#it's a national holiday y'all lol

[after-nine-at-the-oasis]

HAPPY NOVEMBER 5TH!!!

[cartierre]

AGORA HILLS | ln4

SOCIAL MEDIA!AU lando norris x fem!russell!reader

side note: i'm depressed and the f1 season is starting soon again so here we go. side note pt2: this is kinda short and the ending feels rushed but oh well

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y/n_russell permanent shenanigans

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user1 oh that's not-

user2 oh she didn't- yes she did

user3 y/n getting a lando norris tramp stamp was not on my 2023 bingo card ⤷ user4 i don't think it was ever on anyone's bingo card

landonorris mine ⤷ y/n_russell yours 🤞

user5 i can't decide if it's cringe or a major slay

georgerussell63 i don't know if i should strangle you or norris ⤷ y/n_russell maybe neither of us?

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y/n_russell pizza boy always knows how to capture my heart

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user6 lando and y/n being in their hot couple era was not on my 2024 bingo card ⤷ user7 no couple does it like y/n and lando

user8 i'm a bit concerned about their recent behaviour, ngl

landonorris i'm a professional pizza boy off season ⤷ y/n_russell earning some extra money to spoil your girl? ⤷ user9 so you admit you use lando for his money? ⤷ y/n_russell sorry your partner apparently doesn't know how to treat you. i'd be bitter as well if i were you

user10 y/n being totally unhinged is my favourite type of media ⤷ user11 george being the emotionally older sibling and y/n being the unbothered younger sibling makes so much sense

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y/n_russell to clear some things up: obviously george isn't always happy with how lando and i present our relationship (online or not) but that doesn't mean he hates lando?! i'm his little sister, it's natural he doesn't always enjoy what lando and i do. nonetheless, lando and george have been friends for ages! this was literally them on our shared holiday in '23! carmen and i were third-wheeling the whole time lol. george can sometimes be a little cold but that's just how he processes things, it doesn't mean he's not supportive of my relationship with lando. please respect that.

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y/n_russell accurate representation of how i felt after watching george and lando's "drama" on drive to survive. now i understand why y'all blew this whole situation up.

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user12 now she knows how we all felt watching that episode

user13 me when i watch dts in general

user14 me when i hear the dutch national anthem yet again

user15 me when i think of charles not winning wdc because ferrari literally sucks

landonorris me when i realise y/n won't attend every race ⤷ y/n_russell um excuse me i'm a working gyal

user16 me when life

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y/n_russell maybe i should become lando's and george's pr manager when it means getting flowers from their teams

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user17 no cuz that is so cute that they sent her flowers cuz she solved the whole lando-george drama

user18 that's why they both are my favourite teams

mclaren the contract is ready to be signed! ⤷ mercedesamgf1 not if she choses us first! after all, blood is thicker than water

user19 not mclaren and mercedes fighting over y/n

user20 i wonder which flowers are from who

[countessravengrey]

Happy Birthday, Bucky!!

And Happy Stucky Resurrection/ Reignition/ Renaissance Day 2024!

Okay y'all, today's the day. Whatever you want to call it, we are bringing Stucky back (or acknowledging it never left) and celebrating it on Bucky Barnes's birthday.

Why not celebrate on Steve's? So glad you didn't ask. I have no idea how we got here except that Bucky's birthday came first in the original ask?:

Besides, Steve's birthday is all tied up with that whole "national holiday" thing, so let's give some love to our favorite misunderstood amputee brainwashed/wiped veteran on his birthday, yeah? Yeah.

Me personally? I'm doing the double (and a half) feature:

CATFA

CATWS

1st half of CACW (because the second half is just more Avengers focused)

I've been holding off watching all three of these movies for months in preparation. I didn't think it would be that hard not to watch CATWS (one of my top comfort movies) for this long, but here we are. I'm hoping I'll see something new. Even if I don't, it's still my favorite.

And yeah, I really plan to start at 7:04p EST lol. I like to think two supersoldiers would appreciate such a specific and fan-focused mission start time.

(get it? 7:04, 7/4, July 4th? ...my hyperfixation is showing)

I'm going to try to live-post reactions. And if that's not enough, I'll be posting as many metas and memes as I can find, so send some my way if you think I'll like them.

And, as promised, I got my first chapter up for a new long-form Omegaverse fic I've been working on and posted. Feel free to reblog!:

However you choose to celebrate, my dear fellow fans, make it epic.

[maddieskywlker]

I Want A Ring, I Don’t Mean on The Phone 

Pairing: Javy “Coyote” Machado x Reader

Word Count: 2,692 (oops)

Warnings: None, just fluff....unless you count how long it is as a warning (my bad y'all, I got a little carried away lol)

Summary: Coyote and y/n have been dating for two years. Coyote is planning a big surprise for his girl on their trip to visit his family in New Orleans for Christmas.

*Third Person POV*

Coyote was looking forward to bringing y/n home to New Orleans for Christmas, and to seeing his family for the first time since his last deployment post uranium mission.

 Javy laid in bed beside y/n, watching as her chest rose and fell in her sleep. “Baby wake up, we have to finish packing,” Javy spoke and she snuggled closer to Javy. He chuckled and poked her side, "Come on love bug, we gotta get going soon.” Y/n peaked through one eye and Javy smiled at her, “Good morning sleeping beauty.” She groaned again and sat up slowly, “Good morning Javy.” He sat up and kissed her temple before getting out of bed.

 “Did you finish packing last night while I was working or did you need to finish,” Javy asked while brushing his teeth.

“I just have my toiletries left to pack,” Y/N groaned, looking at Javy’s muscular back from her spot in the bed. Javy smirked and looked over his shoulder, “well shake a leg buttercup we got a flight to catch.” Javy finished brushing his teeth and got dressed while y/n finally got out of bed and got herself ready. “I’m gonna start loading up the car, if you hurry we can make a coffee stop,” Javy kissed her forehead while she sat braiding her hair.

After braiding her hair and grabbing her shoes, y/n grabbed her carry-on bag and purse, she met Javy outside and climbed into the passenger seat. “About time princess,” Javy smirked at her. “Oh hush I could go back and take longer if you want,” she giggled playfully as they drove off, stopping at Starbucks before the airport.  

After a 3 and half hour flight, Javy was buzzing in his seat and ready to be home. “Excited much?” Y/n giggled at her boyfriend watching him squirm around in his seat as they landed at Louis Armstrong National Airport. “Yeah, excited for damn good, seasoned food finally,” Javy joked as they walked into the airport. “Luggage first then food bubs,” y/n reminded him as she grabbed his hand and pulled him in the direction of the baggage claim.

Javy grabbed their bags, and laced his fingers through y/n’s as they walked through the airport and out into the parking lot.

When they walked out into the parking lot Javy pulled his sunglasses over his eyes and searched for his dad and his truck. “Look there he is!” Y/n exclaimed as she spotted her boyfriend’s father and the red Chevrolet truck they both missed so much. “Dad!” Javy waved excitedly and lightly pulled y/n behind him holding their bags in his other hand.

When they reached the truck Mr. Machado hugged both of them and tossed their bags into the passenger seat of the truck and they climbed into the backseat together. As they drove off the three caught up and talked about the plans for the day.

