#but it's still fun to speculate 😊

[bittersweetty]

Bless The October ᥫ᭡。

We are very blessed with Luke's sudden treat on October 3rd when he posted two stories in less than 24 hours. And while he was active, the significant other was rather quiet as if they're playing a game 🤫 (because whenever one upload about bton related thing, the other one is always silent and vice versa). Okay but then, the next day she surprised us with a lovely cutesy picture on a flight that I believe, had us all screaming, crying, throwing up, and kicking our feet ><

Let's break it down!!!

Nic posted a story of her picture on a flight drinking champagne and thanking Aer Lingus for bringing her on a long-awaited holiday. From the interior and seat, she was flying with Aer Lingus Business Class.

Aer Lingus Business Class Routes in the picture below. (They depart only from Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport, and also Manchester Airport). My take: She didn't fly home to Ireland using Aer Lingus Business Class. And according to her upcoming schedule, the narrative that she flew to New York seems more plausible. But it's not from Heathrow Airport!!

Connecting Luke's story and Nic's story metadata. They flew on the same day. From the information above, we know that Nic went on a long-haul flight, but we don't know about Luke.

Let's look back at his story on the October 4th. Luke's luggage picture was taken in British Airways Galleries First Lounge, Heathrow T5 South. This lounge is accessible to: a) First-class passengers b) Gold members of the British Airways executive club c) Oneworld emerald members. So, he doesn't necessarily have to fly first class and he could take any cabin class and enjoy the lounge as long as he's part of point b or c.

People speculated that he could fly to Larnaca, Cyprus because A uploaded a picture from Marina Breeze, Limassol. So, I checked the flight to Larnaca on Oct 4th morning but the time wasn't timing, and here's the reason why :

Some people also speculated that Luke and Nic flew to JFK from LHR together using Aer Lingus. I found out that it was not a possibility, because Nic was using Aer Lingus Business Class which only departs from Dublin/Sharron/Manchester. Aer Lingus 8817 indeed flew from Heathrow -> JFK BUT that flight was operated as British Airways 117.

YES, I'm a firm believer that they flew together hence the teasing within a day difference and flying at the same time. And also the hand gate picture uploaded by her stylist. It was definitely Lukey Newts' hands! The only possible scenario that aligns with my theory is Nic and Luke flew together and they were connecting through Dublin to one of Aer Lingus' long-haul destinations in North America. Since Luke was at Galleries First Lounge BA, T5, LHR around 06.26 am, they could take this flight : BA | LHR -> DUB | BA828 | departed at 08.44 - 09.37 then switched to Aer | DUB -> JFK | EIN105 | departed 11.33, arrived at 18.49 (dublin time) and 13.49 (NY time) THIS WOULD EXPLAIN why was her story picture taken at 16.27 pm (London time) but appeared very bright outside. Because it's around noon time in the United States!!!

As I'm typing this post, we got another sighting of Nic with her bestie Jake Dunn and also at A24’s screening of Nicole Kidman’s “Babygirl” and apparently they also watched SNL together. Good for them and glad they were having fun (as they should!!). p.s. Jake is not only Nic's best friend, but he is a professional actor first and foremost (and also a producer) like Nic who attended a filming screening and could have used this opportunity to network. It's not a pure holiday if you're still attending events here and there. I beg people to respect Jake and not assume that he's just tagging Nic along when he works in the same industry as her.

Did my belief change that she went with Luke? NO 😊😊😊 I believe Luke was busy auditioning or doing something for an upcoming project. Until it's proven wrong that Luke was somewhere else, this is where I stand (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝)

And I'm still standing firm and tall believing that Jake is nothing but a very dear gay friend of hers. Yes, I'm assuming his sexuality based on his social interactions and all of the proof shown by @fiamat12 in her amazing blog, as well as some people assuming he's straight just because he was papped hanging out with Nic and the gang for few times. We are all assuming and speculating anyway. Showing support is okay but coming at them and harassing them is never okay. Never okay to JD as well as to A.

P.S. Big thanks to @ladytumbledown who's very kind and patient responding to my messages and discussing this flight saga with me. It was much easier and fun when you've got someone working with you :)

[nipuni]

Hello! Time for another blog post! I think my last one was two months ago and a lot has happened since 😊

We have been attending a ton of historical recreation events so I still have many photos to share, hope you don't hate those! It's been really fun! We are exhausted and all out of social battery however so we are taking it easy this month. Another thing that's been happening a lot is that even when we are not dressed in historical clothing we keep getting stopped by strangers on the street because of our everyday outfits, it's been like that for a couple of years now so we are no longer startled or nervous about it but it's happening more and more often now and it's so nice! we always end up chatting about the events we go to and our jobs and hobbies and exchanging contacts or they ask for photos and stuff! people are really kind and excited about it and I still find it so surprising in the best way. We grew up in a very hostile city and environment and that makes you paranoid and cynical so these interactions and response has been healing really. I know their words will stick with us for years to come 😭 Sadly the unbearable heat is starting though so that means our outings for the next three months will be limited to the crack of dawn and after sunset 😞 but at least the summer brings a lot of fruit with it so we can sit at home and eat pineapples and strawberries while we wait for autumn.

My family came to visit a few months ago too and we made them watch most of Doctor Who's season one to four and some of our favourite episodes from all the other seasons lmao. And much to our delight they really enjoyed it!! They both loved Ten the most and my step dad is now in love with Martha 🥰

We have also been watching the current season and it's been so fun keeping up with fandom theories in real time and talking about it and speculating with friends in person, it's the first time we get a chance to do it since we got into the series and we are enjoying it a lot!

We also watched season one of Jessica Jones and we loved David's performance as Kilgrave!! He stole the show for real. Kilgrave is such an incredible villain, one of the best I've seen and DT does such an amazing job portraying every aspect of him. He's detestable and volatile and frighteningly powerful and has such an intimidating terrifying presence in the narrative while also being pathetic and vulnerable and ridiculous and childish and so human with all it's worrying implications. It was just so gripping and I wish he had stayed for the rest of the show honestly!! Now we have to pick our next David Tennant series to watch! 😊

Also!! Dragon Age is back!! AHHH I wanted to thank everyone that commented on my last DA pieces, it has made my month to read the comments, I didn't expect so many people to remember my art or my character after so many years and it's so touching and flattering you have no idea 😭💘 I look forward to making more and sharing them with you all, I'm truly grateful for the kindness you've shown me both back then and now I hope you know.

I feel so spoiled lately with all these franchises that I love releasing new content!! I've never been in these many fandoms at once!! I have so many ideas to draw and keep jumping back and forth between drawings from different shows and games AAAAA it's a good and welcome change honestly, keeps me busy and inspired!

Anyway that's all for now I think! I hope you are doing well and this summer/winter is kind to you all ❤️

[alaynestcnes]

“evidence upon evidence upon evidence” and it’s just chapter order and stuff like “oh jonnel is definitely the same as jon” (which is basically saying alysanne is the same as alys) or val being blonde means she could be redheaded in certain lights. it’s still all a REACH so no evidence for romance

Looks like you have some gaps in your jonsa knowledge so I’ll help you out a little 😊

A good place to start would be the jonsa compendium with at least 18 points of independent in-text evidence (not including the broader fun stuff like lotr lit parallels). We can also talk about the multiple allusions to Sansa being betrothed to a Targ (not including the ashford tourney theory already included in the compendium); here, here. Some other little tidbots I enjoy (a la 'blood of winterfell', jon/joff parallels, little in-text parallels, and too many others to mention) are in my parallels tag.

