#man school work sucks orz

[bluechocowitz]

A little bit late, but happy!! birthday undertale!!!

[shingeki-no-scenarios]

Title: Different

Characters: Reiner Braun x Fem!OC, OC!Reiner’s son, Bertholdt Hoover

Genre: Angst

Warnings: Language, Spoilers

Summary: If Reiner could do it all again, what would he do?

A/N: From this request :) this is my very sorry attempt at emo angst given that my writer’s block made me really rusty orz I hope that this is still acceptable!! I had an inkling that the anon was probably referring to the fem!OC’s perspective, but I wasn’t sure so tadaaa ; ; As always, I appreciate feedback aka tell me if this fuckin sucked :)

"Hey, Reiner.” Bertholdt quietly called out, breaking the heavy silence between him and his seemingly worn-out comrade. As his mouth was still quite full with the brown liquor the pair shared, the blond merely hummed in response and quirked an eyebrow to show his interest. “If... If you could do it all again,” the dark-haired man started, speaking slower than he usually did as he carefully curated his words, knowing that his partner had grown rather sensitive to any mentions of their past. “If you could do it again, what would you do?” he asked in full-blown curiosity, eliciting a husky, dry chuckle from the other.

Albeit being asked a simple question, Reiner found himself tongue-tied and hesitant with his answer. While Bertholdt had been his most trusted confidant and best friend, there were still some things he kept from him. As bad as Reiner felt for keeping secrets from his supposed right-hand man, he couldn’t quite bring himself to admit that he’d give up the world and all its riches just to have one full day with her– the love of his life he left cruelly and coldly left behind with the fruit of their romance growing in her womb.

Sighing deeply, the blond repeated Bertholdt’s question in a whisper as thoughts of what if’s and could have’s flooded his mind. Ignoring the fact that he technically left the other waiting for his answer, Reiner took his sweet time in letting fictional scenarios vividly play in his head; it wasn’t a surprise that he often found himself filled with thoughts of her and what they could have been had he practiced more restraint on that fateful day he freaked out on Eren.

In his indulgent imagination, Reiner thought that had he held his tongue, he would be holding her in his arms as he whispered sweet nothings in between the kisses he pressed on her forehead. Instead of waking up to a cold, empty room, he’d spend every morning bathing in the sun’s gentle rays as she peppered his face in kisses before they head to enjoy the warm, bountiful breakfast she had prepared for them. At night, they’d chat away over cups of tea before he puts on his favorite record and pulls her in to dance with him in the moonlight.

Many times, the blond lamented over the fact that he felt robbed of the chance to experience fatherhood, when in fact, it was his smart mouth and impulsive actions that led him to live apart from his son who, according to the spies sent to Paradis, had grown to be a gentle-mannered, intelligent young man. Though the lack of evidence shrouded Reiner in doubt, he still felt overwhelming joy upon hearing the informants tell him of how his son was a duplicate of him– both in looks and in personality. Thankfully, his child took after his mother’s attitude and work ethic, working himself up to the first rank in the entire school and earning himself several awards along with academic accelerations.

Despite feeling the heavy weight of Bertholdt’s stare on him, Reiner carried on with picturing what would his life could have been like if he were to be surrounded with the two most precious, beloved people in his life. Although he hadn’t exactly been the best person to the people around him, he knew that he had it in him to be the best father and family man anyone has ever seen– perhaps, an even better one than his own father ever was or ever will be. Had fate been more merciful to him, he would probably be living out that ambition of his in a quaint cottage with a white picket fence surrounding it– just as he promised her that night they held each other close after they gave their all to each other.

Unintentionally, he found himself wondering about how much she hated him, and how his son most likely resented him for cowardly walking away from them the way he did. It saddened him that such presumption was more realistic than the alternate reality he had created for himself, but he had no choice to accept it. As much as he wanted to pretend everything had never happened and just run back to them, he knew very well that he wouldn’t get a hero’s welcome– obviously, he absolutely didn’t deserve one; he doubted that anyone in their right mind would welcome a cowardly lover and father with open arms.

Though it wasn’t physically obvious, Reiner felt a sharp pang of pain hit him each time he thought of how many more anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, and other events he was going to miss. It hurt him to think about how the mother and son were put in an awkward position each time they attended family events, probably stuttering and stammering out an explanation for the father’s absence. All the pain and emptiness was his fault, and it was only right for him to heal the hurt, but doing so was improbable if not impossible– spoken and acted out apologies would never make up for the emotional damage they experienced because of him. Pressing his lips into a tight line, the blond attempted to crack a smile even if he felt like bawling his eyes out right there and then.

