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coeurcanelle · 7 months ago

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☆Baby,the stars shine bright☆pt3

pt1,pt2, pt4,pt5

inspired by the 'kamikaze girls',♡ always had unconditional love for lolita fashion and nothing else but when she met ellie,an auburn haired girl whos part of a gang with a dad's fashion sense ,her love for clothes begins to compete with her growing feelings for ellie

strangers to friends to lovers,love-hate friendship,ellie is into reader♡ but reader♡ shows no interest (in the beginning),opposite aesthetics,early 2000s

wlw,fluff

wc:4k

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Her name is Ellie. She's been with her gang for a year now, and her favorite activity is driving through the city with her friends at night. She revealed she only has one parental figure, not her biological father but a father figure, which explains her taste in fashion.

Ellie somewhat resembles you more than your dad when you think about it. Both of you are the same age and spend most of your time doing things you enjoy, although she's more of a night owl while you're a morning person. Her favorite color is black, whereas yours is pink. She enjoys hanging out with people she bonds with, while you prefer solitude.

"Last Christmas with Joel, we decided to try decorating our house with cool lights, so we bought them and spent the evening displaying them all over the facade. We even got a little Santa with his reindeers and placed them on the roof. It looked really cool. But the next morning, everything was gone," Ellie admitted, implying she was just as reckless as you, but you disagreed.

"That's not just bad luck; you're just cursed."

Thieves weren't uncommon in the area, but catching them was difficult, as you were learning the hard way. That's why Ellie offered you a hand, claiming she had nothing else to do, although she felt bad for you. She didn't say it aloud, but she appreciated that you didn't accuse her of stealing your purse, and she would never forget that.

That is all you managed to get from her as you wandered around your isolated village looking for the thief that stole your purse.

You felt like a desperate mother searching for her lost child in the middle of nowhere. You could laugh at how desperate both you and Ellie looked, asking every single person you came across if they'd seen your precious item. But, with the luck you had, you were nowhere close to getting it back. Everyone gave you the same nerve-wracking answer: "sorry, I didn't see anything around, but if I do, I'll tell you right away".You were losing your patience by the minute, and Ellie could feel it.

"They all sound suspicious repeating the same thing",you sighed as you ranted. Yes, you were to blame, but no matter who it was, you were going to make them pay, a million times the price of your bag. There was no way you could let them get away with this.

"It's not like theyre actually going to say they stole it"

Both of you stopped walking, not only because you were tired but also because you had searched pretty much everywhere in this village. The clouds were hiding the sun, darkening the ground beneath, like your aura losing its brilliant colors and giving room to the darker ones brought by despair.

The only thing you could do was cry, but you were even too tired to shed tears. "I'm done."

Giving up was an option, but it wasn't part of Ellie's nature. "Maybe they don't live in this area."

"I dropped it in front of my house, and it's a small village in the middle of nowhere. How is it that out of nowhere, a thief popped up to get it?" Despite replaying this scene countless times, the lack of clues wasn't getting you anywhere. You started to wonder how someone could even do this to anyone; you wouldn't wish that upon your worst enemy.

It was just a purse, but you carried your wallet and your ID card with it!

It was becoming a serious matter

"maybe because thieves dont come out of nowhere, you're not thinking hard enough"

"are you saying I'm like a thief magnet or something ?"

ellie looked at you up and down not knowing if she was supposed to act surprise at your remark"how much did your purse even cost?"

she made you answer your own question confirming you were indeed a thief magnet,by dropping you purse you had actually dropped 5000 bucks on the ground !

who the hell puts that much money for a bag? Ellie thought

"that's not bad luck,you're just stupid," you could tell she had been restraining herself from saying this for so long, but you couldn't blame her.

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One more thing you would have never guessed about Ellie is how intelligent she actually was.

The thought of taking the train to go to Tokyo to find anyone selling your precious item, where you can target a big crowd of people, hadn't crossed your mind until Ellie brought it up.

You assumed your brain was badly functioning from the lack of reward after working so hard to find the thief. You have been walking around for what seemed like a lifetime to find nothing but more exhaustion enveloping you.

It made you wonder how the freckled-faced girl in front of you looked still full of energy.

Maybe she was just excited to beat up someone; after all, it might be just another normal day for her.

Most of the time, you'd find yourself enlightened walking around Japan's capital city, but under those circumstances, your mood couldn't get any better.

"It kinda looks similar," Ellie pointed at a purse displayed in a convenience store. She was trying her best to help you after gave her a precise description of your purse. Unfortunately, she has a very poor imagination.

"Not even close."

The weather became cloudier as you and Ellie wandered around, looking at everyone suspiciously. It was going to start raining, but Ellie had spotted places where you could stay since you didn't have an umbrella.

You only accepted when you came across a cute coffee shop.

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With Baroque paintings displayed on the rock walls, the smell of menthol perfumed the whole place, and jazz played softly on speakers, you couldn't help but already fall in love with this place.

Ellie sat across from you, repeatedly trying to light up her joint, ignoring the 'smoking is forbidden' sign in front of the shop.

Silently, you sipped the hot tea, letting the aroma amplify once it touched your tongue. You didn't need much to be happy. Certainly, you didn't need Ellie to smoke in front of you, blowing some of it your way. The poor girl failed to catch your attention away from your tea, feeling ignored.

You kept silently drinking your tea, cherishing your daily tea time, closing your eyes to quiet your worried thoughts for a moment. The motorcycle girl took out her joint and lit it up again; the flicking sound was starting to annoy you.

You opened your eyes to her taking a puff from her nose

"stop that"

even though you were slightly annoyed she managed to get your attention back to herself

"man im just trying to lighten up the mood"ellie said after blowing the smoke out of her nostrils proudly.

You liked the smell of cigarettes, and though you didn't smoke, you could tell she was, in fact, not smoking one. That's why you refused when she proposed you take a puff.

Instead of convincing you, she tried to impress you by taking another puff with her other nostril.

"Seriously, do you get paid to be a clown?" you asked, trying to annoy her, as you lifted up your cup to drink more tea.

"I thought about it, but I'd lose my job if they ever hired you," you almost choked on the tea, making Ellie laugh so hard she put a hand on her stomach. You had just confirmed what she had said as she watched you cough, almost coughing your lungs out.

"Was it the weed that was making Ellie stop taking everything personally?

"I'll charge you with attempted murder," you said, rolling your eyes at the girl in front of you.

After a while, Ellie's rambles attracted all your focus away from the taste of the tea and the jazz music playing, but you weren't complaining as she was interesting to listen to. The reason she bought a jacket similar to the her other ones was that her gang was organizing a festival, and it was coming soon, she wanted to look brand new. All she needed was to find a local designer to write the name of her gang. The money she had came from her dad and giving guitar lessons, which surprised you; you didn't expect her to be an artist.

A new side of her was shown to you as she kept rambling. You noticed how she scratched her neck every now and then, the way she would speed up her speech when she gets excited, and when she'd stutter a bit when you were keeping eye contact. She stopped talking after realizing she's been the only one talking, but you truthfully didn't mind.

"so when's the last time you killed someone ?" you asked making the girl in front of you confused

Ellie discovered a new side of you too; you were more of a listener than a talker, and for a person like her who likes to ramble, it was a win for her.

"I said I'm from a gang, not that I'm a local serial killer," Ellie explained. The Ellie you would have just met would have answered defensively, but her tone was rather sarcastic. She was bearable when she didn't take everything personally.

It was true that many gangs out there have blood on their hands, killing their opponents but also innocent citizens. But Ellie didn't share the same values and joined a gang you've never heard of before.

"I joined Dina's gang after trying to run away from home. I didn't know how to fight at the time; she taught me everything. I owe it all to her." The more you talked, the more questions you had. The conversation easily switched from carefree to serious.

The deadly gangs you would hear about were the ones targeted by Ellie's gang, which is motivated by values of respect and loyalty rather than free violence. That is why you've never heard of it, because most gangs are like the ones your father was once in.

This also explains why ellie is still following you around helping you to find your stolen purse,but this also makes you wonder....

"why did you run away?"

Suddenly, Ellie realized she had been oversharing quite a lot, but it's not her fault that you have such a trusting aura!

Getting better at reading Ellie, you realized you touched a sensitive subject and looked away from her, back at your now-empty cup of tea, trying to change the subject. "i'm still wondering though..." You recalled the letter you received from Ellie, the one with childlike writing.

"how did you discover where I live?" You didn't forget how Ellie mentioned she would meet you at your house instead of you going up to hers, but maybe that's because, in this case, you would have thought it was a trap and you wouldn't come there. You thought about this, but it still doesn't unravel the mystery of her knowing exactly where you live, which was kind of unsettling.

"wasn't hard. I just followed your dad after he was done selling in Tokyo." The casual tone in her answer just made the whole thing even more unsettling. You wondered if it was just the weed and hoped she was lying.

"you mean you stalked my dad?" You asked, hoping you were the one hearing wrong.

"how is that stalking? I just followed him to your house, but not like that..." Ellie tried to explain rationally but made things even worse, confirming you had been hearing perfectly.

"girl, did you drop out of kindergarten? That IS stalking. Why would you do that?" You were absolutely at a loss for words. More confused than upset, you knew Ellie didn't mean to harm anyone, but her way of using rational thinking was still questionable.

Ellie sighed,she didnt know how to explain this while sounding sane"first of all shut up I didnt drop out,I just wanted to know where I could get clothes from him thats all"

thats all ?

"you were literally going to beat me up when I showed up instead of him",you said raising your eyebrows,you werent even upset you just wanted to tease her

"no-omg-okay maybe.. but everything turned out fine"the auburn haired girl stuttered as she scratched her neck again,you noted she'd do this when nervous

"i should call the cops on you wtf"

ellie looked up at you,with a stupid smirk on her face"you need me you cant do that"

You played along, pretending to be upset as you got up and started to leave. However, Ellie felt bad, interpreting your sarcasm as seriousness, and grabbed your arm as she started to apologize for stalking your dad.

"I was just going to pay for the tea," you said, but Ellie got up instead, doing it for you.

You hadn't expected her to take your playful act seriously, but it was kind of hilarious.

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It was true that you needed her help to catch whoever stole your bag. She knew how to fight, and she did look scary to people. You could already imagine the scumbag surrendering and giving back your precious item... but then again, this looked way too easy.

After your tea time and Ellie's smoking session, you went for another round of walking, looking for your purse.

"She's probably wearing a blue frilly dress like you, because your bag is blue. I guess she wanted to match."

"I've never seen another lolita girl in my hometown," you might not have any clues, but you might have a lead.You told Ellie it might be an average mid-30s man who happens to know the worth of your purse but Ellie was reluctant.

However, you finally decided to file a report of your stolen purse to the police, hoping they would do a better job at catching the thief. After doing so, you walked outside where Ellie was leaning on a wall, smoking again. She remained calm despite the fact that you didn't catch the thief.

"You know what? I'm convinced we're living in a simulation, and that none of this is real. We might be aliens sent from Mars, or maybe we're re-experiencing past life memories, or maybe we're just in some deep coma we have to wake up from."

