#scandal recap

[catch-me-hello]

Let’s talk about YG Treasure Box.

Image from the video KKP!:  YG Treasure Box was UNREAL.

Right after watching the YG Treasure Box finale, I had to take a break from writing my recap to go to my dental cleaning appointment.  While in the waiting room, I figured I’d use the time to pull out my phone and research what happened to Treasure after the show.   

By the time they called me into the room, I was a confused mess.  Here is a partial transcript of my appointment:

Me (while the hygenist is cleaning my teeth):  Unf onf feefh dis!

Hygenist:  What won’t I believe?

Me:  Za gruf cuddin dezu cuz seeoh ent ta dale!

Hygenist:  The CEO went to jail?

Me:  Un expeddushns uh too aye!

Hygenist:  Yes, well, sometimes high expectations cause stress for a group before they can debut.  Rinse, please.

When I got home and read some more, I realized it wasn’t just YG Entertainment mismanagement that caused problems for the group.  But let’s start there, since that’s what caused the delay with the debut.

After the finale aired on January 18, 2019, the final three members were revealed to be Jeongwoo, Jaehyuk, and Hyun Suk.  So after an awkward and unnecessary weeklong delay, we finally had our seven members.  They were scheduled to debut sometime between May and July of 2019.  So far, so good.

According to the Kpop Wiki, right after the members were announced, CEO Yang decided to bring some of the eliminated members back from the show and form a second group called Magnum.  This group consisted of Jihoon, Yoshi, Yoon Bin, Mashiho and his back flips, Asahi, and Doyoung.  So at least now all our future Treasure members are back in the game.  CEO Yang was going to debut this group later in 2019, after Treasure debuted. 

It must have been hell to work for CEO Yang during this time.

CEO Yang:  We’re forming a new boy band!  It will have five members!

Assistant:  Great idea, sir!

CEO Yang:  No wait, ten members.  No, five!  No, seven!

Assistant:  Sir, we’re already halfway through filming the series.

CEO Yang:  Okay, seven then.  Wait, what happened to the other trainees?

Assistant:  You eliminated them, sir.

CEO Yang:  Bring two of them back for the finale!

Assistant:  O….kay.

CEO Yang:  What a great finale!  How many final group members have we announced so far?

Assistant:  Four, sir.  You’re supposed to announce the other three after commercial.

CEO Yang:  Nope!  We’ll end the show now and announce the rest next week.

Assistant:  …

CEO Yang:  What happened to the other trainees?

Assistant:  (swallowing a handful of Xanax)  You eliminated them, sir.  Remember?

CEO Yang:  Bring them back!  We’ll have TWO bands!

Assistant:  Bring them back yourself.  I quit.

I’m pretty sure the above scene isn’t completely fictional.  After both bands were announced, CEO Yang announced that the Magnum and Treasure would be promoting together.  And separately.  Then he said, you know what?  Two groups is too much of a hassle.  Let’s debut them all together as Treasure 13.

Just as I’m starting to wonder if maybe the real reason the CEO went to prison was because he was snorting coke by the bucket, he then announced that the entire debut was put on hold because of a series of scandals.  Scandals, plural.   According to Koreaboo, they included (settle in folks):

March 2019:  Remember early in these recaps when we talked about Seungri from BigBang and how he was involved in the Burning Sun scandal?  Around this time, disposal trucks began showing up at YG Entertainment, and CEO Yang had to release a statement saying they were NOT shredding documents.  Then, in a completely unrelated matter, the cops found that CEO Yang owned nightclubs that were allegedly evading taxes.

April 2019:  CEO Yang is accused of receiving preferential treatment regarding bank loans.  He allegedly borrowed the equivilent of almost nine million dollars USD and used the YG Entertainment building as collateral.  Keep in mind, this was when he was putting two bands together instead of just the one, so at this point I have a theory that he was desperately trying to bring in more money to pay back these loans.

May 2019:  This is around the time that the original Treasure from the show was supposed to debut.  Here’s where CEO Yang now gets hit with a flood of charges involving solicitation of prostitutes.  He was accused of hiring prostitutes for VIPs in the industry and giving them (the prostitutes) (and who knows, maybe the VIPs) expensive Chanel bags as part of the payment.  He sent an email to all the staff at YG Entertainment, denying the claims.

June 2019:  This is where EVERYTHING blew up.  Not only is CEO Yang still fighting off charges about the prostitutes and the loans and the tax evasion and the document shredding, but here’s where he’s accused of witness tampering in the case of iKON’s B.I’s drug use.  Also, PSY got dragged into this mess.  Remember the “Gangnam Style” guy?  Well, he AND our CEO were accused of hiring prostitutes at an adult entertainment place during something called an “alcohol gathering.”  It was at this point that the CEO resigned from YG Entertainment in order to spend more time with his prostitutes.  LAWYERS.  I meant lawyers. 

Lots more happened after this, including PSY having to cancel concerts because of the fan backlash AND the CEO being accused of illegal gambling on top of everything else.  And to no one’s surprise, this is when YG Entertainment ALLEGEDLY had a problem with their trainees trying to leave the company.  In August 2019, it was reported that all the trainees from both YG Treasure Box and Produce 101 had left the agency.  YG Entertainment actually denied this.  This is the one thing I actually believe them on, as today, Treasure is still signed with YG.

So. Where did that leave our Treasure/Magnum/Treasure 13 boys?  Their debut was delayed through the rest of 2019 while all this was going on.  Group member Yoon Bin cancelled his contract in December 2019. 

