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"If you think I am flirting with you, I am just being friendly. If you think I am weird, and I make you uncomfortable, then I am probably flirting with you."

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[monikashinswife]

Drunk-Dazed (Monika Shin x F!Reader)

・❥���another one that I wrote just now because I kept replaying this clip and the interview with honey j where she gets drunk with 4 glasses of somaek in soju glass😭 Imma go sleep. Enjoy <33

credits to the rightful owner of the video: @ioqwoo on twt

You just started tucking yourself on the bed when you heard her. You quickly walked towards the noise and you snorted when you saw her stumbling with Hyo Won in her assistance.

She doesn't notice you right away when she started calling "Love" loudly slurring over her words. You immediately hum in acknowledgment while walking calmly to assist her. You laugh when you saw how Lip J is struggling. She gave you an annoyed look before letting out an "unnie" at you.

You knew that she can be handful when she's drunk, especially with how light weighted she is when it comes to alcohol. You offer Hyo Won to sleep at the guest room but she refused. Apparently she's the designated driver for tonight and you could only offer her a good luck before she leave.

You knew Monika would be home late. She already informed you that the season one crews would be going out tonight. And you were working late and just so happens to be getting ready to sleep when she came.

"Come here now." You said softly while guiding her arms around you. But she pulled herself away from you. You look at her drooping eyes that is filled with confusion.

"Who are you? Where's my love?" She said, out of it already. You smiled softly and tiredly and then she stopped you. "Stop that." She raised her hand to stop you.

"Stop what?" You giggled at her silliness, "stop smiling, you look like my girlfriend." She slurred over her words. Pouting lightly when you continue to smile at her.

"But I am your girlfriend." She tilted her head for a moment before walking towards you. She puts her hands on your face. Caressing it lightly, making you sigh.

"Well you do feel like her." She continued, smiling as she stroke your face. "You know how I feel?" You put your hands on top of hers while asking that.

"Mm-hm." She hummed, you smiled fondly as she looked adorable. Trying not to close her eyes because of how sleepy she is.

"Alright let's get you to bed Monika." You guide her inside your shared room. You're helping her put some comfortable clothes when you noticed that she's staring at you with puppy eyes.

"What?" You ask while folding the clothes that she wore. She pursed her lips before speaking, "Monika?" She questioned like a child. "Yes, that's you?" You answer her question.

"But- Why Monika? Do you not love me anymore?" She looked at you like a kicked puppy. And oh God she'll be the death of you.

"Of course I love you." You stroke her hair lovingly. And you melted when she snuggled closer to your hand.

"So why did you call me Monika? I'm love or Mon-mon." You laughed, because of how full your heart is. She is so adorable. You noticed how she's fighting to stay awake. But your soft strokes calms her down.

"Alright, alright. Get some sleep Mon-mon" She mumbled something before letting the sleep overtake her. You gave her forehead a kiss before you gather her into your arms. In an instinct she snuggled closer to your embrace.

"Sleep well Mon-mon." You internally squealed at how adorable she is. You knew that she secretly loved being called Mon-mon by you. And you would tease her in the morning about this.

[sere-rine]

Swoopa University Series: #1-Monika Shin x Oc (Reinei Cho).

A Tagalog/Filipino AU story where Monika Shin as the Student Council President of the school and Dance Captain of the Dance Club pero tanggal anggas at selosa pagdating sayo.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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"I meant to behave, but there were too many other options!" (An anhinga at the Venice Florida rookery)

[monikashinswife]

I LOVE YOUR STORY SO MUCHIEE YOU ARE THE FIRST MONIKA SHIN WRITER I KNEW !!!

Btw I have like a request, the female reader is part of aiki's crew and no one know her relationship with monika, since no one knew their rs aiki and other crew like noze, leejung were flirting with her and monika as a scary person (if looks could kill) she got jealous with them 🫣 thank you <//3

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Her Paramour

(Prowdmon Monika Shin x HOOK F! Reader)

・❥・Hullo there anon, thank you saur much for requesting! I apologize in advance for the ending. This is written as an escape because I am reviewing for my midterm but I can't stop thinking about this req and of course our Mon-mon. So anygays, enjoy darling!<3

From the moment HOOK stepped on the battleground, the atmosphere was very intense. The crews were all very determined and there was no denying that it was very tight. You noticed how each crew seems to be very alert and on the ground every time another crew steps in to enter the battleground.

