#omg I used the wrong dh one

[urtwice]

Irene: Dream for anyone who would like to answer~

Yeri: Masque for the bestie!!!

Wendy: Angel for the artist~

- @reve-rv

“how long do you sleep on average?”

DH. i always try to get at least 6 hours of sleep every night !

MM. people keep track of how long they sleep– ?

“what’s your skincare routine?”

NY. i’ll briefly run you through my most extensive one: after removing my makeup, i use a cream cleanser, then wash, oil cleanser, wash, foam cleanser, wash, then toner, ampoule, sheet mask, then night cream, and finally eye cream :D

“is there anyone you’d do anything for?”

CY. omg she didn’t call me brat– oh, that’s an easy one ! my family and the girls, of course !

TY. us ? really ? are you drunk ?

CY. is it so wrong for me to be affectionate with you guys– (ｰ ｰ;)

ask game

[a-queer-query]

2.6 TB mission spoilers ahead -

"It's only been five minutes." Well Dan Heng, no. I got your text several weeks ago.

Knowing what I do of this plot I think March 7th is right to be suspicious.

What if I wanted to go to the conference, Himeko. What if.

Oh hey Welt is reminiscing on his HI3 days, good for him. Go be traumatised, grandpa!!

"Let's hope this trip doesn't send you into another strange dream." Hm.

POM-POM MENTIONED!!!! BOOTHILL!!!!!!!!

If I don't get Aventurine by the time the livestream happens and Boothill has a rerun, Aventurine can go to all hell. He's great but I'm on a quest to E6 Boothill. In the same vein, I will be upset if I get Aventurine (Unlikely, I'm about 57 into pity on a guaranteed. Thanks DH:IL,) and Boothill has a rerun, because I know my own luck.

RAPPA WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE

What was that cutscene. Whatever, snack time :D

These monkeys may be singing about bananas but I'm better. I have salami, bread, and four cheesesticks.

I am not singing

Aw shit

THE CAN HITTING HER HEAD.. RAPPA

why am I fighting monkeys now?!

The monkeys have murdered my Gallagher in cold blood. They must die.

Why does nobody in this game introduce themselves properly

Evil Ninja Osaru we do not support your crimes

WHY DOES THE MOON HAVE A SHOJO MAN EYE??

????

Oh god a groupchat, nothing good has ever come of those.

DH infodump lets go!! My boy <3

I love telling a bird that I have a map and it immediately decides to go on strike. Procrastination by exploration is lovely.

I love how these Dreamticker puzzles are giving me 4 star relics like I'm ever gonna use them

This HR bird is depressing. What do you mean same benefits, but I'm socially ostracised and will be laid off first?!

I'm actually kind of bothered now because I am missing ONE chest in this map. And some trashcans but they will come in due time (I'm scared of them). I got a new profile icon from being Good At Dreamtickers though!

59 pity. And another Pela. I already have her E6 I don't need her E9.

And the teachers are trying to be "hip with the kids" again

NO WAIT I WANTED TO GO TO SCHOOL DON'T CANCEL THE CLASSES

Never thought I'd ever say that one

I just stole a mans syllabus.

I can't decide if Reca is gender or just hot so I'm going with both.

That's 0.525 counts of academic fraud per year. A little above average, I must admit.

"It's no wonder the Iris Family hasn't produced a good film in centuries." he says, with the equivalent of a :3 face.

Let this man be playable, Hoyoverse, and I will actually attempt your late game content!

That was a boldfaced lie btw

Booo fuck the IPC don't even mention them to me

Hey this guy knows too much

What did ya'll put in your banana pie? I did jadegreen banana, the concept of tranquility, and Penacony's sweet dream icing. It probably makes a terrible flavour profile.

Why am I the topic of the school gossip, that is not good for my anxiety-

"Now I can afford living expenses this month..." hey why does this game make me think about the realities of life even in its brainrot quests?

Wowwww I wonder who this suspicious person is

"Academic vulgarity" I'm stealing that

She keeps adding on names I love that

"Don't eavesdrop" DAN HENG YOU ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER

Try saying that challenge name five times fast. This is why I avoided the drama students

(That was also a boldfaced lie. I would've joined a drama club had covid not existed. Also, I played D&D with drama students and am in a QPR with one. I cannot escape.)

SILVERGUN SHURA MENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Is it Boothill?" Dan Heng don't look so tired on an existential level please

BOOTHILL POV RAHJAASFAFAShjHASFGWFFW

Get him some better internet omg

And he's standing there,,,, ominously,,,,,,,

PARDNER

I can't believe Unpleasant Man is calling Boothill a thug! He's only half right

Why does he always have to bend like that when drawing a gun.

Like don't get me wrong I love him for it but Boothill you do NOT need to serve 24/7

HE SOUNDS INSANE

BOOTHILL STOP SPEAKING YOU SOUND.... bananas. I'm so funny.

"Banana my sundae" you're doing great sweetie

Honestly I know who the guy is but I'm with Boothill here. He's certainly a dude

Take a shot for every bullet point that has to do with Boothill (potentially lethal)(we're at 16/60. I can do so much better than 26%)

Maybe Boothill just wanted to drink his fruity little drinks, Micah.

Shoutout to Boothills synesthesia beacon. It's really fucked up now.

Oh good I love banana monkey cults

Okay so it could also be fraternity.

I saw someone ask what entity Boothill would be an avatar of in TMA, and it's obviously The Hunt.

"do I look like some kind of madman to you?" Boothill you probably do. You showed up here, taste tested a few cocktails, pulled a gun on some fanatics, and then started yammering about bananas and sundaes. And not the Sunday who tried to resurrect an Aeon either.

Yeah that sounds pretty bad when I put it like that.

HE HASN'T EVEN PAID FOR THE DRINKS..?

BOOTHILL PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO A SMALL BUSINESS

Or maybe he has idk let me have faith

"I love me some bananas" what did he want to say here /genq

And our favourite character.... Boothills gun!!!!!!

Boothill nooo don't join the banana monkey cult

i gotta love how he pulls the gun to break in, then puts the gun away and goes "nah let's do this the legal way first" with the expectation that he's gonna need the gun again.

Pick a path dude

I want to see this dude "raisin' too much ruckus" actually.

Break into that fraternity monkey-banana cult Boothill!!

Robinhill nation is winning. Now all we need is rogenti and my polycule can be complete /j

He's a robin fan and AS HE SHOULD BE. We love and appreciate Robin in this household

Robin looks so concerned for Boothill. Dude is going insane over bananas again

He's so happy to have his synesthesia beacon back to normal levels of fuckery oh my god

I missed seeing this guy. Why did I wait so long to play this

Boothill we already know of your soft side, it's with your daughter!!

I'm gonna make myself cry if I continue down that path of jokes

Yeah please just let me steal a membership card I am begging. I do not want to learn about slumbermonkeys or whatever the fuck they're called.

"Its voice so clear, its voice so bright, tells me to remember // When you're tired, take a rest, take a break, it's for the best // Life grows beautiful for those who will forfeit it all" Hey girlie!!! A monkey should not be telling you this!!! In fact, you shouldn't be hearing these monkeys say anything at all. Hope this helps!!!!!!

I've made my way through two cups of hot chocolate

Yeah okay this does make me a little unsettled. Maybe the monkeys were the cure for scurvy (and doctors) all along

Don't show this to Dr. Ratio or Natasha

Monella. Slow down. You sound like you're about to pass out at the concept of Robin + Slumbernana monkeys. Take a chill pill

60 pity. That's 14 more to hit soft pity, and another 30 to guaranteed :D

Oh god the yellow better be the right answer

I really don't like the line "Life grows beautiful for those who forfeit it all."

Like, that's blatantly untrue? If you continually give and give and give you're going to miserable because you'd have nothing for yourself - and potentially you're putting yourself in a bad situation. You will get nowhere in life if you forfeit what you have been given.

Noo Robin sweetie you're not a burden. I mean yeah you'll attract wayy too much attention but noo

Boothill: Hater of monkeys

(me too)

Someone animate Boothill saying "I am justice." Actually, where's Andrew Russell when you need him

Oh lord above the floating text is back

NO BOOTHILL. DON'T SUCCUMB TO THE BANANA MONKEYS

Hey it's March 7th

Aw man back to TB POV. I mean Caelus is great but Boothill :(

Sobbing they are NOT going to believe it if they meet a ranger who acts quote unquote "normal"

Classtime?

If I didn't already dislike bananas I would after this. Too many bananas. As it stands I may be sick of mentioning them. I also work at a grocery store, so you can imagine how I'm feeling right now.

March please I'm serious I swear

Monkey vs Trashcan: The ultimate showdown

NOO I THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO DO A COMPOSITION, BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

I've betrayed the trashcans.

Justice for March 7th's six phased ice.

What the hell is Rappa talking about

"Pythons slither without feet, as manta rays glide without wings." Girl what

How to get suspended 101: Fighting your teacher!

Goddamn the teacher went down really quick for someone talking so much shit

Talk about a way to enroll in a school

Ooh are we to be suspicious of the "profnana"

I am shaking this game back and forth. What do you mean "Destiny is no different than a banana peel... Like bananas within their peels, we can never break free of its encapsulation."

I've had enough for tonight and almost certainly need to go to bed o7

I shall continue tomorrow (maybe)

(We're at 37.5% Boothill, therefore I am sane and well in the head.)

Okay, the peer pressure has worked, I shall play the 2.6 trailblaze continuance.

[b-ap]

just look at their faces 😂

[vivithefolle]

I just wanna ask, and don’t get mad at me cause I’m genuinely curious, how do you stan Ron? Like, I like him, but he is definitely misogynistic (slut shaming Ginny, treating hermione like she owes him something and being mad that she kissed someone years before, always objectifying Fleur, and acting like girls who aren’t pretty aren’t worth much). Like, by DH I feel like he definitely has mostly grown out of it, but still 6/7 books he’s kinda unbearable IMO

how do you stan Ron? 

Like this:

OH MY GOD HAVE YOU SEEN. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM DID YOU SEE MY BABY OH MY GOD. WHEN HARRY’S ARM HAD GONE KABLOOIE BECAUSE OF LOCKHART AND HE. RON. HE WAS. HELPING HIM GET DRESSED???? OH MY GOD BABY???? HHHHNNNNGGGG. AND. AND. AND ALSO WHEN HE. OMG. WHEN HE WAS PUTTING FOOD ON HIS FRIENDS’ PLATES LIKE. MOM FRIEND ALERT MOM FRIEND ALERT MOM FRIEND ALERT. AND THE WAY HE’S ALWAYS BLUSHING AND BEING EMBARRASSED AT THE SLIGHTEST PRAISE BUT ALSO HE’S SO DESPERATELY SEEKING IT BUT HE KNOWS HE CAN’T TAKE IT AND EEK EEK EEK THAT’S SO CUTE SOMEONE HOLD ME IT’S ADORABLE RONALD WEASLEY YOU ARE SO GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME IT’S ILLEGAL TO BE THIS CUTE!!!!

Ok and then.

he is definitely misogynistic 

No. And here’s why.

slut shaming Ginny 

Yes, that was wrong. And guess what, that’s also something he probably - scratch that, definitely - picked up from his mother. And also his brothers, recall how Fred and George too don’t like to see Ginny go around with boys. There’s also something to recall: Ron was there when Ginny was taken into the Chamber of Secrets and learned later that it was because she had trusted an older guy. You seriously wouldn’t be paranoid about who your sister dates after that? It was wrong. Yeah. And he more than learned his lesson when Ginny clapped back by virgin-shaming him and basically told him that he was childish because he hadn’t have a relationship yet. So would that make Ginny sexist too? Or is it just for Ron?

treating hermione like she owes him something 

..................... uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh... when? When the fuck did anything like that happen?

He made a prat of himself at the Yule Ball, that much is obvious. But he didn’t tell her anything like “you should be with me” or didn’t insinuate anything of the sort. He was a jealous bitch but kept attacking Krum, not Hermione.

If you mean in sixth year when he treated her with “icy, sneering indifference” for the course of two weeks, yeah that was bad but that’s not “treating her like she owes him something”, the fuck?

being mad that she kissed someone years before 

Yeah. I know. And that was bad, ooooh you got me to admit Ron did bad stuff, that’s what you want to see, right? And I reckon he was also mad that she hid it from him, and that he had to learn it from his sister of all people. We see Ron handles what he considers betrayals terribly. I have some meta discussing the possibility that he has a form of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria.

always objectifying Fleur 

Um... no, he doesn’t. He makes a stupid comment about her once in GOF then stops. Let’s also fucking remember that Fleur is a Veela, she literally makes guys stare at her as part of her powers!! I’m not blaming her because she’s literally born that way, but you can’t blame someone who is under magical compulsion either.

acting like girls who aren’t pretty aren’t worth much 

So tell me why he was friends with Hermione then?

Because Hermione wasn’t Emma Watson the super hawt sexy model goddess. Hermione was Mrs Generic. Until this once at the Yule Ball when she got the pretty princess perfect Mary Sue makeover but then stopped because she had to remain ~relatable uwu~.

Again. Ron made stupid sexist comments. But it’s actively shown that he doesn’t follow up on them. If he did indeed live by the motto “girls who aren’t pretty aren’t worth much”, explain to me why he wasn’t simping and drooling all over Padma Patil who is explicitly stated to be one of the prettiest girls at school when she was his date? Why exactly did he ignore her and was a miserable twat the whole evening instead of basking in the joy of having snagging a girl that was “worth it”? Well surprise, it’s because HE ACTUALLY ISN’T LIKE THAT AND WHAT HE SAYS IS MAYBE SHIT HIS “COOL OLDER BROTHERS” SAY AND HE THINKS THAT BY EXTENSION IT WOULD MAKE HIM COOL TO REPEAT IT. MIMETISM, THAT'S BASIC FUCKING HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY FOR FUCKING TODDLERS MY FUCKING GOD.

Like, by DH I feel like he definitely has mostly grown out of it, 

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so. so why. so why wouldn’t you. use that. as a reason. to stan him.

like.

fuck all the “hurr durr ron weasley the boy who made it out of the friendzone!!!!” bullshit, let’s start going with “Ron Weasley, the Boy who became a Man, and not one of those 'uugghh im such an alpha male’ ones but one that’s got the balls to say ‘hey love, I’ve got an idea, what if you kept doing that job you love and feel passionate about while I support you and do the majority of the childcare while also working a smaller job on the side so we’re never short on money’“

Why you people gotta be “yeah I like Ron BUTT” when you know full-well this fucking awful fandom will rake him over hot coals over the slightest mistake he does - worse, will actively go out of their way to interpret his positive moments in the most negative way possible??? Fuck off with that bullshit. Ron dared to say bad stuff omygah big deal, he was forgiven for it all and you’re just all cowards looking to feel “pure” by telling yourself “oh yeah but he was problematic once uwu”. FUCK. THAT. NOISE.

but still 6/7 books he’s kinda unbearable IMO 

And IMO he’s not, funny how that works

So.

I guess it’s impossible to stan Ron because he was problematic uwu.

Ok.

Then I hereby decree that it’s impossible to stan Hermione Granger because:

“I’ll bet you wish you hadn’t given up Divination now, don’t you, Hermione?” asked Parvati, smirking. [...] “Not  really,”  said  Hermione  indifferently,  who  was  reading  the  Daily Prophet. “I’ve never really liked horses.” She turned a page of the newspaper, scanning its columns. “He’s not a horse, he’s a centaur!” said Lavender, sounding shocked. “A gorgeous centaur . . .” sighed Parvati. “Either  way,  he’s  still  got  four  legs,”  said  Hermione  coolly.  “Any-way, I thought you two were all upset that Trelawney had gone?” - Order of the Phoenix, ch 27

wow casual use of a racial slur yay!!! A+

And it’s also forbidden to stan Harry Potter either since:

It was raining hard now, and she was nowhere to be seen. He simply did not understand what had happened; half an hour ago they had been getting along fine. “Women!”  he  muttered  angrily,  sloshing  down  the  rain-washed  street with his hands in his pockets. “What did she want to talk about Cedric  for  anyway?  Why  does  she  always want to drag up a subject that makes her act like a human hosepipe?” - Order of the Phoenix, ch 25

and

“Harry! There you are, thank goodness! Hi, Luna!”  “What’s  happened  to  you?”  asked  Harry,  for  Hermione  looked  distinctly  disheveled,  rather  as  though she had just fought her way out of a thicket of Devil’s Snare.  “Oh,  I’ve  just  escaped  —  I  mean,  I’ve  just  left  Cormac,”  she  said.  “Under  the  mistletoe,”  she  added in explanation, as Harry continued to look questioningly at her.  “Serves you right for coming with him,” he told her severely.  “I thought he’d annoy Ron most,” said Hermione dispassionately. “I debated for a while about Zacharias Smith, but I thought, on the whole —”  “You considered Smith?” said Harry, revoked. - Half-Blood Prince

Victim-blaming! Nice Harry, nice. Always classy.

Ok, Ginny stanning is already cancelled because she virgin-shamed Ron, right, so who���s left, who’s left... ah yeah:

“There you go,” said Fred proudly. “Best range of love potions you’ll find anywhere.” - Half-Blood Prince

Selling date rape drugs proudly ouh là là. Bye Fred.

"Do they work?” she asked.  “Certainly they work, for up to twenty-four hours at a time depending on the weight of the boy in question...”  “...and the attractiveness of the girl,” said George, reappearing suddenly at their side. “But we’re not  selling  them  to  our  sister,”  he  added,  becoming  suddenly  stern,  ���not  when  she’s  already  got  about five boys on the go from what we’ve...”  “Whatever you’ve heard from Ron is a big fat lie,” said Ginny calmly, leaning forward to take a small pink pot off the shelf.

Assuming that only girls use love potions, and only on boys. Men never rape in JKR’s world, only women do, you heard it from George Weasley here folks, I’m just passing on the message. Ah and I hope you’re also starting the Fred And George Hate Club given how he’s also slut-shaming Ginny.

“What’s this?”  “Guaranteed  ten-second  pimple  vanisher,”  said  Fred.  “Excellent  on  everything  from  boils  to  blackheads,  but  don’t  change  the  subject.  Are  you  or  are  you  not  currently  going  out  with  a  boy  called Dean Thomas?” “Yes, I am,” said Ginny. “And last time I looked, he was definitely one boy, not five. What are those?”  She  was  pointing  at  a  number  of  round  balls  of  fluff  in  shades  of  pink  and  purple,  all  rolling  around the bottom of a cage and emitting high-pitched squeaks.  “Pygmy  Puffs,”  said  George.  “Miniature  puffskeins,  we  can’t  breed  them  fast  enough.  So  what  about Michael Corner?”  “I  dumped  him,  he  was  a  bad  loser,”  said  Ginny,  putting  a  finger  through  the  bars  of  the  cage  and watching the Pygmy Puffs crowd around it. “They’re really cute!”  “They’re  fairly  cuddly,  yes,”  conceded  Fred.  “But  you’re  moving  through  boyfriends  a  bit  fast,  aren’t you?”  Ginny turned to look at him, her hands on her hips. There was such a Mrs. Weasley-ish glare on her face that Harry was surprised Fred didn’t recoil.  “It’s none of your business. And I’ll thank you” she added angrily to Ron, who had just appeared at George’s elbow, laden with merchandise, “not to tell tales about me to these two!”

Ah, good on you for defending yourself, Ginny, but remember, Ginny stanning is prohibited because she’s been problematic in the past and is gonna be problematic in the future and that’s baaaaaaad. Careful kids, don’t get ideas. It’s problematic to like people who’ve done problematic things.

So I guess nobody can like anything or anyone now. Sorry guys. Liking things is evil, what if the thing you liked had, OR USED TO HAVE, *gasp* flaws, can’t take that risk, ohmygah.

[chicchanooliner]

Glory or Dust : an opinionated summary.

Also speakers ratings

One word : 3D

Boy Ichiro can climb and run fast woa

Speakers can move????!!!

Ichiro’s are no longer on my top 10 I’m sorry sweetie but those speakers are gonna get a 5/10 and those points are for Ichi not the darn speakers.

Ooo Samatoki can wiggle! Is he trying to be a Sama-snake now?

6/10 for the creativity of his speakers, they even glow in the dark. 10/10 good for those who are scared of the dark.

Which brings us to another topic; do they glow bc Samatoki is scared of the dark?

Ooh look at Nagoya div <3

Nagoya Div my beloved <3<3

Setting looks like Naruto’s so it’s ok

Kuuko, my man, gets 10/10 bc I’m biased just like that also speakers have a dragon holding a speaker (?)

DH really be imitating Uchiha Itachi’s pose up there lol

Shoku repo (食レポ) Is what gave Sasara a 9.9/10. The 0.1 is bc I didn’t get the punchline in his joke there.

Sasara and his speakers are feline friends yes. They understand each other also the fact the speakers are a maneki neko dancing around makes everything even better.

Ramuda baby what the fuck are u guys doing up there??? What if u fall??

Ramuda my gremlin angel. Your speakers will get a 6/10 bc they look so weird also they kinda look like a croos over between Yu-gi-oh and fish eggs so.

MTNRO my beloveds, get your asses down pls, least one pf u trips and break your backs.

Jakurai really be looking like sailor moon up there with his speakers. 10/10 bc everything about Jakurai looks majestic.

Jiro, 3/10. I’m sorry sweetie but 10/10 for that one random girl that appeared. Who. Is she??? She really be chilling here

TRASH PANDA (why u so mean Jyuto??)

Flowers. Thats all I see whenever I see Jyuto’s speakers so 5/10 bc they kinda pretty when I think of them as flowers but as sirens they will get 3/10.

Jyushi my beloved child, my angel UwU

100/10 bc he is Jyushi and deserves the world. Also I’m obsessed with how his speakers look like a haunted house that gives a nightmare before Christmas vibes.

Rosho really looking like a snack up there. The way he say “ 怖いお” makes me go UwU

However, Rosho, honey... thise speakers... 4/10 bc that table really looks like the box where my grandma used to store dates in when I was young.

I will not talk about how disappointed I’m with Gentaro’s outfit bc I thought they were elegant until I saw them here.

Those speakers better stay 6 feet away from me. They look like a yokai. So 7/10 for being creatively scary.

HIFUMI HIFUMI HIFUMI HIFUMI HIFUMI-

Speakers are simple but elegant so usually I’d go for a 2/10 bc I really don’t like yellow. But 101/10 bc you are Hifumi and that spin. THE SPIN IS BEAUTIFUL.

These two

You might wanna tune down being mad and you guys can kiss later

Saburo, my child, I really hoped for “Saburo Steelo” moment but guess this won’t happen for now

SABURO VERSION 2 ✌🏻

Saburo’s speakers get 9.6/10 bc I really really want to touch them. Grinch vibes tho.

Ichiro, you look like u got dumbed sitting there I’m sorry

YOU CAN’T TOUCH DIS- i swoon

Rio... now look i love this guy, I really do but those speakers will get 2/10.

Hitoya. One word. BIKE GOES BRRR

sweetie what is that??? 8/10 for the creativity and 9/10 for being funny

10/10 for Rei’s speakers. Suzaku being there is magnificent but final score is 0/10 bc they belong to Rei.

Dice looks like a vending machine more than a gambling machine so 1/10 for wrong vibes but final score will be 4/10 for the fact that he has his own fucking face on those speakers

Now star of the show, my spirit animal, my man, my child, Doppo will be getting 100/10 bc he deserves it. Creativity 10/10 and 10/10 for being simple and elegant.

No i am not screaming or crying...

KuuIchi are standing on the same side

STANDING ON THE SAME FUCKINF SIDEEEEEE

Now DH is surrounded by both Matenro and MTC so can they just really quickly gang up on Rei and beat some sense back to his head???

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT—

Hitoya near BBs. And Jakurai on their other side My life is now completed

Samatoki can u just slap Rei a little bit? Since ur near and all??

Now, Fling Posse and MTC really walked there like they came out of mean girls

2 ft distance u guys omg.

Thought Kuko would pull Jakurai’s hair as to make Jakurai reach his height pftt-

SamaRamu continue flirting please.

[missymwac]

I lost our Roomba.

The kids gave it to us a few months ago as a gift, but it sat in its box until Christmas Day, when the darling son set it up. To be clear, it’s not that I COULDN’T set it up; I just didn’t want to bother with it during the holidays. I’m at that point in life where I see a new technological thing and think, “OMG. Something else to set up and program.” Also, "Hey you kids...GET OFF MY LAWN."

We named it “Buster,” not because we are ultra-precious and cutesy, but because the app requires you to name it.

Buster is pretty good at what he does. He’s gotten stuck a couple times under the chair and ate the shoelace on one of my roller skates, but other than that, he’s surprisingly efficient. He gives off a Star Wars vibe as he zips around the ground like one of those tiny robot things on the Death Star. I honestly didn’t think it would pick up a lot, but turns out, I was wrong. He leaves his docking station every day at 12pm and “vacuums” for about 90 minutes. The first few days of operation, he scared the crap out of me when he turned on.

“WHAT IS THAT NOISE? SOMEONE CALL 911! OR A PLUMBER!"

I made the joke that I was worried Buster would become self-aware, and one day the DH and I would wake up to find Buster on the bed in between us where the dog should be, you know, if Buster hadn’t eaten her.

But now, Buster is lost. As in, I can’t find him. Anywhere.

Now, I don’t live in a ginormous house. We have four bedrooms but only two actually have beds in them. One sofa. One dining room table. Some chairs. There aren’t a lot of places where a Roomba can hide.

But Buster is crafty. He’s wedged himself somewhere and allowed his battery to die, so now, I must engage in a Search and Rescue mission for a Roomba.

How hard could it be to find him, right? Yeah, that’s what I thought. I’ll let you know when he turns up.

I’m not entirely convinced the whole “he-became-self-aware” thing didn’t happen.

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Moriarty 5 - 7 | HypMic 10 - 11

Moriarty 5

Saito’s Moriarty and Gentaro voices are quite similar, now that I compare them.

“…he’s a good egg at heart.” – LOL, never thought I’d be reading subtitles that said that.

Oh, so that was Frida on the bridge?

I wonder, is Moriarty like Bon and nursing a weak leg with that cane? Or is the cane just a symbol of nobility?

Moriarty 6

The Titanic? Wasn’t there a Black Butler arc based on it?

LOL, these people in the foreground are CGI.

…is that the grapefruit guy? (Beats me, I haven’t watched this in weeks and am only returning to it because Scott keeps mentioning spoilers. The only thing I’m keeping up with properly is HypMic and my Kanon watch with #AniTwitWatches…and soon I’ll add the final episodes of Sailor Moon to it.)

Found him! Sherlock Holmes! I sort of triangulated from buzz around me that he appears in this episode.

What’s with the skull ring Holmes wears?

…ah, the golden ratio!

…Oh, this is gonna get interesting! You can tell this Holmes is adept in fighting due to his build, but…how did Moriarty figure out Holmes played the violin? Calluses on his hands?

Is this Holmes a womaniser…? I thought the guy was often characterised as an asexual, or at the very least aromantic. That’s part of what makes the guy so intriguing to me - because he still has Irene.

A colliery is a coal mine. It’s been a while since I heard that word.

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The anime’s sense of colour is probably one of the most striking parts of this. Not just red, but blue and green where it counts too.

Not a fan of the 1st person cam…

That knife came out pretty clean for something so blood-stained.

I wanted to say “’Right,’ said Fred”…but Fred didn’t talk, so I can’t do that. (Dangit!)

I somehow found it slightly funny that France was ahead of Britain (America?) in forensic pathology, although I dunno what made it funny exactly.

I squealed (…just a little bit) when the iconic quote came up: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” I have it memorised from my Detective Conan days still, see?

Next time: A Study in S (according to stuff I read, the S stands for Sherlock this time).

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…I can’t believe it’s almost over already. I’ve basically been in a dream this entire season…but then what happens once the anime is over…? Waiting for the 2nd DRB to happen, I guess.

I didn’t even realise, but Jiro’s varsity jacket has an owl on the bottom of the logo.

…”[H]it the head”? Wassat mean? *checks up* Oh, so it means to go to the bathroom…Right. It’s US slang, which might explain a thing.

Notice Ramuda uses “Jakurai” and not “jijii” or something like that during his time with Ichijiku. Also, there’s a lot of his deep voice going around…

You can see MTR on the poster behind Ramuda at one point.

*anguished noises* Ramuda!!! Please don’t do this!!!

LOL, Sadamezuka and Kazuha.

Is “bum-rush” even an appropriate word for this situation…? US slang is weird…

…Doppo’s performance almost seems like a Rosho foreshadowing. Also, I love how Doppo’s screens disappear with his motivation.

…I saw a spoiler today on Twitter regarding Dice and meat…now I get it.

“detarame” – I know this word means “nonsense”, but for some reason I memorised it as meaning “s***” at one point due to the context of Scenario Liar. I find it interesting Hifumi used a word from Scenario Liar in the first place, even though it’s not necessarily meant to be taken in that context.

“the King of Normies” – For some reason, that made me laugh pretty hard. That is an accurate translation of “riajyuu no ousama” though.

Gentaro’s smile puts a smile on my face as well.

“colours you’ve dyed” – Note Shibuya is constantly referred to by colours, including how PCCS (in the Shibuya 1st DRB team song) apparently means “practical colour coordinate system”.

I find it interesting that Saburo was the one who mentioned holding hands as a sign of camaraderie first in the anime and then the Funi translation makes Ramuda use the same symbolism here. It may have been unintentional, though.

…the subbers keep using “OMG” and I’m like ????. Is OMG outdated slang in 2020?

…wow, that holy imagery…they really went all-in on Jakurai’s godliness there.

…even when knocked down, Jakurai’s hair is still 100% gorgeous.

I noticed one of the lyrics the translators cut out of Doppo’s rap was “borderline”.

Ahhhhhhhhhh! This anime just kicked me where it hurts! (<- As in, it used the trope I love so much – where the underdog causes a sudden turn-around in the battle and they’re not even aware of it!) This is why I love you, Doppo!

LOL, FP spent their countdown gossiping. That’s such a FP thing to do.

Hifumi seems to carry the beat in MTR’s Kizuna. Jakurai gets drowned out quite a bit, although Riou (who has a similar voice) was less drowned out.

“No pain, no gain.” – That’s a good saying.

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2 episodes until the end! (Yikes!)

I still take some issue with subbing the laughing. Well, then again I’ve been half-deaf lately with my ears being clogged (accidentally clogged my ear up again…), so I guess I shouldn’t complain.

If I’m hearing it right, Ramuda goes “nee-san” and not particularly anything to do with “Beauties” or “Beasts”, which seems to be exclusive to the subs.

Stone guardian? I guess this has to do with jizo in Japanese. Hifumi does go “namu” (short for “namu amida butsu”) towards Doppo at the end there.

That bed is…why is it so empty if it’s meant to be the room someone’s staying in?

Is Jyuto’s hair black or brown? I’ve been colouring it a deep brown because I think that looks nice, but it might actually be black…

I have a newfound respect for Komada ever since I found out his birthday is [secret censored – maybe if you follow the hints I leave behind, you might find out what I mean].

LOL, I spotted the fire extinguisher in one corner and was immediately reminded of how someone once translated “fire extinguisher” to “hand grenade”.

…how does Jakurai’s hair work from the back? There’s this coil of hair that seems to go places it shouldn’t be…

For some reason, the subbers keep translating “sensei” as “the good doctor”…or is that the first and only time it happened?

I think it’s appropriate they discuss bonds on the day Kizuna (the ED) goes out on streaming.

…*thinks about 2nd DRB, where BB vs. DH is going to happen next month* …Yeah, you better pay attention or your daddy’s gonna come spank you boys.

Jakurai summoning his mic is always freakin’ cool. Aspire to be like this elegant man.

The wolf hand sign again.

There’s a pun between kizukizu (wounds) and kizuna (bonds). Update: The phrase is actually gisugisusa (stiffness, unsociability, coldness [of atmosphere] etc.), but...there’s the same rhyming scheme, so it’s not wrong.

Doppo’s bit about Jakurai(-sensei) being a kasugai (hemostat) is, surprisingly, quite faithful, as you can tell from how those words rhyme. Hifumi’s verse mentions a monkey wrench, though.

…kasumitai ore ga yoi… - that translates to “…[Jakurai is] better than us, who are like scum…” It’s a very Doppo sort of line, noting that kasu literally means “residue”.

I didn’t realise this until now, but Riou has a piercing in one ear (his right). It’s just in an unconventional place in the upper curve, so I never spotted it.

Samatoki’s death aesthetic really contrasts against Jakurai’s healing one. I can see why people really liked the MTC vs. MTR fight now.

It seems the strategy to win in this series is to keep spamming your attacks. It seems hugely suitable for my pseudo-Pokemon AU, which emphasises attack over defence.

Oh! I never noticed the blue gem on Jakurai’s mic!

Note how Samatoki said “lightning rod” – Jakurai’s name means “lonely thunder”. It’s one reason why I fell head over heels for the guy – his stupidly awesome name.

“horse/rabbit/bush warbler” – These refer to MTC. Samatoki, Jyuto, Riou. On that note, ARB currently has an event where Ramuda hangs out with MTC and he calls Jyuto “usa-chan” as a pun. I find that so darn cute!

“And the winner is…Matenro!” - *cue the song, The Champion*

Notice how they put BB and FP before MTC and MTR in the ED…it’s foreshadowing!

[xueyangs-pinky-finger]

Omg you've seen a.c.e in concert??? I'm so jealous!!! I've only recently discovered them and I'm sort of in love with Jun. Who's your fave member? They're all such dorks!!! Have you see their new part change video where they're dressed in halloween costumes while they dance?

Hahaha I occasionally post about my cats on my Tumblr so revealing their names might give me away. 😉

I'm also very bad at picking favourites in The Untamed. There are just so many contenders!! But I think lwj and wwx might be at the very top for me. I think I relate a lot to lwj too! I'm usually silent and seem closed off and unemotional until people know me. When I was younger, people have called me expressionless or commented on how I never smiled. And I relate to having grown up with strict rules and struggling to figure out how to navigate the world when you realise that those rules don't work.

I do agree with you about how xue yang might have turned out if he'd had more sympathy and compassion shown to him as a child. I do pity xue yang's, jiggy's and su she's circumstances for the same reason although I could never forgive their actions.

What are your favourite tropes, situations and scenes to read fanfiction about? I really enjoy canon compliant getting together fics, and friends to lovers, and YEARNING (and a lot more but these are the ones I seem to end up reading most). Oh and anything where the female characters get to survive, kick ass and live happily ever after.

-🎵🦄

oh yeah we all went last year on my dad’s birthday, so it was almost a year ago exactly now, wow, time 🛫 they’re such good dancers and seem rly sweet too :(( i can totally see how you’d fall in love w/ jun; he kind of closed his fingers around everyone’s hands in the hi-touch for a moment instead of just doing a brisk high five 🤧

i decided to let myself double bias donghun and chan after the concert, bc there was this moment when we were standing in line for the hi-touch where i was rly sure DH looked right at me?? it’s possible he was looking at the ppl around me too, but like it felt like he was looking right at me. plus we share a bday so like omg fate?? but then chan��s such a qt pie and he literally covered “do you wanna build a snowman?” like how could i not love him?? but yeah all the members are great :’) i haven’t seen that vid yet but i’ll keep it in mind~!

ah, i see 👀

yes, exactly…! i think a lot of us can relate to him, including wyb, lol. i think even my family have trouble reading my emotions~ omg when it was picture day in preschool alskdf i said -_- when ppl actually comment about you not smiling tho, oh my god, that’s the worst !! as if you pointing that out is gonna make me smile, jfc 🙄(dude that scene in captain marvel where the guy tells her she’d look better if she smiled, and she not only doesn’t do so, but also steals his motorcycle... therapeutic)

yeah i’m not at all a forgiving or even trusting person when it comes to real life, but that’s part of the fun of immersing yourself in fiction, heh. mdzs rly is fascinating in how it explores morality~ for some reason jgy and ss don’t break my heart like xy does tho... like i see where they’re coming from, but i don’t feel for them as much? maybe bc they were like twice as old as him when the main bad shit happened to them, idk. xy just feels like a misguided kid who never grew up and learned right from wrong, whereas the others... they feel a bit less childlike and a bit more sinister i guess, lol. i would never condone xy’s behavior tho, as least not with any more seriousness than when whx does so, lmao. it’s low-key kinda fun to jokingly excuse it tho 🙃

so far i’ve only read soft xuexiao fics pls don’t judge me ahhh let me think, back when i used to read a lot of finnpoe fics… i think fluff, mutual pining, coffee shop aus, things like that? for mdzs, i’m just looking for fluff dude, pls, the canon has enough angst alskdf. give me fix-its and aus and reincarnation; i need it !!! while reading the novel, i’m also kind of wishing we got a twilight-style parallel book where it’s just mdzs from lwj’s perspective, so i might look into reading some things from his pov if the novel doesn’t satisfy my curiosity~ all the things you mentioned are rly good too!! i haven’t read any with the ladies yet; do you have any recs? 👉👈

[inessencedevided]

The Untamed, episode 18 - watching notes

I know I'm slagging a bit. So sorry, life in quarantine is - somehow - busy. I want to watch the untamed all the time, but I just can't right now :/

Last on "Sophie wstches the untamed": Wei Wuxian is a self-sacrificing idiot but what else is new

Wei Wuxian, third young master, just used his cultivation power to catch a chicken

And icon

And now she's his hunting companion. I fully support them :Dh no, one of the wangxian mirror is hurt 🥺

But I'm glad he's back. I've been anxious to find out what will happen to them

Completely random, but I've just realized that apparently "Shifu" (please pardon my spelling) is Chinese for "Master". I knew the word from avatar the last airbender, but never knew that its chinese 🙈 (I realised this because Song Lan is repeatedly calling "Shifu!")

There is just something incredibly disturbing about people crying tears of blood

So wait, Xue Yang blinded him with some kind of poisonous powder?

Ooohhhh! I never realised that this legendary Master of wwx's mother and Xao Xingchen is a woman? (Or I did and forgot again)

(Sorry. The fact that there is such a disparity between the number of male and female significant characters on this show is maybe the only thing that's bothering me right now. I've seen worse on other shows though and the female characters that are there are great, so I'm not that bothered by it.)

Wen Qing is as much of a fangirl of the Baoshen Wanderer as I'd be :D

OMG they're going to look for her!!! Pleasepleaseplease let them find her! 😭

Also, the way wwx's whole face softens at the mention of some link to his parents 😢

Those needles going like 5 centimetres into Jiang Cheng's skull ... *shudders*

Turning serious for a second: I know Jiang Cheng is grieving right now, but even so, the fact that he can only see worth in either his live or his death if he is able to seek revenge is ... depressing. It says a lot about his source of self-worth, as well as how much he depends on some form of outside validation. Poor guy :(

Not done with my feminist bullshit yet: I don't quite know in what way it is significant, but I love the fact that in a setting where power is largely transfered from father to son or from (mostly) male masters to a largely male student body, our protagonist's powerful ancestors and grandmaster where women. His mother was a powerful cultivator, his father the servant. And his mother also learned from a female cultivator who seems to have acquired almost legendary status within this world. I can't help but think that this exemption to the rule is somehow linked to who Wwx is as a character. He's a trickster. He defies customs left and right and even though I don't know how yet, he will somehow go against the other clans in such a major way that his own sworn brother will find it justified to kill him. But he's still the protagonist. We're meant to root for him. I can't help but hope that in a setting so defined by rigid customs and traditions, including a patriarchal structure, this story will promote that those customs shouldn't simply be upheld for their own sake, that when they defy what is morally right, one should break and reform them. (Maybe I'm going too far with my analysis here, but that is both a feminist message and a very anti-authorotarian stance, the second of which is one hell of a statement in modern day china)

Why do I have a feeling that Wei Wuxian is promising too much? It would be way too easy if this worked :/

Jiang Cheng held his chopsticks the wrong way round 😭🥺

Jiang Cheng: "Tastes terrible"

Also Jiang Cheng:

I live for Wen Qing's silent disapproval

Wei Wuxian ...

He's still going to sacrifice his own golden core, right?

And he's not telling Jiang Cheng...

This is going to be one of those shows again where 90% of the conflict could have been avoided if people had just GODDAMN TALKED TO EACH OTHER, isn't it?

Why do I keep doing this to myself?

The way wwx and Shijie are remembering the home they have lost through food is so relatable, it breaks my heart 💔😔

AAaaawwwwww, oh my god!!!!

Little Wei Ying!!!! 😭😭😭

I did not expect this flashback but it makes me so happy!

I mean look at him!!!!

(Sorry for the shitty pic of my laptop screen but LOOK AT HIM! 🥺)

Shijie! 😍

To be fair to little Jiang Cheng, a kid that she wouldn't understand why he suddenly can't have puppies anymore

My heart ... 💚💚💚

Shijie has just always been there for both of them and holding them together. I can't 😭

Also little Jiang Cheng's "I'm sorry"! He just wants to be loved. Then and now :'(

I don't know, I'm just weak for characters that bear their inner child's pain into adulthood ...

Can you not give me wwx / jc brotherhood feels when I know for a fact where this leads??? 😭😭😭

"You me and Cheng, the three of us, we must be together forever and never ..." "never be parted." - *they immediately part ways*

I CAME HERE THINKING I'D GET MY HEART RIPPED OUT BY TWO GAY IDIOTS NOT BY A TRAGICALLY DOOMED FAMILY! THAT'S GODDAMN FALSE ADVERTISING!

sorry

don't lie to them you idiot!!!

We'll see song lan again, won't we? Cause I still don't understand what exactly happened to him and why

Also, I want to know what he originally wanted them to tell Xiao Xingchen 🧐

"None of them cherishes his own life." Wen Qing knows my pain

That was a hard cut to a battle montage ...

LAN WANGJI!!! 😍😍😍 I've missed you so much!

I'm still about confused about wwx's plan here

Not the goal, just the execution

That mountain shot with the bells is awesome!

Okay, I'm not quite sure what's happening here. This person might be the true Baoshen Wanderer. But I don't think so. I think it's more likely she is either Wen Ning or Wei Wuxian in disguise (I'm sure they could also alter their voice) and Wei Wuxian has not given up his plan to exchange his core for Jiang Cheng's

Either way it's just unfair that this is where the episode ends 😅

@sweetlittlevampire @fandom-glazed @elenirlachlagos @allhailthedramallama @luckymoony (hope you guys are doing okay 💚)

[ftisland-russia]

Road to Ithaca ep.5 [eng trans]

Hongki felt that the PD team was being petty on purpose, because the view kept raising so they were thinking of a way to cut their allowance. Hongki: If they're like this, I'm going to raise the views even more. I'm going to contact all of the famous idols that I know to help us promoting our videos. The other rockbros: Yes! I'm also going to do the same. Let's raise our video views even more! -> Rockbros with hongki as the marketing captain vs the PD team

The PD team really got frustrated, as due to the extra marketing efforts, the view was raising more than they expected. The PD team: Can't you guys stop here? Hongki: lolol what are you talking about?? 

Dohyun suddenly had a song inspiration, and hongki got inspired to write the lyrics for it. Watch the video for hongki's singing + guitar, accompanied by junhyun's belly drum

Rock Bros become 4! HW: We were super serious when it was just the 2 of us. We got brighter and energetic after Hongki came. Now we are all laughs and smiles.

HK: Hyung, can we eat something like this? DH: Like what? HK: Like this one       We are at a port city

HK: This is gonna be so good with bread (Price: 32 lira) HK: I heard mackerel is so good here DH: How much do we have left? HW: 214 lira HK: Can we eat this and practice the rest of the day? 

DH: I'll just order a coke. Eat whatever you want HW: I'll just have a glass of water JH: I'll go get some air

HK: Sea bass, yeah JH: I thought you wanted mackerel (고등어) HK: What is this? Sea bass? JH: That's sea bass (농어). Why is this sea bass HK: They are all sea bass

When HW asked for more water and DH worried water wasn't free... HK: It's free? Waiter: Yes, free HK: The English words we use the most here are "It's free?" and "discount"

HK's dramatic reading of JH's travel diary from 16 years ago - This journey is like the first. I must not be impatient. It's not a tour... It's a journey

HK's dramatic reading of JH's travel diary from 16 years ago - I'm far from ready but let's thoroughly plan tomorrow everyday! I'll have so many regrets... as always. Let's make one day at a time. D-2!

HK: OMG THE LAST PART!! (RESUMES DRAMATIC READING) Tomorrow I'll clean the house and read about the history and culture of Turkey Greece and Egypt. Wait for me, Sun! 

Rock Bros start practicing for 'Man is Ship, Woman is Port' by Shim Soo Bong. Baby Hongki struggles with it because he's not familiar with the song. It came out in 1987...

'Man is Ship, Woman is Port' by Shim Soo Bong - HK gets it wrong. HW gets it wrong DH tries 1 on 1 lesson with HK. HK: This is hard JH: It'd be weird for someone your age to do well HK: It was hard at the beginning…

HK & DH on-the-spot performance DH: HK: Should we try it again from the beginning? DH: I forgot 

HK's on-the-spot lyrics to DH's on-the-spot melody Title: Day Night I'll capture everything I pictured I'll capture all of them without worrying about others When I open my eyes to the quiet breeze, I smile I'll capture the passing by couples Now they become a movie

HK: I wrote it in kind of an abstract way.      All the couples I used to be jealous of have all become a movie. DH: Write it! Do whatever you want! 

HK: Hyung! Hyung! Hyung!      Doesn't Hyunwoo look like a sloth?!

HK: I like busking.      I don't have to get paid...      I just like sharing my music with people.      It felt good to perform in front of many people. DH: Let's go play HK: HYUNG!!! DH: HK: There's a bowling alley downtown! It's a pub so we can drink beer! HONGKI'S 1st DAY IN TURKEY HK: Do you know there are bowling alleys in Turkey?      There are.      Let's go later when we have some money to spare   HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE YOUR BOWLING SKILL? HK: If I get the time to take the pro test this year, I think I have a 80% of passing it. It's self-conceit DH: Let's make teams HK: 2 VS 2 DH: The winning team gets 200 lira that they can use freely HK: Awesome DH: Let's go to a bowling alley HK: WOW~!!! JH: I have to team up with Hongki, I have to team up with Hongki! (RIGHT TO WIN = HONGKI) JH: If I end up with Hyunwoo, we are done! (NO WAY) Team Selection HW & JH HK & DH (100% CONFIDENT OF WINNING) (HONGKI'S TIME TO SHINE!) DH: Let's go Hongki! With a left hand?? (STRONG & SMOOTH SWING~) (STRIKE AS EXPECTED) JH: That was my first time seeing strike in real life HW & JH team gets advantage HW: Give us 50 points and don't do your steps. Just bowl. HK: Okay! I'll go first Why HK & DH lost #1 Dohyun tried to copy Hongki DH: It looks so cool how you throw your ball when the guard rail come down HK: I'm not supposed to do that Why HK & DH lost #2 Hongki couldn't aim without taking the steps NOOOOOOOOOO Loser's Excuse HK: I was too relaxed...I just did it for fun?      But I had my self-pride.      I was sure I could win!  Hyunwoo's Victory Dance HK: What's up with that dance???             Where did he learn that?         That dance was so annoying!!! Hongki's FINAL chance HK: I concentrated.      This was it.      It felt good. and yet... After spare fail (SOMETHING WENT WRONG...) (DENYING REALITY) -- My baby's face is so ticked off @skullhong WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LOSS? Excuse 1: I used a house ball Excuse 2: My body wasn't warmed up enough Excuse 3: I have to play at least 3 rounds to warm up

cr.: @lusneverland @ChocopieK

[idreamofdraco]

Thanks for the recs! I would love more recs (including oneshots), esp ones set in HBP/DH. Going through the recs is it fair to say that the newer stories generally have more in-character Ginny and Draco than the older ones? Are there any older ones with a more confident/brash Ginny and without omg-so-cool Draco? (I don't necessarily mean redeemed. I love a morally conflicted Draco. I just can't see him as uber sexy or brave or badass. Sorry!) Thanks again!

I used my redeemed tag because those tend to be stories where we see the consequences of the war on Draco, so he’s not cool or confident, he’s usually lonely or isolated or angry, which I think brings out some of the more interesting character traits and relationship developments between Draco and Ginny.

I do think Ginny is portrayed better in newer stories, but, also, when I say “new,” I mean, like, stories written post-2007, after the Deathly Hallows book came out. You’ll see her in some fics a bit broken from the war, and I think that’s understandable, but she isn’t timid and quiet by nature, just because of trauma. Buuuut that’s probably not really new, hahaha. Draco is hit or miss though because people still like to read him and write him as cool and sexy. That hasn’t changed. I, personally, like to write Draco as very Uncool because there are so many stories where he is super suave (I love those stories, don’t get me wrong, but I also love Draco being super petty to hide how lonely and pathetic and inexperienced with women he is :))))).

I still stand by the recs I provided in my last answer, but here are some more, including one-shots:

The Return of the Singing Valentines by idreamofdracoAn Everlasting Tuesday by idreamofdracoThe Twelve Knights of Christmas by idreamofdracoDecode This by BoogumThe Good People by derryereSentenced to Sanctuary by Persephone33 and Mynuet

Takes place during HBP/DH or at Hogwarts the year after DH:

September First by idreamofdracoA Very Normal Christmas by idreamofdracoA Valentine Masque by idreamofdracoThe Black Alder Tree by falingskyesCharcoal and Paint by jessica k malfoy

I’ll have to come back and look for more; I’m heading out the door now! (And sorry over half of these are mine. I just obviously know my own stuff better than anything else.) I have a couple asks from someone with more recs that I will post when I get back later today!

And anyone else who wants to rec something, feel free to reply or reblog with your suggestions!!

[lauramkaye]

On Research And Fanfiction

When you hear someone talking about research for their fanfic, what do you think of? A historical AU, maybe? Or an AU where the characters are part of a different, very technical profession? It’s true that it’s important to research for those kinds of stories, but I’d like to make a case that making research a part of your normal writing process will lead to better stories.

I’m trying to think if there is any story I’ve written, at least in the last several years, where I didn’t research at least something, and honestly even the very short ones had some element of research to it. For example, for Problem To The Answer, I looked up the original news story that inspired the fic, as well as travel times between New York and DC. In Storage War I looked up information about storage units, not because it was specifically going into the story, but to give me a better mental image of the setting. 

Now, when I say “research,” I’m not always talking about the kind of research you’d do for school; a lot of times it’s as simple as a quick Google to check on something. For example, I’m currently working on a story that is set in May 2009. I wanted to include a throwaway line where a character makes a joke about the show Jersey Shore. So I looked it up, but discovered that Jersey Shore started airing in December 2009. So out the line went.

That’s not to say that everything has to be accurate; I change things for artistic reasons all the time. But I only do it on purpose, when I choose to, for things that are important to the fic.

For a longer example, I will take the story I finished most recently, my C/C Exchange fic, A Guy Like You Should Wear A Warning. On the face of it, you wouldn’t think that story would need that much research, right? It’s a soulmate story set on a cruise ship! It’s full of absurdity!

It’s also full of research. I researched the HELL out of that story. How, you ask? (Note: the following list will spoil some plot elements if you haven’t read the story yet). Behind the cut, a description of the stuff I researched while writing it:

Historical setting: whether I like to admit it or not, 2004 was 13 years ago and things were different then. I looked up things like fashion trends, makeup trends, hit songs, and most notably, the state of cell phones. 2004 was the year that the Motorola RAZR was the hot new phone, and smartphones just weren’t a thing yet. Some of this went into the story (for instance, Tyler’s clothing choices, Melinda’s pink lipgloss, that they all have flip or candy bar phones) and some were just to get the setting clear in my head while I wrote. I also consulted calendars for 1992 and 2004 to make sure I got dates and days of the week correct for the sections of the story set then. 

Story setting: The story action largely happens on the David Hasselhoff fan cruise. While the actual DH fan cruise occurred in November 2017, I relied extensively on the information available online about it when writing the story. Specifically, I moved it from early November 2017 to early November 2004. I also moved the meet and greet event from an afternoon event to a brunch for plot reasons. Everything else about the trip is accurate: the way that they would have traveled to the cruise from New York (I looked up flights), the way they would have gotten to Rome, the cruise schedule and stops. I also looked up maps and photographs of the cruise ship and referred to them extensively; I spent a lot of time on cruise vacationer forums while writing this story.

