#my girl angel is here just like 0_0

[mclangel]

Something I’ve been working on

I’ve been playing around with the strands of ideas that the last few eps of MCL: LL left us with in regard to Nath and working through his feelings about and around the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father.

I have begun pulling on a few of those threads with my fic build your heart (brick by boring brick), but I wanted to explore it further than I’ve currently gotten in that story.

I figured I’d share it here and see if anyone wanted to discuss/would be interested in hearing further on this.

TW: Discussions of medical issues, terminal illness, past abuse below the cut

[scribhneoir-sidhe]

so i recognize that this is. a lot. but,,,, 6, 8, 14, 22, 25, 28, 33, 35, 37, 50, 55, 60, 63, 66, 69, 77, 86, 91, 104, and 122? :)

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Oh thank you, this is a gift

Okay, here we go!

6 (a book with a pink cover) : I'm gonna cheat a bit because only part of the cover is pink but Wild Beauty by Anna Marie McLemore is one of my FAVORITE books, so I don't mind bending the rules. Five bisexual latina cousins all crushing on the same girl, magical realism, and a very good application of social messaging to the themes. I won't say more than that, but really go give it a look!! also my copy is signed Viva México by the author so that makes me love it more

8 (a book you finished in one sitting) : Okay, a couple years ago when Tiamat's Wrath by James S. A. Corey (book 8 of the Expanse series) came out, I started reading it at breakfast in the dining hall, continued during basically all of my classes, and then finished it sometime around 10 or 11 that night (I think). For reference, a quick google tells me that book is about 166,500 words. And I loved EVERY minute of it!

14 (a book that made you trip on literary acid) : Okay, that has definitely got to be Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Just. All Of It. God, she does some really fantastic things with narrative mechanics in that book, plus just the sheer brilliance of the plot and the mountain of questions and theories I had once I finished it. Also the memes. The memes made me trip literary acid.

22 (your favorite thriller) : Okay, I think I've literally only read one thriller (if it counts, I'm not sure), but The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. I'm cheating since it's still fantasy, but I had a limited pool of options.

25 (a book by your favorite author) : Okay, so I tend to like books or series more than author's specifically easier to like a work of fiction than a person but I'm gonna go with The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. I grew up reading his books and I've definitely taken a lot from his writing for my own style, and I still love the Hobbit.

28 (a book you wish you could read as a beginner again) : Oooh this is a really interesting one. I think I'd say Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner. I can’t remember when I first read it but it’s a middle grade story all about defying authority and escaping corrupt systems. I really need to reread it at some point.

33 (a book with a white cover) : The Weight of Feathers by Anna Marie McLemore! (can you tell I like their writing?). Star crossed lovers of two performing families with magical realism threaded through the narrative! Really fun read and I always appreciate latine characters. There's also Roma representation as well!

35 (a book featuring the found family trope) : I'm gonna attempt to not read any well beaten paths, so I'll say Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey, the second book of the Expanse series (okay that's technically a well beaten path, sue me). A lot of the book is the main characters figuring out their group dynamic and challenging each other to be better and it's just so goooooood!

37 (your favorite heist book) : I mean, what else could I put here? Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, hands down. Narrowly beats out Six of Crows, only because it has more cons, more emotions, and also Nikolai Lantsov. I'll never get tired of that book.

50 (a book that made you cry a lot) : oh boy, I could say Crooked Kingdom again, that’d be true. But instead I’ll say Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey (I read a lot of series, sue me. Also that series is gonna be 9 books long by the end, there’s a lot of material). Anyway I won’t say why I cried, it’s a spoiler, but oh man. I weeped.

55 (a book with a satisfying ending) : The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty! I really liked how it ended, it placed a lot of focus on the platonic relationships, it left a lot of plot open ended so it felt like the world was still alive, and it showed the main character as being in a position of power while still retaining the subversive and roguish qualities from the start of the series that I loved.

60 (a book that you think about at 3am) : The Empire of Bones by N.D. Wilson. This is the 3rd book in my favorite series, the Ashtown burials and just….. wow there is so much. It has so much depth to it while still being about a 13 year old standing up to a cadre of ancient death and pain gods. It has one of the most beautiful monologues I’ve ever read and that shaped my understanding of compassion and heroism. It has an orange mohakwed Irish monk.

63 (a book that actually made you laugh out loud) : I knew it would make it on the list somewhere but GIDEON THE NINTH BY TAMSYN MUIR. God this book was funny! I won’t spoil any of the jokes, but Gideon is a sarcastic little shit and I love all of her banter with Harrow and the rest of the characters get plenty of cracks in as well.

66 (a book that fucked you up) : oh boy The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. This book had some visceral shit in it. Like, not exactly in a bad way, its not a game of thrones situation, but stuff that made my fucking skin crawl. Very good book, I heartily recommend.

69 (your favorite mythological retelling) : I’m gonna go with Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman. I first listened to it in audiobook form while on a road trip through the southwest and I really like coming back to it. Sort of reworks the original myth it borrows from, but in a really delightful and fun way.

77 (a book so useless you could use it as a coaster) : ATLAS SHRUGGED BY AYN RAND. Alright, I’ll be honest, I have not yet read this book. I probably will someday just to see how bad it really is. But from what I know about it I would rather get drop kicked off a roof than read that pile of self important, self centered ego circle jerking. In conclusion, I don’t like it.

86 (a book with an insane plot twist) : Okay a bunch of the really insane plot twisty ones I’ve already mentioned and I don’t want to do repeats, so I’m gonna bend the rules and say The Silent Bells by N.D. Wilson, fourth book of the Ashtown Burials series, a book that is not technically finished yet, it is being released serially in this really cool faux newspaper format. The plot twist is that this story ever got off the ground, because due to legal and publisher shenanigans the author wasn’t able to publish the book until 7 or 8 years after the last book came out. But he did! And I’m very happy!

91 (the shortest book you've read) : That would probably be Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman. It’s a really good book I read for an English class about a girl who crosses the US/Mexico border in search of her brother. It’s got a really interesting narrative style that I wasn’t used to and a really cool thematic structure related to the nahuatl journey to the underworld.

