#no bc why did he just lay there for like a good 3 seconds 😭😭😭😭

[gyubakeries]

i am in neeedddd of some fluffy scoups fics, could you please write something about cheol🥹

𝘀𝗽𝗮-𝗱𝗮𝘆 | c.sc

a/n: hi anon! sorry it took so long to get to this request 😭 writing all this made me want to have a spa-day, but i'm way too busy for one right now oof. thank you for requesting, and i hope you like it!

word count: 1.6k contents: seungcheol x afab!reader , established relationship , reader is tired , tiiiiny bit of angst BUT ITS SUPER FLUFFY , cheol is the best bf , self-care , domestic fluff , cheol is a girl's girl and we love him for it <3 , love next door is mentioned bcs im currently watching it :P

cheolz 💗 (19:59 p.m.) :

hi baby <3

when will u be reaching home 2night?

you (20:08 p.m.) :

outside front door rn

can u plz open up

read (20:08 p.m.)

—

the door swings open, and seungcheol's worried eyes take in your current condition. your work bag, slung from your shoulder, is weighing you down, making you slump forward. your eyes are red and watery. your skin looks pale, and you let out a sigh that makes seungcheol's heart ache.

"bad day?" seungcheol asks, and you nod weakly, left with no energy to even give him a verbal answer.

"c'mere love," he frowns, opening up his arms. you fall into his embrace, all the tension in your muscles melting away the second seungcheol tightly wraps you up in his arms. the feeling of being comforted feels so overwhelming that you can't help but let a few tears escape.

"i feel like shit," you mumble, your voice hoarse from crying in the car while you drove home from work. "i've failed at everything."

"i don't want to hear any of that," seungcheol shakes his head, holding you closer. "let me make you feel better, okay?"

you sigh again, pulling back slightly to look at your boyfriend. "i'm not in the mood for sex now, cheol."

"silly baby," seungcheol laughs, brushing his nose against yours. "i didn't mean sex. i thought i could help you unwind with your very own, made-at-home, spa-day!"

your eyes well with tears at how thoughtful your boyfriend is. seungcheol is quick to wipe the tears away, playfully scolding you. "no more crying. let's take the weekend to reset and start the next week afresh, hm? come on, i've got a lot planned."

your boyfriend slides your work bag off your shoulder and guides you into the apartment. he sets the bag down on the kitchen counter and comes back to kneel in front of you, helping you take off your heels. you sigh when your feet fall flat on the ground, tired from having to wear high heels the entire day.

"better?" seungcheol smiles, looking up at you, and you nod, feeling a little bit of energy seep back into you just by looking into seungcheol's eyes.

"good," your boyfriend says, getting up from the floor. "i've got to go check on the bath, so why don't you pick out some comfy clothes to wear, and then we can proceed?"

"okay, cheol," you agree, pressing a peck to his lips. his face lights up and he goes to the bathroom with a skip in his step. the exhaustion you had felt earlier was slowly getting replaced with the calming and healing presence of seungcheol.

your boyfriend really knew how to make you feel better.

—

you lay out your clothes on the bed. after a lot of thinking, you went with a hoodie (seungcheol's hoodie from college) and some baggy sweatpants. just as you were contemplating flopping onto the bed, a gentle touch on your shoulder makes you turn around.

"hey, your bubble bath is ready," seungcheol informs, and you realize that the entire spa-day idea was actually planned out well in advance.

"did you put in-"

"your favorite salted caramel-scented bath bomb? of course, baby. did you think i was a monster?" seungcheol gasps dramatically, making you laugh and hit his arm weakly.

"alright, i get it, you're obsessed with me," you roll your eyes, but you let seungcheol shrug off your blazer, unbuckle your belt and take off all your jewelry.

"yes, i am," seungcheol agrees, the genuinity in his voice knocking the air out of your lungs. you'd been dating him for seven years, ever since freshman year in college, yet sometimes his sincere love for you still surprised you.

the end of his lips tug into a smile at your silence, and he puts your jewelry away on your dressing table. "let's head into the bathroom," he instructs, and you follow him.

seungcheol stands in one corner of the bathroom, watching you as you take your clothes off and dump them in the laundry hamper. there isn't any heat behind his gaze, just the need to make sure you're taken care of.

"you gonna join?" you ask him, tugging your hair free from the bun you had put it in.

"i already showered earlier," he shakes his head. "i will be here though, to help with anything else you want."

"thank you," you smile shyly, getting into the filled bathtub slowly to make sure it doesn't overflow. the water was the perfect temperature, not too hot but not lukewarm either; just the perfect heat to make your body relax after a long day.

the scent of your favorite bath bomb envelops you, and lean back against the edge of the tub and close your eyes, letting out a content sigh.

after a few minutes of silence, seungcheol speaks up gently, now sitting cross-legged next to the tub. "did you wanna wash your hair?"

you blearily blink your eyes open, nodding. just as you're about to reach out for the shampoo bottle, seungcheol beats you to it.

"relax, let me do it for you."

you lean back again and watch seungcheol take some of the product on his palm and then kneel next to you. he lathers up the shampoo and then works it into your hair.

his touch is soft, yet firm. he massages your scalp with the shampoo, and as if taken away magically, the headache you had earlier vanishes. your eyes drop shut as seungcheol washes your hair.

you're sure you dozed off in the bath for a while, because you don't remember him rinsing the shampoo out, gently scrubbing your body clean, or drying you off with your towel.

you only wake up when he nudges you awake. "skincare time, baby."

you offer him a sleepy smile and a kiss to his cheek. you were dedicated to following your skincare routine daily, and you were glad that your boyfriend also gave it the same priority.

seungcheol gets you the clothes you put on the bed and you slip into them, the soft fabric of the hoodie engulfing you in warmth. you wrap your wet hair up in a towel and get to your skincare.

seungcheol stands beside you, a hand on your hip rubbing circles into the skin as he watches you apply various products on your face. you've explained all the various steps in your routine many times to him, but he can't keep a track of which is the toner, which is the serum and which is the cream.

once you were finally done, seungcheol walks you out of the bathroom with his hands on your shoulders.

"for dinner i got you take-out from your favorite chinese place," seungcheol says, seating you down at the dining table. "i haven't perfected my cooking skills yet."

"this is more than enough, cheol," you laugh, watching as he makes himself busy with warming up the food and bringing it to the table. "this is perfect."

"anything for my sweet girl," seungcheol winks flirtatiously, setting down a plate in front of you. "eat up, you need your energy. or else you're gonna be waking up like a hungry zombie tomorrow."

pretending to be offended at his words, you lightly kick his foot under the table. he responds by holding your free hand in his above the table as you both eat dinner in comfortable silence.

you're glad he doesn't ask you about work or what caused you to be this dejected earlier, because you frankly didn't have the energy to deal with all the emotions you felt earlier. knowing seungcheol, he'd probably whine and pout till you opened up to him later, so you put the sad thoughts away and focus on the moment.

