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tvrningout · 8 months ago
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if she's making this face, what has your muse done??
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starlooove · 6 months ago
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Dickjoey and vicjoey like they’re literally soulmates they def happened maybe they’re not together now but when it was there it was THERE!!
#to me Dickjoey was like#they’ve definitely explored eachothers bodies#and I don’t mean just straight up fucking like they did that repressed shit where yeah they’re jacking eachother off and tracing scars#but god forbid they fuck fr#it’s like#to me it’s always undescribed#they never put words to it but they’re just a bit more gentle with eachother and a bit more comfortable etc.#like it’s like 70s locker room gayness without the homophobia tbh#now not in post above but dick and Vic? way too repressed to even say anything#while dick and Joey are like. everyone knows what you are#for dick and Vic it’s really the private moments that made it#like for dick and Joey dick can say ‘guys I think I’m in love with Joey’ and everyone will be like ‘we know’#for dick and Vic it really would come outta nowhere to anyone else and they like it like that#it makes it more difficult bc with dick and Joey there’d be gentle teasing from their friends or whatever#but for Vic and dick it’s like. they really gotta drag that shit outta eachother#like for them it’s literally building blocks’you can like guys :0’#NOOOOW#FOR VICJOEY#They def had a fully fledged loving relationship#Joey is not dead to me#but like it’s a falling away naturally kinda thing?#like they never break up fr but like they talk less than they talk#however they would feel weird having any relationship with anyone else!#bc ur boyfriend is right there!#but for me it’s like#rn they’re just in two different worlds that are about to collide again#idk how or why but something is gonna make them go ‘oh shit!’#oh since Joey is NOT dead maybe it was the NEAR death that was like ‘oh no :0m
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lamnwar · 3 months ago
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ok ok so I see a positive response to this and I *am* hyped about this!
here's some specifics: I don't think I'll give you any sort of horror/supernatural au because it's not at all my area of expertise, but y'all know how much I enjoy smut (pls don't judge my entire character on that statement lmao) so it's just gonna be a month of filth hehe
I have to decide on the frequency of posting and the amount of fics I'll put out for the occasion but given my schedule and my writing habits, it's probably gonna be smth like... 2 fics/week maybe??? I'll make a masterlist with schedule when I'm more organised!
noooow... I wanna get y'all involved so I'm especially opening my requests for you to tell me what kink or any form of filthy/morally questionable/shameful act that will make your grandmother look at you in disappointment you want to read about and which character! if you don't have any preference for any character that's fine too, just know that you'll be entrusting your request in my hands hihi 😘 (not to point a gun at your head but you guys better request harasawa or else...)
I'LL TAKE REQUESTS TILL 20 SEPTEMBER!
here's a reminder of my request rules. since this series of content is based on sexual themes, you should know I'm comfortable writing about most topics except: CNC (consensual non-consent), incest, piss/scat, pregnancy, dub-con/non-con
I reserve myself the right to deny any request that makes me uncomfortable or does not respect the rules I've mentioned before.
So... let's be crazy and imagine that I finally do that knb kinktober that I've been talking about for years now
Would y'all be into it?
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bone-vulture-lu · 4 years ago
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Hey hi hello I am incredibly stressed!!! Anyway uhhhh comment something good to you that happened recently. Or send cute pet pics. I’m tired
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dyed-red · 3 years ago
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like this post to enable encourage me to ignore my important work today and instead write more Desiderata
comment/reply to tell me to be the grown ass adult that I am and get to work
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doodlevere · 5 years ago
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Alina colored profile! Art by Willow, color by Alina. Willows colored profile will be out soon.(hopefully)
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sandyspaghettibag · 2 months ago
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Oh okay so like, he literally told me today that like, he was probably gonna "look bored" while having sex with me and I'm just like … bro LMAO why am i dating you???? 😭😭😭 i literally was like, "getting sex with me is nothing casual" like WHATTTT? Because he's "somewhat asexual" with like four dildos and vibrators and fleshlights and ADDICTED to porn, like are we fucking serious. I'm like actually offended haha, like bitch are you fucking serious????? I'm still a virgin for YOU. But he's "casual about sex" like what the actual FUCK. I feel bad about posting this because he's randomly nice to me sometimes and randomly actually talks to me but it's SO fucking funny that he literally confirmed the insecurity i had about how like, he puts his friends above me like bruhhhhhh… bros before hoes and whatever the fuck but we were bros too 💀💀💀 it's just so funny he like, forgets i fucking exist and then randomly sees me on discord and is like "oh yeah i have a boyfriend!!" like WOW. What the fuck did I get myself into 😭😭😭 this is so insanely disappointing lmao, even if i wait literal years and years and be lonely for so long, he's really gonna move in with me and then..... FORGET I EXIST 💀 WHAT AM I DOING, WHY ARE YOU ONLY NOT "ALL ABOUT THE CONNECTION" RIGHT NOOOOW????
Yo he is just so hard to date 💀
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sherlock-is-ace · 4 years ago
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why does everything in this shithole of a country takes a billion useless steps that don’t even work? I just want to but one (1) book online and get it sent to my house!! is that so fucking hard?!
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amuhav · 4 years ago
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Transcript:
Loch: You okay, Bay? You look like you’ve hardly slept. Bay: Y’know what? For once, brother? 
Bay: Stick your nose somewhere else.
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whumpmatsus · 3 years ago
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eyyyyy
I’ll try to get some stuff done later, but I may be a bit scarce for the next week or so
I work tomorrow, off Tuesday, then I work three days in a row and I’m off for Christmas since the store will be closed
buuuut I have to work like HECK on my crocheting so I can finish this present I’m making for my boss, so I’m aiming to get most of that done today and tomorrow so Mom can help me finish it on Tuesday morning while we’re both off
I need a LOT of help since I’ve never made a hat before, once I get all the main rows done I’ll need her help to finish it and Tuesday morning is like the only time we’re gonna be home at the same time except for today once she gets home from work in the afternoon
so I gotta crank it into high gear and try to get 46 freaking rows of 47 stitches each (over 2000 stitches... RIP me.........) done between today and tomorrow night when I get home
so I apologize if I don’t get more than a couple short reactions or headcanons and cursed asks done in the next week or so!!
hopefully things will be a little less crazy for me after Christmas, but we’ll just have to see how things go 😂😂
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meltwonu · 3 years ago
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22. “Mine.”
26. “Come here.”
38. “Are you trying to turn me on or are you really just that oblivious?”
notes; racer!au/street-racing!au, possessive!seungcheol, dom!seungcheol, fucking in public, car sex, dirty talk, degradation, taking photos/videos during sex! Belated Seungcheol bday drabble! 🥂  Also! We’re back everyone! 😭💕 I’m excited to be back and sorry for the 2 week hiatus lol trust me it wasn’t planned dkjfhkjsh ☠️ BUT! I’m feeling a lot better and my schedule is finally settling too, altho I will say that a lot more posts will have to be queued from now on… 🥲 Sorry about that! For now, enjoy our first drabble back! Hehe Thank you as always for requesting! Enjoy! 💕
*queued post.
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Seungcheol watches from across the small one way road; leaning up against his polished red sports car as you laugh and slap Jeonghan’s shoulder.
“Baby, come here... And don’t make me repeat myself.”
You eyes flit to your irritated boyfriend - lips curving into a small smile as you excuse yourself from Jeonghan’s side.
“Sorry, you know how he gets~”
Jeonghan leans in close to you; enough to have Seungcheol’s hands balling up into fists at his sides at the small, intimate gesture coming from the other male.
“One day you’re gonna have to pay me for all the times you use me to get Seungcheol to rearrange your guts in the backseat of his car, y’know. My services aren’t always going to be free~”
You step away from Jeonghan, purposefully giggling loudly enough for Seungcheol to hear and winking at the male before turning and crossing the street back to your boyfriend.
