#the q-tip bandits

[b3crew]

No Borders No Race: Episode 314 | B3 - Boston Bastard Brigade

King Baby Duck rekindles his love for the web comic Swan Boy, whereas Mel Brooks's History of the World, Part Two shows why nostalgia can be both good and bad. Manual Cinema brings a new take on Frankenstein to the stage, with some amazing results! Finally, on A Bastard's Soapbox, the firing of Dilbert.

PLAYLIST (with album/single links):

YUKI -  Time Capsule (from the album Parade ga Tsuzukunara)

TRI4TH - Just Roll (from the album CALM & CLASH)

Avatar - Valley of Disease (from the album Dance Devil Dance)

Shoko Nakagawa - Gozen Roku-Ji (from the album Shototan self cover)

Queen Bee - Violence (from the album Juuni Jigen)

BIKE - O Torto Santo (from the album Arte Bruta) [in stores May 5]

The Q-Tip Bandits - Better Place (from the album Melancholy Flowers)

GA-20 - ATL (digital single)

Last Legion - Pansarmarsch (from the album Metall, Blod & Aska)

Sumire Uesaka - Play Your Heart (from the MY SADISTIC ADOLESCENCE♡ EP)

Ayumi Hamasaki - Dreamed a Dream (from the album Remember you)

The Room - Cursed Islands (from the album Restless Fate)

Crystal Kay - How You Feel (from the Start Again EP)

Click here to listen!

[3garcons]

The Q-Tip Bandits at Lark Hall with Kale Dec 2023

[yourfaveisclasspected]

i like the classpect icons you use! i was wondering how you came up with them

ooo, good question! i had a lot of fun with them :]c

it took a decent amount of time for me to come up with some of them! a few were easy, like heir, witch, and knight- those two are derived from their cultural interpretations; heirs are royalty, so they wear crowns. knights have shields (which enable them to protect). witches have that sick as fuck hat. i mean like look at this

damn cool hat.

others like the prince and bard came a little easier after establishing those three. since the prince is destructive, they don't *get* the power behind the crown, even if they have one on their costume. it's a participation trophy. hence why it's broken.

some later inspiration came down the road for seer and mage. seer was originally designed to have 2 Xs and a dotted line, like a map, but i think the current design works better- it's a map full of aspect. and mage is a compass!

rogue is derived directly from the rogue costume (though i came up with the idea before remembering that it existed LOL) and thief is like. well. you know how in cartoons bandits are always running away with huge bags of cash. its like that

lord and muse differ from the other designs in that they're very much linked in a specific way! this is due to their association with eachother as master classes- lord and muse are THE paired classes. for lord, my first thought was somewhere between lord english's cane and doc scratch's head, so that's where that came from. as for muse, i chose a pencil because it represents a more literal definition of a muse; someone's inspiration, someone they write about or for.

the initial design process was finding symbols that are commonly recognizable (or at least recognizable enough), dumbing them down, and making them good to overlay symbols on. i think in terms of purely slapping aspects onto classes, my favorites are thief and page. just look at this shit man.

fuck yes.

hell yes.

this was a process that definitely took a lot of time and iterations. i started this offline, so even after i designed all the symbols i still had to figure out how the hell to work krita. i did it, eventually, but MAN my little brain was overclocked trying to figure it out.

once the symbols themselves were designed, i spent a solid 2 days just slapping aspects down, putting the classes behind them, coloring the classes to match the aspect palettes, and then repeating the process. my first 2 sets were rage and light, and then i did the rest all in one day. (pro tip uhhh DON'T DO THAT if you value your free time. it took a while)

i think my favorite aspect to do was blood. it was my last one, so i had fun arranging the aspects and classes in a way that made sense and also looked cool as shit. i already showed you page of blood so i'll show you different examples

tysm for the ask! this was a lot of fun to answer. i might open a q&a now that i'm thinking about it... ;]c

[chaos-vulpix]

Rockshot Rave: Cole

This has been... a few months in the making...

