#i didn't include ari because i don't feel like i know her well enough to say

[thevagabondexpress]

diagnosing the last hours characters with modern music tastes

Cordelia: I feel like she'd have two modes. The first would be soft, upbeat, folk and country but also piano-based stuff, anything major key and with big sound. Caroline Jones, Ruth B., Noah Kahan. I also thing she'd really like Shakira. That's her kind of day-to-day music, it's what she puts on in the car, around the house, when going for a jog, etc. But she also has a collection of women rap artists of the Megan and OSHUN variety which is what she puts on when she's doing hard workouts/training.

James: I agree that he'd be emo but I don't think he'd actually listen to a lot of "traditional canon" emo music. I think he'd find it too loud and intense in the wrong way. I think he'd prefer shoegaze, a la Radiohead, and bands like Five Three Eyes that are fast but fuzzed out. Generally anything with softer mastering where it sounds great at a lower volume.

Matthew: He'd love disco and neuvo-disco/retro-rock. Gloria Gaynor, Suzanne Somers, MonaLisa Twins, the Lemon Twigs. It's fun and silly and also empowering, besides which I think he'd like the fashion and the sparkle of it all. On his bad days, though, when the depression and/or ptsd and/or temptation to return to the addiction hits hard, what used to be his heavy drinking days, I think he'd fall back on an artist like P!NK or Florence + the Machine. Someone who can speak to the truth of the lowest lows of where he's been and remind him that he doesn't have to go back there, that there are other choices, things to live for. That, with time and effort, it does get better.

Thomas: He dug up the local college student indie rock station and he listens to it religiously. It's a habit he picked up in Madrid, he wanted to listen to Spanish music but didn't know where to look/how to search for it so he acquainted himself with radio and just flipped stations until he found something with a sound he liked. When asked to pick songs individually/curate his own music I think he'd end up falling back on his dad's taste in music: Eric Clapton, Bruce Cockburn, the Stones.

Alastair: I feel like Alastair would have unarguably the vastest taste in music of the lot of them, but also that it would generally run to music from well before his time. His mom has vinyls and cassette tapes from Iran before the Revolution and he's dubbed CDs and MP4's of them so he has his own copies and isn't stealing her. He enjoys listener-supported classical music radio, and also newer instrumental of the Haygood Hardy variety. He likes soft jazz and blues, Mahalia Jackson, Mama Thornton. He would ADORE Nina Simone. I think if I had to give a taste in music from after 1970, I'd say he also probably likes artists like Tracy Chapman and Mint Green that speak to a similar lived experience to his own.

Christopher: On one hand, I don't think he really cares that much about music. On the other hand, I think he would be the type to unapologetically listen to high school concert band music. He got hold of Robert W. Smith's storms series (Into the Storm, The Tempest, The Maelstrom), realized there's a crap ton of pieces in this genre that are Inspired By Science, and now every time Matthew comes down to the basement laboratory he ends up lodging a complaint about the sheer amount of French horn.

Grace: Living with Tatiana I don't think she was really allowed much if any access to music but I imagine she found ways around that anyhow. I think she's the other person who would really enjoy Florence + the Machine. I think most of her music would be older, melancholy women folk singers. Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Claudia Schmidt, the McGarrigle Sisters. I think she'd find them soothing. They'd help her calm down when things get difficult, help her to find beauty in a world that's caused her mostly pain. I think her favorite artist would be Lenka. She's got this kind of upbeat, slightly silly vibe that would make Grace smile but I also think she'd find that songs like "Silhouette" and "Ivory Tower" could speak to her truth when she needs someone to, without getting too deep in and triggering her.

Lucie: She listens to Kpop and movie soundtracks. Also if it's appeared in one of those "badass women" edits over on youtube 100% she has it on her playlist or did at some point.

Jesse: Like Grace, he didn't really have access to music living with Tatiana. Also he was dead for like almost a decade so there's that. He probably mostly listens to whatever Lucie listens to, but I like to think he does experiments like picking a new genre/radio station to listen to every day, trying to figure out what he likes and doesn't like independently of his girlfriend.

Anna: idk. She strikes me as someone who'd like Siouxsie and the Banshees. Also Halsey and Hozier. Maybe bands like Linkin Park and Evanescence—she doesn't say it because she doesn't like being dissed for listening to "old cringe emo" but they got her through gender dysphoria when she was twelve so she knows there's some worth in them.

Charles: He really doesn't listen to music. He listens to NPR or Radio Canada or the British equivalent because it makes him feel up-to-date and liberal but he doesn't actually hear the content, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

@alastairstom @chaosandtwo

[annachronisme]

I want to start a rewrite of TLOTTC with a bit of pre canon ducktales element, like I saw a few fics elements of the tlottc where the whole caballeros things happens before Donald has to take care of the eggs and I give you : What if it was after.

Della disapeared leaving him to take care of the eggs + he had a fight with Uncle Scrooge leaving him truly alone to raise children

First go round he's living in a house juggling jobs after jobs and he's having a hard time because kids are hard? Daisy's also asking a lot from him(Im not a fan of daisy soooo) and he tries his best, he really does but it's not really enough and it all goes down bad on his birthday since Daisy makes a surprise visit and now he has to go get her at a shady place, plus his boss' screaming down at him and bref the plot goes like in canon with the added bonus of the triplets and when the house burn down and Daisy broke up with him He has a huge meltdown so when the letter comes he's relieved maybe the situation will goes up now etc

He's less optimistic when he sees the state of the cabana (is that what they call it ? I started watching when babysitting and wasn't fully focused on it plus I watched the FR version) and when he mets José and Panchito both being also in on the inheritance he feels all the optimism leave him because no way can all three (well six) of them can find an agreement when they are all completely broke.

April May and June are wonderful babysitters

Xandra and Ari are NOT

They NEVER takes the kids on any adventures (they may or may not be aware of the adventures depending on how old they are)

José and Panchito co parenting the triplets is doing something to my 'found family' soul alright?

Panchito and José taking turns with the triplets (in baby case) when they get fuzzy at night after seeing how exhausted Donalds gets (even more so when he once fell asleep in the middle of a fight)

just the regular life of three legendary adventurer raising three (or six and more depending who you including in there) children while fighting evil

Donald not trying that much to get back with Daisy because he doesn't have time for that plus José and Panchito are being reaaaaaaaaaaaaally nice uk .... And Daisy didn't really like that

nothing in the plot changes besides that the three caballeros are raising three to six ducking together and acting like they've been married for years before that

I don't even know if I prefer them being eggs at first and then hatching or if they already hatched but just barely so.

[candeathbereal]

Just a quick thing about music artist and astrology

I don't know if it is just a me thing but I have noticed that most artist that I relate to or even really vibe with musically tend to share some kind of astrology aspect or placement as me. For example: I listen to Mariah Carey a good amount and at first I didn't think much of it. I decided to look up her chart cause why not? She is an aries sun and venus with her venus being in retrograde and she has a sag mars. idk if you caught on but I also have these placements. I was like wow what a interesting coincdence.

It wasn't until I came across a post that said something along the lines of "If you want to find an artist you'll relate to look for an music artist with the same moon sign as you" and there was porbably other stuff said in that but its whatever. Anyways I decided to go through the artist I tended to listen to the most and this is what I have found so far.

Artist that I either share a placement or aspect with roughly

Kali Uchis: Has their sun trine their pluto

Ariana Grande: She has Venus trine ascendant like me. She also has her Pluto trine her lilith and while I don't have the trine aspect. I do have my Pluto sextile lilith in my chart. Her venus is apprently in the 9th house as well. Oh and in sidereal her moon is in Virgo which same. I'm a virgo moon no matter what it worries me sometimes...

Selena (honestly I don't think astrology has anything to do with my love for her but let's proceed): Venus trine Ascendant, Mars trine Pluto (i have a conjunction but oof bruh I don't care. I could only hope to be nearly as iconic as her). Pluto-Lilith aspect (hers is a conjunction and mine is a sextile so idk if I really count this one or not). Pluto sextile Ascendant where I have a Pluto trine Ascendant.

