#ily 210

[youuuimeanmee]

The Wicked Queen who leads the man ashtray and The Humble Peasant who will guide the man into the path of light.

"Come, my love. Let's go, to where all the warmth is..."

[youuuimeanmee]

AYOOO THIS IS THE SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENED IN MINHYUK'S PARTY LMAO

Nol is leaving because he thought he's a bad guy, he doesn't deserve his friends and they're better off without him. He's wearing his personal hoodie, indicating it's the real Nolan.

Shinae is looking at Kousuke, searching for the answer of why Nol is leaving them, and wondered when he'll be back. There's a drap of Yeong-Gi's jacket on Shinae's shoulder, meaning Nol left behind his Yeong-Gi persona and it's a mean to protect her. It could also mean that this time, Shinae will become the "new Yeong-Gi" -- it's her time to be the hero Nol needs in his life.

Kousuke just saw Nol leaving, didn't even try to stop him. It's like he's saying, "That's right, keep walking you fool. Just stop befriending everyone, be depressed for all I care. Stop being so bright, stop being a hindrance to get me to Father."

Minhyuk is chatting with Shinae because she's the only person he's familiar with. He also has his back turned on Nol, unaware of Nol's turmoil. (Other interpretation; he's trying to distract Shinae so she won't be too hung up on Nol -- based on his expression towards Nol throughout the night, he's convinced(?) Nol was not a good friend for Shinae, since he brought too much trouble).

Dieter and Soushi, unfortunately, also has their back turned against Nol, blissfully unaware of what Nol is really going through (like, Soushi barely appeared when Nol first fell off the second floor, and Dieter was busy betting his money with Minhyuk). I'm not sure about Soushi's future -- whether he'll stay friends with Nol or not, but since on this pic Dieter doesn't have his back completely turned, it should be easy for him to turn his head, see how Nol is faring, and try to get him back.

It’s driving me absolutely bonkers that no one on Tumblr is talking about thiss

((Please repost to make a chain of theories or whatnot))

[little-doggy-girl-kisser]

i HATE that my piercer is so far away like what do u meannnn i have to take a three hour train ride to put metal in my bodyyy

my local piercer fucking sucks, shes so over priced like what do you mean you want 50 quid to pierce my LOBES, also she takes forever

shoutout to my piercer who is dirt cheap, fast and actually knows how to do his job

i just want my septum pierced

[hitsuyou-fukaketsu]

Uhm.

[stcpidcupid]

ILYMORE  is  the  9TH  MINI  ALBUM  released  on  july  15th  by  MIGHTY  DEVIL’s  girl  group,  STUPID  CUPID.  the  group  promoted  their  title  track,  JUST  DANCE,  for  four  weeks  and  an  additional  one  for  their  b-side,  BE  THE  ONE.  on  june  25th  STUPID  CUPID  dropped  a  pre-release  single,  CUPID  IS  DUMB,  announcing  their  summer  comeback  and  beginning  the  new  cupid  era  called  CUPID’s  RHYTHM.  it’s  no  wonder  that  the  album  was  a  complete  success  with  CHERUBS,  although  there  have  been  other  fandoms  who  confidently  say  they  enjoyed  the  songs  and  have  been  using  them  for  their  own  edits. 

CUPID’s  RHYTHM  era  brought  more  than  just  a  mini  album.  MIGHTY  DEVIL  announced  a  short  mini  reality  show,  WITH  CUPID,  whose  purpose  is  to  show  what  STUPID  CUPID  members  do  when  they’re  not  promoting  and  have  time  to  de-stress.  the  show  aired  once  a  week  and  was  finished  after  only  NINE  episodes. 

track  list. 

CUPID  IS  DUMB 

JUST  DANCE 

BE  THE  ONE 

SUNNY  SIDE  UP! 

BABY  SO  CHAOTIC 

MAKE  ME  SAY 

CUPID  IS  DUMB  (  ENGLISH  VER.  ) 

album  content. 

ILY  VERSION  :  outbox  (  210  x  150mm  )  +  photo  booklet  (  80p  )  +  folded  poster  (  random  one  out  of  2  )  +  sticker  (  1ea  )  +  accordion  lyrics  poster  (  1ea  )  +  love  letter  (  150mm  x  100mm  /  random  one  out  of  5  )  +  keyring  charm  (  1ea  )  +  member  photocards  (  55mm  x  85mm  /  random  2  out  of  5  )  +  group  polaroid  (  distributed  randomly  for  first  print  only  /  random  one  out  of  5  ) 

MORE  &  MORE  VERSION  :  outbox  (  210  x  150mm  )  +  photo  booklet  (  80p  )  +  folded  poster  (  random  one  out  of  2  )  +  sticker  (  1ea  )  +  accordion  lyrics  poster  (  1ea  )  +  love  letter  (  150mm  x  100mm  /  random  one  out  of  5  )  +  keyring  charm  (  1ea  )  +  member  photocards  (  55mm  x  85mm  /  random  2  out  of  5  )  +  group  polaroid  (  distributed  randomly  for  first  print  only  /  random  one  out  of  5  ) 

era  notes. 

the  summer  girls  are  here  and  clad  in  denim! 

the  girls  promoted  JUST  DANCE  &  BE  THE  ONE  simultaneously  for  one  week  near  the  end  of  promotions  and  even  ended  up  competing  against  themselves  at  m  countdown  for  that  whole  week.  no  one  could  stand  in  their  way  during  this  era!!

JUST  DANCE  received  SIX  music  show  wins,  along  with  FOUR  from  BE  THE  ONE  promotions,  making  it  EIGHTEEN  in  total  with  CUPID  IS  DUMB  wins. 

compared  to  CUPID  IS  DUMB,  JUST  DANCE  received  a  little  less  attention,  yet  the  music  video  still  managed  to  get  more  than  70  MILLION  VIEWS  in  the  first  24  hours! 

during  one  of  the  encore  stages,  VIVA  received  a  lot  of  attention  for  successfully  doing  the  high  note  that  is  originally  TOMIE’s!  netizens  complimented  her  voice  and  asked  if  she’ll  receive  high  notes  in  the  future. 

