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thunderdilf · 4 years ago

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What your MK OTP says about you

(based on ships I enjoy and/or have seen in passing)

[feel free to rebagel and add—ship hate will mean insta-blockage, for whatever that’s worth! I’m using the ship names I’ve krafted, and ballparking with others. I hope they give ye a giggle. If your ship isn’t here, PLEASE add it! I just went from memory. I love y’all.]

Caged Heat (Liu/Johnny): you’re here for a good time, not a long time—you like good tiddies and the word “angorny” means something to you. There is passion in both kombat and throwing someone’s luggage off a dock. Sparks, I tells ya.

Sonya/Johnny: you appreciate pegging and Cassie Cage (who doesn’t?). You like the story of a jerk with a heart of gold showing his true colors to a woman who is NOT easily impressed—and who also tops.

Shaolin Rowdy Boys (Liu/Lao): you’re here for a good time, not a long time… literally—you crave childhood friends to unexpected lovers and secret banging in temple broom closets! You see the value of a best friend who’ll go to bat for you, even against a 10,000 year old turboprincess, or maybe you ARE that friend.

Jadetana (Jade/Kitana): Kitana bottoms for NO man, but for Jade, she’d do anything. You love that dynamic of unswerving loyalty which secretly hides deep, abiding admiration and maybe a little lust—or a lot! Who knows what freaky shit Edenian gals can get up to in their private time? You. YOU know and may The Elder Gods™ bless you for producing kontent.

Thermodynamic Equilibrium (subscorp): old guy love is just the ticket—you crave the maturity of years, but you don’t want it boring; someone is getting speared because the love is more intense with age. Kombat to lovemaking is your kryptonite.

Warring Exes (Shang Tsung/Raiden): old guy love, but make it fashion—opulence meets chastity in a clash for the ages; you want an emotional roller coaster of “what if” and “why not”, where a mortal may teach a god to love himself, and love being loved… or perhaps not. Tragedy abounds. There’s enemies to lovers and then there’s this roller coaster. Do you really want good things for Raiden? Debatable.

Faraday Cage (Johnny/Raiden): old guy love, again, but this time it’s two dads finding comfort in a time when they need it most—you REALLY just want good things for Raiden and honestly, who doesn’t? Johnny is, decidedly, a good thing and you’ve decided that nicknames like “1.21 gigawatts” and “electric slide” are acceptable forms of foreplay.

Cassie/Raiden: Faraday Cage 2: Electric Boogaloo—you might be a spite shipper (rock on) or you just dig visible age gap (because you know that every ship including Raiden or Fujin is EXTREME age gap) and you just want Cassie and Raiden to have nice things.

Jacqueda (Jacqui/Takeda): you watched them grow over the course of X and you were smitten. You’re convinced love really can bloom on the battlefield and kombat spouses appeal to you. The idea of Jacqui throwing down with Scorpion for Takeda’s hand appeals to you as well. Same.

Liutana (Liu Kang/Kitana): all those voice lines and character endings mean something to you—in fact, you may have cried; they’ve been fiddling about since 1995, goddammit, you just want good things for them! Is that so much to ask? I say make it happen.

Royal Pain (Shao Kahn/Sindel): the term “power couple” means something OTHERWORLDLY to you—you took one look at this terrible twosome and went “get me a freak like that” but no one was sure which one you meant and that was okay with you. You’re enamored with their grisly Gomez/Morticia aesthetic. They are awful and you LOVE it. Good on you!

Windwolf (Nightwolf/Fujin): you played Aftermath. ‘Nuff said. JK I’m never done. You love the dynamic of middle-aged person and deity falling in love, which is bizarrely specific, but you’ve found your niche goddammit and you’re going to fill it. You appreciate the koncept of the “god” not always being on top of things, or put-together and the idea of a mortal comforting such a being titillates you. The way Nightwolf stands, holding his belt buckle is, you’re convinced, what sold Fujin; it’s also what sold YOU.

Windserpent (Shang Tsung/Fujin): you played Aftermath and while you didn’t think of it at the time, you’ve seen some REALLY nice art and batted the idea around a while and then settled on “yes this is for me”. The appeal is in the danger, from both sides—a nigh-immortal soul sorcerer and a god. Perhaps you crave a redemption arc, or a corruption arc; either way, this ship has serious potential and you intend to exploit it. How Shang Tsung of you.

Honor among thieves (Erron Black/Kung Jin): you dig age gap, unironic cowboys, and the idea of a couple of people who haven’t always been on the right side of the law finding themselves and their points of strength in the Kourt of an Outworld emperor.

Kotal/Jade: you only needed a few cutscenes to tell you that these two are MADLY in love; what we lacked in pure kontent (after all, the game didn’t CENTER on them), they made up for in passionate exchanges. You appreciate the dynamic of respect between them and pegging is NEVER off the table.

Kano/Raiden: the aesthetic of filth-meets-purity appeals to you something fierce. The dynamic is unique and you love the potential for a redemption/corruption arc(s?).

Shang Tsung/Kano: you saw the club scene in MK95 and you went “yes they’re boning”. Whether there is actual affection or not varies with your mood. You love the idea of disaster gay and refined gay coming together to make something dastardly.

Bi-Hanzo (Bi-Han/Scorpion): you crave old wounds and aches and angst, drowning in memories of what never could have been, and regrets of what might have been prevented. This is an angst fest and it is YOUR cup of tea; drink that shit down, my friend, no sugar, no cream. Have at it.

Sonya/Jax: team mom and dad aesthetic appeals to you on a spiritual level. Someone’s gotta be in charge of this chicken shit outfit. AMERICA.

The Storm (Fujin/Raiden): your aesthetic includes the difficulty of a mortal’s inability to truly connect with and understand immortals and immortals finding themselves and each other in that realization. These entities who have existed since the beginning of all things understand each other better than anyone else could. Shine on.

Sindel/Raiden: this is team parents aesthetic on ‘roids. You’re probably a fan of the brainwashed Sindel theory and you’re of the opinion that only the love of a god is remotely worthy of the ultimate scream queen. Honestly, you’re probably right. Body worship is on your list of goals, right alongside worthy equals in a relationship—kinky. That being said, pegging is always a possibility.

Mileena/Scorpion: your aesthetic is danger—but alongside that is “lost souls finding love” and “shared burdens of infinite AGONY”. You dig angst and the potential for star-crossed lovers, meeting each other’s eyes across the arena of kombat. The idea of Scorpion as a consort (Kahnsort?) for Mileena might also appeal to you.

Rain/Mileena: the song “hatefuck” by the Bravery is probably your jam. You know there’s little love lost between these two, but perhaps kombat will bare their souls in such a way that they find some redeeming quality in the other—and the sex is VICIOUS. That’s what you’re looking for and by The Elder Gods™ you’ve found it.

Fanblade (Kitana/Sonya): you saw MK95 and went “I can fix this”. Kombat futch meets ancient warrior princess futch—this feels like hardcore xenabrielle vibes with a side of GORE because it’s mortal kombat, let’s be real. You feel as if Kitana would be foolish not to claim Sonya as her lover after watching her snap Kano’s neck with her thighs. You would be right.

Taleena (Tanya/Mileena): rebel, rebel—we love a good usurpation, don’t we? Power struggles are hot, both politically and in bed. Your kinks include overthrowing the bourgeoisie (even though you ARE the bourgeoisie) and seizing the means of production (meaning the flesh pits, probably).

Shaiden (Shinnok/Raiden): your motto is fight and fuck—or enemies to lovers, for the more refined shipper. Maybe you prefer enemies AND lovers. Go hard or go home, I say.

Nightwolf/Erron Black: old guy love, but make it reformed criminal. The appeal here is that, very likely, someone has to convince someone else that he really IS out of the woods, to show him his true worth, and maybe give him some time off from the violent grind of kombat life.

Kablam (Kabal/Erron Black): black dragon buddies! In the depths of mercenary work, there isn’t time for love, not really, so you want to see these two assholes find some semblance of peace and pleasure amidst illicit activities. Whether or not Kano knows depends on what kind of quickie sex appeals most to you.

Jacquass (Cassie/Jacqui): military lesbians, friends to lovers, BFFs, this ship has it all. You’re in love with the idea of a couple of people who grew up together, suffered and fought and bled together, stumbling away from a battlefield, carrying each other and finding that perhaps they can keep carrying the other, maybe forever.

Kotal/Erron: The idea of watching someone go from bad to the bone, to actually CARING about something other than himself thrills and excites you. That kind of loyalty can’t be bought, even though you keep pretending that’s all it is. Very tsundere.

Kano/Kabal: “he’s a lowlife, piece of shit scumbag; you’re gunna love ‘im.” Nuff said.

#mk shipposting #I ain't taggin all these ships #just like my mains idk #warring exes #thermodynamic equilibrium #faraday cage #caged heat #shaolin rowdy boys #I'm so lazy that's all you get #for the record there ARE ships on this list that make me gag a wee bit but I've included them because someone out there likes them #if it brings someone joy I'm about it because no matter your moral argument #it's not hurting anyone because it is in fact fictional and you have the choice to block me and anyone else to whom you've taken exception #and move the fuck on #fuden #tagging this for you few out yonder #love you <3 #incest mention #???

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red-talisman · 4 years ago

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Sooooo I’ve been thinking about reading a new book for awhile and I saw that u post a lot about 2Ha and I was wondering is it good? Does it have a happy ending? Should I read it? I’m asking bc u also post about the Guardian and about Mdzs and I loved those two so is it similar?

I adore 2Ha and I think it’s amazing, but it’s definitely not gonna work for everyone (and that’s okay!).

An incomplete list of non-spoilery reasons why I love it:

Chu Wanning

All the main characters have depth - complexity of motivations, flaws, self-contradictions, dumbass but understandable decisions, etc

At one point I found myself momentarily AGREEING with a horrific point that the main antagonist made and I had to actually put my tablet down and Think About That for a moment, which is A+++ writing, imo

I understand why characters fall in love with the people they do? It’s not like a random “I have suddenly decided to be loyal to you unto death and beyond” with no emotional groundwork laid for it - there’s reasoning and development in those relationships (however twisted some of them are)

Character development actually sticks \o/

It’s the first time I’ve seen a character who’s perpetrated some incredibly horrifying things against another person actually go through a convincing development arc in recognizing the harm he did, taking personal responsibility for it, being proactive in learning how to do better, and then actually putting change into long-term practice, which is ridiculously rare in fiction and IRL

Ancient Fantasy Steampunk courtesy of Chu Wanning’s automata, I can’t even, I am Weak for the inventor types

I find new symbolism/foreshadowing/meaning every goddamn time I go back to it, to the point where I’m convinced that Meatbun is either a Narrative Genius or she made some serious sacrifices to the right spirits

The English translation is about the length of the entire Harry Potter series - so much food with so many knives ;____;

cHu wAnNiNg °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

EDIT: LOYALTY KINK, ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS MY OTP KRYPTONITE AND THEY’VE GOT IT.

