#there's two hours of stuff to talk about. imo.

[swallowtailed]

writing fic and rewatching some early chimera ant stuff. the very last moment when kite's facing down pitou in 85, when it starts to rain, is still so affecting to me. the arrival of a storm is such a relief in the field, to finally relieve the dread and find calm in the reality of the crisis. this, after ten episodes of mounting tension, sensing the threat without knowing the source, and finally seeing pitou arrive. as the storm breaks. and that combined with the framing of the scene, where we understand the rain to signify kite's death... i will never recover. they put field ecology in this show

[atinyladybug-daydreams]

Advice from experience: Be VERY careful on spending money on games, especially if what you're spending money on is like, limited events and shit.

Once you're in, you're IN and it's very, very hard to get out of mostly because of guilt and not wanting to put down stuff you've spent hours grinding for.

[sulumuns-dootah]

Are you still taking requests? Canigedduhh,, cuddling hcs for the bigger demons of your choice + Zagan please

WHB demons cuddling HCs

⟡ Masterlist ⟡

A/N: Big boy cuddling HCs coming up! ^^ I only picked from the nobles bc I write for the kings all the time :D (Sorry this took too long, but there's been a bit of a flu outbreak where I live and I ofc had to partake)

Characters: Amy, Zagan, Valefor, Glasyalabolas, Ronove, Beleth, Marbas

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Amy can be both a small spoon and a bigger spoon

Though, he does eventuelly end up feeling like the small one, just with you in his arms

I think his favorite way to cuddle is to lay on your lap tho

He's kinda like a big dog who doesn't understand that he's bigger than you

Oh and another thing:

I might've said this already, but this man holds you and no demon/angel/whatever force will be able to take you away from him

       ༺☆༻

Might not come right out to say he wants to cuddle, but there will be signs

Mostly him always seemingly being right behind you all the time

He's just craving the closeness that cuddling provides

Loves running his fingers over your skin and drawing invisible talismans onto it

And if you stay still for long enough, he might even start talking to you on his own

       ༺☆༻

Let me tell you, I am so sad that they changed his philia from being a plushie bc this man is a living teddy bear

Laying on top of him is like laying on top of those huge snorlax bean bags

Those nails of his also gotta feel really nice scratching your skull

Oh and those bazongas? 10/10 stress reliever balls

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A more risky cuddle buddy, but worth it imo (if you can ignore the subtle smell of death)

He will ask you to move as little as possible, but that won't be a problem bc if you manage to find just the right angle and position, you could be out in seconds

Glasya strikes me as the type to stroke your hair while muttering random stuff

Not even cute ones

He'll just ramble about some random stuff he's thinking about at the moment

"Hm... Yesterday Barbatos got hung for three hours by His Majesty, but I only got hung today for two. Does that mean i got hung less because he hates me so much or did he hang me for shorter time because he doesn't hate me as much?"

       ༺☆༻

Oh let me tell you

This man will hold you like you're the dearest thing to him in his life

He will cradle you like a priceless masterpiece

I imagine he also likes to play with your limbs while you lay on him

As in, he'll guide you to straighten out your arm so he can run his fingers over it multiple times and then guide it back into its original position and then move on to some other limb

       ༺☆༻

Beleth is literally a big cat and he also cuddles like one

He loves entvining his body with yours to the point where you can't even get up

If you have cat(s) you probs know the whole vibe that I'm talking about

Also if he's smoking during it, the smoke just surrounds you two and it feels like you're in a cloud

Oh and if he were to fall asleep (very likely actually), he -ironically- looks like an angel again

       ༺☆༻

It's actually really easy to get Marbas to cuddle with you

Just tell him that you need some prolonged skin on skin contact

He'll see right through it, but at least you tried, eh?

At least it's also an excuse for him to take a much-needed break and nobody will pester him afterwards

Marbas is a bit awkward at first, but eventualy relaxes

To be fair, being strapped to a board all day long has to be ruining his posture

[unreleasedwrites]

OMG i hope this'll be the first smut req ever on your blog 😂 can i have a smut of Gun w/ his s/o on wedding night 🩷 just no degradation please bc i'm against it 🥲 thank you so much 💖

- 🧸 anon

Newlyweds

character(s) included: Park Jonggun x fem!reader

cw: implied SMUT, sexual content, has plot, Gun is not mean (imo), praise, baby fever, swearing, completely consensual, couple + kinky nicknames 😭, breeding kink (?), teasing, my first time writing smut so have mercy on me 🤕, also i don’t think there is degradation here, I tried writing this in an endearing way where gun is not a meanie !!

❤︎︎ — written on Tuesday Night, June 4 2024 - until published

❤︎︎ — published on Wednesday Afternoon, June 5 2024 (arnd 3 pm)

༄ 𝐌𝐃𝐍𝐈 ༄ contains sexual content and implied smut !!

“Smile!!” Your cousin said with glee while she was taking photos of you holding her adorable baby, who was born just around two months ago.

The baby was giggling nonstop as you were playing with her in order to get her to smile. You held her with your arms while posing for the camera. It was such a cute moment, all you could think about was how dedicated your cousin was to attend your wedding despite having literal twin boys just recently.

The other twin was asleep in the care of his father. While you, along with your cousin, continued to take pictures of you with one of the twins. You were in an elegant wedding dress while the baby was nicely dressed in yellow.

People watched you with the adorable baby, some even suspecting that he was yours and Guns’. Others went into absolute awe whenever the baby would match your energy.

One of those people was your newly wedded husband, Gun.

He was chatting with some of his trusted friends whom he chose to invite, when he heard the commotion and looked over to the front portion of the venue, which was overly traditional, only to see you holding a baby. You looked so genuine and happy over a little thing, that it sort of confused him. You two have already talked about kids and he didn’t seem to care that much, but he’s held Yenna before so he knows how adorable they are.

But seeing you up there being so happy, and seemingly caring so much for a little infant— that made him feel an entirely new way about having a family.

It didn’t help that his close friends were pushing him into the idea, suggesting that the baby could be yours and Guns’ instead in the near future and that you would be doing the same thing. Saying you’d be such a good mother, with them knowing how you are around children since Gun has introduced you some time ago.

Given how traditional Gun and his family can be, they have been bothering him constantly about a baby while Gun just brushes it off. He’s too busy to have a baby after all, right?

Well, that’s what he usually thinks, but its almost like he changed in an instant when he saw you. From the moment he first saw you, up until now— he’s always thought that you’d look so good full of him, full from carrying his child.

“Nnnggh— Gu-Gunn..!!—” You whined helplessly as Gun continued thrusting into you, even after 2 continuous rounds. His stamina truly unmeasurable.

“Shhh.. m’gonna stuff you full with my cum, you’re gonna look even more irresistible,” Gun whispered in your ear without breaking his rhythmic thrusts into your little pussy.

Gun has been taking his sweet time on you, literally. He has been on top of you for what feels like hours now. Your usually tired after only one round, but tonight… who knows how much rounds you’re in for. He’s been acting all lovey dovey after he saw you with that baby, telling you sweet nothings and what not.

