#no doubt I'm forgetting a lot of places 😅

[scarletwinterxx]

loving you is easy - mark lee imagine

hiiiii, 127 cb i have been summoned😅 for the past few weeks i've been inactive on all socmeds, sorry for the very few and slow posts. anyways, let's talk Fact Check haha what's your fave track? i think mine's Parade. the vocals in that one is soooo good.

So yeah i hope you like this one, i'll be back when I can💛🌻

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"It's one plane ride away, I'll be there in 3 months"

"That's 3 months too long" he grumbles, still pouting as he zips the last of his luggage. Mark hated being away for you, too many days and nights your time zone's don't line up. By the time it's morning for you, he'll be saying goodnight.

But now, things are about to change. This will be the last time you're saying goodbye to him for a long time but he doesn't know that. For now it's your little secret.

"It'll fly by fast, just like every other time. Now come here and give me cuddles, stop pouting like a kid" you tease him, opening your arms to welcome him.

Feeling his arms go around you, you further confirmed a fact you've known for years. The two of you can be continents away from each other, but your heart will always stay with one another. Mark really has become your home and in his arms are where you feel the safest and most loved.

"If you're sad then it's gonna make me sad, I don't want the last night to be all tears" you tell him, feeling his embrace tighten against you. He kisses the top of your head a few times before letting you go.

"You're right, sorry. No more sulking, it's just 3 months then you'll come to me" he smiles at you, the cute little dimple you love so much appearing on his cheek. You stand on your tiptoe to kiss it, savoring the warmth of him against your lips.

And you were right, the 3 months did fly by fast. Mainly because you were busy packing your apartment to move to another continent. You didn't keep much apart from your stuff and some of Mark's. It's kind of hard to travel with everything so you got rid of what you can.

The only person who knew you were coming was Johnny, who is currently waiting for you at the airport. Easily spotting the 6 foot Chicago guy from a distance.

"There she is! About time you got here, I don't think I can take another day of Mark whining about how much he misses you" he jokes, giving you a quick hug and taking your stuff to carry it himself.

"He doesn't know I'm coming, I'm suppose to fly out this weekend" you tell him while following behind

"Oh believe me I know, he won't let us forget"

You chuckle at his story, just thinking about surprising Mark makes you grin.

He dropped you off at Mark's apartment, you're familiar with the place since you've stayed here every time you fly over. What he doesn't know is you're here to stay with him for good.

It did took a lot of courage to make this decision but you didn't doubt it for a second. You know there's no other place you'd rather call home than where he is.

For a couple of hours you rested, cleaned the few dishes on the sink and picked up the towel he threw on the floor. A habit you knew he had, you've had that talk with him more than a few times and he always promises he won't do it again. You let him off the hook, for now.

You were in the bedroom when you hear someone by the door. Mark entered his place, tired from the whole day of work to notice the other pair of shoes by the door.

He threw his bag by the couch, along with his coat. He then walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water, resting against the counter while he drinks and take a moment to look around.

This time he notices the dishes he was suppose to do this morning was gone. He brushed it off thinking he must've just forgotten he already did it. He then walked to the bedroom, the first thing he noticed was the towel that he definitely threw by the bed this morning. He remembers it because he's been thinking about it all day and how you'll be mad if you found out he threw it on the floor yet again.

He looks around, checking to see anything missing or different just in case someone broke in. But who would clean up if they're here to steal, he thoughts.

Mark then walks towards the bathroom to check, nothing there too so he walks back the bedroom. Just when he was about to go outside, you jumped out of your hiding spot to surprise him

"SURPRISE!"

"WHAT THE F- OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE" you didn't even get the chance to walk towards him because he's already running to you. Picking you up in an embrace.

"Is this for real or am I dreaming?" you hear him mumble

You giggle, patting him on the back so he could put you down. "This is real silly. I'm really here" you tell him.

He grabs you by the face and kisses you. As his lips lands on yours, he knew this was really real. You're actually here with him.

You can feel him smile against your lips, tilting your head to the side to kiss him deeper. Too many days wish he was with you, now he's here and you're not going to let go that easily.

He walks backwards until the back of his legs hit the bed. Landing on it gently with you still in his arms. You straddle his legs while the two of you get lost in each others kisses.

"Okay okay wait a sec" you giggle, pushing your lover away gently. Mark follows your lips though, kissing you a few more times before he lets you go but not too far.

"When did you get here?" he asks you

"Today, Johnny picked me up at the airport so I could surprise you" you tell him, your hands intertwine around his shoulders.

"I could've come and pick you up" he pouts.

Oh your sweet sweet boy.

You smile at him, rubbing your nose against his. Feeling like you're on cloud nine now that you're back together.

"Then it wouldn't be a surprise" you tell him, speaking of surprise you can't wait to see his reaction once you tell him your news.

"How long are you staying? I can take a few days off so we can go out" he tells you excitedly.

For you he would do just about anything. He can put his world on pause, stop everything for you.

"About that..."

"What? You can't stay that long?" he asks, already feeling sad but he tries not to let you see it.

"Actually, I'm not gonna go back" you tell him, not sure how to break the news to him either

"Huh?"

"Surprise number 2 I guess, I wanted to tell you for months now but I waited until everything is settled. So yeah. I'm here to stay, that is if you're looking for a roommate?" you ask

Mark didn't say anything for a couple of seconds, your words still processing in his mind.

"You mean you're staying here, with me ? Here? and you're not going to fly back? You're staying with me?"

You can't help but laugh lightly at him, pulling him closer once again to kiss him

"I'm gonna stay right here" you whisper, looking straight into his eyes.

"But what about your work? your friends? I can't ask you to leave your life there"

"Baby you're not asking me, I want to. I have friends here too, I can call my friends there and we can visit them. Plus you're my bestfriend. As for work, it just so happened they were looking for someone to relocate here to Korea. It was like fate wanted me to be here"

"Are you sure? I don't want you to give up everything, I don't mind the flights-"

"You do, I do. We both do. We just never said it outloud because we didn't want to be sad, but all I can think of when you're not around is how much I want to be with you. To be honest it's harder for me to be there than moving here where I know I could be with you"

He looks at you, trying to find the words to say

"Are you really really sure?" he asks again

"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't. So you're stuck with me, for good" you tease a smile out of him

"It's hard for me too. It's the hardest when I'm so tired and I come back here and all I can think of is how much I want to come home to you. Every flight away from you was never easy"

"I know"

"So I guess this is your anniversary present?" he jokingly asks, you get off of his lap to stand up.

"It'll be hard to top this one" you joke

"I can just ask you to marry me" he says ever so casually, not missing how your cheeks reddened. You hit him lightly making your boyfriend laugh

"Hey, that's not fair"

"You're the one who's stuck me, you know I'm never letting you go now?"

"Good, cause I'm not going anywhere. Here's to 7 more years"

He smile at you before standing up to hug you again,

As you stare at each other eyes you can't help but feel this warm sensation in your chest. You really are home.

"I read somewhere that our cells change every 7 years or so" you mumble, he hums waiting for you to continue

"It's been 7 years since we first met, and until now I still feel the same way about you. I want every cell in my body to know what it feels like to love you, I want it to never forget how warm and lovely it feels it be in love with you. 7 years from now, 14 years and until the last cycle of this life, I want all of me to love all of you"

He stares at you, soaking each word coming out of your lips like a spell enchanting him. Making him fall even deeper in love with you.