However, there are a shitload of content warnings for very good reason. I tend to be particularly sensitive to certain kinds of violence in media, but although some of those violences are super graphic in 2Ha, I don’t feel like it’s ever romanticized or portrayed as desirable or even excusable. In my own opinion, the narrative does an unusually good job in finding a balance between “I understand why you’re doing this” and “but understanding why doesn’t mean you’re actually justified in making these choices.” That said, some parts were really emotionally difficult and everyone’s got their own threshold around this sort of thing, and that’s also okay. :)

I have a WIP chapter outline (currently up through ch.255 of 311) linked in my blog description where I’ve done my best to include all the content warnings I can think of for each chapter. You should be able to skim the content warnings for the first several chapters and get a good idea of the kind of content this novel has without too many direct spoilers.

Re: Guardian and MDZS - I don’t think I can actually compare them. Guardian is a totally different genre, danmei aside, and my understanding is that MDZS is a deconstruction of danmei xianxia, meaning that it’s not a good representative of the genre (of which I still know very little anyway). I also didn’t find novel!MDZS to fit my personal taste, so I’ve stuck with CQL and can’t comment on MDZS. I’m sorry!

Re: “Does it have a happy ending?” described under the cut.

Mostly happy. Our main couple does end up together, but there’s arguably some bittersweetness in it. I’m personally satisfied with it. :)

#timetomakeanewwish #2ha #i just. really love 2ha.#no other fiction has wrenched as much emotion out of me as this one #you either love or hate it

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typingtess · 4 years ago

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NCIS: Los Angeles Season Eleven Rewatch: “Groundwork”

The basics: Hetty’s interest in a missing agricultural engineer has the team working with Veronica Stephens.

Written by: Erin Broadhurst wrote or co-wrote “Praesidium”, “Unspoken”, “Come Back”, “Sirens”, “Getaway”, “Forasteira”, “Venganza”, “Joyride”, “The One That Got Away” and “No More Secrets”.

Directed by: Benny Boom directed “Ghost Gun”, “767”, “Fool Me Twice”, “Pro Se” and “Hail Mary”.

Guest stars of note: Dina Meyer is back from season ten’s “Heist” as CIA Officer Veronica Stephens, William Van Der Vegt as Nick Bardia, Sarah Chaney as Hotel Security Guard, Martin Dorsla as Dr. Joseph Olonga, Aaron Reed as Omar and Jay Hector as Peter Sanders.

Our heroes: Are helping the CIA and trying to figure out what Hetty is doing.

What important things did we learn about:

Callen: Kryptonite is smart, deceitful, beautiful, deadly women. Sam: Does not like the CIA. Kensi: Can take out a security camera with her long gun behind her back or over her shoulder. Deeks: Comes up with the plan to save Dr. Olonga. Eric: The Harry Potter of data recovery. Nell: No longer sharing the level of Hetty’s confidence that she once did. Hetty: Protecting Nigerian agricultural engineers with a little help from the CIA.

What not so important things did we learn about:

Callen: Maybe Statler, maybe Waldoff Sam: Maybe Statler, maybe Waldoff Kensi: The Man. Deeks: The Dude. Eric: Dingus. Nell: Snooping. Hetty: Gloria Edwards took Laos’s remains to Athens.

Who's down with OTP: After a tough episode, all is well for both Kensi-Deeks, Eric-Nell.

Who's down with BrOTP: Lots of conversations and advice from Sam about the women in Callen’s life. That goes over as one would expect it would.

Any pressing need for a young FBI Agent: No, enough three-letter agencies in this hour.

Who is running the team this week? Hetty in absentia.

Fashion review: Blue and white plaid button-down shirt for Callen. Black tee for Sam. Grey long-sleeve tee for Kensi. Dark blue long-sleeve tee for Deeks. Dark green pullover sweater over a blue print dress shirt. Red, black and pink print blouse and red jumper for Nell – my favorite outfit so far this season.

Music: “Get Gone” by Deap Vally is playing as the episode beings.

Any notable cut scene: Nope.

Quote: Callen: “Veronica's just doing her job. You and I would have done the same thing.” Sam: “She manipulates people for a living.” Callen: “We don't?” Sam: “Not people who are supposed to be on our side and helping us.” Callen: “There are extenuating circumstances here. She's under duress. I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt here.” Sam: “Of course you are. That's your kryptonite.” Callen: “My kryptonite? You don't think I'm a good judge of people? That after all these years, I can't tell when someone's lying to me?” Sam: “Oh, no, you're good at all that.” Callen: “ Thank you.” Sam: “Unless…” Callen: “Here it comes.” Sam: “You going to tell me you don't give certain types of people more doubtful benefits than others?” Callen: “You lost me at kryptonite.” Sam: “ Smart. Deceitful. Beautiful. Deadly.” Callen: “Sounds like the perfect Tinder date to me.” Sam: “Yeah, it is for you. You don't see a pattern among the few select people that are able to dupe you?” Callen: “I don't get duped.” Sam: “ You're like Fatal Attraction with unlimited sequels.” Callen: “And for the record, none of them have been fatal. Not yet.” Sam: “Word of advice: Don't get a rabbit.” Callen: “Just watch the road there, Dr. Phil.”

Anything else: The previously-s are from “Mother”, Anna in Cuba and “Heist” which was the first Veronica Stephens episode. A lovely beach day in LA has Veronica Stephens pulling up to a beach parking lot in her SUV with a kayak on the top. As she gets her gear from the back, an assailant starts to attack her from behind. He has a hypodermic needle in his left hand. Stephens is more than capable of protecting herself, getting free, getting to her kayak paddle and using it on her assailant. With the man down for the count, Stephens jumps back in her vehicle and drives away.

Walking into the office, Sam is trying to get Callen to attend a barbecue with him, his buddy Tom and some other friends. Callen likes Tom but wants to know if other SEALs will be there. The last barbecue with SEALs had Callen getting a lot of workout out tips and inspirational quotes. That happened when Callen asked why nobody was eating the potato salad.

Sam assures Callen it isn’t all SEALs. This, to Callen, means some guys from Delta, MARSOC, other special forces teams are attending. Mentioning one has become a talent agent really doesn’t change things for Callen.

Waiting for them in the bullpen is Nell with news that Hetty wants to see them in the boat shed. Sam asks if Kensi and Deeks are on their way. Nell has to remind them this is Hetty – pertinent information is not always shared. Like today.

At the boat shed, Veronica Stephens. Not at the boat shed, Hetty – though she is the one who told Stephens to meet Callen and Sam in the boat shed. Stephens explains that Hetty helped out with a situation in Cuba the prior year. Callen and Sam are well aware of what happened in Cuba. The CIA owes Hetty a favor and she called it in. With the CIA’s help, she was working to get Dr. Joseph Olonga, a scientist out of Nigeria. Hetty worried that he was a potential kidnapping victim. Using her phone, Stephens shows Callen and Sam a passport photo of Dr. Olonga.

Dr. Olonga is a leader in agricultural engineering with a number of patents in emerging technologies. There are countries that would rather steal the patents or the technology than pay the right for them. Stephens isn’t sure where Dr. Olonga is. He made it to the US safely and was supposed to meet with Stephens later that day. Only he’s not answering his call and she was attached on the beach. She admits the beach attack could be unrelated as she recaps the morning’s incident, including alerting Hetty.

Callen and Sam are not pleased she went right to the boat shed. Stephens tells them she wasn’t followed. Callen disagrees – she was already followed once that day to the beach. Countering that the attacker could have been waiting for her makes it worse for Sam – her attacker knew her daily routine. “Either way, it’s shoddy tradecraft.” Stephens makes a face and mocks them – she thought they were all friends.

Callen and Sam order Stephens to sit tight in the boat shed. That’s not happening. The CIA can handle Dr. Orlonga. Sam disagrees since the CIA can’t even figure out who gave up Stephens’s cover a year ago. With the enemies she has in and outside of the CIA, Callen and Sam insist Stephens stay in the boat shed. They’ll find Dr. Olonga.

Callen leaves a voicemail for Hetty, who is not in contact with the team. Sam notes that if Callen was running the team, this wouldn’t be a problem. It would be for Sam, according to Callen, since he would no longer be Sam’s partner. “Talk about a win-win.” Callen calls Nell and catches her up. They want to know if she spoke to Hetty that morning or if Hetty just sent her a text with instructions. Nell spoke to Hetty. They also want everything Nell can find on Dr. Olonga. Sam wants Eric to look at security cams to confirm Stephens’s parking lot story. And if she could, Sam wants Nell to find Hetty.

Sam doesn’t trust the CIA – offering Callen a “no offense” once he said it. He and Callen were told to meet Hetty at the boat shed and wound up with Stephens and a CIA case. The CIA isn’t supposed to be operating in the US. Callen makes it clear he never operated in the US. Callen brings up Anna working for the CIA. That sort of makes Sam’s point – “where is she now?” Callen tells Sam that Anna will find a way back or he’ll find her.

Nell confirms Stephens’s intel on Dr. Olonga. He’s looking to solve world hunger using artificial intelligence. After flying into LAX, Dr. Olonga checked into the Hotel Erwin in Venice. Nell requested a wellness check on Dr. Olonga when he would not answer his call. While he was not there, his belongs were. When asked if Hetty ever mentioned Dr. Olonga to Nell, Nell confessed that she no longer has Hetty’s confidence.

There is no proof of Veronica Stephens being attacked but there is limited security camera footage in the area. Kensi and Deeks are checking it out. Callen thinks something is up – Dr. Olonga is of interest to Hetty, the CIA and is now gone. Sam isn’t so sure – Hetty sent them to the boat shed, everything else they are working with comes from Stephens and is unverified. And they still don’t know where Hetty is.

Nell might. After Laos’s death, Nell did some digging around. Laos was cremated at Hetty’s expense. One of her alias’ passports, Gloria Edwards, was used to go to Athens. Callen thinks Hetty took Laos home. Sam asks if there are any codes to be found in books or thumb drives in broaches or are they truly on their own. Callen thinks they should get Dr. Olonga’s case a look but if they don’t find anything, they’ll drop it. Nell asks about Veronica Stephens who is “chillin’ at the boat shed,” according to Sam. According to the security cameras, she’s long gone. This confirms Sam’s lack of trust.

Callen defends Stephens – they wouldn’t have chilled in the boat shed either if they could help with a case. He’s willing to give Stephen the benefit of the doubt. Sam already knew Callen would – women like Stephens are his “kryptonite.” Offended, Callen asks Sam if he really believes Callen can’t be a good judge of people, can’t tell when people are lying to him. Sam thinks Callen can but gives “smart, deceitful, beautiful, deadly” women a break. Sam sees a pattern in the women who dupe him – “you’re like ‘Fatal Attraction’ with unlimited sequels.” Callen thanks Dr. Phil and asks him to keep his eyes on the road.

Kensi and Deeks are questioning people in Venice. Kensi isn’t having much luck. According to Deeks, the local surfers and skaters see “the man” when they talk to Kensi. They are Deeks’s people – “and I’m the Dude.” Kensi thinks more idiot. Deeks found a security camera that records every license plate that drives through the area. He got the owner to send the file to Eric because he’s “the Dude.”

Kensi thinks the attacker – if there was one – could have left his vehicle somewhere and walked to the parking lot. In the lot, Deeks sees a parking slip with a 7:10AM time stamp. There are a lot of cars in the lot – Kensi is thinking needle in the haystack. On the ground, Deeks sees part of a kayak paddle. Asking if there is a lost and found, Deeks thinks that’s called the trash. And anything left is likely taken.

