#p.s. i know this is very GrApHiC dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn but it was fun to make so

[gingerteaonthetardis]

S1E1 "ROSE" | S1E13 "THE PARTING OF THE WAYS"

[blackevermore]

x Secrets of The Lake: The Company of Misery and Pain

{ Chapter 4: Slight Nsfw }

Summary: Vladimir Masters’ family tree has always been tainted by secrets swept under the rug. From generation to generation there have been countless reasons the Masters’ family had seemed to keep private from the public. Even to this day, Vladimir was no exception. But what was one to do when a restless spirit from the settlement years finally breaks free from restraints and demands you answer for your ancestor’s crimes? Vladimir doesn’t know. However, Clockworks does.

Notes: We just having fun, rewriting some of the canon, new adventure new characters. I will apologize now for any grammar, spelling, weird sentence structuring in advance. My brain writes faster than my fingers and even when I go back through to reread it I still miss things. Sorry about that!

Word Count: 3730

P.s: the nsfw is only in the beginning but it ends in stabbing like nothing graphic. Also would anyone like to be tagged when i update?

He doesn’t remember how he got here, or even where here was but it was familiar and felt like home. It was warm by the fire that lit up the room in feverish reds and oranges. He could feel his body gaining back its energy and his core being restored the longer the warmth surrounded him. In the comfortable bliss, he didn’t notice the pair of arms snaking across his torso until they were wrapped around his neck. His eyes shot open but he was quickly buried in the shallow of someone’s neck in a strong embrace. That’s when he felt the pressure of a body on top of his pushing down. He hadn’t registered the rocking motion against his hips until he heard the broken moan in his ear. Who? It was like a siren's call that made him clasp his hands on the body atop of him. He doesn’t remember how any of this started nor did he care to stop it. The pleasure he felt was intoxicating and drowned out all of his logical senses telling him to stop. He clung to her breathlessly as he felt his chest start to burn, he was now chasing this ghostly high throughout his entire body. 

“Vlad…” The voice called his name in desperation, begging him to continue and singing for all those to hear. Her voice was all he ever wanted to hear, yet he had never heard her like this at all. What? Nails dug into his shoulders and down his back leaving trails of red tracks and intricate designs. It stung like lashes but it fueled him even more as he shifted to bite her neck. Her cry sounded more surprised than pleasurable which worried him for some reason. Before he could pull away to ask if she was alright she pulled him in again and slammed down at just the right angle to distract him once more. 

“Fu-fiddlesticks,” He caught himself saying and pulled her down against him as close as possible. He hadn’t felt this in god knows how long and he refused to allow it to fade away. Once again her nails found his back and circled around his left shoulder blade. It tickled a bit and he chuckled into her, daring to take another bite of her lovely dark skin. 

Vlad had very much given in to this fantasy of whoever he had with him. Surely, there was no harm in enjoying a fit of passion in comfortable privacy. The hands around his neck now played in his hair combing out soft tangles. But when their hand pulled back with a few loose strands he peeked and saw how dark they were. ‘My hair hasn't been that way since-’ his thoughts were cut short as he felt the jerking motion of his body as the hilt of a blade buried itself inside him. Then followed a burning, searing heat pooling and dripping down before pain came from just under his left shoulder.

Vlad shot up from the bed choking back a scream of utter pain as his back still felt attacked. He was sweating and panting as he stumbled to get out of the bed and head towards the adjacent bathroom. He made it to the mirror and looked himself over. He looked exhausted, his long silver hair was a mess as it hung into what was left of his ponytail and his eyes were lifeless. What left him speechless was a small patch of hair towards the right that had now turned jet black. He fumbled with the strands mesmerized and very confused. He hadn’t seen the darkness of his hair in almost 24 years, yet here it was. Vlad’s head began to hurt as everything that had happened flashed across his mind. He was nearly torn apart and crumbled down to nothing, Vlad knew what it was like to be badly beaten but never to the brink of existence. He gripped onto the sink to steady himself when he felt the sudden weakness in his legs. 

He knew he passed out which meant Danny was the one to drag him all the way back home. Vlad felt embarrassed having to think about the young hero having to do so. After a moment of finding the strength to stand on his own again, Vlad pushed off the sink and headed towards the door of the room. He much preferred to be in the comforts of his own bedroom than the guest room. At this moment, Vlad cursed himself for being a rich bastard, the halls seemed to almost go on for miles. He had thought about trying to turn into Plasmius to hurry the journey along but he knew his powers were still in recovery. He was stuck in his normal human form until otherwise. When he finally made it to his room he heard talking coming a few doors down where Danielle’s room was. Who in the world was in his house? That’s when it hit him he was supposed to pick up Dani from Danny’s. Had Danny brought her home? Vlad slowly made his way towards the door and slowly pushed it open. Expecting Dani to be on her bed doing whatever she liked doing. Vlad found Danny instead looking out her window on the phone.