The atmosphere changed when PROWDMON entered the ground. They greeted everyone, almost sarcastically. Their presence was felt, and they were very intimidating. Everyone knows how prominent and how big Lip J and Monika Shin are. You almost laugh at how everyone seems to avoid making eye contact with them.

But once they are settled in, you couldn't help but glance towards their direction. As if it was timed, you and Monika met each other's eyes. You almost melted when you saw her intimidating facade break for a moment to admire you. You catch yourself before you can even smile lovingly at her. But you gave her a polite nod to acknowledge her.

Your interaction was cut when the evaluation video played. And as if in an instant, the tension was back when you all watched it. The anticipation was high, they were all waiting for what the other teams were about to say. You quickly look at Lee Jung and notice how she tense up nervously. And as if she could feel someone staring at her. She looked at you. And smiled at you, in which you return respectfully.

Unbeknownst to you, Monika was watching the whole interaction through her peripheral vision. She chose to ignore it and watched the video again. The video continued playing, with prowdmon laughing and joking. But then the clip showed Aiki's comment about how they lack young energy.

You were shocked when you heard a loud "hey" from your secret lover. And you laughed at how quickly Aiki stood up to apologize to her. Monika approached her, still very much offended by your leader's comment. But you laughed, louder than everyone. Knowing that she was joking.

Monika heard your laugh when she was close to Aiki. So she acknowledged Aiki for a second and went back to her crew with a smile that everyone might think is because of how ridiculous the situation is, but it is because she made you laugh.

Monika's presence was always there. And it exploded into a beautiful beat when she battled. And you being her biggest fan couldn't help but fangirl over your lover.

Throughout the rest of the shoot, you made several contacts with Lee Jung and surprisingly, with Noze. Once the rest of the episode was done. It was time for the class mission. And the interaction between you and Noze started to become more often despite not being in the same class.

You and Noze became closer as you talked and talked to each other. Even help each other with anything such as with advice or which moves look cleaner. And Monika started to take notice of the way you two are becoming closer to each other.

"Hey babe" You greeted her with a kiss on her cheek. And instantly, she melted and wrapped her arms around your waist to keep you close. You nuzzle your face on her neck.

Missing times like this when you're just with each other and resting. You carefully put your bag on her counter. Before you went back to her embrace and talk about what you wanted to do for today.

You were lounging on the couch while watching TV when you suddenly talked about the competition and how it's been crazy. You talked about kinds of stuff and friendships. And when it came about Noze, Monika did a great job at hiding her dislike towards the younger dancer.

But she did not want to ruin the mood, so she chose to stay quiet and she just listened to you with a tight chest because of how fondly you spoke about her. She knew your intentions were pure friendship. But Monika couldn't help but feel jealous.

But knowing better, she chose to keep to herself. But that doesn't mean that the dislike she felt did not grow. But her keeping silent did not completely go as planned.

As Monika is a very honest person but playful. She tried to voice out her concerns in a joking manner.

"If you were so fond of her, go to her then." She said jokingly while stroking your hair. And you immediately stopped talking and sat down to look at her. And Monika just stroked your arms while looking at her.

"Well... I might as well." You said seriously, and Monika was stunned. Her face showed it all. She tenses up but immediately relaxes when you laugh at her reaction.

"I would never!" You exclaimed before kissing her, you assured her without knowing it. But Monika still felt jealous. But she knew that you're hers as well as she's yours.

When the Class mission started, both you and Monika were on edge. Luckily you have each other throughout the mission, even though you are in a competition. You have each other's back.

For some reason though, you and Noze seem to bond. You bonded like you were friends and everyone noticed that. Some teasing you both. But you would dismiss it, respecting your girlfriend.

