#darren is my baby and he deserves the world

[rasoyas]

i lost this build but i can rebuild it... i can make it better... this is darren and dirk dreamer's houseee ignore the chimney in front of the garage btw i liked it right up until i hit post

[azaharinflames]

Thankyou for making that post about not making assumptions about the cast. I wish fandom stopped parasocialling with them so much, it's so weird. Not only the Oliver stuff but that Lou is this poor little heartbroken uwu baby and how the whole cast were awful for not defending him (I've seen alot of "and no one stood up for him!!" posts too).

None of us know these people! What someone puts (or doesn't put) on their public instagram is worlds away from what they may (or may not) say or communicate in private.

And it's kind of depressing to assume the worst of them (any of the cast) rather than just that they're professionals doing their jobs.

Fandom in the last few days has been so much fun with the plot speculation, fics, memes and stuff. I find the criticism of the plots and the writing (and Tim to an extent in his role as showrunner) satisfying, but not to take that to the actors. For me, it's much more enjoyable (and better for my mental health) to have fun with our blorbos in our sandpit and keep the characters and actors separate.

Thanks for letting me vent!

Hi, Nonnie! Thank you for venting in my inbox!

Happy to let you vent, and sorry it took me this long to answer. I kinda promised myself I was going to have a small break from Tumblr this weekend after my last post, and only let myself reblog some. Back here again though!

Yeah, I think it's very important to draw a line and keep it there. If we need a permanent marker, so be it. I come from the Marvel and Glee fandom, and especially in the latter I saw a lot of wild shit. Including Darren Criss's wife having to go private across all social media because of the insane stuff she was unfairly accused of. Hell, when (spoiler) Blaine and Kurt broke up for a while, Darren had to post a goddamn letter to apologise, because he feared the worst. Like. Insane.

And I've been seeing the crazy here as well from the B*ddie fandom, and I stopped checking that hashtag (can't check it even for their friendship) because of how wild it was. We are nowhere near what they do, don't get me wrong. But just because of that, and because this has been, hands down, the nicest fandom I've ever been on, I don't want us crossing lines in a moment of anger or disappointment.

And it's hard to know when to say something, too, because I do feel like the feelings we were dealing with were entirely justified. But as you said, it's better if we keep focused on the show and the, frankly, bad writing they are doing this season.

And yeah, I'm annoyed at the behavior of some actors, but I understand your point. I won't lie and say I liked how no one said a thing about the harassment Lou received, but I also know better and I know it is quite possible they talked about it in real life, and it is very much none of our business.

At the end of the day, Lou has expressed multiple times he was very happy to be in the 911 set, and even in his latest interviews he doesn't contradict this. He's a grown man who deserved to see all the love that we have for him after endless months of harassments, yes. But I also think he's a grown man who knows what he's doing and what he wants.

Anyway. This was long, sorry haha.

If anyone wants to vent, rant, or express their opinions, my inbox is open❣️

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[NSB HEADCANONS] - christmas with them!

synopsis: it's christmas and you spend the holidays with them!

warning: some swear here and there, darren being dirty-minded and pervert, mention of the word ass… i think that’s all? let me know if there’s more!

type: fluff

members: all of them

merry (late) christmas everyone! i hope you all day wonderful holidays 🤍 thank you very much for this wonderful year that we had together! i can’t believe it’s actually been one year that i started writing about the boys! 😊 thank you for all the support, the likes and the love!! it is so much appreciated <33 happy new year in advance and may 2024 be the best year for you :)

reblogs and likes are very appreciated!

OLIVER MOY

BEST HOLIDAY ON EARTH??

we know oli, we know how he is, we know how boyfriend material he is…

so is it really a surprise if i’m telling you that you would pass an amazing time with him during christmas? not really.

he would spoil you so much!

« what? can’t i treat my girl right? »

he would make sure that you know that you look extraordinary beautiful

he would hype you up so much

« oh my god… you’re so beautiful, omg » he said while covering his mouth with his left hand

he would giggle.

he would also have bought matching pyjamas

« so i got the santa one and you got the reindeer! isn’t it so cute? »

cutest boy alive, no cap (yes im a simp)

he would write the cutest things in your christmas card

“thank you for making the world a kinder place”

“thank you for existing and making me a part of your routine”

“thank you for always being you and always making the world a greater place”

“you’re making fall in love with you more and more everyday”

crying bc he’s so damn sweet 🤧 i love him sm omg

random thoughts: oliver would sing you christmas song

and maybe… he would even ask you to sing with him? lol

oliver would literally heal your inner children, with his family 🥹 in one nsb video (or was it in seb’s? i forgot, sorry) all the nsb boys came to see oli’ and seb’s mom and dad, and omg that was so cute

he’s a gentleman, he’s a golden retriever, he’s a boyfriend material, so of course he would make sure you’re always feeling okay and comfortable around him

« this is our christmas baby. we spend it together, so as much as i really love my family and spending my holidays with them, i want you to be comfortable and happy during this time. so if something isn’t right or you want to take a break, please let me know, alright? »

i just see oliver caressing your back and whispering sweets nothing to you :((

anyways, let this boy give you the best because you truly deserve it <33

(others members’ part under the cut!)

SEBASTIAN MOY

FUNNY HOLIDAYS!!

this man’s so funny

sebastian could do anything and it would be funny, i truly don’t know why

so obvs, he would try to pull little pranks on you (not as much as kane, but still)

« babe, look! there’s a mistletoe! looks likes you have to kiss me! »

« babe, you’re supposed to kiss me on the lips not on my cheek! »

“wdym it wasn’t specific enough!! i thought you’d knew what i wanted!”

he would def convince his younger brother (mateo!!!) to pull a prank on you and oli

sebastian would be the type to give you a big, big Christmas gift that is in a box, that box is in another box, and that box is in another box… just to make you wait for the gift

and the gift be like « free pass for a kiss! »

“isn’t this the best gift ever?”

what can i say? he loves your kisses (and your hugs)

did you see his stories?? if not, expect him to put (almost) EVERYTHING on his ig/sc stories

he would def watch them all over the holidays too 🫣 don’t tell him i told you that

seb would give you sweet treats, like chocolates, massage, bubble bath if you’re into that kind of thing… things he know that will make you smile and make you feel good

“i could give you another thing to make you feel good…” then he would smirk

“I WASN’T TALKING ABOUT THAT, OMG?!! You are so dirty minded, omg”

anyways like oli, he would be very considerate of your feelings

« you okay, babe? »

« is everything’s alright, baby? »

he cares sm about you

i feel like he would randomly hug/kiss you out of nowhere and smile

« nothing’s wrong, you’re just really pretty »

“mine”

RYAN NGUYEN

would def heal your inner child, 100%

the holiday with him would be so funny (and prob iconic too)

ryan’s family sounds so lovely and so cozy… (you wouldn’t be boring at their house)

last year, ryan did a q&a with his sisters and it was super cozy and super relaxing to watch

so i think it would be the same if you spent the holidays with him

lots and lots of animes nights

you’d also be a pro at videogames too

ryan would have matching pyjamas sets for you

« i thought we could wear it during the holidays.. »

he would def hold your hand all along the festivities, like this man’s whipped for you

« what? can’t i hold my pretty girlfriend’s hands? »

his fam would love you sm

ryan would def be a bit jealous that you’re passing more time with grace & ava (his sisters) than him

“can’t you talk with them later? -_-”

“i’m not jealous, what are you talking about?”

would ask his mom to cook your favourites meal :D

« yeah, i asked my mom to cook your favourite! »

ryan who def make videos with you and spend a lot of time with you, including cuddling because even though it doesn’t look like that, ryan’s a simp for your cuddles and your hugs and your kisses

would def put a lot of mistletoe around the house and use the excuse « it’s just for decorating the house »

indeed, he only want to kiss you 24/7

yes, he likes it that much 😌

JUSTIN PHAN

spending holidays with him seem so fun

trust me, you guys would have matching outfits too lololol

he would literally go to target to shop some matching things with you

and also buy you random things that you probably don’t needed, but that he bought because he thought of you when he saw them

also, i’m just seeing him going to target with you to shop for last minute christmas present

ofc, he would pay for your things

because he’s that gentleman with you

and also bc he never want to see you pay when you’re with him

“it’s the holidays, can’t i spoil my girl?”

“shut up, let me pay for you”

“you’ll pay next time!”

“wdym i said the same thing the last time? i didn’t!”

he would make sure you’re always comfortable, always happy and always smiling

he would hold your hands during dinner if you’re stressed/anxious/nervous

justin seems the type to be super romantic

he would literally give you a christmas card and thank you for every things you did for him

a bit like oli!

“thank you for always making me happy. the world needs more people like you”

he would literally give you cute stuff

like hello kitty stuff bc we all know how jp like hello kitty 🫶🏻

believe it or not, justin’s the biggest simp for his person

so expect a lot of compliments coming towards him

the type to say: “my mom likes you more than me, i’m sure of it”

KANE RATAN

i can’t tell how much i like this man

yes im a simp, and what abt it? 🤭

would def help your inner child too

he would always try his best to always make you smile/make you happy when you’re with him

he would always support you in anything you do

he would also give you a shoulder to cry on if that’s something you need

“babe… don’t cry…”

“it’s okay, i’m here..”

“idm if my tshirt get wet… i have others tshirts, don’t worry about that baby”

“I’m so so sorry about what happened when you were younger… do you want to talk about it?”

to me, kane’s the definition of the word “fluff” and “comfort”

he would literally make your days brighter with his smile 🤭

no bc his smile is so cute

he would give you ALOT of gifts

his family is kinda a bit rich lol (check their hide n seek video and the price of the mansion… 🤩) so… yeah.

would be the type to buy you plane tickets for a special destination

“wdym?? baby, it’s plane ticket! we’re going to travel together!”

“i know you always wanted to go there, so… i thought it could be the perfect moment to go there together!”

sweetest holidays with him :(

“what do you mean i bought you too much gifts? baby, you deserve it”

he would def make activities with you and his siblings and let you win on purpose

“me? made you win? there’s no way i did that!”

kane would make you do pranks with him on his brothers / sisters

but junior (his younger brother) wouldn’t let that slide so you’d literally do pranks on kane hahaha

“baby, what?? i thought you were on my team!”

“god, and i thought you’d side with me for this prank”

spending holidays with kane seems so great and fun 🫶🏻

DARREN LIANG

the sussiest holiday ever, ngl

i never saw in one nsb videos darren not being dirty minded, sorry not sorry 😭

so i rlly hope you’re not innocent, bc if you are… well, let’s say he won’t let that title up

bc this man says the most random ever things ever and turn them into dirty things, so if you’re still innocent after spending like 2-3 weeks with him… this is impressive

darren could turn everything not suspicious to something very suspicious (but we like him like that 🫶🏻)

would definitely not hide his true ‘personality’ to his family…

atp, i think his fam is aware that their son is dirty-minded

mostly during the Christmas presents part…

“didn’t give you much gift, bc i thought i could be your gift for this year”

“what? didn’t meant in that way… unless..”

“oh yeah!! this present is so cool!! i heard it could hide hickeys pretty well! isn’t that so cool?”

ofc, darren isn’t only naughty and pervert 😂

He’s also very caring and sweet :((

So ofc, if he see you being uncomfortable due to this comment or his moves or anything he’s doing, he would stop

No need to ask him twice

We all know how good dar’ is with cooking, so ofc he would cook something for you and his fam for Christmas

might even do it with you

He would have bought you matching aprons! and you know him…. the images or texts on it would be anything but wholesome

Being with Darren during the holidays also mean he would take good care of you

He would buy you a ton of skincare if that’s something you like

He would also help you with your routine (would never let you sleep with makeup/unclean face)

“Baby, let me take your makeup off”

“let me wash your face”

“Just sit on the counter and let me do the rest, okay?”

“Stop moving!!!”

“Wdym it tickles, baby it’s my fingers…”

“Are you saying my fingers are tickling you? 😏”

Funniest (and sussiest) holidays, I’m telling you

REGIE MACALINO

Darren part 2? Jk

This man’s a keeper 🫶🏻

He would make everything so funny, so fun, so cool, like it’s the regie macalino we’re talking about

I think regie would be the same guy he is in the videos, with you

he’s very nonchalant

He would def sleep on your shoulder while his family is opening xmas gifts

“Wdym wake up?? I wasn’t sleeping bruh”

“I was resting my eyes, that’s not the same thing”

He would also try his hardest to make you blush ☺️

And if you can’t blush, he would try his hardest to make you smile

i’m just imagining him, on the other side of the couch, giving winks here and there

AND HE WOUD BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU TRYING NOT TO SMILE/BLUSH

“I ain’t doing anything, whatcha talking about?”