“Yeah no, Dani has to stay with me until all this is dealt with, not that she minds it. But Vlad still hasn’t woken up and it’s been three days and when he does I don’t think he’s going to be in the best of moods.” Three days? He had been unconscious for three days? Vlad swore it felt like a couple of hours from the time he fainted to now. He gripped his head when it started to pound again. Danny's ghost sense flew from his mouth and he turned around. “Hey, I gotta go, yeah he just woke up and the last thing I need is him dying on the floor. Talk to you later guys.” Danny hung up the phone and crossed his arms.

He gave Vlad a weak smile, “Welcome back to the land of the living, feel like shit?”

“Language,” was all Vlad could retort with before he pulled back out of the room and headed towards his. Danny followed but had never actually been in Vlad’s bedroom before. He felt like he was invading privacy but if this was where they were going to talk, fine by him. Danny should have known it would be a mini apartment but he wasn’t expecting the gothic-like interior. Sam would feel like the dark goddess she was in this room and it made him snicker. Vlad sat in an armchair in front of an unlit fireplace and slumped down to get more comfortable. Danny frowned, sympathetic to the situation, he had been there before, he took the chair next to Vlad and waited for the other to speak first.

“Where do we even begin?” Vlad grumbled before dragging a hand down his face.

“Maybe with what Clockwork told you,” Danny answered. Vlad only nodded and forced himself to sit up straight and take a more proper position before he told Danny everything. Danny really wanted to crack a joke, tell Vlad that’s what he gets for all the years going after his mom, mock him for breaking a heart he knew nothing about, however, Danny kept silent and only nodded along. Vlad took long pauses between his explanations and side rambles when he felt himself getting worked up. It was just a lot to take in.

“So… do’ya know which ancestor she might be linked to?” Danny could see it on Vlad’s face the man was just as clueless as he was back at the lake.

“No idea, like I told you my family stayed in Europe the whole time then settled in Russia. I'm a second generation American, there would be no point in my family owning a servant of African descent in the German empire then losing everything and going to Russia. None of this makes sense.” Vlad’s brows knitted together and he mumbled a few curses under his breath.

“Maybe there was an ancestor that came overseas during the Mayflower or whatever and they never went back. So like now you have this distant relative that your family never kept up with and they did something bad and BAM angry ghost.” Danny could admit he was a bit dramatic with his explanation, the hands in the air waving back and forth near the end was a bit much. But he had a point, a strong point, those that went overseas tended to be forgotten by the main family if the root of the tree stayed put. Vlad had many cousins he knew nothing about simply because they lived in other European countries. This didn’t feel like a distant cousin ancestor problem though, Vlad could feel that it was heavily tied to his main bloodline.

“I would agree with you, Daniel, but something tells me this is more within my family than some twice removed cousin.” Vlad looked up at the boy weakly. Danny huffed and nodded before propping his chin upon his hand. “I have access to my complete family records,” Vlad began again which made Danny perk up a bit. “I could try to trace back and see if anyone had travelled over during that time and had maybe gone back. I heavily doubt it but right now that’s all we have.”

“Better than nothing.” Danny tried to sound optimistic but he knew it failed. Vlad only nodded in agreement before staring off into the distance once again thinking. His thoughts were clouded between checking his family records but also the dream he had earlier. Danny felt the room become uncomfortably silent and knew it was time to leave Vlad alone.

As Danny got to his feet he scratched the back of his head and asked, “So do you need anything? I’ve kinda been babysitting you while you've been out, but don’t expect me to wear some butler outfit.” Vlad lightly chuckled and it made Danny feel a bit better.

“You can’t even tie a tie without throwing a fit, but anyways no I’m fine, you may go, Daniel.”

“M’kay. Let me know what you find.” Danny turned ghost and shot through the floor to get to Vlad’s portal so he could get back home. Vlad watched him leave then sighed before snapping his fingers for a ghost maid to appear. 

“Yes, Master?”

“Something heavy, no ice.” Vlad gave his order and the maid was fading away to retrieve it. A drink, a drink was what he needed even if his body was still in recovery.

[pixie-skull]

AU Disney Heroines # 2: A causal Day with your Cutie (no worries dates will happen)

Before I go, yes I am going to attempt to make this open to anyone, but this creator wants more LGBTQ+ AUs, so this one just if you and x character went and the character’s thoughts. Please share your thoughts if this good or not in my ask box? :D Here are the rules too.

P.s. Like mentioned in the first AU on Disney Heroines, I can not promise all featured like in the first one, but I try to list the ones that are fan favorites and please feel free to give kindly worded feedback. Lastly, I do edits with (non)Disney hand-drawn characters, so feel free to request. :D I kinda did the “what family thinks of you” here too. XD So two in one. I am aware some of these are borderline dates, but I do hope for date AU just list the character’s respected dream date.

Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs): 

*When hanging out, Snowy likes to learn how to cook a few things together. She not a perfectionist, but if you do tease her and try flavors without asking, she would be nervous. (kinda like Jenna Marbles with her cutie, I swear them cooking together is so cute).

*If not cooking then (very inspired 500 Days of Summer, down below) run around a houseware store and act like a married couple already, even though she acts bashful about it at first.

*At first a Grumpy (it is not you, it is him), Sneezy (you accidentally brought flowers once to Snow, that he was allergic too), and Sleepy (he felt you hanging out once with her, that laughing too much woke him) were not sure of you, but luckily Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful all liked you.

Cinderella (Cinderella):

*Cinderella favorite thing to hear your favorite little pins, designs, etc on various sites and saves up to make you something and even teach how to do a few sown tips. You act like you do not care, but you secretly make tiny projects.

*You give her letters that her animal friends (like her dog Bruno fetches it and gives to her) to the other and explaining how much you look forward to meeting “the secret admirer” who wrote this. Her (step*)sisters kinda like you, but her (step)mother does not, but you still happy to see your strawberry^^ blonde cutie.

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty):

*Aurora favorite thing to dance together, like walking down the street she hears a nearby song and dance a bit to it, but be she shy about it.

* She loves to go in tiny shops on healing stones and thinks of her aunts.

* Aurora enjoys the evening or sunset walks, the only downside she gets sleepy.

*Her aunts and parents all like you, especially when being aware she gets tired easily and take her home instead drag on the hangout.

Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit):

*Jessica likes to dance like a dork, nothing sexy because she feels so comfortable with you. 

*Just get away the public eye and be just with you, so you both wear outrageous outfits. Her favorite when you wore a pair of rabbit ears and a colorful bowtie combo.

Ariel (The Little Mermaid):

*Swimming or even (yes an ex I had was like this, the first point here) run in sprinklers, while you stand watching and smile. The downside is holding her hand it is so wet and the respect side of your gets a bit wet too, and you try to not feel concerned about her catching a cold.

* Ariel loves more than anything to hold her breath in and see how it feels when inhaling.

* On clear days after rain, she loves to comment how clear it feels in the air.

*Her sisters' all different feelings of you, but secretly they all notice a trait about you that is complimentary. Attina felt you have a “good crown” or brain for how witty you are. Alama tries to socialize, yet a bit shy yet does say how romantic Ariel acts around you makes her happy. Aquata tries to make up for Alama and interact with you and encourages everyone to talk to you, while oddly enough by accident embarrasses everyone. Arista likes how much you think of Ariel and even her family, for when Ariel taking forever or late to an event (sadly common) she shows off her music skills. Adelle feels so touched you include, even not make mean (sibling teasing) on her weight. Andrina clearly being close to youngest goes through a lot of questioning and even has a girlfriend, she not ready to introduce to the family, but you overhear Ariel give words of comfort. **

*Ariel’s dad seems a bit standoff, like say little to nothing.

Belle (Beauty and the Beast): 

*Belle likes to find books on your passions and if not that, then a book she feels like you would enjoy. This, of course, includes comics, graphic novels, and more.

*She may not be a huge talker, but if you talk about what she loves or her recent book, she is happy to fill your time in her enthusiasm on either.

*Sometimes you ride her horse, Philippe and whoever in front, likes to hold the other closely. You have a soft spot when she in front, for how much she reads her horse’s mini responses so well.

*Her dad likes to be playful with you, but if drunk, be ready for him to list of all facts he knows relating to a machine and try to arm wrestle you while laughing a lot.

Jasmine (Aladdin):

*Jasmine is outgoing, yet she is an ambivert, so after a nice walk around the market, she wants to relax in her home.

*Her cat loves you, but will play off as if hates you, but if you rub the right spot, this huge kitty is purring for you.

*Jasmine’s dad wants to get to know your family and traditions too.

Pocahontas (Pocahontas):

*Besides walks and talking (what can I say her love language is quality time and words of affirmation) she likes to go to dog parks and see all the different animals.

* She looks up what flowers are in the season and always plays with the idea of creating a garden or not.

* Her best friend Nakoma sometimes hangs out with you two, because of thanks to Nakoma you met Pocahontas and of Pocahontas’ exes (John Smith and John Rolfe, and even her semi-ex Kocoum), Nakoma thinks you are the most wonderful. 

*Pocahontas’ dad appreciates your consideration and respect to his child.

Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame): 

*Esmeralda’s friends and you all hang out together and you quickly get along with Quasimodo and you joke one of his three dogs, Hugo, (the gargoyles) are cute with her dog, Djali (her goat^* and yes I am aware in the first AU I misspelled XD) and are couple and older happy men (I am sorry, not clear in the first AU). You even jokingly make a wedding for the two, while Victor the best man and Laverne the maid-of-honor.