There are the BNFs/theorists who have speculated on jonsa; Alt Shift X and Adam Feldman have both found Jonsa to be significant enough to mention. They’ve been invited to have dinner with GRRM, and he has said Adam Feldman ‘really gets’ asoiaf. So, I kinda hold these theorists as just a bit more credible than whatever the twitter/reddit stans have to say.

And I know you brushed off the chapter analysis but let’s remember that GRRM has said that he is very particular about the sequence of scenes and chapters. So, it’s not absurd to say that the construction of the chapters is something that we should be paying attention to. Ignoring that is fine but don’t pretend like it’s Jonsas reaching, when it’s just your own blind bullheadedness. That being said, here’s an almost never-ending post analysing the in-text Jonsa parallels and references. And then here there's how whenever Jon or Sansa's chapters have a focus on love and marriage, then the other will almost always closely follow.

That's my little english lit seminar done, but I hope you're not too tired bc we've still got our AP hisory and political science class to go! GRRM has stated before that class is important (especially in relation to marriage) and he hates medieval-set stories where the highborn lady happily runs off with the stableboy. So, it's safe to say that Sansa will not be marrying any old glup shitto the fandom wants to pair her with. Her range of suitors is very, very limited. "Jonnel is definetly the same as Jon"...well, if the shoe fits? Like it just lines up too well, it's just a bit cheeky of GRRM to sow issues of northern succession in ASOIAF, all while providing a precedent for an inter-Stark union as a solution to a very similar issue. You could also make the case that Jonnel/Sansa is more of a foil for Jon/Sansa than a direct parallel (as instead of Jon marrying Sansa to supercede her claim, Sansa will choose to marry Jon in order to secure his position after Targ reveal). And really, is this anymore delulu than something like the Jon/Tyrion/Dany three heads of the dragon theories you see around?

Anywaysss this is just a fast and loose run down and better people than me have developed more comprehensive archives of the ever-extending jonsa meta universe, so please supplement your learning with some independent study: here, here, here.

So yeah…the evidence is a little bit deeper than Jon/Jonnel or Val/Sansa. I’m not trying to preach but calling Jonsa out on a lack of evidence or that we’re reaching for anything is giving very much illiterate on your side. If you wanna come into my ask and be a hater again pleassseeee at least do your research first. Next time there will be a quiz before I take anything you say seriously.

[kokorose]

Birthday- MV1

Max Verstappen x (ex-boyfriend)musicianmale!reader

Faceclaim: Ten(WayV/NCT)

Summary: The one where Max gets back with his ex.

A/n: Max and Yn were a secret back when they dated the first time. Why? Jos.

A/n: Once again, I’m not speculating anyone’s sexuality!

A/n: and no hate towards Kelly.

Google translate Dutch, Thai and Chinese.

YnLn posted

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YnLn: Thank you WKorea for having me!

Tagged: WKorea, ysl

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AlexAlbon: 🫱👑 here you dropped this

LilyMuniHe: YNNNNNNNN!!! 😍😍😍😍

YnLn: LILYYYYYY!!!

User: damnnnn!!!!

Ysl: ❤️❤️❤️

WKorea: ❤️

User: I love that Alex and Lily are still so close to Yn even after Yn and Max stopped being friends.

User: MAX IN THE LIKES!

YnLn posted to their story

Seen by YangYang, AlexAlbon, LilyMuniHe, MaxVerstappen1, GeorgeRussell, LoganSargent, and 453,479 others

YnLn:🚁🚁

Replies:

YangYang: have fun with your boy toy 😜

YnLn: he’s not my boy toy. We aren’t going there again.

YangYang: you say that now but by the end of the day I’ll be getting a phone call.

YnLn: 🖕🏻

AlexAlbon: 🤨🤨 you didn’t tell me you were coming?!

MaxVerstappen1: You’re in Monaco??

YnLn: you said you would like to talk, I thought it would be better in person.

User: MONACO?!?

User: YN’s IN MONACO?!?

YnLn posted

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YnLn: Much needed conversations over a nice meal.

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AlexAlbon: Yn??? Are you serious right now? You guys met up?

User: wait what???? Who’s that??

User: Alex what do you know!??!

LilyMuniHe: omg omg omg!!!

YangYang: 🤨🤨🤨🤨

User: what is going on?!?

LandoNorris: 🤨🤨

YnLn posted

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YnLn: late night conversations and couch cuddles with my new friend J.

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YangYang: 你说你不会再去那里了,哥? (and you said you weren’t going to go there again??)

YnLn: 😒

LilyMuniHe: 杨洋，我的新朋友，你知道什么？？(YangYang, my new friend, what do you know??)

YangYang: Lily 姐姐，你知道多少？(older sister Lily, how much do you know?)

LilyMuniHe: I’ll message you!

User: what is going on?!? What does YangYang know?!

DanielRicciardo: Nice cat.

User: Who’s cat is that???

User: YN’s “new friend J” looks a lot like a certain formula one drivers cat.

YnLn posted:

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YnLn: falling back into old patterns

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YangYang: 🙄🙄

LilyMuniHe: 🤭🤭

User: omg!?

User: who’s that?!?

AlexAlbon: omg!?! You slept with HIM?!?

YnLn: I did not!!

AlexAlbon: then why are you in his bed?!?

YnLn: …no comment

User: is that Max?!?

MaxVerstappen1 posted to his story

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MaxVerstappen1: back where you belong

Replies

YnLn: Maxy… 🥺

MaxVerstappen1: ❤️

DanielRicciardo: you know you didn’t post this close friends right??

MaxVerstappen1: I know Dan

victoriaverstappen: so I’m guessing you two are back together? Does He know about this?

MaxVerstappen1: I don’t care Vic. I lost Yn once because of him, I won’t do it again. This time I’ll fight for us. I made the worst mistake of my life letting him go the first time.

victoriaverstappen: good. Ik ben trots op je Broer(I’m proud of you, brother)

User: Max!?!?

YnLn posted

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YnLn: forever this time

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User: This time?!?

YangYang: it’s gonna work

LilyMuniHe: Yn 🥺🥺🥺

AlexAlbon: oh shit

MaxVerstappen1: 😊

User: oh shit!!

User: Max?!?

LandoNorris: you guys are too cute together to not last forever

YnLn posted

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YnLn: My new single Birthday is now available on all streaming platforms. Hope you all enjoy!!

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User: ExCuSe Me?!??

User: “got my body rocking in slow motion”!!! 🤯🤯🤯

User: “let’s make tonight your birthday?!?”

User: “I’m talking’ with my hands?!?” Excuse me Mr.Ln?!? Who said you can do this!?

DanielRicciardo: I did not need to know about your sex life Yn!!!

YangYang: wow

User: not Yn dropping this on Max Verstappen aka his rumored bf’s birthday!?!

LilyMuniHe: That Music Video was everything!!

YnLn posted

📍phuket, Thailand

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YnLn: หัวใจของฉัน ❤️❤️ (my heart)

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MaxVerstappen1: 🥰🥰🥰

AlexAlbon: ในที่สุด (finally!)

YangYang: 😏😏😏

User: omg?!??

User: it was Max!!!

User: “my heart” 😩😩

JungJaehyun: Now he has to come meet ALL of us Yn!

