#i kind of forgot that I started posting about his interviews so in the following days you'll see the ones i forgot to post back in the day

[skepticalarrie]

hey! i've always believed in early Larry but recently have fallen down a rabbit hole about babygate and am convinced. i'm just stuck on a few points and was wondering if there are any theories.

1) what happened on the day of the 'birth'? if he is brett's child born from surrogacy, how did they get briana's name on the birth certificate and either get the baby into the hospital without alerting staff there that briana was not pregnant OR have had a non-pregnant briana stay in hospital for days. what are the theories on how they orchestrated the hospital stay logistically? surely it would've been easier to claim she wanted a home birth. also not sure if they rented a room in the hospital and just kind of camped out there?

2) is there any evidence of Louis being a present father to Freddie? the main reason i started to question the media narrative was that it seems like Louis rarely sees him and in AOTV it almost seemed awkward, like the child didn't really know him. adjacent to that, is there any evidence that Eleanor, who was supposedly with him for FIVE years post-babygate, ever met his son? after all the fuss about danielle vs briana and danielle mentioning her by name in interviews, not even a fluff article about step mum life and loving him? it seems like they forgot to account for parts of the narrative - on the surface, it seems fine but it falls apart on inspection.

thanks from a reborn larry :)

Aww, a reborn Larrie, how cute! Hahah welcome back!

1- I have two tags you might want to check out to see if they answer your questions: BIRTH CERTIFICATE and SURROGATE. But to sum it up, I don’t think it's as complicated as it seems. We don’t actually know what’s on the official birth certificate, no one does. What we saw was a copy of it, and it had a lot of inconsistencies. Personally, my guess is that the birth certificate was never even filed at the state level, and the names of the legal parents (Brett and Tammi) are likely on it. If Louis and Briana’s names are there officially, it would follow the typical process for surrogacy pregnancies, and I fully believe Freddie is unrelated to the surrogate. So the intended parents would be listed on the birth certificate regardless, so there were no special logistics involved at the hospital or anything like that.

2- Louis’ involvement in Freddie’s life started around 2021, and that's undeniable, even if you believe he's Freddie’s biological father. It’s interesting how some people claim we can’t know whether Louis was present for Freddie or how often they saw each other, but then they use it as proof when they are together later on. There’s definitely been a noticeable shift in Louis’ behaviour... he completely ignored Freddie’s existence for years. He never spoke about him. And then, all of a sudden, they're all over the place together, and Louis can't stop mentioning him. So, there’s at least something odd about it. As for Eleanor, the only time we saw them in the same place was at Louis’ LA show, which was being recorded for AOV. They were kind of in the same booth but on different sides, so there was some overlap, but that’s the closest interaction we’ve seen. Babygate became more consistent after Louis and Eleanor broke up and before they got back together in 2017. During all their time together, there was no babygate, basically!

[survivoreddie]

☆ Season 2 ⌁ ET Online - Introduction to the show ⌁ TV Insider - Eddie Díaz in the first half of the season ⌁ TV Line - Introducing Shannon to the show ⌁ Anthem Magazine - Very interesting Q&A ⌁ Outsider - Being a father irl ⌁ ET Online - Season 2 finale ☆ Season 3 ⌁ US Magazine - Ronda's introduction ⌁ ET Online - End of season 3 + start of covid ⌁ ET Online - Life in quarantine ⌁ Hollywood life - Abby coming back ⌁ Outsider - Talking about stunts ☆ Eddie Begins ⌁ Hollywood live ⌁ NY Post ⌁ TheWrap ⌁ TV Inside ⌁ TV Line ⌁ US Magazine ☆ Season 7 ⌁ TV Guide - Season 7 preview, Buddie & Chris ⌁ TV Fanatic - Ryan's hope for season 7 ⌁ TV Insider - What's in for Eddie? ⌁ People - On parenting and his relationship with Gavin ⌁ Collider - There's a lot in store for buddie fans ⌁ EW Entertainment - Buck and Eddie's season 7 dynamic ⌁ TVLine - Buck & Eddie will lean in each other in season 7 ⌁ US Weekly - Eddie & Chris’ arcs for season 7B ⌁ Parade - Eddie's sexuality and Buddie ⌁ EW Entertainment - Buck coming out to Eddie ⌁ US Weekly - Buck and Eddie's relationship ⌁ TV Insider - Buck and Eddie taking baby steps ⌁ TV Fanatic - Eddie's evolution & Buddie ⌁ TheWrap - Eddie's reaction to Buck's coming out ⌁ Collider - Eddie and Buck's coming out ⌁ People - Possibilities of Eddie and Buck going canon ⌁ TVLine - Episode 7x07 recap "Eddie's betrayal" ⌁ TV Insider - Eddie will feel isolated after the finale ⌁ TheWrap - Ryan loves the chaos of the cheating arc ⌁ EW Entertainment - Vertigo storyline & finale preview ⌁ TVLine - What's in for Eddie in the finale? ⌁ TV Insider - Cheating storyline and lying to Buck ⌁ Collider - Consequences of season 7 finale ⌁ Screenrant - Chris' absence in season 8 ⌁ US Weekly - Eddie's season 7 main moments ⌁ Decider - Breaking down season 7 finale ⌁ The Hollywood Reporter - Ryan breaks down the finale ⌁ Yahoo!news - Ryan reflects on emotional finale ⌁ TV Fanatic - Eddie relying on Buck and season 7's journey ⌁ Decider - 9-1-1 has been a blessing for Ryan ⌁ Decider - Ryan shares his dream crossover ☆ Season 8 ⌁ Remezcla - Eddie Díaz’s Latino Identity, Catholic Guilt & That Mustache ⌁ US Magazine - What's to come for season 8 ⌁ TV Fanatic - Ryan Guzmán talks about Eddie's confession, self-love and Risky Business moment ⌁ Screenrant - Ryan Guzmán says Eddie is asking the right questions ⌁ TV Guide - Ryan Guzmán on how Eddie on dancing on his underwear ⌁ TV Insider - Ryan Guzmán talks 'Risky Business' dance ⌁ EW Entertainment - Ryan Guzmán on 'Risky Business' dance and mustache shave ⌁ US Magazine - Ryan Guzmán on how Eddie looks for joy shaving and dancing on his underwear ⌁ Screenrant - Ryan Guzmán breaks down Buck's and Eddie's final scene on episode 8x06 ⌁ EW Entertainment - Ryan Guzmán & Oliver Stark on 'Risky Business' dance and touching Buddie moment ⌁ Collider - Eddie will 'Reach out of his comfort zone'

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Early 2021 Timeline

There was an anon who asked for the timeline of royal happenings in the March/April 2021 timeframe. I forgot to grab the ask when I saw it before it got buried under newer asks (I'll spare you all another gripe about how useless the inbox can be).

Quick little disclaimer first: this isn't *everything* that happened and it doesn't cover all of the media coverage that was taking place during this time.

(What I started doing was tracking royal events so that when I do research the PR timelines, I have a frame of reference for the kind of stories but not a whole lot of links. So that's the background to this.)

Without further ado...

January 2021: Pretty quiet month as far as royal events go. (Most of my newsfeeds and social media is dominated by the events of January 6th so it's very possible things happened that slipped right past me because of that. (This is not an invitation to discuss January 6th.)

February 2021

2/16/21: Prince Philip enters King Edward VII's hospital for an infection.

2/18/21: CDAN says William took Princess Latifa's (Dubai/UAE) virgnity and it's causing diplomatic problems for the UK and Dubai. (I believe CDAN published the blind because of this BBC story about the princess's kidnapping and detention.)

2/19/21: Buckingham Palace confirms the Sussexes won't return as working members of the royal family, that Harry will give up his miltiary titles, and that they're both relinquishing royal patronages.

2/20/21: Charles visits Philip at the hospital. He's papped leaving, looking very emotional and upset. Media and the public realizes this could be the start of the end.

2/26/21: Harry appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Cringe all around.

March 2021

3/1/21: Prince Philip is transferred to St. Bartholomew's hospital for continued care and treatment of a heart condition.*

3/3/21: Philip has a heart operation.

3/5/21: Philip transfers back to King Edward VII's hospital.*

*For one of these movements, there are photographs showing that hospital staff are using sheets to block media's access/view of Philip being transferred into an ambulance (I don't remember which one). It fuels further speculation that this may be the end for Philip.

