#do i think it'll bring new fans in? maybe maybe not (it could make them curious) but i definitely think it'll get the fans who were related

[oveliagirlhaditright]

The Kingdom Hearts Steam trailer was fire.

[genericpuff]

i had a post in the works talking about some of my personal life shit and the things i'm looking to do with rekindled this year to help make personal life shit easier aaand then i fell asleep for a nap and when i woke up Rachel announced that LO was ending in less than 10 episodes ??

sooo yeah i'm officially saving that post for later, because LO is officially ending, with an actual end date. It does mean that it's not ending at the start of Spring like my initial prediction, which is a bummer (because that would have been really cool LMAOOO) but it does mean it gets to go on long enough to resolve the current plot arc. As for every other plotline in the story... yeah, those aren't getting wrapped up, at least not in any way that could be satisfying.

For over the last year LO has been a series of "wait seriously???" and this is yet another, though it's kind of different this time. We knew the end was coming and practically begging for Rachel to pick an end date because for many, following along with this comic has become a Sisyphean task week after week. It's bittersweet in a way, but . . . I also kinda don't feel anything? Maybe it's just my 'tism, maybe it's just the fact that I'm so tired of following this series, but I just... don't feel joy, but I don't feel dread. It's ending and that's that. As all things come and go in life, some day there won't be any more LO, and that day is May 11th.

I will miss the weekly readalongs that I would do with pals, the memes we'd make out of the new material, but I don't think I'm going to miss the comic and everything it said and did. At this point reading LO feels like watching a horse struggle to breathe and you're just begging the farmer to put it out of its misery, but the farmer thinks "No no, it'll be fine! It'll get back up in no time!" and it's like... no, it desperately needs to be put to rest 💀

I still have my two drafts stowed away, both on opposing sides of the fence depending on how LO turns out-

-and now we finally have an end date on when those essays will be written.

I don't know how I feel yet about it ending. These are complicated feelings to sort through regarding a comic that's basically been my life for the last few years, even before I turned into a critic of it. I'm just glad there's a light at the end of the tunnel. And I'm glad even my "love to hate it" energy has been waning on it the past few weeks anyways so that the end of it all can feel as painless as possible LOL Don't get me wrong, there will still be plenty to discuss after the comic, I don't think the antiLO/ULO community will just disappear into a puff of smoke as soon as LO is over, but I think a lot of us are also equally relieved that the comic made it this easy to stop reading and that it now has an end point.

And most of all, I'm hoping that whatever ending the comic brings, even if it just winds up being the S2 finale all over again for the critics, is still satisfying for the fans who have stuck around with it this long. The people who have loved this comic through it all at least deserve a proper send-off and I really hope Rachel gives it to them.

As for me... I'm not going anywhere, but it's been nice to stuff the overflowing clothes of LO back into its drawer within my brain. I want to make room for other drawers, other things, other pieces of work that will undoubtedly bring me more joy and entertainment. I don't know what yet, but it's nice to know the drawers aren't overflowing anymore.

And that's all I'm gonna say on that.

[leandra-kinard]

On Oliver's social media behavior regarding Bucktommy vs. Buddie

Kind of in line with many of the good points raised by @bbbuckaroo in this ask response, but I wanted to make my own post about it.

I, too, have seen posts that prompted this ask - from more well-meaning people remarking that Oliver could/should maybe say something against the toxic Buddie shippers and promote Bucktommy more, to more critical voices saying he's essentially ship-baiting with Buddie because he keeps posting about them.

As the referenced post says, Oliver "knows how important and pivotal the Buddie FRIENDSHIP is".

So let's look at that from Oliver's (and in connection also Ryan's) point of view for a moment here.

You're an actor who's been playing one half of what is one of the most integral relationships on a very successful show. That relationship has textually always been a friendship, but with elements that make it richer and deeper than most regular friendships; it's a sort of family dynamic.

It could be read as having a potential for romance, and you're open to that, should the writers ever decide that's the direction they want to take it. You have said so multiple times, not just to appease a large group of fans, but because you genuinely mean it. You're open to it, but you don't know if it's ever going to happen, nor do you have any power over it.

You do love the way fans are celebrating this relationship though - whether they highlight the canonical platonic aspects or take it a step further. You "love the love" (as Ryan has put it). It's great, it's heartwarming, it's moving because the potential of that romance and your character figuring out he's bisexual means so much to queer fans who are looking for good queer representation (which your show already has, but there could always be a bit more, right?). You see and want to acknowledge all the creativity people pour into it.

But you're careful after a while, because, so far, that relationship has only textually been platonic, and some fans are accusing both the writers and you of queerbaiting.

So you take a step back, do less social media for a while. You don't want them to think you're confirming anything just because you see value in certain fictional interpretations of the text.

But then you are told that your character is supposed to come out as bisexual; he'll have a romance with a background character they're bringing back for a couple of episodes. While that's not exactly the relationship many of the fans hoped to get, it's still amazing. It's the right representation of bisexual characters that is very rarely done right, and it'll confirm that they always read your character correctly as bisexual. It'll be so validating to the fans to know they didn't misinterpret that, and you're very happy about that.

But you still love the family-like, platonic relationship you've built with the other character for 5 whole seasons before this. And you love the relationship your character has with his son, too. (In a way, Buck is to Christopher what Bobby is to Buck - a father figure).

You want to keep celebrating that because your new romantic relationship doesn't replace the year-long friendship with Eddie. You want to show fans that 'hey, even though this isn't exactly what you hoped for, it's still great; it's important. Eddie and Chris are still and always will be a huge part of Buck's life. Don't worry. Buck will not abandon them. I still see you and acknowledge you, but let's focus on the textual friendship and platonic love here. Which is also very, very important, and very dear to me personally."

And there isn't that much to share about a romantic relationship that's just begun yet anyway, especially with the season being so short and packed with multiple story arcs around the main characters. It's all still at the start, and while it's great, exciting and has the potential to become something lasting, nothing's set in stone yet. You probably also don't want to have people get their hopes up that Bucktommy is 'confirmed' as endgame; and you don't want to put a main character who has his own, very complex story arc going on this season on the backburner.

You've obviously 'done it wrong'. But no matter how else you could have done it, it would have been wrong as well. You probably know this by now, because no matter what you did in the past, there were always people who interpreted your actions and words in bad faith to confirm their own agenda.

So what the hell are you supposed to do other than what feels good to you while applying a little bit of caution?

---

Oliver CANNOT get it right. It's simply impossible. If he didn't post at all, some fans would be mad that he doesn't say anything. If he only or primarily promoted Bucktommy, they'd be mad that he ignores Eddie and Chris entirely. If he only promoted Buddie (platonic) and Chris, they'd be mad that he's ship baiting. And if he goes for the balance of putting his character's 6-year history with Eddie+Chris and the newly developing romance with Tommy in perspective, i.e. what he's doing right now, they're still mad.

In any potential scenario, the loud and obnoxiously entitled portion of the fandom would find a reason to criticize. It really does not matter what he does.

So, where does that leave us? Personally, I'd say leave the man alone. Let him post and say what he feels is best, and don't try to look at it under any 'bad faith' lens. He's probably given it sufficient thought and does what he thinks is best and feels right.

[mubum]

GOOD OMENS S3 THOUGHTS

and a drawing of crowley, because you deserve it

first of all,

neil gaiman, the (alleged) sexual assaulter and rapist, is GONE. that is a GOOD thing. I don't care what he brought to the table, he doesn't deserve to be connected to good omens.

it's important to remember that even in the original scripts, the chances of crowley and aziraphale being together for longer than maybe half an hour at the end of the series was low. neil gaiman didn't like aziraphale and crowley being together, it was never the original plan, and he used to take the piss out of fans for shipping it. aziraphale and crowley wouldn't have been on screen together much because, well, they each have their own shit to do to end the end of the world. a shorter film means that they'll priorities the bits that crowley and aziraphale are on screen together, because they don't want fans to hate it- because believe it or not that's not good for business.

a lot can be done in 90 minutes. out all of the extra plot points everyone wants wrapping up (i personally don't believe there are many big ones), we'll get a couple. it'll be a bit of a squeeze, but we should atleast get one. probable either Crowley's fall or 1941. I'm not sure if Crowley's fall would have ever been shown regardless. it probably would've involved showing the war in heaven, which would've been SO EXPENSIVE to film. so you'll most likely get the 3rd and final 1941 minisode. it won't be what it was, but it also means they probably won't bring out more nazi zombies!

we were SO CLOSE to getting nothing. it's a massive shock that good omens wasn't cancelled. people fought for this, the production team care about this, david and michael care about this. they'll do their best with what they get. we have gotten so lucky with a cast and crew that give a shit, and love this as much as we do. show them that it was worth the fight.

we'll get it sooner. they're still filming early next year, and with only 90 minutes to sort in post production, we could have it in a year.

if its REALLY, REALLY that bad- the fandom will disregard it as canon. so many fandoms do this with films, and it will simply mean you'll get more fanfics, more fanart, more conversation. hatred brings the fandom alive, we'll thrive no matter what!!

and please, remember many bigger things are going on right now. a bit of perspective can help settle you're disappointment. you are in a position where a tv show gets to be the thing that ruins your week- so many people would kill for that right now.

anyway, we'll be fine! if You're thinking of all of the things the series could've been, let that inspire you to make something. the fandom could definitely do with a new fandom classic right now, you could be the person to give everyone a bit of comfort.