"You know they say love isn't easy, but loving you is easy. It's like it's the only thing my heart and soul was made for. Every thought in my head, awake or even in my dreams, is always you" he tells you.

You can feel the tears starting to build up from too much happiness you're feeling right now.

"Wanna hear something crazy?" you mumble

"Do tell" he chuckles

"If you ask me to marry you right now, I'd say yes"

He smiles at you before closing the distance once again, like he just sealed a promise. Speaking a silent vow to make that come true, maybe tonight or tomorrow or 7 days/months from now. All he knows is he will live this life with you.

[serenpedac]

way, way too many i want to ask!

4, 6 (but that is a lot of kind things to say about yourself… perhaps just three kind things will do), 21, 22, 25, 30

Hi lovely <3 Thank you for asking!

4. what flower would you like to be given?

Poppies are my favourite, but they are probably nicer when kept outside. Forget me nots are also among my favourites. Flowers in general are lovely!

6. say three nice things about yourself (three physical and three non-physical).

ahaha, yeah, I'll just do three for this one 😅

I'm slowly getting braver (and better) when bouldering!

Related, but slightly different, I'm kind of proud of myself that I've been doing more things that scare me as of late. They may still make me anxious, but I'm doing them.

I'm a pretty good baker (just come visit if you want proof ;) )

21. if you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?

When in doubt, do it. This may not always be great advice, but overall, overthinking and letting things pass by is not a great feeling either.

22. what would you say to your future self?

A while ago, this post came across my dash that said something like: "The lives I didn't lead are none of my business." I hope future!me will be in a better place, but knowing myself, this will still be useful advice.

25. what’s the best personal gift someone could give you (playlist, homemade card, etc.)

This may sound cliché, but simply knowing that someone else thought about me, and put effort into getting to know me and making something for me is the best gift. What exactly the gift is doesn't matter that much.

30. what reminds you of home (doesn’t have to mean house… just things that remind you of the feeling of home)?

The language of the region I'm from. Books and fresh bread. And finally, a mug of hot tea.

[im-a-king-baby]

Hiii i loved ELYN so much.

I was hoping for any other tidbits/stories/scenes about Simon carrying the frog in the sock. i just wondered if it was like his comfort object or like the orange sweater etc. .That was one of my favorite scenes when Wille finds it

And/or “i wanted to wake up with you” i dont think i will ever forget that line.

💜 thank youuuu

Okay so I'm sorry this is so very late. Life has been a Lot 😅 hopefully folks are still interested in my ramblings!

<3 <S <3

"I wanted to wake up with you."

Fun fact: I almost cut this line. It was originally in the first draft where Simon never made the late-night-call that led everyone to Bjarstad and I was worried that after I'd made that change this line would put people off Simon, because at this point (in theory) Simon knows that Wilhelm had to get up because of what Simon did during the night so it's a bit unfair to Wilhelm. But then I figured Simon's in withdrawal, he's going to be resentful and frustrated and just because intellectually he knows it's his fault that doesn't mean he's not still having those feelings.

As far as the wanting goes, Simon is just dragging himself through life at the moment. He had this whole spiral of failing to sleep, eventually managed it by basically promising himself a future where he'd wake up and things would still be like they were when they went to bed, just the two of them avoiding the world. Plus withdrawal emotions, plus Candace showing up, the bubble is fully burst and this line is Simon tired and resentful and having to face it.

In case you're interested in how things change in editing, this is the first draft version of this moment (in this version Candace showed up basically the moment the queen left which would have been one hell of a coincidence).

“People always leave before I wake up. Maybe they think I’ll be less fun sober, probably they’re right.” “I wasn’t trying to leave you.” “Okay.” It’s the same tone of voice, accepting but not believing. “Are you going back to Stockholm with her?” He pushes himself off the wall, crossing into the kitchen and opening cupboards at random. It’s Friday morning. Wilhelm is due on TV at six PM. He’s supposed to be attending multiple prep meetings, seeing a stylish and a make-up artist before that. Minou is no doubt already at full panic stations. “I can stay if you want me to.” He stands up as Simon emerges from a cupboard with a half full bottle of vodka. “I can help you look for a lawyer. Or we could go for a walk.” Simon unscrews the bottle. “If you want to go, you can go.” The roar of an engine surges outside. Simon is closer to the window, and Wilhelm sees the moment his face shuts down, the inevitability of it, a moment before he sees Candace emerge from a sleek white car. “I want to be here for you. If you’ll let me,” Wilhelm says, picking at a conversation that’s already died as Simon braces his shoulders like a solider going into battle and tilts the bottle up to take three long swallows. Candace raps three times on the door. “Simme! Open this door right the fuck now.” Simon looks at Wilhelm over the bottle. “I wanted to wake up with you.”

x🐸🐸🐸x THE FROG x🐸🐸🐸x

After six hours of meetings a car comes to drive him to the hotel. Rachel tells him to order whatever he likes from room service and to be in the lobby for seven thirty the next morning and then he’s letting himself into a luxury hotel room. There’s a lounge, a bedroom, a bathroom with a full size bath and a separate shower with six different heads.

He takes the frog out of his bag and places it on the bedside table overlooking the pillow then pulls out his phone. He’d messaged Wilhelm when he arrived (Landed! Hopefully someone comes to pick me up!) and now he sees Wilhelm has texted three times since.

Good luck! La doesnt know whats hit it! Everything okay? I’m awake, no plans today whenever you want to call

Simon texts back: Sorry! Dumped straight into meetings all day. I’m kind of exhausted, can we do tomorrow?

Wilhelm: Of course! Jet lags a bitch. Sleep well, I love you xxx

Simon picks up the menu off the side but his stomach is still protesting the bagel it thinks it had in the middle of the night and he kicks off his trainers and his jeans and crawls into the mega bed.

After a moment, he reaches over and picks up the frog again, runs his thumb across the nose, and settles back down with it’s weight firm in his palm as he types: Love you toox

x🐸x

Candace tells him they’re going to Sweden in the same matter-of-fact voice she uses to tell him anything. The label won’t approve a third single. We have to crowdfund plane tickets. We can’t afford to keep the whole band, who can you live without? I’ve booked us a week in Stockholm and put word out to local news sites and venues, we’ll be taking the buses up there after Paris.

Simon reaches for his backpack on instinct, touches the front pocket where Wilhelm’s frog has been nestled since they left L.A. “Should I… I should call Wilhelm, right? Let him know?”

Candace glances at him over her iPad. “Sure,” she says. “Let me know if you need me to put him on the List.”

Simon leaves the meeting, twisting his phone over and over between his hands. They’re going to Sweden. For the first time since he flew out and it’s - he glances at his phone again - it’s September.

Fuck, it’s September. It’s September 2024, somehow. It’s been over a year since he left Sweden, since he last saw Wilhelm. He scrolls through the contacts on his phone but Wilhelm isn’t in there, of course Wilhelm isn’t in there, Simon got this phone back in L.A. and he hadn’t had time to transfer anything across. That had been last Christmas. Ten months ago and god, where had that time gone?

He could ask Candace to get Wilhelm’s number. That’s what she does, she sorts things. Wilhelm doesn’t answer the phone to unknown numbers. Obviously. But Simon could write a text or something. Hi, this is Simon. I know you said there was no way we could make it work because I was so busy all the time but I’m going to be in Sweden and I’ll still be busy all the time and you’re probably off in the army somewhere but -

It sounds stupid. It is stupid. There is no ‘but’, they don’t work and that has always been abundantly clear.