104 (a fluffy sweet read) : oh man, that’s tough, I don’t read a lot of fluffy things, even tho it’s what I prefer in my romances. Yeah, the closest I can get is Wild Beauty by Anna Marie McLemore again. (See the first question answered)

122 (your favorite winter read) : Hmmm I don’t necessarily have seasonal reads, but I’ll go with an old family classic The Christmas Mystery, which is about a boy who finds an advent calendar with little scraps of paper behind each door, telling the story of a little girl who in the process of chasing a lamb runs away to Bethlehem (and back in time) to the birth of Jesus, meeting angels and Shepards and other biblical figures. It’s a really sweet story and my family used to read each chapter every day of advent until Christmas Eve.

[rynhaswritersblock]

gross (hc) | p.p.

summary: chaotic mess in which you pull a Dumb Bitch Move and write a song for peter while relying on the hope that he never sees it

warnings: i've already cussed. that speaks for itself ALSO FLUFF THIS IS VERY CUTE IM PROUD OF IT

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- HEADCANON TIMEEEEEEEEEEEE

- yeahyeah!!

- you guys i cannot stop saying "yeahyeah" i do not know why i just... it's a part of me now

- i think i got it from bigballerclaire on tiktok LMAO

- ANYWAYS

- BY THE WAY THIS IMAGINE IS KINDA A REVERSE ONE OF "camera"

- speaking of, why the Fuck did i call that one "camera". that's the most boring name??? did i forget to change it before publishing????? i need to go change that name (so if you can't find an imagine called camera by the time you're reading this IT'S BECAUSE I CHANGED THE NAME LMAO)

- OKAY! LETSGETIT

- so it's late at night

- like midnight or something

- and ur in ur FEELS okay?

- (we all know that feeling when you've been reading fanfic for like hours and then it's one am and you finally look away from your screen and stare at the ceiling and you're like. holy fuck. and then your brain drifts and ur like I WANT PETER RN!!!!!!!!!)

- yeah that type of FEELS

- and guess who's a musical genius in this imagine?

- bitch it ain't me!

- it's YOU!

- YEAHYEAH!

- so you're like a hella songwriter

- think joshua bassett and olivia rodrigo on instagram iykyk

- keep an eye out (for selener.. jkjk) for olivia's song later in this imagine

- so OBVIOUSLY you're like::

- i need to get out my feelings

- i like writing songs

- ... 0_0

- To The Journal!

- so basically YOU WRITE A SONG

- ABOUT PETER

- BECAUSE HE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND AND YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM AND CAN'T HANDLE ALL THE PENT UP EMOTION YOU'RE FEELING

- YEAH

- okay so i am stealing this song from olivia rodrigo because it deadass fits PERFECTLY

- this song goes SO HARD

- pro tip if you play guitar/uke the chords are on ultimate guitar it's VERY FUN TO PLAY

- anyways i most DEFINITELY recommend listening to this song while reading this because like...

- ??????????????

- yeah you get it

- i'm putting the lyrics in because i Feel Like It and it Adds To the Imagine

- i don't think i'm capable of writing a sentence without randomly capitalizing shit good god

- so HERE ARE THE LYRICS

Not long ago when I saw you there With your brown eyed grin and your messy hair And every girl at the party was looking at you I wonder what I'd say if I knew back then That the brown eyed boy'd be my best friend And the one I'd give my heart to (ooh, ooh, ooh) Now everything reminds me of you Your pictures framed all over my room And if I hate someone you'll hate them too As long as I'm your darling angel I don't need anything in the world 'Cause I feel like the luckiest every second that I'm your girl I wanna do everything with you Take the highs, I'll take the lows I'll keep you close Give you the most, oh baby I like you so much it's kinda gross Yeah, I like you so much it's kinda gross

- thank u genius.com da Real Plug

- so YEAH

- you've got those lyrics scribbled in ur notebook

- WHICH BTW

- this is one of those shitty cliches where she WritesSongs! and carries her journal with her everywhere because it's Special!

- and ur stupid cause ur like "im just writing this for myself! to get out my feelings! he will Never see this Haha!"

...

- so obviously

- you can see where this is going

- some SHIT about to go down

- you and peter are at the library doing homework because yeah(yeah)

- and you finish all your work so you just decide to get out your journal and start doodling bc.. like fuck it why not

- and then peter's stomach growls

- this bitch and his fucking Metabolism get the fuck out

- you look over at him and he just looks at you like 0_0

- IM LITERALLY LAUGHING AS I WRITE THIS RN WHY IS IT SO FUNNY TO ME

- you're like Fine Okay Bitch i'll Get You A Snack

- so you get ur wallet and peter already knows what you're doing because this aint the first time

"what do you want, pete"

"a snickers, please"

- he says it all innocently and like imsosorryigetobnoxiouslyhungryeverytimewehangoutipromiseillpayyouback

- cause he's BABIE

- is it babey or babie. i forget. oh well

- you nod and go to the vending machines to get his snickers (and one for you too because snickers go HARD damn i want one rn)

- MEANWHILE

- ha

- peter's trying not to focus on the fact that your journal is Lit Rally (literally) sitting Right There

- it's like bro relax i am literally just Vibing

- cause you keep that lil shit CLOSE TO UR HEART

- AINT NOBODY GONNA LOOK THROUGH YOUR JOURNAL

- until today

- yeah

- he keeps eyeing the front lobby doors by the vending machines

- and just slowly pulls the journal to him and starts quickly flipping through it like a madman

- gotta go FAST

- i'm about to pee my pants i crack myself up sometimes

- it's mainly just little doodles and random notes and thoughts and stuff

- peter sees a drawing of spiderman and Deadass goes "awe" OUT LOUD

- a few people look at him and his face gets all hot (Hot Hot! Hot Chocolate!)

- rt if you agree that the polar express has SUCH weird vibes

- that movie is a fever dream ANYWAYS

- and THEN

- ladies and gents this is the moment you've waited for

- (OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH stomp. stomp stomp. OHHHHHHHHHHH!)