CHERUBS  got  into  a  bit  of  an  argument  with  ZE_ROSE  due  to  their  song  being  titled  BE  THE  ONE,  which  is  in  ZEROBASEONE’s  greeting.  a  lot  of  the  other  people  who  are  not  in  either  of  those  fandoms  have  said  that  the  argument  is  pointless,  and  they’re  reaching;  that  it  was  all  just  a  coincidence.  the  fights  were  mostly  on  twitter,  so  it  was  easy  for  others  to  miss  out  on  them  or  straight  up  not  even  see  them. 

the  members  confirmed  that  they  all  got  creative  freedom  for  this  album.  CHESKA  said,  “GLOOMY  called  us  all  into  his  studio,  and  he  said  ‘the  album  is  yours.  do  whatever  you  want  with  it’,  so  we  did.  it  was  very  fun  to  have  the  reigns  in  our  hands,  but  also  nerve-wracking.  GLOOMY  still  helped  but  from  the  sidelines,  most  of  it  was  us”.  the  other  girls  confirmed,  saying  it  was  tough  but  felt  satisfied  once  the  album  was  finished.  in  the  end,  ILYMORE  feels  more  special  to  both  the  girls  and  their  fandom. 

era  style. 

[trashlie]

ILY FP 210, 211, 212

WOOOOOOOF I’ve been holding off on writing this post, because I wanted to wait for this whole “episode” to fully come out. Quimchee revealed they were all meant to happen in one episode, but SO MUCH was happening in the episode that it was too long to do as the one. I... kind of wish I hadn’t waited because now there is SO MUCH for me to cover, so I’m going to do my best to keep this organized and coherent.

No lie, these go up there in my top episodes, especially 212. I have a feeling I might have some different feelings than others on this one...? We’ll see, I’m keen to hear how all of you are thinking and feeling about it. To me, these episodes really encapsulate a good 80% of the plot that we’ve been dealing with, and there’s some good reveals in here that have been a LONG time coming. I think everything is set up now for the time skip to come, and especially after all the events that transpired this arc (remember how this all started out so many moons ago with Nol going to the company Christmas party? That feels like it was years ago to what is happening now!) I am BEYOND excited to see what the time skips have in store for us! 

Anyway, before I start spoiling things, let’s get into it!

Well and truly, I love this arc! It’s really capture so much of the story this bigger story has centered on - the relationship between Nol and Kousuke. This isn’t the root of the story, of course, but it’s a significant portion of what we’ve come to read for, I think, and I cannot tell you how much I love seeing the characters verbally acknowledge things they’ve swept under a rug. 

212 felt especially raw to me - Kousuke’s confessions are tragic in the way of too little too late, and the realization that Nol was never against him, that he was always on the same side, that they could have been an incredible team may come to haunt him. That acknowledgement of his that nobody really liked him - no one else but the one person he had demeaned and devalued until he was truly nobody - really hit me like a sucker punch. I truly thought these were truths Kousuke wouldn’t be able to reach until he lost more, like his job or his sense of self, but I guess we can argue that he’s lost a lot of his sense of self; from the moment he punched Nol, it’s clear that he’s dissociating. That also serves to tell us how important this moment is for Kousuke, what it means to him, what Nol means to him.

Now, I’ll be upright honest with you guys, because I think this is where the difference of opinions will come in. I really enjoy stories with this kind of element of hatred and care so intricately interlaced in family or friends. There’s something about this sense of care being overwritten by jealousy so scathing it mutates into resentment and hatred and loathing. The way these two feelings battle out, the way ugly emotions are so strong they come to eclipse any hope for warmth. Idk it’s intriguing to me, it creates a compelling story. 

And in Kousuke’s case, it is! A running theory has been that Kousuke treats Shinae the way he does because he is, subconsciously, treating her how he wishes he’d treated Nol. As the story went on and Kousuke’s ugliness started to come out more and more and his paranoia began to consume him, I think it was probably difficult for many to find credence in this theory - that there was no way Kousuke could have cared about Nol and transferred it to Shinae when he treated Nol how he did but I’m still here for the theory. It’s just that Kousuke’s ugliness was so strong, overwhelming, it eclipsed anything else. 

Now I’m not saying I think Kousuke loves Nol or thinks of him as a brother, but rather I think deep down, he understood they were connected. As a child, Nol was the only person who didn’t treat Kousuke like an object - like a puppet or rich vending machine or influence to be gained. But how could Kousuke allow himself to think so favorably of Nol when he was so deeply rooted in jealousy? 

This is what I find especially intriguing about their dynamic. Something I talk about a lot is that Nol and Kousuke are both the products of abuse - Kousuke is the way he is due to neglect and manipulation, and in turn he took that out on Nol. I’ve seen people say Kousuke doesn’t make sense to them, but he DOES and this episode really drove that home and confirmed a lot of things I’d felt. 

Kousuke’s treatment of Nol all stems from Rand and his affair. Let’s look at it from Kousuke’s perspective. He has a father who is never around, and when he is he’s busy and always puts his career first. He rarely joins them for family time, there’s a rift between him and his wife. All young Kousuke wants is for his father to spend time with him, to be around, to notice him. His mother tells him things - if he’s a good boy Father will pay attention; if he wants his father’s attention he needs to be just like him; if he wants Father to care to notice he must be exactly like him. But his mother also says other thing - that there’s someone else, money is being wired to someone. At school people murmur similar things. 

All he wants is his father’s approval, his father’s pride, his father’s attention, his father’s time. He must not be good enough, yet. He must not matter, yet. He’ll make sure he does, though. He’ll do exactly what his mother says, he’ll buckle down just like she tells him, he’ll make sure to become the perfect son that his father can be proud of. 

So you can understand, then, why the discovery that the murmurs are true, that there’s another family, would shatter him the way it did, why it remains a point of breaking for him even as an adult, why he never really reconciles his father’s affair. How is it that the man who has no time for him or their family, had enough time to create a second family? Why was he so undeserving of his time? Why was he so undeserving of his attention? 

And it rooted deep inside him, right in the core of his foundation. This other boy who describes his father as someone who couldn’t possibly be the same man as his father - a funny man, a kind man. That is not the father Kousuke knows, so why does this other child know him? (Never mind that this child has also never met that version of his father.) It all stems from that: a craving for something he’s never received. 