JohnnySeo: Yeah Yn, all 22 of us

MaxVerstappen1: 😨

User: not the NCT boys threatening Max!! 😂😂

MaxVerstappen1 posted

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MaxVerstappen1: I won’t let you go this time. And I’ll spend my whole life making up for letting you go the first time. ik hou van jou, mijn ster(I love you, my star)

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YnLn: I love you too baby!!!

DaniellRicciardo: Yes Maxy. Y’all were disgustingly adorable the first time and now you guys can be disgustingly adorable again.

YangYang: once again just remember that there’s 22 of us watching out for Yn!!

OracelRedBullRacing: Congratulations Max!

victoriaverstappen: Proud of you Max!

A/n: Sorry this one took a bit longer, My allergies have been kicking my butt! Anyways, next up is our dear Logie Bear!

[whateverisbeautiful]

♥️ Ranking Richonne

#14: Soon As I Get It, You Will (S6E10)

This moment will always have an extra special place in my heart. 😍 It’s when I so clearly in real-time saw that Rick and Michonne were going to perfectly transition to a romantic couple because they’d been in love a long time. I said TWD's opening minutes really used to bless us with some great Richonne content throughout the series, and this one from 6.10, their classic canon ep, is atop the list. This scene paints a clear picture that Rick and Michonne weren't just about to become a couple at the end of the episode - they were going to embrace that they already were one...

I adore domestic Richonne scenes and in this scene, they were just so comfortable and happy living what felt like such a normal morning in their home with their kids. 🥰 Moments like this are what I most want for Rick and Michonne and their children. It's the good, happy, peaceful life they deserve.

The scene starts with Rick and his belt, which I gotta say always makes me think the writers were going for a bit of an innuendo lol. Then the shot makes it a point to show that Rick has taken his ring off. That’s definitely a big indicator that he’s now in a place to more fully and healthily move into a new chapter (and to signal to Michonne 'I'm ready when you are' perhaps lol).

Rick grabs the watch but leaves the ring, and that is such an intentional shot. It symbolizes that it’s time to move forward, in love especially, and Rick is finally ready in proper ways to do that.

And he knows who he’s meant to move forward with - Cuz then she shows right up to his door looking glowy and gorgeous in a robe. 🤗

I love that Michonne feels comfortable enough to approach his room in her robe and towel and ask if he has any toothpaste left and that Rick cutely teases her about using his toothpaste the last few weeks. They bring out such a playful flirty side of each other, and I love it.

Rick’s smile when he teases her and then Michonne's reaction...😊 I know that house felt like a sauna the last few weeks with all that steamy tension they’ve been trying to keep the lid on. 

And I like that whatever happened in the last two weeks broke their ability to downplay their attraction - because the way Rick and Michonne are looking and reacting to each other in this scene...you know I gotta use my favorite word - the attraction is palpable.

I’ll also just always love that even when TF all moved into separate houses, Michonne stayed with her Grimes family. She’s one of them fr.

Michonne sounds like such a mom when she calls for Carl, and Carl sounds like her teenage son when he responds with a low-key attitudinal “What?” This is the first we’re hearing from Carl since getting his eye shot out and it tells you he’s definitely still that same feisty-when-he-wants-to-be kid. 😂 

I love the moment when Rick says he can’t hear Carl and has him come on out. And the smile Rick gives Michonne and the way she amusedly looks at him and subtly rolls her eyes when they wait for Carl to come over. 🤭

And then, after Rick smiles at her, he has this extremely telling reaction like he’s trying to play off whatever he’s so clearly feeling about her before Carl comes and catches his whipped self.

But Rick ain’t ever been slick when it comes to how he feels about Michonne, and so even in that little squint that he does, it’s clear this man has caught all the feelings there is to catch lol. This is a man in love, I tell you. And he knows it now. 🤗

I adore their energy here and I repeat this is not how people who are just friends look at each other. This scene is just so fun too cuz there’s no speculation needed by this point - it is factual that Rick and Michonne are both more aware that they are attracted to and in love with this person in front of them. And it’s sweet to see them be all smiley about it in their final pre-canon scene.

Truly, the only thing they were waiting on at this point was knowing for sure the feelings they felt were mutual.

Carl gives another little attitudinal 'what?' to Rick and when Carl repeats what he said about Denise, Rick says it at the same time as him and it’s such a dad moment. Michonne laughs and I’m pretty positive Rick did this specifically knowing it would make her laugh cuz Carl is not that amused by it at all. 😂

Michonne again sounds like such a mom when she tells Carl it’s time to change his bandage and she needs toothpaste. I know Rick and Michonne have to be picking up on how much they so naturally feel like a perfect little four-person family right now. Like they were giving mom and dad and they were giving husband and wife...

And I love that there's always this refreshed good mood when Rick and Michonne get to just live everyday life together with their kids. 🥰

When Carl says he’s also out of toothpaste, Michonne looks over at Rick and shakes her head as they both smile, and you know Rick knew right then and there that he’s gonna find a way to get her that toothpaste today, no matter what.

And then y’all, it’s Michonne’s turn to have an extremely telling reaction because she then quietly watches as Rick picks Judith up. Again, this quiet lingering look was not a platonic look from our girl Michonne. And whatever she was thinking about Rick at this moment...

I was probably thinking it too. 🤭 It’s sweet seeing Michonne just quietly take this moment in, knowing that she loves and respects this man, as a father, as a fighter, and as the love of her life.

It’s also heartwarming hearing Rick be so sweet with Judith and say, "come on, sweetheart." Girl Dad Rick is always great to see for us and Michonne - because Michonne’s smile observing this is just precious. That’s a good man and she knows it. And a hot man and she knows that too. 😊

It's great how Michonne doesn’t just sound like a mom in this scene, she also is such a wife, especially when she tells Rick to "be good out there." And Rick feels like such a husband saying, "yeah we’ll see."

And then you know I gotta take a moment to celebrate my favorite part of this scene - that low-five. 🙌🏽

It's so good, and I credit that low-five as the flashing light that fully let me know these two had a chemistry that was bound to turn romantic. Looking back, it's genuinely crazy it took me until their canon ep to open my eyes and know for certain that what I'd been watching all along between Rick and Michonne was a love story but hey...

And ever since that low five, I have learned from my mistake and fully boarded this ship without ever looking back.

I love that true to their magnetic ways, Rick extends his hand to her, and, y’all, somehow they manage to make a freaking low-five feel romantic and so much more than just casual.

This is how you know your ship is in (no pun intended) capable hands. Because the actors knew that the next time Rick and Michonne see each other in this ep they're going to go all the way, and so this scene in the opening minutes had to really tell you their current headspace and that they were right on the brink of expressing this long-time love more physically. And of course, Andy and Danai were able to communicate that in something as simple as a low-five. Best in the biz, I'm just saying. 👏🏽💯

This touch between them is important too because their previous few and far between touches had always been one touching the other - but in this moment it was both of them engaging, hinting how they’re both finally ready to express their love a different way.

And I love that as Rick so often does he accompanies the low-five with a thank you. Always so grateful for her. 😊 He can go out on these runs and trust that his kids are okay because they’re with their mom.

It just felt like such a married sendoff as he thanks her before going out for the day and she casually lets him know her favorite type of toothpaste. I love the way she tells him which toothpaste she likes best and that they're able to live a stable enough life for them to even have preferences now.