Nicki Minaj (mixed feelings on this): Get ready for this...

HOW DO ME AND HER BOTH HAVE A VIRGO MOON WITH A FIRE SUN SIGN. Honestly I did a synastry chart when I found her chart and bruh...HOW DO WE GOT 99% COMPATABLITY!? The one percent is only because realistically speaking 100% is never guarenteed when it comes to me and people. Now I will not be commenting on her as a person because oof dude. All I will say is that there is no doubt her music has impacted who I am as a person. Idk how but it has. I'm telling you I will listen to just her parts in a song just for nostalgic purposes. Anyways she also has Mercury conjunct Venus (not that important really), Moon-Mars (hers is a trine while mine is a square), Mars-Pluto (hers is a square while mine is conjunct), and she has both her venus and mercury squaring her moon while mine is an opposition. I think that last one is mostly because I have very early degrees on my mercury and venus in Aries. Moving on tho

Finally there is doja cat: Now she and I both have sag mars and virgo moons which is fun because then in sidereal we still have matching mars and moon so oof bruh. That should be enough for this portion of the post...

Final thing before I go...

I have a lilith in aquarius and idk but I really love cancer lilith people. The only way I can explain it is really just that because of my 12th house in cancer and/or my north node in cancer I have this interesting love-hate with cancer placements. I say this more along the lines of I will have one of two reactions. I will see them as basically family it doesnt matter how long I have know them for they are now my a part of my family. Or I want to fuck them. It's interesting because based on their other placemetns it can influence the feelings. Like if it is a cancer sun, sag moon combo they are basically like a little brother to me even if they are older than me. Or say it's a person with a cancer lilith I become a thirsty bitch but it's way too intense and I don't wanna scare them off too soon. I figured I would just include that for funsies. I’ll probably talk about it in another post one day idk though.

Thank you and I would love to know you guy's thoughts on this.

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choi yeonjun. nancy mcdonie. lee gahyeon. kim sunwoo. kim doyeon. choi san. kim sihyeon. yang jeongin.

執着型 [ shuuchaku-gata ] obsessive.

"where were you? who were you with? what were you doing? why didn't you answer my messages? oh come on darling, don't be like that...I've been waiting for hours!"

[ PROFILE 1. ]

choi yeonjun.

5'11. 21 yrs old. September 13th, 1999. virgo. blood type a. born in seoul, south korea

at age 14 yeonjun was sent to a boarding school in japan, this is where he discovered his...tendencies. halfway through his first year he met a girl, kang iseul. he was instantly infatuated with her, he had an impulsive urge to know every little thing about her. to do so he befriended her, using his appearance and charms to win her over and eventually made her his. the euphoric rush that ran through his body when she was officially his was like nothing he'd ever felt before. she was finally his and he didn't intend on letting go, not without a fight at least. he was in for a shock when one day she tried to run away after his true colors started to show. unfortunately her best friend was killed by yeonjun for trying to help her, but she did escape.

he's a switch with no lean. a hard/soft dom or obedient sub all just depends on his mood and how he's feeling

[ PROFILE 2. ]

nancy mcdonie.

5'4. 21 yrs old. april 13th, 2000. aries. blood type o. born in daegu, south korea.

nancy was always a little obsessed with things, she'd go through phases too. she would find one new hobby/thing that intrigued her and hyper fixate on it for a few months. then, just like that it would be forgotten as if it had never happened. it started from a young age too, so when she would tell all her friends and family about the boy she met it came as no surprise to them. soon enough he was all she talked about, all she cared about, it was true obsession. everyone around her thought that it was just a phase like everything else, but they were sadly mistaken. the day he broke up with her, she lashed out. screaming that he couldn't break up with her, no she wouldn't let him break up with her. even after that day she would never stop talking about him, she tried to stay involved with his life as much as she could and even ended up scaring away any potential lovers. she never stopped either, until she had no choice when he moved away.

she's a sub, usually obedient but can be bratty if she's in a mood.

ストーカー型 [ sutookaa-gata ] stalker.

"how did I know? I'm always with you, following you...watching you...it's only because I love you"

[ PROFILE 3. ]

lee gahyeon.

5'3. 22 yrs old. february 3rd, 1999. aquarius. blood type ab. born in seongnam, south korea.

she was so excited when her crush asked her out, she couldn't contain herself. the problem was, it's difficult to get to know someone when you already know everything about them. she'd been stalking him ever since he caught her eye, every single day. she'd follow him to and from school, to his friends house, wherever he went she usually wasn't far behind. he could never find out about that side of her though, so she played along. laughing at childhood stories she heard him tell previously, pretending to be shocked when learning things she already knew. even after they began dating she continued to stalk him, he noticed things were off. she was the one he confided his "paranoia" in and she was the one who reassured him, but little did he know she was the cause of it all.

she's a sub, also obedient but can be bratty if she feels like it.

[ PROFILE 4. ]

kim sunwoo.

5'10. 21 yrs old. april 12th, 2000. aries. blood type b. born in seongnam gyeonggi, south korea.

unlike gahyeon, sunwoo was not always a stalker. he'd heard of stalkers but it never peaked his interest, he didn't even take any note of his slightly possessive tendencies. until his first relationship that is, his first partner showed signs of cheating. he might not have realized his own possessiveness and how it was seemingly growing stronger, but he was no fool. all the coming home late, the scent of another person that was not their own flooding the house when they entered. so he began following them around, at first it was...innocent, or as innocent as stalking could be. they were cheating, this made his possessiveness shoot through the roof. he was most aggressive and warned his partner that they do not want to do that again. they listened, and he continued to stalk them, it turned into a fun...game of sorts.

he's a switch with a sub lean, soft dom/occasionally bratty sub.

独占型 [ dokusen-gata ] monopoly.

"who were you talking to? do they know me? no no, do they know you're mine?"

[ PROFILE 5. ]

kim doyeon.

5'8. 21 yrs old. december 4th, 1999. saggitarius. blood type o. born in wonju-gangwon, south korea

doyeon had always been just about as normal as you could get. until she got a boyfriend, she was possessive of him sure...but it was nothing too extreme. until she started having doubts, all the gorgeous girls that would go up to him, flirting and doing who knows what when she wasn't around. she made it her mission to let everyone know he was hers and she was his, wether it meant glueing herself to him or just reminding everyone at school on the daily. ever since he broke up with her, her tendencies only grow stronger and more extreme with each passing minute.

she's a sub, brat tendencies but will be obedient sometimes

[ PROFILE 6. ]

choi san.

5'9. 21 yrs old. july 10th, 1999. cancer. blood type b. born in namhae-south gyeonsan, south korea.

san's first love was a girl in his sister's class, was she a year older than him? yes, but he didn't care. despite all the people telling him he would never date her, he proved them wrong and he did. everything was perfect, they were both madly in love with each other, spending every minute of every waking day together. until something happened that san hadn't expected, his sister began to steal his girlfriend. well "steal" in his definition at least, she'd wanted to talk with his girlfriend every once in a while before he knew it they were always together and it seemed as if he was the real third wheel, this pissed him off more than anything. he got fed up one day and got into a physical fight with his sister, shouting about how the girl belonged to him and only him. from then on out he's made sure to stay in the middle of every single relationship.

he's a switch with no lean hard/soft dom or obedient/bratty sub, it all depends

排除型 [ haijo-gata ] removal.

"you haven't seen them in a while? I'm sure they're alright darling, after all I'm the only one you need. isn't that right?"

[ PROFILE 7. ]

kim sihyeon.

5'6. 21 yrs old. august 5th, 1999. leo. blood type b. born in bundang-gu, seongnam-si, south korea.

she's a sub, usually bratty but can be obedient too

[ PROFILE 8. ]

yang jeongin.