He would def (10000%) says dirty things in front of you and act like he didn’t mean it in that way

“Damn that’s a cool sweater… wonder how it could look on the floor…”

“Why you’re looking at me like that, stop being dirty minded y/n”

Regie would def laugh his ass off because of what he’s doing to you

i just know he would be so proud of himself

btw, during the holidays, expect to go in the snow

Regie’s so cute when he first saw the snow 😔 like give him the chance to see snow again, pls?

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go see the nsb’s video where they go play in the snow lol

He would do snow angels with you 🥹 and call you his angel

“You just did yourself in the snow…”

“eww that so cringey of me, I’m sorry”

“wdym you liked it? damn, you’re a simp for me, bruh”

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Hiyaaa! my brain is proper mush after this chapter, so i’m just sharing whatever i wrote down while reading this 👁️👄👁️

It’s stupidly cute how Matty’s just incapable of languages and it kind of reminded me of one of my favourite scenes ever!! Pretty early on, when Matty tells Ross about the constellations while they’re both on the roof (and i believe way too high to be on a roof), when Matty’s just spreading misinformation but Ross holds back from correcting him because he’s too cute. I love how Ross finally corrects Matty 😂 Unfortunately I can very much relate to Matty in regards to French, I took French for 5 years and I can barely speak it , mais c’est comme ça (i did not look up whether that’s even correct, i will die like a man 💀)

Mr. Rigby…. fuck

I love Darren

“You’re so hot when you speak Italian.” Matty please Ross is always hot 🤭

example a) “He pulls Matty in there with him, pressing him against the warm brick wall. “Are you saying you’d fuck Mr. Rigby?” he asks, his lips grazing the side of Matty’s neck.” 👁️👄👁️ fucking hell

example b) every fucking time Ross is exploring the side of himself that will one day become (Rolex) Daddy Ross

“[…] Which does sometimes make Ross wonder what on earth he’s doing with him.” ROSS BABY PLEASE

okay i’m suddenly very glad i had to take french, i’m giggling

LUCA IS JUST THE SWEETEST AHHH I LOVE HIM

he deserves the world and they all deserve to love openly and loudly 😭

okay i might have been too invested to write anything down until “That’ll be fifty quid,” and then remembered that i am in fact writing down things while reading so i don’t forget to talk about them 🙃 like i texted you immediately when reading that, i didn’t only giggle, i laughed out loud 😂

(it happened again right after that)

“I’m not interested in a life without you. Or the band.” okay.. way to make me cry? pardon me??

THE TEACHERS UGGGHHHHH LOVE

i’m. so. normal. about. the. church.

I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A SNOG

MATTY YOU EVIL DRUNK BASTARD 💀💀💀

Woah. A true rollercoaster of emotions. I’m incredibly soft for the two, especially in all those tender moments. I don’t even have words right now, but the thrill of Matty being onto something 👁️👄👁️

Again, I loved every second of this. Holy shit, you never fail to entertain and amaze me ❤️

Helloooo ✨

Matty's ineptitude at languages opposed to Ross's try-hard attitude is probably one of my favourite elements in this whole chapter so I am very glad you picked up on it 😭 and yes, Ross is definitely coming into his own and evolving into the early stages of (Rolex) Daddy Ross 🌚 again, very pleasant stuff to write.

Darren is currently my fave side character and Mr Rigby is very much inspired by me having the hots for You Know Who, so I'm glad you're on board with that too. he's just A Lot and unapologetically gay and I love him dearly. I had to give the teachers some entanglement because of course I did. I think I may have started seeding that since chapter 1, actually 👀

and yes, Ross is affectionate, hot AND hilarious :) the full package, seriously.

the church bit, I owed it to them and to myself for the irreparable psychological damage that Fleabag caused when I watched it 5 years ago. I'm glad it went down well 🌚

Matty is an evil bastard and his demon twink tendencies get multiplied by about 1000 when he's drunk. he knew exactly what he was doing (or did he? 👀)

thank you so much for taking the time to send this in, I've already told you but I appreciate it immensely 💖💖💖

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"Betrayed" *Chapter 25* ~Finale~

WHOO HOOOOO!!!!

I finally got my computer to turn on, so I could finish this, so I can FINALLY start writing some Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson fluff. [x reader, not together.]

Yeah, I know, a hell of an inspiration, huh?

I didn't go on and on as much as I had originally planned. Mostly because it's just been so long, and because of the last episode of SVU I just cannot get over Olivia. I couldn't write her anymore. I can't. I don't want her happy. Or nice. EVER.

I hope you enjoy the conclusion of this series; it's been one of my favorites to write.

Chapter 24

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Also, yeah, I kinda weirdly ended it like a movie? But the song is so perfect for the story, I had to.

So, on that note, listen to this song before or after reading.

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–The Day Of The Rally-

You and Rafael had surprisingly been left alone since your impromptu “press conference” in the hospital. You spent the next few days in ‘marital bliss’, even without being married. That didn’t mean you weren’t planning every detail in your head every minute of the day.

This morning though, you both just sat in the kitchen silently sipping your coffees and reading. You were scrolling through your phone, and Rafael was reading the New York Times newspaper.

“I still can’t believe you read an actual newspaper,” You teased him, causing him to bend the paper down slightly to give you an annoyed look.

“You can’t replace getting that dirty smudge on your fingers from thumbing through a good paper,” he replied while rubbing his thumbs along the edges to make his point.

“But why would you want–?” you started to ask.

“Because I—” he started to go off on a diatribe, but decided against it.

“Never mind,” he shook his head and raised the paper to his face once more. 

“Raffi, it obviously means something,” you pressed, wondering why he was being so weird about a simple question. 

Once more Rafael lowered the paper revealing his face, but this time his expression wasn’t annoyed. It was almost an ashamed look.

“...It will make me sound like an old man,” he confessed. 

“I already know you’re an old man, counselor,” you laughed while running your fingers up and down his lap in a tickling, teasing motion. “And I love you anyway,” 

“Oh, how big of you Miss Reynolds,” he rolled his eyes and raising the paper.  Before it could cover his face, you snatched it from his hand.

“Oh, come on, you know I’m kidding baby,” you gave him a sympathetic smile. 

“I haven’t had enough coffee to find this amusing, Y/N,” he looked at you still unamused by your antics. 

“Alright grumpy cat just tell me what you meant and you can have your paper back,” you went on, unphased by his crotchety behavior. 

“I’ve read the New York Times every morning since I was a young adult,” He finally broke down and began to explain.

“Every morning, rain or shine. Even when I had court dates, I’d bring it to read during recess or lunch,” He looked out into the distance, seemingly talking to no one.

“It’s nice to have something stay the same for once. It’s nice to have a safe daily ritual amongst the chaos and uncertainty of my life right now,” His voice dropped at the end of his spiel, his sad eyes fading back onto the table.

“You know, I won’t go if you really don’t want me to,” you offered.

“What?” His eyebrows furrowed. “No, that’s not– this has nothing to do with you, Y/N,”

“Your life is in chaos because of–” you started.

“Because of decisions and actions, I made and did years ago, not because I’m shacking up with my stalker,” he half laughed. 

“Shacking up with your stalker?” you repeated in a defensive tone. 

“You know what I mean,” He gave you a look. “Besides, you deserve that after your ‘old man’ comment,” 

“Whatever,” you replied in a mocking voice while returning his paper. 

“You know you can dish it with the best of them Miss Reynolds, but you need to learn to take it back willingly,” He smirked.

“Oh, should I ‘take it’ willingly, counselor?” You asked in a suggestive tone. “Are you going to ‘give it to me’?” 

“I swear,” he rolled his eyes. “You young people, always so obsessed with sex,”

“Oh, believe me counselor,” you replied seductively while crawling into his lap. “I think any person of any age would be obsessed with the kind of sex you give,” 

“Well, now you’re just using flattery to win the conversation Miss Reynolds,” He smiled in an amused tone.

“Are you serious?!” You put your hands on either hip while still in his lap. 

“Oh was that supposed to turn me on?” He smirked while keeping his cool. “Well, I think we’ve established I ‘give good sex’ quite enough the past few days, don’t you think Miss Reynolds?”

“I cannot believe you are actually giving me shit right now about–” you started to go off into a rampage.

But before you could, Rafael’s mouth was on yours, quickly shutting you up. After a few seconds of making out, Rafael pulled back slightly and looked you very seriously in the eyes.

“I don’t want your focus to be on anything about ‘us’, today, Y/N,” he said very sincerely. “Remember what started all of this?”

“Yeah, me and my big mouth,” you rolled your eyes. 

“Well, yes,” he chuckled. “Very true. But I mean what started all of…this,” he gestured between the two of you. 

“Seven years ago,” he clarified. 

“Oh,” you replied softly, flashes of random memories running through your head of the last seven years. Then one glaring realization made you want to throw up right then and there.

“What?” Rafael asked you, bringing you back to the present.

“What?” you parroted back to him in the same questioning manner. 

“Your face,” he stroked the side of your cheek. “Where did you go just now?” 

“I…” You hesitated, looking down at your hands in Rafael’s lap. 

“You what?” he asked again. “Come on, I just told you my newspaper thing,”

“You didn’t wanna seem like an old man Raffi,” you murmured, still unable to look at him. “I don’t wanna seem like a monster,” 

“Hey,” Rafael put his thumb under your chin and raised your head upward to face him. “You could never be a monster,”

“Oh I think I might be,” you turned away from him, but his hand returned to your face to bring you back to his gaze.

“You know nothing you could say could change my opinion of you,” he assured you. “You’ve given me the benefit of doubt for my morally gray actions for years, it’s the least I can do for you,”

“You didn’t do anything wrong!” You protested, not wanting to get into this again. The fact that he still blamed himself for “killing” a “baby”, infuriated you.

“And I’m sure whatever you’re thinking isn’t wrong either, mi vida,” He stroked your hair lovingly.

“Fine,” you conceded, taking a deep breath. “I was just thinking, if– if today goes well, God willing, it will be so good for everyone. And even if it doesn’t, I’m still–”

“Still what?” Rafael pressed.

“Grateful,” you whispered.

“Grateful?” Rafael repeated, trying to understand your train of thought. “Why would that be a bad emotion?”

“I’m grateful to Terrence,” you could barely utter the words, they felt so shameful. You started to cry before you even began to talk.

 “I’m grateful that so much good came out of him…”  you started to cry harder.

“Hey hey hey,” Rafael stopped you before you could choke out the last horrible word. 

“Wasn’t that your whole goal from the beginning, Y/N?” He reminded you while wiping tears from your face. “To make Terrence’s death mean something?” 

“Well y-yeah,” you sniffled, trying to calm yourself down. “But…I-I don’t think ‘finding’ you counts as something ‘meaningful’. It just feels…selfish,” 

“This is exactly what I didn’t want you to focus on today, Y/N,” he sighed while running a hand through your hair. 

“I don’t want you to think about me, or ‘us’. That’s not the point of today. We’ve had enough days about ‘us’. Which is why I’m not going to go with you,” 

“What?” you gasped, “No, no Rafael you have to go with me,” 

“Y/N what did I just say? You– we, shouldn’t try and make the rally all about us–” 

“I’m not saying that!” you hit him in protest.

“It won’t make it all about us. Rafael, we haven’t had so much as a random perv sitting in our bushes since our…proclamation,” you made a face at the word, unable to find a better one at the moment. 

“My point is,” you waved your hands in dismissal at your own thoughts. “Nobody is gonna want to focus on us, or our relationship, we’re old news!” 

“Hmm,” he pondered out loud. “I suppose you’re right. But baby if you think you can’t do this without me, that’s just not true,” 

“I don’t think I can’t do it without you,” you shook your head. “I just don’t want to,” 

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At The Rally

You wrung your hands nervously in the back of the Uber as you got closer to Town Hall. You could feel the energy getting even more tense as the streets became more crowded with people around you. You could hear voices getting angrier and more aggressive, it felt like the world was collapsing around you. Suddenly you couldn’t breathe. Rafael quickly noticed and took your hand.

“Inhalae, Exhalae,” He whispered as he rubbed the back of your hand with his thumb. 

You did as he said; taking ten second inhales and letting your breath out slowly. After a few of these exercises you could feel your breathing become steady on it’s own. You turned to face Rafael who had a calm, comforting smile beaming at you. 

“Thank you baby,” you squeezed his hand and laid your head on his shoulder for a moment. 

“Look guys I’m not gonna get much closer than this, whatever the hell is happening right now is completely blocking the grid around City Hall,” the Uber driver informed you both. 

“Well, I guess we’re on our own,” Rafael nodded to you as he opened the door to step out onto the curb. Once he was outside he held his hand out for you to exit the car as well. 

