE for someone to talk to him‼ especially when his old ex durant is out there plotting with his two hydra heads!! paul thought, anyways, but finds out russ is actually having the time of his life clowning around with beal !! That just makes pg even more envious and he walks away with zero satisfaction of feeling superior JABDJSB he tries talking to John wall like "this party fuckin sucks bro" but John kinda barks at him and pg gives up. He tries talking to marcus and giannis but that was a mistake because the two smartiest smartasses in the room start roasting him together so he's shunned back to pretending like he's getting 700 thirsty women in his dms, AKA pretending like he got a text on his phone while he leans alone on a wall LMFAO. After glancing up periodically (and casually) to see if kawhi is still talking to lebron, he later gives up on playing popular and goes to hide in the bathroom like a fucking loser WHDJBFJEBD in summary he kinda broods and steams about how much he hates lebron and how he's 'so much better than him' and he's just thinking of petty insults against him to try and convince the kawhi in his mind not to leave him for lebron. He gets really mad and punches a mirror, but thank God lebron is playing bass boosted music so no one at the party hears it.

But, demar ends up knocking on the door. He needs to shit. So pg is like.. what do I do with this broken mirror and my bleeding hand.. so he tries to keep demar out and they banter and eventually demar notices its kinda weird for pg to be huddled up in the bathroom instead of partying.. he must be getting high or smthin. So he's like "that's fucking stupid. He can go get high in one of lebrons 700 rooms. Why The bathroom." So he just opens the door LANKDN and sees The Scene.

At first he's like "are u paying for that.." to which pg responds with "uhhh. I tripped and hit my head on it" (while clutching a bleeding fist) but then he realizes OHHH pg must be ... OH is he.. no.. he can't be limp wristed... blah blah they end up bonding over their funny situations: demar being jealous of kawhi and feeling like kyle thinks he sucks because of him. Pg being jealous of lebron and feeling like kawhi thinks he sucks because of him. Blah blah it's a bittersweet ending pg becomes a little less of a jerk blah blah I haven't finished it because I'm stupid and WEAK

💙💙💙💙 pg/kawhi space au is just too long I have to be in the mood to write it or I end up dismissing good details I could have included if i wasn't in such a burnt out mind!

💙💙💙 pg/kawhi sm*t fic I gotta be in the mood to detail the h*rny right 😭😭

💙💙💙 john/trae patroclus and Achilles is mainly just an idea but with no plot!

But yeah!!! Those are SOME of my wips!! This post is really long tho so I'll just shout out those!!!@ thank u for the interest tho that's so cute 😭😭😭 it helps me write more when I have a plot lined up to look off of and remember ideas so this is really helpful to me too!!! I'll be shocked if u read this far tbh!! But anyways THANK U ALWAYS FOR THE ASKS, ANON!!!!!

[nc7dr3am]

IF LILY DATED...

HI this is a long post. the idea for this was inspired by my favorite @delicatejisung who also has an nct dream oc that you MUST follow. also i know the edit sucks. also also i write very light nsfw stuff in this. like mentions but no smut cuz i don’t do that. HOWEVER there are no nsfw mentions w jisung. ik teens do whatever and lily is only a year older than him but 1.) i will not do that because he is still a minor and 2.) they just aren’t like that together. they don’t need it

THIS IS ALL HYPOTHETICAL NONE OF IT IS OFFICIALLY CANON. lmk which ones sound cute cuz even tho it’s not gonna happen .. lilno and chenlil might have stolen my heart

mark:

you can bet they’d be so completely in love with each other

very sweet, very romantic

“baby” “babe”

in front of the camera they’re normal, the same amount of affection as usual, oftentimes less

lily, when mark is talking or being unintentionally attractive: *bites bottom lip, looks up a little, seems like she’s trying not to smile*

he does his rap in mfal to her randomly and it’s cringey and funny but he does it to make her smile because he knows it’s her fav title track

when she sings he smiles so wide because in his opinion. there is no sound more beautiful than her voice

they talk to each other so well. like. they can sit for HOURS just talking and it never gets old to them

writes genuine love letters to her but will cringe and hate himself if he gives them to her until she gets teary and smiles

her basically giving him book reports about the books she reads and he literally falls more in love with her when she’s screaming about the novels because she is so PASSIONATE

her falling asleep in the practice rooms or studio late at night because she INSISTS on staying with him

and when he kisses her he likes to tilt her chin up with his hand of holds both sides of her face

hyuck taking credit for the whole relationship

she has a collage of polaroids of them, of him (including some of the ones from qtah) that are separate from her other photos of friends (she has a lot)

mark has a few polaroids of her that he keeps by his bed and he always smiles when he sees them

HE 10000% WRITES SONGS FOR HER AND SHOWS HER BUT HES REALLY NONCHALANT ABOUT IT

she never calls him oppa (even a bit before they start dating tbh)

when she has to do sexy performances or just acts sexy you will 100% find mark at his most awkward

they will have fun doing ANYTHING they’ll be happy through anything if they’re together

they could go through five watermelons in a day

konglish all the time. and getting excited/thinking something is funny and jumping and screaming

“can i have your netflix password, lils?” “mark you’re literally richer than me and still use all of my accounts”

her getting embarrassed by him and giggling

she will continue her campaign to get mark to play spiderman

lazy days making music, him watching her cook, binge watching american reality shows she likes, and literally just days where theyfe in bed and make out and talk and make out

shopping trips all the time

they love to do activities together. like, they’ll go places and try new things

she’s desperate to visit his home and his family

and they have their ideal life planned. like. if they weren’t idols they’d get an apartment together. they wanna have some pets together. they have trips they’d like to go on together

they grew up together, they’ve loved each other for years, they’ve been pillars of support

but as much as they’ve loved each other they grew to be IN love with each other

but teased by every unit especially 127. wbk.

they’re more.. private than the others. they’re alone together a lot and don’t overdo it in front of the others

SLIGHT nsfw below. no smut but. and then some fluff near the end <3

ummm so like. vanilla for the most part even tho lily is a bit more ✨wild✨

oh um. ass grabs. when they’re alone but. constantly

when they get comfy with each other (read: when mark finds confidence and is comfy) he will always have his hands on her ass

even just resting there

mirror selfies with his hand on her ass

if he can’t touch her ass, it’s always a hand on her thigh

very affection when alone together, moderate when they’re with others

he likes to lay on her stomach and she loves when he lays on her shirtless

so many days where they just lay in bed together, tangled in lily’s blankets, music playing in the background, lazy makeout sessions... need i go on? CUTE SHIT

mark isn’t great at expressing his emotions publicly, and they hold so much of their relationship just between them. they both always know how much they love each other

renjun:

so they’re SOFT

song covers together

she tries to learn mandarin but. she ends up getting frustrated that she can’t get it and renjun kisses it better

he tells her the wrong words in mandarin a lot and it has fucked her over a lot, especially in lives

“oppa, how do you say ‘i bought that shirt for renjun?’”

