#inspiring. everybody go out and be cute today <3

[citrushomie]

shes in my wifi

[not-magdi]

hi, one where the reader is a singer, and she composes a song for Gavi ( yellow-coldplay) and he reacts to it, thanks<3

Our Song

I know how to add the song now !

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selenagomez: I would like to add that she stole MY tone studio for that.

⎜your_username: I'm sorry but yours has comfier chairs than mine 🥺

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y/nandpablostan: She tagged Pablo, you think she wrote the song for him?

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After three months of hard work and many nights at the tone studio, your new single, 'Yellow', is finally done. 

Usually, you wouldn't need that much time for one song, but this one has a special place in your heart. It's about your boyfriend, Pablo. You have been together for two years now, and your love for him has only grown.  

Pablo does anything for you. Nothing is too complicated or too expensive for him. As long as you're happy, he's happy.

You wanted to give something back to him, something that shows your love and appreciation for him. Finding the perfect present or gesture was difficult. You searched for weeks until you stumbled over an old picture of you two. 

The story behind it inspired you to write something that came deep from your heart. 

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Currently you are sitting in your studio waiting for Pablo to come by. He had training today, but you wanted to let him hear it first, before publishing it. 

 You always ask him to listen to your songs before everybody else. So he didn't think about it that much when he knocked on your studio door. 

"Amor, I'm here!"  

Standing up from your seat, you rush to the door to open it, immediately falling into his arms. 

"HELLO, I'm so glad you're here. Come in, come in, come in!"

Laughing at your excitement, he let you drag himself into your studio. After you sat him down in one of the chairs, you felt his hands grabbing your waist, pulling you into him.  

"What got you so excited, cariño?"

You blushed at his question, hiding your face in his neck. You were nervous about his reaction. You shouldn't be. That boy loves you with his whole heart, but you still feel butterflies in your stomach. 

"Nothing, just excited to show you my song."

"Well then, let me hear it." 

Taking a deep breath, you loosen yourself out of Pablo's embrace and go to your equipment. You look back at him before you press play, and the sound of guitars fills the room. 

-Look at the stars,

Look how they shine for you,

And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow

...

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Flashback 

You and Pablo confessed your feelings for each other at Pablo's 17th Birthday party. After everybody left, and it was only the two of you, you sneaked out and climbed on top of his parents' garage.  

The garage had a flat roof, so you could lay there and watch the stars at night. It was something special between you two, climbing up here and watching the stars together.  

You first found him there after a fight with his parents, hugging his knees and sobbing into them. You stayed with him and comforted him until it was dark and the stars lightened up the sky.  

So, of course, after his party, you were sneaking up there after his parents went to bed. Cuddled up under a big blanket. 

"I want to give you my last birthday present."

"Oh, you still have a gift? You already gave me so much." 

"I know, but I wanted to give you something special between us. Close your eyes."

Taking a deep breath, you look at his features in the moonlight and how his lashes touch his rosy cheeks. You grab his cheek with a feather-light touch and brush your lips against his.  

You thought he would turn away immediately, but he grabbed your cheeks and deepened the kiss after a few seconds.  

Having to stop because your lungs started to burn from the lack of air, you look at each other with bright red cheeks and pure love and adoration in your eyes. 

Giggling shyly, you cuddle yourself deeper into him, hiding your face in his neck.

"I really, really like you Pabs. Like so much." You whisper into his neck. 

"You have no idea how happy I am right now! I really like you too!" You feel his arms tightening around you and his lips kissing your head.  

Unbeknownst to you, his parents were watching the whole scene in awe. His Mum, taking a photo of you two with her old Polaroid camera, snuggled together, watching the stars.

The next morning, you found the picture on Pablo's bedside table. And since that day, it's always with you.  

Flashback end  

The song comes to an end the whole time you haven't dared to look at him, scared of his reaction. 

Now, you slowly turn around, seeing your boy sitting there completely frozen, mouth agape, tears streaming down his face. 

"Oh, Amor, don't cry. You're making me cry too."

Rushing out of your seat, you crash into his arms, holding each other tight. You dry his tears by kissing them away, each and every one of them. 

Sniffing, Pablo looks down at you, kissing your lips as passionately as he can. 

"I love you so much, Amor. I hope it lasts forever."

"I know it will" 

-And you know, you know I love you so 

You know I love you so 

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[mosraev]

Lyrics through the decade 2/10

I've decided to collect all the songs I've made through the last decade and share my favourite snippets with you guys. The pictures for the backgrounds will (as much as possible) be pictures I've taken the same year as the lyrics were written. The full lyrics may or may not be made official someday.

Part 2; 2014

In March 2014 I made my first song and so with the new found interest in songwriting I started experimenting a lot with different themes and moods of songwriting that I've tried to show here.

More info under the line

Stay creative, my fellow foxes 🦊💚

Song 1 (pic 1); Ray of Sunshine

First song I ever wrote with a very simple form of three verses in a row. I had tried to learn an ATL song on guitar yet in my failed attempt to learn the rhytmn I made a melody instead (very hard to sing but fun for what it is)

Featured lyric: Clouds outside are starting to gather

[and] my mind in as terrible weather.

Song 2 (pic 2); Female Dress Code

The second song I ever wrote and the first with a chorus - way more singable than RoS. I call it my 'Not Like Other Girls' song since I through the song describe this one girl I say is the opposite of me and how I don't understand women fashion.

Featured lyric: the best thing you can wear is a smile,

but has been hidden away for a while.

Song 3 (pic3); Instant Camera

A song about longing for a relationship (not autobiografical if I remember correctly). This song is special to me not in its themes but that I played it for the talent show at my high school and won first prize. I spend the money to buy a new guitar.

Featured lyric: As May turned to December,

We took photographs with your old instant camera

((Extended)) are you gonna burn them like orange autumn leaves?

Song 4 (pic4); Aubade

First song written on piano (and I made it a spanish intro because I could). As song about supporting a friend in need. Has some really cute lines in retrospect.

Featured lyric: Mirrorside lies! It reflects what eye sees not heart be.

Your flaws make you unique, and you're beautiful to me.

Song 5 (pic5); Train

An angst song. Written together with a friend that accidentally also came out as trans years later. It is a very angry song full of self dread and hate. Very teenager.

Featured lyric: I'll go down in history as another nobody

starring out in nowhere wasting time.

Song 6 (pic6); Corner

First song that I remember where I didn't make up a character to tell the story from but instead used my own experiences. Although some parts of it is half inspired by Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Feautured lyric: Observer. I'm lost in a world were I don't exist

((Extended)) no wonder why my voice's dismissed.

Song 7 (pic7); Stranger 7-10-8-1

Probably one of my strangest titles (pun intended) this song is about seeing the beauty in people around you and that we cannot know everybody's story. Also it is a cute little love song to all the strangers you might meet on your way.

Featured lyric: I have to say, you look good today.

We haven't met, but anyways

everybody's beautiful in their own way.

Song 8 (pic8); Not All Heroes Wear Capes Mine Plays Guitar

Can you tell that I liked Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco from the sheer length of this title x'D? This was a song made and dedicated to one of my then favourite musician, Jack Barakat from All Time Low which is funny when I read it now since a few bits of the lyrics can be used to describe one of my favourite musicians today (Jere Pöyhönen aka Käärijä)

Featured lyric: He's a ticking time bomb filled with bad jokes and contagious joy

Honorable mention:

Flower bud, he trives on the stage tonight.

[sweetwithheatwriting]

@sindirimba tagged me to share the first parts of some fanfic wips that I’m working on (and this is my first formal invite to do something like this since those old quizzes on DeviantArt, so I feel all deeply flattered and warm and fuzzy about it already and thank you bb! ❤) Here we go! (There’s also some nsfw bits in the description of some of these)

1.) (Slipping And Sliding, TOG)

Booker didn’t really have too many concerns brewing in his head as he sleepily squirmed around on his back under the beautiful blazing Hawaiian sun and aimlessly batted around the idea of joining in with everybody but Yitzhak on their completely naked sunbathing idea or asking Lykon, Andy, or Joe more questions about the only immortal teammate he hadn’t met yet with himself.

He was kinda leaning towards a No on both accounts. Well, maybe less so on the being naked around other people part.

(A lightly battered and deep fried in being handled ex-convict trama!Booker being the baby immortal of the poly!group just before he gets to meet an also very immortal and huminoid at times but shapeshifting kraken Nile for the first time! As you can imagine, I’m planning on him getting to be lovingly, tenderly, and very consensually getting tentacle dicked down by Nile)

2.) (When A Curse Isn’t Really A Curse, TOG)

In retrospect, Booker could absolutely identify the moment that he had  fucked up and stuffed a massive hairball into his first unnatural life beyond his original one’s wildest nightmares two hundred and fifty years ago. 

He could also firmly think, if not say that he regretted the terrible things he had done and tried to steal from the admittedly pretty brave black female soldier that had turned out to be both a witch and another alpha when she had snuck back from the rear end of Napoleon's army all those years ago in order to cut Booker’s frozen and feebly reviving body down from the gallows that he had been hanged and killed on.

Booker could sure as shit meow his tattered little heart out about it into the world, though.

(Another one of my unpublished goes at Omegaverse!TOG with an all alpha crew and a lot of slowly growing animal transformation curses, magical road trips, humour, and Booker and Nile having a Lovers To Enemies Back To Lovers Again moment. It also features Andy as the unlucky lady who got cursed by an entirely different witch and who was Booker’s steed as the notorious man eatting french mare Lisette back in the day, since that whole story just seems SO Andy. I actually have the first chapter of this completed! Might turn into Booker/Andy/Nile)

3.) (Not Exactly Shocking, MCU)

Steve already knew that his mom probably wouldn’t probably be shocked that he and Natasha could find two exceptionally beefy pretty boys to date and eventually become one of the horniest, Jewish, and trans as fuck foursomes to ever make the absolutely horrific racist and homophobic antisemites of New York pee themselves just a little.

(Or a lot.)

(Just started working on this today, actually, with a modern day fully trans!Quartet of Natasha Romanoff/Sam Wilson/Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes getting together with each other for the first time. Absolutely inspired by that cute fucking skit where that guy has the Grindr sound as his text alert for his buddy so he can match make for him, but with the that these four would absolutely take somebody carrying out an injustice as beating the shit out of somebody rallying cry/mating call)

I had so much fun with this! ❤ I’d love to tag @aimmyarrowshigh , @possumwoodpie , and @flamingo-queen-writes with this, but no pressure either way!

[voiddoesntexist]

hello everybody ! ★

a bit of a late post today >_<

i've been a little lazy this week ... it was just average because of school, but i was still able to get some good outfits in !! i was busy all week and tired all weekend though, so i have to rush in this post at 7pm ... whoops

as far as outfits go, i think i did good !! for monday, i had this witch inspired goshikku co*de (though i got made fun of for the hat LOL). tuesday i wore a rainbow co*de !! its amekaji inspired but not quite amekaji- it almost seemed more like a light decora or kidcore coord. wednesday i wore a really pink kogal co*de, and thursday was a rokku co*de with a kinda different style of lips than i usually do! for gal friday... (drumroll please) it wasss an agejo co*de !! i tried my best to look a bit more cute than sexy though. i don't do agejo often for obvious reasons, but i really wanted to wear the dress i had, which is a ma*rs dupe from shein ! i bought it months ago now and only wore it twice, this time included. i think my two best outfits were thursday and friday, but maybe i'm a little biased because i LOVE the pink x black color combo <3

i really planned on using some of lizzie's (hello lizzie bee) post about gyaru blogs for inspiration this weekend, but i think it's down again ? so this post is a little laid back ! i don't really know if there's a real format to posting like this, so i just type how i usually do with a lot less grammar mistakes >_<

the weekend had been nice to me ! although i worked out in the hot sun on saturday, i still got to dress up at least !! i take the weekend as my experimental days. whether it be trying other makeup styles (usually goth), testing possible co*des, or TRYING my best to style certain items that i dont usually wear. on saturday, i had to go to my brother's football game (not that it had any significance on my outfit ofc 😋). i tried styling this mesh black top with red hearts, and i think i succeeded ! i only wore it one other time, but my mom got another skirt for me and it worked perfectly :)

lastly i'll just show my co*des from thursday and friday since they were my favs <3 i just did this simple collage since i'm not completely used to editing yet, but i wanna start trying more intricate stuff soon ! hope you guys enjoyed this and see ya later :}

[anime-dub-transcripts]

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Episode #1: Uramichi-Oniisan Transcript

This episode has the introduction of the cast members.

{Text on sign: Together with Maman}

Children: Together with Maman!

Uramichi: Hey, everybody! I’m Uramichi-oniisan! 

(Oniisan: An honorific used to refer to your older brother. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: Think of me as your big bro!

Children: Konnichiwa!

(Director: Mm-hm!)

(Konnichiwa!: Hello! → Japanese)

Uramichi: I hope you’re excited ‘cause we’ve got some fun activities planned! Now then, everyone gather around me, okay? 

Children: Hahaha…

Uramichi: That’s right, hop to! Keep it moving! Good job! Hey, you too, buddy! Come on, don’t make this harder than it has to be!

