#i have no regrets tho it was important to show my appreciation for the gift

[bramblepaws]

sorry in advance for how long this post is but i am going to talk about animal crossing villagers for an hour because i am bored

fuchsia was one of my bffs in acnl and i still love her. i do not like hair on furries usually but fuchsia is GAY and has GARISHLY BRIGHT COLORS so i am in love with her. she has... blue tummy also which is extremely cute. she was one of my first 2 villagers on my island and she is Still There

i REALLY like this personality type but im not a fan of most of the designs that come with it... cherry, agnes, and reneigh are the exceptions IMO. katt i like less because i think she’s cute and more because of the gay vibes. 

i dont like.. most of the smug villagers, or really the dialogue options that come with them in this game. marshall lives in my acnl town (this is a pattern that will pop up with my preferences across this whole list lmfao) and i think he’s cute. i was caught off guard by how popular a villager he is though lmfao

raymond is cute and i like “office worker cat” because it is silly

everyone else is mediocre IMO

hrhrhghhgh i LOVE the lazy villagers. mostly, honestly, because of how they acted in acnl. stitches and pudge both live in my acnl town and they are EXTREMELY cute and talk about food and napping all the time and are Very friendly. i could give or take all the talk about bugs in the new one, BUT i think their dialogue options generally give off the vibe of “silly little animal that is being translated into humanspeak” and i really like that

i love the absurd memes that Bob is in and i want him on my island. i currently have stitches (acnl nostalgia and cute design, bones (looks good in every outfit and is Just Baby), papi (same as bones), hornsby (one of my early villagers that i will probs Eventually get rid of but im attached to him so maybe not, he’s also Baby), and Moe (originally had him in the F tier but then he showed up at my campsite and now i love him and his little buck teeth). i used to have zucker but he made me hungry every time i interacted with him so i booted him.

yes half of my villagers are lazy. yes i love living like this. i am constantly bombarded by dumb little animals who want to tell me their houses are full of bugs and then sprint off in a different direction to smell a flower

i do not like the jocks, which perhaps makes sense considering how much i stan the lazies. kid cat is cute and i have his amibo card by chance, so i am not prioritizing finding these guys. i think antonio is also cute and has good colors and patterns, but is kind of boring looking. everyone else i could NOT care less about. i got the emoji sheep in my campsite once and didnt even bother talking to him.

flora is my BEST friend in acnl and YES im saying that without a shred of irony. her house is right next to mine and she constantly jokes about moving in with me. one of my rooms is decorated for her. she’s! my! friend!!!!!!!!! she’s nice to me and i love her. 

i have not yet gotten my grubby little paws on her in this game but i will not rest until she is on my island. i love her little house interior that is modeled after wild flamingos vs the pink explosion that was her house in acnh. I Want Her. Give Her To Me.

ruby and rosie are also good but they are leagues below flora. ruby i like because of that one edgy comic that starred her back in the day (u know, the one with like, Experiments Gone Wrong that was all animal crossing characters). rosie i like cuz she was my favorite in my gamecube world.

i just kicked out twiggy, whom i will MISS because she made an adorable stupid face with her beak when she was crafting. she was really cute but i wanted to get stitches. sorry twiggy u were nice to me u_u

i currently have ketchup who is also cute but i would boot her in an instant for basically anyone else on her row and above. i just saw piper on an island when i was finding stitches and she was really cute so she got bumped up from the meh tier even though i passed her up. everyone else is fine

normal personality is Also rife with good designs.... i want kitties on my island. 

i have gladys and coco right now, both of whom arrived pretty early on. unfortunately the dialogue for normals in this game is so unbelievably bland that i do not feel any sort of connection with either of them, despite liking their designs a lot. gladys is in my acnl town and shares the “top fav” spot with flora in that game, but here she is Just Boring. so i would probably let her leave if i could find.. a kitty cat. and then coco i just like cuz i want to be edgy. look at her spooky little O_O face next to all the cutesy villagers lmfao. she’s good

snooty personality is not one of my faves, but the designs here ARE pretty good. i like pink wolf. i currently have 0 of these guys on my island just by happenstance. had portia at one point but i dont think she’s that great so she left. 

mathilda DID show up in my campsite recently, but i decided against including her bcuz my memories of how she acted in the gamecube version were SO disjointed with her current personality. she was so mean in gamecube and i wanted even a shadow of that -- but instead she was..... polite. it was weird. maybe if she shows up again i’d change my mind, but the character design not matching up with the personality bothers me enough that i probs wouldnt

i like the cranky dialogue in this game. i had lobo on the gamecube and i was obsessed with him because i was a wolf girl at that age, so i would be delighted to slap him onto my island, BUT.. i have fang currently and he’s a good boy. very distinguished, has a lovely classy house, and i like his design. butch is also cute. 

now here is this monstrosity. the past games are just gamecube and new leaf. each row (aside from the last 2) are arranged in most to least liked also. the “passed up on” and “let move out” lists are incomplete cuz i forget things immediately in this game

and now. to summarize:

thanks for coming with me on this journey

[seokjinsonlyone]

this what i think bts love language is

a/n: this just my thoughts besties i ain’t do no formal type of research or nun just let my lil imagination sprint 🥸🤪

namjoon:

physical affection/words of affirmation

okay so i said physical affection for one bc like he seem to like initiate contact with people around him a lot

like in interviews he be having his hand on whoever next to him thigh or like when he be performing if it’s someone next to him he throws his arms around them a lot

not to mention like whenever jimin or jk or whoever start feeling up on him he never rejects it or makes a face or anything like yoongi does he just accepts it

like there’s so many stage clips where jimin will come and rest his chin on joon’s shoulder and he just lets him

or jk will just start touching on him some way grabbing his arms or sumn and it doesn’t phase him at all

another example is like on day 2 of sowoozoo when tae randomly came and linked arms with him and hobi during mikrokosmos hobi was like 🥴🥴 but joon was just 😌

and then there was that magic shop muster moment when jk was talking about how much he loved joon and how he was his beginning you know as president of the joon fan club does and namjoon couldn’t help but to go over and give his number one admirer a hug you know the moment

same thing with compliments he lowkey be eating them up

like you know how whenever hobi gets complimented he be like “😶 don’t say those things” joon don’t do that

like when they was asked to take their jackets off during the butter shoot and namjoon was like yeah okay and everyone started hyping him up and he was just 💁🏼‍♂️😜

and again on day 2 sowoozoo when he pushed his hair back from his forehead and everyone went OHHHHHSWJJSJS SEXY NAMJOON and then he decided to murder us all by tilting his head back on top of that adding insult to injury i would insert the picture but for my mental health i will not

and again whenever they talk about him being such a great leader he never shies away from it doesn’t cringe always accepts it so you know it must mean a lot for him to hear those things

aside from that tho he’s such a poetic person

like he is definitely involved in an intimate affair with language so there’s no way he wouldn’t appreciate you verbally telling him how he makes you feel

like just think about how many times he’s said he wants to sit down with each army and listen to their story

that being said if this was your man i think you’d definitely have to both show and tell him how you feel

like if he was about to head out for work you definitely got to kiss him before he leaves

and if you on the phone with him the last words you’re saying are i love you

and he’s definitely gonna cherish it each time always gonna have that cute little smile dimples caved in his cheeks bc you love him and he feels it

seokjin:

acts of service/words of affirmation

alright so ngl the reason i said acts of service for seokjin is like almost 100% based on his reaction to tae setting up that birthday event for him where he had his friends send him messages