- i need to rewatch the greatest showman OKAY

- PETER GETS TO THE PAGE WHERE YOU WROTE THE SONG ABOUT HIM

- HIS GODDAMN NAME IS LITERALLY AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE THIS IS LITERALLY THE TITLE:

a song about peter because i'm fed up right now

(and then the lyrics right underneath ofc)

- moment of silence

- peter just stares at the page like 0_0

- but the inside of his head is like AHHHHHHHHHHFDNGDFKJGNEKLFNFDJBVDJHF

- then he gets all warm inside he's like holyshitholyshitholyshity/nlikesmetoofuckfuckfuckyeahyeah!

- and then he hears footsteps

- Oh No!

- he looks up and the look on your face is just

- 🅱eter what the Fuck are you doing

"you wrote a song about me?"

graphic design is my passion

- anyways you just stand there for a second before shaking your head

"nope"

"but it says my name right h-"

"different peter"

- peter squints at you like are you sure wait really and you sit down, sliding him his snickers

- you Refuse to look at him so you're just like Staring Off as you take a bite out of your snickers a bit too aggressively

- peter clears his throat and you finally look over

- the Second you meet his eyes you just BREAK and lean forward, burying your face into the crook of his neck with an awkward laugh

- peter lets out his Signature Boyish Laugh (the sound you hear when you enter heaven) and he wraps his arms around you

"it's not gross"

"what?"

"your song says, and i quote 'i like you so much it's kinda gross' and what i'm saying is that it's not gross"

"i hate you"

"but i was just about to tell you that i like you too!"

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cuties

i swear i either write an imagine in like two hours or a whole ass week there is no in between

anyways i want this to happen to me

[echy-hexi]

HuniCast Stream Things

Leila:GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND <holds up a baby angel dust>

Alastor:<walks in> Yes, dear?

AD:helo daddeee

Alastor:... I believe I am thoroughly creeper out. <Tries holding AD>

AD:<starts crying>

Alastor:... It's like a cockroach

Leila:<bursts into laughter>

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Karly:20 dollars from ShinyHaunter who says, "Eren, please say "darling" in a seductive way."

Shade:Oh what the fuck?

Eren:Hmm...<chuckles> Darling~

Admin:<screech>

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AD:GET BACK HERE MOTHERFUCKER

Alastor:What you do with your mother is your business!

Leila:<bursts into laughter>

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Eren:Come here, darling~ And let daddy show you how it's done~

Z:<covering Malcolm's ears>

Malcolm:<covering Xia's ears>

Leila:<covering Admin's ears> ya done?

Faith:Can I kill him now?

Chara:That's gonna give fangirls dreams...

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Alastor:Hit or miss

Alastor:I guess they never miss

Alastor:Hit or miss

Alastor:What is this

Leila:<laughing hard> ALASTOR WHAT THE FUCK-

Alastor:I never knew this song

Alastor:Hit or miss. What is this

Leila:<sobbing from laughing hard>

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Alastor:<repeatedly says somebody in the tune of all star> Was that it?

Literally everyone:<laughing and cringing>

Alastor:Oh I'm sorry I did the wrong part of the song.

Leila:nO-

Alastor:and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming.

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AD:<continues to sing all star perfectly>

Admin:SEE THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT

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Shade:<screaming>

Xia:<giggling>

Shade:<more screaming> MY D I C K <distressed noises>

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Leila:The only thing that can get Alastor off is Angel leaving.

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Leila, obviously drunk:Ahem I just wanted to tell you that-

Old SF:?

Leila:That you are a swell- Have I ever told you that you are a swell human being, SF? SF you are a... Fascinating creature.

Old SF:Oh? Is this how you really feel? Are you actually opening up to me?

Leila:This is- I- I- these are thoughts that I've had... Uhm. Never

Old SF: ;-; <ego abuse>

Leila:<takes another sip of beer> But right now I am having them and I am embracing them and I want you to know that this is a- this is a thing between us and w- y- I- I need to sit down...

Old SF:Are we ever gonna have this kinda talk when you're not drunk or is this like a one-time exclusive thing thing-

Leila:No.

Old SF:Just-

Leila:I- noo. No-ho-ho.

Old SF: ;-; Oh. Okay. Okay.

Leila:<smashes a bottle to ground> PASS THR COURVOISIER.

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Alastor:DAIRY QUEEN I CHALLENGE YOU

Shade:Whatever drugs he's on I want some.

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Alastor was dared to say this to Fell

Alastor:Here you go darling. Here's 50 dollars. Go...buy yourself something nice, you... Your Strawberry Pimp loves you... Uh.

Luna:crackship

Perida:<giggling>

Alastor:Really just take the 50 dollars and go somewhere that isn't here.

Fell:ah shit i'll take free money fuck it bye dude. <Runs out of palace>

Luna:oh my stars

Chara:Just runs out-

Alastor:I thought he would never leave...!

Fell:<walks in> HEY I'M BACK YA GOT MORE MONEY

Alastor:<angry strawberry Bambi noises> NOOOO

Fell:i spent it already.

Alastor:<point to door> GO AWAY.

Luna:<laughing fit>

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after being gone for like a day

Luna:Oh Leila~

Leila:NO-KSWBOQFBWOQHD NOT AGAIN-

Luna:I only have one question for you~

Leila:nOoO noo

Luna:Did you miss me?~ ;3

Leila:<flustered seizure>

Fell:<dying of laughter>

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AD:WASSUP GIRLS I WANNA SUCK PUSSY

Angie:<losing it>

Leila:SUCK PUSSY??????

Luna:what the fuck

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AD:Listen I don't even masturbate. Why would I waste my potential children when I could keep them inside my body

Alastor:Oh dear this is terrifying. Please stop. O_O

Leila:<losing her shit>

Angie:Eeww

Alastor:i've creeped myself out 0_0

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Fai:I'm adding Al

Leila:Don't do that

Admin:Mother no

Leila:Don't add Al. Al is like the worst person to add into the call.

Admin:Mother no!

Leila:He comes in here like-

Admin:MOTHER-

Leila:oh this is canon oh this is not canon i can fucking draw good and could probably sing and dance

Al:Oh thank you.

Admin:FRIK

Faith:Is it finally the "put Al on blast" stream, not "put Fai on blast"?