Reviewing Stephens’s story, Kensi is stuck on why would anyone try an attack. All it did was alert Stephens to a possible kidnapping. Only if it fails – the kidnappers would have Dr. Olonga and Stephens. There are a lot of people who would love to get their hands on a CIA Agent with her past. Kensi thinks that past is what’s catching up with Stephens. Dr. Olonga could be “at Knotts Berry Farm eating funnel cake.” Now Deeks wants funnel cake – they have them at the Pier.

In Dr. Olonga’s room, Callen, Sam and a hotel staffer find his phone, passport and wallet – all things he’d likely need if he left the room. They are on a high floor so leaving through the balcony is out. The hotel staffer did not see anyone leave the room but offers to show Callen and Sam their security footage. There is an adjoining room – Sam wants to know who was staying in that room.

Footage shows a room service attendant rolling a cart away from the room next to Dr. Olonga’s as well as a gentleman coming up from the stairs. Switching to the room service attendant in the elevator, he has a large gash on his head – as if he was struck in the head by a kayak paddle. The hotel staffer does not recognize the attendant. Sam thinks Dr. Olonga is stashed in the room service cart.

Sneaking around Hetty’s office, Nell nearly jumps out of his skin when Eric comes up from behind and asks what she’s doing. Nell whispers she is looking for clues to figure out what is going on. Eric wants to know why they are whispering – Nell doesn’t know why. Eric looks inside Hetty’s desk bookcase. Nell is pretty sure Hetty isn’t there. Eric thinks Hetty would want them to think that until “she springs out of a drawer or drops from an air vent like an angry mongoose.”

Nell wants to know why Hetty lied to get Callen and Sam to meet with Veronica Stephens. With the problems the team had with the CIA in the past, Eric thinks Hetty arranged a face-to-face to make things easier. Nell thinks something is off. After her tablet beeps, Callen sends over photos of three men from the hotel security system. He also wants Nell to look for Dr. Olonga’s laptop going live on line – it was the one thing missing from his hotel room. His kidnappers may want to download his research.

Sam calls Callen over – live security footage shows Veronica Stephens in the lobby. Before Callen and Sam leave to confront Stephens, they ask the hotel staffer to have security detain her. Callen and Sam find the security officer on the floor – Veronica ran. Callen and Sam chase her to the street. She revs up her sports car. Callen plays chicken – jumping in front of the vehicle. Sam shows up with his gun drawn. Sam brings up “Fatal Attraction” again.

This time, Veronica is taken to interrogation. She lost her “cozy privileges” in the boat shed. She finds nothing about the boat shed cozy – it smells like dead fish and seagulls. Callen thinks of it as nautical charm as he shows Stephens to the bad side of the table. She’s not staying. Trying to run him over means she’s staying for a while.

Kensi and Deeks arrive in the main part of the boat shed as Callen shows Stephens a photo on his phone of the room service attendant. Deeks wants to know what is going on. Sam sticks with a continuing game of chicken. Stephens is shown a second man from the hotel. She denies knowing him. “Liar, liar, pants on fire,” is Nell’s response as she pops up on the plasma.

The second man is Peter Sanders, a Department of Agriculture employee working with Dr. Olonga in Nigeria. In fact, he was traveling with Dr. Olonga, something Stephens should know. Nell can’t find him – not answering his landline and Nell is still looking for a cell phone number. Deeks thinks the Department of Agriculture job is an undercover position – Sanders in probably CIA.

Eric joins in on the fun. He ID’s the room service attendant as Dana Farnham, born in Belgium, in the US on a student visa. He’s studying hotel management at a nearby college. Kensi asks if Farnham is a hotel employee – he is not.

Sam interrupts Callen and Stephens – they need to go. Stephens comes on to Callen – talking about whether he can hold her or not. Handcuffing her to the interrogation table, Callen thinks he can hold her just fine. Claiming handcuffing her to the table is a career ending mistake, Stephens takes out her phone. She plans on having the team fired. Sam likes the idea – he needs a vacation. The call fails – the boat shed has cell phone jammers. Or seagulls, according to Callen. Asking about a rest room, Sam points out the trap door to Stephens. “Try not to fall in.”

Kensi is making a fake delivery to Dana Farnham’s address. She wants to hand it to him – save the package from the porch pirates. Deeks is ready to break in when Callen and Sam see Farber jump out a window in the back of the house. Running down the street, Farnham sees a dump truck pulling an earth mover on flat bed. Jumping on the flat bed, Farnham moves up to the dump truck and tries to jump in. He fails, falling to the street. Run over by the flat bed, Farnham is dead. The team is horrified by the “human speed bump.”

Still bothered by Farnham’s death, Kensi is sitting on the curb about 20-feet from the blood splatter. Deeks comes over and talks about counting their blessings before speaking to “Statler and Waldorf” – great nicknames for Callen and Sam. Callen and Sam are trying to get into Farnham’s van. Deeks has his crushed cell phone. Eric, “the Harry Potter of data recovery” is going to try to pull info from the phone.

Callen and Sam see some tools in the front of the van including a saw. Kensi opens a duffle in the back and finds a head. She walks away - this has not been a good hour or so for Kensi. Deeks sees the head with a “son of a bitch” reaction.

Stephens is able pick the handcuff lock. As she’s breaking out of the room, Callen walks in. Stephens tries to threaten him but Callen is in no mood. He has something for her to see. In the main section of the boat shed, they show Stephens Farnham’s ID and explain his unfortunate demise. The head belongs to Peter Sanders, ��or whatever his name is”.

Callen tells Stephens that Sanders had a puncture in his neck – probably drugged or poisoned just as she would have been drugged or poisoned. Sam says Sanders is dead and butchered, Dr. Olonga is probably dead and butchered so that leaves Stephens alone. They release her, wishing her luck.

After Stephens leaves, Callen and Sam review what they know. Farnham was in charge of the body parts disposal, Sanders was the body parts so the man seeing taking the stairs at the hotel – he’s probably running the operation. Nell found out the room next to Dr. Olonga’s was charged to an Adam Kline on a fake credit card.

Stephens returns. Dr. Olonga was brought to the US with some of his technology. Maybe they could set up a trade – Dr. Olonga for the technology. The technology is in a secure hanger in a secret part of the airport.

As Eric works on the phone, Deeks is pestering him. Wearing magnifying glasses and with a light, Deeks wants to know if Eric found anything. Eric would tell Deeks if he did. “Well, no pressure,” Deeks offers to help – he rebuilt a 1935 Indian by himself. Eric sees the similarities between an antique motorcycle and a new cell phone. The phone sparks and explodes. As Eric is about to quit, Deeks says only a genius could bring the phone back to life. Eric takes that as a challenge. “Who’s my favorite brainiac?” Deeks asks before chanting “Bulletproof, Bulletproof”.

Callen, Sam and Stephens go to the airport. She accesses the private hanger, which is completely empty. She is worried. The only people who knew about the hanger was Dr. Olonga, Sanders and Stephens. The missing tech was self-driving tractors, watering drones – automated farming equipment.

With nothing in the hanger, Callen is done with the case. Looking for help, Stephens wants Callen and Sam to help her look around. The hanger is empty – there is nothing to look for. Stephens talks about Sanders being butchered but that only annoys Callen. She should have been honest from the start. Callen and Sam leave her behind.

Nell updates Kensi and Deeks as Eric yells “It’s alive” Frankenstein-movie style. Deeks want to know if Eric said that or if he’s hearing voices. With his two hands, Eric resurrected Farnham’s phone. Trying to open it on the big screen, the data fails though It worked downstairs. Eric freaks out a little, yelling that Mr. Phone, the phony. Eric gets the data from the phone on the big screen. Nell will send all important info to their phones.

Nell ID’s the man from the hotel using Farnham’s phone. Nick Bardia is a local running a rug business in Van Nuys. LAPD is checking out his apartment in Ocean City, Kensi and Deeks are on their way to the rug store. Sam thinks a rug store is a better place to hold a hostage than an apartment full of witnesses. Nell agrees – the 14,000 square foot rug store could hide Dr. Olonga and all his technology.

Kensi and Deeks pull up with the Roach Coach. Callen, Sam and Stephens are right behind. Deeks checked around – the place is “festooned” with new security cameras – airgapped. Kensi calls the REACT team for back-up. There isn’t enough time to commandeer a garbage truck as a trojan horse.

Deeks thinks a rug store is full of flammable stuff. Smoke them out so the team doesn’t have to go in blind. Callen sees the possibilities – cover up a security camera long enough for someone to get to the roof and drop smoke bombs into the ventilation system. Someone inside would at least have to check and see what’s going on. The bad guys could also try to move Dr. Olonga during this – they could intercept him.

Callen asks if Kensi can take out security camera with a suppressive shot. “Behind my back or over my shoulder?” Kensi asks. If it works, Callen doesn’t care how. Passing a shotgun to Stephens, the team is ready to go.

Kensi makes quick work of a backdoor security camera. Callen Sam, Deeks and Stephens go in. Deeks climbs into the building and finds a ventilation shaft. Calling “fire in the hole”, Deeks sets off two smoke bombs. Deeks yells that it would be amazing if nobody was there and they ruined hundreds of rugs. Stephens looks confused. Sam tells her they don’t allow Deeks out much.

A man runs out of the facility, only to be grabbed by Sam. Callen and Stephens enter the building as Sam puts the man in a sleeper hold and then handcuffs. Inside the store, Callen, Sam and Stephens see Bardia give instructions to his men. Three are going to take the technology off-site. Another is going to call the fire department and announce this is a false alarm, even if it isn’t because they’re done in that location. Sam finds Dr. Olonga, alive.

The truck with the technology is ready to leave the building. Callen makes it clear, Kensi is to stop that from happening. Bardia is telling his men he will “deal with” Dr. Olonga. Callen yells “federal agents” and the shooting begins. Callen chases Bardia. Bardia’s men surrender rather quickly to Stephens.

As the truck leaves the building, Kensi shoots out the engine. The truck is going nowhere, as are the men inside.

Sam frees Dr. Olonga. As they leave, Callen comes across Bardia. Just as Bardia is going to fire at Callen, Deeks shoots him from the second floor and Callen shoots too. Bardia is down.

At the bar, Deeks explains to Sam that he can’t see “squat” in the store because of the smoke. Divine intervention parted the smoke and allowed him to save Callen. Kensi didn’t see that happened but feels like she did since its all Deeks has talked about for the last four hours. Callen and Stephens walk in. She just wanted to say thank you. The team offers a toast. When Stephens goes to leave, she tells Callen she is going to send him a bill for her sports car’s brake pads. Callen asks if he can expense that. He can’t. Deeks also needs $4.00 for his beer.

What head canon can be formed from here: That Callen has a type, I guess, but never saw Veronica Stephens in that mix.

Episode number: Episode 12 of season 11. Episode 251 overall.