he talked about it for WEEKS like he was genuinely so moved that i just like he has to love it

and then there’s like how much he bothers jk to like do simple stuff like i’m specifically thinking about that one moment in bon voyage 4 when he was sitting down at the table and called jk to help him up

and then there’s also little things he does for others like when he peeled tae’s tangerines for him or when he offered to feed yoongi bc he was driving or how he always offers bites of his food before even gets a chance to taste it

now i say words of affirmation bc he always searching for a compliment

my minds going to when jk hurt his foot and jin was pushing him in the wheelchair and kept feeding him lines to say about how he was such a good hyung and how he loves him

or in the behind the scenes for the boy with luv video and he kept tryna get tae to compliment him for being witty

and my boy never misses a chance to introduce himself as worldwide handsome

even though he does a lot of those things jokingly there are moments when he’s serious too about giving compliments and shy when he receives them like in those be interviews when he called jk a singing genius and jungkook was talking about how he had the most range and he got all ☺️☺️

or that moment from in the soop when he was comforting yoongi about like not having regrets and when yoongi told him he wanted to be like him just those kinds of moments let me know words are important to him

which just made me remember how hard he tries with his lyrics and how important they are to him like when he was writing awake and he talked about how he kept getting rejected but he was super insistent bc it was important for him to sing the words he wrote and don’t even get me started on moon i just-

anyway jin done said many times he is a man of the present so if you’re with him you gotta actively show/tell him

if you’re at the store pick him up some gummies

if you know he’s got a long day ahead of him maybe pack him some snacks to take with him in the morning

if his hair looks nice tell him

send him messages throughout the day even if he can’t respond immediately

he claims he’s a man of the present but whenever he takes a moment to reminisce the past he’ll look back and know just how much you care about him

yoongi:

quality time/acts of service

listen as much as this man loves spending time alone the time he spends with others means a lot to him

like how he always go fishing with jin even tho he ain’t particularly fond of it

or how like in in the soop he had made plans to play games with jimin and did so extensively

also from in the soop when he had spent most of his day outside reading but then he had heard everyone starting to make the theme song and immediately ran to get his equipment to record and what not

not to mention his poem from the end of that one run episode where they went on like a mini trip or whatever and he was like “what a relief that we have seven members. what a relief that we have each other.”

like being all together is important to him

like i just think about that one scene from one of they movies ion remember which one but they were all gathered around the table and it was when he had told them how he actually hurt his shoulder and they was talking about how they was worried about jk and how he need to come out his room and it’s not even the content of the scene but just like the fact that he ain’t have to be there but he was

and also can’t neglect to mention how he whined for y e a r s about how ain’t nobody come to visit him on set when he was filming the videos for his first mixtape like mans wouldn’t let that go and then how touched he was when they made appearances on his daechwita set even if he couldn’t express it properly

and how he begged for them to make cameos in the video and how happy he was when jin and jk did

and he doesn’t ever forget to mention whenever him and hobi hang out he’s like yeah we went for a drink and dinner and talked and blah blah

he loves it when people make an effort to be around him

now acts of service i got this all on a whim okay like… listen… we all been there we have all watched an ideal type video on youtube don’t lie okay

and up there it be like he want someone to bring him food in the studio and take care of him and stuff like that and in this case the math maths

you really can see that in how he treats others

like just the other day i saw a gifset somewhere and the boys were like yeah yoongi always takes care of us he don’t make eye contact tho

not to mention how he always cooks for them when they go on trips

and even though he ain’t give seokjin his song yet we know it’s coming! eventually!

and whenever they be ganging up on jungkook yoongi always the first one to be like “stooooppp you gon make him cry”

my baby just always be doing little things for others to show he cares okay 🥺

so if you got with my baby you gotta take care of him 🥺🥺🥺

he really needs someone that understands him bc he not gonna say anything

if you’re all hanging out together make sure you’re by his side so he knows you want to be there with him

if he’s busy stuck in his studio drop by even if you just end up laying on the couch he’s gonna appreciate you just being with him

and bring food my baby getting buff he need all the veggies and protein he can get

hoseok:

receiving gifts

i really had to think about this one but once i connected the dots yeah it makes total sense

like he looooves shopping loves getting stuff so when other people give him stuff i know he just 🥰🥰🥰

hobi lights up when he gets gifts they don’t always have to be big but i know he very much appreciates them

like how in the army corner store festa video when asked to bring something meaningful to them he brought those figurines which was the first gift a fan gifted him

which makes me think about how those limited edition figurines dropped and hobi was like i need to get one for namjoon and then namjoon was like i need to get one for hobi and so they ended up with like two of them or something like that

also from festa in the little photo booth mission every time he won a prize he was like yaaasss omg and was thinking of ways to put it to use like when he got that picture frame he immediately stuck them film strips in it he probably got it hanging in his room or in his studio by now tbh

and i think it was on the canada run bts episode where jk bought him those slippers and he was super happy

even when they were in hawaii and him and jin were hungry on the bus and he asked jin for gummies like ofc jin had to get on his nerves first but when he finally gave him his snacks he went from 😐 to 😚

or how he still has that change purse that namjoon bought him in malta (probably still got the money in there too tbh)

speaking of malta got me thinking about how tae went out of his way to win hobi that flamingo bc he said he’d never seen one and when tae gave it to him he went parading it around telling everyone that tae won it for him and then said he was gonna put it in his studio

and he got that chicken leg pillow they gave him from you quiz on the couch in his studio

and i think it was from the 2020 winter package he was so happy when jin bought him those ugly little troll elf things with the hat you know what i’m talking about

and he commented like three times when jungkook drew that picture of him for his birthday

and we know mans be giving gifts too

like how he got yoongi that coffee truck on the set of daechwita

and when they were on the speak yourself tour and he went out shopping on a day off and bought jin a sweater or something

and how he slaved through like 2 or 3 lives making bracelets for the members and then gave it to them on the bang bang con live

and the most devastating one of all when they had to give each other gifts i think it was on the run episode with all the water games but i could be wrong anyway and like most of them gave each other gag gifts like their merch or whatever but hobi gave jimin (and the rest of the members) a cd for his song promise it had a little photo book in it and everything 😭😭😭

so like whoever gets with this fine specimen gon have to throw a few dollars together to make sure this man is kept

not really i’m sure he doesn’t expect you to sell your car for a gucci peacoat or your soul for a rolex

but if you did decide to save up for some time to get him a little extravagant gift i know he’d more than appreciate it

more often than not though it’d be the little things that got to him like if you bought a simple t shirt from the store but then kinda like upcycled it drew little doodles on it wrote “i’m your hope” somewhere on it there would definitely be a picture uploaded of him on weverse or twitter wearing it

or if you decided to compile the pictures of you two together into a scrapbook or something he’d keep it somewhere accessible like in a drawer in his desk in his studio and flip through it with a little smile on his face when he’s missing you

and even if it was something even smaller than that like say he mentioned in passing that like idk he was out of eggs or something and you bought him some he just might marry you

jimin:

physical affection/quality time

the first thing that comes to mind with this for jimin is how he comforts his boys

like there’s so many behind the scenes clips from tour where like jk or tae will be upset with their performance and crying and jimin would be the one to come up behind them and hug them and wipe their tears

same concept for that one moment in bon voyage 3 when they told him that tae was crying and he just kinda hugged him and wiped his tears and hovered around him to make sure he was okay

