#oh boy I remember the drama bc of this

[britneyshakespeare]

dallon weekes has a portrait that ages for him in his attic like dorian gray but it also still looks pretty good because he doesn't really do anything wrong

[skitskatdacat63]

I finally asked my prof who his fav Habsburg is and he was SO delighted 😭 I told him I've been researching and he was like "on your own???" 🤭🤭

[grandwretch]

honestly i like to imagine steve as a much happier, more accepted member of his friend group but the whole show is just a game of kids on bikes that eddie is running and steve's ass is NOT paying attention. eddie's first session steve is like yeah i wanna play the hot asshole and everyone laughs and he forgets his character backstory halfway through the boss fight. next two seasons he's getting his nails painted by erica and robin and keeps getting clowned on for not remembering any of the plot. he keeps rolling like dogshit, and the joke is that their cool loved friend steve is playing a guy who doesnt know what the fuck is going on and can't win a fight to save his life. character steve makes it through every campaign with one hit point and a dream.

they finally bully eddie into including himself since he insists on everyone playing themselves for this stupid joke game and steve immediately gives up on pretending to know what's going on in the game and just figures out how he can maximize his flirting time w/ his own boyfriend. eddie kills his own npc at the end so he can stop playing himself. dustin throws a notebook at his head bc he had to hear eddie call steve big boy w his own ears for NOTHING. steve is like yeah uh since my boyfriend fucking died i'm going to try to steal jonathan's girlfriend again.

oh and the steve and jonathan fighting over nancy thing is just a stupid joke that steve and jonathan made at the beginning of the game because steve and jonathan have been best friends since elementary school. they like to cause problems on purpose. they honestly thought nancy would shoot them down but they didnt know that SHE was the one who taught MIKE everything he knows about the finer points of roleplay. she hates drama in real life but LOVES it in her games.

jonathan at the end of season four like "who else was going to lead the party? steve? he couldn't explode a d4 in the last three sessions combined" and steve is fully half asleep in robin and eddie's laps like hey >:( (pssst ed what does that mean)

[bloomingkyras]

Shenanigans house #headache

(previous / next)

Creator POV:

The drama and all the true color came out, at the end of week 3 and before eliminations day..before u guys blame past kyra, let me took a run down what actually happen before that. I found out that MCC deleted 2 or 3 contestant even tho the house I set to maximum 16, after I came back to play with this household and had to cheat their relationship back to where it's supposed, also I reset my WW but forgot to disable pregnancy.I remember that, the set to get pregnant was 50/50. All the relationship and interaction are autonomous by the contestant themself and not by "setting up" or using pose mod. Oh I forgot to tell that, Shawn the bachelor, will get Jealous when he found out his date or partner having woohoo with others but not in physical contact like kissing or holding hand.

One things that I don't like to do with BC challenge was cheating their interaction. If it's too much then I will cheat. I really want to see who really deserve to be in the competition and who Shawn really "into". Even tho, I seriously feel annoy with sastification relationship that they develop until I decided to disable lovestruck ep but no 😅.

Ok back to what happen. Shawn asked Daniela, why she's refuse to go on a date with him. She said that Shawn is using her just for "fun" and did u guys know, (if u own Lovestruck ep) that it can make partner or married sims to get divorce or breakup instantly, but I disable that cause for me this is Bachelor challenge unless it was a legacy challenge.Lucky for them. Sadie other side suddenly crash into bathroom while Ellie is having shower and nearly scream at her (I deleted that reaction cause I don't want other contestant to get traumatized). She calm after Ellie persuade her and she went back to the pool to sleep until nearly death. I just don't understand why they choose to sleep in the pool other then their own bed.

Erm..it's a free time for Shawn to have his "me time" with the contestant that he choose to have woo hoo or romantic interaction.Yes, I let him have "fun" with them if they want too, but if they refuse it's ok. And this 2 Ladies out of know where, came into his room and mad. And all the romance bar between them all become red and nearly -100. also "a call" back to back from outsiders who know Shawn, telling him that he got caught by cheating evento it's not. it's BC after all..

Maybe karma came instantly after that for Shawn, as he found out that Ofelia had a secrets relationship with the butler. Yes, I saw them flirting and ask for woo hoo and that why, they had a romance bar nearly 50%. He decided to fired the butler cause he feel betrayed but the Butler insult him back. For Ofelia, just wait and see what will happen in the elimination. Cause by that time she got caught, we don't know if she's pregnant and who's child was that. If it's Shawn, She might continue the challenge and I know my boys well, he will took the responsible and if it's not his, maybe She will got eliminate, eventho she had ticket to escape from elimination.

I'm aware that WW will go wild with this challenge and me, my self had experience this with my 1st BC.That why, what ever happen in the BC house, I let it's happen. No cheating or pretend nothing happen. It's not fun without drama. I know about Ofelia and Aarini had an exclusive relationship between them, as I got alot of notification with them but I'm not into them as my job are only handling Shawn and necessary thing with the ladies such as asking them to do something for challenge task. So, I just let them play along without Shawn know about them had something.

U guys might wonder where's Olive and Electra, right? They both already in their dreamland when the chaos came 😅.

So yeah.sorry if it's too long. u can just skip, if u not interest to read what happen. I'm just telling what in my POV as a creator and also a cctv 😅. And some of u also had a BC to handle, so consider this is a tips from me. Just go all out guys 😜

*edit to be clear: all relationship with Shawn are still friends or Date not PARTNER. they will be declare as partner, once we know who the winner.

[auras-moonstone]

Hi!! So the Canucks just lost to the oilers 😔 could we get some more Ethan or Jack x Hockey??

Or sm cowboy Jack related yk bc of his most recent ig post🤭

Anywayyy hope you are having a great start of The Weekend, love your writing 🫶🏼💋

��˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅ sparking up my darkest night — ethan landry

ᡣ𐭩 word count: 3k

ᡣ𐭩 pairing: cowboy!ethan landry x pop star!fem!reader

ᡣ𐭩 summary: y/n goes to her grandparents’ hometown to hide from the drama, and she meets ethan, a cowboy who helps her through the darkness as they fall in love with each other.

ᡣ𐭩 warnings: fluff. cheesiness.

after long, exhausting hours of driving, y/n arrived to the minuscule town where she was going to hide for undefined amount of time. according to her publicist, disappearing from the public eye was the best choice, primarily for her mental health.

the two grammy award winner fell victim to the manipulation of another famous singer who, using his power as a big figure in the industry, twisted a story and went as far as editing conversations and calls to paint y/n as a villain.

and it had worked like a charm. at the moment, y/n’s name was trend on every platform and the hateful comments outlawed the positive ones, that were practically non-existent. people who already disliked her took the situation as an opportunity to unleash their hatred and some of their fans even turned their backs on her.

the castle y/n had built crumbled overnight, and so she decided to hide in the town her grandparents grew up in and try to pretend she was a normal person and her career and future weren’t slipping through her fingers like sand.

y/n stood right next to the car as her eyes inspected the house from outside. the flowers on the front garden were very much alive, the grass was perfectly cut, the windows were practically glowing. there was no aspect of the house that indicated it had been uninhabited for the last five years, and it sent y/n in a spiral because why was the place in such good conditions?

“y/n?” a boyish voice pulled her out of thoughts.

the girl went stiff and adjusted her sunglasses. “um, no?” she turned around to find a boy her age and a brown and white horse by his side.

amusement filled his eyes. “you are not sure if you’re y/n?” he asked, evidently trying to hold his laugh. “what’s with the big glasses and the bandeau?”

the pop-star instinctively ran her hand over the silk cloth. “i’m undercover.”

“in a vuitton bandeau and driving a benz? hate to break it to you, but that’s not how you go undercover. does your team hate you or something?”

“wouldn’t be surprised.” she muttered under her breath. “anyways, how do you know my name, smartass?”

“i’m ethan landry, nice to meet you.” he extended his hand for a shake and his calloused fingers met hers. to his surprise, they were calloused as well, and then he remembered that y/n played way too many instruments so it made sense. “my parents are friends of yours, they asked me to check if you’d arrived safely and to help you settle.”

“oh, that’s nice of you. thank you.” y/n smiled gently.

“no problem at all. at your service, ma’am.” he jokingly tipped his cowboy hat.

y/n laughed. “nice hat, want to exchange?”

ethan scoffed. “get that overpriced thing away from me, i’d rather stay true to my roots.”

“whatever, cowboy. are you going to introduce me to this gorgeous creature?” she eyed the horse with soft eyes.

“i already told you, my name’s ethan.” he winked, making her roll her eyes. but the boy was charming, there was not denying that. “this is my horse, pegasus, and his favourite song of yours is white horse.”

her shoulders shook with laughter and ethan’s heart skipped a beat. that sound was as angelic as her voice. but he quickly locked those thoughts away, he could not go there. she was not only here for a short period of time, she was also beyond untouchable.

“hi, pegasus. aren’t you the cutest horse ever? yes, you are.” she baby-talked the gigantic animal while petting him. “i love your name.” the horse made a sound and the next thing she knew, he licked the side of her face. “aww! it’s nice to meet you too. you’re as charming as your owner, huh?”

“thanks for the compliment but i’m not going to lick your face.” ethan joked, but he was screaming from the inside.

y/n sighed, feigning disappointment. “well, i tried.”

they got to know each other a bit more as ethan helped her get settled in the house, which he knew like the back of his hand because he was the reason why the house looked good as new. her parents payed him to clean the house and take care of the garden.

“well, i’ll leave you to start getting familiar with your new home for the time being. i wrote down my number and sticked it to the fridge. you can call me or text me any time, i live five minutes away so it’s no inconvenience for me. don’t hesitate to reach out, okay? whether you need help with something or if you need a friend to talk to.”

a friend. that sounded so nice. her so called friends from the city let go of her hand as soon as the drama unfolded, not giving her a chance to explain. they didn’t even ask what happened, they just disappeared. they discarded her once her reputation went down the drain.

“hey…” he said softly. she met his gaze and the look in her eyes splitter his heart. he lived in a small town and even though he wasn’t on the phone that much, he didn’t live under a rock. ethan knew the reason behind her escapade, and because of his parents’ friendship with y/n’s family, he knew all those things the singer said about her were fabricated and far from real. “the truth will come out. it always does. you’re allowed to feel sad, and angry, and whatever you’re feeling, but don’t let them bring you down.”

“they already did. my career might be over, everyone hates me, the record is thinking about letting me go because i don’t bring them a good image anymore, i have no friends left. they made me ran away from my home, ethan. i can’t even defend myself because they’re so filled of hatred that they won’t hear my side of the story.”

“so you don’t play the part of the victim, even though you are one. you gather all the awful things they’re saying about you and laugh it off. make it your brand. they can’t use it against you if you embrace the hate.” he said all of those things, and he truly believed it. but at the same time, he had the urge to bring him into his arms and secure her from the outside world.

she pressed her lips in a thin line “that sounds great, ethan. but i don’t know if i can do that.”

he nodded in understanding “and that’s normal. the wounds are still raw, but you’ll get there eventually, because you cannot let them win.”

“you’re kinda wise, cowboy.” she finally smiled.

“thank you, super star. maybe in your next album you can mention a hot cowboy who helped you see reason.”

“oh, do you know any hot cowboys? introduce me please.” she teased him.

ethan gritted his teeth. he did not like the image of her with someone else at all. he had met her two hours ago and he was already having possessive thoughts. ethan was definitely not going to survive y/n. he feared she already had him under her spell. after all, her funny comebacks and soft heart were impossible to resist.

“nah. you already have the best combo in town, the hottest, most charming cowboy—me—, and his sweet sidekick—pegasus.”

y/n shook her head in amusement “you’re so full of yourself.” but she couldn’t deny that she agreed with him.

“more like aware of myself.”

“i don’t know how that hat fits in that big head of yours.”

“it’s custom made, darling.” he winked.

“and pretty ugly, too. here, let me help.” she took off her bandeau and wrapped it around his hat. “now you’re a fancy cowboy.”

“i’m going to be the town’s biggest disappointment.” yet, he didn’t take it off. “i really have to go, but let’s do something tomorrow, okay? maybe i can show you around town.”

she smiled like the cheshire cat. “can i ride a horse?”

“sure, we can borrow my sisters’”

“yay! can’t wait. see you tomorrow, ethan.”

“it’s fancy cowboy for you, super star.” he winked and then left the house.

as she watched both pegasus and ethan disappear from her sight, she realized it had been months since the last time she had smiled so genuinely. and even though she had been in this town for a couple of hours, she already decided it was the best decision she could’ve made.

as soon as ethan caught sight of y/n standing in the porch, he smiled like a little kid. she was adorable, with a basket in hand, short overalls and cowboy boots and excitement lighting up her face.

“dressed for the occasion, i see.” ethan said.

“like it?” she asked, doing a little turn.

“you look gorgeous, y/n.” he answered softly making the singer blush. “though, there’s something missing to complete the outfit.” her curious eyes met his, and he simply smiled as he took a cowboy hat from his bag. he put it on y/n’s head and hummed in content. “now we’re talking.”

“i love it! thank you so much!” y/n didn’t even think before jumping and throwing her arms around his slim waist.

“you’re very welcome.” he murmured, hugging her back. her figure felt so perfect against his, like puzzle pieces. “what’s on the basket?”

“i made cupcakes, a cheesecake and sandwiches. i was thinking we could stop to have a little picnic.”

“that sounds very nice. i know a spot by the lake.“

y/n admired her surroundings. the sun reflecting on the lake, the green grass, the quietness, the tall trees, the animals living so freely. she felt so at ease, not needing to be in high alert for invasive paparazzis or overstepping fans.

“a penny for your thoughts?” ethan asked, curious about what thoughts had her smiling so big.

“it feels so good not being under scrutiny. no hunters with cellphones at sight, i feel so fucking light.”

“you don’t miss the city?” he asked curiously.

“not even a bit.” she answered truthfully. “when the drama began, i realized i have nothing there.“

“what about your friends? boyfriend? girlfriend?”

“no boyfriend or girlfriend.” thank god, ethan screamed internally. “and all my supposed friends turned into smoke. being friends with a liar is not good for their image, and that’s the whole reason why they hung out with me i now realize.”

“fuckers.” he spat angrily. “when your next album breaks all the records they’re going to came back with their tails between their legs and you’re going to laugh at their faces.”

how could someone she had met less than a day ago make her feel so much? “you’re setting the bar too high for my next album. what if it ends up sucking and you have to eat your words?”

he shrugged “easy, you just have to work your ass off so my ego isn’t hurt by not being right.”

“working hard is the way of making a good album? damn, i would’ve never thought of doing that!” they exclaimed sarcastically.

“lucky you met me, then.”

jokes aside, y/n really was lucky. the soft spot on her heart was slowly becoming reserved for him. feelings were already blooming and there’s nothing she could do to stop it.

she really liked how funny he was and god, she was part of hollywood yet she had never encountered someone more breathtakingly beautiful than ethan landry. but the way he constantly made her believe that she could truly get her reputation back? the way he truly had faith in her? that’s what made her certain he was the best of the best.

“would you…” he started the question, then hesitated. y/n raised her eyebrows, urging him to keep going. “would you consider leaving the city to move here?”

“right now? i would say yes, i’d really consider it. but that’s because in l.a everyone is going to shove a camera in my face and ask questions and i wouldn’t be able to go out without hate being thrown at me.”

ethan nodded. “yeah, that makes sense.”

“i guess time will tell.”