Rick says, "soon as I get it, you will" and, chile, he means that. 😋 I love that quick line and that he says this sounding like a husband yet again. He knows it’ll be a priority to get this toothpaste not just for the community but for her specifically because what Michonne wants, whether big or small, always matters to him.

And the line also just feels like a fitting sentiment to their relationship. As soon as he gets that this romance can be acted on, she will. So it’s a great line to land on in their final pre-canon moment together.

(and y'all can we just take a moment to observe the way they are looking at each other during this low-five...like the heat coming off of them is really something. it makes sense later that night would finally be 'the night' because i don't think they could resist for one more day lol ❤️‍🔥)

I also never noticed that the scene ends with Rick playfully tossing the ball at her. Can they get any cuter? 😭 What Rick and Michonne bring out of each other is just the best and I adore this bright and happy scene for showing this great and lived-in layer to them and their relationship.

Whether you’d been anticipating Richonne for seasons or were new to the ship, this scene made sure there was no denying that Rick and Michonne are family and not just as parents but truly as gorgeous and natural spouses. Married before they knew they were married, y’all, and this moment made it clear. 

So I really appreciate this morning scene for showing that Rick and Michonne have built a life together not just as 'team family,' not just as co-leaders, but as a mom and dad and very very soon as an officially consummated husband and wife. And y'all...

We'll get there. 😉 But for now, staying focused on this absolutely delightful 14th moment on my list - I think about how Rick and Michonne always got to see the more normal and human side of each other ever since season 3. And in this 6.10 scene, you see them both not only witness that everyday side but really be attracted to that side too, in a way they can no longer hide.

So yeah, toothpaste and toothbrushes stayed giving us some great Richonne content. This 6.10 opener showed that the Richonne ship had been set sail - now it was just time to release the 'canon.' 🤗🪥

[austinslounge]

PSA - Re: Austin's Relationships (Past & Present)

Hey everyone, while it's fun to speculate about Austin's relationships (past and present), I think it's important to keep in mind that we really don't know everything that went on in his relationship w/Vanessa. The only people who truly know that are Austin and Vanessa. All we know is what we saw with our own eyes. Everything else is just rumors, hearsay, and gossip.

Same with Austin and Kaia. As much as we speculate about their relationship, the reality is, we really don't know what their relationship is really like. All we can go by is what we see. Everything else is just gossip, speculation, hearsay, etc.

Until Austin himself talks deeply about his past relationships and his experiences, all we can go on is what we see in photos and videos, and what Austin himself has said. 😊

We can make guesses and inferences, but at the end of the day, the truth is, we really don't know these relationships and how good or bad they were (or are). So, while it might be fun for us to speculate, it's still good to keep in mind that we really don't know what goes on in people's relationships... let alone, people we don't even know personally.

I personally feel like some fans behave like they know all about Austin's relationships, or why he and Vanessa broke up, etc., and the truth is, we don't know shit. And until Austin or Vanessa write a tell-all book, or give a heartfelt interview about their relationships, we don't know the full story.

[sibylsleaves]

putting my unhinged & extremely extremely Extremely unlikely but it would be fun TO ME speculation hat on because I’m bored and still have like 4 hours until the new episode:

Buck has dinner with Eddie and Marisol (callback to the Taylor dinner scene perhaps??? Perhaps) and Buck starts feeling. JEALOUS.

so then they’re playing basketball the next day and Eddie’s like so what did you think of Marisol etc and Buck chucks the basketball at his head because. you know. feelings!!!

he feels terrible and tells Maddie and Maddie’s like ok but it was an accident??? and Buck realizes like no actually it WASNT an accident it was because he feels insanely jealous whenever Marisol comes up

and he tells someone that (Maddie or someone else. Tommy??) and they’re like ohhhhh you like Marisol that’s rough buddy, you like the girl your bestie is dating ☹️

and Buck (stupid) is like yes. That must be it. I like Marisol. Wow I’m such a bad person how can I like the girl my bestie is dating ☹️☹️☹️

and then Eddie finds out somehow idk and is like Buck it’s fine. Look I’ll break up with her and you can date her. I give you my blessing. Anything to make my boy best friend happy 😊

and then Buck, in that moment, is like oh. Oh no. It’s definitely not Marisol I want to date

[aheathen-conceivably]

1, 10, 12, and 25! - lgl

LGL always a joy in the inbox 😊

1. What’s the last screenshot you’ve taken for your story?

Trying to get them spoilers here, huh? 😜

The last screen I took was actually while testing some pose edits. It is a blessed photo, so please enjoy (and speculate)…

10. Is your story fully planned or are you still working things out? is there a definitive end?

Kind of, definitely, and yes.

More specifically, I have a number of specific details planned out. I always like to ramble about how it’s like scaffolding being built toward the sky. The higher you go the less the structure is there, and you can see all the cracks and still need to figure out how to actually get to the next solid point, which is where the inspiration and flexibility comes in. But overall, yes, I have the final scene of the story written. Imma need a whole ass team if I’m ever gunna get there at this rate though 😅

12. Do you actually play the game or do you just use it as a storytelling medium?

Specifically in the Darlington save? Probably like 20/80 at this point. I play between story shoots to kind of mimic the arcs, so it’s more me just imitating my own story in gameplay vs. actually playing the game and letting it influence my writing at all.

25. What inspirations have you drawn on for your story?

Goodness, gracious. Everything? If that’s a fair answer? 😅

Movies I love, books I read, history I’ve studied, songs that hit, fellow storytellers, tropes that make my brain itch, personal experiences, the color of the sky sometimes, a single word my husband says. Honestly? Fun times out here when you’ve got the Darlington brain rot.

To narrow it down I think that the 1890s/1900s were more inspired by my own aesthetics and decades challenges in general, and things got a little more personal around 1910 (which is why I usually tell people that’s when I start to really like the story). Those years were heavily inspired by Downton Abbey and Titanic (of course). And as broad stroke inspiration, I’m sure y’all know I’m fond of the “it glitters so brightly you don’t even see the tragedy until it’s too late” vibes that Titanic has (cue my other favorite films Cabaret and Moulin Rouge).

The 20s are inspired by New Orleans, I cannot state it enough. By everything I felt in my years there and everything I learned during my MA. More specifically, it was heavily drawn from Mister Jelly Roll and Empire of Sin. We also have some Gatsby in there, of course 😉

Now in the 30s I’m really having a blast, because I feel like I’m pulling inspiration for all the previous decades (Gatsby references coming when?) as well as hinting toward future ones (a certain littlest heiress and her obsession with the Wizard of Oz comes to mind). Combined with that is so much rich inspiration for this decade itself, coming heavily from Route 66: A Cultural History and The Grapes of Wrath specifically , as well as broader ideas of Americana, country and blues music, and the symbolism/beauty of the desert.

This decade has also really made me realize just how much inspiration I draw from place, and how it not only influences my style of descriptive writing (which in and of itself is inspired by Anne Rice), but also makes me so interested in how a location and its history influences people and the path of the story. I feel like it grounds me not just in a time period, but how that time period may have been different in specific locations and how different characters react to those factors.

[suddencolds]

sending u a star!! ⭐️ sorry i wanted to go thru and pick a specific fic but im too sleepy lol but any yvescent piece u had thoughts on :D

[from Fanfic Writers - Director's Cut]

hello!!! THANK YOU N, IT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY TO RECEIVE THIS 🥹🥹🥹

I also realize am responding to this like 2 months late :') I thought for a long time on which fic to comment on, and now that I've posted Atypical Occurrence pt. 2, I thought I might as well write out my thoughts on it while they're still fresh and bc it's close to my heart (I hope that's okay hehe)

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⚠️❗️ Warning that I will be attaching snippets from my deleted drafts below!! Please read the published installment before you proceed to read this post. This is a little embarrassing... all I can say is that those drafts were deleted for a reason 🥴

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There’s a grocery store that’s a ten minute drive from Vincent’s apartment. 