Admin:IF HE SHOWS UP IM GONNA PUT HIM THROUGH A WALL. Figuratively. 'Cause he's not. Like. Y'know. In the same room-

Luna:Oh no

Al:I am here

Admin:<screech>

Al:...<redacted> you too then

Fai:<laughing fit>

Al:Talking smack!

Admin:<disgusting cry> OH MY GOD WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!

Leila:<giggling>

Faith:<losing her shit>

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AD:I'm naughtier than you

Al:BEGONE T H O T S

Luna:<wheeze>

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Alastor:Well hello there~

AD:Hey~

Alastor:<manly/womanly deer scream>

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And I'm going to leave it there

Because she's gonna die of thinking of-

shut up star.

:video turns off:

[violetrose2018]

Alastor Reacting to Modern Musicals

This is what happens when me and @villainsrule2018 video chat late at night and we start discussing what the title of this blog says XD

*Reacting to “Heathers: the Musical”*

Alastor (*listening to Candy Store*):  ..... Um, w-wait, what?....  What’s the metaphor here? Is candy some kind of code for drugs?...... ANGEL, EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?!?! Angel: *from another room* Nah, I’m good!

Alastor: *listening to Meant to Be Yours*  Is it bad that I’m slightly attracted to this psychotic man? Charlie: It’s.... slightly concerning, but I’ll go with it ^^; *Reacting to Mean Girls*

Alastor: *listening to Someone Gets Hurt* ...... I believe I’m thoroughly creeped out 0_o  

Alastor; *listening to the Someone gets hurt Reprise* First off, why is this girl saying she’s fine? She’s obviously not..... And second, what does a pink shirt have to do with anything?!

Alastor: *listening to World Burn* .... W-Why does this girl want to make the world burn? She’s just trying to make the school turn against eachother, that’s just a quarter of the world :/  Also, what gasoline?!  You’ve only got a book of insults- OOOOOOHHH, that’s a metaphor isn’t it?

*Reacting to The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals*

Alastor: *listening to What Do You Want Paul?*  Hmm, I particularly like this Mr. Davidson character! He’s always smiling as creepily as I do :D

Alastor: *durring the “Kick your Head!” part of the show*   ..... Huh, I didn’t know Vaggie was in this play *Ted speaks* Ooo, Angel’s here too!

Alastor: *listening to Tied Up My Heart* ..... You can’t tie up organs unless you purposely take them out of a body and hang them out to dry 0_0

[inseomermaid-blog]

An Inner Circle First-Timer’s Concert Experience In Seoul [#WINNEREverywhereTourinSeoul]

So. If you tell me freakin’ one year ago if I’d be flying to Seoul for a Kpop concert, I’d smack you for slander.

Buuuuut here we are, a week after WINNER’s Everywhere Tour in Seoul :))))) I’ve just begun to recover. Literally, it took me a week to get through the stages of mourning and to accept that it’s over HAHAHUHU

Anyway, here’s my (and Liz’s) experience in attending a concert in Seoul!

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Why we wanted to see them in Seoul (when it was sure they were gonna go to MANILA anyway):

1. It’s Liz’s annual bday trip gipp!! Or idk, this is part of the rationalization we thought of AHAHA. Initially, we were set for Singapore as it would be way cheaper for sure, but another reason came up....

2. We wanted to see them in their most “comfortable” version - Not sure if comfortable is the word, but I guess we wanted to see them how they were in their home country?? Speaking comfortably in Korean and all? We were anticipating that for other countries it would probably be just Yoon speaking most of the time (not that it’s a problem with us HAHA), and we wanted to see all them four being their natural makulit presence on stage (without them thinking about the language hinderance--even if kami yung hindi makaintindi sa kanila :)))) I know it’s a weird reasoning but :)))) And it’s been a long time since they’ve done a full concert in Seoul! We just wanted to be there in the kickoff concert. I mean, if we were willing to fly out to see them, o di todo na namin diba? Seoul it is!

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How we got the tickets:

Here’s the thing: this is not our first rodeo. We’ve already successfully watched Coldplay in Singapore last year after (WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ALREADY) a bloody online ticketing war. Coldplay tickets were wiped out in 20 minutes, I think? But I was able to secure 7 tickets (3 VIP standing, 4 upper box tickets) after much death and resurrection.

We thought we were prepared for a WINNER ticketing war lol. We were not. Everything (or at least the seats we targeted) was more or less gone in less than 4 minutes.

There were two waves, one week apart. Both of them were intense :)))) I guess our third-world country internet cannot compete with their 5G data network?!

A HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to Cams and Dianne for basically hand-holding me throughout the entire process of securing tickets from Seoul!! T_T Without them, we probably wouldn’t have gotten tickets. All transactions were smooth and hassle-free. There were a lot of K-ICs who also wanted G-ICs to attend the Seoul concert and thus were purchasing tickets so scalpers can’t get to them first. They also helped me with tips and advice on where to stay, where to go, etc etc as it was our first time in Korea. Sobrang bait and helpful nila as in! T_T

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Of course that was only half of the problem:

In less than a month, we had to book flights (ANG MAHAL NA NITO SIYEMPRE), book hotel (Thank you Agoda for your occasional flash sales) and of course, VISA. We highly recommend TravelPros for your Korean visa processing needs! We spent around 700 pesos for this, and we got the visa in exactly 6 days. Super fast. Pero may drama pa kami dun sa visa requirements LORD HAHA pero hindi ko na kwento haba na nito. BASTA when we got the visa I wanted to throw a fiesta, ganung level =))

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CONCERT D-Day~~~

We wanted to get in early-ish because we were anticipating the DVD / merch line.

The train was a bit confusing for this stop!! We knew we were not the only ones because some of the Koreans were also confused where to get off haha

This ad greeted us before the exit!

Entering the Olympic Park Stadium~

Sure enough the line was at least 500m already when we arrived at around 10:45.

AAAAAND YES I lined up for 2 hours for the DVD 0_0 Under the heat of Korean summer 0_0 

Questions in my mind while in queue:

1. why does everyone look so fresh except me

2. how to spot foreigners: they use umbrellas for the heat

3. Don’t be weak

4. why am I doing this again

Anyway, tada~

Let’s just ignore the part where if we waited until 3pm, or at least when the line tapered off, I could have gotten it without the sunburn on my batok but where’s the fun in that no?

