#friendzone pod | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

needs-to-stop-looking-at-valves · 4 years ago

Note

Can you do something where Optimus has to take care of a sparkling that is terrified of him. The reason can be up to you.

I gotchu anon (you didn't specify which op tho, so imma go with tfp)

“I can’t believe you just. Found him there.”

“Whatever Megatron was doing with him, it seemed to be a pretty big deal. It was a hell of a time getting him out.”

Bulkhead and Arcee looked over the small pod. They had just interrupted a decepticon mission, and for whatever reason, they carried a sparkling in a stasis pod. The team had brought it with them to base, and Ratchet was currently trying to unlock it. Miko was with them, and looked over at Bulkhead in curiosity.

“It’s...a small decepticon?”

“It’s a sparkling, Miko. Haven’t seen one in ages, honestly.”

“And a sparkling is...what, exactly?”

Ratchet mumbled as he failed another coding attempt. He wanted this thing out alive, and as such, meant he had to deal with the code panel. Tough combo, so far.

“It’s a young Cybertronian, usually with the CNA of two or more mechs.”

“So...like a baby? YOU GUYS CAN HAVE BABIES?!”

Ratchet swore loudly due to her outburst, nearly dropping the pod.

“Technically yes, we can. But it was considered a very old, very unrpoductive means of reproduction. It takes too much strain and energy, and takes too long to care for. Not to mention so much energon to raise. Once we started cold forging, getting sparked was a thing of the p-”

That was when the pod hissed, suddenly opening. Bulkhead, Arcee, and Ratchet leaned over in curiosity. That was when a helm popped out from the mist, and a yellow visor peered through. The little sparkling was very small, seeming to only have recently grown its optics, and nothing more past some nubby hands and legs. Ratchet was careful as he scooped them up, gently running a thumb over their frail, soft form. He seemed aghast.

“My...I haven’t held one of these in ages. You are a young one, aren’t you?”

The optics studied his features, before lightly cooing, almost in content. Ratchet nearly had a spark attack as Bulkhead suddenly yanked it from him, receiving an almost scream of delight from the newform.

“Aw! He’s kinda cute! Only ever seen these guys in pictures! He’s SO soft!”

Ratchet nodded, trying to help Bulkhead hold him correctly.

“Well yes, he’s too young to even have armor yet. He’ll grow, give it time. Hold his helm right, we don’t need him getting a spinal issue!”

Arcee knelt down to the pod, lightly brushing away some dirt.

“There’s writing on the side of this. It’s smudged. “L_AD_R O_E. Weird. Anyone got any ideas?”

“I got one. Arcee, hold him!”

“I don’t do the sparkling thing, Bulkead. I already got a kid, and that's Jack.”

Miko snorted.

“He didn’t just get friendzoned. Dude got momzoned.”

No one had time to ask that as Optimus walked in.

“You got the pod opened. Were your theories correct?”

“Indeed, Optimus. It was a sparkling. No more than a cycle old, at the latest. Rather affectionate however, even rather sociable.”

Miko kept playing peek a boo with him, seeming to reduce him to a giggly mess every time. Bulkhead chuckled, gesturing for Optimus to hold him. Optimus obliged, taking him into his servos. The sparkling blinked up at him, before suddenly tossing his helm back, and SCREAMING. It was a loud, painful noise that could only be ceased when he was snatched away by Ratchet. Optimus looked hurt, lost even. that was when Arcee stated the obvious.

“That kid is scared of you, Optimus.”

Optimus knew he was intimidating, but scary he was not. Optimus did not understand quite why, but for some reason or another, he assumed he merely reminded the sparkling of someone.

Someone else big, and someone else scary.

#asks #optimus #brownie points if you get who i'm referncing

77 notes · View notes

neoffle · 4 years ago

Text

friendzone fight-off

pairing: doyoung x reader / friends to lovers au

warnings: mature themes (but no action), swearing, 'cause you’re hot and you’re cold you’re yes then you’re no—

3.2k of my word vomit,, enjoy!

“Sleeping with your best friend isn’t so bad.”

You suddenly can’t breathe and watch as Joy attempt to soothe your back for you, snickering at your blubbering mess. Where was Irene when you needed her?

Oh yeah.

She’s too busy hooking up with the hot part-timer Kang Seulgi.

“You don’t understand Sooyoung,” you resorted to using her real name instead of the nicknames you made in middle school.

“He’s my male best friend.”

Joy snorts as she sips on her uselessly pretty pink drink. “Yeah, and so?” She pushes her drink aside to lean in closer to you. “Be honest.” She whisper talks. “How is he in bed?”

You throw your head onto your crossed arms and try to block off any of Joy’s attempts in trying to get into the juicy details.

If you were sober enough,

there was no way that you would ever get into his bed… that way.

Sleepovers are normal for the both of you… but nothing ever went past platonic cuddling and so on. There was always a strict line in between your friendship that you wouldn’t dare cross.

You know how easy it is to fuck up a relationship, and no way in hell were you going to waste such a good friendship, built on years of experience.

“Don’t torment her too much Sooyoung,” Irene comes with the tray of cakes, catching the both of your attention.

Joy grabs her favourite flavour as soon as the eldest female set the tray down and dug a fork into it. “Then tell her she needs to stop acting as if the world just ended.” She inhales the sugary piece. “Did you get the part-timer’s number yet?”

To this, Irene’s expression darkens but she sits down anyway and sips on her drink. “No. But we’re making progress.”

Joy’s definitely the brunt of the three because she’s off laughing her ass about how it’s been a month since and the so-called ‘goddess Bae Joohyun’ is failing terribly at courtship.

“Good things take time,” you quoted, most probably somewhere off tumblr.

“Yeah,” Irene exhales, playing around with her straw. “And like I said, we’re making progress.”

“Oh yeah? What’s the midget step like?”

You elbowed Joy purposefully at this, giving her a dirty look to stop teasing Irene before the elder dropkicks the younger into the third dimension.

“She gave me,” Irene’s long locks whip back to grab an object from her bag, pressing it dangerously close to Joy’s face, “this.”

Both you and Joy gave each other understanding glances, smiling at how simple it is to stroke the goddess’ ego once you’ve tamed her enough.

“A cookie,” Joy smiles rather sickly sweet.

“Nice.”

———

You ended up parting from the duo to go home early, leaving them to do a bit of bar-hopping. It’ll most probably go on until early morning and you dread the hangover once you’re done— so you take a bit of responsibility for yourself and head home, just slightly tipsy.

The glass of wine you had after leaving the cafe, (where the love of Irene’s life awaits), along with the bar food paired perfectly with the night.

Your little problem ended up back in the cupboard (as it has not been discussed since joy was sober enough— which was when you brought it up at the cafe) and you sigh as you watch people walk by, attempting to sort out your mind before you reach back home.

What the hell were you going to do about the dreaded awkwardness that’s going to surface in between the two of you?

Everything felt like a blur around you and as you enter the apartment complex and head up the elevator, your distressed exhales don’t stop.

Even as you enter the pin to the apartment and undid your shoes, staring blankly at the carpet, the sighs won’t stop.

And even as you take a seat on the sofa and lay down horizontally,

it didn’t stop.

