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forcebook · 2 years ago
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independentartistbuzz · 1 year ago
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DANKO from Lay Zhang’s Music Collective ‘D.N.A’ Releases New Single “Except”
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Today, a new single is released under international idol Lay Zhang’s (LAY) very own music collective called the D.N.A Music Alliance, a curated collection of talented and emerging Chinese musicians that are to dominate the music industry on a global level. The new track, “Except,” is from rapper DANKO, which comes off the heels of back-to-back releases such as “21” by rapper GALI and “What She Said” by Vinida plus the group effort, “Break My Heart.” All releases are under the executive reproduction by LAY himself.
LISTEN TO “EXCEPT” HERE
WATCH LYRIC VIDEO HERE
D.N.A’s stacked line up consisting of 7 talented artists, including DANKO, GALI, Vinida and LAY himself debuted the collective with a full group project called “Cyphers.” Along with an experienced production team, with one of their producers being GRAMMY® award-winning producer Murda Beatz, this group of artists continues to expand its global reach. This next release sets the tone with a new subunit of the Alliance that is long-awaited and showcases a distinct style.
LAY's production skills shine through in his ability to craft captivating melodies, intricate beats, and atmospheric soundscapes that elevate the overall quality and aesthetics of the song. His creative vision and attention to detail contribute to the success and sonic appeal of the track, showcasing his versatility and talent as a multi-faceted artist in the realm of music production.
With a fluid flow, GALI’s abilities are unmatchable when it comes to style, he is a chameleon when it comes to adapting to different styles of music. GALI effortlessly showcases his lyrics and clever rhymes with his songs. With impeccable control and sense of flow, the artist creates a new style of rap that captivates the listener from start to finish.
Shanghai-based, hip-hop pioneer GALI is a rising star in the Chinese hip-hop music scene. He has established himself as a rapper and one of the most watched rappers in China, having been third runner-up of the 2020 hit show, Rap of China. His thoughtful lyrics and connotative taste distinguish him from other rappers. He continued to demonstrate that he is a force to be reckoned with in the music industry with the recent release of a single titled. “Stay With ME ((因你而在)” with YIHUIK (苡慧). The well-known Chinese rapper is all set to take his fans on an electrifying journey when he brings his much-anticipated ATLANTIS tour to Melbourne's 170 Russell on Sunday, July 23, fresh from a slot at Australia's premier festival Splendour in the Grass.
China-based rapper, DANKO is no stranger to the public in Asia and has become a household name from his vibrant career. He debuted in 2011 with his first album, “Illusion Human Nature” and soon became part of several known groups. He’s toured the United States and has released an array of hit singles, even appearing on the hit TV show, “The Rap of China'' like his predecessors that brought him to prominence. This latest release is a testament to DANKO and LAY’s undeniable chemistry as artist and producer. The track showcases the pair’s perfect blend of rhythmic beats and verses to catch melodies effortlessly executed under a classical instrumental.
LAY has been and continues to be a household name in Asia, and his career his been a whirlwind the last three years after joining forces with Steve Aoki and will.i.am for the 2020 hit cross-cultural collaborationLove You More, reaching #1 on the QQ Music China chart. He then released a string of hits with an album, two EP’s, cross-genre collaborations and solo singles overseas further propelling his international star power. The Chinese icon is one of the most beloved stars in the region with a loyal and highly engaged 51 million followers on Weibo and over 14.2 million followers on Instagram. As a solo artist, the entrepreneur’s career has skyrocketed to tremendous success, becoming the highest-ranked Mando-pop star on Billboard 200 chart and the first Chinese artist to enter the iTunes Top 60 in the U.S.; with his third solo albumNAMANANA. Outside of music, he routinely showcases his skills for acting in TV and film roles, hosted multiple top-rated reality shows in Asia and is one of the most awarded artists in China. Now, LAY is working with a multitude of established and emerging artists to help bring their star power overseas with this project close to his heart.
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callsign-jinx · 2 years ago
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Hello, my beloved Darling!!! You still never cease to amaze me with all your works, so allow me to obsess over them, because they are so good!!!!
Tasting the Ashes Nightmares fade, memories don't is so so so emotional!!! I love it!
"“It was going to be a surprise, but you had to ask.”" - why am I not surprised that Rooster cannot keep secrets from Ash? 😂 Even though he was the one to plan it, hahaha. I love how all the women have the pover over their partners to get the all to confess their secrets!
"Ash has been around Rooster long enough to know that when he stays quiet like that, he’s done something he shouldn’t have." - aww, Ash being able to read Bradley so easily is such a lovely touch. I know they spent enough time around one another for this to happen, but it still warms heart so much 💗
Again, needed self-restraint not to copy-paste the whole nightmare sequence. It is brilliant!!!! The mixture of the events and the present and Steve changing into Bradley in the dream is incredible and the twins being added into it all is just peak tension and pressure and drama and I love it!!! It is so, so, so well done!!! Incredible!!!
"“Are you here with me?” He asks, voice tight and eyes darting over your body, as if looking for any sign of harm." - and then this beautiful darling being all soft and protective and worried!!! I am melting!!! So beautiful transition from the dream to reality as well! 🥹💗
"“And the worst part is that I’m glad he died.”" - okay, Ash seriously needs a big, wholesome hug. From multiple people. It's a good thing that Mav specialises in having traumatised children and had plenty of time to practice with Jake. And that Penny is basically a badass sweatheart. And that the entirety of the Dagger family is up for group hugs as well. They can give poor darling Ash a great, well-deserved hug.
"“Want to stop talking about this and go back to sleep?”" - the attentive sweetness of Bradley Bradshaw is getting to me. I love him! 🥹💗
"He's not like that. He wants to help you, not destroy you." - oh my goodness, so much trauma these two have to get through together, I love it!!!! 💗
""Being glad of your abuser's death doesn't mean you're a bad person, Hen.”" - he called her Hen!!! My heart!!! So sweet!!! 💗
"Bradley sighs, letting his upper body fall into the mattress. “Sometimes it feels like this world takes more strength than it gave me.”" - aww, poor Bradley, he needs some hugs too
"“Oh, I can tell by the middle names you got for the babies.” You retort, lying down and covering yourself with the blankets.", "“Hey, they’re cool! I know a few people that will cry when they find out about them.”" - I am so interested!!!
"How can a man who has gone through so much be so gentle and caring? How can that poor tortured soul be taking care of three human beings when he’s the one that should be taken care of?" - these are such beautiful and heartbreaking questions 🥹💗
"“Thank you, Mama Hen.” The name makes you chuckle and shake your head. “Good night.”", "“Good night, Rooster.”" - awww, they are so sweet, I love them!!! 💗💗
This whole chapter is incredible and unique and beautiful and has so many emotions so masterfully blended together!!! Absolutely breathtakingly amazing my Darling!!! 💗💗💗
Loving the Moodboard for Gina!!! "Seduce and destroy" - 👀 I am so excited for all the drama that she brings!!!
And the Valentine's Cards?!?!?!? Perfect, impeccable, 1000000% accuratr and valid, amazing, hilarious, perfe-... Yeah, love them!!! 💗
"It's a Pacific Rim x Top Gun crossover. I have lots of things to write, lota of things to decide... it's an exciting whole new universe!" - O.M.G!!!!!!! THIS IS SUCH A COOL IDEA!!!!!! It never crossed my mind to put these two together, but it makes perfect sense!!!!! You are a GENIOUS!!!!!! AHHH!!! This is gonna be incredible!!!!! 💗💗💗
My Darling, you are awesome. You keep knocking me off my feet with your talent and genious ideas and unique and incredible storytelling. You are amazing. Love you and sending you so much love and hugs!!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗
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P.S.: thank you so much for these absolute gems even though you are on hiatus. And do not feel pressured to write my Lovely, only do it if you feel up to it, and take all the time you need!!! 💗💗💗
"“It was going to be a surprise, but you had to ask.”" - why am I not surprised that Rooster cannot keep secrets from Ash? 😂 Even though he was the one to plan it, hahaha. I love how all the women have the pover over their partners to get the all to confess their secrets!
L I S T EN. I've seen it. When you're with the 'right' person (if that even exists) it comes to the point that you can just know when they're planning something, they're hiding something, or they're lying about something. I love showing that in my stories and I love that you notice it!
It's a good thing that Mav specialises in having traumatised children and had plenty of time to practice with Jake
I SHOULDN'T HAVE LAUGHED THE WAY I DID WHEN I READ THIS HAHAHAHAHAH
"It's a Pacific Rim x Top Gun crossover. I have lots of things to write, lota of things to decide... it's an exciting whole new universe!" - O.M.G!!!!!!! THIS IS SUCH A COOL IDEA!!!!!! It never crossed my mind to put these two together, but it makes perfect sense!!!!! You are a GENIOUS!!!!!! AHHH!!! This is gonna be incredible!!!!! 💗💗💗
I can't take the credit for that, I wish I was that smart, but I saw someone a while ago writing about it. I can't remember who it was, but a few days ago I saw the movies again and I remembered that someone wrote about it, and I thought... why not? And here we are!
Thank you for the amount of love I get from you, love. It makes it all so much better 💚💚💚💚
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i-did-not-mean-to · 3 years ago
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Happy Birthday Razzy
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@lordoftherazzles 💖💖💖
!Here is my gift to you...Art by @dyemberrr!!! and a silly story from me...😔
(Let's give that amazing artist a hand (and a comm) for their talent and lovely nature...they've been a joy to work with)
JK...I've sent you a Kofi...
It's Razzy's Bday today and she's been having a shite time, so if you have any thoughts, prayers, or moneys to spare, consider buying her a KoFi 🥺💖
I love you dearly, friend, and I hope you're having a marvellous day. The first drink is on me 🍹🍾🍻
(but here comes the story anyway)
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The Bagginshield Meta-story (or Who we are)
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Characters: YOU, Thorin, Bilbo, Thrandy, Bard, Balin & Ori (for shits and giggles)
Warnings: This is not my usual subject, but it is my style...Let's see if they mash
“Well, best of luck to you,” Ori said with a shit-eating grin that amused you more than it actually annoyed you.
He was a dear creature, but – in your opinion – he was also kind of a wuss; now that he was off to spend his honeymoon somewhere far away from the king and his consort, youhad the honourable task to chronicle the events taking place in Erebor.
“How hard can it be?” you jeered lightly, pinching his cheek affectionately which made him squirm a little.
“You’ll soon find out,” he said with a shrug and gave you a short half-hug before sauntering away, a little too eager to leave the premises for your taste.
You were truly happy for him and – truth be told – you had faced greater perils and hardships in your life than a constipated king and his half-feral husband.
“Oh, it’s a good one to start you off,” Bilbo laughed when he saw you – armed with stacks of paper and a handful of quills – come down the corridor leading to the meeting room.
“What do you mean?” Your eyes narrowed suspiciously upon seeing just how amused the consort was; Ori’s mocking grin floated back to your mind like the reflux some of the dwarven cuisine’s staples always gave you.
“You are about to witness the verbal sparring between Thorin and Thranduil,” Bilbo informed you in a sing-song voice that you would have written off as typical Hobbit-cheerfulness if you hadn’t known the little man to be a complete savage.
With every step you took, the feeling of being shoved into a lion’s den with a juicy steak dangling around your neck intensified and the mischievous twinkle in the Hobbit’s hazel eyes did nothing to calm your roiling stomach.
The kings were already there, looking like a storm about to form by mixing elements and temperatures that would inevitably clash.
“Thranduil,” Bilbo purred, “I see that you’ve decided to express your deep, respectful interest in this meeting by being so impeccably clad.”
The addressed Elf – tall and impossibly pale – whipped around as if Bilbo had thrown a thistle down his intricately embroidered robes while the – definitely human and very exhausted – man he was betrothed to merely pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation.
“I’ll have you know that this is a very old robe,” Thranduil hissed, caught between his discomfort at being called out for his subpar appearance and his petty streak, “not that any of you would know the difference.”
You settled down at a small table and wondered if this was part of your duties already.
Thranduil wore ‘old’ robes. Consort (maybe?) liked them well. King didn’t care.
You jotted it down just to be on the safe side, but Thranduil’s piercing eyes made you freeze where you sat.
“What are you writing? Where is that pitiful, scrawny girl who usually scribbles away furiously during these idiotic meetings?” he spat, drawing closer to peek over your shoulder.
“Love,” the man – Bard by name – whispered warningly, “this is not your home and, I’m sure, king Thorin is entirely apt to appoint any scribe he likes. Also, I am almost certain that the girl is a lad.”
“He’s on his honeymoon,” Thorin informed him in a clipped voice, giving you an almost apologetic look before he tore into his opponent.
“In the right corner, weighing in at ‘a grown war boar and a half’, our resident grump…Thorin II,” Bilbo’s cheery voice resounded right behind you.
“So, what do you want for your mouldy, worm-riddled, brittle, stupid wood?” Thorin goaded Thranduil; the whole meeting had the purpose of strengthening trade and peace agreements between two people who had been enemies for the longest time and – as far as dwarves and elves were concerned – would not have minded awfully leaving it at that.
Judging by the behaviour of the two regents of said people, their inveterate enmity was alive and thriving still, but someone had to have initiated these talks and you were curious to see how this would end, especially as nobody really seemed to be happy to be here.
“And in the left corner, weighing in at ‘a wet log covered in fungus’, the prissy king of wild creatures and haunted trees…Thranduil Oropherion,” Bilbo went on unerringly.
“I do not want nor need anything from you,” Thranduil hissed, “you ugly, stinking, ill-tempered stump of a creature.”
Your head whipped around only to see Bilbo leaning against the wall behind you with a completely relaxed expression on his face; he was apparently used to insults being flung around wildly and this warm-up did not faze him in the least.
“Gentlemen,” Bard tried once more – completely in vain – to calm the tempers roaring like flames and driving the heat into both the regents’ complexions.
“I’ll teach you,” Thorin rumbled and – like an arrow – Bilbo suddenly shot forward to wrap around his husband like a particularly persuasive vine.
Now, you were not entirely sure if he meant to be living armour in the upcoming fight or if he was really trying to hold his husband back, but you saw him pour words like honey into the king’s ear which made him relax his stance and smile to himself.
Insults were exchanged. Threats were made. Consort of Erebor has disarmed the situation by whispering unknown state secrets into the heated ears of the king.
Slowly, you started to understand Ori’s hilarity better; did every council meeting and conference with foreign dignitaries inevitably turn into such a circus?
“I only want your rotten wood to burn,” Thorin declared with that amalgam of petulance and haughtiness that was his brand.
“I do not intend to use your rock to erect a monument in your honour either, Thoza,” Thranduil purred.
If Thorin was like a mountain lion, strong, bulky, and just the tiniest bit skittish, Thranduil was like one of those sleek, cunning, and ridiculously vain jungle-cats that lived in the high grasses of faraway lands.
You were sorely tempted to throw a ball in their midst to see if it would put a stop to all their hissing and posturing.
“If we could proceed?” Bard, backed up by Balin – rattled awake from his stupor by the noise – tried once again to reign in the generalised chaos.
“My love,” Bilbo hummed, “I’m sure you can get this deal done, can’t you?”
There was a challenging note in his silken voice, and you had to hand it to him; he knew exactly how to steer and manipulate the king into doing his bidding.
Consort plies the king by flattering him and – as far as I can tell – patting his royal behind very fondly.
By this time, you could only imagine Ori’s face when – upon returning from his Thorin-free and sex-rich honeymoon – he found your notes.
It was not that you disliked the king or his consort, but they were – undeniably – challenging in many different ways; for example, you had never seen such an indecently public display of marital affection in a meeting with a foreign dignitary.
You cleared your throat to get them to move on with the proceedings at hand but, by now, Thranduil was mending his crown – his long-suffering husband frowning at him impatiently – while your own king was being placated by the feisty hobbit with small, teasing pecks on the nose.
If they went on like that, your log of this momentous trade agreement would read like a soppy romance novel or a guide on how to maintain a healthy marriage.
King Bard is coaxing Thranduil back to the negotiations by pspsps-ing him like a cat.
Bilbo Baggins is engaged in a complicated mating ritual involving the king’s beard and his own nimble fingers.
After 10 minutes of stalemate – entirely unrelated to the talks – both parties seem to be ready to come back together.
This devolved into a soap opera, you thought, and cursed that blasted orange-haired, rat-faced, weak-hearted scribe once more in the most colourful words you could think of.