“Make sure you give me five stars!” you could hear the driver yelling as you walked down the street hand in hand. 

“Today we take back what’s ours!” You could hear Louis’s booming voice and a roaring crowd yelling back at him. 

“Shit,” Rafael muttered under his breath as you both rounded the corner. 

You could see Louis standing on the steps in front of City Hall, the same place you had seen Rafael before he took off on you. Well, okay not you specifically, or even knowingly, but it still felt traumatic seeing it again. 

And this time you saw Louis Henderson standing at a podium; your aunt and uncle sitting in chairs behind him. Standing behind them further up the stairs were a line of police officers, and in the middle of them were Olivia Benson and Sonny Carisi. They all looked very uncomfortable. 

“Oh God,” You mirrored his sentiment as you watched in horror. 

“I have to get up there,” You started to let go of Rafael’s hand to serpentine through the crowd, but he tightened his grip on you. 

“Are you kidding me, Y/N?” He gave you a very concerned look. “We are not getting separated right now. Or ever,” 

“Seriously?” You half laughed. “You didn’t even want to come!”

“Well, I did, and now my protective side is coming out full stride,” he proclaimed.

“Good God,” you rolled your eyes.

“Hey, you only have yourself to blame mi vida,” He chuckled gently before placing a kiss on your forehead. “I’m not letting you out of my sight in this chaos,”

“Okay,” you gave him a reassured smile. Then you turned your attention back towards the stage where Louis was speaking.

“Today we bring about justice,” he spoke eloquently into the mic. “Justice for not only Terrence Reynolds, but for all that came before him, and the poor men and women that will come after him. Unless we stop it,” 

You wanted so badly to jump on the stage and rip the microphone from his hands, but the crowd was too tightly packed. You gave Rafael one apologetic look before screaming out:

“NOT LIKE THIS!!”

Louis stopped speaking, everyone stopped hooting and hollering; in fact, they completely stopped moving as their eyes and attention turned to you. 

“Excuse me?” Louis asked in a haughty tone. 

“This isn’t the way–”

“That’s a whole lotta talk for someone who’s bangin’ the system!” a woman called out from the crowd. 

You looked uneasily at Rafael, who tried giving you sympathy but was also trying to stay defensive. A crowd like this, any wrong movement could start a hell of a riot, and he didn’t want you to get hurt. 

“Alright, y’know what–” You rolled your eyes and decided to screw decorum, or your fear of confrontation. 

You grabbed Rafael's hand and literally pulled him through the sea of people, forcing people to let you through until you reached the stage. The crowd began to jeer at you for the rough handling of the crowd, and your former statement. But you didn’t care. You looked at Rafael while both standing at the stairs to the foot of the stage.

“You don’t have to come up there,” you took his hands and gave him your best brave face. 

“Oh yes, I do,” He shook his head at your attempt to give him an “out”. 

You shrugged and gave him one last wary look before walking up the stairs onto the platform where your Aunt and Uncle were sitting. The line of officer’s and city officials in the back tensed up when they saw Rafael walking behind you, but he ignored it. 

“You should go stand with the NYPD,” You gestured your head towards Olivia and the others. “Show them you’re on their side,”

“I told you there’s no sides–” Rafael sighed.

“Not to you, but you know they do,” you insisted.

“Well then I’m on your side,” he replied.

“Just— Rafael— Okay?” You gave him a look.

“I’ll just stand off to the side,” he reiterated. “I’m Switzerland,” 

“Yeah alright” you tolled your eyes while walking towards the podium where Louis was speaking.

“I can’t believe you seriously have the audacity to show up here after what you’ve–” 

“I didn’t do anything wrong, Mr. Henderson,” you sniped. 

“And neither did these people,” you gestured towards the line of judges behind you, causing audible gasps and loud protests from the crowd. Before they got too out of hand, you addressed them:

“Look I am not saying what happened to my cousin– Terrence Reynolds,” You used his name, remembering who all of this was for. 

“Was right. It wasn’t, in any shape or form. What happened that night to Terrence Reynolds back in 2016 was horrific,” you took deep ragged breaths, as you recited the speech you had been writing in your head for months now it seemed. The words burned into your brain. 

“But the disgusting acts of violence taken out on him were done so by people. And unfortunately those bad people had badges, letting them believe that they could inflict their own prejudices and judgements onto others with no consequences,”

You took another deep breath and looked back towards Olivia, who gave you a somber look. 

“But they were dealt with, and rightly punished,” 

“Rightly punished?” Louis laughed from behind you. “They recieved counts of manslaughter and wreckless endangerment. Felonies that could very easily get them back on the streets, so they can keep killing poor men like–”

“The NYPD wouldn’t let them come back!” You cut him off defensively. 

“Oh? And how would you know that? Because your sex buddy tells you so?” Louis spat.

“You son of a–” You started to smack him across the face but knew that would be totally negating your entire speech. So you took a deep breath, and continued to talk in a calm manner. 

“Because that’s insane, and you know it,” you pointed out. 

“Well, they should have gotten the death penalty for what they did!” He argued, causing the crowd to angrily yell in agreement. 

“And what would that prove, Louis?” You talked over the crowd, silencing them. 

“It would prove that–”

“That we’re no better than them?” you asked. “You– you wanna stand up here, and demand blood, and call it justice. An eye for an eye, is that what you think this is?” 

“Yes, it’s–”

“Do you really think that’s gonna help? That for every POC person killed by a cop, a cop gets killed, you think that’s justice? You think that’s gonna prove to the city, the country, the world, that we deserve better? By acting EXACTLY like they believe we will?” 

“Well, no but–”

“Are you planning on killing every single cop in New York City, Mr. Henderson?”  you asked.

“No, of course not–” 

“So just random ones then?” you snapped.

“Not random, they–” 

“They’re human beings, Mr. Henderson,” you cut him off. “They made a mistake. They backed the wrong people, but they made it right,” 

“Made it right?” Louis raspberried “How in God’s name have they made it right–”

“They got rid of those guys, didn’t they? They punished them. Just because they didn’t punish them the way you think they should have, doesn’t mean their intent was any less,” 

“You,” Louis crossed his arms. “You, of all people. The woman who has been calling for Olivia Benson’s blood for almost ten years. The woman who brought this all back up again. Suddenly you start fucking her little lap dog and you completely flip on us–”

“It’s not about him, Louis!” You clenched your fists so hard your nails made your palms bleed, but you weren’t going to lose it on him. 

“You’re right,” you nodded, looking out into the crowd. “I have been the loudest about this for a long time, but–”

You looked back at Olivia who now had a small smile on her face, which you returned before looking back at the crowd. 

“I’ve been angry for a long, long time,” You looked sadly out into the sea of people. “I’m just…tired of being angry, aren’t you?”

“We have to be angry!” Louis yelled.

“Why?” you asked.

“Because it’s wrong! Because it’s–” 

“Unfair, I know,” you nodded. “But Louis, if we attack them, then they attack us. Then we attack them for attacking us, and vice versa. I know you don’t wanna hear it but this will never end,” 

“Oh so we’re just supposed to take the injustice that–”

“We’re supposed to forgive, Louis,” You looked every single police officer in the eye as you spoke. 

“That’s how we ‘get back’ at them. By showing them that we are the bigger people. That nothing they do will ever tear us down because we don’t have that ugly in us,”

“Hate begets hate, Louis,” You put a hand on his shoulder. “And if there’s one thing I know about Terrence, it was that he didn’t hate a single person. Ever. He didn’t have it in him to hate anyone; he was a good person,”

“Yeah well–”

“I know you’re a good person too,” You rubbed his shoulder. “I know you know Mr. Barba is a good person, you both worked for the city,”

“I work for people,” he corrected you. “Whether that be in the city’s interest or not,” 

“So does Mr.---Rafael,” you finally allowed yourself to address him the way you should, as your partner. 

“So can we please, please let this go?” You begged him as Rafael walked up to you both. 

“What, do you want me to just– dismiss everyone? Like a school assembly?” 

“I mean, you started it,” you shrugged.

“Alright well,” Louis cleared his throat as he stepped towards the mic and spoke into it. 

“I think we’ve all proved a point here today, violence doesn’t solve anything,” 

You did your best not to roll your eyes at his diplomatic speech. 

“The NYPD doesn’t need any more reminders of the injustices they’ve caused. They’ve got their own guilt trips and demons to wrestle with,” 

He gestured to the line of officers and other members of the jurisdiction awkwardly squirming under his words. 

“Alright, wrap it up Louis,” 

“Let us adjourn and enjoy this beautiful day, thinking of the brothers and sisters who aren’t able to enjoy it here with us,” 

You hard rolled your eyes at the last jab of guilt he threw in there, as the crowd slowly but surely disappeared. 

“Well done, counselor,” you shot finger guns at Louis who now rolled his eyes at you. 

“Yeah, alright–” He shook his head as he saw Rafael walk up behind you protectively. “I hope I put the trust in the right people,” 

“I assure you Mr. Henderson, I may not be a part of the NYC payroll anymore, but that doesn’t mean I will ever stop fighting for our city, and everyone in it,” Rafael stuck his hand out to shake Louis’s hand. 

“I believe you Mr. Barba,” he nodded with a smile before taking Rafael’s hand and shaking it. “I really do,” he nodded at you before walking away into the crowd. 

You looked at all the people buzzing about on the stage and in the streets. It wasn’t a scary, unnerving bustle you had walked up on earlier. This was a calm but energetic energy, people all talking and laughing with each other as they went about their day. Just like the city should be. 

You looked over at the NYPD group who was quickly dissolving into the building and other cars. You thought better of trying to go and talk to Olivia or Mr. Carisi, you just waved at them with a small smile. They returned the gesture, Olivia adding a small wave and a kiss to Rafael.

He blew a kiss back before wrapping his arms around your waist from the back, pulling you towards him. You turned to face him with a huge smile on your face. 

“Well, we did it, counselor,” You beamed at him. 

“You did it, mi amor,” He pulled you closer and pressed a kiss to your forehead. 

“Yeah, I did, didn't I?” You stuck your tongue out mischievously. “Thank God I have a big mouth, huh?” 

“...Don’t push it,” He gave you a skeptical smile before pulling you into a deep kiss. 

As you walked into the crowd hand in hand with the one man you had pined for so many years, happier than you could ever believe you could be, you could swear you could hear music playing in the background like the end of a rom-com. 

Fallin' in love was another foolish thing I never really needed,

But you were the first to change my mind.

You're knocking me off of my horse

And here I lay, fallen and defeated.

I'd leave it all behind for this foolish thing of mine.

[spaceorphan18]

have you ever read a detailed post about the glee cast’s singing voices? like all about their technique and stuff? reading your reaction to the ‘vocal coach reacts to glee’ video makes me want to know more!

Hmmmm, not really! Not from a professional vocalist POV, I don’t think.  (That I’m aware of.  This does remind me there was one vocal coach in fandom, and she hated Blaine, and I wasn’t too fond of her, or her analysis, so I won’t point you in that direction.) 

My background is in music, but not in vocal performance.  But I can give you a quick rundown of cast’s musical abilities if you like, though they won’t be huge on the technical side of it.  

ETA: I started this a while ago before I started doing the music retrospective - I’ll probably try to explore a little more as I do those.   If you guys want more conversation about one person in particular, let me know! 

But for now... 

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Matthew Morrison: Is a classically trained musician with a very good voice.  It’s a shame Will was such a tool, because Matthew Morrison was very talented, had the ability to do a lot of great things with his voice.  People joke about his rapping -- but I think this stemmed from the issue that his background is in musical theater -- which teaches you a cleaner and more traditional way of singing -- opposed to a pop or rap style.  He doesn’t have the grit that rap often has, which makes it a little too much like a Kid’s Bop version of something.  When singing musical theater, though, he really shined. 

A number that showcases ability: Make ‘Um Laugh

A number that isn’t so great: Ice Ice Baby

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Lea Michele: Lea does have a very good and solid voice.  She’s also been classically trained.  The one drawback is that it hinders her a bit on pop music, she lacks some of the grittiness often needed on a lot of the pop songs.  She also starts to lose some of her classic training as the show goes on (which I think is a shame) so that she can get some of the shine off her voice to make a transition to pop music.  

She has one vocal tick that drives me crazy, though -- she has a tendency to slide into her notes instead of hitting them dead on, which gets worse as the show goes on, and it makes her sound a little screech-y at times.  But for the most part -- she is really good. 