—

you thought the night would wrap up with the meal. you felt far more happy than how you felt when you came home earlier, all thanks to seungcheol's efforts, but apparently, dinner wasn't the end.

after dinner, seungcheol loads the dishes in the washer, and then picks you up to take you to the bedroom. he props you up against the pillows and drapes the comforter over you.

"the new episode of love next door is up, you wanna watch?" seungcheol asks, grabbing the TV remote and getting under the covers next to you. the one thing you loved about your home with seungcheol was the TV in the bedroom, for the days either of you couldn't be bothered to go out to use the one in the living room.

"yeah, i need to know what happens next," you nod, a smile breaking across your face. seungcheol gives you a dimpled smile of his own and puts on the new episode of the series you both were heavily invested in.

as the intro started playing, you snuggle closer to seungcheol. as if on instinct, he outstretches his arm for you to use as a pillow, and you wrap your arm around his waist. your legs tangle together and you rest your head on his chest, breathing in his cologne.

"thank you so much, cheol," you murmur against his chest. "you helped me a lot today. if you weren't there-"

"we don't need to think about that," seungcheol shushes you. "no matter what, i'd always be there for you. which is also why you don't need to thank me. i do it because i love you."

"i love you too," you reply, looking up at him. you're met with his loving gaze; the gaze that heals you from the inside out, easing all your worries and filling you with hopes for a better tomorrow.

a tomorrow with seungcheol by your side.

you lean in to kiss him sweetly, and he complies easily, holding you impossibly closer to him. just as you break away, a character on screen starts yelling, startling the both of you and making you burst into laughter.

the long, weary day finally ends with you safe and secure in seungcheol's arms.

you wouldn't have it any way else.

- fin.

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[javierpena-inatacvest]

Hi! Congrats on 500 followers!

Could I request prompt 30 with Javi going out of his ways to surprise Osita with a candle lit dinner at home? Javi is a great cook and very domestic/tidy in my head.

Thank you! 😍

Ugh, nonnie, this one was so cute!!! 😭💕 I 100% agree that Javi is also kind of a neat freak and a good cook!! Also this one goes out to my own personal Javi P bc my husband has put up with my grumpy ass while I go back to school this week and has done everything around the house so I can go to bed at like 8:00 every night 🥺

You Make Life Worth It

Summary: Javi knows you've had a rough week at school, and surprises you with dinner

Word count: 1.2K

Warnings: FLUFFFF, allusions to smut (bc of course), mentions of eating and drinking, mentions of alcohol, work stress, Javi just being the sweetest and wanting to make you happy bc he literally loves you so much

This can be read as a stand alone or as a part of the It's Never Too Late Series!

Part of the 500 Followers Celebration Requests!

Tired would have been a tame way to describe how you had felt the past few days. Truth be told, you were fucking exhausted. There must have been something in the air at Alma Pierce Elementary School this week- your class was even crazier than normal, you got a new student in the middle of the year, the copier and broken down on you not once, but three times, and the closest you had gotten to eating lunch was shoving half a sandwich in your mouth during the 30 seconds you had to sit down at your desk. It was safe to say, you’d been kind of a grump this week. Javi knew first hand from his mom that teaching was absolutely draining, and could tell when there were times that all you needed to do was come home and lay down on the couch before you could do anything else.  You tried your best to always have a positive outlook and not complain, but when Javi came home yesterday to find you face down at the kitchen table, asleep face down in the pile of art projects you were trying to organize, you were really going through it. 

Today had been no better than the rest of the week, but at least it was Friday. Although, this Friday felt a lot less relaxing than most, realizing on the drive home that your apartment was a disaster. You had been so tired that practically every household chore had gone neglected. Laundry was in a heap on the floor, dishes were piled in the sink, you had left things out everywhere- it really looked like a tornado had rolled through and took down everything in the apartment in its wake. Javi was always good about helping you clean around the house, but his dad had needed help re-roofing part of the horse barn, and had been over there every day after work, coming home to find you already passed out in bed, on the couch or yesterday, the kitchen table. Trudging up the stairs to your apartment, you took a deep breath as you walked down the hallway to your door, pausing as you got closer. Why was there music playing? Why did it smell so good? Javi isn’t supposed to be home for another 3 hours? The questions spun in your head as you twisted the doorknob, too exhausted to even care if it was an intruder. If it was, at least they had good music taste and were maybe making you dinner. 

As you pushed open the door, you saw your apartment was dimly lit, candles scattered around the living room and kitchen, the shadows of the flames flickering and dancing along the walls. You could hear soft music and pans sizzling in the kitchen, along with the sweet humming of Javi’s voice. You closed the door behind you to see that the candles were everywhere, placed all over your now spotless apartment, taking a few more shocked steps into the living room before Javi noticed your presence. He grinned, quickly setting down what he was working and wiping his hands on the towel he had tucked in his waistband while he was cooking before coming over to cup your face for a long, sweet kiss that made your heart race, leaving you speechless. 

“Javi… is this… what are you… what?” You stumbled over your words, tears welling behind your eyes as you felt the stress begin to melt from your body. 

“Go take a seat, dinner’s almost done.” He smiled, tucking a piece of loose hair behind your ear before planting another kiss on your lips and heading back to the delicious smell of whatever was in the kitchen. Turning around, you now noticed that Javi had set the table with a fresh bouquet of flowers sitting in a vase in the middle, and two beers for you at your seat. 

“You really knew it was a two beers off the get-go kinda night, huh?” You snickered, cracking open one of the cans, taking a lengthy sip sitting down in your usual spot. 

“Osita, with the week you’ve had, I probably should have just set the whole 6-pack out for you.” The both of you laughed as you propped your elbow up on the table, resting your chin in your palm as you gazed at Javi, a gentle grin growing across your face as you watched him finish up dinner and bring a plate out for each of you. “What’s that look for?” He smirked, gesturing to you as he set both your plates down, pressing a soft kiss into the top of your head before sitting down in his seat. 

“You just… Javi, you didn’t have to do all of this. It’s so nice of you. Like, so nice of you. Thank you, Jav. You’re way too good to me.” You outstretched your arm across the table, grabbing his hand, tenderly running your thumb across his skin. “I love you.” The 3 words sliding out of your mouth just as easily as the stress had slid from your dreary expression after walking into your apartment just moments ago. “Also this salmon looks so good I could cry. Oh my god, is that the risotto too? I think that you have literally ruined any other risotto for me ever because whatever you do to it is- I don’t even know. I dream about your risotto, babe. You really are too good for me.” Nodding down at the plate in front of you, eyes widening at the delicious looking food Javi had made the both of you. He laughed as you took a fork full, your eyes rolling in the back of your head as swallowed, practically moaning from how good it was. 