“Your mama has already got lunch cooked, she made gumbo and potato salad,” Mr. Machado smiled looking up at his son through the mirror. “Then we’re going to Jackson Square for beignets and a carriage ride, then I believe we’re going to the Roosevelt to see the lights, and we’re having dinner at Court of Two Sisters,” Mr. Machado explained their plans as they pulled up to Javy’s childhood home. The beautiful white French style home was decorated wondrously for the holidays.

Javy smiled widely when the front door opened and his mama came running outside. “My babies! You’re home, you’re home!” Mrs. Machado cheered with tears in her eyes. “Hi Mama,” Javy hugged her tightly when she barreled into him. “Oh my handsome son, welcome home baby.” Mrs. Machado wiped her eyes and hugged him one more time. “And my beautiful girl, you look stunning as ever y/n,” Mrs. Machado hugged the girl and patted her back. “Hi mama, how’ve you been?” Y/n smiled up at the lady who had always been like a second mother to her. “I’ve been great honey, just cooking and preparing for y’all to be home for the holidays,” Mrs. Machado smiled as they walked into the house.

Javy’s dad brought their bags up to his room as they joined his mom and younger siblings in the dining room. “JAVY,” His 12 year old twin sister and brother both cheered as they ran to their brother and jumped on him. “Hi crazies,” Javy chuckled and hugged them close. “Hi y/n,” they both hugged her and she giggled hugging them tightly before sitting at the table where lunch was already waiting. 

“It smells amazing Mama,” Javy smiled and laced his fingers through y/n’s under the table as they ate.  After lunch y/n helped Mrs. Machado with the dishes while Javy showered and got ready for their evening plans. 

“How’s the team been,” Mrs. Machado asked y/n as she saved up the dishes. “They’ve been great, Rooster and Phoenix got married last month. It was a beautiful and fun wedding,” she smiled at the memories of the November wedding of two of her best friends. “It’ll be you and Javy’s turn before you know it,” Mrs. Machado smirked. Y/n blushed and shook her head at the older woman, who she hoped was right. “Alright now, you go get ready young lady, I can finish the rest of this,” Mrs. Machado playfully told her. “Yes mama,” y/n giggled and jogged upstairs. 

She walked into the room just as Javy was coming out of the ensuite bathroom with a towel around his waist. “Well hello there,” she giggled at her boyfriend. “Hey love bug,” Javy leaned down and kissed her forehead. “Have a nice shower babe?” “The water pressure here is so much better than on base,” Javy chuckled as he grabbed his black pants, velvet polo, coat, and boots to get dressed. Y/n quickly showered and fixed her hair and makeup with a simple gold smokey eye. 

Javy looked up from his phone and wolf-whistled at his girlfriend who had her hair curled with her makeup done with just a towel wrapped around her. “I’m not even dressed yet goofball,” y/n giggled. “You look the best right now like this,” Javy smirked as she stood between his legs with his arms around her waist. “I can’t go in public like this though babe, so you gotta let me get dressed,” y/n giggled and leaned down to peck his lips. 

Y/n grabbed her red sweater dress, coat, tights, and booties from her suitcase before she walked into the bathroom to finish getting dressed. Once she had her clothes on she walked out to put on her earrings and necklace. “Javy can you help me with my necklace,” y/n asked him as she stood in front of him with her back to him. “Of course baby,” Javy grabbed her necklace and stood up behind her to help her clasp her necklace together. He pressed a kiss to her neck before he put her hair back down over her neck. “You look beautiful mon cheri,” Javy wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and stood with her swaying side to side. “I love you Y/n,” Javy said as he kissed her cheek. “I love you more Javy,” she smiled looking over her shoulder at him.

“You kids ready,” Mrs. Machado called from downstairs. “We’re coming Mama!” Javy called back as y/n grabbed her purse before checking her makeup once over in the mirror. “You go ahead babe, I’ll be right there,” Javy pressed a kiss to her head. Y/n jogged down the stairs and joined his family with a smile. Once she was out of the room Javy quickly grabbed the velvet box from his carry on bag and shoved it in his coat pocket before joining his family downstairs. 

Javy’s parents and younger siblings climbed into his mom’s Tahoe, while he and y/n climbed into his truck. “I’ve been craving Cafe du Monde beignets for sooo long,” Y/n giggled as they drove off from the Garden District into the French Quarter. “You and me both love bug,” Javy said as he held one of her hands and drove with the other. 

Javy parked right behind his parents on the side of the street right in front of Cafe du Monde. He got out and went around to y/n’s side and opened the door for her, helping her out of the truck. Y/n grinned widely as she smelled the sugary sweet donuts and coffee from Cafe du Monde and heard the sounds of jazzy Christmas music being played on the streets. “I missed New Orleans so damn much,” she said as laced her fingers through Javy’s own. He smiled down at her and twirled her as they walked down the sidewalk towards the famous New Orleans cafe.  

“Two orders of beignets and two coffees please,” Javy said as he held y/n close to his side. She smiled up at him and handed him his wallet from her purse so he could pay for their order. “I’m gonna go find a table for all of us,” she said softly as she put his wallet back in her purse. “Okay baby make sure it isn’t too close to the street,” he reminded her so his siblings wouldn’t be tempted to run off towards the art work and street performers. 

Once everyone had their orders, Javy and his parents and siblings joined y/n at the table she’d found in the middle of the cafe’s outdoor dining area, just close enough to the musicians performing, but far enough from the street. “Here you are my love, two beignets and coffee,” Javy kissed the top of her head and he sat down beside her. They all happily dug into their beignets, the adults all drinking coffee while the kids drank hot chocolate. 

Once they all finished their beignets and drinks, Javy tried to go back for more, but his mom reminded him of their scheduled carriage ride through the French Quarter. Y/n giggled at her pouting boyfriend but promised him to come back before they left at the end of the week. Javy chuckled as his siblings each grabbed one of y/n’s hands and pulled her along the sidewalk towards the horse drawn carriages. 

“Guess I’m not sitting with my girlfriend on this carriage ride, she’s been taken hostage by two gremlins.” Javy joked as he wrapped his arm around his mom’s shoulders and walked beside her. “Don’t worry son, soon enough you’ll have her to yourself for the rest of your life,” his mom reminded him as she smiled up at her eldest child. “I know mama, I’ve thought about this night since the uranium mission ended,” he smiled ahead watching his girlfriend and siblings skipping down the sidewalk as they approached the carriages. “Come on slow pokes!” The twins yelled back towards their parents and older brother. Javy chuckled and shook his head, as they caught up to the three of them at the carriage. 

“Y/n! y/n! Sit with me! Sit with me!” Javy’s little sister begged, Javy rolled his eyes and climbed in to sit beside his brother, while y/n and his sister sat across from them. “Don’t worry, I snuck around and booked one for us tomorrow evening by ourselves,” y/n leaned forward to whisper in Javy’s ear. “You’re an angel,” Javy whispered back and pecked her lips quickly. 

Javy reached over and held y/n’s hand in his as the carriage began to take off around the French Quarter. Y/n smiled widely, her eyes lighting up brighter than the Christmas lights as they rode through their beautiful hometown. Javy smiled watching her the whole time. Y/n felt a small body nuzzling against her side and wrapped her arm that wasn’t being held by Javy, around his little sister and smiled down at her. 