“Well.” the brunette sitting across the blond breathed out as he refilled his empty glass. Based on the prolonged silence he was met with, Bertholdt figured that perhaps his question was too invasive, or perhaps that Reiner didn’t have an answer for it in the first place. “Forget I asked.” he mumbled gruffly before downing the alcohol in one go. Chuckling dryly at how his silence seemed to have deafened his companion to the point of backing off, Reiner brushed it off as he mimicked the other in refilling his glass.

“I’d do the same damn thing.” was Reiner’s curt, nonchalant reply combined with an aloof shrug. Muttering a “cheers”, he weakly clinked his glass against Bertholdt’s as he avoided the brunette’s doubtful gaze. “For if I were to change my past, I’d be erasing the sweetest memories of my life.” was what the blond wanted to add.

Instead, he held his tongue and returned the question to his companion.

[southparkblvd-blog]

OOC Info:

Name/Alias: Xochitl Pronouns: They/them Age: 21 Timezone: CST

IC Info:

Full name: Allison Mertz Birthday: November 02 Sexuality, gender, pronouns: Questioning  || Questioning/For sure NB || She/her for convenience Age: 16 Sample paragraph: [An old para but I’m really proud of it orz.]

The elevator game. Some kind of urban legend or Korean ritual or whatever that promised to send the participant to some “Otherworld” where the only human inhabitant is themselves. And to play, one only needed three things: Tall building? Check. Elevator? Check-a-roonie. Complete lunacy? Check check check. Allison met all the requirements with ease. Of course, finding a building with ten floors wasn’t exactly a hard thing to do, especially in Denver. But finding one where people wouldn’t board the elevator with her? That was the complicated part, especially in Denver. After hours of restarting the ritual due to others boarding with her, Allison finally managed to get the elevator to herself. Granted, it was after hours and she had to sneak back into the building to do so but hey, whatever it takes, right? She started the sequence once again: first floor, fourth, second, sixth, second, tenth, and finally, fifth. After this, all she needed to do was press the button for the tenth floor. If it goes up, she did it right and she’d be in the Otherworld. And if it goes down, git gud, Allison. You suck ass.

Her hand shook as she reached towards the number pad, her index finger pulling back the closer she got to the button. “Oh my God, just do it.” The vamp whispered to herself. Taking a deep breath, Allison jammed her finger on the number 1, her eyes shut tight the entire time. The elevator shook a bit before moving. Annnnd it descended to the first floor. Of course. Why did she ever expect it to work in the first place? “God, what a waste of time.” Grumbled the vamp, exiting the elevator with haste. Time to go home and tell everyone what a load of bull that game was.

When the vamp walked into her home, she felt strange. Something wasn’t right but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, that is until, she smashed her finger into it.  Her hand knocked right into the corner of the glass end table in her living room, a sharp hiss escaping her the moment her skin made contact with the material. God, what the hell? This was never in her way before. Who moved it? She grabbed the table and moved it back to its original place, but now it was too close to the couch. Ugh. She moved the couch slightly before realizing what was wrong: All the furniture- not even just the furniture, everything was shifted slightly to the left. “What the fuck?” She mouthed before suddenly feeling her heart drop. One line from the ritual came shooting back into her memory. If anything seems off, even the smallest detail, DO NOT EXIT THE ELEVATOR. “Ohhh..FUCK!” This can’t be happening. It was all just a hoax, wasn’t it? Panicked, Allison went straight to her only place of comfort, her bedroom. She closed the door behind her so quickly, as if she was afraid of someone, or something, following her inside. The vamp rubbed her eyes free of the tears that were threatening to spill and looked at the small bat plushie she kept on her nightstand, one she used to cover a nail polish spill from back in her elementary school days. The furry friend was still in its place, perfectly concealing her years-old fuck-up.

Still in its place.

Wait a second.

Allison went back downstairs to double check the rooms. Yep, still off. She ran back upstairs and inspected every single room. There was always a place for everything and everything was still in its place, upstairs at least. “Seriously?” Only one person who could’ve done this while she was out and by the loud snoring coming from down the hall, she knew he was still home. Throwing the door open, Allison stomped into her father’s bedroom, absolutely pissed off and, even more so, terrified. “Hey dad,” She punched the older man’s bicep with more force than she meant to. “If your gonna pull a prank, maybe don’t half-ass it next time?” Her tone was harsh, too harsh for something her father deemed as a harmless joke. It was whatever- best way to mask how bad her voice was shaking in her opinion. Allison was just relieved she wasn’t stuck in some alternate world. That would’ve really sucked.