“So, we are willing to provide first class rock – and the odd gem – in exchange for firewood – and the odd vegetable – if that pleases you, king,” Bilbo sing-songed in a sickly-sweet tone that made Thranduil wrinkle his nose in distaste.
To your profound astonishment and amusement, King Thorin mirrored that expression almost instantly; while Thranduil seemed to take offense at Bilbo’s inflection, Thorin was horrified by the idea of having vegetables delivered – like a green, healthy plague – to his doorstep.
“The things we do for love,” Thranduil sighed, gracing his husband with a fond smile; it was universally known that it was for the sake of Bard that the king of wood and branch had accepted to even have these trade talks.
“A good, sturdy house is made of wood and stone,” Bard famously claimed and – while neither of the two mystical kings readily agreed to that – both Thranduil and Thorin were willing to make room for what was lacking in their realm to ensure the happiness and safety of their betrothed.
In short, it was a rather straightforward affair: both kings would agree to trade raw materials they could easily get for themselves in order to entertain a polite and regular exchange.
Never would you have believed this to grow into such a battle of wits and wills, but Bilbo’s wink and Bard’s compassionate smile made your heart twitch with empathy.
The rather boring nature of the negotiations did not prevent the situation from being an interesting and most informative one, nonetheless, for there were a thousand things you noticed and that amused and surprised you in equal measure.
Haughty to the point of being deemed arrogant, both Thorin and Thranduil were beacons of their royal status and their noble bloodline; it astonished you to no end to see them – consistently – look to their spouses for reassurance and guidance.
“Thorin?” Bilbo prompted, his small, pudgy hand squeezing the enormous mitt of the king encouragingly.
“Erebor will be honoured to provide finest stone – and the odd gem – to your people,” Thorin grumbled, nodding into the general direction of Thranduil and Bard.
“And we – in turn – will be ecstatic to provide wood – and the odd vegetable – to the lonely mountain in hopes to sustain the prolonged good health of our neighbours,” Thranduil purred coldly before seeking the gaze of his husband to get his approval of the herculean effort he had just made.
Trade seems to be agreed on. Nobody died. Bard needs a drink. Bilbo needs a quiet room to massage the tension out of our king.
You bit your lip; clearly, you were taking too many liberties with your transcription here, but they were too touching.
Grown men – some of them decades and millennia old – squabbling like children made you grin madly, but you hid it behind your hand, pretending to stifle a cough.
The part that touched you most was definitely the love; they both loved their husbands and their people and – no matter how much they truly might loathe one another – they were willing to do whatever was necessary to ensure the happiness and safety of those they were responsible for.
And their spouses knew.
Oh, the small frown washing over Thranduil’s face as Bard’s responding smile was just the tiniest bit delayed, and the way Thorin held on to Bilbo’s hand as if it was the only anchor tethering him to the calm, self-possessed demeanour expected of him, these tiny details warmed your heart and made your fingers fly over the parchment.
This was worth being written down for posterity – much more than a lousy exchange of dead wood against cold stone – it was the love between races, between people, between souls that made it all worthwhile.
The silence having fallen like a blanket of mist and shadow onto the congregation was as soft as a caress now and you found yourself sketching the wondrous creatures in front of you absent-mindedly.
Suddenly, those scrolls that Ori only ever showed his beloved – lovingly called his ‘private archive’ – made a lot of sense to you; no doubt, a soul as sensitive as his would not be left untouched by the earnest yearning and the monumental faith that ran like a quiet but steady brook between the boulders of regal authority and political strife.
Love will find a way, that was what your old nan had always told you and – for the first time in what seemed like forever – you thought you might understand what she had meant: love, life, and growth had dug into unyielding stone and taken their place amongst cold, remote stars.
Old and yet to grow older still, the two kings had lost their hearts to creatures meant to bloom and wilt within the blink of an eye if not magically sustained; how many oaths would be sworn, how many monsters braved, how many treasures absconded – in time – to keep that precious life, thrumming wildly like a flighty bird in their palm, burning bright?
The kind of devotion you had just witnessed might well outlast rock and outshine distant celestial bodies; it surely had mellowed fossilised resentment and made new buds thrive from seemingly barren roots.
Despite the bickering and the insults, what struck you most in this first meeting you had taken notes of had been the undeniable, inevitable, invincible impression of hope.
You had made it all the way to your chambers until you realised that you were smiling like an idiot as you replayed the intimate gestures of trust and teasing between two couples that represented life in its myriad forms – all of them precious and beautiful – and the surprises even tradition and a long life could not fully prepare you for.
“Hmmm,” Ori smiled as you handed him your accounts of the meeting, “they did it again?”
“Fighting?” you asked, “Don’t they always?”
“No,” the soft-spoken scribe chuckled, “forget about the meeting and moon at their spouses. Balin has pondered asking them not to bring Bard and Bilbo to the meetings, but then the two kings storm out of the room within an instant and refuse to be coaxed back into negotiations.”
Relaxed and visibly happy, Ori rolled up your scrolls with the ease of habit and tucked them under his arm.
“By the way,” he said, turning around, “your comments were hilarious, and those drawings were really rather good. I’ve been thinking about working less and I’d love to share some of the load with you.”
“You want out of the Thranduil meetings, don’t you?” Your eyes narrowed warily.
With a boyish wink, Ori waved a nonchalant hand and promised that you’d talk about it again once you had time to think it over.
You made sure to keep your face stern until he was out of sight, but – if you were completely honest – you wouldn’t have minded all that much being the chronicler of an epic love story that defied prejudice, tradition, time, and all the evil of the world itself.
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Once again, happy bday my dear...
I'm wishing you all the best and I hope this was not the worst gift anyone has ever written for someone else. Let not the quality of my writing be a gauge of my love...
❤️❤️❤️
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thewaterrogue · 3 years ago
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The THH cast and what I think they’d play as in D&D
because it’s currently hyperfixation hours and has been ever since my party avoided an entire boss fight and recruited an adult black dragon with social anxiety who was hiding in a swamp, and honestly that’s not even the greatest thing we’ve ever done. It’s all under the cut because this is a long post.
Makoto Naegi: Neutral good halfling bard! Not only would he have the ‘Lucky’ trait, allowing him a reroll when he gets a Nat 1 on a D20 in most situations, but he would also have the ‘Brave’ trait which gives him advantage on saving throws against being frightened which also suits him in my opinion. As for being a bard, he inspires people through his words a lot, and a bard doesn’t necessarily have to play an instrument to give another player inspiration.
Kyoko Kirigiri: A lawful good human sorcerer/rogue multiclass. Family history regarding talent? Check. Ability to sneak around unnoticed? Check. Rogues don’t have to be chaotic. Some of them do investigation work rather than the thievery the class is stereotypically known for, and I like to think that she’d make this quite clear during the game and look absolutely badass while doing so.
Byakuya Togami: True neutral high elf sorcerer. Sorcerers get their magic through their bloodline most of the time, and that’s how Byakuya got his talent in the most basic of explanations. I don’t really have any further explanation for this one, I just think it fits his vibe.
Aoi Asahina: I think she would absolutely play a chaotic good triton fighter! Tritons are an amphibious race, meaning they can breathe in both open air and in water, plus they have a swimming speed of 30ft per movement, which I think suits Hina perfectly! Plus, they gain a +1 to their strength score, which perfectly suits her athletic ability. However, should her party need a healer, I could also see her playing as a water genasi cleric due to her kind-hearted nature. She also brings the snacks for the group. Her taste in doughnuts is impeccable.
Yasuhiro Hagakure: Either a really good DM or a chaotic good human wizard. He is either one of the most difficult DMs to mess with due to his fortune-telling ability (even though he isn’t 100% accurate), or an absolute glass cannon who comes up with the most outlandish and potentially dangerous solutions to complex problems in the most well-intentioned ways that somehow work, and you know what? We love him for it.
Toko Fukawa: True neutral human bard. Again, bards don’t have to play an instrument, and I believe her writing would absolutely be enough to inspire someone, plus bards are known to quite knowledgeable as they often research what they write about, whether that be through literature or first-hand experience.
Syo: Chaotic neutral human rogue. I think Syo would absolutely love a backstory where she was a hired assassin and I think she would genuinely love a side-plot where she was being chased down by whatever authority governs the setting (if any) due to the thrill of it and it keeping her on her toes. I also like to think that she does her best to keep it away from the party though so they can still enjoy the game without fear of being arrested due to association. She’s chaotic neutral, not evil.
Sayaka Maizono: Neutral good human bard. Pretty self-explanatory, but I also like to think that she specifically plays a ‘College of Swords’ bard and uses a sword as if she’s dancing as she fights! She also LOVES the roleplay, especially if in involves her giving a performance.
Mukuro Ikusaba: True neutral human gunslinger/fighter multiclass! She’s both an expert in firearms and melee combat, and it shows. She’s one of the main damage-dealers for sure, and she’s a master strategist when it comes to combat, often trying to discern who would be useful for information during a fight. I don’t think she’d engage too much with the roleplay, but when she does, she’s really good!
Leon Kuwata: Chaotic good human fighter/bard multiclass! He is absolutely the player who tries to flirt with the NPCs the most, but more often than not it ends in hilarious failure that gets the entire table (including him) laughing as I see him to be the most likely to roll a Nat 1 at any given time. However, when he DOES get a Nat 20, it’s one of the most absurd yet glorious things any D&D player can behold.
Chihiro Fujisaki: I think she would play a lawful good wood elf cleric/artificer multiclass! I would trust her with my life, and I would imagine she would homebrew a D&D rendition of Alter Ego as well because she’s just that powerful. I imagine that she’s actually really good at the roleplay aspects of the game, and she is insanely useful during combat as well with both healing spells from the cleric class and offensive abilities that come with levels in artificer, showing that physical prowess isn’t the only way to be strong.
Mondo Owada: Chaotic good human barbarian/fighter multiclass. I refuse to say that this man would only play a barbarian and not include some levels in fighter too, this man absolutely applies strategy to his fights rather than blindly swing at things until he hits something and I will die on this hill. That being said, he hits REALLY hard and is probably the second-most consistent damage-dealer in the party. However, I think he would have a tendency to not really think about his own health a lot while taking hits for other party members so it would go unchecked until suddenly he is very nearly at 0hp, at which point Chihiro has to heal him for several rounds and Taka rants at him about how he needs to be more careful. He also has a canine companion for backstory reasons. Because I said so.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru: Now I know the common take is lawful good human paladin, which to be fair, is a reasonable one as paladins gain their power from their oaths as much as they do the gods in D&D and I absolutely could see him playing as one. HOWEVER, I’m not entirely sure that Taka would entirely want a character whose power came from a higher deity and an oath rather than years of hard work, because it’s Taka. He is the human embodiment of hard work. So instead, I raise you this; neutral good human artificer/bard multiclass. Artificers, as far as I know, typically spend years studying and put a lot of both physical and mental effort into their craft, and the bard part comes from his want to be involved in politics. Also I like the idea that every now and then he’ll have to roll for damage because he accidentally casted ‘Vicious Mockery’ by being brutally honest towards an NPC or another player, which is also why I think he would be neutral good rather than lawful good.
Hifumi Yamada: I won’t lie, I struggled with Hifumi, but eventually came to the conclusion that he’d probably be one of the best options for the main DM. However, I think if he were to become one of the players, he’d be a neutral good human ‘College of Lore’ bard (wow there are a lot of bards in this class) due to his proficiency with words, artistic nature, and love of differing pieces of media.
Celestia Ludenberg: If they somehow managed to rope her into playing, I’d be willing to bet that she’d want to play as a neutral evil homebrew vampire necromancer masking as an neutral good high elf. Summoning the dead to do her bidding and serve her like the queen she is while she joins in with the vampiric aesthetic? Yes please! She loves trying to hide evil intentions, although half of the time she will be caught out by Kirigiri. But hey! That just makes things far more interesting for her!
Sakura Ogami: Lawful good human fighter/monk multiclass! Sakura hits hard, fast, and multiple times in a single round, making her the biggest consistent damage-dealer in the party by a long shot. As well as her usefulness in battle, I also see her as one of the main people to speak for the party in a roleplay scenario due to her naturally calm nature. She is an absolute queen and a major asset to the party.
Junko Enoshima: Probably a true evil warlock/bard multiclass! However, I think she would insist that she be the main villain and then work with whoever was the DM to formulate a plan to go against the party. The DM would stop her from doing anything that would result in a TPK (Total Party Kill), but holy shit she would try.
Welp, that’s the class! If you have any thoughts on what their D&D characters would be like, please let me know because I am curious what other people think and I could talk about D&D for ages.
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shini--chan · 4 years ago
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I have an idea! What would Allies do after finding out that their s/o have (another) stalker? It can be another yandere, a creep, ex, jealous coworker with bad intentions or even a serial killer.
And a good idea it is, my dear anon.
Yandere Allies – Feindling America
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You were already fast asleep, snoozing away under the covers in your shared bedroom. He, on the other hand, was still wide awake and had decided to settle down in the living room to do some light reading. His insomnia was due to the usual reasons – too much caffeine, too much stress, too much curiosity to just let the day finish.
And because he was worried, intently, about you. There was somebody else trying to stick their grubby fingers in your shared life, and pry you apart. That was something he was absolutely sure off. After living so long, and becoming paranoid due to his position on the global stage, he knew very well when he was being watched.
There was something after you in particular, he didn’t like it.
Out of his peripheral vision, he caught sight of somebody moving in the bushes. A spike of adrenaline shot through his body, and for a moment he was tempted to storm about side and give that creep a hook. Yet a better idea came to mind – first to fire a warning shot.
He net his book aside and sauntered to one of the glass door to the balcony and gave the pane a few sharp knocks. It was enough to catch their attention. It was almost comical how the figure froze, and the hood swivelled in his direction. Alfred couldn’t identify them in any capacity – they wore non-script jeans and a grey hoodie along with a pair of gloves. But this was about digging up the war axe.
Grinning, he flipped the bird at them, and then proceeded to draw a thin line across his throat in an unmistakable message.
Alfred would see this as a chance to play hero. He would finally be able to prove to you how capable he is at protecting you, how attentive he would be when it would water down to your safety. Of course, he would make sure there would be a lot he wouldn’t catch wind off – it would be the instances where he would come off as an evil master mind or as a control freak that he would skilfully hide from you.
He might or might not elect to torture the fool that would be stalking you. For him, waterboarding that creep would be a method of stress relief. It would also drive home the point that nobody should dare try to get between him and his sweetie.
Canada
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Besides you, your phone beeped for what must have been the twelfth time in the span of one minute. You sobbed harder and buried your face in his chest. Matthew calmly stroked your back, making quiet soothing noises as he held you close.
“(Ex) will have to leave you be someday. This can’t go on forever. One day that jerk will have to accept that you’re gone for good”, he told quietly, while cautiously shifting his position to a more comfortable one.
You were both on the backseat of his car, having sought sanctuary there after you started panicking upon seeing the messages. All the memories had started to overwhelm you, and you had gripped his arm as if it was the only thing that was preventing you from drowning.
“No, that won’t be the case. Before I met you, I tried to leave so often only to be lured back into it. It was only because I met you that I haven’t gone back”, you cried, gazing up at him with a tear-stricken face.
“Shh, I will think of something. There shall be hell to pay.”
Matthew would be concerned about your wellbeing first and foremost. He would cater to you, cuddle with you, sooth you. But don’t think that would mean he would go easy on you should you step out of line and try to flee from him. When he would say he would never let your ex take you back, he would be indirectly saying he would never allow you to leave him.
Naturally, he would be careful and avoid any explicit rhetoric stating that your place in the world is at his side, but the message would be there, hidden between the lines.
With the legal sway he would hold, he would easily have your ex punished in some capacity. This could range from a fine to a restrain order to spending some time in jail.
China
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A scream pierced the silence of the night, followed by a yell as the attacker was swept off his feet. Yao didn’t hesitate to continue beating the culprit up, even though he was on the ground.
After all, this was a man that had just been a few milliseconds away from dragging you away and murdering you, after doing unspeakable things to you, things that couldn’t be lightly talked about in any context.
“So, you’re the vermin that has been butchering people left and right for the past four months. You’re just as disgusting as I expected”, Yao commented as he brought his foot down on his back in a harsh stamp.
