#he’ll even have spicy dreams he’s not even involved in (STILL MAD)

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Coop will have a dream about Lucy where she just. Looks nice. Is doing nothing in particular. He’s not even there and then be fucking mad about bc he’s fucking pathetic

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VAV: A full Daddy analysis uwu

I’ve never wanted to collectively ride anyone’s thighs more then I want to ride every member of VAV’s. Does that make sense? Never has a whole group made me want to ride everyone’s thighs then VAV. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it as many times as I can. These specific 7 men have power over me. Like, I want to be on top of their thighs so badly? Like, let me feel every member’s thighs, from Geumhyuk’s thicc ones to Hosung’s average, to Yoonho and Wooyoung’s sexy twink thighs. I’m honestly starting to love how small ACE is. The size kink is coming out faster than I did uwu. Just thinking about his small frame ugh. Like, The Dream Team are all smaller than the tanks obvi but Wooyoung? There’s so many things about that man that just? He seems like mysterious and lowkey a freak but I fucking love how small he is ugh. AND FUCKING LOU HAS BEEN FUCKING ME UP RECENTLY AND UGH. The need for Lou smut is so over the edge I have like 4 fanfics started with him or involving him. Like I said, this group does things to me. And I love it all.

St.Van:  Not because he’s my main bias and Daddy in VAV but I feel like Geumhyuk is a soft dom, he’s super caring and gentle. Unless you ask him to be rough and then he provides, but I feel like he also always asks how you are doing whether he’s being rough with you or not because he needs you to always communicate because it’s so important to him. If you need a break he’ll give you one, he has the best aftercare and he’d love to cuddle you after and he’s super affectionate and knows how to treat and take care of you and he does it well. And if you wanted him to be rough he would be but he’d still have the caring look to him? like, lots of praising and he’d always look at you with absolute love and adoration even if he’s fucking you til the bed breaks. And if the bed does break he’d stop to ask if you’re alright and then giggle and continue uwu. He’d always say things like “you’re doing so well princess” or something like “i know you can go for a little longer. C’mon princess, give me more, just one more time. You can do it princess” oR when you wanna get spicy he’d be like “you want me to fuck you like that princess? Are you sure you can handle it?” in a way that would make you second guess yourself but he’d always love and be proud of you for following through. And he would liter your body with kisses an he would always lace his fingers with yours when it gets good or he would cup your face. Like @itsakpopalypse said in her St.Van astrology post, he doesn’t fuck he makes love and I totally believe that and honestly thinking about that man alone..bruh I feel like he’s really into some things but he’s gentle about it? Idk but again I feel like if you asked him to be rough he would be but you’d still have that contact

Lou: Hosung is a freak™️ he’s willing to try all kinds of toys and positions. He’s a switch leaning sub and will call you mommy. He’ll do anything for you and try anything with you and loves shower sex. He loves seeing your wet body fucked out against the shower wall. The steam fogging up the glass door and then he pushes your naked, wet flesh against the door, your breasts squished and in view of anyone that might happen to walk in. “You know how sexy you look up against the door like this, how sexy it is to hear my thighs slam against your cute ass as I fuck your wet pussy so good?” He’ll slap your ass causing you to squeal. “You like that babygirl? You’re so good for Daddy. So wet, so perfect.”

Jacob: Jacob on the other hand, I feel like if you wanted it rough he would go feral and fuck your brains out and only after he made you cum 5 times would he come back down and be himself again? Like there’s no contact with you in those moments unless you used the safe word. I kinda feel like he wouldn’t really know how to take care of you as well as St.Van but he would always try his best to make you comfortable after and he would never just leave you after he re-arranges your organs ya’know? Aftercare is important to him but sometimes he doesn’t really know how? so you’d always have to reassure him that he’s a good daddy and that you are fine. I feel like Jacob’s one to have dom drops. I feel like he’d make you mad on purpose because he loves angry sex because you cum a lot more and are more loud and he wants to make sure his members and everyone in the building know that you are his sexy treasure. “Scream my name baby, I’m gonna make you cum so much you’ll stain the mattress. You like it when I fuck your brain out huh? You like it when I’m rough with your slutty pussy? You’re always such a good whore for Daddy. Louder, louder, I want my members to hear you moan for me.”

Ziu: I’m trying to figure out what Ziu’s into. He’s hard to read cause he’s such a dork. I think I’ll start by saying he probably has a thing for spankings. Whether playful or full on bent over his lap swatting each cheek. I feel like he’s really into bodystockings. He loves showing you how good he is with his fingers and cock. His favorite thing is when you wander around the house in just panties and a t-shirt, or panties and his hoodie. Maybe he likes to bend you over the counter in your tee and pull down your panties just enough to show your perfect ass, he’ll gently rub it before grabbing a spatula or slotted spoon and make you scream. “You think you can tease me like this and get away with it darling?” Perhaps he’s the kind to always praise you because you’re so shy, he’ll slide your panties off and when you move your hand over to cover your petals he’ll grab your hand gently and look you in the eyes and say, “don’t be shy darling. Let me see that beautiful dripping flower of yours. You’re so gorgeous baby.” And then he’ll lean you against the counter and lift one of your legs up so he has a perfect view of that gaping pussy and he’ll tease you will his tongue, slowly and gently causing the sweetest sounds to escape from your parted lips.