He unzips his backpack and the frog is there in it’s tiny golden crown, glitter still clinging to the paint because glitter is a bitch that can never be removed.

There’s a scratch across it’s nose, deep enough that Simon’s nail can catch against it. Hi Wilhelm, this is Simon, I know we haven’t talked for a while but I need to give you your frog back because you trusted me to keep one thing safe and I couldn’t even -

He scrolls back up his contacts to Guitar, Kevan and types: drinks?

His suitcase is at the edge of the room, surrounded by a scattering of costume pieces and toiletries. He digs through chains and glitter to find a pair of probably-clean socks and tucks the frog inside, where it’ll be safe.

His phone buzzes: party in 267

He just needs something to calm his nerves, to settle his stomach.

He’ll ask Candace to get the number tomorrow. Or, there’s a show tomorrow, next time he has a free minute.

He tucks the bundle down into the case and heads out of the room.

x🐸x

His case is still on the floor of his bedroom half full from tour. Technically he’s been back in L.A. for two months but unpacking was one of those ‘I’ll do it later’ things that has now somehow come full circle. He tugs out clothes, nudging them into the ever growing laundry for the cleaners to pick up once he’s gone.

His hand finds something solid and he pulls it out. Socks, with something inside, and his throat catches as he remembers September, Sweden. Everyone talking to him in Swedish, fans screaming 'jag älskar dig!' like it wasn’t… like…

Candace promised the next tour could skip it. And if he’s not going to Sweden, he can’t give the frog back, so there’s no point having it. He doesn’t need it.

He folds the socks around it a little tighter, stands up to push it into the back of his sock drawer, underneath everything else. It’ll be safer there.

Two days later the taxi is honking it’s horn outside as he runs back into the room, upends the whole drawer on the floor and grabs the wrapped bundle, shoving it into his pocket on his way out the door.

x🐸x

There’s a fresh bruise forming on his collarbone, a faded one on the side of his neck, a man whose name he doesn’t know snoring face down on the cheap polyester pillows.

He runs his thumb back and forth across the nose of the tiny frog statue, lets his head thump back against the wall to stare up at the ceiling and count down the hours until dawn.

[phantom-of-the-501st]

Episode 13 Thoughts

Spoilers for TBB Season 2

I very nearly spoiled myself for this episode because the clocks in America changed and it meant that this episode came out earlier than expected. Managed to scramble off Tumblr quickly enough this morning that I missed anything major. 😅

But let's get into my thoughts!

I forgot that Phee existed. How did I forget Phee existed??? 😭

Cute ceramic tree.

Love Phee teaching Omega how to bargain. 😂

Hunter grabbing the guys wrist when he tries to steal the credits. 🤣

Hunter's senses have had a little more attention this season and I love that. A lot of it is just for small moments but they're nice little additions that actually give us a chance to see how he uses his mutation.

Fun fact, centipedes can actually be venomous! Not so much to kill a person, but they can be carnivorous and use venom to catch prey. So these centipede-y things that they set after people are actually not too dissimilar from what we find on Earth! (Just more dangerous).

BAR FIGHT!!!

Where's Tech at? 🤔

Okay, Phee pushing herself off the table like that was very cool. 😄

OMEGA DROPPED A BELL (-shaped thing?) ON A GUY??? Well done. 🥰

Tech's just playing a game by himself???

"It is the only time this game is a challenge" TECH 😭

Phee's right, Omega needs more friends her own age.

Tech pointing out that they didn't have any. 😭 Tech, honey, I can't say clones are the most socially adept group of people and there's a reason for that.

OH FUCK OFF CID

I'm definitely concerned that she's gonna dob them in to the Empire. 😬

Pabu's pretty!!!

Looks like we were right about it being a safe place for the Batch to camp out.

Wrecker has my heart this entire episode. 😭

"You've got some competition" WRECKER OMG 😭🤣

After everything that happened last week, I needed this episode. It's so wholesome. 🥰

"I have not heard her laugh like that in some time" IT'S STILL GONNA MAKE ME CRY THOUGH 😭

ALSO MOON-YOS?! THAT NAME IS SO CUTE! 🥰

Hunter's dad vibes are strong this episode.

Wrecker being appreciative of different cultures is so sweet

Wrecker being full and Tech making a note of it. 🤣 Ffs, I love them all so much.

They weren't kidding. This episode is so pretty! 🩷

I'm not one for unnecessary romance but I gotta say that the whole thing going on between Phee and Tech is so wholesome. 😊

Is there some island monster that we don't know about???

Oh great. It's a tsunami. 😨

Avalanche last episode, tsunami this episode. WHAT'S WITH ALL THE NATURAL DISASTERS??? 😭

I love moments where we get to see the Batch help people without the need to shoot a place up.

Wrecker carrying Mr Eenta! 🤣

OMEGA! LYANA! RUN! RUN VERY VERY QUICKLY!!!

I was very concerned that something was going to happen to Shep for a second. 😭

All the lights from earlier compared to all the dark rubble...

These poor people are all refugees. They've already lost their home and now their safe place has been destroyed too.

And to be taken out by an uncontrollable force as well. It brings up the question of whether or not there is a place anywhere that is truly safe.

But I love how Sheb says that they are resilient. These people can keep on fighting, even after they've been through so much.

(Reminds me of a very specific cyborg, who I am missing very much at the moment 😭).

But after the defeats we've seen this season, I love that we have an episode that is so strongly grounded in hope. That even in the face of tragedy, they can keep on fighting.

And hope is a key concept in Star Wars which is why this episode works so well thematically.

Aaaaahhhh!!! So I really liked this episode. After the absolute misery that was The Outpost, I really enjoyed having a much more wholesome episode. Even though the middle wasn't particularly action heavy, there was some nice exploration of themes in Star Wars. It was super sweet and I loved it. 🥰

No doubt that there's gonna be "it's filler" comments but it really isn't! It's a deeper look into the Batch and stuff that's happening in parts of the galaxy that people don't think about. I love it for that.

And while I'm really not a fan of unnecessary romances, this thing going on between Tech and Phee is adorable. Even if it doesn't go anywhere, she's still helping him open up a bit and appreciate things in life from a slightly less analytical perspective. It's cute and I can't be mad about it. 🥰 (Although I will start having an issue if it starts getting in the way of the story but I think we're good for now).

Saying all of that, it's been another week without Echo. 😭 That man would've been in top form this episode as well. We know how he is when it comes to helping people. AND WE COULD'VE HAD WHOLESOME MOMENTS OF THAT MAN ACTUALLY GETTING TO RELAX FOR ONCE IN HIS LIFE! Hopefully they get to come back here and bring Echo along because he really needs a vacation.

