#i will draw for u if u write the fic ok. we can Collab

[kulliare]

timeline anon back again! Omg I feel the same the whole of 2×06 I was watching it thinking. That's just John mulaney and Sarah Paulton. What're they doing here? It was wacky

I think you're right about the writers retconning or straight up forgetting their own details lol..but my timeline idea is so rough it's basically. Carmy moves out at 19 or 20, goes to New York or somewhere first for a few years -> (but not the s1 nightmare New York stuff) -> goes to Copenhagen -> 2×06 Christmas Dinner is the same year as copenhagen (w luca! I did really like that detail hehe. Amazed Carmy had any friends 💀) -> afterwards he dives back to New York to escape his family and works at the scary Chef Joel place all the way up until Mikeys death and then he returns to The Beef. Hm. Sort of a rough mess but that's the way it makes sense in my head

Hope you're having a nice soup day too!

it honestly took me out of it a little bit. i don't know sarah but whenever john was on screen i was like... huh.. what.. but i was still too confused by the chaos to really care and it still was an a+ ep

agree with carmy leaving around that age-- i think he does go to culinary school during that time (he's worked at the bear for awhile so he would be considered a good option, might be able to get scholarship bc of that? im so sorry to the ppl who actually work in kitchens i feel like an academic trying to talk abt something on my high horse and getting all the details wrong) but with his like emphasis on learning fundamentals in kitchens it makes sense.

tbh i imagine w luca its like. linkedin friends but it counts for carmy he needs a W wherever he can get lol. and it really was nice to hear people did have good impressions of carmy like.. i wish he could've heard that too but i guess it would've also fed into his idea that work is the only way he can get any value like. ugh nasty boy. i kind of like that he ended up being a bit more nasty this season but i think it's bc i like unlikeable protags in small doses

WHAT I REALLY wonder is how they're going to handle s3-- i think i'd actually be happy for it to end at s3 bc i'm terrified of shows generally losing the plot and main character ideas as the show goes on. i liked s2 but in my brain i'm still treating s1 as main canon and s2 a possibility of what might've happened because of the Fear.

my wants for carmy are for him to actually get more into therapy, but i doubt that's going to happen before he has a final breakdown that finally gets him to finally realize he can't live like this. one interesting detail that i don't think will come up in the show is that noma is actually closing due to similar issues that the bear brings up-- if they bring it up i think it'll be interesting but at the same time i want carmy to actually break down and not too worked up over minor interesting facts

[newcaptainofsquad9]

Notice Me!~Kim Junmyeon/Suho x Black! R&B Star! Fem! Reader {2}

Previous Parts: 1  2 3

Pairing: Suho x reader

Summary: With your support sent out to EXO as a fan and a potential collaborator, you awaken to a massive wave of support from your fans, along with fellow EXOls. However, a vocal majority of them aren’t too keen about you working with their bias band. All of this anxiety comes to a head as your supports push you towards the idea of a collaboration, including Suho himself.  

Warnings: Toxic fans, racist comments and negative thoughts. 

Writer’s Note: Here’s chapter 2, I hope you guys enjoy and let me know if you want any more EXO fics/series, requests are open! I also want to add that this is purely fictional, I don’t know Halsey (Ashley) personally, so if she acts a little odd I’m sorry. And another thing about this fic and others I write, the Kpop idols speak English, since I don’t want to butcher any translations or Korean words, since I do not speak the language. Maybe in the future, but not now! Thanks!  

Word Count: 1, 583

I could hardly sleep at the sound of my phone buzzing like a madman. Of course the sun peaking through my blinds didn’t help, along with Ashley’s bed hogging ass. Next time I’m taking the couch instead of sharing my bed, jeez. 

I shift over on my back to reach for my phone, it comes to life at my slight touch and overwhelms me with so many notifications I almost tumble from the bed. 

“Mmh,” Ashley groans, “quit moving.” 