Monika can't do anything but glare at Noze. Her irritation only growing when Noze was picked as the main dancer and her being unprepared. But Monika, like always chose to be quiet.

But then the evaluation is now and the tension was at its peak. You gulp as you watch the intensity of the situation. You assured Aiki that it's not gonna be her. Being the second oldest meant that you were also the team's strength.

And Aiki relies on you, not only because you're her crew member but because you are her friend. After you console your friend and leader. You carefully look at Noze discussing who is she gonna pick as the "worst dancer" with her members.

She caught your eye and you gave her a small smile and she returned it. Your interaction is noticed by your now furious girlfriend. After that interaction with Noze, you quickly search for her eyes.

You squint when you notice that she is avoiding your eyes. But you didn't budge, you kept staring at her with a small pout as Noze announced who she picked.

And like cold water has been poured at you, you froze. You couldn't take your eyes off Monika. I watch her face for every bit of reaction as her name is called the worst dancer.

All you wanna do is run to her and hug her. But instead, you shiver as her intimidating voice rang all over the room.

"Look at me in the eyes." She addressed Noze. And you almost quiver in fear. And just like that. WayB declared war with Prowdmon. After the scary interaction, you pat Aiki. Knowing that she did well and congratulate her.

You then continued looking for Monika's eyes. Your breath hitched when she looked at you. You communicate with your eyes. Knowing each other so well that you don't need to ask what's wrong.

You knew that you were gonna talk to her about this once you got home. But for now, a war is about to happen between your lover's crew and your newfound friend's crew.

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

・❥・not proofread

[p1utoswrld]

DOCTORHEWITT

I spent about a month on this project and deleted just about every previous draft of it due to the sheer amount of pressure I’ve found myself under when making such a public release. I’ve gone through so many moments of hating my work and doubting my ability to even make this work, but Hewitt has been there every step of the way to encourage me to finish this and I cannot be more thankful to him for even getting me started on this project in the first place.

I had spoken with Hewitt about my idea for a space that would allow me to bring the stories of different creatives to a range of audiences and he encouraged me to start it. After seeing him tweet some inspirational shit about creative work I decided to just go ahead and start, making Hew my first victim. With him being the inspiration behind the work, I decided it was only right for me to interview him first.

Originally this started as just a practice run for only us and maybe a few of my friends to see but with the excitement of everything I just had to make this something to share with the whole world (or the combined 40 of our friends who’d read it out of obligation). I still don’t have a true sense of direction when it comes to this project and see it as more of a space to just ramble on about my thoughts on Hewitt. I hope that’s insightful and enjoyable for you guys, and I’m so excited to share this with you all.

A few weeks ago, I made a tweet asking people to give me album recommendations since I was in the mood to branch out. Tessa led me to A DIGITAL TAR PIT, a collaborative album between Ike Offline and DOCTORHEWITT. I enjoyed the album a ton and had to delve more into the minds behind this work of art. Tess decided to get me a notice from her Hew follow on Twitter (I’m not calling that shit X), and retweeted a post I made about listening to ADTP (check out the album and their other works on Spotify <3) which eventually led to him following me and a few interactions in DMs.

I thought it was so cool to be talking to one of the minds behind one of my favorite releases this year and joked about making Hewitt my new best friend. While we aren’t BFFs right now, he has become an important figure in my life, especially regarding the art that I make. I genuinely do not think I would be writing this right now without his constant support and encouragement. None of what I say about him in this article is meant to talk him up for a good impression, I would turn this entire article into hate speech and single-handedly run his slander campaign if I felt like it, but I don’t. He’s one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met and I could not ask for a better inspiration.

Delving into Hewitt's solo catalog, accessible through Hewitt Kraufield on Spotify, gave me so much insight into him as not only an artist but as a person. So much of his story is put into his work even if it may just seem like this jumble of sounds or random shots. There's a piece of his story in every one of his songs and videos, even if unrecognizable to the naked eye. I remember making a joke about being his biggest fan and finding my way to his alternate account of releases. I wanted to get a feel for Hewitt himself and skipped over anything with a feature. Even for a first listen I could feel the emotional weight of so many of his songs. I commented on how they felt like something you'd cry to, even Hewitt had to admit that he'd shed a few tears to his work. Usually, I'd think someone was an egotistical prick for saying something like that, but I got it. I wasn't even going through anything at the time, but every awful feeling I had ever had came rushing to the surface and I could feel myself starting to tear up. The crying wasn't even out of reliving those moments or feelings but from the peace of having gotten past it, of it all just being something to remember.

