#sobbing anon this is EVERYTHING omfg

[homeless202]

I’m new here and I absolutely love your type of blogs with analysis and meta and long texts~~

I was wondering—is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship the kind that could be interpreted as romantic?

first of all, welcome and ty! and sorry it took me so long to reply, i hope u're still around anon. now to answer ur question

i'll take this opportunity to share all my thoughts on the topic bc i have Many.

TLDR: it is possible to read it as romantic if you really want to, but it's not meant to (at least not as of right now in the story aka ch.224)

deep dive under the cut as to why

-> can Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship be interpreted as romantic?

i like how you phrased that bc, the thing is, interpretation is very subjective. you're welcome and allowed to interpret things however you want, but in EY&HJ's case, i feel like you'd have to work a lil extra hard to get to that point.

-> is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship meant to be interpreted as romantic?

this one's easy bc no. objectively Not. the genre of No Home is drama and slice of life (and once upon a time, horror). even if they were to ever end up in a romantic relationship, that's not what the story is about.

when i ask myself what the author's intention is with this story, i'd say it's to (realistically) portray how a young person with trauma would navigate another young person's trauma. and showing how easy it is to unintentionally fuck it up for various reasons: lacking context as to what exactly said trauma is, generally not knowing how to navigate it, their own trauma getting in the way, lacking the necessary resources. take your pick.

think of it like "how should i carry someone else's baggage when i have my own to deal with?" while also keeping in mind they're kids; they often don't have enough experience to know how to help, and even when they know what the right thing to do is, they're not old enough to take (legal) action.

and especially, the most heart-breaking yet realistic thing, when you're just getting to know someone, you can't know everything about them. it's so easy to accidentally do or say sth that cuts or offends when it wasn't meant to. but when they've got their own issues, it's hard not to take it personally (eg. EY talking about HJ's parents without knowing his mom died not long ago in the beginning of the story).

-> what even is Eunyung and Haejoon’s relationship??

this one's so funny bc i have no idea how to answer and i'm convinced not even EY and HJ themselves would know how to answer. they're not really friends; they got off on the wrong foot and kept walking with two left feet way too much to call themselves friends. the things that pushed them together the most were the dorms (not anymore) and the same friend group (more or less since EY has multiple).

what fits them best i'd say is "the universe forced us together against our will and now we're stuck with one another altho we hate each other" (<- at least in the beginning) extended with the "misery loves company" sentiment. finding comfort in someone who gets it, even tho they only kinda get it but not really but it works out anyway except it doesn't <- THERE'S NO NAME FOR THAT *cry* they invented a new type of character dynamic smh (i've never read a pairing with so much (romantic) potential only to see them completely fuck up their chance so royally by the end of their interaction EVERY SINGLE TIME. like yeah, enemies to lovers whatever BUT NOT TO THAT LEVEL HOLY SHIT)

they've changed each other, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. they're compatible in the way they understand each other on a deeper level and incompatible in the way they don't.

...however...

this is how HJ thinks of EY: (and also what No Home is truly abt)

and this is how EY feels about HJ after EY found out HJ used to steal as well (aka that HJ isn't perfect like the stuck up bitch EY thought he was at first):

so...

<- -> EY's first impression of HJ was that he was looking down on him and sth like "does this guy have ulterior motives? or is he just that naive being so trusting?" until EY found out HJ wasn't that different from him. after that, EY started admiring HJ for still managing to achieve things in life despite the hardships he had to go through. the type of admiration that can easily (and sometimes does) slip into envy.

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since the beginning, EY has helped HJ (or at least tried to) without him knowing. sometimes it worked out, sometimes not. most times EY tried doing sth nice for HJ was (from EY's perspective) in return to HJ trying to help him or doing nice things for him (which, again, sometimes worked out, sometimes not). EY was just paying back a debt to "this stubborn naive guy who keeps getting into trouble and butting into his business. gotta look out for this idiot or he might get scammed." (<- eg. when EY offered to get HJ's money back from his uncle)

he doesn't do it for credit or friendship or out of obligation, he's just doing what he thinks is the right thing bc he doesn't want to owe anyone anything. he can't accept people just genuinely being kind, genuinely caring and genuinely wanting to help. but he's been learning and slowly coming to terms with it.

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<- -> HJ first wanted to try befriending EY despite not liking him bc, well, the guy did steal his wallet and stab him in their first interaction. after trying and failing at it multiple times, thanksgiving happened, and HJ started thinking of EY as his underclassman bc he realized EY's just a kid with issues and he should keep an eye on him (discretely bc EY hates pity).

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with time HJ has come to understand EY better by going after him whenever he ran off and slowly realized that EY does mean well and has his reasons (as fucked up as they might be sometimes). but his mentality abt EY is still "i gotta push him in the right direction cuz he's my underclassman and i unintentionally got attached to him (somehow??)" (also bc he knows EY already gave up on himself so he needs a lil help to find his way again. also also bc he knows EY is lowkey suicidal and he's scared it'll be his fault if sth happens) <- his care for EY comes from a protective/nurturing (/possibly maybe guilty) place which started when he realized EY was just a kid^^. in other words, HJ still bothers with EY out of a subconscious sense of responsibility/obligation in a way (a good way tho. or at least a way that gets better)

see, sth i struggle with is if HJ thinks he has to or wants to or thinks he should or can't just not help/care for EY. i can't exactly pinpoint where the sentiment is coming from. his face is too blank for me to read sometimes T_T

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to summarize: HJ is EY's goal, what EY wishes he could've been. and EY is HJ's 'responsibility' so to speak (bc 'burden' doesn't quite fit since HJ is there for EY willingly) -> EY has a positive opinion of HJ while HJ has a neutral opinion of EY (which is also gradually getting better)

note1: i think HJ's intention (maybe subconsciously) was to be to EY what HJ's upperclassman was to him. aka someone who's there when you need it and can help guide you. it would explain why HJ kept chasing after EY despite not really having a reason to and EY repeatedly rejecting HJ's care/help.

note2: i also believe the 'upper-under-classman' relationship dynamic fits them the best atm bc it also matches the way the story often singles EY out as he's the only second year (aka younger) of the 6 MCs.

-> Romance in No Home?

another thing i should mention is that No Home rarely leaves things open for interpretation. the deepest arguments EY&HJ had were always spelled out for us, to make us understand exactly what the problem was, and how there isn't a good guy and a bad guy. it's just two people with issuesTM.

from what we've seen in the story up to this point, i couldn't pick out a moment where i'd go "here! that's romantic! that's the moment they realized SomeThing!" yk

when it comes to romance specifically, i feel like a handful of opportunities were missed. there are scenes which could've easily been written trough a rosy lens but simply weren't.

exhibit A:

HJ was speechless bc "wow this mf really is actively picking a fight with an authority figure. i gotta make sure things don't escalate" not bc "hoLY sHiT hE's PreTTy. all his fangirls are on to something". however, this only becomes more clear when you keep reading the next few chapters, so i understand how you could interpret it as the latter.

exhibit B:

here they got so close and the moment was so deep bc "woaa he said he believes me. no one's said to me that before!". unfortunately, EY was panicking too much for it to mean something bc of the guilt he felt for HJ trusting someone so undeserving of trust like EY.

exhibit C:

this is maybe the closest we got to romantic between these two. i think this might be the only (or at least first) ever deep interaction between them that didn't end in a fight or misunderstanding. is it meant to be romantic tho? -> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-> what do i think?

first, full transparency: i went into reading this story fully expecting it to be a BL and for EY&HJ to end up together. but the more i kept on reading, the more i got the ick thinking about them being in a (romantic) relationship bc, at least from what we've seen so far in the story, their relationship would be so ToxicTM (which i personally don't enjoy reading).

as they are right now, i wouldn't want them to be together like that. like, honestly, you still can't really consider these two even friends; they just tolerate each other if the stars align correctly (altho, i'll admit, their relationship is gradually getting better!!). every big argument they had i thought "god, there's no coming back from that. i'd cut ties so quickly if was them wtf". i still don't know how they managed to keep on interacting, props to them ig.

there's a lot of unresolved issues between them. and a lot of resentment which would not bode well in a romantic relationship. the smallest argument would turn explosive and they'd be, at best, in an on&off type of relationship. they both have the power to break the other and neither would be afraid to use it. they have a lot of history together, which is not always pleasant, so if they ever were to go the romantic route, it would have to be a long way to go.

technically, i could see them in a romantic relationship if they both went to therapy first and talked out all the baggage they're carrying (both individual and shared). realistically tho, what i think will happen at the end of No Home is that either they never cross paths again after high school ends (which would absolutely break my heart Wanan pls don't), or they somehow (unintentionally) end up living together bc they both desperately needed a roommate to pay rent (which would be a hilarious fucking gag LMAO). just, HJ going to uni/work and EY doing his own thing (prolly an actor) while still cohabiting together; hanging out to watch a movie before bed <- (whether platonic or romantic being left up for interpretation)

<- -> in conclusion, from what we've seen up to this point, their relationship is mainly upper-under-classman; reluctant (maybe) friends who tolerate each other but also care (too) deeply. they've changed each other, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. in some ways they're compatible and in others they're not.

all this being said, their relationship is improving and romance between EY&HJ is not impossible, just rather unlikely imo. but, again, interpretation is subjective and u're welcome to read their relationship however you want.