or when they left hobi at the gas station in bon voyage 4 and then went back to pick him up he still hugged hobi even as he was laughing evilly

also in bon voyage 4 when they went on that helicopter tour and they was on the mountain and him and tae tackled each other and was rolling in the snow

and he is just like always in jk arms like he just jumps on him for no reason like in that video where lee hyun is acting as one of bts’ management

also in the behind from i think when they were practicing for the 2019 bbmas i believe at some point jungkook was holding that man spinning him in circles or sumn like that

and there’s also that one comeback show when him and tae were in the comic book cafe and they were just cuddled up together looking at tae’s phone practicing english i think

and on that one joon live when him and tae crashed and just caused a whole lot of commotion i’m pretty sure at one point they were cuddled on the couch and then jimin told tae his breath stinks and tae proceeded to open his mouth over the air purifier

anyway clearly he is a man with hands

but he also is someone who loves to spend time together it’s important to him

like i just think about how when they had their “break” back in 2019 he talked about how he just traveled the entire time and he went with various friends and family

and i’m pretty sure it was bon voyage 3 when they were doing their friendship trips and trying to make fresh pairings or whatever he was like i don’t think there’s any surprising pairing with me and it’s like… that’s true

like you got minimoni, minimini, jikook etc… all tried tested and true man gets around his band

and he’s the main one who’s always like “yeah bro we should live in the dorms until we’re 50”

and he always talks about how he can’t be alone and how he’s always gotta be doing something with someone

and his lives!!! his lives!!!! when he spends time with us it’s always so intimate and personable

like you can’t tell me that i ain’t have dinner with him and jin after a show in the hotel room and we drank off camera even after the staff told us we couldn’t 😤🤚

there’s also that time he went live and someone said they had some kind of condition and then he took it upon himself to look it up and try to find treatments

just liiiike whenever he goes live every minute counts bro and yes this is me trying to summon him bc we ain’t had a solo jimin live since october and i know they super busy but i miss 😓😓😓

so for this mans i just feel like you just gotta really be with him

just like he makes every second count you have to as well

like he’s gonna want to have your full attention and you’ll definitely have his he’ll be obsessed with you tbh

however he doesn’t always have the time and his schedule definitely isn’t the most accommodating so he’s gonna want someone to put in the effort

but as long as you make sure he knows you’re all in he’ll always meet you halfway

taehyung:

words of affirmation

now this one has been stated explicitly multiple times and he’s admitted it himself

specifically during let’s bts in their segment within the segment and namjoon was like taehyung the kind of person who grows from compliments

and i ain’t even got the right words to express how i feel about the smile he couldn’t help when hobi had them all tell tae that they like him

not to mention the story he told during the festa video last year about how he always tried his very best to get hobi to praise him and how disappointed he was when hobi didn’t get it

and i may be tripping but didn’t like earlier this year he didn’t post on weverse or twitter for like a month or so because he wanted to keep seeing us say how much we miss him???

and in bon voyage season 2 when they had to write letters to each other and he wrote his to jimin and then cried when he read it

there’s also a moment in bon voyage 4 when he and rm were about to sleep in the same space and he asked joon if he could cuddle him and joon was like 🥴🤚 how bout no and tae was like you do like me right? and rm was like yeah of course but let’s not cuddle bro

also in that weverse magazine interview they did he talked about how depressed he got when they weren’t able to perform and he only felt happy for a while when he was able to communicate with us

and in turn he’s very verbally supportive as well

like at that one fan sign they was talking about bon voyage and they asked army which season they liked better 1 or 2 and someone said 1 and taehyung was like “😐 now why would you say that bc namjoon won’t even in that” even though really it was only like 1 or 2 episodes he missed out on

and like he’s always hyping seokjin up like when they were doing the map of the soul 7 comeback live and jin was talking about how he wasn’t a good dancer and taehyung was like 😡 don’t say that bc it’s not true you’re good and you always been good

and in the let’s bts thing again it was important for him to let jimin know that he likes him best like they really are best friends y’all 😭

and when he talks about how much he loves suga’s raps

and that moment in the soop when he set up a date for him and jungkook to talk out whatever tension they had or whatever

and how during those individual be interviews he had hobi flustered when he complimented his passion for music

and he always be saying like the most comforting stuff on weverse letting army know he’s there as a source of comfort at all times even when he can’t be

like this man is literally the creator of borahae meaning that we’ll love and support each other for a long time

so if you get with tae communication is key!!!

you gotta tell him how you feel about him

if you’re out and about and see something that reminds you of him? tell him. if you like his hair that day? tell him. if he does something that pisses you off? tell him. if you miss him? tell him. if you love him? tell him.

like y’all gon talk about everything and nothing at all some days you’ll be discussing aliens and parallel universes other days you’ll be like discussing the future of your relationship

and ya know he a busy man so you not always gon be having long and drawn out heart to hearts so i think he’d love it if you just sent messages throughout the day something that let him know you were thinking of him even if it’s just a picture of a possum you chased down or if you spammed him with tiktoks you thought he’d like

he’d be looking at his phone like 🥰🤳 thinking about how much he loves you

jungkook:

physical affection

now this lil menace right here is touchy

always down for a cuddle

like on the canada episode of run when they were about to pick out rooms and he was like firmly latched onto hobi on the couch while they waited

and when they were practicing home for the magic shop muster and yoongi sat in the arm chair and immediately jk sat in his lap and tae sat in his lap

or how in in the soop after they were done eating he just went and latched onto jin’s back

and how tae had went to go wake jk up that one time and they ended up falling asleep

or how jk had went to wake up jimin that one time and they ended up falling asleep

there was just a lot of jk cuddles going on in in the soop so i’ll move on

let’s talk about the pool water debate run episode where in the end jk decided to latch onto jin’s back yet again

i’ll take this moment to mention the jinkook moment that lives in my head rent free for no valid reason it’s from the life goes on countdown video where they were reading the post cards and he was wearing that big pink sweatshirt and jin was wearing that pink and black bomber jacket and jk just grabbed jin’s arm and held onto it and played with it and when he was done he just threw it away i… i think about that moment a lot there’s an entire section in both my head and heart dedicated to that moment anyway continuing on

i’ll talk about that time they were backstage for a show and they had them blow up mattresses and suga was minding his business resting and jk just rolled up and moved his legs and laid beside him and then hobi decided to pile on top

and whenever they’re on stage he’s always the most delighted when joon would suggest a hug he’d be the first one over there nose scrunched up giggling he loves it

there’s also many instances in interviews and lives where he just can’t keep him hands to himself

just like that last butter live when tae ended up with a crown of forks thanks to mr kook

and he never misses an opportunity to feel up joon

which makes me remember that time he kissed namjoon on the forehead

and he is just always carrying jimin for some reason

so in conclusion… physical affection

and if he was your mans you’d be on the frontlines of receiving all he has to give

not necessarily in public or around a lot of people but in a space where you both were comfortable yes

you’d just have to accept that when you’re standing around he’s going to give you a shoulder/neck/back massage for no particular reason

and he will latch onto you in different positions for extended periods of time

and you gotta do the same! like that’s your man! go give him a hug! a kiss! let him know you love him

cuddle up to him while y’all chilling watching tv

hold his hand while y’all talking

just like grab onto him and never let him go

he’ll be hoping you don’t

[afterglowparker]

fanfic writer appreciation day

i love this day, because while i believe it is important to appreciate fanfic authors everyday, i do think it is nice to dedicate a day to doing so. fanfic writers (those of us who have been here for years, those of us who just started, those of us who write full-length novels, and those of us who dabble in blurbs--litearlly every single person) work very hard on their craft and i want to take the time to show some love to some of my favorite authors! i haven’t had much time to read, but here is a short list of writers who i have loved for awhile, always return too, and have had the pleasure of enjoying their work. thank you for inspiring me and giving me a way to escape from the hectic nature of life and the stress of adult responsibilities. i highly recommend giving everyone on this list a follow if you haven’t yet—you won’t regret it. 💓

the writers below are a mix of tom holland and peter parker writers (and co.)!