(Children: …hahaha! Yay! I love this! My name is…hahaha!) 

Uramichi: Mm-hm! 

Uramichi [hoarse]: Now, let’s start today’s episode of Together with Maman! 

Girl #1: Why does your voice sound like that?

Uramichi [hoarse]: Don’t worry; it’s just from all my hard drinking.

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Uramichi: Let’s see some hands! Which of you kids are just bursting with energy today?

Children: ME!

Uramichi: Cool! And who’s just feeling okay?

Children: ME!

Uramichi: Who’s in pain, fatigued, frayed like a dog’s favorite toy? Me…

Children: Awauh…

Uramichi: Interesting. Just me, huh? Well, well.

Girl #2: Emph! Emph! Emph!

Uramichi: Hm?

Girl #2: Emph! Emph emph!

{Caption: Whop, whop, whop…}

Girl #2: Emph emph! Emph!

Uramichi: Well, hello, Yuka-chan! 

(Chan: An honorific used to refer to children, pets, close friends, and generally cute things)

Uramichi: What’s with the surprise attack? Wanna chat?

Yuka: I was just casting a spell to help you feel better, onii-san!

(Onii-san: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: That’s nice. You know what? Yuka-chan just inspired me to cast a special spell on all of you!  

(Chan: An honorific used to refer to children, pets, close friends, and generally cute things)

Children: What kind of spell, onii?

(Onii: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: It’s a spell of preservation. With any luck, it’ll save you kids from ending up like me in twenty years.  

Cue card guy: Okay, cut! Let’s take a quick break. 

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Children: Uramichi-oniisan!

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

(Onii-san: An honorific used to refer to your older brother. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Children: Hehehehe!

{Text on card #1: Break}

Children: Woah!

{Text on card #2: ABC Exercise}

Children: Over here! Over here! Haha!

Uramichi: Hi! Welcome back, kids! We should sing The ABC Song right now…

Children: Wuah…

Uramichi: …but there’s been a little change of plans. 

{Text on card: ABC Exercise}

Uramichi: I’ve decided to teach you The Uramichi Song instead! It’s a fun little protest song. I wrote the music and lyrics all by myself!

Children: Uh…

Uramichi: Let’s not worry about coming up with a new exercise for it. Just follow my lead and we’ll fill it out as we go!

Boy #1: Wait, so why aren’t we gonna do The ABC Song today?

Girl #3: I don’t wanna do another song.

Uramichi: Because (gunshot) RAC needs to know that I’m pissed off. JAS (gunshot) is like an octopus that loves sweet treats, who sticks his gross tentacles into other people’s cookie jars, and with his mouth full, says, “You’re welcome, bud; I made sure no one else would eat your cookies. Aren’t you glad I have a monopoly on the copyright collection business?”

(Censored names: Both times, Uramichi is referring to JASRAC, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, the organization that runs copyright in Japan)

Uramichi: Everyone ready? ‘Kay, let’s go!

(Children: Hehehehe! Yeah! Yay!)

Uramichi: 🎵The “U” in “Uramichi”...🎵

Children: 🎵…used for feeling unfulfilled!🎵

Uramichi: Yeah, but what about the “ra”?

Children: 🎵Rather just do nothing!🎵

Uramichi: You know me well! Now what about the “mi”?

Children: 🎵”Mi” is for misery!🎵

Uramichi: And “chi”!

Children: 🎵”Chi” is for the chill in my soul!🎵 

Director: Mm-hm!

Uramichi: Excellent work! That was super impressive, kids, seriously! As boring as that was for you tykes, you still managed to feign interest! Keep honing that skill ‘cause when you grow up and enter the workforce, you’re gonna need it.  

Girl #4: Hey, Uramichi-oniisan, what does “enter the workforce” even mean?

(Onii-san: An honorific used to refer to your older brother. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: It’s a crossroads, a point at which society expects you to make big choices that’ll dictate the rest of your life. 

Girl #4: Oh, yeah?

Uramichi: You’ll be mocked, rejected, and shot down, not only when you’re hunting for a job, but for half your adult life. Just keep your chin up, and never lose sight of who you are, understand? Keep a list of the people who’ve wronged you and never forget that Oniisan’s favorite little siblings are the ones who can throw a good sucker punch.  

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Children: Uah…

Cue card guy: Okay, cut! We’re movin’ on! 

Uramichi: I’ll see you next time!

Children: Bye bye!

(Child: See you later!)

Cue card guy: ‘Kay, so we’re bringing in a different set of kids for the next segment. Feel free to rest up while we prep ‘em, cool?

Uramichi: Sure!

Director: You’re doin’ great, Uramichi. Just keep it up.

Uramichi: Thanks a million; I sure will!

{Text on poster: Together with Maman}

Girl #5: Uah? Ah!

Woman: Huh?

Girl #5: It’s Uramichi-oniisan!

{Caption: Quick change}

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Girl #5: Are you going home too, big brother?

Uramichi: No, I’m just taking a break right now!

{Text on sign: Room 7}

Girl #5: How come?

Uramichi: You know how you don’t feel like playing if you can’t get your rested naptime? Well, if my facial muscles can’t rest, they’ll start twitching ‘til they die. 

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Children: Uramichi-oniisan!

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Children: Hehehehehe, yay!

Uramichi: Hi! Let’s start today’s episode of Together with Maman! Oh, but before all that…

(Children: It’s really you! Wow! Hehehe! Yeah! Hehehehe!)

{Text on cue card: Miki-chan has a question for Oniisan}

(Chan: An honorific used to refer to children, pets, close friends, and generally cute things)

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: I’ve been told that little Miki-chan wants to ask me a question!

(Chan: An honorific used to refer to children, pets, close friends, and generally cute things)

Uramichi: What could it be? Go on, ask away!

Miki: Um, how old are you, oniisan?

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: A little over 31!

Miki: Really? My dad’s 29, so that means you’re a lot older than him, right? Isn’t it a little weird that you haven’t gotten married or become a daddy in all that time? 

Uramichi: Cut me some slack, would ya? Okay, sure, learning moment. No person’s life will be quite like any other’s! So just ‘cause a guy tends to spend his evenings alone at home downing cheap sake and watching unfunny sitcoms doesn’t mean he’s some kind of depressed misfit. Words can kill people, so keep your judgy thoughts to yourself.   

Miki: Sorry, but I don’t really understand what you’re talking about. 

Uramichi: Neither do I. I’m falling apart…

Boy #2: Waaawawa! 

(Uramichi: Huh?)

Uramichi: It’s Tamaki-kun, right? Did you trip and fall? That must hurt, huh? Okay! 

(Tamaki: Wawawaaaawah! Wahaaawawawa! Weuam…eaum…)

(Kun: An honorific used mainly for boys, as well as seniors referring to their juniors)

Uramichi: Let’s get your mind off it, pal!

Tamaki: Auh?

Uramichi: What happened to my smile and my will to live? Where are they now? Gone. When you grow up, you’ll have to make yourself stop crying. 

(Tamaki: Ehueh, ehueh…)

Uramichi: Act too sad and the people you love will pry you off like a tick.  

{Text on cue card: Call Usao and Kumao}

Uramichi: Now, let’s call in our friends, Usao-kun the bunny and Kumao-kun the bear! And go!   

(Kun: An honorific used mainly for boys, as well as seniors referring to their juniors)

Children, Uramichi: Usao-kun! Kumao-kun!

(Kun: An honorific used mainly for boys, as well as seniors referring to their juniors)

{Caption: Silence…}

Uramichi: Huh, well, that’s odd. Maybe they aren’t as good at Japanese as us. Let’s call for them in English, okay? And go!

Children, Uramichi: Mr. Bunny! Mr. Bear! 

{Caption: Silence}

Uramichi: Still no sign of those two! What’s the deal? I guess we just weren’t loud enough that time! Let’s give it one more try! And go! Mr. Bun---cough! Cough!

Child: Are you okay, oniisan? 

(Uramichi: Cough cough!)

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Child: Is it the drinking?

(Uramichi: Cough cough cough cough!)

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{Text on sign #1: Green Rooms for Cast}

{Text on sign #2: Green Room for Uramichi Omota-sama}

(Sama: An honorific used to denote someone of higher status. Usually used to refer to customers or divine entities)

Usahara, Kumatani: Euh… 

Uramichi: I said to start coming out the second time we call.

Usahara: But, uh, the script says we should come out the third time you call. 

Uramichi: Scripts come and go, but I’ve only got one throat.  

Narrator: Uramichi Omota, 31 years old. Single. He works as a gymnast oniisan.

{Caption: Uramichi Omota (31). Single. He’s a gymnast oniisan}

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Narrator: As an award-winning gymnast with a degree in physical education, his body is extremely stable and balanced, especially when compared to his emotional state.  

Uramichi: As of late, whenever I raise my voice, I kinda…feel something get torn away.  

Usahara: What’s that?

Uramichi: My soul.

Usahara: Eheuh…

Kumatani’s thoughts: I don’t get it. Why does he still work here?

Usahara: Uramichi, you were a hero at Sports Science University. As your juniors, we both looked up to you. But now…well, remember what Professor Anzai told us? “If you give up early, the game will be over before it starts!”

Uramichi: Hm! But it turns out there are some games that go on long after you’ve given up. Like the game we call life. 

Usahara, Kumatani: Euah…

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Cue card guy: That’s a wrap for the day! Way to go, everyone! Good hustle!

Director: Where’s our star? He comin’ out tonight?

Usahara: Tch, doubt it. He’s already gone home.

Director: Yeah. He does tend to be the first one gone, huh?

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{Text on sign: Shibuya City Smoking Rules}

Uramichi: Huah!

Uramichi’s thoughts [directed to the audience]: You could call me two-faced…but every adult has a hidden side. Don’t rat me out. Just pretend you didn’t see…okay, kids?

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Alarm clock: Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep!

{Text on clock: Wednesday, 7:32 AM}

Uramichi: Unh, ueh…neauh…

Uramichi’s thoughts: Why? Why does the sun keep rising?

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Uramichi: Well, I don’t know about you, but I am raring for some ABC calisthenics!

Boy #3: Why not the (zhoop) RAC song? Are you not fighting them anymore?

(Censored name: The boy is referring to JASRAC, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, the organization that runs copyright in Japan)

Uramichi: That wasn’t a fight; it was a reckless provocation! Did I abandon my principles overnight? Yes, because that’s what grown-ups do when they’re weak. 

Boy #3: Okay. 

Uramichi: Good, good! Now gather ‘round, everybody!

Girl #6: Is that your real voice, oniisan?

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: Are you asking me if I have to force myself to sound this relentlessly cheerful? No way; I’m happy!

Boy #4: Hehehehe!

Uramichi: That wasn’t a joke, you little goober!

Girl #7: Hey, oniisan, did something good happen to you today?

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: Of course not!

Boy #4 [imitating Uramichi]: “Of course not!”

Uramichi: Also not a joke!

(Boy #4: Hehehehehe!)

Girl #7: But if nothing good happened to you, then why are you smiling so big?

Uramichi: It’s precisely because I have nothing else going for me that I need to smile! 

Girl #7: Oh…

Uramichi: Behind my smile is the knowledge that after this shoot, I’ll retire to a lifeless, empty home where I’ll sit and numbly wonder why playing with you kids is the only thing that makes me feel alive. The last part was a joke!   

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Uramichi: I may be alone, but I don’t think that makes me some kind of antisocial creep who’s failing in life. Why, I often meet weird men in bars much older than me who theorized that a lifelong bachelor is the happiest thing a man can be. In other words, it doesn’t matter if you have a partner. You aren’t actually a loser until you let yourself feel lonely. 

(Children: Hehehehe! Wahaha! Hehehehe! Sorry! Hehehe! Why? Stop it! Hehehe! Come get me! Back, back!)

Uramichi: Like when you apply some sports tape to your own back and accidentally scrunch it, and stare at your own dead-fish eyes for hours. That’s the kind of moment when loneliness can knock you out cold.

Girl #7: Did that happen?

Uramichi: Mmhm! My life is KO after KO, with no ref to stop the fight. 

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Uramichi: Uramichi-oniisan.

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: Well, you ready? Come on, kids, let’s call Usao-kun the bunny and Kumao-kun the bear! And go!

(Kun: An honorific used mainly for boys, as well as seniors referring to their juniors)

Kumatani: What do we do? Go out sooner?

(Children, Uramichi: Usao-kun!)

Children, Uramichi: Kumao-kun!

Kumatani: If we wait too long, he’s gonna get mad again.

Usahara: Hm…I’m a pro, dang it! And I won’t be threatened into ignoring the script! 

Kumatani: Usahara…

Scary chorus: Ah!

Usahara, Kumatani: Euah? 

{Caption: Smile}

Usahara: We’re coming! We’ll be right out! I’m sorry!

Uramichi: Hey, kids! Our friends Mr. Bunny and Mr. Bear say they wanna play a game with you! Is that okay?

Children: Yeah, I’d love a game!

Uramichi: Wow, you sure are lucky these kids are so nice, Mr. Bunny! Don’t ‘cha think?

Usahara: Dueah…

Uramichi: What kind of game do you wanna play, buddy?