[hor3nee]

I am actually in love with you for writing ogre4 Leon and dom readers every time you post something with dommy readers I bust nuff said lawdy lawddddddd

I am a big fan of it all thank you for giving me food to eat when Leon said following a lady isn't my style I knew he was lying thankkkkkkk yewwwwwwwww

your the only person on the Leon smut tags that get Leon the way I get Leon I am in love mwuah kisses write more

signing off as 🍡 anon mwa mwaaaa

I FELL TO MY KNEES AND SOBBED!!! STOP YOU'RE SO SWEET WTF LFKHSOFHN!! I love YOU ANON SO MUCH OMG KISSING YOU BACK AND MARRYING YOU I CAN'T DO THIS OMFG!! TYSM!!!

cw: nsf/w, dom/sub dynamics, sadomasochism, just some sub!Leon thoughts

I absolutely agree on that line he said. "Sorry, but following a lady's lead just isn't my style." LIAR! he literally spent the entire game following Hunnigans orders and then chasing after Ada and then basically being Ashley's guard dog- So professionally he does follow women... In the bedroom too 100%.

Re4og Leon is a special snowflake type of shit where he acts assertive when flirting and when getting started, has some nasty dirty talk and you'd really be fooled into thinking he's a hard dom. But like no. Once the clothes are off and the doors closed he's knelt and nodding along.

I do think younger Leon's brattier, heavy on re4 Leon. Both re4r and re4og are equally bratty. But the older he gets, the more he leans into total subservience. All Leon's are bigger givers than receivers, pleasure sub or whatnot, and get off on getting their partner off rather than themselves. But re4 Leon's just a bitch about it.

Yappatron 1000 that man does NOT shut up or stop barking, but it's all bark, no bite. Duh. He'll whine and groan and complain and just be an annoyance but earnestly does everything asked of him (even if he acts begrudgingly about it). Meanwhile, older Leon, says past RE6 Leon, just nods eagerly and does fuck all demanded.

Also masochistic, not hardcore but he does enjoy receiving pain. Bites, scratches, hair pulling, impact, pressure etc. Spank him and he's busting ON SIGHT...

Again I do think the older Leon gets the more he leans into the submissive role. Always prefers letting his partner lead in the bedroom, but especially as he gets older and is just too sick and tired to do anything outside of serve you however you ask of it.

[starance]

So like. Dad!Alex (stardew) hcs? 👀

( THE STARS HAVE HEARD YOUR WISH.)

ミ☆ “The memories we make with our family are everything.”

⤷ PAIRING SDV - Dad!Alex x gn!reader

⤷ WORD COUNT 412

⤷ TAGS so much fluff, it's ALL the fluff!! pregnancy/adoption, Alex is such a girl dad omg, sports ig, and just soft and sweet

⤷ NOTES Welcome my beloved Anon!! Again I went with gender neutral due to no specified gender ^w^

Like I said before he is the softest dad he absolutely adores his kids

Alex was there for everything during your pregnancy or adoption process and never once let go of your hand- (don't try to shove him he has an iron grip)

He was not afraid to let himself absolutely sob and bawl once he got to hold your child, all blubbery saying how excited he was <3

He's another big supporter of what his kid wants to do but he will HIGHLY encourage sports

When your kid started walking right before a big touchdown in his game he cheered SO loud

He had a lot of issues with his own father and while he knows he's better then that man will ever be he still needs reassurance that he won't turn out like him

Your kid absolutely loves their granny and grampy, George may be a grouchy old coot but he will let the kid join him on his wheelchair to ride around and you know Evelyn is sending all the sweets she possibly can home with them

but despite all the activity and energy some of Alex's favorite moments is just lying in bed with you, your toddler cuddled up between you as they mumble in their sleep

"Shh, look." You smile warmly as you point down at your toddler's messy form. They were spread out, limbs in every which way on top of your blankets loud snores echoing in the room.

Alex wakes up groggy, normally waking early but finding himself surprisingly comfortable waking at noon and realizing it's because of his spouse and child being all snuggled up before him.

A warm and soft grin splits across his face as he presses a morning kiss to your lips. Both of you lean down to press a kiss to the small kid's cheeks making them giggle awake before you and Alex absolutely attack them in kisses.

All Alex can think about is how great it is to have you here with him and how much he loves his little family.

Of course with him it won't stay little for very long- he wants as many kids as you'll allow him

His goal is an entire football team

If you ever need help around the farm he makes it into a game every time

"Who can carry the most rocks to the chest" or "animal care" are their favorites

The domesticity is domesticating omfg

I just love them sm

[goosewriting]

Hellooo goose! it’s my first time interacting here and i just wanted to say how muuuuch i love your writing 🤍 its sooo… GOOOOOD you have no idea, i literally DEVOUR every single rottmnt masterpiece of yours 🫶🏼

with that in mind, i have a request (only take it if you feel like it ofc <3) and i can’t get this out of my head omfg and because its about to be valentine’sss…

The prompt is; you and leo being veeery close friends for a long time.

A friends to lovers situation. his brothers notice and leo asks them (one by one separately because of the teasing even tho they already know lol) to help him out for valentine’s and mikey decides to help with some red velvet choc brownies and (insert fav food), donnie and raph help keeping it a surprise and setting everything up…. (IM SOBBING THIS IS SO CUTE STWAP)

it ends up leo and reader kissing tenderly, very cute, it rises up a bit. they’re so in love. stOP.

pretty please 🫶🏼

i love your writing

-🐨

Be my Valentine 💝

summary: the turtles set a plan in motion so Leo can ask out reader on valentine’s day.

relationship: Rise!Leo x gn!reader

warnings: none! fluff, smooches, second hand embarrassment maybe lol 

word count: 3.1k

A/N: welcome koala anon! tysm for your kind words and the super cute request, this thing practically wrote itself lol i missed writing for Leo 😭💙 as it wasn't specified, i set this some time after the movie. hope that works!

(english is not my first language. constructive criticism and grammar corrections are very appreciated!)

— — —

The turtle brothers and you have been friends for quite some time now, around two years in fact. And you love them all dearly and equally, except for one maybe… 

Leo has always been the touchy type and isn’t shy when it comes to physical contact. You don’t mind; he’s like that with everyone, after all. Just another layer of his complex personality. 

However, lately you can’t help but feel that something has changed. The passing glances, the casual touches… they feel different. You catch yourself feeling self-conscious when he’s around. And the other turtles are no help either; it’s like when Leo comes into the room, the whole atmosphere changes. Like there’s a sudden tension in the air. You’ll be hanging out with the turtles like normal, but when Leo joins you, his brothers suddenly make excuses to leave the room. 

Deep inside, you suspect what they’re trying to do. You think they’ve noticed your own shift towards the blue-clad turtle, and now they probably think you have a crush on him (which in all fairness, you do), so they’re trying to get you alone with him to confess or something. While you appreciate their attempt to help or support you, it really isn’t comfortable for you, being left like that. It has already led to the occasional awkward moment between you two. You just wish it would go back to how it was; your crush is for you alone and not to be shared, as you cherish the friendship with the turtles too much to risk it over asking out Leo. 

What you don’t know, however, is that Leo is inwardly freaking out every time he steps anywhere near you. For you see, he is down bad just as you are. He’s just better at putting on a façade to hide underneath.

He didn’t fall for you first, though. Your crush developed somewhat gradually over the last months; for him it was a realisation hitting him in the face all at once, like a wall of bricks. And not even that long ago. But that doesn’t make it any less brain wracking for him. 

Unsure of what to do, he went to his brothers to ask for advice. No matter how much he plays the face man of the group, thinking he’s suave and all, he actually has no real experience in this. (In truth neither do his brothers, but who else is he supposed to ask, Splinter? Right.) Besides, you’re not just a passing crush or a random interesting person. No, you mean a lot to him. And he doesn’t want to ruin what you have. 

At first, Leo intended to not say anything and just cherish your friendship, but no matter how much he tries convincing himself that you just see him as a friend and that you’re out of his league anyway, he still has a tiny spark of hope in him that maybe, just maybe, you feel the same.

So of course the first person he asks is Doctor Delicate Touch himself. 

Mikey is delighted that his brother finally admitted to himself how he’s feeling. Truth is, the brothers noticed a looong time ago that Leo and you are into each other, but you’re both too dense for your own good. They have been itching to help out and already started scheming. Hence why they tried to give you some alone time every now and then.

But now that Leo approaches him first, Mikey essentially calls an emergency family meeting. He pulls out a full flowchart showing plans A through G to ask you out, Donnie starts his fully animated PowerPoint  presentation to go with it, and Raph rolls in a whiteboard to brainstorm ideas. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it would be the perfect occasion for Leo to confess.

After sitting down a whole evening and planning everything out with his brothers, they come up with the following plan: Mikey will help Leo bake some delicious velvet chocolate brownies (because you deserve not only good, but the best!), Donnie says he will scope out some empty buildings that could be quickly remodelled into an undisturbed, cosy movie night corner, and Raph will be in charge of getting it all set up. For being the biggest and spikiest, he actually has a great eye when it comes to interior decorating.