ACE: ACE has you wrapped around his thumb, his cock actually. When he’s really horny his one or two word commands will keep you in line. Because you want to make him feel good and tell you how good of a job you’re doing. He’s not really vocal but he still tells you when you’re doing a good job. He’ll say “knees, now” or “suck” and “good girl” but he won’t moan or curse unless he’s close. He’ll tilt his head back and enjoy him filling your mouth. Of course ACE’s punishments are serious and you can’t escape from them. If you’re bad he’ll let you have it and won’t let you cum till you’re far other the edge

Baron: Daddy Spreadlegs I feel would excel at eating you out. That’s it. He knows exactly how to do it, how to reach all your sweet spots, make you come undone and squirm as his tongue explores your sweet cavern. He would take his time in making you feel good but for Chunghyeop eating your pussy is an art form and you can’t rush art. Aside from eating you out he’d love to read to you, his gentle words rolling off his tongue in the sweetest way while he aggressively finger blasts you into oblivion. Sometimes he would stop reading just to watch you moan and wiggle under his gaze and sometimes he’d tease you by continuing to read, his fingers just resting inside your pussy, every once in awhile pulling out slowly to jab back in. I feel like he’d love to give you creampies. It would be his favorite thing in the world. Another thing he’d like, and he’d surprise you with it is once he figured out how to make you squirt it would be the only thing you’d ask for. You’d suck his cock and beg him to make you squirt. “Kitten, do you not enjoy when I eat you out anymore? Are you tired of creampies?” Chunghyeop said sounding disappointed. You quickly shook your head and pulled off his tip. “No Daddy, never. But I love it when you make me squirt. I love watching your reaction. I do so good for Daddy after. And you even say I taste better after. Please Daddy, please make me squirt and I’ll cum so good for you next time. Please Daddy.” you mewled looking up at him while kitten licking his tip. Chunghyeop just smiled. “We’ll see Princess. But right now Daddy wants to give his little slut another creampie.”

Ayno: I feel like Ayno is totally a subby baby boy like 99% of the time but every once in a while No Mercy Yoonho will leak out. He’ll always call you mommy or mistress and he’ll always thank you after you let him cum. He loves being your good boy. He always wants to please you and make you happy and you rarely have to punish him because he’s such a good boy. But when you do punish him he becomes even more of a whiny, crying mess. “Please mommy, please let me cum. I’m sorry I’ve been such a naughty boy.” You’ll shush him and hold your hand on his thigh as he jerks his hips up and down, the vibe resting against his tip. “Mommy will let you come soon my sweet baby. But you have to take this punishment as you’ve been a bad boy and I can’t let you get away with everything especially now that you think of you whine enough I’ll stop. Mommy doesn’t like to punish her sweet baby but sometimes it’s necessary.” Yoonho would cry and cry, tears staining his cheeks as you denied him of his orgasm. Finally you let him cum, his sweet sweet cries of pleasure filling the room. You kept your hand on his stomach rubbing small circles and praising him as he came down from his high. You kissed up his body meeting his lips. “You’re such a good boy for mommy.” You’d say. He’d smile and thank you over and over again.

Lou & Ayno: or as I like to call them Lube and Anal. The perfect combination of Ayno telling me what to do as Lou tells him want to do. Make me suck you both off as you cover my face in your yummy cummies uwu. There’s not a lot to say about these two. Perhaps shower sex with them both or a nice bathtub fucking sandwiched between them.

St.Van & Jacob: I want to be sandwiched between these two men. I want to be bent over Geumhyuk sucking him off as Jacob takes me from behind. Pull my hair, slap my tits, my ass, my thighs. Get me worked up. Praise me, degrade me, hold my hand for emotional support as I experience a mind fucking orgasm. Tell me how precious I am as my pussy convulses over and over, both of their cum leaking out of my sopping pussy. Kiss the marks on my thighs and neck, move my hair out of that way, take a picture of my fucked out body and use it as the wallpaper on your phone. I want them to take a video of their cum leaking out of me as a reminder of how good Jacob and St.Van are at fucking me stupid. Lick it up or push it back into me and cover my glistening body in your hot kisses

The Dream Team a.k.a The Cream Team (power bottom ACE, bottom Baron and subby baby boy Yoonho): Ayno is such a sexy man, his rap is super sexy but he’s also baby boy, but also let me throw it back Papi. ACE is the sexiest twink I’ve ever seen in my life and that voice of his, serenade this bussy Daddy. And his hands ugh, those fingers. He’s the slamming power bottom I need in my life. (And by that I mean, there is no power bottom ACE fics and that needs to be fixed. Anyone that writes for VAV please. I need to be on top of him but he needs to tell me what to do and how to do it. Dig your fingers into my hips as you guide me onto your dick. Make me keep eye contact as I grind my aching pussy against your throbbing cock please daddy). And Baby Baron ugh, he can collect these edible arrangements. Don’t ask why I sent you so many just find me and let me ride you Daddy Spreadlegs. My favorite bottoms. Also I feel like they’d all give you creampies every once in awhile but since it’s Baron’s favorite thing he’d give them to you more often.

I’m just so whipped for them all. I want them all to fuck me, I want to see what they’re into, let them experiment their pleasures with me. I’ll be their cute lil fuck doll. I want to see how they play with themselves, what they use to cum. I want to watch them get all worked up, their dicks thrusting into their hands, their muscles tense as they cum. I wanna hear how they moan, I wanna see them all fucked out in bed or on a chair or wherever they masturbate from. 

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Different Kisses with Bobby / Jiwon

Thank you so much for your request! I’m not the most knowledgeable on Jiwon, but I do love his smiles so darn much! Let’s get into talking about his kisses though, shall we?

Kissing Jiwon is the biggest form of connection for him. He loves nothing more than being pressed against you showering you in his affections.