Although you didn't smoke, you seemed more high than Ellie. "never try smoking."

How was she still happy enough to make jokes despite how awful this situation is making you feel?

"maybe its a life lesson,I should stop buying expensive things from now on"

"oh c'mon its really not that deep,you dont like your purse anymore or something?"

"It's not that-"

"if you can buy one you can buy another one",ellie walked up to you after tossing her joint on the floor giving it a few stomps to put out the burn

"do you think money grows on trees or something ?"

Ellie looked you up and down, from your embroidered white headband to your 'Alice and the Pirates' frilly dress and your white platform boots. She didn't see your outfit as just a simple ensemble, but rather a bag full of gold, ready to be converted into money.

"hell no, don't even think about that," you said firmly. No matter how difficult things could get, you would rather be killed than sell any of the clothes you own. It was like reselling Christmas gifts; you grew emotionally attached to those priceless dresses.

"I knew you'd say no. I was just joking," Ellie said before both of you went on to another activity:getting money to buy a similar purse. Cleaning people's shoes, betting on the three shell games, pickpocketing... You realized getting money in Tokyo wasn't that hard, but none of these options appealed to you for now.

You had to find something that would certainly get you money.

Ellie walked beside you, looking around too. You wondered if she was joking around because she was high or just letting her guard down. Either way, you didn't mind her being this way.. She had stopped spitting and approaching you like she was going to headbutt you after you got to know each other better.

"how about this?" ellie stopped and pointed at a building as she looked at you with a smirk

"I have enough trouble as it is, adding more isn't something I'm interested in," you replied. Wasn't it obvious that you've never been into criminal activity before? So why was she thinking about robbing a whole bank?

The sigh that escaped Ellie was one of pure disappointment, though she was half-joking. But that changed once you stopped by an eating contest.

"Spicy food contest, winner gets $100," both you and Ellie read on a large poster placed on a table. A few chairs were arranged around the table, and your eyes followed some people seated in front of a chef's hat. Only two chairs were unoccupied. You looked at Ellie, unsure if she would agree, but she instantly read your mind.

"I've eaten spicy food before, it's no big deal."

Your energy shifted to competitive mode; there was no way you could consider losing, but if you did, you hoped Ellie had your back."what kind of spicy food, though?"

"just trust me, it's a piece of cake," the auburn-haired girl said before stretching her arms and neck as if she was preparing for a fight. She wasn't considering losing either.

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Already 2 minutes in, Ellie's face was red from the spiciness. The contest consisted of eating a whole plate of different spicy foods under 5 minutes. From noodles to chicken wings, Ellie felt like her tongue was on fire!

Milk wasn't enough to calm down Ellie; she felt like drinking a whole river.

You, on the other hand, were handling it pretty well; your grandma used to give you a bottle of Tabasco to punish you as a kid, so this was nothing compared to what you had experienced.

Maybe pain does make you strong?

"Time's up! Everyone, open your mouth!"

With luck and a little bit of courage, your plate was entirely empty with no crumbs left compared to other contestants. Some even tried to cheat by hiding their food under the table, but it still didn't stop you from winning!

The man who organized the contest congratulated you and rewarded you after cleaning up the table. Ellie looked at you in absolute shock; she also felt kind of humiliated after what she had told you, but at least you got what you came for.

"It's just spicy food, no big deal, yeah?" You couldn't help but tease Ellie about it. The confident look on her face vanished from the moment she started to eat the spicy chicken; she wasn't even looking at you, embarrassed.

"shut up, I was close to beating you." You just laughed at her words; her face was still a bit red from eating. You counted up the money you had, only a few bucks, and you could buy yourself a new purse!

"wanna go for another round then?" The auburn girl stayed silent and responded with a violent side-eye. You understood you had to find another way to get money rather than eating spicy food...

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Ellie convinced you to bet the $100 you won on the three shell game after refusing multiple times. It turns out she didn't lie when she said she was good at seeing through those scams.

"I used to learn magic tricks when I was 10," she told you, and you didn't need to know what for after she got your money doubled up. Only a few bucks were left, and an idea popped up in your mind as you and Ellie kept walking in Tokyo: "why don't you bring your guitar and play here?"

The thought of playing in front of everyone was making Ellie nervous, not because she was bad or anything, but she didn't want to come across a potential enemy of her gang. She had to keep her tough image, especially in the streets.

"uh, I'm still learning, and I never practiced in front of a big crowd," Ellie lied, but you kept insisting.

"come on, are you really that bad? You said you've been playing since you were a child"

Despite your insistence, it didn't have the same effect on Ellie as it had on your dad.

"It doesn't mean I play like a professional; plus, there are many other ways to get money," Ellie kept giving you reasons, but you finally stopped insisting. In fact, you didn't need to get money anymore to buy a new bag...

You finally found it!

Ellie noticed the change in your expression and wondered what was going on, so she followed the direction of your gaze.

There it was, shining bright like a diamond, as blue as the sky, begging to be back in its place. It was an average man with a long beard in his mid-30s, carrying it as he walked in front of you.

Ellie turned her head to look back at you, silently asking, 'Do you want me to take care of him?' But you didn't want to leave this to Ellie. You felt rage building up inside you along with a sense of relief; you had to make him pay.

You ran towards the man who was walking in front of you, hoping to catch him before he disappeared again. The sound of your platform boots approaching made him turn his head in curiosity before you jumped on him. Both of you fell hard to the floor; his head hit the ground while his hands were still clutching your purse.

You snatched it out of his hands, not caring about hurting him. You were more hurt than he was after what he's done. The look of pity on his face made your blood boil. He even had the audacity to reach for your purse again!

"It's mine, you fucking dumbass bitch. Try to ever steal from me again and I'll slit your throat open until you bleed to death. You can have fun stealing other people's bags in hell." You spat on his face after stomping his stomach, releasing all the anger you've been carrying.

This man needed to be humbled.

You've always been told to fight back. If someone hits you, you should hit harder. And if the person hitting you still has the audacity to hurt you, you didn't hit hard enough.

The man finally stopped trying to get back your purse as he was busy spitting blood. You stopped hitting him, considering that was enough karma for him.

You had to let him know you weren't a person to mess with.

Despite your brilliant and cute clothes, a wise soul and a strong character were hidden within, one that despised being bothered.

You walked away from the man, making sure your purse still had your personal belongings, unaware that your scene had attracted the attention of the people around. You approached Ellie, who was once again at a loss for words.

The girl also walked up to you. "how can you even run in those?" She pointed at your shoes.

"practice, I guess," you shrugged your shoulders before taking Ellie's hand. You didn't know where to go, but you definitely didn't want to stay in the eyes of the people who had witnessed you beating up a 30-year-old man.

You began to walk, dragging Ellie with you, but she stopped. "wait."

You were met with confusion and dropped her hand

Was she scared or something?

Ellie was also bad at reading people, but you made things even worse for her. You were like a book with covers that didn't match the atmosphere of the story, but the side of you that you had just shown got her hooked.

Suddenly, you heard the sounds of motorcycles roaring nearby. You had attracted a whole gang!

They were all girls wearing the same jacket as Ellie's, no helmets, no weapons, but they were still radiating an intimidating yet powerful energy. Their motorcycles stopped just behind Ellie, and you felt the girls' intimidating gaze on you. You looked at Ellie, wondering what was happening.

Ellie didn't even need to turn around to know that it was her gang. She kept looking at you.

"why don't you join me?"

#ellie fluff #ellie tlou #ellie williams #ellie x fem reader #mini series #ellie the last of us #Spotify

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verdemoun · 3 months ago

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*holding up a bowl like olliver twist* please can we have some molly and her wife/partner/girlfriend idfk their status

come get y'all lesbians

molly is bi but had the classic bi experience of just thinking everyone was attracted to women until karen heard her say something about wanting to be stepped on by pretty girl and fucking asked 'yo would you fuck a woman??' 'oh boi i wish i could'

karen proceeded to take her to a sex toy shop and molly lost her mind and her wallet and left with a shit eating grin and an embarrassingly large black garbage bag full of things she was eager to try

karen was also technically molly's first wlw kiss when they both decided to numb their inhibition with alcohol to celebrate molly discovering the fact women could like women. karen revels in the knowledge she is apparently a better kisser than dutch.

being a high society girlie molly knew men could like men but genuinely believed women just weren't meant to enjoy or want sex because female sexuality wasn't discussed ever, which was really reinforced by the fact most of the women she knew in canon era had some level of sexual trauma. also dutch didn't know the first thing about a woman's needs iykyk

molly became really close with sadie in modern era, in another classic 'do i want to be her or be with her'. molly was busy teaching sadie about the modern wonder of erotica and getting the latest reprint of mary-beth's works with a horse on the cover for kieran when she saw the one. dear future wife,

sadie had to hype her up just to talk to her. molly immediately fumbled by bringing up her ex in the first five mines of talking to mystery girl but still managed to get her number.

spins roulette wheel her name is elizabeth carew shelley she goes by lucy instead of eliza just for convenience. she was already a fan of molly's instagram and becomes a mod/manager as they start going out because poor molly does not know how to deal with haters or fame.

lucy has no idea about timewarp, and just finds her wife sometimes adorably naive or sometimes unaware of modern era. molly has told her the gang were all raised in a cult, which makes a little too much sense.

in lesbian fashion they know each other for less than a year before they get married. they had a courthouse wedding (to hosea's dismay, he loves weddings) but he was invited as their witness and still cried. she gets along with most of the gang and kieran adores her so much she even managed to teach him to read a few words

the only problem is lucy wants to kill dutch as much as molly and is a true crime girlie (her and hosea love talking mystery novels together) but she is convinced she could help molly hide a body. if the o'shelley household is attending an event dutch is banned for his own safety.

admittedly sometimes lucy just stand there and watches the gang interact and forget she doesn't know about timewarp and say very 19th century specific things and she just. thinks she could fix them all please let her sit them down with a blanket and cup of soup and tell them things are going to be okay.

#rdr2 timewarp au #molly o'shea

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brookiidookiii · 10 months ago

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oughhh jock! jock i love you jock. for the ask

Oh thank you for this. They’re my childhood OTP so I do have a lottttt to say. Sommeliershipping permanently doomed me to only enjoy rivals to lovers dynamics

1. What made you ship it?

First off they are constantly touching each others chests MY GOD. Not to mention how often they get up in each others faces holy shit.

That is ZOKE levels of closeness. Jesus

I think you have to be dumb to not see why people ship it. Also that whole “need to be dominated” scene with dawn, then jo shows up right after that and bosses him around. COME ON. Then the rest of that scene and how it played out. Him poking her chest and then she pushes him away in a way that’s like “oh I’ll show you who’s boss.” Squat thruster ‼️‼️‼️ (why did she do that) Plus she seems to have genuine respect for him which is really nice. She’s given him the most nicknames out of everyone too.

Also 2/5 of bricks confessionals are about jo. The other three times he’s just talking about himself. I thought that’d be fun to mention. Jo wants to feel good about herself and brick wants to be a fashion designer and he can make her cute clothes i think.