It’s also good that the few days before Valentine’s you have several exams for your classes and some other errands to run. So you already excused yourself from not being able to see the guys as often as you’d like in that period of time, and they plan to use the time to get all preparations going.

To make sure that you won’t plan anything else that day, Mikey messages the group chat, casually asking if you’re “free next Wednesday” to watch a movie, which is something you do rather often with the guys.

Since your last test is on Tuesday, you say yes, eager to have a welcome reward for yourself for doing all your classwork. Mikey suggests a movie night, and one after the other, the different turtles’ responses pop up in the chat, all of them saying they’re free and that movie night sounds good.

It’s a date then 😉 — you reply jokingly, without thinking much of it. Unbeknownst to you, Leo almost faints when he sees your reply. Raph’s laugh at his brother’s face reverberated pretty far through the sewers, too. 

— — —

After several last minute study sessions, wishing for information to travel into your brain by osmosis while smushing your face against a book, and a lot of caffeine, all your exams are done, and you’re officially on break.

That night you sleep well and long, sneaking in an extra pampering self-care bath before meeting the boys. Earlier that week you went to get some snacks, and as you look at the bag on your kitchen counter after you’re done changing, heat prickles at your cheeks.

On the sweets aisle you kept mainly gravitating towards Leo’s favourites, and only after you were done paying did you realise not only how many snacks and sweets you bought, but also that, on purpose or not, you picked most just because they were blue or had blue packaging, which reminded you of him. 

With a sigh you take one last look in the mirror at yourself; the bath got you in a really good mood, and you’re honestly rocking your outfit. If the confidence continues throughout the night, maybe you’d even find it in you to tell Leo how you feel… Is Valentine’s Day too cheesy for that? And on movie night with his brothers, no less? Maybe you should have invited him somewhere else, or maybe it’s just not meant to be…

With a slight seed of doubt in your heart, you grab your things and make your way out the door, about to start the familiar trek to the turtle lair. Except that you get a message, and the sound alone makes your heart skip a bit; it’s from Leo. You know it’s him because you’ve set a special ringtone for him, a sound effect from his favourite Jupiter Jim movie. But you’d rather fall into a ditch than have him know that. He would never let you live it down. Especially if he saw how quickly you scramble to get your phone out of your pocket at the sound.

Turns out, movie night isn’t in the lair at all, it’s in a place you’ve never been, not alone nor with them. It strikes you as a little odd, but you know the area isn’t dangerous or anything, plus you’ll be accompanied by literal ninja mutants, so, if anything, your curiosity is peaked. You did notice that the last few days, there was a strange silence from the turtles. You assumed it was because they didn’t want to disturb your studies, but something was… off. There was more secrecy than usual. And now they’re meeting somewhere new? It takes every ounce of self-control not to immediately message Mikey and ask what’s up. You’d find out yourself soon enough anyway. 

After taking a bus and a short walk, you arrive at the meeting point. Your eyes travel from the pin on your maps app on your phone to the run-down building in front of you several times, making sure you’re at the right location. And you are. Except that there’s nothing here. You try looking in through the windows, but they’re blocked with old wooden boards from the inside. 

Just as you’re about to walk around the building to find an entrance, a door partially hidden by a pile of rubbish and debris opens with a creak, and Mikey’s head pops out.

“There you are!” he greets you with a chipper tone.

”What in the world is this place,” you rhetorically ask with a chuckle. “I thought we were watching a movie?”

“We are, we are. Don’t let looks deceive you. Come in~”

You step in, and Mikey closes the door behind you. You follow him up some dusty stairs, using your phones’ flashlights to navigate through the darkness, as whatever little daylight remains outside can’t come in through the barricaded windows, and there seems to be no electricity. The air is stale and you can see dust particles floating in the beam of your light.

“Is this safe?” You sound less amused now, starting to get actually concerned. 

“Totally,” Mikey answers, completely calm.

”This was Donnie’s doing, I suppose?”

”Yup.”

”Just what are you guys up to,” you ask under your breath with a playful smile, more towards yourself than at him.

Once on the upper floor, you see light coming from under a door. Mikey opens it, letting you step in first. You enter the room, and as the turtle brothers say “Surprise!” in unison, you can’t help the gasp that escapes you. Never would you have guessed this was inside, given the state of the building from the outside. 

Several low hanging lights emit a warm inviting glow, complemented by some fairy lights. The space has been cleaned thoroughly, and you spot a pile of blankets, pillows and bean bags on the floor by the projector, which is already turned on and the movie on the wall is paused at the studio intro. A little makeshift table, consisting of a plank of wood held up by some bricks, holds a variety of delicious treats, going from pizza to finger food to desserts, as well as beverages.

You let your gaze slowly pan over the place to take it all in, nodding to yourself with a low whistle.

“Not bad,” you say. “Not bad indeed.” 

“Are you surprised?”, Donnie asks with a smug grin. 

“I most definitely am,” you respond. “I love what you’ve done with the place. Not that I know what the place even is.” 

“It’s an old office space, set to be renovated by the end of the year. I just pulled some strings to use it for tonight,” Donnie explains with a swiping motion of his hand, as if saying no big deal. “Raph here is the one who brought out the real shine. Quite literally, too, he waxed the floor.”

You look down and sure enough, the wooden boards are shiny, slightly squeaky against your shoes even. 

“You really went all out, huh,” you say, and Raph sheepishly chuckles.

Smiling, your eyes jump from one turtle to the next until they finally land on Leo, and you slightly clench your jaw at the heat you know is spreading on your face, unable to stop it.

“Well, you deserve it,” Leo says with a grin. 

“Especially after being done with classes,” Mikey adds.

”True, but you guys deserve this too! You’re literally helping people and protecting the city all the time.”

They look at each other and nod in agreement. 

For a second, you think Leo is going to say something, as he gives you what must be the third once-over since you’ve arrived. But he remains silent. You hope your outfit choice isn’t weird…

“Alright,” you exclaim, both to distract from your current thoughts and to fill the silence. “Now that we know how proud we are of each other, how about we start? I’m actually starving.”

— — —

You take the last bite from your brownie just as the credits start rolling.

”Ah, what a classic,” Donnie says with a content sigh, and he and Raph get into an argument about what fight scene from the movie was the best.

You sigh at the delicious treat melting on your tongue, savouring it.

”You like them?” Leo asks from his spot next to you with an amused smile.

”I love them! They’re so good,” you reply, turning to look at Mikey. “Compliments to the chef.”

Since Mikey is the one to usually cook and bake out of the group, you assumed it was him who made the brownies. 

“Actually,” he says as he stands up to stretch, “The chef is right there.”

You look to where he’s pointing: next to you, to Leo. 

“You made them?” you ask genuinely. 

“I mean, Mikey helped,” Leo says with a slight shrug.” But, yeah.”

”He made them for you,” you hear Mikey say, and your head whips around back to Mikey.

”What?” you ask. 

You look back to Leo, who’s giving his youngest brother a panicked glare, while Mikey sticks his tongue out at him. 

Suddenly, the room is silent. Raph and Donnie stopped their discussion and once again, the atmosphere has abruptly shifted. You open your mouth to say something, but nothing comes out, as your brain is reeling. Did Mikey just mean what you think he meant? What you… hope he meant? And what was with Leo’s reaction and lack of sassy comeback?

You turn back to the turtle in question and meet his eyes, the slightest rise of your eyebrows indicating you’re expectant of an explanation. All five stages of grief seem to pass over Leo’s face in the matter of a split second, and he looks at such a loss for words that you almost burst out laughing. The fact that he isn't teasing you or dropping some corny one-liner at his brother’s comment to play along, is proof that there’s something else there. Your confidence from earlier that day resurfaces, and as you decide to tease him a little (because those chances are rare), you lean back slightly onto your hands. One quick glance to the side and you realise the other turtles are long gone.

”For me, huh?” you say in a teasing tone. “You wanted to impress me that much?” 

He wants to play along so badly, tease you back. If only he knew that just with a grin and a touch he would disarm you entirely. Instead, he goes the rare honest route, and gives you a short nod.

”I did, actually.”

That’s not the response you were expecting. You slightly lean forward to sit upright again, taking a second or two to word your response properly, unable to tear away your eyes from his.

”Well, you did. But you do know that you don’t need some grand gesture to impress me or make me like you, right?”

He chuckles, visibly relaxing his shoulders, leaning in ever so slightly. 

“I’m just that extra and you know it.”

You hum, bringing your hands into your lap, and you look down at them. You really hope he can’t hear your heart pounding against your ribs.

“And is there a reason in particular you wanted to impress me?” you ask him, voice significantly smaller. 

“As a matter of fact, there is,” he replies just as gently.

Leo’s hand inches closer to yours until his fingertips brush over your knuckles, and it sends a tingly shiver up your arm and down your spine. You involuntarily take in a sharp breath through your teeth and look up at him. You were not ready to be met with the sweetest, most vulnerable expression on his face. All words leave your brain. 

