#especially bc im not at all flirty with this friend

[boofeine]

Heyyyy I really love your writing and I think it fits the members very well

I am not sure if you do these types of request but are you okay with writing headcanons on Jeonghan's personality? Like just his personality in general? Are you okay with adding some spicy (I didn't know which other word I was supposed to use) ones at the end? How would he be like? I am a very weird person and I love analysing people's personality and jeonghan happens to be my main interest these days lol. You can do it through tarot if you want!! You of course know better than me lol and I am completely alright if you don't wanna do my request. I will still love you lol

helloo!! u r def not weird at all!! as a psychology major bb i also love analyzing ppl :)))) — i won't work with tarot for now bc next year im planning on open requests just for it. one more thing I've done tarot in their persona in bed over here !

Jh's personality – headcanons

WARNINGS: mdni under the cut, descriptive and mention of sexual subjects

jeonghan gives me best friends vibes... he looks calm, almost indifferent, but he just looks like he loves to peep with you, to talk for hours and go grab meals together. he reminds me of family.

you know his lives just eating, joking around and talking... that's exactly how he is with his friends. obviously, he's more reserved because it's with us, but i feel he is all out with his friends. that one friend that literally doesn't know when to stop the teasing and goes overboard, but it's funny nonetheless... especially when he's drunk.

prefers to do meetings at his home with homemade barbecue and beverages. or going to a restaurant with his close friends. not the club type 100%. he likes the introspective meetings.

cocky and flirty for fun :/

so so so so caring!!!!!! the type of person you'd choose to say your deepest secrets and ask advice. hears you closely, gives you comfort, and tries to help you how he can. he will even make sure to check up on you for the next days, make a joke or two to light up your mood.

he's love language is probably acts of service.

don't ever pick up a fight with jeonghan... he's that type of scary that nothing bothers him until it does. his words get assertive, and he's not afraid of saying what he has to.

something makes me believe jeonghan is protective with his friends. he will speak up if he's in a situation that makes any of his friends or anyone really uncomfortable. when there's something you tell him, he not necessarily picks a fight but encourages you to do what you should, would that be cut someone toxic from your life or doing what you want.

Spicy Thoughts

kinky!!!! KINKYYY!!! he will be honest with his wantings and desires with you, you will know what he wants to try, and he's hoping you're wanting too. communicative as hell, we love it.

jeonghan isn't quiet. man trying to contain himself?? not him!! he moans, groans, dirty talk, grunts, the whole package bb. you're making him feel good, and he wants you to know.

a switch and open for anything.

sex drive high and horny. when i say he's open for anything, i mean it... he's up for anything!! will not always be penetrative sex, you want to get on your knees and suck him, fine, let's do it. want to make out, grind and cum on your panties, he's up to. just finger you and make you cum on his tongue, okay... let's do that.

not the type to enjoy lazy or slow sexy, he likes raw, sweaty, and nasty sex.

im sorry, but i do believe he'd go to strip clubs. i feel like sex is a need for him, like a healthy need, you know what i mean? so if he's not with someone, he'd would satisfy that paying for it.

a tease, baby!!! prepare yourself for overstimulation, sensory play, and orgasm denial. he's up to make you cum many times 🙂‍↕️ you're getting sore and sensitive next morning.

jeonghan is not aggressive. he's ok with accessories, handcuffs, blindfolds, anything, he's just not causing you any physical pain.

[smallfuckablecreature]

miscommunication between different types of transfems is common

[carbonateddelusion]

I'm NORMAL (thinking about the fruit dads/the poly boyfriends with Eddie bc I remembered the picture of Max screaming at Chuck)

[awbublie]

wait my mc lore just dropped 🙀🙀

mc lore is here >.< fret not!!

they are a glorified self-insert i am shameless and will insert myself into my favorite media!!!

though she isn't a complete rip-off of me, maybe like 60% me

though i do love napco figurines

(edit: im so stupid and thought mx stood for mexican😭😭😓)

relationship charts!!!

caught mc on a good day!:

essentially means mc got a higher score than 60 on a test and just got a sweet treat.

feeling like contributing to society, she helps this rando return a phone.

seven:

both work with computers, he's just levels ahead of them.

inferiority complex kicks in til he starts helping her with assignments and omg im in love with this man.

likes his jokes and his robots are sooooo cool, "you think you can make one look like this? :3" insert image

calls him so he can practice his english and she can practice her korean.

the flirty banter really kicks up and they get their hopes up

gets butthurt day 8 when he turns them down.

jaehee:

desperate for female friends mc is overly-sweet and clingy.

jaehee is overwhelmed and explains in order for them to be proper friends time is needed.

they are now bonding over coffee beans and how mc brought some from her last Mexico trip

i WANT THEM TO LIVE TOGETHER SO BAD

yoosung:

misses her siblings so he's the closest to a little brother.

finds out guys don't typically like that when you tell them that, especially if they are older.

they make up and bond over their no-life life

trains in LOLOL for the next couple days bc DANG IT SHE WILL PLAY IN HIS LOBBYS!!!!

share shoujo recs

zen:

when he flirts at first, her heart flutters.

till jaehee gives her the warning, and atp jaehees word is bible

finds him silly but like in a older man kind of way

finds his costumes interesting and asks about the type of fabrics they use

during 707 route, she leans into the whole big sister zen and LOVES IT

jumin:

not too big with rich people and was quick to form an opinion

finds out ab Elizabeth and everything that they had thought gets thrown out the window WHAT A NICE MAN!

til shes asking about the area and he says something along the lines of "why move to a country you know nothing about? You are simply asking to fail. "

YEAH HES RIGHT BUT HE DIDNT HAVE TO SAY THATTT 😭😭😭

is bitter for the next 2 days before she gets over it

caught mc on a bad day!:

felt with the daddy issues (we cannot control our fathers we have nothing to do with our father's errors they do not define what we do or who we become we can disagree with them and still love them)

the professor was moving too quickly during class, her computer was working, she fell behind and her brain is fried. it feels like it's been happening more and more....honestly it feels easier just to rot in bed sleeping.

getting a random message just worsens her mood. "i cant even help myself and im supposed to help you?" rolling over to try to make sense of the class notes.

saeran:

got kidnapped and had their laptop open

"you follow me on github?"

mc BEGS for him to teach them everything he knows

ends up becoming an intern and moving their classes online

but wait...this guy is lwk kinda cute....

and he's taking the time to teach me??? >.<

blind to their situation mc follows instructions and fufills small tasks

saeran gives her badge "ID:10T"

cleaning his code to filling up the office waterbottle, all in payment for bootcamp-saeran™