*in mandarin* “i am in love with renjun”

they’d be a bit more obvious about their feelings, a bit more touchy

when they confess, they’re together right away, no questions asked. they literally need each other

sleepovers every night and they’re generally really cozy

lily reading, renjun drawing, a movie playing on her laptop that they aren’t paying too much attention to

renjun has specific articles of clothing he puts aside in his closet because he KNOWS she’s gonna take those specific ones

he is very into giving her flowers and little gifts

shes asked him to give her mf art lessons LMAO

ended with them covering each other in paint and making a MESS

they’re silly together, they’re the couple who knows how to cook but starts playing with the ingredients and makes a mess

they leave sticky notes for each other everywhere

lily jumping into his arms

constant pecks on the lips. the dreamies are sick of it. so sick of it.

deep talks late at night

lily being funny and having a box of his stuff in her room even though they live in the same place

nomin threatening renjun

but then lily fourth wheeling with them all

somehow they become even more of a savage duo

when they make eye contact while performing they’ll make faces at each other

he turns the koala joke into her pet name

so he calls her koala and she calls him a pain in her ass

SOFT KISSES he always cups one side of her face

he braids her hair a lot or does cute little styles

lots of cafe dates

will KILL any of the others if they wake her up when she’s sleeping

the type of romance that’s sappy but also they can most definitely roast each other

she likes to wrestle him LMAOO

the way they’re basically chenji’s babysitters is SO FUNNY it started to happen a lot right after they got together

they want to adopt a puppy and name him moomin

SLIGHT nsfw below. no smut but. and then some fluff near the end <3

okay so it’s kinda.. more hesitant and sometimes she takes the lead more than he does

their make out sessions are more heated but don’t always lead to something

like the way it’s going youd THINK it’d be something, but then they just decide to watch a movie and go to bed

he really likes her neck and collarbones but can’t do much to her neck because yknow they’re idols

there’s almost no insecurity in their relationship

it’s very relaxed and loving, and everyone around them can see and feel the love

jeno:

a bit unexpected

a ✨whirlwind romance✨

lilno? more like lilmino because jaemin is always there

a part of her was genuinely sad that she broke up nomin and everyone looks at her like she’s crazy

torn between her love for him and letting him go if jaemin confessed

they can be a bit more obvious in front of fans than the others, because for some reason there isn’t much suspicion there

in front of czennies he lowkey flexes and picks her up over his shoulder a lot, has his arm around her a lot, and they wink at each other from across the set

he holds her waist a lot, and he’s super protective

but also the !! softness !!

have literally been walked in on several times of them just peppering each other with kisses and laughing and its literally lowkey a movie romance

working out together

practicing dances together

the type of guy to literally ignore everything she’s saying because her beauty distracted him

she hits him on the arm for that

passionate kisses

there have been too many times where the others walk in the kitchen and lily is sitting on the kitchen counter with her arms around jeno’s neck as they’re just making out

they’re the couple that’s yelled at by the dreamies the most because sometimes they need to chill out

LMAO THEYRE LIKE THE HORMONAL HIGH SCHOOL COUPLE

and like they love each other deeply and fully, it’s not high school in that regard

but they giggle too much and are kinda all over each other sometimes

they use pet names just a BIT too much

the older guys are a bit more protective of her with him than they would be with any of her other options

cuz while they’re softies

they escalate their relationship super quick

and it’s RIGHT for them

but the hyungs are protective

jeno surprisingly isn’t that jealous because if he could actually get lily

he knows neither of them are going anywhere

him constantly telling her how beautiful she is

her encouraging him and telling him he’s so talented and more than he thinks he is

when they ride the tandem bikes (i think that’s what they’re called? the bikes with two people?) it’s just jeno pedaling

OH and when they make eye contact during stages it only enhances their stage presence because they both wanna look sexy for their boo

jeno is rooting for lily solo because he knows she deserves it

super sweet and wholesome and they make each other smile so WIDE

she pops his zits for him LMAO

cuddles for DAYS and jeno’s fav thing is when she falls asleep in his arms

touches his muscles all the time

SLIGHT nsfw below. no smut but. and then some fluff near the end <3

they make out so much OMG

a bit wilder than she would be with others

she loves to run her hand down his abs

when she does that or touches his biceps it lowkey turns him on

jeno is a bit more reserved than the others at times, but with lily he feels utterly HIMSELF

he doesn’t feel like the jeno who is just a hot rapper. he feels more than that with her

they bring the light out in each other

hyuck:

another unexpected pair but a lot more expected than jeno/lily would be

they’re both literal sunshine and they would be such a beautiful couple

lily aka the only human alive to fluster hyuck

and even THAT doesn’t happen very often

hyuck’s lap = lily’s seat

SO touchy and affectionate but not in the way lily/jeno would be

it’s like constant hand holding, hugging, sitting on each other, leaning on each other, stars in there mf EYES

while they still tease each other and mess around

i have a very specific image in mind of them waking up together, hyuck leaning over her, the biggest smiles on their faces, and then kissing each other

and lily’s just like “hi” with the cutest smile, and then he says it back with the same smile

it might surprise you but hyuck POSSESSIVE

will gatekeep her and not let anyone hug her

always calls her his girlfriend in front of the members

he stands behind her with an arm around the middle of her torso a lot and she’s just absentmindedly playing with his fingers

only a tiny, lil bit obvious in front of czennies because they’re both so affectionate?? and before they dated lily would call him the love of her life?? and keep her face close to his?? this is NORMAL for them

but one of the biggest clues is hyuck being physically unable to not stare at her lips sometimes

they read each other’s tarot nearly every day HAHAH

very romantic as well

she sings him “you are my sunshine” all the time, just stroking his face and staring at him with all of the love in the world

like i said, they still tease the fuck outta each other and roast each other and are at each other’s throats but then they can flip INSTANTLY

he kisses her knuckles and traces her face

he games and she’s falling asleep on his lap

127 squad doesn’t like when they’re being forward because haechannie is the maknae

she loves life cuz more hyuck = more taeil

he will move mountains to make her laugh or see her smile

he’s begging sm for a sexy dance break with the two of them

she’s obsessed with how gorgeous his skin is

the type of boyfriend that notices the tiny little things

he’ll do things/get things for her just because he thought of her or remembered something she said

SLIGHT nsfw below. no smut but. and then some fluff near the end <3

another one that’s a bit wilder

theyre not shy LMAO

steamy intense makeouts like

how is he so good? lily is very satisfied

overall they’re such a fun beautiful HAPPY couple

theyre both so loving and wonderful and there is not one single doubt in anyone’s mind that they love each other fully

jaemin:

literally impossible in any universe

chenle:

lily and chenle have always been two sides of the same coin and he had been waiting for so long

the SMILES

the most beautiful happy smiles at each other ALWAYS because how did they get so lucky?

they were each other’s first proper kiss (canonically, as well)

it’s perfect because they’re best friends and always have been

nothing much changes except the affection and little things because they’re both still best friends

jisung being on all of their dates

he always buys her expensive shit and she hates it so much

she puts on lipstick JUST to kiss his cheek

jisung has walked in on them vibing, on them making out, and yeah he’s sick of it and so happy he only saw them kissing

always sleeping in the same room (usually at his place 👀) but theyre a huge mess when they sleep at night and someone ends up hitting the other because chenle moves too much for her liking

they’re still competitive and of course they still have their alliance

because dating or not, they would fight to the death on that rooftop

chenle literally will kiss every inch of her face because he likes hearing her giggles and he can’t believe he finally got his lily

CUDDLING ALL THE TIME and they’ve fallen asleep on the couch in the dorms and when they’re sleeping HARD the others like to see how many things they can balance on their heads

he will HYPE HER UP ALWAYS

but then say summ like “her face is weird tho” after and unless they’re in front of fans he ends up kissing her after she hits him

when she has to be sexy on stage, he is HERE FOR IT even if the stage is with another person because!! YES his girlfriend is hot, he’s LUCKY

she loves going to his house!! mostly because his family but also

they get to have privacy and be a couple

they’ll hold hands on camera cuz they don’t give a single fuck

they’re definitely outed and have to go public

which just makes their competitive streak and constant roasts WORSE

she loves the sound of his laugh but will yell at him if it hurts her ears

threatens to get one of his predebut photos tattooed on her

a big part of them loving each other is annoying each other and being soft behind the scenes

always together

SLIGHT nsfw below. no smut but. and then some fluff near the end <3

the more intimate aspects of the relationship were really weird at first

but they’re very compatible so it was just fun to them

he WILL honk her boob. has done it in front of the others by accident and jaemin forbid her to see him for a few days

they kinda taught each other how to kiss way before they dated so it was funny when they did it as a couple