First kiss:

Jiwon had planned your first kiss. Much like the way he attempted to plan every detail of confessing to you, he wanted your first kiss to go well. He wanted it to be something you remembered and a small part of him wanted it to be a story you could tell to the grandkids, you know, because he had kind of imagined that far ahead with you already.

But to get it to be the perfect story, he actually had to make it happen. Although he’d gone over it all day long, when he picked you up for your date that evening, he was nervous and it showed with how shy he became. It’s stupid because he’s not sure why he’s acting shy around someone who he’s been getting closer to but he can’t help but feel himself grow flustered just at the mere thought of placing his lips on yours. And after enduring this internal hell from trying to keep himself together and get through the date all night long, he’s finally stuttering about something, he just doesn’t know what and next minute he’s tripped over and stumbled into you.

You blink and ask if he’s okay but of course, he isn’t – this isn’t part of the plan. Now that he’s in your arms though he’s not exactly moving away, instead, he simply brushes your hair away from your face and leans in to kiss you softly. It’s slow and lingering, his lips moving languidly as he tastes you for the first time.

And whilst it wasn’t exactly how he planned it to be; now with the magical experience of kissing you, he still feels it’ll be a great story to tell those grandkids now. “And I literally stumbled right into my first kiss with your Grandmother.”

Public kisses:

Regardless of where you are, Jiwon is going to be affectionate with you. So being out in public isn’t going to stop him from burying himself into you, nuzzling at your neck as you wait in line to buy tickets for the movies or kissing your cheek as you walk together. He is the type to let his affections flow for you freely, uncaring of who is watching you both. Because they aren’t apart of your relationship, only you are, and making sure you feel all of his love at any given time during the day or night is his top priority.

Plus, he’s rather incessant when it comes to holding you so it’s not like Jiwon can exactly wait to be behind closed doors. He spends enough time away from you with his line of work; he’s going to take advantage of all the time he can hold you!

Private kisses:

Of course, because he’s not holding back on loving on you out in public, it’s not a huge change when it’s just the two of you either. The only difference is the clothing choices, or more pointedly, the lack of clothing. Being at home is comfortable with Jiwon and he doesn’t bother getting dressed completely if he doesn’t have to. And admittedly, there is nothing sexier to him than seeing you in one of his tees or hoodies with panties or little shorts on around the home. Just knowing you’re both comfortable doing your own thing makes him so happy, often holding coming over to you to run his hands up and down your waist as he kisses you slowly. In fact, he’s not the type to kiss you in a peck, making effort to ensure every kiss you receive on your lips is well delivered. He loves the little contented sigh you instinctively do as soon as his lips are off yours and the dreamy expression that matches his own.

If it’s not obvious at all by now, he’s really into cuddles and will do so all day every day if you let him. Being able to wrap himself around you and keep him all for himself is the biggest joy Jiwon can have, whispering how good you feel against him, and how much he loves you often. It’s not always sensual; you are literally like his comfort blanket, even if you’re the one who feels blanketed in his warmth and love. If he could carry you around with him everywhere he goes, he wouldn’t even hesitate to do so. Kissing when cuddling is softly placed all over your upper body wherever he can reach, it’s slow and purposeful. Sometimes he grazes his teeth along your skin too, liking when you arch lightly within his embrace. And because he’s generally shirtless, your hands are usually resting on his chest or torso, kissing him just as softly as he is you, smiling as he hums in appreciation or lifts your head up so he can gaze into your eyes. He has no time to play many games with you at home because that would mean letting you out of his arms, and he’s definitely against that. Definitely not against tickling you though so watch out, some of these hugs will definitely have you wriggling about that can head very spicy quickly too if you’re in his lap. He started it, so he can deal with the consequences, right?

Jiwon is handsy and if he isn’t completing a task alone that uses his hands, then they’re usually wandering over you. Not always in a sensual way but to constantly be connected with you in some way. When you’re sitting at the table working together, him on composing and you on your own tasks, his spare hand is always resting on your thigh, squeezing you gently now and then as he scratches away words and hums out his tune.

Though life is still pretty light with Jiwon, he is talkative and engaging, always insisting on making you laugh with his bad jokes and cheesy lines. He also likes to suddenly attack you in kisses until he has you giggling and running away from him, letting you have your fun before the chase is on and he’s capturing you and your lips back against him in a sweet embrace. And sure, like I said above that he loves you in his clothes or barely anything at all, cough, he will openly orchestrate that you wear matching couple clothing even if you don’t have anywhere to go, becoming so darn happy that you match on the outside as much as your love does on the inside that he’ll be so affectionate and loving towards you that you don’t even mind how ridiculous you both look.

Making out:

Jiwon is naturally sensual with you at most parts of the day, so making out isn’t as frequent as others I write for, not at least making out that has you writhing in his arms anyway. Sure you kiss a lot and he takes your breath away so often it should be illegal, but there is a significant difference between your daily kissing sessions and making out with him. He becomes the biggest tease, eyeing you up and licking at his lips before caressing your hips in his hands and leaning in to kiss you with the lightest of kisses. He takes his time to build you both up, mostly because he knows if he rushes it, he’ll have no self-control and the fun will be over. He works hard to work you up though, teasing you with his hands by running them over your sensitive spots, making you shudder and want more from him. His lips also tease you, lots of licking and sucking involved before blowing over your wet skin to make you more excited and press into him. If you were standing when this all started, he’ll definitely have you up against a wall now, groaning in your ear as his nibbles on your lobe and asking you breathily if you want more. Of course, you do but you can only nod or squeak out something unintelligible, his thigh coming in to rest between your legs and pressing into you as he’s kissing you on your lips, battling with your tongue soon after. He’s too turned on now for this to slow back down and it’s off to someplace more comfortable for him to continue pleasuring you, his teasing ways only just warming up with these kisses. You’re definitely in for a treat now.

