#no wonder I’m a TR fan

[astral-from-afar]

what's your favorite tokusatsu series

ik it's random but i suddenly became curious lmao I hope you don't mind

Nah don’t mind at all. I’ve been a fan for a little over two years now and while there is still a lot for me to consume, I’ve grown to love the genre of tokusatsu

This where my rambling begins now hehe

Out of the big three of Tokusatsu (Kamen Rider,Super Sentai and Ultraman), I gravitate more towards Kamen rider. I have seen a couple of super sentai shows and have enjoyed them (Toqger and Donbrothers being my personal favourites atm) and I’ve started to dip my toes into ultraman which is wayyyy easier as there are official releases on YouTube of their weekly episodes for international fans toei why can’t you be more like this

Kamen Rider is my personal favourite Tokusatsu at this point of time. I’ve seen all of Reiwa era, almost half of the Heisei era but nothing from the Showa era (that will change sometime in the future hopefully). Each season has a unique flavour to it and have casts that are pretty good. There is at least one season that resonates with fans, myself included and overall just a fun ride (is that a pun?)

Now for my favourite series I would have to say Kamen Rider W is my all time beloved. The characters are great, the humour is solid and the main message of family is heartwarming. It contrasts a found family full of weirdos (trust me none of them are normal) with the main antagonists who although are blood related, they are practically dysfunctional. The soundtrack is a banger and there’s one episode the actors sing one of the songs and it’s amazing.

If I were to recommend a kamen rider series to someone it would be W. Its the beginning of Heisei part 2 and started some trends that later seasons followed. It also depends on what type of show you’d want to watch. If you want a high stakes drama I’d go for kamen rider faiz, build or blade but if you personally like more light-hearted shows with friendship I’d go for den-o,w, ooo or Fourze.

Yeah that’s basically a long rant which hopefully answered your question. If someone wants to know where to watch it I use tokuzilla.net because I have no clue how or what torrenting is.

[lavenderjewels]

(Jjk leaks)

I keep seeing random handfuls of people say the upcoming jjk chapter is getting hate but I’ve seen an overwhelming positive response online 😭

[sunflowerkiwis]

Forever WAG

charles leclerc x reader - part three summary: big news come from you and charles and the fans finally find the answers they've been looking for... feedback is appreciated + requests are open! enjoy xx

part one | part two | part three | part four

charles_leclerc

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charles_leclerc i love you so much, i don’t even know where to start. for five years, we’ve been here for each other. through ups and downs, you’ve loved me. you’ve dealt with me in my toughest times and in my peaks. you give me the strength i need to get through life and you love me each day no matter what.

here’s to our forever, ma précieuse and my future Mme Leclerc

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yourusername

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yourusername 🎶it’s been a long time coming, but…🎶 here’s our engagement party🤍♥️

words simply cannot describe the ecstasy i feel knowing you’re the one i’ll spend my forever with.

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danielricciardo i wonder who chose that cake😂😂

redbullracing oh no… we’ve lost her😔

user02 CONGRATUALTIONS OMGGGG (but that last slide-)

user04 fr, who’s gonna tell them the honeymoon is AFTER the wedding

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user02 not the whole grid coming after them💀💀

yourbestfriend i guess it’s safe to say you won…

yourusername told ya

user06 ????

user54 okay so charles is gonna write her a whole thought out paragraph and she’s just gonna sit there taking pictures and quote taylor swift…?

user26 what exactly do you gain from sending this?

user54 i’m just saying, don’t think he should be marrying someone who doesn’t appreciate him as much as he does them

user40 babe… where have you been the past five years…

scuderiaferrari our parents🥹🥹

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user36 OMG CONGRATULATIONS I TOLD YALL I CALLED IT OMG YAYYY

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user08 none of us… none of us believed u and now 🥲🥲

yourmomsinsta congrats my babies 🥰🥰

user22 omg i completely forgot momma yln see these posts. yn your poor mother

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georgerussell it was a pleasure to help with this amazing day, congrats you fools🫶🫶

yn and charles - 26.05.26

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pierregasly hey, i helped too

georgerussell63 you’re literally the best man

charles_leclerc thank you so much mate (but also ow)

yourusername we love you too stupid <3

user84 you just know mans had a whole powerpoint made for them 💀

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yourusername

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yourusername she would’ve made such a lovely bride, what a shame she’s fucked in the head (the bride was in fact drunk) 🤍💍

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charles_leclerc wow

charles_leclerc hot

danielricciardo you can stay there while i bleach my eyes 🙂🙂

charles_leclerc pls come back :(

pierregasly ouch

carlossainz55 ouch

georgerussell63 ouch

maxverstappen1 ouch

yourusername that's crazy

user24 queen energy right there👑

danielricciardo pls don’t

yourusername 🫥

yourbestfriend my wife😍😍

carlossainz55 🤨🤨

yourusername my darling🥰🥰

charles_leclerc 🤨🤨

yourfriend1 five gorgeous gorgeous girls and a goddess of a bride🫶

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yourbestfriend babe 🤍

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yourfriend3

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yourfriend3 girls’ weekend with the future mrs. leclerc

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charles_leclerc

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charles_leclerc bachelor’s weekend (two can play this game😉)

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user52 the tag💀

user96 he rlly saw yn thirst trapping and said nonono😭

yourusername damn

yourusername now that’s just mean

charles_leclerc 😉

user58 he took my wife and i can’t even complain

yourbestfriend right??? @yourusername you rlly left us for a banana man????

yourusername what can i say? i like bananas ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

yourbestfriend yeah, HIS

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user60 💀💀

pierregasly

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pierregasly a wild charles enjoying his last few moments of freedom

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yourusername that guy in the middle’s pretty handsome but i will say, that fella on the far left is my favorite

arthur_leclerc he is pretty great isn’t he👀

pierregasly what about the one on the right

yourusername meh

charles_leclerc you two do realize she’s marrying ME right?

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sebastianvettel enjoy it while you can

yourusername i’m telling your wife

charles_leclerc handsome guy in those last two photos

yourusername hot.

yourusername

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yourusername you can’t outdo the doer, baby <3

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user94 them tagging each other and trying to out thirst trap one another is something that probably should’ve been on my bingo card this year

user10 the way it’s like a competition but they still only comment on each others posts to thirst over the other 😭

charles_leclerc it’s always worth the thrill😉

landonorris i’ve refrained from interfering, but i’d like to remind you that there are children and parents here

yourusername babe did you forget to drop him off at daycare again

charles_leclerc i thought you were doing it?

yourusername honey, i’m not back until a few days remember?

charles_leclerc i’m sorry chéri, force of habit. @landonorris get ready, we have to leave soon

landonorris 😐

carlossainz55 yn, vale, can i have my girlfriend back

yourusername she was mine first, wait your turn pepper boy

yourbestfriend

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yourbestfriend happy wife, happy life ep 1: girls’ post-bachelorette party bachelorette weekend getaway ✨🫶

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user58 yn always serves like that second pic????

user92 these two being couple goals and serving per usual

charles_leclerc lovely♥️

carlossainz55 you look gorgeous querida❤️ both of you. can you please come back now 🥲

charles_leclerc i second that

yourusername no :)

yourbestfriend the bride has spoken

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[kaigarax]

Evanescent

Mikage Reo x Reader

Quote: "Fall in love with someone you can't have."

My Dearest,

I used to think that I fell in and out of love easily - that the fluttering in my chest meant the most beautiful four letter word had once again fallen into my lap. I used to think that I fell in and out of love easily - and then I saw you and my heart stopped.

Yours Truly

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“Hey.”

Mikage Reo, who’d been staring off the ledge of the balcony, turns his head abruptly, the world spinning around him as his eyes bolt around his surroundings before finally landing on you.

The first thing that Reo thinks is that you’re pretty.

With a glass of wine in one hand and a handkerchief held out to him in the other. With your pretty clothes loosely hanging off of your shoulders and your nicely powdered hair falling out of its elaborate design specifically made for a party such as this. The most eye-catching thing though has to be your smile. Reo finds it surprisingly pure and naive despite the fact that you’ve likely had one too many drinks if you’ve found yourself out on the balcony with him.

He thinks that he should know who you are.

Has a slight inkling that there’s something important about you.

But those thoughts seem to elude him at the moment.

Actually, most cohesive thoughts seem to elude him at the moment. Parity because of the alcohol being served and the other part because of you. Looking up at him with a pretty smile that sends his heart into a tizzy of flutters.

“Hi.” Reo says stupidly, “what’re you doing here?”

You tilt your head to the side cutely, staring at him for a moment before smiling, “the same reason as you, I suspect.”

Hesitantly, Reo asks, “and what reason is that?”

“To get away from the chaos of the wedding.” You smile softly, taking in a deep breath as if trying to capture the moment in your mind, “the air’s so much fresher out here and it’s so much quieter.”

“Not a fan of weddings either?” Reo asks as he turns away from you and back towards the ledge of the balcony.

“Mm,” you sigh softly, falling into place beside him, “something like that.”

“Bride or groom?” Reo asks.

“Bride,” you take a sip of the glass of wine in your hand, “and I suspect you’re here for the groom?”

“I, uh, think so.”

“You think?”

“Yeah,” Reo scratches the back of his neck sheepishly, “I only came here because my parents forced me to come.”

You laugh, “so you came to celebrate the gathering of two people you don’t know?”

“Basically.”

“Sounds like a hassle.”

Reo laughs along with you, “yeah. It definitely is.” He’s not usually this candid with people, especially strangers, but he feels comfortable with you. Perhaps it has something to do with the alcohol he’s been drinking.

“So,” you finish the glass of wine in your hand before placing the glass on the ground beside you, “you enjoying yourself?”

“No.”

“Really?” You ask leaning in towards him, “you bored or something?”

He leans away slightly in a polite manner, “was it that obvious?”

“Mm,” you bring a hand to your chin as if pondering deeply on the topic at hand, “you do a good job at hiding it.”