Usahara: I…

Usahara [higher pitched]: I want to play something fun and exciting, hip-hop!

Uramichi: Hmhm! In that case, I’ve got just the perfect thing! Seems to me that you and these little rascals should play tag! Bunnies are real fast, so if you wanna catch him, you’ll have to be relentless!  

Children: YEAH!

Usahara [higher-pitched]: I can’t wait, hip-hop!

Uramichi: And every time they catch you, you’ll do something funny for them, right? Okay, kids, go crazy! 

Children: Yay! Ahahahahahaha!

(Director: Mmhm!)

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Cue card guy: Great hustle, guys! 

Usahara: URAMICHIIII!

{Text on sign: Green Room for Uramichi Omota-sama}

(Sama: An honorific used to denote someone of higher status. Usually used to refer to customers or divine entities)

Usahara: I know we’re your juniors, but you gotta stop hazin’ us!

Uramichi: That’s just how I communicate!

Usahara: WELL, YOUR METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IS DYSFUNCTIONAL!

Uramichi: Goodness, Usahara. You’re the one who’s always saying you wanna get funny.

Usahara: I have never said that!

Uramichi: I was just helping you practice.

Usahara: Never said it! Not once!  

Uramichi: You say it whenever you get drunk, silly! You think it’ll make you popular with girls.

Usahara: He’s lying, right?

Kumatani: No, you say that a lot.

Usahara: No way…

Uramichi: Why not take off your costume? Isn’t it hot?

Usahara: Huh? Oh, um…

Kumatani: He says he doesn’t like to talk to you face-to-face without getting drunk first ‘cause your eyes are…

Kumatani [slow and very low-pitched]: …so…scary…

Usahara: The hell, bro?! How can you stab me in the back like it’s NOTHING?! 

Kumatani [choking]: We were never allies. 

Usahara: This is ridiculous! You kept your mask on for the same reason! AUAH! It’s his deadpan face! THAT’S THE WORST ONE! 

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{Text on sign #1: Mud Boat}

{Text on sign #2: Izakaya - Beer}

(Izakaya: A place for evening drinking, similar to a tavern or pub)

Usahara: Ugh…Uramichi…just give me a hint. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, HUH?! 

Narrator: Tobikichi Usahara, 28 years old. This man behind the bunny suit was Uramichi’s kohai, or junior, in college. He still uses a piggy bank. It is frequently empty.

{Caption: Tobikichi Usahara (28). Physical education college graduate. Uramichi’s kohai. Plays Usao. He’s always broke and his idea of “saving” is putting money in a piggy bank}

(Kohai: A term used for a student or colleague who is younger than you)

Usahara: Come on, tell me…blaeurgh!

Kumatani: Hey, uh, waiter? Can we get a couple hot sakes?

Narrator: Mitsuo Kumatani, 28 years old. Graduated from the same college as Usahara and Uramichi. He’s actually quite observant, but he isn’t the type to put his perceptiveness to use. He wears the bear suit.

{Caption: Mitsuo Kumatani (28). Physical education college graduate. Uramichi’s kohai. Plays Kumao. The type who doesn’t make use of his broader views}

Kumatani: And a couple sake cups, please. 

Usahara: If I was funny, I’d get all the girls.

Uramichi: He needs some water.

Kumatani: Bring us a big glass of water too, please. 

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Usahara: Snooorrreeee…

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

{Text on sign: Together with Maman}

Utano: Thanks for joining us today! 

(Children: Oh! Hehehe, wow!)

Iketeru: We’ll see you kids next time, so take care until then!

(Children: Hehehe! Woah! Bye!) 

Utano: We hope you had fun! If you enjoy the show, then keep tuning in!

(Children: Goodbye, goodbye! Woah! Woah woah woah! Let’s do it!)

Iketeru: Bye bye!

(Children: Hehe!)

Utano: Bye bye!

(Children: Hehe!) 

Child: Bye bye!

Cue card guy: Okay, cut! Great stuff, guys! Another good hustle!

(Children: Bye! No way! Hahaha!)

Iketeru, Utano: Euehm…

Narrator: Iketeru Daga, 27 years old. A singer oniisan. He used to act in musical theater and is a very talented singer with a strong, deep, and objectively beautiful voice.

{Caption: Iketeru Daga (27). He’s a singer oniisan. He used to be a musical actor and is a very talented singer with a strong, deep, and pretty voice}

(Oniisan: Big brother → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Narrator: He has the looks of a blueblood and the mind of a pig. He loves crass, dirty jokes, and he’s incapable of reading a room or catching a hint. 

Iketeru: Huah…so, what time is it?

Utano: Is that just a bracelet to you? 

Narrator: He also has a difficult time with analog clocks.

Utano: Ouh…

Narrator: Utano Tadano, 32 years old. A singer oneesan. She graduated from a prestigious music school and then proceeded to fail, first as a pop idol, then as a singer of traditional enka ballads, and finally as a nightclub jazz singer. Now she’s here. 

{Caption: Utano Tadano (32). She’s a singer oneesan. Her unique experience after graduating from a famous music college includes being a pop star, an enka singer, a jazz singer, and now a singer oneesan}

(Oneesan: Big sister → Japanese. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated females whom they’re close with)

{Text on screen: Just got married}

Utano: Ohuahgrr…

Narrator: Incidentally, she’s now been living with her unsuccessful comedian boyfriend for over five years.

Utano: I gotta get married. You hear me?

Iketeru: Huh? ‘Fraid not. Had something on my mind.

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Cue card guy: And…cut! Such a good hustle! Take yourself a break while we set up for the next session!

Uramichi: Sure!

(Cue card guy: ‘Kay?)

Usahara: Seriously, Uramichi is so---gueh! Ehueh…hueh! 

Uramichi’s thoughts: Suspicious and rude as he’s acting right now…I just don’t have the energy to deal with him. This is heartbreaking. I must be nearing my end. 

Usahara: Nothing? 

Kumatani: I’m even more scared now.

{Text on sign: Green Room for Uramichi Omota-sama}

(Sama: An honorific used to denote someone of higher status. Usually used to refer to customers or divine entities)

Uramichi’s thoughts: As best I can tell…it’s when you stop fighting that you start getting old. I don’t mean that literally. It’s more a question of spirit than aggression. Struggle, hardship, and competition help people grow…even when we eat dirt. When that rabbit locked eyes with me then jerked away, I knew what was going on. He was about to start bitching about me. First, he wanted to make sure I wasn’t around, but I was around. He thought, “Oh shit, he’s literally right there!” and panicked. I’m used to that kind of treatment by now…so it’s not that upsetting. What I do find upsetting…is how long it took for me to react at all. It feels like the things that happen to me and my emotional response to those things…have somehow drifted out of sync. I still feel the seed of rage…but it’s been buried by indifference.  

Iketeru: How’s it going, Uramichi?

Uramichi: Pretty good, Iketeru! Please knock next time. Now, what brings you here? 

Iketeru: The physicist Richard Feynman. You know him?

Uramichi: Euh…well, yeah! I’ve heard of him. He studied tiny particles of light or whatever, right?

Iketeru: Ehmhmhm! Right. So I only just found out about him a little while ago, hmhm, and I laughed so hard I could barely breathe! Hmhm, ‘ca---cause his nickname, it, ehehe…it would be Dick! Ehehehehehe! Dick Feynman! Ehahahahaha!

Cue card guy: Oh, hey! If you guys are ready, we should head on back.

(Iketeru: Hahahaha! Ehehehehe!)

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Uramichi: You know Dick Shiner?

Iketeru: Ehmhmhmhm, wait, wait!

Uramichi: Dick Lord?

Iketeru: Nehahahaha! 

Cue card guy: Hm? Is something wrong?

(Iketeru: Ehehehehe!)

Iketeru: No, I’m okay! Hehehe!

Uramichi: Dick Hardwood.

Iketeru: Wahahahaha! Please, you gotta stop!

Cue card guy: Huah…

Iketeru: We’re about to shoot, hehe!

Uramichi: Dick Seaman. 

Iketeru: Ehehehe! Seaman! Oh no, ehehehehe!

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Iketeru: Uramichi-oniisan!

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

{Text on sign: Together with Maman}

Cue card guy: Okay! Let’s get back to it, people!

Utano: Oh, hey there, kids! Konnichiwa!

(Konnichiwa!: Hello! → Japanese)

Uramichi: Are you ready to create some art with us?

Utano: Iketeru-oniisan is gonna join us soon. He just needs some time to get it together.  

Boy #5: Is Iketeru-oniisan not together right now?

(Onii-san: An honorific used to refer to your older brother. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated males whom they’re close with)

Uramichi: Nope, not even a little! In fact, he’s on the verge of collapse! Huem…learning moment, kids. If you don’t make time for breaks when you’re at work, you’ll end up burning out. That’s when exhaustion gobbles up your brain cells!  

Boy #5: Should we warn Iketeru?

Uramichi: It’s too late for him.

Girl #8: That is so sad!

Uramichi: Let’s move along. Utano-oneesan, do you wanna draw anything in particular today?

(Onee-san: An honorific used to refer to your older sister. It can also be used by children to refer to older unrelated females whom they’re close with)

Utano: Since you asked, yeah! I was thinking we could draw our friends today! You wouldn’t mind going first, would you? Just draw one of your pals and introduce them to the class! 

Uramichi: You wanna meet my friend?

Children: YEAH! Woooowww! Ahehehe!

Uramichi: Done! 

Utano: What is this? Hold on, I---I can’t…what? Why? Just why? 

Uramichi: Let me explain. Technically, it’s hard to say if we’re friends, but I do know this little birdman pretty well! He haunts my dreams! 

(Children: Woaahhh…)

Uramichi: So kawaii!

(Kawaii!: Cute! → Japanese)

Utano: Are you okay?

Uramichi: If I slip up and admit that I’m not, it’ll jump to take advantage of my weakness. There’s no trace of pity in those eyes. 

Utano: Maybe you should go take a break too.

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Utano: Uramichi-oniisan?

{Caption: Uramichi-oniisan}

Cue card guy: Okay, cut! We’re gonna call it a wrap for the day, alright? Great hustle, team!

Usahara: I mean, like, seriously, what’s Uramichi’s deal?

Uramichi: Hm? 

Usahara: He doesn’t have a single hobby aside from weight training, right? One of these days, I’m gonna sit him down for a talk. Hehehehe! I’ll let him know that the reason those muscles don’t get him laid is ‘cause he acts like a mopey killjoyyyyyyy…

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Narrator: In that moment, indifference WAS BURIED IN RAGE! 

Usahara: NEHAUAAAAAAH!

[diorbabe66]

Since everyone loved this ask of mine,

Let’s do more, it also exercises our imagination, I think everyone should come up with more and more ideas, the more the better!!

Also I think every blog should do a post on this, I mean don’t we all love SP vaunts, SATS scenes?😩

1) (inspired from 💥) He watches your favorite movie for the first time with you, but you got a li’l bored and tired so you slept on his shoulder and he like a perfect gentle man that he is, lifts you up in his arms and takes you to bed, cover your up with blanket and kisses your forehead and looks at you like you’re the best thing that ever happened to him in his whole life and he’s extremely happy to marry you and share his life with you, who’s a literal goddess.

2) He loves these little desserts/food from a place that’s way across the town, he mentions it once or twice to you and he totally forgets about it later, but you remember, and you go there by yourself and buy him that dessert, take it to home and show him. He’s so fucking happy and hugs you so tights and thanks you for acknowledging it. He loves you so much more right now, he cries like a baby. (Sometimes he should be spoiled with love too, love is give and take and should be equal according to me!)

3) You’re at a club and you look hot, 🥵 and everyone’s staring at you. He observes that and gets a bit possessive and puts a hand on you, and guards you from strangers all around by becoming a human shield between you and the world.

4) You wake up late cuz you were worked late the other night, when you wake up and think there’s no time for breakfast, you see him coming into the bedroom with a breakfast in bed table and feeds you.

5) You’re on your flight to honeymoon, it’s business class, and he’s sitting right beside you. You’re staring down the window (cuz clouds are amazing okkk) when you turn around, you see him staring at your beauty, you smile at him, kiss the back of his palm, it has a ring on it. And it literally says that HE IS YOURS. Then you look at yours, blush a little and lean on his shoulder to sleep

6) You go for a walk, you see that your shoes are untied, he sees that too, and kneels down to tie them up. (Princess feels omg🥺) HE IS THE GENTLEMAN Y’all!

7) You’re in the car on a long drive and you both are singing your favorite song out loud and having the best times of your life.

8) It’s your birthday, he takes your on a date to a private spot in the beach where he arranged a cute candle light dinner with your favorite movie on the projector and ocean waves in the background!

Everybody unleash the imagination in you and come up with more stuff! It’s time for butterflies!😩💗💗

I LOVE THESE SO MUCH OMG AND THE FACT THAT MY SP WOULD DO EVERY SINGLE ONE OMG AND YESS EVERYONE LETS UNLEASH OUR IMAGINATIONS TODAY AHH I LOVE THESE SM 🥺

[enhypia]

HS ; couples

couples answers questions with the choice of drinking instead of answering

pairings: lee heeseung x gn!reader

genre: fluff, angst if you squint really hard

words: roughly 1.4k

masterlist ⸺ series masterlist

~guides and warnings~

italics - reader speaking

bold - heeseung speaking

[enclosed] - interviewer speaking

italicized bold - both reader and heeseung speaking

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

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

warning: contains and mentions of !!! drinking, swearing

i don't promote underage drinking, save your livers

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hi! i'm (y/n)

hello, my name is heeseung!

and we're together

we're couples!