She kicks my foot softly, but I don’t react at all, most of my attention is on my phone. 

My Twitter bell icon stays red with a swarm of notifications, messages, likes and retweets. I’m trending, right underneath with EXO and of course BTS. 

“Uh, Ash, look! Look!”

I nudge her a few times before she rolls over with hair stuck to her cheek and a scowl. 

“Y/N, I-I need at least one more hou—”

“Look!” I scold.

We both stay captivated by the tiny screen as Ashley’s finger scrolls down some of the comments. 

They read:

Um, SM we need a Empress Dee Dee/ EXO collab, stat!

Aw, Junmyeon was soo cute, I lowkey ship it!

Finally a Kpop band reaching out for a black artist, I wish someone would follow through too *cough, cough BTS

“Holy shit,” Ashley says, “they really love this idea, did your publicist call you about it yet? Y/N?”

Her voice is drowned out as more of the comments turn sour. 

A lot of them read:

Western Artist X Kpop Artist= trash

Black people should stay with their own music, it wouldn’t mix with EXO’s sound

Gross, please don’t tell me Junmyeon has a thing for that black girl, why not a Korean woman?

They continue to flood my feed, most of them turning more daunting than the rest. 

“Ok, enough Twitter for one morning,” Ashley says as she takes the phone. 

“You’re right,” I say, “I need some more sleep.”

Ashley frowns as I lay back against my pillow and yank the covers up and over my face. 

“Y/N, come on,” Ashley groans, “you seriously gonna let these assholes get under your skin?”

I nod against the sheets. 

“Half of them are right Ash,” I say, “why would any of EXO collab with me? There are many other Kpop artists who are better anyway.”

“Um, but none of them are Empress Dee Dee, are they?” Ashley asks.

I shrug. 

“They aren’t black though, Ash,” I note. 

Ashley gives me an incredulous look. 

“That’s got nothing to do with it,” Ashley growls. 

Her words strike an unexpected nerve within me as I push the covers away and sit back up.

“Nothing?! “ I snap, “Ash, it’s everything to do with it! Racism still exists, even more prevalent now, especially with colorism still at an all time high!”  

Ashley frowns. 

“But I-”

I put a hand on Ashley’s own, the stark contrast of my brown skin and her pale one. 

“I know, I know who are Ashley, but it’s different for women like me, and darker skinned black women,” I say, “I just need you to understand that, please.”

Ashley nods. 

“I do,” she says, “but I need you to understand that it shouldn’t stop you! Don’t listen to what those assholes are saying!”

“Ash—”

“You love music, don’t you?” she asks. 

Her question throws me off, yet I nod anyway. 

“Of course I do,” I say. 

“Then focus on making music, talk to your publicist and agent about that EXO collab!” she declares.

I watch Ashley in half awe, half amusement as she tosses the sheets onto the floor like the drama queen she’s being. Maybe she should shoot for the Academy Awards rather than Grammys next year. 

“You know you gotta pick that up right,” I deadpan while gesturing to the splayed mess of covers below us on the floor. 

Ashley turns her nose up, but softens as she comes around to my side of the bed, sitting next to me and taking my hand.

“Don’t worry about the fucking bed spread and listen to me,” she says. 

I stare at her eyes, there’s this hint of desperation in them, as if I was the one who insulted her. Maybe I was a bit too much in my feelings. She cares about my wellbeing so much that I forget this affects her as well. 

“Promise me that you’ll stay all right through all of this,” she says, gripping my hand skin tight. 

I think of another comeback but save it for later.

“I promise Ash,” I vow, “now can you pick up the damn covers?”

Ashley frowns but rises to gather up the covers anyway.

“There. I’m doing it, now could you please call your publicist?”

A heavy sigh escapes my lips as I reach for my phone on the nightstand. More notifications flood, a few missed calls from Daphne, my publicist and Todd, my agent. Great, now I have to deal with them. 

“I’m calling them back now, Ash,” I announce.