Inspired by my initial Atershock playlist, I've put together my largest playlist so far, all to create the most Clubbing Vibe that only Cole could facilitate

Enjoy :)

7/11 - Beyoncé

A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie ft. Q-Tip & GoonRock | The Great Gatsby

Addicted to a Memory - Zedd ft. Bahari

After LIKE - IVE

Aftershock - Cash Cash ft. Jacquie Lee

Alive - Krewella

All Around The World - Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris

All Night (Louis The Child Remix) - Chance The Rapper ft. Knox Fortune

Angels - Vicetone ft. Kat Nestel

Applause - Lady Gaga

Bad Memories - MEDUZA & James Carter ft. Elley Duhé & FAST BOY

Bang Bang - Rita Ora & Imanbek

Bass Down Low - DEV ft. The Cataracs

Blah Blah Blah - Kesha ft. 3OH!3

BOOMBAYAH - BLACKPINK

Break The Ice - Britney Spears

Build The Cities (Empire of Sound) - Karma Fields & Tristam ft. Kerli

Burn It Down - AtellaGali & Rvssian ft. Fuego, Konshens & Satori

Butterfly Effect VIP - Koven

Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn

Catching On - Elephante ft. Nevve

Clarity (Virtual Riot Remix) - Zedd ft. Foxes

Closer (Xan Griffin Remix) - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey

Club Can't Handle Me - Flo Rida ft. David Guetta

Come & Get It - Selena Gomez

DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love - Usher ft. Pitbull

Erase - The Chainsmokers ft. Priyanka Chopra

Evacuate the Dancefloor - Cascada

Every Single Day - Benassi Bros. ft. Dhany

Everything Black - Unlike Pluto ft. Micah Martin

Excuse Me - AOA

Feel This Moment - Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera

Finest Hour (Madison Mars Remix) - Cash Cash ft. Abir

Fire Burning - Sean Kingston

Gecko (Overdrive) - Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill

Get Low - Zedd & Liam Payne

Ghosts 'n' Stuff - deadmau5 ft. Rob Swire

Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer

Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Ellie Goulding

Guaya - Eva Simons

Hella Good - No Doubt

Hello Good Morning - Diddy-Dirty Money ft. T.I.

Hit My Heart - Benassi Bros. ft. Dhany

Hymn For The Weekend (Alan Walker Remix) - Coldplay ft. Beyoncé

I Don't Like You (Kygo Remix) - Eva Simons

In My Head - PNAU ft. Kira Divine

Into The Night - Nero

Into You - Ariana Grande

Karma (Alpharock & Devan Remix) - Robinson

Kick It - NCT 127

Kickstarts - Example

L'Amour Toujours (Tiësto Edit) - Dzerko & Torres ft. Delaney Jane

Lavender Haze (Snakehips Remix) - Taylor Swift

Let's Go (Vicetone Remix) - Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo

Like a G6 - Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs & DEV

Look Into My Eyes (Syn Cole Remix) - Brando

Lose Control - MEDUZA, Becky Hill & Goodboys

Lose My Breath - Destiny's Child

Mad At You - Navvy

Make You Say - Zedd, Maren Morris & BEAUZ

Medicine (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Daughter

Miami 82 (Vocal Mix) - Syn Cole ft. Madame Buttons

Middle (Mija Remix) - DJ Snake ft. Bipolar Sunshine

Never More (DJ Yummy Remix) - Shoji Meguro ft. Shihoko Hirata | Persona 4

OTW (Hälder Flip) - Khalid

Other Side - Illenium, Said The Sky & Vera Blue

Overdose - Ciara

Papercut - Zedd ft. Troye Sivan

Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

Pon de Replay - Rihanna

Rabiosa - Shakira ft. El Cata

Radioactive - Rita Ora

Red Lights - Tiësto ft. Michel Zitron

Release Me - Agnes

River - PNAU & Ladyhawke

Roll 'n Rock - Bali Bandits

Round & Round - Selena Gomez & the Scene

Sandstorm - Darude

Say Aah - Trey Songz ft. Fabolous

See Tình (Cucak Remix) - Hoàng Thùy Linh

She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) - David Guetta ft. Sia

SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK (Loud Luxury Remix) - Joji

