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veronika-tserber · 2 years ago

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ASTROLOGY AND GIFT-GIVING PT.3 🎁

💧 WATER SIGNS EDITION

Water signs value how a gift makes them FEEL. They are naturally prone to nostalgia, and their emotional memory is uh-mazing, which is why it's a good idea to gift them something that reminds them of happy childhood memories and/or things they used to love/do in the past.

Water signs are sensitive, and can't live without consuming or creating ART. Music reaches straight into their soul. They also enjoy handmade gifts, especially if you made them, for the same reason Earth signs do - those gifts are a physical embodiment of your love.💗

Also, try to go for PERSONALIZED gifts, whenever possible.

They are also quite thoughtful and take mental notes when people mention details about themselves and what they like. Likewise, when you do the same, their hearts ascend to the heavens. Listening and paying attention to the "small" details actually means the world to them. It's a love language in its own right.

♋ CANCERS may resonate with the description above, the most! They love to take walks down memory lane, so gifts such as hand-made albums with photos of you together, with some sweet messages and doodles sprinkled around, would probably make them cry (not that this is an anomaly, but still...)

They love to feel cozy, especially at home where they usually spend a lot of time. You can gift them a personalized funny mug to use all year long for their hot cocoa, tea, or whatever the f#ck these grown babies are drinking. 👶 If they have a pet, the mug can totally have their pet's face on it and some cheesy "proud dog mom" label or something similar. A Scorpio COULD potentially throw up all over you if you did that for them, but not the Cancer babies.

As we all know, their home is a sacred space for them, so you can help make it feel even more comfortable by getting them MORE scented candles, decorations, soft pillows, and/or art prints that suit their taste. You also won't go wrong if you buy them plush toys/animals, onesies, or even coloring books. My Cancer Moon asks you to TRUST me. 😂

A lot of them LOVE to cook and bake, so you could gift them a personalized apron with another cheesy label or just anything that can serve them well in the kitchen (yes, even appliances). If you are willing to take a bolder risk, you can give them a small animal! They are 10/10 an animal lover and aren't as picky as some folks (looking at you, Virgos...) As long as it's cute and friendly – they will most likely adore it right away.

I find that a SPRINKLE of the opposite sign's energy can be a good move. To help Cancers find balance, you can gift them a slightly Capricornian gift. Help strengthen their self-discipline and sense of self/independence by giving them something to improve their organizational skills (planners, watches, calendars, etc) and commit to their personal ambitions and goals. Still, if you can, go for personalization. An elegant, but plain and soul-less calendar or planner might leave them feeling cold and indifferent.

♏ SCORPIOS are one of the most (if not THE most) introspective and intense signs. Meaningful gifts show them how well the other person knows and understands them. Personally, they LOVE to learn more about themselves and others, and their intelligence is cunning! This is why they will appreciate a good book on the topic of psychology, hypnosis, and even witchcraft/the occult - it really depends on how deep into the rabbit hole they are. If it's a fictional book, the thriller/mystery/horror genre is their cup of tea.

These folks definitely have a "Dark Academia" vibe going on, so gothic clothes and jewelry or leather-bound journals (please, save the animals & don't buy genuine leather) to help carry their most private thoughts and feelings, WILL suit their taste. They can be into crystals, oracle/Tarot cards, and all kinds of witchy or "woo-woo" stuff.

They love to observe things and people from behind the scenes. If you have the means, you can gift them an actual camera. It doesn't have to be expensive or even high-quality - Scorpios appreciate the rawness of anything vintage, second-hand, or even a little bit broken/flawed in some way. Halsey starts singing in my head right now: "You're ripped at every edge, but you're a masterpiece..." She's VERY Scorpionic/Plutonic, by the way. I should create a post about her soon. If you decide that a camera gift is off the table, you can buy them a binocle, and help fuel their stalking tendencies.

And of course, how can we write about this sign without mentioning sex, right? So, yeah, sexy lingerie, toys, underwear, etc, are perfect for the ladies. Men, on the other hand, will enjoy the presence/assistance of their lady wearing them. 😄 If it's not LIKE THAT, play a murder mystery game together or even this kinky, weird game called "Cards Against Humanity". They LOVE weird stuff, and their sense of humor is usually dark/sarcastic. No wonder Pluto, their ruler, feels so good in Aquarius. Another thing that comes to mind - go get a tattoo (or tattoos?!) together. It's a pretty intimate experience if you think about it.

I also find that a SPRINKLE of the opposite sign's energy can be a good move. Scorpios are emotionally intense and love to seek depth in everything, but this can get exhausting at some point. That's when they sink too deeply into their heads, isolate themselves from the world, and/or experience depression. To help balance their energy, gift them a slightly Taurean gift. What comes to mind, first? Good old food, my friends. Well, not actually old, unless your aim is to tickle their weird obsession with poisons.

I mean a home-cooked meal you can enjoy together while watching their favorite movie, followed by a massage by you... mmwah! *chef's kiss* Help them enjoy the simple pleasures in life. They secretly LONG for simplicity and the feeling of being safe and nurtured by someone. If the relationship is platonic, you can visit the spa or beauty salon together, go somewhere in nature and take cool photos (bonus points if you explore abandoned buildings & ruins), or go to the local cozy cafe and have a nice chat. I told you - simplicity.

♓️ PISCEANS straight up love "woo-woo" stuff, crystals, and candles, Even if they aren't into spirituality, per se, they are naturally psychic, sensitive, and deeply introverted. This is why their favorite activity is inactivity 😂 They love to hang out in their room, watch movies/read books, create art, meditate/masturbate, or both, and you could help make their personal space feel even more relaxed and mystical. Trippy tapestries to hang on their walls, incense/sage to cleanse the vibes and make the room smell amazing, a new speaker, or headphones for their music addiction. For some reason, I think of those boxes on Etsy full of such witchy/mystical objects & aromas.

Even if they aren’t an "artist" or they don't practice art consistently as a hobby, I encourage you to gift them tools to help explore their creativity. A few years ago, I gave my Pisces 5th house mom a coloring mandala book, which is soo out of her comfort zone (A LOT of Capricorn energy, barely any Pisces), but she greatly enjoyed it! Go dance, and have fun – Pisceans are introverted party animals that tend to absorb everyone's energy, soo... To avoid the "moody fish", you can host a party at home, and invite their closest circle of friends and family, or even reserve it for just the two of you.

Another thing you can do is take them to a psychic or gift them a Psychic/Astrology/Numerology reading.

I also find that a SPRINKLE of the opposite sign's energy can be a good move. Pisceans can be ungrounded, and thus - prone to melancholy, mood swings, and unhealthy addictions. You can help balance their energy with a Virgo gift. Assist them in structuring their days and taking better care of their physical and mental health. There are many ways you could do that, and some suggestions include: taking them to a yoga or DANCE class, buying them natural skin-care products, or giving them a living being to take care of.

Virgos can take such good physical care of themselves because they practice this skill on everyone else. �� So, Pisceans can benefit from consistently looking after a houseplant or a pet. Is it offensive and too literal to buy them pet fish? Yeah, probably. It can be a great experience to go to the animal shelter together and let THEM choose their next best friend. They absolutely love animals, and they will feel a great sense of responsibility to look after them in the best possible way.

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roroswitherose · 1 year ago

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HAD ME @ HELLO! - enhypen dance crew

SYNOPSIS: verse’s school of arts, a very popular and hard to get into academy, holds a dance competition a few weeks before the start of the new school year. the prize being a free scholarship to the arts academy. enhypen, a popular dance crew signs up, they win. Heeseung watches as his captain Jungwon bumps into a girl while he was celebrating and heeseung immediately feels drawn to her.

It's weeks later and school is about to start and Heeseung still can't get the pretty girl out of his mind. After his first day, he checks his phone and sees the enhypen group chat blowing up, and the last thing he expects to see was the pretty girl going viral…for being jungwon’s ‘sister’

LEE HEESEUNG ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) doesn’t really pay attention to people that aren’t his friends. he gets tired of the attention he gets from his ‘fan girls’. he’s normally quite and seems unapproachable when he’s not with his friends. he feels the most comfortable with his friends. he doesn’t have a good relationship with his parents, they don’t accept his passion for dance. he works at a record store. he enjoys riding the subway. he likes going to the park and playing basketball, normally at night. he’s a really good singer, but only his friends know that (he doesn’t like singing around people) he has a problem opening up about his feelings. he’s always there for his friends. sometimes he plays video games with Jake and niki. has been in one relationship and it ended badly, hasn’t been or wanted to be in a relationship since then. loves deers. #1 niki and jake lover

PARK JONG SEONG ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) jay shares a room with jake. most days he picks up sunoo and jungwon up for school. jays the designated cook at the apartment and is also in charge of choosing the outfits for the teams dance competitions. jay loves dance but his passion is fashion design. he’s always being teased by his friends, so sometimes he gets relentless with his teasing as well. he has a soft spot for jungwon, so he goes easy on him. him and heeseung are really close and feel comfortable opening up to each other about how they are feeling. sometimes surprises jungwon at the animal sanctuary and brings him food and drinks #1 jungwon fan

SIM JAE YUN ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) shares a room with jay and makes jay regret it everyday! either because he stays up late playing video games with niki and a mysterious overwatch player, or he wakes up super early to go to the gym. jake is super friendly and always try’s ways to make more friends. probably embarrasses himself once a day. gets virtually and sometimes physically attacked by niki everyday. heeseung is jakes favorite person and he makes that very clear. was a lifeguard for like 2 weeks before he quit because he was scared his skin would get bad. he’s oblivious to the fact that he’s a lady’s man. has a comfort stuffed animal dog, called Layla, he’s very attached to it #1 heeseung lover & niki hater (and secretly lover)

PARK SUNGHOON ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) he has his own room at the apartment. he got really popular on twt and insta for his modeling photos. he’s always late to the dance practices. he sends his grocery lists in the enhypen group chat and totally goes off on anyone who complains about it. he’s genuinely funny without trying. he’s kinda narcissistic…but like look at him, ofc he is. he knows he’s hot, and finds it very amusing that he has so many ‘fan girls’ he sometimes joins heeseung playing basketball. is obsessed with sunoo’s baking. sunghoon works at the ice rink. sunghoon knows of Stella because there dads work together, they have talked a few times, but that was years ago. #1 sunoo hater and lover

KIM SEON WOO ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) sunoo works at a ice cream shop, but is thinking about quitting, and working at a cafe he has went to a few times. his friends get confused how he seems to just know everyone (he’s just really friendly) he knows everything about everyone. he’s the one who came up with there weekly movie nights. sunoo bakes whenever he’s stressed. can get sassy and witty but his friends are used to it. had an anonymous gossip account that got popular, but he lost the password and can’t get back in. only niki and sunghoon know that he was behind the account. knows how to play the piano and likes to send melodies to heeseung so he could sing to them (that’s a secret between the two of them) has a fear that his twt drafts will accidentally get posted (some juicy gossip fr) #1 sunghoon lover and hater

YANG JUNGWON ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 18

(second year) he’s a tired dance captain for real. he’s the second youngest but acts and feels like the oldest. jungwon is genuinely the sweetest person and wants the best for his teammates. he calls niki every morning because he knows that niki most likely slept through or turned off his alarm clock. him and sunoo are neighbors and have known each other the longest. jungwon has a treehouse in his back yard that he and sunoo have played in since they were kids, niki is the only other person who has went inside (they have sleepovers, and niki terrorizes them with his scary story’s) he volunteers at the animal sanctuary. #1 jay lover

NISHIMURA RIKI ( portrayed by HIMSELF ) 17

(first year) niki is the youngest member of enhypen. he is actually the most chaotic person ever, and is always finding a way to tease/troll the other members. niki is an absolute dance machine, he loves dancing. the first game he ever played was just dance. even though he stays up most of the night playing video games, he’s always energetic. his most played game is overwatch and he has been queuing with the same person and he can’t stop bragging about how good they are in the enhypen group chat. they have never talked in voice chat but niki swears he’s in love with them. he genuinely has dirt on everyone. a very talented drawer #1 jake teaser & lover

dancer! lee heeseung × dancer! female! oc

genre: smau with written chapters, fluff, humor, small bit of angst, college au, dancer au, strangers to lovers, dance crews,

note: here are heeseung and the rest of enhypens profiles! i'm superexcited for vou all to see what i have planned! i can't wait to write the dynamics of everyone! ☺️

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kurohaai · 4 years ago

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When your farmer wife trying to get your attention all day but it's so subtle you're not sure if she's just being her usual self or awkwardly flirting with you.

Yes of course I'm thinking of Elliott too today. Anyway, summer means tube top season.

#Stardew Valley #Elliott Stardew Valley #Stardew Valley OC #Farmer Ai #doodle #Kuroha Ai #ahh what is better than consensual flirting #the setting is she's absolutely have no qualm throwing random affectionate gesture #surpise kisses? hugs? easy #but when she's ACTUALLY wishing for the said gesture to be returned? when she WANTED to be lovey dovey?#a mess #total mess #she's bad at being romantic and will always ended up being straightforward with it = romantic atmosphere blown away #thankfully her husband find it endearing #and words of affirmation is his love language ofc he would want to hear it #anyway I want to think I flirt better than this farmer but tbh I'm probably a mess too #the art of wooing people is a total mystery #loving someone? who loved you back??#WILD

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sabrondabrainrot · 2 years ago

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Shaonian Ge Xing, Highly Recommended!

Hello! I just want to talk about a show I've been brain rotting over. It's so nice! It's a show about a martial arts band of teenagers trying to prove themselves to the adult world as a whole. The premise is two dudes becomes begrudging friends and get dragged into this strange mystery and a rupal drag race looking monk takes them on a strange pilgrimage to his home. The effects and animations look really cool for a cgi show and I really like how the cgi people look way prettier then uncanny valley. They put a lot of focus on creating realistic looking fabric and extremely beautiful eye appealing characters. The action is very scrumptious and the humor is slapstick based at times. The show name is "Shaonian Ge Xing" and the english name is more rough "Youths and the Golden Coffin", "Great journey of Teenagers", or "Legend of Legendary Youths". This is also hosted on BiliBili and I think you can probably watch it subbed through them on possibly youtube!

Just to introduce a few of my favorite skrunkies in the show I'll explain a bit about them and how to pronounce their names!

First off is Xiao Se (Zhe-OW She-e), I love him so much. He's one of those 5D chess kind of dudes but he's also a cripple who's got a secret identity. He's just really interesting and poised and grade A simping material.

