#can't believe i just giffed an interview lol

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LYF Press Conference (2023) - Tan Jian Ci talking about his role as Xiang Liu

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Meeting and Dating Alex Law

(Not my gif)(Requested by anonymous)

(Sorry, guys. Alex is just really "situationship" coded and I needed to spill my guts in the meeting scenario lol.)

- Alex Law, when summed up in a simile, is like a virus. In order to live peacefully in his presence; without taking critical damage to your mental and emotional health, it's imperative that you take the time to microdose his personality and build up an immunity towards him and his more intolerable traits.

- Which why it's perfect that he's looking for a new flatmate. If you're forced to live with him, you'll learn to live with him, and maybe even learn to like him in the process...

- The first time you meet him; like most people, you don’t really like him; in fact you don’t really like any of them, but the flat is in a good area and you have the money to afford it, so you sit through the interrogation interview process and let them placate you with unconvincing promises to call.

- You’re almost certain that you’ll never hear from them again, especially when you hear laughter coming from the other side of the door after they've finished ushering you out. But about a week later, you receive a phone call from Alex who cheerfully informs you that you've won the room, claiming that he thinks all of you have "wonderful chemistry" and that you'll make a perfect addition to their "little family".

"I thought all of us were on the same page." His voice crackles on the other end of the line when he takes notice of how surprised you sound to hear from him. You're unsure of whether or not you believe a single word he says....

- It's because of that, that you have half a mind to decline their offer: your intuition screaming at you not to accept because ‘Jesus Christ do you really want to live with the three of them?'. But the flat is exactly what you're looking for and it's enough to convince you that you're capable of enduring whatever they might put you through; if they really are as insufferable as you anticipate. Luckily for you, only one of your flatmates continues to be insufferable once you actually move in.

- Alex is a brat, plain and simple. He has an overabundance of energy and he uses nearly all of it to harass you in any way that he can think of, almost unrelentingly so. He makes your stay in the flat damn near unbearable for the first month that you're living there: to the point where you feel legitimate relief the minute you hear him leave for work or have an excuse to leave the flat yourself. It's already difficult living with a preformed clique and the mans ribbing does nothing to make it any easier.

- You're certain that his constant bothering has something to do with him not liking you but it's actually quite the opposite. Alex really likes you, and though he has a funny way of showing it, there are always little instances which prove that he doesn't actually hate you; even if most of those instances are hidden by even more teasing. Like when he collects your mail for you just to hold it out of your reach, or doesn't bother going to bed when he knows you're not home yet because you're "always so loud when coming in late"; he's really just staying up to make sure you're alright.

- It isn't until Juliet makes a joke about all of his "bullying" that he starts to rethink his actions. He brushes the comment off at first; partially because he thinks you understand that he's just playing around and partially because his own ego refuses to let him admit that he might be in the wrong, but when he teases you one day and notices how similar you look to a kicked puppy, he can't help but feel a little bad.

- He usually doesn't care if he hurts someone else's feelings; blaming it on them for being such losers or taking it so seriously, but Alex likes you: he doesn't want you thinking that he's genuinely making fun of you. So fine, he'll admit that maybe he was a little heavy handed with the teasing, or maybe you're a just little bit sensitive: whatever it is, he decides to tone it down. And once he does, he decides that it was definitely for the best.

- Suddenly you're a lot more close with him: not instantly of course, but once you notice that he isn't going to bite your head off if you're in the same room as him, you start spending more time together and having actual conversations.

- And thus the situationship begins....

- At his core, Alex is like a puppy. He likes to annoy people into "playing" with him and once he succeeds, he acts as though he's done nothing wrong or uses the cuter aspects of his personality to make them forget how irritating he was just being. He'll spend half an hour trying to get a rise out of you then act all sweet or make you laugh the minute you finally pay attention to him so you can't even stay mad at him if you tried.

- He never really grows out of doing this, but once he feels like you genuinely consider him a friend, he'll definitely start to bother you a little less; mainly because he feels like he no longer needs an excuse to be in your presence or ask for you to spend time with him. When he wants to be around you, he'll simply be around you: butting into your different routines or insisting that you help him with things that he's done alone for years.

- Even if it can be a bit tiresome, it's also …kind of nice? Having someone who's certain that they want to spend time with you; whether you're at 100% or not, is nice. Having a guy who's willing to do stereotypical girly things with you (and asks for them himself) is nice, having someone who wants to hear both your interesting and boring gossip is nice, having someone who will stand outside the door to the bathroom and talk your ear off about nothing and everything at the same time is annoying, but also nice!

- It's nice having someone who isn't shy with affection, someone who silently throws your legs in his lap whenever you're both watching tv, or uses you as a pillow whenever he so pleases. It's nice having someone who begs and whines for your help one minute, then handles issues you've procrastinated dealing with for months the next. It's nice having someone who notices different things about you: things that you always do, things that they like about you, things that they want to help you with, etc.

- It's nice feeling so close to someone that you have inside jokes or that you're comfortable teasing them as much as they tease you. It's nice feeling victorious when you momentarily manage to shut them up with one of your quips. It's nice having someone you can play fight with or cuddle with whenever you want, someone who fiddles absentmindedly with your clothes when they're bored because the two of you are so close that you hardly even notice it anymore.

- And because it's so nice, you simply refuse to question it: you accept the way that things are because they work for you; because you're happy and you don't want anything to change. Of course he's only joking when he tries to veto your dates at "family dinners". He doesn't actually care. Of course he's just teasing you when he tries to make advances or passes at you. It's just his usual banter.

- Why shouldn't he be able to stumble into your room every morning while he's still half asleep and collapse into bed next to you? It helps the two of you make sure you're both awake in time, that's all! It's not like he spent the whole night with you: now that would be too much.

- And who cares if he gets all passive aggressive and grumpy with you when you go out on dates with other guys. That he only softens when you drunkenly coo at him that he's "so cute" and that you and your flatmates "all love him so much". That it no longer becomes enough for him to just be your friend once you finally do say you love him; drunk or not. That hearing the words fall from your lips is the straw that breaks the camels back.

"Do you love me?" He asks you, leaning against your bedroom doorway as he watches you start to get ready for bed.

"I love everyone." You giggle, clumsily trying to take off your shoes.

"But you love me most." He probes, only half teasing as he moves to help you without you even having to ask, kneeling on the floor as you sit on your bed, pulling one boot off at a time.

"I love you most." You quietly agree with a smile, unaware of the way his heart skips a beat at the sound of it.

- He finally makes his move the day of your next date. You're both sitting on the couch watching tv when you absentmindedly mention how you're not sure about what you're going to wear. One thing leads to another and the conversation shifts to him asking you to do his makeup which you happily agree to.

- The next thing you know, you're sat on your bed, looking at him as he stares at you with long, mascara covered lashes and red lips and rouged cheeks. And when you smile softly and call him pretty, he cant help but lean in to kiss you, smearing the excess color that stains his lips across your mouth and jaw and neck as he kisses and kisses and kisses you.

- And soon enough, all you can feel is white hot heat, your body searing as he lowers you down onto tousled sheets and leaves you breathless, stroking at your skin and mouthing at your flesh. His voice borders on desperate as he whispers for you to show him how pretty he is, eyes finding your own as he journeys down your body; closer and closer to where you need him the most. Even as the phone begins to ring, you can't bring yourself to pull away from him and it's a small victory that he relishes in.

- When the phone rings later that night, he's the one to answer it, telling your date that you're no longer interested in seeing him before hanging up and leaving it off the hook. He can't help but smile proudly as he joins you in your bedroom, tossing an arm over your waist as you both snuggle in, finally sharing a bed for an entire night; the way he's always wanted....

- Alex simply see's no point in trying to hide the things that are commonplace in your relationship; things like giving you bedroom eyes or touching every bit of skin he can reach. Why should he care if someone is watching him wrap his entire body around you or teasingly growl in your ear? He's your boyfriend, it's his job to act obsessed with you and it shouldn't be surprising for people to see. If they want to stare, let them. If you don't like it, he'll make a mocking comment and get them to avert their eyes. Just don't make him wait until you get home to have his fill of affection or he'll get all grumpy.

- Even if he sometimes acts like it's no big deal when you do give it to him, Alex still craves your attention and affection nearly all of the time; he's just trying to be normal about it. When the two of you are officially together, he's much more willing to look stupidly in love with you so don't be surprised when his eyes turn into hearts at the simple feel of your hand holding his wrist.

- Depriving him of kisses is a criminal offence. If you think he's too distracted by something not to notice, you're dead wrong. Catch him making a bunch of garbled noises at eight am because you thought you could slip out for work while he was "too busy" watching television. He literally just sits there and puckers his lips expectantly whenever he wants one; or barters for them with an amusing level of sincerity.

- Kisses with Alex are all-consuming: whether soft or rough, fast or slow. You get drunk off of each other, or at least Alex does: mumbling against your lips that he didn't hear anything or "just one more" whenever you move to pull away from him. He needs to be held back so that he doesn't chase after your lips and reconnect them whenever you really do need to break apart.

- Hickeys. There's always at least one on your skin at any given moment and whenever they're visible, he can't help but stare at them proudly. Complain about them and he'll blame you for making him love you so much; or for feeling so good....

- Bites you. Bites you. Bites you. Your boyfriends kind of like a teething puppy: whenever the two of you are spending time with each other there's always just a lingering desire to bite a chunk out of your shoulder. Thankfully for you, it's done somewhat gently.

- He'll simply look at you with big beautiful doe eyes whenever he wants to cuddle, opening his arms for you to climb into or repositioning your limbs so that he can rest on you himself. He'll use any part of you that's closest to him as a pillow; whether convenient for you or not, and there's literally nothing you can do about it.

- He'll literally wake up in the middle of the night because one of you rolled away from the other and escaped the bedtime cuddle session. You usually sleep with your head on his chest; something that's especially comfortable because he likes to wear old t-shirts to bed, but if you're asleep, he'll simply cuddle you to the best of his ability in order not to wake you up.

- You either give him back scratches every night or he dies. There is no other option.

- He likes to jokingly call you pet names: like referring to you as "my amazingly beautiful, talented, perfect, precious little angel baby darling". He'll also teasingly insist that he's gonna start calling you random things like "toast" or "egg". Yet, it's all fun and games until he accidentally calls you something completely normal like "duck" or "pet" or "darling" with complete sincerity and finds himself freezing in place like he's just admitted to a crime.

- He literally can't stop smiling whenever you call him a pet name, even as he teasingly insists that you have to repeat yourself because he totally didn't hear you.

"Huh, what was that? Honey? I could have sworn you called me honey. No, no, I think you did. No I definitely heard you say that."

- He's so transparent whenever he's excited about something. You can see him straighten up and start paying attention from a mile away, looking towards you the minute someone mentions something he has a passion for. You don't even have to look at him to know that there's a twinkle in his eye and a smile stretching across his face. You simply smile to yourself and ask him if he'd like to partake, letting him drag you out of your seat excitedly.

- Going dancing.

- Play fighting. He lets you win time and time again: both because he thinks it's hot to be dominated and because he wants to convince you to play with him again in the near future; which is less likely to happen if he just uses all his strength and ends the game in a minute flat.

- Playing dress up. He honestly really likes when you do his hair and makeup. He also really likes being allowed to do yours, or using your makeup on himself. The only downside is knowing that your boyfriend is prettier than you.

- Taking baths together; or one of you sitting on the edge of the tub as the other person takes one.

- Going to the bookshop together; then going home and having him read to you while the two of you lay in bed.

- He lowkey has the media tastes of a 40 year old white woman so don't be surprised when you catch him reading dramatic romance novels or referencing random movies that he has no business watching.

- Random movie/television references.

- Inside jokes.

- Acts of service. There's something incredibly domestic about being able to take care of things for you, and that's something that Alex tends to really enjoy. He likes doing things without you having to ask and feeling like he knows you like the back of his hand. He likes knowing that he's making your life easier; and the subtle praise that he receives for doing so definitely doesn't hurt either.

- Compliment fishing. Alex loves praise and he's rarely ever shy about it: he's blatant and unapologetic, and you honestly kind of respect him for it.

- Having him try to impress you with his drum skills; or using them to get on your nerves whenever he's trying to get your attention or being passive aggressive.

