#i mean i do actually have the money for it...

[nyancrimew]

i currently make less and less money month over month and am at a point where instead of managing to focus on actually doing work i have to think hard to somehow afford food til the end of the month.

any monthly subscription to my ko-fi helps me have a more stable budget which means i can actually focus on research and writing for you again

[bitchy-craft]

PICK A CARD: what red flags you should look out for

Hello and welcome to this reading! Here I will tell you what red flags you should look out for. I hope you enjoy this reading!

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The extended version of this reading can be found on my patreon, the link of which is here

Pile 1:

You have to be careful for people who are passive-aggressive, or say rude things but try to cover it up with a fake compliment. Those people do not have good intentions toward you, not at all. Those kinds of people, who make you feel a bit bad even though ‘they don’t mean it that way’ are people you should not have in your life, people you should be avoiding. Such people do mean it the way you try to convince yourself that they don’t. They do talk down on you, they intend to make you feel bad about yourself and/or the things you do but do it in such a way you feel like it’s just your insecurities talking, and that in actuality they care about you and want you to do well. Such people are jealous of you, they don’t want you to succeed.

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Pile 2:

Be wary of people who give you lots of attention in a short amount of time, people who give you a bunch of gifts and make you feel so loved you don’t know what to do with yourself. You are prone to being love-bombed due to your wish for love, due to your need of receiving it. You are a tat bit naïve when it comes to these things, and it is important for you to keep in check whether something is normal, and be aware that the moment this attention and love suddenly dies down it is an attempt of getting you emotionally reliant on them. They want you to need them, to crave and beg for their attention. They want you to be completely engulfed by them, not knowing what to do if you don’t get their attention.

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Pile 3:

You have to look out for people who ask you for things; specifically money. In general, if people ask things of you whether they are notes from a class, carrying something for someone, helping them understand things, or borrowing some money, that is all fine and you are allowed to do those things in order to help the people you care about, but be careful how much you do it and in what amounts. You need to get things in return, at least a little bit, in order to have an equal relationship with one another. You shouldn’t get taken advantage of like that, and your kindness and need to help people can get you in such situations. If people ask you for money once it is fine, but make sure it isn’t a pattern that keeps repeating; especially if they don’t give you the money back on time or at all.

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[honeymilktea-444]

🖤⋆˙⟡ how will u wrap up year 2025 ? ⋆˙⟡🖤

(because of course you’ll make it to the end of this year, and you will be just fine <3)

hi my babies! Breathe in and breathe out and choose which ever pile or piles you’re drawn to. Enjoy, take what resonates and leave the rest. Left to right. 1–>2–>3 and so on. • please excuse any typos, sorry in advance • muah! 💋

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⋆˙⟡ pile one ⋆˙⟡

hi my babies, you will be wrapping up your 2025 in a big pile of success. It does not have to be on a grand, unrealistic scale but whatever success means to you, that’s how you’ll be wrapping up the year of 2025. This year you might be picking up a side business or a new creative venture and it will be picking up at a rapid speed and generate quick success. You’ll quickly start to monetize off of it, and by the end of the year this will be bringing in a steady, flow of income. It’ll happen very fast. This could be anything but I am picking up nails, or hair. For others this could be sewing, baking or culinary arts, and/or designing things. For others of you if you have a certain field you are already in but you’re doing it full time as an employee, you might start to freelance these services on the side for extra money and it’s going to take off really fast and bring you a steady flow of extra income. It may actually inspire you to go into business for yourself. For example if you are a web designer for a company, you may start to offer web designing services as a freelancer on the side and you’ll actually build a steady clientele and be able to eventually start a business and/or it’ll simply create a steady side income flow that helps you a lot with your daily life and expenses. Some of you are actually web designers for real, others I am seeing finance. Bookkeeping, accounting, and for a small few you guys are admin assistants and will have started a side virtual assistant business. For some this involves schooling or a certificate, once this is completed and it may be by the end of the year, you’ll end up finding a job VERY quickly in your desired field. For some, you might find a job in your desired field before you’ve even graduated and you’ll be wrapping up this year employed as fuck, go you! hehe ☺️🥰

For others this could be a relationship with someone new, that you met (I am getting online dating) and this relationship took off quickly or will take off quickly and bloom into a solid connection with promise of becoming something stable, and long term. Indicating that you’ll wrap up 2025 in a successful committed relationship. I had an urge to say marriage, so it may be that for some. I am picking up the song Chapel by Kehlani, so some of you will impulsively jump the broom and/or are thinking about it now, or will meet someone that wants to do that with you; you will agree to it or they will and that’s how you’ll wrap up 2025. It will be a success and no you won’t regret it. So if any of the things mentioned in this pile is what your current dilemma is, let this be the confirmation to do it. Or these things may come up in the year, this is letting you know when they do come up to not contemplate on it, just go for it because I am seeing that by the end of the year you’ll be swimming in success, and great outcomes. It may seem crazy or if it’s not crazy it’s just something that makes you nervous, but by the end of this year you’ll laugh at yourself for being so nervous because it will literally turn out more than fine. For a small few of you this could be sex work, or someone asking you to move in with you impulsively even though you two just met. It will go well love bug. I’m also getting the nudge to reassure you that you are safe, and you will live and be just fine. Good luck and great job Pile 1. 🫂

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⋆˙⟡ pile two ⋆˙⟡

ㅤ hi my pile two babies, immediately for this pile, I channeled two songs; which were You’re on your own kid by Taylor Swift & Ice Cream Man by Raye. So you’ll be wrapping up 2025 free and on your own. It does not have to mean that you’re single but you will be no longer be attached to a certain community of people. This is done by choice. You could wrap up 2025 in a state that is no longer your hometown. I heard “finally”. Random side message but some of you might get a text message while reading this pile lol. Anyways, this move might have been a long time coming, but for some you were stuck in something or for whatever reason it took a while. This could be a community of friends, a hometown or a family. For some TRIGGER WARNING you could have gotten sexually assaulted or something of that nature and by the end of this year you’ll be in another state or will have completely abandoned this community that is involved or close to whoever may have harmed you. You’re going to simply pick up and go and start over. I don’t feel like this is running from your problems, you genuinely want to move away from toxicity and people that mean you no good. You are constantly being triggered in this environment and there could possibly be people who triangulate you in support of this abuser. You will literally never see or speak to these people again is what I’m picking up. Hell will completely freeze over before these mf’s hear from you. For some you may change your name or something personal, maybe your number. You’re going to clean your life up and live the life you want to live and heal. Kudos to you, it seems you’re breaking a cycle. You don’t have to stay around people just because they’re family or you’ve grown up somewhere. You have the right to go and heal, and leave horrible people to rot. A very specific message is some of you have a parent who passed away who should have cut the family off, but they didn’t. They may have wanted to move states but they didn’t. You will. They are proud, they are guiding you and they are protecting you the whole way through. Don’t worry about if the people you’re leaving behind will get there’s because trust they will be dealt with; you just focus on your healing, your safety, your comfort, your health, your glow up and your bag. Focus on your mental health as well.

For a very tiny small few in this pile by the end of the year your lover or romantic interest that you may be on the outs with will cut their toxic friend group off, or family off because they are serving as 3rd parties in the relationship and it’s affecting the relationship negatively and you’re literally not speaking to them or you’ve put your foot down or in some way have made it clear that you aren’t dealing with that shit. For others, you’ve met someone online or randomly and very early on something happened with a third party or a friend from a toxic friend group got involved and you quickly exited stage left and they realized very early that you don’t play that shit so they’ll be making the necessary changes and that’s how the year will be wrapped up. I’m channeling the song bed chem by Sabrina Carpenter and Nurture by Sabrina Claudio , so someone could be a Virgo or have the name Sabrina, or have the initials C.S or S.C , or have a C name. Someone’s last name could be Smith, or Scott. I’m picking up the song wacced out murals by Kendrick Lamar someone’s name could be Terrell, or this is your persons name, or someone here could be a Gemini, Scorpio sun or moon, or have a Pisces Moon. Sag, or Capricorn. I’m also hearing 30 for 30 by Sza and Kendrick. Someone’s moon could be in Gemini, someone here could be a Taurus. When this cut off happens this persons family or past toxic friends could throw a huge fit; they should completely ignore them, literally pay them dust and I’m seeing you and them will ignore them, this could be true for you too if this is you doing this for a partner and also for those I mentioned above that are leaving a toxic environment.

I am also getting that if it’s not this intense for a few of you, (because for most this is exactly what it is) — you’ll be doing this simply because it’s what your soul has yearned for since a child. Your spirit and personality naturally belongs in whatever direction or area/scene you’re into. I’m picking up the line “I didn’t choose this town, I dream of getting out” by Taylor Swift, you’re own your kid. So, this town, or area, or scene or lifestyle was a great fit for your parents not you. You were just born, you didn’t choose this specific state or lifestyle. For some of a small message I’m hearing is you may be gay/lesbian. Or queer. That may be significant because I’m seeing festivals and flags. But, you’ll wrap up this year free from things that didn’t serve you. It took a while to figure out the plan and muster up the strength to face these things alone but by the end of the year you can say that you fucking did it, you have a piece of mind, you stood your ground and stood in you truth and boundaries, knew your worth and added tax, and everyone else can quite literally go fuck themselves. If no one tells you or has told you yet or at all, I’m proud of you Pile 2. Period. 💖🫂☺️