A number that showcases ability: Don’t Rain on My Parade

A number that isn’t so great: Ooops...I Did It Again

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Amber Riley: The cool thing about Amber is that you get to hear her grow as a musician as the show goes on.  She had already started to get vocal lessons before the show started, but at the beginning, she was still a bit raw and unrefined in her technique.  But you can tell she did practice, and her voice is developed beautifully as the show goes on.  She was one of the best, well rounded vocalists on the show.  She had a good handle on pop and R&B music, but she could sing musical theater rather clearly, too.  She has great breath support - and can belt numbers out while still retaining the quality.  Can’t say enough good thing about Amber’s voice. 

A number that showcases ability: Someday We’ll Be Together

A number that isn’t so great: Sweet Transvestite (It’s not bad - but it’s my least favorite Mercedes solo.) 

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Cory Monteith: Cory wasn’t a vocalist.  And, to be completely honest, I thought it was some kind of joke when they introduced him as some kind of hidden musical gem when Will hears him singing the showers.  He did really well with classic rock that’s allows not only for a weaker voice - but is often not as technically hard.  And I have to wonder if Cory got lessons, because he did get a lot better as the show went on, and I think his season 4 work is great! 

I will say that sometimes they pushed his voice a little too far.  A lot of times songs were either too high for his range and he often sounded like he was straining.  (The most notable of which is A House is Not a Home - which is far too high for him.)  That said - I think he did reasonably well along side Lea - mostly because often sang pop duets.  

A number that showcases ability: I’ve Gotta Be Me

A number that isn’t so great: Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore

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Chris Colfer: Chris is such an interesting study due to the uniqueness of his voice.  He’s got a huge range both in terms of genre and literal range of voice.  He can sing quite a few octaves.  He’s got a great, clear sound, too, which is why he’s great with theater numbers.  Interestingly, Chris’s voice did drop over the years, and while I know people love his higher range, he has a gorgeous lower range that wasn’t used as often (and is often my favorite.) 

The one (nitpicky) issue was that Chris’s voice ended up getting pigeon-holed.  I know singing Diva-Broadway songs was his schtick - but it would have been nice to hear him sing a bigger variety of songs.  He wasn’t the strongest on non-ballad pop music, but they also didn’t give him that very often.  

There’s also the fascinating unusualness in that, Chris could really sing duets very well with people -- but in group numbers, his voice sticks out like a sore thumb, and he was often left out of some of the more general songs because of it.  His voice just doesn’t texture very well - which is why I get why they did what they did.  

A number that showcases ability: Being Alive

A number that isn’t so great: I’ll Remember

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Kevin McHale: I feel like people are often surprised when they sit down and think about it, but Kevin has a great voice.  He has a solid range, and he’s able to do pop music very well (I believe it helps that he was in a professional boy band for years.)  Not sure if people noticed - but he’s often the lead on group numbers that don’t need to be related to specific story or character points.  Which is a bummer for Artie’s story - but if you’re a fan of Kevin’s voice, you get a lot to choose from.  

Kevin was also able to handle a lot of the musical demands that I think some of the other males weren’t? He’s a much better singer than Cory - and could handle leading a full number.  His voice isn’t as unique as Chris’s and can texture really well.  In addition he was fairly versatile.  He might have been the best rapper the show had, lol. 

A number that showcases ability: For Once In My Life

A number that isn’t so great: Addicted to Love (personal taste choice - I just don’t like the song.) 

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Jenna Ushkowitz: Jenna is another one who is classically trained.  She has a strong, solid voice, which was unfortunately not showcased all that well on the show, and because of that, I’m not sure how she does on a wide variety of music.  I do think she sounds a little generic - but not helping is lack of being featured.  

A number that showcases ability: I Don’t Know How To Love Him

A number that isn’t so great: Gangum Style (She does fine - but the fact that they made her do it in the first place...) 

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Dianna Agron: The interesting thing about Dianna is that she has a really nice low female voice.  The fact that they never gave her any punk or harder rock was really a shame, because I think she would have done really well with that.  The funny thing is that, more so in the beginning, they show tried to make her sing songs that fit her character - but weren’t necessarily great for her voice.  I feel like it wasn’t until late season 2 did they start really using her voice for the better.  

A number that showcases ability: Never Can Say Goodbye

A number that isn’t so great: It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World

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Mark Salling: Mark had a really solid voice - that often lent itself well to folk and acoustic really well.  He was good with softer pop and classic rock, and the show showcased that pretty well.  I think, in general, Mark was a much better vocalist than actor, and the show often picked good music for him to sing - which helped with his character.  I don’t have a whole lot to say, only that I think he was underrated as a vocalist, but I get it - with all the other baggage that comes with talking about Mark. 

A number that showcases ability: No Surrender 

A number that isn’t so great: Fight For Your Right (to Party) (I don’t think it’s bad - I just hate this song.) 

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Naya Rivera: Naya is a little tricky.  I think she has a good, smoky sound to her voice that makes her excellent at things like pop and R and B.  (Shame she didn’t have a good jazz number to do on the show - she would have been great at that.)  I think she was really versatile, though, and handled her Broadway numbers really well.  I do think she was somewhat pinched and nasal at times - and while I do think this was a stylistic choice, to me it’s not my favorite type of vocal sound.  But I do think she was really good at the numbers she was given, and was one of the most talented female vocalists on the show. 

A number that showcases ability: Back to Black

A number that isn’t so great: Alfie (I think I may dislike the song more than her singing on it.) 

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Heather Morris: Heather wasn’t a singer, and I do think it showed at times.  She often had to have her voice autotuned more than anyone else on the show.  That said - she did do Britney Spears really well, and I think she deserves credit for that.  

A number that showcases ability: I’m a Slave 4 U

A number that isn’t so great: Dinosaur

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Chord Overstreet: Chord’s background is in country - and that shows a bit through his singing - he’s got a bit of twang in his voice, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing.  He’s a fun singer.  I don’t think the show knew exactly what to do with him (voice or character) but there’s a lightness to his singing that makes him easily adaptable to pretty much anything you throw at him. 

A number that showcases ability: Red Solo Cup (You think I’m joking - but I think this is the most fun Chord has singing a song.) 

A number that isn’t so great: Girls on Film (I think just by default of me liking everything else better.) 

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Darren Criss: Ah, Darren, where to even start.  The thing about Darren is that he may not be the strongest singer, his voice is a little wobbly at times, and his range is somewhat limited, but his showmanship is just completely beyond nearly everyone else.  Darren has the unique ability to draw you in with his singing and hold you captive.  There are technically better singers on the show - but Darren just has this amazing ability to really sell a performance.  And I do love his voice, even if there are some limitations to it.  I really could gush about Darren’s performance abilities, but I’ll refrain... 

A number that showcases ability: Teenage Dream (Both Versions) 

A number that isn’t so great: Piano Man (Which isn’t bad - I just think the show had done it better, and it’s a rare time that felt like Darren was kind of phoning it in.) 

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A quick run down of others, but first a quick aside - as they started adding people in, vocal ability starts being a factor.  I think a lot of the newer characters could sing better than they could act, which was both helpful and a hinderance.  I think we began to get more solid musical numbers as the show went on, but sometimes acting wasn’t always top notch - and across the board, old and new, hitting a combo of acting and singing ability didn’t always happen.  

Harry Shum Jr.: Not really a singer - but the show often played to his strengths, and his few songs played off the fact that he wasn’t a great singer to great aplomb.  

Jane Lynch: Can hold a tune, even if her voice isn’t the best - is really great at musical comedy. 

Jayma Mays: She has more singing ability than the show allowed to showcase, however, she’s another one whose voice was really unique, and doesn’t texture very well.  

Damien McGinty: Is actually a very good singer.  However, he’s very generic, too - which makes him a little on the bland side. 

Sam Larsen: I think he was fine - I don’t think he sang enough on the show for me to make much of an impression one way or the other. 

Alex Newel: Fucking Fantastic! Alex might be one of the strongest vocalists on the show - has great range, energy, and vocal control.  

Melissa Benoist: Her voice tends to lean on the pop-ier side, but it’s a solid voice, and her work on the show was pretty good.  

Jacob Artist: Has a strong voice, and could sing genres that weren’t often featured on the show (like hip-hop and R&B).  

Blake Jenner: His voice is fine, but like Damien McGinty, it’s generic and a little bland. 

Becca Tobin: She has a very quirky voice that brings in a different and unique sound.  They didn’t use her much, though, so it’s hard to comment. 

Noah Guthrie: An amazing singer, has a really unique sound, but is able to do blend in well with others.  

Samantha Ware: Another amazing singer.  She’s in full control and can do really great things with it. 

Billy Lewis Jr: Has a good, solid voice.  Not as strong as Guthrie, or some of the other guys, but he’s a lot of fun to watch. 

Laura Dreyfuss: Like Becca Tobin - has a uniqueness to her vocal quality that makes it stand out a little, but she’s still a solid singer. 

Marshall Williams: His vocal ability is okay.  It’s better than his acting ability.  I’m slightly confused how this dude got cast, tbh.  

[sibsteria]

baby [jack kline]

prompts: ''I don't like when they touch you'', ''Shhh, I know'', ''I think I love you''

summary: jealous Jack with an ex/ex-friend

characters: Jack Kline, (mentioned) Dean Winchester, (mentioned) Sam Winchester

warnings: uhh jealous!Jack what more can I say, fluff, I use the name Darren (so sorry if that name means something to you)

On our way back to the bunker like he usually would, Dean wanted to rock up at this bar, when we were new in town due to cases. He always wants his fair share of the ladies.

We hadn't even booked any motel rooms, god knows where he's gonna seduce her. I, however, wasn't new in this town. What an old memory it was, it's been a while, nice town.

I can hardly remember why I lef-

''Y/n!'' Ah, that's why. Darren. ''You're back, missed me didn't you?'' He smirks, I lean back into Jack, who stood behind me. Although we weren't involved romantically, Jack's the most security I have. ''Well who's this? You moved on then?'' He winks at me, I turn my head to my side in disgust.

''Is he bothering you?'' Jack asks me, in a low whisper, I won't lie about the shivers I received as his lips brushed against the shell of my ear.

''Not yet, we'll see.'' I walk away from him with Jack hot on my heels, sitting up onto the barstools.

''Don't be like that!'' He shouts after me. He follows us to the bar, sitting a stool away. ''Come on, honey, give me another chance?'' His hand caresses my face and I slap his arm away.

''I don't like when they touch you.'' A growl sounds from behind me, it's the sweet nephilim.

''Neither do I, sweetie.'' I can never help the nicknames that always seem to fall out of my mouth when I'm around him, I'm too fond for my own good.

''Sweetie? So you have moved on. Surely, he ain't as good as me in the sack, look at him!'' Darren laughs at the blonde sitting behind me.

''For your information, it's none of your business what's going on in my life. You're the one who crashed our relationship so what does it matter?'' I roll my eyes, Jack grips my hand under the bar, reassuring me.

Darren's hand goes to my hips. Jack can't stand it.

''Don't touch her!'' He stands out of his seat, the barstool falling to the floor.

''Ooh, look who's angry now.'' My ex takes a sip of his spirit, standing also. ''Let's take this outside, see who deserves her kisses.'' His teasing undertone just makes my angel-boy more livid.

''I guarantee you, you don't want to do that.'' It came from deep within him, scary but hot.

''Sure I do, buttercup.'' Fucking Darren.

''Jack, let's go, he isn't worth anyone's spit.'' I take his hand back in mine, he softens when he looks at me, knowing how I feel about confrontation with something that I can't be protected from by salt or markings.

''Of course.'' He subtly yanks me out the door. We reach the brick wall outside the bar. ''I'm sorry, I just don't like it when people-'' He groans in frustration, the innocence of the son of Lucifer is adorable.

''Shhh, I know. You don't need to say anything.'' I get him, he gets me, it's a great dynamic.

''I think I love you.'' He mumbles, just loud enough for me to catch.

''You do?'' I smile as he takes my hand in his.

''I've asked Sam- and read things about when you feel certain things about someone else and- I understand it now. I love you, not like I do with Sam and Dean.'' He is amazingly cute.

''I love you too, never doubted it. And don't you ever doubt it.'' I cup his cheek with my hand, albeit sweaty. I nuzzle my nose against his, wholesomely.

''Can I-'' I kiss him, abruptly and welcomed.

He takes this chance to wrap his arms around my waist, like a gentleman, they stay there.

The softness in his movements make me fall into a feathery bliss. He acts like he knows what he's doing, though I know he doesn't, yet it doesn't seem that way.

I pull apart to look into his eyes. ''Jack, this means the world to me, you mean the world to me. Never forget that.'' I open up to him, not for the first time.

''You mean to me what life doesn't-'' Oh wow, that's beautiful, ''I knew there was a reason for me to be here, and I knew it was you, I just didn't know why.'' He giggles, so cute. ''Don't ever leave me.'' I wouldn't, and I tell him this.