*With her, Phoebus, and you all play sword fighting, while Quasi’s cheer on whoever currently loosing, typically you sorry to say, but hey underdog you do make Esmeralda play easier when just you two because how much Esmeralda’s find you cute.

*Sometimes you go to Church events with Esmeralda and not she pushes you to convert to her faith. However, if you are Christian, she respects that she likes you for so much more then just that. 

Megara (Hercules): 

*She may not have the most friends, but the ones she cares about, she is loyal to, as much she denies she cares about anything. So when hanging out she may at first seem distant, but gradually she opens up.

*A tip you get from friends is complimenting her and she does like to be a flirty tease, but this fun game of seeing who can out cute the other. Once you both jokingly teased of how each of you can name 97 cute things of each other to see who would win but got so each other face, you almost ended up kissing, Phil though put you on blast of you two to stop.

*She though likes showing up to your place of work or something and make you flustered as she gives you “the look”. Oh yes, that is your Achilles’ heel. 

Mulan (Mulan):

*She likes to just relax, her family can have plans back to back, so do not feel her literal eyebrows be pulled it nice just hang out, drink tea and catch up.

*Sometimes her friends give you a hard time, especially when asking you do you like Mulan when more feminine, natural, or masculine. You do not know till later inside joke how one of Mulan’s friends was a former significant other, but luckily both are on good terms.

*Funny enough for a such a friend group of guys, all enjoy a good tear-jerking movie, while Mulan offers them all hugs.

*Mulan and you enjoy walking her dog, Little Brother and you jokingly call him all types of words like Dude, Kind Sir, etc.

*Her family, at first find you bit odd, but seeing you like Mulan, they warm up to you, especially her grandmother who loves to embarrass you both.

Jane Porter (Tarzan):

*You and her love to find little cute spots, like a turtle pond, and she draws away.

*When extra flirty and alone, you joke and pose and she too gigglingly to focus.

*Sometimes she brings a book full of haikus and it shocks you how such simple words strung together make such beautiful writing, that or you love hearing her British accented voice speak.

*Jane does get busy sometimes, so you have to visit her when she waits for her. Her father a professor, so when she waits for him you chat a bit.

Kida (Atlantis: The Lost Empire):

*You both hangout often at this cute little good well store, where she finds all types of goodies. Her favorite finding something and giving a fake history to it.

*Kida may act immature, but she seems so beyond her and your age.

*She loves to teach you self defense, even though sometimes she overpowers you even.

*If you have (sun)glasses she likes to take them and wear them to show off.

*She oddly can find any animal cute, even spiders she jokes are beautiful for their ability to make tapestries.

Audrey (Atlantis: The Lost Empire): 

*Audrey may joke her dad wanted sons for boxing and wrestling, but she knows a fair share of both; her recent passion is rollaring derby.

*Every once in a while when looking around her home town, you are shocked how much she can recognize about cars by just looking at certain types. She even offers to help with any car related trouble you have or friends and/or family.

Helga (Atlantis: The Lost Empire):

*Helga takes you back when you realize this femme fatal loves to go fashion.

*She is oddly though careful with her purchases to not waste money all at once.

*However when a good deal, she buys beautiful dresses, that either compliment her shoulders and slender neck, that sexy leg slit, or both. She also has a huge collection of racerback tank tops and a few designs too.

Nani (Lilo and Stich):

*Outside of being busy with work, Lilo, and even the once in a while Stich, you two go to the beach. She tries to teach you how to surf, but not much luck, but oddly body surfing you grow to love. The feeling of being pushed gently over a wave to shore is fun.

*If she does have Lilo with her, plus their dog Stich, you all enjoy hanging out at a dog park and have a picnic.

*You love hearing the stories of Stich, for you joke he is more Alien then dog.

Tiana (The Princess and the Frog): 

*When hanging out she excited make you try her new meals and even you learn a thing or two and she gives you feedback.

*Her few pets are frogs and she thanks you actually because you feel like a pet would be a cute surprise for her when hanging out by a pond.

*Her mother finds you so respectful and even already jokes how much hear the wedding bells.

Charlotte or Lottie (The Princess and the Frog): 

*Lottie first favorite thing to go shopping and does not mind spoiling herself and loved ones.

*Her favorite place to go outside shopping malls, is seeing puppies and kittens. She would tell you about her “Big Daddy” give her pets.

*Speaking of “Big Daddy” you try to not laugh at his nickname from her, luckily he takes it well, and already happy someone makes Lottie so that is his approval.

