#nothing beats the black and red combo

[emynarnen]

Rhaenyra's outfits shown in S2 trailers & featurettes so far

[sommerregenjuniluft]

@jegulus-microfic june 9th — lip gloss — 1017 words — cw: slightly nsfw brought to you by james' dirty mind, tw: amab term used for reg's genitalia aka mtf regulus, red heart shaped sunglasses and james potter's thoughts about kneehigh boots

The lights in their flat are dim, music is playing and the air smells faintly of tequila and lime already.

James has been staring at Regulus reapplying her ‘lip combo’ for the past five minutes without blinking. One could reason it’s because Regulus is literally using his sunglasses as a mirror but James argues he wouldn’t have let himself miss out on this for any money in the world either way. He would have found a way to get a front row seat.

The red, heart shaped glasses on his nose do nothing to help him see but that’s why he’s got his contacts in. There’s a cool hand at James’ stubbled jaw, angling him this way and that because Regulus needs proper lighting, Jamie. Stop moving into the shadow! 

First she’d fished around in her small ass purse—how does anyone even fit anything in these little things ever?—and procured a thin, dark red looking pencil of sorts. Regulus has gotten all up in his face, wiggling closer where she was sitting on his leg, rubbing her ass all over James’ lap and by God, James has never felt so lucky and tortured simultaneously. 

Anyway, Regulus had started following the shape of her cupid’s bow, outlining her lips. Her hand had rested right between James’ pecs at first to steady herself, right in the middle of his chest. James hoped she couldn’t feel the wild beating of his heart, the irregular heaving of his torso. She was talking to Pandora while doing so, about some mutual friend James has no clue about but he wasn’t registering any of the words either way. Much too fascinated by the small moles next to Regulus’ left eyes, by her dark lashes, her icy blue eyes. Ruthlessly captivating, breathtaking and immobilising like the bone deep chilling northern sea. 

James isn’t sure he remembers how to swim.

Next is a red lipstick. Regulus’ parts her mouth and James has to suppress a groan. He’s only mildly conscious of the way his palms make their way up over Regulus’ hips, coming to rest in the dip of her waist, thumbs windshield wiping over the silk of her green dress. It’s some sort of nightshirt, actually, with black lace detailing and clearly thrifted. Well loved but in good condition and James has been breaking his brain over what she might be wearing underneath for the better part of the last hour. Ever since Regulus had stepped over the threshold of their flat in her kneehigh boots and that flimsy excuse of a dress that James wants to see crumpled on the floor of his bedroom rather than anywhere else. Preferably while Regulus is splayed out naked on top of his sheets, tits out, cock out. The boots can stay on.

“Fuck,” present James mutters quietly, blinking himself out of his obscene fantasies. Regulus’ leg adjusts and brushes against where James is starting to fill out in his pants. 

James squirms.

“Stop that,” Regulus tsks, tightening her hold on his chin.

The yes, ma’am on the tip of James’ tongue nearly tumbles out but he manages to swallow it back in time.

James tries to glance around the general area around them out of the corners of his eyes, “Is your brother around?”

“Why?” she asks immediately. Her lips are completely filled out with a deep berry sort of red now. Then Regulus is digging around in her purse again.

“Just ’cause,” James replies offhandedly, shrugging.

Regulus hums, low and deep, sceptical and it’s so unfairly sexy. James licks his lips and sighs a long breath out. Level head, Potter, he tells himself. Level head.

The final step seems to be lip gloss. It’s not clear and translucent but rather has a bit of a milky quality to it.

James chokes on nothing. 

Regulus takes it up to her lips and spreads the fluid on her full red lips. It creates a foggy sheen and James is powerless against the mental images of cum slick lips. Both of their cum mixed, James licking it from Regulus’ stomach and then climbing back up. Hovering and tugging at her lower lip until she opens obediently like a good girl and lets James spit it right onto her mouth. 

Regulus leans closer and makes some little p-p-p noises where she smacks her lips together to even out the gloss, presumably. James doesn’t know. Don’t ask James anything right now because the gloss is kind of pulling strings and James is this close to doing something violently indecent to his best friend’s little sister.

Regulus puts the gloss away and then taps against James’ cheek, announcing happily, “Thank you.”

“Any time,” James mumbles.

He expects her to stand up now, join Pandora where she’s conversing with other people on the sofa, but instead Regulus wraps her arms around the back of James’ neck, keeping the close distance. “Y’know,” she starts, shifting in James’ lap, “I haven’t seen Sirius in a while. In fact, I think he might have gone off with Loopy.”

“Lupin,” James corrects automatically, trying to make sense of what Regulus is saying. She’s so warm and soft pressed against him, it’s distracting.

Regulus makes a whatever noise and tilts her head, “I’m guessing they went to his flat instead. Rumour has it, it’s close by.”

James nods in affirmation because that’s true. Remus does live close by.

Regulus’ fingers wind themselves into the curls at James’ nape, “Smart lads. Going somewhere a little more private.”

James nods again, numbly. He feels stupid in the head. 

“By the way,” Regulus keeps going, “Have I seen your room in this flat yet?”

And James might be stupid but he’s not an idiot.

A slow grin spreads over his face and then James has to lean forward to muffle an equally happy as aroused groan into the crook of Regulus’ pale neck. 

“Is that a yes?”

James leaves a kiss on her cheek when he pulls back, squeezes her hips and then lifts them both off the chair, ushering Regulus through the crowd and into his room.

When they come back out, Regulus’ legs are wobbly and there’s red lipstick stains all over James’ mouth and neck and the heady taste of cum in his mouth.

[weirdsht]

I really love characters with the tendency to bleed and be some human sacrifice. Tysm kdj and krs. 😭 i have a new idea altho I'm not sure if somebody's already done this. Cale and the group with someone who coughs out blood everytime they spill spoilers from the tcf novel? Like she's been transmigrated/reincarnated (whatev you desire (⁠^⁠^⁠). Bro is trying to help so bad bc they hate war so they do it subtly and carefully (imagine having to be careful with your wording, I can't even--) but can't help but shit out blood sometimes or most of the time cos they forget and get frustrated

Forgive me for i love miserable characters...

Hardbound (Paperback pt. 2) - Cale x Reader

notes: I decided to link it to another oneshot I did before because I think it fits. I hope that's okay!

tags: blood, like the whole fic is blood, heavy cursing, Cale might be ooc, NOVEL SPOILERS (near the end of book 1)

English isn’t my first language so there will be grammatical errors

Pls don't repost my work anywhere without my permission

Constructive criticisms and any kind of interaction are more than welcome

Requests are open and welcome

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Crimson, the colour of Cale’s hair.

That was the colour Cale can see right now. However, he is not looking at his hair.

“Ugh!”

Instead, he was looking at the blood dripping from your mouth.

“Stop speaking. This is not good for you.”

“Why not? You cough up blood all the time. Why can’t I do the same?”

You joked lightly but Cale didn’t like how weak your voice sounded. Indeed, he always coughs up blood. Especially whenever he overuses his ancient powers. But the blood he coughs up is dark red. Dead blood from his regeneration powers cleansing his body.

Not the vibrant crimson blood dripping from your chin. Blood from a beating heart, a sign of vitality as Eruhaben would say.

“I need to continue, you need to know about this. We must hurry up so just- ugh… so just listen.”

When you told Cale you were going to pull a “World Tree-nim and a Cale combo”, he didn’t know what he expected. 

It certainly wasn’t you trying to give out spoilers from your beloved book and coughing out copious amounts of blood.

“There will be monsters. Ones too hard to– Ugh! Fuck! I’m sure you understand what I mean.”

Drip

“That’s two out of five. Those things will be in a pit. It’ll look like statues, you will also see… you will also see an altar there…”

Drip

Drip

“You don’t need to speak anymore. Please, the rest of us will figure it out.”

“No, no. I’m fine really… Bear bastard, you know who it is, hostages. He’ll– Ugh!”

Drip. Drip. Drip

“It’s Tasha’s people. For a summoning– Fuck that one really hurts! I'm trying to speak as vaguely as possible already, what the hell…”

“Please… I’m going to tape your mouth shut if you don’t shut up.”

Drip

Drip

Drip. Drip. Drip

“I’d like to see you try. The tape won’t stick with all– with all this blood.”

“Haaa”

“Enough jokes. The fourth and fifth ones are connected. In Endable, watch out for bears and black– watch out for black mages. And avoid��� Shit! Avoid using instant. But I'm not sure if it's… if it's possible… I need to speak… to speak to Raon. The last spoiler is for him– ugh..!”

Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip.

Cale wanted to refuse. He wanted this to end.

At first, it was just from your mouth.

The blood that is.

Then it started dripping from your left eye. Naturally, your right eye was next.

Then your nose. Then your ears.

Before the commander knew it, your entire face was covered with blood. He tried to wipe it, but they were dripping so quickly that it did nothing.

Cale doesn’t know how are you still conscious. He isn’t even sure if you’re still breathing. That was why he wanted you to shut up. That was why he desperately wanted this to stop.

But it can’t

Cale can’t refuse nor can he end this.

It was because you already made up your mind. And since you did, there’s no stopping you now.

So he gets Raon. Warned the toddler that the sight inside the room would not be pretty, but he must listen. Because their futures are resting upon the words you are about to say.

Upon the words written in your beloved book.

“Human…”

“I know… If you can’t listen I’ll listen for you and rely on the message.”

“No… I’m great and mighty. Because I’m great and mighty I shall listen to this conversation myself.”

Raon flew over to where you were. Placing himself on your lap as he uses his stubby paws to hug you.

“Ah, it feels comforting to have such a great and mighty being comforting me. But you’ll get blood on you– Ugh..!”

Drip. Drip.

The black dragon didn’t care about the blood. He just hugged you tighter at the sound of you coughing up more blood.

“Raon Miru-nim remember this well. Things might get messy and despite my meddling things might still go awry. So I’m telling you right now. In Endable, Cale might become incapacitated to fight– Fuck! Ugh, I promised to not curse in front of you…”

Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip.

Drip…

Drip..

“It will be hard, you will need to do everything yourself, without Cale. In fact, you will have to do his job– ugh… but you must do well. Remember, the first thing you have to do is have Mila-nim on standby. She can heal him.”

Cough

Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip

“I want to say more… but I’m reaching my limit…”

Raon tightened his hug and you weakly reciprocated it. You aren't sure if the wetness you feel in your shirt is from your blood or the dragon’s silent tears. Nonetheless, you still tried to hug Raon tighter.

In the meanwhile, Cale was already calling for servants and healers to attend to you as soon as you admitted your limit. His voice was laced with unusual panic. It made the others who didn’t know what was happening move with urgency.

“Raon-nim…”

“Yes?”

“You are strong, smart, great and mighty, always remember that.”

You weakly stroked Raon’s back, trying to comfort him in advance for the things about to come.

“Young master what’s going on–”

Beacrox and Ron stopped in their tracks when they saw the condition you were in.

“Ahahaha, you guys are right on time. I think… I’m going.. To…”

You couldn’t even finish your sentence for you already fell unconscious. Your body dangerously swaying to fall off from your sitting position on the couch. Luckily, Cale was nearby and managed to catch your falling body.

Cale glanced at you, then he glanced at the open book on the table.

As usual, he couldn’t see what was written on the pages. He could only see the cover title at the front and the synopsis at the back.

But that doesn’t stop him from hating that damned book that put you in this state.

If only you haven’t read that book before coming here.

If only there wasn’t a restriction placed on you by that damned book.

If only…

“Fuck, after this war is done I’m going to try and burn that shitty book one way or another. I don’t care anymore if it’s your favourite.”

note: in case it wasn't clear, the placement of the drips signifies how fast the reader's blood was gushing out

[multifandomslxt]

REQUESTED: best hair styles the Neos have had

Taeil

I won’t allow y’all to lie to me and tell me that Chain era Taeil was mid. It was not. He saved millions from starvation by serving a full course meal with this hair.🫶🏿😭😭 honestly idk how some people don’t find him attractive. If he told me to get on my knees and suck I’d do it in a heartbeat.

Honorable mention:

Johnny

Honestly, I couldn't choose. But Black Hair Johnny will always have a foot on my throat. Especially when it's wet? oh absolutely.

Taeyong

Call me whatever you want but Taeyong's hair in sticker era changed the trajectory of my life. It was the undercut and flames combo.

Yuta

The long black hair. In a man bun, ponytail, half up half down, or let loose. It doesn't matter. This hairstyle is simply one for the books

Honorable mention: red hair Yuta.

Kun

Red hair Daddy Kun. HE ATE DOWWNNNNN. this was the same hair that caused the iconic "red sweat" incident. All in all, it made him look so damn powerful.

Doyoung

All my Doie bitches to the FRONT!!! Listen I have a lot of favorite hairstyles when it comes to this man, but nothing can beat the hairstyle he had in the resonance era I fear. Honestly, him in dark hair is enough to end me.

Ten

Two words. Phantom. Mullet. Bitch it’s mf Chittaphon Leechaiyahpornkul. He looks good in everything 😭😭. I’m honestly jealous of his ‘slay scale’ in general cuz that butch is always on 10🥹.

Jaehyun

I have two hairstyles. Favorite era and His natural fluffy hair. He is so fucking gorgeous.

WinWin

THIS.

Jungwoo

his sticker hair will always be iconic to me. It was different and it fit him perfectly.

Mark

Listen. When Mark started acting up it was because of this hair. Tallm bout he thought girls liked guys with short hair. No bitch. I'm down bad for him yo. also adding his recent hair too because he caused chaos in NCITY overnight.

Xiaojun

This man is the prettiest bitch I've ever seen in my entire life. He sings fucking amazingly and looks like an angel.

Hendery

Pretty in pink.

Renjun

the iconic two-toned hair. idgaf if you don't like this

I do. I fucking love it. He is the reason I breathe.

Jeno

Can you tell I have a thing for black hair and undercuts? lmaooo

Haechan

Red is his color. I think colors like this match his skin tone perfectly.

Jaemin

Do I really have to defend this? no, no I don't.

YangYang

Our bad bich Yang Yang was giving us Etheral tingz with this lewwkkkk

Chenle

The pink streaks were iconic. GLITCH MODE 4 EVAAA

Jisung

The silver hair made a cultural impact.

[bluwavez]

˗ ˋ 🌊    TAX WRITE-OFF ﹕   TOP MOMENTS FROM THE ERA    !

Let's review some of the most unforgettable moments from the Tax Writeoff era !

˗ ˋ 🌊    SMARTER CHOROGRAPHY VLOG !

"And we're going to put our hands out to the side," Yoonah instructs, dawning a black facemask and simple black crop top and sweatpants combo. The boys behind her, in equally as comfortable clothing with the exception of Kiwoo who is dressed like he's about to hit the red carpet, follow her instructions.

"Cross your arms," Yoonah says, crossing her arms and watching the boys follow suit. "This is going to be tricky for you guys, but we're going to move our hips in a circle," Yoonah instructs slowly, demonstrating what she's teaching by moving her hips in a circle. The boys are more hesitant to follow her instructions this time, with the exception of Kiwoo and Woojin, who effortlessly move their hips like hers. "And shift your weight from leg to leg while moving in a circle. Watch and copy," Yoonah tells the room before demonstrating the move for the boys to copy.

Arguably, most of the boys are too stiff at first, especially Blue and Noah. Noah, more self-aware, cringes at himself and lets out an embarrassed yell when he and Finn make eye contact in the mirror. This makes the room burst into laughter; Yoonah covers her mouth to try not to laugh with them but fail miserably.

"This is...very different from what I'm used to!" Noah protests through laughter as Finn wraps his arms around his torso, Noah draping an arm around his shoulders. Jisung pats Noah's back, clearly smiling underneath his facemask.

"He doesn't use his hips often," Jisung jokes before Noah playfully elbows his leader in the ribs. Jisung yelps and doubles over in laughter, and the whole room laughs again.

˗ ˋ 🌊    CALL 2229 BEHIND !

"Can you try to hit the note higher?" Jinhwa says to Woojin as he stands in the recording booth. Woojin hums, nodding, taking a note on his lyric sheet in front of him. "And fix your posture. You're slouching and it makes you sound bad."

Woojin can't help snorting through his nose at the blunt critique, but he straightens his position anyway, rolling his shoulders back.

"Baby girl-"

"Higher," Jinhwa demands casually before Woojin can even finish the note. The idol looks up through the glass at his boss and then at the camera recording him, clearing his throat with an annoyed raise of her brows. He clears his throat, stands up straight again, and rolls his neck, this time with a sigh.