“And?” is all you manage after a moment.

Equally unable to put his feelings into words, Leo chooses the next best thing. By now, you’re both so close to each other that you can feel his breath fanning over your cheek. He quickly closes the gap, and his lips meet yours. The kiss is soft and warm and sweet and for the amount of pining you’ve both endured, it’s not enough.

Your hands travel up to cup Leo’s face, but he suddenly goes “hm!” like he just remembered something and pulls back, holding you by your shoulders. You give him a confused pout; it was just about to get good.

”I forgot to ask: will you be my Valentine?”

That is so massively out of the blue (pun unintended), that you can’t help the hearty laugh coming out of you. 

“A little late to ask that now, isn’t it?” you ask with a chuckle, running your fingers over his jawline.

”You know what they say, better late than never,” he replies with a shrug, leaning into your touch.

You lift your chin ever so slightly to look at him through half-lidded eyes.

”I bet that whoever said that wasn’t in this particular predicament.”

With that, you pull him back to you, kissing him more intensely this time, and he understands. Your tongue meets his, and his kisses taste like chocolate. You only pull back ever so slightly for a moment to take a breather, both of you panting. 

“And for the record,” you say between breaths, essentially whispering the words into his skin. “The answer is yes. I will be your Valentine, if you’ll be mine.”

Finally, he sports his signature smirk. 

“As if you even need to ask,” is all he remarks before capturing your lips again.

One of his hands snakes around your back, pressing you to him, while he balances the weight on the other, leaning you back onto the pillows so he can climb on top of you. 

However long you have the room for, wherever his brothers are… Leo is set on using this chance with you to the fullest while uninterrupted.

— — —

Bonus:

The other turtle brothers have been spying through the crack of the door until you started making out. After carefully closing it, they move a little further down the empty hallway. 

Raph pumps his fist in the air as a sign of victory, Mikey holds Donnie by the shoulders, shaking him back and forth with a silent squeal. But now that the plan worked, and you and Leo are busy… what are they supposed to do?

The three silently look at each other in the dark hallway for a moment, until Mikey looks at Donnie.

”So… you got games on your phone?”

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[oneforthemunny]

if you could headcanon angst fot each eddie what would it be? (youre hesrtbreakingly good at angst)

mafia!eddie’s is easy. angst about you getting hurt bc of his job. he got ‘sloppy’ (he didn’t) and trusted the wrong person or did the wrong thing. it’s his worst fear come true, repeating history. he’d go into nearly a mania state of paranoia trying to prevent it. a spiraling rampage and just completely loses his mind in a way.

older!eddie i’d say it’s the angst of gina. past relationship trauma and really the verbal and mental abuse she put him in. specifically, left him in when they divorced. how self conscious it made him, how anxious it made him, how deeply just fucked up and skewed his perception of love was.

modern!eddie it would be a good old fashioned break up. he’s too immature in the relationship. one too many fight about forgetting things, her having to do everything. just too much, really, and they break up. he’s in a deep depression after. genuinely heart broken but tbh needs to happen bc he’s gotta grow up a little.

rockstar!eddie is definitely when he does coke and is with the kids. i’m standing with that anon from ages ago (i think it was on the old blog maybe?) but twins are newborns, he’s trying to balance still working and touring and making music, being a dad to four young kids, and being a husband. he’s exhausted but he can’t be, does some coke, nb notices somethings off with how weird he’s been and finds it. she leaves him and goes to farrah’s. he absolutely loses his shit, spirals way out of control, checks himself into like a rehab spa place bc he’s not addicted really but he wants to learn healthy coping skills. has a teeny tiny nervous breakdown too from just everything.

cowboy!eddie is coming. trust.

dom!eddie this feels generic but he takes it too far. not physically but emotionally if that’s makes sense. i think early in the relationship, they’re kinda figuring out what they like, what they don’t. it’s easy with physical things bc he can see it. but he wants to do emotional too. says some hurtful shit in the name of “degrading” which she takes personally. he didn’t mean it but why did he say that, let alone think it (spoiler he heard it in a porno and thought it would be good to say lol). just very angsty miscommunication. definitely helps them establish hard lines on what goes and what doesn’t. realizes she likes being humiliated more than degraded so important in their dynamic but yikes. not fun.

bouncer!eddie he cheats on her. he’s so flirty anyways like that’s just his personality. he’s drunk, she’s not there, gets his dick sucked in the hideout bathroom after a gig when he’s so fucking drunk he can barely stand and sobs after he cums. he’s a wreck about telling you. decides not to lie (bc people there def saw it) and it’s horrendous. absolutely just angst and more angst and he didn’t mean to, you don’t believe him. worst of all you have to WORK together omfg. very not great.

janitor!eddie i pretty much destroyed him with ‘some sunny day’ so that? if it was with reader related, it’s definitely when he gets jealous over nothing. accuses her of cheating and flirting and taking advantage of him and being horrible, because one of the other teachers were flirting with her and she was uncomfortable. but he doesn’t try to hear her side of thing, just assumes and accuses and is deeply insecure, and like can’t be doing that lol.

[svtminji]

what were the members reaction to jeongmi’s relationship? were some members rooting for them since the beginning or was totally shocked by the news

omg! this was something i’ve been meaning to start writing, esp. for the jeongmi files, but didn’t really know how to expand from it. the ask really drove me to write this.. so thank u anon !! 🐈‍⬛🐈🤍

٩(^‿^)۶ SEVENTEEN’S REACTION TO JEONGMI’S RELATIONSHIP !

pairing. jeonghan x oc — seventeen x oc

date set. late 2020 / november 2020

word count. 1.1k

warnings. foul language used, one mention of their engagement, mutual pining omg 😫

an. again.. thank u to my anon for asking this ^_^

anon asks related to this. mingyu reaction

LEAST SURPRISED — “oh, okay. yeah we could tell you two liked each other for a long ass time already. i’m surprised you didn’t get together sooner.” ->

seungcheol/s.coups & joshua

ok this two men were like.. thankful that the pair finally had the balls to ask each other out after like 2 years of painful flirting omg. since the 95 line are usually closer to each other, the jeongmi couple had their designated person that they talked to about their love problems. sc&js definitely heard both sides of jeonghan and minji about their “undying love” for each other but didn’t know if it really was that for TWO YEARS STRAIGHT. #1 WINGMEN—“oh hey jeonghan, why don’t you go help out mizu with her tasks. i’m sure she won’t mind you” or “oh sorry about that mizu, but i’m sure jeonghan can help you with that task”— and they would SET THEM UP on dates omfg. the news wasn’t surprising to them at all. to them, they were already a couple with the way they acted towards each other tbh. — “god fucking FINALLY!! it’s about damn time!”

seungkwan & chan/dino

seungkwan. kwannie. chan. channie *violently sobs*. these men rooted for them like children of divorce who went through hell and back to get their parents back even though they never had a divorce but they were just not together or married. in satirical forms, they would ironically call them mom and dad and only to please their ideals, they would respond to it. literally pushed the jeongmi agenda—“ah minji-noona, when are you going to date jeonghan-hyung? what do you mean ‘no?’, he literally throws heart eyes to you whenever you have the chance to speak and you do it as well..”— and they did not fail! news wasn’t surprising, they literally raised seungkwan and chan.. — “see! i told you they were going to date. now give me those $50 bucks right now.” “hyung, are you serious right now..?”

SEMI SURPRISED — “oh, i mean i expected it but i didn’t think it would be so early.” ->

wonwoo

just because this man is quiet, DOES NOT mean he doesn’t enjoy the drama 🙄!! one of the first people to realize what was going on between jeongmi, excluding the fact they smashed before dating each other. actively had told minji to ask jeonghan out but wonwoo never saw it happen rip 💔. he was more worried about the articles that would come out once they were either: 1) exposed, or 2) came out themselves and said it. — “ah. see! i told you everything was going to be alright! i literally told you to ask him and boom.. he beat you to it.”

minghao & vernon

these two could see that jeonghan & minji would eventually get together some day but they didn’t know when. unlike sc, js & chan, they didn’t push much thought into it but supported the jeongmi agenda. they’ve seen the signs of a future relationship, given how minji would act with jeonghan. minji also brought a side out of jeonghan.. ❪ like being babied ❫, and to be honest, hao and vern were like .. “tf when did he get all mushy mushy with mizu..?”. they were surprised to say the least but it wasn’t the biggest news to them ❪ like jeongmi getting engaged ❫.

SURPRISED — “how long did you guys know.. and why didn’t you tell us beforehand!!!” ->

hoshi/soonyoung

he would see the sneaky glances between them during any sort of dance practice. during dance practices, soonyoung is on HIGH ALERT all the time and frankly, he does not want anyone messing up, including his main dancers chan and minji. seeing minji distracted during practice was pretty rare and seeing her this distracted because of jeonghan was even WEIRD. did some investigation but later gave up because he forgot. didn’t help that he got frequent visits from jeonghan ❪ same dorm building in 2020 ❫ and jeonghan would as him some questions about minji. — “what do you mean they’ve been dating? oh, is that why you asked me if minji was talking to anyone?”

dk/seokmin & mingyu

these two were surprised. seokmin was shocked and mingyu fell to his knees ❪ not clickbait, see image at the end ❫. mingyu couldn’t believe he was flirting with a taken woman, still did afterward. they couldn’t believe their eyes and had to take breather. — “so you’re telling me that you two are together? okay. that’s reasonable considering you two were always together. right mingyu? mingyu..?” image at the end.

