#im really enjoying these books so far though im super excited to continue reading

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OH I FORGOT TO MENTION I STARTED DRACULA <33

admittedlt im super slow at reading so i just got through the first and second letter then went to do something else for a bit <3 seems like a fun book so far though :] idk why but i always find it really funny when in a book or a movie a character is in hysterics like "domt go there!!" and then the character theyre talking to just blows it off and continues on the journey to get wherever

AAAAAAA that's so exciting!! I hope you're enjoying it so far!! And yeah poor Johnathan isn't the best at recognizing red flags haha

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Ask Answers: July 10th

I really let asks get away from me lately. I was super focused on working on that Patreon Moment. With that done I can finally think about doing other things, so here’s a new collection of answers!

Thank you for sending in questions everyone ^^.

For the new Patreon moment, will you be able to reference it in step 4? Or just like a tiny nod to it if you pick certain choices?

There won’t be. I’m sorry if you were hoping for that! The Patreon moment is meant to be entirely optional, it’s not something that gets you extra content in the main game.

Is the new CG artist the main one now? :0 I’ve noticed theres been a difference in the art style recently. Is the old CG artist still going to make art for the game? :0

The original artist still makes CGs for the game sometimes, but he mainly focuses on character sprites.

Are you going to put the NSFW our life moment on a website other than patreon? I would love to get it but I can't use patreon atm.

I don’t know. I'm afraid we can't release the Patreon Moment on a normal game storefront because we can't mix 18+ content with our family friendly game. If there's some other place similar to Patreon where it's not the normal type of full-scale public content releases we'd consider using that, but I’m not sure if there is another site that’s better than Patreon in that regard. I'm sorry.

Out of curiosity, in all of your games so far, which characters in each were the most fun to write? They obviously don't have to be your favorite characters!

Buffalo Seer in AFA, really everyone in XOD/XOBD is pretty equally entertaining to write, The Guide in LoV, and Cove in OL!

idk if you accept "personal" questions, but is there anything you've been watching/ listening to lately

Mostly, I’ve been watching/listening to Authortube videos as of late! It’s people who talk generally about the process of how books become traditionally published and/or share their own experience as they attempt to be published. I don’t have an interest in writing normal text based books, but it’s really interesting to hear about that world. I’m listening to a video about royalties right now as I answer these asks.

Will one of the desserts we get to pick be fudge? That'd be such a cute reference! 

Haha, yeah, it should. Unless I completely blank on it and forget when trying to include the various referential food options.

I don't know if this has been asked previously but what would be the approximate heights for the presets MC can choose from Step 2 ~ 4? Are there any measurement you had in mind? Sorry if I didn't make myself clear kk I've been struggling with my English lately 💀 

I don’t know, ahah. I didn’t have any numbers in mind for that. So it’s whatever you imagine it is!

I noticed a bug with the Patreon moment when it comes to what your character wears. When Jamie and Cove are kissing while my character only had dresses selected, I had both the option to remove the dress or to remove the shirt... Picking one of the options to interact with Cove, after he removed his shirt, it had Jamie remove their shirt followed by ther pants despite only having dresses picked. 

Thank you for reporting ^^

I keep refreshing steam to see when the new doc for xobd will be released. I noticed you haven't posted anything about it in quite some time. Would it be possible to ask about a timeline/potential date? (If it's even this year—) I know you and your team are probably working super hard, I'm just super curious! ~Thank you!~ 

There are more stories done, I just haven’t gotten around to publicly releasing them. Hopefully I will have a chance to spend the time on that sooner rather than later!

hello!! i’m not sure if it’s an update but i’ve just replayed our life and at the end i can’t propose to cove anymore? :(( i’ve actually tried playing twice but the options are not there anymore, did you guys remove the options? i’m sorry if you’ve answered this before!! thank you and have a good one :) 

I’m afraid things haven’t been changed or removed, so I think you might’ve accidentally picked the wrong things somewhere along the way and locked yourself out of being able to propose by mistake. Sometimes you meant to say you want to get married but instead you mis-click and have it so the MC isn’t thinking about marriage or something. All I can suggest is starting from the beginning of Step 3 and making sure to follow the steps listed in the FAQ. I’m sorry for that.

Did yall remove some of the options for when youre making out with Cove in the charity moment? I could've sworn you could grab his bonkadonk and its not there anymore 

This is the same situation as the above. We didn’t remove things and you’re not wrong that there are sometimes those options. But there are various choices you have to make to get those options and it sounds like you accidentally missed something. If your relationship isn’t long-term, you can’t do it for example.

HI IM SO EXCITED I CAN FINALLY GET THE STEP 3 DLC 

Thank you for getting it!

Is Shiloh super totally straight bc I’m very gay and a huge Shiloh fan, would my man make an exception?😩

Sadly, he is one of our super straight characters. I’m sorry.

Hi, I have a very dumb question. In Step 2 does Cove not wanna share his drink with us at the mall (or rather why he stops drinking it) because it's an indirect kiss? Or is it like ...weird to him to share? Because if I remember right he eats off our spoon in the birthday scene right? 

Yeah, he’s awkward about it because he likes the MC and it feels very personal to share a straw with his crush.

Hi! If you don't mind me asking, who is the artist for OL2? Their style is so pretty! 

Thank you for saying so! This is her Twitter- https://twitter.com/redridingheart

Do Beginnings & Always and Now & Forever exist in the same universe? 

Yep! XOXO Droplets also exists in the same universe. It’s one big GB Patch world, haha.

Do Pran's parents regret the way they raised him? Do they feel ashamed of it?

No. They’re the type of people best cut out because they’re not gonna change. Which is why Pran does go very limited contact when he’s an adult.

Hi! I just wrapped up my second playthrough of Our Life, and I absolutely adore it, but I had a question. I went to the gallery and found I was missing 2 CGS (specifically Step 1-3 and 2-3) and I had no clue where they would've shown up. Which moments are those found in? 

You get it by telling Cove about his dad offering you money to be his friend in Step 1 and Step 2. You can’t get both in one playthrough, since you can only tell Cove the truth once. I’m really glad you liked it!

Hi hi! Please, how tall is Baxter and Derek? Love the game so much and I can't wait to see more! 

I don’t know, aha. I think Baxter was around 5′10 and Derek was like 5′8/5′9, maybe. I really am not one who has specific heights for things in mind.

is adult cove a bottom, top, or switch? 

A switch, though would choose the top if he had to pick.

I was wondering if there is a way to transfer save data? Even if through the game files. I wanted to be able to transfer my save data from my desktop over to my laptop so that I could continue playing right where I left off from but I'm not entirely sure how to go about that. 

If you save the save folder/persistent data of the game from your desktop and put it into the game folder on your other device, that could work.

Hi! Is it possible for us to know the date when our life: now and forever comes out on steam? Sorry if you've mentioned it before but I haven't seen it and I'm looking foward to that happening and just wanted to know :) 

It’s gonna be a long time, I’m afraid. There’s no estimate right now.

I started playing Our Life with my sister a while ago, and I think you guys should know that we discovered your secret. >:)

L from death note and Cove are clearly the same person, and this whole game is just an origin story!!

I’ve never seen that show so I’m sorry to say I don’t understand the connection/reference you’re trying to make. I’m pretty out of the loop when it comes to media. I don’t watch movies or TV.

Will OL2 have options for disabled MCs?

I understand if it's too complicated, just curious

Unfortunately, it’s not really something we have a plan for. We couldn’t finish the game if we tried to include every disability and have it be meaningful. It’d just be too much content to create. But if we decide to only include a few, how would we choose which disabilities get to be represented and which are left out? I don’t know. It’ll probably have to be something we don’t include as an option again, sadly. I’m sorry.

playing our life > anything else 

Haha, I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

Honestly, I would like to thank Our Life for helping me come to terms with my sexuality. Before, I never would've actually thought that it was possible to like boys romantically and still be asexual. Almost all of the BL visual novels I've read had unskippable sexual content in them and it honestly just didn't click with what I feel. I'm glad I found Our Life. I love the game, the developers, and this fandom so much. Now, I can safely come out as homoromantic AND asexual (at least anonymously here anyway; my parents are still huge homophobes 😂). 

Aw, it’s great to hear you felt comfortable being yourself in the game! That’s wonderful. I’m really sorry about your parents, though.

Will the demo for OL2 be on android? Really not sure if I could wait any longer than I have to aha 

Yeah, it’ll be available for Android once we eventually release a demo!

Do all these reveals perhaps mean development is progressing ahead of schedule? Please let that be the case I'm already obsessed with Qiu 

No, sorry, aha. Art comes along much faster than script/programming-work for us. It’s gonna be a long time before the game is a finished thing you can actually play. But at least we can look at the beautiful images.

Hey! First of all I wanna say I reallllllyyyyy loooovvveeee Our Life and XOXO Droplets! I have over 300 hours of playtime on Our Life… Anyways, I was just wondering, are the Derek and Baxter DLCs going to come out at the same time? If not, which one do you plan to release first? :3 

They will come out separately and Derek will be first! Glad you like the game.

I keep replaying Our Life to get every possible iteration and I am loving it <3 I was wondering if Cove gets locked out of his confession because MC was talking to Lee, would it be possible to confess to him in step 4? 

Yeah, you can avoid the confession in Step 3 and then get it in Step 4.

Hi, my Cove wears bracelets through step 2 and 3 but I still don't get an option to give him a bracelet? I didn't even know that was possible until I seen someone else ask about it lol 

Hm, did you use the Cove creator? Maybe there’s a bug where using the creator to add bracelets doesn’t fulfill the requirement to give Cove a bracelet in Step 3.

Wait, I'm dense, when does Baxter appear in step 2? Is it from big park firework? I feel so bad since i really love Baxter and waiting to buy his dlc. 

It’s in the Soiree Moment. You have to be just friends with Cove, indifferent, or crushing but not ask Cove to the dance at all. Then while there you can find someone new to dance with. But if you bring Cove to the dance while crushing, the MC won’t wanna dance with anyone else so you can’t get the scene.

In step 2 when we go to the soiree I made my mc go alone and baxter chooses the mc to dance, i'm curious, why did he pick the mc? sorry if this has been asked before! 

Because the MC looked to be around his age, seemed to also be searching for a partner, and had nice legs. A perfect option for him.

I read some of the FAQs, and I saw that we could tell Baxter about the condo that he rented there was previously the mean old grandparents. how do we get the mc to tell him that? 

It happens in the DLC Moment “Late Shift”. If you don’t have a job you instead get a longer scene with Baxter.

I don’t know if you’ve addressed this or not, but are you planning on paying voice actors for our life: now and forever? 

Yeah, we pay our VAs in all our projects.

hey can i ask how you did the moments thing in ol? im trying to get into making visual novels and while im VERY sure its out of my comfort zone and all that atm i kinda wanna know just for the future, bc im p sure it would work well for something i wanna do :O but its also fine if you cant say for other reasons :> 

I’m afraid I’m not sure what you mean. Are you asking how we programmed the screen or something script related? Adding Moments like that is pretty straightforward, though. You just have buttons that open to different labels and then the scripts are essentially individual short stories/vignettes. Good luck with your VN!

Since Autumn becomes gender fluid later in the game, will there be a character who remains as he/him to romance in game? 

OL1 has the he/him LIs, OL2 is all about other genders.

I don't want to impose on your creative plans, but a parrot could possibly make a good pet in an OL-type game? They're pretty long-lived and likely to still be thriving by the end even if the MC got them back in step 1. 

I do appreciate the suggestion, but I’m afraid it’s not likely going to happen. I understand there are technically some animals that could theoretically live long enough to last the whole game that or we could have the MC only get a pet after some years have already passed. But the many things that would have to be considered/accommodated for makes it just something we probably can’t manage adding. I’m sorry.

As time passes will we be able to see Qiu and Tamarack's other stage arts as well?

They are both so cute i can't wait to be friends with them!

Yeah, we’ll show content from other Steps in the future. It’ll be a little while from now, though.

Can you date Cove and still have your family comfort you in the car?

You can’t get Cove’s Step 3 confession scene if you have the family comfort you in the car. But that’s not the only way to date him. You can get together with him earlier in the game or later on in Step 4.

Is Mc always going to be the one walking down the aisle or could Cove do it? Also could you choose to have one of your moms walk you? 

No. Cove wouldn’t want to walk down the aisle like that and the MC automatically respects that. And the MC also gets to have their preferences respected, so it’s up to you whether they want to do an aisle walk or not. You also can pick who, if anyone, walks with you.

Once step 4 is out, will you be able to go the whole game on crush/love without either of you confessing? 

Yes, as long as you tell the game you don’t want to progress the relationship. Even in Step 4 it won’t force you to officially get together.

Howdy, so in Step 4, there will be any Romance with Derek that is not part of any dlc? 

He’s only a friend unless you get his romance story.

Will the step 4 in OL2 be one big step or are you considering moments? 

Step 4 is just an epilogue in both games.

hi kind of a weird question but!! we know tht cliff doesn't start dating again but. wht abt flings? like does he ever do 1 night stands or anything? thank u!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Nope. Cliff has a very small interest in sex. If he’s not in a real relationship with a partner he’s crazy about it simply isn’t something he feels a need for, so one night stands wouldn’t even cross his mind.

sorry if you've already answered this, but i was wondering if there were plans for there to be bonus love interests in OL2 like how we have derek and baxter in OL1.

Maybe! There are side characters who could be given romance stories, but whether or not it will happen depends on funding and how long everything else takes to finish.

I don't know if i'm allowed to ask about ol2 here yet, if not u can ignore this or answer it later. My question is can you date one of them and be good friends with the other? I don't want to be strangers with the other bcs i love them both a lot :<

Yes you can!

what patreon level do i have to be to unlock the nsfw moment? im on the $5 one right now, will that give me access to the moment, or just access to the moment progress? 

That’ll give you access! Tier 2 and anything higher allows the player to download it.

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mid-year book freak out tag! - 2021

best book so far

a court of mist and fury by sarah j maas - 5 / 5 stars

need i say more? it was just so good.

best sequel so far

bitterblue by kristin cashore - 5 / 5 stars

i don't think i have talked about the graceling realm series and how much i love it on here but here i am.

i loved every book in this series but bitterblue stood out to me because even though it was incredibly long, it kept me gripped throughout. there was an unsolvable mystery (maybe im dense though) that kept me guessing for hundreds of pages and just a glimmer of romance which i usually miss when its not there but this stood on its own without it.

i thought bitterblue was an extremely strong character and it was a great ending to a companion trilogy (before winterkeep was announced and continued it). also, loved seeing all of the characters come together at the end and seeing katsa and po pop in and out.

new release i haven't read yet but want to

the nature of witches by rachel griffin realm breaker by victoria aveyard

something about witches and elemental magic just sounds so awesome to me and i am just so drawn to this book.

and i am currently enjoying the red queen series and love a good found family so im hoping to love realm breaker. ive heard mixed things so im gonna lower my expectations a little but still excited.

most anticipated release for the second half of the year

these hollow vows by lexi ryan aurora's end by *** ******** graceling: the graphic novel by kristin cashore six crimson cranes by elizabeth lim the hawthorne legacy by jennifer lynn barnes

idk why i am so excited about these hollow vows but i am and i think it's just gonna be a (hopefully) exciting fantasy romance. im hoping for two sexy men and a bad BITCHHH of a main character.

ive heard only amazing things about six crimson cranes so i am very very excited! i've been waiting for this book i think since january and its almost finally here!

aurora's end (even though the authors are cancelled) i NEED to finish the series then they will officially never receive my money again. the cliffhanger at the end of aurora burning was so incredibly uncool and so now i have no choice but to see what happens in the finale.

the graceling graphic novel. do i need to explain myself?

and the hawthorne legacy is the next installment in the inheritance games series and i really enjoyed the first book! the mystery and the way patterns were worked into it really had me intrigued and i was itching to know what was happening for the entire book. so excited to see what happens in the next one!

biggest disappointment

the crown of gilded bones by jennifer l armentrout - currently on pause/possible dnf

this book was just so boring but also SO much happened in the first 50 pages that i was honestly incredibly confused? and there was just overwhelming info-dumping about the history of the world and an underdeveloped plot. idk i just couldn't get into it (which was really disappointing bc i loved akofaf). thinking of dnfing...

biggest surprise

crown of midnight by sarah j maas - 4.5 / 5 stars

ok so. i really did not enjoy throne of glass. after reading the acotar series and then jumping into throne of glass, i hated the love triangle, the intrigue wasnt enough to get me engaged until the last third, etc. sooo i was even considering not reading the rest of the series. but of course like the sjm stan that i am, i had to. and this one was so good. i wrote a review on it so if your interested in more in depth thoughts go take a peak!

favorite new author (debut or new to me)

kristin cashore!

the way that she writes political mystery in her world is so good. not a single time did i have a correct guess on what was happening. i also loved how her books had strong woman main characters, but they all had agency in a different way. and how the romance subplots were small but enough to keep the romantic in me satisfied, but also didnt take away from the main heroines story. ugh just so good! love u girly <3

new fictional crush

aaron warner (shatter me series by tahereh mafi)

ok i know hes kind of like super crazy and kind of creepy obsessed, but also like.... cmon. hes kinda super hot too. and i kind of love the i hate everyone but you trope....

art credit: @jessdraw.s

new favorite character

lara (bridge kingdom series by danielle l jensen)

her strength, her agency, her ability to unlearn everything she grew up believing, her power. an amazing and complex character.

art credit: @rosiesfables

books that made me cry

a court of wings and ruin by sarah j maas

if you've read this book u understand why. there was a happy ending for our two main characters at the end but the war that ensued at the end of this book was just fucking heart wrenching and so beautiful at parts i will never forget everything that happened.

books that made me happy

heartstopper vol. 1 by alice oseman

i feel like this series is great for young readers (12-17). it teaches about friendship, sexuality, mental health, asking for help, how to offer help, etc. and tons of really diverse representation throughout. i wish this existed when i was younger.

it made me happy to think about young people reading this series and feeling seen and validated. and about how openly alice oseman illustrates difficult topics and how to deal with them. just made my heart swell.

most beautiful book bought/gifted so far

the ones we're meant to find by joan he

i mean... its gorgeous!!

books i need to read by the end of the year

crescent city by sarah j maas

again as a stan i need to finish this before the end of the year bc i have only heard good things and the second book comes out jan 2022.

favorite book to movie adaptation so far

moxie, shadow and bone, brigerton lol (and very excited about along for the ride!!)

2021 reading stats so far...

45 books read

35,000 pages read

11 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reads

4.13 average rating

thanks so much for reading my mid-year update! happy reading! : )

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rhythm of war part two thoughts

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa  (spoilers through the second interludes under the cut, and at the very bottom some comments based on what i have to assume is a major spoiler for the entire book, or close to it, though i'm warning again beforehand.)

well, last things first: taravangian's working against odium! i'm super excited about this, and very happy about the support for the concept that Taravangian's compassion isn't his curse, it's just the division of his intelligence and compassion that's sthe problem.

so we've been able to talk to the sibling, who is mostly trying to help despite genuinely feeling that what navani is doing is wrong. except now they're locked away, and navani is under the direct scrutiny of rabaniel and messing around with her is going to be risky. that being said, we're on our way to some very interesting revelations about how investiture works on roshar:

the stormfather is purely of honor. the sibling is a mix of honor and cultivation. the nightwatcher is purely cultivation

the sibling should not be able to function on pure stormlight, because it's purely of honor.

lift may not run on stormlight at all-- we already knew she can't pull it from spheres.

adhesion, which is somehow a fake surge and purely of honor, is not totally cancelled by whatever rabaniel did to the sibling. from lift's interlude, neither is regrowth when she uses it, which if i had to pick is the surge i would choose to be purely of cultivation.

as far as we can tell, people can still draw in stormlight with no issue, they just cant use it to power surges.

windrunners, who bond honorspren, are less affected by the fabrial: this applies especially to kaladin and syl, and we know syl is different from other honorspren, older. my money is that she's in some way more fully of honor than the others. lift, who's been hugely modified by cultivation directly, is also immune. the edgedancers as a whole are not immune and apparently are reacting as badly as anyone else.

...syl notes in the last set of interludes that she's different from other honorspren, mentally. is this a byproduct of whatever she did to sneak out of shadesmar, or of her being older? interesting.

To me, this all implies that whatever rabaniel did interferes with how cultivation and honor interact. lift, who seemingly only uses cultivation's investiture, can power the surge that seems most directly associated with cultivation; kaladin, probably closest to honor, can do the surge that seems to be entirely honor. the regular edgedancers aren't immune at all because they run on stormlight; the windrunners are somewhat but not fully immune because they're almost fully of honor, but cultivation likely had some hand in the way honorspren were made after the shattering.

Regrowth really is a very odd surge, compared to the others, which seem to deal with much more fundamental physical forces.

the fused do have access to regrowth while powered by voidlight, though. interesting.

speaking of: did navani's weird sphere contain some kind of... cultivationlight? or maybe it's some kind of combination, and that's why the sphere exploded right around the time of rabiniel's experiments (or the sibling was drawing on it somehow?)

on a more immediate level, the current tower resistance is as follows: navani, under constant monitoring but she has the best chance to figure out how to fix this shit. kaladin, who's a mess, being hunted by the pursuer, and who's about to start getting suicide-baiting nightmares from odium, but he does know how to fight! lift, who's amazing and knows how to sneak around the tower but is being hunted by someone who i assume has to be mraize. and rlain, masquerading as a singer (im so worried about him i hope he's okay).

if this somehow ends with kaladin killing mraize to protect lift before he can give shallan answers, i'm going to fucking SCREAM.

speaking of frustrating things: lirin turn on ur location i just wanna talk. Kaladin was actually rebuilding himself until this whole invasion thing, and i don't understand how lirin can look at a man who's that committed to doing good, sees exactly what it is that drives him to kill, and then calls him a monster.

I loved Kaladin's efforts to deal with mental health care! He's in the unique position ofhaving way more political power than any medical professional, darkeyes, or mentally ill person could ever have hoped to have, and I really want to see him come back to this once the world is burning down a bit less again, especially because it genuinely seemed to be helping him.

navani's plots have sorta been subsumed into this whole plotline, but i enjoyed what we got-- the little episode with the other scholars taking bets on whether she'd use tomor's fabrial was adorable, and i also liked how clear it is that they look to her to make things work.

moving on, uh... shadesmar stuff.

adolin's making some progress at waking maya! she doesn't talk but she shows a clearly unusual ability to learn and make independent decisions. i love it.