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Accepted! 

[franeridart]

Soooo Tumblr tagged your new post as "Content for Adults Only" and I can't see it 😢😢 srsly tumblr is pissing me off rn

Anon said:I don't understand how your most recent post about Denki is blocked by safety mode????? Like it's just your art of his birthday! I love the art of it tho, it's fantastic! Keep up the amazing work.

Anon said:*whispers* the thing you just posted contains sensetive media apperantly

Yeah it’s most probably Mineta isn’t it

(jk it was probs my inclination to swear my way through life’s fault, I asked for a review so it should be visible in a bit but for now you can see it here !!)

Anon said:!!! I didn't know when Kaminari's birthday was but his is the same as mine and I'm even more attached to him now !!! Thanks for bringing that info to my attention and also your doodles were amazing I love them and I hope you have a nice day!!

Yay for you and yay for him too!!!!!!!! I hope you’ll have a great birthday tomorrow, anon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thank you!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:I can't remember if you've already answered this question but in light of Kami's birthday - you once did a comic showing what everyone from the Bakusquad would get him for his birthday, so I wanted to know what do you think Bakugou would get all of his friends for their birthdays?

Bakugou has the hardest time coming up with birthday presents, presents are just Not A Thing He Does, he tries but it’s just ???? I mean think back to how he tried to cheer Kirishima up, that boy is so damn awkward - that said, given how all his friends gave him something he felt the need to show them he could reciprocate, so this is what he came up with: 

Sero’s actual tastes in material possessions are a total mystery for everyone, they make absolutely no sense, but what Bakugou KNOWS is that the fucker likes to eat his greens, so that’s what he did for him - he cooked the healthiest and tastiest meal he could manage to make, spent a whole damn lot of time researching it too, and Sero was honestly so touched (he loved it)

Jirou got a offer to go with her to a concert she couldn’t find anyone to go with - she hadn’t outright asked anyone, but it was clear she wanted to go but not alone - the band was too much for all of her friends, so she was sorta letting the idea of going go. Which is when Bakugou offhandedly mentioned that he’d heard there was the one gig from that one band and he was thinking of going since he liked that band and whatever she wanted to come or something? Bakugou had just spent the last day and a half listening to the band’s discography for the sake of making it believable and Jirou saw right through him (she didn’t mention it) (but man Bakugou could be seriously nice couldn’t he)

Mina’s present was to actually agree to go to her party. That was it. Mina’s parties are the opposite of Bakugou’s ideal place to spend a whole night at, they’re loud, and there’s drinking, and dancing, and the whole school is invited and it’s packed, so when she asked him to come she never thought he’d actually agree to go and stay the whole night, but boy did he. He also let her pick his outfit (Mina recognized the effort for the present it was. She was delighted)

Kaminari got a shopping trip - it went like this: Bakugou mentioned he was going to the mall, which always ends up with Kaminari tagging along just to go window shopping. So he stopped in front of the windows, pointed at stuff, made noises about the deals, and Bakugou went “wait here” and then went in and bought whatever Kaminari had been excited about. It happened four times before Kaminari caught on, and then Bakugou literally had to threaten him to make him stop holding back “I’m deciding I wanna do this so I’m doing this” (he still held back, but by the end of it Kaminari had actually whined the sentence “Bakugou please” pointing at yet another jacket or shirt of necklace way more than once) (he was so damn happy he didn’t even think about how he had absolutely no space for everything he’d just bought to fit in his room)

Kirishima was the hardest one (pun intended). Kirishima was actually so difficult Bakugou spent months thinking about what to get him and came up empty handed anyway. He was so damn complicated that Bakugou sucked up his pride and straight out asked him what he wanted for his birthday. “I don’t want to fuck this up”, he said, and Kirishima smiled so hard and so wide and so bright, it felt like enough of a present for him just hearing that. He told him he wanted to spend the day with him, so they did that - studied, sparred, ate, hung with the others. Bakugou didn’t think it was enough of a present since honestly it felt like any other day, but Kirishima was happy, so he guessed it was fine (he found and bought a super rare super expensive Crimson Riot figure to gift him anyway) (Kirishima cried)

Anon said:You are so awesome!!!