So Close - NOTD & Felix Jaehn ft. Georgia Ku & Captain Cuts

SOS - Rihanna

Stranger Love - PNAU ft. Budjerah

Stronger - TheFatRat, Slaydit & Anjulie

Takeaway - The Chainsmokers & Illenium ft. Lennon Stella

Talking Body (Gryffin Remix) - Tove Lo

Technologic - Daft Punk

The Girl Is Mine (Club Mix) - 99 Souls ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy

This Is Love - will.i.am ft. Eva Simons

Tonight I’m Getting Over You - Carly Rae Jepsen

Where Have You Been - Rihanna

Wild Ones - Flo Rida ft. Sia

Wings (Nu:Logic Remix) - Birdy

Words - Feint ft. Laura Brehm

Yeah! - Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris

You (à la) - SACHI

Your Affection (fu_mou Remix) - Shoji Meguro ft. Shihoko Hirata | Persona 4

Your Spell - Bad Computer

[tkwrites]

200 Follower Playlist Celly

As I was looking for my inbox last night (a huge thank you to the anon who sent in so many asks! I feel so loved knowing you’re reading and thinking about my works!) I was shocked to find I’d tipped over the 200 follower mark! 

To show my appreciation, I decided to share my Snapshots playlist. So many of these songs feel so S&Q coded to me.  (I listen to everything on shuffle, so the order has no real significance)

I’ve listed them out below for those not on Spotify: 

I'll try my best to keep this post updated if new songs are added

Lost - Blake Rose 

Tattoo Me - Haley Joelle 

Dancing in the Dark -  LØLØ

In Agreement - Lizzy McAlpine 

Fall Into Me - Forest Blakk

4runner - Brenn!

Golf on TV - Lennon Stella 

Little Bit More - Suriel Hess 

You Can Have Him - Antigoni 

HEARTFIRST - Kelsea Ballerini 

For Real - Lana Condor 

In My Hands - Natalie MacMaster 

Lady - Blake Rose 

late nights and lonely - Suriel Hess 

better with you - Virginia to Vegas 

faceplant - LØLØ

Butterflies (feat. FLETCHER) - MAX, FLETCHER 

I F*cking Love You - Zolita 

Kinfolks - Sam Hunt 

Karma - Taylor Swift 

Off Of My Mind - Icona Pop, VIZE

Meet Me at the Mistletoe - Dave Barns 

Body to Body - Sture Zetterberg, Andrew Shubin 

Everywhere - Live in Cologne - William Fitzsimmons 

Vienna - Billy Joel 

Time of the Season - Mono Version - The Zombies 

Caution - Radio Edit - The Killers 

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse 

be gentle with me - yaeow

birthday cake - duet - Dylan Conrique, Alexander Stewart 

Blue Eyed Constilation - Max McNown 

dancing in the kitchen - LANY 

The Manuscript - Taylor Swift

Stargazing - Myles Smith

Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa; En Vogue

Somebody Like You - Keith Urban

Fairytale - Culture Code; Amanda Collis

Memory Lane - Haley Joelle

Burn, Burn, Burn - Zach Bryan

Spotless (feat. The Lumineers) - Zach Bryan

thing u do - Tori Kelly

Snapshots Masterlist

Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) - Clean Bandit

I Am Always Gonna Love You - Jon McLaughlin

Why It Hurts - Jon McLaughlin

Before You - Jon McLaughlin

[dballzposting]

Yamgeta week is almost over, I've no real ideas sadly but I'm going to throw a couple songs your way

I drew you once in art class- antarctigo vespucci

Let's fall in love for the night- finneas

Chasing Cars- the q-tip bandits

SOME SONGS TO SEND US OFF DREAMING OF YAMGETA ..... UNTIL NEXT YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE HAD A GREAT YAMGETA YAOI WEEK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLANT THOSE SEEDS AND REAP THEM NEXT YEAR (JAN 1-7 2025)......

.... AND IN THE MEANTIME TAKE AND THRIVE IN THE REST OF YOUR 2024 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whitegoldtower]

Some more Solemnar and Lydia headcanons:

There’s a slight language barrier - Sol can speak the common tongue with little to no difficulty but reading it is a whole other story; his first language is Aldmeri.

Lydia can’t read or write.