@hey-marlie there are simply not enough words in the english language that could express my love for miss marlie b. as a writer, marlie has done something so incredibly astounding, phenomenal, and spectacular. every piece of work she puts out moves me (i laugh, i cry, i scream in frustration and i bite my nails in anticipation) and pushes me to want to work on my own craft. i’ve been with her since far from you (home) was just about 2/3 of the way through and have fallen more in love with the world she has been creating since. i cannot chose just one piece to recommend, because they have all taken my breath away, so here is her entire spider-man masterlist. (though spidey code sleepover, homage to heartbreak and london pt.3 are on my permanent re-read list.)

@pparkerwrites j! i don’t think there’s many more things i could say about her that i haven’t already. she’s as kind as she is talented, which is a pretty staggeringly high amount. one of the first marvel writers i ever found and fell in love with, i have only become more enamored by her work. my favorites include sunburn, revelations and her mini-series ex-friends (here is pt. 1!) || masterlist

@starksparker kaylee. where do i begin? kaylee is the writer who pushed me to begin writing again. she is the writer who never fails to inspire me and constantly puts out work (and i mean full length novels—take a moment to bow down to this wonder of a woman!) that makes me have to stop and catch my breath, because the emotional roller-coaster i was put on was so exhilarating. forever and dare you to move are two of my favorite series from her! || masterlist

@madmadmilk i’ve expressed my love for j before, but let’s do this one more time (cue into the spider-verse type introduction scene). i can’t remember how i found her blog, but i’m insanely happy that i did. i’ve been following her for quite some time and it has been nothing short of a good time. her stories have a way of taking you away and making you feel a multitude of emotions all at once. she makes you laugh, she makes you cry, and she makes you thirst. my favorites include ground rules and contrapposto (seriously, i cannot tell you how many times i have re-read both of these series...and they still take my breath away each time). || masterlist

@ispiderdudei laney knows how big of a fan and supporter i am of her’s, but i want to let you all know once more! some time ago, i stumbled across her series only and fell head-over-heels in love with it, and in turn, her!! it’s a dad!tom fic and if that’s your jam, i cannot recommend the series enough. it’s a fic that i continuously look forward too and don’t get tired of reading. || masterlist

@keepingupwiththeparkers katie! wow oh wow! i’ve only been following her for a short amount of time, but i’ve loved getting to know her and her work more as time goes on! i’m currently working through her series sweetner and i’m truly at a loss for words when it comes to how i feel about it. it’s so sweet (hmm no pun intended, tho it does seem fitting) and makes me crave my own uni!barista!tom! the series truly has it all and i promise you will love it if you read it; i don’t get tired of reading it. and it really is the kind of love i am searching for in uni. and i love her for that! || masterlist

@angelic-holland alice! where do i begin? i think i found her work shortly before leaving for a flight across seas and i remember being upset i wouldn’t have any internet so that i could continue binge reading her work!! i even tried to open as many tabs with stories that peaked my intrigue as i could so i would at least have a few stories to read--safe to say i was entertained and felt many emotions on that flight. you can pick any piece of her work and it will take your breath away (and probably make you thirst), but i do have to recommend her series drive north, as it is one i always return to! || masterlist

@lousimusician i actually found this author from other people recommending them in some of my mutual’s inboxes and i’m insanely glad they did! they have a lot of great work, but my favorite is their series i want you back! it has made me laugh, but mostly cry, as it has ripped my heart straight out of my chest and stomped on it—but in the best way possible. do yourself a favor, and give it a read! || masterlist

@mcuspidey lixi! my love! you know how big of a fan of yours i am, but imma gush about you some more! lixi has a hold on my heart and i am completely okay with that; she is as great a friend as she is a writer. reading her work is always such a joy, as it doesn’t just past the time for me, but it actually makes me feel. i feel my eyes water, i feel my heart clench during angsty parts, and i feel my cheeks hurt from smiling so wide though all the fluff. because i’m a sucker for my boy peter parker, one of my favorites is her piece i like you! (she also makes such pretty moodboards and masterlists—in fact, she made my masterlist and i am so in love with it!) || masterlist

@stuckonspidey lilly—how i love you so. i can’t remember how i found your blog or what piece i first read, all i know for sure is that first night i stumbled across your blog, i binge read everything you had posted. i started reading i only feel you when there was only about four parts posted! to see how far you come is a joy and to get to know you more as person is a gift. lilly has a way of transporting you into her stories and one of my absolute favorites is her series we all wear masks! if you have a moment, i highly recommend sitting down and checking out her work. || masterlist

this hellsite has so many wonderful authors, many of whom i haven’t even discovered yet, so just know that even if you aren’t on this list, i appreciate the hell out of you. keep doing what you’re doing, because you’re so wonderful! 💓

pt. 2 pt. 3

[jin-guang-ow]

Hot damn those MoShang headcanons were top tier sksksks, but like jealous SQH?? And jealous MBJ??? yes pls, jealous SQH sounds so cute tho omlll, 10/10 need more headcanons on that pls and thank

SORRY THIS IS LIKE MAYBE A MONTH LATE BUT YOU KNOW STUFF HAPPENS orz and I literally sat there like that one moment in Spongebob where he just sits there writing and you’re like oh wow he did so much work BUT NOPE HE JUST MADE A VERY FANCY ‘THE’ AND THAT’S WHAT I DID FOR THE PAST MONTH (or like 2 weeks idk time doesn’t exist for me rn)

BUT OH WOW I LOVE THE JEALOUSY ONES AND MAYBE I’VE JUST BEEN SITTING HERE KEEPING IT ALL TO MYSELF SO I CAN LOVE AND CHERISH MY SHIP ALL BY MYSELF??? :)))) anyways on to the good stuff *v*

I just want to see Shang QingHua try to “protect” MoBei Jun… Or rather try to cover him? Like, please don’t look at him, he’s mine??? But it’s too cute thinking about smol and elegant (and v weak hahaha) Shang QingHua stepping in front of scary demon lord MBJ in a fit of jealousy.

But I also think MBJ would do that to SQH (and probably be more successful at it???) so my brain immediately thought that they would endlessly do that in a sort of crack way?? Constantly stepping in front of the other like excuse me please don’t look here??

LIKE SERIOUSLY THERE’S JUST A GROUP OF V PRETTY WOMEN OR SOMETHING AND THEY HAVEN’T REALLY COME TO TERMS WITH THEIR FEELINGS SO THEY’RE BOTH JUST TRYING TO TAKE THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE OTHER AND THEY BOTH MISUNDERSTAND???? AND THEY JUST DO THAT UNTIL THEY’RE LIKE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE TOWN OR SOMETHING???? (and then MBJ just carries SQH away with SQH protesting the whole time uwu)

I guess slightly elaborating on the past headcanon (MBJ trying to gift SQH some sweet, sweet human goods to woo him) were MBJ is v carefully looking at fans, trying to figure out which ones SQH would like the most. Our clueless about love demon lord would probably even ask SQH which ones he prefers, which only fuels SQH’s growing jealousy. Excuse me, you want me to pick out your gifts for another person??? but still helps because… well it’s more of an automatic response than anything. MBJ immediately hands the items to him, and says nothing more about it because he’s a secret v shy virgin boy.

