#h division trio

[shadow4-1]

I'm just imagining having spent the night with a lover who isn't in the 141, only to wake up the next morning and there's in intervention waiting for you in the rec room.

Like, at first you're just confused. But when Price opens his mouth to ask you about how you slept...you have a bit of a meltdown. Why does it matter? Why is everyone staring at you? What's going on?

Soap grabs the collar of your t-shirt and pulls it down so everyone can get a look at the dark hickies dotting your neck. You slap his hand away, tears in your eyes.

"So all of you can do whatever you want? Sneak bitches on base and fuck around at all the bars we pass through! But I'm not allowed to do anything with someone I actually like?!"

It hurts. It feels like you're being stripped bare in front of them.

Price sighs, his gaze softens. It's obvious he doesn't want to have this conversation but something you've done has given him no choice. Soap just stands a few feet away, chest puffed out, eyeing you with a strange annoyance. You know if you try to leave he'll stop you.

"You are...not in the same position as us." Price tries and winces. He's obviously not putting his thoughts into soft enough words, but he continues. "You are...it is our responsibility to keep you safe."

"Safe? You're trying to keep me safe?" Your voice is raised higher than you've ever raised it at Price. "Safe by what? Fighting off all the guys at the bars? Safe by spreading lies about me to all of the PMCs and the other Task Forces?"

Price just closed his eyes and set his jaw. He had to know about the subterfuge you'd been experiencing for well over a couple years now. Everyone in the room was guilty as charged.

"You're and asset. And you're also a liability." Ghost speaks up, eyes narrowed, stance way too relaxed against the metal folding chair he sits in. "Do you remember what happened to the 7th Division?"

Saliva pools in your mouth, a sudden queasiness filling your stomach. Yeah, of course you remembered. Their beloved medic had been kidnapped by a group of angry drug lords using a mercenary group as their muscle. The 7th Division had gone in guns blazing to get their member back and well...they'd been wiped out. And their star medic they'd sacrificed everything for? She'd been brainwashed and inducted into the very agency that stole her away.

KORTAC

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" You mutter. "Please tell me you're not."

"We can't have you fraternizing with anyone." Price states smoothly. "As our medic, you have a responsibility to us, your team. We can't have you getting caught up in something bigger."

"I understand what you're saying, but can't you see how ridiculous this is?" You try to reason. "I'm human, I have- god this is embarrassing. I h-have wants and...needs, just like you guys."

The silence is loud. You can't meet anyone's gaze. Price steps closer to you, swallowing hard. His next few words are spoken softly, conspiratorially.

"All of your needs will be taken care of. We will never let you suffer by yourself."

Price cocks his head to the men before you both. All of them straighten beneath his gaze. Price places a hand on the small of your back.

"Whatever it takes." He commands them. "I better not hear or see anything. Do I make myself clear?"

A trio of "yessirs" bounce off the white walls. Price just smiles and nods. He pats your back.

"There we go. You'll be fine." He sighs. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to talk to your guest."

Your eyes widen, your throat drops into your stomach.

"Wait!"

"We've got ye, Bonnie. You n' all yer needs."

Six hands are on you from several different angles. Their massive frames block out the fluorescent lights.

"Ah, where are you goin'?" Gaz chuckles, his arm wraps around your belly.

You try to run after Price but the rec room door is slammed shut and locked. You try to push the closest man away, but he just grins down at you.

[mystic-poison]

✞SELFSHIPTOBER✞

Day 9: Music

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Characters: Rei, Rosho, Sasara and Poison (me)

Relationship: Poly Relationship

Songs referenced: Dreamin'night and What a OSAKA!

This will follow the story of how the trio meet Poison. I feel like this promote works best for that story

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Poison was not happy. The place they worked had a location in Japan, and because of the event being held there, they needed extra hands. Everyone was confused about why the Japan location needed people from the American location for the event. Until they realized the Party Of Worlds wanted them there. So Poison couldn't say no even if tried.

But what made their attitude worse was the fact that the event they were forced to work was the event they already had tickets for.

Poison was a huge fan of the Osaka division rap group Dotsuitare Hompo. It was hard for them to see their shows because they lived in America. So they were forced to watch their shows on YouTube when record live shows were posted or when new albums came out. They even owned official Dotsuitare Hompo light rings that they were lucky enough to find second hand. So when they money finally came around for their next show, they sucked it up and planned a trip to Japan to see them as an early birthday gift to themselves.

So they were beyond pissed when they found out they were being flew out to Japan to work for the event they were supposed to have front row seats for. They ended up selling their tickets and getting their money back, but it still ticked them off.

Alot

So now they stood in front of the steeps that led up to the show area where the event was happening. All of the workers and staff wore a special jacket that had the places logo as well as the Power Of World logo on it so everyone knew who they were. Of course, everyone hated it. It was itchy and hot, and it worse than what they wore back in America. Only good thing that came out of it was how many pockets it had. Poison was able to hide their phone, wallet, earbuds, even a can of Monster inside their sleeve due to their jacket being too big.

"Oh my god, this sucks!" Poison whined, leaning their head against the wall. They could hear the sound of music and people cheering right up the stairs in front of them. "Thay should be me! Me!"

"I can't believe we're here to just stand here for 5 hours and give directions." Their co-worker said, leaning against the wall.

"That's what makes all this worse. I have to listen to people have fun." Poison leaned their back against the wall and slid to their butt. "I worked so hard for those tickets."

"I mean, at least you got all the money back"

"I guess. But front row seat?"

Their co-worker sighed. "Yeah.. now thinking about it. It does suck"

"Ugh!" Poison groaned as they chugged down the rest of their Monster.

Their co-worker moved next to them. "Hey, at least you can buy merch. I heard we get discounts at the booths"

"Yeah. They have a really cool hoodie I was looking at."

"See, this didn't turn out all bad"

"Yeah.."

Poison and their co-worker continued to stand... or lean... at their post. They told people where to go if they arrived to see the show or just need to use they bathroom. Poison would catch snippets of what song was playing from where they stood. They would hum and dance to the song they probably knew by heart. They had even bought their light ring where they waved their hands to the beat of the song playing. Their co-worker would record them before they both would start dying from laughter. They were just trying to make the best of the situation, especially Poison.

Intermission soon came, which mean Poison and their co-worker could switch places with someone else and take a break. Their co-worker walked with Poison to the merch booths and watched them buy hoodies, shirts,and other official merch they wouldn't be able to get back in America. They walked to the breakroom where Poison felt a little better about everything now, having a chibi keychain of their favorite trio.

Meanwhile, Dotsuitare Hompo was taking their well-deserved break before they had to go back on stage. They loved the crowds energy, especially Sasara. He could wait to get back on stage.

"This is great! We haven't a crowd like this in a while" Sasara smiled. He turned his attention to his purple haired friend Rosho. "How are you doing over there?"

Rosho sighed as he drank some water. "I haven't been this tired in a while. We still have 2 more hours to go"

"That's part of show bizz Rosho! Come on, aren't you having fun?" Sasara went over to the sofa where Rosho was sitting and sat next to him

"I am, I have to admit."

"Good. Cause you were looking nerves when we first got up there. Had cold feet?"

"Most likely"

Sasara could see the sadden look on his friends face. He patted Rosho's back. "Well you're doing just fine. The crowd loves you."

Rosho fixed his glasses after Sasara patted his back. He chuckled a bit. "Oh, I wanted to show you something. I saw it when I stepped out for some air"

Rosho took out his phone, Sasara looking over his side to see. Rosho pulled up their hashtag on social media. He showed the green haired comedian a video of someone dancing at the base of the stairs that led up to the showroom. He knew it was an employee by the jacket they wore.

"Awww, this is cute" Sasara chuckled.

"I thought it was too. They seem to know a lot of our songs. You think they're a fan?" Rosho asked.

"Most likely."

"I kinda feel bad. They might have had to miss our show because of work"

"Well, that just sucks. But they seem to still be having fun"

Rosho hummed a bit as he looked back at the video. He scrolled through the comments, seeing people replying mostly with love for the person on the screen.

He snapped out his thoughts when Rei walked back into the room. "I'm back~"

"Where have you been?" Sasara moved over on the sofa for Rei to join them.

"Went out for a smoke." He sat down, putting his arms around Rosho and Sasara's shoulders. "What are we watching?"

Rosho showed him the video. "One of the employees working the event is a fan of ours"

"I think it sucks they had a work during a show they clearly wanted to see. They know dreamin'night by heart." Sasara added.

Rei raised a brow as he watched the video. "I just saw them"

Rosho and Sasara raised a brow. "You did!?"

Rei nodded. "When I was walking back here, I watched them walk to their own breakroom with a co-worker. Their employees and staff's breakroom is right above us. They held a bunch of our merch. It was kinda cute."

"So they are fan!" Sasara smiled.

"I overheard something about them saying the money spent on merch was worth selling their ticket." Rei added.

Rosho sighed as he turned off his phone. "That's what we were talking about. We had a feeling there was something more behind this video."

"I figured they had tickets but canceled because of work. What makes it worse is that Party Of Worlds dragged them to work the event." Sasara said.

Rosho raised a brow. "They did?"

"This place has an America location. I don't know the full story, just what I overheard security talking about, but Power Of World had people from the american location come here to work the event" Sasara explained.

"And it looks like our little fan here is one of them. They had the Power Of Worlds logo on their chest and nit the back. Which means they're from the America location" Rei added.

Rosho raised a brow. Now he really felt bad for them "That's-"

"Not fair?" Rei smirked.

"Yes, very" Rosho sighed.

"Well, if it makes you both feel better, their name is Poison. I got a glimpse of their name tag." Rei said.

"Poison" Rosho repeated the name, as if he was trying to remember it.

The lights in the dressing room flickered, telling the trio it was time to go back on stage.

"Well, try to finish this show." Sasara hopped off the couch with a smile.

"Want to go out for drinks after?" Rei asked, standing as well. "It's on me?"

"Sure, why not" Sasara shrugged.

The two headed out the dressing room. Rosho looked at his phone, remembering the video of Poison dancing and singing. He couldn't get it iff his mind, he wasn't sure why.

"Rosho, come on" Sasara peaked his head through the doorway.

"Coming." He sighed and followed behind them, stuffing his phone back into his pocket.

It was the final stretch of the night and Poison was back at their post by the stairs. They sighed as drunk from the can of cola they stole from the breakroom, hiding it in the sleeve of their work jacket.

"Well, it's the last hour. You think we'll survive?" Their co-worker joked.

"Nah. The caffeine isn't hitting." Poison sighed.

"Yeah, cause your body is use to two cans of Monster already. And you're not going up to three. Not on my watch"

"Booo"

"I'm sorry I care for your heart."

Poison sighed as they leaned against the wall. Their ears only perked up when they heard one of their favorite songs play inside the event space.

"They're performing What A Osaka!? And I'm missing it!" Poison pushed themsevles off the wall.

"Is that what your ringtone is?" Their co-worker asked with a smirk. "You wanna go see it?"

"Very" Poison whined.

Their co-worker chuckled before whispering. "I can cover for you. But only for 10 minutes. I don't want anyone getting suspicious."

Poison's gasped, their eyes sparkling. "Really!?"

"Yep. Now hurry along before you miss the song-oh"

Poison brought their co-worker into a tight hug. "Thank you!"

Their co-worker chuckled and hugged back. "No problem.

Poison smiled before running up the stairs to the event space. They took a deep breath before gently pushing open the doors. They gasped again, their smile getting even brighter at the large space in front of them. They didn't expect the evetn space to be so huge. It was full of people, waving their orange light sticks in the air at the stage that held Dotsuitare Hompo. The sound of the speakers around them made their inside shakes. They felt alive.

They fumbled to take out their own light stick they bought at the merch booths. They found an empty seat and went to that one, hoping no one was sitting there. They joined in waving the light stick quickly and singing along with everyone else. The people around them were really nice, almost ignoring their uniform shirt. They gave Poison a wink, as if they were going to keep it a secret that they were there, even though they wasn't. They traded stickers, photo cards, and they gave Poison more Dotsuitare Hompo light rings so they could fill their hand with then like many others did.

Poison felt at home.

Until they needed to leave. The song ended and they could only stay half way through the other song that played. They said bye to their new friends, putting their work jacket back on and leaving through the doors. What they didn't realize, that someone on stage saw them leave.

The event finally ended and the event space was empty. Everyone was happy the event was over. Everyone was tired and wanted to go home. But first, a picture.

"I can't take a picture like this. I look terrible. And this is going on the wall!" Poison's co-workwr whined.

"Oh you look fine. Just hid behind a taller person" Poison chuckled. "Plus, Dotsuitare Hompo are the highlights of the photo. We'll be fine"

"True" Their co-worker shrugged.

They walked through the back way of the event space to get to the stage. Even if it was for 10 minutes, it was 10 minutes Poison hold really close to them. They stood on the stage with other co-workers and staff as the members of Dotsuitare Hompo; Rei, Rosho, and Sasara sat on the edge.

"Oh look at them. They're even beautiful up close" Poison sighed. "Rei is much taller in person than on a screen"

"He carries that fur coat all the time?" Their co-worker asked.

"For the most part"

"He dresses like an old man"

Poison gasped playfully, putting a hand on their chest. "How dare you? But you're right. I still love him either way"

The two giggles among themsevles as they got in post for the photo. After many photos taken, it was officially time to go. Poison had already grabbed their bag out the breakroom when their co-worker did so they could leave right out. Poison stood by the curtains while their co-worker signed them both out for the night. They held a few stickers in their hand as they watched the rap trio talk with some other staff members. They wondered if it would be appropriate to go over and give them the stickers. It was just little chibi versions of them. It was nothing bad.

"You ready to go? The van to take us back to the hotel is outside. The rest of the group is going for drinks-" Their co-worker walked over to Poison and raised a brow. They noticed Poison holding the stickers and looking at the rap trio. "You wanna give them the stickers?"

"Huh?" Poison snapped out their thoughts. "Well... yeah."

"Why don't you? Nervous?"

"Yeah.."

"Come on. I'll walk with yo-"

"No! I looked terrible! I'm in my work uniform and I looked like I haven't slept in days."

"Cause you haven't?"

"Exactly! They can't see me like thi- wait no! Dude!"

Poison cried out to their co-worker as they walked over to the rap trio.

"Hello!" Their co-worker put on a polite smile as they walked over. "I hope you all had a great show"

The rap trio turned their attention to them and smiled.

"Thanks to you all. Thanks for hosting the show at your events space" Sasara smiled.

"Of course! I don't want to keep you long. We all want to get home, especially me. I have a bottle of wine waiting for me" The co-worker joked. "But my friend here wants to- huh? Poison!"

Poison had hid behind the curtains. Their co-worker turned to realize they were hiding.

"Get over here!" They groaned

"Nah... I'm good" Poison poked out their hand, giving a thumbs up.

Their co-worker rolled their eyes before turning back to the rap trio. "I'll be back... Poison!"

The co-worker went to the curtains and tried pulling Poison from behind them. The two whispered curses at each other as they pulled against one another. Rei, Sasara and Rosho found it a bit funny, especially after seeing the video and Rei seeing them sneak in and out the show earlier.

The co-worker soon dragged Poison over and sighed. "They, have something to give you."

Poison looked up at the rap trio. They froze, their heard racing in their chest. From the caffeine finally kicking in and the nerves they were feeling. Their hands trembled as their grip on the stickers tightened.

The rap trio stared at them, trying to hold back their grins. They found how nerves Poison was a little fun but also adorable. The contrast from the gitty person on the video and the one in front of them now was a bit entertaining.

"Say something you idiot" Their co-worker whispered.