About 15 minutes later, they had arrived back at Cafe du Monde and the sun had long set giving way to the Christmas lights everywhere. “We’ll meet y’all at the Roosevelt,” Javy’s dad said as they all walked towards their vehicles. “See y’all there,” Javy nodded at his dad, silently reminding him to make sure y/n didn’t see that her family would be there too. Another surprise Javy worked out for her, he knew she wouldn’t want her parents missing the moment that was to come. 

“I miss home so much, I wish we could be stationed closer to home,” y/n said as they drove off towards the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria. “I know baby, I do too,” Javy sighed, pressing a kiss to her knuckles.  “Maybe we could request a transfer,” she said hopefully. “We’ll see love bug, we’ll just have to do some research,” Javy smiled at her as they pulled into a parking spot across the street from the Roosevelt. 

Javy climbed out of the truck and nervously took a deep breath before walking around to the passenger side and grabbing y/n’s hand to help her out of the truck. “Let’s go ahead and walk through baby, Dad said they’ll catch up.” Javy explained as they crossed the street hand in hand. “Okay, I’m just ready to see the lights,” y/n giggled and smiled up at him as they walked through the doors of the Roosevelt. “Welcome to the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria,” the door greeter smiled at the two of them. They both nodded and said soft “thank you’s” as they headed in the direction of the decorated lobby. 

“It's so beautiful,” y/n sighed as she let go of Javy’s hand and walked through the lights with a wide smile. “Yeah it is,” Javy said softly from behind her as he dropped to one knee. “Javy,” she turned around looking for him and gasped when she saw him on one knee, “oh my god,” she said as she was already tearing up. Javy chuckled softly and smiled at her, “Y/n M/n L/n, you have made me the happiest I’ve ever been in my whole life in the last few years. I’ve thought about this moment since we were just kids running through this lobby together at Christmas. I’ve wanted to do this since the moment the uranium mission ended, but Jake said I would hate myself for not giving you this perfect moment, and I also didn’t have the ring yet, so here we are,” he smiled up at her as she giggled and sniffled. He reached in his coat pocket and pulled out the velvet box and opened it to reveal a beautiful onyx and diamond ring, “love bug will you do me the honor of becoming Mrs. Machado,” Javy looked up at her with his own tears forming in his eyes. “YES! OF COURSE YES!” Y/n tearfully answered, placing her hands on his cheeks and pulling him up to her. 

Javy smiled so widely his cheeks hurt, he slid the ring on her left hand finger and kissed her deeply. “I love you so much baby girl,” Javy whispered through the kiss. “I love you more Bub,” y/n smiled into the kiss. Javy turned towards the end of the hall where both of their families were waiting. He held up her left hand in their direction, “SHE SAID YES,” he cheered happily. Their families cheered and ran down the hall towards them. 

“MOM! DAD!” Y/n exclaimed tearfully when she realized her parents were there as well. She hugged them both tightly and whimpered softly. “My baby’s getting married,” her mom cheered as she grabbed her hand to see the ring. “Congratulations honey,” her dad kissed the top of her head. 

Both of the families happily walked through the building to see the lights and Javy and y/n followed behind them closely. “Merry Christmas fiancé,” Javy chuckled and nudged Y/n with his elbow as they walked. “Merry Christmas Javy,” y/n smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him passionately. 

[lastweeksshirttonight]

Top 5 episodes of Community!

This is such a hard one, oh man. It's been a while since I rewatched - with that in mind:

1. "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas". I watch this one every year for the holidays and it's just masterful, somehow fulfilling the same emotional function as a stopmotion Christmas special while also taking the piss out of it. Also, extremely quotable!

2. "Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality". I'm going to be slightly against the grain here and say that a lot of the more "meta" humour from the later years of Community didn't age well imo. It always feels too knowing in some regards and started to completely subsume the show. (Will admitting this make people want to kill me?) So this half-depressing character piece about Britta's place in the world, coming in the middle of Season 5 with very little meta humour and a lot of rumination on the natire of relationships and friendships, really grabbed me. I particularly LOVE the way Jeff and Duncan's relationship ends up being the central focus of things by the end. Honestly so much of this episode is very lovely and bittersweet.

3. "Paradigms of Human Memory". Almost entirely because of that perfect recreation of a real Jeff/Annie fanvid. Not my ship but I definitely remember that video going around and my outright shock to see it referenced and recreated with such precision on national television.

4. "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking". Hey y'all I loved Season 2 can you tell?? Lol. The SHEER SENSE OF BEING FELT at Troy having a legit meltdown over meeting his idol. Truly you can't disappoint a picture!!!! His thousand yard stare, just perfect. I like the episode's full plot and how Pierce both knowingly and unknowingly fucks with the whole group, and how each one is such a twisted version of their own desires.

5. "Remedial Chaos Theory". All the other timeline stuff (especially Darkest Timeline) got ridiculous and boring fast, but the origin of that in this episode is fantastic. There's a reason half of it has been and still is being memed to death. ROOOOOXAAAAANE

[satocidal]

You might be surprised but I also get the looking mean often. I think the biggest difference is that my culture doesn't entertain being fake nice as much as others (as someone who interacted with the brits, they're the epitome of it, I'm sorry)

Honestly, asian cultures oftenly get mingled when provided by people who didn't interact with said culture so all I know about India is basically the sari (I think that's how it's named? The colorful dresses are so pretty and the jewelry, omo) and most people practicing Hinduism or Buddhism (I'm still not sure of the difference, if any, between them? I know also there's a river in India that's like sacred and I know the cow is also quite a sacred animal?)

I think (again, not sure) Buddha's from there.

Honestly, when I think of India, as many not so cultured ppl, I do think of the Taj Mahal, elephants, River Ganje (?), Buddha and the many arms statue T-T

I also think of curry and spices (y'all got some delicious curry. And I say this bcs I actually ate indian food made by the right ppl lol)

I'm curious about traditions such as weddings, funerals and general holidays mostly

For example, my country (Romania) is Christian (ortodox) but got such a rich history and traditions that many of the traditions we have are quite more pagan than actually Christian (we were a pagan country a long ass time ago, after all)

So yeah, I'd say I'm a basic white girl (tho eastern europeans aren't exactly…well, basic in the european white history 😅 but not exactly the point. Tho we are not like brits and americans, that's for sure)

~🦊

Your perception is so cute😭 but yes I assumed you might’ve gotten that comment lmao- like I just knew lolol

So, let me say that our traditional cloths does include saris and kurtas- but like as we get urbanised, people are lesssening the usage of them. Like mainly grandma’s (or like 35+) women wear it on a usual and even they, to keep it comfortable prefer kurtas as daily attire. Most of us though, like we just go with basic causal wear. So they’ve become more of a traditional-only-when-events-are-around type of a deal for most of us

And like there’s so much more than saris, there are lehengas and anarkalis and ghagharas and shararas- like a lot of beautiful stuff frfor. And there’s different sort of method of embroidery too

Hinduism is very different yet similar to it, both focus on attainment of nirvana but where Hinduism is very life-concerned, like focusing on the present—Buddhism, at its core works for giving up worldly pleasures (Hinduism, like ancient one at least, divided human life into 4 age ranges—the last which began at like 65+? Or 50? That range focused on the same stuff as Buddhism) and then Buddhism is a little stricter and not discussed on idol worship where in Hinduism is core worshipping

Elephants 💀? Not tigers? They are our national animal lmao- the Bengal white tiger<3 but well, that’s how india is portrayed usually so I don’t blame you. There are many more beautiful things than the Taj btw and the Ganga is very holy to us- belief leads to say that your sins get washed with every dip in her (I’m an agnostic so idk but we’re very respectful to the religions usually- even the atheists I’ve met, they also act good towards Hinduism)

If you read our mythology and scripts the many arms will make sense lmao but this ask is getting long so I won’t get into it rn lmao-and we have a plenty of festivals. Like a lot.