The duetro-tagonist of this show is also Lei Wujie (Lay Woo-Gee), He's a lil red dude. He's pretty passionate and friendly. Something I really like about him is he's not a total stereotype of an action hero. He's funny and nice but also admits his frustration on always losing! He tries not to be a burden and tries to do right by everyone around him. He's a 10/10 sweetie pie.

The next character in the series who's like a third protagonist?? He's mainly in season 1 but comes back later in the show, his name is Wuxin (Woo She-e-Nh). His name means "Heartless"! (according to my show translation) It can also mean "No Mind". He's a monk with a mysterious past and for some reason or other everyone also wishes to kill him! The story changes into the two main protagonists Xiao Se and Lei Wujie escorting Wuxin to his former home. Over time, they make a deep friendship and it's really beautiful. I won't go too much into him other then his past is really interesting and season 1 is all about him and solving his mystery!

It's hardly findable in the USA but if you can find anything about it I highly recommend checking it out. It's got a donghua, mobile game, and a live action from what I can tell. It's a great experience and so much fun to just turn your brain off and watch!

#shao nian ge xing #youths and the golden coffin #donghua #chineseshow #cartoon #cgianimation #cgicartoon #live action #cdrama #great journey of teenagers #legend of legendary teenagers #brainrot #showrec #it's niche #please check this out

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chhagiya · 3 years ago

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Mini Fic by me

Jung Woo came home really drunk that night. Completely wasted. He could barely walk. He needed to get wasted. Today was his meeting with another publisher and it didn’t go well. AT ALL. It has been this way for sometimes now. When Jung Woo saw the opportunity for publishing a short crime fiction in these esteemed news papers, he was excited. But like most run-of-the-mill publishers, they were also looking for a murder mystery. A detective story that tracks down the criminal and then punishes them. Justice prevailed and all those stuff….

“Why would anyone want to know what’s the story and psyche of the killer ? He’s a killer !! End of story !! No one needs to hear his psychology !!” Or “readers aren’t that interested in psychology of the killer. Murder mysteries where the detective chases the killer is more in demand. We have to think about profit…so…”

It’s always the same….always….

On the way of coming to Eden, there’s a small edge near the stairs. People can sit on that edge while looking at the town that stretches downhill. Jung Woo sat there, with his black plastic bag with 2 beers in it. Why did he buy beer ? He’s already drunk !! No earthly idea !! Jung Woo drank a lot but he hasn’t eaten anything in awhile. He’s hungry and his dehydrated mouth is craving some food but he feels too lethargic to go anywhere….

It’s pretty late at night. 10-10:20 ish. He sees someone coming up the stairs. Black sweat shirt, black jeans, messy shaggy hair flowing on face. It’s unmistakable. It’s his neighbor. He’s quiet weird and creepy but he actually has good ideas. Everytime they spoke of Jung Woo’s novel, he came up with invaluable ideas. But what’s the point ? No publisher is willing to publish it….

“Are you okay Jagi ?” The man asks

Jung Woo nods negatively “no….no I’m not”

“What’s up ?” The man sits next to him on the edge

“Well, no one wants to publish my story … so that’s what …”

“How much did you drink ?”

“A lot”

“Let’s get you some food, come with me Jagi”

“I don’t want food”

“Eat some food, then sleep, you’ll feel better”

“No I won’t …. I won’t feel better cause I am not interested in writing profitable murder mystery. The ones I like, apparently aren’t readers favorite. The only thing I can write are weird psychology shit nobody’s interested in. I apparently write utter crap !!”

Jung Woo’s voice shook a little. The man looked at him silently for about 10 seconds….

“Jagiya, look at me”

Jung Woo look at the man, directly in his eyes. He wouldn’t have the courage to do this sober.

“Let’s say, a school is going on a field trip to museum. Mostly 5th graders, 6th graders along with 2-3 art students. Total 100 people. They go to the museum, stand in front of Picasso’s Guernica. Out of 100, how many do you think will be interested in Guernica ? Let alone understand it”

Jung Woo thinks and answers “just the art students”

“Why ?”

“Come on Moon Jo, they are 5th, 6th graders, you can’t expect them to have that maturity !! You crazy ??”

The man looks at him, now smiling, and said “so only 3 people out of 100 will appreciate it ?”

“Obviously” Jung Woo scoffed

“So does that mean Guernica is crap ?”

Jung Woo looked at the man, silently but with lots of unspoken questions

“Jagiya, if Picasso creates a masterpiece and some immature people don’t understand it, that’s their problem, not Picasso’s. He is and always will be a brilliant artist. Same goes for you. Except I love your masterpieces better…” the man smiled while putting his hand on Jung Woo’s shoulder. His touch felt like a cold breeze on a hot, humid summer night.

“Gummy bear !!” Jung Woo suddenly said

“What ?”

“I want gummy bears!!”

The man smiled affectionately “ok let’s get you some gummy bear”

“No, not from there” Jung Woo said like a 6 year old child, still fully wasted “I want that” Jung Woo pointed at the man beside him

The man was confused for a second or two, but before he could say anything, Jung Woo grabbed his face and kissed his lips. More like sucked it inside his own mouth as if he’s sucking a raspberry flavored gummy bear. It felt so nice. Jung Woo wanted to bite off those gummy bear like lips. He was starving for some soft warmth.

After what felt like an eternity, Jung Woo let go of the man’s lips, only because he needed to breath. The man’s cherry lips were swollen and his pale cheeks were blushing red. He smiled, bit his swollen lips and looked at the black plastic bag.

“Mind if I take one ?”

#mini fanfic #strangers from hell #seo moon jo #hell is other people #lee dongwook #yoon jong woo #im siwan #yoon jongwoo #seo moonjo #fanfic #fantasy

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dewitty1 · 4 years ago

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Fic Recs Wrap Up - August 2020 (੭ˊ͈ ꒵ˋ͈)･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*☆

A Convenient Impracticality by firethesound @firethesound

Somehow Harry ends up agreeing to a fake relationship with his ex-nemesis-turned-friendly-acquaintance-with-benefits, except for some reason it involves an awful lot of actual dating and, sadly, not much sex. Confused? Harry is too, but when has anything with Draco Malfoy ever been as straightforward as it seems? Rec Post

A Series of Neighbourly Epistles by slytherco @slytherco

Harry finds himself in a very awkward spot when he calls the Aurors on his neighbour… having very loud sex. As in not actually killing anyone. He writes him a disgruntled note and thus begins a very interesting exchange. When they finally decide to meet, Harry’s not quite prepared to find out who his mystery neighbour turns out to be. Or for everything that happens next, for that matter. Rec Post

Cassiopeia Lily Malfoy by GallaPlacidia

In eighth year, Harry had a toxic fling with Draco Malfoy. Ten years later, a little girl shows up, begging for Harry's help. Could the two be connected? And did Harry misunderstand what Draco was trying to tell him, the last time they spoke?

Feat. angry 8th year Harry being truly horrible to Draco, Draco writing a lot of letters he never sends Harry, and the most Gryffindor-Slytherin hybrid ten-year-old you've ever seen. Rec Post

Sex, Lies, and Veritaserum by lettered @letteredlettered

This entire fic is one long conversation about sex. Rec Post

Will you be my daddy? by SasuNarufan13

After Draco divorced from Daphne, Scorpius is set on finding a second daddy, because Draco told him he only loves men. He has even made a list. Then he meets Harry and he's dead set on getting him as a second daddy. Will he succeed? Rec Post

As Souls From Bodies Steal by Femme (femmequixotic) @femmequixotic

Hope may be found in the oddest of places, even in the bleakness of winter. Rec Post

Gravity by _Melodic_ (Sae)

Harry hasn't seen Malfoy in nearly two years--not since that thwarted kiss during Eighth year. When he stumbles across him working at a bookshop, his whole world is turned upside down. How does he deal with all these feelings that have come rushing back to the surface? And what about the pesky matter of Malfoy's new boyfriend? Rec Post

IDK My BFF Hermione? By lettered @letteredlettered

Draco's a hot mess. Harry's lovin' it (hell yes). Rec Post

₍՞◌′ᵕ‵ू◌₎♡ Here are some other fics you might enjoy-

It Gets Better by kaikim @thoroughlycollected

As much as the big picture matters, it only comes together if the details are all right.

Ten years after The Second Wizarding War there's a mysterious curse plaguing Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Ron, Hermione, and Harry come together again to save the school. When the evidence starts to point towards Draco Malfoy as the only one who can break the curse before it's too late, the three friends agree to convince him to help. But first, they're going to have to find him, and no one has seen or heard from Malfoy in five years. (note- I have not read this at this time, but it’s on my MFL) Art post by @zigster-ao3

Running on Air by eleventy7 @tinyhistory

Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects. Art post by @saleiba-tu Art post by @bluebutter-art

Where I Feel Safest by Ladderofyears @clemandben

Draco has a mild phobia of thunderstorms. His boyfriend Harry comforts him. Art post by @miakagrewup

A Different Kind of Meaning by p1013 @p1013

The ceiling doesn't hold any answers, but there are cobwebs scattered across the corners with shadows tangled in their threads. The rug against his back is rough and scratchy, threadbare and devoid of colours other than various shades of brown. Harry takes it all in, absorbs the dingy and depressed state of his home. There's a pointed moment of decision, a note about to be played, a silence about to end, and then he rolls to his feet and sets to cleaning.

It's the first constructive thing he's done in years. Fic Claim Post

Modern Love by tackytiger @tackytigerfic

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And it really doesn’t seem fair that Draco Malfoy is back in Harry’s life, all of a sudden, and even though he’s wandless, and living with Muggles, and making his mother cry with his lifestyle choices, he’s happy. So what's he doing right, that Harry isn’t?

Because things don’t really change, do they? And if Harry can’t be happy, he’ll settle for a good night’s sleep, some posh antiques, and the opportunity to find out what Malfoy has been up to for all these years. Fic Claim Post

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Keep Holding On by gnarf & MaesterChill @gnarf @maesterchill

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Months later, Harry visits St Mungo’s new ward on the request of a friend, only to find Draco in a deep vegetative state.

Not willing to give him up, Harry stays by his side, while simultaneously dealing with the Ministry's newest grand idea to make everything worse.

Making new allies, and losing old ones along the way, will hopefully be worth it in the end. Fic Claim Post

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There's nothing to do but take the advice of his friends and try to woo Draco over dinners with friends, Ministry cases, and an unfortunately named Italian restaurant.

Harry just can't stop the flutter in his chest when he sees Draco smile. Art Post by @caroll-in

That’s all I’ve got for you at the moment, my lovelies! I hope you enjoy these! I’ll see you soon with more recs. As always, Thank You for reading, following, liking, & reblogging!

Love Y’all! (◍•ᴗ•◍)♡ ✧*。 xoxoxo Carey 💜💙💚💛❤💗💕💖

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clovd-9 · 4 years ago

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fateful findings | ateez

You are the most recent Victor from the 74th Hunger Games and have been reaped for the Quarter Quell. Before your victory many overlooked your abilities—deeming you a lost cause due to your humble beginnings within District 8. With help from your mentor, Jeong Yunho, you proved your worth effortlessly. While your outstanding agility and sharp eye for observation was more than enough to show your true potential, your charismatic persona truly won the hearts of the Capitol. This presented you with numerous sponsors, and during the Game, you continued to win them over. As your death toll rose to the double digits, there was no denying your power. Despite your seemingly cold-blooded act, hints of your benevolence seeped through as you spared and saved the lives of those who were truly vulnerable. This led to you being the hot spot of gossip for fellow Victors and the media alike. However, your charming persona quickly dissolved after your win as you voiced your contempt for the Games. You quickly changed from being the nations’ treasure to the face of an uprising rebellion.

Now, with the Quarter Quell in motion and your sponsors on the line, you must decide how to play and who to play with. Your decision will determine your fate—so choose wisely.

Choi San

From District 1—the District of luxury

Specializes in the use(s) of: throwing knives and stealth

Won when: 12

Current age: 21

San is the youngest person to have ever won The Hunger Games

He is the nation’s bad boy and other competitors worst fear

Due to his early age of winning the games he has had enough time to train and be the most vicious mentor and victor known to date

Given that he lives in the most luxurious district, most would call his behaviors that of a spoiled brat

So when the Quarter Quell was announced and he realized he might lose his life of comfort—the media took notice

While he is known as the Midnight Assassin, many of his fans fear they will lose their beloved District 1 victor

Will you choose to partner up with the nation’s deadliest bad boy—or will you choose someone else to keep you company during the games?

Kim Hongjoong

From District 2—the District of weaponry

Specializes in the use(s) of: daggers and speech

Won when: 15

Current age: 21

Hongjoong is said to be the Prince Charming of the Capitol

Everyone either loves him or wants to be him

Many sponsors placed high bets on him when he went into the Games after seeing what District he came from

And due to his total of 13 kills during his time in the arena he has earned lots of support from the media

As well as being marked as a potential serial killer by fellow victors

Not only that, but he regularly has appearances on talk shows and is painted out to be a total player

The Capitol eats this up, of course

But when the announcement of the Quarter Quell hit headlines,’many feared to lose their beloved red-haired prince

However, he reassured them that he’d make it home by any means possible with a grin and a sinister twinkle in his eyes

So, will you choose to partner up with this killing machine—or will you decide upon another victor to watch your back?

Park Seonghwa

From District 4—the District of fishing and aquatic agriculture

Specializes in the use(s) of: spears, survival skills, and knowledge of numerous environments

Won when: 17

Current age: 22

Seonghwa is the last of the careers, but certainly not the least

Even before his game, many were blown away by his stunning looks and stoic personality

Due to his District being on the coast, his sun kissed skin become something to die for (no pun intended)

This along with his outstanding skills and unexpected deadly nature quickly made him one of the nation’s favorite heartthrobs

His demeanor is rather quiet, yet he is seen as very wise by his fellow victors

He has never yearned for the limelight and is far more humble than his skills allow him to be

However, when the other career from his district was hurt during his game, he dropped everything to nurse her back to health

Many people see this soft spot as a weakness while many people living in the districts see this as a symbol of humanity within the games

The day of the Quarter Quell his face was stoic as usual but those who paid close enough attention could see the clenching of his jaw and fists in what was most likely anger

He has never openly supported the Capitol and declined all requests to be in talk shows or featured in any media streams besides his mentor position

That being said, will you choose this modest candidate to be your teammate—or will you follow in the lead of another victor?

