#personally i'm imagining somewhere between 3-5 years

[creampuffqueen]

yknow correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think the actual age difference between kavik and kalyaan is ever mentioned in the books. obviously kalyaan is in his early twenties while kavik is seventeen but it's never mentioned exactly how far apart they are. interesting

[fiepige]

My concept for Venom!Hobie

Okay here goes

DISCLAIMER: I CANNOT DRAW

I've made another post where I mentioned it as well but I'll reiterate it here:

I don't think Hobie would ever canonically accept a symbiote due to his history with them and how they're used in his universe.

Now with that out of the way let's speculate!

This is my concept sketch for Venom!Hobie

Before I go into details about the design and the possible way he would work in universe:

I wanna give the world's BIGGEST shoutout to @levionok for being the coolest person ever and actually make some AMAZING drawings of Venom!Hobie:

(Like how cool is this!?!?!!! I love these so much!! aaaaahhhhhhhhh<3 <3<3)

Okay so, first I wanna talk about his design and then I wanna speculate about the most "realistic" ways I think Venom!Hobie could come into existence/what his personality would be like.

Design:

I wanted the symbiote to exaggerate some of Hobie's physical features so I kinda went with the idea of Venom!Hobie being even lankier and spikier than regular Hobie/Spider-Punk (since the symbiotes seem to take more after the actual suit when it comes to their design I based most of their looks around how Hobie looks as Spider-Punk)

Since Hobie is already tall I of course imagine Venom!Hobie as being even taller/lankier.

Though due to his longer limbs he has a bigger tendency to walk crouched down on all fours (sixs technically?) as beautifully illustrated by @levionok above. (and less beautifully illustrated by me in the top right corner of my drawing lol)

Since Hobie also incorporates spikes into his looks I did the same for Venom!Hobie and added even more! He now has more rows of "mohawk" spikes, his choker spikes become longer and the same goes for the spikes from his jacket + he gets extra spikes along his back. He also gets spikes along his wrists! - He's a spikey boy!

Also all the spikes are made from symbiote "teeth" and could in theory be moved around on his body if he wanted to (though they mostly stay in place).

The "running mascara"-look (Idk what to call it lol) also carries over from Spider-Punk's mask and is once again even more pronounced in Venom!Hobie.

Now one of the more noticeable traits are the arms! I haven't figured every detail out yet, but so far the idea is that his arms split into two at the elbows but he's able to "fuse" them back into one arm if he wishes to (which he rarely does).

Also to get the idea across that it's his arm being split up I tried to add some symbiote goop between the two parts of the arms!

I kinda like the idea of him being able to change his "design" (changing his spikes and arms as he pleases) so to say, kinda referencing to him not believing in consistency and how he changes "filters" in his animation style! Though I picture him as looking like in the concept drawings above most of the time.

I'm also kinda toying with the idea of giving him barbed wire like webbing since I remember reading somewhere that Hobie apparently has used barbed wire instead of webs in the comics from time to time.

But I also headcanon Venom!Hobie as being more animalistic and more likely to just use brute force instead of webs.

He is fast when he's down on all fours (again sixs? idk lol)

Of course he also gets most of the classic Venom abilities and weaknesses (I haven't read the comics so I'm going off memory of the Venom movie which I've seen once like 5 years ago so please bear with me ^^')

The most noticable weakness being sound! I'll take a closer look at how this affects Hobie when I get to his personality/origin.

Okay that's all about his design for now, I might come back and add more stuff later if I come up with anything as this is still a new concept I'm workshopping (and inputs are greatly appreciated!)

Now we're moving on to his personality/origin as I feel like these two are very intertwined. Cause I feel like the way Venom!Hobie originates will affect his personality too! Let me explain:

So far I've come up with two possible ideas/reasons for Hobie to even bond with a symbiote in the first place and depending on which version you choose I feel like it would end up having different effects on his personality/how he handles the situation:

Scenario 1:

The symbiote is passed onto Hobie without him knowing!

Possibly from an encounter with the cops where a symbiote manages to latch onto Hobie as he kills its former host.

(Or maybe a villain manages to plant one on him somehow).

This would lead to a slow gradual "fusion" between Hobie and the symbiote as it would be very aware that Hobie is NOT exactly a fan of it and would do whatever he could to get rid of it/kill it if he found out about it.

If I recall correctly Eddie also wasn't aware of his symbiote in the beginning and only found out about it when it decided to make itself known. -(referencing the movie)

So I'd imagine a similar scenario here but instead of making itself known, the symbiote hides its presence from Hobie as much as possible while making small gradual changes to Hobie to prepare for an eventual fusion/take over.

Like slowly Hobie starts getting migraines whenever he plays his guitar or listens to loud music so he does so less and less without being even consciously aware of it.

At some point he even stops bringing his guitar with him on missions since he never uses it anyways and hey why did he even bring it in the first place? - I like to think that the symbiote is somewhat able to manipulate Hobie's thoughts over time to make him more susceptible to it.

Going to concerts also becomes a no no.

Hobie also changes his diet; the thought of going to the community garden just not appealing to him as much anymore for some reason. So he visits it less frequently until he also just completely stops going (affecting both his diet and his social life- the symbiote would want Hobie to be as isolated as possible to make him easier to manipulate).

Hobie doesn't realise it at first but he starts craving meat more and more and as time passes he also prepares his meals less and less until he basically eats meat raw. (I'm once again thinking about the movie and that lobster scene, though his symbiote would have to be a lot more sublte for him to not notice what's going on).

At this point Hobie would have to be almost completely isolated and under the influence of the symbiote for so long that it would finally feel "safe" making itself known, preying on his hunger (having been homeless Hobie has known hunger before but I imagine that the hunger that comes with a symbiote is its own unique thing and that it's rather extreme) and his declining mental health.

While a part of him would still very much hate it, Hobie would begrudgingly accept the symbiote and chaos would ensue.

And then of course the Spider-Gang would try and stop/save him cause they know that Hobie would never want this. Wether they're gonna be successful or not is up to interpretation.

Now personality vise I imagine this version of Venom!Hobie is gonna be mostly taken over by the symbiote and thus being more feral and animalistic. It most likely wouldn't talk a lot and mostly be focused on feeding (and like in the movie, its favourite food is gonna be humans. Hobie would try to make sure they only target cops but sometimes the hunger would win over reason).

I know this is pretty dark but I really can't imagine a positive scenario where Hobie would willingly accept a symbiote so this is my first "solution". (Though I also feel like his friends would intervene before he reached this point but still, I kinda like the idea of the slow corruption and the person not realising it until it's too late)

You still with me? Good, cause it's time for:

Scenario 2:

I'd wish that this one would be more positive but I guess that sadly isn't the case

In this scenario Hobie would have reached his breaking point.

He would have been through an experience so traumatic that he feels like a symbiote is his ONLY option.

(If I recall correctly he's reffered to himself as a "suicide machine" in the comics and this would really come into play here).

He'd become way more reckless and not really caring what happens to him in battle. He views this as his last resort.

Like maybe there's a new kind of symbiote that isn't weak to sound or fire and Hobie has no other way to defeat them than to get one himself.

The only positive is that Hobie would be more mentally in control as he's fully aware of the symbiote and how it can influence his mind.

He'd still have cravings for raw meat but he wouldn't have been as mentally unstable and only target cops/other symbiotes becomming kind of a double cannibal.

Once again his friends would try to stop him and he'd definitely be more resonable in this scenario than in the first one.

But he'd still push them away both to protect them and out of shame over his situation.

This time more of Hobie's personality would shine through but it still wouldn't be a very positive version of Hobie as I imagine any scenario with him having a symbiote would really have a negative impact on his mental health.

But still there's room for a happy ending if the Spider-Gang manage to get to him in time!

So yeah, both of these scenarios are kind of a bummer for Hobie (to put it mildly lol) but I honestly can't imagine a positive situation where Hobie would willingly accept a symbiote! (I'm more than happy to hear any takes you guys might have that prove me wrong though!)

Okay, I think that's everything for now!

I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions of Venom!Hobie!

Also let me know if there's anything you want me to elaborate on! Or of you just wanna talk Hobie or Venom!Hobie in general <3

If you made it this far you are honestly a champ and deserve all the gold stars in the world. As I sadly can't give you that have a GIF of Hobie smiling to cheer you up!

Also I wanna give another huge shout out to @levionok! Both for the amazing drawings of Venom!Hobie and for giving me the courage and motivation to share my concept of him! <3<3<3

also have another Venom!Hobie cause I can't get over how cool she made them look! If you haven't already you should really check out their tumblr! They have made some AWESOME ATSV art there!!!

[idontknowmyownmind]

TBOAH Crossover

× ORV

OG!Cale, 40y.o, is transmigrated into earth as his 18y.o self

KDJ and KRS world is the same

2 or 3 years gap between Dokja (older) and Rok Soo (younger)

Cale first met Dokja when he was 7 at the park he frequently visit

They bond over Cale reading a book to Dokja or lend him a book to read beside him

Before the event Dokja killed his dad, his mom asked Cale for a help to take care of Dokja

Idk, the one who kill the dad is the mom while the son is with Cale at that time

Somehow the mom manage to prepared everything so Cale taking in Dokja

Cale doesn't even know about it

Since then, Cale has been taking care of Dokja and give him all the loves he deserves 🥰

Met Rok Soo when he was 6

Rok Soo secretly also hearing Cale reading for Dokja

Cale know but let him be

Until one day he called him over and now their group consist of three people

Rok Soo never starve for to long because Cale make sure he ate as much as he want

He took in Rok Soo first, somewhat make it happen after threatening the bastard uncle

Yes, it's older brother Dokja and younger brother Rok Soo 🥺 Kim brothers

They are not that mess up in the head because Cale make sure they got all the thing they want and deserves, from loves, attention, affection, anything

They are happier and have a more healthy mindset, even though there are some parts that still mess up due to being exposed to trauma at early ages

Apocalypse still happens

They were not together at that time, Dokja in the subway and Rok Soo somewhere else

They met at the 5 or 7 scenario or something

[Oh My God, now they have two sacrifical idiots!!]