[drkbluedream]

Run

- you went to a bicycle tournament even if you aren't interested in it. Even a bit. But that day, your friend invited you to watch him race.

(Ik he already have a gf but lets just forget about her and create alternative universe please)

It's burning hot that day. The sun is having fun burning people. Maybe coming there is a bad decision after all. But remembering that your group of friends who come all the way from Busan to the place around you, just for bike tournaments, it'll be too harsh for you not to cheer for them. The match of your friends team is already done. Looks like they won. While you want to go meet up with your friends, you stumble across someone who is really attractive.

You look at him from far. Thinking what should you do to get his information. Then you saw people taking pictures with some cyclists. Taking deep breath, you walk to him and approach him.

"Hey, you look great on race today. Can I take pictures with you?" You said. Trying to be confident. Even tho only God knows how scared and shy you are that time.

The guy's head tilted a bit as if he was questioning you. He didn't say anything, makes your confidence drop. You want to take it as rejection but even before you could walk away, the guy replied , "my team turn hasn't come yet but sure"

That's how you stand there in embarrassment. Maybe it's a price to pay for trying a good looking man. The guy looks around 180cm, with short fluffy black hair that almost covers his eyes, long lashes, eyes that looks dead, and face what show he don't give a fuck of world. Totally your type.

You took some selca with him and left with his insta id. When he leaves, you can see a huge logo printed on his back. A bird with flowers? "Humming bird.. maybe I should stay a bit."

That's how your story starts. Not a beautiful story. From tagging him on Instagram story, to manipulating him to give his phone number. Pestering him everyday.

From what you know, his name is Jay Jo and his uncle is some short of cyclists champion? He is really hard to approach. Dry texter and he is weird. But you can see he try. He replied to everything almost immediately. Isn't that cute?

You never ask about his personal life. So you don't know he really is. Plus you think it doesn't matter. That's what you thought. Until today come.

Today is a hell day. You run away from home after a big fight with your mom. The new day has almost come so there's not much shop open around you. Also you, who leave every personal stuff at home, can't afford to stay anywhere. Yeah you forgot to bring your bag that has your wallet, bike key, charger, etc. You are alone in the middle of the night, at the park, only with your phone. Probably heaven really mad that you fight with your mom, the badluck streak doesn't end there.

Your phone, the only thing you have right now, only has 20 percent of battery. If you use it consistently, for sure it won't live till the next day. You sigh. You don't know where to stay. Most of your friends live miles away from your place. You who don't have a single penny, can't go anywhere. Your friends who live around here, mostly stay out of town to continue studying. So it's just you alone.

You become more restless until you see Jay like one of your stories. A few minutes ago you uploaded a story saying that you might be gone for a while. Well it's directly for the 'fans' of yours. You might be unable to show up on Instagram so you don't want any of them to wonder where you have been. Last time you went without saying anything, the aftermath you got is something you can't handle.

You look at Jay's profile who is currently online. Based on his following, he looks like he knows some of the mutual there. The possibility of him staying around you is also high. Maybe he can help?

You slide to his profile and start to chat with him.

"Hey Jay, sudden request. Do you have an extra charger? Can I borrow your charger?"

Jay is typing...

Pfft. See? He immediately replied.

"Yeah. Are you going to pick it up?"

"Yeah. Where do you live?"

He then sent his location. The reason you don't really pester into his personal life is because he never asks about yours. So you see there's no reason for you to start if. It's inappropriate too for you.

"I will arrive in a bit"

You send the chat before you start walking. It's around 15 minutes walk. You haven't eaten since yesterday so you don't really have energy left. So you walk at a slow pace. Hoping you didn't make him wait long.

You received a call.

"Jay..?" You were wondering why he called you. Did you take too much time? You answer the call. You didn't say anything because you want to let him talk first. But the other end also didn't say anything.

"Yeah?" You asked.

"You take your time. Where you at?" He asked. So cold. You can feel his coldness.

"Uh.. xxxx" you name the place based on the map.

"It's near. Should I pick you up?" He offered. You guys aren't that close and you have trouble so you refuse.

"It's going to rain" he said and immediately hung up.

You just stand there, stunned by his action. You look up and try to confirm his word. But it's the middle of the night. No way you can see the difference. But did he know? Yeah whatever it's not your concern.

In front of you, there's a tall building. "Oh, he lives in a condo". While u are mesmerized by the place, a black cat comes to your leg and meows at you. The cat immediately got your attention. Definitely the cutest cat ever. You squat down to play with it.

"You should've told me if u arrived" a pair of legs stopped in front of you and the cat. You look up and it's Jay.

You stand and look at him. He doesnt look like he is ready to sleep. He's all dressed up like he is from somewhere. In his hand, there's a paper bag. Noticing you looking at it, Jay immediately hands it over to you.

"Thank you" you look into the bag. It's a brand new USB cable and power bank. You look at him confused. "It's new...?"

"Yeah. I don't know if the one I have right now can function properly or not" he bites his lips and looks away. Ah he looks so cute.

"Well if you just let me know, I will just buy a new one for myself you know." You feel guilty. Who doesn't? You definitely trouble him.

"My fault for replying without checking properly. Plus I'm on my way home" he said.

Oh.. I see.

You just nodded. "Well I owe you". As soon as you want to take steps to leave, it starts to rain. You let go of a really heavy sigh. Today is definitely not yours.

"You can stay at my house for a bit" his words stop your steps. You were shocked. Is he for real?

"Are you sure Jay?" You look at him, trying to see if he's telling the truth.

He nodded. "You look like you aren't in a position to say no after all. Why don't I lend some hand?" He added. You moved by him. "I saw you walk means you don't have or take any transport. You must be tired. Plus it's raining. I'm not cruel for letting someone walk in the rain."

Not only does this guy have a good appearance, he only has a good heart. His family raised him well. You hope you didn't judge too fast.

You just follow him to his unit. Jay's condo security system.. you can say it's quite too much. Lobby, then the lif, and even each floor needs an access card. Is he rich? You ask yourself.

"I need to take something at the carpark. You can enter first" he said. He gave you his password to enter his unit. Why did he trust you so much?

You leave that question aside. Maybe you don't have to know. Maybe it's not the time for you to know yet.

You enter his unit and it's nothing like you expected from him. It's dark yet so clean and lacks furniture. It looks cold. There's no coach or place to sit except the food table. It's quite big but it's so.. quite. So you just sit on the floor without saying anything after plugging in to charge your phone.

You zoned out while thinking about the 'curse' you got. There's much more problems you have and the fight with your mom is your last straw. Maybe you should've just gone from the world and stop trying to survive.

You heard someone unlock the door and you can see Jay walking in. The first thing that came to your mind was "welcome home".

He was stunned. He looked at you without moving for awhile. his ears slowly glowing red. "I'm.. home" he said. Trying to hide his face. He put two pieces of plastic on the table. You can smell fried chicken from it. You peak in interest.

"You should eat. You can take a bath either before or after. Up to you" Jay said as he tried to avoid eye contact. You didn't mention it. You were thinking if you should eat first or take some bath first.

"Can I borrow your towel?" You decided to take a shower first. Knowing you'll get cold chicken, you rather eat that than eat with Jay while being smelly.

But your question makes Jay stunned. He bites his lips and slowly looks at you. "Do you mind sharing a towel with me? I forgot to buy a new one"

That's when it hits you. This whole house is his. Everything is his. Only you are yours. Sharing a towel, soap, shampoo, fragrance, everything is an opportunity. You nod to his question. He brings you to his toilet and you take a bath there.