“Let me know just how much I owe you and I promise to pay you back in full~”
Seungcheol scoffs, mentally commenting to himself just how much you’d be paying him back.
“Get in the car.”
“Oh? Why~?” You coo - sauntering up to the annoyed male as he rolls his eyes at you.
“Are you trying to turn me on or are you really just that oblivious? No, wait, don’t answer that.” Seungcheol wraps an arm around your waist and tugs you in closer - his grip possessive as you shiver. “We both know I hate it when you play around too much, especially with Jeonghan… Do I have to stop bringing you along to these car meets, baby? I’ll gladly leave you at home and let you be bored.”
“Ugh, ‘Cheol, noooo… We were just talking!” You pout; hands sliding up his leather-clad chest as the revving of cars sound off farther down the road. “You know Jeonghan always tells interesting stories~”
Seungcheol smirks; eyes twinkling before peering down the quiet mountainside road. 
There was still time before his and Jeonghan’s race and he intended on using it wisely. 
“Get in the car and I’ll give him another one to tell.”
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Seungcheol’s cherry red two-door sports car almost never sees any other occupants other than you and himself.
“O-oh, g--god! Seungcheol, f-fuck, you’re, mmh, fucking me s-so deep…! Ah, ‘m so f-full...!”
And the backseat has only ever seen you with your legs spread wide and Seungcheol between them when he fucks you hard enough to make the small car shake with each snap of his hips.
Uncaring that Jeonghan is still outside leaning up against his own car as he scrolls through his phone and periodically peers up to see that, yes, the car is still rocking back and forth.
“Mm, and you’re so fuckin’ good at taking it, baby~ Like your tight ‘lil cunt was made to take my cock.” Seungcheol licks his lips and spreads your legs impossibly wider as you mewl. “All fuckin’ mine, you got that? I don’t care if I have to fuck you on the hood of my car to get them to understand.”
“Ngh, y-yes, mmh, I’m suh--sorry I’ll behave ne--next time! Just fuck me h-harder noooow…” Whining, you hook your arms under your thighs to keep your legs spread as Seungcheol fishes for his phone.
“How ‘bout we give Jeonghan a sneak peak of what’s going on inside the car, hmm? Just a friendly ‘lil gift to remind him who you belong to.”
You nod your head feverishly and wait for Seungcheol to snap a photo of his cock sheathed all the way inside your cunt before he drags a free hand up your torso until his thumb is resting on your bottom lip.
“Next time, I’ll make you get on your knees and suck my cock back here.”
“A-ah, but it’s so t-tight back here…”
He takes a picture of your lips pursed against his thumb before he aims the camera back down to where the two of you are connected - his hips snapping into you at a quicker pace when he hits the record button.
“Whoever said I cared about whether you were comfortable, hmm? I just wanna see your pretty lips wrapped around my cock and I wanna see how fuckin’ messy you get when you fuckin’ choke on it. Bet you’d be so pretty with your makeup all ruined and my cum all over your lips.”
You let out a sultry moan in response; walls clenching tightly around his cock as you teeter closer and closer to an orgasm with his filthy words.
“After your race with ‘Hannie, I’ll do i-it~ I wanna t-taste your cum in my, a-ah, mouth… While I finger your c-cum further into my--my pussy…”
Seungcheol ends the recording right then and there and sends the pictures and video to Jeonghan before he tosses his phone off to the side.
“You’re so fuckin’ filthy, baby~” He thrusts into you particularly hard as you whimper and tremble underneath him when the head of his cock taps your cervix. “I know you only act out ‘cause you like it when I’m rough with you but you can just ask, y’know?”
“Mmh, but I l-like it when you get j-jealous… It’s so fucking h-hot…”
Seungcheol scoffs and reaches between your bodies - thumb and index finger pinching your clit as you cry out.
“Such a glutton for punishment, huh? Fuckin’ filthy. What am I gonna do with you, hmm? Will I have to fuck you in front of everyone else or would you like that too much?”
The thought alone as your eyes rolling to the back of your head and Seungcheol’s rough fingertips on your sensitive clit only have your teeth chattering as your orgasm starts to nip at you. 
“They’ll see my cum dripping from your spent pussy and your fucked out expression when I make you cum... And then they’ll see the way you drop to your knees and suck my cock and clean off all of the cum like the needy cum-hungry brat you really are.” 
“Oh, fuh--fuck, Seungcheol...!” 
Tears spring to your eyes as your orgasm hits you hard and fast - toes curling as Seungcheol continues to fuck you through your high and eventually his own as his cock throbs inside your fluttering walls. 
“Fuck, you feel so good when you’re cumming on my cock, baby...” He throws his head back as he groans; hips still thrusting into you as the two of you ride out your highs together in the backseat of his car.
Until the quiet taps on the tinted window have your breath hitching.
“Hate to ruin the mood but Jun and Mingyu are almost down the hill so you might wanna pack it up... As much as I’d love to see more, I have a race to win.” Jeonghan mumbles from the other side of the glass.
The competitive fire in Seungcheol is lit as he scoffs; his sticky fingers pressing harder into your clit as you whimper under his dominating aura. 
“Let’s just see about that, huh, baby? You know I’d hate to see what would happen if that were the outcome.” 
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uweiy · 3 years ago
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I'm intrigued by Love is Science? but know nothing about it. Can you give me a run down on what kind of thing to expect and who it might appeal to? Thank you!! 😁
Ooooo boi *gremlin smile* I'm glad you asked. You've entered the dragon's den, broken the dam and thus this post turned out to be a monster so I'm gonna link here another post from @accidentallyadramablog which imo gives a nice (and short) overview.
That said let's get into
Love is Science?
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Summary :
Yan Fei is a the CEO of the Love is Science marriage agency, that matches people based on scientific data. Hsuan Yu, 8 years younger than her, is a promising young hairstylist who has been in love with her thoughout their entire childhood when she has only ever seen him like a little brother.
Unexpectedly they meet again. Between the way they've each built their lives and how Yong Yan Fei's ex husband still looms over Yan Fei's life, how will their relationship develop this time around ?
Now,
just reading that summary I know what you're thinking.
Indeed, if you have some experience with dramas, you might recognize some TYPICAL TYPICAL tropes – let's get them out of the way :
love triangle (though we all know who she is going to end up with don't we)
childhood friends
'noona romance'
And they are every bit as present and as trope-ey as you would expect.
However, as they say, the devil is in the details.
And particularly, in the side characters. Let me give you a quick rundown of the lot of them :
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As such, we follow the stories of multiple relationships that develop parallel to one another.
The relationships
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• Yan Fei/ Hsuan Yu : Not much needs to be added I think. Their storyline might be the most predictable but they are pretty sweet and heartwarming. pining for like 12 years though poor Hsuan Yu. Anyway you can enjoy it or find it boring or but you can't hate it.
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• Mark/Ouwen : Noooow we're getting to it. Their dynamic is so... Refreshing and unique. Confident gay with a soft heart and dumb disaster bisexual I mean *chef kiss*👌delicious
After the disasters of their first meetings, it's a cat and dog relationship where Ouwen is the hsssssss don't touch me– cat and Mark is the golden retriever trailing after him not really realizing the rampage he's creating in Ouwen's heart. while Ouwen is like "Remind me why the FUCK I caught feelings again ?".
IDK it just has everything 'Enemies' to friends to lovers, (not actually) unrequited love, pining, sweet moments, jealousy, feelings realization, snarky banter... What more could one want.
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• Cho Nai Hui / You Fu : they are. So. So sweet. Both are older and have experience, and as such they are not so naive or stupid as the youngsters. Them sharing their life experiences and going on dates like typically teenagers (in movies or TV shows anyway) would is refreshing to see and really really heartwarming.
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• Liu Sheng Ying/ ??? Her ex ? : The show hinted at a wlw storyline and this arc seems to have JUST begun. Basically Sheng Ying's ex comes to Love is Science as a client and requests Sheng Ying as an advisor, while Sheng Ying still seems heartbroken over her. I can't WAIT to see how it develops.