I WILL NOT OFF LSY OR CJS, they are alive until the end 😊

Idk why but I want Cale to dissapear or so suddenly become a constellation at the beginning of apocalypse

I'm tired of the angst!! Both babies deserves all the love in the world 😭

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× Bungou Stray Dogs

Rok Soo transmigrated in his 20y.o body instead of inside Cale's

A week before Harris village massacre (it still happen)

Hmm... should I make Rok Soo as transmigrator + regressor from LCF too?

Regressor Choi Han and Alver from LCF

Met Choi Han earlier

When Cale 15, he started to hear voices inside his head, 2 voices

It's Dazai and Fyodor lol

My poor baby... having those two mentaly unstable devils when he is unstable himself..

The voices kinda influence him and they can take over his body sometimes

Imagine Cale with those two personalities 😭

Cale as Fyodor will have more connection upperground while Cale as Dazai will be more tune with underground

With those two guidance, Cale will be unstoppable lol

Imagine on both side while you just do your thing without care as long as your family are safe

Since it's Dazai, Cale will form a habit of wearing bandages and something about suicide

And sincw it's Fyodor... world domination at the finest

Everyone think there are three red-hair running amok lol

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× Black Butler

Cale made a deal, or contract, with Sebastian when he lost everything in his life for revenge

Rather than joining the army, he became wanderer who hunt down arms wherever they go with the help of his demon butler

The demonic contract seals are in both of his eyes, that's why he wear a blindfold but he still can see clearly

Just.. imagine, Cale standing in front of the tree near Harris Village, where his mother's ancient power was located

And it's when the group of heroes visiting that place for something

They are not shocked by his appearance but by the scattered corpses of arms around while Cale just stood blankly facing the tree

When they want to confront him, they stop because someone seemingly teleported by shadow arrived by Cale's side

They talk about something before the person teleported them somewhere

[geographer746]

ENGLISH VERSION

the heads @madisonthetimewalker are so cool that I wanted to share my own (^_^)

(in general, the heads will be mostly about all the dragons because I, well, I love them all very much..)

(the translation may be crooked thanks to Yandex translator😊)

(DISCLAIMER EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE WRITTEN BELOW IS PURELY MY FANTASY, I DO NOT URGE YOU TO LOVE IT IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT, DO NOT READ!!!!!)

(disclaimer 2 there is no information at all about some characters, so I made it up^)

(disclaimer 3 I did not play games, and did not read all the works related to wakfu so the information may not be the same as in the original or vice versa, but I don't care gee gee)

1) there is a lot between Tanafita and Ratrosk..A bad relationship

2) in the era of Wakfu, Ratrosk lives his "human life", works somewhere in the fields, collects wheat, sometimes lies on hay with a spike in his teeth, looks at clouds and thinks about the impermanence of non-existence

3) Draconirus, although he is a dragon of dreams and nightmares, he does not really sleep

4) He smokes a pipe (know that there is not always tobacco🚬🌿💨

5) I do not know how I got to this point, but..Uronigrid and Helioborosus are women.

(it's just that we don't know anything about them at all, so they're women to me. moreover, there are few female dragons, why not)

7) Uronigrid and Helioboros are the daughters of the Great Dragon (haha, the Yugo and Adamai plus more relatives)

8) Uronigrida is always very angry and aggressive, she appreciates balance and hates "sinners", it seems that she does not love her children, but she can be soft and loving

9) Helioborosa is the complete opposite of Uronigrid, she is kind and cheerful, maybe a little stupid and trusting, but if she becomes serious / make her angry..save your asses, she loves his children VERY much, and in principle everyone

10)I sincerely believe that Dardondakal and Jahash were friends, bro all that

11) he misses him very much😔

12) Dardondakal appears at a random moment from dofus and begins "And your father ....!" and tells a "very funny story" about Jahash, Joris "uh well ok -_-"

13) He is VERY TALKATIVE, at first glance it seems serious, but if he starts talking, then there is no stopping him (Jahash is the same)

14)Gresgalion has a vibe a grandfather who drinks tea 24/7 and tells stories from his youth or a kind older brother who always takes care of the younger ones

15) I don't really like the way it looks, so I imagine it more like this

16) Krulaklakoss doesn't like that others can't pronounce his name normally, but he doesn't like it himself

17) he's still that bitch bitch, even though the white dragon

18) I'm thinking about the fact that he specifically 🔞 with crocubuli to annoy the Grougalorasalar

19) if these two meet, the world 12 will not live here, even the gods and all the eggs of the world will not help

20) The Gargoylone doesn't give a fuck about everything, he just sleeps somewhere

21) it is better not to wake him up

22) The one-whose-name-cannot-be-called is the same child who was fucked up by older brothers in childhood, so he grew up hating the whole world

23) Grougalorasalar loved his family very much

24) in general, I see him as a very good father, well, yes, they killed millions of people together, so what🙄

25) blames himself for Crocoburio's death and still can't forgive himself for it

26) as we see in the movie, Julit has a sword, so I imagine Jahash had a two-handed sword

(as a person who has been playing genshin for 4 fucking years, I couldn't help but give an example of a weapon that he could have)

and so we have Wolf's Doom, the Lighthouse of the Reed Sea, the Song of Broken Pines, but they would be in light shades to match Jahash

27) dragons of black/white fire can create weapons from it

since Jahash has a two-handed man, I see Dardondakal with a sword, he is like D'Artagnan and also has his mustache

I saw this picture in pinterest (xs who is the author) but I think such a two-handed sword would suit Grougalorasalar (in general, you understood this pattern, right?)

Krulaklakoss (I couldn't find a normal photo of the captain's sword, well, we have something)

Gresgaulion (and again a Chinese casino without normal photos, well, in general, several one-handed swords)

He-whose-name-can't-uh knives like Juzo Suzuki from Tokyo Ghoul, I think they have a similar vibe both fucked up

Gargoylone uh don't know the axe? It's hard with him

28) Aguabrial, Terracourial and Aerafal I like to see them in human form dressed in costumes and Ignemical who walks semi naked\

29) (as far as I know, it is not clear where Yugo and Adamai are now in the waven) but I like to imagine that during the waven Yugo, Adamai and Joris are sitting somewhere in a tavern, maybe at Albert's with mugs of beer, Yoris and Adamai smoke, sit silent and Yugo he just whines that life is shit, honestly Joris is just there for company, he doesn't know what he's doing there or how it happened.

30) after the death of the soul, I send it to the extern, if a person has sinned, his soul remains here, no, it goes to the incarnation for rebirth (eh, like a canon??)

31) there is a prison for sinners in ekstornam (crocoburio and bolgrot hello)

32) there is such bullshit as the "court of death" where sinners (both people and gods) are judged by Tanafite and Uronigrid with Helioborosa

33) in order to weaken God and put him in prison, you need to kill almost all of his followers, the god Uginag and his race do this

34) Adamai swearing (rarely but aptly)

35)Dragons have a very strange sense of humor, no one understands it, even other dragons

36)Dragons =cats

Sensitive tail

they sleep a lot

produce a different aspect of sounds

they see well in low light conditions

mustache for touch (for some)

37) all the gods are drunks

38)To get drunk with a dragon, you need something high - grade or strong and in large quantities (I don 't know a few cases of 100- degree vodka ? or an ancient grandfather's moonshine?)

39) Dragons have well-developed all senses, and they also have a so-called "sixth sense"

40)Joris's eye is always twitching from nerves

41) he generally has such severe sleep problems

(I still have heads, but I'm too lazy, then)

that's all, if after reading my heads it seemed to you that I was fucked up, know that I am😉👍

I'm preparing a post with 18+ heads, isn't that possible here? there will also be heads in modern au and a deadly file called songs associations with characters maybe maybe I'll finish the memes well xs

and that's it thank you all so far

[boromirswife]

OKAY so I found this list of OC couple questions (I hope they're also okay to use for OC x Canon couples), and I'm going to answer them for Boromir and Aeroniel because I love them ❤️

I probably repeat myself like crazy, but I hope if you choose to read this you enjoy it 🥰

1. What were their first impressions of each other?

Their first impressions of each other were very positive. Though she was slightly intimidated by him at first, Aeroniel quickly found Boromir to be a very comforting presence. There was just something about him that felt so... safe and warm, and she hadn't met someone like that in years (not that she had met many people, because she was kind of a shut-in). Talking to him felt easy.

Boromir thought that Aeroniel's tendency to ramble was very sweet. He also liked the fact that at first, she had no idea who he was, so she was speaking to him like a person, not looking up to him like he was on a pedestal. I kind of headcanon that Boromir has struggled to have proper friendships with people other than Faramir because everyone sees him as like... a 'hero', and no one really gets to know him as himself. And even though Aeroniel gets all awkward and formal when she first realises who he is, once they start seeing each other more often she treats him like a person rather than a symbol, and he loves that.

2. Is it a casual relationship, or true love? Or somewhere in between?

True love, for sure. I'm too sappy to have them be anything else. They get married, raise their four children together, and love each other for the rest of their lives.