MOST SURPRISED — “WHAT THE FUCK.” ->

jun/junhui

oh this man LIVES on his phone, spends most of his off days catching up on whatever he missed. sure he’s heard a thing or two about them, especially from minji, and shrugged it off. he always thought that it was weird that minji had a certain feeling for jeonghan but honestly, who wouldnt? so whatever was said about him from her, he honestly did not give a f.. until they announced it. he’s literally the shocked cat meme or wtv cat memes there are now 🙀🙀🙀 literally him. ngl.. he’s the type to forget their dating because he’ll pop in the room and see them pdaing and boom! “what the fuck is going on??” — “what do you mean they’ve been eyeing each other? HOW?”

woozi/jihoon

this man LIVES in his workplace. what makes you think he’s going to understand the emotional love from these two..? though he did find it weird that minji was asking his opinion on love songs she wrote, but didn’t mention it. and why was jeonghan so keen on wanting to learn more japanese..? on the dates they were busy with either music shows or gose, he did notice that they were closer to eachother and found it extremely strange. #was the last one to find out — “so you’ve been telling me that you two have liked each other for how many years? TWO? oh my god.. you better be fucking with me”

EXTRA BONUS: PARENT’S REACTION

DOI HOUSEHOLD ->

mom and dad were NOT surprised at all. the calls made from minji to her parents always ended on a strange note: “so when are you going to ask out jeonghan?” or “are you and jeonghan finally dating or what?”. minji had enough during the early months of 2020, and kept her secret when they finally started dating. — “mariana mizuki cortez doi. why did we have to hear it from the agency that you were finally dating jeonghan..? oh, you better pray that you are not home til the next year.” — though afterward, they were extremely supportive of the young couple.

YOON HOUSEHOLD ->

just like minji’s parents, the yoon parents were NOT surprised. they always regarded minji as a sweet girl and had always told jeonghan to bring her home more often, without the rest of the members. they also pushed the jeongmi agenda onto jeonghan in hopes he would ask out minji sooner or later. after a month or so of dating, jeonghan would eventually tell his parents on what their newfound relationship was built on.

some were short due to the diverse set of reactions!! but here’s jun’s reaction and mingyu’s reaction.

svtminji est 2023

[tonberry-yoda]

Hi hi hi 👋 I hope youre having a lovely lovely day. Do you like Taylor Swift? Cuz my current obsession is listening to her songs while day dreaming about Gojo. Anyway i was listening to "I Think He Know" and I want to ask, what's your headcanon for Gojo if he know/found out you been having the biggest crush on him since the dawn of time? Like how would he react/act?? What would he do? Full brainrot.

-starberry anon

Gojo finding out reader has had a crush on him since forever

notes - STRAWBERRY ANON I LOVE THIS IDEA AHHHH <333 I'm not a Taylor Swift fan, but omfg this idea is honestly everything to me!! I literally have like a whole thing in my mind for this because I have thought about this exact idea a thousand times lol. Thank you for requesting it because I am more than happy to share my thoughts! Have an awesome day and brainrot right there with you babe <3

like this idea has been on my mind for god knows how long

he's cocky

^ we know this

^ because of this though, he knows that everyone is in love with him LMFAO

you and gojo have known each other since high school and have been through thick and thin together

^ like the shittiest situations and biggest fights are all in the past and a part of your story

but honestly, he never considered you as an "option" if that makes sense

he knows that everyone thinks he's hot, but he didn't think you did

you made fun of him and laughed with him and went everywhere with him that you didn't feel like a random simp, just another half of him

then bro realized.... OOOOOOH... I have a crush

^ like duh gojo

he figured this out about himself at a serious time thought and didn't think about bringing it up to you

and then you two separated for a while, didn't see each other because you were traveling the world

when you saw gojo again in the future and you two went out for coffee or something, you were just looking down into your cup and giggles, nonchalantly saying, "you know, Satoru, I used to have the biggest crush on you in high school... still do"

bro almost choked on his coffee

he looked at you with wide eyes and was like "huh?!"

you told him everything: that ever since you met you fell for his silly ass and he just listened, nearly tearing up

he has been alone a long time after everyone he loved left, so to hear you say all that and not deny that he still has a hold on your heart nearly made him start sobbing in a cafe LMFAO

but then he told you that he felt the same

you smiled at him and moved down his glasses, telling him he had pretty eyes

he blushed, duh

and from there, it was history <3

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[thebearer]

OG Willow anon: yes, it absolutely is a TS ref!! I figured since we had Dorothea, another Evermore song was in order.

In honor of our sweet girl, imagine Willow growing up to be a chef 🥺

She takes your maiden name to work under bc she’s not about to be a nepobaby, but she still comes home and cooks with Carmy. You and Teddy hang out in the living room and eat everything they cook

chef willow omfg. i feel like as much as carmen loves cooking, he was always kinda against his girls going to culinary school (bc it's hell truly. he doesn't want them to go through it) but sydney really inspired willow. she showed her the joy in cooking and how fun it can be. carmen too, really every chef at the bear, but sydney and willow always had a little bond esp with cooking.

carmen gives her the advice to go under your maiden name so they don't target her or give her special treatments "he knows the chefs can be petty as fuck) and when she graduates he buys he her own embroidered chef's coat stop i'll sob rn

[dollivication]

Hi beautiful 💋

First of all...

I want to make a man cry, make him cry ugly

Like imagine this, girl, imagine this with me...

Reader has been deeply interested in Nero, okay? And is constantly trying to get close to him in every way possible, trying everything! Gifts? Done. Praise? Fucking done.

He? Throwing her gifts in the trash in front of her-

But reader always get rejected, in the worst ways possible like trying to say good morning to him and asking if she can watch him train? GURL HE WOULD LOOK AT HER LIKE A PEST and tell her to fuck off-

Do you know that tsundere attitude? Well he Is worst- but he actually really likes her but he's so dumb that doesn't know how to respond because he's to afraid of looking stupid

But one day reader decide it's time to get her dignity out of the trash can, clean it and wearing it again and all the attention he was receiving from her is now ALL FUCKING GONE!

He is internally panicking, watching her avoiding his gaze, his touch and suddenly she start being mean to him-

And this bitch is a masochist he is willing to take any kind of attention even if it is negative, Doing everything possible to show off in front of her and steal her attention trying to get some compliments back or even being him the one who brings gifts now

And she throws them in the trash just like him, in front of his eyes and that's when he cries- and he cries hard because he doesn't know what to do! He was so afraid of looking lake an idiot but now it is happening- like

I WANT TO MAKE A MEN CRY not even in a sexual way, I want to make him cry and only want my fucking comfort

This was very long, sorry beautiful but I did really get into dmc 😞

Alsooo, can I be 🌮 anon?

HAILLOOOO !!! :3 and omfg…. OHMGYOGF… i’m giggling i’m blushing i’m tickled unbelievably pink by this it is INSANE..?? I WANT TO MAKE A MAN WEEP TOO YOU GET ME SO WELL… especially nero… ❤️❤️

nero will be PETRIFIED when yew stop showering him in attention… he immediately starts jumping to conclusions—did you find someone better than him? maybe you just had a bad day?? did you stop liking him????? whyre u acting so strange…

heart DROPS when he realizes that you’re actually respecting yourself and not throwing yourself at his feet anymore. didn’t girls like chasing the guys?? sure he was mean to the smallest things you did, but still, he thought you were into that!! :( poor critter doesn’t understand why you suddenly changed!

HES SOOOO DESPERATE JUST 4 YEW TO LOOK AT HIM AGAIN! laik.. even if yew look at him in disgust, it’ll make his stomach churn, maybe it’ll even make bile rise to his throat out of sheer fucking anxiety, but at least you’re looking at him, right? the butterflies in his tummy feel more like spiders than anything, it’s hardly a pleasant feeling yet for some fucked up reason it gets him going…

he’s never been good with keeping himself in control—he can’t remember the last time he’s cried. he couldn’t even believe he was crying over a girl! but it’s for you you you, and as long as it stays that way, he doesn’t mind sobbing out like a little baby <3 he just loves you so mauch…

even if you hurt him, stomp on his gifts, it’ll be worth it in the end because you’re actually paying him mind — they say you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but for him? he’ll take either from yuuu ૮꒰ ˶> ༝ <˶꒱ა !!

auwaaa.. nero nero nero the man you are….. AND YES YES OFCOURSE!!! THE EMOJI IS ALLLLL YURS!! WELCOME TO RHE FRIENDS LIST TEEHEE!! IMS OSOSO EXCITED TO HAVE YEWW AWAAAA❤️❤️❤️

[antoncore]

Here w the poly riize thoughts !! Thinking of eunseok × sungchan × reader, where sungchan and eunseok are co ceos of a big company and the gf studies remotely from home for her uni degree, being a few years younger than both of them. ( Imagine sungchan and eunseok aged up lol, but its all still legal)

See the gf as being a spoilt little crybaby :(

Eunseok and chan always giving her the most extravagant gifts, their cards to go shopping, making sure she doesn't lift a finger unless needed to! Taking her to workplace dinner, where everyone just sees her face and sees them always with her but doesn't know her name or anything!