Your mind is packed full of your best friend. The guy whom you’ve known since like— forever. Sometimes it feels as if he was more than a friend, but not quite a lover in your eyes.

What were you going to do about Kim Dong—

“(y/n)?” There’s a shuffle from the bedroom, and you halt in your tracks, knowing this voice anywhere.

So you sit up so quick that a headache strikes. Massaging your temples, you watch as the man in question, Kim Dongyoung, aka Doyoung, carefully approaches you from the door frame, dressed in a simple muscle tee and plain, black boxers.

Your face is probably already red due to the alcohol— but you didn’t need him to know that he just escalated the symptoms.

And honestly,

you didn’t need a reminder of two yesterdays ago.

Doyoung takes a seat next to you— but with a respectful space you don’t usually see because he enjoys squishing you to a corner usually and casually putting his arm around you.

“Uhm, hi,” you offered, but your eyes are averted and somehow the amount of photos Doyoung has on his walls are fascinating to count.

Your best friend doesn’t quite talk for a few minutes, watching from the sidelines as he sees your eyes shake. He rubs at his nape, knowing that it’ll take time to coax you into engaging in a proper conversation with him. He knows what was wrong and honestly, he thought you’d need more time to come into terms with it than just a plain two days.

But anything goes for him— albeit that you’re not really sober— judging from how red in the face you are.

“Were you… drinking?” He starts, hoping that you’ll at least turn to look at him when answering this.

And to his pleasure, you did.

Peeking over your shoulders, you gave him a timid nod. “Irene was having a hard time dating the part-timer I told you about a few weeks ago and Joy just wants a reason to not stay sober.” It was a habit for you to spill everything to him. It didn’t even pass your mind that you’re still overly cautious of what to say— but the report rolled out of your tongue like butter and you did it faster than your brain could register the comment.

Doyoung shows you a rather grateful-looking smile, finally relaxing the muscles he’s been tensing since he heard you come through his door.

You take a moment to gather your thoughts. “Why are you here?”

The male beside you stares at you with a raised brow— but then realised your semi-drunken state— and to this, he grins further. “I live here you trespasser,” he knocks your forehead lightly with his knuckles, watching as your eyes widen in realisation, a gasp to accompany your surprise.

“Oh, uhm, errr— I’m going!” You shot up, surprising Doyoung in return.

Just as you were about to gather your beige tote bag, encasing your fingers along the the long straps, a hand reaches up to grab onto you, holding you back.

“It’s late,” Doyoung glances from the carpet and into the depth of your eyes. It feels rather peculiar looking at him from this perspective… it wasn’t quite platonic and you weren’t sure how to face him in the coming morning— at least when the alcohol wears off.

“I’ll take the couch, so go wash up and sleep here.” He says, though there’s a soft stutter in between each breaths. It wasn’t the almighty confident Kim Dongyoung you knew— and if things didn’t happen a few days ago— you were so sure you’d take this opportunity to tease him for a bit. His eyes cast themselves away once again, adjusting his voice a bit. “I won’t go into the room, I promise.”

This was so weird.

Why are relationship always so complicated?

You sit back down, letting your bag fall onto the floor. “Doyoung,” you pause a bit, attempting to rearrange your thoughts. His grip on your wrist loosens until it dissapears and he bends slightly forward, elbows on top of his thighs. “We’ll… talk when I’m not intoxicated— but how long have we been friends for? I know you won’t do anything to me without consent… so let’s just do this normally.”

He’s very surprised at your revelation— eyes almost bulging out of it’s socket. “(y/n) aren’t you unco—”

“Shut up,” you roll your eyes. “I’m so sick of avoiding you okay.”

“I was sick of being avoided like a plague too you know,” he sounded more like the sassy best friend you know. Doyoung’s up before you when he takes your bag and extends a friendly hand. “And I missed you a lot too.”

It’s only been a mere two days and the both of you felt discouraged being separated. It wasn’t easy going from being two peas in a pod to a single person.

Everything felt so lonely— especially as the both of you were currently single.

It’s only been a month since you were single— but that’s for another story to tell.

Doyoung leads you to his bedroom, which you know by heart, considering how you found yourself in his apartment without realising anything…

It says a lot about how much time you spend in the comfort of his home.

You take the cue to head to his bathroom to take a quick shower and wash off the sunscreen you had on, grabbing a fresh towel in the cupboards as per usual.

Before you could strip down your clothes, you hear a soft knock on the bathroom door, and you know that your best friend’s back with pyjamas.

“I got you the stripy long ones you left last time,” a hand reached out through the cracks as you opened the door for him, cackling as he turns his whole shoulders and face the other way, thinking that you might be somewhat exposed.

When he heard you laughing, Doyoung’s brows knitted together in question. “Are you going to drown in the sink? Just how drunk are you?” He figured that you were laughing out of alcohol— but you’re partly sober now and the sight of Doyoung being so courteous wasn’t rare— but it’s been a while since you saw it.

(Like two days = a while.)

“I’m fine,” you retorted, grabbing the necessities he provided and closing the door to change and to brush your teeth before bed.

You came out feeling much more refreshed and was greeted by the sight of Doyoung finishing with changing his covers.

“What’s the occasion…?” You look over his shoulder, stunning him.

“Don’t creep on me like that,” he clutched onto his heart, eyes wide.

There’s a beat of silence before he continued, “I just felt like it.” But oh boy, you knew something else was there.

You try to analyse each and every one of his moves previously and matched it to his personality— which you know inside out and under.

“Let me guess,” the corner of your lips started to hike under your assumptions, “you haven’t gone out of bed much for like two days?”

Doyoung rolls his eyes at this, (a signature of his), and you just smile.

Bingo.

“I went to work,” he finished up with dusting the covers one last time. “Obviously.”

“That’s so cute,” you giggle into your hands, and Doyoung’s ears redden at this— although you didn’t quite notice in your semi-drunk state.

“Hurry up and sleep. Your boss might be nice but Taeyong’s going to scold me for letting you drink during a weekday.”

You climb into the covers after him, relishing the way that your legs glided in smoothly. There was nothing like a new change of bed covers after all. It felt like heaven.

Like a habit, you throw one arm and leg over Doyoung’s stiffened form, the thought of that night slipping past your mind. Gone like the wind.

Doyoung, who had his back towards you, gradually turn over under half your weight, raising a stern brow at you. “Are you forgetting something?”

Your eyes are closed at this point, mind slowly drifting into sleep. “What is it?”

“Your conscience,” Doyoung flicks a soft blow at your forehead. He takes a good look at your features, watching as you giggle snort in your sleep. What a weirdo. An adorable weirdo he has for a best friend.

He tucks the loose strands off your face and behind your ear, heart melting at the way you snuggled into his touch.

To him,

you were making it very hard to stay as a friend.

———

In your opinion, mornings and hangovers don’t mix very well. Add drowsiness to the terrible headache and last night’s choice— it’s practically a stew for trouble.

From the moment you opened your eyes, a familiar yet an alarming environment greeted you. In shock, you scrambled up and was immediately hit by the devil of an ache. Your temples throb as you reached over at the bedside table and grabbed the cure and the glass of water next to it.

There’s distinct sounds coming from outside and you sigh as you grabbed onto your face.

Hey, at least you weren’t naked this time around.