3. What was each of their 'oh shit, I have feelings for them' moment?

The first moment that Boromir realised his feelings for Aeroniel was when she gave him a scarf that she had knitted just for him. Like she gave him the scarf, said something about not wanting him to be cold or fall ill, and he was floored. It wasn't until the situation outlined in Q.5 that he realised he couldn't live without her, however.

For Aeroniel, it was quite an easy realisation. There was no big moment that solidified how she felt, all of a sudden she was like "oh I love him".

4. Did either of them fight their feelings, or was it easy to accept?

Both of them accepted their feelings after realising them, but I also think that they both struggled with believing their feelings would be reciprocated by the other. I imagine they bring that up later and both of them are just baffled, like... "what do you mean you didn't think I could be in love with you? Of course I am, you're amazing!!"

5. When was their first 'I love you'? What prompted it? If neither have said it yet, why?

Okay, so this is very random, but sometimes I like to take little bits of lore from different sources and mix them all together. I read on Boromir's Tolkien Gateway page that in The Lord of the Rings Online, there's a storyline about Denethor betrothing Boromir to Lothíriel. I didn't like the idea at first, but after a little bit of thought I was like "oh, I can use this". So basically, Boromir had never imagined himself getting married. He'd never had strong enough feelings for someone to make him think of marrying, and his position kept him very busy anyway.

Then he met Aeroniel, and he started to think about what it might be like to be married to her... of course, that would never happen. Then, his father started talking about marrying him to Lothíriel, and it terrified Boromir. If he was going to marry, he wanted it to be for love (and not to his cousin), but Denethor was not listening. After a brief talk with Faramir, he practically bolted to Aeroniel's home to tell her how he felt about her. He told her that he loved her, and that he wanted her to be his wife. Aeroniel accepts, of course. They ended up getting married in secret a few days later, with Faramir as the only witness.

6. Who's the big spoon and who's the little spoon?

Boromir's the big spoon and Aeroniel's the little spoon, but I think they're more likely to cuddle with Aeroniel resting her head on Boromir's chest ❤️

7. What was the biggest obstacle to their relationship?

Denethor. Expanding on the things I spoke about in Q.5.: The plan was to eventually tell Denethor about the marriage after a few months, but then Boromir had to go to Rivendell and when his horn washed up everyone thought he was dead for a while. Then, when he came back to Minas Tirith with Gandalf and Pippin and everyone found out that he was alive, Boromir informed his father that he was married. Denethor was probably too far into his madness to really take much notice of Aeroniel though, but I'm sure he'd get a few insults in before his death.

Also, there was the distance between them after Boromir left for Rivendell. Part of me thinks that Aeroniel was pretty mad at Boromir because he insisted on going, so when she hears news of his 'death', she's not only devastated but she feels guilty because she had been mad at him the last time they spoke. All was forgiven when he came back though ❤️

8. What drew them to each other the most?

I kind of talked about this in the other questions, but Boromir is drawn to Aeroniel because she treats him like a person rather than a statue on a pedestal. Like yes, she admires him and thinks he's amazing, but she understands that he's just a man with emotions and vulnerabilities like anyone else. He knows that he can talk to her without any judgement.

What draws Aeroniel to Boromir is similar, in the vein of being able to speak without judgement. After her parents died, she was raised by her uncle who mistreated her and made her feel like there was something wrong with her (for obvious reasons there's no diagnosis in universe, but she's most likely AuDHD), which led to her shutting herself away even after he died. Her and Boromir met each other by chance, but he gave her a reason to let the world in again.

9. How long did they know each other before developing feelings?

They did start developing feelings pretty quickly, to be honest. When they met something just clicked, something that neither of them had really experienced with other people before. While it wasn't exactly 'love at first sight', it was close - though this is Middle Earth, and people fall in love at first sight all the time 😆

10. What is their favourite quality about each other?

For Boromir, it's how passionate Aeroniel gets about her interests. Like he could have no idea what she's talking about but it's the enthusiasm that gets him. For example he knows pretty much nothing about art, but he knows how happy it makes Aeroniel, and he could easily listen to her talk for hours.

For Aeroniel, her favourite thing about Boromir is how he can be so strong but so gentle at the same time. She feels safe around him, both physically and emotionally, and knows that he will never mistreat her or judge her for who she is.

[scrumptiousstuffs]

I absolutely hate sad endings or worst 'open endings' (I consider them as copeout)...that's why I absolutely disliked what they did with AlanGaipa......Hehe sorry I digress...I hope we get very very happy ending for both FadelStyle and KantBison and a happy show. I'm tired of seeing FirstKhao characters cry and in pain in their last 3-4 shows 😫

Ah, but the boys are amazing dramatic actors. Their emotionally-charged scenes always hit the spot (in my humble opinion, both are easily in the Top 5 of best GMMTV actors/actresses).

Having say that, I am very ready to have fluffy, sweet moments between FK. Didn't they mentioned in their Hong Kong (and Osaka) Fanmeets last year they wanted to do a rom-com? Also sure they explain in one of the interviews they wanted to do a rom-com after doing several heavily-charged series in a row. I'm 100% sure they were already offered THK then (despite OF still airing).

Personally, I also adore happy endings. After all, I watch Thai BL mainly for escapism (i.e I like my leads to be married, staying in a picket fence house with their pets while spending time being domestic, tq very much!).

However, I also don't mind messy storylines as long as it is done well. The same with open ending. Sometimes these are done to give a pathway for Season 2 - Enigma (got the greenlight for S2!). Midnight Museum/Home School Series have the potential for S2 but highly unlikely to proceed due to most likely logistic reasons. The director for the former was hoping for season 2 cause he said it in a Tweet as a respond to a fan) while Zero (our Khao!) at the end of Home School - that was an iconic way to end the show (with a hint to set up Zero versus Run) 👌

The other reason for open ending is to allow the audience to imagine themselves what will happen with the characters. MLC with AlanGaipa was one of them.

I mean, FK were really just supporting actors in that show with EarthMix and FourthGemini the main focus as pairings (and their arcs have happy endings). Plus, it was only 8 episodes (and I guess, if we want AlanGaipa, we will need an additional 1-2 episodes to fully explain their arc).

I went into MLC expecting FK characters were actually going to have no interactions - so, to have grim cute meet at the funeral (Mrs Hong as matchmaker from the other side!!!) followed by Alan showing he was ready to move on with that fruity shirt of his while asking Gaipa for his QR code number delights me to no end (also, this allows me to happily think that somewhere in the MLC universe, they are life partners, content and blissful together).

(Anon, I thought you might enjoy this BTS of our boys hehe)

(On another note, are we officially calling the boys KantBison for THK?. I'm asking cause they have been some rumbling on Twitter to moniker them as KaBi or KanSon? Either way, I am not fuss - I just need to know so that we can be consistent when it airs!)

[tomwambsgans]

so i've assumed for the longest time that 2x7 must take place in march of 2020 because in 2x9 DC, gil refers to march 12th as the night that tom sent greg the "can't make a tomlette" emails, and of course a deleted scene from that episode is the only time we would have ever seen that phrase mentioned otherwise. it also makes complete sense, narratively, to essentially do a little fakeout: "tom, is [the date that you burned the documents] significant to you?" "nope! (feeling confident bc there's no proof of him having done that on that day)" "well that's the day you sent all these batshit emails, and how i know for certain you are well acquainted with greg hirsch." "uh oh"

ntm the fact that it makes a lot of sense as a character choice for tom to specifically send greg that email over and over again on the night that he's kinda trying to punish greg, and where he's probably totally unable to sleep.

anyway, there's a But incoming... i fucking wish there wasn't, but. somehow i've only just now realized that in DC, gil refers to the thanksgiving of 1x5 as "last year." which would indicate that it's still 2019, and therefore the march 12th he's referring to should be a day very close to tom's wedding. and, admittedly... it's not totally out there that tom's initial reason for coining the phrase was because he learned about the Greg The Egg nickname, from shiv having told him after hearing it from caroline. hell, maybe it was when they first started at ATN and it was tom's anxiety spilling out to match greg's Principles.

obviously it's a lot of personal bias that mainly makes me not want this to be the case, like... the sheer amount of fic i've written just confidently using the timeline where a year has passed in the first 7 episodes of season 2, which would be fucked to hell if i accept that DC is in 2019 lol

however..... it IS pretty undeniable that at least a year passes in season 2. do the math: exactly 2 years between the pilot and 4x1. ~5 months pass in s1. 2 and a half weeks pass between 2x9 and 3x5 (according to frank). the rest of s3 takes place - MOST LIKELY - over the course of no more than 4 months. about 3 months pass between s3 and 4, based on knowledge of shiv's pregnancy. and no gaps between seasons otherwise... that's a year left. there HAS to be at least one months-long timeskip somewhere in there. and it's always seemed very plausibly to be between tern haven and argestes, given the notion of pierce "fucking them about." for the longest time i've even specifically imagined argestes as being after the holidays and in january of 2020, partially bc that's convenient for why any notion of logan's 81st bday, the recny ball of 2019, and the holidays are all completely missing. the holidays would also be a good excuse on pierce's end not to rush a deal, and finally, i took into account the weather in that episode.

frankly, i consider the climate heavily when i'm working out the timeline of a show. especially this one. if they wanted to make it plausibly deniable what time of year it was, they'd set the episode indoors. or they'd pick a different part of the world for the roys to visit. and in the season 2 finale, they're on a yacht and explicitly swimming in the mediterranean. it's VERY unlikely that they'd be comfortable hanging around in swim trunks and swimming in those waters if it was any time between october and march. going off of that... if s3 begins in late 2019 as opposed to april/may of 2020, then caroline sent out her wedding invitations no less than 6 months early.

basically it's split between this:

what gil said has more weight. we can assume that the seemingly conflicting weather is a metatextual flub to be ignored. DC is in 2019, the emails were around the time of the wedding, and the huge timeskip containing the holidays is in s3 which also means that caroline sent out her invitations very early

settings and characterizations have more weight. we can assume either that gil misspoke or that it's a metatextual flub to be ignored. DC is in april of 2020, the emails were sent during The Return, and the huge timeskip was in s2 and took the holidays of 2019 with them

[lover-of-mine]

this is like the start to some very good mutual pining fics. why cant you date him???