Kang Yeosang

From District 6—the District of transportation

Specializes in the use(s) of: camouflage and stealth

Won when: 18

Current age: 21

Yeosang is one of the lesser known victors given his District and how fresh his win still is within the Capitol

This being said, not much is known about him

However, much is known about his beautiful works of art

He is said to spend his time locked away in his home painting for his collection within the Capitol gallery

And although he’s a massive homebody, that’s not to say he doesn’t have any fans because of his looks

His distinct and charming visuals have placed him numerous modeling gigs from many brand name designers

His performance in the games is rarely a topic, as he won by rather peculiar means

Those being that he stayed hidden for more than half of his game and only had a kill streak of one

When news of the Quarter Quell broke out, very few people had hopes of seeing their beloved artist again

Will you look past the low expectations for this artistic shut-in—or will you take your chances with someone more trusted within the eyes of the public?

Jung Wooyoung

From District 7—the District of lumber and forests

Specializes in the use(s) of: axes, stealth, and agility

Won when: 16

Current age: 20

Wooyoung was an instant fan favorite among the Capitol

“Everybody’s favorite pretty boy” as Ceaser Flickerman would like to call him

With his young age, the cockiness is expected, and the other victors absolutely despise it

His kill streak was only 4 people during the game, but do to his speed and creativity, all bets were almost immediately placed on him

He won his game with axes covered in blood and a devilish grin on his face

What he does out of the media’s eye is a total mystery, though most speculate he tries to woo the ladies of his District and the Capitol

He has also taken up a rather peculiar hobby of modifying himself—whether it be his hair, teeth, eyes, or skin

But when the Quarter Quell was announced, the pretty boy act dropped and was replaced with an unexpected rage

Never had Wooyoung gone against the Capitol, but now, some are unsure of his reliability

Will you team up with this quirky double edged sword—or will you rely on another victor to have your back?

Jeong Yunho

From District 8—the District of textiles and fabrics

Specializes in the use(s) of: intelligence, physical strength, and swords

Won when: 15

Current age: 21

Yunho is one of the most beloved faces in all of the Capitol

The nation’s boyfriend material if you will

He’s a charmer that won the hearts of many sponsors during his game

Hilariously enough, during his game, many of his opponents wrote him off as another pretty boy to be dealt with

However, that proved to be a difficult task as his intelligence levels were above almost every other candidate

He won the games by setting up traps or having unsolvable courses of action

It is said that this raised level of intelligence came from working at his District’s textile factories every day and solving any problems with the machines

His back story is a tragic one—mother and father died due to a fire at one of the factories

And his only sister was reaped into the game with him

Yunho rarely speaks of this, though, and keeps a warm smile on his face

But the day the Quarter Quell was announced, the slight tremors in his hand became unbearably noticeable even though he had a smile on his face

He merely waved at the cameras to wave off any uneasiness from his fans and took his place on the platform

However, some say his smile is a facade, and is slowly breaking with each day gone by

Will you entrust your life with your mentor once again—or will you find yourself alongside another?

Choi Jongho

From District 10—the District of animals and livestock

Specializes in the use(s) of: sickles, stamina, and physical strength

Won when: 17

Current age: 19

Not much is known about Jongho—his District is very small and his win is still fresh in the eyes of the media

Most victors look at him as a child still given his young age

His duration spent in the game was anything but childlike, though

Due to his background as a butcher, his technique of killing was precise and clean

He only killed when he needed to, which seemed weak to some, but smart to others

He didn’t have very many sponsors because he was a mere minnow in a pond of much bigger fish

This did not stop the media from putting him into the limelight, though

After his win, the media, however, has come to fetishize him being the youngest victor

When asked about his views of the Capitol and the Games, he tends to find a way to incorporate its downfall without directly saying he hates the Games

This is written off as teenage rebellion

However, when his silence suddenly shattered during the promotions of the Quarter Quell, many came to see it was not just hormones that led him to have such disdain towards the games

Will you team up with the Capitol rebel—or will you choose another victor to take his place?

Song Mingi

From District 12—the District of coal

Specializes in the use(s) of: herbal medicines, first aid, and survival skills

Won when: 13

Current age: 21

Mingi is that of a gentle giant to the Capitol

He was never as brutal or cold as many other Victors in the games

This image of humanity led to inspire many within the Districts

He did what he had to to defend himself, and even then, he did it by the least harmful means possible

His extensive knowledge of foraging led him to survive the games, as he only ever killed people by poisoning them

He also kept himself alive with the native plants in the arena

The media played him up to be vicious due to his rather intimidating looks, but his shy demeanor quickly struck that idea down

He spends most of his time tending to his family and many people of his District

So when the Quarter Quell was announced, his entire District began to rebel

This has caused a rather dark mark upon his image, leaving him with very few supporters

Will you take this gentle giant as your teammate—or do you have your eyes set on another?

Voting is pivotal to this series. Comment or reblog with the member you decide to create a alliance with. the most voted for member will have their story written first.

Best of luck and may the odds be ever in your favor

#ateez #ateez au #hunger games au #ateez fic #ateez angst #seonghwa #hongjoong #yunho #yeosang #san #mingi #wooyoung #jongho

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im-totally-not-an-alien · 4 years ago

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Final Fantasy 7 prompts no 29

1. Both Vincent and Cloud are sent back in time, but there's a problem. Niether of them lookied entirely human, and thanks to these changes in thier bodies, they are both immortal and easy to spot under normal circumstances. Cloud looks like a cross between a stereo typical angel and a demon and Vincent looks like a vampire. They decide they stand out too much to do a full frontal assault and opt to go for the Turk method of taking out enemies. Frame jobs and assassination become the name of the game, that is, until Cloud is caught wings out by none other than the Crimson Commander. They gave a long chase bit eventually the mysterious angelic blond escaped. All the 1sts have so many questions, but none moreso that the Silver General.

Cloud stays hidden in his and Vincents secret HQ, which is a huge labyrinth/trap house inside the Nebil mountain. (Think the Winchester Mansion but underground)

Featuring: Cloud pulling a leaver that activates a trap door and drops Angeal and Sephiroth down into an unknown place.

Zack opening doors to walls and walking up stairs that lead to nowhere. He tries to knock down a wall and fails, cause of course Cloud and Vincent planned for that. They're friends with Berret after all.

Genesis wondering if Cloud is some secret key to deciphering LOVELESS

And Sephiroth banging his head against a wall in frustration.

2. A dying woman makes Vincent take her baby and promise to raise it as his own

3. Cloud trying to fight off Sephiroth, Angeal, and Genesis in a misguided attempted to protect Zack. Three on one wasn't fair, but if he had to die to protect Zack? Well, he'll just be returning the favor

4. Cloud takes up painting and Sephiroth finds a beautiful portrait of himself while snooping through Clouds hidden art cave

5. People referring to Genesis as the Lord of Loveless

6. Sephiroth and Cloud wind up in a totally new dimension where there are no people, just plants, animals, and monsters. At first Cloud hates having to work with Sephiroth in order to survive and the former general uses this opportunity to try and bond with his rebellious puppet.

Surprisingly they mesh pretty well, both in personality and combat style. They bond and Cloud comes to enjoy Sephiroths companionship and the former general no longer wants to murder everything. They chose to stay in this wierd world, until one day AVALANCHE manages to track them down with the intention of "saving" Cloud. Now the pair are hiding from Clouds former friends, who refuse to take "No." for and answer.

7. Vincent turned 69 years old and everyone kept commenting "Nice." He decided that if he ever reached 420 he would just hide out for a year.

8. Cloud sprouts a large red wing, and dreads what this could possibly mean. Wasn't the wing like appendages on Jenova's back a similar color?

Aka there is nothing left of Jenova so the "Hive" needs a new queen. Needless to say Cloud is mortified. On the plus side, he can mind control SOLDIERs, which is hilarious, but now he is being hunted like an animal by people who think he's a monster.

9. Remake Cloud bridal carrying a public security officer to safety cause the dude saved Clouds life.

10. AVALANCHE lands in an alternate reality where people's personalities are swapped. Cloud is struggling to deal with the cadet version of himself, who has the personality of Yuffie, and has to fight the temptation of stragling him. Until that moment he had never sympathized so much with the silver general, who is in the same situation and unable to do anything about it because cadet Cloud is Zacks friend.

Yuffie as it turns out, has Vincent's personality and is often waxing poetic, which draws in the Crimson Commander to try his hand at wooing her.

Aerith swears like Cid and Cid acts like Tifa, it's so confusing, especially since none of the AVALANCHE members from this world know eachother yet.

11. AC Cloud hears a voice in his head tell him to hold out his arms, only to catch CC Sephiroth in them. They stare at eachother for a solid seven seconds before Cloud has an "Oh shit" moment.

12. Au where Sephiroth keeps asking Cloud out until Cloud challenges him to a bet. If he wins, Sephiroth leaves him alone. If Sephiroth wins Cloud has to date him for a whole year.

13. Sephiroth returns to life again after DoC, except he has no memory of what transpired during CC or anything afterwards. Cloud keeps him a secret from everyone until Vincent finds him out, only to help him keep the former general a secret as well

14. AC Cloud living in CC Shinras air vents and using them as a base of operation while he slowly picks the company apart one person at a time. His first mark is Hojo, who he ensures received a slow, cruel death

15. Sephiroth with the nailbat! Sephiroth with the nailbat! Sephiroth with THE NAILBAT!!!!

#sephiroth #cloud strife #vincent valentine #ff7 story prompts #ff7 prompts #ff7 #ff7 crisis core #ff7 advent children #final fantacy 7 #final fantasy story prompts #genesis rhapsodos #sefikura #sephcloud #zack fair

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mousehole5000 · 4 years ago

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more tgcf chapters 143-173 lets goooooo

PEI MING BOO HISS except actually okay he’s mostly funny i think but still boo hiss

“hey who’s this guy who’s really pissed at you?” “oh thats my sword. i broke it.” alright then!

i think i need to go back and reread the banyue pass arc bc im still confused as to whats going on with banyue and pei su

“Banyue dropped from the sky with two pots raised. Without a word, she plummeted with the mouths of the pots facing down, trapping and detaining the shocked Ming’guang and the roaring Ke Mo within.” - THATS MY GIRL

“It must be known that, to heavenly officials, it certainly was more than natural for kingdoms of the mortal realm to fight and annihilate one another; the acts of these plays progressing on endlessly. But when it came their own turn, it was often hard to let things go. If one must stand in the same court as the one who annihilated their own kingdom, and that man cavorted in the heavens, exceedingly flashy, then it must be vexing.” - hmmmm!!

“I’ve spoken too many words in this lifetime. What are you referring to?” - okay to be fair thats a mood

okay its nice to get some pei ming backstory and its funny that he and xie lian are bonding but also still whenever pei ming interacts with a female character my hackles rise like a cat lol

“Xie Lian watched as Banyue thought really hard before cheerfully pulling out a few long, wine-red scorpion-snakes, and putting them into the bubbling pot.” - THATS MY GIRL

“Although “smell” was something colourless and formless, the instant Banyue removed the pot cover, it was as if some mysterious physical object had twisted all the air around the mouth of that pot. The group stared at the sight within the pot for a long time. Their pupils reflected an endless, bottomless darkness; like it could pull them into the abyss. No words could describe the sentiment expressed within their eyes. A moment later, Xie Lian patted Banyue’s shoulder and gave a thumbs-up.” - like father-figure like daughter-figure. amazing.

“However, what if one day mortals discovered something completely new that ran faster than horses? Then, when this new invention overtook horses, worshippers of this heavenly official who controlled horses would inevitably decrease. Such heavenly officials, flashing by like shooting stars, made up the majority of the heavens.” - obsessed with this, genuinely. life and change. worship and its purpose. my religious studies diploma on my wall is screaming at me rn. ALSO i am once again thinking about celebrities

“...” It was only then that Pei Ming seemed to notice, and started to contemplate this question. A moment later, he answered, “A habit. In a dark, creepy place like this, isn’t it normal to hold women in your arms, to comfort them and calm their fears?” “I’m sorry, but I wasn’t scared,” Banyue said.” - BANYUE I LOVE YOU. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH. god this takes me back to every college party i ever went to

LING WEN BACKSTORY????? shoeseller chosen for godhood bc she wrote a political essay and got arrested...... and now she’s face to face with the official who appointed her..... do go on.....

“Ling Wen laughed out loud, seeming to be enraged, and her voice dropped. “Very well! You said I couldn’t reach that high. Then, might I ask you: had the prominence of the Palace of Jing Wen at its peak ever reached even the knees of my Palace of Ling Wen??” - GET HIM!!!! BOO HISS JING WEN

“Compared to you, I’m not that bad,” Ling Wen said. “You’d personally order me to stay in the Palace of Jing Wen until midnight, then turn around and say I shamelessly hang around ‘til late to harass you. Words murder without form; I was much nicer responding with blatant violence.” - ling wen im love you..... also this bit... feels Real

BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN!! FLOWER PETALS TRANSFORMATION!!! see hua cheng? look as how cool it can be when you leave the story for a little while!! bc then you get to return and make an entrance!!

“Not only can you bring forth bloody rain, you can also make flowers shower. I didn’t know that. How fun!” - cute!! and in that moment we were all xie lian

“Everyone was stunned by his deed, and Ling Wen arduously gave him a thumbs-up. ”Ol’ Pei, what a man!” Pei Ming gritted his teeth. “WELCOME!” - aww three two tumors buddies!!

okay yin yu is here and xie lian did the equivalent of asking someone when the baby is due only to find out theyre not pregnant at all. then rong guang taunts yin yu and no one says anything. i do love the amount of awkward moments in this book tbh sometimes there are no words.

“All around was sand and mud crushing at him, exceedingly suffocating. The sand and mud was also moving endlessly; the feeling was like he was swallowed into the stomach of a giant monster, and that monster had also eaten a bunch of other things besides him, tumbling everything in its stomach, trying to digest” - ooooh creepy!!! the red string thing... is cute.... also xie lian being able to see hua cheng’s butterfly vision by looking directly into his eye is kinda cool. and obviously homoerotic.

“Are lower-ranked heavenly officials below other people?” Quan Yizhen asked. “No,” Yin Yu replied. Were they not? It was obvious that he himself didn’t believe in his own words, and Quan Yizhen also noticed. A good while later, he said bluntly, “I don’t like it here.” Yin Yu said nothing.” - im having emotions. and then yin yu also saying he doesnt like it there either.... also idk how this scene is going to play out but as much as im enjoying quan yizhen being an icon i can also possibly see how yin yu could eventually get to the point of “i am tired of being nice. i do just want to go apeshit” even if he really cares about qyz. it happens </3

“Indeed,” Hua Cheng said. “Half a year later when Quan Yizhen actually ascends, he won’t find it so funny anymore.” “Can we watch that part too?” Xie Lian asked. “We can. Hold on,” Hua Cheng replied.” - quan yizhen king of taking things literally. also why did this turn into hualian having a movie night

jian yu seems like the kind of asshole who would purposely give someone regular soda when they specifically asked for diet soda. god yin yu is really having a bad day i really feel for him in the whole situation with the brocade immortal

awww okay at least jian yu tried to take responsibility. im still mad at him tho that was objectively a terrible idea. god this whole situation sucked :(

“Rocks and earth crushed at them from all around, forcing their bodies to press tightly against one another, their faces brushing, their ears warm. Although it wasn’t the right time, a thought flashed through Xie Lian’s mind: “‘To die buried together’ doesn’t feel so bad.” - okay... im kind of emotional.... gay people....

okay obviously these murals and the prince of wuyong have some connection (im guessing pretty direct) to xie lian and are important but everytime they start analyzing one i feel like im back in art history class fhadskfhskjdhf not that thats a bad thing!! i liked art history a lot tbh

“Don’t worry, they’re not human,” Hua Cheng said. “It’s precisely because they’re not human that we have to worry, alright….” Xie Lian thought.” - goth ghost bf problems

xie lian: well, there is one person i trust more than anyone else, someone who’s first in my mind hua cheng, oblivious: oh :/ xie lian, also oblivious: what? hua cheng: you shouldnt trust so easily its dangerous xie lian: oh. haha. yeah. well. wanna,,, know who it is? hua cheng: its :) fine :) it :) doesnt :) matter :) but of course you can tell me if you want to gege xie lian, internally: well now ive made it weird hua cheng, 5 minutes later: actually i need you to tell me. right now. its totally for your security me: gay people smh

“As they suspected, he had been captured by Qi Rong. Although no one was bound by ropes, there were balls of greasily green ghost fires hovering over every one of their heads.” - completely off track but anybody else remember the great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts song

“Could there actually come a day when Qi Rong was embarrassed that someone might see the manner in which he ate? Before Xuan Ji entered, she put Guzi down. Guzi, ta-ta-ta, ran in, rushing straight to Qi Rong’s side. But when he saw him, he pointed his finger. He cried, “Dad is eating bad things in secret again!” “I’m not!” Qi Rong retaliated.” SCREAM IS QI RONG LEARNING THE POWER OF LOVE NOOOO also god that poor man whose body he has im starting to doubt if he’ll ever be free jimmy novak flashbacks

everytime we get another ghost king power somewhere someone should be writing hua cheng the cyborg bf in a high tech futuristic au i think thats the only other potential setting that could truly capture this wild ride

“In truth, throughout history, there was no man in the world who didn’t love bragging. A breeze could blow the handkerchief of a brothel girl into a man’s hand, and he would turn around and say the most beautiful of renowned escorts had fallen in love with him; holding shoes and wiping benches for the emperor’s mistress’s uncle’s grandson’s cousin’s mistress would for sure become him being an important administrator at the residence of royal relatives, raising his status. Thus, men who didn’t brag were a rare species.” - SCREAM this is going in my favorite tgcf quotes folder god... mxtx come here let me shake your hand

read the story of rain master yushi huang’s ascension. why am i crying. also this bit im crying again me with my stuffed animals “Thus, while Yushi Huang was cultivating at the Temple of Yulong, every time when she went to seek water and passed that door, she would rub the head of that ox. The door knocker soaked in her essence of life, and when the Rain Master ascended, the ox ascended with her.”

okay thats enough for now i have 7 more chapters to book 4!!! woo!!!

#tgcf liveblog #bedtime now but im excited to be moving on #mouse mumbles

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littlemisssquiggles · 5 years ago

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Ok so. Oscar as Nene (got drag to supernatural stuff like Os got drag to become a huntsman) Ruby as Hanako (playful, deeper than you think, family issue🤣😂) Jaune as Kou Pyrrha as Mitsuba GO BRAINSTORM NOW YA KNOW THE STORY OF HANAKO KUN🤣😂❤️❤️❤️

Hehehe,indeed I do know the story of Hanako-kun,Ly. Especially now that I’m all caught up with both the anime and the mangaseries. Although I will say this though, theanime adaptation of the Mitsuba chapter was one hundred times moreheartbreaking to see play out in animated form. I mean it was alreadysaddening to read about in the manga when I first started but to see it now infull living colour…my heart. Dem feelsman!

Andto imaging Pyrhha Nikkos being Jaune’sMitsuba in a RWBY-inspired Hanako universe is so tragically fitting thatit’s bloody perfect. Y’know it was actually @mojo72400 who first suggested thepotential of a Rosegarden AU based on Hanako-kun. However at the time, I ridiculouslythought that Toilet-Bound Hanako-kunwas about a anime girl who had to survive the social ladder of highschool witha terrible condition that forced to suffer from infrequent trips to the toilet.That’s what the title made me think the story was about. I know that soundssilly in hindsight but can you blame with a title like that? Now imagine howpleasantly surprised I was to realize that TBH was definitely better than I canever imagined.

Anyways,that being said, now that I’ve familiarized myself with the Hanako-universe(and have officially joined its fandom community---Whaddup my toilet-bounddudes!) you can bet your bum that I’m definitely game for a Barn- Bound Ruby Rose RWBY Rosegarden AU and I second the idea of Oscar Pine being the Nene ofthis universe.

Oh!But instead of Oscar being afflicted with the Mermaid’s Curse, let say…that Oscar’s curse is called the Pumpkinhead curse.

Likeimagine…Oscar being a farm-bred countrypumpkin who had to move to the city to attend high school and becauseof this, he’s affectionately been christened the nickname of “country pumpkin” by his peers.

Let’s say…that much like Nene, Oscar’sstory was that he had a crush on one of his upperclassman and wanted to make awish to change his appearance so that his crush could finally notice him andmaybe become his girlfriend. Let’s say…that having grown up on a farm far outin the countryside, Oscar has always dreamed of living in the city and hadbasically dreamt up this little fantasy of what his dream “highschool experience”would be and for the sake of this AU, one of his ambitions was somehow becomingthe proud lovingly devoted boyfriend of the most popular girl at school.

Nowaccording to rumours around the school, Oscar’s crush liked “tall handsome city boys” so unfortunatelyfor Oscar, his small, cute farm boy look wasn’t going to cut it for him inwinning over the affection of his future girlfriend.

Atfirst Oscar thought that his luck with his crush might not change until heheard a rumour about one of the schools Seven Mysteries. Mystery No. 7---TheRuby Rose of the Abandoned Barn house in the back of the school compound.Basically the deal was that the Ruby Rose was supposed to be some kind ofsupernatural jinn who grant one wish to anyone who is able to successfullysummon it.

Longstory short, Oscar goes to the barn in hopes that he could successfully summonthe Ruby Rose. But to Oscar’s surprise, rather than summoning a super imposingmystical genie of the magic arts here to grant him any wish he so desired likehe had imagined in his impressionable overactive farm boy imagination, Oscarinstead finds a ghost girl dressed in a red hood who addresses herself as RubyRose.

Basicallythe idea I’m having here is that before making the choice to go live in thecity, Oscar lived a rather sheltered life in a small town where the only thinghe had to connect with were books that his aunt would lend him. So because ofthis, let’s say Oscar has a skewed,child-like impression of what the real world is. In a nutshell, he’s very naïve. Not stupid. Just gullibleenough to believe a silly school rumour about a supernatural being who cangrant him his wish to make him desirable enough for his crush to love him.

(YesI know that sounds silly and totally out of character for Oscar but since Oscaris meant to be Nene here I tried to give him the key Nene-isms---her thirst for the love of the oppositesex--- while maintaining some of his canonical RWBY traits).

Anyways;like I said---Oscar successfully summons Ruby: He didn’t really have to domuch. Just leave a plate of chocolate chip cookies and milk in the centre ofthe room while say “Ruby Rose” three times.

Howevershenanigans happen which result in Oscar failing to get his wish from Ruby who,as it turnt out, can’t really do anything to change Oscar’s appearance.

Thisthen leads to Oscar eating a cursed cookie that he took off of Ruby.Let’s say…the cookie is heart-shapedwith red velvet icing and strawberry hearts on one side while the other side wasdecorated like a Halloween pumpkin face.

Let’s say…the idea behind thecookie---the Cursed Pumpernickelcookie--- is that should two people share the cookie, they would be boundedtogether for all eternity and live a lifetime of love, happily ever after.However should the pair’s love not be mutually reciprocated with only one halfof the cookie being eaten, the recipient of the eaten half shall fall prey tothe Pumpkinhead curse.

Thisis what ends up befalling poor Oscar. The idea I had was that, much like Nene,Oscar pilfered Cursed Pumpernickel off of Ruby while she was sifting throughher pocket for another token to help him “woo” his crush.

Whenasked about the cookie, Ruby harmlessly informs Oscar about the “power” of thePumpernickel cookie, not thinking that Oscar would ever be so foolish enough to actually eat itknowing the details of its curse. However, unfortunately for Ruby, Oscar wasthat foolish and eats one of half of the Pumpernickel cookie with the intentionof giving the other half to his crush to bind them together forever.

Let’s say…in this AU, Oscar’s crush is Neon Katt. Like Oscarhas had a crush on her since his first day of high school, falling head overheels in love with her just because she and her friends were close with Oscar’supperclassman pals and Neo was always super nice and affectionate withOscar---y’know like your best friend being nice to your kid brother who has anobvious crush on her type of scenario.

SoOscar goes to give Neon the other half of the Pumpernickel but as he does,their moment is interrupted by Flynt. Let’ssay…in this AU, Flynt and Neon areclose childhood best friends who’ve secretly had feelings for each other foryears. (Because in the squiggle shire, we still ship Funky Cat or whatever the name of Flynt x Neon’s ship is). So Flyntconfesses his love to Neon and much to Oscar’s heartache, Neon reciprocates hisfeelings. She even forgets that Oscar was even standing there before Flyntreminds her of his presense.

Butas Neon goes to take the reaming half of the Pumpernickel that Oscar was aboutto offer her, Oscar, doing his best to hide his sadness, makes up some cock andbull story about the cookie being bad and no longer good enough to give Neonanymore. He then congratulates Flynt and Neon on their newfound relationshipbefore running off; claiming to be returning to class.

Assaid, Oscar is heartbroken---realizing how foolishhe had been for pursuing Neon. But before Oscar could lament on hisfoolishness, he is suddenly overtaken by the Pumpkinhead Curse. Oscar is turned into a pumpkin. Thenext thing Oscar knows he opens what he assumesto be his eyes, looking up to find Ruby standing over him. However for some oddreason, Oscar could no longer feel his hands or his legs. He suddenly feels very, very different.

Itis then when Ruby holds up a mirror to Oscar to show his new pumpkin body---asmall bright orange pumpkin with a fluffy head of leaves and vines which Rubyhad been kind enough to carve out his eyes and mouth so he could see and talkto her. She even took the liberty of carving out tiny holes where Oscar’sfreckles would be on his face.

WhyI like the concept of Oscar’s curse being the Pumpkinhead curse is, not justbecause it was inspired by the Oz character of the same name but mainly becauseof a quote that Jack Pumpkinhead said after he had first come to life:

“…It will take me alittle time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish…”

Ilike the idea of Oscar winding up cursed because his affection for Neon and hisdesperation to have her return his feelings had made him foolish in his pursuitof love or something along those lines. I like this idea just as much as I likethe idea of those afflicted with the Pumpkinhead Curse ending up becomingpumpkins to be added to the patch of a supernatural entity known as the PumpkinKing.

Y’knowhow in Hanako, we had the Mermaid Queen apparition who told Nene that if shebecame her servant she would be loved by her and her fish people? Well for thisAU, my idea is that Oscar would become apumpkin in the Pumpkin King’s Patch to be marriedoff to one of his literal spoiled rotten pumpkin-headed children. Sobasically by being cursed, Oscarunintentionally set himself up to become the future groom to the Pumpkin King’s eldest daughter whose been knownto eat her husbands, much to the farm boy’s dismay since not only did henot want to be a pumpkin for the rest of the life but he certainly did not wantto be married off to a pumpkin either at the tender age of 14.

Soto avoid becoming the Pumpkin Princess’ latest snack and umpteenth deadhusband, Ruby makes Oscar a deal he couldn't refuse. Much like Hanako did withNene, Ruby binds herself to Oscar and becomes his "girlfriend" as a means of keeping the Pumpkin King fromclaiming him for his daughter (which basically becomes like a sort of runninggag with the Pumpkin King and his minions constantly trying to persuade orstraight up kidnap Oscar into becoming the future little Pumpkin Prince).

Andto seal to deal that they were now bound together, Ruby eats the other half ofthe cursed Pumpernickel Cookie before kissing Oscar while he was still inpumpkin form which turns him back into a proper human boy.

Sobasically Oscar also ends up losing hisfirst kiss to Ruby; much to the farm boy’s embarrassment.

Butbottom-line, Ruby and Oscar were now bound together through the PumpkinheadCurse. However, because she had went out of her way to help him, Oscar beingbound to Ruby almost meant that he owed her indefinitely.

Andconsidering that Ruby was now Oscar's quote unquote "girlfriend", she pretty much make lives up to that titleby ensuring that Oscar played the part of her so-called lovingly devoted“boyfriend”, wading on the jubilantly childish yet mysterious apparition handand foot while additionally assisting her in her maintenance of the balancebetween the living and supernatural world. Because in Oscar’s case, it waseither that or being a talking pumpkin head turned pumpkin groom married to hisgiant pumpkin wife in constant fear of being eaten for the rest of his life.And that’s my idea for Oscar’s Nene-inspired story for this AU which I guess canwork as a nice little basis for it. Y'know do something similar to the originalHanako series but with a squigglytwist to it, in a sense. Besides I love the concept of Oscar being a cutelittle pumpkin more than him being a fish like Nene. But that's my idea.

Asfor the rest of the RWBY cast as Hanako-inspired characters---Well... as Imentioned before, I really dig your idea of Jaune being the Kou of thisuniverse. We can even maintain the same idea by having him come from a longline of spirit warriors dubbed the Arc-Angels or “Arc Knights” (see what I did there) with his older sister Saphronbeing a more experienced one watching over her brother’s development whilesimultaneously acting as a teacher at his high school along with her wife:Terra Cotta who is the school librarian. I like the idea of Terra beingcompletely oblivious to her wife and her family’s connection to thesupernatural world due to Saphron wishing to keep both her wife and their toddlerson away from that kind of life style. Perhapsyou can even have an idea where Saphron abandoned her duties as an Arc Knightbecause she desired a normal life with a family of her own.

Perhaps…you can have somethingwhere the Arc Knights, being the only spirit warrior family within the mainsetting of the story, were the sworn protectors of the land of the living;working to exorcise any wayward apparitions.