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⋆˙⟡ pile three ⋆˙⟡

ㅤhi my pile three babies, you will be wrapping up your 2025 in solitude going your own path in life. I am not particularly getting that you will be completely by yourself, as it could be you a very small circle, or just you and your partner or companion or whatever have you. This is more so your life path and where you will physically be. I was channeling Alice and wonderland painting the roses red, as well as a song called First Life by Kehlani. Specifically, a line called “and these skeletons keep haunting me, wishful thinking; that they’d go away, if I wish them bad, if i painted them red” referencing the Alice and wonderland allusion that i just mentioned. You could be wrapping this year up in a romantic situation that is very private between you and that person. No one could know that this situation or relationship exists. It could be very private, and also with a new person that is not related to your past or an ex. You also could be starting over in your life somehow, revising, and acting like certain things have never happened. I am channeling tattoo removal. So, some of you could be getting your tattoos removed by the end of this year or saving up for it, for some by the end of this year you’ll be covering up a tattoo of your ex’s name, or removing it if not just general tattoos. You may have skeletons in your closet, things you’ve done to others, things others have done to you, things in general that you’ve just done and are in a different headspace. I get the feeling of being dirty. This is not saying you are actually dirty; but you may feel dirty, you may wish you could scrub your thoughts, memories, and past away. Some of you may have bodies that you regret. For others, you may be deleting things off of your social media; I’m picking up old Facebook posts. Old remnants scattered around your social media that’s proof of the people you’ve dated like paragraphs to ex’s for their birthdays or anniversaries etc. You have this energy of wanting to completely scrub and wipe your slate clean and start over. This could be to be with someone or this is simply because your mind is in a different place, you see things and yourself more clearly, or for some you know the truth. This is how you’ll be wrapping up 2025 somewhere completely new and fresh from where you started, and in the process of and making progress towards cleaning up your life, especially your digital footprint. For those of you that won’t be dating anyone at all, this is still true for you however it’ll just be done alone and privately as I do pick up that’s what some of you are preferring right now. Also, for a small few of you, this is happening with someone you reconcile with, it’s that energy of just wishing everything in the past didn’t exist and you two start over and swipe it all clean. Some of you will be cleaning your credit up and you’ll be wrapping up 2025 making progress towards that. I am also seeing someone clean their body, their hair, and their room/environment SPIC AND SPAN clean. I’m seeing those scenes from SpongeBob when he cleans something and the scene shows cleaning bubbles and sparkles. It’s giving that. Some of you may be obsessed with cleancore, cleantok, cleancore asmr. I’m channeling clear mind subliminals, and also Amanda Rose’s tiktok, so a lot of cleaning and rewiring of the brain. I’m also picking up Zoloft. So some of you are getting mental health support and that’s why you could be feeling the need to scrub your brain and environment, your mind feels scattered and “crooked” . You guys could be neurodivergent, I’m also hearing the word manic as well as the song Border by Kehlani. A lot of choices from your past could have been made because you were in a spiral moment that is often caused by whatever mental health condition you have, I am hearing psychosis, or the term “crashing out”. The line from the Kehlani song I’m hearing is “You could be an angel bae and I wouldn’t know it, I wouldn’t give a damn no way”. So you weren’t seeing clearly.

You may have hurt people that weren’t out to get you, or you could have been hurt by ppl that intentionally took advantage of a time where they knew you weren’t in your right mind. I’m hearing drugs, some of you did things when you weren’t sober, some you were TRIGGER WARNING drugged. Others of you may have just been hazy because of what you were going through, because I’m hearing Escapism by Raye. Some of you were grieving a loss of whatever kind, heartbroken or just not doing well emotionally and people knew that and took advantage. ㅤYou also may not have been in a place of being able to listen to others or others you. Either way you’re wrapping up 2025 cleaning up the mess and being in a completely different place or well on your way to be. There’s this energy of wanting to completely revise your life. you will be in either a new home environment, new state, and completely focusing on yourself and your healing and acting as if these people, and these events never existed. you could be listening to revision subliminals on YouTube. or are being advised to. Don’t look back. Rebrand yourself into what represents who you truly are when in a clear mental space. I do this is exactly what you will be doing. For some you will change your look into something that’s representative of who you really are. For some of you, your true style is something more grunge, or gothic, or you just have a darker palette that you truly like. navy blues, grey, blacks, reds, burgundies those type of colors bring you comfort and neutralize your energy or you’re just more gravitated to and by the end of the year you’ll be fully embracing that, or coming back to it if you’ve abandoned it for whatever reason. it could be the other way around as well, you could start to wear lighter colors, pastels, coquette styled things, cottagecore, earthy, bohemian etc instead of the more grungy, or dark colors you’ve been wearing because it’s simply not you. and you want to shed anything that isn’t you. There also could be an idea you have that you will be putting into action by the end of this year because you’ve finally organized your life and got yourself situated. Before you were very scattered and had to tend to stabilizing yourself. you’ll be wrapping up 2025 authentically you and in the midst of creating a new life for yourself. you will literally deny even knowing some people. you’ll block them, you won’t claim them. it’ll be as if it never happened. you’ll be doing to your past, what Mariah Carey does to J-Lo. Giving very much “I don’t know her” and it’s making me cackle so bad lmao. That’s all I have for you my pile three babies. Love you, and see you in the next reading. 💋

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⋆˙⟡ pile four ⋆˙⟡

hi my pile four babies, immediately for this pile i get that you may love sabrina carpenter. you could have done a lot of crying to her album emails i can’t send, and you may be doing a lot of healing and repairing yourself to her album short and sweet. very specific but some of you who chose this pile could do workouts to her short and sweet album. some of you could have recently done a youtube dance workout to please please please, or a treadmill workout to espresso or both. or workout in general in the gym to her albums. i specifically channeled lonesome by sabrina carpenter , the specific line where she says “if i fall in love with my problems will they leave me too?” so some of you could have ghosted or discarded by someone. they could have left you or ghosted you for someone else, and/or you may have been waiting for them to respond to you, or reach out. you could watch or read a lot of no contact readings etc. You’ll wrap up this year healing from this situation. You’ll be deciding to completely let this situation or person go. By the end of this year, you will intentionally make it to where even if they wanted to contact you, they can’t anymore because you’re moving on and realizing you deserve better. You could be healing your self concept or deciding to by the end of the year. you could be listening to self concept subliminals on youtube. or drowning yourself in healing, worthy, “divine feminine” affirmations for some. If you aren’t doing that now, you should as i do see your mentality will do a huge shift by the end of this year. Or will be by the time you wrap up this year. If you haven’t been ghosted, you may wrap up this year with less of a yearning for love and more satisfaction with where you are in life, and with more of an ability to romanticize your everyday life on your own.

For others, you’ll wrap up this year shedding and rebranding your aesthetic and mental health. You could be in a bad depression, right now or have been this past year and you’ll wrap up this year with better mental health. For some, you’ll be on medication by the end of this year, and that will allow you to wrap up the end of this year in a much healthier mental state. You may wrap up this year being kinder to yourself and others because of this. For some you may be on weight loss meds by the end of this year, for others you may be in the gym, or have a consistent at home workout routine. I’m channeling “Glowithjo” on youtube. you may consistently doing Pilates and Yoga at home. Or pole dancing, or ab workouts. you may wrap up this year, learning to perfect your makeup routine. you may love korean style makeup and may be learning how to perfect the skincare and makeup routine, and finding what works for you. You may wrap up this year finishing your list of movies, or books on your TBR list.

For others of you, you’ll wrap up this year with a new perspective on life and your past experiences. You’ll have so much emotional freedom and peace, you won’t be attached to things that robbed you of your peace of mind. Your head will be clear. I keep getting mental health. Your mental health will be soooo much better by the end of this year. For others you may wrap up this year with a better intuition. You may study spiritual topics and meanings and be very well versed in your specific topic. You could get better at your divination skills by the end of this year. For others you’ll wrap up this year studying psychology, or social work, or something of that nature. If you will not be completing it by the end of this year, you’ll be studying it and excelling in your classes. Or simply have better understanding because you picked it up as a hobby.

Lastly, for others you’ll be doing a specific art medium by the end of this year, and you’ll wrap the year up being more skilled and possibly posting content as it pertains to whatever art medium you’re doing. You will receive such positive feedback. You won’t really have any hateful or rude comments on your content, as some of you are very anxious as it pertains to that. Your viewers will be very soft, gentle and sweet. For some this could pertain to writing, painting, and/or possibly spiritual work it could be anything. I did channel baking, and cleaning as well as plant or gardening content and lifestyle vlogging or silent vlogging. Some of you may be changing your room to a more bohemian earthy styled bedroom, and may have vines hanging on your wall. Some of you may wrap up this year having booked your first acting, or modeling gig. For others a screenplay. Some of you may also wrap up this year being accepted to and attending a prestigious school or arts school of some sorts. I’m channeling Elle Woods. All in all you wrap up this year healed, or healing. You’ll have such a clear mental state, and sharp intuition. You won’t be able to tell that you were in some of the heavy pain or fogginess that you began the year will. You’ll feel lighter by the end of this year, free, as if you’re floating. You’ll be content and satisfied with where you are in life, so much so that you won’t see the need in changing much around you. You’ll be content with who you are, how you look, and what you have. You’ll wrap up this year happy to be alive, and for some you haven’t always felt that way. I’m happy for you pile four. Give yourself a hug you truly deserve it. You got through it. See you in the next reading my loves. <3

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[puppysuke]

hiii! this is my first time requesting anything on tumblr so I'm a bit nervous...but I wanted to request mouthwashing crew hcs of how they act with spoiling their partner with gifts and all that if that makes sense? THIS IS SO NERVE WRACKING IM SORRY. thank you

hello, anon! thank you so much for the request! no need to be nervous, i don't bite hard :3 such a cute request <3

notes: gn reader, sfw, continue reading under the cut! art credits to iidentifyasgrass on pinterest!

tulpar crew spoiling reader!

{ curly ! }

★— he really likes to spoil you, whether you like it or not. it's one of his favorite things ever to just buy you things he think you'd like.

★— he definitely has the money to spoil you too! he has a very nice house, i think and a super nice car, like a really nice bmw or something.

★— if you scold him for getting you something so expensive, he'll make up some fake sale price he got it for. maybe he did lie, sue him.

★— if you're on a date with him and walk past a shop where you see something you'd like in the window, he immediately walks you in and gets whatever it was.