So SQH prepares all this elaborate and beautiful boxing for the items that he assumes are gifts for one very specific Shizun that somehow caused everyone to fall in love with him. He’s pretty confused by his sudden irritation, but WHY WOULD HE ACTUALLY ACCEPT HIS OWN FEELINGS??? So SQH is just p irritated by himself.

MBJ doesn’t understand. He gave SQH the very good human items to woo him, yet he is not wooed. This requires further investigation.

Further investigation obviously means bothering BingQiu, who may or may not be more knowledgeable in this arena (hint: they aren’t). Shang QingHua follows for optimal supervision since he’s v curious as to what the fuck is going on (and to give gifts because he’s a good servant like that). ANYWAYS, so MBJ drags LBH away immediately and he’s like “Bro, the fans didn’t work.” which really puts BingBing’s brain to the test… “Did you try crying?” MBJ questions the integrity of the only person stronger than him in that moment (BUT WHO HAS A HUSBAND AND WHO DOESN’T, HUuuUUUuuUUuuUUuuUuuuUUUuuUuuHHHhhhHhhH???)

Meanwhile, the two modern bros are left alone. Queue our very jealous Airplane Bro interrogating Cucumber Bro with an assortment of boxes placed in front of them. “Why is my king buying you all sorts of gifts??!” and Cucumber Bro is just v confused and has to explain that there is absolutely nothing going on.

“Then why did he give me these fans?”

“Are you that fucking stupid?”

“Who are you calling fucking stupid? You turned all of my sons gay, how could I not think this was that case?”

“Which sons did I turn gay??? Maybe you just wrote the characters so poorly that they couldn’t help but fall in love with the first decent person they met?”

SQH is v awestruck for a good few minutes… “That’s not the point! Why would he give me fans and clothes?”

“Please don’t make me answer that…”

SQH, v embarrassed about everything, starts putting away all the boxes, but not before the other two return. Of course the two tactless beings just start opening them, leaving SQH extra embarrassed.

“Why did you bring these?” MBJ asks, his tone slightly displeased.

“Ah, you see… I was so happy to receive these from my king that I wanted to show them to someone who was well versed in the quality of such objects.”

SQQ commends Airplane Bro on his ability to lie through his teeth, truly he has some skills. MBJ IMMEDIATELY PULLS SQH AWAY, EXCUSE US VERY MUCH WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO NOT HERE SORRY BYE

Feel free to imagine whatever you want here

Bonus!

“My king, I do appreciate the gifts, but I don’t really care for fans this much,” Shang Qinghua comments, carefully sorting through the mountain of boxes. He suddenly regrets his decision to speak, feeling the air turn a particularly unfriendly level of chill.

“Then why do you always carry them around?” There was an all too familiar frown on Mobei Jun’s face that almost made Shang Qinghua laugh when he turned to face the man. Was he seriously pouting?

However, when Shang Qinghua remembered the true reason he had carried fans with him, he couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. He cleared his throat a little before replying, “Do you remember the time we first met?” Mobei Jun only nodded, clearly a bit impatient with where this was going. “That night, you were injured and came down with a fever, right? I had to go around and ask for fans so I could help you cool down. Ah… so ever since then I just got into the habit of carrying them… in case you needed them…”

The distance between the two was closed immediately. He could feel the demon lord’s strong arms embrace him, and, not knowing what to do, he grabbed the front of the other’s robes. Truly, he felt so embarrassed that he quickly buried his face in Mobei Jun’s chest, feeling the relief of the ice demon’s cool skin against his flushed cheeks. “Qinghua.”

“Yes, my king?”

“You’re making me hot all over now, how do you propose we fix this?”

[aethxr-ash]

Hello there!, I read your match ups are open, would it be a problem if a ask for a match up from genshin impact? . If it troubles you please feel free to ignore the request ! We don't want you to overwork yourself do we?💖

I mostly prefer male characters, if it's not a problem I would like to be matched with one :))

Okie dokie ,let me start with show am I, just the basics ig:

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Zodiac: I'm a cancer.

MBTI: ENFJ.

Likes: Floriography (language of flowers) , Herbalism and toxicology , Art in general, Animals (mostly any kind, they are just lovable little furr /scaly balls) ,Cooking and baking , Dubbing and I love adventuring with friends or family, I just get bored pretty fast if I'm just still in some space. I also love my family and friends.And my beloved , sweet ,sweet Nature.(Plant lady goes brrr 🥴)

Dislikes: People who don't respect my limits THEY MAKE ME SO ANGRY ,GOD . Injustices, rude , insincere and manipulative people. (Basically unpleasant people in general, they just make me truly angry >:(( ), losing people or animals I care of.

Personality: Ambiverted,I'm mostly described as a free,cheerful and kind person. Pretty motherly and "the one that keeps everyone together". I'm known as the one who is "always there for anyone who needs me". (Im actually kind of happy about it ,tho c:) I'm a traveler Kinnie, I find it quite sweet and admirable to do whatever you can to help and protect those you love. Even if you don't understand why they do what they do. Sometimes I get a little (too much) sad and since I'm not the kind of people that like others to listen or carry my problems and worries , I just let my self take a brake for everything and everyone. So basically I desapear for like two or three days.

Hobbies: dubbing , drawing ,gaming ,making nice little picnics and herbal medicine research/ Investigate plants and their uses for the benefit of humans and animals.

Goals: My goal is to make as much money and Knowledge as possible to help my people and world as much as possible. I just want everyone, no matter what, to live a happy, peaceful and prosperous life.(more like a dream than an actual achievable goal but I could try!), Also I would love to help my family and friends as much as I can! There is nothing more important for me than my family and my people.

Love lenguage: Charity time and words of appreciation. I'm not a huge fan of fiscal touch , but I will never regret it if it makes my partner/friends/fam feel comfy.

Partner preferences: I don't like being with my partner all the time, for me "loving" someone doesn't mean "sticking together" 24/7. Friends always describe my perfect partner as some kind of "Gatsby " or "howl". I think they mean patient and totally in love man kind? , Idkn.

Sorry for the big list bout me , I'm just kind of excited. Hope you have a nice day Hun bun!

⊱┊personality matchup for @thelovetannfawn !

hi!! it's not a problem at all <3! this really made me smile, you're so sweet. i hope you enjoy your matchup ^^

⊱┊ genshin impact

zhongli !

runner-ups: dainsleif, baizhu

i'm so sorry about the age gap ^^" if it makes you uncomfortable let me know and i'll gladly rematch you! i just thought your personalities were a good match :) 

✧ hu tao got you two together

✧ zhongli shares your love for family and his people

✧ as well as understanding your ambitions

✧ he's very patient and gentle

✧ doesn't need to be around you 24/7, he's perfectly happy with both of you doing your jobs during the day and hanging out in the evening

✧ he might surprise visit you with lunch or a gift sometimes 

✧ a big giver of words of affirmation

✧ he loves to cook with you 

✧ i feel like he's an istj

✧ calls you "darling", "love", or "sweetheart"

✧ he's a very sweet and patient lover <3

[sxpiosexualx]

Some Jonsa fans care about Jon, sure. But not the ones who call him a traitor for betraying the north, or think Sansa should overthrow him and become QitN, or, say that the show has “butchered”his character for allying with the (admittedly annoying/entitled) person with DRAGONS. Some Dany fans are just as bad, but don’t tell me you won’t cancel Jon the minute your S8 hopes don’t pan out.