sob thank you SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;A;

Anon said:It's t[odobak]u week! It's honestly a ship I never thought about, but ever since I saw fanart about them I've been thinking about their dynamic as a couple. How would that even work with their personalities? I know you don't really ship Katsuki with anyone else but Kiri, but let's say for some reason Bakugou and Todoroki got together. How would you describe their complicated relationship/dynamic? I've been thinking about it ever since I saw that fanart Q_Q

I talked about my feelings for these two’s relationship here!! But in all honesty I just can’t see them as romantics (if I could I’d probably ship it hah) so I can’t say how it’d work for them in a relationship of that kind... mostly because all I can think of as an answer is “it wouldn’t work” haha rip

Anon said:I love when you draw Bakugou being a big old softy

Fun fact: I take the fact that Mitsuki is unapologetically soft to Masaru as a good enough proof that in a romantic relationship Bakugou would be the softest to his partner - he’s already soft enough for Kirishima, can you imagine how much more he’d be after being openly in love with him for years? (I can) (it’s beautiful)

Anon said:More adult!AU please!!!!!!!!!!!

Uhhhhhhhhhhh sure, but it wasn’t really an AU tho! It’s just me playing around with their designs a bit, I’ve been drawing them aged up now and again for a while now (tho I admit mostly what stays constant in the design is only the hairstyles, everything else changes based on how I’m feeling it atm) anyway yeah, more will come in the future! Can’t promise the designs will stay totally unchanged, tho haha

Anon said:We only have to last one more day until the next chapter (probably) kills us all with the feels. Thank you to you and your art for getting me through this terrible week of waiting.

;A; you’re welcome, I’m trying to keep myself sane with my own doodles too so helping you along is a beautiful most welcome side-effect

Anon said:Could i have a ref of your adult kiribaku scars? if not i understand! have a great day!

No probs, just, I can’t draw right now cause of hand-problems so you’ll have to make do with me telling you where they are? Also that’s just how I went for it in that drawing, it’s nothing set in stone, really, I keep on adding and moving them around every time I draw them

The only scars Bakugou has there are on his palms - cover the whole of it and reach a bit on the inside of his wrist too, they’re burn scars and come from overusing his quirk one too many times. Kirishima’s got more - aside from the canon eye one he’s got one on the left side of his mouth, one on each forearm in the same spots he’s been hurt in the latest chapter, and one covering most part of his upper back (this one he got protecting civilians with his own body too often and breaking one time too many)

Anon said:I don't know if you take request or not but if you do, could you draw adult bakugou with baby kirishima and vice versa, please? 😙😊

I already have tho!! x x x

Anon said: Holy crap, scarred up hottie Kirishima with the black roots saved my life

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! glad you liked him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *O*

Anon said:denki at the end of your last post is me xD

*whispers* honestly same

Anon said:Okay but think about how fucking pissed Baku would be if Todoroki tripped and fell and broke his ankle walking up the the battle arena and they didn't even get to fight because Todoroki can't even stand.

Listen, listen, if anything like this happened Bakugou would take Todoroki off his list of worthy rivals asap why was he ever even interested in this guy why did he even waste his time like this he’s so done

Anon said:I just got my wisdom teeth removed and can't pronounce "f" , and all I can think ab is Bakugo, in the same case, being pissed as hell because he can't say "fuck" anymore

That’s the moment the squad learns that Bakugou uses the word fuck out of convenience and not because it’s the only one he knows, really (did all those swear words even exist) (how does he even know so many)

Anon said:Fran I just found out why you've stopped posting Haikyuu as much and?? I feel so bad?? Because you're absolutely right, the fandom might be pretty healthy compared to others but it a certain idea of what should be and what shouldn't be. Like the minute you get into the fandom you're bombarded with the "canon" ships (which aren't even canon smh) and then there's other ships which are just automatically designated as "brotp" and if you don't follow the norm then you get hate. (1/2)

And it just makes me feel terrible because you obviously love(d?) Haikyuu a lot, and drawing for it, but then the fandom basically forced you to leave. And that just makes me really really sad. I used to be sad that you didn't draw for Haikyuu much anymore (because despite fandom I do love the series very much) but now I'm just. Really glad that you found BNHA and are having fun drawing for it. Ahaha this is kinda pointless but I really respect you and so?? Just keep doing you

Thank you so much oh my god orz it’s... true, posting for hq hasn’t been half as fun as it used to be, lately, but I do still enjoy it! Between everything the fact that the fandom is sort of asleep atm does make me lose even the last motivation to draw more, so! I’m pretty confident as soon as the fandom wakes back up I’ll start posting more for it again! After all I love the show and all the characters a lot still~

Anon said:*chanting* Draw that hair angst! Draw that hair angst!