Rapunzel (Tangled):

*Rapunzel favorite hang out just hang out in your place or hers, yet she sometimes does like to go out. Bonus if a good clear and cool she draws with chalk, yet if not then paint inside to the rain.

*She can be hesitant at first if a fun new drive, yet after a bit of encouragement she has so much fun.

*Her parents she was unsure how they react meeting you, yes her parents were missing her for 18 years and clearly show a type of love that kept their bond intact for so long, but she still understandable not too sure. However, her mother was excited to meet you, while the father was distant yet in an “I have respect for you and over time like you” view.

Merida (Brave): 

*If the hangout has a competition or competitive element Merida is happy.

*Her own brothers, help her win and sometimes shock you in how they help you. However, you enjoy letting the triplets winning and do a dog or should I say, bear pile on you. They are still young kids, so not too heavy.

*Her mother took time to give her approval for you but seeing how much a positive effect you on Merida helped her warm up to you. The father was so happy to someone who takes his jabs and sure awkward smiles ensue, Merida secretly appreciates you go with it.

Anna (Frozen):

*If it involves new foods, especially sweets, Anna so excited.

*She also appreciates you asking her on if tiny things are alright like it can hold her hand, hug, and more. You are aware you could just do it, but her various smiles are so adorable you can not help but ask, it is like each tiny thing is a tiny gift for her. She also asks you too and the most adorable one is when there one piece of food left and she asks in a tiny voice if can have, you typically say yes.

*Actually anything new and bonus can do with Elsa sometimes just as to the two alone, she is more excited. Or in other words, likes you find events or ideas for the two siblings to bond over.

*Speaking of Elsa, she actually did not like you at first. She worries Anna see too much good in people and not enough bad to be realistic. However the fact you would check on things that could be so simple, she wished someone did for her, but to see you care for Anna like this, makes Elsa happy.

*She loves the daytime for walks, seems more energetic by it.

Elsa (Frozen): 

*Very distant, she mistook your awkwardness as bad and luckily Anna helped her see good in you.

*You two just do tiny night walks (for some reason Elsa feels her powers more and therefore can show off).

*However she did struggle to open that side of herself to you, but when noticing things, she asked Anna to actually makeshift break up with you. Luckily when confused Anna said “it is not you, it is her” and accidentally implied too much. However luckily seeing you did not react poorly, with tiny steps to Elsa she opened up.

*Even though these hangouts are not quite dates, she does like how much you stayed by her side, even though she knows she can be hard to work with. No worries keyword above, makeshift, she does want to date you but gives it some time.

Moana (Moana):

*Swimming, dancing, singing, are her top three hangout ideas.

*However she loves adventure, so if you can suggest something new, she almost every time says yes.

*So much her family, minus grandmother, were getting worried but saw you always had each other back and were safe.

*Her grandmother actually loved how much you two would plan something impulsively, well Moana would do a tiny bit of research, but enough she understood what to pack.

*Your favorite aspect of Moana how much she loved her pets, yes simple, but she has such respect for the pig and rooster, you smile as they walk to you excited each time you visit.

*Her friend, Māui, he bit in competition to “prove yourself”, yet after a simple “quest” of certain rocks, leaves, and more to give him, he gives his approval. His quest was a leaf with you writing on why you like Moana, which after blushing, he liked what you wrote.

*=I have older step-siblings and I do not like how stepfamily is seen as evil, I may be lucky, but I love them as siblings. ^_^

^^=Yes, in the animated movie Cinderella, had strawberry blonde hair.

**= Heavily inspired by these two artists and please look at their amazing work. :D 

(^ an idea of Snow White and you cooking)

[jutsgforit]

The Not So Absolute Types of Gay Guy in Ibu Kota

Pernah suatu ketika ketemu dengan orang yang terlalu nyentrik. And I was like, “Can I go home now? I do need to feed my pet.” Pernah suatu hari kenalan sama orang yang ganteng banget that you can’t find a dark spot on their face, it’s just flawless. Tapi, ketika dia ngomong, you start to freaked out - because you know why. Dan pernah akhirnya ketemu dengan orang yang cakep luar dalam, lahir dan batin that you feel soo intimidated. But, it was a good day and everything went exactly your way. You guys had 3 rounds straight. Trus lo baper dan dia enggak. And then you keep meeting some more new faces. Ada beberapa yang jadi temen, ada yang cuma singgah aja, until you meet the right one.

Kemudian tanpa lo sadari, you have met countless gay guys in Ibu Kota already. Beberapa punya persamaan dan lo mulai mengelompokkan mereka, just for fun. That’s exactly what I’m doing here, sesuai judul tulisan. Tidak bermaksud mengeneralisasi atau mendiskreditkan sekelompok orang tertentu. Beberapa orang mungkin bisa mengidentifikasi dirinya masuk ke beberapa kelompok dan beberapa yang lain tidak bisa sama sekali. Atau mungkin ini jadinya kayak tahapan gitu, there is no way you can categorize gay people into several groups as we are all unique.