But overall, solid episode! The animation was beautiful and the soundtrack was great as always. 🥰

[thephantomchronicles]

20 questions for writers

tagged by @mac-lilly (thank you for the tag🥰)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

97! Didn't even realize when they got to be so many😅

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1,011,650

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Mainly Julie and the Phantoms and I used to write a lot for Legacies before it got canceled (plus a few others here and there depending on what I'm watching at the moment😅)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

I’d Like to Be My Old Self Again (But I’m Still Trying to Find It) (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Life Is a Risk, but We Will Take It (JATP)

I’m Only One Call Away (9-1-1: Lone Star)

Our Best Days Are Yet Unknown (JATP)

Will You Hold Her Tight and Not Let Go? (JATP)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! Unless I can't think of anything that makes sense to say, I usually try to reply :D Sometimes I feel like I'm getting repetitive, but I'm really insanely grateful to everyone that comments🥰

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Technically it has to be i'm talking to a memory (haunted by the moments of what we used to be) - although considering how angsty the fic is, I would say the ending is the least angsty part of it😂

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hmm, almost all of my fics have happy endings, I guess I'm going with You’re More to Me (We're Everything) mainly because there's a juke wedding and if that's not happy, I don't know what is😅

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I haven't gotten anything yet, hopefully it stays that way😅

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Nope

10. Do you write crossovers?

Well, my main thing on ao3 is a JATP x Shadowhunter Chronicles crossover, so yes definitely

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I haven't

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not really - I sometimes talk some ideas through with friends just to get another perspective, but I usually end up doing the one I want anyway😅

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Impossible to choose just one, I will hyperfixate on a different ship according to what I'm watching/reading at the time, but jatp will always have a special place in my heart so I got to say Juke and Willex

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

There is a juke pregnancy fic I've had in my wips for nearly 3 years that I keep saying I'll finish and then I keep forgetting about it - I think I've got to be honest with myself and accept that it'll stay unfinished...

16. What are your writing strengths?

Probably dialogue... And usually the angsty parts of a story😅

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Fight scenes - and the main series I'm writing is full of them😅 and describing places and physical appearances - it's one of the reasons I like fanfiction, characters and places are usually already established!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've written a few lines of dialogue in Spanish because of the Molinas, but I'm always nervous because I know very few words in Spanish and I try to look things up as much as I can because I want it to make sense😅 And I've written a few lines in Greek in a fic too :D

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Julie and the Phantoms💜

20. Favorite fic you've written?

I've previously said i'm talking to a memory (haunted by the moments of what we used to be) but I also really like i am pacing back and forth, wishing you were at my door - a willex fic from my first responders series

I'm not sure who's already been tagged, but I'll just go ahead with no pressure tagging😅 @onlygenxhere @writerownstory

[hughungrybear]

Me while watching Dangerous Romance Ep 11

1. Before we start, if Name did sacrifice Saifah and set him up to the police, I would advocate skinning Name alive - not only for Saifah but also for the effect of what he did to Sailom 🤬

2. When I grow up, I want to have a bff like Guy (and Auto, as a bonus 😅😅).

3. Again, Kang why were you in that hotel room in the first place? Why were you calling Sailom's phone before the attempted r*pe happened? Why the fvck do you say "it's none of your concern" but still show some care????

4. Oh, no. Looks like Sailom will be forced to withdraw from school 😭😭😭😭 Who can blame him? Poor baby can't catch a break.

5. Sailom!!!! C'mon, forget your pride and use your rich friends (specifically Pimfah) for their money. They are willing to help anyway. You need to graduate to get out of poverty 😭😭😭😭

(Side note: Yes, Asians do value education a lot because it opens doors to opportunities that are firmly shut to those who did not go to uni. It's one of the many reasons why "poor" remains poor, because nobody would give anybody without a diploma a chance to prove and improve themselves.)

Okay, now I'm crying for all the opportunities Sailom will lose as he officially resigns from school.

6. Oooh, Nava is still visiting Guy in the hospital? C'mon, sail already 😭😭😭

7. Saifah!!!! Just tell the truth. Look what your actions have done to your poor brother 😭😭😭 <After 5 seconds> The fvck you doing Name??? Oh my gods, the boss is following Sailom. What more does he want? Saifah is already in jail. Name is not talking. Why do you want to kill Sailom???

8. Oh, look. Kang-"doesn't give a damn about Sailom anymore"-han to the rescue at the exact moment that Sailom needs him 😅. What's your excuse this time? Also, apologies to those who are related to (or are) real ones, but police in drama are rarely useful. Unless they are the effing main character. The universal portrayal of the useleness of police officers in drama and in literature is quite disheartening. Especially when you are reminded that there are police officers who act like this in real life.

9. So, where is Name in all this mess??? Just when he promised to Saifah that he'll take care of Sailom, Sailom gets shot.

10. Sailom asking the right questions 😂😂😂 Also, what's up with that motel room having a huge picture of boobies at the bedside table???? Not to be that person, but shouldn't it be strategically located like at the opposite side of bed? Or the ceiling? You know, for it to properly do its job? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

11. Looks like half of the episode is just flashbacks. <after 5 seconds> Oh, but Kang, you clearly said you are abandoning him. You should have made things clearer much earlier. Sailom, my poor baby 😭😭😭😭 Now I'm crying again. The fvck.

12. Name, use your effing brain. That dude is bound to double cross you and Saifah. You need to plan ahead and get them out of the trouble you put them in 🤬🤬🤬🤬

13. Again, not to be that person but I doubt having Kang by Sailom's side would intimidate the bad guys 😅

14. My GuyNava ship 😭😭😭 Also, it wouldn't hurt for Guy to have a backup plan. Just in case.

15. Shut up with these utterly sweet lines already 😭😭😭

16. Okay, looks like robbery is not the reason why Kang's dad was shot. Seems the motive is political. Also, Name's conscience should be bothering the heck out of him if he is even a halfway decent person. 🤬🤬🤬

17. Ah, Name. That's just stupid. You didn't even have a plan??? The fvck. Also, did Name call Sailom before Big Boss bashed his head in or after (which means, he is still alive)?

18. Ah yes, Name is still alive. Still don't get Big Boss's motivation for wanting to kill Kang's dad.

AAAAAARGH. THE PREVIEW!!!! WHY DID THEY WAIT UNTIL THE LAST EPISODE FOR GUY AND NAVA TO FINALLY KISS???? WHYYYY????

[kay-elle-cee]

Last day?!? Oh how time flies! Please don’t mind me being late to this, but it’s better late than never, right?

First I wanted to say, Congratulations on this milestone that you received. It just shows how many hearts you’ve touched across the world with your writing and personality! I’m always happy to read your stories, and of course the angsty ones are my absolute favorite, your writing is very addicting. I hope you know that I appreciate all the effort you put into your stories, and behind the scenes takes on the characters. 

It never ceases to amaze me, with the amount of talent and passion you have when you write your stories. Each story you write is special in its own way, and I’ve already told you which are my favorites, and as always IBFIBG will have a special place in my heart, no matter what. If one day you decide to step away from writing for any reason at all, I hope you know the impact that you have not only on myself but also on each and everyone of your followers/subscribers.

 I hope you continue doing what you love to do. You have probably received many congratulations and hopefully receive many more, I just wanted to share how much I appreciate you not only as an author but as a person as well. I feel as though people seem to forget that behind every name there is a person, and your name will always be special and one that I look forward to seeing each time I go on Tumblr or A03. Your writing is truly captivating and I hope you know that even if you are unhappy with your stories for whatever reason, someone out there is falling in love with the stories you chose to share. 

Now for the asks, both game/TSwift

 Getting to know your fic writer:

#61) Why do you continue writing fics? 

#24) Worst writing advice anyone has given you? 

TSwift Song lyric game:

#31) This is me swallowing my pride (Only if you want to of course, no pressure)

Hopefully you’ve been getting enough rest. If not, feel free to hold off on responding to this until you get some much needed r&r. I’m happy to have read one of your Jilymicro fics while I was scrolling through Tumblr. I hope you never doubt your abilities when it comes to writing, because there are a lot of people who care for you, and love seeing you on their dash, including me of course. I wanted to send this before I head off to work, again congrats, you deserve all the recognition that you deserve and then some.