The friendships :
Something I greatly appreciate is that both the romantic relationships AND the friendships have a great importance in the drama.
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• Joanna and Yan Fei : Jo, queen Jo 👑. She's just here to gossip, get all the gossip and be the voice of reason and we love her for it. You can see how comfortable they are around each other and how they were there for each other during tough times and still are. Kudos to the actresses because I believed the characters were besties in a heartbeat.
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• Hsuan Yu and Mark : they are honestly... Such polar opposites you kinda wonder how they became friends but they are and it works perfectly.
Hsuan Yu still hasn't gotten he maybe shouldn't take Mark's advice, and Mark still hasn't gotten that he, definitely should take Hsuan Yu's. It also enables to develop a more playful and mischievous side to Hsuan Yu, giving him more depth?
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• Ouwen and Sheng Ying: rivalry to reluctant solidarity to friends-but-i-will-deny-it-if-asked to just friends. IT'S GREAT
I also ejoy the fact that these multiple storylines are allowed to coexist. The romantic ones, the friendships, older, younger, m/f m/m and f/f like take your pick !! And tbh a WLW storyline ?????? These are so scarce I will take anything.
The recurring themes :
The show more or less subtly touches on some topics/issues, to which the dating aspect contributes to.
A non exhaustive list would be
Divorce, and how divorced women can be viewed as failures for some reason
How successful men over 30 are sought after but successful women after 30 are somehow deemed undatable
Preconceived notions and homophobia
And beyond the topics, there's just things like... Joanna not being interested in long term relationships nor wanting to get married, reporting sexual harassment, older people going on dates.... I'm not saying it's a groundbreaking activist drama –which is not really what I was looking for– I just appreciate the fact that it is a pretty mainstream drama and that these things are there.
Mad respect if you've made it up to here ! but we're not quite done yet.
The cast and crew :
The other element that made this drama stand out for me besides the side characters is the cast.
It might be weird that such a meta thing impacts the appreciation of the show but it did, for me at least.
📣📣TMI WARNING 📣📣
For me what happened is I stumbled onto Mark and Ouwen cuts on YouTube, then somehow onto the behind the scenes. They weren't subbed at the time so I could barely understand a word of what they were saying, thus I'm not sure what but something about how the rest of the actors, the director and the crew were interacting just told me it was a show worth watching or at least checking out.
📣📣END OF TMI📣📣
The cast honestly seems to have a blast and to have, how to say it, come together really well. It seems like most of them have become genuinely friends, or despite differences in personality have truly enjoyed working with one another and with the rest of the crew, and it shows.
Where it's lacking
In my opinion the show does have some aspects where it underperforms.
As previously mentioned, the main plot is kinda tropey, furthermore, in a drama typical fashion when something is about to get resolved, immediately something else happens. Nothing unexpected from a drama though.
The pacing : Some moments of the main plot especially dragged on, so I admit I skipped through some parts.
Because I feel so strongly about all the characters though, I don't really mind the previously mentioned points. I just think it's a shame because I feel like if it had been crafted a little bit better it could have made the show go from an 8/10 good drama to an 11/10 friggin amazing drama easy.
Lastly, there is a pretty unequal time distribution so Yan Fei and Hsuan Yu do tend to occupy the most part of an episode. However some episodes are more centered on some pairings (like ep 11 that will probably have an important Mark/Ouwen part).
Overall
it's a drama that warms my heart, as simple as that. It's not that deep, it's pretty funny, the acting ranges from good to excellent and I have taken a liking to a lot of the characters, which is what I think fuels my interest for the drama.
And I feel like it managed to attract a wide range of audiences because the romances and relationships are so diverse. Whether you watch the show for its entirety or for one aspect/storyline/character is entirely up to you and I feel like the creators of the drama are aware of it as well : and you can easily find subbed compilations about each specific pairing on Settv's official YouTube channel.
Take that aspect that you like–if you find one of course–and enjoy it, that is all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What's left to say besides.... 🎉🎊 Congratulations for making it to the end of this lengthy post !
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crystal-methionine · 3 years ago
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It’s that time of year where I talk about this years Eurovision even though nobody’s asked me to or cares about it.
1. Armenia 🇦🇲 Rosa Linn - Snap: Before you all come for me, this song is the vibe I go for in a song. The staging was immaculate (even tho in the semi, she tore a post it off). Armenia was robbed for coming in 20th. I understand maybe why it wasn’t super high but like in my opinion, this was so so good. Glad Armenia is back. 100/10
2. Sweden 🇸🇪 Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer: Oh Sweden, how you almost send Anders Bagge instead of this is entirely a bunch of bullshit. It’s classy, a bit rocky, it’s so singable, and the bitch looked stunning. Staging was simple but flawless as Sweden usually does it. Definitely a Sweden fanboy this year. 95/10
3. Czechia 🇨🇿 We Are Domi - Lights Off: How in the hell did this get so low on the night of the final when it did so well in Semi 2??? It’s baffling to me because we’ve seen openers do well before (Belgium 2016). Czechia take notes bc this kind of song and staging was the best combo you’ve put out in a while. Deserved better for sure and I always belt with the “Where are you noooow”. 90/10
4. Iceland 🇮🇸 Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól: Come for me all you want for having Iceland this high. I don’t care. I want to see more from the Indigo Girls/ABBA crossover that these three make up. The song is so calming and beautiful. Brownie points for Icelandic, which I love to hear in a song. If I could, I would’ve given them all my 12 points just to see them do slightly better than 3rd to last. I get not everyone likes it, but y’all really got to let it go with the folky ballad hate. 90/10
5. Portugal 🇵🇹 MARO - saudade, saudade: THE song this year that makes me cry and just takes me away on a journey. The live for this had me living for it. I turned off all my lights, sat there, looked at my bf who couldn’t have cared left, and took my phone flashlight out, and swayed the entire time. Best Portuguese entry since Conan. Super happy it came in Top 10. 89/10
6. Ukraine 🇺🇦 KALUSH - Stefania: “Politics” aside, I was super happy to see them a) be able to represent Ukraine, b) glad they were so well received, and c) definitely a deserving winner in my opinion. I understand how some people might not like it, but bruh I was bouncing around trying my best to get the rap bits in whatever Ukrainian I could even remember from listening to it over and over since I had first heard it. Yeah they probably were helped bc of everything going on, but I don’t mind they won at all. 85/10
7. Greece 🇬🇷 Amanda Tjenford - Die Together: If I’m being entirely honest, this song was immediately one I kind of felt was overhyped. Overtime, it grew a lot on me. I knew it was going to place top 10 from the start, but at least I started to enjoy it more. The staging really did help it for me. While the broken chairs were a choice that were frankly confusing, Amanda sang and ate. 80/10
8. Norway 🇳🇴 Subwoolfer - Give That Wolf A Banana: Silly entries with a good beat seem to be my guilty pleasure because I always loved this song most from this year’s options for Norway. Glad it was chosen so it wasn’t super serious this year. Plus choreo even I could learn. Glad it placed top 10. Welcome back to the top Norway. I missed you last year. 75/10
9. Spain 🇪🇸 Chanel - Slo Mo: Aside from the Benidorm drama conflama, this was a smart choice in the end. Sexy choreo with a goddess always does well no matter who you are in Eurovision (other countries take note). I mean that dance break was having me yelling “You better mother****in WERK Bih!!” God it was so good. I preferred other songs, but Spain definitely found a formula that is gonna work in their favor. 75/10