Atau... karena kita semuanya sama. We are just the kids that could never fit in during schools and sought refuge in the music department, or in campus organization, or in debate club. And now, here we are, in the busiest and most populous city in the entire country, looking for self-worth and validation from our surroundings. Tentunya dengan caranya masing-masing. Apa dan bagaimana itu, no hard feelings. :p

 P.S: Pengelempokkan dilakukan berdasarkan pengalaman pribadi penulis and of course, there is no science on it. Again, just for fun!

    1.   The Social Media Darlings

 They live the pleasant life, moving around from one interesting, Instagrammable place to another. Hanging out with friends, from one group to another. Kalau mereka mau kenal seseorang, harus ngecek Instagram-nya dulu. Do they take good pictures? How many followers do they have? They believe it will tell them a lot. They make a good amount of money, tapi semuanya masih terasa pas-pasan. Hidup itu bekerja di Senin-Jumat dan hunting foto-foto bagus di Sabtu-Minggu. You will find them at a newly-open cute coffee shop, making a pose dengan segala perlengkapannya; the outfit, the camera, some accessoris here and there, semuanya untuk menghasilkan foto-foto berestetika dengan tone warna sempurna worth thousand likes di media sosial. Tapi, mereka.. with all the beautiful images and the updates, and the stories we see from their social media, apakah seindah di kehidupan aslinya?

 Personality traits: Photogenic, detail-oriented, soo digitalized

Typical appearance: Stylish, somewhat they look classy and minimalist, have a bleached teeth

Profession: Mostly they’re photographer, social media manager, online marketing professional, graphic designer, buzzer, blogger

Preoccupations: Fashion, traveling, music, movies

Open or discreet: Openly discreet

Jakarta hang out: All the cute cafes all over Jakarta, every Instgrammable spot in the city that you can barely imagine

Relatable quote: Your are your image building

Followers on Instagram: 28.4K

   2.   The Alpha Gay Male a.k.a The Gaylisters

Tipe gay yang paling eksklusif di antara komunitas gay. They live the good life every gay guy in Jakarta could ask for, and they’re usually too good for you. They’re somehow really proud and snarky that they only like to talk to each other. Most of them are handsome and very dandy looking. Mereka memiliki pandangan tertentu akan hidup. They know exactly their shit and are very ambitious. Sangat stylish dalam berpakaian but they don’t do it to impress, they do it for themselves. They somehow enjoy being a spotilight and they like to think that the world revolves around them. Mapan, they have decent job. Sering bolak-balik liburan, and they don’t hang out at cheap coffee shop or common eatery at the malls. They like to do a restaurant hopping at the most expensive hotels. Berusaha banget untuk hidup sehat, and yes, their body toned by a personal trainer at the premium gym in town. Ketika berada di kerumunan mereka terlihat standout dan dominan, and I hate to admit that they’re effortlessly charming.

 Personality traits: Ambitious, liberal, selfish, individualist, classy, snobby, smart, witty, sometimes sarcastic

Typical appearance: Toned or muscular, rapi dan bersih, sometimes with facial hair, rambut klimis ber-pomade

Profession: PR, marketing, news anchor, doctor, entrepreneur, manager or director in any kind of working field

Preoccuptions: Politics, house music, fashion, traveling, branded stuff

Open or discreet: Discreetly open

Jakarta hang out: Satoo - Shangri-La, Table8 - Hotel Mulia, Seasonal Tastes – The Westin Jakarta, Cinnamon – Mandarin Oriental, L’Avenue - The Hermitage.  

Relatable quote: Cogito ergo sum

Followers on Instagram: 8.632

   3.   The Gym Bunnies a.k.a The Butter Face

They spend entirely too much time at the gym. Generally they don’t have pretty face so that’s why mereka sangat terobsesi dengan tubuh berotot and they do whatever it takes to have one. They consume all the fitness supplements from whey protein, creatine, amino acids, etc, you name it. Beberapa di antara mereka melakukan perawatan wajah yang cukup intensif. Punya membership gym di mana-mana, or they stick to one after rooting around. Sangat knowledgeable untuk urusan fitness, nutrisi makanan dan body building. And because they’re gay, they’re fond of mix and match the gym outfit. Kalau baju gym-nya lagi item, semuanya item juga; sepatu, short, tempat minum, tas gym, gloves. And because they’re gay too, they befriend with mirrors in every corner of the city. They like to flex a bit and check on their muscles. But, one thing, they still don’t really like to check on the upper side.