3/7/21: Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry is broadcast in the U.S.

3/8/21: Piers Morgan flips out over the Oprah interview. The royal family attends the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Oprah releases four new clips of the Sussex interview to CBS This Morning that were cut from the original broadcast. Meghan lodges formal complaints about Piers to Ofcom. The Oprah interview is broadcast in the UK.

3/9/21: Piers quits or gets fired. (No one's really sure of the official story.) Buckingham Palace issues the "recollections may vary" statement.

3/10/21: Piers doubles down on his comments made about Meghan following the Oprah interview on social media.

3/11/21: Kate makes the BRF's first official appearance since the Oprah interview is broadcast in the UK. William unexpectedly joins her and issues the first in-person statement: "We're very much not a racist family."

3/16/21: Philip is discharged from hospital and returns to Windsor Castle. Harry and Meghan leak to Gayle King about the status of their relationship with the BRF post-Oprah interview.

April 2021

4/9/21: Prince Philip dies.

4/10/21: Edward and Sophie are the first royals to be publicly seen, spotted driving through Windsor. Sophie makes brief remarks to reporters standing near the road as they drive past.

4/11/21: Details of Philip's funeral are announced. Harry starts complaining about not being able to wear his military uniform. Andrew and Edward attend a Sunday service in Windsor at the Royal Chapel of All Saints and both make comments to the media.

4/12/21: William releases a statement on Philip's passing via KP social media, including a new-to-us photograph of Philip and George by Kate. Harry also releases a statement about Philip's passing via Archewell, receiving immediate criticism that a) he posted too quickly after William; b) used the for-his-personal-profit Archewell charity to do it; and c) pretended to be the Captain General of the Royal Marines (which he gave up two months earlier) by quoting their motto. Meghan announces that she will not attend the funeral to avoid being in the "center of attention." Harry papped traveling to London for the funeral; in accordance with the government's COVID policy, Harry has to isolate and quarantine for 5 days and "test to release" on the fifth day to attend Philip's funeral.

4/13/21: More details of Philip's funeral announced, including mask-wearing and social distancing protocols, the guest list, and the order of the procession.

4/15/21: Buckingham Palace announces that no one will wear military uniforms to Philip's funeral. It's covered as "the decision was made to spare embarrassing Harry."

4/16/21: Huw Edwards sends spicy messages to a younger coworker. The Wessexes (Edward, Sophie, and Louise) do a walkabout at Windsor Castle to view flowers and tributes left for Philip - it's the only royal walkabout, probably for COVID protocols.

4/17/21: Philip's funeral. Meghan issues PR taking credit for the flowers and card on top of his casket.

4/25/21: CDAN publishes that Meghan was hitting on Serena's husband at the 2019 US Open and he told Serena, who confronted Meghan and they had a big falling out.

[kanmom51]

Those little touches that scream intimacy

Skinship is a thing.

BTS show physical affection with each other, they hold, hug, touch each other in ways that would perhaps raise an eyebrow for some, but within their cultural context are not a sign of ‘more’ than friendly affection and closeness.  Although, I do have to say that BTS do stretch the boundaries on that one too.  Some of the touchy feely is beyond what you would expect it to be among grown male friends in Korea as well.  But they did grow up together, in a sense, and although it’s a little more than usually accepted, it still is not an indication to anything more than a very close friendship.

But JM and JK, they have these moments.  Two types of suspicious moments.

These moments when they pull back on the touching, the almost touching or touching but just... barely. Those moments where you are sitting there and screaming at the screen (in your mind) “fucking touch him already”, which presents as highly suspicious considering how close those two are on the one hand and how tactile they are on the other.  

And then you have these moments where it’s more, it’s suspicious, it’s not something that you would expect between just friends.

So I thought I would put bring together, in one post, some of these moments.

Moments they do something, touch, almost touch, behave in a way that makes you go “this doesn’t look like something ‘just a friend’ would do”, or “heck, those two must be really intimate for this to be happening”.

j 14 interview

I guess I started with a big one. What is it they say? Go big or go home? Whatever JM was doing there with his wiggly wiggle finger during that interview was not something just between friends. It just wasn't.

BV1 footsies

No matter how close you are with your friend, him playing footsies with your crotch is not something you would allow him to do, well unless if you are not "just friends".

BV2 footsies

Here it's JK's reaction. If it was ok for a "friend" to play footsies, if said footsy playing did absolutely nothing for him, we wouldn't be seeing that reaction from him. That gulp. Man. He was hit hard, probably in the full sense of the word, lol.

Footsies BV4

Less about JK's toesies just lightly touching JM's leg and more about the physical reaction the two of them had that followed. Suffice to say that the room was getting real hot for the two (which is also why JK running to put on a big covering coat was pretty funny).

BV3 cuddles

Do we need to explain here?

It's not only the fact that JM is touching JK in these more intimate areas, it's the lack of reaction (well almost lack of reaction...there are those reactions that you just can't help) from JK.

Rose Bowl of course.

No matter how much people will try to twist this up, it takes a special level of intimacy to take someone's sweaty dirty ear into your mouth and suck on it, for 4 seconds straight. And then end it all with a light kiss on the ear.

hickey

I guess this one is a given too. I've heard the stories about brotherly neck sucking and nope, I do not buy that. Not one bit. No matter how the story is told, JM put his mouth on JK's neck, exactly where JK's mole happens to be, and sucked on it hard enough to bruise it. Yep. Not something you do with a "just friend".

Btw, love the editors captions. *in pain*, lol.

This one

And this one too.

And this one too.

Oh, and this too.

It's about being used to be in that kind of proximity. Muscle memory. The lack of an initial reaction, and only pulling away at the very end. And it's not for a skit or game. It's all them. That smirk on JK's face in the 2019 TMA's and the BV2 moments, priceless.

Same day as this, btw, just if you weren't aware of it or just forgot.

It's definitley not this

Or this

Just saying.

Festa 2020 karaoke

It's not about the touch, more abut JK's reaction to it.

And how can I leave this last one out?

JK just moving that pesky crop top aside to caress JM’s waist/hip skin on skin, a little smirk on his face when he moves in, JM mostly non reacting although if you do look closely you can see a tiny little smile there towards the end when JK starts playing with his fingers on his bare skin.  This screams of two people who are physically intimate.

Feel free to add more examples. Maybe I'll make a part 2 for this one too.

Happy pride month.

[farfromstrange]

Lizzi’s Valentine’s Special & Follower Celebration

Dear Everyone,

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I thought, since this silly little blog hit over 1.1k followers yesterday, I want to give you something special.

First of all, though, I want to thank you. I’ve been on here since (and I checked with the archive) July 19, 2022. I can't believe that it has been almost two years. I started watching Daredevil after watching Spider-Man: No Way Home in December of 2021 and hearing Matt Murdock say, "I'm a really good lawyer," after catching a brick. So, I started watching the show, and that was during a time I was really miserable. Mentally and physically, I wasn't in a good place, but after watching Daredevil for the first time and falling in love with Charlie Cox as a genuine person and an actor, it felt like I found a reason to keep going.

I started writing fanfiction again, which I kind of neglected because I felt like this hobby of mine wasn't going anywhere. I wasn't inspired at all until I watched the show. If I hadn't, I probably would not have gotten back into writing and using it as an outlet for my feelings, and I probably wouldn't be where I am today. Thanks to Charlie's portrayal of Matt Murdock, and watching his interviews, I felt like I could do the things that I love again and follow my dreams. He's the reason I chose to major in English. And while I owe him that much, I owe you guys here on Tumblr and AO3 even more.

When I first posted here, I didn't think people would even be interested in what I had to say and write. But then more and more people started visiting my profile, you guys started following me, and it kept me motivated to keep writing, even when I'm miserable, and I sometimes only post once every blue moon.

I feel so honored that you guys chose to follow a silly little blog run by a silly little 20-something-year-old whose first language isn't even English (but made it her entire personality), and who chose to write about traumatized dark-haired characters portrayed by Charlie Cox. I'm overwhelmed by the love you continue to show me, and every time one of you chooses to reblog or comment on one of my works, saying that it resonated with you, I feel like I'm doing something right. I'm sharing my ideas, my own experiences, my wishes, and even my deepest, darkest dreams through my writing like it's a fucking diary, and you eat it up every single time.