You had taken seat on a tree stump that was standing by. The near death experience and the fight going on in front of you had utterly rattled you. You were numbly staring at the scene playing out, heads in your hands, whole body trembling and eyes wide blown.
He kicked the killer in the side and was rewarded was a grunt and a hiss: “And I’ll fucking kill you too.”
“Sure you will”, Yao drawled sarcastically and pressed the criminals head into the dirt. “Get used to the taste of it.”
Contrary to expectations, Yao would approach the situation of serial killer being after you calmy. Not because he wouldn’t care about you, but rather because he would be far to old to be surprised by such a – in his eyes – trivial thing. And because he would know that letting himself drown in anger or panic would just result in him making grave mistakes – ie. losing you.
Nevertheless, he would never be far off, lurking behind corners, just out of sight of you and the murderer. He would also scoure your online activity, searching for any suspicious doings from other users. Furthermore he would use the opportunity to learn more about you and your strengths and weaknesses.
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“Ah, ah, ah. Keep your dirty paws off that”, Arthur chided Jane and firmly grabbed Jane by the ear, harshly tugging there. It wasn’t the most humane treatment of a mortal, that England knew very well. However, he was in a sour mood, your infuriating co-worker being one of the contributing factors to it. Besides, he hadn’t made it one of his life maximas to be nice.
“You dare”, she hissed. When he gave another sharp tug, she yelped and dropped your phone, showing one of your social media profiles. Jane Smithers was persistent, he would have to give her that. Yet that would just be her downfall because she had decided to use that trait to try to ruin your life.
“Oh yes I dare. I dare to not tolerate your disgusting behaviour. Between you and me, we’re going to have a very long talk about your morals.”
She snorted and grabbed his hand.
“I could sue you for sexual harassment. We’ll see if you’ll still be laughing then.”
Oh, he had expected such a threat to come from such a vile person as her. He chuckled lowly – did she really think she could best him when it came to anything.
“And then spend some time in the nick for lying to judge and jury. Don’t think you’d be able to weasel your way out of this. I’m the one here that can have your framed and believe me, I could get you a bloody life sentence.”
She stared at him, uncomprehending, before realisation dawned and she let out a harsh laugh.
“So that is how (l/n) did it. Slept the way to the top.”
“No. (Y/n) has talent, impeccable talent. So unlike you, my dearest never had to resort to the methods you were so kind to mentioned.”
Arthur would see it as his duty to protect you – your physical & mental wellbeing as well as your reputation. So of course he would go after any jealous co-worker that would try to ruin you to any extent. And as mentioned in the snippet above, he wouldn’t be exactly nice about it. Any means would do for him, as long as the risk of his machinations backfiring on him and you would be relatively low.
During the whole process, he would letting you know about everything. It would be his point of proving that the world is a horrible place and that you can only find solace in his company and attention.
France
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Francis was in the kitchen when you came stumbling in, frazzled and panting as If you had just run a marathon. By the way your extremities were trembling and sweat dotted your forehead, he wouldn’t be surprised. The only question was why.
Aside from that, fear danced in your eyes, and that was the only further information he needed to know that something was wrong. Rushing forward, he scooped you in his arms, ignoring the coffee that he had been preparing, and asked you:
“What happened, ma cherie?”
Instead of answering, you leaned your head against his shoulder and wrapped your arms around his torso, taking heavy, laboured breaths, as if you were crying. That was when he realised that you were. It worried him.
Was this something that he had done? What had caused you to become so distressed? Was it something he could fix.
“You don’t have to talk about it now if you don’t want to”, he offered shakily, unsure about what he should do to cheer you up. How could he, when he didn’t know why you were in such a state?
Thankfully, you supplied him with an explanation, one that caused his concern to freeze to ice cold anger: “There is some creep following me. He grabbed my butt when I got off the bus.”
Whoever that devil was, he was going to have hell to pay,
Francis would be enraged that somebody would be so disrespectful of your boundaries and of the fact that you’re already taken. In the brief moments of his more intense bouts of fury, he might do something as rash as to track the creep down and bludgeon him with something, probably a newspaper.
However, his preferred method would be character assassination (this would work especially well if the culprit in question would have a high social status) and verbal abuse. In this case, his revenge could be long-winded and very elaborate.
Russia
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The temperature of the corridor had dropped since the last time he had visited – a testimony to the bad insulation and the approaching winter. Ivan thought it did her justice. After all, she did deserve this after nearly kidnapping you.
Speaking of her, she was sitting near the bars when he approached and when she glimpsed him, she quickly scooted away. Clever; she had learned from what had occurred the last time.
“Come to taunt me again?”, she seethed, curling into a tight, haggard ball of fury. Understandable in her case, however he wouldn’t shed any tears or have any sleepless nights.
“As is customary. I have to elevate your boredom somehow”, he confirmed, grabbing a chair and seating himself opposite her.
She stared at the door at the end of the passage, hungerly tracing it and searching the shadows for any sign of you. Ivan derived pleasure from mocking her: “How foolish are to think I would have brought my lover with me? I didn’t the last few times so why should it any different now?”
“You’re so very attached to (y/n), so I had my hopes.”
“Then I’ll have to forever dash them. That I owe you.”
She snarled at this; face twisted to a nasty frown.
“You know, you and I aren’t so different. So it is even more hypocritical of you to claim the moral high ground. Does (y/n) know even half of the things you’ve done in the name of your love?”
“I detest the comparison. I walk free while you rot in solitude, unloved and unwanted. While you have done everything wrong, I have done what was right where it counted most. You go very far by suggesting anything else.”
Russia would be the one to act the most intense of all the allies. He would have had people that were dear to him ripped away from him in the past, so he invest a lot of energy in insuring that wouldn’t happen to you and him.
That would mean he would go up to 11 in this case. As in, he would either kill this person and dissolve their body in acid or feed it to the pigs. Or he would leave this other yandere to rot somewhere after having dragged them before court for a very showy trail to break their spirit.
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shiratoribounce · 2 years ago
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the great cybernetic vortex
i am a genius. there is no doubt about that. but dear reader, please do not misunderstand me, i am also a great buffoon. a man who is talented enough to be both, a man who can subscribe to both notions of invincibility and vulnerability. should i prescribe to homogeneities, will that be cause for any more living? i pose to you a question, dear reader. i am a man of many faces. you may even consider me a savant of consumerism. ask me if you will, of any piece of music, art, fashion, literature, and i can point to you in the right direction. lay me the groundwork of your curiosities, and i can pave the way for our conversation to be a seamless experience for you. why you may ask -- well the answer is simple -- i am a man who consumes. a purely masturbatory hobby that allows me to exercise the very right of being human -- the right to embody an experience without having to deal with the trials and tribulations that lead up to the final work of the piece. why must i deal with the pain of becoming deaf and hungry, when i can listen to beethoven why must i deal with the pain of loneliness and sickness, when i can read kavka? i do not want to experience such consequences directly, but indirectly, that i can do that for you. does this allow me to become an embodiment of the things i consider dear to me? that is my question to you.
you see reader, it is my talent of being able to lead the footsteps of the creators of what i consume that allows me to thrive. it takes significant talent. i have taken many years devoted to shut myself within the confines of my room, and subscribe to the cybernetic vortex. it is i who has submitted myself to years of isolation from the real world to truly understand the contours of the artifacts i consume. i am therefore a ghost, a virtual human being that emulates the teachings of the cybernetic vortex. the amalgamation of curiosity and apathy, the divine collector of the menageries of information. the garments i wear have become costume, an emblematic right that signifies to the world that i am the purveyor of the cybernetic vortex -- a hero of the artifact, the perfect image of a curator. for years i have gathered the very artifacts that i found interesting (on both a tangible and invisible level), and have worn those very artifacts on my sleeves. my fashion senses are impeccable, alongside my tastes in music, art, literature, etc. the cybernetic vortex is in a constant motion, and i hold the divine power of swirling it everyday. and it is you, reader, and anyone else who is around me, who appreciates my lust for consumption. you have fallen victim to it. you have fallen into the cybernetic vortex with me. and by this very objective fact i am a genius, born with a divine power that separates me from you. however this posits a serious dilemma for me. i have become sick. i have become plagued with the own image i see in my reflections. i am only able to make out the contours of my figure, but the man who stares back at me is nothing but a swirling figure of eighty three different colors and words. i ask him who he is, but he his voice is of discord, a misaligned note in a harmonious chord. a tremor in my spine. a bead of sweat on my head. the dizziness in my eyes. i cannot stare any longer. but the more i try to close my eyes, or avoid my reflection, the louder i can hear his voice. i become completely nauseated, debilitated from such a feeling in my stomach. i have become afraid to go outside. to exercise my knowledge of the teachings of this cybernetic vortex. and so therefore reader, simultaneously i am a buffoon. you see reader, you may believe that i have been helpless, a dog who cannot do anything for himself. but in fact you are wrong. every day, i have been adjusting, fine tuning every day to find the exact symptoms of my sickness and readjust. however with more recalibrating i do, the stronger my nausea. i write from the prisons of my sickness as we speak. ergo i am, subjectively speaking, a buffoon.
while i do write out of pain and suffering, i cannot help but to celebrate my ingenuities. i have become misaligned in the realities i participate in, but perhaps that is a sign of my perfection. though plagued with the physical pain of nausea, what does it matter when i can be a part of my cybernetic mirage? an ideal world that surrounds me, a world that praises me for my talents to consume all media.  i am the cybernetic god. destined for pleasure, in return, my pain.
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harrysweasleys · 4 years ago
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a lil 2021 love
now that the entire world has entered 2021, i want to wish you all a very, very happy new year!! i don’t think i need to express how shitty 2020 was as a whole, so i won’t be going into detail. but, i do have to count my blessings.
this year brought me to tumblr, and in doing that, brought me close to a group of people i never expected to meet. people that i am utterly thrilled to call my friends, and people who have been there for me through thick and thin. i know y’all are probably sick of long posts, but here we go again!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!! 🥰✨
—🤍
✨ @ickle-ronniekins erica. i honestly can’t even begin to express what our friendship, and what you, mean to me. you were one of the first weasley twin blogs that i found back in march/april ish and i honestly have been so inspired by your work ever since. whether it be who you are as a person, or the way that you write, i’m constantly learning from you and i couldn’t ask for more in a friendship. we’ve learnt so much about each other (like how we both cry at everything and love reading sappy books) and it’s been truly an honour getting to know you. your messages never fail to crack me up and i’m so glad our friendship has extended its boundaries so we can continue to blossom as two dorks. 🤍
✨ @theweasleysredhair oh, my goodness. chloe. where do i even start. firstly, thank you for being such an amazing person. you radiate such positive vibes and i’m eternally grateful for your sunshine presence. you crack me up to no ends (“he was right up my arse in the foeh” is a personal fave) and i cherish every conversation we share. i have adored being an fbi bitch with you and fighting crime like the badass bitches that we are. never a dull moment with you, my friend. love u so very very very much & can’t wait to continue being geeks together.
✨ @wand3ringr0s3 haaaaaaley. my dude. my gamer. you are just an incredible soul. whether it be your fic ideas, or the way that you always have an answer for something, you really are a complete joy of a human being and i have adored getting to know you over the course of these last 10 months (omg??? 10months???) you’re never short on pictures and press panels, and you’ve always got the deets. plus, your writing is absolutely impeccable and i can’t begin to express how much i absolutely adore your fics. plus, your disney series just tugs at my heart bc i love that idea so much. love you so much, my friend, and can’t wait to make more memories in 2021!
✨ @diary-of-an-onliner theaaaaa. my wife. my bb. i just really love you. i never know what you’re going to say, or send (like some very cursed pics) but i honestly adore every single interaction we’ve shared. you’re an amazing person and an equally amazing friend. your positivity is insane and the way your support just flows out — we all just really adore you. i have also enjoyed being in the fbi force with you (for legal reasons, that’s a yoke🍳) and laughing at the smallest things together. please keep being you because i have never met anyone like you and i treasure you more than you know.
✨@harrypotter-and-the-onering YOU. you are just. you are amazing. a ray of sunshine. a positive little beam of energy and i love it. i also love all of your dog pics that you send. but more seriously, i love you. you are an incredible friend. like, you’re the dream friend everyone wants. and after your message that made me cry this morning, i mean that more than ever. you’re always bringing positivity and adore hearing your life stories. you’re so fascinating and i’m glad that we get to ring in the new year as friends! you mean so much to me (you and your thorin posters) and i’m beyond blessed that i get to call you a close friend.
✨@theweirdsideofstuff martyyyyynnnaaaaa you are just a wonderful soul. you always send the sweetest things and i love how we can always talk about anything and everything. plus, you have the cutest cats and i love your taste in tv shows (finally someone i know who watches money heist lmaoooo) so just keep being you and i promise, we’ll all continue to love you. wishing you the best in 2021!
✨@pit-and-the-pen ok, firstly. you’re one of the most talented people i know. your singing? perfection. plus, i just adore how you’re always there for people. i cherish all of our chats, and will continue to cherish the chats to come. plus, you’ve also got the coolest hair. you’re just so cool. if i were to think of one person who fits the word “dope” it would be you. love u so very very much and i can’t wait to continue being friends!
✨@thoseofgreatambition leeann!!! i just love you. you are just a fun, bubbly presence and i adore your spirit. you’re impossibly sweet and loving and i love all the stories you share. except last night. i didn’t enjoy our peppa convo. that will haunt me for the rest of my life. but im sending you oodles of love and am thrilled to know that we’ll continue to chat and dork out together into the next year!!
✨@elf-punk AHHH okay, firstly, you little genius you — this year you gave us all the greatest gift by bringing us together. when you created this group, i never expected to ever be where we are now. from our thirsting, to our conversations about spn, i’m so glad to have found a friend like you. you’re so intelligent and fun and i adore you in every sense of the word. love u so much.
✨@thatfuckingliardavidtennant ahhhh you beautiful, beautiful person, you. firstly, i’m jealous of everything about you, really. from how gorgeous you are inside and out, to the fact that you’ve met pretty much all of my celeb crushes. you never fail to bring a smile to my face (again, except last night when you brought forth the most cursed knowledge known to mankind) and i love your energy so much. so here’s to 2021 where i hope we can continue to be close friends!!!!
and to a few others. my thumbs are getting sore from typing this so i’m going to try my best and remember (as well as cherish) all of you who have been there through this crappy year and brought a smile to my face. love you all more than words can say and hope that we can create more whack ass memories in the next year! 🥰🤍
✨@vogueweasley @starlightweasley @feetoffthetablee @valwritesx @breadqueen95 @darthwheezely @whiz-bangs78 @gcdric @loony-loopy-lupinn @lumosandnoxwriting @slytherinsunrise @cappsikle @thisismynerdyself AND LOADS OF OTHERS THAT IM FORGETTING IM SORRY ILY ALL
and of course, to a few people who i don’t interact with much but have always been a wonderful presence:
✨@deanfanatic @kpopgirlbtssvt @thisismysketchbook @pigwidgexn @phuvioqhile you guys are so, so supportive and lovely and i cherish all of you to no ends. your comments and replies/likes make my day! love you all and hope you all stay safe and happy. 🤍
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crystalized-cove · 5 years ago
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【Octavinelle Head-Canon 04】
[ How about some "dancing flavour" to add in for the V.I.P room's guestbook: a Headcanon list of the Octavinelle trio spending time with an s/o who is skillful at tap-dances? 🎶🎵 ]
Tap-Dancing? Well isn’t that such a unique skill to have, little guppy. I prefer a slow waltz or one to an upbeat jazzy tune, but we all can be a little different~
Azul Ashengrotto
He isn’t one much for dancing, rather he usually watches Floyd dance around; whether in the sea or on land
He doesn’t deny you to dance, moreover he prefers not to and keep himself busy with work
But when you inform him about tap dancing, he’s more than intrigued
There isn’t such an art form from beneath the waves, so he’s going to be curious about this mysterious talent you possess
Watching you tap dance along to an imaginary tune, expect some questions about your capabilities and different songs you could possibly dance to
If you even mention a small portion of jazz, he’ll have you dance to a few of his favorites
He’ll say it’s to test out your capabilities, but truly he wants to see you have some fun with his own tastes
He won’t ask for lessons in tap dancing and prefers to watch you; he even won’t let you perform on the small stage in the lounge, preferring to keep you to himself
Of course, if you are able to strike a deal or convince him, he may change his mind
He will ask if you would like to learn how to ballroom waltz or free-style, especially to jazzier tunes
Jade Leech
Having informed himself of quite a bit on human culture, he has heard about different forms of dancing -- especially to please Floyd whenever he is in the mood
To watch you do so in front of him is nothing but a spectacle, and he’s rather intrigued by how talented you are
His words would be smooth and gentle, compliments made to make you melt like butter
He has no ulterior motive to doing so, rather he wants you to know you’re doing well
Sometimes he’ll have you dance with Floyd and keep him entertained if his twin is feeling down or in another mood
He doesn’t care if you like to show off your skills or if they’re solely for him to see, he’ll respect your wishes either way
He does like to dance with you no matter what though, so if you end up tap dancing after a slow song because the next is upbeat, he’ll take a step back to allow you space
But don’t expect him to not do anything, because he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve
When you’re least expecting him, a new song will come up on the playlist and you’ll hear another pair of feet tap dancing with you
Rather, almost as skillful as you realize your lovely eel had learned the art -- whether to impress you or make you happy to share a hobby, he won’t admit
Floyd Leech
It doesn’t matter what type of dance, if you can or cannot, or if you’re terribly impeccable or not -- if you wish to dance he’ll dance with you
Rather it’s just for fun or because you have something in mind
But the first time you were practicing tap-dancing in your room, he ended up barging in and stood by the doorway to watch you
He never knew humans were able to move so quick, especially with their feet
Intrigued by what you’re doing, you may end up being forced to offer a lesson or two about the art form to the clingy eel
That or a good half hour to hour of entertainment for him
When he does try to tap dance with you for the first time, he’s rather quick to catch on with the technique itself -- but not the beat or rhythm
His sense of rhythm is a little… different, where he goes off on his own tune
This can lead to him singing along with what he dances to, or to whatever you’re doing which means you have to change your tap to follow his lead
But you’re used to his swing in moods and tunes, so just a quick click of your heel has you catching his attention and staying on track with his beat
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neo-shitty · 3 years ago
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toffee!