"I... uhm!" Poison was at a lost of words. Which wasn't like them. They were quiet and reserved but this, this was something new. Was this what feeling shy was?

"Ooh! Are those stickers?" Sasara spoke up, pointing to the ones in Poison's hand.

"Y-Yeah, they are." Poison cleared their throat, trying to regain their composure. "I made them for you"

Poison held out the chibi stickers to the rap trio. Sasara, being a bit more excited about them, took his chibi sticker.

"Thank you! These are really cute." Sasara smiled.

"Yeah, they really captured your goofy side" Rei smirked, taking his chibi sticker.

"Hey!"

Rosho took the last sticker and smiled a bit. "Thank you. These are really nice. I don't have anywhere to put it though"

"On your laptop" Sasara replied to him. "That's where I'm going to put mines."

Poison couldn't help but smile. They couldn't believe this was happening. They had to stop themsevles from bouncing in their shoes. Their co-worker rolled their eyes and chuckled. They were glad Poison was happy.

The rap trio took a few selfies with Poison. Slowly they started to see that gitty person they saw on the video. Poison started to loosen up a bit. But soon it was time for the rap trio to leave.

"Oh, before we go" Rei took off his hat and tossed three mochi plushies towards Poison. "Thank you again!"

"Thank you everyone!" Sasara waved to the remaining staff as he walked out the event space.

"What was that about?" Rosho asked.

"Were those mochi plushies?" Sasara added.

"They were" Rei smirked.

"And you gave it to them? For free?" Rosho raised a brow. "Why?"

"Don't know. Something inside told me to do it. So I stopped at the booth earlier before we went back on stage and got three of the plushies. I had you sign them so I could give it to them"

"Aww, that's sweet of you. I should of recorded. Who knows when you'll do something like that again." Sasara chuckled.

Rosho nodded and smiled as well. "Yeah. That was really nice of you. I bet it made them really happy."

Rei raised a brow and smirked. He kept the fact he saw Poison sneak in and out the show to himself. It was something special he saw, especially after knowing what Poison had sold their tickets in the first place.

"I think it did too"

It did. It made Poison beyond happy. They felt special. They got signed mochi plushies from Rei. They would never take off the tags. They were so happy they didn't want to leave the hotel room to go drinking with the others. They stayed at the hotel, telling their friends back in America what happened.

Maybe selling their tickets was a good idea after all

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Selfshiptober promotes creator

Day 9 done. I was excited about this one cause I knew I wanted to write the story about they all meet Poison to begin with and they did it through their own music.

- Poison ✞

[bitchinbarzal]

Lucie, Mama Mints, and Del are the best trio.

They’re the mama b, mama h and singer of the Atlantic division.

They’re theeeee best trio

they’re such a fun lil group

[xehanortsreport]

Heya! So, I'm not super familiar with Hypmic, but I figured I'd ask someone who's into it- What's the best place to start for getting into it? I'm only even half-certain of what it all is, tbh.

'Course!! So I'm still relatively new to the franchise myself so I'm definitely not going to be your be all and end all source for this. That said!

Basic plot synopsis:

It's a post-WW3 world and the warmongering government has been brought to heel by the power of all-women political organization known as the Party of Words, lead by the stoic Otome Tohoten. Using the newly developed Hypnosis Microphones, Otome demonstrates their devastating effects - less than lethal soul manipulation capable of torturing grown men into submission - on the Prime Minister, initiating a coup and bringing about the dawn of the H. Era. All lethal weaponry is banned and the only way to fight is with the power...of rap.

Establishing this new woman-led government, Otome further divides Japan into divisions, with Chuoku being the central seat of power where only women (and particularly women who work for the government) are allowed. Everyone else, including civilian women and all men are exiled to the outer divisions, where they must fight for control with the usage of the Microphones...and also it has to be via rap bc that's just where we're at.

At first, said Microphones are handed out willy-nilly, as all structure and government outside of Chuoku has been stricken to zero. Want a house? Rap for it. Need to defend your house from someone who wants to take it? Rap for it. Powerful individuals form gangs and eventually those gangs turn into organizations representing entire divisions. At the height of the consolidation of local divisions under the largest of the powers, Chuoku makes another announcement: rapping is no longer a free for all.

To ensure the safety of the public and to add order to chaos, Microphones are now only allowed to be used by those personally selected by the government. Moreover, the established divisions will now have a fixed set of representatives - a trio of rappers for each division. And lastly, these divisions must compete in the Division Rap Battle, a gladiatorial event in which the territories of each division are now officially decided by who wins and who loses.

The winner gets to take pieces of the other divisions' territories, expanding their power and influence, and also get a shitton of cash.

And thus begin the adventures of Hypnosis Mic!

Genrewise, I'd compare the tone to a delinquent manga with light sci-fi/fantasy elements. The plot is pretty thin and it's mostly just an excuse to serve up some really good characters and excellent music, which is what we're actually here for.

SO. WHERE TO START?

The CDs! THE primary format for HypMic and the base canon are the albums, as HypMic is first and foremost a music project. They are all free to listen to on Spotify!

It is very important to listen to the Drama Tracks, as those are your main story! On youtube, there is a playlist of all the Drama Tracks arranged in chronological order for easy listening, and all Drama Track translations can be found on the Wiki right here, also conveniently organized in chronological order.

Afterwards, if you're really interested in the characters and story, I recommend reading the manga! It does a great job fleshing out a lot of the aspects of each group, including important backstory information that isn't included in the tracks!

The manga is canon, so everything in it is relevant!

The events of the story are currently split into the First and Second Division Rap Battles. Ideally, you listen to the 1st DRB tracks, then read the manga that correspond to those (called "BB/MTC", "FP/M", "BAT/DH" and the important prequel manga "TDD". And yes that is what they're called those aren't just abbreviations lmao.)

Afterwards, listen to the remaining tracks and then read the rest of the manga! ("BB/MTC+", "FP/M+", "BAT/DH+", and a second prequel manga "DoD")

Don't worry as all the manga are relatively short and the drama CDs release very slowly. Once you catch up you'll stay caught up for a while, so take your time!

The anime, game, stage plays, etc. are all non-canon, so don't worry about those. You can enjoy them on your own free time if you get invested!

I've written a lot but the tl;dr is:

Listen to the CDs, read the Manga, then go wild on whatever else you want! And remember, the entire thing is very, very silly, so have fun!

[smashtalkgg]

Alienware Power Trio Suits Gamers and Work Go-Getters

Whether you’re a gamer or a hardworking individual, the Alienware Power Trio is a great option to fulfill your requirements. Let us first introduce the powerful trio recently launched by Dell’s Alienware gaming division. This trio includes the Alienware m18 laptop, the Alienware 420k keyword, and the Alienware 720 h headset. When users need top-notch performance, gaming laptops are the go-to…

[littleharpethcrossfit]

Sunday,  5   March,  2023....... Warmups........Deadlifts......... (2)  Five Minute AMRAPS........

It’s going to be a perfect day at the Barn.  Don’t miss it.

Warmups:

100  Partner Med-Ball Sit-Ups

Plank Challenge.  Everyone holds a PLANK.  The last people still going at 5 minutes are the winners.  Warped PLANKS are scaled.

PLANKS are a classic lab exercise that measures Muscular Endurance.  The Schwartz Family trio were the only ones that lasted to 5 minutes.  Based on my observation, I would have predicted that Sue would be the next to quit after a few more minutes,  followed by Dana, with old Herb not quitting until it got dark and we all went home.  It was a matter of who was the meanest.

Strength WOD:

Deadlifts:          5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 2 / 2        The Last 3 Sets Same Weight.

Robert=315     Nathan/Zac=305     Timmy=295      Coach/Tom/Dyer/Herb=265    Dana=215      LSU/Joe=175     Sue/Cheri/Christina=135     Linda=125     SC=65  Alicia=did it but is shy     Average Dave=155 (C&J)      

Metabolic Conditioner

An  Easy 2  Rounder 

You Can Start With Either AMRAP     

Score=Total Reps

5  Minute AMRAP

( E = 95 / 75 / 55 )

12  Power Cleans

6  Front Rack Reverse Lunges

6 Push Presses

1  MINUTE REST

5  Minute AMRAP

3  Tire Flips     (Any)

Sled Push or Prowler Push or Tank Push                                            Round Trip    ( Counts As 2 Reps )

REST 1 MINUTE  &  REPEAT FROM THE TOP

Elite:

Dana=242

RX:

Average Dave=217     Herb=192     Zac=174     Timmy=160     Nathan=130

The Rest:

Sue=242     Joe=217     Tom=215     Cheri/Christina=190      Coach=183    SC=178      LSU=176     Dyer=169     Linda=161     Robert=157 or 187 or 197 (?)     Alicia=PJ

Notes:

The Annual Schwartz Bourbon Tasting Festival  (ASBTF)  is scheduled for Saturday, 25 March, 6 PM.  You will be expected to RSVP as this is only mannerly.  Details to follow.

The ASBTF is my favorite LHCF indoor event.  I prefer it to the LHCF Christmas Party because it isn’t at my house and it costs me a lot less money.  Also because I don’t have to accept unwanted gifts and endure a Robert speech about how much he loves me that one day of the year.

The Schwartz’s put on the World’s best ASBTF.  Don’t miss it.

Louis/CeCe/Laine Grace and Beckham were also present and did a WOD consisting of chasing each other around the field and sword-fighting with sticks recently fallen from trees.  No one was injured and no tears were shed.

Assistant Coach Butler’s  Brentwood Eagles Men’s Basketball team won the state TSSAA Division 2 championship last evening.  We can all hope to see him slightly more often and to be less tense and better behaved now that the season is over.  HOPE is the key word.

Christina informed us today that while ZACHARY does indeed have an H in it, he prefers that the abbreviation be H-less, as in ZAC.  ZACH has appeared on the white-board in the past but it was not his writing. 

Tuesday at 4 PM.  The long range forecast for Tuesday (done by the same wizards that forecast Florida being below sea-level by 2030) is for idyllic conditions perfect for outdoor CrossFit. 

[scribbledbyhand]

S7E37

[annab-nana]

getting seriously injured on a mission and waking up in the infirmary and sam (wilson) is crying, begging for you to wake up cause he loves you and he never got a chance to tell you and he’s scared that he might never get to 🥺

omg you want me to break my own heart don’t you but i also had a lot of fun with this one hehe

warnings: shooting, mentions of death, blood

it all happened so fast. you, sam, and bucky were after some power-hungry maniac who was getting into business he shouldn't have been in. people at shield kept tabs on all enhanced people, ones who had extraordinary powers even if they weren't involved in the organization. it was simply for their protection and for the knowledge of the division. there were tons more superhumans out there with powers sourcing from more than a serum or spider bite. said power-hungry maniac wanted to kidnap some of them and make them work for him which obviously didn't go unnoticed by nick fury—nothing ever gets past him—so he sent you three in to do the job. he had warned you that this guy would most more than likely have others with him so you'd have to be aware while helping the abductees out.

as stated, it happened so fast. bucky and sam split from you to take down the main guy and the other guards he kept close to him while you would begin finding the enhanced and sneaking them out—you were the most covert of the trio. first, you found a blond you learned to be named danny who had a very calming aura about him that you didn't know you needed in that situation. then you rescued a beautiful redhead, elsa. there was only one more left to save and your part of the mission would be over. before you could move to work on finding the last imprisoned superhuman, three gunshots rang through the air and a pain spread in your abdomen. danny fell with you, but you realized that it was just to catch you as you saw the three gunshots had entered your body. red stained your shirt. clearly, a white top wasn't the best choice but it was too late to think about fashion choices at the moment.

you watched elsa dash to the man with the gun which had run out of bullets, only sounding with a click as he tried to shoot at her. she hopped up gracefully, swinging her legs around his neck and tightening her grip to close his airway. footsteps sounded from the opposite end of the hall and danny laid your head down gently to go deal with them, his glowing fist laying a strong punch to the dude and sending him flying towards the wall. there was no way that the guy didn't have a concussion at least, but he was passed out and danny ridded him of his weapons. elsa and danny both came up to you when you began to feel light-headed, black spots popping up in your peripheral vision.

"i'm so sorry, but me picking you up is likely to hurt," danny spoke in a calming voice. you had never heard a voice so smooth and comforting, but that just seemed to be how danny was with everything. it did hurt, but you were becoming slightly numb to it all. "elsa, you want to find miles while i get her some help?"

"on it," she muttered as she ran off, even that looking effortless and pretty as her long silky ponytail swang in the air. that was the last image you remembered seeing and the last thing you heard was danny whispering that he was going to find you some help before you passed out.

the light you woke up to was bright, too bright, almost blinding when you opened your eyes. you squinted at the intensity of the light but soon let your eyes adjust to it. the room you were in was a powerful shade of white which in no way helped with the brightness. once you got your sight set straight, you focused on another sense, sound. sniffling was heard to your left and you spotted your favorite person holding your hand in both of his. he was sitting next to you with his weight leaning on his propped-up elbows and he held your hand against his forehead, his eyes shut almost as if he was praying.

"please, wake up, y/n," he muttered under his breath shakily. he was crying. "i need you to wake up. i am begging you, please. i- i love you. i wanted to tell you yesterday but i think i may have lost my chance. i almost said it before we split up but i didn't and now i might never be given the opportunity again."

"sam?" you croaked, your voice not used to speaking after a long period of time. a gasp left his lips as his widened eyes met your frail face.

"oh my god, y/n. you're okay!" he spoke in relief before lightly pressing his lips to your forehead. "do you want me to go get bucky? he's been worried about you but he just left to go get everyone some food. danny, elsa, and miles are worried about you too. danny's still here and miles and elsa left with bucky, but i can go get them if you want," he rambled and if you weren't in such a weak state, you'd stand up and kiss him like there's no tomorrow.

"sam?"

"yes, sweetheart?"

"i love you too."