V:

reminds her of a teacher she had once, ick

finds him to be kind of a doormat, but so is she

doesn't enjoy seeing how others might view her

(707 route bc i forgot to mention him there) can't help but feel sorry for him, she may not trust him but i mean cmon they can't help but feel bad dude lost his fiance and now seems like he can't keep his life together

rika:

again, desperate for female friends, but this one IS SO DIFFERENT

this is like when you make eye contact with someone of a similar group and you kinda expect automatic friendship but they are cold to you

mc is either ignorant of mint eyes operations or is slowly being indoctrinated, they don't meet rika very often.

they form a kind of bitterness towards her, rooted in her insecurities

"how can someone be so loved?" "how can someone just 'create' a world of their own" "whats so special about her, i'd be able to do something like that too"

by only hearing of her through saeran they feel so insignificant to her influence, it weakens them

[redr0sewrites]

So bc u requested Adam and/or Lute stuff I'd like to request Adam x male!reader? Like literally anything that comes to your mind, idc if it's sfw or nsfw I just crave it °^° (also if you're not comfy with writing male reader that's totally cool too, in that case just ignore this)

I HAVW NO QUALMS AB WRITING MALE READER NONNIE DW!!!! ♥️

🥀Cw: fluff, smut, male!reader, overall adam's usual shenanigans

🥀minors dni with the nsfw portion

sfw:

you can NOT look me in the eyes and tell me adam does not have some form of internalized homophobia, and the minute he starts catching feelings for you i genuinely think he'd have a mini crisis

because of his major fuckboy personality he has a LOT of experience with flirting with women, but literally no experience with flirting with men

adam is still pretty confident however, and would probably approach you first.

i think he'd have to be friends with you to catch feelings for you in the first place, so he's probably around you pretty often

adam is very subconsciously flirty with you, but in a much more genuine way without his usual bravado. he doesn't even realize how soft he acts around you, but others can tell by the way his eyes always follow you and how he seems to orbit around you, or the way he'll purposefully stand as close as possible when he's talking to you. theres also the fact that he's literally always touching you, whether it be an arm around your shoulders or a hand resting on your back, he just needs to be close to you. you attract him like a moth to a flame, even when he's in a crowded room all adam is focused on is getting your attention. even his casual hookups stop as he literally focuses all his time on winning you over, even he doesn't realize how much he likes you (everyone else can tell. theres a betting pool in heaven on when you both will get together and who will confess first, etc)

adam definitely acts like a BUFFOON around you, deep down he doesn't think someone like you would want to be with him and overcompensates by bragging constantly about all the woman he's liked in a slightly pathetic attempt to flirt with you and literally CONSTANTLY trying to get your attention. think of his usual flaunting attitude and then turn up the dial by 100%. he wants to be on your mind 24/7 the same way your on his mind all the time

meanwhile ur lowkey heartbroken, bc you think adam is straight and yet you can't get rid of your stupid ass crush on his stupid face!!!! it's honestly especially irritating because he'll flirt with you and call you so many petnames and nicknames and will always be touching you, so you think you have a chance, then all of a sudden he's talking about some girl he banged and you just feel a bit led on

its very amusing for lute to watch the both of you dance around eachother and your feelings, when you both so clearly like eachother but are too scared to do anything about it

honestly i think you'd both end up confessing to eachother in the middle of an argument, maybe your pissed at adam for bragging about the "super hot girl he banged last night" (she isn't real and he spent the entire night thinking about you) and he's pissed off that your getting mad at him instead of being impressed or falling in love with him

definitely one of those dramatic "because i LOVE you, okay?!" confessions i am cringe but i am free and adam just kinda stares at you for a hot minute

adam would literally be like "wait... YOU like ME???? i thought you HATED me????? IM the one who likes YOU!" in usual adam fashion, and you would literally be like -_-"YOU LIKED ME THIS WHOLE TIME??? WHY DIDNT U SAY ANYTHING????" his dumbass would literally be like "I WAS TRYING TO??????" and all of this useless dialogue would literally just end in the two of you admitting your true feelings (much to lute's amusement who was recording the entire thing bc she NEEDS to win that bet)

once you both are officially together? prepare for adam to be the clingiest mf alive (in a cute way tho). he waited so long to be with you and literally became solely devoted to you for a WHILE before winning you over and it's probably been a hot minute since he's genuinely dated someone. sure, he's had hookups, but real, soulful relationships aren't common with him.

adam is ridiculously loyal to you, definitely one of those people who will be like "i have a bf 🙄" when someone random texts them, even if that person wasn't even interested in them romantically

LOVESSS flaunting you!! adam will bring you to every event he attends, he loves bragging about you and showing you off to all of heaven

if anyone ever gave you any shit about your relationship adam would literally drop kick them, he's very defensive about your guys' relationship and wants everyone to know that he loves you.

adam doesn't know shit about labels or sexuality so you probably have to teach him some things, i honestly think he'd be pansexual or just queer/unlabeled (i am totallyyy nooot projecting)

nsfw:

adam has been alive a long time and thought he tried everything sex related under the sun, but being with a guy opened a whole new world of possibilities

adam had explored with anal a bit before, but never with a partner. only in the late hours of the night when jerking off just wasn't enough, and he found himself with a strange temptation, his hands creeping lower and lower until he finally began to thrust his fingers in and out of his aching hole, tears welling in his eyes from a mix of humiliation and pure pleasure. yet, when he admitted to having tried fingering himself before, he also admitted something else- he had never managed to make himself cum, and had always gotten too embarrassed to push himself over the edge

he is a switch FIGHT ME. the first time your both intimate, adam absolutely talks so much shit about topping yet starts whining the second he begins fucking your tight cavern. this leads to you taking control and fucking him senseless, and adam is shocked at how much he enjoys it

he takes dick like a champ, he's a bratty sub at first but once you praise or degrade him, he's melting like putty in your hands

adam is sooo loud, he's a shameless moaner and everyone within a mile radius can hear his screams

you have to teach him how to give head, and he is surprisingly a very fast learner. adam lowkey gets off on how humbling it is to be below you, and he's also the type to get off on his partner's pleasure.