★— he likes to get you jewelry a lot. he's definitely the kinda guy to almost always tease you with marriage, handing you little boxes with earrings or necklaces in them.

★— when he finally DOES propose to you, this man does not skimp on it at all. he gets you something with a huge diamond and a beautiful design engraved on the band, your guys initials on it too!

★— he also knows to get one that isn't as flashy to wear in public since people can "steal pretty things off of pretty people like yourself," in his words.

★— i feel like he is totally into having a very independent partner who knows what they want in life, but part of him likes the idea of you being some what dependant on him since he wants to take care of you.

★— maybe he has connections to a guy who knows a guy who knows your favorite band / music artist and gets them to perform at your wedding.... sorry a little off topic but!

★— oh he also constantly is taking you fancy places to eat ans taking you to a nice store afterwards to get some things you like.

{ jimmy ! }

★— he is not rich by any means. he lives in a shitty apartment with a shitty truck that constantly breaks down, but maybe he sets aside money to get you nice things.

★— hear me out, he spoils you a lot in home cooked meals, thrift store dates, and most definitely gets a pair of pretty expensive matching necklaces.

★— the necklaces are half a heart for each of you with your name's carved on that open and have a photo of you two together inside. he never takes it off. ever.

★— he lessens his alcohol and cigarette intake to save more money to get you nice things, tbh. he totally struggled doing so, but he ended up only having a beer when he was super upset and smoking way less.

★— when you start to live together, he moves out of said shitty apartment and you move into a nice house together, but he does have to put more time into work.

★— he gets you a pet! i like to think he stole a k9 dog that was gonna be put down and names the dog beef wellington, bee for short.

★— he likes to take you to the mall and he carried all your bags around. he rolls his eyes and complains that you're taking forever, but he actually really likes going to the mall with you.

★— gets mistaken for your sugar daddy a few times and gets unreasonably upset about it. "what, they don't think i'm good enough to be with you? i don't have to pay you to stay...right?"

★— was never the type for marriage, but he gets you a darry ring as a promise he'll be with you forever whether he marries you or not.

★— spoiler, he DOES marry you and it's awesome. it's at night, under the stars with just the two of you. he's not religious, so no preist or anything. it's mainly just you guys having a cute little night to yourself and heading to get the papers the next day.

★— sorry im getting off topic again.

{ daisuke ! }

★— he's from a pretty well off family, so he doesn't have any issues with spoiling you. maybe his parents scold him a little, but they love you too, so they don't mind much.

★— spoils you with everything under the sun. clothes, jewelry, food, dates, makeup, etc. anything you want, you get.

★— he really likes to spoil you with clothes because you give him a little fashion show after and he gets to just sit on the bed and admire you with heart eyes.

★— daisuke takes you to baseball games, no questions asked. he spends money to get you the guys the best tickets. idk if baseball has kiss cams, but you've definitely ended up on them before.

★— he pays for like...300 us dollars worth of streaming services on the tv. hulu, netflix, amazon prime, disney plus, paramount. everything else to watch stuff with you.

★— he does have a job, so with his parent's help, he saves up for a nice house and i'm sorry, i can't resist it. he marries you haha. gets a really fancy ring and has a huge ceremony.

★— takes you on the nicest honey moon. like to a ton of different places no matter how expensive it is.

★— oh my gods bonus point if you're a witch like me and he buys you crystals and candles and herbs. if you do deity work, he gets you statues for deities and other things for their altars.

{ anya ! }

★— she mainly spoils you with actions, i think. yes, she spends money on you, but she likes to treat you like royalty.

★— you want a cup of coffee? already done. need to do the dishes? hands are already scrubbing a plate. you need something to eat? sit at the table! she's almost done cooking.

★— she very much wants to move you in with her as fast as possible. she wants to have an eye on you at all time and make sure you don't have to do something she can do.

★— she ends up getting sick and you have to take care of her and after that she most definitely will not let you lift a finger and she makes sure to buy you tona of things you'd like.

★— she really just likes to provide for you, i dunno why but i see anya as a huge provider!

★— she's like curly and gets you jewelry a lot, mainly earrings or rings, she always checks in with you first before getting them.

{ swansea ! }

★— he isn't super well, of but he has enough to take good care of you! he sets aside a few of his things to get you things!

★— he likes to take you to get your hair done, your nails done, piercings if you want them, that kinda thing.

★— he's a really good cook ok and he likes to spoil you with food, he loves to cook for you and have you hand on his shoulder as he cooks :3

★— sometimes he'll just give you money to go get you things because he's just cool like that ok!

★— he lets you take his car places but you have to have your location on then because he doesn't trust other drivers ok? ok!

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hopefully you enjoyed! req are open, thank you so much for reading <3

[yourtoradorasextendedwarranty]

Posts like this make me want to rip my hair out. Because in the time hand, I while hearted disagree with the sentiment of donating my off or sick time to others, though realistically if I was at a job I'd probably be willing to donate sick time to anyone I was partial to at a company. But we also don't know the context of what he said either. He could have just said, "Hey if you want to help out your co-workers you can donate sick time to them". Which actually is significantly less stupid sounding.

On the other hand this person actually believes that this company owner makes, and has at his disposal, 9 million an hour. Meaning that yearly they'd earn

And if I had to guess, the owner of this company doesn't make 78 trillion a year. Also who gives a fuck if he did. He's not required to give you free leave. Like I understand being sick. But people OFTEN abuse sick time. Often because of their own irresponsibility. Or lack of care. I see this often as a standard worker having to cover for people who, "partied to hard last night", or, "stayed up all night playing video games", or my personal favorite, "I didn't feel like coming in so I just slept in and by the time I woke up, it was not worth coming in".

These are the types you see in the r/antiwork subreddit. People who really don't grasp why we work in society. And why you shouldn't just be allowed to leech off the system or just coast by doing nothing.

Also going back to the owner of the company. That money probably isn't all liquid. What's more it's probably money that goes into the company not money he just has.

[missadangel]

MAKE HIM DISLIKE LOVE YOU

Harry Castillo x Reader (The Materialist)

Chapter 1: Blind Date

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Summary: You work as a housekeeper in a rich family's mansion and often have to deal with their spoiled daughter. One day, she asks you to pretend to be her on a blind date with a guy her dad picked out for her. Your mission is to make him not like you so he won't want to marry her. But here's the twist: will Harry end up hating you, or could he actually fall for you? That's the real question. Warnings: 18+ (smut, MDNI) kinda romantic comedy stuff, fluffy, angst, lying, soft and caring Harry Castillo, wealth, expensive gifts, drinks, money, cars, language, sexual tension, piv sex, kissing, Word Count: 4.8k for now, There will be a part two if you guys like it, but I'm not sure about the rest. Sorry for the poor writing; that was quick. authors note: I am not sure about his name. If there's any update, I will edit. English is not my native, so please be nice; this is my third fanfiction. Thank you for the reblogs, comments, and likes. Love you all!

"Ugh, this dress is so last season! Are you serious? Everything here is out of style—get rid of them! Call Elliot and have them send me another dress, or I'm going to be really pissed!"

As if tossed at you like a used handkerchief, another dress worth thousands of dollars—perhaps only worn once—landed in your hands. You sighed as you looked at the elegant dress you were now holding, the Gucci label glinting under the light.

"Story of my life," you mumbled.

Working as a housekeeper in a millionaire's house was hard enough, but dealing with his spoiled and ill-tempered daughter was exhausting. Yet you were determined that it would soon be over. You could no longer endure this physical and psychological torture. With the money you had saved, you planned to open your own restaurant—fulfilling your dream. You just needed to save a little more and hang in there a bit longer.

Your boss was a decent, kind man, but his daughter was so unbearable that every housekeeper assigned left the next day.

How do you even tolerate her? 

Because you didn’t have the luxury of quitting and waiting for a new job. You were still young and trying to establish yourself in the business. The extra pay you received was simply to endure her antics. Your kind millionaire boss had even promised you all the support you needed, suggesting you could quit your day job and focus solely on managing his daughter’s affairs. But how could you have known it would be so challenging? Still, you managed to get through each day and believed you could endure this for just a little while longer. After all, you had survived three challenging years already, right?

The mansion was enormous, and everything inside was meticulously organized. Everyone—housekeepers, gardeners, cooks, and even the owners—followed a disciplined daily routine. 

Except for the young lady of the house.

You never knew when she would wake up or come downstairs to join her family at the dinner table. She was stubborn, mean, and unpredictable, and you had to manage her behavior just as you managed her dresses, her dates, and her friends. Because you were responsible for her, there were times when you wished you could handle all the housework yourself and let someone else take care of her demands. Despite being just an ordinary housekeeper, your name was the one that echoed the most throughout this vast mansion.

Why? 

Because the young lady constantly called on you to fulfill her never-ending requests. And it was one of those moments again. Since it was evening, you guessed she was probably getting ready for a night out at the club, and you felt a surge of annoyance as you rushed to her room.

"I can't believe I was a size 8 before starting this job; now I'm down to a size 6," you mumbled to yourself, quickly making your way up the stairs.

One of the cleaners dusting the vases in the hallway shot you a wink and let out a sigh. Man, you’d do just about anything to be in her shoes, just taking care of that vase!

As soon as you knocked on the door, the young lady Melanie opened it, pulled you inside by the arm, and slammed the door shut behind you. You were taken aback—had you made a mistake? It had only been two hours since you last saw her; you had picked up her clothes off the floor and taken them to the laundry room. She had seemed content, busy texting on her phone. What could have possibly happened in such a short time?

“Is something wrong?” you asked, your eyes wide. For some reason, she looked super tense and nervous.  

“You’ve gotta help me,” she said almost desperately, which caught you off guard; it was pretty rare for her to ask for help like this, very rare.  

“Of course, if I know what’s going on…” 

“Remember that thing we did with the senator's son? I need you to do something like that again.”

You froze for a moment. She was referring to something you had helped her with before—something you weren't very proud of.

“Oh, but—” you frowned. “You said I’d never have to do anything like that again.”