He says that he wants his art to make people feel nostalgic and eternalize the 8288 house, he does this so well and it's interesting to see the way his nostalgia takes form in his songs. Maybe I'm some weirdo freak but when I listen it can sometimes feel like I'm watching Hew's memories from inside his brain and I fucking love that.

Memories for quite a lot of the songs that I find sad as shit are often sweet. And after learning the meanings behind it I can see the moments playing out in my head like stop motion or a flip book. He told me that the 'Pocket Watch Collection' was about giving his friend Stevie a new pocket watch on every special occasion, thus creating a collection. After learning this, I could visualize the events passing with him handing her a new pocket watch to add to the ever-growing collection, another memory of their friendship being added to the others as the years passed by. I don't know why but this sense of dread comes with the build-up of this song, like there will eventually be no more pocket watches to give, no more memories to collect. This dreadful pit in the bottom of my stomach like I'm giving Stevie the pocket watches myself and watching her face change through the years as it just doesn't feel as special anymore, or it doesn't matter as much. That's just my sick interpretation of it and some window into my fears and traumas, but I like making a story out of the music.

While my story and connection to his art is the most meaningful part of this entire article, I still owe it to both you guys and Hewitt to present his story as well.

DOCTORHEWITT was never a name created specifically for artistry, Hewitt had a liking to the title of doctor and added it on to his name. The name has to be completely capitalized, doctor is to be spelled out, no dr, no Dr Hewitt, no doctorhewitt. Initially I thought the mask was supposed to be a purposeful branding move but it turns out he just hates showing his face.

8288 is the house that Hewitt grew up in and the backbone for every bit of work that he does. Growing up and gaining actual consciousness while living there left an obvious mark. He had his first experiences with music while living there, whether through shitty keyboard playing as a ratty toddler or going to gigs that his older brothers played with their bands. Hell, he even started out making fuck ass youtube videos here when he dreamed of being some big-shot director. Even if all of the memories at this house aren't the best, it's still special to him and I think so many people can relate to that. That consistency of growing up somewhere or with someone/something will permanently imprint on your psyche and affect everything you do, even if it's not consciously, even if the memories sometimes leave a sour taste.

Danny The Destroyer (crazy name dude), a friend Hew made in 2012 after moving from the 8288 house, gave Hewitt his music taste and his first introduction to production. 2012-2014 were his years of exploration when it came to music and life overall (the terrible teens). The youtube channel was still running strong but Hew was slowly finding his way into online communities of artists and figuring out what music he fucked with. The public place his work was feature was in a few ads for a longboard company under a sponsorship that lasted from 2015-2017. Hew spent a few years bouncing around between his own releases,producing or organizing events for local artists, and being a manager. In 2022, he joined Private Network Club alongside artists like Awkward St8, Ike Offline, Thiago, Prison and Mac.

Around the Southwest Florida underground music scene Hew has been a bit of a ghost. For such a young person he's done so much in the scene, even if most people don't know about it. Being this faceless figure, many people had no idea who he was or what he did until he would mention it, and that was pretty rare of him to do. Ike admits he didn't even know Hewitt made beats up until recently. From organizing shows to even just talking to people, Hewitt has been responsible for so many of the connections made in the 239 underground scene and, even though he doesn't care about the credit or recognition, not many people know he's the reason behind a lot of this. Finding out how much recognition he lacks was a bit frustrating but it's just a reflection on his character. Seeing the creative scene down in SWFL thrive is one of his top priorities and he'll make that happen through any means.