Kousuke’s whole speech about how there was only one kind, sweet, generous, funny person in his life was the very person he attacked and tore down hit me HARD. His admission of fear, that he ACTUALLY ADMITTED TO BEING SCARED, that he’ll never be good enough for Rand, that nothing he would ever do would make him worthy of his attention actually hurt. This is the kind of thing I’ve been wanting Kousuke to acknowledge and embrace, because it’s the one thing that has been fueling and propelling him. He doesn’t do this job because he’s passionate about it - he does it because he’s still vying for love and attention. He didn’t forsake his childhood because he was above it - he literally sacrificed it for his father. Regardless of what you think about Kousuke now, it has to be acknowledged that he, too, has suffered. And let’s not pretend that Yui truly believed that Kousuke could win Rand’s affection this way - it still feels like it was a game for her, a manipulation to turn him into someone she could use to get her way, a puppet if you will. It’s fucking sad to think that he gave up everything because he was so determined to earn his father’s love, that his love and attention was believed to be so conditional he had to make himself worthy of it. 

“I hate you for making me aware this person exists. And I hate your face being a constant reminder of it.” 

So many times, Kousuke has berated Nol for his playful, joking behavior, for seeming so lax and carefree. I’d always thought it was jealousy that he didn’t have that kind of life, that he wasn’t allowed it - and that probably is still a part of it - but now we know that when Yeonggi laughed and played around, he was a vision of a version of Rand Kousuke had never known, a spitting image of a man Kousuke didn’t even know could exist. 

And as Nol points out, it was all for naught. All of Kousuke’s jealousy and his fear, tearing down Nol so that he could instead get to know that version of Rand. All of it was for naught, because who knows if that man even exists? It seems like only one person ever knew her, and who’s to know if she didn’t make him up. Kousuke has spent his entire life - sacrificed his childhood, accelerated himself through school, forsook any fun or leisure - on a quest for a man who probably doesn’t exist, for something he’ll never achieve. He spent his whole life tearing down someone innocent trying to get to something he’ll never have. 

I really thought it would take for Kousuke to lose it all, to stumble in his career before he’d realize it, but here he is. 

But on the other side of that, we have Nol. Nol, who also lost - and lost more than Kousuke did. Nol who was isolated and alienated, Nol who tried time and time again to reach out and create a connection, and was refused every time. Nol who suffered under Kousuke and Yui’s watch over and over. Nol, who despite it all, still tried to treat Kousuke well, still tried to give him a chance, still tried to reach out to him at his most desperate. 

I think that really illustrates something important: an understanding that there is a reason for Kousuke’s behavior and his paranoia, where it comes from, but that reason doesn’t justify. I can acknowledge both that Kousuke absolutely is the product of his environment and that he has been an asshole about it lol. Idk I can admit that my intrigue in his has grown a LOT. 

These episodes have just tapped into something so deep that I love about this series - that our experiences heavily color our interpersonal relationships, as well as our relationships with our own selves. Nol notes that he, too, suffered, he, too, lost, he has been alone and alienated and despite it all he still tried, and he still attempted to be a good person, in contrast to Kousuke who let his suffering turn him into an asshole. It was kind of a hard-to-read moment, because Nol spoke the truth, and as much as I feel for Kousuke, Nol is right. Because he never attempted to deal with those ugly feelings, because he never chose to face them, because he instead wore them as armor, it became his identity, he became an asshole through those experiences. Had there ever been a moment that he could have met Nol in the middle, that he could have put aside his jealousy, that he could have turned off his Rand blinders, he could have seen what Nol was able to see earlier and more clearly. And isn’t that sad? They could have been a great team, they could have had each others’ back in a world where no one else did, they could have been there for each other, but Kousuke couldn’t cross that line. 

Again, I fully acknowledge that Kousuke is the way he is because of those experiences. I acknowledge that this is the wake up call he needed, that he was forced to finally reckon with the truth. 

But I also worry what will come of Kousuke as a result of Rand’s arrival. Is he going to backpedal? Is this going to short-circuit something and push him to double down, or is it going to free him? 

Kousuke has spent his entire life trying to earn Rand’s favor, to earn his attention. Everything he has done has been an angle to get closer to his father. Like, when you break it all down, that’s the sad, basic truth. He was a child who so desperately wanted his father’s attention that his life became about that. And here comes Rand, showing up when it looks like Kousuke is running away. Rand who never had time for him, Rand who didn’t shower him with warmth and affection. 

Rand who showed up and wailed “My son” in response to Nol. 

That whole scene honestly hurts me. Nol is hurt, Rand is anguished and horrified, and Kousuke? Kousuke finally witnessing his father show a fatherly side - and it wasn’t for him. And not only that but Rand might not even believe that Kousuke was trying to get help, that he attempted to get Nol up but couldn’t. And does it even matter when the truth is that Kousuke DID cause this? I can’t imagine it was his intention - I don’t think his mind went “punch Nol and he’ll fall over the railing” as much as Nol tried to leave and Kousuke reacted on that. But the point still stands: even if it wasn’t his intention, this is still ultimately his fault. Nol goaded him on and played a part, but Kousuke was the hand that acted. 

I fear that this will ruin what little relationship Kousuke has with Rand - and it’s a fear because it means Kousuke could swing in two wholly opposite directions. Does he double-down and return to the side of his mother, the only family member who has made him feel like someone’s child? I don’t think he’s at the point where he can extricate himself from the family, as good as it would be. And I worry that if that’s the case, will he double back down on his treatment and resentment of Nol? For this one moment, he saw that they were equals, that they both had a broken, shitty relationship with Rand. And then Rand showed up, showing that paternal side Kousuke has longed for. 

As much as I WANT Kousuke to hold on to that moment, I don’t know that he can. I think the cracks have formed and I think his fragile reality is crumbling faster, but I fear he’ll retreat back into the “comfort” of the world he knows. 