ASKAOSKOAKS yk, I was thinking that if my life was a tv show the team slowburn angsty friends to lovers is having a great week because of recent developments. But basically, we met almost exactly 12 years ago, we bonded because I had a crush on his best friend at the time, he had a crush on my best friend at the time and they didn't want to date us lol and then we just stuck around. But we kinda cursed ourselves by bonding over wanting other people because there are always other people involved, he's currently in a very messy on/off relationship and they are taking some space to figure shit out, and he lives in a different city, but I live in the same city as his mom, he came to see her, we ended up spending about 10 hours together, things were said, questions were asked, feelings might've been uncovered, because I never truly thought about the possibility of me having feelings for him before Saturday, like I think he's hot, but I never thought beyond the vague awareness that I think he is attractive lol, like seriously, if you asked me last week I would've confidently said it's not like that between us, someone literally asked me on Saturday if I was his gf and I just laughed, but he went back to his city, we see each other once every 2 years at this point, I don't know how he's feeling, so like, I'm not sabotaging our friendship because I'm confused because we kissed at 5 am after a night out lol but realistically, we both had issues with long-distance relationships in the past and that's not something either one of us would be willing to get into even if without the other complications, so I can't date him logistically even if this was a thing that we multually want, which I'm honestly not sure, because I'm pretty sure he's gonna get back together with his ex, so I'm in pretend it never happened mode, repression at it's finest. But things to add to the fanfic plots: all of his exes are me in different fonts, even he can admit that, every time I break up with someone he says and I quote "you need to find someone who sees you like I do", we can't go anywhere together without someone assuming we are a couple and this has been happening the whole time we've known each other, I'm pretty sure his mom and sisters have a bet going on whether we end up together or not because of the way they react to us hanging out, we will constantly spend so long talking about absolutely nothing it was a real problem when we were teenagers because we lived like, 2 blocks away from each other, so we would walk back towards home, sit in this bench that's in the midway from my house and his and then suddenly both our parents were calling because we missed curfew by an hour but we've been sitting somewhere we can see both our houses for like, 3, like that guy cannot get me to shut up lol, we have a pact to get married in 2029 if we fail to find love until then, but we also promised to be each other best woman/man of honor, he's not big on physical touch, he doesn't like people in his space, but I'm a physical touch person, and he always lets me play with his fingers when I'm stressed and that's legit the nicest thing someone constantly does for me because sometimes I don't even notice and the dude is giving me his hand, I have a tendency to surround myself with things his favorite color when I miss him, if I'm around he constantly just looks at me to fact check whatever story he's telling because he thinks I remember more stuff about his life than he does, and I'm typing this out and thinking about the past 12 years for the past week and I'm sitting here like "for the love of god am I in a fucking 500k words slowburn friends to lover fic" I don't know, it's very complicated but here I am. I don't know if you ever watched Love, Rosie, but I feel like what I imagine Rosie felt finding the letter and calling Alex just to find out he's engaged aoskaokaoskaksasss

[theverumproject]

An Interview with Luce Balton (Verum)

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7]

Year: 2093 (The Robotic Era)

Personality

Personality

What words or phrases do they overuse? 

Do “I”s count? I'm sure we all say I a lot… And you.

Do they have a catchphrase?

It's Verumingtime! And then I verumed all over the place! …I'm sorry, I know that meme is decades old and probably forgotten by everybody…

Are they more optimistic or pessimistic?

I'd say I'm a realist, but I'm also hopeful. Guess I'm more on the optimistic side then.

Are they introverted or extroverted?

Oh god, I think I'm somewhere inbetween? An ambivert? A social introvert? I was much more introverted in the past. 

Do they ever put on airs?

Airs? Airpots?...Oh! I hope I don't! I see all people as equals… Except those who hurt innocent ones… 

What bad habits do they have?

… I guess killing people is a bad habit… In our eyes, they deserve it. In others, they don't. Good thing that ethics and morals are an imagined concept!... Aha… 

What makes them laugh out loud?

Dethra. That's the only word I have to say.

How do they display affection?

I like hugging people! And petting their head and stuff, helps to calm many too.

Mental handicaps?

I sure hope not! 

How do they want to be seen by others?

As a hero! But heros don't kill... But you know, it's wishful thinking. 

How do they see themselves?

I think I am a decent person? The good outweighs the bad. I guess. 

How are they seen by others?

The public's opinion is pretty divided on Verum. Some don't really care about what we do. Some support us and wanna join our cause. And some think we are terrorists. 

Yeah… Definitely not a hero… 

Strongest character trait?

I always wanna help people in any way I can. And I did change many people's life for the better, especially with Mechanicus.

Weakest character trait?

No matter how much I try to convince myself, I'm not a good person. Killing people instead of showing them the right way, I think that could be seen as a weakness. 

How competitive are they?

I enjoy a fight between friends, you know, for training. And I will always give my best! When it comes to the real thing, ohhh they better fear me, cuz I'm not giving up so fast.

Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider?

With the kind of job I do and being a boss to many people, it is highly important that I am somebody who thinks things through. I'm glad that I don't have to carry everything though. The benefits of having AI friends and cowworkers. Yes, I see my employees as coworkers.  Dethra and Bluctro are co-founders and bosses too though.

How do they react to praise?

I appreciate praise. It's most useful when it comes from the public, then I know what I'm doing is right.

How do they react to criticism?

I feel ashamed and wanna right my wrongs. You learn from mistakes, but I fear making too big of a mistake. Some stuff just can't be made right again.

What is their greatest fear?

Oh, what I just said. Making such a mistake would be devestating. I also don't wanna lose my loved ones, that would be an even bigger one.

What are their biggest secrets?

I have a secret identity. Luce runs a science and medical company, trying to help humanity as best as she can. But Verum, she tries to change the world more by… force. Verum is a killer, I know that and I am not ashamed to admit it. But I could never let the public know that we are the same person.

What is their philosophy of life?

Modern humanism comes to mind. 

When was the last time they cried?

I have to see bad things. I might be familiar with it, but I'll never really get used to it. I don't want to. I have to see sad things. Sad things that remind me what I'm fighting for. But I don't remember when I have cried the last time. I still do it of course. But I don't remember when I last did. 

What haunts them?

The horror that humanity is. No being is as cruel and evil as us. And I am very aware of the evil that I carry within me. 

What are their political views?

I think democracy is a good idea. I think liberalism is a good idea. And there are also others that carry good ideas within them. You just gotta execute them right. And mix politics. I also belief in a political system that is heavily based on human rights.

What will they stand up for?

I stand up for every living being! Might they be biological, synthetic, mechanical or digital. The non humans in our society deserve life just as much as we do. And everybody should have the right to medicine and have a long life without suffering. Food and shelter is something that we provide too as Hemalog, a daughter company of Mechanicus.

Who do they quote?

Internet references? I might have quoted Diogenes and Aristoteles too some time. 

Are they indoorsy or outdoorsy?

The kind of work I do requires me both indoors and outdoors. But I'm definitely more of an outdoors person. Nature is wonderful after all.

What is their sinful little habit?

How many times do I still have to mention it? 

What sense do they most rely on?

Eyes. Especially because we can see in different spectrums, thanks to our goggles. 

How do they treat people better than them?

I see everybody as an equal. So I treat them as such.

How do they treat people worse than them?

Correction: almost everybody. 

I either kill them or hurt them very bad and put them in jail.

What quality do they most value in a friend?

Loyality, can't have somebody who betrays me.

What do they consider an overrated virtue?

Magnificence is a virtue. How the fuck is anybody magnificent? 

If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?

I have changed a lot of myself, I'm 69, but don't look like it. You know, in today's time, you can change yourself a lot. We have science and medicine that can change your entire appearance. So, I can't really answer that question, because I already have changed. A lot.

What is their obsession?

I was obsessed with computers, robots and AI since I was a liitle kid. And you can see where that brought me. Thanks dad!

What are their pet peeves?

Slow walkers that won't let me pass. Gross stuff like… Children are cute, but please don't let them put their boogers on my seat. Seeing people crush insects for fun, they're not doing anything to you! 

Masterpost

[minkkumaz]

as long as ur able to get rest omi!! it’d be the worst to force yourself into writing when its supposed to be a fun hobby. again, u can always resort to smaus and little brainrots when you feel like writing a bit. either way, its really good to do things at ur own pace so u dont get overwhelmed ^^

gosh the fnaf movie.. im terrified of horror movies, but at the same time id love to watch one. has me thinking of so many imagines rn.. I HAVE SO MUCH IDEAS FOR THE MAKNAE LINES VER OF THEM GETTING UR ATTENTION.. but ima get sidetracked and talk abt bonedo halloween!!!!

ID LOVEEE to go trick or treating w them. We could all have matching costumes.. Have you seen the ABCDLOVE mv? The scene with all of them dressed as ghosts (minus riwoo).. Like imagine broke, highschooler bonedo boys just tryna find an easy costume and they resort to ripping their white sheets.

OR OR ORBOR ORROROROROR OMG. idk if youve seen this, but lesserafim dressed up as body guards for eunchae and pretended to escort her somewhere. IMAGINE THAT WITH BONEODIVISOENFIERROROROORROEOEOE.