“You’re just really good at reading people, huh?” Reo teases.

You roll your eyes but smile warmly, “I try.”

Reo finds that he quite likes how your face looks when you make an expression like that. Wonders what it would take to get you to make an expression like that again.

“So, what do you think about weddings?” You ask.

Reo shrugs, “not really my thing.”

“A bachelor's life for you then?”

“I’m sure my parents will arrange something for me eventually.”

“Lame~”

Reo’s head snaps over to you so quickly that he almost falls to the ground. Basically gives himself whiplash as he meets your playful grin. He’s not sure if he’s more surprised at how carefree you look or at the words you said.

“Excuse me?”

“Sorry,” you chuckle, “that was rude of me.”

“Isn’t this wedding an arranged one?” Reo asks.

You shrug, “my statement still stands.”

“Don’t let the bride or groom hear you say that.”

“I’ll take my chances~”

“Ah…” Reo trails off, not sure of what to say next. What can he say next?

“Sorry. The alcohol has made my tongue looser than it usually is. Though I suppose that might be a blessing in disguise.” You smile playfully, turning to look at him as he listens to you ramble on, “I’ve been told that I have a sharp tongue and that alcohol softens the edge but also loosens the words I allow to slip through. What about you?”

“What?” Reo stutters, “what about me?”

“I suppose it loosens the mind more than the mouth for you, huh?”

Reo pouts, feeling an insult there but can’t exactly place it.

He finally manages to turn his gaze away from you.

You remind him of a summer breeze. So soft and gentle as your gaze sweeps over him and everything else. Reo imagines you fluttering from place to place as you please, enchanting people with your presence and with that stupidly pretty smile you wear. Something people so desperately yearn for when you’re not there and then suddenly gone as quickly as you’ve appeared after people no longer have any need for you.

You’re exactly the kind of girl that would have entranced him when he was younger.

And yet, you’re also seemingly everything that he hates in a person.

Reo can’t decide if you are willfully negligent towards the feelings of others or if you’re simply manipulative. Pushing and pulling him in any which direction simply because you want to see how he might fall. He leans more towards the former of the two options but one can never really know when it comes to pretty girls like you.

Gosh!

Where has Reo seen you before?

It bothers him more and more as he stares off the ledge of the balcony; not really bothering to focus on the environment around him and instead simply staring off for the sake of looking anywhere but you.

“Do you know who I am?” Reo asks suddenly.

You hum softly in what Reo assumes is an amused manner, “isn’t it more exciting to think I don’t?”

Reo scratches the back of his neck, struggling to grapple with your words, “so you do?”

“Do you know who I am?” You ask in response.

“No.”

You laugh again, “I figured as much.”

“Should I know who you are?”

“Mm, I doubt it’ll matter much in the long run. I’m not someone very special. I imagine I’ll go on to lead a rather ordinary life after this.”

The words ‘after this’ linger in Reo’s mind for a moment but not as long as they should have. Instead he mind chooses to focus on the earlier half of your words. Reo gives you a distant sort of smile in response, “I could never live an ordinary life.”

“No?”

“I’d rather die than live an ordinary life.”

You laugh softly in response.

Reo rolls his eyes but smiles, giving you a playful shove, “what?”

“You’re so dramatic.”

Reo feigns offence, bringing a hand to his chest as if wounded, “why, I think you’re the first person to ever say something so horrible.”

“Oh, I doubt I’m the only one.”

“The only one brazen enough to say it to my face.”

“Well,” you say as if it’s a matter of fact, “there’s nothing wrong with being dramatic. In fact, I’ve always had a soft spot for dramatic people. Sure, there’s all the stereotypes and a bad reputation but at the end of the day I always preferred someone that wears their heart on their sleeves over someone quiet.”

“Do I?” Reo asks softly.

“Hm?”

“Do I wear my heart on my sleeve?”

You lean in close to him as if trying to scan his face deeply.

Truthfully, it feels kinda weird to ask a stranger about something so intimate. Sure, this stranger happens to be someone he feels an instant connection to, but they’re a stranger nonetheless. There’s only so much that a stranger can conclude no matter how well they know people. It’s simply the way that things are.

Reo leans in close to you in response.

“Well?” He asks softly.

“Hm,” you smile, “I think you’re more expressive than you think but not as expressive as you would lead others to believe.”

“That’s…” Reo’s eyes wash over you. Watching how your lips purse slightly and the space between your eyebrows creases slightly as you attempt to get a better look at him. He wonders if the alcohol you had earlier has impaired your vision slightly or if you’re just not wearing glasses that you usually would. He thinks you look awfully pretty from this angle though in retrospect Reo just thinks that you’re pretty in general.

“That’s… good?” You ask.

Reo shrugs, “that’s cliche.”

“What? Cliche? How?” You seem to pause briefly between each word as if needing a moment to process what it was you just said after saying it.

Reo smiles warmly, “you’re just saying that because you wanna sound all smart n’ wise. Really, it just just makes you come off as a tryhard.”

“Wow,” your jaw drops but Reo can spot the amusement in your eyes, “a tryhard, huh? I think that’s the first time I’ve ever gotten that insult.”

“Don’t worry,” Reo teases, “there’s nothing wrong with being a tryhard. In fact, I like tryhards.”

You pout cutely, clearly noticing the fact that Reo’s recalling your own words from earlier, “you’re a tryhard.”

“Guilty as charged, pretty girl.”

“Pretty girl?”

Reo blushes brightly, “w-well yeah. You… that’s- you are…” the words slipped from his mouth before he could stop them. One moment he was laughing and the next he was stumbling over himself trying to figure out the right thing to say to you.

“I’m only teasing,” you hum, “and thank you.”

“Y-yeah.”

“You’re pretty too.”

Reo clears his throat, “well, it’s not the most manly thing to be called pretty but I suppose I can accept the compliment.”

“You can, can you?”

Pushing aside the embarrassment and suddenly filled with a burst of confidence Reo finally turns his body to face you. He thinks a little bit of it comes from the alcohol finally finding a place in your stomach while the other has to do with the way your eyes sparkle as you look at him. He places an arm on either side of you, caging you between himself and the railing of the balcony. He leans down close, chuckling slowly, “I’m very sure, pretty girl.”

He wonders if he should lean down and kiss you.

Sure the two of you are strangers but it wouldn’t be the first time that Reo’s kissed a stranger. And it most certainly wouldn’t be the strangest thing he’s done before with a stranger but he doesn’t.

He doesn’t lean forward and press his lips to yours despite seeing how easy it would be.

In retrospect, Reo isn’t sure if he should have taken that kiss or not.

A part of him is glad that he didn’t kiss you knowing what he does now. But there is another part of him -a less thoughtful and selfish part- that wonders what your lips might’ve felt like against his own.

After a brief moment (which felt like an eternity to Reo) you pull away. Well, you push him away. Place your hand on his chest and gently push him away from you and Reo doesn’t resist. He takes a few steps back just as he feels you want him to.

Did he read the situation wrong?

Was this too much?

Gosh, now he’s going to look like a total loser.

This is why he doesn’t drink.

“Sorry.” Reo manages.

“It’s okay, it’s my fault too.” You scratch the back of your neck sheepishly, “I did have a bit too much to drink. I guess that’s what happens when you go around having a glass with everyone else in the party.”

“Hm? Why would you do something like that?”

“Well, when it’s your wedding it’s usually your job to make sure all the guests are enjoying themselves.”

“So you’re…”

“Guess the mystery’s gone, huh?”

Fall in love with someone you can’t have.

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Her: Forever and always.

[zeroseuniverse]

All Along

word count: 834

Pairing: Park seonghwa x fem reader

Summary: In which she knew all along that they were soulmates and used it to help him have a better life anonymously, of course

The two had met long ago, when soulmates were announced they were both ecstatic, being hopeless romantics. However things changed of course, as life usually does, when their soul bonds were revealed, she realized they were soulmates. How could she possibly know that when many people probably share the same bond? Well she had a disastrous day and Seonghwa came over beaming ear to ear as he said he was going to begin training to become an idol, he had been scouted and was ecstatic, the same occurrence happened 3 times beore she came to terms with the fact that he was in fact her soulmate. Dating an idol would however be the worst challenge ever, and she didn’t know if she could deal with the bad side of things while he had amazing days in turn, it wouldn’t be happy.

On the otherside, Seonghwa was completely oblivious, working towards his debut tirelessly, not even noticing the amount of bad days his bestfriend had seemingly been having consistently. It wasn’t until luck had seemingly taken a turn that he noticed something, while his stress overtook him and he began feeling under the weather, his bestfriend seemed to be glowing, except she still held a sad smile on her face as she took care of his sniffling figure.

“Why do you seem sad?” He wondered, not understanding her sorrow, though he felt a twinge of sadness everytime she was sick it wasn’t enough to be visible on his face.

“I just feel bad for you.” She covered, moving to give him another spoonful of the soup Wooyoung made. They both sat in silence after that as she nursed him back to health, the only sound being Seonghwa’s slightly ragged breathing. 

Their blissful silence was broken when a phone rang, her phone. She reached over his body to grab it, checking the caller ID with weary eyes, “Who is it?” Seonghwa wondered, not having seen that expression on her face before.

“Hello?” She spoke professionally as she answered the call, ignoring the prying eyes of her soulmate.

“Ah baby I’ve missed you!” the slurred words of her ex echoed through her ear from the phone speaker making her clench her eyes shut and pinch her nose in frustration.

“Who is this?” She asked, covering her annoyance with a curious facade.

“Oh come on babe, don’tbe like that, It’s me! Look I know we ended on the wrong foot but I’m better now!”

“Hm I’m sorry I don’t know who this is, I think you have the wrong number.” She said, hanging the phone up, but that isn’t what caught Seonghwa’s attention, what caught his attention was that the luck of her escaping the call had caused him to feel a little worse. His eyes went wide as he took in the thoughts processing in his brain, No way!