Let’ssay Saphron estranged herself from her family, choosing to work more closely withthe apparitions to focus on maintaining better peace between the two worlds. Butbecause Saphron had left, her baby brother Jaune was forced to take her placeand the two share an interesting dynamic where Jaune wants to prove that hecould be a great spirit warrior who won’t quit like his sister did and Saphronhas to look out for him while feeling guilty for partially making Jaune thewarrior that he was now. That’s one idea.

Nowthat I think about it. This type of story could also work for Weiss and Winter. Like I can easilypicture Weiss being an alternate version for the Kou character of this universewith Jaune being her Mitsuba. OR…perhapsin this AU, the Schnees were a rival spiritwarrior/ exorcist family to the Arcs?

Perhaps…unlike the Arcs who were open to working inharmony with the apparitions, the Schnees were not. Instead the Schneesused their family power to enslave apparitions and use them as their pawns incombat.

Let’ssay, while the Arc Knights adhered to the old school spirit warrior code, theSchnees were necromancers---summoningthe dead to fight their battles for them with little respect their pasthumanity when they were alive which the Arc family greatly frowned upon. (Imean the Schnee family semblance is practically the RWBY equivalent ofnecromancy so in this case it works)

Perhaps…you can even have athing where Jaune and Weiss are rivals coming from strong spirit warrior/exorcistfamily bloodlines or clans so the two basically grew up opposing one anotherfrom birth.

Howeverlet’s say… Jaune secretly has feelings for Weiss and at first Weiss didn’tcare much for Jaune; choosing to focus mainly on maintaining her family’s honouras encouraged by her older sister Winter.

Howeverlet’s say…Weiss ultimately shows asofter side to herself, taking an interest in Jaune’s wellbeing as a “friendwho knew him” after he gets himself involved with a ghost girl named Pyrhha (whowas resurrected by darker apparition) and started committing some questionable acts. Or something alongthose lines.

Idefinitely dig the idea of the Arcs and the Schnees being rival clans whomaintain balance in the supernatural and living world---but while the Arcscoexist in harmony with the apparitions on parlayed allegiance with theMysteries (such as Ruby Rose), the Schnees have a different way of doing thingsdespite fighting for the same cause. And this rivalry is reflected in thecharacter dynamics of Weiss and Jaune (who are students of Oscar’s highschooland his fellow upperclassman) and also their older sisters---Winter andSaphron. I’m going to change my earlier concept. I’m going to make Saphron theschool librarian along with her wife Terra while Winter Schnee is the homeroomteacher of Oscar’s class. Yeah that’s better, I like that better.

Movingalong, I definitely like the idea of Norabeing Oscar's version of Aoi-chan. Since Oscar is the focal character herein Nene’s role, I think Nora can work really, really well as the person acts asthe closest thing to a best friend he has.

Or….maybeJaune can be Oscar’s best friend in this AU but Nora is still his Aoi-chan? Maybeyou can even add a little detail where Nora is Oscar’s foster sister. Like perhaps…in this universe, the Arcs arelong-time friends of Oscar’s family (meaning his aunt and uncle in the farcountry) who were more than willing to allow him to live under their roof whilehe’s in the city pursuing his high school education.

Sobasically let’s say, in this AU, Oscar lives with Jaune who is staying withSaphron and Terra. Baby Adrian alsoexists in this AU too so Oscar and baby Adrian interactions and hijinks canensue.

Ialso like the idea of Nora and Ren also beingtenants of the Cotta-Arc household. Let’ssay…Ren and Nora are basically Jaune’s best friends and adopted siblingswho were taken in by the Arc family when they were kids and ultimately movedout with Jaune to live with his sister.

Soin a nutshell, in this AU, Team JNPR 2.0 or ALPN live together with Jaune, Renand Nora maintaining their roles as Oscar’s surrogate big brothers and sisterand the closest thing to friends he has at school.

Let’s say…in this AU, due to hiscountry upbringing and his introverted demeanour, Oscar has been having a hardtime adjusting to the city and making friends in his new school and class. Butat least he had his big brother Jaune and friends to look out for him.

Asa matter of fact, I love the idea of Ren and Nora being the Aoi and Akane ofthis AU only with a small difference. Much like Aoi and Akane, Ren and Nora arechildhood best friends with Nora having an obvious crush on Ren.

Butrather than Nora being revealed to be one of the Mysteries like Akane, I'm moredigging the idea of Ren being partapparition and the first time he reveals this is to protect Nora. Like imagine…Nora constantly being the onepursuing Ren making her feelings for him obvious just like in RWBY but we don’tknow how Ren feels for Nora. We know he definitely cares for her but we're notaware of his love for her until he reveals himself as one of the Clock keepersto save Nora.

Likeperhaps Oscar, Ruby and Jaunebelieved that Nora might’ve been masquerading as one of the Seven Mysteries dueto her mysterious dark past sharedwith Ren only for Ren to intervene and reveal himself as the true supernatural.I think that can work.

Asfor who I think the Mysteries in this AU could be, that's definitely tricky---Iknow I definitely want Ozpin to be part of the Three Clock-keepers alongsideRen. Oz can be the Clock-keeper of the Past, Ren the present but I’m not surewho the Clock Keeper of the Future would be to stir up trouble. I kind of low-key want to make Zwei theClock Keeper of the Future. Why? Having a sentient doggo control the futureand wreak havoc? Sure why not XD

Asfor Mystery No. 2, I’m thinking maybe Blake? Perhaps her mystery could be called “The Staircase of the Beast”?Perhaps this title was shared by her and her “lover” in this universe beforethings turned Grimm when bad rumours started to spread about her lover whichturned them into a beastly monster as a result of it.

Likeyou can say that originally Blake’s mystery was called “The Belladonna Staircase” and it used to be a sort of romanticspot that blessed couples until the rumours turned her mystery into the“Staircase of the Beast” which only preys on couples.

Ithink that can work swimmingly. As for who would play Blake’s lover in this AU,I don’t care. I’ll leave that for you or anyone to insert whoever you shipBlake with, Ly. I’m not touching that can of worms =_=);

Movingalong, since we established that Pyrhha is the Mitsuba in this AU, she willbecome Mystery No. 3.

Asfor Mystery No. 4, I think Penny works excellently here. I can definitelypicture Penny P. as one of the Seven Mysteries. Not to mention that herpersonality certain reminds me a lot of Shijima Mei.

Thesame can be said for Qrow Branwen as Mystery No. 5. His personality definitelymatches Tsuchigomori the most, at least in my opinion.

Asfor Mystery No. 6, well since the manga is now getting to touch base on hischaracter and storyline as one of the Seven Mysteries, I don’t quite know muchabout him as yet. So I’ll hold off on my choice on who could play his role fromthe RWBY universe.

Lastly,as for who will be our broadcasting clubtrio in this AU; well I think it should be obvious. In my eyes, I’mthinking Cinder Fall could play a goodequivalent to Tsukasa Yugi. While she may not share the family relation asTsukasa does to Hanako/Amane Yugi, I still think that Cinder can work as Ruby’santithesis given their connection from the canonical series.

Notto mention that Cinder Fall is the one character who can match Tsukasa’s eerilymalicious nature, in my opinion. So with Cinder as Tsukasa, this puts EmeraldSustrai and Mercury Black as her versions of Sakura and Natsuhiko with Emerald,of course, being the one bonded to Cinder like Ruby is to the Oscar.

Ithink that aspect of it definitely works a lot. But again these are just only my ideas I’m spouting. Nonetheless, letme know what you think Ly?

Didthis squiggle meister deliver well onserving up enough good brainstorming food for ya ;) I hope I did. Cheers fam!

~LittleMissSquiggles (2020)

#squiggles answers: rwby #oscar pine #ruby rose #rwby rosegarden #rwby aus #toilet bound hanako-kun #lookyeekiti #squiggles answers

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Everyone Crushing On Jason AU

AKA Jason is absolutely oblivious to his own hotness AU, AKA the Batfam is being tortured by Jason’s admirers AU, AKA half the Justice League is in love with Jason AU.

God this thing got huge, lol, here’s the whole thing from the beginning.

*This post will be updated as more is added*

It started with this older post from a while ago: “All batkids, confused by their teammates crushes on Jason”

But then it got revived in a post by @whumpbby: “Damian just found out Jon has a crush on Jason”

This is where it jumped from just the batfam to the superfam: “So almost everyone has a crush on Jason, right?”

“Bashful Jason is the Best Jason”

Then @wrongblacksun really fleshed it out with me and now it’s the whole dang JL: “Does Bruce know about the Crushes?”

“I can see Talia being smug about Jason's popularity.”

Jason admits to being bisexual, Dick doesn’t take it well: What if someone asks Jason what's is his sexuality?”

Kyle can’t catch a break: “What if Jason came back from a mission with the outlaws and he was meeting with Bruce at the watchtower”

Jason is a cat confirmed: “What if some of the heroes and the JL would talk to kori and Roy and ask how is sex with Jason“

Batfam shenanigans, Bruce is done: “Man i really want to know how catwoman asking Jason out went down“

Everyone crushing on Jay: “Can you imagine Jason being a total badass doing badass kicks and flips”

Roy shows his possessiveness: “What if Jason gets hurt badly on a mission?“

Hal Jordan takes things too far: “What does everyone think about Jason’s Tazer Titties?”

Ivy Puts her foot down “Poison Ivy protecting Jason’s virtue is literally everything.”

Jay is a nerd “Is everyone aware of what a big fucking nerd Jason is?”

Jason is the life of the JL party: “Can u imagine Jason giggling in the everyone has a crush on Jason au”

Jason reaches peak obliviousness: “So, Jason thinks that Hal and Guy are dating?“

Roy has a meltdown: “Oh so when he was just a hot mess with guns and a leather jacket you guys weren't interested...”

Jason misses out on a mission: “What if there's an undercover mission that Bruce sends Jason on?”

Kara fantasizes: “Ok but imagine Jason's admirers seeing his non-badass qualities”

Guy pulls a Hal: “Can u imagine someone chest bumping Jason and the they go flying across the room”

Roman has a bad day: Jason wraps his thighs around a thug to choke him and knock him out and now the thug won't stop bragging about it.

Kyle in denial: “I'm pretty sure in crushing au Jason thinks that Kyle still hate him “

Harper resists: “ Jason running at a thief, jumps at them right at their face wraps his thighs around their neck flipping them to the ground“

Roy is trying, you guys: “Tbh it's cute thinking about Roy going all Overprotective Mama Hen over Jason“

Clark weighs in: “What does superman think about the gossip in the watchtower about how hot Jason is?”

Tim hatches a plan: “Jason in booty shorts for the Jason’s thighs attract pretty much everyone AU?“

Kyle has outdone himself (Art): “Jason in booty shorts but! With a crop top on but still wearing his jacket “

Jason and magic: “What does every one think about Jason all blades swords?”

Jessica's fanfic 1: “Ok i must be going off the tangent now but hear me out, if Jaydick happened in your everyone has a crush on Jason Au“

Tim’s plan comes together: “Tim: hey Jason, you should patrol while dressed as Lara Croft“

Jason’s fluffy hair (Art): “Jason has the most fluffiness hair in all universe especially in the everyone has a crush on Jason au”

Jason and glasses (Art): “ Jason with glasses that makes his eyes so FREAKING beautiful in every one has a crush on Jason au”

Kon gets on Jason’s last nerve: “Bruce ask Jason to pick a hero to help him with his mission so he picks Duke and kon”

You don’t wanna fight Jason (Art): “Okay but like Jason wearing sweatpants while training is absolutely everything“

Jason is a bottom, revealed: “how do you think everyone would react once they found out jason’s a bottom“

Alfred is not having it: “Okay but like what does Alfred think about every one crushing on Jason?”

Jay's sexy bod (Art): "Jason Thunder thighs Todd u can look but can't touch or grope"

To Yeet or Not to Yeet: “I bet kon just goes bragging about the red hood just effortlessly yeeting him across the room.“

How to get a hook-up with Jason: “ What if Jason's obliviousness was too much that some people outright asked him out to get the message through “

The Mystery of the White Streak 1: “Does anybody like Jason's white floof in everyone has a crush on Jason au? Or nah”

Roman makes preparations, Li is done: “ Li: Don't you think you're getting a little too obsessed? Black Mask: I am NOT obsessed”

Jessica’s fanfic 2: “They find him under some stair and he's panting heavily with half closed eyes, a blush on his face and is very flustered“

The Mystery of the White Streak 2: “ Um the question? Why don't you just ask Jason about his white hair?”

Roy and Bizarro join forces: “Okay, listen, Roy is definitely mommy's cool boyfriend for Bizarro. He will adore him and try to spoil him whenever he can.”

The Mystery of the White Streak Revealed: “I think Jason with white hair is valid like he is just a sexy beautiful superb angel”

The Curse of the Watchtower Library: “how times did some one found Jason in the watchtower library asleep with books all around him?“

Rose makes Slade an offer: “Slade is in the mix of people who find Jason attractive and Rose is ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED“

The Jason Todd Appreciation Society: Alright. Let's stop beating around the bush here. Who has actually managed to seal the deal in this au?

Tickle Attack: “ Is Jason ticklish in crushing au?“

Guy considers his options: “ What kind of courting gifts do you think Jason gets in ECoJ au?”

Scars (Art): “In crushing au does Jason have freckles or any scars visible on his face or body?”

Tickle Attack 2: “In the crushing au how would they react to Cass tickling Jason in front of them?”

Ma Gunn don’t play: “Since Ma gunn is Jasons biological grandmother, how does she react to everyone wanting to woo Jason in the ECoJ au?”

Guy’s date is ruined: “ I actually found out that before the reboot, Guy Gardner owned and ran a bar on Oa. And we all know what happens when Jason goes to bars... "

Jason and singing: “ how many did the members of JL and the batfamily caught Jason singing? Or does he sing or no”

Kara makes fashion suggestions: ”His helmet is cracked and u can see half of his face and a black eye forming and his jacket and some of his body armor is ripped off “

Bi-Pride Jason (Art): “Can u pls draw Jason holding up the bisexual flag on top a building as he watches a pride parade”

Jason gets unwanted attention: “ In crushing au Did any one in the universe saw how hot and adorable Jason is and try to steal him? “

Batfam and Bananas: “So wait both Dick and Jason eat bananas by deepthroating them?”