“Awesome,” she calls from the bathroom. 

I decide to go with Todd first, since he left the most missed calls. My heart beats heart against the insistent ring of the phone, it drawing out a bit longer than it usually should. 

“Hello, Y/N!” Todd calls. 

I gulp before speaking.

“Hi Todd, look I-I know I should have contacted Daph first about posting that tweet.”

Todd chuckles through the phone. 

“Y/N, that was a genius move! It seemed really genuine!” he exclaims.

I frown.

“Uh, I was completely genuine Todd, my heart was one hundred percent into it,” I say. 

“Oh, well that makes it even better, because I’ve already got in contact with the producers on the Ellen Show, and since EXO will be there promoting Obsession, we can finally have you both in talks for a collaboration!”

My stomach nearly drops. It’s exciting news, right? Getting to meet my bias band in front of me instead of a tiny computer screen, yet the circumstances got me worried. In front of all those people. Some of them could be any of those people spouting out hateful comments. 

“Er, Y/N,” Todd says, “you heard me, right?”

“I-I u-uh yeah!” I say, “j-just uh, fan girl nerves is all.”

Todd chuckles, but gets back to business as usual.

“No need to worry, it’s all scripted and Ellen has a way of making people calm, especially new guests,” he explains, “but this will really put you on the map! Considering you haven’t made a public appearance since your grammy snub and you’re gonna do it with one of the biggest kpop groups, ever! Don’t let those fangirl nerves get to you too much!”

I manage to cough up a tiny giggle. 

“Of course Todd, thank you.”

“Already have a flight set up for you in the morning, I told you that you’d skyrocket soon, didn’t I?” he asks. 

I roll my eyes but agree anyway.

“I know Todd, bye.”

“Get plenty of sleep, call me when you get there!” he urges before hanging up.

WIth him off the phone I can finally freak out in peace. Well until Ashley returns with her toothbrush a nosy look on her face. 

“Shit, by that face I’m assuming it didn’t go well, did it?” she asks. 

I shake my head and collapse backwards against the sheets. 

“I-It went unexpectedly well,” I admit, “EXO’s gonna be on Ellen for the first time, and I got a spot on there with them.” 

Ashley nearly jumps into the ceiling. 

“Are you fucking serious?!” she exclaims, “it hasn’t even been 24 hours yet!”

I nod against my pillow. 

“Right! God, I-I’m not ready for this,” I groan. 

Ashley shifts closer to wrap an arm around my shoulder.

“You got this sweetie,” she whispers, “I’m gonna take the shower first, that cool with you?”

I nod as she rises. 

“Oh and stay off Twitter,” she says as she goes back to the bathroom. 

Of course I don’t listen as I unlock my phone yet again. My eyes scan through all of the comments: good, bad, ugly and downright unnecessary. My finger stops at a previous V Live EXO recently did, or a clip at least. 

The caption of the video read:

Ya’ll Junmyeon is really out here caring about DeeDee, like a lot! When he gonna pull up 😂😂

I click it and there’s Suho, Baekhyun and Chen with soft looks, unlike the way they looked during their X-EXO concept stage. Beakhyun leans closer to the camera, scanning the comments I assume as Suho frowns. 

“Of course not!” Suho growls, “why would anyone say that?”

“What is it hyung?” Chen asks. 

Suho points at the screen. 

“Someone said that we thought DeeDee was ugly, why would you insult a beautiful woman like that?” he asks in disgust.

My breath gets hitched in my throat at his words. 

Baekhyun frowns this time.

“Aw, why are people making fun of DeeDee?” he groans, “don’t listen to them DeeDee! Stay strong! Keep smiling!!”

Chen nods sharply as Baekhyun continues to yell it obnoxiously.

Suho pushes him until he ceases and looks into the camera intensely. 

“The people who are saying this aren’t our fans, DeeDee,” he explains, “you’re amazing, stay all right, ok? Ok!”

Suho grins as he puts up his finger hearts as his smile widens.