Also like apologies but tell me about Christianity here (I’m not a fan at all of conservative Christian’s and all) and I’ve like mostly onky judged Christian’s so yes💀

[toournextadventure]

Hello dear!

Lol, the little things in life really are seeing Wednesday be irritated. I'm sure that's a funny sight to see!

Oh man, I'm sure .002 will haunt Wednesday her entire life. Losing to Bianca is just torture, and not the good kind.

Whaaat Wednesday let everyone hug her?? Damn, that's HUGE. Who knew that Wednesday would be such a softie for her friends.

Yes Birb, let Yoko suffer with her father. She deserves it. Old ass bloodsucking fool.

Everyone at the Addams mansion?? That's a promise for chaos right there.

Lol, I'm sure Birb would love Wednesdays rubbing her off 😏

Yoko, girl. Politely shut up. Now you want to talk?? Now that Birb is doing fine? Oh go get spiked. Nah girl, Birb may be forgiving but I'm not. I am a pro at holding grudges. This "excuse" is not it. When Birb needed you the most you weren't there. Unacceptable. Just you wait, Yoko. Garlic will find its way into your blood soon. That's a promise.

Wednesday dealing with Eugene and Pugsley would be hilarious cause I'm sure she wouldn't really hurt them that much but some torture is necessary for angering Birby.

The whole family is here? Wow. Chaos WILL happen.

Sound the alarm, Wednesday just flirted! Mark that day down in the calendar, it should be a national holiday!

Hailey, I still got my eyes on you. Be nice to Birby or else...

Ha, Birb is scared of a tram car. Adorable but also hilarious. Wednesday should definitely laugh at that.

Aww, these two idiots love each other. That's so cute.

What a great and fluffy chapter!

Y'all just keep roastin Yoko but I PROMISE there's more to the story, y'all aren't givin that bitch the benefit of the doubt 😭

But also? Listen, have you SEEN the Wildwood tram cars? Cause I saw them for the first time last year and they're TERRIFYING, could give anyone nightmares, I mean LISTEN this bitch 😭

[definitely-the-real-belgium]

Happy national holiday to y'all belgium peoples lol

[estarsomnolienta]

Now, it's 5 in the morning and I should be sleeping but idc. Let me explain, the day of (little) candles —día de las velitas— it's a special day around the country. In some parts is religious, in others is about being with your family (like where I'm from) and other it's like this REALLY big day to party. I mean, the 8 of December is a national holiday.

I start with this because if you come from one of the "religious" parts, then it's about honouring the <<Immaculate conception>> of the Bible.

But if you don't (like 90% of the population who celebrated it lol) it's about making wishes. You light a candle in the streets, cause is never about doing it in the "privacy" of a backyard/balcony or whatever but about seeing (even if it's from afar, thought some small communities do communal cooking) your neighbours and the people who surrounds you, and make a wish. Literally. You just make a wish for each candle you light and if it gets to burn until it end, then your wish will come true.

And you're telliNG ME THAT Y'ALL DIDN'T USED IT FOR Y'ALL AU'S AND FANFIC'S? WITH ALL THAT POTENTIAL

I'm so disappointed in the Encanto's fandom cause y'all had the perfect excuse to write all the corny fanfics you could have done for the MOST SPECIAL DAY THEY MENTIONED IN THE MOVIE. NOT FUCKING CHRISTMAS. NOT NEW YEAR. DÍA DE LAS *HIJUEPUTAS* VELITAS. AND Y'ALL WASTED IT.

I can't, this? Too much for my heart

[shysheeperz]

Asdfghjkl I love how some people are referring to today as (Na)nami Day in honor of Nami's and Nanami's shared bday. Lol

[princekirijo]

Has this been done yet? Oh well happy birthday Mitsuru, you empress, I love you so much.

[karomate]

High Ground - Olli Matela FF Part 7

Remember how I told y'all yesterday I wouldn't post a chapter today? Guess I tricked myself there a bit. Today is Switzerlands national holiday. Which means firework and my cat will be scared. So I will stay home, write probably some more and take care of my cat. lol.

And now enjoy and lemme know if you liked it.

P.S. once again the chapter is a bit longer.

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After Olli came back out the shower, Sara thought he looked very handsome. Like he always did. He was wearing a black button down and simple black jeans. “Looking good there handsome”, she said and walked over to him, to give him a short kiss. “I only tried to not look like a himbo next to you”, he admitted and pulled her closer to him to start pepper her face with kisses. She laughed and pushed him softly away from her. He was just so unbelievably cute she almost couldn’t handle him. “So. What do you think. Should we go and buy some liquor so the party will be more up to our taste?”, he asked her smirking. She also started to smirk and nodded her head. So out they went to the next corner store, to buy some harder stuff than beer, which Tommi probably already had at his house.

They decided to get themselves some good old cheap whiskey and because Sara was a big fan of it some Aperol. After they bought their stuff it was already time to go to Tommis place.

After they arrived no one questioned why they came together. Sara actually expected one or two side remarks, why they arrived together and already made sure she had an excuse. Gladly she did not have to use a single excuse. She would have hated to lie to the guys. “Hi guys!”, Sara greeted them with the most genuine smile she had in a long time and even pulled them all into a hug, which surprised not only her but them as well. “I brought Aperol!”, she claimed and held the bottle up high. They cheered for her and Tommi took the bottle to the fridge. “So who allowed you to look this good, madame?”, asked a beer holding Joonas and smirked at her. She couldn’t help but let out a small laugh at the cute man in front of her. “You’re one to talk. Looking all hot and fluffy here”, she answered him and motioned for him to a little twirl for here. He obliged and turned around in a circle for her and even threw a pose in there, which resulted in all the people laughing. “Dork”, she laughed at him, and asked Tommi where his fridge was. He pointed to the kitchen and she and Olli made their way inside, to grab drinks for themselves. “How am I supposed to resist you?”, he mumbeled low enough for only her ears and smirked when he noticed her blush. “Don’t then”, she winked, after she gained her confidence back, and left a dumbfounded Olli back in the kitchen. Two could play this game, she thought and sat down next to Tommi, who was sitting on a bench. They were right, when they said he looked like a teddy bear. Like there was probably no one softer in this garden than he was.