Morning kisses:

Waking up is an experience with Jiwon to see what position you’ve finally rested in because as much as he loves being all over you when awake, in his dreams he often buries into you and uses you as his pillow. It’s comfortable even if you initially thought it was awkward to offer up body parts for him to rest upon. You both normally wake up to an alarm so it’s not often that you get to watch the other sleep in the mornings but it’s definitely nice watching his eyes flutter open, the short confused expression crossing his face as he deciphers where he is, before the sun is literally shining on the inside of your bedroom, his smile wide and uncontrolled as he reaches to kiss the first place he can of your body, making his way up slowly to your lips. And with a husky morning greeting from him, you are now a complete gooey mess; there is no better wake up call than that. If you don’t have to move, there’s a lot of cuddling, entangling your legs and talking softly, kissing his shoulder and Jiwon kissing your forehead every so often. Otherwise, you’re up and out of bed, his hands barely letting you move towards the dresser for clothes before he’s right up behind you, kissing along your neck and back hugging you tightly with a sigh of happiness.

How you have survived this beautiful start for the day all this time, I don’t think even you know, but it definitely sets you up for the rest of your day.

Making up:

Jiwon gets nervous fighting with you. He knows he has a temper when it comes to arguments but for some reason, he doesn’t often let it loose on you, which only leaves him feeling anxious that things are unsettled between you. The odd times he’s gotten truly mad is over situations that happened when he was away and you didn’t tell him, feeling hurt that you tried to protect yourself when he sees that as his job. But again, the anger wasn’t really at you but at himself for not being there when you needed him. All the same, if you do end up arguing over something, he won’t leave the situation alone until it’s resolved, he doesn’t like to leave things open-ended.

So when you’ve finally come to the conclusion that works for you both, he’s so relieved to finally take you in his arms. He didn’t realise how tense he got when arguing that now with you against him he feels exhausted, holding you loosely and leaning into you. Kisses are gentle and shorter than usual, mostly because he’s just so tired from the anxiety of fighting with you.

Flustered kisses:

Even after all this time together and no matter how many times you’ve seen him shirtless or smile at you so much that it reaches right up into his eyes, you still become flustered over Jiwon at times. This isn’t lost on him and whenever he catches the rise of a shy blush on your face he breaks out into the goofiest grin ever, feeling so happy to be the reason you’re blushing. He’ll tease you for it, of course, he does but it’s not long before he’s kissing you tenderly, whispering how often he cannot believe you’re his either.

Kiss it better kisses:

Jiwon is naturally clumsy. And they say that you pick up on habits of people around you through mimicking but this was one trait you didn’t expect to adopt. You were certain you weren’t all that clumsy as a child but now there’s always little bumps and bruises that you cannot remember getting. And Jiwon isn’t much better himself. So together it seems you’re always caring for one another and cradling injuries. The best part though is you both get each other now. Before when he was just clumsy on his own, well you would giggle and wonder how he could be so foolish to make a mistake like that. And sure, you still giggle if it’s not a major incident but you definitely get it. So kissing it better comes naturally, making sure to pucker up all your healing power and place it over the affected area, along with some tidy bandaging of course.

Gym kisses:

As someone who takes his health and body shape seriously, Jiwon wants the same for the body, mind and spirit that belongs to his s/o. At first, you weren’t so keen, sweating in front of Jiwon (except within the sheets) just didn’t appeal to you and whilst you had no problems watching him work out, you weren’t so keen to start doing it yourself. So he made it into a bit of a date, asking you watch him every time you’d have time to join him at the gym, smiling at you in between reps, coming over to grab his bottle of water that he asked you to hold and kiss you on the cheek or the top of your head, running his hand over you before stepping back off. All this made your chest palpitate with how intimate it felt. Soon you felt an urge to join him in working out, Jiwon grinning from ear to ear at you joining him. Of course, he almost died from this experience, you were so used to watching him but he wasn’t prepared for how sexy it was to him to see you using the cross trainer or taking a brisk walk on a treadmill. He was breathing heavily that day and it honestly took him a lot of self-control to keep his lips to himself, murmuring at you how much you were working him up. He sure didn’t need to use any cardio equipment that day.

Now though, you’re both into a routine of working on your own programs, stealing smiles and kisses in between your exercise, sometimes sneaking into the shower room together since they were unisex and kissing endlessly whilst cleaning one another (you’ve both almost gone further, but you have refrained from shower sex at the gym so far), wrapped up in each other as you go to the juice counter and order drinks before heading out together, completely loved up from all those feel-good endorphins running around inside you both. Going to the gym has really shaped your world physically and you never knew you could have so much with your boyfriend whilst lifting weights before. Definitely a bit of a gym junkie now, that’s for sure!

Studio kisses:

Your opinion matters most to Jiwon in all parts of his life. So it’s not uncommon for him to text you to come to the studio to hear what he’s working on, especially if you had helped him at home with any of his drafting of songs. He’ll watch you as you listen intently, closing your eyes as if that helps you feel it down into your soul, your head and feet gently moving to the beat. He’s so entranced with you that he’s forgotten all about his new song or how nervous he is over if it’s good or not. Sometimes he can’t wait until your eyes open again, moving his chair closer to yours and kissing you passionately, your lips flinching only for a second from his approach before you’re kissing him back, a greater sense of emotion embedded within your lips on his. And when he’s out of air he’ll finally pull back, asking you what you truly think. Of course, sometimes you forget and need to hear it again because he just kissed you so good your brain stopped working.