Here’s the thing about Kousuke: on some level he knows. He knows that Yui isn’t great, he knows that she has done awful things, he knows that Nol did no wrong, he knows that Rand will probably never change. But these are such uncomfortable truths and he has spent his life propped up by a false reality. This was pointed out by AugmentedElle on reddit, but look at the difference in Kousuke’s flashbacks. Look at the memory in 210 vs 212. The flashback in 210 is the strongest, most vibrant memory we’ve yet seen. Ordinarily they’re in some kind of grey scale, or at least muted colors, sometimes with spot color like in Shinae’s. In Nol and Kousuke’s flashbacks thus far, we’ve seen those muted colors or alterations - Nessa’s face appearing scribbled out in Kousuke’s memories, just as in 212. The use of color suggests that the memory in 210 is, quite possibly, fabricated. It starts out with Kousuke dazed, unable to remember what just happened, and Yui comes in and tells him he won’t have to see that boy for a long time. It feels like something happened - that perhaps Kousuke did something (the huffing that parallels his huffing after he punches Nol in the current story) and blocked it out or whited out and Yui came in and gave him an iteration of the story. It’s the strongest memory because it didn’t come from him - because it was filled in and colored in by someone else. The whole time we’ve thought Nol had perhaps been pushed to the bring, that Kousuke instigated a fight and Nol snapped, but maybe it was never Nol. Maybe the whole time Kousuke has associated Nol with danger and violence - because he was wired to think that way. That whatever happened and lead to that moment was so traumatic he doesn’t have the real memory, and instead carries a fabrication. 

And that is essentially the basis of Kousuke’s entire life. Regardless of intent, Yui does manipulate Kousuke. She says things knowing full-well the effect they’ll have. Consider that moment with Nol and Nessa vs Yui in Kousuke’s flashback in 212. He watches Nessa blow raspberries on Nol’s cheek, a warm and silly exchange full of so much love and care - and then he looks up at Yui, who wears her maternal mask, shadows falling eerie over her face. Doesn’t it feel so much like she set this up? Doesn’t it feel like she knew Nessa and Nol would be around? She fills his head with things like “the only way to get your father’s attention is to be just like him” and “we’re not like other families we’re so special” and “isn’t it just so wonderful that rand at least has enough time to eat with us”? That’s not vouching for Rand - that’s passive aggression towards Rand and creating an idea of who Rand is - that Rand unwittingly lives up to. Despite speaking of the affair in front Kousuke, she turns and tells him that “Your father values us too much, he would never do such a thing” - a blatant lie that only plays into that feeling Kousuke wears that he’s been cheated, that there exists a version of his father that has been denied to him. Nessa tells Nol that Rand was a kind, sweet, generous, funny man. Yui tells Kousuke that Rand is anything but funny and he has no time for jokes. Maybe both are true, but Nol’s unintentionally makes a point about how Yui speaks of Kousuke’s father, vs how Yui spoke of Nol’s father. Why would a parent speak ill of the other parent -- if not to make the child see them that way. 

(She also tells him there’s nothing she hates more than people who don’t take things seriously, and well, look at how Kousuke came out.) 

There’s a fragile cognitive dissonance between what Kousuke knows to be true - that is, the reality that has been shaped by his experiences and Yui’s manipulation - vs actual reality, and we’ve seen this a number of times when various events threaten that tentative balance. Kousuke at the club, angry and paranoid, is aware of what people really think of him. Deep down he knows people don’t see him as great, as an honorable gentleman. Deep down he knows he’s a selfish, judgmental asshole, but it doesn’t fit the fabricated reality he believes in, so it only comes out in his paranoia. He knows that Nol is like him, that he didn’t have the love Kousuke coveted, that he tried to get by quietly, but Kousuke’s fear and paranoia still thought of him as the boy who had earned the love that Kousuke couldn’t, and that made him a threat. He knows what kind of person Yui is and has tried to draw boundaries, but he’s still told her things about Nol that she could act on, because he knows what she is capable of. When people or events fracture that reality, he struggles and lashes out, because he needs that reality to keep it together, but it’s crumbling fast. 

Between the phone call with Rand and the moment that Rand shows up on the scene - what is the state of Kousuke’s reality? Is it crumbling? Is he trying to stuff the crumbling rocks back into the foundation? Will he retreat to his mother, the only one who can keep the tint of his rose colored glasses or will he be forced to face reality for what it really is? I wish it would be the latter, but I just don’t know if he’s ready for it yet. I don’t know if he can face that which he’s run from this whole time just yet. 

As for Nol, woooooooof. What a fucking NIGHT. To think - THIS IS HIS GODDAMN BIRTHDAY. On the one hand, I think, maybe this can give him some kind of peace. He’s finally gotten a piece of Kousuke’s mind, he finally knows how Kousuke sees him, what he thinks of him, and what motivated him all these years. Maybe with this knowledge, Nol will be able to walk away in peace. He doesn’t have to wonder anymore. He knows where he stands - and where he’s always stood - and I think he’s made it clear that he’s drawn his line. He is done, he is finished, with all of them. If Kousuke can find his way to the other side of the line, then good for him, but Nol has no intention of trying to bring him over anymore. 

I do think there’s a lot of room for them to reconcile in the future - when Nol’s raw anger has maybe ebbed, when Kousuke has found himself and learned to stand on his own ground, rather than prop himself up by his fabricated reality. But they are far from there. I’ve said before that I had a feeling maybe we’ll see the three main characters reunite in the time skip as adults after having gone separate ways, and that feeling still lingers. Nol has made it clear that he still wants to get away - and frankly I think he needs to. I wish he’d say so much to his friends, I wish he’d tell them where they stand. I feel so bad for Shinae, who went through so much grief and angst and really put herself out there to bring him back, to get her closure - and then when she had it and was ready to let him go, he insisted on staying. For him to turn around and leave like that again, after everything she told him, after the ways she opened up to herself, god that must hurt a lot. I guess on the one hand, she got the closure she wanted but.... it wasn’t even that long ago that Nol was making jabs at Kousuke for abandoning his friends, and there he goes doing it a SECOND time. 