IM SOBTJIFN. omg bc bc bc BCCCCC. just being in their friendgroup, trick or treating and them "protecting" you. OH MY GOD STOP IT RN BC WAIR.

You've been walking around the neighborhood for atleast over 2 hours, the boys couldnt get enough of the sweet treats getting piled into their baskets. Unfortunately, the heels you wore started to make your feet ache. It was uncomfortable, but you pushed through the pain. It'd be a whole year until Halloween again, and you wouldn't want to ruin the fun by going home early.

Despite that, you couldnt stop the hisses and groans of pain that escaped your lips.

"Are you okay?" Taesan stood close by you, a bit behind the other 5 who were busy trying to figure out if they've been down this street already. His eyes scanned your face, noticing your discomfort.

"I'm okay..!" Though, Taesan noticed how the pitch of your voice increased. He stared at you, waiting for you to tell him the truth. You hesitantly admitted the pain your heels were giving you.

"Take them off."

You gave him a confused look, "Huh?"

"..Just do it." Taesan took off his blazer as you undid your heels, your feet touching the cold concrete. Soon, Taesan quickly wrapped the blazer on you, squatting down for you to get on his back as he picked up your heels.

“You should’ve said that in the first place..” He sighed.

SCREMSIFN. HAN DONGMINN THE MAN TO EVER TKJFJ!!?!1!1!1! no because he so WOULD. he’d wrap his blazer around you to make sure your dress wont rise up too much when your on his back, and he’d carry you as he walked around with the boys trick or treating. His arms are wrapped tightly around your legs, yet he held your heels delicately. TRULY a man who’d watch out for you. I WAS TORNNN between leehan and taesan doing this, but for the sake of it leehan could definitely be the type to also do this. (but instead of letting you ride his back, he’d wear the heels as you wore his shoes.)

-🍉

THE FNAF MOVIE WASN'T VERY SCARY ACTUALLY! in my opinion it's a good horror movie to watch if you dont necessarily like horror movies :3

and omg im a fake fan i havent even seen the abcdlove mv yet! but trick or treating with the boys would be so funny.

them protecting me.. gives me shivers bc why is that the cutest fricken thing. but ngl i imagine them to wear inflatable costumes like that is so woonhak and jaehyun. one is an alien and one is an among us character LMAOOO

AND UR IMAGINE?

melon anon can u make ur own personal tumblr account called melon anon and make imagines because i was actually giggling so bad i had to take a mental reset IT'S JUST SO CUTE AGHHH taking my heels? will be purposefully wearing heels next year just for him!

and him being so considerate and trying to cover up reader too :( whenever i wear skirts and stuff i always worry about what i'm doing because i dont want it to ride up >< leehan strutting in heels?! not a want, a need

[therk900]

🧛🏻‍♀️October TC Challenge (Day 1-31)🧛🏻‍♀️

1: How long have you known your tc for? B for nearly 2 years and S for nearly 3 years

2: What sets your tc apart from everyone else? They are both cute

3: If you were able to sing a song to your tc, what would it be and why? Well, If I could even sing in the first place, for B, maybe “Here with me” and for S, maybe “Enchanted”

4: What fictional character does your tc ressemble? B kind of reminds me of Barley from Onward for some reason. i can't think of one for S yet sadly. I know this is an actor, but A reminds me of Alex Wolff

5: If your tc called your beautiful, how would you react of respond? I would get super shy and start blushing like crazy

6: What landmark in the world best describes your TC?  The Eiffel Tower most likely for both of them

7: Do you think you’ll stay in contact with your TC after you leave? If you’ve already left, have you? Hopefully I can keep in contact with them when I leave!!

8: Can you think of any advice for somebody currently crushing on their teacher? Don’t tell lots of people and try not to make it obvious! People can tell them or even make rumours about it! 

9: Have you ever gone somewhere with you TC non-school related? we have all talk about non-school related things!

10: Has your TC ever complimented you? Either appearance or personality? This isn’t really about my personality or looks, but B said that my cooking was good recently since I got to make him lunch!

11: Do you have a favourite outfit for your TC? YES! For B, anything that includes his blue jumper and for S, anything formal!

12: Have you ever cried in front of your TC? How did they react? Well, I saw S when I had just finished crying and he asked if everything was ok! I kind of cried in front of B once and he was comforting me!

13: If your TC named their child after you, how would you feel? Honoured, really! My actual name is common anyway, so if they didn't tell me, i wouldn't know

14: What has been your best moment with you TC? With S, maybe when he gave me life advice and for B, anytime I chat with him

15: Has your TC ever flirted with you, be it playfully or seriously? I have no clue! I’m bad at identifying when people are flirting with me!!

16: How does he/she act around other teachers? S and B are both pretty chill around other teachers. Especially when i'm around them, i find out things about them!

17: Describe your TC in three words B: handsome, kind, humble S: cute, tall, kind

18: Do you have any nicknames for each other? I have nicknames for B and S! They don't for me though

19: Have either of your parents met your TC? If so what did they think of him/her? Both of them have! My parents liked them

20: Are you or have you crushed on another teacher before? What happened? I currently have a couple other smaller teacher crushes that I don’t talk on here! i just get exited when I’m around them!

21: Have you ever met your TC’s partner/wife/husband? What was it like? No I haven’t. i dont even know if they have one. I have met one of my other tc’s children though! 

22: Imagine your school is asking students to write an article on student teacher relationships and you’ve been asked to help. What sort of thing would you want to put in the article? Everything I know about it! I could talk about teacher crushes as well, maybe!

23: How do you imagine your TC’s body to be like? Maybe for S, skinny. For B, average male body, I guess?

24: What would you do if you found your TC blog which was devoted to you? I would be a bit honoured in a sense

25: Has anybody in your school (students or teachers) noticed any inappropriate or unusual behavior between the two of you? Nope

26: Has your TC ever said something to you to make you think they may like you? B looking after me more than other students in school assemblies. I've also noticed when i'm with A, he kind of blushes a bit

27: If teacher-student relationships were legalized, would you tell them how you felt? Maybe. It depends on lots of things, really. 

28: What do you imagine your TC doing right now? Chilling since it’s a Saturday or maybe grading work

29: Do you ever see yourself dating somebody your own age? Why or why not? Maybe because there are some people that are similar to my age who are cute

30: If your TC told you they were leaving, what would you do? I would tell them goodbye! If I could, I would give them some sort of gift

31: Describe your perfect date with your TC?  S: dinner at a restaurant B: On the beach with a sunset

[daydreamgoddess14]

My bad habits lead to you pt. 4

MASTERLIST

Sequel to We lie awake in love and fear

From a prompt by @lilacmermaid25:

5 times Ted returns from Kansas for a wedding, one time he returns 'just because'.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Thanks for reading so far! I struggled a bit with this one - I think I'm all wedding'd out! We're getting to the end now... Time for Ted to sort his shit out!

Chapter 4

Leslie and Julie - October 2024

“Julie and I are going to renew our vows.”

“That’s wonderful, Leslie! What made you decide that?”

"It's been 35 years this year. We were so much younger, we had no money, Julie was pregnant… I want to do something special for her."

"That's lovely, do let me know if you need any help with anything." Rebecca said warmly. 

"I think we might go somewhere, I would say a beach in Cornwall but… well, it'll be October." He shrugged. 

"Why not overseas? There are still warmer places this time of year."

"We've got the kids to think of, and the people here we'd want with us."

"Leslie, if it's about money then I'd like to help. I really would, it's the least I can do. I owe you so much."

"Nonsense, Rebecca. We've both come far in the last 4 years."

"We have indeed. And I'm grateful we stuck together. Let's make sure Julie has the most wonderful renewal ceremony."

Two months later, Leslie had planned a ceremony for Julie fit for a queen. He had settled on an old lighthouse directly overlooking the sea, but thankfully undercover from the wild waters and unpredictable weather. Their children were given central roles - their eldest performing the ceremony, their youngest walking Julie down the aisle. Rebecca found herself sitting near the front in between Ted and Keeley. With Henry back at school, Ted had brought Marie with him to meet his found family. Despite sitting next to his still relatively new girlfriend, for the third wedding in a row, Ted made sure Rebecca had tissues when she cried and held her hand. To make the guilt gnawing at Rebecca even worse, the woman simply smiled and whispered,

“I love that you two are such good friends!”

Rebecca tried her hardest to be nice to Marie, she sat at their table during the reception, agreed with her observations of Ted and smiled her way through the evening. Eventually, finally, Marie was encouraged to dance by Trent and Will, leaving her alone with Ted. They watched Leslie and Julie on the dancefloor, enraptured by one another.

"35 years. To think, Rupert and I didn't last much longer than a decade."

"Hmmm. Nor did me and Michelle."

"Can you imagine loving anyone for 35 years?"

"Pretty sure I can, yeah."

"Really?"

"Sure. I think anything is possible with the right person."

"Sounds like you've got someone in mind already."

"Maybe I do." Ted shrugged.

"I hope she knows how lucky she is." He looked over his glass at Rebecca who wasn't looking at him, her attention was taken up by the dancefloor where Trent was dancing with Marie. Ted didn’t respond. 

“You were right, you know.” He said at last.

“I usually am Ted, which bit this time?”

“Feeling guilty. I’ve never… I’m not the kinda guy to…” he sighed heavily. “I don’t cheat. But apparently I do now, and that’s not me.”