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[novanekoma]

Haikyuu Masterlist

Legend:  h/c= headcannons ☼ s= scenarios ☼ smau= social media ☼ f= fluff ☼ ✿= mature ☼ s/f= songfic ☼ a= angst ☼ tw= darker themes/ trigger warnings

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→ always you | smau | eventual ✿      ↳ summary: the dynamic trio: kenma, kuroo, and y/n. best friends since the age of 8, now adults and roommates. there had always been chemistry between you and kuroo, but each of you too afraid to go beyond innocent flirting. and now with you, an up and coming fashion icon, and kuroo’s internship with japan’s volleyball promotion division taking off as well, your lives are beginning to change in big ways. will that chemistry finally react? or will the chance be pulled right from under your feet? aka: kenma gets fed up with his clearly in love, and oblivious, best friends and decides something needs to be done, and why is this other blonde idiot trying to come between them      ↳ ongoing

→ the teenage love series | s/f | hints of ✿ | a      ↳ summary: a collection of songfics: Kuroo fucked up, he knows just how badly he's messed things up. He's 17 and doesn't know a thing about life, the only thing he truly knows is that he misses you.      ↳ part 1: I miss you       ↳ part 2: never mine      ↳ part 3: coming soon

→ ghost of you | smau | a | f | ✿ | major character death       ↳ summary: coming soon

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→ late nights | f | s | 18+ ✿ towards the end       ↳ summary: with practice running late for Bokuto, and your uni classes piling on the workload, late nights seem to be common for the two of you, but as it turns out, late nights aren’t so bad with Bokuto by your side.      ↳ completed 

→ my favourite craving | smau | f | a | ✿      ↳ summary: what do college students survive on besides cheap take out and naps whenever possible? caffeine of course!y/n l/n spends her afternoons working as a barista. Her nights are spent in the college library, studying before racing home to sleep for a few hours before waking up early for morning classes. y/n’s days are long and tiring, but the best part of her day comes in the form of a certain volleyball player. bokuto kōtarō, current ace for the black jackal v-league team, he lives and breathes volleyball, and every day after his afternoon run he stops by the campus coffee shop to grab his daily caffeine fix from his favourite barista, slowly working up the nerve to say more than just a stammered hi.except one afternoon y/n’s not there and bokuto’s worried he’s completely missed his chance, since she doesn’t show up for an entire week! What’s a poor himbo to do? find her of course!       ↳ ongoing

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→ back to you | smau | a | f | ✿     ↳ summary: three years ago l/n y/n was engaged. three years later she’s decidedly not married, moved back to her hometown and attempting to pick up the pieces of her former life. coming back home was not part of the plan, seeing her ex-best friend atsumu was also not part of the plan, and falling in love again with said ex-best friend was definietly not part of her plan either. but as y/n learns, things rarely ever go according to plan and sometimes, they turn out even better than she could’ve imagined.      ↳ coming soon

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push and pull | smau | a | f | ✿ → summary: after getting her heart broken again, y/n l/n’s decided to swear off relationships. no more cracks in her heart, just meaningless hook ups and flings from here on out. well, that was supposed to be the plan anyway, before two of her best friends stepped in and offered a very tempting deal. → pairing: oikawa x fem!reader x iwaizumi 

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random boyfie texts | smau | f | ✿ (on some, will be marked as such) → summary: a random text series which will have multiple parts with different characters!      ↳ part 1: ft. bokuto, kuroo, + oikawa      ↳ part 2: ft. iwaizumi, matsukawa, + makki      ↳ part 3: ft. tsukki, kenma, + akaashi

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eyes on you ✿ | f → pairing: atsumu x reader → summary: On the outside, Atsumu swears he doesn’t mean to stare. But he can’t help it. You’re the Jackals’ sweet, attentive, innocent little manager that rules with an iron fist. And you just look so fucking gorgeous every goddamn day.He'd be jealous from all the attention you were receiving, if he didn't already know who you belonged to. Him. → status: completed

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[canariie]

A Babysitting Misadventure

Rating: K+ for all the fluff

Synopsis: Momo Hinamori didn’t quite know what she was in for when she was tasked to take care of Ichika.

Characters/Pairings: Hitsuhina (of course!), a little Renruki and our favourite squad 10 vice captain Rangiku Matsumoto

Word Count: 2.5k

Author’s Notes: This is for @tinaillustrations​ as part of the Hitsuhina  2020 Exchange! I really was in between this and another fic but I love domestic fluff so this won out haha. It has been years since I have written fanfiction so I hope you enjoy it! I know I’m a little rusty but I cannot wait to share more with the Hitsuhina community! :)

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Momo Hinamori was having a good day. She had finished the work that Hirako-taicho had left her before he went to visit Hiyori-san in the Living World. She was almost done reading the book that Nanao had let her borrow. And it wasn’t even past noon.

She stretched her arms in front of her. “I can’t wait to take a break!” She was just about to get started on another pile of documents when all of a sudden the door crashed open—Renjii stood panting, with a crazed expression and a baby carrier in his hand.

“Hinamori!” His eyes filled with relief. “I am so glad you’re here!”

The brown-haired girl walked up to him. “Abarai-kun, what’s wrong? Why are you out of breath?” She bent down to look at baby Ichika who was sound asleep, in deep contrast to her father.

“Rukia—emergency— mission—,” he huffed, “distress call—I need to go!” He only had the strength to force out short phrases as he seemed at the point of collapsing.  

Momo looked at him with great sympathy. “You must go then!” She looked down at Ichika. “But why do you need me…?”

He grabbed her shoulders. “You’re a girl— you can take care of her!”

“What!” Momo exclaimed. “Abarai-kun!” But it was too late, the red headed vice-captain had already shunpoed away. Only baby Ichika fast asleep in her carrier remained as proof that the last 2 minutes really occurred.  

The petite vice-captain sighed in exasperation, her side bangs fluttering away from her face.

“Mou…what am I going to do now?”

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Momo wasn’t worried—yet. She had spent some time with playing with Ichika when both Renjii and Rukia were around. However, she had never taken care of the baby by herself. Glancing down at the carrier she placed on a seat next to her desk, Momo felt an apprehension in the pit of her stomach.

Well, Ichika-chan is still sleeping, so I should take advantage of the opportunity to work.

Momo busied herself and was in the midst of starting the third pile when a high pitch wail spooked her out of her chair.

“Oh no, Ichika!” Momo picked up the crying baby, immediately trying to console her. She hopped from side to side, in attempt to soothe her but Ichika did not quiet. She quickly looked around in the back of the carrier for anything that would help but couldn’t find anything. Ichika continued to wail and Momo felt her heart break.

“Mou, I need help!” At her wits end, Momo grabbed the carrier in one hand and ran out of the office. She was sure that she looked like a comical sight with a crying baby in tow, but she was determined to find someone to help.

However, as she made it through the divisions, she kept on hitting dead ends. At the first division, Nanao was out on errands, delivering paperwork for the upcoming meeting. At the third division, Captain Rose answered the door with a wary glance at the crying baby, but informed her that Kira was out on a mission. Momo had then stopped by the fourth division but Isane was out in the fields doing healing training.

And even though Momo was slowing down, Ichika continued to cry loudly, inciting shinigami to look at the two with pity. How could one small baby have so much energy to cry? She was so tired that she felt like she could collapse right then and there from all the running.

“Hinamori?”

Momo turned. “Rangiku-san!” The blonde was coming out of her quarters, hair unkempt and rubbing her eyes from sleep. Momo had never seen Matsumoto so not put together—but she was the only person so far who seemed to be available to help. “I am so glad to see you!” Momo exclaimed.

“Well, I can’t say I’m glad to hear you!” Matsumoto covered her ears. “Why’s Ichika-chan crying?”

“I don’t know!” Momo cried. “I’ve been trying to calm her down but nothing is working! Abarai-kun left me with just her carrier so I can’t even do anything!” To add to the point, Ichika seemed to cry even louder.

“Well that won’t do,” Rangiku muttered. “Hmm…I think I have something that might help.” She disappeared and Momo could hear some noises coming from inside. Shortly after Matsumoto appeared with a baby bottle full of milk. “Here, I found some milk in the fridge inside.”

Momo took the bottle gratefully but stopped. “Why do you have a baby bottle?” she asked dubiously.

“It was for a drinking game,” Matsumoto responded dismissively. Momo raised her eyebrow but thought better to ask further. She gestured the bottle to Ichika who eagerly latched on and drank, closing her eyes to sleep again.

Momo sighed in relief. “Ahh, it worked! Thank you so much Rangiku-san!” But Momo looked up and the blonde was already gone. Momo would have been insulted if she weren’t so relieved that Ichika had finally quieted down.

Knowing that there was only one more person she could ask for help, she quickly set out with the sleeping baby in tow.

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Toushiro Hitsugaya was having a decent day. He slept well the night before and had woken up early to train. He had already completed his stacks of paperwork and was reviewing the report for his meeting with Captain Commander later in the day. It was also far more productive than he could say for his vice-captain who was conveniently late to work though it was far past noon.

He was just skimming the report when he heard the door slide open quickly.

“Hitsugaya-kun! Would it be alright if I stayed here?” Momo asked.

“I have to work,” he responded, not missing a beat and continued reading.

“But Hitsugaya-kun, I need your help!” At this, Toushiro looked up and was surprised to see how frazzled his childhood friend looked. Her hair stuck out in a disarray and she had an urgent look in her eyes. Then he noticed the sleeping baby in her arms.

“Why do you have Ichika?”

“Abarai-kun had to go help Rukia-san on her mission! He left Ichika-chan to me but didn’t give me any of her toys or baby bottles! She started to cry and I tried to soothe her but she wouldn’t stop—only until she drank something! Now she’s asleep but I don’t know when she’ll wake up next!” she exclaimed, clearly at her limit.  “I’ve been holding her for so long that I haven’t been able to use the restroom!”

“You couldn’t have asked anyone else to help?” He raised an eyebrow, not used to seeing her so out of sorts.

“I tried! I really did!” Momo cried out. “Hirako-taicho went to the living world, Kira’s on a mission, Nanao-san was busy with paperwork and I asked Rangiku-san.” She sighed dejectedly. “But she left me.”

“Why am I not surprised?” Toushiro responded dryly. Momo looked at him pleadingly, to which he sighed. “Fine, you can stay here.”

She felt an immense wave of relief wash over her. “Yes! Thank you so much Shiro-chan!”

“Hinamori! Enough with that nick name!” he grumbled, crossing his arms, looking off to the side.

“I’m sorry Hitsugaya-kun,” she looked up at him through her eye lashes, with the full intention of softening his annoyance. “Thank you for letting me stay here.” She smiled sweetly for extra effort knowing that her childhood friend could never stay mad at her for too long.  

Toushiro’s cheeks warmed up. “Whatever, you’re welcome” he muttered.

Then it hit her. “Ah, Hitsugaya-kun! Can you hold her for a second? I’m going to go use the restroom!”

“Me?” he sputtered. “Hinamori, I have never held an infant in my life.”

She was already handing the sleeping Ichika to the white-haired captain’s reluctant open arms. “Don’t worry! You’ll get the hang of it! Just make sure to support her neck and let her head rest on our shoulder…and hold your arm underneath.” Momo adjusted his arms and hands. “There! You’re good to go!”

Toushiro was most certainly not comfortable at all. He looked like he was staring at a tiny hollow on his shoulder, his turquoise eyes filled with apprehension.

“Hinamori, I don’t think this is a good idea…” He looked up and realized she was already gone. He sighed and sat down on the couch, making sure to watch baby Ichika who was fast asleep despite a seemingly uncomfortable position.

It really was the first time that he had seen a baby so close. He adjusted his arms so he could see her face clearly. She really does look like Kuchiki...

Toushiro remembered how enamored Hinamori and Matsumoto had been with the baby when she was just born. They had all visited the squad 13 vice-captain after she had given birth and was resting at home. Abarai had sat behind her the whole time, supporting her up on the futon. Toushiro couldn’t believe how wrinkled the baby looked, but both Abarai and the young Kuchiki’s gazes down were nothing short of full of love. He glanced to the side to see Momo staring at the trio affectionately, and Toushiro couldn’t help but wonder what she was thinking.

“Hitsugaya-kun?”

He turned to see Hinamori’s face looking down at Ichika with the same look as before. She had settled herself nicely next to him and was smiling to herself. “You got it!” she whispered gently. Momo smiled up at him. “See, I told you, you could do it!”

Toushiro felt his ears go hot. “H-Here you take her!” He lifted the baby off of him and onto Momo who quickly opened her arms. “Ahh, be careful Hitsugaya-kun!” Momo adjusted her position, but it was no use as Ichika started to stir. A look of confusion and fear passed by her face as she didn’t recognize the unfamiliar surroundings. Ichika’s bottom lip trembled and Momo felt the baby’s reiatsu hitch before she proceeded to wail again—and if possible, louder than before.

“Shiro-chan, I don’t know what to do!” Momo cradled Ichika in her arms, turning from side to side quickly in hopes to calm the baby down. But it was futile as the small baby howled, tears streaming down her chubby cheeks.

“Ichika,” he spoke with quiet authority.

The baby opened its violet eyes as Toushiro leaned over her and started moving his index finger, almost as if he were writing in the air. A blue light started to glow around his hand and suddenly dancing figures of ice emerged. Ichika’s wailing quieted to a coo as she watched the ice figures dance through the air and flutter down in front of her.

Momo stared in awe at Toushiro sitting next to her. Though they were shoulder to shoulder and he was releasing his reiatsu, she couldn’t feel the bite of the cold. She knew it had to do with him controlling his power so it wouldn’t harm her or the baby—that thought warmed her inside.

The ice sprites moved closer to settle on her arms, walking up to move closer to Ichika before disappearing in snow sparkles. The baby gurgled in excitement and reached a little fist to touch the snow.

She then pushed herself forward suddenly and Momo had to tighten her hold so she wouldn’t slip out of her arms. Toushiro sensed this and draped an arm on the couch behind the petite vice-captain so that she and Ichika were supported by his chest. At the back of her mind she registered she was so close to her childhood friend that she could feel the tickle of his hair on her cheek.

The show continued with Toushiro conjuring new characters and figures that enchanted baby Ichika with wonder. The exhaustion from her crying soon slowly overcame her as her eyelids fluttered close again.

“How did you do that Shiro-chan?” Momo whispered softly, as to not disturb the quietness of the moment.

Toushiro shrugged his shoulders, eyes still focused on the now drowsy baby. “I figured that Kuchiki-fuukutaicho would have created something out of ice for Ichika whenever they played together—knowing her penchant for Chappy.” He let out a smile.  “She probably just misses her mom.”

“You’re amazing Shiro-chan.”

He turned to retort at her, but stopped at the look of admiration in her eyes.

“Hinamori…”

The two friends both looked down when Ichika started mumbling “Kaa-chan” before settling into a deep snooze. They both unconsciously smiled together.

Momo don’t know how long she and Toushiro sat there watching in quiet fascination at the sleeping baby in her arms. They both didn’t say anything, too wary of disturbing this rare peaceful moment. And though the neither of them had ever dealt with a newborn baby like this, it just felt right.

Momo was so focused on holding Ichika she didn’t notice Toushiro curl his arm around her to tuck her closer to him and that he moved his face towards her’s.

“Captain?”

The two broke apart to see Matsumoto staring at them, which made Momo wonder how long she had been standing there. There was a knowing look in her grey-blue eyes and a soft smile on her face.

“We have to leave in a couple minutes for the meeting with Captain General Kyoraku.”

Toushiro cleared his throat and removed his arm from Momo, which she realized that she missed right away.

“Right, Matsumoto.” He looked away trying to regain his composure. “We’ll leave soon.”

“I should go as well,” Momo said softly, as to not wake baby Ichika and to avoid Toushiro and Matsumoto’s stares. “Thank you for your help Hitsugaya-kun.” She placed the sleeping child in the carrier before hurrying herself off the couch.  “I’ll see you both later,” she quickly said as she dashed out leaving the 10th division officers behind.

Once the fifth vice-captain left, Matsumoto turned around slowly with a smirk on her face and raised eyebrow. “Did you enjoy your time with Hinamori-chan?” her voice dripping with implications.

Toushiro straightened his captain’s robe before pushing himself up and brushed past Matsumoto into the hallway. “Let’s not be late Matsumoto,” he said ignoring her previous statement.

“Don’t think this is over Captain! We must discuss this afterwards! I want to hear all the details!”

“There’ll be no such thing,” he replied shortly.

“Well, I think you might want to considering what I have…”

He turned to her as she dropped her soul pager in his hand, walking past with a confident gait. She winked as she looked over her shoulder. “I think you’ll want to save that photo.”

In confusion, he looked down at the photo on the small screen and his turquoise eyes widened. For on the screen was an image of a smiling Momo, gazing adoringly at baby Ichika, tucked in Toushiro’s arms. What shocked him was the soft look on his face directed at Momo. Though there was plenty of room for them on the tiny couch, they were so close together that it looked like a young couple and their child—he could feel his ears heat up.

“Don’t worry Captain, I’ll send it to you later,” Matsumoto called sweetly.

Toushiro huffed. Not that he cared.

But she had better send that picture to him later.

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Author’s Notes: I hope you enjoyed! I had the end part in my head for days but it took my some time to start it and flesh out the middle. 