adam definitely has some sort of breeding kink, and when he's fucked dumb and so, so needy, he'll beg you to cum inside, whining about fucking a baby into him and babbling pure nonsense

even though it is quite literally impossible for either of you to get pregnant, he loves that kind of dirty talk. adam will pretend to be embarrassed about it but the thought of you breeding him or him breeding you is genuinely such a turn on for him

yall literally never use a condom im sorry 💀

adam would enjoy topping as well, i def think he enjoys fucking you and he loves fucking you senseless with pleasure

the first time he tops adam goes slow, he wants to learn more than anything and becomes incredibly skilled at reaching that sweet spot inside of you

adam is the first man, the original dick, and he definitely knows how to use it. he's such a fast learner when it comes to sex-related things, and memorizes everything about you and your body. he wants to know what makes you tick, and everything that pleases you or turns you on

adam is a pretty big guy and he can easily maneuver you into any position you want, he really likes hitting it from the back and loves fucking you from behind. he'd definitely pull your hair, forcing your head back so he could whisper absolute filth in your ear

i really really enjoyed writing this urgrhrgregregeh i love me some adam- im an afab person but im genderqueer/unlabeled and sometimes feel more masculine or more feminine, snd this was very fun to write bc i usually don't get requests for male reader or more masculine reader so yea i really really enjoyed this!!! also happy easter to anyone else who celebrates lmao i can't believe yall r getting smut from me on easter 💀

[the-roo-too]

cosmic -> nmixx ver

one month vs one year with them

lily jin morrow | 🐨

one month: very shy around you! a blushy baby and probably very nervous to do anything because she doesn’t wanna overstep any boundaries 😭 

one year: what is a boundary? she wakes you up belting a different song every day BFR she’s still a little shy but only like when you say something very flirty or something. also BIG on pda like your hands are glued together

oh haewon | 🐻‍❄️

one month: she’s almost intimidating yk. i mean she asked you to be her gf and all but it’s like there’s this small tension between the two of you. because of that you like barely do couple stuff lol especially pda

one year: you low key miss her being a little closed off bc my girl is an oversharer 💖 good thing about that is that you’re always in on the kpop idols drama lol. pda is a ting too ☝️ unless she wants to be professional. i’m telling you her work mode in the studio? another level

seol yoona | 🐰

one month: she’s stressing around you 😥 she just wants everything to be perfect! she thinks you might leave if the beginning of the relationship is rocky :( spoiler alert you’re not going anywhere lol you’re too smitten, she’s stuck with you.

one year: much more casual about everything! last minute dates are a norm :3 but also she’s still so caring about the small details cause she wants everything to be perfect for her baby still

bae jinsol | 🐥

one month: she tries really hard to be so goofy and so chill 😭 like masking her being a little nervous about the relationship with humour you know what i mean? but im gonna say she’s big on public affection since day one 😔✊ only true one let’s be fair

one year: still goofy and chill! just now you can see her true personality. and it’s chaos honestly. but you love her chaos, just like you love her :3 but the amount of times you get in trouble with her manager because of her silly antics……..

kim jiwoo | 🐶

one month: she tries her best to be chill with you 🫶 small steps but she has to get used to having her own personal cheerleader. i’m gonna say you two go on fairly frequent dates but after one month you haven’t been introduced to her members yet

one year: so you practically live in the dorm by now. do you sleep on the couch because the unnie line wanted no funny business? yes, absolutely. but you still have your silly gf who sometimes sneaks out in the middle of the night to go cuddle with you on your couch lol

jang kyujin | 🐱

one month: you’re more like close friends than partners honestly. you hug a lot and like cuddle but nothing more really. she doesn’t wanna rush whatever is blooming between the two of you 🥹 but you met her members even before the two of you started dating, so now it’s just a matter of getting them to be chill around you

one year: much to your girlfriend’s dismay, the eldest of the group offers you adoptions papers like twice a week. you’re now part of the family. and if she was cuddly before, now she’s stuck to your side like a koala. you’re inseparable 🤞

part of [the cosmic] collection

[russsiangirl]

riff x tony headcanons. ( w.s.s 2021! )

you're my coney island baby.. ♡

these two are so the type to go to coney island and just fuck around together the whole day

and win each other prizes of course.. as 'friends' of course..

riff moved in with tony, whose family was reluctant about it at first until they saw how worried their son was, they slept in the same room for years

riff is the one who is more flirty, he's smoother with his words than tony

riff also told tony that his last name ( wyzek ) reminded him of 'wiseass' so that's his nickname for him

"y'know, tony.." riff spoke up, breaking the light veil of silence that hung over the two boys as he blew out a puff of smoke. his usual smirk plastered on his face. "your last name, it reminds of something." now this intrigued tony. what connection could riff make with tony's very polish last name to the english language. "yeah and? spit it out riff, i aint got all day" the pair did have all day or else they wouldn't be here, in some random ass alleyway smoking. riff was two things, witty and impulsive. "reminds me of the word wiseass. anton wiseass sounds pretty nice doesn't it?" tony only scoffed and rolled his eyes, how did riff think of these things? this was the same guy who skipped class to go smoke ad copied off of tony. "sure does, buddy boy."

tony doesn't let anybody else call him that.

they get matching superman and batman necklaces

they keep each other's clothes and have forgotten who's is whos ( it's easy to tell by the sizes )

riff always has at least one bandaid on, he's never not hurt

tony forces him to at least put a bandaid on

i feel like they would give some gallavich energy,, just a lil yk

riff who gets sick from the most random things and tony who takes care of him to make sure it doesn't get too bad

these two would have the most random nicknames for each other & its mainly insults ( love by bullying <3 )

riff and tony who practiced dancing with each other muahahaha.

"you know i didnt mean you wasnt there, you was always there.."

riff who runs his mouth to no avail and tony who has to step in and make sure that he doesn't 'accidentally' start another rumble

tony who has to remind riff to take care of himself bc he forgets

riff and tony who fall asleep curled into each other bc they love skin-to-skin

ok i think thats all!! but im actually so done with the like of wss stuff that ive seen especially riff x tony bc wtf! i do NOT condone the actions of the character nor do i support them, i just wanted to write something for this ship.

[autisticlancemcclain]

fic rec friday 23

welcome to the twenty-third fic rec friday! where, on friday, i rec five of my favourite fics.  

1. lucky i’m in love with my best friend by @nezueye

“I really wanna kiss you right now,” Lance murmurs, staring at Keith’s lips.  

“So kiss me."

Lance scrunches up his nose. “In front of all of our friends? I thought you were allergic to PDA.”  