peak friends-to-lovers and even czennies can’t help but love then

jisung:

god their shyness is kinda annoying

really confident in private- they talk a lot, they’re very good at just chilling

but lily has to be the one to hold his hand because he’ll get nervous even when he’s so comfy in the relationship

i mean not that the dreamies have time to be in a relationship, but jisung was so SCARED to kiss her and have his first kiss

she thought it was funny

clumsy duo and they tease tf outta each other for it

chenle always being around

they can’t tell who the members are more protective over in the relationship

hugs!!! she loves to backhug him and he thinks it’s cute cuz she’s so tiny

they watch harry potter too much

she has almost convinced him to ride a rollercoaster but ended up failing

he makes fun of her height a lot and then she’ll trip him or something

he’s kinda protective and gets insecure that he’s younger than her sometimes but she just kisses his cheek and tells him to stop worrying

tbh they’re the most innocent, wholesome couple

they wanna go out on dates and they do but catch another member tagging along to babysit them

she gets wine drunk next to him and he can’t drink so he just has this drunk woman on his hands and doesn’t know what to do but honestly she just wants him to cuddle her to sleep

his voice is her favorite sound and she wants him to sing more

whenever anyone says something weird about jisung they both hold up the handcuffs cuz

they’re super weird they can be so confident and then one of them gets flustered and will be a shy baby

trading lines in concerts

lily making cute faces at him, staring at him blankly, winking at him, acting cute to him in front of fans

they share one braincell together and probably accidentally outed themselves by using pet names and like. holding hands on live

and then the OH SHIT face happens

they’ve given the older members heart attacks because he’ll give her a piggyback ride, they’ll hug really tight, or WORSE... they’ll give each other a lil kiss

they’re more innocent by nature but they love kissing and he loves holding her face because her skin is pretty and soft

he wears her perfume on his wrist so he can smell her and smile

the type of boyfriend who is CLUELESS about girl stuff

he wants her to try a different hair color. like a weird one

she refuses

taeyong actually loves them together so much

them dating and being IN LOVE and jisung still gives her cash for her birthday

the “i love you’s” are so. cute. and full. of. LOVE

she is merciless when theyre playing something against each other. she’ll TRY to get him out

usually lily is clingier but when she’s standing and jisung is sitting with his arms around her waist and his head squished to her side it’s so cute

he gets randomly really clingy at times and won’t let go of her

emotional bub will get teary because he loves her so much

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoldretired]

some p!g-drv3 theories (spoilers obvi)

First of all I think people demonize the pg versions wayyy too much because its a good way to be le sexy in like fanfictions. And i get it, villains are hot or whatever. and also hs is a horny age to be. But even the edgiest and horniest of teens aren’t like. that sexual/monstrous. its kind of insane the portrayals people are placing

maybe this could also be like me being older bc when i was early hs i was like yea its fair to place these super mature portrayals on a 18-22 year old they are like adults but young and now im that age and im like woah there pardner. might be an age/maturity thing. 

also like its normal for people to relate to and portray characters their same age in a similar fashion, but when adults write more sexual content about the dg kids i get hella fucking sus

idk where i was going with that first comment i guess its like a preface and in the end i think its important when characters especially teenage characters are morally grey not because they’re mature and dark/brooding but because they are still young and learning. fuck im older than like most of them, but im still young and learning. its good to be in turmoil and confused, especially the drv3 cast. they are more confused than anything.

which i think is a reason why people would join dr because if you are completely loss and in turmoil, it is appealing to be given a purpose in life and amazing talents/abilities. despite the morals of danganronpa, it is a simple reality to be told who you are and what to do

OK ONTO HEADCANONS (not doing all bc i dont have thoughts about all)

first of all i understand changing stories but i think, deep down, you can’t change fundamental personalities/values. so while the backstories might be different i think, in the end, a baseline is always the same

SHUICHI being a Bad Boy is like canon obviously but i dont think he’s as manipulative as people make him out to be. i think he falls in the more the bully role that like. mae borowski or tf2′s scout filled before they grew up. rough background, bad anger issues, lots of emotional turmoil, and the only way he knows how to deal with shit is by committing crimes and beating the shit out of people. and, similar to those characters, drv3 represents an older, more emotionally sober yet equally confused version of himself. the urges are still there as foreshadowed in the dialogue. i think he struggles with guilt, mostly survivors, but there is still a lasting impact of guilt of what he did in his past, even if he can’t remember.

KOKICHI is a child. a piece of shit motherfucker child but a child. I really do think he’s like one of the youngest people in the cast. he reminds me a lot of when my brother doesn’t take his adhd medicine and takes jokes way too far and does mean and cruel things because he thinks its funny and that its just a fun joke, but is hurting people. he desperately wants approval, which is why his leader role is so interesting because in the dr narrative he has the approval he craves and so he is satisfied. still, he does try to impress characters like rantaro and values his opinions a lot, even developing a brotherly relationship in the time they knew each other. this being said, its established kokichi was bullied before, but i dont think he’s like. the wimp people make him out to be. i think he’s more of like the class clown who desperately uses humor to make people like him, and ends up resorting to be the butt of most of his jokes. you don’t just develop a good sense of humor out of a brainwash, and that’s not something you can program in. i think that was a remnant of before, and he’s so good at bullying people and coming up with roasts - i just think that in p!g the roasts were about him.

KAEDE is baby but her p!g personality seriously reminds me of any ~quirky/edgy~ girl in a teen coming of age story who tries to be edgy and cool and act like she doesn’t care but deep down, she really does. if she didn’t have an empathetic personality, she wouldn’t want to end the game. i also think she has that self-identifying QuIrKy personality because its like she lives in her own narrative, practically announcing this story is about her and she is the protagonist. i know i used to self narrate like that and distinguish how i was different when i was like. 15-16. she has a tumblr. 

I really like the theory where KAITO is a make-a-wish kid who was better when he was younger but relapses later in teens. he never used his wish before, so he decides to use it now to be on danganronpa and become the hero he always wanted to be. i also think he might have joined as a way to raise awareness about adolescent healthcare. definitely the type who puts on a “heroic” character to make everyone else feel better about the fact he is literally dying of a terminal illness, and keeps that act up till the end. 

i think KOREKIYO is still a serial killer. i think honestly a reason why he mightve auditioned for danganronpa is because he is a serial killer. maybe his sister found out and he felt so much shame that’s why he auditioned. he probably mentioned why in his interview because duh, tell them im a serial killer and then only reason im coming clean is my sister found out and im ashamed, that is like a guarantee to get on the show.  i LOVE the theory that his sister is still alive, however, and has to watch her brother go insane because they wrote her into the story as the villain. because technically, she brought on this guilt, and is the reason why he auditioned - as a way to cause despair, twist it around so she’s the one to blame for his insanity. also, because its pretty accepted DR members become celebrities, kork’s sister is totally bombarded with paparazzi and is demonized in the media. she might end up writing a tell-all memoir about kork’s actual childhood and personality. quiet kid, thoughtful, interested in anthropology, she never thought he’d hurt a fly. watching her brother go insane probably destroyed her. 