In January of 2020, it was announced that Treasure 13 was moving forward.  (The timeline is a bit sketchy here.  Different websites have different timelines, and I understand completely because trying to follow all this gave me a migraine.  Also keep in mind that COVID was hitting around this time, which I’m sure contributed to more delays.)

Treasure began releasing music and promotional material in January and February of 2020, but in May, Yedam began releasing solo material.  YG Entertainment told everyone who would listen that this was TOTALLY part of the plan and that they’d been producing solo music for Yedam before Treasure was even formed.  (And yet they still put him through the survival show.  Let’s just say I have my doubts.)  Finally the debut for the group was announced for August 2020.

The good news is that the debut was a huge success, despite the insane pressure the group was experiencing at this point.  They became the fastest Korean act to chart on the Billboard Social 50 (which ranks the most active musicians on social media) and logged nearly 1.5 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.

They released music and did a web drama and fan meeting, and everything was going incredibly well.  However, Mashiho and Yedam went on hiatus from the group in early 2022 and announced their departure later that year.  That leaves Treasure as the 10-member group we know today.  (I want to add that Mashiho and Yedam got out just in time, before Treasure had to film Shining Solo.)

The group members had a couple of individual scandals that hurt them.  Hyun Suk was accused of cultural appropriation in 2023 because of a braided hairstyle he wore in a video, and Haruto was accused of homophobic behavior in 2024 that lost the group a lot of fans.  However, neither of these scandals seem to have slowed the momentum.  While I was recapping this series, Treasure announced their first US Tour, which begins in less than a month in New York.

As for CEO Yang, he was originally aquitted of threatening the informant in the iKON drug case, but in 2023 the aquittal was overturned.  He spent six months in prison and was under a one-year probation, which has been completed as I write this. 

He returned to YG Entertainment in late 2023 and helped produce the girl group BABYMONSTER.  He made a not-at-all-creepy statement to the press about how the youth of the girls in the group resonated with him because he has a daughter their age.  Mr. Yang is in his 50s.  The youngest member of BABYMONSTER is fifteen years old.  I need all the showers.

There is probably so much more to be said, but I’m done.  I have spent almost 12 straight hours covering the finale and then writing this wrap-up.

There will always be a special place in my heart for Treasure, and I’m very excited to read the upcoming reviews and see the TikToks from their first American tour.  After everything they have been through, they deserve all the love and success.  I will always keep them on my radar.

Right now, I need sleep.  Tomorrow I’ll start working on Debut’s Plan, a new survival show from Starship Entertainment, the company that brought us Monsta X.  In fact, some members of Monsta X will be coaching and judging on Debut’s Plan.  The show will steam on YouTube, or maybe it’s already started.  I’m too tired to go look.

Huge, HUGE amounts of love to aplateoflasagna and jeongjeongii on Tumblr for so much of the background information on Treasure, as well as feedback on these recaps and the ones for Shining Solo.  Now let’s all get some sleep.

[darcyolsson]

in loving memory of tumblr's april fools' pranks 💐 2014 - 2024

icymi, tumblr used to do an elaborate april fool's prank every year, but this year they suddenly stopped. here's a somewhat detailed recap of everything they did over the decade:

2013 - mishapocalypse (honourable mention): tumblr staff didn’t start doing april fools until 2014, but the mishapocalypse happened on tumblr in 2013 and i feel like this list would be incomplete without it

2014 - tumblrpro: upon opening your dash you were greeted by an “inspirational” video, that ended with the option to get “tumblrpro (for free)”. all it did was put a top hat on your icon.

2015 - tumblr executivesuite/coppy: a copying machine appeared in the corner of your dash. it would offer tips on how to use tumblr, like clippy the paperclip used to do in microsoft word. as the day went on, it slowly broke down and died right in front of your eyes. many people hated him (but not me). you could also make a (small) spreadsheet. @executivesuite2016 is the official blog.

2016 - this is decision/lizard election/tumblrdecides: a parody of the 2016 US elections. there were 4 lizards (well, one of them turned out to be a salamander in a scandal) to vote for. the dash looked different and there was a live news report with election updates, as well as an election blog for each lizard. they all had their own slogans and you would get an "i voted" button after you voted that would get slapped next to your icon. there were built-in functions to make an election poster for your favourite lizard and to create a text post that supported your lizard of choice that autogenerated a statement for all your followers to read. imo tumblr’s april fools peak. @thisisdecision2016-blog is the official blog, @mop-2016-blog @wretchedtooth @timefordeborah-blog were candidates. rick also had a blog (rick-official) but that now seems to have vanished because he ended up dropping out of the election. mop won, if you're curious. by far the most elaborate prank tumblr ever did.

2017 - horse friend: a tamagotchi-inspired game where you had to take care of a little horse in the corner of your screen. it came with a randomly generated name, and you had to feed and clean up after it. if you didnt take good care of it, it died. you could then hatch (yes, hatch) a new one. there was also an option to look at the names of all your dead horses. this is now available to buy in the tumblr shop. @horse-friends is the official blog.

2018 - tumblcoin: a parody of cryptocurrency (this was the year bitcoin took off). you could ‘invest’ in tumblcoin, with which you could in turn buy things with to spice up your dash, including last year’s horse friend, coppy from 2015, and a frame for around your icon. you could share the amount of tumblcoin you owned in an automatically generated gif post which would be tagged #tbc2018 and #tumblcoin. @tumblcoin is the official blog.