There’ll be more in the future :) 

[burdenedchaos]

His thoughts are a jumble of noise. Overlapping and chomping at the bit to have a moment at the forefront. Green gaze darts left. Right. Takes in the familiar surroundings of the TVA.  A shuttered breathe makes its way out. Back in. Out. 

Sylvie.  He has no doubts that without his inference, his Variant had struck out. That Sylvie would strike out at the Puppet Master behind the strings. Whether he had been bluffing or not--it hadn’t be a chance Loki had wanted to take. Not like that. Not without more information. If they had kept talking--if he could have simply--! A noise of frustration left his throat.  He couldn’t blame her. H couldn’t. Would he have done the same--? No. Maybe. It was...complicated.  A part of him still twists in anger and blame. Betrayal weighing heavily on his very being. 

He can’t dwell on it. He needs to move. He needs to...go. His feet are moving before he can properly process the notion. Bringing him out of the room--down the hallways. Past the frantic members of the Organization, armed to the teeth to go and right the absolute chaos descending onto the timelines. 

His speed increases, thoughts still a menagerie of white noise. Pushing bodies without truly seeing who they were or where they might land. 

Mobius. Thanks for the spark. 

He wanted--no. He needed to find the man.  Track him down--and and explain the situation. Explain and tackle the situation together. That was what they did. Place their heads together and figure out what to do. Just as they’d done to find his Variants. Mobius was smart. Quick on his feet. He had to know some--some emergency protocol! Deep in his knowledge of the TVA. 

Loki wove through their past haunts; peered through the aisles and aisles of files that made up the level of the archives. Endlessly stretching on and on.  Disappointment and worry growing with each step that bore no sign of his proverbial rock in the stream. Panic threatening to claw up his throat. 

Until--! Was that? Low voices up ahead; around the corner. His steps sped. Slowed.  Yes! YES! Mobius and B-15--!  Talking with their hands--staring at the small screen of a TemPad. 

"At this point, how are we gonna stop it?” 

“We can’t!” The outburst was shouted out before he could think to control it.  The two turned, expressions drenched in confusion. Confusion he could only chalk up to his sudden appearance considering he was meant to still be in Citadel. In the Beyond. 

“What?” “What’d you say?” 

He walked closer, eyebrows knit together. “It’s done Mobius. We made a terrible mistake--” 

“What’s done?” B-15 questioned, lowering the TemPad for a moment. 

“We freed the timeline! We found him--beyond the storm. A Citadel at the END of Time!”  Hands moved, outstretching to stress the urgency of his words. “He’s terrifying--I. He planned everything. He’s SEEN everything! He KNOWS EVERYTHING!” A pause. A pant.  “It’s COMPLICATED, Okay?!” 

Mobius’ hands moved, outward. Upwards. Noncombative. T rying to calm--to soothe and Loki looked to him in desperation as he continued on. Needing to get the words out. To warn. To--to try and fix this mess. “Someone is coming. Countless different versions of a VERY dangerous person!” He thought to the small manipulations that had danced across the desk. The warning that had been given. Honest words--the lesser of any evils sitting before them. 

“They’re ALL set on war! We need to prepare!” The last word was stressed and Loki looked to Mobius as the other began to speak. Waiting for that reassurance. Waiting for that plan. 

“Take it easy--you’re an analyst, right?” His voice was soft but stern. Trying to get to the point.  “What division are you from?” 

“--What?” There it was again. That panic. That noise in his very being. “What are you talking about?” 

“Who are you? What’s your name?” 

If it were anyone else, he could cite it as a prank. In very poor taste, at a time like this. But the confusion adorning the analysts face was genuine. Concerned. 

He was vaguely aware of B-15 calling for backup to the archives as his head swung in desperation, searching the space around him for a sign that this wasn’t real. That this wasn’t actually happening--only to fall on the statue that was built outside the open balcony. What had once been a trio of figureheads--now only stood a single man, the carved stone a rendered image of the very Emperor they’d encountered in the Citadel. 

Mobius was still talking--expression never dipping out of that concerned look. Fishing for answers that Loki simply didn’t have the strength to give as the world he’d known for however long simply toppled like unbalanced blocks that a child might have built. 

[aoyama-division]

"It's all about the money." -Joe Jackson

Introduction

Tomi Chōten is the leader of the Aoyama Division rap battle team, Jet Set Trio. He is known far and wide by his moniker, High Class. He is a socialite who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, thanks to his parents, the owner of the town's most precious metals, and the main spokesperson for Chuuohku. He never wants for nothing, and firmly believes that his wealth and class are more than enough to believe that he is better than anyone else.

Tomi is a man in his mid-20s who still looks like a kid fresh out of high school. He has bleached blonde-white hair that is in a curly short ponytail that stops just past his neck. His eyes are grayish in color. His most interesting feature is his eyebrows, which are long and curly, going in a small full loop on his forehead. He is of average weight, far from being fat or slim, and he has no real noticeable muscles.

As befitting one of his station, Tomi typically dresses up in whatever is the current style these days. He especially likes clothes from Versace.

Usually, you can find him wearing a long white dress shirt tucked into his dark dress pants secured with a black belt with a silver belt buckle. He wears an emerald green necktie that is kept in place with a gold clip at the top of his dress shirt. At the bottom of his tie, it is decorated with a gold dollar sign symbol that is sewn on. Over his dress shirt, he wears an emerald-green suit jacket that is unbuttoned but is adorned with gold buttons and buckles. Lastly, to complete his outfit, he wears a pair of black dress shoes and matching dress socks on his feet.

Name Meaning

富 Tomi

富 wealth, fortune

頂点 Chōten

頂点 vertex, apex, top, peak, pinnacle, crest

Aliases:

Mr. Chōten- (His servants and peers)

Tomi-san- (His parents)

Big Bro- (His younger brother)

Biographical Info

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Ethnicity: Japanese

Hair Color: Bleached-Blonde White

Eye Color: Gray

Height: 180 cm (5'11")

Weight: 73 kg (160 lb.)

Birthday: August 14

Star Sign: Leo

Piercings: N/A

Markings: N/A

Family:

Biological Mother (Alive)

Biological Father (Alive)

Younger Brother (Alive, but Disowned)

Wife (Alive)

JCV: T-Ace (Rapping)

Fun Facts

MC Name: High Class

Occupation: Socialite

Division: Aoyama

Team: Jet Set Trio

Position: 1st Member/Leader

Favorite Food: Kobe Beef

Least Favorite Food: Foie gras

Likes: Money, Expensive Items, Rich Parties, Fast Cars, Wine, Cigars

Dislikes: Poor people, losing, people who disrespect him, his younger brother

Hypnosis Microphone

Tomi's Microphone is akin to a royal scepter held by a king or a queen. It is adorned with numerous jewels that are gold, silver, and blue. The top part (the windscreen) looks similar to a crown (without the cross).

His Speakers take the form of gold money bags with the group's symbol on them. Inside of the money bags are speakers.

His rap ability, Avarice, has him rapping some enchanting words about money at one of his opponents. Before they know it, they are filled with images of dollar bills falling all around them. As they are enamored at the sight, they leave themselves wide open for an attack by Tomi or his partners. He can only use this move once per battle and only on one opponent.

Tomi's rap themes are similar to that of GIGOLO's, in that they are centered around the 'champagne life', which is a lifestyle involving the enjoyment of luxuries and expensive pleasures. His raps are very narcissistic, as he constantly shamelessly flaunts his wealth and status while taunting and insulting those who are beneath him, especially people of the poor.

Personality

Ever since he was just a child, Tomi has been used to having everything that he wanted, exactly how he wanted. And as the son of two of the richest people ever to set foot in Japan and part of the elite, what else would you expect? Surrounded day and night by an army of loyal servants at his beck and call, there is nothing this young socialite enjoys more than making the life of those who make his life perfect, utterly hellish.

In public, Tomi fits the role of a perfect gentleman. He is quick to praise the accolades of his peers, smile a charming smile towards the way of one of his parents' friends, or shake hands with some nobody who's trying to get in good with him to get to his wealth. Tomi has seen these types of people since he was a child, and he is used to them.

Inwardly, however, Tomi looks upon all of them as being nothing more than 'servants' or 'lapdogs' meant to serve him. He has each of them 'numbered', and gives them all nicknames, which he calls them in private. He is quick to badmouth someone behind their back to someone else, only to badmouth that same person to someone else. It amuses him to see brawls or fights start out because of something that he did, directly or indirectly.

Despite his pompous attitude, Tomi dislikes being insulted or punished, especially by his parents or friends. While he will never admit it, Tomi suffers from an 'inferiority superiority complex.' Although he thinks the world of himself, his high-and-mighty attitude actually hides a crippling insecurity. The reason for this is because he has such a high opinion of himself that he can't deal with any kind of perceived failure or rejection, which explains why he frequently belittles or looks down upon those around him. If he feels that he has disappointed himself or others, he will often fall into a depression and lock himself away in his room until he feels better.

While Tomi does have issues, he does value and like most people, including his fellow friends in the JST. He feels that he can be himself with them, and they will not judge him for it. He also seeks to make his parents proud. After his younger brother left, he vowed to make it so that his parents won't have to worry about anything, and that he will do what he can to make their lives easier.

Background

*coming soon*

Trivia

Ever since he's eaten Luis's food, he makes it a point to eat at his restaurant at least three or four times a week.

Because of his youthful appearance, people always assume he is younger than he looks.

Despite his mom being a spokesperson for Chuohku, he doesn't trust them.

He has an antagonistic relationship with his younger brother for abandoning the family. ...At least in public.

It is rare to see him without a cigar in his hand. His favorite brand is 'Royal Courtesan', the most expensive cigar in the world to date.

On May 24th, 2024, after almost a year of dating, he and Miho Kobayashi officially became husband and wife. Unfortunately, they divorced a few months later after a sex tape was played on live television featuring Tomi and another woman, much to his disgrace and heartache.

[pemdasblog]

PEMDAS - Special Year-End Edition - Albums

I love end of year lists because I like consensus, rankings and numbers. But consensus is all based on who gets to rank, and the people who get the most access to major publication rankings are white men, so the numbers are tainted by white supremacy, misogyny, and many other forms of bigotry.

Which makes it even more interesting to see what gets ranked where.

Here’s a Google Sheet I made of all the lists and I created a formula that basically measures how many times an album placed on a list as well as how high it placed on that list. I’m going to keep updating this list as it’s not done, but it’s fun to play around with right now!

According to my formula and the critics, the top 10 albums of 2020 (in order) are: 

#1: Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

#2: RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

#3: folklore •• Taylor Swift

#4: Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

#5: Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

#6: Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

#7: Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

#8: Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

#9: Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

#10: Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

I also have a fun, unranked albums list brewing. I’ll release that at the very end of the year.

Click below for all of the publication lists!

The 50 best albums of 2020 •• ABC | Double J

Dan Condon

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Crossover •• Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

The Slow Rush •• Tame Impala

UNTITLED (Rise) •• SAULT

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Song for Our Daughter •• Laura Marling

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

The Sharecropper’s Daughter •• Sa-Roc

Sideways to New Italy •• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Sixteen Oceans •• Four Tet

Chose Line •• Benny the Walker

South West •• L-FRESH the LION

Far Enough •• Cable Ties

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Nyaaringu •• Miiesha

You Be the Lightning •• Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife

Mordechai •• Khruangbin

Suddenly •• Caribou

Our Two Skins •• Gordi

Down In the Weeds, Where the World Once Was •• Bright Eyes

græ •• Moses Sumney

Distance •• Jess Cornelius

King’s Disease •• Nas

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Batflowers •• Washington

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

That’s How Rumors Get Started •• Margo Price

ENERGY •• Disclosure

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Paid Salvation •• A Swayze & The Ghosts

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

Ohms •• Deftones

Unity •• Gordon Koang

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Child in Reverse •• Kate Miller-Heidke

K.G. •• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Aloha •• Son Little

The Modern Medieval •• Something for Kate

II: The Next Wave •• Quakers

Rome •• Josh Pyke

Fallow •• Fanny Lumsden

Optimisme •• Songhoy Blues

Original Cast Recording •• Braille Face

Colour by Number •• Leah Flanagan

Ultra Mono •• IDLES

What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? •• Public Enemy

Feral •• RVG

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

The best albums and songs of 2020 •• BBC Culture

Nick Levine

  Best albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Kitchen Sink •• Nadine Shah

folklore •• Taylor Swift

6 Music Recommends Albums of the Year 2020 •• BBC Radio - 6 Music

BBC Radio - 6 Music Staff

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Shortly After Takeoff •• BC Camplight

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Kitchen Sink •• Nadine Shah

England Is a Garden •• Cornershop

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

The Universal Want •• Doves

Deep Down Happy •• Sports Team

The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Staff Picks •• Billboard

Billboard Staff

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

After Hours •• The Weeknd

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

My Turn •• Lil Baby

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Meet the Woo 2 •• Pop Smoke

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Positions •• Ariana Grande

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Starting Over •• Chris Stapleton

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Circles •• Mac Miller

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Manic •• Halsey

Tickets to My Downfall •• Machine Gun Kelly

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Rare •• Selena Gomez

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Colores •• J Balvin

The Album •• BLACKPINK

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

The Slow Rush •• Tame Impala

Before Love Came To Kill Us •• Jessie Reyez

Notes on a Conditional Form •• The 1975

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Fake It Flowers •• beabadoobee

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

Map of the Soul: 7 •• BTS

Letter to You •• Bruce Springsteen

Atrapado en un Sueño •• Junior H

The Album •• Teyana Taylor

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Emmanuel •• Anuel AA

Love Goes •• Sam Smith

Suddenly •• Caribou

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

B7 •• Brandy

Southside •• Sam Hunt

Mesa Para Dos •• Kany García

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Good Souls Better Angels •• Lucinda Williams

Kid Krow •• Conan Gray

Hecho en Mexico •• Alejandro Fernández

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Blame It on Baby •• DaBaby

Top 10 Albums of the Year 2020 •• Bleep

KiCk i •• Arca

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin •• Eartheater

Cape Cira •• K-LONE

Fountain •• Lyra Pramuk

Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry •• Speaker Music

Help •• Duval Timothy

Karma & Desire •• Actress

Shadow of Fear •• Cabaret Voltaire

Tara Clerkin Trio •• Tara Clerkin Trio

The Best Albums of 2020 •• Complex

Jessica McKinney, Andre Gee, Eric Skelton, Edwin Ortiz, Khal, Angel Diaz, Will Schube, Shawn Setaro, Lucas Wisenthel

After Hours •• The Weeknd

My Turn •• Lil Baby

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Burden of Proof •• Benny the Butcher

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

The Slow Rush •• Tame Impala

Circles •• Mac Miller

Pray for Paris •• Westside Gunn

Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon •• Pop Smoke

The GOAT •• Polo G

From King to a GOD •• Conway the Machine

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Wunna •• Gunna

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

A Muse In Her Feelings •• dvsn

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Meet the Woo 2 •• Pop Smoke

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

So Help Me God! •• 2 Chainz

Angelic Hoodrat •• Kenny Mason

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

The Price of Tea in China •• Boldy James

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Fuck the World •• Brent Faiyaz

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Dark Lane Demo Tapes •• Drake

Young & Turnt 2 •• 42 Dugg

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Top •• YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Mt. Marci •• Roc Marciano

Notes on a Conditional Form •• The 1975

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

One and Only •• Sheff G

Positions •• Ariana Grande

Limbo •• Aminé

UNLOCKED •• Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats

Anyways •• Young Nudy

Legends Never Die •• Juice WRLD

Industry Games •• CHIKA

Reasonable Drought •• Stove God Cooks

Spilligion •• Spillage Village

King’s Disease •• Nas

While the World Was Burning •• SAINt JHN

Only for Dolphins •• Action Bronson

Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 •• Lil Durk

Featuring Ty Dolla Sign •• Ty Dolla Sign

Detroit 2 •• Big Sean

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

Top 50 Albums of 2020 •• Consequence of Sound

CoS Staff

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Ohms •• Deftones

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Gigaton •• Pearl Jam

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Map of the Soul: 7 •• BTS

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

After Hours •• The Weeknd

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Fake It Flowers •• beabadoobee

Likewise •• Frances Quinlan

Ultra Mono •• IDLES

Forgotten Days •• Pallbearer

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Suddenly •• Caribou

Everything Is Beautiful •• Princess Nokia

As Long as You Are •• Future Islands

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Letter to You •• Bruce Springsteen

The Price of Tea in China •• Boldy James & The Alchemist

That’s How Rumors Get Started •• Margo Price

Giver Taker •• Anjimile

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Shamir •• Shamir

Lamb of God •• Lamb of God

Pray for Paris •• Westside Gunn

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

The Greatest Part •• Becca Mancari

Power Up •• AC/DC

The Liz •• Armani Caesar

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

American Head •• The Flaming Lips

The Neon Skyline •• Andy Shauf

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Honeymoon •• Beach Bunny

The Top 50 Albums of 2020 •• Crack Magazine

Help •• Duval Timothy

Indigo Dream •• E.M.M.A.