yeah same, i follow some fic accs that occaisionally post smut and its like mmmmm is the fluff writing enough to balance the posts that gives me finger burn trying to scroll past it? but yeah thats probably the way to go
ah i wasnt there for the teaser but i can imagine that was tantalising. lmaoo yes but to be fair i do have a writing acc called channiesbigheart so... balancing it out? but i absolutely am whipped beyond belief. it was a TRAVESTY how COULD they have. yeah the b sides gave him more lines but they werent the ones that were performed over and over at stages. yessss the line distribution in this album is impeccable, im pretty sure the thunderous stuff was some of their best distribution
hehe i can understand that, sometimes putting someone in a situation so horrible it would be considered a violation of human rights is theraputic, ya know? mmmm the differences are a bit nuts, it was 14 degrees today and in less than a week its going to be 32 or smth. BROOO that would be legendary, i bet theyd treat their artists rlly well and have great music as well ahhh but its a lot of work adn commitment. yES that is a mood if ever i heard one.
its the same in australia as well, sadly, you have people who hold up harry styles and lil nas x for breaking gender roles and wearing make up adn steryotypical womens clothing (and keep in mind i have infinite respect for both of them theyre honestly doing so much for the de-dehumanising of gay people and those who wear whatever they want), and calling the kpop boys gay and other things for doing the same thing, when theyve been doing it for years and gotten no recognition smh its so tragic. yes, anyway YES ONLY 6 MONTHS I AM FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES A BBY STAN altho i considered myself a fully fledged stay like 2 days after i got into them cos i just spent all day researching and fixating. YES someone said it. it feels like theyre losing a huge chunk of why a lot of people liked their music in teh first place, which was that whole dna, dope, fire mood. and even doing bright songs is fine, liek they should do what they want but i feel liek the western music industry is so fucking toxic that they feel pressured into making these decisions. dont get me wrong, theyre good decisions from a business perspective, theyre getting record breaking sales but still. mmm yeah honestly yg just needs to get its shit together or get out
oooh! not into nct but i see a lot of him, he seems rlly talented. ahh yes another channie ult lmaoo i feel that, my list is growing in leaps and bounds as well. mmm yeah i think i will, im just going to try to save enough money :) mingi appealed to me mostly for the voice (like felix smh what is it with me and deep voiced bois) but also his soft visuals and the whole cutesy thing he has going on i rlly liked. yes i did get into them while he was on hiatus, but im still mostly a casual stan, ill listen to the album when it comes out but i dont think ill obsessively look over everything to do with it, like skz. HAH WE'RE MORE SIMILAR THAN I THOUGHT. lmaooo the thot line describes them perfectly, why are they all so damn attractive. especially seonghwa, like that man looks like a character from a book, cardan greenbriar vibes anyone? mmhmm! his vocals are absolutely insane. ty! yeah im excited altho idk how theyre every going to beat border:carnival, that shit was impeccable. ahh no stress, enjoy teh groups you stan atm!
ahh thank you so much, ill keep that in mind. hehe thats good! hopefully its soon :( ah ty, it means a lot. ill think abt that and hopefully talk abt it a little more :)
ah, no it was inside our gymnasium but to get to the other side of the stage you had to exit the building, go around the back and then enter through the other stage door. ah tysm! im glad too. mmm same, they baffle me. ;n; noo so sad :( ahh, thats um not smth i put on here, but im in high school so make of that what you will :)
thank you! ive done a majority of them, i just have maths, an english presentation and an economic assignment due now so im pretty much home free. yeah i feel like hes the epitome of here for you while being inescapably far away. haha she sounds like one of my friends. lmaooo why is that me. hmmm i feel like youve answered a lot of them in that answer so maybe just ateez, enha, txt and bp? if you stan them? :)
ahhh no problem at all, proud of you for managing to overcome the procrastination! progress! mmm thats good! ahh pls do let me know if you ever decide that, i cant promise i wont cry but do what you gotta do :)
<3 w.a. 🐺
hi! sorry for the late reply, i didn't know how to construct sentences yesterday e.e
yeah sometimes it's the perfect balance! i personally don't like fics that focus mainly on the filth? the plot has to carry the whole fic somehow and the smut is just something to add to the mix. also, i'll follow you on your writing blog! i keep forgetting to do so, damn it.
"sometimes putting someone in a situation so horrible it would be considered a violation of human rights is theraputic, ya know?" putting it this way just silenced me but yes. angst just feels more realistic. it isn't always happy endings irl so i tend to do it a lot.
falling into skz is so easy! it felt like that for me too. stanning them felt like getting sucked into a blackhole. also yes i agree. kpop is nothing but an industry after all and it runs on money so i get why they do what they do as well.
i suggest we not talk about haechan because i will literally not shut up but yes my boy is an ace :( chan is also sooooo easy to love. and the chan's rooms just solidified his place as ult. having something to look forward to every week at a time when my mental health was just plummeting into the depths of tartarus just helped me be stable. oh yeah, mingi's deep voice is indeed sexc. and he has some wack ass duality as well! and i think seonghwa was one of the people i nearly considered as bias just because of his visuals because wow that's one beautiful face. and true, idk how enha's going to beat border:carnival. i don't like all the tracks simply bc of taste preferenceds but i like more than one so i consider that a lot already.
bro that gym should've had some sort of a covered walk :// also i miss being in high school sO DAMN MUCH. but i still feel like i am because time stopped when quarantine started and i was still in senior year at the time.
my ateez bias is wooyoung! it wasn't that much of a shocker to my kpop stan irls because i was a jimin stan for the longest time. enhypen is jake and they kept pointing out that he looked like seungmin sometimes so it's like chan's aussie-ness with a tinge of seungmin (the other guy in my skz bias line, in case i haven't mentioned it). txt is huening kai! i find it hard to believe that he's my age because he looks a lot younger? o.O and he always looks good damn :(( sigh for blackpink it's lisa! i tend to bias the maknaes of yg groups, it's a pattern i've noticed but don't intentionally do!
DON'T WASTE YOUR TEARS OMFG. you can always reach me elsewhere if i like disappear off this blog.
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Hello I’m back to tell you how much I loved the Eddie drabble you did for me. It was fucking perfect. I love the trope where the love interest is really not doing well after a breakup and they do dumb things like drink vodka from the bottle at 7am. I mean props to both of them for even being awake at that hour (though I know Eddie probably didn’t sleep). I’ve got sleep issues so like 4-8am are the ungodly hours for me lmao. BUT ANYWAY I ALSO LOVE A HAPPY ENDING. And this was so precious. That kiss at the end??? Just. Kddkksoskxjdosd it melted me. I am but a pool on the floor.
Also wanted to say that your taste in music is impeccable and that I really hope you feel better soon! Please do not pull a satine at the end of moulin rouge.
Thanks again for sharing your talent with us all and for fulfilling my little request. It really made my day. Ily
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hi!! you're so nice🥺 i'm so glad you liked it💕 me TOO it's one of my favs, it was so fun to write💕🥰
thank you omg!!🥺 i went to the doctor today and he gave me a bunch of medicine so here's hoping i feel like a human again soon🤞🏻
thank you for being so sweet!! and for reading!! ily back💕💞
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Hey mom? Who are the 5 Mafia!Beej leaders and their bases? they sound really cool!
hoo boy i am so glad you asked i actually made an outline for each of these suave motherfuckers
Italian Don: Scarafaggio, or Gio
Fronts: Private museum owner. Deals in black market art and artifacts.
Speaks: Italian
Appearance:
-Hair slicked back, always one little errant strand lying across his forehead. Black at the roots, green at the tips.
-Wears impeccably tailored suits, pinstriped in black and white. Occasionally they’ll be a red scarf in his breast pocket or a red tie. 
-All five have a pinky ring with a beetle etched into it. 
-Gold tooth
-Wears a lot of jewelry; expensive watch, lots of rings, etc. 
-Owns a lot of leather driving gloves, even though he never drives himself anywhere.
-Usually carries a cane, prefers dark wood with silver or glass heads.
Personality:
-Rather hot-headed, shortest fuse of the three
-Goes absolutely feral on people who disrespect his s/o or his business partners. 
-Doesn’t really do displays of affection, has a hard time expressing emotions.
-His love language is gifts, he’ll absolutely shower his s/o in presents.
-Has a taste for luxury and decadence.
Attributes/Skills:
-Best at first aid/patching up and bandaging wounds. Has sewn his own gashes before. Lots of scars underneath the clothing, though none on his face. Yet.
-Sings beautifully, has this rich baritone croon. Loves to sing a duet with his s/o
-Drinks scotch, brandy, cognac. Always the top shelf stuff.
-Smokes Cuban cigars. 
-Actually a decent cook, but never does it unless s/o is doing it with him.
-Can do the Jitterbug and the Charleston. Refuses to unless his s/o is his partner. Slow dances are just swaying with your hand in his and his palm pressing to your back.
-Quite a good artist, hides his talent.
Russian Don: “Zhuk.”
Front: Luxury resort owner, general investor. Deals in illegal firearms.
Speaks: Russian
Appearance:
-Tall. Very tall. Barrel-chested, broad-shouldered. Built like a brick house.
-Longer hair, about down to the back of his neck. Not long enough to pull into a ponytail, but long enough to play with. Like Scara’s, his hair is black at the roots, but there aren’t much roots showing through. Most of his hair is green.
-Wears almost all black all the time, very monochromatic. Black turtlenecks under Armani suit jackets. Very sleek.
-Has tiny rectangular reading glasses. His eyesight is fine, it’s all just part of the appearance. Makes him look intelligent.
-Tiny streaks of silver at his temples that don’t change with his mood ring hair. 
-Aside from the pinky ring, he sometimes wears a gold chain. Has a nondescript but very expensive watch around his wrist. 
Personality:
-The most even-tempered and calm of the three. Exudes an air of dignity and refinement. 
-Slow to anger, though when angered is absolutely the most fearsome.
-Does not tolerate self degradation. 
-Definitely has the most top energy of the three.
-Despite his size, he's incredibly gentle with his s/o, both in touch and in tone. 
-Protective. Has a tendency to hover if he's worried.
-Is not shy about showing affection or telling s/o exactly how he feels
-Authoritative. Expects to be obeyed.
-Showers his lover in praise, in a mix of English and Russian. The only trouble is, the praise and the dirty talk are spoken in the same gentle tone, so his s/o doesnt know which it is until he lapses back into English.
Attributes/Skills:
-Drinks vodka almost exclusively. Kind of a snob about his liquor. 
-Smokes hand-rolled cigarettes out of a little chased-silver case he keeps tucked in his coat pocket
-Plays the piano. Can also play the harp, but he’s not as good at it.
-Has a soft spot for animals, dogs in particular. 
-Is the most partial to baths of the three, most likely has his own persona sauna and bathhouse
-Can ballroom dance; despite his size, he's quite graceful.
-Has a scar across his left eyebrow.
-Very much into the predator/prey play, though he doesnt have much a tolerance for games or teasing. If he's hunting you, you'd better come up with a strategy or it will be short.
Irish Mafia Don: “Ciarog,” or Cia
Front: Pub owner. Runs an illegal bare knuckle boxing ring
Speaks: Gaelic
Appearance:
-Long hair, little bit past his shoulders, all green
-Freckles across his cheeks, all down his arms
-Heavily tattooed, especially on the hands and arms. 
-Shortest of the five, though he’s only an inch or so smaller than Gio
-Wears earth tones, greys and greens mostly. Button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, green vest, grey wool pants, and a flat newsboy cap
-Wears a rosary around his neck. Like Zhuk’s glasses, it’s just for show. 
-Has thick calluses on his knuckles, as well as lots of scars on his hands. They’re hardly noticeable with all the tattoos, but close inspection reveals them. 
-Wears more rings than Gio, though his are of slightly worse quality. They’re not for show, they’re meant to deal damage to whoever he has to pummel.
Personality:
-Laid back, very flirty. Almost doesn’t seem like a mob boss at first, always cracking jokes.
-Loves games of any kind, especially riddles and guessing games.
-Quick to anger, but quick to calm as well. 
-Likes being outside more than the other two, has an appreciation for nature
-Definitely a switch. 
-When he gets excited or angry, he'll speak in a mix of English and Gaelic. The more emotion he shows, the more Gaelic slips out.
Attributes/Skills:
-Can play the violin/fiddle. Knows just about every drinking song there is. Loves performing in his pub with his s/o
-Has an extensive knife collection. 
-Doesn't have the steps of any particular dance, but can whirl you around a room so fast your head will spin.
-Whiskey and scotch are his preferred drinks.
-At any given moment has at least three weapons hidden on his person.
-Most lenient of the three
-Can use fae magic, even though he's not exactly on friendly terms with them.
-Collects enchanted trinkets. Between his knives and his trinkets he's a bit of a pack rat
Cajun Crime Lord: “Scarabee,” or Bee
Front: Riverboat casino runner. Distributes moonshine and runs illegal gambling dens
Speaks: French Creole
Appearance:
-Same height as Gio
-Hair colored like Cia’s, all green, but cut shorter than the rest and styled into a bit of a pomp.
-Wears a suit of gold paisley, has a necklace of various species of teeth (some animal, some human) around his neck, along with silk gloves on his hands
-Carries a cane, but unlike Gio’s his is connected to his magic and glows to match his hair. 
-He’s got a bit of a crazy eye, when he grins, he can look a little unhinged. The heterochromia doesn’t help that, with one green iris and one purple
-His teeth are inexplicably a little bit sharper than the other’s.
Personality:
-Playful, teasing, not shy at all
-Biggest top after Zhuk
-Has the biggest bloodlust, likes to get his hands dirty
-The angrier he gets, the bigger he grins, and it’s a little terrifying.
-Also expects to be obeyed; he and Zhuk get into a lot of pissing contests over this.
-Definitely the type to throw elaborate, crazy parties in his manor or on his riverboat. 
-His accent gets super thick when he’s excited or angry, so much so it’s hard to tell the difference between English and Creole. 
Attributes/Skills:
-Actually a really good cook, loves sharing recipes with his s/o
-Skilled in voodoo and witchcraft, has shadow powers
-Has pet gators that live in the swamp out back of his property. Please don’t ask what he feeds them.
-Drinks pretty much anything, but is partial to moonshine
-Smokes Virginia Slims
-Definitely gets high on a regular basis
-Terrific swing dancer. 