Reassurance kisses:

Jiwon sometimes gets quite critical towards himself. Of course, some of it stems from being in the public eye, hearing comments that he’s ugly or not idol worthy, others about his background and just because he’s in a place to be commented upon. Other times it’s from work itself, when a song isn’t coming together as well as he expected or he’s received criticism from management or his members over something he’s done. He tries not to take it to heart but he’s a soft guy and he really wants to offer the world the best version of Kim Jiwon. So when he’s uncharacteristically quiet and clinging to you in a way that you just know he’s internally stewing over something, you turn and don’t bother to ask him what the problem is, instead, you kiss him whilst holding his face in your hands, pulling away to tell him that he’s gorgeous, talented, smart, funny and genuine. This alone is enough to help him debunk some of his problems and he will smile, telling you he loves you so much for not even needing to ask what’s wrong and then vents his issues, holding your hand the entire time as you help him become reassured that he’s only human after all and to you a very beautiful human indeed.

Night/future kisses:

It’s no secret that from early on into your relationship, Jiwon wasn’t just thinking of a now with you but all that was to come. And as the months and years roll on, he’s more vocal of his feelings, of what he envisions to be the best future ahead of him with you. And sure, there may be some things that don’t eventuate but you love when he starts talking about the future together, how many kids you both want, where you want to raise them, how you want to grow as a couple and all that comes in between. These moments are so special, especially because he gets so invested in telling you everything on his mind at that moment that you can’t help but reach to silence him just for a moment because it’s becoming too overwhelming and you need to do something to reach those dreams sooner than later. Your kiss is pretty heated and you yourself are more handsy than usual, trying to grip at him and at those beautiful images he had been painting so effortlessly for you. Of course, these moments lead to passion being unleashed and when your cries have finished sounding around the room your both kissing at each other’s skin gently, uttering how much you love each other until you fall into a blissful slumber, hoping to see what you spoke about in your dreams, and soon in real life with your eyes as well.

 Dating Jiwon is very passionate because he is the type to shower you in his love both vocally and physically. It’s intense at times because of the endless need for one another, but you wouldn’t change that for the world, knowing you could never grow tired of loving the man who has made a home within your heart for life.

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FDL Season Preview

It’s go time babies.

First and foremost, If you have not submitted your picks for the kit contest, DO SO HERE. I will repeat this at the end too. Some of y’all still need that push!

Anywhoo...

The season is now upon us. We’re gonna skip the game preview this week for a few reasons (all completely on me) and run with the season preview. For this, I’ve reached out to Mike and Av for their insights on the upcoming campaign and all three of us have given some input on the mercato and our expectations from the upcoming season. So let’s get to it.

What was the biggest signing of the mercato?

Mike: The biggest one going into the year is easily Higuain. We haven't had stone cold killer up front like him since Ibra left in. That's not hyperbole, that's the truth. Having a striker with kind of ability and history is like a nice warm blanket on a cold night. He has scored against the biggest and best teams on the boot and should continue to do so. Hopefully having him on the team gives us a confidence we just didn't have last year.

Av: Pipita! Pipita! Pipita! I can’t get across just how excited I am about having this guy here. Due in part to the fact that his transfer was triggered by the C-Ron arrival at Juve and overshadowed somewhat by the LeoDini Show at Milan, I genuinely don’t think Milanista have had the chance to drink in the significance of this move. During the mercato I was developing a stomach ulcer whilst we were shopping for strikers as it looked equally likely that we might sign Morata (barf!) or Falcao (double barf!), but instead we signed the premier striker of Serie A! Pure Win Baby!

After a string of pure "meh" involving Matri, Menez, Destro, Torres, Adriano, K*****c and Silva we finally have an out and out striker for the first time since Ibra left. When you recall how impotent we looked in some games last season I think a very large part of our success this year will hang on how well Pipita does and the idea of him being shadowed by Poaching Patrick has me dreaming! I genuinely think Pipita will play a significant role in our march to the CL places this year. I'm hoping that guys like Hakan and Castillejo can play their part to give Higuain a platform to work from and he'll do the rest. I think if Pipita starts to bang them in he will help galvanise the team with a mentality that they can win. I honestly think he will give us the exact same boost that CRon is giving Juve if not more and that belief is going to be crucial for us this season, mark my words!

TR: Pipita without a doubt. Like Mike and Av said, we haven’t had a striker, or really a player, of his caliber since Zlatan. I’m going to go a little further than Av and say that there is probably no other player who’s performance will have a greater impact on whether or not we qualify for the Champions League. That is the upgrade we absolutely needed in the position that arguably needed it the most.

2) What is your biggest concern going into the season?

Mike: Last year Gattuso fell in love with a certain XI which was fine for about 8 weeks but then he, and the congested schedule drove us into the ground. We tried battling on 3 fronts while playing the same XI almost every game. Total madness. Suso and Jack were total zombies late. Biglia got hurt. Donnarumma looked exhausted. Part of that was Gattuso coming on board midyear, and I understand that. He has to be willing and able to rotate more and he's definitely equipped with the players to do that this season. We have have a lot of players that can play multiple spots in multiple formations. Let's see how he puts the pieces together.

Av: Have we finally got rid of our "Misfield"? My gut says maybe not. Baka, to me anyway, is a Kessie clone which is fair enough if it reduces our over reliance on Frank but I really wished we had landed someone like SMS. Yes, he was a dream ticket purchase that was never likely but you have to admit that having SMS flanked by Frank the Tank woulda been hella sweet. As it is, I feel our biggest deficiency is the mid unless the new additions are a class above what we had last season and only time will tell. We have guys like Borini & Biglia but we need some midfield brains to go with the brawn and still think we are lacking that outside Hakan. My other issue is that we seem to have only two genuine strikers? I dont want to jinx anything ......but you know....injuries!?!?