Hey mate I’ll admit I stared at this message, pondered on how I’d tackle answering this seriously, went on Twitter, scrolled through my entire Tumblr dash, went downstairs and got myself ice-cream, sat back up and finished my bowl of ice-cream, and then took another look at this message and I’m still having trouble understanding why I feel the need to reply to this. Life would be that much sweeter if I could ignore some things but…

it’s gonna bother me if I don’t.

**before we proceed let me just make a disclaimer that none of the points I put forward are exclusive to Jonsa - whether you ship jon x sansa or stan them both separately without hoping they get together, most of my points still stand.**

I’m with you for the most part, for admitting that some Jonsa fans do care about Jon because a few of us are more Jon stans than we are Sansa stans. Past that, I think you need to understand that OP was exaggerating the Jon hate coming from a small corner of our fandom, because like the others have explained in this thread, the majority of us are upset at the turn of events and more so at Daenerys than we are at Jon. Like @lostlittlesatellites​ mentioned, it’s the difference between having an actual choice, and being coerced and pushed into a corner.

Before I dive deeper into illustrating why different sets of people have different reasons for the way they’ve reacted to Jon bending the knee, you need to understand that there are a fraction of us who:

Stan Sansa more than Jon, or was a Sansa stan before a Jon stan, and are understandably upset at Jon giving away the North without first discussing it with Sansa.

Stan Jon more than Sansa, or was a Jon stan first, and are understandably upset at how him giving up the North was framed because yes, it did assassinate some things he stood for.

Those of us who stan either one more, or equally, and understand both stances taken from the two fractions above, i.e. people who understand that other people in the fandom’s feelings are valid.

The first group.

Let me try to best explain to you why the first group of people are upset: because we all were made to believe Jon was different, because he’s supposed to be different. Different from all the other guys in Dany’s arc that have fallen for her, different from Jorah, Daario, Tyrion, different. When people throw out words like “betrayal” and that Sansa should just take over, it’s because of how the narrative was built up and framed to us:

Jon gets proclaimed King in the North(despite not having a birthright, to which none of us were complaining because Sansa’s birthright as Lady of Winterfell was still respected).

Sansa is happy for him, tells him he’s a good ruler, tries to get him to consider her counsel as well because she doesn’t want him to make the same mistakes Robb and Ned did, and then defends his position in front of the Northern Lords who have made it clear they would rather have Sansa leading them at this point - this is where the “Sansa should just be QiTN” discourse comes in but for the most part, it’s wishful thinking and banter.

Sansa warns him of making the same mistakes ROBB did, and then warns him of Cersei and how much her word is worth. What does Jon do? Or rather, how does the show frame Jon giving up his kingdom? By doing so because he’s infatuated with Daenerys(I would argue and hope that this is not the case but the show sure made it seem like it was considering he pledged himself after she agreed to help). Then he blurts out that he’s pledged to Daenerys in the dragonpit scene, in front of Cersei - and the audience is made to believe that Jon and the dragon team believe Cersei’s word on her truce even after that whole fiasco.

Worse yet, people are pissed because he gave up The North without first heeding counsel or even checking in with Sansa. Jon and Sansa went from having strong communication - yes, they argue but they work through it by communicating - to Sansa not hearing anything from Jon for weeks and then suddenly receiving word that he’s bent the knee - where does that put Sansa?

People who stan Sansa of course feel betrayed because he left the North in her hands, only to go to Dragonstone and give it up without so much as an explanation to her. Does that not feel like betrayal? (I know at this point you’re sitting there wondering, well he had to!!! I’ll address that in a moment)

Moreover, it’s not hostility coming from a place of people thinking Sansa should be Queen, it’s hostility coming from people who understand the importance of Winterfell to Sansa - she fought for it as much as Jon did, she made him get back up and fight for it. It’s their home, her home. You would think a decision as large as getting yourself subjugated once more by Targaryen rulers would at least be discussed but Jon, as king, didn’t bother. They fought for it together, a place that Sansa has spent the entirety of her arc post Ned’s execution wishing to go back to, and he gave it away. That’s the betrayal, it’s a betrayal of trust. One second he’s entrusting it in her hands, the next he’s snatching it and “gifting” it to Daenerys as if it were a consolation prize for losing a dragon.

So if Jon wasn’t the guy we thought him to be, i.e. he’s just another guy that will fall to his knees at the sight of Daenerys and fight for her because he’s infatuated by her, then yes, a lot of us would gladly give up our “Jon snow stan” cards. This group of people, upon the prospect of Jon revealing himself to be just like any other character, is of the opinion that Sansa deserves better.

The second group.

Now onto the second group, the majority of us who are upset but haven’t gone full on “Jon can choke”(which tbh is a valid thing to feel considering how he did Sansa dirty due to a lack of communication and how the narrative has been framed). This tackles the “butchering” of Jon’s character, or as we call it “character assassination”. From experience, this comes mainly from people  who value Jon and understand him, the people who have supported him since season 1/book 1 or who have come to appreciate his character for what he is along the way. So if they stan Jon, why are they upset too? Because his actions were OOC.

Yes, Jon would do anything to secure safety for the realm, and he did that - but how he went about doing it is what made so many of us displeased with what the show has turned him into. He went from King in the North to Daenerys’ “pet northerner.” It’s the same way some Sansa stans are upset that the show would make her go to Petyr Baelish - the slimy abuser she already denounced - for advice on what to do with Arya, painting her as naive for the majority of the season.

But we don’t hate Jon, we’re upset because of how it went down. Most of us don’t blame Jon because whatever OOC things he did “how about mY qUeEn u deServe it even though u coulda just flown in and avoided more deaths to begin with haha here’s the north” could be explained as him trying his best to ensure he’s secured her aid – because how much is her word worth when she went from “I don’t(regret it). I had to see.” to “My dragon died so that we could be here. If it’s all for nothing, then he died for nothing.”

No, we’re more disgusted with Daenerys. Mind you, not all Jonsas hate Dany, and not all anti-daenerys people ship Jonsa. We’re disgusted, because this far into the series, after years and years of people hailing Daenerys as some heroine saviour - we didn’t get that. No, what we got was her insistence of a truce with Cersei, and her insistence on Jon bending the knee. Why couldn’t she just ally herself with the North, why must she have it all? She allowed the Iron islands their independence, why not the North? What sort of heroine asks for something in return for saving lives?

Jon bending the knee was never necessary as how pro-dany stans try to make it seem, Torrhen Stark bent the knee to save his people from dragonfire, Jon bent the knee because he has to, not because he wants to. Neither of the two would have had to give up their kingdoms if the Targaryen hadn’t insisted on it in the first place. Then they pull up “isn’t their survival worth more than your pride?” as if it wasn’t the most ironic line coming from Daenerys “I’ll fight for you… when you bend the knee,” Targaryen because it was never necessary. Jonerys stans expect us to believe they take them as two equals in a relationship when Jon never met Daenerys as an equal. Since the very beginning, he’s respected her title and referred to her as Your Grace despite herself being a self-proclaimed Queen, and what did she do? Strip him of his boat, weapons, and title. Daenerys is the super power with not one, but three weapons that could easily stop the threat coming for her people as well, and yet she is adamant about making the North - a new independent and developing kingdom by right - give up their independence. Why? Why?