Dreading it, you got out of bed and tracked a slow trudge towards the kitchen, where the backside of your best friend greets you.

On the other hand, Doyoung exhales a large amount of air as he tries to put up the most casual demeanour he could muster at that point in time, noticing you creeping up from the bedroom.

“Morning (y/n),” he calls in a jolly manner, but the strain on his lips told you otherwise.

“Oh, uh, hi Kim Dongyoung.”

Smooth.

Doyoung’s eyes judges you real hard, despite the smile that’s faltering to stay on. Even so, he gestures you to sit and hands you over a freshly cooked batch of your favourite blueberry pancakes. It has the right amount of honey and butter on top and of course Doyoung would never get it wrong.

He sits opposite you and coughs into his palm to get your strayed attention.

“Should we talk this out like adults since we have,” he stops to check his watch, “exactly fifteen minutes before you need to get ready and I have to head out.”

You nod solemnly, poking around the pancakes you loved so much. If this was any other day, you would be scarfing down the whole plate like a dog— since Doyoung rarely makes them— claiming that they’re ‘unhealthy’.

You guess that the plate was a consolation prize of some sort, glancing at Doyoung’s equally nerved features.

“I’m sorry I avoided you,” you opened up first, knowing that it was wrong of you to do it in the first place.

It’s just— something like this would have never crossed your mind and you feared the aftermath of the whole event.

“You’re forgiven,” he nods, licking his bottom lip cautiously. “I’m sorry for being irresponsible that night.”

So it was like that? Forgive and forget kind of scenario?

Your lips twist into bitter distaste as you poked around the blueberries on plate. On one hand, a part of you felt so relieved to be ending this forty-eight hour dilemma— but on the other hand, you’re quite disappointed that he’s writing it off like this. It was a hard feeling to digest.

Doyoung raises a brow at your quiet demeanour. On any normal day, there was no way silence would weave in between the two of you— but recently, its been all there is.

“(y/n) we’ve only got three minutes left of this conversation before you’re going to avoid me again for another few days.” Doyoung grits out, having enough of this damned silence.

You’re pouting when you glance up at him, as if you were a child being scolded by their mother.

“What? Seriously, what do you want from me? I’m trying to tie this all up and go back to being the great friends we are.” He hissed, fingers gripping onto the handle of his mug.

“What if I don’t want to be friends?!” You yelled, standing up from your seat.

“Oh yeah?” Doyoung mimics your action, squaring his shoulders. “So you’re saying you want to be more?” He scoffs. “Sure, that’s totally reasonable after ghosting me for so long!”

“Shut up. Two days isn’t a long time! It’s a perfect length to rethink about possibly poor life decisions!”

“You!” He points an angry index finger at you. “Are you trying to sell me off as a bad decision! Is that what all of this is? Fuck, you’re so—“

“Don’t swear at me. You’re being a very bad adult Dongyoung.” You mocked, sidestepping out of your seat and standing a feet away from him.

Arguing like its raining cats and dogs with Doyoung was nothing new. You shouldn’t feel so exhilarated by the feeling but— you can’t help but feel the pressure of all this sexual tension in between the two of you. Now you wonder… has it always been there, pushed to a corner— or did you miraculously develop an obsession for him after a one night stand?

The stare-off between the two of you lasted for a good minute, leaving you with sixty seconds left to this doomsday countdown.

Doyoung’s blatantly burning a hole on your lips, licking his own unconsciously. “So if I kiss you, what happens?”

“We stop being friends of course.”

“Oh yeah?”

“Yeah,” you fix up the crease on the collar of his work shirt.

“Then,” he’s only mere seconds away from closing the distance between the two of you. “What would we be?”

Fluttering your lashes up at him, you could only smirk at the raise of his brows, unsure if he’s even breathing at this stage.

“I don’t kno—“ Doyoung crashes his lips against yours, the sense of urgency bringing flashback to the fateful night. He wraps his arms around you, as if anxious that you would push him off again.

Closing your eyes, you savoured the aftertaste of coffee lingers in his mouth, whimpering as you slowly run out of air. Doyoung senses this, parting, wiping at the sides of his mouth using the back of his hands.

“Promise me you won’t run away again?” He brings up his pinkie, gesturing you to return the sentiment.

Rolling your eyes, you grudgingly seal the deal. “No shit sherlock, why else would I kiss you back? You’re not a charity case.”

He clicks his tongue at that, shaking his head in a disapproving manner. “Don’t swear (y/n), you’re being a terrible adult.”

“Haha, you’re so funny Dongyoung.” You mocked his tone.

“Oh yeah, you know what else is funny?” Doyoung closes the gap once more, a hand reaching out for behind you.

You think he’s about to initiate another intimate moment, eyes blinking up at him and lips puckering.

He chuckles at your actions, lips pressed against your ear.

“That you’re late for work,” he yanks his bag from behind you, sending you a salute before heading out the door.

You’re left as a frozen statue, attempting to process his words.

In a split second, realisation and dread paints your face. You quickly rush to Doyoung’s bedroom, knowing you had a spare change of work clothes in there.

Despite the saint Taeyong is, he’s unable to tolerate hangovers and tardiness at the same time— it has to be one or another— according to his rocket science.

You curse Doyoung with all your heart for distracting you again.

In your mind, a parrot with his voice mocks you.

You’re being a terrible adult (y/n). Don’t swear (y/n).

53 notes · View notes

agl03 · 4 years ago

Note

Hello! I hope you're doing good

I had a question as I was talking to another AoS fan about Inescapable, about the part where Jemma says that night at the academy that Jemma remembered it as the moment she first put Fitz in the friendzone. My friend says she put him in the friendzone because she observed Fitz's weird behavior and wasn't attracted to that. I don't agree but I don't know what to think. Do you have any theory as to why she decided that night they would just be friends?

Hi Anon,

I’m hanging in there and that is all I ask at this point.

We know from other episodes/deleted scenes that Jemma was attracted to Fitz calling him handsome and pasty or thinking that he was annoyed with her for following him around all the time. While Fitz was intimidated by her and took ages to come up with the right thing to say.

That night I think Jemma realized he could indeed be a friend but maybe didn’t even think of the romantic aspect as she had found a true friend and partner. They were only 16 and she was concerned he was annoyed she was following him around. And I don’t think the friend zone was a bad thing. Its not like the love was instant for either of them. Fitz became comfortable that night not ready to start a romantic relationship.

It was over time that their friendship turned to love and that is something I love about Fitzsimmons as I wound up marrying my best friend too after years of friendship. Fitz realizing his feelings in Season 1 while it took Jemma a bit longer to process everything insert pod trauma and unable to communicate for most of season 2 here.

10 notes · View notes

ddagent · 4 years ago

Note

For the WIP meme could I please get, High School Set Builders? Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️

Of course! If memory serves, this was a prompt I never filled.

Pod, in his first year at KLA, handed each of them a script. Jaime flicked through the pages, and bent his head towards Brienne. “Chocolate bar says Margaery gets Alysanne.”

Usually, Brienne would shake his hand and say you best pay your debts, Lannister, but today all she said was, “You never know; someone else might audition.”

“Pfft. Who? Hetherspoon? Merryweather? Please, you know it’ll be Margaery. And Renly will be whichever of these three idiots gets the most lines.”

