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Stray Kids Headcanons — How They Act When They Miss You

Pairing: OT8 x Reader

Genre: Fluff, Soft Angsty Moments, Domestic Boyfriend Energy

Warnings: None, just pure soft chaos, mentions of longing, teasing and clingy boyfriends.

Author’s Note: Hey, angels 🖤! I’ve been cooking this headcanon for a while because let’s be honest — the Stray Kids are totally the type to miss their partner in the most ridiculous, cute and chaotic ways

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Bang Chan — Habits he has when he misses you

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Constantly checking his phone just to see if you’re online

Chan’s not usually clingy over text — in fact, he always tries to respect your space and not be that boyfriend. But when he misses you, he keeps unlocking his phone every two minutes to check if you’re online on KakaoTalk or Instagram.

Not even to text you — because he knows if he does, he’ll give away just how much he’s craving you, and Chris has this weird habit of pretending he’s got it under control.

His phone becomes an extension of his hand when you take too long to reply. Even when he’s in a meeting, he’ll sneak a glance just to see if your name pops up.

“Ugh… not even a story today?” he mumbles under his breath, shoving the phone back in his pocket — only to pull it out again twenty seconds later.

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Looping the same song that reminds him of you

Bang Chan has this habit of connecting songs to people, and you have your own private playlist on his Spotify.

Whenever he misses you, he puts that one particular track that reminds him of you on repeat. It might be the first song you ever shared, or one you swore he didn’t like but secretly added to his saved list.

He listens to it while training, driving, or lying in bed.

If it gets really bad, he’ll lay down on the studio couch, hood pulled over his face, and just let the song play on loop.

“Why the hell did I let myself fall this hard, huh…” he whispers with a soft, defeated grin.

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Hugging anything that smells like you

A hoodie you left behind, a T-shirt you wore at a sleepover, the pillowcase from his bed — when he misses you, he instinctively clings to anything that still has your scent on it.

It’s unconscious. He’ll grab the hoodie while lying down and only realize what he’s doing when someone points it out.

One time, Hyunjin walked into the studio to find Chan hugging your hoodie while working on his laptop.

“Yo… isn’t that Y/N’s?”

“Shut up.”

But didn’t let go.

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Getting easily annoyed over dumb things

When he misses you, everything else starts to irritate him.

His computer freezes, Changbin leaves a mess in the studio, the coffee’s not sweet enough… it’s like your absence makes him extra sensitive and every tiny thing becomes an issue.

If anyone asks what’s wrong, he brushes it off, claiming he’s tired. But only Felix can tell by the way he fiddles with the bracelet you gave him and stays unusually quiet.

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Rewatching your old videos and voice notes

Chan’s a silent emotional type.

When he misses you, he opens your old videos and voice notes — even the dumb ones where you’re ranting about a headache or lying in bed whispering a goodnight.

He’s never deleted a single one. He even has a secret folder.

His favorite? A video of you in pajamas, hair messy, smiling sleepily:

“You’re ignoring me, huh? It’s fine… just wanted to say I miss you.”

He watches it three times before bed when the ache hits.

“You have no idea how much I miss you too, baby…” he mutters to his screen.

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Overworking himself at the gym or studio

When he can’t be near you, Chan tries to bury himself in work. Extra dance practice, long studio hours, random remix ideas for songs that don’t need remixes — anything to distract his brain.

But it never works.

Halfway through editing, he’ll catch himself typing your name in the file name or hiding a message in the beat.

“‘MissYouY/N.mp3’? Seriously, bro… I’m screwed.”

But he won’t delete it.

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Staring at you nonstop on video calls

When you finally FaceTime, he can’t stop staring.

Even when you’re rambling about the most random stuff, he watches you like you’re the most fascinating thing in the world.

Chan’s got this habit of admiring you quietly — studying your face, the way your hair falls, how you bite your lip when you’re thinking.

When you catch him and ask “What?”, he just shrugs:

“Nothing… just thinking about how pretty you are.”

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Biting his lip without realizing it

It’s physical.

When he misses you, he starts biting his lower lip, sometimes leaving a mark. Especially when he’s typing a message and deleting it, or passing by a place you used to hang out.

It’s so obvious the guys pick up on it immediately.

“You’re doing the lip thing again. Missing Y/N?”

He rolls his eyes but never denies it.

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Sending you random gifts anonymously

Chan has this habit of sending you little things when he misses you — but he won’t say it’s from him.

A bouquet at your office, your favorite snack left at your door, a tiny plush keychain… he’ll have staff or a delivery service drop it off without a name attached.

But you always know.

Because only he would pick something that perfect.

And when you mention it over the phone “I got a weird little surprise today”, he feigns surprise:

“Really? Must be someone who likes you a lot…”

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Talking to you in his head

As cheesy as it sounds, he does this.

When he’s too busy, too far, or too shy to text you first, he has full-blown conversations with you in his head.

Imagining what you’d say to his jokes, how you’d react to his rants.

Sometimes he even chuckles to himself.

“You’d laugh at this, wouldn’t you?”

It’s his little way of keeping you close.

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Lee Know — Habits he has when he misses you

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Staring at your pictures on his phone

Minho isn’t glued to his phone 24/7, but when he misses you, he opens his gallery and scrolls through your photos together.

Even though he’s seen them a thousand times, he always finds some new detail — the way you smile, how you hold his hand, the sunset in the background.

He stares at the screen in silence with a small, bittersweet grin.

“Tsk… look at this silly face…”

And keeps staring anyway.

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Watching cat videos to distract himself

To trick his brain, Lee Know has this habit of watching random cat TikToks when he misses you.

It’s his way of pretending he’s not thinking about you.

But deep down, he wishes you were next to him, watching those videos together.

Sometimes, he saves the best ones to send you later.

“Y/N’s gonna love this one.”

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Playing with the rings or bracelets you gave him

Minho’s surprisingly sentimental, though he’ll never admit it.

When he misses you, he starts fiddling with the rings or bracelets you gave him — spinning them on his finger or tracing them with his thumb.

It’s unconscious.

If someone asks, he’ll dodge the question, but his eyes give him away.

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Getting quieter than usual

Normally playful and sarcastic, Lee Know turns silent when he misses you.

His replies get short, jokes disappear, and he keeps to himself.

Only those closest to him notice it — Chan and Hyunjin clock it immediately.

“Dude, just text Y/N before you get unbearable.”

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Practicing choreography until exhaustion

He throws himself into dancing.

When the ache gets too strong, Minho heads to the studio and practices until his body can’t anymore.

It’s his way of releasing tension and trying not to overthink.

He can spend all night there.

“If I get tired enough, I’ll fall asleep without missing her.”

(But it never works.)

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Keeping unsent messages

His phone’s notes app is full of things he wishes he could tell you.

Photos he saw and thought of you, a quick “I miss you,” random thoughts — but his pride (and fear of being clingy) stop him from hitting send.

They just sit there, waiting.

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Imagining conversations with you

When he misses you, Minho starts having conversations with you in his head.

He imagines your reactions, the things you’d say if he told you something dumb he did, or you scolding him for acting reckless.

Sometimes, it even makes him laugh.

“Y/N would kill me for this.”

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Staring at places you used to go together

If he passes by a café or street you both used to visit, he stops and stares for a while, replaying the memories in his head.

If no one’s around, he might even go inside to feel closer to you again.

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Staying up too late

Minho hates sleeping without saying goodnight to you.

When he misses you, he stays up scrolling aimlessly, hoping you’ll come online or message him first.

And when you finally do, his mood flips instantly.

“Took you long enough…”

(But he’s smiling like an idiot.)

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Saving food for you

Even when you’re not around, he subconsciously saves part of his snack or the best bite of his meal for you.

It’s automatic.

Later, he realizes what he’s done and gets annoyed at himself for being so soft.

“Tsk… ridiculous.”

But still doesn’t throw it away.

Changbin — Habits he has when he misses you

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Recording voice notes just to hear himself saying your name

Changbin misses you in this intense, restless way sometimes.

He records little voice notes saying your name or your pet names — just to listen to them later.

He never sends them, though. Keeps them saved.

Listens to them before bed or on the way to practice.

“Hey, Y/N… miss you, damn it.”

Then laughs at himself for being so cheesy — but never deletes them.

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Sleeping hugging your-scented pillow

He’d never admit it, but there’s a pillow that still smells like you from the last time you stayed over.

When he misses you, he hugs it like it’s you.

Face buried in it, grumbling at how soft he’s being.

“Pathetic, Changbin… but it feels good.”

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Writing rap lyrics about you

His favorite way to vent is writing.

And when he misses you, all his lyrics end up being about you — about the ache, the words he can’t say out loud, the emptiness without you.