“maybe i’ll have to make sure to give you endless reason to stay.”

she had a feeling it wouldn’t take too much work. besides, him living there was enough reason to make her stay.

six months had gone by. everyone wondered where y/n was, if she was going to drop new music, if she was going to show her face, activate her social media again, if she was going to address the drama and explain her side of the story in detail. everyone speculated that she was drowning in her own misery—which they agreed she deserved for being a liar and manipulator—, they had no idea she was going better than she ever had. or that she had just finished writing her comeback album.

“this is amazing, y/n.” ethan said when he finished reading one of the songs. “everyone’s going to love it.”

they were currently sitting in y/n’s living room, just right by the fireplace. they had brought down her mattress and made a fort with the covers and pillows. ethan had begged her to show some of the songs, and she accepted. she was not showing him the ones she had written about him, though.

“i don’t know about that.” she shook her head. “anyways, i’m not doing it to be liked again. i guess the only reason i’m dropping this album is because i don’t want to keep my side of the story to myself. if i want to close this chapter of my life, everything needs to be let out. and i also want my remaining fans to know.”

“you don’t want your career back? you deserve it. you’ve worked so hard to get the spot you had before that jealous prick ruined it.” ethan spat with hatred. honestly, at this point he was more angered by the whole thing than her. it made her heart melt, the way he cared about her.

“i do want my career back, but i don’t want it to be the center of my world anymore. i’ve found other things that brings me joy, too. i don’t want to let go of them.”

ethan pushed himself up on one elbow and looked down at her. “and… what are those things?” he asked hope invading his chest.

“picnics next to the lake, taking care of farm animals, riding horses while watching the sunset, just… enjoying my life with no pressure.“ she spoke, then shoot her gaze up, meeting his. “but mostly, i enjoy doing those things with you. having you in this house, making dinner with you, baking, making forts, dancing around the kitchen… you make me want to leave my old life behind.”

ethan smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “there’s nothing i’d love more than for you to stay here with me, but i’d never ask you to give your career up.”

“i know. i know you wouldn’t, and that’s why i like you so much. you’ve been supportive since the beginning. you’re the main reason this album is going to exist. not only because you were my muse, but also because you gave me the strength to want to get my career back.”

“y-your muse? what are you talking about?”

“i only showed you two songs, the album is going to have around sixteen songs. those i showed you are about the drama, but… the concept is going to be about how finding love got me through the drama.”

“finding love? you…?” he would’ve been embarrassed of his high pitched voice if he weren’t so shocked by her choice of word.

she nodded softly, and eyed him hesitantly, trying to figure out if she’d read the signs wrong. next thing y/n knew was ethan rolling on top of her and his soft lips pressing against hers. “i love you. i love you. i love you.”

“i love you, too.” she kissed him back. “eth?” he hummed. “what do you think about the basement?” she asked, making him blink in confusion.

“the basement?”

“yeah, do you think it would be a cool place to build my little recording room?”

his jaw fell open. “what are you saying?”

she traces his face features with her fingertips “i’m saying that i’m moving here. and there’s no way i’m driving to L.A everyday to record the album, i would get too tired and i’d miss you too much.”

“we could move to your apartment until you finish.” he suggested.

“you would move to the city for me?” she asked, getting a bit emotional.

his eyes sparkled. “i would do anything for you.”

“you’re so fucking sweet, but you don’t need to move. i really want to move here, for good. i would probably have to drive a few times a month for important meetings or for interviews, but this is my home. both you and this town.”

he had no words, he simply kissed her softly and then hid his warm face on the crook of her neck. after a long, peaceful silence, he finally asked. “can i read those love songs?”

y/n smiled. “why don’t i play them for you?”

“this is the best day of my fucking life. don’t move, i’ll get your guitar.” he quickly got off her and ran up the stairs like an over-excited puppy.

y/n couldn’t believe what a turn her life has done. a couple of months ago she wished to have a time machine to avoid that call that turned her life into hell. now, she found herself feeling grateful that happened. not only she felt stronger but it also showed her the fake world she had blindly been living in. and most importantly, it brought her to ethan, and she would go through hell thousands of times for him.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

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1. Hey! I am looking for a fic that's about WWX and LWJ being happily married, happily adopting children, and I think JC wants to reconcile? The children all have "Si" as the first character of their name, because Lan Elders questioned them being LSZ's siblings? Or something? I think LSZ arranged the children to "suddenly" appear in front of his parents too and they are oblivious but JC finds out and is surprised how sly LSZ is? They have a house in the outskirts of Cloud Recesses I think. Thank you so much!

FOUND? ❤️ Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste (T, 36k, WangXian, JC & WWX,  Post-Canon, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, Adoption, Family Fluff, Kid fic, Family drama, Fluff)

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2. turning to you for this person's hour of need

i swear ive read this fic before also but i cant remember,,,, theres more info in the comments as well about how it Might be librarian/(equally scholar) lwj & they might be post grad. also he might be quoting mary oliver (but they speculate it theyre mixing fics) @revellingfate

FOUND! Lans Never Kiss and Tell by FeelsForBreakfast (E, 30k, wangxian, Modern, Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Humor, LWJ FUCKS, wwx and lwj are both like ‘I could never be the one for him :(’, and all their friends are like ‘you freaks deserve each other’, Mutual Pining, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, modern diaspora au) they said they found it in the twitter thread 😊

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3. hi! looking for a fic i read at some point that had a scene (i think towards the end?) where someone lets slip something about LSZ's identity in front of JC (maybe WWX is being affectionate? or Sizhui says something to him or LWJ?) and for a second they all freeze because what if JC hates him for having been born a Wen, but instead JC's reaction is something along the lines of "oh thank god it IS you" + checking that that's what they meant and he really *was* Wen Yuan bc JC had looked during and after the siege but couldn't find a trace of him and had hoped all these years that LWJ's mystery kid was secretly Wen Yuan but never dared ask in case he wasn't, and so finding out it really was him all along is a huge relief.

thank you!! @aroace-lukeskywalker

NOT FOUND! 江山如有待 | It Seems the Hills and Rivers Have Been Waiting by ScarlettStorm (E, 295k, OFC/JC, Slow Burn, Post-Canon, (mostly), Transfem Character, WQ Lives, Fighting as Flirting, Fighting as Foreplay, qs also lives, demisexual JC, sex disaster jc, Femdom, switch rights, Eventual Smut)

FOUND! Build Your Home (on a landslide) by John_lzhc (T, 55k, LSZ & WWX, JC & WWX, WangXian, LSZ & LJY, Post-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Family Feels, Families of Choice, PTSD, Flashbacks, Grief/Mourning, best boy LSZ, Hopeful Ending, canon typical references to genocide, JC & WWX reconciliation, Family Dynamics, Fluff and Angst, Trans Male Character, Trans WWX, Alcohol, Implied/Referenced Alcohol, Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Implied Pregnancy, Implied Miscarrage, Happier Than It Sounds, WWX is the best teacher, WangXian forshadowed, Gratuitous use of the word "fuck", Found Family, Romance, Getting Together, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Dissociation, Mental Breakdown, Teaching, LWJ being horny on main, Menstruation, grief and mourning, Marriage Negotiations, moderate shenanigans, asexual LJY, LJY third generation gremlin, soft italicised 'oh' moment) There's an encounter like this with JC near the end of the 3rd part.

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4. hello. i was trying to find this fic but now am unable to but it's modern au where wwx tells lwj that if they aren't married by 30, they will marey each other but just as they start hitting 30 wwx starts dating someone (i don't remember if it's mianmian or someone else).

FOUND? By 30 by x_los (T, wangxian, Modern, Accidental Marriage, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Mutual Pining, Fuck Trees)

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5. Ugh I'm sorry but I have a really vague one >.< I remember that Wwx is staying with Lwj post (cql?) canon and they are kind of together but haven't slept together yet. It goes on for a while and one thing I remember is that when they do finally do it it's a hot night and a summer storm is happening. Thanks! @yilingweiclan

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6. hii!! i need help finding this fic where wei ying finds or adopts (?) a bunny and then throughout the story he names the bunny/bunnies (?) pun names related to pop culture. it was a modern au and at this point of the story wangxian is already in a relationship(?)

thats all i remember from this fic. thank u in advance for ur hardwork <3

FOUND! Postcards from the Horizon by The Feels Whale (miscellea) (T, 7k, wangxian, JYL/JZX, JC/WQ, WIP, Epilogues, yunmeng bros reconciliation, rabbit acquisition)

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7. hello, pls i am rooting for this

Can anyone find a fic abt HuaLian being WWX parents, and it is Canon divergence? I feel like I ever read it, but in the same time i dont know 😭😭😭

FOUND? 🔒 a warm coal in the hearth of our hearts by eccentrick (T, 46k, XL & WWX, HC & WWX, SQX & WWX, hualian, Found Family, fluff with plot, Fluff and Angst, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Disabled Character, Ableism, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, WWX Isn't Adopted by the Jiāngs, slow burn found family, Gender Stuff brought to you by SQX, HuaLian Adopt WWX, Married HuaLian, Post-Canon TGCF, Kid Fic, TGCF Spoilers) I'm sure there are so many, but this is the one I thought of first. Wwx living on the streets and finding shelter in an abandoned temple. Will make you feel a lot of big feelings.

FOUND? Hua Xianle by Tiffany_Guinne (Not rated, 249k, hualian, wangxian, TGCF, Not Jiāng Family Friendly, Madam Lan Lives, Not JFM & YZY Friendly, Bad Parent JFM, Bad Parent YZY, overprotective hualian as parents, WWX is good at feelings, WWX knows self preservation, and self love, WWX NHS and JZX are friends, Not JC Friendly, No Golden Core Transfer, Canon Divergence, Ghosts and Gods are wrapped around WWX's fingers, LWi is a Panicked Gay, WWX is kinda sickly, WWX is not named Wuxian, HuaLian Adopt WWX, WWX has selective mutism, PM is the uncle that teaches you how to flirt, Grandfather JW, MNQ is the grandmother then?, SQX is the aunt/uncle that spoils WWX, all of them spoils him actually, They have a competition on who will be the fave uncle or aunt, and this is a story about how A-Ying disses HC on a daily basis just to make fun of him, he loves his adie though, no HC is harmed in the creation of this story, i can't say the same for the Jiang though, Creepy JFM, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, HUA YING DOES NOT GET RAPED!, Can't say the same for some unwanted...people, Don't like, Don't read, This starts of mild and fluffy though, WIP)

FOUND? let this soul be your whisper by merthurlin (T, 28k, hualian, wangxian, post TGCF canon, post first siege of burial mounds, canonical character death, canon divergence, found family) has Xie Lian take in Wei Wuxian for three years before his 3rd ascension.'has Xie Lian take in Wei Wuxian for three years before his 3rd ascension.

FOUND? Narrative of Strength by erosophic (T, 67k, hualian, wangxian, WWX & XL, WWX & HC, FX & MQ & XL, JC & WWX, FengQing, Canon Divergence, HuaLian Adopt WWX, Found Family, Fluff and Angst, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, XL takes WWX as a disciple, Protective XL, Protective HC, Adoption, Kidnapping, Attempted Kidnapping, QR being QR, Serious Injuries, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence)

If all else fails, searching the Hualian adopt wwx tag on ap3 might get you something

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8. Hi! I am looking for a fic where everyone except Wei Ying is a shifter. However, during the attack on Lotus Pier, Wei Ying shifts into a Phoenix/Feng Huang, a clan that was destroyed years ago. He has powers to heal others and so Jiang Fengmian orders everyone in Lotus Pier to keep it a secret. He was also pregnant and gave birth to A-Yuan. Any leads will be much appreciated! Thank you in advance😊 @lilaccamellia

FOUND? Changes by Duochanfan (Not Rated, 80k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Drama, Mpreg, Shapeshifters AU, Sunshot Campaign, Baby LSZ, Angst with a Happy Ending, JGS is a warning unto himself, Past Miscarriage, Good YZY, injuries, Death of people, Not anyone we like)

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9. For the next FF, I'm looking for 2 fics: (A) burial mounds arc, yiling Wei sect fic where they advertised cultivators could come perform the burial rites of their sects to lay to rest their dead from the resentful masses in the burial mounds. I think this made them a legit sect. (B) I'm not sure why but LWJ married WY, possibly to protect him? WY was severely injured by zidian and he was bedridden while LWJ was sent to the indoctrination. The one scene I recall is WY made a talisman that exploded a Wen attacker's head.

9A)

I've read 9A! Can't find it now, but perhaps additional info will help: there's a rouge cultivator hanging around the burial mounds, who turns out to be Madame Lan, and I think Lan Qiren recognizes her while on a visit to lay to rest Lan ghosts? Later he brings over LWJ and LXC for a reunion.

FOUND? Claiming Life from Death by MarbleGlove (E, 24k, WWX & WQ, wangxian, Golden Core cultivation and theory, Canon Divergence, the wen remnants survive, the burial mounds settlement survives, Pining WWX, Rumors, lying is forbidden but what is truth, Past Rape/Non-con, LQR is trying his best, Porn With Plot, Light Bondage, missing core reveal, YLLZ WWX)

9B)

FOUND! 🧡 To have and to hold by Moominmammashandbag (M, 78k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Major character injury, CQL verse, Happy Ending) the head exploding is in ch 13

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10. hellooo! i just opened my x app (twitter) and found a short art/comic story where child!wangji suddenly became a bunny and then found that he's at the back of the jingshi (there are other bunnies) then child!wuxian came and saw bunji. i think thats the part 1/5(?). when im about to read the thread, its all gone. im been scrolling thru my feed but i cant find it. can u guys help me find it? thank you so much in advance!

FOUND! twitter thread i think is this!

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11. Hey,

Can you help me find a fic. I don't really remember much except that the yiling city (or burial mounds ) was like well- developed and a flourishing place. Hope you can find the fic @mayavsworld

FOUND? 💖🔒 love, in fire and blood by cicer (E, 360k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, YLLZ WWX, Arranged Marriage, political scheming, Gratuitous Domesticity, Mutual Pining, EXTREME SLOWBURN, the inherent eroticism of the forehead ribbon, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known, neither wwx nor lwj want to be Perceived, but sorry kids! it’s gonna happen!, rated E but the the NSFW stuff doesn’t begin until chapter 19!, bottom LWJ in chapter 20 and 27) Has a well developed community in the burial mounds?

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12. Hi! Wishing the mods to have a wonderful day

I need help finding a fic, could you help pls?

It was a Wangxian one shot that took place in modern settings, specifically it was about wangxian having (adopting?) a baby during quarantine and not telling their family & friends until they are invited to a party/reunion and they just… bring the baby, surprise!

I WAS 90% sure it was called “Quarantine baby” but I can’t for the light of me find it. At this point I just want to know if it was deleted or I’m misremembering something. Anyway thanks for all your work! @neko-in-gotham

FOUND! What is on my kitchen table? by tigerlilly3224 (G, 3k, wangxian, LXC/NMJ, Modern, A/B/O, Family Fluff, Family Feels, Cute, Alpha LWJ, Omega WWX, Alpha JC, Alpha LXC, Alpha NMJ, Alpha LQR, Post Mpreg, Pandemics, Family Bonding, Siblings JC & WWX, Protective LWJ, Parents WangXian, Soft WangXian, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Humor, LJY Being LJY)

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13. I've read this fanfic around 2021 and I forgot the title. I barely remember the details about it but I know it's good and I want to read it again, and it was an incomplete work way back so I'm wondering if it's completed already. It's about LWJ and WWX (participating?) in this kind of survival in the (purgatory?) and like they faced challenges under that and striving to survive until the very end to find their way out... really forgot the complete details but I swear it was good

NOT FOUND and from our own/live to ourselves by betweentheheavesofstorm (M, 105k, wangxian, Modern, Fantasy, Reality TV, Arctic Survival, Blood Magic, Blood and Gore, Getting Together, Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, Self-Harm, Bloodletting, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Animal Death, Hunting, Mild Sexual Content)

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14. Hi, I hope all is well with you.