"Baby girl," Woojin sings in his highest register, swearing he could break glass with how high he was hitting the note. He looks unpleased, thinking the high tone on him is annoying but Jinhwa has always seemed to love how he and Kiwoo can hit high notes. Woojin looks like he smelt something bad, hands behind his back as he waits for his boss's approval or not.

Jinhwa has his chin in his hand, clearly thinking hard about what he just heard before nodding slowly.

"I like that. That was good."

Woojin sighs through his nose, looking back at the camera unamused.

˗ ˋ 🌊    EASY ENCORE STAGE !

With their music show trophy in hand, Jisung moves his body along to the beat of the song he’s heard a million times over now. He waves the trophy in the air proudly as the other members around him wave to the crowd, moving to the rythm as well. Jacob keeps looking off stage with a beaming smile on his face like he knows something the audience doesn’t.

“조명 꺼진 뒤의, 난 wander in the night,” Jisung sings, smooth voice coming out seamlessly as Woojin does the cheorography beside him with an excited smile on his face. “Don't know what is right, don't know 'bout my rights”

“시기심, 의심, 불신, 이젠 friends of me, yeah,” Kiwoo sings, looking less enthusiastic as the other members but that’s nothing new. Noah slings an arm around him to make him move more to the rythm, making Kiwoo smile slightly as he keeps singing without missing a note, waving cutely to the screaming fans in the crowd.

"세상에게 난 반쪽짜리 seraphim, yeah," Jacob finally breaks away from his gaze offstage to join Noah, getting lost in the rhythm and laughing as the two prance around the stage. Kiwoo glances backstage in slight annoyance, a clip that would later be used a reaction meme by sirens, before sauntering around the stage behind Woojin, clapping his hands mindlessly to the rhythm as the song starts to reach the chorus.

The seven boys harmonize seamlessly for the next part, all hitting the “Mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm” with their own flare but staying in tune with each other. Finn can’t stop himself from letting out a “That’s right,” after they hit that, one of many adlibs the youngest would throw around for this encore stage.

Woojin brushes his hair out of his face with a beaming smile as he lifts the mic to sing his part as he looks off stage. “I've been tryin' so long to show you, show you, show you,” Woojin sings, ushering someone on stage.

And it's none other than Han himself, sliding in with an unexpected grace that surprises even the DeepDive members. The crowd erupts into a whirlwind of cheers and gasps. Han flashes them his infamous crooked grin, waving a hand nonchalantly as he steps in beside Woojin, who's smiling like he just won another award.

"다친대도, 길을 걸어, kiss me," Han sings, his voice rougher than the others from lack of practice but still hitting the notes perfectly. He takes a spare mic from Noah and launches into the choreography like he's done it a million times before - which, to be fair, he has.

˗ ˋ 🌊   UNDERDIVE EPISODE 2 !

Underdive was a ten-episode reality show staring the boys of DeepDive, following their day to day activities.

Woojin and Kiwoo are declared in charge of making dinner for the whole group. The boys confess they don't know the first thing about cooking, but as Woojin says, "How hard can it be?" They embark on their quest in the kitchen, blissfully unaware of the chaos that is about to ensue.

"Okay, let's make... spaghetti!" Woojin suggests confidently, holding up a box of pasta. Kiwoo nods in agreement; boiling water and adding pasta seems simple enough. But their first challenge presents itself: setting the pot on fire.

"Noah left his cooking magazine in here," Kiwoo remarks, flipping through the glossy pages with interest. "Says here that adding a bit of oil to the boiling water prevents sticking."

"Great thinking!" Woojin chimes in, pouring a generous amount of oil into the pot. Unbeknownst to them, too much oil and high heat quickly lead to smoke wafting from the pot.

The other DeepDive boys watching on TV in the next room can only shake their heads in disbelief as they watch their friends fumble around the kitchen, creating more mess than meal.

Blue and Noah exchange knowing glances before bursting into laughter at the sight of Woojin grappling with a smoking pot while Kiwoo frantically searches for a lid. "Should we interfere?" Noah asks between laughs.

Blue shrugs his shoulders playfully. "Nah, let them learn." His words are drowned out by a sudden wailing sound - the fire alarm going off.

Back in the kitchen, Woojin and Kiwoo look up at the ceiling with wide eyes, completely taken aback by the sudden cacophonous ringing. "Uh... what do we do now?" Woojin yelps, trying to keep his voice over the wailing alarm. Kiwoo just gives him a blank look, shrugging as if to say, 'I have no idea.'

In the other room, the rest of the DeepDive boys are on their feet now, laughing so hard they can hardly catch their breaths. Jinhwa wipes a tear from his eye, shaking his head at the delightful chaos unfolding on-screen.

Meanwhile, back in the smoky kitchen, Woojin and Kiwoo are scrambling around to put out the mini fire that's started in their pot of pasta. Kiwoo grabs a nearby towel and tries to fan away the smoke while Woojin attempts to cover the pot with a lid. They're both laughing but also panicking a little bit.

"Maybe we should add water?" Woojin suggests tentatively. But before Kiwoo can respond, Woojin has already darted off to fetch a pitcher of water from the fridge. He returns moments later, pitching the water onto the flaming pot without thinking.

And then whoosh! The water causes the oil fire to flare up, reaching dangerously close to overhead cabinets.

Cursing under his breath, Woojin quickly backs away from the stove as Kiwoo screams into his Apron. The fire alarm continues its relentless wailing while smoke fills up the room. As they cough and wave away smoke with dish towels, they couldn't help but burst into fits of giddy laughter.

Back in front of the TV, Finn is practically doubled over with laughter while Jacob wipes tears from his eyes, both of them watching as Woojin and Kiwoo turn their cooking endeavor into a full-blown fire drill. Jisung, meanwhile, has pulled out his phone to record this priceless moment, bracing himself against the couch as he's nearly shaking with laughter.

"S-should we maybe...help them?" Noah finally manages to ask through his laughter, nodding towards the TV.

"This makes for great reality television. Give them a few minutes." Blue waves off his suggestion, still grinning at the chaotic scene unfolding onscreen.

Just when the kitchen fire seems about to turn into a full-fledged conflagration, Woojin spots the fire extinguisher by the door. In one swift motion, he grabs it and aims it at the flaming pot, pulling the trigger. A white cloud immediately engulfs everything in sight, reducing visibility to zero while Woojin and Kiwoo cough and laugh amidst the firefighting haze.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Blue chokes on his laughter, and Jisung claps his hands in amusement as they watch their bandmates’ efforts. They're practically rolling on the floor, their laughter echoing throughout DeepDive's apartment.

The smoke alarm finally stops wailing when Kiwoo manages to climb onto a chair and press a button on its base. The silence that follows is almost deafening after all that chaos. Woojin and Kiwoo stand frozen amidst the white foam covering the entire kitchen, gasping for air between their fits of laughter.

˗ ˋ 🌊   BANGKOK TOUR VLOG

"Hi! Hello! It’s your favorite DeepDive member, Noah.” Noah waves to the camera with a smile. “I’ll be honest, I forgot to record for most of the day so I thought, to make up for it, I’ll give you all a tour of our hotel room. Let’s get it."

Noah gestures for the camera to follow him as he opens the door to their shared suite. The once perfectly clean hotel room now looks like a hurricane has hit it, with clothes scattered everywhere, half-eaten room service trays, and gaming equipment strewn about. Noah pretends to be shocked by the chaos as he dramatically surveys the scene.

On one side of the room, Woojin and Finn are locked in a heated battle over a video game console, their faces tight with concentration. The atmosphere between them crackles with competitive energy. Suddenly, Finn jumps up in victory and cheers as his character lands a winning blow. Woojin groans in defeat and sets down his controller while Finn performs a little victory dance around the room.

Jisung lounges on one of the beds, completely engrossed in a book while munching on a bag of chips. He glances up at Finn's silly antics and stifles a laugh, shooting a playful glare at Noah when he catches him recording. Meanwhile, Kiwoo aimlessly flips through channels on the TV, his expression revealing his boredom. Jacob and Blue are deep in conversation about something that Noah can't quite hear from where he stands in the doorway.

A mischievous grin spreads across Noah's face as he looks at the camera with a dumb closed mouth chuckle. He puts a finger to his lips to the camera before sneaking up behind Kiwoo, armed with a water spritzer. With precise aim, he squirts water into Kiwoo's ear, causing him to jump up and yelp in surprise. Kiwoo turns around to glare at Noah, who is doubled over in laughter.

"Noah!" Kiwoo exclaims, shaking his head and trying to swat at him. But Noah is already rushing away, pointing his camera towards Jisung, who is also laughing at Kiwoo's reaction.