“I know. You’re the best man I know, Ted. And look out there,” she gestured to the people around the room - her team and family, “I know some of the very best men in the world. Those boys, Roy, Leslie, Trent, Roy… Beard and Nate? They are my family. The loves of my life. They are flawed and sensitive and caring and witty and I’ll love each and every one of them for the rest of my life. To me, they are among the very best men in the world. But you… you’re the best of the best. You’re the one who helped most of them become the best versions of themselves. I know you feel like the worst person in the world. I did too - I still do, especially now I’ve met Marie. You need to let go of your past decisions and move on with Marie. She’s your future, Ted.” She looked at him with a heartbreaking smile, “I need to let you go.” As she finished speaking, Trent spun Marie back to the table and the younger woman took a seat next to Ted.

“May I?” Trent extended a hand to Rebecca.

“You may indeed, Trent.” He pulled her into the dancefloor just as a much slower song came on. She gratefully stepped into Trent’s arms and hid her face into his shoulder. It took a moment for him to realise she was crying. 

“Shhh. I know, I know. I’m right here.” He murmured, swaying them gently in time to the music, one hand on her back. He looked over her shoulder at Ted who looked troubled, he nodded and smiled, reassuring Ted that everything was ok. As the song drew to a close, Rebecca took a steadying breath and looked sheepishly at Trent,

“I’m so sorry Trent, I’ve no idea where that came from.”

“Don’t be sorry darling, I’m right here if you need me.” She rubbed his arm and headed for the bathroom to freshen up before anyone could see that she’d been crying. There was no fooling some people though, and Keeley was hot on her heels.

“Alright babes?” She hopped up onto the vanity and watched with concern as Rebecca touched up her make up and wiped away stray mascara.

“I’m fine, love. Seeing Marie here… it’s harder than I expected. I want him to be so happy. I want him to be so loved and cared for and just… the happiest he’s ever been. She’s so lovely, and if she makes him happy then that’s enough for me.”

“It doesn’t make you happy though?”

“I have you lot out there, the best support system I could wish for. Trent’s a great hugger by the way, I’ve literally just cried all over his fantastic shirt. I’ll be absolutely fine. Maybe not tonight, maybe not this month or year, but I’ll be fine.”

“But you love him, babe?”

“I know, and I always will. But Keeley, he’s not mine to love. Not like that, anyway. I have to let him go so that he can focus on Marie and let himself be happy.”

“I just… I don’t understand why you have to sacrifice everything.” Keeley said sadly, “You deserve to be happy too, you deserve a love that lasts bloody 35 years and more!”

“I’m doing it for him. This is what he needs. He wants and needs to be with Henry, that means a life in Kansas without me in it.” She held Keeley’s hand and looked her best friend in the eye, “I promise you, I’ll be fine.” Further into the ladies, a toilet flushed and a second later, Keeley’s eyes widened as Marie approached the sink and washed her hands. Rebecca smiled calmly, there was no point in wondering if Marie had heard their conversation, it was written all over her face.

“I had no idea.” She whispered, looking at Rebecca in the mirror. Rebecca waved a hand,

“Of course, it’s just some lingering feelings since he left, that’s all.”

“Does he know that you love him?” Rebecca nodded. “Does he know how much?” Rebecca shrugged,

“It’s irrelevant, Marie. You are his future and I know you’ll make him happy.”

“But-”

“Hush now, this is a wedding, no need to get all melancholy. I’ve made it clear to Ted that I’m going to move on. If you don’t mind Marie, I’m going to go back out there and be with my family.” Though she smiled warmly, the pain in her eyes was impossible to disguise, and to ignore. She led Keeley by the hand from the bathroom and straight to the bar. “Can I have like a double gin and a single together? Like a triple? With tonic please. What do you want?” She turned to Keeley,

“Same please. Triple gin for the win.”

“I fucking need it after that. Oh my god. We didn’t say anything inappropriate did we?”

“How should I know! I was busy wondering how you still manage to look so fit after you’ve been crying like that!”

“Shit. We didn’t mention sex? I don’t think we did. So that’s fine, she doesn’t know that bit - she doesn’t need to know. I think we’re safe, right?”

“Babe, I hate to break it to you,” Keeley took the gin off the bar and handed it to Rebecca, “but you just admitted to that woman that you’re in like super love with her boyfriend and that you’ve ‘let him go’. And you look like… well, you. Like that.” She gestured up and down.

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“You’re fucking hot, Rebecca. She probably feels a bit…”

“Like she’s won the lottery? Because she should, Ted is like the lottery.”

“Insecure. That he could have chosen you.”

“He didn’t choose. I took the decision out of his hands, I removed myself from the equation completely. Anyway, we need to avoid her for the rest of the night now, I can’t put my foot in it again.”

“Easy babe, it means joining the kids table though.” Keeley joked, pointing across the room at the clutch of tables housing the team and their partners. Ted looked a little disappointed as Rebecca and Keeley swept past his table and went to join the players. He couldn’t help but raise a smile as they all cheered her arrival and pulled out a chair for her. She didn’t leave their side all evening, she joined in with shots, accompanied Jamie and Will in their now traditional Macarena and video called Isaac’s girlfriend who’d been unable to make it. She collapsed into her seat next to Keeley and gratefully accepted a new drink from Simi.

“Is your back hot?” Keeley questioned.

“What an odd question. No, why?”

“Because someone has been staring at you alllll fucking night. I hope poor Marie hasn’t noticed.” Rebecca turned in her seat to look across the room at Ted, meeting his eye. He suddenly found his drink very interesting. 

“I’m not sure about this plan to make Ted jealous-” Roy started, taking the seat next to Rebecca.

“She’s not trying to make him jealous.”

“Oh. Well what the fuck is going on then?”

“She’s given him up.”

“Oh. Fuuuck. I see. You do know that works in the same way as ‘trying to make him jealous’?”

“How does it? It’s the opposite of what I’m doing, He no longer needs to think about me.”

“But you made that decision… not him. So now all he’s thinking about is you. And how he can’t have you because you’ll say no anyway.”

“This is absurd. I don’t belong to anyone. I told Ted he should focus on Marie, and now it seems he’s not doing that at all.” The three sat staring over at the other table, a cloudy haze of alcohol getting in the way of them noticing that they were not being remotely discreet. Roy’s phone buzzed on the table.

‘Why are you all staring?’

“Shit, look alive, we’ve been rumbled.” They all turned their backs, Keeley’s giggles setting off Rebecca.

“Oh look! More new drinks!” 

“Thanks Colin!” Rebecca and Keeley clinked their glasses. Triple gins were apparently a very good choice. 

“Hold on, hold on!” He stopped them before they could take a drink, “Michael and I wanted to let you all know we’ve set a date… New Year's Day!” The team cheered. “I would say save the date, but we’ve got a match the day before so I know you’ll all be there.” The party descended into semi-chaos as the team pulled Colin and Michael onto the dancefloor, bouncing and dancing to the suddenly very lively music. 

“Another wedding!” Keeley said gleefully. “We’ve been so spoiled with weddings recently! I wonder who’ll be next.”

“Probably Ted.” Rebecca snorted.

“I doubt it.”

“Where did Marie go?” Roy frowned, looking over at their table again.

“No idea. Oh shit, Rebecca, Ted’s coming over.”

“So? We’re allowed to speak.”

“Yeah but you are extremely, very wasted.”

“So are you.”

“I haven’t been banging him at every wedding babe. Oh no!” 

“What?” Rebecca asked as Ted reached their table.

“I just realised your shagging streak will be over. You could have done 4 weddings!” Ted blushed at Keeley’s comment.

“Keeley! Will you keep your voice down!” Rebecca said, attempting a stern tone but dissolving into giggles again.

“Sorry, sorry. No more shagging, I know. Where’s Marie?” Keeley was suddenly on high alert, looking around to check she hadn’t been overheard.

“She’s gone back to the hotel. I’m ermm… I’m getting a different room.”

“Oh shit, what happened?” She leaned forward with her elbows on her knees. Roy cleared his throat. “Nope, not my place, thanks babe.” Roy’s hint changing her mind, she instead got up and pulled him alongside to dance with her, leaving Ted to take Roy’s seat.

“I hope I didn’t upset her? She heard Keeley and I in the bathroom. We didn’t say anything to suggest that we’ve… you know, since you’ve been with her.”

“No, no, I know. She told me about overhearing you. I’m the one who accidentally told her that we’d slept together.” Rebecca nearly tipped her glass over into her lap,

“What?!” 

“Not recently, I suggested that it was just the one time, before I left last year. She seems to think that makes a big difference in the context of what she heard you saying.” Rebecca scoffed. 

“That’s ridiculous. I like to think that our connection is far more than sexual.”

“That’s what I said.” She nodded in agreement, “Apparently that was not the right thing to say. That makes it worse.”

“Oh. Because sex is…”

“Just physical. Can mean nothing, to some people. Now she’s mad because she knows that not only is our connection more meaningful than just sexual but also that the sex wasn’t meaningless.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah.”

“I’m sorry, Ted. What do you think will happen?”

“I think we’ll talk about it tomorrow. See where we go from here.” Rebecca sighed. “Everything you said earlier about me finding someone to love for 35 years? And the things Marie overheard, about sacrificing your own happiness for mine?” He paused, searching her face, “What if-”

“Hmm… no. Don’t say it, Ted.”

“I need to.”

“No you don’t, you need to speak to Marie. You need to make a decision on your own terms.” She brought a hand up to brush his hair from his forehead. “Goodnight, Ted.” She slipped away from his reach and snuck out of the room without saying goodnight to anyone else.

She climbed into her lovely hotel bed a short time later and pulled out her phone, messages from Keeley and Trent wishing her a goodnight, a missed call from Ted. She hesitated before calling him back.

“Ted, it’s late.”

“I know. I shouldn’t have called, I wasn’t thinking.”