“I can’t— m’ too full alread—yy!!” You practically screamed from pure pleasure when Gun started dragging his cock in and out, teasing you of your closely awaited orgasm.

“Awh, my wife shouldn’t have to worry about that— After all, you’re doing soooo good f’me, taking me in so damn well.” He groaned in between words as he felt the teasing pleasure from dragging his cock in and out of your hole too.

You were an absolute mess at this point, Gun was teasing you of your third orgasm while whispering sweet nothings into your ear, knowing you love when he does that. With every phrase he’d whisper, he could feel you getting even wetter, if that was even possible.

“You’re gonna look so beautiful carrying our baby,” he’d whisper as he slowly pushes his cock deeper into you, slowing down his thrusts a whole lot just to get a reaction out of you.

He’s just in love with the way you whine and moan for him, the way you squirm under him only makes him even more determined to fill you.

He thinks you look so pretty like this, when you’re a moaning mess, with tears forming in your eyes from how good his cock feels inside of you.

His thrusts slow down but get even deeper than they already were, which you never would have imagined that could happen. He’s hitting spots you didn’t even know was there to be pleasured.

“Nnnnnghhh— d-daddyy… feels so.. good,” you managed to utter out, throwing your head back involuntarily. Fuck. That immediately brought Gun to a halt. His cock twitched uncontrollably and he finished right there and then, deep inside of you.

“Wh..What was that, that you just called me..?” He groaned while breathing heavily.

“Mmm.. you mean, daddy?” You replied, trying to regain some sort of composure and energy. His cock twitched at the name. You could tell he was only getting harder and even more amused with how this was going.

He only laughed in response and began to thrust in and out of you again, much faster than he was when you two first got in bed.

“NNnnn—! W-waitt!! Needa break—, ple..ase!” Your words only got him harder as he hit all sorts of spots which got you even wetter.

“No can do, seems like you’ve been teasing me on purpose since we woke up this morning,” He said as he leaned in to kiss you.

Your moans were muffled out by the kiss, and his thrusts began to get sloppier, “b-but m’legs hurt so bad..” You complained because you were practically folded with your legs having hung in the air ever since you two started. But unfortunately for you, Gun loves doggy style and missionary, and you do too— just not that much when you’ve been in the same position for so incredibly long…

“How’s my pretty wife doing?” Gun suddenly brings up amidst all the moaning and groans that filled your guys’ hotel room. He always wants to check in on his pretty girl after all.

“I don’t feel as tired anymore.. which is weird since we didn’t take a break or anything like that, but it feels nice....” You reassured him, knowing that he is trying his best to hold back on you, and not go overboard.

Especially since this is your guys’ one and only wedding night. He knows you’re already exhausted from walking around and chatting with all sorts of people and dolling yourself up because you want to look your very best for your guys’ special day. So of course, he wants you to be able to relax but still enjoy the special night. After all, this isn’t just another fuck session you guys are having, it’s different.

“haghhhh—, feels so good, Jonggun..” You said, much more relaxed with the pace of his thrusts.

Gun smiled at your little reaction, not in a mocking way but in the way that he finds you awfully adorable.

“My wife likes it much, much more when we’ve got no protection on, does she now?” He replied as he stroked your cheek with the dried off tears from earlier.

“Mhm,” you nodded as you stroked his messy hair.

You could feel his pace grow quicker and his breath hitched. It was evident that he was close and you were too.

“Gun, m’cumming—!” You suddenly shrieked when his pace kept increasing and he got impossibly closer to you, placing his lips on yours as you both finished.

You felt so immensely tired yet happy. He broke the kiss and brushed his finger over your wet lips while maintaining eye contact with you.

He had what looked to be an involuntary yet very genuine smile, which he kept on before lifting you up princess style towards the bathroom— Where he gently placed you in the bathtub and turned the faucet on. He got into the bathtub with you and pulled you closer so that your back would be leaning on his chest. His grasp on you is surprisingly gentle, relaxing even.

You both were in pure bliss.

notes: help idk 😭 I really hope this isn’t too bad, especially for the anon who requested it 🤕 I tried but yeah i’ve never written smut until now so sjeiehjsksiwjwkkss but I do like to read so I try to get some like tips from those iykwim

anyway i hope it doesn’t seem like degrading since i tried my best to write it in a nicer way but yk ig it also depends on how you read and see it on your own so yeah and yes i have a different layout and style for smut fics 😁😁

ngl i think this might be the quickest i’ve done a request… if not then its definitely the second 😭

- With or without proper credits, please don't try to steal or claim any of my works as your own

I genuinely appreciate opinions, feedback, likes, and reblogs

Once again, I hope this isn't too bad for my first smut fic 😭, and I'II be doing more characters in lookism so feel free to request!!

[milorealcat]

wilbur soot as your boyfriend ♡

pairing: wilbur x gn!reader

summary: wilbur loves you a whole lot:)

length: relatively short (362 words)

-> constantly sending you cute photos when you‘re not with him, especially on tour. most random shit ever like it could legit be a cool looking rock

-> hand holding 24/7 😭

-> obsessed with making you homemade stuff for valentines and anniversaries, he saw paper roses made out of book pages on pinterest and went down a rabbit hole from there

-> he‘d heavily lean into the idea of promise rings

-> physical touch & acts of service!!! i will die on this hill

-> would match outfits with you on accident… totally

-> absolutely infatuated with you; literally can’t stop staring at you, even when you call him out on it

-> if you even glance at something in a shop, he‘ll whip out his wallet immediately

-> he‘s a big spoon imo but he doesn’t really care as long as he gets to cuddle with you, he would die a happy man snuggled up next to you

-> internally squeals whenever he sees your username pop up in chat. his voice softens a little and he tries to act cooler (it fails)

-> is still so nervous around your family enough though they all love him to bits and basically consider him your husband already

-> speaking of chat, they get a lovely half an hour long explanation of something funny you did just about every stream

-> always puts his hand on your lower back to lead you through places, regardless of if you’re built like a tank or not

-> play a demo versions of all of his songs to you, your opinion means the world to him

-> LOVESSS getting face kisses, makes him go all red and flustered which is a bonus

-> would be the kinda person to talk during a movie, fucking analysing it as it plays

• "oh my GOD!!!! her GIRLFRIEND just drowned!!!"

• "wil… you know i‘m watching the movie too right?"

-> calls you ”darling“, ”sweetheart“ and ”love“ mostly, with an occasional ”baby“ slipped in there

-> will rant about you for hours unapologetically

-> has a framed picture of you two on his desk, as a form of emotional support

first actual piece of writing posted on here 😭😭😭 praying

[hailthedoll]

Hiiii i love your blogs i’ve been following gaga for AT LEAST a year now and i’m so happy your back! Could you write a NSFW Euronymous hc? Anything NSFW please i'm needy.