I also think, timeline wise, kork is probably one of the oldest members along with rantaro. tbh i think kork actually graduated hs and went on a gap year doing the whole “hitchhike around the world to discover myself thing” which is where he began killing people. he was getting ready to go to college when his sister found out about what he did. this is when he decided to go on danganronpa instead of university. this would help explain why he knows so much about other cultures/travel/been so many places with so many memories/killed/is knowledgable on a level most other students are not. this would place him at like, 20-21, where everyone else is like 15-18.

ok so there’s two p!g RANTARO, p!g before 53 and p!p!g before 52. i’d like to establish now i think rantaro is the oldest of the characters, seeing as though he was already pretty old to begin with in 52, it takes time between television seasons, and he was in another game. so im placing him like 21-23, similar to yasuhiro in d1 being so much older than everyone else. i do think, in all iterations, rantaro was pretty much raising his sisters, though i don’t think he had twelve like the story (i think that’s an exaggeration, his sisters mean a lot to him, lets make him have a TON and then lose them all and feel GUILTY) rantaro joined the first game, partially to get money for his family and hopefully establish them as celebrities and let them have a comfy lifestyle, even if he doesn’t live...and also to finally ahve some sort of experience without his siblings tagging along. if he’s been raising his sisters all his life, he’s never had like something that’s JUST his. that’s his adventure. 52 is his ULTIMATE adventure. ahaha. mostly for money, kind of dreading it, still a tiny bit excited

ok p!g rantaro between 52 and 53 probably came back broken. he did the signings and appearances, but mostly wanted to spend time with his family and make sure they were set up. i think he knew the whole like few months between seasons he had to go on another show, but he did’t tell his sisters. his family found out when they saw a billboard with his face plastered on it hyping up the return of a fan favorite. yikes!

ok i get it a lot of people hate HIMIKO but i think she’s not nearly as similar as other “useless” characters in other games. its like, pretty clear she’s depressed, and the only thing she’s holding onto with dear life is magic. lack of hygiene, lack of personal care, constantly tired, social interaction exhausts - she has depression, but she’s not an UWU depressed character. so people find her depressive traits (which are some of the most realistic portrayals of mental health in the series) SUPER annoygin. she joined dr because she was completely lost and needed some sort of direction in her life, even if she’ll die for it. the thing is, even with direction, her mental state didn’t change because she wasn’t getting legitimate help. it’s like that one SNL skit that’s like. same sad you from before but in a new place. i also think she knows the magic is not real, because how could she not. i think she’s so adamant that it IS real, less as a way to convince others, and more of a way to convince herself. it’s like really super cruel that team danganronpa took a girl who is desperate for meaning and gave her literally a meaningless, fake talent.

i also kin himiko and find her a comfort character because i feel seen by her, replacing her useless talent of magic with mine of like shitty film making and comedy. i am seen.

related i don’t think she’s nearly as ugly as everyone says she is, i think she’s probably just depressed and takes absolutely no care of her hygiene and sleep and looks like sick and greasy all the time. same queen.

honest to god i think RYOMA’s backstory, tennis and all, is like 100% real and he’s the only one who keeps all of his memories except for the fact this is a tv show. i think he rolled up, a hot fucking mess, and the danganronpa team were like damn. we cannot improve upon this. 

[spideyxchelle]

i think u did one nsfw headcanon once and i don't wanna be that one bitch but like michelle would definitely have a muscle kink and be hella embarrassed about it bc one day she sees peter kickin ass on the news and just other things and general and when peter finally starts to notice he thinks it's really hot :')

tbh, fam, I’m surprised more of us aren’t on this kind of stuff. because…..he’s a superhero and she’s basically a model. they’re aesthetically pleasing people. this kind of stuff FOR SURE is a thing. juuuuust sayin’… 

MJ is not the kind of person that is dazzled by the western standard of beauty. she knows that different physiques are all beautiful and that the idea of “model beauty” is as dated as the patriarchy. tbh, she’s more invested in a person’s personality, their laugh, how smart they are, etc. 

and its THESE reasons she gets a crush on peter parker. 

he’s cute, she supposes. like, she’s not BLIND but it doesn’t matter to her, you know?? its all unimportant in the grand scheme of things. 

and she’s knows he’s fit because, lols, she knows he’s Spider-man. he and ned are the LEAST subtle people on the planet and if they wanted to keep his secret identity a secret they would not talk about spidey stuff so loud in gym class. it’s almost embarrassing. 

not that she tells them she knows. its not on her list of important things to chat about with team rocket, lbr. actually, she doesn’t talk to them much at all. she sits with them in study hall and at lunch and hangs out at the Parker residence for movie night and she’d say they’re a solid trio now (once Liz moved away). but it doesn’t mean that she talks to them. 

Peter, damn him, doesn’t let the fact that she’s mostly silent around them get to him. once they become proper friends he takes every opportunity to do things that might get her to speak to him. he buys her favorite teas and rents her favorite movies for movie night and goes with her to film festivals and BLM marches. and she does talk to him but not much.

and she tries to ignore the absolute pounding in her chest whenever he smiles when she talks. he always looks so delighted by the sound of her voice. and she doesn’t want to let it get to her. but lols it totally does.  

but everything changes four months into their weird friendship junior year when she flicks on the news and sees absolute adorable loser Peter Parker webslinging around downtown Queens. and she, like, notices how the spandex make him look. answer? hot. he looks so hot it nearly wounds her.

he’s got a six pack, that much she can tell from the suit, and she’s a little embarrassed to admit that his ass is cute. she would never call an ass cute before Peter Parker. damn him. and his arms?? his arms are a problem.

when her big sister walks into the room and spots her watching spidey on the news, MJ fumbles to change the channel but its too late. and she gets teased pretty mercilessly all night. 

the following day at school she keeps peaking over at Peter to see if she can spot the same things she did in the suit but its hard when he wears baggy t-shirts and kaikis and floppy sneakers. she has a fleeting thought that he might be better at hiding his secret identity than she previously thought. because she wouldn’t look at Peter Parker and see everything that was going on in that suit. and there was STUFF going on in that suit.

until gym class. gym class is the problem. because he wears a short sleeve shirt and shorts and his calfs are THERE and his arms are gorgeous. his arms might actually case her physical pain.

she watches his every motion in gym, while he’s pretending that he’s too weak to participate, and his arms are better in motion. if that’s even possible. and she tries to hide her staring behind her book but it doesn’t last. because FUCKING FLASH yells across the room “Yo Jones, see something you like?!” and she startles and drops her book. 

the whole gym goes quiet and everyone looks over at her. like…wtf is happening. because Flash isn’t even being subtle about laughing at the fact that she was staring at Peter. “nerd love, isn’t that cute, guys??” even Peter looks at her and she flushes bright red, collects her book, storms past Flash and punches his shoulder before exiting the gym. 

when she finally leaves the bathroom when the bell rings (because yea, she was embarrassed enough to seek refuge in the girls’ room) she pretty much avoids all of the crowds and goes to lunch….where she doesn’t sit with Peter and Ned.

avoiding them is easy for the first ten minutes until they migrate over to her table and Peter sits opposite of her and Ned sits next to her. and the two boys smile soft. like they’ve discussed the best way to poke the bear. she’s the bear and semi-proud of it. 

“MJ-” Peter tries. and she panics. she doesn’t want to talk about the fact that his arms have her insides all fucked up. so instead of dealing with the reality of the situation (her big, fat crush on him) she says, “I know you’re Spider-man.” and BOTH BOYS SHUT UP. BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING THAT.

she briefly celebrates catching them off guard. and then, like a dam breaks, the two boys start fumbling to try and explain that away, like he’s not Spider-man. pfft. its not like she’s stupid. damn. these two. 

she cuts them off and lies easily, “that’s why I was watching you in gym, Parker. super strength and all.”

and she notices that he looks a little deflated at that. because he is deflated, he wanted her to be looking at him for reasons unrelated to Spider-man, not that he’d ever say.

then, Ned grins really big and whispers so loudly that it almost sounds like he’s yelling “this is so great! somebody else knows. ugh, you have no idea how hard it was to keep this a secret, man.” “shut up, Ned,” Peter hisses. and he gets more serious than MJ’s ever seen him. “you can’t tell anyone.” she rolls her eyes and says, “I would’ve told people months ago if I was gonna snitch. your secrets safe.”

and it feels like she’s dodged a bullet. the gym thing is written off as her being suspicious about Spider-man. and her crush is kept buried as it should be. hmph. 