Olli also came back out and had to his disappointment noticed that there was no free space next to his angel. A little bit pissed he sat down next to Niko, who to his surprise noticed the shift in Ollis face. “Don’t be pissed, just because she gets along with Tommi”, Niko whispered so only Olli could hear. Olli was surprised. Was he this obvious? “I am not pissed”, he tried to defend himself, which resulted in Niko letting out a snorting like laugh. “Sure buddy and I am the queen of England”, he joked and hit Olli on his shoulder. There was no one who could fool Niko. He always noticed everything. “Oh! I am sorry your highness! Can I bring you something to drink? Would you like to have your corgis in the same garden as you!”, Olli mocked in a british accent and even intended to do a bow. The others in the garden were surprised but couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you doing Olli?”, Aleksi asked while Joel was holding his stomach from laughing so hard. “Niko said he was the queen of England. I only wanted to be a good servant”, Olli said and tried to subtly wink at Sara. But of course Niko had to notice. Once again! Olli decided that keeping him and Sara a secret would maybe not be hard in front of the other boys, but Niko could turn into a problem.

They were all laughing and enjoying themselves. Alcohol was there and they all started to feel a bit light headed. Sara made her way to the kitchen, to go grab her and Niko another beer. She only did it because Niko tried to act cute when he asked to also bring him one. She couldn’t say no to the long haired man. She didn’t notice that Olli followed her into the kitchen. He also drank a few beers and was feeling tipsy. “Angel. When are we leaving?”, he asked her and trapped her between the counter and his body. “Why would we leave? And why would we leave together?”, she teased him and tried to get away from him. She didn’t really want to get out from this position, but it was fun playing with him, as he was getting impatient. “We will leave together. You’re going to sleep at my place today”, he decided for her and put his head on her shoulder. It seemed like she didn’t have any other choice but to stay at his place. “Gladly”, she admitted and pulled him into a short kiss, which fast turned into a full make out session in the middle of Tommis kitchen. The thought hit Sara like a brick, and she pulled away from him. Olli didn’t really feel that and started to kiss her neck roughly, which probably will turn into a mark. “Babe”, she whimpered and he stiffened. “If you say that again, I will have to take you home this instant”, he growled into her ear and pulled away from her, to look her in her eyes. Sara noticed that his eyes darkened quite a bit. “Just one more hour and then we’ll leave”, she whispered and gave him a short kiss, grabbed her and Nikos beer and went back outside to the other men.

Olli had to collect his thoughts and calm his racing heart down in the kitchen. He didn’t know he would react so strongly to a single word this woman said. But he clearly did. He could feel his heart in his throat and his hand were shaking a bit. He went to the bathroom and splashed some water on his face to calm himself even more down. After he calmed down a bit and his heart wasn’t beating like a metronome at 189 he went back to the boys. Of course, Niko looked at him weirdly and even smirked a bit. “Were you the one who bruised the princess a bit?”, Niko whispered in Ollis ear. He looked closely at Saras neck, and he saw it too. There were really small bruises starting to form. Olli looked down, so Niko wouldn’t see his grin. “A gentleman never tells”, he winked at his friend and took a sip from his beer. Only 50 more minutes until he and Sara would leave.

After the most painful 60 minutes Sara slowly got up from her place. She was a bit wobbly. Maybe she shouldn’t have drank that Aperol. But man was she feeling amazing. “Boys. Tomorrow is a long day. I will head back to the hotel now”, she said. “Don’t be late to rehearsal tomorrow, and do not be hungover. There were never any good songs made hungover”, she lectured them professionally and gathered her belongings. “We probably all should head home”, Joel said and got up as well. Everyone expect Tommi, cause it was his garden, followed his lead and they also gathered their belongings.

After everyone said their goodbyes, they started to head in the right directions home. Olli made sure that no one looked at him an Sara and pulled her to a wall and pressed her softly against it. “That was longer than an hour”, he whispered between kisses and tried to get even closer to her, which was physically impossible, as they were already really close together. “But now you got me”, she whispered back and put her arms around his neck. After two more minutes of them just kissing, Olli pulled away from her, took her hand and started to drag her at a fast pace to the direction of his apartment. He was getting impatient, Sara noticed that.

Olli never arrived at his apartment faster, and he couldn’t even be bothered to wait for the elevator. He pulled her straight to the stairs and dragged her up there as well. He needed three tries to get the key in the hole, but when he managed he pulled Sara straight to his bedroom. “I know a few hours ago I said I wanted to wait a bit longer, but by god. You drove me crazy today”, he admitted an pushed her to lay down on his bed. It was actually Saras first time seeing his bedroom. “Did I?”, she smirked at him and watched as he unbuttoned his shirt. He just nodded at her, unable to say a word.

He finally managed to get out of his button down and crawled on top of her. He started to kiss her passionately. Slowly he put his hand on her ribs. Suddenly too shy to make the next move. She pulled him closer to her, which encouraged him to slip his tongue in her mouth. They were so engaged in each other, that they almost didn’t hear Ollis phone ring, which was still in Ollis back pocket. “Ignore it”, he whispered as he noticed her moving away. “It could be important”, she argued. She was drilled to always answer her phone. At all times. “That’s Nikos ringtone. It will probably be about a song he found online”, he tried to persuade her, but Sara was stubborn and looked at him wit a -pick it up- look. He let out a deep sigh, pulled his phone out and lie down next to Sara who was trying to fix her dress. “I am really sorry man. But could you tell me your Netflix password?”, Niko did sound guilty on the other end of the phone. Olli almost couldn’t believe his ears. Was Niko for real? He had the most beautiful girl in his bed and right now his friend had to call him and ask for his fucking Netflix password? The mood was ruined. “It’s Fuckyou1234 with a capital F”, he said and hung up the phone.

[volfoss]

🎵anon

Apparently today is the 5 year anniversary of the Riverdale pilot (I'm making it a national holiday honestly) and I find it hilarious seeing people on twitter being like "now That was a quality season of tv, just a normal teen drama, why didn't it stay like that?"

I'm like....did we watch the same show?? Y'all call that thing normal tv? Are you okay?

"can't we just liberate ourselves from the tired dichotomy of jock/artist? Can't we, in this post James Franco world, be all things at once?"

Real normal stuff, i said that when I was 15 all the time

Also the "you are looking really dilfy today" line is from season 1, I think that's enough proof lol

omg sorry again for replying late!! i got this like right before i fell asleep but i nearly forgot to reply to this :(

BUT YEAH like idk when ur looking at it from a having seen all 6 seasons pov, s1 seems rly normal? but like rewatching a bit of it makes it so so clear that riverdale has been off the walls since s1 or even since the pilot. i think in comparison to other stuff in riverdale s1 is normal but not for overall normal teen dramas!

[toss-a-coin-to-your-bard]

20 Questions

I got tagged by @teddylacroix, thank you beautiful! (plus happy *late* birthday wishes✨) and by @protectjaskier tysm sweetheart!

RULES: Answer 20 questions, then tag bloggers you want to get to know better.

NAME: Elanor. It's really my given name btw and I love my mum for agreeing to use it for me in the end (only two people in all this time got the reference; yes, I am counting lmao)

NICKNAME: Ela at home, Elli at work and @jaskiers-right-foot gave me my new favorite: Lumineer. I'll have to get used to that still ✨

ZODIAC: Sagittarius sun ♐ (scorpio moon and gemini ascending, I'm a fun mixed bag ngl lmao)

HEIGHT: 164 cm aka 5’4” (lol, just like both my taggers) ie smol bean filled with all the emotions all the time

LANGUAGES: German, English duh, a small barely remembered Latinum should be in there too, some Spanish and Dutch, plus, since October I have German Sign Language (DGS) as my minor at university.

NATIONALITY: boring German (my paternal grandmother is Italian tho)

Favorite Season: don't ask me that?! I can't choose. (late spring and late summer)

Favorite Flower: lavender, lilac, and hibiscus and roses (and jasmine and...)

Favorite Scent: lavender comes first place every time but lilac, honey, ~rose and chocolate are pretty nice too

Favorite Color: red. Then all orange/yellow you can imagine. Then blue. Then lilac and green. The rainbow pretty much [*hah! GaAayy*.jpg]

Favorite Animal: hhhh. Rabbits because I still miss my Ronja, very much so. But also Elefants and Kolibris

Favorite Fictional Character: atm Jaskier and Geralt lmao James Kirk and Bilbo Baggins and film!Thorin and Sam Gamgee and Katsa (& Bo) and Taako & Lup and...

Coffee/Hot Tea/Hot Chocolate: 1. Tea 2. Chocolate 3. Coffee

Average Sleep: atm 5 but the goal is 8-9

Dog or Cat Person: more dog than cat (I never learned cat body language but I adore them just as much as dogs)

Number of Blankets: one, maybe two in deep winter

Dream Trip: New Zealand (lotr!!) Japan (I loved karate as a teen) Hawaii, Maui (to revisit)

Blog Established: this my witcher blog on the 3/4. January 2020 (but my main should be around...2014 ig?? Idk anymore)

Followers: I'm still baffled in the best of ways that y'all are right now 1605 (on my main I have precious 215)

Random Fact(s): I love baking and knitting and feel so Granny like for that sometimes. I always overbuy on wool in the autumn to prepare for the holiday season. I wish I could send everyone cookies all of the time.

I tag @jaskiers-right-foot @jaskierist fkkoolo! @the-winter-witcher @starrose17 @not-so-silent-back-up and everyone who feels like it.

I'm sorry I am half asleep now and can't think of more of you lovely people to tag lmao

[staytheb]

Like Oh 2.0 - Happy New Year

Previous Chapter: Merry Christmas Word Count: 3,458 Summary: The year is about to end and the sisters are thinking of sleeping in on the last day of the year and let the new year just roll in while they’re asleep. Unfortunately for them, Jaebeom and Mark have other plans.

Like Oh 2.0 masterlist

omg yay! it’s getting closer. just three more chapters! to be honest, i was gonna end the story here, but then realized that the story didn’t include JB’s birthday and so had to put that in there and why the actual 3rd anniversary for the fanmeet happened to. lol but yeah, this is my last update for now and will update the rest later! but other than that happy reading and kthxbai, Admin Lia~

After Christmas neither sister saw the two males or GOT7 for that matter. The group were busy with their schedules as well as preparing for the end of the year award shows for the major stations. Serena got busy with work due to the holidays while Melanie got an early start on preparing for her final year at Seoul National University when spring semester started up again in March. The younger sister didn't want to forget anything like she did last time as she usually put things off at the last minute and was lazy majority of the time as well since it was holidays and she just wanted to relax. Still it would be the first year without the twins and needed to get things into gear.Anyways, it was the last day of the year and since it was also a public holiday the sisters were spending it with their friends.

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"Hiya, Biscuits." Serena cooed as she petted the female toy poodle's head. "How you've been, girl?" She scooped up the small dog into her arms as she sat on Chloe's couch just as her friend returned from the kitchen with two water bottles and joined Serena on the couch while passing one over to her. "Thanks." "Welcome." The duo chugged from the bottle before relaxing once again. "Congrats on getting your own place in Banpo, Clo." "Thanks. I couldn't stay any longer with those roommates, Lina. It was crazy." "I wouldn't doubt it with what you've been texting me throughout the year." "I know right. I could write a book series on it." "Maybe you should switch professions." "You're the writer, not me."

Serena laughed softly as to not disturb Biscuits' peace. "That's just a hobby." "It could be a profession though." "Yeah, but I'm not really into that. I'll stick at the pet center for now." "Yeah, yeah." Chloe finished her water bottle. So you're both dating an idol now and have gotten yourself a K-Pop boyfriend like what the boys would teased you guys about." Chloe said with a knowing look upon Serena having told her friend about the situation a few days after Christmas. "James the instigator that's why. Anyways, I already told you that we're not dating and the idols aren't our boyriends." Serena clarified with a roll of her eyes. "We kissed and confessed our feelings to one another. That's it." Serena huffed a bit as she stared down at the toy poodle.

"Yeah, well I'm still surprised that you and Melanie ended up actually liking each other's bias instead of your own bias." Chloe laughed as Serena nudged her playfully. "Ain't gonna lie though it was weird and what not, but it is what it is." "True. Just like me and Taesuk. I didn't think I would end up dating someone younger than me to be honest." "I know. You over here saying that you'll only date much older dudes. What happened with the whole sugar daddy thing?" "Ha, those are not for me. I honestly can't stand the thought of someone showering me with gifts and buying me this and that. I just can't even if there was no sex involved."

Serena nodded in agreement. "Very true. I can't fathom the idea either. Melanie says she's down, but still in the end won't go through with it." "It's because we're strong and independent women, Serena, that's why." Chloe raised her hand as Serena laughed while high-fiving her friend in the process. "Heck yeah!" Chloe looked over at her friend. "So what are you going to do?" "What do you mean?" Serena asked with a tilt of her head as she absentmindedly continued to pet Biscuits who calmly was drifting off to sleep. "You and Mark. Are you guys gonna start dating?" "I don't know. We haven't really talked since then." Serena shrugged.

"I actually don't think him or I should even start worrying about that. He's an idol. He's going to be busy and constantly." Serena reasoned with an indifferent smile. "So I'm not even gonna think about it." She cast her friend a narrowed look. "Y'know, we're supposed to hang out and just chill all day, Clo. Stop talking about my love life." "Oh come on, Lina. When do I ever get a chance to even talk about your love life? Hmm?" "Never." "Exactly. This is a first for me since you're interested and it's promising. Besides," She cast a sheepish look at her friend, "Taesuk and I are actually gonna go on a date later tonight. So you and I can't really hang out all day." "Och. You could've told me earlier, y'know." "I know. I know. I'm sorry. But, you and I still got a few hours until then." "Fine, but you're paying for our boba run." "Deal!"

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"Chaewon, I can't believe you've been hiding your idol boyfriend from us." Dasol pouted as she, Seolbi, Haeryong, and Melanie were seated at a corner section of A Twosome Place near the Seoul National University with their desserts and drinks. "I can't believe you didn't tell us that there was more stuff going on between the two of you. It made so much more sense now." Seolbi added with a pout while Melanie rolled her eyes as Haeyrong came to her defense. "Give her a break. Won has to make sure to the keep it a secret from the public." Haeryong cast a smirk in her friend's direction. "She can't go revealing that she has a idol boyfriend."