“Did you manage to get another room or has Marie let you in?”

“I got another room. Think I’ll give her the night, we can talk tomorrow.”

“Ok. At least they had a spare. You’d have been on Beard’s floor, and this is their first night away from Teddy. I wouldn’t want to be in that room tonight.”

“Hmm you got that right. I’m sure I’d have found somewhere to sleep. I heard you got the best room again.”

“It’s a lovely room. Huge bed.” He laughed.

“That an invitation?”

“You know I can’t say yes.”

“I know. Oh how I wish you would.” They fell quiet for a moment, she could hear his deep breaths in her ear. “Keeley was right, the tradition has been broken.” 

“I’m sure I’ll find a way to survive, Ted.”

“Good for you, you’ll have to give me some tips on how ‘cos it’s all I can think about right now.”

“Ted,” she warned “you just can’t help yourself can you?”

“What can I say, seeing you do the Macarena really got me going.” She laughed,

“Silly man.”

“I know for a fact you’re silly as well. Keeley told me so, and I’ve seen it for myself. Heck, I saw you dancing the Macarena with Jamie Tartt and I saw it with my own two eyes."

"Don't remind me. Jan was trying to get me to do the dirty dancing lift."

"Hmm another Dutch fella trying to get into those very expensive pants of yours."

"Jan is perfectly harmless and you know it. Roy would kill any of them if they laid a finger on me."

"It ain't just my fingers I want on you. Or in you."

"Ted!"

"Right, right, sorry. Too much whiskey, not enough of you."

"You're impossible. How come you didn't flirt like this before?"

"I didn't know it was an option before. It's like sleeping with you unlocked new levels of you. Or me. Maybe both. Hey, you wanna come show me how to do the Macarena?"

"I don't think you've got the hips for it, Ted."

"Now you know I don't believe that. I know you love my hip action."

"Do I really?" She giggled. 

"Yeah, when I do that thing and the angle means I get to-"

"Stop. You need to stop." She said quietly. 

"Why?" His voice suddenly became a little quieter, a little lower.

"You know why."

"What are you wearing?' He asked. She didn’t reply immediately. "Bec?"

"The same thing I was wearing when you came to my house that night right before you left."

"Hmm. I remember. Pretty sure I dream about that at least 5 nights a week."

"Only 5?"

"Yeah, then one night is dreaming of fucking you in your office again, and the other night is in your kitchen."

"Why the kitchen?"

"Cos you'd look beautiful bent over that table for me." Rebecca whined a little. "I'm sorry." He added. 

"What for?"

"Bringing Marie. I shouldn't have-" 

"If you think her physically being here is the reason you're not fucking me right now then you haven't listened to a word I've said all night."

"I've been listening. I'm always listening to you. I know the way you sigh when I kiss you, I know the little hitch in your breath when I put my tongue on your clit. I know how when you say my name as you come it sends me right over the edge with you. Don't tell me I'm not listening, Rebecca." She groaned into the handset, her hand ghosting over her pajama shorts. "What're your doin' honey? I'm listening."

"Wishing you were here. I miss you."

"I miss you, jesus Rebecca, you wreck me."

"I need your hands on me."

"Close your eyes, you'll feel them. I love how soft your skin is, how strong your legs are. I wish I could touch you, make you fall apart over and over again." Rebecca pushed her hand into her shorts and ran a finger through her wet folds, her breath shuddered as she teased her clit. She was already so close from the sound of his voice. She heard him moving over the phone, heard his breath stutter. "Fuck, baby are you touching yourself?"

"Yes," she replied with a quiet moan. "I need you, Ted." 

"What do you need? Tell me what you need."

"I need you to kiss me, I want you to mark my skin, I- god, Ted, "

"Go on sweetheart, you've got it."

"I need you to fuck me till I can't think straight. I want your hands on me, your mouth, your cock, Ted, I-" Her voice faded into unintelligible moans and expletives, his name the only distinguishable word repeated over as she came harder than she ever had before alone. She just about heard his low groan and the whisper of her name as he came. They lay in silence for a few minutes, both breathing heavily, "Jesus christ, Ted."

"Guess the tradition isn't broken after all." He laughed.

"Don't, I think you've made it worse." She giggled.

"Oh really? Cos I'm sure I could come over and-"

"Nope. No, Ted. This phone call was already a bad idea. We need to stop tormenting each other like this, it's not healthy."

"Do you ever get bored of being right?"

"Never. You're going to have to decide what you want, Ted."

"I thought you'd decided for me?"

"I want you to be happy. If that's with Marie then that's fine. Unfortunately your decision isn't as simple as me or Marie. What it really boils down to is London or Kansas. Or to make it even worse - me or Henry, and that's what you need to base your decision on. You need that boy, and he needs you."

"You know at Keeley and Roy's wedding he told me I was happier in London than I am in Kansas?"

"I mean, you were probably only happier because you'd railed me in my office that day, but I'm sure he's got a point."

"I don't want to choose, Rebecca. I can't."

"That's why I'm not asking you to, my love. It's no contest, there's nothing for you to do, Henry gets my vote every single time."

"What about you?"

"What about me? I'll be fine."

"I'm not sure I will be."

"You have Henry."

"I'm gonna sound like the worst father in the world here-"

"You're definitely not that."

"What if he's not enough? He's gonna grow up, go to college and I'll have put my life on hold for him - which I know is my role as his parent, but can't I be happy too? Wouldn't I be a better father if I'm a happy one?"

"Ted… there are some things you need to reconcile with yourself, how you parent and the kind of father you are is one of them. All I can do is assure you that you are one of the best fathers I've ever known."

".... Jeez Becca, there you go again."

"Always right?"

"Always. I should let you go, I don't think tomorrow is going to be a great day."

"Call me if you need anything. And if you do want to make it work with Marie then you need to be all in. You can't keep half arsing it anymore."

"Man, I still love those weird little phrases you guys use. I promise whatever happens I won't half arse it."

"Good. Now off you pop, I need my beauty sleep."

"Bullshit. Off you pop, goodnight Rebecca."

November soon rolled around, Rebecca hadn't heard from Ted. She knew via Roy and Beard that he'd tried to make things work with Marie but how successful that had been, she hadn't dare ask. It was the last Thursday in November, the cold was set in and Christmas was round the corner. She was working late at home on Christmas party plans when the email came though. 

From: henlasso@gmail.com

To: rebecca.welton@richmondafc.com

Subject: Dad

Hi Rebecca, 

I hope you don't mind that I'm emailing you. Mom said I could, it's Thanksgiving day here, I wanted to thank you for sending the gift box of candy and chocolate, it's way nicer than the stuff I get here! Thanks for upgrading my kit too, dad said he was going to get another shirt when he came over for Colin's wedding but you beat him to it. He was surprised, he said he hasn't called you for a few weeks I think it's because he didn't want to tell you about Marie. He said you're always right. She was sad at football for a little while but she seems OK now anyway and I still get to hang out with Sophie so it's cool.

Can I write to you again? I'd like to if that's OK. 

I'm gonna go to grandma's now for Thanksgiving dinner, it's gonna be so boring but we're gonna take the Star Wars TIE Fighter lego set you sent me.

Come on you Greyhounds!

Love, Hen xoxo

(Hey Rebecca, hope this is OK, his account is all looked after by me and he really wanted to drop you a note. Thanks, Chelle xo)

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[theinstagrahame]

I keep seeing ads for BetterHelp and similar podcast-sponsoring mental health services which have horror stories. Some of these ads talk about how hard it is to find a therapist, which made me wonder: Are y'all as confused about how to find one as I was?

I went searching for a new therapist a couple of years ago, and had no idea where to start, honestly. My doctor recommended the Psychology Today website, but beyond that: what do? Call all of them and hope we click? Dust off the phone book and point to a random page in the P section? Go down the list alphabetically until I find one that I like?

My partner lucked out and immediately clicked with the first person their PCP suggested. A lot of my friends described just going and seeing if it worked out--and that had been my process previously.

I didn't really want to try that again, so I went with a new process. Which I think worked out well? I'm happy with my therapist, and have been seeing them for... somewhere between a year and 2 years. But, as I don't think I'm that unique, figured I'd write down what I did in case it helped someone else:

(This is presented with a lot of caveats. I have insurance, so that was part of my process. I was looking mostly for like, talk therapy. Someone with a need for more specialized care may need to make some adaptations.)

Step 1: go to the Psychology Today website (recommended by my Doctor). At least in mid 2023, they have a "Find a Therapist" tool front and center of the page.

Step 2: Enter your geographical area. Then use the search filters to pare the list down to people who specialize in the stuff you want to talk about. You can also specify telehealth, and weed out anyone who's not taking new clients.

Step 3: Look at the profiles. Honestly, this part is mostly vibes. I noticed a lot of the photos of older therapists reminded me too much of my parents or friends of my parents. There were a lot of things I wouldn't feel comfortable talking to them about, so I looked for someone I could imagine as a friend. Several of them also had short self-marketing paragraphs on their profiles, which I also took into consideration.

I'm calling this part out as important. I wanted to scout out someone who I'd feel comfortable talking to. One or two I crossed off my list because their writing felt "too hippy" for my comfort level. Here, you should ask yourself what you want in a therapist. If you're looking for someone with that air of parentitude, absolutely go for it. Finding a good fit therapist is 100% about comfort, so check in with yourself here. (Optional: You can also look at reviews on some insurance websites and/or Google for additional insight into the therapist's work)

Step 4: Compile a list of therapists you're interested in contacting. I went with 2-3, but honestly, given the state of the United States Healthcare System, 5+ is maybe a safe bet. Because the next step is...