but now that she knows the boys are all intent to get her involved. and she has to admit she loves running patrols with them. her and Ned have the best time roasting Peter over headset and Peter takes it like a champ. and sometimes, when Peter goes awol (he turns off his headset), MJ and Ned make elaborate lists of ways they are gonna murder him for being so irresponsible. Ned’s favorite is “carving out his insides with a spoon” and MJ’s is “slowly killing him over the course of several months with daily doses of poison”. and frankly these jokes make it easier for them to not worry while he’s gone awol. it gives them something to do other than be absolutely terrified. its a coping mechanism and it amuses Peter too. he even frames some of them and puts them on his bedroom wall. 

by and large, being team Spider-man is great…but, unhelpfully, it means she spends more time with them. and lots of time with Peter in the suit. and she can’t help but oogle him. because holy crap. she’s above western beauty standards, she is.

sort of. his muscles should be illegal. OKAY?

and at first its a non-issue because when he catches her looking she’ll glare at him. like she’s checking him for injuries or some lie. but then, um, she’s pretty sure he catches on. because he starts fucking with her. 

like she’ll be sitting at his desk in his room and he walk up behind her so his front is flush against her back and reach his arm up to grab something off the shelf above his desk. and its never quick. no, he takes his fuuuuucking time, the asshole. and her breath always catches, like she can’t breathe. and he smiles like an asshole and always mumbles a “sorry”. SORRY? what a dick. she hates him.

and he does other stupid shit, like he’ll take his shirt off in front of her and smirk. when she rolls her eyes and tells him to put his clothes on, he always pouts and is like “but its hot”. and omg it really is. 

and in school he’s taken to wearing short sleeve shirts and sitting in his chair like he’s lounging. his arms behind his head so he’s flexing. and she KNOWS its for her benefit. asshole. 

and between the flexing and the shirts and the shirtLESS-ness and the nonsense with him always finding an excuse to touch her/lean up behind her…MJ feel on edge. ALL THE TIME. all the time. 

and she knows she’s playing into his hands. because she doesn’t look away whenever he does that kind of stuff. oh no. she stares because she can’t help it. and then she gets mad at herself because why did she STARE?! 

it all comes to a head when the summer rolls around and Peter basically decides that shirts are illegal. and Queens is not that hot in the summer. his shirtless is just to get her to drool. and if Peter is trying to get to her, well, he does.

they’re hanging out in her bedroom. and he makes a grand show of talking about how “its so hot, MJ, ugh.” and she nearly tells him to stop but then the shirt is off…and and and…

she pleads momentary insanity. that’s how she explains it away later, at least. 

MJ’s hand reaches out and touches his chest. like, its there. and it demands to be touched. so that’s what she does. her hands are cold and he hisses but he’s frozen. and she nearly snarks about where all that confidence from the last few months went. but she doesn’t. because they’re all of the sudden very close and the sexual tension between the two of them is palpable. its been palpable for months. 

they don’t move. they barely breathe. and she gulps, “I shouldn’t have-” 

but she doesn’t get to finish that thought. because Peter is grabbing her by the back of the neck and yanking her into his chest and kissing her like a starving man. 

she doesn’t even really kiss back because she’s so taken aback by the whole move. but then his free hand slithers around her waist and she’s suddenly chest to chest with him. and the muscles are kryptonite. 

MJ makes a little noise at the back of her throat and her arms wind around her neck and the hand that was cradling the back of her head joins the hands around her waist. and they’re clinging to each other. nearly swaying from the intensity of holding each other so tightly. 

she’s taller than him but not enough that she has to lean down. its perfect. and she wants more and more and more. 

so does peter from the sound of it. and there are sounds. they’re guttural, borderline possessive and it shouldn’t turn her on but it does. 

somehow they stumble back onto her bed and its too much. it really is. 

because its not like they’re giving each other gentle kisses. no, its like the makeout equivalent of months of sexual anticipation. its less caressing and more grabbing. like they both want to touch each other’s skin so much and there isn’t enough time to do everything they’ve wanted to do. 

Peter gropes MJ’s behind and she licks up the column of his neck. and he his hands slips between her legs to rub at her over her clothes. and she feels like she’s on fire. he makes her feel like a livewire and if they burst into flames she won’t be surprised. but what a way to go out. 

and she knows that she’s panting his name into his mouth between kisses and all he can manage is a slew of curse words because “oh fuck, MJ. shit.” 

she uses all of her weight to push him onto his back and she crawls over him, straddling his waist and kisses his neck. he’s squirming under her touch and its all a bit much. because his squirming is making her insides turn warm and electrified. the squirming feels so good. and she wonders if her squirming is good for him. it is. 

the moment bursts when Peter gets so wrapped up in her, he forgets his strength and accidentally tears her shirt down the back. its falls off of her like shredded ribbons. 

and EVERYTHING pauses. she’s sitting on him, her hands covering her chest and Peter is laying back on her bed with wide eyes, staring up at her in horror. 

they’re both still breathing really heavily and the energy from the last half hour of making out is still clinging to them. but neither of them move. until they both try and speak at once. “I should-” “I’m sorry-”

they both manage a smile at that. and MJ probes, “You’re sorry…?” “I got,” he gulps, “I got a little handsy. I’m sorry. I should’ve, um, chilled out.” 

she gives a nervous laugh, “I didn’t exactly stop you.” 

his lips quirk up, “I like you. In case that wasn’t clear.” “Oh,” she rolls her eyes, “it was clear.” 

and he gives her a real smile, “I was hoping. And you like me?” 

and even though they’re both half naked and she’s sitting on him and they’ve just come off of the hottest makeout session of MJ’s life, she’s still embarrassed. like, she doesn’t wanna say yes. because god, that means so much. but she doesn’t want to lie because she wants this. him. and his muscles. 

“yea,” she whispers, “I thought that was clear, too.”

he sits up like a shot and they’re chest to chest. bare chest to bare chest (because MJ gave up on bras years ago). and she swallows like she’s afraid because she is. Peter tucks some of her hair behind her ear. “god, you’re beautiful.” 

she rolls her eyes and moves her hand to swat at him but he grabs her wrist mid-swat and cradles her hand to his chest. she breathes uneasy, “you’re a good kisser.” 

“yea?” his voice is no more than a whisper. “yea,” she breathes. and they’re a heartbeat away from kissing again. Peter makes the first move. again. 

but these kisses aren’t crazy sex-craven kisses. these are slower and deeper and methodical. its like learning because, well, it is. her arms hang off his shoulders and the easy, deep kissing lasts for a few minutes. Peter’s insisting hands roaming up and down her bare back. 

but then MJ rolls her hips against his and Peter gasps. the kissing doesn’t get insane but it gets more heated. and their hips roll against one another eager for some contact. 

its good but not enough. 

Peter rolls MJ over on to her back and they’re grinding. there is no other word for it. his hand grabs for her thigh and lifts it up to really work his hips against hers. 

it feels so much better than anything she’s ever done to herself under her blankets at two in the morning with his name on her lips. it feels like tipping out of heaven and falling into hell. 

her head snaps back because kissing him and enjoying the feel of his body rolling against hers are nearly impossible. she can’t concentrate. he burrows his head in her neck. and she stares at the ceiling even though it looks less like a coherent picture and more like a kaleidoscope. 

but its still not enough. she grabs the hand on her leg and guides it between her legs right where she wants him. 

his head snaps up from where it was resting in her neck. and he swallows, “you sure?” she bites her lip but nods. and he’s sitting up. her body is a lot colder without the warm blanket of his body draped over her. 

he nervously unbuttons and unzips her jeans. they go and then, after what she assumes is a peptalk to himself on his end, he guides her underwear off. and MJ has a very self aware moment that she’s absolutely naked. and in front of a boy. in front of Peter Parker. 

he stares at her like he can’t even believe his luck. 

but she doesn’t want him to keep watching her just lay there, she wants him to get her off. and so she reaches for his hand to force him where she wants him. but he shakes his head. “I wanna…can I….” and her whole face heats up. because she knows what he’s asking. 