He writes them secretly in his notes or the studio.

Never shows them to anyone. Not even Chan.

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Stress-eating junk food

Changbin loves snacks, but when he misses you, he goes all out.

Devours everything in the dorm, orders midnight food deliveries, drinks soda when he’s supposed to be cutting down.

“Y/N would scold the hell outta me if they saw this.”

And still eats it anyway.

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Getting moody and extra sensitive

He turns into a grumpy, clingy bear disguised as an annoyed grump.

Gets mad easily, hates being teased, snaps back, and any joke about you makes him shut down.

Just hearing your name makes his chest tighten.

“Stop talking about Y/N already…”

Though secretly hoping you’ll show up out of nowhere.

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Listening to your shared playlists

Changbin saves every song you both liked or listened to together.

When he misses you, he pops in his earbuds and listens to them on repeat.

Sometimes, one special song gets stuck on loop.

He lies in bed, singing softly to himself, thinking about you.

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Sending memes just to start a conversation

When he’s missing you but too shy to say it outright, he sends you memes, dumb stickers or TikToks just to get your attention.

If you take too long to reply, he sends another. And another.

“Look at this. It’s so you.”

Just to get a “you idiot” back from you.

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Stalking your old Instagram posts

Changbin shamelessly scrolls through your Instagram.

Rewatches your old posts, reads the comments, smiles to himself, and regrets not liking more of your selfies before.

Sometimes he even comments on old pics to see if you’ll notice.

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Locking himself in the studio

When the missing gets too heavy, he hides in the studio.

Dims the lights, plays a random beat and either writes or sits scrolling through his phone, hoping you’ll message.

Nobody can drag him out when he’s like that.

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Imagining you two living together

Yeah — Changbin’s a lowkey hopeless romantic.

When he misses you, he starts imagining you living together — waiting for him at home, watching movies, sharing snacks, falling asleep in each other’s arms.

Sometimes he even writes about it.

“Pathetic, but it’d be perfect.”

Hyunjin — Habits He Has When He Misses You

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Playing with the bracelet or ring you gave him

Hyunjin is super sentimental when it comes to meaningful things. If you gave him a bracelet, ring, or necklace, it’s sacred.

Every time he misses you, he plays with it, spins it on his finger, traces its details, and stares at it.

If someone notices and asks, he just says:

“Nothing… just thinking.”

But inside, he’s drowning in missing you.

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Drawing your face or things that remind him of you

When he misses you, Hyunjin locks himself in his room or art studio and starts sketching.

It could be your sleeping face, your smile, your profile, or something that reminds him of you — a flower, a star, or a little note that says “come back soon.”

His sketchbook has pages you have no idea about.

And he never throws them away.

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Writing letters he never sends

Hyunjin has this habit of writing letters as if he were talking to you.

He vents about his day, talks about missing you, describes the things he wishes he could be doing with you, and finishes with lines like:

“If you were here now, everything would be better.”

He keeps these letters in a small wooden box in his closet.

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Spraying your perfume on his pillow before sleeping

On days when missing you hurts too much, Hyunjin sprays your perfume on his pillow or bed sheets.

He lies down, closes his eyes, and imagines it’s you.

He whispers your name softly and smiles, but sometimes he tears up.

“Just a little longer… just until I fall asleep.”

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Creating playlists full of sad love songs

Hyunjin is the king of themed playlists.

He has one just for songs about missing someone, long-distance love, and aching for a hug.

When he misses you, he plays that list, lies on his bed or the floor, stares at the ceiling, and lets the music speak for him.

Each song reminds him of a specific moment with you.

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Stalking your social media and accidentally liking old posts

He’s constantly checking your Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

He watches your stories over and over, replays your reels where you smile, and even reads the comments under your photos.

Sometimes he accidentally likes an old post, panics, and unlikes it right away — but it’s too late.

“Shit… now she’s gonna think I’m desperate.”

(He totally is.)

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Talking about you nonstop to the members

Hyunjin can’t hide it when he misses you.

He keeps telling stories, remembering silly things you two did, and randomly says stuff like:

“Ah, Y/N loved this food.”

“This reminds me of her.”

“She would’ve done this better.”

The members just roll their eyes and smile knowingly.

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Typing messages and deleting them before sending

He writes huge declarations at night, long texts about how much he misses you, how he dreamt about you, and how he just wants to hear your voice.

But in the end, he always deletes everything.

“What for? She’s probably busy… never mind.”

And does this almost every night.

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Wearing your clothes you left at his place

If you ever left a hoodie, T-shirt, or anything at his place, Hyunjin wears it.

He buries himself in it like a hug.

It’s where he feels safe and a little closer to you.

“Ridiculous, but comforting.”

If someone knocks on his door, he throws it across the room to avoid teasing.

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Sending Dwaekki videos to you

He knows Dwaekki makes you laugh, so when missing you gets too heavy, he records a video of his plushie and sends it, pretending it’s Dwaekki messaging you.

“Hi Y/N, come back soon, Hyunjin’s insufferable with longing.”

Then hides from embarrassment.

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Spacing out during rehearsals

During practice, he often zones out when he’s missing you.

He forgets steps, misses his marks, and takes too long to respond.

He’ll just stand there staring into space, imagining you smiling or lying on his lap.

If someone calls him out, he blames it on exhaustion.

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Listening to your old voice notes and videos

He has a hidden folder on his phone full of your voice notes, videos, and selfies.

When he misses you, he opens it, plays your good night audios, your silly laughs, and those times you called him “my prince.”

Sometimes he falls asleep holding his phone, listening to your voice.

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Talking to himself in the mirror

Yes, he talks to his reflection.

He rehearses things he wishes he could say to you, like:

“Why aren’t you here?”

“I miss you so much, Y/N.”

“You should’ve seen how beautiful the sky looked today…”

Then he laughs at himself and gets sad all over again.

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Dreaming about you and waking up even lonelier

When he finally sleeps, he usually dreams of you.

In those dreams, you’re holding hands, traveling, laughing, sharing desserts, or just lying down talking.

He wakes up with his chest heavy and missing you even more.

“I wish I could’ve stayed dreaming.”

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Texting the members for advice

When it gets too bad, he texts Chan, Han, or Felix asking what he should do.

Should he call you, wait, or just send a meme?

Most of the time, he decides to stay quiet.

“I don’t know… I’ll just draw.”

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Keeping every tiny thing you gave him

If you gave him a doodle, a flower, a movie ticket, a candy wrapper, anything — he keeps it.

He has a box full of those little things, and when he misses you, he opens it and goes through everything just to feel close again.

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Practicing choreo wondering if you’d like it

Every time there’s a new song, he imagines if you’d like the choreography, which part you’d find coolest or hottest.

Sometimes he practices harder just thinking it might impress you.

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Saving places he wants to take you

Whenever he sees a cute café, an art exhibit, or a new restaurant, he saves it on his phone.

“Take Y/N here.”

The list already has over 20 places.

Han Jisung — His Habits When He Misses You

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Eating junk food like the world’s ending

Han deals with missing you by eating literally everything he finds.

Snacks, cookies, chocolate, ice cream — you name it.

The other members always notice it right away:

“Missing Y/N again, huh?”

And he just pouts and keeps chewing.

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Writing songs about you and hiding them

Jisung loves writing songs, you know that.

But when he misses you, he secretly writes lyrics about you — some are cute, wishing you were there, and others are sad, about feeling lonely or frustrated.

Then he never has the guts to show them to you.

They’re all saved in a secret folder on his laptop.

“Maybe one day… or not.”

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Staring at his phone waiting for your message

He opens and closes your chat over and over, checks if you’re online, if you posted something, if you liked a post.

Sometimes he even types:

“Miss u”

And deletes it.

Every 5 minutes.

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Watching all your silly videos together

He has a gallery full of dumb videos you two made: dubbing memes, dancing badly, laughing at stupid things.

When he misses you, he watches them and laughs alone.

And keeps saying:

“You idiot, why do I like you this much?”

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Talking about you non-stop

Jisung can’t hide it.

Whenever he misses you, literally every topic turns into an excuse to mention you:

“Y/N would’ve done it better.”

“She loves this drama.”

“This reminds me of that one time with her.”

And the guys just look at him like:

“Dude, just confess already.”

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Setting your photo as his wallpaper (and changing it back out of embarrassment)

Every time the missing gets too strong, he sets your photo as his lockscreen.

But then he gets embarrassed someone might see it and changes it to a meme.

“Okay… no one saw, I’m fine.”

Then switches back to your pic at night.

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Talking to the stuffed animal you gave him

You gave him a little stuffed animal, and when he misses you, he actually talks to it.