I am never going to let anyone ever forget about that “maybe brick and jo wanna kiss and make up?” line UGHHH. Even Chris low key shipped it. There’s just sooo much to them. Also comedy potential with lightning thinking Jo’s a gay twink the whole time and idk maybe there could be something with jock and lightning. I’m convinced at least a few animators shipped them.

Just WIWJWJEN there’s so so so much. She’s the only person who convinced him to go against his code. That man is devoted. And then when she pulled him out of that grave and there was music playing and they zoomed in on them holding hands.. I initially shipped them because when I was younger I was looking for fanart and came across a fake screenshot of them kissing and 9 year old me beloved it was real 🥲 you can imagine my disappointment when they didn’t end up smooching. In the finale they’re constantly next to each other too. There’s way too much going on between them, I also take Jo’s dream about letting a guy win because she found him ‘attractive’ as a jock crumb. + they have a good ship name.

That rock climbing scene where brick talks about his rock wall climbing badge or something and jo seems genuinely impressed for a moment, then he goes on and says how he dislocated his hip and jo is like “oh never mind he’s weird.” LMAOOO. Brick really wanted to show off there huh. They’re both so fucking stupid iwhwnsnens

Plus we know Jo’s type is dark hair and cleft chins. She really needs to kiss her rivals okay

2. What are your favorite things about this ship?

Basically everything I mentioned before. Bricks “need to be dominated” basically confirms that jo would be his type, what can I say. And he calls her ma’am, and is just generally very respectful even when she gets under his skin. I really really love how jo tries to get under his skin, it’s so fun. And brick is slowly losing his mind. Also he didn’t vote for her in ep7, he voted for lightning, and we know that because jo got her marshmallow first, meaning lightning got one vote from brick. That is soo. Yeah. He probably would feel bad if he voted for her. He probably didn’t vote for her in ep4 either.

And he breaks his code for her. Like, his entire thing is never leave a man behind, and jo convinces him to leave everyone behind. And that causes his first elimination but MANNNNN…. He really really respects her. And I really like women who bully their boyfriends, it’s so fun. There’s probably so much more that I could say about them that I forgot to add.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

When people write their platonic dynamic in fanfics is always so. Meh. They treat it like she just harasses him but he views her as an equal, and she sees him as a competitor she can actually have banter with. Also please stop calling them mlm/wlw solidarity. I’m not saying that because I ship them but because she has made it her life goal to make his as miserable as possible. HOSTILITY.

I’ll make my own analysis on their rivalry, not to be shippy but so people just understand how they interact because a lot of people don’t get it.

Jock is very very special to me. The only way I can enjoy m/f ships is if they’re fighting 24/7. It’s awesome. Plus he’s also the only man I can ship with Jo tbh. Other m/f Jo ships make me like ehhhhh I dunno

#ask #jockjockjock #at the very least they were low key into each other #always send me jock asks #I will never not answer them

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youhideastar · 11 months ago

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WIP Wednesday: new fic coming soon for Subji Mini Bang!

So, the bad news is, the final installment in the Wangxian A/B/O Bingo series is still not ready to roll, and it's been slow going. The good news is, I have a new fic coming soon anyway!

I signed up for the Subji Mini Bang, intending to use said Bingo fic as my entry, but--life intervened, as it does, so I grabbed another, smaller submissive!LWJ plot bunny from the plot bunny hutch, and lo, there shall be modern AU wlw Wangxian! In typical Deastar fashion, I thought to myself, "this will be a nice little 4000-word PWP"; 4,000 words later, the characters were still fully dressed and hadn't even kissed yet, 'cause they were too busy having feelings about gender. 🤣

Anyway, the new fic is finished--it just needs beta reading and a title--and will be posted this month, maybe as soon as January 10th! Yay! In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy this little taste:

She walks across the room and folds herself down at Wei Ying’s feet – to her knees, first, and then back on her heels. Her head rests against Wei Ying’s thigh.

Wei Ying lets out a small ah? sound, barely audible. She’d been surprised the first time Lan Zhan asked for this, and a little echo of that surprise persists even now. Not out of any lack of want on Wei Ying’s part, or any lack of confidence in her own abilities – just “ugh, dumb gender bullshit, I should know better,” she had muttered that first time, looking annoyed and gesturing at Lan Zhan’s short hair and clean face, her collared shirt. “And no one else…” Her eyes had flicked away. “They only wanted it—you know. The other way.”

“They were fools,” Lan Zhan had said, serene. She picked up both of Wei Ying’s hands in her own and waited for Wei Ying to meet her gaze. “I want to give you all that I am,” she said quietly. “Put all of it at your service and in your hands, for your use – your pleasure and comfort.”

Hoarse, half-laughing, Wei Ying replied, “Yeah, that—that sounds like you.” She held Lan Zhan’s hands tightly – just on the edge of tight enough to hurt. She leaned in like she was telling a secret. “I want that,” she whispered, eyes intent. “I want that so bad. Yes. Give me everything. I’ll take good care of it. Of you. I swear.”

#wip wednesday #the untamed #wangxian

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signedkoko · 1 year ago

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Hey may I request a romantic matchup? I don't care if it is Hazbin or Helluva boss, whichever you feel vibes the most. I have no gender preference and my pronouns are she/her. In the interest of brevity, I have my form and everything you could possibly need pinned to my blog. I don't want to clog up your asks with text walls 😅. I hope it isn't too much of an inconvenience. Anyways, thank you! I really appreciate it.

You got...Verosika!

Your care for your appearance isn't all that different from hers, although she cares a lot more about her makeup being smudged or ruined by things. For Verosika, fashion and makeup are two of her favourite hobbies, and she loves to take you with her to help find some new inspiration.

If you let her, Verosika loves to try picking out an outfit or three for you to try, and will often attempt to match her look with yours. If you are ever willing to accent with pink she is over the moon and taking all kinds of pictures of you both.

She is often very tall and intimidating in stature, which is why she enjoys being nect to you so much. You make her pop and look far friendlier than she is, which is funny because you are far friendlier than you seem.

Being a performer, Verosika is always performing stunts to impress, and with your background in acro/aerobatics she is always trying to get you to try learning pole dance with her. She will show you videos of those couples who pole dance together and try to get you to do it with her.

While she has the charisma of any pop star, Verosika is quite the introvert, and prefers to spend her time with you when she can get even a few minutes away from others.

Her favourite thing about you is how you'll treat her to baked goods for breakfast, or even after her concerts. She remembers sending you a video of bento cakes and how the next day you had one decorated in the theme of her newest album. It's just so adorable, and it makes her happy knowing how much you're willing to do for her.

Expect a lot of dinner dates trying crazy new places, late nights spent listening to her test new lyrics out, and lots of fun and crazy events to partake in.

Author's Note - Your runner ups were Alastor who tied with Verosika at 5/6 points, Lilith with 4/6, and fizzarolli with 2/6! I felt like Verosika just matched more of your smaller traits than Alastor did so I went for her (I am also wlw so I always encourage it lmao).

Im not sure it it helps, but in my studies we have been taught that extroversion is when being around others refills our mental battery, and introversion is when being alone refills our battery. Everyone has a bit of both but your main one shines through when you think about spending time with people you enjoy!

Thank you for requesting 🖤

#koko writez #hazbin hotel #helluva boss #hazbin hotel matchups #helluva boss matchups

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lilithfairen · 2 years ago

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Shit RWDE Says: "Up Yours, Queerphobes" Edition

I've been tempted to do "Shit RWDE Says" posts for a while, but collating such posts seemed like such a expense of time. Until now, where RWDE is giving us the perfect opportunity to see just how deeply they despise a queer relationship for existing in fiction and how much they hate and blame queer people for a cartoon and the romance between two women.

So let us begin the MKRY~

"We kept downplaying the growing relationship between Blake and Yang, while treating every interaction between Blake and Sun as absolute proof of romance, but you're the ones eating scraps."

"How can we insinuate that sapphic women are horrible people for loving each other? Let's pretend they don't care about anyone else just because they care about each other!"

"The worst wlw ships are the canon ones, because what if they actually express love and affection for each other instead of a man?"

"Let's not forget the real victim here: A MAN."

"I am so pissed off over the existence of a sapphic relationship that my brain completely shuts out 99% of the show in order to pretend that the plot is being ignored."

"Those stupid queer folks and their stupid ships, not caring about good storytelling like us folks."

"All fictional worlds must have queer folks angst about being queer. Also it's your fault that tender embraces each other or flat-out tackle-hugging and cuddling or blushing at each other are all things homophobes don't register as 'romantic' when it's between two women."

"I see no problem with comparing a sapphic relationship to this."

"I am so offended by the idea of a sapphic relationship that I fail to listen to a character openly, plainly, and bluntly explaining the circumstances."

"I am the same person who still cannot register something a character openly, plainly, and bluntly explained because I am just that pissed off at two women kissing."

"I cannot stand the idea that the creator of the series planned to include a queer relationship in their story. Who in their right mind would make anything except for what I approve of?"

"I live in a world where saying a creator will do something they obviously never will means that they're going to do that exact thing. Also I am an idiot."

"This relationship is poorly written because Yang doesn't carry a grudge about something Blake already addressed all the way back in V6. Also, as an Adam Taurus stan, I believe Blake should be guilt-tripped and shamed by her love interest." (Really, this comes from an Adam stan. Are you surprised?)

"God, a woman being attracted to another woman? what the fuck."

"I cannot wrap my head around women having romantic feelings."

"Blake rightfully belongs to Sun and the only reason he doesn't get her is the worst part of the fandom, i.e. queer folks!"

"If I ignore Blake and Yang having the hots for each other since V7, then it doesn't count at all! I only register heterosexuality!"

"In reality, I was constantly being brought new courses from the waiters, but ignoring it because I had arbitrarily decided that only one specific course constituted as dinner at this one specific restaurant (but none of the other restaurants I enjoy, mind you)."

"I, who have been whining about Bumbleby and bee fans and how Sun has totally been wronged all day long, am now registering people expressing their glee and delight over the episode in the same fashion that I register all of Blake and Yang's interactions. Which is to say, desperate denial."

"Let us repeat: The real victims here are men at the hands of those awful writers and queer folks oppressing us Blacksun shippers!"

"We who demanded that a woman belong to a man who repeatedly offended her and refused to respect her wishes are now declaring other people to be disrespectful and entitled!"

"No matter how much I claim otherwise, I hate how two women confessed their love to each other and would skip over it in subsequent rewatches to pretend it never happened."

"How dare a woman not give a man who stabbed her in the stomach, cut off her friend's arm, and gaslighted her the trust and respect he's entitled to!"

"I totally don't hate sapphic relationships, but Blake and Yang's relationship clearly received undue focus in V9! Which is to say, any whatsoever."

"I am a blithering queerphobic asshat who genuinely believes no one would ever write a sapphic relationship unless it was purely out of desperation. (And thank goodness the person I sent this ask to doesn't give a shit about that!)"

"People become worse people when they aren't heterosexual!"

"Poor writing is when I cannot register anything characters do other than their queer relationship because I'm so pissed off at them being queer!"

