#the author is clearly a swiftie too like i feel you girl

[nicollekidman]

quite possibly my favorite pitchfork review ever…. the whole thing is good go read

[lavnderwonu]

erica’s 2024 tumblr wrapped!

thank you to @haologram for tagging me <3 i saw some others do this and it seems fun, so I thought i would join in on the fun. 2024 was an okay year, writing-wise, & i thank all who supported me, and the friends that i have made along the way 🫂

— stats!

— words written: 13,199 — works posted: 14

— most popular fics!

the boy next door (idol!boyfriend!wonwoo x fem!reader)

— posted: march 13 — notes: 2,161 (still shocks me...) — comments from author: this is still one of my favorite works of mine lolol. idk what it is but the whole secret relationship with wonwoo just got me.... iykyk. me and wonwoo when????

so high school (fiance!mingyu x pregnant!fem!reader)

— posted: november 11 — notes: 1,182 — comments from author: i adore this fic UGH. it was a guilty pleasure of mine to write girl dad mingyu, & future husband mingyu. this fic was so so so fun to plan out and write (especially since it was inspired by miss taylor's song off ttpd) the song is just so mingyu coded.

— my most recent fic!

book lovers (bookish!jun x bookish!fem!reader)

— posted: december 26 — notes: 102 — comments from author: another guilty pleasure of mine to write bookish characters that are obsessed with books that i am also in love with. i also kinda wrote jun in this based off jess from gilmore girls... the girls that get it get it... #teamjess anyway!

— favorite reads! in no particular order!

— home by @babyleostuff (jungkook) — healing comes in small doses: stomach bug by @tomodachiii (mingyu) — in the night by @etherealyoungk (wonwoo) — how they make you feel beautiful by @gi4hao (ot13) — life with a gamer!wonwoo be like by @intogyu (wonwoo) — their favorite thing to do with you by @intogyu (ot13) — reaction to you being a swiftie during ttpd release by @wonuwrites (ot13) — this feeling, this everglow. by @honeyciders (wonwoo) — soft, shy wonwoo falling in love for the first time by @etherealyoungk (wonwoo) — life with a clingybf!mingyu be like by @intogyu

clearly i need to reblog/save more that i read...

— top songs!

— million dollar baby by tommy richman — making out by no doubt — deeply still in love by role model — sexy to someone by clairo — pyramids by frank ocean — cardigan by taylor swift — the reflex by duran duran — don't bring me down by electric light orchestra — run by bts

— 2025 goals!

i have said it before and i'll say it again, 2025 is the year of living my life. and doing shit! i find myself constantly not doing things just because i'm scared, whether it's scared of change, or just living...idk. nothing changes if nothing changes. i have things i wanna get done this year (i.e. my degree!) and i'm doing it! change is scary but this year i wanna embrace it & grow with it. i also am always too worried about what everybody else is doing and i want to try to stop that, cause it doesn't matter. there's no timeline for life. it seems scary that i'm 25 this year and haven't done a lot of the same things as others my age and it seems lame but i'm on my own path and i need to realize that! ANYWAY enough seriousness... my other goals for this year are: run a half marathon race, dare i say... get a boyfriend..? and attend a formula 1 race later on this year (george & lewis im coming for you!!) & read more books...its good for you!! oh, and become a morning person and wake up earlier, that's good for you too.

taking a moment to thank all of those who read my works, follow me, and who have became my friend over this past year! january 2024 erica wouldn't believe that anybody even read much of her writing or even took the time to talk to her. she thought tumblr was so lonely up until recently, but we've proved 2024 erica wrong! ily all and let's have a great 2025 together!

[surftrips]

gorgeous

pairing: jj maybank x reader

summary: y/n has been infatuated with jj maybank for a long time now and their paths finally cross at the annual bonfire.

word count: 1,063

author's note: 100% inspired by taylor swift's song gorgeous because who am i if not a swiftie?

Did you have a boyfriend? Yes.

Was it anything serious? No.

He was a couple years older than you and your friends, and you had kind of stumbled into the relationship by accident. He was new to the island and everyone had their eyes on him, and it felt good to be the one to call him yours.

However, now that the novelty of your new relationship had worn off, you found yourself increasingly consumed with a new infatuation: JJ Maybank.