#NCIS: Los Angeles Rewatch #NCIS: Los Angeles #NCIS: LA #NCIS Los Angeles #ncis la

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theawkwardqueerturtle · 4 years ago

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Welp, I went and made a playlist out of my OTPs plus a ship that I don’t even fully ship (it’s complicated). Keep reading for songs and ships I matched them up to, plus explanations.

Drarry-Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter- “FOOLS” and “My! My! My!” by Troye Sivan, in this specific order. This is sort of the timeline of their relationship; Draco feels bad about crushing on Harry through their years at Hogwarts because of his parents and Harry feels bad because of the way Draco treats his friends (probably just trying to distance himself), but then after the war ends he and Harry start to make amends and start going out and become happy together.

Scorbus-Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Potter- “for him” by Troye Sivan. It’s just an upbeat song about puppy love, which is exactly the sort of feel I get for this ship.

Romione-Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger- “Still Into You” by Paramore. Because they were friends and crushing on each other for years before finally getting together and when they do they continue to love each other.

Deamus-Dean Thomas/Seamus Finnigan- “YOUTH” by Troye Sivan. Because they’re a couple of cheerful, youthful guys, and this song has the sort of vibe that they give off.

Snily-Severus Snape/Lily Evans- “Stupid Boy” by Keith Urban. This is the one I don’t fully ship; I do agree that Snape was probably in love with Lily, I don’t think she felt the same even before he called her a mudblood. The song is about a guy in a similar situation to Snape’s in this context; realizing he mistreated someone he loved dearly and knowing he has to live with that regret.

Jily-James Potter/Lily Evans- “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” by Elvis Presley. I feel like this relationship was very fast-paced. They had a baby at around 20, for god’s sake! This song is about realizing you’re moving too fast but throwing caution to the wind and moving along anyway.

Wolfstar-Sirius Black/Remus Lupin- “WILD” by Troye Sivan. Since a lot of this ship takes place while they were still going to Hogwarts, it just works. Also feel like this song is primarily from Remus’s perspective, since Sirius tends to be more reckless while Remus is more cautious.

Linny-Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley- “Hey Soul Sister” by Train. A carefree, happy sort of song about a carefree, happy sort of couple. I feel like Ginny would serenade Luna with this one.

Spirk-James T. Kirk/Spock- “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. Not gonna lie, this one’s partially because of an AMV I saw of them with this song that I thought was really beautiful. I also just feel like it makes sense that one of the oldest ships in existence would be paired with “A Thousand Years”.

Karushuu-Karma Akabane/Gakushuu Asano- “Animal” by Neon Trees and “Judas” by Lady Gaga. Okay, so I actually went through three different songs titled “Animal” (one by Troye Sivan and the other by Maroon 5) trying to figure out which one worked best for these two; I ultimately picked the Neon Trees because it had the most appropriate feel for these two. I also picked Judas because I feel like Gakushuu was probably really worried about Karma’s reputation, at least at the beginning of their relationship.

Suzaku Kururugi/Euphemia Li Britannia (if they have a proper ship name, I don’t know it)- “Kryptonite” by Three Doors Down and “Your Guardian Angel” by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I genuinely couldn’t decide which was most appropriate, so I picked both. They’re both very appropriate for a couple constantly trying to protect each other, even when they can’t.

Madohomu-Madoka Kaname/Homura Akemi- “When You Love a Woman” by Journey. A powerful song about the woman in your life. What more can I say?

Zukka-Zuko/Sokka- “They Don’t Know About Us” by One Direction. This was a tough one. So much angst, and yet they have such an upbeat vibe about them. I finally remembered this song existed, and it’s just so hopeful and optimistic even in a not-so-ideal situation. It’s exactly what I was looking for. I’m not personally the biggest fan of One Direction, btw, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Kataang-Katara/Aang- “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. Just a cheerful, bouncy tune about puppy love for a cute, young relationship.

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Sayakyo-Sayaka Miki/Kyoko Sakura- “You Raise Me Up” by Celtic Woman. I was just watching the show and seeing these two interact just reminded me so much of this song.

Another edit for another addition:

Shizaya-Shizuo Heiwajima/Izaya Orihara- “Nicotine” by Panic! At The Disco. You guys have no fucking idea how frustrated I got trying to think of a song for these two assholes. Ended up picking this one because it very much matches the tone of their relationship; honestly I’m surprised there aren’t any AMVs or edits of the two of them to it. That’s probably part of the reason I didn’t think of it sooner.

Yet another edit:

Isaactor-Isaac/Hector- “Will You Be There” by Michael Jackson. I just love the idea of these two slowly but surely learning to trust each other and be happy

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eusuntgratie · 4 years ago

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Character: Bucky Barnes

Give me a character and I will answer:

Why I like them: I don’t have time to write you a novel, but Bucky is my favorite. I love him so much. Bucky is strong, smart, loyal, and so fucking competent. But somehow that doesn’t fuel toxic masculinity or a superiority complex. When his best friend, his skinny asthmatic best friend that he’s had to care for and protect for years, becomes a giant slice of tasty american beefcake with super strength and speed and suddenly everyone looks up to him and the girls swoon when he walks by... Bucky isn’t threatened by that. He’s proud of his friend and happy to fight by his side and have his six. When his whole life falls apart and he barely knows who he is, Bucky finds a way to quietly put his life and his mind back together all by himself, determined not to hurt anyone.

Why I don’t: There’s nothing I don’t like about his character, but I hate that the MCU has shit on his relationship with Steve bc they’re so terrified of the gays. The missed opportunities and bullshit scenes in CW, IW, and EG are really infuriating. I also can’t get over why bb went from looking like Jesus in an Herbal Essences commercial at the end of Black Panther to looking like a haunted man who can’t shower regularly at the beginning of IW...with no explanation. IT MAKES NO SENSE.

Favorite episode (scene if movie): Azzano in TFA, “but I knew him” in TWS, and our little glimpse of him having a normal life free of violence just buying some plums in CW. Also, 100% of SS’s nonverbal acting in the MCU.

Favorite season/movie: CATWS

Favorite line: This isn’t a back alley, Steve, it’s war / Hell no. That little guy from Brooklyn who was too dumb not to run away from a fight. I’m following him. / But you’re keeping the outfit right? / I’m with you until the end of the line, pal / My name is Bucky

Favorite outfit Not gonna lie to you, I enjoy bb murder strutting in his bondage jacket tactical gear in TWS. I love him in his uniform in TFA the night before he ships out. His outfit in Romania, the first (the only?) clothes we’ve seen him pick for himself. And the jeans and red henly bc oof.

OTP STUCKY I will die on this hill, thank you

Brotp Bucky & Nat. I also love reading about Bucky and the Howlies. Bucky & Sam too.

Head Canon Bucky’s been in love with Steve for a long time... it was so gradual and so wrapped up in how much he loved him already that it’s hard for him to recognize or understand how and when it happened. But he realized late one night taking care of Steve when Sarah was working and he really thought Steve might not make it through the night and he was so seized with panic that his friend his PERSON might not be there forever, he told him he loved him over and over. Steve was too feverish to hear him or remember, but somehow his fever broke early that morning.

Unpopular opinion idk if this is unpopular, but I see a lot of Steve pining for popular-with-the-ladies Bucky in pre-war fic, but I hc that Steve didn’t figure out that he loved Bucky until he lost him.

A wish I’m excited for Bucky to have more than three seconds of screen time in FWS, but I’m really nervous for the show too. I hope that they deal with Steve in a way that doesn’t totally shit on their characters, and I hope that there is some acknowledgement of Bucky’s trauma, of him finding a way to fight and keep his humanity. I’m not holding my breath for either, but I’ll watch anyway.

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen Bucky/Sharon (DEAR GOD NO)

5 words to best describe them loving loyal competent intelligent human (human is a weird adjective but one of the things I love most about Bucky is that they could never take his humanity away despite trying for decades).

My nickname for them Steve calling him Buck is my kryptonite. I also love modern AU’s where Rebecca calls him weird ridiculous things like Bonky.

Character Asks

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me-myself-and-my-fos · 3 years ago

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You’re My Kryptonite Masterlist

Ship: Castor Nax x Nicole Blake

Adjusting

Groceries

Human Nature

Merry Christmas

It’s Complicated

Home

“I love you”

Heartbeat

Rainy Contemplation

Evenings

Light Through the Darkness

Crisis

Nax Family Karaoke

A Super Halloween

#do not reblog or i will block you #otp: you’re my kryptonite

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djsaxby16 · 5 years ago

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Ok, I’m about to rant

To all you assholes saying “boycott Supergirl!!!”, fuck you, and the horse you rode in on. Supercorp, will never be cannon, get the flying fuck over it! I swear to Christ on high, you guys have got to be the single most toxic fandom I have ever laid eyes on, and that is really freaking saying something. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like the Kara and William storyline very much either, but Jesus Christ people, stop treating it like it’s the worst thing on planet Earth. You’re not being qureebaited, you’re not being robbed of a proper storyline. Hell, William would be a way better love interest for Kara than Lena. Here’s a little truth for you, Lena Luthor is a bad person! She’s murdered people for “science”, lied to EVERONE on multiple occasions, trapped Kara in a cage of kryptonite that very easily could have killed her, and she also literally tried to mind control the entire planet! And don’t you dare blame Kara for any of that, Lena is a bitch who doesn’t deserve anyone like Kara as a friend or a lover. And I repeat, it will never happen! I mean you think I don’t know what it’s like not to see your otp become canon? I’m a Kalex shipper, I knew back in season one that it was never gonna happen. Do you see me going around saying “boycott Supergirl!”? No, I write my fanfiction, and talk with my fellow shippers like a normal human being. And say what you want, at least Alex didn’t leave Kara in a cage of Kryponite all because she got her feelings hurt. So to all of you saying that Supergirl queerbaites and discriminates against you, grow the fuck up. Leave the actors alone, leave the show alone, and if you don’t like it, just quit watching it. Thank you for your time, have a nice day.

#supergirl #anti lena luthor #anti supercorp #kalex #ilovesupergirl

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takaraphoenix · 5 years ago

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Disney for the ask game

Thanks for playing! I’m gonna go ahead and assume animated movies only. xD”

Top 5 favourite characters: Aurora, Fa Mulan, Flynn Rider, Hades, Hiro Hamada

Other characters you like: Marie (Aristocats), Bagheera, Tod (The Fox and th Hound), Tinkerbell, Judy Hopps

Least favourite characters:E L S A

Otps: Maleficent/Aurora, Shere Khan/Bagheera, Moana Waialiki/Merida, Fa Mulan/Aurora, Copper/Tod (The Fox and the Hound), Eugene Fitzherbert/Rapunzel, Tarzan/Jane, Tiana/Charlotte LaBouff

Notps: Jack Frost/Elsa, Nick Wilde/Judy Hopps, honestly probably a lot of others too but nothing I can think of right now or may not even be aware of - though generally, I am very on board with canon Disney ships, surprisingly enough

Favourite friendships: Tiana and Charlotte are great, I love Bagheera and Baloo, Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps too!

Favourite family: Clearly the found family of Lilo & Stitch - Nani, Lilo, Stitch, David, Jumba and Pleakley!