Liz and teh boyfriend lined up for merch (mercifully it was shorter) and they were able to buy 2 lightsticks (OUR FIRST ONES YAY! Hirap daw lagyan ng battery lol) and shirts (X and XL lang ang available sizes but it still works out!?? What is this Korean sizing sorcery?!)

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All the cafe / restos were full (Mamamoo was also having a concert that day!) so we had to settle for convenience store food :))) It wasn’t bad!

Met Cams and lots of other PH-ICs who travelled from MNL! You can check out #ICsPHGoesToSeoul to see what everyone was up to while in Seoul.

We got a lot of fans (as in pamaypay) from different fansites (and thus we didn’t have to line up, yay!) and actually saw the faces behind big accounts* HAHA it was surreal.

Actually, the whole thing was pretty surreal (YA THINK) in a good way. Since it’s our first time to attend a KPop concert, we didn’t know a lot of things. One of those was... lining up for freebies given by fansites. 

Girl, INTENSE. As in,  pila kung pila ang mga bagets and not-so bagets. Paano naman kasi ang cute ng freebies! Fans, stickers, photocards, etc. Looking back feeling ko dapat pumila/bumili kami BUT holehhhshit it was really so hot, and after lining up for 2 hours we wanted to just save our energy. 

Super tita namin right?! 

Also most of the masternims who were offering their freebies were all speaking in Korean (malamang) so we didn’t know if it was free or for sale... AH BASTA MAGULO isip namin hahaha yeaaaah looking back we should have at least tried BUT yun nga, it was really too damn hot to walk around talaga. Maybe next time!! (next time talaga?!)

Kill time! We just randomly sat anywhere we could #ifItfitswesits 

At some points, we could hear the sound check so medyo spoilery siya (we heard Jinwoo’s solo performance HAHA) at the same time we were like OMG 0_0

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FINALLY TIME TO ENTER! 

Our seats were 2F (as in second floor). We were initially planning to aim for 1F but giiiiiirl waley. 2F wasn’t that bad! Ang nasa isip ko MOA Arena levels where it’s too high up. This was okay (as if may choice kami HAHA). 1F would be the best seats talaga. Standing is a gamble because there’s a chance you won’t be able to see anything BUT the interactions that WINNER made with the standing group was really worth it :))))) WATCH THE FANCAMS IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I MEAN

I tried to use MIXLR for the first time pala, since I wanted to kinda pay it forward. The first time I “experienced” a WINNER concert was through Cami’s Fukuoka?? mixlr concert and back then I thought, it’s amazing that someone would really try to share this experience with us that can’t make it to the concert. 

(Now that I’m replaying my mixlr, I AM SORRY FOR THE THOUSAND OMGs I SAID =)))) I swear I’m more coherent than that--except when you know, Mino was body rolling live, Hoony was lifting his shirt to reveal his perfect 6-pack abs, Jinwoo with his ethereal voice and stage presence, and Yoon’s powerful vocals and performance. Wala na talaga ako masabi kung hindi OH MY GOD =)))) So I’m not sure if I’ll ever mixlr again hahaha kasi marami naman who does it and is more pro about it??? let’s see :)))

Here are some notable thoughts I remember from the concert (sorry more Tagalog here because all the feels)

1. ANG GWAPO NILANG LAHAT. I mean, fo sure I didn’t stan them for visuals (promise talaga! It was really about the music. Sawain ako sa visuals actually) BUT hooooshit. They are different irl. I’ve seen them before in NAIA airport for like.... 10 seconds and like I knew they were really good-looking. BUT ON STAGE. IN FULL PERFORMANCE GLORY. THEIR VISUALS ARE INSANE. 

2. SOLO STAGES. WHERE TO BEGIN. I didn’t know I’d see Mino perform Body live ever (I thought he had retired the song and I’ve accepted it) BUT GOOD LORD. The “mashup” for Body and TOTL was just made to be together. The stage and performance was oozing with sexiness and charisma and my mind was just a puddle at this point. Mino doesn’t do full-on sexy very often (am I right? It’s like between deliberate sexy and swag, he’d go for more swag) so when he did this... live... the body rolling... the kinda grinding.... we died. 

3. JINWOO. Jusko. Where to start with Jinwoo. I’m rewatching our fancam of his Untitled 2014 performance and it’s the only one who made me feel goosebumps. Especially the part where he went up the stairs and the spotlight was on him, and he was singing so passionately and the audience was just in complete awe. IT WAS A MAGICAL MOMENT I CAN’T EXPLAIN. It’s like as he walked up the stairs and sang, it was like he was taking his rightful place as a superstar. Jinwoo is not even my bias but I super kaduper want him to succeed and become more confident with this abilities (I am speaking from someone who watched Who is Next haha). After his solo stage, my immediate first thought was: JINWOO IS READY TO HAVE A SOLO ALBUM.

4. YOON’S SOLO STAGE. Lol I cried. Ever since I’ve heard It Rains (his solo song), I’ve wanted to hear it live, but I didn’t expect that he’d sing it ever again--maybe he’d sing Wild and Young but not It Rains. The arrangement was “simple” but the experience was HOLY. As in, it was like angels were singing. His clear and strong voice filled the whole arena. The adlibs he did were insane. Literally it was like going to church. The lights and the background visuals were stunning. Sobrang full on drama / rocker Yoon mode! It is something to behold live. Also... INSTINCTIVELY. I also never thought I’d see Yoon perform with a guitar ever again. (Ang drama?? never talaga?? hahaha but I never know with Yoon kasi! He’s so experimental with genres that when he’s already done something already, it might take a long time for him to comeback [in this case, to his rocker roots]). When he took off his blazer... BAKLA SIGAW TALAGA AKOOOOooooo =)))) Looking at him perform like this, I can’t believe he didn’t go solo. I know he’s happier with a group (and I am thankful) but his presence as a solo artist is still very much there. I hope Yoon can release his solo album soon because Liz and I will definitely fly again to Korea when that happens!!! :)

>>>[OPEN FOR A SURPRISE]<<<

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5. HOON. How so even begin writing about Deputy Lee’s stage. He performed Ringa Linga (modified with Hoon’s rap which was a cool touch I think) and Serenade (EVERYONE’S WAITING FOR THIS). I don’t know where haters get the idea that Hoon can’t dance. Like... are you guys BLIND?!?!? He’s one of the most naturally gifted dancers I’ve ever seen--because he dances to feeling**, not with just choreo. Ringa Linga was a perfect choice for him because he was able to showcase his vocals, dancing prowess and abs all at the same time. The dance breaks were insane. AND MY GOD, Hoon’s body is perfection. His arms, torso, legs... ART. 