There were three leading men in this picture. The first idiot, Meryn, believed himself stuck in the friendzone: Alysanne saw him as a little brother, while her sister Anarra was madly in love with him. The second idiot, Olyvar, was promised to her and got himself killed trying to rescue a fair maiden. The third idiot was Olyvar’s brother, Aemon, who ended the play married to Alysanne. He was clearly the hero of the piece, and whoever played him would have to kiss Margaery more than once.

Whatever. Jaime turned his back on Tyrell and began flicking through the script. “So, we’ve got some pretty cool sets to build. There’s a forest, part of the old walls of the city, a grand hall. Oh, and a bedroom or two.” He waggled his eyebrows. “Even better, there’s a couple of fights in this. What do you think, shall we start planning it after school?”

Brienne didn’t seem to hear him. “Auditions are first thing next week.”

“So?”

#question time #fic teaser #ship: braime #braime #jaime x brienne #Anonymous

19 notes · View notes

every1studio · 5 years ago

Text

“kiss, kiss fall in love” [ateez]

genre: FLUFF + reverse harem + female reader

ficstyle: bulletpoints + reactions

prompt: inspired by OURAN HIGH SCHOOL + what kind of hosts would they be?

note: I know I said I wasn’t inspired to write but I was inspired after I listened to “SAKURA KISS” by Chieco Kawabe

HONGJOONG

the club president

known for his smile

being overly cheery

also a bit on the flirty side

would make sure that you were having a good time; will not leave your side until you are

“subconsciously” runs his tongue along his teeth; used to have a tongue piercing

used to be a bad boy; multiple piercings, had to take some out to get into this prestigious school, has hidden tattoos

personality-wise; fairly similar to Tamaki from OURAN HS and Terushima from HAIKYUU

small boy but is a full package

gives off a tough heartbreaker vibe, but is truly a kindhearted prince who wants everyone to be happy

the members of the club always clown him and he doesn’t know what to do but smile in sad despair

if you really get his attention, he’ll always be around you; trying to get your full, undivided attention

if you aren’t his favorite/go-to host, he’ll charm his way into your heart

I mean with a smile like his, he’s going to be your favorite in a heart beat

SEONGHWA

the vice president

Hongjoong’s childhood friend; Hongjoong BEGGED him to join the club

deals with the logistics of the club

has a stern demeanor like KYOYA from OURAN HS but has personality like SUGAWARA from HAIKYUU

at first glance, he has an icy vibe about him that would make everyone think that he was one of the typical cold rich kids

but he was always taking care of everyone

legit the mother of every situation

always makes sure that everyone is comfortable

everyone thinks that he follows Hongjoong when Hongjoong follows him

Hongjoong really can’t live without Seonghwa, because Hongjoong can’t take care of himself

Seonghwa is pretty tsundere towards Hongjoong but is so loving to everyone else

if he’s interested in you, he’ll take care of you like a PRINCESS/PRINCE; legit ROYALTY

refers you as “princess/prince” or “queen/king”

he might be petty when he finds out that he isn’t your favorite or go-to; he’ll be obviously jealous and would straight up tell his members to back off (he would tell them nicely without you around)

he’ll make sure that you’ll soon only be looking at him

YUNHO

everyone’s boyfriend

is made of the highest and finest quality of boyfriend material

joined the club after Hongjoong told him that he NEEDED Yunho to be in the club or he would cry

Yunho’s such an angel, he joined right away

this boy is the sweetest and genuinely tries so hard to make sure everyone is having a good time

in the fictional anime world, he’s like SHOUTA from KIMI NI TODOKE

he’s an obliviously innocent personality

AND he has a class clown goofiness to him

literally the perfect guy to fall in love with

although he’s fairly popular, he is VERY humble

he’s a hopeless romantic but he hasn’t fallen in love yet

not until he saw you

would be absolutely shy and wouldn’t know how to even talk to you

but when he saw you blushing at other member’s attempt to woo you, he started to make his way over to you

he’s nice

but not nice enough to have another member have a chance with you

for you, he’ll step out of his comfort zone to win your heart

or your smile, at least

YEOSANG

the lovely prince

a literally walking statue of a GREEK GOD

Hongjoong knew that he had to get him into the club

Yeosang was reluctant at first but being as shy as he is, he was just happy to make friends

the more he’s with the club, the more he opens up

turns out he is this adorably, quirky guy who’s more than just a stone-faced thing of beauty

he would remind me of TADASE from SHUGO CHARA and KENMA from HAIKYUU

when he lays his eyes on you, just know that he’ll never make the first move

it’s not because he’s prideful but he’s just EXTREMELY shy

but maybe after your first couple of visits, he’ll be confident enough to even say “hello”

he’s the type of guy that would look at you and if you made eye-contact with him, he’d fake-yawn and look the other way to hide his blushing face away from you

WOULD prefer it if you requested for him because it’s gonna take a while for him to come up to you

SAN

the flirty tease

would remind me of USUI from KAICHOW WA MAID-SAMA and NISHINOYA from HAIKYUU (fun fact: they are voiced by the same actor)

two peas in a pod with Wooyoung; like HIKARU and KAORU from OURAN

Hongjoong saw how him and Wooyoung and saw their dynamic as a duo and knew he had to swoop them into the club

loves to tease his guest

it’s so compelling; how he can look so-absolutely sweet like and angel and yet he can be such a little devil

he likes to do a push-pull effect with his guests

if you spark his attention, he teased you more than any other guest

even jokes around with you like he wants to get to know you more

he’ll give you more attention than it is actually wanted of

I mean not that anyone would really complain

San would really go out of his way to make sure that you know that he is interested in you

and only you

brings over his favorite snacks to you

puts his arm over your seat to get as close as he can to you; he’d put them over your shoulder if you let him

he’ll spend every day just thinking of you

hoping that one day, he’ll be your go-to; he would literally throw tantrums if he sees you with another member

ESPECIALY Wooyoung

MINGI

tough man; soft boy

everyone gets an intimidating bad boy vibe from him

but once he smiles, he’s the sweetest and softest boy

Mingi actually looked up to Hongjoong; so when Hongjoong approached Mingi, he couldn’t help but fanboy

he looks like MORI from OURAN but acts like HINATA from HAIKYUU

he makes everyone feel like how they giggle when their crush is around but like the whole time that he’s with them

he does an amazing job at making everyone feel welcomed and heard; like he’s been your best friend since forever

he’s an honest and confident guy

so if he’s interested, you’ll know

he’ll straight up tell you

if you tell him that he’s not your favorite, he’ll bother you everyday

more like a friend because he doesn’t want to force you either

but it would make him all pouty and sad if you don’t give him any attention

would also do ANYTHING to make you smile

doesn’t mind if he’s in the friendzone for a while

WOOYOUNG

the OTHER tease

he didn’t think he would stay in the club

but the more he got to know the members and the more he used his flirty antics, the more he grew attached

he reminds me of OIKAWA from HAIKYUU and HARU from TONARI NO KAIBUTSU-KUN

can be sexy

can be cute

can be a mix of both

seriously DANGEROUS

other guests cannot get enough of him

everyday is a surprise with Wooyoung; one day he wants to be a spoiled baby, on other days he wants to slam his hand against the wall and stare into his guests’ eyes

he will NOT let you out of his sight if you catch his eyes

he’ll use pick up lines with you; and maybe it’s because it’s coming from him but it works

you’d be flattered by his attempts; but if he knows that he isn’t your fave, he’ll glare at you

add in a little pout

he gives you the silent treatment until he can’t handle it anymore and will hold your hand and swing it as he throws a tantrum about why he isn’t your fave