...also the thing with notum's horse implies that ryshadium are sentient enough to imagine spren. that's fun, and also terrifying.

adolin offering to stand trial for the crimes of humanity is fascinating, but all i'm thinking about is the episode of avatar where he agrees to stand trial for kyoshi, except in this case we already know that humanity did actually do the thing he's in trouble for. it would be unjust to punish adolin for it, but... i worry.

especially because there are, apparently, new deadeyes. this isn't extraordinarily surprising as syl was two skips away from death (though, im curious, does it work differently if the spren's never been a blade prior to dying? or are there just deadeyes wandering around who aren't tied to blades?) but it is very alarming.

and then there's the other thing: pattern is lying to shallan. i frankly don't think it's as simple as him being a spy for the ghostbloods; we saw even here that he's a terrible liar, and to have concealed this he'd have to have been pretty impressive.

on the other hand there was clearly some shit going on between shallan, her family, and the ghostbloods when she first got pattern. he's admitted that he has more exposure to humans than most spren. it doesn't look great, honestly.

i also appreciate that brandon is acknowledging how fucking weird shallan's timeline is. hopefully we get some answers about this.

adolin and shallan's relationship continues to be adorable; the sequence with the starspren is lovely and i totally get why it's brandon's favorite chapter in this part. between this and part one, he clearly enjoyed how the shadolin came out in this book and i agree. the fact that his romances continue after the marriage, with issues beyond just jealousy, is one of my favorite things about sanderson books.

venli's whole set of pov's this part was about walking up to urithiru. i really do want to like her, but she spends a ton of time just following more dynamic characters around and observing in these first two parts, and if not for the juicy secrets rabaniel's been dropping, it would make me just want to get back to other characters. hopefully that'll change in the next few parts.

i was going to make a comment about how we havent even had flashbacks yet, but i just glanced at the POVs for the next part, so I guess those are coming. I do wonder if these eshonai flashbacks will be info venli knows, or what.

she did kill someone for the first time, and attuned the rhythm of the lost for the dead man. the whole incident disturbs her, and i appreciated that as the rest of our viewpoint characters are extremely accustomed to death. i'm interested in seeing how this affects her going forward.

the epigraphs are so exciting! sazed is writing to hoid again, but this time he's gotten his bearings and spoken to some new shards... ones we haven't heard from before! also he asks hoid to say hi when he's on scadrial, which, fair enough tbh. i dont remember whether hoid shows up much in mistborn era 2 but for some reason i have the feeling he is not going to oblige this request.

the epigraph where sazed mentions he wants someone who can both preserve and kill immediately made me think of kaladin. (i think this is what he ends up trying to do with wax, but shhhh) he and sazed would agree on a lot of things philosophically, i think. (omg au where kaladin ends up working for sazed?? i have no idea how this would work the idea just fascinates me.

...where are the heralds? did dalinar take them with him, or are they in the tower? if the latter, are they also passed out? probably not, since they're not radiants, right? although whatever they are is very investiture-dependent so who knows. vasher's probably alright.

why is odium afraid of nightblood? is he worried it could eat him?

lots of POVs for the next part, but no shadesmar crew, so i guess we'll find out whether adolin gets executed by honorspren later. i do wonder why so many pov's from the battlefront; i guess something more is going to happen along those lines than i'd really expected. crossed fingers for some actual insight into renarin, finally.

in light of said spoiler: holy god i hope that division (between taravangian's intelligence and compassion) doesn't continue, though I have the horrible feeling that it will. This puts sazed's discussion of the intent of a shard combined with the cleverness of its vessel into a terrifying light: a godlike being who is at his smartest when he's a complete sociopath is like, the worst case scenario,  not even taking into account that the odium shard is uniquely suited to make people act on impulses. this is so bad.

but i can't know the full extent of that until i read the context, so let's move on!

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Hey fam here's a deep dive of AoS 7x04 including justification of the time travel by a branching timelines believer and lots of Peggy Carter love & appreciation

I definitely feel better about this whole situation now that we've seen 7x04 than I did when we just had the preview. But still. Ughhhhhh I'm just. Conflicted.

They're not sticking to Endgame's time travel rules at all and ik some people didn't like Endgame's time travel but I don't really have issues with it. And even still there's the debate of whether or not Steve (does this debate expand outside Steve arguments? Idk but you get it) is in a branched timeline. Personally, I think he is. For people who think he's not, Shield's time travel, especially with Sousa, is probably easier to take. But for a while I was willing to go with the theory, my own theory idk if it's been mentioned here or not, that since they're using a different time travel method in AoS, and one that was invented by space robots Chronicoms, then they have different rules that limit them to a looped timeline. But now, idk does bringing Sousa into it disprove that?

So he was supposed to die. That's in the history books. They saved him. Which means we're in a loop that can be altered. Ok fine, but that's only because we're using Chronicom time travel. Tony Stark time travel still created branches. So what branch are we in? We have two choices right? Timeline A, which we see throughout the entire MCU, and timeline '49 B, the one Steve created when he went back to Peggy. If it's in the history books that Coulson and the team read that Sousa died, I would assume we're in timeline A. But where's Peggy? Personally I'm not the biggest peggysous stan (basically I ship steggy and in timeline A where she can't get him back, as long as she's happy I'm happy. If that means Daniel, great.) but I'm sure those who are aren't super happy with Shield basically confirming that they didn't make it. I'm sure the only reason they did that was to be able to pull him out of 1955 so I'm not really mad at it. If they had just had him pop in real quick in the 50s and left him there I would have rathered they leave it ambiguous but since that's not what they did I'm not too bitter.

Anyway, I saw a close up of the fake id they made for Jemma when she was undercover as Peggy. It listed her rank as 'agent.' You could say that's a prop mistake but I also noticed that no one has referred to her as 'director.' But she absolutely should be. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Peggy was the first director right? That's always what me, my brother, and my dad, aka everyone in my household who are Marvel fans, thought and we're pretty sure they said it at some point somewhere. And in the Agent Carter one shot (which admittedly has a lot of continuity issues anyway but i think the principle of it stands) Howard said about Peggy "tell her she'll be running Shield." I've always gotten the impression that she was director from the time Shield launched. If someone could give me solid proof that she was or wasn't I'd appreciate it. But as long as there's no proof I'm assuming that she was. That's what I'm going with in the rest of this post anyway lol.

Overall im just confused as to what the writers think they're doing lol. From what I've seen, they started shooting season 7 two months before Endgame premiered so it was written even further before. That sucks because at the time of the writing they didn't know they had all of this to deal with. At least I assume they didn't know bc it seems like there's no communication behind the scenes since no one got dusted before and now we're messing around with time travel. But I also wonder if Endgame hadn't premiered by the time they were shooting the 50s episodes. I have no idea though. If it had, were there changes? Did they have to take out mentions of Peggy, or did Enver maybe act it with the Steggy ending in mind? Because I personally don't want the writers or anyone thinking that Steve was always in a loop therefore this season is jumping around in the same loop and Daniel was left by Peggy for Steve. I can deal with a looped timeline in AoS bc of the Chronicoms and them being in a loop of timeline A but I'm gonna be annoyed if they try to imply that that's not what's happening. But again it was written before Endgame came out so I don't think they'll really go that far.

This is what's really annoying me. Do they seriously think Peggy's not director? Are they saying Peggy's not director? Because they want me to believe that Daniel noticed that Shield had been infiltrated by Hydra and Peggy didn't and then one of three things happened. 1. He told the CIA but not Peggy, 2. He told Peggy but she didn't believe him, or 3. He told Peggy and she looked into it but didn't find anything. I take issue with like all of that. In scenario 1. Daniel Sousa personally knows the Director of Shield and, regardless of any awkward breakup they may of had, doesn't tell her that her government organization may be hijacked by freaking HYDRA? In scenario 2. The Director of Shield is told by the Chief of her LA branch and an agent that she worked alongside for a considerable amount of time that her government organization may be hijacked by Hydra and she doesn't listen to him, because, what, they had a messy breakup? In scenario 3. The Director of Shield, Margaret Elizabeth Carter, has reason to believe that Shield is infiltrated by Hydra, she investigates, and finds absolutely nothing out of the ordinary? None of those sound even almost reasonable. So are they not mentioning that Peggy is director because it makes Daniel's storyline more believable and convenient or am I missing something? I've lost hope that she might make an appearance but I'd appreciate some Director Carter content even in passing mentions or at least tell me who the Director is if it's not her.

Also, Daniel's death, real or not, is gonna hurt her really bad and I'm not a fan of that. I'm glad I didn't have to watch him die and I'm excited to see more of him but it's really gonna mess with Peggy. We've already seen her struggle with feeling like everyone she gets close to dies and even though at this point she's married and maybe has kids, that doesn't take away from what they had in Agent Carter, that goes beyond the romantic and into the fact that he was one of the few men who showed her even the smallest amount of respect. It's gonna hurt her and I don't like when she's hurt. Also also, I don't care about whatever Coulson said about his death being ruled an accident, Peggy is a critical thinker and 100% would have looked into it. Especially as the Director of Shield if I keep saying that maybe AoS will hear me or it'll become canon lol she wouldn't let that slide.

Basically what I'm saying is: I can talk myself into the time travel making sense, I just did lol, but while I love Daniel and getting to see him again and continue to see him in the coming episodes, it stretches the imagination a bit too far concerning Peggy and his dynamic with her. Either that or I have to be to ticked off at the writers for not knowing that Peggy is director in 1955. Or I have to be ticked at the entirety of Marvel for not making Peggy director as soon as the thing was up and running. But. That doesn't mean that this hasn't been a good season so far, it's been pretty great. And I'm very excited to see them in the 70s. And to see Daniel in the 70s. And to see my man Enoch make another appearance. I have my issues but I'm still highly enjoying all of this absolute tomfoolery sldjskdjksksjk that is all

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May 27th-June 2nd, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from May 27th, 2019 to June 2nd, 2019.  The chat focused on SUPERPOSE by Joe (or Seosamh) and Anka.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on SUPERPOSE by Joe (or Seosamh) and Anka~! (https://superposecomic.com/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until June 2nd to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. When it comes to the themes of feeling lost and finding your place in life, which character do you connect with the most? What moment of their internal struggle regarding this topic really captured your imagination and why?

ErinPtah (Leif & Thorn | BICP)

Only a couple scenes in at this point, but wow, I can't let the coloring technique go uncommented on. It's gorgeous. Changes for every environment and every time of day, presenting them with rich palettes and exquisite lighting.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. Do you think Kas will eventually adjust to life in Port City and get out more? If so, how might that change them? Overall, how do you think the nature of Port City will shape the characters as the story continues?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. How do you think Royal’s father will react to Royal’s plans with the company? How will this personally affect Royal? Further, will Royal’s father be as cool about who Rafael is related to? Also, how will Rafael’s relationship with his father affect the story?

RebelVampire

1) that scene where Royal is in the arcade teaching the kids the glitch in the game. this was the first time where i felt like we really got to see royal's soul. previously he just felt like kind of a smart air-head, but this scene made me see him in an entirely new light. there deep thoughts and grave ambition hidden under there, and the way he explained the glitch really just made me want to play glitchy games and marvel at them. plus, for comedic reasons i like the juxtaposition of the kids basically just not giving any damns about what royal is talking about. they just wanna win their game https://superpose.superposecomic.com/post/161303418270 2) its a tough choice between royal and rafael, but im gonna go with rafael. i think my favorite scenes with him in regards to being lost are when we see him in the ocean. to me those scenes are physical manifestations of what hes feeling internally, which is like a small speck alone in a vast ocean trying not to drown in everything. and honestly, what a great way to put feeling lost, because sometimes that is exactly what it feels like. plus, for me personally, i can connect with rafael's seeming lack of ambition a bit more than i connect with royal. since it's not like rafael doesn't have skills, rafael just doesnt seem to know what to do with those skills.

RebelVampire

3) Royal. I love how hyper excited Royal is about everything and just the sheer amount of ambition he has. Like, I can't not admire someone who is so sure of their own damn idea that they pursue it like their life is on the line. That being said, I also like that Royal can be a bit of a doofus and also that he still has internal struggles of his own. Like trying to find a place in the world with his dad being pretty stern and detached emotionally. 4) I do think Kas is gonna get out in Port City more, mostly probably cause Royal and Rafael will drag them around whether Kas likes it or not. Which I'm sure there will be an adjustment period, but I think eventually Kas will kind of get used to everything if only out of necessity. Plus, I think Rafael will show Kas the good spots where Kas doesn't have to be bothered by jerks. I do worry though that in the long run, the city is kind of going to continue to amplify all their internal struggles and will continue to bring those to the forefront of the story. Port City strikes me as sort of a backwater city. Like the sort of city that isn't cool enough to intense tourism but is large enough that it devours everyone into the crowd. And that's the exact sort of environment that can breed feeling lost. Plus, a lot of the random people we've seen have been kind of shitty, like drug dealers.

5) I've gotta give it to the beam https://superpose.superposecomic.com/post/183664963457 the lighting on this page takes my breath away, and the pacing leading up to the illustration is really perfect too. Especially, though, I like the little intense beam of blue at the top. Not only does it visually show off the intensity of the power, but it add that nice level of contrast that draws your eye to it. plus, great composition for this page in my opinion and a well-chosen angle. 6) Royal's father is gonna be super, duper pissed unless it makes him a lot of money. I assume he will find out before it reaches that point and immediately pull Royal out and fire everyone. Cause I do not believe Royal's father has enough faith in Royal. Which this would obviously damage their relationship, and I think Royal will have to confront the feelings of insecurity he has because of his dad and how his dad has a lot of faults. Thankfully for Rafael, I don't think the dad will care about his dad. At most, I think there will be snide remarks. As for Rafael and his dad, I think their relationship is gonna drive a wedge at some point in Rafael's plans and kind of make him have to take a step back from the project maybe. I think Rafael is taking on a lot of guilt for what his dad has done, and I think he'll need to work through that before he can truly be happy.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. What do you feel the comic has to say about family relationships and how they help define who we are? What moment in the comic stuck out to you where this theme was at the forefront?

varethane

Royal and Rafael's interactions are always engaging, though I find them also very tense most of the time haha-- they're both very intense people

RebelVampire

as much as i like Royal, I would probably be more like Kas when interacting with him. where im just kind of internally like "royal slow your roll dude"

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. Given how different Rafael, Royal, and Kas are, what obstacles do you foresee in the three getting along? How will their personal lives affect their professional lives in this regard? Alternatively, what ways have their relationships improved that you liked?

RebelVampire

7) Probably Royal and Kas. They have such opposite personalities that I'm always interested to see how they make their relationship work, both professionally and personally. There's also just something deeply relateable I find in their struggles to communicate while both being immensely self aware that they are ill-matched in regards to their socialization styles. 8) I think the comic shows both the good and bad ways our parents morph who we are. Like Rafael is a great dude, but he clearly has some deep-seated issues that I think are largely tied into the crimes of his father and feeling like he cants escape them. But I think that is something else this comic is saying as well. That regardless of what our relationships with our families is, sometimes we need to escape and forge our own path in spite of them. For me the largest moment where this stuck out was when Royal was in the meeting in the beginning and voicing his opinion. Cause Royal seemed to understand he was in the shadow of his father, yet at the same time was desperate to break free

RebelVampire

9) I'm gonna second @ErinPtah (Leif & Thorn | BICP) and say the lighting for this question. there is just so much damn atmosphere is every scene. especially when its dark. i find a lot of comic's get really scared of making scenes too dark and worry if its not bright enough people wont see. but i feel this comic just boldly says nope and does it anyway, creating some really beautiful night scenes with dynamic light sources. <3 10) I think theres gonna be a lot more conflict with Royal in regards to Royal just being so energetic. I think Rafael and Kas will find him exhausting after a point. not to mention I get the impression Rafael and Kas are getting closer, and I think there's a point where Royal will feel like a third wheel. The largest conflict I see them having though is what to do with their project if they succeed and what to do with themselves after. Cause while at the moment they have a joint goal to focus on, once that goal is gone i think the feelings of lostness will return. As for relationship improvements, I really like Kas was able to tell Royal that Royal's friends were asshole and Royal apologized. I was sure Royal was gonna kind of try to write it off. But nope, the two came to a mutual understanding, and Royal got to grow as a person.

varethane

I love that the lighting approach is derived from film compositing and photography techniques, it gives it a richness of value and saturation that's very intense but still feels realistic

RebelVampire

thats a super eloquent way to put, @varethane

varethane

I, uhhhh, am very nervous about what's going to happen when Royal finds out that Raf stole his dog.

RebelVampire

oh good its not just me then

although im worried whats gonna happen to Royal when Raf finds out Royal's dad was responsible for why the dog was in such bad shape

RebelVampire

QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. Ultimately, do you think Royal, Rafael, and Kas will manage to bring Royal’s project to fruition? Whether success or failure, what do you think it will mean for the three of them, for the future of the company, and for the world?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. Do you think any of Rafael or Royal’s past actions seen throughout the comic before they officially meet will have future consequences? If so, how will they affect their working relationship, and how might the two find a way to work past them?

RebelVampire

11) Once again, definitely the lighting and also probably the composition. These aspects together give the comic this really unique, movie-like tone. And again, there's just so much atmosphere with these illustration techniques that it really works for what's going on with the story. 12) I think it's gonna be a partial success. I don't think they'll manage a true teleporter, but I think they'll manage something close enough that they can use it to revolutionize something? Cause what I forsee happening is that they'll run into a kink and Royal's dad will find out and say "no my dudes make this profitable." i think regardless of success or failure, the experience will still teach them all about themselves, and I think that's more important than any affect they might on a more global scale. 13) Seeing Royal and Rafael hang out more. We've seen Kas with both of them a lot, and I'd like to see those two together more. Cause I feel there's a lot of misconceptions both can work through and apologies to be had. And I think it'll be real interesting. Also, the issue of Royal's stolen doggo. 14) Yes. There is no way that doggo is not gonna be a thing. That's gonna be a hell of a confrontation. Not just cause it's understandable Royal would be mad, but I think Royal is gonna have to face some hard truths about how his dad might be an asshole. I think inevitably the two will work things out, but each is gonna have to accept that some of the people they know are assholes.

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB END!

Thank you everyone so much for reading and chatting about SUPERPOSE this week! Please also give a special thank you to Joe (or Seosamh) and Anka for volunteering the comic and creating it! If you liked SUPERPOSE, make sure to continue to support it via some of the links below!

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Watching The Last Jedi Thoughts and Reactions

I’ve been obsessed with reading Reylo fan fiction since the opening night I saw TLJ. Ive seen this movie a lot but thought it would be fun to watch it again and react. I guess I had a lot to comment on Rose and Finn and also DJ. Enjoy~

Wow these opening credits are super vague…

I really love this opening scene it’s 100% my favorite Star Wars opening.

Carrie Fishers daughter is super cool. Hux looks v tired and/or on drugs.

Sansa’s insane aunt from Game of Thrones. Love BB-8, I ship Poe and Hux more then Hux and Kylo tho. “punch it!” I love that they have enough time to say cute one liners when piloting a ship. THIS SCENE IS EDITED SO FUCKING WELL THOOOO. Its literally FLAWLESSLY edited. 2nd “punch it!” When the bombers show up my heart starts beating faster, my favorite action sequence ever. Not even thinking about how theres no gravity in space. I love Paige so much! Have I ever seen a asian woman save the day in a movie ever? Why are her hands so beautiful? I LOVE THE COSTUMES OF THIS MOVIE. I wonder where Kylo is? Finn bb!! I wonder why he’s in a storage room? This movie is SO SEXUAL. Love me some beautiful island porn. LOVE that Luke throws the saber, love subverting expectations. “Master Skywalker?” is so cute I have such a crush on Rey. Wow the huts are so cute. Daisy is literally so beautiful, want to be and also kiss her.  Progs, so cute. Rey literally doesn’t waste anything love it she takes the books later also. “Where’s Han?” and then cuts to Kylo love it. The fuck is a “cur”? ADAM DRIVER fuck. This room is so red, its so pretty. This movie is visually STUNNING. Ben’s hair is fucking glorious, also look at those LIPS! I just want him to be with Rey and happy. Ben is fucking loosing his mind Ryan made him look so broken I love it. “Prepare my ship!” is so sexy. Rey’s accent is so perfect. Literally what Luke said he doesn’t want to do he does by the end of the movie. Love poncho Rey! This island is so fucking cool I need more high quality pictures going around. The green milk is so funny. I love that Rey looks away from the creature in embarrassment but then not Ben’s naked chest. I need to take so many screenshots of this movie, theres so many moments people forget! Rey in the tree, so beautiful, I can’t wait to find out id those books give us any information next film. I hope the next film starts with the vision Rey and Ben saw next film. I want to see Reys dreams. I miss Carrie. 