Mas Amable •• DJ Python

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

Duma •• Duma

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Metal Preyers •• Metal Preyers

From Avoca Hills to the World •• Citizen Boy & Mafia Boyz

Miss Colombia •• Lido Pimienta

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

To Feel Embraced •• Sparkle Division

Workaround •• Beatrice Dillon

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Man Alive! •• King Krule

Healing Is a Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

Snoopy •• CS + Kreme

Dark Matter •• Moses Boyd

Pain Olympics •• Crack Cloud

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Cape Circa •• K-Lone

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Modern Bliss •• Roza Terenzi

Ten Billion Angels •• Zora Jones

Pray 4 Love •• Rod Wave

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Modus Vivendi •• 070 Shake

Cenizas •• Nicolás Jaar

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry •• Speaker Music

Pray for Paris •• Westside Gunn

Second Language •• Minor Science

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

Crabs in a Bucket •• Nines

Deep Technik •• MoMA Ready

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Send Them to Coventry •• Pa Salieu

Pillowland •• Jam City

Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin •• Eartheater

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

The 15 best albums of 2020 •• Entertainment Weekly

Leah Greenblatt, Sarah Rodman & Alex Suskind

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

After Hours •• The Weeknd

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

American Love Story •• Butch Walker

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Your Life Is a Record •• Brandy Clark

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

Exclaim!’s 50 Best Albums of 2020 •• Exclaim!

Exclaim! Staff

God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It •• Backxwash

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Suddenly •• Caribou

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Miss Colombia •• Lido Pimienta

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Pantayo •• Pantayo

Heavy Light •• U.S. Girls

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

The Neon Skyline •• Andy Shauf

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

græ •• Moses Sumney

Have We Met •• Destroyer

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Ohms •• Deftones

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Legacy •• Aquakultre

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Devouring Ruin •• Wake

How Ill Thy World Is Ordered •• Daniel Romano’s Outfit

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

After Hours •• The Weeknd

Burden of Proof •• Benny the Butcher

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

DNA Activation •• Witch Prophet

Peaceful as Hell •• Black Dresses

Where Only Gods May Tread •• Ingested

Circles •• Mac Miller

2017-2019 •• Against All Logic

Lianne La Havas •• Lianne La Havas

Stygian •• Atramentus

ELEMENTS Vol. 1 •• TOBi

Reliever •• William Prince

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

Someone New •• Helena Deland

Pray 4 Love •• Rod Wave

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Sundry Rock Song Stock •• Yves Jarvis

Finds You Well •• Khotin

Underneath •• Code Orange

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

Total Freedom •• Kathleen Edwards

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For •• Illuminati Hotties

The Best Albums of 2020 •• FLOOD

FLOOD Staff

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

græ •• Moses Sumney

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

After Hours •• The Weeknd

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Women in Music Pt. III •• Haim

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

My Agenda •• Dorian Electra

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin •• Eartheater

Shrines •• Armand Hammer

That’s How Rumors Get Started •• Margo Price

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

American Head •• The Flaming Lips

Si Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ •• Kali Uchis

Song Machine: Season 1 - Strange Timez •• Gorillaz

Moveys •• Slow Pulp

The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2020 •• Gigwise

Gigwise Staff

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

folklore •• Taylor Swift

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Ohms •• Deftones

Circles •• Mac Miller

The Night Chancers •• Baxter Dury

Sex, Death & The Infinite Void •• Creeper

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

The Archer •• Alexandra Savior

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Mordechai •• Khruangbin

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Night Network •• The Cribs

I Disagree •• Poppy

Introduction, Presence •• Nation of Language

Modern Dread •• Denai Moore

K.G. •• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

To Love Is to Live •• Jehnny Beth

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Working Men’s Club •• Working Men’s Club

We Live Here •• Bob Vylan

Song for Our Daughter •• Laura Marling

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep •• Ghostpoet

925 •• Sorry

Got To Be Tough •• Toots & The Maytals

græ •• Moses Sumney

Viscerals •• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Three Mile Ditch •• The Wytches

England Is a Garden •• Cornershop

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

In This House •• Lewsberg

Optimisme •• Songhoy Blues

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

Letter to You •• Bruce Springsteen

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

Monument •• Keaton Henson

Seeking Thrills •• Georgia

Hyper Romance •• Jadu Heart

Container •• The Wants

The Prettiest Curse •• Hinds

In Waiting •• Pillow Queens

The Reson for Hardcore Vibes •• Joe & The Shitboys

Gorilla vs. Bear’s Albums of 2020 •• Gorilla vs. Bear

Chris

Someone New •• Helena Deland

Untitled (Black Is) •• SAULT || Untitled (Rise) •• SAULT

Send Them to Coventry •• Pa Salieu

Weaving a Basket •• Sea Oleena

Modus Vivendi •• 070 Shake

Fires in Heaven •• Salem

Galore •• Oklou

What’s Tonight to Eternity •• Cindy Lee || Cat O’Nine Tails •• Cindy Lee

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Taken Away •• Moodymann

All the Time •• Jessy Lanza

Alletiders •• Alle

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

Because of a Flower •• Ana Roxanne

How Much Works •• Sweet Whirl

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

The Don of Diamond Dreams •• Shabazz Palaces

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Hunger for a Way Out •• Sweeping Promises

Your Hero Is Not Dead •• Westerman

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Remote Control •• Discovery Zone

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

Help •• Duval Timothy

Yes •• Shinichi Atobe

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

I Was Born Swimming •• Squirrel Flower

Healing Is a Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

Mia Gargaret •• Gia Margaret

I Feel Alive •• Tops

Karma & Desire •• Actress

Crooner qui coule sous les clous •• Oï Les Ox

Bobby Joe Hope •• Jon McKiel

Motherhood •• No Joy

Land of No Junction •• Aoife Nessa Frances

acts of rebellion •• Ela Minus

Cave Vaults on the Moon •• Tan Cologne

Sundry Rock Song Stock •• Yves Jarvis

A Mythology of Circles •• Faten Kanaan

Man Alive! •• King Krule

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Good Songs for Bad People •• Drab City

Roped In •• North Americans

Sorceress •• Jess Williamson

Phoenix: Flames are Dew Upon My Skin •• Eartheater

Fantasy Chapel •• Riches

Ride Lonesome •• Young Ejecta

Shimmering Basset •• The Green Child

Silver Ladders •• Mary Lattimore

The 50 best albums of 2020 •• The Guardian

Ben Beaumont-Thomas & Laura Snapes

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Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

folklore •• Taylor Swift

græ •• Moses Sumney

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Workaround •• Beatrice Dillon

Suddenly •• Caribou

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

UNTITLED (Rise) •• SAULT

Gold Record •• Bill Callahan

Song for Our Daughter •• Laura Marling

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

Circles •• Mac Miller

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Heavy Light •• U.S. Girls

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Working Men’s Club •• Working Men’s Club

Notes on a Conditional Form •• The 1975

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

I Think I’m Good •• Kassa Overall

Suite for Max Brown •• Jeff Parker

Positions •• Ariana Grande

Karma & Desire •• Actress

DISCO •• Kylie Minogue

Made in Lagos •• Wizkid

All the Time •• Jessy Lanza

Rare •• Selena Gomez

Three •• The Necks

The Album •• Teyana Taylor

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Have We Met •• Destroyer

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked •• The Line of Best Fit

The Line of Best Fit Staff

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

The Baby •• Samia

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

græ •• Moses Sumney

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

The Worst Generation •• Che Lingo

Healing Is a Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

I’m Your Empress Of •• Empress Of

We’re New Again: A Reimagining •• Makaya McCraven

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

Anime, Trauma and Divorce •• Open Mike Eagle

Beginners •• Christian Lee Hutson

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Show Pony •• Orville Peck

The Angel You Don’t Know •• Amaarae

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

The Amanda Tape •• THEY.

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

JAGUAR •• Victoria Monét

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Someone New •• Helena Deland

Whatever, Man •• BLACKSTARKIDS

folklore •• Taylor Swift

SOURCE •• Nubya Garcia

Without People •• Donovan Woods

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

Debris •• Keeley Forsyth

Warnings •• I Break Horses

So When You Gonna... •• Dream Wife

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

Now or Never •• Giggs

SISTER •• Mina Tindle

Circles •• Mac Miller

Mordechai •• Khruangbin

The Prettiest Curse •• Hinds

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

EDNA •• Headie One

Dark Hearts •• Annie

Best Albums of 2020 •• The New York Times

Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, and Lindsay Zoladz

  Simmering Emotions, Louder Explosions   Jon Pareles

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

græ •• Moses Sumney

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Lianne La Havas •• Lianne La Havas

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

SIGN •• Autechre

  The Art of Taking One’s Time   Jon Caramanica

Southside •• Sam Hunt

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Pray 4 Love •• Rod Wave

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon •• Pop Smoke

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Poems of the Past •• Powfu

Changes •• Justin Bieber

Starting Over •• Chris Stapleton

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Honeymoon •• Beach Bunny

    and 27 more for a chaotic year...

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Burden of Proof •• Benny the Butcher

Trap Tumbado •• Natanael Cano

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

City on Lock •• City Girls

Underneath •• Code Orange

From King to a GOD •• Conway the Machine

Dark Lane Demo Tapes •• Drake

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Positions •• Ariana Grande

A Rock •• Hardy

Violence in a Quiet Mind •• Haux

AUNTIE •• Ian Isiah

Atrapado en un Sueño •• Junior H

Levon James •• King Von

Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 •• Lil Durk

God Made a Woman •• Lauren Mascitti

LP5 •• John Moreland

Before Love Came to Kill Us •• Jessie Reyez

Rosetta •• Dua Saleh

Jesus Is Born •• Sunday Service Choir

Easy Money Baby •• Myke Towers

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

After Hours •• The Weeknd

The Dream •• Hailey Whitters

Top •• YoungBoy Never Broke Again

  Rebel Yells, of Passion and Fury   Lindsay Zoladz

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

No Dream •• Jeff Rosenstock

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

folklore •• Taylor Swift

The Best Music of 2020 •• The New Yorker

Amanda Petrusich

No. 1 •• Etran de l’Aïr

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

Silver Ladders •• Mary Lattimore

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

    Honorable Mentions:

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Un Canto por México Vol. 1 •• Natalia Lafourcade

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

The New Abnormal •• The Strokes

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Sheldon Pearce

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

græ •• Moses Sumney

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) •• Jay Electronica

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Thank You For Using GTL •• Drakeo the Ruler

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Anime, Trauma and Divorce •• Open Mike Eagle

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Mutable Set •• Blake Mills

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

APOLLO •• Fireboy DML

Couldn’t Wait to Tell You... •• Liv.e

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

Descendants of Cain •• Ka

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Healing Is a Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

The 100 Best Albums of 2020 •• Noisey (Vice)

Noisey Staff

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT || UNTITLED (Rise) •• SAULT

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

EDNA •• Headie One

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Bartees Strange •• Live Forever

My Turn (Deluxe) •• Lil Baby

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

JAGUAR •• Victoria Monét

Meet the Woo 2 •• Pop Smoke

BRAT •• NNAMDÏ

Shame •• Uniform

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Send Them to Coventry •• Pa Salieu

Full Wack No Brakes •• Bad Boy Chiller Crew

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

Fuck the World •• Brent Faiyaz

Cruisin’ with Junior H •• Junior H

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Inlet •• Hum

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

Eternal Atake (Deluxe) •• Lil Uzi Vert

Lament •• Touché Amoré

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Rich Slave •• Young Dolph

Fires in Heaven •• SALEM

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

City On Lock •• City Girls

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

The Great Dismal •• Nothing

Welcome to O’Block •• King Von

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

Thank You for Using GTL •• Drakeo the Ruler

Àdá Irin •• Navy Blue

Featuring Ty Dolla $ign •• Ty Dolla $ign

Scacco Matto •• Lorenzo Senni

Grime MC •• Jme

Viva el Perreo •• Jowell & Randy

Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin •• Eartheater

The Goat •• Polo G

Speed Kills •• Chubby and the Gang

Common Prayers •• Walter Martin

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

Burden of Proof •• Benny the Butcher

Eternity of Shaog •• Esoctrilihum

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Corridos Tumbados •• Natanael Cano

The Prince of Tea in China •• Boldy James & The Alchemist

A Muse in Her Feelings •• dvsn

KiCk i •• Arca

Circles •• Mac Miller

Rise Above Hate •• Unknown T

I Love You 2 •• Hook

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

From a King to a GOD •• Conway the Machine

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Healing Is a Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

12th House Rock •• Narrow Head

Watch This Liquid Pour Itself •• Okay Kaya

Growth & Development •• 22Gz

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Weight of the World •• MIKE

Auto-Pain •• Deeper

Bino Rideaux •• Outside

Tearless •• Amnesia Scanner

Made in Lagos •• Wizkid

U-Void Synthesizer •• Machine Girl

Take Time •• Giveon

Pure X •• Pure X

Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 •• Tkay Maidza

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Starmaker •• Honey Harper

So Help Me God! •• 2 Chainz

Crabs in a Bucket •• Nines

Descendants of Cain •• Ka

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me •• Waylon Payne

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? •• Fantastic Negrito

Just Look at That Sky •• Ganser

7G •• A. G. Cook

Vibras de Noche •• Eslabon Armado

Immersion •• Primitive Man

Supergood •• Duckwrth

The Weather Up There •• Jeremy Cunningham

Underneath •• Code Orange

El Androide •• El Alfa

Lianne La Havas •• Lianne La Havas

SIGN •• Autechre

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Occupational Hazard •• Mozzy

The Freelancer’s Blues •• Dougie Poole

4 Da 304′s •• KentheMan

Best Music of 2020 •• NPR

NPR Music Staff

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Miss Colombia •• Lido Pimienta

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Spilligion •• Spillage Village

Adès Conducts Adès •• Thomas Adès

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Source •• Nubya Garcia

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me •• Waylon Payne

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Lianne La Havas •• Lianne La Havas

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Expectations •• Katie Pruitt

Data Lords •• Maria Schneider Orchestra

Underneath •• Code Orange

on the tender spot of every calloused moment •• Ambrose Akinmusire

JAGUAR •• Victoria Monét

Regresa •• Buscabulla

Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony •• ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

The Slow Rush •• Tame Impala

A Small Death •• Samantha Crain

Pauline •• Ashley Ray

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution on Zanzibar) •• Siti Muharam