I'm looking for 2 fanfics.

A - is wangxian, where lwj convinces wwx to return with him to gusu and remove his resentful energy and in return he will give a piece of land near the Cloud Recesses to the Wen Remnantslive in. but what lwj doesn't know is that resentful energy is the only thing keeping wwx alive. when trying to remove it he almost kills wwx and if wen qin hadn't been there it was very likely that he would have really died. Upon accepting LWJ's proposal, WWX knew he was going to die and asked LWJ to be the one to remove the resentful energy. has a happy ending.

B - lwj is a courtesan in a brothel near the tombs and wwx goes there for lwj's music to calm the resentful energy within him. when lwj calms the energy wwx returns to seem human. it's a fic where the monsters from the tombs come out to fight the wens and wwx is the patriarch of these monsters from what I remember.

thanks. @lilianeheart

14A)

FOUND? decay by antebunny  (G, 16k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, Angst, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, big sister WQ just wants her stupid little brother WWX to take care of himself, warnings for WWX's typical level of self-care, Fix-It, Angst with a Happy Ending, the fluffiest ending, Hurt/Comfort, Podfic Available)

14B)

FOUND? start by pulling him out of the fire by tidemakers (T, 15k, wangxian, Creatures & Monsters, Canon-Typical Violence, Body Horror, Mild Gore, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, POV LWJ, YLLZ WWX, Identity Porn, Identity Reveal, Hurt WWX)

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15. What I remember is toward the end of a time travel story after defeating wen ruohan, wei wuxian is confronted by mend yap who was sent back by accident. Thing was that wei wuxian wasn’t actually one of the people sent back he was just told about it and he has to sit and stall while meng yao tries to turn him against I think lan xichen. I think it ends up with wei wuxian getting injured and knocked out after meng yao is stopped (still in wrh’s throne room)

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16. Hello There! Hope you are doing good!! I read this fic a long ago Idk where i found it. In which WWX unintentionally adopts a dog and as we know WWX and His naming skills. he accidently named the puppy "Hey". There was some scenes with JL too about how to train the dog. It was post canon I think. please help me find this fic. thank you!!! @vbhardwaj-reads

FOUND? Imprints by Lisa_Telramor (G, 47k, wangxian, accidental puppy adoption, Humor, Panic Attacks, phobia recovery, Post-Canon, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Poor Life Choices, because WWX has trouble putting his mental health first, Self-Acceptance, don't face your phobias the wei WWX does it, that would probably make the trauma worse, jumping through mental hoops to combat phobias, Developing Relationship, fluff with a side of anxiety lol, WWX adopts a puppy, Dogs)

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17. Hello!

I am desperatly looking for a fic about Jiang Cheng and Nie Huisang. I literally cannot find it anywhere. It was post canon mostly, they were hooking up or sth and Huisang was dealing with resentful energy in his region and being chief cultivator. at some point Jiang Cheng broke it off, they only saw each other in passing on conferences and then huisang had qi deviation. wangxian was there trying to stop it but ultimately jiang cheng sort of brought him back. if you know this fanfic or anyone who i can ask i'll owe you my life @pandemonium39

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18. Lost fic!! (Also tw for mention of SA)

It was a modern au, wei ying ran away as a teenager and lz bumps into him at a market, WY is with the wens and also has a close relationship with xue yang (they are kinda ex's) and then it turns out the JFM had attempted to assault WY as a teem and madame yu blamed WY, and JC and JYL and LZ are all in a group chat where they talk about WY and how much they miss him

FOUND? clean from the war (your heart fits like a key) by sysrae (E, 28k, WangXian, Modern AU, Reunions, past xy/wwx, xy is fucked up but not evil, Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, past wwx/jfm, Past Rape/Non-con, Past Abuse, Rape Recovery, transphobic violence, Victim Blaming, Past wei Wuxian/others, allusions to past self-harm)

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19. Hiiiiiii!! I was looking for fic where I think Madam Yu kills Wei Ying and then Lan Wangji finds his soul? And I think somehow the Lan convinces Wei Ying to confess about what Madam Yu did to the Jiang siblings. And Wei Ying was sure that it won't go well but confessed anyway and Jiang Cheng didn't believe him. That's all I can remember.

And Thank you so much for all your work!! @yilinglaobunny

FOUND? I'd give anything to hear you say it one more time by Unicornelia96 (T, 54k, wangxian, Major Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, No Sunshot Campaign, Angst, Reincarnation, Character Death, Sad LWJ, LWJ Needs a Hug, Suicidal Thoughts, POV LWJ, POV Multiple, but mostly LWJ)

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20. Hello! I wanted to ask about this one fic where I think the entire Lan clan traveled back in time or at least had an idea of future events and so, during the Cloud Recesses Arc, they were super kind to Wei Wuxian cause they knew that Lan Wangji was going to be marrying him at some point. Lan Wangji was horknee gripping all the way when Wei Ying and him sparred and Lan Qiren was exasperated while Jiang Cheng was confused throughout the whole ordeal.

FOUND? 🔒💖 Flawed and Free by Vrishchika (E, 18k, wangxian, major character death, time travel fix-it, dark gusu lan, dark LWJ, dark LXC, not JC friendly, temporary character death, angst, hurt/comfort, WIP)

FOUND? Cluster of Clouds by Nika_Raven_Celeste (T, 20k, wangxian, LQR & WWX, JC & WWX, time travel, post-canon lans time travel, cloud recesses study era, confused WWX, soft LQR, soft LWJ, not JC friendly, not YZY friendly, genius WWX, horny LWJ, oblivious WWX, WIP)

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[clairedaring]

you mention that aelm is in your list of actors who are meticulous in their craft, can you share that list of actors of yours

hi nonnie :D

DISCLAIMER: this is just a very subjective list of young actors (young: born after 1990) who i think have really diverse and impressive performances. while not all my ult actors jj krissanapoom, up poompat... are present, i don't think of them any less. just that these are people who i've been most impressed with their transformation from one role to another.

1. NONKUL CHANON

I really will praise Nonkul every chance I get. I do think Nonkul is an actor who is constantly trying to hone his craft regardless of his experiece. I also like that as a member of THACCA, Nonkul is really active in initiating capacity building activities with his working group for the industry like these TOSAA roundtable discussions.

2. TOR THANAPOB

I love how much Tor relentlessly work with the thought of he could retire anytime soon. I remember earlier this year tracking to see which series has more filming queues (Nonkul's Mouse or Tor's My Cherie Amour because both series were over 70 filming queues). And yet immediately after MCA, Tor jumped directly into filming Spare Me Your Mercy so we could get it in November 28 (NEXT WEEK). He's just so hardworking and I love that these days he's been slowly picking his scripts so that his repertoire can be diversified (so he doesn't get boxed as the "actor who's only good at dramatic/intense roles). My Cherie Amour really proved that he's perfect for romcoms and I sincerely hope its successful performance has given him more confidence to do more comedy works in the future.

3. ICE NATARA

I've found in making this list and the actors whose performances have astounded me are often the ones who don't have too many projects at all, or they really take time to pick and choose their scripts. Even though he got his first start as a model, Ice has really proven himself through performances in GDH film One For The Road or Netflix TH series Delete. I seriously got a huge whiplash when I watched Delete because I couldn't believe the same actor playing that bulky villainous plantation owner is the same cancer-battling protagonist in One For The Road.

like allow me to just add one more gif because him filming Delete right after One For The Road is exactly the reason why Ice Natara totally deserved both the Suphannahong Award and Nataraj Award for these roles of his.

4. PEACH PACHARA

Born into the fourth richest family in Thailand, you'd think Peach Pachara wouldn't survive the nepo baby actor allegations. Oh but he did, not only did he survive, I think he's succesfully made a career for himself in doing everything that he loves like running his own snack business (anyone has tried his Potato Corner yet?), composing music scores for his series, and starring in whatever series he wants at his own pace.

Unlike the other actors on this list, I think Peach particularly excels at his "bad boy, asshole, occasionally with a heart of gold" character typecasting that I actually don't mind most of his roles being in the same color. Peach always gets the best characterisations for his roles so even if its a nonsensical comedy like Bat War or angsty lakorn like The Root or heist drama like The Believers, I can always trust Peach to deliver fully and exactly what his character promises in the first place.

just leaving these here bc he's such a sassy little rich dude. i adore him.

5. JAMES TEERADON

Love that James has been fully investing in his culinary journey for the past 3 years but he never really leaves us and sometimes come back with an interesting script. This year alone, we finally got James back in heist drama The Believers and time-loop romcom Love Stuck. Similar to others on this list, James really takes time choosing his acting projects but one thing I know is that he will never settle for an uninspiring script.

6. AELM BHUMIBHAT

My first introduction to Aelm was through 2019 GDH film Happy New Year. But it was actually his performance in Doi Boy that made me deep dive into his filmography and I'm just completely in awed of his acting methodologies and his chosen projects. Not always something digestable, often very niche and indie but Aelm is always killing his roles, an absolute scene stealer. His conversation with Pat Chayanit solidified him on this list for me. I can't wait for more fans to discover him through Spare Me Your Mercy. Personally though, I'm actually more excited to watch him play a cult-ish villain? in the Buddhist themed episode of Tomorrow and I (coming to Netflix this December 4)

7. UD AWAT

i don't think i need to say anything about ud awat. his series of posts (1, 2, 3, his goodbye post devastated me) talking about his transformation into Sorn for Doi Boy is testament to his love for acting. i'm actually forever grateful that Doi Boy came at a time when ud was considering leaving acting altogether because it truly "reignited [his] love for acting" for him and that passion in the film is just so palpable.

8. FILM THANAPAT

no words. i love this man. film is truly one31's most reliable leading actor. end of story. i don't think one31 will ever let him go but i do hope one day netflix thailand will score him for an original series because i sincerely believe he can bring even more to the table with a series that isn't written within the constraints of one31 script team.

honorable mentions: GEE SUTTHIRAK

I'd say Gee was my favorite discovery this year because I binged so much of his works like Sweet Sensory, Terror Tuesday: Extreme, The Cheery Lee Village Headman, The Betrayal, My Boo. My only qualm is that I don't think his other Workpoint lakorns (6th Sense Agency, The Scent of Hers) are that good but like they seem to love keeping Gee busy. Waiting to see Gee in Tomorrow and I, @ netflix thailand pls keep this man busy I beg

SKY WONGRAVEE

this cockroach scene alone earns him a spot on this list. ngl i would love to see him back in gdh led productions but i don't think we can get that back soon :')

BRIGHT RAPHEEPHONG

i feel kinda robbed that bright worked so hard this year, filming THREE projects consectively (two series and a film) but only the film came out. ch3 refuses to air his shelved lakorn as well. i have no hope for monomax in making his series available with engsub but i will definitely do my best in giffing his series with linn mashannoad and ken phupoom next year.

POOM PHURIPAN

the reason i hesitate adding poom in here is because i feel like his acting approach is still very instinctive and he hasn't really had many chances to develop his own methodologies to approaching his characters because his roles at ch8 were pretty much the same every time. it's really obvious that he's got potential and he just needs the right script, producers and director to bring out the acting skills he's gained from starring in dramatic lakorns. regardless, he obviously goes on the list because he's given my favorite acting performance of the year. period.

final note: you can very much tell that i'm biased because more than half of this list is gdh/nadao actors, but thank you for sending this ask nonetheless so i can share my love for these actors.

[domm1etae]

sent to tempt me - chapter four

chapter four: echoes of doubt

chapter summary: Yunho meets Jisung, who shares unsettling rumors about Mingi, making him question everything. After a tense conversation with Mingi, Yunho retreats to his room, breaking down in tears.

pairing: yunho x mingi

genre: smut (not yet but there will be eventually), angst, fluff, romance, m/m, non!idol!ateez, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, drama, coming of age, collage, religion

rating: 18+ (for the whole series bc there will be smut eventually) | mdni

word count: 3.7k

warnings under

collage, roommates, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, bad boy mingi and religious church good boy yunho same-sex attraction, m/m, teasing, dark themes, homophobia, self discovery, pet names, strangers to lovers, religion and religious topics, aaaand more will be added soon hehehe

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Yunho barely slept again. The previous day played on an endless loop in his mind, replaying every humiliating moment with Mingi’s friends. Their mocking laughter echoed in his ears, mingled with Mingi’s sharp tone when he shut them down. Even the memory of Mingi standing up for him wasn’t enough to silence the insecurities rattling in his head.

When his alarm buzzed the next morning, Yunho groaned and sat up, running a hand through his disheveled hair. He felt heavy, his chest tight with emotions he didn’t know how to process. After a quick shower, he dressed and cautiously stepped out of his room, dreading the possibility of running into Mingi. But to his immense relief, the apartment was silent. The door to Mingi’s room was closed, and there was no sign of him anywhere.

Yunho hurried to gather his things, grabbing a banana on his way out. He didn’t want to linger and risk an awkward encounter. The walk to campus was pleasant enough; it gave Yunho a chance to take in his surroundings and steady his swirling emotions.

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As the day progressed, Yunho found himself seated in the library, struggling to focus on his notes. The low hum of conversations around him was oddly soothing, and despite the activity, he couldn’t help but feel like it was the only peaceful space on campus. The sound of rustling papers and distant conversations blurred together in the background as Yunho's thoughts drifted.

He was so engrossed in his work that he didn’t notice someone approaching his table until a voice broke through the fog of his concentration.

“Hey, you’re Yunho, right?”

Yunho blinked, startled, looking up to find a boy standing in front of him. The boy had a warm smile on his face, framed by round glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, and he was holding a stack of books. The familiar face clicked in Yunho's mind, but he hadn’t expected to be approached so casually.

“Yeah, that's me,” Yunho replied, a little hesitant. He wiped his hand across his forehead, wondering if he had any inkling of who this was. “Sorry, do I know you?”

The boy chuckled softly and set his books on the table. “I’m Jisung. We’re in Lit 101 together. I saw you the other day in class, but didn’t get a chance to introduce myself.”

Yunho smiled awkwardly, feeling a slight blush creep up his neck. “Oh, uh, right. I think I remember you now. Sorry, I’ve been kind of… distracted.”

“No worries,” Jisung said with a casual shrug, pulling out a chair and sliding into the seat across from Yunho. “Mind if I sit here? I’ve been looking for a quiet spot to study, and this one’s open.”

Yunho nodded, still feeling a little unsure. It wasn’t often that people just sat down next to him like this. “Yeah, sure.”

Jisung immediately started flipping through his textbooks, pulling out some notes and organizing them into neat piles. Yunho couldn’t help but watch the ease with which Jisung seemed to settle in. He was so relaxed and confident, almost as though this was a place he visited often. It made Yunho feel a little out of place, but at the same time, it was comforting.

They worked in silence for a while, the only sound between them the soft scratch of pens on paper and the occasional shuffle of books. Yunho found himself gradually easing into the rhythm of studying. Something about Jisung’s presence made it easier to concentrate—he wasn’t intrusive, but it was almost as if his quiet energy helped balance the pressure Yunho had been feeling.

“So, how’s the course going for you so far?” Jisung asked, breaking the silence after a while.

Yunho looked up, blinking as he adjusted his glasses. “Oh, it’s… alright, I guess. The professor is tough, but I’ve been managing. How about you?”

Jisung grinned, nudging a few papers aside. “I mean, I’m surviving, but the deadlines are killing me. I’m kind of regretting taking two classes this semester now.”

Yunho chuckled, feeling a sense of relief. For once, it wasn’t just him stressing over every little detail. “Yeah, I get that. The essays are really piling up. Sometimes I wish I could just hit pause on everything.”