“She won’t text me back… think she’s busy? I’m being dumb, huh?”

Then hugs it to sleep.

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Telling bad jokes to distract himself

When he’s missing you, he keeps making terrible jokes to try and laugh and distract himself.

No one finds them funny.

He ends up laughing alone, thinking of you.

“At least Y/N would laugh, for sure.”

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Sleeping with your hoodie

If you ever left a hoodie or shirt with him — forget it, it’s sacred now.

He sleeps hugging it, burying his face in it just to feel your scent, and only then he manages to fall asleep.

“I’m becoming a freak… but whatever.”

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Gaming until his hands hurt

When he misses you too much, he sits in front of the computer and plays nonstop.

FPS, LOL, whatever.

Until his fingers go numb.

It’s the only way to stop thinking about you for a while.

Felix — His Habits When He Misses You

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Recording cute voice notes for you but never sending them

Felix always records little voice notes when he misses you.

Saying he misses you, telling you about his day, or just calling your name in that soft, deep voice.

Then he listens to it, gets shy and never sends it.

He keeps them saved like little love letters you’ll never hear.

“Aigoo… this is so embarrassing…”

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Baking cookies or cakes thinking about you

Whenever he’s missing you too much, he goes to the kitchen.

Makes cookies, cupcakes, or any sweet thing he knows you love.

Sometimes he calls the members to eat together, but always keeps one especially for you in the fridge.

“This one’s for Y/N… don’t touch it, Changbin!”

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Hugging his pillow and pretending it’s you

Felix has a hard time sleeping when he misses you badly.

So he hugs his pillow tight, buries his face in it, and runs his hand over it like he’s stroking your hair.

Sometimes he even whispers:

“Good night, baby.”

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Staring at your pictures and videos until he knows them by heart

He spends hours going through your selfies, videos, and old clips you two made together.

Laughing alone, commenting to himself:

“You’re literally the most beautiful person in the world, you know?”

And keeps repeating it like you could hear him.

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Sending you random heart or teddy bear emojis

Felix hates disturbing you when you’re busy but misses you just the same.

So he sends a single heart or teddy bear emoji, hoping you’ll get the hint and message him first.

And if you reply — he melts.

“Aaaa she texted back! 😭💖”

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Getting unusually quiet and thoughtful

Felix is always so bright and bubbly, so when he suddenly gets quiet, everyone notices.

He’ll sit somewhere alone, fiddling with his rings or necklace, just waiting for a notification from you.

“Missing her like crazy, hyung…”

(To the other members)

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Writing little notes for you

He loves to write tiny notes saying:

“I miss you.”

“Thought of you today.”

“Come back soon.”

Then keeps them in a box or in his jacket pocket.

Sometimes when you meet, he shyly hands you one without a word.

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Staring at your shared playlist

Felix made a playlist with you, and when the missing gets too strong, he puts it on repeat.

Sings along, closes his eyes, and pretends you’re there next to him.

And when your favorite song plays — instant emotional meltdown.

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Wearing the bracelet or ring you gave him

If you gave him a matching accessory, he wears it all the time.

Sometimes kisses the bracelet or fiddles with the ring while thinking about you.

And if anyone notices, he’ll just smile shyly.

“It reminds me of her…”

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Writing your name on his hand

When the longing gets too painful, Felix writes your name or nickname on his palm.

Then keeps looking at it throughout the day, like it’ll make him feel closer to you.

“Okay… I feel a little better now.”

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Seungmin — His Habits When He Misses You

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Listening to your old voice messages

Seungmin isn’t the type to openly admit he misses you, but he feels it — hard.

He keeps every voice message you’ve sent, and when he misses you, he plugs in his earphones and listens to them over and over.

Especially the ones where you laugh or call his name sweetly.

“That laugh… damn, I miss it.”

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Dropping hints on Instagram stories or in the members' comments

Seungmin is a little menace sometimes.

When he misses you, he posts a sad love song or a quote on his story, or comments under other members’ photos things like:

“Would be better if she was here.”

Just to get your attention and make you message him.

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Wearing your hoodie or shirt that still smells like you

If you ever left a hoodie at his place, or if he stole one (which he definitely did), Seungmin wears it when the missing gets unbearable.

Lies in bed hugging it, closing his eyes and taking deep breaths to feel your scent.

“Just for a little while.”

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Rewatching dumb videos you made together

He secretly has a folder on his phone just for videos of you two.

Clips of you complaining, making faces, teasing him, or telling him you love him.

When he misses you, he replays them, laughs by himself and feels that bittersweet ache.

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Typing huge messages then deleting them

Seungmin will type long paragraphs about how much he misses you, how important you are to him…

Then stare at the screen, sigh, and delete everything.

Leaving the chat open, hoping you’ll text first.

“Pathetic… whatever.”

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Watching the dramas or animes you used to binge together

When the loneliness hits, he puts on one of the shows you both watched.

Acts like it’s no big deal, but ends up laughing at scenes you loved or hated.

“She’d totally freak out here.”

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Gaming until late just to distract himself

Seungmin buries himself in games to stop thinking about how much he misses you.

But every time he wins a match or pulls off an insane play, he turns like you’d be there to cheer him on.

“If Y/N was here… tsk.”

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Sending pictures of his dog with captions meant for you

He’ll send a cute pic of his dog in the group chat or directly to you with something like:

“I think he misses you.”

But it’s him, obviously.

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Falling asleep listening to your voice or leaving a silent call open

On bad days, Seungmin plays one of your old voice notes on loop while falling asleep.

Or stays in a call with you on mute or even after you’ve hung up — just to have your name on his screen a little longer.

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Staring at your chat, waiting for a message

He keeps his phone in his hand, opens and closes your chat, types random letters and deletes them.

Sighs, rolls his eyes, and mumbles to himself:

“Could’ve just messaged me already…”

Jeongin (I.N) — His Habits When He Misses You

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Constantly checking his phone just to see if you’re online

Jeongin is the type who won’t admit he misses you out loud, but his phone gives him away.

He keeps opening Instagram, checking your stories, seeing if you liked something, and when the longing hits harder, he opens your chat just to check if your online status is on.

Sometimes he even types “hey”, deletes it… types “miss you”, deletes it again.

Sighs. Puts his phone on his chest.

“Aish… idiot, hurry up and get online.”

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Hugging his pillow and talking to it like it’s you

Jeongin has this habit of talking to objects when he misses someone.

Whether it’s his pillow, a plushie you gave him, or his blanket — he’ll lie down hugging it and start complaining as if you’re right there.

“You left me alone here, huh? Having fun without me, aren’t you? Tsk, wait ‘til we see each other again.”

And when he realizes what he’s doing, he laughs, hides his face in the pillow and mumbles.

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Sending dumb memes just to start a conversation

He saves every ridiculous meme he finds online just to send you later.

And he loves sending them in the middle of the night, knowing you’ll either wake up laughing or cursing him out.

“If you don’t laugh at this, don’t talk to me anymore.”

When you answer, he acts like he wasn’t even missing you, just wanted to see if you’re still your grumpy self.

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Eating your favorite snack and complaining to himself

Whenever he misses you, he runs to the convenience store and buys that snack or candy you two always shared.

He sits on the couch, turns on any random TV show, and eats slowly.

Sometimes he holds onto the last piece and teases:

“You’d want this one, wouldn’t you? Too bad, it’s mine.”

And eats it just to annoy you, even if you’re not there.

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Remembering inside jokes and laughing by himself in front of the others

He just can’t help it.

If he’s hanging out with the members and someone says a word or a situation pops up that reminds him of a private joke you two have, Jeongin starts laughing alone.

The hyungs look at him, and he shakes his head:

“Nothing, just remembered something.”

But in his mind, the exact ridiculous scene is playing, the one only you two would laugh about.

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Sleeping while hugging his phone

When the longing really hits, he lies in bed, puts your last selfie as his wallpaper, and falls asleep hugging his phone.

Now and then, he unlocks it just to look at your picture and murmurs:

“I miss you, you know that?”

Sometimes he even records a voice note, but never sends it.

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Talking about you to the hyungs without realizing it

Jeongin doesn’t realize how often he talks about you until someone points it out.

Out of nowhere, in the middle of a conversation:

“Ah, Y/N likes this too.”

“Y/N would do better.”

“Y/N would totally roast this.”

Until Changbin or Seungmin nudges him:

“Dude, just confess already or shut up.”

He turns red and quickly changes the subject.

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Wearing the perfume you love on him to feel closer

There’s a specific perfume he knows you’re obsessed with.

When he misses you, Jeongin sprays it on himself, even leans in to sniff and says out loud:

“If she smelled this now, she’d melt.”

