#pray for the spica person

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Morning/Good afternoon/ Night! how is your day? and please do not stress yourself! I have a request, If you are busy I understand! just please don't stress yourself! after all, health and, love ones come first right?) Anyways how would the Arcana twilight react if they found out that MC wants to join their clan? (who would be the serious one and gets straight to teaching you everything you should know?? I feel like Spica would be that type of person.)

All thanks!

Tharaval: Alpheratz seems not too interested in this topic. Mostly because Tharaval is not known for too much, except for powerful mages. And even then, he wants you to remember that not all of them are more powerful or talented than othr clans. He had seen too many people trying to join with the expectations of being better than anyone else, but being disappointed when they are not. And he casually reminds you that being a Tharaval does not guarantee success. Might mention that you would look like a bear with the traditional outfit though.

Kamargo: Vega is fully aware that it is not easy to join a clan, as they sort by personality, rather than anything else. But if you desire to try and change your personality to fit into the standards of Kamargo, he mentions that you already have great chances thanks to your persistance. And if he knows early enough, he might talk about you to those responsible for sorting to increase your chances.

Queen Tet: This is your doom. Sirius describes his clan as "teens with the curiosity of the insane and the chaos of Pollux." These students just never stop learning, just so they can use science and experiments to get their names into the world. Whether their reputation becomes good or bad matters only to few, so be prepared for Sirius giving you a textbook and materials to build a bomb. Join the bad side of the ambitious. Pollux on the other hand is more concentrated on the linguistic aspects and wants to teach you morse code just to gossip in secret. The problem is that he is not a good teacher though, but he really wants you to get in.

Fili Pfeper: Arcturus asks you to never mention this to his friend, not until you officially got in. Fili Pfeper concentrate on peace and virtue and thus have a strong moral compass. Thus Arcturus shows you a few short stories that will make you question on how you would react and how you would solve any of the situations written in them. Maybe even take you to some meditation classes, so you can connect more to your most inner self and understand what your peace means and how to reach it. SPICA on the other hand yhopefully you listened to Arcturus' warnings- as soon as he connects you to the clan, the history books are on the table. The origin of the clan and famous names will be dropped into your mind as he goes on and on about what an honor it is to be in Fili Pfeper. The pride he has is undeniable and he assures you that he would be excited to have you. And then he reacves the section of rules every member must follow. It may sound like a lot, when he says that the rules fit on a single page, but then the font is as big as a nail is thick.

[a-few-of-my-favorite-mangas]

My Primitive Boyfriend

by Yoshineko Kitafuku

Manga Volume 1

Shoujo, Romance, Drama, Coming of Age

Story   ★★★☆☆   ||   ★★★☆☆   Art

Summary

Seventeen-year-old Kamigome Mito yearns for romance, but the boys in her school all share the same flaw -- they're hopeless wimps! When Mito prays for divine intervention, Spica, goddess of the harvest, sends her back in time to find a soulmate. The destination? Planet Earth, 2.5 million years ago!

Review

Mito is a beautiful HS student who is annoyed by the lame boys that go to her school, they are weak, vain, flirts, too lazy, or just plain weirdos who like to play with toys (action figures).  She wishes she could find her soulmate, a strong, hard-working, smart and capable boy to fall in love with - is that too much to ask for? A goddess grants her wish and she is whisked off to primitive earth.  Naturally, she is really out place and in constant trouble, she has no real practical survival skills, but she is strong-willed and tries to figure it out, but luckily for her she crosses path with a gorilla-like man she names Garhi.  At first she is terrified, but he is gentle and brings her food and protects her and she begins to wonder if this is the soulmate the goddess promised her.

“The Scope of your matchmaking is waaay too broad!!!”

This is a quirky little romance - but I would call it more of a coming-of-age story than a romance as it really is about her growth as a person. Mito learns what it means to not judge people by their first impressions. She does this with all the guys she meets, only seeing them for their surface attributes and interests and not bothering to learn more about them as people. The lessons she learns by living in the past and meeting primitive versions of her soulmate is well done and very interesting, as each time she must learn to judge their actions and intentions and not just their appearence. She really develops feeling for Garhi, and feels real guilt and sadness at his loss once she is separated from him in a traumatic way.

Bonus Story at the end of the manga called Giselle’s Flash about dancers, one built for dance, the other does not fit the standard size (too short), but loves to dance.

[non-sequitura]

Sequitura’s guide to Kpop if for some reason you want to get into it

(Not recommended, the fandom culture is insane, though there are some nice songs)

These are songs that I really liked on the first listen and continue to like. Some songs take a while to grow on me, like “TT” by Twice. Those aren’t on this list.