They exchanged a few more thoughts about their assignments, and as the conversation continued, Yunho found that it was easy to talk to Jisung. He didn’t feel rushed or pressured—there was no expectation for him to act a certain way. He was just… talking. It felt normal. Even the light banter about their professor's impossible deadlines made him feel like he wasn’t alone in this. It was a strange but comforting feeling.

The more they spoke, the more Yunho relaxed. He realized he hadn't felt this at ease with someone in a long time. Not since… well, since he moved in with Mingi.

“So, do you live on campus?” Jisung asked suddenly, looking up from his notes. He tapped his pencil on the table, his gaze warm.

Yunho nodded, adjusting his bag strap as he stood to stretch for a moment. “Yeah, I’m in the dorms.”

Jisung raised his eyebrows, a grin tugging at his lips. “Lucky you. My commute is a nightmare. Takes me almost an hour to get here. What’s your roommate like? Chill?”

Yunho hesitated, his stomach twisting slightly at the mention of Mingi. He wasn’t used to talking about his roommate with anyone. Especially not in a setting like this. “Uh, his name’s Mingi.”

Jisung’s eyes immediately lit up, and he leaned in closer, his voice lowering as if about to reveal some kind of secret. “Mingi? Song Mingi? Tall, loud, always surrounded by people?”

Yunho froze for a moment. He hadn’t expected Jisung to know who Mingi was, let alone have such a reaction. “Yeah, that’s him,” Yunho said slowly, suddenly feeling very self-conscious.

Jisung groaned dramatically, dragging his hand down his face like he was about to burst into exaggerated theatrics. “Oh no, poor you. That guy’s a whole hurricane, I’m telling you. I don’t know how you’re surviving it. If my commute is a nightmare, your dorm must be Hell on Earth”

Yunho’s face flushed with a mix of embarrassment and nervous laughter. “He’s… something, not perfect but fine.”

“Something is putting it lightly,” Jisung said with a knowing shake of his head. “He’s, like, the center of attention, you know? Jisung leaned forward again, his expression taking on a mischievous glint. “Oh, honey, you don’t want to hear the things I’ve heard about Mingi.”

Yunho’s heart skipped a beat. His curiosity, mixed with a small knot of anxiety, pushed him to ask. “Why? He’s not a bad person, right?”

Jisung laughed softly, his eyes twinkling with an almost dangerous amusement. “Oh, no. He’s way worse than bad, trust me. Way worse. How come you don’t know? Everybody knows Mingi. The tales about him? Oh, they’re legendary.”

Yunho blinked, his pulse quickening. “Tales?”

Jisung nodded, practically giddy with the gossip he was about to spill. “Like that time he by himself took down a gang of seven guys in a fight and walked away without a scratch. I’m talking a full-on gang, and the dude didn’t even break a sweat. He’s basically a living legend.”

Yunho’s jaw dropped. “Wait, really?”

“Oh yeah,” Jisung said, leaning in closer, his voice dropping lower. “And that’s not all. People also say hetakes both girls AND guys home every single night. No one knows who he’s with at any time, it’s like a revolving door at his place, well now, your dorm. Honestly, I’m shocked you don’t know. Everybody talks about it.”

Yunho’s stomach twisted again. He didn’t want to believe it, but something about the way Jisung said it made it hard to dismiss. “That… doesn’t sound like him. I mean, he’s nice to me, I guess.”

Jisung raised his hands in mock surrender. “Oh, I’m not saying he’s a bad guy. But he’s definitely not your average guy. And hey, don’t even get me started on the rumors about his piercing… you know where.” He gave Yunho a meaningful look.

Yunho’s eyes widened, his thoughts racing. “A… piercing?”

Jisung nodded seriously, clearly enjoying the shock he was eliciting. “Yep. But, hey, don’t worry. It’s all just rumors. Mingi’s never confirmed anything. People love to talk, and with a guy like him, rumors just fly. But here’s the thing—you’ve gotta know, even though he seems like he talks to everyone, no one really knows him. It’s all surface-level stuff. Nobody actually knows the guy behind the rumors. Same as I do.”

Yunho felt his mind racing, processing everything Jisung had just told him. He’d always been somewhat intimidated by Mingi’s presence, but now… he wasn’t sure what to think. It felt like everyone had a version of him, but none of them seemed to match the Mingi Yunho lived with.

Jisung noticed Yunho’s thoughtful expression and gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder. “Hey, don’t stress it too much. Just keep your head down and stay out of his way. You’ll be fine. Honestly, most people are just scared of him because of the rumors.”

Yunho forced a smile, but his mind was far from at ease. “Yeah… thanks, Jisung.”

Jisung’s grin widened. “Anytime! And hey, if you ever need a break from all that chaos, my place is always open. No Mingi allowed. I’ll keep it a Mingi-free zone, guaranteed.”

Yunho let out a nervous laugh, the tension in his shoulders slowly easing. “I might just take you up on that offer sometime.”

“Anytime,” Jisung said with a wink as he gathered his things. “Remember, the offer stands. Mingi’s got enough drama to fill a season of a reality show.”

As Yunho watched him leave, his thoughts turned inward, the weight of Jisung’s words settling in his chest. What exactly was he walking into with Mingi?

The weight of Jisung’s words lingered in Yunho’s mind as he neared the apartment. The stories about Mingi—the fight, the rumors, the piercing—spun through his thoughts like an endless loop. Every step toward the door felt heavier, like he was walking into something he couldn’t escape. He wasn’t ready to face Mingi again, not with all the new doubts gnawing at him. The confidence he had felt earlier was gone, replaced with a cold, nervous uncertainty. He had no idea what to expect from Mingi now, especially after everything Jisung had said. But avoiding him forever wasn’t an option. He had to face whatever this was, even if it terrified him.

Yunho reached for the door handle, his fingers stiff. Taking a slow, steadying breath, he pushed it open and stepped inside. The apartment was eerily silent, and for a moment, Yunho felt a sense of relief. But it was fleeting. He couldn’t shake the tension in his chest, the unease in his stomach as he moved further into the space. Everything felt different now.

But as he passed the kitchen, Yunho froze.

Mingi was sitting at the counter, his back to the door. A textbook lay open in front of him, but the pen in his hand was spinning absently between his fingers, his gaze distant. Yunho felt the air grow thick around him. There was no warm greeting this time, no teasing smile. Just Mingi, alone and focused, but somehow still unnerving.

Yunho took a hesitant step forward, his heart racing. He wasn’t sure whether he should retreat to his room or try to handle whatever this was. He stood frozen for a moment, watching Mingi without knowing how to break the silence.

Mingi glanced over his shoulder, his eyes flicking up to meet Yunho’s. There was no surprise in his expression, no warmth either. Just that same sharpness. Yunho felt his stomach drop.

“Oh, it’s you,” Mingi said, his tone flat, almost indifferent. His gaze lingered on Yunho for a moment before he returned to his textbook, as if the encounter was no more important than a casual glance.

Yunho felt his heart thudding in his chest. He cleared his throat, trying to steady himself. “Uh, hey.” he mumbled, his voice wavering slightly. He hesitated, unsure of how to say it. He had to thank Mingi, didn’t he? After everything that had happened, after Mingi had stood up for him the other day… But the words felt awkward on his tongue. His fingers fidgeted nervously with the strap of his bag, and his gaze dropped to the floor.

Mingi didn’t say anything right away, still engrossed in his textbook, but Yunho could feel the tension between them growing. He wanted to get the words out, but his throat felt tight. The last thing he wanted was to make things worse.

“Uh… I just… I wanted to say..” Yunho started, his voice barely above a whisper. He felt his cheeks flush with embarrassment, his eyes darting away from Mingi’s.

Mingi’s gaze snapped up to meet Yunho’s, sharp and unamused. He paused, a small sigh escaping him before he slowly closed the textbook in front of him.

“Don’t thank me,” Mingi said flatly, his tone colder than Yunho expected. His eyes narrowed slightly, his lips pressed into a thin line. “I don’t want that. Just because I stood up for you doesn’t mean we’re friends.”

Yunho’s stomach twisted. He hadn’t expected that response, not after everything Mingi had done for him the other day. The words stung more than he’d like to admit, but it wasn’t like he had the right to be upset. They weren’t friends, and he couldn’t expect Mingi to treat him like one.

Mingi shifted in his chair, leaning back with his arms crossed. His gaze seemed distant, almost bored. “It’s already bad enough that my friends know about you,” Mingi continued, his voice taking on a sharper edge. “They’re making fun of me because of you. So, let’s not make this any more complicated, okay?”

Yunho’s chest tightened as Mingi’s words sank in. He had tried, tried to thank him, to make things right, but now it felt like he was the one who had made it worse. The knot in his stomach twisted with anxiety. Was this how things were going to be now? Was this how Mingi really felt? The doubt crept in, fueled by the words Mingi had just thrown at him.

“I… I’m sorry,” Yunho muttered, his voice barely audible. He was fumbling, unsure of how to fix things, his heart racing in his chest. He had no idea what to do with this. How was he supposed to handle it when Mingi seemed so… detached?

Mingi gave him a look, almost dismissive. “Whatever,” he said, his voice hard. “Just… stay out of my way.”

Yunho felt his throat tighten. He wanted to say something, to explain himself, but he couldn’t. Not with Mingi acting like this, not with the weight of his words hanging between them like a wall.

Without a word, Yunho turned quickly and walked toward his room, the sound of his footsteps echoing in the empty apartment. He reached his door and closed it softly behind him, pressing his back to it as if he could block out the world. His chest felt tight, suffocated by the weight of everything that had just been said.

The moment he was alone, Yunho finally allowed the tears to fall. They came quickly, silently, a flood of frustration and hurt that he couldn’t control. He collapsed onto his bed, curling up into a ball and burying his face in his pillow. The world outside felt so far away. The uncertainty about Mingi, about everything he had learned, left him feeling like he was drowning in a sea of questions he couldn’t answer.

Was Mingi really like this? Was he truly just a cold, distant person, or was there something more to him that Yunho didn’t understand? He wanted to know, wanted to understand why Mingi had acted the way he did—why it felt like he was being pushed away.

Yunho laid on his bed, curled up under the thick blanket, his face buried in the pillow as he tried to muffle the sound of his sobs. His chest felt tight with a mix of confusion and frustration, the weight of Mingi’s words still heavy on his heart. He didn’t know how long he laid there, the tears coming in waves, before his phone buzzed on the nightstand. He reached out slowly, wiping his eyes before glancing at the screen.

It was his mom.

He stared at the screen for a moment, unsure of whether he should answer. He hadn’t spoken to his parents in a while, too caught up in his new life at college to keep in touch. But guilt gnawed at him—he hadn’t called, hadn’t updated them on how he was doing, and that nagging voice in his head told him he should at least check in. Maybe they’d be worried.

Reluctantly, he swiped to answer.

“Yunho? Hey baby.” His mom’s voice was warm and familiar, but there was an underlying concern that tugged at Yunho’s heart. “Yuyu, are you crying?”

Yunho immediately froze, sitting up and wiping his eyes quickly, trying to collect himself. The last thing he wanted was for his mom to worry. “No, no, don’t worry, Mom,” he said, his voice a little shaky as he tried to sound convincing. “I’m fine. Everything’s good here. I just… I had a long day.”

His mom didn’t seem entirely convinced. There was a pause on the other end of the line, and Yunho could almost hear her soft sigh. “Are you sure? You haven’t called in a while, and I can hear it in your voice. Something’s wrong, isn’t it? You know you can always talk to me.”

Yunho bit his lip, glancing down at his hands. He didn’t want to burden her with his problems, not when he wasn’t even sure what the problem was himself. Instead, he shifted the conversation to something lighter, something that could ease her worries. “Actually, Mom, I… I made a friend today. His name’s Jisung. He’s in my Lit 101 class. We’re studying together now.”

He could hear his mom’s smile through the phone. “A friend? That’s good to hear, Yuyu. You’ve been so busy with school; I’m glad you’re meeting new people. How’s the class going? You’re still keeping up with your studies, right?”

Yunho nodded absently, even though his mom couldn’t see him. “Yeah, yeah. It’s going fine. I’m doing okay with the work, just trying to get used to everything. The professor is tough, but I think I’ll manage.”

“Good, I’m proud of you,” his mom said warmly, and Yunho’s heart clenched. He hated that he felt like he was lying to her, like he was pretending everything was perfectly fine when it really wasn’t. But he wasn’t ready to tell her about Mingi, about how complicated things had gotten. She wouldn’t understand, and he didn’t even fully understand it himself.

“Mom, I’ll try to call more often,” Yunho said, his voice soft. “I’m just… adjusting to everything here. I’ll be okay.”

“I know you will,” his mom replied, though the concern in her voice didn’t entirely fade. “But you know you can always talk to us. We’re just a phone call away, okay?”

Yunho smiled, though it was a bit strained. “Okay, Mom. Thanks. I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about me.”

There was a brief pause before his mom spoke again, this time with a gentler, almost motherly tone. “Yuyu, I’ve been meaning to ask… Do you pray before bed? I hope you haven’t forgotten what we taught you all these years.”

Yunho’s chest tightened again, but he didn’t want to disappoint her. “I… I pray sometimes. Not every night, but I try. I haven’t been doing it as often lately, but I still remember.”

His mom’s voice softened even more. “I hope you don’t forget, Yuyu. God has always been there for us, and without Him, none of this—none of what you’ve achieved—would be possible. Don’t ever forget how important He is. He’ll guide you through the hard times, even when you don’t have all the answers.”

Yunho swallowed hard, his emotions tangled. His mom’s faith had always been a constant in his life, something he’d relied on even when he didn’t fully understand it. But lately, with everything going on with Mingi and his confusion about his own feelings, it had been hard to keep up with that connection. Still, he wasn’t ready to admit that to her.

“I haven’t forgotten, Mom,” Yunho said quietly. “I’ll keep praying. I promise.”

His mom sighed in relief. “Good, Yuyu. I just want you to remember that you’re never alone. God is with you, and He’ll help you through everything. You don’t have to face any of it by yourself.”

“I know,” Yunho replied, his voice thick with emotion. He blinked quickly, trying to keep the tears at bay. “I know, Mom. Thanks. I’ll keep praying, I’ll keep trying.”

“Alright, Yuyu. I love you so much. I’m always here for you, okay?”

“I love you too, Mom,” Yunho whispered, his heart aching with both love and guilt. After a few more words of encouragement, they hung up, and Yunho was left sitting in the stillness of his room, his thoughts spinning.

The call with his mom had been a temporary distraction, but the heaviness he felt didn’t go away. The truth was, things were far from okay. His emotions were all over the place, and he didn’t know what to do with them. He’d tried to push everything down, tried to focus on his schoolwork and the new friend he’d made, but Jisung’s stories about Mingi kept playing in his head. He couldn’t forget the rumors, the things he had heard, the way Mingi had acted toward him today. He was more confused than ever.

And yet, even though everything felt so complicated, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Mingi was somehow important. That there was something beneath the surface that Yunho needed to understand, even if it meant confronting things he wasn’t ready for.

Sighing, Yunho threw himself back onto his bed, staring up at the ceiling. His mom’s words echoed in his mind, telling him to reach out when things were tough. But Yunho wasn’t sure he could. He wasn’t sure anyone would understand, not when even the Big One.

[shamixlour]

Why is it so good?

Okay...waking up from the dead but Ossan's love Thailand??????????

Believe me when I say i'm not really into gmmtv dramas at all but that never stopped me from being super fond of Earthmix and although i don't necessarily (i don't) follow their stuffs since atots, i've got to admit that they are my dudes and forever will be THE gmmtv pairing to me + ik how talented and hardworking they are and how precious their relationship is so what’s not to like, right?