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

yes

we are

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

let's go, i can't wait to drink

so you won't be answering the questions?

i mean, it's free alcohol

*hee shakes his head in disbelief

[how long have you been together?]

we actually just had our 3rd anniversary last week

so 3 years now <33

[how did you two meet?]

pffft- *(y/n) laughs

can we just choose pass

shot!

*hee offers the shot glass to (y/n) and both take a shot, laughing after

we're drinking this early on damn

we met through a mutual friend

i was brought as a wingman

i think you can guess how it went

[but how did you guys become a couple?]

we got closer after meeting and i think it was obvious to the both of us that we were interested in each other

yeah but it still took a lot in me to ask you out

he stuttered the first time he asked me on a date

did i?

*(y/n) laughs at the memory

you went "hey, so uh you wa-"

*hee cuts (y/n) off by squishing their cheeks

we don't need a reminder

*(y/n) swats his hand away

but it was cute, don't worry

*(y/n) pats his head making heeseung smile

[okay, how about we officially start the game now?]

*both nod and played rock paper and scissors to determine who gets to ask first, (y/n) wins

*(y/n) reads the card and chuckles

[was it love at first sight?]

it wasn't

like i said, i was supposed to be a wingman so in my head, they were already off limits

i don't believe in love at first sight so *(y/n) shrugs

[do you have/did you have doubts with us being together?]

goddamn *(y/n) drinks

*heeseung is wide-eyed

no honey, not like that, i will answer, it's just that i need the alcohol boost

*the shock goes away

i was about to shed tears not gonna lie

*(y/n) rolls their eyes

when i agreed to becoming heeseung's significant others, i had no doubts, i knew what i felt was true and i knew his was too. the doubts were mainly on myself?? like "what if he just wakes and he doesn't love me anymore" but everyday heeseung proves to me that that will never happen

*(y/n) smiles at heeseung

*heeseung looks away trying to hide the smile and blush appearing on his face and he takes a shot refusing to meet (y/n)'s eyes

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

[if i become a zombie and had to eat people to survive, would you stick by side?]

heeseung gets scared easily i don't think he will

but if it's you...

*(y/n) raises an eyebrow

wait let me think about this more clearly

see! *(y/n) laughs

*heeseung continues to think

omg just say no!

but it's you !!!

i know it's me but baby we both know you'll run the other way once i start to eat people

...... you still love me right?

yes heeseung, i still love you

*hee :D

okay! next question!

*he picks up a card and laughs

oh i like this one.

[would you date any of my friends?]

*(y/n)'s mouth drops in shock

*(y/n) ultimately decides to play with heeseung

i mean.. *(y/n) reaches for a shot

*the grin on his face disappears

yah!

*(y/n) bursts into giggles and takes a shot

yah~ !!

[would YOU date any of my friends?]

*hee's eyes narrows and takes a shot for revenge

*both laugh at their antics

the answer is no guys, i love his friends but they're pretty much like annoying siblings

sorry (y/n)'s friends, (y/n) is the only one for me

but i'm pretty sure someone who used to be in my circle would jump at the chance

really ?? who ??

*(y/n) gives the look

AH! -

*scene cuts as he says a name

moving on.

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

[do you wish i offered to pay for more dates?]

MAN I WISH I COULD PAY MORE ON DATES

i like paying for our dates, but arguing with them is hard

yeah there was one time we spent 10 minutes bickering about who will pay, so we just made an agreement

we take turns per month, like for this month i'm the one paying for all the dates, then on the next month (y/n) will be paying

but everytime it's his month, he always tries to go out a lot, and when it's my month he opts to stay in

hehe

hEHE ??

*heeseung picks up a card and reads the question intently

*he is in deep thought

what is it?

[will you agree to an open relationship?]

ohhh

open relationship is when it's okay if you see other people right?

yup and i don't think i'd agree to it. you?

me as well

sorry im selfish, heeseung is mine, i do not share ;)

*heeseung laughs

yeah, sorry it's not for me, i don't think i can stomach seeing another one hold (y/n) , find your own

*(y/n) raises glasses to cheers and both take a shot

[it's okay not to drink if you answer]

yeah we know

but it's free alcohol

and drinking makes it more fun

*they hi-five

okay! next question,

[if i had to move away for many years, would you wait for me?]

yes.

wow no hesitations

yes i would wait for you

*(y/n) :O

yes

okay we get it

*they laugh

but i will, you're worth waiting for

your patience says otherwise

are you doubting my ability to wait?

do you hear yourself when you're playing?

that's with games, you're not a game, you're not something i play

*(y/n) blushes making heeseung laugh

shut up okay i get it

i also do not actually trust my patience

SEE ?!

*heeseung bursts out laughing

so instead of waiting i'd probably just go to them and/or visit them a lot

or just move in with me

*(y/n) avoids heeseung's stare

is this still related to the question or the present

huh? *(y/n) acts clueless

WAIT-

*camera cut

*we see both of them sporting a blush with big smiles on their face, and the alcohol evidently lessened

[freestyle! ask any question you want]

wah, i don't know what to ask

*he is thinking, everybody shut up

just keep it simple

no i want it to be hard

i can just actually follow the rules and drink instead of answering

*hee pouts

no you won't

*(y/n) :P

okay!

[did you like ... when we first met?]

oh the 'friend'?

yeah

*(y/n) drinks

*heeseung :O

*(y/n) xD

no heeseung, i did not like them, i really just saw them as a friend

ohh ouch sorry buddy

*they share a laugh

oh it's the last one

[question for both: what does loving each other feel like?]

awww that's a cute one, i'll go first

loving heeseung feels like the comfort your favorite songs bring you. it feels like the excitement you get whenever your favorite show releases a new episode. it's the deep sigh in content you release whenever you smell your favorite scent. it's just, loving him feels like everything your favorites make you feel.

*heeseung is not tearing up, definitely not, that's just sweat, he is also 100% not blushing, it's just hot

*he takes a shot and (y/n) laughs at his antics

now how am i supposed to beat that?!

let me be more romantic gosh

respectfully, no.

*both laugh

okay uhh, loving (y/n) feels like riding a rollercoaster. from all the emotions while waiting in line to exiting the ride. loving them is like the feeling of hitting a high note you previously couldn't. it's winning multiple prizes at the arcade. loving (y/n) is like the softness of a sunrise and the absolute wonder in staring at a night sky.

*(y/n) takes a shot not even bothering to hide their blush

why are we so cheesy and poetic when we're intoxicated damn

*heeseung laughs and agrees

forgive us if we're cringey

not our fault you're single

heeseung! :O

*he stays unapologetic

and that's it!

thank you for having us~

bye~

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bonus: youtube comments

masterlist ⸺ series masterlist

a/n: sorry this took so long, i caught up with everything i missed in my classes, i'll try to update the series more frequently. i will also be posting timestamps later since it's been days since i last posted. i hope you also like this one!! jay's will be posted next, please look forward to it <33

[sashi-ya]

Living with the Pirates of Heart ~Day 11: Go Law, You Can Do It!

Hi babies! So, I know I haven't updated this series in a while, but today is my bd and so I was inspired to tell you another part of this cute story... ♥~

A/N: Reader's still not Law's gf. But soon she will be ♥

WC: 1367

Day 1; Day 2; Day 3; Day 4; Day 5; Day 6 ; Day 7; Day 8; Day 9; Day 10; Day 11

Tag list: @rivvd-art ; @yuumic ; @donna-wants-to-be-an-alien; @simpforroses ♥

So, I have already told about adventures lived by Law and Reader being already a couple, or when they were nothing more than nakamas and even how Law proposed to her. But… How did they become a couple in the first place?

Well, you see…

It’s (Name)’s birthday, and of course the whole crew including Law knew. Law, as shy as always, stayed in his office for as long as he could. The memories of the day when he was turned into a baby and woke up -naked- over his crush still haunt him...

He asked her to please let him stay like that, and she told him to do so. But things turned in a different direction than what he had expected… The whole crew came running to (Name)’s room. Law, covered by a thin sheet, the only one that Bepo left when he ran away, felt in heaven spell bound by his lover's scent. Until everybody shouted, excited, “CAPTAIN! you are an adult again!”... In a minute Law shambled himself out of your room. You, astonished, were left alone by your nakamas the very moment they realized what they had interrupted.

“I should calm myself down… I’ve been avoiding (Name)-ya for some days… It’s just not ok. It’s her birthday today… I should give her something special” Law repeats himself, spinning from side to side on his chair. He takes several attempts but on the tenth he finally stands up. Walking straight to the door, like a true man, convinced he could go and wish his crush a happy birthday, he stops right at the exit.

“Fuck. I need a plan”

Law, who loves to think about every step he will take to do certain tasks, begins massaging his earlobe. He plays with one of his golden earrings, burning his head into thinking what’s a good present for you. He doesn’t want to go and buy a simple thing on a random island, no. Law never does gifts, but (Name) was certainly special.

But the true reason behind his fear was no other than the fact that they never got to speak about that -close- situation a few nights ago.

“Captain!” Bepo knocks on his door. He freezes for a second until realizes it’s just his brother. “Come in, Bepo”. The polar bear enters and stands still. “Captain! You look miserable! It’s Name’s birthday, aren’t you coming? She's gonna blow the candles in a minute. I know you don’t like cake, but you know… for her” Bepo tells him, looking at the ground, probably a little disappointed from Law’s actions. The captain notices right away, and realizes he is being not only selfish, but also a little coward. Law softly pushes Bepo to the door, and after taking his hat off, he leaves the room.

In the kitchen, (Name) is sitting on Law’s usual spot so she could be in the very middle. Around her, his nakamas waiting for him to arrive so they could sing “Happy Birthday” to her.

Law and (Name)’s sights crossed, and a subtle smile drew on her face. He was there, too. The most important person was there for her. Law quickly breaks eye contact; he looks straight to the table where a little plate with two onigiris were specially reserved for him. (Name)-ya always remembers small details about me.

The surgeon's heart beats a little too strong. Could it be? Is she…? Is she in love with me too?...

Once the birthday chant was over, and (Name) took just a single second to make her wishes before he could blow the candles, it was time for the hugs…

Bepo, garchuu’ed her. Penguin and Shachi attacked her with lots of tickles. Everybody hugs and congrats her. And it’s time for Law to do it. She stays on her seat, she doesn’t want to make him uncomfortable, yet she wants a hug, so much. And he does too.

But shyness and Law’s trembling limbs only allowed him to place a tattooed hand over her shoulder. A soft, low whisper “H-happy birthday, (Name)-ya”. The disappointment in her eyes at such a cold salute, broke Law’s heart… but after all, it was all his fault.

The party goes by for at least two hours more, the sun begins to hide and the orangey tones of its set stop filtering through the several hatches of the Polar Tang. Law couldn’t think about anything else during the whole party… What am I gonna give her? Should I tell her?. His earlobe turned red from the times he played with his earrings while thinking.

Penguin, who has been noticing Law’s weird conduct, tells him to follow him to the control room. Law, relieved his friend tried to save him from the social interaction, follows him right away.

“Are you dumb?” Pen asks his captain, hitting the table in the middle of the control room. Law, surprised by a sudden burst of insubordination -yet, realizing it was his brother, not his nakama who was talking to him- asks “WHY?”.

“Why? I thought you had any brains in there!” Pen, annoyed, keeps attacking him. “Penguin, why the fuck are you treating me like this?”. His friend, frowning, walks up to him pointing his index finger to him.

“If you don’t man up, I swear I’m gonna make her fall in love with me, Law!”

Law gasps, and instead of getting mad he stands still looking at his brother. Glossy eyes, trembling lips. “What am I supposed to do, Pen? You know I have absolutely no clue… What if she leaves me?”.

“You know her more than any of us, it’s as simple as it is. Just go and tell her. Not everyone you love will leave you, Law. No one ever did. Your family didn’t leave you, Cora either. They were and will always be here with you even if you can’t see them. We won’t leave you, she from every person in this submarine won’t leave you. Go.Tell.Her”.

And that’s exactly what Law needed to hear, and so that was how he ended up knocking at her door…

“(Name)-ya, can we talk for a second?...”

She jolts, a shiver running through her spine. (Name) stands up from bed, Ikkaku on her side only giggled. She knew… “Law has finally grown a pair of balls, (Name)” she says, while you walk to the door, limbs weak.

“Would you… come with me… outside?” he stutters. She takes a breath and nods. The walking through the metallic halls of the submarine seems eternal. Law climbs the ladder first and stretches his arm to help her climb too. The soft interlocking of fingers as he pulls her out, feels electric.

A starry night, a storm approaching from the east over the grand line. A bright moon, silver shine bathing them. The sea around the Polar Tang, making the docked ship softly rock.