- Has and will take the blame for you in situations where you're bound to get in trouble.

- Joking about his heart and the scar that misses it by just a couple of centimeters. He likes to say that David and Juliet didn't hit it because they knew it belonged to you.

- Your boyfriends no Gordon Ramsey but he is a certified malewife so maybe just count your blessings and enjoy the canned pasta sauce from time to time, alright? He cooks and cleans for you, what more could you ask for?

- Whenever Alex really likes a person, he can go from immature asshole to nagging mother in a matter of seconds. He can immediately tell whenever something is wrong and will give you a mom look™ as he decides whether or not he wants to push the issue: fussing over and wanting to take of you whenever he feels you aren't taking care of yourself. The funniest part is that he'll mock you for being a pussy one minute but then refuse to let you do anything to prove that you aren't the next.

- Speaking of noticing things: Alex is a pro at recognizing even the smallest of changes that you make to yourself. Develop a new habit, cut your hair, paint your nails, do your eyeliner differently: you name it, he'll notice it, and he'll always comment on it.

- It's incredibly hard to keep things from your boyfriend when he has such a chronic snooping problem. Leave him alone in your room for five minutes and you'll come back to about seven different questions that he'd like for you to answer: like whether you've always had black lace underwear and why you've never worn them for him. He has no respect for your privacy but he's also pretty nonjudgmental so that's somewhat good at least.

- Alex might make fun of people a lot but I don't think he genuinely believes in half of the shit that he says: he's simply an asshole who likes being annoying and will say whatever comes to mind in order to garner a response. I say all of this to inform you that he would probably date someone who was vaguely strange; like a goth or punk person, or at least get along with them very well ...so long as they could stomach the corny jokes.

"When you get up in the morning, how do you decide which shade of black to wear?"

- Your boyfriend thinks it's funny to accuse you of being the opposite of what you are: like calling you loud when you hardly ever talk. He also thinks it's funny to call you a "maniac" in front of your friends/acquaintances and then laugh out a "see!" whenever you retaliate with a joking threat or smack to his arm.

- It's not that Alex enjoys embarrassing you; he kind of does but that's neither here nor there, it's simply that he finds making a scene when you're out in public together highly amusing and wants you to take life a little less seriously. He also thinks it's kind of funny when you try to hide your face and not be seen with him after the fact. Social anxiety fears him and so do you at times.

- I feel like a part of him acts the way he does in order to test the people around him and see if they're willing to accept his self perceived "ugly parts". Sometimes he annoys you for fun, other times he annoys you to see if you'll still love him even when he's at his worst.

- Will ask you if you'll still love him if he were a worm. Will insist that you hate him when you roll over in the middle of cuddling because you're overheating. Will ask if you hate him when you tell him to stop playing the drums for a minute. Will ask if you've stopped loving him when you don't kiss him good morning. etc, etc, etc.

- Alex hates long silences: so much so that he will literally talk to the television or to himself if there's no one around to speak with him. Quiet time does not exist in your relationship and that's just something you're gonna have to get used to.

- He has a tendency to butt into all of your routines: brushing his teeth when you do, having you put your cream on him, peeing as you do your skincare, etc. He's simply very comfortable around you; whether that's for better or for worse.

- Traveling around and seeing the world together.

- Alex will say he "knows a place" and either bring you to the most dilapidated and rundown building in the entire country or the most enchantingly beautiful scenic view you have ever seen. There is no in-between.

- Your boyfriends is a passenger princess through and through. He has a drivers license and is perfectly capable of manning the wheel, but he'd much rather be the entertainment in the car instead: singing along to the radio, telling jokes, pointing out cows, etc.

- He'll complain about going to the store with you but will then force you to stay even longer than you have to because he's interested in literally everything that he see's in there; especially when you take him to "girly" shops.

- Being the rational mind to his irrational mind. Someone has to make sure the two of you don't go home with seven hamsters and it's NOT gonna be him.

- He's more passionate about your drama than you are. He literally makes you debrief with him every time you come home, wanting the latest installments as soon as possible.

- He needs little victories in his life to keep him going. You won't understand why it's so important for him to make you say something stupid or go somewhere with him or even just wear a certain outfit, but you respect that it makes him happy so you do it anyway.

- He'll never listen to a word anyone says unless the person talking is you. You can manipulate him into doing something; or not doing something, with a simple touch of the hand or some other form of affection; though that doesn't mean that he's completely oblivious. He probably knows exactly what you're trying to do but simply doesn't care: he's a firm believer that the world needs more female manipulators.

- It's best to take his side as much as possible because he definitely takes it to heart whenever you don't. How can you say no to him? You're his girlfriend, you're supposed to be swayed by his puppy dog eyes and his sweet voice and his attempts to butter you up. Everyone else can disagree with him but you're supposed to love him too much to do the same.

- I say this in the most loving way possible: Alex is a whore. He loves when you get jealous over him simply because any form of you getting aggressive and/or putting ownership over him makes him melt. He might even provoke you a little bit when he's feeling extra needy.

- That being said: Alex's own jealousy is hit or miss and how he responds to it really just depends on the person. Sometimes he takes people being attracted to you as a compliment, while other times he takes it as a threat. He usually attempts to interrogate or embarrass the other person however he can: questioning them about their feelings or their attraction towards you and making it so that they can't ever win regardless of what they say. Whenever he can't be blatantly rude, he'll overact in an attempt to get your focus back on him or make a show of one upping the guy he feels you're being way too friendly with.

- Being a reporter means that Alex hears a lot of awful stories and while he typically doesn't tell any of them directly to you, he does insist that you follow specific directions whenever he's not around to protect you. He'll check your car before you leave, make you carry protective devices on you, tell you to park in certain areas, put a pair of his boots by your door, etc. He might not seem like the type but he's incredibly protective of you and he's willing to get violent if he has to.

- Bickering is somewhat commonplace in your relationship but it's rarely ever serious. Most of your issues arise from Alex being pigheaded or not knowing when to stop: annoying you until you've had enough or saying something without thinking and hurting your feelings. They might also arise from Alex trying to egg on your anger in hopes that you'll beat the shit out of him and make him [redacted] your [redacted].

- Whenever you're having a serious fight, he alternates between beating a dead horse and saying a simple sentence then ignoring you completely. He has this unique ability of battering people down and dismissing them whenever he's really upset but that happens so rarely that you really don't have to worry about it. The thing you have to worry about most is being dramatically nagged at for not taking care of yourself.

- Alex struggles with apologies. A part of him feels as though he hasn't done anything wrong and that people are just too sensitive while another part of him hates knowing that he's hurt you and being ignored because of it. Sometimes he lets you have some space, while other times, he immediately tries to make things right: it all just depends on the fight and the feelings behind it. If he decides to give you some space, he'll try and check up on you every so often, wanting to see how you're feeling and either cheer you up or show you that he's sorry rather than saying it: like cooking you something or offering to go someplace that you usually really like.

- Alex tells you that he loves you somewhat nonchalantly, speaking in a very "of course I do" kind of tone; as though it's obvious that he does and that you should already know how much he cares about you. He's a very "Oh shut up, you know I love you" kind of guy; speaking as if the contrary is out of the question.

- Well, we all know how the story goes. Your boyfriend ends up being the sole heir to all of that delicious money, and while the thought may cross his mind that he really shouldn't trust anyone …you're not just anyone. You're the love of his life and it's gonna stay that way for a very long time....

[amberlynnmurdock]

Blind Faith

Chapter 5: Assumption of Risk 

Pairing: Matt Murdock x Reader 

Chapter Summary: There are no terms and conditions when it comes to a secret affair; you only know the risks. 

Warnings: 18+ content in this chapter, smut

A/N: I hope you like this chapter! I can't believe I just wrote it this afternoon, lol. I haven't written anything smutty in FOREVER so I hope this passes. Thank you all for reading this story :D

Chapter 4 here

Credit to the gif owner! 

Office of Nelson & Murdock

Hell’s Kitchen

4 PM

Assumption of risk: a plaintiff's inability to recover for the tortious actions of a negligent party in scenarios where the plaintiff voluntarily accepted the risk of those actions.

Matt Murdock was normally a very focused person, despite his ability to listen, feel, and sense things that could be distractions. It was easy to tune things out and focus on one thing at hand. Today, he used his Orbit reader to study case law regarding illegal money laundering. His fingers grazed over the braille before him, and his brows were furrowed in concentration. Ever since things with Fisk ended, Nelson & Murdock was able to take on more low-key clients and squash not-so-life-threatening issues. It was nice, to have a break from all of that. It truly felt like they were doing what they were always meant to do: help people using the law.

Of course, old habits never die. Daredevil was a part of who Matt was, whether he wanted it to be or not. He didn’t want to stop his nighttime activities anyway. Despite the city’s biggest threat being behind bars, there were still people who haunted it in his shadow; who wanted to continue to infect the city with their evil actions. Drug cartels, gangs, white-collar crimes—crime didn’t stop at Wilson Fisk.

And yet, after everything he’s endured, Matt thought something like this couldn’t hurt: being with you. Taking all of you in, in his senses. Showing up on your roof like clockwork. Stealing kisses and quiet conversations together, behind the mask. Except, Matt didn’t think he’d grow so attached in such a short amount of time. He had a hand in this fight now. You struck a match and it relit the fire in his heart.

Maybe, he would reveal himself to you. He’s done it before: Claire, Karen,… Elektra. Maybe finally you wouldn’t be the one who got away.

Even studying case law, you still occupied his mind so much. He could hear the way you gasped before he kissed you in his ears. The subtle hint of marshmallows in your fragrance was intoxicating to his senses. The way he had smelt another man on you…he clenched his jaw and took a deep breath. Don’t think of that now. Your steady heartbeat he was beginning to memorize; how it sped up whenever you saw him and how it slowed down when he held you in his arms… he knew it so well, he could almost hear it now.

Wait. Literally.

And he could smell your fragrance growing stronger: that warm smell of marshmallows accompanied by your natural scent, getting closer.

And suddenly, you walked through the door of Nelson & Murdock.

Matt nearly lost his balance in his seat. His own heartbeat pounded in his ears as he gripped his desk in his office. He kept a cool exterior but listened intently to the main room. Did you know who he was? Did you figure it out somehow? Matt began rummaging for every explanation in his head, as lawyers do, and couldn’t come up with a memory of him accidentally revealing himself and what he does in the day to you.

He listened.

“Hi, how can I help you?” Karen spoke lightly as she stood from her desk, greeting you. Matt breathed slowly as he continued to listen.

“Hi, are you Ms. Page? My name is __. I’m here for my interview for the legal assistant position,” your voice, God, it was definitely you, spoke politely—a tone Matt wasn’t used to and for a moment was shocked to hear such a different side of you. If not for the circumstances, he might’ve smiled.

“Oh, yes!” Karen exclaimed in realization, “Yes, you can call me Karen. How are you? It’s so nice to meet you. Why don’t you find a seat in the conference room and I’ll see if Nelson or Murdock can join us,” Karen said. You thanked her and walked to the conference room, taking a seat in the middle of the table. Matt heard you rummage through your bag and pulled out a folder.

“Hey, Foggy? The applicant’s here. You wanna do this interview with me?” Karen asked Foggy who was furiously typing away a summation.

“Ah, can’t. I’m on a roll to pin this fraudulent employer and if I stop now, we might lose,” Foggy said. “Ask Matt. I think his task list is light today.”

No, it’s fucking not, Matt thought to himself. Matt wanted to punch himself. Of course, the applicant had to be you. He knew you were a pre-law student, but there are tons of those in the city—you just happened to be the one who applied to his firm. Matt laughed in spite of himself—fate struck once again, between you two. Why?

“Matt,” Karen peeked her head into his office sounding hurried, “you have to do this interview with me.”

“Oh, no,” Matt argued nervously, “I—you can do it yourself. I have to read up on this case law and—-“

“Case law can wait. Potential employees and the future of this firm, cannot. Please join me, I think she’ll be a good one,” Karen pleaded. Matt sighed, shaking his head. He couldn’t believe what he was getting himself into.

“Okay,” Matt replied, defeated. “But you’re leading the conversation.”

Karen scrunched her brows at him, wondering why he was acting the way he was. She shrugged it off and joined you in the conference room.