The video ends, yet it doesn’t within my head. EXO actually stood up for me. This has got to be a dream. 

[jincherie]

january fic recs

I decided to put together a little list of what I've been reading this month!! I wish I read more, but I have really been focusing on writing since I go back to university in February!

❥ The Essence Thief by wrienne (AO3)

⇢ taehyung x reader, jimin x reader ⇢ highschool!au, gumiho!tae, mystery, korean mythology ⇢ Listen!! I absolutely adore this fic!! The parts are always long, and the author has built such an intricate world and built up the characters so well!! Also I’m an absolute sucker for gumiho!Tae. This is one of my favourite ongoing fics right now and I definitely recommend!! She updates very often and with long chapters too!!

❥ He got beef by oknana (AO3)

⇢ jimin x reader, jungkook x reader ⇢ roommate!au, college!au ⇢ Honestly this is one of the funniest things I have ever read. It’s so witty, and just hits the comedic mark for me every time. I love it!! I definitely recommend, it’s completed too I think so you don’t have to worry about updates!!

❥ #CODEBTS# by @yminie

⇢ series; fic for each member ⇢ mafia!au, gang!au, smut (in finale!) ⇢ I was there when she threw first the idea around and I watched as she structured this incredible universe from one little thought/concept and I’m so proud!! And impressed!! Each little mini fic leads to the finale (Jin’s fic) and is woven in so perfectly and seamlessly, I’ll never ever stop being impressed!! Also, knowing how hard she worked on this, I can definitely say it’s paid off!!

❥ Little Dove by @yminie​

⇢ taehyung x reader ⇢ wolf!au, mates/soulmates, smut ⇢ I will adore this till the day I die because it’s so beautiful and yet another creation that she worked so hard on that hard work truly paid off!! The storyline, the smut, everything is always so good in her works and !!! There’s something magical and alluring about this one, so definitely read if you haven’t already!!

❥ Ivory Paws by @yminie​

⇢ yoongi x reader ⇢ shifter!au, roommate!au?, smut ⇢ !!!!!!! this was long awaited!! I adore it!! She truly works so hard on all of her fics and I will never stop hyping them because she absolutely deserves all the recognition for the masterpieces she churns out in so little time!! I love how Yoongi was in this, and shifter/hybrid fics are always going to have a special place in my heart!

❥ Pyramids by @endearkim

⇢ taehyung x reader ⇢ pharaoh!au, pharaoh!taehyung ⇢ this blew up and for good reason!! her writing always draws you in, its poetic and magnetic and always incredible!! I’m always hanging in for the next part of this, and I know u have all probably read it already but if not definitely check it out!! although I’m sure you’d end up there one way or another :)

❥ Sweeter Than Sweet by @gimmesumsuga /aramina89 (AO3)

⇢ jimin x reader, yoongi x reader ?? ⇢ vampire!au, smut!!!!! ⇢ ok ngl @yminie got me hooked on this!! its incredible, she writes amazing and although its mainly jimin & yoongi x reader, there’s smut with almost every member so honestly this is a fic that feed you really well!! on top of that she has a way of structuring dynamics and relationships that i find just flows so well and so beautifully, scenes seamlessly transfer and grow from one to the next and its the same with the plot!! This is an amazing fic and I’m always ready for more whenever she drops it!! <3

❥ Part of Your World by @readyplayerhobi

⇢ jimin x reader ⇢ little mermaid!au, mermaid!au ⇢ I adore this so much!!! Another writing style that is just so beautiful I completely get carried away, and the way she constructed this fic is honestly just magical!!! the pacing is great and I adore how she has structured and created the character of each member, the internal dilemmas and external stimulus-- I still need to get completely caught up but I love everything about this!! I don’t think I can sing enough praise!!