Even if no one’s in the room.

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Singing your songs everywhere — in the shower, his room, the studio

Being the vocal prince that he is, when he misses you, Jeongin hums or sings the songs that remind him of you.

In the shower, while cooking, during practice, or even mid-rehearsal.

And if someone notices, he brushes it off:

“It’s stuck in my head, what can I do?”

---

Texting something provocative just to make you reply, then disappearing

He truly feels the ache when he sends:

“Bet you forgot about me, huh? Miss you, brat.”

And then vanishes, just to leave you annoyed or curious.

He waits for your reply, grins at the screen, but purposely takes his sweet time to text back.

Just to keep the little teasing game alive — because he loves the feeling of having you thinking about him.

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ang3ltine · 2 days ago

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𝖭𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𓍯𓂃 Bob reynolds fic

A classic dinner party was all Bob needed to finally confess to the person whom he had been harbouring feelings for months

a.n - Just Yelena teasing the hell out of you and Bob.

This is another teaser! Sorry guys I'm busy with work during the week but during the weekend I will post the full story.

Before Bob met you and the thunderbolts team, his world was empty and seemed endless. He felt as if there was nothing else left for him.

But he was wrong. When you saved Bob from the void, he naturally looked up to you. This of course, brang teasing comments from the others, especially from Yelena and Ava, sometimes even Walker.

He felt himself becoming completely enamoured by you. It began as a spark, so small that he mistaken it as something else. Yet over time, it grew stronger. As if an unseen force was pulling him closer towards you.

When he consulted this 'issue' with Yelena, he soon learned that he had indeed fallen in love with you. Which scared him at first. He had no idea how to approach it.

That was until Valentina decided to invite him to one of her extravagant parties to celebrate her 'success' in bringing the official Avengers team together. It had been a few months since then, but she finally got permission from the government to carry out her plans.

The dress code for this evening was vintage couture, Bob ofcourse had help from the girls since he's never really dressed up for an event this fancy before. So here he was in a nervous state, infront of the vanity table of none other than Ava Starr. Who was getting rather impatient with Bob for a number of reasons.

"Bob sit still. Your hair's gone messy again," Ava groans while trying to brush through his dark curls once again. He had alot of opinions on how his hair should look but Ava insisted on her idea with the side swoop was better.

After what seemed like forever, Bob was ready. The only thing left was his bow tie, suggested by Yelena, who was now putting in on for him. Ava almost snorted when she saw that he had to bend down slightly for Yelena since she was significantly shorter than him, earning a glare from the young blonde.

Yelena was firm yet reassuring when speaking with Bob, making sure he was ready for the night ahead of the. "Bob, listen to me. You're confessing to her tonight. I don't want to see you loitering near the tables with us alright?"

Bob was quiet for a moment before talking, a noticeable shift to worry evident in his voice. "But...what if I'm wrong? I... I don't want to ruin things between us if I am-"

Yelena interjects before Bob could say another word, already sensing that he'd ramble on about him not being worthy for you. "Bob you're being ridiculous! She's been giving you the same signals for months, there's no way she'd turn you down."

Ava had been listening from her bed and offered some advice for him too after fixing her own makeup. "I agree. Otherwise she's not going to get the hint and move on to someone else."

Bob talk a deep breath and exhaled before nodding in agreement. Ava was right, he had to make a move.

It was quite the classy event, almost timely even. A massive hall that was dimly lit with candles and looming chandeliers and the place was already packed with people.

If anything, Bob grew even more nervous while he sat idly at his table. You along with the rest of the team was doing an interview with the press for the promotion of the new Avengers agenda. He looked around in the meantime, many were in sleek suits or vintage dresses, posing for the press with polite smiles and champagne in hand.

"You think Bob's alright? All of this must be overwhelming for him." You whispered to John while waving at the flashing cameras infront of you. Your cheeks were becoming sore from smiling too much.

It was understandable for you to be worried, you weren't sure whether an introverted man like him would cope in such a crowded place.

"I'm sure he's doing fine. It's not like he's a little kid." John responds while patting your back, he then turns your attention towards someone in the crowd. "Speak of the devil, here he comes."

You followed John's finger to where Bob was standing, his hands politely folded infront of him as he patiently waited for you all to be finished. It was quite adorable to spot his head bobbing up and down in the sea of guests beyond the press team.

"I don't think he can see us properly," you mused while giving your last signature to a fan, kindly thanking them for coming.

"Well he's clearly not here to see us." Ava nudged playfully, giving you a knowing look. Sometimes, you wished that wasn't so brazen with the smug look on her face.

"I don't know what your insinuating but I know it's not like that." You let out an exasperated sigh as you followed her off the stage, with the rest of the team following in pursuit. Ava wanted to tease more but thought it would be better to let things play out itself.

"Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that."

The interviews had gone well, nobody spilled secrets thanks to Bucky. As for swearing it was kept to a minimum, which was a pretty hard thing for Alexei and most importantly, Walker didn't lose his temper. Which you took as a pretty big win considering how hot headed he can be.

"You guys go on ahead! I'll bring Bob with me when I find him."

As for Bob, he had some trouble getting through the dense crowd so that he could finally reunite with them. Abhorrently overwhelmed and only wanted to seek some sort of comfort from you. To his relief, he spots you in the distance, prompting him to press further and almost pushed a lady by accident on the way.

At some point you see him too, and began making your way towards him. Lucky for you both, there was some space in the middle of the dance floor for you two to meet. "Bob over here!"

You wouldn't say Bob's reaction was 'dramatic' when he falls into your awaiting arms, if anything you were grateful that he found solace in you. He didn't even get a chance to properly look at you since his first thought was burying his face into the crook of your neck to breathe in your scent.

Black cherries and dark liquor filled his senses. Sharp yet addictive. It was more than enough to calm himself down .

Maybe the night ahead won't be so bad after all.

#bob reynolds #thunderbolts #robert reynolds x you #bob reynolds x reader #bob reynolds fanfic #robert reynolds #lewis pullman #marvel x reader #bob reynolds imagine #robert reynolds x reader #bob reynolds fluff #robert reynolds fanfic #thunderbolts mcu #mcu

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insomniac4000 · 2 days ago

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Caught On Camera- Arthur TV

Sick of Arthur's Blogging the group try and get revenge but get more then they bargained for....

“Arthur I swear to God I will ram your camera where the sun don’t shine,” Chris moaned as everyone made their way across the tarmac. Everyone being the aforementioned Chris, Bach and Liv, Arthur Hill, George, Chip, Sabina, Arthur Frederick and yourself. You and Arthur had been a couple for eight months. The fans knew, it had only been the odd Tiktok and Instagram post here and there for the past three months, people didn’t really know the full ins and outs of your relationship, it was a good balance. You had only been at the airport for twenty minutes and already Arthur had been told off twice for vlogging, once just now by Chris and once before by Arthur Hill. You hadn’t appeared in one of Arthur’s blogs before so this was going to be a new experience for you.

“Chris is grumpy as usual but we’re on the way to Crete and we’re joined by the amazing Y/N on the blog for the first time!” He panned the camera to you and you waved shyly.

“You can tell him to turn it off if you want,” George said placing an arm round your shoulders in a friendly way. George and yourself had developed a fun friendship over the past few months, you had started to grow close with all of them and they all knew just how much you meant to Arthur and vice versa.

“He hasn’t annoyed me yet,” you smiled up at him and looked at him only in the way a girl absolutely besotted with their partner.

Despite it being a morning flight you all grabbed some drinks, you chose an espresso martini as it was ten AM. You weren’t a big social media user, especially since you and Arthur had gone public, you posted about once a month you had no interest in being an influencer girlie. Not that there was anything wrong with that, it was just not your thing. You did decide to do a little photo dump of this trip however so started off taking a photo of the cocktail and one of you, Sabina and Liv.

“Don’t tell me his vlogging ways are rubbing off on you,” Arthur Hill commented, you just smiled and shook his head.

“Don’t worry. You’re all safe. I’m not going to get the vlogging camera out yet.”

When it was time you all settled on the plane, Arthur let you have the window seat with Chris in the aisle, as he obviously needed the leg room. You weren’t the best flyer and Arthur knew this so held your hand on take off, allowing you to press your head firmly in his shoulder. He noticed whenever you got nervous and would rub circles on your hand with your thumb, squeezing it every so often when your knee bounced up and down with nerves. You knew it was a little irrational so it didn’t surprise you when you all landed fine.

You had hired cars to drive you all to the villa as the villa you all has chosen was just a little while from the town, you guys didn’t want to be disturbed.

The villa was luxurious, a pool outside, a big BBQ area on the patio, a games room inside and enough bedrooms for everyone to have their own if they wanted.