They're not my top 100 - those would be too particular to my tastes and I tried to cover a range of musical styles.

* means that the song is a b-side (not the primary promoted song in an album) and thus probably doesn’t have a music video.

Oh My Girl (cheerful group with KILLER catchy melodies)  -Windy Day -Dolphin -Coloring Book -Closer -(optional listening) Secret Garden if you really liked Closer -(optional listening) Nonstop if you like catchy dance tunes, but after some of their really good stuff it'll pale in comparison. It's good gateway Oh My Girl, though.

Blackpink (they do a lot of hype songs; cool vocal colors; actually not bad rapping for kpop) -As If It's Your Last -Playing With Fire -Lovesick Girls

f(x) (experimental girl pop) -Rum Pum Pum -Nu Abo

KARA (exhilarating dance tunes) -Step

Brown-Eyed Girls (they've covered pretty much every genre at this point, but boundary-pushing is their main theme) -Kill Bill -(optional listening) Abracadabra (not personally my thing, but the EDM bassline was super fresh at the time and still is) -(optional listening) Warm Hole (really catchy 60s-esque bop)

Taeyeon (former main singer in Girl’s Generation) -4 Seasons -(optional listening) Spark (not the greatest song in the world, but the lead-in to the chorus is great.)

T-ara (ridiculously cheesy dance tunes) -Roly Poly -Sugar Free -(optional listening) Lovey Dovey (if you loved Roly Poly)

Mamamoo (originally jazz, now... something else) -Piano Man -Um Oh Ah Yeah -(optional listening) Woo Hoo (the harmonies will blow your mind) -(optional listening) Decalcomanie (GREAT for early 2000s rock Amy Winehouse-esque fans. I'm only mildly a fan of that style, but even I can admit the vocal pyrotechnics are incredible.) -(optional listening) Pride of 1cm (a rap diss track about each other’s heights) -(optional listening) Girl Crush (HEY YOUUUU)

Spica (sadly short-lived group that was *really* musical; did jazz authentically and well) -You Don’t Love Me

IU (soloist whose style has run the gamut, but she mostly writes her own music, now.) -Eight -The Red Shoes -Blueming -23

AOA (originally a band concept who came back with uh... sexy, which isn’t a genre, but they still have good songs) -Heart Attack -(optional listening) Like a Cat -(optional listening) Elvis

Wonder Girls (retro who came back with a band concept) -Why So Lonely

Sunmi (her stuff can take a while to get under your skin. It’s quite dark under the surface, which I like.) -Heroine -Pporippipam -(optional listening) 24 Hours -(optional viewing) Noir, for the music video mainly

Yubin (former rapper for Wonder Girls) -Lady -Thank U Soooo Much

Girl’s Generation AKA SNSD (one of the original icons. You won’t find a more polished group anywhere.) -Paparazzi -(optional listening) Lion Heart (for those who love the 60s sound)

BoA (original soloist icon. Watch her dance and sing live.) -Mannish Chocolat -(optional listening) Woman

Itzy (currently conquering the “teen rebels” genre) -Wannabe -Don’t Give a What -(optional listening) Icy (it’s divisive, but personally I find the attitude super charming and the instrumental fresh and unique rather than irritating.)

Red Velvet (have some great RnB songs, as well as some lovely summer ones, as well as some “lol wut” ones) -Psycho -You Better Know* -Body Talk* -(optional listening) Russian Roulette (slightly off-kilter pop song and catchy af) -(optional listening) Look* (AMAZING 80s throwback) -(optional listening) Swimming Pool* (one of those super cheesy pop songs that becomes transdescent in the chorus) -(optional listening) Sassy Me* (this song is crazy) -(optional listening) Mr. E* (if you loved You Better Know) -(optional listening) Sunny Side Up* (if you loved Body Talk and Psycho)

2NE1 (one of the first “badass”-themed girl groups.) -I Am the Best -Fire -(optional listening) I Don’t Care (tackling slow/emotional)

Hyuna (a great performer who sells any song she’s in) -Trouble Maker -365 Fresh -Bubble Pop

CLC (they’ve unfortunately probably broken up now. Super talented group who’s bounced from genre to genre trying to get something to stick, leaving bops along the way.) -Pepe -Show* -No

Weki Meki (they’re slowly finding their niche, which is likely to be smooth club stuff) -Crush -(optional listening) Cool (I recommend watching their relay dance/dance practices and giving Lua some attention)

BOL4 (“indie”-ish band; not a big fan of most of their stuff) -Travel (but they did strike addictive gold when they went more rock)

Gfriend (Strings, guitar, and some of the best/most consistent vocalists in kpop right now) -Navillera -Mago

Dreamcatcher (a very unique, metal-influenced sound. Amazing dancing. Probably supported by the most humane company in kpop right now.) -Scream -Over the Sky* -Black or White* -(optional listening) And There Was No One Left* (idk why but this one hits me. It’s so sparse and yet makes you feel so disconcerted.) -(optional listening) Silent Night* (if you like the musical aesthetics of the song “Everytime We Touch”) -(optional listening) Can’t Get You Out of My Mind* (if you liked Silent Night)

Twice (“The Nation’s Girl Group”) -Fancy (kind of the only song of theirs that I adore; ask me for more recs if you really like them.)