Nena I'm gonna cry over here, you are so lovely and I hope you know how much I enjoy seeing YOU on my tumblr/discord/ao3. <3333

For someone who's written over 200k words this year, I fear I can't find the right ones to fully respond to all your kindness except thank you, I appreciate you, and thank you again <333333. I'm so happy (and baffled) that people continue to read my little scenarios and feel affected by them. I know I've said I've been a little burnt out lately, but I don't plan on stepping away (in a permanent capacity) any time soon. Just need a little R&R (if I could actually make myself stop and rest, that would be GREAT lol).

I know I've already tagged you in your prompt (here on ao3), so now for your questions!

#61) Why do you continue writing fics?  I enjoy it, and I keep. getting. ideas. 😅 I remember when I was finishing up restless waves rise and fall I was like "oh man I only have like 4 other ideas....what happens if I run out?" and let's just say that is 1000% not a problem anymore. Now my problem is "how can I get through all these ideas before something in RL demands my undivided focus?" which might account for why I've been SO active this year.

I talk about how I work in a creative field, and that's true, but I don't get to create from scratch, and fic scratches that itch. And it's totally at my whim! No client briefs to meet, no writing to rigidly fit what other people expect, just....whatever the fuck I want.

#24) Worst writing advice anyone has given you?  "Write what you know." I think that's fine advice to get your feet wet, but if we all did that, I think ao3 would be boring as hell 😅. That's not to say if it works for you, don't do it—if writing what you know is what works, great! But for me, I had to break out of that mindset to really start writing some of my favorite things.

Thank you again, Nena! I appreciate you so much! <3

[marinerainbow]

OMG OMG OMG OMG-

All of this I love!!! I love the idea of them being exes. Maybe they met while she was acting? (Stein Studios were an 'experimental' studio in their time- they were the ones that pushed the whole 'toons can't die' thing and used that to see just how far they could go. How much they could push in a horror cartoon. So maybe other studios met up with them?? Maybe some thought that they were cruel, others found them revolutionary? I'm not sure where Warner Bros would stand on that, but Bug did become their mascot, so it'd make sense if he was involved in a lot of their business. Either that, or they just met on the streets of Uptown and Bugs got through to her anxious shell). Maybe I should make that an AU?? Ohhhh man, her exes would not at all be prepared for Poppy to ~know~ Bugs Bunny XD

Oh! I forgot Bugs was Bi. I love that! Especially since Poppy is scared of people finding out because of the time they live in (as a human, she's most especially scared. I like to think Toons didn't care so much like humans did, but since their careers were tied so tightly to humans, they still had to be careful), so she's watching Bugs be O U T and she's just like "... I say this with much respect, Bugs Bunny. You are either the bravest or the craziest person I've ever met." Or! If they knew each other before she realized that about herself, Bugs sat her down or something and kinda made her realize she's bi? "I'm not! I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, but I'm not!" // "I see the way you look when watching Snow White, Poppy. You can't fool me." Ahhhhh let the bunnies be bisexual pals ❤️💜💙

OMG! I actually found this GIF of Bugs. How could I forget Bugs' drag career??? Ohhhh... if Poppy had any doubts about her bisexuality before, there are long gone if Bugs ever picked her up for date night like this. Omg Poppy could have made his dresses too!!!! Omg ong omg-

!!!!!!!! As for how Poppy's boyfriends/girlfriends would react to Bugs' flirting 😏😏😏😏

Oh, you're right, Ben wouldn't like it at all. Idk if I shared with you, but part of the reason he's so aggressive is because of his insecurities. Sure, he's got a nice job at the bank and attends church every Sunday, but deep down, he knows he ain't shit. And as you know, he prefers to project and deflect rather than confront and fix his issues. So when charming and successful Bugs Bunny hops along and starts wooing his girl, Ben isn't so happy. He's mad at Poppy for being so flattered, and mad at Bugs for not recognizing a committed woman when he sees one... I can see little rabbit toon Ben getting between them and 'attempting' to chest up to Bugs who just looks at him like

This probably isn't going to end well 😅😅😅

Henry!!!! I gave decided that he was starting to actually fall for her near the end of their relationship before he shoved those down and dipped out with all her money and valuables. I love the idea of Henry getting defensive/protective if he saw Bugs flirting with Poppy while they were dating. He tells himself he's just protecting his source of income... But deep down, he's terrified Pops will see how much better of an option Bugs is, realize how awful he is for her, and leave him. Poppy was far more attached to Henry than she was with Ben, so even though she feels flattered, she would still shut down Bugs right away and assure Henry she loves him... Which only makes the fox's heart throb and sink at the same time (Bugs Bunny is a master at charming people for sympathy... You think he sees right through Henry?)

Ahhh, Moony, our favorite bi wolf. He would complete the set XD

he's pretty surprised to see the Warner Brothers Mascot here of all places at first, but then his protective feelings catch up to him when he sees Bugs is flirting with Poppy! Though Moony has worked on himself by now, so he's a lot more rational. He knows Poppy isn't that kind of woman, even if the celebrities attention flusters her. And Moony is tall, taller than Bugs I think (he looked shorter than Jessica in the movie?), so can you imagine this shaggy, wolfy shadow looming over Bugs before he calmly says, "Hey, man. You better try somewhere else."?? Idk if Bugs would be scared or be looking at Moony like 😏😏😏

Shiny can easily get jealous, but she also knows Poppy. She is pretty supportive of her celebrity crush on Hilde because she knows that Pops won't leave her for her, and Grimehilde never flirted with her. Shiny knew from what Poppy told her nothing of the sort happened besides, The Evil Queens pretty hot... But seeing the rich and handsome and not-so-secretly fiendish Bugs Bunny actively asking her girlfriend out on a date... Yeah, I don't think Shiny would appreciate that 😅 she's kind of like a combination of Wheezy and Greasy; her protective nature stemming from both knowing the kind of person Bugs is, and also getting jealous. She definitely pulls Poppy behind her and flashes her manicured claws at Bugs, her usually black toon eyes flashing their angry green color, "You better hop all the way back to your burrow if you know what's good for you, buster."

As for the Toon Patrol; Smartass definitely doesn't like it 😅😅😅 he has a distaste for actors like Bugs, and now that fluffy bastard is coming onto his gal??? Ohhh no no no no. It's gonna get ugly faster than it would with Ben and probably with Shiny. I need to see Smartass and Bugs engaging in a battle of evil wits while Poppy keeps trying to get between them to get them to stop fighting 😅😅😅 (*cough* you remember your TP kissing headcannons? If Smartass' kisses her the way you say he would when he sees someone talking to his S/O... Poppy's soul would leave the building. She's gone, bro (she wants him to kiss her like that more often *cough*))

I DESPERATELY NEED GREASY VS BUGS BUNNY!!! And if Greasypop is platonic or the love is just blooming here, allowing Poppy to go on that date that can easily be sabotaged by our favorite pervy weasel, even better! Bugs knows the kinda brain Greasy has, so you know he knows how to counter all his tricks while making Poppy swoon on the date!!! XD

PSYCHO VS BUGS PSYCHO VS BUGS PSYCHO VS BUGS- Psycho just bites Bugs Bunny, we know this XD Poppy is gonna have to pry his mouth open like she's given a dog medicine just for Bugs to have a chance at getting free from that bear trap of a mouth XDDD and if Poppy succeeds, Psycho's just gonna scoop her up and dash out of there with her XD Since Psycho is the most instinctual/animalistic, I'm having soooo much fun right now imagining him being the most ready to brawl for Poppy XD

Wheezy is the most chill and secure of them all... But as you said, he knows his politics. He doesn't want Bugs near Poppy purely for her safety, not because he's jealous or anything. He'll just come over, place a hand on her shoulder, possibly pull her in a little in a protective manner? He knows she'll turn Bugs down, but he's there for any crap that loony toon might try to pull. When she starts to try to assure him that she would never leave him for someone else, he just shrugs and tells her he wasn't worried about that at all ^^

Bonus for Stupid because as I said, I need to include him and his and Poppy's friendship more XD Stupid doesn't believe her when she tells him she's got a date with Bugs Bunny; how can she get a date with somebody on TV?? The people on TV are for TV! And she's real! (Omg imagine if one of Poppy's cartoons came on and Stupid is like "Huh... That rabbit looks awfully familar...")