6. The costumes, lights (LIGHTS), pyrotechnics, over-all stage design was just A++++. I don’t know why I thought it was going to be a much simpler stage but they really went all-in with everything.

7. The nebula ocean was beautiful. I keep saying in the mixlr... “I’ve never seen so many Inner Circles in my entire life” because it’s true! For some reason there is a notion that we are a small fandom and maybe that’s true compared to others... but we are not less powerful. At least 99% of seats were taken, the standing was packed. Everyone was doing the fanchants. Almost everyone had the lightstick. It was humbling and inspiring to see all the fans who love WINNER come together in one venue, screaming their voices out and singing to the songs (while still being respectful and attentive to each stage performance).

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8. The boys really love each other. As in, you can feel their chemistry and their teamwork onstage. Of course, I don’t understand the ments while it was going on (by now I’ve seen the translated fancams of course) but I can definitely tell from their body language and the way they regard each other that they are brothers. And they were just so happy! Running to and from the stage, taking fan’s phones, they were on FULL-ON fanservice. I could feel the love from where I was sitting.

9. I want to pick my favorite stages but I don’t know how. It was surreal to shout “Neol johahae!” for REALLY REALLY and answer Hoon’s pizza pasta so so with “YUM YUM!” =))))) Sobrang surreal na nangyayari siya sa harapan ko at hindi sa Youtube (with subtitles). Love Me Love Me stage was super cute, Moviestar was tear-inducing. Speaking of Movie Star, the fan event was so funny! They were really surprised because it happened right smack in the middle (usually it happens at the end, but they were expecting it kasi). All four of them were very confused and I feel like they really didn’t see the video as much because they were busy being... confused with what was happening. But when they understood they look like they were touched and slightly cross that we were able to fool them HAHA.

Also:

MINYOON MINYOON MINYOON

10. There were many cute moments of ICs that I witnessed. Like, before the concert started, they were playing WINNER songs on the screen. Then suddenly, Body was played. Inner Circles all screamed =))) BASTA SOBRANG FUNNY. During Mino’s kissing scene, half of ICs were turned on, half were saying “Nooooo” =))) Then during encore, we were supposed to sing We Were (as in the whole song). When it was already the second stanza, the singing became softer and softer, because it was apparent that ICs haven’t memorized the lyrics. Everyone laughed hard. IT WAS SOOOOOO CUTE T_T

BONUS:

After the concert, we kinda rushed to the back exit to wait for WINNER. Lol it took more than an hour for them to come out (of course lots of picture-taking, maybe even speeches for the team, etc etc). We saw Yang Hyun Suk (ICs began to chant his name too #insidejokefromtheconcert and sure ako labas sa ilong yun hahaha), PO, Jinwoo’s dad, Yoon’s mom, most of the dancers (Gahee my love were you there) to name a few.

Again, it was a tender moment because the van was supposed to “cover” their exit from the door, but the fans cried “Noooo” and begged security to let us see them :)) So after a few minutes, the van adjusted its position, so WINNER could walk out and wave to the crowd outside. They looked very very very happy and thankful to see us. <3

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We met with some of the PH-ICs again to talk about the concert IN TAGALOG PARA TODO YUNG FEELS :))) I can’t wait to see everyone again in November!

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Aaaaand by 12 am we were back in our hotel after getting lost in Dongmyo exit HAHA. Can’t blame us, all our braincells were left in the Olympic Park Stadium :)) It was really a memorable experience that we hope we can repeat for sure on November (WHICH IS MY BIRTHDAY MONTH). Aiming for nearer seats this time, but let’s see what the universe will give us. 

FINAL THOUGHTS:

I thought if I finally see WINNER live I’d be finally scratching an itch--like I’ve already see them live and that’s that. But NOOOOOooooooOOOOOooo. It’s completely the opposite. Now YouTube and mixlrs are not enough anymore T_T When you’ve seen them live... you just want to repeat the experience over and over again.

To all Inner Circles still reading up to this point: CONGRATS and THANK YOU:))

 Also, my god. You can forget everything you’ve read up to this point but just remember this.

SEE

THEM

LIVE.

See them live.

I am not kidding around. You should, at least once in your life. Even if it’s just General Admission ticket or the farthest seat***. It’s different when you are in the same venue and you see them performing LIVE right in front of your very eyes. In my opinion, Yoon’s voice is 10x better live---recording absolutely does not do him justice. Same with the Mino, Jinwoo and Hoon. Their vocals, dance skills, over-all charisma cannot be simply captured by the camera. YOU HAVE TO SEE THEM LIVE TO KNOW WHAT I MEAN, WHY I’M SO ADAMANT ABOUT THIS :)))) I’ve seen performers that are exactly the same live as they are in YouTube or sound the same like Spotify but I can say with complete confidence: not WINNER. I can say their true strength is live performance.

I’m sure I’ve missed a lot but this is becoming a research-paper already HAHA so I’d end it here. SO glad we pushed for this trip, so blessed that everything worked in our favor (we were the last flight out before the NAIA airport incident happened huhu) and we’re already looking forward to November in MNL****! :)

till then bye~

P.S. If you want to chika more or need me to translate the Filipino bits lol just hit me up on teh Ask :)

*we saw at least 2 big Yoon masternims that we avidly follow talaga, 2 european ics we follow (lol “european” what is dead giveaway lol) and 1 of the 3 japanese KSY fans we also like HAHA so cute T_T

** I’m not a dancer, but my boyfriend is, and I remember him saying that personally he has more respect for dancers who dance according to what he feels--because it’s one of the highest forms of expression (as opposed to just relying with choreo). It’s a testament to a dancer’s ability that he/she is able to catch the beat without “thinking” about it too much--so the dance becomes the story of the dancer, not the choreo. LOL I think I’m botching his explanation about it but it’s just I remember Hoon whenever my boyfriend and I talk about freestyle dance.