"You guys are so annoying, I swear." Melanie commented. "We're not dating so I haven't kept anything from you guys." "You're not dating?" Seolbi asked in shock at the information. "But, you guys confessed your feelings to one another and even kissed. Right? That doesn't make sense!" "Yeah, he even called you to hang out on Christmas day to confess his feelings!" Dasol added as she was equally shock. "Chill." Melanie told them with a laugh. "We haven't talked since Christmas due to his schedule." "So are you guys gonna make it official when you guys do talk again?" Haeyrong asked as Melanie shrugged. "Dunno. Whatever happens, happens."

Melanie looked at her each of their faces. "Look, guys. He's an idol, remember? I don't think they're allow to date right now either. Also, he's busy. GOT7 is gaining more popularity as of late and so I don't think it's possible." The other three frown upon their friend's word. "You never know, Chaewonnie." Seolbi said trying to keep optimistic as Dasol agreed with a wide grin. "Yeah, Chaewon, you never know. You've guys stayed in contact since March and this year is almost over. There's still time for anything to happen." "I agree with them." Haeryong nodded as she patted Chaewon's back. "There's still time before anything happens."

"Thanks guys." Melanie smiled at them as she ate a larger piece of her tiramisu cake. "Anyways," She began, "Can we stop talking about my love life and talk about something else? That would be greatly appreciated. Something along the lines like how did it go with your guys' group date on the day of my birthday?" Each girl voiced out their displeasure of what occurred beside Seolbi who stated it was good, but not as great as it should have been due to the the males being a bit perverted and immature. "And I thought you guys weren't going to go anymore?" Melanie stated as she pointed at Haeryong and Dasol.

The duo laughed. "I'm still looking for a potential boyfriend." Dasol reasoned as Haeryong shrugged. "It's fun and I get to meet a variety of people." "That reminds me." Seolbi spoke up as she checked her phone. "I forgot that I arranged another group meeting for later today." "Really?" Melanie shot her friend a look with a scoff. "I'm surprised you haven't found a boyfriend yet, Bi." The younger woman shot the older woman a shy smile. "Because I haven't found the right one yet, unnie." Haeryong smacked her on the shoulder playfully. "What are you talking about, Seolbi? What about that one guy from Yonsei?" "Oh the one that wants to be a doctor. Right?" Dasol added with an amused expression. "What happened with him?"

Seolbi shrugged. "I've messaged him, but nothing. I lost count and so I moved on." "Well, you'll find the right one when he comes along." Melanie assured her as Seolbi grinned right back at her. "I hope it's just like you and Jeffrey." Melanine almost choked on the piece of cake she had just swallowed with Dasol thumping her back to help her out as the trio laughed while Melanie glared at them all. "I should have ditched all of you the first time we hung out and I could've avoided all of this." "Haha, yeah right, Won. You know love us." Haeryong laughed as Melanie roll her eyes. "That's what you all think."

"It's okay. You can spend the last hours of the year with your idol boyfriend." Seolbi smiled as Melanie narrowed her eyes at her friend. "Stop." The other three let out a fit of giggles as Melanie finished the rest of her cake. "I'm going home and y'all can enjoy the rest of the day without me." "Don't go just yet. We're just teasing." Dasol laughed as she held onto Melanie from leaving. "Besides, we have one more year with you before you and Haeryong graduate, unnie." "Yeah, yeah, whatever." Melanie agreed as she settled herself back in her seat as she smirked at her friend. "I'll stay if you buy me another slice of cake or two." "Deal!"

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Serena returned to her place first as she flopped onto her sofa upon kicking off her shoes and being too lazy to even walk all the way to her room to flop onto her bed instead. "I guess I can sleep in for New Year's Eve and let the new year roll on in without me actually noticing it." Serena chuckled as she turned onto her back before hearing the front door opening. She didn't bother to see as she knew it would be her sister. "Oh, you're home, too." Melanie said as she saw Serena on the couch while placing her things onto the coffee table. "I thought you were going to spend all day with Chloe?"

Serena sat up so that her sister could join her on the sofa. "Yeah, but it was cut short because she has a date with Taesuk." She explained while casting her sister a tired look. "What about you? Why are you home so early?" "The girls had a group meeting so I came home to let them get ready." Melanie explained as she closed her eyes feeling the tiredness set in while kicking her feet onto the table. "I wanna sleep." "Me, too." Serena agreed as she did the same thing, but instead she crossed her legs underneath her. "Even if we're gonna sleep through the new year, y'know?"

"It's just another day." Melanie stated with a smile as she opened her eyes while slowly rising to stretch herself ever so slowly. "I'm gonna knock out. Wake me up for dinner." Serena rolled her eyes as she also did the same thing. "Ain't gonna wake you up for shit, Mel." Melanie laughed as she made her way towards her room with Serena in tow. "Besides, I'm not hungry. I ate a lot with Chloe." "I guess. I ate a lot of dessert today with the others, but I may be hungry later." "Oh, well then that's your fault." "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Night." "Night and happy new year because we'll be asleep." "Haha, same to you, too."

Both sisters bid one another a good night despite it being only seven as they entered their rooms, changed out of their clothes, refreshed themselves, and went to sleep in on the last day of the year or so they assumed. A few hours later the duo once again received a call while they were asleep from Mark and Jaebeom to meet them in a bit. Both sisters at first didn't want to as it was late and they were feeling lazy and sleepy about it all. Luckily, the boys persuaded the girls to come out since they had free time and wanted to spend the last few hours of the last day of the year with them since they haven't hung out since Christmas. The sisters agreed as Serena would meet Mark at the rooftop and Melanie would meet Jaebeom at Fairy Sweets.

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Serena rubbed her gloves hands together as she leaned against the ledge while waiting for Mark to show up. "What am I still doing out here in the cold waiting for that brat?" Serena voiced a bit annoyed as she brought down her gaze from the night sky down to the city lights below. "At least I still got the scenery." "I knew you would like the view." Mark said with a smile as he came up beside her and also leaned against the ledge. "Pretty isn't it?" "Yeah, it is." Serena turned her head to look at the idol as she eyed him. "You could of just hung out with the rest of GOT7 instead of interrupting my sleep to celebrate the new year like you did on Christmas."

Mark chuckled as he turned to face the female. "I could've, but I didn't want to." He cast her another smile. "I wanted to spend it with you, Serena." Serena turned her head to face forward again upon hearing him said that to her as she grew shy at his words. "Shut up, Mark." Mark laughed again as he playfully bumped shoulders with her. "C'mon, I haven't seen you in almost a week and this is how you greet and treat me?" "Um, yeah?" "Maybe that's one of the reasons on why I like you." "Oh, Mark, please don't. I don't want to hear all the reasons on why you like me." "Then how about you tell me all the reasons on why you like me, Serena?"

He cheekily smiled as she shook her head vigorously. "Nope. Stop." Serena said as all the reasons she liked Mark flashed across her mind causing her to smile unconsciously. "You don't need to know." She felt Mark's hands turning her body to face his so that she wouldn't be able to escape, but that didn't stop her eyes from looking elsewhere. "Could you look at me, please?" He asked as Serena turned to stared into his eyes to which he smiled. "Now, isn't that much better?" "It would be if it wasn't so freaking cold, Mark." Serena countered causing Mark to laugh at her response. "I know, I know. I'm sorry, but I hope this suffice for now."