Years ago, you had done your best to disguise yourself as Melanie to turn off the senator's son and prevent him from marrying her. It had worked, but lying to someone was a real headache. Thankfully, Melanie's father hadn’t suspected a thing, but the thought of risking it again felt scarier than anything else.

“I know, I know, but I’m in a tough spot. My dad has been speaking with a matchmaker again to arrange a match for me. After the scandal at the club last time, he's determined to marry me off for sure. Please, I need your help.”

How could she still act so childish in her late twenties? As she looked at you with those pleading eyes, memories of all the times she’d yelled at you and scolded you flashed in your mind. It was fine when you were more like her special assistant instead of just a housekeeper, but now it feels like you’re just a toy to her. When she wants to have fun, she plays with you—almost like you’re her little slave or something.

“I’m not here for that,” you said firmly. “That is not my job.” Your patience was running thin, and this was just too much.  

“But you’re supposed to help me,” she shot back, stubborn as ever. “And it’ll be easier this time, I promise.” 

You narrowed your eyes and said, “We got caught last time when the guy found out and cursed both of us. Do you have any idea how hard that was for me? And if your father discovers what we’re up to this time…”

She replied with a grin, “We won’t get caught this time because I already sent them my photo instead of yours. Besides, you know how my father is strict about always having my picture removed from newspapers and magazines.”

“You did what?” you wailed.

“Chill, it’s all figured out. I’ve been working on this since last week. You’ll have dinner with the guy, pretend to be me, scare him off, and boom! He won’t want to hear my name again. Easy peasy!”  

You rolled your eyes. “But he’s surely seen your photo somewhere; he can’t be that clueless.”  

“No, he’s a very busy businessman. He has lived abroad for years and has just returned from France. He’s looking to set up his business here in New York,” she said as she opened her laptop and pulled up a webpage with information about the man. “It seems he’s also looking for a suitable match,” she continued, glancing at his photo and pursing her lips.

You froze when you looked at the photo; he wasn’t at all what you expected. He appeared to be a mature, charismatic, and intelligent man. But how could you sit opposite this man and pretend to be someone else? The thought made you shudder, raising the tiny hairs on the back of your neck.  

“As you can see, he’s much older than me. I don’t think he’ll tolerate disrespect. If you’re disrespectful to him, he might get annoyed and just leave the table,” she said with a chuckle.

You laughed too, but for a different reason. You were sure that if she went to the meeting herself, he would get up and leave when he saw her personality.  

“I think you should go; maybe he won’t like you,” you suggested.  

She narrowed her eyes at you like she'd just caught you saying something crazy. “He won’t like me? Seriously?” She flipped her hair over her shoulder with a cocky grin. “Anyway, I can’t risk it. I don’t want to marry him or anyone else, and I definitely don’t want to be stuck in the same room with that old man.” 

As if I want it so much, you thought.  

“Come on, please do this for me! I promise I’ll be good; I won’t make you work too hard. I’ll ask Dad to give you a nice raise,” she said, clasping her hands together and trying to look cute.  

Well, good raise would mean you could quit your job and bail out of here earlier, right? You crossed your arms and glanced back at the laptop screen, staring at the photo of that guy—Harry Castillo. You made a decision that you had no idea would change everything in both his life and yours.

“Fine. When’s dinner?” you said, feeling a bit anxious.  

“Oh, you’re the best! I knew you couldn’t say no!” she said excitedly. “This Saturday.”  

“But that’s only two days away,” you pointed out, feeling even more nervous.  

“Don’t worry, I’ll get you all set. Just make sure you displease him,” she grinned.  

You sighed deeply, already sure you’d regret this choice.

“Don’t you think this dress is a bit… exaggerated?” you muttered, looking at yourself in the mirror.  

It was an elegant burgundy dress—strappy, satin, and adorned with pearl details—the kind of designer item you could never afford, even if you worked your entire life.  

“Am I trying to make him hate me or make him fall for me?” you asked, frowning.  

Melanie rolled her eyes. “Don’t worry; he’ll never fall in love with you,” she said arrogantly. This was typical behavior for her, so you chose to ignore it. “As much as you want to annoy him, remember that you represent me. I don’t want anyone gossiping that Melanie Johanson is wearing a lame dress,” she continued while picking out a matching purse.  

“But everyone knows I’m not you, except that poor guy.”  

“I don’t suppose you were planning to wear one of your own skimpy outfits,” she remarked. “Do you want our game to be exposed?”  

That was too much—being scolded and being forced to do something so ridiculous for this spoiled girl.  

“Fine, go to that dinner yourself then,” you said, slipping off your heels.  

She grabbed your arms. “No, no, no, please. Okay, I’m sorry I was rude. But I need you; no one else would do something like this for me.”  

“It’s good that you realize that,” you muttered.  

“Here, take this; it’s time,” she said, giving you a smile.  

Honestly, putting up with Melanie’s constant demands, cleaning up after her, and covering for her felt like child’s play compared to what you were facing tonight. 

A nice raise, you keep telling yourself trying to soothe yourself. I’m doing this for my restaurant; I’ll get it started someday.

The restaurant was one of the most famous, expensive, and luxurious places in New York—somewhere you would never normally set foot in. But tonight, thanks to Melanie’s name, you could easily get in. You were overwhelmed by the incredibly polite behavior of the restaurant staff.  

Melanie may have been extravagant and reckless, but she had thought of almost everything for tonight—from the driver who brought you here to the all restaurant staff. 

All this effort was for one purpose: to rid herself of the matchmaker’s match.  

When they took your fur coat at the entrance and told you that Mr. Castillo was waiting for you, you took a deep breath. After one step inside, when you saw him, you nearly backed away. Harry was busy on his phone, scribbling notes in his small notebook. He looked really sharp and stylish—way more handsome and appealing than in the photo.

Damn.  

You wanted to escape; you wished to put an end to this nonsense before it even began. Without realizing it, your feet started to move backward. Just then, you turned around and accidentally bumped into the waiter behind you, causing him to drop the champagne glasses he was carrying on his tray. The glasses shattered, and champagne spilled all over his outfit. You cursed yourself for the mishap.

Before you could even respond, the waiter apologized. “No, it was my fault; I’m sorry,” you said nervously, trying to wipe off the champagne from his clothes.

The other waiter and the staff stared at you in shock. 

Yes, you were a wealthy lady now, but what harm was there in being polite?

"No, ma'am, I should have been more careful," he said before turning and walking away.

"Miss Johnson?" said a soft, deep voice. 

You turned around to meet him and felt almost breathless. There he was, few inches taller than you, with broad shoulders, curly hair, deep-set brown eyes, a sharp nose, and an attractive appearance. 

"Melanie, right?" 

"Y-yes," you stammered, batting your eyelashes. 

And that smile! For a moment, the world seemed to stop; all the sounds in the restaurant faded, and you almost forgot why you were there. 

"I'm Harry," he said, holding out his hand. It took you so long to look at his face that you nearly forgot to acknowledge his hand. He laughed again, that wonderful smile lighting up his face. "My hand has been waiting for a while," he said teasingly. 

You felt your cheeks flush as you realized what he meant. "I'm sorry," you replied, quickly reaching out to shake his waiting hand. His hand was big and warm. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long," you mumbled, feeling embarrassed. You knew you needed to work up the courage. 

“Not really,” he said with a grin. “Shall we head to our table? Or do you want to stay here all night?” 

“S-sure,” you said sheepishly. 

Well, there wasn't much you could do about it. This wasn't just about him being wealthy or handsome. Even if it was a fake date, it had been years since you'd been on a date, and you didn’t know many men in your life. 

Dinner was harder than you expected. Even though you and Melanie had practiced what you should and shouldn't say, your fears came to light. Harry seemed kind and understanding, and it was difficult to lie to him, which made you hate every minute of it. It got worse when he started grilling you with questions, and you weren't sure how much longer you could keep up with this silly game.

When you excused yourself to go to the restroom, you called Melanie. 

"What do you mean he hasn't left the restaurant yet?" 

"I don't know; the conversation got a little long, and he kept asking questions about me, I mean you." 

"Do something to make him hate you already!" 

“But how? Throw wine at him? This is all ridiculous. I think we should just tell the truth.”

"Don't you dare!" she barked.

Her voice was so loud that you had to smile apologetically when the other women in the ladies room looked at you strangely, hearing your end of the conversation. 

"What am I supposed to do? Our plan isn't working." 

“What's up with this guy? He should’ve bailed by now.” Melanie grunted.

“He seems nice—I doubt he’d be rude like that.” 

“Rude! That’s the ticket; just be rude enough that he can’t stand it.” 

“What? Seriously?” 

“Yep, you heard me. Just be as rude as you can.” 

You let out a sigh, really wishing you could just bang your head against the wall right now.

“I said do it, or you'll ruin everything. Call me when you’re done.” 

“But what am I gonna— Hello? Darn it!” 

Beep… Beep… Beep… 

She hung up. 

You’ll have to be rude, how wonderful! But she was right; you needed to get rid of this man for the night to end and for you to return to your normal life. Why did he have to be so nice and kind? If he could ever act like a jerk, you would have done it by now, but he was just too sweet. As you looked in the mirror, you thought of all the rude things a lady wouldn’t normally do. Ah, that sounds familiar; it reminds you of Melanie herself. The very thought of her actions made you smile nervously. You took a deep breath and left the restroom.

Encouraging yourself, you gazed at Harry's handsome face from afar.

You can do it, you can do it...

Your first move: act indifferent.

You changed your facial expression as you approached the table and deliberately looked away from his face. He was smiling warmly at you. No, you couldn't look at him; it would only complicate everything. You were about to apologize for being late, but no, you can’t. Instead, you pulled your chair noisily on purpose, scraping its legs on the floor to create an annoying sound. You sat down and crossed your legs, positioning your body so it wasn't fully facing him. Harry seemed surprised by this sudden shift in your mood, but he didn’t comment.

A little later, as your desserts were served, he looked at you, “I like chocolate cake too, especially with pistachio sauce. We have similar tastes,” grinning at you.

You looked at him and then at the waiter. “I don’t want this,” you said angrily.

“But ma'am, you ordered it,” the poor man replied sheepishly.

“I’ve changed my mind,” you said. “I’ll go with the tiramisu,” you added after a quick look at the menu, making sure to glance away casually.

“Sure, I’ll change it right away,” he said, taking your plate and walking back.

“Are you all right?” Harry asked, concern creeping into his voice.

“I’m great,” you lied, forcing a fake grin.

He didn’t ask any further questions, but he seemed to suspect something had changed. When the waiter brought your dessert, you decided to eat it rudely. You were sure Harry would be disgusted as you devoured your dessert quickly and rather rudely as if you were starving. You didn’t look at him again until you finished your plate. When you finally glanced up, your stomach feeling a bit nauseous, the look on his face was not what you had expected. He was smiling at you admiringly.

What the hell was that? 

Shouldn’t he have shown disgust or displeasure, just like the people at the next table who were staring at you with disdain?

But not Harry, not him. Why, God, why? 

As if teasing you, he laughed and reached for a napkin on the table, wiping the remnants of dessert from the corner of your lips. “You’ve got quite the sweet tooth, don’t you, sweet girl?”

How could he be so nice, even after everything? 

“Want to eat mine too?” he joked again. Clearly, you were amusing him instead of grossing him out. Ugh, just what you needed. Why was this so hard? 

“It’s the cream in it,” you said, a bit defensive. If you were going to get into a battle of words, you might as well dive in. 

When he looked at you, confused, you thought you saw a glimmer of hope. Maybe you could annoy him with your gourmet knowledge. 

“The Marsala wine is in the cream; it’s a secret recipe,” you said, trying to sound smart. 

Harry paused eating his dessert, rested his elbow on the table, and gave you an admiring look. “Interesting. I didn’t know you were into cooking. That wasn’t in the info.” That familiar warm smile was back.

Crap. Another mess-up. 

“I get it—you’re keeping it under wraps from your dad. I want you to feel comfortable talking about your hobbies when you’re with me.” 

When you’re with him? Damn, that was supposed to be the first and last time you saw him. You started playing with your fingers in your hair out of nervousness. 

Think, think, think. All you had left was to use the only card you had.

“Look, Harry, I’ll be frank. I don’t plan to see you again.”

Suddenly, he stopped. “Didn’t you like me?” he asked softly.

Was it possible not to like this man? But damn it, you had to lie. You looked away; it was hard to read his expression.

“You’ve probably heard about me from the tabloids. I’m not the type of woman to get attached to just one man. My father put me up to this matchmaker thing; I didn’t intend to.” You admitted this indirectly. He deserved a little honesty, didn’t he? “I’ve had and will have many men in my life. I don’t plan to get married. I mean, you’re not special. I don’t want you to get the wrong idea.” 

When you looked at his face timidly, you realized you got the reaction you had been waiting for since the beginning of the night. His smile vanished; his expression hardened, and the color of his eyes darkened. 

But why did your heart squeeze when you should have felt relieved?

When they brought your coat, you thanked them and turned to Harry for the last time. You would probably never see him again. You felt fortunate to have had the chance to meet and get to know this man, even briefly. He would probably forget you anyway; why would he remember you? 

“Can I give you a ride home so we can end things on a good note?” he asked, sounding a bit unsure.

You definitely didn’t see that coming. You paused, trying to figure out what to say. It would’ve been easier to just say no, but his eyes were so mesmerizing that if he’d asked you to spill all your secrets right then, you might have done it without even thinking.

“Sure,” you replied, feeling shy.

When the valet brought Harry's car around, your jaw dropped. This black, late-model Mercedes Benz S was probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Your interest in cars stemmed from your childhood; your mother always complained that you didn't like dresses and jewelry like other girls—rather, you liked cars. It was clear you were different, and you had always been that way.

Just like the situation you found yourself in now. Maybe there was something wrong with you.

The two of you were silent the entire ride. You didn’t look directly at him, but you could feel his gaze on you out of the corner of your eye. However, you were more captivated by the interior of the car. When would you ever get to ride in such a luxury vehicle again? It wouldn’t hurt to take a closer look. As you glanced towards his side to check out the control panel and see how much horsepower the car had, he caught your eye, causing you to quickly turn your head away. You had to suppress your curiosity.

"We’ll turn right here," you said as you approached the junction. Down the street, the giant mansion loomed, so close to your destination. You stole a quick glance at him, realizing this might be the only time you would see this man in person. You wanted to remember his handsome face. 

Suddenly, Harry slammed on the brakes, and the car screeched to a halt. Your eyes widened in surprise as you looked at him, startled that he had stopped so abruptly near the mansion. What had caused him to suddenly halt? He didn’t say a word, just stared at you, and his eyes seemed to communicate something intense. Was he angry and no longer wanting your company? 

You unbuckled your seatbelt and reached for the door handle, only to find it locked.

“Stay still,” he said as he unlocked the car doors. 

What was he implying? He walked around the front of the car, reached your side, and opened your door. 

Was this chivalry? If so, why did he stay away from the mansion?

“Aren’t you getting out?” His voice was kinda cold.

You didn’t know how to respond. You stepped out of the car without saying a word.

“Thanks for the ride—” 

Suddenly, he grabbed your arm—not roughly, but with a firm, questioning grip. His gaze was intense, but why did he look that way? Had he figured it all out? Maybe he was about to confront you for making a fool of yourself. After all, you had been willing to be open, and now you felt you deserved it. But you didn’t have the courage to meet his eyes, so you lowered your head. 

“You were lying, weren’t you?”

Shit. 

You swallowed hard; this was the moment you had dreaded.

“I-I…”

What were you going to say? How would you even say it?

You were fucked.

Suddenly, Harry pinched your chin with one hand, forcing you to look at him while his other hand rested on your waist. He tilted his head toward you, his hot breath brushing against your face, making your heart race. His lips were dangerously close to yours, and you could feel your throat going dry. What the hell was he going to do? Kissing you or scolding you? After what felt like an eternity, he pulled you closer by the arm around your waist and kissed you.

It had been a long time since you kissed someone, so you were almost shocked by his sudden kiss. No matter how hard you tried to stop yourself, you finally closed your eyes and surrendered to him completely. Your surrendering gave him courage and he deepened the kiss, his hot tongue licking your lips and forcing them apart. While his expert hand lingered on the swell of your breasts teasingly, you moaned and opened your mouth for him and when his tongue touched yours, you could still taste the chocolate from the dessert he had just eaten. 

But suddenly, Harry pulled his head back, breaking the kiss and all contact. Instinctively mesmerized, you leaned forward, eyes closed and mouth agape. When you finally opened your eyes, you caught him snickering, and as the embarrassment of the situation hit you, you wished you could disappear. You instinctively pressed your hand to your burning lips and pressed hem together. Harry licked his lips and grinned. "Just as I predicted. You lied to me. There's no way another man has touched you recently."

For a second, your mind went blank, and you just stared at him, blinking in confusion. What the heck did he mean by that? "Y-you... w-what..." Great, now you couldn't even put together a simple sentence.

What next?

Just then, your phone started ringing. When you opened your purse to get it, Harry reached for it before you could. Fortunately, you had saved Melanie in your phone under a special nickname, not her real name. Harry laughed, raising his eyebrows in surprise and amusement. "Trouble?"

Yes, you had saved her as trouble.

"Can you hand my phone back, please?" you said, holding out your hands, but he caught them with one hand and gently pushed them away. 

“Your trouble can wait,” he said, rejecting Melanie’s call. He dialed a number on your phone, but realized what he was doing when his own phone started ringing.

“There, now you have my number,” he said, handing your phone back to you.

You frowned and grabbed your phone angrily, "What makes you think I’d actually call you?" 

Harry shrugged, pursing his lips. “Shouldn't I call you before I come to pick you up for our next date? I guess I could just come by your house and honk the horn instead.” 

“What?” you exclaimed.

He grinned.

You took a deep breath to release some of your tension. “Harry, why are you doing this? There won’t be a next date; I told you that.”

“One chance,” he said firmly.

“A chance of what?” 

"I want you to give me a chance. A real date. If, at the end of the night, you still feel the same way, I promise you’ll never see me again."

You shook your head. "But why? You’re a man who can have any woman you want. You’re rich, handsome, and kind—why waste your time on someone who doesn’t want you?"

You saw something in his brown eyes, something you couldn’t quite identify, but it was intense. “Because you're different from others,” he said sharply. “True, women are not unattainable for me; they are always around. But what I want is someone special, and I feel that you are the one. There’s something about you that has ignited something in me I haven't felt in a long time. I must admit, I'm surprised; I never thought I’d be attracted to you after reading the news about you, but it seems I was wrong. Can you give me a chance? Please?”

Oh, Harry, there’s so much you don’t know, you thought. Your heart was fluttering at the thought of saying yes, but how could you? How dare you? You weren’t Melanie, the daughter of a wealthy businessman; you were just an ordinary girl.

“You know I won’t leave without hearing your answer, right?” He grunted.

Just then, you heard a car approaching, and you freaked out. That was Melanie’s dad’s car. Your heart nearly stopped.

“You have to go, like, now!” you yelled in a panic.

“First, say yes,” he replied, frowning.

"Si, yes, okay, alright! But please, go now!" you urged, pushing him toward the back of his car. He chuckled in response.

You crouched down to hide your face as the other car drove toward the mansion and pulled him down with you.

“I want you to know I’ve never done anything like this in my life,” he admitted, snickering.

“Is that so funny?” you snapped.

"Okay, I get that you don’t want your dad to see us like this, and I’m curious why, but since you said yes, I’ll be a good guy and leave."

“Yes you do that,” you said with a sigh.

Harry took his phone out of his pocket and waved it before getting into his car. “You’d better answer it when I call,” he said, getting inside. He winked at your puzzled expression and started the engine. His car quickly disappeared from sight along the road. You turned toward the mansion, exhaled deeply, and murmured to yourself.

“I'm so fucked.”

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Why is Jason Todd so victimized when every other bat has been through worse and I’m not saying this in a “ everyone moved on ” kinda way but compared to everyone else not much happened in his life he’s just a cunt which I personally love

hi, so:

i don't think it is fair or ethically correct to compare the amount of suffering batfamily went through, especially considering that all of them have a very, very different backstories, nuances and moments

i would actually argue that nothing happened in Jason's life. let's go through the short recap: depending on how you interpret the tragery of Todd family, as a very little kid Jason either witnessed his semi-normal family ruining itself or he never knew the normality of it at all. then, his father gets in jail, and Jason is left all alone with his sick, addicted mother that needs to be taken care of. at this point, he is not even ten, btw. he needs to take care of himself, of Catherine, to get money somehow, to find drugs for his mother because there is no alternative unless he wants her to die. in the search of money, it is very implied that Jason goes through the hell; surely, we all understand what it means. eventually, his mother dies. he witnesses it, holds her dead body, begging her to wake up. from there, his life on the streets start - and it is nowhere near kind. his three happy years with Bruce end up quickly, leaving him thinking that Bruce disowned him, and he is scared to be back on the streets. he finds his biological mother, and she betrays him. he dies, dies in pain and terror, betrayed. he wakes up in his own coffin, dugs himself out, breaking all his fingers. his body must have hurt immensely from all previous injuries, and yet, he crawls out. gets hit by a car and thrown on the streets again. he is catatonic, surviving on the streets for six months or so, all alone, just feeling constant pain and fear. then, Talia picks him up. eventually dips down in the Pit. his life doesn't get better from there, too. he remains unavenged, and from his point of perspective, discarded and made nothing but a bad story for future kids. his father instantly disowns him after his return, and throws batarang in his neck, slicing it, almost killing him (or killing him, actually, depending on your idea of what happened). and... and after that his life doesn't really fix itself either? you choose your next comic to rely on, but in the most of it he constantly gets jumped by his brothers, smashed around like a rag doll by Bruce, etc, etc. i would argue that it is a lot to happen to a person. especially, to a kid. because by the end of it, Jason is not even older than twenty-five, going through all of it.

fans love exploring his mental health issues, and it is very valid. especially, when comics ignore it completely or blame him for his own traumas. half of comics with Jason, also, have a classist undertone - they treat him like a dog and a rabid animal just because he was grown in the Park Row. writers victimblame him constantly for everything. so, idk about victimising, really.

i do agree that Jason's portrayal in the fanon is not always correct, though, either varying between making him some kind of rude, obnoxious idiot with only anger motivating him or a complete whump without personality which simply takes all complexity of a character from him, but then again, fanon being very different from canon is always a thing... everywhere, tbh.

he is the og brat, though. love him for it.

[thebroccolination]

KRISTSINGTO GAVE A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE QL INDUSTRY, THEIR PARTNERSHIP, AND THEIR PROMISE TO FANS

EDITED 19/3/25: @ysphcpb helped me make sense of some of the wonky subtitles. I added two clarifications below using this same text and color to make them easier to find.

A few hours ago, FEED uploaded an interview in which KristSingto almost made me cry. The full interview is subbed in English and available here on YouTube. It's thirty minutes long, and KristSingto cover a broad range of topics that show how invaluable their seasoned perspectives on the industry are.

If you're new to KristSingto or curious what they've been up to since you last checked in on them, this could be either a very good introduction to them or a refresher. :)

Note: As far as I can tell, the subtitles are mostly fine, but judging by some of the phrasing, I think they might have been auto-translated or else completely done by AI. Like, the subs call KristSingto "Christmas" twice, which I think a human would have caught. (Quick: who gets the angel topper and who gets the star?) Also, there are several times when Krist or Singto is referring to himself in the third person (as you do in Thai), so the subtitles say "he" rather than "I" so you have to pay attention to the context of what they're talking about to avoid confusion. Another day, another reason to study Thai.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Singto said he's gotten in trouble for giving short answers, so he said his main concern is Krist's health. He's said the same thing in other interviews, so Krist already knew. <3 I think he means in general, since Krist has been physically sick more often in recent years, but mental health is also quite important to both of them.

EDIT - Singto: Actually, there's not much I need to tell him, but lately, (what I'd like to say) can be condensed into a short word. And I think he's aware of it. "Health", okay? Short but enough, to the point. And I'm sure he's aware of it.

Krist said he's had to take on more responsibility within his family as he's gotten older. He's been very open in the past about his family's early struggles with money following the market crash in the 90s and how he cleared his family's debts through his work after SOTUS. More recently, he lost his grandmother in 2023 just before his solo concerts in Bangkok and now more recently his grandfather just before "The Ex-Morning" begins airing. He's always been extremely devoted to his family.

Meanwhile, Singto is an only child who lost his mother to cancer in university, so he said his priority has become taking care of himself more. Over the past year he's been very forthcoming about his mental health issues in the past and how he addressed them to get to a much healthier and happier place today.

After everything Krist has been through over the past five years especially, hearing him say he's not sad or stressed just healed something in my heart. I'm really so very proud of him. <3

Singto said that because they've both grown up over the past few years, Krist feels more like an equal to him now. They're only a year apart, but I think since they met in school and Krist has always been a little more excitable and trusting, that gap probably felt wider to Singto. He said they're able to communicate better now and that even though their working dynamic was already smooth, even that has improved.

They also talked about changes in the industry from their joint debut in SOTUS in 2016! I've seen Singto speak in the past about how he wanted to see the "BL" or "Y" removed because he thought it was othering, and in this interview he said he's happy that BL isn't considered strange anymore. As the first in the line of fire, KristSingto went through some fairly harrowing things, and he said that he and Krist weren't sure how people would respond to SOTUS.

Krist talked about the international spread of Thai QL and especially the rise of GL! I don't think the subtitles did what he said justice, so I'll toss the ball to resident GL protector @hallowpen in case there's a better way to phrase what he said in English. I think he essentially said that in the era KristSingto released SOTUS in, Thailand was still in a transitional period where queer media was neither accepted or rejected, and he's happy to see it become a normalized part of society.

EDIT - Krist: Moreover, in this era, we now have sapphic shows too, as in girl-girl pairings, something like that. So it's like, it's great, that we no longer have any of these separate lines (@ysphcpb's translation note: in relation to what he said before this, I think he means lines that separate "BL/Y series" from other types of series, in terms of content and target audience). If the work is good and worth watching, we'll love and appreciate it.

They discussed the importance of partnerships, and Krist emphasized communication above all to avoid fighting. Singto said that in the past they didn't fight, but they did overlook issues by not talking more. He said they're making a more concerted effort to pay close attention to each other's moods and to raise concerns as they develop so they can clear things up immediately.

Krist said he's much more at ease with Singto back. He's spoken in-depth multiple times before this about what it was like for him when he was on his own for the two years Singto was gone, and it wasn't great for his mental health. From the moment Singto left (amicably) to pursue his own path, Krist missed him and was actively trying to persuade him to come back. While GMMTV had been placing Krist in heterosexual lakorn series for years after SOTUS ended, his heart never really seemed to be in it, and I think he always wanted to continue and stay in the BL world. He always wanted the stability of a partner he knew and trusted, and with Singto home (so to speak) he said it's easier for him to plan for the future, which is less frightening for him now. (In 2023 before Singto returned, I really hoped Krist would pair up with Gawin based on the loveliness of their friendship and chemistry onstage and in "Be My Favorite," but it became clear to me over time that even though Gawin is Krist's most beloved nong and a good friend to him, Krist most likely never would have rebranded himself in another khuujin out of respect to Singto and what they established and built together. For Krist, Singto is and always will be his only partner, I think.)

Singto reiterated how much more smoothly everything is running between him and Krist now that he's come back. (Personally, I think they both really matured and grew enormously as people during those two years on their own.) Essentially, they're both back in their safe zone now that they've reunited, and while they're at a place in their careers where they don't have to fight to be seen or heard, they don't want to rest on their laurels either.

This was by far the most emotional point for me, and it actually got me quite teary-eyed. Krist talked about their fanbase, Peraya, who got so invested in KristSingto based on one series and a sequel in their first two years in the industry together, and then nothing else for years afterward. I've been here for almost five years and like Krist said, all I've ever seen in real time are concert streams and sponsored events. I remember when I became a fan in 2020 the fandom was still super committed to creating SOTUS fanworks and edits even though it was four years old by then. KristSingto obviously knew their fans wanted more series from them, but even back in 2017 they said they had to do what GMMTV gave them, and unfortunately GMMTV didn't yet see BL as a cash cow. KristSingto had the success of normalizing BL, but their fandom has had to wait this long to be rewarded for it with another KristSingto series.

And Krist promised not to disappoint. Which, of course, I trust. <3

See the full interview below:

(I'm calling them the Christmas Couple from now on and no one can stop me.)

[toriaaniin]

So do you think what we are seeing with L & A is a PR relationship? Perhaps it’s a way to take the pressure off of L & N so they can both show up at events for Bridgerton?

It's been a while since I had a question. I'm game for questions! I'm sure the quiet is because I have my anons turned off. The troll activity that we've all been experiencing - over the past few weeks especially - has been fucking DELULU inducing (no: believing in L & N's love isn't delusional, therefore I am not delulu). I used to laugh at how my Lukola bloggity friends have so cleverly responded to the trolls' ridiculousness, but lately it simply makes me want to throw up. Thank the Light that I haven't personally had to deal with that BS since turning off my anons. Now that I've written that statement, watch a troll who is willing to have their name plastered everywhere pop up in my messages. Especially after they read this post! Ha!

Okay... let's respond to the questions asked of me.

I'd like to quickly deal with the second part of this question: "... a way to take the pressure off of L & N so they can both show up at events for Bridgerton?" In a word, no. There should be no events for Bridgerton until they start promotion for season 4, and that likely won't be until 2026. At the earliest, late 2025. If you mean the upcoming BAFTAs on May 11th? A case could be made for BAFTAs (that I'll touch on below), but "pressure off" would not be that reason.

Your first question: "Do you think what we are seeing with L & A is a PR relationship?" I'll use another single word: Yes. The one word I'd change out in your question though is "relationship". I don't view Luke & Antonia as a relationship. THIS is a relationship.

I view the situation between Luke and Antonia as a working arrangement. Perhaps even a legal one (but I'm not going to get into the NDA stuff. @fiamat12 does that well with her Legal Anon, and she posted an update this morning). She's been hired to play a role, and she's paid for that work (how [not necessarily money] would be an agreement between her agent/legal team and Luke's).

So why? I have a theory around Luke's branding that I personally find compelling, but I'll leave that for now because it deserves its own post as well as a good deal of research to find PR evidence (it exists!!) to support it for my readers. Know though that my theory - while reluctantly agreed with (usually!) - has proven controversial amongst my private chat group friends!

I will however discuss two reasons for this PR relationship.

One is the BAFTAs as I mentioned above. The voting for this year's BAFTA TV nominations is conducted in 3 rounds and only eligible Members of BAFTA can vote. The second round of nominee voting ended on March 13th. The final nominees are announced next Thursday, March 27th (watch for it!) after which the BAFTA members enter into a third round of voting (officially April 7th, closing on the 14th), with the winners announced during the ceremony on May 11th. Phew!

Members of the Academy - their peers, creatives and professionals working in and making contributions to the television industry in the UK - have already voted on whether Luke, Nicola, cast, crew, designers, producers, directors, etc. will be the final nominees. Again, those final nominees will be announced next week... with the same Members responsible for voting the actual winners.

Why is this a big deal? Because Luke and Nicola don't want their performances to be undervalued by a belief that they didn't act their parts. That the love that we saw in Penelope and Colin was actually (and only!) the love of Nicola and Luke. More importantly (and I'm SURE this is more important to Luke & Nicola too) = if they are believed to not have been acting, it undervalues the contributions of the entire cast, crew, Shondland, Netflix... everyone!

So you see... it's not about "taking pressure off" because the pressure is ON until April 14th when voting ends. Maybe even until awards night, May 11th.

Deflecting eyes away from Luke and Nicola's real relationship will help with BAFTA votes... but the second reason I'm going to suggest takes us one step beyond that deflection. We're talking DON'T LOOK OVER HERE! strength diversion!! The reason they want that kind of deflection is because Luke and Nicola are, I firmly believe, new parents. In fact, the BOSS event was in part a ruse to shock the fandom and get them all up in arms about Luke and Antonia, all while Luke and Nicola had a baby. The result of 3 "let's get this done" hours of Luke's life? No media and stalker-fans sniffing around, looking for photo opportunities of the new family. Misdirection.

Then we come to the SAG awards where our couple tried sooooo hard to pretend they were "just friends". We saw the truth, didn't we? They've tried a few times since SAGs to misdirect us. Remember my friends, they don't want us to look too closely. One day they'll opt for private, not secret. After all you can't hide a baby forever. But not until they're ready. We're on their schedule. Thankfully we're familiar with their misdirection patterns. I'm sat firmly on this ship!

Aaniin Xxx

(In case you ever wondered: that third little x started appearing in the closing of my posts in late January/early February... and if you know where Xx comes from [which still lives on Luke's IG bio, BTW!], you now know why I've added it 💙)

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

I'm not an American so forgive the question. But, why do lefties call Trump a rapist? Is he actually a rapist or is it just the porn actress thing? I understand they'll call Trump whatever but like, is it baseless or.

It's baseless. There are two main reasons. One, 20 or so years ago there's a recording of him saying that when you're famous women will let you do anything to them, including "grabbing them by the pussy", which the left took to mean he's out there groping women against their will. But that entire conversation was about how easy it is to have consensual sex with women when you're famous. So that's BS. The second one is he recently lost a civil case against a woman who claimed Trump raped her decades ago, but in that verdict the jury specifically said that he didn't rape her, but they were awarding her the money anyway. More BS.

[fishmech]

no thank you i also used to work in both onsite and call-based tech support so your attempt to pull rank here means nothing to me.

the described scam has nothing at all to actually do with the computer or the internet.

most likely the caller did not even say anything specific at all about the computer the old person had. before computers were widespread this exact same scam would usually be something about a nonspecific debt or impersonating an aspect of the phone company or any other thing a person might conceivably have. in fact they still do this all the time! and the idea with this category of scam is that you just keep trying to deploy the low effectiveness but also cheap hook until someone bites and pays out a

also once again: it does not matter that widespread personal computers were not around when "old people" were young. it doesn't matter either that they were around before perhaps you were born. this does not make either group less or more able to deal with technology! that is just dumb media spin, and besides that it misses that we are not talking about something that just showed up 5 years ago or whatever, these are things that have been in the average person's life a solid decade plus. these are things people have used at work before they retired. your brain doesn't stop handling doing new things just because you're old or it didn't happen to be around when you were very young.

also you do "balance a checkbook" frequently, most likely. you have surely checked your balance on a banking app or website or a phone call in the past year at least once when deciding to buy something. probably even occasionally noticed you had less money there than you were expecting, and went to check for any fraudulent purchases or subscriptions that you forgot to cancel. that's what you did with a physical checkbook too! in-between visits to a physical bank branch to check balances or receipts of bank statements in the mail, you would write down what you'd written each check out for, in order to know your expected balance once all the checks went through. absolutely nothing special there, you probably make note of when you buy things anyway and have a tough estimate of how much cash you have between actual balance viewing too! that's the same shit. after all, many transactions that happen instantly from your perspective can still take a few hours to days to pop up on your online banking balance so even diligently checking that every few hours is still going to have some edge cases you'll need to remember to avoid an overdraft. you're not using a physical check and a physical checkbook to do it but debit transactions are handled exactly the same over the same payment rails the physical checks were.

😭

[goatgoesmbe]

In your opinion, what jobs 141 would have out of military?

For me, Price would work on a hospital in ER, this man can't be out of stressful situations even if he wanted, or he would work on OB/GYN. Or maybe a cop.

Gaz, my golden boy, a bit clichê, but he would definitely be a model, I can't see him anywhere else. This man would be in Vogue, and if someone questioned, he would be like "That model really looks like me".

Ghost it's extreme, we would either be a butcher, just there to pay rent, or he would do like, theater/musicals, at t first he was just there for the joke, someone like him doing this, but then he just found out he has a great voice, then he's making "colleagues" they're friends he just doesn't want to admit, then he's full on making tours.

Soap, a little bit controversial, but he at frist would try something "More like military", cop, etc. then he tried being a kindergarden teacher, and now he's full on making little activities with the children. This man loves kids.

-🐻✨

Ok, honestly i love all of these and it made sensee

And tbh ive never thought about it myself.. but if i have to think about it then..

Price: Headchef Ghost: butcher/store-clerk + stand up comedian on the side Gaz: Pediatrician Soap: aerospace engineer

Price, this man thrive in stressful situation LOLOL (so u right, but OB/GYN Price?? HMMMM yes.. EHEHEH- I think if I have him helping me giving birth, id just get pregnant again immediately)

I wanted to say firefighters, cops, and the like- but its lowkey similiar to military. So if i had to think anything way different, id say he'd be a headchef at a high end restaurant.

Its stressful, working in cramped space with the heat and all, they need someone level headed like him who could also command people.

Gaz being a model just made sense, ofc- but for some reason i had this idea that it would be a cliche where he never even think of working in that field.

He just be minding his own business and then suddenly this guy scouted him, offering him a job as calvin klein model or something. Which sounded like a scam, Gaz thought it was a scam, but apparently not.

That, or one day he agreed to model for a friend's little online shop. It was nothing big, but somehow he went viral and now there are a lot of people seeking to recruit him, offering a hefty amount of money.

That, or he would be working at a job that work directly with people to help them.

He's also very kind, empathetic, and always wanted to help people. So.. (again if its not fireman and smtn similar to miliatry) he would make more sense to work in the hospital, he'd work in ER or be a pediatrician. EMT also works for him

Ghost being a butcher, because that what he would do if he never went to military. And I LOVE LOVE HC when its something people wont corelate the character to but just make sense, like what u said, theater/musical

Some other things i think he would do.. are stuff that's not too extreme, idk why- but compared to the others, outside of the military it made sense for him to have a comparably chill job. Well maybe not chill chill, but it's something that he could do with his brain off, letting his body move in autopilot, like working in a store, or bartending.

BUT- just like musical, I could actually picture him doing stand up comedy on the side LOL

Soap being kindergarten teacher would be great, coz i HC him having a big family and so he was used to handling children (cousins, nephews, nieces, and all). BUT the thing is- he treated every children like they were part of the MacTavish, which means he often play too rough with them. The kids are having fun, they're fine, but parents don't like that. He would also do great working as a football coach for kids.

And, I feel like he would need a job thats often stimulating, he's also very smart so I can picture him being a detective actually, or high-end engineer (aerospace, biomedic, nuclear, etc)

He's that one unemployed guy who got a job at NASA as his first job after a long time, bro gotta stop applying at indeed, now he be going to mars in an hour

[chromehrtss]

model!reader getting asked to be in another rapper’s music video would be so good for jealous rapper!chris. like her teasing him just to see how he reacts even if she plans on saying no

MODEL!READER MAKING RAPPER!CHRIS JEALOUS

✧ , 𝓇equested @sinmiedoalamor

𓍢 ₊ ⊹ — in which , model!reader mentions she has been asked to be in music video for another rapper and teases him about it just to see him be jealous.

you sit in the passenger sit of chris’ blacked out tinted window car, hums of your playlist played muffled in the background softly one of his hands placed on the inner of your thigh his other hand loose placed on the wheel his eyes locked on the road.