Having said that, I am a big fan of Ossan's love bcs that shit is hilarious and idk it is such, imho, a trademark of jpn bl and when it came out back in 2018 i was like omg omg omg this is so funny, this is revolutionary bcs of its comedic aspect, bcs it's not serious but still has its moment, bcs it's FUN to watch and the great actors in it. Now, I also do remember being so surprised and very much confused (but happy) upon Earthmix cameo in the recent "season" but never really followed up or even questioned myself as to why they were in that episode to begin with but rather went : Oh Haruta and Maki are in thailand, cuuuuuute, oh a restaurant, huh Earth....... MIX?????? Earthmix, offc earthmix are the owners of that restaurant.....cuuuuute, so good to see you too, bye and that was about it and yes you can boo me all you want bcs i deserve it. Irdk how i didn’t connect the dots or even just went a little huuuum that's suspicious, this cameo probably means there is a very plausible remake of this show in the work with EM but the depth of my slow wittedness is a story for another day. 

Back to the main topic, being how fucking great Ossan’s love thai remake is and most importantly how incredible Earthmix are in these roles???????!!!!!!!! Like I said, bcs i watched the entire OL jpn series as it premiered and I have such a vivid recollection of it, I went into the remake a bit skeptical (and late ofc), not as to the acting bcs for that, i knew EM would deliver but more regarding the plot and how they could interpret in their own way such a jpn work but oh boi how wrong was I for that bcs this remake is EVERYTHING. I love it. I simply love it sfm. It is funny, hilarious per moment in this very Thai way and romantic and warm and cringey and everything it should be. The acting is phenomenal and i’m so happy to see EM in such different roles and dynamics (lowkey who they are irl)...like they are so good and this feels so fresh after atots (don't judge me) like they've grown so much????? i'm emotional and they got better at acting and they are grown and ooooooofff i love it and NO ONE in gmmtv could have played them the way EM did bcs i believe they do be giving HarutaxMaki vibes anyways so yeah, thanks for that but i have to give props to the writers of the remake and the director as well because they ATE and left no crumbs and thanks to them I almost started to like monday, knowing Heng, Momo, Boss and all the gang are providing me with almost an hour of absolute mess. 

So, yeah Ossan’s love thailand is great, like genuinely, no joke whatsoever. That shit slaps so thank you Earthmix for once again providing, you never disappoint <3

[arataka-reigen]

hello!! i saw the tags on your pinned post abt how shoujo wasn't just romance and it got me curious bc i've read some nice shoujo but really dislike romance-heavy plots. are there any shoujos you like that don't have much or any romance in them? ty and i hope you have a good day! 💛

Oh, there are lots of mangas that are classified as shoujo and don't have romance!!

I am just now beginning my journey through shoujo as well, so I don't have a lot of recommendations for stuff I actually read, but the ones I did read or watch so far are:

Natsume Yuujinchou and basically anything else by its author, Yuki Midorikawa. Sometimes, her works do include romance, but the focus is almost always in the interpersonal relationships and the difficulties her characters go through in life. NatsuYuu is about an orphan boy who can see yokai, and for that reason he acts in "weird" ways and his foster families dislike him, so he keeps going from family to family. The story is about how he finds a good family who accepts and loves him, makes friends, and learns to make friends even with yokais.

There are currently 6 anime seasons out, and a 7th season is on its way, so you can either read the manga or watch the anime.

Akatsuki no Yona - i mean, this one does include romance, but i'll still put it on the list because as far as the anime went the focus is heavy on Yona's actual journey to gather the dragons of legend to be able to recover the kingdom that was stolen from her. It shows how Yona goes from a sheltered spoiled girl to a person befitting the title of dragon king.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom - this one is the og villainess isekai and it truly deserves the hype. It is about a girl who wakes up in the child body of the villainess of her favorite otome game. She remembers that the villainess' fate in the game was always either death or exile, so she tries her hardest to change her fate. This one is classified as a reverse harem, but the main character is pretty oblivious and worries more about farming and eating sweets and generally being the best girl ever than actually worrying about romance. Aro ace queen tbh. And her harem is just happy to be with her and be dragged along for her stupid adventures. Plus, the female members of her harem are taken seriously as well, Mary is a raging lesbian and it is not subtext. I mean, it is a shoujo, so of course the female characters would be important lol.

Usagi Drop - listen to me. You will absolutely not look for anything related to this manga. If you like the premise you can watch the anime. But, please, do not look for the manga. You will only be extremely disappointed by it. That being said, I recommend the anime. It is about a man who returns home for his grandfather's funeral and then finds out his grandfather had an illegitimate daughter who has now become an orphan. He ends up having to take care of her because the rest of the family considers her a shame to the family.

Now, for the stuff I havent seen yet, I'll just write some that are on my "plan to read" list and put their genres next to their names so you can check it out if you think the genre's sound interesting:

7 Seeds (drama, horror, psychological, sci fi, survival)

Requiem of the Rose King (drama, historical, supernatural, gender identity)

Basara (drama, fantasy, adventure) (i think this one has romance, but from what i've heard, the main character's story is a lot deeper as she takes her brother's identity in order to fight against the king who killed her brother, it is pretty famous and considered a classic)

Ghost Hunt (horror, mystery, psychological, supernatural)

Helter Skelter (horror, psychological)

My Stepmother and Stepsisters aren't Wicked (comedy, historical, slice of life)

Ikoku Nikki (drama) (this one is the one i'm currently most interested on, i hear it's about a distant woman who's never had a good relationship with her sister and now has to take care of her teenage niece because her sister died)

Itsuwari no Freya (crossdressing, historical)

Limit (drama, psychological, school) (this one sounds incredible tbh, on a field trip their bus gets into an accident and only 5 girls remain, having to learn to survive and trying to assert themselves over one another because they hate each other.)

Machida-kun no sekai (school)

Mitarai-ke, Enjou suru (drama) (the main character wants to infiltrate the household of the family who blamed her mother for a fire, in order to prove her mother's innocence)

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (comedy)

Uramichi Oniisan (comedy, showbiz, workplace)

Usotoki Rhetoric (mystery, historical)

Don't Call It Mystery (mystery)

If anyone has more things to recommend I would also love to hear about it!!

[foryoufics]

Fake Flowers ch5

Authors Note: Nothing this time just thanks for the love 🩷

Taglist: @livingformintyoongi

Warnings: angst, drama, cussing, I'm throwing a bit of another trope into this chapter so childhood friends to strangers to dating! trope, keeping secrets bad YN (just kidding lol), let's pretend Yoongi is a little younger than he actually is bc ya girl started writing and got a good ways in before realizing his real age didn't match with the story so just say he's only a year or two older than Jungkook instead of 4 👍🏻

"YN~, jagi, the food is almost ready," Yoongi calls out as he's cooking and you're tucking in LT, little Taeyhung. You loved babysitting him because in the short time since you met him that little boy had stolen your heart so you babysat anytime Namjoon and his mother needed it and maybe you stole him quite a bit but they completely trusted you and didn't mind at all.

"I'll be there in a minute, shh~, he's almost asleep," you smile and giggle softly, kissing the babies face as his eyes drift closed. You and Yoongi had spent the past hour with you holding him and singing while Yoongi played soft tunes on the guitar.

"Aish, he's not asleep yet," Yoongi whines but you know he's laughing to himself

"Shh~, just about aan-okay, he's sleeping," you skip over to him, "it smells good," you mumble against his back and he moves it off of the stove and turns the stove off. Then moves over to the side so when he turns to face you, neither of you will be against the hot stove. "Jagi....," he lifts your chin with his finger to look at him, "Ah~, so cute~," he throws his head back as if he's annoyed then places a soft peck to your lips, leaving you just a gooey mess smiling up at him and hugging his waist. "How long do we have?"

"All night, he's not coming today"

"That's a relief," he runs his fingers through his hair, "but I think we should tell him that we knew each other and that we've been seeing each other for a month now"

"I want to, but how?"

He shrugs as he makes your plate of food, "just tell him the truth. That on your birthday we thought we didn't know each other but we actually did. We went to grade school together"

"Yeah, I know that that is simple enough and he would be happy for us but what if he asks questions like-"

"Why we hid it from him?"

"Well yeah, y'know Ggukie is very persistent, we would have to tell him about our first relationship"

He laughs, it's deep in his chest, but he tries to keep quiet for TL to sleep. "You mean when you were like 10? Jagi, you do everything with your whole soul don't you?" He gives you your plate and kisses your forehead

"Oh please, it basically started when we're like five but you brought me the bouquet, the big card that said 'Im a sucker for your pucker', the heart chocolates-you had that rat tail mullet," you laugh and try to keep quiet

"We aren't talking about the rat tail." He points matter of factly and shakes his gorgeous and full head of hair, "it never happened." He grips your hip and brings yours against his, pointing.

"Alright, alright, it was the early 2000s, you weren't alone in that horrible haircut fad. Besides, it's not like you don't have dirt on me too?"

"The tooth," he covers his mouth because he just knew he would wake the baby. "Seriously though, do you still have the picture your dad wanted to take?" You shake your head and frown, "I memorized it....and that itchy red dress, what even was that fabric?" "That was the same dress you wore to your first dance," he smiles. "You remember that?" He nods, "Hard to forget how you had no front top teeth," he gives you a sassy face to match his tone. You open your mouth to speak in the defensive but he opens his and mocks you making the same sounds of not being able to speak. "That's worse than the actual tooth, okay, not really, the tooth was bad"

"Eat while it's hot," he kisses your head again and uses one arm to eat and the other to hold your waist

"When are we telling him though?"

".....Yoong-I guess we can tell him soon...."

"Soon....?"

"Alright, I will tell him as soon as I have the chance. We haven't seen each other much lately, he wanted me to go with him the other day and look at rings"

"Seriously?"

"Mhm," you nod, "he's ready to pop the question. I'm so happy for him"

"How is that going to work with this arrangement you two have?" He leans on the counter and crosses his arms over his chest when he finishes eating until he hears LT, "I got him," he goes over to grab the baby, "Hey~......he likes my smell?"

"That's probably it, it soothes me too," you nod and stroke LT's baby hairs, "and I don't know, if she wants to do things quickly I guess we can end the contract before the year is up, if she's fine with waiting I guess we wait," she shrugs, "it's hers and Ggukie's decision"

He nods and gently bounces LT how he likes, holding his head and looks at you

"What?"

He shakes his head

"Yoongi, what?" You laugh, "you're staring at me"

"You're just so beautiful," he smiles, "YN...."

"Hm?"

"N-Nothin'," he shakes his head

"No really, what is it?"

"Wrong time..."

"Alright?" You have a thought hit you and you burst into laughter

"What?" He chuckles

"I think I'm going for some type of record"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, it's funny to look back on but saying the words it sounds really depressing"

"We talked about this, don't hold it in...."

"Alright, just, well, there was our first relationship-"

He shakes his head and rolls his eyes smiling and you continue, "but you moved away, then in highschool I had," you use your fingers to count and try to remember them because you put great effort into forgetting all the past endeavors. "Six? Six very short relationships all of which cheated on me except the one guy who left me because I wouldn't sleep with him, then the girlfriend that left me for another girl, then a slightly longer guy slightly longer and he cheated, and then I was with someone for a decade and engaged but never married and then I was fake married to someone for not even a year and might be getting divorced," you laugh again, "just all that and my body count is still one," you're laughing so hard while sitting on the counter you don't register you're slipping.

He catches you with one arm while holding his nephew in the other, "I can fix that~"

"The body count thing?" You tilt your head and he just as he is about to kiss you his phone rings

"Yeah. Yeah, just got him to sleep. Yeah, yeah sure thing. Nope, not interrupting anything at all," he says dryly, "mhm....yeah but hey, mind getting together soon, I need a favor-I uh, I'll tell you when I get there"

"I'm guessing that was Joon?" He nods, "I want to tell everyone, yeah?" He grips your thigh, resting his forehead on yours and giving you a kiss leaving you weak so you can only nod in agreement

"Bye baby," you kiss LT's head and help Yoongi load him into the car with his things. After being sure he's secure he turns to you and pins you between him and the door, "I want to kiss you so bad right now"

"We cant-"

"You said Jungguk wouldn't be here tonight and no one can see you, I'm shielding you. Please?"

You think for a second before nodding and allowing the moment to happen

"She said yes!!!" A familiar voice approaches and Yoongi moves reluctantly

"Congratulations," you both hug Jungguk

"I have to go....," Yoongi tells you, and texts you that he loves you from the car before leaving

"Congratulations!!" You reach up and hug Jungkook and he spins you before sitting you down so he can dance

"Gguk, Ggukie, weren't you with her," you laugh enjoying all that is tonight

"Yeah, I was but her mom popped over for a surprise visit so I was giving them some time. So, what were you up to?" He asks as casually as always, "See Yoo was here with LT?"

"Yeah, yeah we babysat him today and decided to have dinner because I wasn't expecting you"

"You two have been spending a lot of time together~"

"Alright, I think we need to talk ...."

"You're dating Yoongi?!" He whisper yells, face lighting up

"Yes, but there's more.....we already knew each other," you bring him inside by the hand to tell him everything

----Meanwhile at Namjoon's------

"One son," Yoongi returns LT like he's a food delivery

"Under 30 minutes, tip the man," he jokes to his wife, burying his nose in LT's face

"This one is on the house," Yoongi jokes, "but uh....that favor"

"Oh yeah, what's up?"

"I need you to go somewhere with me"

"Uh, where and when?" His brother asks

"A jeweler, as soon as you have the chance."

[kaz2y5baby]

ok, I need Maddie to bring up when Buck called Eddie cute when they were helping her move into her apartment. Like the whole fire fam (maybe tommy there too. just for drama lol) is out for drinks or dinner, and Buck and Eddie sit next to each other (of course).

They are all in their own separate little convos and Buck is ranting about how he doesn't like Eddie Mustach and Eddie is only paying half attention bc Buck has been bugging him all day about it. And then Buck says something like

Buck- "You just look so much better without it"

and then

Maddie- "Oh you don't think he's cute anymore?"

Buck idk like chokes on his drink and Eddie throws his arm over Buck's shoulder and looks over at him and Maddie while smiling and says

Eddie- "What was that Maddie?"

Maddie- "oh buck thinks your cute without you lip caterpillar there."

She said kinda pointing at him and laughing a little

Buck- "I never said he was cute!"

Maddie- "Yes you did."

Buck- "No I didn't. When did I say that?"

Eddie is just smiling and finding the whole thing funny/adorable. Buck is slightly embarrassed, and Maddie is enjoying picking on Buck a little.

Maddie- "Remember when you, Chim, and Eddie came to help me move into my apartment when I first moved here. You and Eddie brought in the couch and you also brought pizza. Eddie asked me where the kitchen was then left and then Chim asked where the plates were and told him and he left."

Buck rubs his hands on his face bc he remembers now

Maddie- "Then I said oh he's cute and you said oh yeah. You should see his kid though. When you realized I was talking about Chimney."\

Maddie starts laughing

Maddie- "You should have seen your face."

By now everyone is listening and they all start laughing and Buck is laughing a little too. Eddie still has his arm around Buck and pulls Buck a little closer to him and kinda whispers something like "That's almost reason enough to shave it off."

Then Eddie gets up and stands behind Buck and puts both his hands on Buck's shoulders and says

Eddie- "Come on pretty boy come help me with the drinks"

..............................................................................................................................

I also need Chim or Hen to pick on Buck by saying that he didn't like Eddie when he first came to the 118 bc he had a crush on him. but I don't wanna write it all out lol. So do what you will with that.

[vivihar]

aaaah i love autistic sev!!! 🩷🩷🩷 i'm on the spectrum, not an expect of course, but i think severus and tom are on the opposite end of the spectrum, like severus does understand the concept of social cues, but conforming and acting and socializing with other people is not easy for him, so he chooses not to, is just his surly self, can come off as unsettling bcs of his interests (hence: sirius saying sev knew so much curses by the age of 11 🙄), but tom is that kind of person that can blend in and is well integrated, everyone likes him, he's a model student, he's enchanting, he knows what to say to make people like him and trust him, he can conform to typical social cues, but it all takes a huge toll on him. he likes the attention and the praising but he has a limit, gets overwhelmed, hates crowds, he gets irritable, has to hold back, needs his time and solitude to recharge bcs people are so exhausting! this is a front he's putting and it's tiresome to mask yourself like 70% of the day. it's different with severus ofc. it's all different with severus. like you say, he's not pretending around severus, he feels more at ease and can speak either boldly, cruelly (about other people), or just become more affectionate! in my mind, tom repels touch. doesn't like it. his mum is the only one that can come and cup his cheeks or get cheesy with him and he won't turn from or won't make him flinch (he's a mommy's boy), and then there's only severus whose touch he actively seeks. with severus he gets all handsy, has his hands on severus' waist, on the small of his back, wraps an arm around severus' shoulder, has his arms curled around severus' waist from behind, chin resting on severus' shoulder, he can't stop touching severus! and i like to think tom and sev as childhood bffs are always hand in hand, and physical comfort is super normal between them, but it's tom who is always initiating. i think tom is the happiest internally when severus is the one to cling to him or lean into him or tug at his sleeve in silent plea for affection. ;v;

"I sometimes think every time Severus refer something about himself as ugly Tom would kiss him there and scold him for it. Even before he realizes his feelings lmao he's so stupidly in love" THAT'S SO CUTE DJFJJDJDJDJDJFJ I LOVE THEM BEING LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY EVEN REALIZE ITS LOVE. like if it's your au and sev is sad or withdrawn bcs of his father's abuse, doesn't want to play or has a visible injury, tom will remember his mum sometimes kisses the scratches or cuts he gets before healing then, then hugs him, all to make it "better", so i can see tom attempting the same with severus, and it becomes custom between them.

AND YES THATS THE THING I LOVE ABOUT LILY AND SEV BEING FRIENDS IN THIS UNIVERSE is that tom would be so fucking jealous. it would be SO easy for tom to get rid of lily, to poison severus against her, even to use his mum's same tactics and get sev to magically love him, but he's too egocentric for something like that. tom doesn't want an artificial kind of devotion for severus, he wants severus to feel the same pull and codependency naturally, so he "spares" lily (in his mind he's sparing her BDJDJSJD) if only bcs he wants severus to naturally choose him over her (he still shit talks her whenever he can), and omg they hate each other. lily and tom am have the biggest rivalry, like you know how dumbledore was the only one who didn't buy tom's "good boy" façade? i like to think lily would be perceptive like this about tom. like everything surrounding tom seemed perfect, only rumors here and there, nothing concrete, but she doesn't like him, and tom obviously hate her ofc, and just like in canon lily would sometimes try to warn severus about how tom is "odd" to her, how he gives her this off-putting vibe, and severus gets defensive. this isn't the canon universe where their opposing beliefs teared them apart, so their only differences are teenage drama. (? sev is like "oh so you can date my bully and i have to accept it and remain alone, i can't have a friend of my own", and ofc lily says she doesn't mean it like that, they argue about this more than once, lily just claiming she wants the best for severus, severus accusing her of framing tom of things he hasn't done, sev loves lily a lot, but will still lie on tom's behalf to protect his image. lily and tom will always have this strained relationship, fake smiles and once in a blue moon some thinly-veiled cutting remarks. tom gets more confident with time though. like yes lily is the childhood best friend, big deal! he's severus' highschool sweetheart and will eventually trophy-wife severus one day, no need to worry.

"I feel like he would try his best to hide things he does so it wouldn't disturb Sev but every time Sev just gets little angry and they later cuddle he feels so happy because Severus just loves him that much and he just stupid he would want to do it more so he could see Severus chose him over and over again." YESSSSS yes this is what i mean with this being a huge realization for sev but specially for tom!!!! bcs tom then realizes he can do no wrong in severus' eyes. canon tom and tom in general quickly learn that some things are deemed "wrong" by society and outwardly puts an act about being "normal", when he clearly isn't, and clearly doesn't have enough emphaty like the rest, so to know that severus will accept him?? like him???? keep loving him even if he commits a little crime here and there? it's a heady sensation for tom. like oh, to be loved. to be cherished. and yes one could say "sev just wants to be loved, it's an intrinsic need of him that's why he excuses tom's every wrongdoing", but i think he just. loves tom as well. even if he wants to have a higher moral ground, tom's crinkling, almost red eyes and smile and warmth and wit - tom's everything, he can't turn from tom. can't reject him. tom could've psychologically or physically tormented someone and then come to severus to rest his head on sev's lap, grin up at him, and sev is floored, can't reject him, he's endeared and caresses tom's hair, tom can always come back to him after whatever terrible shit. :')

ndjfjdjjdj i don't really indulge too much on the idea of revenge on the marauders bcs i feel that life and canon fucked them over enough, but if tom is sharing an universe with sev, tom WOULD be tormenting them. i feel that it's inevitable. you harass or hurt severus and become a hindrance in his mind. you're riiiight he would find the way to make sirius' experience with werewolf!remus traumatic, (again, in tom's mind, that's what you get for almost getting severus killed), he's just a little insane like that. hell i can imagine him spiking sirius' drinks with really torturous hallucinogens, the kind of potion that have you seeing terrible visions, your worst fears etc. the first time tom does this it's in the great hall, everyone are having breakfast, sirius is drinking his pumpkin juice and suddenly he stumbled back from his seat and starts screaming, yelling, kicking, people are trying to calm him down. severus looks mildly disturbed from his seat at the slytherin table, tom is just hiding a smile behind his goblet, the evil shit BDBDBJDJDJDJDJ just silly evil things (?

canon lvss is insane bcs we're talking about someone who is so so so SO evil and uncapable of loving, but it's obsessed with the idea of having enough devotion from the rest of his subjects that he gets really annoyed when betrayed, hence why he goes so harsh on lucius. then he has to kill severus but it's obvious he's reluctant and drags it and isn't there an scene before he sends lucius to go fetch severus where he tells nagini "it's the only way?" as if steeling himself for the deed? he didn't want to kill him. it's so rare how patient and remorseful he gets about the entire thing. if he's telling nagini there's no other way, it feels that not even nagini wanted to go through with it HDBDJSJDJ it's... it's insane. sadly never explored. it's obvious too that even with sev being dead, v is shaken and appalled by the idea of sev having betrayed him for real. specially by the notion of sev having loved lily when sev surely lied to him and made him believe it was a crass, "physical" thing, no deep emotions at all. sad sad, i feel that tomerus and lvss should be more popular, there's a common interests basis here that's just not present in t!marry, harry may be good and kind but the entire ordeal of being connected to v was a chore to him. i just really wish people talked about v/tom and sev more. 😔

it's so nice to read you, your ideas are just lovely jdjfjdjf thank you for sharing them, they've made me feel more bold about sharing my own fucked up musings about them. 🩷

I'm gonna freak out here for a little THE SCREAMS İ LET OUT READING THİS OMG THİS İS AGHHXKDJDKDJD perfect, amazing and *chef kiss* everything you write just made me giggle, roll around and scream till the end. Ehem ehem anyway I'm normal again.

You're so right about their different spectrum, they do have a lot of similarities but their difference is more, that's what I love about them. Their roots may be the same but everything after that differs so much it's so interesting. Tom was at an orphanage but had some kind of power over kids, he didn't get hurt by them he hurt the kids, him having some kind of authority in his territory was enough for him to be confident and grow into his manipulative, easy to blend persona. And Sev, it wasn't same for him, he got beaten by one of his parents and was ignored by the other. He grew up wanting to be invisible so he wouldn't get beaten up. And these shaped their personality for their whole life and it stayed same, they never changed.

(also Sirius saying that was always so funny to me because boy you grew up in the wizarding world and Severus knows more than you?? I think you should be ashamed lol)

Tom acting to gain power and tricking everyone but still getting irritated by it is just a perfect description of his character. Like Tom didn't have the power to do anything about it when he was young but we see how Voldemort treats his followers, if they just piss him off a little he uses crucio on them. He hates people and makes himself interact with them, Severus isn't comfortable with people and hides from them. Tom loves to show people how talented he is and trick them to praise him for it, Severus hides his talents because he's scared from what happened to him as a child, when someone praises him he just gets so overwhelmed with it. Because it's so rare for him (and Tom uses it to his advantage of course). I also think Tom enjoys playing with people so much. He hates masking himself but he finds it fun how much he could trick people with different acts.

I think the most romantic thing about them is this. Tom has a mask with everyone but when it comes to Severus he doesn't even realize his mask is long gone, his mind peaceful he doesn't calculate what to say next when they're together. He just says what he feels and that something he can't risk with any single other person. He knows how Severus is loyal when it comes to people he loves (which he's so smug about when he figured that Severus loves him lol tommy you aren't really that behind too.) so he just drops his guard around him. He wouldn't do this with other people he knows are in love with him or attracted to him because they aren't Severus. His trust in Severus isn't only because of his feelings (the one he is not aware of lol I like point out how stupid he is when it comes to his feelings) for Sev. It's because he knows Severus's personality deeply. Also he probably likes to recharge by speaking with Sev. He's like "yeah tell me everything about you learned today, dark art, potions, oh you're working on a new spell? I'm listening." He needed this after those lie and empty flatterings he made with everyone that day. Not that he would ever confess that lol. And Severus would be so eager for it. Because people never try to cross his walls and be friends with him but Tom did and Tom has a smart mind like him so they would speak for hours every time they start to talk. They just *sigh* they're soulmates your honor I do not care what anyone else says.

And I can't express how much I screamed when I read this part but you guys could try to imagine it. Oh my god I love you so much you have no idea how this made me happy 😭 I literally reread my own posts about them to see anything about my ship (pathetic lol😭) and here you write about them easily AAAAAAA ehem anyway I'm back sorry and thank you.

Mama's boy Tom is so real and another thing I love is how he has in common with Severus. (My dearest Mama's boys). And I think we're reading each other's minds, I made a post about how much Tom gets affected when Severus is the one touching him first. It's so easy for him to touch Sev, his hands are always on Severus one way but Severus doesn't dare to be the first one to start it. He's observant he knows Tom doesn't like getting touched but he doesn't realize he's an exception or he does it's just he can't accept that fact. Sometimes when he is just full of emotion by something Tom does, he would look Tom with his eyes shining, asking him for it without saying anything but Tom wouldn't touch him, he wants Sev to get used to touch him first especially if he's the one who wants it first. And Severus would do it, because he wants to satisfy Tom and he loves how much Tom becomes happy when he does it. Severus's touches would be so soft too, Tom would always feel like he's melting under those hands.

AND AAAAAAAJCMDKDJAAAAAA omg Tom kissing Severus's scars omg how could I never think about that. I'm crying *SCREAMİNGROLLİNGDYİNG* they're just so good.

Jealous Tom is my everything 😭 I love how your brain works. He would think he's the one in charge and "let them" be friends (which is... Kind of true, if he tries he could easily get rid of their friendship) and like you said he would rather Severus come to him freely but I also know that crazy boy would do something to Lily instantly if Severus comes any closer to choose her not that it would ever happen. I like Snily but if Tom was the same age as them Severus would be too intoxicated by Tom's affection to feel any romantic emotions towards Lily.

(And since Tom shit talks about anyone Severus wouldn't find anything strange about Tom talking like that about Lily too lol. He's jealous Sevvy open your eyes.)

I actually need these idiots lmao I know I would have so much fun reading Tom and Lily 'fighting' a lot for Severus and Severus is tired of their shit. I like to think Lily had feelings for Severus when they were kids. So when Tom's become Severus's friend easily at 11 Lily would be jealous and try to find problem in Tom but with time her feelings for Sev would just remain as friends and she would realize there is really a problem with Tom she just can't find any evidence for it because Tom is so good doing it secretly. And it would irritate Tom how Lily doesn't fall for his act, if she did it would just be easier to deal with her lol he would hate he doesn't have a control over Severus's life about something.

Lily getting together with James could make things complicated if she and Severus didn't fall apart like canon. Which it would make easier for Severus to defend Tom, he's a smart boy and under Tom's influence he would guilt trip Lily for it every time Lily talks bad about Tom. And Tom would be giggling in the background lmao.

At some point Lily would keep hate of Tom but Tom wouldn't care about her when he has Severus (finally) for himself. His irritation to her was just because Severus was close to her but now Severus is with him all the time or when Severus meets someone he would be at his side too so he doesn't care about her, he even sometimes forgets her existence. And trophy-wife Severus!!

I love how we think the same about their relationship lol it makes me happy because yay I'm not delusional it would actually happen.

Also what makes Severus special to Tom about accepting his "wrongdoings" is either other people would accept him because they don't have empathy to see it as wrong just like him or well they would call him he's a monster because of his acts but Severus has the empathy, he knows it's wrong and he's still in love with him, he still would touch his face softly, he still would laugh with him when he comes back killing someone. That's what is special about Severus.

I agree with you, at first he may not care about what Tom does because he wants to be loved but these things would be small problems, things like marauders would do and get away with it. But when Severus falls in love with him, just like you said, Tom could come back covered with blood and Severus would clean him because Tom asked for him. He wouldn't care about blood he couldn't keep his morals high when Tom comes to him like that stiff at the door and expecting Severus to finally snap at him for his "bad" side. And Severus would sigh and welcome him with a smile.

LoL yeah what happened marauders in Canon was enough for me but it's kind of impossible for them to not get hurt when V|Tom is involved with Severus. At this point it's Tom in my brain laughing every time he thinks new way to torture them lmao I don't even hate them I just don't care about them and suddenly they're in my brain when 'Tom' wants to do something to them. (Does that make sense 😭?)

Omg the drink is genius lmao that smart evil shit I love him. Severus would side eye him when it happens and Tom would smile showing his teeth when he sees it and say "if you're disturbed by that stupid dog we could go darling." (Btw what do you guys think Tom would use to call Severus. I need your help lol).

Btw prank would go much more different if Tom was there. He would know about it because Tom always is alert about where Severus is and when he doesn't see him in bed he would look for him, or maybe he would hear his talk with Sirius or he would see James dragging him to school and before Albus could interfere (I think Albus did some magical contract or something like that for Severus to not say anything about Remus's condition or something else who knows I don't remember if there was any information about it) Tom would ask what happened and learn about werewolf thing. He would use it wisely lol.

Also I'm still laughing at that silly 'prank' of Tom making Sirius like that lmao ahhh I really need Tom with Severus in school it would be so fun.

And yes V was talking to himself before he could kill Severus and he also tried to explain to Severus why he must do this. Severus constantly said he needed to go back to war so he could bring Harry to V (he was afraid something would happen H) and V scolded him several times for it but didn't kill him instantly. He still keeps explaining to him why he's going to kill him. Also I think he said "I regret it" two times is so crazy. He also turned his back before he could see Severus's death body, I don't care if j*r made it so he would look like he doesn't care it didn't work j*r I'm seeing that whole interaction other ways lolol.

I love the idea of Nagini liking Severus. When I read Tomerus fics I usually can't wait to see their interaction lol they can't speak and understand each other but the idea of them being close and Tom being so happy because two of them only thing he cares about is just perfect perfecttttt.

I'm not really interested in t!marry mostly because I come into this fandom for Severus and the most interesting ship of him for me was between him and Tom. I do like Harry's char but I didn't come into fandom for him lol that's why I don't really care about t!marry. İt's not about Harry either I don't read anything about any other chars, I only read Tomerus at the moment and sometimes things about Ron because well don't come at me but Harry's trauma wasn't showing itself (j*r and her bad writing, like women I can't believe you avoided a lot of good psychological part of chars) but Ron, Ron acts on his insecurities. I love when we see chars and their life affecting them. Maybe because I don't remember but Harry doesn't give me that feeling in my mind, but we could see them on Severus which again is the reason why he's my fav and I'm more into Tomerus. And yes I wish they were more popular. I'm trying to learn to draw so I could make art for them but it looks impossible I don't think I could learn how to draw anytime soon. And writing sucks for me because it's not my first language and British has different slangs I can't keep up with, the time difference etc. My focus problem wouldn't let me write a fic in general lol. I just try to post about them as much as I can.

And thank you for sharing your ideas too. I always felt like someone would come out and say "you just make them ooc" but you understand so well and make me feel seen 😭 you always can yap any idea about them I would just die from happiness. You're the first person to say anything about their relationship voluntarily. (lol there was a thing in twitter tell me ship I will tell my opinions on them so as you can imagine I made everyone to talk about them😭😭) This just makes me so happy and gave me confidence to post about them being fluffier than I already make them 🙂‍↕️. Again thank you dear I really enjoyed reading your comments🧡

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My mate went off on me because I don’t know who Bucky Barnes (did I even spell that right?) is because I don’t like Marvel. The thing is I couldn’t really tell her “oh I do know who he is, I read smut/regular fics about him on Tumblr”…

Anyway, now I’m obsessed with a fictional character I know nothing cannonically about -🫎

Oh you’ve come to the right person. Allow me to educate you on canon.

His name is James Buchanan Barnes, nicknamed Bucky by his best friend in the whole wide world Steve Rogers (that’s Captain America). But we also call him Winter Soldier, Bucky Bear, babe, or one of Lily’s husbands in the Marvel Universe

What’s his story though? Easy peasy. It’s the 1940s he’s besties with Steve, back when he still looked like a twink, and gets drafted to fight in WWII (tho he pretends he enlisted)

That’s him back then. Yeah, we know. How could you not? Also, he’s played by Sebastian Stan, who is an absolute fluffball of a human being.

Anyway, Bucky gets drafted and then we see Steve’s story where he basically just becomes Captain America.

But then, and this is what the interesting stuff happens, Steve gets sent to a camp to cheer up the soldiers like he’s been cheering up the people, and then he finds out that the 107th Infantry Regiment (Bucky’s Unit) was captured by the German army, so he goes (against orders) to search for him.

After a lot of badass Captain America scenes we finally see our baby again. But oh no! He was tortured by Hydra and they clearly did something to him, we don’t know what.

So, Steve makes friends and they form a team Called the Howling Commandos, and they do a lot of badass things, helping the US army win WWII. In one of those missions, there’s a train.

Oh no the train.

Basically, cool fight scenes and all, Bucky falls off the fucking train on a heart wrenching moment.

And then… we don’t see him again until…

But, and this is a good question, HOW DID WE GET TO THAT?

Well, Bucky falls, hydra rescues him bc he’s alive (it’s the super soldier serum they injected on him while they tortured him), also, that’s when he loses his left arm.

They torture him for years:

Fry his brain so he doesn’t remember Steve and also add a little code so they can control his mind.

That’s how our beautiful and sweet Bucky Barnes becomes THE WINTER SOLDIER

Who is he tho? Basically, Hydra’s trained little weapon that does whatever they ask him to do. But it’s okay, eventually, he starts remembering who he is, and there’s a huge drama with this because Tony Stark (Iron Man) finds out Bucky killed his parents (it wasn’t Bucky it was The Winter Soldier) and gets all mad and pissy about it and wants to unalive poor Bucky.

But Steve thankfully defends Bucky and they escape together to Wakanda, with black panther. There Bucky gets frosted, also he looses his arm because of the fight.

Then he’s defrosted and the Wakanda people get him to get rid of the mind control codes put in by Hydra and this incredible scene happens

They also give him a new metal arm (this one’s black and gold)

And then my boy has to go to therapy (literally forced by the law)

Also he cut his hair too hehe.

I feel like I’ve summed up cannon Bucky pretty well so far. Of course, there’s a lot of emotional trauma and other plot points that I left out, but next time someone askes you about Bucky, you’ll know.

Also, I used to write almost exclusively for him, so the obsession is pretty heavy still, Bucky baby I still love you, I have not forgotten you my dear (my like 10 funko pops of you literally prove this)

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i've been bitching about the ending non-stop so i sat down and thought about how i would've ended it, so here are my thoughts (unhinged)

first and foremost: hiyori's death

how i would have done it: she had an unique status as an half-ayakashi. a few chaps back, when she was almost sucked into that hole, i wholly believed adachitoka was planning for her to go to the underworld to meet izanami. i'd have loved to see her meet the goddess of death, somehow get the info on how to break the koto no ha (as izanami is surely still mad at father), making a promise to her to bring father to her and then return to the near shore (as she's half-human) to kill father without having to die for the melodrama of it all.

and to make her return to her body, yato'd have had to cut their ties once and for all, making her forget about him (this would have been just as emotional and dramatic as her death!)

second: the whole heaven arc

i would've shown at least SOMETHING about heaven (like a covenant) officially pardoning bishamon and co. and amaterasu announcing that heaven had to change their ways in order to never let anything like this happen again. amaterasu saw first-hand what corruption could lead to and an insight into her mind, her thoughts and learnings all brought to her by yato would've resolved at least some of the loose threads from the heaven arc.

third: god's greatest secret

this wasn't resolved at all by adachitoka. kazuma and yukine have been touched by GGS and lived! nice, but what about the secret as a whole? honestly, all gods should be deadly afraid of them bc of this and not allow their shinkis to hang with them at all lol.

the whole point of GGS was that the painful, regretful death of their past lives would corrupt a shinki. the solution to this whole thing, in my eyes? break the taboo as a whole. not sure how exactly i'd have handled this, but if all shinkis knew their past lives, they could start healing each other together, playing back into the famous quote that ,,only humans can help humans'', which shinki are. ofc, this would need like a whole arc of itself so the ending in the manga is fine, i guess. they just don't rly talk about it lol.

fourth: father

OOOH what wasted potential! he was so complex and then they went ''haha, bad guy go blubblub'' which i honestly don't even mind at all. but i'd have added at least one scene of him meeting izanami back in the underworld, with her wearing kaya's face once again. he'd hear kaya's words ''to let it go'' one last time before he accepts his death and failure, embracing izanami and meeting his end therem eternal limbo. it'd have been a deserved death, bc he was (comically) evil and did terrible things but with some more context and depth to his character (which he always had!).

fifth, yato's lifeline (the most important one)

the literal plotpoint of the manga was yato being recognized as a god by the people. the whole twitter debacle was funny, yeah, but oh so cheap.

i personally would've loved for him to realize, after saving hiyori, that he actually wasn't disappearing at all, making him realize that there were people believing in him (like masaomi). they could've cut back to the little boy with his cat, who still thought about yato as his saviour, or to the girl he saved in chapter 1, who remembered a god that had brought her happiness. he'd have realized that, while bringing calamity, he had also been a god of fortune to them all the time. would've been such a nice, full circle and such a good pointe to this whole lifeline thematic and another realization that father had been lying to him all along. BUT NO. TWITTER SAVED HIM. hsuiahfsdufhudzshf

and lastly, the timeskip:

honestly? i liked this about the chap. showing hiyori as a doctor, her thriving, i was so happy! i would've kept that. also i like the fact that yato hid her diary from her, in order to let her live her life after cutting their ties, peak drama, mwah!

of course, she remembers him, i loved how his name formed on her lips and boom, there he was, on the tree

i would've added a convo, something, anything!!! they haven't talked in yrs (real-time!) so they should've exchanged words, a hug, WHATEVER, accepting their love for each other, accepting that she has to live on on the near shore, as much as it dooms their relationship. some frigging acknowledgment of their feelings for each other, come on!

also, yatorine reunion, before we cut to the end page where hiyori writes in her diary about yato.

the rest? i was fine with. take has a good end, bishamon has a good end, nora especially won! i liked these points but like… everything else i pointed out? too sad we're left with these threads hanging loose, i guess :(

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Alright I want drama so can you do Malcom and Stevie going after the same girl and all the stuff that happens

The Fight For Love (Malcolm Wilkerson X Reader)

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Summary: Malcolm and Stevie find out that they’ve been wanting the same girl. Now they’re fighting for her attention, and neither of them back down from a challenge.

A/N: anon doesn’t say who reader should end up with so she ends up with Malcolm bc that’s who I write for. But if you wanna see this with a Stevie ending lmk!

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“Stop acting… like you’re… so good with… relationships… Malcolm.” Stevie rolled his eyes at his best friend before taking a bite of his sandwich. “You don’t… have game.”

“Yes, I do!” Malcolm protested. “Remember Sarah Coleman?”

“In eighth grade… and she… dumped… your ass.”

“What about Alison?”

“An idiot… who dumped you… for your brother.”

“Nicki?”

“Crazy… and locked you… in her attic.”

“Whatever.” Malcolm sighed. “It’s not like you’ve ever had a girlfriend.”

“Angela… Pozefsky.”

“Well, I dated her first. Besides, it’s not like you two lasted long.” Malcolm shrugged and shook his head from the annoyance of Stevie having a good rebuttal. He started picking at his food, which should’ve signaled the end of the conversation. But before he could take a bite, he dropped his fork and turned back to Stevie. “You know what? They don’t even matter anymore. I like someone else anyway.”

“Oh, really?” Stevie asked, rolling his eyes.

“Yeah, and I got a real chance with her.”

“Of course… you do.” Stevie responded sarcastically, taking another bite of his food. Malcolm looked at him confused.

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“You like… someone… and think you… have a shot… so you… obsess.”

“No, I don’t!”

“Yes… you do.”

“Whatever. Look, I have a real chance with this girl, I know it. Have you ever connected with someone so well that you just know, deep down, that they’re it for you?” Malcolm stared off with a dreamy look on his face, obviously deep in thought about the girl he was talking about.

“I have… actually,” Stevie said, which surprised Malcolm, pulling him out of his state.

“Really? You’ve never talked about her before.”

“If I could… get a… word in… I-”

“So what’s she like?” Stevie rolled his eyes at Malcolm, but soon brushed it off, ready to talk about the girl he’s had his eye on.

“Treats me like… a person. Doesn’t… sugarcoat… but still… sweet.”

“Same with mine!” Malcolm responded. “She’s straightforward, but she’s still like, the nicest person ever.”

“She’s smart… too.”

“I can have an intellectual conversation with her without feeling like a freak. And she’s so funny too.”

“Her laugh… is heavenly.”

“Let’s say their names on three,” Malcolm suggested. Stevie nodded. “One.”

“Two.”

“Three. Y/n.”

“Y/n.”

The smiles on the boys’ faces faded once they realized what the other had said. It seemed they were both talking about the same girl.

“Crap.”

***

After a lengthy discussion, Stevie and Malcolm concluded that they were, in fact, talking about the same girl. Y/n had known them for years, meeting them back in middle school. She wasn’t in the Krelboyne class, but she was still clever enough to understand complex matters and keep up with the boys’ conversations. She was nice, but could still tell it how it is. And no matter what, she was still the boys’ friend.

Stevie and Malcolm also concluded that they both liked Y/n too much to back away and let the other have a chance to woo her. So they agreed to let the best man win.

“Hey, Y/n.” Malcolm greeted his friend, slightly out of breath. He woke up early and ran to school so he could talk to Y/n before Stevie could. But she didn’t need to know that.

“Hey, Malcolm. You know, I think this is the first time I’ve seen you come to school this early.” She smiled at him and he could’ve melted right there. He shrugged, trying to be nonchalant.

“Decided to try something new, I guess.”

“Well, I hope you stick with it. I’ve missed seeing you in the mornings.”

Malcolm felt like he could’ve died right there. She was missing his presence? They saw each other almost every day, and she still missed him?

“Really?” Malcolm asked. He felt like he had just imagined her response, but was really hoping that he didn’t.

“Of course, Malcolm! I miss the days back in middle school when you, Stevie, and I would hang out before we had to split to our different classes.” And just like that, Malcolm’s mood deflated. Y/n didn’t miss just him, she also missed his best friend, who he was secretly fighting for her attention. 

He shook off the disappointment. He had to stick to his plan.

“Well, speaking of different classes, want me to walk you to yours?” Malcolm felt proud of himself. It sounded so effortless and smooth, yet he was trying not to overthink every second of this interaction too badly. 

“Sure! I was waiting for someone, but I need to get to class early to ask my teacher something and I don’t think they’ll be here in time.” Malcolm tried not to ask who Y/n was waiting for. It didn’t matter. What mattered was that she was letting him walk her to class, step one of his plan.

***

“Hey, Stevie.” Y/n greeted the boy as he rolled his chair over to his assigned spot next to her. When he locked the wheels in place, he turned to her and mirrored the smile she had.

“Hi, Y/n.” When he reached back to grab supplies out of his backpack, he noticeably did a double take at her. “You look… really nice… today.” He acted like he just noticed, but Stevie saw it the second he came into the room. But to be fair, he thought she looked nice every day.

“Oh, thanks! I went to the mall last weekend and kind of splurged.” 

“Well… you have… good taste.” 

“Thank you, Stevie.” Her smile was softer but felt just as bright.

“Sorry I… couldn’t… meet you… this morning… Dad woke up… late.” If he could, Stevie would kick himself for missing her in the morning, even though logically it wasn’t his fault. He had to rely on his dad to drive him unless he wanted to go on the bus or wheel to school. Stevie just hoped he could make it up to Y/n.

“Oh, it’s okay. Malcolm walked me to class.” Y/n didn’t notice the quick flash of annoyance on Stevie’s face at the mention of Malcolm. 

“Really?”

“Yeah. It was kinda weird seeing him this morning. I usually never see him that early in the day.” Y/n pulled a notebook out of her backpack and set it on the desk before looking at Stevie. “But he said he was trying something new, so maybe I’ll be seeing more of him again.”

“Maybe,” Stevie whispered. He couldn’t believe that Malcolm would swoop in on Y/n when Stevie was supposed to walk her to class. Stevie had to think of something. “Wanna get… lunch… together?”

Y/n was about to answer when the bell rang, cutting her off. The teacher started talking but Stevie couldn’t pay attention, still waiting for her answer. When the teacher turned around to write something on the board, Y/n smiled at Stevie and nodded.

Perfect.

***

Lunch couldn’t come quickly enough. Stevie made his way to the quad and tried spotting Y/n. It was a simple task. He could pick the girl out in a crowded place any day. When he found her, he started moving towards her. But something stopped him.

Malcolm had also spotted Y/n and then noticed Stevie. The two boys glared at each other, and the race was on. It started slowly, a leisurely walk and roll, to not draw too much attention to themselves. But then they sped up and kept getting faster until they finally stopped at Y/n’s table. She looked up, startled, but the confusion left her face when she recognized who was in front of her.

“Hey, Malcolm! Hey, Stevie!” She turned to each boy when acknowledging him.

“Hi, Y/n.” They said in unison, glaring at each other before sitting down. Y/n didn’t seem to notice.

“I didn’t know… Malcolm… would be… joining us,” Stevie commented as he pulled out his lunch box. Before Y/n could respond, Malcolm dropped his backpack on the table and yanked out his paper bag of food.

“She asked me before third period.” He stared Stevie down. “Is that a problem, Stevie?”

“Not at all.”

“Are you guys okay?” Y/n asked, eyes darting between the two. “You guys are acting kind of weird. Well, weirder than usual.”

“We’re fine.” They both responded shortly. Y/n nodded, not convinced but not feeling like delving deeper into the boys’ behavior. The three friends ate, silence and tension thick. After a few minutes, Malcolm decided to make a move.

“So, Y/n, are you doing anything tonight?” Stevie glared at Malcolm, but he and Y/n didn’t notice. Malcolm was focused on Y/n, who was trying to recall any plans she had.

“Nothing, I think. Why?”

“Well, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after school.” Malcolm shrugged as if he had just spontaneously thought of it. “I think I heard about this movie that just came out.” When he got home after his talk with Stevie, Malcolm scoured the internet and newspaper for different things that would peak Y/n’s interest.

“Oh, yeah! I think I know what movie you’re talking about. I’d love to go with you, Malcolm.”

“Great!” He felt so accomplished and smug, the way he did when he won an award for academic achievement. Stevie wanted to wipe that look off his face.

“Oh my gosh, we’re so rude.” Y/n gasped, turning to face Stevie. “I can’t believe we just made plans in front of you, Stevie. Do you wanna come with us?” With anyone else, Stevie would’ve rolled his eyes, feeling like the invitation was just out of pity. But he knew that Y/n was genuinely guilty about excluding him from something.

So it killed him when he turned her offer down.

“No, thanks… But you two… have fun.” He knew that if he came with Y/n and Malcolm, Malcolm would get nowhere with her. But at the same time, neither would he. So he had to restrain himself from trying to sabotage Malcolm’s time with her and make her time with him special and more memorable. 

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah… we can… hang out… another time.”

Malcolm was surprised. He thought that Stevie would have jumped at the opportunity to spend time with Y/n. But he wasn’t going to complain about getting some alone time with her. When he thought about it, it was fair for each of them to have their own time with Y/n to try to win her over.

“How about tomorrow?”

“Perfect.”

***

Malcolm felt like he was blessed by God himself. His mom let him take the car to school and said that as long as he went to the store before coming home at a reasonable time, he could go wherever he wanted. He considered the possibility that maybe Lois was high on something, but he decided not to question it.

Y/n was in the passenger seat, quietly singing along to the radio and bobbing her head to the beat. He wasn’t even dating her, and he was wondering how he got so lucky.

“We’re here.” He announced as he parked the car in the movie theater parking lot. They got out and went inside. Malcolm made sure to hold the door open for her. While in line, the two debated what they wanted for food. When they decided, it was suddenly their turn to go up to the counter. Malcolm gave the worker the movie title and their food order, and paid before Y/n could reach for her wallet.

“Malcolm, you didn’t have to do that.” She groaned as he put his wallet back in his pocket.

“It’s fine, Y/n, really.”

“At least let me pay you back half.” She insisted, trying to put the money in his hand. He shook his head, just as stubborn.

“Y/n, I’m serious, it’s okay.” Knowing he wouldn’t budge, Y/n sighed and put the money back in her pocket.

“Fine.” she said, grabbing the big bucket of popcorn as Malcolm grabbed their drink (they decided it would be cheaper to share a large than each getting their own drink). It was Y/n’s favorite drink. It wouldn’t have been Malcolm’s first choice if the drink was just for himself, but he was okay with drinking it. “But I’m paying next time.” Malcolm lit up.

“So there’s a next time?” He asked, letting her pick where they were going to sit in the theater. They sat directly in the middle.

“Of course!” Feeling more than content, Malcolm settled into his seat with a smile and they watched the previews. More people started to fill the theater. “Is that Stevie?”

They had to squint. The room was dark, and they were high up, but yes. Stevie Kenarban had wheeled his way into the theater, parking himself in one of the handicapped sections on the ground floor. 

“Wanna go sit with him, Malcolm?” Y/n asked, already starting to get up.

“Sure!” He acted excited, but Malcolm was livid. What happened to hanging out with her another day?

After squeezing their way through the aisle and down the stairs, the two ended up next to Stevie.

“Hi, Stevie!” The boy looked surprised when he saw the two.

“Hey, guys.” Just before Y/n was going to sit down in the seat next to Stevie, Malcolm took it. It was bad enough that Stevie was here, but there was no way Malcolm was gonna have Y/n sit between the two of them. Y/n didn’t mind, sitting in the seat next to Malcolm.

“What are you doing here?” Y/n asked quietly, previews about to end.

“Yeah, Stevie, I thought you weren’t gonna come,” Malcolm added on, a bit of venom in his tone.

“Dad says… I should… get out more.” Stevie shrugged before eating a handful of his popcorn. In reality, it took a bit of convincing to get Stevie’s dad to drive him to the movie theater. He had originally thought that it was okay for each boy to have time to themselves with Y/n.

But after thinking about what Malcolm would try to get up to, he didn’t care anymore.

The movie cut their conversation short. Stevie rolled his eyes every time he saw Malcolm and Y/n share their drink or bump hands while reaching for the popcorn. But then, the unthinkable happened. Malcolm pulled the cliche, yawning and stretching even though it was 4 pm, before laying his arm on the back of Y/n’s seat. Even worse, she didn’t mind. When Malcolm’s arm slipped off the seat and onto her shoulders, she smiled.

Stevie was livid.

***

“It’s nice out today,” Y/n said as she basked in the sun’s warmth. She and Stevie decided to study together for a test they had coming up and Stevie suggested the park. They grabbed some lunch and sat at her favorite park table, now flipping through books and writing down notes.

“Yeah… it is.” Stevie agreed, his focus more on Y/n than the textbook in front of him. He already knew everything he needed to know about this subject, but he enjoyed studying with Y/n. Her notes were organized, and she made clever jokes about whatever she was reading. Plus, he could never complain about the view that was in front of him right now.

“What did you get for number five?” She asked, looking at the study guide the teacher had provided them. Stevie glanced down at his packet.

“Number five?” He asked for confirmation. When she nodded, looked at his answer. “I got-“

“Oh! Hey guys!” A voice sounded a few feet from the table. The two looked up to see Malcolm. Y/n looked delighted by the surprise, Stevie on the other hand looked less than thrilled.

“What are you doing here, Malcolm?” Y/n asked with a smile.

“Yeah… What are… you doing… here?” Stevie asked with annoyance. Malcolm shrugged as if he had just popped up in the park. 

“Oh, just wanted some fresh air. Get out of the house for a bit.” He walked over and sat next to Y/n, who made room for him on the bench. “What are you guys working on?”

“We have a test next week, so we decided to study,” Y/n answered, looking through her textbook to try to find her answer to number five. Malcolm peeked over her shoulder at the question and then pointed to the answer in the book. “Oh! Thanks, Malcolm.”

“We have… a lot… of work… to do… So maybe-” Stevie started to say, trying to get Malcolm out of here as fast as possible. But Y/n, seeming to misread his tone, cut him off.

“Do you think you could help us study, Malcolm?” Stevie sighed. He knew that even if he wanted to, Malcolm would never be able to say no to those eyes.

“Are you sure? I don’t wanna intrude.” He smiled politely, but Stevie saw through the act. 

“Actually-“ Again, he was cut off.

“Of course! You could quiz us and stuff. You don’t mind, do you, Stevie?” Even though he wanted to, Stevie couldn’t say no to her.

“The more… the merrier.”

“Awesome! I’ll be right back.” Y/n stood up, gathering all the trash from her and Stevie’s lunch. “Gonna go throw this away.” The boys watched as she walked off to a trash can. When she was out of earshot, they turned to each other.

“Why… are you… here?” Stevie asked, anger seeping into his tone.

“I could’ve asked you the same thing the other day,” Malcolm responded. “I thought we agreed to let the best man win, fair and square.”

“And I thought… ‘screw that.’” 

Malcolm groaned, letting his head fall into his hands. He slowly looked up.

“Neither of us will get anywhere if we keep acting like this,” He sighed. “We gotta ask her.”

“Ask her… what?”

“Yeah, ask me what?” The boys jumped in their seats, startled. Y/n sat back down in her spot, looking at her friends as she waited for an answer.

“Uhhhh…” Stevie trailed off, trying to think of something. Luckily, Malcolm was always a quick thinker.

“We were just wondering… Do you have any plans next week?”

“I don’t think so. Why?”

“Well, there’s this restaurant that I think you’d like.”

“And there’s an… arboretum… that just opened.”

“Aw, like a group friend date?” Malcolm and Stevie had to suppress their groans. They couldn’t tell if Y/n was messing with them or if she was actually oblivious to what they were hinting at.

“Something like that.”

***

“It’s kinda sad Malcolm didn’t show up. This place is beautiful.” Y/n said as she and Stevie walked around the arboretum. The sunlight shined through the tree branches, making it seem like they were glowing.

“At least… we can… enjoy it,” Stevie said, watching Y/n as she walked down the concrete path, the sun hitting her just right, making her look angelic.

“You know, these last two weeks have been so great. I miss hanging out with you all the time.” Y/n stopped under some shade, Stevie following suit. 

“Me too,” Stevie said excitedly.

“I don’t know what changed. But whatever did, I’m glad it happened. You and Malcolm are so fun to be around.” Stevie wished so badly that he didn’t hear his friend’s name. Y/n checked her watch. “Oh, gosh. Speaking of Malcolm, I gotta make sure I’m not late to that restaurant. Want me to walk you to your dad’s car?”

Stevie’s heart sank.

“Sure.”

They made their way towards the entrance of the arboretum. Stevie wished that he could’ve had Y/n all to himself today, but that’s not what he and Malcolm agreed on. After a few months of yearning and a few weeks of fighting over Y/n, the two made an agreement. Today was the last day for them to confess their feelings to her. 

And Stevie was about to miss his chance. Every time he tried to bring it up, he chickened out. 

“Well… this… is me,” Stevie said as they stopped next to Stevie’s dad’s car. “Are you sure… you don’t want… a ride?”

“I’m sure, Stevie. It’s not that far of a walk. But you’re sweet for asking.” Without a warning, Y/n leaned down and kissed Stevie’s cheek. When she stood up straight, she waved at Stevie’s dad before looking back at her friend. “I’ll see you around, Stevie.” She turned around and started to walk away.

“Y/n!” Stevie blurted out suddenly. She whipped around.

“Yeah, Stevie?” This was his last chance. All he had to do was say a few words.

“Have a… good time.”

***

“I hope you didn’t have to wait too long,” Y/n said as she plopped down in the booth across from Malcolm. She noticed that he ordered her favorite drink and an appetizer for her. How sweet. “Walk took a little longer than expected.”

“Don’t worry, I didn’t wait too long.” Malcolm started fiddling around with the straw that was in his drink. He couldn’t stop wondering about what Stevie had said to her on their little outing. “How was the arboretum?”

“It was so beautiful. You should’ve been there, Malcolm.”

“Wish I was.”

“Enough about me.” Y/n took a sip of her drink. “What were you up to today?”

‘Thinking of you and hoping to whatever’s out there that Stevie didn’t say what I wanna say to you.’ He thought.

“Oh, nothing much.” He said instead. “Honestly, I was looking forward to this the whole day. I really like hanging out with you, Y/n.”

“Aw, I really like hanging out with you too, Malcolm.”

This must be a sign. Right? Why would you really like being around someone unless you like them to some degree? But did she mean it in a friendly way like Malcolm should have meant, or did she mean it in a more than friendly way like Malcolm did mean?

Malcolm was starting to think that Stevie was right about him obsessing.

“So, what are you gonna have?” the question pulled Malcolm out of his thoughts, but that only made him have different thoughts. Malcolm had actually gotten to the restaurant before Y/n on purpose to talk to the waiter. After he and Stevie realized they both liked Y/n, Hal found out. And being the hands-on man he was when it came to his sons’ love lives, he decided to help Malcolm out. Malcolm didn’t take all of his dad’s suggestions, but there was one that stuck with him.

Whatever Y/n ordered, Malcolm told the server to stick a note that he had given him to the side of her plate. It was a note explaining how he felt about her. He knew that if he tried saying it, he would just chicken out. So the note ensured that she would know of his feelings.

But now that she was so close to finding the note, he was starting to feel sick.

“Uhhhh, I don’t know. I’ll probably figure it out before the server comes.” But very soon, the waiter came. Malcolm just picked the first appealing thing he saw on the menu, not that he was feeling very picky. Then Y/n ordered, and the waiter left, leaving the two to themselves.

“Can I ask you something?” Y/n asked, taking a bite of the appetizer Malcolm had ordered.

“Sure,” Malcolm said nervously, though he tried not to show it.

“Is there a reason why you and Stevie have been wanting to hang out with me so much lately? I mean, I don’t mind, but it kinda seemed out of the blue. I don’t know, maybe I’m just imagining it.”

“You’re not.” Malcolm cut off what was about to become a ramble. Y/n looked up, somewhat confused.

“I’m not?”

“No.” Malcolm took a deep breath. Looks like he wouldn’t be needing that note after all. “Y/n, the truth is-”

“Here you go.” The server had come back with their food, faster than usual, the two noted. He set the dishes down in front of them and after making sure they didn’t need anything else, made his way to leave. “Enjoy.” The two were now alone again, but with more tension than when the waiter had come. Malcolm was about to tell Y/n that he liked her and Y/n was waiting to find out what had been up with him and Stevie the past few weeks. But no one wanted to speak first.

Y/n grabbed her plate and pulled it closer to her. Malcolm saw confusion cross her face as she felt for something on the underside of the plate. Malcolm’s eyes widened. She was about to find the note.

“That’s weird.” Y/n pulled it off of the dish and looked at the piece of paper. She flipped the paper for Malcolm to see. He looked at her name, which was written in his nicest handwriting. Which she recognized. “Did you do this?”

She knew the answer, but she wanted to hear him say it.

“Yeah…” She smiled, unfolding the note, and started to read it. Malcolm was terrified as he watched her. He didn’t think this far ahead. What if she rejected him? What if she left, leaving him to wallow in despair knowing that he blew it, his only chance? What if Stevie had told her how he felt, and now she’d have to let him down easy? He should’ve never listened to his dad. His dad finding his mom must have been an outlier, and he and his brothers were doomed to be unhappy and loveless. He would never find that antidote that Hal told him and his brothers about, that balanced out the insanity that was the Wilkerson boys’ hormones.

“Malcolm…” She sighed. Oh God, this was it. She was going to reject him, leave, and he’d never see him again. “This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.”

“What?” That was not the response Malcolm was expecting. It was the one he had hoped for, but he didn’t think it would happen. “Really?”

“Yes!” She kept staring at the note, reading the lines over and over as if she was trying to engrave it in her brain. “It’s so beautiful. I love it.”

Malcolm let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.

“You do?”

“Yeah.” She slid out of the booth. She walked to his side and sat down next to Malcolm. “Were you telling the truth? Do you really like me?”

He nodded. He knew that if he said anything now, it would turn into an out-pour of words and would never stop.

“Thank God.” Note still in hand, Y/n grabbed Malcolm’s face and pulled him towards her in a long, sensual kiss. They knew that they were still in public, but they didn’t care. They were finally doing what they had wanted to do for so long.

Malcolm felt bad for Stevie. He’d never be able to experience this with Y/n, because she chose Malcolm. He knew he’d get over it someday and they’d still be best friends. But right now, Malcolm was focused on a more pressing matter. He pulled away from Y/n, somewhat reluctantly.

“Y/n, will you be my girlfriend?”

“Of course, Malcolm.”

Overfilled with joy, Malcolm kissed her again. And again. And again.