JONGHO

the strong baby boy

Hongjoong was fascinated by Jongho’s strength and saw that he had a couple of fangirls so that’s how he got into the club

Jongho is a hinedere; which someone who comes off as a little cold-hearted but has the best intentions and is actually a soft boy

he’ll do little acts of strengths; like breaking apples and his guests just watch him in awe like they’ve never seen it before

he has this super gentle smile that all of his guests swoon over

reminds me of HONEY from OURAN and IWAIZUMI from HAIKYUU

gets super shy when he sees you

gets even MORE shy when he sees how close you are to him

might offer you snacks or tea; but wouldn’t do anything more than that

because he’s younger, he’s not confident with you

Jongho wants to win you over like a man

his members would help him out if they knew that Jongho was interested in you

even if he’s the strongest, he’s still the club’s baby

[ masterlist + guidelines ]

320 notes · View notes

bbypeterprkr · 6 years ago

Text

Got it Bad (Part 1)

Summary: After weeks of not seeing each other, you and your best friend, Bucky, are finally reunited. (i suck at summaries I am so sorry lolol)

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Word Count: approx. 1,000

Warnings: bad writing, angst (?)

A/N: this is the first thing I’ve written in like 2 years. constructive criticism and feedback are greatly appreciated. let me know if you guys want a part 2 or if you’d like to be added to my tag list!!

You were sitting quietly in the corner of your favorite coffee shop, reading your favorite book. You had finally had time to yourself after having two full weeks of missions. You’d been going to this cafe since you were a little girl. It’s familiarity gave you a sense of comfort. You and your closest friend, Bucky, had agreed to meet here at 5:00pm sharp. It was 6:15.

Just as you were about to take out your phone and shoot him a text, you heard the bell hanging over the door ring signalling that someone had entered the shop. You glanced up and the person you had been waiting for finally arrived.

“You’re late.” You said, standing up to greet your friend. You crossed your arms over your chest and shifted your weight to one foot. Bucky saw past your angry façade and stepped forward to give you a tight hug. This is the first time you had seen him in a while since he was sent to London on a separate mission.

“How’ve you been, doll? It’s been almost a month since we’ve talked face to face.” He sat down looking through the menu placed in front of him. You took this time to admire his features. You had always thought Bucky was incredibly handsome. The moment Steve introduced you to him, you were mesmerized by his steel blue eyes and his perfect, dark hair. You never voiced your opinion, though. It would be a bit inappropriate seeing as you worked together and you didn’t want to jeopardize your friendship. You didn’t realize you were staring until Bucky spoke up again.

“Are you okay, Y/N?” He said with concern written all over his face. You quickly shook out of your daze before replying. “Yeah, I was just… thinking.”

“About what?” He put the menu down and gave you his full attention. You were caught off guard by his question and had to make up an answer on the fly.

“I was thinking about how much I missed my best friend.” You said giving him a cheesy smile. He just chuckled and shook his head. “I missed you too, doll. I was thinking, since we haven’t hung out in a while, why don’t we we visit the carnival, tomorrow? It’s in town for one more week and it’ll give us some time to catch up.” He asked with a hopeful look on his face.

You gave him a look of approval. “You’ve got yourself a deal, Barnes.” He just smiled excitedly at you.

While Bucky was ordering his beverage, you decided to go to the restroom to freshen up. While you were washing your hands, one idea kept replaying in your mind. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to pursue a relationship with Bucky. You both already knew so much about each other so you wouldn’t have to go through that awkward “getting to know you” phase. You got along great. You were two peas in a pod. All you had to do was see if Bucky possessed any romantic feelings toward you and everything would fall into place.

You quickly dried your hands and exited the restroom. You were about to go back to your booth, when you saw the shop manager, Margot, sitting in your spot. You and Margot were good friends seeing as you were a frequent customer. She was a nice girl. She and Bucky were laughing and seemed to be having a good time. You didn’t want to interrupt so you quietly walked over to the table to grab your coffee so you could wait for Bucky. Unfortunately, you were unable to slip away unnoticed.

“Oh, Y/N! How are you? I didn’t even see you come in.” Margot smiled at you with her perfectly straight teeth. She was one of the prettiest girls you had ever seen in your life. She was also one of the kindest. When she wasn’t busy running the coffee shop, she was busy donating to local homeless shelters or reading to underprivileged kids.

“Hello, Margot. It’s great to see you, but I’ve got to get going. Buck, I’ll be waiting outside. Have a good night, Margot”

Bucky didn’t acknowledge you but you knew he heard you. You stood right beside the welcome sign by the door. You played multiple games on your phone to try to help pass the time. You even resorted to digging through your purse to throw out all of your old receipts. By the time Bucky finally exited the shop, your bag was about a half pound lighter.

“Took you long enough.” You said jokingly to your friend. He let out a light laugh. “I’m sorry, Y/N. We were in the middle of a hilarious story about her little brother getting a fishbowl stuck on his head. I didn’t realize the time.”

“Yeah, yeah. Apology accepted. Let’s just head back to the tower.”

You were in your sleeping quarters getting ready. Tonight was the night that you and Bucky agreed to go to the carnival. Your hair was styled to your liking and your makeup was perfect. You wore a stylish pair of distressed boyfriend jeans with a cute halter top and comfortable shoes. You looked as if you tried, but not too hard. Once you were satisfied with your look, you made your way down the hall to Bucky’s room. You gently knocked on his door and waited for permission to enter. A couple seconds later. The door flew open to reveal Bucky. He wore a neatly pressed suit jacket, shirt, and black dress pants. To top it off, he donned Italian leather loafers. Confusion was written all over your face.

“Um, Buck… don’t you think you’re just a tad bit overdressed for the carnival?” Just as the sentence left my lips, his eyes widened in shock.

“Oh my gosh, Y/N. I am so sorry. I completely forgot that we were supposed to go to the carnival tonight. Margot called and invited me to the theatre tonight.”

Ouch, that stung. You thought to yourself. You felt your heart break just a little bit. You couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Two hours of getting ready were wasted and now you had nowhere to go.

“No. It’s okay, Buck. Go out and have fun. I’ll be fine.” You said, trying to avoid eye contact in fear that your eyes would reveal your true emotions. He placed his hands on your shoulders. “Are you sure? I could always try to get you a ticket to the show.”

“I’d rather not be the third wheel. I promise I’ll be okay. Enjoy your night.” You said, offering a small smile. He gave you a quick hug before walking towards the exit. “You’re the best Y/N. I’ll make this up to you, I swear. Bye doll.” And then the door shut behind him.

It was that exact moment that you realized something. Bucky Barnes was actually going on a date. With a girl that wasn’t you. You weren’t completely sure how that made you feel. But, you did know one thing.

You had officially been placed in the friendzone.