Unfortunate costume swap 1: “What if in ECoJ au Jason and Artemis switch uniforms because he lost a bet xD”

Unfortunate costume swap 2: “Now imagine that Jason has to go on his day still having to wear Artemis clothes“

#Everyone Crushing on Jason AU #headcanon #imagine #Jason Todd #Red hood #This is pure crack #frequently updated #masterpost

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aion-rsa · 4 years ago

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Best Martial Arts Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

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Search ‘Martial Arts Movies’ on Amazon Prime and you’ll get over a thousand results ranging from the classics to the campy, to the critically acclaimed. It’s an overwhelming library for the uninitiated and the mother lode for stalwart fans of the genre. There are so many gems buried in Amazon Prime that digging out the favorites is dirty challenging work but extremely rewarding.

When it comes to martial arts, Amazon Prime has a killer Kung Fu collection. The ‘80s were the ‘Golden Era’ of Kung Fu films when Hong Kong film studios cranked out films faster than any grindhouse ever. Many Hong Kong filmmakers put out up to half a dozen films a year, and most have hundreds of credits on IMDb. This glut of Kung Fu films spread to every Chinatown ghetto theater on the planet. And like with horror, American networks broadcasted late night Kung Fu Theater shows because there was so much cheap content available.

Consequently, Amazon Prime’s Kung Fu film selection leans heavily that way, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t include some non-Chinese favorites too. Martial Arts movies cross over to all other genres and nations. There are comedies, romances, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and art house films. From countless cheesy low-budget exploitations, many so funky that they’re totally awesome, to the brilliant ground-breaking works that are staggeringly sensational, here’s some classic jewels and hidden treasures currently included with Amazon Prime membership.

Fist of Fury (1972)

Despite his fame, Bruce Lee only lived to see three of his martial arts movies premiere because Enter the Dragon and Game of Death were released posthumously. His impersonators are innumerable, so many that Bruceploitation is its own genre.

But Fist of Fury is the real Bruce in all his nunchuck spinning glory. It’s loosely based on the history of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, which remains one of the largest international martial arts organizations to this day. When Bruce shattered the ‘No Dogs and Chinese Allowed’ sign with a soaring flying kick, it became a battle cry for the racially oppressed worldwide, firmly cementing Bruce as the world’s first Asian global superstar.

Come Drink with Me (1966)

Long before Charlize Theron went Atomic Blonde, Cheng Pei Pei blazed a path as Golden Swallow, the mysterious invincible swordswoman, and all female action heroines are in her wake. Fiercely independent and savagely lethal, Cheng delivers several sophisticated long-take fight scenes, the hallmark of real Kung Fu skill, with the poise and precision built upon her foundation in ballet. Cheng is remembered in Hollywood as Jade Fox from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and played the matchmaker in Disney’s live-action Mulan. Note that Amazon Prime also has the sequel, Golden Swallow, but it’s not nearly as good.

Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

This tour de force from director Tsui Hark and Jet Li launched a six-film franchise and a TV series. Jet plays Wong Fei-hung, a real-life folk hero and Kung Fu master who has been depicted in well over a hundred films and TV shows. Set during the late 19th century, the film examines themes of Western colonization and Chinese cults, and while blatantly nationalistic, it captures Jet in his martial prime and contains some of his finest fights.

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Amazon Prime also has Once Upon a Time in China II, which is an excellent sequel, however the third installment (not on Amazon Prime) falls apart, allegedly due to disputes between Jet and Hark.

Ashes of Time Redux (2008)

This was internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai’s first stab at the martial arts genre. It’s sumptuously artsy and laboriously dystopic, not one to see for the action but the art. Based on a classic wuxia (wuxia is Chinese for martial arts genre books and film) titled The Eagle Shooting Heroes, Wong simultaneously filmed a parody titled after the book with the same cast. Wong did the Redux after the original print was lost, salvaging what was left, reediting and re-scoring it.

(Prime US only)

The Assassin (2015)

Director Hou Hsiao-hsien won Best Director at Cannes for this magnificent epic, which was also submitted as Taiwan’s Foreign Language entry at the Academy Awards. Starring the ever-glamorous Shu Qi, who made an early Hollywood crossover attempt with The Transporter, The Assassin is based on another wuxia tale that’s parallel to The Manchurian Candidate but instead of Korean brainwashing, it’s 9th century Chinese sorcery.

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By Alec Bojalad and 2 others

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Ninjas All The Way Down: The Mysterious World of Godfrey Ho

By Craig Lines

The exquisite filmmaking makes this spectacular–panoramic landscapes, lavish costumes, intricately detailed sets, all gorgeous. Every shot is a stunning composition of light and shadow, and the camera lingers on each frame with ponderous and quiet respect, the kind that film students will gush over for years.

(Prime Video in the US, rent only in the UK)

Fearless Hyena (1979)

When people cite Rush Hour to reference Jackie Chan, it just goes to show they don’t know Jackie at all. Long before Jackie crossed over to Hollywood, he made dozens of films that truly captured his astounding Kung Fu skills, unrestricted by U.S. insurance liability. His late ‘70s period was particularly ripe because he was in peak physical shape and first creating his unique acrobatic comedies. Remember that chopstick dumpling training scene between Po and Shifu in Kung Fu Panda? In Fearless Hyena, Jackie and his shifu (James Tien) do it in live-action, no wires, no CGI, and the choreography is absolutely mind-blowing.

Wheels on Meals (1984)

Jackie Chan earned his Kung Fu prowess from being trained from childhood in traditional Chinese Opera. Many of his classmates also became stars in martial arts film. This is one of two collaborations between him and his two martial brothers, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao (the other is Dragons Forever).

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Jackie Chan’s Hard Road to Hollywood

By Craig Lines

A modern comedy shot in Barcelona, the chemistry between Jackie, Sammo and Yuen is magical as they bring the fastest three-person sparring scenes ever captured. On top of that, Jackie faces off against real-life kickboxing champion Benny ‘The Jet’ Urquidez in what is considered by many as the greatest fight scene ever filmed.

(US only)

Knockabout (1979)

Knockabout is Yuen Biao’s first lead role after dozens of supporting roles. His acrobatic skills are unparalleled, stronger than Jackie’s because his body frame is built like a gymnast. Sammo Hung’s girth has typecast him as villains and buffoons. Nevertheless, he’s a leading director and choreographer and serves as both in this film, on top of playing a comic beggar who trains Yuen in jump rope monkey Kung Fu (that’s right–jump rop –you have to see it to understand).

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Cobra Kai and the Legacy of The Karate Kid

By Gene Ching

It’s a slow build past some goofy comic hijinks, because Yuen’s skills improve over the course of the film. In a fight against Hoi Sang Lee, Yuen pummels so many goose-egg bruises into his noggin that he looks like the coronavirus. But once the training begins through to the final fight, Yuen and Sammo show why they are legends in the industry.

(US only)

Dirty Ho (1979)

When this film came out, the title wasn’t as funny as it is now. But it still works in a way because this is one of the best Kung Fu slapstick comedies. Starring some of top talent from Shaw Brother studios, including Gordon Liu, Wang Yue, and Lo Lieh, it’s full of the stylish long-take choreography and blazing stunts using real fire long before CGI.

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King Boxer: The Enduring Legacy of a Martial Arts Classic

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The Man From Hong Kong: A Genuinely Dangerous Action Movie

By Craig Lines

It’s a classic tale of hidden master, a punk student, and notorious villains, including hilarious absurdities like sex change tea, and wheelchair and crutch fighting. The discreet Kung Fu challenge while sampling rare wines out of crazy cups is ludicrous fun; the sort that only master fight choreographer Lau Kar-leung can deliver.

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

Here is another classic from Gordon Liu and Lau Kar-leung, but serious and somber. Alexander Fu Sheng, a prominent leading man, died in a tragic car crash during production, making this his final film. His character suffers PTSD after losing his family in a horrific opening ambush, but his storyline dangles unfinished.

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Ip Man: The Man, The Myth, The Movies

By Craig Lines

The film was rewritten to focus Gordon and Lau, as well as the always brilliant Kara Hui. The cast goes all out to honor their fallen comrade’s legacy, showcasing some of the finest weapon choreography ever shot. Based on the legend of the Yang family generals, the untimely death tugs hard on the heartstrings for anyone in the know.

Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

Just one more Gordon Liu and Lau Kar-leung project, this is the sequel to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, which is also amazing and available on Amazon Prime. However, Return to the 36th Chamber has such an odd concept for a sequel that warrants special attention.

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The 36th Chamber Trilogy‏ – Essential Kung Fu Movie Viewing

By Craig Lines

Liu plays a swindler impersonating the Shaolin monk San Te, the character he played in the first film. When his clan is oppressed by the Manchus gang, Liu sneaks into Shaolin, only to be deceptively trained by the real San Te, then returns for vengeance. His clan are cloth dyers, which makes for colorful pools for villains to plunge.

Liu’s uproarious rooftop Kung Fu and his battle with Wang Lung-Wei’s bench-fighter gang are outstanding. Kara Hui has the best retort after Gordon tries to play off his lack of Kung Fu, claiming it’s only for “universal peace,” and not revenge. She claps back “Huh! That’s a stupid Kung Fu.”

The Lady is the Boss (1983)

Kara Hui (aka Kara Wai) is one of the greatest Kung Fu divas of all, yet she’s only known by true devotees of the genre. If you’ve never heard of her, here is one of her finest comedy vehicles. Set in modern-day Hong Kong, Hui plays an American master returning to save her father’s Kung Fu school after his passing. Lau Kar-leung is the eldest student in charge (also the choreographer) and he resists her attempts to modernize.

Long take fights are staged in a topless club, a disco, and finally, a gymnastic gym replete with rings, parallel bars, and a beam, perfect for the choreographic shenanigans only Lau can bring. Gordon Liu appears with hair, which feels wrong because he built his reputation on playing bald monks.

Crippled Avengers (1978)

From director Chang Cheh, the “Godfather of Kung Fu Films,” Crippled Avengers stars four members of the Venoms crew, from Chang’s classic The Five Venoms (also available on Amazon Prime).

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The Five Deadly Venoms: An Essential Martial Arts Movie

By Craig Lines

It was repackaged as The Return of the Five Venoms (and also Mortal Combat), however it is its own standalone masterpiece and has nothing to do with the original beyond the cast.

Lu Feng (Centipede from the Venoms crew) gets his arms chopped off and replaced by iron arms (a plot device that RZA echoed The Man with the Iron Fists). Lu and his father, played by the rough and tumble Chan Kuan Tai, cripple the heroes, who must then walk the road of vengeance while handicapped. The portrayal of the disabilities is dated (arm tied behind the back for the amputee, eyes closed for the blinded) but the choreography is ingenious.

Five Elements Ninjas (1982)

Another echo of The Five Venoms from the sanguineous Chang Cheh, Five Elements Ninjas showcases the director’s unique eye for fantasy. It’s an orgy of weird fantasy weapons and ultraviolence, bloody fight scene after bloody fight scene, a cult film of truly epic proportions. As the title says, the ninjas are based on the five elements.

The gold ninjas don gold lame suits and switchblade shield hats. The wood ninjas look like rejected apple trees in The Wizard of Oz. If you turn this film into a drinking game where you take a shot whenever blood is spilled, you won’t make it past the first half hour.

The Web of Death (1976)

What is the ultimate Kung Fu WMD? It’s a tarantula that roars like an elephant and shoots acidic webs, sparks, and death rays, and it decimates the wuxia world. The Web of Death has everything a cult film requires: crazy weapons, cross dressing, romance, complex set-pieces, halls of traps, including acid pits, spiked poles and dragon-headed sparkler cannons, silly superheroes and villains in costumes that would make MCU heroes blush. Filled with jaw dropping WTF moments, it’s a real treat for anyone into cheesy over-the-top Kung Fu cinema.

The Bride with White Hair (1993)

Based on a wuxia novel, The Bride with White Hair is a surreal plunge into the Kung Fu subgenre of Fant-Asia which blossomed in the ‘90s. It’s a doomed romance between rival cult members set in a world of swords and sorcery that stars Brigette Lin in the spurned titular role and the dreamy heartthrob Leslie Cheung.

What makes this stand out was the visionary direction of Ronny Yu. His pre-CGI special effects hold up surprisingly well. Lin’s characterization of the bride was so compelling that it spawned an homage in The Forbidden Kingdom and a remake in The White Haired Witch. The Bride with White Hair II is also available on Amazon Prime which reunites Lin and Cheung, but without Yu’s direction it’s not nearly as special.

(US only)

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

Fant-Asia has been revitalized with the advent of CGI. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame marked a triumphant return to form for director Tsui Hark. Armed with quixotic special effects, Hark casts Andy Lau as the legendary detective Di Renjie, who is like a Tang Dynasty Sherlock Holmes. Wuxia films are akin to comic book movies, filled with glaringly overdone heroes and villains, super saturated color schemes, and a lot of flying about.

It’s high fantasy wirework in front of CG backgrounds with physics-defying fight choreography by Sammo Hung (Kung Fu physics are not subject to the laws of gravity). Most of all, it takes unexpected turns like the old Fant-Asia story arcs have always done.

(US only)

Tai Chi Zero (2012)

Director Stephen Fung took Fant-Asia another step into an emergent subgenre of Shanghai Steampunk (Legend of Korra is another example). It’s an action comedy about the legendary forefather of Tai Chi, Yang Luchan, in what was meant to be the launch of a trilogy. However, it was filmed back-to-back with the second installment, Tai Chi Hero (not free on Amazon Prime), which was released only a month later and that proximity depleted their box office returns.

Nevertheless, Tai Chi Zero was an Official Selection at several notable international film festivals because it was so stylish and funny. Both films end on cliffhangers in anticipation of the next chapter, but Tai Chi Hero loses the momentum of its predecessor, except for the final cliffhanging tease. There’s been no further development on the final chapter Tai Chi Summit since Tai Chi Hero flopped.

(US only)

JCVD (2012)

Jean-Claude Van Damme opens this French film with a remarkable long take fight, showing he still had it on the brink of turning 50, but it’s not really a martial arts film. He plays a self-deprecating caricature of himself, although not as comedic as his lampooning self-portrayal in the Amazon Original Series Jean-Claude Van Johnson.

There’s some top-notch cinematography including more complex long takes, remarkable displays of technical skill, and directorial timing. But it’s all about Van Damme’s confession scene when he breaks the fourth wall and discusses his filmmaking process in that weird recursive, artsy French film way. It’s a long-take monologue, and Van Damme nails it emotionally with a heartfelt confession that’s not so much amazing acting as it is brutally honest. He lays it out, bares his soul, and surprisingly, it’s a sympathetic soul. It’s a truly captivating scene, a dramatic triumph that no one ever saw coming, completely redefining Van Damme as an actor.