I'm just so glad that this community exists, as chaotic as it sometimes is, and that you chose to stick around, even when I suck at keeping promises sometimes. You keep teaching me new things about who I am, my writing, and how important it is to put myself first. I don't know if you've heard it lately, but you guys are incredible and I appreciate the hell out of every single one of you.

Thanks to Tumblr, I made lifelong friends (especially looking at you, @blackshadowswriter) and found like-minded people that made me feel less alone. That alone was worth making this account and continuing to post on here.

You may think that I'm being dramatic, but for someone who has never really experienced the kind of validation this community gives me, I want to celebrate this milestone. It means more to me than I can even put into words. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I love you all so much! Please, don't ever forget how amazing you are.

That being said, I've got some exciting things planned.

The other day, I found a folder in my Docs titled "the vault". I completely forgot about it because I usually keep my WIPs in a different folder. As it turns out, I made that folder for fics that I originally never planned to post, or ones that I'd finished but wasn't happy with. It’s many, but it’s a few. Some are deeper than others. I also jotted down rough ideas and outlines last year that I stuffed in there, some of which I've actually shared with you but never started working on. Until now. And the contents of that vault are what I want to give to you now.

INTRODUCING: The Vault

6 stories from the vault. 1 bonus fic. 7 days.

I went through a myriad of emotions while I wrote these. For some, I actually bled my soul onto paper. For others, it was merely a brain fart that led to their existence. They're sad, horny, and at times angry, but some of those were originally written for me, and only me. Those that weren't started as a few sentences in a folder before I forgot they existed. Either way, I don't want them to catch dust. And I wouldn't want to share them with anyone else.

Starting February 14th, I will be posting one fic every day until February 20th. My “The Vault” works are Matt Murdock x Reader works, but I've made an exception for the bonus fic. I won't tell you what they are about, but I will give you a list of installments and what kind of fic they are so you know what to be excited about (and maybe which ones are not your cup of tea).

-> The number at the end tells you the date I will be posting it on, but I put it in chronological order as well.

INSTALLMENTS:

1. If You Need To Be Mean (angst, hurt/comfort) 14.

2. Mismatched Bridesmaid (fluff, smut) 15.

3. Weed Cookies (humor, fluff, cw: accidental drug use) 16.

4. the grudge (songfic, angst, hurt/comfort, cw: death of a parent) 17.

5. Halloween (Smut) 18.

6. I Want To Fuck A Priest (Smut, cw: priest!Matt) 19.

BONUS:

7. Now That We Don’t Talk (Part 2 of Is It Over Now?) -> Frank Castle x Reader (smut, angst) 20.

A few more words: You are free to send me an ask if you want to know more, but be prepared that I won't be answering in much detail. I don't want to spoil the fun. I would, however, not mind talking about them as vaguely as possible (if you’re interested).

Thank you all. For everything. And I hope you stick around to read these little gems.

With love from yours truly,

Lizzi <3

[lover-of-mine]

Lady Whistledown here. I'm laughing that stuck, but I will take it. Literally, no one important just ended up there. The readers' digest version for those who didn't see the original goes like this.

In the beginning, it was all fun, and games and delusions of grandeur were written till E6, really.

That's when the Buck Tommy kind of flat lined, and what was shown was meh. Then they were desperately praying there would be on on screen pledge of commitment to shut us up before the season ended. Never happened. Pretty much all of the speculation came from paying for Lous Cameos. They built stories around them. Heavily used his cameo wearing the medal when he said they were "thriving." We all know they literally had one scene after that. Then Lou had to shut down his account, and now they were in a drought.

So they moved along into speculation territory for weeks until Oliver's live. Before then, we received their ire. We were bullies and harassing Lou ext. In the live, he basically grimaced and ignored the Buck Tommy question and smiled and blushed at Buddie. Have to remember with, in the same time frame, we had Ryan basically say so you know Buck and Eddie during an interview non 911 related, but also the old Lou interview started circulating again. The one where he basically says they called me last minute to kiss one of them and that he was basically called in to work out Bucks kinks as a starter relationship.

Clearly, this caused panic in the BT PR room!!

But it was weird because after Oliver's recent life, that's when they turned on him. Because now they had to confront why he had never posted about Tommy, followed Lou and only posted Eddie. I have seen that happen in other fandoms, but it's usually by main characters. Not a random side character. So my point is if Oliver continues as is, BTS starts popping up no Lou, Ryan, and Oliver promo. They are turning on Oliver if he doesn't promote BT. They already did and that was just the first trial by fire.

Since then, though, like any good conspiracy type behavior, it's like they forgot they were mad and never mentioned Oliver's expressions during it. Or the fact he seems to not care about the pairing.

They are back in delusional land. Some delusions include.... It's good Chris will be gone because it provides space for Buck to detach from Eddie, and we get more Tommy. Tommy will be more main character LI and involved with the team. Huge chance Tommy finally comes clean to Buck he was into Eddie before, and Buck being so loving invites Eddie to join them. Eddie secretly pines for Tommy. Tommy taking over father roles for both Eddie and Buck because clearly they need his help. Also sexual fantasies clearly written by straight people.

But mark my words... If it keeps going with no sign of Lou, Tommy, or Oliver acknowledging BT, it will because of us and Oliver. If that happens, I will, of course, message you.

And if people really want to know I am happy to always report back the gossip...

But if that was long winded as hell and you skipped to the bottom.. Yes, they turned on Oliver (behind closed doors) because his live was the first chance since the cameos to get anything. And he said let them eat cake....

Hello, my love 🩷🩷🩷

Wait wait wait wait you're telling me that after the hospital kiss when there were harassing everyone about how bt is now endgame, they were panicking about the way the relationship was portrayed? And that they realize the relationship was not defined on screen? Are you fucking with me? This is........ Okay, but seriously, do they realize how cameo works or do they think Lou was just saying those things because he felt like it? When you pay for those videos, you send him a message that prompts him. He was saying what they paid him to say. I'm...... I'm glad to know they are also unhappy with the way the relationship has been treated, I feel vindicated.

Also the way they also agree Tommy looked more interested in Eddie and are creating their own delusions on top of Eddie pining for Tommy? I don't even want to think about Tommy being a better parent, that one just makes me want to pick a fight. Interesting to know they are having the three-way fantasies in private while completely turning on Eddie out here.

Honestly, the chaos that will happen once filming starts is not something I'm looking forward to, because there won't be the level of content they want and that will 10000000% make them more feral. Especially considering the way Oliver is on our side, and even with bt on the making the promotion of s7 leaned HEAVILY on Oliver and Ryan together. And it worked. So it will probably happen again. And given how small Tommy's role was in the back half of the season, him not being around all that much is the more plausible scenario. And well, publicly turning on Oliver is not gonna get the reaction they think it will, so that's gonna be interesting for sure.

Please come back any time there's an update you feel is worth sharing, I'm loving having the inside view kapakapalapakpas

[what-gs-watching]

“There is only room for one God in this lab and it's not yours."

Welp, my city has decided that it forgot how weather works, and we’re snowed in and there’s a frozen pipe in my goddamn basement and I finished an interview loop for a company last week so I’m just sitting here trapped in my house and waiting desperately for any news on if they might hire me and it’s not going amazing SO, 

It’s time for a FRINGE BINGE. 

I saw a post a week or two ago that Fringe might be leaving Max at the end of the month, and I couldn’t let it go without a rewatch. It’s one of the reasons I started playing “What G’s Watching” with my husband - he’d seen it when it first came out and I thought maybe he’d remember some of it and could understand my rambling, because you need some kind of background to truly grasp what the eff is happening in Fringe. He didn’t. But that didn’t stop me from becoming completely obsessed. 

Even when I’m not rewatching, sometimes I’ll yell “PREVIOUSLY ON FRINGE” when the show I’m actually enjoying does a recap. I don’t know why it’s stuck in my brain, but it doesn’t matter, I love it.

Here’s the thing about Fringe: it’s absolutely ridiculous. It’s like X-Files on acid (or Walter’s Brown Bettty?). The science is ridiculous and honestly it’s difficult to follow the lore sometimes, especially the first time through it. But it’s weirdly captivating and it tugs at your heart strings, which doesn’t make any sense.