Phil’s studies: I looked up various colleges with good reputations in Phil’s field, and the sorts of classes he would take; I looked up actual classes at UMW; I looked up actual cryptography and cipher information. This is all current rather than historical, but I figure it’s close enough for these purposes. The point of the research isn’t to be completely 100% accurate in every respect, but more to make sure that nothing is obviously, jarringly wrong for most readers.

Events on shore: In the part of the story where Phil goes ashore in Rome, he goes to shops that really exist on the road that the story says he is on, and he goes to them in more or less geographic order, according to Google Maps. I also looked up actual products from those stores to describe. Now, these items are current (2017) rather than historical (since it wasn’t easy to find 2004 stuff online), but I still think it helps give these parts of the story verisimilitude. I also looked up the kinds of agriculture done in Catalonia for the big showdown at the end, and the actual area of Catalonia (so that when Phil says “this farm is fifty acres, I doubt that’s even one percent of Catalonia,” he is actually verifiably correct.)

Russian stuff: Since Clint’s soulmark is in Russian and Russian language is key to the story, I spent a lot of time working on the Russian parts of this story. For Clint’s soulmark, I posted a question on an online forum for Russian speakers to help me figure out something that would be appropriate. My first thought was to ask the translation for “Are you fucking kidding me?”, but as I engaged with the Russian speakers, I learned that it just wasn’t that simple. Profanity in Russian is very different than it is in English, and so much depends on the context and relationship between the speakers. The phrase we finally settled on, Еще чего не хватало, is literally translated something like “this is just the last thing I need,” but has a negative and somewhat sarcastic connotation, so that a good idiomatic equivalent in English is “I need this like I need a hole in the head.” For the other Russian, I depended on a really cool website that isn’t a dictionary but a translation search engine called Reverso Context. The great thing about this tool is that, unlike dictionaries, you can search entire sentences and phrases, and get an assortment of translated passages that match, so you can see the various ways the phrase might get used. It means you’ll get a better result than just typing something into Google Translate would give you. I use Reverso Context in combination with dictionaries and Google Translate in order to get the best idea possible of what I’m saying. It doesn’t substitute for a native speaker beta, but it’s a good fallback position. I also did a lot of research into Russian nomenclature and diminutive names, and into Russian profanity (which is SO INTERESTING, look up mat sometimes and read about it.)

David Hasselhoff: I looked up his albums released up to and including 2004. I listened to clips of his music (it is so bad you guys) and watched videos of his concert performances (OMG the LED jacket is really a thing). All the songs and medleys and such that I describe him doing are real things he’s really done. I also looked up his online merch (Melinda’s bedazzled Don’t Hassle The Hoff shirt is real) and watched the video he made promoting the cruise, to get an idea of his speech patterns for the few places when he speaks in the story.

There are a lot of other little miscellaneous things I looked up - how far ahead of getting married in NYC you need to get the license; a real place in South America that had a munitions depot explosion; grain silo explosions and how they happen; the average temperatures on the Mediterranean Sea in November; how much a suit costs at Brioni; the organizational structure of the FBI, etc. Even Barney Barton being in the FBI is rooted in canon - that’s something that Barney really has done in the comics.

This probably all sounds like WAY TOO MUCH WORK, but most of these things didn’t take a huge amount of time - it was more like “oh, wait, they didn’t have smartphones in 04, did they?” and then a quick Google, or scan of a wiki page. I spent my writing time with a lot of open tabs of maps, cruise ship layouts, etc., that I would refer to when I was trying to figure out where the characters were going. Because I have research baked in to my process, it happens mainly when I am outlining, with occasional quick Googles to double-check stuff I throw in when I’m writing.

Would the story be worse if I hadn’t done all this? I think it would. I think the research makes the story feel true, rooted in the real world, and that gives me a lot more latitude to go nuts with things like soulmates and Russian mob bros and throwing David Hasselhoff’s mimosa in someone’s face. Also, hopefully, if I have a reader who happens to know a lot about Russian, or Rome, or majoring in political science, or David Hasselhoff, that reader won’t be thrown out of the story by something obviously wrong. (also, open invitation: if you are reading a fic of mine and see something obviously wrong, I WELCOME THAT KNOWLEDGE and will fix it if I can without having to rewrite major bits of the story.)

I don’t expect everyone to be QUITE as intense about research as I am--I admit I’m pretty darn intense about research. But I would like to encourage other writers to make at least some research part of their process! It leads to better stories all around, and sometimes the things you find out help you make your stories better in cool new directions.

[helloyukimura]

Yongguk’s Route - Chapter 3

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry for not updating for a while. I've got myself a new e-reader and got addicted to reading. I would really recommend the Kingdom series written by Marie Hall. I love her books! Her writing is very interesting and fun. 

Hope you guys will like this chapter as well! 

Here are the links to chapter 1 & 2:

https://helloyukimura.tumblr.com/post/162160497577/bap-castle-yongguks-route-chapter-1

https://helloyukimura.tumblr.com/post/165218938727/yongguks-route-chapter-2

Are you guys excited about B.A.P’s next comeback? Because I am! 

Admin S

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Today is the day for Yongguk to bring you home. You were sitting on your bed reading books about vampires. You were lost in the story when suddenly someone tapped your shoulder.

You: "Aaah!!"

YG: "What are you doing?"

You: "Ehm... reading a very interesting story."

YG: "Are you scared?"

Yongguk glances at you. He saw your hands shaking. Your eyes moving around quickly.

You: "No, but Yongguk oppa would you ever want to be human again?"

YG: "Of course I do. Living as a vampire is awful. You will face the death of your family and friends while you are immortal."

You imagined losing your friends and family one by one. You watched his expression. You never knew what he was thinking but something deep in his eyes made you can feel his sadness.

You: "I'm sorry for asking."

YG: "It's okay, you're just curious."

Yongguk pets your head smiling at you.

You: "I want to listen to your song."

YG: "It's not finished yet but I will let you hear a bit of it."

You listen to his music, it's filled with sadness and hatred but at the same time there was hope. You want to know more about him. What is it that makes you feel like this? He starts to rap with his deep and sexy voice. It made a shiver go down your spine. His voice so beautiful and strong. You feel attracted to him.

YG: "What do you think of it?"

His face full expectation waiting for your answer.

You: "I liked it very much! You really brought your feelings into this song. It makes me want to hear more of it. I'm sure it will be a hit song."

YG: "Thanks."

Yongguk smiles at you and you answered his happy smile. A second later Yongguk starts to distance himself with his back turned to you.

YG: "Today is the day."

You: "What do you mean?"

YG: "It's the day for me to send you away."

His words were painful to you. You know that there would be a day for you to leave him forever. You didn't realise you were attached to him before he told you these words. You want to stay by his side, but at the same time, you want to be home again.

You: "Ah... I guess it's time to go home."

YG: "You wouldn't like to stay here. Today is the perfect day to send you away. When it's full moon the other members are busy hunting and chasing the werewolves away. We can leave without them noticing us. I will guide you."

You: "Thank you Yongguk oppa. I will always be grateful to you."

You walk away with a hint of pain and sadness in your eyes. It's better this way you thought by yourself. When you left the room Yongguk starts talking to himself.

YG: "The faster you leave the better it is for the both of us. You should live the way you want (y/n)-ah."

You entered the garden, it was dark but you could see the roses in dim light. You stare at the white roses, totally not aware of your surroundings. Youngjae saw you standing there not moving. He keeps quiet leaving you alone. He could see you reach out for a white rose.

YJ: "Watch out!"

You: "Ah! It hurts!"

YJ: "Babo-yah! This is not the first time you cut yourself. Aish I will take care of it."

Youngjae stood in front of you with your hand in his. Just before Youngjae licks your fingers again Yongguk appears. He glares angrily at Youngjae.

YJ: "I want to help her nothing more."

YG: "I'm here already, you can leave now and tell the other members not to come here."

YJ: "Yes sir!"

Youngjae left and Yongguk ripped a piece of his sleeve to tie it around your hand. You could see his trembling hands, he was restraining himself from drinking your blood. The sweet scent making him dizzy. His eyes turning red. The red in his eye made you think that he was sexy. Compared to the first time you saw Daehyun's red eyes you were not scared. You trust Yongguk with your heart, you know he won't hurt you for blood.

YG: "Are you okay?"

You: "I feel sorry for ruining your white shirt."

YG: "My shirt is nothing."

You: "I think it stopped bleeding."

YG: "Let's go back inside."

You: "Okay."

In his room, you could feel the awkwardness between the two of you. Yongguk was walking around restless.

You: "Why don't you take a seat?"

YG: "No I feel restless if something happens to you and therefore I cannot leave you alone."

You: "Don't worry about me, I'm a grown-up woman. I can take care of myself."

YG: "You're fragile and mortal."

You: "If I die you can make me a vampire right?"

YG: "No, only the pureblood vampires can make you a vampire. I can only feed on you. But I will never drink from you even if I die."

You: "I'm saying careless things. Sorry for making you worried."

You backed away from him and crawl into your bed with the blankets over your head. You feel down and something was bothering you a lot. The fact that you felt rejected by Yongguk. Every time you thought that you were close to him he starts to push you away. You closed your eyes and remember his smile, his sexy smirks and the way he laughs when he is really happy. You won't be seeing this again after you've left the castle. Your eyes watery as one drop of tear left your eye. It's too late, you fell in love with him the moment you had to leave.

YG: "Yaaah wake up! It's full moon."

You: "Eh?"

You fell asleep without knowing. Yongguk pulled you up. We have to hurry, the others are outside they won't notice it if we go now. He swings you over his shoulder.

YG: "Let's go!"

You: "Aah! Yongguk wait!"

YG: "Sssst stay quiet and don't make sounds."

You: "But I can hear wolves howling."

YG: "Have you never heard of wolves howling at the full moon? They're howling to mark their territory."

You: "Huh? I thought that handsome guys will turn into their wolves form in full moon."

YG: "You watch too many movies."

You: "Maybe I did watch some Twilight movies, but I love watching TV."

YG: "I'm going to jump down from here."

You: "Wait! You seriously want to jump down from this window? Omg, I can't even see the end."

YG: "Would you want me to walk through the castle?"

You: "Yes please and if you don't mind can I mentally prepare myself before you're doing things without me knowing."

YG: "Whatever."

You: "It's our last night together. Can't you be a little bit more considerate?"

YG: "You have to leave tonight or you won't be able to go until the next full moon."

You: "I don't get it. Do you really hate me that much that you want to force me out?"

YG: "Yah what are you talking about?"

You: "Why do you keep your distance? You make me feel rejected all the time."

YG: "No I didn't."

You: "Yes you did."

YG: "Let's not fight about this. We don't have time to fight like an old couple."

You: "No it's too late!"

YG: "We still have time if we move now."

You: "I fell in love with you! You idiot! Why don't you know?"

You could feel the tears welling up and pushed Yongguk down. You broke free from his grip and ran away on the stairs. Yongguk was standing there.

YG: "Aish! I should have known at the moment she chose me! Ah, I'm frustrated!"

You cried and ran circles not knowing where to go anymore. You fell down and saw a pair of shoes. It was Yongguk holding his hand out to you.

You: "What do you want from me?"

Yongguk didn't talk, he grabs your hand and pulls you in for a hug.

YG: "I'm sorry."

You: "I know that I'm stupid to fall in love with you. I don't know how it started but my heart keeps beating for you."

Yongguk caress your hair and moved his face closer to you.

YG: "You fell in love with the wrong guy. I can never make you happy."

You put your hands on his shoulders pushing him hard.

You: "Take me home Yongguk. I'm done here."

Yongguk let his hand slid down to your wrist. He nodded, his eyes closed. He holds your hand and walks away with you. The only thing you remember was a lot of doors, doors and doors. The main door opens and a thick fog covers your eyes. Not that you could see with your tears running down your face. You keep drying them with your other hand. Why is love so complicated? Your heart sinks and you couldn't think anymore. The only thing you see was Yongguk's hand and some rustling a and howling sounds. You don't feel scared anymore as your feelings took over.

You: "Yongguk?"

YG: "Yeah?"

You: "Thank you for everything. I hope that we will never have to see each other again."

The moment you let go of his handmade you think that you would be able to see the world again. However, this was not what you see. You were surrounded by dead wolves all over the place while Yongguk's hand was covered in blood."

You: "Aaaah!!!"

YG: "It's not as bad as it looks like. Calm down and come hold my hand."

You blacked out the moment you saw all this blood. But the worst thing was how Yongguk's hand was covered in blood.

YG: "(y/n)-ah!!"

The moment you fell down Yongguk got distracted and a big wolf jumped on his back and bit him on his shoulder.

YG: "Argh! Get away from me! (Y/n)-ah!"

Wolves were surrounding Yongguk and you, growling and showing their wolf teeth.

HC: "Bbang! You okay?"

Himchan kicked away the wolf who had attacked Yongguk and used his power to make a protecting wall around you all.

HC: "Jongup and Zelo come help me fight these wolves! Youngjae and Daehyun take Yongguk and (y/n) back to the castle!"

JU & Zelo: "Yes Himchannie hyung!"

YJ & DH: "Let us take care of Yongguk hyung and (y/n)!"

The End of Yongguk's Route Chapter 3!

[ejmcmoon]

HP and the Birthday Weekend: HBP Reaction

So I’ve been doing reactions for Freeform’s HP marathon. Freeform is skipping OotP, so here’s HBP (stupid Freeform). If you don’t want spoilers, don’t read.

Poor Harry. He looks so sad while his picture’s being taken. Poor kid needs a break.

I’ve always found it weird that the Death Eaters can fly without brooms. In the books, only Voldy and Snape can do it. Here it seems like they just add it for flashy effects.

Lol Dumbles is like “Forget the pretty girl and take my arm.”

Slughorn is so damn Extra. He fucking destroyed the place so that it looks like he’s already attacked. What a drama queen.

“I do love knitting patterns” Dumbledore is the embodiment of gay stereotypes and I’m not sure whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

YASSS the twins’ joke shop!

“How much is this?” “Five galleons” “How much for me?” “Five galleons” “I’m your brother” “Ten galleons” I LOVE THESE TWo

When Fenrir Greyback almost saw the trio spying on the Malfoys in Borgin&Burkes, I got literal CHILLS

GINNY’S SO CUTE WITH HER PYGMY PUFF

Honestly,  I don’t understand why Romione (especially Ron) don’t think Malfoy is a death eater. After all the animosity between them and Malfoy, I think they’d be a little suspicious Malfoy.

DRACO STOP BEING A BITCH

Lo Flitwick is being petty af 

Luna’s great. “No but I’ve done several toes. How different can they be, really?”

Hermione gets mad at Ron for eating while  Harry’s missing, but honestly I would be too. It’d be more like stress eating, but still.

Draco looks so depressed my poor bby

Minnie ain’t got time for that slacking off shit lmao. Also, I feel so bad for Ron. People always sideline him for Harry

OMGS SEAMUS IS StILL BLOWING UP SHIT

Okay, but the potions lesson scene is the one time where Hermione’s hair is as frizzy as should be. Smh

Ugh, NO DUMBLES. Harmione is NOT a thing. It’s all about Hinny and Romione.

I really wish they’d shown more of Voldy’s memories. They were really important plot points.

Whose decision was it to make Draco consistently have a green apple? Not that it’s bad but I’d just like to know which department instigated the Drapple fandom.

“SHUT IT” The one part where Movie Ginny acted like she was SUPPOSED TO

Why you little snitch Ron. Harry’s relationship with his book is very intimate and personal (Jk I love Ron.)

Ron jfc. Ginny can snog whoever she wants to

“What if she saw you here snogging me? Would you expect her to get up and leave?” Hermione you sly mofo.

Aww look at Hermione wrapping her arms around her boys

Katie NUUUUUU

“Why is it when something happens, it is always you three?”  Because they’re protagonists and shit must always hit the fan around them

“How grand it must be to be the chosen one” Would you like some fries with that salt, Sev?

“She’s got nice skin” YES SKIN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KISS

“Hermione’s got nice skin” Lol they’re both WHIPPED

Belby devouring his desert like a caveman is my aesthetic and mood whenever ice cream is in the vicinity

Good job Harry just abruptly stand up and making A HUNDRED TIMES MORE AWKWARD

Ron why are you acting all condescending?! She low-key asked you to the dinner party!

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Luna’s lion hat?

YAS GINNY YOU FLY THAT BROOM LIKE A BAMF

Damn the Weasleys are on fire today

“You didn’t put it in. Ron only thought you did” Yes because Harry is slick af and also Slytherdor af.

“I think this room’s taken” Yes now gtfo. Also, I hate how Lavender was black but they made her white when she had any huge significance to the story

“But I am the chosen one” *slap* Come on Hermione let the boy have some confidence. Hitting him is a bit abusive

LOL when Cormac threw up on Snape’s shoes I was like, “Boi you’re fucked.”

Wow Lavender is so extra. She has good writing on foggy windows skills, tho. Mine usually turn out really ugly

I wish she’d (Ginny) fed him a canary cake and then he turned into a canary. And ugh Ron is such a cockblock.

Ugh they fucked up all of the ships in this movie? All of the Hinny scenes were awkward as hell and Ronks wasn’t even canon during that burrow scene.

Speaking of the Burrow scene, I think it’s cool, but they could’ve taken it out to include scenes like Voldy’s other memories, Hinny scenes that aren’t bullshit, tc.

Also, Ginny wouldn’t have just been STANDING there letting Harry defend her. She’d’ve hexed those Death Eaters into next week!

“Excuse me while I go and vomit” I’d wanna vomit too Mione

Oh gods here comes the scene where Harry is so unbelievably not smooth about asking Slughorn for the memory. Prepare for a massive cringe attavk.

“Is that what you told Tom Riddle, sir?” WHY ARE YOU SUCH AN IDIOT HARRY???? LIKE FUCK

“The map’s wrong” THE MAP NEVER LIES HERMIONE

“They [the cauldron cakes] were lying on your bed. I thought I’d try one.” Oh Ron your love for food is gonna be the death of you.

Rupert’s acting like he’s wasted is spot on. OMGS when he hugs Slughorn, tho!!!

Gods Slughorn is such an incompetent teacher. DON’T JUST STAND THERE DO SOMETHING GOSH DAMMIT

“And for the record, I’ve always found him interesting” We know Mione we know.

Ugh wonderful the Sectumsempra scene is close. Harry does so many things that give me second-hand embarrassment in this movie.

What I don’t get is how Lav is at a different table when she’s in Gryffindor. They could’ve had her sit at the Gryffindor table for the trio’s in sync judging stare

OH NO THE SCENE’S COMING

NO HARRY DON’T DO IT YOU BLOODY IDIOT

UGHHHHHHHHHHH

“Did you and Ginny do it then?” “What?” “Hide the book?” *wiggles eyebrows* They did more than that

Ugh why did he drink the whole damn bottle of liquid luck? He was supposed to save it for Ginny and the trio!

On the other hand, Harry being high and cocky af is the best thing!

“How on earth did you get out of the castle?” “Through the front door”

“Harry!” “Sir!”

Aww Hagrid bby don’t cry #ProtectHagrid2k17

Wow Slughorn and Hagrid are so fucking drunk.

Hey at least they included the fish story! That was super cute and feels destroying. Damn this scene tugs at my heart strings. 

WHY WOULD A FORBIDDEN SUBJECT BE FOR HYPOTHETICAL USE???? (I mean unless you’re writing a book, but that doesn’t apply here) I love Slughorn and think he’s an interesting character, but fuck he’s so dense

YES THEY ACTUALLY EXPLAINED THAT THE ROOM OF REQUIREMENT ISN’T ON THE MAP. They should’ve included it on the DVD! This would’ve made Ron’s line about Mione saying that in DHpt2 make so much more sense. Ugh this movie has so many plot holes it physically hurts

“Has it ever crossed your brilliant mind that I don’t want to do this anymore?” For once I agree with Snape. Dumbles is a manipulative asshole.

Okay, so in the books when Sumbles and Harry get to the cliff they swim across the sea or ocean or whatever to get to the cave. And I guess they skipped that part, but still had it happen? So how tf did they swim across it here? The water is way too strong? Apparition maybe?

THAT BOAT LOOKS HEAVY. Why make Harry pull it out all by himself?! You’re a wizard, Dumbledick! Use magic!

Dumbledore yelling that it’s his fault breaks my heart now that I know the context. Like, yeah, he’s an asshole, but poor guy. It’s so tragic.

“Don’t worry, sir. We’re almost there.”  “I’m not worried, Harry. I’m with you.” Oh the fucking irony.

The added choir scene is so haunting

NO DRACO DON’T DO IT DON’T LET THEM IN

The way Snape walked in gave me GOOSEBUMPS. And “Severus...please.” UGH MY HEART

Nooooo! Hagrid’s cabin! What about Fang?!

So Harry just walked in Dumbledore’s office and ARE THOSE LEMON DROPS ON DUMBLEDORE’S DESK??? FTW!

Ugh I hate how Ron’s in the background for most of the last scene. He’s a part of the trio too!

Aww Fawkes don’t make me cry! Great now I’m emotional.

So overall HBP is my least favorite movie adaption because of how sloppy it is. But damn that ending scene got to me.

I’ve had loads of fun doing these. I guess I’ll both DH movies tomorrow and then OotP on Monday. Later!

[cantpickonefandoms]

I think the fact is that Hermione is seen as perfect which is funny because I see so many people complain that movie!Hermione was too perfect when the movies aren’t the only ones who are at fault at doing that, now don’t get me wrong- I do love Hermione- She’s smart, she’s logical, she can kick butt, but how often do we talk about her flaws? For example, how narrow minded she can be, refusing to believe in Divination, blatantly shutting down Luna’s beliefs to her face, Harry suggests the deathly hallows are real and Hermione goes “NO”, how INSENSITIVE she can be! Remember after Dumbledore dies and Hermione says to Harry “Oh, btw I was right about the Half-Blood Prince”, Hermione also doesn’t do well thinking on the spot, plans? Oh hell yeah that’s right up Hermione’s alley? Having to make a snap decision? Not so much, which is why Defense Against the Dark Arts is her worst subject and Harry’s best, because a death eater ain’t gonna wait for you to pick the best spell to use against him, ya gotta think fast, make fun of Harry all you want for always using expelliarmus- he has a set spell he’s familiar with and he knows he’s good at using it. So yeah, back in Philosopher’s Stone when Harry and Ron were being choked by the devil’s snare, if Ron hadn’t been there to remind Hermione of what she should be doing, she probably wouldn’t have thought of it in time, also don’t believe what DH part 2 says, Harry is the one who thought to ride the dragon out of Gringotts, not Hermione, so don’t just go off of movie!Hermione or the major Hermione fans who refuse to acknowledge Hermione’s flaws and go “OMG Hermione’s so smart, Harry and Ron are so stupid, they would’ve died without Hermione” Because that ain’t true.

People still think Harry Potter would have died in book one without Hermione Granger. Do you agree?

[silverynight]

The stars above us

Hi :3! May I ask for an AU? Star Wars AU!! Newt a rebel and Graves a Sith? And maybe Jedi!Theseus? Only if you are okay with that…

I just love this idea… Omg Graves being a Sith Lord

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Newt looked at the stars and wondered if Theseus was out there fighting for the Resistance. If he was looking for him.

They were separated long time ago, when they were just kids. The people who took Theseus told them it was because he had the potential to be better, to be more powerful than any other Jedi. But they lied and Newt found out that too late. They lied because there were no more Jedi left, because they fade away with the hopes and dreams of everyone else. Even Dumbledore vanished leaving them with Grindelwald’s madness and the Empire.

The Resistance was still there fighting for what was left of hope. Newt himself had joined the rebels and waiting for the moment he could see his brother again.

He was so lost in his thoughts he got startled when he heard the shooting. The sound came from the small village and even though Newt wasn’t close with almost anyone there he surely was going to do anything in his power to help.

The moment he got closer he saw the stormtroopers aiming to the people and keeping them down. They were terrified, but most of them kept their mouths shut, knowing they could do nothing against them.

And then Newt saw the two ships from the Empire. From were he was hiding he could hear the screaming when they started. It was clear they were looking for something.

But what was it? It ended up there by accident or one of the members of the Resistance had brought it there?

Newt shook his head deciding it was better to leave those thoughts aside if he wanted to help the people in there. Sadly, he had nothing to fight against them. His DH-17 blaster was old and it wasn’t in the best condition.

Then he heard an old man screaming when a stormtrooper hit him in the face with his blaster. A woman begged for him when it was clear the trooper was going to kill him, but it was pointless.

Newt, knowing perfectly it was a bad idea, shot to the trooper and managed to incapacitate him. Yes, he saved a man’s life, but also ended up revealing his location to everyone down there.

He heard the shooting and ran. He didn’t last long though, three of them cornered him and the fourth one tackled him to the ground. The only sound that came after that was the one his body was making when he was dragged all over the sand.

They got him on his knees while one of them pulled him by the hair to lift his head and face the blaster pointing at his eyes. They wanted to make his death public to give everyone a lesson, to make them think twice before trying something stupid and reckless like Newt just did.

He closed his eyes and he waited. It wasn’t a surprise to face death like that. He knew his life was going to end with him fighting for the Resistance though the only thing he lamented was not finding his brother. He wanted to see him again, just once.

“Enough,” a deep voice stopped his captor from killing him and the hand on his hair released him quickly.

When he decided to open his eyes, he saw two more figures coming from the ship. It was the Captain of the unit and…

And a Sith Lord. He made a gesture with his hand and the trooper behind him pulled him up by the arm.

In the blink of an eye the Sith closed the distance between them and Newt found himself looking at two pair of dark and intense eyes.

He was scared, but he lifted his chin anyway, not wanting to show any signs of submission before him.

The man recognized the look in his eyes and smirked mischievously.

“You have fire inside you,” he observed, amused. One of his hands reached out to him and warm fingers touched the right side of his face. “Let’s see what else you got.”

Newt was caught by surprise and couldn’t react quickly enough. There was a new presence inside his head, an energy trying to explore his thoughts. Because, oddly enough, it was more an exploration than an attack, the presence was gentle and kind, wanting him to surrender rather than making him submit. And he blushed because as the seconds passed, it felt more intimate, like the caress of a lover.

The Sith chuckled and took a step closer to Newt. The younger man was overwhelmed by both the man in front of him and the energy in his head. He tried to fight, but he was not a Jedi, he didn’t knew how to use the Force not he had the ability to do it.

He saw the flash of an​ old memory, one that had Theseus in it and it was enough to distract him, the Sith took advantage of it and the presence wrapped itself around Newt’s mind. The red energy made contact with his, the blue one, and suddenly everything was purple. During the connection Newt catched a warm feeling, but also the cold of loneliness and a name in a whisper… Percival Graves.

Graves looked at him with something close to fascination, then the connection broke and Newt didn’t know if he should feel relieved or disappointed. But he felt both.

“The Captain says it's​ time to go, Sir,” one of the troopers informed Graves. “We’ve found what we were looking for.”

Graves eyes met Newt’s and his smile turned into a predatory gesture. The younger man shivered under that look.

“Me too,” he said and he touched Newt’s forehead with his opened hand.

The effect was immediate, his eyes shut and his body couldn’t support him anymore. He felt arms around him before his vision turned completely dark.

***

The first thing he noticed when his eyes opened was the way the space looked from the window beside the bed he was laying on. But his mind was still dizzy so it took him a couple of seconds to realize there was something wrong with that.

He was not in Jakku anymore. He was not even in the safe surface of any planet.

He almost jumped off the bed, but two hands grabbed his hips, keeping him in place.

“You need to rest.”

Newt looked up, following the sound of the voice and found those dark eyes staring at him.

“Where am I?”

“In my cabin,” Graves answered calmly.

So… He was in a ship of the Empire.

He was going to die, he was sure of it and yet part of him wanted a confirmation, wanted to prepare himself.

A thumb caressed his cheekbone, tracing the path his freckles made all the way down to his chin. Newt blushed and the man must’ve noticed because he looked quite smug when he looked back at him.

“Are you going to kill me?”

“I have no desire to do that,” the Sith said and his expression looked sincere.

“You’re gonna torture me then.”

It wasn’t a question.

“I would never do that to you,” Graves told him and he looked a bit offended. “Nobody’s gonna touch you. They know you’re mine and mine only.”

Newt felt a shiver running down his spine with the last words, because those came out the Sith’s mouth in the form of a deep possessive growl. Graves leaned and buried his face in the crook of Newt’s neck.

“I-I am not yours!” He snarled and felt more than he heard Graves’ amused chuckle.

“You felt the connection, Newt,” he reminded him, kissing the soft skin under his chin. “You know you belong to me.”

He pushed him away and noticed that Graves let him do it.

“I felt nothing!” the lie didn’t come out as steady as he wanted to.

Graves sat on the bed again, next to him, but he didn’t make another attempt to touch Newt.

“The boy in your memories,” he tried after a couple of seconds. “Is that your brother?”

Newt didn’t want to give the man more information about him so he kept his mouth firmly shut. But it was useless, the answer was written all over his face.

“I’ve heard about Theseus Scamander,” Graves continued, but he made a pause after that. A very long one.

Graves wanted him to ask, Newt knew that already and while he tried his best not to, his curiosity and desperation took over his rational side that whispered to him it was all a lie. He was probably trying to manipulate him.

“Is he alright?” Newt asked and hated himself for being so weak.

“It appears so. And if the rumors are true and he’s a Jedi that means he’s a threat to the Empire. They’re looking for him.”

Everything made sense then.

“So… That’s why I’m here. I’m bait.”

Graves took him by the waist and pulled him close to his body.

“You have no idea, my love,” the man kissed both his cheeks and nose. “No one in this ship except me knows you’re his brother. And no one will. I won’t let them use you. You’re here for my personal pleasure.”

Newt trembled under the kissed and let out an embarrassing moan when Graves bit his earlobe. It took him seconds to contribute himself and push Graves away.

“G-get off!” He snapped, almost baring his teeth at him, but it didn't​ work because Graves looked at him the way someone looks at a fierce little kitten.

“Such a feisty thing,” the man licked his own lips, staring down at Newt.

The silence that followed helped Newt remember Theseus. If Graves was telling him the truth, then his brother was in danger.

“What will they do, if they find my brother?”

“If he doesn’t join the Empire, they’ll order me to kill him.”

Newt gasped, scared.

“But you won’t, right? Please don’t let them find him… Please…”

Graves’ eyebrow quirked up.

“You want me to go against the Empire to help your brother?” He didn’t sound surprised or mad, which just made Newt think he knew what the younger man was going to ask.

“Yes.”

“Well… I could be persuaded,” he grinned like a predator. “But what do I get?”

Newt refused to look at him, so he stared down at his own hands.

“What do you want?”

He felt the bed move under the man’s weight and knew he was getting closer. He got startled when he felt those arms back on his hips.

“I want the opportunity to win you over,” he breathed against his lips. “Allow me to woo you.”

A quick soft kiss made him gasp.

“Let me touch you and kiss you like this. Don’t flinch away from me every time I try to get closer to you.”

Newt blinked, shocked to hear how desperate the man sounded.

“And that’s it?” He asked because it didn’t sound that bad, he had expected something different.

“That’s it,” he confirmed as he pushed the curls away from Newt’s eyes. “Do we have a deal?”

There was still a part on Newt’s mind that insisted the man was lying to him. He was just using his memories and emotions against him. But Newt wanted to see Theseus again, he also wanted him to be safe and happy and Graves was his only chance to do it.

“Deal.”