You can hear Jay's doing something in the kitchen. Chopping, blending, tf he doing? Then he quit a bit. Well none is your concern. After a while, you go out with a towel. Outside, he prepared your clothes to wear. How ironic that he is definitely bigger than you.

You are unsure why his clothes look so big on you. He is indeed taller but you guys sizes look basically the same. If anything, it's impossible to wear something larger than yours. It's definitely a scene straight from drama. So cliche.

While you walk entering the living room, seeing Jay already sits on the floor with a mini table open. There's a friend's chicken and friend rice you believe Jay is cooking just now. He looks like a lost child while waiting for you. The mini towel got your attention.

"When did you take a bath?"

"Just now" he answered. Didn't intend to reply more than that. So you just nod and sit in front of him. Maybe you don't have two know.

"You drink?" He asked.

"Yeah. Why?"

"I want to take the day off tomorrow. Drink with me" he then put a few cans of beer on the table. He just grin while looking at you. He is definitely the cutest.

"Thank you" you took one of the beers and drank it. Jay just looks at you without saying anything. He takes one of the chickens and puts them on a plate that has been served in front of you. You guys start eating and drinking.

He isn't as quiet as you think he is. He does talk. But not a lot. And he isn't awkward or cold. You're glad you can see his new side. He looks so cute this way. You hope that you are the only one who can see Jay acts this way.

"Why did you help me?" That question accident slipped your mouth. Maybe you drink too much. He stopped eating and looked at you.

"Is that wrong? Helping you?" He looks so confused.

"You can just say no" you start bickering. This is definitely why people stop asking you to join for drinks. You start a fight.

"I have a hard time saying no." He replied calmly.

"Then you gonna help everyone that comes to you?"

He shook his head. "Only you. I only have a hard time saying no to you". He said that without looking directly into your eyes. But you can't sense lies from his voice.

"Issit because you think I'm pathetic?" You ask but Jay didn't reply. But he stops eating and looks at you. " It's not because you want to take advantage of me right?"

"You drunk" Jay takes away the beer from your hand. Unsatisfied by how he didn't answer your question, you grab his hand make him pulled to you and almost fall on the table.

"Answer me"

He tries to run his eyes from you but you are irresistible. "If you allow me then I don't mind" he then pecks your forehead before pating your head, then back sitting opposite from you.

That action is enough to make you shut up. He's well aware of your feelings and isn't in the phase of wanting a girlfriend but he also doesn't want to take your feelings easily and he didn't play with you. Maybe he is giving you a chance to grab his heart.

Jay, who just makes you stunned just now, chuckle seeing how you stopped moving and having a shocked face. He feels like you are so cute. He then wants to continue eating but who expects you will stand up and jump on him? He definitely didn't expect it.

You on top of him, holding both of his hands, while putting your weight on his stomach. He grunts as your body hits him suddenly and it makes him fall on the floor. But seeing you on top of him, and your face really close to him, he starts becoming shy. He looks aside and you can see how red his ears have become.

"y/n, what are you doing?" He said without looking at you. You can see Jay red getting red and redder for every second pass you leave his question hanging. He can't handle the quiet atmosphere you decide to give. So he faces you again and you who have been waiting, start to kiss him.

Whoever sees this scene, will definitely judge you for your actions. Who actually jumps on people and kisses them? That's such an immoral actio-- I would.

The kiss starts with your lips touching his and after it, he starts to open his mouth, then leads you with his tongue. You didn't expect how good he is in kissing. The kiss is so sensual that your hand that holds your weight almost gives up. Noticing how your hand starts shaking, Jay easily breaks from your prison.

You fell on him and it makes all your body weight on him. You can feel every breath his take, how fast his heartbeat is and how hot he is right now. Jay wrapped his hand around your head before sitting and it makes you sit on his lap. He tucked your hair behind your ear to see you better.

His eyes linger on your face as he is just massaging your neck then his eyes stop on your lips. You can see how he tries to hold himself from kissing and eat you alive. But you can't take it anymore. You wrapped your arm around his next and played with his soft fluffy hair before pulling his hair closer to you kiss him again. You take the lead. You control his tongue movement and teach him how you like it. He seems to just follow your lead while his hand slowly goes lower and lower then ends up around your waist.

You can feel something poke on your sensitive part down there. You don't have to look by yourself you already know what it is. It makes you feel pure happiness. The guy you like got turned on just by kissing you.

Noticing he accidentally poked you, he immediately panicked. "I need to go to the toilet" he said as he wanted to push you off his lap. He covers his face using his hand and tries to not look at you.

You were confused by his actions. "Was it because of this?" You start to touch his bulge, teasing him. You can see how it's growing and getting harder.

He bit his lips that plumped just by kissing you. He slowly nodded. But you still won't let him go. Without asking, you start rubbing him with yourself and satisfy yourself. You rub your clit with his bulge and move back and forward with your own pace. He tries to hold his voice in that he starts to let heavy breath. He is trying his best to not let any sinister voice out but he seems to fail. He threw his head to the back and only let one of his hands support him from falling while another one covered his eyes. He let out a cute grunt as you try to massage it using your hand.

He closes his mouth with his hand and looks at you between the gaps of his finger.

Omg he is such a baby girl.

"Please don't do this to me" he said. His eyes are lost in pleasure and you can see he is sweating as if he just finished running. His Adam apple moves up and down as he gulps the saliva.

"I.. didn't do anything?" You said innocently. But your hips didn't stop. You close. Really close. But it's not enough. You need something in you.

Jay lost patience as he lifted you up and put you on his shoulder, bringing you to his bedroom without opening any light and throwing you on his bed. He didn't even bother closing the door or locking the room. You can see he's panting as he stands in front of the bed.

"Can you stay here for a while?" He asked nicely. As if he is begging you to not throw and tantrum. But you know if you let him go then there's no second chance. Right now is the time.

"Where did you wanna go?" You lie down and hide half of your face. Acting like you sad when you know damn well most of your skin is exposed by the impact he throws at your bed.

"I need to calm myself down"

"Then how about me?" You asked. Even if you can't see him clearly, you know that he is dead red. As you are waiting for his response, you can see his Adam's apple move. "Same like you, I'm wet down there too"

"Will you allow me?"

You nodded.

You can see Jay a bit hesitant by your words but his hand says otherwise. He tried to reach you but he didn't move.

"We are drunk. You will regret it later"

"Then let's regret it later" you said. It's obvious you can't wait.

He comes closer to you. You can see every step he takes seems heavy. Looks like he reconsidered his decision every step. "Jay.. I only want you because I love you" you give the last shot.

He climbs on bed and topps you. He looks at you with guilt and with lust. You can tell he is fighting himself inside his mine.

"What do you like about me?" He asked. He looks straight into your eyes. He tries to not touch you before getting grasped the whole situation.

You touch his face that's really close to you. "you have a good looking face. Nice body. Tall. Fair skin" you stop. "Fluffy hair" you added.

"All is my type" you said to him. "and I really love the fact you are acting cold towards everyone else. I know you aren't acting. You just don't know how to show affection."

Jay's face softened. Satisfied by your answer. He pushes your hair on your forehead before giving a quick peck on it. He starts kissing you from your forehead, down to nose, then to your lips. His hand trail your face down to your neck then stop on the top of your chest. He looks at you.

You grab his hand and put it on your boobs. Showing him that it's fine to touch you. Not enough, you took off your shirt, leaving you only with bra and undies. You enjoy every moment his large hand gropes your fine toned boobs. You can see that Jay is also enjoying the moment as you can feel Jay's bulge growing bigger than before.

You don't want the moment to stop and leave you hanging like just now. It's very annoying when your climax gets denied istg. You unzip his pants and take out his dick. Maybe because he is athletic, you can see his veins around his cock.

Jay look at you. Waiting for your comment. He is curious whether you like it or not. As he sees your eyes open wide, he chuckles and goes in for a kiss once more. His breath left as you start massaging him. It makes his hands weak. Having direct contact with your skin with his sensitive spot makes him weaker more than him thought.

You feel it cute when Jay tries to hide his moan and starts to breathe heavily. "Ah-" a moan slipped your mouth as Jay suddenly bit your neck.

Why did this man act like an animal suddenly?

"Sorry" he apologizes. Licking the place on your neck that he bit. Jay is bold with lifting one of your legs to his shoulder. Close to his face, he licks and kisses your calves. The view you see right now is to die for. You wish you could snap this pic on your phone and save it as a memory but you have your phone outside.

What a shame.