Sometimes they get absolutely shitfaced on firebrand wine and Lydia makes Solemnar attempt to read both volumes of The Lusty Argonian Maid. Shenanigans ensue and they’re howling the entire time

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“Stop it, I’m trying to be serious here!”

*Lydia snort laughing* “No, continue, please.”

“But my oven isn’t hot enough… for the baking. It could take me whores (hours).”

*She’s fucking dying at this point, and he’s laughing too, her cup of wine has almost tipped over onto her lap*

“Does this turn you on? Lewd bread-making? Ahem. You want me to k-need the loaf? Here?”

*he drunkenly makes these absolutely absurd kneading motions with his hands*

“IT’S KNEAD”

“You read it, then!”

“*tears in her eyes from laughing* I can’t!”

“That’s what I thought! … Pfft-”

———————————🍷🍷———————————

In an Interview:

Q: Do you ever miss each other when you’re apart?

Solemnar: Preposterous. [He looks at her fondly]

Lydia: See, [She glances at him] sometimes I begin to think I’m getting a little sentimental about him, and then-

Solemnar: And then?

Lydia: And then I SEE HIM and he’s just a disappointment.

[He chokes on his wine]

Q: Have your perceptions of society changed at all since meeting one another?

Solemnar: [he checks his jerkin to make sure he didn’t tip any wine on himself before taking another long sip] … No.

Lydia: Liar. You know, underneath it all he’s actually not such a bastard?

Solemnar: I’m not?

Lydia: and I think he’s learnt a lot from us Nords, as much as he won’t admit it. In his own little twisted way, I think he quite likes living in Skyrim. [she takes a good long drink]

Solemnar: … Perhaps. I’m not confirming nor denying anything. And, [he gazes at Lydia again] I think you’ve learnt a lot more about why I am the way I am.

Lydia: Well, yes. I won’t give too much away, but he’s very much a person with thoughts and feelings. He’s not this heartless monster made by the Dominion: he’s Solemnar ‘cal Galadhremmin, a mer from a little hunting family on the Summerset Isle, who is actually very good at singing when he’s not hurling fireballs at bandits. It’s… unfortunate that the Thalmor got their hands on you at such a young age.

Solemnar:… Thank you. I actually happen to think you’re a very intelligent woman with great instincts and an admirable aptitude for weaponry. In fact, I think my family would like you very much. You’ve got a good hunting frame, and I also think they’d approve of your ability to haul an elk several hundred paces over your shoulder, without help, might I add.

Q: Do you ever worry about one another?

Solemnar: [slightly tipsy] … Absolutely. Back at home, Lydia is what our culture would refer to as a ‘deathling’. It’s in reference to the shorter lifespan men have in comparison to mer. So, yes, I worry about that a lot. If I can stave it off in any way, then I will.

[Lydia rests a hand over her heart, sincerely]

Lydia: Aww, that’s actually really sweet. [she goes to pat his knee]

Solemnar: Don’t touch me. [mocking side-eye]

Lydia: Ruin it, you twat.

[he raises his eyebrow at her, and she turns back to the question at hand, taking in a deep breath]

Lydia: To answer this question, myself… Of course I worry about him. While he’s trying to prolong my life, he seems to be doing everything to make his own life shorter. It was only three days ago that I had to sprint into the Moss Mother Cavern because this idiot thought he could take on three spriggans without sustaining any sort of injury.

Solemnar: I needed to blow off steam.

Lydia: You’ll be blowing off something if I ever catch you pulling that sort of shit again.

[they eye each other whilst taking another mouthful of wine]

Solemnar: Save it for the bedroom, won’t you?

Lydia: I’m going to give you a thick ear.

Q: Lastly, heads or tails?

Both: [without hesitation] Heads.