Basically, FBI agent Olivia Dunham gets sucked into a special division that investigates weird occurrences that seem to have to do with ‘fringe science’, and she ends up enlisting Peter Bishop and his genius scientist father, Walter Bishop (who’d spent almost twenty years in a mental institution) to help her get to the bottom of what the eff is going on.

AND THEN THINGS GET CRAZY. 

They pump so much backstory into this show. There’s monsters of the week, sure, but every single character has a whole damn room full of skeletons and it was so much fun trying to puzzle all of that shit out the first time. In my rewatch so far, I’m picking up a ton of little random clues and I’m loving it. It’s clear that J. J. Abrams had some IDEAS. 

Also, I’ve never watched Lost, (and I never will, I put my foot down on that)  but I can confidently say this is the better J. J. Abrams show. The ending doesn’t make you ridiculously angry you watched the whole thing. So there’s that. 

Honestly, there’s too much I love about this show. The whole alternate universe plotline for one, which creates some of my favorite moments. But it’s mainly about Peter and Walter. At its core, this stupid show is about their father son relationship, and how far people are willing to go  to protect their family. Which is weird, but also perfect. 

Before the mental institution, Walter was a little bit of a sociopath, pursuing scientific enhancements, consequences be damned. He was a shit person. He ran tests on children, he fucked with the fabric of the universe. No fucks given, that man. But the Walter we get for most of the show is just…oddly charming. Quirky in his brilliance, instead of calculating. And it’s FUNNY and endearing. 

Olivia brings in another agent to help corral Walter in his resurrected lab beneath Harvard, Astrid, and he spends most of the series calling her anything but. “Astro”, “Astrix”, etc. It’s not malicious, he just can’t hold the information, as much as he appreciates the work she does with him. Like, how does that turn out to just be kind of cute? 

Some of my favorite made-up words are from Walter.  “Vagenda”, for one. Which is ‘vagina agenda’ obviously. As in, “Peter fell for her vagenda”, which had me rolling. Even if it came about during a storyline that made me absolutely FURIOUS, but in the best of ways. (There was a lot of time wherein I was yelling at my husband about how much I hated “Fauxlivia” and her vagenda, but honestly I don’t want to spoil it because the twists and turns this show takes are so wonderful, they should be experienced with absolutely no background.)

The whole thing with Walter is that he’s atoning for the sins of his past, even if he doesn’t really realize it at first, and it’s just, really comforting. His entire arc is compelling and satisfying, even if it leaves you a crying mess. 

Also, Peter Bishop is forever my perfect New England boyfriend. At first I’m not sure who they wanted him to be exactly, but eventually he smoothed out into just an earnest, genius, gorgeous man trying to do the right thing and get past all of the hurt Walter caused him. They put him in devastatingly handsome peacoats and he saves the day and he’s sweet to Olivia and I just spend most of the time swooning. That smile, gang.

Is it because I fell in love with Pacey Witter as a young girl during Dawson’s Creek’s heyday? 98% yes. I will always love Joshua Jackson and Pacey was done dirty for a while. And come to think of it, Peter was too. It’s his thing, apparently. 

I do  realize Olivia is supposed to be the main character probably, but she gets me to my two favorite guys so I guess she’s fine. Anna Torv is wonderful, she plays Dunham really well (which I imagine was grueling given some of the storylines) but the Bishops are the stars of the show. I just want to squeeze both of them.

The crazy thing is there are some episodes that will destroy you emotionally. The white tulip? Jesus. That one just came up in my rewatch, and it was still a punch in the face the second time. There’s one where Walter gets lost in Chinatown, I had to literally mute it because it’s gut wrenching. Even with the silliness and the science that makes you roll your eyes, they make you look at things you don’t want to, and it can hurt. I love/hate that so much. 

And look, I understand that the moral of the show is that science and technology can be dangerous and we shouldn’t let it get away from us because it could eventually cause the downfall of everything, but that’s not what I’m here for. I’m always here for the relationships. And the ridiculous ways we can get people to die. And the outlandish scifi. If you wanna remind me of things that I don’t want to think about in between that, I guess it’s okay, because it makes no sense, but when I think of Fringe, it just makes me feel warm and fuzzy. It’s not a warm and fuzzy show, but it is for me. 

I started watching it because it was a complete series that had a purposeful ending and I needed something, but it turned into a lot more than that. I’m jealous of people who can see it for the first time. It’s just so…special. In weird and wonderful ways. There will never be another character quite like Walter Bishop. Or a truly realized tv universe as outlandish. They swung for the fences, and it really landed; vagenda, the observers, Walternate, and all. 

Let Walter charm the shit out of you, you won’t be disappointed.

[coredrill]

perhaps my most insane collection of brvn thots yet

do we think lulu is from the moon. i think this for three reasons. one: when she told superbia she was going to ride him the moon was quite large and prominent in the shot. symbolism. two: when she got her fancy hairdo, she had two little buns that looked like moons. three: “lulu” could come from “luna” the same way it could come from the first syllable of smith’s name. why would she become spanish? don’t worry abt it. also if she’s from there then maybe the “final battle” which obari allegedly said would take place in an unexpected location will indeed be on the moon (pls dont ask for a source on this bc i don’t think i could find it again but it was one of the like. EARLY early interviews iirc. or it was just a rumor. this part of the post is a joke anyways LMAO). however this IS a super robot show so i feel like the moon in general is actually a more expected location for me than like. idk. cleveland

everyone pointing out the animation differences maybe indicating different timelines is so funny to me cause like. if it’s NOT intentional, the fans are putting together a list of fixes to make for the bluray on a silver platter LMAO. also god i hope we get a western bluray release, i honestly am considering getting the jp one if it somehow winds up w eng subs though just cause i know it’s such a long shot for CRUNCHYROLL of all motherfuckers to put one together 🥲 discotek ur our only hope………………

i keep thinking abt the like. pacing of the previous fight scenes being reused in ep9 in such a smart way…………like with smith/lulu v superbia - isami/bravern v cupiridas AND with smith/lulu v knuth - isami/bravern v pessimism/vanitas they kept doing the quick jumps between each of the two fights in a way that made it clear that isami and smith were in conversation even if they were doing completely different shit, and then bringing that completely to the forefront this ep while isami is asking smith why he died and at the same time smith is refusing to die bc of his promise with isami. BLEW MY FUCKIN MIND to see the pattern reused like that, i swear to GOD everyone talks about how fun and hype this show is but it’s so damn GOOD too 😭😭 and then after that the fuckin. symmetrical docking ass cut and then later the gattai which has been held off for SO long bc they are no longer separate conversations. JESUS

called my shots too early tho w smith not melting ppl’s minds in a kaworu manner where they convolute the story x1000 to try to make him seem straight 😭 congrats white boy, your days are numbered until ppl start saying you love isami like he’s your pet dog……….also in a related fashion the giant naked smith fanarts are taking me out LMAO

you can tell idk shit abt fuck when it comes to time travel fuckery cause i rly am just here like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ atp LMAO, the serious theorizing is GONE. i trust the show to finish out in a satisfying manner and also in a way that my pea brain can understand and i’m rly looking forward to savouring these last 3 episodes :] and then rewatching the whole thing from the beginning once the remaining twists have been revealed and i Know :3 like not to get way too sentimental w 3 whole episodes left but we are so lucky to be following this story in real time you guys 😭 like i’m just gonna put the same post i made back after episode ONE here cause it’s true but times a million with what we’ve seen so far, truly this is such a special experience to have and i’m so glad this show waited until i got into mecha to get made so that i could like. Understand it yknow. anyways good for january 14 2024 version of me, you are so excited andyet still have NO idea the kind of treat you are in for 😭

“lewis” jumpscare tho omg. i forgot it took me like a week to figure out what the hell was goin on with all the characters first and last names LMAO. anyways everybody go look at sumiisa sekiha love love tenkyouken right now i am no longer asking

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

Hi I’m sorry to bug you (pun intended) but do you mind explaining everything you listed in the 2023 tumblr bug poll. I’ve been here all year but I don’t think I understand all of the options. You have been really fun to follow this year I appreciate your presence in our community :)

thank you Anon 1 that is very kind of you to say!!!! :)

All right, buckle up folks:

Get Back day-by-day re-watch (January): In January some people on decided to rewatch the bits of Get Back from that specific date, some also went through the nagra tapes of that day. They'd make cool compilation posts with moments that stuck out to them. I just remembered it was actually called Get Backuary :) I didn't really participate though because January is a busy time for me, in general.

Beatles poll wars (around February-April): once the poll feature reached bug tumblr we started having a LOT of polls and it caused a not insignificant amount of discourse and accusations of "bootlicking" or whatever lol. Interestingly, we discovered that Paul and George have roughly the same amount of fans (taking ~35% each) and John and Ringo also have about the same amount of and only about half as many fans (~15% each).

McLennon Conspiracy Blogger Disappearance Event (April): I explained this here, though I forgot to mention that in mid-April this blogger went scorched earth and dropped off tumblr completely. One time they made a post insinuating that no one's ever bothered wondering why John was depressed in 65/66 (and implied it was because THEY knew McLennon had broken up for a while or something)… Sir, this is the John Lennon Psychoanalysis Website.

Eyes of the Storm (June): Paul published a book and held an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery featuring tons of never before seen pictures from late 1963 to early 1964. Very fun time though people randomly claimed the majority of the pics were John when that wasn't really true lol there was just a general bias in which pictures from the gallery got shared.

Now And Then announcement + initial discourse (June): in a radio interview to promote said gallery, Paul offhand mentioned he had used Peter Jackson's AI technology to isolate John's vocal and "the last Beatles song" would be released later this year. There was a first wave of discourse from people thinking Paul was gonna use an AI-generated John vocal, rather than use AI to isolate an existing vocal (this was so frustrating because it was so clear in context what Paul meant but online news just ran with it). Then, there was a second wave of discourse (which was revived upon the songs release) over the extent of George's involvement and how much he would have wanted this.

Beatles song tournament (July–August): A sideblog was created to do a Beatles song poll battle. It got a bit intense lol. Everyone started hatejerking about Hey Jude beating A Day In The Life in the semi-finals.

Top Worm™ (August): Literally One Of The Greatest Moments On This Site. Also, let no one tell you John wasn't Top Worm. It is law.

Now And Then song + video (November): think this one's self-explanatory but basically Now And Then came out, we all reacted to it, the video came out the next day and was kinda hilariously bad but in the funniest way possible, George Discourse Part 2 and also How Much Is Paul Allowed To Change John's Song Discourse which I found puzzling lol. Someone said him removing a verse was "Paul Rewriting History". fantastic. no notes. what a time to be alive.

[changbinsboobs]

Your readings are so interesting ! I have been loving them so much. About Han being more stable than you thought, I agree and it doesn’t really surprise me much. I feel like the fandom sometimes hyperfocuses way too much on his mental health- they make it seem like anxiety (or any other mental issue) is an inherent personality trait of his, which is why a lot of fandom seem to think he’s a mess. Also I feel like a lot of people can’t wrap their heads around the idea that somebody with anxiety could possible enjoy the idol industry- performing, interacting with people, being on stage etc, therefore he must constantly be in distress (which is a lil ableist ngl)

Like, I’m sure he’s still a bit immature, and has some growing up to do, but he’s not walking around with SOS tattooed on his forehead ya know?

Anyway, love your readings. Can’t wait for the dorm dynamics one you mentioned in your other post - I’m so curious what goes on with in Chan and IN

Thank youu💗💗💗 and yeah I've noticed that with other members or other idols too in general. Like they hear something about the idol (in hans case that he has social anxiety) and they project that on any little "weird" behavior that they exhibit (by weird i mean something thats outside of the persona the idol usually portrays). I understand the good intentions of wanting to protect their belived idols but a fan can't really do much protecting if we're being honest. And more often than not (almost always) the fans' interference does more damage than good. Imagine you get an anxiety attack once, because you're swarmed by people. And now the whole world thinks you have an anxiety disorder. Maybe you've never thought of yourself as someone with anxiety, maybe this happens like once every 5 years. But now everyone talks about your anxiety and kind of unintentionally forces that on you. After a while you start identifying with it and might indeed exhibit auch symptoms. And because of that whole thing fans do when they escalate a little situation they've only witnessed a fraction of - i believe lots of idols are afraid to share more deeper stuff with their fans, just because they'll take a small piece of information and immediately infantilize the idol and turn it all into a much bigger thing than it is. This - even if it comes from good intentions - is a harmful behaviour many fans should unlearn because it keeps their beloved idol quite and in fear of sharing whats on their heart with their fans. Thats my thoughts on the matter😅got a bit long tho.

And about han, tbh i forgot he had anxiety before you mentioned it here😅 why i thought he's much more unstable is actually because of his songs and what he often shares in interviews as well as the members about him. He has said several times he feels alienated from the world and has difficulties socializing and fitting in, at the same time he's a very sensitive and creative person and has even some genius like traits - and all this taken into consideration i thought he would be having a much harder time sorting out his thoughts and finding his place in the world. But he seems to be actually doing really fine, which makes me happy cuz i think he's such a charming, sweet guy🥰

And yeah, i think ill be doing that reading the following days sometime. Its def not too far back in my queue:)

[ilyasorokinn]

request 1/3 (you do not need to do all of these but I'm just doing this for pizazz) wade allison - "i've been looking for my hoodie-" "my hoodie, you mean." (bonus points if that first quote is y/n and the second is wade) & "i don't think either of us are qualified for this but sure, go for it."

YOURS AND MINE

thank you bestie! and you bet your ass i'm gonna do all of them. also, i changed. one word in prompt 4 and didn't make it y/n's jacket cause the interaction i wrote in my head was too funny not to write, so i hope that's okay lol.*muah*

4. "i don't think either of us are qualified for this but sure, go for it." 14. "i've been looking for my hoodie-" "my hoodie, you mean." (from this prompt list)

you were typing away on your phone, responding to tiktok comments on a tiktok you had posted for the flyers. it was being received well, so that was a plus.

but because you were typing away, you turned the corner and totally missed wade turning the corner as well, "whoa." you gasped, almost falling if it weren't for him catching you.

"you good?"

"yeah." you smiled.

he smiled but it fell when he noticed what you were wearing, "that's mine. i've been looking for my hoodie-"

"my hoodie, you mean." you corrected.

"your's?"

"yeah."

"if i recall, this was on my side of the closet this morning."

"maybe you were so tired, you were hallucinating." you shrugged innocently.

"yeah, i'm sure that's what it was." he rolled his eyes.

"anyways, i was actually on my way to find you."

"found me." he beamed.

"you are next up in the player superlatives."

"oh, yeah, frosty was talking about it during practice."

"all good things, right?"

"only the best." he smiled.

"all right, follow me, mr. allison."

"why of course, miss y/l/n," he smirked, letting you lead him into the room where the little game would be played.

"all right, you can sit in the chair and i'll get isaac." you whipped out your phone to call your cameraman who was off on a break. it rang and rang before it went to voicemail.

your brows furrowed, "everything good?"

"yeah, isaac's not answering though."

"is that unusual?"

"a little. he usually picks up on the first ring."

"should i be concerned?" wade chuckled.

"no, you're in the clear. he's got a wife and a kid." you rolled your eyes, "it's all good. we can start without him." you made your way over to the camera and pressed a few buttons.

isaac had explained how to use the camera a couple times, but it was so long ago and you were kind of like dory. you forgot things a lot. wade knew this.

"you sure you know what you're doing?"

"not even a little," you admitted.

he stood up and made his way over, trying to figure out what you were doing, "do you know what to do?"

"he told me like two years ago, but i forget everything." you sighed, taking a step back so wade could try.

he pressed a couple of buttons but nothing happened. he took a step back and you both looked at the camera, "is there like an instruction manual or something?"

"i think so, but i don't know where it is." you ran a hand through your hair, "you know what? we have another camera. one i actually know how to use."

"why aren't you using that one?"

"because he was here before you. you're the first guy we're interviewing after our break." you pulled the other camera out of the closet and set it up.

you instructed him on how he could help then sat him back down, "ta-da!" you gave him jazz hands.

"look at you." he smirked, "now, let's get back to the task at hand. i want to go home and eat the leftovers in the fridge."

"the leftovers? who are you and what have you done to wade allison?"

"the evil hungry robot who took over wade's body." he joked, making you laugh.

"you weirdo, come on, let's get this over with so we can go home." you held a mirror up so he could fix his appearance if he wanted to.

"right, right." he fixed his hair before he gave you a thumbs up. you took a step back and pressed a button on the camera, and the red light came on, "i just want to say i don't think either of us are qualified for this but sure, go for it."

"okay, thanks for that." you rolled your eyes, "i have to cut that out, but for the record, i'm very good at my job, thank you very much."

"i know, i'm teasing." he blew you a dramatic kiss.

"whatever, jerk." you looked down at your notepad, "first question..."

taylor's 2.5k celly!

[julietasgf]

@mr-nauseam buddie I'm so sorry I forgot talking abt the other two remaining racers on my other postsksklskl 😭 pardon me, BUT I'm doing this separate post, hope it's okay!! but let's go to the two silly little guys left:

dennis giroud is a belgian driver. he races since he was very young, in go-karts, and he has been in love with racing since... well... forever. his dad saw so many potential in dennis and always took him to races and encouraged his dream. his dad was basically his coach for most of his life, and also the manager of his career. and dennis was VERY talented, it's worth saying; he won almost all of the regional junior categories and started to draw attention from some of the big teams, hence why he was part of the redbull academy since very, very young. so, dennis start to rise in his career; he wins formula 2, gets a seat in formula 1 in a smaller team, and it doesn't take long for him to get a seat in red bull. and the car of the team is good, and dennis is an excelent racer, it's just that everything fits so well and he's living his dreams... despite not everything being exactly what he thought they would be. it's just that dennis is very much a reserved person who just wants to stay at home with his cats, chill and win races, and he isn't very fond of the fame and gossip that comes with being a formula 1 driver. dennis is genuinely so chill; some reporters label him as arrogant bc of the way he refuses to give interviews and stuff, but he's just shy. again, dennis is very talented, and he wins 3 championships on a roll; and this new year, he's ready to win another one... except that this year, he has a problem with name and surname. vanessa cruz, who was a rookie two years ago and now signed with mercedes... and is now winning almost everything. dennis didn't even have to worry about competition before, people were fighting for who would get the second and third place... and now he has this pretentious and younger racer being such a pain in the ass.

vanessa cruz is a mexican driver. vanessa's father was a mediocre formula one driver much before than her, before he got into a crash that kind of made it impossible for him to go back to formula one again. vanessa is his only child, so he basically tried to live through her. vanessa was very, very young when he started pushing her into go-karts. and despite the pressure... vanessa loved it. she loved racing, and more than that, she was fucking good at it, better than any boy around. her father pulled her into a strict routine so she would become basically the perfect racer. vanessa's childhood was spent on the racetrack and with her father repeating over and over again what she already knew: the second place is the first of the losers. and vanessa adored her father, of course he should've been telling the truth!!! and as she grew up, he made it very clear that not making it to formula 1 isn't an option. she had to become a racer, and a succesful one at that. so vanessa worked hard, she trained and followed her father's strict routine, and it was no surprise when she quickly made it to the juniors categories, and then... to formula 1. vanessa is confident, she's funny and charismatic, and it's no wonder the media loves her so much, because she's not only a racer, she WILL put on a show for them. some call her pretentious... but honestly, she just knows how talented she is and she's not ashamed of it. vanessa was a rookie in the same year dennis won his second championship, and she admired him so much. he's the most succesful driver of their generation, and she can't wait to get into a big team to finally be able to compete with him on the same level. and now that vanessa got a seat in mercedes, oh, there's nothing really that can stop her.

also, since I've finished introducing you to all of these guys... here's their designs!!! :D (just to make it clear: rodrigo is not a natural blond, being blond is not one of his crimes despite the many others

[rockinlibrarian]

Author Interview

@littlerit has tagged me to complete this whole Author Interview question list in its entirety! So I'm gonna! Writing the answers right after the questions because otherwise I get too confused!

How many works do you have on AO3? 34 I think if you count anonymous ones

What's your total AO3 word count? 176,382

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? "The Invitation: an epilogue" at 126; "In Which Jason and Chidi Rob a Bank" at 113 after a month and a half!; "Chapter 19.5: Hidden. Safe. Somewhere." at 103 which I KNOW is wrong, most of those have to be bots or a glitch or something, not that it's bad, there's just no way; "Not Just Stupid Kids" at 101; and "The Puppy-Fly Effect" at 82. Those are all different fandoms, I'm kind of proud of that.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I answered this one here, and also still haven't caught up on all those Yuletide comments!

What fic has the angstiest ending? "Exploration of the Astral Plane: An Immersive, Multidimensional Study, by Cary Loudermilk, PhD, and Oliver Anthony Bird," on account of it canonically has to. I'm such a happy ending person. But I didn't shy away on this one. I fully made myself cry writing it.

What fic has the happiest ending? Having just said I'm a Happy Ending person, I wasn't sure how to choose (and to be fair, a lot of my endings aren't so much "happy" as "hopeful"), but scrolling down the list "Syd's (Third) Childhood Begins" sticks out, maybe because it's the alternate timeline ending of my ANGSTIEST ending choice, but maybe also because it's Oliver Bird psychically bonding with a baby and it's the cutest thing and I'm getting teary-eyed thinking about it.

Do you write crossovers? I LOVE CROSSOVERS! I've only posted two, the aptly named "Introduction to Infernal Crossover" and "A Captain With Seven Children...What's So Fearsome About That?" OH SHOOT, and also "Tesseract," I can't believe I almost forgot that one. So, three. And "The Magic Man of Oz" which isn't a true crossover, but an AU using another story. But I feel like crossovers are, like, the pinnacle of fanfiction. You can't DO that in any other kind of writing! So I actually haven't written a LOT of crossovers, but I really appreciate that they exist.

Have you received hate on AO3? No. I can barely handle indifference on AO3.

Do you write smut? No, but sometimes even just acknowledging that smut is happening off-screen makes me blush and I'm like do I need to up the rating on this? Does this count as needing to warn for Underage because he's a sixteen-year-old slut who won't shut up about his conquests? (actual question I have asked myself). Look, I have one fic posted "anonymously" just because it LINKS to someone else's smut fic!

Have you had a fic get stolen? Not that I'm aware of.

Have you had a fic get translated? No, pretty sure not. Unless of course, it was STOLEN then translated.

Have you co-written a fic? This was also answered over here.

What's your fave ship? *Sigh* Yes, still can't get over Fiktor. Reading or writing. I just started writing another one, too. Looks like it might be multichapter. Also looks like I've started weaving in mysteries I don't even know the answers to and I don't even know if I feel like getting into it, but that's just where the premise is going, darn following the premise to its logical conclusion.

What's a WIP you want to finish but never will? Never say never. Though I have got some hanging out that I haven't looked at in ages. I keep teasing that old Firefly fic-- that's probably the oldest with no further development on it-- but I SWEAR SOMEDAY especially if someone else has any interest in me doing so?

What are your writing strengths? Dialogue. I tend to draft in dialogue actually.

What are your writing weaknesses? Adding the stuff that comes in between the dialogue. Also finishing. Also plotting.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages on AO3? Little bits and phrases here and there, hey, go for it. Longer than that makes for a hard read.

What's the first fandom you wrote for? This is answered very enjoyably over here, and by "very enjoyably" I mean "There's a link to X-Files Crack, you should follow it."

What fandom/ship have you not written but want to? I think until "Jason and Chidi Rob a Bank" the answer was The Good Place, although technically I wrote a little of that (but no MAIN characters!) in "Intro to Infernal Crossover." Now I'm not sure. Nothing's sticking out. Also ever since I saw that Yuletide nomination I've been obsessed with the concept of Sal and Gabi fic, but I can't do it, I need someone who actually knows Cuban-American Spanglish to do it for me. Speaking of other Yuletide nominations, Lemony Snicket would be fun. Haven't tried that yet.

What's your fave fic you've written? Honestly I don't know. It depends which one I haven't reread in awhile and am not sick of yet. I like to go with "Two (or Three) Mutant Freaks Against the Fourth Grade" because the number of hits it's gotten is WAY out of proportion with the amount I love it. But now it's actually got more hits than "The Magic Man of Oz" which is my newest favorite, so maybe I have to start hyping that one up, too.

So @uniasus, I will tag you to answer all the other questions I didn't ask you before then! Who else hasn't gotten tagged? Everyone else who writes and hasn't gotten tagged!

[ajwamiju]

Scene 8: Aftermath

CW: Creepy interview questions, vaping, drinking

Note: So sorry for not posting according to schedule, I was really trying to stay away from social media as a whole during my break and kind of forgot to update, other than that I was also going on strike for P4l3st1n3 (If you support z10n1sm, please see yourself out). I'll also be going on hiatus to prepare for season two of the series (aka, finish the damn thing).

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With great reviews means more offers for you and Suna to act in the same genre as your team as well as Suna’s team work tirelessly to decline offers for you to act in mediocre romance dramas. For the past year and a half, you and Suna have avoided those offers, opting to find and star in other genres of movies, detective mystery movies being your go-to choice as the atmosphere is dark enough for the two of you yet the plots are quite decent.

Other than that change, you’ve acted in a total of two detective mystery movies together with Suna, however, in both movies your character does end up with Suna’s, resulting in more romantic scenes that you and Suna were forced to shoot during those months.

However, that’s not the worst of it all.

Sure, fan edits of you and Suna have come out, your relationship is being gossipped all over the internet, the paparazzi have started to follow you and Suna around, oh no. That isn’t the worst of it.

It’s the interview questions and the backhanded comments.

“It must’ve been hard to kiss on camera for the first time, especially with intense kisses like in episode 10, did you two practise a lot in private?”

“The scene after Hiroki and Kumiko got intimate must’ve been challenging, you must’ve rehearsed it a lot.”

“Now that you’re comfortable with diving into the romance genre, are you two planning to star in movies where there are more explicit scenes?”

Those comments had driven you and Suna insane to the point where you would continually reject appearing in talk shows or interviews. You’re getting frustrated by the lack of horror movie offers that are good enough for you to act in as most movies are filled with cheap scares and horrible plots.

“I know the cash is good and all, but fuck. I regret starring in that damn drama so much.” You grumble as you down your shot of vodka, the pounding bass from your speakers amplifying as the alcohol continues to take effect. “I want to act in horror movies again, even if you’re not my co-star.”

“Tell me about it.” Suna replies, taking a hit from his vape. “I don’t even care if I die in the first minute of the movie at this point. I just want the offers to go back to how it used to be.”

It’s concerning how badly you and Suna have spiralled in the few months you two haven’t acted in any horror movies. Your hangouts would be filled with alcohol and drunken rants 60% of the time and the usage of nicotine have now almost skyrocketed. The only reason either of you haven’t dipped your toes into drugs at this point is to keep your reputation and private lives clean enough to not land you two into a scandal if you’re ever caught.

“Should we just… say fuck it and take another role in another romance series?” You mumble as you take a hit from your vape, the vapour you blow out clouding your vision.

“No, no, no. I’m not doing any romance shit anytime soon.” Suna grumbles as he sips (chugs) his glass of whiskey. “On days like these, I really wish Kita-san would suddenly appear out of thin air in front of me and offer me a horror movie role.”

Just as Suna says that, both of your phones buzz, alerting both of you. You two check your phones and both your eyes sparkle as you read the contents of the message. “Did your hot manager just send you the same offer as Kasumi?” You ask as you sit up on your sofa.

“I think he just did.” Suna answers. “And stop calling Kita-san hot, whore.”

“Womp womp, loser.” You comment as you read through to the last line.

‘Thing is, [Name]-chan… the script involves you and Suna being a couple…’

“Damn… the premise for the series is good too…” Suna mumbles as he visibly thinks hard over this offer, even through his hazy mind.

“... Y’know what, at least it’s a good enough horror series!” You say as you softly punch Suna’s shoulder. “What’s the harm in acting a little romantic on set when we get to act in all the gore and horror again?”

Suna mulls over the thought for a while, weighing the pros and cons of his decision if he were to accept this deal. You both know you’re desperate for this opportunity and you, personally, have thrown away all the risks of acting as a couple with Suna again just for the sake of acting in the horror genre again.

“I kind of have a bad feeling about this though…” Suna mumbles, but ultimately follows up with, “yeah, we should just do it…” He says, sending Kita the text agreeing to the offer while you shoot Kasumi the same response.

“What could be worse than acting in a full-fledged romance drama?” You ask as you shrug.

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NaNoWriMo 2023: Day 15

Happy NaNoWriMo 2023! I will be posting excepts of my writing every day of the challenge, to keep myself accountable and to share the pieces I like! I am continuing the novel I started last year, The Lucien Project so search #nanowrimo on my page to get up to date.

11/15/2023 Word Count: 2,729 Total 2023: 28,188

 “Good morning, Aurelia, how are you doing today?” she said as she approached the young girl. 

Aurelia giggled, legs swinging mindlessly beneath her. “Hi Miss Olivia! Who is that guy?” the girl asked, leaning forward in her chair to point at the Scientist who was still chatting casually with Mother.

“Hm?” Miss Olivia looked at the tiny pointer finger, following its direction. “That is Miss Asa. She’s a doctor for kids, just like me!”

Aurelia nodded her head to show understanding, but her mind was already elsewhere. Miss Asa and Mother had just left the room, and Aurelia was curious to know what their “interview” was going to be about. “Is this inter-review a secret?” she asked, cocking her head to the side. 

Miss Olivia chuckled softly. “No, no, my dear, not a secret. I just don’t have any questions for Miss Asa, or for your Mother,” she explained. “Just. For. You.” With that last word, she planted her finger on Aurelia’s nose, making the girl giggle almost uncontrollably. “Alright, now, Aurelia, this is a serious talk, okay?”

Aurelia giggled for a second, before realizing that Miss Olivia meant it. There was kindness in the woman’s eyes, still, but no playfulness. Aurelia’s legs stopped swinging on the chair. “Okay,” she said with a deep breath, wiping the sillies off her face. “I’m serious. I’m ready.”

Miss Olivia pulled a chair across the room to sit before the girl. “Alright,” she said with a deep breath of her own. Aurelia wondered if she was nervous, or scared for some reason. She didn’t have the chance to ask before Miss Olivia spoke again: “I need you to look into my eyes, and think really hard?”

Aurelia scrunched her brows and lips in a mask of confusion. “Think about what?” she asked, after a few moments of reflection.

“Let’s say…a dolphin. Imagine a dolphin jumping out of the sea and into the sky.” 

Aurelia giggled again. She couldn’t help it. “Just like Lucien!” she said, nodding her head emphatically. 

Miss Olivia smiled again. “Yes, yes, just like Lucien!” she said. “Can you send me a picture like Lucien?”

Aurelia thought about it for a moment, looking at her shoes and the floor below. “Well. I guess I can try,” she said. 

“Okay, Aurelia. Now look into my eyes…”

“Oh, right.” Aurelia raised her eyes to meet the Scientist’s. They were gray eyes. Had Aurelia noticed that Miss Olivia had gray eyes before? They were pretty, much prettier than Mother’s. Aurelia wished she had gray eyes like that, like the color of something strong, like steel. Or some other sort of metal. 

“Aurelia, do you have an image in your head?” Miss Olivia asked, breaking into Aurelia’s thoughts. 

The girl shrank back in her chair. “I forgot…” she muttered under her breath. She then made a dramatic sigh, and leaned forward in her chair, eyes fixed intently on Miss Olivia’s. She tried to picture the dolphin in her head, the way she always saw it in her mind when she saw Lucien. She thought about the ocean, and about how they tried to paint it together, once…

Miss Olivia closed her eyes, and put a hand on her head. “I didn’t see it,” she said softly, barely loud enough for Aurelia to hear. 

“Of course not!” Aurelia said, trying to cheer up the other. “Only Lucien can do it.”

Miss Olivia opened her eyes slowly, looking up to Aurelia with big, wet eyes. “Yes… only Lucien.”

[enhypia]

JS ; exes

exes answers questions with the choice of drinking instead of answering

pairings: park jongseong x gn!reader

genre: angst, mild fluff

words: roughly 1.7k

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~guides and warnings~

italics - reader speaking

bold - jay speaking

[enclosed] - interviewer speaking

italicized bold - both reader and jay speaking

[enclosed bold or italics] - question (depends on who's speaking)

heavily inspired by: rec.create lie detector games, cut truth or drink

warning: contains and mentions of !!! drinking, swearing, neglect, breaking up

i don't promote underage drinking, save your livers

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hello, i'm (y/n)

and i'm jay

we're (awkward eye contact)

uhh we're exes

[you guys were invited here today as exes for a fun little drinking game, you guys were aware of that right?]

yes

yup

*interviewer shuffles awkwardly

sorry it's just, our friends were the ones who signed up for us

yeah, we just found out about it three days ago

[but are you guys still okay with doing this?]

we're okay

just give us a few minutes to get used to environment

*(y/n) chuckles

[okay, for this game, questions will be asked and if you refuse to answer, you drink, it's that simple. are you guys ready? should we start?]

*jay nods

ready as i'll ever be

[how long were you guys together?]

we were together for almost 3 years

[how long have you guys been broken up?]

about a year and a half now

[who broke up with who?]

i did they did

[why did you break up with him?]

so this was all a year and a half ago okay? no coming for jay, he's grown, we've grown

thanks?

you're welcome

*jay laughs

uhh.. it just really reached a point where i felt neglected in a way? and it was just tiring? i kept thinking 'do i deserve this treatment?' and i hated that i was doubting everything, including his feelings. so i just said let's talk about it and then yeah we split up

*jay drinks and (y/n) laughs

sorry sorry

nah i just needed that

[okay, how about we officially start the q&a portion between the of you now?]

*both nod and played rock paper and scissors to determine who gets to ask first, jay wins

*he picks up a card and facepalms after seeing the question

goddamn

should i be scared?

not sure, but you might opt to drink though

[do you blame me for what happened to us?]

oh my god *(y/n) laughs

i know right

so we're unpacking emotions today? okay noted

you can just drink if you're not comfortable with it

i'll drink but i'll still answer, might ease your mind no?

*jay couldn't stop his head from nodding

*(y/n) drinks

i admit that i blamed you at first, but then i got to thinking that it wasn't just you, i was also at fault too since i never really vocalized what i felt? i just let it build up until it reached the point where you couldn't do anything about it anymore, and i couldn't too.

yeah but it's more of my fault since i felt something was wrong but i just brushed it off, i brushed you off.

....

shot?

*jay smiles slightly and both raised their glasses to cheers before drinking

we were both at fault and i don't blame you, jay. i hope you stop blaming yourself

*(y/n) smiles softly then picks up a card to stop any reply they might get from jay

god why are these questions so heavy? it wasn't like this from other episodes

*jay and crew laugh

okay, hit me

[what's your biggest regret about our relationship?]

what the fuck

SEE ?!

*both laugh and jay drinks

okay, next question

no, i'm answering

[we won't stop you but just reminding you both that it's okay not to answer if you drink]

the alcohol releases the unhinged-ness

in other words, this is really just us using the alcohol to actually say what we feel

i think you already the answer, and it's that i didn't do anything about us even if i felt something was wrong. i just kept on focusing on my career that i reached a point where i brushed everything off as nothing. and in the end, while i got the success i wanted, somehow i also feel like i'm on the losing end really.

*(y/n) drinks making jay laugh

what? it's my first time hearing all this !

it was a rough break so

omg is this our closure ???

*jay's eyes widened

and it's filmed ?!?!

*everyone laughs

couple goals *(y/n) does a hashtag

oh wait *(y/n) looks at jay

exes goals *both do a hashtag pose

*they laugh, ignoring the sting in their hearts

okay, okay moving on

*jay laughs again

is it a heavy one again?

nope

[do your friends hate me?]

*(y/n) bursts out laughing

please 😭

we have the same friends

we share a lot of mutual friends

that's why there was like tension for a month in the friend group because no one knew what to do

i'm sorry you had to endure all that friends

remember when they literally made an organized schedule to hang out where we wouldn't see each since the break up was still fresh?

yeah like i got heeseung on tuesdays

and i got him on thursdays

😭😭😭

we love them though, they did their best to console us both

thanks guys <33

*(y/n) picks up a card

goddammit

[do you think we could've actually worked out our problems?]

i think it's unfair that i get a lot of heavy questions

i have the power of god and anime on my side today

i think we could've, if i just had taken the actual time to reflect and sit down and talk, we could've worked it out.

*(y/n) slaps jay's arm

i told you, stop blaming yourself

k

*(y/n) rolls their eyes

*jay picks up a card and

oh

what?

*he is stuttering guys, he is fidgeting

[do you wish we were still together?]

oh

yeah

.....

*both drink

i mean-

*jay has been paralyzed, he did not expect (y/n) to answer

i'm happy where i am right now, maybe there are moments of weakness that the thought crosses my mind but i don't dwell on it too much. i think we're both still learning and growing.

*jay doesn't want to think about the fact that (y/n) never said a clear yes or no

*(y/n) picks up a card and groans

please just drink to this

why?

[what do you think of me now?]

....

drink.

no?

why?

because-

why?

i'm answering

why?

i want to?

no.

right now i'm just really proud of you.

*WORLD PAUSE, (y/n) is malfunctioning

it's a little sad that i didn't get to witness a lot of it but i promise i watched from afar and i'm so proud of you. like it makes me feel lighter in a way? knowing that you're still going and pursuing your dreams. it just made me at ease that -

*(y/n) drinks, looking very much like snow white's apples

are you blushing?

jay i will kick you

*he laughs and pinches (y/n) cheeks making them redder, (y/n) slaps his hands away

i won't hesitate bitch

how about you huh?

[what do you think of me now?]

*jay you should know not to tease too much or else it'll bite you back

i think you're absolutely amazing.

*jay could only blame himself

i am in constant awe and there's this pride that i have in me whenever i see you thriving. it's weird because i thought i'd be bitter about it, but since i knew of your goals and how passionate you were, all i felt was pride. it did hurt a little that i couldn't go "that's my baby!" anymore.

*alert! jay's ears are red and it's spreading to his cheeks and neck

okay next question!

*he quickly picks up a card making (y/n) burst out laughing

everything i said was true though.

hajima. stop. pause. i'm not listening

*(y/n) laughs at flustered jay

this is the last one.

[question for both: if you could tell me anything, what would you say?]

sheesh

same

rock paper scissors? loser goes first

*jay wins

*(y/n) drinks

can you turn around for this one, like don't look at me.

*jay followed

i want to say that,,,, that it's not your fault for putting your future first. it kind of stung since you made me feel like i wasn't a part of it but i know that wasn't your intention. i understand your actions and i don't blame you. if i was in your position i probably would've been the same. i'm sorry that i didn't try harder, like you said we could've made it work but i just got so tired, i hope you can forgive me for that as well.

okay i'm turning around as well, your turn

*(y/n)'s eyes are glassy, but jay doesn't need to see that

i want to say that i'm sorry for neglecting you. i feel like you're tired of me saying sorry but that's really all i could do. i forgive you by the way even if i don't get why you're apologizing to me. i also want to say that, it wasn't you. it sounds cliche but you weren't the reason i became like that, it was me. it was never you. so please don't blame yourself for anything. please don't question your worth because you were more than enough.

yah i didn't want to unpack that

well i still know you and i was given the chance to say it now so

*(y/n) turns around wiping tears, jay is sniffling

i need a drink damn

*(y/n) pours a shot and jay as well, both drink after clinking their glasses

[you guys good?]

*both looks at each other and chuckles

we're good

i can't believe we have to thank our friends for setting this up

*jay groans

[care to answer one last question that is in everyone's minds' right now?]

oh god

is it what i think it is

[will we see you guys be featured again? maybe exes to couples again?]

let's drink!

*both take one last shot and waves to the camera

*(y/n) shrugs and jay winks

bye~

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a/n: i was planning to post this sooner but my pharma prof suddenly dropped a 6-page activity lmao rip, im scheduling the timestamps i forgot to post last update sorry sorry. my angst skills are subpar forgive me but i tried my best. i hope you like this one too !! jake's will be uploaded next ! please look forward to it <33