“Well it’s the least I can do to make up for being a shitty boyfriend this week. I felt awful that I had to help Pops and that the past few days had been so tough for you. I feel super shitty that I haven’t helped to keep the apartment clean, either, I know that stresses you out.” He shifted his eyes down to his food, frown pursing his lips, feeling guilty for not doing more to help. “But-” his demeanor began to shift as he took a bite full of food, barely finishing chewing before speaking again. “Everything should be all cleaned now, laundry’s done, even finally got around to fixing that fucking shelf in our bedroom so it doesn’t scare the shit out of us every time it falls down.” He smiled at you, the look in his eyes almost begging you to forgive him for the fact he hadn’t been there for you the past few days. 

“Damn… I don’t know Jav, I’m really gonna miss almost crapping my pants every time that collapses.” The two of you giggled, taking a few more bites of your food before the gears in your head began to turn, wondering how Javi had time to do any of the things he was talking about, let alone have time to make you this delicious dinner. “Wait, when did you do all this? How did you have time to get all this done? 

Javi shrugged, raising his eyebrows, trying his best to hold back his grin. “Told Morris that I had something I had to get done today. Left a few hours early.” 

“Javier Peña, you did not leave work early just to clean the apartment and make dinner!” You swatted at his hand across the table, trying your best to be mad at him, your sass only making him smile wider. “My couple of bad days and lack of responsibility for not cleaning up after myself is not a good reason for you to play hooky.” 

“Hey.” He paused, grabbing your hand, holding it carefully as his sweet brown eyes gazed into yours. “Before you, I had nothing to live for. I had written off the chance of ever having anything like this. But then you came into my life. I never dreamed that something as simple as coming home from work early to do laundry and cook dinner would make me so happy. But, when you’re doing it for the person you love more than anything in the world, I’d do it again and again, every goddamn day. So thank you.” Te amo, Osita. Me enamoro mil veces al día, y todas son de ti. (I love you, Osita. I fall in love a thousand times a day, each time with you.) He interlaced his fingers with yours, holding your hand up to his face, planting a tender kiss on the top of your hand. A smile stretched across your face as you sniffled, using your free hand to wipe the tears falling down your cheeks with your sleeve. 

“Te amo más (I love you more), you dork. Thanks for making me cry.” You teased, Javi giving your hand a squeeze before releasing it, letting you dry the rest of your wet face. “I still don’t know what I ever did to deserve you. Or this delicious food. You’re the best, Javi. Thank you.” 

“I’m glad you like it. I hope you saved room for dessert.” He smirked, a boyish grin growing across his face as he bit down on his lip. You raised an eyebrow at him, setting your fork down on your almost cleared plate as you leaned back in your chair, crossing your arms over your chest. 

“Oh really? And what’s on the menu for dessert today, chef Peña?” 

“You’ll see.” 

“Oh, I’ll see? Okay then, well-ahhhhh!” You squealed as Javi darted up from his seat, lifting you out of your chair and scooping you up in his arms, peppering kisses across your body as he carried you off towards the bedroom as you giggled and squirmed in his arms. “Does dessert come with seconds?” You asked, as he carried you down the hallway, only stopping his ticklish kisses to answer your question. 

“Baby, dessert alone is about to be a full four course meal.”  

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[tddyhyck]

hi blue <3

about the hard hours….. i was thinking…… being in a park with mark, having a stoned picnic and you guys just laying, watching the sunset - getting a bit handsy to mark becoming SO needy that he just needs you rn and he’s all like baby pls i’ll be sneaky i promise.. 😭

HELP,,, why did my mind go to sims woohooing in a bush ANYWAYSSSS

buT this is such a good concept bestie like you’re munching on the last bits of your food and mark is trying to pull you into his lap and trying to get his fingers down your panties and you’re complaining bc you’re in public and people are kinda filling out of the park walking dogs or whatever but mark is just whining in your ear “baby i can be fast i can be sneaky please i just wanna make you feel good” and ofc you give in bc it’s maRk ,, and he’s circling your clit in a second and whispering in your ear “so dirty letting me do this at the park” or “you think that guy can tell i have my fingers inside of you” he’s also clumsy and you can feel his cock pressing into your back because you sound and feel so good eventually you’re pulling him up scurrying to pickup your stuff and pulling him to the backseat only after do you realize the windows are all cracked and literally anyone could have heard you ,,,

[bronzetomatoes]

Sorry I would like a second opinion on a personal issue from people who had no involvement in the situation so. Sorta long post ahead

Ermm so there's this girl in my band class. And like at our school that means we've all been in the same class with the same 20-some people for both band and English for 2-3 years now, so we're a pretty close group as far as full high school classes go. But yeah there's this girl I've sorta known in passing the past couple years

When we got to school for the new year in September, this girl (gonna call her Alice, not her real name) had just come out as trans, started growing her hair out, was very skittish and socially awkward. Last year she had a friend group, this year none of them seemed to be talking to her. After chatting with us for a day in October, she asked if she could start hanging out with us at school more often. We all sorta went 👍 ofc you can

We really did not have anything in common, but we could tell she needed friends and like. It's fine, ofc, and our band teacher spoke to us privately about how great it was to see Alice have friends + the impact she could see it having on Alice.

After like a month or two, the early awkwardness and stilted conversations had... not gone away. But like I thought That's okay, being socially awkward isn't a crime, not everyone is good w that shit. We still very much did not have Any common interests, and honestly? We didn't even seem to enjoy each other's company that much, she just sorta hung around us bc she needed friends. We didn't find each other funny either, which sorry if that seems stupid but like thats kind of a big deal for me and my friends

One thing I started to notice was that she seemed... overly familiar? Like she started laying on pretty thick with flirting and sexual jokes in a way that kind of just fell flat. I kinda pinned it as social awkwardness + not taking hints, but my friends and I had known each other for YEARS before we started that shit, not. 3 months. And like it wouldn't have been a problem if Alice would like, stop when we asked her to.