Hmm.... If you'd like, how would Kingston, Rena, and possibly Ryan react to Bugs taking a liking to Poppy?? 😏😏😏 (I say possibly for Ryan since I'm not quite sure if you ship them? You know I wouldn't mind pairing them at all XD but I love them being bestie too ^^ so it's yo to you if you want to include him in this)

Thank you so much for answering this ask!!! I hope you enjoy my reply XD

I was re-reading our conversations related to Ben, and with the Toon Patrol VS Looney Toons posts you made, it got me thinking. Imagine if Bugs Bunny met and/or flirted with Poppy!

I'm guessing maybe they could've met at Poppy's work, with Bugs needing some kind of suit for an event or new show (I think I remember him in a maestros suit?). Or, if Stu is a fan of Warner Brothers, Poppy could take him to a meet and Greet! (I need to write more for Pop and Stu. They are so precious 🥹). But either way, I can imagine Poppy being shocked if the celebrity starts to flirt with her! Though maybe a part of her feels charmed, too. It's not everyday a star takes an interest in you (though, of course, if she's dating already she'll kindly turn him down ^^)

Imagine how the other weasels would react to this! Omg especially Psycho. Imagine if Poppy isn't even dating one (or two *cough*) of them. If so, maybe Bugs can charm her into a date?? Imagine Smartass getting all huffy she's dating an elite (he doesn't want to lose his friend). Imagine if they're crushing on her, they try to sabotage the date! I'm sorry, I've been buzzing about this for a bit XD

Ngl... I may or may not have a few thoughts related to Poppy x Bugs already 😅😅😅😅 he's the best of both worlds! Charmibg when he needs to be, and a cunning jerk.

I NEED TO KNOW ALL OF POPPY'S BOYFRIENDS REACTIONS TO BUGS FLIRTING WITH HER!! XDD I'm sure Ben takes it badly XD But how about Henry? Does he feel defensive?? Yes he's very charming- but no one's more charming then Bugs Bunny XD It would be so fun to see him get all protective over Poppy XDD

And yes- Bugs has all kindsof costumes, suits included!! XD I can totally see Poppy becoming Bugs' favourite seamstress! Imagine he goes to her all the time, even after she politely turns him down (Or... they dated once or twice, decided there was nothing between them, and parted amicably?? And she's still his favourite seamstress! So Poppy has this very famous, very mischievous ex who still hangs around that all her future boyfriends have to find out about and put up with XD). Imagine him introducing her to the Evil Queen later on XD He wants to do something nice for her for doing so much work for him over the years... and he also wants to see her all flustered XD What? He's a stinker XD

OH IMAGINE BUGS BEING ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO REALISE/FIND OUT POPPY'S BI. LIKE, HE SORT OF GETS A VIBE FROM HER, AND SINCE HE'S VERY PUBLICALLY OUT HIMSELF, WHEN HE ASKS HER SHE DOESNT IMMEDIATELY SHUT HIM DOWN. ... AND THEN HE INTRODUCES HER TO HILDA. He doesn't attempt to out her or anything, keeps the secret with grace (He's not THAT kinda stinker.), but that doesn't mean he doesn't lightly tease her.

But I'm getting off topic XD Anyway- I love this idea so much XDD I wish i could give you the weasels individual reactions to Poppy and Bugs dating but my brain is just ot working that way today- but rest assured it would be hilarious XD And Greasy and Psycho would for sure be the ones trynna sabotage it.

Wheezy s e e m s chill... but he doesn't trust this rabbit at-fucken-all. He knows his politics; he watches the most TV of the group 🤣 He's the one Poppy told where she was going, thinking she could trust him, and he told Greasy and Psycho- knowing they'd go and keep an eye on her at the very least XD Anything else they do?? Thats just a bonus. "Stu are ya sure ya don't wanna go with them?"

[glorious-blackout]

Top 5 places in Glasgow? :)

Couldn't narrow it down to 5 😅 I should also point out that I'm definitely betraying my ignorance of the south side here...

Kelvingrove Park - Brian and his friends live here. Need I say more? 🥰 Also ideal for a wee walk when you desperately need a serotonin boost (as is Victoria Park).

Kelvingrove Museum - It's free, has some cool artwork, and takes me back to soooooo many school trips.

Botanic Gardens - Brian occasionally visits here. Also ideal for a wee serotonin boost, and excellent for writing inspiration 😅

Our music venues - the Hydro's great for big artists (should have hosted Eurovision 2023 and I will die on that hill) but you cannae beat the Barrowlands. Honourable mention must go to the Armadillo... for being shaped like an armadillo.

Duke of Wellington statue - because nothing sums up Glaswegian humour more than a dignified statue with a traffic cone on its heid. Especially when the council have been trying to remove said traffic cone for 30+ years.

Hampden Park - Scotland NT play there sometimes and occasionally they even win 😁 Also a good venue for massive concerts (ie. Paul McCartney)

Glasgow Science Centre - I'll be honest, I haven't been there in years so it might be terrible now, but when I was a kid this was the most magical place on Earth.

King's Theatre - Again, back when primary schools could actually afford to send kids to Glasgow for the annual pantomime, this place was iconic.

Buchanan Street/St Enoch (specifically at Christmas) - I'll be honest, this street is always too busy for me, but once the Christmas lights are up and the market's set up I can't resist a visit.

Glasgow University - Adding this very reluctantly, but only because the main building is pretty. Doesn't make up for all the trauma from exams/boring lectures in a freezing cold Bute Hall though 😅 Also the Anatomy Museum's fun if you want to gross out non-medical friends 😈

[destinyc1020]

I feel like some fans are overreacting to toms post saying he was taking a break from social media for his mental health, like yea obviously it effects him sometimes and he takes a break when he feels like he needs it and that’s great but some fans are acting like Tom is depressed and really unhappy. He’s a happy guy he’s loving life and being back with z and is overall very happy but yeah sometimes social media can be a bit hurtful when you spiral reading negative things about yourself but as it would be for most people. People keep commenting saying where is toms smile they haven’t seen it in ages like there was new pics of him leaving set or something and getting in to a car and he wasn’t smiling cause no one smiles all the time and he most likely spotted the paps and people are acting like he’s so depressed. But then some other pics came out of him and Harry and jack walking to set and Tom was smiling and happy and not to mention set pics from a week and half ago of Tom in between takes with his little face fan laughing and smiling away yet people seem to forget those. Tom has said himself he’s the happiest he has ever been that doesn’t mean you are not gonna feel a bit down from time to time or that your depressed just cause you feel you need a bit of a break from the people saying nasty things online. Also I forgot to mention the really cute photo of Tom beaming away as he knitted on the plane back from seeing his girl.Tom is fine people don’t need to worry he has great people in his life like his family and friends and z that he can turn on when he needs and he understands when he needs to step away from social media to feel better.