Keith shrugs. “You’ve been sitting in my lap for the past 20 minutes and I’ve been basically groping you the entire time.” He punctuates this statement by bringing his hands back to Lance’s ass and squeezing just a little, as a treat. “Some more PDA is okay, I think.”

yes i know i recced one of nez’s fics last week and i’m here doing it again. they’re amazing okay. every single time the devotion settles heavily in my lungs im ALLOWED to be obsessed with them. this one gets to me especially bc its established relationship, which is my favourite dynamic always, and its as funny as it is sweet!! double blamy!! also the title is from possibly the most klance song ever, and if you would like to hear jeremy shada (lance’s VA) singing a cover of the song... you’re in luck

2. the meaning of donuts by @katranga

The next few days were filled with Lance informing everyone, multiple times, of their “new” friendship. “We’re friends now, did you hear? Keith and I are friends.” Over and over, big smile, loud voice. Looking between Keith and whoever he was telling like he expected a round of applause. Or confetti. Or a parade. What he usually got was somebody making a crack about bonding moments, which prompted a tight, put-upon sigh on Keith’s end. And Lance would look at him fondly, and Keith would have to bite his cheek to distract himself from how much he wanted Lance to lean over and kiss him. -- Keith realizes he may, potentially, possibly have some feelings for a certain blue paladin and he is Not Thrilled about it.

14k words of keith being exasperated by himself by being disgustingly in love with lance and lance being increasingly more in love but lowkey being oblivious about it??? hell fucking yeah!! lance is so bright in this fic bc thats how keith (begrudgingly lol) sees him and its so true and wonderful

3. perish the rest, this thought is yours by @moonguilt

“Lance? Lance can you hear—” Keith's voice crackled unintelligibly. “—big hit. Are you—” More crackling, and—silence.

Lance frantically pressed his comm button. “Keith? Keith, hey, uh, small problem maybe—”

The control panel flickered a few times, then sputtered out, and suddenly Red was falling—eerily slow at first, then faster than a bullet. Lance bit back a scream, smashing buttons and yanking at the controls desperately, but Red just kept falling, falling, falling, and all Lance could do was watch as she turned belly-up in the air, giving him a perfect, horrible view of Black taking several heavy shots directly to the cockpit.

This time he did scream. But it did no good, and Lance was forced to watch as Black—as Keith—careened toward the moon's surface, a faint trail of purple dusting his wake like the tail of a comet.

————–

Lance and Keith are sent on a mission to answer a distress signal from the desert moon of Xat-lor VII. They get more than they bargained for, both in enemy numbers and in feelings. They have to fight to survive long enough for the rest of their team to arrive, and in the meantime, Things Happen.

i will Never get tired of flirty keith. somehow in the first couple years of this fandom we forgot that keith is the one with game and lance is the one whos freqently getting flustered and tongue-tied, and god bless finn for reminding us. this fic has post s7 but only the good parts (and fuck s8), black paladin keith red paladin lance, bamf co leaders who are in love and also stupid, and (im mentioning it again bc Duh) flirty keith. loml.

4.  feel it in the space in between by angelbolt

“Coffee champagne, in my opinion, would be carbonated coffee with a shot of white wine. Does that sound like a good time to you?”

“It sounds like a great time.”

Adam leaned in, his nose wrinkling with a smile as he whispered, “Junkie.”

“You love it,” Takashi dismissed, kissing the wrinkles. “You think it’s endearing.”

Adam drummed his fingers over Takashi’s scalp, “I find too many of your flaws endearing, my love.”

“Even my dad jokes?” ✦ takashi and adam get engaged.

prekerb adashi does NOT get enough attention!!! at all!! i love them in love and happy with baby keith!!! this fic is sweet and sappy and gives both shiro and adam some much-needed dimension. shiro is a DOG and i love that for him. the big hero six scene made me cry. 

5. two bros, chillin’ in a space pool by angelbolt

Harrumphing, Lance paddled to the edge, heaving himself to sit on it, one foot extended to point at Keith, "Fine! Then if you believe yourself to be so much better than me—"

Keith seemed distracted, mouth slightly open, "I never said—"

"I challenge you to a duel! A swimming duel!"

He looked wholly unimpressed once again, "Wow, that's new." ✩ My take on why they were both shirtless.

i will never in my life get over angry pining. the idea of being down bad for someone and FURIOUS about it will never not be funny to me. this entire fic in general made me laugh out loud and in particular this fic used the word ‘ah-HOOGA’ unironically which is not only ballsy but also beyond my words to properly appreciate. lance is a menace. early s1 fics my love

that’s it for today!! i’ll see y’all back next friday for the next fic rec post!!!  

[jemmo]

ok so it seems we have some jealousy vibes coming next week so for now im gonna enjoy all the happiness and butterflies from this ep bc omg was it the best.

this ep didn’t really have a lot of turning points, it was more a chance to see our boys happy which i am more than grateful for. i haven’t spoke about it yet, but this shows pacing is impeccable and this is just another point to show it. so many shows start off slow and then ramp up the drama to the finale, or a few shows have a kind of midpoint climax before the big climax at the end. this show falls more into the latter, although i don’t know what will be the big final obstacle we need to overcome before the finale, but anyway, what i want to say is that even when shows have a midpoint climax, they don’t often take the space to breathe before moving on. this show did. after the tension that had been built up and released over the previous two weeks, it took a whole ep to just let our boys be. that’s not to say there wasn’t progress or the ep was pointless, far from it, bc as any good anime would know, all good beach episodes happen for a reason. the reason here is for kohei to experience happiness beyond taichi and know that he can fit into a group of friends, and for taichi, my god was it an episode of longing. i don’t think even he knows it yet, but this boy was longing bad. which is important for the story bc this marks the first ep that we really feel taichi considering kohei in a romantic way, again, even if he can’t comprehend that himself yet. his big puppy eyes were out to play and the amount of just looks we got from the two this ep had me squealing, both that and the way taichi constantly lit up around kohei and sought him out to make sure he was ok and enjoying himself, bc taichi gets so much joy out of seeing kohei happy, and not just around him but in a group setting too. you really get a sense that taichi just so wants the best for kohei (which makes me scared for next ep when he thinks he’s better with someone else).