I rewrote this scene... 3 or 4 times? It gave me sooo much trouble 😭 I think in the first draft Vincent actually tears up tasting Yves's cooking. (I know, Vincent, I want Yves to cook for me too 😭❗️)

Terrible (ugh 😭) first draft screenshot under the cut (screenshot = old draft, indented quote = current draft):

(Yves pulling up a chair at the end... you can tell he is totally at a loss on what to do 😭 and I, too, was at a loss on what to do)

I wrote this ^, and I was like... this moment just feels unearned? I personally despise outlining + I love going in (mostly) blind. Sometimes the first draft works out of the box, and in this case, the first draft (and the second draft, and the third draft) were all soooo bad that I literally had to take a month-long break to regain my confidence 😭

Anyways! I knew right away that Y was going to cook something for V (it's mentioned here and there throughout the series that he is a really good cook 😭 And in part 3 of Fool Me Twice, Yves promises to make Vincent something more ambitious than hot chocolate. He's finally kept his promise now, 12 installments later 🙇‍♀️ )

From draft 2, there was only one scene which I was sure I was going to include in the final draft, aka, spared from the recycling bin. (But I just checked the final draft and it's nowhere to be seen?? Interesting.)

I would have managed fine on my own.

On this (deleted) scene, and more broadly: I think it's important to me that Yves recognizes that Vincent is self-sufficient in many ways: when Vincent says he will be fine alone, he is telling the truth. Yves doesn't have to stay—he recognizes this too, when he heads for the door in the published draft.

Still, Yves stays, of course—initially, because he insists, and later, because Vincent asks :)

“…You won’t leave unless I eat, then,” Vincent says. He says it evenly enough that it barely registers as a question. Yves smiles at him. It’s not a wrong conclusion. “Exactly,” he says.

It was really, really fun writing the differences between caretaker!Vincent (in Fool Me Twice pt. 5) and caretaker!Yves 😊 I usually don't like to say too much on the end of character analysis, bc I like my work to be interpreted as it is: the text is canon, and everything I'm saying here is just me yapping on about my headcanons. (I have been roasted for saying this by a dear friend of mine, probably rightfully so:)

With that disclaimer: Vincent to me (I can only speculate, etc) is a very no-bullshit caretaker (he likes to enforce whatever will lead most directly to the person's recovery; he actually worries a lot, but his worry often manifests as frustration/snappishness), whereas Yves is a lot more permissive and, for the most part, manages his stress—he is the eldest sibling, after all! I think he does what he can to make it a more tolerable experience :)

“So this is just a Yves thing.” “What? Showing consideration for my friends?”  “Showing consideration is one thing,” Vincent answers. “You could have left after dropping off the files. You would still have been showing your consideration.” “I guess that’s true. But at that point, I was already here,” Yves says, with a shrug. “It seemed logical to check up on you.” “Well, now you’ve checked up on me,” Vincent says. “So you can go.” Yves supposes this is true.

Vincent takes things very literally (and I think he's actually quite aware of the social niceties around these kinds of things, which is in part why he is so skeptical to assume that Yves means anything more.)

There’s a hand on his sleeve, tugging. Yves goes very still. When Vincent notices what he’s done, alarm flashes through his expression, and he pulls his hand away as if he’s burned.  “Sorry,” he murmurs, again. And just like that, he’s back to how he always is—his expression perfectly, carefully neutral, in a way that can only be constructed. “I’m sorry.” But Yves doesn’t forget what he’s seen. “You can go.”

This scene means a lot to me!! It took a loooot of editing to hammer into place (the doc I wrote it on is titled "fixing this scene would FIX ME" haha). I think this is the first time Vincent has actively sought out Yves's comfort 😭 And he regrets it almost as soon as he's said it, because he does not do things without a good justification, and wanting something—even wanting it badly—does not feel like a sufficient justification to him. But give Yves an inch and he will take a mile!! He will take a hundred miles!! That is just the kind of person that Yves is.

I was talking with some friends previously about how I wanted to write Vincent reaching out for Yves. How I wanted Vincent to, through the haze of fever, cross a line that he'd previously not allowed himself to cross :') I think it is a time-old trope to have someone, in their feverish delirium, utter something embarrassing and utterly uncharacteristic of them, or divulge something that has been difficult for them to say.

This whole time drafting, I was thinking, how can I set up a moment like that and have it feel earned? How badly would he have to be feeling? What kind of setup would justify getting past his 590859 mental defenses? (I do not like to outline, but sometimes I do have an emotional beat that I have in mind, and then I have to work backwards to figure out the setup. This took SO much working back from, and I really thought about it for very long). I was almost sure that Vincent would regret it immediately after too 😭

Yves opens his arms out in offering, tries on a smile. “I’ve been told I give good hugs. Good enough to cure all ailments, obviously.”

Ahh, so Y offering V a hug is inspired by a fic I read 6 years ago, where a character offers another a hug as a joke and then the other character surprises them by taking it. Yves is really offering here, but I think he recognizes that joking about it will make it easier for Vincent to accept 😭

Yves has hugged a fair share of people in his life. He doesn’t think he’d be able to list them all if he were asked to. It’s different, though, being so close to Vincent—so close that Yves can reach out and let his hair fall through his fingertips. He can lift up his palm and feel the rigid line of his spine, the slope of his shoulders; he could reach out and trace the dip of his wrist, the form of his hand. Vincent’s chin digs slightly into his left shoulder. His nose is turned slightly into Yves’s neck—like this, he is almost perfectly still. Yves can feel the warm brush of air against his neck whenever Vincent exhales. He is so close that Yves is afraid, for a moment, that he might hear how badly his heart is racing.

I have nothing to say about this paragraph except that I edited it for like 40 minutes straight.

Last thing!!

“We had a habit of keeping the heat off, in the winters, and closing the windows.”

The scene near the end (where Vincent tells Yves about his childhood) is actually the scene which came the most easily to me. I also did not write it last; I jumped around. It took me around 1.5 hours. (By comparison, simply editing the scene before it took 11 😵‍💫)

I did always intend for Vincent to disclose... well, /something/ about himself. (You can tell that when I plan, that's really as far as I plan LOL)

Anyways, when Vincent wakes Yves up (after Yves falls asleep at his desk), I initially wrote it so that Yves wakes Vincent from a nightmare.

But (as direct a link to vulnerability as that might have been,) Vincent would not talk about his nightmare 😭 So I switched gears.

I also specifically wanted to write about Vincent's experience being cared for growing up. I think something that's culturally resonant with me (as an Asian American, and the eldest daughter to immigrant parents) is like, the ways families can and cannot say I love you—the quiet things that are done in place of a more direct expression of it. The way that while unspoken consideration can speak volumes, it can just as easily be invisible. But even now, writing this post, I feel like it's difficult for me to untangle the feelings and experiences I've had into something that feels sufficiently multifaceted.

Vincent has a different childhood from I do (it is probably worth noting that I do not project onto any of my characters, nor do I use them as a vessel to get my own experiences across). I think I'm just drawn to writing tricky/non-straightforward expressions of love, in general :) Sometimes that is the kind of love that resonates with me most.