 Personality traits: Sporty, friendly, easy going

Typical appearance: Muscular atau sangat muscular tipikal binaragawan, maskulin, rambut cepak atau botak

Profession: Personal trainer, PNS, karyawan BUMN, bankir  

Preoccupations: Pecs, fitness, health, sports

Open or discreet: Discreet

Jakarta hang out: Gym, gym, gym, and gym

Relatable quote: No pain, no gain. Shut up the fuck up and train!

Follower on Instagram: 1.012

   4.   The Loud and Proud Social Workers

 Tipe yang paling inklusif. They don’t take things for granted. They believe they were born for a mission. They’re very open and bold. They’re somehow the protectors of our community. Sangat kritis sampai ada beberapa di antara mereka yang memilih untuk menjadi ateis atau agnostik. One of them once told me, the sok discreet me; kalau orang-orang kayak lo yang straight-acting dan well-educated se-discreet ini, you don’t make our community’s fight to fit in the society any easier. Persepsi orang tentang gay will always be rooting around, sorry; ngondek, kemayu, ganggu, etc, etc. Because people don’t see you as gay, you’re guys being invinsible. And, well, it hit me. Hard, I must say. Tipe yang ini can be very dramatic sometimes, but, hell, they’re really smart.

 Personality traits: Liberal, open-minded, collectivist, vokal, intelligent, humorous

Typical appearance: They come in all shapes and sizes, beberapa sangat kemayu but they’re really proud

Profession: Pekerja sosial di INGO/NGO atau any kind of organisasi sosial

Preoccupations: Social issues, gender equality, human rights, children, politics

Open or discreet: Proudly open

Jakarta hang out: Every good coffee shop in town

Relatable quote: You don’t need to be gay to be a supporter. You just need to be human.

Follower on Instagram: 432

   5.    The Social Climbers a.k.a The Brainless Beauty

They can’t stand being missed out of things that are happening. They sound so pretentious sometimes. Nothing special actually, everything is so physical. Sorry to say, but their only talent is taking a lot of selfies. They put details when it comes to how to dress as they don’t do it for themselves, but they do it to impress. Mereka menggunakan media sosial untuk membuktikan eksistensi and most importantly to become popular. But, I can tell, isinya full-face selfie dan OOTD semua. They usually work in agency or entertainment industry and make enough cash to have a nice apartment in Gading or Kalibata area, fantastic wardrobes, beauty treatments, iPhone 7+ and to afford a quarterly leisure in Bali or Bangkok. They were born really pretty, but unfortunately it didn’t come a long with an intelligent brain (Tuhan Maha Adil!). They’re not qualified enough to have a powerful and eye-opening before-sleep conversation with (if that’s what you’re looking for). Beberapa di antara mereka orang daerah yang menemukan kebebasan baru di Jakarta. It’s Ibu Kota, bitches! Time to shine!

 Personality traits: Hedonist, superficial, drama queen

Typical appearance: Trendy, they don’t mind to wear something very noticeable for the sake of fashion, some of them have flawless face

Profession: Model, aktor FTV, bintang iklan, singer, freelancer  

Preoccupations: fashion, modeling, entertainment, cheesy lines

Open or discreet: Open

Jakarta hang out: Skye, Cloud Lounge, Social House, Basque de Tapaz, Dragonfly, and all the other bars and clubs at SCBD

Relatable quote: Work less, party harder!

Follower on Instagram: 86.4K

   6.   The Artsy-Fartsy Fags

Seni buat orang-orang seperti kita pada umumnya menjadi sebuah cara untuk menikmati hidup, bahkan passion. It’s somehow the only thing that we know we’re good at. Tipe ini, they put art before other things in their lives beyond belief. What they do? They join a choir in their campus, they sing at a wedding, they do gallery hopping twice a month, they join a dance club, they give review to every good book they read, and every good movie they watch. You're more likely to find them at a gallery opening atau pemutaran film festival oleh berbagai Institut Budaya Kedutaan Asing di Jakarta, atau di acara semacam Jakarta Fashion Week atau Nylon Face Off.  Tidak jarang, banyak dari mereka punya pengetahuan yang luas, tidak hanya soal dunia seni dan hiburan, tapi juga sejarah, budaya, bahkan politik. Some of them do those stuff for a living. Some of them do it to find a self-worth. Some are just cooler than you. Some also might be cooler than all your friends, and they’re not afraid to show it. Tipe ini, indeed, will make you feel intimidated with their tastes and everything they know. Akan ada banyak bahasan dan cerita soal hal-hal yang tidak pernah lo dengar sebelumnya. It will leave you speechless and there is nothing you can do but nodding your head. And then it hits you that no one will ever know if this type of gay guy is being honest with themselves or just being artsy-fartsy.