111 notes · View notes

coolxh · 5 years ago

Conversation

pine helping branch and poppy out with their feelings for eachother

poppy: pine can you help me tell branch how I feel

pine: sure

poppy: alright tell him to meet me at the flower garden

pine: ok

pine goes to branches bunker

pine: BRANCH CAN I PLEASE BE YOUR WINGMAN

branch: ALRIGHT YOU CAN BE MY WING MAN BUT YOU BETTER NOT SCREW THIS UP

pine: YAY also poppy wants to meet you at the flower garden =0]

branch: ok

at the flower garden

branch: hey poppy

poppy: hey branch what are you here for

branch: pine sent me here for something but also there is something I have been needing to ask you I-I guess its something I want to tell you

poppy: sure whats up

branch: well whats up is uhh

pine: [making love singles at him asking her out like crazy]

branch: I wanted to tell you that

pine: [ holds up sign that says tell her you love her already]

branch: you're really crushing at this queen thing

pine: [face palms]

poppy:[blushes and sees pine holding up a sign saying TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM ALREADY GO GET HIM TIGER] aww branch thank you being a good queen is the most important thing in the world to me... [is nervious and snaps out of thoughts] other then being your friend

branch: [why I got friendzoned ] thats great

pine: jesus do I have to do everything myself YOU BOTH LOVE EACHOTHER JUST KISS ALREADY GOD DANGIT

branch and poppy: [blushes and then kisses finally]

poppy: [giggles] you're cute branchifer

branch: and you are beautiful poppifer

they both leave holding hands

izzy: hey guys I- [sees the two holding hands and sees pine cheering] so pine sinartra finally did it huh

pine: yes I did izzy

izzy: alright you goofball lets get back into the pod

pine: ok izzifer

izzy: dont ever call me that again pineifer

the two went and played videogames and watched videos together

the end

3 notes · View notes

magicalheadphones · 6 years ago

Text

Me: I'm going to get some good night sleep!

Also me: Crowley eating Tide Pods!

Also also me: Aziraphale knows that Crowley has been flirting with them for 6000 years and is just such a bastard that they are friendzoning them for fun

#good omens

9 notes · View notes

amandajoyce118 · 6 years ago

Text

Agents of SHIELD S6E06 “Inescapable” Easter Eggs And References

In this week’s episode, Fitz and Simmons find themselves reunited, but sharing a mindspace while the Chronocoms want them to work out time travel. It leads to some unexpectedly therapeutic tracking through old memories.

As usual, there are spoilers. Again, SPOILERS if you haven’t yet watched the episode. You’ve been warned.

Spoilers.

Seriously.

Last warning.

The White Room

This is probably unintentional, and the white room they end up in is likely just meant to look like the blank slate it is, but… it made me think of another white room from Marvel Comics. Specifically, the White Hot Room. That’s the name of the Purgatory like space that the Phoenix Force inhabits pretty often. It’s also where Jean Grey recharges and accesses all of her memories when she and the Phoenix re-merge. It’s just a very striking similarity since Dark Phoenix was just in theaters (and the movie doesn’t use that comic book aspect at all).

Fitz’s Proposal

If Fitz’s proposal sounds familiar, that’s because we’ve heard it before. Last season, when he found Jemma, she couldn’t hear him, but he gave her nearly the exact same speech. (Edited to add: She also answered him the same way he answered her when she proposed last season. Nice. And she knew exactly how his speech would end, which means she must have asked him at some point last season how he proposed when she couldn’t hear him. Also, right before Fitz proposes, you’ll spot his bad hand twitching a bit, a nervous tick Iain has kept using since his season two injury. Love the character consistency.)

Alice In Wonderland

A hole appearing in the white room that Jemma escapes through and Fitz following her into her own childhood bedroom feels like a very intentional nod to going “down the rabbit holt” and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Jemma’s Room

I know I’m going to miss some things in Jemma’s room, but there is so much going on in here. Obviously, the book about her and Fitz, but there’s more. We see she’s a Jane Goodall fan because that photograph features prominently. There are stars on her ceiling, likely a nod to the times she spent studying the stars while recovering from surgery as a kid. She has so many samples on her shelves that I wish I could actually see what they all are. There’s a Winnie the Pooh which doubles as a nod to the Disney parent company and it being one of those very English animated properties (edited to add it is technically Canadian) for kids. Not to mention fellow MCU alum Hayley Atwell starred in Christopher Robin. Right next to Winnie is a Paddington Bear, which is a nice touch. Also, the butterfly painting on her wall that looks like it’s a little mixed media with butterfly pieces on the bottom? That was in Jemma’s Hydra apartment in season two. (I remember that odd detail because I used it in a fic.)

Edited to add that Jemma has a serious thing for butterflies that makes me curious. In addition to the butterfly print from season two, there are framed butterflies on shelves, and sample vials of other butterflies in her collection, and even butterflies on the tea set that she and Fitz have in the white room. I wonder if it’s because they were easy for her to study as a kid, or if she was fascinated by their transformation, or something else. Is that something else, perchance, something to do with Sarge’s Snowflake? She does like to go on about how people become beautiful butterflies after she stabs them. Is this just a weird bit of foreshadowing? Showing a connection between them? Is Snowflake another’s world’s version of Jemma? Oh, that would be weird. But food for thought.

Also edited to add: the book doesn’t just feature Fitz as the prince in the stars and Simmons as the princess looking for him. It also features Mack as a strong bear and Daisy as a quick rabbit, which are interesting choices. I’m assuming it’s them only because they’re the friends they call later in the episode. I mean, it could be that the animals are Daisy and Piper since they went to space together, but that would make Davis the monkey? lol

Cuttlefish

Okay, I’m editing this one in because it struck me, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to include it until I looked up the sea creature. So, I initially thought this was a nod to Jemma talking about fish in the pod at the bottom of the ocean in season one. And maybe it is. But, the cuttlefish is actually from the same taxonomic class as squids... like the symbol for Hydra. Nice nod either way.

Fitz’s Academy Dorm

Hey, Bonus mention of Anne Weaver! I enjoy her. The show should try to get her back for a cameo or two.

Okay, I’ll admit I was too focused on them processing the memory to focus on everything in Fitz’s room, but I did spot that massive Manchester banner. Just a reminder that’s Fitz’s team and Hunter is not a fan, as we learned last season. I might catch more on a rewatch, but feel free to tell me what I missed in both of their rooms.

Edited to add: Fitz is wearing the “same” dark blue hoodie that Jemma wears around the base in season three when she returns from Maveth. It’s not actually the same, but we’re clearly meant to think it’s the same one that fits her because it is far too small for Iain to be wearing it over two more layers of clothing. Also, even before Jemma mentions Fitz being manic, you can actually seen hand drawn monkeys on the wall like what Fitz did in the prison cell. Only a few before they start discussing his state of mind and then show Jemma looking at them on the wall. Also, the tie that Fitz wears when they meet Coulson is hanging on his coat rack.

Side note: I found it interesting, though I loathe the term, that Jemma says she friendzoned Fitz in that scene. That means that Jemma at the Academy must have had some inkling that Fitz had a crush on her. Or, this is just Jemma looking back on it with the benefit of over a decade of experience with Fitz and realizing it. Either way, it confirms that Fitz always thought she was the coolest, even while he was busy arguing with her.