As he rubs your claves and things, his hand starts to rub your inner thigh, carefully. He plays around your clit outside your undies. He's making sure that you get used to his touch before going for it. But suddenly he flinches and he grabs both of your hands that have been touching his dick. You can see his delicious banana is leaking precum. "Bad hands" he said.

Jay locks your hand and pushes it to the top of your head. Making you can't move. He takes out your pants. Using his own spit, he enters your pussy using his hand. You can feel he playing around inside of you with his finger. He spread your pussy before adding another one. His thumb is playing with your clit to give you more sensation.

You can't keep your mouth shut by letting your pants out. Your eyes start to roll back when he licks and bites your nipple. You can hear he start purring. It's weird for you. But it's cute.

"Jay- stop-" you said. Urging him to stop. You feel something weird. He was confused by your request. "I might pee" you continue. But he didn't stop. Yet his hand starts moving faster as he looks at your face while biting your nipple.

"Jay Jay Jay!!" You repeatedly call out his name but he continues. "Ah-" your hips flinch as you start leaking some liquid from your pussy. Jay's hands are soaked by it. He licks you cum before kissing you.

You, who's still sensitive, start to shake when he rubs your clit once more. Your body is arching making your body touch his. You can feel something is 'kissing' you down there. You try to be calm while biting your lips but jay notices your lips start bleeding, and starts to lick the blood.

"Bite me instead" he let go of your hand and started to touch your face. He then puts his fingers inside of your mouth, doesn't let you bite your poor lips.

"You are so wet yet why are you so tight?" He grunting. You can hear the pain and pleasure from his voice. Every inch you take, you can feel your inside throbbing. And when Jay goes to the last push, you immediately can feel your inside are full.

His bare dick feels so hot as your inside touches directly to his skin. Every curve his dick has, you can feel it. It's too late to ask him to wear a condom. Because if you would, he might run to the convenience store and buy one. And there's a possibility he'll just jerk off and cool down and chicken out.

You tap his hand asking him to take out his finger inside of your mouth. As soon as he takes out, he grabs your waist and pulls you closer to his hips. Your bellow part got lift easily. But seeing you feel uncomfortable, he grabs your hand and pulls you to hug him, making you sit on him.

The weight of your body makes his dick feel so much deeper. As if you can feel it in your stomach. That's what you thought until you can feel the bulge in your stomach.

He easily helps you move and ride his delicious cock with his strength. You can see the bulge also move as you go up and down.

Jay's heavy breath turned to grunts, his sweat smells nice, his body heat makes you calm then drives you crazy, his hand on your waist, supporting you to move. Everything is perfect. Everything feels like such a dream.

"You smell sweet y/n" he said. Licking your eyes. "I want to eat you" he added. You can hear his growling softly. He kisses your cheek, licks your mouth, and ends up eating your mouth again. The whole room is full of sinister sounds that have been produced by you. Licking sounds, moan, whimpers, clapping, everything comes from you alone.

Jay starts using his hips to move you instead of his hands. He leads your legs to wrap you around nicely and you hand to hug him before you start moving again. He can't see your face but every breath you take, every whimpers and whine you make, sounds very clear to him.

The growth of his size makes you crazy once again. "How come you can be bigger and still not come?" You ask while whining like a bitch with every single word you said.

"Because you are too cute"

Jay starts to move faster as he can hear your hiccup. He got the feeling he accidentally poked your gspot and he was correct. The spot he has been poking makes you hiccup and unable to think straight. If there's a mirror there, you definitely can see how many scares you gave him.

You are surprised as he cum inside you and still hasn't grown softer. You offer him a blow job but he refuses. Saying he will take care of it by himself in the toilet.

As if you will let that right? Hshs. You guys end up having round 2 in his small bathroom. Standing makes your knees weak so he supports your weight by himself. Both of your voices fill the bathroom. Jay didn't seem like he would leave you alone after this.

Even when clearing his cum inside you, he still helps you and fingering you. Overstimulation from him makes you cry and pass out at the end.

You wake up with a strong headache. First thing you see is Jay Jo pinching your cheeks with your phone on his hand. He is taking your photo. You were shocked.

"Do you hate it?" He asked. Showing some pics of you and him while you are sleeping. "I take it on your phone so if you hate it, you can delete it later" he then gave his phone to you. "I didn't take any from my phone. So, if there's a pic of us you like, please send me"

You hold your head. Unable to proceed with the information Jay just gave. The hungover is killing you. "I--" your voice cracked.

Jay laughed. "Rest first, I will order food for you" he said, pull you closer and kiss your forehead.

...

So how do you tell him that you didn't remember anything from yesterday? And why is he being so nice this morning? Hshs..

(Notes;)K thats all. Its long ik. Im sorry. I start write this one from two months ago when i went to a cosplay event and i saw Jay Jo cosplayer. No I'm not pervert irl. It just happened this way so i figure it i should write a fic about it.

If yall lucky then i will write ff about König too😜

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[pipermca]

TF One Thoughts

I saw the movie at a preview last week, and saw it again this weekend.

I loved it!

THIS is the movie Transformer fans have been waiting for. It's got good characterization, emotions, stakes, action, and humour, and it does it all while still being aware of all the years of history that it's borrowing from. (And somehow manages to do it without sexist or racist baggage. Go figure!)

And it's definitely ignited some thoughts in my brain. I'll probably be chewing on these ideas for a while before they go anywhere (mostly because I'm trying to focus on my current ongoing) but I wanted to get them down before I lost them.

Spoilery movie and worldbuilding thoughts behind the cut!

Sentinel Prime. I LOVE HIM. I want to do things to him. I want to dip him in wax and put him on a shelf. Normally, I don't get super interested/inspired by villains. Megatron, Tarn, Overlord... they're FINE but they don't really stick in my head. They're like scenery. TF:One Sentinel, though? Whoa. Obsessed. I think it might be because I KNOW assholes who would pull shit like what he did. I've worked for some. So maybe he's just more of a realistic villain to me than the over the top DJD sort of sadism. And he's so pretty. Hnnrr.

Timescale and Sentinel's deception. So in the novelization, D-16 says "my entire generation was born without cogs." So basically the cogless are all the new bots, which means the ones who can transform are older. Some of the racers on the board are canonical Autobots, so I doubt they knew what was going on with the cogless. Sentinel could have just framed it as "Matrix lost, cogless born, energon dried up, so sad." But how long has this been going on? And the miners were all talking about promotions and being higher tiers. What did that get them? Someone other than Sentinel and Airachnid had to know something! God, I want details on how Sentinel arranged everything to keep everyone in line. (And D-16 obviously thought the same thing, as he wants to kill everyone who supported Sentinel's deception.)

Transportation Infrastructure. Tell me how it works. I want to know. The roads build themselves as you drive! So do the train tracks, below and above the surface! Obviously there's a threshold for the roads: Orion has to slow down enough (?) before the road starts building itself under his wheels as he drives. So the train, I could see the train having just the chunk of track behind and in front of it, and disassembling the back part to build the front track as it goes, but how do the roads work? Does the road just read your mind for where you want to go? Or are there causeways that it will use? (This makes sense, like a drawbridge: if no one's using the road it'll go away so that flyers can make use of the space.) But if the road is reading your mind, see my thoughts below about Primus. :3

Building infrastructure. After the race, when Sentinel and Airachnid come to see D-16 and Orion, they have to lean down to look into the examination room where they're waiting. And there are other "bays" in the same facility designed for larger bots. So this brings up all my IDEAS about how to design a city/support infrastructure around people who can be wildly different sizes.

The surface. The idea of a Cybertron surface that is always changing and transforming is... mwaa! chef's kiss, A+. I touched on the idea before in my story The Ghost of the Howling Plains, where there were canyons that would open and close suddenly and unexpectedly. But what we saw in the movie was FAR more than that, and I LOVE it. Imaging trying to map the surface that way. Maybe there are only parts that change like that... For example, the parts with organic matter (like around the cave) must be pretty stable. And the city/building structure they hid in from the Quintessons must have been built in a place where it wouldn't be ripped apart by the surface undulations.

The mines. So they're mining up unrefined energon from down in the depths of the planet. And Sentinel implies that even that source of energon is drying up, that it's being exhausted. Like the planet is slowly going dry. And uh...

Primus. So if Primus is ACTUALLY the planet, and the people are living on his surface (in the past) and just under his "skin" (now)... Well, that makes sense why the surface is changing. The surface is living... Flaking off, growing new. The mines are slowly sapping his energy, draining him of his "blood." The planet is alive, and that's why it is always changing! Eeeee, I love this.