“um….sure.” 

and suddenly Peter Parker’s head is between her legs and he’s licking at her. its weird and wet and she’s lowkey mortified because how did this even happen? but then he gets the grand idea to suck down there at the little bundle of nerves. and her back snaps off the bed, a groan on her lips. 

her shaky voice tells him to stay there. “don’t move. don’t you dare.” and his technique isn’t perfect but he’s insistent and he doesn’t quit. and she’s rolling against his face like its a ride. and maybe it is. hey, she wouldn’t know. 

he gets the bright idea (he is salutatorian of their class) to dip a finger inside of her. and MJ is pretty sure she’s sobbing. not like actually crying. but her voice sounds like it. and she can’t discern real words beyond his name and god. and she has a fleeting thought that she doesn’t want him to think she’s equating him to god. but woah.

and FINALLY with an accidental crook of his finger (she finds out its accidental later) she falls apart. her voice slips up into nothingness, her back arches off the bed. and when she comes back to herself a few seconds later. Peter is sitting up watching her half-pleased/half-terrified. 

she exhales heavy. and he asks, “was that okay?” and she hates him. but that doesn’t stop her from dragging him back up for a kiss. and she knows that she wants more, even now. she might be a little greedy or selfish. but she doesn’t care much. whatever. sue her. 

he relaxes into the kissing and the kisses turn more into pressing smiling mouths against each other than actual kissing. 

until she reaches for the button on his jeans. and now HE looks panicked. he stops kissing her. and looks down at her. she rolls her eyes and doesn’t stop trying to unbutton his jeans. but she does ask because consent is important, “is this okay?” “is this okay???” he coughs, “are you kidding me? yes.” his voice cracks, “I mean, yes. ahem. but are you…are you sure?” she nods and kisses him again.

it unravels quickly. she gets his clothes off and leans over to grab a box of condoms from her bedside table. Peter looks disgruntled by that and she pecks his mouth, easy, “my sister got them for me. just in case.” he looks delighted again real quick. boys. smh. 

and he puts it on. 

and then its awkward again. because…oh. 

right. this is going somewhere really fast. maybe they should slow down. maybe they should talk about this. maybe they should…..

“Peter?” her voice is shaky. “Yeah?” his voice is just as nervous. and her answer is a kiss. its the most gentle brush of her mouth against his. he seems to understand what she’s asking. to be as gentle as the kiss, to be as sweet as it. to just be careful with her. 

and he is. 

the initial coupling, that first push doesn’t hurt but its not comfortable. she’s ready enough for him when the time comes but its a foreign feeling. and the pressure is not exactly comfortable. he looks pained. not like it hurts him but that it hurts him to be so still. but he’s trying for her. he’s really trying to be patient and soft.

and her heart aches with affection. 

she wraps her arms around his shoulders (his broad, muscle-y shoulders she’s so fond of) and urges him on. all with the insistence that he’s gentle. 

and he is. even when he starts to move faster and MJ feels the sudden, all consuming pressure of why sex is good…he doesn’t push it. he keeps their rhythm easy and while she doesn’t think she’s gonna go two for two on orgasms, its fun. she’s having fun. 

and Peter? well, he looks like he’s having the time of his life. like she’s led him to the watering hole after dying of thirst. 

he rests his forehead against hers and they rock back and forth together, just breathing, until Peter’s back spasms and suddenly its all over. she can feel what’s happening down there and the fluttering of penis is weird. but not a bad weird? idk, this whole thing is just happening and she’s trying to keep up. 

after, once he’s caught his breath, he deposits the condom in her tiny trash and they lay breathless on her bed. staring at the ceiling. 

she turns her head to him and smiles. he does the same. 

“you’re an asshole,” is the first thing MJ says to Peter post-sex. and he looks surprised by those words. “w-what?” he stutters. “you’re an asshole,” she repeats, “flaunting your muscles in front of me. asshole.” 

his whole face lights up and he scoots over to her, tucks her under his arm. yea, Peter Parker is a cuddler. she’s not surprised. “I knew you liked them,” he grins, “Ned owes me like five bucks.” “what?” “he said you weren’t into my muscles. but you, um, obviously are.” she rolls her eyes, “that’s not what I like you. but they’re nice, I guess,” she concedes. 

he smothers her mouth with a kiss and she gives into the nice, easy nature of it. “we’re gonna do that,” he mumbles against her mouth, “again.” “yea we are,” she smiles. “but can I just hold you for a while?” 

and they don’t do it again that afternoon, after all. they just lay together and occasionally kiss and talk. they talk so much. they share everything they’ve both been keeping inside for months. and the truth is almost sweeter than the sex. scratch that. it definitely is. 

when they meet all their friends at the pool the next day, MJ doesn’t even pretend to NOT oogle Peter. Betty giggles and points it out to their group, “see something you like, Jones?” 

MJ rolls her eyes, but does take off her glasses to REALLY give him a once over. Peter is smirking at her and crosses his gigantic arms over his chest for her benefit.

it feels weirdly intimate. and everyone, the whole decathlon team is watching them in abject horror. because it was a JOKE. what is happening???

MJ shrugs, “he’s fine, I guess.” Peter throws his head back with a laugh. 

no one else laughs. they’re all too confused. 

that confusion clears up when Peter crosses over to MJ and leans over her for a quick kiss. “you’re an asshole,” is what he says to her. she grabs the back of his head and steals another kiss, “you like it.” he smirks, “I totally do.” 

….and all hell breaks loose. 

[ask-svt-hearteu]

Hyung line parenting 101

@svt-seokhoon-17  I have an family au. Cheolsoo are the parents of Vernon, jeonghoon are the parents of seungkwan, wonhui are the parents of minghao and mingyu, hoshi is a single parent raising seokmin and dino. It’s the 7 oldest being the parents and youngest 6 being kids |  Omg yes (like thoes soulmate, best friend bullet point things or something different)

requested by anon: “A Lee family au (father woozi, mother jeonghan, child seungkwan)”

admin note: sorry this is late LEGIT MOST OF THIS WAS RANDOM RAMBLING AND I THINK IT’S FUNNY BUT SORRY IF IT WASN’T WHAT YOU MEANT

Cheolsoo family

their kid is currently in elementary school

tbh Joshua and Seungcheol are the proudest hype parents ever

they’re proud Hansol can find his way from the house to the bus station

or if he remembers their phone numbers

they hype everything he does

even if it’s just putting on his shoes

nothing Vernon does can be called stupid to them

except for that one time he tried eating a mud pie made from mud, clearly

and Vernon isn’t a stupid kid

no not at all

he just likes hanging out with friends and watching youtube videos more than coloring in pictures of George Washington and reading short chapter books about a magic tree house

he only colors when he knows the homework is due the next day

and then he colors outside the lines because why would you want to color inside the lines, that’s boring

he somehow always finishes his math hw though

without fail

it’s like magic

he hangs out a lot with the Lee family’s kid, Seungkwan

not because the kid does Vernon’s math hw for him or anything

they’re best friends but Vernon denies this

which sometimes hurts Seungkwan’s feelings

but then they play tag or watch some mine craft videos together

and they make up and Vernon finally admits they're best friends

and Vernon protects his best friend from the bullies on the playground

bullies being the girls who call Seungkwan ugly

Vernon will throw tanbark at them no joke

and you know he'd be that one kid that gets in trouble for putting gum in a girl's hair but she was asking for it by making fun of Seungkwan 

and he pushes Seungkwan on the swings a lot too

never complains about it 

Joshua is the parent who works from home

because his child’s education is really important and they need to have one parent home at least

according to his how to be a parent book

also in charge of the school's PTA 

so everyone knows Vernon

Joshua is always planning like fifty bake sales and a bunch of fundraisers 

also tries convincing the school to host a carnival

just so Vernon can ride the Ferris wheel

he also drags the whole family to church on Sunday

he always tries cooking dinner with an apron that says “Thank God for this chef”

but he can’t cook

at all

so Seungcheol always has to put out whatever fire is roaring in the kitchen

and then order takeout

Joshua’s one of those classy af parents sipping wine in the driveway with a book while their kid runs past screaming