"Me, a person with Real Taste, have ignored literally every element of two characters and their relationship except for their colours."

"Queer people aren't queer unless they loudly and explicitly state that they are queer at the earliest possible time! And no, it doesn't count if they openly express their attraction to each other!"

"THERE IS NO TEXT BIG, BOLD, OR UPPERCASE ENOUGH TO HIGHLIGHT MY DISPLEASURE THAT CREATORS OF A SHOW ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE CONTENT I DISAPPROVE OF AND THEN LET PEOPLE SHOW THEIR LOVE OF SAID CONTENT THROUGH A T-SHIRT OF LESBIANS RIDING A BEE. BECAUSE CLEARLY THE ONLY REASON ANY CREATOR WOULD WRITE A SAPPHIC RELATIONSHIP IS TO SELL T-SHIRTS."

#rwby critics #queerphobia in hatedom #misogyny in hatedom #anti rwde #rwby spoilers

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sugar-petals · 3 years ago

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♣︎ IDOL x READER :: multifandom kissing drabbles (18+)

+++ FEATURED › baekhyun, chungha, hyunjin, jimin, jongin, kyungsoo, lisa, taemin, yoongi

↳ ♡ NOTE ♡ a pick-a-boy/gal scenario with some of k-pop’s most notorious kissable lips like oh my goodness 💋 choose your fave(s), have fun reading!

❝ 𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 + tags ⚠️ established relationship au, brief smut bits, prince kink, sloppy kisses, fem!reader, u can pick wlw or m/f or both hehe ♥︎, light dom/sub undertones, threesome mention, oral (f receiving)

3k words in total

masterlist | read it on ao3 ❣️

➷ [ b a e k h y u n ⇁ So I heard you like the wild ones? Hot and sloppy is the word. Once Baekhyun is in the mood for flirts and pining, it’s easy to sign up for: Just bring a towel for the drool. Being a messy, casual kisser is Baekhyun’s instantly recognizable signature. One hand at the back of your neck or two around your head, including the ears. So you don’t get overwhelmed by the lewd noises right away, he’s a respectful man alright. The breathing erratic, him half-talking, half-groaning, and dedicating himself to your super-sensitive freakin’ neck as well because Baekhyun said let’s test your nervous system! Keep those neurons firing baby, he’s too busy to care. Baekhyun pays no mind to possibly overdoing it because it’s a rule you can’t have enough neck kisses so that’s that. He’s just gonna shower you with that since reckless abandon is absolutely the theme here. Pure chaos at the tip of one tongue. Baekhyun, naughty as they come, has made it his favorite pastime to practice on a popsicle abnormally often. Y’know, with the angles and the way he rotates his tongue, down to perfect his puckering. Just a regular hobby for someone to have, nothing to see here. But really, it’s admirable how he treats romantic abilities with the same drive as his singing. He sees those ice cream shenanigans as both a useful exercise and teasing technique in one go in case you’re watching.

Already an oral expert, and we’re talking vocal lessons here just to be sure, your man has it in him genetically by default most likely. God has favorites. He gave way too much tongue and lip talents to this young man, hoping he wouldn’t go overboard with it. And yet he did. Idea: great. Execution: Backfired. Who on earth can keep up with Byun Baekhyun’s rowdy mouth. You need to step your game up and make Suho proud, okay. It needs the top of all tops, the one dom to rule them all, the one to whip this guy into some real shape. Best with some muscle power, Baekhyun is barely tamed with just controlling his hands or neck. You gotta lie down on his whole body and have your way with his talker mouth. Acts like he isn’t easy to shock, but being hands-on with him brings out his usual reaction king. What makes his eyes go the widest when you bite him all over. Then, he caves. Despite being the most energetic guy on this list, Baekhyun is not the rawest: That’s Taemin still. Rather, he’s the type to really enjoy soft cheek kisses all the way. In typical fashion, that’s his forte area. Very soft with high cheekbones, the perfect place to kiss him all the time followed by the forehead.

➷ [ c h u n g h a ⇁ The perfect mix of a cute and cool girlfriend, and that’s exactly what her heavenly kisses feel like. Sweet and aloof at the same time. Chungha’s signature makeup is immaculate and so is her face, it’s a bit intimidating to be this close to her perfection at first. As for now, you really don’t want to ruin her carefully applied lipstick or mess with the foundation on her cheeks. But once the two of you are face to face in the bathtub with cheeks heated and the hair wetted down, no makeup on (oh, how cute does she look) and the lights down low — it’s arguably easier to lean in. Candlelight does work wonders for human tenderness and confidence coming together. It won’t take long for the makeout to become lush and hotter, very slow the way she likes it best, with hands roaming on hips, shifting on the tub floor, the shoulders getting a little cold after a while. So you dip down again together with only your heads peeking out, laying there nose tip to nose tip. Chungha is all smiley throughout. You love her charisma. She really tastes like cherry, too.

It doesn’t need much tongue for the two of you, though. You keep it lip on lip for the most part, it’s so stimulating. She makes you feel so good and cozy. Chungha loves to talk it out this way, and it’s her favorite idea of relaxing as a couple. The autumn months and wintertime really is the best to huddle together like that inside and outside that lovely foam bath. Chungha’s natural blush always comes out when you kiss together (suits her already phenomenal cheekbones very well by the way), and you’re equally flustered with her chest against yours. Everything about her soft and mesmerizing moon face is kissable, forehead to temples to eyelids. Her arms, too, for good measure. That girl is just to swoon for, and you’d be damned if you didn’t want to baby her a little because she’s precious beyond everything, she’s your kitten, the apple of your eye, the sweetest honeypot. What about… feeding her some strawberries. What starts innocent will likely end up with you bickering about some really perverted ideas. If you’re not careful with the flirting, she’ll yell girl I will not hesitate and go down on you in a solid minute. So of course you’re not careful. Duh. She got this ponytail to hold for a reason.

➷ [ h y u n j i n ⇁ Totally not the best bottom’s lip ever. Pardon: I meant bottom lip. This unmistakably loud and whiny brat specimen that seems to gatekeep way too much handsomeness for his own good sure likes to get going in the after work glow. Or even more steamily: At solo dance practice. Um — you’re conveniently dropping by to check out what he’s doing. He’s doing all kinds of stunts and contortions, he’s moving like a fierce goddess glamazon, what’s not to love. Stray Kids’ bonkers choreographies really bring out his sex appeal in broad daylight. In other words: Hyunjin is just very inviting. It doesn’t stop at how pretty he is. The closer you come, the face turns out to be only one focal point among a dozen. Like Kai, it’s the whole package of rare, non-awkward tallness that really sets a sultry tone. I mention it because it really makes a difference when you kiss chest to chest, his arms feel very nice to be in and the shoulders are a perfect spot to rest your chin during hugs. Hyunjin is a famously emotional creature, he might often cry from relief when you embrace. You get your legs tangled, you fool around in between playing tag, you lie down right on top of him, you’re glued to one another.

Talk about glue: You frequently get to kiss the dark red lipstick and plenty of gloss off his face. Takes the whole thing to a new level of naughty since his stylists don’t shy away from bold color. Typical case for wet wipes alert. Then again: His kissing style is very classic and very puppy love. Hyunjin is not a technician seeking to be as acute as possible, he’s more about the zeal and a whole bunch of PDA. Things don’t have to be expert and complicated, you just enjoy yourselves however you please. Chemistry and being sweaty is enough to do the trick. With him, feeling is feeling, no need to tweak the body’s expression of it. That’s what you appreciate about him: The idea of being less filtered, less repressed. However you want to kiss him, he’s down, he sees where you’re coming from. Things coming naturally is Hyunjin’s kissing philosophy, and oh boy is he a hormone trigger on two legs so don’t worry about that. And this one goes out to all my poly people: Imagine the possibility of Felix joining. The cuddlebug and fellow lip legend. If that’s not the horniest constellation ever with you in the eye of the storm, I don’t know.

➷ [ j i m i n ⇁ Generally kissy, resident cotton candy hair prince Jimin is hardly ever lacking the motivation. Like he wants to get peppered from dusk ‘til dawn, full-fledged cuddling included — keep the head pats coming, and the soft Rennaissance painting-like hand-holding as well. And if that’s ever not the case, he opts for kisses anyway, it sets the mood to begin with. Advanced Jimin lover logic: He got the hacks and reverse psychology down, or however you call it when you smile for 5 minutes to trick your body into thinking you’re all jolly, so you start to feel like that. Hormone magic if you will, and he got it down. The common comparison to love god Cupid is more than accurate here. You can pretty much smooch each other on loop without falling out of it. Loves to sit on your lap, god he’s so cute and dandy in those sweaters he always wears. Looking all dapper with the perfect blonde hair in that signature middle part, or the messy strands, both is the cherry on top.

Becomes impossibly lethal when wet. Out of the shower, out of a pool, I mean. That slicked-back hair and the hooded gaze, that’s just absolutely killer as foreplay. Knows how to tease right, move his body right. Wants his hands guided, still, and loves those little fragmented praise showers between steamy makeouts. It’s actually more innocent than your friends and the other BTS members would think. Mochi loves the teasing, and he might want to impress you with some devilish tongue dips in a sizzling night, but for the most part? Romance is king here. The two of you wrapped into a blanket eating a bit of warm pudding, then sharing some slow and chaste lip traces… heavenly. It’s that Singularity feeling. Jimin truly is a love magician, making it very soft, very special, always asking what you’re comfortable with, and being able to intuit that anyway. Jimin reads your every wish off your lips in every sense of the word. And we know that Jimin’s lovely pink pout is the best and the most gorgeous in the game. So what are you waiting for? Clearly it’s free mochi estate.

➷ [ j o n g i n ⇁ He’s leaning in without restraint after the initial shyness and the nose against nose stage, he’s feeling himself, but you’re already well aware. That’s a life philosophy in his household, after all. I don’t have to tell you that he has all the right moves and all the right faces. An excellent dancer simply has that repertoire, he practices nothing else all day. Excellent lover on the beat, an even better lover on your bed. Exactly that all-or-nothing mentality will always apply to one of his most favorite things to do. Full-body makeout king with the best lips ever, Jesus Christ, and god, what that jaw can do. He really puts it to good use. Going all in, Mister Kim, are we. Keeps it all very private with good reason. No kissing in public, ever. Princely Kai is far too erotic to show himself for someone else’s eyes right in the act. People would drop like flies seeing him go off with the deep French. His seduction techniques are all risque and all yours to witness. Master of grinding and winding while you get steamy. The whole body talks, and sways you right with him. Your legs around his torso, him whispering the most provocative things to you to make you all horny, now we’re talking.