“(Name)-ya… take a seat” he says, pointing to a little sheet spread over the deck. She, still not speaking, obeyed the orders of her captain. He sits next to her, his tattooed arms hugging his knees. Perhaps it was Law’s unconscious attempt of wanting to hide.

He takes a little time to speak, until some words get out of his mouth… “I’m sorry…”. grey eyes reflecting the moon, as he fixes his eyes towards the celestial body. She looks at him, amazed by the beautiful way the silver shine mixes with his steel irises. “For what, Law?”.

“For taking so much time”

He suddenly snatches her face in between his inked hands, and without any warning places his lips over hers…

A kiss that lasted as much as their lips could endure, and even more. Red skin around their mouths. Something that took so much time, worth it every single second of it. Even some tears fall from their eyes.

The surgeon and her lover take air when their lips parted, pressing their foreheads together to enjoy each other’s warm sight. Soft smiles, pure love in between them.

Law takes his hands to his earlobes. In a second the first golden hoop was off his ear and as gentle as he could be, he put it on her ear.

“Happy Birthday… I love you…♥”

[suchalonelysunflower]

“Mine. Yours. Ours” (l.h)

Pairing: Luke Hemmings X Reader

Summary: You and Luke decided to keep your relationship a secret. But what happens when he accidentally let it slip?

Warnings: The reader uses she/her pronouns, sorry if I make anyone uncomfortable with that, it was not my intention. Besides that None! Pure fluff and maybe some mistakes (English is not my first language, I’m sorry, I’m trying and I will get better)

Word Count: 1.8 K

Author’s note: My first Luke piece just in time for his birthday! I struggled to find inspiration for this, but it came out of nowhere and I’m really happy with the result, hope you like it too 💕 Remember that all comments, reblogs and feedback are welcome! I will love to hear your thoughts on this! And you can find my other fics HERE. Thank you so so much, happy Luke Day! 🦋

“Good luck today, bub 😊💕”

Luke must’ve read that message time and time again in a matter of minutes, making it hard for him to erase that cheerful grin out of his face as he quickly typed a cute response. He was glad that his band mates were too busy in their own little world to notice and tease him about it.

But if he was being honest, he didn’t mind at all. In fact, everything his mates said about him was true: he was an idiot in love and he wasn’t afraid to show it, at least with them he wasn’t.

You both came to an agreement to keep your relationship a secret for the time being. Knowing how the media worked, Luke didn’t want to expose you to that so soon but, even though you said you were okay with it, he couldn’t help but feel a little guilty and insecure. He notices the way you would frown when you had to pull away from each other in public, making it seem like you’re just friends or when you couldn’t hold his hand or kiss him in the middle of the street. If he could, he would show you off to the entire universe, shouting from the top of his lungs how happy and in love he was with you.

But he was scared, he didn’t want to lose you if all of it became too much for you, however, he knew that maybe one day you’ll get tired of all the secrecy and leave. He couldn’t blame you either way, but he’ll be devastated without you.

Scanning the text over and over again, Luke’s butterflies quickly became insecurities. He felt his stomach drop at the thought of not being with you and an urge to hold you as close as he could, just to make sure you’d still be there.

“Mate?” Ashton called for his attention.

Luke lifted his head and noticed that he was the only one left in the van. Shoving his phone on his back pocket, he ducked his way out of the car and onto the parking lot of the radio station, ready to face yet another day of countless interviews and promos.

One of the producers of the program was already waiting for them, escorting the band around the building and giving a few pointers to take into account. Luke wasn’t really paying attention to her, in his head he was still curled up in bed next to you, cuddling until one of you caved into their need of a morning coffee. He left today with the image of you peacefully sleeping under a mess of tangled sheets, wanting nothing more than to stay next to you a little longer.

“Hey guys!” The host said, snapping Luke out of his happy thoughts “We just cut to break so you’re on for the next bit. Nothing too crazy, just a few questions and a little game if you’re up for it”

“Sounds good” muttered the boys as they sat around the table adjusting their mics and headphones.

“Hey. You good, man?” Ashton whispered to Luke “You seem to be drifting into elevator mode again”

The blond man nodded “Just got my head somewhere else” but before his friend could ask where exactly, the classic gingle of the station resonated in their headphones, letting them know that the interview was about to start.

“Welcome back everybody!” The cheerful voice of the host filled the room “I’m here with the biggest band no one's ever heard of, the Australians who took on the world by storm in 2012 and haven’t stopped since, selling record after record and stealing the hearts of everyone around them. Everyone give up for 5 Seconds of Summer!” The crew around the booth clapped and cheered “Welcome, guys. Thank you for being here”

“Thank you for having us” Luke answered.

“Great! I wanted to talk about…”

It was always the same. One or two questions about their personal life, more questions regarding the album or the single, what are the plans for the tour, what city are you most excited to visit.. the boys knew it all and they knew how to handle it, always bringing the same charisma and easiness to it as they do in their everyday life.

The host was very fun as well, bringing up a few laughs and inside jokes among the four Australians, making it much easier for Luke to relax and enjoy the moment and for his mind not to drift constantly to you.

“Okay, now before you guys go. How about we play a game?” The host announced, pleased with the agreeing sounds of the band “We are going to go around the table and I’m going to give each of you a few prompts and sentences that you would have to answer as fast as you can, no more than 3 seconds. That sounds right? Okay, who wants to go first?”

“I can go first” offered Michael from across the table.

“Okay Michael, you have 3 seconds on the clock. Ready? And,,, The thing I could never live without is…”

“Internet”

“The person who I would call to hide a dead body would be…”

“Moose” he said, earning fits of laughter across the room “What? I wouldn’t trust these guys to hide a body! At least Moose can dig!”

The game went on like that for a few minutes. Each answer more crazy than the last, making everyone laugh and tease each other afterwards.

Then it was Luke’s turn, being the last one on the table he had all eyes on him.

“I’m kinda nervous” he laugh into the mic.

“Don’t be, it’s just a game! Now, ready Luke?” The frontman nodded “My guilty pleasure is…”

“Love Island” he answered, trying to hold a giggle as he heard his band mates laugh “What? You’ve seen it too!”

“Didn’t we all at some point? Okay, I want to do a collab with…”

“Yungblud, definitely”

“The person who makes me the happiest is…”

“Y/N”

His eyes winded as soon as your name left his lips. He looked around and saw with panic in his stare as the laugh of his mates died down, each of them slowly realizing what the blond man just said, creating a silence that covered the room like a cloak.

A million emotions ran through his head in the matter of an instant. Cursing himself for letting it slide so easily, throwing away all the effort you put into keeping it a secret without even realizing it until it was too late. But at the same time, he felt an overwhelming sense of freedom and happiness, like he could finally let go of that baggage, leaving it behind forever.

“Y/N?” Asked the host who quickly catches up “Is that..”

“That’s my girl” Luke said as he took a breath “The person who makes me the happiest man on earth for sure”

“Well this is news for everybody!”

“Well yes, we wanted to keep it on the downlow for a while but, she’s the love of my life, mate. Couldn’t keep it any longer”

Luke smiled at the thought of you, not even trying to hide it. The secret was out, and he was fine with it, happy even! Happy that he could call you his in front of everyone. His eyes skimmed around the room and he was relieved to see smiles plastered onto his friends’ faces.

“It was about damn time” Calum said. Making everyone laugh again.

When the interviews and promos finally ended it was late into the evening and Luke went straight home. He would be lying if he said that he wasn’t a little bit scared of how you might take the news. He was a lot scared. What if you didn’t want this? Would you leave him? What if it became too much for you to handle?

A million questions ran through his head as he opened the door. But he felt all of his fears went away as he heard the music coming out of the kitchen.

You were listening to Taylor Swift whilst making dinner for the two of you, singing softly along the music and not really noticing Luke leaning against the kitchen frame. He watch with soft eyes as you swing and dance to the beat, audibly sighing as he took you in, falling in love once again, just like every night.

It wasn’t until you both heard Petunia’s little bark that you broke out of the spell. You turned around to see Luke kneeling down to give his little doggy a kiss and pat her head.

“Hey baby!” You greeted him as you turned the stove off “Dinner will be ready in a few I just need-“

“I talked about you today”

You froze. He what?!

“You- you what?”

Turning to face him. You saw his tall figure walking towards you with a smile drawn into his face. Once he was fully in front of you, Luke wrapped his arms around your waist, softly looking into your eyes for any sign of discomfort or hatred.

“They asked who makes me the happiest person in the world,” he lifted his hand to caress your cheek “and I couldn’t think of anyone else that wasn’t you, because there isn’t one. So I said your name”

You felt your eyes start to water, your smile growing as the feeling of butterflies filled your stomach “So that means…?”

“The secret is out. No more hiding, love. The world needs to know that you’re mine and I’m yours”

Happiness came over you as you lifted your arms and brought them behind Luke’s neck, pulling him closer until your lips met. Melting in his gentle touch, you opened your mouth to deepen the kiss, feeling as if a thousand sparks covered your bodies. Muttering “I love you’s” and sweet nothings into every kiss, allowing him to be yours and you to be his.

Luke pressed his forehead to yours, kissing the tip of your nose as you softly giggled. “I love you” he said, looking into your eyes “I love you and I’m so glad I can tell the world that I’m in love with you, Y/N”

“No more secrets, Luke.” You sighed as his lips traveled down your neck “Though, I have to admit that sneaking out was fun while it lasted”

“Hmm, naughty girl” he muttered against your sweet spot. Making you quietly moan under his touch.

“God. I love you”

He brought his lips to yours once more, smiling into it as he heard the familiar tune of your favorite song play through the speaker.

Luke took a step back, adopting a straightened pose as he bowed in front of you, offering you his hand “Dance with me, love?”

You giggled as you took his hand and placed the other one in his shoulder, letting him put his hand on your lower back and guide you through the living room in a dance that was so enchanting it felt like a movie. You laid your head on his chest as he swayed you around the house, feeling his heartbeat close.

All of your fears and doubts, they all went away. You both knew that, as long as you have each other, everything will be fine.

[rigmarolling]

Historical Holiday Traditions We Really Need To Bring Back

Here comes Santa Claus, and also a bunch of annual holiday Things we do to ensure he commits a truly boggling act of breaking and entering and leaves goods underneath the large plant in the living room.

Because I’ve always got a hankerin’ for the days of yore, here are some historical holiday traditions we really need to bring back:

1. Everything that happened on Saturnalia

Saturnalia was the ancient Roman winter festival held on December 25th--which is why we celebrate Christmas on that day and not on the day historians speculate Jesus was actually born, which was probably in the spring. 

Saturnalia was bonkers. As the name suggests, it celebrated the god Saturn, who represented wealth and liberty and generally having a great time.

Above: Their party is way cooler than yours could ever hope to be.

During Saturnalia, masters would serve their slaves, because it was the one day during the year when everybody agreed that freedom for all is great, actually, let’s just do that. Everyone wore a coned hat called the pilleus to denote that they were all bros and equal, and also to disguise the fact that they hadn’t brushed their hair after partying hard all week, probably.

Gambling was allowed on Saturnalia, so all of Rome basically turned into ancient Vegas, complete with Caesar’s Palace, except with the actual Caesar and his palace because he was, you know. Alive. 

The most famous part (besides getting drunk off your rocker) was gift-giving--usually gag gifts. Historians have records of people giving each other some truly impressive white elephant gifts for Saturnalia, including: a parrot, balls, toothpicks, a pig, one single sausage, spoons, and deliberately awful books of poetry. 

Above: Me, except all the time.

Partygoers also crowned a King of Saturnalia, which was a predecessor to the King of Fools popular in medieval festivals. The king was basically the head idiot who delivered absurd commands to everyone there, like, “Sing naked!” or “run around screaming for an hour,” or “slap your butt cheeks real hard in front of your crush; DO IT, Brutus.”

Oh, wait. Everyone was already doing all that. Hell yes.

(Quick clarification: early celebrations of Saturnalia did feature human sacrifice, so let’s just leave that bit out and instead wear the pointy hats and sing naked, okay? Io Saturnalia, everybody.)

2. Leaving out treats for Sleipnir in the hopes of avoiding Odin’s complete disregard for your property

The whole “leave out cookies and milk for Santa” thing comes from a much older tradition of trying to appease old guys with white beards. In Norse mythology, Odin, who was sort of the head god but preferred to be on a perpetual road trip instead, took an annual nighttime ride through the winter sky called the Wild Hunt. 

Above: The holidays, now with 300% more heavy metal.

Variations of the Wild Hunt story exist in a bunch of European folklore--in Odin’s case, he usually brought along a bunch of supernatural buddies, like spirits and other gods and Valkyries and ghost dogs, who, the Vikings said, you could hear howling and barking as the group approached (GOOD DOGGOS).

That was the thing, though; you never actually saw Odin’s hunt--you only heard it. And hearing it did not spark the same sense of childish glee you felt when you thought you heard Santa’s sleigh bells approaching as a kid--instead, the Vikings said, you should be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

Because Odin could be kind of a dick.

Odin was also known as the Allfather, and like any father, he hated asking for directions. GPS who? I’m the Allfather, I’m riding the same way I always ride.