There’s a piece I’d love to give more time and thought to - that maybe all along, on a deep, subconscious level, Kousuke feared Nol leaving and that’s why he’s always acted when Nol was on the leave. If Nol leaves he’ll be truly alone. If Nol goes, there is truly no one left who ever liked him, who ever saw any value in him. This post is already long enough, so I’ll try to spit that out later this week, if I can. I think it’s not a coincidence that Kousuke punched Nol as he was leaving, that he didn’t bring himself to do it when Nol promised he’d leave, just as he let Yui know Nol was planning to leave. Maybe he doesn’t recognize it yet, but I think Kousuke is terrified of being left alone and Nol escaping without him. 

Like I said, more on that later, but it’s an important point that I think ties in really well with this relationship Kousuke has towards Nol. It’s complicated, fucked up, toxic, and messy, and it needs a LOT of untangling by professional help. But I do think these last episodes really set something up for Nol and Kousuke’s future - as much as there is so much resentment and anger between them, there’s a mutual sense of longing, of needing each other to fill a void: for Nol, he sought out a brother in Kousuke, a companion against the adults in their lives; for Kousuke, that knowledge that Nol, too, had suffered that neglect, and was the only person who had ever truly liked him. I think one day when that anger has died, when they’ve made peace and hopefully worked on themselves, when Kousuke has freed himself, I think there’s a chance they will be able to reconcile. Like I said, maybe they’ll never be family to each other; there’s so much damage there, it’s really possible that can never be undone. But I think at some point, at least, they will see themselves on the same side, rather than each other. 

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In your opinion what is the funniest Jordayla moment? Most romantic? Most angsty? The moment with the most sexual tension? The most passionate? The most heartbreaking? The moment that tells you they are meant to be?

Oh, okay, a best of... love it! Not sure if these are my top top or my current faves, but we'll go with it.

Funniest: Jordan in 510 is hilarious. Especially when he's like, "Alright, OKAY..." right after Clay threatens Layla, and Layla's like, uhhh what are you doing?

Romantic: the proposal. Nothing I'd change from the setting, the music, the proposal, the acceptance, all of it was just so romantically stunning.

Angsty: ugh, their fight in 416. Perfect scene. Perfect build. Exactly what all of those scenes prior were leading up to.

ST: I think their moments in 418 were WHEW. Like, if we're going with UST.

Passionate: the ily's. holy hell

Heartbreaking: Them sitting against the fridge at 3 in the morning bc Jordan isn't his dad. :( :(

The Moment: I'd say their moment in 210 when he tells her he's meant to be escorting her. I think there were little little hints before that. But once we got that scene, it was inevitable.

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Как правильно: «крестный ход» или «крёстный ход»?

В каких случаях вообще это слово пишется через «е», а когда через «ё»?

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Ahhh 210 followers ty for looking at my art and random reblogs and shit posts and vents and everything inbetween ily

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Srbin pokazao račun iz Grčke: ‘I onda je kao Hrvatska skupa’

U Facebook grupi Grčka uživo, objava jednog korisnika izazvala je lavinu komentara. Čovjek iz Niša podijelio je fotografiju računa za ručak u taverni u mjestu Afitos u Grčkoj. Račun je iznosio 210 eura za obrok namijenjen troje ljudi, a korisnik je postavio pitanje: “Što mislite, je li ovo puno, malo ili taman?” “I onda je kao Hrvatska skupa”, bio je jedan komentar.

Foto: Screenshot/Facebook “Što se hvalite? Trebamo li vas pljuvati ili vam zavidjeti? Da budemo ljubomorni? Koju reakciju očekujete? Mi osobno i obiteljski slabo volimo ribe i morske plodove ali čak i da volimo i da nam je plaća 2000 eura a nije bilo bi nam zasigurno žao da strpamo 200 eura u gu…e za jedan obrok. Bolje da ste poslali točno 120 poruka za bolesnu djecu!“ “Vjerojatno hoćete reći da možete trošiti za jedan ručak ovoliko novaca, mislim da je jako prosto objavljivati ovakve postove, vaša stvar možete trošiti i mnogo više”. #Greece #chalkidiki #kassandra #afitos pic.twitter.com/m6PtJc8ErK — Shpati Mustafa (@shpatis) July 1, 2020      

‘Nekome smeta paradajz turizam, nekome smeta ovo’

No, našlo se i onih koji su smatrali da je važno da je uživao: “Nekome smeta paradajz turizam, nekome smeta ovo – tko će svima ugoditi? Za Šurdu bi ovo bilo skupo ali njegovom kumu Bobu ovo je u redu. Sve je to normalno!” Afitos or Athitos is a traditional village in Kassandra Halkidiki with clear blue waters! You can read more here: https://t.co/CcAkC1w4IX pic.twitter.com/12IdNCu7jk — HalkidikiTravel (@HalkidikiTravel) July 14, 2017   “Za ove pare ste mogli da jedete nosoroge i žirafe”. ” Ako si se dobro oženio, onda nije skupo… “, neki su od komentara. Dnevno.hr Image by Michelle Raponi from Pixabay Read the full article

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Here's what confused me. If it's true that Nol's mom died during his birthday, how come Kousuke has no idea about it?

The tilted angle in 155 really showcast there's something fishy going on here.

Either Kousuke genuinely has no idea, or he desperately tried to feign ignorance.

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ILY 162 Thoughts

Some thoughts about today's episode.

1. ???

What's up with this, did he forget?

Were both of them genuinely forget due all the stress, or is it Quim?

2. The way Kousuke didn't mention anything about Nol's birthday is so sus. I highly doubt he doesn't know when his birthday is, or the reason why he's so low on that day. Maybe he doesn't want Shinae to be intrigued about Nol's birthday and inquire more about his family's history, so he shut her out by giving her a half-truth.

It's interesting to see the difference in Kousuke in ep 155 vs now.

In 155, the camera angle was tilted from above and he directly looked at Shinae's eyes. But in this episode, he avoided to look at her and we can only see his back. Makes me think Kousuke was hiding the truth now, but back then he really has no idea. (?)

Here's what confused me. If it's true that Nol's mom died during his birthday, how come Kousuke has no idea about it? Does it mean there's another reason why Nol is so low on that day? Quim said he doesn't like his birthday because it reminds him of stuff. If it's not related to his mom, then what is it? The tilted angle in 155 really showcast there's something fishy going on here. Either Kousuke genuinely has no idea, or he desperately tried to feign ignorance.