It wasn’t until a week later when they were going to a private cafe and she tripped hurting her foot, at the same moment he saw money on the floor, that things started clearing up in his foggy head. 

“It’s you isn’t it?” He gasped as he took in the panic on her face, “Wait why are you panicking this is great!” 

“It’s really not.” She frowned a bit as she mumbled out the words, pulling her coat tighter, suddenly the realization set in, she knew.

 “…How long have you known?” He gasped, holding onto her shoulders in an attempt to make her look him in the eyes.

 “Since we got our bonds.” She quietly said, hunching her shoulders to try and loosen his grip on her.

“Why didn’t you fucking tell me?” He exclaimed, upset that he had missed out on the opportunity to bond fully with his soulmate.

“Because you wanted to be an idol. Do you know how difficult it is to date idols? Fans will tear me apart trying to get to you, So I stayed silent. My coworkers helped place inconveniences for me so I would have bad days so you would have good days.” She explained, looking at her shoes.

“I had a right to know!” 

“I know! But you would have exhausted yourself trying to find solutions and quite honestly I really didn’t want the guilt of having a good day if you had a bad one.”

“You stupid girl!” He chuckled, the demeaning words seemingly full of fondness rather than actual malice, “Once we’re bonded it’ll go away, the only reason why it happens is to lead us to each other somehow!” 

“Wait what?”

“Haven’t you seen the specialist since they told you what your bond was? You’re supposed to meet with them often to make sure the bond is still there.” He scolded earning a sheepish look from the female.

“I guess we have a lot of time to make up for.” She awkwardly shrugged, making her soulmate chuckle as he clutched her in his arms for an embrace. 

“Yea, first we’re going to see the specialist to make sure our bond is strong, then you’re all mine.”

[twopoppies]

Hi! I wasn’t around when hussell started but I’m wondering if they’ve ever confirmed it? Is everyone saying they’re together bc they’re “repeatedly” seen together? I feel like I have a vague memory of TR confirming it in a way but other than that I can’t remember.

Also, it is uncommon for Harry to actually say and confirm his relation, right? Except that he kinda called Camille his ex-gf (since he never actually confirmed that it was Camille’s voicemail and only an ex’s.)

I feel like a lot of his relationships are based off of insider information that The Sun somehow got their hands on but I’m kinda clueless.

Hi, darling. No, neither have confirmed the relationship. But, it’s par for the course. He never confirms and the women never confirm, either. But all the tabloids refer to her as his gf etc.

With Camille, he referred to the voice recording on Cherry as being the voice of his “ex-girlfriend” once. But even though he never said her name, it was very obvious it was her. But the entire narrative of that album was about their “true love” and his “heartbreak”. They were so heavy handed with it, you couldn’t miss it.

The Sun has always had their claws in Harry (and One Direction, prior). His team is sending them info, or they’re just writing whatever they feel will get them clicks. It seems they’re using Daily Mail more these days, but they’re all basically the same and I would assume most of it odd nonsense or it’s what his team wants fans to think.

My general sense is that real gossip about Harry very very rarely gets out these days.

Welcome to the fandom. 😅

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

Thanks for all the love on the episode one intro for my fan-written Six of Crows Spin Off script! I’ve decided to post each episode broken down into parts since they’re looking pretty long when they’re all strung together, so welcome to episode one part 2! If anyone hasn’t seen the intro yet and wants to then let me know and I can tag you, and I have been wondering whether I should make an AO3 account so I can put my fics up and it’s easier to find all the chapters so if anyone thinks that would be better then let me know (it wouldn’t stop me from putting them up here too) ❤️

Be warned I've taken a little artisitc licence (eg inserting a reference to my personal Anya headcanon in the previous part) but most of this is direct quotes/takes on direct quotes - and also I've never written a script before so my formatting is my own made up method I hope it makes sense. This section more than the previous is one where I’ve had to start making strides away from the book in order to match Show!canon but I’m trying to remain as true as possible. Hope you enjoy! ❤️

Episode One Part 2

[TITLE CARDS]

[Open on the Barrel. The camera moves into the city from the harbours, through shadows across the rooftops of East and West Stave. We are seeing the city through someone's eyes. We travel past several pleasure houses, but we do not see the Menagerie. West Stave is alive and kicking; the streets are overflowing with the colourful Komedie Brute costumes of pleasure seekers, girls in silks wave from high windows to prospective clients on the street below, acrobats hang from swings over the canal as people watch them whooping and cheering. As we leave West Stave behind and head south, we pass the Crow Club with heavy crowds outside it, and arrive on the rooftop of the Slat. The camera pans down to the street below, and the clacking of a cane is heard against the cobbles. The camera switches to street level to watch KAZ BREKKER enter the Slat, heads in the busy building quickly turning towards him. The room seems to come more alert as he walks through it.

A group of people - ROTTY, ANNIKA, PIM, and ROETTER - stand near the stairs talking. The room is still loud and they don't appear to have noticed KAZ]

ROTTY: I'm just sayin', Wraith's been scarce. Worth a mention, innit?

ROETTER: So he can set that shark's glare on me? Sign me up to the gallows first

ANNIKA: C'mon, he knows your gunning to be his new spider. Everyone knows. You actually mention it, maybe you'll get jobs comin' your way.

[Someone begins to reply but the conversation dies quickly and nervously as KAZ approaches. He clearly knows what they're talking about, but he does not acknowledge it.]

KAZ: Annika, fetch Jesper and Big Bolliger. I want them as my seconds tonight

ANNIKA: Big Bol? You sure you just want a bouncer tonight Kaz? Could be tr-

[KAZ glares at ANNIKA and she quiets, before turning to leave. The group disperses and Kaz marches up the stairs to the attic. Behind him, ROTTY can be heard expressing agreement on ROETER's point about the shark's glare. KAZ opens his window and wafts away a group of crows that have gathered there, then walks to the sink and removes his gloves. Behind him, the crows return to their perch. The camera focuses on KAZ's hands as he begins to wash them, until he straightens and sighs]

KAZ: You shouldn't feed crows

[Kaz turns and the camera follows his gaze. INEJ GHAFA sits on the window sill, reaching out to the birds]

INEJ: Why not?

[INEJ closes her eyes to feel the last of the evening sun on her cheeks. KAZ watches her intently, whatever he was going to say dying on his lips. His jaw ticks]

INEJ: Why not, Kaz?

[KAZ hesitates, breath catching]

KAZ: They have no manners

[INEJ laughs. The sun is soft and glowing on her face, her eyes are still closed. KAZ cannot stop watching her, and it terrifies him]

INEJ: Neither do you, Kaz. You didn't even say hello

KAZ: You didn't say goodbye

[There is a brief pause. INEJ looks at KAZ, then out the window]

INEJ, softly: I should have KAZ: Why are you here?

[INEJ looks out the window]

KAZ: You still hear things

INEJ: You can’t train a falcon and expect it not to hunt.

[She looks up at him]

INEJ: Heleen Van Houden.

[KAZ nods]

INEJ: Wandering into the Barrel like she wasn’t the victim in a murder investigation that nearly tore the city to shreds. And what? Having immediate claim to the house she left in the hands of Pekka Rollins?

KAZ: He’s out. When your supposed victim’s sticking her fingers back into the pocket of every magistrate in city, you find your murder charges dropping pretty quickly.

INEJ: So that’s that?

KAZ: That’s that. Everything we did, for nothing:

[INEJ runs her fingers across the scar from her Menagerie tattoo]

INEJ: For everything.

[For a moment, the silence is fraught. The pair cannot quite bring themselves to make eye contact. By the time KAZ speaks, it seems as though he is forcing himself to say it aloud]

KAZ: I have a job tonight

[INEJ looks up at KAZ, expectantly]

KAZ: We need you. I... I need you

[INEJ smiles as she climbs through the window and into the room]

INEJ: What are we doing?

KAZ: Parely, with the Black Tips. I'll need anything you can tell me on Geels' seconds - Oomen and []

[As KAZ speaks the scene dissolves into him, JESPER FAHEY, ANNIKA, PIM, ROTTY, BIG BOLLIGER, MUZZEN, and several other Dregs members standing outside the wall of the exchange later that night. KAZ's explanation of the plan continues on voiceover as we see the group arrive, talking to each other loudly]

KAZ: They've been eating away at my business on Fifth Harbour for weeks, and now they've intercepted a jurda shipment. Tonight, we discuss. And tonight, someone pays.

[INEJ stands on the roof of the exchange, looking down at the group below. As she slips down through the shadows, touching her hands to her knives and silently mouthing their names, she looks at the carvings in the stone arch entrance to the exchange: Industry, Integrity, Prosperity. She frowns. She slips to the ground a little farther down the street so she can approach the group at ground level, pausing for a moment to watch them from a darkened storefront. KAZ stands a little back from the others, leaning against his cane in the shadow of the arch. His eyes find Inej, then keep moving.]

JESPER: Three ships! The Shu sent them. Just sitting in the harbour - cannons out, red flags flying. And stuffed to the sails with gold.

BIG BOLLIGER: Would've liked to see that

JESPER: Would've like to steal that. Half the Merchant Council was down there flapping and squawking, trying to figure out what to do

BIG BOLLIGER: Don't they want the Shu paying their debts?

[KAZ steps forward into the slice of light where the others are standing, cane hitting the cobble stones loudly]

KAZ: Yes and no. It's always nice to have a country in debt to you. Makes for... friendlier negotiations

[KAZ looks specifically at BIG BOLLIGER as he speaks, wearing a crocodile's smile. JESPER shrugs]

JESPER: Maybe the Shu are done being friendly. They didn't have to send all that treasure at once. You reckon they stuck that trade ambassador?

[KAZ lifts his gaze again and this time his and INEJ's eyes meet directly. They are both thinking the same thing; brief flashback to KAZ's office. INEJ sits cross-legged on the window sill as KAZ paces slowly, and they list theories for each other about how the Trade Ambassador was murdered]

INEJ: We have to be missing something. Men don’t just walk into washrooms and find knives in their backs.