And that was pretty much it: “I took this road last year and I’m taking it again this year.”

“But,” someone would pipe up from the back, “there are houses on the road now--we’re gonna run right into them. We could just take a different path; there’s actually a detour off the--”

“Nope,” Odin would say. “They know the rules. My road, my hunt, my rules. We’re going this way.”

So if you were unlucky enough to have built your house along one of Odin’s favorite road trip sky-ways, he wouldn’t just plow right past you.

He would burn your entire house down--and your family along with it.

Kids playing in the yard? Torch ‘em; they should have known better. Grandma knitting while she waits for her gingerbread Einherjar to finish baking? Sucks to be her; my road, my rules, my beard, I’m the Allfather, bitch.

Above: Santa, but so much worse.

To be fair to Odin, he could be a cool guy sometimes. He just turned into any dad when he was on a road trip and wanted to MAKE GOOD TIME, DAMN IT, I AM NOT STOPPING; YOU SHOULD HAVE PEED BEFORE WE LEFT.

To ensure they didn’t incur Odin’s road trip wrath, the Vikings had a few ways of smoothing things over with Dad.

They would leave Odin offerings on the road, like pieces of steel (??? okay ???) or bread for his dogs, or food for his giant, eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, because the only true way to a man’s heart is through his pet. 

People would generally leave veggies and oats and other horse-y things out for Sleipnir, whose eight legs made him the fastest flying horse in the world and also made him the only horse to ever win Asgard’s coveted tap dancing championship. 

(Side note: EIGHT legs...EIGHT tiny reindeer...eh? Eh? See how we got here? Thanks, nightmare horse!)

Above: An excellent prancer AND dancer. 

And if Odin was feeling particularly charitable and not in the mood for horrific acts of arson, children would also leave their shoes out for him--it was said that he’d put gifts in your boots to ring in a happy new year.

If all that didn’t work and the Vikings heard the hunt approaching, they would resort to throwing themselves on the ground and covering their heads while the massive party sped above them like a giant Halloween rager. 

So this holiday season, leave your boots out for Odin and some carrots out for his giant spider horse or you and your entire family will die in a fiery inferno, the end.

3. Yule Logs

Speaking of Scandinavia, another Northern European winter solstice tradition was the yule log. Today, if you google “yule log,” something like this will pop up:

...which isn’t an actual log, but is instead log-shaped food that you shove into your mouth along with 500 other cakes at the same time because it’s CHRISTMAS, and I’m having ME TIME; so WHAT if I ate the whole jar of Nutella by myself, alone, in the dark at 3 am?

But that log cake is actually inspired by actual logs of yore that Celtic, Germanic, and Scandinavian peoples decorated with fragrant plants like holly, ivy, pinecones, and other Stuff That Smells Nice before tossing the log into the fire.

This served a few purposes: 

It smelled nice, and Bath and Body Works scented candles hadn’t been invented yet.

It had religious and/or spiritual significance as a way to mark the winter solstice.

It was a symbolic way of ringing in the new year and kicking out the old.

Common belief held that the ashes of a yule log could ward off lightning strikes and bad energy.

Winter cold. Fire warm.

Everybody loves to watch things burn. (See: Odin.)

The yule log cakes we eat today got their start in 19th century Paris, when bakers thought it was a cute idea to resurrect an ancient pagan tradition in the form of a delicious dessert, and boy, howdy, were they right.

In any case, I’m 100% down with eating a chocolate yule log while burning an actual yule log in my backyard because everybody loves to watch things burn; winter cold, fire warm; and hnnnngggg pine tree smell hnnnnggg.

(Quick note:  The word “yule” is  the name of a traditional pagan winter festival, still celebrated culturally or religiously in modern pagan practice. It’s also another name for Odin. He had a bunch of other names, one of the most well-known being jólfaðr, which is Old Norse for “Yule father.” If you would like to royally piss him off, or if you are Loki, feel free to call him “Yule Daddy.”)

4. Upside down Christmas trees

I just found out that apparently, upside down Christmas trees are a hot new trend with HGTV types this year, so I guess this is one historical trend we did bring back, meaning it doesn’t really belong on this list, but I’m gonna talk about it, anyway.

Side note: Oh, my god, that BANNISTER. I NEED.

Historians aren’t actually sure where the inverted Christmas tree thing came from, but we know people were bringing home trees and then hanging them upside down in the living room as early as the 7th century. We have a couple theories as to why people turned trees on their heads:

Logistically, it’s way easier to hang a giant pine tree from your rafters upside down by its trunk and roots. You just hoist that baby up there, wind some rope around the rafter and the trunk, and boom. Start decorating.

A Christian tradition says that one day in the 7th century, a Benedictine monk named Saint Boniface stumbled across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. So, instead of minding his own damn business, he cut the tree down and replaced it with a fir tree. While the pagans were like, “Dude, what the hell?” Boniface used the triangular shape of the fir tree to explain the concept of the holy trinity to the pagans. Some versions have him planting it right-side up, others having him displaying a fir tree upside down. Either way, it’s still a triangle that’s a solid but ultimately very rude way of explaining God. Word’s still out on whether anyone was converted or just rightly pissed off that this random guy strolled into their place of worship, chopped down their sacred tree, and plopped HIS tree down instead. Please do not do that this holiday season.

Eastern Europeans lay claim to the upside-down tree phenomenon with a tradition called podłazniczek in Poland--people hung the tree from the ceiling and decorated it with fruits and nuts and seeds and ribbons and other festive doodads. 

(God, who lives in these houses? Look at that. That’s like a swanky version of Gaston’s hunting lodge. Where do I get one? Which enchanted castle do I have to stumble into to chill out in a Christmas living room like that?)

Today, at least in the West, upside-down trees are making a comeback because...I don’t know. Chip and Joanna Gaines said so. 

Some folks say it’s a surefire way to keep your cats from clawing their way through the tree and then puking up fir needles for weeks afterward, which checks out for me.

5. Incredibly weird Victorian Christmas cards

So back in the 19th century, the Christmas card industry was really getting fired up. Victorians loved their mail, let me tell you. They loved sending it. They loved getting it. They loved writing it. They loved opening it. They loved those sexy wax seals you use to keep all that sweet, sweet mail inside that sizzling envelope. (Those things are incredibly sexy. Have you ever made a wax seal? Oh, man, it’s hot.)

The problem, though, was that while the Victorians arguably helped standardize many of the holiday traditions we know and love today (Christmas trees, caroling, Dickens everything, spending too much money, etc.) back in 1800-whenever, a lot of that Christmas symbolism was, um...still under construction. No one had really agreed on which visual holiday cues worked and which...didn’t.

Meaning everyone just kind of made up their own holiday symbols. Which resulted in monstrous aberrations like this card:

What the hell is that? A beet? Is that a beet? Or a turnip? Why is it...oh, God, why does it have a man’s head? Why does the man beet have insect claws? 

What is it that he’s holding? A cookie? Cardboard? A terra cotta planter?

And then there’s this one:

“A Merry Christmas to you,” it says, while depicting a brutal frog murder/mugging. 

What are you trying to tell me? Are you threatening me with this card? Is that it? Is this a threat? How the hell am I supposed to interpret this? “Merry Christmas, hide your money or you’re dead, you stupid bitch.”

Also, why is the dead frog naked? Did the other frog steal his clothes after the murder? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?

Victorian holiday cards also doubled as early absurdist Internet memes, apparently, because how else do I explain this?

Is this some sort of tiny animal Santa? A mouse riding a lobster? Like, the mouse, I get. Mice are fine. Disney built an empire on a mouse. And look, he’s got a little list of things he’s presumably going to bring you: Peace, joy, health, happiness. (In French. Oh, wait, is that that Patton Oswalt rat?)

But a LOBSTER? What’s with the lobster? It’s basically a sea scorpion. Why in the name of all that is good and holy would you saddle up a LOBSTER? I hate it. I hate it so, so much. Just scurrying around the floor with more legs than are strictly necessary, smelling like the seafood section of Smith’s, snapping its giant claws.

This whole card is a health inspector’s worst nightmare. It really is.

I gotta say, though, I am a fan of this one:

Presumably, that polar bear is going in for a hug because nothing stamps out a polar bear’s innate desire to rip your face from your skull than candy canes and Coke and Christmas spirit.

This next one is actually fantastic, but for all the wrong reasons:

I know everyone overuses “same” these days but geez, LOOK at that kid. I can HEAR it. SAME.

If you’ve ever been in a shopping mall stuffed with kids, nothing sums it up better than this card. This is like the perverse version of those Anne Geddes portraits that were everywhere in the late 90s. “Make wee Jacob sit in the tea pot; everyone will--Jacob, STOP, look at Mommy; I said LOOK. AT. MOMMY--everyone will love it.”

Actually, you know what? Every other Christmas card is cancelled. This is the only card we will be using from now on. This is it. 

Wait, no. We can also use this one:

Merry Christmas. Here’s a fuckin’...just a dead fuckin’ bird.

[genshin-obsessed]

of course your writing can compare, pocket! Writing is subjective. There is no fact to writing. If there’s words on the page, and they make somebody feel something, that’s all that matters. And you have thousands of followers, so clearly, you’re making lots of “somebody”s feel lots of “something”s. Don’t feel discouraged. Everybody needs something different. For somebody, or lots of “somebody”s, your writing will be exactly what they need.

on that note, don’t feel pressured to write something for me if you don’t feel inspired. I want you to write something because you enjoy it. If that means writing for me, tahts all good. But that was something I wanted to point out.

and if you really don’t mind me going into my day a little bit more… the truth is I feel worthless and lonely today. I’ve been trying hard to make friends. But it’s difficult. I don’t really know what to expect. What I should be looking for. Trust and affection builds, and as you connect more with another person, they place more emphasis on you in their life. I have noboyd who does that for me except for myself. When I see that others don’t have to do that in all honesty, it makes me feel… worthless. Especially when I see them go towards those people instead of me and I can feel the dramatic dissonance between how I value them and how they value me. It’s unrealistic and unhealthy to expect things to go from one to a hundred, I know. But it still manages to hurt. I wish I was someone’s priority. And of course, this all comes from previous trauma. But these more minor situations always evoke it. But in any case. I need to go do homework, or else I wont get enough sleep.

-🐗boar anon

Adding ss in here for anyone who sees the middle ask you sent where you mentioned you were unsure about whether I could post this or not since I rarely post in order of asks received <3

So for the first part, thank you for such kind words, they mean a lot but no worries! I wasn’t being all that serious anyway! I was just joking but it was true to some extent. I think your writing is beautiful and I’m not sure whether that earlier ask was a joke or not, but you should 100% try writing if that’s something you like. You’re very good at it! And if you’re already a writer then I wish you well on your journey!! I’m sure you’ll have tons of followers soon SO DONT YOU BE FORGETTING ME WHEN YOURE FAMOUS >:0

And don’t worry, I do respond with my little drabble when I feel like it. Recently, the requests I have arent sparking any inspiration so I opt to do these instead! But don’t worry, I’m not ever pushing myself to respond when I do. I just wanted to but that time I couldn’t. No biggie ^w^

Now, for the second part, I’ll be more serious.

I want to preface the mess below by saying, I won’t tell you wanting friends is a waste of time. A lot of people make it seem like if you want friends you’re just looking for validation or something- no. That’s not true. Having people to connect with doesn’t mean we’re living life the wrong way or looking for the wrong things. It’s literally what we’re supposed to do as humans. Connect & interact, so what you’re reading below WILL NOT say what you want is bad, a waste of time, the wrong way to handle life, etc.

I understand. All of that, actually because I went through that as well. Friends are easy to come by, but to have that genuine friend- that best friend- those relationships are so hard to build. They’re sometimes very sensitive too, where they break super easily but take years to build up. That’s terrifying and a lot of people dont want to go through it. It makes sense, why spend years on a relationship when one stupid moment could ruin it all?

But you’re not alone, because I’ve been through similar situations. Most of my life was spent without friends. School was never a good place for friends for me. It’s one of the reasons I despise school with a passion. There was never even a social life there for me. I’m not sure what setting you’re in (whether it be school or a workplace) but regardless, feeling lonely is very possible.

When you’re younger and want friends, you’ll notice a lot of adults tell you friends don’t matter- especially high school friends bc “you won’t even know them when you’re in college”. Sure, they say that as a way to make you feel better but it doesn’t help. Because even for those four years, you don’t want to be alone.

Your feelings are valid and I really, really understand them. There were so many days in school where I was alone/watched friends interact and it hurt. It hurt on some stupid level that I realized wasn’t good for me.

Wanting a friend is normal. Wanting to be alone is normal. It doesn’t make you worthless- and I really want you to understand that. You may feel that way, but at least know it’s not true. There are those super crappy days where you realize just how alone you are. And those days hurt the worst. It’s like a kick when you’re already down.

For some people, they want to have friendships/long lasting relationships but can’t build them properly due to previous troubles (i.e past trauma) and those situations can be worse. Because you feel somewhat responsible for your current situation. Kind of like “maybe if this wasn’t a thing, I would have ___”.