10. Netherlands 🇳🇱 S10- De Diepte: My winner for the longest time. Thought we’d be going back to Holland next year, but the other songs commanded stage a bit more live. I don’t know any Dutch but this song is definitely helping me learn some more and how to pronounce words (this is why I like native tongue songs). S10 did so well and I think 11th is fine, but should have been in top 10. 74/10
11. Ireland 🇮🇪 Brooke - That’s Rich: Y’all who can vote suck. Ireland actually did something right for once and you guys did nothing to reward them. Sure That’s Rich didn’t have the same gags to it that maybe some other Semi 2 songs did, but y’all did my girl dirty. Bloodbaths be hard and Ireland always lands in them unfortunately it seems. 70/10
12. Romania 🇷🇴 WRS - Llamame: Bébé got me dancing. Welcome back Romania. This is how to do it. Again bonus on the choreo and the male male flamenco moment had me going even if it was just for a second. Wasn’t too high on my radar until the live performances. WRS killed it. 65/10
13. UK 🇬🇧 Sam Ryder - Space Man: UK him? You actually didn’t fuck up this year. I mean Molly and Lucie were fantastic as well, but the staging this year was top notch. I still prefer other songs but I guess a top 10 finish was deserved. 60/10
14. Cyprus 🇨🇾 Andromache - Eλα: Aphrodite called and said yes bitch. I personally think Cyprus was just victim to a tough semi. But JURY votes at 9???!!! 9????!!!!! Robbery of the biggest stint of this year in my opinion. Was it sang the best? Not 100% but still around 80%. The staging was also cool and very Birth of Venus clamshell realness. Bonus points for Greek. Studio was definitely better by a bit but should have qualified. 55/10
15. France 🇫🇷 alvan & ahez - Fulenn: A grower for me for sure. It’s hard to follow Barbara Pravi. Having Breton was super cool and the stage was not as hot a mess as it was in the French final. Did it deserve second last? No. Did it deserve top 10? No. I thoroughly enjoy the song and sing along when it comes on. 60/10
16. Italy 🇮🇹 Mahmood & Blanco - Brividi: Love the song and was a winner with just studio version for a while (til S10). The live was a bit of a let down especially when we can see what Mahmood is capable of (2019). Maybe a bit too much wine? Maybe they lost some of the sexual tension they seemed to have during San Remo? Either way, I still listen to the studio and sing along while belting Mahmoods part in the chorus. 55/10
17. Serbia 🇷🇸 Konstrakta - In Corpore Sano: I don’t like the song or listen to it. But I was still doing the hand thing and singing the chorus while watching. I begrudgingly put it here bc I have to accept defeat. Yell at me all you want for not top 10 but I wash my hands of your filthy negativity. 50/10
18. Albania 🇦🇱 Ronela Hajati - Sekret: Look, this song is fun and crazy. I get to whip my hair around and twerk in parts. Was it a bit of a mess sonically and I can see where it didn’t really get viewed as a qualifier? Yeah a bit. But I still wanted it. Why can’t the final be 30 songs? Rip to the Albania streak. Please don’t be discouraged from sending bops like this. 50/10
19. San Marino 🇸🇲 Achille Lauro - Stripper: At first, I wasn’t a big fan and tbh I’m still not sold per se. But that performance was everything chaotic and queer I needed in my life. I mean a bedazzled buckin bronco on stage and y’all said no?????? Shame we only got to see it once. Keep rockin San Marino. 45/10
20. Lithuania 🇱🇹 Monica Liu - Sentamentai: I HATED this song at first. Maybe a bit of hurt in that Ieva was back with an absolute masterpiece and got close to last in the final of the Lithuanian selection. But the spooky disco groove overtook me in the end. Still not my fave but glad she made it to the final and didn’t do necessarily too bad. 40/10
21. Australia 🇦🇺 Sheldon Riley - Not the Same: Wow what a voice. The costuming was impeccable. The song was I think the only thing a bit lacking for me though. Still love it and can relate a lot but alas, other songs exist and did better. 40/10
22. Austria 🇦🇹 LUMIX & Pia Maria - Halo: I wish I could put this higher bc I jam all the way out with the studio. The live detracted for sure. She improved on vocals pretty well, but in the end I guess it didn’t improve enough. Staging was also a bit blah. Oh well. Still got the studio tho. 35/10
23. Denmark 🇩🇰 Reddi - The Show: I do listen to this one when it comes on the playlist. Something nostalgic about it. Reminds me of What’s New Scooby Do? for some reason. That early/mid 2000 punk girl pop vibe. The indulgent holding of the notes in the beginning were my only negative for the live. 15/10
24. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Nadir Rustamli - Fade to Black: I’m losing juice writing these reviews tbh. That’s how I feel about the rest of these songs in this year’s Eurovision. The rest are fine for the most part but no longer get above 10s. This song was carried by juries and I understand why. It’s not bad. It’s also Azerbaijan so it’s quality staging and singing. Qualifier? Sure. Did I want others ahead of it in semi 2? Absolutely. 9.5/10
25. Estonia 🇪🇪 Stefan - Hope: A bit of a western vibe is cool (Iceland did it better) but saying hope over and over just isn’t original enough for me. 9/10.
26. Belgium 🇧🇪 Jérémie Makiese - Miss You: The song is good but not great. Live was alright. Qualifier? Borderline and I’m fine that it did. Others were better. 8.75/10
27. North Macedonia 🇲🇰 Andrea - Circles: So so close to the right track. Song is fine. Staging was actually not half bad. Flag drama seemed a bit excessive but what can you do? I wouldn’t recommend withdrawing bc if this is the route North Macedonia is going, they’ll qualify next year. 8.5/10
28. Poland 🇵🇱 Ochman - River: Gripe about me but something about this song got tiring for me. I normally skip it. Idk why. Does he sing well? Hell yes. He sings so well. I just grew tired of the song rather quick. Deserve to qualify? Absolutely. Just not high on my rank. 8.25/10
29. Finland 🇫🇮 The Rasmus - Jezebel: Again gripe about me. I don’t care. It’s a good rock song. UMK this year had so many better options. This one just got old quick like Poland for me. 8.25/10
30. Croatia 🇭🇷 Mia Dimsič - Guilty Pleasure: The lesser of the folky girl songs. Definitely gave me Taylor Swift vibes. On the live performance, the Croatian bumped my interest but it’s pretty much just that and nothing else that makes me perk up. It was performed well though. 7.75/10
31. Malta 🇲🇹 Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am: This song suffers from basicness. Cliché Eurovision songs are fine to me, but this one didn’t even make it to the level of cliché where it’s good enough to overlook it. Instead,it’s so basic that it gets overlooked entirely. 7/10
32. Switzerland 🇨🇭 Marius Bear - Boys Do Cry: That we do. Especially after losing the streak of amazing songs coming from Switzerland. The song is a twinge off for me. A bit too boring. Didn’t really deserve the final but whatever. 6/10
33. Latvia 🇱🇻 Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad: As a scientist, I approve of environmental messages. But this song I am not a fan of. It’s not about 😺 that gets me a bit turned off. It’s just too much in a not great way for me. Idk why. 5/10
34. Germany 🇩🇪 Malik Harris - Rockstars: Boring. End of story. But still better than some. Germany you can do better. 3/10
35. Moldova 🇲🇩 Zdob si Zdub - Trenuletul: Did they turn the party live? Yes. Did I still like the song? No. 3/10
36. Slovenia 🇸🇮 LPS - Disko: This song takes 5ever to start and doesn’t seem to go much of anywhere. I tried to give it a chance bc I love disco but alas. 2/10
37. Georgia 🇬🇪 Circus Mircus - Lock Me In: I’ll give them creativity and character. Costuming? Sure. Song? Too many components shoved into one. 2/10
38. Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Intelligent Music Project - Intention: Dads who rock in the garage should probably stay there. Nothing super bad, just wasn’t interesting for me. 1.5/10
39. Montenegro 🇲🇪 Vladana - Breathe: was she stunning? Yes. Was the song any good? Meh. I also didn’t like the vocals? Seemed out of breathe at times???? 1/10
40. Israel 🇮🇱 Michael Ben David - I.M.: I M over it. Officially. I found this super grating and annoying for some reason. Revamp was better than the original but still hated it. 0/10
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pixie-mage · 7 years ago
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#SamLives - Pt.7
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[This story has been edited and reposted on the official #SamLives Tumblr. The new post of Chapter 7 can be found here.]