Matt prepared himself as he grabbed his cane from his desk, slowly undoing it. He cracked his neck and took a deep breath. He tapped his way to the conference room and slowly opened the door.

He was immediately hit with your qualities again, and if he hadn’t been dressed as Matt Murdock, the lawyer, he would’ve melted right there. Your marshmallow scent warmed his nose. You were in a button-down shirt and black pants. He could tell by the minor sweat that stuck to your skin—it was out hot today. He heard you tense when he walked in. Your heartbeat grew fast—interview nerves, he confirmed. He gave a small smile and sat down next to Karen uncomfortably.

Matt couldn’t blow his cover. He had to act as if he’d never met you in his life before.

Karen cleared her throat, urging Matt to speak. She held papers in her hands—probably from the folder you pulled out.

“Sorry—I’m Matthew Murdock, one of the lawyers here,” Matt held out his hand awkwardly for you to shake. When you took it, it took all his strength to not shiver at your touch. Your hands… the same ones he held at midnight, the same ones he’s felt touch his cheek, the same ones he’s pinned above your head before…

“It’s very nice to meet you, Mr. Murdock,” you answered politely, giving his hand a good shake. Your voice… the same voice he’s heard in whispers. Your mouth, speaking… the same ones he’s kissed, just last night. Focus, Murdock. “I—I didn’t know you were blind. I would have tried to get my resume and transcript translated to braille.”

Matt raised his eyebrows—not many people were forward about his disability. He appreciated your forwardness, and he was surprised at how professional you were. Not that he didn’t think you could be, but it was strange to see a different version of you. It was like meeting you all over again in an alternate universe. He supposed you’re technically seeing a different version of him, but you don't know it.

“That’s all right,” Matt replied after a moment, “that’s why I have Karen. Among other things—she’s more than an office manager, and you’ll learn that soon.”

He didn’t have to see Karen to know she was smiling.

“So, even just glancing at your transcript, it’s very impressive,” Karen stated, flipping through pages. “3.9 GPA, Honor Society—you just graduated? Congratulations!”

“Thank you,” you answered. “Yeah, you know, fresh out the cap and gown.”

“And I see you took some journalism classes, too? Did you want to do that before studying law?”

“I did. I loved journalism and I’m actually familiar with your work at the Bulletin. Your stories on Fisk and pretty much everything you’ve done,” you explained. Matt listened carefully to see if you were lying in this interview—you weren’t.

“Wow,” Karen blushed, “thank you, I appreciate that. So why did you switch to law?”

“I think journalists and lawyers can do a lot of good for people. I also think they can do a lot of damage to people. I know journalism pretty well, but I want to do extra steps and know the law and how to use that to people’s advantage,” you explained. Your heartbeat was still beating fast, but you managed to keep your voice steady.

“You’re studying for the LSAT now?” Karen asked.

“Yes,” you said, “I just began this summer.”

“What do you do in your free time?”

Matt knew you were thinking of an answer.

“I mostly spend my weekends at home,” you lied, Matt knew. He suppressed his smile. “I’m not one for going out, so if you ever need me on a weekend, I’m there.” That was half a lie and half-truth.

“We try not to, but lately we’ve been getting so many cases, we've had to come in on a Saturday. It’s not often,” Karen explained. “What was your favorite pre-law class?”

“Legal research and writing,” you answered, truthfully. “I love writing and creating arguments.” That I know, Matt thought.

“That could definitely be useful around here. Matt and Foggy are always drafting summations,” Karen said. “I don't think I have any questions. Matt, do you?”

Matt cleared his throat. He supposed he should ask one question.

“What do you value in a place of work?” He asked.

After a moment of pondering, you spoke again.

“The truth, I think,” you answered, “if an employer isn’t transparent on one thing, how can you believe anything else? I think it’s important to remember everyone’s on the same side. You’ve got to trust each other.”

Matt nodded in response. He didn’t know what to say.

“Alrighty,” Karen wrapped it up, “thank you so much for coming in. It was a pleasure to speak with you. You’ll be hearing from us very soon.”

The three of you stood up and you shook Karen’s hand, thanking her. Matt uncomfortably took a deep breath and held out his hand for your handshake. It was hard for him to not let his touch linger like he always did with you.

“Thank you again,” You said rather softly. Karen walked you out as Matt stood in the conference room alone, hands on his waist. He sighed and shook his head.

“We are definitely hiring her,” Karen came back in the room. “I think she’ll be really great here.”

“Don’t we have other applicants? We should interview them first,” Matt argued.

“Matt, that posting has been up for weeks now. She was the only one. We are going with her. Were you not impressed with her answers?”

“She lied about something,” he said, grasping at straws. He didn’t worry you’d find another law firm to work out.

Karen crossed her arms, looking at him annoyed. “What did she lie about?”

“That she doesn’t party. I heard her heartbeat,” Matt answered, knowing it was a weak argument. Karen laughed.

“What, and you didn’t party in college? C’mon Matt,” Karen punched his shoulder lightly. “Why are you so against it?”

“I’m not,” Matt chuckled nervously, “I—“

“We’re hiring her. Overruled, whatever it was you were about to say. I’ll let Foggy know and draft her offer letter.”

Before he could answer her, Karen already left him standing there.

Fate wasn’t clever, Matt thought. It was cruel.

Hell’s Kitchen

11 PM

Matt sat at the top of his roof in his black outfit, waiting for someone to scream for help. He waited for any sign of a crime taking place, any cop cars going off, anything. And all that he was met with was silence and his thoughts of you.

He could’ve argued more to not let Karen hire you. He didn’t. He could’ve said you lied about everything. He didn’t.

Just when he was about to reveal himself to you, the interview today ruined it. How could he now, after that? Hey, it’s nice to see you again. By the way, I’m your new boss. He ran every possible scenario in his head and none of them made sense to him. Would you be mad, if you found out it was him? Creeped out? He didn’t want this to affect your career goals. He heard you call your friend, Emily, immediately after the interview. You were so excited. You knew you nailed the interview, and truthfully, you did.

Would it be better to keep this a secret? He was already living a double life—now he had to live it twice as hard with you.

Nothing was going on tonight.

He ripped off his mask and began to walk back to his rooftop access when you crossed his mind. Hell, you didn’t even cross it anymore. The thought of you was always there, Matt thought.

He knew what he was getting himself into, by being two different people with you. Nothing, not even himself, could’ve stopped him from putting his mask back on and finding his way to your rooftop.

He made his decision.

Hell’s Kitchen

11:30 PM

You didn’t know if he’d come, but you always waited at your rooftop in case he did. There wasn’t a set schedule for when you and Mike would see each other, you just did. You snuck out a short while ago when you knew everyone was asleep. You shivered as you waited patiently. You were in your nightdress and an oversized cardigan. You pulled out your phone and re-read the offer of employment letter Karen had sent you hours ago. You often did this when something excited you. You couldn’t wait to start working at Nelson & Murdock.

Maybe Mike was busy tonight. Just as you were about to call it, you heard a familiar thud on your roof. You walked over and there he was, all in black, face covered, as usual. You smiled and locked your phone as you made your way to him.

You were about to greet him, but he pulled you in immediately for an embrace. He buried his head in the crook of your neck and took a deep breath.

“It’s nice to see you too,” You laughed softly, pulling back. He rested his hands at the small of your back. “Rough night?” You asked in concern. Despite all your meetings with him so far, you never really realized the fact he put his life in danger every night, and it wasn't a guarantee he’d make it to your rooftop.

“No,” he answered. “Just wanted to see you.”

Your heart melted when he said. Maybe there was hope after all, for the two of you. Maybe you were more than just his secret.

“You seem off,” you urged politely, “are you okay?”

He was silent. You furrowed your brows.

“Is it the Catholic guilt?” You smirked, which at the very least, made him laugh a little.

“You could say that,” he said.

“I’m no priest, but if you haven’t done anything wrong, then you shouldn’t feel guilty,” you whispered. Mike tilted his head slightly as you spoke. He smiled a little.

“You make it sound easier than any priest I’ve ever heard speak on guilt,” he said.

“This isn’t confession,” you began, “but you know you can tell me anything, right? And I won’t tell.”

He nodded. “I know.”

“I mean, I haven’t told anyone about us.”

“I know.”

“And you probably haven’t either.”

“I haven’t.”

“So what’s wrong?” You urged.

Mike seemed to ignore the question.

“Tell me about your day, instead.”

“Well, I got a job today. At a law firm. I’m really excited.”

“That's good,” he whispered. “What else?”

“I had a low-key day otherwise,” you said, “just waited for tonight. For you.”

“Hmm,” he kissed you. He placed his hand on the back of your neck.

He didn’t stop kissing you.

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Matt threw his thoughts of doubt away. With you in front of him, the anxieties about you disappeared. It was funny, how it worked like that. The thing that brought him the most anxiety is the thing that could calm him down. Being in your presence. It’s like, he’s more himself when he’s behind the mask, with you.

Matt continued kissing you, his kisses turning more urgent, desperate. Now that he wasn’t Matt Murdock, the lawyer… A.K.A., your new boss, could let his thoughts about you run free in his mind. It took everything in him today, at the conference table, to not melt at your touch. To not let his sinful thoughts cloud his mind. To not think of all the nights he’s been with you, kissing you in a dark alley.

Now, he could. It was just the two of you. That’s how he liked it.

You placed your hands on his chest and gripped her shirt, pulling him closer. He walked you to the side of the door of the rooftop access, pushing you against the wall. His tongue teased your bottom lip as if asking permission to enter. You obliged. Your tongues met desperately, and he kissed you harder. So hard, it was as if you’d disappear if he stopped.

You pulled back, breathlessly.

“I’m not drunk,” you told him. He kissed your jaw.

“I know,” he said.

“Last time you said you wouldn’t touch me because I was drunk,” you explained, “I’m not drunk right now.”

Matt smirked. Using his own words against him. He wasn’t going to argue.

“Silk,” he simply stated as he gripped your waist. He felt your silk nightdress under your cardigan. "I love silk.”

“I didn’t wear it for you but I guess that works in my favor,” you smiled.

“It’s soft,” he whispered, his nose grazing your cheek. “But not as soft as you.” Matt swung your left leg around him, so you stood on your right. He held you in place against the wall as you firmly wrapped your leg around his waist. He made a low sound in your ear. He could feel your heart rapidly beat in your chest. You weren’t nervous. You were aroused. And your sex, between your legs, he knew was throbbing, and wet. He could sense it in the air. He took a deep breath as he reached his fingers underneath your silk dress and ran them along your stomach.

You shuddered at his touch, as you felt his hands trace you. He teasingly grabbed the lace of your thong and pulled it so it lightly smacked you. Matt slowly worked his way up to your breasts and felt the soft curves of them. He took one of them in his hand completely as he continued to hold your leg around him.

“So soft,” he whispered, “and mine.”

“All yours,” you said with a shaky breath.

He moved his hand to squeeze the other one in a kneading motion.

“Tell me to stop,” Matt hushed.

“You won’t hear that from me,” you said.

Slowly, he reached his hand down to your wetness. He had to take a deep breath himself as he felt your wetness twitch at his touch. He felt how soft you were and fully put his palm over your sex. He took his pointer finger it moved it up your slit, onto your clit.

“Oh,” you let slip out. You rubbed yourself urgently on him. Matt held you still.

“You like that, don’t you?” He asked. He knew the answer by your soft moan in response. He pushed one finger into your tightness and listened carefully to how you reacted. Breath hitched. Her heart skipped a beat. You spread your legs even more as he kept going in an in-and-out motion, getting faster and curving with each move. He slid a second finger in you and began to rapidly thrust inside your wetness. You held your breath.

“Breathe, sweetheart,” Matt whispered.

Listening to his command, you let out a loud, salacious breath as you held onto his shoulder. Matt kissed your neck as his fingers continued to work on your wetness. He was pounding his fingers inside you, hitting your sweet spot each time. And each time he felt him hit your sweet spot, you moaned, like a chant.

“Oh, God,” you said in a weak voice. “Oh my, God. Oh, oh, oh.”

He felt your sex tighten around his fingers.

“Keep making sounds in my ear,” Matt ordered. Your moans sounded like a prayer in his ears. He closed his eyes, as his fingers swam in your wetness. He wanted you to be louder.