 Personality traits: Hipster, artsy, some of them are geeky, bookworm

Typical appearance: Twinks, some of them are tattooed, usually with slightly long hair or bangs

Profession: Musician, writer, illustrator, event organizer, freelancer

Preoccupations: Art, cultures, history, something like 9gag, any kind of festival

Open or discreet: Open

Jakarta hang out: Dialogue Kemang, Galeri Indonesia Kaya – Grand Indonesia, @America - Pacific Place, Goethe-Institut, Reading Room, Galeri Nasional, museums and other art gallery all over Jakarta

Relatable quote: There is art in Jak(art)a and every p(art) of our body.

Follower on Instagram: 2.345

   7.    The Nobodies

They are just some gay guys in town. You happen to meet them at the malls, on the street, on public transportation. They’re everywhere. They’re very noticeable, either with their skinny tops or they way they make a group in public, chattering and talking to each other about what happened in the past few days, or simply the way they look at you. Dan mereka kayak punya dunianya sendiri. Honestly, I don’t know where they come from. I guess, no body knows. No body wants to know.

 Personalilty traits: Mediocre, usually unmanly, annoying (yet, most of them don’t know it)

Typical appearance: They come in all shapes and sizes; ada yang sangat skinny, sampai yang sangat buff.

Profession: Officer at some store/supermarket, customer service

Preoccupations: Men and hot gossips

Open or discreet: Open

Jakarta hang out: Every boring place in Jakarta  

Relatable quote: I might be no body, but hell yeah, I’m everything to someone.

Follower on Instagram: 143

   8.   Our Dear Slutty Friend 

We always have that one friend yang tiba-tiba ngilang, taunya lagi ketemuan sama orang dari dating app. Iya kan? LOL. Punya kehidupannya sendiri. Somehow mereka emang tidak bersahabat dengan namanya komitmen. Most of the time juga mereka kurang reliable. But this kind of person, I can tell, akan selalu jadi orang yang kita cari ketika kita butuh informasi soal siapa pun yang baru kita gebet. Saking seringnya mereka meet up sama orang baru. Most of them emang good looking sih, and very confident, funny and charming. Most of them juga sangat knowledgeable di bidang tertentu. Taste mereka juga cukup versatile. Pokoknya overall sangat appealing. And they seemingly have the natural instinct to catch a prey. Bahkan ada yang menipu dengan terlihat begitu harmless. 

Kalo lagi ngumpul, banyak banget bahan cerita, especially about men and their touch and go life. Setiap pertemuan, cowok yang dibahas selalu berbeda-beda sesuai dengan urutan tanggal ketemunya. Kalau ada kesempatan, satu-satu bakal dikenalin. Yeah, they’re such a slut. Tapi, banyak di antara mereka yang menyangkal. The justification is they do it while they’re single, and once they’re commited to someone, they will of course leave that kind of life. But, dear, our slutty friend, it’s now 2017... when will you be committed to one?

 Personality traits: Bitchy, slutty, funny, confident, cerdas, fleksibel

Typical appearance: They just look good

Profession: Psikolog, HR staff, marketing, salesman, those who work for creative industry

Preoccupations: Filosofi, psikologi, politik, sejarah

Open or discreet: Open

Jakarta hang out: All the happening places all over Jakarta, bars, cafes, and clubs in Sudirman-Kuningan area

Relatable quote: How can you be so smart and hot looking at the same time?

Follower on Instagram: 976 (and keep raising)

   9.   Mr. Denial

Mereka yang for all you care, adalah straight, tiba-tiba ketahuan main Grindr, Tinder atau aplikasi sejenis. Atau mereka yang somehow bisa lo sense “punya bakat” menjadi seorang gay, dan suatu saat kebukti, entah karena dia ternyata pernah ketemuan sama temen gay lo, atau dia mantannya temen baru lo or else. Track record mereka emang selalu pacarannya sama cewek. Bahkan beberapa punya pacar cewek but do the game behind them. Atau bahkan beberapa di antara mereka udah nikah dan punya anak. Kalau diajak ketemu sama orang, maunya di tempat yang sesepi itu atau maunya langsung ketemu di kosan/rumah/kontrakan aja. They want everything to be straightforward, fast, no drama. This type, mereka punya pull factors tersendiri. Bikin penasaran gimana gitu. I guess, nothing beats the excitement when Mr. Denial get caught? Or we both envy and pity them for being denial for the rest of their lives?

 Personality traits: Straightforward, misterius (ini sih karena kitanya aja yang ngerasa, mereka sebenarnya just an ordinary guy who happens to be in our circle)

Typical appearance: Average looking, some with a very cute smile

Profession: Karyawan BUMN, those who work for big company, entrepreneur

Preoccupations: Current issues, things that are very practical and technical

Open or discreet: Super discreet

Jakarta hang out: Beer Garden, Melly’s, Camden, Murphy’s, LeÓn, and other decent places in Senopati or Dharmawangsa area

Relatable quote: Surprise, surprise!

Follower on Instagram: 351