Why am I mentioning Daenerys? Because she plays a central role in coercing Jon into bending the knee. If she proved herself to be worthy of the throne then perhaps no one would be upset but the thing is, she stands for everything Jon doesn’t and yet he willingly gave up his kingdom to her and we’re expected to believe he genuinely thinks she’s fit to rule as opposed to doing to because he had no other choice? That’s not my Jon Snow, that’s not the one I grew to love.

The third group.

The third group clings to the hope that Jon hasn’t completely done a 180 and is instead doing what he has to do to ensure the survival of his people, and acknowledges that it was good of him to bend the knee though we still hate how it happened, and understand the backlash coming from people who support and love Sansa as well. That’s me included.

BY THE WAY:

don’t tell me you won’t cancel Jon the minute your S8 hopes don’t pan out.

ummm ok? We have a right to stan Jon and unstan him just as many of us started out rooting for Dany only to realise she’s not at all who we first thought she was. The Jon Snow I know could care less about who sits on the Iron Throne, because he’s more concerned about the threat to the North. The Jon Snow I know, put duty over love, no matter how hard it was. The Jon Snow I know, didn’t falter, except for when he thought it involved his family i.e. going off for fake!arya which consequently got him stabbed. The Jon Snow I know wouldn’t give up his kingdom, his home, his family’s home, unless he knew it was the only way to secure aid and protect them because Jon Snow loves his family more than anything. So if season 8 happens and it turns out Jon Snow really genuinely only bent the knee because he’s in love with Daenerys and doesn’t mind giving up his kingdom to get subjugated despite knowing full well the history behind his people’s trauma, because he’s just that in love with her, then yes, plenty of us would cancel Jon Snow because that’s not who he is.

I’ll also argue that it’s rich to see people from the Jonerys corner or any corner really, claim Jonsa’s don’t care about Jon’s wants when his wants have always surrounded having a place at Winterfell and being accepted as a Stark. If anything, him gladly giving up the North and its people to a Targaryen is going to drive a further wedge between that, and going off into the sunset to marry Daenerys and sit on the iron throne with their incest baby i.e. taking him away from the North to sit in Kingslanding, a place he’s made clear he doesn’t want to live in, sounds more like disregarding his wants than what we’ve proposed.

Thanks for listening, don’t tell us how to feel.

[rust-en-orde]

and in the name of love, she’s coming back.

although it’s fairly confusing to point out the only one thing that CL lacks to make her own breakthrough in the US impossible, because duh, she has everything upon her sleeve, I think we can come to a final conclusion that it’d be good management.

what else does a leader of 2NE1, one of the pioneers in K-pop whose influence and contribution could never be denied since 2009, conceivably not have, unless a company with at least a functional brain which will let their artists release a goddamn album? y’all tell me.

the fact she’s from YG Entertainment (the shittiest company in South Korea, fyi only tho, just in case you’re clueless) had been the prominent reason for all the widespread frustrations growing from both important parties in this case (CL and her loyal fandom, GZB) since 2015.

2015 was like the perfect timing for her grand entry to the US, wasn’t it? her swaggering single ‘Hello Bitches’ was getting massive recognition, the high anticipation from both the general public and GZBs was rising higher than ever. not to mention her extensive connection! the relationship with all peeps from another side of the world that she builds throughout the years was beneficially helping to spread her brand out as an all-around rookie singer who’s more than ready to pull off ‘CL paves the way for Asian artists debuting in the US’ card. 

and here’s the most ridiculous joke of the decade; instead of dropping a ton of remarkable albums which she has worked on either in South Korea or the US, all she could have was a longass hiatus after the release of her debut single ‘Lifted’ (which I always think as a mere warm-up song lol) in 2016.

can y’all imagine that?

she’s a top-notch performer. her number one mission has always been to stun everyone the moment she’s stepping on stage. she was one of two artists that being asked to represent South Korea at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic closing ceremony and she ate the whole stadion alive.

imagine being none but a literal idiot for wasting her unmatched talents, her golden age, her unstoppable stage presence? I simply can’t be one because nah that certain level of stupidity is beyond my ability.

another painful story is, as many as GZBs who decided to faithfully stay and wait for her music, there was also a large number of them who heavily chose to leave. if you’re starting to wonder who to blame, whose fault is it? well, to be frankly honest, no one (it’s YG Entertainment’s fault tho but I had enough talking about that garbage so).

let me break the situation down for you.

she couldn’t release any song she have produced by herself, she’s basically getting locked up. the desperation was painfully too much to be borne, both for herself and GZBs. dozens of new groups get to debut every year. they’re fresh and young, they have a dozen of chances to promote their songs frequently, to showcase their capabilities. and how’s CL doing? what exactly has she been up to? not even one single fleeting glimpse existed. GZBs were left by confusion, were hanging by only futile hope to listen to her new album which seemed wouldn’t be getting released anytime soon. inevitably, some chose to leave yet the rest wanted to stay. they, whose commendable persistence, truly did.

when the news of her departure from that sexist company broke out in November 2019, following the announcement of the ‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’ release (in less than a month since she left that broke agency, a glo up I aspire to have tbh) there was a huge relief within me. yes, solely a relief.

there was no scene of weeping a bucket of tears, or more extreme, an agonizingly painful blow within my chest, just like when they announced 2NE1’s disbandment three years ago. picture that as a twinge of irony, because it felt like years ago since the last time I could be just free of worry towards any news coming from K-pop artists I love (and in general tho tbh, 2019 is not definitely the best year of K-pop). that time, I couldn’t resist to pat my head and, if I may add, to give myself the highest praise for making a good decision. yes, hon, once in a lifetime. hashtag I’m indecisive and I knew it.

“smart of you to not ever forget her, to never have any slightest thought for leaving the fandom, to simply stay,” I told myself.

‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’, a meaningful gift for her friends and GZBs. but above all, a thoughtful letter written by herself to herself which for the most part saying that it’s always okay to start all over again.

it’s an extended play (EP) that contains six songs in total and every two tracks will be dropped in one week. she just released the first two songs, +DONE161201+ and +REWIND170205+, and the responses are nothing but hearty applause. oh anyway, the numbers in each song correspond with the date when the songs were written, as if it’s a kind of diary that depicted her feelings over that time.

in spite of the fact that it’s written 3 years ago, ‘Done’ is an enjoyable and super catchy bop. it’s like a peaceful break-up anthem, something that you can claim as rare topic because recent break-up songs outhere are mostly about the wounded pain and sleepless nights (SHOUTOUT TO AKMU’S HOW CAN I LOVE THE HEARTBREAK WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE they can have all the waters from my eyes I truly don’t mind). the lyrics are very straight-forward (which I appreciate the most) and somehow I can’t help but squeezing out some memories from my teenager days by listening to it religiously.

“don’t hit me up

don’t show up on me

the one who left me

baby boy, that was you

please don’t hit me up

don’t call me

I told you that you would regret this, you fool”

2NE1 was widely known for their empowering songs back then, remember? you are allowed to have a sort of vague or even a clear-cut distaste towards the songs they made in their peak of career, but you definitely can’t disregard the truth that they’re effin good at conveying “you broke up with me so you better get your ass out and never come back to me and say you regret everything because duh boy adios” message. been a devoted Blackjack (2NE1’s fandom name) since 2010, it’s just really delightful for me to finally hear their distinctive sound again in newer production provided by the leader. if any of you are in desperate need of a clean break-up jam, Done is a decent choice. btw my personal favorite part of the song is:

“tears I shed for you is my last gift for you

what’s done is done”

(IT’S WAY TOO RELATEABLE I,,)

moving on to the second track, ‘Rewind’ aka a song that turned me into a miserable mess the first second I listened to it. I’m not a genius in music and its magical pieces of stuff but it doesn’t take a genius either to understand the meaning of this song is THAT deep.