and i just wanna shout out that scene with them at night, with kohei teaching taichi sign language. first, the show does such a good job at telling us things indirectly that say so much about a character. here, all the stuff kohei is teaching taichi about how to say hamburgers and delicious and im full, you can tell that kohei has gone out of his way in his lessons to learn these things bc of taichi, bc he can use them with taichi and share them with him, it shows that he’s thinking of him even in the scenes we don’t see. and then he teaches taichi his name, and idk why this got to me so much, it just seems so personal to learn and share, to give someone their name in a a different language, and when taichi cutely gets it wrong and kohei corrects him, with their hands physically touching, you can see how much it gets to kohei, how flustered he gets by it all, and then he goes in with the big line, and taichi is speechless. kohei thinks it’s a bad kind of speechless bc he later says he won’t do it again, but my god are you wrong kohei, this is the best kind of speechless. there’s just something doubly amazing to the revelations taichi is having at the moment, bc there’s everything to do with realising he likes kohei romantically and everything that comes with, but often what’s talked about less but I equally love seeing a character realise is just how much someone likes them, especially when it’s something new, and regardless of whether you’ve been liked before, it feels different somehow, bc you like that person, and want them to like you, so you get those butterflies when they say something like that, something flirty, bc wow, they like you, and you like that they like you. and taichi is so good and expressing that kind of feelings just through those puppy dog eyes bc it’s so good to see someone who’s always cheerful and active and talkative have the rug pulled from under them and be rendered speechless. it’s why i don’t mind that they’re taking their time with taichi, i kind of love it, bc you get to see all these different realisations he’s having, and it makes you understand why it’s not just as simple as realising you like someone and expressing it, it’s all these other things that you’re experiencing for the first time and have to come to understand, and that’s all before you even think about when or how to express it, and mustering up the bravery to do so. everything was so simple for taichi before, so much still is, but this is something complex and you can see his gears turning trying to understand himself and it’s just so amazing to watch. it’s also why im not mad that, after being such a theme especially in the last ep, taichi didn’t repeat himself when they were going to bed when kohei misheard him. it’s understandable both bc taichi doesn’t yet have the bravery to express himself, but also bc it feels like kohei has already resigned himself to the fact that taichi doesn’t like him like that, or it’s easy for him to believe that, and so he doesn’t want to hear what he thinks taichi is saying, which he would think is him affirming that he doesn’t want to be kissed, so he doesnt ask for it to be repeat. oh kohei you could not be further from the truth. but you’ll find out, soon enough.

[judeswhore]

im the anon who sent in the thing about jude meeting old friends (and his ex) at the club -

while jude n his ex were talking, what if she asks to hang out sometime soon and jude is pretty hesitant at first but she keeps reassuring him that it’s just as friends and that she just wants to catch up. and jude being an idiot he’s so oblivious to how u would feel and thinks he’s doing no harm so believes his ex and agrees but he’s kinda scared to tell u. especially when he sees after that u don’t seem urself and u look kinda down.

and later he eventually tells u and asks if it’s okay for him to go and ur just annoyed bc first he was being superrr friendly maybe even flirty with his ex and now he’s just gonna go see her again. and u tell him that u don’t trust her but he’s all like “but it’s JUST as friends. promise baby. nothings gonna happen she just wants to catch up” and ur just not having it with him bc it seems like he wants to go atp so ur just pissed and ur like “fine jude. whatever, go then” and it’s all a bit of angst

getting into a little fight abt it bc it’s obvious that she’s into him and wants him back and maybe you’d spoken to a few of jude’s other old friends and they’d confirmed ur thoughts like telling u she still talks abt him a lot and she’d only come tonight w the intention of trying to get back w jude somehow. but he just seems to be under the impression that it’s all fine bc he doesn’t have feelings but that doesn’t mean ur not hurt bc u know she’s gna try something. saying something like “u wldnt like it if i went out for dinner w my ex” and immediately jude’s pulling a face and is all “ofc i wldnt but that’s different. we’re friends. we have the same friends” and he’s just not seeing how the situation is upsetting to u. but u also don’t wna seem like an overbearing girlfriend who tells him what he can and can’t do so ur just like “whatever do what u want but she doesn’t want to just be ur friend and ur an idiot if u can’t see that”. and maybe things between u are a bit tense the next few days bc ur hurt that he cant see what his ex is doing

[torialefay]

Thank you for saying what ive been thinking omfg.

Chris does everything he can. There's very few people in kpop that exudes the vibe that they love music and making music as much as he does. Being an idol is what he worked so hard to get and im pretty sure hes implied time and time again and even explicitly said that he wouldn't want to live if he couldnt be an artist (and that bleeds into shy he loves the kids so much, but thats veering off topic). Im just constantly baffled how many people want him to throw it all away (bc idk how harsh jype would punish him), you know, just tossing out his reason to live, to talk about the war. Yes, absolutely. There are so, so many people dying because of this war, and its truly horrifying, but how many people screaming at him are willing to do what they're demanding of him and the kids? I always see people talking numbers and statistics, but rarely do i ever see someone talk realism. There are plenty of people who could spend their time going out to find ways to help Palestine instead of going online to yell at 8 men who got famous for their music and anyone who supports them. Some of yall have never listened to "antivist" by bmth and it shows.

Yeah, Chris looked so tired in that recent clip and just in general tbh (same for the rest of the kids). Everytime i see a clip of Chris when he said "im going to protect every single one of you" or when hes being super flirty and trolling or recently when he said he cant fix all of their problems, i just think "this man is going through what i went through, just 5 years later than i did." I literally have done all that, but instead of to a massive fanbase, it was to my friends, lmao. Being fiercely protective and wanting your friends to feel comfortable enough to lean on you, especially since they've been so good to you, but its turned into exhaustion bc you met some people who took mad advantage of your love and now youve gotta set some boundaries and limits. Unfortunately, he's an idol, so setting hard boundaries can be difficult without someone saying he's too cold and uncaring with fans or something bc we know just how fair the media can be when it comes to Chris🙄 i aint know him personally and never will, but if my interpretation of those clips are true and if this trend continues, he'll hopefully find peace and a decent balance with mental health in about 5 years time🥲

i really REALLY hope so. i'm not gonna lie, it surprised me like a week or two ago when chris said on bubble: "i feel like my enfj is slowly becoming intj hahaha". literally going from what is supposed to be one of the most expressive & involved mbti's to one that is most associated with being less interactive and more reserved/cold when meeting people. i don't want to say intj's are hardened, i don't think it's like that. but maybe that they just have a harder shell. which makes me really sad. it makes me think he's getting so burnt out by being the one that's always there for everyone that he's slowly needing to draw back to himself.

i hope that whatever happens, he's becoming his most genuine self. but i also hope that he isn't turning one way or another simply because of what's been expected of him. he's so good to us & it hurts to think that he'd have to change bc of stays. but if it's not due to that, then i'm happy that he's doing what he needs to do & i hope he can feel okay with setting boundaries for himself 🫶🏼