Favourite episodes: mmmh doesn’t really apply here

Favourite season/book/movie: damn, you can’t just ask my favorite. When it comes to Disney movies, it’s more of a tie than a clear Top Five that can be sorted, because all are equally good to me, in different aspects. Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch and Hercules

Favourite quotes:sooo not a quotes kinda gal

Best musical moment: ...why would you do this to me? *distressed sounds* Okay, so, this doesn’t ask best musical number but best musical moment. Now, do bear in mind that I’m German and watch these movies in German. So do not ask me what the English names of things are. But Hercules when Hercules had that moment of wanting to prove himself, like that song was the antheme of my childhood, I still feel that song vibrating in my heart. There are a whole lot of strong, good musical moments in the long history of Disney movies, but this one is just so very dear to me and speaks to me hard...

Moment that made you fangirl/boy the hardest: I MEAN SHIT CLEARLY WHEN ALL OF CHINA KNELT BEFORE MULAN LIKE, THAT IS THE BEST

When it really disappointed you:when they said “fuck creativity, gimme that nostalgia money” and dialed back on original movies in favor of lame shallow live-action remakes of animated classics YOU CAN STILL WATCH. You can LITERALLY just put that Cinderella in and watch it, no need for that horrendous remake (I swear, these fucking hyper-realistic mice with those gigantic cartoon eyes are terrifying and were a not good decision)

Saddest moment: Mufasa’s death, hands down

Most well done character death:...Mufasa’s death, hands down xD”

Favourite guest star: yeah no this is asking too much of me and let’s be real this is gonna be useless to y’all non-Germans even if I know the answer xD

Favourite cast member: seriously I am not good with voice actors and remembering names of those; actors, when I actually get to see faces, sure, but voice-actors...

Character you wish was still alive: SO MANY MOTHERS. Seriously, they killed off so many moms to have Single Dads take care of their daughters... -_-

One thing you hope really happens: I wished they would go back to making fairy tale adaptations. But... I mean ACTUAL adaptations. Not that shit they pulled with Frozen where they took the Snow Queen out of The Snow Queen and literally only kept that one around and changed EVERY SINGLE ASPECT of the story. And it’s not even the first offender; Tangled had barely anything to do with Rapunzel at all. Princess and the Frog was at least up-front about it with the book and the comparison. But let’s... let’s go back to when Disney actually adapted fairy tales and gave half a shit about said fairy tales? Because otherwise, you could just make ORIGINAL MOVIES! :D”““

Most shocking twist: uuuuuuuuuh I got nothing

When did you start watching/reading?: I mean... when I was a tiny kiddo? xD

Best animal/creature: Bagheera! *^*

Favourite location: Atlantica?

Trope you wish they would stop using: killed off mom :D”

One thing this show/book/film does better than others:I does great story-telling usually and it’s beautiful animation most of the time?

Funniest moments: there are a lot; I don’t really have a favorite

Couple you would like to see: I... I am past the point of wanting to see a gay Disney couple, tbh. They showed how little they care about the community and how cringey and offensive their version of ““representation”“ is so... I got nothing

Actor/Actress you want to join the cast: again; would be useless to you and I don’t really know anyway xD”

Favourite outfit: AURORA’S DRESS *^*

Favourite item: uuuhm Triton’s trident?

Do you own anything related to this show/book/film?: lol too many things, yes xD” I have a large variety of Disney figures! ^-^

What house/team/group/friendship group/family/race etc would you be in?: I would be a Flounder-like fearful sidekick xD

Most boring plotline: recent sequels - Incredibles 2 and Finding Dory - because old sequels sure were cringey and weird but shit happened. These new sequels are literally just the exact same shit reheated... =_=

Most laughably bad moment:Pocahontas II going “you know what this needs? This needs a sequel where she goes to England to fall in love with a whole different male character and forcibly try to be an English Lady!”... It was so cringey that the thought someone thought this was a good idea is downright funny??

Best flashback/flashfoward if any: Let’s translate that to prequel/sequel, okay? Then I’d go with Rescuers Down Under - I love that movie. The only case of “sequel is actually better than OG movie”

Most layered character: This may actually be asking too much, tbh. There are just too many characters to judge that...

Most one dimensional character: Probably a whole lot, considering how many characters there ARE...

Scariest moment: the whole entire fucking Nightmare Before Christmas. Damn that thing haunted me for months and I watched it for the first time when I was sixteen (...it’s mainly because stopmotion is my absolute Kryptonite...)

Grossest moment: Fart jokes

Best looking male: Eugene Fitzherbert? xD

Best looking female: Maleficent! *^*

Who you’re crushing on (if any): I mean. Maleficent. But please do note ANIMATED NOT THAT SHITTY CRAP REMAKE. Not because Angelina Joulie isn’t absolutely gorgeous but THEY DIDN’T EVEN GIVE HER GREEN SKIN

Favourite cast moment: Don’t know any of that ^^°

Favourite transportation: The flying carpet?

Most beautiful scene (scenery/shot wise): The opening of The Lion King is so incredibly stunning *^*

Unanswered question/continuity issue/plot error that bugs you:oh Frozen left me with a lot of those. But definitely not enough to put myself through that sequel and also that shit shoulda been explained in the first movie so there is that :D”

Best promo: ahahaha *weeping* when they claimed that Maleficent was going to take my favorite villainess and give her the Wicked treatment. You... You REALLY had me fooled there and got my cinema going money to see that pathetic excuse of a “woman was abused by man and turns evil” crap like holy shit this has nothing to do with Wicked get that away from me, Mal had SO MUCH potential and you did nothing with it ;-;

At what point did you fall in love with this show/book: I mean, as a little kid. Probably around The Lion King?

IN DEPTH FANDOM QUESTIONS

#Disney #In-Depth Fandom Ask Game #send me asks #elements1999

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gabolange · 5 years ago

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For the shipper meme: 2-4, 26, and 37! I'm really enjoying your very thoughtful, very honest answers!

Aw, thank you! For the shipping meme!

2. Asked and answered.

3. What’s your current OTP?

Oh, still Jean / Lucien of TDBM. I sort of surprise myself in this–there are many reasons to have moved on by now–but yeah, they still have my whole heart and imagination.

4. What’s your current NOTP?

I…am not really a NOTP sort, really, but I suppose there’s always Rey and Kyle Ron to remind me of the nope.

26. Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic you’re more drawn to?

Heh. Just a little bit…

I am forever and ever drawn to the middle-aged characters that have loved and lost, that is finding love (again) somewhat despite themselves, who are grown-ups and understand that the past has shaped themselves, who are a little stuck in their ways but find ways to love anyway.

Which is to say that Jean and Lucien are basically my shipping kryptonite, which is why I can’t quit them despite all the reasons to give them up. (And wow, I miss Nate and Sophie from Leverage a lot, and Nick and Jen shouldn’t fit this pattern but super do because of their history, and … yeah, it’s always the grownups.)

37. Do you have a favorite trope and/or AU for your OTP?

I’m not sure it’s a trope, but my favorite thing to see for Jean and Lucien is their confidence in their choices. Like…yep, this is hard, and against all rules of social order and good sense, and she’s going to spend half their marriage wanting to kill him, and starting over at 50 is messy and frustrating, and they know all of this, and go into it eyes wide open and absolutely, completely here for it because it’s absolutely, completely worth it.

And everyone is already reading @rahleeyah‘s Salvation Song so it hardly needs a rec, but it is a great example of a true AU really committing to the premise and making it work – the characters are both recognizably ours and their own, and the AU makes things different in ways that make sense (love Joy!) – and it is great.

#meme #ask me anything #tdbm #lucien x jean #fic rec #it's that kind of night

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katedoesfics · 5 years ago

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Shadows of Hyrule | Chapter 62

The Hyrulean helicopters brought the soldiers back home, leaving one behind to return with the six Champions. It waited quietly on the landing pad with Daruk, Urbosa, Revali, and Zelda standing just outside. It was late in the evening and the battle had ended hours ago, but they held back to ensure the safety of the city as Mipha was reunited with her parents.

To Link's relief, they agreed to let Mipha remain in Hyrule, promising her they would return soon, though not as soon as they had originally planned due to the battle. And though they didn't seem eager to let Mipha continue on with her heroic duties, they didn't argue or push the matter further. She was sure there would be more to discuss upon their return to Hyrule, but she would deal with that when the time came.

Eager to return home to study for her last few finals, she hurried back to wait with her friends at the helicopter, the engine now started and the blades running.

Dorephan followed them out to the helicopter pad, though hung further back.

“You and King Roham cannot possibly ensure the safety of Termina,” he said as he walked beside Link. “Try as you might. Mipha is in danger, and it very well may be putting you in danger, too. I won't say I care much for you, Link. But I care deeply for my daughter. I will do anything for her – even break my ties with Hyrule. I won't see her die in this war.”

“I won't let her die,” Link said. “I will give my own life before I let something happen to her.”

Dorephan eyed Link carefully for a minute. “I see.” He clasped his hands behind his back. “And what intentions do you have for my daughter?”

Link blinked at him, taken aback. “What?”

Dorephan turned and looked at Link at the corner of his eye. “When are you going to tell her you're in love with her?”

Link pulled his eyes away. “Never.”

He raised a brow. “Never?”

He watched Mipha as she chatted and laughed with their friends. “She deserves better. Better than someone who will definitely get gutted by the King of Evil.”

“You should have a little more faith in yourself,” Dorephan said. “I would be lying if I said I wasn't impressed with the way you handled that attack. I'd say Hyrule is in adequate hands.”

Link glanced skeptically at Dorephan but said nothing further.

“But know I will kill you myself if something happens to my daughter.” He smiled down at Link.

“Right,” Link said. “Get in line.”

Mipha turned and watched her father and Link curiously. She frowned. “I hope he’s not giving him a hard time,” she muttered.

Urbosa turned her gaze to them and shrugged. “I’m sure he is,” she said. Her face turned serious and she pointed a finger at Mipha as she mimicked his voice.

“You protect my daughter with your life or I’ll kill ya.”

Mipha rolled her eyes. “Yeah. I don’t think so.”

Urbosa smiled. “You're his kryptonite,” she said dreamily. “He'll do anything for you, you know.”

Mipha glanced over at them once more. Dorian was making his way back to the city, and Link trotted down the steps of the base. His gaze met her’s.

“Sometimes, I think you're more of a distraction that anything,” Urbosa continued. “He's too focused on you and making sure you're okay. Really, he's only doing this for you. I think you're the only thing keeping him going.”

Mipha held her gaze on Link, and Link showed no sign of breaking away. After a moment, he moved towards them and pulled at Mipha's wrist.

“Can I talk to you?”

Mipha hesitated, her gaze moving from Link to Urbosa, then back to Link. She nodded once and let him lead her away from the group, desperately trying to ignore the stares from their friends.

“They're so OTP,” Urbosa gushed happily as she watched them together.

“You did not seriously just say OTP,” Daruk said.

“Shut up,” Urbosa snapped, still grinning. “Romance turns me into a nerd!”

This conversation, however, went completely unnoticed by Link and Mipha.

“What's wrong?” Mipha asked carefully. She watched Link, but Link did not look at her.

“Last night,” he started.

Mipha grinned. “Oh, wait, let me guess,” she said. “Is it about the selfies you took in Urbosa's skirt?”