Getting into the spicy stuff....

Kinda see both of them teasing u a LOT!!! like Sungchan making you walk to eunseok after fucking you so he can too! Shaky legs and everything 😵‍💫😵‍💫 kinda see eunseok playing the "good cop" (facade) and sungchan playing the "bad cop". Sungchan always teasing you being so mean, calling u a dumb little spoilt brat who only longs for their cocks, and while u sob eunseok is always the one cooing at u, kissing away ur tears and calling u his precious little girl, even though he also has the same or even more sinister thoughts than sungchan!

You dressing up pretty with your makeup done, hair kept up, and going to see them in the office, just sitting there (or doing more), even having lunch w them!

But then imagine one day you get into an argument w sungchan, and ur both too cocky to apologise, but what he said srsly hurt you! So u go crying to eunseok, sitting in his lap, telling him everything that happened, eunseok taking this as a chance to ruin ur already ruined mind, and telling u he'll take care of u! Then one day maybe after a week or so, as much as eunseok loves ur full attention on him, he thinks he's had enough of u and sungchan ignoring each other, so the all three of u go out for dinner where u get very drunk and just cling onto sungchan!! Start tearing up and apologising, while he does the same!!!

Have like a million more scenarios but i dont wanna make it too long!!! I can share some more if u want tho lol - 🍫

anon this is so perfect… more pls🥹

the makeup sex with sungchan🥴🥴 eunseok’s there too to make sure you’ve made up for sure. he’s also holding your hand, playing with your hair etc. he’s telling you to thank sungchan for his cock, that you love him so much. after you’ve both cum, you’re cuddling in bed together as you watch movies of your choice. life would be so perfect with them two omfg i would love to be their cute lil gf!!!

[earlysunshines]

im sobbing i dont even know you personally but im sobbing i love ur works so much i really hope you read this 😕 but you were the first blog i have discovered and you have been my favourite author in this whole app ur works are so great it makes me excited to come home from school and see what you have in store even if its not a work of urs i get excited to see what you have to say, when you talk about school and how much i relate to it i get happy when you talk about anything at all even if its not related to twice i get happy bcz ur just my favourite writer i never would’ve expected this day to come so soon but i hope you are happy with this decision and i hope your future goes well 💞

NONIM SOSORRY I JUST SAW THIS NOOO IM SO SORRY ANON IM HERR I DIDNT PEAVE EVER IT WAS A PRANK IT WAS A PRANK ANON NOOO ILY

i’m ab to sob i’m glad u like to hear what i say i’m glad ppl listen to me on here it makes me really happy and noticed and ilysm omfg

I LVOE TOU SO MYCH YOUR WORDS MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME I MIGHT CRY

[endless-ineffabilities]

Not the same anon as before but Im glad I'm not alone I also have such a hard time shipping aemond with anyone. I pretty much cant read any aemond fics that aren't y/n type fics because I get jealous too 😭 I'm in the complete same boat as you because before ewans aemond showed up I was reading daemon×rhaenyra fics, harwin×rhaenyra fics, daemon×oc, etc but with aemond it's just different ig. I think (or hoping) that for me alys will be different because she's his canon love interest and and I think I'll really like her. It kinda helps that I look like her lol. I'm just really hoping that they're truly in love for aemonds sake, I would feel so bad for him if his only experience with a relationship was because of magic or something especially after how he lost his v card. Also as far as alys goes I'm so excited to see how aemond treats her to see what hes like in relationships in general, like is he more touchy with his girlfriend, is he softer with her than most people, what kind of love language he has, is he the jealous type,stuff like that 👀 also we should all just call you alys rivers from now on LOL so by the time she comes on screen you'll be used to it 😂

happy to hear someone's on the same page!! 😂

My two personalities when season 2 comes out will be:

Omfg they look sooo good together. She's so dark and mysterious and beautiful and I love that Aemond ends up with her of all people (that is - IF there is NO manipulation involved with how they fall in love). Yes momma, go wreck everything and everyone else for your Aemond, use your witchy spells and burn everyone down for your one-eyed prince. And he would do the same for you!!! Two broken and discarded and fiery souls brought together by fate!!!!! Dark romance excellence!!!!!!

I'm so jealous I can't look at them 😭 Please I'd much rather squeeze lemon juice into my eyes 😭😭 Why am I not the right age to have auditioned for her role??

Yes, please call me Alys. You too are Alys. We are all Alys. All of the Aemond girlies are Alys. Alys is a state of mind.

Imagine when Ewan finally does his press interviews, and talks about how great it was to work with the actress who plays Alys. Plus, factor in the way he's not averse to a bit of method acting... *sobs*

[jinhogae]

fave changki solo work? it doesn't have to be a song. it can be a photoshoot or variety show or even their radio show? also whats your fave changki hair colour? hope you are well and staying warm! (if u're in the northern hemisphere) -🎄

CHANGKI HOURS 24/7. i am so insufferable about them and show so little of it on here, you can all be lucky. pretty sure my brother is my go-to sounding board for changki and he's not even too deep into mx. but he is a trooper about it. anyways, you are one as well now, mbb anon. i hope this brings you joy to read ijuhzghujik

kihyun: comma is easily my fave solo work he's done. that song brought me to my knees and pierced my little soul in two and then glued it back together. i love it. i know you said it doesn't have to be a song, but man. man, man, man, he's just such a singer, you know? his voice is his instrument and he puts it all out for this song and he got me good. generally voyager was one of my favourite moments of the whole year, so i think the era stands as a whole as my favourite solo work. it was just so kihyun, and it was so perfect in everything. that being said, loved it when kihyun went on midnight idol as changkyun's guest. these losers, i love them. 😭 and if i had to choose a fave kihyun look, listen, he is the resident tangerine. he makes that orange work for him. he even makes red work for him (rare win!). idk how he does it, but he looks like a tangerine and i am game.

changkyun: his baverse episode !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love nothing more out of everything changkyun has done than his baverse episode. it made me fucking cry, man. that one part where he said he spends a lot of time alone and creates a lot by himself because that is where he feels most seen and heard, because not many people understand him or he feels like he fits in AND THEN we see him in the studio with jooheon. cue up my sobbing. nothing is more real than those that really get you, even when you're difficult, and creating from your own sense of self and peace, even when it's difficult. also, i think it showed well how he has a serious, melancolic side but also a carefree, very easily amused and delightful side. duality air sign legend, he's just like me. and on a lighter note, i also really really adored his versace photoshoot, just bc i feel like every look was so distinctive changkyun. and the perfect hair! i don't care about that perfume, but the content we got from it was ace. also, that was and still is his best hair. black-haired changkyun with the longer swept back hair ... only kpop man to wear his hair like that and look, like, even more like himself. icon.

also, yes, all of midnight idol was my favourite thing to happen to me. now radio, please employ them together again .... i want this so badly omfg we had it so good. ok. that was a lot. *insert changkyun imitating drunk minhyuk passing out via windows shut down noises*. i am staying warm as best as i can and i hope so do you, if we share the same hemisphere! ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[seiwas]

HI SEL! Hope ur having a lovely day/night so far! I just read ur fic “take my time (i’ll spend it all on you)” N MY GOD????? U have done it again are u kidding me 😭😭😭😭 I knew it was gonna be good before it even dropped but after reading it SKNGSHJD Im still processing from it. The way u manage to create the atmosphere into something so sensual n intimate without writing explicit content in detail n focus on their feelings LORD TAKE ME AWAY. I will forever be in awe of ur writing 🥹

“Gojo steps into your space, close enough to grab you by the waist as his other hand reaches up to slot itself in the area between your ear and your jawline, tilting your head up slightly as he leans in to kiss you” n everything that follows this was just….I cant even put it into words tbh.