*** Of course it you can’t make it due to various reasons that’s okay, but if you have a chance to make it happen, don’t hesitate. I’d say it’s worth every penny you’d spend to see them live.

[aardvark-123]

Gensokyo Festival Day 25: Kosuzu Writes a Fanfic

For the “fan works” prompt, I decided to produce a fan-work-within-a-fanwork. This isn’t meant to be a mean-spirited attack on eager teenage girls, rather a celebration of the eager teenagers just starting out on their journey through fanfic-writing. We all started out that way, didn’t we?

~Magical Girl Warrior Kosuzu and the Forces of Darkness, Chapter 12: The Revenge of the Fortune-Teller~

Hello there, my lovelies! Welcome to the next chapter of my story, Magical Girl Warrior Kosuzu and the Forces of Darkness! Sorry it took so long, real life's been pretty hard to handle this week... ;^^

@ParadiseMaiden: I'm sorry, I really don't know what you mean about me "ruining your character" and "reducing you to a whining damsel in distress". Maybe you could give me a point-by-point breakdown of what I'm doing wrong? ^_^

@RainbowMage: Wow, you really liked the last fight scene that much?! 0_0 YIPPEE! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! You don't know how much it means to me!

@Xx_scarletcutiepie_xX: Thank you, and you're welcome! I know a lot of people weren't expecting him to make a cameo, but what the heck! It made your day!

@Faith_and_Anime: For the last time, if Suwako losing against Combat Butler Hayate is against your religion, that's your problem. At the end of the day, I'm just not as devout as you, and you can't force me to be. I don't want to hear another review complaining about it, all right? -_-

@AWESUMGIRL999: Um, what? Could you maybe try speaking Japanese next time, please? ;^^

@Windgodgirl1337: Thanks! I've already written this chapter, but I'll try to make the next one longer. Good things come to those who wait!

Keep those reviews coming, you wonderful people! They really make my day. And now, here's the next chapter!

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Kosuzu strode bravely through the town square. All the villagers' eyes were upon her, full of awe and amazement, because they'd been without hope for so long until she rekindled it.

The Fortune-Teller sneered down at Kosuzu as she approached. "Is this it?" he laughed sneeringly, "Is this Gensokyo's greatest heroine?! I could crush her head in one hand!"

"I'm not afraid of you, Fortune-Teller!" declared Kosuzu, glaring defiantly up at the Fortune-Teller, "Or should I say... Akuma Mirashi?"

The townsfolk all gasped at the reveal of the Fortune-Teller's name! "How did you find my real name?!" cried the Fortune-Teller, who was looking a little rattled.

"Reimu told me. Oh, didn't I mention she was still alive? It took me hours of work, but I nursed her back to health!" said Kosuzu proudly.

"Impossible!" spluttered the Fortune-Teller, "You will die like the rest of them, and then I shall annihilate Reimu and your precious chronicler!"

Kosuzu gasped horrifiedly. "What have you done to my precious Akyuu?!" she cried.

"I raped her!" declared the Fortune-Teller maniacally! The villagers gasped in horror!

"Grr... How dare you?!" screamed Kosuzu furiously, unsheathing her Devine Staff. (A/N: Her staff wasn't technically in a sheath, but it's the only good word I know for what she did with it...) "In the name of peace and justice, I swear to make you pay!"

"Then come and get me!" bellowed the Fortune-Teller, readying his Dark Spell-Cards.

Kosuzu leapt up into the air and did her transformation sequence. She spread her sparkly azure wings and charged at the Fortune-Teller!

The Fortune-Teller used Darkness Sign: Web of Annihilation! Suddenly, hundreds of fine threads of pure Shadow were filling the air, forcing Kosuzu to slow down and weave through them. She'd fallen into the Fortune-Teller's trap!

"You've fallen into my trap, you fool!" laughed the Fortune-Teller evilly, "Take this! Black Heart Sign: Evisceration of the Stars!"

A thousand bolts of purplish-black Evilness with pink highlights leapt from the Fortune-Teller's fingers! Kosuzu gasped and dove back out of the way, but the threads of pure Shadow wrapped around her wings and held her tight! The bolts of Evilness thwacked into her, scarring her skin wherever they hit and making her cry out in pain!

"Oh, golly..." whimpered Kosuzu, "I'm at the end of my strength! I... I can't do it..."

"No, Kosuzu, don't give up!"

What was that voice?! Kosuzu looked curiously around, although her vision was too blurry to see much.

"It's me, Akyuu!" said the voice. Kosuzu realised that the voice was coming from within her own heart! "You mustn't give up, my brave angel. Don't let him get away with making us all miserable!"

"Oh, Akyuu..." Kosuzu bravely clenched her fist, "I'll never give up, do you hear me?! Never! Spark Sign: Rainbow of Love!"

Kosuzu shot a bright rainbow from her Staff, knocking the Fortune-Teller clean off his feet! She broke free of the threads of pure Shadow and sprinted after him.

"Wh-what is this?! No-one can beat me!" wailed the Fortune-Teller. "Well, guess what, girl?! Two can play at not giving up! Rage Sign: Ocean of Hatred!"

Suddenly, the ground under Kosuzu's feet turned into boiling crimson blood! She yelped and flew away, barely in time to avoid getting her feet burned!

"That was a mean trick, Akuma," said Kosuzu angrily, flying towards him, "I'll teach you! Fantasy Sign: Sweet Dreams of a Bright Future!"

An Orb of light formed in Kosuzu's free hand. Shouting a fierce battle-cry, she threw it in the Fortune-teller's hideous face!

"Nooooooooo!" howled the Fortune-Teller. Before he could react, his head exploded!

"Oh, my days..." whimpered Kosuzu, who was now covered in bits of the fortune-teller's brain.

The villagers all cheered, except those who were going to have to clean up!

"Three cheers for Kosuzu!" declared Keine, dancing with happiness.