[stilwaterangel]

okay thinking about the specifics of angels relationships with ppl in sr1

gat: self explanatory angel thinks hes sexy and has an obnoxious crush on him. throughout sr1 angel doesnt say anything about this and doesnt exactly make any kind of moves, hes naturally flirty but johnny just thinks its funny and nothing real. they have an immediate strong bond because johnny likes that angel is so brazen and loud and fight-ready, and angel respects johnny a lot while also admiring him and wanting to look out for him. angel spends the most personal time with johnny not just bc he likes him but bc they get on really well and their personalities match up nicely! and also because angel likes aisha too and loves hanging out with her

lin: angel likes her a lot! i hc her as trans 🥺 so i think they would bond over that bc no one else understands but also i like their dynamic and relationship as teasy and fun. like when she tells him not to fuck up her car when she fake-rescues donnie and boss does it anyways... i think they have a very loving back n forth sarcastic friendship. i also havent mentioned it yet but angel is SHIT at driving (cars) and i think lin would try and teach him to be a better driver and theyd have a lot of fun doing that together. they would also race even though angel is shit but its a fun bonding experience and lin gets an ego boost every time she wins (which is every race)

dex: i think angel has a very... professional relationship w dex. like they do jobs together and they work well as a team, angel respects him, but its also that their relationship is strictly and oddly formal and they dont spend much time together in friendly ways. i just think like perhaps their personalities dont gel but its that dex is very business-oriented and smart about things but angel, like johnny, is a guns blazing type of fighter, and the two of them dont have much in common outside of working together for the saints. its not to say angel doesnt Like dex bc he does! i think he finds him like funny and easy to joke around with, but they never talk about anything serious or deep and i just dont think they spend much 1 on 1 time together. especially not after sr1. with his job change in sr2 angel would think dex is a sellout and that he turned his back on his roots and his friends, and they wouldnt talk much anymore

troy: this one is complicated bc it spans into sr2. INITIALLY i think angel, through the fact he mostly hangs out with troy when hes also with dex, i think he distrusts troy and is suspicious about him. its mostly thanks to dex's suspicions but angel would agree.. like he Does think troy asks too many questions and his insistence on doing as little damage to cops as possible while trying to avoid non-saints related business is immedistely strange to angel, and though he doesnt suspect too much he just thinks troy is uncommitted and weak so angel doesnt spend like any personal time with him at all. GOING THROUGH SR2 and finding out troy was undercover but also that hes still trying to investigate the yacht explosion and also assist the saints under the table, angel would reconsider his thoughts on him a little. hed be like smug about knowing something was up with troy but hed also be really mad about it, not bc troy was undercover but that troy is still a cop, and whenever they meet or talk they definitely fight it out because angel is furious that troy thinks he can play both sides and act like he gives a shit about the saints when he actively works for the police. they probably agree to disagree on it but it takes a toll on troy (in my mind he quits the force after sr2) and angel doesnt have a positive relationship with him until that happens

thats it fornow but im THINKING

[rjschoicesstuff]

43 for Imtura, Rex, + Tyril and 22 for Cas, Gabe, + Ripley

from [this] ask game

Thank uuu (and also for giving me the list in the 1st place, I'm so bad at finding these lol!!)

I'm putting it under the cut bc it got longggg again IM SORRY AHHHH it might b full of typos cause im too lazy to read it over lol

Imtura Rex and Tyril:

43. Have cultural dynamics played a part in how the polycule operates?

For sure!!

From what I understand + with their relationships being more fluid, I feel like orcs would 'claim' a partner wayy less n approach it more like friendships where like normal ppl are also not gonna give a shit if you have other friends. So I feel like Imtura never really cared about what Rex was up to with Tyril. And Rex probably did bring it up like 'is that ok with you?' and instead ended up being encouraged to go for it, because I feel like Imtura thinks it's hilarious when Rex makes kinda flirty jokes at him and he gets all flustered. And I think she WANTS to see how their serious elf boy acts when he's in love lol. And as how things work in her culture, she doesn't feel like she has the right to tell Rex she can only love her, nor does she want to anyway. But like due to Rex checking in she realises how silly that would even be. Rex is also clear with her that the same goes for her. And I imagine Imtura does have a bunch of lovers besides Rex, tho I do think with Rex it's a bit more solid especially after the convo they had in book 3 chapter 1. Like wow I did not expect to be like this with anyone ever.

And the elves are already polyam anyway though they still have those rules like, one kilvalir (kilvalirs? Idk), multiple dinvalir, so there wasn't an issue there either, at first. Like I think Tyril viewed Rex and Imtura as dinvalir of each other, that's Fine. But eventually he starts feeling like what him and Rex have is more than just dinvalir and obviously not just kilvalir either, so he comes up with uluvalir and views that as this special thing between them. Like especially due to how his culture sees all tht, u know, like it's controversial + highly unlikely and that makes it Huge to him I guess. And to Rex it's huge too but more from understanding it from his perspective, because to her that stuff is inherently more intertwined anyway. So like I feel like he would be a bit hurt initially, when at some point Rex does say something along the lines of like 'I feel similar for Imtura as for you, I wouldn't call her uluvalir because that's Our Thing but like that emotional connection is there y'know.' Like I feel like it's not something they'll have fights or a Hard time about, but rather something that makes Tyril realise some Stuff about that whole system. And I think it'd spark a bunch of convo's about how they love and what all that means to them. But like I still do think that being raised in that culture and with those ideas makes it a lot easier to 'share' partners tho. And I think he can't even imagine Rex without Imtura, he thinks Imtura is really good for Rex, he respects Imtura and Rex also gets to explore stuff with her that she can't with him.

Also Rex was definitely raised with the human idea that like, you're supposed to be with one person at a time and you're supposed to be 'loyal' to that person (so don't do anything like kissing, holding hands etc. with anyone else if ur in a relationship) and anything that breaks that loyalty is cheating. Like that's how his parents viewed it. But I think that among the youth in the village it didn't Work like that for everyone and Rex did have one experience where 3 friends (who definitely had something going on together too) were all into him and Rex was like 👉👈 'I think ur all really cool and pretty..' and ended up just being with all of them for a few months until they got bored of him and stuck together again LMAO. But from there on he was permanently CORRUPTED (/joke), like it feels silly to stick to 1 person?? I think when he learns about how orcs work in that regard he also rly vibes with that.

Ripley, Cas and Gabe:

22. Who has the strongest communication skills in the group? Who has the weakest?

Gabriela definitely is the strongest communicator and I think at times her back must hurt from carrying tht shit lmao like I think she's good at reading Ripley and Cas and figuring out that something is up and gets them to TALK. And she's also pretty in tune with her own feelings and recognizing what she's feeling and why and what would help. If she wants to be held she'll just ask for it.