[they look at each other with their lips pursed]

Solemnar: Ooh-

[Lydia punches him in the arm]

[figsdried]

whatever, cringe is dead, here's my mansk playlist as well lol

I just love him :"""))

light it up / third eye blind

a lack of understanding / the vaccines

splendid isolation / warren zevon

this must be the place (naive melody) / talking heads

comeback kid (that’s my dog) / brett dennen

touch of grey / grateful dead

chaos / miki fiki

carry on till tomorrow / badfinger

básicamente / sebastián yatra

runaway goliath / mantaraybryn

bleed to love her / fleetwood mac

sixteen blue / the replacements

willow / the q-tip bandits

tummy in the blood / the yellow dress

the woodpile / frightened rabbit

stranger / trixie mattel

flowers never band with the rainfall / simon & garfunkel

sinking ship / wild child

going to marrakesh / the extra glenns

the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us / sufjan stevens

[lyrics724]

Ain't It Great

Ain’t It Great

Silver haze, Eleventh grade Head of state Walking backwards through a maze Sunny days on a silver plate Icy trays I’ll be singing in the shade What’d they say, oh just a phase? Just in case Left the den without a trace Had a taste of blurry rays From a basket case Send my memos out to space Every exit’s just another way of getting in to getting out So get me out, get me Every exit’s just another…

[unxigned]

Singled Out: The Q-Tip Bandits - "Chasing Cars"

A song about dismissing your fears and failures by moving on and learning.

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[tenshindon]

i’m crying over several things about the og pic but these two shotgunned me in the chest

[void-in-the-middle-of-nowhere]

LEMME TELL YA the q tip bandits and also the sadly broken up Jeb Bush Orchestra. Jeb bush is maybe my favorite band just ever

Please please please reblog this and put in the tags your music recommendations. I’m not talking about big artists and bands either— what’s a niche group, band, or artist that you can’t get enough of? What song or album do you enjoy the most? Why?

[kpop-stan23-writes]

cowboy like me

group: the boyz member: q (ji changmin) genre: fluff word count: 1.9k warnings: implied sex, but only very very very; a couple swear words pairing: q x gn!reader

part of the playlist series

note: the lyrics are out of song-order, but i pieced them together based on how i thought it best fit the flow of the story. also, since i do quote the lyrics, it's obviously being sung from a woman's perspective, but it definitely doesn't have to apply to the story itself

hustling for the good life

as a child, you had nothing

but you saw the glittering, beautiful, luxurious things that were always so far out of reach

and you decided at a young age that you would someday achieve those glittering, beautiful, luxurious heights

you watched your mother turn tricks growing up, charming her lovers into extra cash or little gifts

you watched your father pick pockets and work as a con artist on the streets, betting unsuspecting passersby he could beat them at games of chance

it taught you how powerful words can be

and that is the only lesson you bother to take away from your childhood

you're a young adult now and since leaving home years before, you haven't looked back

perched in the dark/telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear like it could be love/i could be the way forward only if they pay for it

with your good looks and silver tongue, you quickly find yourself charming the riches out of the rich

it doesn't matter who they are, what their occupation or reputation, young or old

you sit back and watch your potential lover from afar, figuring how much you can milk and planning the perfect approach

then you charm your way into their lives and eventually into their bank accounts

and with their eyes full of stars, they're none the wiser

your most recent love affair, though, a man who is finally ready to settle down, is getting to be too...much

so you slip out in the middle of the night, taking a few knickknacks and jewels along the way

it's time for you to move on

and the tennis court was covered up with some tent-like thing

it's a beautiful day in early autumn

the trees are various shades of red and your path to the country club is paved with golden leaves that crunch just slightly under your feet

you show your expensive creme-colored invitation to the tall man who guards the elite from the plebians and are waved inside without a second glance

the charity event is taking place on the country club's multiple tennis courts

despite the weakening sun's rays, the rich want to protect their lily-white skin by covering the courts with lily-white cloth tents

you wouldn't mind the sun, but as you've learned during your rise from the bottom, the elite will do anything to protect their fair skin

you float around the crowd, sharing smiles and greetings with the other guests

you eventually find yourself at the open bar, where of course the only drinks being served are fancy cocktails, expensive wines, and top-shelf liquors

as you're waiting for your fancy expensive top-shelf drink, you spot a new face in the crowd

he looks to be your age, and is absolutely beautiful

strong eyebrows, soft cheekbones, full lips, and the most captivating cat-like eyes you've ever seen

he smiles at you and then politely excuses himself from the woman giggling girlishly at something he must have said

the woman watches him as he walks away and when she sees where he is headed, her eyes narrow at you

you just raise your just-served drink with a quirk of your lip and the young man striding toward you chuckles