5'8. 20 yrs old. february 8th, 2001. aquarius. blood type a. born in busan, south korea.

he's a switch with a slight sub lean but can be a soft dom

sihyeon and jeongin's stories go together, they were childhood friends and neighbors. eventually they realized that they had feelings for each other, but this soon after developed into a toxic mindset. the thought that they only need each other, no one else. one by one people from the other's life began to disappear, especially anyone who could be a romantic rival. they were both oblivious to the other's actions until each confronted the other, instead of being upset they were each ecstatic. ecstatic that the other felt the same, that they were the only person they needed in their life

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the ones who can be the most possessive are sihyeon and jeongin and the least are yeonjun and nancy

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[georgiapeach30513]

Honestly I feel like Iris needs a friend, someone who she can trust and vent to, someone who won’t feel the need to justify stuff about how story was hurting too, just a friend who she can cry in front of and finally spill our everything that is hurting her, including the fact that she can’t get pregnant at the moment. Someone that isn’t part of the drysdale family, maybe yelena or little princess or even a new character

Also I know James is going trough a lot with his ptsd but I was reading you were holding her and I was so mad with the way he said that story was the one taking care of posie when Iris couldn’t bare to look at the baby like WHAT THE FUCK YOU ASSHOLE that’s your wife you’re talking about ?????? Do you think she choose to have postpartum depression and not being able to properly take care of her daughter????? He made me so mad I swear to god! I understand he cares about story and is worried about her but the fact that his wife is struggling mentally and going through so many things regarding her fertility and he isn’t realizing that she is not alright because he is too busy being worried about her sister is just not doing it to me. I wish Iris would tell him they need a break because they are just not seeing eye to eye but I’m afraid that maybe it will be the thing that will either take her to the path of finally healing or the last drop for her to fall into a full blown out depression

Iris needs a friend 😭😭😭

Honestly your writing is so good that I am feeling many many emotions

You're not wrong. Iris needs an outsider to an extent. Her friendships have always been based around Aster. Most of their friends were guys, and most those guys hurt Story. She has turned to her other family a lot during this time. Especially the Adler/Levinson side. And who does she have there? We also know that Iris does like sex a bit more rough (there will be some insight to this tomorrow 😉)

James definitely didn't react well to that. Iris, like her mother, is a big believer in therapy. So don't worry those two are going to work on learning better communication skills. They're both struggling and going through so much individually it's hard for them to be what the other needs. And Iris is a perfectionist. On the outside she will act like everything is okay, and on the inside she's hurting so much more than she's showing.

But Iris does find a friend in Little Princess (much to Ari's chagrin). For age references, Little Princess is around 40 at this point, Ari is 62, and Curtis is 51. Iris is 26.

🥺 Thank you so much nonnie!  I’m happy you’re enjoying this mess!

🖤🖤🖤🖤

Can I Give You a Hug

Summary: Iris bonds with you

Pairings: Iris Drysdale Rogers X Little Princess!Reader

Rating: cute

Warnings: daddy Ari, D/s dynamics, 18+ ONLY

Word Count:  400

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You open the door to see Ari's youngest niece Iris there. Ari had explained that it was complicated what was going on in her life, and had mentioned the weird relationship with her, Frank, and Ransom. You had met her a few times and even her family. Despite the past, everyone is relatively close. But seeing her there, without her daughter, as she quickly tells you, "She's at my parents. James is at Carter's. Can I come in?"

You open the door for the dainty girl, walking her to the living room, you can't hide that chair fast enough. Iris's eyes go wide, and you just pretend that nothing happened. "What cha doing sweetheart?"

"I just needed to get away for a moment. Thought Uncle Airy or CC would be here."

"I'm sorry, they're not. CC is still at the station, but Ari should be here soon. Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" you watch her flop down on the couch with a huff and she starts to talk about everything that's happened since her sister went missing.

Her words coming out in almost a long slur and you just listen. Her talking about how she feels that Andy has poisoned her blood, and how she can't get pregnant, and it must be all her fault. How she wants to forgive her sister, but for whatever reason she can't. The conversation going on forever, and you just sit there listening.

"Can I give you a hug?" tears spring to her eyes when she nods her head yes. Ari coming in at the moment confused, but chooses to walk into the bedroom to change quickly.

"Um, Y/N?" she asks with a bit of curiosity, and you hope that he doesn't hear. Ari always hears. "What's the deal with the chair?"

"That's enough. Iris, you want to stay for dinner? We'll order pizza."

The night goes by easy. Curtis has his least favorite shift and doesn't return, until much later. Iris already fast asleep on the couch when he arrives. But when Ari leads you to the bedroom, his dark eyes looking over you. "You'll pay for her seeing that chair."

"I didn't think who was at the door was coming in, Daddy."

"Still getting punished. Curtis won't save you. And if you mention anything about our lifestyle...well."

He never gave you the answer, so it's fair game to talk if she asks, right?

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[brideofcthulhu10]

Alright I know, another unrelated post but humor me here, I need to get this off my chest.

I know this won't seem like a huge deal, but knowing this is a show for little girls it just feels so frickin' wrong for so many reasons. Hopefully this can be a warning for other parents/guardians/older siblings as well. Keep in mind I've never ever been a "cancel culture" type person just because something minescule bugs me, nor have I ever been some cliche Karen-style parent bitching to a company about "this is inappropriate so its your fault my kid was watching this!" Rather than take responsibility. I am the parent first and foremost, and yes, once I recognized the inappropriate nature of this I changed it immediately. At first I even thought maybe I was overreacting, I kept watching to see if maybe I was misreading the situation and I found it only got more uncomfortable. So yes, I did turn this off. However, it doesn't excuse that this show is still made for and marketed to little children, particularly little girls (I'm talking between 2 and 13). The purpose of this post is just a warning to other parents or people with younger siblings who may come across this show.

So today, I decided to put on a show called "Flowering Heart" on Netflix for my 3 year old daughter.

Keep in mind when I found this, it wasn't in the teens or adult section, it was on Netflix Kids. Specially the Netflix Kids page. I grew up on anime since I was little, so naturally I wanted to find some cute magical girl shows to introduce to my daughter (pass down the nerd torch).

Granted it appeared harmless enough. A cute magical girl anime from Korea about 3 best friends who meet a magical Prince from a different world, and together through the power of magical makeup compacts and friendship they work together to give people hope and fight the "hopeless energy". Seems cute enough, and I really wanted to introduce my daughter to magical girl shows, a lot of them are great for little girls. So it started off pretty good, even I was warming up to it at first.

AT FIRST.

To give you a little clarity about why I grew to dislike it rather quickly, first of all, the main character is a 5th grade little girl. A 12 year old. Now in some other animes they do have younger children as their leads. Magical Do Rei Mi, Glitter Force, Little Witch Academia, even Ghibli films like Kiki's Delivery Service or Ponyo, that's really nothing too unusual. But here is where I had a huuuge problem:

Her romantic interests? They are two teenage boys.

Yeah. I'm not talking a grade above or something. Supposedly the two male leads are 14 and 16. Even her rival? Also a 12 year old little girl, Shuela, who just so happens to be engaged to one of the magical princes (literally named Prince Trump) and is in love with him. The main character, Ari, joins her two best friends Suah and Min fight the unseen meddling of Shuela trying to create "hopeless energy".

By transforming into fully grown women.

Yes, you heard right. These twelve year old little girls are able to transform into fully grown, adult women who take the power of whatever makeup disguise they use (ie police officer, stewardess, life guard, pop idol, etc.) that varies based on the emergency of the episode (mostly situations like a figure skater who lost her motivation, or her friend is having a hard time babysitting).

This also includes several romantic interactions with our lead Ari, and her object of affections, Prince Trump.

Prince Trump, mind you, is completely aware that Ari is secretly this "adult". He knows she's a 12 year old, and actively flirts with her.

At first I thought it was a little weird the boys appeared older than the girls. I thought maybe it was just a style choice, that they were closer in age than I thought- nope. Teenage boys. I mean they don't even try to hide the age difference by making them shorter or making the girls look older like Sailor Moon (who was 14 at the start). No.

These girls look and act like 6 year olds, including their very childish outfits to make them appear even younger- despite being 12. Meanwhile these boys act, sound, and appear to be in their twenties.