N THE ENDING 😭😭 I can’t stand that man putting him in a bin as I write this☝🏾 ygdhgd no but fr, u mange to capture his personality so well in ur col fics I wanna sob n kiss his cheeks n run my fingers through his hair (not that i’ll ever tell him that😒👎🏾)

zuro anon

omg zuro anon!!! 🥺 am so happy you dropped by aAAAH!! sorry i got to this late omg i think i missed it 🥺

AAAAH thank u so much for reading zuro anon you're always so so sweet and supportive 🥺 you're flattering me TOO MUCH 😭 AAAAH i'm so glad you liked it 🥺 i rlly tried to lean in to more suggestive but omg... i think i'm chained to writing things soft forever 😭 no matter how much i try... i always end up twisting it to mushy feelings hdbgsajd i'm glad the sensuality and intimacy was still felt!!! 🥹

AAAAH and your fave part omg 🫣 i think i was possessed writing that bit omfg but i like it too 🥺 & IM SO GLAD!!! THAT U STILL SEE HIS STINKY PERSONALITY SDGBSDJH omg i worry sometimes that col gojo is so far removed from gojo in general (bc it does feel like that sometimes... like col gojo is his own person sdfbsaj) but aaaah i'm so glad he's still the same insufferable guy shdgf (that we all love but we'll also never tell him that)...

thank you so much for zuro anon 🥺 you are so sweet coming in here to tell me how you found it, i really really appreciate it and YOU especially 🥺 i hope you're having the loveliest day/night!! tell me all about it 💗

this is the fic zuro anon is talking about: take my time (i'll spend it all on you)

[basiltonpitch]

i adore you so bad you are correct about everything i think everyone should listen to you actually. i love being your mutual and you give off like. older sibling vibes? to me. if that makes sense. all's that to say is i really look up to you and think you're super cool! totally would get a coffee with you or something. you seem like you'd be very fun to chat with

IM SOBBING THIS IS SO SWEET OMFG YES LETS GET COFFEE PLEASE?????

send your opinions of me on anon

[mcarfield]

Anon can do you one better, sweetness, LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY. I just want the world to know that I read this epic masterpiece three and a half times before hitting post and sending this out to the rest of you all because it’s AMAZING and LOVELY and SO HOT and absolutely everything i want from them, and holy shit, Anon is an amazing writer and I cannot believe you cranked all this out in an excitable afternoon. Omfg I love you, I love it, I love them, I love everything. ENJOY, EVERYBODY.

This was intended to be a short follow up to the tabloid fic, you enabled me into it. It’s also bordering on crackfic. I feel bad for making Denise so ridiculous in her determination to find out who James is sleeping with in this fic but I have had friends that set their mind to something like this so I guess I don’t feel too too bad.

At first James thinks nothing of it; “It,” being the fact that he now finds himself routinely spending the night at Andrew’s apartment and fucking him in his dressing room on a daily basis. The pseudo-platonic relationship they had before was blurred enough as it is and their relationship on the surface looks no different now that they’re sleeping together regularly than it did before.

Though it had been frustrating at the time, James is grateful for Andrew’s complete and utter lack of boundaries with his costars because it means no one bats an eye if Andrew plops himself in James’s lap or presses a kiss to his temple in passing even if now it’s decidedly loaded and no longer remotely friendly. Though, the assumption that Andrew doing those things was ever remotely friendly is hazy at best.

Three weeks after the Tonys, with two weeks left to the run, James realizes that perhaps this secret friends-with-benefits-crossed-with-a-very-serious-relationship will require more effort that he’d predicted. 

It started with Denise ducking into his dressing room unannounced between shows with a guess of who he took home on Tonys night and the more he denies it, the more she thinks he’s still sleeping with whoever it was. And if it were anyone but Andrew, who is very much so in the closet still, he would tell her.

“Joe Mantello,” she says, her head poking through the door one day. He spins in his chair, fixing her with a look.

“He’s married,” James says.

“Not married, just in a serious relationship,” she says innocently.

“And also thirty years older than me,” says James, turning back to his book and propping his legs up on the table before the mirror.

“Twenty seven years older,” she corrects and James snorts. 

“Why are you so convinced it’s someone who’s played Louis?” he asks, eyes remaining resolutely on the page.

“You have a type,” she says with a shrug, coming fully into the room and curling up on his couch. James sets the book aside and turns the chair to face her fully.

“Except that I’m not sleeping with any of them,” he reminds her and Denise waves an errant hand. 

“That’s what you say.”

“I can promise you I am not sleeping with anyone that’s ever played Louis.”

“So you are sleeping with someone regularly!” she says, pumping a fist in the air and James can’t help it; he laughs. 

“Remind me why you care?”

“Oi, I’m your friend!” she says, looking mock-affronted. James raises his eyebrows. “Because I am your friend and this damn play is hard enough as it is to get through without getting laid.” She pauses. “Also it’s fun to make you squirm.”

“Some friend,” James scoffs and she sends him a cheeky grin, hopping off the couch to kiss his cheek and make her way to her own dressing room.

“See you on stage,” she calls through the doorway and James waves vaguely in her direction, turning back to his book so he can resume his daily “dissociate from Louis for a few hours a day” routine.

But not thirty seconds later, Denise’s voice carries from across the hallway. “Rannells?”

“Fuck off!” he calls back.

The day after is Pride and Beth invites them all over for drinks after the Sunday show. James is grateful for it, the idea of attending a party or wandering around lower Manhattan drunk or high or both is the opposite of what he needs after a performance. He ducks into Andrew’s dressing room before leaving the theater to find Andrew sprawled on the couch, eyes closed.

“Hi,” Andrew says lowly at the sound of James entering the room, one eye cracked open.

“Did I wake you?” James asks, coming to sit on the edge of the couch. Andrew shakes his head, his eyes falling shut again. 

“Just trying to…” He waves his hand lazily, trailing off, and James nods in understanding. He had to help Andrew off the stage that afternoon, sliding his arm around his waist so Andrew could lean against him, head on James’s shoulder.

“Do you want to come to Beth’s?” James asks, raising his hand to tuck a loose lock of Andrew’s hair back. Andrew hesitates, swallowing hard and opening his eyes.

“I don’t think I’m much up for it,” he says quietly.

“S’all right,” James says with a little smile. “Need help getting home?”

“No,” Andrew says. “But thank you. I think I’ll be good.”

“You sure?” James asks, offering his hand out to help Andrew up. Andrew takes it, pulling himself up into a seated position. He rubs his eyes and looks at James sleepily. He looks like he’s about to say something but seems to decide against it, kissing James softly instead. James sighs against him, letting himself melt against Andrew and only distantly aware that Andrew’s door is open. 

Not one second after Andrew pulls away, Denise rounds the corner and knocks on the doorframe. “Coming to Beth’s?” she asks them both. 

“I am,” James says, glancing back toward Andrew. “This one’s a bit knackered.”

“Too bad,” Denise says, coming to kiss the top of Andrew’s head. He smiles up at her. “I have a theory James is bringing his new boy toy tonight, you’re going to miss meeting him.”

The fact that James does little but turn a bit red is truly a testament to his acting, especially considering the way Andrew is looking at him, suddenly much more awake and much more smug. 

“Oh is he?” Andrew says, tilting his head at James with a shit-eating grin on his face.

“I am not,” James says with a pointed look at Denise who only smiles wider.

“I never thought to ask…” Denise says, looking positively devious. “Andrew, you don’t know who he is, do you?”

“I can’t say that I do,” Andrew says with a shake of his head. “James really is just so private.”

“Mmh, it’s infuriating,” says Denise, grimacing. “Did he tell you he took someone home Tony night?”

“Well, everyone did,” says Andrew fairly, clearly trying not to laugh. “Good for James.” He brings his hand up to ruffle James’s hair affectionately, and James glowers at them both. “I’m proud of him.”

“I’m being ambushed,” James says darkly.

“You make it so fun,” says Denise. 

“He really does, doesn’t he?” says Andrew. “So, he won’t tell you who he brought home?”

“No,” she says, faux-pouting. “But I can tell he must’ve been good because James would’ve said if he was bad.”

“Oh, really?” James has rarely seen Andrew so smug.

“I see ganging up on me has you feeling better,” James says sourly and Andrew grins at him widely.

“That’s all I need to knock me out of my catatonic post-show ritual,” he says fondly. “Now go to Beth’s, I’ll see you Wednesday.” 

He waves them off, nudging James off the couch. Denise waves goodbye but James lingers, catching Andrew’s hand in his. Andrew looks up at him from the couch, still looking tired but much more at peace than he had when James first entered the room. He is hit with the sudden desire to blow off Beth’s and curl up on Andrew’s couch with him just so Andrew can keep looking at him like this.

“Have fun at Beth’s,” Andrew says quietly, pulling himself up from the couch with effort so he can kiss James goodbye. “And come over when you’re done. If you feel like spending the night with your new boy toy.”

“Always,” James says, leaning in to kiss Andrew again. “All right,” he says between kisses. “I really do have to go.”

“Mmmh, I bet you do,” Andrew says, slanting his lips over James’s and drawing him further from the door. James makes a half-hearted protest against Andrew’s lips but makes no move to pull away. How can he when kissing Andrew makes him feel this weightless? 

“Get some sleep,” James says when he pulls away and Andrew nods slowly. “I’ll see you tonight.”

They both make good on their promises; Andrew takes his much needed post-show nap and James shows up at his apartment around ten in the name of making sure he’s eaten something with enough protein in it but really so that they can let out all the tension from the play with each other. And if James spends much of the party at Beth’s instinctively reaching for Andrew when someone says something that reminds James of him…Well, he’ll dissect that later.

Later that week, James arrives before Andrew at the theater (for once) and pops his head into Denise’s dressing room to kill time. She’s half-dressed in costume, curled up on her couch on her laptop, and she beckons him in when she sees him. He comes to sit on the arm of the couch, bending over so he can see what’s on her screen.

“You’re looking at…Tony pictures?” he asks when he sees that she’s flipping through a slideshow on Vanity Fair with photos from the afterparty. She hums in assent, clicking through the photos. “Why?”