"She's the greatest!" shouted Tadashi. (A/N: He owns the inn.)

"Oh, please, it was the least I could do," said Kosuzu humbly, blushing like a ripe peach, "I couldn't let him hurt any of you! This village means so much to me! But... Has anyone seen Akyuu?"

"Why, yes! As a matter of fact, I was the one who washed her once Akuma was finished with her!"

Kosuzu gasped and turned around. Coming up from behind her was none other than the evil Youkai from the Night Parade Scroll!

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That's it for chapter 12! I really hope you liked it; I get a lot of reviews telling me to "try harder" or "stop writing like a seven-year-old" or "grow the hell up" or "just save us all some time and effort and kill yourself", and I really am trying, I swear! ;;>.< I made sure Kosuzu didn't just win effortlessly this time, so it can't be that bad, right?

That was an amazing cliffhanger, though! I hope you're all on the edge of your seats for what comes next! I can't promise anything, but I'm going to try and get it out in time for Tanabata.

In the mean time, this is Kosuzu Motoori, signing out. Peace, love and waffles to each and every one of you! ^.^

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS GAIDEN 24: mini golf madness

Mini golf madness

Kid: "I'll take the yellow one!" *points to a yellow golf ball* chrona: s-so how do you play this? Maka: "You swing the club to put the ball into the hole at the end of each round--" Patty: "Swing! Swing! Swing!" *swinging the club in the air--just barely missing Black Star and Liz* liz: 0_0; tsubaki: ^^; Black Star: "Hey, watch it! A god like me can't afford to get my teeth knocked out!" soul: alrighty then, who's up first? Black Star: "ME!" *sets his blue ball down--* Patty: "BLUE BALL!" Black Star: *wiggles as he gets ready and--swings hard, sending the ball bouncing against trees--and heading right for the group* soul: *deflects, and the rebound causes the ball to go in* Black Star: "Yahoo! A hole in one!" liz: *pouts* 7-7 Patty: "Go, sis! You can do it!" liz: *put* *The ball rolls slowly...and stops a foot from the hole* liz: TnT; really? Kid: "There, there...Just aim to make it in eight putts total." tsubaki: ^^; ... soul:..... ?? oh, looks like that girl with the stockings is here too with her dad. Kid: .\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. stocking: *she's looking around, somewhat disinterested. *Kid vision* *A glorious angel serenaded by harps* Kid: *Charlie Brown squiggle smile* ???:....-id.... kid? soul: kid! it's your turn, still! Kid: "I WILL PUT THIS BALL IN THE HOLE--FOR LOVE AND BEAUTY!" soul: *sweatdrop* what is this, a host club? [[*COUGHMAMORUMIYANOREFERENCECOUGH*]] Black Star: "...Well, Maka's flat enough to pass for--" *CHOP* liz: *ear tug* BLACK*STAR D8< stocking: ?? Black Star: "Ow ow ow!" Kid: "Eep!" *hides behind Liz* Mephisto: "...Don't stare at the weirdos, sweetie pie." stocking: 7_7; sure thing, pot. i'll ignore the kettles. amaimon: *monotone* buuurn. Mephisto: =3= "Why must you be so rude...And after I treated you to a day at your favorite sport!" stocking: *sigh* alright, i'll buy us all ice cream after. Mephisto: "YAY! With toppings!" -meanwhile- chrona: uhhhhhh..... *it's taking them like, 20 tries to get the ball in because they're too soft with their puts* Black Star: -_-# Maka: ^^; "Do your best!" chrona: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   Patty: "OH, COME ON!" *marches up to swing the put for them* chrona: ._.;;; Patty: "SWING!" *knocks the ball--* -sploosh- chrona: ... liz:....*sigh* Patty: "...Mulligan!" *pulls another ball out of her shorts* liz:....im not even gonna ask. Patty: "Now, do what I do, Crona!" *assumes a dramatic pose, spins--then lightly taps the ball like Crona just did* chrona: um....... >~< *swings.....and the club lands in the water* ...... Q.Q Maka: "It-It's okay!" *pat pat* "Soul, please get another club?" -later- stocking: *at vending machine* Kid: .\\\\. "..." *inches closer to the machine* stocking: *not even looking at him* oh, its you again. Kid: "Eep!" *tries to hide behind the pole--and crashes into it* "..." *muffled* "Hello, ma'am. Lovely day, isn't it?" stocking: are you stalking me or something? Kid: "!!! N-No! Not on purpose..." stocking: *raises a brow* Kid: >\\\\< "i HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD GAME--I'm sure you are perfect at mini-golf!" stocking: takes me a few tries. got a hole in one on the 8th hole, though. Kid: *shiny eyes* QwQ "Perfect." stocking: *takes her snack out from the machine...there was a 2nd snack, and unopened bag of wasabi flavor chips* what the fuck? why are these even a thing?....you want 'em? Kid: "YES!" *holds out his hands* stocking: ok, damn, here. *hands them to him* (he must really fucking love wasabi...) Kid: *takes them, and hugs the bag* stocking: well....see ya. *walks off. (weird... Kid: *shiny eyes* "I will cherish these forever..."...I could set them next to the doll...Or maybe under the photographs? The composition will be altered..." soul:....kid? Kid: "Fufufufu heehee..." soul:..um....ok then...*drags him back with their group* [[gopher:.....modern art? OvO; ]] Kid: *dragged back* *swoon* chrona: I-I-is kid having h-heat stroke? Patty: "???" *refills her soda cup again--next to a sign that says "No Free Refills"* Black Star: "...Buddy's just hot under the collar." liz: *SPITTAKE* chrona:.... >~< *pushes kid into the water* Patty: "!!!" Maka: ._. "...Well, that's one way to cool him down?" Kid: *GLUB GLUB GLUB* *holding the chips above the water* "PROTECT THE CHIPS!" soul: why is he getting all worked up over chips? liz: are those wasabi flavor? why are those even a thing? Patty: "I don't know--but I want to eat them." *reaches for the chips* -a seagull has snatched the bag- Kid: Q~Q *GLUUUUUUUUUUUUB--sinks underwater* liz: *goes in after him* oh come on, the water's not _that_ deep! Kid: *he's soaked* Q_Q