[centralperkchenford]

Chenford 6x02 spec fic based on Chenford in the interagation room 🥰🥰 thank you 😊

This is purely speculation and something from my mind. It most definitely won’t happen. It’s just for fun. I have no idea why Chenford is in the interrogation room with a lie detector🙀🤨. Anyway, also the clown stems from the 601 episode description so… again speculation.

Chenford 6x02 spec fic based on Chenford in the interagation room 🥰🥰 thank you 😊

They don't know I've waited all my life Just to find a love that feels this right (they don't know)

“Sergeant Bradford.” Grey says sternly from where he is sitting across from him. “Do you know why you are here?” Tim looks down at himself where he is hooked up to the lie detector machine. Lucy is in the corner watching him nervously. She probably thinks this is her fault because she asked him to help her. She asked him to be tough TO Tim and not boyfriend Tim. And he didn’t think anything of it until that damn clown showed up. And this definitely wasn’t her fault. He would stand on that ground because he didn’t want this messing up her chance of becoming a detective.

“If this is about that damn clown. It was terrorizing us and I had to—” He starts

But Grey shakes his head. “It’s not about the clown Sergeant. At least not right now.”

“Then what—”

“Officer Chen asked to ride with you the other day. Is that correct.” Grey asks.

“Yes sir.” He says. Truth. “But it was only for some training and that’s it.” Truth.

“But you and Officer Chen are in a romantic relationship?” Grey asks. Tim looks over at Lucy who is still looking him, her cheeks a little flushed.

“Yes sir.” Tim says. “For about a year.” Truth.

Grey nods. “And you have never let your relationship with Officer Chen affect your job?” He asks.

“No sir. We act professional while at work.” Tim stays. The lie detector machine makes a weird clicking sound. Tim groans internally, okay maybe they didn’t act professionally all the time. Maybe they made out in his office more than he could count.

“Mmmhmm.” Says Grey looking at the machine than at Tim. “Why did you agree to ride with her?”

Tim sighs. “Because I wanted to help her. She deserves to be a detective and it was the least I could do after everything she’s done for me.” He says.

Grey nods. “Fair enough.” He says and Tim thinks it’s over but then Grey speaks again.

“Now the dead clown.” Grey says and Tim groans internally. Fuck that clown.

“It was going to attack Officer Chen.” Tim says shuddering a little. It was bad enough that 6 weeks ago they were attacked by masked assailants but now a clown??

“Officer Chen can take care of herself right?” Grey asks and Tim looks over at his girlfriend. Of course she could. He never doubted that.

“Of course she can take care of herself.” Tim says. “But this clown was terrorizing us and I didn’t want—”

“It was a clean shot.” Lucy says walking towards the table. “Sergeant Bradford did everything right.”

Grey nods looking at Lucy briefly before looking back at Tim. “And you didn’t let the fact that Officer Chen is your girlfriend get in the way of the decision to shoot the clown?”

“No sir.” Tim says. Truth. “But he was threatening our safety and I had to do what I had to do.”

“Because she’s your girlfriend?” Grey asks raising his eyebrows. Tim shakes his head a little frustrated.

“No—well yes but because she’s also a fellow officer and I didn’t want her to get hurt.” Tim says. Truth.

Grey hums but doesn’t say anything more. Tim taps his foot anxiously on the floor. After a few minutes, Grey speaks again his voice a little lighter than before.

“So you shot the clown because you felt threatened? And you thought it would cause harm to Officer Chen?”

“Yes.” Truth. “And the other people around us. The innocent civilians.”

“And not because you are in a relationship with her?” Grey asks. “This was because of the job. You had to do it.”

“Yes.” Truth. Sort of. The machine goes a little crazy for a second and Grey hums looking down at it. The truth was riding with someone you care about, someone you love was difficult because all Tim wanted to do was protect Lucy. Even if he knew she could take care of herself.

“Tim Bradford do you love Lucy Chen?” Grey asks. Tim freezes and looks at Lucy who is also frozen to the spot on the floor. Her eyes are wide as she looks at him. And yeah he is in love with Lucy. He loves her. They just hadn’t said it yet, he knows Chris had told her he loved her but she could never say it back. So he was waiting for the right time, waiting to make sure she was ready to say it back. This is not how he planned it out, he wanted it to be a little more romantic and he didn’t want to be hooked up to a lie detector machine but—

“Yes.” Tim says his heart pounding as he watches the machine go up. “Yes I love Lucy and if I had to shoot another damn clown to keep her safe I would do it over and over again.”

He turns back to Lucy and he sees her swallow. She comes closer to him so he can smell her perfume and it’s perfect.

“You aren’t just saying that—” She starts but Tim shakes his head holding up his hands. Tim turns back to Grey, and he’s smiling slightly looking between them.

“Are we done?” He asks. Grey nods and stands up while Tim starts taking all the wires off.

“Yes.” He says. “We are done. For now.” He leaves the room and Tim turns to Lucy.

“Lucy.” He mutters. But she shakes her head and bends down to kiss him.

“I love you too.” She says against his lips. He smiles and stands up from the chair shaking free of the wires.

“Thank god.” He says and she giggles a little. And for the first time in awhile he felt a little lighter.

***

“I love you.” Tim says to Lucy as they dance around the room. Lucy looks up at him her hand on his cheek. Her eyes on the cut above his eyebrow. He closes his eyes at her touch wishing this could last forever. She leans in and gives him a kiss. It’s soft and sweet and everything he needs at this moment. He still has his eyes closed and when he opens them Lucy is looking at him with the softest look he’s ever seen. All the love he feels for her is reflected back at him.

“Please don’t ever stop saying that.” She whispers.

He huffs out a laugh. He’s not sure he could stop even if he tried. “I won’t.” He promises. “Because I do love you Lucy, everything about you. Nothing in the world will ever change that.”

Lucy laughs and drops her hand from his face. “Not even a dead clown or a lie detector test?”

“Especially those.” He says. She’s quiet as she studies him some more. He’s used to her looking at him. She did it when she thought he wasn’t looking when she was rookie. And she still does it except now she doesn’t shy away.

“I love you too.” She says just like she said earlier except it’s lighter, easier. There’s no pressure of Grey watching or the damn lie detector machine.

“Never stop saying that to me.” He says twirling her around making her giggle. He bring her back into his arms, his hand on her lower back.

“Deal.”

And Tim knows they will be able to get through all ups and downs. All the good and bad together.

Because that’s what they have always done.

Together.

[highlordofkrypton]

Love the writing advice of posting everything you write I need to do that more often! May I ask for advice on how to get everything onto the paper? Sometimes I get stuck on the writing phase and the perfectionist in me won’t write it until it’s perfect in my head first.

Of course! I love talking about writing with other writers, it’s how we learn and refine our own processes 😊 How else will we know what works for each and every one of us?

My #1 advice is:

JUST DO IT.

Easier said than done, I know 😂

Until you put writing on a page, there is nothing to perfect. It’s just thoughts that you’re ruminating on. I like to compare it to having anxiety—for me, anxiety came from always trying to plan ahead for every single outcome to the point that it overwhelmed me.

The moment I realized that I was capable of handling any problem if it comes down to it, I was freed. I just have to get out and do whatever I needed to do. If something bad happens, we adapt. If it’s good, well, fuck, that’s the best outcome!

