#these are the men we choose to stan i'm losing it

[stormyoceans]

Well, we have a chance to keep Tawinan-actor. Even if he goes to study, he can act in supporting roles, he will not have a permanent partner, which means he will be able to kiss all women and men. * tries to be optimistic, but fails* I am so shocked by this news. In an interview, Jimmy said that something would happen by the end of the year. Maybe that's what he meant. This year has been difficult for me, I admit, since I came to stan the actors, and both of the boys' acting jobs were, to put it mildly, not exactly what I expected from them. Is Jimmy having a crisis for 30 years or what? Now he has such a chance to develop his acting potential, but he chooses to study. I'm sad to say this, but the age of an actor is short, but maybe Jimmy rethought and realized that he didn't need it, and he would return to his blog on YouTube, like bimbeam, who also decided to retire from acting and will also keep her blog. Okay, the whole letter looks very offended, and it probably is. As for people, I'm happy for the boys, but, to be honest, their personal life apart from movies is not interesting to me. I guess I just have to watch two they TV shows from time to time and just move on and try not stan anyone else.

for what is worth, i really do understand how you feel, anon. they dropped this news on us completely out of the blue, and personally im very sad at the possibility of no longer having actors jimmysea on our screens for who knows how long

im sure that if jimmy has indeed made the choice to go study abroad then he must have had his reasons that he will eventually share with us when the time comes, but knowing them isn't necessarily gonna make us feel any better

i think it would have been different if i liked last twilight, or if i cared about the dentist show, or if i were certain we would still get sea acting by himself in other projects while jimmy is studying abroad (like if they gave me that series about the dating life of a queer man with sea as the main lead????? LOVE YOU JIMMY HAVE FUN YOUR BOY WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS WHILE YOU'RE AWAY), but i feel how i feel about those shows, and after what we got this year i have no confidence in GMMTV actually giving sea decent roles or even just something to do at all, so. yeah

and the thing is. ultimately im a grown ass woman. there's no parasocial relationship strong enough to bring me down, so im still gonna be here watching shows and stuff because well. where else am i supposed to go, this is my psych ward. however, im gonna miss jimmysea and the particular brand of comfort only the two of them were able to give me, and i already know that without them im also gonna lose a lot of people on here, so it will be hard, im not just gonna pretend it won't be

for now we're still here together tho, and until we won't get an official announcement im gonna hold everyone's hand and clown one last time

[moonbowcats]

all of them. Tell me everything. Any interest. Anyone. Give me the ships. Rant if you want. Idc

Yo cool :D My ship opinions are slightly boring, I like most canon ships honestly haha

Warning this is very very long. I got carried away rambling ^^'

Gravity Falls

Dipcifica and Mabicifica! I love both because I'm a multi-shipper, but if I were to pick one, I'd choose Dipcifica. I don't know why, I just absolutely love the vibe.

My opinions on the old men ships are more complicated honestly.

Fiddauthor and Fiddlestan are fine. I guess Fiddauthor's cool, it's cute, but I'm just not as invested. I like Fiddlestan for some reason though, despite the fact they didn't interact much. Don't ask why. The fandom also mischaracterizes them a little, because I think both Fiddleford and Stan are too, well, depressed after losing Ford to have any romantic relationships, but in general, I do like the ship.

I like Billford (started shipping it as a joke earlier, but once TBOB confirmed it [sort of] I was surprised and became an actual shipper), but I feel like a lot of people in the fandom tend to mischaracterize it.

There's no way in hell Ford would develop any romantic feelings towards Bill after all the abuse he's done. Maybe if Bill were to ever actually get redeemed (and it would take so much time), he might consider forgiving him, becoming friends at most. Come on guys.

Pre-potal romantic feelings? Possibly. I like to think Ford as aroace, so I still think it was platonic, but it could've been romantic.

I almost certainly think Bill had a thing for Ford though. Not at the beginning. It's funny to headcanon he only became liking him after the portal incident, not caring much about Ford until the portal incident. After Ford gets all swears eternal vengeance, Bill starts thinking "Ohhh things are getting good! This nerd's intriguing me". And only after Ford is gone he realizes he really did ruin this man's life, and he starts trying to get him back. I mean, just look at his description of "love" in TBOB and tell me that's not what he tried to get Ford back.

Anyway, that got long, so moving on!

The Owl House

Oh my god I love Lumity so so much. It's my number one favorite ship. I never understood why everyone said they liked Huntlow more. I mean, I respect all ship opinions, I just wish there were more appreciation for Lumity as a ship itself outside of the LGBTQ+ representation.