He’s a big boy, 6 feet of sex bomb goodness, you can cling to all of this while he’s really dishing it on for you. Extremely rhythmic, extremely plump, extremely moany, but who’s surprised. Prefers to alternate between two sets of lips, he’s digging in, he’s not satisfied with less. Oh yeah. And his technique is pretty solid. You always know what to expect. It’s not cookie-cutter business, Kai is innately too creative for that, but let’s call it stable. Stamina in general. Won’t pop a boner all too fast, that needs extra palm action from your side. And then, surprisingly, he’s left stunned very easily when you go a little harder with the suction. Definitely enjoys if you know precisely what you’re doing. Taker more than a giver, that’s his definition of a great kissing partner. You’d expect it to be the other way around, but he’s all stoked for a lush and strong reply to his own tongue working its spiralling miracles. Kai being very vanilla and you leading the way is not uncommon and very appreciated. Whether it’s morning kisses, movie evening couch kisses, kisses at the subway, kisses after getting the groceries in the car, the story goes on.

➷ [ k y u n g s o o ⇁ Legendary stoic-turned-romantic he is, Soo has simply taken his experience from drama kissing scenes to heart. He analyzed it all and even felt his face feel hot at the very thought. What works for him, for her most likely, he takes that case by case mind you, and how it all comes together. Innuendo intended, he absolutely wants to kiss you to your climax and make it even better like that, but we digress. Pragmatism. When you film for TV, you do those kiss scene takes a hundred times. Until you get it right. He does have that kind of mentality already, paired with being unfairly talented. Other men in a radius of 1000 miles can only be pitied, Kyungsoo kills the desperate competition just by the simple act of existing. And he’s ironically not even intending to compete. It’s just that his skills are so glaringly good and proper. His chin angles are absolutely clinical. The softness of his lips, a phenomenon, you could tell it apart among a million kisses. The way his hands are placed at your nape of chin, not one inch off — always where they are supposed to be, and most comforting to you.

Yeah, this is healing time in and of itself. What a treat of a man. He doesn’t even have to try. Envy will surround you like moths to the flame, get ready for it. Everybody wants to call a Kyungsoo-level kisser their sweetheart. Who can say of themselves that they can hug and smooch their lil’ egghead chef in the kitchen at any time she pleases without getting told off? Lucky, lucky you. Free food to taste before it’s even ready included. The only rule is, don’t distract him when the water is about to boil over. But he has an eye on that anyway. If you’re surrounded by EXO for a decade, you learn how to multitask and troubleshoot imminent chaos. Anyway. Domestic dream husband Kyungsoo is absolutely in his element here. His whole body knows how to revere you, to give you what you want and need. The kisses are the perfect expression of that. You’d not think he’s the type for tongue, but he got that one down like a motherfucker, too. This dude knows how it’s all done, he puts all devotion he has in every single skin contact. A formidable match. If his kissing game is that refined already, imagine how much of a grenade in bed he is.

➷ [ l a l i s a ⇁ Time to lift her mystery bangs to reveal the sacred place: Lisa’s forehead which is your most treasured spot to pepper with plenty o’kisses. You love to praise her this way, if you have time all you can think about is playing with her hair for hours. When it’s straightened, it’s got that silky texture you love to trace all the way down, and when it’s wavy, you curl up the ends and kiss her elegant neck. Oh lord, the butterflies of it all. Lisa is giggling all the way through. You really managed to make this queen so shy and in love like a preschooler. Just some hours earlier she was gyrating on stage like a goddamn pro, now she’s all curled up with you. And that’s not to say her legendary sexiness just disappeared. Oh no. Those long legs betray her. Maybe they could use some kisses as well? Who knew. Lisa is actually pretty ticklish there and has to stop you from making her laugh a little too much. You pinch her cheeks and insist you’ll do it again once she has her thigh-high boots on. Not to get all full-blown kinky. Just to worship her a little and give those shins the attention they deserve.

Let me tell you, it’s all too easy to get enthusiastic about her. Those legs are only the beginning. Lisa’s doe eyes and soft lips entrance you like crazy. When she bats her lashes and smiles, your heart fucking explodes. How does dating the cutest tease ever feel like? Everyone��s jealous of you stealing her heart, bask in it. You can fangirl, too, she won’t kiss and tell. Although the way she acts will give it all away when people ask if she’s seeing someone, but that’s another story. In any case: Lisa is great to kiss, and there’s so much cackling and jokes involved. You can dance and dine together all evening, twirl each other on the carpet, kiss like in the movies, hug for minutes, slurp spaghettis, sit on each other’s laps. Miss Manoban is not above taking it to a new level a bit later, though. She’s still hungry for somethin’ else, my dear. Sit on her face and let her do the work. A bit of grinding is all it needs. Lisa loves to indulge you properly, she’s a real lip kissing expert in every literal sense of the word.

➷ [ t a e m i n ⇁ Nervous because it’s impossibly crucial to him. Kissing means a lot because he considers it the highest form of day-to-day affection. Taemin really builds those stakes up in his mind. How good he is, how he comes across, if she can handle him, if she accepts him. What kind of feedback he might expect. It’s almost like he approaches an exam, Taemin is that tense and overtly focused on his delivery like it’s a package arriving. He might be the biggest lip-on-lip enthusiast on this list, if not the most obsessive and out-of-control. The more invested you are in something, the more you desire and wish for mutuality, the more self-conscious you can get sometimes. Who’s he to blame, he’s fucking Taemin. Can’t wait to show off. Not just a little bit, but a lot, as a treat. He’s a born loverboy, he’s intense, he loves to demonstrate how well he flirts and pleases. He likes to be the tempter in flesh, with the shits and giggles, but meaning serious business regardless. You already know this is all up to him. Just lean back on a nice armchair and watch him go, stripping show included. You’ll never have to worry about the seduction part because it’s Taemin who really draws you in. No effort, no awkward, no problem.

Explosively horny at full throttle, there’s no upper limit to his way of being passionate. Some furniture is bound to get broken unintentionally with his level of clumsiness mixing into that high energy. Once unleashed, Taemin goes all out and probably even chokes himself while kissing. If work of something else separates you, he gives his own arm and thigh a hickey fest to remember, pretending it’s you. This bitch just wants to be sore. Good luck not losing your mind with this fella. To save him from himself and landing at the ER, it’s probably better to tie him up from the shoulders down. Turns out that’s why he likes bondage so much: Property damage control. He eclipses everything you can conceptualize about kisses because he’s that needy for them, while at the same time being an Italian lover at heart. He’s called Francesco with good reason. You can tell by how he’s the most compelling kiss you can get by how excited he gets over some lip lock time. Does it 100% for its own sake, for hours on end, but beware Francesco amps up the suction on your bottom lip during sexy time. As always, he’s peerless and unparalleled, even during awkward moments.

➷ [ y o o n g i ⇁ All right, Mister Pout. Takes no prisoners as one would expect, but — and that’s his secret fantasy— is ready to be stunned and ravaged himself. Completely and utterly. By your technique, in response to his bold licks and even bolder moans. Which are thinly disguised as initial sighs, but he escalates right anyway and betrays himself: As a turned-on, sensual mess. If he’s honest, he just wants to get pinned down on his bed. No, actually wrestled, all while locking lips. Yoongi’s an ardent sucker for all that, the Jonas brothers can go home on this one. Kissing back while you’re all over him, that’s his favorite thing. We all know who hits it out of the park with the lip speed and prowess. Once he gets going, that is: He’d rather be a little more kittenish than always on fire, but he can definitely go there for fun and public holidays. Likes the interplay of initiative, always curious what he’s met with. Very little breaks, and I mean why anyway because there is no need, therefore a much more tender pace.

He just wants it to continue for as long as the two of you are comfy. It’s much easier than doing conversation to him. All that idle talk is useless, better kiss and see what point you’re gonna make. Not a casual type, really wants to create a certain atmosphere, whether it be at home or a hotel room. A quiet minute paired with some nice lighting is what it takes. If that kind of environment is established, he feels at ease. Hardly anything can make Yoongi lose his cool except you grabbing his ass hard so jot that down. He’s eager, he’s spot-on, he’s warm and easy-going with a hidden ambition to fully please, Yoongi’s got it all there. Just you wait until he hits you with those butterfly kisses, he gets those lashes tracing all over you, Yoongi will use his entire arsenal of weapons. A firework of the senses. Glad is she who is indulged by Min Yoongi.

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firecrotchette · 2 years ago

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do tell us abt your beef with "cottagecore" and "dark academia" tho :eyes emoji:

let's strap in real quick while i try to sum up all of my issues with these:

this is, in big part, due to a great distaste i have for this current of everything needing to have an 'aesthetic' (which is just hyper consumerism) and it operates like fast fashion. it's all performative and this idea that you need to have only one 'aesthetic' and stick to it is absurd and beyond stupid. this article by maria popova, which references a famous susan sontag article, sums it up well.

i'll go in order. so, dark academia.

the whole ethos and pull of the 'aesthetic' is this fantasy of studying literature in an "old" university, where you talk about art, beauty, literature and it's taken very seriously. the typical visual of the aesthetic is that you're studying at some ivy league school, oxford or cambridge, ect ect. this really blew up during the beginning of the pandemic where we were all attending classes over Zoom and asynchronously, i noticed. there's also this idea that there's something wrong or rotten going on under the surface, something deadly but very very serious and beautiful: at least that's how it's marketed in publishing.

the whole thing is founded on extreme elitism, classicism, intensely Eurocentric and sniffs of white supremacy. it's wish fulfillment based on something pretty terrible at the core and honestly: you really don't need to attend some ivy league school or older university to study literature. you can do that anywhere. a good article that goes into greater detail.

if you want to look at the evils that happen in any university setting, you can do that easily by looking at the sexual assault rates, the racism and violent misogyny and sexual violence of Greek Life on campuses, and racism. not hard, honestly. happens at elite and private schools, happens at public universities.

now cottagecore.

i think this is partially born out of a desire to escape corporate america and the exploitative labor force (which i sympathize with) and wanting to grow your own food and plants, which a lot of us started doing during the beginning of the pandemic. however: people do not realize that to work a farm or cottage is work. to grow your own food, mind your animals, and take care of your own home away from greater society is work and the way that wlw and lesbians have been 'designated' to this "aesthetic" reeks of traditional gender roles being forced on us. the images that may come up when you think of cottagecore also uh

ekes of a colonialist wet dream. it also rubs elbows with the wishes of the alt-right and where they want to force women back into.

this article details it well.

both of these popularized aesthetics reek of elitism, misogyny, and white supremacy but fake progressive.

this article also goes into the specifics of the issues with this brand of aesthetic:

Kimberly Jenkins, the founder of the Fashion and Race Database and Artis Solomon, thinks it’s an interesting time for this aesthetic to be embraced, following the return of many people to the urban environments they fled. She notes that much of the allure of many of these handcrafted things — made slowly and with integrity — is wrapped in layers of moral purity.

i can see the appeal in these two, but there's so much brushing off and ignoring of the ugly roots of these two (along with so many other "aesthetics")

my other beef with these two is how they've played a part in how now publishing is marketing literature based on tropes and aesthetics and it pisses me off because trying to tell me, "oh it's dark academia," "enemies to lovers" "very cottagecore" not only doesn't tell me jack shit about the book, it's shallow as hell. just because something is 'dark academia' doesn't mean i'm going to like it or enjoy it. same thing if you tell me, "it has lesbians."

great! is there literally anything else you can tell me about this piece of media. that's not enough for me to go on to spark my interest.

the performance of online aesthetics on places like tiktok, instagram, and twitter reeks not only of 2014 tumblr, it reeks of fast fashion. it's all consumerism and consumption.