Mark moved his hands down to her own so that he could placed them into his pockets while pulling her in closer within his embrace. "Is this better?" "I guess, but it just seems more awkward." "I think you should get used to it." "I don't think I'll ever get used to having feelings for an idol to be honest." "Don't think of me as an idol then." "That's kind of hard when every lady wants a piece of you." Mark burst out laughing as he pulled Serena even closer against his chest. "I can't believe you just used that on me." "It's true." Serena said as she snuggled within his warm embrace unconsciously.

Mark laughed heartily and Serena could feel it rumbled from his chest. "Does that mean you want a piece of me, too?" "Nope." She laughed pulling away just to be pulled back. "Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ." Serena heard the idol tell her he liked her in Chinese. She looked at Mark surprised as he smiled at her and repeated those words once more as he cupped her faced while rubbing his thumbs against her cheekbones. "Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ." Mark repeated with a tender look as Serena told him that she liked him back in Chinese with a shy smile. "Wǒ yě xǐhuān nǐ." They shared a kiss as fireworks went off in the background to signaled that twenty-sixteen was gone and twenty-seventeen had arrived. "Happy new year." They wished each other before kissing again.

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Melanie entered the bubble tea shop and was greeted by the warm atmosphere. Melanie sighed in relief upon welcoming the warmth while making her way to the counter. Melanie was debating on what to drink when she felt a tap on her elbow and turned to see who it was. "Uh, hi." Melanie greeted the stranger with a small smile. "Do you need help with anything?" She saw the stranger shake his head as he offered her one of the two boba drinks in his hands. "No thank you." She declined with an awkward smile not wanting to take a random drink from a random stranger. "I was about to buy myself one."

"Not even if it's from Jeffrey, Melanie?" Jaebeom teased as he used his other hand to bring down the scarf that had practically covered his face to show Melanie it was him before slipping it back up. "I already bought you one." Jaebeom informed as he shook the offered drink out towards her. "Hi." Melanie greeted back although shocked that she still didn't recognize him in his get-up. "Thanks." She took the offered drink before narrowing her eyes at him. "Hey, didn't I tell you to stop buying me things?" Jaebeom shrugged with a laugh as he placed an arm around her waist and led them to the back to sit at a secluded table.

"So why here, Jeffrey?" Melanie asked once they had settled and used his English name to tease him a bit longer. Jaebeom chuckled as he brought his scarf down enough for only the female to see his face and that he could speak with her better. "Well, Melanie," He stressed her real name, "I remembered you liked guava bubble tea and thought we could have a bubble tea date." Melanie laughed as she took a sip of her drink. "A date, huh?" "Yeah. Do you not like it?" "No, it's okay, but since when did we agree that we would start dating though?" Jaebeom looked alarmed before letting out a nervous laugh as he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"I thought I would make it up to you for not contacting you for the past week due to our schedules, Chaewon." Jaebeom admitted with a shy look as they returned to using the others' Korean names. "I was just teasing, Jaebeom." She smiled. "It's a nice first date, but I thought you guys couldn't date?" "Well, technically that's true, but that doesn't mean we can't do it in secrecy." Jaebeom smiled as she cast him a half-hearted one and he frowned. "Is something the matter?" "Not really, but I honestly would rather have an open relationship instead of a secret one, but I know that can't happen because of your status." She admitted with a soft sigh.

Jaebeom took her hands in his has he rubbed his thumbs over the back of her hands in a comforting manner. "I know it's not the most ideal thing to do, Chaewon, but give it some time and I'm sure it'll all work out in the end." Melanie squeezed his hands back with a nod as a small smile graced her lips. "Alright, Jaebeom. I guess I could give it some time." "I knew there was another reason why I liked you." He said with his signature smile as she eyed him. "You have more than one reason on why you like me?" "I do. Don't you?" "I think so?" Melanie laughed as Jaebeom rolled his eyes. "That sounds so reassuring." "Sorry, not sorry."

Melanie laughed lightly as Jaebeom smiled and leaned more than halfway across the table. "Y'know, Chaewon, at first I was kind of nervous with all of this, but I'm glad that our feelings are out in the open and I'm happy to have spent the last day of the year and soon the first day of the new year with you." Melanie filled in the rest of the gap as she leaned closer towards the idol with an even brighter smile. "I feel happy, too, Jaebeom, even though it's still a little unbelievable and I'm trying to get used to it." The two shared a kiss just as fireworks went off to signaled that twenty-sixteen was gone and twenty-seventeen had arrived as they broke away to stared at the colorful lights shooting in the sky. "Happy new year." They wished one another before sharing another kiss.

[princessnijireiki]

anyway, while we're on the subject

I know half my family is catholic so I have no room to talk, but apparently some folks are super weird and think this kind of shit is normal & a testament to how deeply entrenched and allegedly non-discriminatory it is for secular christmas to be omnipresent & the cultural default & exclude… literally everyone else

but like

at the same time as y'all say some shit like that I can't help but think of stuff like "the merchant of venice" re: at minimum an acknowledged jewish presence in the uk over 400 years ago… or how on this same meta level for "a christmas carol," written by dickens, a noted antisemite, scrooge (complete with his old-testament first name, ebenezer) has his wickedness cast through a lens of not celebrating christmas… which, in a story about a man's spiritual journey, I refuse to believe was solely about the secular aspects of the holiday.

or tbh that the whole thing is in defense of jk "my magical bankers are all untrustworthy beady eyed hook nosed goblins" rowling's naturally unquestioned inclusion of christmas / exclusion of literally anything else in the harry potter novels, as if like… that is not in fact still evidence of weird egocentric religious bigotry at play in a story set in the uk in the 1990s, particularly she's a racist weirdo already

likewise tolkien & his boy cs lewis were both highly religious and incredibly racist, with various monsters & wicked kings functioning as stand-ins for non-christians & people of color, where the hobbits & pevensies are Good God Fearing Christian English Folk (#make narnia/middle earth great again) in thinly veiled religious allegories & white supremacist screeds for children…

like… kipling didn't pull that shit lol. oscar wilde is not known for yuletide stories… or instead of jkr you have some room to pull in other (better) modern authors' examinations of christianity as default & christmas as a given in english lit/culture, esp bc there's def some critique & satire in there with stuff like doctor who or pratchett's hogfather…

it's just weirdly lazy & curious to me that people would say, "no, it's not racist, they've just been this way culturally for centuries— it's tradition!" as if britons have not historically got mountains of evidence of not only racism, but lovingly placing that racism on a pedestal for sake of said tradition already, for centuries…

like it's a HARD no from me on giving a free pass to religious / racial biases (because that's what they are) towards christians and against everyone else in real life practices and in fiction just because an imperial nation with centuries of imposing christendom onto its own citizens and its colonial subjects has gotten into a cultural rut and refuses to embrace the reality of a world in which not everybody celebrates this specific christian holiday, particularly when it goes hand in hand with depicting people (or "the kind of people") who don't celebrate that holiday as strange, foreign, evil, or all three.