Poe is so annoying, Leia is so right. What a great line, “get your head out of your cockpit”. How does Finn know what the binary beacon is? THIS is when shit goes down. I really like that everything in this movie goes wrong. “Follow my lead” so sexy. Ben is literally crying feeling his mothers presence. And yet people thing this isn’t a redemption story. *shakes my head* Even The First Orders uniforms are so crispty its beautiful. I really like that Leia saved herself. Finn looks so good in that jacket I’m so excited for his blue pants look. Chewy and Porgs is all I ever needed. The lights in the cockpit of the falcon are really beautiful. The shots in this movie are GORGEOUS. I feel like R2 has a really dirty mouth. I can’t wait for Ben and Rey to escape with the falcon from somewhere and then takeout. IM SO READY.  Luke is kinda creepy? Never liked Luke, Leia should have been the protagonist of the original trilogy. HOLDO is a BABE! Love her look and tone and everything she saids is bomb. I love that she talks about everyone else in the galaxy and the importance of keeping everyone hopeful. Why is there so much sexual tension between Poe and EVERYONE? I do feel like Poe is bi tho. Holdo is RIGHT, Poe is annoying and a dick. Sorry I don’t make the rules. He’s hot but wrong. Finn and Rose are so GOOD, it makes me so happy this whole scene. I’m sorry bb Rose I wish I could give her a hug. “Doing talking…” haha I love Kelly so much. Rose is v smart and I love that she stuns him and then drags him. DRAG HIM GIRL. All the men in this movie are making mistakes and the women are being smart this is true to life. Rose and Finn are honestly so perfect together. Its so annoying that Finn and Poe keep interrupting Rose, also true to life.  Maz in the next movie is gonna be into Reylo. Also “union dispute?” what the hell is Maz talking about? How and why does Poe know Maz? I love sleepy Rey, Ben isn’t even mad when he sees her. He looks her up and down so many times throughout this movie. He’s so in love before she is, its cute. Reys outfit is perfection. What Rey said actually wasn’t completely wrong. “s tension, a balance” REYLO! I love that they go into what the force is in this movie. Porgs on the ship is so cute, so is Rey in rain. Ben with his questions, I like that Ben is actually listening to her to see how she feels about him. HE LOOKED AT HER LIPS! WET GLOVES. Finn is so distracted. Pretty cool looks in the casino, those glasses are sweet. Finn/John is so hot. Love watching Rey with her staff. I need one of those belts. An ICON. Could listen to Rey’s theme all day. I feel so bad for the locals, Reys a little bit of a dick. Right when she decides to follow Luke I need that gif! This conversation is great but all I can focus on is the fact that Luke saids “huberous” twice always makes me anxious. I love space operas. Men failing, *a theme*. “I need someone to show me my place in all this” its Ben baby! DJ is cool, why does nobody talk about him. He’s such a interesting character. BB-8 is a badass. Fathiers are so beautiful. It was unnessicary for them to crash through the window and run inside, this whole case is too long. I can’t believe that they have already filmed most of the next movie. I like that Leia and Luke are talking. Now Reys asking the questions, she’s trying to understand him, she wants to understand him. I haven’t noticed till now how inconsistent their voices are over the force. Sleeping baby Ben is my favorite, with his calligraphy set? Precious. Did he show her his past? Or does she just believe him? I want to see the other cut scenes from Reys storyline. Its really cool to see Rey mirroring herself. This is a really cool scene. I’m so happy Ben has long hair in Episode 9. Bens already crying just from her telling him about how lonely she is!! They are eye fucking rn, I know what that look is. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SEEING!!! Luke fucking ruins everything. Ben must be freaking out rn. Yeah get him Rey! I love this fight in the rain. Rey is right. The thing is like how do you know someones completely evil? Who makes that judgement call? This scene is cool, love the look of Yoda. Its a lot of pressure on Rey to continue the Jedi order if she’s the one who knows all the stuff in the books, Im glad she grabbed them. “The greatest teacher failure is”, “we are what they grow beyond” GREAT QUOTES. Rose is a badass. DJ is kinda right tho. “Let me learn you something big” so funny. No one can tell me Rey didn’t wash up and get pretty for meeting Ben. Ben made sure he was the first face she saw, he looks hot. Sweet hacking skills. The iron is really fun editing, they all look really good in the uniforms. The first shot of the elevator scene is so sexual, Ben holding her lightsaber in front of him with her hands in handcuffs. Oofff.  Ryan made this scene as sexy as he could. Its so intimate. They want each other so bad. Rey whispers and leans in. Ben is so soft. His trying to hard to focus on his goal of killing Snoke and saving Rey. Rose is so salty “of course you do”. I feel like everyone puts up with Poe because he’s hot,  because he’s a dick. Another failed plan. Yeah Leia get him! I love that she just shoots. Her daughter surrendering is really funny. Leia and Holdo are so cute I hope they made out one night really drunk when they were younger that was ,y first thought when they held hands. I absolutely love Holdo’s hair. Reys outfit in the throne room is so cool. She’s so strong, Ben is trying so hard to keep it together in the back. Theres no way Snoke bridged their minds. Ben got so scared when he said that. “No” she’s so strong. Ben looks so sad. Oscar Issacs ass is fine! John is really good in this scene and Rose’s scream is terrifying. Murder in Bens eyes. Its really scary that Snoke has so much control over Rey. Rey with Bens saber is all I ever needed. Bens gloved fingers are v sexy. Also THAT FLICK! When they look at each other they know, there in love. THIS FIGHT IS EVERYTHING! When DJ saids “maybe” I felt that. They are so powerful together. I love watching them fight together, can’t wait for the 9! Ben fighting off 3 guards is so hot. Rey dropping her saber and backhanding ir is really hot. Wow this moment is so intense its so quiet. Im so mad Ben didn’t stop the fleet though. The way he saids Rey, why are both of their voices so hot. I need Rey to tell him off in the next movie the way he’s telling off her parents. “Please” murders me. Rey is so smart, she knows he isn’t good yet. This is Rey’s moment of “I know what I have to do” Its crazy that Rose and Finn almost died by being beheaded! The silent part is so beautiful. Why was Phasma so far away? BB-8 in that thing is pretty weird though. Finn is so powerful. He’s super reckless in this film. Rose is so good I want to be her and slide hug her. “Rebel scum” is such a good line. Snokes lower body falling off the throne is super graphic. Ben is so mad Rey left. I can’t wait to see more of soft Ben, I don’t like him choking Hux even though its Hux. Rose and Finn are very lucky they made it below that door. I think everyone always thinks of Rose and Finn as cute and funny, but they are honestly serious and smart. So many people died in this movie. I don’t understand how they aren’t wearing goggles if its salt, they would be crying right now. This run takes a lot more time then it is distance wise. Its so pretty though, so I don’t care. Rey and Chewy saving the day is my favorite thing. “Wooh I like this!” so cute. I love watching Rey shoot. The crystal creatures are so pretty. Finn no! Yes Rose! “I saved you… dummy. Thats how were gonna win, not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.” Rose is right everyone! Listen up! Why does Ben say “no prisoners”, maybe he is bad? I love Reylo I don’t understand I believe in Ben. Is he lying to himself? Could he actually kill his mother? Luke and Leia are so sweet. Also their conversation about Ben makes everything more confusing, so he’s not gone? Aw Luke kissing Leia’s forehead is really sweet. Lukes wink is funny. This music is so good. Finn taking care of Rose is my favorite thing. The editing is so beautiful. Rey in snow >>>> Also “Lifting rocks” how does she know thats what normal Jedi start training with? Ben is such a baby in this scene, he’s so upset. I love that Rey and Finn normalize intimate friendship. Ben is the truest definition of a ‘Dark Prince’ if Ive ever seen one. I’m really glad Luke died here, its time, the sunset it really nice. 

Bens eyes say it all here. Chewy and Leia so sweet. Reys smile is so AWW. Finn putting a blanket on Rose is the best. Rey knows she’s thinking about Ben. “We have everything we need” I bet Leia had a big part in 9 I’m so sad Carrie is gone :(

This last scene with the kids is really the perfect ending, HOPE.

[variantia]

How do you get more self confidence with your writing? I always leave people hanging when I actually do get an rp going because I’m too ashamed of my writing to continue.

Bellum.  first of all, I’d like to thank you for coming to me for advice ! !  I know struggling with this kind of thing is hard and it’s also not easy to admit it and ask for help.  so, before anything else, you’re brave for asking !

honestly, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for this kind of thing, you know ?  there are a lot of different things you can try and what works for one person isn’t going to work for another.  it might take some trial and error to figure out what works best for you.

I may not be the best person to ask because I’ve been writing since I was about 11 years old, and I’ve always been fairly confident in what I write, whether it’s original stuff, fanfiction, or roleplaying.  but I’ve had my moments too, and I still do have them even though I’ve been writing for 12+ years !  a big thing to remember is that a LOT of people struggle with confidence regarding their creative hobbies, so if it’s any small comfort, you are definitely not alone.

the most important piece of advice I can give you is to BE EXCITED about what you write.  when you’re really, really into what you’re writing, excited about a certain character or plot or RP partner ?  it absolutely shows in your writing !  write things that interest you, write for muses and concepts you personally find intriguing, and write with people who you like and trust and click with.  in my experience, when you’re writing something that you’re really super into, it’s a lot easier to be happy with it because it’s something you’re excited about.  being happy with what you’re writing is KEY.

there are other things I can recommend !  here’s a little list of things that have helped me in the past, so just try some stuff and see what works best for you.

if your confidence issues are coming from feeling like you don’t know your muse well, watch / read / play / etc. the canon that they come from, if they’re a canon muse.  if they’re a fandomless OC, revisit the things that inspired you to create them.  I’ve found that a lot of the time, revisiting the things that have inspired you with your muse help you get back into their head.  doing that often helps you get excited about them again and be happy with what you’re writing.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE !  I can’t stress this enough.  the more you write, the more you’ll feel like you’re improving, honing your creativity, getting better at finding your voice in your writing.

don’t be afraid of writing something that you feel is bad ! !  really, try not to be scared of that.  even great writers have moments where they write nothing but crap.  a lot of my early writing, and even my writing from 5-6 years ago, I look back at and just cringe.  but you know what ?  I look back at that writing, and I think one of two things.  either I think, “huh, I know I executed this kind of poorly, but the actual concept was pretty good” OR I think, “wow, this is kind of bad, haha ... look how far I’ve come since then!”  don’t be afraid of not being the best ; because, honestly, ‘the best’ is something unattainable.  everybody has their flaws.  nobody’s writing is perfect !  even if someone’s writing is perfectly suited to one person’s taste, another person might hate it.  even if you hate your writing, there’s somebody out there who’s reading it and genuinely enjoying it, trust me.

if you feel like you’re having a bad mood where it’s like “ugh everything I write sucks”, please remember, THAT’S OKAY !  bad days happen.  those are your feelings, and they’re valid.  just remember that it won’t last forever, and you’re not gonna feel like that forever.

remind yourself that THERE’S NOTHING WRONG with leaving a thread for a while and picking it back up when you feel like you’re able to.  if your RP partners value you as a partner and as a person, they’ll understand and they’ll be willing to wait.  if they’re not, you don’t need them in your life.  hell, recently I replied to a thread I had left to sit for NEARLY A YEAR, even tho my partner hadn’t been on their blog for a few months, and we picked it up almost immediately after they returned !  if they care about you, they’ll understand and will be okay with waiting.

some days it’s necessary to open up a document and just write every single thing that comes to mind.  it doesn’t have to be good, it doesn’t have to be coherent, it doesn’t even have to be anything that’s relevant to stuff that you’re currently trying to write !  just write whatever.  then, if you’re not attached to any of the concepts or anything that came out when you did that, just delete the document.  sometimes you have all this crap in your head that you don’t actually wanna write, but it’s blocking all your good stuff from getting out.  getting all the crap out and getting rid of it clears your head and lets you focus on the stuff you really wanna write.

take notes from people whose writing you really love, but also don’t try to fully imitate them or anything.  your writing needs to be YOU, even if you incorporate things from other styles that you like.  writers are always borrowing little bits and pieces from other writers, and using them in a way that’s their own.  (  I don’t mean plagiarizing ; copying somebody word for word, action for action, is wrong, and NOT what I’m talking about.  what I’m talking about is stuff like “oh I kinda like that certain phrase, maybe I’ll do something similar” or “the way they structure their sentences is cool, I might try that”.  little stuff like that.  )

take a BREAK from writing or even thinking about writing.  do something else, whether it’s watching TV or reading a book or playing games or just dancing around to music for a while.  focus on something else for a little bit and don’t stress yourself out thinking about writing.  do something else you enjoy -- writing might be a big part of your life, but it’s not your whole life, you know ? 

TALK TO YOUR PARTNERS ! !  communication is really important in RP.  whether you’re talking in the tags or IMs or talking to them on another platform, talk to them.  especially if you’re already close to them, having someone to confide in about feelings like this is going to help a lot.  most likely they’ll reassure you, letting you know that your feelings are valid while reminding you that, hey, they’re writing with you because they like your writing !

if these kinds of confidence issues go further than writing into the rest of your life, consider talking to a therapist, whether it’s just for one session or for several, if you can afford it.  professional therapists can often give you effective tools for improving your self-confidence.  if you can’t afford that kind of thing, try looking online for articles or tips that might help you with improving your self-confidence in general.  take what they say and do your best to apply it to what you feel your biggest issues are.

above all, remember that YOU MATTER regardless of how you feel about your writing.  you’re doing your best, and that’s all you can do, and your best is amazing ! !  you’re doing great and you deserve to be happy ! ! ! 

[peggyfromtheblockk]

Get to Know the Blogger

Hey! So, I’ve realized aside from a few comments here and there, I haven’t really talked on here at all! This sad thought made me realize it was time to share a lot of unnecessary stuff so maybe you can get a basic--detailed--idea of who I am. So here’s a bunch of word vomit and feel free to come talk to me, I promise I’m a lot nicer than a lot of my answers make me seem lol

Name: You can call me E.

Age: 20

Zodiac sign: Aries

Height: 5’7

Languages spoken: English but I do remember a few random words of Spanish

Nationality & Location: American and Michigan

Work: Currently working in the infant room at a daycare

Favorite fruit: Blueberries

Favorite scent: Lavender, vanilla, or apple

Favorite animal: I really love otters and llamas

Favorite fictional character: Dana Scully of course (though, I do have a soft spot for Stella Gibson)

Favorite candy: KitKat’s but currently I’ll devour almost any chocolate given to me

Favorite holiday: Christmas and Halloween. But probably Halloween more because I love the prep and the actual day, whereas I just really love the prep for Christmas

Favorite season: I really like autumn because my hometown and college towns are so beautiful but I love spring because I love everything coming back to life

Favorite Social Media? Twitter, but like, stan twitter

Favorite thing about where you live? I just love that I have some of my favorite people within literal minutes of me. It’s a really comforting feeling. And we have a fair every year which is gross but entertaining at the same time

Favorite swear word? Probably shit, but fuck and damn do escape quite often

What are you listening to:  As of right now When I Kissed The Teacher from MM2

What Books Are You Reading? I have three books I haven’t finished and haven’t touched in like two months. We, Beaches, and Yes Please

What Time Do You Usually Go To Bed? Around 1 in the morning usually

What Makes You Happy? A lot of things, though I don’t always realize that. I’m usually an “It’s the little things” person too. BUT to answer, Gillian and msr never fail to make me happy

What Are You Craving Right Now? I could smash a plate of spaghetti right now

What Is Your Gender? Female (she/her pronouns)

What Is Your Sexuality? Bisexual but I’m definitely like 85% women, 15% men

What’s The Next Movie You Want To See In Theaters? MAMMA MIA 2 IM SO EXCITED

What Eye Colour Do You Find Sexiest? I’m a sucker for blue eyes

What Do You Wear To Bed? A tee and shorts usually but if I’m in The Mood I’ll wear just a tee (Yes, That Mood)

What Sounds Are Your Favourite? I love the sound of a campfire and babies laughing or babbling literally melts my heart

What’s the first thing you notice about people? Usually, their eyes but I’m drawn to those with a bright genuine smile

What’s something that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Being With My People. They never fail to make me feel warm and fuzzy. Also when I get a cute little note from my favorite professor on an assignment because she is like the light of my life  

What are your hobbies? When I’m not in school I like to read and I’m able to write some. During school, you can find me watching x files, sleeping, or enjoying movies or music

What’s your favorite book? I love anything by Laurie Halse Anderson and really anything in the YA genre

What inspires you? Gillian is really inspiring to me because of all the work she does to help others. Bette Midler too

What’s your favorite place in the whole world? well, ok. So, I love Mackinac Island because it’s so beautiful and peaceful (even with thousands of tourists covering the tiny location) but I also just love when I’m with my people. When I’m with one of My People wherever we are, that’s my favorite place because I’m really happy. Also, I really love my work because nothing exists outside those four walls except the babies I take care of

What do you typically have for breakfast? A big cup of coffee and the occasional bagel or bowl of cereal

What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? The first semester of my sophomore year I had this 60-70 page case study due for the end of the term for an education class. For at least a week I would stay up until about 5 am working on it, go to sleep, get up at 7:30 am and do it all over again. That’s been my most stressful and sleep deprived time of my life so far and just looking bad makes me shudder. At least I got a 99% on it

What makes you angry? A lot of things. Let’s not get into that.

What makes you nervous? Uh, everything. But thinking about the real part of my future (bills, working, adulting) really gets me going

Do you wear glasses: Yes and these specific frames fucking suck and my eyes keep getting worse (my doctor told me I’d need surgery before I turned 30, wtf thanks dude)

Do You Have Freckles? Yes and it used to bother me how many I have but thanks to fics that mention Scully’s, I’ve become fond of them

Do You Sing In The Shower? When my family or suitemates aren’t home, then yes I usually belt it all out but usually, I stick to humming

Do You Collect Anything? Postcards and shot glasses. And llama things now too apparently

Do You Prefer To Swim In A Pool Or The Ocean? Pool because it’s clean and I can see the bottom

Do You Study Better With Or Without Music? It depends on the subject or the task but I almost always need some type of constant sound

Do You Save Money Or Spend It? Save it usually but I also tend to spend it all on a big impulse purchase

Do You Have Any Obsessions Right Now? That’s why I’m here lmao

Do You Have Strange Dreams? Alright so I just started taking Zoloft and before it, my dreams would be weird but like unrealistic-weird, like having-a-bad-trip-weird. But since starting the med, my dreams have become realistically-weird, like sometimes I wake up and question if that all really happened

Do You Make Your Bed In The Morning? When I’m at school, yes, but when I’m home I usually just say fuck it because I’ll be back in it at least 8 more times

Do You Like To Read / Write? I love to read (fics, duh) but I do try my hand at writing but I struggle to finish anything and I’m terrified to post any of my work on here

Do You Have Any Homework Right Now? If So, What Is It About? YES and it’s just barely halfway into summer break and I’ve got a huge assignment due the first day back

Do You Get Homesick? Sometimes but I really do love my college life and wouldn’t change it

Do You Wear Jeans Or Sweats More? A mix but because of work, jeans most days

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Sarcasm is my middle name

Do you believe in miracles? Yeah I think so

Do you have any special talents? I don’t think so but I’m good at taking care of kids. Sometimes my supervisor calls me the baby whisperer lol

Do you have any pets? Three cats and a dog and some succulents

Do you have any siblings? A little (half) brother and then technically I have four other half-siblings but they don’t know I exist

Do you believe in the paranormal? Absolutely. A big secret of mine….I actually could, and sometimes still can interact with spirits...Just call me Mrs. Spooky

Do you play any instruments? Nope but somehow I have managed to have a guitar and a keyboard in my possession. I do sing though and was in choir for 7 years

Do you have any crushes? Do celebrities or fictional characters count? If no, then no

Do you have any bad and/or anxious habits? I just have panic attacks a lot lmao and I tend to get really bitchy and mean when I’m anxious which I feel bad about but I can’t stop it

Do you believe in anything enough to fight for it? My right to marry whoever I want and have kids with whoever I want and be in control of my body. There’s probably more but those have been on my mind today

Do you keep a journal? Yeah a few actually but I lose motivation after a little bit and it takes so much to start it over

Do you like your age? Yes and no. I’m an adult which is cool and all but like….most of my friends are old enough to drink and it really pisses me off that I’m 9 months short of legally doing that. I’m super responsible and mature for my age like what will 9 months do to change that? It’s just stupid that I can join the military and go thousands of dollars into debt but I can’t have a glass of wine with my mom at a block party. UGH. American laws  S U C K

Do you like your own name? Yes, I love my name. When I was a kid I hated it, I didn’t get the sentiment of being named after someone. I finally got the sentiment around the time my grandma started getting sick. Now that she’s gone, I know just how blessed I am to carry on the legacy of my full name and try to make her proud.

Do you have any scars? Oh plenty, I’m really clumsy. My most notable is the one on my thumb from a freak childhood accident that nearly cut my entire thumb pad off. What a wild time

Do you have a strong accent? I’m from Michigan so apparently, I have a strong Midwestern accent but I don’t hear it. But anytime I’m on the phone/skyping with my friend from Missouri, she always points it out and laughs

Do you talk to yourself? Probably too much but also not in the way that I think is expected. I’m just constantly talking in my head like a constant tv interview about whatever the fuck I’m thinking about which 99% of the time is msr lol

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: All of the above

Beer or wine or neither: W I N E

When was your blog created: I knew this was the place to find the best gifs and fics and I wanted to be in the fandom more since I’m so new. Also, I wanted to try my hand at fic writing but I continue to lose the motivation or the courage to write/post

Last movie you’ve seen: Hotel Transylvania is pretty much on repeat in my house thanks to my little brother, so most likely it’s that

First job: My first job was customer service/field hand on a blueberry patch but my first legit legal job is/was at a daycare

Pet peeve: The first I can think of is slow walkers because I walk so fast because my legs are like a mile long

The color of your eyes: Green but they used to be giant sky-blue saucers

Night owl/day person: I don’t like getting up before 9 but past midnight I’m a grouch

Tattoos:  None yet, but I have two planned, it’s just a matter of money and timing

Like to cook: Not really but I can cook enough to survive which is typical for college

Grab The Book Nearest To You, Turn To Page 20 Give the last two lines: “Action: Today I will be kind to myself. Affirmation: This is who I am, and I feel glad to be me” - We

Last Person You Cried In Front Of? I cried while holding a baby at work because my shift is changing so things will be different and also my hormones are really out of whack right now

If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be? Any shade of purple

Name One Movie That Made You Cry: Beaches is my go-to crying movie, same goes for Steel Magnolias (what a typical answer, I know)

If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be? Cher, Reba, DD, Bette Midler or Straight No Chaser. Reba especially though because she’s going to be near me soon but it's a 21+ event and I’m nine months short of that so I’m really pissed I can’t go

Would You Rather Carve Pumpkins Or Wrap Presents? Carve pumpkins but I do a damn good job wrapping too

Did You Like Swinging As A Child? Do You Still Get Excited When You See A Swing Set? I loved it even though it made me sick. There’s a park down the street from my campus so if I’m really upset, I’ll go down there and blast my headphones and swing until I forget what’s happening. It’s really therapeutic

Name Something That Relaxes You: I have some relaxing instrumental playlists and I’ll put one of them on, turn on my lavender oil diffuser, and hop in a nice hot shower (and the hot water at college doesn’t run out so I can pretty much be in there for like ever really) or I’ll watch a fav movie that tends to soothe me

Scary movie or happy endings? Happy endings give me life. The fluffier the better

When was the last time you cried? I’m sure I’ve cried today and just don’t remember. There’s literally not a day that goes by that I don’t shed tears but I literally cry so easy (This video or this video will make me cry almost instantly)

Where would you like to visit? I’ve wanted to visit Barcelona and California since I was a kid but in the past 4 years I’ve really wanted to visit New York and Greece

Describe your favorite people in the whole world? I’ll just sum all five of them up with they literally make me feel so warm, happy, and validated. I love them so much I could cry just thinking about them. And don’t get me started with Gillian because I do often cry when I think  about her I just really love her a lot ok

Who would be your ideal partner? Gillian Anderson, Dana Scully, or Fox Mulder of course. No, but I want someone who’s like me morals/humor wise

Most used phrase? Right now I’m really into saying “Yikes” but “god fucking dammit” leaves my mouth A LOT

Most used word? Probably “like” as much as I hate to admit it

Extrovert or Introvert? Introvert 100% except when I’m with My People of course because I feel comfortable with them

Who was your first real crush? I had plenty of crushes during early school years but I think my first real one was on a school employee. Wowza I was head over heels for her and the very obvious knew-it-was-coming heartbreak hurt a lot

How many piercings do you have? Just my first holes in my ears but I’ve been thinking about getting my Helix pierced (upper portion of the ear)

How do you deal with stress? Uhhhh I panic first lol. I tend to listen to music—very specific songs that I know will drown out the anxiety/stress, or sometimes I’ll write what I’m feeling, go for a walk, read an absolute favorite fic in my list, watch x files, or I’ll just scroll through my thousands of pictures of GA lol

How many pillows do you sleep with? Three, sometimes four and then I have four accent pillows when I make my bed. Too many, as I’ve been told by everyone

Have you ever been to the hospital? Been to? Yes, plenty of times. Been in/admitted? No, thankfully

Have you ever met any celebrities? In 2016 I went to a rally for Hillary that Cher was speaking at so like…I was in the same room as her. AND THEN my friend shoved me up to her path as she was leaving and she touched my hand and I literally nearly passed out

Have you ever been in a position of authority? I am always deemed the mom friend so I’ll let you figure out that answer...