This movie made me so happy. I know it really struggled opening weekend (apparently because Beetlejuice 2 had longer staying power than expected, and might have sapped some views from Transformers: One) but I so hope that Hasbro will still see it as a success. It's gotten amazing reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the toy fans love it, the fanfic fans have loved it, the casual comments I've seen from random people said it was a fun flick, and it's getting really good buzz online. I think the first trailer and the staggered release really hurt it, unfortunately... All I can do is hold my breath and hope they build on what they made here. 🙏

Please go see it when you can. 💗

[jinisnuggets]

✧ ˚ · . ɢɨʀʟ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ֆօ ʄɨʀɛ

PAIRINGS | Model! Mafia! Member Junkyu x Model! Fem! Reader

GENRE | Suspense, Mafia Au, MILDLY Suggestive (mdni)

WORD COUNT | 1.3k

SYNOPSIS | Kim Junkyu lives a life of luxury, being a famous model with millions of fans, but maybe that is only the side the screens show…

WARNINGS | Small hints of murder, strong(ish) mafia themes, Junkyu is a little bit of a brat, manipulation topics, swear words, overall it's kinda wholesome.

NETWORK(S) | @starlit-network @k-library @blossomnet

A/N | HI! This fic is mainly in Junkyu's point of view because I wanted to try a new format of writing, overall, I hope you enjoy reading and I am very sorry and not uploading ;)... I've been a little inactive lately, but I'm going to try to comeback. Yes, I will be continuing my series (atz yh) but keep in mind that I only posted the first chapter to see how it went, not to continue it for the moment, so yes I'll continue writing it and will post the remaining chapters when they're ready :)!

“If you expect that raise, then you best bring me the best information you can find,” he demanded.

Junkyu sighed, placing his hands behind his back as a form of respect.

“I'm already one of the biggest celebrities in Seoul; I'm sure however much money it'll be I wouldn't need it.…” he muttered, watching his boss turn around as he lowered himself.

Sometimes he couldn't hold back his form of speech.

“It'll be lots of money, so I recommend reconsidering those words.” He scolded, figuring Junkyu wouldn't pay much more of his attention as he simply nodded and made his way back towards the door, bowing on his way out.

He exited through the back, entering the vehicle through the Limo’s door as his bodyguard drove away.

Though he was still processing his bosses words, he couldn't help but recall them so vividly every time they recurred in his mind.

The more he thought the more he noticed that everything he did for the organization was practically useless, but what more could he expect from being a member of a mafia.

He'd done countless of unexplainable things, but it was all for a good cause, and that was something others couldn't understand.

Maybe if he had just quit the moment he began his career as a model, it would all be normal. But then again, maybe it was simply the fear of stalkers finding out that secret that had been long buried, exposing him to the public for millions of people to misunderstand; or possibly it was the thought of them blackmailing him with it.

He preferred not to think about it.

The car’s door opened as he was greeted by screaming crowds and millions of paparazzis speaking over each other and invading personal space as they pushed their mics up to his face.

Politely, he declined the interview attempts and chuckled while making his way inside the modeling agency.

“Look who's here.” A female voice teased from ahead as he waved goodbye to the fans positioned outside.

He smirked in a teasing manner, deciding to add more fuel to the fire by approaching her with that same mocking demeanor.

“I wasn't expecting to see you here my lady.” He finally spoke, beginning to walk in the direction of his stylists room.

“There was a change of plans.” She shrugged.

He nodded in understanding; a sense of satisfaction washing over him as she wasn't known for frequent schedules. Encountering her brought him some sense of genuine joy.

“L/n Y/n!” A voice echoed from the distance causing her to glance back towards the source of her name. There stood her manager, a considerable distance away with a puzzled expression.

Finally, he began walking up to her, politely greeting the familiar face which had been all over recent magazines and TV commercials.

“What are you doing? Your turn is coming up." he asked, prompting her to nod in acknowledgment as she looked back at her friend.

“I need to head out, my shoot is up soon.” She chuckled, and he nodded, observing her walk away peacefully with her manager into her stylists room.

He turned around, not needing to turn his head to become aware of the coming presence.

“Junkyu.” A voice lingered in the air. Junkyu turned his head and there stood the person he had mostly anticipated.

Park Jihoon, a model from a big agency with a huge fanbase. Not only that but he also seemed to release banger music.

Jihoon also happened to be one of the main sources to the mafia's disposal. There was nothing he wasn't good at.

“Did they give you your next investigation to carry out?” He questioned, a look of prolepsis crossing his eyes as the words exited his mouth, almost as if he knew what was coming.

“L/n Y/n is a girl who keeps many dark secrets, one being her history with her parents. I need you to collect as much as you can about her and her family history due to this being a case of importance.”

“L/n Y/n and her family history.” He muttered to which Jihoon sighed.

“I asked them to give it to someone else, guess they never listened to me.” He chuckled awkwardly, causing Junkyu to glance back at him in confusion.

“Pardon me?” He asked.

Jihoon looked back, thinking for a moment until he glanced around, making direct eye contact with a security camera as he watched it shut off.

“They mentioned they'd give you her case, but I urged them not to as she's someone you're close with. I guess that's what they're looking for however.”

They walked into the stadium, forgetting about their shoots and simply deciding to just watch the other models and their shoots.

Watanabe Haruto was up: someone Junkyu always admired for his insane visuals and incredible acting abilities. He'd been trying different poses over a white background wall. Many other famous models and celebrities sat around them as they watched their colleagues in awe.

Jihoon and Junkyu picked their own table, a safe distance away from any other guest.

“It's alright, afterall, I'm sure she'll be relieved once her family’s out of the picture.” He sighed, looking up at an already shut off camera.

He looked back at the famous young star, smiling as his expressions changed depending on the mood his supervisors were aiming for.

You were up next, and he was left impatiently waiting for your familiar face to come up, smirking the moment it finally did.

“Seeing her here is only making things easier for me in a matter of fact.”

***

‘L/n Y/n is dating Kim Junkyu?’

‘Are L/n Y/n and Kim Junkyu a couple?’

‘Alleged leaked photos caught L/n Y/n and Kim Junkyu kissing.’

It was all over social media and he knew it. It was also likely the cause for why he was called up to his bosses office so suddenly one morning.

After multiple deep breaths, he finally opened the door to see his boss holding multiple files worth of informational papers, slamming them flat onto his arms the moment he approached his desk.

“What the hell are you thinking Kim Junkyu!?” He scolded.

Junkyu rolled his eyes very lightly, looking back at his boss with eyes of acknowledgement.

“I can't control what fans think-”

“But you can control what you do!” He once again yelled, making Junkyu flinch ever so slightly. He knew he was right.

Multiple moments of silence passed with no one saying a word.

“Alright. I'll shut down the rumors later today. We have another shooting event in the evening, where I believe L/n will be attending.”

His boss stared in intimidation, ultimately nodding to his apology and accepting it, shooing him away shortly after.

Junkyu didn't have an exact plan on how to do so, but he knew that it was all simply a lie. The main regulation of this organization was the strictly prohibited lovers rule.

But he was their most crucial piece.

And you, were his lady ever darling.

“Junkyu!” You called from afar, once more approaching him as he stared at you, smiling while doing so.

“I'm glad you made it.” He teased as you shook your head in playful annoyance, rolling your eyes in the process.

“I don't miss every event.” You defended, making him nod.

“I'm aware, my lady.”

You didn't realize when he dragged you into that secluded room, gripping your arms with an undeniable strength as he pinned you up against the wall.

Staring in utter confusion, you watched him move closer to you, constantly bringing your faces closer and closer together.

He smirked seeing your flustered expression.

“What do you say we put an end to these rumors my lady?” He asked.

You gulped, face burning as your cheeks turned a light red color.

“I.. I agree, it'll get in the way of our careers.” You assured, attempting to get out of the entire situation.

“Then shall we do so? What do you say we put an end to them by making them a reality?”

[beneathsilverstars]

you could. probably think if some characters are texture eaters and if so which textures they would prefer or what reactions they'd have over disliked textures

@kimdokjafan replied

I would love to hear what you have to say about the party's food preferences! Things like favorite food, things they dislike/won't eat

i started answering this anon and then got this reply, so i'll combine them. got really long lol, food is such a complex topic!

bonnie enjoys the multi-textured fish head, so they're probably big on texture! i think they're starting to have enough cooking experience to get put off when a texture isn't correct. like the problem isn't the texture itself but rather that rice should not be like that, they overcooked it, yuck, ugh! they would probably make a new batch if possible. however, they're also used to eating what you have because it's all you have — sometimes the nice neighbor drops off her shitty mac n cheese and it's better than nothing, or you mix up salt and sugar for today's bread but you're almost out of flour — so they'll try to come up with a new use for the fucked-up batch where the weird texture works better, or just eat it themself. unpleasant, but better than serving it to someone else or wasting it! as for what they enjoy the most: lots of different textures mixed together, like a salad or deluxe burrito. and chewy things!

we know bonnie's favorite foods are pineapple, rice, and samosas. i'd say they love sweet things as most kids do, but they're really starting to prefer a little more complexity to their sweet treats, like the tart acidity of pineapple. rice is a great favorite bc it's a comforting plain staple, but it can also be used in such a variety of dishes, as the entire base or to add texture! bonnie likes spicy, sour, etc... bring on the flavor! honestly i don't think there's many ingredients they don't like, it's more often a case of that flavor doesn't go there, why would you do that??? maybe they haven't grown into bitter vegetables yet.

siffrin also likes the fish head, so they really enjoy a fun texture, and they like trying new foods as they travel — but when they don't like something they hate it. but they also hate to raise a fuss! so if they're eating with other people, they'll try to just eat around the offending element without making it too obvious that's what they're doing, and then claim they're just not that hungry. if they're by themself, they'll spit it out and rinse out their mouth and eat something crunchy. they don't like tomatoes, which is convenient bc they also don't like when sandwich bread gets soggy at all. they don't like mushrooms or caramalized onion. they enjoy super crunchy things and a nice thick soup!

we know malanga fritters are presumably his favorite. i think he likes mashed potatoes too. fish, of course, and hearty stews. he loves clam chowder! he used to be a big sweet pastries fan, but post-canon he pivots to fruity sweetness bc he can't stand caramel-marshmallow-candy sweetness anymore, and even fruit's on thin ice. most of his disliked foods are about the texture, not the taste. but he's also really sensitive to associations - if he coincidentally gets sick after eating something, eats something badly seasoned, etc, it'll put him off of that taste for a while even if he doesn't remember why.

iirc isabeau wasn't into the fish head. he likes simpler and more predictable foods! he gets yucked out by overripe fruits, but luckily it's usually pretty easy to tell if a fruit will be good. if he does accidentally bite into a bad one, he makes a face and swallows it as quickly as possible, and asks if anyone else wants the rest before he donates it to the local wildlife. he likes fluffy breads and nuts! he's the kind of guy to pack a stack of pb&js and an apple for lunch every day, just buying a different flavor of jam each time he runs out. he doesn't like anything too spicy or bitter! probably a cheese fiend too.

mirabelle isn't super particular about textures, but she is pickier about tastes; she doesn't like a couple common vegetables, like green beans and cooked carrots, and a couple common sauces, like mustard and marinara. she doesn't like nuts, but sometimes eats them anyway because they're so popular in dormont's house for some reason and she gets tired of refusing to eat them, and now she sorta hates them even more but also will absentmindedly stand there munching on them? in general if she doesn't like a food she's served she'll still try to eat enough to be polite, but sometimes can't manage it. some foods she loves are honey, olives, and apple pie. she does love plums too, but it's less that they're objectively her favorite taste and more that they're her thing. it's fun having a thing!

odile likes delicate textures like flaky pastries and watermelon, and doesn't like purely glop-based foods like oatmeal, though it's tolerable with a crunchy topping. she really enjoys a good meat, like a nice herby steak or buttery pork belly. she doesn't dislike sweets, but she doesn't indulge in them in often; when she does, she prefers lemony desserts or bitter chocolate. she finds most foods tolerable at least, and especially likes sharp flavors, like vinegar and vodka!

[lil-shiro]

nicomark abo teammates arranged marriage headcanons please

(this ask is referring to this post) I'm a little out of my comfort zone here but I'll try my best. Have a pic of them as consolation.

We're gonna mix canon and fanon lol so I'm picturing a little something like

Williams, in 2006, was unreliable as fuck. Signing Keke Rosberg's son definitely meant some collateral, coupled with the fact that Mark was only gonna be there for one more year, meant that they were on a TIGHT schedule

*pots and pans banging* maybe they weren't force to get married per se, but have super f1 driver future offspring for Williams? yes.

By the time his second year at Williams rolled around, Mark was not liking the team (real) (his alpha pheromones were STANKY)

Plus having a rookie teammate who was underdelivering and um maybe crashed into him (Brazil 2006) did nothing to help

Basically, he wanted nothing to do with this forced baby. And Nico was kind of the same, but he was a young omega and wanted to stay in F1 so he did it

(don't forget these two have a 9 year age difference)

RE: the actually baby making. They probably aligned heat/rut cycles and then management threw them into a private villa together

Having a baby basically locked Nico into his 5 year Williams contract (for shame on them, treating their omegas like this)

While Mark skedaddled away to Red Bull and tried to forget about all that because his mind would always associate Nico and Nico Jr. with Williams

Future scene: "Seriously? You named our kid after yourself?" "Well maybe if you were around..."

It's not that they had a bad relationship in the paddock after that. Mark just kinda...repressed all those feelings and pretended like the little blonde toddler in Nico's lap wasn't his

Maybe he almost courts a different blonde german f1 driver (but ultimately couldn't bring himself to)

NEWS: Nico Rosberg spotted with Jenson Button. Could he be the mysterious baby daddy fans have been wondering about all these years? (<- drives Mark crazy)

I think eventually, after Mark retires, he does try to re-connect with them (Nico jr is already killing it in karts). But by then, Nico's became very guarded person while still chasing his first wdc

It'll be a lot of getting to know each other all over again, Mark getting to know his son, supporting Nico etc.

Another future scene: "Papa, why does he call you Britney?" "Ignore that man."

Okay that's it from me for now 😭 this isn't even head canons just a whole ass plot and i haven't even included other details....i leave you with this

[zadig-fate]

Everyone seems to be losing their mind over this word "mostly" and I think it's worth noting that according to the band, they don't even have specific songs planned out for the next album yet, they said they're bringing in a few drafts and bits and pieces and haven't committed to anything but are saving that creative work for 2024. So idk how much it matters what they say now because it could change.

Also, I think we should just trust the band and have faith in their creative decisions? After all, they've already proven that they have good instincts. They chose to sing Carpe Diem in Slovene even though it probably cost them points in the actual contest. There was probably even more pressure on them to switch to English back then and they resisted. They mentioned that they'd originally planned to translate their other songs, but resisted that too. So I doubt they'll just abandon Slovene and Serbian now.

If they do make a "mostly" English album and the English songs are mediocre compared to the Slovene and Serbian ones, it's also not the end of the world. They're really young. They deserve to be able to explore and try new things at this stage of their careers, and if that means testing the waters in English, so be it. It seems to be what they want to do, and that's what's important.

Maybe it'll work out, maybe it won't, but it's really their decision to make, and they've made it clear that they don't particularly appreciate fans telling them what they should or shouldn't do. Bojan seemed genuinely pissed off in the discord live about the blowback re: their early 2024 move to London, and I assume they're probably feeling similarly about the fan reaction now.

[starheirxero]

UPDATE: IT WAS OUR PUPPET AFTER ALL- THANK GOD-

We've also got Francis now?? He gives pre-october Lunar vibes- He such a goober!

That being said, it brings up so many questions about both him and Frank! They are obviously carved from the same wood! …come from the same motherboard???

They seem to be active opposites! One looks like Sun, the other like Moon. One speaks constantly, while the other took ages to. Even now, Frank's words actively make him sound in pain!

Most importantly, where Frank is a being of negative emotions, Francis comes from positives!

What are they??? Are there more of them??? What would happen, if they met?

So many questions, yet no answers…

Meanwhile, Sams and laes are both…suspiciously positive.

Sun is going through a massive development, for one!

He is actively learning magic, and slowly moving on from the trauma he repressed for so long. He seems to have sparked something in Molten even, though what exactly remains to be seen!

There are still things to work through, but he seems to be doing better!

That being said, it's almost July 16th, and Dazzle is preparing to tell him her secret!

I am guessing, this is where it's all going to go downhill.

I think, shit is going to hit the fan very soon.

Sun will be confronted with his arguably worst day. The question is: will he strong enough to be confronted with it?

Not to forget, Taurus is going to be here soon! They said three weeks. It's almost been three weeks.

And of course, the creator. He seems ready, to take a more active role in the plot. He is aware of Ruin's device, and he is scheming.

Hell, we keep learning new things about him as well! He's the one, who MADE the council, and was exiled from it, which opens even more questions.

Was he going against them? Or was he a threat to them?

We've got a big storm coming, that's for sure…

-Stardust

FOR REAL I WAS SO WORRIED IT WAS THE FIRST MIMCRY MOMENT..... WAITING FOR THE REAL DEAL FEARFUL STYLE THO 😭 AND OMS YEAH FRANCIS'S WHOLE DEAL..... Nodnodnod, they're definitely an intriguing lil fella!!! Exactly like u said, they really are Frank's opposite in every imaginable way and it makes me curious about the "how" and "why" of both the dimension and Frank themselves too tbh! Stars yeah and what would happen if they met..... Need 2 see that now LMAO

Also I'm sorry the fact one feeds on negativity and the other feeds on positivity just makes me think of Dreamtale SORRYHAHAJQGAHS

BUT YEA NO the celestial has had pretty stable ground lately?!!?! Sun has defs been having a pretty solid time, but yeah July 16th is just 4 days away and I ABSOLUTELY think Dazzle is accidentally going to tell him on the worst day and I'm not READYYYY 😭 I know it'll just be devastating ugh :(

NODNOD TAURUS IS SOON APPROACHING TOO. And yeah the creator is stepping up his game too and that's simultaneously exciting and dreadful LMAO

AND YEA THE INFO MOLTEN DROPPED.... I was literally thinking about that just earlier, what could he have done to be a founder of the council and yet still get exiled?!?!!! It makes me wonder if our creator is a unique kind if unethical or cruel, or maybe just a liability in some way? It's so interesting.......

[blazehedgehog]

Your new video confuses me. You start by saying you don't like Shadow, you think he's a bad fit for the Sonic series and should've stayed gone... then proceed to talk about how you're feeling really positive about all of the things they've shown. Why? Sonic fans seem prone to these sort of contortions, where they make a pretty clear, compelling case for why something about the series is bad, but then make excuses for it. Is this Stockholm syndrome? Is it a fear of being negative and cynical?

Is it a contortion to say "I don't go here, but I think this is still rad anyway"? That's not even necessarily something unique to the Sonic fandom, either.

Like, the problems I have with Shadow are generally because his characterization originally felt kind of forced. I had many arguments back in 2001 over Sonic Adventure 2 lacking the fun, pulpy vibe of the original game. It felt cut from more generic anime tropes. Shadow was less a character than he was an archetype. He was a Sephiroth.

And then, after his big heroic sacrifice, they brought him back. And everything they had him do once he came back was generic "badass" stuff in a way that felt really one-dimensional and hollow. Like driving cars, or shooting guns, or turning him into Solid Snake and/or Leon S. Kennedy. They knew fans liked him but didn't know what to do with him, so it was trying to get him to fit into somebody else's definition of "cool."

Pure marketing, no identity.

But then you read what they're talking about now, and it's stuff like "Shadow doesn't need guns -- he is the weapon." And it feels like they're finally getting it. They've come to an understanding. They found something that makes sense.

And you gotta figure that there was a time where they got away from this style. Shadow was relegated to small cameos or spin-off games. Like I said, this kind of stuff was eventually recognized as embarrassing, and they backed away. They lightened the tone. Trimmed down the cast. Only really brought Shadow back for fanservice cameos, but otherwise kept him and his edgy tone at arm's length.

Now to bring it back, and to so wholeheartedly embrace it, it feels more like genuine love. Sure, this whole "Year of Shadow" stuff is just a big lead up to the third movie, but it also feels like they aren't trying to hide from this stuff, either. They could have just as easily written around it, got rid of Black Doom and his alien army, but instead they dove head first back into the mess in an effort to... salvage it, I guess?

And that's the thing. Sega never "salvages" this stuff. Whenever something doesn't work, they dump and run, and most things they do don't work. But now it's like... Charlie Brown and the crummy little Christmas tree, right? Give it a little more love and it maybe it'll turn into something special.

It's weird to jump and say "oh it must just be dumb sonic fans being dumb again", but at least you asked and wanted to seek more information.

Stockholm Syndrome probably isn't real, by the way. It was invented by a police psychologist who couldn't understand why the hostages thought the cops were more dangerous than their captors, even though one of the hostages testified that the cops seemed fully willing to open fire on the innocents if it meant shooting through them to kill their captor.

Back in the 70's when the term was established, mistrust of the police probably seemed so strange, but we know better now, and fewer than 10% of all hostage incidents since then meet the criteria for what could be considered Stockholm Syndrome.

[shihalyfie]

As a fellow l fan of Zero Two, do you feel the cast has been kind of shafted in the movies? In Hurricane Touchdown, Wallace was the center of the story, tri didn’t feature them at all, Kizuna was more focused on Taichi and Yamato (although they got to at least play a part in the story), and now The Beginning looks like will mainly focus on Rui. Diaboromon’s Counterattack was kinda the exception, although it felt more like an action movie compared to the others more character driven stories

I love the 02 kids, but I think it's actually better when things are not about them. Getting more screentime or whatever sounds cool and all that, but when I try to think about what kind of new plot could feature them front and center, I immediately lose interest. These are the kind of characters who want to live simple lives and are just happy they got through the ordeal in 2002 at all, and while I'm not saying they'd never have strife in their lives again after that, I don't want to see them suffer more just so they can have more screentime. (Not an uncommon sentiment, from what I hear.) They had a lovely 50-episode anime about them, that's already more than enough for me.

But more pertinently, I also think having something center around other characters actually makes the 02 kids shine more. By nature, 02 is a story about relationships, and the group excels best in supporting and helping other people. Those skills would thus be showcased best in a story about helping someone they didn't know before and coming to form a bond with them; in 02 itself it was each other and especially Ken, in Hurricane Touchdown it was Wallace, and in the new movie it seems like it'll be Rui. That's for the better. One of Daisuke's best moments in the entire franchise is in Hurricane Touchdown because it's not about him; his skill is bringing others back from rock bottom, so you kind of need someone at rock bottom to bring that out best.

Besides, in general, even as a 02 fan, I still have mixed feelings that they're using 02 as their current outlet to continue milking Adventure. I don't think it's worth getting mad about, so I want to enjoy 02TB anyway, but I really don't want to see these kids get overmilked, and I'd be much happier to see them used as window dressing to have more original concepts like Rui get featured.

I also don't think anything that doesn't have 02 branding is required to feature the 02 kids. I want them to be treated with respect as part of the canon, but I don't necessarily feel like they should have tons of screentime. Kizuna was marketed and presented as an Adventure movie, so I was fine with the little we got of the 02 quartet; frankly, the fact they had so much at all, let alone a drama CD, was far more than I'd have even asked for.

The only thing I was actually upset about regarding the treatment of the 02 kids was tri., but that's not about the amount of screentime they had; the problem I had was how they were treated as borderline inhuman, with the other characters flip-flopping on how much human decency their disappearance should be treated as. It made the narrative hypocritical, with the kids doing things like calling mercy killing a Digimon unforgivable and quickly identifying the fake Gennai as fake by his behavior in the same series where they scorned Ken, killed Imperialdramon, and cheered about it, all while taking elements from 02 that they could milk for fanservice while treating its characters and canon like dirt in practice. I would rather they have not even mentioned them at all, maybe at most putting them on a plane on some exchange program and saying they're too busy; sure, there would be no screentime or concrete mentions, but they'd at least feel like actual humans who have important relationships with these kids than plot objects who don't even deserve bare minimum human decency.

[wrestlingisfake]

G1 Climax quarterfinals preview

The A and B block matches for this year's G1 Climax are complete, so now we move on to the knockout stage. This is basically a six-man elimination bracket, with the top three from each block. Tonight's show is headlined by A2 vs. A3 and B2 vs. B3. The winners of those matches will advance to the semifinals on August 17, where it'll be A1 vs. A2 or A3, and B1 vs. B2 or B3. The two semifinal winners will meet on August 18, to decide the winner of the tournament.

Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan - In A Block, Zack Sabre Jr. finished on top with a 7-2 record, followed by four men tied at 5-4. Of those four, Takagi won block matches against the other three, so he took second place. Khan's tiebreaker wins over Tetsuya Naito and EVIL put him in third. So now these two will compete for the right to wrestle Sabre in the semifinals. Khan's KOPW championship is not at stake here.