I'm assuming these "fans" that are "overreacting" are primarily on Twitter?? 😏 Because I honestly haven't seen any fans that I know of overreacting over Tom's message on IG about his mental health. But then again, I've been kind of off-grid lately because I was out of town visiting family for about a week, and I'm just now back from vacation lol. 😅

Maybe I missed these fans spilling their reactions lol?

Anyway....

I'm not going to speculate about Tom's mental health, but I am just glad that he is taking time out away from social media if he feels that it's detrimental for his mental and emotional health. To me that's just smart. I know some fans/antis have been trying to preach this "Tom is depressed" Gospel ever since he and Z started filming together again in Atlanta almost 2 years ago 🙄 (whew! Time flies!), but to me it's just nonsense. Anyone with eyes (and a sane brain) can see that Tom is perfectly normal and is like anybody else out here breathing lol. He has his good days and his bad just like everyone else does. It doesn't mean he's "unhappy" or "depressed". Again, I can't really speculate about his mental health, but I usually just take people at their word, and Tom has talked about his mental health struggles before, but he's ALSO mentioned that he's "very HAPPY" in his life. You can be happy in your life but also struggle with anxiety or even insecure moments from time to time. The two are not mutually exclusive. Just because you might struggle with some emotional/mental health challenges sometimes, it doesn't mean that you're "depressed" or "hate your life", or are "unhappy". It just means you're HUMAN.

Plus, Tom himself has said that he tends to have a short fuse and get frustrated easily. So if he's not smiling 24/7, he might just be feeling stressed, or WORKING (hello??), or might have a lot on his mind. When people are working on set, they're usually BUSY. He's also filming a very (no doubt) mentally-taxing series at the current moment. Maybe it's not as depressing as "Cherry" was, but I'm sure he's had to go to some pretty dark places for this role. Acting can be mentally draining depending on the type of role you're doing. Personally??? (And this is just REAL TALK coming through) *****CAUTION: REAL TALK/Unpopular Opinion Alert..... I think SOME fans need to stop infantalizing Tom (like they do all the time), and just let the man live his life lol. Tom probably stays off social media these days because it's draining. 😅🤣 Some fans can be energy-suckers (no offense). 👀

Take a deep breath lol.... Even if Tom WERE depressed or unhappy with his life, he has an amazing support system (as I just mentioned) that he can turn to who can get him some help if needed. I honestly don't worry about him too much.

At the very least, Harry seems like he would definitely tell Tom the truth if he felt like his brother were unhappy or spiraling down lol.

[emsylcatac]

Tbh I think people are taking the senti-adrien part good seriously. Most of the main concern that people have is how it will be handled in the show, and are anxious if it will be handled badly. But I don't even get why they doubt this because look, sentiadrien is definitely not something the writers just decided to do recently. It would have always been a part of Adrien's character arc since teh very beginning. Considering how the foreshadowing is placed right from early seasons, I really do think it will be handled pretty well (I am optimistic, I know XD).

People are actually almost blinded by this and don't appreciate yesterday's episode T_T It was sooooooo good and people are saying it was bad:( (I mean I understand why they'd be upset but-).

What are your opinions about the episode?

I've seen lots of people taking it pretty badly on my dash or on discord, and mostly seeing people being disproportionally heated from both sides in the discourses around it 😅 so I try to avoid to engage with it on Tumblr at least so I don't get into arguments with people on edge when I'm not haha, but you're right, some are chiller and -most importantly- respectful which is really nice to see, no matter which "side" they're on

And yeah of course it's something that has been decided since the start, because that is probably tied with the whole Emilie/Gabriel/magic jewelry plot. It's not something you suddenly throw along the way

If Adrien indeed is a sentimonster (which, I think that after the episode thinking he's not is mostly denial talking tbh), then I'm kinda like you, I want to be optimistic and think that they have thought of ways to answer the main concerns people have with this theory before jumping the gun. I think if well done it's possible to make it make sense with both the story lore and Adrien's character arc, but they'll have to trade carefully! We'll see, for all we know it's been retconned and we'll never get a clear answer 😅

I suppose that we'll learn more about it in Gabriel Agreste episode, and I think that if it's the case, then the messed up releasing schedule regarding the episodes' order will have really hindered the enjoyment of Ephemeral for some people. Because then people would have been aware of it before Ephemeral and wouldn't have over-focused on it in the episode to the point of forgetting the rest...!

As for my opinion on the episode, I really liked it, and particularly seeing Marinette's reaction to the reveal and what happens after! I think it would have been nice though to have less cosmo-bug and astro-chat at the end and more reveal/post-reveal stuffs though, it went by so fast!

[foxymoxynoona]

I've noticed recently that some readers are being way too judgemental towards Sasha. The comments are always "she should do this" and "she shouldn't do that", and it's breaking my heart a little 💔 From what I understood, Amended had the same response, right? How do you feel about this, Foxy? I feel very protective of our Sasha bear 🥺 The world is always telling women what to do and I just hope that people will think twice before they say a comment, even if it comes from a good place. How would you feel if a stranger dictates your way of living and say you're not good enough, you know? And I wonder if those readers will feel the same way towards JK...

Long so behind cute ;)

Yeah, Isabella and Sasha have without a doubt been my most divisive OCs. Sometimes it's hard for me not to be protective of her too, not because I agree with all of her choices and think she's above criticism, but because I understand why she is the way she is and I personally have a high level of patience for people working through things. I know not everyone does! I've also seen people sometimes forget or miss things that actually happen in the story that direcitly relate to their point, which makes it hard for me to maintain my rule about not explaining my writing. LIke if someone says "she never does XX" and there are actually plenty of examples of her doing that. But I also know my stories are sooooo loooong so people could just be forgetting and emotionally remembering the story...

It's not lost on me that my two characters with mental health struggles are the ones who have gotten the most criticism. I really try to give the benefit of the doubt and not read too much into individual comments, sincere there's any number of reasons someone may react to a character any given way (not to mention, lots of people are commenting not in their native language!) People have different boundaries and limits in their relationships and that can come out in how they relate to a character who may not behave a way they're comfortable with, regardless of what led the person to that beahvior. I think there are readers who may not really understand what it's like to struggle with mental health issues or trauma and how that can impact behaviors, to the point that the thought process doesn't even make sense to them. And I think there are readers who do understand, whether they do or don't have personal experience with something similar, but just aren't comfortable watching without calling out behaviors they see as concerning, or they want to have a discussion as they think through things more. Literary characters are such a great opportunity to have these discussions about appropriate behavior, empathy, and personal limits! I try to look at it from that angle!

With Sasha, there may also be this additional element of people self-inserting as they read, so maybe they get frustrated when Sasha behaves in a way they wouldn't because it breaks the immersion. I think that series (because it's idolverse) has a slightly different readergroup with some different expectations for an idolverse story. Or people who are worried that I'm glorifying parts of their youth or young relationship that actually aren't great yet --even though that's something I'm writing on purpose. It's not like some criticisms aren't valid, and maybe it's just worth thinking about scale of response haha.

I also think those of us who struggle with mental health issues can feel like criticism of characters who also struggle just confirms the worst things we (or society) tell us about ourselves --I know that can make me quick to feel defensive, and is why I sometimes don't answer comments right away 😅. But I know that's not true! There are so many readers who adore these characters, which confirms it's not true.