As Blue and Jacob concentrate on solving the Rubik's Cube, Noah zooms in on their furrowed brows. He can't help but tease them about being deeply focused, causing Jacob to shoot him a glare while Blue remains unfazed by his interruption.

"If you can’t tell, some of us are using our brains for once,"Jacob grunts without breaking his concentration.

Noah responds with a playful wink towards the camera before scanning the scene around him.

"Let's check on our bookworm," he declares before padding over to Jisung who doesn't even spare him a glance. So absorbed is he in his literature that he doesn't notice Noah sneakily reaching out for his pack of chips.

In one swift move, Noah snatches the bag away from Jisung who finally looks up with an affronted gasp, "Hey!"

Noah chuckles as he backs away, casually snacking on the chips he swiped. He gives me a mischievous look and signs off with a playful declaration, "I’ll see y’all next time! Bye-bye!"

[cyber-corp]

2023: The year of all time

This felt like the first year post-COVID where things really kicked into high gear for me personally. My new year's resolution was that I would go out and have fun for once.

And had fun I did.

I did some voicework reading for a story podcast, I went to a bunch of amazing concerts (nothing beats seeing Weird Al for my birthday!), and I sorted out a bunch of RL stuff and put a neat little bow on it. Thank goodness.

But fuck all that sappy shit: Here's a small collection of things I really enjoyed this year!

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: An excellent sequel to a seemingly unfollow-uppable first film. Takes everything from ITSV, and amps it up to twenty with a stunning visual style, a sonically fitting soundtrack, and a meta-commentary on the nature of Spider-Man's character and whether they really deserve all the tragedy thrown at them.

Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe: The guys who made Pud did another show, this time with funding from the Australian Government! While stripped back in its setting, they continue to provide the same stupid bullshit that put me into laughing fits as they did with their Netflix show. Haven't they done well.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: I think when people heard about "An animated Scott Pilgrim show with the live-action cast and Edgar Wright producing", they did not expect "A proper dissection of Ramona Flowers' character and her motivations, as well as her own journey of forgiving the Evil Exes. Also lots of yaoi." Scott Pilgrim continues to dominate as the premier "guy learns not to be a shithead" franchise.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Accor Stadium: The Peppers prove their pertained power as performers by playing the purest psalms in their prospectus from the past 35 years (eugh, what a mouthful). Flea came out, did a 30-second handstand, waved and said hello to the moon and then got up some people littering in the crowd. Their life is more than just a read-through.

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: I had absolutely no clue who Caroline was before I listened to this album. I now realise that she might just be the person that pop needs right now. A soaring collection of songs destined to become classics down the line, like a greatest hits compilation that doesn't exist. We're all on Caroline's island, and we ain't leaving.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk: I kept my eye on this game as it was developing, and it was absolutely worth it to see it come through in the end. Satisfying gameplay that requires you to learn how to combo to progress, an addicting artstyle inspired by Y2K, and the soundtrack. Holy fuck the soundtrack. I just can't get enuf.

Weird Al Yankovic - TUROTRSIIIVT: Man, what a title. Emu Phillips come out swinging with jokes I did not expect, and then Weird Al comes out aggressively swinging, with all the songs you don't know him for. He then did a polka melody of his parodies, did a ritual halfway through, and then ended the concert on a high note. Only the best from Strange Alfred.

Doctor Who 2023 Specials: That bastard David Tennant returning led me down the rabbit hole known as watching Doctor Who, and did it ever pay off more than these specials. A trans woman saves the day and the Doctor realises he's bi, black, and needs therapy. A magnificent close on a chapter of one of the greatest sci-fis ever, and a bright step into the future.

The Hyperfixation of the Year award goes to none other than

Homestuck, everyone's favourite webcomic! Everyone's.

And I think that's partly because I joined this website to begin with. I probably say this all the time, but leaving Reddit was probably the best decision I could have made at that time. As much as I reminisce, the communities I was in began to get a little stale. Same jokes, same shitposts, a different day. Tumblr in some strange way, is not that. It feels less like a big communal website and more like a collection of small towns spread across a large spot of land. Calm and village-like, you know?

So to all my mutuals, my followers, to the people that liked and reboggled my stinky posts, to all that offered mealworms and crickets in my askbox, thank you. "Gecko Boy" might just be a silly lil joke in the grand scheme of things, but it's a fun joke to play into.

Whatever comes next year, I know I've got the energy to keep going. Have a good 2024 everybody. <3

[epickiya722]

Happy holiday.... What do you think that made Yuuji is so likeable as a character? I've only been in the JJK fandom for a year, and I've seen a lot of other JJK characters' stan. But one thing in common, they all love Yuuji and mostly will include him in their top 5 fav JJK charas (including me :D)...

Okay, in general I don't know, but I will tell you why I find him likeable!

For one, it's his design. Yuji's design is actually one of my favorites in JJK. That pink hair + brown eyes combo? Love it. The touch of red on his uniform, I like that, too. Since when I got into JJK, I started with the anime and then the manga, I didn't know Yuji used to have blond hair.

Neither way, I like it! I find both colors fitting for him.

And it's not just his features, but also how he's animated/drawn. He has a range to him that I just love so much. It reminds me of how my other favorite, Izuku Midoriya from BNHA, has a range.

Yuji will literally look like this one minute!

And then look like this the next!

Of course, with everything he's been through, he's going to look different, but you get what I mean! 😆

Another reason is his overall personality. First episode/chapter alone with clock you on that he is a goofball with gets along with people, but he's not a pushover. He care about others and has a good heart. He's just so kind and energetic. His energy easily matches up with other hyper characters like Satoru and Kugisaki.

He's willing to sacrifice himself just to save someone and really, it's also a sad part of his character. He later on gives into the idea that he is just a cog in a system. He accepts death, deciding to help as many people as he can before his time is up. It leads to him going through so much as the story goes on to the point that he isn't exactly the same as he was before.

On a funnier note, he's just this strange kid to me. Like, Yuji finds a love story within a movie called Human Earthworm. Those dolls Yaga be making? Yeah, he calls one "creepy but cute" and even Satoru Gojo questions it "this thing is cute"? When Megumi tells him about Sukuna's finger and curses wanting it, wanna know what Yuji asks? "Why? Is it good?"

YUJI, IT IS A FINGER?!

He didn't even freak out when he saw Megumi's Demon Dogs.

Love his strangeness though. It's an endearing part of him to me.

Adding on, I adore about him is his overall skillset.

Yuji didn't even have cursed energy or any special techniques, but he was already capable of breaking records and outrunning cars. So much so that he gained a nickname like "Tiger of West Middle" and believed to be the reincarnation of Mirko Cro Cop, who is an actual person who is still alive.

His strength is so powerful that he was even given curses like Hanami and Choso a hard time fighting.

On top of that, it wasn't as if Yuji needed to go through a training session to learn basic fight skills. He was already beating ass before curses!!

Yuji is also a quick learner. Apparently, Black Flash is a move that is difficult to accomplish, yet Yuji was told about it for a couple of minutes and managed to delivered several Black Flashes within that same time frame. And if you count the amount of Black Flashes that has happened in the series so far, Yuji has executed the most at 8 - 10. Yuji is also able to adapt to the fighting style that whoever he is fighting alongside has. He has done it with Nobara, Aoi and Megumi. Three different styles, yet Yuji is able to work with each of them like nothing.

One more thing, is his relationships with other characters.

Again, Yuji is a sweet guy so it's easy for people to take to him and be his ally. It's not even just him being sweet, but there's also his other personality traits and skills. He was able to impress someone like Aoi Todo. There are not a lot of characters on the same wavelength as Satoru because of his personality, but Yuji is one that is. Even Megumi, one of the grumpiest characters, takes to him.

And while I do love the positive relationships he has, there's also the negative ones I like, too.

Out of all the characters, Yuji's clash with Sukuna is the most entertaining to me. That is not to say that the other relationships are boring.

It's just that with these two are so different. So very different, yet share a few things in common that makes my brain get to working and then I have thoughts I have to write down.

Really, that's all I have to say for now!

Yuji Itadori is a favorite of mine, the #1 on my list. I don't blame others for liking him, too, because to be for real... Yuji is a character I can't imagine anyone genuinely hating. Like... how can anyone, I don't know! Maybe not care for him? Not everyone has him as a favorite character, I'm sure.