On the one hand, I feel like some of my friends were a little harsh in the way they started icing her out, but on the other hand I had been fighting off a Bad Gut Feeling for months at that point and didn't much feel like going to bat for Alice? But anyway

I missed a lot of lunch hours for extracurriculars, which is when most of this shit goes down, so apparently Alice had kept on full sending it w the heavy flirting and sexual comments. Literally asked one of the more reserved guys if he was circumcised out of fucking no where. Asked one guy out, found out he had a gf, immediately moved onto another guy. Asked someone if his friend was single, guy said "no, but I don't think he's looking for anything rn," Alice replied "lmk if he gets better," kept making weird ass fucking jokes (including an incest joke about her REAL LIFE LITTLE BROTHER) until it was just like. This shit has gotta stop

And THEN. Alice's old friends told us that the reason they all fucking dropped her was bc she a) wouldn't quit it w invasive questions abt their sex lives (non-existent) (we're in high school band get real), b) went to someone's house to hang out and READ THEIR DIARY. And c) wrote. self-insert porn about herself and one of their friends and then showed it to them. ANYWAYYYYY we had had ENOUGHH but I feel really bad bc she really and truly got dropped by like 20 people all at once. And like some of us had a free period together so it was like we had been chatting for an hour a day from October to February and we all kinda just dropped her. But on the other hand what the actual fuck

And the thing is, we did give her a chance to apologize. We explained everything that had been making us uncomfortable and asked her to stop, and rather than, idk, deciding to stop hitting on all our friends, she tried to explain why she should be allowed to do it 😭😭 and like at that point I couldn't keep giving her the benefit of the doubt. It ain't misreading social cues if you're being told directly and you refuse to change your behaviour

This all went down like a couple weeks ago but I had to get it off my chest. Don't blame the band teacher or anything her heart is always in the right place but WOO BOY was it misguided 💀

[bikerboyfriend]

pls share ur opinion on why pjotv sucks 👁️ and if there are any redeeming things to it, full review <3

FRIEND <3. Alright so...manee. maneee. Where do we start. I wont say everyth i didnt like i'll j focus on ep 1 & 2

i wanna say 1st and foremost that i knew they were gonna change stuff and i didnt mind however:

the first two. well. three episodes were too rushed. they didn't lay down any foundation, they didnt expand on anything it was just as if they were rushing you along and cutting out any...depth that adds to percy's character

i.e. miss dodds fight is like 0.2 seconds long and she practically falls on his sword + sally and percy barely speak like...about not the plot? if u get me? no speak of montauk in detail, no talk of sally's day really iirc...just.....Lines from the Script

and a lot of the show is just Lines from a Script rather than a believable show

smelly gabe is no longer abusive and is just...mildly annoying? maybe a bit of an asshole? sally even yells at him -- and i get it, but because of the lack of time spent at home + percy's home being damn near PRISTINE + THEY DONT EVEN GO INTO HIS ROOM, there's ZERO like. depth added to percy's character from his home life. i wouldn't mind them changing him if they like....branched it out but they just removed it and did nothing

dionysus, i personally found weird bc i perceive him to be like. ...he just acts like he doesn't care and is pretty much an asshole to percy, but he's still a God, y'know. they didn't do this at all in my opinion...he was weirdly tense the entire time. i just dont like him 😭

percy's claiming scene was 0.1 seconds long, underwhelming and rushed

they made clarisse like...? clarisse is a bully sure, but her reason for being mean to percy is because she provoked him & didn't expect him to talk back--and percy said some snarky shit in the books lmao. in the tv show they like...she doesnt believe he beat the minotaur. Which...i mean...ok

ANYW if i dont stop here i'll go on forever. but what i DID like

they gave grover more depth (i didnt like some things but for the most part, i just like that they tried)

the set design was beautiful

poseidon's claiming....symbol (yk the trident) looked good

casting for the most part is rlly good

but yeah. also keep in mind im like. Austistic. abt pjo. like its a special interest. so i'm way more....picky than i guess most normal fans would be abt shit 😭. but ya!!!

[mandalhoerian]

ayup it’s the person that sent those vera things like a week ago ?? yk the one that made a fool of themself by rambling about ur oc ! anyways i reread it bc ofc i did and. idk. it’s such an amazing fic like genuinely and i felt a need to express it. like outside of how well-thought vera is and how interesting her dynamics with marvin + leon are (and claire ofc) and just. the pacing and story progression. it’s all so well done. and i’m sure someone has told u this in ur ao3 comments but the way ur reinterpreting canon a lil and having vera shake things up is so fun and genuinely interesting which is why i went back and reread it all. it feels like there’s a lot i kinda missed the first time round with the nuances of vera’s character which was. very fun to go back around and see again. hope ur doing well <3

HI OMG WELCOME BACK IM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU

(you aren't a fool it's my inspiration and motivation juice YOU TAKE THAT BACK🔪)

first of all you are A CHAD. The fic is 100K words oh god I can't imagine -- im happy it was more enjoyable the second time around at least 😭😭😭😭 It's amazing to hear that despite the fat word count, you think the pacing and progression is going well!

Unrelated tidbit but I really didn't know how to introduce Vera before starting the fic and was debating on starting from pre-RE2R in the summer of 1998, spend five chapters and so with Vera assisting Jill in her investigation and unravel things from there. But at the end I was like "literally nobody would read that" and thought what best technique is there by starting right in the middle of action and chaos? And the rest I winged it.

That had to mean I had to go through EVERYTHING about her life and how she got to that point by peppering the events throughout the plot as Leon and her story also progressed alongside it, and I couldn't gloss over anything, so it just expanded and expanded and expanded and I'm sure got boring as hell at places since she hides a bunch of shit from the others and good god do they have to be integrated to the plot of re2r AND UGHHHHHHHH. Thank you for telling me I havent messed up LMAOOOOOOO

About the canon. I have a bone to pick with some of the game and the story, I don't like how they went about a couple of things. This is me trying to lay the groundwork to fix them and everything by tweaking .

For example Leon pulling the "i have to talk to the chief first" bs and saying "Idk what happened it happened to fast" to ada like he was trying to make excuses like a child to his parent really irked me, especially in the original re2 he bent over backwards to get ben out of the cell so he could come along with them. (dont talk to me about how a law-abiding rookie he's supposed to be. that could have been done better. leon simply isn't a person to leave someone like that, and he was hearing about chef irons the writing on that could have been better) And the way Claire and Leon barely interacted when they are the core of re2 together was just not it. The lack of Sherry and Leon together was also weird when Sherry is a big part of why he was taken by the government and stayed, and how Sherry blatantly says he saved her in RE6. (I know they just completely wiped the slate clean off Sherry and Leon with RE4R backstory by just saying Leon just didnt have a choice but like. yeah) and also Ada. God Ada "(to the woman she wants to discreetly capture. since she's A SPY) We're here for the g-virus and i will now proceed to jump in front of the bullets" & "Where's Leon when I need him (has treated him as a nuisance the whole way)" Wong. Im sure there are a lot more things but i cant think of them rn but I am annoyed with Things

SORRY I JUST WENT OFF ON A TANGENT. But like. Having Vera involved and having her existence be a reason on changing things around is so much fun. I could just expand on child experimentation and the truth of the orphanage through her, it was always something wildly bothering me that they kept that plot so subtle in Claire's story. Birkins (or maybe just William. we'll never know) were using children in G-virus experiments WHY DIDNT THEY TALK ABOUT THAT MORE DUDE? That's why canon divergence makes things so much more interesting because it's not just transcribing the game and inserting an OC along the way, it's changing things and making new things up, keeping things fresh

GOD I TALKED SO MUCH SORRY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASK!!!!!!