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

My Turn •• Lil Baby

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Spider Tales •• Jake Blount

Silver Ladders •• Mary Lattimore

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Fuck the World •• Brent Faiyaz

Debussy • Rameau •• Víkingur Ólafsson

Muthaland •• Bbymutha

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

En Español •• The Mavericks

Thank You For Using GTL •• Drakeo the Ruler

The experience of repetition as death •• Clarice Jensen

Inside •• X Alfonso

Total Freedom •• Kathleen Edwards

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage / Metro Boomin

some kind of peace •• Ólafur Arnalds

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Giver Taker •• Anjimile

Don’t Feed the Monster •• Homeboy Sandman

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 •• Paste

Paste Staff

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Untitled (Rise) •• SAULT

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

songs •• Adrianne Lenker

græ •• Moses Sumney

Suddenly •• Caribou

Reunions •• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It •• Backxwash

Untitled (Black Is) •• SAULT

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Heavy Light •• U.S. Girls

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

The Great Dismal •• Nothing

Welcome to Conceptual Beach •• Young Jesus

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Healing Is A Miracle •• Julianna Barwick

Youth Pastoral •• Ben Seretan

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Inlet •• Hum

KIND •• Thanya Iyer

Miss Colombia •• Lido Pimienta

acts of rebellion •• Ela Minus

Ultimate Success Today •• Protomartyr

Anime, Trauma and Divorce •• Open Mike Eagle

Bonny Light Horseman •• Bonny Light Horseman

Speed Kills •• Chubby and the Gang

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Shadow Talk •• Cafe Racer

Source •• Nubya Garcia

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Introduction, Presence •• Nation of Language

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

The Baby •• Samia

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For •• Illuminati Hotties

Celebrated By Strangers •• Catholic Action

Lianne La Havas •• Lianne La Havas

Flower of Devotion •• Dehd

Just Look at That Sky •• Ganser

Somewhere •• Gum Country

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 •• Pitchfork

Pitchfork Staff

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

græ •• Moses Sumney

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) •• Jay Electronica

Heavy Light •• U.S. Girls

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

Have We Met •• Destroyer

The Angel You Don’t Know •• Amaarae

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

SOURCE •• Nubya Garcia

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? •• The Soft Pink Truth

Thank You for Using GTL •• Drakeo the Ruler

Workaround •• Beatrice Dillon

Melee •• Dogleg

Descendants of Cain •• Ka

The Passion Of •• Special Interest

Hannah •• Lomelda

Help •• Duval Timohy

Flower of Devotion •• Dehd

KiCk i •• Arca

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Room for the Moon •• Kate NV

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Fountain •• Lyra Pramuk

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

My Turn (Deluxe) •• Lil Baby

how i’m feeilng now •• Charli XCX

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

Silver Ladders •• Mary Lattimore

The 60 Best Albums of 2020 •• Pop Matters

Pop Matters Staff

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Outland •• Ital Tek

UNTITLED (Black Is) •• SAULT

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

3.15.20 •• Childish Gambino

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

Ohms •• Deftones

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Workaround •• Beatrice Dillon

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Good Souls Better Angels •• Lucinda Williams

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Private Lives •• Low Cut Connie

Suddenly •• Caribou

Song Machine: Season 1 - Strange Timez •• Gorillaz

Keleketla! •• Keleketla!

Seeking Thrills •• Georgia

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

I’m Your Empress Of •• Empress Of

Before Love Come To Kill Us •• Jessie Reyez

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

The Cycle •• Mourning [A] BLKstar

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

Notes on a Conditional Form •• The 1975

The Universal Want •• Doves

We’ve Landed •• Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

Eno Axis •• HC McEntire

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

Ultrasonic •• Field Works

Sixteen Oceans •• Four Tet

VOICES •• Max Richter

on the tender spot of every calloused moment •• Ambrose Akinmusire

Neon Cross •• Jaime Wyatt

Cenizas •• Nicolás Jaar

To Love Is to Live •• Jehnny Beth

Amazones Power •• Les Amazones d’Afrique

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? •• The Soft Pink Truth

The Piano Equation •• Matthew Shipp

Making a Door Less Open •• Car Seat Headrest

Silver Tongue •• TORRES

BRAT •• NNAMDÏ

The Night Chancers •• Baxter Dury

Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me •• Waylon Payne

Wooden Cave •• Thin Lear

Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020 •• The Quietus

The Quietus Staff

Dances/Curses •• Hey Colossus

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? •• The Soft Pink Truth

The Passion Of •• Special Interest

Fountain •• Lyra Pramuk

Energy Is Forever •• UKAEA

Help •• Duval Timothy

Be Up A Hello •• Squarepusher

Kitchen Sink •• Nadine Shah

Send Them to Coventry •• Pa Salieu

Guerilla •• Nazar

Only Darkness Now •• Alison Cotton

Alles in Allem •• Einstürzende Neubauten

SIGN •• Autechre

First Seance •• Land Trance

Duma •• Duma

These Charms May Be Sung Over a Wound •• Richard Skelton

Untitled (Rise) •• SAULT

Debris •• Keeley Forsyth

Type II •• Sex Swing

Dark Hearts •• Annie

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

The Common Task •• Horse Lords

Workaround •• Beatrice Dillon

7 Weapons Series •• Howie Lee

Zoom •• Upsammy

Free Humans •• Hen Ogledd

Suite for Max Brown •• Jeff Parker & The New Breed

Cumbia Siglo XXI •• Meridian Brothers

Serpent •• MXLX

Because Of A Flower •• Ana Roxanne

Forever Underground •• Phantom Posse

There Is No Year •• Algiers

Heart’s Ease •• Shirley Collins

Mestarin Kynsi •• Oranssi Pazuzu

Silver Ladders •• Mary Lattimore

DISCO •• Kylie Minogue

Edna •• Headie One

Mas Amable •• DJ Python

Have We Met •• Destroyer

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Glory Days •• Heather Leigh

Blues •• Lamin Fofana

Gold Record •• Bill Callahan

To Kiss Earth Goodbye •• Teleplasmiste

The Night Chancers •• Baxter Dury

Barbarians •• Young Knives

Fast Edit •• Still House Plants

Jp4 •• Junglepussy

Loom •• Katie Gately

Flower Violence •• Blóm

A Late Anthology Of Early Music Vol. 1: Ancient To Renaissance •• Jennifer Walshe

Cantus, Descant •• Sarah Davachi

Big Conspiracy •• J Hus

Endless Wound •• Black Curse

if i don't let myself be happy now then when? •• More Eaze & Claire Rousay

Seven Storey Mountain VI •• Nate Wooley

L’Inattingible •• Delphine Dora

Rock Sutra •• Sun Araw

Róisín Machine •• Róisín Murphy

Heaven To A Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Visions Of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

Returner •• Closed Circuits

Scacco Matto •• Lorenzo Senni

Lamunan •• Antonina Nowacka

Future Teenage Cave Artists •• Deerhoof

Não Fales Nela Que A Mentes •• Nídia

SKEEN •• Mariam Rezaei

Winterreise •• Jerskin Fendrix

May Our Chambers Be Full •• Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

how i'm feeling now •• Charli XCX

Superstar •• Harry Pussy

The End Of Their World Is Coming •• Dead Meat

Viscerals •• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

KiCK i •• Arca

World Serpent •• Memnon Sa

Pedernal •• Susan Alcorn

Cwm Gwagle •• Datblygu

Beyond The Floor •• Geld

Trinity •• Laylow

The Big Exercise •• The Homesick

Malibu Liquor Store •• Shit And Shine

Couldn't Wait To Tell You... •• Liv.e

No Era Sólida •• Lucrecia Dalt

Abscess Time •• Pyrrhon

Thug Ambient •• Dale Cornish

Pillowland •• Jam City

Crabs In A Bucket •• Nines

Hidden In This Is The Light That You Miss •• Regis

Prole Art Threat •• East Man

Evil Spirits Who Prowl About The World Seeking The Ruin Of Souls •• Haq123

Toutes Ces Horreurs •• Satan

Figures •• Aksak Maboul

Mind Hive •• Wire

2020 •• Magik Markers

Training Day 3 •• Potter Payper

Swirling •• Sun Ra Arkestra

Nah Nah Nah Yeh Yeh Yeh •• Luminous Bodies

Aux Pieds De La Nuit •• Nyx Nótt

6 •• Pharaoh Overlord

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 •• Rolling Stone

Jonathan Bernstein, Emily Blake, Jon Blistein, Jon Dolan, Patrick Doyle, Brenna Ehrlich, Jon Freeman, Kory Grow, Christian Hoard, Joseph Hudak, Elias Leight, Angie Martoccio, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Simon Vozick-Levinson

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Letter to You •• Bruce Springsteen

City on Lock •• City Girls

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Map of the Soul: 7 •• BTS

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

græ •• Moses Sumney

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Never Will •• Ashley McBryde

Honeymoon •• Beach Bunny

Positions •• Ariana Grande

Plastic Hearts •• Miley Cyrus

Rare •• Selena Gomez

Manic •• Halsey

To Love Is to Live •• Jehnny Beth

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Shamir •• Shamir

Sixteen Oceans •• Four Tet

Petals for Armor •• Hayley Williams

After Hours •• The Weeknd

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Private Lives •• Low Cut Connie

Got to Be Tough •• Toots and the Maytals

Traditional Techniques •• Stephen Malkmus

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Fake It Flowers •• beabadoobee

McCartney III •• Paul McCartney

Haunted Painting •• Sad13

Alphabetland •• X

Aftermath •• Elizabeth Cook

Starting Over •• Chris Stapleton

Power Up •• AC/DC

The Price of Tea in China •• Boldy James & The Alchemist

Good Souls Better Angels •• Lucinda Williams

Growth •• Kareem Ali

Love Is The King •• Jeff Tweedy

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Albums of the Year 2020 •• Rough Trade

Rough Trade Staff

Untitled (Black Is) •• SAULT

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Song For Our Daughter •• Laura Marling

Beyond the Pale •• Jarv Is

So When You Gonna •• Dream Wife

Viscerals •• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Bedroom •• bdrmm

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

Sideways to New Italy •• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

England Is A Garden •• Cornershop

Galore •• Oklou

Protean Threat •• Osees

Ultra Mono •• Idles

Suddenly •• Caribou

What Kinda Music •• Tom Misch + Yussef Dayes

By The Fire •• Thurston Moore

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Wu Hen •• Kamaal Williams

Wake Up! •• Hazel English

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Jump Rope Gazers •• Beths

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

Seeking Thrills •• Georgia

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

There Is No Other •• Isobel Campbell

Head Above Water •• Brigid Mae Power

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Old Flowers •• Courtney Marie Andrews

Sixteen Oceans •• Four Tet

Loco •• A Certain Ratio

Ummon •• Slift

Coriky •• Coriky

Keleketla! •• Keleketla!

That’s How Rumours Get Started •• Margo Price

Introduction, Presence •• Nation Of Language

some kind of peace •• Olafur Arnalds

Walking Like We Do •• Big Moon

Bug On Yonkers •• Damaged Bug

WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

Home •• Romare

Infinity of Now •• Heliocentrics

3D Routine •• Mush

All or Nothing •• Shopping

Fading •• Pole

Flower of Devotion •• Dehd

Heritage of the Invisible II •• Aqulies Navarro + Tcheser Holmes

Blue Hearts •• Bob Mould

All the Time •• Jessy Lanza

WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD •• Nick Hakim

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Myopia •• Agnes Obel

Anywhere But Here •• Habibi

Man Alive! •• King Krule

Invisible People •• Chicano Batman

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep •• Ghostpoet

Cenizás •• Nicolas Jaar

Straight Songs of Sorrow •• Mark Lanegan

Friday Forever •• Everything Is Recorded

Pleasure Line •• Video Age

Happy Birthday •• Sneaks

Shortly After Takeoff •• BC Camplight

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Voices •• Max Richter

Even in Exile •• James Dean Bradfield

The True Story Of •• Bananagun

Making a New World •• Field Music

Only for Dolphins •• Action Bronson

Midnight Manor •• The Nude Party

The Juice That’s Worth the Squeeze •• Cherry Pickles

The Long Goodbye •• Riz Ahmed

Colourfield •• Dan Michaelson

Stray •• Bambara

Collector •• Disq

Gentle Grip •• Public Practice

Miss Anthropocene •• Grimes

Reunions •• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Tender Epoch •• Rudy De Anda

Bonny Light Horseman •• Bonny Light Horseman

Moveys •• Slow Pulp

Alphabetland •• X

The Land that Time Forgot •• Chuck Prophet

Up in the Air •• Bent

Mind Hive •• Wire

UNLOCKED •• Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

High Risk Behaviour •• Chats

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

Have We Met •• Destroyer

The Ascension •• Sufjan Stevens

Visions of Bodies Being Burned •• clipping.

Articulation •• Rival Consoles

Mordechai •• Khruangbin

Marigold •• Pinegrove

It’s Only Us •• Monophonics

Debris •• Keeley Forsyth

Superstar •• Caroline Rose

Truth or Consequences •• Yumi Zouma

Mother Stone •• Caleb Landry Jones

The Best Albums of 2020 •• Slate

Carl Wilson

  ALBUMS

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Likewise •• Frances Quinlan

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Diet Cig, Bully, The Beths, beabadoobee, Beach Bunny, Mitski, Torres, Down Time, and Emily Brown

Beginners •• Christian Lee Huston

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was •• Bright Eyes

Artlessly Falling •• Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl

Pedernal •• Susan Alcorn

Zurich Concert •• Jaimie Branch & The Dave Gisler Trio

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Here It Comes Again [EP] •• Cate Le Bon & Group Listening

L’inattingible •• Delphine Dora

Solar Wind •• Joëlle Leandre, Robert Dick, and Miya Masaoka

Memory Game •• Meredith Monk & The Bang On a Can All-Stars

Fra Det Onde •• Fra Det Onde & Emil Nikolaisen

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

DISCO •• Kylie Minogue

Chromatica •• Lady Gaga

Positions •• Ariana Grande

The Album •• Teyana Taylor

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

After Hours •• The Weeknd

Modus Vivendi •• 070 Shake

Songs for Pierre Chuvin •• The Mountain Goats

Getting Into Knives •• The Mountain Goats

Day of the Tiles [EP] •• Human Hearts

Island •• Owen Pallett

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

Gold Record •• Bill Callahan

Home Time •• Darren Hayman

Alphabetland •• X

Untitled (Rise) •• SAULT || Untitled (Black Is) •• SAULT

We Are Sent Here by History •• Shabaka and the Ancestors

Dark Matter •• Moses Boyd

Source •• Nubya Garcia

Universal Beings E & F Sides •• Makaya McCraven

Swirling •• Sun Ra Arkestra

To Know Without Knowing •• Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience

Dutch from the 5th •• Dutchavelli

Send Them to Coventry •• Pa Salieu

Stormzy & Skepta

Crabs in a Bucket •• Nines

J Hus, Headie One, Tion Wayne, D Double E, Blanco, Young T & Bugsey, Kojey Radical, AJ Tracey, and Ghetts

on the tender spot of every calloused moment •• Ambrose Akinmusire

Suite for Max Brown •• Jeff Parker

America the Beautiful •• Kahil El’Zabar

Omega •• Immanuel Wilkins

Good Days •• Chicago Underground Quartet

8: Kindred Spirits •• Charles Lloyd

Your Life Is a Record •• Brandy Clark

Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me •• Waylon Payne

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Southside •• Sam Hunt

Never Will •• Ashley McBryde

Starting Over •• Chris Stapleton

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

The Way It Feels •• Maddie & Tae

But I’d Rather Be With You •• Molly Tuttle

Bridges [EP] •• Mickey Guyton

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

My Turn (Deluxe) •• Lil Baby

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Mt. Marci •• Roc Marciano

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

High Off Life •• Future

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Meet the Woo 2 •• Pop Smoke || Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon •• Pop Smoke

Savage Mode II •• 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Descendants of Cain •• KA

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Heart’s Ease •• Shirley Collins

Fretted & Indebted •• Alasdair Roberts || The Songs of My Boyhood •• Alasdair Roberts

Mama, You Can Bet! •• Jyoti

Rejoice •• Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

Forever, Ya Girl •• KeiyaA

I Think I’m Good •• Kassa Overall

Love-Lore •• Deerhoof

Future Teenage Cave Artists •• Deerhoof || To Be Surrounded by Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough •• Deerhoof & Wadada Leo Smith || Surprise Symphonies •• Deerhoof

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 •• Stereogum

Stereogum Staff

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Manger on McNichols •• Boldy James & Sterling Toles

Magic Oneohtrix Point Never •• Oneohtrix Point Never

Lament •• Touché Amoré

Untitled (Rise) •• SAULT

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Inlet •• Hum

Hannah •• Lomelda

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Notes on a Conditional Form •• The 1975

Alfredo •• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

925 •• Sorry

Inner Song •• Kelly Lee Owens

Rough and Rowdy Ways •• Bob Dylan

World House •• Mil-Spec

No Dream •• Jeff Rosenstock

Song for Our Daughter •• Laura Marling

What’s Your Pleasure? •• Jessie Ware

It Is What It Is •• Thundercat

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Viewing •• Stay Inside

Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress •• Gulch

Microphones in 2020 •• The Microphones

KiCk i •• Arca

2017-2019 •• Against All Logic

The Neon Skyline •• Andy Shauf

The Price of Tea in China •• Boldy James & The Alchemist

Suddenly •• Caribou

Reunions •• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

SIGN •• Autechre

Every Bad •• Porridge Radio

græ •• Moses Sumney

Southside •• Sam Hunt

Descendants of Cain •• Ka

Introduction, Presence •• Nation of Language

A Hero’s Death •• Fontaines D.C.