KAZ: Broad daylight, no windows, no vents. No-one in or out. Not even you could've squeezed through the plumbing

INEJ: So what? Ghosts?

[KAZ raises an eyebrow]

KAZ: Don't tell me you believe in ghosts now

INEJ: I believe in lots of things, Kaz. But perhaps wraiths aren't one of them

[The challenge is clear in her eyes and it makes KAZ uncomfortable. Return to the present]

KAZ: It won't matter what actually happened, just what everyone thinks did. The Zemeni blame the Kerch, the Kerch suspect the Shu, and no-one gets their satisfying answer before all the guns come out. It's nearly time

[KAZ gestures for JESPER and BIG BOLLIGER to remove their weapons. JESPER unslings his gun belt unhappily, and bestows a kiss on each revolver before handing them to ROTTY]

JESPER: Take good care of my babies. If I see a single scratch on them, I'll spell 'forgive me' across your chest in bullets

ROTTY: You wouldn't waste the ammo

BIG BOLLIGER: And he'd die before you finished 'forgive'

JESPER: It's about sending a message - what's the point of a dead guy with 'FORG' written on his chest?

KAZ: So, compromise. 'SORRY' does the trick - and uses fewer bullets.

[BIG BOLLIGER hands over all of his weapons, and KAZ hands over three knives]

JESPER, pointing to Kaz's cane: What about that?

KAZ: Who'd deny a poor cripple his cane?

JESPER: If it's you, any man with sense

KAZ: Then it's a good job we're meeting Geels tonight. Neutral territory, Jesper, give up the rifle

INEJ: This is a mistake

[INEJ is suddenly visible from the shadows. BIG BOLLIGER flinches away from her as the others all jump in surprise, except KAZ, and a whisper of 'the Wraith' goes through the crowd.]

INEJ: This doesn't feel neutral. Geels is up to something

KAZ: Of course he is.

INEJ: Then why come here tonight?

KAZ: Street law is street law, Inej. There's a way to do things

INEJ: You’re going to get us all killed

[JESPER smiles, stretching]

JESPER: Statistically, Inej, he's probably only going to get some of us killed

INEJ: It's not a joke

KAZ: He's not joking - he's playing the odds.

BIG BOLLIGER: Well I have a pint of lager waiting for me at the Couperron, so I can’t be the one to die tonight.

JESPER, grinning: Care to place a wager?

BIG BOLLIGER: I'm not going to bet on my own death

KAZ, running his fingers over the rim of his hat: Why not, Bolliger? We do it every day

[The church bell chimes for midnight]

KAZ: Remember: No matter what you hear, you don’t whether the fray without my say so. Stay sharp, and stay hidden

[There is a murmur of acknowledgment and agreement from the Dregs. INEJ turns towards the shadows and Kaz catches her arm to stop her. The camera focuses on her gloves and her sleeve]

KAZ: Keep an eye on the rooftop guards. Geels may have them in his pocket

[INEJ frowns but nods. She backs away slightly as Kaz releases her arm. There is tension in coming so close to touch and neither of them have missed it]

JESPER: No mourners

ALL: No funerals

[The trio enter the exchange. INEJ climbs the canal-facing wall]

INEJ, muttering to self: Street law. A relic. How would you fair if I obeyed street law, Kaz?

[She swings herself up capably and smiles]

INEJ, to self: How would you fair if I obeyed the law of gravity?

[As she climbs and the first look at the scene unfolds, KAZ and INEJ discuss the plan on voiceover; the conversation they had earlier this evening continued]

KAZ, voiceover: They’re sure precaution against you

[INEJ finds the drainpipe she reaches for slick with oil and a rim she runs her fingers over to test covered in ground glass. She smiles with grim pleasure at the knowledge she is expected]

INEJ, voiceover: They’re sure to try

[She picks the lock of a window and sneaks inside, crossing to a balcony to stand over the exchange. She watches KAZ, JESPER, and BIG BOLLIGER enter from the Eastern side of the exchange as the Black Tips - GEELS, OOMEN, and ELSINGER - enter from the Western. INEJ’s voiceover returns to tell KAZ the information she gathered about the Black Tips, and the camera focuses on each of them as she speaks]

INEJ, voiceover: Geels and Elsinger came up the ranks of the Black Tips together. There’s trust there, not exploitable. There’s little to say about Elsinger that you can’t tell by looking at him. He’s a bruiser, and he’s good at it

KAZ, voiceover: At least with Bolliger there one of us will be tall enough to look him in the eye

INEJ, voicover: If there’s any potential problem, it’s Oomen.

KAZ: Oomen, Really? He’s built like a scarecrow

INEJ: He might not look so much of a threat, but he makes me nervous. He’s violent, and he’s unafraid. They say he once crushed a man’s skull with his bare hands, wiped the blood off on his shirt, and went on drinking

[The opposing gang members pat each other down to check for weapons. JESPER finds a small knife on ELSINGER and tosses it to the corner of the Exchange]

JESPER: Naughty, naughty

[BIG BOLLIGER finishes patting down GEELS]

BIG BOLLIGER: He’s clean

[GEELS spreads his arms to indicate the start of the negotiations. He is noticeably older than KAZ and the others, but it doesn’t look like he’s weaker. He seems more confident, possibly even more commanding]

GEELS: Let’s be fair, eh? It’s not fair for you to cull every spend-happy tourist stepping off a boat in fifth harbour. We all got bills to pay

KAZ: Fifth harbour is ours. We get first crack at all the pigeons we want

GEELS: You’re young, lad, you’re fresh. Maybe you don’t know how these things work yet. Harbours belong to the city, we all have as much right to them as anyone else

KAZ: Not fifth. Maybe you don’t know how these things work, but I own majority shares in that harbour. It was all but useless to this city until I had it dredged, and built out the docks. Fifth harbour is mine.

[GEELS sniffs in disagreement, but has no counterargument]

KAZ: You’ve been interrupting our traffic, and you intercepted a jurda shipment that should have docked two nights ago

GEELS: I don’t know what you’re talking about

KAZ: I know it comes easy, Geels, but try not to play dumb with me

[GEELS steps forwards but KAZ stands his ground]

GEELS: Quit flexing, boy. We all know Per Haskell doesn’t have the stomach for a real brawl

[KAZ laughs roughly]

KAZ: But I’m the one at your table. Haskell’s out of the game - has been for a while now. Maybe you should start second guessing your sources of information

[GEELS shifts uncomfortably]

KAZ: The Dregs are my operation, and I’m not here for a taste. You want a war? I’ll make sure you eat your fill

GEELS: And if you vanish, Brekker? We all know you’re the spine of the operation - whether it’s Haskell behind the scenes or someone else. Snap it, and the Dregs collapse.

[JESPER laughs and incurs glares from everyone else]

JESPER: Stomach, spine. What’s next - spleen?

ELSINGER: Shut it

KAZ: Follow the damn rules, Jesper.

[JESPER mouths “sorry” and pantomimes locking his lips. KAZ rolls his eyes before turning back to his conversation]

KAZ: I’m fairly sure you’re threatening me, Geels. But I want to be certain before I decide what time do about it

GEELS: Then what if I told you there are two guards with city issue rifles pointed at you right now?

[INEJ tenses, eyes quickly searching the roof for the guards’ silhouettes. KAZ glances casually upwards]

KAZ: Hiring city guards to do your killing? I’d say that’s an expensive proposition for a gang like the Black Tips

[INEJ climbs up to the roof and hurries across it, ignoring the walkway that is clearly there to be used by the guards. She hides behind the gables to watch for the guards and listen to the conversation]

KAZ: I’m flattered you’d do so much just for me

GEELS: The Dregs won’t last a week without you

KAZ: I’d give them a month on sheer momentum

GEELS: Should we find out, you smug little slum rat?

KAZ: Do it

[INEJ cannot find the guards and she is panicking. KAZ is very calm]

GEELS: Should I have them shoot you in the good leg?

KAZ: Stop talking and do it. Shoot

Jesper: … Kaz?

KAZ: Go on

INEJ, to self: What game are you playing, Kaz?

GEELS: Fire!

[There’s a loud gunshot and a sudden flash. BIG BOLLIGER screams as he collapses to the floor of the exchange and JESPER runs towards him and applied pressure to the wound. KAZ raises an eyebrow]

JESPER: You worthless podge, Geels! You’ve violated neutral territory

GEELS, hiding the panic in his voice: Nothing to say you didn’t shoot first. And anyway, who’s going to know? None of you are walking out of here

KAZ: You don’t look well, Geels. Things aren’t going quite to plan, are they?

JESPER: Kaz, Bolliger’s bleeding bad

KAZ: Good.

JESPER: He needs a Medik

KAZ: He needs to stop his bellyaching and be glad I didn’t have Holst take him down with a headshot.

[GEELS flinches]

KAZ: That’s the guard’s name, right? Willem Holst and Bert Van Daal. The guards you emptied the Black Tips’ coffers to bribe. Holst likes to gamble almost as much as Jesper does, so your money held a lot of appeal. But he has bigger problems. Let’s call them… urges. I won’t go into detail - secrets aren’t like coin. They don’t keep their value in the spending. You’ll just have to take my word for it when I say that this one would turn even your rotten stomach.

[Another shot is fired, springing against the cobbles near GEELS’ feet. He jumps back in panic. INEJ tracks the source of the shot with her eyes, and heads in the opposite direction to find the other guard - VAN DAAL.]

GEELS: Just shoot him, Holst! Your secret dies with him

KAZ, snorting: You think I’m that foolish? Go on Holst, put a bullet in my skull! My messengers will reach your wife and your watch captain before I hit the ground. Are you worrying about the other guard, Geels? Maybe I got to him too. Maybe he’s getting ready to blow a hole in your chest.