Have you ever drank underage? Yeah but nothing crazy. I just really like my wine. The craziest I’ve ever gotten was after I turned in that case study, I chugged half a bottle of wine (on an empty stomach), got bad heartburn, and then went to bed for like 14 hours

Are You Easily Influenced By Other People? Depends on the person, but I’d have to say no unless it’s Gillian/Scully/Stella

Are You A Picky Eater? I say yes, but compared to my brother and my uncle, no

Are You A Heavy Sleeper? Usually yes

Are Both Of Your Blood Parents Still In Your Life? Just my momma, but I do see my *gag* father around my hometown every now and again

Are you religious? Not really. I used to go to church a few years back, and then went to another church which ruined a lot of stuff for me and then I went through some tough stuff that made me question, idk

Are you a good liar? I like to think so (I say that as if lying is something I should be proud of), at least to everyone but my mom because I swear I can pull off the best lie ever and she always sees right through me

Are you a clean or messy person? My home life is messy. My room is trashed but the things that are put away are organized. But life at college is completely opposite, my dorm is very clean and organized and I clean it top to bottom every weekend

If you made it this far, thank you for putting up with my crazy long first post, and I’m sorry that I practically vomited my thoughts into a jumbled mess but I wanted to share myself with you! 

[rculettex]

Discord Thread : Evie and Joon’s first date. 

Summary: The day after the valentine’s party, Joon waits for evie outside her dorm and they go on a day date in the city. Lot’s of bad decisions are made resulting in them deciding to see each other in secret.

Joon Woo

Joon has gotten ready early that morning, over eager to see Evie again even for just a moment. Pulling a book out of his bag, he sat on the steps to the Dorm 30 minutes earlier than he thought she would be out and read.

Evangeline

Evie woke up normally, grabbing her phone instantly. She frowned seeing there were only a few texts from the girls and sighed. Maybe she dreamt it all. She got dressed, getting ready to head to the cafe to study like she did every sunday. She opened the door, surprised to see Joon sitting there reading. Her heart jumped out of her chest. "Hey."was all she managed to stumble out. he looked so good in the morning sun she might have fainted.

Joon Woo

Hearing Evie’s voice, Joon’s head popped up out of the book and turned to look at her, a soft smile covering his features. “Good Morning,” he shut the book. “I’m here for morning check in but I thought we could do it over coffee.”

Evangeline

It wasn't a dream then. she smiled to herself. "oh? uhm..okay. i was just heading to the campus cafe." she said to him. "so sounds uh...perfect." she wasn't expecting this and was clearly flustered, a red hue covering her skin.

Joon Woo

“The campus cafe works or you could chaperone me off campus and we could go to a cafe that’s ten minutes away without prying eyes.” Joon suggested, hoping she would get the hint.

Evangeline

"well the cafe has grea-" she started before it clicked. oh. Was this...was this a date? "yeah that sounds good." she agreed.

Joon Woo

“We don’t have to if you prefer the campus cafe,” he told her, shoving the book back in his bag and standing up. “We can speak more freely off campus though.”

Evangeline

" i'd go with you anywhere. i mean uhm, that it sounds nice to go..off campus! so yeah. i'm down." she rambled.

Joon Woo

“You’re cute.” He chuckled, offering his hand to help her down the stairs. “Follow me then.”

Evangeline

She blushed, embarrassed, but took his hand as they walked down the stairs. "are you sure this is okay?" she whispered to him. It was really early and she assumed most of the students would still be sleeping the party off. "and how did you know i'd be awake? you didn't text me."

Joon Woo

“Why wouldn’t it be okay? Nobody will be around to see us. If you don’t want to go then we don’t have to.” He said, letting her hand go once she was down the stairs . “You come find me at the same time every day. I just guessed and it worked out.”

Evangeline

"no no. i want to go. just..last night it seemed much more Romeo and Juliet. Mr. and Mrs. Smith sneak around kind of thing?" she shrugged. "wow. guess you're lucky." she teased.

Joon Woo

You want me to come scream at your window in the middle of the night?” Joon asked with a smirk. “I think it has something to do with you.” He said, beginning the walk towards the cafe, hands in his pockets.

Evangeline

Well if a boy won’t scream through a girls window what’s the point?” She sighed dramatically. She walked beside him, hands around her books, excitement practically radiating off of her. “I’ve never been to one of the ones off campus before.”

Joon Woo

“It’s not very subtle for sneaking around. If you want to get caught then it’s great.” He rolled his eyes, picking up the pace to get off campus faster. “Why not?”

Evangeline

hmm fine. Then at minimum we must fake our deaths but then really die.” She she said pushing his buttons a bit. He started to walk faster and she didn’t the same. “I don’t know. I just...didn’t? I went for like book shops or like a night out. I guess the campus one was just closer?

Joon Woo

“I can make that happen. It’s more subtle.” He replied, teasing her. “I wouldn’t have suggested this one if we didn’t have to be secretive but I want to be able to talk to you without having to think about Neith.”

Evangeline

“oh I can’t wait.” She giggled. “Hey, I really am excited to go. I love trying new things, and this one is even more special because it’s with you.” She blushed. “That probably sounds pretty lame”

Joon Woo

Once they were far enough away Joon reached out for her hand, wanting more than to feel her fingers intertwined with his. “One night together and now going to a cafe with me is special?” He smirked, messing with her. It was special to him too.

Evangeline

Evie almost instantly gave him her hand, a warm feeling covering her body. "well....yeah." she said suddenly embarrassed. she sounded like a love sick school girl. Cause she was one. "it's not for you?"

Joon Woo

“I didn’t say that,” he squeezed her hand reassuring her. “If I didn’t care then I would have gone to the campus cafe with you but I didn’t want that.”

Evangeline

Evie grinned, laying her head on his shoulder as they walked, getting closer to the campus gates. "Evangeline Clover. We're going off campus for a day." she said holding out up her badge for security to scan.

Joon Woo

Joon let go of her hand and moved away once they got to the gate. The last thing he wanted was for either of them to be in trouble and have to get a new sponsor.

Evangeline

After signing them out Evie lead Joon through the gates, the wind from the ocean below whipping around them as they got onto the bridge. "Want to drive?" she asked, holding up a pair of keys. "i signed out a car while you were getting scanned." she winked. Techincally VRP kids couldn't have sign them out. but nothing said she couldn't.

Joon Woo

“Drive?” Joon’s eyes grew wide as he looked at the keys in her hand. It had been a long time since he had driven a car, let alone touched one. “Do you trust me not to kidnap you and run away?” He joked, reaching out for the car keys.

Evangeline

"only if you promise to not bring me back." she joked, placing the keys in his hand. the tips of her fingers, grazing his palm a little longer than necessary. They student rental cars we're super fancy, but they were nice. They were made so if students needed to go to the city for any reason they could, without cluttering the campus with vehicles. All about aesthetic. "don't kill me okay?" she said walking to the passenger side.

Joon Woo

“Did Clyde bring back Bonnie?” he winked at her before turning his attention to the car. It was nicer than anything he had driven before. “I’m doing my best to keep you alive.” Joon told her, unlocking the car and getting inside to start it.

Evangeline

Evie slid into the passenger seat and once Joon was in, leaned over. She grabbed his face bringing in to hers, kissing him slowly before pulling away. "let's go." she smiled, sitting back in her seat

Joon Woo

Joon smiled into the kiss, happy to finally feel her lips against his again. “I think I need one more or I’ll be a distracted driver.” He smirked leaning over the console to try and kiss her.

Evangeline

"fine one more. than we need to go. we have to have you back before sunset." she laughed, leaning over to give him a kiss. granted, it was still early morning, but she wanted as much time as possible.

Joon Woo

Joon grinned when he got another kiss, pushing the key into the ignition and starting the car. “Cafe first?” He asked, turning to back out of the parking spot.

Evangeline

"This was your idea. I'm simply along for the ride." she smiled. She toyed with a strand of her hair, wrapping and unwrapping the green tips around her finger. "however, i do need coffee to function so ...”she giggled.

Joon Woo

“I wanted to spend time with you. alone.” He said, reaching his arm over to place on her thigh. Pulling out of the spot, he started driving in the direction of the cafe. “Coffee does sound good.”

Evangeline

"than alone you shall have me." she said trying to not squirm under his touch. Images of the night before flashed through her mind, and she pulled a little harder on her hair. "So uhm..have you been to this place before?" she asked.

Joon Woo

”Good,” he glanced over at her, noticing the way she was tugging on her hair. “Are you okay?” His brows furrowed together in worry.

Evangeline

Evie was sort of lost i her own world, part of her tom lip between her teeth. "YEAH" she answered to loudly. "I mean, yes. totally. im fine. why do you ask?"

Joon Woo

Glancing over at her, he responded, “Because you’re biting your lip the way you did last night.” Joon teased her, letting his hand slowly run farther up her thigh as he continued to drive.

Evangeline

Evie let go of her lip, hand gripping the door handle. "well uhm you're uh..hand." she said gesturing to wear his hand rested at the hem of her skirt. "it made me think of yesterday."

Joon Woo

Parking, Joon stopped the car and turned to face her fully, fingers playing with the hem of her skirt. “Did you enjoy last night? You never actually told me.”

Evangeline

Evie looked around. "is the cafe here?" she said not seeing anything when he parked. But then he was turned to face her and she flushed. "I uhm...mhm." she hummed with a nod.

Joon Woo

“It’s around the corner.” He explained, squeezing her thigh firmly. “Mhm?” he hummed back as a question for more clarification.

Evangeline

"oh poker chips." she muttered when he squeezed. "i enjoyed last night...." she said eyes staring at his hand on her. her breathing shallowed, in a good way. "joon...it's...really early."

Joon Woo

“Oh poker chips?” He chuckled at the saying. Leaning close, Joon whispered, “Then let’s go get coffee, baby girl.”

Evangeline

"do you enjoy making me more of a mess than I already am?" she asked him. "it's something i say to curb my cursing.

Joon Woo

“You aren’t a mess but I do like seeing you squirm,” he admitted with a smirk. “You’re cute but maybe instead I should occupy your lips a different way.” Joon said, leaning in.

Evangeline

Evie undid her seat belt, moving so she was facing him as well. "well you're cuter." she answered. "what did you have in mind?"

Joon Woo

Unclicking his own seat belt, he reached out, touching her cheek before he closed the space and kissed her deeply.

Evangeline WASNT really the hot make out in public type of girl. But something about joon changed that for her. She was putty in his hands or rather, on his lips. She let out a small moan, practically climbing over the rest test to him

Joon Woo

Joon’s fingers tangled in her hair as he kissed her, passion growing each second that went by. “Fuck,” he mumbled when she let out a soft moan and nibbled on her tom lip, hoping to hear it again

Evangeline

he bit her lip and she moaned again, finally making it across the arm rest to his lap. She kissed him hard before finally forcing herself to stop, burying her head in the crook of his neck. “We should uhm...cool down. We’re in public.” She panted, her lips grazing his neck as she spoke.

Joon Woo

His arms wrapped around her waist as soon as she was on his lap, holding her in place there. “I thought you liked a little danger,” he smirked at her. “But sure we can stop.” Joon’s breathing slowed back to normal, his heart rate threatening to rise again as he lips grazed his neck.

Evangeline

“what are you gonna do? Fuck me in the middle of the city? In broad daylight?” She asked him, thinking he was joking.

Joon Woo

“If you want me to,” he whispered, the feeling of her breath against his neck causing his brain to go into hyperdrive. The only thing he could think about was taking her into the backseat. “You’ve never been fucked in the middle of the city in broad daylight?”

Evangeline

“Joon...” She warned every though her body was pulsating. “I can’t say I have. I’ll add it to my to do list.” She shook her head, chuckling.  “Calm down puppet.”

Joon Woo

“We could check that box right now,” he mumbled, one arm unsnaking so that he could touch her thigh again, his hand slowly moving up and down it as he made little shapes in her skin with his fingertips. “I’m trying..”

Evangeline

“are you ? Because it feels like...” she had to stop talking to compose herself. “It feels like you’re just reving me up more.” She got out. Placing one more kiss on his lips she reached behind and opened the door. She used a hair tie to tie up her hair in a messy bun, and breathe some fresh air. “I’m just,..not ready to take it that far in public just yet.” She said to him shyly, though her panties may have disagreed.

Joon Woo

“Maybe...” he trailed off, not sure what to tell her. Before he knew it she had left the car, leaving him alone in his seat. As disappointed as he was it was quickly overshadowed when he glanced outside to see her putting her hair up. How could someone like her be so beautiful? She was good which wasn’t a quality he usually went for but there she was being the most attractive person he had ever met so effortlessly. It was hard for him to comprehend. “Then coffee it is.” Joon said, turning the car off and getting out before locking the rental.

Evangeline

Evie turned, smiling at him before heading off in the direction he said the shop was. “Hey are you coming or you gonna stay there staring all day?” She teased.

Joon Woo

“It’s hard to focus on anything but that piece of art on your neck when you’re displaying it like that.” He winked, walking up to where she was and taking her hand in his.

Evangeline

what?”she said and remembered the hickey, her hand shooting up to cover  her neck.  “I completely forgot about that, I should put my hair back down.” She groaned. She was so hot though.

Joon Woo

“Or you could just keep it up.” He smirked, kissing the top of her hand. “I like seeing it.”

Evangeline

“it’s not very...appropriate.” Evie blushed, but removed her hands and kept her hair up. “So, have you been to this place before?” She asked trying to change to subject.

Joon Woo

“What do you mean? It’s obviously just a burn.” He smirked, winking at her. “No but I wanted to go somewhere new.” Joon told her, leading her to the front door and opening it for her.

Evangeline

a Evie pushed him playfully, butterflies in her stomach, they walked into the coffee shop and she smiled. “Oh it’s adorable in here!” She gasped looking at all the art work on the wall.

Joon Woo

Joon smiled at her, not sure why he felt the way he did. She made him want to be the kind of guy who opened doors for others and he had never been like that before. “You’re adorable,” he whispered, walking up behind her and kissing her cheek.

Evangeline

“shut up. “ evie smiled , holding his hands in front of her. She leaned back into him while she looked at the menu. “What are you ordering?” She asked tilting her head back to look at him

Joon Woo

Placing his chin on top of her head, he looked up at the menu. “A cappuccino. What about you?” Joon questioned, kissing her forehead when she looked back at him.

Evangeline

I like lattes. Vanilla,” she answered. “Oh I hope they have muffins. Id die for a blueberry muffin.” She said excitedly. She giggled when he kissed her forehead. So affectionate. He was so different from the person she had met a few weeks ago.

Joon Woo

“I’ll be right back then.” He pulled his body away from hers, walking to the counter to order for them. Paying, he waited for their items before taking them back to Evie. Handing her the muffin and latte, he smiled at her. Standing there in the moment he realized how different things had become, how much he had changed in such a short amount of time for a woman.

Evangeline

the cold from the absence of his body hit her and she sighed, going to find a table. She stared out the window, a content smile on her face. “Thanks.” She said when joon returned. “How much was it ? I can send it to you.” She offered. “What? Why are you looking at me like that?” Evie asked when he was staring at her.

Joon Woo

“You don’t need to send it to me,” he rolled his eyes at her. Was it a date if he paid? Who cared. Honestly he just thought she deserved something nice and he could afford coffee and a muffin so why not? “Look at you like what?” He frowned, realizing he had been staring too long, lost in his thoughts. “I wasn’t looking at you like anything.” Joon said, sitting down in front of her and take a sip from his cup.

Evangeline

“joon..,are we uhm. Is this a date?” She felt the need to ask. She should have dressed up prettier. Granted she didn’t know she was being hijacked but still. She sipped at her latte, staring into the form. “Yes you were.” She teased him.“What we’re you thinking about?

Joon Woo

“Do you want this to be a date?” He asked carefully, not sure what the right answer was. Truthfully he had never been on a real date. Neith was the only person that he kept around for long periods of time and she didn’t like romance as far as he knew. Every time he tried something with her she would tease him about it so he had stopped himself a long time ago. “How you’ve changed me in one night.” Joon admitted, letting his guard down for a moment before it raised back up.

Evangeline

“do you?” She asked wanting him to answer. “I don’t want it to be if you don’t want it too....” she explained. Without a word she moved to the other side of the table with him, their legs grazing one another. “I didn’t change anything. You’ve always been this person.” She shook her head. “He was just hidden away.”

Joon Woo

“I’ve never been on a date.” Was all he said before taking a long sip of his hot coffee, not sure what else to say on the subject. He had never been on a date. He didn’t know how they worked or what you were actually supposed to do. “No, I haven’t. You have too much hope for me, Evie. I’m here for a reason and it’s not because I wanted to be a hero like you.”

Evangeline

Evie was surprised to hear that. Joon was attractive, as certainly experienced. She has only assumed it was from practice. “ okay. Then we’re on a date.” She said scooting over some . “But it’s a first date so, no more touching other than hand holding.” She said to him.  She disagreed. “You’re here because you made a mistake. But you can always turn it around. Everyone has good in them. The same as everyone has bad. You just didn’t know where to look for it.”

Joon Woo

“No touching at all?” He frowned at the prospect of no more kisses. If this was what a date meant then he didn’t want it, at least not when they were in private. He could live without public affection. “I don’t think we should talk about it anymore. It’s a draw out story. I’ve heard it a hundred times from lawyers, the judge, the teachers - everyone.” Joon sighed, finishing his coffee.

Evangeline

“not on a first date. Not until the end.” She answered, moving so their arms just barely grazed. “First dates are about getting to know each other. The tension of an almost touch.” She said softly, looking over at him as she placed her hand a inch away from his. “Okay. If it is what you believe. I will gladly take the blame for this change.”

Joon Woo

“And at the end?” He asked, the feeling of the missed touch causing the hair on his arms to rise, tension building. His hand moving slightly as his pinkie reached for hers. “Why did you want to become a hero?” Joon asked after she agreed to take the blame.

Evangeline

“ well depends...” She trailed off, a smirk on her face “ because....I’ve done bad things to people in the past. And I can’t make up for them. But I can help other people. Try to be better. “

Joon Woo

“Depends on what?” He asked, running his pinkie over hers softly. “I can’t imagine you doing a bad thing to anyone.”

Evangeline

“well, if it goes bad. I’ll kiss you on the cheek when we get back. But if it goes good...” she said leaning over to whisper in his ear. “I’ll let you fuck me in broad daylight.” She muttered  before sitting back down, taking a bite of her muffin.  “I told you,..I’m not as good as you think I am. I’ve made mistakes.”

Joon Woo

Joon’s eyes rolled back and he closed his eyes at the thought, biting his lip hard to not react immediately. He wanted it to go good before but now he needed it to go good. “You can’t say thing like that and then look so cute like you didn’t just say that to me.” He leaned back, watching her innocently eat her muffin. “What kind of mistakes?”

Evangeline

“Say a thing like what?” She asked him, eyes  batting innocently. “Bad ones.” She sighed, starting to lose her appetite as she thought about  it

Joon Woo

“You know what you did.” He mumbled, chewing on his lip as the thought consumed him. “I’ve killed people too but the fact that you call it a mistake means you didn’t mean for it to happen which doesn’t make you a bad person. Just a person who’s lived with tragedy.”

Evangeline

"hmph." she shrugged, ripping off another piece of the muffin and popping it into her mouth. Evie didn't respond to him. she didn't want to talk about it today. to ruin how he saw her. good. "do you want to try some of this muffin? It's really good." she said changing the subject. She ripped off some of the top holding it up for him.

Joon Woo

Joon noticed when she didn’t say anything in response to him saying she wasn’t a bad person. He understood what it was like so he left it alone, playing along with the subject change. “I don’t like blueberries.” He shook his head, glancing out the window of the cafe at passerby’s.

Joon Woo

Joon pouted when she called him a pervert, shoving his hands in his pockets to make her feel more comfortable. Turns out he isn’t great on dates. He was used to be handsy and only physical so everything else he was learning and it wasn’t as easy as he thought it was going to be. “I’m sorry.” He words came out as a whisper. It was the first time he had said it in years.

Evangeline

Evie saw the change in his demeanor and stopped, putting her hands on his face. "hey i was only teasing." she said to him. she leaned up kissing his cheek. "besides i like it." she said to him.

Joon Woo

Joon stopped before he ran into her, looking down at her in confusion. “I won’t do it again. I don’t know how dates work...I’m just used to...” He trailed off, feeling her lips against his cheek. The hint of a smile broke through and he gave a small nod.

Evangeline

"we're sort of doing this out of order. so i guess i'm not the best teacher considering every time you look at me i- never mind." she stopped herself from rambling something highly inappropriate. "point is, as fun as the physical stuff is. a point of a date is to spend time together. to get closer." she moved her hand from his face, down his shoulder and arm, until their hands were interlocked. "there's no right. or wrong way. just be yourself puppet."

Joon Woo

“Everytime I look at you?” He asked, encouraging her to finish the sentence as curiosity got the better of him. His features softened as she outlined his body, their hands locking together. It was a strange feeling to have her holding his hand - a good strange. “Okay, then let’s continue where we were at in my room. What’s your favorite animal?”

Evangeline

"it's not first date appropriate." she shook her head. "and you've got enough trouble keeping your hands to yourself. maybe i'll tell you later." she smiled. She lead him forward, their hands still interlocked as they walked. Evie, still walking backwards. "Hmm...turtles!" she giggled. "specifically sea turtles. but they're all cool. What's yours?"

Joon Woo

Joon raised a brow, only growing more curious as she spoke. “Only maybe?” He questioned, wondering what he could do to hear the rest of her sentence. “Sea turtles? Is it because they’re green?” He teased. “Mine are crows.”

Evangeline

"you're not gonna let this go are you? i'm telling you, you don't want to know." she replied, eyebrow raising. "No. i've liked them since i was a kid. and green wasn't always my favorite. they're just old and wise and have seen SO much of the world." she said to him. "I KNEW IT! I knew you had a favorite."

Joon Woo

“Nope. I definitely want to know.” He smirked at her. “What used to be your favorite color?” Joon laughed at her outburst. “I thought about it after you asked me.”

Evangeline

She sighed, pulling him to the side of the side walk. They were in public and the sidewalks were busy now. His funeral. She pulled him down to whisper is in his ear. "everytime i catch you looking at me, my entire body burns to feel you again. all i can think about is you hiking my skirt up and marking every inch of my body as your hands roam it." she said before taking a step back. "oh, and may favorite color used to be pink." she shrugged. "anyway, the pop up should be around here somewhere."

Joon Woo

Joon bit down hard on his lip as she spoke, trying his hardest not to think about the words, worried he wouldn’t be able to focus on anything else if he did. “Fuck Evie,” he practically moaned in desperation, moving his hands to grab her hips once she took a step back. “Oh no you don’t get to say something like that to me and then walk away.”

Evangeline

"I told you, that you didn't want to know." she said, letting out a gasp as he grabbed her. If she was a weaker woman, her legs may have given up right there. "Puppet, we're in the middle of a very busy street." she chuckled, looking up at him and placing a feather light kiss on his lips. "you have no choice but to let me do just that." she whispered against them. "now...come on. we're gonna miss our time slot." she smirked.

Joon Woo

“I did want to know,” was all he could manage before she spoke again. “I can’t get something better than that at least?” He huffed in frustration, his body screaming out for her.