I mean, I have seen people say they prefer Yuta or Satoru as the main character (makes no sense to me, I highly disagree, if either of them was the main character of the main storyline, then it would be a totally different story, HELLO, and I do like those two).

I have seen people call him "weak" and "useless" for losing to Choso as if Yuji didn't give Choso a hard time even after running around and fighting curses and curse users before then. "Yuji should stick to jumping". Yuji be doing 98% of the jumping, stop it now I'm exaggerating but you get it.

I'm just saying, Yuji could do almost all the crazy stuff a lot of other characters do without hesitation, but I doubt anyone else would be able to willingly, without thought, swallow a finger that looks like that like Yuji has. That kid is a menace, but an absolute sunshine and I adore him.

[chaotic-orphan]

Haiiiii !!! Do u have character descriptions for the characters in intoxicating fear?? Would LOVEE to draw fanart if that’s chills ^_^

Intoxicating Fear Introductions

Hello yes I do!!! It is absolutely chill to do fanart for them!! PLEASE TAG ME IN IT I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE!!!

I can actually do a little reveal now for this of my boards for Hero and Villain WHO HAVE NAMES NOW.

Hero — Kit Mallory

Hero’s name is Kit Mallory and he has not been having a great time… his description?

This kind of vibe, like a golden retriever but make it suffer. He’s tall— like 6ft, this kind of floppy light brown hair and his smile used to be so bright before Villain. He just turned 20 a month before Villain took him, and he wears oversized clothes and layers to make himself appear bigger and bulkier because he is a self-conscious little bean. Especially next to Superhero who seems to dwarf him.

Kit is look wise based off of Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man movies. He is determined and always wants to do good and help others more than beat the shit out of bad guys, that’s why he didn’t debut for so long. However he has no trouble fighting when he is defending someone like Other Hero or trying to defeat a Villain, he holds nothing back.

Villain— Ambrose

Then of course we have Villain, my boy.

Villain’s name is Oscar Ambrose, but Hero only knows him as Ambrose.

His looks are mostly based off of young Tom Riddle in Harry Potter, but with more ✨style✨ For example in the top left is his casual outfit and the kind of thing he wears around Kit’s house. He loves his suits and his shirt and pants combo because he can intimidate people dressed like that.

I think Young Tom riddle just captures Ambrose’s charisma and malice perfectly, because he is very boy-next-door, someone your mother would approve of you bringing home but there’s just something off about him.

He, of course, adores this. That he is unapproachable and he likes to show it off with how he dresses, speaks and presents himself. He lives off of fear day-to-day but having someone to satiate it around the clock is simply Christmas for him. Ambrose is older than Kit, he’s around 25, 6ft 4, towering over Hero and broader too. He is cruel and his eyes are dark and look into your soul, his lips just a little too red. My favourite sadist.

His hair is dark and almost silky looking, closer to black than dark brown but brown nonetheless, and he has his own board for his hair because he is meticulous about it. He also has a slight stubble that has been growing ever since he brought Kit back to his own house to torture him.

I must stress this is huge for him because he is so well groomed but he is just having too much fun with Kit to shave. His hair is more like the two top pictures below, perfectly styled and curled just behind his ears, but the same kind of cold perfection of the bottom two as well as a more similar colour.

And that is it!!! I was going to just drop in the names on the next update but this ask gave me an excuse to fangirl for a bit over my boys!!! Again please tag me in whatever art you make!!!

[heartsoulrocknroll]

AEW Collision 4/13/24

Claudio and Danielson promo. Danielson mentions Moxley winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and I gag. Danielson says Callis told Hobbs and Fletcher they don't even have to beat them, they just have to hurt them. That's funny, because it's easier to beat them than it is to hurt them. Claudio says they have been succeeding all around the world for 20 years. It isn't about what they do in front of the camera, it's about the work they put in behind the camera that allows them to make this look so easy. Danielson says violence is their specialty, and they will show that tonight, Wednesday, and next Sunday when he beats Ospreay.

House of Black vs. Dante Martin, Action Andretti, and Matt Sydal --Matthews powerbombs Sydal on Black's knees. Sydal lands a nasty poison rana on Matthews. Top Flight and Sydal try to chop HOB down with superkicks. King lays out Sydal with a huge lariat, but Dante breaks up the pin with a splash off the top. Black lands a nice moonsault off the top to the outside. Andretti with a somersault senton, Dante with a springboard 450, and Sydal off the top with double knees on King, but King catches Sydal. Corner cannonball senton from King and double sliding dropkicks from Matthews and Black on Sydal at the same time for the pinfall.

Good, fast-paced opening match. Nothing amazing. Rating: 3

Storm is backstage with Lexy. AZM wants Storm to kiss her bottom? That makes her and a thousand other perverts. I LOL'ed at her delivery of that line. Incredible. She is going to give AZM a beating so intense that it will be featured in a fetish periodical. Lmaooo. Go off, Toni.

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lee Moriarty -- Great start on the mat. Shibata with a Figure Four. They roll outside, and Ogogo gets up from commentary and lands a cheap shot to Shibata's ribs. Moriarty lays in elbows to Shibata, who just walks into them, backing Moriarty across the ring. Shibata with hard strikes in the corner, then a butterfly suplex for two! Moriarty with an abdominal stretch, but Shibata reverses into one of his own. Shibata with a knee strike, a saito suplex, and a boot to the face. Moriarty with a boot of his own. They trade boots! Shibata gets the best of it with a big pump kick!Shibata blocks a Fang attempt, then lands the ripcord bitch slap and a PK FROM HELL!!!!! Cover! 1, 2, 3!!!

This rocked. Shibata looked so damn good here. I literally yelled out loud at that ripcord palm strike/PK from hell combo for the finish. What a wrestler, man. I feel so lucky every time I get to see him do his thing. Thank god for a singles win on AEW TV for Shibata. Moriarty held his own, looking very good as well. Rating: 3.5

Ogogo, Moriarty, and Taylor attack Shibata after the match. Hook comes out to make the save!

Athena and Billie Starkz are with Lexy backstage. Athena says she understands that Red Velvet is a threat, but Athena is the fallen goddess and the forever ROH champion, and tonight, she is going to make an example out of Velvet and show the world what they've been missing. Athena is a great, confident promo. Good stuff.

Undisputed Kingdom are with Lexy. Lexy asks if Wardlow has helped Roddy succeed. Roddy yells LEXY!!!!!! Lmao. Roddy asks how she could give credit to anybody but him. He is a fighting champion and a giving champion. Does she see the opportunities he's given to these people who don't even deserve it? He has been doing it on his own, just like his good friend Kyle O'Reilly, who has inspired him. Tonight, he is putting on a show. You know what that show is called? The beating of a lifetime. WOOHOO!!!! TELL 'EM, RODDY!!!!!! NICE!!!!!!!!!

Daniel Garcia vs. Angélico -- They trade some beautiful pinning combos to start. Garcia with a Figure Four, but Angélico turns it around, then they turn it around on each other repeatedly until they roll to the ropes to break. They trade kicks to the knees. Huge right to the face by Angélico!!! Garcia lands a beautiful neck breaker, then a big double underhook suplex. Garcia with big overhand chops, then a belly to back suplex, then locks a knee/leg lock in deep for the submission!

This was short, but I still enjoyed it very much. Garcia rocks. Rating: 3

Pac promo!!!!! Let's go!!! Believe it or not, he would like to thank Okada, not only for accepting his challenge, but for walloping him on the head with a big, dirty lump of steel. Now he has a perpetual headache that serves as motivation to remind everybody exactly who he is. He may not be tall and handsome, he does not own a Ferrari. Okada may think he's god's gift to professional wrestling, but he's not, he's crap. And what Pac is, is better than Okada. And in St. Louis, he will relish the opportunity to prove it in front of the entire world. HELL YEAH, PAC!!!!!! GO OFF!!!!!!!!

Toni Storm vs. AZM (AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator) -- Elbows by AZM, but Storm laughs them off. AZM fakes another elbow, but stomps on Storm's foot instead. Shoulder tackle by Storm takes AZM down. AZM with rapid kicks and a dropkick, then a boot to the side of Storm's head on the mat, then a double stomp to the midsection! AZM goes to the top, but Storm stops her with an overhand chop to take her down, then lands a hip attack to take her off the apron to the floor. AZM throws Storm into the steps, then lands a running kick to the face on the apron, then lands missile dropkick off the top inside. Storm with a big boot to take AZM down, then chops in the corner, then hurls her across ring, then stands on her head, then lands a back suplex for two. The trade strikes!!! Enziguri by AZM! Headbutt by Storm! Head scissors takedown by AZM!! Another big enziguri to the head by AZM with Storm on her knees!!!! Damn! Leg-trap German suplex by AZM! AZM lands a big dropkick off the top for two! Storm with a sit-out chokeslam/powerbomb for two! Storm goes for a German suplex, but AZM blocks it and catches Storm with a beautiful pinning combo for two! AZM goes for a kick, but Storm catches it and dumps AZM on her head with a German suplex, then lands a hip attack in the corner, then lands Storm Zero for the pinfall!!!