[INEJ is hurrying across the rooftops towards VAN DAAL at top speed. It’s unclear if she’s going to make it in time]

KAZ: Why not give Van Daal the order and find out?

[GEELS hesitates for a moment]

GEELS: Van Daal?

[VAN DAAL opens his mouth but before he can reply a blade appears at his throat and he is forced backwards. INEJ stands behind him.]

INEJ: Hush, now

[She jabs him gently in the side; he knows there is another knife at his kidney.]

VAN DAAL: Please

INEJ: I like it when men beg. But this isn’t the time for it

[yvette-tal]

Levi Ackerman + you coming out as ftm

(Platonic)

Levi’s wondering what you had to discuss with him as he watches you nervously pace in front of his desk, patiently waiting for you to say something. Just a few moments ago you seemed so eager and so ready to tell him the (seemingly) big news you had, so what had changed in such a short amount of time?

I’ll be so fr, you were shitting bricks rn. You were feeling so giddy upon finally realizing your identity that you just wanted—you needed to tell someone, and who other than Levi? You (not so secretly) viewed him as an older brother but now that you’ve got him in his office you’re second guessing EVERYTHING

There’s no going back now though. So, you take a deep breath to calm yourself down and turn towards Levi, hoping someone would find a set of stairs to push you down when you find him already calmly looking at you.

“I-I’m uh..I…tr…t….boy…” IS ALL YOU CAN GET OUT LMAOO

Levi is just staring at you with this sorta confused look on his face that he’s trying so hard to hide for your sake cause he can see the sweat forming on your hands and forehead as you start to fan yourself off. He’s trying so hard to put whatever shaped pieces you just gave him together but he’s getting NOTHING

“C-Captain..” You decide to try again, your hands trembling and your voice shaky “I’m…Uhm…” You look up at him finally, your teary eyes meeting his (still) patient ones “I-I’m a boy…”

.

.

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“Oh ok, thank you for telling me.” To say you were flabbergasted would be an understatement. You were standing there frozen with tears falling from your eyes, making Levi sigh quietly to himself as he looked away, wondering if he’d said the right thing.

“Is there a different name you’d like to be called?” Levi asks after a long moment of you not saying anything. You shakily nod and tell him, a slow smile creeping up on your face at how giddy and warm you feel at the acceptance from Levi. He talks about anything he can think of that’d possibly be important going forward, like where’d you like to sleep now, if you’d slowly start using your correct pronouns and name or not, if you want to tell Erwin or if he should—I dunno

Overall this only made you look up to him more, 10/10 experience

[hay1ock]

Pain for you. And pain for you. Pain for everybody.

Only Friends Episode 8 was a mess and I appreciate that lol.

Where to even start? These characters do be playing up this week.

I think I’ll start easy with Nick, who only got a couple of significant scenes this episode. Firstly, how freaking adorable was he as Detective Conan? (To be fair everybody looked amazing in their costumes) The glasses and hair and his little bow tie. He was super cute and you’d never think he’d be out here bugging cars lol. But yeah, before party time we get a scene and are introduced to Papang’s character, Dan. A senior, so a handful of years older, who’s offering him a job. I hate to say it, I already feel like Nick’s heading for more problems if he does end up pursuing a relationship. Firstly, he’s his boss, which is fine-ish, it will just depend on the power dynamics between them. And then how those dynamics translate to the Daddy Dan stuff we see in the preview. I was just wary of Dan saying there were ‘lots of issues’ with his previous relationship, so whether being called Daddy means he’s into dom/sub stuff and his other partner wasn’t… I guess we’ll have to see, and if that is the case, whether that’s something Nick is interested in exploring.

In terms of him and Boston this episode. Nick, baby, you really need to let it go. I felt bad for him as he happily chatted away about getting a position at the animation company. But I understand why Boston is doubly pissed at him now what with Mew getting hold of Gap’s recording. And as much as I hate agreeing with Boston, he is right, it’s not really Nick’s place to judge him, especially in light of his own actions regarding the wiretap. Also, I enjoy his continued friendship with Sand. I’m glad they were able to makeup and stay friends after Sand’s betrayal of trust.

Boston was also pretty straightforward this episode. He was mostly just minding his own business with a side of irritating Top. Their scene made me chuckle but knew as soon as they were together they’d end up getting spotted by Mew. The fact Boston was looking at the photo of him and Nick this episode is interesting. I don’t know if it’s ‘feelings’ as such for Nick, but maybe he kind of misses him as they had been spending a lot of time together. Whether anything else happens between them, I’m not sure. It seems both Nick and Boston will be exploring new people. Oh Atom. I can’t decide if he’s going to end up being Nick 2.0 or if it is casual curiosity about his sexuality and men. Boston wouldn’t be the worst person to explore that if feelings stay out of it. It’ll be interesting what goes on between them. Also, as a part-time Cheum non-appreciator (sorry Cheum fans) I enjoyed Boston getting back at her a little at the pool side.

And so onto the mess that is Ray and Mew and Top and Sand.

Back to the beginning of the episode. I find the Ray and Mew dynamic really sad. As much as I would love for them to work out, the truth is, in their current states, they’re bad for each other. Where before Mew was a light, someone who could, to a limited degree, lift Ray up and help in keeping a handle on things, now Mew is spiralling down to meet him. Heartbreak and betrayal can make people act out so I can understand Mew’s desire to be someone else for a little while. Being a ‘good’ boy got him nothing good. It’s interesting to me how his style in clothes and obviously the vices he’s trying are very Ray-ish in particular. I suppose his only other immediate blueprint would be Boston, and sex with just anyone probably isn’t as easy for someone like Mew.

I wonder if Ray would have been as forthcoming with meeting Mew’s requests if Mew hadn’t thrown out the possibility of them getting together? If Ray had stayed firmly in the friend zone would he have been able to hold back, try and support Mew via other means? As it is, Mew has offered him a chance to be with him. Personally, I don’t think they’re together together, more in some strange pre-boyfriend trial period like Top was put into. He’s flirting with the idea, trying to view Ray and their relationship through a different lens. Mew keeps saying he should love him, not that he does. He’s probably not ready to be in another relationship straight away and I would like to think that maybe Mew is aware enough of his feelings (or lack of) to keep Ray at a distance. Like he knows it won’t work out and maybe this way they can avoid too much hurt when the party inevitably ends - at least when he’s thinking clearer and not high and drunk.

Ray is kind of stuck in this place of wanting to please Mew and going along with everything. And it doesn’t help that Ray’s unable to admit he himself has a problem where drink and drugs are concerned, that he needs help, so we can’t expect him to be able to make a rational decision on someone else’s behalf (though he did query the cigarette at first).

Mew right now, isn’t the person Ray fell in love with. I don’t want to say he is using Ray but it’s hard to ignore that he is at some points - as an escape/distraction, as a way to get access to and indulge in bad habits, and as a way to get back at Top. The way he wouldn’t kiss Ray in private but would in front of Top.

Talking of Top, I’m kind of proud he was able to stay calm and not slap Mew when he ended up with a face full of drink. He’s a better person than me lol. But then to stand any chance of getting Mew back, he needs to let himself be Mew’s punching bag. He needs to take all the hurtful words and actions and hope at some point there can be some forgiveness. Again, I have no idea what I would do in Mew’s situation. I feel like it’s possible he could take Top back (I mean it’s classed as a BL right? So, chances are they’ll come back together by ep 12 unless there’s a 2nd Season or something). He clearly still has feelings for Top, thinking about him at the bookstore and his little ‘why’d you have to be an asshole’ and sad eyes while sat on the kitchen floor. And it’s also apparent Top fell for Mew and regrets sleeping with Boston. However, I’m still wary of him because of certain behaviours of his in earlier episodes. The Boston thing was shitty, but there was a degree of manipulation and misinformation from Boston. Top just ended up being weak and did something incredibly stupid there was no way of taking back. It’s some of the more possessive type behaviours that bother me, though honestly, Mew isn’t exactly a pushover so maybe I need to start forgiving Top a little bit too… that is assuming him having an envelope full of money ready to hand over was pure coincidence *narrows eyes*. I’m glad he bailed Ray out but I can’t help but keep being suspicious of Top. Like what was his little glance and expression after handing over the bribe? Just him being all shady because he’s bribing a policeman, or some smug ‘you owe me’, or satisfied with himself because it was all part of a plan? I dunno. Top’s expressions are often hard for me to read to be honest, I want to start thinking well of him, but guess we’ll find out soon enough if there was anything more to the situation with the cops than an unfortunate (and fortunate in the end for Ray) series of events.

The last scene between Top and Mew got me feeling two ways. One, I think it was incredibly sweet and responsible of him that he took care of Mew. But, two, as much as a hug can be great and comforting, I feel he crossed a boundary by snuggling up to a passed out Mew, considering they are currently not together. I don’t know if we’ll see Mew waking up trouserless and in Top’s arms and get a reaction, or if Top will have moved away from him/left, or skip past all that (seems Boston and Atom scene is a continuation of the same night in the preview). But yeah, I know he loves and misses him and is probably struggling with his insomnia/trauma now he’s alone - maybe that’s why he seems a bit more subdued because of lack of sleep - I hope he hasn’t returned to drugs or even abusing the (what I assume were) prescription ones. I just think in that moment he should have kept to doing only what was necessary in caring for Mew - stick him in the recovery position in case he pukes again and watch over him from afar or at least the other side of the bed.