Maybe I could just ignore it, suppress the utter nasty of it all and just enjoy them kicking butt as magical girls if the romance itself was an after thought. Oh no no no! You see, this is the main focus of the anime!

A love triangle (er, square) between two ALMOST ADULT MEN and two 5th grade girls (and yes, they do clarify these girls are in 5th grade and that these boys are 17).

This extends to the other male love interest, Prince Chess, who jumps from being a chubby blue hamster dubbed "Tubby" who lives in the main leader's bedroom, and a very attractive teen boy. Now he is no better, including blushing when he holds hands with Ari, and being jealous of his brother Trump when Ari goes on the ferris wheel with him. Even commenting his cotton candy didn't taste sweet anymore because she had a crush on his brother. This wasn't "he met her in her magical girl form and fell in love but doesn't realize she's a child". Both boys met her while a child, and both boys are aware even in this magically made adult body, she is actually an underage girl.

Its just-EUGH! The more I watched it the more the situation dawned on me how nasty it was. They don't play it like a cute crush or just a fling (like how in Kodocha, Sana thought her bodyguard was in love with her, but he made it very clear he's an adult and that's not appropriate). Again wrong. This is portrayed as a serious romance.

I seriously don't get why they didn't make them late middle school or high school age?! Why a bunch of elementary students are being romantically shipped with high schoolers?! It really is a shame, because the art is very cute and pretty, hell most of the characters are pretty likeable with decently done voice acting. (Granted the plot drags on for a while) But I seriously cannot get past these underage children being romanticized with teenage guys. I'm amazed that's even on Netflix and Amazon Prime! So yeah, take it with a grain of salt if you'd like, I know there's gonna be some who disagree with me because the reviews have been very split down the middle (some adore this show, others say it's obviously inappropriate), I myself am still very mixed about it as it was a good show up until this main issue (I didn't even get to the love rival almost letting a child DROWN so she could collect the "hopeless energy"). If you disagree and enjoy this show, more power to you I guess(?), this is really just to give a heads up if you or someone you know have kids and were thinking about putting this on. My advice? Just opt for Magical Doremi or Hamtaro instead.

[alison-anonymous]

I Want to Write a Mikayuu Series

Okay.

So um.

If you're reading this, HELLO. All of you long time ONS fans probably don't know me, but I'm Alison and I'm a hardcore Mikayuu, Mitsunoa, Gureshin, etc shipper. I've been in the ONS fandom for almost a year and dear god. The amount of people telling me that Mikayuu is queerbait is just making me really sad 😅 I'm a writer, and I'm the type of person who honestly feels like the author of a series should have the ability to choose how a story ends without influence of their readers. I mean, if it's their story, then it should be their ending, right? However, I also do have some qualms when it comes to how this "love triangle" between Yu, Mika, and Shinoa is being portrayed. This is entirely my personal opinion, but I feel like Shinoa seems to be forcing herself to love Yu. I honestly don't think she cares for him in a romantic way, but more of a very deep-rooted admiration or even envy that she's trying to convince herself to be romantic love. And Yu has said multiple times that he values Mika's life above his own, that he doesn't know what he would do without him if he were to die again (I mean the fact that he suffered seeing his best friend and potential lover die a first time was definitely scarring enough, PLEASE STOP TORTURING OUR POOR BABIES). And it's basically confirmed by now that when Mika said I love you in the manga, it was in the romantic sense. Even though I wish, I hope, I dream, and I pray that Mikayuu will become canon, I honestly can't say for certain what I think will happen. I think it could sway any way, with Mikayuu becoming canon, Yu and Shinoa becoming canon, or it being one of those ambiguous endings where it's heavily implied but nothing actually happens. And in order to make myself feel better when stuff like this happens, I tend to rewrite the entire story with the ending that I would have liked to see ;)

You're probably wondering where the hell this stranger is going with this. Well, I want to write a book. A series, actually.

One that's inspired by Seraph of the End.

Now, if you're interested in hearing me out, then feel free to keep reading. But if not, continue on with your scrolling, no hard feelings. But if you do, and I really hope that you do, give me a chance to explain.

I want to write a series inspired by Seraph of the End called Bloodsucker (working title, obviously). And this series is going to be a reimagination of ONS with an ending that I would have loved to see in the anime and manga. I plan to have three main characters (please keep in mind that I'm going to have name changes): Yuichiro, Mikaela, and a brand new character, Epic.

Now, I would begin this series a bit before the anime and I'm assuming the manga begins. I'd start with introducing our main three characters as they meet in the orphanage (yes, Epic would be a part of this orphanage as well) and how Epic and Yu try to make moves to run away only to be stopped by Mika and Akane.

I plan to include a scene between Epic and Akane where Epic tries to run out in the middle of the night only to be stopped by Akane, and this is what caused Epic to develop a crush on her (Epic is a girl btw). Then I would begin the whole shit with the vampires and how they set the world on fire and shit, but instead of the apocolypse, I'd make it so that most of the adults died in the fire while the kids were taken alive (because young blood is better and whatnot). This includes our little Hyakuya family. The directors would have tried to trade the kids lives for their own, and due to their selfishness, the vamps killed them and took the kids anyway.

This would begin my first story arc: the prewar.

Epic, Akane, Mika, and Yu would all be living under the vampires at this point along with the rest of the kids in their orphanage. I plan to include lots of moments of bonding that heavily imply Epic loves Akane even though she doesn't know it yet and Mika loves Yu, but Yu is fucking oblivious. The four begin to plot their escape, but while Mika and Akane (yes Akane too) are making deals with the vampires to help out with their family, Epic is constantly finding herself getting dragged along to visit Queen Krul. The pink haired vamp has a soft spot for her for some reason and often tells her that Epic and her family are "special" or sum shit. And she's super confused and semi grossed out. But none of the vamps ever dare to hurt her so she thinks it's fine. Then one day they all plot their escape and it's much more planned out and lengthy and less rushed than it is in the anime. Things almost seem to work out until the vampires stop them

And Mika and Akane DIE.

I know. I'm horrid.

Epic is standing here in shock as she watches the love of her life die before her and Mika BEGS for Yu to take Epic and run while they can. So while in the series only Yu survives, he obeys Mika and both him and Epic survive this. They're found by Guren (a new character I haven't come up with yet lol) and Yu is super protective over Epic, not wanting anyone to take the only piece of his family he has left (he's a fucking mess without Mika let's just be honest) and Guren ends up taking them under his wing.

Now we hit the second arc. Still with me?

The War.

Hold onto your hats everyone because this is where shit is about to get complicated. So I do plan to have a bit of a time skip into the current spot where Yu and Epic are attending school with Guren as their father figure and they've become very close. So close that Yu refuses to work with anyone else but her. They end up getting onto Shinoa Squad (obviously going to be completely different in my version) and they get put onto the battlefield. But here's the catch. Well, two catches.

Yu and Epic do have demon weapons. I do plan to try to incorporate that into this. BUT the backstory is different. I plan to make it so that the vampires obviously see the humans as fies. Insignificant things that are more playthings than threats. And they didn't want to have to deal with killing all of them, so they sent demons in their place to handle it. But the humans were able to form deals or "contracts" with the demons and therefore turned the vampires' own secret weapon against them.

Now, catch no. 2

So, Epic, Mika, and Yu aren't seraphs in this. But they are something else. I'm going to try to explain this as simply as I can, but each of them (besides Mika since he doesn't have a demon) have 3 souls inside their body:

Soul 1 is their current soul, the one that identifies as Mika or Epic or Yu.

Soul 2 is their demon soul, like what Asuramaru is to Yu.

And soul 3 is their archangel soul (I might change that name later on).

So I'm just going to come right out and say it. In this series, Epic is the villain.

Yes.

You read that right.

Epic is the villain. But she doesn't know that she is. These Soul 3s were reincarnated into the current bodies of Mika, Epic, and Ari (and I know that's not exactly how it works but screw logic this is just a fucking concept) from their lives centuries ago.