“I think this is one of the nicest places I’ve been to in a long time.” Arthur mused playing with his camera.

“Please don’t vlog the bedroom, I’d like at least some privacy this week,” You told him before reaching over and taking the camera, kissing him after placing it down. You had all agreed to just chill out for the next couple of hours before going out for dinner that night and you had something very specific in mind.

Dinner was at a nice place known for it’s steak and seafood. You were sat in the middle of a long wooden table, candlelight flickering in, and the scent of gorgeous food wafting through the air. Across from you, Liv and Sabina are laughing about something George just said, there was a translation issue on the menus which listed a soup as ‘meat juice’ only half listening though, because to your right, Arthur, your Arthur was mid-sentence to his camera again.

“...and this is our first night in Crete,” he says cheerfully, turning the lens toward himself “we are in this really nice restaurant actually the food looks so good. Everyone is here,” he panned the camera round the table, when it got to Chris the smaller man sighed

“Arthur,” Chris said, slapping the table for emphasis. “Put the camera down. You’re ruining the nice restaurant, mate.”

Everyone laughs, but there’s a weariness behind it. Chris leans back with his beer and mutters something to Arthur Hill, who echoes, “Seriously can we just eat our food in peace, we’re not doing this every night of this holiday or I’m flying home.”

Arthur just smirks. “This is the kind of content people want though!” He protested. You nudge him gently.

“Maybe film it later? Like when everyone’s not trying to have a normal conversation? At least until we’ve finished eating.”

He looks at you, camera still in hand, like he’s considering it. “But it’s the golden hour,” he says, sweeping the camera across the sunset like that somehow excuses the fact that Chip is now flipping him off from across the table. Sabina giggles and steals a sip of Chip’s drink while he’s distracted.

“Mate, I’m telling you—one more shot of me chewing and I’ll chew your camera,” George says. “On camera.”

“And Chris will probably bite you. Again.” Bach added.

Arthur finally lowered the lens, resting it beside his plate with a resigned sigh. “Fine. No more content. I’ll live in the moment, or whatever.”

“Thank God,” says Arthur Hill, tossing an olive into his mouth. “It was like eating with Attenborough narrating.”

With the camera gone, conversation flowed and spirits rose. Chip was retelling a story from his latest video adventure which made Sabina cackle so loudly she nearly spilled her wine. Chris was trying to say something insightful about Greek architecture, but he keeps getting interrupted by a cat weaving under the table and George threatening to adopt it and bring it home which then caused Chris to go on a tangent about Smudge.

You feel Arthur’s arm slide around the back of your chair, his fingers tracing little circles at the top of your back. He leans in and murmurs in your ear, “You know I only film everything because the audience really love it, it gives my channel a bit of a purpose. Plus I really like looking back on things too.”

You glance at him, softening. “Yeah, but you’ll miss it if you never stop to actually be in it.”

“Alright,” he says, mock-serious. “Tomorrow, zero vlogging. I swear on Chris’s hairline.”

Chris looks up, affronted. “What the hell did I do?”

“Exactly,” Arthur says, snickering. The table erupts again.

“Not as bad as yours mate!” Chris replied.

Later, after the plates are cleared and the ouzo starts making the rounds, Arthur sneaks his phone out to take a blurry selfie of the table. You don’t mind this one. You lean into his side, cheeks warm from wine and laughter, and when he shows you the photo, everyone mid-laugh, the table lit by fairy lights and sunset you think about how lucky you are.

“Okay you can get the camera out now,” you tell him, even if everyone else wants to kill him for it.

The next few days followed a very similar pattern, on the beach, fortress tours and now on the boat trip Arthur would get out his camera and people complained.

You were all on a boat, The breeze whipped through your hair as you squint into the horizon, trying to ignore the growing nausea in your stomach, and the camera lens pointed in your direction.

“And here we have my lovely girlfriend pretending she’s not about to be violently seasick,” Arthur says cheerfully from behind his phone. “Give us a wave, babe.”

You shoot him a look. “Film me again and I will jump off this boat. And take your go pro with me.”

Bach snorts from the other side of the boat, draped dramatically across a bench like a Renaissance painting. “Let her suffer in peace, bro. You’ve already filmed her trying not to drown on the jet ski. That’s enough content.”

“I’m documenting the struggle!” Arthur grins, flipping the camera around to face himself. “Day four: We’ve taken to the sea. George has already dropped his sunglasses overboard, Chris is being suspiciously quiet, and Arthur Hill looks like he’s questioning every life decision that led him to this boat.”

“I am,” Hill says flatly, clinging to the side of the boat like it might tip at any moment and of course there’s just you narrating my trauma.”

Chris appears behind Arthur waving a bottle around like a weapon. “Mate, I swear—film me one more time without warning and I’m going to smash this over your head.”

“Content!” Arthur shouted, laughing, dodging out of reach.

You couldn’t help but smile despite the dizziness. He’s ridiculous, but there was an excitement and almost innocence about him which you couldn’t help but love.

Sabina and Liv were stretched out at the front of the boat, tanning and sipping something fruity while Chip tries to impress them by standing on the rail, arms out Titanic-style. “I’m king of the world!” he yells, just as the boat lurches and he nearly stacks it into the sea. Everyone howled with laughter and Arthur put up his filming device immediately in an attempt to catch it all.

“Jesus Christ, Chip!” George wheezes, doubled over laughing.

Arthur’s still filming, breathless from laughter. “See we can’t miss out on this stuff!”

Eventually you had convinced Arthur to put the camera down for a few moments and the pair of you sat inside to try and starve off the sickness, it was there that the others unbeknownst to you were hatching a plan.

“When do we do it?” Chip asked, they had all decided to surprise Arthur by flipping the tables over and were all going shove their cameras in his faces to see how he liked it. They hoped you would be a good sport about it all, afraid if you knew you would cave and tell him.

“Tomorrow morning, when he least expects it definitely,” George decided, it was a toss up between that and that evening but they were all in agreement the following morning, they would descend.

Oh how they wished they had told you. The next morning when the door swung open, the group were met with the sight of the pair of you, naked. You straddling Arthur, his hands on your breasts.

“OH MY GOD!” screamed Sabina, spinning on the spot with her hands over her eyes. “I didn’t sign up for this!”

“MY INNOCENCE!” Bach cried, clutching his chest like he’d just been shot.

“TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!” Arthur Hill shrieked, stumbling backward into a lampshade.

Chris froze, eyes wide, phone still raised. “...Is this still part of the vlog or...?”

You yelped, diving under the covers with a squeak while Arthur instinctively threw a pillow in George’s direction. “GET OUT! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!”

“We came for revenge but found a peep show!” Chip exclaimed. The group stood there in horror for a few seconds more before slowly retreating backwards leaving you and Arthur in peace.

“Point made,” Arthur sighed before flopping on the bed front first and groaning into the pillow. You bit your lip, never a dull moment dating a Youtuber.

#arthurtv #arthur frederick #arthurtv x reader #arthur frederick x reader

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hellochamsae · 3 days ago

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krusie thoughtssss

i’ve been soft for krusie since day 1 and i’m like, i just love them as soulmates, no matter what that means. qpr, romantic, platonic, idrc i just love their relationship! i want them to spend time with one another, enjoy their company, find that place where they belong and feel comfortable with one another, be each other’s guiding light in the darkness!

the mirror scene and the final one just… augh how do i even put into words how much those scenes meant to me. their homes are by each other’s sides (and ralsei’s!) kris’ one genuine choice in the susie piano story being ‘only if you do’ is just…!! they want to play piano with her, they want to share that with her! (i could go on FOREVER about the piano…)

kris just has so much they are holding in their heart and they want to come clean to susie, to believe in her hope and believe in her light, to not bear this burden by themself and rely on their first friend in forever, but they can’t and that potential conflict is going to drive me insaaaaaaane.

like god, the susie prize star being the ONLY lit up part of their room!?!??! and susie proudly saying ralsei can't replicate that prize in the dark world!??!! toby i'm going to run through three different brick walls!!!!!!!!!

i love and adore noelle don't get me wrong (and i know she had her reasons for it), but it actually kinda really hurt me to see her tell kris to 'get the hint' and leave her and susie be when they were looking for noelle's phone 😭 along with what she says in dess' room... it just gave me this dreaded image of how kris already sees themself as an outsider (in so many ways) as is... they don't need to feel like the dreaded third wheel. it sucks, speaking from experience!

i just want them all to be happy with no one feeling less valued or left out...

also regarding platonic krusie, i think the only thing i have issue with is when people go 'oh, they’re just platonic, how could you ship them’. as an aroace there is nothing more annoying than people saying ’just platonic’ because it carries with it the implication that a platonic relationship is not as interesting or complex or as important as a romantic one.

imo a platonic partner can absolutely be your 'number one’, maybe even over your romantic partner! all i want is for kris and susie to be each other's #1, their ride or die, their warrior's bond incarnate!!! also ngl i don't think a single thing will change about them whether they're platonic or romantic 🔥 both are valid!!!!!!