And continuing the whole crossing boundaries, let’s hop back to the start again and Ray and Sand. That first scene between them outside the bar got me in the feels. I felt so bad for Ray as the hope fell from his face about them remaining friends. He was losing what had become his happiness and relief from the shitty on repeat cycle that had been his life. I get why Sand is doing it and certainly feel bad for him here too. Like I said, I don’t feel like Mew and Ray are anywhere close to claiming to be together, more testing the waters and as Ray said, Mew had let him step out of the friend zone. It really felt like he was saying ‘unlike you and me’ to Sand. I’m not ignoring Sand’s feelings, I’m all for him cutting ties with people or things that cause him pain. He’s doing it for his own benefit, and because of his ex he does his best to guard his heart, it just sucks that in doing so and keeping (or more like struggling to keep) Ray at a distance at every chance meant Ray’s feelings never got a chance to move on properly from Mew. I believe he was trying to until things got shook up by Boston and then Sand’s own desire for revenge on Top. Ray, even up to this point, is the one to ask of Sand is okay, if he’s okay with their ‘friendship’ and Sand always claimed to be, shutting down the chance of any kind of conversation about the possibility of anything beyond ‘friends’ - emergency staff, friend, fellow human being, nothing to do with me, I care about you and so does your dad. I feel bad that they never got a chance to explore things properly and god the ‘Let me go already’ line cut deep. (The preview gives me hope that Sand might use all his words this next episode - but shall wait for all the context as wouldn’t mind a proper clarification on where Ray and Mew stand with each other if things were to happen between Ray and Sand).

The Plug and Yo situation go me all, nooooo. I would say it was nice to get a scene from them but why’d it have to be this one? Well, I know why in terms of mirroring feelings and stuff with our main couples. It did hurt though, and apparently, made Ray forget that Sand was trying to step away as he turns up at the music room. Sand is the one Ray wants to tell about his day in court. Honestly, it’s kind of like a little kid excited to tell their parents what they got up to at school that day. Ray upped his ‘na na na’ game with cute little knee pokes. I’m a weak woman, he had me at the first poke. I saw Sand smile though lol. I know there was some behind the scenes stuff posted by staff that had kids, so wonder if we’ll see them carrying out the community service together. We ended on Sand’s little dunno/whatever shrug lol.

And so, we’re back at the party. I started off feeling bad for Ray over all the Mew stuff. He’d gone along with the cigarette early, the party and what I can only assume is Mew wanting to try drugs. In a way it’s probably better Mew do it with Ray and in a reasonably safe place if he’s insisting on trying all these new things. Ray, I assume, knows to a degree what he’s doing with the drugs and was there to check Mew was okay, at least at the start of the party. It was clear by Mew’s face he didn’t feel enough for Ray to want to kiss him. Ray’s hope though was reignited slightly when Mew took hold of his hand and led him down to the party. Drink and drugs kicking in and the appearance of Top and well… once more feeling bad for Ray. Mew stating he only cares about himself now then kissing Ray in front of Top… ugh. Everybody is hurting and then going on to hurt other people. I’m kind of hoping this’ll be Mew’s lowest point and he can start building himself back up next episode, but I don’t know considering the preview. He doesn’t seem to be out with Ray and being hit on by someone and then seems Top took a page from Ray’s book this episode in regards to cockblocking Mew lol. It’s all good fun.

And then yeah, Sand and Freddie. The guy seemed really sweet actually. Also, being bi, it was nice to hear Sand say he was too. But then in barrels coked up, drink in hand Ray. Wasn’t feeling bad for him at this point as he had no right to do what he did to Sand. I get he’s high, confused as hell about his feelings for Mew and Sand, not at all satisfied with his situation with Mew who seemingly kissed him and vanished as Ray is all alone and Mew is later. Once again, but not to the same erratic degree as the birthday party, fuelled by drugs and drink, Ray got mean and was lashing out. That’s a reason, but not a justification. He did wrong and I’m glad Sand told him so. Sand is capable of saying no. Up to now, I believe he’s given in because he wanted to and Mew hadn’t been in the picture beyond Ray’s lingering feelings. The current situation with everybody though, no, I agree with Sand wanting to put his foot down, no matter how much I want them to find a way to be together happy.

What happens between them is up to them. Some people are not built to deal with people with mental health issues or addiction. Sand can’t stop caring, and when the police arrive his first thought is to find Ray despite what went down. I can understand that. Having woken to a tirade of abusive messages from someone I knew who was an alcoholic, past my initial surprise and trying to work out what I’d done to deserve such messages, I was very much concerned and wanted to make sure they were okay. Though I relate to Ray a lot, I also share some of Sand’s traits when wanting to take care of others, even above taking care of myself at times.

That scene with the cops though. I’ve seen enough news reports about what can happen and seeing a knee on Ray’s neck and Sand calling for him to stay still was pretty scary. Ray’s slow crumbling as Cheum spoke, to him crying out and breaking down was heartbreaking. I still don’t know if it’ll be enough for him to admit he has a problem though. I’m looking forward to seeing how we move on from the mess of this episode.

Okay, and now for a section on Cheum. If you’re a Cheum does no wrong and OMG she’s the bestest friend ever kind of person feel free to skip this last part, because though I don’t think she’s all bad, I was annoyed by some of the things she said this episode. This is just how I felt. I know others think she was right to say the stuff she did and, like I said, she’s not all bad and some of her points are valid, but this is me mostly getting off my chest what irked me.

The first scene of her watching Ray and Mew, all I got from this is that she was jealous that Mew was spending more time with Ray than her - April even said, he’ll come back to you when he’s had enough. He. Just Mew. Because apparently fuck Ray. The way she said since being with Ray, Mew was skipping class and drinking all the time. Now, hold up, is Mew skipping because of Ray or is it because he’s not used to drinking and so feeling ill the next day. Is Ray skipping too with Mew? Did he used to skip? Does she even care? As far as we’ve seen, Ray drags his hungover ass into class, be him nearly falling asleep at the front of class, or face planted on his desk. Obviously, we don’t know if he always makes it in. They’ve been uni friends for 4 years (haven’t figured out if anyone was friends beforehand as it seems they all live reasonably close to the university - Mews parents owned the apartment he moved into, Ray and Boston seem to live in their family homes, and Cheum/Atom work at that café hangout place so might be family owned) so we’re jumping into this group of friends not aware of everything, so who knows how often Ray skipped, if at all. She also mentioned Mew wasn’t picking up her calls. Like, if you’re that worried go and see him. You were round his place post-birthday party chaos so not like you don’t know where he lives. Hell, if he won’t listen how about remembering Ray exists and cares about Mew and maybe try talking to him about how you’re worried. Ray had hints of being concerned over the cigarette and trying to reassure Mew at the bookstore that he was fine the way he used to be. Maybe together you could have tried supporting Mew instead of coming across as jealous.

And then her talk with Top. Again, some good points in there but also once more she sounded jealous about Mew hanging out with Ray too much, plus also - We used to stop him (Ray). You did? When? Look I get they’re at university and drinking and partying is part of that experience but saying you used to stop him means you know there’s a problem, right? I know we can’t expect others to give things (alcohol) up because of someone else’s problem with it and they’re university students so still learning about life and can’t be expected to do everything right. I just feel like even two years in the past after Ray’s bath tub moment, they’re drinking and she’s shit-faced. As Ray is enabling Mew, they’ve enabled Ray by continuously surrounding him with alcohol. I don’t know. I’ll say it again, we’ve only seen a small part of their 4 year course and time together so… maybe I’m too harsh, but this is how I felt at the time about what she said.

And then, inviting Top to the party. What was the reason you said Mew was changing when you were talking to Top, Cheum? Oh yeah, Top. Yes, yay, thank goodness he was there to deal with Ray and Mew’s bad situations, but I doubt seeing Top made Mew drink any less, in fact, I’m pretty sure it only made him drink more.

I shall pop it in here that I agree with her calling out Ray for using drugs at the hostel. It’s a business and he needs to remember that.

And then the lecture when Ray is caught by the cops. I agree both he and Mew need to call it quits and address what they’re doing to themselves and others. But to lay all the blame on Ray yet again… Being friends (with Mew) was good enough, did she happen to give Mew the same criticism being as he opened up the opportunity of being more than friends to Ray? The hostel - he never wanted to run it with her just something to do with Mew. Mew was the one making plans for Ray’s future, because I doubt Ray thinks about life past the end of his next drink to be honest. Mew seemed to be the driving force behind it, Ray and the others pretty much just let themselves go along with it. Plus she was happy enough spending Ray’s dad’s money for the pool party she wanted to have.

Ugh. Maybe I’m too harsh. It’s probably my protective instincts over Ray heightening my annoyance with her. When Ray’s functioning day to day and has a semblance of control on his life, Ray is sweet but needy, especially around Sand, and clearly cares about the people around him. Drunk and high as a fucking kite, he’s either an ‘I love you guys’ idiot or can be cruel if his emotions have been put through the wringer and he’s lost and confused. He needs help and it’s hard to watch at times.

Anyway, a couple more hours and we’ll see what comes next. Please, a little less pain this week.

[giggly-squiggily]

I headcanon that because of Asahi’s anxiety he’ll sometimes host or be invited to self-care nights with the other third years (Daichi, Suga, and sometimes Kiyoko), because as much as they tease, they do adore their gentle giant. One time they did a mini at-home spa night, but they’re all a little too ticklish so various activities ended with them giggling. They wouldn’t have it any other way.

This is so dang soft oh my freaking HEART!!! Also you know what's super underrated? Cheek tickles- more specifically when you get those bubble clay masks and they get all tingly? That was the inspiration for this one :D I hope you like it!

“Hold still, Asahi.”

“I’m tr-hhihihihiihing!” He giggled, scrunching up as Kiyoko smeared the cold face cream across his cheeks. “It tiihihihickles!”

Things have been less than stellar for Karasuno’s gentle giant as of late. Midterms were arriving soon, as was an away game for the team and various other little things. For the most part, he had it handled; his grades were fine and he wasn’t having trouble with time management.

Unfortunately neither of those things did anything for his anxiety. Hence he was here now- tucked away against the edge of his bed among his fellow third years in an impromptu “Spa night”. Right now, Daichi was lying on his back, face covered in similar cream and hair pushed back with one of those cat ear towel bands. Suga was across the room, freshly painted toenails aimed at the small fan to help them dry faster.