TR: An injury to Biglia or Higuain. For all the hard work Leodini did this season, they were unable to address the depth, or dearth of, particularly in the midfield. And to be honest, that’s not fault of their own. We’ve seen how building teams overnight perform, and they put together the puzzle pieces they had in a way that creates something recognizable. However, while injuries to Franck and Jack can be mitigated with Baka and Laxalt, a Biglia injury or one to Pipita and we face a rather dramatic dropoff in quality in relation to their backups. Unless you switch formations, you would have Montolivo pulling the strings in midfield or Patrick, my dear sweet baby Patrick, leading a line for an extended period of time. Not a death knell, but one that instantly jeopardizes CL contention.

3) Conversely, what gives you most hope.

Mike: I'm an eternal optimist so I can find a way for everything to give me hope, even Suso. What gives me the most hope is our combination of youth AND experience. What i mean is our young guys have played and played a lot. R13 is 23 but has already played 171 games. Donnarumma 19/135. Caldara 24/126 Calabria 21/52. We are young AND have a lot of game time under our belts. That's huge going forward. All that youth with vets like Higuain up top, Biglia in the middle and a backup like Reina? That's a nice mix.

Avia: Elliott Management. Crazy, I know, but their clean sweep of the previous administration and the introduction of Leodini was a master stroke. It now feels like we have people in charge who remember what Milan were all about and not naval gazers who made a nostalgia based purchase. It feels like we have taken a genuine step towards the Milan we all know and love. If they land Gazidis then colour me happy, we have Leodini taking care of the football side of things and someone like Gazidis coming from the EPL to help boost our off field business acumen. Milan.... the footballing fraternity welcomes you back from your self imposed exile.

TR: Agreeing with Av here, it has got to be the management. Elliot, as evil as they are, are astute businessmen so I take both solace and self-hatred knowing that they’re the ones overseeing this thing. The financial side of the club is out of the hands of old buffoons and con artist thrill-seekers. On the technical and sporting side, they’re making all the right moves. Maldini’s return can’t be overstated and I truly trust Leonardo to work alongside him building a project. Both sides seem to be on the same page and for the first time in a long time, I’m truly excited and hopeful to be a Milan fan.

4) What or who you think will surprise us?

Mike: I think Laxalt will be the signing of the year for us. I've loved the guy for a while now and can't wait to see him in our colors. He can play both LB and LM an provide some spicy sauce on that left side that we haven't seen in quite some time. His play and runs behind guys like Hakan, Jack and Castillejo should be fun to watch.  

Av: Laxalt. Had a pretty good world cup and hope that he comes alive and helps boss our "Misfield". Got my fingers crossed for him, will be great to see some damned speed in the midfield and see how well he can work with RRod. Maybe its his hair but he kinda reminds me of a very young Edgar Davids.

TR: Baka. If Leodini saw enough in him to take a flyer (or maybe flier) on him, then I trust their judgement. His CL performances for Monaco are still very fresh in my head and I think the slower pace of Serie A may draw that player out once more. How he fits in is something I still can’t call, but I have high expectations for him. Much like you do at the beginning of a relationship when you first see only the best of someone and misread their potential as unlimited so you accidentally say ‘I love you, Timoue’ way too early on and while he may not feel the same, he says it too because he thinks that he might fulfill those words some day. But that day never comes, with the ash from that damning phrase’s impact with your small, vulnerable planet, still lingering high in the sky, refusing to settle and slowly impairing the life on this once fecund planet from regenerating, with only the most stubborn, prickly, and aesthetically uncompromising life forms surviving.

Anyways, I’m fine.

5) Ummm, moving on. What or who you think will disappoint us?

Mike: I probably shouldn't answer this question. I'm not sure about disappointment... but I am worried about how the CB pairing goes. Working out a new pairing always takes time. Folks are gonna have to be patient and there's gonna be speed bumps the first few months.

Av: Donna. Due in part to his a-hole agent, i just know that at some point during this season his performances will make me wish we had shipped him to land SMS. With Reina in place I think Donna is more than just surplus. This will no doubt elicit a groan from most but I'm praying Rino doesnt let us down! The squad is pretty solid apart from the reservations I harbour about our midfield so it will be interesting to see how Rino goes about business this time. Wide down the wings or narrow through the middle?

TR: I’ll be that guy. Rino scares the hell out of me. He’s my favorite Milan player of all time, so I assure you this isn’t something personal, but I’m not entirely convinced as of yet. That winter run was magic, but there were a few distressing decisions and performances when we came back down to earth, so my worry is even more-so now with the expectations ramped up, that he is in over his head. I trust Leodini and I definitely think he’ll benefit from his relationship with them, but I think more than any other factor, Rino is going to make or break out chances at a top four finish.

6) Make a bold prediction!

Mike: Higuain leads the league in goals. PERIOD. (League-wide, my bold prediction is that Ronaldo doesn't finish top 3 in scoring and SMS has a Belotti-esque fall from grace and Lazio finish out of Europe)

Av: Write this down or screenshot it kids ....#15in6! I think Higuain will finish Capocannoniere, help us secure a CL spot and then decide he wants to make his loan to Milan permanent! Buy your official shirts while you still can!

TR: Rino switches formations before the first international break. I think he’s slowly moving towards a 4-2-3-1 and expect to see that sooner rather than later.

7) What will satisfy you as a Milan fan this year? More precisely, what constitutes a successful year?