✭ euronymous nsfw headcannon ✭

i love you so much for one requesting and two following my page for that long. thanks bitch<3 PSA, if you do not support or agree with my post or feel the need to leave a hateful/judgemental comment kindly fuck off and move on. with much love-knotty<<<333

LISTEN

im gonna say this flat out, i feel like he lowkey is childish with stuff like this

like giggly

a friendly reminder euronymous and øystein are the same person with different personalities

so øystein

this man was BLUSHING the first couple times he saw you naked

then that turned into just staring at you in awe and he hasn't really stopped doing that since

hes gentle

hes more of a giver than a receiver imo

its easier for him to finish than it is for you and he knows this

so making you more so of a priority in his mind is the obvious choice

he wants to make sure you're okay and it feels good for you before he worries about himself

but when he does worry about himself this man is vocal

not necessarily dirty talk

more so like quiet moans, whispers, small grunts and sighs

he loves head tho

when he gets head those are the moments where he can be GREEDY

he pushes your head down, you choke

"shit sorry"

and then the motherfucker will do it again

i see him being very much into missionary

he wants to see you

how you react to things

how you're feeling

the look on your face tells him what he needs to be doing

he will go down whenever

for however long

if it takes all day he's got time

he enjoys it

is it the taste? is it your body twitching under him? is it your moans?

he doesnt know, but its addicting

and he's got that "nobody else makes you feel this way" or "nobody else can make you sound like this" attitude

that really gets him feeling some sort of way

he will practically beg for you to sit on his face

a million pleases until you say yes

and its like he's more excited for it than you are

him praising you

AGAIN not in a dirty talk way but more like

"you look so beautiful" while you are FOLDED

definitely would keep a polaroid of you(iykwim) in his wallet, hidden behind some cash or maybe behind a more appropriate picture of you

possessive in a doesn't want a threesome way

like doesn't want anybody touching you or seeing you the way he does

he absolutely loves to show you off and brag about you to everyone and hear people compliment you but he would never let it go past that

pre show sex

it may take some convincing or teasing him to get him to actually do it in public but after the first time he is all for it everytime

after show sex

if this man is wanting to fuck you after a show, he is still in this mindset where he isnt øystein, hes euronymous

and if that's case you're getting a cocky motherfucker

hes high on adrenaline

he just spent a solid what hour? two hours? listening to people cheer for him

like yeah this mans ego is FED

this is the time he'd be more aggressive

more vocal

yes ACTUALLY dirty talk

PRAISING

he is still more focused on you than himself but its closer to 50/50 than what it normally is

i think his actions are based on your likes

if you like your hair being pulled itll more likely happen when he's in this mindset where isn't himself and he's this persona

because øystein is worried about hurting you

not saying he wouldnt

im just saying its more likely when you get him out of the mindset of you being like this person he wants to love and protect

lets face it, he is a small man

he is not tall and he is not big nor buff

in his eyes hes like your protector

hes the man in the relationship

or the masculine(?) one

and that's just nature for him

so hurting you?

is the LAST thing he wants to do to you

ok aftercareeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

at home he's gonna cling to you

hug you, hold you, kiss you

you ever seen that picture where he was staring at the bird

did you see the way that man was staring at that bird?

you're the bird.

thats how that man stares at you

softly smiling, his eyes full of love

would probs just have you fall asleep in his arms

if you are not home

sly looks

smirks and grins coming your way

little whispers commenting about what y'all just did

and how nobody knows what just happened

like a proud moment

like yeah we did that

he'd kiss you a couple times

hold your hand

or just stare at you and smile

no matter who he is in that moment that man is GEEKING

HE just did the deed with YOU

how did he get so lucky

[henrikvanderhussy]

How to play the original Secrets Can Kill in 2025 without game discs

oh my god I almost just wrote 2015 instead of 2025

I've successfully been playing the original SCK for the past couple hours (including "changing discs" and reopening save files), but it's possible I could run into problems later, so no promises that this is a perfect solution.

This method still requires installing the game files, so I think it'll only work on Windows, sorry Mac users. I'm using Windows 11. I was also able to install and open the game on a Windows 10 computer, but I didn't actually attempt to play it there.

All you need are copies of the game .iso files and a virtual hard disk drive program. The post got long, so details are under the Keep Reading. It's not actually complicated, but apparently I talk a lot lol

The .iso files:

.iso files are digital replicas of optical discs (CDs, DVDs, etc). You probably don't have the original Secrets Can Kill discs, so you will need to...acquire these files.

[NOTE: My personal ethics say to not pirate shit from small studios or independent creators. HeR is a small studio and if people don't buy stuff from them, they can't afford to make new games. However, the original SCK is abandonware and literally can't be purchased, so imo, it's perfectly acceptable to pirate it.

I want to strongly discourage anyone from pirating any of the other games which can be purchased. They have 50% off sales all the time (including through today, 1/5/25) and a bunch of the games are as low as $5 when on-sale. The digital downloads don't come with any kind of restrictive licenses, so if you get a new computer, you can transfer the files and keep your games forever. Pls keep supporting HeR so that we can maybe keep getting new games]

I recommend getting the SCK .iso files from archive.org. That link will take you to a software search for Nancy Drew Secrets Can Kill. As of this post, there's only 1 result that's actually for the original SCK.

Anytime you're downloading software from a site where anyone can upload stuff, there's always a possibility of viruses. Check and see if the uploader seems sketchy (Are there comments on any of their uploads warning about viruses? Is the account brand new?). You could run the files through a virus checking program, but apparently .iso files frequently throw false positives. The SCK uploader seemed legit, but I initially downloaded and installed these on an old computer that I don't use, just in case.

There will be a bunch of files available to download. You specifically need to download the "ISO IMAGE" files. There should be two of them- disc 1 and disc 2. After downloading, I recommend moving the files out of your downloads folder because you'll need to access them frequently.

The virtual hard disk drive program:

Like I said above, .iso files are digital copies of physical discs. Similarly, the way to use the files is via a digital version of a physical disk drive. "Mounting" the .iso files to a virtual disk drive is analogous to inserting a disk into a physical drive.

Windows 8 and above has a built-in ability to mount .iso files, but when I tried that, I got a notice that the file was corrupted. The internet recommended that a dedicated program might have more functionality. I chose the Elby Virtual CloneDrive program, which is free.

Installing the game:

After downloading and installing the virtual disk drive software, navigate to your .iso files, and right click on the file for disc 1. Scroll to "Open with", and choose "Mount Files with Virtual CloneDrive". It will now show up as a CD drive in This PC in the file explorer:

Double-click to open the drive and scroll to "setup.exe". Open the file to run the game installer.

The game will install in a typical way. I think the only non-default option I chose was "No, I will install DirectX myself". I didn't actually install DirectX, but everything is working fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ idk, maybe now it's built-in to Windows or something.