[particular-one]

PLEASE THE NEW DAN HENG WAS SO GOOD 😭 my angst heart loves that the fact he never got to hear reader's last words would haunt him forever. He probably lays awake at night in bed imagining the event all over again and daydreams you dying in his arms instead of by yourself while he got help 😢

You so get me on the Oikawa simping. If you ever decide to release the hottest mixtape on why he's the most dedicated lover then I will stream it 24/7 😤. And mr.tetsurou!! He would never willingly make a fool of himself but once you get some alcohol in him 🥴 all his repressed feelings are about to come out!!!

I can't think of any requests but I see you currently have 8 in your inbox so I'm soooo looking forward to it on top of whatever you have in your drafts! Also I saw that you're closing matchups soon and that you're willing to do additionals so can you do 3 more for me with the info I sent since you already posted mine, please? (Only if you have the time and energy of course!!! I won't be too greedy for your writing and interaction now heheh) for the fandoms.....ummm...argh, this is so hard because I literally am in all those fandoms 😭 If any characters from any of your given fandoms jump out at you then I'll take them but if nobody comes to mind then I'll choose genshin, honkai and you can literally choose the last one for me hdjsks IM SORRY IM SO INDECISIVE 😣 we literally have all the same fandoms so it's so hard for me but I promise I'm not picky and I'll love whatever you write anyways so no stress LOL

I'm sitting in the doorway and just took my shoes off as I write this bc i got the notifs that you posted but i hope youre having a good day/night wherever you are!!💕💖

-🐰

teehee oh that was definitely the intention. i think it just adds to the heartbreak even more that he should have stayed by ur side for your final moments.... oh well! i love to give my comfort characters the biggest hug but simultaneously dump a truckload of angst on them .... whoops. wooHOOO oh yeah. watch me become oikawa's defense lawyer AND brand new pr manager, just going "dw sweetheart i will take care of you".... but in all seriousness, there is just so many layers to him that i really love abt him!! tbh he's probably the first few characters i really invested in analyzing, which is what got me into literary analysis and writing haha. waaa thank you! 🥹 ngl most of the stuff in my inbox are matchup requests but i rlly enjoy writing those anyways. i still have an angst idea that i would like to write out (it's been sitting in my brain since yesterday ngl) but i still have one more final to finish so maybe later this week! oh! but an anon did request for a scenario for kuroo and oikawa based on our convo so! 👀 hopefully i can get that out pretty soon<3 and on the topic of the matchup, definitely, yeah!! i think i did genshin for u already BUT i can always do a second genshin since there's lots of charas if u'd like :> keeping the last fandom a surprise till i post it. thanks for the ask as always and take care of urself! <3

[hyunverse]

omfg i cannot imagine a life without fall. that is so tragic. the rory gilmore vibe is definitely there especially bc i live in nyc so you can really get the fall grasp yk ? YEA can we please talk about changbin in the samsung ad bc holy shit. he’s like. legit perfect. aren’t they all tho like isn’t that why we’re all here in the first place 🤭. i cant get enough of them

100% agree i can’t imagine having a s/o rn. tooooo much work and i’m just not mentally there yet yk 😭 the thought is a lot nicer than the reality of it

i can bet money that you would beat me and that i am far from a bowling prodigy 😔. i have no coordination whatsoever. i’m also extremely short with tiny hands and arms (me and felix are twins) so i’d look an absolute fool LMAO. and it is so cute we do the opposites at the same time but still can communicate like just little humans doing cute little human things on our little phones

cute minho pics 100% made my day better. his little pout i’m distraught <///3. this is my second day w an awful migraine idk what my deal is 💔. i hope your day was good tho and you get some good rest tonight love :)) i read some of your hyunjin stuff again before falling asleep last night and i swear i shed a tear. too much fluff for my sick heart hyunjin just makes me SOFT

- 🐈‍⬛

tragic innit 💔 i sound british ANYWAY. waa u live in nyc? that’s sickkkk. how’s life there like? i only ever see nyc people complain abt the rodents on the streets and random people tryna get u to listen to their mixtape 💀 i hope ure not. . . rodent infested? all jokes pls dont hate me </3 the seungmin kinnie in me popped out for a sec.

changbin’s biceps r so big it gives me the urge to sink my teef in them. go absolutely bonkers with it </3

during my last semester, my roommate had a boyfriend, and she would argue with her boyfriend pretty much everyday so it kind of made me not want one. because imagine finishing your assignments at 1am, and arguing with your boyfriend ‘til 4am? and then having to wake up at 6? i don’t think i can handle that. so many of my friends’ boyfriends ended up being a bit controlling too, not letting them go out and have fun with guy friends. (even with other girls around them!) i feel like at this age, i want the freedom to do anything i want, u get me? a boyfriend would definitely stop that.

it’s ok, i bowl funny too. i’m pretty sure the way i bowl the ball isn’t correct but we r all unique ‼️ who cares if im not swinging my arm right? LMAOO. i have long arms but my hands are tiny so i guess we’re matching at that too 😭 i love felix’s tiny hands. especially when they’re compared with hyune’s like. . . he got hyune looking like a whole gorilla 😟

u are my tiny silly little companion in my tiny silly little phone <3 i’m glad minho made u feel better, i hope your day is better today! i’m sorry to hear about your migraine, my love. have you taken painkillers? drink enough water and do take your meals on time or i will fly to nyc and do it for u. (this is a threat.) my day was so slow LMAO i did absolutely nothing! though i did receive exciting news — got a 4.0 gpa and into the dean’s list!! ‘m overjoyed!! spent the day laying as reward. (thats my excuse for being lazy) thank u for reading my fics hehe. comments like that make me wanna keep going :-) i wanna write a oneshot abt playing with his hair!!!

sending u warm hugs ^__^ with much love frm your rin <3

[wonwoosthetic]

Okay so we all know that mingyu is utterly and unhelplessly whipped for Minnie. I need to know in what ways does it show ASAP. I need to feed myself some minmin moments 😭🥺

Mingyu being whipped? Some minmin moments? Say no more🤭

mingyu being a whipped puppy for minnie

series masterlist

word count - 3.3k

A/N: more to come! :) also: this was less asap than I wanted it to be, I’m sorry!! I still hope you enjoy it <3

her bittersweet vlog

"So," Minnie clapped her hands after she had put the camera down on the kitchen counter and pressed the record button. "Since this is supposed to be like a daily vlog for you, Carats, but I don't leave the house very often unless I really have to... I'm going to show you how I entertain myself here," she ended her opening speech of this scene with a smile.

In front of her, she had a book with some of the recipes she had written down, which she decided to pick up and show the camera.

"I'm going to be making this lemon cake today. I haven't done it yet, so I hope it's good," she put the book down, only to raise it again as she forgot to mention something important, "Oh, and Mingyu drew these, by the way. I can't draw that well," Minnie chuckled at her statement, "Sadly."