These souls existed way before vampires existed and Epic (or Essie) was very close friends with Yu (or Aytigin). Aytigin was in love with Haru (Mika) but for one reason or another, they couldn't be together. Essie wanted to do something, willing to do anything to make the two of them happy. So she made a deal that brought the vampires into creation so that Haru and Aytigin could be happy. She was willing to sacrifice everything that they stood for so that the two of them could be in love together.

She had good intentions, but of course Haru and Aytigin were furious because now the vampires were turning against the humans and they all basically died. Until they were reborn respectively, but unknowingly.

Now picking back up in the present, Yu and Epic are fighting in one of the main battles and the two are very confused when the vampires make a very deliberate attempt not to hurt Epic. They're unsure as to why, but Guren tells them not to worry about it.

Suspicious bastard.

Anyway, it's revealed finally that MIKA IS ALIVE

BUT HE'S ALSO DEAD

Yes he is a vampire. And Yu falls in love all over again upon seeing him, and after a bunch of struggling, Epic gets kidnapped. At first she gets strangled by Lacus and then she gets kidnapped by Ferid who doesn't kill her surprisingly.

Oh and uh... Ferid is nice in this. He's still a fucking creep, but he's a lot nicer than he is in the series. I plan to make Queen Krul or whoever I turn her into be the villain.

Anyway, they take Epic back to the vampire palace or whatever and Queen Krul and Epic are reunited! And Krul is the one who reveals to Epic exactly who she, Mika, and Yu are and this is what sparks Epic's fall to insanity.

I mean, she's the killer. She's the one who brought them into this world. She's responsible for every death the vampires cause.

I would go crazy too.

So, she manages to escape (partially thanks to Mika) and the two join Yu and the others again and it's revealed a second time exactly what is going on. And while no one actually blames Epic on the Shinoa Squad, that doesn't stop people like Kureto and even herself from blaming.

And this causes her demon to go haywire.

She begins losing her marbles, almost killing her teammates and trying to kill herself, all while the three begin to experience dreams or visions of their Soul 3s.

While all this shit is going on, there's heavy romance between Mika and Yu because these two lovers just got reunited and FUCK did they have glow ups but yes -

Oh. And there is another spark for Epic, even though she doesn't think she's worthy of love.

Okay. I'm just gonna say it.

Lacus falls in love with Epic. Yes. You read that correctly too.

I plan to make the two of them get trapped together at some point and they have to work together to escape. It's during this time that Epic realizes he's not all that bad and has some form of self control and he realizes that she's the most interesting thing he's ever met in this disgusting and boring life and damn do her eyes look pretty-

But yes. She forms a permanent alliance with him that he jokes about as marriage and they meet on other occassions too, but lol yes.

Anyway, blah blah blah, more fall to insanity, the Soul 3s take over their bodies on multiple occasions and there's a lot of bonding and fighting and Epic and Mika somehow manage to get some of the vampires on the human side.

And in the end, Epic and Yu basically sacifice themselves to save the human race and kill Queen Krul. It's a very rough ending I haven't quite perfected yet, but Yu has a moment like he did with the King of Salt. But though he inflicted a lot of damage, it's not enough. So while the team is worried about him, Epic takes this opportunity to fix her and Essie's mistakes.

She allows both Essie and her demon to take control of her body and dies on the battlefield. Queen Krul is eliminated. Most of the vampires are gone. The humans won.

Horray.

Epic is dead.

Kinda. Yu and Mika take her back home and this is the preview to the last arc where everyone's in the hospital and Epic's in a coma. Mika and Yu barely ever leave her side and it's only when Lacus of all people comes to visit that she fucking wakes up.

Okay. Are you still with me? Now come with me to the final arc.

The Post-War.

No my friend. It doesn't end there. Because Mika and Lacus are still vamps and life still sucks and I drank too much coffee this morning.

No it's not over yet.

So flash forward a couple years and Kureto and Crew are working as the heads of this city. Stuff is being rebuilt, people are settling down in homes, Lacus and some of the other "good" vampires find jobs, and Mika, Yu, and Epic get a house together (in case I didn't mention before, Epic is pansexual. She loved Akane dearly and I plan to include scenes where she sees her in her mind and dreams like Mikayuu so she's never truly gone, but she falls for Lacus too when he's not being a sadistic asshole). Things are going strangely when

BAM. Epic and Yu come up with a cure for vampirism.

How, you may ask? I don't fucking know, I haven't read about it in the manga yet but before we come up with an idea for it, imma say they came up with it through a spell. They share their findings with Guren and soon all vampires are being cured, most notably Mika, Lacus, and even Rene.

BUT and there's always a but, Kureto passes a new law claiming all vampires to be property. That any vampire or previous vampire or even vampire supporter/owner that tries to disobey these new laws is to be killed immediately. Now Epic and Yu are in jeopardy because their ex-vampires are in danger (Epic and Lacus have been hanging out a lot more and he's proven himself to be a decent guy. Contrary to popular belief, I headcanon him as not really knowing what to do when he actually cares about someone since he's been a heartless vamp for so long. So when he turns to Mika and begrudgingly asks him for LOVE ADVICE of all fucking things, Mika is ready to die). So basically, Mika and Lacus end up getting locked up along with the other ex-vamps (including Ferid which was a pain in the ass) and did I forget to mention that there's a proposal?

Oh yeah, Yu proposes to Mika and the blond still has yet to give him an actual answer because poor baby is still having a hard time accepting that Yu can love a "monster" like him.

But anyways, now Epic and Yu are furious and SHINOA SQUAD IS BACK IN BUSINESS. With the help of Guren and Shinya and everyone, they form a sort of rebellion and blah blah blah they manage to get Mika and Lacus and everyone out and blah blah blah they all get separated and Lacus begins to get INSANELY protective of Epic and ends up confessing his feelings to her before he nearly dies and blah blah blah did I forget to mention that I'm making Mitsunnoa and Kimizuki x Yoichi canon and blah blah blah.

Epic kisses Lacus as an instinct. Lacus kisses her again. Mika accepts Yu's proposal then almost dies AGAIN. I kill off some characters for emotional tugs and after a ton of more fighting and revenge and psychological breakings later, Kureto is killed. And Guren (or someone else haven't decided yet) is the new head of their city.

Epic, Mika, and Yu finally let Akane and the kids go. There's a lot of Shinoa Squad bonding but this is a summary so I haven't included much besides the main three. Epic and Lacus becomes canon. Mika and Yu get married. Guren and Shinya get married. Shinoa gets pregnant.

And everyone gets the FUCKING HAPPY ENDING THAT THEY ALL FUCKING DESERVE BECAUSE FUCK

I do plan to be slightly ruthless like the creator and include a lot of heartbreaking scenes, but it's going to be much different than ONS but I still want it to hold on to some core relationships.

I just want them to be happy. And I just want to make other people happy because fuck I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY

So. Yeah.

That's Bloodsucker...

So my question to you is... if I wrote this shit.

If I sat down and typed about 30 books roughly inspired by Seraph of the End and Mikayuu and Mitsunnoa and shit...

Would anyone read it?

♡ a.a.

[daughterofzagreus]

The Astrological Signs of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" characters

Part 1 - Team Avatar

♎ Aang - Libra

Libra is an air sign and Aang is an airbender. More than that, though, Libra (represented by the scales) is the sign of harmony and balance. As the Avatar, restoring and maintaining balance is Aang's primary duty. Aside from all that symbolism though, Aang's personality is a lot like a Libra.

Libra is the opposite compliment to Aries, a war sign. Libra don't really like discord (at least, they don't like to be IN the discord and chaos). They're lovers, not fighters, so they tend to be peacekeepers. This is Aang to a T. Aang is not only one of the youngest characters in the show (and therefore, the most likely to be uncomfortable with violence), but he is also a monk, raised by other peaceful monks.

He values peace and all life. Even his fighting styles are evasive and are more about using an opponent's strength against them, rather than attacking. It's something that is brought up in the Book 2 episode "Bitter Work", when Aang has trouble learning earthbending from Toph. Libras (depending on the rest of their chart, of course) often tend to respond to conflict in a similar manner, by being avoidant.