#krusie

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genderkoolaid · 29 minutes ago

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To be fair I would have just dropped it if you hadn't made the same argument that powerful artists have been using to get away with mistreating people for as long as fame has been a thing.

Like, I'm not saying Sabrina Carpenter specifically has done anything but we need to kill "but its Art" before we get in another round of praising Stanley Kubrik for chronically sleep depriving and screaming at people.

I have a close relative who works around famous artists and I worry that same argument will be used to shut them up someday. What they've told me about their job doesn't exactly put my mind at ease.

So you appear to be doing a guilt by association fallacy, in which you attempt to discredit a position bringing up bad people who happen to share that position. The problem with this is that a lot of, if not most of all (especially broad) beliefs can be used in harmful ways.

It was pretty clear to me that you are personally invested in the issue of art being used as a justification to hurt people. I don't and will never deny that this happens. However, there are real reasons why people are so protective over art, and throwing out any positions that are remotely similar to that argument does far more harm than good.

Exhibit A: you are using real cases of people weaponizing "artistic vision" to harm others, to argue for why a woman—and people in general—should not explore their personal lives, or anything that could be read as about their personal lives, especially as it has to do with sexuality. You admit Sabrina Carpenter hasn't "done anything," yet the only reason we are talking at all is because you sent these asks:

And I responded with:

Which is an argument I made because Sabrina Carpenter has not done anything to you by being sexual on her album cover, as part her art. If she had forced someone to be in a sexual pose on her album cover, I would say, "that is harmful and wrong and she shouldn't have done it." But because what she did is not remotely harmful, I feel there is not reason to expect her to limit her art sheerly for the comfort of others.

The reason that what Kubrick did is wrong is because it hurt people, not because he did something solely for artistic vision. I would suspect the reason that those famous people your relative works with use "but it's Art!" to shut down valid concerns is because they want to do something and don't care about how it could harm other people. Blaming their choice to harm people on the artistic justification is misguided, and the fact that you haven't engaged at all with any criticisms of your takes on Sabrina Carpenter, or artists' use of personal lives in their art, suggests to me that you aren't really thinking about this issue and your feelings on it critically.

#m.#ask box

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burrythebusy · 5 hours ago

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Hey bestie can you talk about how much damage the word "repulsed" has done 😔✌️

Man can I ever.

Firstly, I'm gonna give some people the benefit of the doubt in saying that there were honest and lovely hrkg fans who were put off by chapter 28 due to the thought that, oh no, Hirano really is very uncomfortable with close physical contact, and Kagiura hugged him twice and pushed that boundary, and we know he values physical contact, how can they be in a relationship if this is the case blah blah blah. But it is unfortunately also very reductive to take that from chapter 20, or 28, and onward. And of course, there are the people who aren't reading it in good faith at all, but why they reacted the way they did is self-explanatory: they think Hirano is uncomfortable overall with Kagiura, that he's been being pushed and pulled unwillingly, that Kagiura is, for lack of better word, abusive, etc.

Now, my biggest issue with both of these scenarios boils down to the same thing, which is the lack of understanding context and subtext, or just generally not being understanding of the characters individually, their motivations, their biases, what leads them to think what, and then taking what they say or do at face value. Sensei has written her characters to say things that make no sense all the time, or that is obviously not how they truly feel, etc, so it baffles me when people pretend this isn't the case when it comes to hirakagi, i truly don't get it. I can name very few, if any, pieces of media where the author didn't deliberately show us things or imply things that weren't explicitly said. While the fandom can be wrong about their interpretations of these implications, I think it's important to at least think about what they could be regardless.

And what kills me is that, I can guarantee a good chunk of the people entirely put off from hirakagi from the past, what, two chapters, are people who do not care. These are people that read the dialogues and the monologues and look at what they're doing and don't think any deeper than that, or if they do, it's not to look into the characters at all, they skip over that and head straight for societal context, which would be fine if they, you know, put the character first??? And they also decide to put this character into said societal context dictated by how they view who they are, their identity, their inclinations, and they use their surface level interpretations to confirm or deny what they already decided to think.

This is why when people read that Hirano was "repulsed" by the hug, they take it to be so freaking literal. For some, this proves their Hirano ace hcs as they related to him. For others, it proves Hirano doesn't or "can't" love Kagiura back in the same way. And then the ones who scream "WAHHH KAGIURA DID SOMETHING HIRANO WAS UNCOMFY WITH WAHHH". I have never in my life seen people act so morally superior over a hug. GENUINELY. The word used being "repulsed" was like the water in the desert for people that needed something to confirm what they already think about hrkg, or hirano or kagiura individually, conclusions they came to by not giving a fuck about their actual characters. Characterization. Subtext. What is implied. etc.

Everyone in the world is biased to some degree about many things, so it's not like I'm saying you have to read without that. You just have to be deliberate enough to recognize it and look a little deeper, listen to other perspectives, and, you know, read and comprehend the story. Sensei's characters are all very complex, imo, even side characters. None of them are "simple", all are pretty damn dimensional and well-rounded, so to read 28 and come out of it with the world repulsed in your hands says more about you than anything else, honestly. I thought the same thing about 30; reading chapter 30 and coming out of it with just complaints about the kiss is just as annoying. It's how I know the people that yell the most about the unhealthy, one-sided, terrible dynamic between hrkg don't care to read anything beyond the things they can point to and go "See! There!"

Facts: Hirano is an unreliable narrator. I know, SHOCKING right. Like, Hirano, the guy that has BEEEN saying he wants to be with Kagiura more than anything (in more ways than one), saying his feelings for Kagiura aren't enough, or love. Saying he doesn't feel his heart race when touched so "I can't love him, duh." Nevermind the fact that he is so comfortable with Kagiura that he is willing to try things out just for his sake, even though he would straight up say no if he didn't want to, or if it were anyone else. Nevermind the fact that physical contact has always been normal between them, hence why it feels normal. Nevermind that fact that despite this, he feels happy to be close with Kagiura, he loses track of time, he extends the time they get to touch, but much of his gripes don't come from how he feels personally about the physical touch, it's what Kagiura is doing/showing him...

Facts: Kagiura is constantly contradicting himself. He has this hangup about how physical touching should be with someone you love, possibly brought about by heteronormativity and the standard he has set due to others (past relationship) and his parents (what he wants out of a marriage). It has to be like this and that and this and that. Except everyone had been clocking how weird he was with Hirano since... forever. Wow Hirano is really close to his roommate and gets defensive of him in the LIGHT NOVEL. Kagiura misses Hirano and thinks the dorm is empty without him in the LIGHT NOVEL. Hirano's memories of receiving those damn earrings is all bright and sparkly and beautiful in the LIGHT NOVEL. They have been loving on each other for a long ass time, and they have been touching normally, though more closely than they do with anyone else. Kagiura has clung to him and grabbed his wrist and his shirt and all that shit. So the only difference is that Kagiura is just overwhelmed by his own feelings and desires that he thinks, at this point, "I can't touch Hirano in any other way" because he thinks he'll be pushing a boundary (oh whats this? Kagiura is very aware of boundaries? DUMBASS OF COURSE HE IS).

"I feel one way that Hirano doesn't feel. If I touch him, someone that loves him and feels a certain kind of desire for him, he will be uncomfortable because he doesn't feel that way about me. So my solution is to start limiting how I touch him in a controlled environment with an agreement, in which he understands that the connotation is meant to be romantic, he'll understand how I feel without me being too much or overwhelming him!" Kagiura Akira, you are 16 fucking years old thinking that you can't touch your, forget crush, BEST FRIEND in a normal way because you think your feelings are too much. That's not normal man. And what makes it worse is that by limiting himself, Hirano doesn't fully understand how Kagiura's desire functions ("If me touching you makes you happy, look happy when I do it.")

For a little analogy, let's say you have a friend that makes you your favorite food when you're hungry. And not just hungry, but you're incredibly hungry, ravenous even. They make you your fav food and put it in front of you and is like "Dig in!" and you going "nah I'm good" and just stare at it. Then the friend that made it for you is confused because they know it's your favorite, they're letting you eat it, but you just won't. And one day they make it again for you and then you go, "How about I eat it in little bites" and they go yeah sure, so you take tiny bits off it. And they're confused again because it looks like you don't want it even if you keep saying you do. Now, similarly, if you did immediately eat it, you didn't have to go all in; you could've taken your time. You could've took a break for a drink, coulda had a conversation over the meal. But since you deprived yourself on purpose, time and time again, now you are literally starving and one day, you might take too big a piece, too big a bite, out of nowhere, out of desperation. It's like that.