"would you like to dance?" he asks you as soon as he reaches you

a string quartet is playing on a small stage and there's an area clear of tall tables made for standing

a few couples dance already

but you just sip your drink and say "i don't know...dancing is a dangerous game"

"doesn't make it any less fun, though, does it?"

you can't help but smile at his response and against your better judgement, you accept his hand

oh, i thought/this is gonna be one of those things

it's quiet once you reach the small dance floor

just the gentle string music and quiet hum of conversation

"i'm changmin, by the way. ji changmin."

you glance at him through your eyelashes and after a beat, you introduce yourself

he smiles once more and silence settles over you two again

you part once the quartet changes pieces

the rich flock to you and changmin, regardless of age or marital status

each of your attentions are occupied for the rest of the evening

but glances are spared throughout the night

the shared glances grow longer and heavier until you finally find yourself in a fancy hotel room without feeling like you need a shower first thing in the morning

you disappear before dawn, allowing yourself one brief moment to venerate changmin's lithe naked back which still bare evidence of your rather enjoyable evening together

you think that's that

i've got some tricks up my sleeve

your steps are as light as the pre-dawn autumn air

a small smile graces your lips and you admire the little trinket you slipped out of the hotel room: a tiger's eye-tipped tie pin

but as you're holding it up to watch the early-morning sunrays sparkle off the warm brown gem, you realize something

you're missing your silver pinky ring

you had some tricks up your sleeve

it's the only piece of your childhood you carry into adulthood and perhaps the only real item you've assigned sentimental value

you turn on your heel and march back toward the hotel entrance, intent on sneaking back into the hotel room to find that damn ring

but you hear someone call your name from above you

you look up and see changmin leaning out from a window, still bare-chested

something small is pinched between his fingers

you can't tell what it is from the ground

but the knowing smirk on his lips tells you all you need to know

takes one to know one

you consider turning your back to him

but that ring means a stupid amount to you

so you straighten your shoulders, hold you head high, and stride purposefully into the hotel lobby

because no way are you going to back down from someone like ji changmin

yo expect him to make you knock on the door, make you wait for him to answer

but the door is already propped open by the time you reach the room and you step inside to find him sitting on the couch in the in-suite living room (this time with a shirt), your small silver ring resting on the coffee table

you slowly sink into the chair across from him and silently place his tie pin on the table beside your ring

it's silent for a moment, you and changmin simply observing each other

"aren't you full of surprises" you finally say with a small quirk of your lips

changmin chuckles and pushes your ring toward you and you do the same with his pin

you each take your returned items and for a moment simply stare at them in your hands

you're uncertain what to do, and so is changmin

because this has never happened to either of you before

a con artist trying to pull one over another con artist

you glance up and catch his eye and you both can't help but laugh a little

because how ridiculous!

the silence returns and so does the uncertainty

changmin finally looks at the expansive, flashy watch on his wrist

you expect him to make some excuse about running late for some bullshit appointment

but instead he says "it's early. would you like to eat breakfast with me?"

much like the evening before, you find yourself nodding against your better judgement

you're a cowboy like me/never wanted love just a fancy car

and thus starts the most unexpected love affair of your life

because who knew ji changmin would turn out to be just like you

a suave, silver-tongued tempest who lives lover to lover, acquiring a small fortune in the process

he grew up poor, like you

he grew up resenting what his parents had to resort to in order to put food on the table, like you

he grew up deciding fancy things would be worth more than love in the long run

just like you

you laugh over that first shared breakfast about all the similarities you seem to share

all the similarities that led you to that moment

in that hotel room

with a fellow con artist

sharing a past you thought would stay firmly behind you

now i'm waiting by the phone like i'm waiting in an airport bar

you find yourself falling into a pattern with changmin

a pattern you've never had before

a pattern you never expected

it's new and exciting but also kinda scary because you never thought you'd feel this way about another person