Mike: Champions League for next year. It's CL or bust. F the Coppa. F the Europa league.  

Av: The ONLY thing that will make me happy is a finish in the CL spots. Anything less will have been futile. CL PLACES. ARE. A. MUST! Bearing in mind that Elliott are asset stripping hawks I don’t want to see what they have in store for us should we continue to finish outside the CL spots the next 2-3 seasons. Either we finish in the CL spots or Rino is gone at the end of the season.

TR: While I think it is fair that Mike and Av have concluded that missing out on the CL is a failure, I personally don’t see the season as a waste if we finish 5th. Finishing below fifth is indeed a failure in my eyes, but I think if we see growth, whether it be a deep Europa run, a more dynamic attack, consistent performances, not dropping five points against newly promoted sides, and so on ad so forth, that that in itself is enough for me. Maybe I’m setting my expectations too low, but when was the last time you saw something connecting two consecutive seasons? When was the last time we built off something the season prior? We have team capable of finishing fourth, but in many respects, last year was 0 and this year is year 1.

7) That was great guys. Especially TR’s responses. Outstanding work. So let’s wrap it up. Who finishes top 6?

Mike: Juve, Napoli, Milan, Roma, Inter, Fiorentina

Av: Juve, Napoli, Inter, Milan, Roma, Nazio

TR: Juve, Napoli, Inter, Roma, Milan, Atalanta

Sowwy! I hope I’m wrong!

Aiight kids, that wraps it up. 14:30 EST tomorrow and hit us with da feedback

Again, make your kit contest picks here!

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What happened with Rhiana and Iliyas is probably just a case in a lot of mistakes. 

Rhiana tells him something that perhaps she shouldnt, maybe related to the constant humming rebellion against the fuschia blood caste, or something more personal. Because she trusts him. Iliyas gives off an air of trustworthiness, his image is one of genuine compassion for those of lower castes, noone believes that he would ever betray them. So she trusts him. And he fucks up. He fucks up. He relayed Rhiana’s information, likely unintentionally, to Dahnte, for similar reasons. Dahnte also projects an aura of trust and calm, but his is wholly constructed, a tool to an end. And he uses this, and uses Iliyas’ trust in others, to take this information from him. And he uses it, anonymously, to spell Rhiana’s demise. Perhaps he further gave this information to Tsitas who, even if she isn’t the specific Heiress of her era, is still a highblood of remarkable status, and one who would not stand for direct insubordination. I guess it would depend on the nature of the information Rhiana gives him. If Tsitas is taking the same sort of role she does in cs, then Rhiana harbouring thoughts of resistance to the regime (or more specifically hemospectrum hierarchy) would certainly make sense.

It is very important that the way she dies is immediately traceable back to Iliyas. A method he would choose, perhaps. If they have in fact physically met before - perhaps Rhiana joined him on a lusus hunting trip, just once - then there’s a lot that Dahnte can draw off to frame Iliyas more strongly. I’m not sure how much Iliyas would be into lusus hunting, or even if that’s actually something he does, but something of that vein. Some sort of combat based experience that Rhiana has had with him. I’d suggest LARPing but that just feels like I’m completely ribbing off that whole debacle. As long as Rhiana knows how Iliyas fights, and hs seen it personally, then Dahnte can use that. Or just have it be something very specific that Rhiana said. Say if, for instance, it was an event she had gone to - a small group of likeminded lowbloods, dreaming of revolution. And she tells Iliyas about it, because he’s likeminded too. And when he absently tells Dahnte, and he invites a raid upon this event that directly results in Rhiana’s death, the only REAL assumption Rhiana can make (and indeed, that Junzha and Lyndel and Endlyn can make) is that Iliyas betrayed her. And he did, technically, but they mean farrrrrr more deliberately. That he’d encouraged her interest in dismantling the hemospectrum for the express purpose of having her culled.

Good fun! Dahnte’s a cunt! Though the issue with this is that if Iliyas said that he told Dahnte, blame should shift to Dahnte. Unless Iliyas doesn’t remember doing so? Which is a bit of a cop out. Perhaps he was just vague, jokingly mentioning the event in sparse details to Dahnte, and didn’t really realise that Dahnte had the resources to get the specific details. Even though Dahnte is lower down than Iliyas (which probably made Iliyas feel safer divulging the info - he forgets at what point in the spectrum people start being loyalists), he IS in a matespritship with Tsitas, one of the tip top - he has a lot of power. More than a troll of his caste should, honestly. So Iliyas thinks he hasn’t done anything wrong, or that he didn’t give it away, when what he did in reality was give Dahnte JUST enough to go off of that he could get some poor tech guy somewhere to check Iliyas’ message history, find the details Rhiana gave him, and call in Tsitas to get the Imperial Drones to fuck up some lowbloods. Maybe Iliyas confronts him about it later. But Dahnte, trustworthy Dahnte, professes his innocence! And since Iliyas confronts him BEFORE anyone else confronts Iliyas, he never brings up this fact. Because he’s already crossed off Dahnte as the cause. Iliyas assumes the event was tipped off by someone else. Rhiana knows better. Lyndel knows better. All of them know better. Except for him.