(US only)

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

This was Korea’s highest grossing film that year. It’s a gritty and brutally bloody tale of a pawnshop owner, played by Won Bin, who unwittingly receives a camera bag filled with stolen heroin, attracting the attention of the drug ring gangsters.

However, he’s a retired special agent with fierce combat skills, tossed into a ghetto tale with exotic dancers, organ harvesting, an innocent child who needs protection, and gang wars. Won Bin won many dramatic accolades with the five films he made, including Taegukgi and Mother. This was his final one to date and he sells the ultraviolence with remarkable panache.

(Prime Video in the US, rent only in UK)

Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)

This is another outstanding Korean martial arts film, set in the Joseon period. It echoes Robin Hood, complete with a fighting monk like Friar Tuck, a Maid Marian type, only she’s a keen archer, and a Little John character wielding a shot-put ball on a rope for brutal ultra violence. Ha Jung-woo stars as the lead, a butcher who wields butcher knives, which just adds to the bloodiness. The fight choreography is fun and sanguineous, and the characters were well fleshed out, even the villain. Like a lot of Korean cinema, it takes some surprising turns in the details, little scenes that feel fresh in their presentation. And the panoramic shots are visually epic.

(US only)

Redeemer (2015)

Marko Zaror brings an exotic Chilean actioner full of fight choreography that’s merciless, witty, and precise. Zaror is cut and yoked like a beast. He can catch great flying kicks air, roll well for nods to MMA, and handle complex continuous fights. Redeemer includes several long take scenes with the camera aggressively circling around battle, showcasing a masterful command of action and cinematography.

Set in Chile’s cool seascapes and weather worn graffiti-covered ghettos, Redeemer has a strong Catholic theme, lots of crucifixes and pondering about divine justice, which totally works as atmosphere for this fascinating fight flick.

The Octagon (1980)

Before Chuck Norris became an invincible meme, he churned out a handful of Hollywood martial arts feature films. His third effort, The Octagon, co-starring Lee Van Cleef, is one of his best. It’s a ninja tale, pitting Chuck against noted masters like Richard Norton, Tadashi Yamashita, and his brother Aaron Norris, fighting his way into a ninja terrorist camp where the central ring is “the Octagon.” It was this film that inspired Jason Cusson to design the trademarked Octagon used in the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

In the ‘80s, there was a proliferation of cheesy Ninja films and Sho Kosugi dominated the trend. This is one of those movies that is so horrible, it’s awesome. And it’s Sho’s masterpiece. Lucinda Dickey was a Solid Gold Dancer, who starred in the breakdancing films Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, which bookended Ninja III. While she wasn’t a martial artist in real life, she has the moves, adding to the huge stable of martial actors who started as dancers (even Bruce Lee was a cha cha champion).

It’s incredibly dated with references to video games, aerobics, and the most gawdawful soundtrack ever. The choreography is horrible; Sho overacts whenever it comes to selling a punch; it’s all about Lucinda who tries–really tries–to act her way through a ridiculously dumb story about being possessed by a ninja. But the final sword fight has a ninja zombie and it’s the funniest example of what we had to endure during the ‘80s ninja craze.

(US only)

Shaolin Dolemite (1999)

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There was Oscar buzz about Eddie Murphy’s depiction of Rudy Ray Moore in the biopic Dolemite Is My Name, but if you haven’t seen a Dolemite film, you really don’t know. Moore played Dolemite half a dozen times, but ironically in this film, he plays Monk Ru-Dee instead, and this is the only one with any real martial arts in it.

Moore took the cuttings from a 1986 Taiwanese film titled Ninja: The Final Duel, and spliced himself in to create his own story, and it’s just so cray. Beyond Moore, there are bizarre characters like the drunken Sam the Spliff, the topless Ninja Ho, and the coonskin cap wearing Davy Crockett. The story barely makes a lick of sense, but who cares? It’s mother-effin Dolemite.

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tokumusume’s list of best and worst movies and dramas watched in 2019:

There’s a new category this year. Inspired by kpopalypse, welcome the Honorable Mentions! Movies that weren’t exactly bad but also weren’t good. Movies and dramas are qualified to enter if I watched them for the first time this year, not that they were released this year. Click on ‘keep reading’~~

Best Movies:

1. Parasite

Another masterpiece from the director of Snowpiercer (let’s pretend Okja never existed). A poor family con their way to a rich household. Choi Woo-Shik from The Witch (see below) is the eldest son and mastermind, fabulous as always. Definitely the best movie of this year. For me, movie of the decade.

2. The Witch Part 1 The Subversion

This movie is amazing, hard to describe without spoilers. A perfect mix of Stranger Things and Hanna. Choi Woo-Shik can come to my house and kick my ass anytime. I can’t wait for part two.

3. Death Trance

Visually stunning, kinda like Amemiya Keita’s style in early Garo or Mad Max. I wish the movie was longer and the characters were better fleshed out, Ryuen the monk and the little girl had so much potential... The most interesting thing about this movie is how sexualized the main male character is compared to the female ones, and apparently, the swords were designed to look like veiny penises (can’t find a source for this info), and yes, they do look like veiny penises. The final showdown is heavy with sexual energy. Have I already said that Ryuen deserved better? #RyuenRights

4. Gintama 2: Rules are made to be broken

The barber shop scene is a fucking cinematic masterpiece. I never laughed so much like I did with this movie. The way it doesn’t take itself seriously, the meta jokes, everything is perfect. Even better than the first one.

5. Kingdom

While I think that some fight scenes were way too long (like the bamboo forest one), the dynamics between Shin and Hyou/Eisei were highly entertaining, at least in my shipper eyes. I like that (SPOILER) the King of the Mountain People is a woman and not once they try to call her Queen. She is a King. Hashimoto Kanna is adorable as a Ten, Kanata Hongo does a great job as Eisei’s psycho brother, Sakaguchi Tak waves his sword around, the usual stuff but with added layers of dirt and sweat.

6. Bravestorm

A movie I lovingly call “Japanese Pacific Rim”. Full of Kamen Rider stars (Hino Eiji! Misuzawa Haruka! That girl from Heisei Generations, the one with a sword! She has a sword in this as well!) and giant robots (god, I love giant robots!), I waited so much for this movie and it exceeded my expectations. I just wish I could’ve watched in theaters, it had a limited showing in my country.

7. Twelve Suicidal Children

What begins as a murder mystery ends with a twist you won’t see coming. All of the actors are amazing, but special mention to Sugisaki Hana and that guy from that one boy group I forgot the name but can’t be bothered to Google.

8. Gakkou Gurashi

Four girls and their teacher try to survive the zombie apocalypse trapped inside the school. This one destroyed me for days.

9. Forest of Love

I’ve watched some Sono Sion movies but nothing prepared me for this. Be aware of extremely gory sequences and sensitive topics. Hinami Kyoko is so amazing as blue-haired, punk girl crush Taeko that I totally didn’t notice she was AkibaBlue in Akibaranger.

10. The Host

After watching Parasite I decided to go on a Bong Joon Ho binge and watched this horror movie. Not as good as Snowpiercer and Parasite in my opinion but heart-wrenching nevertheless. The little girl is the star of the movie.

11. The Hungry Lion

A story about the dangers of social media and slut-shaming. I want to punch Mizuishi Atom in the face.

12. Cromartie High

A little absurd comedy about yakuza-style high school boys (played by middle-aged men lol) forming a club to battle aliens summoned by themselves just because. It made me laugh like a child. A hidden gem.

Honorable Mentions:

1. River’s Edge

Depressing as fuck. Warning: the cats die. It’s not graphic but it’s traumatizing. Yoshizawa Ryo is a gay boy who sleeps with old men for money. There’s a graphic sex scene (not Yoshizawa, sadly) where my only thought was “That thing is gonna get stuck in there! Use a condom!” Can’t remember much from it except for these three scenes.

2. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

Yamazaki Kento has the acting chops of a dead fish but it comes handy for playing a teen with psychic abilities and zero social skills. Hashimoto Kanna is one of the prettiest girls in Japan. Yoshizawa Ryo with white and blueish hair looks more like Sakata Gintoki than Oguri Shun in the Gintama live action. The end is a huge let down but the fun ride is worth it.

3. Ano ko no, Toriko

Congratulations to Yoshizawa Ryo, he has FIVE movies in my list of favorite movies this year! This is to make up for crowning GIVER as the biggest waste of time of 2018, this list is totally not biased, lol. “Ano ko” could be just another romance movie but the (very) little insight into how the entertainment industry works and not focusing on school life made me love it. Poor Sugino Yosuke being left behind again, when will this boy get the main girl?

4. Monstrum

It doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it’s pleasant enough to fill a rainy afternoon with a lot of blood and spilled guts. Hyeri of Girl’s Day is the heroine and Choi Woo Shik is the commander she falls in love with.

5. Weirdo Go

I confess I watched this one just to see Ji Li (aka my snake son Nie Huaisang) dressed as a woman but it was enjoyable and not that problematic.

6. Real - Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi

Directed by the same guy that did “Creepy” and “Before we vanish”, there are lots of twists you won’t see coming. And a dinosaur. A fucking dinosaur.

7. Tomodachi Game: The Final

The movie loses its focus halfway through then picks up again minutes before ending. Yoshizawa Ryo delivers again as the sadistic Yuuichi, much like his role in Gintama. The plot twists are the star of the movie.

8. The Living Dead

Sorry Wen Ning. I saw the plot twist coming in the first 30 minutes of the movie, not very smart of the writer. His personality did a 180° turn for worse and I’ll demote the movie to an honorable mention for it. Gao Han is cute though, I would like to see him as a better character.

9. Backstreet Girls

Some recycled scenes from the drama to situate the viewers, a completely new story for the movie, it is certainly funny and enjoyable, if you can get past the forced gender reassignment surgery background and transphobic jokes (you shouldn’t get past it btw). I like the soundtrack.

Best Dramas:

1. The Untamed

Do I need to say more?

2. The Tale of Nokdu

This Korean romance had everything to be a mess but it wasn’t!!! *claps* I don’t hate the main female character and the whole palace politics actually kept me interested until the end. The complete shift of atmosphere mid-season was strange at first but ultimately very welcomed.

3. The Naked Director

Netflix original Japanese content is amazing. This one is a look at the life of a legendary porn director in the late 80s, I learned a lot about the history of Japanese porn and censorship (yay pixels!) and went looking for his, erm, works. Very graphic, 69/10 don’t recommend watching with people in the house.

4. Channel wa Sonomama!

I don’t remember it well but it’s about a news station and what is like to be a journalist and it was very interesting and funny.

5. SCAMS

Forgettable. Sugino Yosuke with black hair cons old people via phone calls.

Worst Movies and Dramas:

1. The cat in their arms

The cats spend 90% of the movie in human forms, and halfway through it they simply abandon the cats’ plot to show a fucking long montage of a weird guy painting a picture of a nude girl. It’s also super creepy to see a grown-up man acting like a cat, getting belly rubs and eating cat food from a bowl. Yoshizawa needs to choose his roles more wisely.

2. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun

A waste of Suda Masaki’s talent. Can Japan stop casting Tsuchiya Tao already?

3. Samurai Marathon

Almost two hours of dirty men running through a forest. Maybe Japanese History experts will enjoy it, because I certainly didn’t.

4. Lady Vengeance

While there are legit great moments, I didn’t find this “classic” to be anything special. The animal cruelty was too much for me.

5. Hot Gimmick

This movie makes Bohemian Rhapsody’s editing look like a work of art. There are more flashing cuts than a T-ARA music video. I have no idea who likes who, who’s banging who, what even are they saying. Too much poetic shit for my like. I wanted to see Shimizu Hiroya naked. I was bamboozled.

6. The Divine Fury

While some parts were interesting, at the end I still don’t know if the protagonist is possessed by a demon (if yes, then why would he help a priest destroy his friends?) or if he was blessed by God when his father died and talked to him (the glowing hand thing, why and how??). The exorcism parts are really, really scary, or maybe I’m just a chicken, but I had to avert my eyes. The best (only) part is that the protagonists are hot. Hello Woo Do-Hwan, you can sacrifice me to Satan any time…

#tokumusume awards #2019 #Parasite #Gintama #The Untamed #The Tale of Nokdu #Yoshizawa Ryo #long post #jdrama #kdrama #jmovie #kmovie #cdrama #cmovie

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speter-sparker · 5 years ago

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Spideypool fic rec #1

*** favorites

other recs by me: X

1. Seven Ways To Woo by ann_fortunately [one-shot, 10K, POV peter] ***

summary: "I have a mission. Seven days, two people, one purpose, and three years of doing it absolutely wrong according to the social rules of pursuing romance."

or: Peter and Wade have known each other for three years now. If in Peter's opinion Wade has suddenly started acting strangely, it's most probably true.

why you should read it: friends to lovers fic that is so sweet your teeth will rot on spot. A+ characterization with Peter Parker as a pining smart-ass, Wade Wilson as a smitten kitten, and me as a shaking mess. The pacing is consistent and easy, the wording is smooth, and every time I read it my stomach fills with butterflies.

2. Propositions by stuckybarnes [three-shot, 8K, POV peter]

summary: “Yeah…” Deadpool drawls. “Anyway, Pretty Boy, I have a proposition for you.” This makes Peter kind of want to throw up. Propositions by Deadpool always end up with them in varying degrees of pain, and a lot of explaining to do with the Avengers.

Wade finally convinces a very tired Peter to go to New York Comic-Con with him and enter a Deadpool and Spider-Man cosplay contest, sure they'll win. Obviously. It doesn't go exactly as expected, and Peter is not thrilled.

why you should read it: pre-relationship fic with ASD Peter. More humor than fluff, but its a close call. Their relationship is well written and the characters feel lived in. The characters are fun and on spot, with a charming plot that is executed with as much grace as can be afforded to these two characters.

3. It Had to Be You by fancastical [two-shot, 20K, POV peter]

summary: Or, Five Times Deadpool Recognised Spider-Man and One Time He Didn't

why you should read it: friends to lovers. this fic was originally a one-shot, with the first chapter being the 5+1, but chapter two came in as a lovely surprise, and while I myself am hesitant to read or even like “afters” in fics, the second half feels as natural and is just as entertaining as the first part. It's the kind of fic you'll find yourself trying to hide your smile while reading and squealing with delight.