“You’re doing great sweetie, don’t kill the neighbor’s cat like last time.” without even looking up

really loves his family though

reads bedtime stories to both Seungcheol and Vernon even though Vernon insists he stop

always packing Vernon’s lunch in a little brown paper bag with a heart drawn on it

which some people tease Vernon for

but he will fight them if they mess with it

and he secretly likes how much his parents care for him in the randomest ways

they have a pool in the backyard

so they’re always throwing neighborhood parties

Seungcheol can actually manage BBQ’s pretty well

so he makes stuff like hamburgers, hot dogs for Vernon and Joshua

he works downtown

pretty nice office space with a nice view

normal eight-hour work day type deal

never comes home and complains though

and always that parent dragging their kid out on the lawn to run through the sprinklers in summer

and tends to set things on fire with sparklers

rest in peace that poor rose bush

the one to mow the lawn in something embarrassing like just underwear

with Joshua covering Vernon's eyes and yelling for him to put a shirt on there are children what are you doing you need Jisoos

Seungcheol also the one to go to the hardware store for a lightbulb and ends up getting the idea to build a treehouse

and makes Vernon help him

even though it ends up being Joshua putting all the planks together and Seungcheol meekly hammering them together

they often go on family vacations too

so they don’t have a pet

it probably wouldn’t survive

camping often because nature

though secretly they all bring like ten portable battery chargers each and use data to check SNS

they all drive to the beach and take lots of family photos

photos end up on the fireplace mantel

everyone who sees the pictures can't deny how cute this family is

Vernon and Seungcheol teaming up to play a prank on Joshua, with whip cream

but they get caught

and end up being given a long lecture

Seungcheol nodding his head pretending to listen

Vernon mimicking Joshua

but mess with Vernon, or any of the family

and even Joshua can turn savage

next day your car is covered in soap or post-its

and you bring it up at the home owners' association meeting

Cheolsoo will high five each other and smile innocently

like "we have no idea who could have done that"

fights are nonexistent

they all think alike too much

they all love each other

they’re family

Jeonghoon family

tbh if savagery were parents

Jeonghan always bringing in the latest gossip from the other neighborhood parents

ranting on and on to Jihoon about how one person didn’t trim their lawn

or how their cat keeps pooping in the petunias

like how dare they

and Jihoon just nods

until Jeonghan brings up the neighbors that party too loudly

then Jihoon joins Jeonghan’s roasting fest

as they both criticize their neighbor’s music taste

“why even throw a party at all?”

“I’d rather die.”

they're always plotting their revenge on some random kid or neighbor

they tolerate the Cheolsoo family

though they low key like being neighbors because they can watch Seungkwan for them whenever he hangs out with Hansol

and then they can chill and do whatever they want

and the Cheolsoo family has lit pool parties

a bit suspicious of Vernon, but they love Vernon too

low key savage to their own kid too

“do whatever”

but they always secretly worry

and Seungkwan can tell this from their questions

“How’d you do on the spelling test? Not that we care it’s whatever.”

Seungkwan is a really smart kid

though they sometimes think he might be a pushover

so they try toughing Seungkwan up

going camping like the Choi's

doesn't go exactly as planned

too many mosquitos

not enough high speed internet

so the whole trying to toughen up their kid

doesn’t go so well

Seungkwan could end up crying

so they give up and give the kid ice cream

parenting experts clearly

Jihoon has an at home-studio

works on stuff and lets Seungkwan run around

might complain about annoying Seungkwan is

but let's Seungkwan do whatever he wants

the kid running around and testing all the sound equipment

and listening to the music his dad is composing

being brutally honest and savage

because he learned rom the best

"you sure you want to put that key change there?"

"get out"

Jeonghan just stays home and watches reality tv shows

“Seungkwan, I swear if you keep doing that kid’s math hw… actually go ahead, we like that family.”

and Seungkwan will sit and watch too

and criticize the show's plot points

before Jeonghan tells his kid to be quiet

but Jeonghoon love Seungkwan a lot

Seungkwan is always bring them his pictures, drawings, paintings, hw, tests, etc.

and they don’t say much

and so you'd think they don't acknowledge the kid

but you're wrong

all the drawings are hung up somewhere

the bathroom

the fridge

on the garage door

everywhere

and the tests always end up taped to the window with the perfect scores facing outside

and they’re always bragging about Seungkwan to their friends

“Yea my kid is a genius, I bet he could do algebra better than your kid” even though Seungkwan’s only in elementary school and doesn’t know algebra

Seungkwan’s always leads for the chorus shows and school productions

no one even fights him for it

the teachers just know

and he always drags Vernon into the shows

and on opening night Jeonghan and Jihoon are sitting front row center

with a huge af sign with Seungkwan’s name on it

not even caring they’re blocking other parents

proudest parents in the world that would never admit that nonsense

and they’ll tell you no recording because respect the school's rules

but you know secretly they’re recording the whole thing on their phones too

to send to friends and family like they do every year

"The Lee Family would like to say Season's Greetings"

and buy Seungkwan a flower bouquet afterwards

and all the ice cream the kid wants

maybe going with the Choi family

Jeonghan always buying takeout and putting it on fancy dishes to pretend he cooked it

fools Jihoon but not Seungkwan

who's learning to be more savage each day from his parents

"If I wanted takeout, I could just eat next door."

also Jeonghan's the parent to smear the frosting on store-bought cupcakes to make it look home-made

"They'll never notice"

Jihoon always the one doing the cleanup, washing dishes, mowing the lawn, changing lightbulbs (despite being short)

with Jeonghan telling him every five minutes “good job” without looking up from his drama series

the parents that prank all their neighborhood friends

"Quick we need to TP the house before they call the cops!"

Seungkwan's just shaking his head being dragged into it like

"Again?!?!?"

"They forgot to bring in their garbage cans, this is deserving."

end up all running away in the dark

and hiding in bushes

and laughing together as a family

before they start getting a bunch of insect bites from the bush

and rush home to shower and help each other with the anti-itch cream

they all love each other

they're family

Wonhui family

appear as the family that’s most got their ish together

with Wonwoo being a smart professor with a library at home

and Jun with his artistic performance arts stuff at the local theater all the time

gives lessons to Seungkwan for shows

which Jeonghoon is ok with because it's free

and Wonwoo tutoring Vernon

pretty calm and quiet parents at social events

except if they're the ones hosting

then ish can get crazy

don't play charades at the Jeon household

tbh their kids are always trying to ship the other to Canada or somewhere

“Hey dad I need a box.”

“How big?”

“Mingyu, how tall are you?”

“I need a box as big as Mingyu.”

“HELP MINGHAO IS TRYING TO SHOVE ME IN A BOX.”

“Minghao stop trying to ship your brother to Canada, you can’t afford the shipping fee anyway!”

Wonwoo always running around trying to stop the kids from fighting

Jun just casually in a corner, sipping wine and staring at the chaos

not even trying to help

just shakes his head and continues whatever he's doing

and Mingyu is the actual adult of the family

like yes his parents pay the bills

but they can't cook

he and Minghao may be in middle school

and Jun and Wonwoo may be the parents

but he’s always the one to cook and change light bulbs and make everyone else's lunch

wearing an apron too big for a middle schooler

but he's tall

Minghao denies being his sibling at schoool

even though Mingu is older

Minghao's like "Mingyu who?"