Running the game:

To run the game, just open the game shortcut like a normal program. If you can't find the shortcut or didn't create one during the install, go to your C: drive -> Program Files (x86) -> Nancy Drew -> Secrets Can Kill -> Game.exe

In order for the game to run, you need to have Disc 1 still mounted to your virtual drive. Unless you specifically unmounted it, it should still be there, but if you get a pop-up that says to insert the disc, the problem is probably that the disc isn't mounted.

I was expecting that I would have to run the game in Compatibility Mode to handle that it was made for fucking Windows 98, but I didn't have to do anything. It just worked with no adjustments. A miracle!!

Changing discs:

The original Secrets Can Kill was too big to fit on a single disc at the time it was made! They split it across multiple discs by location. The school is on disc 2, while all other locations are on disc 1. So if you need to move from the diner to the school for example, you have to change discs.

When you need to change discs, you'll get this screen:

WITHOUT closing the game program, minimize the game. Easiest way is by either pressing the windows key or alt+tab. Navigate to your .iso files, right click on the new disc, and choose Mount.

Navigate back to the game and click OK. Easy as that!

Whenever you fully exit and re-open the game, you have to open it with disc 1 mounted. So if you saved while at the school, you'll open the game with disc 1, load your save, and immediately switch over to disc 2.

And I think that's everything! Phew! This got a lot longer than I planned on. Feel free to send me questions if you're having trouble, but I may not know the answer. I'm not an expert in this stuff, I just spent some time poking around at it last week is all.

Have fun! Go manatees!

[slashersdaddy]

bo and Vincent Sinclair as boyfriends hcs? 🥺🥺👉👈

Of course! I hope you enjoy ! 😘

Bo and Vincent Sinclair (separately) as Boyfriends HCs GN

CW: 18+ please! Smutty talk/mentions! Mentions of stalking (?), Mentions of murder (ofc not readers murder, just slasher stuff all around)

Bo Sinclair:

Bo is well, he's a lot, he loves you, and while he makes that VERY known (in all aspects of your life)

Bo will have his hands on you any chance he gets, you laying on the couch together? His hands are draped around your waist and trailing your sides. In bed? His hands are gripping at you like a lifeline

Bo has insomnia imo, so he will stay awake some nights just watching you sleep, your presence is calming and he enjoys knowing you are there (even if the fucker won't say it)

When he has to leave to do his job or find victims he will make sure you know your his, leaving marks (hand or otherwise) on your neck and waist.

When Bo gets frustrated from a victim being too annoying or the rare time they get away he will come home and take it out on you, ofc he will give plenty of cuddles and aftercare when he's done with you !! 😊

Bo is HYPERSEXUAL man will fuck you every chance he gets, so be prepared to be sore all the damn time

Vincent Sinclair:

Vincent is much softer than his brother, showing love by gently caressing your face or telling you how sweet you are, he will treat you like a god/dess and make sure you know how perfect he thinks you are

Vince will have pictures of you everywhere, he has at least a closest stuffed full of pictures, drawings, paintings and miniatures of you, some wearing clothes, others not, completely marked up from after you two do the deed 🫢

Vincent sooo loves to cuddle you, he will bury his masked face into your shoulder and just breathe you in, it's the closest he will get to showing you his face most times, he's very insecure about it

Speaking of his face, Vince will wear his mask all the time, so good luck getting him to speak (ofc he can't speak well anyway given the poor guys face) but expect to hear little grunts that mean I love you very often, man wants to express how much you mean to him.

He will watch you sleep, drawing or painting you for hours until his body gives out and he falls asleep pen/brush in hand 😭

He will give you anything you want, just say the words and he's on it. He loves you sm 😍😍

[nquesoxlies]

tbh this is entirely based on my own experiences watching the show, but looking at the poll about "whose going to be endgame buddie vs bucktommy" im just like... how many of them actually did watch the show before they picked buddie? because while i came into the show for tevan as a ship (the funeral with buck and tommy together was the exact scene that convinced me to watch the show), i honestly expected to like... understand where the BoBs were coming from.

and then it just... never happened. a lot of it was "yeah, i can see where some people would interpret this as romantic if they don't have really close friendships," but i've literally got close friendships where if i was widowed, i would write it into my will that my child would almost definitely go with one of my best friends (if they were fine with that decision) rather than my parents, if those were my only two options (idk im assuming in this theoretical for my life that there's a reason why my deceased spouse's parents aren't an option). like, i have solid reasons to say "i'd want my kid going to one of my closest friends" and i don't feel anything romantic toward those friends in the slightest--and i have friends who are compatible w my sexuality and those who aren't, not that it matters since i can still have feelings for someone i'm incompatible with. i've spent countless hours yapping to one of my closest friends about anything and anything. if i found out she was injured badly enough to be hospitalized, i'd probably go into a depressive slump and cry over her because she's family to me. i literally had someone ask me once if i was dating her, gagged over it, told her, and then she also gagged over it because "we're family??? gross??? i love u but not like That????" before we moved on talking about something else

like... ik ppl calling out the "there's no platonic explanation for this!" stuff has been going around tumblr plenty and i'm glad it has been. there's always a platonic explanation, y'all just don't have deeply intimate relationships with close friends and it shows. i love my close friends, but i'm not in love with my close friends, and imo that's healthy and important, and it wouldn't change even if i was dating someone rn.

i can buy people viewing stuff through shippers goggles bc everyone does that at some point. the issue really comes from insisting that it was 100% intended and that b*ddie is going canon any day now because ppl can't tell their headcanons from what the show and everyone on it keeps telling us. ik its been said before, but b*ddie doesn't have to go canon to be enjoyed. like id say at least 80% of fandom shipping culture is looking at non-canon ships and going "yeah, i'll fuck with that." lmao literally i kinda thought linda and eddie would have had a cute relationship and its entirely based on the fact that i liked what we saw of their friendship and that it could be nice for eddie to have a friendship with a woman first before later pursuing her.

but idk thats what i get for watching the actual show in its entirety and enjoying the actual show on my screen rather than just watching tiktoks saying "OMG B*DDIE CANON???" because they breathed on the same planet at the same time. the writers could have buck come out on screen right now and say the literal exact words "eddie is my brother, not a guy i want to date. and even if i did, i deserve better than him" and they'd still be finding a way to say the b*ddie is canon trust while also bitching about buck for implying that eddie is anything less than perfect

Annie, yes yes yes yessssssss

[poppitron360]

i love epic too! and i think ur super smart so can you share any cool things that you noticed/learned about it?

So I think my favourite song in Epic in terms of the composition is probably Scylla.

Btw this analysis barely scratches the surface of the composition/production of this song alone. I could talk for hours about this.

Also if I use any words you don’t understand, please please please ask me to elaborate and explain further (please). I tried my best to make it as easy to follow as possible but I grew up around this stuff so I tend to under-explain things and assume everyone knows what I’m talking about.

Most of the time when you’re recording vocals, you record the singer singing the melody two or three times (this is called double-tracking, and it makes the voice sound richer and better) and then you record the harmonies in the same fashion.