Spanish Crime Lord: “Escarabajo,” or Bajo
Front: Owns a string of private nightclubs. Operates a drug running ring, cocaine and marijuana
Speaks: Spanish
Appearance:
-His dress is very monochromatic, sticking mostly to black and white. Sometimes you can catch a flash of red.
-Open-throated shirts and tight pants. Very Zorro-esque.
-Wears a silver medallion around his neck with the Virgin Mary on it. Like Zhuk’s glasses or Cia’s rosary, it’s all for show.
-Silver teeth. Some back teeth, but most noticeably, his top canines. 
-Slicked back hair, like Gio’s is mostly black with green just at the tips, but closer in length to Zhuk’s. Has the thickest hair of the five.
-Black leather gloves. Unlike Gio and Bee, who are always wearing theirs, he’s seen without them just as much as with them.
Personality:
-The most flirtatious. You thought Cia was bad? Bajo is on thirst hours 25/8.
-It takes a lot to make him angry, though he’s quick to cool down. Most level aside from Zhuk. 
-Tells a lot of jokes. His are only a little bit better than Cia’s.
-Likes leaving little gifts and trinkets for his s/o. More often than not, you’ll wake up to find a single rose on your pillow.
-Most charitable of the lot. They have orphanages and boarding schools set up in each of their home countries, and it was his idea to start them.
-Oddly wise. The best to go to for life advice (if you want to avoid one of Zhuk’s lectures, that is).
Attributes/Skills:
-Plays the guitar. He and Cia often duet.
-Amateur sharpshooter. He won’t be winning any contests, but he’s by far and away the best shot of the five.
-Has a green thumb. Loves to grow things; flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, you name it. Has land dedicated to his plants on each of their shared estates, as well as his own small farm back home.
-An absolute god at the tango. 
-A switch for sure, but is probably the most eager bottom of the five. 
-Praise kink? Praise kink.
(tagging @yankyo @realmonsterboyhours @beetlejuicebeadoll @sapphic-florals @dilfyjuice @wolfie-doggo and the other members of my discord just in case i’ve forgotten something or if they would like to add anything.)
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goose-books · 4 years ago
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it’s this blog’s two-year anniversary! did anyone ask for a smudgy goose from straight out of my sketchbook? no! but he’s here and he’s dispensing love! since i made my writeblr, i’ve been lucky enough to meet so many fantastic people with incredible work. so it is time. for me to share my love. and to shout loudly about the people you should follow if you are on this website for good fiction
yves. // @yvesdot​​
oh this is gonna be a massive shocker for anyone who’s followed me for more than one day. but if you aren’t following yves. yet, you absolutely should be. not only are they a gem of a human being vampire with incredible hot takes on everything and a wonderful sense of humor, but ALSO their writing makes me go batshit insane. they have a whole archive of incredible lgbt and jewish speculative fiction (in fact they are the person who got me into speculative fiction as a concept), but in particular let me note: their published book of short stories (buy!!! it!!! i have read it three or four times!!!), KAY RAINIER (can’t believe yves. invented he/him wlw), and their latest Reedsy-contest-winning short story (the last paragraph of which i wrote a multi-paragraph analysis about).
waya // @dogwrites​​
another incredible shocker, i know! but in case you weren’t aware, waya is the creator of Genuinely One Of My Favorite Characters Of All Time, the one and only benji russells, a funky little genius and cat parent who lives in my brain rent free and will never be evicted. waya has such an incredible talent for creating multifaceted and lovable characters, and their passion for their characters and work is so infectious. they also just have... such wonderful vibes. such a kind and lovely person; i am always excited to see they’ve posted. you can read their current work, Edge of the Lonely Quiet (wolves!! werewolves!!! cults!!!! cross-country adventures!!!!!), and their (discontinued/archived) older work, Crime of Mind (secret agents! so much benji!) here!
logan // @albatris​​
for the record, logan, if you’re reading this, i have no idea whether you consider yourself a writing blog. but guys. holy shit. logan’s book in progress, All The Doors Are Open, is SO goddamn good; i could (and have!) reread the posted excerpts over and over again. the apocalypse! but it’s not malicious so much as just incredibly and extravagantly weird! compelling characters! (tris in particular flipped my “i would die for you” switch and so i’m obligated to shout him out by name.) a happy ending! good messages about recovery and friendship! also logan is just so cool, as a human being, excellent vibes, excellent music taste, 10/10 all around.
avi // @avi-burton-writing​​
avi was one of the first people i followed when i ventured out into the uncharted waters of writeblr, and i have literally never regretted that decision once. he literally can just... write anything and it immediately makes me do a motion blur as i scramble over to look at it. i first fell in love with (the now shelved) To Bet Your Life, because the characters were so well-written (can i get a hell yeah for conflicting but extremely important goals!!!), and now i’m eagerly keeping up with An Arcane Magic, which has... just... such cool worldbuilding. it is so so cool. (also a shoutout to Mercurial Beasts because i would kill for jester!) all of avi’s work is so well-thought-out and sticks in my head all the time! and his writing style is gorgeous and complex without being overly flowery!! i simply await the day he will be famous!
ari // @guulabjamuns​​
okay, i’ve only known ari for, like... not even two weeks? but as soon as i read one (1) excerpt from her writing i had to immediately sit down and go through her entire blog archive. something about ari’s work just... picks me up by the collar and shakes me but like! in a good way! in a fantastic way!!! i go particularly feral thinking about Anchor-Point (WLW... RIVALS... IN A DARK ACADEMIA SETTING... ARCHERY... RIVALRY AS A WAY TO VENT SELF-LOATHING... THREE INCREDIBLY COMPLICATED WOMEN IN A TRIANGLE TRYING TO TANGLE WITH THEIR IDENTITIES...) but she recently also posted the first chapter of her incredible sci-fi-noir WIP The Moon Siever and it is fanTASTIC! (also. she is just. so wonderful to talk to, so much fun, impeccable vibes!)
claire // @chalkflint​​
i was lucky enough to find claire’s writeblr just as they were starting their blog and i am so so glad i did because i absolutely must see all of their content or i will perish. their WIPs are SO engaging and fascinating; they’re doing epic fantasy and political fiction in new and wonderful and very homosexual ways and i am obsessed. i particularly recommend checking out lightning on the skin (magic with sci-fi concepts! political drama!! betrayal!!! gay people!!!! and also trans people!!!!!). (also, their art is FANTASTIC.)
blue // @bluejaybabbles​​
last but CERTAINLY not least, oh my GOD. blue was one of the first folks from writeblr i ever spoke to, and in the two years since they have been NOTHING but kind and creative and enthusiastic and wonderfully supportive! they are one of the SWEETEST people i have met online and they have an INCREDIBLE aesthetic, litcherally iconic, 10/10 babey!!! their kindness is just contagious what can i say!!! they also have a super fascinating WIP that does fantastic things with changelings and faeries, and has a delightfully interesting fantasy setting.
in conclusion! if you are not following these people already! please follow them and check out their work! and to these people, if you’re reading this!!! thank you for being amazing!!! i’m so glad i’ve gotten to talk to all of you!!! [throwing confetti with my goose hands except i only have wings so i’m not very good at it]
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bibbykins · 6 years ago
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Scopophilic Affection (M)
Here it is! At last! I have had a rough couple of weeks. My roommate left me and my gf with the rest of the rent without any notice (yikes, I know. Kids, don’t break the lease, it’s shitty) soooo I’m going to plug my ko-fi below. Anything helps and would be greatly appreciated. Either way, donation or not, I hope you thoroughly enjoy and know that my ask box is open!
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Genre: Smut/Fluff
Word count: 7.8k
Warnings: Voyeurism, choking, obsessives themes, yandere
Summary: Scopophilia is a more dignified way to define voyeurism, something Seokjin had no intention of partaking in until he came across your live stream. Seokjin is a dignified man, but never in his life had he felt so depraved watching you smile and work like it was his profession, unable to reach through the screen and make you his. Unable to tell you how much he loves to watch you because you have no idea you’re live stream even exists. He can’t tell you how hypnotizing you are without the glaring controversy of him watching your hacked-into webcam, both as a human and director in the computer science division of the company he is a board member of. Nevertheless, you were his very guilty utmost pleasure. 
A beige wall with the blandest accents he’s ever seen with a sketchy cream color. The kitchen appliances were conformity white with rust whispering its way out from under the oven. The toaster was melted on one side and he couldn’t help but wonder how. The microwave was in slightly better shape but the stains seemed to still hold the screams of food from the 1990s. The carpet was somewhere between the beige walls and the mahogany table and looked about as comfortable as sandpaper. 
This would not do at all. 
Even with the personality shining through the subpar living space, it was just not suitable. Not for much longer.
Jin was a man of exquisite taste. This, among his impeccable beauty and breathtaking aura, was some of his best-known traits. He was the sweetest dream everyone on campus would ever have the privilege to even catch a moment of. He was the Director of Software Development within the largest tech company in the country. He came from money and yet made more than enough of his own all while juggling graduate school. Beyond his professional talents, he was a natural virtuoso and musician. With fans from all sides of his life, it would come to no shock that he was a picky man. 
Ever the kindest member of the campus princes, he opted for an aura of stoic professionalism. He exchanged pleasantries and engaged in his fair share of banter with people beyond his close-knit group of Adonis-like men. However, he had a strict limit on how much he could take of people he didn’t care about.
He had everything he wanted and it was nearing time for him broaden his capacity beyond his close family and six friends by just one person. The pool was exceptionally lengthy considering his father’s very own Cinderella story and his parents’ overall good nature. And yet, nobody was fit to be his. Nobody he met even gave him anything to think about beyond their pleasantries. He would not settle for good enough, they had to be perfect. They had to be someone entertaining, someone, without such an evident facade, and even then, someone worthwhile behind that facade. Maybe he had trust issues, or maybe he knew how much one could hide in public.
While a man of exquisite taste, it was also… particular to say the least. Kim Seokjin was not built to marry these nice girls his parents set him up with from time to time, he was built for someone much greater. He had a taste for the more sinister sides that he seldom was able to properly explore with others. Kinky is a word one could use, but he believed adventurous encapsulated his preferences more eloquently. He took pleasure in spoiling someone with all he could offer as they spoiled him with their body. Empty hands begin to ache after some time. He was longing for something to grip other than himself on more irritable nights. He had found previous sexual partners who suited him just fine until they stepped out of the threshold from the bedroom. Vice versa, he had also been on perfectly good dates but with terribly bland sex. 
It was on one of the nights after a mind-numbing date that he threw himself into work whilst listening to the background noise of tech reports. All was fine until there was talk of a hard to reach website that allowed patrons paid access to people who “consented” to 24-hour streams of their lives via laptop and the highest payer owns who can view that particular person. Call it morbid curiosity or his voyeuristic side making an appearance, Jin found himself on the website with ease and scrolling past a ton of stranger’s faces. The teaser clips showed thirty seconds of the past day. 
Jin doubted the website would be up for much longer due to its legal gray area of filming people without informed consent. It seemed the website operated on a one-click user agreement to a couple of separate websites they controlled. It didn’t take a genius to see these people had no idea of their streams. On each profile, it had general demographics, the times that person was in frame, if they ever changed on camera, and even if they performed sexual acts for an audience they had no idea about. Jin felt some remorse as he scrolled from victim to victim, but something happened when he came across a bland beige wall behind an interesting girl.
Sure, he had seen many beautiful women but none of them were shown sitting in front of the camera and so adorably pouting at the camera for the entire thirty-second clip, occasional huffs of irritation coming from your plush lips. It awoke some kind of curiosity he could not understand but wanted to satiate. Were you reading emails? Had you gotten a bad grade? Were you watching a frustrating film?  It seemed you were a college student but spent your nights at home. He figured you worked full time while not at school and used that as an explanation for your socially inactive life but deprived sleep schedule. Against his better judgment, Jin gained full reign over your stream, making it exclusively for him. 
He never quite cared for sharing.
Just like that, there you were, in a large shirt and shorts as you stared at the laptop with a blank face. It went on like this and Jin began to feel silly that he made such a rash move to violate your privacy like this, not to mention the fact that he spent such a grandiose amount of money just to stare at a girl. This was obviously a mistake. He should just turn off his computer- you began to laugh and just like that, Jin was enchanted. Maybe it was the fact that you laughed so wholeheartedly despite being alone or just that you were your true self at this very moment. He had unrestricted access to you like this. He wondered what you were watching. Against his better judgment, he wondered if he could make you laugh like that.
Your phone rang, making you jump ever so slightly. Jin smiled at this, noting how easily startled you were and the way your eyes looked so kind after being broken from the trance your laptop had you in. He found himself holding his breath as you pressed the phone to your ear, waiting to hear how you sound, “Hello?”
You paused the movie you had been watching as you waited for your cousin’s girlfriend, Jaelin, to speak, “Y/n! Where are you?!” The background was loud and she was evidently drunk.
You rolled your eyes, “At home, where else?” This was a common occurrence, and usually, you would not entertain her drunk-dials, but you figured hearing another human’s voice today wouldn’t hurt.
“You should meet me! There’s a ton of parties tonight!” She screamed and you flinched at the volume her mic had to endure.
“I have this screenplay to annotate and I’m leading the stage tricks seminar in a week to practice so…” You trailed off, holding up your finished and annotated screenplay before shrugging.
“People are going to that? Seriously?” You stood corrected by yourself as a sting hit your confidence. This human’s voice was indeed beginning to hurt you.
“Professor Tarbot is having the freshman attend it so, yes, people are going to my seminar, so…” You trailed off as you heard your cousin’s voice in the background, reminding Jaelin that you don’t need to go out before the call went dead, “Lovely.” You muttered before pressing play on the movie. You were always the black sheep of the family. If familial love was kickball, you were absolutely picked last. Despite this, when you moved out as soon as you could to pursue your dreams, your family was appalled that you would leave your own flesh and blood.
Your smile noticeably died with the phone call and Jin couldn’t help but wonder what exactly happened. He missed your smile already. You looked down at your phone for a while before your lip begin to quiver ever so slightly and Jin felt his stomach churn.
“No, no, no.” You fanned your face before looking to the ceiling, “None of that, crybaby.” You cursed before sighing out and looking forward again, “Work on the seminar.”
So, you were a fine arts major of some sort. Jin thought about this as he watched you get ready for bed and eventually fall asleep in front of the laptop you took everywhere. By the end of the night, he had just about a full apartment tour. He shook off this new feeling in his chest before closing his laptop.
The week went on with Jin’s and your nightly routine remaining the same. He did his work, brushed his teeth, and went to bed. Except, he had you playing in the background. You, on the other hand, would write, procrastinate, brush your teeth in the messiest way, and return to either schoolwork or some show before falling asleep, usually at your desk or on your bed in front of your computer.
He certainly was not proud of how you would excite him in ways other women just… couldn’t. It was on one of his more irritable nights that he focused all of his attention on you. You were just watching a movie, nothing too crazy. Even so, Jin’s skin was set ablaze at the way your floral underwear was poking out as you sat on your bed with your knees up. Without fully realizing it, he began palming himself through his sweatpants. 
He groaned out as you spread your knees to sit more comfortably. You leaned back and he could almost make out what your sex looked like. Your underwear was thin, so thin. You would surely soak through them if you let him have you.
“Y/n.” He breathed through clenched teeth as you stretched. You were goggling a little at the movie, taunting him almost. He cursed as his hand sped up, “Fuck, baby.” He moaned and when you simply gasped at something Jin could not see with his eyes screwed shut as he chased his high, he went over the edge. He moaned your name out like a disciple to his savior, like you were his light at the end of it all. The experience itself was nothing less than religious and an absolute breakthrough that Jin had been trying to avoid for a long time.
From then on, Jin had been watching you under a new lens. You were no longer a morbid curiosity of his, you were the object of all this affection he never felt such an immense need to release.
“What’s up, Jae?” You answered the phone after brushing your teeth, putting her on speaker, “A little early to be drinking, no?”
“Y/n, did you hear about the ArtCast scandal?!” You jumped at her volume as you applied your skincare products.
“ArtCast? I haven’t used the site since I signed up, what happened?” Jin tensed, already knowing what the female on the phone call meant.
“Get a new laptop, now!” Jaelin screeched and you looked at your phone with bewilderment, “They have been sharing user info and hacked into laptop cams for creeps to watch on the dark web!”