So, I started applying it to writing. Just start, we can go back and edit later. That’s the whole beauty of it. No one knows what your first draft looks like nor do they have to; you can rework it later, but first you need something to work with in the first place.

Just start, and write until you get to the end.

Other tips:

Even if you ‘perfect’ something in your head, it might not translate well on paper. Reading out loud helps a lot for flow, not just dialogue.

Get HYPE PERSON/cheerleader to help you push through! I never wrote a story from start to end before last October. I hated everything I wrote, but I hand-picked one friend to drag my ass to the finish line solely on encouragement.

Once you’ve practiced ‘getting it down’ often enough, it becomes easier and easier and your first drafts become more polished because you understand your style and flow better.

Try just doing. Often, when I write, I kind of go into a trance/mode where I don’t think, I just word vomit onto a page. Anything that comes to mind, just put it down. No editing. Keep going.

If your perfectionism is still blocking you, make a draft called ‘DUMP’ where you just throw all your ideas onto a page. Turns out, whenever I do this, an outline manifests and it’s a lot easier to get a really solid first draft.

GET EXCITED ABOUT YOUR WORK. Don’t worry about the quality, hype yourself up about your IDEA. HEY WORLD, I’VE GOT A STORY TO TELL AND IT’S REALLY COOL!

Most readers are not necessarily writers themselves, and if you’re writing fanfiction, the expectations are at zero for quality. Nobody is paying for this, and I’ve seen people who are more than happy with bullet points outlining a fic and the key events. Things that you consider imperfect will go completely unnoticed by people most people.

Imperfection is where the charm lives. Some thing that you might have forgotten or worded in a way that was interpreted differently might actually open up doors to headcanons, speculation and other beloved things. In my fic that I’m just posting without planning or editing, I got these awesome intricate comments about parallels and theories—none of which was planned, but heck, let’s go with whatever they said! It’s better than anything I would come up with!

Perfection isn’t real anyway; there are too many standards, each of them different for different people. Write what makes you happy.

A couple of the biggest observations I’ve noticed by just dropping chapters without a plan is that I’m a lot harder on myself than anyone else is, and if I’m having fun writing something, that comes through 100% to the readers. It’s actually what matters most. Your passion and your investment shows, and it’s contagious. So, go for it! Do the thing! Live your best life.

I hope this helps and encourages you! There is no right answer, only what’s right for you and gets you going 😁

[xstrawberry-jamx]

Thank you so much for the new chapter!! Whenever you drop a new chapter, it makes my day ☺️

Thomas is blatantly showing his bias towards Harry, it'll be fun to see it being shown in front of the harem 😌

Btw, what are Thomas' plans for his kids? Is he just having an army of children for repopulation purposes? Or is there an end goal here?

Important question, do the babies use a pacifier?? And walkers?? It's now the 21st century, so I can't help but imagine all the fun new gadgets coming out during this time

Thanks for reading! 💕

Tom's having a load of kids because of how close the Slytherin line was to being wiped out. He doesn't want that to happen, and as an Emperor, it's kind of expected for him to have so many kids, because it creates connections between him and important houses that can't be broken as easily 😊 In the past, Emperor's have had hundreds of children, and some wild speculations put Genghis Khan at 3000! (Very likely untrue, most speculate closer to 1000)

I personally don't write babies in my stories having dummies (pacifiers) because I've been raised by a very anti-dummy mum 😅 Also, as shown in canon, the wizarding world seems to be simultaneously behind and forward to the muggle world. Despite knowing about each other in my story, they are still relatively separate, as most wizard's have a superiority complex 🥴 So, magical children have magical baby toys and items, except perhaps from the muggleborn members of the Harem

Hope this answers some things :))

[tangytiramisu]

Oh! The karaoke event sounds like so much fun!

Can I request Bucci gang reacting to the reader singing "Oh no!" By Marina and the diamonds?

Thank you and have a nice day 😊

Hello!! Honestly, great song choice. 👌🏻 Some of the headcanons got a bit sad so I’m sorry about that, but I hope you still like them!

Also I’m a fan of your works so thank you for requesting! ^^

(JJBA) Karaoke Event 🎤- Reader Sings “Oh No!” by Marina and the Diamonds [Bucci Gang]

Warnings: Song talks about not feeling good enough

Bruno Buccellati

When it starts he’s already waiting intently for you to start singing.

As you sing, he pays close attention to not only your voice but also the lyrics and he quickly realizes, wow this song is actually rather sad.

He wants to believe that this isn’t how you feel but since you’re the one who chose this song, he sort of can’t help but worry a bit.

As a capo, he completely understands what it’s like to have many expectations put on you, and he knows plenty of other people who’ve had to face the same difficulties throughout their life. It’s not easy.

When you finish singing, he claps loudly, congratulating you for your performance. He doesn’t ask you why you chose this song to avoid making you feel uncomfortable, but regardless of your reasons, he makes a greater effort to show you that he appreciates your hard work.

Leone Abbacchio

He sort of stares at you the entire time, listening to you sing as he takes little sips of wine. You can’t really tell what he’s thinking.

He’s honestly kinda digging the song. While pop isn’t really his thing, he’s into more serious and depressing lyrics, so he’s content.

Unlike Buccellati, he takes your performance at surface level and doesn’t speculate. He just thinks you like the song and decided to sing it. Besides, he isn’t really the type to dig into people’s personal lives.

He will casually applaud you after you’re finished, but if he ever finds out that you chose this song for deeper reasons he will be more protective of you in the future (don’t ask him about it though, he will be tsun 🤫).

Guido Mista

He’s pretty chill when it starts, grooving along with the tune while watching you.

His expression doesn’t change much as the song goes on. He does notice the heavy lyrics though and tilts his head slightly in surprise.

He widens his eyes at the more “graphic” lyrics and exchanges glances with Narancia, but like his friend, he will take it at surface level. This isn’t the first cheerful sounding song he’s heard that has dark lyrics.

He whoops and claps for you when you finish, telling you that you rock.

Though Mista is a really loyal friend and if he finds out that this song is somehow related to something you have gone through, he will make every effort he can to show you that he appreciates you.

Narancia Ghirga

Being the music lover he is, he’s already swaying slightly to the beat when the song begins.

You start singing and he’s watching intently, still bopping a little to the beat. He doesn’t seem to be paying much attention to the lyrics.

That’s until he hears “‘Cause I feel like I’m the worst so I always act like I’m the best” and he’s like wait,,, what???

His eyes widen and eyebrows furrow in realization and he looks at Mista.

He becomes more visibly concerned at “I’m gonna fail, I’m gonna die” and looks to the side with worry. His expressiveness is sort of adorable.

You may even notice him knowingly glance at Fugo every now and then.

Regardless of the lyrics, he takes your performance at face value, and claps and cheers really enthusiastically. He will ask why you chose this song though, and if it is for personal reasons, he will be extremely supportive and hug you tightly, telling you how brave you are. He loves his friends so much 💕

Panacotta Fugo

There’s no character that relates to this song more than he does.

At first he watches you nonchalantly while resting his cheek in his palm.

When the song starts he actually likes the sound of the music. While he’s more of a classical music fan, it’s still a pleasant tune.

Though as the song goes on his demeanor changes and he looks lost. Almost as if he’s… remembering things…?

“If I fail I’ll fall apart…”

Wow, this song hits him right in the heart, it’s almost as if the artist dedicated it to him. He’s never related to a song so much and, while the memories make him sad and maybe even tear up slightly, it lifts part of the weight off of his shoulders.