This is, by design, a rematch from earlier in the tournament--Takagi defeated Khan on July 23. Whoever wins here will also give us an A Block rematch in the semifinals--Sabre beat Khan on July 20, and Shingo beat Sabre on August 3. I wouldn't have set it up that way, but oh well. Presumably New Japan wants the finalists to get a chance to avenge a key loss or two.

I'm delighted Khan has made it this far, because I think he's capable of more than he's been doing for the past four years, and I like that this year's format allows someone from out of left field to get this close to the big dance. That said, I absolutely don't believe he's going to win the G1, or even make it to the final. So I guess it's possible he could win here and lose to Sabre, I don't think they'll take it that far. Takagi vs. Sabre will look better on the marquee than Khan vs. Sabre, so I think that's the match New Japan will deliver. Shingo wins.

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji - Over in B Block, David Finlay wound up in first place at 6-3. Takeshita and Tsuji were part of another multi-man tie at 5-4, with Takeshita officially in second place and Tsuji at third. Finlay will face the winner of this match on the 17th.

From an AEW fan's perspective, it's probably not a big shock that Takeshita has made it this far. But I'm a little surprised an outsider got out of the block--I kinda wonder if it's a last-minute change to work around Yuya Uemura's injury. New Japan likes bringing in guys from other promotions, but pushing them is another story. So I'm betting this match will be about Tsuji avenging his loss on July 20, before moving onward and upward.

Zack Sabre Jr. & Hartley Jackson vs. David Finlay & Gedo - Sabre and Finlay are waiting to find out who their opponents will be on August 17. Jackson, an Australian freelancer, appears to be stepping in for Kosei Fujita, who was sidelined earlier in the tour. Seems like he'd be the one to take the pin, but maybe if they like him enough Gedo will do the job instead.

Shota Umino & El Phantasmo & Jado vs. EVIL & Ren Narita & Dick Togo - Pretty standard good guys vs. House of Torture tag match. Jado or Togo will likely lose the fall. I guess Evil's team wins.

Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI vs. HENARE & Callum Newman - All but the top three matches are basically filler, but this one feels especially like filler. I guess Bushi loses.

Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee vs. Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira - Kidd has started talking up the idea of pursuing the IWGP heavyweight tag team title with Lee. Akira will probably lose the match to help advance that storyline.

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano vs. SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi - Tana's team holds the NEVER trios championship, but the belts aren't on the line here. If Evil or Ren Narita were in this match, I'd think the heels might get a win to set up a title bout on the next tour, but as it is House of Torture's team feels too weak for anything but an easy squash for the babyfaces.

SANADA & Taichi & DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI & Tomoaki Honma & Katsuya Murashima - Kinda nice to see Just 5 Guys (well, four of them) together again, and Goto and Yoshi reunited. Other than that, not much to this. Murashima should lose.

[a-s-levynn]

hi! wanted to ask a few people this: since wembley is in 2 weeks, do you have any predictions on what might happen, or do you think sleep token will do anything special?

Hey there Anon! There is also a wonderful post by @fivewholeminutes that is circulating that is collecting Wembley predictions (that i never added anything to and i have no idea why. link to said post, look throught the reblogs for everyones' ideas they are really fun) But what i think could happen? They are still only human and operate on the realm like the rest of us so i don't know.. maybe

new pre-recorded message (maybe lore but i'd say something more akin to the "you saved me", a thank you to the fans)

the biggest Vessel/II hug we have seen so far at the end

i wouldn't be surprised if Vessel would have to stop for a moment during a song or something from being overwhelemd completely, especially if the project atlantic is a success

iterating on the previous point: crying. lot's of crying

tmbte on the setlit for sure

a track or two longer set then this year's headliners, either with extra songs (maybe some we haven't heard live and never will after this) or like a piano improv segment or extended piano intros. (i mean there is a limit for a vocalist to be able to provide stable decnt performance and thgat is going to limit how long the show could be.. more intermission->more time for Vessel to rest/not tire his voice->longer ritual time)

in addition to the previous i could see a non mid song drumsolo happening somewhere.. i'm not convinced it would happen but i don't think it's impossible.

maybe a proper LED background, although i kinda hope they'd keep the simpler cloth. i know it'd be better for show and entertainment purposes but i kinda feel the simplicity fits them better if that makes sense

i know a lot of people would love a live stream or a professional recording of the wembley ritual.. i'd be kinda surprised if it'd happen. that's would defeat the "nothing lasts forever", and their adamant refusal of live recordings so far. somehow i just.. can't see it. of course there is always label pressure and whatnot as well so we'll see. but i don't think it will happen

i also doubt there is going to be facereveals of any kind

i'd like a comeback for the staff but i'm unsure.. they didn't used it the past few months at all but maybe it's just not practical to carry on tour but if it's an integral piece than i feel they'd managed it.. or it truly is a logistical nightmare to bring because it is fragile.. but if there is a comeback it'll be a welcome one. or maybe it get's an upgrade as well? i wouldn't past that beside them.

i don't think there is going to be a new mask either. this one is only a few months old. new mask is either going to happen with a new single or a new album

and i don't know what else, nothing else comes to mind right now 🤔

[tartrazeen]

Whenever I do make a Danganronpa fangame, I've already got the main conceit figured out.

An All-Stars Game

It'll be post v3, so it's sort of a desperate, last-ditch move by Team Danganronpa to spark interest in everyone again.

If the real world's been convinced to reject real murders (Thanks for ruining the fun, Shuichi), then the gimmick this time will be an All Neo-World Season. They'll call it "The Killing School World" or something dumb like that, and they'll trot it out as a more socially conscious version of the game.

But the gimmick on top of that gimmick is getting to fully recreate past characters. There'll still be volunteers or whatever, not AI, but the memories implanted will be specifically crafted to bring old fan favourites back. And in the Neo-World Program, they can even look like the original characters too. (Not 'original' as in "actual characters from DR1 or DR2." These'll be new characters to us, but they'll be from like season 5 and 27 and 14 and whatever.)

These returning characters will all have two major traits in common:

They have all been the blackened in their season

They remember everything from their season - right up to when the body discovery announcement was made for their victim

This opens the door to a bunch of cool things I could play with.

Technically, if their memory cuts off that early, they won't know Danganronpa is fake yet. I'm not interested in having that be the big reveal again - and like DR2, I'd actually want that revealed early on to get it out of the way - but I love the disparity in knowledge it gives them. Some of them will have suspicions that gets them to figure it out sooner, and some will be sideswiped by that.

Depending on when their trial was, they'll have more or less experience heading into this All Star round. The people who made it to trial four or gonna have way more to draw on than people who killed at trial two.

Not knowing how the trial went is going to give so much overinflated confidence to some, repeating their past mistakes, or artificial doubt, causing them to screw up on a detail they managed to hide perfectly last time.

Not knowing if they won brews a lot of questions around why they're All Stars. Did they get away with their murder, and that's why they're here? Did they lose and just get a gloriously gory death? Was someone just a fan favourite for their personality, their brains, their glorious screw-ups, or their motives? What does an "All Star" even mean when everyone's supposed to be an Ultimate?

Does being in a second round change a character's total attitude? Do they think it's a second shot at life that they can't squander, or proof they'll never truly escape this place? Do they start pandering to an audience out there, or outright flaunting their status as a fan favourite to see how much shit they can get away with? (And how does Monokuma react to that kind of fourth wall breaking? 👀)

How dangerous is each character, depending on the trial they made it to? Somebody who got to trial 5 might have an incredible strategy to have made it that far, and someone who hasn't seen a single trial surely landed on their face right out of the gate. Or at least, that's what they can claim. We all know Hiro survived DR1, so it doesn't take a genius to survive that long and then screw up on their own at the end. And someone who doesn't even remember the first trial? Maybe they're so good that they won on their very first try, under the maximum number of noses around to sniff out the truth. Or so they can also claim. 👀

What were the motivations? Not everyone has to be a dick, just a killer. Were people justified? Do they try to moralize it? Are they honest about having a shallow reason? Do they regret it now, or wish they could've gone bigger? And will the circumstances surrounding all that make another appearance this round too?

And of course, if everyone here's a killer, how can any of them be trusted? Then again, if everyone is a killer, surely they understand each other better than anyone else.

The main theme I want to dig into is gonna be "teamwork" versus "trust". That'll be my hope/despair, truth/lie thing. They don't have to necessarily trust each other, but they do have to work together. But how can you work with someone who can't trust to not stab you in the back? 👀