Jin hardly considered himself a creep. His actions were creepy, but he was not a creep, just a curious soul. He fought the urge to try and reason with you by finding your contact information. Although the idea was scrapped since that would certainly not help his case.
You rolled your eyes at this, “I doubt anyone wants to see me laze around and edit-” 
“THIS IS SERIOUS!” You flinched at this.
“And I seriously don’t have any money to get a whole new laptop and I kinda need my webcam for work so,” You looked dead at the camera, eyes boring into Seokjin’s form, “Hi Mr. Laptop Man, if you have some spare money my PayPal is-”
“WHY DON’T YOU ASK YOUR FAMILY? I’M NOT KIDDING.”
Your eye twitched, “Don’t yell at me.” You seethed, “If they won’t pay for my school or even a meal, what makes you think they would buy me a laptop?” The pain was terribly evident on your face and your lip quivered, “Face it, Jae, you took my place and you feel bad, so that’s the only reason you even talk to me.” 
“Y/n…” Her voice was softer this time and Jin watched a tear fall down your face and felt his heart clench. He didn’t care who your family was, all you would need is him soon enough. 
“And I appreciate it, even if it is pity-based, but don’t pretend like they care about me.” You huffed, wiping your tears, “Mr. Laptop Man must think I’m so dumb.” You scoffed and Jin noticed the way your features twisted from anger to pain and melancholy. There was evidently some deep-rooted pain when it came to your family
You were isolated from them. This past week, Jin gathered that you were eccentric and not afraid to make a fool of yourself or put yourself out there. He now understood it was because your family must have degraded you to such a degree, you eventually began to take it in stride. 
“Y/n, I didn’t mean to…” 
You frowned as Jin wondered why you felt any remorse for this person, “No, I shouldn’t have freaked out like that.” You sighed and glanced at yourself in the mirror and poked at your eye bags, “I’ll catch you later, okay?” You closed your eyes, “Have fun on the trip. Give everyone a hug for me.”
“You could come-”
You clenched your fists against the counter, “Jae… don’t.” You breathed, “I’ll talk to you later.” You quipped before hanging up the phone, “Ugh, I probably sounded like such a bitch.” You combed your fingers through your hair, tugging at the roots slightly before closing your eyes and taking a deep breath. Your fingers slowly uncurled themselves and you robotically placed them at your sides, “No, none of that.”
It was evident that was a coping mechanism, a way to express your pain and insecurity. He imagined it was more than likely much worse before. This made his fist clench. Must he protect from everything, including yourself? 
He scoffed at himself. He didn’t even know where you were in the world. He was lucky that he even understood your native tongue. He was also lucky that you spoke Korean on occasions. This made the odds of you living even remotely near him better, but not definite.
Why was he even doing this? Why was he watching you and fantasizing about you when you had no idea who he was and he had no idea where you were? Suddenly, he felt terribly ridiculous. He had spent every night this past week just watching you without your consent, dreaming about you, and imagining this entire life with you.
With a heavy heart, he waited for you to be out of frame before exiting your stream. He effectively wiped it off the website, he figured it was the least he could do to atone for the hours he spent watching it.
Jin rubbed his hands over his hands in frustration. This sexual and romantic solitude seemed to be really getting to his head. Tomorrow was a new day and he had to seriously consider finding someone as perfect as you and fast.��
Or at least someone who could pretend was as perfect as you for a night.
The next morning went on as usual. He got up, went to work, and finally, attended school. His classes went on and eventually, he was in the courtyard with the same people as always. 
“Dove, would you hand me the water bottle?” Taehyung mused to his girlfriend as he laid his form between her legs as she sat on the table. She handed him the water bottle and he kissed her hand as he retrieved it from her.
Jin rolled his eyes as he sat next to her, “And just when I thought I couldn’t feel any lonelier.” He groaned out.
“It’ll come when you least expect it.” She turned to him with a short giggle, “Tae just swept me off my feet just like that.” She snapped to indicate how sudden.
“It’s all about timing, my friend,” Taehyung spoke blissfully as his girlfriend combed through his hair.
“Yeah, look at my little Odette and I.” Jimin nuzzled into the neck of his girlfriend.
“Not helping the whole loneliness feeling for Jin, babe.” She grunted as she pushed his head away, “But he is right, he found the right time to fuck my brains out and now it’s a forever thing.” Her crude language made Jimin smirk a bit.
“Same boat, Jin.” Yoongi sighed, “We’ll get there.” He spoke before putting his headphones back in.
Jin nodded, used to hearing and seeing the same things. He looked out around the campus before heaving himself off the table, “I’m gonna get a soda, anyone want anything from the vending machine?“ When everyone shook their heads, he headed out onto the path to the Arts building.
It was outside the building that he saw a large gathering of some freshman intro class. He shrugged it off until he heard an eerily familiar voice.
“Okay, so that puts the whole hand through the coke can effect to rest.” Your voice was playful and melodic, “Now, for my final act, pun intended.” Jin whipped his head around as you beamed among the genuinely entertained class, “The infamous stage kiss!” You proclaimed as a rustle came about the crowd, “Yes, mumble, mumble, groan, groan. I know, but it’s a basic skill and as an intro class, you need to know them.” 
Jin didn’t know if he was dreaming or not. Even if he was, he’d like for it to stay that way if it meant you were here. You were more than he imagined. You were all he could ever imagine for this past week. You were right there.
“Now, I need a volunteer.” A myriad of male and female hands went up much too enthusiastically for Jin’s taste. You chuckled, “Flattering, but I need someone above my age.” Hands went down, but not enough, “I will check ID, kids.” All the hands went down, but some unknown force made Jin’s hand go up, “I see one hand back there, so come on up!” You chirped and Jin made his way to the makeshift stage.
He found himself surprised for one of very few times in his life. What the fuck was going on? How were you here and in front of him? Was this even real?
To say your heart fell out of your mouth would be a gross understatement. Kim Seokjin was sauntering up to you, “Well, I don’t think you’re in this class.” You mused softly as he made his way to you.
He gave you a small wink and you would’ve squealed if you didn’t have self-respect, “Y/n, right?” He more so stated as he shook your hand.
You nodded with an evident gulp, “Kim Seokjin, our very own campus prince!” You clapped along with the rest of a suddenly envious class, “Okay so there are a couple ways to do a stage kiss. This can be done a couple different ways.” You explained and turned to Jin, “What is most important, though, is that your partner is comfortable with whatever you decide on, which goes for every aspect of life, my dears.” You winked at the crowd, “Now, are you okay with getting close to my face and me touching your face?” Jin smiled before nodding.
You were clearly in your element and it was mesmerizing. You had a passion for theatre and entertaining a crowd. This would be fine with Jin so long as the world knew it was his hand you’d be taking the moment you stepped off stage. You would give anything to be happy, this included your family’s support.
“Okay, so the typical way is the old fashioned way of covering your partner’s face with yours or vice versa.” You talked animatedly with your hands as your grasped Jin’s wrist and led him to the makeshift wall you had, “You have the regular kabedon way.” You moved to put his hand beside your hand, but Jin took initiative, making you jump, “A-And then the partner, or you, would close in at an angle and…BAM!” You giggled as Jin was brought to a halt leaning in, “A kiss.” You stared at Jin’s face for a while before breaking the spell with a sheepish smile, “Okay, so time is running thin, so, I’ll show you the thumb kiss.” You were so cheerful as you turned to Jin, “Now what you do is slide your hand behind their hair all romantic-like.” You went to bring your hand up to Jin’s face, but he took initiative making you jump as his hand cradled your face ever so softly, “And-uh- place your thumb on their mouth, and tilt ever so slightly, and…” You tilted your head up and Jin took this as the signal to bring his lips to yours softly, internally cursing his own thumb.
“BAM!” Jin chuckled, “A kiss.”
You giggled as you both broke away and Jin basked in the sound, “Alrighty, that’s our time! Thank you for being so responsive!” You beamed as the class dispersed with returning smiles. You turned to Jin, “And thank you, kind sir.” 
“I can be quite the thespian if you want me to.” He was flirting, he was just hoping you knew he was.
“Quit trying to make me blush.” You chided with a playful smile, “It’s a felony to make me flustered, it’s a whole mess.”
Jin felt like this was an out of body experience. He wanted to pinch himself just to make sure he wasn’t dreaming about you as he had this entire week. Everything felt so natural with you. There was no facade or fake laughter. There was just you and him.
“As penance for my crime, I’ll help you clean up.” He smiled as you and you gave him a toothy grin.
He helped you pack up your random props and insisted on giving you a ride home, “There’s no way I’m gonna let you ride the bus with all of this.” Jin was adamant.
“I really don’t live far, it’s why I don’t take my car most of the time.” You tried to reason.
“Which is why it’s no problem for me to drive you.” Jin shot back and you huffed, giving a pout he knew all too well.
“Promise you won’t turn out to be some murderer?” You spoke through puffed out lips that he wished to place his own on.
He smiled warmly at you, “Promise, although my jokes are killer.” 
You burst into a fit of melodious giggles as you shook your head, “Yeah, no way you’re a murderer, dork.”
The walk to his car was filled with stupid jokes and goofy laughing as if you had known each other for years. You basked in the warmth he provided you in such a short amount of time, and yet it far exceeded what your family supplied you. Maybe you didn’t have to get accustomed to loneliness if Jin was around. He made you feel valued, and you had heard he was kind, but you never knew just how kind. Was he like this with everyone? Or could he possibly like someone like you? Even just as a friend. At this rate, anything worked.
With this in mind, you turned to him, “So, are you gonna tell me how you knew who I was?” 
“Well, that’s a loaded question.” Jin sighed out, debating on telling you some semblance of the truth, “Have you heard of the ArtCast scandal?”
“Oh, yeah, the whole thing with- Oh no.” You stopped walking, “Are you telling me that-”
“It’s a long story.” Jin smiled sheepishly at you, “I didn’t see anything intrusive or anything but-”
There was a lot to unpack in that exchange. On one hand, Jin had seen you in your most private area of existence, but you were never quite good at being angry about things. At the end of the day, you felt like it was your fault you were on there and you doubted Jin made a habit of dark web encounters. You reminded yourself he was a computer science major… or was it computer security? You’d really hate to make things awkward by being angry. Even so, were you angry? Were you this starved for a companion?
He stopped when you began laughing, “Man, I need to read User Agreements, that’s embarrassing.” You shrugged and Jin was taken aback by your calmness, “You must think I’m such a dweeb.”
“You’re not… creeped out?” Jin sped up to catch up to you.
You just offered a shrug, “All I do is cry and watch videos, so it’s not a big deal.” You chortled, “No use in dwelling on it, I got enough to dwell on.”
Jin felt a huge weight lift off of his chest as you went along your merry way with him. On one hand, you had no self-preservation skills, but you also had no hatred in your heart for anyone. This was enough to keep him tethered to you, and no longer the idea of you. You were nothing like him with your rose-colored glasses that you viewed the world with. You were much too delicate of a flower to be alone, vulnerable.
“You are one of a kind, y/n.” Jin mused and you felt your face heat.
“As are you, Seokjin.” Jin caught the extra skip in your step, “I’d like to see more of you.”
“And I, you.” Jin winked at you.
—-
When Jin pulled into your apartment complex he shuddered at the architecture, or lack thereof, “Terrible isn’t it?” You hummed.
“It's… not that bad…” Jin gave you an uneasy smile and you rolled your eyes, “Close to campus…”
“Well excuse me, sugar daddy, not all of us can afford a high rise.” You stuck your tongue out at him, but he was too focused on how inviting your mouth looked to him.
“Stick your tongue out like that,” He leaned closer to you in a half-joking manner, “And I’ll bite it.” He threatened, which only furthered your grin and made your nerves come alive.
“Kinky.” You leaned closer to him and suddenly the atmosphere in the car became much heavier with your tone, and Jin went to grasp your chin, the heat that pooled in between your legs when he did so made you gasp softly, “I dig it.” You breathed and that was all it took for Jin’s resolve to break.
Before he could make the move, you smashed your lips onto his. He responded immediately, grabbing the back of your neck to pull you closer. The kiss was everything either of you could have wanted despite how unbelievably sloppy it was. Your tongues soon intertwined and Jin went to your waist to pull you from the passenger seat to his lap. Somehow, you managed to do so despite the difficulty that came with keeping your lips connected while you did so.
“Your lips are so fucking soft.” You hummed against his mouth before going to his neck, “Your skin too.” You smiled against it.
He groaned when you began to shyly suck on top of his jugular, “Fuck, good girl.” He moaned out before you ground your hips against his at the praise. He then grasped the back of your hair, accidentally pulling a little harder than intended to bring your face back to his. He was ready to apologize until you moaned at the sensation, throwing your head back.
“Shit.” You moaned when he placed his plush lips on your neck, sucking hard, “You’re gonna leave a mark-ah!” You bit your lip when he sucked at your sensitive spot.
“Good.” He grunted and you only ground against him harder, “Fuck, you’re really testing me.”
“I live right there.” You panted as he pressed you against him, his hands grabbing at your waist.
“But your stuff.” He noted as he sucked on your neck.
“I’ll get it tomorrow morning?” You spoke softly, more shy, trying to ask him to stay the night without asking, “It’s been ages since I’ve had good dick.” You groaned.
“And why’s that, sweetheart?” Jin was domineering and it made your thighs clench.
“Nobody’s been worth my time.” You smirked as he gripped your hip, much to your delight and you giggled at this, “Okay, maybe that’s a lie and I just want you to think I’m desirable.”
Jin smiled at this as he unlocked his car, “I already desire you, baby.” You shuddered at this. You move to get out of the car, but Jin took the initiative to move the both of you. You should’ve been more embarrassed than you were about your legs being wrapped around a man you had only met properly that day as he carried you into your apartment while whispering the R-Rated version of sweet nothings in your ear.
You handed him the key, and the moment the door shut you were up against the wall in an instant. You weren’t shy about the continuous moans and groans he ripped for your throat with the way his hand cupped your sex and began ministrations. 
Jin reveled in the sound you made, only bolstering the unyielding need he felt for you. He had pictured this moment for so long and here you were, legs wrapped around him as he stumbled from wall to wall to get to your bedroom with one hand inside your panties.
You didn’t even think to ask how he knew where your bedroom was when you passed the threshold because if the way his fingers slipped inside proved to demand your attention more. He laid you down on the bed and you scrambled to your knees to unbuckle his belt as he stood over you. He let out a low groan when your tongue made a stripe along the base. You had to admit that his dick was quite beautiful and thankfully clean. Granted, you’ve seen some nice dick, but he was so well kept and soft and everything you were happy to put your mouth on.
His hand grabbed ahold of your hair and you moaned with your mouth full when he took control of you by tugging your hair. You had always liked it rough, and it was like he was reading your mind. He was fucking your face in no time and your thighs clenched in an attempt to alleviate the ache that only he could satisfy. He eventually pulled you off him and he left your mouth with a satisfying pop. 
He stared down at you, hair messy, drool trailing down your chin, and eyes captivating with a carnal want. The sight could absolutely make him cum if he concentrated hard enough. He gave you a teasing glance as his slender fingers took their time with his shirt and you stripped yourself of the dress you wore in an instant. By the time Jin was in view again, he dove at you, lips attaching to yours. Your eyes fluttered closed as you clutched him closer to your form and you took a moment to appreciate how fit he was. His plush lips trailed down your body while his soft hands reached behind you to remove your bra.
Jin pulled away to sit up and stare at you for a moment. You were under him, chest heaving, mouth open in want, and he looked at your body, breasts beyond what he imagined and he moaned when his hands ran over your body. His hands nearly ripped your underwear down your legs and he studied your pussy like a scholar. His fingers spread you and he groaned at how wet you were. His mouth engulfed you, tongue having ached to taste you for too long and the way you squirmed only spurred him further. He ate you up like a man starved. When his tongue went inside you, you swore you saw God. 
"Jin!” You gasped, body unable to squirm in his firm grip. If you hadn’t been feeling so good, you would swear he was eating you out more for his sake than yours. You couldn’t even form words, only his name would come out of your mouth, and this was only aided when one of his hands went up to squeeze your nipple. His other hand went to stretch you with three fingers as air flooded your lungs in a dizzy of lust, “Fuck me!” You finally gasped out and that was all the prodding he needed.
Next time he would have to make you beg, take his time, drive you mad, but right now, he needed to feel you around him. 