You see the pacifist in Aang anytime he needs to mediate a conflict. Examples include "The Great Divide" in Book 1, where Aang has to mediate between the two tribes (as well as Sokka and Katara). He does so by telling them that "Harsh words won't solve anything. Action will". Of course, when that doesn't work, he just lies and makes up the alternative story of WeiJin and JinWei. I don't think Aang is a big fan of lies, but it was for the sake of peace, a means to an end. Very Libra.

Another thing that makes Aang a Libra is the fact that 1) Libra is ruled by Venus and 2) Libra rules the 7th house, which is essentially relationships. Aang's relationships (platonic and romantic) mean EVERYTHING to him, and there's a reason why putting one of his loved ones in danger is initially the only way to activate the Avatar state. He's a very friendly, charming and loving kid (like most Libras) and he's the first one from team Avatar who believes they can make it through the secret tunnel, because of how strongly he believes in his love for Katara. The final point is Aang's reluctance (or sometimes downright refusal) to cause harm to others unless absolutely necessary. While others use violence, Aang is more likely to want to befriend his enemies, and that's actually a good thing. It's Libra's superpower.

♋ Katara - Cancer

Cancer is a water sign that is ruled by the moon, and Katara is a (very powerful) waterbender who draws her powers from the moon. In astrology, water signs are known for being on the emotional side. And with Cancer's ruling planet being the moon (the planet of emotions and also the celestial body that pushes and pulls the tides), Cancers are known to be so emotional, that they're often just archetyped by it. Katara is similarly emotional (see the Book 3 episode "Ember Island Players"). However, Katara being so in touch with her emotions also makes her extremely emotionally intelligent. Like Cancers and most other water signs, her heightened sensitivity allows her to almost psychically sense how others are feeling, and to know how exactly to respond to and comfort them. There's a reason why Katara has such great chemistry (when it comes to her one-on-one conversations) with so many people (Aang, Haru, Jet, Zuko, Toph). Her emotional intelligence also makes her very mature for her age and allow her to see things clearer than others, or to foresee things that others don't.

Cancers are often either family oriented, or they love and value their home (this can either be their childhood home, current home, or the city, country or culture that they came from). This applies with Katara. As a waterbender, being from the water tribes is a big part of who she is, and she has a deep love for her culture. We see how being the only waterbender in the South Pole and having no one to show her the ways of waterbending saddens her, and how happy she is to hear that Hama is willing to teach her (the only other waterbender from the Southern water tribes that Katara has ever met).

With regards to Katara being mature for her age, she's also very motherly. The Book 3 episode "The Runaway" (as well as most of her interactions with Toph) demonstrates this. The moon (which rules Cancer) is The Mother in astrology, and so most Cancers have a significant relationship with motherhood. Katara was very close to her late mother and her death still affects her.

Following the death of her mother, Katara has basically had to become everyone else's mother and hold things together. You see this as well (in a more positive light) in the Book 2 episode "The Desert". In this episode, Appa is missing, Aang is too upset to think or act clearly, Toph can't see properly because of the sand and Sokka is high off cactus juice. Katara is the one that is keeping everything together in this episode.

On the downside, Katara's mothering can turn to nagging sometimes, but I don't blame her. She's a child that's had to grow up way too fast. She has a lot of pressure on her. With water, that pressure can build up, until it bursts like a dam wall (which it's likely to do). It's the combination of this, as well as Katara's strong and fearless sense of right and wrong that lead to those cataclysmic outbursts that both Katara and water signs are sometimes known for.

♋♐Sokka - Cancer sun, but with a lot of Sagittarius aspects in the birth chart

Okay, let's start with the Sagittarius side of things. There are a lot of elements of the Sag personality in Sokka. For one thing, luck. Not only does he manage to survive (and thrive) in the entire series WITHOUT any bending powers, but that boomerang ALWAYS comes back! That's some Jupiter-luck energy if I've ever seen it.

Sokka was originally going to be a more serious character, but the voice actor decided to improvise and add some of his own humor to the role, which created the Sokka that we know and love now. I mention this because the voice actor (Jack De Sena) is a Sagittarius. Sokka has the kind of personality that provides humor in difficult times and can lighten up the sometimes very heavy atmosphere in the group. He doesn't just make people laugh, he likes to laugh as well (at his own jokes and even at his enemy's jokes). In the book 3 episode "The Ember Island Players", heeven goes to the effort of getting Suki to sneak him backstage, so he could give the actor playing himself some tips and extra jokes (and low and behold, the crowd actually laughs at them). In his words, he's "just a guy who loves comedy". In fact, I think he's one of the only ones there who just decides to kick his feet up and enjoy the show (by basically turning the situation into a date night for him and Suki). Sagittarians love to laugh and make people laugh. They're optimists who like to have a good time, and are likely to be the make-lemonade-out-of-lemons type.

He's also one of the smartest and most competent characters on the show. He has excellent problem solving skills, and isn't afraid to look at things through a different angle and try new things to expand his worldview and knowledge. This is relevant, as Sag rules the 9th house which includes, amoung other things, higher learning, truth and knowledge. He can be a bit tactless and insensitive...a little slick at the mouth, but it's largely ignored by others, as he is likeable and funny enough for others to let it go. That's quite a Sag trait.

The Cancerian part of Sokka's personality is less pronounced, but it's there. He's VERY protective of his loved ones, even before the situation with Princess Yue. He is family oriented in that he admires his dad and the traditions and customs of the water tribes. He loves and is just as proud of his culture and home life as Katara is, but just in a different way. He also always looks out for the other members of team Avatar. He can tell when a member of the team needs support and immediately jumps to action (for example, the way he immediately grabs Toph's hand to guide her in "The Serpent's Pass", in "The Desert" and on the air ships during the final battle in the series finale). He's also very loving and protective of his sister, despite how often they fight. Also, quiet as it's kept, Cancers are one of the funniest signs in the zodiac.

♉♈Toph - Taurus sun, but with a lot of Aries aspects in the birth chart

Let's start with the Taurus aspects. Taurus is not just an earth sign, it's FIXED earth. It embodies the firm stance and hardheadness of not just Toph, but earthbenders in general. Tauruses are very stubborn and like to do things their own way at their own pace. Combine that with the independence and confrontational nature of an Aries, and you've got Toph.

Aries value their independence, sometimes to the point of being selfish, which is what we get with Toph in the Book 2 episode "The Chase". In this episode, it's Toph's first time riding with the group, but it's also her first taste of freedom. Like an Aries, she hates the idea of seeming weak or helpless, and has to learn that freedom doesn't mean that she has to do everything alone.

As Toph shows us, there is, however, power and strength in valuing independence, so long as you're not insecure about independence or projecting. Toph is a wealthy, sheltered child who is blind, which, in most cases, would make her vulnerable. But it's not the case. Toph ran away once before when she was little, and that's where she learned earthbending from the giant blind moles. She learned earthbending not just as a martial art, but as an extension of herself and her senses, and as a way to see. She would have never been able to master doing that (nor would shehave gone on to do even greater things like train the avatar and discover metal bending), if she didn't have the will, bravery and self assurance to run away in the first place. That little pilgrimage (her life changing adventure, if you will...but still not with Zuko, I'm afraid😔) showed the value of independence. Of going out on your own journey of self-discovery. Much like how Zuko needed to be be alone for a while during Book 2 for his own journey of self-discovery.

Oh, speaking of "Zuko Alone"...

♈Zuko - Aries

Zuko's arc in the show shows us the transition from a dark-sided, low vibrational Aries, to a high-vibrational Aries at it's best: passionate, brave, protective, strong, innovative, a good leader, driven, energetic and independent. Zuko embodies many Aries (and general fire sign) traits, both good and bad. He can be impulsive, and doesn't always think things all the way through. Aries is cardinal fire, so it's about getting up and going, just DOING something. Zuko is known for never giving up. These are things that that Iroh, Sokka and Ursa have mentioned. Zuko is an impatient person and is very fiery, hot headed and reactionary even for a firebender.