Ailee (known as the Beyonce of Korea) -I Will Show You (an unironic “yasss” song) -Heaven (gee, this song is sad but never lets up with the power vocals as well, which I think works better than a straight-up slow ballad)

Loona (I don’t really click with them, but a few songs have hit me first listen) -Voice* (it sounds like a beautiful, brisk skate across a mile-long lake) -New (by Yves – it’s super flowy) -ViViD (by Heejin – I love sassy swing tunes what can I say) -(optional listening) Heart Attack primarily for the music video

EXID (power vocals + brass + hip-hop? I don’t really get it tbh but good singing can sell me anything.) -Ah Yeah

After School (I don’t know this group but this song is a bop. Might be one of my top 20 favorites of all time and I only heard it yesterday.) -Bang!

Sunny Hill (very unique social commentary music) -Pray (warning: one of the most disturbing music videos I’ve ever seen, but definitely worth a watch if you have a strong stomach) -The Grasshopper Song (music video is nicer)

(now we move into territory with guys in it. I personally think male artists in Korea release fewer great songs than female artists, beccause the general trend is to be “dark” or “moody” compared to the more melodic trends in female groups. If you like strong choreography or braggadocio vibes, though, you’ll probably like them better.)

AKMU (singer-songwriter sibling pair and probably my favorite composers in Korea right now.) -Dinosaur -How People Move -(optional listening) Happening (somehow gives coffee shop music a driving rhythm) -(optional listening) Like Ga Na Da (this is a song about the alphabet. It is still insanely catchy.) -(optional listening) Melted (sad ballad)

TXT (this group has other songs, but I don’t like any of them nearly as much.) -Runaway (like the classic boy group sound set on fire. A really nice pre-chorus of all things. Love the guitar.)

Ateez (they might become the next BTS; not sure.) -Wonderland (like... pirate hip hop/rock. Watch with choreography.) -Wave (a surprisingly potent summer song) -(optional listening) Say My Name

Shinee (some of the most talented dudes in kpop) -Lucifer (probably the only kpop song to pull off a one-note chorus well. Sounds like it was produced by people who evolved in a different universe.) -View (super smooth, groovy deep house song.)

Oneus (their good stuff goes hard) -A Song Written Easily -Valkyrie

Stray Kids (don’t know the group; song is great) -Miroh

A.C.E. (one of the only kpop groups doing hardstyle and surprisingly enough, I like it.) -Goblin -Cactus

Seventeen (don’t really know the group; song is great) -Mansae

-1/6/21

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Hello ^⁠_⁠^ okay Do you feel sleepy when someone brushes your hair? Hahaha. May i ask mc hair being brushed by AT boys?sounds very romantic though.

Alpheratz: When he brushes your hair, the movements are slow and if he feels a knot, he will warn you that he may pull a little too hard. He is not skilled with haircare though, so he can only brush. And when he is not looking at your strings, he is looking at your face through a mirror.

Arcturus: Despite his lack of styling, he knows a few things sbout braiding. So after he brushed your hair for a long, comforting time, he may ask if you are alright when he braids it. He may even get a few hairpins to style you with!

Pollux: Pray that you do not have long or curly hair. If you do, I am so sorry for what will happen.

Sirius: When he brushes your hair, he approaches the task with slow movements and constantly talks. And what he talks about varies a lot. Either he compliments you for your style, your personality or he makes you question your entire existence. No in between. When he sees you drifting off to sleep, he will pat your hair and whisper: "Sleep well."

Spica: Takes brushing your hair a little too serious, but he can immediately tell what kind of shampoo you last used. Mentions how smooth and silky your hair is when he is done brushing, and be prepared for him to style you. This man could be the president of haircare for the universe, because he knows exactly how to repair everything in it too. And how to style it perfectly to compliment your face.

Vega: He thinks brushing through it until the brush does not hit a knot is enough. It is not. He sees this as a task that takes up a lot of time, for little reward, but when you mention that you like it, he recognizes that it makes you happy, and he takes his sweet time to make it a good experience for you. Though he may prefer if you rest your head on his lap and let him massage your temples, that way he can watch as relaxation washes over you.