Both Cas and Ripley are poor on that front in their own way. Like I always imagine Ripley just makes a messss in book 1 and she's lucky that there's sm shit going on that Cas and Gabe would rather postpone any serious convo's about Whatever Is Going On Between Us and making her choose between them, because Ripley gets really distressed whenever it comes up. And it just doesn't feel as important compared to all the stuff going on and just keeping her alive. And they both want to protect her and care about her and they have an easier time doing that as long as things stay the way they are at that point. I think Gabe makes peace with it faster than Cas and is pretty open about that. But like Cas just feels embarassed for having Feelings and admitting when his feelings get hurt so he's not as open with Ripley about that, aside from getting mad whenever it gets too much or taking it out on Gabriela.

And another instance is when she's bottling her worries about being intimate with Cas up because she just has certain ideas of how 'heterosexual' couples work or what men want from women. And Cas eventually just has to have a whole intervention like ok what's up. And ends up having to be like ok you're being rly stupid rn and also you assume im BORING and im kinda offended. (Lighthearted)

I think she gets better at it, I imagine, like Ripley is a very honest person and doesn't have a problem telling them when they do stuff that annoys her or something lol. Like I think as she gets closer to them + everything feels secure it just feels less like bringing shit up might make the whole thing fall apart. I think sonetimes she has trouble identifying her own feelings about stuff and has to be prodded a bit. Like when she didn't realise that she just needed some space but Gabe picked up on it bc she'd lock herself in the bathroom for hours to get away from them lmao. And instead Gabriela has to be like 'could it be that you need some space' and Ripley's like 'hmmm yeah honestly, now tgat you say it.... I really like you guys though it's not anything you guys do wrong or anything.'

Meanwhile Cas tends to reallyyy bottle shit up because he thinks it's stupid when his feelings get hurt or he needs affection and stuff. And thinks it's stupid that even happens in the first place, doesn't want to aknowledge it, really. I think Cas has a lot more issues/worries regarding being abandoned and stuff and I think in the beginning Ripley is really nottt a match for him in that regard because she really triggers those feelings. I think Cas (during the book 1 events) worries and honestly just assumes that eventually she will abandon him and choose Gabriela over him. He'd never tell her that tho like imagine letting her know he'd CARE if that happened?? No way, that's stupid. Like it just seems humuliating to him to let someone know they could hurt hin like that. And when it haopens he just wants it to seem like he's unbothered. I think he fr sometimes gets headaches from trying not to cry about it lmao. I imagine Cas is the kinda person who 'enjoys' getting physically hurt because it'll get him pity and attention and care without having to ask for it. I think eve once they all agree on being polyam, and he is at peace with the idea of Ripley being with both abd truly believes she loves them both, he still deals with jealousy. Especially because at times it does seem like Ripley favours Gabe a bit (especially when it's m!cas and f!gabe because Ripley IS physically more attracted to her and it's very clear). But once again bottles it up until he just starts acting pissy and Gabriela confronts him, he gets defensive and they all start arguing until he just blurts out something that outright tells them he's jealous/feels like Ripley favours Gabriela. And Ripley and Gabe are like 'oh 💡!' Idk I think in the beginning of when things get Official there's a lot of problems like that, like I can't even keep going rn HDHDHD but it is something that will improve because eventually he'll just have an easier time being vulnerable with them + they fing their rythm + I think both Gabe and Ripley start picking up on nonverbal ques that he wants to be held rn and stuff lmao 💀. Like I know he initiates stuff on his own a lot but sometimes he wants it the other way around without asking and they can tell exactly when.

[rueclfer]

rue i need girl kissing advice. heres the spill my best friend since the 6th grade has always been a super flirty girl and growing up my mom would lit threaten me and tell me i had no idea what i wanted when it came to me telling her i might be bi when i was a teenager so i simply always shoved down every feeling I've had for a girl and just learned to know that i think woman r hot but i thought every girl thinks another girl is pretty so its normal! when i started feeling funny feelings when she talked to me and told me she loved me in like a "friendship" way i seriously had no idea what i was feeling and everything felt so strange but then that crush eventually died and i had to move on and know that was just never gonna work. NOW we have been hanging out a lot more and that feeling of like why do i want to love you and want you to love me when I've never romantically been able to love a girl and sigh

but over the years i feel like I've been shoving feelings down and now its all coming back up and mixing my head up :(

#da tea

might be a hot take for the wlw's but i think it is important to think deeply about your relationship with men in order to figure out where you stand with loving women romantically. like comparatively almost? -> ESPECIALLY if you're trying to figure this out as an adult ya know

i started seriously questioning when i started college and i went through this backwards ass route and read a lot about comp het, reevaluating my relationships with men vs with women in my life and what i value in a partner, and etc. -> definitely helps define your feelings towards women and helps you take the steps to differentiate between friendship feelings and romantic feelings!!

IK im talking abt men too much on a post abt girlkissing BUT i feel like its v important to think about when heteronormativity has been the sapphic soul crusher since the beginning of time

AND LOVING MEN AND WOMEN IS A BEAUTIFUL THING!

with your friend methinks you have to lean into your feelings and let yourself think shes hot and pretty and enjoy your time together and then journal about it later -> journaling is important for the cause okay trust

#you need to figure out ur sapphic feelings first before you bring her into it bc that's still a friend and losing a friend to romantic feelings is TOUGH

[mercurygguk]

Aww, I have missed your writing. I'm glad to see your back! I actually like drabble series. They're short enough that I can read real quick before I go to work in the morning, or while I'm on my lunch break. If it's more than 3,000 words I have to leave it until I'm out of work in the evening. And sometimes the story is so good, it's painful to wait that long. So I like the idea of your drabble series.

Is there an update schedule you plan on keeping, or will it still be like risque, where you'll update whenever you have time to write a chapter? I've seen from your asks how busy life has gotten for you, so I'm just curious as to how often you'll be updating.