But with Scylla, they just recorded the singer singing the melody a bunch of times, and then pitch-shifted some of it to the harmonic note. When using any kind of DAW (Digital Audio Workspace (Sidenote but from what I can tell from the vids, Jay uses GarageBand, which I believe is free for most devices)), manipulating a note- changing the tempo, or in this case, changing the pitch- of a naturally-recorded instrument like a singing voice will make it sound really artificial.

(I love this because it’s clear that Jorge doesn’t have the best equipment and he’s using it to his advantage. Something recorded on a crappy four-track tape recorder in your bedroom can sound so much cooler than something recorded at Real World Studios or Abbey Road with the world’s best recording equipment- but only if you know what you’re doing.)

Also, in the context of Epic, the more synthetic, artificial, and electronic sounds are reserved for the mythical characters- the gods and monsters.

Taking a quick re-listen to Scylla’s song, I’ve noticed she’s harmonising on the 3rd and 5th of the note (now, I don’t have perfect pitch (which is when you can tell what note it is just by ear) so I could be wrong).

This is a very simplified explanation, but basically any key has a scale, and most chords are comprised of the root (the first 1st note in the scale) the 3rd note, and the 5th note. You can add or take away extra notes to make it ✨sparklier✨.

So she’s harmonising on the 3rd and the 5th, and her harmonies are mostly moving in parallel motion (in the same way) with the melody. This gives a clean, sweet, consonant feel. (Consonant= not dissonant. Dissonant= “smushy”)

Most of the melody is conjunct (moving in steps- no big leaps) and also descending, like you’re falling down in steps with her. Then, at the end of each line rising back up again.

Except for “Deep down” which is disjunct (big leap), moving downwards. You are plunging into the depths.

This has a chilling simplicity to it. And the fact that it’s repeated over and over and over again makes it almost sickening. I love it.

What I love about this is the duality of simple, beautiful elements, and dark, haunting elements.

So! You have the combination of:

The main vocal melody being sung by a natural voice- imo showing how Scylla was once a beautiful nymph

The harmonies being sung by a pitch-shifted voice, giving it a strange, creepy, artificial, “mythical” sound to it- as established by the other uses of electronic instruments in Epic to show myth

Consonant harmonising on the notes of the chord, which is something we are trained to hear in music and feels very “right” and “natural”

The parallel motion of the harmonies, which give a simple feeling- you’re not being sent out in loads of directions. You’re falling down with her.

The descending nature of the melody taking you “deep down”, then rising back up.

The continuous repetition of this simple melody line

The fact that it’s sung in a minor (sad) key

Ultimately these two factors create a stark contrast- a juxtaposition- which creates a super cool and bone-chilling effect. The only thing I can relate it to is something akin to a creepy children’s nursery rhyme from a horror movie. It’s unlike any other song in Epic just because of how twisted it feels. This beautiful, creepy song being played as you hear Ody’s men screaming as she slaughters them

(While we’re on the topic of the screams, in music production there is this thing called “panning” which (if you’re listening in stereo and not mono) controls how much to the left or right the sound is coming from. This is why I love to listen to Epic, specifically this song, on headphones, because you can hear the men being gruesomely killed all around you.)

Also “Drown in your sorrow and fears/choke on your blood and your tears/bleed ‘til you’ve run out of years” is just a mood and a half (there’s a whole other post I could write for the literary analytics of the lyrics- how she uses imperative verbs. It’s a command. It’s an instruction.)

And so when Odysseus joins in with Scylla singing “We are the same you and I…” it really hits home just how much of a monster he’s become- how unfeeling he was when he sacrificed his men. This is so subtle but in my opinion it’s what really turns him. Jorge is using all of these contrasting techniques to make Scylla seem horrific and creepy as fuck, and Ody is empathising with her. He is relating to her. I just… *shivers* wow.

[project-sekai-facts]

Pre-broadcast station commentary

The next Broadcast Station will be on the 29th, featuring Yukki, Yuichan, and Furirin! No VOCALOID Music SEKAI segment was announced, so it looks like the main stream will be starting half an hour earlier than usual. There is a reason for this, which we will get to.

Next month will be the Virtual Singer WLE! It will be held towards the end of the month, with chapters being 2 days long instead of 3 this time around.

There's room for one unit event next month, which is looking very likely to be Airi's 5th event. Due to its proximity to the vsinger WLE, the lineup will be entirely MCs. I reckon Shizuku for one of the other rateups, since she's behind on 4*s, and got spammed with lims last year so deserves some perm cards as a break. I reckon Minori could be the other 4*, since her only rateup on an Airi event was back in 2020.

This month's mixed lim event is likely to be either kamikou fes 2, or emu mixed 2. If it's the first one, I reckon the lineup could be Mizuki/Toya (maybe with An, Ena, or Rui as the other card), and serve as the 2-B mixed event. If it's Emu, Haruka/Nene seems like the most likely rateup. Next month's lim is hard to call, but will likely have a Rui lim unless he ends up on this month's event. If he isn't July or August, he's fes.

Now onto why the stream's starting earlier. I'm sure everyone has heard about the teaser for a new project already, and this is scheduled to be announced at 8pm JST, aka halfway through the stream. Given the heavy use of Miku in the promo, as well as this being retweeted by the official Miku account, it's pretty likely this will be vocaloid/piapro related. CFM has already said they'll be announcing vocaloid 20th anniversary stuff soon. PJDiva also turned 15 recently, and while that series is, let's be honest, dead, a PC/console game in the same vein but under the project sekai franchise wouldn't exactly surprise me? It's still a franchise beloved by many, so a rebrand of sorts wouldn't hurt.

A lot of people on twitter have been bringing up colopale's job listings, but imo it's not pointing to anything. Clpl has been vagueing about working on more mobile games for years, job listings confirm some sort of RPG, and there's some listing that suggest it could have a gacha. kinda like genshin? Based on images from their blog posts and job applications for a costume and armour designer, we're talking medieval-ish which. doesn't seem in-line with this teaser at all. though some of their job listings seem to be for multiple different projects, so i might be talking about two different games here. it's worth noting that colorful palette is not bound to CFM and Sega and they are free to work on their own projects outside of prsk, and very likely already are. feel free to laugh at me later if we do get miku rpg or miscellaneous other game that could be either a platformer or open world or something else entirely.