[why do I find this so adorable, jesus christ]

She got to work, gathering all of the ingredients, placing the camera in different places to get good shots and hoped the video to have the aesthetic she so desperately wanted to achieve.

With her hands in the batter, just like the recipe had told her to, she wasn't able to reach forward to pick up the camera again, so she called out for help,

"Mingyu!" Knowing that he was home, while Wonwoo had a photoshoot.

The female performer got a "Huh?" in return.

"Could you come here for a second? I need your help!" She brushed a hair that fell into her face away with her arm, trying to keep her dirty hands as far away from her as possible.

As soon as Mingyu had reached the kitchen, he stopped to look at what was happening on the counter, "What are you making?"

"Lemon cake," she simply answered with a smile before pointing to the small device in front of her, "Could you pick up the camera real quick and change the angle or like film from up here," showing him exactly what she meant. And she didn't need to say anything more. 

[Videographer Kim Mingyu At Your Service]

He did as asked and started filming her hands for a bit before putting the camera down again, changing its position just like Minnie wanted him to. With this angle, both of them could be seen much better.

"It already smells really good," he complimented his fellow '97 Liner while supporting his body weight with a hand against the counter.

Minnie nodded, the corners of her lips curled into a proud grin, "I bought some new lemon extract. I think that's much better than the older one. But I also have never used this recipe before, so maybe that's just better. I hope it's good."

"Don't worry, everything you make tastes good," he smirked at her, his eyes going down to her lips, watching her bite down to hide a smile that was daring to show.

[DID YOU SEE THAT LOOK?!]

The clip gets repeated

[one more time]

And again. This time: zoomed in

[let's do it again bc i don't think y'all are seeing this]

One last time, now also focused on Mingyu's tongue that ran across his lips once his eyes met her mouth.

[i have no words]

Minnie shook her head, tilting it back slightly to somehow get the hair that had, once again, fallen over her shoulders, back to lay on her back. Mingyu noticed her movements and was quick to leave the room, only to come back a few seconds later, now with one of the girl's scrunchies in his hand.

"What-" she turned around as he moved to stand behind her, wondering what he was going to do, but stopped when she started to feel his fingers running through her hair, gathering it all up high on her head. He knew how to make a good ponytail and was determined to not disappoint, especially now that he knew she was filming.

[HE HAS TO HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, you cannot change my mind]

[this man has tied a ponytail before and my god, i'm on my knees]

Mingyu was quicker than expected and rushed next to her, grabbing onto her shoulders to turn her towards him. She smiled up at the rapper once their eyes met, but his were focused on the new hairstyle he had given the female member.

"Do I look pretty?" She jokingly wondered with a chuckle, not expecting him to answer, but he took the question seriously and nodded with a smile,

"Very pretty."

[NO MINGYU]

[she was joking, dude why so serious?!?]

"Thank youuuu," she sang before directing her attention back to the batter and what she was supposed to do with it next as her hands were still in the bowl. 

[i need someone like him]

Mingyu didn't even care to move, continuing to stand next to her, asking her how he could help.

[i'm not even joking anymore. i need him.]

[i don't know how i'll be able to just live my life without him doing this to me]

bittersweet mv behind the scenes

Minnie had to film some scenes during the shoot on her own, as only she was supposed to be in them. And even though it may only have been her in front of the camera, there were enough fans behind the camera, one getting caught by the cameraman that was filming the behind-the-scenes video for their youtube channel.

The camera was suddenly on Mingyu, making him jump, "Oh- you scared me," he chuckled nervously

[caught red handed mister]

"I didn't expect you to film me. You should focus on Minnie," he pushed the lens away from him and towards the girl, who was a few feet away from them. 

[broooooooo]

But the cameraman had a different idea and just decided to film the rapper again.

"Why me?" He laughed again, "I'm not as pretty as Minnie." Then stopped for a few seconds before continuing, "That's why she gets her so many solo shots. She's the pretty one out of all of us."

[yk, i should be laughing at how whipped he is, but i wouldn't be any better if i was this close to minnie]

[props to him and wonwoo, i couldn't be friends with that goddess of a woman let alone live in the same dorm as her]

"Who is the prettiest out of all of us?" Wonwoo suddenly showed up in the frame.

[of course, as soon as she gets mentioned, boyfriend #2 is here too]

"Minnie," Mingyu simply stated as if it was the easiest question for him to answer.

The '96 Liner agreed, "Ah, of course." And the two nodded together.

TTT 2021 OMG

After finishing their short meeting at the café, the group made their way back outside, where a bus was already waiting for them. Everyone had their backpack or duffle bag with them. Everyone but one person. Minnie exited the café without anything on her shoulders or hands, but in front of her was Mingyu, carrying two bags at once.

[as if she wasn't strong enough to carry her own bag... wow mingyu...]

[is he THAT down bad? apparently]

-

"Minnie!" The familiar voice of the '97 Liner rapper came from the house, gaining the girl's attention, who had just been looking at the karaoke machine with Seungkwan.

"Yeah?" She answered him, her voice also loud enough for him to hear.

He poked his head outside, making the two younger ones turn towards him, "Are you hungry? Should I make something to eat?"

[this. this is all i'm asking for. is that too much]

Before she could answer, the '98 Liner beat her to it, "Yeah, I'm not hungry, thank you for asking." His salty comment made the girl laugh and hit his upper arm as she stumbled a few steps back before calming down again.

"I didn't ask you," Mingyu snapped back, "I asked her," nodding towards the female member.

"And what if she isn't hungry but I was?" Seungkwan continued picking at him, but the '97 Liner only shrugged,

"If she's hungry, then I'll make something and you can also have some of it. If not, then not."

[are you seeing how perfect he is?]

[minnie really has this man on her knees, but then again, same mingyu]

"Wow..." the younger one nodded slowly, "So that's how important I am to you."

"Exactly," the rapper simply stated, ignoring all emotions in this conversation, "So, Minnie? Hungry?"

"Ehm...," she turned to look at Seungkwan for a second, grinning at the now sulky singer before giving Mingyu her attention again, "Sure, I could eat something," to which he nodded, quickly disappearing inside the house again. "Do you need help?" She shouted, hoping he'd still hear her, getting a,

"No, don't worry!" In return.

Minnie took the remote for the machine into her hands, ready to turn it on, when Seungkwan interrupted her, "That guy does literally everything for you, doesn't he?" Making her laugh again.

"What do you mean?" Not looking him in the eyes as hers were fixed on the screen ahead of her, "He just wanted to annoy you. He would've made cooked something either way."

But the younger member just nodded, not believing a word she said, "Sure...," looking at the camera with raised eyebrows, sending it a look that clearly said 'i know something you don't'.

[YES SEUNGKWAN!]