Anyway, onto my actual review of the first chapter. I really like stories about Hockey player JK. I don't know, I just do. I've read a few really good ones, and this one sounds like it will be just as good if not better. It seems like it's gonna be a lot of fun with these two "estranged" BFFs having to work together on this project. But it made me kind of curious as to why JK was acting like nothing was wrong between the two of them after he found out they were partners. He was being all flirty and smug. It was almost like he was happy they were put together. But that leaves me curious to know why. He has to know they haven't talked for years and kind of drifted apart. So why is he acting all smug about working with her. It makes me wonder if he has always had a crush on her and is happy about it. If that were the case though, why would he let their friendship fall apart? The only other option would be is that he's become such a flirt and fuckboy, that he's just trying to push her buttons and get under her skin. Maybe he knows she had a crush on him. I liked the line about his smile faltering when she looked away from him. He has to know she's annoyed at him for abandoning their friendship. I'm anxious to see their backstory, especially his. We know more about her feelings than his. I'm super excited for the next chapter.

ayyy I’m glad you’re excited for a drabble series! I find it easier to write them bc it’s shorter chapters and it’s easier for me to get an overview without being overwhelmed!! and yes, I’ll post whenever I have the time to write a chapter 🫶 unfortunately life has gotten super busy for me with school and moving and I need to find a job as well so my time really is limited these days…. sorry!

and regarding your review; every question you have will be answered throughout the series! im gonna dig down in their history and their feelings towards each other and the fact that they drifted apart 🤭 jk is a huge fuckboy in this fic and we’re gonna learn a lot more about them as individuals but also as friends and ex friends and enemies🥹

[yesimwriting]

i am absolutely obsessed with final girl!!! it is so good and the way you write everybody, including y/n is perfect ! i love how y/n is observant and picks up on a lot of the weird things that stu and billy do and say and then brush it off cause of her upbringing, its a perfect way to have the reader pick up on the clues yet not ruin the plot! (please use this ask to explain and rant away about it because i am obsessed with their dynamic in every way possible!!)

im curious, does the reader being from texas mean anything for the plot and the backstory? if not then i am seriously overthinking it and im going mad 😭😭

i cant wait for the next update but of course take your time!! hope you have a good day/night!!

Hi!! omg this ask is exactly what i needed!!

Thank you for picking up on how Y/n is observant but then brushes it off!! that's something i'm super intentional about when writing chapters, especially bc i've always felt like fics feel more realistic/immersive when the reader does notice things that can influence plot,, but sometimes it's hard bc i have to think of a way for billy and stu to cover up what they do 😭

but i try! a large reason it works is bc of their dynamic,, that i will always be willing to go into heavy detail about!

Y/n doesn't have a ton of experience with close guy friendships. It's partly bc of her mom being relatively "strict" in that area and that area alone, and it's partially bc of where she grew up. Lots of lifelong friendships in a small, southern town before the move,, which i'll be exploring a little more really soon in the series!!

but anyways, the point i'm getting at is that in those towns, any guys you're friends with barely feel like boys bc you've grown up with them. They're basically your brothers. So Y/n's a little...i don't like using the word naive bc it's not exactly that...i see her as trusting and inexperienced.

She's aware just enough to be like hm...this feels a little weird, but once billy or stu offer any kind of explanation or breeze past it casually enough she just assumes that it can't be too bad. A tiny bit of it is a gender assumption thing...like oh, it's a guy thing to be a little cagey and play around with girls that are just friends like that bc they're a little flirty.

But that's just a fraction of why she dismisses things, it's a baseline thinking that she chooses to lean into subconsciously bc billy and stu wanted her to feel borderline dependent on them,, and honestly, they've done a good job so far.

ik we don't have a tonnn of canon details on the og friend group when things were nice and normal before billy and stu went on their little stab spree,, but i definitely picture them as being that group,, you know the ones where they're super solid but still feel comfortable hanging out in different combinations of pairing. I feel like they're also the kind of friend group where people that go to the same school/are in the same age range see hanging out in public and a tiny part of them wishes they were apart of it bc once you're "in" you're "in" and even if you're kind of a sideline piece in the friend group, it'd still be great.

(Opening of part 8 is actually a friend group bonding thing to explore this a little more!!)

Anyways, all this is to say that Y/n's still feels like she's circling around "in",, so at first, she lets things slide bc she likes all of them and the friend group is the only thing making the move bearable. And if you're referencing all the advances they get away with--especially Stu--it's bc it's also done in front of the entire group, and if it's not a big deal to everyone (especially their girlfriends), why should she make it a big deal? Plus, when Stu goes out of his way to do it,, it's kind of like announcing that y/n's "in".

Then, after some time has passed, they started getting away with more and more until they got to the point that we see them in in the actual fic. The end goal was always to have y/n look like the group's friend (to keep from suspicion) but be closest to them,, and they're not smart for nothing, it's definitely working.

Now the reason they get away with so much isn't so much y/n being scared of losing out on the group, but scared of losing them. Even though y/n definitely sees everything that's happened between them as platonic, they're her boys now. Things are easy to dismiss because she feels like she knows them. Sure, there might be the odd comment or reaction, but it's nothing worth looking too closely at. Not when she's comfortable, and they've been consistent enough that even the new questionable things can fall under the umbrella of 'oh they're just like that'.

They're also tactful about the behavior they make obvious and planting seeds that explain it, especially billy. I see billy as being a little more in touch/at least aware of how other people that are wired without the murder mindset feel. Like he knows that bouts of possessiveness/jealousy that aren't justifiable make him look bad and might even make him off putting.

I think this awareness comes from how close I picture his mom and him being. I've always felt like there was probably some unhealthy co-dependency between billy and his mom, which factors into how he views attachment and gave him some more awareness on other people's feelings. It's not a perfect view, but at least something he factors in. Definitely feel like the thought of being left makes billy panic, so that's why he at least tries to think things through. If he acts normal in front of y/n and thinks about how things would make him seem, she won't leave.

That's part of the reason billy goes out of his way to plant explanations for behaviors that aren't under control. He tells stu to mention his family when he apologizes and he'll mention his own dad when he wants sympathy points. He knows how to tug on y/n's heartstrings/empathy.

Stu's tactic is the opposite of being subtle. He gets away with things because he's him. I think he definitely hides darker/more serious toxicity under a layer of open toxicity that feels lighthearted. Like he's easily 'set off' but his moodiness doesn't off put y/n bc it's played off as being almost meanly oversensitive. It'd annoy y/n a lot more from anyone else bc when stu's good, he's great, and he's always been open about it.

And as far as y/n being from texas there are some reasons!! it comes up a little in part 8 for the first time! no spoilers, but part of the reason is bc i pictured Gloria, y/n's mom, as one of those southern-y, larger than life moms. There was also a scene that I took out of part 6 that I'm going to use later (probably in chapter 8, but might reserve it) about y/n and her ability to shoot. Texas has pretty lax gun culture, so there's a scene where y/n shows that she's a good shot bc her mom's been taking her to a shooting range for years. It's a way for her defend herself from ghostface!!

I also wanted y/n's hometown to be far away for a couple reasons. More of a start over feel, if she ever tries to go back it could cause some tension bc of distance, explains why she doesn't have anyone else around, etc