#cute wedding flirtation

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You Got Me Tripping on Sunshine - 3K - Teen - Calliope/Johanna Constantine

For Sandman FemSlash Weekend - Day 2: Meet-Cute

Yay! Another Fic done for the @sandmanfemslashfans !

The couple I've chosen to write for this time are Calliope and Johanna! Another popular Sandman couple!

This is completely unbetaed and was done in a bit of a rush... So forgive any errors on my part. I did the best I could to make it as neat and legible as possible.

The title of the fic was inspired by the song "Running on Sunshine" by Jesus Jackson.

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Johanna Constantine is not a wedding person. She never was. Not when she was a young girl, and her grandmother insisted she dress up in pretty pink clothes because so-and-so’s aunt or other was getting hitched and the Constantine family was always expected to be there. 

No matter that the family had fallen on hard times ever since great-great-great grandfather Stephan made several unwise investments during the early 1800s. Johanna, even then, was wise enough to understand that weddings were only useful as a way for snobby fucks to prance about, gossiping and criticizing. 

“Auntie Jo?”

Johanna glances to her right, and sees the main reason she’s even here. Well, and the fact that one of the grooms is her best friend (despite her repeated attempts to dissuade the man from associating with her), and the father of the child currently tugging on her deep navy pantsuit (the only way she’d even agreed to being Hob’s Mate of Honour was if she could wear a pantsuit). She had to yell at Hob to allow her to make sure Robyn was taken care of so that he could enjoy the day with his husband. Hob had wanted to keep Robyn with him all day, which would not have been fun for either of them. 

Plus she loves spending time with her unofficial godchild. They’re one of the few children Johanna can stand being around for more than 5 minutes. 

Little Robyn is beaming up at her, also dressed in dark navy, they’ve chosen to wear a long, elegant dress. Their long, brown hair is done in curls with several blue and white flowers pinned around the crown of their head. Ever since they’ve started wearing dresses and keeping their hair long, it’s like Robyn’s a new child. They’re smiling more and laughing and so incredibly affectionate. 

“Yes, my darling?” she responds, bending down to her favourite nibling.

“Are Daddy and Papa finished yet? I’m hungry.”

Unsurprising. She and the rest of the wedding party (by that, just Morpheus’ sister, Teleute) were done with their photographs hours ago. She had stuck around and waited while Robyn and Morpheus’ son took some pictures with the love-struck couple. It was all very sweet and wholesome, and if Johanna was the same person she was five years ago, she would have gagged at the display. 

But she isn’t, and she blames Hob and Robyn for that. She’d initially met Hob through her good friend, Eleanor. She’d fallen in love with this ridiculous, dork of a man, but he was kind and had a good heart. It didn’t take long for Jo to accept Hob into her very miniscule circle of friends. Her circle only grew with the addition of Robyn, and the promise of a new baby when Eleanor got pregnant a second time. 

Or, at least it should have grown. But pregnancy is rough and complications happen and—

Hob was a mess when he lost Eleanor. Robyn was a screaming toddler, crying for his mummy, and Hob didn’t know what to do. So Jo pitched in, and made sure they had an extra set of hands. Hob will always tell her that she’d saved them, but the truth is, they saved her. If she’d been left to her own devices after El died, she would have ended up dead drunk in some alley. 

Eventually Hob and Robyn learned to find peace in each other, and it wasn’t too long afterwards that Hob found love again. Jo was the first person he told when he first met Morpheus, and then when he asked him out, and once more when he was thinking about proposing. 

And so, her circle of influence threatened to expand even more with the inclusion of Morpheus and his own child. 

Which leads to today, and a hungry six year old. Lord knows with Hob and Morpheus, they might have snuck away from their photographers for some privacy. God, she hopes not. Like Robyn, she’s also getting rather hungry, and the hor d’oeuvres aren’t very filling. She has half a mind to sneak into the New Inn’s kitchen and grab some food for herself. 

Now there was an idea. If anyone asks, she could say that she’s just making sure the groom’s child is being taken care of properly. And part of her duty is to make sure Robyn’s well fed. 

(And if that meant she’d have to sneak in a few bites of food herself, well who was she to say no to that?)

“We can’t have that, now can we? D’you think your daddy will mind if we pop back into the kitchens to see if the caterers will give us a bite?”

“Daddy says I can’t go back there without an adult. He says it’s dangerous.”

“Oi, and what am I, chopped liver? I’m plenty adult, thank you very much.” Johanna takes their small hand in hers. Robyn giggles, leading Johanna through the small crowd of people already gathered at The New Inn, waiting for the happily married couple to arrive. 

“Where’s your partner in crime?” 

Robyn shrugs, “Orpheus is probably with his mamma.” 

Oh yes, Jo had heard a lot about the mysterious former Mrs. Athanasiou (although apparently since the divorce, she’d gone back to her maiden name). She’d never met the woman, but from what Hob had told her, she was one of those pretty, delicate little things that came from a long line of wealth and prestige. The type of person that Hob’s posh husband would have gotten saddled with. 

Was she being slightly unfair? Probably. Hob hadn’t explicitly used the words “pretty, delicate little thing” to describe her, but he did say she came from a posh family and was pretty well off. 

The rest came from Johanna’s own assumptions. 

And from doing a background check on the woman. Look, it was her job as Robyn’s auntie and unofficial godmother to make sure that the people in his life were not of the shady sort (and she loves Hob, but the man can be far too trusting of other humans). She did one on Morpheus when Hob first told her about him. Not that she really needed to. As soon as she heard the Athanasiou last name, she knew exactly who he was. That family was well known to her grandmamma, and she spoke of them often. The third born, Morpheus, was a famous composer and songwriter back in Greece. With money like that family had, he could afford to do whatever he wished. 

As for Calliope, she was another child of some powerful Greek family, who became a well known singer. One who preferred to perform Morpheus’ compositions. Apparently the two had been a power couple back in Greece, until the birth of their son. Johanna hadn’t bothered to read about the messy divorce. It frankly wasn’t any of her business. 

She did meet Morpheus’ son, Orpheus (interesting name for a child, if you asked her). He’s a very sweet child, even if he’s got the air of someone raised by an extremely well-to-do family. Not that he was spoiled, but as young as he was, Johanna got the sense that he knew that he was meant for some wild destiny. She understood how that felt, being a Constantine. 

A few of the caterers know Robyn as soon as they step inside the kitchen and are all too excited to give them some food. Robyn, like the Gadling they are, makes sure that Johanna gets some food as well. It isn’t much, a few pieces of chicken souvlaki, and some pita bread. Just enough to tide the two of them over until the grooms arrive. 

Robyn’s hair is starting to become a little undone from the excitement so far. The flowers are becoming loose, and the thin braided crown around their head is starting to look messy. She imagines a bunch of Hob’s other friends and co-workers have all been giving Robyn hugs and cooing over how lovely they look. Johanna did the best she could with Robyn’s hair that morning, but she isn’t really good at this sort of thing. Maybe they should sneak back upstairs to the flat Hob shares with Dream to see if she can salvage anything. 

Then again, is it really worth it with a rambunctious six year old? 

“Robyn! There you are!”

It seems that the elusive Orpheus has found his way to the kitchen. Johanna smiles and waves to Robyn’s new step-brother. Robyn runs to Orpheus and the two children wrap their arms tight around each other. It’s nice, Johanna thinks, that Robyn gets to have a sibling they deeply love. A sibling, according to Hob, who has already begun to defend Robyn’s choices in how they wish to present themselves. 

Clearly this child is better than most of the adults living in London. 

“Orpheus? Pou eisai, agapi mou? ” a woman calls out in Greek. Johanna’s knowledge of the language is non-existant, but she imagines this must be Calliope, asking after her son. 

“ Edo einai, mamma ” calls out Orpheus. 

A woman enters the kitchen, and greets the catering staff with a smile on her face. Now, Johanna has seen photos of Calliope Vandi in her research, but photos will never do someone justice when faced with the actual person. 

Calliope is, to put it in polite terms, bloody fucking gorgeous. She’s tall, and carries herself like a queen in her realm. Her long, chestnut hair is done up in elaborate braids that would make Daenerys Targaryan jealous. Strategic curls spill down her back, nearly covering her backless rose gold gown. 

Johanna quickly dusts herself off —no doubt having had crumbs spill onto her own suit— and tries to tidy herself as best as she can. She has always been a fucking disaster when it came to a pretty girl with a sweet smile. 

And Calliope has just that. She finds her son and gives a warm, kind smile to both him and Robyn. 

“Hello, Robyn,” she says, a musical lilt to her voice. 

Robyn smiles, and offers a tiny hand to Calliope. “Hello, Ms. Calliope. Ti kaneis? ” 

Calliope gasps, her smile growing. “Robyn, have you been learning Greek?”