''Never. I'll never ever leave you, I promise. As long as the same goes for you?'' Hopefulness shines from my eyes.

''Are you crazy?'' He kisses my cheek, repeating what he has seen done before.

''For you, yes.'' I place a short, chaste, peck to his lips. He looks confused.

''What?''

[everyhowlmarksthedead]

❛ TREAT YOU BETTER ❜

with Juan Carlos ‘Juice’ Ortiz.

Request: Oh please please tell me I make the cut! But can you do a Juice x Reader where Reader and Juice are good friends and she is in a bad relationship and he is trying to convince her that it's a bad relationship? Basically to the song, "Treat you Better" by Shawn Mendes

BY @firebenderwolf

Word count: about 1.2k

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I won't lie to you, I know he's just not right for you. And you can tell me if I'm off, but I see it on your face, when you say that he's the one that you want. And you're spending all your time in this wrong situation. And anytime you want it to stop, I know I can treat you better than he can.

Juice has lost the track of how many times he has heard you crying because of that asshole. He has lost the track of how many times he has to comfort you because you had found another infidelity from him. But you are convinced that you love him, that you can change him. You believe your boyfriend every time he tells you that you're crazy, or that he won't do it again when you have proof of what he has done.

This time, you found him with another girl in your house. In your room. In the bed you share. And you have run away to Juice's house. He doesn't need to ask what's happening when he opens the door to see the mess of suffering you are. Heavily sighing with a sorrow installed on his throat, he doesn't doubt to embrace you with all the love he unconditionally feels for you. Making you come into the inside, he closes the door, before leaning enough to place his hands on the back of your thighs; urging you to surround his waist with your legs. You feel bad for him too. He must be tired of every shitty situation you put him on. Tired of always telling you that you deserve the world, that you deserve someone better, that you are worth it, that you're amazing. But you have never listened to. Until now.

Sitting on the sofa, he holds as much closer as he can, burying your face into the gap between his neck and his collarbone. Juice is not going to lie. He loves that you always come to him, even if it's not in the way he would like to. But you finally keep choosing him for a second. Your tears wet his shirt, and he doesn't care. He's just staying in silence, caressing your back, trying to make you feel better.

I'll stop time for you the second you say you'd like me to. I just want to give you the loving that you're missing. Baby, just to wake up with you would be everything I need. And this could be so different. Tell me what you want to do.

Juice could put the world to turn to the opposite direction just for you. He could turn off the moonlight just for you. He would do anything for you. And you know it. You know it pretty well. As you know how much he would enjoy killing that son of a bitch. After some minutes clinged to him, your breathing is calmed, your cry is unnoticeable and the pain is disappearing little by little. He cleans the left tears on your cheeks, pulling yourself away some inches.

“I'm sorry… for putting you on it every damn time”. You try to apologize, receiving a shake of his head back.

“I'm your friend”. He just says, noticing the bitter on his words and hidden on the fleeting smile he shows you.

Yes, he is. And you know that you're really terrified of recognizing your feelings for him, just because you don't want to lose him. Resting your head on Juice's shoulders, he gets up to carry you to his bed. After helping you to take off your sneakers and the socks, he gives you a shirt to sleep on. Sleeping with him after a bad day is like coming back to life after death. His body warms yours, surrounding your anatomy with his strong arms, gluing your back to his chest. The kisses on your head shut your demons, your insecurities and yours fears. Sometimes you would like him to be your boyfriend, but you're not even sure about what he feels. Maybe the bitter tone you noticed it's just because he's tired of being your teabag, after bail him on a lot of times for spending time with your real shitty boyfriend.

Give me a sign, take my hand, we'll be fine. Promise I won't let you down. Just know that you don't have to do this alone. Promise I'll never let you down.

He could be his whole life lying on his bed, with you comfy curled under his grip, peacefully sleeping as if there weren't any trouble outside of his room. Resting his face over the pillow, with yours on his bicep, he presses his lips on your forehead. Two long seconds. Not wanting to end that lovely gesture. Not wanting to stop kissing you. He would never get tired of kissing every single inch of your skin, once and again. But there he is, comforting you before saying go again to be with your boyfriend.

“I wish you could see me the way I see you”. He whispers, gently caressing the back of your head.

The sun is almost shining and Juice knows that you will wake up in a few minutes, so he just fits his body to yours with the only intention of enjoying your company, before letting you leave. Sighing sleepy against his chest, you sink your face in his neck. His heart jumps, praying that you haven't heard his words.

I know I can treat you better than he can and any girl like you deserves a gentleman. Tell me why are we wasting time on all your wasted crying, when you should be with me instead.

Juice feels like shit, sitting on the porch of his house, watching your black car turn the corner. Leaving his neighborhood. He could cry like never before right now, without caring about who could watch him. Every time he is exactly where he is, his heart is squeezed by a painful sensation. Always saying to himself that he isn't good enough for you, that you prefer a man who cheats on her every night than an outlaw biker. And he can't blame you. He chose that life, like you chose yours.

But driving to your house you have something like a flashback, like a deja vu. Like a signal. Parking outside and coming into the silent house, you know that Darren isn't there. Maybe he left for work, maybe he left for another bitch. And you have made a decision on your own. For your mental health. Putting your things into two suitcases and a bag, you are sure that you're not going to tolerate any humiliation more. And you're sure that you can stay at the clubhouse until you find a house to live in.

Even so, your first stop is at Juice's. When he opens the door and doesn't see you crying, but smiling softly and ashamed, he frowns confused.

“I'm not gonna come back with him”.

He's not sure about what you are saying to him.

“It's over, Juice. You wh—”.

You can't finish. He doesn't let you. His lips on yours don't let you. You don't hesitate in placing your fingers in his shirt, tangling them in the fabric of it. You weren't wrong. The words he said last night were true. It wasn't a dream. He pushes you into his house, repeating the same gesture he has done last night. But now, you two are curled on his sofa, giving each other the kisses you have ever wanted to give.

[thinkingaboutyoungroyals]

Falling For You But You Are Worlds Away: Chapter 4

AO3

Three months passed. The winter snow melted and made way for spring showers.

Simon was proud to say that he had managed to adjust to life in New York fairly well.

The first month was difficult, there was no doubt about that. He was constantly sad and missed his mother, Sara, Ayub, Rosh, and… Wilhelm. He mostly stayed home unless Ana or Tia Elena would drag him out. He hated the subway and how loud and tight it was. And he rarely talked to anyone at school unless he really had to and mostly stuck to Ana’s side during lunch and GSA meetings.

But, eventually, he got used to all of it. 

His homesickness was often abated by speaking to his mother every week and messaging Sara, Ayub, and Rosh on Instagram almost everyday.

“How are you, mi amor?” his mother would ask.

“I’m fine, Mama,” he would reply.

“How’s school?” she would follow up.

And, then, Simon would tell her about his day, what he and his new friends have been up to, and toss something in about how much the subway sucks.

“Spoken like a true New Yorker,” Ana said when she heard him.

Simon also made a new Instagram so he could post photos of his adventures in New York (he had to abandon the old one – there were too many creeps sliding in his DMs and many of them made him sick to his stomach). After much urging from Ana, he finally joined the school’s Glee Club and met some nice people he could hang out with. And he and Darren from GSA had become very good friends.

It was obvious from the get-go that Darren had the biggest crush on Dominic, the GSA president, and was always flirting and trying to get the older boy to go out with him. Dominic always refused, stating school as the priority over dating. It never deterred Darren, though, as he kept trying. Simon both admired his persistence and found him kind of idiotic for going after someone who didn’t want to go out with him.

(“All in the name of love, baby,” Darren said in response to Simon’s blunt observation.)

And, speaking of dating, Simon was pretty proud of himself for actually managing to go on a date. Even though he said he wasn’t looking to date, at first, he found himself wanting to give it a shot. So, he said “yes” to the one boy from Glee Club who asked him out. He was nice and had a beautiful singing voice. It didn’t really go anywhere, though. Simon partly blamed it on the fact that the boy wasn’t really his type and partly because he really wasn’t over Wilhelm, yet.  

But, it was progress… right?

And, today, he was making one more step towards it.

“I think you’re next,” piped Ana from the seat beside him. “You sure you want to do this?”

Simon swallowed the lump in his throat. “Y-Yeah,” he managed, a little nervous. “You said this will help.”

His cousin bit her lip and shrugged. “I mean, it’s a superstition… belief… thing. I don’t know if it works but people say it does.”

“No harm in trying.” Simon fiddled with the sleeves of his sweater. “Besides, it’s getting long anyway.”

“Hi,” said the kind-looking Asian woman. “It's your turn.”

Simon nodded as he stood up. He followed her until they reached an empty chair, which she swung towards him. He sat and she whirled it around to face the mirror.

“What would you like?” she asked as she fastened a long black cape over his body.

“Um… can you cut about… three inches?”

Her eyes widened. “Really? You have nice curly hair. Prettiest I’ve seen.”

He blushed. “Thanks. But, um, yes, just cut it, please.”

The hairdresser looked a little sad at the prospect of cutting Simon’s hair but she nodded and prepared her tools.

Simon took one last look at his hair – his curly mess of a hair that Wilhelm loved to playfully tug and run his fingers through.

It will be gone soon. And, maybe, along with it, his feelings for the Crown Prince of Sweden.

..........

Wilhelm was making no progress in moving on. Maybe because he didn’t really want to move on.

He had been regularly meeting with the school therapist. It helped his anxiety a little but it wasn’t like he could really talk about missing Simon, regretting his decisions, and how he wished (for the thousandth time) that he wasn’t a prince.

But, if there was anything he learned from being royal was that if you wanted something done, efficiently, you can either delegate or do it yourself. And since he could not delegate his search for Simon to others, he would do it himself.

The smell of hay and horses greeted Wilhelm as soon as he stepped into the stables. It didn’t bother him, he liked horses. They were nicer than people so he understood why Sara liked them so much.

One black horse tapped Wilhelm’s head as he passed and Wilhelm paused to rub its nose. The horse snorted, making Wilhelm chuckle before going on his way.

As expected, he found Sara in Rousseau’s stall, happily brushing him as she made small talk.

Wilhelm paused, unsure about continuing. She was still angry with him and he couldn’t blame her. But, three months had passed and he was desperate. He would face her wrath if it meant he could finally know where Simon was.

Clearing his throat, he stepped closer.

Sara turned her head and as soon as she saw him, her smile disappeared and her eyes narrowed.

“What are you doing her, Prince?” she practically hissed.

Wilhelm bit his lip. “I just… want to talk to you.”

Sara turned back to Rousseau. “I’m not telling you where my brother is.”

“Sara, please.”

She put away the brushes before turning to him. “Why should I do that for you?”

Wilhelm bit his lip, stumped. Sara’s gaze was piercing on him and if looks could kill, he had no doubt he was a goner.

“You’re not… doing it for me. Not really.”

She quirked an eyebrow.

Wilhelm took a deep breath and released a sigh. “I made a mistake,” he confessed. “What I did to Simon… it’s unforgivable. I shouldn’t have left him alone. I should have… done something different. But, it’s done and there’s nothing I can do anymore. That’s why I need to talk to him again. I need to make it up to him. I just… Sara, I just…” He bit his lip again. “I miss him… I miss, Simon. And, I know I don’t deserve him. But, I miss him.”

Sara continued to stare at him, her face unreadable. She wasn’t budging.

Wilhelm swallowed, not really wanting to resort to what he ended up saying next.

“And... You owe him… and me.”

Sara blinked. “What are you talking about?”

Wilhelm took another deep breath to strengthen his resolve. “I know that you knew that August leaked the video.”

He watched as her expression finally changed – from indifference to shock.

“He promised to help you apply for a grant but he didn’t. So, you told Felice what he did and she didn’t speak to you for a week. I know because she told me but begged me not to do anything. She cares about you. And I wouldn’t have anyway because you’re Simon’s sister and he loves you.”

It was Felice who helped Sara get the grant, gave her recommendations and everything.  

“But, you never told Simon any of this. So, yes, you owe him and you owe me.”

She glared at him. “I don’t like you.”

“I know.” Wilhelm took a tentative step closer. “Please, Sara. I need to talk to him.”

She sighed. “Mama will be angry with me.”

“I won’t tell her that you told me.”

Sara pursed her lips as she looked at him, as if examining him for more lies. Then, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again to catch his gaze.

“Just so you know, I’m just telling you so that you’d leave me alone. And don’t you dare tell Simon about me and August. I… I’ll tell him, myself. Just not right now because he’s not here and I don’t want him to be angry with me while he’s so far away.”

Wilhelm held his breath, his heart beating as he waited in anticipation.

“He’s in New York. We have an aunt there. He’s living with her.”