FREE I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For •• Illuminati Hotties

Take a Chance on Rock ‘n’ Roll •• Couch Slut

May Our Chambers Be Full •• Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

As We Suffer from Memory and Imagination •• Nuvolascura

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Best Albums of 2020 •• TIME

Raisa Bruner & Andrew R. Chow

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Gaslighter •• The Chicks

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Agüita •• Gabriel Garzón-Montano

We’re New Again - A Reimagining •• Makaya McCraven

Miss Anthropecene •• Grimes

Celia •• Tiwa Savage

The Best Albums of 2020 •• Uproxx

Uproxx Staff

folklore •• Taylor Swift

Fetch the Bolt Cutters •• Fiona Apple

Spilligion •• Spillage Village

Eternal Atake •• Lil Uzi Vert

Future Nostalgia •• Dua Lipa

Circles •• Mac Miller

Saint Cloud •• Waxahatchee

Women in Music Pt. III •• HAIM

Ungodly Hour •• Chloe x Halle

After Hours •• The Weeknd

Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial •• Roddy Ricch

Shore •• Fleet Foxes

RTJ4 •• Run the Jewels

My Turn •• Lil Baby

Punisher •• Phoebe Bridgers

Ho, why is you here? •• Flo Milli

Heaven to a Tortured Mind •• Yves Tumor

Cuttin’ Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) •• Sturgill Simpson

Fine Line •• Harry Styles

Positions •• Ariana Grande

Black Habits •• D Smoke

What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던 •• Yaeji

how i’m feeling now •• Charli XCX

color theory •• Soccer Mommy

Live Forever •• Bartees Strange

Set My Heart On Fire Immediately •• Perfume Genius

Limbo •• Aminé

YHLQMDLG •• Bad Bunny

The GOAT •• Polo G

Rare •• Selena Gomez

Talk About It •• Blimes and Gab

Everything •• Kota the Friend

Good News •• Megan Thee Stallion

Wunna •• Gunna

SAWAYAMA •• Rina Sawayama

Mordechai •• Khruangbin

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t •• Kehlani

Imploding the Mirage •• The Killers

songs •• Adrianne Lenker || instrumentals •• Adrianne Lenker

Pray for Paris •• Westside Gunn

The Album •• BLACKPINK

Better •• Deanté Hitchcock

Queen of Da Souf •• Mulatto

Twice as Tall •• Burna Boy

The Slow Rush •• Tame Impala

A Written Testimony •• Jay Electronica

Fake It Flowers •• beabadoobee

My Agenda •• Dorian Electra

Heaven or Hell •• Don Toliver

The New Abnormal •• The Strokes

Behind-the-Paywall Lists:

LA Times

The Economist

[doubleattitude]

24 Seven Dance Convention, Birmingham, AL: RESULTS

Sidekick Solo

1st: Penelope LeMieux-’These Boots’

2nd: Calla Massey-’Helium’

3rd: Lainey Hess-’Amazing Mayzie’

3rd: Mila Simunic-’Never Enough’

4th: Macey Strickland-’Wind It Up’

5th: Brenna Himber-’To The Moon’

6th: Maddie El-Amin-’I Will Survive’

6th: Lily-Kate Nance-’Lost Boy’

6th: Annie Cardwell-’Yes I Can’

7th: Reese Braga-’Rule the World’

8th: Paisley Black-’Finding Wonderland’

9th: Addison Daniel-’Somewhere Over the Rainbow’

10th: London Roundtree-’Respect’

10th: Scarlett Shirley-’Riverside’

10th: Myla Boler-’Single Ladies’

10th: Cece Hanley-’Spanish Rose’

Mini Solo

1st: Kya Massimino-’System Activated’

2nd: Emma Caudill-’Big & Loud’

2nd: Georgia Beth Peters-’Come Together’

2nd: Allie Plott-’The Path’

3rd: Ella Dobler-’Shrine East’

3rd: Keelyn Jones-’The Call’

4th: Clare Gibbons OR Chloe McVay-’Baby I’m A Star’

4th: Lily Hackney-’Static’

5th: Emily Core-’Without Limits’

6th: Alyessia Isabella Chiavatti-’Dreaming in Red’

7th: Raegan Hess-’Black Hole Sun’

7th: black hole sun

8th: McKenna Dorr-’Silhouette’

8th: Reed Knight-’Skeletons’

8th: Ella Birdsong-’The Garden’

9th: Dakota Casteel-’Heart of Glass’

9th: Charlie Stone-’Never Enough’

9th: AnaKate Danner-’Unleashed’

10th: Emersyn Malone-’All Aboard’

10th: Sariah Benitez-’Blank Page’

10th: Avery LaSaicherre-’Hide and Seek’

Junior Solo

1st: Mary Jordan Clodfelter-’Mind’

2nd: Audrey Mayernik-’Anchor’

2nd: Taylor Harrison-’Dawn Chrus’

2nd: Londyn LeMieux-’Tar’

3rd: Riley Fiorello-’Crippled Bird’

3rd: Leila Winker-’Takt’

4th: Gisella Gandarilla-’Expressions’

5th: Caroline Powell-’How Rare’

5th: Gracie Elder-’No More Tears’

6th: Addison Murphy-’How Does A Moment Last Forever’

6th: Lydia Smith-’My Heart With You’

7th: Collier McLain-’Love Has No Limits’

7th: Lucy Claire Reilly-’Whisper’

8th: Piper Lucassen-’Billy Jean’

8th: Chloe Wiest-’Hold Your Breath’

9th: Abigail Hirota-’Me Oh My’

10th: Kaitlin Cho-’Synthesize’

Teen Solo

1st: Georgia Greene-’Alpha and Omega’

1st: Sarah Moore-’Tombs’

2nd: Finley Williams-’Curious Yellow’

3rd: Kaylin Motton-’Are You That Somebody’

4th: Jordan Lassiter-’Joyful Girl’

4th: Janai Burton-’Justice’

4th: Jesse Detroy-’Once Upon A December’

4th: Quincy Wilson-’There Will Be Sunshine’

5th: Annamarie Messina-’Bitterly’

5th: Kylie Nequette-’Dream State’

5th: Wells McEntyre-’Like Water’

5th: Maria Laughlin-’Little Voice’

5th: Carrington Hodge-’Mercy’

5th: Natalie Bumgarner-’Omnia’

5th: Maddie Laine Callaway-’Piece By Piece’

6th: Madison McLain-’Madness’

6th: Courtney O’Bryant-’When You Loved Me’

7th: Daelyn Kreis-’Know My Rights’

8th: Payton Gray-’Only The Bravest’

8th: Faith Stoner-’Solids’

9th: Julianna Mazzucco-’Exile’

9th: Katie Ambrose-’Tiny Victories’

10th: Chloe Ollard-’252′

10th: Cate Greer-’Keep You Safe’

10th: Liza Grace Cole-’Time’

Senior Solo

1st: Chloe Jeffcoat-’As For the Fall’

2nd: Julianna Abenoja-’Elephants’

3rd: Alexandra Jinglov-’Action Reaction’

3rd: Payton McCormick-’On My Bones’

3rd: Sophie Grabau-’Unravel’

4th: Brianna Butler-’Ain’t No Sunshine’

4th: Meredith Link-’Chapters End’

5th: Caroline Lybarger-’Clown’

5th: Madeline Underwood-’Say Goodbye’

6th: Cameron Claire Rhodes-’The Last Event’

7th: Lexie Little-’Free Me’

8th: Reyna Foslien-’Human’

8th: Raya Briley-’Turn To Stone’

9th: Leslie Blakney-’Where Does the Good Go’

10th: Ariana Gilles-’Honeymoon’

Sidekick Duo/Trio

1st: Dance Force Clarksville-’Donkey Pot Pie’

2nd: New Level Dance Company-’I’ll Be There’

3rd: Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Wherever You Will Go’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Centre for Performing Arts Studio-’I Look To You’

2nd: Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Geometric’

3rd: The DANCE CENTER on Main-’Looking for the Rainbow’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Center Stage Performing Arts Studio-’C’mon Talk’

2nd: The Dance Centre-’Us’

3rd: The Dance Centre-’You Will Be Found’f

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: The Difference Dance Company-’Come Let Us’

2nd: The Dance Centre-’Factory’

2nd: The Factory Dance Productions-’That’s Life’

3rd: The Dance Centre-’Dreamland’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Miss Amy’s Competitive Edge-’Forever Young’

Sidekick Group

1st: New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’

2nd: The Dance Centre-’Fruit Machine’

3rd: Encore Dance Company-’Mr. Postman’

Mini Group

1st: The Dance Centre-’You’ll Be Back’

2nd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Another One Bites the Dust’

3rd: The Dance Centre-’Life’

Junior Group

1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’

2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’State of Shock’

2nd: The Dance Centre-’Storm Coming’

3rd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Control’

Teen Group

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’California Love’

1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’The Chain’

2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’O.C.D’

3rd: Impulse Performing Arts Studio-’The Great Escape’

Senior Group

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Fix You’

2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’See Me’

3rd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Heaven I Know’

3rd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Rescue’

Sidekick Line

1st: Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’

2nd: Studio H Dance Company-’ABC’

3rd: McCalla Academy of Dance-’Birth of the Boogie’

Mini Line

1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’

2nd: The Dance Centre-’Jindigo’

3rd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Be Our Guest’

Junior Line

1st: The Dance Centre-’Heroes’

1st: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Surrender’

2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’It’s About That Walk’

3rd: The Dance Centre-’Woodland Fairies’

Teen Line

1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’

2nd: Birminghman Dance Theatre-’Perception’

3rd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’One More Time’

Senior Line

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’

2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’

Sidekick Extended Line

1st: The Dance Centre-’Candyman’

Mini Extended Line

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’

2nd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Birthday Card’

3rd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’I’m Alive’

Junior Extended Line

1st: The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’

2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Footloose’

3rd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’I Look To You’

Teen Extended Line

1st: The Dance Centre-’Scorned’

2nd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’

3rd: The Dance Centre-’Tabula Rasa’

Senior Extended Line

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’The Stars’

Junior Production

1st: The Dance Centre-’The Tina Turner Review’

2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Walk the Plank’

Teen Production

1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Somebody to Hold’

1st: The Dance Centre-’Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!’

High Score by Performance Division:

Sidekick Jazz

The Dance Centre-’Candyman’

Sidekick Tap

Encore Dance Company-’Grease Lightning’

Sidekick Contemporary

Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Flickers’

Sidekick Lyrical

New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’

Sidekick Specialty

Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’

Mini Tap

Encore Dance Company-'Boogie Woogie’

Mini Lyrical

The Dance Centre-’Perfect Way’

Mini Jazz

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’

Mini Musical Theatre

The Dance Centre-’You’ll Be Back’

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Be Our Guest’

Mini Hip-Hop

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’

Mini Specialty

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’I’m Alive’

Mini Ballet

The Dance Centre-’Rodeo’

Junior Hip-Hop

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Emergency’

Junior Musical Theatre

The Dance Centre-’The Tina Turner Review’

Junior Specialty

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Footloose’

Junior Jazz

The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’

Junior Tap

Dance Force Clarksville-’Sorry’

Junior Lyrical

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’

Junior Contemporary

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Control’

Junior Ballet

The Dance Centre-’Woodland Fairies’

Teen Hip-Hop

The Dance Centre-’Meet the Plastics’

Teen Tap

The Dance Centre-’Blinded By the Lights’

Teen Specialty

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’California Love’

Teen Jazz

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’One More Time’

Teen Contemporary

The Dance Centre-’Scorned’

Teen Lyrical

The Dance Centre-’I Do’

Teen Musical Theatre

The Dance Centre-’Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!’

Teen Ballet

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’

Senior Contemporary

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’

Senior Lyrical

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Fix You’

Senior Jazz

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’The Stars’

Senior Hip-Hop

Dance Force Clarksville-’Roman Holiday’

11 O’Clock:

Sidekick

Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’

New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’

The Dance Centre-’Candyman’

Mini

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Hocus Pocus’

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’

The Dance Centre-’Jindigo’

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’

Junior

The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’

Dance Force Clarksville-’Welcome to the Party’

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’I Look To You’

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Surrender’

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’

Teen

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Somebody to Hold’

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’

The Dance Centre-’Scorned’

Senior

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’

Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’

Studio Showcase:

Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’

Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’

Encore Dance Company-’When Tomorrow’

Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’

The Dance Centre-’Scorned’

McCalla Academy of Dance-’Step In Time’

Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’

[scribbledbyhand]

S7E24 … This story wrote itself after I became aware of the problems of Scottish bats … which can be adapted to heroes in the land of plaid. 😁

[avis-writeshq]

Crush x Oblivious!Reader: Through the Years

Requested: Nope

Pairing: Male!Crush x Fem!Oblivious!Reader

Summary: A friendship that began when you were only kids can turn into so much more if you give it time, love and a lotta joy.

Warnings: Swearing, very much fluff, and trash writing

Other: There is a gay couple in here because PRIDE, so if you are not comfortable with that, you can either read with an open mind or read something else. If you do not agree with my choice, please do not DM me or hate on me. Thank you very much xoxo

Word count: 3,116                                                                                            

 Things you probably wanna know, for all you ‘x reader’ illiterates:

(Y/N): Your Name

(H/C): Hair Colour / Color

(E/C): Eye Colour / Color

(N/N): Nickname

(C/N): Crush’s Name

(C/H/C): Crush’s Hair Colour

(C/E/C): Crush’s Eye Colour

(B/F/N): Best Friend’s Name

 ***

[Age 5]

You pouted from behind your mother’s legs, clinging onto her skirt for dear life. You didn’t want to meet your new neighbours. You didn’t want to meet their son. You didn’t want to be outside. You wanted to be inside, helping your dad make cookies. You should be inside, adding extra chocolate chips to the cookies. Not talking to a bunch of strangers.