I’m trying !!! (tomorrow might just be the right day)

Anon said:i just recently started watching bnha and i'm IN LOVE!!!! i'm also glad i can appreciate your art more bc now i actually know who the characters are 😂

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m SO GLAD you’re liking it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thank you SO MUCH for sticking around even while you didn’t know the show!!!!

Anon said:i love your art!!!!!! im gay!!!!!

tHANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and great for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:  I can't believe Kirishima wears Franeridart brand knickers

It’s the most popular brand on this blog, really

Anon said:bro i don't even read/watch bnha. why am i so invested in these kids. it's,, it's your fault isn't it. you're being paid by horikoshi (is that the mangaka's name?) to reel us all in aren't you. EXPOSED, FRAN

Joke’s on me anon, I’m not even being paid for this (lol) (since you like the kids you should really give the show a try, tho *nudge nudge*)

Anon said:hi just a friendly reminder that kirishima eijirou is amazing and incredible and so are you

Being given the same compliments given to Kirishima might as well be the best thing ever happened to me.... oh my gods.............. thank you............

Anon said:There's only one way for me to find out if my Quirk is breathing under water

Anon no

[misaki-kurenai]

Get to know me tag

Tagged by @onpanwa  ༼⌐■ل͜■༽

Thanks for the tag fam  ( ƅ°ਉ°)ƅ

1ST RULE: Tag 10 people you want to get to know better 2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true

Tagging: @hazyhauntings @atlerion @neko-otaku13 @momokitty27 @leos-pineapple @kagomekirigiri (miss talking to ya girl qwq) @gudetamazing

I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing (ears) I have blonde hair I have brown eyes (or black like my soul in various lighting) I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces (I still have permanent braces on my top and bottom)

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people (same if it’s online. irl is a struggle orz) People tell me that I’m funny (i mean.... ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ ) Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges (SAME. EXERCISING HURTS) I enjoy mental challenges (here and there) I’m playfully rude with people I know well (you’re not buddy, you’re okay) I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

ABILITY:

I can sing well I can play an instrument (I play clarinet WOOT WOOT i’m squidward orz) I can do over 30 pushups without stopping  I’m a fast runner (I run at 0.0000000001 mph) I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head (I SUCK AT MATH) I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling (I’M WEAK AS F (๑ಥヮಥ๑) ) I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week (BRUH I WISH TOO) I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol (not enough to get drunk, I swear, ask my friend meggy) I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting (THE OFFICE WOOT WOOT) I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year (had a serious car accident) I have beaten a video game in one day (count all the visual novel games and interactive story games ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) I have visited another country (South Korea ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts (I WISH. BTS TICKETS WOULD BE SUPER EXPENSIVE IF THEY EVER DID A WORLD TOUR _:(´□`」 ∠):_ )

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship (bro I wish) I have a crush on a celebrity (UHM. YEAH, CELEBRITIES AS IN PLURAL, LIKE 97% OF THEM ARE KOREAN ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) I have a crush on someone I know (just wanna let my friend know that i love her too platonically) I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily (I MEAN, IF YOU COUNT FICTIONAL AND CELEBRITIES ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school (on campus actually (^◇^； ) ) My parents are still together (it’s a miracle but i’m personally happy) I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month (SAME. i’m lonely too qwq) I have a smartphone (I just don’t have a phone contract... orz) I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone (again, dorms)

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now (Eric Nam - ‘Interview’ I LOVE ERIC NAM SO MUCH PLEASE LET THIS MAN BE HAPPY ల(◕ヮ◕　) ) I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life (¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who ever does? agreed) I speak at least 2 languages I have made a new friend in the past year (if you count online, yES)

[mysmess-seol-blog]

Jumin's Treatment towards Jaehee (Jaehee's Route) - Korean vs. English Comparison

Hi♡

I got two questions that are very similar, but in two different languages whaaat~ this is actually a very good question! I was actually hoping that someone would ask me this question because I think there is a big clash between my opinion and a lot of opinions (mostly majority) I would assume ^^;;; I would be glad to answer this question, and as a sneak peak, I will tell you, I think quite similar to you! I’ll explain soon ^^