Link glanced at her for a moment, his brows furrowed. “What?”

“I mean, Revali did keep his promise. He dared you to put it on in exchange for ten rupees. You said you would have done it for five.”

“Right,” Link said. He shook his head. “Wow. What the fuck.”

Mipha laughed. “Or, did you want to apologize for spilling your beer all over my shirt?”

“Sorry?”

Mipha shrugged and smiled at him. “Don't worry,” she said. “Whatever Revali may have said, you weren't that much of an embarrassing drunk.”

Link hesitated. “Did I... do or say anything else?”

Mipha's smile disappeared. “Like what?”

“I don't know,” Link muttered, turning away.

Mipha seemed to think about this for a moment, then shook her head. “Not really. Nothing out of the ordinary.”

That was a relief, to say the least. How did the expression go? Drunk minds speak sober hearts? He didn't exactly believe Revali, but he felt instantly better knowing that he didn't actually saying anything to Mipha. Not that he would have regretted such a conversation. But being drunk was not the way he wanted to do it. Not that he had planned on doing it at all, really. Not at first. But maybe. Just maybe.

“Whatcha thinking so hard about?” Mipha asked, her smile returning.

“Nothing,” Link said quickly. “Just that I need to get the hell home and to bed if I'm going to survive another final tomorrow.”

Mipha sighed. “Crap,” she said. “Why did you have to remind me?”

*****

The trip back to Hyrule was uneventful, and once they landed, the Champion’s felt able to relax again, even returning to their earlier end of the year high.

“So,” Revali said, practically bouncing ahead of them as they walked through the city. “Where should we take this party?

Mipha shook her head. “No way,” she said. “I’m out this time. We do have more finals this week.”

“Lame,” Revali said. He turned to Urbosa and Daruk. “C’mon, we don’t need these babies.”

Daruk considered this for a moment, the nodded. “I’m down. Let’s do it.”

Urbosa waved them off with a hand. “You boys have fun,” she said. “I’m hitting the mall.”

Zelda perked up at this. “The mall?” She put a finger to her chin thoughtfully. “I could skip a night of studying,” she said. “I need a new bathing suit.”

“I changed my mind,” Revali said quickly. “I wanna go shopping, too.”

Daruk narrowed his gaze on him. “No, you don’t. You want to -”

“I have excellent fashion sense,” Revali said quickly, cutting him off. “I’ll be the judge of which bikinis look best. May I suggest a little thong? It says ‘I’m a fun and adventurous ruler of Hyrule.’”

Urbosa slapped him upside the head. “You’re disgusting.” She turned to Zelda and offered her a smile. “I could use some retail therapy. Let’s go.” She shot a dirty glance at Revali as she took Zelda’s wrist and lead them away from the group.

Revali groaned loudly. “C’mon, Daruk,” he said. “Let’s go find us some tail.”

“Classy,” Mipha muttered.

Daruk shrugged and grinned, waving to them as he followed Revali, parting ways and leaving Mipha and Link alone.

“Guess I can’t convince you to hang out,” Link said, turning to Mipha.

She narrowed her gaze on him. “Don’t you think it would be worth putting a little effort into the finals?”

Link groaned and threw his head back as he walked ahead of her. “Fine,” he said, dragging the word out into another groan. “But only because Ganondorf hasn’t had the balls to show his face around here yet.”

“That’s the spirit,” Mipha muttered.

Link looked at her over his shoulder and smiled. But something else had caught his attention in the form of a flash.

Mipha’s brows furrowed and she followed his gaze, noticing then a man and a woman with a camera. The woman had a microphone in her hand with the logos of one of the news stations. She smiled and waved to them excitedly.

“Is this my life now?” Mipha said, her shoulders slumped. “I didn’t sign up for paparazzi.”

Link took her wrist in his hand and pulled her forward. “Don’t worry,” he said with a grin. “They’ll see soon enough how boring you are and lose interest.”

“Ha, ha,” Mipha said, but she lead Link lead her quickly away from them and towards home.

#legend of zelda #breath of the wild #fic #fanfic #loz #botw #shadows of hyrule #soh62

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hwarang-number · 5 years ago

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Dream Girl: Jonghyun/Minho Oneshot

Pairing: Jongho

Rating: T

Word Count: 3400

Summary: Jonghyun gets matched up with his dream girl through a dating app and arrives at the rendezvous to find Minho there for the same reason. Inspired by this Dean Martin/Frank Sinatra skit, as well as that one amazing Tumblr post of shirtless Jonghyun with a caption about his “stupid little bitch waist” (which I, naturally, have not been able to locate since.)

I really wanted to post this whole thing for New Year’s but I didn’t have time to knock out the entire (somewhat lengthy) epilogue, so that’s forthcoming, and I’ll cross-post to AO3 at that time. This part works as a stand-alone fic, though.

Dedicated to the beautiful @wysteryas, who inspired me to try my hand at SHINee fic. 2min is my OTP but Jongho is my kryptonite, apparently. They make me so ridiculously happy.

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When Jonghyun spots the man sitting on his designated bench, his entire body jolts in stark dismay. If his dream girl really is coming here tonight, she won’t even see him with this guy in her line of vision. In fact, she’ll probably assume that said guy was her dream man to begin with and head off to happily-ever-after on his arm.

He looks up hopefully at Jonghyun's approach and oh hell yes, this is a dream man in-waiting. Huge, stunning double-lidded dark eyes, luminous olive skin, tousled silky black hair, long lean legs crossed at the ankle – and dressed to kill.

Sodam had approved every inch of her little brother, from his earrings to his boxer-briefs (sexy ones, Jonghyun-ah, just in case!), before shoving him toward the door with a giddy laugh, but if she’d seen this guy, she’d have promptly pulled Jonghyun back inside again and cancelled his membership with the dating app for good measure.

The man wears a black leather jacket, slim-cut and perfectly contoured to his torso, with a gray knit scarf knotted artfully at his throat and dark blue jeans cuffed above black lace-up boots. The cuffs of a dusky blue sweater peek out from the ends of his sleeves, and he wears one wide silver band on his left thumb.

Jonghyun wears rings too – just a few tonight, nothing ridiculous – and had always thought it kind of worked for him, but this man owns the thumb ring look.

Fuck, even his hands are beautiful. Long, strong, and exquisitely shaped, all the way to his fingertips.

The man is three kinds of gorgeous and he's just sitting there like a handsome piece of statuary, regarding Jonghyun curiously.

“– help you?” he’s saying, and it’s really, truly over now, because his voice is deep. Not corny American hey baby deep but hushed and soft and warm. The kind of voice that raises the hairs on the back of your neck in a really pleasant way.

Jonghyun is so fucked he could cry.

"Um," he begins brilliantly. "I’m sorry, but – could you maybe move to another bench for just a little? It's just, I'm supposed to meet someone – oh fuck –“ He breaks off at a telltale burning in his eyes and brings his fists to them before he remembers his eyeliner: a subtle, smoky border, painstakingly applied by Sodam because his hands were shaking too badly.

"Hey, easy,” the man soothes in the gentlest voice Jonghyun’s ever heard. “It's okay. I’d happily move to another bench,” he says, “but as it happens, I’m supposed to be meeting someone here too.”

Jonghyun peeks at him between his fingers, rendered speechless by disbelief, and the man’s breath catches.

“You have the most beautiful eyes,” he blurts, startling them both. “Actually, um…for half a second I thought you might be – who’re you meeting?” he asks suddenly.

Conceding defeat, Jonghyun drops his hands from his face and himself onto the bench beside the man. “A girl,” he says wearily. “I signed up on one of those dating apps – the, uh, ‘compatibility-guaranteed’ one,” he adds in an abashed mumble, “and I’m supposed to meet my dream girl here tonight.”

“Hey, me too!” the man says eagerly, turning to Jonghyun, his mouth curved in a smile so dazzling that Jonghyun’s heart does a startled little flip on its way to the pit of his stomach. “Tell me what yours looks like and we can keep an eye out for each other.”

Jonghyun sighs, wishing more than anything to forestall the inevitable: that awkward moment when the man realizes that they’re both here for the same girl and makes some weak attempt to convince sad, small Jonghyun that he actually has a chance with her.

Half a month’s rent went into this disaster, and for what?

“Legs for miles,” Jonghyun croaks, his cheeks burning. “At least, that’s the description they gave me. ‘Legs for miles, a small face, and…very big eyes,’ ” he finishes lamely.

The man grins. “It’s the eyes that get me too,” he confesses.

They all say that, Jonghyun scowls to himself. “And legs for miles?” he wonders dryly.

“Nah, I’ve got legs enough for the both of us,” the man laughs. “I’m waiting on a ‘small, shapely blonde with eyes to drown in.’”

Jonghyun’s sigh of relief comes out like a moan and he claps a hand over his mouth in horror. “I just – I’m really glad you said that,” he says quickly, stupidly, causing the man to raise the inner edges of his eyebrows in a captivating expression.

“Because…?” he puzzles aloud, then – “Oh. You thought we were expecting the same girl?”

“Maybe,” Jonghyun hedges, not quite meeting the man’s eyes, and he shakes his head with a strange half-smile.

“We have very different types,” he says simply.

“Ah, that’s good,” Jonghyun replies, and in the ensuing silence, reassesses his appearance for the umpteenth time this evening.

Sodam snuck the insoles out of his shoes while he was brushing his teeth. If she’s really your dream girl, she’s not going to care about a few centimeters, she insisted when he realized the absence, halfway out the door. Just be you, Jonghyun-ah. You want her to love you as you are, and she will – she’ll take one look at you and never want to leave your side.

He absently toys with one cuff of his impossibly soft sweater: a cream-colored turtleneck, pure cashmere and wildly beyond his budget. A gift from Sodam expressly for tonight, stored in a box of lavender and allspice berries for the past week for ultimate romantic appeal. If she can resist wrapping herself around you, she’s not worth having, she declared after an appraising nuzzle of his shoulder. You’re like hugging a basketful of sleepy kittens.

“You smell really good,” the man remarks, and Jonghyun glances over with a small, gratified smile.

“You too,” he realizes. The man smells subtly, headily of musk and cloves, and Jonghyun wishes he could justify leaning over for a deeper sniff – or simply asking what it is – but maybe a man that attractive just naturally smells that good, and how awkward would it be to come up with a response to Nothing – I guess it’s just me?

“Oh good,” the man replies, visibly relaxing against the back of the bench. “I had soccer practice earlier. I showered afterward but you still worry, you know?”

Of course he’s an athlete, on top of everything else. “Couldn’t get out of it?” Jonghyun asks dryly, never mind the man really doesn’t deserve it. “Not even for your dream girl?”

“I’m the team captain,” the man chuckles, either unbothered by or oblivious to Jonghyun’s sarcasm. “I don’t let them out of practice for anything short of death, so I could hardly do it myself.”

Jonghyun smiles in reply, a more genuine expression than he intended, and directs his gaze along the lamplit sidewalk – conspicuously empty at such a prime walking hour. His nerves jangle with whispers of not coming and stood up, and he turns back almost gratefully at the man’s question:

“Where are you taking her?”