Jemma Needs Therapy

I love that Jemma’s problems locked in a box are an amalgam of all her traumas. (Also, it’s funny to me that she has a little pink safe on her dresser that she could have locked her troubles away in, but instead, it’s the easy to open jewelry box.) This version of Jemma looks like a monster, but she’s wearing her shirt from Maveth and shreds of her Kree-slave attire, carrying the shiv from Maveth, has gold paint on her forehead from her time in the future. (Edited to add: she’s also covered in dirt with a hoarse voice, and I’ve noticed some people think that’s a nod to her emerging from a grave in the Framework, which is a good catch. I thought it was simply to make her look more like a monster, but it makes sense that it’s a nod to what she discovered in the Framework now that I’ve watched the episode again, and this “monster” only emerges after they’re faced with the Doctor.) She’s the embodiment of all the bad things Jemma has gone through, and Fitz is right that she’d be better off with therapy instead of keeping the English stiff upper lip.

Meeting Coulson

The scene where the two of them meet and get recruited by Coulson makes me wonder if it happened immediately before we meet them in the pilot episode. Why? Because they’re wearing their pilot episode clothes, though the hair, of course, is not exactly accurate. (Edited to add: Simmons telling Fitz, “yes, I’ve heard the stories, don’t be weird” is a nod to Coulson’s death being on record. They weren’t at a high enough clearance level to actual know he was alive.)

Edited to add: can we talk about how significant it is that Fitz “fights” the demon version of Jemma on the part of the quinjet where he first thought he was going to lose Jemma? It’s where he couldn’t get his parachute on in “FZZT” and Ward went to save her instead. I just found that location choice interesting. It’s not the bus from season one. It’s definitely an updated quinjet, probably because they don’t have the same exact set pieces anymore, but it looks strikingly similar. Demon-demon asking Fitz if his lungs or bones will go first? That’s a nod to the scene of she and Daisy torturing an alien this season when they were looking for Fitz. Clearly, though she saw the intimidation and torture as necessary, it left it’s mark on her.

Also, I didn’t mention in when I initially posted this, but I think them choosing Daisy and Mack to save them speaks more to how they view them than just what cast was available. We’ve seen Hunter literally pull Fitz out of prison, yet he chooses Mack to save him from Jemma. Why? I feel like he might trust Mack with Jemma’s trauma more than he trusts Hunter. Because Mack was there for most of it, and because Mack was there for his own recovery in season two before he became closer to Hunter. Likewise, Jemma calling Daisy and not May, or Elena? That’s because Daisy has had her back for a year in space. She’s seen Daisy literally take out an entire room of badguys while drugged up on puffies, so of course, Daisy is her first choice. Daisy has also already had the Doctor in her own head when Fitz had his psychotic break last season, so it’s a bit of symmetry there too.

Trapped In A Pod

Okay, so it’s sweet that they realize they don’t just have to rely on one another and call Daisy and Mack for backup against the dark parts of their minds. I enjoy that, as well as the symmetry of them both getting to see each other’s worst parts. What I really love here though is that this is the angrier version of the season one pod scene. The two of them run away from their troubles only to be trapped together in an enclosed space, yet again, to yell at one another about all the things they haven’t had the chance to argue about before. Watching the scene, I literally said that the only thing that would make it better would be if it was actually at the bottom of the ocean. Of course, they realized that and it filled with water. Of course. The arguing in the middle of the water, just as it did in season one, leads to their confessing their feelings. It’s a lovely, symmetrical, story of their relationship, this episode.

That Makeout

Leopold and Demon Jemma going at it while Fitz and Simmons argue? This just further proves that all that bantering in the early seasons was really foreplay, right?

That’s all I’ve got, for now. I’m sure I missed some things just because of the nature of the episode. It’s taking us on a walk through memories, some we’ve seen, so there are likely more that are harder to spot. Let me know what I missed!

#agents of shield #aos season 6 #aos spoilers #aos easter eggs #fitzsimmons

17 notes · View notes

kroncreative-blog · 8 years ago

Text

Top 10 Saviours of 2016

I’d like to start off 2017 by taking a brief trip down the 2016 section of memory lane.

2016 was a mind trip of a year. From the stacks of shocking political moves, across the globe, to the sheer number of legends taken from us, this year has been a lot. On a personal level, the trials and tribulations of the year were made a little easier because I started dabbling in a little self care. It wasn’t a conscious decision: it just kinda happened. Some of my fav artists dropped gems, lost a little weight, started sleeping a little more. These all helped pull me through. They were so helpful in fact that I am bringing some into 2017. So here is a list of my top 10 saviours of 2016. 1. Lemonade by Beyoncé Unless, it has not yet been made clear, I am a HUGE Beyoncé fan. This album and accompanying film was easily one of the highlights of my life never mind year. The album itself is a stunning showcase of Beyoncé’s range and ability - not that we needed any more reminding. ‘Freedom’ and ‘Sorry’ are two of my personal favourites from the album. The visual element of this album is simply beautiful. The way Warsan Shire’s words and the imagery were weaved together was just out of this world. One of my absolute favourite things about this Bey project though? Was seeing the joy and elevation it brought to the Black women in my life and those I follow online. It was genuinely a heart warming thing to see. 2. ANTI by Rihanna The release of Rihanna’s eighth album at the top of the year was an absolute delight. One of the highlights of this album was actually the way the album was promoted. The launch of ANTIdiaRy in November and all of the rooms really helped build up hype which this album DEFINITELY followed up on. “Higher”, “Love on the Brain” and “Kiss it Better” are my jams. A particular shout out to the opening track “Consideration” with SZA. The way their vocals merge together is like honey. This album really made me feel like Rihanna is an artist who even with eight studio albums behind her has not yet peaked. 3. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Embarrassingly, despite having a degree in English Lit, 2016 was the first time I had picked up this book by Baldwin. And flipping heck! Why this book is not taught as part of the school curriculum is a down right mystery to me. The way Baldwin writes is simply astounding. In Giovanni’s Room he deals with the complexities of David’s relationship with Giovanni and others around him in such a palpable way. His articulation of David’s immersion in French culture, his love for Giovanni and in particular Giovanni’s love for David are highly emotive. I felt as if I was going through these experiences with David. Such is the capability of Baldwin. “I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered how they had done it--it, the physical act. I simply wondered about the dead because their days had ended and I did not know how I would get through mine.” 4. 6,741, S05E04, Person of Interest I could, and perhaps at some point will write an entire in depth blog post on this exhilarating episode, but it was too important to miss out of this list. This was one of the most highly anticipated episodes of this season as it marked the return of Sameen Shaw (played by Sarah Shahi).