So when you were invited to the annual Bonfire, you didn't hesitate to say yes, knowing that JJ would also be in attendance.

You and him had interacted a few times in the past. When you were younger, you went to one of those drive-in movie nights with him and the Pogues and he had touched your hand. It was dark, so no one else could see, but after that you couldn't stop thinking about the warmth of his hand on yours.

That was a while ago, and tonight you were hoping you could ignite some of that spark.

In order to be brave enough to go up to him, you had to get a few drinks in your system. So while your boyfriend was out doing you don't know what, you were slowly working up the courage to talk to JJ with each shot you took.

You looked at him from across the party and thought about how much you hated how cool he was. He was the kind of guy that everyone liked (except maybe the Kooks), but he got along with everyone else and always seemed to have a girl around his arm.

Hadn't he thought about the consequence of his magnetic field being a little too strong? How was any girl supposed to compete when he had a line of women waiting for their turn?

Anyway, you had somehow managed to reach his inner circle and were making small talk with Kie and Pope. You and Kie had been friends for much longer than the rest of the Pogues, but if she didn't know about your little crush on JJ by now, she definitely would by the end of the night.

The entire time Kie was talking to you, you kept stealing glancing at his gorgeous face. You hated him for it. In fact, you were furious that he made someone as confident as you feel this way.

You couldn't seem to say anything to his face, so you asked Kie if he had a girlfriend. "Why do you want to know?" she looked at you curiously.

"I don't know, just wondering, I guess."

"Well, the answer is no. You think if he had a girlfriend, they would let him flirt with half of the female population on this island?"

Pope added, "Besides, he is not the commitment type."

"I could change that..." you whispered under your breath. The fact that he was single was honestly worse, clearly you had a thing for catching guys that everyone else pined after.

"What was that?" Kie asked.

"Nothing!" You quickly downed the rest of your drink so she didn't suspect anything. "I'm gonna go grab another drink!"

Speed-walking away from what could've been an awkward conversation, you almost ran into a boy at the bar.

"Ah! Sorry!" You apologized and guess who turned around? Yeah, only the boy that you have been eyeing/avoiding all night, JJ Maybank himself.

His ocean blue eyes looked in yours and you felt like you might just sink and drown and die. Not to be dramatic or anything, but there was nothing you hated more than what you couldn't have.

"Oh, hey! Y/N, right? I haven't seen you in a while." He broke the silence that felt like ten years, but was probably only ten seconds.

"Yeah, that's me." Whenever you were around JJ, your usual extroverted self completely faded away. You completely melted under his gaze.

"Hey, where's your boyfriend? Last time I heard you were shacking it up with that new guy."

You tried not to act flattered that he was keeping up with your relationships. "Oh, he's around. Not sure with who or doing what. Don't really care."

He chuckled. "Care for a drink?" He offered you what was in his hand and grabbed another beer from the cooler.

"Yeah, thanks." At this point, you didn't know how much alcohol was in your system, but it still wasn't enough for you to speak to him like a normal person.

Not sure where this conversation or lack thereof was going, you avoided his eye contact and started to turn around back towards Kie and Pope.

"Hey- Y/N, wait." JJ gently grabbed your arm and pulled you back.

You felt like you were going to faint.

"How come you're talking to everyone here but me?"

He wasn't wrong. You were definitely known to be a social butterfly, so you had spent the entire night floating from person to person making small talk or just taking shots.

You snorted, "You should take it as a compliment."

Your answer seemed to throw him off, "What?"

What came out of your mouth was a surprise to you both, "I can't say anything to your face, because- look at your face! I hate you for making me feel this way... just being around you makes me so happy but it turns right back to sad when I realize that you're not mine."

You could see JJ mentally process what you were saying in his head. Out of all the girls he talked to that night, you definitely stood out with your boldness. He always admired that quality about you.

On the other hand, your brain was catching up to what your mouth had revealed and immediately regretted being so open to him. He was probably thinking about how drunk and lame you were being. "Listen- JJ, I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from. I'm just going to stumble my way home now..."

He stopped you before you made it another step, "No- hey. Will your boyfriend mind if I come along?" He smirked, having never faced rejection a day in his life.

You looked around and spotted your boyfriend with his arms around another girl. "You know, I don't think he will," you smiled, already making a plan to breakup with him tomorrow.