(There are a few differences between this version and the new version of Chapter 7. Jack has a hard time saying Anti’s name, for one thing...and at the end of the chapter he calls his Ma instead of Signe.)
“What was it you were saying about belief, on the phone?”
With all the stress of what had happened in the apartment, Mark had suggested he and Jack go out and grab lunch somewhere in Brighton. Jack, of course, had vehemently agreed. So here they were, currently hiding away in the corner of some coffee shop, eating sandwiches and - in Jack's case - drinking coffee like he might just die if he didn’t. Mark had brought the mesh pet carrier along, so every few minutes he could sneak bits of food in for Tim to munch on while Jack did the same with Sam in his pocket.
“...how the hell does Sam even eat?” Mark had asked, to which Jack just shrugged.
“Absorbs it, sort of. I dunno. I stopped tryin’ to make sense of him the day I found out he can fly.”
“He can FLY?!”
And, oh, the looks they had received after that outburst…
“Belief?” Mark repeated, slipping another piece of his crust to Tim. He snickered. “You mean when I was trying to draw parallels between life changing events and a videogame?”
“Yeah, that,” Jack chuckled a little himself. “You were talkin’ about Bendy, right? Joey Drew? His whole insane monologue with belief and cheating death an’ stuff?”
“Well it wasn’t that insane…”
“It was a little insane. I’m pretty sure he started a cult.”
“Okay, yes, in that context it was pretty nuts. But – hey, don’t laugh! This is some serious shit!”
Jack tried to stifle his laughter, hiding his grin behind his cup of coffee even as he saw Mark trying to do the same.
“Sorry!” he giggled. “Sorry, continue with your serious shit. I’m listening.”
“Thank you!”
Mark sighed dramatically as a waitress walked past their table, making a big show of gesturing at Jack with both hands.
“This guy! Never lets me get a word in edgewise, always making fun of me! Worst friend ever.”
“Hey, I’m your best friend, you said so yourself,” Jack retorted while the waitress giggled to herself. “Now get on with your “belief” rant. I’m waiting.”
“Okay! Okay!” Mark rolled his eyes and leaned forward across the table, lowering his voice for dramatic effect.
“Belief. It can do amazing, impossible things. It can bring together hoards of people or help a single man reach stardom. With enough belief a lone YouTuber might even be able to reach the highest shelf in the kitchen even though he’s always been too damn short to get to it–”
“Is there a point to all his?” Jack was really fighting laughter now. “By Jaysus…”
“Sorry, serious face. Serious shit.” Mark tried to pass off a laugh as a cough and took a sip from his coffee, smiling all the while. “Actually serious this time. I promise.”
“Thank God.”
“Okay. So.” Mark glanced around to make sure nobody at the nearby tables was listening in before starting. “So in Bendy and the Ink Machine, Joey Drew was talking about how belief can do impossible things. Like, just belief, by itself.”
“Yeah, I remember,” Jack nodded, holding his steaming cup of coffee beneath his face to warm himself up a little. “I’ve played it before. A lot, actually.”
“Just so you could hear your own voice in the game,” Mark scoffed.
“Hey! No! That is not the only reason!” Jack protested, pointing a finger accusingly at Mark. “Serious shit, remember?”
“Yeah, okay, serious shit.” Mark schooled his expression. “Anyway. Tim showed up a few years ago. At the time, it scared the shit out of me, because how the hell do you explain to somebody that your imaginary character from YouTube suddenly came to life in the middle of your recording session and you have no idea how or why he’s there?”
“I feel ya,” Jack muttered knowingly, passing another piece of sandwich into his pocket for Sam.
“Right. So he showed up and I just kind of...accepted it? Because he’s my little biscuit, and he was so scared and nervous, and how could I leave him alone when he needed me? And it wasn’t like he was causing trouble. It was like suddenly having a...well, a pet, kind of. Or a baby, but less needy.”
“A familiar?” Jack murmured into his coffee, taking a sip.
“YES! Yes, exactly!” Mark snapped and pointed at Jack, nodding. “That’s exactly what it’s like! So, ya know, there was nothing bad about it. So I never really got around to figuring out how he came to be. But then…” Mark lowered his voice and ran a hand through his hair, glancing around. Double checking. Jack started bouncing his knee beneath the table, his nerves getting the best of him. “...weird things started happening, more recently. And I mean like - in the past six or seven months, recently. Before I even knew Sam existed.”
“What kinds of weird things?” Jack asked tensely.
Mark opened his mouth, closed it, and stared down into his drink. He didn’t speak for a moment, the brief pause filled only be the sound of dishes clinking and the soft babble of other conversations carrying through the cafe. Sam shifted in Jack’s hoodie pocket, getting more comfortable.
Then Mark cleared his throat and shook his head, his train of thought changing for a moment.
“I’ve...er...been thinking about it a lot more recently. Why Tim even exists, I mean.” Mark swallowed thickly. “With the things I’ve been seeing, I’ve had my suspicions for a few months now, but nothing solid ever came of it on my end. I never had proof. So when you called me about Anti...well I knew I had to be right, or at least thinking in the right direction.”
“What th’ hell are you talkin’ about?” Jack asked. His words came out a little more sharply than he intended, and Mark winced. Brown eyes raised to lock onto blue.
“...the truth is, I don’t think Anti is the only one who exists now,” Mark told him. He sounded hesitant, as though a little scared to even say it.
“Who else do you think exists?” Jack asked. “Besides Sam and Tim and Anti, I mean.”
“Dark.”
“Darkiplier?” Jack hissed, and Mark shushed him quickly, looking around. Jack lowered his voice to a loud whisper and leaned forward across the table. “Darkiplier? Like, wears a suit, red-and-blue, creepy evil-you Darkiplier?”
“What other Darkiplier would I be referring to?” Mark whispered back sharply, gesturing wildly with his hands. “Yes, Darkiplier! Evil-Me!”
“Darkiplier and Antisepticeye. Holy fuckin’ hell...” Jack sank back in his chair and dragged a hand over his face, his exhaustion seeping through to the surface. “Christ almighty. Both of ‘em. This...this is ridiculous…”
A little hysterical giggle escaped him. It slowly built into a distressed groan and he let out a few dramatic, fake, whining sobs.
“Maaaark, we’re gonna diiiiie….” He folded his arms on the table and let his head fall onto them with a muffled thump. He whimpered dramatically. “Th’ hell are we supposed to do noooow?” He dragged his head up just enough to look at Mark’s face through his hair. “...you’re sure he’s actually real?”
Mark had been watching the entire display with an expression that fell between tense nervousness and humor-lined disbelief.
“About ninety percent,” he shrugged, still keeping his voice down. “I keep...hearing my own voice when I’m getting a drink in the middle of the night. Or I keep seeing red and blue out of the corner of my eye. Things keep moving from their spot when I’m not looking, and I know it’s not just Amy moving things and not telling me because it happens between glances when nobody else is in the room. It’s weird.”
“You haven’t actually seen him though?” Jack asked, confused, his chin resting on his arms now. “Anti’s been showin’ face as often as possible, jus’ not when I’m actually looking. The stream last night was the first time he…”
Jack trailed off and looked away, gripping his own arms tightly to keep the memory at bay. Sam sent a little mental hug along through his thoughts and Jack was more than grateful for it.
“Yeah, I know,” Mark said softly. There was understanding in his tone and he quickly tried to move forward in the conversation.
“See that’s the thing,” he said enthusiastically, leaning forward across the table. “Dark and Anti are different. They’re both - well, evil, I guess. But they’re different people, different characters. Anti seems to like a spectacle. He likes being seen, and he wants as many people to see him on screen as possible. He seems to like showing off. Which...I mean, it’s just a theory–”
“A game theory?” Jack muttered automatically, and Mark blew a raspberry at him.