Lowkey this analogy sucks but the point is that Kagiura deprived himself of even touching Hirano regularly in a normal way, and is forcing himself to only do it "like lovers" for ten seconds a day. Not only is it painful for him because he feelings are so full with no outlet, because he's holding himself back, Hirano sees him about to burst and sees this pain and is like wtf. I thought you liked this. For a while he was afraid Kagiura was forcing himself to do it, like he didn't actually like doing it because Kagiura is making himself go hungry on purpose, making himself take tiny bites on purpose like it hurts and it does, and then of course, one day, the flood gates will open. His hunger will get the best of him. And I can't believe that, after all this time, after thousands of years of literature, we got to a point where the overflow of his feelings leading to a hug pissed people off. People's reactions to chapter 20 actually killed me. I understand if you don't like hugs/they make you uncomfortable, I too am not big on hugs unless I'm close to the person. BUT, in the context of this story, you cannot sit here and tell me that was some cardinal sin committed by a guy i love with his best friend. Like, really. A hug? And then of course, 28, when he asks for it, and his hand got a little low and Hirano flinched, again, mfs go WAHHH OH MY GOD HE TOUCHED HIM WHERE HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WAHHH he didn't even do it on purpose. And of course, we arrive at the "repulsed" descriptor. Again, diction matters. Even if repulsed isn't an inaccurate translation, it indeed changes how people interpret the scene. Repulsed sounds and feels worse than discomfort or even dislike. "I am repulsed by strawberries" isn't the same connotation as "I dislike strawberries" or "strawberries make me uncomfortable".

Not to mention Kagiura quickly changed how he was hugging him because he recognized Hirano flinched. Not to mention Hirano did sink into the hug. Not to mention that I think there are many reasons Hirano reacted the way he did that wasn't "Hirano doesn't and will never like to be touched/hugged". I think it's somewhat to do with a vulnerability thing, and also a "No one has ever touched my lower back so it surprised me" thing (because the translator initially described his discomfort as something not necessarily "negative" idk how true that is though). Hirano was fine initiating touching because of control, but also because I think there's a certain level of vulnerability he is not used to. Being in someone's arms is one of them. And it was an awkward ass hug too like it wasn't even normal. Again with Kagiura and his weird "lovers do this like this" where do you get these ideas from man. Like I know your parents never hug each other like this. Or maybe they do idk. Anyway.

And then of course, people haven't let that go. Chaper 29 people were acting like Hirano had that whole convo with Ichinose and Kagiura after for no reason. Suddenly the sky imagery and "that's not the only way to express your love for someone" and "I want to be with you more than anyone else in the world, that's what love means to me" don't mean shit. Acting like Hirano hasn't been feeling that all this time. Acting like hirano hasn't been feeling his heart beat faster without any prompting from Kagiura because his heart is realizing Kagiura is expressing love for just being with him, around him, being cherished by yours truly. None of that means anything for some reason because last chapter Kagiura hugged him and Hirano felt off for a split second. Okay.

Now it's chapter 30 and there were like 40 pages prior to the last three in which we are seeing Hirano and Kagiura be in love, be youthful, be true to each other, we see just how much Kagiura pays attention to Hirano and how he is, how much he treasures that about him, how much he looks up to him and recognizes his hard work, and then we see Hirano be an unreliable narrator, downplaying his own feelings because he doesn't want to hurt Kagiura by giving him "expectations", not giving his feelings any credit at all because he, like Kagiura, doesn't want to hurt the person he loves. Kagiura gets overwhelmed by the hunger and kisses him WAHHH CALL THE FUCKING FBI HE'S A SEX OFFENDER holy shit yall. Is this your first BL? No no, is this your first story? Ever? Have you ever read words on a page? Are you three years old?? Like you cannot be fucking real. Do I even have to say anything else??

So yeah. Repulsed did a number on people's psyche. I think I went off on a tangent in the middle of that butttt you get the picture.

#hirano to kagiura #i feel very strongly about this as you can tell #like i cant believe it has to be said #no kagiura is not a sex offender #you being uncomfortable with something done in a story does not mean the story. relationship. or character is evil/criminal #you can dislike what he did without acting like he is an irredeemable devil #frankly the kiss to me is like. ok?#in terms of how i reacted not how it matters to the story #like i jump up and down and scream when i remember the kiss but #as a plot device i literally do not care #ik some people dont like sudden kisses as a plot device which i respect! but in this case i fear it is #stamp: not that serious #because if you read htk with your eyes open and your brain open too #you'd understand that sensei's excitement for 31 and the narrative she has established made it stamp: not that serious #asks

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If you really have a problem with this drawing, despite me clarifying beforehand my intention, this is not the way to go about it

being fatphobic is not the own you think it is, this behaviour only shows you don't care about any issue, you just want to hate.

I am always open to be corrected if I've done something wrong, but to just resort to insults is the most unhelpful thing you can do here. I was willing to delete the drawing of it had really been offensive, but the person who reached out had been reassuring that it was not, it just made me aware of how it could be seen for future reference, which I intend to take note of

fat is not an insult, I cannot stress it enough

is chibi style, of course they're gonna be a bit chunky, that's the point

this annoys and hurts me so much, because I really meant it when I said this drawing had no ill intentions towards Kate. I made it wanting her to be the protagonist of the drawing for once because I recognised I've been favouriting Pen in my art. I took the time to make it special with her clothing and even added a traditional pastry from her culture as well as the swan napkins bc I envisioned this tea party being hosted by her and thought she would be the kind to add these sweet details. Yes, I must've missed some details and did not foresee the issue addressed under the cut, but I really tried to make this a Kate-loving drawing, and it hurts to see that the only thing some her out of this is that I'm racist

I wasn't gonna say anything, but I'm not gonna stand and let someone accuse me like that when I take these issues so seriously

I will never support harassment, so please don't try to combat fire with fire on my behalf, but I won't be covering their username bc they deserve to be exposed and blocked by people who do not want to engage with hateful individuals. I'm sorry, I believe you have no right to anonymity if this is why you would use it for

two short queens telling a tall viscountess all about the✨Size Differences✨

original meme and some important clarification under the cut:

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Ziku, have you ever thought about redesigning the old designs for your Bendy and the Ink Machine?I think I remember you mentioning that you used to like that franchise.

This old thing?

Ngl, I do think about it from time to time, but with the state Bendy is in, I don't wanna touch the franchise as much as possible.

WARNING: VERY LONG READ!!! Because I got sidetracked and started yapping with my issues of Bendy's writing, and why I'm no longer a fan of the franchise

The damage chapter 5's ending did was irrepairable to me as a former fan, I could NOT imagine a bigger fumble of an ending because you didn't like the fans guessing the plot from all the way to early Chapter 1. Which, isn't necessarily a bad thing in the first place. In fact, you could use it to your advantage. But no, they didn't.

Even The Dark Revival and some fans tries to justify the excuses by saying "oh, people are just unhappy that Joey isn't the Ink Demon"- WRONG. It's the fact that we felt ROBBED of a proper ending that actually makes sense. A SWEET, DELECTABLE REWARD for sticking by the story, connecting the dots and doing all that detective work for the story YOU WERE INITIALLY TRYING TO TELL, until the very end.

But no, we got uhhh.... Ink Demon dying because he cringed at his cartoon's ending and apparently, everything is a cycle oooo!!!!!! Which makes the ending feel like a giant retcon slap to the face.

And no, the sequel explaining everything does NOT justify all that. When you do a game, you finish things off with a neat little bow that can be explained WITHIN that game's frame. ESPECIALLY since this is an episodic release.

It's not just an ending that I am mad with for "no reason", it's a VERY HUGE writing issue that feels cheated. When you make a story, no matter how much the audience predicts your ending, you HAVE to stick with your guns. The biggest mistake you can do as a writer is scamming the audience of your original plot so you don't come off as 'predictable'.

Because first of all, WHEN has there been ever a mention or a CLUE of a cycle existing during chapters 1-4??? NADA. NONE. It all starts when Chapter 5 comes with the magic mirror or some shit and revamps the other chapters with additional content. This mirror starts to crack THE WHOLE PLOT and reduces it to a jumbled mess because it heavily implies the cycle has already taken place multiple times, so you can't even justify the entire thing not having mentions of a cycle as "the beginning" of it because it just ISN'T. Which already is a bad, BAD look.