New York. Simon was in New York. That was only eight hours away by plane. The Royal family had a private jet. Could he get away with borrowing it and leaving for a weekend? Surely, it wouldn’t hurt to just pop in, right? He could come up with some excuse to his mother. Hell, maybe she didn’t even have to know!

“Wilhelm.”

His mental plans were disrupted by Sara’s firm voice. He looked at her as she frowned at him.

“I know what you’re thinking. And you shouldn’t. Simon is okay there. He has friends. And he likes New York.”

The hope in Wilhelm began to wither.

“It’s not forever, you know,” said Sara. “He’ll be back.”

Wilhelm swallowed, fingers digging into his palm. “Does he hate me?”

To his surprise, Sara chuckled and shook her head. “I don’t think there’s anything you can do to make Simon hate you.” She stepped up to him and awkwardly patted his arm. “You don’t have to worry about that. Just… let him be, for now, okay?”

Wilhelm nodded.  “Okay. Thank… Thank you, Sara. Thank you.”

She offered him a small smile. “Anything else?”

He shook his head then looked at Rousseau. “Need help?”

Her eyes widened at that. “A prince? Helping at the stables?”

He shrugged and walked over to Rousseau. “I know how to ride and I’ve helped take care of horses before.”

She narrowed her eyes at him, suspicious, before shrugging. She picked up the brush again and tossed it at him.

“Then, get to work, Prince.”

Wilhelm smiled. He and Sara barely talked before, even when he and Simon were… together. He felt a little awkward around her, sometimes. But, maybe they could be friends. After all, they were both missing Simon. That was one thing they had in common.

“I still don’t like you, though,” she said.

One step at a time.

........

Wilhelm kept his promise to Sara and resisted getting on his private plane and taking off for New York.

He lasted until June.

And, it wasn’t his fault, really.

He heard Madison and Felice talking about the latter visiting her in New York during workies.

So, Wilhelm had leaned over and asked, “Can I join you?”

Maddie blinked in confusion. “What?”

“Can I join you in New York?”

Maddie's brows furrowed. “Um… sure. But, why, though?”

Wilhelm grinned. “Simon is there. And I want to see him.”

[sylvies-chen]

I know this isn’t the exact format but interested to hear your non-romantic OTP pairings of One Chicago

Oh yes I’d love to talk about that!! We don’t get enough friendship moments across the show so I could talk about this for DAYS, I’ve talked about some of these before but here I go:

NOTE: these are ones that we HAVEN’T seen, I will definitely make a post about my favourite One Chicago friendships that already exist!

I know @burzekbrettsey talked about this in a post but Hailey and Crockett as drinking buddies?? SIGN ME UP FOR THAT 👀 They’re both very caring people who are a little too good at keeping their emotions in so that friendship would be to die for!! And since Crockett has flirted with almost every woman on Med he’s come into contact with, it’d be refreshing to give him a female friend where the thought of romance just never crosses their minds.

If no one’s said this before then lemme be the first to say it: we need a Jay and Matt friendship! I know we’ve seen a bit of Kelly and Jay’s friendship from when Jay’s dad died, but both Jay and Matt are really caring, protective people who are strong leaders. I just think their friendship would be really neat, and that scene of them passing the football in the infection crossover episode just sealed the deal for me :)

Now I know Sarah Reese left Med (no matter how much I want that not to be true) but I think a Reese and Ritter friendship would be so cute!! We need more of that younger generation and I think that both Sarah and Darren are really kind, soft, caring babies who deserve the world so of course they would get along well

I’ve talked about this in a previous ask but I think a Sylvie/Kevin friendship would be AMAZING, Sylvie’s a huge advocate for the people she cares about and if anyone can find Kevin a valid love interest, it’d be her!! They’re both just such decent, genuine, loyal people so it’d be awesome (also I think I made a meme somewhere about a Hailey and Sylvie friendship and I stand by it, that would ALSO be absolutely iconic)

This is the last one I promise but an Adam and Severide friendship? Give. me. that. now. They’re both these caring, albeit hotheaded and impulsive idiots who have fathers that have sort of bred them for their careers (Benny in OFI, Adam coming from a family of cops) so I think the fact that we haven’t had more scenes of them together is a crime against humanity LOL (but I get it since there aren’t many opportunities for crossovers in OC, especially not right now)

I really feel like One Chicago has barely scratched the surface of the crossover relationships so if you guys have/want more of these then let me know!

[slipping-through-my-fingertips]

One Pair That I Recognized

Summary: The way Darren wanted Blaine Anderson’s character arc to end inspired this fanfic. 

In which, Blaine sings a love song to Kurt because it’s the best way he knows to express how he feels. 

Notes: Song used is Ben Folds’s The Luckiest. Shoutout to @sharicat for being the first to reply to my post about whether or not I should post this and thanks to @i-tripandstumble and @hkvoyage for encouraging it as well!

AO3

The only time Blaine sang off the stage was in their brownstone. No one caught him singing in the streets, busking in Broadway neighborhoods for money, singing at the Spotlight Diner while his boyfriend worked his shift, or at karaoke nights with his friends from high school and college. Only Kurt caught his evening shower performances, only Kurt found him playing the piano in the middle of the night, and only Kurt watched him play air guitar in the kitchen while he waited for the tea kettle to whistle. 

So it was a surprise to everyone in Central Park on that Saturday afternoon in November when Tony Awarding Winning Blaine Anderson showed up with his husband Tony Award Winning Kurt Hummel and started to sing. He had pulled so many stings to get here today and had to persuade Kurt to even leave their house—“Blaine it’s the weekend and we don’t actually have to be anywhere for once.” It felt like his proposal at Dalton all those years ago. Glee clubbers from four different teams all coming together to celebrate one couple’s love. 

They were standing in the mostly empty Summer Stage where Blaine put on a charity event every summer. There were people backstage waiting for the signal and there were bystanders, who had been walking around the park, peeking in to see what was happening. And Kurt—beautiful, wonderful Kurt—was smiling like a goof at his husband’s antics. 

“What is going on, Blaine?” Kurt asked, as he was guided into the singular seat in the grassy area in front of the stage. “We’re already married so this can’t be a proposal.” 

Blaine laughed. “We are married. This isn’t a proposal.”

“So...what is this?” 

“Just watch,” Blaine said, kissing his husband’s cheek. 

Of course as Blaine climbed the steps up to the stage, people started filling in the bleachers behind Kurt. He wasn’t about to stop them. No one bothered Kurt. No one tried to sit in grass where Blaine had put a chair for his husband. They just filled the actual seats in the place and quietly waited along with Kurt to see what Blaine had planned. Neither one of them cared because every single performance Blaine gave was always for Kurt. It didn’t matter if he wasn’t in the audience or not. Blaine sang and acted and did all he did for Kurt. 

Kurt was...is...will always be his biggest inspiration. His reason for existing and putting the best of himself into the world. 

A baby grand piano sat on the stage now. Blaine took a seat on the black bench and checked the microphone. He gave the backstage crew a thumbs up and the lights came down on him and he started to play a random tune on the keys. 

“I’ve never been good with words or romance…” 

“Lies!” Kurt shouted.

Blaine smiled and continued his little speech, “but I always thought I was a pretty decent singer and performer. I never thought I’d meet someone like you, Kurt. I didn’t think I deserved someone like you and every day I am grateful to love you and be loved by you. To be able to come home to you and climb into bed with you just to sleep at your side. To have dinners and play footsie under the table. To spend holidays with our families even though they drive us crazy. To know I’m your number one supporter in everything you do and you’re mine. This, like everything else I do, is for you.” 

With a deep breath, he started to play the correct notes and opened his mouth to sing lyrics he wished he wrote. 

“I don't get many things right the first time,

In fact, I am told that a lot

Now I know all the wrong turns the stumbles,

And falls brought me here”

Behind his closed eyes, Blaine sees himself younger wandering the halls of Dalton fancying himself in love with a guy who works at the Gap. How naïve he had been back then because Kurt was right there in front of him and he managed to miss it. He stood in front of this amazing boy and didn’t know he was going to marry him some day. 

“And where was I before the day

That I first saw your lovely face,

Now I see it every day

And I know

That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest”

He remembers touching Kurt’s hand for the first time. Kurt was so obviously not a student but Blaine hadn’t cared. All he could think about was looking into this boy’s eyes. Wondering what had brought him here and why he chose Blaine to stop. Out of all the uniformed boys around them, Kurt picked Blaine. Did he know something Blaine didn’t? Did he feel the shot of electricity that Blaine did? 

He must have because Kurt knew way before Blaine did that they were meant to be together. They were joined by some universal force that selected soulmates. It was clear to Blaine now more than ever that Kurt was always meant to be his and he was always meant to be Kurt’s. 

“What if I had been born fifty years before you

In a house on the street

Where you lived

Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike. Would I know?”

In another lifetime, Blaine might not have been with Kurt because of something arbitrary like age. Maybe in some universes in the infinite alternate lifetimes, Blaine doesn’t get to be with Kurt or even meet him. But this Blaine thinks any other versions of himself would know how special Kurt was no matter what obstacles keep them apart. How lucky is he to be the one of the lucky Blaine Andersons to be able to spend his life with Kurt Hummel? 

“And in a wide sea of eyes

I see one pair that I recognize

And I know

That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest”

Blaine looked over at Kurt, who was smiling up at him. His eyes traveled over the crowd behind Kurt but he always came back to rest on those baby blues. The eyes that he knows the best, the ones that always shine with adoration no matter what, and most importantly the ones that stare back into Blaine’s hazel ones. 

Those eyes that grow darker when Blaine pulls back from a kiss. The ones that follow him around the room when Blaine spontaneously breaks into dance and always manages to convince Kurt to put aside his magazines to join him in a weird version of a waltz that is so purely theirs. 

“I love you more then have

Ever found the way to say

To you

Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day

Passed away in his sleep,

And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days, and passed away

I'm sorry I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong,

That I know

That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest” 

If Blaine hadn’t already married the best man he knows, he would’ve asked Kurt right this second to be his forever. But he was lucky enough that Kurt had already promised that to Blaine. Instead, when Blaine finished the song he stood up from the piano and took a bow. The crowd that had gathered were clapping politely but Blaine only cared about holding his husband. 

Kurt was already walking up into the stage to grab Blaine in his arms. They hugged and Kurt whispered into Blaine’s ear: “your version of romance is my favorite.”

Blaine pulled back and cupped his face. “I love you, Kurt Hummel.” 

An ongoing joke between them was using their stage name instead of their legally changed names after they had gotten married. 

“It’s Anderson-Hummel to you,” Kurt teased, “but I love you too, Blaine Anderson.” 

If you asked anyone in the crowd who leaned in first, they’d all have a different answer. 

[365days365movies]

March 5, 2021: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) (Part One)

Once upon a time, there was a bamboo cutter.

In 2019, the anime Kaguya-sama: Love is War came out, and the third season’s supposed to come out later this year. I love this show a lot, honestly, and it’s actually based on an old Japanese story: 竹取物語, or The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. I’d go into it, but obviously I’m also about to watch the movie based on it from 2013.

It reminds me of a Japanese Thumbelina, to be honest, although I know that they aren’t perfectly analogous. At least, I hope not. It’s not a great movie. Plus, it was one of the first movies I remember watching as a kid, so I’m good.

But yeah, this should be interesting! I’m definitely digging this form of the fantasy genre. You know, films based on folklore and mythology of a given country. Not necessarily what everybody thinks of, but it’s definitely within the genre. Still, I kinda want to branch out from Japan in the next few days. Still, let’s start with this one, yeah?

This film is yet another Studio Ghibli film, but Miyazaki’s not involved. No, this one is an Isao Takahata joint, and he was another one of the founders of Ghibli alongside Miyazaki. This was the last film he directed before his death in 2018. And he never got the same publicity overseas as Miyazaki, but he deserves some love. I’ve seen one other film of his, his first with Studio Ghibli. And...

...that was an experience. An experience that I have NO WILL TO REPEAT. Grave of the Fireflies is an amazing film. It’s also about two siblings surviving in Japan during World War II, in poverty. And no, they don’t die of radiation poisoning because of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

It’s so...SO much more depressing than that. Yeah. Not exaggerating. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING INTO THAT BEAUTIFUL, TRAMAUTIZING MASTERPIECE NIGHTMARE!!! We’re going into some that I genuinely hope isn’t as depressing. I’ll find out first-hand, I guess! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap (1/3)

Right from the opening credits, I already have a comment to make: the art style is meant to invoke classic Japanese paintings, and the effect is absolutely breathtaking. It’s a gorgeous movie right off the bat, but I won’t let that distract me...much.