[he knows, i swear to god, he KNOWS]

[spill the tea bestie]

their pictures on HIS ig profile

that weird stock gose episode

[this is one of my favourite moments of all time, I do not understand the game for the life of me, but the interactions we got were GOLDEN]

Minnie giggled as she continued moving from left to right quickly, trying to find a way to get past Wonwoo AND Mingyu, who were standing right in front of her, ready to catch her if she tried to run off.

"This is so unfair! Can I at least get a head start?" She whined out loud, suddenly stopping to catch her breath again.

"No," Mingyu chuckled at the struggling dancer, clearly amused by the scene.

She crossed her arms, slowly taking a few steps back, "Well, how the hell am I supposed to run from you if you don't even let me?"

"We're supposed to catch you anyways," Wonwoo answered her, making her stop and pout at him.

"Pleeeaaase," she tried to win them over with her puppy eyes, which would usually get her most of what she wanted, but for some reason, these guys were really serious about this game. "Just one head start, and then you can try to catch me all you want." But the duo just shook their heads at her, making her sigh. She thought for another few seconds, trying to think of a way to get out of there,

"Haohao!" She suddenly shouted, making both of the men turn around. Minnie took exactly that moment to run in the other direction, finally having managed to distract the duo.

"She tricked us!" Mingyu shouted and started running after her immediately. His fast footsteps behind her made the girl giggle, while the nerves inside of her took over her body - running was not one of her biggest strengths. 

Within only a few seconds, the two rappers had caught up with her, each one of them taking one of her arms into their grip.

[the things i would do to be in a minwon sandwich.]

[scratch that. i want to be in a mimiwon burger]

Wonwoo and Mingyu started laughing, but at the same moment, someone passed them, gaining their attention once they noticed it was S.Coups.

"Help me!" Minnie whined out loud, trying to get out of the grip, even though she knew it wouldn't get her very far.

"I'm going after him," Wonwoo announced before leaving the two '97 Liners to themselves. The girl tried, once again, to get Mingyu's hand off her, now that her other arm was free, but his multiple hours and days at the gym had paid off too well.

"It's cute," he chuckled as he directed her towards the stairs to take her one floor up, 

[please call me cute too]

[tell me what to do so mingyu will call me that too]

"but don't even try, you know you can't run that fast."

His comment made Minnie slap his chest, chuckling at the comment since she knew he was right.

"Let a girl dream," she told him, following him upstairs until they reached the chairs, where Dino was already waiting.

-

After reviewing the first round, the other team was about to get released again, so Minnie got ready to chase them again, but she was stopped by the soft touch of a hand on her shoulder. She turned to the side, finding Mingyu focused on her head. Without commenting, he reached up to fix some of the strands of her hair that had gotten dishevelled from all of the running. She smiled up at him.

"Thank you." Getting a squeeze of her cheeks and a grin in return.

[NO. This is actually getting too much]

[I WANT TO GET SQUEEZED LIKE THAT]

[at this point, I'm convinced that not only he's whipped, but she's too] 

the way he looks at her <;/3

minnie and driving

"Who's the best and who's the worst driver?" Joshua read one of the questions for their interview out loud. While some of the members started thinking about their answers, Hoshi was quick to respond,

"Best Mingyu, worst Minnie." The girl immediately turned towards him, shock written across her face,

"Excuse me?! Why am I the worst driver?" She was still trying to wrap her head around what the performance team leader had just said, whereas the rapper had already started celebrating in his chair.

A nervous chuckle left Soonyoung's lips, "You never drive."

"That's true," Seungkwan added himself into the conversation, throwing the girl into another second of disbelief.

"Because Mingyu doesn't let me!" Her frustration made the rest of the group erupt in laughter. Jeonghan was the first to catch himself again, turning to her,

"What do you mean he doesn't let you drive?"

"I do! She's lying," Mingyu suddenly defended himself, only to get sent a death glare from the girl.

"No, you don't. You're lying!" She pointed at him angrily, her eyebrows scrunched as Vernon ran his fingers across them, reminding her of her wrinkles - a joke he had kept up ever since she found the first wrinkle on her forehead.

"I do let her drive," Mingyu ignored her outburst, turning towards the camera with a smile.

"No, he doesn't," she copied his actions, "Every single time I want to drive somewhere, he literally goes 'oh no, don't worry, I'll drive you'."

"Because I'm such a nice friend," he grinned at her, but Minnie only scoffed.

[he's so annoying, but in such a loving way, ugh, i hate it]

"Mh..."

"But why do you actually not let her drive?" DK suddenly wondered, making the others nod in agreement as it had turned into quite an interesting subject.

Mingyu took a deep breath,

[jesus, he's preparing an entire speech for this]

"I do," he repeated, fixing the fit of the jacket he was wearing, "I just think it's safer for her and everyone else on the street if I drive her."

[MINGYU]

While all of the guys erupted in a loud "aww", Minnie looked at him in disbelief,

"You just called me a bad driver," she stated, to which he nodded, an awkward grin still on his lips. 

[THEY'RE BICKERING LIKE AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE, WHAT IS THIS]

"Then how am I supposed to ever get better if you don't let me practice?" She decided to pick at him some more, but there was not much she could do.

Mingyu smiled at her, "It's okay. I'll drive you forever."

[personal chauffeur?! sign. me. UP.]

mingyu vlive 220113

"Minnie!" Mingyu shouted with the same smile still on his lips after reading her comment.

A faint "What?!" could be heard from the other room.

"Come here!" His voice was still echoing loudly through the entire flat.

"Why?" Minnie wondered, not wanting to move from her position on her bed.

Mingyu rolled his eyes in front of the camera, before shouting again, "Just come here for a second!" He smirked into the camera as soon as he heard the soft footsteps approaching the living room, where he had been sitting on the floor for the entire duration of the Vlive.

"What?" Minnie's voice could still only be heard in the background. He ushered her to come closer.

[THE SPARK IN HIS EYES]

[DON'T TELL YOU DO NOT SEE THAT]

Only his eyes were seen on the entire screen, concentrating on the small light reflecting in his eyes as well as focusing on the loving facial expression the rapper held.

Suddenly he chuckled, "Why not?" Answering her, assuming Minnie had shaken her head.

"I'm not wearing any make-up," she tried to whisper, but the microphone of Mingyu's camera still caught it, and the fans were quick to spam the comments, which the '97 Liner noticed.

"They don't care," he told her, "Carats want to see you."

"I don't look good right now," she just responded again, to which he was quick to shut her up,

"No, stop. You still look beautiful."

[MINGYU]

[MINGYU, STOP IT]

Minnie chuckled as she scolded him, "Don't say that on a live stream!"

"Why not?" He wondered, his eyebrows shooting up in shock, scared that he had just said something he shouldn't have.

[Pls, he's so worried :(]

Before she was able to answer, he directed his question to Carats again, "Minnie always looks pretty, right guys?" Making her chuckle and turn around, only to be stopped by his voice again.