4. Peter's Ghost by QueenRamsia [three-shot, 27 K, POV wade]

summary: Peter is dead. He’s been dead for two years. But he’s still with Wade. He haunts him every second of the day. Wade turns around and there he is, watching him through his dingy apartment window. His voice has been added to the cacophony of Wade’s mind. And Ellie is growing up alone.

why you should read it: post-relationship. okay, not gonna lie: PLEASE be careful what mindset you go into when reading this. The entire thing is an angst fest, and at its lightest is bittersweet. When I finished reading, I couldn't even cry. The story does have a satisfying ending that I would describe as hopeful and deals with the aftermath of losing a loved one. Ellie is wonderfully written in this, and she and Wade share some tender moments and scenes that were stunning. The way they write grief and learning to live after loss is phenomenal, and the plot is captivating and entrancing.

5. morning in the burned house by antivenom [WIP, 34 K, POV alternating]

summary: Wade’s got a defense mechanism. Grin and bear it.

But the thing is, Wade’s angry into his bones.

(Or, this is what happens when a seemingly unassuming, run-of-the-mill hit gets personal)

why you should read it: enemies to friends to lovers. this isn't light-hearted Wade Wilson. It's more akin to his origin comics, where his laughs feel more like tears. The humor is dark yet charming, and while flashbacks are USUALLY to be a no-go for me, the author does a tremendous job of making every bit of their story captivating and enchanting. Wade and Peter learn about and grow from each other, and watching their relationship go from “fuck this guy” to something more is captivating and the author nails it.

6. Join the Club by HashtagLEH [WIP, 53 K, POV alternating]

summary: Homeless and mute after everything Peter has been through, he somehow makes friends with Deadpool, as Spiderman. And then he meets the Avengers, as Peter.

Or, alternatively: “Spidey and Deadpool: the Mute and the Motormouth” (a title by Deadpool).

why you should read it: pre-relationship ft. the Avengers. The fic focuses on Peter and coming of age in less than ideal circumstances and builds relationships that feel authentic and kind. It is an interesting take to have a character known for his quips silenced, but the author handles it well and with grace.

7. BF(F) by Carol989 [6/6, 10K, POV peter]

summary: Five times people thought Wade and Peter were a couple which, seriously, where did they get that from? They are not a couple, stop asking. They are just friends now, and did plenty of friend stuff. Like kissing. And one time people were right.

why you should read it: pre-relationship. Oblivious Peter, smitten Wade, dare I say more?

8. Half Your Age (Plus Seven) by fancastical [17/17, 80 K, POV peter]

summary: In which Deadpool has oddly specific and frustrating morals, Spider-Man has excellent friends, his lab partner has an opening for a bassist, Johnny Storm has the warmest feet, and everyone has had enough of hearing Peter talk about Wade Wilson (except Aunt May: she’s always glad to hear he’s back in town).

why you should read it: friends-to-still-friends-to-STILL-friends-to-lovers. Pining galore ft. Aunt May, Johnny Storm, Mj, and some curious band friends. While the focus is on Peter and coming to terms with his love life, the relationships he has with the other characters (BFF johnny storm is my weakness) are what make this fic. LOTS of relationships and character growth all throughout. For those of you who want a head over heels in love Peter pursuing Wade, this is the fic for you. For those of you hesitant to that (like me), this is also for you. Just... all of you, read this.

9. In Which Peter's an Oblivious Idiot by coffea [one-shot, 3K, POV peter]

summary: The five times Wade tells Peter he loves him and the one time Peter gets his head out of his ass.

why you should read it: pre-relationship. oblivious peter and pining wade. sweet and funny and smooth as fuck.

10. Off The Record by crookedswingset [16/16, 138 K, POV alternating] ***

summary: Peter Parker is a corporate lackey whose sole job is to root out problem executives who waste Oscorp’s money and time. Wade Wilson is a reserve Avenger on the hunt for a prize even Iron Man couldn’t nail down: the real identity of everyone’s favorite webhead.

Too bad most people think Spider-Man is Harry Osborn.

why you should read it: hands down my favorite spideypool fic. The world-building is fantastic, all the characters (and there are a LOT) are wonderfully written. If I could marry a work of art this would be it.

11. Petey and Wade are obviously an item, so why is Spiderman trying to be a Homewrecker? by isaDanCurtisproduction [21/21, 38 K, POV peter]

summary: So, Peter and Wade are dating. Wait, scratch that, they are totally engaged (Peter will show you the ring). Fiances for life, amiright?

Everything from here on out should be totally happy-go-lucky, right?

Right?

If your answer was, "Of course not, Peter's life will never be easy," then you're on the right track.

Peter's life is difficult, and as far as anyone (himself included) knows, it's never going to be easy.

...But why do the Avengers have to hurt him like this?

why you should read it: established relationship (duh). Focuses heavily on Peters relationship with the Avengers team. All of them are well written, feisty, and you can't help but laugh at the horrible situation Peter/Spidey finds himself in.

12. we're on a highway to hell (with a little bit of heaven) by dabblingwithwords [22/22, 107 K, POV peter] ***

summary: Hydra has had Peter in their custody for three years. Deadpool is hired to break him out. Throw in an alien symbiote, motels, and superhero explosions and things get gay.

why you should read it: strangers to friends to lovers. wonderfully written, with venom playing wingman, wade playing mother, and peter being exasperated. the plot is captivating and the tension is riveting, keeping you on your toes and holding your breath. watching wade and peters relationship grow is wonderful. Watching them fall in love is breathtaking. Every time I read this I feel short of breath and NO not cause of my asthma. couldn’t recommend this lovely thing more.

13. Wolves by Saucery [WIP, 53 K, POV peter]

summary: Peter is falsely accused and sent to jail, where he meets the violent ex-mercenary, Wade.

Or: Prison daddy Deadpool looks after his boy.

why you should read it: okay, okay, okay. The pining is *kisses fingers* superb. Despite what it sounds like, the fic doesn't dive immediately into “I'm horny let's DO this”, rather the relationship develops organically and the tension (both sexual and plot) is palpable. Watching Peter navigate his new life is like watching an intense game of chess, where he's going head to head against mob bosses, the system, and a new mysterious program that just might be too good to be true.

#spideypool #spiderpool #peter parker x wade wilson #wade wilson x peter parker #peterwade #wadepeter #peter parker/wade wilson #wade wilson/peter parker #spideypool fic rec #spideypool fic #fic rec #my rec

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deadlysequence · 5 years ago

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At the Strand Bar

“Cheers!”, the massive guy yells with a grin as he raise his glass full of beer to the air. Everyone raises their own, cheering back and everyone drink all the contents dry.

“Wow that was intense”, one of the shout men whisper after finishing his own. “But really worth it, after all”, he stare at the only man in the table who dress differently from the others. “You deserve this celebration, boss”

“Heh, that’s very kind of you guys”, the man in question have such a cheerful smile at the amazing feeling of company and freedom he have with his gang fellows. His people who he saved years ago from an unknown fate at creating a proud gang which could find their place in their world and be respected by the others. “But you don’t have to bother for me”

“On the contrary, Mr. Roth!”, one of the few women explained. “You totally deserve this chance! Imagine, owning a whole theatre as you ever wished!”

“Exactly”, another man comment. “And finally we’ll have a proper headquarters instead of the shitty hole we had and running around like rats! Oh, I’ll love to sat in a comfy chair and having a nice drink inside a well decorated room”

“That shitty hole you mentioned”, Roth winks. “What the place where we were founded. You should give it some respect… but I still agreed that Devil’s Acre isn’t the most pleasant place in all London”

The man laughed back. “You’re right, boss!”

“Mr. Roth”, another man asks. “When the Alhambra is open, you’ll invite us for your first performance?”

“I’ll keep in mind, don’t worry lad”, Roth raise his glass again. “Bartender! More for everyone, please!”

The man in question nods and goes. The leader of this gang, Maxwell Roth, staring at all the men and women around him, celebrating him and couldn’t help but smile again. His people, the Blighters. His own family after losing his parents in jail. Those desperate nameless criminals without a gang, without any purpose, used and abused by other gangs, without future. Without freedom.

And Roth gives it to everyone. The Red Stream Revolution as he named it when the Blighters raised and slay their enemies in one night will be always remembered as glorious day. Is with them, where Maxwell finally could find the freedom he desperately needed. Not as an actor as he ever wished since childhood but this was another chance he took. And with all his experience in the circus and in the underworld, he found his place in the world.

With a smile, he took a slip of his own glass in deep thoughts, but as the more he think about what’s is coming, the smile become into a frown. A frown wasn’t unnoticed by his men.

“Boss, are you alright?”, the massive man asked as he saw the sudden change.

“Huh?”, Maxwell look up. “I’m fine, why?”

“You suddenly frown. Something is bothering you, boss?”, the female sniper left her glass on the table and sat next to her boss. “You can share it with us”

Roth let out an ironic laugh. “This kind of laughable, and you always know I’m so into the surprises. Surprises are the spice of life as I ever said, but…”, look away at the distance. “The idea of training those Templars… allowing them to have control over you in each borough… honestly it doesn’t suit me”

The Blighters stare to each other in silence. Few weeks ago, Roth had received the invitation of Grand Master Crawford Starrick for an important meeting. They honestly never heard about the Templar Order until that very moment and they were surprised Mr. Starrick could be interested in a gang like them. Him, a business man… hiring a dangerous gang like them.

Then the terms arrived: The promise of more power and control if Maxwell train and allow seven Templar lieutenants to take each group of Blighters in each borough to destroy any other remaining gang which threats them. And of course… the news of Starrick allowing Roth to purchase the burned Alhambra theatre in the Strand, to do whatever he want with it and transform it into the permanent Blighters’ headquarters. The last thing was the source of the celebration in that bar, in the Strand as it became their new home.

“But it allow you to have the theatre”, the massive man spoke again. “You ever wanted to be back to the performance, to the shows, everything that symbolize. And we’re so happy you’ll finally get it back with a proper place to act”

“I know, John”, Maxwell answers back but still looking away. “But this doesn’t feel right. Me… losing the leadership and sharing it with other seven men I never saw in my life and had to train then… but having no respect from them, their loyalty laying on this Starrick fellow and his Order”, he look to both his hands. “I created this gang with my blood and sweat, I almost risked everything”, then he caress the awful scar he have on his right side of his face.

A scar he got that day a rival gang captured him and his men, torturing them for hours until they break free and kill all of them in revenge for the damage. Roth is perfectly aware that despite the doctor’s efforts afterwards, this scar will stay deep and disfigured his face the rest of his life. He just has to use to live with it. He, normally a handsome man who had wooed plenty of men on his way just for the fun and not for something serious, now he doesn’t look the same anymore.

“What if… I lose each one of you and start to prefer the Templar’s company over me and-“, he couldn’t finishing as anger and impotence overwhelmed him and clench his fists, wanting to hit the table.

The men hardly ever saw him like that because Maxwell always does his best to not look vulnerable for the sake of everyone. So, it could say that he’s in distress at the idea.

“Boss, boss”, one of the men approaches. “If that happen, we need you let you the next”, look at his fellowmen. “We, the ones in this bar right now, with you, will never leave you. No matter what will happen”

“Listen George, I really admire your preoccupation and loyalty”, Maxwell stare back to his people with his intense green eyes. “I appreciate every one of you but… what if I start to spend more time in the Alhambra, performing the shows I want, to focus more on that than for you…?”

A sniper laughs. “C’mon! We know perfectly that you love to performance! We’re fine with that and I’m with George, and everyone too. We know you for many years already and it could be foolish to leave you for other men who only likes to give orders and been a pain in the ass. Don’t get me wrong, we already saw them and they’re already shitty”

The Blighters laughs and Maxwell does too.

“That’s very kind Elizabeth, so…”, he look to each one. “You’ll stay with me?”

“Until the last breath, boss”, the massive John put a fit on his chest. “If you die, then we’ll die with you”

George raises his glass full with beer. “And if we survive, we’ll stay loyal to you until the bitter send. We’re the Blighters and we’ll stay together! For England! For the Blighters! And the bloody knife!”

“Cheers!”, everyone cheered and drink again.

With a renovated vigor, Roth takes his own beer and smiles.

“So…”, suddenly Elizabeth speak with a mischievous daze. “Since you’ll now own a whole theatre… you’ll finally find a proper suitor and settle things down?”

Maxwell blinked in surprise as the others smiles or giggled. It’s no mystery for them that their boss is so attracted to men and he already had an affair with plenty of them. Of course, in order to protect Roth’s reputation, the poor fellows who spend the night with him, never saw the morning light. But is already time to find… a romantic partner, no?

“I don’t think so”, he admitted. “Love isn’t a thing for me. It limits your freedom and I’m not for it”

“Well, I heard that this Lewis you’re going to hire”, George mentioned. “Seems to be interested in you”

Maxwell nods, knowing it perfectly. “Maybe I could give him a time but… he’s not my type. He has talents for sure but he could be better as an assistant, nothing else. Besides, the man is so emotionless is not worth it”, slip on his beer. “Surely I’ll continue to court men inside my theatre to spend the night and you know what to do next”, he actually lost count of how many men they killed after that and how many bodies they throw into the Thames. At least that’s more humane than throw them into the asylum for sodomy.

“Awww but you don’t have to be heartless all your life, boss!”, John explained with emotion. “Eventually, someday, you’ll find a fellow you’ll be charmed and liking to share your heart, life and freedom with him”

Roth laughed lightly. John the Tosser always been that type of guy, believing in feelings despite the sad fact he never get that from his own father.

“Say boss”, the woman asks again. “You have any type you like?”

Maxwell was about to complain but after seeing his comrade’s faces, he took a deep breath and start to speak.

“Well, I always thinking about a strong young man, deadly like a weapon, beautiful like a piece of art. Hazel eyes, brown hair like fine wood, strong chin and full lips. Full of energy, cheerful and funny, smart”, caress his own jaw. “Some beard but not much, maybe a boxer fighter, with some tattoo, a sly kind of daze…”, he sighs dreamily at such imagine but then shake his head and sighs with resignation. “But such man couldn’t exist. Too much perfection isn’t possible in a world like this. Even in the very capital of the world full of people of all types, there’s no man who looks like that. It’s simply impossible!”

“Never say never, boss”, one of the tall men comment. “Who knows if such man shows up suddenly on your door? What if it could be like… the leader of another gang?”

“Laughable thought”, Maxwell laughs a lot. Now wanting to get a cigarette. “The first thing I do when I meet another leader gang is cutting his throat and don’t giving time to see if the man is perfect. All of them are worthless, so isn’t necessary… besides…”, light his cigar. “I’m not easily impressed. There are a lot of handsome men, without a doubt… but no one will ever fulfill my standards. So, no… not a chance”

“Well, you said surprise is the spice of life, no?”, George remarked. “Who knows what life has in store for you”

All Blighters nods and Maxwell smiles. “Thanks everyone. For everything”

…

And this leads for few years after… until Maxwell Roth, meet the leader of the growing Rooks.

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