#kells answers #i could go on honestly

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unioncolours · 2 years ago

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A 3rd Majsasaurus Year ✨

Another Majsasaurus year has passed. This day, 22nd of September 2022 marks three years since I published my first fanfic. After my first year as a fandom member, I wrote my first Majsasaurus Year, and 22nd of Sept 2021, I published my 2nd Majsasaurus Year. Both highs and lows has managed to fit into the first two years and the third year has been a mix of those two.

Let’s see what fandom shenanigans I’ve been up to the past 365 days! Please continue reading if you’re interested 💜

The first fic I wrote after 22.9.2021 was actually a fic that for a long time was just called “the emo au”, aka A Gang of Fallen Stars. Yes, another fic with a sky analogue, but it had to be done, haha. A Gang of Fallen Stars was an angst Shikadai x Inojin modern au whose time period spanned for only a week, a real challenge in my narrative which usually span over months or years in most of my fics. In true 2021 fashion this was partly a struggle as well, as I started to write it already in the summer but had to put it on pause. In October all chapters of the fic were published, and I was satisfied with it, even if I during a re-write would change some of the ending.

After said emo au I dabbled back into smut for a little while and wrote a super soft fic where Saiino had sex. It is called “With your body as my canvas”, and was fairly well received and I remember thoroughly enjoying writing it and the symbolism in it.

During this time, I noticed my favourite ship Shikadai x Inojin had 75 fics on AO3 and I started dreaming of reaching 100 before 2022 would begin. I reached out to my friend SpicedGold and together we plotted to write as many Shikajin fics as needed so we would reach 100 before 2022. We are only two people, so it was a nailbiter to see if someone else would upload fics to help us. Someone might think that three months sounds like a lush time schedule for 25 fics, but if you think so you are privileged with a popular ship, and Shikajin isn’t.

As part of this Shikajin-scheme, I re-wrote a twitter drabble to a fic, May I have this dance? Said fic was another sweet, fluffy modern au about dancing and coming out – as if I haven’t written that already hahahaha. I also re-wrote another twitter drabble to a fic at the very end of December 2021 as a gift to @notquitejiraiya, The Message, which was another dance fic for the boys, which consisted of empowering ideas of representation in Shikajin format. The final day in December I uploaded two fanarts as a work on AO3 as a gift to SpicedGold, a desperate try to get the 99 to a 100 – and we made it! It felt almost as a mini-fandom event with only two members, she and I, and we had tons of fun hyping each other up to write the fics to reach 100.

The longest fic to this ‘mini event’ was a 7k long Shikajin one shot, A study of Emotions, which I am so satisfied with. It’s nothing but an introspection fic, and those who know me, knows I believe I suck at introspection. But what do you know, apparently I am capable of writing a fic that is almost nothing but that!

Besides my common ships I write, it seems almost as if I have a bi-yearly need to write a wlw-smutish fic, and as part of that I wrote a second chapter to my former one shot Another Light, a TemaSaku (Temari x Sakura canonverse) fic. The second chapter gained a lot of traction to the fic, and to this day I am thoroughly pleased with both of them and very surprise of the love the fic recieved. Who knows, maybe you can read in Majsasaurus Year 4 about a possible third chapter to the fic? I might want to write some hot ladies have sex again.

Another one shot received a second chapter too around the same time in November 2021, namely 48 hours to live, a surprisingly well-received short story of only 5k (with both chapters counted), which tangled a canon divergent idea of Shikadai being awake during the hostage-bomb situation from the anime and manga. The fans loved that fic, and I am happy about that.

All in all I published/updated 8 works on AO3 the final four months of 2021.

Those of you who read my 2nd Majsasaurus Year might remember there was a fic, an Inojin-centric fic, I had written in the summer of 2021, but had such complicated emotion towards that it had made me cry a few times. I cried because I believed I would be misunderstood or hated for the fic, I cried over a complicated interaction with two beta readers and so much more. The fic rested for six months – a well earned time I needed to let the story sit inside me – before I finally gathered the courage and uploaded Let them bloom 16.1.2022 after amazing encouragement from Becks (@notquitejiraiya) and SpicedGold.

Contrary to my negative emotions the fic received amazing feedback and I am grateful I didn’t delete it back when it felt tough.

I also uploaded my so far first and only fic from another fandom! A little pit of pain is a short fluff fic called A little bit of pain, featuring the ship Inumaki Toge x Okkotsu Yuuta from the anime Jujutsu Kaisen, and that fic was written as part of a minibang, the first event outside fanweeks and zines I’ve been part of. It was nice and challenging to write a fic of another fandom, and the fic has a cute fanart attached to it!

You all have probably heard how spite is the greatest fuel to fanfiction? Spite was one of the reasons I decided to write my second fic for 2022. I missed writing Shikamaru x Temari, Shikatema, and I missed writing long fics and I missed writing physical angst, which in my humble opinion is the superior angst (which you know if you’ve read me, he he). During the latter half of 2022 I engulfed myself in fluff and mostly one shots; well-needed after the emotionally challenging summer of 2021, and now I was ready for angst once more.

I had already for a year had the idea of a Shikatema WWII-AU, which setting was in the northeast of Europe, and I decided that 2022 will be the year I’m writing it. I began writing 1.1.2022 and uploaded the first chapter of “no one cries for unknown soldiers" the first week of February. It featured Shikamaru and Temari as nothing but common infantry soldier – they weren’t high in the hierarchy of the army and just did their job; killed people while trying to save their own humanity. But, anyone who has read the news the past half year knows that a war unleashed in late February in Europe, when I had already three chapters published of my WWII-fic. It was frightening to read the news and it felt surreal when I was in the middle of writing a similar fic. Talk about the worst timing ever.

Despite this, I still absolutely loved my fic and finished it, with the final chapter uploaded in April 2022. I have never put down so much work on a fic, as every chapter was beta read. Normally I’ve only been beta read for the zines – short work, and the process was completely different with a long fic. I also both read books and watched movies for the fic. I even commissioned an artwork by @mheerdraws as a fic poster, and I love it dearly.

Despite my own joy in writing and publishing and making my friends cry; it was sure bizarre and at times emotionally heavy when I was “living a war” inside my head as I wrote the fates of the characters at the same time as I feared for the real world. Still, this fic was the first one since autumn of 2020 that I felt proud of. I’ve felt satisfaction before this, but pride is another, much stronger emotion. I was proud of what the war fic became, even if I had to go a bit insane for it.

After the WWII-fic I had talked with my friends a bit of how intriguing it was to give real world ethnicities and nationalities to our beloved Naruto characters beyond the “poorly researched Japanese interpretation” or the basic north American default (looking at you, high school, and collage AUs). We talked about making the characters Europeans instead and what those settings could do to them. I hosted a 100 followers fic raffle on twitter, and my friend @thespookymoth won the raffle! Based on our discussions she requested Shikajin in Berlin, and I wrote the modern au emotionally angsty but ah so fluffy 5k one shot “I won’t let you feel fear” with the boys being German, which was uploaded in May 2022. So fun!

Summer was on after that. I travelled to Berlin for a week, and it was so fun after having writing about the city in both a historical and modern concept through fics.

Do you hear it, it’s the bi-yearly wlw-need once more calling. Even if I like Temari x Sakura a decent amount I had become very interest in the potential Temari x Ino had, and I knew I wanted to challenge myself with a new format. This new said format is a long one shot – a one shot longer than 15k. I wanted to write one story without breaking it into chapters and this pairing got the maiden try of it. Wind in my hair ended up being 18k words and was a modern au feat smut story of Temari and Ino. This story had also its own somersaults during the writing process, with one draft thrown into the bin after I crumbled with one of my first ideas and had to rewrite the rest. Despite the difficulties behind the scenes, I like how the fic turned out! Not only did I write this pairing during June; I also hosted a mini pride series on my twitter where I uploaded Shikajin, Temari and Ino headcanoned as different sexualities. That was fun!

In late July 2022 I started writing my following long fic. It was time for Shikajin again and I needed and yearned for another longer work do dedicate my writing life to. This writing process was prioritised at the expense of other fun projects and fan events, but that is simply how I work. I can’t write multiple things at once because I don’t feel good having multiple wips.

I lamented my new slowness at writing (compared to the golden age of 2019 and 2020) while working slowly at the new Shikajin fic, but undying support from my friends made it all worth the process. To image them curse at me fuelled me.

Labyrinth of Confusion, my new long fic premiered 20th of September in 2022, as part of my now three-year anniversary. So far only one chapter is uploaded, and I sincerely hope I will look back to this fic with love, compared to whatever I felt after Hope in the Universe. I am lowkey excited. Hopefully my readers will also love it. My friend Soverel was kind to draw me a fic poster as a gift 🤍

So far I’ve written/published 6 works in 2022. It has been a year. I’ve drawn a bit on my tablet and posted fanart of Shikadai and Inojin, I’ve bought one zine and also finished all the work for the Ino-Shika-Cho-zine I am part of, but other than that, my zine career is over. I have continued to nurture my little corner in the form of a small Discord Server together with notquitejiraiya and SpookyMoth and I’ve read fics. I am happier than I was in 2021, definitely, and for that I am grateful – I’ve managed to feel better in my fandom life as well. But being in fandom is a very human experience. I have been jealous, envious, disappointed and angry of fandom related issues, there’s no point in lying. At times I’ve had my account on private when I felt like everyone hated one of my artworks (which was a lie, no one hated it). I’ve muted more words than ever on twitter after reluctantly accepting it's okay to not stomach everything I see. I have had fandom friend separation anxiety, and everything connected to that.

But I’ve also been giggly and happy and have had lovely and silly discussion about my favourite characters and pairings. I have been for hours in voice chats, and I’ve laughed so much and so loudly. I have been in awe of the talent my friends have. I have even had dreams of my fandom friends and I gained a few new ones over the past year. I have let ShikaTema consume me during the spring, I have loved every second of Shikadai and Inojin in the Boruto anime, I have had fun with a new ship from another fandom, and I have kept being Majsasaurus Bex online.

Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with me. Thank you to those who would join my server even if I was a worm. And those who read my stuff, encourage me, and join in on my silly little adventures. Special thank you go to everyone whose commented my thing and have been kind.

I love you.

- Bex

#majsasaurus #thank you <3

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kim-ruzek · 3 years ago

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Kim-Ruzek turns one!!

Officially, a year ago today I made this account. I was being driven mad with Thoughts about cpd and burzek and although I thought I'd never come back to Tumblr, I did because I needed to share those Thoughts. I had an idea of how this was going to go; I thought that it was quite likely that I'd get it out my system then move on, and I was very apprehensive about this fandom, thinking there was a not small chance it would be a very toxic and not great place to be in.

Instead... This year has been one of my favourite fandom experiences ever, which really shows how incredible this fandom truly is depending I had a bit of a mental breakdown in October because of the show. My very first week here-- well, give or take, because I started posting at the end of march despite making the account today-- I remarked that this was one of the best fandoms to be in, that everyone was so kind and sweet and honestly that's remained true throughout this whole time.