“No. Shut up.” He blinked, glanced away. “...where was I?”
“It’s just a theory?” Jack suggested with a soft smirk.
“...yeeeaaaah,” Mark nodded slowly, then quicker when he found his train of thought again. “Yeah! Okay. So it’s just a theory, but I think that’s why he’s only been showing up in your videos but not anywhere else. Not yet anyway.”
“He’s been in my videos more than I’ve been uploading actually,” Jack told him, shifting in his seat and resting his head sideways on his arms now. He watched the steam rise from his coffee cup on the table. “I told Robin to keep cuttin’ him out because I didn’t want people to think I was plannin’ anything. I’ve got stuff coming up next month but...not yet.”
“Oh yeah, he mentioned that when he showed up last night,” Mark muttered. It sounded like he was thinking. “He didn’t sound too happy about you taking him out of your videos. That’s probably why he made such a scene on the stream. He had a hell of an audience.”
“What about Dark?” Jack asked, trying to switch gears. He really didn’t want to think about the stream right now. His throat was still sore from what Anti had done to him…
“Dark’s more subtle,” Mark said quietly. “He works behind the scenes. He doesn’t deal with face-to-face conflict as much. He mostly sticks to the shadows. I mean, I gave him his backstory, I should know this.” Jack heard him pause. “...honestly, it makes me wonder if ‘Who Killed Markiplier’ wasn’t a horrible, horrible idea.”
“...why?” Jack sat up, frowning, looking up at Mark...and he was a little surprised to see the genuine worry that had set in across Mark’s face. He was dragging a hand over his mouth and staring down at his plate, lost in thought, a worried crease furrowing his brow.
“Mark? You okay man?”
“I was talking about belief before,” Mark said after a long moment, his hand falling into his lap. “It’s the theory I have for why Sam and Tim exist, and it’s the same theory that applies to Anti and Dark.”
“You still haven’t explained what you meant by that.”
“How many subscribers do you have?”
The question threw Jack for a moment and he stared at Mark in baffled silence before answering.
“...what? Uh...I dunno, ‘bout eighteen million.”
“Eighteen million people,” Mark repeated. “And how many of them probably know who Sam is?”
“A lot of ‘em. Almost all of them, most likely.”
“And Anti?”
“Not as many, but...I mean still, the number’s in the millions.”
“That’s a lot of people, all centered around one YouTube channel, all looking for another sign of Anti showing up. All drawing art or making little plushies for Sam. A lot of them probably want to believe it’s real even though logic tells them it isn’t.”
“...what are you saying?” Jack asked slowly, still trying to follow Mark’s explanation. Mark looked up, worry still etched in his gaze.
“I don’t know how, but I think...having that many people thinking about the same thing, believing the same thing? I think it’s powerful enough to make it real.”
An inexplicable chill ran down Jack’s spine.
“...that’s...that’s insane….” he breathed, shaking his head.
“Is it though?” Mark insisted, still trying to keep his voice low. “Think about it! Sam showed up how long ago? A few years ago, right?” Jack nodded mutely. “Same as Tim. Back then, they were the only real characters that had any sort of solidity on our channels! The fan base made Darkiplier and Antisepticeye, but it wasn’t until after we made them real that they started showing up in the real world. Weird stuff started happening around the time my friends and I had the idea for ‘Who Killed Markiplier’. It was after ‘A Date With Markiplier’, and after ‘Darkiplier vs Antisepticeye’. Like, not long after the second one, actually. Which I thought was kind of weird at the time but...I mean I figured it was nothing. Except...I don’t think that’s the case anymore…”
Somebody dropped a plate back in the kitchen and both Jack and Mark jumped, two pairs of wide eyes flying toward the source of the disturbance. Jack let out a shaking breath and sank in his chair, letting out a quiet groan.
“God...the stress an’ fear is gonna kill me long before Anti manages to do it.”
“Tell me about it,” Mark muttered. He was gripping the table’s edge so tightly his knuckles were white.
“Mark…?”
Tim’s voice sounded quietly from inside his carrier and Mark ducked a little so he could see into it.
“What’s up buddy?”
Jack tossed a glance over his shoulder to make sure nobody was looking their way.
“You okay?” Tim asked softly. “You sound scared.”
“Yeah of course I’m okay,” Mark murmured hurriedly. He rested his hand on the front edge of the carrier’s opening and Jack saw a tiny mitten-shaped hand poke out from the shadows. He smiled softly. “Don’t worry buddy. Ol’ Markimoo just got scared by a plate. Kinda silly, right?”
“Super silly.”
Tim giggled from his hiding spot and Mark shushed him softly, chuckling to himself a bit and looking around. Nobody was paying them any mind. After letting the pair have a few moments of comfort, Jack cleared his throat.
“What were you talking about before?” he asked in an undertone. Mark tore his eyes away from the pet carrier to look at Jack again. His smile slowly fell.
“...oh, right.” He kept one hand at the carrier’s opening as he continued his explanation. “I thought it was a little weird, how strange things started to happen around me after we made that Anti vs Dark video. An entire video dedicated, rather jokingly, to our dark alter egos, and then I start seeing weird things? Hearing things? But looking back it makes a lot of sense.” He jabbed his finger toward his phone, which was sitting on the table. “That’s when the fanbase got a spike in Dark and Anti interest. The amount of hype that video got was ridiculous.”
“It got a lot of attention from Septiplier shippers too,” Jack pointed out, snickering a little. Mark opened his mouth, closed it, and rolled his eyes.
“Okay, yeah, that too,” he agreed. He was trying not to smile. “But regardless. Anti and Dark were getting a lot more attention all of a sudden. Dark only showed up first because he’s been around for longer.”
“Okay, woah, wait,” Jack help up a hand. “I’m stoppin’ you right there. I brought Anti into my videos for the entire month of October back in 2016. ‘Say Goodbye’ was his, like, big reveal. You didn’t start usin’ Dark in your videos until ‘A Date With Markiplier’.” He pointed at Mark. “An’ trust me, I know my shit, because I got a ton of messages from people askin’ if I was pissed about you copyin’ me.”
“Copying you?!” Mark spluttered. “What the hell? No! Nonono!” He scooted his chair closer to the table. “Okay. Rewind, back to the beginning of my entire YouTube career. I used to make these random creepy short videos for fun when I first started on YouTube, and that’s where the whole “Darkiplier” thing came from. Those videos were around waaaay before you even got your little boost from Felix.”
Jack laughed.
“Excuse me, are we makin’ jabs about channel popularity now?”
“Well – no, I only meant – Dark was a thing way before Anti was, okay? That’s all I’m saying!”
“But you just had to slip in that little “boost from Felix” comment didn’t ya?”
Jack was fighting off laughter now, snickering to himself, and he could see Mark was doing the same.
“Well sorry! Geez! Just trying to make a point sorry if I hurt your feelings.” Mark scoffed and folded his arms over his chest, being dramatic, tossing his hair in a show of sass. “Whatever, man.”
“God, you’re such a drama queen!” Jack finally let out, laughing openly and leaning back in his chair. He heard a small giggle from Sam in his head too. “Fine, okay, point made. Moving on. Lord above, we’re horrible at staying on topic…”
“We’re the worst,” Mark agreed, chuckling a little. It built into a fuller laugh and he ruffled a hand through his hair, fixing his floof. “Sorry. Serious shit, right?”
“Yeah, heh,” Jack nodded, grinning. “Serious shit. Okay.”
“What I meant,” Mark planted both palms on the table, “was that Darkiplier had more buildup than Anti did by the time Dark started showing up. Because Darkiplier spawned from years of me posting creepy content at random intervals, his creation was a slower progression than what you did with Anti. Dark’s early appearances weren’t planned the way your Halloween event was. But when I uploaded two videos within four months of each other that both features Dark as a main character, then I hinted at having plans for Friday the 13th, it really isn’t any surprise that the fanbase got a little hooked on the idea of him showing up again.”