 “This is my daughter, (Y/N).” Your mother said, and you scrunched up your face in distaste. “Come on, hun, don’t be shy…”

 You shook your head, holding onto her legs tighter. And that’s when you saw him. A boy your age with sparkling (C/E/C) eyes and a bright grin on his face. “I’m (C/N)!” He says immediately, holding a hand out for you. “Are you (Y/N)?”

 You nodded, taking a step backwards. No, no, no, you didn’t want to make friends! Making friends was… scary! But you didn’t want to be rude. That’s what your mother taught you, isn’t it? “Hi…”

 You awkwardly shook his hand and his smile widened. It stretched across his face and you felt as if his face was going to split in 2. “Do you wanna be my friend?”

 What was the worst that could happen? “Okay.”

 Ever since that day, (C/N) came over to your house to play with you. The both of you were outside in your garden, playing in your garden when he wandered up to you, his usual smile on his face. You blinked at him, confused when he took you by the shoulders.

 “You’re pretty.”

 Pretty? No one has ever called you that before. Well, other than your parents, but they don’t count. “Huh?”

 “Well, my daddy tells that to my mommy all the time, and he said that you tell girls you love that they look pretty.” He grinned at you. “And you’re a girl I love.”

 [Age 10, in 5th Grade]

“Hey, (Y/N), over here!”

 You blinked, hearing your name. You had been sitting on a bench, alone, as per usual, as you drew. Your little scrapbook was almost out of pages, meaning you had to get another one. You snapped the book closed, turning to the direction of the voice. It was (C/N), your best friend since you were a little girl. Well, your only friend.

 Packing up your stuff, you went over to where he was. “Hi, (C/N).”

 “(Y/N), this is Alphie, he’s in my class!” He smiled at you with the same eyes that looked into yours all those years ago; glistening with excitement as he met another person.

 “Hiya,” the boy said, effortlessly brushing his blonde hair out of his eyes.

 You raised an eyebrow at him but smiled nonetheless. “Hello.”

 (C/N) quickly spoke for you. “(Y/N) is a little shy… but don’t worry! She’s a good friend of mine. We’re neighbours.”

 “It’s nice to meet you,” you said, trying your best to be friendly. From what the girls in your class had said, you were apparently ‘intimidating’ because of your quietness.

 “You as well,” he said, smirking.

 You didn’t say anything after that because of the lack of conversation starters. You didn’t really want to be the first to ask a question about him, either. What if (C/N) and Alphie thought you were annoying? You didn’t want either of them to leave you. (C/N) must have sensed your unease and bumped his knee with yours.

 “You okay?” He asked, smiling his usual charming smile.

 Nodding, you tried your best to reassure him. “I’m okay. I stayed up all night trying to finish my maths homework.”

 He snickered, “why do you have to be so bad at maths?”

 Rolling your eyes, you stuck your tongue out at him. “Hey, I’m not the one who got a C on his Science Assignment.”

 (C/N) pouted at you, “Biology is hard, okay? Not my fault. Maths is just adding numbers together.”

 “And times tables, and division, and we still have to learn about brackets!” You let out a groan, clapping the palm of your hand with your forehead.

 From across from you, Alphie scoffed. “You think that’s hard? English is the absolute worst.”

 “English is easy!” You and (C/N) exclaimed at the same time. The three of you burst into giggles.

 “Hey, (C/N), you’re right. She is really pretty,” Alphie remarked, thinking.

 “See, I told you!” He said, pointing a finger at him. “You didn’t believe the fact that I know a girl.”

 Alphie rolled his eyes. “Yeah, well, I’m not the one who tried to impress everyone by balancing a pencil on his nose.”

 “I balanced it for 5 seconds!”

 You watched as the two boys laughed together and you couldn’t help but smile. (C/N) talks about you? Is that what friends do when they care about each other? Questions whirled in your head but you decided to ignore them. You might as well cherish the time right now. Pretty… were you really pretty to him?

 [13 years old, 8th Grade]

You had been lucky enough to be in the same class as Alphie and (C/N). The three of you were glued together ever since 5th grade, and you were known as the Silver Trio, mainly because all of you claimed that there was no better trio than the Golden Trio of Harry Potter. Of course, now you weren’t as shy, and after talking to a few more people, you seemed to be much more comfortable at school.

 “Hey, (Y/N)!” You looked up from your book to be met with a brunette, her bright blue eyes staring at you.

 You smiled, “Good morning, (B/F/N).”

 “Isn’t today wonderful?” She asked, smiling at you. “The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, too! Do you think sensei would let us out early for lunch?”

 “I doubt it. We have a maths test, remember?”

 Her once happy-go-lucky smile morphed into a horrified one. “Ah, damn it! I completely forgot that! I thought it was next week!”

 “Sensei said it was this Wednesday, ergo, today is the day of the test.”

 She pouted at you, “Can you at least lend me your notes?”

 You nodded, fishing for your notes when you felt two hands wrap around your eyes. “Guess who!”

 You tapped your chin, grinning at his childishness. “It’s (C/N), isn’t it?”

 “Right you are, (Y/N)! Ready for that maths test this afternoon?”

 “I was just getting my notes to help (B/F/N) study.” You offer him a cheery smile. “Your notes helped me a lot. Thanks for letting me study at your house yesterday.”

 “No problem! You can let me know if there is anything else you need help with, okay? I’m gonna go find Alphie. Bye!”

 You waved him goodbye and turned to look at (B/F/N), who was smirking at you cheekily. “Is something wrong?” You ask her, slightly confused.

 “You cannot be serious.” She let out a huff, frustrated at your obliviousness. “When are you and (C/N) gonna date?!”

 “Yell it out to the world, why don’t you?” You roll your eyes, teasing her. “And what are you even talking about? (C/N) and I are best friends; we’re not dating.”

 “But don’t you think he’s cute?”

 “I never really thought about it…” you thought for a minute before shaking your head. You can’t like him. “The worst thing you could ever do is date a neighbour. What if we break up? We’re going to have to see each other every day. And he’s my best friend. I don’t anything to change.”

 (B/F/N) shook her head, “there you go being all-wise and stuff. This is life, (Y/N). Live in it!”

 You blinked. “Live in it?”

 ***

The maths test came and went, and you found yourself feeling particularly confident. Maybe you didn’t do so badly this time. It was a nice thought to have. You were sitting on one of the benches underneath a bright cherry blossom, waiting for (C/N) and Alphie. They both wanted to get lunch from the canteen (or cafeteria) today, so you decided to save a table for them. Then you felt someone slide into the seat beside you.

 You looked up at this mystery person. You recognised him to be one of the boys in your grade. From what you remember, he was one of the more… mischievous boys and he tended to be quite irritating to be around.

 “You’re (Y/N) right?” He asked, raising an eyebrow.

 You nodded, “yeah, that’s me. Is there something you need?”

 He smirked, shaking his head. “(C/N) talked about you today in art. Wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Ya know, if you took a little more time to get your hair done and nice and splash on a little makeup, you could get into the popular group.”

 Ah, yes, the popular group. It contained not only the richest people but the best looking. They all had something to offer. Most of the time they only talked about fashion ideas and what you should wear regarding the latest trends. You, however, didn’t really care about fashion. Yes, you took pride in what you looked like and had a lot of self-care regimes, but you weren’t really one to follow trends. Not only that but what was the point of getting new clothes every month when you could wear the same clothes from the month before? And besides, nowadays the trends were things that you weren’t comfortable wearing, such as crop tops and miniskirts.

  You were just about to answer when you heard a familiar voice come from around the corner. “Hey, (Y/N)! This is Kaden; he’s in my art class. Dude, what’s up?” (C/N) high-fived Kaden, who smirked and clapped him on the back.

 Kaden looked at Alphie who grinned and ruffled his hair. “Hey, man, wish you were back in our class. Damn, teachers love to torment kids, huh?”

 Alphie rolled his eyes but nodded. “Hey, (Y/N), how did you go on your maths test? All good?”

 You shrug, smiling still. “It was fine. I think I did alright. Thanks, (C/N) for helping me out yesterday. Algebra is trash.”

 “Oh, guys, guess what I heard?” Kaden leaned in to whisper his little secret. “I was walking around the popular table, and guess who was talking about (C/N)?”

 You raised an eyebrow. You were never really one for gossip, but this piqued your interest. “Who?”

 “Gertrude! You know, the leader of the populars? Dude, she’s totally into you!” Kaden sAlphieered, shoving (C/N)’s head fondly.

 You leaned back, suddenly feeling a little disappointed. Was (C/N) going to leave you for them? The bratty and the idiotic? You swallowed thickly looking at your sandwich. He wouldn’t… right?

 ***

You and (C/N) walked home together, as per usual. It was a nice day today; the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. But even while you felt the sunlight on your face, you couldn’t help but feel a little down.

 “Hey,” you felt (C/N)’s shoulder bump with yours, “you okay?”

 You offered a smile, trying your best to reassure him. “Yeah, I’m okay.”

 “That might have fooled me before, but I’m not a kid, ya know. I know when you’re lying.” He sighed, stopping you from walking by standing in front of you, looking at you in the eye. “Is this about what Kaden said at lunch today?”

 You couldn’t help but nod. “I don’t want you to go with them. You can’t just leave!”

 “Hey, you’ve been my best friend for 8 years. I’m not gonna leave you. I care about you too much to do that,” he placed a hand on your hand, smiling at you. “Remember when we were little and we played in your garden?”

 You nodded, “We played there every day.”

 “Well, one time, I told you something. You remember, right?”

 You did remember. But you wanted to hear it from him. With a cheeky smile, you looked up at him. “What did you say? I need reminding.”

 He laughed taking your hair out of your ponytail. “You had your hair out, I remember. It was a little shorter than what it is now, but it was kind of flowing in the wind. I was supposed to be looking for a stick to pick up the ladybug you found. Then I told you that you looked pretty.”

 He grinned at you as you looked at him curiously, continuing to speak. “You had the same expression of your face. You remember what I said afterwards? I told you I loved you. You got mad at me, though, because the ladybug flew away. But we don’t abandon people we love, right? So I’m not going to abandon you.”

 [15 years old, 10th Grade]

True to his word, (C/N) didn’t leave to go with the populars; no matter how much they begged and pressured him to be. Since that day in 8th Grade, he stood out to you in a completely different light. You didn’t know how to explain it but he was more… attractive? He stood by your side through thick and thin, so you were glad to know that he was there. Of course, you had Kaden, Alphie, and (B/F/N), but you always had a connection with (C/N).

 You were definitely a lot closer to him now than you were before. A lot of people mistook you as a couple, even when you made it blatantly clear that you weren’t, no matter how much you wanted to be. However, you and (C/N) did the most platonic things known to man. This included hugs from behind, forehead kisses, late-night calls… but you were not dating. At least, that’s what you told everyone.

 You didn’t want to be needy, of course, so if (C/N) didn’t want to hang out with you, you would never pressure him to. And he never pressured you into anything, either. It was all strictly platonic.

 “Hey, (Y/N)!” You heard him say from behind you, wrapping his arms loosely around your neck.

 It was the school holidays, thank god, and you were waiting for the group to wander into the café. You were always early to meet-ups because you had the irrational fear that they were going to leave you behind if you were the slightest bit late.

 You smile upon hearing his voice. “Hi, (C/N). Why are you early? You’re almost never on time.”

 You heard him chuckle, kissing your hair. “I knew you’d be here at least half-an-hour early, and I didn’t want to leave you alone all by yourself. There are terrible things happening, you know?”

 With a small scoff, you pulled him down to sit at the table. “You act as if you weren’t there for my karate lessons.”

 “Actually, that was impressive.” He grinned at you. “You flipped 3 guys in 5 minutes and they were both 2 years older than you?”

 You smirked proudly, nodded. “Yes, I did. I was awesome back then, huh?”

 “You’re still awesome now,” he smiled at you, lifting your knuckles to his lips.

 At that moment, a face gag was heard from behind you. “You guys are disgusting!” Alphie exclaimed an arm around (B/F/N) waist.

 At the sight, you couldn’t help but smirk. (B/F/N)’s cheeks were dusted pink and she caught your gaze. “Alphie, (Y/N) is bullying me.”

 You giggled, shaking your head. “I didn’t do anything. Besides, what could your man do to hurt me?”

 “Are you calling me weak?” Alphie demanded, faking a gasp at the insult. “Hey, I’m not the one who still hasn’t confessed to the girl that he likes, (C/N).”

 The said boy rolled his eyes, but a blush was still painted on his cheeks. “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” he said as (B/F/N) and Alphie took their seats.

 “Sure you don’t,” he smirked, “go on, why don’t you tell her now?”

 You cocked your head to the side, oblivious as always. “(C/N) likes someone.”

 Alphie gaped at you, stammering over his words. “You don’t… you don’t fucking know?!”

 “He may be my best friend, but he doesn’t have to tell me everything…” you shrugged, grinning at the (C/H/C) boy. “We don’t really talk about that stuff.”

 “Please tell me she’s joking,” you heard (B/F/N) mumble to her boyfriend, who nodded in agreement.

 “Joking about what?”

 “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!” Alphie exclaimed, slapping his palm to his forehead. “I can’t… this – I can’t even.”

 Before he could get up to leave, another voice sounded from behind you. “Hey guys, you’re all early, huh?”

 “Hey, Kaden!” You smiled, “You even brought your boyfriend! I’m (Y/N).”

 “I’m Danny,” the boy greeted, a small smile on his face.

 “We’ve heard a lot about you, Danny. I’m (C/N), and this beetroot-” he gestured to Alphie, “is Alphie, and this is his girlfriend, (B/F/N). Great to finally meet you.”

 “Oh, so you’re (C/N). From what I’ve heard, you’re not man enough to tell the girl you like that you likeher, even when there is so much sexual tension around you.”

 “Why does everyone keep saying that?” (C/N) muttered, rolling his eyes, “and it is strictly platonic. We’re not like that. Besides, she’s an oblivious piece of work, so no matter what I do, she never sees it.”

 “Ey, (C/N), you should tell me!” You frowned, feeling suddenly deflated. “Everyone else knows but me…”

 “Well, that’s because,” Danny began, but Kaden quickly slapped a hand over his boyfriend’s mouth.

 “We are going to order, right love? We’ll be right back…”

 At that, Alphie and (B/F/N) nodded as well. “Yep, we’re going to order something too. Gotta go!”

 You blinked, watching the 4 of them leave before turning back to (C/N). “Come on, who is it? I won’t tease you, I promise.”

 “You really are a dummy,” he rolled his eyes before tapping your nose. “Why do you think I give you hugs from behind? And why do you think I kiss your forehead every time I see you in the morning on our way to school? (Y/N), why do I tell you that I love you every night before you go to sleep?”

 “…because you’re a friendly person who doesn’t want me to feel alone with (B/F/N) and Alphie’s, as well as Danny and Kaden?” You ask innocently.

 (C/N) sighed, shaking his head. “No, it’s because I like you. More than a best friend.”

 “Oh.” You grin up at him. “I know.”

 “You what?!”

 “Well, if I said that I knew, I never would have heard it from you, right? And the others already make it stupidly obvious, but I want you to say it to me when you’re ready.” You smile, kissing his cheek. “I already knew, (C/N). And by the way,” you take his hands in yours, “I love you, too.”

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