His thumb found your clit, and you shivered against him with a moan.

“Oh, God,” you pleaded, “Yes. Keep going, Mike—oh, my—“

“I want you to come for me, sweetheart. Let me hear you,” Matt urged you as he swiped his thumb gently over your sensitive clit.

At the final swipe, you completely shivered against his body and held onto him so tightly, Matt knew you left scratches on his back. He knew you were riding the waves of pleasure he sent you in as you kept grinding against him, even after your climax. He felt your heart beating against his chest as you collapsed into him, letting your leg fall. Matt immediately held you against him, burying his face in your neck. You finally caught your breath.

“Well,” you began, “let me return the—“

“No,” Matt contended. “Just you.”

“What?”

“That was for me, as much as it was for you,” He whispered. He caught your lips in a kiss. You melted into his touch and shook your head.

"This is bad now,” you said. Matt furrowed his brows.

“What is?”

You laughed ironically and shook your head.

“Not only are you trusting and you make me feel safe, and you’re hot,” you began, “but you’re a total fucking sweetheart.”

Matt laughed.

“No, that’s what I call you.” He kissed you and held you tighter.

“Mike?” You asked him. Matt paused. “I like this. What we have,” you said.

“I know. I do, too,” Matt answered. He tilted his head, wondering your meaning.

“And that’s still not enough for you, to take off your mask?”

He was quiet. He shook his head.

“I will. When it’s safer, and I know my enemies,” Matt explained, which wasn’t an entire lie. When Foggy and Karen found out about his secret, their lives were in danger for a few years. Evil was still out there, and he couldn’t risk you falling victim to what they went through. That part was true.

He knew you didn’t like his answer by the soft breath you huffed.

“Listen,” he spoke softly, “there are people who know who I am, and they almost got killed for it. I—I can’t let that happen to you. Please understand that,” Matt begged, placing his fingers on your jaw.

“I will,” you said, “for now. But you should know that if I know the risks, that’s on me,” you stated. “Not on you.”

“No,” Matt argued, “it is on me. That’s my weight to carry. I’m not arguing this further.”

“Okay,” you digressed.

“I have something for you,” Matt said. He reached into his pocket and found the burner phone he once gave to Claire. He placed it in your hands and wrapped your fingers around it.

“What is this, for booty calls?” You laughed.

“For when you need me,” Matt said.

“What if I always need you?” You purred as you kissed his jaw. Matt smiled.

“For when you need me when you’re in danger,” he corrected, “God forbid.”

“I’ll keep it with me all the time,” you told him. “Thank you.”

He could hear how tired you were, and if he remembered correctly, tomorrow was your first day at Nelson & Murdock.

“Go to sleep,” Matt whispered. “I’ll see you… tomorrow night.”

“Goodnight, my guardian angel,” you whispered.

“I think that’s the first time anyone’s ever called me an angel,” Matt said.

“It’s more fitting, in my opinion.”

When you went down to your room, Matt crunched at the corner of the rooftop and waited for you to crawl into bed. You put the burner phone in the drawer of your nightside table. He heard you scroll through your regular phone for a few minutes until you eventually fell asleep.

Perhaps, the risks of all this would be worth the outcome, whatever that may be.

[bronx-bomber87]

Happy Tuesday Fandom! If that's a thing lol Officially half way through s3. Insane. I love this episode. It’s one giant married moment. They are at the height of their banter and marriage flow in this one. This episode is one big continuous work flirt that doesn’t stop. Idk why people didn’t like this ep when it first premiered. It’s Chenford gold. I remember loving this kind of ep for Castle too. It was split for that fandom as well. I think they’re hilarious snippets I enjoy them a lot. The looks alone in this one are primo. This one is more me analyzing their commentary on the case since everyone is segregated in this one. But lets get started.

3x07 True Crime

We start our ep off with Tim and Lucy being the ones called to Corey’s house. There was signs of blood and they enter the house and find a ton of it. Thus starts their amazing run of snippets in this episode. They are being interviewed since they were apart of the investigation. Tim is instantly surly with the director LOL Shock surprise eh? Last thing he wants to do is be here. To him they could be out on the streets instead of this. Lucy is the natural antithesis to him about this. Legit beaming and he is miserable.

The epitome of grumpy x sunshine in every single way. These interview pieces showcase that so well. It makes me giddy and happy haha Tim wants to get out of this ASAP. While Lucy is so excited to be there answering any and all questions. Even cuts him off in her excitement. She is bursting at the seams with elation. Then apologizes to Tim but still can't contain her glee by saying ‘This is fun.‘ Tim judges her some more I’m dying. The look on his face at the end of the second gif above. LMAO

This next section I like to call. ‘How to show you’re in love with someone without saying a word.’ By Timothy Bradford. He is all heart eyes in this scene. First one he's settling in to listen. When his girl speaks he listens, second is him agreeing wholeheartedly with her assessment and lastly is heart eye/admiration city. Doesn't take his eyes off her most of this scene. They’re talking about Corey Harris’s acting class. How he used them to start a bling ring to steal from celebrities. Tim goes on to say how anyone they caught wouldn’t flip on Corey. So he got away with it.

Lucy adds in her own portion. Explaining how Corey promised his students everything. Money, fame. This in turn inserted him in their lives even further. Basically convincing his students he could control their destinies. Saying he did this because he probably didn’t have any control over his own. Tim is just nodding along with a proud look on his face. Just admiring her take on it. 100 percent loving her analysis of him. You know he loves how her brain works. He is just sitting back and enjoying her breakdown of Corey. As transparent as a glass of water sir.

What comes next always has me rolling when I watch this ep. Gotta love the way Lucy tells him like it is no matter the situation. Keeps him in check. Tim is so cocky in his deliverance of his teacher line. Smug really and Lucy shoots that down instantly. He’s all smiles (love this man's smile btw it does things to me. mmm) then realizes how much she’s got him on this. He is dead to rights and has no comeback. You watch in the gifs above he goes from smug and smiley to straight up defeated LOL

He exhales with a ‘You win’ sigh. It’s fantastic. He thought he had this clever quip against Corey. Survey says no. Wifey shut you down lmao Her face through out the whole scene is so funny. Like this is her idiot and she can’t help but poke fun at him for his comment. This moment will always make me laugh. He’s being so ridiculous and she doesn’t let him live it down in the slightest. Her reaction in the final gif is the best. Can't believe he's being such a goober. The work flirt begins and does not stop. Be more married you two please.

They end up finding a script at one of their crime scenes. The director thinks this is an odd thing to stumble upon. Apparently it is a completely normal thing in LA according to Tim. Just another day on the job in this city ha Their polar opposite replies are so indicative of them as characters. The way Lucy is like well yeah when they’re asked if they’ve written one. Tim's is an instant and hard 'God, No' LMAO. These two. Opposites truly do attract.

Her face in the first gif what makes me laugh so hard. That sheepish embarrassment. Eric and Melissa are just pure gold in this one. Their looks alone are some of the best parts besides the banter. Tim can read her like a damn book. All he has to do is look over at her and see her answer. At first he’s waiting for her to say she hasn’t either. Expecting her to follow suit.

She does not…his body language while he’s waiting for her verbal answer is so funny. Like a slow realization. Then it’s judgy city after that. The way she weakly defends why she has is too damn funny. He is none too pleased she has written one. We all know how Tim feels about screen writers. His face says everything. God I love these two sfm.

Their looks in this one have me rolling the entire episode. Eric is the master when it comes to this in the first place. He crushes it in this one they both do. His reaction to her excitement as they get closer to the climax of this case is hilarious. The judgy side eye and furrowed brow he gives her above is extremely amusing.

Tim truly doesn’t understand why she’s enjoying this so damn much. He’s trying to just get through it and be done. His grumpy old man is showing extra hard in this moment. Her sunshine demeanor despite him is amazing. She is of course the opposite and doesn’t know why he doesn’t enjoy this whole thing more LOL Lucy is having a friggin blast. Its coming off her in waves every time it comes back to them.

I feel like Lucy owns Tim’s ass for most of this ep. He literally doesn’t stand a chance against her witty comebacks. Every time he tries to be cocky or make a joke she shuts him down so hard. His crack about a woman scorned. Lucy puts him in check real quick with that one. His soft tone when he says he’s not trivializing it....(but you are my love)

He doesn’t want her to be mad at him for his stupid comment. Then she takes him to school even further with her logical stats. He has nothing to say except 'Most...'' No leg to stand on Timothy haha. Lucy is proud of her self for this one. No one puts Tim Bradford in check better than Lucy Chen. We all LOVE it. (He does too let's be honest...) This episode is pure gold for their banter. Married idiots in this one for all to see.

The director then comments on how Lucy was the one who broke the case wide open. Lucy is beaming from ear to ear. Lights up like a Christmas tree at hearing this. She is so excited to be recognized. Tim isn’t so fast to heap on that particular praise. Now Tim doesn’t give praise out easily to begin with. Add in she just schooled him in front of the director, he’s gonna be extra salty haha The director then asks well if he wouldn't describe it as such how would he?

Tim takes a shot at her social media addiction as his answer. Then Lucy looks like she wants to punch him so hard. Like how very dare he say about her. Ha She is so affronted telling the director 'That’s hurtful' LOL (but a little true...) Side note. I can totally see them in bed. Tim falling asleep to her endless scrolling. It becoming a comfort thing for him. Her going till she is ready to sleep. Shortly after him I imagine. Tis a nice thought to think about now that they're together. But let's get back to the present ep at hand before I daydream any further hehe

The cute looks in that final gif though. Be still my heart. She is so exasperated with him and he’s soaking it up. No regrets whatsoever taking her praise and boiling it down to luck. The absolute shameless flirting going on between these two. It’s like they don’t even know they're putting on a show for this director LMAO It's truly delightful.

Lucy scrambles to defend herself. It’s pretty comical. Saying she was on her phone doing ‘research’ Tim shaking his head but enjoying this none the less. Says that she got a notification and that’s what drew her eye to Corey's video showing he's alive. Lucy says she still has the video on her phone. So ready to take Tim down a peg. She pulls it up and it’s her on her own page doing some sort of dance. I’m laughing so hard.

I want to see this video in its entirety. Read the comments. All of it. I don't know what’s funnier Lucy being mortified that came up or Tim wanting a peak at the video. He’s confused as hell but wanting to see what she was showing the director. If you need a pick me up episode this is it. This one doesn’t disappoint on so many levels.

His confused face is everything after she quickly hides her phone. There are facets to her personality that allude him completely. This is one of them. Alas Timothy this is the woman you’ve chosen to love hahaha I love her being a dork sfm though. It’s that light hearted dork that brings the best out in him as we see in s5.

Their final scene doesn’t disappoint. Lucy’s face during his rant LOL. Tim going off saying what a waste of time this is, he should be doing stuff more important. Said this before but that line from Aaron in S5 fits perfectly for this rant. He's the old dude from 'Up' Such a good line because its so true for him. I love him so much for his grumpiness though. You know Lucy does too. Loves every piece of this man.

Her face is like the wife letting her husband rant even though she thinks he’s wrong. Tim gets humbled one last time. The director tells him about his last project. The way Lucy watches him the entire scene is adorable. She loves her idiot. The look they share after he says ‘Oh. Alrighty then.’ The smirk on Lucy's face. I can not. He has grown so much btw to not to be continuously defensive after he's corrected. Just rolls with it in this last scene. Like Oh... Oops.

Tim gets the last laugh though. Lucy is beaming slash word vomiting her love of true crime while Tim rolls his eyes LOL Thanking the director for letting her be in this. She is exuding sunshine and happily looking at him. When she finishes up Tim pops her happy bubble. Tells her about the thing in her hair. They’re constantly trying to one up the other. Take each other down a peg. Competitiveness even in an interview. Unreal. Lucy has his number this entire episode. So it’s only fair Tim gets his shot in last minute.

I do love in the second gif he stops himself from getting said thing out of her hair though. You watch him reach for it then stop his hand before it makes the full journey. Lucy is so affronted she doesn’t even notice. Her arm is already up and blocking any attempt to grab it anyways. I do love his almost attempt though. It's the little things.