“I never knew someone with such ticklish cheeks.” He mused from his spot, smiling around a chip. “Is it really that bad?”

“Ihiihihit’s! *snort* It’s buhuhuhubbly!” Asahi tried describing it, giggling more as Kiyoko dabbed along his brow. “Hohohohw much is ohohohon thehehhehere?”

“Not that much. Hang on, I’m almost done.” A hint of laughter was in her voice as she finished up his face mask, sitting back to check her handiwork. “A bit messy, but I think it came out alright. Now- don’t move your face too much.”

“M-Mhmhmhmhmm!” Asahi nodded, pressing his lips together as the face mask bubbled and tingled. It smelled nice at least- something floral. He wondered if the scent would linger.

“Aww, does it tickle, Asahi?” Daichi cooed from behind, fingers finding Asahi’s neck and making him scrunch. “Does the face mask tickle? Does it?”

“Ahehehe! D-Dahahhaichi, plehahhhase!” Asahi scrunched, unable to fight down the giggles as his neck was squeezed. Around him, he could hear kiyoko scolding them gently through her laughter “Careful- it’ll stain his clothes!” While Suga was in his own fit of giggles, most likely from his own mask application.

It was silly and dumb and- much to Asahi’s mild dismay checking his shirt the next morning- messy.

He wouldn’t have it any other way.

Send me a headcanon and character(s) and I'll write a short 300-500 word dabble for it!

[apureniallsource]

Niall Horan tends to greet strangers with a compliment — which would be charming enough even if it weren’t delivered in a rich Irish accent and from the smiling mouth of an international pop star. “Love the glasses!” he cheers over Zoom, before eyeing my jacket: “And that, too!” I’m far from the only recipient of such warmth: In videos archived across the last 14 years, Horan greets loyal fans like old friends, eager to see them again, and treats journalists with a reverence that never comes across as hollow. Return the favor and he’ll hit you with cheeky bashfulness, like an exemplary student of the music industry’s best media training.

In 2023, Horan is far from his bottle-blond days spent in the world’s biggest boy band, One Direction, but the honest wholesomeness that made him America’s onetime favorite member and inspired some equally deranged and delightful memes (like the one that goes, “Imagine Niall Horan crawling inside your ear. You tell him to stop but he is in there”) still remains. And lately, everyone seems to want a piece of it, from world leaders — in March, he performed for President Joe Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at a White House event — to the millions of people who watch The Voice, where Horan serves as a coach and recently guided his mentee Gina Miles to the top prize. The Voice marks his first time working as a competition-show judge, but not his first time appearing on such a program: One Direction famously finished third on the United Kingdom’s X Factor in 2010 before going on to forever reshape boy bands as we know them.

For Horan — who will release his third album, The Show, on Friday — joining The Voice meant reconnecting with his 16-year-old self: the ambitious and courageous teen who toldThe X Factor judges back in 2010 that he was “ready to fill arenas around the world” before having sung a note. No wonder he was the first one selected for 1D after the boys were put together following their solo eliminations. (On the recent dearth of big pop groups, Horan thinks the future is all about the ladies: “I love Blackpink. All four of them have such individual personalities. That’s what made people love them.”) “I didn’t have anxieties then,” Horan laughs. “I was just having a great time.” That informs the advice he gives contestants. “On The Voice, you see a lot of technical singers who are very serious about what they do,” he says. “I’m just trying to get them to enjoy what they’re doing. You’re on one of the bigger shows in the country. Millions of people watch every night. Enjoy it.”

If there was any hesitancy in joining The Voice, an arena so similar to the one that kick-started it all for him, it was that he “wasn’t sure [if] it was going to be an overproduced thing where I get told what to do, say, and when to turn.” He smiles. “It’s absolutely not.”

Who can blame him for wanting some semblance of control? In the 1D days, cleanliness clauses threatened career consequences for any unsavory behaviors, and the band’s sheer popularity meant limited freedoms, a life of stalling in vans or rolling deep with security. “I couldn’t really go many places,” he says. “So I try to keep my private life as private as I possibly can. There’s a tendency in the world to take your arm off when you offer a handshake, you know what I mean?” He pauses. “But I’m not hiding.”

Niall Horan’s story is a master class in manifestation. The first voice in the 2013 documentary One Direction: This Is Us is his: “When I was small, I had a desk. It was weird because I wrote on it, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a singer,’” he says. “I scribed it in! It’s still on the desk.” Born and raised in Mullingar, Ireland, the only member of his group not from England, Horan describes his childhood self as both a prankster and a natural performer — he’d get in trouble for singing traditional Irish songs in the back of geometry class, embodying the same kind of irreverent playfulness that came to define 1D. (There’s a moment in the doc where Horan reveals he recorded “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction’s breakout hit, in his boxers, and another where he puts on prosthetics to disguise himself as arena security, unbeknownst to fans.)

One Direction sold 70 million albums and filled arenas and stadiums around the world before going on hiatus in 2016, but solo success wasn’t preordained. Horan’s first single, “This Town,” an acoustic slow burn, performed modestly but didn’t make it past the Top 20 in the United States. The funky follow-up “Slow Hands,” inspired by Eagles member Don Henley’s solo work, righted the ship. (Horan now calls Henley a close friend: “He’s always been very big on me being myself, not trying to chase anything that doesn’t exist — and he’s always there if I want to send him something and get a reaction,” he says.) Horan talks about the song with an air of relief. “The success of ‘Slow Hands’ and the first album felt like a big moment,” he says. “And the first tour — learning I can go around the world and still play to thousands.”

Another curveball came three years later, when he released his second album, the synth-pop-flavored Heartbreak Weather, on March 13, 2020 — the day the United States declared COVID-19 a national emergency. It was “a kick in the stomach,” as he describes it. “I was, like everyone, angry at the world for allowing this to happen,” he says. “And then the stillness took over for a second.”

Today, it’s hard to fight the impulse to eye-roll when celebrities talk about the pandemic, but Horan believes he, like everyone else, has been irrevocably changed by it. “I think I might be the eternal optimist,” he says. “I hadn’t had any time off in 10 years. I [thought I] might as well get fit and put the suitcase away in the closet for a little bit. Because at that point, my life was so rat race-y.” He spent his days working out, playing golf, and getting really into Formula 1. (Ask for his favorite driver, and he’ll give you the most Niall response of all time: “I’m a fan of nearly all of them.”) “The pandemic was horrific,” he says, but also: “It was boring! As a guy that travels the world on a regular basis, I was so bored.”

So he got to work on a new album sooner than he planned, writing the majority of The Show in Joshua Tree, without the kind of illicit substances musicians may be inclined to experiment without in the desert. (“No, jeez! No. Thankfully not,” he laughs.) The Show is Horan at his most adventurous, a kaleidoscope of pop-rock sounds of decades past, amped up for arena-sized grandeur. “I’m not just the fella with the acoustic guitar all the time,” he laughs. “I put my neck on the line.” The lustful track “On a Night Like Tonight,” for instance, starts off with a dreamy singer-songwriter intro before detouring into anthemic prog-rock — like Muse doing ’90s Britpop. “If you asked me to release a song like that seven years ago, I would’ve laughed in your face,” he says. “I’ve grown into it a bit. I gave myself permission. It’s probably not what people are expecting of me — and here’s my fingers crossed as tight as you can possibly get them.”

He describes the album as tackling “big life thoughts,” not just the kind you have after history-altering world events but also the ones on your mind as you approach your 30s. The first song he wrote for The Show was the title track, an ode to the gratitude he felt in a time of deep unrest. “You have to swim through the sh*t water to get to the clear stuff,” he explains. “Everything will be OK if you just see it out.” During the pandemic, he couldn’t help but think about how much better life was before, and how he should be thankful for it — or, at the very least, that he’s got to learn to take the good with the bad. The chorus goes like this: “If everything was simple, how would we know / How to fix your tears / How to fake a show / How to paint a smile / Yeah, how would we know / How good we have it, though?” “There’s a façade to most people,” Horan says, addressing the “how to fake a show” line. It’s not about going through the motions at a concert, but about the everyday performance of being a person. “I’m not saying we’re all going around faking everything, but there are parts of yourself you don’t give away.” He pauses. “I’m finding it hard to explain… In some ways, you’re always trying to be the best version of yourself.”

When Horan talks, he often punctuates vulnerabilities with a joke or a folksy aphorism. “The phrase in Ireland is ‘if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry,’” he laughs. But he doesn’t veer away from the hard stuff in song. “Meltdown,” the second single from The Show, was written as a balm for someone having an anxiety attack: “When it all melts down, I’ll be there,” he sings to the sufferer in the song’s chorus. “It’s at 180 BPM, which is a good representation of the heart rate [when beating fast],” he says, “but I also like to have a silver lining in my music.” (While he says he experiences anxiety on occasion, contrary to previous reports, he does not have severe OCD. “That got misconstrued,” he clarifies. “I’m not saying I’m fully OCD. [...] I’ve definitely had overwhelming moments.”)

When he does experience anxiety, he has a few grounding tactics. “I literally say to myself, ‘It’ll all be over in a few minutes. It’ll all be over in a few minutes.’ The thing to do in that scenario is try and keep yourself as calm as possible, and tell yourself that it will all be OK,” he says. “And weirdly enough, most of the time, it turns out OK.” Get this man a Calm app endorsement deal, stat.

That unrelenting optimism is a core facet of his personality. “I’ve always been like that: ‘This is sh*t, but I’m sure it’ll be OK soon,’” he says. But it perhaps accounts for just how well-adjusted he seems after going through the boy-band ringer and half a lifetime in the spotlight. He’s never been at the center of controversy, with the exception of dropping a curse here and there as a teen, which he does so now judiciously. (Recently, Horan enjoyed a pint of beer in a Guinness-branded documentary with singer Lewis Capaldi and was shown getting into a car and driving. His mum came to his defense, saying it was a nonalcoholic beverage. The debate ended there.) Even when I half-jokingly ask for his opinion on cults, a nod to The Show ballad “You Could Start A Cult,” he laughs. “It definitely worked as a metaphor for me! I don’t… no strong views on cults. At least, no public ones.”