Jin plunged into you and you were immediately fucked out. The pain was delicious and you wanted more. He began to thrust slowly at first until your hips began to spasm, “Harder,” You moaned, “Please fuck me hard.” You begged and something in Jin just snapped.
“Who?” He slammed into you as you groaned in delight, “Who do you want to fuck you hard, hm?”
You took his hand and placed it around your neck, “You, Sir, please.” You batted your eyelashes at him and that was it, “I want you to fuck your cum into me.” He was a weak man for you. This much was solidified when he expertly slammed into you as he squeezed your neck intermittently. Strangled moans came from you until the hand holding his wrist squeezed and Jin let go of your neck to hear you scream for him as you came.
You didn’t disappoint as your back arched and eyes rolled back. The erotic image paired with the way you clenched around him only pushed him over the edge as he came, hips stuttering as you both rode out your respective highs. 
You hardly remember him cleaning you up, what mattered most to you was the way he held you through the night. 
You woke up to an empty bed and sighed out, figuring he was gone. Maybe this is your punishment for never making the guy wait like your mother said to. You huffed as your feet made contact with the floor and you flinched in pain, understandably sore.
You paused when you heard a sizzling. Jin was cooking. He was awfully comfortable in a home he had rarely seen and never been in, right? You stopped yourself for a moment.
You really fucked your hot stalker, didn’t you?
You audibly laughed. Your life was a fucking joke. Were you this desperate for attention to overlook the fact that this man had looked through the lens of your laptop long enough and hard enough to know the layout of your apartment. 
You sure were.
You shook your head in exasperation as you headed out of the room where you encountered Jin in your kitchen, cooking eggs and he gave you a small smile. You returned if despite the conclusion you came to.
You certainly did fuck your insanely hot stalker.
“You know Jin, I don’t think you were completely honest with me earlier.” You mused, not bothering to look at him for a response, “It seems you encountering my little stream wasn’t as casual as you say.”
Jin froze for a moment. You weren’t an idiot. He knew it wouldn’t take you long to organize your thoughts and see the truth. Not that he planned to omit the full truth for long. He had just been hoping you were in love with him before it came out. He could only hope the orgasms brought you at least a quarter of the way there “Why do you think that, baby?” He spoke slowly as he used the plastic spatula to move the yolk.
“Call it a hunch, but I don’t think anyone is that passionate fucking someone they just met.” You spoke listlessly, “I don’t mean to sound vain, but are you obsessed with me?" 
Jin let out a short laugh, "The short answer is yes, but before you kick me out,” He turned the stove off as he placed the cooked eggs on a plate before turning to you, fingertips drumming on the counter, “Why don’t we eat a bit while I make you a proposition?”
The smart answer would be no. The smart choice would be to kick him out, an idea you hadn’t considered until he said it. However, you were known for your charisma much more than your intelligence. With that, you sat down at your table and Jin smiled in relief ever so slightly. It almost made you wonder if he knew you weren’t going to kick him out at all.
“Who am I to say no to free food?” You hummed as Jin opened your silverware drawer without even needing to ask you, almost as if he had obsessively watched you go about your daily life for a week.
He handed you the fork as he sat next to you. You took a bite of the perfectly scrambled eggs because of course, they were perfect. 
He watched you eat with an emotion you hadn’t seen before. He could tell you were confused, and he wanted so badly to tell you it was adoration. The swine you were surrounded by had been to idiotic to appreciate what they had. Even just watching you was a gift nobody deserved.
“So this proposition?” You mumbled as you chewed lightly.
Jin snapped out of his trance, “Ah, yes.” He straightened his posture and rolled his shoulders like a true businessman as you watched his mouth settle into a confident smirk, one slightly different than the one he held whilst holding your legs open mere hours ago. The memory almost made you want to forego the offer and proceed with another round instead. Never in your life had anyone made you feel so wanted, “I would like for you to be my… companion.” He snapped you from your thoughts and considered the word for a moment before speaking again, “I find the word girlfriend to be too casual for what I would like our arrangement to be.”
You shifted a bit in your seat, unsure what the word companion even meant to him, “And what arrangement would that be?” You took another bite, trying to avoid his intimidating aura.
“One of a romantic variety.” You nearly choked on the food, “I suppose the end goal is for you to be my wife.” This time you did choke on the food. Your windpipe had welcomed the egg but Jin was quick to pat you on the back as you coughed, “I was just about to say I’d like to grow old with you, and here you are, almost killing yourself.” He chided as he pushed a cup of water your way and he waited for you to put the cup down before proceeding, “Essentially, I love you, and I’d like for you to commit to being with me and eventually loving me back as we go through life together.”
Your eyes were wide as you looked past Jin, trying to avoid eye contact. Had anyone ever really loved you? Your parents, maybe. However, she was required to by society. Jin had no obligation to feel anything for you and yet here he was, making you food and offering you the love and attention you craved.
You felt your face heat at his nonchalant confession of love and yet your heart was racing at his hand landed on top of yours. Your entire body was buzzing and you couldn’t tell if it was from fear or anticipation, “Well, w-what’s in it for me?” The question was shaky at best. You were willfully confused and unsure why you had been so ready to say yes without even hearing the benefits. 
Jin was evidently amused by your attempt to put on a disinterested front. You had never been a good liar. He loved that about you and thrived on your honesty, “For one, you’ll have a stable and consistent person in your life.” That one stung a bit which is why he wanted to get that out of the way first. He knew how lonely and isolated you were, “You’ll always have my support emotionally, physically, and financially.” You nodded, asking him to go on, “You’ll never have to worry about anything really, I find myself with an aching need to bend to your every whim.” You smiled sheepishly at this, “I can offer you a life of happiness, loyalty, security, and endless love.”
You didn’t realize how hard you had clutched his hand until you breathed out a released Jin from your clutches. He stroked the top of your hand in response, “And what’s required of me?”
Jin squeezed your hand for a moment, “Your love and affection.” He mused, “I want you to commit to being my lover- ah, that’s the word I had been looking for.” He lightly tapped his head, “You make me woefully absentminded.” He chided and you felt your heart flutter, “All you ever have to do is look at only me as far as potential mates go. I can certainly promise to keep you interested.” A smirk played on the edge of his lips as his other hand stroked your knee, “You’re intoxicating and I could very well prove to be your drug of choice as well.” He spoke lowly and you almost shivered, “Your rules, for lack of a better word, would be to love me, and only me, and ideally, work at home for the most part.” This caught your attention, “Your passion seems to lie with screenwriting and editing with a dash of set design, yes?” He hardly waited for you to confirm, “So, you can do most of your work at home as is, on any other endeavors, I’d like to accompany you.” You nodded again, agreeing before your mind was fully made up, “I don’t like the idea of the outside world having free access to you.”
“Go figure, considering the outside world had paid access to me.” You chuckled before taking a breath after seeing Jin’s smile falter, “Anywho, I would be quite a fool to deny you.” You sighed out, “You paint a nice picture, especially to someone as isolated and affection-starved as myself. You seem to have made yourself the skeleton key to all the locked doors I’ve been faced with in my lifetime.” Jin smiled proudly at this, “Yeah, it’s creepy you got off to watching me and are literally obsessed, but if you look like this, have that much money, and can make me cum like that during our first time, who am I to say no to a life of comfort and happiness?" 
"Do you think you could love me?” Jin asked, confidence mostly gone and his eyes left with pure hope. For the first time, he didn’t know your answer.
You smiled at him, no doubt in your answer as you brought your hand to cup his cheek softly, “I certainly could.” You were softer this time, “But riddle me this…" 
"Anything.” His hand brushed over your own as your thumb stroked his cheek.
“Why do you love me?” He placed a kiss on the back of your hand after holding it.
He sighed dreamily, “I’m surrounded by people with the whole world in the palm of their hand.” He rubbed his face against your hand, “Some love it, some hate it, but they’re all the same.” You saw him grimace at the very thought of these people, “They lie and constantly pretend to be something they’re not.” He looked up to meet your eyes, “But you, are so unapologetic about who you are and what you love.” He cupped your face and you could feel yourself heat at his touch, “You’re honest and not afraid to feel despite everyone trying to get you to conform to their standards.” He smiled at you and you knew it was over, “I genuinely just want you in my life, and I want to be someone special to you as you are to me.”
You were shaken from the trance when you felt a tear slide down your cheek. Never in your life had anyone been so kind and supportive of you. He didn’t joke about how unlikely your career path was or give you a backhanded compliment. He was just a guy who wanted to be in your life and support you- and if overlooking his obsessive stint of his was what you had to do, then fuck it. He could’ve easily lied to you and you would’ve fallen for him none the wiser. What does you knowing about his obsession really change? It doesn’t make him love you any less and it doesn’t make you any less infatuated. You would be his and he would be yours because you both wanted it to be as such.
Jin’s hand brushed the tear off your cheek, “No need to worry, petal.” His voice was gentle, “Not anymore, not while I’m around.”
Your eyes glinted with hope and just a hint of trust when Jin met them again. You leaned in to kiss him softly, an affirming kiss. It was a kiss that said, “You better not be lying to me Kim Seokjin, I’ll go crazy.” You breathed the words against his mouth and he gave you a playful smile.
He gave you a kiss in return, reassuring the faith you decided to put in him. He would never disappoint you. His hand went to the back of your neck as he tilted your head upwards to pull you in deeper, “I’m so in love you.” He breathed on your mouth in return and you shivered, the feeling foreign to you.
“Well,” You huffed, catching your breath, “Do I get to live in your fancy penthouse now?” You gave me a carefree smile, and it sunk in that he was no longer forced to watch you through a screen. He could watch you all day. He had plans to do as much. He found he could prove his love best by merely looking at you. 
You really knew how to read him like a book. He noted how terribly naive you were. In a matter of 24 hours, you agreed to move in with a man who had spied on you like an animal starved. However, Jin only determined this as an exhibition of how meant to be the both of you were. A great playwright must have written your love story for the ages. 
The world looked much more beautiful with your hands on him. 
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Worldbuilding Exchange 2021
Hey there friend!
Apparently you share some of my taste in obscure novels with gaps in their worldbuilding—impeccable, truly. I’ve got some expansion on all the tags I’ve requested below, though if you want to just get started feel free to ignore all that; some of them are distinctly longer than others, but don’t worry, just because I didn’t use as many words for any given prompt doesn’t mean I want it any less!
Anyway, thanks for writing for me! And if any of you lovely people are inclined towards treating, I will happily accept treats in any medium for any of the fandoms, including media I didn’t actually request there :D
  General DNW
·       non-con/dub-con;
·       explicit sexual content;
·       incest (incl. adoptive/chosen family);
·       a/b/o;
·       mpreg;
·       non-canonical permanent major character death;
·       complete downer endings;
·       hurt no comfort;
·       heavy angst;
·       on-page deliberate self-harm*;
·       on-page suicide;
·       gore;
·       graphic physical trauma;
·       character bashing;
·       cringe comedy;
·       fic-as-writer-soapbox;
·       setting AUs**;
·       unrequested identity headcanons;
·       romance as the main plot.
 *I don’t include things like, say, punching a wall in a fit of emotion under this. However, something like cutting would not be appreciated.
 **This doesn't mean that I'd expect you to hew very narrowly to what we know for sure in canon; after all, this exchange is for worldbuilding. However, for this exchange I'd prefer not to have anything that fundamentally alters the character of the world--eg elements like a/b/o, or things like a post-canon zombie apocalypse in a canon where that doesn't really fit in with the established tone/genre/world, that sort of thing.
    General Likes
– I really like plotty fics
– A focus on family and/or friendship, especially characters realizing they’re not nearly as alone as they think they are, and just generally characters who like each other and enjoy spending time together
– Found family; families of choice
– Character studies
– Worldbuilding (obviously lol)
– Canon-divergence AUs and missing scenes; things set pre- or post-canon; wriggling into canon and poking at it to see what it spits back at you, if that description makes any sense at all.
- for a list of unconventional media/formats I’ve requested before, along with some commentary on them, please see my fic in a box letter.
     Mother of Learning - nobody103 – in-universe meta
Any or No Characters (Mother of Learning)
Kirielle Kazinski (Mother of Learning)
Original Character(s) (Mother of Learning)
Original Eagle Shifter Character(s) (Mother of     Learning)
Xvim Chao (Mother of Learning)
Zenomir Olgai (Mother of Learning)
 fandom-specific dnw: romantic and/or sexual Zach/Zorian; physical parental abuse within the Kazinski family; significant exaggeration of canonical emotional neglect/abuse/general family dysfunction
  WB: aranean languages (Mother of Learning)
So, we get at best a very vague description of the aranean language in canon; I’d love something that somehow expands on this! A brief grammar? Some other kind of profile? An attempt to turn their idea-morphemes into words, or outline what they are more explicitly? Up to you!
WB: Folklore and Literature (Mother of Learning)
Over the course of the story we learn plenty of things about the world and about their magic system; we learn a lot less about specific cultural things that aren’t directly relevant to the plot, and that includes folklore and literature—they have novels, we know that much, but that’s about it.  So tell me more!
WB: how language and gesture and mana interact to     form spells (Mother of Learning)
For all that the novel tells us about many different spells, we never really get to see the mechanics of spellcasting, or the underlying form of the mana—tell me how it works!  And there’s also the fact that when you know the spell better you can cut parts out; how does that work in combination with all of this?
WB: Ikosian as spell language: how comprehension     affects outcome (Mother of Learning)
Unless I’ve embarrassingly forgotten how canon actually goes, they use Ikosian (possibly a more specific dialect? I don’t remember, I’m sorry) for their incantations, but iirc they don’t speak that day to day, and even if they do not everyone does—so, you know, how does comprehension of the incantation affect the outcome of the spell?
WB: Oral Traditions (Mother of Learning)
If we don’t get much of literature, we get less of the oral traditions of… well, anywhere, tbh.  So tell me more there!  If you’re looking for something more specific, I’d love to hear about witch, Khusky, morlock, or shifter traditions, but really anything would be great.
WB: the development of unstructured magic and     shaping exercises (Mother of Learning)
We know that way back in the past, human magic users were less adept with unstructured magic; now, if they want to be, they can be very good indeed with it.  How did we get from Point A to Point B?  How did that develop, who discovered all this?
WB: the Winter Mountains (Mother of Learning)
There’s very little to be heard about the Winter Mountains in canon; all we really know is that the eagle shifters flew off there, and the place is Very Dangerous.  So… what are they like? How are the eagle shifters doing out there? What else lives there?
     Mother of Learning - nobody103 – in-universe meta, fanart
Any or No Characters (Mother of Learning)
Kirielle Kazinski (Mother of Learning)
Original Character(s) (Mother of Learning)
Zenomir Olgai (Mother of Learning)
 fandom-specific dnw: romantic and/or sexual Zach/Zorian; physical parental abuse within the Kazinski family; significant exaggeration of canonical emotional neglect/abuse/general family dysfunction
  WB: Architecture (Mother of Learning)
We get a little bit of the architecture in Eldemar, mostly in Knyazov Dveri, but not too much of it; I’d like to see more of it, and from anywhere in their world really.
WB: Artistic Traditions (Mother of Learning)
If we only get a little bit of the architecture, we get less of the art—we know that they have carved doors and Kiri does pencil sketches, and realism is a style they have (or Zorian wouldn’t be thinking about how realistic her drawings were without any hint of that being unusual were she not nine) but what else can you tell me?  What does their art look like; where do these traditions come from; is there some art that’s respectable and other art that isn’t?
WB: Clothing and Fashion (Mother of Learning)
Now.  We get a bit of architecture, less of art, and approximately three lines in the whole 800k about clothing, and none of it very specific, so you’ve got pretty much total freedom here—show me what’s going on!
WB: how language and gesture and mana interact to     form spells (Mother of Learning)
See above section—I just thought this would lend itself well to art as well as meta!
     The Rhianna Chronicles - Dave Luckett – in-universe meta, fanfic
Antheus Northstar | Serenir (Rhianna Chronicles)
Any or No Characters (Rhianna Chronicles)
Arwenna Songsinger | Arwenna the Wise (Rhianna     Chronicles)
Eriseth Arwensgrove (Rhianna Chronicles)
Original Character(s) (Rhianna Chronicles)
Original Male Eldra Character(s) (Rhianna     Chronicles)
Rhianna Wildwood (Rhianna Chronicles)
 Worldbuilding tags:
WB: academic magic and spellcasting techniques     (Rhianna Chronicles)
We don’t see a whole lot of traditional spellcasting that actually works—mostly we see Rhianna’s attempts, which tend not to go all that well, lol.  Other magic we see is primarily from people who know what they’re doing and aren’t explaining things in detail.  Show me some that actually works!  How is it different for schoolchildren and old archmages?  What are the rules and mechanics—they don’t make sense to Rhianna, but clearly some things work and some things don’t, so there’s something going on there at least.