Robyn beams at her. “Orpheus has been teaching me!” 

“Mamma, I’ve been teaching Robyn the alphabet and some phrases. They were so excited to show you.”

Calliope kneels down to Robyn’s level, her elegant dress carefully pooling around her. “Well, Robyn, your Greek is fantastic. And to answer your question, kala . How are you?”

Robyn blushes, tugging at their left ear (a habit they’ve acquired from their father no doubt). “ Kala ,” they say. 

“I am so happy to hear that.” Calliope gently brushes some of the hair off of Robyn’s face. “You look very lovely today. I love your dress, and your hair is very pretty.”

Robyn giggles, doing a little twirl to show off their fluffy dress. “Thank you. Auntie Jo did my hair, but she was complaining the whole time.”

“ Oi! Have some respect for your elders, you little bug.” Robyn laughs at the use of Johanna’s pet name for them. Little shit is what they are, calling her out in front of the beautiful lady. 

Weren’t adorable children supposed to help you look more attractive to other people? Leave it Hob’s kid to know exactly what to say to make Jo look like a complete idiot. 

Thankfully, Calliope doesn’t seem to take too much stock in what Robyn’s said. She stands up —ridiculously graceful, of fucking course— and approaches Johanna, slender hand held out. 

“You must be Ms. Constantine,” she says, embracing the name Constantine the way it was meant to be said, the Greek in her accent showing it all the love and care. 

“Johanna, please,” she says, taking Calliope’s hand and giving it a strong shake. She almost wants to lift it to her lips and plant a small kiss. 

And that makes her want to find the nearest bathroom in order to slap herself silly. 

For fuck’s sake, Jo. Don’t forget, she’s one of those high class posh sort . 

“It is lovely to meet you, Johanna. Orpheus has told me much about you.”

“Oh? Has he now?” Johanna looks over to Calliope’s shoulder to see Orpheus and Robyn in quiet discussion, sharing food between the two of them. 

“He has told me that you’ve taught him some rather interesting phrases for him to use.”

Crap . She was hoping that wasn’t what Orpheus had brought back to his mother. Then again, children do tend to hold onto curse words quicker than any other phrase, so she shouldn’t be surprised at all. 

There was an incident at a park several months ago. Jo had brought the kids to a nearby playground while Hob and Morpheus were doing some sort of important wedding planning nonsense. It was no big deal, but some of the other kids were giving Robyn a difficult time. Jo had gone to break things up before they got too heated, when some of the parents got involved, all too happy to tell Jo how wrong they thought Hob was to “indulge Robyn like this' ' and that he should make his kid “act normal' '. Jo was happy enough to ignore the stupidity and ignorance, and take the kids home. 

But then one of them brought up Eleanor, and said that Robyn was only the way they were because Eleanor wasn’t around. 

And Jo just lost it.

She didn’t remember exactly what her words were, but she definitely had several choice expletives she used. Of course Orpheus remembered each and every one and took them to his father. Morpheus, while happy that Jo had stood up for Robyn, was a little concerned that his son now knew phrases like “bigoted, useless prick” and that the “gormless nitwits” needed to “fuck right off”. 

She sighs, rubbing her eyes before remembering the makeup she’d spent nearly an hour putting on this morning. 

“ Fuck — No, I mean— Ah, piss it. Look, I’m sorry about that—”

Calliope lifts up a hand. “It is alright. Orpheus told me what had happened at the playground. How some of the older children were picking on Robyn, and how their ‘brave Auntie Jo’ yelled at the mean adults.” 

Jo scoffs. Well, that’s a relief. Good to know she won’t be barred from the Gadling-Athansiou household after today. She doesn’t regret anything she said (she rarely ever does), and would do it again and again. She doesn’t think she’s very brave. Being a decent person isn’t a brave thing to be. Loving a child unconditionally isn’t a brave thing to do. 

It’s one of the easiest things she’s ever done. 

“Yeah well, come after my little bug, and we’re going to have words.”

“We certainly have that in common. There is nothing I would not do for my Orpheus.” She glances at the two step-siblings giggling together, completely lost and innocent in the way that only children know how to be. “I think now, that includes Robyn too.” 

Calliope looks back to Johanna, and it’s at this moment where Johanna notices a fire in her eyes. For being a delicate, little thing, Calliope might be a whole lot tougher than she’d initially given her credit for. 

“I’ll gladly do the same for Orpheus, should the situation call for it.” 

“I am happy to hear that, Johanna.” She steps closer to her —a fresh scent of gardenia and bergamot surrounding her— and whispers conspiratorially in her ear “I’d even be happy to teach you some insults in Greek if you like. We have quite a colourful selection to choose  from.” 

Johanna turns to her, a smirk on her face, “Tough, pretty, and knows her way around a powerful curse. I like that in a woman.” 

Calliope smiles, reaching up to Jo’s suit jacket to adjust the collar slightly (bloody hell, she knew it was messed up). “Brave, strong, and knows her way around a powerful suit. I like that in a woman.”

Well , this wedding certainly got more interesting. Jo spares one last glance at Robyn and Orpheus, before leaning closer into Calliope’s space, her cheek just brushing hers. 

“You know, apparently there isn’t assigned seating,” Jo whispers softly in Calliope’s ear. 

Calliope’s eyes (Jesus, they’re pretty) (all big and brown and warm) brighten. “So I have heard.”

“Hmm. It would be silly to separate the little monsters, I think. They look so happy together, and there aren’t other kids around. They’d be so bored, otherwise.”

“That would be rather unnecessary, I think.”

“So, I propose, we all sit together. That way, we make sure Robyn and Orpheus aren’t separated,” Jo trails a pinky over Calliope’s thin wrist, a small move she does whenever she’s interested in someone. It’s important to start with slow, enticing movements, and not to rush too quickly into things. 

Calliope, it turns out, appreciates Jo’s flirtations, because she responds by dragging her thumb over her collarbone. “I believe that is an inspired idea, Johanna Constantine.”

Fuck , the way she says her name will have her ruined by the end of the night. Sassy, little minx that she is probably knows it too. 

“Auntie Jo!” Robyn calls out to her, interrupting what was clearly her laying down her A-Game (would Hob be upset with her if she called his spawn a cock-block) (what is the female equivalent anyway?) (She’s heard people use clam-jam and twat-swat, but even she has her filthy limits). 

“Yes, you impossible little demon?” she says. 

Robyn waves her mobile in the air (when the fuck did they swipe that from her?). “Daddy just texted you, and I’m not supposed to read your messages because you use too many swear words.”

“Oh for fuck’s sake,” she mutters, to Calliope’s amusement. If Hob’s messaged her, it means the love birds are finally finished their photo session. Which means it’s time to wrangle the hell-spawns and get them seated and ready for supper. 

Johanna turns to Calliope and holds her arm out. 

“Well, shall we head out then?”

Calliope places her hand in the crook of Jo’s elbow, “I would love to.” They collect the children and head back into the inn, where the rest of the reception eagerly awaits the arrival of the happily married couple. 

Johanna Constantine is not a wedding person. She never was.  But, with a pretty woman on her arm and the promise of a night of shameless flirting, she could learn to be one.

[lizardinkart]

With the heavy caveat that I know people put their heart and soul into this show, having watched 6 seasons of this shit now, The Dragon Prince is just this to me

I root for this show as if it was my child’s little league team playing against the Dodgers. Like, they have the spirit, certainly. Can they actually hit a fastball going over 100mph? I think not.

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[fanfic-obsessed]

Ghostly Meet Cute

I have gotten into DCxDP lately and while I do tend to ship Danny with any member of the Batfam, this is decidedly a Dead Serious idea. 

I want you all to know that I have interacted with maybe 1%-3% of canon for either series, all of my knowledge is semi forced acquisitions from Tumblr.  But I think we’ll be ok, right? We’re working with Damian is 19 and Danny is 20, both are in their third year of a bachelor's degree (so just out of the gen eds and into their actual interests-Vet Science for Damian, Engineering for Danny). 

So we start with a cult trying to summon the Ghost King (coin toss whether they knew which Ghost King they were getting, but I digress) for power. They have decided to capture the Bat Family and do the summoning in Gotham. Specifically they decided that Robin (still in costume) would be the sacrifice. 

Ghost King Danny is summoned, already a little pissy because the cultists had interrupted him during his Engineering homework and caused him to lose his train of thought, and is not pleased that the cultists are trying to sacrifice someone to him.  Ghost King Danny sees Robin and is instantly smitten (Look his soul is super pretty, plus it took 10 cultists to hold him on the sacrificial altar, and it looked like they were having a tough time of it).