I could probably have a laundry list of times where I realized I really was just so alone. But it’s not something I wanna get into, publicly on my blog. But even now, I don’t have any irl friends. The “city” I lived in for the last two years was all due to my ex. I moved BACK there to be with him and I didn’t like anyone there. I’ve moved back to where my college is and so now I have a chance but I don’t connect well with people either.

I don’t mean to make this about me, it’s more of me trying to show you that you’re not alone. Especially with something like this. All my friends today are online. And it does feel a little unfair, what’s special about me online that people haven’t seen in person, you know? It’s just something we kinda have to push through sometimes, even though it seems impossible or we have those days where realization just hits.

Potential friends can be anywhere, though!

I’m not sure if it’s any consolation but I’m your friend. You may be an anon for me but you’re an anon friend. And for now, we’re not super close and that’s completely fine! One day, you might feel confident enough to reveal yourself and we might get closer. Or maybe someone else online! Maybe you’ll find someone who’ll be besties with you for like ever. I mean, you never know, ten years down the line we could be having brunch at a cute little cafe talking about what our conversation today.

[enhypia]

JY ; almost lovers

almost lovers answers questions with the choice of drinking instead of answering

pairings: sim jaeyun x gn!reader

genre: fluff, angst if you squint

words: roughly 1.4k

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~guides and warnings~

italics - reader speaking

bold - jake speaking

[enclosed] - interviewer speaking

italicized bold - both reader and jake speaking

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

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

warning: contains and mentions of !!! drinking and swearing

i don't promote underage drinking, save your livers

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hello~ my name is jake!

and i'm (y/n)

and we're almost lovers

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

yes we were

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

yup!

i'll be drinking regardless if i answer or not btw

why?

it's free alcohol

[how long have you guys known each other?]

since middle school ??

yup, so like 6 or 7 years ?

[wouldn't you be childhood friends then?]

oh no, jake and i weren't friends

*jake laughs and (y/n) grins

we really weren't, we were just somehow always put in the same classes

classmates, that's literally just what we were

ah i got it, we just knew of each other's existence

yup that

*both laugh

[how did you guys became almost lovers then?]

oh it's the classic project partners thing

we became seatmates, and like for that whole school year almost every teacher assigned seatmates as partners

it's like they all collectively agreed to it

yeah so we just eventually got close and ,,,

chaos ?

chaos.

*both giggle because jake's giggle is contagious

[why didn't you guys get together?]

we were both cowards and dumb with feelings

and jake had to move back to australia

and i had to move back to australia

[so if jake didn't move, you guys could've been together?]

,,,, i honestly do not know

yeah same

jake was the popular dream guy, i wasn't even dating him back then but so many rumors spread

i'm sorry about that really

don't worry, it wasn't your fault

*you pat him on the head making him smile widely

[how about we start the q&a between you guys?]

yeah, let's go~

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

okay! first question

*jake picks up a card and laughs in disbelief

why?

[do you still find me attractive?]

*(y/n) bursts out laughing

i don't know if i should be offended that you're laughing or what

no, because it's ridiculous!

whY?

jake i literally compliment and hype you up whenever we meet

*jake blushes

so yes i still do find you attractive because you ARE attractive.

*(y/n) smiles teasingly

*jake rolls his eyes

*(y/n) picks up a card

oh wow

[did you see ever yourself loving me?]

*jake takes a shot

you know that just makes you sus

it's not like you don't know the answer?!!

that's the point! i do know so you could've just answered instead of drinking

shut up *jake grumbles

*you take a shot to make him feel better

the answer is yes btw, i did see myself loving them

*(y/n) almost chokes

*jake laughs

it's different hearing it out loud

*jake g i g g l e s

just read the next question

[do you think it's my fault that we didn't become a couple?]

pffft-

i mean

yeah yeah, but for me i'm blaming australia

sure buddy.

*jake :O

but no i don't think it was your fault, like we said a while ago, even if you didn't move, we were still dumb with feelings and we probably would've prioritized our future than a relationship. it wasn't the right time i guess??

*jake nods in agreement

[sorry, was it ever clarified between you guys that you had feelings for each other?]

oh yeah! we knew about it

yeah bUT AFTER I CAME BACK FROM AUSTRALIA ???

*(y/n) laughs

we met up when he came back and i just went "oh did you know i liked you back then?" and then jake just -

*(y/n) can't finish the sentence because (y/n) remembers the scene perfectly and is laughing hard

*jake groans

thAT! he groaned like that and basically slammed his head on the table.

yeah and you gaped like a fish after i told you i liked you back then too!

*jake :P

*(y/n) :O

i did not

yes you did! you went *jake imitates a gaping fish

yah! *(y/n) hits jake's arm lightly

*both laugh

*(y/n) reads the card and takes a shot after

why are you drinking? i'm the one answering

i know, i just needed that shot to prepare myself

[do you still have feelings for me?]

*jake turns red and reaches for a shot

moving on-

i'm answering

*(y/n) error404 please restart

*both cannot look each other in the eye

i don't know honestly? i still am kind of dumb with feelings but the reason why i say i don't know is because i'm trying to make sure that what i'm feeling for (y/n) is real?? like i actually do like them and not with the feeling ??

*(y/n) nods understanding what he meant

because wouldn't that be unfair to (y/n) ? saying you have feelings for them when you aren't really sure? i don't want that, i don't want to hurt (y/n) in any way or form

*(y/n) downs a shot and covers their face in embarrassment

why~ ?

*(y/n) narrows their eyes at jake and just hands him the card to read

*jake laughs

okay let's go,

[do you still think about what could've been?]

goddammit

*(y/n) takes a shot

*jake is basically just laughing at everything at this point, but that's okay he's cute when he laughs

yes, i do. i think what plagued me the most were 'what if?' questions. when i see my friends getting into relationships or hearing them talk about someone they've been seeing. i would often ask like "what if we just had confessed earlier?" "what if you never moved?" "what if we actually got together?" things like that

but i think my hardest 'what if' was "what if we just tried?"

*please put jake in rice he is not working

*he raises his glass to do a cheers

here's to painful confusion !

and dumb feelings~

*both take a shot

[question for both: do you regret that you guys didn't get together?]

honestly, no? i feel like if we did, we would be two completely different people right now?

yeah, i like who i am and who you are right now, so i don't think i regret it either.

and we were shit at romantic feelings

we aren't kidding, we really were

i feel bad for everyone who had to witness that phase in our lives

rip

*both laugh

[freestyle! ask any question you want]

hmm,,

don't think too much

no <3

*(y/n) rolls their eyes

okay, okay, i have one

this better be good sim.

[you said a while ago that it wasn't the right time for us before. how about now? do you think we're finally at the right time?]

.........

*(y/n) is speechless

*(y/n) downs a shot

jake don't ask me out on television

*jake bursts out laughing

i don't know jake, you tell me, you're the one confused with feelings.

... .. ... .

*(y/n) realizes what they said

*jake literally 👁👄👁

,,,, what?

*(y/n) clears their throat

huh?

nu uh, what did you just say ??

i haven't said anything yet?? are you okay?

*(y/n) looks at the crew around them that were covering their mouths preventing laughs and squeals

you definitely said something that meant you have feelings for me!

i did not! you need to get your ears checked

*(y/n) is blushing and is avoiding jake's intense look

[that's one way to end, huh?]

oh yay! we're done, good job everybody!

*(y/n) is hurrying to escape like a pokemon

*jake is still dumbfounded, poor guy

[is he okay?]

don't worry about him, he's rebooting

*jake glares adorably at (y/n)

we are talking after this

sorry i have plans, i need to water my dog

*(y/n) teases jake making him facepalm

[i think i smell another feature, but maybe as couples next time?]

*both blushes at the statement

that's all up to jake, director :D

*jake :O

honey, close your mouth, you'll catch flies

*jake wakes up at the term of endearment and his blush deepens

yah~ !

*(y/n) grins widely and waves to the camera

bye~

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bonus: youtube comments (peep last one)

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a/n: AAAA ENHA CB !! the enhypen dimension opens owo <3 anyways, i made jake's lighter since i couldn't make it angsty, he's too precious, i must protect him. also, my jake timestamp (oh worm?) received a lot of love, thank you !!! i hope you like this one as well~ sunoo's will be uploaded next !! please look forward to it <33

[sunshine-jack]

Hi Hi!!! I’m Cilla 👀✨to totally copy you I also identify as a Dean-coded Cas!girl haha!

I’ve been obsessed with adding to My fic rec !

I had coffee and cookies for breakfast ! ✨

If you have a fav fic or one you’ve recently read I’d love to hear about it !

Have a lovely day!!!!

Hi Cilla!!! 

I have had 3 cups of tea today and they were all decaf candy cane green tea!

I’m sorry I didn’t respond earlier, I had to run errands and do homework before I could sit and go through my AO3 history to pull out my faves!

(I’m gonna put them all under the cut because I think this might get a little lengthy, oops)

HOOOOOOO boy where to start. I have consumed so many fics recently. It’s pretty much all I did during December.

I’ll start off by saying I really enjoy human!Cas and AUs in general, specifically college ones right now (sue me, I’m in year 6 of undergrad)

I organized these from shortest to longest:

How to Say I Love You With Socks -> Adorable. Pure fluff. All about cute socks.

The IKEA Curse -> If you read any of these, read this one! Very cute!

One White Lie -> Also fluffier. Makes me laugh and cringe simultaneously.

There's Only One Sure Thing That I Know -> Hilarious concept. Very domestic and cute.

Everybody Needs the Light -> I read this one the other day and loved it so much!! Pre-canon Deancas meeting.

And This, Your Living Kiss -> AKA the “Poet Fic”. Incredible. So well done. Made me cry even, and got me to start writing my own poetry!

A Complete Kingdom -> This one is BONKERS. Absolutely incredible read, but READ THE TAG WARNINGS. I read it all in one sitting with a bottle of wine and then was so unsettled by the end I had to watch comfort spn episodes to feel whole again. So good I started describing it to friends who don���t watch spn.

alone together -> Quarantine fic! Very cute, lots of Deancas dumbassery. Will make you look up and say “Oh I get it, they’re both just idiots.” 

300cc -> A college AU inspired by the Poet Fic. Gets a little spicy. Very fun, lots of dumbassery, and they use a lot of spn characters really well! 

Yellow -> AU where Cas is in witness protection for ratting out his mob family. Very fun read, and Dean is a raging bisexual in this one.

Still Breathing -> High School AU where Cas is in the foster system and gets placed with the Singers! I really like the slow reveal of the backstory in this one. Read the content warnings beforehand! (Also I know I follow this person on here but I can’t remember their blog right now so I’ll tag it later??)

Four Letter Word For Intercourse -> I mean, come on. Of course this one is on the list! VERY spicy. I don’t particularly love smut, but this storyline is SO GOOD. Also one that I described to friends who don’t watch spn, because it’s amazing.

And there you go! Sorry it got so long, but those are the main ones from my recent history that I really enjoyed! I would love it if you wanted to send me any recommendations of your own!!

[nooneactuallyasked]

Diner Gal - Reggie x Reader Part 8

Requested: It’s a series, there are no requests here!

Word count: 2,560

Warnings: Cursing

Summary: Julie and the Phantoms ( + Flynn ) go to a musical diner/café/restaurant for inspiration and hopefully a future gig but they end up meeting a very special waitress.

Note: This one is really long- the next part will be out tomorrow so be ready for that! Enjoy!

Edit: I FORGOT THE TAGLIST I’M SO SORRYYYYY!!!!!!

Part 1 here   Part 2 here   Part 3 here

Part 4 here   Part 5 here   Part 6 here

Part 6.5 here   Part 7 here

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“Hey, Diner Gal.”

Y/N smiled at the floor before turning around to face her surprise visitor, “How’s it hanging, Leather Boy?”  She probably wouldn’t admit it out loud but Reggie’s random visits were probably the main reason why Y/N had been arriving at work extra early and leaving extra late. “Alright, Julie is kinda freaking out and getting Flynn to help her pick an outfit and then Flynn freaks out and gets Julie to help her decide on a theme for the marketing stuff. You?” Y/N shrugged, “The usual.”

“So, what can I do you for?” Reggie looked down, a red flush covering his cheeks and the tips of his ears, “Well, I kinda wanted to just hang out because Julie and Luke are “writing some songs” but we all know it’s just a date and Alex is with Willie and I’m willing to bet my left sock that they’re on a date too and I didn’t wanna be alone so I thought that you’re really nice so I came here.” A smile danced on Y/N’s lips and her gaze softened, he was too sweet and just hearing his voice made her cheeks heat up slightly. Reggie’s eyes widened and he met her gaze, a horrified expression painting his face, “Unless you’re busy, sorry, I’ll- I’ll just go-“

“Woah, Reg, chill out. I’ve just got to plan out the way we’re gonna decorate the room on Friday. Plus, I like having you around, it makes my job a lot less boring.” Y/N smiled before grabbing a black notebook an opening it to a new page, she scribbled down a title so she’d remember what it was for before bullet pointing her ideas. “You know, I just realised, how much work do you do? I mean, you’re around the same age as us, you have a job and you basically co-manage this place whilst also working here as an entertainer. Do you even go to school?”