Evangeline

"nope." she smiled, her lips making a popping noise one the P. she pryed herself from his grip and started around the corner. "come on" she said, pulling his hand. There was a line outside but it wasn't terribly long since it was still morning. "this is going to be so fun." she smiled, hands clapping a little.

Joon Woo

Joon groaned when she refused, sighing and walking with her. He smiled, happy to see her so excited. “I hope so.”

Evangeline

They stood inline for a few moments, but soon enough they were inside. it smelled like candy and there were tons of things for them to taste and take pictures of. "oh can we go to the illusion room first?"

Joon Woo

“We can go wherever you want to go first.” He told her, taking hold of her hand once more.

Evangeline

"yes!" she cheered, kissing his cheek again and taking them over to the illusion room. "okay climb into the table i'll take a picture." she smiled looking over at him.

Joon Woo

Joon lit up when she kissed his cheek, eye touch sending electricity through his body. “Are you sure?” He raised a brow at her. “Why don’t I take your picture instead?”

Evangeline

"i'll go next! come on come on please." she begged, eyes large as she stared up at him.

Joon Woo

Sighing loudly, he walked over to where she wanted him. “There will be proof you checked me out if you take this picture.”

Evangeline

"I'll put them in an extra locked folder." she promised him. "now smile " evie instructed holding up the camera.

Joon Woo

“What other photos do you have in that folder?” He smirked, thoughts getting the better of him. Instead of smiling he stood there like he normally would, waiting for her to take it

Evangeline

Evie raised an eyebrow, rolling her eyes. she took the picture staring at it for a moment. even not smiling, he looked like a model. she blushed a bit, looking back over at him. "okay, do that one." she said pointing to another one of the illusions.

Joon Woo

“Oh no, it’s your turn now.” He said walking up to her, reaching for her phone to take a picture of her.

Evangeline

"fine." she pouted and went over to the chair illusion. deciding to tease him, she posed seriously. "how's this?" she asked, making her voice deep in mock seduction.

Joon Woo

Taking the phone from her, he got ready to take the photo, winking from behind the camera. “Beautiful.”

Evangeline

she posed a few more times before coming over and looking at the pictures. “These look so good!” She said happily.  She went over to the next attraction, a scene filled with fake clouds and pulled him next to her. “You better smile for this one.” She giggled, setting up her camera and placing the timer on. She pulled him next to her, wrapping her arms around his torso.

Joon Woo

“It’s hard for them to come out bad when you’re the focus of the image.” He told her, watching as she flipped through the photos. Following her, he stood in place as she ran to set up the camera, smiling as she wrapped her arms around him. Without thinking about it, he placed a kiss on the top of her head.

Evangeline

“no way. It takes forever for me to get a good photo normally.” She said to him. She felt him kiss her forehead and she looked up, reaching and arm out to bring his lips to hers. she had set the camera to burst so luckily had gotten all three photos. “I like this one best.” She said showing them to him, the image of his smile making her heart melt. She saved them into the locked folders. “Hmm let’s doo, ooh the daaaaaaark room.” She joked making her voice spooky.

Joon Woo

“I don’t believe that.” He replied truthfully. Kissing her, he closed his eyes letting the moment take him, forgetting the camera for a moment. It was nice to just in the moment with her. “All of the ones with you are the best.” Joon smiled at her, “I’ll follow you anywhere.”

Evangeline

“you’re so cute.” She giggled. She lead them towards the dark room. “Apparently it’s pitch black and the exhibit is all sound based!” She said excitedly. “It’s early so we should have to ourselves.” She explained.

Joon Woo

“Pitch black?” He smirked, thoughts going somewhere they shouldn’t have in such a public place. “Maybe I can finally get you to kiss me in there.” Joon joked, acting like she hadn’t kissed him at all.

Evangeline

“Yeah. You’re not scared of the dark are you?” She asked before he mentioned kissing her again. She smiled to herself, a devious a little plan forming. “Come on puppet.” She said pulling him in the door. They closed behind them, leaving them in darkness. She let go of his hand.

Joon Woo

“Scared?” He stifled a chuckle, finding the thought humorous. Letting her pull him into the dark room. Everything was just as she said, pitch black. “Where’re you going?”

Evangeline

Evie giggled in the darkness. “Lucky Charm.” she said and her eyes glowed green for a moment. Then the darkness was back. She moved around the room effortlessly, somehow avoiding him.  “Catch me if you can.” She sang. She slowly removed her panties, tucking them in his pocket. Then she slunk back into the shadows.

Joon Woo

Joon caught a glimpse of her glowing eyes in the dark. “A game of cat and mouse?” He smirked, trying his best to find her in the dim lighting.

Evangeline

“Check your pockets.” She said into one of the pipes, making her voice echo around the room. “Find me before our time is up, and you’ll get the prize you seek. Good luck!” She giggled.

Joon Woo

Reaching his hand into his pocket, Joon raised a brow in confusion. The fabric hadn’t been there before. Pulling it out, he tried figuring out what the damp fabric was and then it hit him. “Are these yours, Sugar Cube?” He smirked, instincts taking over as he searched more desperately, his arms outreached.

Evangeline

“sugar cube? Do you think I’m sweet?” Evie giggled. “You do make me melt.” She said keeping sure to her distance as she circled him. “Tick tock puppet.”

Joon Woo

“I might, especially if you come stand in my arms where you belong.” Joon said, trying his best to convince her to join him while still searching.

Evangeline

“but wheres the fun in that?” She teased. “Fine I’ll give you a hint. You’re getting colder.” Her voice echoed.

Joon Woo

“I’ll show you just how much fun it could be.” He followed the sound of her voice, trying to catch her blinded by the darkness. “Sugar Cube, what am I going to do without another kiss? What if I disappear in the dark and never make it out?”

Evangeline

Evie stopped moving feeling him pass by her. She moved behind him. “I’ll always bring you back to the light puppet.” She whispered behind him, trailing a hand down his back before backing into the wall. “Lucky charm bring him to me. .” She said again, her eyes glowing for a moment again.

Joon Woo

Seeing her eyes light up again, Joon walked in the direction until he hit a wall. “Fuck,” he groaned in frustration. Backing up he backed into another body, quickly turning around and grabbing hold of her waist. “There you are, Sugar Cube.” Joon smirked.

Evangeline

Evie gasped hearing him hit a wall, almost reaching out for him. But then he finally got to her, holding her in place. “Are you okay?” She asked, the seduction gone from her voice as she held his face in her hands. “Sorry...I shouldn’t have used lucky charm.”

Joon Woo

“I’m good now.” He whispered, leaning his cheek into the palm of her head before moving to place a kiss in it’s spot. “I caught you, it doesn’t matter how.” Joon told her leaning in, he kissed her cheek before his lips trailed down her jaw, sprinkling kisses as it moved.

Evangeline

“Just so you know, this isn’t a normal first date activity.” she mumbled against  his lips. She bit her lip too herself from being vocal as his mouth moved across her torso.

Joon Woo

“I wouldn’t know. It’s how my first day is going.” He smirked, pushing her softly against the nearest wall, his fingertips grazing the skin of her thighs softly. Joon’s lips found their way back to hers as he grabbed h of her thighs firmly, moving from the wall just enough to pick her up and hold her against it.

Evangeline

“are you having a good time?” She asked him. She laughed as he lifted her up hands and legs locking behind him. She shivered as the cool air hit under her skirt. “I didn’t realize how strong you were.” She said before lightly biting his lip.

Joon Woo

“I’m having a great time.” He responded, squeezing her thighs as she locked them. “Did you think I was weak?” Joon asked, letting his lips trail down her neck, stopping to make her old love bite even larger.

Evangeline

“I didn’t say that...” she breathed out, letting out a hiss as he attacked her neck. “Hey hey.” She said moving her head back a bit. “You can’t keep marking me up. Not visibly anyway. What about your psycho ex? “ she shook her head.

Joon Woo

“Where can I mark you up then? Everywhere else?” His smirk was mischievous as he thought about all the parts of body he could leave his mark. “She isn’t my ex. We’ve never actually been together. She just doesn’t like when I give other woman attention.”

Evangeline

“you can only mark me, if I get to mark you.” She said to him seriously. “Deal?” He mentioned neith not being his ex and she had to admit she was a bit confused. “But you ...did this ? Things....with her?” She asked.

Joon Woo

Joon stopped, pulling his head away from her neck with a sigh. “Then I can’t mark you. I want to but if Neith sees a hair out place she’ll know.” He hated that Neith was coming between them. It felt like a weight forever held over him. “We did things like this, yes.”

Evangeline

“Wait...you’re still gonna do things with her?” She asked, suddenly feeling very insecure. She had no right to tell him what he could and couldn’t do. They weren’t together but...she wasn’t sure if she was capable of knowing he would be seeing another girl and her. “Do you still have feelings for her?”

Joon Woo

Joon wasn’t sure how to respond to that question. He wanted to say no but it was likely that would be a lie. He couldn’t just stop being the way he was with Neith because then she would know something was wrong and it would put Evie in danger. “I don’t want to.” He stated simply no, deciding that was the best way to answer her question. “No,” he whispered to her.

Evangeline

“oh...okay.” she said softly, not sure how to respond to that. She knew he was doing it for her her own good but, at what point would it stop? “Joon I just....I don’t want to be hurt again.” She said to him seriously. “I...I really like you.”

Joon Woo

Joon sighed softly, wishing he could see her in the moment, wanting to do everything he could to reassure her that he liked her just as much. “I really like you too, Evangeline.” Moving one of his hands off her thigh, he pressed her closer to the wall to make up for the lack of support. Placing a finger under her chin, he moved her head up so that he could kiss her softly. “I want to protect you, not hurt you.” He whispered against her lips.

Evangeline

Evie felt the cold hard wall against her back. But she didn’t care. The boy she liked, liked her too. She had figured as much considering their positions but ....it was comforting to hear. Her head followed his command, lifting up. “I don’t need protection. I need trust. Can I trust you?” She whispered into the darkness.

Joon Woo

“I would never do anything to hurt you.” He said plainly, lips inches from her face as he spoke. “I just want to see you happy and hopefully that’s with me.”

Evangeline

“you’re so amazing.” She sighed. wanting to be done with the serious conversation, she simply brought her lips back to his, hands playing with his hair as he held her in place. “We’ve got about 10 more minutes before the doors unlock and open.” She said whispered to him.

Joon Woo

Joon smiled softly at her before their lips reconnected. “Do you trust me?” He asked, pulling away from the kiss. “I can make this 10 minutes the best you’ve ever had if you do.”

Evangeline

she tilted her head, not that he could see that. “Yes....” she trailed off worried what she may have signed up for. He was willing to fuck her in a car in daylight, she had a feeling he didn’t really care if they got caught.

Joon Woo

As soon as he had permission, Joon pushed Evie’s body further up the wall until her legs could wrap around his shoulders. “Just don’t lean forward too much, Sugar Cube.” He smirked before diving between her legs.

Evangeline

“Joon wait wait wait.” She said as he lifted her into the air. “What are you...holy aces.”she breathed out.

The lights came back in just as Evie’s feet hit the floor, holding on to Joon’s arm for support. Her face was flushed and red as she hyper focused on being able to walk.

Joon Woo

Joon smiled, proud of his work as he wiped his mouth clean. “Are you gonna be okay walking?” He asked, ready to carry her at any moment.

Evangeline

“what? Me? Yeah. I’m fine. Totally fine.” She muttered, still not daring to let go of his arm. “My leg is just uhm...asleep from its positioning that’s all...”

Joon Woo

“The position,” he nodded. “Right. Of course. Well if your legs are too jelly to walk let me know. Sugar Cube. I want you to enjoy this date.”

Evangeline

“shut up. And don’t let me go.” She said nudging him slightly. “I am. Very much. Even if the order is a little wacked.” She giggled. “Is there anything you wanted to try in the city ?” She asked.

Joon Woo

“I won’t.” He chuckled softly to himself. “I don’t think normal dates are for me. I like whatever this one has been.” Joon held Evie closer, trying to support her better as they walked. “I wanted to get real food before we head back.”

Evangeline

Evie smile fell just slightly, they couldn’t be like this on campus. This sucked. Majorly. “Okay we’ll do that. What’s your favorite kind of food?” She asked.

Joon Woo

"Hey," he cooed, noticing her smile begin to fade. "What's wrong?" Joon stopped in his tracks, turning to face her.

Evangeline

“what? Nothing? I asked what kind of food you liked?” She asked, feigning confusion. She forced herself to swallow that feeling. She could be upset about it later.

Joon Woo

Joon sighed, knowing she was lying to him. It was obvious in the way she looked at him but he let it go, wanting to enjoy the rest of their time together. "Fine. I like Italian. What do you like?"

Evangeline

god why did he have to boat so much attention? But also...she kinda liked that he did. She kissed his hand a few times, one on each knuckle.  “Oh that’s my favorite too! I know the perfect place.” She told him.

Joon Woo

Joon tried to hide his smile as she kissed his knuckles, the soft gesture causing an electricity to flow through him. "I'll follow you then."

Evangeline

"you're such a tom." she joked, leading him through the rest of the museum. they took a few more pictures before finally hitting the streets once more. "it's a small family own placed, but it's on the other side of the city. But I swear they have the BEST Italian."

Joon Woo

"I'm a tom?" He raised a brow at her, rolling his eyes. They h knew that was untrue. "I'll make you regret saying that later." After taking the photos, he pulled her in for another kiss, missing her lips against his. "Let's go get back in the car then."

Evangeline

"oh...poker chips. I was kidding." she said nervously. She wasn't sure if she could take much more of him today. Physically anyway. And it only 12:30. She kissed him back, putty in his hands. "okay." she smiled letting him lead her.

Joon Woo

“I’ll make sure you never want to kid like that again.” He threatened, only half joking. Leading her to the car, he opened the door for her.

Evangeline

evie let out a nervous whine as they neared the car. She only wanted to tease him a bit. "joon please, my body can only handle so much." she said to him as she got in the car. she did a small prayer for mercy as she waited for him to get in on the other side.

Joon Woo

Joon smirked, hearing her pleas. Closing the door behind her, he walked around the other side of the car and opened his door to get inside. “Aww are you all tuckered out? You can’t keep up?” His smirk grew mischievous as he leaned over and tickled her chin.

Evangeline

“don’t tease me.” She pouted, motioning to bite his finger.  “I can keep up just fine. Thank you.” She crossed her arms. “Just drive.”

Joon Woo

“If you could keep us just fine you would want me to fuck you in the back of this car before we left.” He chuckled, turning the keys in the engine and letting it heat up.

Evangeline

“joon...” she warned the thoughts clouding her mind. Wh couldn’t she think straight near him.  “Fine, my body needs a small break. It’s been awhile.” She admitted.

Joon Woo

“It’s okay, Sugar Cube.” Joon smiled at her, placing a hand softly on her thigh before pulling out of his spot. “Where to?”

Evangeline

Evie placed her hand over his, making sure to keep it in place. “Luigi’s. I’ll type it into the gps.” She said leaning forward.

Joon Woo

“Okay,” he waited for her. Driving once it was in, he followed the path to the restaurant.

Evangeline

Evie sat back, hand absentmindedly toying with his fingers. She stared out tige window, humming to the music lightly as Joon drove. She was...completely content.

Joon Woo

Parking, he stopped the car, unhooking his seatbelt and opening his door. Shutting it behind him, he walked to her side and opened her door. “Ready to eat?”

Evangeline

“for someone who’s never been on a date, you’re doing great. So chivalrous.” She said as he opened her door. She Hooked her arm with his. “Yes I’m starving. I don’t usually do this much activity so early.” She winked

Joon Woo

Joon smiled at the compliment, happy to hear that he was doing a good job. “I’m sorry you’re doing so much with me.” He said, closing the door behind her and walking with her inside the restaurant

Evangeline

“No you’re not. I’m not.” She shook her head and chuckled. “Table for 2 please.” She said to the women at the podium, hand going for Joon’s.

Joon Woo

"I'm not," he chuckled, glad to hear that she wasn't sorry about it either. Intertwining their fingers together as he felt her hand moving down to his, he pulled it up to kiss the back of it. The sweet gestures were new for him but he had always wanted to do them with Neith although she never really let him.

Evangeline

"Evie?" a voice called out and she turned her head. There stood a tall man, hair died in an ombre black to teal. Evie's face lit up.

"Luka!" she said surprised, and dropped Joon's hand. She went over hugging him and he easily lifted her into the air.

"ma belle Evangeline i really wanted to say that. What are you doing here?" he chuckled, placing her down. Their hands laid lightly on each other's forearms as they talked.

"Oh I'm uh...just getting lunch." she answered, looking back at Joon.

Joon Woo

Hearing Evie’s name, Joon’s head snapped in the direction of the voice, guard up. The strange man was unknown to him but by the way Evangeline reacted he guessed the same couldn’t be said for her. Who was this guy? His content look quickly turned to a frown as he examined the other man. Evie dropped Joon’s hand and his frown grew deeper. Jealousy boiled inside him, threatening to spill over onto his features. Lunch? That’s all this was now? Not a date? “Excuse me.” Join walked away without another word, needing to cool down before he did something bad.

Evangeline

"friend of yours?" Luka asked.

"yeah, this is...joon." she answered, eyebrows furrowing in confusion as he walked off. "Okay.." she said softly, eyes watching him. oh no "Hey can give me a minute?" she asked Luka, leaning up to kiss his cheek before heading after Joon. "Joon? Joon. Joon wait!" she said catching up to him. "Hey is everything okay?" she asked.

Joon Woo

Hearing his name, Joon continued to walk, part of him hoping she would just walk back to the stranger and this whole thing would be over. He could get a new sponsor and she would be safe with that guy. “Yeah,” he mumbled continuing towards the car.

Evangeline

She actually ran this time, blocking his path. "Dammit Joon stop." she spoke, hurt laced in her voice. "what's going on?"

Joon Woo

Joon stopped, looking down at the smaller woman. "Go have lunch with your other friend." He hissed, the word coming out as a growl. With one flick of his finger, she moved out of his way involuntarily and he continued.

Evangeline

"Luka? You're jealous of Luka?" she sighed until she was literally forced aside. God he was being so childish. "Christ , He's engaged to my sister. " she called after him. "can you stop acting like this now?"

Joon Woo

"It's not about that." He mumbled, looking like a kicked puppy. Joon stopped, turning to face her. "We have to hide from people at school but you couldn't tell him that you were on a date?"

Evangeline

"Iwas getting there! Luka works at the school and sometimes has lunch with the professor's. i wanted to make sure none of them were here. he wouldn't say anything though. which you would have realized if you waited ten seconds instead of storming off." she snapped back. "this..whatever it is.....it isn't going to work if you can't trust me Joon."

Joon Woo

Joon's frowned lightened as he spoke. Jealousy had obviously gotten the better of him. "What is this?" He walked towards her until the space had closed between them.

Evangeline

"what?" she asked, exasperated. She stood with her arms crossed as he came over to her. She didn't meet his eyes."what do you mean?"

Joon Woo

"I mean what is this? What do you want this to be?" He questioned her, still feeling like it was possible he was just a joke to her - just like he was with Neith

Evangeline

"I don't know. 2 days ago I was convinced you hated me. And today...I can't go 2 minutes without wanting to hold your hand. I haven't been this happy in months." she explained to him. "I want to see where this goes. But I don't want that if you're going to freak out every time I don't tell someone. My career as a hero is on the line here. And because of your ex so is my life apparently."

Joon Woo

Joon nodded, it was too fast to tell anything other than he liked her but he used to like Neith too. He sighed, “She’s not my ex.” She was nothing. She never had been and here he was getting himself into the same situation with another woman. “I’m not hungry anymore.”

Evangeline

"right. sorry. i just don't really know how to refer to her I guess." she muttered.. the mood had been ruined again, and that's not what she wanted. "ok. we can go home." she said touching his chest lightly. "i do want to be with you Joon. I just want to take things slow okay? But the goal is to one day be able to call you my boyfriend." she said to him."you know...if that's what you want too I mean."

Joon Woo

“Slow is okay but I don’t-“He stopped not sure how to tell her he didn’t want to used again. “I wouldn’t be opposed to that someday.” Joon admitted, placing his hand over hers on his chest. “We don’t have to leave.”

Evangeline

“are you sure? If you’re not up to it, it’s really okay.” She said to him, a small smile on her face. “I just want to be with you. Where ever you are”

Joon Woo

“I don’t want to have to pretend again.” He told her simply, wrapping his fingers around her hand. “Once we get back to campus we have to go our separate ways.”

Evangeline

“it’s only for the semester. Next one I’ll get assigned a new sponsee and we can be together. We can figure out something about neith. It won’t be forever.” She said. But was she trying to convince him? Or her? “Okay.” She nodded. “Let’s go eat.”

Joon Woo

“You won’t have me after this semester?” Joon raised a brow in confusion. He was still figuring out how things worked at the school. “Okay,” he took her hand in his intertwining their fingers and walking back to the restaurant.

Evangeline

Evie shook her head. “Different hero kids get assigned to provide different perspectives. Because of my upbeat attitude, I’m only assigned to first semester students.” She explained. They walked back into the restaurant, where Luka was still hanging out. She didn’t drop Joon’s hand this time. “Luka, this is Joon.” She introduced them and the man smiled. “Pleased to meet you. I hope everything is alright.” He replied. Evie smiled wide, happy someone she cared for knew about them.

Joon Woo

“Oh,” he nodded the disappointment evident in his tone. It was better for them so they didn’t get in trouble but part of him was still sad not to have an excuse to see her everyday. “You too. I just wasn’t feeling well.” Joon explained with a lie, squeezing Evie’s hand lightly.

Evangeline

“What is it?” She asked him lowly. After a few niceties, Luka took his leave and Evie and joon sat at the table. “He likes you.” She smiled at joon from the other side.

Joon Woo

"Nothing," he told her. Joon had already opened up so much to her, it was exhausting. He just needed to keep some things to himself like he was used to. "You don't know that." He picked the menu up, browsing to see if anything caught his eye.

Evie

she let it go, not wanting to pry. this date had more turns than a rollercoaster, but she was still glad she was on it. “Yeah I do.” She said confidently. “As sure as the sky is blue.”

Joon Woo

"How?" He questioned, eyes scanning over the menu until they landed on something that caught his interest. Setting down the menu, he looked at Evie.

Evie

"Because when you're close to someone, you learn their signs. How their body language leaves clues to how they really feel." Evie answered him. She already knew what she was going to order considering she got the same thing every time.

Joon Woo

“Okay. Well maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t. It only matters if you do.” When the waiter walked up, Joon ordered his food.

Evie

Evie smiled ordering her food as well before going into a comfortable silence. She smiled, her imagination taking off as she gazed at the other customers. imagining what they may have been talking about. who they were outside of the small booths of the restaurant.

Joon Woo

Joon watched as Evie looked around the restaurant, his eyes focused on her. He took her features in, examine every inch of her face. She was beautiful - more beautiful than Neith could ever hope to be.

Evie

Finally snapping back into reality when their salads arrived Evie blinked a few times, gaze turning back to Joon. He was watching her, something she hadn't been expecting and she flushed. "so uhm....have you ever been outside the states? other than korea?"

Joon Woo

Glancing at the waiter, he nodded before grabbing his fork and stabbing at the greens. “No,” he shook his head. “I left Korea to come here and now you see where I ended up. I’ve only ever been here and Korea. Have you anywhere else?”

Evie

"I did an exchange student program when I was in Japan. It's how I even got into UA here. " she explained. "Other than that I haven't left the west coast really."

Joon Woo

“What did you think of Japan?” Joon asked, poking around his salad with his fork mindlessly

Evie

“Oh it was amazing. I’d love to go back someday.”

Joon Woo

"Do you plan to after you graduate?"

Evie

“Maybe but not forever. “ she answered. “This is my home, but I’d love to travel and see different things. Learn about different cultures and people. You know?” She shrugged. “What about you? What do you want to do after graduation?”

Joon Woo

Joon nodded, understanding what she meant. “I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it. Maybe I’ll go back to Korea or maybe I’ll stay here.”

Evie

”Do you miss Korea?” She wondered. “I heard it’s beautiful.”

Joon Woo

“No,” he admitted. There was nothing left for him in Korea. The only person that tied him back there was at UA now. “The rich parts are.”

Evie

“Well then maybe you can come with me. We can backpack and see the world together.” She said not thinking. “You uh, know not that I’ve thought about that for anything.”

Joon Woo

Joon hid his smile, looking down at his uneaten salad bowl. “Maybe I will if you want the company.”

Evie

“oh you know me...I always need someone to listen to my idiotic rambling.” She said before stuffing her mouth with salad. *stop talking Evangeline before he thinks you’re crazy. * she thought to herself.

Joon Woo

"Your rambling isn't idiotic," He shook his head at her. He wished she saw herself the way he did or the way he was starting to rather. She was more than the annoying girl who had followed him around his first day.

Evie

“well at least someone thinks so.” She smiled. It was nice. When she was younger she used to be told to hush constantly. The amount of energy she put out always too much for people. A few moments later their food arrived and she let out a low “yesssss!”. “If this isn’t the best Italian you’ve ever had I shall renounce my position as a hero.” She said seriously.

Joon Woo

When their food arrived, Joon pushed his salad bowl away. He was happy to have real food instead of the rabbit food that had preciously sat in front of him. “I’m sure it will be the best.” He said, confidently taking a bite. The taste him palate all at once and it took everything in him not to gag. Chewing his way through it, he smiled at her. It was the worst italian he had ever had but he was going to lie about it so Evie wouldn’t give up her title.

Evie

Evie smiled, taking a bite of her own food once she saw he liked it. Her phone buzzed in her pocket and she stood up. “It’s my mom. I’ll be right back.” She said kissing his head and walking towards the exit to be able to hear better.

Joon Woo

As soon as Evie was far enough away, Joon scrapped the food off his plate and into his large cotton napkin. Tossing it over his shoulder, it landed in another customer’s lap. Making a scene, the man shouted getting up, unsure of where it came from

Evie

“okay mama. Bye-woah.” Evie said as she walked back to the table, a very angry man shouting as he pushed past her. “What was that about?” She asked rubbing her arm as she sat down. “Oh you’re already done? You must have been hungry.” She giggled.

Joon Woo

Joon shrugged innocently, pretending like he didn’t know anything. “Starving.” He rubbed his stomach, patting it softly.

Evie

“oh well I’ll just get a to go box and we can leave then.” She nodded. She wasn’t that hungry.

Joon Woo

“I don’t mind waiting.” He told her. “Is everything okay?” Joon asked in reference to the phone call

Evie

“oh yeah. She wanted me to come home this weekend.” She said rolling her eyes. “Some hot shot coming to the casino and she wanted to make sure the house won. I told her no. “ her voice was colder than normal.  “I kinda lost my appetite it’s okay I can have it for dinner later.” She said waving down the waiter.

Joon Woo

“Are you going to?” He questioned curiously. “Oh. Why not?” Brows furrowing together, he tried to read her unsuccessfully. Something was wrong. “Okay, do you want to go back?”

Evie

“we’ve got a complicated relationship.” She answered him. “I don’t want to but I’m sort of out of ideas for things for us to do today.” She shrugged.

Joon Woo

He nodded, not pushing it any further. They weren’t at the point of asking questions like that, nor was this the place. “Is there a park nearby?”

Evie

Evie nodded, finger tapping on her chin. “Uhm...yeah actually. A few blocks down.“ she answered him.

Joon Woo

“Can we go?” He asked hopefully

Evie

“yeah of course.” She nodded , double checking the location. “ yeah it’s a 5 minute walk. I’m game. I don’t know the last time I went to a park.”

Joon Woo

“I’ll meet you outside then. Okay?” He smiled at her, wanting to pay without any protest

Evie

she opened her mouth to protest but knew better than to argue. “Okay.” She smiled standing up. As ordered she went outside, patiently waiting for him.

Joon Woo

Joon asked for a box and the check. Receiving h, he put her food in the box and paid for their food before tipping and walking out. “Hello gorgeous.”

Evie

Evie hummed to herself as she waited for joon. She spaced out and jumped a little when his voice was in her ears. “Hello handsome.” She saved herself, turning and pecking him momentarily. “It’s that way.” She said nodding towards the direction of the park.

Joon Woo

Joon grinned as she pecked him. “Then let’s go.” Taking her hand in his free one, he started off in the direction she pointed. “I got a box for your food.” He showed her.

Evie

“oh ! Thanks babe. I completely forgot.I’m such a space cadet.” she said tapping her forehead with her free palm.

Joon Woo

“What does that mean?” Joon asked in confusion, not sure about the expression.

Evie

“oh it just means like...I’m spaced out. Forgetful. My dad used to say it all the time.” She explained sheepishly, scratching the back of her neck. “I have a lot of weird sayings.”

Joon Woo

“What other sayings do you have?” He wanted to know everything about her.

Evie

“Oh I don’t know. They kind of happen in the moment.” She blushed embarrassed. “Atticus always says I have my own language.”

Joon Woo

“I guess I’ll have to wait then.” He said, squeezing her hand softly. Reaching the park, he found a bench and sat down with her.

Evie

“guess so.” She chuckled. standing at at least a half foot shorter than him, snuggling into joon on the bench was a simple task. She sat down, tucked under his arm, head resting on his shoulder. Her free hand trailed up and down his arm. It was a beautiful day, and she was happy to get a break from her schedule. “This was a good idea.”

Joon Woo

Joon leaned over, kissing her forehead. “I’m glad you can’t do this to me on campus.” He whispered, knowing it would only make his feelings grow for her faster if she could do things like this all the time. “I wasn’t ready to go back.”

Evie

“do what to you?” She said with an amused look on her face. She closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of his lips on her head. “Me either. We should just hide here forever.”

Joon Woo

“This,” he gestured to her, leaning against him. “I wish we could but they’ll come look for us and then I’ll have to go to prison.”

Evie

“and what’s so wrong with this?” She teased him. She threw her legs between his, turning to face him. “Is this better?” She giggled. “Nope. I’d break you out. We could be on the run. Away from the world! Bonnie and Clyde!” She laughed .

Joon Woo

“Nothing is wrong with it.” He smirked at her small figure. “Much better.” Joon said, taking his arm to pull her onto his lap. “You? A hero?”

Evie

Evie smiled as he pulled her onto his lap, looking around to make sure people weren’t watching them. “What? You think I couldn’t do it?” She teased him, eye brow raising in challengez

Joon Woo

“I don’t think you would risk being a hero for me.” He told her honestly. It wasn’t worth it. He wasn’t worth it.

Evie

“okay you’ve got me there. But it’s not cause you aren’t worth it. I’ve just been working towards this for a long time.” She answered him. “What about your bad boy? Would you go good for me?”

Joon Woo

“I’m not. It’s fine, Evie.” He reassured her. Joon had never been worth that kind of sacrifice and he didn’t expect that to change anytime soon. “I’m here.”

Evie

“hey. That’s not true okay? Everyone is worth saving. Everyone.” She said seriously, hand touching his cheek lightly. “And in so happy you are.” She smiled, arms wrapping around to hug him.

Joon Woo

“Not me,” he told her just a seriously. He had done enough bad in his life to be locked up and deserve it. Hugging her back, he kissed her cheek.

Evie

“yes you. Stop that.” She said as her eyes bore into his.   “I’ll spend every waking moment providing to you that you are. You’re not you’re past.” She said softly. He kissed her cheek and she resisted the urge to turn her head. They were in plain view and she didn’t need that engine started, especially since she was still commando.

Joon Woo

“Maybe I am my past.” He suggested, not sure why he was pushing it. Part of him strongly believed he would never change from the villain he once was but Evie made things easier.

Evie

“then that’s a choice. Your choice. the past is a part of you. But it’s not what makes you who you are. What you choose to do each day, thats what does. ” She muttered, eye brows furrowing in frustration. She crossed her arms, not in a tantrum way but in a closing up way.

Joon Woo

“So then what am today? I chose you.” He frowned as she seemed to move inwards, wrapping his arms full around her. “Hey come back.”

Evie 

I’m serious.” She said not wanting her words to turn into a flirtation. She needed him to understand. He wrapped his arms around her and she closed her eyes, letting the feeling calm her. “I didn’t go anywhere.” She said softly.

Joon Woo

“I know and I’m trying to change but it’s not who I am.” He sighed, leaning his head into the crook of her neck. “You did.” Joon whispered, placing a soft kiss on her neck.

Evie

“i know I just....” She trailed off not really sure what she was trying to do. She got so passionate about things sometimes her mouth spoke before her brain could catch up.  “Where did I go then?” She asked.

Joon Woo

“You just what?” He questioned, encouraging her to go on. “You disappeared. I don’t know where you went but it wasn’t here. I could see it in your eyes.”

Evie

“I just want you to not think you don’t have any choice. I want you to be happy. Really happy. So happy you can’t contain it and it overflows out of you.” She said  hoping the words matched what she hoped for him. “I didn’t know you paid that much attention to me.

Joon Woo

“I’m happy here with you.” Joon told her, not sure hot to show her exactly how he felt. “You must not be very observant.” Was all he said, kissing her neck again before pulling back to look at her.

 Evie

  yes. But are you happy with you?” She asked him. She didn’t want to be his only source of happiness. It wasn’t good for him, but also a lot of pressure for her. She knew from experience. “I am. I just I don’t know, I guess im used to being looked at but not seen.”

 Joon Woo

 Joon didn’t respond to her question, not wanting to lie but not sure how to respond. He wasn’t happy with himself nor was he sure he would ever be. “do you want to be seen?”

 Evie

“exactly. But that’s what I want for you. One day.” She said when he didn’t answer her. “I think everyone does in their own way.” She answered, toying with his fingers .

Joon Woo

Joon nodded. He wanted it too but it felt like a far off dream. “I see you.” He said, catching her hand and kissing it.

Evie

Evie turned. a deep red at his words. It was probably the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her. Especially while kissing her hand. “Where have you been all my life?” She thought outloud.

 Joon Woo

“In Korea.” He chuckled, happy to see her blushing. Joon was proud that he was able to make that happen. “Where have you been all of mine?”

Evie

“oh gods I said that out loud” she wanted to sink into a whole. She took her hands and covered her face. “In Vegas.” She answered muffled by her hands.

Joon Woo

Joon reached up to try and remove her hands from her face. “Don’t hide. I’m glad you aren’t in Vegas anymore.”

Evie

Evie let him pull her hands down, looking at him through her lashes. “Me too.” She smiled shaking off her embarrassment. Joon never made her feel bad about being herself.

Joon Woo

“Do you miss it though?” He questioned, placing a soft kiss on her nose

Evie

“sometimes. I mean it’s my home. But so is UAU.” She shrugged, scrunching up her nose as he kissed it. He was tactile it was surprising with how stoic he usual was. “Maybe I’ll take to you one day. If you’re a good boy.” She giggled, sticking her tongue out playfully.

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Episode 1B - “I'm praying to Yoncé I survive and don't get first boot.”-Jess

no words.

LITERALLY

NO WORDS.

Two points. TWO FUCKING POINTS.

I'm praying to Yoncé I survive and don't get first foot. That ain't a cute look xoxox

i'm already forgetting to search for the idols, i'm already getting paranoid about if i need to start making alliances instead of just enjoying the really cute convos i'm having with ruthie lily and kevin (max is kinda dry and annoying but... we'll try to make it work ig).... and i'm already hating every challenge we do especially this one although i actually really liked the challenge it was so creative and fun, i just hated that i have bad luck and am stupid with the deduction things, HENCE why i havent looked for the idol yet. LOL. so.... tl;dr - things are going perfectly! this hufflepuffle is workin exactly as he should!

I just wanna say we really are the hufflepuffs. 114 moves in like 5 hours, but we did it.  Really proud of Ruthie, Landen, Kevin, Max, and I! Sending positive vibes to slytherin. Hope they are okay in this madness.

Yo my tribe? Kinda dope. I think that everyone worked really well together today! I think Joanna kinda took the lead and some of her ideas were... a choice. But! It got us first place! I think that this tribe has a good shot of getting to swap unscathed.

With Slytherin going to tribal, I really hope that someone I don’t know goes, but at the same time I’d be okay with Jess going? I feel like she’s such a sleeper threat in most games I’m in with her and I really just don’t want to compete with that this time around.

I kind of snapped and got myself an idol good until final 6 teehee.

I knew that the Snape's letter or writing or whatever that freak was up to was SOMETHING. Did I get lucky... hell fucking yeah.

A crackhead like me SHOULD NOT have all this POWER.

I also gave Jacob literally the worst clue ever because we are sharing clues ladies xoxoxo

The clue was:

"Snape is taken aback. “That wouldn’t be any business of yours now would it? I wouldn’t want to find out you are spreading false information. I trust you won’t have any issue with that”. Congrats! You’ve discovered Snape Storyline 2! That’s all for the moment, and will end your search for this round."

BOTH ARE HALF TRUE. Just in case he doesn't put 2 and 2 together and now I went from place to place on purpose. He's gonna think now I gave him something of value and I know he's gonna think "No way someone go an idol on day fucking 3".

CONFESSIONAL 1.1 — Walking into the Great Hall, I saw a few familiar faces... for not good reasons!

First Jacob, who I know from tengaged. He and I were in a similar friend group for a short period before he left it, but we had a rocky relationship. We flirted a bit (blame 16-year-old Nicholas), but that is in the past.

Secondly, Jess... who I just directly sent home in Eve’s The Challenge: Fresh Meat. She did not have great words to say to me (such as I’m condescending), so I was very wary and, honestly, unhappy with her being here.

But, as Kylie Minogue says, it’s better the devil you know.

Flash forward to the Sorting Ceremony, and I’m so happy to be.. Slytherin? I told Mister Vintage (Sammy) and Mister Heinen (Caeleb) that I’m either a Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, but I suppose I’ve been lying to myself.

Then, I see my tribe: both Jess and Jacob are present. This is a curse wrapped in a blessing wrapped in an enigma. And, I love it.

I hate, hate, hate conflict and bad vibes, so I directly spoke to both. Jacob did not easily recognize me, but remembered me fondly; so, a successful reacquaintance. Jess, on the other hand, was definitely more apprehensive (as was I), but I made one thing clear: the past is the past, and I am declaring my loyalty.

I have been hurt in previous games by shoving the past aside while the other is still grudgingly aiming for revenge, but I feel Jess is different. She apologized to me about her words, which did hurt, and I apologized to her. What I said was honest, so I’m glad to see a fateful blossoming.

The first reward challenge is revealed, and honestly, I’m really bad at participating in pre-merge competitions, because I do not mind tribal. However, I do want to, since we are such a small tribe, focus on maintaining our numbers in case of a swap. We came in second this reward, and honestly, I’m glad to have eaten cupcakes (although I hate cherry). The fact we all chose a dessert and were privately messaged makes me assume someone received an advantage, but who knows...

What I DO know is that I had two separate relationships, so I wanted to lock a trio down (Me, Jess, Jacob), but I obviously did not want to gamebot this early and make the chat day one. So, naturally, i waited until after immunity.

Speaking of immunity... I took charge, because I like it, but also, I wanted to be able to take blame if we lost. I hate the whole “let’s vote someone out cuz they cost us a virtual challenge” this early in the game, it’s a cheap way to vote. I want to vote on loyalty and activity instead. That’s why I am probably going to target Jessie or Vi, but I‘m unsure as to which will be my vote. On one hand, Vi is much less social, but she also contributed a lot to the challenge. I do not want to judge a book by it’s cover, so I will reach out to her and assess her vibe.

I like going to tribal first, because my philosophy is that it’s better to test loyalties now, rather than guess loyalties later.

Regarding other players, Jules and Juls just played in a mini with me and sheeped the majority alliance to screw me over, so I’m not feeling them right now. Bitterness doesn’t exist in my mind: play well and I respect it; sheep and be stupid, and I will gladly dish out the karma. 

I’m satisfied with the happenings of this game so far, and I hope to make it further!! This is one of my first real orgs so, I’m em definitely excited. x. nick

Yay we won immunity. Raffy do be carrying our tribe though!

WELL WELL WELL!!!!!!! as far as my relationships go which is where i left off last round, really nothing much has changed about how i feel about or view my tribemates, but in exciting news... we won immunity!! i am not going to be first boot that is so nice, and im hoping that we can keep winning immunity until a swap so I can feel more secure. I think I could stand a shot if we lost on this tribe but i think if so the vote would split 3-2 i dont think i can get a unanimous vote on anyone unless its myself which is NOT WHAT WERE TRYNA DO HERE !! if anything i feel like i have the best chance to wiggle myself in with the girls (lily and ruthie) Max would probably be my ideal first vote if we ever lose an immunity because I know landen can be useful in challenges, but he YET AGAIN addressed me with a name that does not sit well with me he called me a "challengewhore" yet another reference to TS 2020, so this is not a good sign. Ideally I could get landen out and still be set but i know he has a relationship with juls who i also have a relationship with and wish to continue to have in this game, and us going against each other could make that more stressful than it needs to be because i know landen avenged beck for voting juls out maybe juls would do the same for him? Much to think about, but thankfully i dont have to think about it all that hard because yet again we ARE SAFE !!! woo, anyways thats pretty much it hopefully we can keep winning :D

Ahhhh safety feels so nice, I’m glad that I’m not in danger of being the first boot. Also I love the fact that ravenclaw won the first challenge with so little moves HAHA!

I want to go far in this thing with lily and with kevin, my goal right now is to get to merge and owen be alive so I can work with him!

I am very happy to have won this immunity challenge. We barely won, but I managed to pull my tribe to a victory. Emphasis on the "I" part. I am very frustrated with my tribe's lack of challenge activeness and ability. If the time did not work for them, then I do not know why they even suggested doing it at 2 PM. This challenge would have gone faster if I had done everything myself. In the end, though, I hope this helps in me staying in the game because I am a necessity if they want to ever win a challenge in first place. I highly doubt that they could do it without me.

So I’m currently writing this with one hand because my cat decided to lie on my other one  anyways Nobody is really talking about the vote which means it’s probably me going but I’ll see what I can do to change that

Here's a breakdown of my first few experiences since I am writing this a few hours before the first tribal council.

FIRST I was cast in this game along with a BUNCH of people that are icons across different formats of Tumblr Survivor - so that's intimidating. Mostly because my play style is kinda vanilla in comparison. I gotta find a way to stand out or I'm going to be thrown out fast.

SECOND There's a twist that will probably have some major effect at some later point in the game where everyone is added to the Great Hall. I think that it's for convenience of posting things like results and challenges so it only has to be sent to one chat... but also so that we can feel THEMATIC which is a lot of fun.

The game started in the Great Hall and we got sorted into our houses and the implication was that it's random but.. I don't think it's entirely true if I can read into what the hosts said to me once I was sorted into Gryffindor (something about running out of room in Hufflepuff) - because I definitely didn't say Gryffindor in my application.

THIRD My tribe has the following people: Joshua, Juls, Raffy, Autumn, and myself. 

I do not know how many of theme said Gryffindor when they applied but also did not want to bring it up to them as I am masquerading as a brave idiot. :D

Anyway, I started conversations with all of them and they all seem very sweet!!

I've played in a game before with Raffy where he was super snakey but also a great ally until he tried to snake me. So there's that... he's also an "over the top" type of person so he takes charge a lot of the time and voices his opinions about everything. I hope we can create some sort of working relationship in the game, but I think that he will tell me the truth if he does align against me.

Autumn is super chill and super strategic-minded. She puts lots of thought into all of her decisions and makes calls that benefit her getting to the end while trying to align with the right people. If I can't get to the FTC of this game... TBH I want to make sure she gets there. I played with her in one game and we both were tossed out one after another when the game turned on our "side". I don't think that relationship will factor into this game as it was forever ago and we both kinda play "new" every time we start a game but I'm hoping she will want to try and play with me just because I've seen how great she is at the game.

Juls is a very fun person who seems to always be having a great time! I found out she lives in Texas too and that she was excited to get to know me because we are from the same state. I was like.. do I know you? Because when she messaged me the way she did implied that she knew who I was and I was thinking OH NO what have people said.

Joshua seems really sweet. He hasn't added incredibly much to conversations so far with him but he has contributed some fun things. I love that he tries to be entertaining, but as I see it so far he's the first person I'd be willing to vote out if it came to our tribe going to council... though of course, having said that I bet they've all declared me their first choice.

FOURTH The reward challenge was the Letter plus Number challenge so as predicted...

I did terribly and earned 0 points for our tribe and was SO happy it was not for immunity.

The immunity challenge was a Choose Your Own Adventure Puzzle.

We got a slow start in that I feel like everyone was afraid to make a move because that would put a target on whoever "failed for the team". Then me and Raffy kind of got things rolling with him taking the main leader role and me taking on a secondary role either agreeing with his suggestions or contributing a suggestion for what we should do.

There was a misunderstanding with the competition and we ended up making a whole bunch of extra moves because it was unclear to us that the letters we found at a later part of the challenge were able to be changed into numbers at a lockbox so we did a bunch of extra stuff... and I was resigned to the fact we were going to the first tribal when we go surprised that Slytherin... DID WORSE!!! O_O

Anyway... I still have no alliances or confirmed "working game" relationships and I really don't feel like starting those conversations at the moment so if I am out of the ones established or on the bottom of one that will add me to "pick me up" for later votes then I blame myself for not trying hard enough in that category.

FIFTH I definitely didn't just now search for the idol and waste two days that I could have searched other times. Nope! Not me!! :)

Anyway I went on a trip to Hagrid's Hut because I love me some Hagrid and I figured he'd let me in since I"m a Gryffindor and he loves us the best (you know, like a reverse Snape)... I dug through all of his junk and found his umbrella. Apparently I liked that it was pink and then left his hut. 

To be honest, I probably should have taken his dragon's egg and turned him in... maybe could have gotten him fired.

Someone finally got me to come out of retirement- can you believe it

It's been cute so far and I have no complaints, probably cause the hosts wisely put me, Owen, and Dan in separate corners lmao. Yooo if we all make it to merge?? Hell hath no fury. But we will cross that bridge when we get there! And for now I enjoy the calm before the storm. I deadass forgot how to be an org so I need all the time I can get to socialize and reacclimate. Me checking Skype more than once a year? Don't remember ever doing that. I love Raffy, it's always good to see Chips, I think I like Juls, and I'm not sure how I feel about Joshua but it's fine. I like Gryffindor cause we have no beef and I hope it stays that way.

ok so my tribe lost :( big sad. but im def ok bc jess is soooo close to me and we made a threesome with nick so. i think jessie is an easy first boot bc shes not around as much as vi. but really its our decision at the end of the day!

here’s the hot goss.. i’m a little upset i didn’t get anyone i Know on my house/tribe but also grateful HSBSNSNN all i know is that so far i’ve been doing pretty solid in securing relationships with those on my team (at least.. i hope so :flushed:) and i’m hoping they all like me hehe. kinda praying to just mist my way to merge where i can be united with people who like me enough to keep me around still.. >:D 

[renaroo]

Wednesday Roundup 15/6/2017

So this is a day late but in my defense I had a ridiculous amount of comics to get through with no one to blame but myself here. And you know what? I genuinely enjoyed almost everything. But does that mean every comic was good this week? And even so what did I think was the best? 

Honestly I don’t know how to write these intros for people who wouldn’t be here to read my opinion anyway so let’s just jump into it. 

Marvel’s All-New Wolverine, Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, DC’s Detective Comics, DC’s Gotham Academy: Second Semester, DC’s Justice League of America, Image’s Motor Crush, DC’s Superwoman, IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, DC’s Titans, IDW’s Transformers: Salvation, DC’s Wonder Woman

Marvel’s All-New Wolverine (2015-present) #21 Tom Taylor, Leonard Kirk, Cory Hamscher, Terry Pallot, Michael Garland

Okay I need this issue to reread a million times over because there are just so many things I love all at once. Like, oh my gosh. I was almost in tears multiple times because relationships! Healing! Supporting each other!

Wade and Gabby alone could just about make this issue perfect, but then you have Laura and Daken hugging and worried about each other, and Old Man Logan being likable for the first time in any of my readings of him. There’s so much I enjoy, though I find the cover rather deceiving. This is much more of a Howlett family reunion than anything else, though I did enjoy Riri’s parts in it.

I just eriously adore these characters and it meant a lot to see them all come together like they have here and that cliffhanger HURT so much more for it. 

I will nitpick the art a bit because we’ve been doing so good about keeping Laura in the Wolverine costume which is much preferred to her X-23 wardrobes, for sure, but this issue it pretty much looked exactly like one of her old costumes without the midriffs and it was kinda weird. I know she took off a lot of her armor for skin contact but it’s... idk. It was weird. 

The main thing I’m happy about though is that as we go on, I realize that literally all of the Marvel books I’ve kept are going out of their way to not involve themselves in Secret Wars and it’s kind of beautiful. Laura and Gabby are stuck on an island that’s quarantined (and I can pretend Wade’s there with them instead of whatever’s going on since I dropped Deadpool for the summer crossovers, thanks Tom Taylor!), Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are literally off world, and the rest are non-616. So yay me!

Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016-present) #8 Gerry Conway, Ryan Stegman, Jesus Aburtov

For those who don’t know, Mary Jane Watson is genuinely one of my favorite Marvel characters and is easily one of the reasons I ever stuck with the Spider-Man comics for as long as I did was because of my interest in her and wanting to see her and Peter.

I can also thank her for my genuine attraction to redheads probably.

But one of the main reasons that I’ve loved this book so much is because, as written by Gerry Conway, this is the Peter and MJ of my dreams. I love them so much, and the complications that comes from their relationship and from growing older, raising a daughter, and MJ’s desire to continuously be the glue to keep both Peter and Annie together logically causes her to seek out a way to continue being Spinerette without syphoning off Peter’s powers. 

It’s almost like growing old, having a stable relationship, trying to keep things fresh while raising a kid, are all dramatic and worthy of good storytelling in their own right or something HMM.

Anyway, yes it’s completely on the nose where this is going and it’s a little curious how MJ’s not immediately aware of the connection between what’s going on with her right now and the horrible, arguably traumatizing experience she and Peter had, but who knows what’s canon anymore lol

Basically, I sideye a bit from a story point of view, but this series continues to make up for it with the real thing that matters to me: these characters and their development.

DC’s Detective Comics (2016-present) #958 James Tynion IV, Aluaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson 

Honestly I really love the slower issues where Tynion takes more time to make moments for the relationships between the characters and give us interractions we didn’t know we wanted -- Kate going with Luke and Jean Paul to a basketball game, Cass and Clayface being adorable by reciting a play, Bruce at a poker game with a bunch of assholes in homage to Almost Got ‘im!? It was a lot of fun honestly. 

...

Okay I take issue with Cass’ dialogue. I know she was repeating lines from a tape and such but it’s weird to see her make so much progress when just two issues ago she was almost monosyllabic. Like... I want to see Cass gradually learning, I want to feel her frustration with hitting walls, I want to see her struggle and achieve despite the struggle because that gradual progression was honestly something we weren’t delivered in the former canon. We have a great opportunity for it here. 

But y’know. I’m particular with Cass and it’s hard to say where her baseline for reading and speech even is in this canon because her dyslexia may be in tact but her circumstances growing up are completely different. So I don’t know. 

Now. I’m a sucker for Bruce and Zatanna team-ups because I’m a schmuck but I’m really excited for next issue. Had a lot of fun with this one. This feels like a decent pace for Tynion -- at least in my opinion. 

DC’s Gotham Academy: Second Semester (2016-2017) #10 Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl, Adam Archer, Massyk, Sandra Hope

This comic is speeding toward an end and I’m not sure if I’m ready! 

From the beginning, for me at least, the selling point for Gotham Academy has been just how much these kids felt like real teenagers and real friends with all their various relationships and connections, platonic or romantic or something in between. And it’s powerful to see that coming to play as an advantage to completing Olive’s arc, but also as a disadvantage since the consequences of many of her actions hurt that much more.

I’ll save a lot of my thoughts for a complete wrap up of the series but overall, very happy and very grateful for the continuously good read that is GA

DC’s Justice League of America (2016-present) Volume 1: Road to Rebirth Steve Orlando, Jody Houser, Ivan Reis, Andy MacDonald, Stephen Byrne, Jamal Campbell, Mirk Andolfo

WE GOTTA GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER. WE’RE ON A MISSION FROM GAD. 

In all seriousness, I’m a huge fan of Vixen and Ryan Choi as well as a big fan of Justice League International, as it was in its 80s glory. So my interests with this particular lineup were piqued from the beginning and I made myself wait for the first volume to dive in. 

For the most part, this is a team gathering exercise. Characters that have lacked the spotlight in the last few years -- Vixen, Ray, Killer Frost, and the Atom -- were given whole issues to reintroduce them to this continuity. And honestly those issues were great. I really, really love the updated origins for them and feel that they’re a good blend of honoring the past of the characters as well as adapting them for a new world. 

Lobo, Batman, and Black Canary took back seat, but considering that there were already tensions showing within the group, I think it’s safe to assume that giving the spotlight to the rest of the team won’t always last this long. Things are nothing if not explosive among these members.

I really did mean it when I said this is a team gathering exercise, because there’s no first case to unite everyone. There’s not any real antagonists or team-ups we see to speakof. It was just getting hte jLA together. 

And for me it’s enough to get me intrigued, though I’d completely understand if people told me it was far from enough for them. 

Now they just need to add Big Barda, Booster Gold, and Ted Kord and I’ll be satisfied. 

Image’s Motor Crush (2016-present) Vol. 1 Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr

I was not the biggest fan of this team’s Batgirl team though I appreciated the aesthetics and what not. There just never seemed to be a storyline that really interested me and I couldn’t be sold on the characterization for Barbara. So I kept hearing about Motor Crush for the last year and was really itnerested in it so I wanted until this volume came out and. 

Well, quite simply, I’m in love.

Tell you what, those biker gangs that kept coming up really confusingly out of place in Batgirl make a hell of a lot more sense now that I can see this team’s actual passion project. 

So I love Motor Crush a lot, I’m really invested in Domino, the mystery that is her origins and the powers of Crush itself. I love her relationship with her ex, Lola, I love her father -- I love just about everything and the cliffhanger really surprised me. 

I will say that while I love having a world that speaks for itself rather than constant narration, it’s a little hard to follow this world entirely, I’d like a bit more explained than what has been, but at the end of the day I’m very excited to see more. 

DC’s Superwoman (2016-present) #11 K. Perkins, José Luís, Ray McCarthy, HI-FI

You know, I have made it clear that I’ve been worried about this title for a while now, really just hoping it was going to find its direction and wow us with the great potential that is the Super Family outside of the main Kent triad. And I feel like that’s for good reason -- the end of Jimenez’s run let a lot of people feeling justifiably scorned, there was a mishandling of a lot of heavy and important subjects that were raised, and at least the initial stuff with Perkins taking over kind of left one wondering if they had a fully formed direction to go toward next. 

But I am really glad that I stuck it out for this long because the family of John, Lana, Nat, and everyone else is so important and so fundamentally different from the dynamics found elsewhere in the new familial renaissance of the DCU that I needed it. And I hope it continues to emphasize these relationships and how important they are to each other.

I’m still unhappy with how anxiety and mental illness is being handled in the title and find it lacking since it was brought up to begin with and now being ignored. That subject alone is making me rethink my disinterest in Green Lantern books as a whole because I have loved and felt inspired so far by what I’ve seen of Jessica Cruz and their handling of anxiety, and it’s why I picked up Silk at the high recommendations of a close friend. 

So I’d like for mental illness to be treated better in this title -- the least it can do after bringing it up and treating it the way it did at the end of Jimenez’s run, but there’s so much value in the non-nuclear family dynamic of the Irons household and of the uniqueness of Lana’s powers and her approach to fighting crime that it’s worth it. For me anyway.

IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011-present) #70 Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Mateus Santolouco, Ronda Pattison

I knew the end of this storyline was going to be, at the very least, explosive but wow, WOW I had no idea how many twists and turns it was going to take in that time. That was a phenomenal ending to the Mutanimals storyline for the time being, and I just feel so bad for Slash, down to my core. I’m so worried about him, and whenever he will be allowed to recover.

At least I hope he’ll recover.

This series is seventy issues strong and i’m just so blown away by the way they still manage to keep me on the edge of my feet while so many different storylines and character developments are happening at the same time.

I mean, I even feel for Old Hobb here!

I do suppose a complaint I could hold here is that the titular turtles themselves have ultimately not been very front and center throughout this storyline, and that really showed in the conclusion, where for the most part they were lost to the colorfulness of the huge, colorful supporting cast that has been developed over the years. 

For me, personally, I think that’s honestly okay. We can’t have the same story over and over again with only the main four characters driving the narrative, and it’s been a long standing tradition in TMNT for a good 30 years now to sort of embody the concept that our main guys don’t really look for situations to get involved with but sort of fall into them naturally. 

Not to mention it’s probably a strength that 70 issues in, we haven’t once repeated plots or stories or put any of the characters on a loop of development to end up right back where they started. I don’t think the achievement of that can be understated, especially as we near that landmark #75!

DC’s Titans (2016-present) #12 Dan Abnett, Kenneth Rocafort, Dan Brown

Bleh. BLEH. I was holding out judgment on the twist of Wally and Donna and Roy ending up in some kind of love triangle because I wanted the context but honestly the context is kinda... bleh. It would be awesome if we lived in some world and time where Donna’s origins were not constantly retconned and thus the source of her characterization in every run of every thing she showed up in. Which is by no means a new problem but still.

And my opinion is... Wally and Donna are both going through a hard time and Wally is having to accept that his life is fundamentally different from the previous world he knew, that he can’t just badger people into returning things to the way they were -- especially Linda, who he loves but it’s a very one-sided relationship as a result of the parallel universe paradox and stuff. It makes sense to me that in a ploy to gain some sense of control over that, he and Donna both would try to take fate in an unexpected direction, into their own hands. 

But making it a love triangle with Roy just kinda keeps my eyes firmly rolled into the back of my skull. 

I overall like Lilith, Dick, Garth, and Karen’s development and characterization in this issue. I think they’re taking Lilith in interesting directions and I’m really curious about what her omen means for the future, since apparently there’s a traitor among them. And they set up plenty of reasons for various members to be that traitor in this issue but I can’t help but assume already that it’s going to end up being a twist. Good twist or not remains to be seen. 

IDW’s Transformers: Salvation (2017) John Barber, Livid Ramondelli

I’m going to be completely “original” here and say that I’m not a fan of Ramondelli’s at for the various Transformers comics. i know! I know. Shocking, never said before, completely going against the general fandom consensus. I’m such a brave soul. I know. 

Okay, joking aside though... I didn’t think the art was bad in this one-shot. Actually! I’d argue a lot of it was even good. He may not be my favorite artist and I’ll think that his colo gradients are butt ugly most of the time, but there was better handled action sequences than usual, the characters looked like they had weight, and we even got a range of expressiveness in the characters that is... well, frankly, not usual for Ramondelli. 

So other than that shocking revelation, I thought Barber performed good once more on tying the TF universe together again, answering some prior plot points and nicely knotting off loose ends. Trypticon being a Titan is not the biggest revelation in the world, but the development of Sandstorm and the Dinobots was great, and I loved just how devious Starscream truly is under Barber’s pen even though I’ve fully been enjoying the characterization for him in Till All Are One. 

But the most important thing of all: SPARKLINGS. SPARKLINGS. All I’ve wanted for years is baby transformers so I am HAPPY BEYOND BELIEF. THEY’RE NO LONGER A DYING SPECIES AND THESE PRECIOUS BABIES COULD BE BORN WITHOUT EVER KNOWING THE CIVIL WAR AHHHHHHHH

DC’s Wonder Woman (2016-present) #24 Greg Rucka, Bilquis Evely, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 

WOW! I mean, just wow! What a resolution to everything. I have so many emotions for Diana, for Barbara Ann, for even Veronica Cale of all people. Etta and Steve were great, the art was amazing.

It’s just such a relief and such... honestly just an amazing feat that Greg Rucka is beginning to wrap up this just phenomenal run of Wonder Woman 

I really enjoyed how everything turned out and it was so remarkable to see Diana’s resolution to save Veronica but also to not turn her back on her friends and loved ones as well as the torment it is for Barbara to not be able to get into Themyscira after all her life’s work.

And I liked Diana’s assessment of Veronica at the end, it was true and also blunt to the point of cruelty. But fitting also. 

It’s amazing what a turn around I’ve personally felt when it comes to Veronica’s character because in all honesty I was not a fan of her most of the time in the preboot, but Rucka really has fleshed her out and done something unique with her perspective now. There is tragedy but there’s also less deniability for her fault in all of it. 

I’m sad to be coming toward Rucka’s end on the run, but I’m also so happy to see the love and passion he’s put into everything culminating to what it is now.

This is a genuinely hard choice but I think if I go by what tugged on my heartstrings the most, what gave me the most joy overall and just feelings unrelenting from start to finish, I would have to say that my pick of the week is All-New Wolverine. I adore this series and I couldn’t be happier with this issue and how they’re keeping my precious Marvel girls faaaaaar away from Secret Empire. A close second would be Wonder Woman but really I would happily recommend my entire pull this week. It was a geat week for comics.

But that’s just my opinion! I’d love to know your thoughts. Agree? Disagree? Think I missed something I should’ve picked up this week? I’d love to hear from you!

[comicteaparty]

April 8th-April 14th, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from April 8th, 2019 to April 14th, 2019.  The chat focused on Radio Silence by Vanessa Stefaniuk.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Radio Silence by Vanessa Stefaniuk~! (http://www.radiosilencecomic.com/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until April 14th to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. What do you think happened in Wren’s past to make her the way she is? How does this also tie in to what happened between her and Conibear? Will she ultimately overcome these issues? If so, how do you think it’ll happen?

€heshire777

My favorite so far is Shy's expression when Wren grabbed his arm on the bus.

€heshire777

I don't have the link handy, sorry

€heshire777

Radio Silence should totaly do a jam with noosehead

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. Do you think Matt is hiding something from the group given his video call at one point? If so, what is he hiding, and what’s stopping him from saying anything to the group? What does the person he was talking to have to do with it?

starkfield

1) I love Brent's worry going into overdrive when Colbie and Shy get left behind and the bus is looking for him, worried that even an old lady walking her dog is in desperate need of help...it's such a great character moment as you realize how much he notices/is always mentally juggling

RebelVampire

1) my favorite scene this read through is probably the scene where wren and shy finally talk. i appreciate how natural everything felt, yet at the same time felt like a concentrated efffort on wren's part to finally get shy to talk to her. brent also kind of set up some expectations about whether theyd get along or not, so it was some good immediate payoff to seeing that yup, he right. 2) I think it's pretty clear Wren was an abusive relationship before she met the band. Who with it's hard to say. It could be a boyfriend but given her age id also believe it was her father. But regardless i think for all of wren's confidence that she has a lot of self esteem issues that shes trying to get over and it doesnt help when ppl like conibear are around her reinforcing her worst fears. i think shell overcome them, but i kind of think she needs to get a therapist if she doesnt already have one. which, theyre on the road a lot, so i dont get the impression she does have one.

3) Probably Shy because I find Shy the most relateable. Also I like shy because i kind of feel like he has the most potential for growth. Not to say the other characters arent growing or have issues to deal with, but i feel shy kind of starts on the lowest rung of the ladder. So when he grows and changes, like how he finally learns to talk to Wren, its really noticeable and really satisfying. Like watching your baby grow up. 4) for the life of me i cant fathom what matt is hiding. at first youd assume the obvious: that he wants to go solo. but that doesnt seem likely given other things hes said. and youd also think hed have said something by now if that was the case. though i feel like hes avoiding the subject because he feels like the others, especially colbie, would take it as a betrayal. as for the person he was talking to, who i believe is his cousin, i think shes just involved in the sense that he needed to tell someone. so he told her cause she cant exactly go spilling the beans to the band for him

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. Given the focus on communication and relationships, what was your favorite moment where the challenge relationships present was on display? Overall, what do you think we can learn about the two from the comic?

RebelVampire

5) I've always really love this top panel with the Brandenburg Gate http://www.radiosilencecomic.com/comic/174 Cause man, there is so much attention to detail in the panel. Not just for the architecture, but all the little activities of the people too. It really feels like a hot tourist spot. Not to mention I love the angle used cause it really gives an impression of granduer and scale. 6) i really liked the recent one between matt and shy where shy was upset matt had treated him like a kid when dealing with samantha. at first i was kind of was more on the other character's page where i didnt really get what shy's deal was considering samantha had been the awful one. but then when shy was forced to communicate his feelings, it just really struck me as an "omg this makes sense." but i somehow feel this reaction i had was 100% what communication and relationships are all about. because sometimes we dont understand how we hurt others, and sometimes we forget that ppl arent mind readers. so for me, it was a moment where communication really was at the heart of it and it showed that without communication, relationships really just dont work that well. which this last sentiment i think is the take away from the entire comic. communication is key, because if we dont make others understand, we cant expect others to just magically know.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. Why do you think Liz took a chance on the band? What happened between her and Pandora, and how might this come up again given the past history Radio Silence has with the Sirens?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. Overall, how do you feel Shy will continue to grow and change over the course of the story? What role do you think Wren will have to play in his future?

RebelVampire

7) im really torn between saying shy and wren or shy and brent. so ill say both. cause i super enjoy watching how shy and wren come to get along even though their personalities are so opposite. like opposite in the way i never know what to expect when theyre interacting, so that makes each interaction exciting. but i also like shy and brent just cause of how mother hen brent is with shy. and honestly, theyre just super adorable when theyre together. 8) I'm going to be boring and say I think Liz took a chance on them for the exact reasons she said: she liked their sound and thought they had potential. though probably not shown i imagine once she met them, she saw their chemistry and charisma and thought "perfect." as for what happened between her and Pandora, i really think it might have had to do with the sirens. Either something before like Liz was supposed to help Pandora and Pandora betrayed her. Or it could be after the Conibear incident and Liz told Pandora to step up and doing something. and Pandora was like "lol nope" and Liz was like "how dare" but i do think pandora will be vindictive and use the sirens to irritate liz. and everyone will be sad

9) one of my variety details i think deserves more attention is how great the comic is at throwing in languages to kind of show everyone's ethnicity and add character to them through that. like how wren and shy both swear in different languages. or wren's extremely heavy accent that's really spot on for what it would sound like. i think it really helps bring the world together and emphasize the setting as well. because youd expect a british rock band to have more opportunities for different languages and stuff like that just due to how connected europe kind of is in general. overall though, just an endearing detail to me. 10) I think Shy still has to grow and stop being so, well, shy. Like even the recent incident with Matt kind of shows that hes n ot the best communicator. and i think thats something well see continue to change and hell voice his opinion and communicate his feelings more and more. and i think wren will definitely help with that cause she is more than willing to remind him ppl cant read his mind and he has to say the things for ppl to know the things.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. As a band, do you feel that Radio Silence will continue to be successful and grow their popularity? Or, do you feel they will crash and burn? What challenges will the band continue to face in regards to either path?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. What do you think is the story with Colbie and his family? Why do you think Colbie’s dad is trying so hard to contact him? How might this affect Colbie’s place in the band?

RebelVampire

11) I think this comic's strength is realism. Like this feels like an actual band that might exist and how theyd actually go about their actual daily lives. Even between the social media stuff, it just has this really endearing authenticity that helps draw you in to the drama and slice-of-life stuff. 12) I think theyll continue to grow, but i kind of feel that its their personal relationships that are gonna be the biggest obstacle to their growth. Cause I mean you have wren is keeps bottling up her past and no way that isnt going to blow up some day. You got Matt keeping secrets. You got Colbie's family issues. And then I kind of even think there might be issues with Brent cause i think theres gonna come a point where Brent has to pick between family and the band or something like that. And all these are gonna bring about drama and test everyone's dedication to staying cause love of music and fans can only take you so far

RebelVampire

13) i am most looking forward to things about wren getting revealed. cause i feel like the time is drawing near where well at least get an answer or two, and im interested to see what sort of depths this adds for her character. 14) I get the impression that Colbie's mom and dad might have divorced maybe and then she died. or maybe no divorce. i just assume divorce cause it sounded like she had money to give colbie which wouldnt work as smoothly if the mom and dad had shared accounts. granted i guess i also assume death too just from how colbie phrases buying gifts and stuff to matt. as for colbie's dad, well, probably typical rich dad. didnt have time for his son, son goes off to do his own thing, dad is like wait a second get back here. as for why hes trying to contact colbie? I mean i could assume the typical get back home here? but then maybe his dad is just angry cause colbie hasnt called him. and like will suggest colbie comes back out of vengence for colbie cutting him out of his life. i dont think itll have much effect tho outside of everyone else finding it a big deal while colbie doesnt really want to talk about it.

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB END!