His reactionary nature makes him prone to a bit of melodrama (and I imagine that's why it's so fun for Azula or even Iroh to get a rise out of him). This is definitely the case with Aries. They're not the only sign with a temper, but they are the most likey to cause a scene and storm off in a huff about it. Or challenge you to a fight. Zuko can't refuse a fight for the life of him. At least not until he evolves and figures out his ✨true destiny✨.

One the other hand, he also keeps that same fiery energy when it comes to defending those who can't defend themselves and fighting for what he believes is right. In these cases, he refuses to back down. Even if his chances of winning are low, he'll still keep pushing forward. That's the will, energy and drive of cardinal fire. Zuko just needs to chanel all that power into something useful and constructive, like creating change for the greater good, and not distraction. Like with fire in general, Aries (and Zuko) is useful and powerful, but requires direction, guidance and purpose, so as to not risk letting the fire run wild to cause destruction and devastation.

[veeva-i0i]

An Introduction To VIXX

Warning: Long post ahead. This is specially made to let you learn more about VIXX and is especially handy when you’re new to VIXX or looking for some more information about them. 

VIXX (빅스,Voice Visual Value In Excelsis) is a six member Korean boy group formed by Jellyfish entertainment in 2012. They were the company their first, and to this day only, boy group.

The six males were chosen to be in the group together while the show MyDOL happened. MyDOL was a reality survival show on Mnet, all ten males that participated in the show were under Jellyfish Entertainment.

VIXX made their official debut on May 24th, 2012 and have since surprised people all over the world with their story telling concepts and performances.  Since that date, they have been nominated for 65 awards of which they won 23 and have they managed to win 29 awards in Korean music shows (like M Countdown and The Show)  Their fans are called Starlights and their official colors are Navy blue and shining gold.  There is a lot of mutual respect between Starlights and VIXX, they don't even need bodyguards around them most of the time.  People might know them as the concept kings, or that one kinky group.

Discography 

VIXX

Super hero (24-05-2012) 

Rock Ur Body (14-08-2012)

On and on (I’m ready to get hurt) (17-01-2013)

Hyde (20-05-2013)/Jekyll (31-07-2013)

Voodoo (25-11-2013)

Eternity (27-05-2014)

Darkest Angels (compilation album released in Japan) (02-07-2014)

Error (14-10-2014)

Boys’ Record (24-02-2015) 

Chained Up (10-11-2015) 

Depend on me (first Japanese Album) (27-01-2016) 

Zelos (19-04-2016) 

Hana-kaze (Japanese single) (29-06-2016) 

Hades (12-08-2016)

Kratos (31-10-2016)

Ker (21-11-2016)

Shangri-la (15-05-2017)

Subunit

Beautiful liar (ViXX LR) (17-08-2015)

Whisper (VIXX LR) (28-08-2017)

Solos

Rebirth (Ravi, released through SoundCloud) (12-03-2016) 

DamnRa (Ravi) (2016)

Realize (Ravi, official solo debut) (09-01-2017)

Hug (Hyuk, released through SoundCloud) (25-01-2017)

Members profile 

Stage name: N Real Name: Cha Hakyeon  Nicknames: N-jjuma, Cha leader, N-mi Position: Leader, Lead Vocal, Main Dancer Birthday: 30-06-1990 Zodiac: Cancer  Height: 1.80 meters Blood type: A Instagram: @achahakyeon  Twitter: @CHA_NNNNN Fun facts:

N has two older sisters and one older brother, he’s the youngest. 

He is an amazing performer and dancer, not only has he won many prices with it but he also choreographed dances for both VIXX (G.R.8.U, Desperate) and other groups (My Teen) 

 He is part of the group Big Byung together with Jackson (GOT7), Sungjae (BTOB) and Hyuk (VIXX)

 He played in two musicals, most noticeably the musical version of In The Heights, in which he played Benny. 

He also played in 6 dramas and 2 web dramas. He had the lead role in 1 of the dramas and both of the web dramas. 

 He participated in the show ‘The king of mask singer’, in which he showed off his vocals which beautifully fit ballads. 

N has some calming and soothing vocals, though he gets credited more for his dancing his vocals aren’t a joke either.

From May to November 2015, Hakyeon had his own radio show named 'VIXX N K-POP’ on SBS Power FM. 

Hakyeon is the only one who can keep VIXX under control, he is known to let the other members play around though one look can be enough to get the five other males to listen. 

 Hakyeon is really caring about the other’s, he can become really clingy and cuddly. 

Though, he can turn rather violent as well, giving Neck chops whenever this is needed.

He gets Scared really easily, to a point that he screams very quickly. 

Hakyeon wakes the other’s up in the morning (insert Vixx waking up here)

Stage name: Leo Real Name: Jung Taekwoon  Nicknames: Chic Taekwoon, Hamster, Head Fairy Position: Main Vocal Birthday: 10-11-1990 Zodiac: Scorpio  Height: 1.83 meters  Blood type: O Instagram: @leo_jungtw Twitter: @JUNGTW_LEO Fun facts:

He has three older sisters.

He was in the national youth football (soccer) team from 2004 to 2007.

Because of a bad injury, Leo had become very interested in music while recovering. 

Leo has been good at sports in general, winning prices in boxing and swimming while also knowing Tae Kwon Do.

He gets easily embarrassed and has known to be quite camera shy. 

Leo has very sharp and clear vocals, they can be really calming to listen to,

He can beatbox.

He almost scared both Hyuk and Ken so much in the pre-debut days, that they almost left the company.

Though he looks though and a bit scary, he’s actually a real sweetheart. 

He is amazing at both writing lyrics and composing songs. 

Some songs that he wrote are: Shadow, My Light and Romance’s Over. 

He can act as well, he shines in musicals. 

He played in Full house (2014), Mata Hari (Two runs, 2016 and 2017) and Monte Cristo (2016-2017) 

If he weren’t in VIXX, he would have liked to do anything that involves music. 

He participated in two music shows on the Korean TV; King Of Mask Singer (2016) and Singing Battle Victory (2017) 

Stage name: Ken Real Name: Lee Jaehwan  Nicknames: Kenneth, Cute Main vocal, Kenjjuma, Kenchopper, Kenyonce, Wink Fairy  Position: Main Vocal Birthday: 06-04-1992 Zodiac: Aries Height: 1.80 meters Blood type: AB Instagram: @keken_0406 Twitter: @jaehwany0406 Fun facts:

He has two older brothers.

He has a soulful voice, not only can he go really high he is also able to put a lot of emotion into his voice. 

His voice is just very unique in general. It’s somewhat husky from time to time and his range is really impressive.

He designed their mascot (Rovix), not only that but he is really into drawing in general. He has his infamous Big Nose Drawings.

He’s really into anime, especially when it comes to One Piece.

He wrote 'I don't want to be an idol’ about his (ex)girlfriend. He had to choose between her or becoming an idol. 

Ken’s favorite actress is Usher

Ken is really the life of the party, he is funny and always joking around.

Though, don't let that 4D personality fool you, he will run you over with feels as well. Rather it is with his voice or the way he knows how to use his own cuteness. 

He is really great in shows like Weekly Idol thanks to his loudness and contagious happiness.

Ken’s hands are actually really beautiful. 

Ken played in two dramas (Boarding House no. 24 and The Entertainer) and landed himself the main role in the four musicals (Chess, Cinderella, Boys Over Flowers the musical and Hamlet) he has appeared in. 

Just like Leo and Hakyeon, he appeared on the King Of mask singer (2015). Though not only this, he appeared in 'Duet Song Festival’ (2016) and '100 people, 100 songs’ (2015) as well.

Stage name: Ravi Real Name: Kim Wonshik Nicknames: Wonchic, Lucky Boy Position: Rapper, lead dancer, vocalist Birthday: 15-02-1993 Zodiac: Aquarius Height: 1.83 meters Blood type: O Instagram: @rravii0215 Twitter: @aceravi  Fun Facts: 

Ravi has one younger sister. 

He’s very protective of her, there is a running joke that he would be her bodyguard if he hadn’t been in VIXX.