Mingyu always trailing after Minghao to annoy him but also to get attention from him

Mingyu also teasing Minghao for being taller than him

and people tend to call them 2Ming for short

which they hate

don't ever

unless you want a fight

separate friend groups at school but always sit together for lunch on fridays

and although they often argue

pray for Wonwoo and Jun if they decide to team up for a prank

let's just say 2Ming is still grounded after the last "incident"

middle school = angsty teens

but Minghao and Mingyu are surprisingly well behaved

sometimes

they both have a lot of extracurriculars  

hecka busy schedule this family

never enough time for anything

Jun's performances at night

Wonwoo's lectures in the morning

martial arts class for Minghao

home economics class for Mingyu

Minghao always being done with the rest of his family

"How am I related to all of you?"

secretly loves his crazy family though

especially when Mingyu sticks up for him when people say he's a crazy nunchuck wielding ninja

which he is

they both do really well in school though

cuz smart parents

Mingyu always reminding everyone about important dates and appointments

being the mature parent one minute

and acting like a giant puppy the next

too busy for family vacations

so they just go out to fancy restaurants to eat every weekend

the one family to sing along to songs together in the car

but if the kids see someone from school

"I swear I don't know them, my family actually lives in Antarctica."

don't prank other neighbors either

mostly because they argue how extreme it should be

so generally when the Lee family strikes

they do four separate things

which is chaotic

but functional enough

Wonwoo always the one trying to calm everyone and be logical

Jun not helping whatsoever watching everyone struggle

Mingyu trying to fix everything by peaceful terms

and Minghao wanting chaotic means

they're a mess, but

they all love each other

they're family 

Kwon family

Seokmin is in middle school with Mingyu and Minghao

often hangs out with them

though he can't decide which friend group

so he floats from one to the other

like's hanging out with Chan too

but Chan is still in elementary school

a year younger than Seungkwan and Hansol

Soonyoung doing that hard carry as the single parent

dance classes for the whole family though

it's always lit at their birthday parties

choreos always on point

you know they rehearsed for that wedding they attended

"we have to nail the choreo to wow all the grandparents"

tbh also has a who's the adult crisis like the Wonhui family

with Chan having to scold Soonyoung for forgetting to pick him and Seokmin up

and Seokmin just being a huge happy fluffball

like idk what's going on but I love you all

Seokmin likes singing in chorus

so ends up seeing the elementary school choral director

and volunteering to teach the little ones

like Vernon and Seungkwan

and drags his dongsaeng Chan along

likes planning out all the costumes for shows too

and gets his dad to teach them choreos

and to just choreo the whole show

and Chan's just trying to hide the fact he's related to two huge dorks

but he's a dork too

and just gives up

he's a smart kid

like a genius

he's skipped a grade already

and can sometimes help Seokmin with his hw

which surprises Soonyoung who doesn't know what to do

but give his unending support to both his children

Soonyoung always asking the other parents for advice

but tbh do any of them know anything about parenting at this point

lots of full street block parties

Soonyoung is just glad to be included

his kids have friends within the neighborhood which is nice

probably the only family able to have a pet and still function

though Chan is like "Why get a pet, isn't that what Dokyeom-hyung is for?"

which gets him in trouble with soonyoung

and he apologizes

Seokshine is still smiley

they get a puppy

and that puppy leads them to get fishes too

and another puppy

and that's a lot

so Chan takes care of the fishes

and Soonyoung and Seokmin walk the puppies

Chan also does most of the cleaning

and god forbid there's a SpIdER 

because none of them will be able to catch it

except maybe Chan

and maybe Soonyoung, if he learns how to use a flamethrower safely

Seokmin always relying on Soonyoung

don't mess with Soonyoung's kid unless you want a hurricane to hit you

Chan really relies on Soonyoung too

since he's kind of quiet at school

he'd never admit it

but Soonyoung's stupid dad jokes and silly dances make him laugh

Soonyoung would legit fight a dragon for his kids

they don't travel often

but when they do they always have crazy stories to tell when they come back

like the trip to the beach

where Chan fell into a tide pool

and Seokmin fell in after him

and Soonyoung slipped trying to save them

so they all ended up in a tiny tide pool

with fish swimming between them and starfish surrounding them

would probably dance as a family for money at a birthday party

and they're pretty good too

they all love each other

they're family

MASTERLIST

[overdrivels]

*psst* since you seem to like Mccree a lot (and who doesn't tbh) do you have some headcanons about him?

Anon, I do, I do. He’s a sweetheart, and I just want him and many people to be happy. But I have a lot of conflicting ones because they all seem plausible and appealing. There’s a ton of angst here (but that’s not really surprising). Thanks for the request!

Jesse McCree is a coffee man. A gourmet coffee man courtesy of Gabriel Reyes whose first kind gesture to give him a cup of coffee that he brewed himself.

Gabriel Reyes taught McCree how to roast, grind, and brew coffee. He’s never tasted anything so heavenly–he never really liked coffee before, he only ever drank shitty coffee. But now, his day begins and continues on a nice cup o’ joe. 

He judges restaurants and cafes by their coffee. He keep a book of reviews to determine what to expect if he has to go there next time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a place famous for its pie, he won’t go back if the coffee sucks.

This is now more of a character analysis on my end, and is somewhat off-putting to people, but contrary to what I like to write, he seems like a person to keep people at arm’s length. He’s a charmer, he’s a smooth-talker, sure, but he’s not one to open himself to a relationship or let someone into his heart. Everything he’s ever loved, everyone who’s ever cared for him was violently taken away from him. He’s not going to open himself to that sort of pain. Besides…

He hates himself. He hates dealing with the reality of what happened. Jesse is cocky, but it’s an act. He has a ton of self-loathing for many reasons. 

He’s like, who is he kidding? He’s no hero. He can’t even be a proper bad guy–he got caught, turned a new leaf, got that leaf turned to ashes, and now he’s lost again. 

He feels like he’s a curse. His sniping mentor, Ana, died. The man who took him in and gave him another chance, Gabriel, died. Jack Morrison, his boss’s boss, was also dead. Who’s next? He couldn’t handle that nonsense. 

He had some sort of friendly rivalry with Fareeha. He often trained with her. They were close in age when they met, but Fareeha was better than him at hand-to-hand. But he was better at shooting. 

This vaguely contributed to the rift between Fareeha and Ana. It’s the start of something that they couldn’t see, but I might leave that for a different post. 

Even now, they engage in some friendly competition

Jesse McCree is afraid of the cold. He won’t admit he’s ever cold, however. But when it’s freezing, he’s just sluggish and wants nothing more than to go back to bed. 

In Blackwatch, he learned a lot of things:

He learned how to write. No, not like the alphabet, but he learned how to write compelling reports and had a way with words. He already had a silver tongue, but to put that into writing, he’s golden. 

He learned a lot of weird things from Overwatch and Blackwatch–ballistics, hunting, tracking, drinking, cheating at cards, cooking, taking care of kids. He may have been an angry kid, but he was kept very, very busy. 

He’s not great at doing analysis or the tedious stuff, but he can manage it. 

Ana was his mentor, but not entirely by choice. Gabriel thought Ana would be able to tenderize this bad-mouthed kid. At first, Jesse had no respect for her, but when he saw her skill, he’s immediately starry-eyed. 

He doesn’t drink as much as he wants everyone to believe. He’ll take a small sip here and there for courage and to warm himself up, but it’s not like he’s drinking 24/7. He has good tastes, also. His palette is very particular. 

This is a little evidence to support this, however, a elaborate headcanon I have is that Joel Morricone is Jesse McCree’s real name. When Gabriel Reyes made him pick, “Jail or Me”, he had Joel change his name to Jesse McCree to protect himself from members of the Deadlock Gang who would be pissed to that he betrayed them. He brought it back as a civilian when Blackwatch fell. No one in Deadlock remembers him anymore anyway, most of them are rotting in jail.  

He’s using his blogger position to slowly cover up Overwatch’s return. He’s a sneaky guy.