[BRO, WE GET IT, YOU'RE WHIPPED]

 "Wait! See! They all say how pretty you are. Come on," ushering her to come closer once again.

[He's so desperate, it's actually so cute haha]

"Mingyu," she whined, but it only made him chuckle, watching her pout in front of him. They shared a moment of just looking at each other before the female performer gave in with a sigh, taking small steps towards him, making him move to the side a bit, expecting her to take a seat next to him, but she stopped and only lowered her head to finally be in the frame.

"Hi guys," she waved into the camera, and only a second later, the comment section exploded.

[why is she so shy, she's literally so beautiful, I can't with her]

"See," Mingyu pointed towards the comments, to which she sat down on the couch and leaned forward to be able to read them better, smiling at each and every single word their fans had written.

"Thank youuu," she smiled shyly, still covering her mouth behind the sleeve of the hoodie she was wearing.

[Side note, but I had to add it: THAT'S WONWOO'S ESSENTIALS HOODIE]

"Happy?" Minnie provocatively wondered, looking straight at him, whereas he just continued gazing at her with the bright grin on his lips, nodding his head,

"Very."

The girl shook her head, "Unbelievable," and muttered under her breath before directing her attention back to the phone, "Carats, good luck with him, he's weird today."

"Just because I called you pretty?" He wanted to know, his eyes not leaving her form as she stood back up to make her way into her room again.

"You're weird," she just repeated, leaving him with a chuckle by himself again.

"Carats, don't worry, I always tell her she's beautiful," he just casually commented, not realising that this would be the beginning of a flood of fan comments, screaming and typing all sorts of things.

[i actually punched my keyboard when i first watched and when i rewatched this]

[this man is uneblivable]

Taglist: @shrynkk @chaebb @lunarxsun @hoe4wonwoo @kimhyejin3108 @soobzao @billboard-singer @cosmicwintr @zwiehe

[dulcewrites]

Do you think things would be different for reader if she married Aegon instead of Aemond

Things would be different for sure… better? Eh. Worse? Who knows. I said before I think they opened to each other at the right time. I think there would be messiness if they got married but they’d be giving opposite attract realness

I’m annoying so let’s do a little fmo reader x Aegon au

- so reader still meets the fam through Helaena, Alicent still takes a liking to reader

- marriage is something Alicent has put off for Aegon for a year or two (post driftmark) bc viserys is pushing hel and him get married. She knows neither of them want that

- so she goes to otto and begs for some help. She already has to deal with watching her one eyed son mope around. She can’t do Aegon and Helaena doing the same. Otto is like “hehe ok 🤭”

- if we want to get extra spicy. Let’s say otto hears through the grapevine (the spies) that daemon and Rhaenyra are like “omg reader would be sooo cute for Jace”. Otto is like yeah I can’t let daemon have anything 🤨

- he already had his eye on reader. Now I think a fun twist is that Alicent turns the marriage down at first. She looks at reader and then her son who now has to start everyday with a drink, and gets a bad feeling. While with Aemond and reader, she thinks they would work bc she sees similarities

- otto says it’s either reader or they go through with hel and Aegon. Alicent takes the inch she’s given and says ok

- reader’s parents are ELATED. Reader is scared bc she doesn’t know Aegon. The only time they’ve interacted is her lying for Aegon. She sees Alicent being like “did you sneak out. I will revoke you sunfyre privileges”. Reader feels bad and tells Alicent Aegon was helping her and Helaena with something. Aegon is like “you know what girl whose name I can’t remember you slay for that”

- the wedding was the event of the century I fear.

- the wedding night is horribly awkward. Reader knows it’s not his first, while Aegon knows it is hers. I think Aegon’s ummm sexual history is something she’s a bit insecure about. They kind of just lay there afterwards, silent. It’s pretty bad… then crude joke and reader almost pees herself laughing. The joke itself isn’t that funny, she just can’t help but laugh at the situation she finds herself in.

- everything is going pretty well considering these are two people who don’t know each other well and basically forced to get married. Things are good till reader starts having problems getting pregnant. She’s not stupid, she knows a lot hinges on her have a son in particular

- a difference I see between Aegon and reader versus Aemond and reader is that Aegon and reader fight HARD. While Aemond is more passive aggressive, doesn’t like to raise his voice. Aegon and reader can get real nasty when they want to. Reader says Aegon’s drinking is why he’s shooting blanks, Aegon calls her barren

- funnily enough, the night of that fight, baelon targaryen second of his name is conceived. Another spring Prince (I think similar to daella, viserys picks out the name. Aegon thinks it’s a turning point for their relationship. Spoiler alert: it’s not 😭) (also I headcanon that Rhaenyra is pissed about the naming, hence her naming egg 3, Aegon)

- reader had a really difficult labor. It kind of scares about having more kids but she knows she will eventually be expected to have more

- I see baelon looking at lot like his grandmother 🥺 which in turn means he looks a lot like Aegon. Reader’s genes didn’t stand a chance

- things are good… till reader hears a couple of maidservants gossiping about Aegon. She sort of just snaps lol. Reader hasn’t felt 100% in her body since having baelon, and her sex drive is a lot lower. She knows her husband. She gets Aegon doesn’t need mushy lovey dovey feelings to engage in sex. But on the other hand, she just had a BABY. His baby, and he gets even keep it in his pants long enough for her to figure things out.

- I think reader is extra embarrassed bc it’s not random brothel women she will probably never see. It’s women around the castle, some of which interact with her kid.

- she debates confronting Aegon or not. But she knows all she will get is a “but baby I love you not them 🥺”. So she thinks, if I’m gonna put up with this, I ought to get something out of it. I’m gonna be the fucking queen of the seven kingdoms and my son will be future king.

- pre the cheating, reader and Aegon were on the same page about not pushing the heir thing. They were fine will Aegon never taking the throne.

- reader is like who can I go to, enter otto… again. She gets a seat to the green council. She feels guilty when they start talking about killing Rhaenyra, especially when she notices the queen is absent.

- otto tells her to reassure Aegon’s line more. One boy isn’t enough.

- aegor and Aenar (the realm’s twins) are born (yes reader is a boy mom)

I don’t really know where the story would go. Probably the usurping then them having to deal with reader being in on. I think the moral is, reader would probably still have to worry about her husband being a prince that thinks he can whatever he wants. He probably throws in her face that her parents are social climbers and raised their daughter to be one (low blow)

That being said, I think there is more affection between reader and Aegon. He says he loves her but like… how much love is there if you are cheating 😭

IF we want a spicy twist, I like the idea of reader being someone who reads to viserys in his poor health. Sort of similar to how Alicent did to Jaehaerys. In fire and blood, there would def be an excerpt about how reader poisoned viserys to get Aegon on the throne (and maybe she did who know 👀)