“Okay, fair point,” Jack nodded. He sipped at his now-chilled coffee and made a face. He’d have to get another fresh cup soon. “So what about Anti?”
“I thought about that too,” Mark nodded. “That video you made for Halloween, where he killed you? That was his first appearance on your channel. That whole month was about him. So that more than makes up for the fact that he didn’t exist in your videos before then. And then you did nothing with him for a while, no hints or anything. Then we made ‘Darkiplier vs Antisepticeye’, and even though it was a joke it gained a lot of attention. Then….” Mark paused and frowned. “What was it you did next?”
“It was two months between that one and ‘Kill Jacksepticeye’,” Jack muttered. “There weren’t any hints leading up to that either. I just thought it’d be a cool video, so I filmed it as if my doctor persona was trying to save me from Anti. Which...didn’t go well, because I died in the game.”
This entire conversation would have been rather hilarious in another context, in a context where Anti wasn’t a very real, very tangible threat. Jack probably would have laughed at the silliness of his own wording.
“Doctor...what’s his name?” Mark asked. “Sheeple?”
“Dr. Henrik Von Schneeplestien,” Jack smirked a little, putting on the accent for show. “Zhe very best surgeon, 100% real doctor. Everybody knows zhat he is vonderful at his job~” He winked.
Mark snorted.
“Oh my god, is that really how he acts?”
“Oh yeah,” Jack nodded, grinning a little, his mood lifting in the moment. “It’s a little ridiculous but, god, he’s fun to play.”
“What happened in the video?”
“Schneep didn’t save me, like I said,” Jack shrugged. “He got corrupted by Anti and...well, he didn’t die. I played it off like he did, but he didn’t, because I’m plannin’ on bringing him back. Then Anti said he’d be back again soon and that’s the last I did with him.”
“Really?” Mark frowned, looking confused. “But there’s all this hype on Tumblr right now, about Anti and Doctor...Sheep-guy.” Jack rolled his eyes at the name. “What’s that about?”
“Just fanbase hype, I guess,” Jack shrugged. “The game I was playing had dates in it – I mean in the actual gameplay – and people keep sayin’ things like... “Ohhh, it’s March 5th, that’s the day Jack died in the game, ohhhh he must be plannin’ something–” ...but I didn’t even pay attention to those dates honestly.” He chuckled a little, scratching at the back of his head. “I’ve been messin’ with people though, because of it. There was this whole ‘WHERE IS DOCTOR SCHNEEP’ meme goin’ ‘round, so I kept making references to doctors in my videos. Figured it’d be fun to mess with the community a little.”
The Irishman was grinning all the while, more than just enjoying the fact that he was setting his own community on fire and pouring gasoline over the flames.
“That’s what did it.”
“...hm?” Jack brought his focus back to center and found Mark chewing on his thumb with that same thoughtful look on his face, the one that Jack was beginning to associate with deep, complex problem solving. “What did what?”
“That...that theory hype. The anniversary of your ‘death’,” he made air quotes. Something occurred to him in that moment and his entire expression changed, his eyes widening and his mouth dropping open in a gasp. “OH! Ohohoh! And Sam! #SamLives! Oh, my god, how did I not see that before…?”
“What th’ hell are you on about now?” Jack asked flatly, suddenly very aware of the little eyeball who was shifting in his hoodie pocket.
“People were already hyped about Anti before Sam showed up in your video, right?” Mark said, gesturing wildly with his hands. “Right??”
“Right, yes,” Jack stammered out quickly. “What about it?”
“And then Sam’s there, and suddenly Sam exists, and #SamLives goes trending and –”
And suddenly Jack caught on, his own eyes widening almost comically.
“Oh my god.”
“See???”
“Oh my god!” Jack clutched at his hair with both hands, the revelation leaving his mind whirling. “People believed that Sam was real, so they started to wonder–”
“If Anti couldn’t be real too!” Mark finished for him, leaning so far forward in his seat it was a wonder he hadn’t fallen out of it. “People always want the egos - the personas - whatever, our characters to really exist so they can meet them. And despite all logic pointing toward them being fictional–”
“There’s enough belief there and enough people with that belief to make it real and – holy shit, I accidentally used YouTube to bring a demon to life.”
“...okay, yes, that’s probably true, but – but still! Dude! DUDE! This is insanely cool! Horrifying and terrifying and fucking insane but also so fucking cool!”
“Oh Gooood…” Jack dropped his face into his hands and let out a muffle grumble. “...fuck my life. We’re talkin’ about some demon-glitch-bitch who wants ta kill me an’ my best friend thinks it’s cool.”
“Hey, woah, I didn’t say it wasn’t bad,” Mark quickly corrected. “It’s pretty bad! It’s...really, really bad. But–” He glanced around, then leaned forward and lowered his voice. “But Jack – Seán – we’re talking about something impossible here. Something that can’t be explained away by science, even with all the logic we’ve managed to attach to it. These characters shouldn’t even exist, but somehow they do. Tell me that doesn’t at least sound a little bit amazing to you?”
Jack didn’t deign to reply, instead letting out another muffle groan and rubbing at his eyes with the heels of his hands. After a long moment of silence he sighed and pushed away from the table, standing up and holding out his hand to Mark.
“...I should call Signe. I texted her earlier but…”
Mark watched him for a few seconds before nodding. He dug around in his pockets and brought out Jack’s phone, which he’d been holding onto since they left the apartment. He held it out for Jack to take and there was a brief moment, a very brief and very tense moment, during which neither of them was sure if the Irishman would actually grab the phone. Jack’s hand was shaking a little, his mouth pressed into a thin line, his expression stiff. Then he plucked it from Mark’s hand before he could change his mind.
Technology, it seemed, was becoming a newfound fear of his, and not one he thought would ever exist for him. His life was technology. His livelihood and his income spawned from technology...but so too had his newfound greatest fear. His greatest threat.
Jack swallowed thickly, nodded to Mark with a shaking smile, and stepped just outside the cafe to make the call. His back pressed against the cool brick of the building and he let his head fall back against the wall, eyes closed and phone held to his ear with a still-shaking hand. All the while Sam sat curled up in his pocket and gentle soothing waves of thoughts and comfort crossed through their mental link. Jack took a breath.
“Signe? Hey...y-yeah...yeah, I’m fine. Sorry if I worried you. I love you too…”
[A/N] Back from con! Sorry for the delay in getting this one posted, but Convention Crunch really took its hold! Either way, here’s the pseudo-explanation for why Anti is coming to life. Same with Sam and Tim and...well. You get the idea. :3 Hopefully it makes sense, and hopefully it’s not too long-winded. Critiques welcome!
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fluffandlove · 8 years ago
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Shoujo Life Update~
Cuddles, tickles, kisses and a liiiiittle bit of angst oooh boy 
Imma type this real quick without rereading it cause it’s almost 2:30 in the morning oh god I need to sleep x’D 
This week was very chaotic as we’re getting used to this new lifestyle and trying to get settled and shit --> reason why I’m so inactive I am so sorry buuuut as soon as school starts, we���ll probably get settled for real 
Trying to settle means walking around Japan, practicing our Japanese (I am legit so proud every time I manage to squeak out an entire sentence, it’s unreal), getting to know each other and all that shizzle. Crush friend and girlfriend and I have been my best mates so far and we’ve been together pretty much everyday, planning together and eating together and I’ve noticed that crush friend is getting overly touchy with me huuuueeee 
So our homeroom teacher showed us our school and once we got showed around and got back in the elevator to go back to the first floor, I suddenly felt two hands cupping my waist from behind, fingers reeeaal gently stroking my stomach, so I freaked the fuck out and started screeching lol 
Crush friend chuckled behind me as he continued to caress and tickle me at the same time while one of my new friends yelled out, “Omg, she’s ticklish!” aND EVERYONE STARTED POKING AND SQUEEZING ME I FUCKING SHIT YOU NOT. IN THE ELEVATOR. I couldn’t even get away bc crush friend kept holding my waist and pulled me against his chest, laughing against my neck and it was really bad hahhahahahahhahaa help  That same day we went to hang out in our shared lobby and I was really cold at some point and I said so out loud so new guy friend, crush friend and new girl friend went, “Let’s warm her up!” 
and they all went to sit/lie on top of me LOOOOL I started laughing so hard because on one hand I was being squished to death but it was also really warm and cozy. Crush friend had his nose buried in my neck, grinning like a little shit, new girl friend was sitting on my legs, and new guy friend was kinda half leaning/lying against me. 
“Hey Jo... your knees are really pretty...” new girl friend randomly said and started tracing them with her nails. I was wearing shorts sooooo I yeah rip I flipped and burst out laughing. “Like, they’re not too prominent and shit... oooh and they’re sensitive, tooo...”
Crush friend casually wrapped his hand around my torso, fingers resting on my ribs, just letting them sit there but it was enough to make me jump and squeak more. He was still breathing/chuckling against my neck, which tickled as well, and I couldn’t fucking move because of all the weight so I was pretty much trapped, only able to kick my legs x’DDD 
Afterwards we went to the ping pong table and played a little bit. I was putting up a fight as he was pretty good and he went, “Ugh, doesn’t she ever give up?” Girl friend, the fucking traitor, called out, “Just pull up your shirt! That’s her weak spot!”
“Ooooh?” THAT ASSHOLE SMACKED THE BALL TOWARDS ME AND THEN LIFTED UP HIS SHIRT A BIT AND I FUCKING BLUSHED AND LET THE BALL FLY PAST ME. “It worked! I gotta use that more often!” which he did. I hate him 
There’s also this one part where him and me were waiting for girl friend to get ready and we were standing in her tiny hallway. We were goofing around a bit until he narrowed his eyes, pushed me against the wall and tickled my sides for a bit heeelpppp ad=asfiuasdjfksd I’m so weak for this nGH and he’s been hugging me from behind from time to time and ugh gOD this guy 
and noooow for the drama part...  Both of us were super tired and irritated bc one girl in our group that’s constantly annoying everyone, particularly him  (they srsly hate each other’s guts) and he’s real homesick as I found out today so that was probably also a part of it, buuuut we had a small fight. In front of a few people, things got kinda out of hand and I left the scene to go to my room to cry my eyes out. Now that I think about it, this happens in every fucking shoujo whenever things go too well, I mean, we were being so overly touchy and flirty that something had to go wrong, right? x’) 
I cried a lot bc I hadn’t cried this entire trip yet, really wanted to but didn’t have time/patience so I guess it was a combination of exhaustion, homesickness, shock from the fight, etc. Girl friend came over to calm me down and comfort me, and eventually left after inviting me over to go get breakfast the next morning. One tiiiiny problem: crush friend was gonna be there as well
“Isn’t that gonna be a problem?” I asked “Eeeeh, not sure? I guess we’ll see.” 
BOIIIII it was awkward. The next morning I woke up with swollen eyes, like, I had literally cried so much that I couldn’t see straight and the three of us left to go get food. Girl friend was trying to play peacekeeper, making conversation and trying to get us to talk, but crush friend simply refused to even look at me, which resulted in me not looking at him. He even fucking walked around me and made sure not to get near me.  After a good fucking 20 minutes, I ran out of patience and while girl friend was busy with her umbrella, I looked up at him with watery eyes and mumbled, “Dude, are you so mad at me that you’re gonna ignore me?” 
And then he finally looked at me. He blinked, then looked away and sighed. “Not mad... just, irritated I guess.” I didn’t really know how to reply to that so we just looked at each other. My eyes were filling up with tears once again upon realizing that this was the only thing he was gonna say, so I nodded. “Okay.” and walked past him but then 
I felt his two large hands on my shoulders, keeping me in place. I was really confused and sort of tried to move, but he wouldn’t let me. He was pushing me so gently that I didn’t know what he wanted from me until he turned me around, again super gently, and pulled me in for a hug. I hadn’t noticed that I was shaking yet because when I felt his chest against my face, I felt my hands trembling and the tears pricking in my eyes. 
His hand was on the back of my head, holding me. We didn’t say anything and just stood there in the middle of the store. On one hand I felt like we were the only two people there but then again not? Idk, it was definitely something and he wasn’t about to pull back soon, until I mumbled, “Okay,” again and then he let go. The rest of our breakfast trip went pretty smoothly because, at last, we were talking again 
On that same day I walked up to his room and we talked about it, he apologized, I apologized and he ended it by saying, “I’m glad you were the one to break the ice. I probs would’ve done so eventually, too, but it was you this time. Let’s just forget it happened, okay? I don’t wanna ruin this trip. Wanna go grab dinner together?” 
And so we did. I noticed his change in behavior a bit as he was less touchy and more careful with me. I also noticed that he was being overly nice and quiet, which made me smile because this is probably his way of making it up to me. 
AND THEN THERE’S TODAAAAAY.  Once again we were hanging out in the shared lobby but this time with alcohol and oh boy I got tipsy. It doesn’t take much alcohol to get me drunk so I was tipsy after like 4 sips and already giggling uncontrollably. Everyone else laughed along with me, tickled me because they thought it was cute and playfully made fun of me 
Crush friend was still keeping his distance and it was irritating me trololol I’m such an attention whoooore. The more I drank, the more I kept looking at his lips fuuuuu It was still a lot of fun though, holy shit, at some point everyone was pissing their pants from laughter and having a great time. We ran out of alcohol though, so crush friend suggested we get some more 
I was preeeetttty tipsy at this point. Like, I couldn’t walk straight anymore and new tiny girl friend (she’s even smaller than me and I’m 5′4 LOL) was pretty much drunk. Crush friend had to throw me over his shoulder in order to get me to sit back on the couch without falling and it was pretty fun but also scary x’D And this was after he had to pick me up two times because I kept falling to the floor bc I was laughing so hard pffff 
On our way to the convenience store, I had to make sure that new tiny girl friend didn’t bump into anyone or a pole for that matter, so we stuck together while she babbled about everything. Other new girl friend looked at me, smiled and asked, “Is it okay if I hug you? You’re so funny.”  “omg yeeess, sureee!” I slurred and she laughed, hugging me close it was just... yes 
And now... dun dun duuuun Crush friend, tiny new girl friend and I were waiting outside while everyone else got drinks and I kept saying that I already had too much to drink. I had lost at least 80% of my filter and was more daring and kinda drowsy --> alert alert alert 
“naaah, you’re fine,” crush friend chuckled and I shook my head  “Nooooo, I’m not. I shouldn’t get more drinks,” I said while I twirled a bit on the spot. He had taken a seat on a small bench and was looking at me with a semi scolding look. “Seriously.” “Why? You’ve been worse.”  “No, cause I really wanna do this.” and fuck I walked over to him, held his face and kissed him real quick. I’m not sure if he turned his head or that I was simply so tipsy that I couldn’t coordinate, but I think I kissed the corner of his mouth, or like... half his lips???? xDD I felt them but not entirely, idk, it was stupid of me 
I pulled back and immediately covered my face. “Crap. Sorry.” “What’re you apologizing for?” he said, totally confused “Ishouldn’thavedonethatIshouldn’thavedonethaaaaat,” I mumbled against my hands and looked back up at him, flustered 
He tsk’ed, shook his head and patted the spot next to him. I hesitantly took a seat and he wrapped an arm around my waist, gently cupping it.  “Idiot,” he whispered and stroked my side with his thumb, looking away 
The rest of the night is kinda blurry but it was a lot of fun and holy shit this took me almost an hour to write 
HELLOOOOOO sorry for this messy af post I’m still alive just all over the place godddddd
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