Hewitt can honestly be described as none other than a jack of all trades, he used to do management for a bunch of artists down in SWFL, organized shows, shot music videos and produced for people and now he's at the stage of making vocal tracks. This start in making vocal projects is the biggest step Hew has had to make in his career so far and I couldn't be more proud of him. As of right now 'THE UNKNOWN' featuring Awkward St8 is Hewitt's only claimed public vocal track (there's something he did ad-libs on floating around SoundCloud, we're not getting any of the details for it). Surprisingly, putting out 'THE UNKNOWN' wasn't that big of a deal and now serves as the proper foundation to the bigger project. He's been working hard the past few years to get over his insecurity around his voice, solidifying his eventual full length vocal project as something incredibly special to those around him.

Speaking of those around him, I reached out to a few friends of his to add a level of authenticity to this article. Hewitt speaks very fondly of all of his friends and I had to check and see if he was lying about them or not. All of them were honestly so sweet and helpful with their own kind words and input. There's a lot of love for Hew amongst his friends and with the way everyone talks about him, he genuinely seems to be a good person. As everyone gave me their stories about Hewitt I noticed almost all of them had the same consensus, they wouldn't be who they are without him. There's a lot of praise amongst his peers and it's heartwarming to see so much positivity and love around such a genuine and kind person.

Getting back into the artistry side of things, I wanted to leave off with my thoughts on a few more of his projects.

On Christmas Eve of 2020, DOCTORHEWITT and Wakizashi (born dead) dropped a 17 track collaborative album, The Same Four Walls. A lot of the context you'll need for this section can be found on tealcheese. I can't find any lyrics outside of 'Forest Painting', and can't hear for shit so there won't be any lyrical deep dives, but I could write you a novel off the vibes alone. I listened to the album on loop while I wrote this section and I can honestly say I hate how well they captured the feeling of being stuck. Hewitt puts so much emotion and hard work into each thing he puts out and when you take the time to actually pay attention as you listen it gets to you. I felt trapped and unable to focus the whole way through, I could feel the energy draining from me. So much of the emotion put into this was now on me and I just couldn't bare the weight of it. This album is the feeling of not going anywhere personified. That claustrophobia from being in one place for what can feel like decades and all the thoughts that come with it. If you're not in a good space right now, don't listen to this, go have fun with A DIGITAL TAR PIT and spare yourself the insanity, but come back to it. This album is a true work of art and a beautiful experience to go through.

Hewitt likes to make depressing shit. In a video uploaded to his instagram captioned, 'where did the time go', we follow the journey of Hew making his way to New York, or something like that. Without any real context to what the fuck is going on the video is confusing to watch but everything is beautifully shot and put together. This is yet another project of his that weighs heavily emotionally. My favorite shot is the one from the rear view mirror. Hewitt stares into it and the drops of rain give this effect of crying. The only feeling I can really attach to this is that of moving on. The move isn't permanent but it still hurts to be leaving something you've grown to love behind. It reminds me of the last summer I spent in Louisiana. I was always going to go back and visit again at some point but this was the end of my extended stays through the summer. In the car ride back to Houston I remember staring back and tearing up because it felt like I was losing such an important part of my youth. I still go back and get to see those family members fairly often but it just doesn't feel the same.

In all of his projects there is copious amounts of heavy emotion that goes into every bit of it. For someone like me, insanely mentally ill, it can feel like reliving every bit of your trauma all at once or even just specific bits of it but I think this is a good thing. All of the work that he puts in to trying to eternalize 8288 and his upbringing is paying off incredibly well. While everyone might not resonate with the exact meanings behind the work people can still understand it and connect it back to their own emotions and memories. While I am so proud of him for finally getting to a place where he is comfortable with his voice to start releasing vocal projects, I think I might prefer just the soundtracks. Being void of lyrics gives you this clean slate to put all of your own words and thoughts to it, the interpretation is completely up to the listener. At the end of the day, whatever Hewitt decided to put out I'll be here to support, no matter how insane and emotionally torturous it may be.

I'd like to give a special thank you to Stevie, Gavin, Adin, Wakizashi, and Ike Offline for their contributions to this article. Another thank you to Des for graphics and Ro for all of the editing work.

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