[goldensunset]

@the--plant in response to your tags on my khux post. 'is this game free?' i guess you could say that. it's something even more fun! it's

✨ defunct ✨

yeah uh. the app ended its service back in 2021 shortly after the ending to its story was released. what's left of it is basically a dress-up game and a theater mode (aka you can still create your own character and then watch all the story cutscenes with them in it). but even that recently was taken away from us! a few months ago it was quietly and unceremoniously removed from the app store! a lot of people still have the app (holding on for nostalgia's sake, i guess. nothing is playable and it's not like the cutscene movies aren't on youtube) so as long as we don't delete it we can keep it but like no new downloads... 😔

that said. IF you have an interest in khux. if you would like to jump down into this weird delightful rabbit hole with all us other insane people. we can make that happen! there are two particular options i’d recommend:

firstly! the cutscene ‘movie’ from everglow. yes it is like 5 and a half hours long it’s a whole game story of course. you don’t have to watch it in one sitting or anything lol. this is a pretty cut-and-dry compilation of every story relevant cutscene in the game, in the official order they were released in. (this being kingdom hearts, there’s some in-between stuff where the player goes and visits disney worlds. unfortunately almost none of it has any bearing on the actual plot or characterization in this particular game… so this uploader has opted to cut it out. but it is important to know at least that it all exists.) this vid below is what i would consider the most authentic experience!

option two is the fandub movie! see these mobile games don’t have voice acting, which turns some people off of taking an interest in them. but this here is an incredible fan-made project that took auditions for each character, cast voice actors, collected their dubbed dialogue, and neatly edited and mixed the video all together. it took a ton of time and effort to put together and it came out incredibly well!

that said, i personally wouldn’t recommend it for a first time experience (unless you really, really can’t bear to do a lot of reading without voice acting). see, damo279 did things a little differently. a lot of cutscenes in this story weren’t released in chronological order- which is sometimes narratively appropriate, of course, but in other places it gets confusing. he rearranged some of these scenes to try to make the story a little more coherent. which imo mostly was fine, but it very much does change the audience’s experience (such as with the whole entire strelitzia thing. originally that entire section was a flashback and we didn’t know she existed until she was already long dead). he also kind of like ‘added’ a few scenes of his own with narration by one of the characters to summarize the disney world stuff. mostly at the beginning of the game bc the plot starts slow and then picks up the pace exponentially. but like if you don’t care about authenticity though that’s fine lol

the other thing is that like there is also a fully animated fully voiced movie featuring the foretellers (the masked cult leader furries lol) that exists as supplemental background material. chronologically that stuff all goes first, but it would be a reeeeeally really terrible boring weird introduction to the story imho. it’s better to just come back to that afterwards if you’re curious. and see the fandub project mixes the movie and the game together in chronological order to tell a full story. again- it’s great if you’re an existing rabid fan! i love it! but probably weird if you’re a new fan tbh. unless you’re very open minded and patient. in any case here’s part 1 of it! part 2 should be easy enough to find off of this video

and with that said. if you decide to check khux out PLEASE keep talking to me and asking questions! i know it’s a lot. there are even questions that we existing fans don’t yet have the answers to so like don’t feel bad if you don’t understand something! that’s part of the fun… this series is ongoing… hehe

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Pick Nine: Characters I Dream About

So I was tagged in this post by 🐠Dori @dramalove247. This particular list was started by @nabi-unveiled here. And as I said in a response to them, my ace ass doesn't really think that way. I neither have a special desire to see two characters get it on with each other in my dream nor do I ever imagine myself with them like that. I hope this goes without saying but I'll still say it, no judgement though. This is me. But Dori was very kind to offer me some alternatives, which I appreciate cause it saves me some time.

"Best looking meat suit" "Character I wanna see with their shirt off" "Character I want to cuddle in bed" "Character with the best on screen chemistry" "Character I wanna make eye contact with" "Character I would actually give 5 minutes of my time"

So from that I kinda decided to do a variation on a couple of them. Only ql, as usual, to make it easier on me. Despite not wanting to be with any of these characters, I do find some of them aesthetically pleasing. Basically people that have me saying to myself - He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and...the end lol No, there are different endings so I will basically be using that as my guide. Let's go.

Lan Wangji - The Untamed

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... fly to Cloud Recess where he will play for me for a while I just look at him, hours if possible. He's so beautiful it hurts me.

Joker - Jack and Joker

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and...go on a some sort of mission where we have to hide for a long time somewhere like a closet or something and I can just be close to them for a while. But good lighting in the hidden spot because I wanna see his face.

Yu Zhen - Be Loved in House: I Do

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and.... go into the workshop where I would try on the jewellery while watching him work. (also, you're welcome)

Togawa - Old Fashion Cupcake

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... go out for pancakes and I would just watch him eat. Also I'm craving pancakes so it works out.

Karan - Cherry Magic Thailand

He's so pretty.I want him to take me in his arms and...go somewhere to hear him talk about stationery. I really love stationery btw so he could talk about that for a while and I would just watch him.

Kiyoi - My Beautiful Man

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... go somewhere beautiful where I can just spend an afternoon taking pictures of him. Beautiful man indeed. What perfect casting.

Jane - The Trainee

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... bring me to a meeting room and have him make any sort of work presentation just for me. Or watch him while he's on set. Basically watch him be good at his job while looking good.

Po - ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... go into the shop where I can watch him make a suit, or several.

Wen - Moonlight Chicken

He's so pretty. I want him to take me in his arms and... nothing. Ok, gotta be honest, this one is completely on Mix not Wen. I just love his eyes an unreasonable amount. But MC was where he looked the best imo. The colouring and the wardrobe was working for me. Look at that colour on him? Gorgeous. So I just wanna him to look at me. We could have a coffee or something I guess.

This was fun, at least I got to make some gifs of my beloveds today. Thank you so much Dori! I'm gonna tag some people but you really don't have to play. You can if you want of course. What I mean is just that I don't wanna bug anyone with this cause I've been tagging people in stuff lately. I just want to share my list with some moots. @thisonelikesaliens @colourme-feral @emotionallychargedtowel @mikuni14 @troubled-mind @theside-b @abstractelysium @dribs-and-drabbles @sparklyeyedhimbo @clairedaring @incandescentflower also if you see this and want to do a variation on it, please consider yourself tagged here and tag me so I can see more pretty people. 💜💜💜

[lucistarsfire]

The Animatronic Rights AU

I have a very clear image of the first day out. Naturally, I'm sure that this AU must be more sci-fi-ish because a whole movement for just a handful of animatronics from one brand is feasible theoretically, but sounds hard to make realistic. I'm assuming this is a very robot-centric universe in general anyways given the setting of SB and whatnot.

Knowing their bots are sentient, I'm sure business owners aren't set on leaving sentient things in their buildings after hours anymore, especially since sentient beings can be unpredictable. so the first night the boys(dca and austin[my OC!! I will drop doodles]) can have a whole sleepover. It would be so cute genuinely and I giggle about this!

OC aside, how would getting used to the outside world be? People who have managed to stay out of the loop with the history of the Freddy Fazbear brand and don't know who or what the DCA was before the law change, people who jump when they see him, people who are uncomfortable with robots living amongst humans..

I'm certain its overwhelming, and we have to consider the time it would take to be certain about doing things on their own as well as being COMFORTABLE with it. They'd probably need a lot of handholding through this, at least in my view! Of course everyone has their own interpretations, but given they've never had to hold those responsibilities, it would be hard whether or not they KNOW how things work. I'm going to keep light on Sun due to me very much being a Moon main as well as having more thoughts for him!