That kind of slapped?? AZM rocks, Storm was great. Awesome, hard-hitting, back and forth here. Loved it. Rating: 3.5

Storm and Mariah celebrate with champagne after the match.

Red Velvet is with Lexy. She says tonight she is laying Athena out. She is not a stranger to main events or high profile matches. She is going to show Athena and everyone else why it was a mistake for Athena to come into her house.

Mark Briscoe promo. He says he is starting to understand the MO of the HOB, how they try to strike fear in the hearts of men. But he fears no man. He, Kingston, and Copeland are violent men. And at Dynasty, they are bringing the violence.

Thunder Rosa is with Schiavone on the stage. She thanks the people for making her comeback so special. Rosa says she does not need Purrazzo's help to win her title back. She has done so much on her own. She thought Storm believed in the same principles of hard work. She says her body couldn't carry her as far as her passion, and she had to give up her title to heal. And a part of her died that day. She didn't leave here because she couldn't carry the weight of the title. At Dynasty, she will carry the title and the pride of her people and the support of her family. And if she has to break every bone in her body to uplift the women in the lockerroom, then she will. Storm made a big mistake in trying to erase the mask on her face, because Storm doesn't want to see what is underneath. She can't kill what is already dead. She is coming for the title and coming to drag Storm's soul to hell. Damn lol.

Purrazzo with a backstage promo. She says it's fine if Rosa doesn't want her help. She will help herself. When she went after the title, it wasn't personal. It was because Storm doesn't embody what it means to be champion, but she does. She challenges Mariah to match.

Fletcher and Hobbs are backstage. Fletcher says they are on a mission for the Don Callis Family to protect the golden goose. Hobbs says tonight, the Callis Family expects a hefty fine, and Danielson will not be able to walk out on his own.

Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Kyle Fletcher and Powerhouse Hobbs -- Fletcher and Hobbs jump the BCC before the bell. Danielson with round kicks to Fletcher outside, then hurls Fletcher over the barricade into the crowd. Claudio and Hobbs trade shots in the ring. Claudio hangs Hobbs over the top rope, Danielson lands a knee to the back of Hobbs' neck off the top. Claudio with a running uppercut in the corner to Fletcher. Fletcher with a big running kick to take Claudio off the apron to the floor. Fletcher locks in a sleeper on Claudio, but Claudio gets to his feet and muscles Fletcher up for a gut-wrench suplex to escape!! Nice! Tag, and Danielson lands a shotgun dropkick off the top. Danielson lands a big running lariat that takes Fletcher down, then round kicks to the chest, but Fletcher ducks an attempted kick to the head. Fletcher shoves Danielson into the ropes, and Danielson swings on the middle rope into a dropkick on Hobbs outside, then comes back around to land the round kick to Fletcher's head inside!! Danielson goes for a topé, but Hobbs catches him and slams him back-first on the apron! Danielson sends Hobbs into the ring post, then lands a running knee off the apron on Hobbs.

Fletcher with a running boot to Danielson's face outside. Then Claudio lands a running uppercut out of nowhere on Fletcher! Claudio sends Hobbs over the barricade with a running uppercut. Danielson lands round kicks to Hobbs in the crowd. Danielson takes Fletcher back to the ring. Fletcher lands a vicious running kick in the corner and a brainbuster on Danielson for two! Fletcher with big chops to Danielson outside. Fletcher peels back the mats on the floor and goes for something, but Danielson reverses with a back drop on Fletcher on the floor! Hobbs gets Danielson on his shoulders for something inside, but Claudio stops it with an uppercut to the back of Hobbs' head! Hobbs lands a lariat to send Claudio outside. Danielson lands a belly to back suplex on Fletcher off the top for two! Danielson immediately grabs the LeBell lock, but Hobbs breaks it up.

Hobbs and Claudio tag in. Claudio with rapid-fire uppercuts to Hobbs, then alternating running uppercuts to Fletcher and Hobbs in opposite corners, then a lariat to send Fletcher over the ropes to thr outside, then does the Giant Swing on Hobbs, then locks in the Sharpshooter on Hobbs! Fletcher comes in with round kicks to Claudio to try to break the hold, but Claudio holds on!!! Ah!! Danielson comes off the top, but Fletcher catches him out of midair with a superkick! Claudio lands a pop-up uppercut on Fletcher! Hobbs lands a spinebuster on Claudio for two! They all trade shots in the middle of the ring! Fletcher with some huge chops to Danielson!!!

Danielson lands an aggressive topé to Fletcher outside!!! Claudio lands a DVD on Hobbs for two! Hobbs and Claudio trade lariats, Claudio lands an uppercut, then a huge running lariat for two! Hobbs with a backdrop, but Claudio lands on his feet and runs the ropes! Fletcher grabs Claudio's leg from outside, and Hobbs lands a World's Strongest Slam on Claudio, but Danielson breaks up the pin!

Hobbs grabs a chair, but the ref takes it. Danielson lands round kicks to Hobbs outside, but Fletcher comes flying out of the ring with a topé to Danielson!! Fletcher and Hobbs clear the announce table! Hobbs backdrops Danielson, but Claudio lands a huge running uppercut to Hobbs! Claudio lands a hurricanrana off the announce table on Fletcher, sending him into the apron!!!! Geez! Claudio then rolls Fletcher inside and lands the Neutralizer for the pinfall!!!

Oh my god, what a match!! Just crazy, chaotic goodness without stepping too far outside the rules of tag team wrestling. It felt like the violent match it was set up to be, with Fletcher and Hobbs acting as Callis' mercenaries. Fantastic, intense, crazy action from start to finish with all four guys looking incredible. I think it would have meant a lot more for Fletcher and Hobbs to get a win here. But I get it, and it is what it is. Rating: 4

Takeshita attacks Danielson after the match, and lands a nasty brainbuster on the ramp!!! Nice!!!!!!!!

[lavenderbradshaw]

Swift September!

Hi! Okay, so I had a little fun thought. If you look at my profile, you'll notice my wicked love for Taylor Swift. 9/10, the things I write are inspired by her lyrics. SO! I thought I'd compile a list of lyrics that I'd love to write to and let y'all pick what you want to see.

I'll do these all throughout September, so please send in stuff! (No, seriously, I’m genuinely desperate)

If there's a lyric here you'd like to see, send it in an ask. If there's a character from Top Gun you'd like to see it with, add that, too! If there’s no character, I will pick, so be warned! If there's a lyric I haven't included (and it's Taylor Swift) please send it! Also, combos are so totally acceptable!

They'd just be pretty short blurbs, quick little scenes. But they all do have the possibility of becoming something someday ;)

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SMUT

i feel the lavender haze creepin' up on me

you know i'm not a bad girl, but i'd do bad things with you

i said, 'no one has to know what we do', his hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room

i could see you in your suit and your necktie, pass me a note saying 'meet me tonight'

the altar is my hips, even if it's a false god

lord, save me, my drug is my baby

devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, what doesn't kill me makes me want you more

'cause all the boys and their expensive cars, the range rovers and their jaguars, never took me quite where you do

ANGST

you drew stars around my scars, but now i'm bleeding

losing him was blue like i'd never known

from sprinkler splashes to fire place ashes, i gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this

you're not gone, you can't be gone, no

she would've been such a lovely bride, what a shame she's fucked in the head

maybe i was naive, got lost in your eyes and never really had a chance

crawling up the beaches now, 'sir, i think he's bleeding out', and some things you just can't speak about

tell me that you're still mine, tell me that we'll be just fine, even when i lose my mind

is it really your anxiety that stops you from giving me everything, or do you just not want to?

last night i heard my own heart beating, sounded like footsteps on my stairs, six months gone and i'm still reaching, even though i know you're not there

i can go anywhere i want, anywhere i want just not home

i pulled your body into mine every god damn night

the idea you had of me, who was she? a never needy, ever lovely jewel, whose shine reflects on you

if our love died young, i can't bear witness

FLUFF

you are the best thing that's ever been mine

there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear

i'm begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans, that's my man

if you were here, we'd laugh about their vacant stares but for now, my time is theirs

there's a chain 'round your throat, piece of paper where i wrote 'i'll wait for you'

i once believed love would be black and white, but it's golden

i'm so thankful for all of the girls you loved before, but i love you more

MISC

**anything from this category might need a little more vision from the requester**

i can feel the flames on my skin, crimson red paint on my lips, if a man talks shit then i owe him nothing

how's one to know, i'd meet you where the spirit meets the bone

all the liars are calling me one, nobody's heard from me for months

[dont-leafmealone]

wild cherries | read on Ao3

a moment of peace under a cherry tree, two years after the end of the war.