3.

Personally, I don't see this scene as romantic.

I have my suspicion, the reason why Kousuke is so eager to separate Nol and Shinae is because he thought Shinae is the precursor of Nol's change.

Thus, he talked about Nol in a bad light to make Shinae to side with him. Alas, Shinae still doesn't want to give up on Nol, so he's reluctant to help her. Kousuke was going to be stubborn, but the way Shinae gave up so quickly makes him realize she really has low expectation on him. That's why he agreed to give his time to Shinae to improve her trust. Probably, the way she holds his hand while thanking him reminded him of young!Nol, that's why he's uncomfortable. Or maybe he feels guilty because he's not helping her in the way she think it is.

4. NOL!

WRONG PARTY NOL.

Is it a sign that he has completely submit to Yui, or is it his way of playing around with her (by showing her he's not scared one bit)?

But honestly? I'm lowkey excited. There's gonna be Yui, Alyssa, and Meg in that party. Would Meg's witness case be brought up in the next episodes? Since it's a private party sponsored by the Hirahara, is Rand going to come? And Yujing! She's a reporter, right? If they're going to be there, it's chess game all over again (or something similar). There's also Hansuke! What would his role be, in this game? Will Nol finally break up with Alyssa in this night, or will it strengthen their relationship instead?

Heh, can't believe I'm more hyped up to this party more than Min-hyuk's, lol 🤣

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Buca Belediye Meclisi 5 Nisan Toplanıyor