WB: Eldra magic (Rhianna Chronicles)
Since our main Eldra character is Eriseth, we don’t see much of their magic—tell me about it! How does it work? How do they channel it, what do they use it for?
WB: Eldra society (Rhianna Chronicles)
Again, we don’t see a lot of Eldra society—we see a few characters outside of their social group, and the one meeting thing, but not a whole lot of their day- to-day life.  What’s it like?  What’s the role of men in their society; we know they don’t do magic, so what do they do?
WB: Wild Talents and wild magic (Rhianna     Chronicles)
To be fair, we do know a fair amount about how wild magic is worked from canon; I’m interested in going farther—go deeper into things! What can or can’t be done? Why are some people wild talents—how does this happen?
WB: Wizardly College (Rhianna Chronicles)
We only see Wizardly College through Rhianna’s eyes; she doesn’t get all that much of a look at it, either.  So tell me more about it!  What’s it like if you’re actually involved, not just a visitor?
     The Farwalker's Quest - Joni Sensel – in-universe meta, fanfic
Any or No Characters (Farwalker's Quest)
Any Storian(s) (Farwalker's Quest)
Ariel Farwalker (Farwalker's Quest)
Ezekiel Stone-Singer (Farwalker's Quest)
Misha (Farwalker's Quest)
Original Character(s) (Farwalker's Quest)
Scarl Finder (Farwalker's Quest)
 fandom-specific dnw: works that rely on knowledge of later books in order to make sense--i'm not gonna care all that much about spoilers? but i haven't read 'em, so.
  WB: Essence and the Trades (Farwalker's     Quest)
In some ways, Essence—or at least how it’s presented in relation to humans—seems kind of like an inborn specific magical talent, but in other ways it isn’t; Zeke’s tree talks to him, and then later the stones, but the tree talks to Ariel too, if only a little.  Scarl was a Storian before he was a Finder; Ariel’s feet drag her where she needs to go, but she can also learn the basics of Finding and could have been a Healtouch if she’d not messed up the plants.  So how closely are they tied together, Essence and the Trades? How much of an affinity do you need? How much can you make up for lack of affinity with desire and skill?
WB: Folklore and Fairytales     (Farwalker's Quest)
We know a fair amount about the history of this world as people know it, but less about their folklore and fairytales—they have trees that talk and telling darts and Essence and ghosts, they definitely have folklore about those, or other things too.  Do they tell children stories of what lies outside the village? Do they have spirits or Good People who may or may not actually exist?  Who tells these stories—is this still a Storian’s job, or is it the purview of anyone who knows them?  Did there used to be more, before the Forgetting?
WB: ghosts and how they work     (Farwalker's Quest)
Misha’s dead, has clearly been dead for quite some time, and he can do a weird assortment of things—can other ghosts do them? He’s the only one we really see, so we don’t know if he’s special or not. And how common are ghosts anyway—how do they come to be?  What’s up with them, overall?
WB: how Tree-Singer Abbey came     to be (Farwalker's Quest)
Clearly, Tree-Singer Abbey is very old.  If I had to guess, I would say it must have been made either before the Blind War or right after the sight came back—but most likely, given that it contains the Vault, it’s from before.  But Essence, as far as the characters know, wasn’t discovered until afterwards; nor were the Trades.  So who built this abbey, up there in the mountains, with all the trees? Why build it there in the way they did? Was it never widely known that it was also the Vault, or was that forgotten somewhere along the way?
WB: the nature of trees     (Farwalker's Quest)
…so.  What is up with the trees, anyway, and have they always been this way, or did the used to be normal trees?  How sentient are they; how much can they move; what are they like, especially among each other?  Zeke’s tree tries to catch him, so we know they can move on their own; is that typical? Can they do it whenever they want, or only under duress?  Idk man, I just want to know more about the trees, y’know?
     Star Split - Kathryn Lasky – in-universe meta, fanfic
Any or No Characters (Star Split)
Darci Murlowe (Star Split)
Lana | The Prima (Star Split)
Max Lasovetch (Star Split)
Original Character(s) (Star Split)
Original Umbula Character (Star Split)
Vivian (Star Split)
 fandom-specific dnw--all of this is for the narrative level (not addressing it is fine; having characters who believe or do these things is fine): eugenics apologetics; segregation portrayed as good for society/the people living under it; infantilization of disabled characters; portrayal of low-prestige dialects as being "bad grammar" versions of higher-prestige dialects
fandom-specific note: the “setting AU” dnw is here amended to “surface-level setting AUs” and is expanded on as follows: This is a pretty loose dnw for this fandom, given that the canon leans very hard on the line between straight scifi and science fantasy; it acts like it's grounded future dystopia, speculative but not fantastic, but... well. Based on canon events, I can't fully consider it as such--so as long as you keep the surface elements more or less the same, no matter what the underlying justification for them is we'll be good. Is your explanation Aliens Did It? sweet, go for it. or anything else in that vein. this world is your oyster.
  WB: "tears in the mind"/ancient     word memories in masked chimeras (Star Split)
Okay.  Okay. So.  Most of this book’s worldbuilding is plausible, you know?  If not real-world plausible, at least future scifi dystopia plausible, right?  But. The word thing.  There is no reasonable connection as far as I can see between the genetic condition of masked chimeras and having sudden, unexplained epiphanies about the meanings of words—since the relevant aspects of language are arbitrary, and Darci doesn’t have any particularly detailed knowledge of Modern English (being herself presumably a speaker of Future English, although I have to assume that Future English is surprisingly similar to Modern English given the time scale since the poetry fragments she’s reading don’t seem to have needed any translation for her to understand them, which would generally not be the case with Modern vs Old English—and that is the time scale we’re dealing with here—anyway, let’s move on), there’s no way for her to come up with this?  So please, just, explain how all this works to me?
Really don’t feel you need to stay within the scifi world conventions here lol, especially since this element pretty much… doesn’t.
WB: disability in the Bio     Union (Star Split)
We don’t see much of how disability works here—Darci doesn’t seem to consider herself disabled, and there’s no other character who could really be interpreted as such.  Given how very eugenicist the Bio Union is, I have to wonder how they deal with disabilities they can’t engineer out of existence—tell me how it works!
WB: divergence/difference     between Genhant and Original dialects and mannerisms (Star Split)
So we can see the effects of a long-term social separation here; the dialects used by Genhants and Originals seem fairly different.  Darci observes that Originals’ grammar “might not be as good” but obviously that’s her perspective, being a kid who speaks the prestige dialect; the grammar within their dialect would be no better or worse than Genhant grammar in their speech.  And the Original dialect seems to also include more specific nonverbal communication; if they’re talking less, but (presumably) communicating similar amounts, then they must either be able to convey more information in the same amount of time through their speech, or their dialect includes informal signed elements—Vivian doesn’t seem to parse it as such, but although Darci observes less dialogue from the Original kids, Vivian’s conversations with her uncle aren’t presented any differently than Darci’s conversations with other Genhants.  A tragically unused opportunity, in my opinion.
Show me how these two dialects differ, in more specific ways, rather than just telling me they do!  Tell me about potential miscommunications!  Is there a lack of documentation of the Originals’ dialect due to its low status?  How does this affect scholarship on it?  Are the hand gestures elements of the language in some way, or are they nonlinguistic?
WB: growing up as a Laureate's     umbula (Star Split)
So… how does this work?  They try to replicate the childhood as closely as possible, but obviously it can’t be perfectly done.  Do the kids grow up knowing they’re clones, that they’re meant to be Important Person The Second, Just The Same, or is that hidden from them?  What happens if a Laureate’s umbula decides they don’t want to follow in their predecessor’s footsteps; what if they want to forge their own path in life?  Is that allowed?  No one forced the Laureate into being what they became, after all.
WB: growing up as an Original     (Star Split)
Things that are not entirely clear in this book include the answer to the question of how much of the high degree of segregation we see is socially and economically enforced, and how much of it is legally enforced.  This is interesting—clearly, the original divergence was economic, with the wealthy being able to afford genetic enhancements and the poor not being able to afford them; however, it strikes me as slightly unrealistic that there would be no Originals in Genhant schools or at non-scholarship Genhant summer camps, etc, if there was no segregation on a legal level.  Of course it would be more difficult for Originals to become wealthy enough to afford these, but the fact that none of them seem to have reached that level is very revealing; that tells me there’s far less social mobility than we have in our modern society (which isn’t very mobile, much as we may like to think otherwise) or there’s legal discrimination and segregation keeping things this way or both.
…and with all that being said, I’d love to hear something about what it’s like to grow up in the underclass of this society. We see most things from Darci’s point of view, and she, being a thirteen-year-old who’s basically comfortable in her own life, doesn’t really see that much.  What’s it like, being raised as an Original?  What sort of expectations do Original parents and schools have for their children?  What sorts of jobs do they typically do?  Do they go to university? Can they go to university?  Are there summer camps for them, or do they only get to do things like that on scholarships?  What’s it like, being the Scholarship Kid due not only to your family’s finances but also your very genetics?  How does that change your dynamic with your other Original friends, when you got a scholarship and they didn’t—what do they think about that?  I’d assume they have less obsession with Genetic Predetermination, since they don’t get a map of their probable life at conception… how does that work, in this society that runs on genetic predetermination for so many things?
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cuttoothed · 5 years ago
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For the kiss meme: Elias/Martin kissing at a party, OR Georgie/Melanie first kiss!
Both of these were great but I’ve been really feeling Elias/Martin recently. Bit of an AU here, in a way that will become obvious. Thanks for the prompt!
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The Lukases, Elias thinks, really do throw the worst parties.
There isn’t anything wrong, per se. The food and drinks are impeccable quality, served by silent waiting staff dressed in crisp, perfect uniforms. The decor is tasteful. Everything is discreetly expensive and immaculately put together, but there’s a niggling sense that things are just slightly off.
It’s the sound, Elias decides at last. There’s no music, of course, and the quiet susurrus of conversation is oddly muffled in the large room. If you’re standing right beside someone you can converse normally, but from more than a few feet away, it’s difficult to hear anything clearly, as if everyone is speaking from behind panes of glass. It’s uncomfortable and off-putting, like sitting on a plane before your ears pop.
Of course the Lukas family delight in being off-putting, as Elias well knows; he’s associated with them for long enough to get used to it. That still doesn’t make it pleasant.
He snags another glass of wine from a passing server, and sips from it as he glances around. The guests tonight are the usual, predictable lot; some that he knows, and some he recognizes as not worth bothering to know. He lets his gaze roam over the crowd with disinterest, until it snags on a face he doesn’t recognize. At all. Elias frowns slightly.
The young man is standing by a potted plant, a drink clutched in one hand like a totem. He looks uncomfortable amidst the opulence of the party, or perhaps among the crowd; he stands folded in on himself, as if trying to convince the world he’s rather smaller than he is. Loneliness rolls off him in waves, but he isn’t a Lukas, Elias is quite sure of that. His face lacks the patrician cast that breed true in their line, instead being round and open, rather charming beneath dark auburn curls. This must be Peter’s new pet project, then; the one he’s been bloviating to Elias about.
Elias is...curious. He’s known Peter for a long time - since long before he was Elias Bouchard - and he’s never known the man to take an interest in someone the way he has with this Martin Blackwood. Peter feeds people to the Lonely, he doesn’t convert them. Yet he’s quite convinced that he’s going to bring this young man into the fold. It’s unusual, and that’s enough to pique Elias’ interest.
And it’s enough to more than pique his interest when blue eyes suddenly flicker up to meet his, and for an instant Elias feels a faint, familiar pull. Something equal parts inquiring and fearful in that gaze, before it drops away again.
Ah, he thinks.
He doesn’t approach immediately; he has more restraint than that. Instead he has another glass of wine, and makes small talk with half a dozen people he’d rather murder, and keeps an eye on the young man as he migrates from potted plant to pillar to alcove, always keeping as far away from people as he can. Eventually, Elias’ path around the room just so happens to take him near the swooping grand staircase, beneath which Martin Blackwood is folded like a step ladder that’s not in use. He looks mildly startled as Elias approaches, and Elias once again feels that little thrill of familiarity in his eyes.
“Do you know what they call the space beneath a staircase?” Elias asks. Martin looks definitely startled at that, and shakes his head.
“No, I...never thought about it.”
“It’s called a spandrel.”
“Oh, that’s...interesting?” He looks as if he’s debating whether to flee, and Elias takes a step closer to cut off his avenue of escape.
“Not really,” Elias tells him. “What’s interesting is the human propensity to give names to everything, don’t you think, Martin?”
“I, uh, I suppose?” He hesitates for a moment, then asks: “How do you know my name?”
“It’s rather my job to know things.” Elias extends a hand. “I’m Elias Bouchard. I run the Magnus Institute.”
“Ohhhh...Peter’s mentioned you.” Clearly not in a flattering light, from the tone of his voice, and Elias smiles. He leaves his hand extended, and after a few moments Martin takes it. His hand is large, and slightly clammy with nerves, and he shakes Elias’ hand with the caution of someone who’s accustomed to being told they’re not careful enough.
“Peter and I are old friends,” Elias says smoothly. “He speaks very highly of you. Seems quite convinced that he’s guiding you down the right path. But of course he would be, wouldn’t he?”
“What do you mean?”
Elias rests a hand on Martin’s upper arm. He startles a little at the contact, but doesn’t pull away, and Elias can feel the loneliness of him, old and bone deep. He can feel curiosity too, tugging at his awareness, a desire to know, and isn’t that interesting? He smiles, and holds Martin’s gaze as he answers.
“Peter was born into the Lonely. He’s never lived outside it. Of course he thinks it’s the best for everyone. But for those of us who come to the powers later in life, it’s always a good idea to consider one’s options, don’t you think?”
“I - I suppose…”
Elias takes a step forward, his hand still on Martin’s arm, gently propelling him back into the shadows beneath the staircase. He can see a pink flush across Martin’s cheeks, and really, it’s so delightfully easy to tug the lonely ones in another direction. All it takes is a little tease, the promise of human connection.
“The Magnus Institute is always looking for talented individuals,” he says, still holding Martin’s gaze. Those blue eyes are very wide, quite lovely enough to sink into. “Particularly those with a curious mind, and I can tell that you have a very curious mind.”
Elias lets his hand slide up to the back of Martin’s neck, stroking the skin there, and Martin shivers under the touch. The longing and loneliness are welling out of him like blood, and Elias tugs him firmly down to kiss. Martin’s lips are chapped, and his mouth opens easily to Elias, hot and wet and wanting. His hands grasp nervously at Elias’ shoulders. 
Elias lets the kiss linger a moment, two, three, and then pulls away. He squeezes the back of Martin’s neck, gentle but proprietary. Martin gives a soft little laugh.
“So are you doing this just to get a rise out of Peter, or do you actually want me to join your Institute?”
Elias has to laugh himself at that, because here’s a sharp edge he hadn’t seen, through that soft fog of loneliness. It’s rare for anyone to surprise him, and it’s always delightful when they do. He’ll have to keep a closer eye on Martin Blackwood than he had expected. He drops his hand from Martin’s neck and raises his hands in surrender.
“I’ll confess, I was mostly curious to find out about Peter’s protegé. But having met you, Martin, I can say that I would very much like to...have you. At the Institute.”
Martin flushes again, and bites his lower lip. Elias can tell that he is intrigued, eager to ask more about the Institute, but holding himself back, unwilling to let Elias know how much he wants to know. Elias thinks that he rather likes this young man. He smiles, and fishes a card out of his pocket.
“Here,” he says. “If you decide you want to explore your options.”
Martin takes it and tucks it away, then neatly side steps Elias in a way that he probably shouldn’t be physically able to. Elias shivers as the chill of Forsaken washes momentarily over him, and then Martin is standing outside of the spandrel, hands dug into his pockets.
“I’ll...definitely think about it. Nice to meet you, Mister Bouchard.”
“Nice to meet you, Martin,” Elias says, and is a little surprised to find that it’s the truth.
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