Moon would genuinely probably for ONCE in his life not mind so much light preventing him from being in control (daytime, unable to control the lights because the real sun gives light) because he is not about to try figuring out how to fit into society!! (This is 100% projecting LMAO, I wish I did not have to society)

This does result in him being very restless imo because he's nervous to go out during the night either way, plus, they spend less time inside of a building so he likes to stay near their charging station at night. Staying inside at all times while Sun doesn't have to (can't, really) can make him a little.. I can't think of the word, so think of a cat with zoomies. He craves to do things??? That.

Also, we can't just ignore the fact that these two are BASED on the SUN and the MOON. So although he doesn't push for control as much in the day, he absolutely shoved Sun aside for shared control so he can stare at the real Sun (ouch! our light sensors!)

I think they like to look at the real Sun and Moon in the sky and see the very thing the other was based on

This is just me being a cheese 🧀

I could talk more but at the moment this is all I've got.. may revisit this another time

If I choose to yap more I should have a tag for this soooo, eh, animatronic rights au can be shortened to A.R. au? 😛

...doodles ↓

AND!! @superstardcaofficial go ask them stuff if you'd like!

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

"The Bad Batch" S3 Review- Spoilers

Alright guys, we made it. After 3 years of this lovely show, it has finally come to an end. I definitely plan on doing a review of the entire show and see where it fits with the other big animated shows. However, that will come after my Crosshair Character Study. For now, let's focus on S3. Like Season 2, I'd definitely say it's a solid 8.5/10 for me. Although, S2 might still be my favorite. I honestly think Rebels might be the only show that has a 9/10 final season for me. Look, I loved CW and Siege of Mandalore is phenomenal, but that Ahsoka arc was not it. The final season of TBB has so much I absolutely loved and so much I wished it handled better. So, let's jump right into it!

This season felt so different for me and I definitely know why. The story is much more plot driven than the first two. In the first two seasons, the Batch were more worried about survival and kinda just went on adventures all around the galaxy. The Empire really didn't know where they were so the stakes weren't as high. Crosshair himself was stuck in the Empire meaning he didn't focus on the Batch as much until they crossed paths with him.

S3, however, sees the Batch and Omega specifically being hunted relentlessly. They need to figure out what's going on or else they will never be free. This shift from the Batch galavanting around the galaxy to a more plot driven narrative does change things up. Looking back, I think the creative team just needed more time. S3 has so much going for it and there just isn't time to flesh out the ideas to their fullest potential. That being said, I am overall satisfied with everything they pulled off, especially Crosshair. This show has solidified him as one of my top 3 favorite SW characters and fave clone. He's so well-written and I adore him.

What I loved:

The atmosphere this season was so dark and I loved it. There was a maturity to the ideas and threat level that I honestly really appreciated. Just like Andor, TBB really demonstrates just how monstrous the Empire is. There is nothing that Palpatine won't do in order to achieve total domination and subjugation of the entire galaxy for all eternity. And Hemlock is right there beside him. That man's passion for his craft knows no bounds; it doesn't matter who's strapped to his table. It's so horrifying to think how Tantiss is probably just one of the many, many inhumane and monstrous things the Empire has running. TBB, like Andor, is peak Empire imo. If there was any doubt that this monstrosity could last as long as it did, these two shows erase it.

I also really loved the character relationships, particularly Omega and Crosshair. Their bond is so beautiful and reminiscent of ones I see in my own life. There's nothing Crosshair wouldn't do for her and it fits really neatly with who he is as a person. Omega brings out the best in him, just as she does all her brothers. This season really emphasized how much Omega's brothers have influenced her. Their lessons really come into play by the end of the season. To see her grow from a naive young girl into a mature (but still childish) teenager/pre-teen was beautiful.

Crosshair this season was everything to me. I could be here for hours talking about him. I was beyond thrilled with how they handled him. He has changed so much and this season highlights that growth in every way. Crosshair remains to be the best written character and nothing about him felt OOC. I loved his dynamics with the Batch and Omega. (The hugs were perfect)! I loved how his struggle was something he worked on the entire season; it wasn't just one and done. I love how the themes of trust were woven so perfectly into his story. Crosshair was perfect (I'll touch on the hand thing later). I couldn't have asked for more (except just give me more Crosshair. I will never be tired of him. I could watch a whole show of just him doing stuff).

I don't have a burning desire to punch Hunter anymore. Yay! But in all seriousness, I have developed a soft spot for him. As much as he got on my nerves in S1, I really do appreciate him a lot more. He does care deeply and has a lot he's struggling with.

Echo showing us why he's the ARC Trooper. Seriously, those scenes of him will always live rent free in my head.

Emerie! Really great character and very interesting.

*hides in a corner* Rampart.

The music and animation were phenomenal. Honestly, both were flawless. The music in particular moved me to tears several times. Props to the animators and Kiners because this is some of their finest work yet. That one shot of Crosshair catching CX-2's knife was outstanding.

I also loved the action, seeing the boys fight together, and final shot of the Batch + the epilogue. There is so much I adored in those moments and the rush of emotions I got each time. The epilogue was so personal and I might do a separate write up on it.

The themes of family and hope were also front and center and I loved every second of it. If anyone asks why I love TBB, it's because this is show about family more than anything. The Batch are a family and seeing them learn to be one is so beautiful. It means so much that Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair got to settle down together and raise Omega. It's just beautiful.

What I didn't like:

I wanted more deep convos. Whether it was because of a preference for action or time constraints, the writers just needed to have more deep character emotions and let them sink in. It's why "The Outpost" and Tech's convo with Omega are so well loved; they let us really be with the characters. I wish S3 had more of those moments because they make this show that much better. I just wanted more. And I know this show is capable of that. It sucks knowing what it could've been. So many moments could've hit more had they been given time to breathe or worked in a bit differently.

The way Tech was handled. Hats off for actually keeping him dead. I just wish we got proper closure on that 😐. Although Tech's death looms largely over the Batch, it feels like the writers brushed it off. Why didn't we get a scene of Crosshair learning what happened? I know the time skip implies they all processed Tech's death, but it still felt like something was missing. It felt like the writers expected us to also process it like the Batch and move on. Except, we're not the Batch. We don't know what went on in their heads because they're fictional. The audience relies on the writers to show us that grieving process and we don't get it. It also didn't help that it felt like they were baiting us with CX-2 at times.

Some of the plot lines being dropped for plot/time reasons. Look, I know that it's about the Batch and their journey on becoming a family. However, it felt like more was being set up and it might go no where. One thing I love about TBB in general is how it showed us how the Empire began to change the galaxy the moment Palpatine got what he wanted: total dominance. Clones began to take a stand. Talks of rebellion were already being whispered. I just hope that these storylines revolving around Rex, Riyo, and Echo don't wither away because TBB has ended. Or the Ventress thing. I know they said she'll be back but who knows when that'll happen. I also wanted to know more about the CX Program. That’s what fanfics are for, am I right?