“Um…well, it’s late enough that she might have eaten already,” he says. “So I thought: coffee and macarons at this café I really love, then there’s a quiet little jazz club where a friend and I perform sometimes – uh, he plays piano, I sing,” he explains, earning an impressed eyebrow-raise from the other man. “It’s pretty casual but there’s dancing, if she wants, and decent appetizers if she’s hungry.”

Snore, he reflects miserably, and applauds himself for leaving out the bit about the open-late bookstore next door to the café and the poetry books he conveniently arranged there on his way over, just in case they happen to stop in. Not to mention the fact that Taemin performing tonight is getting them free admission to the club and a customized playlist, as it were.

Flag me down if it’s going well – or not – and you can step in and sing to her, hyung, his impish friend had urged. I guarantee you won’t make it home in one piece – if you make it home at all.

“Sounds perfect,” the man says, “romantic as hell,” and Jonghyun looks up at him in surprise, narrowly biting back a gape. Without warning, the man brushes a hand across Jonghyun’s sleeve and a shiver – not altogether unpleasant – runs the length of his spine in response. “You’re even dressed for cuddling,” he remarks with a smile.

“And what are you dressed for?” Jonghyun deflects, his cheeks burning.

“Art gallery,” the man replies. “I know, sounds pretentious, but I’m really into photography, and there’s a cool exhibit on right now. There’s a great black bean noodle place just a few blocks away from the gallery, and I thought we could wrap up with a walk around the park after and maybe…some hand-holding to finish,” he volunteers, somewhat sheepishly, as though he feels he owes Jonghyun something after the cuddling comment.

“Nice,” Jonghyun declares, and means it.

“Oh good,” the man says, visibly relieved, as though Jonghyun’s approval carries some strange weight. “So, um…you’d be happy with a first date like that?”

Jonghyun frowns slightly at the question but the man’s earnest expression seems to crave reassurance, nothing more. “Yeah – especially the hand-holding,” he adds cheekily. “Skinship’s kind of my thing.”

“Hence the cuddling,” the man responds in kind, lips curving beautifully, and a companionable silence falls between them.

“How many kids do you want to have?” Jonghyun asks abruptly, and the man turns toward him with a start.

“Come again?” he croaks, brows halfway to his hairline.

“While we’re waiting, I thought it might be good to practice a little,” Jonghyun explains, his blush returning in full force. “Conversation, I mean – for our dates.”

The man’s shock softens but he continues to eye Jonghyun curiously. “And that’s your opener?” he wonders wryly.

“No, but it’s kind of a biggie for me,” Jonghyun replies. “So I wanna make sure I get it out.”

“Ah, I hear you,” the man says with perfect understanding. “It’s the same for me, to be honest. I love kids, so it’s something I want to make sure we have in common. I’m the youngest of two, so…three?” he ventures.

“Hey, me too!” Jonghyun exclaims. “I’m the youngest of two, and I want three kids – at least a couple of girls,” he adds shyly. “I’ve got a little girl dog now, so I’m sort of practicing up.”

The man smiles, warm and wistful. “Ah, lucky. I love dogs, but I’ve always been too busy to get one of my own.”

“Maybe I can bring Roo here sometime,” Jonghyun offers, without quite knowing why. “If you live nearby, I mean, and you could play with her for a little. Dog-time is a must for quality of life.”

“I’d like that,” the man says softly.

Jonghyun lets his head fall back, gazing up through the city-glow in search of stars beyond. It’s a beautiful night, crisp and clear, and the man beside him is surprisingly good company to help pass the time until –

He shakes his head to clear it, having momentarily forgotten the express purpose for his – their – presence here tonight, and frowns thoughtfully at his companion for a long moment before asking the question he really doesn’t want the answer to:

“Just exactly how tall are you?”

The man chuckles, as though he’d expected this eventually. “184 centimeters,” he replies.

Well, fuck. “With or without insoles?” Jonghyun needles, and the man grins brilliantly.

“I can reach down things from the top shelf of my kitchen cupboards, barefoot and flat-footed,” he declares with a sort of mock-triumph.

Fucking beanpole, Jonghyun thinks, glaring at those endlessly long legs. As if being tall is some sort of accomplishment. “I need a step-stool to reach on top of my fridge,” he grumbles. “Wanna come over sometime and clean my ceiling fan?”

“I thought you’d never ask,” the man banters back playfully.

Jonghyun wonders if it would be weird to ask the guy for his number. He probably isn’t serious about cleaning the fan, but Jonghyun genuinely wants him to meet Roo. He’s a really nice guy, interesting and easy to talk to; maybe they could even grab coffee or black bean noodles sometime.

If nothing else, maybe they’ll both get a friend out of this whole dating fiasco.

Jonghyun suddenly realizes that he hasn’t looked at his phone since he sat down and pulls the device from his pocket with a small panicked sound. It’s almost twenty minutes past the appointed meeting time, and there’s no push notification indicating that his girl checked in as “running late” or anything like that.

He frowns at the screen.

“Are you getting late for a reservation?” the man asks.

“No, I didn’t make any,” Jonghyun says, pocketing his phone again with a slowly sinking heart. “And everywhere we were going is pretty low-key, so…” He trails off. No use pretending, really. “It’s too late even to be fashionable, don’t you think?” he asks the other man without looking up, not really seeking an answer, so he doesn’t notice when none comes.

Honestly, he’s not surprised. Thousands and thousands of won – half a month’s rent – and ‘compatibility guaranteed’? He should’ve known it was too good to be true.

Hell, he should’ve known it was a crock when they revealed that his dream girl had ‘legs for miles’ – as if someone like that would even look at Jonghyun twice, let alone fall in love with him.

Or maybe there really had been a girl, he thinks bitterly, but she took one look at me and ran off before I could spot her.

How the hell is he going to tell Sodam?

He stretches his lips into a weak but resolute smile and turns to his companion. “I should’ve known I’d get stood up, but you –”

The rest of his sentence falls away at the expression on the man’s face. He’s staring down at Jonghyun with a gaze to sear your soul, lips parted slightly in small, shallow breaths.

“I don’t think we got stood up,” he says quietly.

“You think your girl’s still coming?” Jonghyun asks.

It’s a fair assumption, really. He’s the sort of guy girls would kill to date – sweet, tall, fit, sexy as hell – definitely not the kind of man you stand up. His dream girl is probably cursing her shoes and running through the park in a drama-worthy montage at this very moment.

The man presses his lips together and looks away. “I think she got here a while ago,” he says, his voice strangely rough.

Jonghyun clears his throat, wondering why his breath is quickening too, and why it’s suddenly easier to inhale with the man’s eyes averted. “You…you think she saw you were with someone,” he puzzles, “and, what: she’s waiting for me to leave?”

“No, I…” The man hesitates, rubbing his palms on his jeans and biting his lips together, as though he’s struggling with what to say or how to say it, then suddenly his eyes are locked with Jonghyun’s and Jonghyun thinks he may never actually breathe again.

“I think you’re my dream girl,” the man whispers.

Jonghyun’s heart catapults into his throat. “I’m not a girl,” he says faintly.

“I know,” the man assures him, looking as apologetic as he does impassioned. “It’s just…every time you’ve managed to look at me,” he says, his voice breaking slightly, “I’ve found myself drowning in your eyes.”

The heart in Jonghyun’s throat flails like a small wild creature, caught fast in a trap.

“You – you’re small and blond,” the man points out softly, “and I was thinking – wondering – if maybe…” He trails off, eyeing Jonghyun – specifically, Jonghyun’s body – with hopeful hesitance, and Jonghyun looks away quickly, knowing what the man is referring to, or rather guessing at.

“I, um…” he fumbles. “It’s just…my waist is kind of small for a –”

He breaks off with a sharp inhale as the man brings a hand to his waistline and closes warm fingers gently around the deep, almost feminine indent. The touch sends a strange, gorgeous heat straight to Jonghyun’s groin.

“Daebak,” the man breathes.

“I like art galleries,” Jonghyun whispers over the clamor of his frenzied heart, deliberately looking everywhere but at the man. “And black bean noodles, and hand-holding in the park.”

“I like coffee and cuddling – and cashmere,” the man murmurs, cautiously curling his fingertips in the material of Jonghyun’s sweater. “And in case it’s escaped your notice in all this time you’ve refused to look at me,” he adds, so lightly: “I just happen to have legs for miles, a small face, and very big eyes.”

Jonghyun fights it, he truly does. But suddenly he’s on his knees on the bench with the man’s face in his hands, kissing each large, exquisite eye closed with desperate presses of his lips.

They’re almost amber close-up, he discovers. Soft black lashes, wide swollen pupils drinking Jonghyun in –

He pulls back with a whimper of distress and veritably leaps off the bench. He just kissed – well, not kissed, but kissed part of – a man. A breathtakingly beautiful man – the most beautiful man he’s ever seen, hands down – but a man just the same. A man who paid a boatload of money to get matched up with his dream date and has been calmly waiting for a petite curvy blonde girl, not small stunted Kim Jonghyun with his stupid little bitch waist –

He turns to bolt, eyes burning, and a large hand closes around his wrist.

"Hey, easy; it’s okay,” soothes the gentlest voice Jonghyun’s ever heard, for the second time that night, and he feels the man come up behind him. Strong arms slip hesitantly around his stupid little bitch waist, making him gasp, and the warm weight of a cheek – or chin? – settles on the top of his head.

Jonghyun’s mind is torn between Fuck, how tall is he? and Fuck, how does this feel so good?

“I’m sorry,” the man murmurs. “I-I’ve never done…this, and I’m sure I’m doing it wrong. I just…I don’t want you to go.”

“I don’t want to go either,” Jonghyun confesses in a whisper, and the arms snug about his waist with a stifled moan against his scalp. His nipples tighten at the combination of sensations and he arches back slightly with a whimper.

“God, you feel so good in my arms,” the man groans.

Jonghyun’s not sure which of them initiates the turn, but suddenly they’re standing face-to-face and –

“You’re so beautiful,” they both say at once, voices hushed and yearning, and the man starts a little at the statement, as though he’s only just realized that Jonghyun is as overcome and in love as he is.

“You were my dream girl the moment you walked up,” he says softly, taking Jonghyun’s face in his hands. His fingertips drift gently through Jonghyun’s moon-pale dandelion down hair as his thumbs trace Jonghyun’s sharp cheekbones. “I thought you actually were her for a moment,” he reveals. “Except you weren’t a her, and then I realized that…maybe that didn’t really matter,” he concludes with a tender smile.

His legs end somewhere around Jonghyun’s waistline, and Jonghyun stares up-up-up into the most stunning eyes he’s ever seen. He never thought for a second that this was a girl of any kind, but somehow he’s everything Jonghyun wanted when he came here tonight, minus the damn Adam’s apple that some idiot placed at the level of his lips.

It’s handsome, as Adam’s apples go, and it bobs in a gulp as the man flounders under the intensity of Jonghyun’s silence.

“Please say something,” he whispers, dropping his hands to Jonghyun’s shoulders in a more socially acceptable pose.

Impossibly, his breath smells of jasmine and Jonghyun whimpers as his cock thrums in response. He’s lost in dark eyes and endless limbs and warm olive skin that seeps musk and cloves, trembling with the urge to kiss and nuzzle and burrow and bury himself in this utterly breathtaking person.