Y/N chuckled and turned to face him, “This is a part-time job but I do usually sneak in extra hours just to help out Cal, he can’t do everything by himself and there isn’t anyone else to help him, plus he’s a family friend and basically my uncle at this point. As for school, I do online school which I pay for with this job, and it all comes full circle.” Reggie frowned, “Still, it sounds like a lot. You should come to Julie’s sometime during practice and just hang out. No folders, no notes, no work, just hanging out and having a good time! And  promise me you’ll start taking it easy”

“Alright, Leather Boy, I promise and maybe I’ll take you up on that someday. But for now, just focus on your gig that’s coming up in two days, not including today of course. Speaking of, do you mind helping me out with this, I get the impression you have a lot of ideas locked up in that brain of yours.” Reggie looked at her in surprise, “You really want my help? I mean, you could ask anyone for help, why me?” Y/N stared at Reggie, her brows furrowing as a  worried expression crossed her face, “Why wouldn’t I? Reggie you’re amazing and I wouldn’t want anyone else to help me.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

---

“Finish up these papers for me, I’m going out.”

“Cal, I’m already doing more than I should, I have to finish off an essay and send it in before lunch. You haven’t even started your time listings for today yet.” Y/N blew at a piece of hair that kept falling into her eyes and glared up at Cal.

“I said finish them, I’m going out.” Cal slammed the papers onto her desk and walked out of the office. “Cal, what the fuck!” Y/N stood up, her chair slamming into the wall behind her as she ran after him, papers in hand, “Where the hell are you going?” “Out.”

Cal shot her a cold glare that made her freeze in place before walking out. Y/N groaned in frustration, throwing the papers to the floor, “Shit, fuck, kill me.” Sighing, she knelt on the floor and gathered the papers back up. “Fucking asshole, but he might have something important to do and he’s just stressed about it. Calm down, Y/N.” She kept muttering reassurance to herself so as not to lose her temper once again.

Y/N glanced down at the paper, it was her schedule for the note giving out extravaganza. Oh fuckerooney, she was meant to do that now and she was already late. Y/N ran into the office and stuffed all the notes into a bag which she slung onto her shoulder before sprinting out into the street and making her way to her first stop: Firecracker’s house.

---

“Y/N? You look like you ran all the way here…don’t tell me, you did, didn’t you.”

“Perhaps.”

Julie rolled her eyes despite the grin growing on her face, “You’re an idiot, you know that, right? And your face is really red.” Y/N gasped dramatically, bringing her hands to her cheeks in comical shock, “You don’t say?”

“Julie! Who’s at the door? Tell them to go away, we need to practice!” Both girls stared at each other for a second in slight shock before bursting into laughter, Y/N cleared her throat before turning to Julie, “You might want to cover your ears.” Julie raised a brow but complied as Y/N took a deep breath, “Oi, dunderheads! I thought you wanted your notes but I guess not!” Silence followed and it everything in her to not burst out laughing or snort. “And go…” Julie furrowed her eyebrows and the snickered at the sounds of scraping and scrambling that came from inside the garage.

“No! Please, give us the cheat sheet so we can win!”

“Not a cheat sheet and it’s not a competition but yes, please ignore him! We need your help!”

“Wait there’s a cheat sheet? No one said anything about a test!”

“Okay, boys, chill out and let her breath before she joins you in the afterlife.” Y/N sent Julie a grateful smile before setting the notes down on the coffee table and quickly stepping back as the boys (specifically Luke) dived for them. “So, as per mandatory instructions I need to explain the notes and help you use them to your advantage but I also took on all of Cal’s work until the weekend alongside my own so I hope you don’t mind me checking the finance’s, writing setlists and my essay and other work stuff. I promise you will still get the full explanation for each and every note!”

“You took on more? You already have so much, you promised that you’d take it easy!” Y/N rubbed her knuckles, “I know but Cal walked out on me earlier and hasn’t been himself lately so I needed to pick up where he left off. Plus, all the other workers need a manager and so that’s what I’ll become.” Julie sighed, stroking her finger along the piano keys as she sat down, “As longs as you’re sure it’s okay.” Reggie furrowed his brow but picked up his bass and slung it over his shoulder nonetheless, his concern and probable disappointment made the nasty, sinking feeling of guilt weigh down on Y/N. She didn’t like letting people down but she needed to do this, for her family, for Cal, for herself.

“So let’s do this, you can read through it and then I’ll walk you through it all.”

.

.

.

“Oh! Julie, can you call Flynn? I’d like to see what she’s got before putting everything out there.” Julie frowned, “Are you sure, you’re already doing so much, I don’t wanna-“ “Julie, it’ll be fine just call her up, I’d rather get this done, it’s now or never.” Luke snorted, Alex rolled his eyes but smiled and Reggie choked causing Y/N to raise a brow before shrugging it off, she just needed to see this through and then maybe Cal would be okay again.

A small smile made its way onto her face when she saw Julie and Luke link pinkies behind the piano, she didn’t that was possible but they were cute so you didn’t particularly us. And hey, she got Luke’s nickname spot on, so there’s also that.

“Okay, if you’re sure then I’m sure Flynn will be delighted.” Y/N grinned, “Sweetness, let me know when she’ll get here so I can prepare a space the printer in our office back at the diner.” Reggie furrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head, kinda like a confused puppy, “How do you prepare it? Are you leaving already?” Y/N chuckled and shook her head, “No, the printer is wireless and connects to all of the staff’s phones and laptops. Since I only have my phone on me I’ll be using that.”

“Ohhhh! That makes sense!”

“Yeah, Willie said something like that when we went sightseeing and we say printings being put out without anyone nearby.”

“That’s stupid, just draw them or something, what if the wireless breaks?”

“You’re talking loud for someone with bad handwriting.”

---

“Hey everybody, your favourite manager has arrived!”

“Thanks for coming, Flynn. Y/N is just setting up the wireless connection back to her office, have you got a copy of the flyer or something?” Flynn grinned, “You know I do, and can I just say that I really appreciate me and my talents and you should too. You’re welcome.” Julie chuckled and led Flynn over to Y/N who looked up at them with a smile. “Hey, Flynn, it’s really great to see you again. Sorry about the short notice.” Y/N picked at the tips of her nails, a bashful smile making its way onto her face, “No problem, since Julie ditched me for her invisible boyfriend and his band geek friends I haven’t had much chance to hang around, now you’re my excuse.” Julie rolled her eyes as Flynn stuck her tongue out in her direction.

Y/N chuckled and put her phone down beside her, “Well, I’m glad to be of service. So, may I see your masterpiece?” Flynn grinned and pulled her phone out of a pocket, “I thought you’d never ask.”

---

“Thanks so much, Flynn. Your flyer’s amazing, we might have to hire you properly.” Y/N winked, a bright smile on her face, “Really? I mean, these guys really need my talents but if I find some time away I might drop by.” The two girls laughed and then a thought popped into Y/N’s head. She rummaged through her bag and brought out her notebook; she ripped out a page and wrote her number onto it. “Here, Julie already has pretty much all of my contact info but I just remembered you don’t, so here’s my number.” Flynn smiled, “Thanks, I’ll put it in my phone when I get home.”

“Y/N! Do your job and help us now!” She rolled her eyes and stood up, “Once again, thanks.” Flynn sent her finger guns in return. She walked over to where the ‘band geeks’ were congregated around the piano.

“Okay, so it says ‘Remember to interact with audience members’ and ‘Move around when possible’. What does that mean?” Y/N smiled and leant against the piano, “The first one is simple, Cal really liked how you guys react with each other but since we are a performing diner the audience want to be included as well, so interact with them, send them smiles, wave at specific people, pick people out of the crows, that sort of stuff.” She shifted her body to a more comfortable position, “As for moving around, again, we’re a performing diner, everyone will have a mic pack, since you can pick up, hold and wear physical things I’m gonna assume you can wear mic packs too. I don’t know how your amps work though so just move as much as possible, Julie if you can do the most moving around that would be great, we’ll have some performers dancing and working around you but you guys are our main attraction when you’re performing. Just do what you can to the best of your ability, that's all we ask.”

“Well, I’m sure we can do that, right, boys?”

“Obviously, have you not heard us rehearse this week? We’re going blow everyone’s socks off!”

“I have a feeling anything could go badly though, what if the mic packs don’t work or one of us doesn’t appear when we start playing, or- “

“Alex, chill out, this isn’t a second hotdog, and if it is we’ll eat it so it knows who’s boss!”

“Uh, Reggie, that’s how we died, I’m pretty sure the hotdog won.”

“Huh, yeah, that checks out.”

Julie and Y/N caught each other’s eyes and burst out laughing, “Can you guys stop having your little ghostie jokes, I’m trying to boast that I’m well on my way to being a famous manager to the She-Devil herself!”

“Well, now I’ve fulfilled my part of this mission I have to head off to my next mission, Agent Y/N is officially signing out.” Julie smiles and Flynn walks up, “It was great to have you on this mission, we wish you luck in your next. Stay safe Agent, we hope to see you again.” The three girls saluted each other before snickering while the boys stared at them in confusion. Y/N walked over to her bag and slung it over her shoulder, “I’ll see you guys later.” She pushed open the garage doors, waving goodbye one last time before walking out.

Y/N started walking down the path before a loud smashing sound caught her by surprise, “Wait!” A weird sensation spread over her hand, it was warm but cold and it made her skin tingle before she felt pressure replace the weird feeling and fingers curl around her hand. “How can I help you?” Y/N turned around, plastering her customer service smile onto her face.

“Leather Boy?”

She turned to see Reggie standing there completely frozen, holding onto her hand as though it were a lifeline. “Reggie? You okay?” Reggie shook his head slightly and smiled before looking down, a sheepish expression crossing his face, “Can I hug you? Please?” Y/N’s softened and smiled brightly, “Of course, Reg. Come here.” She reached up and looped her arms around his neck as he buried his face into her shoulder, “I don’t get many hugs, the guys don’t like them and I feel like it would be weird to ask Julie.”

“Well, you can hug me anytime…that sounds really weird.” Y/N chuckles as Reggie gazes at her in admiration, “So what did scream at me and- break a plant pot for?” Y/N peers behind Reggie and finds the origin of the smashing sound. “Uh, well I was going to just say goodbye but since we’re here would you mind if I came by the diner later?” Y/N smirked, “Can’t get enough of me?” Reggie grew flustered and turned his gaze to the floor, “Well- I like looking at the food but you being there is definitely a positive.” Y/N blinked, now it was her turn to be flustered, she didn’t expect him to just come out and say something like that.

“Right, yes, well, I’ll see you there then. Um, bye.”

“Yeah, yeah, goodbye.”

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Wednesday Spotlight #30 - November 18th, 2020

What’s new? Well, we have a cookbook and a special boost

Seeing as I grossly missed a boost on the weekend and it’s in regards to tomorrow - November 19th, here’s a little addition to today’s spotlight (and it happens to coincide with the release of the cookbook which is not a coincidence ;) )

November 19th is also the Feast of Aziraphale:

Direct twitter link

Good Omens Fanzines open for orders/pre-orders:

The Nice and Not Very Accurate Cookbook - pre-orders open on November 18th

A whole cookbook with cute illustrations and little comments by our etheral and occult beings. A lot of cute recipes, inspired by Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, wrapped in a book with little notes and doodles, and of course full fledged illustrations. 

The digital version will be completly free for everybody who wants it, donations will be appreaciated tho. Preoder for a printed version will also open that day, for about 15$ (+shipping) for a hardcover version (to cover printing costs).

To the World - Pre-orders open! (close December 7th)

Treat yourself for a new and better year

Preorders begin November 7th and will close December 7th

(Proceeds will go to the Navajo Nation Covid Relief Fund )

Socially Distant Activity Book 

The ebook contains: 

9 recipes for Good Omens themed desserts 

3 cross-stitch patterns 

5 puzzles

4 coloring sheets (so far) 

In total, 21 activities you can do on your own or with a small group of friends over video chat 

The donation window to get this ebook begins November 14th

Link above is for the information about this book, please check the main tumblr for information closer to the date.

LAST CHANCE Unleash the Chaos (print and digital available) open until Nov. 23rd

Pre-orders for Unleash the Chaos, a Good Omens zine centered around Crowley’s hi-vis jacket, aka the ‘Fuck Shit Up’ jacket, are now open!!

We have both a SFW physical zine and digital NS//FW bonus zine (the NS//FW zine is only available in a digital format), as well as some brilliant merch!

Our Own Side: Coming out (Free e-zine in both SFW and NSFW editions)

Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Good Omens Fandom

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Note: Zine pre-orders have been moved from Saturday’s newsletter to Wednesday’s Spotlight post. Zine’s will be spotlight’ed until pre-orders/orders end date. Personal comics will get one spotlight for now - if more weeks go by without any new ones, I’ll re-boost some of the earlier ones.

If you have a fanbook/comic for sale or a fanzine up for pre-order, please PM me to let me know or email me at ineffableplanner (at) gmail.com. I may catch it on my own but better safe than sorry ;) - same goes for any events or zine signups you’d like boosted in the Saturday newsletter. Also a shout-out to those of you who ping me with links, both for events as well as comics and zines.

You can find older editions of the Wednesday spotlight by following the tag #Wednesday spotlight