I was gonna make a bigger deal out of my blogversary, but in typical Ree fashion, I got depressed again and honestly half the things I had planned I felt apathetic towards. BUT I knew I'd hate myself later if I didn't do something (because I really am happy I reached one year!) so I'm doing a very low-key thing. Just a couple of ask game guides and a bit of a fun drabble game-- which will be open to partake in all week!

But before I get into that, I'm gonna tag some of my favourite moots, the people who has made this year really fucking amazing and all who I love so so much. I'll only be naming a few because otherwise I'll forget people, and honestly I could name literally everyone because I love every single one of you;

@fighterkimburgess @adamruz @sylvies-chen @everythingaddictxx @sylviebrettsey @resanoona @piscesgirl87

Now for my celebration activities:

Ask Me Anything: literally just send me any thought, opinion, anything you want to share with me (or the world). It can be something about yourself, not just fandom related!

True or False: I really enjoyed doing this the other day so if anyone wants to send me some statements again I'd love that

Ask about my opinion on anything

Send me an unpopular opinion 👀

Send me a writing prompt: this can be something you've made up yourself, or from the writing prompt lists I'll reblog after this post (Tumblr is not letting me link in site links rn ugh). For any of my oc ships, canon or not, or wlw!!!

And finally: I'm gonna list my fic titles (of unposted/unwritten fics) and if you send me one of them, I'll write a lil scene from it. You can choose if you want it from before the fic is set, during or after, but if you don't specify I can just decide on my own!!! A few of these titles will just be the initials since it'll be ~spoilery~ and I just wanna tease them! Plus some don't have official titles, so this is just what they're called in my notebook planning or my writing documents! (Which I'll put under the cut cos this is getting long!)

Blood Types

FS!K

Falling in love backwards

Makayla gets a bunny

The waves to home

Abusive Sean Roman

Exes

Sylvie x Kim

Kim x Sarah

Co parenting au

WS!A

S4 fix-it

Finding our way again (coming home)

Upgess au (S5)

Starting Over

I have so much ideas that this isn't even the half of it, but they're my ones I'm most excited for/written recently! But if you wanna wildcard me, just send in wildcard (and if you want it from before, during or after) and I'll look at some of my other fics and decide (...and by that I mean probably give a choice of three to Cíara and tell them to choose one sxgvjnk).

S9 fix-it

Undercover Adam

Fractured

I hope you all celebrate my blog turning one with me, and just to say again: all my activities, ask game or fic game, can be sent to me all week (Tuesday - Tuesday)!

#reese rambles #kim ruzek turns one!!#this was meant to post at 7:30 but my queue disappointed me. and i went to shower so i didn't notice lol #but it was meant to post then bc that's closer to the time of it being actually 12 months since!#i so so hope this doesn't flop #please come talk to me!!!#i love you all so much #burzek #chicago pd #chicago fire #<- bc of the fic games

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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?

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 :

As such, we follow the stories of multiple relationships that develop parallel to one another.

The relationships

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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 !

#I add a tmi warning in the middle as if this entire post wasn't one lengthy tmi lol #long post #love is science?#戀愛是科學 #lian ai shi ke xue #tw drama #taiwan drama #taiwanese drama #honestly thank you for this opportunity to talk about it #it made me happy heh heh heh #oh and if anyone else of the 15 people who like the show want to add stuff share your thoughts or highjack this post go ahead #lis?

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donotpercieveme123 · 3 years ago

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I haven't really seen anyone do this, so here's the founders and their love languages! A little late for valentines day but fuck that I headcannon them all as aro in some way anyway.

IZUNA

First how he tends to express his love for others. Biggest ones are acts of service and quality time/ giving them his undivided attention, and valuing their intellect and interests. Also physical touch! He unabashedly really enjoys casual affection like that.

His entire life has been in service of others, as clan heir it's his duty to sacrifice himself for those who depend on him. This strongly forms how he shows his love for others, and he thinks actions speak louder than words anyway. It can be something as small as helping Madara wash his hair, or cooking dinner and cleaning up after him if he's had a rough week, or looking after people if they're sick. Or bringing Tobirama food to his lab if he's been holled up for too long, then force him to sleep. Besties lol.

The second isn't so much how he shows he cares, but how you know for a fact that he deeply loves and respects you. His time and undivided attention are not something he gives away for just anyone. So if he not only listens but actively engages with what someone has to say, and especially with their interests then you know. For example, he'll spend a lot of his free time with Tobirama, either at his lab or his house, talking about anything from politics to the molecular intricacies of jutsu (which he doesn't know much about but goes out of his way to learn about), and the properties of poisons and medicinal herbs (which he knows a lot more about since Naori is a poisons specialist and they've been friends since they were in diapers lol).

He's aware that not everyone is comfortable with or cares for physical touch so he only does it with few very close people (mostly people he's known all his life). Madara used to cuddle with him when they slept as kids, and he kind of misses it, but they're still very casually affectionate. And he's not necessarily the type for hugs (and never hand holding lol) unless he's drunk, but he'll let people he loves into his personal space, he'll enjoy just sitting close to them or leaning on them. He's closest with Naori in this sense (wlw mlm besties all the way). It shows he's comfortable above anything else and that's one of the biggest indicators of love to him.

In terms of how he feels loved most, quality time and people valuing what he has to say and taking interest in his interests is probably the biggest one. Closest way to his heart really is if someone appreciates his insight and trusts that he's competent and knows what he's on about lol. And if they take the time to engage with the things that make him happy... you're already his favourite person! Madara definitely values his insight, but he's completely clueless and has no interest in the arts or fashion or the intricacies of social conventions or how to manipulate people. His interests he shares primarily with Hikaku and Naori, and when Tobirama took active interest in what he had to say about it (and actually went away and learnt about it himself), he fell in love a little lol. Like bestie you have my heart, you're never getting rid of me now. They both info dump on each other all the time. It's how they show their love lol, especially since you can't really do that with most people.

Acts of service he either really appreciates, or really hates (depending on who it comes from and what it is). He needs to feel like he can do it all, thinks others should rely on him not the other way around, so it can come across as slightly insulting. He only really accepts it from those close to him, or if he's personally helped them and they present it as returning the favour. But only once they've communicated in some way that they don't think he's less for accepting help. After that he secretly really appreciates little acts of service (especially if he knows that's how the other person shows that they care, he loves being appreciated whatever form that comes in). Especially if it makes his life a little easier, and definitely if it's things he hates doing lol. If someone offers to do it for him he just kind of melts a little, and instantly grows a little more fond of them.

He only likes casual physical affection from people he already cares about and is comfortable with (but he does enjoy the pretence of it with strangers when he's drunk at parties or whatever). If someone who doesn't seem like the type for physical touch (cough Tobirama) accepts him into their space and not only allows him to be affectionate, but reciprocated in their own way, that means the world to him. You're definitely not getting rid of him at this point lmao.

#this got a bit too long #so I'll post all the founders separately #izuna #uchiha izuna #uchiha madara #tobiizu #izutobi #if you want #it's platonic though #uchiha brothers #founders' love languages

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Contributor Spotlights: Emma Victoria and Julia Peronni

Welcome to She Wears the Midnight Crown and He Bears the Cape of Stars, two brand-new anthologies that share a common theme – masquerades – but tell different types of stories – wlw in She Wears the Midnight Crown and mlm in He Bears the Cape of Stars. These collections are the latest titles from Duck Prints Press, the indie publisher founded by fans to publish original works by fan creators, and they’re crowdfunding NOW, only on Seed & Spark!

Curious about the collections? Well, here’s a sneak peek of the works of two of our creators!

She Wears the Midnight Crown Contributor Spotlight: Emma Victoria

Biography: Emma Victoria was born an old soul, because you’re destined to be one when you’re given two old-fashioned names like that. She grew up with a taste for folklore and history and a penchant for going into the woods to have conversations with trees. As an adult, she’s dedicated herself to the study of photography and art criticism, but writing fantasy is a bedfellow she just can’t give up. After all, it’s the only way to meet dragons.

Link: Twitter

Story Title: The Scent of Roses

Teaser:

She was still wearing a single white dress-glove, the other one nowhere to be seen. Tris pulled it off, feeling the soft fabric catch on the callouses of her work-roughened hand. It had all been as much of a costume as the mask had been, but she had enjoyed it: not just pretending to be the kind of person who attended balls, but taking on the role the masculine clothes had afforded her. Women had curtsied to her and given her their hands to bow over; they had giggled and blushed over her compliments and let her lead them on the dance floor.

Just a few inches under six feet, Tris was tall for a woman, and had little in the way of curves. She kept her hair cropped short, and in her usual gardener’s slops she was, at best, a tolerated eccentric.

The masked ball and its anonymity had offered an interlude. Under the glittering candlelight, the borrowed doublet and the half-mask had transformed her from an undesirable woman into a lean and graceful young man in the eyes of the other revelers.

In her heart, Tris did not want to be a man.

She just wanted women to look at her the way they looked at men.

What harm could one night of deception do?

He Bears the Cape of Stars Contributor Spotlight: Julia Perroni

Biography: Julia Perroni (she/her) is a lifelong writer of fiction who was born and raised in not-so-sunny Vancouver, BC. She has been previously published in Geist Magazine and in several student writing contest anthologies, and writes on Archive of Our Own in various fandoms in her free time. Some of her favourite fic tropes include hurt/comfort, arranged marriage, and truth serum, but she’ll read (or write!) just about anything.

When she’s not writing creatively, she can be found in the library studying Ancient Greek for her ongoing graduate degree in Classics, working on her podcast, or out on the cliffs with chalk under her fingernails.

Link: Twitter

Story Title: Porcelain Skin

Teaser:

Favourite clients had come and gone over the years: some he saw only once, and had been delighted to work for; others every few years; still others once a year at least for three or four years in a row before they met their match and married, never to walk through his door again. Or so they hoped, of course. He’d had his share of widows and widowers, too, and always did his best for them.

But none were like James Elenbrook. The young lord had been through his door several times a year, every year since he succeeded his father as master of Elenbrook Grove. The first time, Benjamin had barely agreed to the job. He had been young and still building a reputation and resources from nearly nothing – he’d been nowhere near his current popularity – and it had been a very late order. In recent years, Benjamin’s time filled so quickly that he had considered creating some manner of waiting list. But he always saved a little slice of time for the man he wished he could know as James.

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sendme-2hell · 4 years ago

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Rating the Books I read after Gideon the Ninth (in order) by how well they made me forget my Gideon the Ninth angst

I starred the ones that I actually recommend if you want something similar to gtn.

I was bored so I made this. Mostly just so I can look back at this and laugh at myself in a few months and remember what I’ve read.

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**Harrow the Ninth -Tamsyn Muir

Summary: A depressed girl has to navigate murder attempts by both the mom and the dad of her dead ex-girlfriend who she can’t remember. She tries to make soup and writes fanfic to cope.