So... do I sometimes think people are too hard on a character? Sure. Do I draw my own conclusions about where that criticism could be coming from? Definitely. I just try to give the benefit of the doubt unless I see a really wrong or clearly unkind comment and then sometimes I can't help myself in responding. :)

[purplerose244]

Fall of the Titans (ROTT Fix-it Fic Preview)

Summary

It was supposed to be the final battle against the most evil entities this world as ever known. Yet there was much the Guardians of Arcadia were not aware of.

About the Arcane Order, their future... and themselves.

So... believe it or not, I've been working on my own rewrite of ROTT ever that trainwreck aired on August 😅 Happy for those who enjoyed it but it really didn't sit right with me so I just had to write what I would have wanted!

First chapter is out on Monday December 20th!

Then I will likely post one chapter every day for the following ten days, in order to end it before next year starts... hopefully... *flashback of every single time I made a deadline and I spectacularly failed to respect it* ... THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING 🙂🙂

Anyone wondering what will feature in this highly self indulgent fic of mine? 😂

Well then...

Only, like, the first sixteen minutes of the original movie as canon, basically everything leading to them escaping the police (YOU GAVE ME SUIT KREL I'M KEEPING SUIT KREL)

Character arcs for all the main characters (yes Steve is considered a main character here yes I'm not forgetting about my baby Krel YES I'M STILL TRIGGERED)

Lots of self-doubt, unworthiness, lack of self-esteem, fear of failing, of making mistakes, of being useless, with also mentions of past abuses (have I mentioned none of these kids is okay? 😅)

Little twist for how the Arcane Order was created and why...

Backstories for Nari, Skrael and Bellroc!

Redemption arcs, but for two out of the three members of the Order (take what I'm saying however you like 🙃)

Major ships: Jlaire, Stricklake, Zouxie, Stelija (yep yep yep yep yep 💙💙💙)

Minor ships: Izadra, Varancy, Space Camp (it had been so hard containing myself from adding more of my boys 🥵)

References to ALL the trilogy (STILL. TRIGGERED)

Hurt/comfort no matter what 💕💕

Character studies and angst with a happy ending (NO FREAKING RESET DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED-)

Over this fix-it fic I will base the conclusion of my Space Camp series, "Math Matters", that currently includes "The Limit Does Not Exist" and "Even Odd Numbers" (yes this is one of the major reasons I made the fix-it fic in the first place 😅😅)

Well then, I hope you're interested! This will likely be my last major fic for TOA in a while, I want to move to other fandoms, but it was definitely important for me to do this 💜

Alright, see you tomorrow! ☺

[lnights]

Heeey Awkward

Hope you’re having fun and not too overwhelmed. I’m going to word vomit at you as I’m stressed and my family aren’t helpful and I’m having an internal battle of anxiety and autism vs wanting to push myself and try new things and you my favourite bat are unfortunately getting my anxious meandering drabbles right in the neck- sorry batty I’ll draw another bat in repayment 😂😅🤦‍♀️

So I want to go to Helsinki as ngl sounds fun and the people are chill (I’ve heard.) I can afford it and there is stuff I’d want to do and arty stuff I’d enjoy which can entertain my adhd self for hours. BUT and it is a BIG BUT I’d be going alone, having never navigated an airport alone, I’d be going over my birthday and have zero safety net if I get anxious, panic or get sensorially overwhelmed. I also forget to eat and don’t notice feeling hungry (ta ADHD) which means I can pass out randomly. Not ideal in a foreign city where I don’t know the language.

Now I am desperate to push my self, see new stuff and meet knew people (not easy as a neurodivergent) and in general escape the political shit storm which is the UK atm.

As well as loving art and new places are so fun for that and adore getting lost in new cities. But bottom line I’m fucking terrified Awkward and don’t know what to do as my gut/brain (where my anxiety residing currently) and my heart are at war as I always been a think with your head person.

I know you can’t make this decision for me and I know I rarely regret something which makes me anxious and I know I want to do this but fuck me i scared. Equally if any Finns read this and think this is a horrendous or brilliant ideal hmu 😂

Apologies again, love and eternal fluffy bat hugs

Anxious 🖤🦇🖤

Anxious dearie.

You can yell into the void of my askbox anytime, I don't mind.

Going to a foreign country by yourself sounds like a lot, I would be anxious too.

Passing out definitely would be a worry, can you set alarms to remind yourself to eat and hydrate?

If you know that you rarely regret going through with things that made you anxious, I would keep that in mind.

I'm sorry you're having doubts, I know it's something you really want.

Personally I would say do it.

Maybe some Finns can weigh in?

[harrison-galore]

I can't remember, I don't know anything but pain because the happiness doesn't hit the same, pain leaves a scar, happiness fades without proof.

All I can remember day in day out is the most painful moments of my life, the worst days, heart wrenching 💔 I don't try to be insufferable when I break down just to try to find a shred of a happy memory, I'm not trying to make you mad at me I just can't remember without proof, something that shows me I had a good day today, my mind is broken, cursed, infected, CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT BUT IT DOESNT WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD! I'll like your post, or post a video or look at a picture because that's the only way I can be happy, if I can't have the real thing.

A loving family, a soul mate, a kid, some fucking friends, SOMETHING! BUT I DONT, I DONT HAVE SHIT IVE GOT A LIFE TO LIVE AND IT AINT EVEN WORTH LIVING AND NOBODY SEEMS TO FUCKING CARE! I get it hey 👋 people have there own shit going on that's fine, by all means I hate to bother happy people but if I have to, just know that it's nothing but me, trying to drag myself out of my hole because everyone's agreed they won't help me do it. And yea I guess you could get pissed off and block me, or unfriend me, or ignore me, it's whatever...it's not...it does bug me a lot in fact it makes me want to die, but what can you do? You can try to beg and plead with them but let's be real, you don't matter, I DONT MATTER, TO NO ONE, I am quite literally just words on a screen to a LOT of people.

I'm a picture, a funny video, a meme, I don't exist, you will scroll by and not give me a second thought. You may ask "why write this if nobody cares?" It's for me, so I can have all my shit in one place, so I can vent and maybe, just maybe my words will make sense to somebody (I doubt it)

I have so so so many emotions, I can drone on and on for hours with no real point, I just wanna talk, I'll lose my train of thought so many times in one conversation there's no telling where my words will end, what I'll talk about, who, when, where, they are just words sometimes and I try my best to piece them together to make some kinda sense but they are just words, too many words, too diffrent.

I used to have people I could do it with but they are gone, they got fed up, died, or moved on to a better life but sometimes I see shit, I creep around and see small things I think are signs, and I hope it means that they are coming back, dreams, pictures, videos, quotes, I'll scour so much information about a person just to see if I crossed their mind at all...it's pathetic really, how much of a bastard am I that I look for one person to dump my sorrow on, to try to force somebody to help me carry it? I'm sorry 😞 I don't know what else to do, my whole life I was taught to survive, I just want somebody to help me survive, it wouldn't always be bad days even though it seems like it, hey who knows maybe my memory will heal and I can carry myself someday, but I'd never get the chance, I had the chance once and I squandered it.

I'm sorry.

For you who wouldn't be named but I'm sure you can guess 😅

I'm not stupid I swear, I'm just sad, when I blow you up it's not to make you mad, when I post a vid or Pic, I'm not trying to taunt you, when I write and cry I'm not asking you to respond, it's just for me, it makes me feel like we still exist to each other.

Everything's so fuzzy so I just type until I forget why I was typing...

My head usually hurts by the end, owie uwu 🤧

...lol