6741 is a mind bender and mirrors the episode If-Then-Else which marked Shahi’s temporary departure from the show. The way this episode was directed by Chris Fisher and written by Lucas O’Connor and Denise Thé and the concept of it is just phenomenal. Also shout out to Shahi’s fantastic acting skills which heightened the impact of this highly emotive hour of tv. One of the most beautiful aspects of it was the exploration of the depth of Shaw’s feelings for Root. The use of simulation to expose the audience to this was not only creative AF but inline with Shaw’s type II personality disorder. “Do you know where we are? What they did to me? The torture? I told you I couldn’t escape it. But when things got to be too bad there was one place I would go to in my mind. Here. With you. You were my safe place.” 5. Grayish Black by Devyn Springer I received this poetry collection as a present from a good friend. And my days! What a present it turned out to be. Everything about this poetry collection is stunning. The cover is black which is intentional. “Your fingerprints are all over this book now. It is all you can see across all the cover.” There is something about this notion that personalises the collection straight away and immediately makes it feel more intimate. Something which builds upon this intimacy, is the photographs. When I first flicked through, the photographs took me surprise. I don’t think I’ve ever seen photographs in a poetry collection before. There’s also photocopies of some of Springer’s poetry/stream of consciousness/drawings which again add to the intimacy of this collection. The actual poetry though? I found it to be very raw and extremely evocative. There were a few instances where I had to close the book and set it down and come back to it later because the feelings brought to the surface were just too much (in a good way). But such is the power of Springer’s writing. Just so damn beautiful and breathtakingly honest. Again this is probably another piece where I will have to do an in depth blog post just to encourage people to go out and buy this piece and read it.

“It seems all of the things I hate about myself have latched their claws into my skin, planted seeds in my bone marrow, built hones in between my ribs, and decided to stay for a while.” 6. Dreamland by Mic Righteous This is one of my many musical highlights of 2016. Not only because I have been waiting for this album for the longest time but because it was entirely worth the wait. Straight out of Margate, Mic Righteous has an undeniable talent. His flow is effortless and his wordplay is genius. And his storytelling ability is insane. Every track on this album tells a story, just a tiny segment of different aspects of his journey. Highlighting his difficult childhood in Margate to his outsider status in the UK Scene.

This album also has a strong set of accompanying videos. Not every track has a video but some of my personal favourites are the passion filled ‘Gone’, party vid, ‘I Turn Up’ and the highly personal ‘Kids’. Stand out tracks are ‘All Dressed Up’ and anthem ‘Tempo of the Dance’. This is an album that you’ll just have to check it out for yourself.

“My family don't get why I'm dead broke I'm deffo on my arse I guess that's the tempo of the dance I'm certain of my future like a psychic read a palm Maybe it's the patience that's ringin' red alarms I don't wanna see a sceptic have the last laugh Nearly spent seven years to perfect my every part Thinkin' of my examples and I don't get very far Because not many of them last or achieve What they set out from the start Selling out, dwellin' on what could be I live to prove people wrong because they overlook me I live to see my son smile, father livin' cushty”

7. The Friendzone Podcast Hosted by Dustin, Assanté and Fran, this is one of my favourite podcasts and it’s one that just keeps getting better and better. As is no secret to anyone, 2016 was hard. But this endearing yet hilarious podcast was something that helped keep me grounded and not get too consumed by the nonsense of this year. This podcast is primarily concerned with “mental health, mental wellness and mental hygiene because who in the hell wants a musty brain?” Every weekend brings a wellness segment brought to you by Fran of Hey Fran Hey fame which aims to help you increase your wellness. One of the coolest things about this wellness segment is that everything that is recommended is trusted and used personally by Fran. Not only that the segment is well informed providing scientific research where necessary. Some of the things I have incorporated from the show are Palo Santo, weighted blankets, journal work and the Forest Productivity app. Assanté is the musical maestro bringing us musical recommendations and has put me onto some flames music including Isaiah Rashad and Xavier Omär. His vulnerability adds an extra layer of familiarity to the show.

Dustin. Sir Dustin is a law unto himself and keeps the show real and hilarious. His speciality segment is reality tv. Every week he gives the lowdown on shows such as Married to Medicine Atlanta and the Real Housewives franchise. His knowledge is encyclopaedic. Also the intro freestyle every week has a special place in my heart. Its literally lit every week and I haven’t heard a dud one yet. 8. Coloring Book by Chance The Rapper Listen. I was BEYOND hype about ‘Chance 3′ since I first heard ‘Ultralight Beam’. Which was also a freaking bop! It was so much of a bop in fact that I am yet to listen to the rest of TLOP. And my favourite part about it was Chance’s verse. Anyway, back to Coloring Book.

Coloring Book is beyond amazing. I am in love with the mixtape, the cover, Chance’s voice, the beats, the production, EVERYTHING. Chance even had me singing along with Bieber in ‘Juke Jam’.

Even though I’m not a Christian I really love the Gospel influence and features on the mixtape. Although the presence of Gospel in Hip-Hop/Rap is not new, I feel like Chance really elevated it. And his level of faith is inspiring. Every single track is astounding. And to be honest, I know that I’m going to be listening to this for a very long time. I also know that there are not enough words for me to do this mixtape justice. 9. The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla With Brexit and the election of Donald Trump largely played to the tune of ‘fear the foreigner’ 2016 has taken a toll on this particular second generation immigrant. Just when the rhetoric of British Values began to feel like almost like a vaguely defined threat, this little gem came along. This collection of 21 essays hit me right in the heart. These essays represent and validate the breadth of the experience of immigrants in this here United Kingdom. The blurb boldly asks “What’s it like to live in a country that doesn’t trust you and doesn’t want you unless you won an Olympic gold medal or a national baking competition?” Although it is worth noting that even these people have been exempt from racism. Anyway, pretty much every essay in this book was relatable and made me feel some form of validation and acceptance. One essay which resonated with me deeply in particular is ‘Going Home’ by Kieran Yates. Yates details her perspective of the British Asian experience and learning how to navigate society, family and personal spaces and all the spaces within these spaces. The difficulties which sometimes arise like the ability to make a round roti. Yates highlights how she doesn’t feel a split between her Indian culture and British culture when she can take the best bits of both. “But for me, there is no neat duality; no neatly sliced elements of my identity that are in opposition. There is no hollow insecurity about rootlessness because these additional details and stories I’ve learned are additions to our identity, not losses.” This is something that took mea long time to realise and I’m still learning to be entirely honest.

10. The Get Down, Netflix Oh My Goodness.

This series yeah? This series is already one of my fav tv shows ever. Anyone, who knows me, knows I love Hip-Hop. This musical series loosely explores the origins of this spectacular and beautiful art form including, DJing, Graffiti, B-Boying and of course rap. It stars Justice Smith, Shameik Moore and Jaden Smith. The show was created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis. I can’t lie, as soon as I heard Luhrmann’s name I was sceptical. I mean I love Moulin Rouge and his adaptation of Romeo and Juliet but I wasn’t sure how this would translate to 70s South Bronx. I was wrong, this series is visually gorgeous. The raps in this series are largely written by Nas. Not only does this make the series feel more genuine but it made me fall in love with Nas’s own discography again. It also reminded me of the poetic nature and roots of Hip-Hop. There is a scene of Zeke’s teacher reciting one of his pieces to him in the opening episode and it is just breath taking. One of my favourite things about this series though, even though it deals with some really heavy social issues, it is infectiously hopeful. It can’t help but inspiring hope and looking forward. I feel like, in the coming months, this is something we will all need more of.

#lemonade #ANTI #root x shaw #6741 #year in review #the get down #grayish black #beyonce #chance the rapper #good immigrant #friendzone pod #heyfranhey #dreamland #mic righteous

0 notes