1- Mülkiyeti Belediyemize ait 38180 ada, 14 parsel, 105,00 m2, Bitişik Nizam 2 (iki) Kat imar durumlu ve yapı kayıt belgeli taşınmaz malın, 7143 sayılı Vergi ve Diğer Bazı Alacakların Yeniden Yapılandırılması ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Kanununun 16.maddesi hükümleri gereğince satışının yapılması istemine dair önerge. 2- Buca İlçesi, Dumlupınar Mahallesi, 45082 ada 2 parsel nolu 213,00m² yüzölçümlü taşınmazın, 66/213(66,00)m²'si Belediyemiz adına kayıtlıdır. Belediyemiz adına kayıtlı 66,00m²'lik hissenin, 3194 sayılı kanunun 17. maddesince satılması hususunda; 5393 sayılı Belediye yasasının 18. maddesinin (e) bendi gereğince bir karar alınması istemine dair önerge. 3- 8192 Ada 3 Parsel sayılı taşınmazda bulunan Belediyemize ait 1.956,48m²’lik hisse ile ilgili; anılan taşınmaz üzerinde inşa edilecek öğrenci yurdu için Tınaztepe Üniversitesi ile kat karşılığı inşaat sözleşmesi yapılması; ayrıca Tınaztepe Üniversitesi’den ecrimisil ile ilgili tahakkuk ettirilen tutarın alınmaması ve talep tarihinden itibaren Tınaztepe Üniversitesi’nden ecrimisil tahakkuk ettirilmemesi talebinin de görüşülerek bir karar alınması istemine dair önerge. 4- Buca İlçesi, Adatepe Mahallesi (tapuda Tınaztepe Mahallesi), 21N-IIb imar paftada, 50045, 5072 ve 5073 adanın ortasında kalan, yürürlükteki 1/1000 ölçekli Uygulama İmar Planı’nda “Park Alanı” kullanım kararında kalan kamuya terkli alanda yapılması önerilen 5.00 metre x 8.00 metre ebadında toplamda 40.00 m2 ’lik Trafo Alanı Belirlenmesine İlişkin 1/1000 ölçekli Uygulama İmar Planı Değişikliği istemine dair önerge. 5- Güneybatıda Karabağlar İlçe sınırı kesişimin bir noktası olan 1 (Y:512090.44 X:4251279.05) nolu noktadan başlayıp kuzeydoğuya giderken Hürriyet mahallemiz ile komşu olan Konak İlçesi Zafertepe ve 2.Kadriye mahalleleri sınırı, Çaldıran Mahallemiz ile komşu olan Konak İlçesi 2.Kadriye, 19 Mayıs, Lale ve Mehtap Mahalleleri sınırı, Çamlık Mahallemiz ile komşu olan Konak İlçesi Mehtap ve İsmet Paşa Mahalleleri sınırı Ufuk mahallemiz ile komşu olan Konak İlçesi ismet Paşa, Ferahlı, Ulubatlı, Mehmet Akif, Saygı ve Çınartepe Mahalleleri sınırına kadar olan ve Bornova İlçe sınırının bir noktası olan 210 (Y:516305.67 X:4252623.47) nolu noktada son bulan yaklaşık 5943 metrelik kısım ilçemiz ile Konak İlçesi arasındaki sınırımız olarak belirlenmiş olup, belirlenen bu sınır çalışmasının karara bağlanması istemine dair önerge. 6- 05 Mayıs 2010 tarih ve 2010/92 sayılı Meclis Kararıyla Belediyemizde kullanılan mevcut tanıtıcı amblem olan sarı zemin üzerine lacivert daire ile çizilen amblemin değiştirilme ihtiyacı hasıl olduğundan, eski ambleme ilişkin 05 Mayıs 2010 tarih ve 2010/92 sayılı Meclis Kararının iptal edilerek, gerek mavi zemin üzerine beyaz daire ile çizilen, üstte ve altta beyaz renkle büyük harflerle, üstte Buca altta Belediyesi yazan, yazı bitiminde önce beyaz ince daire, ardından kalın beyaz daire içinde ortası tamamen beyaz dolguyla dolu, üzerinde mavi renkte küçük dairelerden oluşan, üç tane ile başlayıp, altında iki tane ile devam eden ve yine altında tek tane ile biten, tekli tanenin içinde Belediyemizin resmi kuruluş tarihi olan 1923 yazan, 1 adet üzüm salkımından oluşan amblemin, gerekse beyaz zemin üzerine mavi daire ile çizilen, üstte ve altta mavi renkle büyük harflerle, üstte Buca altta Belediyesi yazan, yazı bitiminde önce mavi ince daire, ardından kalın mavi daire içinde ortası tamamen mavi doluyla dolu, üzerinde beyaz küçük dairelerden oluşan, üç tane ile başlayıp, altında iki tane ile devam eden ve yine altında tek tane ile biten, tekli tanenin içinde Belediyemizin resmi kuruluş tarihi olan 1923 yazan 1 adet üzüm salkımından oluşan amblemin yeni Buca Belediyesi amblemi olarak kullanılması istemine dair önerge. 7- İzmir İli, Buca İlçesi, Tınaztepe Mahallesi 41439 ada, 21 parsel nolu 359,00 m2 yüzölçümlü taşınmazın, 356,00/359,00(356)m²'lik hissemizin, 3m2’lik hisse sahibi olan H***** Ö** isimli vatandaşa satılması talep edilmiştir. Söz konusu 356m²lik Belediyemiz hissesinin satılıp satılmayacağı hususunun 3194 sayılı yasanın 17. Maddesi gereği değerlendirilerek; 5393 sayılı Belediye yasasının 18. maddesinin (e) bendi gereğince bir karar alınması istemine dair önerge. 8- Buca İlçesi, Kızılçullu Mahallesi, 557 ada 61 parsel nolu 536,67m² yüzölçümlü taşınmazın, 7138/53667 (71,38)m²'si Belediyemiz adına kayıtlıdır. Belediyemiz adına kayıtlı 71,38m²'lik hissenin, 3194 sayılı kanunun 17. maddesince satılması hususunda; 5393 sayılı Belediye yasasının 18. maddesinin (e) bendi gereğince bir karar alınması istemine dair önerge. 9- Buca İmar ve İnş. San. Tek. Hizm. A.Ş.’nin talebi doğrultusunda, 01.10.2019 tarih ve 2019/112 sayılı Meclis kararının iptal edilerek, Üzümkent İmar ve İnş.San.Tek.Hizm.A.Ş.’nin talebi doğrultusunda, Belediyemize ait eski 1527 parsel, yeni 52105 ada 65 parsel no.lu taşınmazın, “İlçemizdeki çiftçiliğin özendirilmesi ve gelişmesi amacıyla kompos tesislerin kurulması, seracılık, yumurta tavukçuluğu ve diğer çiftçilik faaliyetlerinde” kullanılmak üzere kullanım süresinin de Sayın Meclisimizce belirlenerek ayni sermaye olarak verilmesi istemine dair önerge. 10- Sermayesi 0 Belediyemize ait olan Buca İmar ve İnş. San. Tek. Hizm. A.Ş. olarak, 12 Temmuz 2012 tarih ve 28351 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayınlanan Pazar Yerleri Hakkında Yönetmeliğin 5. maddesinin 1. ve 9. fıkralarında aranılan şartlara istinaden; Yıldız pazar yerinde haftanın bir günü giyim pazarı kurup işletmesi istemine dair önerge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egkisIb6Pcs V- KOMİSYONDAN GELEN RAPORLARIN GÖRÜŞÜLMESİ 1- Adalet ve Kalkınma Partili Meclis Üyesi M****** İ***’nin vermiş olduğu yazılı Meclis Üyesi Önergesi ile;Scootterların kullanımının yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte kaldırımlara yanlış park edilmesi, özellikle şehir merkezleri ve ana arterlerde yaya trafiğini sıkıntıya sokmaktadır. Kaldırımların dar olması nedeniyle, yaya trafiği için az alan kalmaktadır. Bu durum karşısında yayaların güvenli yürüyüşlerini engellemekte ve güvenliklerini tehlikeye atmaktadır. Scootterları kullanmayı tercih edenlerin yanlış park emesi sonucu, özellikle ilçemizde yaşayan engelli bireyler içinde büyük problem oluşturmaktadır. Engellilerin kullandığı tekerlekli sandalyeler, çocuklu aileler ve yaşlılarımız Scootterların park edildiği alanları kullanamaz hale gelmektedir. Bu nedenlerle, Scootterların kaldırımlara yanlış park edilmesinin önlenmesi, firma yetkilileriyle de temas kurularak bu araçları kullanacak olanlara yanlış park etmemeleri hususunda bilgilendirici materyaller hazırlanarak ilçenin farklı noktalarında duyurularının yapılması ya da belediye olarak scootterların park edilebileceği alanların belirlenmesi istemiincelenmiş olup; İlgili önergenin kamu yararı gözetilerek olumlu değerlendirilmekle bu aşamada Belediye Meclisi tarafından karar verilmesine yer olmadığına ve önergenin ilgili birimlerce takibinin yapılmasına bu sebeplerle önergenin İmar ve Bayındırlık, Hukuk, Çevre ve Sağlık, Esnaf ile Kültür, Sanat, Spor Komisyonlarınca oy birliği ile REDDİNE dair rapor. 2- Destek Hizmetleri Müdürlüğü Bucakut Arama Kurtarma Birimi Yönetmelik Taslağı"nın 5393 Sayılı Belediye Kanunu'nun 18. maddesinin (m) fıkrası gereği görüşülerek karara bağlanması istemiincelenmiş olup; Hukuk Komisyonunca oy birliği ile KABULÜNE dair rapor. 3- Cumhuriyet Halk Partili Meclis Üyeleri tarafından verilen yazılı önerge ile; Kozağaç Mahallesi 282/8 Sokaktaki şu an mevcutta “Sivaslılar 1” diye anılan parka, Şehit Piyade Uzman Çavuş Mesut TAŞAR isminin verilmesi istemiincelenmiş olup; Kozağaç Mahallesi 282/8 Sokaktaki şu an mevcutta Sivaslılar 1 diye anılan parka, Şehit Piyade Uzman Çavuş Mesut TAŞAR isminin verilmesinin İmar ve Bayındırlık, Hukuk, Çevre ve Sağlık ile Kültür, Sanat, Spor Komisyonlarınca oy birliği ile KABULÜNE dair rapor. VI- KOMİSYONLARA HAVALE EDİLEN, HENÜZ KARARA BAĞLANAMAYAN ÖNERGELERİN GÖRÜŞÜLMESİ 1- İzmir İli, Buca İlçesi sınırları içinde yaklaşık 208 hektarlık alanda “Buca İlçesi Kentsel Yerleşik Alan 1. Etap Planlama Bölgesi”ne (Barış, Çamlık, Dicle, Laleli, Menderes, Şirinkapı, Ufuk, Yaylacık, Yiğitler Mahallesi) yönelik 1/1000 ölçekli Uygulama İmar Planı Revizyonu Hizmet Alım İşi sunulmuş olup; konunun açıklığa kavuşturulması istemi. 2- L18b-11c1c pafta, 20131 ada, 5 parsel, 317,92 m2, Serbest Nizam 2 (İki) Kat imar durumlu, yapı kayıt belgeli taşınmaz malın, 7143 sayılı Vergi ve Diğer Bazı Alacakların Yeniden Yapılandırılması ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Kanunun 16. maddesi hükümleri gereğince satışının yapılması istemi. 3- Buca İlçesi, Kozağaç Mahallesi (tapuda Dumlupınar Mahallesi), 21N-IId imar paftada, 45001, 45002 ve 45003 adanın ortasında kalan kamuya terkli Park Alanı’nda yapılması önerilen 5.00 metre x 8.00 metre ebadında Trafo Alanı Belirlenmesine İlişkin 1/1000 ölçekli Uygulama İmar Planı Değişikliği istemi. 4- Buca İlçesi, Kuruçeşme Mahallesi, 203/47 Sokağın Planlı Alanlar İmar Yönetmeliği’nin 19/f maddesi kapsamında, zemin katta ticaret kullanımı için yol boyu ticaret teşekkül etmiş olarak belirlenmesi istemi. 5- Buca İlçe sınırlarında, depreme dayanıklı yapıların tasarlanması amacıyla zemin özelliklerinin iyileştirilmesi ve Betonarme yapı tasarımlarında alınması gereken önlemlere yönelik Plan Notu Önerisi sunulmuş olup; konunun açıklığa kavuşturulması istemi. 6- 7151 ada 1 parsel nolu 134.212,00m²’lik taşınmaz içerisinde yer alan tarihi Forbes Köşkü’nün korunup, bakımının yapılması ve kamu hizmetlerinde kullanılabilmesi için 5393 sayılı yasanın 15. maddesinin (h) bendinde belirtildiği üzere Belediyemizce kiralanabilmesi için (Kiralama süresinin de Sayın Meclisimizce belirlenerek) aynı yasanın 18. Maddesinin (e) bendine göre karar alınması istemi. 7- Buca İlçesi, İnönü Mahallesi, 40121 ada, 3 parsele ilişkin 670/1 sokağın Planlı Alanlar İmar Yönetmeliği'nin 19/f maddesi kapsamında zemin katta ticaret kullanımı için yol boyu ticaret teşekkül etmiş olarak belirlenmesi istemi. 8- Buca İlçesi, Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi, 50151 ada, 2 parsele ilişkin 694/38 sokağın Planlı Alanlar İmar Yönetmeliği'nin 19/f maddesi kapsamında zemin katta ticaret kullanımı için yol boyu ticaret teşekkül etmiş olarak belirlenmesi istemi. VII – DENETİM KOMİSYONUNUN RAPORU İLE İLGİLİ MECLİSİN BİLGİLENDİRİLMESİ VIII- FAALİYET RAPORUNUN GÖRÜŞÜLMESİ IX- MECLİS ÜYELERİ TARAFINDAN VERİLECEK ÖNERGELERİN GÖRÜŞÜLMESİ X- DİLEK VE TEMENNİLER XI- MECLİS TOPLANTI GÜN VE SAATİNİN TESPİTİ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egkisIb6Pcs Read the full article