Step 5: Open your Health Insurance website, and use their "Find a Therapist" tool. Use a similar geographical radius as earlier.

Step 6: Cross-reference your list with your health insurance website. Nix any that aren't covered (unless you *really* want to meet with them and see if you can work something out).

Step 7: Contact your top 2-3 picks. When I did this, I got emails back from 2 of them, both of whom were currently full, but expected to have availability in a couple of months. I waited, and went with the first one who got back. I like my therapist a lot!

Step 8: Go for a few sessions. If they don't bring it up (mine did), ask about what to do if you don't feel like it's a good fit. They're professionals, and shouldn't take it personally. Talk early and often about whether you both feel like it's a good match.

Note: This is about as important as Step 3, because your Vibes can lead you astray, but 1000%, you need to feel comfortable with your therapist. If you don't, you're just wasting their time and your money. Plus, you have a List, so if it doesn't work out, you can just hit the next name.

Truth be told, this was a process that spanned a couple of weeks (plus the waiting for availability). Partially because getting help is scary, so I had to work myself up to some parts of it. Partially because some steps did require me to ask myself uncomfortable questions about what I was looking for, and I had to work myself up to those answers. I'm also pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADHD, so like, easy to lose focus on this. But, making incremental progress was super helpful, and I did eventually get to the end.

Bear in mind: your mileage may vary. Your insurance options may vary. I am not a doctor, lawyer, or expert in anything here. I'm just some guy, you know?

Take what parts of this feel right, ignore the ones that don't--or that don't apply.

[kontextmaschine]

Covid worriers on Twitter like "what, do they expect us to just catch this twice a year forever, even as it makes our Long Covid worse?"

Like… yeah, basically? I've been doing it since 2020 when it first went "long" in my brain, I believe I'm on my 7th case (none have been tested, but all so reliably feature the same particular symptoms I feel confident calling them), new stuff shows up each time but both it and the returning stuff is weaker each time.

Well, generally. Actual strength order was something like 1, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5. And based on progressions, I expect from case 11 on it'd be nothing, maybe feel a little funk for a week.

1st was brain and nerves, messed up my ability to conceive of motion, to implement it with my muscles, and to conceive of myself as a person, that lasted over 2 years though it was reinforced partway through by…

The 2nd was the first fatigue, that seems to be an issue with aerobic energy generation from blood sugar but I found I can compensate by boosting anaerobic generation from fat with creatine.

The 3rd case, in retrospect (the 2nd was the last one to announce itself with any initial "acute" respiratory symptoms), introduced blood pressure issues, I collapsed twice while standing

The 4th and 5th infections, I felt sudden simultaneous strengthening of all the other symptoms but noticed nothing new, but new effects might be something unnoticeable. I'm pretty sure my testosterone levels shot up somewhere between the first and fifth cases.

The 6th infection debuted the second major fatigue, which is an anemia-like iron deficiency controlled with supplements.

The 7th infection, the most recent about a month ago, added an effect that muscles pushed to their limits experience bonus fatigue and weariness, which makes it good that earlier yard work already expanded my limits so much.

Now, it bears pointing out that one factor behind my equanimity here is when the first case got into my brain it wiped out the part that handles anxiety and thus I am physically unable to worry about things, I imagine without this the entire experience (I was stuck delirious in a body I could hardly control for over a year!) would have been significantly more distressing

[princeofgod-2021]

LIGHT OF LIFE 518

John 1:4

DIVINE ORDER 83: God Seekers 12

Gen 4:26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. AT THAT TIME PEOPLE BEGAN to worship the LORD. NET

Our Altars Today 2

What has a NAME got to do with Altars please?

Nothing really beloved, but let us review a few things.

You see, even the Altars that men built in those days, where they supposed they were offering to God, was questioned by God Himself.

Their “obvious” devotion was too plain in God’s sight.

Amo 5:25-26 DID YOU BRING SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS TO ME IN THE WILDERNESS FOR FORTY YEARS, O house of Israel? But you lifted up your images—Siccuth your ‘king’, and Chiun, your star gods—which you made for yourselves, TLV

It means that all the Altars Moses built by God’s instructions, were a waste of time. They pretentiously reserved their own altars and idols in their hearts.

It’s evident that many never discarded idols like the golden calf from their minds. They secretly lusted after such.

Eze 14:3 “Son of man, THESE MEN HAVE TAKEN THEIR IDOLS INTO THEIR HEART, AND PUT THE STUMBLING BLOCK OF THEIR INIQUITY BEFORE THEIR FACE. Should I be inquired of at all by them? WEB

This seems a steady, consistent problem notable to God and He kept saying it to all.

Isa 29:13 The Lord said, "These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts are somewhere else. Their religion is nothing but human rules and traditions, which they have simply memorized. GNB

You know, when God referred to Israel as “these people”, it shows that they are strange to Him, right?

I mean, how would you feel if someone’s is praising you but right before you, he is ogling someone else?

This is how you know that Altars of Men could only be transient, even if Jesus never came.

That’s why is is more a matter of NAME than ALTARS. Again…

Mat 18:20 For wherever two or three COME TOGETHER IN HONOR OF MY NAME, I am right there with them!” TPT

So now, imagine again that God gave instructions to make a snake statue, but the people eventually called it a name of their own, related to idols, and worshiped it instead of God.

2Ki 18:4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and BRAKE IN PIECES THE BRASEN SERPENT THAT MOSES HAD MADE: for unto those days THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID BURN INCENSE TO IT: AND HE CALLED IT NEHUSHTAN. KJV

If we still made personal Altars today, people of different generations will go there, idolize it and call it their own “developed” names and bow to it.

So, today, it is the name of the person we are gathered before that is important, not really the Altar.

Gen 49:10 THE SCEPTRE shall not depart from Judah, nor A LAWGIVER from between his feet, UNTIL SHILOH COME; AND UNTO HIM SHALL THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE BE. KJV

Jesus is that LAWGIVER with the sceptre and only in His name will we come before God.

His name becomes the “virtual” Altar upon which your sacrifices are offered.

Joh 16:26 Then you will be able to ASK THE FATHER FOR THINGS IN MY NAME. I'm not saying that I will have to ask the Father for you. ERV

Some people excessively idolize their spiritual Leaders. Do you know that there is way you emphasize “the God of our father in the Lord” that it become offensive to God?

You have indirectly made him your altar upon which you offer to God and that’s competitive.

Elisha only said it once: when “Power” was about to “change hands”.

2Ki 2:14 He took the coat and struck the water with it. He asked, "WHERE IS THE LORD GOD OF ELIJAH?" As he struck the water, it divided to his left and his right, and Elisha crossed the river. GW

Some ministers will preach and talk so much about themselves. They have indirectly made themselves gods and make room for simple-minded people to worship them.

Joh 7:18 HE WHO SPEAKS OF HIMSELF SEEKS HIS OWN GLORY, but he who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. MKJV

Let our Altars be the Name of Jesus, upon which we offer our sacrifices of Praise & Thanksgiving, and the Lord will give full regard to us all, IN JESUS NAME.

See you on Wednesday, as we proceed with this Subtopic.

Brother Prince

Monday, June 03, 2024

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[falsebooles123]

Diary of a Recovering GenrePhobic 4/6/24

Hey Whores;

I was getting through a really shitty week and I'm going to quit on monday so IDK lets talk about music.

(I was hoping one of you cool cats would have a clip from I could be the One by Avicii but apparently we can't nice thing.)

Soft Invasions (2012) - Squalloscope

Genre: Pop Length: 43:46 (11 Tracks)

Occupying the space between indie pop and Spoken Word Poetry Squalloscope is a music art project by Anna Kohlweis.

If you have heard of here its most likely do to the absolute banger Big Houses.

The rest of the album plays out similar in this liminal emotive space. It was rather nice.

3.5/5

Maroon (2000s) - Bare Naked Ladies

Genre: Alt Rock Length: 52:09 (12 Tracks)

If your not a person of taste then your first recognition of BNL is from the Big Bang Theory Theme. A fact of which I am judging you for.

In general if I had to discribe there sound its somewhere adjacent to other 2000s soft rock bands. Something along the lines of Bowling for Soup or Smashmouth so if you like them your like them too.

If you haven't heard anything from them I'd start with Pinch Me.

The Rest of the songs follow a similar vibe on this album. Longer, mellow, and lyrically driven. I don't know if it always hit a cord for me but I can definetly imagine sitting down with headphones and having it really speak to me in a couple years. Its definetly giving dad music in a good way.

3/5

The Harder They Come (1972) - Soundtrack Album

Genre: Reggae Length: 39:55 (12 Tracks)

A Soundtrack Album for a Jamacian Crime Film of the Same name. THTC is credited as the album that 'brought reggae to the world'. Which is pretty cool actually.

Unfortunetly I didn't get a lot out of this album. I just don't think I'm into reggae ands thats ok.

2.5/5

Glory Sound Prep (2018) - Jon Bellion

Genre: Pop, R&B, Hip Hop Length: 43:21 (10 Tracks)

The Second Studio Album of Jon Bellion, Glory Sound Prep shows him delving harder into his eclectic sound while also teaming up with a broader art collective, (which I believe is also called Glory Sound Prep??? I don't care enough to double check).

I will say I don't dislike this album this is still absolutely Bellions sound but at the end of the day it lacks the kind of pop accesibility that made Human Condition really sing for me. HC was literally no skips all bangers and this work feels much more experiemental and cerebral.

I'm sure in a few years I will have a much more emotive reaction to this tracklist but for now its interesting to see this side of him.

Unfortunetly JB hasn't produced much of his own music since this album but we can always hope for more for him.

3/5