Lucy is so mad he let that be in her hair the entire time. He did it because well it’s Tim. I adore these two so very much. He sighs heavily as she berates him on the way out. So exasperated by her it’s so funny. This is such a fun flirty light hearted episode for them. We got their banter in spades with side helping of heart eyes and flirtation. One of my fav eps of the season for them. Much needed levity after the intensity of the last two.

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Side notes- non Chenford

Not much. Was good to find out what happened to Sterling. Gino just disappeared last year without a trace. So having ending to them was nice to have.

Harper was hilarious during the interviews to always love me some Nyla Harper. ❤️

Forever Thank you to all who read these reviews and like, comment and reblog means the world :) see you all in 3x08

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 2/6/2024

some weeks it's really hard to come up with a snappy little bon mot to put here

listening

Barbarella, by a fuck of a lot of people. yes i DID watch this movie this week! this is the single catchiest theme song i have ever heard. i cannot link the actual opening credits scene bc tumblr will censor that shit SO fast. spotify

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reading

Rebecca Roanhorse's Tread of Angels novella. this is an urban magic old west religious fantasy novella. VERY sangfielle friendsatthetable vibes, there's an old west mining town centered around the body of the demon Abbadon, which is being mined for its powerful properties. demons and angels have sort of interbred throughout the human population. there is some deeply nerdy catholic bullshit and i say that as someone who was in catholic school for fifteen years. actually let's just take Roanhorse's explanation

the setting and premise are not where the novella bites off way more than it can chew. the main character, a cardsharp, has a chanteuse sister being held accused of a murder and she's got 48hrs to prove her innocence. the time limit and general structure is good, and it uses its side characters wisely, there's just a fuck of a lot of them.

in general, this novella does not have the emotional room to make its emotional beats really count. for example, there was a second breakup with an ex after a night of passion that mostly just left me confused. more broadly, the main character has an oldest sister's selfsacrificing nature that has twisted into utter ruthlessness with regards to her sister, and i'm both impressed Roanhorse managed to convey that in so few pages and annoyed bc i really wanted to see more of that in way more detail. due to the nature of it being a novella, the series of escalating decisions she takes feel very jagged in their escalation. i hope that makes sense.

it's got really interesting ideas! i want to know more about the ideas! i wish this was a full book instead of a novella, so the ending hits a little better instead of a Well That Just Happened way. from this interview it seems Roanhorse also wanted it to be a full book, but it was sort of a "i need something short and sweet so i don't go insane while adapting my other book for TV" (which is very exciting!!!)

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watching

really a bizarre set of films. extremely unemployed energy in this watchlist this week. largely composed of "what's on my letterboxed watchlist and also available for free on tubi, with brief forays into hulu"

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013, dir. Chow). loved the overall visual design of the antagonists and the monsters, did not overall love this movie. it is a solid martial arts showcase and the first twenty minutes with freshwater JAWS are the most tightly plotted. it kind of flounders (lol) after that. can't find a gif i like.

INU-OH (2021, dir. Yuasa) genuinely healed my heart a little i think. queer (complimentary, not queer in the western massachusetts housing coop way) feudal anime glam rock opera. i am sooooooo picky about bad dads in movies as a driving force but this really soothed my daddy issues. stuck the landing on both storytelling and visuals.

Barbarella (1968, dir. Vadim) WOW Jane Fonda was hot. this was both sillier and less porny than i was led to believe (if we ignore the softcore porn opening credits). however horny this movie was it was not brave enough to have some girl-on-girl action with barbarella and the evil empress, even though the evil empress never seems to actually learn her name and just calls her “pretty” or “pretty-pretty”. shoutout to the one fic on ao3 that rectifies this situation. certainly a piece of scifi history, i wish modern scifi was as brave with its theatrical set dressing, i think one viewing is good enough for me bc i cannot stop thinking about how all the women on set might have been treated.

john philip law popped up and i said out loud to my cat “hey i know him from cowboys”

Flower Drum Song (1961, dir. Koster) got conned into watching this by the hotvintagemen poll bc i wanted to see what james shigeta’s deal was, and if he did have a sort of ratpack sensibility as the propaganda described. he does! however this movie is unrelentingly awful. it is so so so slow. all of its comedy is racism-based. it feels like a three and a half hour two-VHS set instead of two hours. i like to think i have a stronger stomach for older media and am able to consider things as products of their times but this is my upper limit i think. one brief fleeting moment of cool production with this triple mirror effect

Dirty Dancing (1987, dir. Ardolino). we were trying to find something to watch on either peacock or hbo max, and when i said "oh i've never seen that" out loud my my best friend said "that's insane we're watching it". i did not hate this movie, but i feel like i missed some critical window of development in which i would have had to see this movie to really love it. i had sort of an abnormal high school experience and i am a smidge too old to relate to bildungsroman any more. but it was cute! it was fine! i think patrick swayze’s jawline could cut glass. this film was made after Roe v Wade (1973) and i feel like the backstreet abortion b-plot has done this interesting 180 from sort of a historical novelty to a real threat and terror again. fun!

that’s it for the watching section i promise

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playing

im doing the thing where i play a game for ten minutes, put it down, and then pick it back up again, which is probably not terrific for the health of my elderly switch. but whatever. what have i been up to in breath of the wild?

not a ton of progress map-wise, but did make it up to zora’s domain.

i was planning on the camel being the first divine beast, to get that over with bc i had such a devil of a time in my last playthrough, but the thing about the desert is it’s really far away.

dicked around the dueling peaks stables for a while without managing to defeat that guardian and unlock that shrine. so it goes. i think i really need an actual guardian shield from one of the minor tests of strength shrines instead of a normie shield. this line and sidequest made me laugh— it wasn’t terribly hard to find this little cache but it was a tricky bit of gliding.

didn’t realize the horses don’t have that much vertical threat perception, just like real horses. this little band walked right under me and i failed to glide down and land perfectly on someone’s back, which did freak them all out.

i think my new favorite place in a game is this little grove clinging to the side of the dueling peaks. it felt very peaceful and cozy. nothing can get me up there and there’s more than enough room to make a little campfire and cook dinner and not roll off the mountain in a sleeping bag the middle of the night.

also fully kitted out my house bc i had a very successful mining expedition along dueling peaks. EXTREMELY forgiving and generous secondary opening area imo, thanks game

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making

i started this glitch sampler pattern by tumblr's own mathysphere (not @'d bc this is a fuck of a long post) at the beginning of the pandemic, june 2020, while thinking "eh let's give this friends at the table counterweight thing a shot" got most of the way through both counterweight and this piece, put it down bc i was so annoyed with all the confetti stitches (random one-off stitches of colors that aren't anywhere near other stitches of the same color. i think i resorted to fraychek at several points in the rover square) and then put it down so long i had to throw it out during the great moth debacle, bc it was partly eaten.

here's what it will look like finished, and a link to buy the pattern

i think this time around i am a much better technical stitcher (the first crack at this i didn't know the loop method of starting, or pin stitches, or really any alternate endings except running the tail under the last few stitches). i usually stitch with three strands bc i like the look, but i think the loop method with three strands is overly fiddly. i have not picked up cross stitch since mmmm 2021, but any mistakes or unevenness in this will simply contribute to the glitch effect. i'm going to go back and backstitch the four "frames" and key portions of the sampler to highlight portions of the glitches (eg the yellow and blue centers of the spiral galaxy, the interior of the eclipse, perhaps add an antenna to the rover).

still not my tidiest back, but hey. it's going to sit in a frame and not have any sort of friction or extra force applied to it ever

i am really looking forward to framing this in a deep shadowbox, i have an idea about how to mat it with little melty cutouts for the drips at the bottom.

[accidentally-in-fictional-love]

Things I Noticed While Writing Light The Fuse: Part 9, Episode 3

I love how they did this scene so much, the editing in this show is one of the reasons why I fell so hard in love with all of it and not just the Phoenixes

Crowdin' ya? But really if I turned and Johnson was suddenly beside me like that I'd crash the car

I know it's so then they could do this cool as hell scene but I wanna know why it was Johnson who suggested this? In my fic it's for plot reasons that're slowly getting revealed, but why is it so complicated for canon Johnson to need this? I need a full week of interviews with everyone who wrote this show as well as these men before I lose my mind, my curiosity can't survive this many unanswered questions

They're so fucking close 😳 but Matty giving them that look, fully convinced he wouldn't have done them without Johnson suggesting it

POV of me giving into peer pressure because of Matty Reprisal 😳 also closeup of his ring! It's so pretty, I wonder its meaning (Johnson gave it to him for his 6th anniversary as a Phoenix) what who said that

I like this shot x1

Thanks Matty you guys definitely won't crash now that the driver's high

I like this shot x2

I like this shot x3

God he's so pretty here

I like this shot x4 😳

Okay let's get back to the details and not the pretty men. Full disclosure, first watch I missed so much because I was only looking at Johnson, I completely missed this speech. Just, right over my head, totally blocked out everything they were saying about the opening of the entire show.

Johnson is so interesting here, again I have him acting a -aheem- different way in my fic because this topic is hard for him, but why interrupt Matty when he's in the middle of explaining it? He's either even more distant or vibing while Matty talks, but when he does talk it's about Katherine or the cause, everything else he leaves to Matty

I have an extreme fear of spiders and I get caught looking at it every. Single. Time. Instead of at the safety of Matty right there. Still it's such a cool shot though

I went back to get the gif above and realized why I always look, goddamn Johnson is right there on the previous shot so my eyes are still there on the transition, I've been betrayed

I like this shot x5

I like these shots x6, I could watch Johnson forever during this, I wonder what Ethan is seeing to make him get up so urgently, I also can't get enough of them all switching seats lol it's cute

I like this shot x7, and I'm holding back from saying so many thoughts right now because the story is only half over, so let's just look at Johnson for now and the fact that this is where I caught on that that's not Betty with the roof down it's a completely different totally white car while I was writing this scene

I like this shot x8, he's so pretty I wish he'd stayed in focus a bit longer. This entire scene is so interesting to me because this is what Matty believes, and what he believes in, and it's just a lie

I love this shot x9

This is why I'm in love with Matty. He heard all of this and fell in love with the idea and the desire to wanna be a Brawler, Burt's betrayal and campaign for peace and takeover, how he could find what he was looking for with them, and he did. He found family with Johnson and Meredith and even Joel. He's not a Brawler but he's a Phoenix and he can still have everything he was looking for with them, and he needs Ethan to believe that he can also have that with them. And this is why Burt can never be forgiven to me for what he does to him.

I'm also in love because this is what I myself want, and have been looking for for a long time. If by some miracle he showed up on my doorstep and gave me this speech I'd follow him anywhere, not because I really wanna kiss him, but because I believe it too. And if Hulu refuses to give him and Johnson and Ethan a proper happy ending then I'll sure as fuck do it myself

I love this shot x10, this is the face of someone who's finally starting to get it

And now it's back to the river, Matty's out of it, Johnson is staring at Ethan but also Matty the moment he looks back, and Ethan now has to drive without crashing

Another full episode, I adore this show so much and it's only episode 3, thankfully ep4 has less so it should be wrapped up in 2, since I love Ethan and Meredith's scene a bunch and might end up paying special attention to it 💙💛❤️

[lovewillthaw-j]

What are your wishes for Frozen 3?? Would you rather see Elsa staying in the forest or move somewhere else?

I want to be swept off my feet. I want to be mesmerized again by the animation, so mesmerized that I would gif non-stop. I want to fall deeper in love with Elsa and Anna (than I already have). I want to be addicted to the music and the songs like I was for Frozen 2 when I listened to the soundtrack perpetually on loop for weeks and dreamt it in my sleep (true story).

I wish the plot will be good and not attempt to accomplish too much like in F2. I hope they won't retcon things that we all hold dearly onto. Some retcon is to be expected, but I hope it won't divide the Fandom.

I hope the film makers will be able to challenge their strong ideals for the movie and dare to sacrifice them if it makes for a better movie. (for example: For F2 they wanted Anna to go thru depression partly because of director Chris buck's journey through it (he lost his son during the production of F1, RIP). But in order to make Anna depressed they had to kill Elsa. Elsa's death in F2 was controversial and not fully explained. Why would Ahtohallan crown her as fifth spirit and then kill her immediately. Another example - Jlee and Klopez strongly wanted a story element of a parent/mother letting a growing young adult be free and independent (they have said this in interviews). This was based on their own life experience as their daughters were progressing into teenage-hood. But this led inexplicably to Anna becoming a mother figure to Elsa who wants to leave Arendelle.)

I hope it stays true to Frozen 1. I definitely don't want Olaf to take centerstage like he has post-F2. You can't sustain a movie on a side character.

I hope that the world will be ignited by Frozen madness again.

I'm in 2 minds about what Disney will produce. Of course they want $$$ out of Frozen. (the merch sales are so huge that's why frozen is not lumped together with Disney princess) but I don't want a cheap cash grab. On the one hand I think elsa will have another big song(s) and a dress transformation (for the merch). Yet I don't know what other transformation (plot-wise) elsa can go through. Part of me wants a simple story with the characters spending time together. I have always thought, why can't we just see more of what happened between F1 and F2, meaning, happy times like FF and OFA. But, u could also argue that that's pretty mundane and not going to sustain a whole movie and may not ignite frozen madness. And these kind of happy time adventures are already fleshed out in all the little story books.

Musings - I wonder if Anna will get powers. I wonder if elsa will turn evil (Anna died, or something?) I wonder if Hans will come back. I wonder if elsa will lose/give up her powers. Sometimes my plot musings merge with superhero movie plots lol. I wonder if the parents are still alive somewhere. I wonder if runeard is still alive. Rapunzel crossover? (I'm going into superhero territory again lol)

OK I've rambled and I don't know where I'm going with this. Suffice to say I am excited but scared for F3.

I just hope it won't be a mad rush like how F2 was (as documented in the ITU documentary which looks like anatomy of a mess that somehow pulled itself together at the last second. Still can't believe we ALMOST didn't have show yourself in the movie!)

[tammyjackson50-blog]

Someday love will find you 2|E.M

(gif is not mine!).

//includes: break up, maybe there will be a good ending.

(gif is not mine!)

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How did people used to do it back then? been in a long-distance relationship? Dating with a rock star or a singer, someone in a band that is not always at home and you can barely talk with them?

While I couldn't even stay in a relationship with my ex-boyfriend in our time... it's freaking 2023 now... it has been four years since I last saw him face to face.... The thing is.. I can't even forget him, because how can you forget someone that you see on TV, hear on the radio on the bus, see on social media where not... But that's fine, I'm glad that he got even more successful.

I moved on with my life, I have my career that I have been studying for, and so has he.

Phone rings

- " Y/n? Are you with Austin? "

" No, why? "

- " Have you heard about Corroded Coffin coming to town? "

" What? Really? "

- " I'll send you the article, um.. will you.. buy a ticket? "

Sigh " Lia, I don't think so "

- " Come on, Y/n, just to hear their songs, nothing else "

" And what if he sees me ? I don't think that I'm ready for this, and what about Austin, did you forget? "

- " Are you sure ? "

" Lia, if you want to go, go, I'm not going to be mad or something. He's from the past. "

- " Okay.... tell me if you change your mind "

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My best friend Lia is trying hard not to bring up Eddie everytime she sees anything related to him,But she doesn't always think about that because she liked us when we were together.

That day.. when I told her that we broke up, she cried... haha, I know. She is the sweetest, but when I told her that he wanted to propose me, she wanted to kill me, yeah, pretty normal.

Few days later:

Article:

" Breaking news: Eddie Munson of the famous band Corroded Coffin shared with his fans a song that he had been listening to a lot lately, and the reason behind it surprised the fans! "

On the phone with Lia

- " You have to watch it, Y/n! The concert is in few days and I- "

" Okay, okay, relax, they love making things sound dramatic in those articles, gosh.. "

- " Oh, believe me , you will be shocked as well "

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Interviewer : Eddie, now it's your turn to tell us about the last song you listened to.

He looks so good..

Eddie: All right, so the last song that I have heard is Glimpse of us by Joji .

Interviewer: Oh wow, that is a pretty sad song, isn't it?

Eddie: Yeah, kind of.

Interviewer: Is there any particular reason that you listen to this song, or are you just like it?

Eddie: You are really trying to get me to say something interesting, huh? Haha, well.. I won't get into details, but I really miss someone, and this song pretty much sums up how I feel.

▐▐

" Okay, Lia, what do I need to see here? "

- " Why did you stop the video??? "

" Did you want me to hear that he misses his model ex? "

- " No, I didn't, he wasn't even talking about her. and wait I thought that you are not interested in his life...hm..sus "

" Well..I… god, do me a favor, I found this out a while ago from someone on Instagram okay? "

- " pfff Fine, just keep watching please "

" Okay, girly jeez."

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Interviewer : And can you tell us how you feel? * is he for real , he just said that he doesn't want to go into details... *

Eddie: eh well.. I guess that you guys know that me and Larissa are not together anymore. We have our reasons for that, and.. things weren't going well. shit I feel like I've talked too much.... haha...

Interviewer: it's okay, you don't need to go into details, * oh really thank you * but you are right, it's a beautiful song , and I'm sure that our viewers at home agree. he giggles And yes, I think that it's it for today, thank you boys for coming-

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......

" Okay...? "

- " Y/n , go to the comments "

Scrolling down....

" AYY I have the same shirt that Eddie is wearing "

" 7:22 LOL Gareth "

" 16:26 I wonder what he meant "

" 15:43 Isn't it a song about a break up ? " || replay " I used to listen to this song when I missed my ex "

" Guys, I think that I understood what Eddie meant when he said that this song reflects how he feels. The song is about being in a relationship and still missing your ex, more like seeing your ex in your current lover… " || replay " Oh shit, you might be right. Didn't Eddie have a girlfriend a few years ago? Before he and Larissa started dating ? " || replay " Right!! I believe he used to have photos of her on his Instagram page, but he deleted them.. "

- " Y/n? Are you reading the comments? "

..... I... I don't really know what to say, no, no, that's nonsense. Fans like digging too far into details and creating stories.

" Yeah... "

- " What do you think? do you think they broke up because he still loves you? "

" oh god, Lia don't even say that, and no, I don't think so.. , I think that people are exaggerating "

- " Well... if you ask me - "

" I didn't ask you bae "

- " Too bad, I'll say it anyways, I think that they might be right ".

Day before the concert

Eddies P.O.V

" Yo dude, is this real ? " I looked up from my Nintendo switch. " What is real ? " Jeff showed me a tiktok video, it was me talking in the interview and people that are reacting to what I have said. " Jesus christ , this again? " I sigh " is that a yes or no? " I got up from the couch, not wanting to talk about it. " Running away will not help you man! I'll take that as a yes."

___

I made my hair into a bun and tried to hide it under a hat and put on glasses, because a wearing jacket would look suspicious since it's already getting hot.

I went to a park where I used to go to when I wanted to be alone, it feels weird being in town again, I haven't been here since me and...Y/n broke up.. since I walked out of our then apartment.. I wonder how she is doing, is she in a relationship? Well , she probably is. How can this beautiful and smart girl stay single? Does she know that I'm in town?

My thoughts got introrepted by a couple walking.... they don't look so happy-

" come on, just give me one last chance - "

" No Austin ,no, we have talked about it, please - "

oh shit, things are looking bad for them- .... Y/n? Is that really her??? No, there is no way - okay, well, if she is still lives here, it's possible... man I gotta go.

The day of the concert:

- " I swear , If Austin wasn't such a manipulative ex, I guarantee you would come with me. "

" Forget him, we had our last talk yesterday, and we finally agreed that he would move on because he knows that I moved on already... and also, it's kinda late to buy tickets "

- " Yes Y/n, we saw how that worked out the last time. let me remind you, You broke up almost a year ago and he's running after you ."

" Okay, fine, come on just hang up and enjoy the concert. text me about twenty minutes before it ends, okay? "

After a while

I was switching between the TV's channels until I came across MTV. The song that was playing was Glimps of us...HA, what a coincidence. I couldn't stop myself from watching Eddie's interview again. People who commented, genuinely believe that he is referring to me. " UGH " how can they be so sure? but.. what if he is actually talking about me..? then what? does it means that he misses me..? " No , no that's can't be " . I got up from the couch and went to the bathroom to wash my face, I need to chill for a minute because I'm overthinking this whole thing.

-Waiting for Lia outside the concert hall

On the phone :

" - give me few minutes, this guy he pretty cute! "

" are you like, trying to get his phone number or something? "

" - well yeah, he came up to me , and we stared talking- "

" I can't hear you that much Lee, but be cerful with him "

" - don't worry- omg, he's coming back, Y/n stay there, I'll be there in a few minutes! "

" Okay okay, but don't take - " call ended " too much time ..." sigh

now I'll just wait, I hope for her that he's worth it, pff (lol)

Nobody's P.O.V

Lia and the guy really got along and they really hit it off.

" Did you came alone ? " he asked " unfortunately, but that's fine, I didn't even pay attention to that, I was enjoying the concert haha " he noded " I'm glad to hear that " she smiled " Did you came alone as well? I saw you a couple times before and you were alone " he looked around the crowed " can you keep a secert ? " Lia raiesd an eyebrow at him " don't tell me that you got in without a ticket " he got closer to her " acutally, I'm friends with the band " Lia was shocked, she really taught that he's going to say that he got in without a ticket or something " YOU - uhm sorry, you what now?? " he couldent take his smile from his face " yeah, I'm working with them, well, for them " She stepped back. " that's really cool! I'm guessing I'm bothering you or something. I should get going anyways- "He grabbed her arm gently and moved closer to her before she could finish her sentence. " wait wait, you are not bothering me at all, I came up to you didn't I ? she looked at him " yeah.. right, so.. did you want something from me? " She said it in a flirtatious tone " sure did, but I"ll be honest beacuse I do start to like you right now " damn she thought to herself " I didn't came to you get your number .. well at first I didn't ,I came because someone asked me to ask you a question...." you what now " eh... what ? " she was getting disappointed, " Who sent you, and what is the question? " she is so confused.

" Eddie Munson "

Tagged : @bibieddiesgf ;)

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HEYY, I hope that you enjoy this episode! comment if you would like me to continue :)

[notebookmusical]

Hi. I'm sorry I haven't replied but I wanted to give a quick review on the show and wish you a fantastic trip of seeing great shows! I meant to reply before you left but this will probably be short and don't worry about replying. I hope it's going well so far! The concert was amazing! I think it might have been my favorite show I've been to of theirs and I've seen them about 6 times. I think this was because being in the pit was kind of a fun and different experience with a lot of energy and fans loving the band as much as I do. At one point they were in the back of the pit and we got really close..they even walked right by us at one point getting to the other stage and I lost my mind and started laughing and almost crying in shock so that was really cool. I love the staging and effects..lots of pyro and flames. They tried to include fans in the pit for the last song which was something new. It reminded me a bit of the eras tour cuz they sort of went by eras almost and had a really good setlist..I think they played like almost 40 songs or something. That's also probably why it was my favorite cuz it had a bit of everything. It was really fun and I can't believe it's over! I totally understand everything you said about the stage door and how crazy fans are so I guess it makes sense if you don't want to. I know some of the Outsiders fans are crazy and apparently someone actually followed one of the actors home before. Btw did you try the Stay Gold cookie there? Probably not since you didn't see the show but I recognize it cuz I saw some of the cast was there earlier in the week. But anyway I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip and tell me all of the other cool things that you did! Thanks for the recommendations for tropes too. I admit Gossip Girl is not anything close to what I meant for the last one..I meant it more in a this will never work we are doomed sort of way similar to Aladdin, Newsies or Moulin Rouge, kinda the Outsiders too lol. I do see a bit with Normal People though and it would be hard to come up with a book like that. Also I only watched the first two seasons but Dan and Blair just make no sense to me haha. Like they really feel forced and he doesn't like anything about her or who she really is. I get some of the criticisms of her and Chuck but at least they have the chemistry and similar qualities like the scheming. Honestly Dan makes sense with no one knowing the big spoiler but I do like him and Serena more I guess. I realized with couples and tropes I usually like couples that are similar to each other. Anyway Idk if I will ever finish the whole show though and maybe it makes more sense in the show but idk. I hope you are enjoying Interview with the vampire..I definitely see a lot of gifs on here. I do have Seven Year Slip on my list though but have been so behind on reading lately. Maybe I will try to read something today. Also I just found out about Rachel Lynn Solomon's new book so I guess I'm excited for that although it includes fake dating and marriage, a trope I'm not used to. I've also been listening to Short and Sweet. What do you think about it and what are your favorites? At first I wasn't impressed but it's grown on me now and still has a few songs I really love. I think I just expected a bit more overall but it's fun with some catchy songs. I hope you're having an amazing time!!! 🩷

hi friend!!! i had the best time on my trip! so sorry this is so late + shorter than normal, i'm replying on my phone (which i normally don't do) 🤍 i definitely want to hear more about your concert — what were your favorite songs they sang? were you surprised by anything?

i did not, but i did see it on one of the days i was there! i don't think they sell it every day? i got a peanut butter cup and a funfetti and then realized very quickly that both are way too sweet for my taste :( funfetti was already very sweet to me back in like 2017-2019 but having it on this trip really made me go: oh this is Very Sweet.

ugh no you have to watch all of gossip girl (at least up till the end of season 5) for the full dan/blair experience. they're everything to me. no other relationship on that show comes even remotely CLOSE to them. serenate maybe. i did like serena & nate back in the day! i just finished watching the second episode of interview with a vampire so by the end of the year i'll probably have finished it haha. but i am enjoying it!

i really like short n sweet! it's also grown on me, it's very catchy but i think it took a second for me to solidify my favorites (juno, taste, coincidence). what are your favorites? 🤍

[sinlapinthai]

Q: Which member of 9x9 do you want to be?

[baskervilleshund]

[stormblessed95]

So i really enjoyed your post about Namjoon being a leader and sometimes monitoring jikook. I wanted to say that I love how you are always so respectful and choose your words wisely and also never accuse the members of anything whenever you 'speculate' about things that we don’t know for sure! I have another ask about that topic. So you Said that jikook were especially monitored around 2016 to 2018 and afterwards not so much anymore. I have heard of that narrative before but I‘ve never seen good examples for that. Sorry if you talked about it before, maybe you’ll find the time to give examples where Namjoon seemed to monitor jikook. I would love to hear your overall opinion about why and how you feel his way of dealing with jikook changed over time. ☺️

Aww thank you Anon. I really do respect and love all 7 members soooo much. They all mean so much to me! Even though i believe KM are probably a couple, I do want to make sure I stay as respectful as possible. And I'm always willing to accept different opinions about things and be corrected if my facts are wrong!

Lmao, well I can try to find some! There are also great funny compilation videos out there you can find on YouTube (beware analysis videos, don't watch those. Just the funny ones. WonSummerNight has a few I believe that are good and wholesome). For me, some of the Namjoon stopping Jikook from Jikooking moments:

In 2015 when Jimin says that for his birthday, he will give Jungkook kisses while they were on a live stream. 😂 Namjoon's face is priceless. And he very quickly speaks over Jimin and says "OH 50 white shirts!!!! Okay!!!" Very very loudly. (50 white shirts sounded similar to the phrase Jimin used as well. Didn't work RM but nice try).

Or this one when Jikook were being overly flirty and talking about spoilers for their new comeback stage. Namjoon interupted JK to tell him to go ahead and share what he wanted to share as he and Jimin were giggling over whatever they were giggling about. I don't know what was so funny either Joon. He looked more amused and endeared by them this time though. So cute

During an official interview, Jikook start staring and instead of telling US they are ALL doing something together, they start Whispering together to EACH other with all the heart eyes. Lol Namjoon quickly redirects their attention back to the camera and the embarrassed giggles after lol so cute

These one was in 2019, but to be fair to Joonie, they were Wilding during this tour. Lol Jikook start playing footsie on stage and Namjoon immediately goes to stand between them.

Making sure they are standing in their official line order even though Jikook continually gravitate towards each other after performances

Taking over Jungkook's half of Jimin's heart. Lol I think this one was more that he also just wanted to be included but still, it's funny

Jungkook goofing off and showing his paddle thing to Jimin and RM literally tapping him and telling him to stop and pay attention during Armypedia

One of my favorites is during a concert, Jikook are walking towards each other, and before anything even happens, Namjoon had sprinted to come to a standstill right in between them. Lmao I can't find that gif now but it was amazing. Im sure it'll be in a compilation somewhere. Save Namjoon. He needs help and maybe a bubble bath or something. Being the leader is hard.

There are a bunch of different examples, videos, Twitter threads out there. These are just the ones I could think of and find super quick! And again, it's all in good fun and Namjoon isn't doing anything wrong here either. It's just funny to see sometimes.

[skinnyziamlove]

top 5 ziam moments

i was tagged by the sweet @aladdinzainau to show my top 5 ziam moments and i got so happy because 1) i love being tagged 2) i love ziam but choosing 5 moments was hard because so many are good and also i miss them so much 😭 BUT HEY GOOD MEMORIES, let's look at the moments that make my heart warm (they're in no specific order):

1) baby zayn making his doll kiss liam's doll and baby liam surprised by it, baby zayn was already falling hard for liam and it makes me so emotional 😭

2) ok, that's more a of a naughty moment 🙈 the famous ziam dry hump in the backstage, iconic!!!

3) zayn thristing real hard in a interview in 2014, we have a lot of pics and gifs from this interview and i could have chosen any of them to be honest because in all of them zayn is staring at liam like he has never seen him. embarassing and cute 😍

4) THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THE TIMES, they're in the middle of an interview but they look at each other with so much fond, with so much love, you can see their smiles in their eyes. it makes you fall in love with their love.

5) the iconic ziam kiss at the nfj awards, like yes it's a kiss and you can't tell me otherwise THEY K-I-S-S-E-D, after niall and harry go away you can see how close liam's and zayn's face were and i can't believe they did it in such a public space 🤧

it was a emotional rollercoaster but i really enjoyed and i really love my parents liam and zayn lol 😍😭

i'm tagging (it's optional, just do it if you feel like it!): @lightmeupinflamez @makeitupfallinlovetry @kaocean @wingsandlips @1ddenisels

[writemywaytoyourheart]

BTS Reaction: their s/o really enjoys astrology

Requested: yeah! thank you nonnie 😘

a/n: if any of this is wrong, I claim to be a fool already and I'm so sorry, but I hope you enjoy this! Also, sorry it took so long >.< my eighth BTS reaction bbies, at this point that doesn't matter, but it's tradition now lol (^-^)√💞

BTS Masterlist

*I do not own any of the gifs, all credits go to rightful owners^^*

Genre: fluff

KIM SEOKJIN: Dec. 4: Sagittarius

Omf, he so cute, I'mma f*ckin lose it. 

Jin would think you’re adorable. he’d love that you were so interested in this and were pretty serious about it.

"Jin?" You call out suddenly, looking up from your notebook. A second later you hear him answer you from the other room.

"Yes princess?"

"Can you come here for a second?"

Jin pokes his head into the room with his eyes wide and puckered lips, making you laugh at the silly look on his face. He smiles and comes in all the way, "what did you need baby?"

Waving him over to your desk he kneels down next to your chair, you turn back to your notebook to scribble something and say nonchalantly, "we're going on a trip." Jin raises his eyebrows and touches your shoulder to get your attention, "what do you mean? You wanna go on a trip?" You look at him and smile, "well, yes I think it would be nice. But we're going for you." He looks bewildered and ruffles his hair in confusion, "b-but I never said anythi-"

"But you wanted to."

"Huh?"

"Oh you, silly. I know you love to travel and get out, experience the world." You open your arms wide and then go back to writing, making him laugh.

"What are you on about, y/n?"

"Nothing..."

"Mmhmm, get over here." Jin starts to tickle you and laugh as you squeal and try to squirm away from him. "Jin stop!" He shakes his head and starts giving you kisses all over your face as he continues to assault you with tickles, "not until you tell me what you're up to!" Finally you relent and gasp out, "ok! Ok fine I'll tell you! Stop!" Jin pulls his hands away and smiles in satisfaction. You start trying to get your hair out of your face as you say breathlessly, "I....I know you like to travel, even though you never talk about it much. I know, because you're a Sagittarius...and they love to experience the world." There's a split second of silence, then Jin starts to laugh and leans in for a hug, but he doesn't even look too shocked, "Oh princess, is that why we're going on a trip?" You nod against his shoulder and he smiles fondly.

"Y/n, you're so cute. What am I going to do with you?" You peck his cheek and he grins, "would it happen to say anything about me being Worldwide Handsome?" He asks smugly. You slap his chest playfully.

"Of course not, you fool." Jin looks hurt and he pouts, "rude."

"Only because it's only you that's worldwide handsome, not every Sagittarius." He grins at your last comment and hugs you again.

MIN YOONGI: Mar. 9: Pisces

Ofc he's a Pisces, he's a soft bean and we all know it. 

I feel like Yoongi would be kind of confused and not fully understand it lol, but he wouldn’t be opposed to it.

"What are you doing?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing."

"...I don't believe you."

You laugh as Yoongi sits down next to you and tries to look over your shoulder where you're scrolling through Instagram. You push him gently, "go away you sneak." He pouts and stops trying to look, slumping down in his own spot and whining, "I don't trust you." You look at him in mock offense and scoff, "why don't you trust me? What did I ever do wrong?" 

"You're giggling."

"So?"

"Giggling in a suspicious way."

"Oh my gosh, seriously?" 

"Yes."

You roll your eyes and nudge him with your shoulder, "stop being so silly." He grunts but lets it go and goes back to his own phone. A few minutes later you start to giggle again and steal glances at him every now and then. Finally he reacts and snatches your phone before running to the bedroom.

"MIN YOONGI!!" You shout when he zooms away, "get back here right now!!" You jump up and chase after him, catching him on the bed scrolling through your phone. "Yoongi, you're a little brat, you know that?" He nods and keeps scrolling, confusion written all over his face. 

"What is this stuff you're looking at anyway? I'm confused."

"It's called astrology, genius. Now give it back." You sit next to him and he hands your phone over, uninterested now since it means nothing to him. You shake your head and turn back to keep scrolling when you hear him pipe up, "I still don't get it. What does 'The SIgns when they fall in love' mean and why were you giggling about it?" You smother another smirk that threatens to burst out on your lips and mumble, "just that you're a big softy and won't admit it." He looks at you sharply, "what did you say?" 

"Oh, nothing."

"Liar."

"Stop acting so tough."

"What are you talking about? I am tough." 

"Sure, whatever you say, Pisces."

"Huh?"

"Nothing."

JUNG HOSEOK: Feb. 18: Aquarius 

oh fack, wait...no one touch me...I’m calling the police hoseok, you b*tch.

I feel like Hobi would also be confused at first, but then he’d become just as interested as you.

"Hey love!"

"Yeah?"

"Can I borrow your laptop?"

"Sure baby!" You smile and turn back to keep looking in the fridge for food. A few minutes pass and you hear Hoseok walk into the kitchen.

"Y/n?"

"Yeah baby?" You stop spreading mayonnaise on your sandwich and turn to see Hobi walking over to you with a confused look on his face. "What is this? 'The Signs as candy' and why is it on your laptop?"

You stare at him for a second and he continues, "I- I wasn't snooping. I just turned it on and this was on the screen and I was just confused and-" you burst into laughter and hold your side as it starts to feel like you might get stitches from laughing so hard, "don't worry love, I know you weren't snooping, and I was just looking at things." He quirks an eyebrow at you, "things, huh? Pretty interesting topic if you ask me..." You chuckle and walk over to him, waving him over to sit on the couch, "I can show you if you want, it's pretty fun."

Hobi follows you and sits on the couch beside you, handing you your laptop and watching you go to Instagram and find an account, then click on one of their pictures titled, 'The Signs when they see a fight'...He squints at it and then looks at you, "I don't get it." You laugh and explain, "ok, so you know the star signs?" He nods slowly, "I've..heard of them, yes." You point at the screen and continue, "well, depending on your birthday you have a star sign and the signs all typically have similar traits with people of the same sign, and yours is Aquarius. So, sometimes I find it fun to look at different things and see if they're true or not." Hobi nods as he starts to understand and then he looks at you, "well, what kind of candy was I?" You laugh and go back to the previous post to check.

The two of you completely lose track of time and sit there looking up different scenarios and funny comparisons and laugh about what each of your signs are described as. He's definitely hooked, that's for sure.  

KIM NAMJOON: Sept. 12: Virgo

Wow....thighs...