Though the issue THEN becomes how everyone else knows to blame Iliyas. Junzha didn’t arrive in time to get any information from Rhiana (if he’d intervened earlier the Imperial Drones would likely have assumed he was part of the rebellion, so he had to wait - he probably watched Rhiana die. Rhiana forgives him, though, and she makes that explicitly clear any time the topic remotely comes up.). Lyndel could have made an assumption based on knowing how close Rhiana and Iliyas could be - she’d been watching from the sidelines half expecting they’d enter a pale or flushed relationship. Rhiana trusted Iliyas a lot. The issue is that Lyndel does as well. Most of them do, or they did. So I think Dahnte has to make it clear it was Iliyas’ fault in some way. Junzha is the main reporter, but there’s also an actual news report - its a culling of a known rebellious organisation that was just stomped to mulch. I suppose the accusations against Iliyas can come solely from Junzha (even before Rhiana appears to him as a ghost like a weeeeekkk later. She was passed out for a good bit and then had to find his hive. It was a journey, man), but then he needs something specific. Maybe he finds Rhiana’s phone, and it flashes to life as Iliyas messages her asking if she’s ok (the report didn’t identify specific trolls) and that allows Junzha to see the previous messages they’d sent, including Rhiana telling Iliyas about the event and Iliyas joking that he’d raid it. He puts two and two together. I doubt he sent Iliyas messages through Rhiana’s account - though that would be some fucked up shit to think about, eh. Iliyas messaging Rhiana furiously and suddenly ‘[rhianas handle] is online’ and he breathes a sigh of relief before receiving a message that completely breaks her quirk - ‘She’s dead. You did it.’ before going offline. man. how fucked up would that be.

I think that works well enough. After all, Junzha couldn’t intervene for quite a while, since some of the trolls at the event would likely have fled, and the drones would be stalking the streets. Going to help or even investigate would be mmmmmmm nope.

So then Dahnte isn’t actually deliberately framing Iliyas. He’s simply feigning his OWN innocence, leading to the heap of blame on Iliyas after Junzha accidentally uncovers the messages. Because Junzha didn’t know about the event. He didn’t have those details. It’s simply that he’s a lowblood and lives in the area. Meaning that Junzha and Rhiana have hives fairly close to each other, and that the event was somewhere close to Rhiana’s hive. which seems a lot of coincidences. Junzha needs a reason to be there. OOH. ooooooooooh. oooooooooooh. Maybe Iliyas asks him to check on Rhiana. The news report comes out, and Junzha isn’t exactly thrilled to the core, but he won’t do anything, and he has no direct reason to believe Rhiana was remotely involved. Then not long after (after Iliyas messages Dahnte), Iliyas messages Junzha begging him to check on Rhiana. You live close! Please just check to make sure she’s ok. She was at that event on the news and I’m worried, JZ. So he checks. Her hive is empty, devoid of life. Panic rises. Junzha heads solely to the area of the culling, seeing the firebombed hives where the event took place and the twisted, destroyed bodies of the poor lowbloods who attended. He drifts from troll to troll, checking to see if any can be helped - it’s in his nature, and it’s his power - before finally spotting a familiar face. He rushes over. She’s been dead for a while, maybe an hour or so, and he’s frantically trying to use his magic to help, and notices her phone light up. New message, New message! He picks it up, and uses Rhiana’s finger to unlock it. It’s her chatlog with Iliyas, her enthusiasm to attend and all her big ideas, the details she splurged, his laughter and assurance that he wouldnt rat them out. Junzha goes cold. Iliyas messages again, assuming the ‘went online’ message was Rhiana having returned home safe. ‘Are you ok?!’ Junzha looks down, sighs, and slowly types ‘she’s not’ before turning the phone off and placing it back in Rhiana’s hand.

Junzha sure as shit doesn’t forgive him, even if he feels less strongly about it than Rhiana herself. He tells Lyndel the next day - he needs time to recover and think about it. Death is common, after all - But such a betrayal of trust? He doesn’t like it. It would never be in his nature to. He tells Lyndel and Endlyn about it. Zekari finds out at the time, since he’d been taking an unfortunately timed n- OH FUCK. alright fuck story telling. thats the ticket. Zekari finds out about the attack on Rhiana as its happening, and when he wakes up, he BEGS Junzha to check. Zekari knows she’s dead, he’s pretty fucking sure she’s dead - he saw her impaled by an Imperial Drone while shielding another lowblood. But...... he has to be sure. They need to know. So Junzha checks. Finds the phone messages. Sends the short answer, and leaves. When he gets home, he angrily berates Zekari for not telling him sooner, if ONLY he’d told him sooner, he could have saved her life! But its a short lived animosity, and Junzha apologises the next day after he’s had time to cool down, but Zekari probably takes it hard anyway. He doesn’t blame Junzha for being mad - he blames himself for the slow response. He takes shorter naps, and even refuses to sleep for long periods, because he’s terrified of the scenes he’ll see in the clouds, and what terrors he’ll be unable to prevent. If only he’d woken up sooner! yknow.

mmmmMMMMMMMM spicy. i love it. means that Iliyas incriminated himself. Zekari doesn’t know any better because his ability to see events is incredibly limited, and by chance of by Skaia’s own intervention he never sees that Dahnte was responsible. It would be difficult to get such detailed info out of the clouds, I think - being able to read the chatlogs on clouds seems pretty much impossible to me. thats too specific. So its difficult for him to know specifically that Dahnte had anything to do with her death, so he simply doesn’t. The only people who DO know are Dahnte and possibly Tsitas. Iliyas, if he had the guts, would also know this fact, buuuuut he doesn’t. out side of those 3, none of them have any reason to suspect Dahnte was involved, and certainly not on a personal level? Like sure, Dahnte could have ordered the raid, but its unlikely he did so knowing that Rhiana would be there. It could have been an accident. But since they know, through Junzha (and later Iliyas admitting it) that Rhiana told Iliyas specifically, Dahnte is completely off the hook. Noone has any reason to suspect anyone other than Iliyas. Nice going, Iliyas. good job, buddy.