“where did we go wrong? I don’t know

it’s too late to say goodbye

let’s try solving this unpromising puzzle

you don’t wanna let me go, me neither

the curtain between us

open it up and let’s rewind”

I think she’s like talking to herself. she’s questioning why everything is falling apart, why things aren’t right in the first place. then after dealing with not-so-momentary confusion and hesitation, she came up with a decision that she only had to go back to the beginning and start over. and it may not be the easiest thing to be done, but even so it’s not a serious problem because she knows that she’s more than capable of proving herself, that she’s never alone along every step in another big journey ahead of her. I’d say ‘Rewind’ is a very encouraging song, it feels so uplifting to be heard on your heavy days.

also, the music videos for both songs are quite personal and emotionally soul-stirring. she produced the video by herself hence you can easily notice the simplicity and creativity she carried on there. one thing that ought to be highlighted is the people who were shown in the music videos. they are her closest friends slash constant supports which are playing an irreplaceable part in her life, especially when times were rough for her with all US debut preparation and everything. on a lighter note, I’m profoundly thankful to know she’s never alone while facing all hardships she got to encounter, that she’d never be obligated to dissemble her feelings because she’s surrounded by her own people who are always all ears for her.

to sum everything up, ‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’ is a heartwarming start.

it’s not the main release for her high-anticipated return to the music scene, but instead, it brings a long-awaited comfort to the table as if she’s saying “hey fam guess what? I’m still here, I won’t ever give up, let’s do it now” to GZBs. her previous agency had done nothing but ruined her chances to make everything big on time and as now she’s no longer prisoned (I sound so bitter ok I know), I simply can’t wait to see what she got in store and am beyond ready to give my utmost support for a ton of albums she will be releasing from now on.

4 years filled only with the long stretches of waiting have passed, and that, surely not in a blink of an eye. but somehow, she made it. so did GZBs.

welcome back, CL. been long time, hasn’t it?

[ninjawithbunnies]

92 truths

I should write my uni essay but now even answering the tag is more interesting. 

Tagged by @adsuro muah muah.

1. Drink: green tea

2. Phone Call: Matthew - my brother

3. Text: ugh “what the fuck? Psycho!” to my bae Ada.

4. Song you listened to: Nu’est - love paint - can we just appreciate Baekho’s shoulders? Please?

5. Time you cried: I don’t cry very often. 

6. Dated someone twice: Nope! Thank god.

7. Been cheated on: Unfortunately. 

8. Kissed someone and regretted it: Yep.

9. Lost someone special: Yes.

10. Been depressed: Me? No way!

11. Gotten drunk and threw up: Oh gosh, yep, but only once and it was the end of my high school, so i was a little sad.

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

Pink of course

Purple 

Suga’s turquoise hair Turquoise

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU…

15. Made new friends: Yaaaas! Ma sista!

16. Fallen out of love: Eeeeeeem, did you mean sugajohnnyim?

17. Laughed until you cried: Actually everyday!

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Yes, but it’s okay.

19. Met someone who changed you: I have changed a lot, but i don’t know if it is because of someone. 

20. Found out who your true friends are: Of course!

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Ugh yes.

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in really life?: I think a lot.

23. Do you have any pets: My baby girl Betty - redhead cocker spaniel. She thinks that she is my boss!

24. Do you want to change your name?: Oh gosh yes! I really don’t like my name.

25. What did you do for your last birthday?: Hmm... All day I was doing the housework because it was Easter. But I got the best gift ever, which made my whole day!

26. What time did you wake up?: It depends whether I go to college or not.

27: What were you doing at midnight last night: I watched some horror movie. 

28. Name something you cannot wait for: Summer holiday, eating bibimbap again(goooooosh i really want to!), reading very important fanfick(!), Chang-Wook’s new drama, Jooyoung comeback, BTSMONSTAXNCTSHINEE concert in Poland

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Yesterday. 

30. What is one thing you wish you can change about your life: I think I would like to learn Korean earlier.

31. What are you listening to right now:  Monsta X - Hero - but you know it’s mamma mia version <3

32. Have you talked to a person named Tom: Yeeeeees! It was one of the most stressful moments in my life.

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: studies, phone calls.

34. Most visited website: Facebook, tumblr, youtube and instagram.

35. Elementary: Done

36: High School: Done

37: College: I am in my second year of studies.

38. Hair color: Brown.

39. Long or short hair: Very long.

40. Do you have a crush on someone: Do I have to say that?

41. What do you like about yourself: hair hair hair hair... Oh! And my glasses!

42. Piercings: In both ears x2

43. Blood type: 0 RH+

44. Nickname: Oh I don’t know, most of the time people call me Iga, sometimes Igi, Igu or Igulama.

45. Relationship Status: Single baby.

46. Zodiac sign: Aries

47. Pronouns: Me?

48. Favorite tv show: STRANGER THINGS! <3 AND HEALER! <3

49. Tattoos: Nooo!

50. Right or left hand: Right. 

FIRST…

51. Surgery: no.

52. Piercing: ears

53. Word: kokkili 코끼리 which means elephant, cute right? <3

54. Sport: dance, yoga, pilates.

55. Vacation: I don’t know tho, I have to write my critical edition of Karpiński.

56. Pair of trainers: Nike

RECENTLY…

57. Eating: Kookiecookies like always 

58. Drinking: water

59. I’m about to: start writing my essay... What? Naaaah! Take a nap of course!

60. Listening to:  Chance, the Rapper - Sunday Candy (thanks to my sunshine Hobi!)

61. Waiting for: I told ya bibimbap again!

62. Want: Hyyh pt.1 :(

DO YOU WANT TO…

63. Get married: Of course!

64. Have a career and if so what: Being an editor. 

WHICH IS BETTER…

65. Hugs or kisses: Can I have both? 

66. Lips or eyes: Ugh... But eyes.

67. Shorter or taller: Both.

68. Older or younger: Older.

69. Spontaneous or romantic: Spontaneous

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Gosh! Hands! But okay - arms.

71. Sensitive or loud: It depends.

72. Hook up or relationship: Both!

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Troublemaker!

HAVE YOU EVER…

74. Kissed a stranger: Noooo!

75. Drank hard liquor: Yep!

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: Emmm, my glasses and... phone all the time.

77. Turned someone down: Yep.

78. Sex on first date: Gosh! NO!

79. Broken someone’s heart: Yes. Unfortunately. 

80. Had your heart broken: Yep.

81. Been arrested: Nope, thank god XD

82. Cried when someone died: Yes.

83. Fallen for a friend: Nope!

DO YOU BELIEVE…

84. In Yourself: It’s hard...

85. Miracles: YES! ( @adsuro and her beautiful wedding with Jiminnie)

86. Love at first sight: No.

87. Santa Claus: What? OF COURSE I DO!

88. Kiss on the first date: Nope!

89. Angels: I think I do.

OTHER…

90. Current best friend: My dog xD my sistas and one idiot Kacper.

91. Eye color: I don’t really know tho, my eyes are weird. 

92. Favorite movie: The Silence of the Lambs