He’s too dazed to applaud you when you finish. Though he definitely asks you to tell him again what song it was, albeit shyly.

Giorno Giovanna

Like Abbacchio, it’s hard to tell what’s going on in his head, other than the focused look he’s giving you.

But he’s sort of wondering what made you choose this song. Is it because you like the way it sounds? Or do you connect with it in some way?

He finds the contrast between the cheerful music and sad lyrics interesting.

And he’s 100% reading your body language to confirm whether you actually relate to the song or you’re just singing it for fun.

He doesn’t show much emotion throughout the entire thing but you can practically feel him examine your every move.

He claps for you when you finish, still observing you. If he thinks that you just chose this song for fun he doesn’t do much except compliment you with a smile, though if there truly is a reason behind your choice he will look out for you even more in the future.

Trish Una

Ooo the beat is nice! She’s visibly more lively once the song starts and listens intently as you sing.

Though she soon realizes that this song is deeper than the music may let on and is a bit taken aback. Though that doesn’t mean she doesn’t like it!

She sways ever so slightly as you sing, though she lowkey hesitates when you get to the “I’m gonna fail, I’m gonna die” part.

She claps politely when you’re finished, complimenting your song choice and making sure to ask you the name of the band later. Though if she overhears you talking about personal reasons behind this song she will make an even bigger effort as your friend (even if she was great already) by hanging out with you more often 🥺💗

[redhead-reporter]

12. what roleplay trends do you remember from the year you started tumblr rp? how did you feel about those trends?

º ✧ 。 @reputahtion had a question for the mun !

oh GOD. talk about ancient history ... i first joined the tumblr rpc back in the early 2010s. in the GLEE fandom of all places (hi @theoriginalbadass icb we found each other again) so i'll preface this answer by saying a LOT of the "trends" i remember were heavily influenced by where on this hellsite i was. and if you can't tell by the tone of my disclaimer? most of them were BAD. but i'll try and be balanced here by giving one negative and one positive 😊

the GOOD: 👏 magic 👏 anons 👏 HELLO ??? i will never forgive the hate filled assholes who forced most people (myself included) to turn off the anon function on their blogs for their own safety because this was the one true JOY of the rpc. i remember having so much fucking fun being on BOTH sides of the equation when silly hours popped off - spamming my mutuals AND being spammed by them. it was deeply UNSERIOUS and led to all kinds of crack filled chaos and i just miss it a lot okay ???

the GROSS: bruh, the whole era of celebrity rp. not VERSES, which are fine (hey i have one). i mean where like, people weren't playing the characters from a show they were playing the actual real life ACTORS. i came across so fucking many rp blogs of the glee cast members where they were shipping with other cast members and. dude. i shouldn't have to tell you that you don't get to write REAL FUCKING PEOPLE in rp ?!?! that's so gross and creepy and i can't imagine how these poor people would feel if they EVER found out about it. i mean it was bad enough that it happened in speculation in the tabloids but people PRETENDING TO BE THEM ON THE INTERNET WRITING SMUT BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR COWORKERS ??? 🤮🤮🤮

fuck, i still see it sometimes and it needs to DIE.

[valandhirwriter]

15, 20, 33, 34 for the writers asks 😊

Thanks for the ask @andordean

15. What is the fanfic you’ve written that you’re most proud of? 

The Raven's Blade series. I am still amazed I managed to write it, and that it turned out so well, given I wrote it in about half a year.

20. What feedback makes you the happiest to hear?

There's two sides - the one is simply knowing that my writing made someone happy. That someone had a bright moment, or a good distraction due to one of my stories. That's the best an author can aspire to.

The most fun feedback is someone speculating, or spotting some detail that I built in but didn't explain, or that serves just as a background hint. It's something that happens rarely, few people read analyitically.

23. How much do you stick to canon? 

Now that's a complicated one, truly, because it is a total balance with me. On the one hand, most of my stories take a "What if..." Question and roll from there, exploring the snowball effect of the events, and hence totally disregarding or changing the canon line of events as they transpire. On the other hand I try to keep the lore of the world intact, be it geography, world basics and so forth. It is a weird balance, as I tend to write stories, that will upend the line of events set forth by canon, because one thing changed, causing another change... and suddenly the world wasn't quite the same, which runs counterintuitive to keeping the world lore intact. So I usually approach it like this: it is the world that we know and love, with it's basics firmly in place, but the story that happened wasn't quite the one we read before.

I have to admit, that I also see canon als already done by the author. That's the story, the author wrote, and he wrote the master version of it, no need to re-do that version by a lesser writer. Hence I always try to tell a different story, often my stories are a kind of dialogue with canon.

34. Have you felt emotional while writing a scene before? What scene was it?

More than one, honestly. The most straining was Chapter 10: The Price of the Ring in A distant Light (Part I Raven's Blade). Kíli's confrontation with Boromir, their fight and Kíli having to delve deep into his own trauma, into having seen someone taken by evil before, to reach Boromir, to convince him to let it go, was very emotional, and the same in The Heart of the Journey (Part 4 Raven's Blade) in the chapter of the same name, when this whole topic comes fully round.

As far as my Witcher writings go, "In the darkest places" and the Epilogue of "In my father's house". If I am crying while writing, I usually know that it'll get my readers.

Would you in turn answer 7, 13, 18, 30 please?

[austinslounge]

Idk if this has been pointed out, but I just saw Dua post a photo dump of her vacation on the British countryside, it has Callum and his dog featured, that relationship looks so much healthier than what A/K have. And nobody can tell me they are more famous that's why they need to hide basically, cause they are just not, no offence. When have we ever seen Austin spend time with his family and friends with her around? They are only seen when money is somehow involved which makes it seem more like business than a relationship. Poor guy got himself in this situation, where someone's overprivileged daughter can have so much influence on his image cause of who her family knows. When he finally leaves her will be a day for celebration. Cause rn he is just being used, I don't doubt he gets paid somehow but materialistic things can't replace love.

Looook -- Say what you will about Callum and Dua, but those two actually look genuinely in love, and like they're having the time of their lives with each other😁🥰❤️

When I see pictures of them together, I want what she's having lol 😆

They look like such cute little love birds 🥰❤️

When have we EVER seen Austin and Kaia genuinely looking this genuine and happy together while out in public with each other? 🥴

When you do the picture comparison, it's hard not to notice that Callum and Dua look far happier than Austin and Kaia. 👀

I honestly don't see how Kaustin shippers can be so gaga over Kaustin, when Callum and Dua, or Tom and Zendaya are right there. Rofl 🤣

You know who else used to look lovey-dovey like this together? Austin and Vanessa 👀 -- you know, people in a real relationship with each other. 🤭

Idk what "situationship" Austin and Kaia are in with each other, but it certainly doesn't look fulfilling, or even simply fun. 🥴

I won't make speculations on whether Austin is getting paid to date Kaia or not (that seems a bit of a stretch to me 🤔) -- All I'll say is that neither of them look as happy as they should be in a romantic relationship, and something about it seems devoid of love, warmth, or even genuine friendship to me. It seems a bit contrived. That's just the vibe that I get from them.

And it has nothing to do with them being super famous and private either, because Tom and Zendaya are way more famous than Austin and Kaia, and are notoriously private about their relationship, yet you can still sense the deep genuine love and friendship that Tom and Zendaya have for each other. 😊