“It started as an attempt to prove to my mum that I was in Vanity Fair but now I’m trying to find who you were photographed with that night so I can see who you took home.”

“Your mum didn’t believe you were in Vanity Fair?” he asks, ignoring the second part.

“I know, ridiculous, right?” She continues to study each photo carefully before moving on. “Nice dodge, by the way.”

“I was hoping you hadn’t noticed.”

“As if,” she scoffs. 

“You know not many photos were taken of me that night,” says James. “Besides, we hung out for most of the party.”

“I know, which is why I’m so bloody determined to find out who you took home. You hadn’t the time to flirt with anyone,” she says. “You just vanished around one and I didn’t see you ‘til the next morning.” She pauses in her search and turns to look at him. “You could just tell me, you know.”

“Not a chance.”

“Damn.”

But he lets her get to the end of the album as she occasionally throws out potential names and rolls her eyes every time he shoots her down. 

“I didn’t even care that much before,” Denise muses as she finds a Vogue article with more Tony pictures. “But now I feel like I’ve got to know.”

“Clearly,” he says and she grins up at him. He swallows his laugh when Denise quickly clicks past a picture of Andrew draped across him at the Carlyle. 

The next day, she texts him: Jonathan Groff?

Just quit while you’re ahead, Gough.

Denise never does guess who was in his shower that morning but she doesn’t have to wait too long after to find out who it was.

“You’re delighting in torturing me,” Denise says, coming to sit beside him on Nate’s couch. It’s one of those rare nights when the cast, crew and their friends get together on a day off for drinks, sometimes out, sometimes in one of their apartments. This time, they’re clustered in Nate’s living room, talking about anything but the show and trying to remember what it feels like to have a real life outside of the theater. James is nursing a whiskey on the couch and he had been talking to Nate before Denise had deposited herself between them.

“I am?” James says, brow raised.

“This should be good,” says Nate with a grin.

“He still won’t tell me!” she says to Nate, who chuckles lowly and sips his beer. 

“Let it go, love,” says Nate. “If we don’t know who James is seeing now, I doubt he’s going to tell us any time soon.”

“Thank you,” James says to him and Denise scoffs.

“How boring,” she says. “You’re no fun.”

“I know a lost cause when I see one,” says Nate. “Speaking of…” James looks to Nate quizzically and Nate replies by jutting his head in the direction of Andrew, who has just reached the couch and is unceremoniously nestling himself into James’s lap, warm and soft against him. Nate adjusts himself, moving over so Andrew has room, but he just swings his legs over James’s, resting them on the couch. James lets his arm wrap comfortably around Andrew’s waist and Andrew puts the hand that isn’t holding his drink in James’s hair, fingers brushing across his scalp. 

“Hi,” he says, smiling at James lazily. 

“Hi,” says James, unable to stop himself from mirroring Andrew’s expression. 

“Enjoying yourself?” asks Andrew.

“Thoroughly,” says James, leaning into Andrew’s hand and resisting the urge to let his eyes fall shut. 

“Good,” says Andrew. “I’m glad.”

“Hold on…” says Denise. “What did you mean, ‘Lost cause’?”

“Oh, James and Andrew,” says Nate, as if it’s obvious. This pulls James’s attention back to them, tearing his eyes away from Andrew to look between Nate and Denise with his brow knit in a frown.

“What?” he asks, slightly dazed. Andrew’s fingers slow their movements along his scalp as he turns his attention away from James and over to Denise and Nate.

“Look at them,” Nate says, again as if it were plain to see.

“I’m not following,” says Andrew. Nate shoots him a look of affectionate impatience. 

“We all thought you two were shagging early in the run,” says Nate simply. 

“You did?” says Andrew. Both Denise and Nate nod. “Huh.”

“But clearly Andrew’s a total lost cause because if James was going to sleep with him, he would have done it already,” says Nate with a shrug. 

And perhaps if they were both a little less drunk and a little less tired of being a secret, they would have been able to hide their reactions just a shade better, but they’ve both had more to drink tonight than they’ve had in a while and James always feels his inhibitions fly out the window when Andrew is in his lap, so James lets out a rough cough and Andrew flushes bright red.

There’s a long pause. 

“Oh my god,” says Denise, jaw dropping.

“Oh my god,” Nate says too, blinking at James and Andrew, who both look away.

“It’s you,” Denise says, looking directly at Andrew with an odd combination of understanding and shock written on her face, as if she wants to say “Of course” but can’t quite believe that moments ago she didn’t know what she knows now. 

“What, no it’s not!” Andrew says, twisting in James’s lap and drawing a low groan from James, who pinches his side. Andrew sends him an apologetic look and once again, James wishes he had had less to drink and Andrew wasn’t sitting on his lap all at once. Or that they were very much so not in public.

“I don’t believe you!” says Denise, her eyes dancing with excitement. “It was Andrew in the shower, you little sneak!” 

“What shower?” asks Andrew innocently but it only serves to make them look more suspicious. 

“You even fed my theories,” Denise says, giggling. This makes James turn back to Andrew.

“You did?”

Andrew opens his mouth to respond, but Denise does it for him. “Yes, he was the one suggested Chris Colfer.”

“Chris Colfer?” James repeats, aghast.

“Oh, that one was fun, I couldn’t believe she bought it,” says Andrew.

“You thought James was shagging Chris Colfer?” asks Nate, gaping at Denise. “The kid from Glee?”

“Well, I didn’t believe him,” says Denise with a defensive lilt in her tone. 

“I’m much better looking than Chris Colfer,” Andrew says smugly. “Besides, isn’t he like a baby?”

“He’s a year younger than James,” Denise says. “I just googled it.”

“Shut up, he is not,” Andrew says, snatching Denise’s phone and studying the screen. His brow is furrowed in a frown as he reads the screen. “My god. You’re so young.” Andrew takes James’s face in his hands, pursing his lips so as not to smile as he scans his face.

“You’re realizing this now?” James says with a laugh and Andrew runs his fingers lightly over the wrinkles that form his smile, sending a shock through James’s veins and making his heart stutter in his chest. Andrew winds his arms around James’s neck, leaning in to press his lips to each of his temples, where his crow’s feet have begun to form. James’s smile softens as he does so, his arm tightening around Andrew’s waist. 

“And we’re only realizing they were fucking now?” says Denise to Nate with a shake of her head. Andrew laughs as he pulls away to rest his head on James’s shoulder.  

“We were pretty obvious, you two are quite dense,” Andrew says, a smirk playing at his lips.

“Be nice,” says James, pinching his hip. “It can’t be easy being so blind.”

“Are you asking to be punched, McArdle?” asks Denise curiously. 

“No, don’t hurt him!” Andrew winds himself around James tighter, drawing laughs from them all. 

“Thank you for defending my honor,” James says, pressing a quick kiss to Andrew’s lips. Andrew smiles against him.

“Always.”

“Eurgh,” says Denise. “Please go back to being a secret if you’re going to be this nauseating.”

“Seconded,” says Nate, pulling a face.

“Then I’ll just go back to being very grateful in private,” James says without looking away from Andrew, reveling in how it feels to be with him public, to have him in his arms and to kiss him freely.

“That’s it, I’m leaving,” says Denise, getting off the couch. She puts her hand out for Nate to take, which he does, and she throws her arm around him when he stands. “You’re officially the worst friend ever and I’ll see you in twelve hours when you decide not to be so sickeningly cute in public anymore.” 

“Bye,” says Andrew with a wave and a grin as Denise and Nate disappear into the party. He turns back to James, who’s watching him carefully. “All right?”

“Fantastic,” replies James honestly. “You?” What he wants to ask is how Andrew is faring now that people know about them, but Andrew looks so light-hearted James can’t bring himself to do it; It’s enough of an answer. Besides, starting that conversation half-drunk on a couch with Andrew in his lap isn’t exactly how he envisioned it would go.

“Brilliant,” says Andrew, beaming at him and James hates the way his heart feels like it’s swelling to twice its size when Andrew looks at him like that. He can’t help but nudge his nose against Andrew’s jaw before pulling his lips to his effortlessly. Andrew moves against him almost instinctively, like it’s a habit after only a few weeks. James does not fancy himself the kind of guy who sits on a couch making out with his not so secret boyfriend at a party but the idea of tearing his lips from Andrew’s is so uninviting he lets himself relax into it, coaxing Andrew’s mouth open. It isn’t until he tugs on Andrew’s hair and Andrew lets out a sinful moan against him that he decides they have to move.

“Your place or mine?” he asks when they break apart. Andrew’s hair is comically disheveled and his kiss-swollen lips are stretched in a slow smile. 

“You decide,” says Andrew with a shrug, crawling from his lap to stand shakily. He offers his hand out to James and he slides his own into it, tugging Andrew through the apartment.

He catches sight of Nate and Denise by the door and sends them a wave. Denise winks at him over-dramatically after glancing at Andrew and Nate rolls his eyes fondly at them both.

“Oi, McArdle!” Denise calls out just as they reach the door. She takes a few steps towards them so she’s no longer yelling across the room. “I’m happy for you.” She lets her eyes slide to Andrew. “It’s about time.”