Pairing: Haru/Jet

Words: 678

Warnings: None

[ID: a watercolor painting of Jet and Haru from Avatar: The Last Airbender sitting beneath a wild black cherry tree. Jet sits on the left, shirtless and wearing gray pants, with a scar visible on his solar plexus. Haru sits on the right wearing a short-sleeved green shirt and pants. They look at each other, smiling. Branches covered with cherries hang down from above, and tall grass grows around them. End ID]

Jetru fic/art combo for @atlararepairmonth Week 5, prompt - Free space!

Haru thinks that if he could freeze a moment in time, it would be this one: covered in mosquito-moth bites, bare feet purple and red from stepping on the cherries scattered on the ground by the wind. His shoulders ache from reaching above his head for the clusters of shiny black fruit, his thighs burn from the uphill climb to get to this place, away from the world. His hair's already escaping the ribbon he used to tie it back, sweat-soaked strands hanging in his face. The hot grass itches the backs of his calves and neck where he lays under the sun.

He doesn't think he's ever been more at peace. 

Beside him, Jet leans back against the tree, skin glowing golden-brown in the patches of sun that make it through the leaves. His silhouette looks remarkably altered without his ever-present armor — because, despite his assertion that he doesn't get hot, he stripped out of armor, shirt and boots as soon as they reached the summit of the hill. Without them, Haru can see the slightly uneven set of his shoulders, the wiry muscle in his arms, the ripples and dents of broken ribs that never quite set properly. Presently, there's a relaxed slope in his posture, labored breaths giving way to slow, even sighs as he rests in the shade. In the sky overhead, clouds drift lazily in the breeze, the sun beating down on the hill. 

Haru smiles, reaching over to twine their fingers together. Jet's gaze shifts over, dark eyes heavy-lidded, smiling lips stained purple. He squeezes Haru's hand, searching his face. 

"Something on your mind?" he asks softly. It's gentle — not in the way he'll whisper when Haru's awake too late at night, or like when he croons at the pig-hens to get them off their eggs. It's the rare voice of Jet, completely relaxed and at peace.

"I was thinking," Haru begins, bringing Jet's hand up to his lips. "About this. Us, right now."

"Good things, I hope?" Jet asks, a blush darkening his cheeks as his eyes fix on Haru's mouth. Haru smiles.

"Only good things," he assures him, pulling his hand out of Jet's grip to tangle it in the soft brown hair, a little damp from sweat. Jet leans into the touch with a soft hum of content, resembling nothing as much as a content foxcat as he preens, before slipping out from under Haru's hand to smack a kiss on his cheek. Haru laughs, winding his arms around him.

"I wish we could capture this," he says. "Keep it somehow."

"I think the bug bites are here to stay," Jet remarks. He rests his head on Haru's shoulder, lips brushing his neck. "I know what you mean. It's nice. Peaceful."

Haru smiles. A year ago, it would have been hard to imagine Jet being so content with peace, but the time and space to heal, let the sharp edges of that grief inside him soften a little, has changed so much of him. He still has that fight inside of him, and Haru still loves that about him, but this new side is nice, especially in moments like this.

"I think we've earned it," he says, kissing Jet's forehead — easier than usual when they're sitting like this, without their difference in height. Jet's eyes drift closed as he pulls Haru down for a proper kiss. Haru leans in, taking in the taste of sweat and cherries on his lips. 

"Mmh. We should probably take those cherries back for your mom," Jet says when they break for air. "She's gonna have our hides for taking this long."

"It'll be fine, she loves you." Haru kisses him once more for good measure. "You give her that pretty smile of yours and we're forgiven." 

Jet ducks his head to hide the blush creeping up his face. Haru laughs, kissing his cheek and pulling him up. 

They gather their things — Haru the basket of harvested cherries, Jet his pile of boots, shirt and armor — and together walk back toward the farm, hand-in-hand. 

[tsuki-sennin]

What does it mean to be a true Kamen Rider? Is it to wallow in your self-loathing and resentment of others; using the strength you've gained destroy as you please in spectacular fashion? Or is it perhaps rising above your innermost demons and putting life, love, justice and freedom above such misery?

It's something that Kekera fails to understand, and while we let Keiwa-kun shine in the main plot, we have Ace deal with the little matter that is Zitt-

Shut the front door, ZITT? That's Jitto's official romanization? Zitt! Zitt!

Dumb name, hate it, 0/10. Fuck this game, watch it go.

Spoilers, I guess...

-DGP Bad Guys, Geats Howard Good Guy

-Awwww, Azuma

-Buffalo-san~!

-You're taking coming back from the dead surprisingly smoothly, Sara-neesan.

-...although I really shouldn't be complaining: at least she came out of the fridge with a drink.

-Bound in barbed wire, our friend Ace lies in wait.

-Kuromuri's still out and about.

-...oh, I forgot, her name is Kromer, I decided this last episode.

-"Kill Tycoon. I can't believe he's doing capeshit again. >:("

-Oh goddammit! We gained a Hakubi and lost a Na-Go and PunkJack in turn.

-...did Kekera have a hand in that or was that all Kromer?

-THEY TURNED BUFFA INTO A MARKETABLE PLUSHIE

-"There is no Kamen Rider in this world but Tycoon. After all... I'm Premium Kekera."

-Guess he doesn't much care for his own CG form.

-Frogification?

-Oh, that's a real term.

-I have to admit, that's actually pretty clever Daichi.

-"I did

-OHHHHHHHH BERDLY'S BECOMING KABUTOPS AGAIN

-Ironic that Buffa never went full Jyamato even though his body was so thoroughly transformed, and yet Nadge-Sparrow never really played Beroba's game until the end.

-Zillion Driver! ...what a funny name.

-That must be why he's romanized as Zitt.

-Good effort Daichi. Too bad you apparently can't beat a frog man despite going toe-to-toe with God.

-"You were supposed to be my Funny Man, but now you're just a little bitch boy!"

-He kidnapped them!

-"Gods have no soul... therefore, the only thing needed is your visage and your power!"

-Daichi had everything going on with him, and yet he looks down not in contempt... but jealousy. That the theme we're running with?

-Fighting for world peace, once more.

-The Jyamato were still living creatures, Daichi. They didn't ask to be bred and slaughtered en masse.

-A measure of humanity for a sparrow-trilobite.

-"Hey there, primitives~! It's just about time for Japan's #1 TV show... Kamen Rider Tycoon~! Starring Keiwa~! An unemployable bum with nothing better to do in his life than bitch and moan about world peace!"

-And all of Japan collectively asked "Who?"

-Oh that's low.

-This kinda reminds me of that one Chapter in Sacred Stones, where the druid kidnaps an innocent family and tries to feed them to the giant spiders. That's when Eirika starts getting serious.

-What zero inconvenience does to a mf

-Down Keiwa-kun goes.

-Ohhhhhhhh, you motherfuckers.

-Man, I don't think I ever got this mad about Orteca or Akaishi, these guys are just straight up satanic in a way that winds me up even more.

-"Write me a good one. Make sure you watch your wording and don't write the wrong kanji!"

-How about a world where you're not happy, Kekera? That's gonna happen in a few minutes.

-OH?

-They're free!

-"Those're my boys."

-Set!

-"I am the God here! And what kind of God would I be if I left my people alone!"

-THAT'S THE INTRO SHOT

-Let my people go.

-R

-Regard?

-Regad.

-Generate!

-Enforcement of Violence! Regad!

-Kamen Rider Tycoon is currently Japan's most famous man.

-Get rolled, idiot!

-"True Kamen Rider" SHUT THE FUCK UP

-General Sakurai...

-Laid the fuck out.