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(210 ;-; GUYS! HOW DO I KEEP MISSING MY MARKS? Thank you for so many followers!!)

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Obey Me Playlists !!

To celebrate 200 followers (210 by the times I finished these), I made public spotify playlists based on the brothers(so far) for what songs made me think of them ! Thank you guys genuinely so much ily !!!

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◇ Lucifer

◇ Mammon

◇ Leviathan

◇ Satan

◇ Asmodeus

◇ Beelzebub

◇ Belphegor

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Please let me know if you have any issues with the links! And a reminder that emoji anons are open if you want to be one and that requests are open I'll be working on them soon! And yes, you can kin assign me based off of these just be nice about it <3

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i regret every decision i have ever made....

2.1k finna be 210 after i complete this next request LMAO

@turbolisedcomet ily

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What nedport engspa fics would you recommend? Apart from yours XD

oh boyyyy okay well firstly, thank you for asking! secondly, sorry for taking so long to get back to you lmao, this has been sat in my drafts and i forgot to finish it off and add links and haha,, thirdly...

if you haven't ever read one of @maivalkov 's works for either pairing then START THERE ARE YOU CRAZY— Gatito and Zoute Drop are the ones to watch, but honestly i go back and will read any of her fics when i have no reading material, they make me so happyyyy (but especially this one and this one, heheh~)

seriously tho, she's the whole reason i ever started giving both pairings more attention and started to write them so blame her and then become as obsessed with her works as i am <3

as for engspa fics in general, here's some of my faves on AO3:

Caprice of the Divine (M)

Earnestly Yours (M) (incomplete)

The Perfect Storm (E)

La sombra del diablo (M) (español)

Nuestro pecado (M) (español)

these are just a couple, but i only have 24 engspa works bookmarked which, when i look at it, is sad (espeically when i have 210 bookmarks sgibnjsf) :') i want more of them but when you have a specific taste not everything appeals to... that's on me i guess ahaaaa...

otherwise, i'll be honest, i don't think i've ever read any other nedport fic besides maiva's lil' amazing collection, or i guess if they appear as a very minor side pairing? (i am.. guilty as charged—)

i feel like there is barely any content for these guys on their own though, so i'd love to see more because i've become obsessed :')) but yes of course, check out Zoute Drop and/or Gatito if you can,, (or this one bccause i'm a sucker for this au!) because there is just something about the way maiva writes these fools that is so so so good, and like i said and have always said, it's her damn fault that i have severe bouts of nedport brainrot <3

(also anon ily, you're not crazy and i am just incredibly flattered you asked for my opinion and maybe sorta kinda complimented my works(?) in the same breath(??) so have a cookie 🍪)