❥ Starfire by @readyplayerhobi

⇢ hoseok x reader ⇢ sci fi, space!au, alien!au ⇢ If you liked wanted then I’d say definitely give this a read!! She writes the genre amazing, constructing worlds and scenes and concepts much better and much for fluidly than I ever could!! I need to catch up on this too, but I love how she’s written everything so far!! tbh im also such a fan of jimin in this, even though I already love how this is feeding my hobi thirst!!

❥ The Leather Loafers by @jimlingss

⇢ seokjin x reader ⇢ cinderella!au, prince!jin ⇢ I love this!! so much!!! I adore how seamlessly it ran together, and the completely original spin on the idea!!! It was so funny and cute and honestly just perfect, a fic that left me feeling warm and fuzzy and completely satisfied!! I love how she wrote mc and I love how she wrote Jin!! I definitely recommend!! I feel bad cause I haven’t had a chance to read more of her works yet but mark my words I will get there!!

❥ Princess, or a Queen? by @kitten-dont

⇢ jungkook x reader ⇢ hybrid!au, sub!jungkook, smut ⇢ originally we were going to write this as a collab but I let her loose on it and I’m so proud of the outcome!!! She tore through it so fast, and did a really good job!! I’m always a sucker for hybrid aus and bunny jk, and she really outdid herself on this!! be sure to check it out because it’s worth it :)

I think there are more I read this month that I also recommend, but I can’t remember them right now so if I do I’ll definitely add them to another post for next month!! I hope you guys enjoy reading what I have! 

[interstellar-art]

aksdjflkaj ok so I just had an idea since u liked the ot3 being parents as much as I did :') we could do like a collab thing with that!!! like u make art & I write fic! onLY IF U WANT TO THO I KNOW IM BUSY & IM SURE U ARE TOO!! -librarianevie (sideblog sorry)

OMG u saw my tags!!! i would absolutely looove to!!!! im down ( ´ ▽ ` )  & theres no rush bc i need to practice drawing rick and evelyn, as ive never drawn rick before 😂 so if u wanna collab u can take as much time as u need!

[judaru]

If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why? ||| What do you look for in a beta? ||| Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you? ||| How do you feel about collaborations? ||| Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much. ||| If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

THANK U MY LOVV ILY BRI

1. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?

ahh,, im not sure?? the early chapters of melt r really old nd need to be revised a lot jvfskezhbks also stay is rly old ?? idk my writing just wasnt as stronk then and i didnt know what i was doing and i mean i still dont but im doing the best that i can

2. What do you look for in a beta?

idk yall maybe this is gonna sound mean and bitchy but.. i really don’t like having betas :/ i mean i guess i like having ppl to help give me fresh ideas and tips and stuff but? it all started when i went into art school nd art stopped being abt having fun and turned into constant critiques and criticisms and i hated it bc i started drawing for other people and not myself.. so now im writing for myself. i dont rly want someone to tell me whether a chapter is or isnt good enough, if i post it then its good enough for me, and that’s what counts.

3. Do you beta yourself?

no please forgive.. i have no time or energy i am sorry

4. How do you feel about collaborations?

ahhhhh i like them!! i have a collab fic in the works hsieuhri its a sinju ice skating au and its cute but we haven’t.. done anything w it yet jxdfhdkshd LMAO

5. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

@myfortae is so talented and good and their writing makes me feel so many things?? they’re so creative and their aus r really amazing and i just love the way they write so much wow

@lamecube im crying the way she writes is just.. im crying her descriptions are really great and she is also super kind and giving i just?? WOW her fics r super short but i rly love that they are nd they capture this rly specific aesthetic and i just.. i lov tbh

@kadajchan her sinju fics r truly amazing like im just?? crying i love the way she writes she just captures the dynamic so well and her work is always so tender and good and i just!!!! I LOVE

6. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

cries.. idk there are just so?? many good fics.. uh.. i cant rly think of any but there are some unfinished sinju ones i would love to help finish? like zillullah? i wouldve loved an ending i cry but it was beautiful anyways so i am ok i just love fic

thanks so much for asking bri!!