The thing is Danny, partly because he grew up in Amity Park (more on that in a bit) and partly because he died at the age of 14, is pretty much pure ghost as far as flirting/courting/relationships go.  Ghostly flirting includes a lot of fighting (both together against others and against each other), playful threats, both weapons and violence as gifts, and a not so great handle on human boundaries.

Which is why Damian Wayne wakes up the day after taking care of the cultists to a bouquet of 20 hands, carefully disarticulated from the 10 cultists who had held him down, in his bedroom at home with a note that implied that either the ghost king was displeased about their failure to sacrifice Damian, or only the Ghost King was allowed to kill Damian.  

Damian is a former child assassin, so no stranger to violence, but he is not enough of a ghost to read the intentions of the ‘Gift’.  He is admittedly a bit nonplussed by the bouquet of hands

Do you know who is Ghostly enough to read the Ghost King's intentions? Jason Wayne-Todd, Revenant. Jason, who is a hopeless romantic under the leather and guns. Jason, who looks at Damian and goes ‘he’s little brother shaped’ and saw the Ghost King and went ‘he’s brother-in-law shaped’. 

Jason ships it. Jason ships it so hard he is practically cooing. Unfortunately he communicates that he ships it before he manages to communicate that he thinks the Ghost King is flirting (Jason instinctually can tell Danny’s intentions but doesn’t really know how to communicate that instinct into anything concrete). So the Bat Fam takes his assertion that Danny is flirting into consideration, but cannot take his instincts as conclusive evidence that the Ghost King is not, in fact, trying to hurt Damian. Basically the Batfam is trying to figure out if they are in a romance movie or a horror (and trying to be really careful not to get it wrong). Jason, after he made sure that Damian would be interested if they could be sure Danny is flirting (which Damian is-Danny is interesting, cute, smart, and exceedingly dangerous), goes back to writing RP fanfiction about their potential wedding. 

Over in Amity Park Danny is the full on giggling/swooning type of smitten. This is a good Fenton Parents/ everyone knows that Danny is Phantom kind of universe. It is also an extremely liminal Amity Park kind of universe. I also want it to be an Amity Park is naturally very liminal kind of universe, and has been very liminal for a long time.  Almost all of the residents grew up there and because of that their flirtation/courtships/romances tended to be ghostly in nature. In addition, by the time Danny is 20 Amity Park has all but become an extension of the Infinite Realms. The Ghosts tend to come and go freely and are now part of the community.

The entirety of Amity Park also ships Danny/Robin.  They are all helping him with his courtship, and very supportive of the bouquet of hands.  His parents are helping him source (or build, Jack Fenton is very enthusiastic about wooing your future spouse with custom built weapons instead of buying generic ones- which is the real reason Maddie picked him over Vlad) weapons to give to Damian-they even built a smithy in the lab once they realized Damian preferred blades. Jazz is giving him advice on making sure he pays attention to Damian’s interests (Danny lured Damian to a warehouse where they were able to bust a dog fighting ring together). Sam ended up bonding with her parents in trying to make sure Danny was dressed appropriately to see Damian while Tucker furiously hacks into all kinds of criminal databases to find people that Danny can fight to impress Damian. Even Mr.Lancer gets into the act, giving Danny advice on word choice for the notes. 

Basically it starts out with Danny in the middle of a Meet Cute and most of the Batfam trying to figure out if this is going to end with a Murde Mystery.

Some time passes, enough that actual communication happens. Danny and Damian start dating. A number of jokes are made that Jason is not allowed to be a chaperone, with the punchline being that he would abduct them to be married at gunpoint (Jason’s frequent indignant response: Hey, I would at least drive them to Vegas, first).  During this time, Tim, Technus, and Tucker formed some kind of unholy alliance that may or may not include a friends with benefits situation; everyone is afraid to ask.  Technus somehow got Tim to sleep an average of 3 more hours a week, so can do no wrong as far as Alfred, Dick, and Bruce were concerned.

Danny, as phantom, and Damian, in costume, go for a date in Amity park, with plans to head into the infinite realm (there were several of the realm bound ghosts that wanted to meet the King's boyfriend). They are accompanied by both Nightwing and Red Hood.The Joker decides to track down Red Hood for nefarious reasons. The Joker may be the prince of crime in Gotham. Not so much for Amity Park. Red Hood gets to watch his murderer get beaten within an inch of his life by a group of young teens (some of the newest members of the fan club, most of whom were barely old enough to remember what happened with Pariah Dark) from the Phantom Fan club, who took exception to a clown trying to ruin Danny’s love life.  

Red Hood turns to Nightwing, “I think I just felt my ‘Bruce Adoption genes’ just activate”

Nightwing sighs. “I would talk to their parent first, at least”

[absolutebl]

This Week In BL - Strongberry Kisses!

Dec 2022 Wk 3

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying the most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

My School President (Fri YT) 4 of 10 - Gun gets flustered and then Gun gets flirty and comes over all spoiled prince, and poor Tinn loves it suffers. Thiw is the greatest wingman and it was the cutest date inspection: Tinn (confusedly carrying 2 ice creams ) just trailing behind a sunny excitable Gun. Yes, Gun is very extra. Yes, I skipped the singing. But oh my goodness do I love how much this is a traditional Thai high school BL. Thank you so much GMMTV. I missed this style of BL. 

Never Let Me Go (Tues YT) 2 of 12 - I have to say that I’m not entirely sure about Chimon’s casting in this role (he is one of my all time favorite GMMTV actors), but I love Perth. Perth has the hardest role, and he’s such a great nuanced actor with such an expressive face, only he could really pull it off and still feel sympathetic. Meanwhile ironically named Pond = yet another Thai actor made to swim who can’t. That said, PondPhuwin and the attack of the subtle flirtation = wonderful. Honestly? This is a much better role for Pond than FUTS. 

Between Us (Sun iQIYI) 7 of 12 - It’s still good, the leads are great, everything else is meh but at least I’m not bored? WATCH ALONG HERE.

609 Bedtime Story (Fri WeTV) 5 of 11 - So P’Mum is starting to figure out the science (do we call it science?) whatever. In other news, 3 years later, OhmFluke still give the softest sweetest most romantic kisses evah. P’Vee and Game are breaking my heart, honor the sides indeed. 

I Will Knock You (Fri Gaga) 6 of 12 - Noey has a very baby Dom thing to his bully behavior which is oddly cute. Or is that just me being warped? 

Remember Me (Sun Gaga) 11 of 14 - (it’s been extended 2 more episodes and into 2023, what joy is ours) We have switched to mostly focusing on Name and Em. I actually like the 2 actors, it’s just they keep getting stories I don’t enjoy. The JaFirst characters break up is not unexpected, presumably, they had to do some thing to honor the episode 11. After my bd reaction to The Yearbook I’m beginning to lose all faith in this production team. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Choco Milk Shake (Korea Strongberry Tues YT) 11fin - I have to say it felt a little manipulating and there was a lot of dwelling in sad and then a time jump, and then resolution, which is very classic for a Korean drama, but Strongberry usually bucks trends. Still, all the kisses are really good and I do love how the animals w kept their personalities. I’m going with 8/10 RECOMMENDED more below 

My Tooth Your Love (Taiwan Fri Viki) 12fin - The parental abuse, and horseback riding thing was weird. ending with a marriage equality muscle flex and some domesticity was classic Taiwanese BL. I do love that and they were so cute! But ultimately this was oddly disappointing at the end, I think partly because as good as the leads were the crumbs were both excellent too and I wish they had more screen time. 8.5/10

The New Employee (Korea Weds Viki) AKA The New Recruit AKA Shinib Sawo - From WATCHA (Semantic Error) virginal Seung Hyun scores the office internship of his dreams but on his first day at work he gets into it with his cool reserved boss. As you do. Stars Moon Ji Yong (Once Again). Based on Moscareto's web novel of the same name, directed by openly gay & queer activist Kim Jho Gwang Soo (Just Friends?). Grumpy/sunshine, boss/emp, age gap. WAIT, he lives in the same neighborhood as the To My Star boys! And this show reminds me a little bit of that one, same kind of energy. Frankly this is what I wanted from this new crop of office set KBLs ALL ALONG. Fantastic. At last! 

Candy Color Paradox AKA Ameiro Paradox (Japan Fri Gaga) 2 of 8 - I’m not sure about this one, I am liking it OK but it is oddly mature while also being kookie, and also immature. Maybe it’s just Japan being its usual complex self. 

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (Korea Thurs iQIYI) 3-4 of 10 - The premise of the show is so weird. But once the pink smoke appeared, and I decided we’re actually in a paranormal drama and not an office romance, I’m better about it. Also it’s really nice to see the lead pair start to actually like each other. 

Oh! My Assistant (Korea Thurs Viki) 7-8fin - There was a lot of me going awwww in ep 7. But in the finale, the triangle and jealousy seemed shoehorned in so that in the end, I was kind of torn. 7/10 More below. 

It’s Airing But I’m Not Watching It

Love Bill (Vietnam Sat YT) - Bah Vinh is back but I’m too distracted. Also there’s a lot of fund raising stuff going on. I’ll wait and binge.

The Star Always Follow You (Vietnam YT) - same Team RL peeps we have seen before (Sunshine, Stupid)

Till the World Ends (Thai YT) 10 eps - it seems to be good but I don’t know about the ending, so I’m waiting. 

Ended This Week

Choco Milk Shake (Korea YouTube) Stongberry gave us a full length BL on YouTube! It’s a BL miracle and an endless delight. It was wonderfully cute, unexpectedly hilarious but expectedly silly, a little too poignant, occasionally gut wrenching and with a somewhat expected weird (but happy-ish) ending. The actors playing the two pets must have had the best time. As, indeed, did I watching it. Jealous Milk made me cackle so hard it scared the actual cat on my lap, Choco was perfectly cast, and the chemistry was ultimately decent. In Strongberry I still trust. Thank you thank you, may we have another, sirs? 8/10 RECOMMENDED

My Tooth Your Love (Taiwan Viki) While, I really loved this show, it had a fun premise, and a solid lead pair with charming chemistry and delightful, domesticity, not to mention great communication, I wasn’t wild about some of the darker themes it explored, even though it did a good job with them. But while the crumbs and sides were v adorable they were chronically underused. If I gave half points this is a solid 8.5 but since I don't it’s gonna be an 8/10 MUCHLY RECOMMENDED 

Oh! My Assistant (Korea Viki) This is a very silly show that acts like it comes from a very silly yaoi. Reserved out gay younger assistant (we stan) pretending to be tsundere but is actually just v shy and smitten by his cheerful (seemingly straight) chaos bi himbo artist boss. I think the cross cutting in of old footage with the replacement actor after the re-cast did affect the chemistry with this pair. There was no way around it. Even KBL isn't usually this awkward and repressed. Although this show had the best bisexual awakening sequence ever put in a BL, and I really wanted to love it, I just didn't. 7/10 RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS

2 Moons 3 (Thai) finished it’s run this week. Rumor is it’s banal. I’m waiting to collect all the eps and then I will try to binge before I finish my 2022 wrap ups.

Why You... Y Me? (Thai YT) It's not primarily a BL, but another meta show about BL shipping, with side BLs. I await @heretherebedork ‘s report on whether to watch or not.

Gossip

Nutt Witsarut (Daisy in Secret Crush On You!) will play the role of Gyogung in 9Cats Studio's upcoming series Hot Bamee and Yummy Gyogung (y-novel adaptation).

PitchBank from Golden Blood (AKA Segus & Tenon) will be the side couple in new medical Thai BL Mystique in the Mirror. 

TutorYim (Cutie Pie) have a busy 2023, they’re starring in upcoming micro project Our Winter, possibly for Tik Tok distribution. They also took on JimmyTommy’s lead for Middleman’s Love and will have a cameo in KBL Jun & Jun (filming now). TutorYim will ALSO star in 2023 KBL (yes Korean) First Love's User Manual under A-Plan International’s Silkwood (Peach Of Time). 

In Case You Missed It

Check Out is being made into a movie that nobody asked for. Then again if they cut it down to 2 hours maybe it'll be tolerable? 

Singapore dropped short Summerdaze Christmas Together on YouTube. It’s ADORABLE and prompted me to talk about BL in Singapore and more. Def gave me Ingredients vibes. I really hope their series happens. 

Coffee Melody also gave us the Christmas special no one asked for. It’s basically a reunion romance, but mostly just domesticity. It cute, but dull. 

My Beautiful Man stars Yusei Yagi and Riku Hagiwara won several awards as a pair and individually at WEIBO Festival 2022.

Short Story Project's Coffee Shop (microfilm Youtube series in the same cafe setting with the same main character) ep 3 installment "ESPRESSO" is a BL. It stars BoyTod from Ghost Host, Ghost House and is a reunion romance. It’s quite cute. 

Moments Of Love (SmartJames AKA LeonPhob from Don't Say No) from Foremorfilm Production supposed to air Dec 24 directed by Golf Tanwarin (609 Bedtime Story and The Eclipse). 

I’ve started my end of year wrap ups, trends lists, and BL stats reported. Let me know in a comment if there is any specifically you want to know of have deep feels about.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Still coming:

Dec 28 - H5: Love in the Future from Taiwan (prob Gaga or Viki) - A cheerful and energetic student from 2000 travels to the future (2022), works as a deliveryman, and meets his first customer, an heir with a domineering personality. Directed by Nancy Chen (HIStory 4, Papa & Daddy).

Dec 28 - Midnight series starts on GMMTV’s TY,, one of which is Moonlight Chicken (EarthMix). Trailer. Maybe not really BL, adult issues, messy gays, cheating, soulmates? Mix plays an openly gay character in a relationship with First’s character. Earth portrays a chef who runs a restaurant while taking care of his nephew.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Honestly what a great cast and thank you Strongberry for not betraying our trust. It was a predictably weird, but not traumatic ending. 

No shit. 

Tinn caught himself a live one. 

At least he knows it. (My School President) 

(last week)

[mynonclicheblog]

it wouldn’t make sense for the show to bring a paxton and devi romance at all and i’d argue they won’t have much screen time the first half of the season aside from tiny scenes here and there similarly to the second half of season 3. devi will be dating the ethan guy for at least until the nyc episode (405) and that closet scene happens on 407 and this is why i believe it will be the final closure for them. it’s the perfect moment for devi to end another part of her high school life as she’s getting closer to saying goodbye to high school life and into her future. ben will be the last thing she needs to face which is why they will be left for the last 3 or 2 episodes (with of course them pinning horrendously the first half). i know people are theorizing 408 could be the wedding episode and how perfect could it be? 405 a glimpse at her future, 406 perhaps college acceptance letters, 407 closure with paxton, 408 a devi that fully embraces her Indian culture and 409 facing her feelings for ben (the bed scene is 409). 410 will bring everything together and give us a parallel to devi from the pilot.

mindy knows what she’s doing. ben and devi have been the endgame since season 2 and i think even d/p shippers would appreciate their ship ending the way it did on season 3 and a cute moment of them acknowledging the impact in each others lives. reviving a relationship that will end in 1 or 2 episodes doesn’t seem like a good way to revive anything.

Yeah, I remember thinking that 4x07 is really late in the game to be dragging Dxton out of its grave. Maybe this is why, if it's nothing more than a fleeting moment.

I would love love love it if they used the episode structure you just described!! It would be perfect and would cover all the bases for Devi's story. I definitely hope they reserve at LEAST the last 2-3 episodes for building towards Devi and Ben's romantic reunion, with no other love interests or flirtations. After all this time it's what they deserve!! And it's what we deserve for waiting so long while the other shippers feasted, lmao.

And ofc I'm obsessed with full-circle parallels that exhibit a character's growth! Can you imagine a s1 finale/s4 finale parallel with Devi and her relationships to Nalini and Mohan. Oh my god.

[kitkatt0430]

2, 7, 15, and 33 for the couples/relationships ask game!

2.) Of the ones you've written, what's your slowest slowburn? How slow is it?

Oooh, that is a good question. I admit, I'm impatient. My slowburns are usually still relatively speedy. Though The Pied Piper's Army of Rats does take six fics until Hartley and Cisco finally kiss. And while Hartley and Cisco get together in chapter 2 of 2 in (This Isn't) The Timeline You Were Looking For, in universe it takes them, like... two years to get their act together.

7.) Have you written any romantic couples that you think would be better off as friends? Or even enemies?

So while I do have fun writing Snowbarry at times, I think Caitlin and Barry are better off as friends. They've got a great platonic chemistry on the show, but it's not like with Caitlin and Cisco where I just... can't with the romantic ship. Honestly, I started writing it because I knew someone else who enjoyed the ship and wanted to write something I knew they'd really enjoy. And I don't regret getting into the ship, because they can be very cute to write as a romantic couple, but overall I definitely prefer them with a friendship.

15.) Are there any relationship dynamics/tropes you would never write?

Alpha/beta/omega stuff. I don't mind reading that sometimes, but it's not really my cup of tea and I just can't ever see myself writing any at all. I think it just hits the wrong balance of possessiveness + sex + kink for this ace, especially since it's got that heavy element of unreality going for it.

And I tend to stick with softer kinks in general as the harder stuff are difficult for me to get into the right headspace for. So I'm unlikely to ever have characters go too much beyond spanking or otherwise mildly roughing each other up for kinks that involve some kind of violence in them. At least when it comes to kinky scenes in a fic itself, anyway. A character might have a multitude of kinks that are mentioned, but never actually depicted.

33.) Are there any canon romantic couples, in any media, that you just can't stand?

Gwen/Jack from Torchwood never actually get together, but they are canonically interested in each other and I really hate the ship. Gwen's my least favorite Torchwood character to begin with, so honestly that ship was doomed from the start with me. Likely unsurprisingly that I don't like Gwen/Owen either. Or Gwen/Rhys. Considering she told Rhys that she was cheating on him with Owen and then retconned Rhys immediately after so he wouldn't remember and thus couldn't decide to leave her (and then he winds up married to her)... there are words for that situation, none of them polite.

And while I still think the early flirtations between Oliver and Felicity on Arrow are cute, I think they kinda brought out the worst in each other as romantic partners. Felicity making a scene at Barry and Iris' wedding rehearsal when she mistakenly thought Oliver was proposing to her only to turn around and force Barry and Iris - who'd already had their wedding interrupted by Nazis from another Earth - to share their wedding with her and Oliver... probably the best example right there of Felicity's worst, most self centered impulses getting catered to and Oliver just... goes with what she wants. And while Felicity isn't solely to blame for Oliver growing more rigidly uncompromising as the series went on, she definitely contributed to his slow descent towards becoming an off brand cop in the final season.

[georgi-girl]

East of the Beauty, West of the Beast

original meme belongs to Blaze-On-Fire. Characters belong to Thomas Atrustic. Here we go! "Beauty and the Beast" recasted with "Miraculous" characters! I've also added elements from the remake and story "East o' the Sun, and West o' the Moon" (hence the title) We have... Ladybug (Marinette) as Belle. She's everyone's go-to problem solver, often referred to as a "Living Lucky Charm". Chat Blanc (Adrien) as the Beast. This version focuses more on the characters' beastly behavior instead of his beastly appearance. Chloe as Gaston. She loves Marinette because she's cute and a good seamstress. I showed her in her "Queen Banana" outfit because that's my favorite outfit of hers. Grandpa Rolland as Maurice. Instead of a wacky, lovable inventor, we have a grumpy, lovable baker. Rose (Princess Fragrance) as Lumiere and Juleka (Reflekta) as Plumette. They're maids who were turned into dolls. Natalee (Mayura) as Cogsworth. She's the castles' major domo and a sorcerous. Nadja Charmak (Prime Queen) as Mrs. Potts. She's a knight who was fused with her armor. Manon Charmak (Puppeteer) as Chip Potts. The curse shrunk her and fused her with her fairy costume. Sabrina as Le Fou. She's in love with Chloe but is too scared to admit it. Lila Rossi as the Enchantress. She's the main antagonist in this story.   I'm also including Nino (The Bubbler) as Cadenza and Alya (Lady Wifi) as Madame Garderobe. They were Natalees' apprentices. The curse fused them with spells they tried to use. Nino can only summon bubbles and shields and Alya can only travel through mirrors, which she's trapped in. Also starring Gorzila as the coatrack and Gabriel as the librarian. (he's secretly scoping out potential brides for his son)   The story is this:   In a world filled with magic and sorcery, one sorcerer named Gabriel Agreste lived with his wife and son in a shining castle. But when his wife Emily died, he became broody and withdrawn, while his 13-year old son Adrien kept bottling up his feelings in an attempt to be a good prince. After a year of mourning, the castle hosts a costume party, where Adrien dresses like a black cat and all the castle staff dress like fairies and toys. In walks a mysterious woman who claims she can bring Emily back to life if Adrien marries her. Gabriel agrees, but Adrien, disgusted at the idea, uncorks his frustrations and angerly turns down the offer, unleashing a tirade that shocks the whole party. The woman -Lila- retaliates by ripping out his humanity, turning him feral and catlike. She then curses the entire castle and tells Gabriel that if he can't find Adrien another bride in 4 years, she'll hold him to his promise to her. Four years later, the castle has been hidden and no-one remembers it. Marinette is a tailors' apprentice living with her grandfather, helping out everyone who asks, and dodging Chloes' crazy flirtations. But her quiet life is shattered by an onslaught of aphids that threaten the towns' farms. Enter, the mysterious Hawk Moth, who says his akumas can wipe out the infestation, if one of the town maidens agrees to be a companion to his son. Marinette agrees, (over the objections of her friends and family) and takes along her mothers' red wedding robe, decorated with black peonies. Hawk Moth spirits her away to his castle, where she meets talking dolls, a girl trapped in a mirror, and a strange wild boy dressed all in white. Even more shocking, instead of her helping everyone out, everyone seems laser focused on helping her out. Each day, she explores the castle and bonds a little more with Adrien and the staff. And each night, she dreams about a handsome blond boy calling out to her, getting closer every time. Meanwhile, Lila goes to the village claiming that they were tricked and Marinette was kidnapped. She rallies them to storm the castle and in the ensuing fight, Chat Blanc is burnt by a broken candle. Lila reveals herself, and takes him back to her home. The battle comes to an abrupt stop. Hawk Moth reveals himself as Gabriel and reveals he set everything up to get Marinette and his son together. Marinette is angry, but she understands. She points out that since the four years aren't officially up, they still have time to save Adrien. She dons her mothers' robe and packs a supply of provisions (including a yo-yo she found while exploring). Some of the villagers and staff members go with her. Along the way: Nino and Alya overcome their curses and discover new spells. Sabrina confesses her feelings to Chloe, who realizes what a fool she's been, and Natalee reveals that the boy from Marinettes' dreams is Adriens' true self, and that dream communication is a sign that they're soulmates. They travel all the way to Lilas' manor on the Northern coast. There, The team frees Chat Blac while Lila and Marinette square off. Lila tried to scare her with illusions, but Marinette ends up tripping Lila with her yo-yo. She and Chat have a beautiful reunion, and with a kiss, the curse is lifted. Adrien regains his humanity, and the first thing he says is that Marinette doesn't have to marry him if she doesn't want to. Marinette says she's happy to get to know him all over again. As for Gabriel... he retires from magic, and finds new love in Natalees' arms. IMAGE DETAILS

[eusyram]

YOUR CHARACTER IN 5 QUOTES

TELL US YOUR FAVORITE QUOTES FROM YOUR CHARACTER. GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHO THEY ARE BY FIVE THINGS THEY’VE SAID.

"H-hey, wait just a second, snookums! You’re not trying to scam me into a cheap wedding without a ring, are you?!”

"Well if there are cute boys around, I won’t mind you tossing me into their arms!”

"Don’t make me laugh! At least fake it ‘til you feel it!"

"Of course I wasn’t born with pink hair! These are perfectly peachy-pink tresses tinted with the kiss of a summer sunset at the flush of first love in a fruit orchard! Do you think I made that all up on my own? No way! I ate those peaches, watched that sunset, and stole my very own boyfriend!"

"To protect the heart from palpitations,                               To unite all pairs with sweet flirtations,

I’m the Warrior of Love and Marriage, Mary Sue!”

[lady-stormbraver]

for the emoji OC ask game!!! gimme gimme gimme that sweet sweet 🌍⚡️🚷 for my girl amaya pretty please 👀

Star my beloved!!! Amaya my beloved!!!! thanks so much for the ask my darling friend! (you're coming at my throat with the 🌍 though. dang. shaking my brain for Amaya’s worldview and warped theology, etc.) // now taking oc asks from this list (specifically for Amaya and Violetta, as they’re my only girlies I’ve introduced here)

🌍 - What are this oc’s religious views?

tl;dr: It's Complicated

In all seriousness, Amaya is Catholic-if-you-squint. She was raised in a close-knit and highly faithful Catholic family, but she has never much been one for holding fast to all the traditions, and after she loses her family-- see next answer-- she has a very difficult relationship with God. She spends a long time running from everything connected to her family, including her faith. It hurts too much to examine too closely, so she runs.

But, well, you can’t be a Madrigal without believing at least a little bit in miracles, and she definitely does. Miracles exist, and they are beautiful, but she doesn’t believe they’re for her. Not anymore.

She’s also inherited a few almost-pagan superstitions from her Abuela Marisol, who used to tell her cautionary tales of how one must deal with magic if ever you encounter it. These lessons are woven throughout her childhood and in the marrow of her bones, and a few of them prove to be useful when she dances her way into the Encanto years later.

⚡ - Does this oc have any unusual or “irrational” fears?

Hmm, that depends on if you find “is absolutely terrified when her loved ones get mildly sick because her entire family died from the Spanish flu and she is the lone survivor” to be irrational or not. Like, “Bruno contracts a small fever and she has a whole entire mental breakdown that knocks out her own immune system for a few days” levels of fear.

She’s not afraid of her own death, she knows exactly what she’s walking into and chooses it anyway, but she cannot outlive another loved one. She cannot. If she does, she fears the grief will break her beyond repair. But, y’know, she’s sure it’s fine. Totally fine. Normalcore. No, she definitely does not want to talk about it and she’s definitely handling it fine on her own, thanks.

Oh, and she also gives capybaras a wide berth. Sure, they’re cute, but they unnerve her deeply. She’ll just dance waaaay over here. (If she’d lived long enough to meet Antonio, she would have really struggled with his gift. Capybaras in her house? Uhhh, no.)

🚷 - Tell one difference between yourself and this oc!

Ha, so I love this one for Amaya specifically because homegirl is an OUTRAGEOUS flirt. I cannot flirt to save my life, but if you are cute and sweet and a bit pathetic and off-putting, aka if your name is Bruno Madrigal, you are on Amaya’s radar and she is already mentally picking out wedding ring stones while she saunters over to you and does the Colombian equivalent of, “How you doin’?” From day one, she is incredibly straightforward with her feelings and with lavishing Bruno in teasing affection, often dramatically so, and the flirtation continues even when they’ve been married for over a decade. She wears her entire heart on her sleeve (except, of course, the things she’s running from) and gives it away freely and easily. And while I cannot relate in the slightest, that very difference makes her so much fun to write!

[hiddenthoughtsofawanderer]

Good lord, I am coming to tumblr yet again because of him. How the fuck?

I guess let’s catch you up reader.

It’s May of 2022, and I get a follow request on Instagram. It’s him, I almost instantly delete it then I regret it, and message him. He apologizes. He’s trying to not be an asshole, didn’t want to leave it bad between us. We chat a little and I let him follow me and I follow him back. Over the past two years I confide in him, ask for advice, we have friendly banter, send each other’s reels. Getting a little closer to real friends, just over the internet. We have honest conversations, and little flirtations, of course it’s just jokes. Friendly banter, simple, innocent, I try to not dwell on those little flirty moments. It feels too familiar, too close to what we were heading towards in the past. But he’s reliable, the friend of all I need, just like he promised so many years ago. I can’t help it. I reread old posts, waves of nostalgia hitting whenever we talk. I push it away. Friendship. Friendship. I am in this for friendship. He’s engaged by now, there’s no way I could ruin that. Especially considering I’m back with Jack, and even though we’re technically in an open relationship, we’re talking engagement too.

But then it’s Saturday night, and I get a message. “I’m at my bachelor party.” He’s drunk, and he’s messaging me, telling me about his night, all the girls he’s danced with, and he makes a joke about me being “his last boobies”. The door opens, the flirtation begins, but it feels harder to good because he’s cute when he’s drunk. “He’s cute in general”, don’t think that, he’s engaged. Yet I continue to flirt back. I try to be casual.

In my head, I can’t think straight, I’m trying to keep my cool but dammit he’s thinking about me too. He reached out to me. I try to be playful, keep it light hearted. Don’t get attached. Flirt, make jokes, he can’t be second guessing her by thinking about me. I try to push out my feelings. It doesn’t stop me laughing and suggesting I send him my favorite picture from my boudoir shoot, he asks “I mean are we calling off our weddings and picking each other, or just appreciating each other?” Is that a serious question? He can’t actually be serious about leaving her for me. “I don’t think you’d move to Colorado for me, I’m not enough remember?” “Haha yes that’s probably correct”. Right right keep it casual, these are just jokes. I still send the photo. He compliments them. He says something about me not being approved for the swingers vacation. And I’m like probably not…

“I’m patient, a good listener too.” “I’m just in bed, no listening, I sleep now” “okay goodnight, sleep well” little more banter and jokes about not drinking water, a little more flirting, and he passes out. And now I’m here, three nights later, writing it all out at an ungodly hour. I might’ve been tired, but I was fully aware of my actions. I did try to be somewhat good but fuck what am I supposed to do when it’s him? He’s my kryptonite. He messaged me the next day like oh my gosh I was the drunkest of skunks, but never apologized for how the night went. Maybe he doesn’t remember it. Maybe we’re sweeping it under the rug for a little. He’s a month away from getting married, I couldn’t do that. I’m almost engaged anyways…

Yet here I am dwelling on it. Drunken words are sober thoughts. Hey, no, I can’t, stop thinking about it. He would say it sober if he meant it. I need to sleep, it’s been hours of me writing. But I guess at least it’s out of my system.

[cleanfm]

(   +6   )   two   wanted   connections   have   been   added   !

*       ♡ .      ꒰   barbara  palvin  +  platonic  ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  april  winslow  is  looking  for  their  high  school  best  friend who  went  to  new  york  first  !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  any  fc, twenty  six  or  older  and  are  about  twenty  six  or  older    ╱   they  were  thick  as  thieves  in  high  school  and  briefly  lost  touch  when  april  drove  down  to  los  angeles  right  after  graduation.  they'd  likely  be  the  reason  april  went  out  to  new  york,  probably   crashed  on  their  couch  or  still  maybe  live  together.  you  can   contact  this  player  @  ohaprils

*       ♡ .      ꒰   barbara  palvin  +  romantic  ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  april  winslow  is  looking  for  their  late  night  radio  crush !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  tommy  martinez,  oliver  jackson  cohen,  rege  jean  page,  manny  jacinto,  jonah  hauer  king,  aaron  taylor  johnson,  yahya  abdul  mateen  ii,  ask  for  more  and  are  about  twenty  eight  or  older    ╱   april  hosts  a  late  night  radio  show  in  brooklyn,  and  this  muse  likes  to  call  in  to  almost  every  show.  they've  developed  an  on  air  flirtation,  and  it's  very  cute  and  playful.  we  can  definitely  plot  out  more!  you  can   contact  this  player  @  ohaprils

*       ♡ .      ꒰   oscar  isaac  +  platonic  /  romantic   ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  balthazar  cordovés  is  looking  for  their  ex-spouse !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  jessica  chastain,  pedro  pascal,  dhanush,  katrina  kaif,  lee pace,  contact  for  alts  and  are  about  thirty-five  to  forty-five  years  old.   ╱   balthazar,  during  his  travels  here  and  there,  woke  up  in  las  vegas  suddenly  married  to  this  muse.  despite  the  fact  that  they  had  every  opportunity to,  they  never  really  bothered  getting  a  divorce,  both  of  them  claiming  they  were  simply  too  busy  to  deal  with  all  the  paperwork  that  comes  with  undoing  their  las  vegas  wedding.  they  do  possess  a  certain  fondness  for  each  other  —  and  now  that  they  found  the  both  of  themselves  stationed  in  new  york,  they’ve  been  hanging  out  more  and  more  often.  there’s  a lot  we  can  go  with  this,    and  i  don’t  wanna  ramble  on  for  too  long  so  please  contact  me  for  more  info!  you  do  contact  this  player  @gazedivine.

*       ♡ .      ꒰   sobhita  dhulipala  +  occupational  /  romantic   ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  devarakonda  radhika  is  looking  for  their  workplace  rival !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  brenda  song,  shay  mitchell,  ayça  ayşin  turan,  any  woman(-aligned)  of  colour  and  are  about  thirty  or  so  years  old.   ╱   radha  has  a  coworker  she  has  a  ‘rivalry'  with,    but  basically  the  whole  floor  has  a  betting  pool  abt  how  long  it  would  take  for  the  two  of  them  to  end  up  together  for  the  longest  time  now.   they’re  both  feisty  and  accomplished  and  always  butting  heads  against  each  other,    verbally  sparring  every  time  they  cross  one  another  in  the hallways.   yet,    at  least  on  radha’s  end,    there’s  no  denying  that  there’s  some  thing  brewing.  only  time  will  tell  if  the  pot  will  just  keep  on  getting  bigger  and  bigger  with  no  end  in  sight  or  if  someone  would  eventually  cash  out!  you  can  contact  this  player  @gazedivine.

*       ♡ .      ꒰   oscar  isaac  +  familial   ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  balthazar  cordovés  is  looking  for  their  siblings !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  jade  eshete,  gong  yoo,  jesse  williams,  khadijha  red  thunder,  can  yaman,  any  person  of  colour  and  are  about  twenty-five  to  forty  years  old.   ╱   fernando  and  miriam  cordovés  always  wanted  to  have  several  children  and  so  turned  to  adoption  after  having  balthazar.    with  fernando  being  an  astronaut  and  miriam  being  a  movie  star,    the  large  cordovés  family  snagged  headlines  wherever  they  went  for  their  highly  glamorous  lifestyle    —    not  helped  by  the  fact  that  both  fernando  and  miriam  seemed  to  overindulge  their  children’s  every  whims.    aside  from  that,    literally  everything  else  about  balthazar’s  siblings    —    their  personalities,    occupations,    fcs,    etc    —    is  utp.  you  do  not  contact  this  player  @gazedivine.

*       ♡ .      ꒰   seo  yeji  +  familial   ꒱  a  little  birdie  told  me  michelle  hwang  is  looking  for  their  younger  sibling !  according  to  them,  they  kinda  look  like  any  korean  fc  and  are  about  twenty-three  -  twenty-eight  years  old.   ╱   the  hwang  siblings  were  originally  born  in  atlanta,  georgia,  but  tragically  lost  their  parents  shortly  after  the  birth  of  michelle's  younger  sibling.  the  pair  was  quickly  sent  off  to  live  in  new  york  with  their  maternal  aunt  &  uncle  who  took  them  in.  the  family  was  very  influential,  so  they  never  wanted  for  anything  from  an  outsider  perspective,  but  were  expected  to  live  accordingly  so  as  not  to  “shame"  or  “embarrass"  the  family.  most  details  are  completely  up  for  discussion  because  i'd  like  to  give  as  much  creative  freedom  as  possible,  but  i  definitely  picture  a  them  vs.  the  world  type  beat  because  they've  really  only  ever  had  each  other  you  can  contact  this  player  @solandiz.

[derpylittlenico]

My (Oddly Specific) Top Tier OTP Meet Cutes

again? nobody asked. and yet

A accidentally crashes B's (insert relationship)'s wedding reception, but only because they accidentally showed up to the wrong reception. (Bonus points if it's a Vegas wedding)

A is a famous chef and finds B's food blog, in which they're giving thoughtful critiques of the recipes and then revamping them for cost efficiency, food allergens, etc. A is kinda baffled and charmed.

A is the bartender at the same party B has been hired as videographer. They awkwardly bond over the drunken shenanigans they witness.

A and B meet at a club and have a one off Thing, only to be set up on a blind date with one another, because their friend groups overlap.

A is a professor who awkwardly NOPES out of a flirtation they were into, because they mistook B for an undergrad. B is very confused about why A is so concerned about fraternization. Like? The university departments aren't actually fueding, sooo wtf??

[madhatteress]

“I’d love to introduce you to my brother. He’s got a soft spot for gingers, and honestly I don’t know what your type is anyways, but he’s tall?”

Lo and behold, he was just my type. 5 years too early, but even young me knew that this one somehow clicked with a person I had yet to become. I remember meeting him, kicking myself for being hungover and not my usual sparkling self, and heavens damn it, I remember when he stopped texting back.

I convinced myself he wasn’t that cute - his name was Peter, so I began inserting features from the actor who played Peter pettigrew onto this man’s face to make myself feel better. I managed quite well to reestablish my memories of the visit to a distillery with friends - we all remained smoking hot, of course, but I toned down any memory of his appearance. When his sister got sent the save the date for her wedding last summer, I shivered only slightly. It was a brief flirtation over text. It hadn’t gone anywhere, nothing to worry about. I imagined Peter pettigrew’s face on her brothers body, and I put any concern out of my mind.

I managed beautifully, right up until I was sitting in the 6th row of the wedding next to my boyfriend and the same friends who’d gone to the distillery, and tried to pick Peter Pettigrew out of the row of family members on the left side of the aisle. So good were my falsified recollections that I tried to skip over him - too handsome, definitely too tall - oh shit, wait a minute. I wish I could say I handled myself with subtlety and grace the rest of the day. I did not. Several drinks later and I had reverted to the person I was before I had settled with my boyfriend: irrepressibly social, flirtatious and witty (the wit making sense to myself, of course. I cannot account for how it came across to others, and can only assume everyone thought I was as sharp as a knife).

My moment came when I interrupted the bride’s (and his) sister, when he looked at me and noted aloud how familiar I looked. Rather kind of him, truly, having only met me in person the once, and given the fact that I’d absolutely been staring at him all day. Sensing my boyfriend across the courtyard, I cut my eyes to Peter and issued my wittiest repartee (the knife of my wit may have been one meant to spread butter).

“Well I would hope so - you should have my number saved already.” I didn’t remind him of my name, and later that night I went back to the hotel with my boyfriend, blaming whatever fucking planet was in retrograde that July. Mercury, based on how shitty my comeback was.

I saw him again today, but this time through a pane of glass and I swore it couldn’t be him, wouldn’t be him, till he turned his head, and uppercut me with his stupidly gorgeous face (the wedding knockout all over again). 5 years later, the same distillery, but this time I wasn’t complaining to my friends about how far it was from the city, now little activity there is around this speck of a town. This time I was leaning back in my chair, eyeing the sun setting over rolling hills, thinking to myself well shit - I might just be the person 5 year ago me dreamed I might be. Looking across the table at my boyfriends family, all I could think was how much I wished I wasn’t there with them as they bickered, argued, and gossiped. I wished I was with my friend, her family, and that way-too-attractive brother of hers who stopped texting me 5 years ago. Well shit.

[chipmunkfanno1love]

*Spoilers Ahead*

I'm honestly open to Viva having a flirtation and/or perhaps starting a relationship with one of Branch's older brothers. I think it would cute. 😁🥰 I could see her dancing with one of Branch's brothers at Branch and Poppy's wedding and them observing it curiously. I definitely see Poppy shipping them and saying "My sister with your brother. That's so cute!" Branch might be a little embarrassed about it at first, but gradually comes to accept it.

The most likely options are either boy band leader, JD or flirtatious, Spruce. Clay may make Viva laugh, but she may see him as too goofy to be a potential boyfriend, unless goofy is just her type. While Floyd and Viva could have an adorable relationship due to him being the sensitive one of the group, I have a feeling that their relationship is going to be purely platonic rather than romantic, which can still be pretty adorable if it's written well.

Still, I'll wait and see what happens in the movie and decide if there are any signs of attraction between Viva and one of the former Brozone members and/or who she seems more compatible with personality-wise. It's best to wait until we see more trailers and movie clips before we get too serious with shipping characters, mainly because we don't know much about them yet.

Maybe one or a few of them have a one-sided crush on her, but eventually, they agree just to be friends with her and later supportive in-laws when Branch and Poppy get married. Either way, I'm open-minded to whatever happens.

Here what think Viva relationship be with one of brozone if she gets together with one of them.

JD-I could totally see a Princess Leia and han solo vibe with these two with JD Teasingly flirting with her and she gets easily irritated

Spruce-He totally would try to make a move on her on the spot and she doesn't fall for his pick up lines easily but she finds his attempts charming

Clay-He probably win her over by making her laugh and he would think she has the prettiest one

Floyd-Ive been seeing alot of fanart of these two even though we don't know much about both of them bit I could see it

[lovelyladyabsinthewrites]

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Pairing(s): Margaery Tyrell x Baratheon!Reader, Tommen Baratheon x Margaery Tyrell

Warnings: canon character death, cuckold

Words: 2202 

Summary: A glance and a sassy comment. The more time you two spent alone together, the less of a sister you became to one another. It wasn’t your intention to fall in love with the wife of your brother. You had never really felt bad about it when Maragery was married to Joffrey, but now that she was wed to your sweet Tommen. . . You couldn’t do that to your sweet lion.

You caught her once again staring at you with such obvious flirtation in her glittering eyes that it took everything you had not to out right blush. She knew exactly what she was doing as Margaery’s smile expanded. Oh she was sweet, sure, but boy did she have a penchant for mischief. The more you got to know your twice good-sister, the more you saw. Margaery had her public personality and then her private one. Not even Tommen, her now husband, had gotten a peek of it. In the comforting silence of the gardens, you had been gifted that side of Margaery.

“Don’t even think about it.” Telling her, you can’t help but glance at the two patrolling guards. Even in your own home you were still subjected to being monitored. Especially after the death of your brother Joffrey. Your mother grew ever paranoid that someone would go after you or Tommen next. Myrcella, having been sent to Dorne, was not of concern since she was safe and sound under the protection of the Martells. Cersei kept you and your brother close to her; never were her eyes too far from you. In fact you wouldn’t doubt if she was gazing from her balcony upon the garden right now at you and Margaery. There was obvious dislike for her. Even when she was engaged to Joffrey, your mother never had much love for her. She always warned you to be careful because she had an inkling that Margaery was in fact trying to advance the Tyrell name by becoming queen.

Of course she was. Who else would want to marry Joffrey if it wasn’t for the prospect of becoming queen. Well, that is beside Sansa Stark. Poor girl had been utterly in love with him when she was a young girl. Sansa had to learn the hard way that Joffrey wasn’t the prince she thought he was. It took the execution of her father to figure that out.

The day was beautiful, even so that the guards would agree as they passed by your canopy every so often, grateful that it was just the queen and princess they had to guard. An easy day for them.

Margaery’s eyes flick back to her cards playfully. “What are you talking about?” Sunshine danced behind her, making her glow in its light. Many men had gone through the Red Keep, claiming that you and your mother were the great beauties in all of the Seven Kingdoms. They were all wrong. In actuality it was Margaery. No other woman could ever measure up to her.

Putting your cards down on the stone mosaic table that stood between the two of you, you place your elbows on your knees and lean forward. “That thing you do where you think I’m not paying attention. Your eyes scream how desperate you are to kiss me.”

A hand on her chest in a shocked fashion, she exclaims “My eyes? I’m most certain they do not scream that.” It was cute how she couldn’t even pretend to be shocked. Her real self bleeding out.

You shrug. “Hm. I guess I was wrong. You don’t want to kiss me.”

“Now hold on, I never said that.”

That’s how your relationship had blossomed. A glance and a sassy comment. The more time you two spent alone together, the less of a sister you became to one another. It wasn’t your intention to fall in love with the wife of your brother. You had never really felt bad about it when Maragery was married to Joffrey, but now that she was wed to your sweet Tommen. . . You couldn’t do that to your sweet lion. Tommen had a puppy love for Margaery. If he were to find out about the two of you, it would destroy his gentle heart. Not only that but you could potentially be imprisoned if anyone else were to find out.

The Tyrell Queen leans over to get closer to you. “Who wouldn’t want to partake in the delicacy that are your lips.” Her voice barely rose above the buzzing of the nearby bees. It was only meant for your ears. Margaery was always more bold than you. Her Queensguard was composed entirely of knights sworn to house Tyrell. She was always confident that none of them would tell a soul. Words were wind though and you never let your guard down, especially in front of her guards.

Anxiety makes you lean away from her advances. Heat creeps up your neck as you frantically check to see if there was anyone around. “Please Margaery. . .”

A little bit of her light dims, smile stalling before ever so slowly dipping down. “(y/n). You don’t have to worry.”

“I do though. I have a lot to worry about. I told you we should be more careful. Things are different now that you’re married to Tommen. He’s not Joffrey. Nothing like him.”

She closes her eyes. “I know. I’m sorry. I just. . . I forget. Having to see you after being apart. . . I just want to kiss you.”

You fell back into your chair, heart constricting. “I want to kiss you too. But I can’t.”

“I only married Tommen to stay close to you.” Margaery sits up, laughing a little despite her eyes becoming glossy. “I did this for us.”

Tommen was leagues better than Joffrey ever was, but it didn’t change the fact that the two of you loved each other deeply. All the things that had happened since you met was because of your love. Neither you or Olenna could ever allow Margaery to stay married to Joffrey. Something had to be done with the tyrant, even if Margaery was fully capable of taking care of herself. Joffrey was a monster. He needed to be dealt with.

You never questioned Olenna how she intended to get rid of your terrible brother. Even as you watched him suffocate to death, you forced yourself to watch without blinking an eye. Watched as his eyes bulged and face blooming purple. Deep down you felt shame for feeling no sorrow, no emotion, as Joffrey died. The only sadness you felt was for your mother. She had loved that beast fiercely despite how horrid he was. Cersei had always been blind to his atrocities.

“I know.” Chimes that had been hung on your canopy, imported from Tyrosh, tinkle with the passing breeze. “I’m sorry it’s just, this time it’s different. I love you, but I love Tommen more. He’s my sweet lion. It would kill me if he ever found out and it broke his heart.”

Your words pained Margaery as was clear with the flush to her cheeks and the tears that dripped from her eyes. Her full lips quiver. “I. . . I understand. . . He is a sweet boy. . . Can I get one last kiss?”

Heart sobbing in your chest, you stiffly nod.

Margaery gets up from her seat and drifts over to you like a ghost. She leans over you, beautiful chestnut hair kissing your face before her lips descended on you.

**

Fire blazed in her as Cersei found herself frozen on the spot. Rage consumed her as she stood witness to Margaery Tyrell kissing her eldest child, her daughter (y/n). Cersei wanted nothing more than to strangle the now Queen of Westeros.

Now the tart was moving in on her daughter. Cersei wouldn’t let that go unpunished.

Absentmindedly Cersei goes to touch her sheared blonde hair. Remembering the time she spent being tormented by Septa Unella. Betrayed by her own cousin Lancel.

King’s Landing was full of snakes. From the moment the Golden Rose of High Garden set foot into the city, Cersei knew immediately that she didn’t like the beautiful maid that was to wed her first born son. Her son that was King of all the Seven Kingdoms. To make matters worse was the fact that Margaery had previously been wed to Renly Baratheon, the man that crowned himself king. An imposter. The moment he was killed, Margaery fled, on to her next victim. She should have never listened to Tywin that the Tyrell girl was the best bride for Joffrey. Looking at her now, Cersei was aware of what Margaery was after. Not too long ago Cersei had been much like her: wanting to be queen and stopping at nothing until her goal was reached.

Sharply, Cersei turns on her heels and walked the other way; pretending that she had seen nothing. Margaery’s time was coming. She would regret the day she decided to meddle with Cersei’s family.

**

Unceremoniously you were thrown into your brother’s room, much to his own shock, by the Mountain. All you had tried to do was attend the trial of your mother and Margaery.

“What’s the meaning of this?” Tommen demands.

“This oaf won’t let me go to the trial.” You hiss and glare at Gregor Clegane. “It should be starting soon and people will notice if we are missing.”

Pale brows scrunch up as your brother attempts to size up Ser Gregor but it’s obvious that he wouldn’t stand a chance. “Who put you up to this?”

You pace over to the window that had a wonderful view of the city, including the Sept of Baelor. “Who do you think Tommen? There is no one else that he obeys but our mother.”

Confusion was still plaguing him as he steps away from Gregor’s blocking form. “Why would she make him do this though? Is she going without us?”

“I don’t know.” It confused you. Where was your mother?

Even though Tommen was king, that little to persuade Gregor to move. Those haunting blood red eyes of his just stared without any focus. You still didn’t understand exactly how Qyburn had brought the brute of a man back to life. Seeing him die with your own eyes you had been quite shocked when your mother had showed up with him one day. It wasn’t right. He wasn’t right. Unholy and damned, you hated being around Ser Gregor. Every inch of your skin crawled whenever he was around. You dared not mess with him.

Your little brother walks over to your side to look over the city. “I feel uneasy. . .”

“Me too. . .” What else could either of you do? The Mountain blocked the only door and you weren’t about to scale down the Red Keep. That would have been insane. Your body disagreed as it itched to get out by any means possible. Cersei had purposefully kept you and Tommen from the sept. Why else would she have Gregor put you in Tommen’s room and stand guard. Moments like that made you find similarities between your mother and your late grandfather. Tywin Lannister had a magnificent mind that was always scheming for the sake of his family. Before his untimely death you had overheard him talking to Cersei about your marriage. How it would guarantee further support and allies. Who they had been planning to marry you off to, you never found out. All talk of marriage was snuffed out with his death. Compared to your uncles, your mother took after Tywin more than they did. She had aspirations and drive. Unwilling to give up on something once she had her mind set on it. And unwilling to forgive if she deemed that someone had done her wrong. Much wrong had been done to her recently at the hands of the High Sparrow. After spending weeks under their torture, she had come back to the Keep filthy, naked, and her once beautiful hair cut close to her scalp. They had done a number on her. For the first time your mother had cried in your arms when she saw you.

Fear clicked as a thought entered. You knew your mother wasn’t the forgiving type. What if. . . what if she had plans for the High Sparrow and his ilk? And today was the day when she planned to play out her revenge?

You found breathing to be difficult as panic settled into you and made your head warm and dizzy. It hurt. Vision grew blurry.

“(y/n)? Are you okay?” You hear Tommen’s soft voice, filled with concern.

“I don’t feel good.” You hold on to the windowsill, trying to steady yourself as you look away.

Even though he was scared of the Mountain, Tommen turns his face to him. “Please. Get someone to help my sister.”

Margaery.

Margaery was in the sept.

Waiting for you.

“Please! Do something!” His voice quivered. For being king he lacked the power, the authority. Everyone knew all the power belonged to Cersei.

Then you heard it. A far off deafening clash.

Tommen freezes, his neck stiffly turning toward the window to see the distant plume of dark clouds that had enveloped what had once been the illustrious Sept of Baelor. The sept itself was crumbling down, being enveloped by the smoke and green flames. Gentle green eyes widen in absolute horror as he helplessly stares at the havoc. The screams of those caught near the crossfire drilled into your head as you struggled to gain control over your own body.

The clanging of a broken bell echoed the breaking of your heart.