more and more you find your evenings carrying over into the next morning

and then those next mornings turning into the next day

and then those next days melting into the next evening

soon, it's rarer to be without changmin than to be with him

and you hate that you find yourself wishing he was with you

because the L word was never supposed to be part of your vocabulary

of course what you don't realize is that changmin is feeling just as unexpectedly enamored by you

you're a bandit like me/eyes full of stars

you wake up one morning a tangle of limbs, changmin wrapped around you warmer than any of the numerous fur coats in your closet

his face is tucked into the crook of your neck and with each warm breath that ghosts across your skin, you feel your heart melt just a little more

there's a small mirror on the beside table and you happen to catch your reflection

the stars that you had always seen in your target's lover's eyes now fill your own

you bite your lip uncertainly because is this what love looks like?

you feel changmin's arm tighten around your waist as he begins to wake and you turn in his arms to face him

his eyes open slowly and when his gaze settles on you, a soft smile pulls at his lips and you feel his thumb stroke your lower back

"good morning" he says sleepily, his eyelids already dropping shut again

but you catch something in his dark eyes before they close that makes your heart skip a beat

because the stars you had seen in your reflection

you see the same stars in changmin's eyes

those stars in both your eyes remain

and you begin to grow used to them

you begin to grow to love them

we could be the way forward and i know i'll pay for it

you're waiting for the moment for it all to explode in your face

you're dreading that moment

you steel yourself for that inevitable ka-boom

you prepare yourself for life after changmin

in your weaker moments, you wonder if it was worth it

if loving changmin is worth what you know will be the greatest loss you have ever suffered

but you just have to take one look at his beautiful smile and those thoughts melt away

because no matter what happens, it will have been worth it

loving changmin will always be worth it

with your boots beneath my bed, forever is the sweetest con

but it never comes

and you find yourself relieved

because could you really have any sort of relationship after changmin, fake or not?

you don't think you ever want to find out

spoiler alert: you never have to

and i'm never gonna love again

note: i didn't even get to use some my favorite lyrics from the song ☹️ but i just couldn't find a way to fit into the flow of the story 😭 maybe i'll post another part that contains those lyrics?

[relyonriley]

People want to get to know you better

This is v overdue but I was tagged by @heyitsphoenixx to do this! Haven't done one of these in a while tbh

Relationship status: single

Favorite color(s): purple and yellow

Song stuck in your head: "Daisy" by The Q-Tip Bandits

Last thing you googled: shoulder length curly hair (I'm growing out mine and wanted to try and make it look good)

Time: 11:32am

Last book you read: I'm currently reading "This Body I Wore" by Diana Goetsch. The last book I finished was "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" by Kurt Vonnegut

Last thing you hated reading: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by you-know-who (I was listening on audiobook); I didn't even finish jt

Favorite thing to cook/bake: probably this chickpea and sausage stew my mom shared with me

Favorite craft to do in your free time: play guitar and write songs! I've also started writing some poetry recently

Most niche dislike: this a tough one I don't really think any of my dislikes are very niche? Umm I guess mbmbam, but that's not super niche on Tumblr and I don't even hate it, just can't get into it

Opinion on the circus: it's fine I guess? Historically very problematic but I don't know how much of that still applies today. They don't really come up to the city, but maybe I'd check it out!

Do you have a sense of direction: one of my biggest strengths imo! I'm a biker in Boston so I kinda have to have one

Tagging @butchknightly, @shotgunkitteee-and-da-bois, and @annicat! No pressure, of course

[into-the-daniverse]

A Song Stuck In Their Head

Pick a song that fits your OC's headspace, but think less about lyrics and more about sound. What gets at their general mood without words.

Thank you @atypicalacademic for the tag!!! This was actually very hard for me lmao but I loved it

Doing the band here but my trio and Daphne are under the cut!

Alec

Jamil

Camia

Leon

Andreya

Elizabeth

Theodore

Daphne

Tagging @arcanecadenza @lucigucci @vissenta-senadz @ilyamatic if y’all want to share some music!

[thatsthat24]

This week’s #ShoutoutSunday is dedicated to every amazing “Ada” in the world!! Hope you all had a good week and a better one ahead!! 💛🎧 (Song: “Willow” - The Q-Tip Bandits)