That song, as he tells it, is about being so in love with someone that if they started a cult, you’d follow them into it. Is he madly in love right now? “That’s dead right.” He doesn’t mention his longtime girlfriend, account manager Amelia Woolley, by name because “if everyone knew everything, [my songwriting] wouldn’t be as candid, would it?” he says. “There’d be all these theories, and I’m not in town for that. I’m here to write what’s on my brain, and love happens to be one of those things that’s flying around me.”

Horan is staying accessible to fans in other ways, fully embracing the expectations of being a very famous person: He’s dropping skin care routines and goofing around on TikTok. This summer, he’s making his way across the festival circuit — good practice for 2024, when he’ll launch into the biggest solo tour of his career to date, which includes a headlining spot at Madison Square Garden, 12 years after 1D did the same. After a few disruptive years, he’s returned to the lifestyle that feels like home, now as a veteran professional and soloist in his own right. He’s the same nice guy, just with some life experience. And he’s enjoying the ride: “Looking at arenas full of people — it’s the best view in the world.”

[thewandererh]

HII wait are you THE the Wanderer (like the one on yt)??? Really sorry if not and I’m mistaking you for the wrong person here

In any case! I love the way you draw iterators and slugcats SO MUCH??? Like your style is just so incredibly eye-pleasing and wonderful to look at I am in incredible awe. Anyway uhm. Yeah! Scuttles away

(- @strandedaylily)

yes!!! i am :]!! the one who animated tr on yt yeash thats me💥. and its you!! the real strandedaylily,, reposted some of ur stuff recently to show it off f4 answering this. love ur thingers :DD✨

and thanku sm 😭😭 that means??? so much??!? its been a journey finding my style and i love that u love it sm!! i have a few diff styles for iterators and slugcats, and whipped up these fast sketchy style analysis sheets last night.

observe:

Iterator Styles

I have two main styles for iterators: chibi and humanoid-ish. round head vs oval head with a cheek curve (cheek curve is a staple of my style. was actually against it when drawing iterators with it for the first time, yet it’s become such a signature now XD. I love it a lot huhu). here is an example with my lovely boy Twine (he is not the main antagonist despite his mischievous posings). also!! slim eyes for devious characters, like twine and shadows (and leaves, unwillingly /lore). the two ogs 💛 with their yellow jack-o-lantern faces. theres a phrase i made up a bit ago: you can’t spell wanderer without jack-o-lantern-faced iterator, can you?

got better with posing over the years but im still struggling with fabric and cloaks </3

Slugcat Styles

now for slugcats, its evolved a different way. rather with two stages, they have a few more. when i first discovered rainworld, i had a very simple way of drawing. u heads and 3 fingers and toes, aswell with really odd aggressively-digi legs. and then it evolved when i learned “sketching” (blotting down odd shapes with barely any sense of proportion. balls for the elbows, no line of action, eyeing it and getting anatomy wrong lol) and things got really disproportionate. theres more stages, but i made a few complex and simple examples of my style over the years :]!! maybe i put too much effort into it but it was interesting to figure out!!

theres some timeskips in the big timeline one, and some other arts of mine might showcase style changes a bit better, and this is only my digital gallery, but oh well!!! whats done is done until its undone💥 /ghibli movie reference

didn’t do iterators or general effects-and-tidbits-i’ve-learned (shading, rendering, lineart, etc) bc i’ve spent so much time already. so you get SLUGCAT BEAM BLASTED💥💥. all this art ranges from 2019-2024 (the years i’ve been a rainworld fan :])

yes i spent hours analyzing my old and new art just for fun but i think i learned something. thanks for asking this and putting a big smile on my face :]!! have a good day you (and anyone else whos reading this. thx for reading so far and so much💛✨!!)

[alarrytale]

Once again what DM wrote

“Sources close to Styles reveal he is now 'ready for the next chapter' in his life, away from the spotlight. While Styles will no doubt continue to make music and is expected to further 'explore his acting opportunities', insiders warn fans not to expect any new projects in the near future: 'Harry no longer needs to prove himself and he is finally going to take some time to reap the rewards of his success. His 30s will look nothing like his 20s.'”

First of all - who are sources close to Styles? After h*livia bua there were sources saying how we will definitely see H hanging out with OW how much serious this relationship was for him 🙄.

Second - surely his 30s won’t look nothing like his 20s. He can’t play the image of a manwhore who slept with approx 456 women a year anymore.

Third - if he doesn’t no longer needs to prove himself, then why we have known about him every second or third week since HSLOT end? It’s quite the opposite, with H’sH his fame skyrocketed and they have to strike when the steel is hot. That’s why he’s always around, that’s why got stunt by the end of the tour and that’s why we’ll get new album and tour announcement this year - they need to keep him going when all attention is on him

Fourth - as you wrote Marte, she agreed to stunt with him in the first place to boost her career. We know it’s a stunt but even if they will try to sell us how she’s about to settle with him, what was the purpose for her in the first place when she’s about to break through the Hollywood? Hope it makes sence what I’m trying to say.

God I just hate these tabloid articles looking like a het harries wattpad wet dream fantasies. We know he will settle down one day with Louis but imo it won’t be the way that tabloids will inform us about it. See how Gemma got pregnant and gave birth and nobody knew about it (eventho some of us were suspicious after that one photo from wedding but we could only wonder about if she was or wasn’t pregnant at that time). Sources close to Styles won’t announce what H’s actual private life (“nobody knows about”) will look like in the near future and when he will actually settle down.

Hi, anon!

Sources close to Harry Styles is his PR company DawBell. They know everything there is to know about Harry Styles because they make it up to fit the narrative they want out there.

His 30's wont look like his 20's because he's aging out of the heartthrob age range. He's not curly headed, green-eyed with a babyface of an angel boy anymore, and with a horde of clamouring teenagers running after him.

They do want to strike while the iron is hot. He's on top of the world right now in his category. There is no competition. When you've worked so hard to get to the top you'd want to keep yourself there. Now it's the time to actually start to enjoy it.

TR settling down with H makes no sense. H is on top but she just started climbing. She's ambitious and have been given a real shot to make it further due to this PR relationships. Why would she settle down now and fade into obscurity? Makes no sense.

The Gemma part annoys me actually. Everyone who cared to know she was pregnant knew. She didn’t hide shit. She was pictured with a pregnant belly (pretty far along actually). That's not hiding. Some people dismissed it because they didn’t want to speculate, and that's fine. But everyone else with eyes and half a braincell could easily tell she was pregnant.

What they want out there gets out there, what they don't want out there won't. Easy.

[captivemuses]

Gosh, Sarah! It really has been years! All of which have been wonderful. I’m very thankful we share so many fandoms even if they shift overtime. It’s nice to have that sense of consistency on the dash. I read your responses to things a lot of the time because I know I’ll enjoy them, so I guess I’m a bit of a silent fan but always present dndndjd. I’m thankful for your presence here and for all the memories we’ve shared. You’re awesome as both a person and a writer, and we’re very fortunate to have you on the dash! Let it be known you were one of the people who got me to watch TR because you hot me to ship Drakemma before I even knew who they were 😌

Reblog this post if you want nice and positive anons in your inbox! 💌

[mrchalamet-mrstyles]

Some fans are really unhinged. I agree. Still I’m starting to wonder what’s really going on here. First deuxmoi says she’s not sure if they’re still dating then she claims the relationship is still happening based on one submission yesterday. Also Wonka reshoot was just 7-10 days if we believe the sightings from London. Would Kylie fly to London if he’s working there for such a short period. Tim was busy anyway. And no one saw her? I don’t know what to think anymore. Some people claim the Taylor fans and also her haters are as bad as the charmies. I’m starting to wonder if the whole rumour was started by TR haters after Tim and Taylor were seen together in Paris at the fashion show.  I’ve stopped following deuxmoi now as she’s annoying me too much lol.

Honestly I don't know but we really aren't considering how much of these people's lives we don't see. I don't believe for a second Tim never goes anywhere? Look at how often we actually get pap pics of him, or fan sightings compared to how many days of the year there is. I think it's a lot easier for them to go where they want, undetected, than fans want to acknowledge. When do we see Kylie? Usually only at events. Does she never go anywhere either?

I'm not saying this to claim they are together, only to acknowledge they do live a lot of their lives where we can't and never see. It isn't so far fetched to me that they could be meeting up and no one is the wiser 🤷‍♀️

[uss-copperright]

Mini Rant Incoming

Personally, I don’t understand the appeal of RightMin. I just have never seen their dynamic as something worth developing a romance around. I don’t say this to disrespect anyone who likes the ship— I definitely have some opinions of my own that others would think are weird— I just don’t personally understand it.

At best, Right puts up with Henry like we see in TK or TR. At worst, Henry kills Right twice in the same timeline (R). I just don’t see any chemistry there. Maybe this is partially because I’ve never been into the enemies to lovers trope, but even then Right has so many other enemies in most timelines that Henry still doesn’t make sense as a romantic interest. I’m not a huge RoseMin person either (I really like PolyThreat and CalMin), but I just feel like Henry has so much more chemistry with Ellie or Charles than he does with RHM.

And yes, part of this is definitely motivated by me being a huge Copperright fan and not wanting anything to get in the way of that.

Again, don’t take this as me criticizing the people and communities where RightMin is popular. Just because I don’t personally understand it doesn’t mean I can’t know others have their own perspective. I have pretty much always thought that as long as people being shipped are fictional and as long as the community is respectful, any pairing or grouping is valid. I just wanted to share my personal perspective on this in case anyone was curious. I did name my blog after Copperright, so I figured people would probably wonder about the thoughts here. Don’t use this post as fodder to attack RightMin shippers or me, please. I am just sharing my perspective.