안녕하세요~^^ 칭찬을 너무 많이 하신것같아요!! 저도 현재 공부하는중이라서 아직은 여기저기 오타가있을수있어요ㅠㅠ 하지만 제가 공부를 도움을 줄수있다면 영광스러워요~^^ 설명은 당연히 할수있죠! 영어공부를 하신다고하니 영어로 분석을 하겠지만 만약에경우 한국말로 따로 설명이 필요하신다면 메시지 보내시면 제가 설명해드릴게요^^ 블로그 방문해주셔서 감사합니다~^^ 

Okay! With the greetings out of the way, please join me under the cut if you would like to know more about why I don’t really sympathize or identify with Jaehee in this topic or the criticism towards Jumin for his behavior during Jaehee’s route.

Please note that although this is an analysis, there may be opinions that may differ or be consistent with mine! While I can give some sort of Korean background, for debatable topics, I do not represent all of the Korean minds for respective topics. Also, please excuse any errors or let me know if clarifications are needed, for English is not my first language! Thank you and enjoy!

So, I want to begin with my explanation before anything. I want to make it clear that I am not saying that Jumin's actions are justified, and yes, it is preeeetty harsh. But please do understand, in Korea...

This is not new.

I am currently a third year student in university, and I have been preparing for employment ever since high school. With Jaehee as Jumin's secretary for C&R, a big big company/conglomerate in the Mystic Messenger world, more than finding Jumin's actions something I couldn't identify with, I find Jaehee's actions more the case.

Employment in Korea is very difficult. I personally would dream to have Jaehee's job considering it is also my university major, but the probability that will happen is not that high even if I do have the best grades. Not only that though, but this is the reality of work culture. I hate to say it, but it is true. Yoosung mentions a bit about this issue in a chat. A degree won't get you anywhere and that sucks soooo much. I think I almost went through a mental breakdown when Yoosung said that tbh orz.

Working overtime or in Korean, 야근 is very common. Not having vacation time is very common. A boss like Jumin or more often the case, worse than him, is very common. Quitting the job the way Jaehee did? Not so much.

So I personally could not sympathize with Jaehee. For the sake of getting the good end, I did choose the answers that were pretty much telling Jumin to chill out and stop giving Jaehee so much work, but in all honesty, if I could say what I wanted to, I probably would have told her to suck it up. If a post would make people hate me, this would be it. This sounds worse than I initially put it off to be.

DON'T HATE ME YET.

Like I said. I am not saying that Jumin is right though. Of course I would want Jaehee to have a more easier time with her work. Who wouldn't?? Jaehee is a great character and in the later part of her route, she is just precious. I mean it, it is just that I can't sympathize or agree with her actions.

Her ending was so idealistic and something that even I wish were to happen to me as well. However, as idealistic as it is, I highly doubt it is realistic. It is fiction after all. I wish it weren't though.

Jumin's representation as Jaehee's boss is definitely a real thing, and I have experienced it one way or another. It is not something I enjoy and I can relate to how she feels. But like I said, it is her actions that I cannot relate with.

So, now that that is out of the way. I will go on with this post by comparing some parts of her route that I could compare and contrast, Korean vs. English!

I will probably make another part because there are lots of cases with this issue. I will just pick out a couple scenarios and move on from there.

I will start with this one.

Let me translate it for you,

Jaehee: At the time, I had too much work to do...is my only excuse right now.

Jumin: If you’re going to make an excuse, I want to hear a proper one.

Jaehee: 이사님 (CEO/president - not really Mr. Han), as you already know, there is a limit to the amount of work I do within my work hours.

Jaehee: I think I couldn’t reserve your ticket because I had other work on top to deal with. English translation: I think I forgot because there was so much work around that time.

☆☆ 한주민: 그럼 근무 시간을 늘려. ☆☆ Jumin: Then extend your work hours.

I want to star this because this was almost a deja vu for me.

It doesn’t matter what the excuse is. If there is a strict and existing hierarchy which we do see here, Jumin is always right. Sadly, that is the case here.

In my experience, I had something like this happen. My boss told me the only excuse he would take is a death certificate.

Well, he’s nice, right?

Welcome to the 야근 (working overtime) life Jaehee ^^

Jumin: Another department? The cherry farm ticket for Elizabeth...

Jumin: you had another department book my flight?

☆☆ 한주민: 난 처음 듣는 일이야 ☆☆ Jumin: This is the first time I’m hearing this.

☆☆ 강제희: 제가 너무 바빠서 그 쪽에 부탁을 했습니다. ☆☆ Jaehee: I was too busy so I asked them.

☆☆☆ 한주민: 나한테는 말도 안하고 말이군. ☆☆☆ Jumin: Without telling me.

Jaehee: ...first.

Alright, so I wanna bring this up because lol, something like this happened to me too.

That was my excuse. I was too busy because of my workload and I had forget to inform my superior about it.

My superior rolled up lots of papers and just smacked me in the head. It is a good memory.

The choices that the MC could say can either be supporting Jaehee and taking her side, but the other is more focus on your work kind of ordeal. I made this exact mistake before once in my life, and even I acknowledge that if I had told my boss about informing in this case, another department, I probably would not have gotten in that mess to begin with.

So in this case, I definitely know what it feels like to be in Jaehee’s shoes, but I do feel that Jumin’s words are justified.

Oh oh man. This one.

사과할 생각이 안 드는군. The thought to apologize does not come up. English translation: Of course I have no plans to apologize.

사과에 쓸 에너지를 회사에 쓰는 게 낫지. It is better to use the energy I could use to apologize to work. English translation: I would rather use the energy to work.

I remember a friend of mine from the US would tell me that that was what did it for her and Jumin. But to be honest, this is just a thing here in Korea. Not something I personally enjoy if I really think about it, but I’m used to it, so I’m not really affected by it. If it is a big company like in this case, C&R it is just kinda normal.

Not bashing my own country or anything, but there is just that kind of nuance.

Which brings me to my next point,

MC: 두분 다 점심은 드셨나요? MC:Did you both have lunch yet?

한주민: 난 미팅에서 일식을 먹었지... Jumin: I had Japanese food at my meeting...

강제희: 저는 아직 못 먹었습니다. Jaehee: I haven’t eaten yet.

☆☆ 한주민: 그 쪽으로 음식을 배달 시켜 주도록 하지. ☆☆ Jumin: I will have some food delivered to you.

강제희: 감사합니다... Jaehee: Thank you...

It’s not like he is brutally mean to her. Like, it’s not like he is going, “idgaf jaehee.” and to top if off, it isn’t like Jumin is overworking her while he is just playing around like what Zen is often saying.

Jaehee: My schedule is as full as yours and I don’t know if that will be possible.

Jumin: I know.

The last screenshot I have for today is when as anon said, Jumin get’s really angry and goes “damn” for a while. My screenshot is a little after the part where he is saying damn.

707: CEO/president’s emoticons

Jumin: =_=

707: He’s asking with him being all wealthy and whatnot, you would expect some manners but not in this chat lol.

Jumin: I’m angry.

MC: Why?

I think the English translation for the game is very similar! Well, except the cringy “Mr. Han.”

This is where I found Jaehee a bit ><;;;;; it is not like she hates Jumin’s guts and that she is not a member of the RFA anymore, but her leave was very abrupt and I don’t know how to explain it but if I were her and I really did want to quit.

I would have waited until he got another secretary tbh.

I mean, that’s just me.

Opinions do differ, but in my views and understanding, it’s not like Jumin was a terrible terrible boss in Korean work culture.

The last thing I want to talk about before I end this post is that Jaehee, I feel you girl, I really do.

She had a different dream, and we all know what that is if you reach the end of her route. I also am an avid believer pursuing what you want to do and enjoy what you are doing. Life is short after all.

But if I were in her shoes, even if I did per say, not enjoy my job, I would still go through with it because,

I have a job.

With unemployment as a huge issue here, I just can’t seem to wrap my head around Jaehee’s decisions sometimes, and I hate that I can’t because honestly, what she got, is my dream. A happy life doing what she loves.

I guess my brain thinks more like Jumin rofl.

Anyway, thank you for joining me in today’s analysis! Send in a request and I will get to them in the order of which they come in~^^

I may come back and add some more screenshots or examples, but for now goodbye~

- 류설♡

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tag meme

thanks @akkutagawa for tagging me! ajdfsdj i remember you tagged me in another one bEFORE TOO but im p sure i forgot it oh well

10 facts about myself:

1. I’m double jointed in my fingers and my toes! Particularly in my thumb, which I can bend backwards at least 90 degrees lol

2. Coffee doesn’t work on me?????? coffee makes me more tired than i originally was so instead i have to drink tea 

3. interesting thing, i was actually born with black hair? but for some weird reason asian tradition i guess my dad shaved my head at one point and then my hair regrew as brown. huh

4. I used to do swordfighting! Which was fun but then I had to move orz. After that I took a fencing class for one month tho in middle school and I sucked. still have throwing knives and a machete tho LMAO

5. I have a book in the county library. I wrote it when I was in 4th grade. It’s shit. It’s called “Mysterious Disaster” by yours truly and iF YOU SEARCH UP MY NAME IN THE AUTHORS CATEGORY ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE THAT BOOK COMES UP. You can check it out of the library, you can fucking read it if you want. Anybody can get it. And it’s only there because I entered a book-writing contest in 4th grade. Anybody who entered got their book in the children’s section of the library and i was like HELL YEA and wrote the shittiest 30 page book a 4th grader could ever write and i sTILL GET SNAPCHATS of friends going to the library, finding the book, and doing dramatic readings of it oh god it’s horrible

6. tho my name, iris, is a flower, i am allergic to pollen and therefore hate the shit out of flowers. oh the irony

7. i think i like rollercoasters but then i actually go on one and die.

the closest to a selfie you’ll ever get of me lol

like no matter what, if im on a ride that takes random photos during the ride, all you’ll see in the picture is me with my head down and dying

8. in 7th grade I got a class “award” for “most aggressive”. legendary

9. surprisingly enough i sleep a lot. like personally I never think I sleep a lot but I realized in class i sleep. during my free period i sleep. during lunch i sleep. in my carpool i sleep. i just faceplant into a desk or table and just blackout for like an hour. this is how im spending my high school free time what the fuck

10. the first video I ever made was of me playing piano. my latest video was editing natsume yuujinchou except matoba is robbie rotten i’ve gone too far down the shitpost rabbit hole what happened

11 questions:

1. What’s the last song you listened to?

a small sliver of my heart is dedicated to music by last dinosaurs

2. Coffee or tea, and if neither, then what?

tEA for reasons stated above haha

3. One thing you miss from your childhood (memory, person, food, game, etc.)?

my happiness i would do anything to be able to remember what the FUCK happened in elementary school because i lowkey remember something really major happening that the adults never told us about. lol 

4. Favourite Pokémon!

empoleon is always my fav. first starter best starter

5. Rec me a book? :D

“how to tell if your cat is trying to kill you” We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. good shit my man

6. Foot beans or toe beans

TOE BEANS

7. Do you have a nickname? If yes, what is it? [bonus for including story behind nickname]

...ok so i should explain why i call myself “irass the marker”

surprisingly enough it is not because “i call myself irass bc im an ass”

but ok at one point during my internet career i came across dead space 2. and a part of dead space 2 that happens is “the marker chose you, isaac!”

and i found that fuckin hilarious

6th grade me was like “ahaha! the marker chose you isaac!” and i repeated that quote to my friends so many times that they were like “maybe yOU’RE ISAAC” and i was like “o shit”

and thus started the strange idea of combining my name “iris” and “isaac”

so of course iraac wouldnt work. my coach already mistook my name as iraq hell no

so we settled on “irass” and here i am today not budging from this goddamn nickname

8. Dream job?

if i told my parents this they would kill me im actually really interesting in film editing! ive been interested in film and all that ever since i was really lil but... considering how unstable it is it probably isnt something i’ll go into. to quote my friend “just become a youtuber”

9. Favourite ice cream flavour?

i really love chocolate ok

10. Dark, milk, or white chocolate?

dark chocolate! isnt white chocolate technically not chocolate or something orz

11. You’re in a horror movie. What’s the stupid thing you would do that would get you killed (going into a basement alone, running towards a scream, tripping on nothing)?

listen im the stupid person who goes “fuck this shit im out” and tries to leave the entire premises alone but then gets caught and killed by the killer

aight now it’s my turn, 11 questions for you guys:

1. If you could clone any living organism in the world, what/who would you clone?

2. What is the one thing that you have spent the most time on on the internet?

3. Favorite song that you would never get tired of listening to?

4. When did you first use the internet and what did you do?

5. Would you rather time travel to the future or to the past?

6. Biggest childhood regret/mistake?

7. What’s the best thing that has ever happened to you/your favorite memory?

8. Who is your favorite fictional character?

9. Favorite film?

10. If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would you change?

11. What’s your preferred type of weapon? (e.g sword, axe, bow)

im nevER good with tagging people orz so uh

...if you want to do this do it you can say i tagged you haha