Looks like he could kill you, is an actual sweetheart.

Seriously, this man is really caring about his love ones and he is an actual fluff ball. 

He raps like there is no tomorrow, not only did he improve his rapping a lot over the years he also has his own unique style of rapping. 

Don’t get me started on his singing voice. We don’t get to hear it often but it’s absolutely beautiful. 

He’s the official mood maker of the group. 

His laugh is the most amazing thing, it will make you either smile or laugh as well. 

He has been writing his own raps from the very beginning of VIXX.

Not only that, but he wrote and produced a lot of songs as well. Not only for VIXX (songs like Good night and good morning, Secret night and With me were both written and produced by him) he also did work for other artists. 

He gave a song to VIXX their little sister group GUGUDAN, which appeared on their second mini album.

In total, he has been credited for writing over 46 songs for VIXX alone.

He doesn’t want to be a girlfriend.

Ravi his English in songs is purely iconic at this point, as is his 'Raveh!’

In 2016 he put out a free mixtape on SoundCloud for the fans to listen to. 

Even when the fans wanted to pay for it, Ravi didn't want to take their money. 

He made his solo debut in January 2017 and is in a subunit with Leo (VIXX LR)

He has done duets with Hyuk (Memory), Leo (Beautiful Liar) and Ken (Rose)

He appeared in Show me the money 4 (2015) and Running Man (2017, episode 319) 

Ravi has a really adorable dog (Bada$$) who he takes Care of. 

Stage name: Hongbin Real Name: Lee Hongbin  Nicknames: Kong, Bean, Dimples Position: Rapper, vocals, visual Birthday: 29-09-1993 Zodiac: Libra Height: 1.83 meters  Blood type: B Instagram: @hongbiiiiin93 Twitter: @redbeans93 Fun facts:

He has two older sisters. 

As a kid a stayed at a Buddhist temple with his grandma.

He is the flower boy of the group.

He is a really big fan of Park Hyoshin, to a point that one of his most valuable possessions is a CD of the singer signed with a cheering message. 

Hongbin can’t do cute things, the second-hand embarrassment will immediately kick in and the poor guy will cringe. 

He can be really salty, this is the kind of guy who will literally judge bubbles. 

Hongbin his hobbies include taking photos and gaming, which he is both good at. 

He is in the top 10 of Overwatch (number 7 worldwide, if I remember well) 

Let’s just get this straight, Hongbin his vocals aren’t a joke as well. 

He has a great bass to them, he can go quite low and they are so smooth. Seriously, his vocals are underappreciated.

So is his rapping, you only have to listen to Only U to know how good his rapping actually is. 

Hongbin has appeared in 6 dramas, of which he was in the main cast in 3 of them. (Moorim School, what’s up with these kids? And Wednesday 3:30 pm)

His acting skills are really nice, he knows how to portray his emotions without being over the top. 

Hongbin might be salty but he is also a caring person. His teasing just means that he likes you. 

He is so photogenic, it’s not even funny anymore. 

He is a big tease and will often team up with Hyuk to tease the older members.

He has a very gentle and almost cute look to him, his dimples and bright smile will always stand out in a crowd. 

He has done some covers on YouTube, including full English ones. 

He appeared in Law of Jungle (2017) and celebrity Bromance (2016)

He wants to be appreciated and remembered for his voice, rather than for his looks. 

Stage name: Hyuk Real Name: Han Sanghyuk Nicknames: hyukawaii, Manhyuk, jungle baby, Hyogi  Position: Lead dancer, vocalist, maknae  Birthday: 05-07-1995 Zodiac: Cancer  Height: 1.84 Blood type: O Instagram: @hsh0705 Twitter: @HSangHyuk Fun facts:

Hyuk has one older sister. 

He is part of the group Big Byung together with Jackson (GOT7), Sungjae (BTOB) and N (VIXX) 

Hyuk used to be really awkward around both Hongbin and Leo, he was even scared to call Leo 'Hyung’ at first. 

Hyuk had the least amount of training before debuting, not only that but he was also still in high school in the debut days. 

Hyuk likes to read and he’s actually a really smart guy.

He looks really cute, boyish and even innocent… Though don’t let those looks betray you. 

Hyuk is quite the devil, he will tease everyone and he can easily throw the other members around thanks to him now being the tallest member. 

Hyuk his vocals are really unique. They are smooth and the way he harmonizes with the other’s is just so beautiful.

He made his acting debut in the 2016 Korean movie Chasing.

He got nominated and won the Best Action Movie New Performer Award for the role at the Shanghai International Film Festival. 

He is cast for a new webdrama alongside Apink’s Chorong.

He might be the youngest, and he can be a real tease from time to time, but Hyuk knows how to act mature as well. 

His Long legs aren’t a joke and they shine in every other choreography. 

Hyuk made his songwriter debut by writing the lyrics for Milky Way (Ker) together with Ravi. 

Since then he released a solo song of his own, he both produced and wrote the lyrics for this song called Hug. 

He is still growing, but literally and mentally. He has grown up right before our eyes and as a Starlight I couldn’t be more proud.   

Recommendations

Live Performances

UUUUU (Love Hurts) (Fantasia Hex Sign) (x)

Love Letter (Fantasia Utopia) (x)

Us Now (Fantasia Elysium) (x)

Only U (Milky Way Live Showcase) (x) 

Thank You For Being Born (Acoustic) (x)

Beautiful Liar (Band Version) (x)

Bomb (Debut Stage) (x)

Memory (Fantasia Hex Sign) (x)

On And On (I’m Ready To Get Hurt) (Picnic Live) (x)

Black Out (Comeback Stage) (x)

Love Me Do (Comeback Stage) (x)

Love Equation (Acoustic) (x)

Chained up, Dynamite, Error (Acoustic) (x)

Can’t Stay (Depend On) (x)

Eternity (Depend On) (x)

Heaven (The UNDERWORLD) (x) 

Super Hero (Official Debut Stage) (x) 

Covers 

Ain’t No Sunshine (Hongbin) (x)

Love Yourself (Hyuk) (x)

Cheer Up (Ken) (x)

I Got A Boy (OT6) (Dance Cover) (x) 

The Stranger (Hongbin) (x)

So Hot (OT6) (x)

Photograph (Hyuk) (x) 

Call You Mine (Hyuk) (x)

The Flowers (Ravi) (x)

Rolling In The Deep (Ken) (x) 

Higher Than Me (N) (x)

Eyes, Nose, Lips (Leo) (x) 

Dramas

Moorim School (Hongbin) (x)

Sassy Go Go (N) (x)

Boarding House 24 (Ken) (x) 

WebDramas 

Tomorrow Boy (N) (x)

What’s Up With these Kids (N and Hongbin) (x) 

Wednesday’s 3:30 PM (Hongbin) (x)

Movies 

Chasing (Hyuk) (x)

(Youtube)Series

VIXX TV Season 1 (x)

VIXX TV Season 2 (x)

VIXX MTV Diaries (x)

Shows 

One Fine Day With VIXX (x)

Asia Where VIXX Loves (x)

Plan V Diary (x)

weekly Idol With VIXX (x) (x)

After School Club With VIXX (x) (x) (x) (x)

A Song For You With VIXX (x) (x)

Extra Youtube Videos 

VIXX On Crack (x) (x)

VIXX Funny Moments (x) (x)

VIXX Being Violent (x) (x)

VIXX To Me

VIXX are so much to me, they are just always by my side through their music to cheer me up or make me feel less lonely. Not only that, thanks to me being a starlight I have met and befriended people I wouldn’t have met otherwise. They are inspirations to me, all six of them. They are so incredibly hard working and they always seem to be themselves. It is admiring really. VIXX are among the most caring and nice idols out there, from what I have seen. They meet up with Starlights quite a lot (For example after their musicals), they do a lot of fan service and don’t get me started on the fact that they have been keeping up with VIXX TV for years now. They are six guys who are so, so talented and so caring and loving. Honestly, I am very proud to be part of the Starlight fandom like I have been since 2014.

{Non of the photos and GIFs used are mine}