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[morningpages-louise]

August 12, 2018

good morning to yall. the morning after the new moon - a time for renewal, for blank slates, for clearing out thoughts and for piece of mind. why do i feel like these past few weeks have been crazy? huhu not quite sure pero yes. its slowing down a bit now though. not just my workload but like this whole break and my time in Manila is shortening. i only have about 2 weeks left in this city and it makes me a bit sad. i do love manila im gonna miss my friends here, im also gonna miss sheena shell be leaving for thailand soon. i hope to spend some time with her this weekend because it will be our last few moments spent together :'( so yeah drinking my cup of coffee and not really thinking it's of any effect to me. what can i say? i just can't stand a morning without coffee. it's the fuel that keeps me going. right now its pretty gloomy outside but to be honest i cant really tell since i literally have no view. this lack of any natural lighting sucks let me tell you. these past few weeks have been cray and busy as hell. i havent had time to check in on my thoughts and my internal self. konting tiis nalang talaga. konting tiis. just outside your reach. im excited to go home, destress, reinvent myself and maybe become closer to finding the meaning of life (why am i so char) heh ive been obsessed with terrace house lately promise i fucking love that show its so weird i think i like it cause i like seeing how humans connect and disconnect in some cases. human connection - a topic that has been of interest to me lately. i think it had something to do with sense 8. yup right now im feeling quite lethargic. last friday night and yesterday was just a whirlwind. i basically was out the whole day filming and i only had like an hour of sleep cause i spent the night prior tagay-ing with Krizia's CDO friends who are super nice btw. must say tagay is honestly my favorite type of drinking. i'd choose a night of tagay with your most intimate friends (or they dont even have to be super close) over a night out in the club. im just a chill person like that and i'd rather choose good laughs, meaningful conversations and chill inumans than hardcore drinking, dancing to electro and all that jazz. im just a simple gal like that. i wish i had more friends who were into that tho because they seem all about that bad/island/coco club life hahahaha kapoy bes. i also like poblacion vibes. im just super chill okay. life is meaningful. it really is. to find the meaning in life, i feel like thats all we really want. ive been so cautious these past few days because we've had quite the cockroach outbreak yuck even typing it and seing that word disgusts me. but so far i havent seen any in the past 2 days but im not letting my guard down. no i am not. im alone in the condo right now. im not sure pero i think kristine is coming back today? or was that tomorrow? kirsten is off somewhere, probably with tommy and she didn't spend the night last night. i miss her. i miss kris too. i dont know man its times like these where i feel super extroverted. i constantly want to be surrounded by people. to be honest that has been me this whole term. i think its cause im afraid to comfort the pain inside of me. what pain? i dont know but i know im still hurting a bit. im afraid to confront loneliness, insecurity, the toxicity inside of me and being with people makes me forget about that, it makes me focus my energy on other things beyond the me. i'll be okay. i'll be okay. but yup that's just been me. i really do like this morning pages thing. it makes me really tackle what my mind is going through and all the thoughts residing and it helps a bit in clearing it off, clearing the weight of my being. so yas. that's just been my thoughts these past few days. i promise i just can't wait til im chilling in the beach and watching that sunset, and reading good books and watching new films pero im also sad to be leaving manila. i wish i had a bit of time to explore the city after my term ends, by myself or with friends i dont really care but i do enjoy going around manila without a single weight on my shoulders. is it wrong that i'd rather be here than there? i don't think so. not at all. but maybe this feeling of home i feel is only temporary. i only feel like it is home because my friends all live here. it has become familiar and it is hella close to my school lol but i swear if you took the people away from here, it wouldnt be the same. what's manila without your friends? and i swear almost all of my friends are from the provinces. lol i get along better with people who have gone through similar experiences as me which in this case is weve all come from different parts of the philippines and are living alone and figuring shit out by ourselves. it's an amazing feat to be honest. to be completely independent, to have your parents trust you so much. i can't believe ive been living alone (well not really alone pero without parents) for over 3 years now. ive learned to cook. ive learned to clean (a bit lang lol) still dont know how to do my laundry tho. ive basically learned to live by myself. to commute by myself and to get around by myself and because of that, i feel like ill be fine. dude i have so much weird energy in myself and i just really want to release it but i can't quite figure out what this energy within me is but i always feel the urge to cry, as a form of releasing lol super weird but yeah anyways im way beyond the word count but i just want to keep going. my coffee is also completely gone. what am i doing today? i was supposed to continue filming for one of my majors but i think since it got cancelled, i will just watch cinemalaya and work on a few papers. there's also this event that i want to go to called writing from the margins. it's in Raffles hotel (fancy) pero not sure if i can make it. it's currently 1:20 pero ill try my best ill wrap this up now so i can make it, do some yoga, get ready and then leave and once im finished ill work on my papers (perhaps in UCC or another cute cafe) and then wait for a film showing of a cinemalaya film hehe toodaloo and see you soon! i love you!

[survivorsweden]

Rites of Passage

Here’s some music for you to listen to as you read: https://youtu.be/o0bND3_QK1

Drew: im only like 80% that’s even a name

Linus: I never spoke to you, I never heard anything about you, who are you!?

Ned: I never got to meet you, but I hope things are going well!

Sarah: Being first boot must have sucked! Sorry we couldnt have met :(

Drew: robbedt

Linus: rip, I actually really liked Karen and it was cool to see there was actually someone else from Winnipeg who plays these games (throwback to day 1 when I got like 5 messages asking if I knew her irl).

Ned: Karen! It’s sad that we didn’t get to play together to make up for Wonderland, but it’s always good to see you around.

Sarah: KAREEEN! Second boot? Truly not deserved and I hope we get to play again soon ...ya know when you're not such an early boot ;)

Drew: I can’t believe you flew me to Massachusetts, got me drunk, like seriously drunk, in a basement while Are You The One was playing (¼)

Linus: Stevie's boot was pretty sad because I really did love everyone on starting stolkholme. At the time I was already super tight with Carlos though, so this was the only move that made sense, especially since Stevie flubbed the challenge :( .

Ned: This really sucked- we hated to do this, but you accidentally started the challenge without anyone being ready and it kind of threw everyone for a loop. Playing with you in Werewolf was fun, so I wish we could have been together longer!

Sarah: Hey Stevie! How is your drunk ass?! You made me hate 99 bottles and sorry you did that in the challenge otherwise you wouldnt have gone home djkfhsjdkfl

Drew: on ridiculous rum punches where you don’t understand how much you’re drinking until it’s too late, and chased with tequila straight from the bottle (hashtag tequila toddler), and (2/4) 

Linus: lol at idol was funny af. Still, since we had known each other in Myanmar it was disappointing.

Ned: I didn’t get to play with you, but you have a cool name.

Sarah: STEFFEN! KING. IDOLED OUT! I CANNOT BELIEVE. I wanted to play with you so bad! Lets hope we can someday <3

Drew: FRIEND!!! They did you so dirty, what the fuck, I could not believe it. I mean granted I tried to do you dirty the round before too but I failed so technically I’m better than these assholes.

Linus: Noooooo. Fucking Carlos probably deserved to be here more than anyone. He was a really cool guy and during his time in the game he was easily the person I talked to the most. He was also really hard working in comps trying for hours to get the best score possible. Robbed!

Ned: This was the first difficult thing I had to do in this game. I fought so hard to keep you in- you don’t even know- but in the end, it wasn’t possible without risking my own game. I’m sorry you had to go out this way. I know all you wanted to do is make jury. :(

Sarah: Hey Carlos! Your vote off was one of the hardest decisions I had to do in this game. Ned and I wanted to bring you so far along with us, but you were just someone who had to go to ensure that I stayed and made it far. Youre such a great and genuine guy, and I truly did miss that around the game.

Drew: convinced me to sign up for a season that I had no business being in, with a title I never wanted to defend, just so we could play a game together because it had been so long in most cases, (¾)

Linus: I sadly never really got to meet Nick, sorry :( 

Ned: Continuing our plan to emotionally destroy Sam as much as possible, you ended up being the next casualty. I’m sorry you had to go, but my own game was in jeopardy. We offered to work with you, but you ratted us out, and I guess all I have to say now is what goes around comes around.

Sarah: Hey Nick! I do feel responsible for your vote off, and I'm hella sorry about that. Your vote off was sorta like Carlos's in a way where you needed to go otherwise my butt or Neds would be in the same placement as yours. I hope you're doing good man!

Drew: and then subsequently left premerge and left me here to fend for myself with these freaks. What kind of fake friends, honestly. You are all the worst. I miss you guys, come back soon!!! (4/4)

Linus: Sam was always cool so I was super happy when Drew pulled her in to work together for the Jay vote. I'd only I didn't play the idol on myself :(

Ned: This succcccked. I waited all pre-merge just to be able to work with you, but of course a stupid twist prevented that from happening. I voted to save you in the normal vote and revote, but it turns out you can’t change your revote, so my campaigning was useless. At least we got to work together in Sentinel Islands :)

Sarah: SAAAAAM <3 Queen. If you were not drunk the whole day during tribal council and you asked me for my idol I totally would have given it to you! Your vote off was completely shocking to me and you know I love u :)

“I'd still be here if it wasn't for the "Vote for the other tribe" twist (:”

Drew: “OG Karls, you’re making a huge mistake voting me out. Big mistake” You rite

Linus: I didn't talk to Jay much in this game, but I've since met him and have nothing but respect for him. I was completely inactive in the game I met him in, but like, he was cool enough to be the one person I talked to in it :P

Ned: Not gonna lie, this was the best possible outcome for my game going forward. It sucks to go out like this, but I had a great time playing with you- even if it was terrifying for me at times! You’re really a great player and I’ve enjoyed every game I’ve been in with you.

Sarah: Your vote off was probably one of the saddest. I knew it was happening but I also knew you wanted to win so bad. I really do think you would have made it further if you actually made it to merge. I feel like people underestimated you and people saw jordan pines as the whole operation between the alliance but hey I always thought you were pretty amazing by letting him do all the work while you just sat back. 

“I sadly didn’t win this game, but I am happy to say that I made some new friends during this journey. Besides that crown, isn’t that why we’re all here anyways? Thanks Christine and Connor <3″

Drew:  My child, for a minute I thought you were gonna win with that cross-tribal idol move but it got snatched. First victim of the snow idol. Gorlleys for life

Linus: This was easily the hardest vote for me in the entire game. I was aligned with Duncan during the swap and easily the most villainous action I did was voting him out. Still, it was a position I was forced into since I didn't trust really any of his allies. Sorry Dunc :( 

Ned: I loved playing with you! You’re a great guy and I really enjoyed the conversations we had together. It sucks that everything had to end on such a weird note, but I did what I had to to save myself. I hope you’re doing well, and I’d love to keep talking to you after the game ends!

Sarah: Hey Duncan! The cuties did not deserve this at all! I don't know what happened to make you change your mind about me all of sudden but one minute I'm hearing you wanted to work with me, and the next you wanted me out. Yikes. You were one hell of a player and you were super fun to talk to during the game so maybe after this we can still keep talking :)

“It's surprising I'm putting effort into writing this considering half of yall didn't even put effort into playing the game. Y'all voted out the good people..... good job. Linusnake please go away”

Drew: Every time I start a new game and you’re there, I have this moment of panic worrying if I’m going to continue to be the villain in your history books when that was never the goal. I see once again, I did not disappoint.

Linus: Easily the least lucky person in this game. Nic impressed me since he was such a fighter who seemed to get the game stacked against him at every single step of the way, yet he always kept going.

Ned: This was a tragedy. You’re such a nice guy and you kept being friendly up to the last minute. Honestly, I only voted for you for two reasons: 1. Linus was my ally, and 2. You just won Wonderland! That means I personally know how strong of a player you are, and that was pretty dangerous for my game. Great job making it to this point with a recent win under your belt!

Sarah: Nic, your vote off was scary AS HECK. It basically came down to chance. You and I barely talked, which Im super sorry for. Communication is a two way street and I totally should have tried harder. I feel like the reason I didn't was because you and Jordan were tight and I didn't want anything going back to him and making him not trust me. I hope you understand but lets talk after the season because you seem like a stand up guy honestly. 

“Overall I found the lack of respect for the other players and the hosts alike no matter how inadvertant they were to be utterly irreprehensible in this game and I was kind of disgusted by it. I feel like I played really well and I genuinely couldnt have asked for a better alliance than karlskognicshley. I'm glad I got to work w them in this and I really don't give a fuck who wins byyyeee”

Drew: Jesus kid, I love Tyson Apostol too, but damn

Linus: Lol u suck

Ned: Let’s be real for a second- your last tribal was one of the most exciting things to ever happen in an ORG. I’m so sorry you went out with just one vote, but voting for anyone else just would have been too dangerous. It was great working with you while we were both working against each other- it’s such a cool relationship that you don’t get to have with many people. I’m honestly gonna miss talking to you in French!

Sarah: HEY ZAK. My sole vote was the reason you're sitting in jury, and yes...you could be bitter because linus is still here but I just find it utterly hilarious how YOU CANCELLED OUT HIS SELF VOTE. That tribal council made me laugh so much and its always going to remind me of you. Keep on snapping pics of your cat btw because I smile every time OH MAN <3

Drew: To quote legend, queen, my wife, and winner of Survivor Malibu, “I wish to one day punch Jordan Pines in the face.”

Linus: I absolutely loved playing with and having a friendly rivalry with Jordan. He was chaotic, always trying to make a move and just super fun to have on the tribe. Of course, that also made him the biggest threat in the game sadly.

Ned: You were basically the Aubry to my Debbie- you were gunning for me, and if I didn’t take you out first, it would be the end of my game. Maybe in an alternate universe we could be the dynamicest duo, but it just seems destined for us to be rivals. It’s been a pleasure playing with THE Jordan Pines.

Sarah: Pines, your vote off was the worst. I had to make a decision. I did say I was going to vote with you the round of your vote off. I really did mean it. No matter how much you don't believe me. But I ended up choosing loyalty over someone who is better known as a ...shall I say...villain? And I cute one at that. I had so much fun playing sweden and india with you and yes, you come across as someone who is villainous but I see your heart is in everything you do. I respect your game ....a lot. We truly did become friends because of this game and I'm forever grateful. 

Drew: King of snowballs!! I’m highkey as shook as you are that that was real

Linus: Josh posting the apps for this game on facebook is what got me to sign up, and ultimately I ended up forming the biggest counter alliance to him. Kind of ironic. He's a great guy and hopefully one day we wont be against each other in a game since we always seem to be on opposite sides.

Ned: I’m sorry for leaving you out of so many things early on, and that’s probably why you ended up working against the Stockholm 4 during the merge. You’re really funny, and I truly enjoy chatting with you! I just checked Skype and it’s telling me to resend my contact request, so I hope you didn’t block me. :o

Sarah: Cutest. Person. Of. This. Cast. Your vote off was expected. We didnt talk much but I can tell your a stand up guy :~) talk to you..either in jury or ftc! 

Drew: Honestly still a little upset you didn’t have an idol to pull out at the end like BITCHES, it would have made it more interesting and less depressing

Linus: Ash! Another person I was super happy was in this game. In Myanmar we worked both together and against each other at times. Last time I was kind of the shady one, so this time it was kind of cool to see that role reversed of me wanting to be super loyal to the Drew, Ned, Sarah and Ashley group and her being the one to try and change things up and make a move. It sadly just missed the mark with Jordans vote randomizing on Nic, but she was willing to play and I have to respect that. GG!

Ned: Nooooo Ashley! You’re such a good person and voting you out was heartbreaking. You honestly had a very compelling case, and in any other situation, I may have flipped. You’re so kind and the last conversation I had with you was one of my favorites ever just because of how genuine you are! If this were real Survivor, you would win Fan Favorite and people would threaten Jeff Probst because you got voted out. Hopefully we can still talk after this ends!

Sarah: ASHLEY! OK when you left it was truly sad because you self voted. Which broke my heart. Even when you flipped on the alliance we had, you still ended up making f5 which is exactly what we wanted. You're such an amazing person and Im glad we got to connect, here and in india <3

[comicteaparty]

April 1st-April 7th, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from April 1st, 2019 to April 7th, 2019.  The chat focused on Stomp! by Brodnork.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Stomp! by Brodnork~! (http://stompwebcomic.com/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until April 7th to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. What do you believe is in the box Silvergammel gives Stomp at the beginning of the story? Do you believe the box will open soon, or will it still be a while? What do you think will happen when it does open?

Brodnork

Hi! I was just caught up in setting up my April Fools gag on twitter that I completely forgot this was happening today

RebelVampire

ironically yours is the gag that reminded me of the date cause i super had to double check i was tagging the right account on twitter cause i was so confused XD

Brodnork

Haha thats fair

It's actually a super convenient time for this sort of discussion, seeing as a chapter just ended and it's on a small hiatus for a bit.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. How do you think Tandrad and Inkcrest are doing? What do you think happened in regards to the Hooligrin paying a visit to Tandrad ominously? What role might Tandrad have to play in the story?

RebelVampire

1) my favorite scene this time i think is when they go to the moon and defeat the queen. i enjoy the humor that shes just so flat out fed up with them no amount of revenge is worth it. i just also love the simple aesthetic changes as well cause despite being simple, they really convey that feeling of alienness. 2) i mean the devil's advocate is the obvious choice. maybe its not tho. maybe its the deus ex machina that will save the die. like baby pictures of the hooligrin that can be used as blackmail. i feel itll still be a while before it comes into play, and i feel too stomp himself probably forgot about it. as for what will happen when it opens, probably some sort of epic fight whether related to the box or not. i also feel like silvergammel might not even know for sure whats in the box despite thinking stomp would like it.

3) Still Clomp because he's the cool one who has a dorky hat and sunglasses and i just like his overall joking sort of laid back attitude about everything. but mostly, hes the cool one. 4) Tandrad and Inkcrest are probably fine, but the theme park owners? probably not so much. Mostly becuase the Hooligrin can only be a bad influence on tandrad and probably said, "im your friend and i say you should murder them." but i think tandrad is gonna appear as an antagonist again next alongside the hooligrin and stomp will have to convince tandrad theyre still friends. then tandrad will betray hooligrin and hooligrin will curse them all while going for plan c.

Brodnork

Ooh, i like those theories about the box

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. What aspect of the world-building have you liked the most? What future role do you believe the aliens might have to play? Further, do you think Comp will learn to control his psychic powers?

RebelVampire

5) im a huge fan of this more recent page, especially the last panel http://stompwebcomic.com/comic/214. i just adore the lighting effects on this page between the red and the glow. and i love the details on how the sword emerges with all the kind of partical spray. it definitely feels like a magical sword and like something truly amazing is happening. 6) ive really enjoyed in general just the world history. like the pirates, the hiss clickers, the alien war. i really love how this stuff is informing present day events while not being completely about it either. it makes the world feel super fleshed out without overriding whats going on. as for the aliens, im not sure theyll be coming back unless hooligrin makes even more "friends." but i do think comp is gonna pick up those psychic powers. just in the greatest time of need. hell show everyone how he can bend a spoon just like in the matrix.

Brodnork

Thanks, Im actually pretty proud of that panel but I was worried it wouldn't have the impact I wanted

ShaRose49

This is really cute so far! It feels pretty slice-of-life-y

Brodnork

Thanks! I guess it sort of is slice of life, seeing as Stomp's life kinda involves going on adventures regularly

TypewriterMark

Rey first thought is this an enormous amount of work and that should always be celebrated

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. What do you think the Devil’s Advocate is? Who is the Hooligrin’s boss and why do they want it? Do you think Hooligrin does know where it is? How will this storyline continue to affect Stomp and company?

ShaRose49

Stomp and the Uncle

Omgosh they are hilarious

My fav scene was the part with the rotten eggnog and he keeps saying random things like I do when I’m tired

ShaRose49

“You’ll never take me alive.”

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. Of the adventures Stomp has been on so far, which one is your favorite? What did you like about it specifically? Also, which adventure played out in a way you didn’t expect?

RebelVampire

7) the characters i probably enjoy seeing interact most are stomp and chomp. they really have such opposite attitudes about adventure, life, and the amount of safety precautions each will take. and i enjoy seeing that contrast be played around with and how inevitably, stomp is usually dragging chomp on adventures to. 8) the devil's advocate is clearly a device that just points out all the flaws in your argument. hooligrin's boss wants to use it to become the best politician in the world by weeding out all their bad arguments and understanding their political opponents better. but more seriously, probably something to summon a demon. and ya know blah blah get all that demon power to rule the world. i think hooligrin thinks he knows where it is, but i def dont think what he thinks is the correct location. and inevitably hooligrin is gonna have to go back to plan a cause stomp is the only good lead

RebelVampireLast Friday at 8:19 AM

9) i love how consistently the world design generally is. like the tree designs consistently look the same, the hiss clickers, and just like the fuzzy quality to all the creatures makes them all feel like they belong in the world. it really helps make the world feel like a cohesive and unique place all its own where characters are actually living. 10) I liked the moon adventure the most i think. I like how the shopping cart was used, how one of the main characters was tied in, and i just generally liked how the queen was defeated. cause it was sad and hilarious. as for adventures that played out in a way i didnt expect, thatd definitely be the treasure hunt one. mostly cause i thought theyd at least find something worthwhile. instead it was just danger and more danger. and yet, they were still happy cause yaay exciting adventures. plus, ya know, a flying shopping cart.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. What do you think Cigast was up to in the mine in regards to collecting all the crystals? How do Cigast and Silvergammel supposedly know each other? What consequences will there be for Stomp failing to stop Cigast?

RebelVampire

11) i think the comic's strength is its world-building and how it ties the world into the story. as i mentioned in an earlier question, i just really enjoy how the story makes the world feel like an actual place where characters are living. i also feel theres really a good balance in how the world is presented, as there are tons of relateable things and parodies that help connect you to the world. but even so, they are able to remain unique. but generally, theres just a lot of character to the world that feels as much a part of how the story unfolds as the rest of the story elements. 12) honestly i kind of think cigast is working with hooligrin in some manner. like not directly persay, but maybe a coworker or hooligrin's black market magic dealer. so i think stomp's failure is gonna spell trouble for stomp later in the next confrontation with hooligrin. cause if i go with my theory on cigast, then cigast is probably giving stuff to hooligrin to use. as for how cigast and silvergammel know each other, maybe they were buddies in college but then cigast went down the dark path and silvergammel didnt want to be buddies anymore and it was very sad.

Brodnork

Thanks for your comments about the world!!

RebelVampire

QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. Do you believe Silvergammel will actually tell Stomp his stories are fake? How might this affect Stomp? Do you believe Stomp should continue adventuring anyway despite the danger? Should everyone let him?

RebelVampire

13) im looking forward to just seeing their adventures in general. i really like learning about the world they live in. but im also looking forward to stomp overcoming people's beliefs he cant go on real adventures. 14) i feel like maybe hell go for an inbetween. like say "well some of the stories arent real." mostly cause silvergammel already putting it off, so i dont trust him to for real tell stomp. but i feel this could go one of two ways. stomp will go on a big huge adventure to prove everyone wrong, or stomp will get depressed and go on a reluctant adventure. but in the long run, yeah, i think stomp will continue adventuring. not that he shouldnt be dissuaded, but stubborn is as stubborn does

RebelVampire

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