2019 - @memories: this blog still functions the way it did on april fools itself! it's like mad libs, where it takes post templates and then adds in tags you use a lot and users you frequently interact with on your main blog. like a personalized shitpost bot.

2020 - group chat prank/@storybot: it was so hard to find info on this because it was contained entirely in the now-defunct group chat function, which no one used. i had to go through the notes of this post for information because no one cared enough to actually write anything explaining it. turns out, you could write a story with your mutuals by adding storybot to your group chat. it also kept working after april fools (well, up until the group chats were deleted) just like memories. many people missed out on it entirely because they did not use the group chat function.

2021 - tumblcryptids: tumblr allowed you to adopt “non-fungible tumblcryptids”, a parody of NFTs. clicking a button that said "Summon thy Tumblrcryptid" would spawn an image of a little blob-shaped creature with a short description, which would always read "Hi! My name is [randomly generated name]. I love [thing most people like]. I hate [thing most people dislike]. Like my parent, I can't get enough of #[tag from your main blog]." you could share them in a post, which would automatically add the tag #NFTumblcryptids to your post. and yes, people on the piss on the poor website freaked out about it because they thought they were real NFTs harming the environment. @tumblcryptidadoptioncenter is the official blog.

2022 - click-a-thon: when you clicked a light switch on your dashboard, a bunch of colourful things showed up, like a sponge you could move around, an "engagament meter", clickable buttons, and a “Summon Crab!” button, which would summon a crab when you clicked it. you could. the crabs, like horse friend, are still available in the tumblr store as of 2025. here's some screenshots. there were various ways to share your crab activities, which would all get tagged #april fools 2022. the prank was presented as a marketing technique created by Brick Whartley, a fictional businessman character created by tumblr, who (afaik) originated in a post on the official blog of the 2018 april fools prank, albeit originally in a different role. around this time he also started functioning as the mascot for tumblr's shop ( @emporium )

2023 - abstract reactions (emoji reacts): buttons were added to every post that allowed you to add emoji reactions, many of them based on tumblr inside jokes (horse as a reference to horse plinko/horse friend, vanilla for the vanilla extract meme, pikaman, bug for bug race, and brick whartley, who wasn't a meme but staff really wanted him to be). if one specific emoji was used a certain amount of times it would add an effect to the post, eg many cheese emoji reacts would cover the post in cheese. this was also attributed to Brick Whartley ("his" blog @brickwhartley also documented the day)

2024 - boop-o-meter: allowed you to “boop” other users who had opted in to the booping, like facebook’s poke feature back in the day. depending on how long you held the button, you would either boop, super boop, or evil boop. on the dashboard there was a counter for both how many times you had booped others and how many times others had booped you, as well as how many boops were given side-wide. when booping someone, an image of a cat paw appeared. you would get badges (which can still be used) for booping 1, 100 and 1000 times. if you gave/received more than 999 boops, the counter would switch to showing a three-letter word (see this post for specifics). this was brought back for halloween 2024 (as BOOp-o-meter. get it), with a ghost, skeleton and mummy paw. no official blog, but here's an official recap for april first from staff. i believe this was the only april fools prank that was mobile user friendly.

2025 - @fandom is running some polls, i guess

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June 2025 Reading Recap

How are we already in July? I feel like June was gone in the blink of an eye. I felt like I read a lot this month, but I also didn’t finish many books. Sometimes the month just unfolds that way. I also felt unusually busy in June, but I cannot pinpoint one exact reason why. Probably the stress of moving in August and navigating all the real estate things related to buying my first condo! And…

[spoke9]

#nativeamericanheritagemonth2022

[amandaanddonnie]

SISTER WIVES - Kody & Meri Brown were on Price is Right while Janelle wa...

[delicatepoets]

scandal has me ripping my hair out and clawing at my walls

[unsolicited-opinions]

You probably heard about the "14,000 babies in 48 hours" thing, but the media is doing a shit job of explaining it clearly.

Here's a recap:

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The Claim

On May 14, 2025, Tom Fletcher, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, claimed during an interview on BBC Radio 4 that "14,000 babies could die in the next 48 hours in Gaza" due to severe humanitarian conditions.

This is Tom Fletcher:

The figure Fletcher gave was based on a "misinterpretation" of a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

What the IPC had actually projected was that 14,100 children aged 6 months to 5 years in Gaza were projected to suffer severe acute malnutrition over the 12-month period between April 2025 and March 2026 - not that they were all babies, nor that they would die, let alone within 48 hours.

The malnutrition claim was spurious enough, but claiming 14,000 babies would die in 48 hours was batshit insane.

HOW BATSHIT WAS IT?

Totally, blatantly batshit.

Let's do some math.

14,000 deaths in 48 hours = 291 babies per hour, or nearly 5 babies every minute, around the clock, 24 hours/day.

This level of mass death in such a short timeframe is unheard of outside of a nuclear catastrophe or an active extermination campaign...and no such event was occurring.

You'd think an expert from the UN would know the basic demographics, right?

Gaza has a population of roughly 2.3 million.

About 15% of the population is under 5 years old, or roughly 345,000 children.

Of those, the number of infants (under 12 months) is far smaller - closer to 50,000-60,000.

If 14,000 infants were to die in 48 hours, that would be over 25% of all babies in Gaza. In two days.

No known famine, epidemic, or conflict has ever produced that kind of child mortality in such a short span.

Not even historical attrocities accomplished that death rate.

Anyone with a basic understanding of child mortality statistics, humanitarian logistics, historical precedent, or basic mental math should have been immediately skeptical. The number was a red flag on its face and the claim should have prompted instant demands for sources, verification, and context.

Nobody in the Western legacy media seems to have made such demands.

Beleiving this claim required ignoring basic demographics, suspending disbelief about death rates, and trusting emotionally explosive language over factual scrutiny.

That didn't stop Tom from saying it.

That didn't stop news outlets from reporting it.

That didn't stop people from believing it.

What were the consequences?

Since no correction came from the UN for more than a week and nobody in the media thought to do their jobs and question it, this false claim lived in the world for those 8 days.

The claim was cited in the UK House of Commons during debates on Gaza and humanitarian aid. Politicians referred to the figure as fact, influencing rhetoric and public policy discussions.

The emotional weight of the claim increased pressure on Western governments to take urgent action or adopt stronger positions regarding Israel's actions in Gaza.

The figure was emotionally powerful and l inflamed already-deranged pro-Palestinian camps.

I'd argue it helped fan the flames of anti-Israel sentiment and antisemitism.

The claim circulated widely on the 20th and 21st.

Direct causation between the climate created by this misinformation and the shooting in DC on the 21st is speculative, but I'm seeing a lot of speculation on that. Here's Hen Mazzig:

Just days ago, the UN published a scandalous headline claiming that Israel would kill 14,000 babies in 48 hours. In reality, the report stated: "14,100 severe cases of malnutrition could occur over the next year among children under five, if aid doesn't reach them." See how one year becomes 48 hours? How potential illness becomes certain death? How children become babies? Which headline do you think the antisemitic shooter in Washington DC read, and remembered? Words matter. Blood libels have consequences. They led to the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.

May their memories forever be a blessing

Because the false UN claim remained uncorrected for over a week, many individuals and advocacy groups based their calls to action, posts, and even protests on a false premise - creating a widespread misunderstanding about the scale and urgency of the crisis.

Finally, today, May 22nd of 2025, more than a week later, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is reported to have issued a clarification, stating the claim was a misreading of the IPC data. I can't find any evidence of it, but that's what's being reported.

Tom Fletcher has not issued an apology or public retraction for his statement. It seems there will be no consequences for his incompetence.

[nemesis-writer]

[Unwanted Ransom(Chapter 3)]

Masquerade

TW- None, for now... Age- 18

Masterlist

Dress

HEADLINES TODAY!!!! (CNN)

THE STARKS AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS ARE GOING TO THE AUCTION.

HEADLINES TODAY!!!! (Gotham News)

THE WAYNES ARE GOING TO THE AUCTION.

"UGH, why are we going to the auction." I yelled, I always hated wearing dresses, I never knew why, I felt comfortable in a suit.

"Honey, it's an annual event we have to." Pepper rebutted.

"But mom!" I sighed.

"I said no." She replied, I could feel the daggers in her eyes.

"Ugh. Fine." I muttered. I mean the dress is cute, but not something I'd wanna wear all the time. So far, the only reason I'm wearing it is because of this stupid event.

At the party...

The auction is overflowing with journalists and newscasters.

"Mr Stark are you going to make another generous donation again?"

"Ms Jennifer, Ms Morgan, look at the camera"

"Ms Jennifer is it true you were part of the Wayne family before?"

By the time I heard that question all I could muster out was, "No, I was a Pennyworth then a Stark. I have no part of this scandal you accuse me of."

I am to be called a Pennyworth, Amala, or a Stark. But I will never be addressed as a Wayne.

"Uhm dad, can I go out for now, I can't breathe." I asked.

He looked at me and said, "Sure honey don't take too long."

At the balcony...

I decided to bring out my phone and text my friends.

Jen- P, you there?

Spidey- Yep I'm here, how is the auction so far?

Jen- I mean it's alright, I am donating $5,000,000 for the Paris trip

D.P- Can I come? We can do a Ménage à trois

Jen, Spidey- NO!!!

I giggled a bit then turned off my phone.

"Watcha readin there?"

I gasped then turned around. It was him...

2 years ago...

Alright so let's take a little recap here...

I was like 16 and I'm in my 5th year of law, that's when I met him. He is taking political business.. We bumped into each other at the hallway when we were heading for the library.

He is brunette with dark eyes that could see through your soul if you look at them too long. He has a boyish charm in him, and I thought to myself, there is no way he is single.

"I'm so sorry" I stuttered, I tried picking up my books. But, he went down faster and gave them to me.

"I'm uh kinda new here, I just transfered from Dartmouth." He explained.

"Oh that's great what brings you here?" I wondered, I actually got a bit frightened because I didn't want him to look at me the wrong way.

"My girlfriend is here and uh my dad is kind of a pezzonovante" He explained.

"Immagino che tu sia italiano?"(You're Italian I presume.) I asked.

"Si." (Yes) He said.

"Well I can tell you lived here your whole life." I said.

"Yeah."

Of course he's got a girlfriend, him being single, is like me being a Wayne...

Ha! The irony.

So anyways, his girlfriend is planning to become a biologist or some shit like that... Ugh, all the hot guys are taken, I wish I could be them.

Present

But remember, that was two years ago, I realised that they were just fwb and he broke it off. He has a dorm next to mine and Katherine's oh yeh I forgot to mention, Katherine.

She is like the closest thing I got to a big sister, Morgan is my baby sister so no problem with that part.

Anyway we are getting off fetch here...

"Good to see you." He said.

"I didn't expect to see you here in all places." I replied

"Well sweetheart, I never expected a pretty girl like you to be here of all places." He replied.

"Guess I've been getting unwanted attention." I rebutted.

"Per cosa stai offrendo all'asta?"(What are you bidding for in this silent auction?) He asked, gosh I could see the ghost of a smirk on him.

"Un viaggio a Parigi." (A trip to Paris.) I said.

"You want me to come with you there, I've been to many places so I can show you around." He said.

"No, you don't have to." I replied

"If you don't want me there then say so." He smirked.

"It's just that I want to go solo for now." I revealed.

"Ok, well sweetheart, just give me a call if you need me."

"I will." I said as I went back inside.

The bids were being made...

"The winner of the yacht made a donation of 18 whopping thousand dollars. This bid is made by the Mr Bowmont in table 47."

"The next one is the winner of the Paris trip, sold to the lady in red, Ms Jennifer Stark! Her bid is 5 million dollars" I stood up and bowed my head a bit.

"We have a final one for the blade holding the gems of the Orient, and it goes to..."

The crowd waited in expectation...

"MR BRUCE WAYNE WITH AN OUTSTANDING 3 MILLION DOLLARS!"

Bruce...

Bruce...

Wayne!?

I didn't realise how strong I was holding my Scotch till the glass broke. Luckily everyone is clapping so they wouldn't notice the blood starting to drip from the shards of glass.

"Jen come on let's get out of here." Pepper stated, getting her phone to call our bodyguards.

I grabbed another glass of scotch then downed it due to stress. We quickly ran outside, but then we were bombarded with so much interviewers that I didn't notice someone was following me.

Until I heard something...

"Xerxes?"

I started to lose conciousness, shades of black and red covered my eyes. It continued until the darkness embraced me.

[azalea-blooming]

I need to introduce yall to Bob Normal.

ok

so

Bob Normal is a character I came up with while talking abt the idea of Tim having a collection of houses practically everywhere. The idea was that Tim, you know, has a collection of houses everywhere, with extra identities to match. While giving an example for how this might work, I made up this scenario:

someone non-yj98: "Oh no! The world is going to end unless we retrieve [insert macguffin here] from [insert place here]! Unfortunately we have no connections in this area!"

tim: "Don't worry. I have an identity there."

non-yj98 person: "..huh?"

tim: "Bob Normal has lived in [insert place here] for five years. He moved after a messy divorce."

From there, the lore expanded. Bob Normal is one of Tim's identities /and/ a YJ pet project.

Bob Normal lived a normal life with his wife, Sarah Normal, and they had two kids- Tom Normal and Jerry Normal. Bob's cousin, Jim Jimson, lived nearby. A perfectly happy life.

Until, one day, Bob found Sarah cheating on him with Jim. The shock! The horror! Bob was appalled. This led to a drawn-out months long messy divorce in which every single important party was played by a YJ member.

Bob was Tim, obviously. Sarah was also Tim.

Tom and Jerry are Kon and Bart, respectively.

Jimothy Jimm Jimson (the third) was Cassie.

The judge for the case was Anita- "Judge Judgerson." Cissie, whose name was constantly changing, was Sarah's lawyer.

Greta served as the jury. Several cardboard cutouts of her were placed around the stands, each wearing a different obnoxious hat. They all had a different opinion. One cardboard cutout of Slobo is glued to the wall and treated as a god figure.

Tim's lawyer was a cardboard cutout of himself wearing a blonde wig and holding a briefcase. She was voiced by one of those obnoxiously female AI voices (idk how else to describe them tbh) and her name is Janine Lawyer. She is now a recurring figure and can be found at the YJ base at any time.

The custody battle between Bob and Sarah was only decided once Janine Lawyer dug up Sarah's ~scandalous~ mob connections.

So to recap:

Bob Normal, aka Tim Drake.

Sarah Normal, aka Tim Drake.

Tom Normal, aka Kon-el.

Jerry Normal, aka Bart Allen.

Jimothy Jimm Jimson the Third, aka Cassie Sandsmark.

Judge Judgerson, aka Anita Fite.

[name was constantly changing], aka Cissie King-Jones.

Jury, aka Greta Hayes.

God-like Figure, aka Cardboard Cutout of Slobo.

Janine Lawyer, aka Cardboard Cutout of Tim.

At some point I'm going to write a fic detailling all the court proceedings.

[prapaiwife]

Top form EP 10 *flowers and tears*

No Liveblog today just a quick recap and my little thoughts if you care to read lol.

This episode really hit close as someone who lost their Grandma when I was just born. I don't even remember most of my memories with her but I do have pictures to look back on to just imagine and reminisce. This episode was so beautifully done with the connection you felt between akin and his grandma.

The moment he finds out that his grandma has passed away and goes to see her as she's bedridden and he reads her the last letter that he was going to give to her. That letter was basically him pouring out his heart to her about everything that has happened in his life the struggles and pain he faced but the light he found in the midst of everything because of Jin. The phrase "close the book and go love" was something he remembered when his grandma used to read it to him and he keeps that quote close to his heart. Because he recalls all the moments with Jin and how he really took a chance on love. She gave him the best example of love to begin with and he knows now more than anything what it's like to love and be loved back the same way.

The dream sequence Akin had with her and his Grandma meeting Jin. Stop her, maybe absolutely just ball the moment he saw her, but moment we went into the dream sequence, I was a mess. Akin feeling so guilty that you didn't make enough time to see her and her constantly reassuring him that she always just wanted him to put his career first he wanted him to be able to be a star in his own right. And she was okay that it meant that he didn't have enough time for her even in her last moments because she knows how much he loves her and she knows how much she loves her grandson. And the way she accepted Jin with open arms and was very curious about their relationship.

Given she knows about how her grandson is lol and Jin just says it all was so cute and funny. And then we had the letter that she left for him but he wasn't ready to open until later in the episode that she did with jin. And it was so beautiful I can't stress the love between a grandma and their grandchild it is something so precious because their grandchild is an extension of their own child and so the love is so beautiful like I can't even put into words. The letter was so sad yet hopeful on how his grandma knew like she wasn't going to be able to stick around any longer but she wanted to put this letter out for him. She wanted to let him know that she was always proud of him and she's happy that he was able to find love of his own. And the letter ending with her saying the best thing that she can ever leave behind in this world is just her grandson. I mean my heart was pulled just crying this whole episode. I don't think I can ever watch this episode again.🤧 Akin was grieving, so heavily throughout the whole episode, and Jin was always there he never not once left his side he took every bit of pain and carried it as his own with akin and held him through every moment.

These shots in particular broke me🤧

then it went into akin wanting to honor his grandma by working on the film that she left behind called flowers and tears. And he was working on it making it happen for her Jade had his back he was going to help him. Only for it to literally be ripped out of his hands by sigma Jin's company cuz they brought the rights to it. And made it so that it was hard for anyone else to even bother trying to get it back. But akin right now in the state of his life after losing his grandma. And his career being at kinda a standstill from all the scandals and things he had to deal with. He's not ashamed or afraid to fight and beg to get it back. And he will have jin stand by him and Jade to help him and support him in this. It's just sad and disgusting that they felt like they could do that. It's so spiteful and so evil of them to do that and I hope they burn to the ground and the finale. Even the funeral process even when those reporters showed up. Just do disrespectful and they wanted to pry and get their questions answered. And he literally had to lay his grandma to rest not that long ago. Even Jin's manager or friend was trying to pull him away as well. Reminding him of all the job responsibilities that he has to do. Just so completely out of touch and insensitive don't know how he still friends with him but I don't think Jin even knows the extent of what his friend has done to him so.

But overall an amazing beautiful episode on grief and loss and can't wait for the finale I know it's fast track today but I may hold off and just watch it next week with everyone.

And the rings of course I had to mention the rings and the way Jen has it engraved with the word "mi tesoro" which means my treasure which is just 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[midnight-in-town]

Recap of highlights from the servants' investigations

Rereading the investigation mini arcs before the first chapter post hiatus is released in April. Here are the points of interest to keep in mind :

Mey Rin & Ran Mao

A summary : impeccable investigation, flawless duo, 10/10 cooperation and efficiency 👌

The conclusion : A full success, the operation was 100% dismantled and rendered useless, thanks to Ran Mao's monstrous strength.

The explanation : Baron Heathfield agreed to help the Aurora Society and to hold a blood collect in his basement, because he was "searching for a bride", namely one who would have a soul with a similar shape as his deceased wife's.

We don't know yet what this concept means, but surely it is relevant to a part of the current evolution of the BD project (most likely with the experiments at F.O.L orphanage).

Side note of importance : the introduction of Jane's character, a maid who was hired as security guard at the manor. Jane is not a part of the Aurora society and is probably not one of the Star Lords either. I personally think Jane is John Brown, a demon, investigating the BD project for the Queen's sake, but we'll have to meet her again to get an answer or more hints.

Bard & Lau

A summary : a rather tough investigation, with Ronald on Shinigami surveillance, super creepy Layla/Al kid who seems to be Star Lord Vega and several backstabbing threats from Lau to Bard.

The conclusion : Okay-ish success, with Bard avoiding murder by Layla/Al, thanks to blood transfusions. The operation wasn't dismantled but basically stolen by Lau who wants to relocate them to Shanghai (still hoping for Ada to work with Sieglinde & Wolfram, but Lau has to become a villain soon I guess...). Ciel is aware it's what Lau was after though (ch212), so I guess it's okay.

Also, Layla/Al was taken away by Ronald and Will, meaning the Shinigami Organization can now learn how a bizarre doll functions more accurately.

The explanation : Nurse Ada who wanted the means to work properly in nursing care after coming back from Sudan (kudos to her) made a deal with a doctor from the Aurora society (another Shinigami deserter ?).

However, she started growing afraid of the blood collects when she realized that her business was tied to the blue sect's scandal, but without the Aurora society's funds she couldn't continue helping her patients. Her hands were tied, until Bardroy offered to help.

Side note of importance : Layla/Al fought against Will and Ronald with a death scythe, meaning this death scythe was either stolen from an active Shinigami (who died in duty ?), or given to her by another deserter besides UT working on the BD project, who also kept their scythe when they left the Organization.

Lastly, it's more or less a crack theory at this point, but there is a possibility that Layla/Al is also the undead child of Baron Heathfield. [x][x]

Finny & Snake

A summary : Good duo (the sweetest) who really tried their best, but definitely the worst place to investigate, leading to disastrous developments, because it probably wasn't the best idea to send 2 kids with big childhood trauma at the Orphanage of Horror... T_T (not that Seb & Ciel could have known...)

Also Doll returned, once more involved with child trafficking, like when Kelvin was alive. She seems to be Star Lord Canopus and wants revenge against the Phantomhive household for what happened during the Circus arc. ://

The conclusion : Unfortunate failure. Sadly, Snake died by Doll's hand and might soon be turned into a BD, meaning he will possibly fight against his previous coworkers, whom he cared about a lot </3 T_T

The facilities were not destroyed but Finny, despite being forced to leave Snake's body behind, managed to escape with the 4 elder students : Artie, Theo, Oliver and Mabel. They however lost the evidence to expose the facilities and couldn't save the other children for now. Finny is bringing the 4 kids back to Seb & Ciel.

The explanation : Unfortunately, the truth behind the operation wasn't fully discovered. The 4 groups of students at the Orphanage are apparently made to perfectly match the Star Lords' characteristics : the more a kid from each group matches with their Star Lord, the longer it seems their blood will keep the BD functioning.

When a child reaches "fledging day", they are actually brought into a secret laboratory where they are killed. Yet blood collects may not be the only thing happening in that lab, as the staff mentioned "clinical trials" and the children saw organs being harvested as well.

My personal guess is that this orphanage is trying to make the blood transfusions have a longer effect for the Star Lords, but it may also be a test to turn the BD project into a profitable business [part 1] [part 2].

Side note of importance : It seems the orphanage is run by somebody in particular whom we haven't met during the arc, but whom the 4 elder students came across before. According to them, they are a "pervert".

It should also be noted that the facilities looked "familiar" to both Snake and Finny upon arrival (architectural similarities to the Phantomhive manor ?) and we haven't found out what the acronym "F.O.L" stands for.

So we will probably figure more about these facilities once the 4 elder students meet with Seb & Ciel.

What to expect for Seb & Ciel ?

Not off to a very good start because they were instantly recognized upon arrival at the "Nectar Springs" Hotel. 100% their fault though, because they were not wearing any disguise lmao.

As for what to expect, the fandom discussed the possibility of meeting Druitt [x][x], Joker/Polaris or maybe Soma. Personally, I also hope this mini arc may finally tell us whether or not UT also brought Madam Red back from the dead.

Since we also got all of the servants' backstory, there is also somehow the possibility to find about Tanaka's backstory and arrival into the Phantomhive household (how is the question though).

Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for the chapter in April ! :)

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July 2024 Reading Recap

Well, August didn’t start off how I expected, which is why I’m a bit delayed in getting my recap up for July. Unfortunately, my cat Fox was unexpectedly hospitalized again last weekend with congestive heart failure, but she’s back home now with a new dose of meds to help keep that in check. But that’s putting her kidneys at higher risk as she also has kidney disease, so it’s a delicate balance. I…

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This week's recap is brought to you by Khanin's golden bike helmet. Being safe has never looked so stylish! Also how do I go biking in remote caves in Thailand?

QL Recap for Week 21

The 19th of May to the 25th of May

🇹🇭 The Next Prince

Episode 4 of 14 || Airing on: iQiYi, Saturday

I loved the little couch pat! This dynamic is so good and I really hope they keep allowing Khanin to dominate Charan. I doubt they'll keep the dynamic all the way through but I at least hope they don't switch it entirely around. Also I'm living for having a literal whipping boy in a BL. I adore this trope so I'm here for it! All these dynamics are just so good!! This show is really delivering!

🇹🇭 My Stubborn

Episode 6 of 12 || Airing on: iQiYi, Sunday

I'm an absolute sucker for this show still! Seems like Sorn actually has some moves! Telling Jun that he'll make a none spicy version for him next time while staring straight into his soul and kissing Jun's forehead while being domestic in the kitchen. Also, this is equality! We get both toxic yaoi and toxic yuri in one!! There's gotta be some history between these two. They aren't just gals being pals!

🇹🇭 Pit babe 2

Episode 4 of 13 || Airing on: iQiYi, Friday

A wild number of NC scenes in this episode! I thought it was interesting how much the show covered up Pete and Chris' scene. Love that they went back for seconds after the KimKenta interlude! Get that ass!! There's definitely something iffy about Chris but I doubt he's the only person doing questionable things in the x-hunter lab and garage. Excited for more Sonic and North next week!

🇹🇭 The Ex-Morning

Episode 1 of 10 || Airing on: Youtube, Thursday

It was so good to see Singto and Krist together in a show again! And I'm already hooked! There's obviously still something between these two and I loved that the audience is let in on the detail that Tam in part came to Phi's aid because he still loves him. Also Te definitely Baited Phi to provoke the scandal so I can't wait to see him get taken down.

🇹🇭 My Sweetheart Jom

Episode 2 of 12 || Airing on: Youtube, Friday

I was surprised by how funny I found this episode. The scene where Yo pulled off the balaclava off the bandit to reveal a different colored balaclava twice I legit laughed out loud. This means that this doesn't get buried in all the other high quality shows happening right now. One thing I have to say though is that Yo right now needs a lot of growth before this show can stick the landing because he's behaving far too childish right now. The show also seems aware of this so I'm hopeful.

🇹🇭 The Bangkok Boy

Episode 5 of 12 || Airing on: Gagaoolala, Saturday

Sun and his gang really are small fish in a big pong. They really got their asses served to them by Nap. I wonder who he works for and whether he'll frame Sun with the knife straight away or if it was more a matter of having leverage over Sun. I figured this was probably Mei's faith because this show really doesn't shy away from raw and dark topics. I really hope she gets a girlfriend or at least a good friend out of the ambulance gal because she deserves something good and sweet in her life now.

🇹🇭 Knock Out

Episode 2 of 12 || Airing on: WeTV, Friday

Weirdly even if this show comes out on Friday, because the whole fasttrack thing WeTV does, I've actually been watching it on Monday or Tuesdays. That however means that this week I watched it on the middle of a break down so when writing this on Friday I honestly can't remember much. This is definitely one of the more mindless shows airing right now but that's really not a dig at this show. It adds some good variety and I'm excited for the next episode.

🇹🇭 Sweetheart Service

Episode 3 of 12 || Airing on: Youtube, Friday

I enjoy this but my point still stands: this one kinda gets buried in the high production value shows airing right now.

🇹🇭 Boys in Love

Episode 6 of 12 || Airing on: Youtube, Sunday

Is this show trying to get an award for having the most amount of bad parents?! Really glad Shane and his siblings are unionizing and sticking together. Someone needs to similarly take down Mon's mom a couple of pegs. The kids are still all cute, this show is still bumbling along and the teachers still aren't doing it for me.

🇨🇳 The Sparkle In Your Eye

Episode 2 of ? || Airing on: Gagaoolala, Sat/Sun

I'm a sucker for forced proximity so them finally sharing a room makes me excited. Overall I really like this concept and I'm very curious where this is going to go. Our seasoned actor needs to stop acting like an idiot too good for this show and his co-star though. I do love that the setting of this story is on the shoot of a BL series where the director is in an established relationship with the writer as the side couple.

🇹🇭 My Golden Blood

Episode 11 of 12 || Airing on: Youtube, Wednesday

I find it a little weird that it hasn't even been suggested yet that Tong will become a vampire. In fact they haven't even talked about the mechanics of becoming a vampire which feels odd in a vampire show where first someone close to the leads died and now our main is in mortal danger. Feels like an odd choice.

That's it for this week!!

For links and airing schedule check out World of BL (Only for BLs)

[amandaanddonnie]

SISTER WIVES Season 19 Episode 12 - Full Episode - recap

[jasmineandcedar]

Recap of ACOSF

Since it might only be a decade more, or so, until Elain's book is out, I thought we all could use a recap of ACOSF.

Azriel: *obsessed* what happened to Elain?

Cassian: *showing Nesta all his cards at once*

Azriel: *scandalized* in front of my dinner!? 😱

Cassian: *instructing* hands on the headboard 😏

Azriel: *increasingly obsessed* remember that time I saved Elain? 

Amren: *cranky* will you shut the fuck up!?

Lucien: *snarl!* but also, did I tell you about Vassa?

Azriel: *sleep deprived from emo glaring at tylenol* sure, bro, but Elain though? *emo glaring at tylenol*

Elain: *Impressed* definitely smash! *smiles shyly* 🌸☺️🌸

Azriel: 🤯🫠😵‍💫 *wants and needs and razor-sharp thoughts*

Nesta, Emerie, Gwyn: 🏋🏽‍♀️🤸‍♀️🧘‍♀️

Elain: *sassy* should I tend to my little garden forever? 🌸😡🌸

Azriel's shadows: *gathering in the corner* 😎 got your back, baby 😎

Rhys: *yells at Nesta*

Nesta: *yells at Rhys*

Mor: *the only one actually working*

Feyre: Uhm.. Hi guys!

Nesta, Gwyn, Emerie: *taken to the Blood Rite* Oh no!

Cassian: *hyperventilating* kfospeirjfksoskebfekow!!

Azriel: *~Elain though~* Relax, bro. Now where's Eris?

Koschei: *eyeing Azriel spookily with intent* will I actually get any page time, though?

Nesta, Gwyn, Emerie: *engaging in various forms of ass kickery* 🤺🤺🤺

Azriel and Elain: *gazing chargedly at each other* 🤩🤩

Nesta: *knowingly* is that supposed to be a secret? 😏

Koschei: *offended* am I a joke to you all?

Azriel: *finally lost his mind* I need to know what the skin of her neck tastes like. What those perfect lips taste like. Her breasts. Her sex. I NEED HER COMING ON MY TOoONGUuUEEee!!! 🥵🥵 also, please don't look down, Elain dear *pants straining*

Elain: *Impressed* definitely smash! *glowing like the sun at dawn* Put it on me. 🌸😏🌸

Azriel: *on his knees, internally* 🫠🫠

Rhys: *stressed out High Lord* well, actually... 🤓

Azriel: *raging in an icy manner* 😡

Elain: *unbothered queen* Find me when you wish to begin. 

Koschei: *increasingly offended* I am a joke to you all!!

And then Feyre had a baby, Nesta found the troves and Koschei got some page time. The end. 

[bimyoux]

IN WHICH a reporter with a grudge and a star athlete with an ego collide once again — but this time, the world is watching things unfold.

or... y/n l/n, a reporter for the japan volleyball association, accidentally leaks a series scathing articles from her high school days up to their latest game—every single one aimed at atsumu miya. an article that was meant to be a routine game recap turns into a viral scandal, putting her credibility and career at risk. the jva, desperate to clean up the mess, suspends her from her sports reporter roles and reassigns her as the pr promotor for none other than the msby black jackals—the very team atsumu is a star player for.

atsumu miya has never been one to let things go—especially not when it comes to his former childhood best friend. he never forgot how she used to cheer for his brother instead of him, how she rolled her eyes at his antics, how she seemed so unaffected by him despite everything. back then, he thought teasing her was the only way to get her attention. now? he has all the time in the world to make sure she pays attention to him—and only him.

trapped between press conferences, media obligations, and atsumu's relentless (and highly public) antics, y/n is left trying to salvage her dignity and career while also having to interact with the one person who can get under her skin.

pairing. pro athlete! miya atsumu x sports reporter! reader

genre. fluff, angst, humor

status. started 04/05/2025 | ongoing

warnings. manga spoilers, swearing, sexual jokes, triggering subjects specified in chapter, bullying

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