“Why aren’t you a girl?” he whispers.

“If you don’t know the answer to that,” the man says lightly, “then it shouldn’t make any difference, right?”

It’s a joke, but neither of them is laughing as the man draws Jonghyun deep into his arms and cradles him to a racing heart. “Let’s try this again,” he murmurs raggedly. “I’m Minho. What are you doing for the rest of your life?”

#jongho #my fic #happy new year #jongho fic #jonghyun/minho #hohyun #jonghyun is dean and minho is frank #not as comic though

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murdershegoat · 5 years ago

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seeing “here without you” by 3 doors down described as a song for an OTP of mine just sent me back to my emo phase in 2006...but you’re right though.

kryptonite is also a supercorp song

and in the end by linkin park is specifically a lena song

#Anonymous #asks

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kateknowsdramas · 5 years ago

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13 and 60 :) Also for your "reputation" ask, I actually consider you to be one of the most dedicated and updated kdrama blogger over here. I value your consistently high quality in creating gifs and I like reading your thoughts/reviews on dramas whenever you write one :)

Hi Anon ~ Wow. Thank you. I’m humbled that you view my blog that way. I always feel that I’m just a dorky little blog spewing gifs and posts about dramas that no one probably cares about. So it’s really nice to know people are actually reading! I need to write more reviews but I think other blogs (I’m looking at @kdramaxoxo) do a much better job than I do. Thank you again for taking time to drop me an ask. I love them but tend not to get any. :)

What’s my reputation? What do you think when you see my URL?

Now on to the Asian Drama Ask Response:

13: Top five K-Dramas?

I answered this ask once before but now I have an amended top 5. Saying that, I have a lot more top dramas than this, but these are ones that I could watch over and over. Here is My Drama List link in case you want to know what my other 10/10 shows are.

5. Healer - This show will always be in my top five. It’s perfect in my view. A great balance of action, romance and melo that developed my love for Ji Chang Wook and Park Min Young. I adore it.

4. Fight My Way - Again, another show that I view as having so much to offer (besides a ridiculously handsome bias wrecker Park Seo Joon). A friends to lovers romance that has such genuine heart and humor.

3. Her Private Life & What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim - I ain’t choosing here. Nope. Both Park Min Young dramas and both funny, romantic and trope shifting. They both flip the cold male lead trope and have hilarious and sweet supporting casts that bring the show together. PMY knows how to pick a script.

2. Be Melodramatic - This was one of the best written, funniest and most unique dramas I’ve ever watched. Honestly, if you haven’t watched it, you’re missing out. We not only have found family (my kryptonite), but you have a very meta, self aware drama that tackles so much during the course of the show - depression, grief, relationships, work, and homophobia. Dramas can make me laugh and smile, but this one made me have to pause the show because I was belly laughing so hard. A whisper fight? It’s as hilarious as it sounds, trust me.

1. Just Between Lovers - Will this always be my top drama? Maybe not. I have a lot of shows I came away from with a “wow” (Come and Hug Me, Encounter, Search: WWW) but JBL will always have a special place in my heart. It’s beautifully written. Shows don’t always do justice to the childhood connection storyline and this one is perfect. The issues of dealing with grief, healing and first love are made to be riveting where they could have fallen flat. Won Jin Ah and Junho are the OTP of OTP’s and I miss them. It’s amazing.

60: Name one drama you dropped, and explain why - I’ve actually taken to dropping more dramas now if they don’t interest me. I recently dropped/put on hold Flower Crew. It’s just not gelling with me. Splitting up the Prince and Gae Ddong in the first two episodes, then making Ma Hoon the new ‘lead’ while the poor Prince is stuck in the palace alone…it just didn’t work for me. I might pick it back up when it’s over but, as of now Tale of Nokdu is way better than that and if I’m going to have two fusion sageuks to choose from, it’s going to be the cutie disguised as a woman falling in love with the strong, sassy cutie (plus shirtless scenes ain’t a bad thing).

Thank you for the ask and feedback, Anon!

#asks #kdrama asks

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knowyourincantations · 6 years ago

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Sapphic September 2018 - Masterlist of my works

All works collected in this series on AO3

I challenged myself to write something every day for this, and I managed to do it!! Only cheated once by substituting an older prompt from a previous day!

If you enjoy any of these, I’d love to hear about it in a comment on AO3 if you have the time =)

Day 1: First Meeting (gone right or gone wrong) or “You’re an idiot, why do I love you?” Hermione/Pansy (Pansmione) Breakfast Smoothies (301 words, Teen) Summary: Pansy tries to make Hermione breakfast in bed. It doesn't go as planned.

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Day 2: Best Friends to Lovers or Enemies to Lovers Ginny/Luna (Linny) Waiting for so Long (1,210 words, Teen) Summary: Ginny has been living with Luna for years, and has been in love with her for years.

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Day 3: “Come back to bed.” or “Why did you have to leave me all alone?” Cho/Fleur (Delachang) Nothing More Beautiful (1,097 words, Teen) Summary: When dating someone as sophisticated and confident as Fleur, Cho can't help but feel horribly aware of her own lack of experience.

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Day 4: Pirate!AU or “Look, I might be evil but even I have standards.” Hermione/Pansy Standards (701 words, Teen) Summary: It may be truth or dare with a penalty for dodging dares, but Pansy still has standards.

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Day 5: Soulmate!AU or Autumn Luna/Pansy (Lunsy) Childhood Games (805 words, General Audiences) Summary: Luna always has a way of knowing just what Pansy needs.

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Day 6: Fanon Pairing or “Everyone keeps telling me you’re the bad guy.” Hermione/Pansy Night Flight (389 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Pansy and Hermione stay up drinking one night and Pansy gets a brilliant idea.

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Day 7: Witch!AU or Cat Pansy/Parvati (Parvansy) Latest Aquisition (348 words, General Audiences) Summary: Pansy has a soft spot for strays.

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Day 8: Sunlight or Prank War Cho/Fleur Pancakes (298 words, Teen and Up) Summary: It's the morning after their wedding, and Cho doesn't want to waste it in bed.

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Day 9: Holding Hands or “I can’t imagine what my life would have been like without you.” Hermione/Pansy Bringing Work Home (1056 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Hermione is the Head of the Wizengamot, Pansy is a social commentator. They have an agreement not to talk politics at home, but almost always do anyway.

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Day 10: OT3 or “Make a wish” Hermione/Pansy/Tracey A Tough Day (817 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Hermione has a tough day and work, and Pansy and Tracey figure out how best to help her wind down and let it go.

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Day 11: Spy!AU or Kryptonite Hermione/Pansy Wanting Out (1220 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Pansy is a spy for the order and Hermione is her handler.

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Day 12: First Time or First Dance Cho/Fleur Cutting In (385 words, General Audiences) Summary: Fleur could not take the person she wanted to the Yule Ball, but she won’t let that stop her from a getting a dance from her.

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Day 13: Reincarnation!AU or Immortal!AU Hermione/Pansy Need More Tea (916 words, General Audiences) Summary: Hermione has a surprise for Pansy, Pansy's reaction is unexpected.

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Day 14: Proposal Gone Wrongor Hot Chocolate Hermione/Pansy Hot Chocolate (792 words, General Audiences) Summary: Pansy has been pining from afar, but now she's finally making a move.

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Day 15: Star-Crossed Lovers orHolding your dead lover’s body Hermione/Pansy It’s Only Goodbybe for Now (1,241 words, Teen and Up) Summary: It's sixth-year and Dumbledore announces the closing of Hogwarts in the face of a rapidly escalating war. Hermione goes to find Pansy.

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Day 16: Street Magic!AUor “I think I picked up your coffee by mistake.” Hermione/Pansy Another Kind of Magic (357 words, General Audiences) Summary: On an outing to a muggle market, Pansy's attention is caught by someone performing street magic.

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Day 17: Prom!AU or“She’s missing, not dead.” Pansy/Reader’s Choice (Unnamed in fic, tagged as Padma on AO3) Nothing Is Certain (715 words, Teen and Up) Summary: It's been three weeks since Pansy's wife has gone missing.(Pansy's wife is unnamed within fic so the reader can imagine it is whoever they like)

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Day 18: Political!AU orRoyalty!AU Fleur/Cho Persuasion (259 words, Mature) Summary: Princess Fleur as been sent to finalise a treaty with Empress Cho.

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Day 19: Prideor Coming Out Ginny/Pansy (Ginsy) Ready? (1037 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Ginny takes Pansy over to the Burrow with the intention of finally revealing they've been in a relationship for years and are now engaged, only to lose her nerve and flee to her old room to try and build up her courage again.

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Day 20: Fake Dating or Fake Married Ginny/Tonks More Than Just Maintaining Cover (1,440 words, Mature) Summary: Tonks and Ginny frequently go undercover as a couple, but they've never had to sell it like this before.

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Day 21: Your Very First Sapphic OTP or Hurt/Comfort Ginny/Luna How Convenient (548 words, Teen and Up) Summary: The twins' birthday is hard every year, but every year, Luna makes it a little more bearable.

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Day 22: Moving In Together or Adopting a Child Fleur/Tonks (Flonks) Settling In (532 words, General Audiences) Summary: It's the big day, but Tonks sleeps through most of the moving.

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Day 23: “Is that mistletoe?” or“Why didn’t you kill me when you had the chance?” Hermione/Pansy Traps and Revelations (594 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Pansy has been enjoying watching others get trapped under misteltoe by Blaise's spells, until she's the one trapped and she finds out she doesn't know as much as she thought she did about how the spell works.

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Day 24: For Sapphic September Day 24 using Day 5 prompt: SoulmateAU Hermione/Pansy A Rock Big Enough for Two (621 words, General Audiences) Summary: Hermione has been waiting for so long to find her soulmate, but she'd given up hope of discovering them at Hogwarts after so many years.

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Day 25: Halloween or “We’ll get through this together.” Lavender/Parvati (Parvender) No Monsters Here (262 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Parvati finds Lavender in a pool of blood during the Battle of Hogwarts and manages to find a working floo to take her to St. Mungo's.

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Day 26: Demons&Angels!AUor Apocalypse!AU Ginny/Luna Don’t Ever Forget (357 words, Teen and Up) Summary: The war never got to a point of winners and losers, the nightmarish creatures Voldemort drew to his side grew beyond his control until it was no longer about 'us' and 'them', but about everyone just trying to survive.

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Day 27: Blind Date or Prison!AU Hermione/Pansy If They Only Knew (660 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Hermione and Pansy's friends set them up on a blind date.

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Day 28: Gold or Dreams Ginny/Luna Don’t Lose the Dream (449 words, General Audiences) Summary: Luna loves to tell Ginny about her strange dreams, and Ginny loves to hear them, even if they are often nonsensical.

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Day 29: “You’ve always felt like home.”or Road Trip Fleur/Tonks Loving the Clumsy (276 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Tonks has a rather extreme potions accident, Fleur takes it in her stride.

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Day 30: Wedding or Disney!AU Ginny/Pansy A Race Just to Ask (277 words, Teen and Up) Summary: Ginny plans to propose to Pansy at Angelina and George's wedding. Ron has some news that puts a rush on things.

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