Bamboo cutter Sanuki no Miyatsuko (James Caan) does just that: he cuts bamboo for a living, using it for many things. One day, in the forest, he sees a glowing bamboo stalk, which he tentatively approaches. The light creates a new bamboo shoot, inside of which, well...

Unsure of this little bamboo princess, he hesitantly approaches as she smiles at him and falls asleep in the flower. Thinking it a gift from heaven, Miyatsuko takes the tiny princess into his hands, and brings her home to his Wife (Mary Steenburgen). They decide to raise her, and as the Bamboo Cutter’s Wife takes the princess into her hands, she jumps about and seemingly transforms into a human infant. 

The two are quite confused by this whole affair, but believe her to be a gift from heaven, being a miraculous little bamboo princess and all. She also apparently has the ability to cause instant lactation in the Wife, which is a TERRIFYING superpower when you think about it. Think about it: you’re walking down the street, when suddenly some person in a milkman or milkmaid costume jumps out from the shadow, points at you, and says “MILK!!!” and BAM! Now, Fred’s lactating.

Never said that power was limited by gender, now did I?

OK, weird-ass milk segue aside, this baby starts to grow REAL fuckin’ quickly, and a group of plum blossom trees bloom nearby The two pledge to raise the child as their own, in that Jonathan and Martha Kent-style, and they name her "Hime”, which means Princess.

Y’know, for an animated baby, she’s a cute-ass baby, I gotta say. I mean, look at this shit. Look at this CUTE-ASS SHIT.

My ovaries are twitching right now, and I don’t even HAVE that shit. Should I...should I see a doctor?

That tumbling act above leads her to learning to walk, all of which is evidenced by a group of neighborhood kids, who notice both her rapid physical and behavioral growth, and note that she’s growing as fast as bamboo. And yeah, she goes from infant to toddler in a few minutes as she’s learning to walk.

The kids nickname her “Lil’ Bamboo” (Takenoko in Japanese), and she continues to grow up quick. She learns to speak, and spends days with Miyatsuko as he cuts bamboo in the forest. On one of these days, she wanders off and meets a group of wild baby boars. And yeah, you’re right, IT IS cute as SHIT.

The mother boar doesn’t think so, and she charges the helpless Hime. However, she’s saved from a grisly fate by a young man named Sutemaru (Darren Criss), who also notes her rapid growth. And yeah, she goes from toddler to young child over the course of this interaction.

Sutemaru and the young kids from earlier go through the forest with Hime, bringing her along. And she seems to know the words to the song, somehow. She then chimes in with a song of her own, and I’m gonna see if I can find the lyrics in their original Japanese.

Well, I did, and translations aren’t great, but this is pretty similar to what’s being said in the original audio. So, yeah, we’ll go for it. By the way, the actress singing this and playing young Hime is Caitlyn Leone. Just wanted to give her some credit, because this is an interesting song that she sings.

At the end of it, she begins to cry, although she doesn’t know why. The kids basically brush it off, and go to bring her back to the bamboo grove, and to Miyatsuko. He’s searching for her, worries, when he comes across yet another glowing bamboo shoot. This time, when he cuts it open, gold spills out of it.

Time passes, and Hime continues to grow quickly, befriending the kids and Sutemaru, to whom she grows quite close over the summer. Meanwhile, another glowing bamboo shot appears, and from it come fine silks and fabrics. This, alongside the gold from before, leads Miyatsuki to believe that Heaven wants them to raise Hime to be a noble princess, one worthy of the fine fabrics they’ve received.

While his wife is unsure about that, his mind is made up, and he heads to the capital to build a mansion suitable for this lifestyle. Summer ends, and autumn harvest begins, by which time she’s grown up from child to pre-teen. She also changes voice actresses (in English, anyway), now being played by Chloë Grace Moretz.

Sutemaru notices this, too, and worries that she’ll keep growing and leave them behind. She says that that’ll never happen. And then, as she goes home that night...it does. Yeah, damn, and she promised and everything. But yeah, the little Bamboo family heads to the capital, where Hime is quickly taught the ways of a proper lady.

She’s confused by the changes, but her parents (dressed up in traditional robes and face paint, I’m assuming) quickly inform her that they own the mansion, as well as the many fine robes from the bamboo, and that they will be living there from now on. She takes it well. And that’s not an ironic segue, I actually mean that she takes it pretty damn well.

Maybe a little too well, as she frolics about and trips over a very proper woman, who chides her for unladylike behavior. This is her governess, Lady Sagami (Lucy Liu), and she’s been brought from the palace to teach Hime in the ways of being a noble lady.

Hime struggles with these lessons and the new high society lifestyle, especially as opposed to her previous country life. But then, sometimes she surprises the often frustrated Sagami, like with the koto, a traditional stringed instrument in Japan.

Soon enough, Hime comes of age, and the excited Miyatsuki plans a straight-up period party as celebration. Hime asks if she can invite her friends, but he adamantly refuses this request. Miyatsuki’s trying very hard to get Hime into the life of nobility, but her mother is a lot more understanding of her struggles.

Said struggles continue, as they attempt to prepare her for the upcoming party, and she refuses to get her eyebrows plucked, amongst other procedures. Ah, the trappings of a society that forces women into extremely restrictive gender roles, said the cisgender dude who’s ever taken a gender-studies course, but still basically gets the gist of the whole thing, probably.

In the lead-up to the party, Miyatsuki invites Inde no Akita (George Segal), a nobleman tasked with renaming princesses for formal ceremonies, based upon their true essence. He first sees her playing with a cat outside, for which Miyatsuki apologizes. Akita doesn’t seem to mind too much, though.

In a more formal meeting, Akita’s struck by her young beauty, and she plays to koto form him. He thus names her “The Shining Princess of the Supple Bamboo”. In Japanese, she’s called Kaguya-hime. Hence, the Princess Kaguya.

Party-time, and Princess Kaguya is presented with her new name publicly, but is not doing anything at the party, almost like a prize or trophy for the men who have attended the party. Said party goes on for...THREE DAYS? Jesus CHRIST, how much sake do they fuckin’ HAVE?

However, the party begins to go south when the partygoers question why her face is hidden behind blinds, and that she’s basically just a common girl whose father paid for a ceremony beyond their station. Basically, they’re being dicks. And Hime hears, well...all of it. And responds understandably, and...to be frank, beautifully.

The art style turns sketchy and frantic as Hime runs away from the palace at hull speed, under the light of the full moon hanging above. It’s...gorgeous. Absolutely beautifully animated, I gotta say. And the music and sound, too! It’s just...beautiful.

She runs all the way back to her old village, where we can see that time has passed a bit. Not just in terms of Hime’s personal growth, but in terms of a baby from before, now visibly a little older. That isn’t all that’s changed, though, as all of Hime’s friends have apparently moved away.

Turns out that the mountain has been harvested to its fullest for wood, without destroying sustainability. Because of this, a man tells her that the families will likely not return for another 10 years. Interestingly enough, though, this conversation confirms that this movie has taken place over the course of a year, as Hime has never experienced the seasons in full.

After this realization, an exhausted Hime passes out in the show, only to wake up once again in the castle. Was it a dream? It would appear to be so.

Never have I seen a better place to pause. See you in Part 2!

[adoribullpavus]

current character ops pt1

in chronological order..

tony - i have to love him cause he’s an oaks legend and i usually do, but he’s actually pretty boring (his character went downhill after harry died - i know it wasn’t his fault his dad controlled him and breda kidnapped him but man i’m sick of his family now). rating: 6/10

cindy - give my girl more screen time !! tony’s so iconic for being the longest serving cast member, but why is mercedes the star of the show while cindy is forgotten about? steph is amazing at what she does, and she tackles serious storylines really well so PLEASE give her the screentime she deserves! rating: 8/10

mandy - TRASHHHH. complete trash. throw the character away. i guess she was tolerable until ella killed jordan, but i never liked her and now i HATE her. she claims she was just protecting ella, but ella straight out told her to stop lying but she didn’t. she exposed charlie as a killer to the world, and then claimed it was unreasonable for darren to be upset. and she doesn’t get to be jealous of dancy given that she stole him from nancy in the first place. i hope she drowns. rating: 1/10

jack - hmm. i usually love him, but he’s annoyed me recently. he interferes too much (especially when it comes to darren’s relationships). but meh, he’s cool ig. rating: 6/10

darren - my son. my baby. my child. i’ll protect this boy with everything i have until the day i die. i know he’s no saint, and i used to not really care about him, but i got attached during the depression storyline and now he’s one of my favourites. and he’s by far the funniest character there. rating: 9/10

[festivaloftheundead]

AA re-reads SLC - Book 4: Brothers To The Death

THIS IS THE LAST ONE!!!!!

-We’re back at the Cirque agaaainn and mentally I’m already rereading books 4-6 of the DSS

-Mr. Tall is getting Larten’s new act ready to roll out. Larten wants to go by Quicksilver and I’m surprised he lets them use his real name actually

-He’s keeping tabs on Baby Gav and is glad he’s happy, as we all are. Baby Gav deserves the world.

-Vancha shows up with Truska and she’s had a bad time. Her husband and daughter were killed by fishermen.

-Vancha’s understandably sad that Larten peaced out of the clan not five minutes after he hit his peak, but he goes with it because he’s a chill dude and doesn’t pester Larten with questions

-Oh my fuck we’re right here!!!!! Back at the start of DSS!! It’s that very night, he’s performing with Octa and Darren and Steve are there in the crowd. We’ve come full circle. IT IS TIME.

-Have at it, Destiny.

It’s over!!!!!! I actually finished the entire Saga throughout my vacation! I laughed. I cried. I smiled a lot. I’ve realized that some of my most beloved characters were given more backstory than I remembered or that I gave DS credit for, to be honest. This series was honestly such a gift and I think it’s underrated! The amount of thought and planning he put into it was truly impressive. It can’t have been easy to tell such a complex story that spans so many decades in such a concise way but he pulled it off. So Darren, thanks for the memories, thanks for giving us these characters so we can love the fuck out of them before ripping them out of your hands and running off to apply our own headcanons and do whatever else we want with them. Love u dude!

[friendofhayley]

ship history meme

Embrace your past and get to know your friends’ fandom origins!

Rules: Post gifs of your fandoms / ships starting with your most current hyperfixation and work backwards. (Bonus points if you share any stories about how or when you got into that ship! But not necessary!!) Then tag anyone whose fandom history you’d like to learn about!

Tagged by the most gorgeous, smartest, sweetest, and kindest person in my life @sightetsound​ <3 Sorry y’all, I have a lot of hyperfixations and I’m on NyQuil!

1. Katsuki Bakugo and Eijiro Kirishima, My Hero Academia - I literally can’t watch Season 4 until it’s finished because my heart will Explode if I’m left on a cliffhanger involving these too!!! (Unbreakable T.T <3) I don’t usually like animes but I fell in love with his trash bastard and his soft rock boyfriend by the villain’s attack in S1. It all started when I got a TikTok because a Very Hot Bakugo cosplayer was on there. (Literally, their rendition of Bakugo is just, umph. They have appeared in my dream.). As she got more popular he started cosplaying more of Class 1-A of MHA, and I kept wondering?? What the fuck is this anime about?? Why is there an alien girl?? I soon gave in and watched the show to gain context to this thirst trap. I have so many feels for these boys, even though I don’t post on them much here, and T.T

2. Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane, Shadowhunters - I literally almost wrote my thesis because of this ship. I got into Shadowhunters because I was depressed in a foreign, racist country where I couldn’t go outside alone because old white men would corner me on the street, and everyone was talking about how Mike from Glee was kissing a guy at a wedding? Instead of partying during my study abroad trip, I gobbled down Malec content. And like who wouldn’t?? Harry Shum Jr. was playing a bisexual warlock?? And he had lines and a main character role??? An interracial couple where the characters are both POC?? Sign me up! But then I quickly fell in love with awkward gayby Alec and immediately knew how it felt to be in his shoes. (Disclaimer: I still haven’t finished the show because I don’t want their story to end, but just seeing their wedding scene????? Tears!!!!!!!!!! Both wedding scenes! I-) I just love how soft they look at each as they realize how lucky they are to be able to fall in love against the odds. T.T They deserve the world and all the warlock and shadowhunter babies and T.T This is just going to devolve into me crying so-

3. Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale, Teen Wolf - I got into Teen Wolf to escape the hellfire that had become the Glee fandom around S3-S4. (Tbh it might have been Dereklei’s constant Sterek content on my dash that led me to give in.) Stiles was bi (through subtext) and definitely turned on by an older werewolf. What more could a depressed Gleek ask for? And listen - now looking back, Sterek is definitely gay Twilight - if Bella was snarkier, had a mental illness, and also a personality. Sterek was the ship to get me back into writing fanfiction and where I could read paranormal characters working through PTSD, ADHD, and other mental illnesses while fighting monsters and having unrealistic sex! I also love those future fics where Beacon Hills isn’t a Hellmouth anymore, and everyone’s alive and just living as one big found family. Truly, Derek deserves the world and I love him so much, and Stiles definitely agrees.

4. Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, One Direction - If it’s a surprise that I’m a dark larrie, please read my bio. HL made me believe that love is real and exists and can last for years. I got into One Direction in 2011 through a Lilo fanfic, but as soon as I watched the Video Diaries,,,we knew. Louis has saved my life in ways I can’t describe and the songs that they’ve written for each other through their tough times are so inspiring to listen and dance to. Seeing how they’ve been dragged apart by management, Sony Entertainment, and the whole music industry as a whole even though they exist in glass closets is very disheartening to see. But their resilience that they show through their art (Only the Brave, Sweet Creature, If I Could Fly, and like so many others) is always there. If you want to fall in this rabbit hole, look at freddieismyqueen on YT and come inside lol. Larry is real.

5. Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson, Glee - the ship that got me on Tumblr! I didn’t start watching Glee until the summer before S2 came out. My whole choir was into it and I didn’t want to be “mainstream”, but Kurt was the first openly gay teen character that I saw on TV. When I heard a character played by Darren Criss, a musical theater YT legend from AVPM, I had to watch it. I ended up binging the first season with those Netflix DVDs during summer break (yeah remember when Netflix wasn’t streaming? lol). I watched every episode of that god-forsaken show the night of (or night after illegally, hidden from my parents) for that ship, and then me and my best friend would rant about it for the whole week: rinse and repeat. The episode they got together made me scream and I definitely put those Glee Rewind songs in my iPhone. (Fun fact: I used to cry at night because I wished someone like Kurt could love me like that because I heavily related to Blaine and his whole situation). I naturally stopped watching Glee the moment they broke them up and I’m still mad at their hasty attempt to marry them out of nowhere with no well-written getting together / make-up arc other than Jigsaw?? and a barn wedding?? As if Hummel would. What a trash fire. But dang, Glee fanfics have some of the dirtiest, kinkiest, forbidden fics out there. If you were ever on Glee_Kink_Meme on LJ, you know.

6. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter - the ship that started it all, the big kahuna, the ultimate enemies to lovers for 90s kids. Drarry got me into the fandom world in middle school, where I basically lived on FFN and LJ while pretending to do my homework. I used to get ready every day by watching the same playlist of “The best Harry Potter videos on Youtube!” (curated by Ariel333Lindt, who was the only queer person I knew but lived in Eastern Europe, where I could see two gay people kiss and fall in love in the safety of my room through badly photoshopped videos. Please check out that playlist). I just love how each fic is a microcosm where they have to construct how magical systems work, the backstories of pureblood families, creatures, or just wizarding culture for the end goal of having Drarry fuck and fall in love! I love redemption arcs that take 200k to achieve, I love dark!Harry takes, and every single different damn take on Narcissa, Pansy, and Millicent - because deep down that’s the writer trying to come to turns on whether or not Draco should be redeemed to get together with Harry. (I mean we all know they’re obsessed with each other, book 6 anyone?) I feel like Drarry fics have the best worldbuilding and characterizations of these characters, and I just love those moments when Draco and Harry take a moment to take a breath together and realize how far they’ve come. No one else can understand how it felt to be the pariah or the chosen one, they both interacted with Voldemort the most, and they have the most history together. They should have gotten together! But I mean the author’s dead, am I right?

So that was a lot! Those are all the ships that impacted me that I still participate with. They have shaped me for better or worse, and have made me learn more about who I am and what I want (or don’t want) in a relationship. This was the most fun essay I’ve ever written on NyQuil!

I’m tagging @homosociallyyours​ because I really want to know your fandom story! Also @stozierbrak​ because I love you and must hear you gush about your boys. I’m also tagging @iamaqualady​ because you’re literally the most intriguing person I know and I’m glad we’re friends even though we haven’t interacted that much? ish? 

[migleefulmoments]

"Hahaha. A friend pointed this out. W online shops too!" What does this even mean?! I don't know anyone in 2020 who doesn't online shop besides my 80 year old grandparents because they refuse to learn how to use a computer 😂 I don't get how Will, a 30 something year old man, online shopping is worthy enough for Abby to comment on it. I'm sure Chris does it too. And Darren.

On Nov 5, Darren wrote this post and the cc fandom lost their shit.    

They decided that organizing 10 costumes for multiple events in two different states for two different people was not worthy of acknowledgment- especially since they wore several purchased costumes. They spent the next 30-ish days mocking her “online shopping skills” like the petty idiots they are and now they bring it up two months later. 

Anonymous asked: this is funny, C posted a photo of beard, D posted photos with the beard. Almost like they were sitting next to each other and saying “ok ok I will say this”

ajw720 answered: The only difference, C controls his SM and the bearding, D does not, but they knew the Halloween post was coming when C posted his belated b-day wishes (not that he acknowledged they were late).  

It really is, if you can remove the very human, tragic element, like a script for a really bad D Movie.  C posts “Happy Birthday, Babe!” a day after the man’s actual b-day and “D” praises his fake bride for MAKING TEN costumes.  Sure praise her if she actually designed them and sat with her sewing machine.  No, she went online and ordered things (I doubt she even went to a store).   And 3 couple costumes were cheap frankly.  The only thought was how narcissistic she could be in their execution (as @flowersintheattic254pointed out even the Mario costume had  a reason, it was a reminder of Japan and the fake encagement by referring to the ad that paid for their trip there).

And seriously how are people not questioning that she spent the entirety of her month picking TEN costumes?  Who has time for this?  I know, i know, a person whose only role in life is to play fake plus one.

I am just so tired by D in particular being utterly dragged down by the useless dead weight by his side and his team’s sole ambition to promote her and make her sound like a decent person.  

If they wanted to praise her, maybe they should have forced her to participate in the zero waste initiative instead of sitting drinking by the pool or have her volunteer to help young girls who have been kicked out of their homes, or have been raped.  Or pick any cause and truly volunteer her time to promote it.  If she is not going to actually get a job and pursue a career, please force her to do something that is actually of value and contribute something good to the world. But to praise her for picking TEN costumes?  

Praise that comes from a man who this year alone won three awards, is starring in a show he created and wrote the music for, has his first big movie premiere this week, is exec producer and star of a huge show on N/etflix, just announced his starring role with 2 A++ lists actors next spring on Broadway, celebrated the 5th anniversary of the festival he created, volunteered his time for the zero waste initiative, performed at several charity events, and was just yesterday name limited series actor of the decade.  Where is the praise for him from his “bride”?  He at least deserves it.

How do they not see how ridiculous it is for someone with D’s accomplishments in 2019 alone praise a person for purchasing TEN costumes for Halloween?  And stans, how do you accept that this is right or normal.  You really know nothing about him and have such little respect for him as a person if you continue to accept the character his idiotic team has created on his behalf.  It is so far from the person he is and that he generally holds himself out to be when given the opportunity.  

This isn’t about being a “gay fetishist” or “hating woman” this is about wanting for D to be fairly and accurately represented and no longer forced to participate in this stupid, life sucking game to promote a person that contributes absolutely nothing to the world.  If you want to have a strong female role model, there are so many, i’ve talked about a few in the past few days (thus far Nancy, Lea, and Phoebe) and will continue to do so, but please stop worshiping a person whose sole reason you are speaking about her is her connection to D, even if you refuse to accept it is fake.  

klainecentric Finished reading the funniest ig story of the day, the qween being praised for sitting in front of either a sewing machine or computer...bravo your majesty qween....your my hero well done.👏👏. And all I can think of is how irrelevant the statement D made about being an emotional horder, being a very private person and finally D saying he's lazy when it comes to social media, I'm internally screaming in frustration because yeah we know D wouldn't have written a post praising that lazy good for nothing waste of space but he's coming across as a lier and it's extremely damaging to his character as a person. I absolutely hate lying and every time another "private" moment is posted to the world is another small piece that's chipped away from what D has originally stated about privacy. PBB, nobody cares about your cheap arse highly flammable costumes you buy online, did you forget about your piano baby adult strip club. I'm sure there are still plenty of people out there you can hire to rub and flaunt their flanges all over the beer taps, why don't you keep busy on that instead. If you want to make costumes, I'm sure you can sew some mighty fine titty tassels together. It'll be cheap nasty, sound familiar.

souly So, let me get this straight. We should all praise a person for going online, looking up different costumes in online stores, putting those in their shopping basket and hitting “buy”? Because I do that at least once a week with other stuff. Do I get praised for that now? Pretty please? I’m doing good work there and buy a lot of stuff, therefore I must be the best person ever!

notes-from-nowhere You’re my Queen. Please, love me.

souly

(I think I got it right. I’m getting the hang of what said person is doing. Wheee! ;))

notes-from-nowhere You nailed it 🤣

ajw720 Yesterday I got a delivery of car food. And instead of his usual seafood mix up greats, I got him shrimp flavor. I’m awesome!!!!!

souly Oh, hey! I think we should all take pictures of whatever we bought online during the week or month and make individual posts on all of our social media accounts about it. Because, you know…

cassie1022 I picked up stuff I ordered online at Target and PetSmart. Does that count? Should I receive accolades because my cat will have fresh litter to do her business on?

souly Only if you post the pictures to prove it! ;)

ajw720 As soon as I get home. Pictures forthcoming. Shrimp cat treats and I also got a burgundy blanket for my new comforter!!! Life goals!!!!!!!!!!!

souly Okay, so, let’s see… What did I buy online during the past month that can be shared as pictures? Some things are gifts, so I obviously can’t post anything about those yet. But I think these here are safe.

Let’s start with one of my fav new shirts. (Excuse the grainy quality. I had to quickly edit it for privacy reasons. :p And yes, that’s a butterfly mirror.)

The rest are behind the cut to save your dash from drowning in too many pictures. ;)

cheekyface72 You’re my queen from now on…

ajw720 I think emmy/sag/gg/CC winner DC should write a post @soulypraising your awesome, amazing, unparalleled online shopping skills!  You earned that praise.  That cat toy is particularly spectacular.

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Just A Taste of M’s Amazing Online Shopping Skills that are worthy of such Praise

ajw720

Super Mario with inflatable Dragon $54.66 (x)

Princess Peach $78.99 (x)

chrisdarebashfulsmiles. i can’t

flowersintheattic254. When you add the fact that the wedding was sponsored so heavily, and her history of outfits I think it shows Mi@rren is something that’s always been done very much ‘on the cheap’.

From work vacays (honeymoon included), RC ‘glue gun’ looks, thrift shoes and subsidized weddings.

It’s BUDGET BEARDING!!!

leka-1998. It’s not worth more than this, that’s for sure.

notes-from-nowhere  We are so ungrateful. She worked hard to find the gloves.

I bet she had to click on another link to find them. She deserves another accolade.

ajw720 @flowersintheattic254 Budget Bearding!  I LOVE It! (and something tells me D’s SW costume in particular was far cheaper than either of these).

souly That Snow White dress can be found for about $25 in a ton of online shops. I stumbled upon it even before Halloween way too many times. 😂

@notes-from-nowhere The plush question mark block can be found in a couple online stores like this one. She simply glued it onto some gloves - or asked L to do it with that glue gun of hers.

flowersintheattic254 Well funnily enough I think we may have confirmation that 🚽🚽 glued on the puppies so I guess YES to the question mark block too!!!

cassie1022 They can’t even glue things properly. Why am I not surprised?

leka-1998

SW

So, so amazing. Bow to the kween and her not so helpful helper.

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There are lots more...I figured enough of your brain cells died reading the ones I posted.  On Nov 30 she is STiLL bringing it up”

Anonymous asked:

Whenever I see miarren gifset they always use the same quote underneath (the rolling the windows down quote) and at first I rolled my eyes and thought uh not that quote again, and I can't believe it took me this long to realise it's because there is literally no other quote that can be construed as loving. You can hardly put down "she's a big girl" whenever you make a set of gifs with M beaming and D looking like someone murdered the dog he's allergic to.

ajw720: And I love the Emmy quote as it was an absolute reference to his character who was a psychopath. Pretty telling if you ask me. But that reference is over their heads.

And pretty much the only one. Guess saying he’s a ball and chain kind of guy isn’t romantic. They can’t even take pooping exes as he clearly steered the conversation away from her. Lovely lady of many moons? Nah she sounds like a stranger. Saying nothing changes after marriage? Sounds boring. It’s a struggle. But hey she’s an excellent online shopper that he done got hitched to!!!