-"I became a Kamen Rider. I could help bring about world peace. And it's all because you didn't care about it."

-Mitsutoshi Shundo, you beautiful man.

-Welcome back, everyone!

-I will say, Regad suit? Pure sex.

-Red, black, and gold is always a great color combo (Hello Lupin).

-Happy End :)

-"That's the magic of TV!"

-Not even Boil valued his own life.

-Oh, there's the super cool Suel invisibility effect again.

-Hello, Star King Kirito but evil and fucked up.

-Good job, Keiwa-kun! ...no Orion Bolt, but that's okay. You don't really use bows anymore.

-Oh hey Ace.

-"You're working for world peace, man. That's the Kamen Rider way."

-Ohhhh

-A worldwide Desire Grand Prix! And everyone gets a swing!"

-R

-Regad Omega.

-A retool in the same episode it was introduced, okay.

-Creation and Master of All! Regad Omega!

-"The Ultimate Despair. It is you, it is me, it is all our desire."

-:O

-ANOTHER SHOT FROM THE OPENING NEXT EPISODE HUH

-OKAY

-Hot damn.

-Well, at least the wait won't be that long.

-Final Destination.

-Not our final episode, assuredly, but we're in the endgame now.

[somediyprojects]

Death by Cross Stitch stitched by Diane. Pattern (£22.50) designed by Julia Line of Long Dog Samplers.

One of the most delightful, sophisticated women that ever walked this earth, Audrey Hepburn, once said "There is a shade of red for every woman" and, for the most part, I'm inclined to agree with her.

The talented needlewoman behind this captivating interpretation of Death by Cross Stitch, Diane, has let us into the secret of her special shade. It's Silks4U PR155 with a custom dyed black/brown combo to bring out the hidden depths. Red suits you my woman, have a 🎷 and a few glasses of wine 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷. That should keep you going for a while.

It would seem that Audrey wasn't the only lady to speak out about this cock-a-doodle-doo colour. Laura Bush, old George W's wife, said "Nothing attracts attention like a red dress", but Quill was swift to disagree as he thought a large poster outside the pub announcing "Free Stingo For All" was guaranteed to start a riot.

But you'd have to go a long way to beat David Bowies lyrics "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues". If you close your eyes and breathe very gently you might just be able to hear his haunting voice singing Let's Dance softly in your head. "Because my love for you would break my heart in two." There it is, listen .......

What's your favourite shade - crimson, rose, maroon, burgundy, cherry 🍒, magenta? Personally any of its myriad hues brings out the very worst in me and I can't wear it at all, not even undies. How I ever managed to complete Scarlet Ribands and Mouline Rouge without falling out with myself remains one of life's unsolved mysteries to this day.

—Julia Line, designer

[capsicrew]

Okay, finally got home and was able to watch the new job trailer (and look at a short list of the updates)

Dragoon/Paladin- I don't play enough of either to really say. Lookin pretty cool with the dragon coming out of the ground and all the swords flying around.

Warrior- Also don't play as much, but I just leveled WAR up to at least 80, so I am impressed with all the big-looking attacks. Really keeping in that WAR spirit of just beating the shit out of your enemy.

Astrologian- I heard they took out the randomization part, which makes me sad. :( But when you get 3-4 cards at once anyway, it feels less dramatic. I hope this means cards maybe have more than just 2 uses split between them again. Also love the space explosions, still.

Dancer- Been a bit since I've DNC'd. Some of those big finishers are lookin nice.

Reaper- I'm not sure that much is different? Probably an effect of it being a more recent job. Like the big attacks--especially whatever that ranged attack was at the end the followed Hell's Egress or w/e. Probably a replacement for the proc'd normal ranged attack. I guess nothing too fancy for Ejvi until we get more BLU content and Beastmaster later on.

Red Mage- I'm glad there's a bit more to the aoe combo than just hitting the one attack (and I read that it now costs 50 black/white mana to cast that instead of the higher number. I always kept forgetting that). Like the big attacks--thought the new big finisher looked nice--Kola will love those big, flashy moves. I hope RDM gets a bit more mobility.

Machinist- Hooly cow--I was already excited about there being an even bigger saw blade that I saw in the benchmark video--but all those extra shooters during the hypercharge phase. Didn't look like anything new for automaton queen, sadly. Biggest disappointment, though, is that it looks like no change for the flamethrower. I hope it gets a damage buff to make it more worth using.

Ninja- Huton... is an innate buff. Finally .... FINALLY I don't have to fucking rush to get huton and hide in very fast before the tank pulls with no countdown the very INSTANT the entry gate is down. Anyway, everything else is lookin good, I'm excited to see how it all comes together on the play side. Bigger frog :0

Sage- Despite it being Capsisi's other job, I also don't remember Sage well, lol. Same as Reaper, I guess... not much seems very different. Just some bigger attacks.

Black Mage- YOU CAN MOVE YOUR LAY LINES. FINALLY!

Viper- Looks fun. When it hits that big burst, everything was happening so fast I wasn't sure where one attack ended and others began lol. Kola's really going to like playing this job.

White Mage- Ooohh... white mage gets a gap closer but SCH and AST don't okayyyy (lmao)

Monk- I heard they were changing a lot about this job's rotation, so it was a bit hard to compare. I liked seeing, like... overflow chakra. I think I read a lot of jobs are having some mechanics slightly changed to help avoid gauge loss and such. That's comforting.

Dark Knight- I uh... wish I remembered DRK better. Tanking makes me anxious, so I don't really play it in group content (healer less and less and less over time, too), so I forget some of those skills. Likin how it looks !

Bard- Kinda like that the songs aren't attacks any more. It wasn't always a problem, but will certainly be more useful for those times it would be. I also like that Pitch Perfect now does aoe damage. I think I read that the procs are getting combined into one proc, that'll be helpful when transfering from aoe to single target rotations, or vice-versa. That big music-magic attack at the end is cool, both visually and conceptually.

Summoner- Solar Bahamut, lmao I do like that as a contrast to "Lunar Bahamut." A shame the lack of job-specific quests means we wont be seeing much reason for its existence. I wish we could summon Alexander instead, lol

Samurai- Man, if I could remember which samurai attacks had which names, I could probably say more. I those different follow-up attacks to the main damaging moves. Beutiq is probably going to be too busy with a different job to worry about it...

Scholar- I was briefly impressed by chain strategem having a follow-up attack and then the player put on the angel costume and I was flabbergasted lmao. Jalliim putting on his magic angel costume to descend into aymeric's bedroom lmao (I really like it, is what I'm saying).

Pictomancer- I didn't watch the full explanation of the rotation, but I was really happy with what I was seeing in the job trailer. Pictomancer looks like its gonna be really fun, it's time for Beutiq to have a good time. I love the little chibi madeen. And I was laughing at the hammer. Just thinking about Krile and Beutiq holding their looney tunes ass hammers like just like lmfao

Gunbreaker- finishing strong on a job I barely remember lmao I'm sure the real GNB players are impressed

thats all I got, I'm excited about many of these additions

[cakes-plus-gifts]

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[vioyume]

I Rate Meta Knight's Alt Skins from Smash Ultimate

Why? Because of sheer boredom, and I usually play as him when playing smash.

11/10 Nothing can beat the original. It is wonderful in everyway.

3/10 I'm not a fan of pure white, he stands out way too much when in battle. Also he's not getting married.

7/10 Because red is my favorite color, and this gives me autumn vibes.

5/10 I don't think purple goes well with green especially those shades. Though I think more blue hues will make it look better.

8/10 I think this one is referring to his original appearance in the games. This also won me over with the black and red combo.

6/10 Every time I look at this, I think he looks like a damn clown. What were they going for here? An alt pink skin? I can't help but laugh a bit whenever I see it. I appreciate how the colors are balanced though.

10/10 98% of the time when I go with an alternate costume, it's this one. Galacta Knight is already a cool looking character, and I like how they have edited his mask as well instead of just leaving it as a re-color.

9/10 You can't go wrong with a Dark Meta Knight alt, I like the adjustment to the mask here as well, though for me he can blend in with the dark backgrounds sometimes.

And today I realized that Meta Knight Attacks with his wings when grabbing onto an opponent.

On the side note: Why does this man have four wings when using his final smash attack? Nowhere in the mainline games had him have two sets of wings? Did Sakurai just said "Fuck it, Imma make him 10 times cooler and add another pair of wings to him cause I can."???? Don't get me wrong, he does look epic as hell. (I have been questioning this for quit a while)