The letter Joey sends doesn't even feel relevant anymore, when we are shown in Chapter 5's ending that "Henry" is in Joey's home, and Joey just repeats the letter's contents. So what fucking use is the letter now then?? Why does it still exist, only for Joey to repeat what the instructions say on the letter, only this time it's right to "Henry"'s face?? It just doesn't make sense!! And apparently, "Henry" isn't even a real person!! He's a fucking ink creature completely made up by Joey's book!!! That's a fucking pocket dimension!!!! And the only clue we have of THAT is him fucking eating ink bacon soup and maybe bleeding black ink on screen when hurt.

I honestly preferred the idea that Henry was slowly turning into an ink human the more he comes into contact with the Ink. That one had really HORRIFIC implications befit of a horror game, yet remained consistent and simple.

This writing issue becomes more apparent with Chapter 5's final boss fight: 'The End' tape.

Yes, the chapters show us that Ink Bendy is "invincible". He's untouchable. The studio was his playground, and everyone is his plaything. And while they certainly tried to give a way for the player to defeat and end the Ink Demon's reign by showing him his "ending" tape, the whole concept was sooooo undercooked and didn't feel like a proper "vanquishing the great evil". It didn't feel like it belonged there at all, because it felt like a last minute addition. There was no meaningful build up to what could defeat the Ink Demon, unless you count the fact that Ink Bendy stole the tape.

Which is in Chapter 5.

The reveal of Ink Bendy NOT being anyone but a disfigured toon was also horribly done. There was no misdirection that would make us think, "Oh, that plot twist makes so much sense actually!!!", if we ignore EVERYTHING THAT CAME OUT AFTER. The flashback of the "demonic ritual" shows us three images specifically;

A wheelchair.

The Ink Machine

Ink Bendy himself.

Which of course, now just means jack shit because the story was changed. When before, the wheelchair meant someone was gravely injured. Since the flashing images take place on a pentagram, it can be assumed that someone had made a deal they shouldn't have, with the Ink Machine's help. Thus, turning them into Ink Bendy. Because Ink Bendy walks with a limp, and his leg appears to be mangled.

There was a lot of commotion back in the day on who could be the Ink Demon. Most thought it was Joey because there was a loooooot of evidence to back it up. But I do remember some people saying that it could also not be Joey, but another person in the studio.

Instead of rewarding these observations, we were punched with the book explanation of "Ink Bendy doesn't have a soul, that's why he looks that way. And he was treated horribly and locked up, so he fought back... and became sadistic. His leg is the way it is because he got injured by one of the employees" when the same book implies that he's able to regenerate mass to heal which is why he's invulnerable. Oh my god.

Speaking of which, DO NOT WRITE BOOKS IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN IN-GAME LORE SHIT. DO NOT GO DOWN THE SCOTT CAWTHON ROUTE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. I HATE THAT THIS EVEN BECAME A MEDIUM TO EXPLAIN IN-GAME LORE. IT SUCKS ASS.

I'd like to mention that Sammy Lawrence coming back on Chapter 5 did shock me (in a good way) though, and his return works and actually makes sense because in chapter 2, we've already been given enough information that ink beings can manifest themselves again, and Chapter 3 strengthens this via Susie/Alice Angel's exposition of the Boris hearts. Henry returning back from the dead also solidified this. To the point that I can't even tell if his return was fanservice, or he was actually planned to return in some way (WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD THING). It's also why, I think the first three chapters pre-everything are the strongest, in terms of story consistency. Chapter 4 is when it starts going downhill, and Chapter 5 is when it alllll comes crashing down and bursting into flames.

And don't get me started on chapter 4's #Saveboris hashtag. God, that was a clusterfuck of marketing. I get it, you're trying to lift people's hopes up and wanting to crush it for shock value, but god man. This is just NOT how you divert audience expectations... Brute Boris already being dead and forced to fight you was such a cheap tug at your heartstrings the more I look back on it. You wanna know how to lift audience hopes up of saving their friend, only to get betrayed? LOOK AT LITTLE NIGHTMARES' LAST CHAPTER. THAT'S how you do a proper audience betrayal that genuinely feels earned, and not just cemented, but EMBEDDED to the story.

Six caring for Mono in little ways that she cares enough to PULL him out of the trance he's in when he's trying to reach the door, when he lets out the Thin Man, the little concerned reach Six does when Thin Man is about to get out of the TV, and her reaching out to Mono when she's about to get captured....

Then in the Signal tower, when she EAGERLY shares with you her music box, responds to your calls even when she can't recognize you.... The shrieks of pain from her everytime you hit the music box and her body slowly becoming smaller and smaller as each joints snap back to normal.... Have you ever wondered why werewolf medias showcase the guy screaming during transformations? It's because it hurts to change, when you're being mangled from the inside out.

THAT is what made the betrayal of when Six finally drops Mono for the first time-- when she has caught his hand SO MANY TIMES before-- so heart-wrenching. So gut-punching. And very much justifies the betrayal's existence.

Meanwhile what BATIM does is make Alice Angel say "oh Henryyyyy come save your friend he's not doing so hot" and literally. nothing. else.

Bendy TRIES to make you THINK it has foreshadowing. That it was two steps ahead. But really, it has just about as much evidence as "Dude, trust me". This whole game taking place in Joey Drew's toxic yaoi fanfiction makes things WORSE and actively removes the horror content almost entirely like, what do you fucking MEAN that none of this matters anyways because who we're playing as is not even a real person. WHAT DO YOU FUCKING MEANNNNN ALL THOSE CHAPTERS OF BUILDING TENSION AND HORRIFIC REAL WORLD IMPLICATIONS WERE FOR SHIT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN JOEY DREW GOT A MERE SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR ALL THE THINGS HE'S DONE TO BUILD THE BENDY EMPIRE!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE GOT TO RETIRE AND START WRITING HIS TOXIC YAOI BOOK TO TORTURE A FICTIONAL VERSION OF HIS FRIEND THAT LIVES RENT FREE ON HIS HEAD!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EMPLOYEES WHOSE SOULS WERE SACRIFICED TO THE INK MACHINE TO PRODUCE TOONS THEN!!!! ARE THEY ACTUALLY PEOPLE, OR WERE THEY JUST FANFIC CHARACTERS TO TORTURE FANFIC HENRY!!!!

God, this whole thing is.... it's just a fucking mess that I don't even wanna touch it. It strayed SO FAR from it's original concept and kept expanding, and expanding, and expanding, until it all became too bloated and exploded; sending splotches of ink stains everywhere.

I remember seeing Chapter 4 and thinking, "Huh, chapter 4 felt kinda... meh. But I'm sure Chapter 5 will pay off the weird vibes Chapter 4 had, so I'll be happy with this!", and then come Chapter 5, and I was like, "That ending felt like it was shoehorned in and feels incomplete/rushed, but people seem to like it so I'll just go along with the mob"

(which is the major reason WHY I don't typically like hype trains and trends nowadays. Also 2019 me is cringe for that but she is traumatized so)

BATDR could've also been something amazing, but it really just falls flat on it's face for reasons I've stated below. I've said it once and I'll say it again: BENDY IS NOT HOW YOU DO A RED HERRING STORY.

The Dark Revival works as a solo project on it's own, I can see it's potential; but because it directly TRIES to cover everything up and pretend everything was planned from the start to make it seem like they're amazing writers ooooo (and not pull a Scott Cawthon), you can't ignore the glaring issues the writing presents. Especially when Bendy is known for "revamping" old chapters with new, never seen/implied before content, to match each new chapter released.

It's very obvious that shit was made up on the fly with the first game of the franchise, each chapter released is a bait to get fans engaged and theorizing, but they were making shit up as they go. Improvising with the script and remaking old chapters.

Although, I can give them props for certainly trying and releasing the second game with ALL 5 chapters, instead of doing nothing. Trying to cover up the plot holes with revamps and rewrites is something that a writer should be capable of, but it's one that's unfixable due to the track record of the devs and the history of changes they've done to their game.

And for that, I can never look at it the same way ever again, and it sucks because I saw this thing from it's humble beginnings, to.... this.

... Where was I going with this? Oh, right. Uhhh

I'm not gonna do an AU design revamp UNLESS I have to rewrite the story myself because I reallllllyyy don't like the direction Bendy took.

(despite the lengthy post, I actually feel like I haven't explained EVERYTHING yet. But my PC is already lagging super fucking hard as I type this because it's too long so I'll just end it there)

#thanks for the ask!#ziku's insane rambles #bendy and the ink machine #batim #batim au #batim bendy #bendy and the dark revival #alice angel #bendy the demon #thoughts

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