How well it helped me forget: -100/10 but also 10/10

Rating explanation: This one gets a 10/10 because it did make me feel better about a *particular* GTN plotpoint which I was very angsty about, but tragically it did make me more feral. After reading it I reread both books so I don’t think it helped me forget my angst.

Similar themes to GTN: all of it, plus more memes

I Want to Be Where The Normal People Are - Rachel Bloom

Summary: Rachel Bloom who wrote the world’s most relatable song: “You Stupid Bitch,” and starred/created in Crazy Ex Girlfriend, writes about having anxiety, feeling like she’s not normal, and Harry Potter fanfic.

How well it helped me forget: 8/10

Rating explanation: For a few minutes I actually did forget about my griddlehark angst while I learned more about Bloom’s life and laughed at the painful relatability of it all.

Similar themes to TLT: ummm depression, feeling very out of place, memes

Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

Summary: The book The Handmaiden was based on. A girl is sent to become a Lady’s handmaiden to con her out of some money. She falls in love. Many plot twists.

How well it helped me forget: 5/10

Rating explanation: I was sadly still thinking about TLT the whole time I read this. I liked it but I actually like the Handmaiden better because the women spend more time together. Like in this book, I wish that Harrow and Gideon could spend more time together.

Similar themes: wlw enemies to lovers, at some point you realize the main character’s love interest understands what’s going on way more than the main character

Kindred - Octavia Butler

Summary: Very dark book about slave narratives. I cannot make a joke here, but this book is excellent.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: Again, I can’t make a joke. But Octavia Butler is amazing.

Ash - Malinda Lo

Summary: A wlw retelling of Cinderella with fairies and an emphasis on stories

How well it helped me forget:7/10

Rating explanation: This was really quick and fun and I definitely was rooting for the lesbians. Also it was nice it had a happy ending! If you liked Crier’s War (which I did), this was clearly an influence for Nina Varela.

Similar themes: wlw, the magic one + the fighting one dynamic

Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel

Summary: A deadly pandemic wipes out so many people that the world spins into chaos and no one can figure out how to use electricity apparently? But the book is really about fame and wanting to be remembered. Go figure.

How well it helped me forget: -10/10

Rating explanation: Ok that’s not fair. It helped me forget about Gideon and Harrow but it did NOT help me forget about Corona. It was technically good and a lot of people I respect love it, but either because I was still thinking about TLT or because it was about a pandemic, I couldn’t really enjoy it.

Similar themes: post-apocalyptic

Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Summary: The Prince of England and The son of the president of the US are enemies. They are definitely enemies.

How well it helped me forget: 6/10

Rating explanation: This was such a fun read that it almost distracted me! Tragically I was in such TLT headspace that I kept pausing to read fanfics where Gideon and Harrow switch eyes.

Similar themes: Enemies to lovers, queer

Troubling Love - Elena Ferrante

Summary: In true Elena Ferrante fashion, an event spurs an Italian woman to do a lot of internal processing and have some flashbacks.

How well it helped me forget: 7/10

Rating explanation: This book was a bit disturbing so it distracted me in that way. Plus I love Elena Ferrante’s writing so much that it felt like coming home to an old friend. Unfortunately for me, this is Elena Ferrante’s least queer book. I know because I have now read them all. Her most queer book, The Lying Life of Adults, would have distracted me better. Also just using this space to tell anyone who’s still reading this (probably no one) to go read My Brilliant Friend (and the corresponding Neopolitan Novels). They are not similar to TLT except they are vaguely queer and about competitive friendships where the girls are obsessed with each other in maybe an unhealthy way. Ok so a bit similar. Genuinely my favorite books ever.

Similar themes: mommy issues, daddy issues, childhood trauma

On This Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous -Ocean Vuong

Summary: A Vietnamese immigrant reflects on his mother, grandmother, and his own life experience in the US. It is poetic and beautiful and will make you cry.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: This book is beautiful. It really changes how you think about the US. Plus really interesting stuff about the western way of telling stories. Cannot recommend it enough, though very little to do with TLT.

Similar themes: queer, stuff about language, childhood trauma, you will cry

**The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

Summary: OK sorry none of those were good suggestions for what to read after GTN. THIS is what you should read after GTN. It is an incredibly slow burn wlw enemies to lovers. There are dragons, there is magic, there are very cool female characters who I am in love with. This is like Game of Thrones but if it was good, queer, and only one 800 page book.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: Enemies to lovers!!!! What more do I have to say? Also very cool world-building, interesting religious themes.

Similar themes: wlw enemies to lovers, religious themes, magic, very old wizard milfs, also mlm

*The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Summary: Baru is a very smart girl in a colonized island. She decides she will play the game of the colonizers, rise up in their society, and destroy them from within. How is that going, Baru?

How well it helped me forget: 100/10

Rating explanation: This DID make me forget TLT. The only book to truly make me. It made me forget so badly that I wanted my Griddlehark angst BACK. GIVE ME IT BACK I don’t wanna feel sad about Baru anymore. I cannot recommend it more, it is so good, but it did make me ugly cry. It also made me majorly depressed about colonization and the state of the world.

Similar themes: wlw enemies to lovers, ending will make you cry

*The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

Summary: Baru is depressed, has brain damage, throws up a lot, is sad about (redacted), does some things without remembering them because there’s something going on in her brain. Sound familiar? It’s kinda like Harrow the Ninth but more depressing. Oh also a lot of new characters are introduced, old characters come back, a lot of setup for the next book. Euler’s identity shows up out of nowhere?!

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: Again, it made me forget but only because I was so engrossed in this story. Also kinda depressed. This book is kinda depressing. But Baru is very fun to be around, and there are some other great characters. Marry me, Yawa.

Similar themes: again, this is just harrow the ninth on steroids, I am in love with every single woman in this series

*The Tyrant Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

Summary: Baru makes a new bestie, reunites with an old bestie, and discovers a dead bestie in her brain!

How well it helped me forget: 1000/10

Rating explanation: I loved this book. There were a few scenes I reread >four times. This book makes the other books in the series worth it.

Similar themes: please see my venn diagram comparing tlt, baru, and A memory called empire for more information

*The Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

Summary: A girl has seen ghosts her whole life and because of that, gets accepted at Yale even though she didn’t finish high school. Yale is like a hotspot for ghosts I guess. It’s dark academia, the girl has a secret, the narrator is pretty funny.

How well it helped me forget: 6/10

Rating explanation: I was trying to get distracted from TLT (and Baru at this point), but it’s hard to forget about Harrow and Gideon in a book called The Ninth House (hello?). It was enjoyable and there was some good humor. I’m curious about the next book in the series when it comes out. It is not wlw unless you squint (which I do).

Similar themes: debatably wlw body posession, nine houses, the ninth one being important, nerd boy who reminds me of pal, woman is revealed to be MUCH older than I originally thought, soul eating, revenants, tombs, necromancy, character named Mercy

The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

Summary: It’s the future and London is a hotspot for clairvoyants. Paige is a woman who has a special gift and can jump into people’s bodies and possess them briefly (among other things, this is a terrible explanation). Because of this, she is sent to a secret part of the city where clairvoyants are trained to be monster fighters (but also like, kept there in captivity against their will). Unlike every other book on this list I honestly wouldn’t recommend. I know there are other books in the series. If you’ve read on and it gets better let me know. (I know no one has gotten this far reading this but still)

How well it helped me forget: 4/10

Rating explanation: This one was disappointing because I loved Priory of the Orange Tree so much. This book did not distract me from my griddlehark or barhu feels. There’s also a character named Warden so I thought about SexPal a lot.

Similar themes: enemies to lovers, ghosts, possession, queer but only background characters

****The Unspoken Name - A.K. Larkwood

Summary: A girl is in an isolated cult that wants her to die as a sacrifice (sound familiar?). A definitely not evil wizard helps her escape. She meets a cute necromancer who’s also kinda from a cult. She goes on some gay adventures, gets the help of a morally grey older necromancer (who I’m in love with), and fights with her frenemy.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: This is the most similar to TLT on this list. Gideon and Csorwe would be friends. Seriously I recommend this! And the second book comes out soon! And it’s not sad like TLT or Baru!

Similar themes: sword lesbian + necromancer dynamic, wlw enemies to lovers, cults, tombs, necromancy, character named “the sleeper”, also mlm

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue - V. E. Schwab

Summary: Adeline Larue made a deal with a demon in 1714 France, because she wanted to see the world and stuff. It backfires of course. She is immortal but no one remembers her. This causes all sorts of problems and makes her very angsty. The narrative flashes between her going through the years, and her falling in love with the only person who will remember her.

How well it helped me forget: 2/10

Rating explanation: I know people loved this book but I did not. I liked the last 50 pages, I’ll give it that. I wish it was more queer (it was a little queer).

Similar themes: as I said, a little wlw, immortality, demons, I guess falling in love with someone and them not remembering you now that I think about it

Sula - Toni Morrison

Summary: A story about two black women in the 1920’s-1960’s in an Ohio town. It is really great and interesting. It is a book about complicated female friendships (among so many other things that better writers not writing a list no one will read about their TLT feels have outlined) which I love. I was told I should read this after the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante and it did not disappoint. Same vibes.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: This was just a great book. Has really nothing to do with TLT

Similar themes: debatably queer

*Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, - Martha Wells

Summary: Muderbot is an artificial construct who just wants to be left alone to watch tv, damnit! It doesn’t want to interact with humans, and it definitely does not want to talk about feelings. Too bad some humans want to become friends with it.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: These books were so good. They did help me forget! The books are really about having anxiety, making friends, and letting yourself have feelings. Also they are SO FUNNY. Highly recommend. In the way that I love Gideon’s POV, I love Murderbot’s POV

Similar themes: funny narrator, queer characters, space, people who don’t want to deal with their feelings being forced to deal with their feelings

*A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine

Summary: Mahit is sent a dangerous, evil empire to be an ambassador. Lots of beautiful writing about colonialism, assimilation, language, and culture.There is gay angst and funny characters. I am once again in love with a morally grey older woman character.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: Yes this book is great and did distract me from gtn (mostly. I did end up reading a great fanfic about wake, g1deon, and pyrrah in the middle but otherwise...). It is part of my holy trilogy of wlw books (this, baru, tlt) that I just read recently. The next book comes out on March 2nd so it will be a good distraction from waiting for Alecto. Like Baru, it made me feel like shit about colonialism but unlike the other two books in my trilogy (redacted but if you’ve read those books you know) didn’t happen. It had a not too sad ending.

Similar themes: see my venn diagram, but seriously what is going on with brain surgery in these books...

*The Luminous Dead - Cailtin Starling 9/10

Summary: A woman needs money and to get the money she goes on a risky cave dive. It turns out the only contact she has with the rest of the world is a woman who’s kinda a dick. It’s 400 pages of creepy cave diving and these two women talking to each other. It’s creepy and uncomfortable and I loved it. I did spend the whole book thinking it would be such a good story podcast.

How well it helped me forget: 10/10

Rating explanation: It did make me forget about tlt! There are some kinda boring parts but it pays off. The relationship between the two main characters is very interesting (though a bit fucked up).

Similar themes: wlw enemies to lovers, traumatised characters, shitty moms

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