‘oh i forgot to tell you,’ you say turning your attention to him. ‘i got asked to be in this rappers music video.’

he snorts, glancing over at you for a brief second before locking his attention back over to the road. ‘crazy of them too ask you that when they know you gonna say no.’

you smirk, your fingers playing around with his rings placed on his fingers. ‘who said i said no huh?’.

his eyes darting straight back at you, a smirk almost twitching on his lips but it slowly fades once he realises the seriousness on your face. ‘don’t play wit me, i know you said no you ain’t doing that shit.’

you stare at him, how far can you push him with this was your only thought. ‘i’m not playing with you, i said yes plus they are paying me to be in it.’ you spoke crossing your arms in a slump.

‘how much they paying you then,’ he questioned a stern tone lingering in his voice his eyes now fully locked on the road again his eyes avoiding your presence.

you shrug, unsure what the answer actually was but you was quick with your reply. ‘not sure just yet but could be like a couple thousands or something.”

he scoffs again shaking his head. ‘so nothing i couldn’t give you — if you are doing it for the money you shoulda just asked me for some.’

‘i don’t know i thought it would be fun plus the guy seems chill’ you glance of at him his jaw slowly clenching ever so slightly once you mentioned another guy its like he automatically saw red you knew this was his number one this that got him annoyed and jealous easily.

‘the fuck you mean he is chill and it’s gonna be fun — thats hella fun having another guy drooling over you’ he looks over at you with a confused expression his shoulders slowly becoming slouched.

you bite your lip slightly watching his annoyed emotions take over him a cold look plastered on his face still his hand tightly gripping the steering wheel now white spots appearing on his knuckles.

‘chill i don’t see the problem chris’ its just a music video its not like its me going on a date with him?’ you mutter.

he pathetically scoffs his eyes rolling at the words coming out of your mouth. ‘don’t tell me too chill just because some kid wants my girl all up on him in his whack ass music video’ he breathes his hand on your inner thigh tightening slightly but not enough to hurt you.

‘nah nah nah — fuck this you ain’t being in music video that shit disrespectful as fuck!’ he speaks up again before carrying on. ‘call him i will tell him you aren’t doing it.’

you lightly laugh causing him to look at you with a even more pissed look on his face just at him thinking you find this funny when it’s clearly annoying him.

‘thank god there is no him then,’ you mutter. ‘im fucking with you, no guy asked me to be in his video.’

he glances over at you his expression automatically dropping just from your words filling his ears a sigh of relief taking a toll on his body, senselessly calming him instantly but he still didn’t say anything.

‘aw baby its hot when you get jealous!’ you tease your hand wandering around his arm until it reached his shoulder your fingers dancing around on it. ‘the thought of another guy around me was killing you wasn’t it?’

‘keep talking ma, this won’t be so funny to you when you are begging me to go slower’ he finally taunts his body turning to face you once he parked up the car in there designated destination his eyes wandering up and down you.

© chromehrts 2025

`. ✴︎ 𝒯𝒜𝐺𝐿𝐼𝒮𝒯 𓂅 @leisturni @pluggtalkk @courta13 @delilahsturniolo @sturniolooluvv @chris444evr @mattsleftball

@sweetrelieef

[suzukiblu]

Ooh love an ask game! Think Pink has incepted me, maybe some Bernard/Kon ( or Bernard + Kon)?

“Yeah, no, that is really not a thing that you need to be apologizing for,” he says. “Actually maybe I should be apologizing. Actually, no, I think reality should be apologizing? Like, that seems like the thing that should be apologizing right now. Christ, man, this is the worst thing I have heard since the last time a new apocalypse dropped. Well–second-to-last, in retrospect, actually the last one wasn’t really that impressive, it was just–uh, sorry, little off-topic there. Um . . . though I definitely feel like we should circle back to ‘do you have money and a roof over your head and maybe like a job or something’ as a question, if we could.” 

“I mean, kinda,” Superboy says, shifting uncomfortably and glancing sidelong. Bernard does not love that, as a response. “It’s whatever, I’ve got it handled.” 

Correction: Bernard does not even tolerate that, as a response.

[raaorqtpbpdy]

This is such a short-sighted take.

Copyright exists and is essential to protect creators. The fact that it gets exploited by companies is a problem that needs to be solved but not by getting rid of copyright completely. If it were abolished, no artist of any kind would be able to reliably make a living on their art ever again.

Without copyright, every album a band released could be copied outright and sold cheaper by a third party with no consequences. Visual artists would have no recourse if someone stole their design and made hundreds of dollars selling T-shirts with it without the artist seeing a cent. And authors like myself? We'd be completely fucked. Book piracy is already a serious threat to authors, even traditionally published ones with a big company behind them.

In a perfect world where everyone respects creators, maybe we wouldn't need copyright laws. But we don't live in a perfect world. I know the above commenter means well, but ownership of ideas absolutely does matter when money changes hands.

A prime example of this is Emily Gwen, the creator of the "sunset" lesbian flag, currently the most popular lesbian flag. She waived her copyright rights by releasing the flag as a public domain design. Partly because of that she currently lives in poverty. Individuals, not just corporations, sell things with her design on it all the time, and no matter how much credit she gets, she doesn't see a cent of their profits because she chose to forego ownership of her idea.

That was her choice which every individual is entitled to, but it's my understanding that she regrets not choosing a creative commons attribution rather than public domain which would have prevented capitalizing on her design. Because there is a copyright attribution that allows anyone to use an idea as long as no money is made.

And don't give me any of that "but but but fan creations" BS, those are completely legal under fair use, which is part of copyright law. Copyright law doesn't need to be abolished just so you can write your fanfics without fear. You can already do that as long as you're not charging money for it.

And if you are wanting to make money off fanfic, get a real job. Write something original and maybe you'll appreciate the protections of copyright law more. I appreciate that writing fanfic is hard work, I write it myself, but profiting off other people's ideas without them getting their share is wrong, even if you credit them. Creators living in poverty don't want credit, they need money, and without copyright their ability to get it would be even more limited than it already is.

If you genuinely advocate for the complete abolishment of copyright law, I can only assume you have no respect for artists or their work. In which case I will be advocating for copyright even harder to protect creatives from people like you, who obviously don't understand their value to our society and the importance of their protections.

What you actually want is for corporations to no longer be legally classified as individuals so they can no longer hold individual copyright. What you actually want is for it to be illegal for copyrights to be bought and sold so that people other than the original creator of something can be needlessly litigious "protecting" something they didn't create but now "own". What you actually want is for corporations to be regulated, not for copyright to be abolished.

I'm pro copyright because I love cool things and I want the people who create them to be able to make a living off their work instead of dying in obscurity while someone else makes millions off a slightly altered version of what they made. Incidentally I also think all corporations should be regulated and restricted to the ninth level of hell and back.

being pro-copyright is like a cartoon "i hate cool things" political stance

[andy-wm]

i feel like i missed a chapter somewhere lol whats with the itaewon house? i know nothing about this, did one of them build a house?

Hey Anon

Yup, JK built a house

A few years back (2020? 2021?) He bought a very fancy property in the same neighbourhood as the embassies and Chaebol mansions - in the most expensive part of Itaewon.

I remember at the time, news sites were frothing over the house and how it reflected Jungkook's excellent taste. The common thread was that the prestige of the property showed how urbane he had become. It clearly indicated that he had grown into an astute and mature investor.

There was a lot of chatter about it being a fine family home in an exclusive locale.

I mean, it definitely was a flex. A freestanding house on a 6ooM2 allotment in Seoul? Please, the man clearly has a bottomless well of money. And even more impressive than the hefty price was the fact that he paid cash for it.

Of course, the straight-boy-JK brigade were ecstatic about his pretty new house. To them it was demonstrable proof that he had plans to find himself a pretty wife who would pump out pretty children for him. They were very smug about the hereronormative imagery his picturesque little cottage conjured up.

It was all very tiresome.

But what came next is my favourite part of the story. We all woke up one day to discover...

He unceremoniously flattened that house

Yup, the news broke one morning that the house was... gone. Bulldozed. He clearly had zero regard for its prestige, refinement, or family friendliness. I love that about him. He really does follow his own compass.

I was secretly delighted interested to see what would replace it, and Anon, I have not been disappointed.

Can a house have sex appeal?

This one does.

Where that frankly underwhelming red brick meh once stood, we now have a gloriously ominous and uncompromising statement that looms over the street.

Jungkook has built a neobrutalist fortress.

It is a thing of beauty. Sophisticated and dominant in a way that makes me feel just a little bit breathless, the fine balance of weight and lightness is magnificent. It has charisma, refinement, and a hint of malice. If it could speak, I imagine it would tell the people who try to impose their values on him to fuck off in several different languages.

Anon, on my honour I had absolutely no intention of going anywhere near his house before I saw it complete. Now I'm afraid that the desire to gaze at it in person it might outweigh my distaste for lurking near the home of a celebrity like a sasaeng. I'd die of mortification of he was actually at home. Maybe I can go when I know he isn't there?

Ugh i hate this for me. I just wanna see the bloody fluted concrete walls for myself.

But lets move on from my whining...

I find myself appraising the aesthetic and stylistic choices he's made with this building and truthfully I'm seeing Jeon Jungkook in a new light.

I am pretty fucking impressed with what he's doing here. This house shows far more finesse, maturity, and sophistication than the gable-roofed clipart homestead ever could. It's the absolute antithesis of that twee vision of traditional values and domestic boredom bliss.

This monstrosity is dark, brooding, and beautiful. And I'm a little bit in love with it.

Yes, i admit that some of the images come from tiktok accounts that have been stalking the build.

Yes, i am aware of my double standards.

Other photos come from the architect who posted progress shots on his insta, and he's quite entitled to do so since this is his work. He never mentioned whose house it was or anything else that could compromise our boy.