Oh, Namjoon is totally for it, and he isn’t gonna let you think you’re the only one that specializes in this, just so you know.

"Namjoon, you're an idiot." 

That's the first thing you say to him after they turn the cameras off when they finished the interiew, the boys all coming off the set. Namjoon looks at you in shock and puts his hand on his chest, "hey, why am I suddenly an idiot?" You can't hold your laughter in any longer and start giggling uncontrollably. Namjoon takes you gently by the elbow and leads you away to a quiet place so you can talk. 

"Now, explain."

"Ok fine." You start chuckling again because you just can't help it.

He looks at you expectantly and then sighs, "you're making me anxious, why did you say that and why are you laughing?" 

See, this war between you two started after he claimed to know more about astrology than you, to which you gladly fought him on. And now, after months of bantering and bragging about the things you both knew, you finally had something on him. You look at him smugly and say as nonchalantly as you can,

"What sign are you, Joonie?"

"Ah, we're back to this huh?"

"We most certainly are, so answer the question."

"This is pointless, we both know I know perfectly well what I am, I'm a Virgo."

"A Virgo, huh?"

"Yes."

"Sure you're not a Virgin, Joon?"

Namjoon's face pales the instant you say that, "oh no, y/n please tell me I didn't say that in the-" by the look on your face it proves that, oh yes, he said that, and he crumples in embarrassment. He puts his big hands up to his face and groans loudly, "I am never going into public again. Shut up y/n, you're not helping." But you can't stop laughing, not yet. It was too funny, and you knew ARMY would have an absolute field day with this. Namjoon can't help but smile at you, even in his distress.

"I'm sorry Joonie baby, I really am." He just shrugs miserably.

"Maybe I can convince them to reshoot the interview..."

Oh, you doubt that would happen. And now you're one point ahead, even though it was a mistake, it was done and hilarious at that.  

PARK JIMIN: Oct. 13: Libra

Oh sh*t, careful boi, you gon' break that precious neck.

Hmm, Jimin would definitely want to learn more about this, you teaching him of course ;)  

You were currently obsessed over this newfound knowledge of yours of the Zodiac signs and you spent a lot of your time with your nose in your phone; learning all you could about everything. Jimin was delighted that you had found something that intrested you and made you light up while talking about it. But to be fairly honest; he missed your cuddles and attention a lot. 

One day he comes into your room and sees you mulling over books and your phone. He sneaks up on you and tickles you, laughing when you squeal and jump in surprise.

"Jimin!! You scared me! Don't do that!" 

"Sorry baby~ I just miss you~" Jimin whines and snuggles his face into your neck. You giggle and pat his head, "wanna join me?" He contemplates that for a minute then nods his head, ruffling your hair. Spending time with you like this was better than none at all. Jimin sighs as he plops down next to you, "so, what are you reading about now?" You smile slightly as you give him a side-glance, "oh, just reading up on Libras." He nods and says quietly, "Libras...that sounds familiar, why is that familiar to me?" You laugh and turn to him.

"Well, probably because it's your sign."

"Oh...oh really?? What does it say about me?" He's suddenly very attentive and tries to get a look at what you've been reading. You snatch it away and giggle, "well, I'll tell you, just calm down." He sits back and nods, waiting for you to continue, and you do.

"Libras are very friendly, they love to talk to people and are very charming- get that smirk off your face." Jimin giggles and ducks his head shyly, "what else does it say?" 

"Well, Libras often hide their emotions when they feel it would burden someone else. They try to make it a happier mood when someone is feeling down." Jimin has gone silent and you can tell he's listening carefully.

"They're also hot as fu-"

"Y/N!!" Jimin shouts in surprise and laughs, trying to hide his blush when he sees your teasing smile. 

"Sorry. I couldn't help it."

Jimin composes himself and then flips it around on you, winking and smoothing his hair back. You blush and turn to go back to your book, but he gets your attention again. 

"What else does it say?"

"That you're a big ham. That's what."

"Wha-"

KIM TAEHYUNG: Dec. 30: Capricorn

Don't ask me why I chose this one, it's cute ok?? Geez, lay off, susan.

Tae would be a sweetie, he'd love to listen to you talk about it for hours on end, and he'd be genuinely interested. 

Tae comes over and puts his chin on your shoulder to look at your notebook and phone while you lay on your stomach on the bed, "whatcha doin'?" He asks cutely and you hum in reply, "just studying, nothing much." He flops himself down next to you and peers up at you through his lashes; looking like an adorable puppy. You laugh and poke his forehead gently, "are you needing attention?" He nods and you laugh again before setting your attention on him, rubbing his tummy like he was an actual dog. He giggles and snatches your hands to kiss them softly.

"What are you studying?"

"Astrology, remember I told you about it the other day?"

He nods and smiles, "yeah, you got so excited after finding some stuff yesterday. How's it coming along?" You sigh and lie your head down next to his, "it's a little confusing with all the different rising sun and moon and star signs, but it's also interesting to learn about how these things came to be talked about. The history, you know?" Tae nods again and looks at you fondly, "that is pretty cool, to learn about people in the past. Anything about my sign you care to share?" You laugh and play with his fingers.

"Well, you're a Capricorn star."

"Ah, really?"

"Mmhm."

"Interesting....and, what does that mean?"

You laugh again and shrug, "well, so far what I know is, it seems like everyone hates Capricorns, always calling them cold and heartless. But, I think that everyone secretly loves them the most." Tae looks interested now, "and why would they hate us?" You shrug but continue, "not sure, but it seems like they always call Capricorns the mean ones. And Aries..." Tae pouts, "I'm not mean, or cold."

"I think that's the point though."

"How do you figure?"

"You can look intimidating to people that don't know you, but you're actually the exact opposite. Like I said, everyone is secretly whipped for Capricorns. Also, Capricorns are said to be very strong-willed and just. Sorry, I need to read up on them more, but Capricorns seem very misunderstood, they really are wonderful signs, I gotta get more info..."

Tae's deep laugh echoes around the room and you chuckle as he pulls you into a bear hug, "I’m flattered, and what about you? Are you whipped for me too?" You wink at him and smirk.

"Oh definitely, you cold hearted beast."

JEON JUNGKOOK: Sept. 1: Virgo

Again, don't judge my gif pickings... I have my reasons 😑 just look at that smile. I'm weak.

Jungkook would also love to hear you talk about all you know, and he'd find it funny to look through things about your sign. 

Jungkook comes in with the spare key you gave him and sets his bag on the kitchen table before calling out to you.

"Hey y/n, are you home?" 

He hears you scurry out from the back room and smiles at your mussed up hair and the sight of you still in your PJs. You give him a quick hug, "hi Kookie!" Then you scuttle to the kitchen to scavenge for food. Jungkook laughs and follows you; leaning on the counter to watch you paw through the fridge and cabinets.

"Did you stay up late studying?"

"Uh, kind of, not exactly."

Jungkook raises an eyebrow, "what do you mean?" You huff after finding nothing but some pop tarts, grabbing them out and turning back to him. "I didn't study for school, but I did study something else." Jungkook gives you a knowing look.

"Ah, it's astrology isn't it?"

"Maybe."

"Knew it."

"Well I didn't have class today, so what was the harm of staying up?"

Jungkook laughs and snags a pop tart for himself, "I didn't say there was anything wrong with that. Anything you learned and wanna tell me about?" You smile and nod, walking over to sit at the table with Jungkook right behind you.

"Well, right now I'm learning things I already knew."

"Ah, like what?"

"About your sign, Virgo. I already knew it though since I know you like a book."

"Excuse me, I am not an open book."

You laugh and shake your head at his offended expression, "I didn't mean it like that, quite the opposite actually. Since Virgos tend to be closed off and don't really open up unless they truly know and trust the person. I feel honored that you opened up to me." You smile at his slight blush.

Jungkook nods and keeps chewing his pop tart, "that's true I guess. Well, what else did you look at?' You pull your phone out, “actually, I found some really funny things. Wanna see?" Jungkook dusts his hands off and you try not to giggle at him, then he nods and scoots his chair closer, "lemme see.”

You two laugh as you find funny 'The Signs As' posts and argue about whether or not you agree with them and he can't help but tease you on the ones that exposed you.

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a/n 2.0: keep in mind, that 90% of this was made when I was running on oreos at 3 am. pls be kind.

[sophia-helix]

There's a thing I have to get off my chest. In the video from the backstage of Continues Yuzu throws the paper of the water bottle on the floor and I can't sleep because of that 😂😂 I wanna go there and pick it up 😂😂 I was hoping the whole interview that he'll pick it up later, but it never happened and I'm going crazy here. My inner cleaning freak is striking. Am I the only one who noticed??

Lol, I didn’t notice that! How out of character for him….let’s just pretend he picked it up once the camera was off. :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tr3zj2T1pyI - the level of extra I aspire to be [there are eng sub!]

I saw this clip from that documentary from a few months ago, and I couldn’t believe how much work he put into editing that music! Knowing it’s really his breath at the start makes it even cooler.

Side note to the dodging a cheek kiss gif, look at Shoma, it’s look like he is going to sleep on Javi. Lil boy is smart. lol

Shoma is eternally sleepy, Javi is warm and taller than him and smells good…the perfect solution.

Okay but I DO wish I knew what Javi thought of the LGC pants

I’m guessing NOTHING, because like the rest of the world he can’t look directly at them and has retained only an impression of “oh my god those are so tight.”

[studioweus]

Yes it's so good to see him back 🥺 I mean, I'm trying yk XD sometimes I don't watch the mvs, I just put the song/album on and listen like that, I'll just go w whatever gifs I'll see here on tumblr x)

ahhhhh yes!! I don't really watch content for tv shows or interviews, etc.. but yeoreum is such a cutie!! ahh yes let me recommend some of the ones I really like then :') "dreams come true", "plop plop", "secret", "last dance", "unnatural", and the two songs by WJSN the black (it's a sub-uni w just 4 of them). I don't know their earlier albums as well as the more recent ones :/

that's him! :) both him and byeongkwan were in mixnine. donghun really has such an amazing voice, I'm not surprised you remembered that :') omg exactly, sometimes I'm just like, yk what?? no bias in this group, just vibing w the music will be enough u_u (like w onewe, i just. can't choose.) yeh, with dowoon I saw their debut mv and went "him, the drummer, he's the one" XD same with kangmin, though for half a second I considered dongheon

we're always better off staying inside, wise decision on our parts fhdhffjdh. smoothies!! I love fruits so smoothies are definitely good :') ngl, I had to google ice cream sandwich to make sure I knew what it is, I've never had any 😬 I'm not even sure you can find those here?? I usually go for fruits or vegan ice creams (lactose intolerance my enemy u_u), and I love cold beverages like iced tea or iced coffee :') and don't worry about answering late!!! take all the time you need, I'm not very fast either x)) (and I do talk a lot 😬)

haha don't worry i'm the same way sometimes re:mvs 😅 i just listen to the songs and/or the albums as i work or play a game, and then just admire the mv in gif format!

ooh 'secret' was the only song in that list that i recognized, but i ended up listening to the other ones you listed!

oh i'm glad i got him right! i just remembered him by name so i wasn't too sure 😅 haha vibing with the music is enough you're right!! who needs to choose a bias, give all of them the love! there's a lot of love to go around 💖 OMG HIM THE DRUMMER that's amazing LOL dowoon and kangmin, maknaes! icb dongheon nearly snatched you away but honestly when i saw that one verivery video with him walking in as elsa i was also about to question who my bias was

yay fruit smoothie squad 💪 oh?? i would totally send you some ice cream sandwiches because they are delicious haha 🥰 (i will make sure to look for dairy-free ones for you!!) iced tea or iced coffee in this weather sounds nice too ;-; ahhh i want an iced coffee now LOL but it's a little late for caffeine 😅 speaking of iced tea, that reminds me of bubble tea too! altho i don't necessarily restrict bubble tea to summer 😁 if boba stores are open in winter, you best believe i will be stopping by LMAO do you like bubble tea 👀 i know there tend to be a lot of options (and i know some of them are actually milk tea, tho i think you can choose non-dairy milk in your orders for some flavours!)

and nooo don't worry, please talk as much as you want!! i am always all ears 😁 or.. all eyes? LOL