The pacing was brutally fast. This ties into my points about the narrative being more plot driven and lack of time to fully flesh out ideas. It felt like there was almost no room to breathe at times because we jumped from plot point to plot point as each episode progressed. Don't get me wrong, TBB handled this way better than Ahsoka, but I just needed like two more episodes of the boys and Omega running around, ok?

Overall, this season just needed time.

What I am neutral on:

Scorch. Man was done dirty, but I didn't know who he was til this season. Sorry guys. Including him and not giving him anything wasn't a good idea imo though.

Crosshair's hand. I get both sides of the argument, I really do. First off, I'm a sucker for whump. I can't help it. Also, you can say that him losing his hand connects to him severing himself from Tantiss and the pain he went through. But at the same time, Crosshair's trauma isn't going to magically vanish by just chopping off his hand. If anything, it'll just add to the trauma. I applaud the writers for dealing with such a sensitive topic, but from a certain POV the hand chop is a quick fix to a storyline that could've had more substance with another season. I'm neutral on it because again, I see both sides of the argument. I think if we got more of a reaction from Cross, the situation would've been more clear (he was doing some crazy compartmentalization during the back half of the finale, let's be honest here).

Anyways, that's my review of S3 of TBB. Despite it's flaws, this little show still went out on a high note and I am very pleased with it. I love TBB with all my heart and I will hold it cherish it forever. Until next time everyone. I will still be talking about Crosshair and this show, don't worry. No matter what, I will never tire of this beautiful family ❤️

[dearweirdme]

You say that you are sure Tae went to AYS to spend time with Jk but was going on AYS the only way he could spend time with Jk especially since he didn’t even spend the night with Jk after Jk got back from the US right before AYS? How is it that Jimin was the one going to spend the night at Jk’s place with Jk cooking for him while Tae wasn’t there? Doesn’t that seem odd? Even during AYS itself Tae seemed so disinterested after the first few hours, always on his phone, going to bed earlier than Jimin and Jungkook and then waking up earlier to catch up with other people. It wasn’t difficult to see that he wasn’t exactly doing anything on the show which, which showed him trying to spend time with Jk. Instead I think what we saw was kind of a confirmation of what Jk has said about Tae some years ago when he was asked to described Tae in one word or so and he described him as “lonely” or someone who likes to keep to himself. We could see that clearly in AYS as he did keep to himself majority of the time and spend the other time mostly on his phone. How exactly was that him spending time with Jk? Even while they had meals, I couldn’t help but notice that it was Jimin and Jungkook who mostly interacted with each other while Tae either mostly kept quiet or was on his phone. I know that spending time with someone doesn’t always mean talking to each other all the time but I just couldn’t see Tae actually trying to spend time with Jk at all.

There are a things that I have noticed that when we bring up, some other taekookers are quick to call us insecure about or stuff but I still cannot fathom why on earth Jk would get back from a trip and not be spending that time with Tae and what’s worse, it seemed like Tae didn’t even know that Jm spent the night at Jk’s. Like let’s say Jm just wanted to go hang out with his friend Jk which is totally ok, isn’t that something Tae should know? I also don’t get why he didn’t know that Jk was travelling to Jeju with Jimin until two days before the trip after he saw the group chat. I don’t think they always know every little detail about each other’s schedules but I think a trips are things they should know and we know that Jk knew about this trip well in advance because we saw footage of him and some staff talking about what he would cook while in Jeju so how couldn’t Tae know? He also didn’t seem to know at all that Jk and Jimin weee filming the travel show in New York. I don’t know if you have discussed this before but to me these are way too many things for one’s lover to not know about them don’t you think?

Hi anon!

So, even though I don’t agree with your assessment, part of what you are saying actually supports my theory. ‘How exactly was that him spending time with Jk’… ‘but I just couldn’t SEE Tae actually trying to spend time with Jk at all’….

AYS was work for Jk and Jm. I know certain people hate to read this, but those people are wrong. It was them at work. Tae.. also a bit… but definitely in a different way. More some sort of: I’ll be there tagging along.. I know I’ll be on film… I’ll be doing my own thing also.. less dedicated than Jm and Jk imo. And that.. is exactly why I feel Tae went to Jeju with them because of Jk (and Jm as a bonus) and not because he definitely wanted to be on AYS. You haven’t seen that, because we have only seen a very small percentage of their time there. Yoongi and Tae weren’t kidding when they talked about 90 percent of footage being cut out. So there’s actually no way for us to say how and with whom they spent their time there outside of those three hours of footage (three hours out of the three (?) days they were there).

So again.. Jm and Jk were at work. Tae was a guest. Obviously the main focus would have been on Jk and Jm. That is literally how the show would’ve been edited to keep some sort of tentative storyline going. I suppose they were lucky to have Tae there to fill up some of the footage of day one when Jm was unwell.

What I was talking about in my post though, was tHe stuff that was more in the background. The non-focus stuff. Tae and Jk slotted together with an ease and familiarity that was apparent to literally everyone. So much so that Jkkrs threw tantrums and started complaining about Jk’s behavior. Jkkrs needed to create an outlet for their frustration so they started to make up idiotic reasons to blame Tae (stealing Jm’s swimmingshorts, scooter, and watergun). They started to exaggerate and misinterpret instances between Jk and Tae to be able to say that Jk was putting Tae in his place.. that they didn’t actually want Tae there. And after a couple of weeks it turned into what you are saying now.. that Tae himself didn’t want to be there, that he was bored, that he was only on his phone. What those same people will not value the same is the way Jk was also on his phone a lot during Sapporro. They have no issues being empathetic when it comes to Jm’s stomach issues, but Tae’s neckpain somehow isn’t a reason for him to lay down early and be less active? It’s unfair judgement anon… and it comes from one place.

Jm going to stay over at Jk’s before they left for Jeju has nothing to do with Tae and Jk. I don’t know why this is mentioned. Tae could have easily just had another appointment, he was crazy busy himself during that time (also a reason for why I feel he just wanted to spend time with Jk… they miss each other you know). Since we learned from Jk at Suchwita how fast travelplans and schedules can be planned, I think it very possible Tae learned about it when it dropped in the groupapp because things were planned only then.

Their schedules were so crazy that year. I doubt they kept track of everything. I don’t even attempt to understand what it’s like having a relationship when you’re both that busy. I think in general they just plan to be with each other when time allows it and have to be very flexible because of that. Tae decided to go to Jeju while he was busy himself. He didn’t have to, he wanted to. We have seen instances of him missing Jk intensely (Hawaii, his To find you live) and instances where they went to see each other as soon as (again Hawaii, the Hotel after Dubai, Jk’s voice in Tae’s live). So to me this is not far fetched at all. Imo Tae did know about NY, he just didn’t know the exact location and what they would be doing. He wasn’t surprised to hear they were filming, more concerned about the motorbike 😂.

What we see from Tae and Jk in AYS is closeness and familiarity. They walk and sit together closely. They share phones. They watch each other. They look like a unit to me.

We have actually talked about this a lot. My tag for Ays is: