#it’s trendy tv that’s being given a chance

[angieschiffahoi]

2016: “we can’t kill lesbian and gay characters anymore there’s a trope and all and people would hate us”

“let me think about it for a minute we’ll find a solution”

2020s: “i got it! we bury THE WHOLE SHOW”

“genius! But how?”

“low viewership!”

“even when we renew other content with the same engagement?”

“low continued engagement? low viewership in the long run? Idk we’ll figure an excuse everytime we cancel one”

“no harm in trying!”

[909hold]

What is Influencer Marketing?

Powerhouse promoting is presently a standard type of internet showcasing. It has been a trendy expression for some time now, and the established press routinely alludes to it. However, there are still individuals who don't actually comprehend what Influencer Marketing is about. To be sure, certain individuals run over the expression interestingly and immediately consider, "What is a force to be reckoned with promoting?"

The Powerhouse Showcasing Center is presently a laid-out site with many articles making sense of the complexities of force to be reckoned with promoting, alongside different kinds of web-based advertising. The first variant of this post was the principal article we composed for the site. We know, in any case, that there are still individuals who come here interestingly, thinking about what force to be reckoned with promoting. Thus, we have refreshed this article to zero in on the fundamentals of Influencer Marketing for 2023.

What Influencer Marketing looks like for 2023:

Influencer  Showcasing is a half and half of old and new promoting devices. It takes the possibility of superstar support and places it into a cutting-edge content-driven promoting effort. The principal differentiator on account of Influencer Marketing is that the consequences of the mission are joint efforts among brands and forces to be reckoned with.

In any case, Influencer Marketing doesn't simply include VIPs. All things considered, it spins around forces to be reckoned with, a large number of whom could never see themselves as popular in a disconnected setting.

In our article, What is a Powerhouse we characterized a force to be reckoned with as being somebody who has:

• the ability to influence the buying choices of others given their power, information, position, or relationship with their crowd

• a continuing in a particular specialty, with whom the person effectively locks in. The size of the accompanying relies upon the size of his/her subject of the specialty.

Quite possibly of the greatest misstep that customary media makes is an inability to see the distinction between famous people and online forces to be reckoned with.

It is likewise critical to understand that most powerhouses have methodically constructed a sharp and excited crowd. It isn't coincidental that these individuals follow powerhouses instead of a brand. The crowd couldn't care less about your image. They just consideration about the assessments of the powerhouses. Try not to attempt to foist rules and strategic approaches onto your powerhouses. The crowd is theirs, and they can essentially leave, taking their adherents with them.

What is Influencer Marketing?

Powerhouse promoting includes a brand teaming up with an online powerhouse to showcase one of its items or administrations. Some powerhouse showcasing joint efforts are less substantial than that - marks just work with powerhouses to further develop memorability.

An early illustration of powerhouse promoting involved YouTube superstar PewDiePie. He collaborated with the creators of a blood and gore movie set in the French sepulchers under Paris, making a progression of recordings in which he went through difficulties in the mausoleums. It was on-point content for PewDiePie's 111 million endorsers and got almost twofold the perspectives as the film's trailer. Everyone won.

That is a straightforward model. It's not difficult to envision a VIP cooperating with an organization to pitch an item — regardless of whether the pitch is a progression of 10-minute recordings rather than a 30-second TV promotion.

Yet, individuals wouldn't discuss force to be reckoned with showcasing — you wouldn't be at a site called the Powerhouse Promoting Center point finding out about it, either — on the off chance that it didn't have a lot more extensive arrangement of utilizations. Furthermore, the key is in that word, force to be reckoned with.

Forces to be reckoned with, in contrast to famous people, can be anyplace. They can be anybody. What makes them persuasive is their huge following on the web and virtual entertainment. A powerhouse can be a famous design picture taker on Instagram, a very much-read network safety blogger who tweets, or a regarded showcasing chief on LinkedIn. Inside any industry, there are powerful individuals — you simply need to track down them. Some will have many thousands (if not a large number of) adherents. In any case, many will appear to be more similar to standard individuals. They may just have 10,000 devotees, less at times. However, they will have gained notoriety for being specialists in their field. They are the first points of reference who give the responses to individuals' inquiries. Contingent upon their circle of skill, they are individuals who make the most captivating social posts on their expert subjects. They share the best pictures, make the most engaging recordings, and run the most useful internet-based conversations.

Influencer Marketing Statistics

• Influencer Marketing has developed to $16.4 billion by 2022.

• Organizations are making a $5.2 return for capital invested for each $1 spent on powerhouse showcasing.

• There has been a 465% increment in looks for the expression "powerhouse showcasing" on Google alone beginning around 2016.

• 90% of review respondents accept force to be reckoned with showcasing to be a compelling type of promoting.

• 67% of brands use Instagram for Influencer Marketing.

• 1360 Influencer Marketing -centered stages and offices entered the market over the most recent 5 years alone.

What works in Influencer Marketing

Cautiously consider your way to dealing with powerhouse promoting

• Be coordinated, set up a methodology, plan, and spending plan, and invest energy in research

• Settle on your way to deal with tracking down powerhouses - find them naturally, buy into a stage, or work through an office

• Be patient and be human - individuals conversing with individuals, not organizations conversing with organizations

Foster a timetable

• Does the force to be reckoned with favor month-to-month/quarterly/semiannual calls or pamphlets?

• Incorporate with your PR plan, item discharge plan, and so on.

• Send messages in the interest of key leaders. Plan itineraries for chiefs and organize eye-to-eye gatherings

[bitchbrisket]

About the appeal of slow living

A boomer and a generation X-er asked me recently why young people have no stamina for dusk til dawn raves like they were, can’t be bothered with sex and drugs anymore and that we’re too young to lose interest in sex. In my opinion, I told them, it’s about slow living. The younger generations have discovered slow living and have redefined it to fit modern life.

I remember on the train from Amsterdam to Paris a few years ago, I sat next to someone around my age or a bit younger who spent the time watching an episode of trashy TV on her iPad while knitting a jumper. She wasn’t even looking down to check the stitches. She knew what she was doing. This young woman is one of many who have discovered how slow living can enhance their lives. We are already working all the hours to make ends meet and like many older millennials, I can’t afford to live on my own and might never be able to. I think that elements of slow living give us control over our lives when everything feels too overwhelming. Baking bread and cake feels like indulgence these days. It gives us a chance to slow down and enjoy the moment.

Slow living isn’t just a cottage core fantasy, it can be a lifeline. People in their 20s and 30s are growing fruits, vegetables and herbs out of necessity and starting to rent plots in the allotment if they can. Clubbing is often being exchanged for a more sedate gathering that gets us home for an early night to be able to switch off sufficiently for a good night’s sleep that we need for work the next day. For me, fitting in an after work drink or dinner makes me feel productive enough when I go home to prepare for the next day, but not frantic, like I have too many things to do and I can’t get it done in time. Fast fashion is declining as people are expressing an interest in knitting, sewing, crocheting their own clothes, cuddly toys and homewares. Some people have even started carpentry courses so they can furnish their home the way they like it. Home made clothes are no longer cheap, they are far more expensive time and cost-wise than ready to wear but the satisfaction it gives to know that making something built to last to use as an everyday item, outweighs everything else. Librarian chic, granny style and androgynous looks are not just trendy, they are now established as everyday styles for the younger generation all over the world.

I think slow living also helps today’s younger generation with redefining sexuality and gender. Once you have a description for who you are and how you feel about your preferences, the first thing you want to do is talk about it with like-minded people. Talking and sharing experiences is such an intimacy. Speaking for women, our first proper experience of intimacy comes from our female friendships. that’s why we are so keen to keep hold of them. The younger generation know as well as anyone that friendships are the best kind of intimacy that will tend to last a lifetime. We insist on celebrating our friendships and prioritising them over disposable interaction and that to me, is clear proof of how slow living positively impacts our lives. More of us are willing to wait for a meaningful connection that doesn’t have to be about sex. Sex is becoming secondary as people realise that intimacy is so much more than that. Some people are waiting for their one and only, some people are waiting for their person for right now at that particular stage of their lives. People in their 20s and 30s are enjoying being single more than ever. And the range of sex toys available means that nobody has to miss out on orgasms, especially if someone has grown up shy about masturbating. I think it’s because adapting elements of slow living to our lives has given us a better sense of individuality, preference and purpose. The younger generation are redefining priorities and happiness and satisfaction more than ever and it looks different to how it used to be. It’s a mix of traditional and contemporary and may it continue.  

[princelouisau]

i hope you're feeling better bby :( but dw about it at all, i also have a headache and a nonfunctioning brain right now so this is going to be short 😭 i love not being able to trust my mental state at any given time !! i promise my next message will be better once the cold leaves my brain alone :(

i hope you're staying warm! i also love the cold weather and having hot drinks, but my room doesn't heat at night so i end up struggling with so many layers and at least 3 blankets. i really love christmas time, i don't really celebrate but me and my family still decorate and i love holiday vibes we just don't really,, do christmas?? but sometimes we do idk

qotd is inspired by louis' random hatred of trendy things so what is one popular/trendy thing you love and are totally on board with and one popular/trendy thing that u absolutely hate and no one agrees with you about??

hope you have an incredible day and your headache leaves you alone!

HSJS I FORGOT TO REPLY AGAIN i hope you’re feeling better too!! i’m definitely some sort of sick 😭😭 every message from you is a blessing so dw about the length of it or whatever!

omg this is a hard question because honestly i’m not super sure hmm

i can’t actually think of a popular thing that i really love, like any example of a popular thing i feel positive about just left my mind lmao but i’m generally very indifferent to most trends that come up! i used to be much more of a hater but now i’m just indifferent all the time shjdd

for something popular i hate, all i can really think of are really british things shskdj like when i was younger i was SUCH a hater of anything that was popular particularly amongst school friends like 1d? hate it. tv show everyone loves? ew. there’s a comedy show called the inbetweeners that every british teen used to call the absolute peak of comedy and i HATED it and still maintain that it’s incredibly unfunny

for some reason that’s all i can think about lmao i really was number one inbetweeners hater and i stand by that. i think america might have done a version of that show actually that completely flopped.

that was such a terrible answer i’m sorry, idk why every thought i’ve ever had just flies out of my brain whenever i’m asked something 🥲 but i do love questions because my one braincell needs a chance to get out and breathe

i hope your day has been/is going good! ♥️

[w2beastars]

Waezi2′s thoughts on “Beast Complex” chapter 18.(for real this time)

Seriously, no BS this time!

So, it is impossible to read chap 18 online atm since there is some trouble with the site where it is originally posted. But I'm in a group where I watch as people translate the series, so I can tell you about the chapter that this time is about Airdo the Lion and Ako the Rabbit.

Remember those guys?

Yep, its the two idiots who Haru met. Their relationship went… sour, after they made out and that resulted in the normally gentle Airdo attacking Ako, leaving her with big scars on her head.

But whatever happened to those two?

This chapter takes place about a year after the incident. Airdo sees a poster that says that Ako is part of a beauty contest. She has been given the nickname “The Scar-Faced Angel.” Airdo had no idea she had returned to college and that she seems to be as social as she used to be. Airdo haven’t seen her since they were in court, and he decides to go see her so he can try apologize to her and see if she is okay. This makes sense since they are at the same college, so Airdo might as well go see her instead of accidentally bumping into her which would be painfully awkward.

Airdo expects to be kicked in the groin or something… But Ako is actually happy to see him. She hugs him and says she had hoped he would go look for her since she thought it would be too much for him if she called him.

She declarers how good it is to see him loudly and she even presents him to her friends, telling them that they used to date but that Airdo gave her the scars on her head.

... Yeah, I’m smelling a fish-sandwich.

The two of them leave the tennis club’s court, confusing Ako’s friends since they find it odd she would have anything to do with the lion who almost ate her.

But not as confused as Airdo when Ako starts lecturing him. She says that his timing is bad, that he should have waited to come to see her till Monday since this day is a holiday. It is easier to start rumors on a normal school day like Monday.

Yep, Ako haven’t changed at all, she is still very fixated when it comes to her reputation. She is good at seizing an opportunity when she spots one, so she is surprised when Airdo drops by to visit her at her club but also quick to turn it into an opportunity by telling her friends first that he attacked her AND that she has to visit him to talk things out.

But here is the thing.

Why not just make a scene? Why not yell and act like she is panicking when the teen lion comes to talk to her? Airdo knows how Ako thinks, and that would be the logical thing to do for someone who is part of a beauty contest by winning “pity points” as the Scar-Faced Angel.

The two of them decides to go to Airdo’s place and get a drink.

Okay, two things about this panel.

First of all, we get some world building as we see that Mugi’s new macho image is apparently a huge success. His “handsome uncle” photo book has sold over a million copies. Nice to know his change of image actually worked and that he can hopefully inspire a new generation of more confident shiba inu dogs.

Also, its a nice touch that Airdo uses an computer screen for television. Recall my friend Lasse doing that years ago while he lived in a smaller apartment.

As they sit with each their can of beer and watch TV, Airdo realizes that I can’t recall them ever being alone in a room. Ako almost always wanted them to be outside or in a public room so people saw them together since she liked the attention she got from being in a cross-species relationship. airdo once claimed that their relationship was kinda phony, that they were just fooling around. But he sees this moment as the chance for the two of them to talk for real, to get to actually know each other better.

Buuuuut Ako is wasted. She is apparently a lightweight when it comes to drinking.

(There have been no panels of Ako actually drinking beer. Keep that in mind for what happens next.)

But as Airdo looks at the sleeping rabbit with a bit of sadness, Ako reveals to not be asleep as she accuses him of pitying her and she storms out of the room. airdo is confused, and he decides to run after her.

As the teen lion chases after his rabbit ex, Ako begins to yell that she hates her scars but that she intent to make the most out of her situation, like getting a ton of followers on twitter as the “Scar-Faced Angel” as well as writing an autobiography about her trauma. But the last thing she wants is Airdo’s pity or him feeling guilty.

And then she makes one heck of a statement.

Well... she is not wrong.

Back in chapter 119 of Beastars where we first met these two idiots, Airdo tells Ako that they don’t have a serious relationship, that he is mostly Ako’s arm-candy. And that he is okay with that. But Ako then says that she wants Airdo to take her serious, to think of her as a female first instead of a small rabbit. So they passionately kiss... And Airdo then attacks her by accident because of his predator instincts.

Airdo was the one attacking Ako. But Ako was the one who unintentionally awakened Airdo’s killer instinct by underestimating how much of a slave animals are to their nature. So in a matter of speaking, yes, she DID “make” those scars.

Seeing Ako this honest and vulnerable makes Airdo confess his true feelings for the rabbit. He tells her that he loves her and that he wants more than just being a trendy woke couple, he wants them to actually date and know each other for real.

... And then Ako does this:

Yep, Ako is not drunk at all. She played Airdo like a fiddle so he would declare his love for her.

... AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! DAMN, BITCH! XD

Airdo laughes. After all, he loves Ako for being a smartass who seizes an opportunity when she spots it. He never had any ill feelings toward Ako being “scary” and almost manipulative. Heck, you could argue that he is a bit of a “bottom” as he was okay with Ako bossing him around both in this chapter and chapter 119 of Beastars. Why should he be pissed at her for doing her thing and basically manipulating him into confessing by pretending to be drunk and hysterical?

And besides, she was most likely telling the truth. She tells Airdo that she is vain and tries to milk her unfortunate situation. And she has not shown any signs of ill feelings toward Airdo in this chapter at all, so she doesn’t blame him for what happened.

I would say that this is a win for the both of them. Paru doesn’t let us have happy endings, not without at least a couple of catches. This is as close as the rabbit and lion will get to a joyful conclusion to their little tale :)

[dojae-huh]

but taeil has one of the smallest fandoms from all the neos? how would that generate money especially given the lack of push?

I'm no expert here, I don't know SM well enough to know the pattern of their solo releases. Evrything is just speculations on my part. I saw different approaches: the strongest vocalist is pushed, the most creative/ambitious member is pushed, a member is offered a solo but postpones it, a few members go solo one after another.

Taeil does have a few millions of fans, he is friends with many in-house producers. He can take gp by storm with a strong song, especially if it's an OST for a popular TV series. I do not think he'll be the most successful (he won't), but it's easier to find a genre for him.

The reason I bet on him is because I see Do hesitating about what he really wants genre wise and putting the success of 127 first. Do is a kind of person who'd prefer to go solo after his hyung to lessen the backlash from antis. On the other hand Taeil hints at an album in his lives, so it looks like albeit slowly, but something is cooking. Therefore, it's my recent thought based on the group's dynamics. Like, it will be "in characater" to make Taeil go first for other members to look good. He is the main vocal, he is the oldest, he has no other occupation aside from being a singer, so it's the only way for him to progress as an idol (plus musicals). It's the last collab with Raiden with music shows that made me think SM is looking in his direction finally. Taeil also got a spotlight in Beautiful, sang with Kyuhyun, got to sing two solo songs at Link concert.

Do will want to go big, will he be a second Baekhyun or not, he will aim high. And that means a lot of preparation and strategising. Time away from 127. He releases a lot of OSTs and duo songs to earn a core, music-oriented fanbase.

Jaehyun is pushed even less than Taeil. It's like SM is accumulating his "brand power" to make him big overnight. Kind of like Blackpink's Lisa's solo success. Her songs are forgettable, but trendy. She scored high because of her fame and money invested, not because of the quality of her songs. That's why I said I think the plan was to make him even more famous through being an actor.

Taeyong has solo songs, but he isn't willing to be even more in the spotlight. He likes producing, so he is experimenting on soundcloud, was given a chance to produce the song for Analog trip. He will want to say smth, for his album to be meaningful to him, consist of his songs.

[jinmindeulle]

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“Taeki is retiring”

Y/n snapped her head towards her co-worker, choking a little with the last bite of her lunch “Are you serious?”

“Yep” Minsoo nodded “They are even throwing him a surprise farewell party or something like that. Hyunsung is sending everyone a message, so you’ll probably receive one”

Just as she finished her sentence, y/n’s phone vibrated in her pocket, signalling she had indeed received one “You’re right” she responded, staring at the invitation like it was a lottery winning ticket “And who is replacing him?”

“No idea, but I guess we’ll know in a few hours” she shrugged, and finished her sandwich “Ready to go back?”

Standing up from her seat, y/n followed Minsoo out of the restaurant, continuing their conversation about how insufferable their boss had been the last month because of that new forecast lady who was still adapting to the Seoul Morning News. But her mind was elsewhere now.

She had always dreamt about being a news anchor. Ever since she was little, she admired those people on the T.V. who knew a lot about what was going on, and was fascinated with how fast they talked and never messed up. She had always enjoyed watching the same beautiful lady sitting on her fancy desk, wearing trendy clothing and styling her hair accordingly. Her make up was always on point and the smile that she wore on her face made little y/n feel as happy as she (supposedly) was.

So hearing that there was a vacant for the job of her dreams was something to be excited for. It was not like she didn’t like her current job, of course not. Developing the stories that Taeki presented every morning was a big deal. She liked to do her research and bring the public different views about diverse topics, stories that could make them reflect on their own lives, or just to make them aware of crucial matters like climate change, her latest report. But that didn’t change the fact that she was made to be in front of the camera. Her bright smile and outgoing personality made it clear from the start, and every co-worker of hers knew that sooner or later, she would end up being the morning news’ anchor.

“As you may have already heard, our news anchor Taeki is about to retire”

Every Friday, Mr. Jung held a meeting in the conference room with every department. Even though the Seoul Morning News had always worked well and rarely gone through rating issues, Mr. Jung believed that with no unity, the programme would rapidly fall from grace. These recurrent reunions were basically to inform everyone about what was going on in their own department and what was about to happen the following week in terms of interviews, reports and mini-documentaries.

“Next week is his last one here, so naturally we are looking for a replacement”

Y/n felt how Minsoo’s elbow pocked her side with enthusiasm, and she looked at the woman with wide eyes to make her stop.

“Sorry” she whispered “It’s just that Jaehyun is looking at you again. I think he fell in love” Minsoo giggled.

Y/n wished he just stopped for once and for all. Yeah, it had been a fantastic experience. Nothing would make her forget how good she had felt under his gorgeous body, under his hot touch and sweet scent. But it had been just that, a one-night-thing only. And she didn’t do one-night-things more than once with the same man, except for Hongseok. She would never get tired of him. But Jaehyun was another matter, and apparently he didn’t understand it, or maybe he didn’t want to understand it.

“…that’s why I have decided to propose the job to some of you whom I believe would be the best replacement. Of course you will have some tasks to develop, as well as some interviews and you’ll be tried”

Y/n quickly forgot about the burning look that Jaehyun was giving her upon hearing her boss’ announcement. Her heart started pounding on her ears, and her hands felt sweaty in a matter of seconds.

“Every director of each department have proposed candidates for the job and two names were always included in those lists. I know you all, and I am aware of who has potential for this job. That’s why I have decided to give the opportunity to both of them”

Her heart sunk. Her chance of being one of those two candidates was too slim. The number of people working for the Seoul Morning News was abominable, and off the top of her head she could name at least twenty people who would fit the job perfectly.

“I don’t want to waste more time. Jeong Yunho, from the Sports Department. Lee Y/n, from the Daily Reports Department. You are our candidates. May the best win” Mr. Jung grinned.

The girl’s eyes watered as soon as she heard her name leave her boss’ lips. Her surroundings felt like being on slow-motion. Some of her friends in other departments cheered for her from afar, clapping with passion and waving at her. Those who were around her congratulated her with smiles, some of them with envious eyes. It was too much for her to process. But that was not the whole issue.

She was competing against Jeong Yunho. The it boy from Sports, the man that every one loved and admired because of his intelligence, his fresh, easy-going personality, his perfect, bright smile and beautiful eyes. Jeong Yunho, her eternal enemy, who was looking at her from his seat with a lopsided grin and mocking eyes.

“So that’s why you were so eager to see me, huh?”

“I needed to celebrate” she giggled, making herself comfortable against Hongseok’s warm, naked chest.

“I always knew you were going to be the next Seoul Morning News’ anchor” he responded with a hoarse mumble, bringing her closer to his body and letting her tangle her legs with his.

“I’m not it yet” she sighed, drawing circles on Hongseok’s pectoral with her index finger.

“But you will be” he kissed her temple.

“I wouldn’t be so sure about it, Hong. You know Jeong Yunho. He’s going to try to destroy me if that gets him the job. He was always like that on college, especially when we were competing”

Hongseok stayed silent for a while, and if he hadn’t kept caressing her exposed lower back she would have thought he had fallen asleep “But you are as good as he is, if not better. I know him, yes, but I also know you. You are the perfect person for that job and your boss knows it. So don’t doubt yourself, okay, Y/n? Just trust the process and you’ll see”

“Can I kiss you for that?” she lifted her head from his chest and smirked at Hongseok, who quickly brought her head closer with his arm and sealed their lips together.

“I will never understand how you go about your life like that knowing that you can have Hongseok as more than just a hook-up but you don’t do anything about it” Minsoo murmured to y/n right after waving Hongseok goodbye.

Y/n shrugged, fixing her already messy bangs “I guess I am not used to commitment. I mean, we see each other more than I see my family really. But you know that I don’t just do sex with him, right?”

“What? Do you go on dates and kiss each other goodnight with your friend-with-benefits?” Minsoo chuckled, stopping by the elevator and waiting for it to come.

“I wouldn’t call them dates, but we do kiss” y/n mumbled, playing with the end of her red dress.

“You kiss Ho-?!” her friend screamed, and y/n had to put her hand over Minsoo’s mouth to shush her before he could hear them from her apartment “Friends with benefits don’t do that, y/n!” now inside the elevator and all alone, she could yell all she wanted.

“We do” y/n giggled, and turned around to fix her lipstick “And it’s not weird, you know. He sleeps with other people and I also do. It’s just that I like the way he makes me feel. It’s like having a boyfriend that doesn’t care about whether you fuck other guys or not”

“Is that an open relationship, then?”

“Maybe. I dunno. But I like how it is now and I wouldn’t change what I have with him for any other man”

Twenty minutes or so later, y/n and Minsoo walked out of the taxi right into the party hall. Most of their co-workers were there already, drinking and conversing with one another. Taeki hadn’t arrived yet, so for their luck, they were on time.

“Wow, look at you, doll”

“And that’s my cue to leave you alone now” Minsoo smirked, waving at Hyunsung, the party host, and running away from the scene as fast as she could.

“Fuck me” y/n mumbled, closing her eyes shut. She plastered a fake smile on her face and turned around, meeting Jaehyun’s stunning face. “Hi there”

“I didn’t know you were coming. I would have given you a ride” he smiled, shoving his hands inside his pockets.

“Yeah, Hyunsung was kind enough to invite me. And it’s alright, my friend brought me and Minsoo” y/n lied, trying to bring Hongseok up as her only way to get away from his offers.

“Oh, you mean the guy that you are seeing?” Jaehyun cocked his head, suddenly interested in y/n’s love life, like he always was.

“Yeah, that guy” she enthusiastically nodded “He’s picking me up later as well” she mentally slapped herself, because she knew that Jaehyun would be around the whole night, and of course he would see how she called a taxi when she decided to leave. Besides, Hongseok was covering a co-worker of his and had to be on the Night Show’s building until 2 a.m. at least.

“Well, if that is not the case you know I can always take you home” he smirked, licking his lips.

“Thank you, Jaehyun, I re-”

“Excuse me! Hi, I’m Jeong Yunho from the Sports Department, how are you doing? Can I take her from you just a little bit? Okay, thank you!”

The tall boy didn’t even bother to hear an answer from Jaehyun and simply took her by her arm, brining her to the other side of the room.

“What the hell was that?!” she asked him, looking at his hand that was still holding her arm hostage.

“Oh, sorry” Yunho released her from his strong grip and crossed his arms over his chest “I just wanted to congratulate you. It’s a big thing what you are doing” he grinned. But y/n knew that grin, and it didn’t entail pure intentions.

“Oh, yeah? Are you, Jeong Yunho, congratulating me, out of all people?” she scrunched up her face, demonstrating how suspicious he was appearing to her.

“Why not?” he scowled.

“C’mon, Yunho. You’ve always disliked me. Since when do you talk to me? I don’t recall a single civil conversation with you, even in college” she imitated his pose, folding her arms “And back then, we just talked when professors paired us up to work on assignments”

“Because you would always be around Yang Hongseok, and I never liked that guy” disgust was evident on this face, a rare sight to see. None of the people around them had seen Yunho like y/n had in all those years of sharing not only every single class, but also the same workplace for almost two years. He was not the angel he pretended to be.

“Then you wouldn’t want to know that I still hang out with him”

Yunho stayed silent, just looking at her with an unreadable expression. Y/n quickly realized that the boy was trying to mess up with her right from the beginning, playing all friendly and stuff so that he could get the position in the blink of an eye.

“I know what you are tying to do here, Jeong. You have always wanted that spot but you are not the only one. So I’m sorry to crush your dreams, but I’m fighting for it too. Just don’t play dirty. You deserve to be the next news’ anchor? Then show it”

“I’ll play fair. Just remember that I always won back then” he smirked, his eyes shining with greediness.

“Get over college, Yunho” she grinned, tiptoeing so she could whisper in his ear “And never underestimate me”

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[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #337

“if i showed you my soul, would you cover your eyes?”

What's your favorite brand of chips? I like Lays best. Are you a good painter? My Painting teacher when I was in college last said I did wonderfully, but I definitely beg to differ. Before buying a car, do you usually test drive it? N/A Have you ever written a poem and then read it aloud? No, but a teacher has. It was so fucking awkward; it was very pacifist, the topic being about war, and it had some depressing tones of death; there was just silence at the end of it, and I still don't know if it was shock or "what the fuck, she's messed up." There was this one guy that went, "Nobody is going to clap at that?", though, which I thought was pretty nice and reassuring. Do you like pineapple? Yeah, I do. Have you ever met your favorite author? I don't have a favorite author. Have you and your best friend ever liked the same person? No. Do you have any freckles? Not on my face (though oddly enough, I did as a kid?), but on random parts of my body. How many different languages can you say goodbye in? English, German, and then Spanish. Do you like or hate the smell of fish? I hate it. Have you ever been to Sea World? As a child, yes. I'd never go as an adult. Do you know someone who suffers from short-term memory loss? I don't know how this is actually diagnosed, but my memory is absolutely fucking nightmarish, almost exclusively in short-term situations. I can remember the most obscure events from my childhood, but not what I said to you five seconds prior. I'm rather sure my medications have made it worse over time. Have you ever read any of John Green's books? I got like, one chapter or less into The Fault in Our Stars before the book got replaced with the Wings of Fire series, so I never finished it. Are you a protective person? I'm an immensely protective person over those that matter to me. Have you ever experienced an earthquake? No, thankfully. I'm terrified of earthquakes. What's one thing that makes everything in life worthwhile? The fact that to our proven knowledge, this is the only one we'll ever experience. What type of waffles do you like? (Plain, blueberry etc..) I prefer plain, but I can eat chocolate chip ones as well as blueberry and strawberry. Have you ever seen the show Wife Swap? Yeah, I actually quite like it. Do you like chicken or beef better? Or do you not eat meat? Chicken, I think. I eat meat, but wish I didn't. What brand of dish soap do you use? Dawn, usually. Do any of your neighbors have dogs? Yes, and they never shut up. Do you believe in fortune tellers? They're money-driver bullshitters. Have you ever been to one? No, and judging by the fervor in the above question, I hope you can tell I never would do so and thus monetarily support them. Do you like regular or chocolate milk better? Chocolate, of course. But I love normal milk, too. Once again, wish I didn't, though. Forcing a cow to constantly reproduce to lactate is pretty fucking cruel. Growing up, did you listen to country music? I actually did. Do you normally wash your hands in warm or cold water? If it's just a quick wash, it's usually cold because our water takes quite a few moments to warm up. However, if I'm looking to thoroughly wash my hands, it's gotta be relatively hot. Do you believe in mediums? I see them in a worse light than I do fortune tellers, so... Like sure, manipulate grieving people for profit, sounds great. Have you ever been to one? Obviously not. Have you ever dated someone on the football team? No. Do you have a gazebo at your house? No. Do you like tomatoes? Solely when straight from a garden and on a bacon and mayonnaise sandwich. Otherwise I am noooot a fan. Are you a competitive person? Not very, but there's a tiny spark in me, really when it just comes to photography. I hate it. Google or Bing? Does literally anyone use Bing? What's your favorite brand of bottled water? Essentia. Do you have any ceramic animals in your house or outside? Ummm I don't think so. Have you ever given someone flowers? Yes. What is something you might eat with a hamburger? Fries or mac and cheese. What is a sport that you’ve always wanted to play, but never got a chance to. None. What is a fruit that you might eat in the morning? A banana. Who might you send a selfie to? I don't send selfies to anyone. About how many pages is the longest book you’ve ever read? I THINK it surpassed 1,000? At least in the high hundreds. Who would you call first after getting engaged to tell them the news? Probably Mom. Around what time do you start feeling tired enough to go to sleep? Truth be told, it's usually arouund 7-8. I rarely make it to 9:00 nowadays. What trends do you refuse to give in to? I don't even know what's trendy right now. What subjects in history interest you most? As dark as it is, I find the Holocaust interesting to learn about. Are you superstitious in any way? No. How do you get rid of anxiety? What a relevant question, being in a partial hospitalization program right now. Coping skills that help me are doing deep breathing, mindfulness exercises, and a little jerk back to reality is splashing freezing cold water on my face. It also helps to talk it out with somebody, just get my feelings into words. Then if it's a true anxiety or panic attack, I have my "emergency" anxiety prescription. Are there any items of jewelry you never/rarely take off? My lip and tragus piercings never do, and I always wear two rings. Do you find yourself correcting people’s grammar often? Not really, no. It just seems rude and snobby to me, honestly, if it's not in an educational setting, like helping someone with an essay. Correcting someone in your average conversation is just... unnecessary, imo. Now if you're talking like in surveys and stuff, I definitely do in questions and such, but I don't point it out. Gummi worms: Yay or nay? Yay, love 'em. What do you do when you have ‘me time’? I only ever have "me" time, so what I always do... Do you lack common sense sometimes? I have a horrible lack of common sense, shit's embarrassing. Have you ever poured glue on your hand just to peel it off for fun? No. How do babies make you feel? "Nervous. They’re so damn breakable." <<<< Mood. Would you/Have you milked a cow? No, and I'm not interested. What really gives you the creeps? #!: seeing a baby move inside its mother's stomach. It will actually make me scream and/or cry because it just grosses me the fuck out. Whale sharks' mouths also creep me out big time. Do you ever eat leftover pizza cold? Yeah, I love cold pizza. When you're wanting a midnight snack, what do you normally get? We normally have cashew bars that I like if I'm really hungry. Which cartoon character would you want to keep as a pet? Obviously Pikachu. My niece loves Pikachu anyway, so she'd be ecstatic to see a real one. Or well, maybe I'd go for an Eevee. Not as dangerous with electricity and all but just as cute and small. Do you like marshmallows? Yeah. If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? No. It would ruin so many factors of the temporary nature of life. Things would lose meaning, get old and boring, it'd be much easier to take advantage of things... There are many reasons why I have no desire to live forever. Hell, I even wonder if I want an afterlife for those same reasons. Did you ever really believe in Santa Claus? As a little kid, yeah. Do you like quesadillas? I like cheese, chicken, and shrimp ones. What's the greatest/most influential song you've ever heard? Ozzy's "Life Won't Wait." Do you prefer to pull off band-aids slowly or quickly? I tend to do it slowly. What was the last thing someone told you that had you at a loss for words? Uhhh I feel like Sara said something, but I don't remember what. What was the last health scare you had? Ugh... I'm kind of living in one now. As my legs have been worsening, I'm becoming increasingly concerned I'm eventually going to need a wheelchair for "walking" longer distances. And mind you, "long" for me is probably short for the average person. My knees do nothing but crack incessantly and burn when I use them, and they frequently feel like they're going to give way, and in a few rare instances, have. It's my own fucking fault for not sucking it up and exercising with my mom in the room, so I'd like to move on. What is your favorite filling for a piece of chocolate? Caramel. Do you enjoy the sound of birds chirping? I do. If applicable, what’s your favorite drug, and why? I don't do drugs, so. What was the last TV show you binge-watched? Avatar: The Last Airbender with Sara. Would you rather eat burgers or tacos? Definitely burgers. I don't like tacos. Did your mother change her maiden name when/if she got marred? Yes. What was the last job you applied for? Did you get the job? Deli worker, and yes. Do you use TikTok? No. What decorations do you have in your bathroom? None. Our bathroom is pretty small. Well, the one we use, anyway. The one attached to the master's bedroom isn't cleaned up yet, but we'll use it in case of emergency. What year was your favourite band formed? (Before people think I'm smart, no, I looked the dates up, haha.) Well Ozzy was Black Sabbath's vocalist, and the band formed in 1968, but Ozzy became a solo artist in 1979. What's your favourite fruit? Strawberries. Have you ever had an out-of-body experience? No. Do you prefer gory horror films or the psychological ones? I prefer psychological. Are you easily paranoid? Yeah. Do you have a favorite obsession? Meerkats and Mark are kinda tied, haha. Are you a workaholic? No. Have you ever given a tattoo before and would you like to? No and no; that would be an awful idea, given I have bad tremors in my hands. Have you ever seen the movie Labyrinth? I actually have not. Would you rather be called pretty or hot? Pretty. Have you ever gotten a serious injury at school? What happened? No. Have you ever performed in front of my large group of people? Yes; I was a dancer for many years. Have you ever fundraised? If so, what for? You know how Facebook recommends making fundraisers for a charity of your choice for your birthday? I've done that for the Trevor Project and two charities for ovarian and pancreatic cancers. Are you wearing earrings right now? Ugh, no, even though I want to be. The first holes in my ears are just too stretched for normal earrings because I wore heavy ones too often, and I just don't have nice earrings. I still want to get very small gauges to put in the stretched holes. Name a singer whose voice makes you swoon? Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump can do that, holy shit. "America's Suitehearts" does it for me, man. Y'know, when his voice goes all deep. Do your pets follow you when you walk around the house? My cat Roman is quite literally my shadow. Where I go, he goes. What do you do online? I seem to only exist online, really, so I've got a lot on my plate to choose from, yet I'm still bored half the time, haha. I'm essentially always watching or listening to YouTube, I play World of Warcraft for varying amounts of time depending on the day, I scroll through deviantART, check KM periodically, do surveys obviously, "work" at the wikis I contribute to, wander around on Facebook... idk, that's all I really do at least semi-regularly online. Haha oh, wait, I also check Craigslist like... every day for tarantula and hognoses even though I can't currently get either. Let me dream. Do you have any scars on your face? I have a couple on my chin from when I fainted and busted it open. What countries were your grandparents born in? In the US. What was the most damaging relationship (romantic or not) that you’ve ever been a part of? Ultimately, with Jason, because of how it ended. The relationship itself wasn't at all damaging to me, but the breakup shook my entire fucking world. When in your life was your self-esteem at its lowest point? Self-esteem? Now. I'm very unhappy with my weight going back up, my body is just in poor health in general, I'm not employed, not in school... I just feel like a lowlife. Who was the last person you cut out of your life? Do you regret it? I want to say my sister's mother-in-law. Sure don't, considering she revealed her disgusting support for conversion therapy. I'm civil around her in person, but I kicked that woman off my Facebook so fucking quick when I saw that shit. Who is the most attractive person you know personally? That I know personally... I would say Alon, but I haven't seen even a picture of her in forever. Summer, though, shares selfies frequently, and by god is she gorgeous. I know a lot a lot of beautiful women, asldkjf;awe. It's funny that I'm blanking on men, at least involving people I still "know"/are somehow present in my life. Would you rather look older or younger than you are? I'm fine looking my age. Have you ever dated someone who was very vastly different from your “type”? No. What is the biggest project you’re currently working on? I suppose you can count an RP plot as a "project." I'm procrastinating so bad on it because it is going to be A LOT of writing. Is there a person from your past that you wonder about frequently? Who? Take a shot in the dark for me. Who knows you best, excluding romantic partners? My mother. What are your thoughts on human creation? I believe we evolved. How many people have you had sex with? One. Have you ever had a yard sale? Yeah. Have you ever been surfing? No.

[somefantasticplace]

THE BIG FRIENDLY TEST

What did you buy Bob for his last birthday?

Vic: We don't mention birthdays so I haven't bought him anything, and neither has he Bob: Correct, we are very macho like that

What's Vic's worst habit?

Bob: Getting other people to go to the bar for him Vic: I do send other people to the bar, but I wouldn't say that's a bad thing

Where was Bob born?

Vic: Middlesbrough Bob: Correct

What is Vic's choice of drink, and what is his favourite bar?

Bob: The only bar he drinks at is The Groucho Club (a trendy London media bar). He'll say summat like some posh wine or something. But he drinks lager. Actually, I think he drinks Chablis. Is that a nice wine? I know nothing about wine Vic: Correct, I like wine and Groucho's is the only place I drink

What is Bob's favourite food and what's his favourite restaurant?

Vic: He likes traditional English food and sushi but he doesn't really go to restaurants Bob: I don't got to restaurants. I find it a bit embarrassing, sitting around eating with people. I'd rather be in the pub

When did Vic last cry?

Bob: I don't know - I don't think I've ever seen him cry Vic: I cried when I saw the film Elizabeth - at the end when she came out dressed as the hard queen. I really welled up then

What's Bob's favourite film/TV show/book?

Vic: Probably Fargo. His favourite TV show is The Simpsons. He reads very quickly but very occasionally. There are a few favourite books, but I can't think of one Bob: My favourite film would be Star Wars, thought I'll say Fargo as it sounds better. My favourite book is My Secret History by Paul Theroux and my favourite TV show is Family Fortunes

Who would be Vic's fantasy date?

Bob: He told me someone just the other day and I can't remember who... was it Cameron Diaz? Vic: At the moment my fantasy date is Cate Blanchett who played the queen in Elizabeth, but she'd have to dress up as Elizabeth I

How many sugars does Bob take in his tea?

Vic: Five. He's hypoclormenic or something, so he wouldn't drink it if there weren't five sugars in it Bob: Six. I used to take 17. I've got hypoglycaemia. My Mum took me to the doctor when I was younger and he told her not to worry because I had used the sugar up. The weird thing is that when someone put 18 sugars in my tea, I'd say, "Urggh, that's disgusting! It's too sweet"

Which football team does Vic support?

Bob: No one. He doesn't like football Vic: That's right, I don't like football

Where does Bob buy most of his clothes and what's his favourite shop?

Vic: If we do a show then he'll have some clothes made and he'll steal clothes from the BBC wardrobe. His girlfriend Lisa buys him clothes from Diesel and Next, but he rarely goes shopping for himself Bob: Actually, yeah, that probably is right. I don't buy clothes. People who see me on TV don't realise how grotesque and filthy I am (oh yes we do Bob - PG). I do have some T-shirts from my management. I've got about 10 pairs of white jeans from M&S which I wear all the time. I get my suits for the shows but I don't go shopping

What does Vic wear in bed?

Bob: I think he wears nothing in summer and pyjamas in winter Vic: I do wear pyjamas

What do you think Bob is most ashamed of?

Vic: I don't know if I should say really. He smashed a window and started a fire in his very dark past. I'll say no more Bob: What am I most ashamed of? Hmmm... not phoning my mum enough. Oh yeah, I burnt my house down, didn't I? Now I think about it. I was eight

If Vic could be anyone for a day, who would he be?

Bob: He'd be Pablo Picasso Vic: I'd like to be Scott of the Antarctic

Has Bob ever had an operation or been in hospital for anything else?

Vic: Yes. He's got arthritis so he's a regular hospital visitor Bob: That's correct - I have been into hospital a few times because of this arthritis

What kind of drunk is Vic?

Bob: A textbook drunk. He gets pretty incapable. When I'm drunk, I smile inanely and then go to sleep Vic: I bore people and then go to sleep

What's Vic's middle name?

Bob: His middle name is Roderick Vic: Yes. I am Roderick, he is Renwick

What's Bob's favourite hobby?

Vic: Watching football and TV Bob: Football. It's probably good he's got no interest in football because I'd talk about it for hours and hours given the chance

Who is Vic's favourite comedian?

Bob: Harry Hill Vic: I like Bob

What is Bob's greatest fear or phobia?

Vic: Being shot. I'm sure he wouldn't like it Bob: I don't really have one

What is Vic's pet hate?

Bob: Lettuce

Vic: I hate people who complain a lot

TV QUICK APRIL 1999

[spac3bar7end3r]

In This Wild, Wild, World

prompt: “Just follow me, I know the area.”

EWE, Draco moved to US, Auror Harry

summary: His words don't sound menacing compared to 11-year-old Malyfoy’s words when they were at Hogwarts.

Read on Ao3 (1338 words)

             Harry Potter groggily looks down on his wristwatch that just got changed into Seattle time. The screen on his phone is devoid of any new text from the members of his team. Although the magic world is already keeping up with the muggle’s, those conservative aurors are still goddamn headstrong and insist on contacting him via owls. Harry shakes his head. If they love the old way that much, why not use a bloom or a portkey and fly across the ocean themselves, why make Harry suffer through hours of pain on a plane? (But to be honest, Harry does not like travelling through a port key that much since it makes him nauseous like crazy.)

           ‘This mission is critical. Plus, there’s quite a chance that it could get you promoted to be the next head auror real quick. What do you say, eh?’

Harry thinks of Robards’ word… honestly, he doesn’t care about this head auror position. He doesn’t even care about his job. He just doesn’t know what to do with his life and being an auror is the only profession he can think of after doing nothing and trying to gather himself 3 years after the war.

‘Seattle reminds me of Fifty Shades of Grey.’ Harry types on his phone and sends it to the group chat that consists of him, Ron, and Hermione. Both texts back as soon as his text was read even though it’s currently midnight in London.

He doesn’t look at what they say after that. Harry just wants to at least send a text to tell someone that he has successfully brought his exhausted 21-year-old ass from London to Seattle (and Ron and Hermione are the only one who cares enough about Harry’s well-being). The young auror puts his phone back in his coat pocket and sighs, stepping on a sidewalk sluggishly.

           Seattle is...bigger than he thought. Harry used to secretly read about it on Uncle Vernon’s thrown-away newspaper, or sometimes listened to what the tv said when Aunt Petunia wasn’t noticing that he was ‘slacking off.’

The world outside the cupboard under the stairs of 4 Privet Drive is a pretty big place. Harry has been living for more than twenty years and sometimes he still wants to bawl his eyes out when he thinks that he finally escaped from that. It was a struggle, with Voldemort and a lot of things happening, but he is free now.

           Harry decides to push the door of the first restaurant he sees on the street opened. It’s just 4 in the afternoon, but he’s starving. Muggle plane food was horrible.

He glances around, green eyes looking for the seat that looks the most comfortable. He doesn’t want to sound like a prat, but his arse is absolutely killing him right now. The plane seat was rubbish. Didn’t the auror get any damn budget from the ministry?

 The first time he sees him, he doesn’t notice until the second look. It is the first time he sees this blond, pale, young man laughs so brightly. He doesn’t even register that it is Malfoy. Draco fucking Malfoy. Malfoy looks… happier than before. He seems more potent than before (considering that those last two years Harry saw him the other seemed so pale and thin as if he could drop to the ground at any given moment.) and he looks...more confident than before.

           Harry thinks that maybe he can’t remember Harry as well when Harry walks through the door or maybe he just doesn’t notice, but after Harry is in the middle of the restaurant and gets closer without realising, Malfoy turns his head and looks at Harry. 

And by look Harry meant he looks at everything. He shifts his gaze and openly stares at Harry from head to toe. Starting from his messy black hair, glasses with the same shape from before (— and yes, he’s never changed his glasses. Hermione always uses repairo to repair the frame for him. He just changed the lens sometimes when his prescription changed.).

He also stares at the lightning scar that no matter how many times Harry tried to cover it with his fringe, it still shows up and greets the outside world all the time.

           3 years after the war makes Harry tougher, more solemn, but at the same times, it’s also draining him little by little. He looks much older than he should be. And now he’s so self-conscious about how he looks in Malfoy’s eyes that he feels his cheeks flush.

           “Having a vacation, Potter?”

           “No.” Harry throws himself on the stool next to Malfoy. It is not much better than the plane seat, but he doesn’t notice it since he is busy checking Malfoy out as well. From his blonde hair to his fingertips that are currently tapping his mug lightly.

Malfoy raised his eyebrows, “Then you came here to work? You’re working? Yeesh, you look like you could use at least ten paid holidays.”

           “And you look like you’ve been having a vacation for ten years.” He means Malfoy looks good. Really good. The kind of good that Harry may or may not want to ask him out.

           “Yeah? Three years in college makes me like this, I guess.”

Now it’s time for Harry to raise his eyebrows. He tries to think of what to say because that statement alone has opened up many questions that he wants to ask Malfoy, but he settles with, “You’re studying in Muggle’s university?”

           “Nomaj.”

           “What?”

           “I haven’t heard anyone say muggle for a really long time and yes, Potter, I am currently enrolled in Muggle’s college.” Malfoy points to his laptop. The screen is bright and full of lengthy text — Harry thinks it is some kind of program? App? (What’s the difference anyway?) He believes it is that program called Microsoft Word or something. He is not sure. Although he is more ‘trendy’ than those in the ministry, he spends most of his time in the wizarding world, and he doesn’t need to use muggle’s technology that much. His phone is even an old model, a flip phone that he bought it from a second-hand store.

           “Old friend, huh, Draco?” A voice breaks out from behind the counter. The owner of the voice is a bloke with shiny long brown hair. He looks like he’s the same age as both of them. The bloke is putting one hand on his hip. The blue apron moves lightly from his movement. He just smiles toothily at both of them, especially at Draco. “Introduce me to him.”

The American accent that he’s not familiar with throws Harry off for a second or two. It seems like this restaurant’s employee is a good friend of Malfoy. Surprisingly good, he thinks since Malfoy is sitting at the counter seat and he had been giggling with him when Harry entered. Are they, you know, more than friends or something? It’s not like he wants to know or anything but well…

           “It’s complicated.” Malfoy shrugs, closing his laptop and putting it in his tote bag slowly, then he grabs his mug and drinks it in one go. “I’ll pay for this later. Gotta go.”

           “You stingy.” The employee complains before saying, “I finally get it though. You do have a type. No wonder…” He smiles knowingly at Malfoy.

           Harry doesn’t understand what they are talking about, but when he turns to look at Malfoy, the other just stands up abruptly. He presses his lips together, looking at anywhere but Harry. He tucks his blonde hair that was covering his face behind his ear, face flushing.

           “Just follow me, Potter, I know the area.” Malfoy clears his throat, taking long steps to the door. “The faster you finish your job, the faster you can bring your ugly mug back to London.”

 His words don't sound menacing compared to 11-year-old Malfoy’s ­words when they were at Hogwarts.

 And Harry follows.

[lovemesomesurveys]

Doesn’t it just piss you off when people brag about drugs and stuff? It’s annoying. Like when every Snapchat story is them smoking or showing off their stash or if it’s literally all they talk about. I knew someone like that. Somehow the conversation always tied it in.  Have you ever egged a person? Uh, no! I’ve never egged anyone or anything. Are you a TV person, or prefer to actually leave the premises of your house? Lol you can be a TV person and still leave the house. Being a TV person doesn’t mean you’re a homebody. In your terms, I’m a “tv person.” I spend majority of my time at home (these past few months ALL my time) and watch TV among other things. I’ve been a hermit crab long before the lockdown/quarantine. What do the home phone numbers start with in your area? Mine is 9. I’m not sharing that. Would you come to Australia if you had the opportunity? Absolutely.

I hope you said yes. Yep yep. Are you with the teens these days? Like am I hip and trendy? I’m on the TikTok thing the youngsters are all into, but that’s about it. I’m old. Or do they just piss you off with their attitudes? The ones like the catch me outside girl does. You working? Nope. Where abouts? What do you do? You want a career, or happy with just a job? I don’t know what I want to do. :/ Are you all for second chances? Generally. I’ve personally given out many chances to people. Do you think anyone on the outside of a situation has the right to judge? Sometimes someone on the outside can assess a situation different cause they’re not in the midst of it and see things differently, which can be helpful. Or perhaps they’ve been doing through a similar situation and can offer some insight. However, while they can have their opinions and thoughts, they might not be wanted. So, it may be best they keep them to themselves. There’s also the issue of them judging a situation without having the full story or getting misinformation so they’re judging something without all the facts and that’s not fair. I hate kids cause they’re all a bunch of layabouts. Why do you hate them? Well, that’s harsh. What exactly do you want them to do, they’re kids. You wanna put them to work or something? I mean sure, I don’t see anything wrong with kids having a few simple chores, they should, but I also believe they should be allowed to be kids and have fun. Anyway, while kids can certain be annoying at times, I don’t hate them. How cool was the 90's? The 90s were dope. What era had the best music? My favorite is 90s and early 2000s.  Do you find it weird that you've actually lived in 2 milleniums? It sounds crazy when put that way. Has it occured to you that people won't see that for 1000 more years? Mhm. Name someone you haven’t seen for years. Former friends, some family members.  Do you ever wonder if they think about you? It crosses my mind sometimes. I don’t want to know what my former friends think of me...  So do you drink? Nope. If you do, are you actually legally allowed? I’m 30 years old. What about smoke? Nope. Into any of that hard schmak? Hard drugs? No. I think i may have made that term up. You smoke weed? No. Did you know that weed might not be linked to skitzos afterall? What. You know any Sams? I know a Samantha. Kissed any Brads? No. You have a pet named Bruiser? Nope.  What’s the best thing about Summer where you live? I despise summer. Our summers here are long and miserable. Do you get snow there in Winter? No. :( Do you wax your eyebrows? Nope. Just tweeze them. Broken a bone? Yes. Are you one of those people who do all communication over the internet? I barely do any communication on there even. I’m not even social online anymore. I definitely would use that or text over talking on the phone, though.  I think it’s sad. I’ve heard of wedding invites being sent over facebook. Eh, I don’t have an issue with that. You can reach everyone at once and it’s a lot easier and faster. You can get a response from people a lot quicker. Save the card stock and envelopes and just make a Facebook invite.  How do people know that there’s a God? That’s why it’s faith. How many places have you travelled to by plane? Two different places. And obviously the trips back home.

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The Sex Contract [M] - Chapter 2

Genre: friends to lovers au / friends with benefits / mature content / romance / angst

Characters: Shim Changmin x Kaia Ashton (OC)

A/N: Due to the overwhelming request I have followed your encouragement to bring back one of my older stories. This was back in a time where OCs were everything and writing one chapter in each main’s point of view was the trend. I hope that even though I have edited this, that you can appreciate this story comes from my older style of writing. I definitely still read this often and find it enjoyable so I hope you will too.

Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 - FINAL

Chapter 2 – Kaia’s POV.

The difference in working atmosphere was obvious as the Korean music boomed around the trendy office the following day. Kaia had arrived home in the early hours and collapsed onto her bed, only to be woken up by a ridiculously early text message from Changmin wishing her a good day. Although she enjoyed the friendship she had made in the boy, Kaia didn’t like his schedule. She didn’t even know when he got the time to sleep.

Working for Korea Star though wasn’t as bad as it would be if she worked full time at SME. It comprised of a small team of young journalists with a mixture of racial backgrounds that produced the latest KPOP news translated into five languages around the globe. She hadn’t quite expected when she finished her degree at Canterbury College to end up halfway across the world teaching English part-time and writing articles that fuelled the fans that Changmin didn’t understand. To Kaia though, it made perfect sense. It was incredibly easy to fall in love with Korea.

“Almost finished with that piece on Miss A, Kai?” a familiar voice questioned and Kaia smiled up at her boss Minah, nodding her head. “Good. Do you reckon you’d have enough time to translate and edit another story before lunch?”

“Of course, what is it about?”

Minah leant down to her ear, though her whispering wasn’t exactly quiet. “News on TVXQ going to Japan later this week to begin promotion of I Don’t Know and Superstar.”

“I’m free, how come you didn’t give that story to me?!” cried the girl next to them, and Kaia grinned at her disgusted face. “What’s so special about Kaia that she must write about the Gods?!”

“Must you really refer to them like that, Sungra?” Kaia pulled a face. “They’re just guys.”

“Here we go again,” Abby, a brunette opposite them mentioned and Kaia smirked at her. “The debate over what to call Dong Bang Shin Ki commences!”

“Kaia will never understand that despite their name translating to Rising Gods of the East, they are considered a league above the rest.”

Kaia leant around Minah to shoot my other best friend a look. “Still at the end of the day Sungra, they sleep, eat and have bodily functions.”

“Very funny.”

“I just don’t get why everyone in this building apart from Abby and I flail like little fangirls over them. We’re journalists, not obsessed fans.”

“Technically,” Minah began and laughed lightly. “Because we source the latest news and have such an interest in doing so, we kind of are or at least we definitely are good at fuelling the obsession.”

“And if we were to look at Kaia’s wallpaper right now, I’m sure we’ll find her reason as to why she’s so blind to TVXQ.” Sungra folded her arms over her chest smugly as the room fell into laughter, Kaia’s eyes merely rolling as she took the information Minah had brought over for her to translate. Her Korean was fluent despite originating from England, having a Korean step-father had helped with learning as a young child. It had also been the reason she felt more at home in Korea than back in Kent, enjoying Asian culture and what it had to offer.

Although Kaia loved living in Korea, stepping out into the world alone at only twenty-two had made her miss the close friendships she had back at home. It wasn’t like Changmin and Sungra were her only friends, though they were the two she had grown closest to. It was a hard situation to be in; one of her best friends being a member of the group Sungra was so crazy over. There had been several opportunities to tell her but every chance Kaia had, she quickly talked herself out of it, wondering how detrimental it would be if Sungra knew the guy she dreamed over marrying in her fantasies was someone who Kaia frequently had dinner with. She almost felt guilty for it and after Sungra’s reaction when she found out that Kaia worked at SME as a tutor, Kaia had sworn she would never tell her Korean friend about Changmin.

It made situations at work a little awkward though. There had been so many times where she wanted to admit that Changmin didn’t smell like manly cologne, but could make an entire room empty in five seconds flat with his stench. Many found his eating habits endearing, whilst she would sometimes watch in horror, the tall boy eating enough for two people at times. Even with some of the other artists she had learned the inner secrets to, Kaia had to refrain from joking about the actual reality. She had learnt quickly that KPOP fans, including the girls she worked with, could be vicious about those they protected.

Kaia snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the article within her hand. Reminding herself that she would need to text Changmin later and ask why he hadn’t told her he was leaving for Japan, she then set to work, mildly aware of Sungra’s huffs every now and then.

    It seemed after the long day in the office that Sungra had forgotten all about the incident earlier. Instead, she had organised a work trip to a karaoke bar, something Kaia was still learning to be a popular night out amongst the girls. It also showed how much of a lightweight she was when it came to drinking and so she never bothered, knowing her loose lips could potentially get her in trouble if she did.

“Does my hair look good?” Sungra asked as they walked down the busy sidewalk in Hongdae, glancing at her friend expectantly. “Oh and my makeup, I never checked in the bathroom before leaving work.”

“You look fine,” Kaia assured and then smiled. “But why are you worried about that, it’s just going to be us girls in the karaoke room.”

Sungra sighed and looked at her like she had sprouted an extra head. “You never know who or what you might see when out, Kai.”

“I seriously wonder how we’re such good friends when we’re complete opposites,” she murmured and Sungra let out a huff of air.

“Not everyone can be a classic beauty like you.”

Kaia rolled my eyes. “I’m white and in an Asian country, if anything the most I get are stares and comments of look there’s a foreigner directed at me. Hardly anything to write home about, Sun.”

“So oblivious,” she chided before stepping into the karaoke place. They found the rest of the girls were waiting in the lounge area for them, greeting loudly with glasses of alcohol already in their hands. Kaia waved at Abby, noticing she had a juice and grinned.

“Ready to sing?” Abby asked and Kaia shrugged, laughing lightly.

“Reckon we’ll be able to slip out after two hours?”

Abby nudged her lightly. “Have you got a date?”

“Only with my television, I’m not missing another episode.”

“Oh goodness,” she chuckled and then nodded. “I’ll help you with your drama fix, don’t worry. Though, I wonder if you’re ever going to notice the guys around you if you keep painting the perfect pictures Korean dramas replicate.”

“You sound just like someone I know too well.” Kaia smiled. “I’ve given up on men in reality; they just don’t seem to understand romance like in books or movies.”

Abby laughed as they followed the rest of the excited group down the hallway to the private room. “Might I remind you that the men you refer to don’t exist either?”

“Leave me to my fantasies, and I’ll not press you for who you’ve been texting all day long.”

The girl blushed. “You noticed?”

“Every smile that came with them too.”

Abby groaned and flumped down on one of the sofas that were embedded into the wall, the noise already rising up a notch or two with 2NE1 being chosen as the first song to sing along to.

The night continued in that fashion, and Kaia was tired from leaping up and down to join in with the songs she actually knew well. The girls all seemed to find hidden energy whilst singing, whereas she was happy to take her early leave at nine, which left just enough time to get home and in front of the television.

Kaia was already on the bus ride home, holding onto the bar despite being in a seat. She had discovered that the driving system and drivers in Korea were frightening, with a pure love for speed. Even though she had grown accustomed to darting for a spot on a bus, she still wasn’t sure she’d ever get used to the speed everything and everyone travelled at.

Her phone began to ring around the quiet bus and she fished it out of her jacket, hitting talk without checking who was calling. “Hello?”

“You sound tired.”

“You never told me you were going to Japan,” Kaia bit back and the man on the other end chuckled. “Not that it matters too much, I’m pretty busy of late.”

“So busy you can’t come hang with me tonight since I’m leaving soon?” he asked with a voice that she knew followed with a pout.

“I saw you last night; surely you have better things to do.” Kaia smiled. “Or at least I have better things to do.”

“Like watch TV.”

“Beats playing games when I should be sleeping, Max,” she retorted, carefully changing to his stage name in case the older lady nearby was listening in.

“I remember you were there beside me playing.”

“I’m not coming over,” Kaia decided, nodding her head even though he couldn’t see it. “I’m too busy.”

“I’ll watch it with you.”

“Watch what?”

“Your silly drama, now get off at the next bus stop and give me directions. I’m already heading out to my car to get you.”

And then the phone line went dead. She obeyed his request, sending him a text with her location and wondering if she had finally stepped into that parallel universe.

Or rather, what was going to be in store for that evening.

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Part 3

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The Menacing Mind of Felix Lombardi- Act 1 (Revised)

“The world isn’t a fun place. Don’t let the crappy movies and comic books about superheroes saving the day fool you. The world we live in isn’t anywhere near as cool or happy as the ones we read about inside the pages of Fantastic Four, or the one we see in the confines of our favorite TV Shows. The world sucks, and we’ve single handedly manufactured so many ways to distract ourselves from that fact that the ones who put more effort into these distractions are the highest praised and most celebrated people on the planet. Artists? What does that even mean anymore? It’s just some pithy catch all  for ‘person who doesn’t want a real job, and wants to play around with writing useless fluff all day’ and-”

    “Will you shut the fuck up already?” Hi I’m the actual main character of this little short story, pardon my language but you have to admit. That jackass wasted a whole paragraph with that bullshit. Oh, where’s my manners, there’s more story to get to:

    “WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP”The hero bellow- just kidding. I said.

Like I said in the last paragraph, this guy is nothing but some sad dropout who’s angry at everything trying to explain to me in his infinite wisdom why art doesn’t mean anything. I apologize again, you’re probably extremely confused. “Why did this story start with a paragraph long intro that turned out to be a pointless diatribe?” “Who’s this guy who keeps stopping the story and speaking directly to me, doesn’t he know he’s a character in a story?” Answers to those questions are A: our wonderful author is stalling for time, and B: I’m not entirely of sound mind, that’s what my therapist, most of my childhood friends and my big brother have told me at least. However before we continue I’m going to use the next paragraph to tell you a bit about who I am.

    My name is Felix Lombardi. My parents were Italian immigrants who ran a bread shop. Two years ago they were murdered in cold blood by the mob. After that my brother Lou mysteriously came into half a million dollars, which he turned into a small fortune with pretty sound investments and now he’s helping pay my way through college. Happy ending, happy story, my life is great, except it would be if this motherfucking social reject wasn’t wasting my time at this gas station telling me how unfair the world is. Speaking of that I still need to respond to him.

    “The world isn’t fair, but that doesn’t make it a bad place. You’re just mad because life hasn’t given you everything you wanted. Try working for a change” I said in a subdued cool manner, much like a teacher in a school full of slow children would if one kid in the class began eating paint.

    “That’s easy for you to say, you’re probably some spoiled brat coasting through life on daddy’s paycheck.” Said the moron, completely oblivious to the fact that I was tacitly ignoring him and going about my business.

    I told him to back off, and I went over to the cashier and paid for the cigarettes and M&Ms I was buying. Took an exit, sat in my car and- You know what? This is getting boring and procedural. So I’m in my car, and I call my brother. He’s a nice guy, used to be a cop for a while, then he got really rich and he’s actually flipped his allegiances and turned into a bit of a crime boss. He’s a smart guy though, so he makes sure not to actively butt heads with any of the other families around, but this isn’t a Mafioso story, no no no, I apologize, this isn’t that exciting of a tale. This is a story about me, my thoughts, and how I relay them to you.

“Sup little bro”

“Hey Lou, did you get my text?”

“I was busy, couldn’t respond, still kinda busy. Something about needing money for that comic convention?” Lou said. He sounded like he was doing something physically taxing.

“You at the Gym?”

“Nope, I’m at work”

“Why do you sound out of breath”

“Information gathering is very tiresome”

Oh he’s beating up a dude for an interrogation.

“Oh you’re beating up a dude for an interrogation”

“What have I told you about talking about the job over the phone”

“Mi Scuso fratello Louis” (I’m sorry brother Louis)

“That’s Don Lombardi to you buster”

“Fat chance wise guy, so when can you send the money for the tickets?”

“I’ll see what I can do. Now if you’ll excuse me I have work to do”

[2 days later]

    My apartment is in the upper east side of Manhattan New York. It’s one of those places that looks like it was ripped straight out of a trendy sitcom that features a bunch of close knit friends getting into wacky hijinks. Fortunately for me though, I hate people, and Louie gives me enough of an Allowance to be able to survive alone and pay rent while being able to go to school. I go to a private Art School, I study Animation and I minor in sequential art, my hobbies include playing video games, posting my thoughts on the internet, watching anime, and reading Japanese firearm magazines. My favorite movie is Kill Bill Vol 1 (whoever tells you Vol 2 is better doesn’t understand film making and should kill themselves), and the kind of girl I’m looking for is one who’ll bully me and make me feel really crappy about myse- wait, sorry got lost in the sauce for a moment, I thought I was filling out a dating profile.

    Living by myself affords me the unparalleled privilege of being able to walk around my apartment in minimal clothing, and since I don’t like people, it’s very uncommon for me to have anybody over. The only people who come over are my 63 year old Landlady Ms Fujinami, and her granddaughter Ami who’s about my age. I know what you’re thinking ‘Oh, here comes the part where Felix talks about how much he likes Ami, since she’s the first female character of appropriate age to be mentioned, of course she’s the love interest’. Sorry to disappoint you fair reader, but it’s not that kind of story. You see, we’re not leaving my head. This is between you and me, I don’t need any bullshit like an “emotional arc” or “narrative depth” in my fucking story, I’m doing good being the person I’ve been all my life.

    So I’m lazing about my apartment like the sterling example of a productive citizen that I am when I get a phone call from Don Lombardi.

    “Felix you there?”

    “I wouldn’t have picked up if I wasn’t. What is it?”

    “Funny. I wonder how many jokes you’ll be making when you’re forced to shack up with a bunch of hideous college students in a prison dorm”

    “Wake up, eat, listen to Lou threaten me with student housing, go to class, come home, repeat”

    “I’m a man of habit what can I say”

    “To what do I owe this call, did you send the ticket money?”

    “I need you to make some friends Felix”

    “I need you to stop caring.”

    “You’re always couped up in the apartment, the only time you see sunlight is when you go out to buy Cigarettes, or when you have class, you don’t even talk to Ami anymore, weren’t you two friends?” I hate it when he gets like this. I don’t know why he cares about my social life. He doesn’t listen to me tell him how to do… whatever it is he does.

    “if you’re worried about my skin don’t bother, that sicilian melanin is doing me just fine” I said, catching a glimpse of myself in the mirror, puckering. Who said nerds can’t be sexy.

    “Calm down Ricky Martin, this is about more than sunlight. It’s about your life. Mama would cry if she saw what you are on some days” Lou said, in his bro voice.

    “Papa would cry if you knew what you did for a living” I retorted

“Would he cry or would he just break off into sicilian” Lou responded, letting out a chortle.

“PUTO RAGGAZINO” we both shouted, memories of pa and ma rushing, and bringing a silence for a good moment.

“How would I even go about making friends?” I asked, half jokingly.

    “Glad you asked. That’s why I bought you 3 day tickets to that comic book convention.” Lou boasted triumphantly.

    “How do you know I won’t just go there without talking to anybody?” I shot back with a sneer.

    “You know, when you’re in my line of business, you learn to have contingency plans. This is the part of the movie where the villain tells the hero ‘I’m glad you asked’”.

    Just at that moment, I heard three knocks at my door.

    “That should be my contingency plans”

    I  peek through my door lens just to see who’s there.

    Ami, motherfucking Fujinami.

    “The convention is this weekend right?” Lou continued. “Have fun lil bro”

    I hate my brother. I hate this. I hate you.

**End of Act 1**

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all he little emoji things!

🍰 - What is their favorite type of dessert or sweet? 

Strawberry (Anything) cheesecake!

🐢 - What type of animal would they keep for a pet

Sana would like to have a bunny or something cute like that. 

🐙 - They are crossing the ocean. What are the circumstances and how did they get there? 

Probably on an airplane going somewhere. Maybe on a boat like a cruise or something .

🌎 - If money were no object, where would they live and what would they do with their life? (Ex: entrepreneur, playboy, philanthropist, etc) 

If money were no object Sana would still live in South Korea. She would have opened her company with her sister. They would live in a bigger apartment and not have to share a car. 🎂 - Do they celebrate their birthday?

Yep. Stephanie and Sana will both wear a tiara their entire birthday and not care what anyone has to say about it. 🎓 - Are they well-educated?

Sana is in college currently studying business. 📬 - A mysterious letter has just been found in their mailbox.  How does your character react?  Who would it be from? 

Probably her parents. She would love it. Sana likes random surprises. ⌚ - Is your character punctual or procrastinator?

She is late. She is late. Don’t expect her to be on time. Because she will be late. 

- Your character just found a fat sack of gold on a bench. What do they do with it?

Take it to the police station. Its not hers. 👙 - Is your character trendy or do they just not give a damn? 

She is trendy. She likes clothes and fashion. She and her sister both do but they have different styles. 🎠 - Your character is at the carnival.  What kinds of rides or games do they check out to entertain themselves?

Sana likes rides. She likes thrill rides. BUT she would rather run around and play games. Win her a giant stuffed animal and be her favorite person 

🔮 - Your character is having their future told by someone pretty shady. Do they call the fortune teller out or just roll with it? 

She would just roll with it. Who is she to call them out?

🎃 - What is your character’s favorite holiday? 

Christmas! 

🎶 - What would your character say about your personal taste in music?

She is into the idol groups just like any other fan girl 💒 - Does your character want marriage or a lifelong commitment?

Sana would like to find someone one day who loves her and she does want to get married. 

♓ - Hey baby, what’s your sign? What would your character’s zodiac sign be and what qualities do they carry to make them fall under that sign? 

Sana is a scorpio and she is definitely success driven. 

🚼 - Does your character have or want kids?

She does not have them but she does want one in the future. 

  ⚠ - What has your character almost done that made someone talk them out of or convince them not to do it? 

Sana once almost dated a guy who was known to be abusive. He had her totally enthralled. Stephanie talked her out of it. 

♿ - Is your character in some way handicapped? (This includes physical, emotional, and mental.) 

No💊 - Is your character on medication?  If so, why? 

Birth control 🌞🌜 - Is your character an early bird or night owl? What makes them that way? 

Sana is a night owl. She DOES NOT like mornings 📚 - Does your character read? \

Yes! She loves to read📓 - If your character keeps a journal, what is the most secret thought they keep in it? 

Sana does not keep a journal 📰 - An obituary for your character was found in the local paper this morning. What did it say? 

If there was an obituary for Sana it would say that she was a kind soul with a determined nature . She loved her family and was a loyal friend. 

💢 - What frustrates your character more than anything?

People who are unnecessarily rude.

✌ - Your character just made a trespass against someone else, how would they go about righting it given the chance?  Or would they at all? 

Apologize profusely. 🍴 - What is the absolute worst meal your character has ever eaten? Were they verbal about it or did they just not say anything?

Anything with mushrooms in it. 

🍜 - Carnivore/Pescatarian/Vegetarian/Vegan/Other? What kind of diet does your character have? 

Omnivore 

💋 - Your character was just kissed by someone they can’t stand. Why and how did it happen? 

If that happened they probably took it upon themselves and she would slap them across the face. 😇 - What was your character’s last good deed? 

Donating clothes to the local shelter 😁 - Someone just tripped and fell in front of your character.  Do they laugh or help the person up? 

Help them up!😨 - Your character just broke wind in public. Do they try to hide it or own up to it?

She would try to hide it. 😍 - Your character’s lust object just passed right by them. How awkward do they get as they try to make conversation?

Sana can be pretty awkward in general sometimes. But she doesnt have a problem talking to guys she is attracted to. 😒 - “Ugh!  Not him/her/them/it again.” How does your character react to annoying people? 

She is polite but she will make an excuse to leave. 😂 - Your character is moved to tears. What’s a kindness that another showed to them? 

Its easy to get her to cry. Almost any kind gesture can get her to cry. 😄 - What has ever made your character laugh so hard that they almost passed out? 

It was probably some dumb joke someone made. 

😈 - What’s your character’s favorite cuss word? 

Sana tries not to cusee. 😏 - Is your character having a dirty thought right now? 

No! Well, she might have had one or two but none that were obscene 

🍺 - Cheers! What is your character’s favorite alcoholic beverage?  What was the last thing they got smashed off of? 

Anything fruity. Sana hasn’t been drunk in a while. 💫 - Your character is suffering memory loss after being knocked unconscious.  What happens afterwards and how did it happen? 

If that happened she is probably curled up in a ball crying. 💡 - What is the best idea your character ever had? 

Getting rid of her sister’s cat Peter. Sadly, they still have Peter. 💍 - Does your character wear any type of jewelry?

Yeah. Her jewelry always coordinates with her outfit. 

⛪ - Is your character religious or spiritual in anyway? 

Not really. 🎱 - Your character and a talking raccoon walk into a bar… 

She probably followed it into the bar.  She probably wanted to talk to it. 📼 - An interrogation tape emerges regarding a recent interview with your character.  What are they being questioned for? 

Probably something her sister did. 👟 - Is your character into personal fitness?  If so, what’s their exercise routine? 

She is a dancer so thats what she does to keep in shape. 📺 - What would your character’s favorite TV show be?  What’s their favorite genre?

Once upon a time! She likes fantasy tv shows and also romance. 

🍀 - Does your character carry a good luck charm? Do they believe in luck?

She and stephanie both have a charm bracelet that their parents gave them that they don’t take off. She considers it her good luck charm 

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This is made based on influencer advertising in which an influencer will write concerning the merchandise in their private and social stations.

People today are inclined to think what the influencers must say about some thing, over the press.

Many advertising companies don't have impact marketing in their radar because it such a exceptional procedure of the goods. Oftentimes, it is out of the management as more of a single voice takes hold instead of the typical static company advertisement.

Digital ads aren't given the exact same interactive and psychological response by the user.

The ratings and feedback on social websites about a certain product or brand adds heavily to the solution or manufacturer being showcased and will be your brand new product positioning platform.

Why is influencer advertising now larger than electronic advertisements? & How did this occur?

Most of us know which websites we hope and distrust and in many cases simply by the topic header.

Conventional networking is scrambled with misinformation as well as the overall consumer prefer to interact with their merchandise or services of attention on a societal level.

Consumers do not purchase merchandise or services unless they're totally assured that the solution or service is ideal for their needs whatsoever.

It's thought that in case you happen to influence the brain, you've got the world on your hands and that is what influencers do.

Much dedication and nurturing have become building those links.

If it comes to establishing connections and developing a positive message about a particular brand that's where influencer advertising has a higher standard when compared with electronic advertising.

Like the world has changed to social websites, customers seem upon at fellow users to notify their purchasing choices.

The Growth of the Social Networking influencer has created a universe of possibilities;

It's opened a flood of new waterworks for manufacturers to contact consumers directly and also on a bigger scale via more organic all-natural promoting method of sway like a brand new era word .

Provides a much better description using an online messaging platform. With every social networking interaction or response, it boosts the chance for countless more people to look at your message during the social links in social own network.

While electronic advertisements are exclusively comprised of exact details regarding the merchandise, an influencer strategy to the marketplace has its own methods of bringing people with the precise description and information concerning the goods and solutions at a more interactive, customer arena, which has a natural life to the concept.

Influencers are reliable to supply the updated details of the goods or services they're managing and the message may also be gradually released over several days weeks or even months.

It's regarded as the task of an influence to collect up all of the things concerning the advertising campaign and forwards that message to the customers.

To guarantee that, the influencers are usually compensated for their occupation. If not paid, then they're provided with incentives from the company they're working for or sometimes sharing articles with their readership for no other reason than to instruct and to promote interaction among the community.

Unlike electronic ads the majority of the time influencers are"not promoting anything" and are just sharing information to produce a more positive network of sway or to encourage involvement and discussion on subjects that could help. They may opt to follow along with other procedures of communicating like an email newsletter to market products or services an marketing solutions.

When comparing social marketing to electronic advertisements, I kind of side by side contrast, a static digital advertisement doesn't offer depth as they consist of banner ads and poster kind advertisements and don't have any notion oriented objective.

The aged and outdated information will soon turn off consumers.

 Where ads might be nothing more than making stories up or exaggerations from the sight of numerous customers, individuals are very likely to trust their fellow buddies and society when they inform them about a particular item.

That is when influencers form connections so as to promote the marketplace;

The influence campaigns help a whole lot in the method The earned trust assists the marketplace to flourish, after all, advertising relies on gaining customers trust so let us get the customers interact with the concept.

Much simpler

Influencer advertising is a far simpler and easier method of advertising compared to electronic advertising marketing.

Not merely is the method of bringing people easier but the manner of really putting up it doesn't need many attempts aside from the imaginative component.

In this age where every thing is made easier by the world wide web, successful marketing was created an achievable task from the societal platforms and internet facilities.

The internet facility can help to link people worldwide.

Market grows faster

Aside from becoming a more straightforward method of advertising, influencer marketing can help to increase up markets in a fantastic speed.

Everything ought to be made as straightforward as possible but much simpler.

- Albert Einstein

The influencer manner of promotion has an edge of performing wonders online that helps to link influencers with individuals from all around the world.

Any questions about a merchandise are instantly facilitated and generally a whole lot more valued than an email, support ticket reaction or another kind Q&A shipping.

Could it be social networking or articles driven marketplace, individuals get the answers to a number of the questions about a item instantly in influencer advertising and even more perspective the remark responses producing the viewership very extraordinary.

In the event of social networking marketing where the advertising is put on most of the often used social websites, individuals get to learn about other remarks about goods, which greatly assists them amount up any buying decisions.

Aside from that, they're also linked to others on the social websites (that in this instance behaves like influencers) who informs them about many products and hence solves numerous questions.

In the instance of the articles driven market influencers are there to react to some questions of their customers. In this manner any doubts regarding a product are eliminated.

It is strong. Yet straightforward.

Influencer markets are strong in their own method. The material shared with influence is strong and authentic. They have the capacity to gain people's trust and dependence, all that's necessary.

Ideas and opinions are shared via influencer markets and improved connections are made even with customers that live miles apart.

"The advertising roots with almost any social network are quite robust and aren't simple to cut down"

The writings can perform wonders

All the bloggers, writers, content authors, CEO's out there is the industry correctly through their writings that depend upon signs, opinions, and thoughts of several customers.

These bits of writings are a lot more convincing than the electronic advertisements that include a few images and slogans. The writings discuss the feedback and remarks of different people and influencers that can be a quality that electronic advertisements market certainly lags. We just could have seen that the peak of the market for electronic advertisements and advertisements.

The Benefit of movies

Digital advertisements that normally is made up of posters and banner ads have come to be less upsetting when the societal media is full of videos about the goods.

Living objects are more appealing than lives. Influencers have begun using movies within their contents to affect the people that is turning out to be just another plus point of the influencer advertising.

Stars as Influencers

Consumers are affected greatly when their favourite actors article about a particular item.

It is now an increasing field of influencer advertising that stars function as influencers to pull people towards a particular item. Like tv advertisements, where actors function as influencers, they're made influences on societal websites today where they article about how they've come to be the clients to a specific item.

This clinic doesn't require any convincing as a lot of people will believe in the character of the item when their favourite celebrity purchases it.

Online comments

When influence marketplace is on social websites the feedbacks of these customers becomes really critical for promotion purposes. The marketplace develops with favorable feedbacks, and additionally, it shrinks whenever the feedbacks aren't in the favor of all their merchandise and services.

People today think greatly from the evaluations and internet opinions of their customers.

Influencer advertising is mainly driven by this idea of internet evaluations and involvement and consequently is quickly growing.

Honest opinions

Consumers appreciate remarks and thoughts over ads.

In the realm of influencer advertising, the remarks of individuals behave as influencers about the societal websites and therefore are equally as significant.

Otherwise all then the majority of the feedback and opinions of individuals about a certain product or service are fair.

Locating honest opinions about something, a individual, or a provider can buy the item.

In the event of digital advertisements advertising, there are barely any remarks shared since the advertising platform doesn't allow for such interaction.

Time efficient

Influencer marketing is instantaneous and is only dependent on the established connection between the influencer and their own network.

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Ehh? Well, I’ll try my best… 🍰 - What is their favorite type of dessert or sweet? I can’t really see Ranmaru really loving sweets all that much, but since he likes bananas so much, I think he’d like banana split the best.🐢 - What type of animal would they keep for a pet?A cat. There’s just no doubt about it, as he keeps multiple cats in his game route.🐙 - They are crossing the ocean. What are the circumstances and how did they get there? Either a QUARTET NIGHT tour outside of Japan, or he’s paying a visit to his friends in America.🌎 - If money were no object, where would they live and what would they do with their life? (Ex: entrepreneur, playboy, philanthropist, etc) I think that if he didn’t have the whole debt thing to deal with, he’d stay with his family. He’d stay in the music industry as a bassist and try to form bands. Maybe he’d finally form a band that works as well as QUARTET NIGHT.🎂 - Do they celebrate their birthday?He doesn’t feel the need to hold any celebrations, but it’s not like Reiji and the others will leave him alone. He can’t refuse some high-quality barbecue.🎓 - Are they well-educated?He finished high-school, at the very least, and he has a pretty good grasp on English due to staying abroad for a while.📬 - A mysterious letter has just been found in their mailbox.  How does your character react?  Who would it be from? I can’t really think of anyone who’d actually send a letter to Ranmaru. Possibly his friend Bob sending him some gift from America on his birthday. I imagine Ranmaru would be happy that he remembered.⌚ - Is your character punctual or procrastinator?Procrastinator. The type to arrive a few minutes late and say “It’s no big deal”. And then he fights with Camus over that behavior.💰 - Your character just found a fat sack of gold on a bench. What do they do with it?He brings it to the police station. He does need money, but he’d never steal. Ranmaru will only feel good if he earns it through his own hard work.👙 - Is your character trendy or do they just not give a damn?He doesn’t generally care much, but I’d imagine he’s naturally stylish anyway.🎠 - Your character is at the carnival.  What kinds of rides or games do they check out to entertain themselves?The shooting range, most likely. As for rides, I can’t think of any in particular he’d enjoy. Maybe a very wild roller coaster.🔮 - Your character is having their future told by someone pretty shady. Do they call the fortune teller out or just roll with it? He’d definitely call them out. Ranmaru absolutely despises people that lie their way into getting money out of others.🎃 - What is your character’s favorite holiday? While not necessarily a holiday, he loves the 29th of most months (and the 9th of February), as it is ‘meat day’ in Japan. On those days there are discounts for meat. He’s lucky his birthday is also a meat day.🎶 - What would your character say about your personal taste in music?My general taste in music is very close to Ranmaru’s. While I’m not that into classic rock, I enjoy rock and heavy metal, which I imagine would be a close second for Ranmaru. He’d be fine with it, I think.💒 - Does your character want marriage or a lifelong commitment?He doesn’t need to marry the person he loves, but if he does find the one, maybe he will want to. Lifelong commitment is something he seeks in a serious relationship, though. ♓ - Hey baby, what’s your sign? What would your character’s zodiac sign be and what qualities do they carry to make them fall under that sign? I’m a Taurus, and Ranmaru is a Libra. He is very just, but also laid-back.🚼 - Does your character have or want kids? The cats are already pretty much his kids. I can’t see him wanting kids unless the person he’s with wants to have kids.⚠ - What has your character almost done that made someone talk them out of or convince them not to do it? Probably kicking a former bandmate’s ass during the whole trouble he had with his band. ♿ - Is your character in some way handicapped? (This includes physical, emotional, and mental.) Not really? I feel like he has a few hints of depression due to his behavior at some points in his route, but it doesn’t impact his life that much. I guess I can stick with a ‘kinda’?💊 - Is your character on medication?  If so, why?Nope.🌞🌜 - Is your character an early bird or night owl? What makes them that way?He’s a night owl, but he does force himself to wake up early so he can run around the neighborhood to keep himself in shape. He just has too much to do when it comes to idol work and he tends to get home quite late.📚 - Does your character read? He does. Mostly scripts, though. He doesn’t usually have the time to sit down and read a proper book.📓 - If your character keeps a journal, what is the most secret thought they keep in it? He isn’t the type to keep a journal. 📰 - An obituary for your character was found in the local paper this morning. What did it say? I guess they’d talk about how much of an amazing idol he was. But let’s keep Ranmaru alive pls.💢 - What frustrates your character more than anything?People whose opinion greatly contrasts with his and that provoke him. Foreign, blond hair, light blue eyes. Yes, it’s Camus.✌ - Your character just made a trespass against someone else, how would they go about righting it given the chance?  Or would they at all? Can’t see Ranmaru doing this at all.🍴 - What is the absolute worst meal your character has ever eaten? Were they verbal about it or did they just not say anything?Probably one of the cheap foods he had to eat after the Kurosaki group went broke and he had absolutely no money. He didn’t really complain, though. Food is still food.🍜 - Carnivore/Pescatarian/Vegetarian/Vegan/Other? What kind of diet does your character have? Carnivore. He loves meat and fruits most of all, but he’ll eat anything. Except lemons.💋 - Your character was just kissed by someone they can’t stand. Why and how did it happen? Camus probably wanted to shut him up during their bickering, and now Ranmaru is just very confused about what it means. Their relationship would turn quite awkward for a while…😇 - What was your character’s last good deed? Helping Otoya learn the bass.😁 - Someone just tripped and fell in front of your character.  Do they laugh or help the person up? He seems like the type of person that would laugh, but nah, he’ll help even if it’s Camus. Well, after laughing a bit at him, of course.😨 - Your character just broke wind in public. Do they try to hide it or own up to it?I’d see him just laughing it out.😍 - Your character’s lust object just passed right by them. How awkward do they get as they try to make conversation?What is love tbh. The only lust object he has is meat atm. And he’ll eat it all.😒 - “Ugh!  Not him/her/them/it again.” How does your character react to annoying people? Just look at the way he acts around Camus. Constant bickering about mostly pointless stuff.😂 - Your character is moved to tears. What’s a kindness that another showed to them? Probably some sappy moment where someone told him about how they’re important to him. It’s easier to achieve that if it’s a text from his mother or little sister.😄 - What has ever made your character laugh so hard that they almost passed out? Drunk shenanigans, probably. Do not let Ranmaru get drunk.😈 - What’s your character’s favorite cuss word? “Damn”, followed by “hell”. He only uses stronger words if he’s really, really angry.😏 - Is your character having a dirty thought right now? Is the thought of wanting a steak considered ‘dirty’? It’s pretty rare for him to actually have dirty thoughts.🍺 - Cheers! What is your character’s favorite alcoholic beverage?  What was the last thing they got smashed off of? He doesn’t really go for anything too fancy, so just beer. It takes a while for him to get drunk, especially if he ate something, but if he’s having a good time he might get light-headed off of the beer.💫 - Your character is suffering memory loss after being knocked unconscious.  What happens afterwards and how did it happen? Probably got into a fight trying to defend someone. The rest of QN would get worried sick (yes, even Camus) and try to help him remember stuff. 💡 - What is the best idea your character ever had? The song lyrics for BE PROUD. It’s just such an emotional song, and it reveals so much about Ranmaru.💍 - Does your character wear any type of jewelry?The ring he wears in a necklace, and some bracelets.⛪ - Is your character religious or spiritual in anyway? He doesn’t bother with that stuff.🎱 - Your character and a talking raccoon walk into a bar… “Why the hell is this damn raccoon talking?!” And then he becomes buddies with the talking raccoon. Maybe.📼 - An interrogation tape emerges regarding a recent interview with your character.  What are they being questioned for? About his father’s debt, perhaps. It’s a pretty controversial topic.👟 - Is your character into personal fitness?  If so, what’s their exercise routine? He doesn’t do anything too fancy, just running around the neighborhood and the like. It’s not like he has time for much else. Aside from that, there’s the training he does with QUARTET NIGHT.📺 - What would your character’s favorite TV show be?  What’s their favorite genre?Some cooking show. Maybe he likes to watch Kitchen Nightmares to see just how shitty restaurants can get. It’s kinda entertaining and informative at the same time.🍀 - Does your character carry a good luck charm? Do they believe in luck?I wouldn’t say he believes in luck, since he does believe giving your all is what will earn you results. But there’s a tiny part of him that does believe that some luck exists.