It's so good!! What I love about it is that it's somehow a balance of the dynamics I like! It's an "enemies to lovers" while not having it be toxic! And it's avoiding the boring "friends to lovers" trope.

If it makes no sense to why I'm obsessed with that part, context is I know about Kataang vs. Zutara ship war thing and I'm so glad Lumity is something in between those two. Anyway, point is, I love Lumity. Silly little witches.

Raeda, Huntlow, and all the other canon ships are cool too. I'm just not as invested as Lumity haha. I'm fine with ships like Huntmira and Huntric too, fan content made me like those too :)

Hazbin Hotel

Basically the canon ships (again). Chaggie, Huskerdust, Cherrysnake, and Staticmoth. I have a few complaints about Chaggie, because for me, it took me 5 episodes to be able to tell they're dating (and only when they directly stated they were girlfriends). But yeah it's still cute.

But ships like Radiostatic are fun too! I like one-sided Radiostatic, and also Radiostatic itself! I'm not sure which I prefer, we need more clues from the show to tell if it really is romantic feelings or if Alastor still likes Vox and is just good at masking like he doesn't care, many things like that, but both options are cool.

I also like Staticapple for some reason? No clue why, Lucifer and Vox literally never interacted. Maybe it's because they're my favorite characters and their dynamic sounds interesting (I don't want it to become canon though if that makes sense?)

Also Radioapple. I don't get why it's as popular as it is honestly, no offense. The dynamic is cool, but I'm just not seeing why it's so popular, since they interacted only in one episode. But I can see why it's shippable.

Amphibia: No strong ship opinions. I like Sprivy and other canon ships. I'm cool with any Calamity Trio ships, but I see them as just close best friends. Having them end up romantically just ruins the show's theme of friendship, in my opinion. I'm not against it though, just not my cup of tea.

DuckTales 2017 and Darkwing

BOTH SO UNDERRATED OMG. GO LOOK AT THESE TWO SHOWS NOW! Anyway- my DT17 ships are Weblena, Dellumbra, Scroldie, and Drakepad. The other canon ships in the show are fine I suppose, just not intriguing. Donaisy got better, but Fendra... errrrr... I think I'll just stick to Fenton x Gyro (idk the ship name).

Scroldie and Drakepad got me so so invested at one point though. Love those two ships, Drakepad is still my #2 ship. I prefer DT17 Drakepad over 1987 Drakepad, but both are cool.

Alright, that's all my current fandoms. If you read all this way, congrats, I'm honored someone was interested in my rambles. Have a virtual cookie! 🍪

[mp3minded]

I really didn't want to make this post, but I just couldn't sit with my thoughts here.

@loveislandthegame I apologize for the awkward context I'm tagging you for, but I want this to be an actual open dialogue where anyone can feel free to share their perspective (and that invite extends to anon too), because that's what I want this to be, and it was this post that made me want to have my say too;

Before I get to anything else, I want to list off everything I agree with you and anon on;

I'm a firm believer in the player having a breadth of choices for LIs to endgame, so I wish Sienna and Hazel were in-game options for anon too, especially considering..

I also agree that there only being 2 sapphic options for this season tops is a serious lack of options for wlw players.

Whether or not the player is strictly sapphic, or fiercely loyal to who they coupled up with last before the reunion, I do agree that being forced to kiss another man for the "kessing" game was horribly handled, because it takes an important choice away from the player.

There was a definite lack of well-written women this season, that lose facets of themselves that lie outside their interests in men.

Considering the layoffs Fusebox had awhile ago, I think there being at-least one incel writer on the Fusebox team is a very likely case.

I'm not sure if we got the same anon, but my first and second points are stances I've elaborated on before here;

Now, I can confirm that Liam's three-way after the show was with Sienna and Hazel, not Bea.

Liam also apologized to Bea after the show, and probably didn't even know if he was forgiven or not until this moment, because realistically she probably didn't want to text him back, understandably so;

Now, the bit from anon's ask that, as a black stan of Liam, did bother me;

"It'd have made just as much sense as Bea and Hazel fulfilling all of Liam's white boy fantasies. Because women of color are once again written to be toys for the sexist white man to entertain himself with before he confesses his feelings for the main character."

Even though I've confirmed Bea was nowhere in his three-way, and it was Sienna instead, there's still more I want to respond to here.

I don't like talking about race on this sort of topic because there's no pathway that would "win" here.

There's canon, where he doesn't limit his grafting pool to white women, which lends way for him to then be insinuated as a race fetisher. It's also insulting to Liam stans of color such as myself, and Hazel (though I wouldn't call her a literal Liam stan, she's just involved here too), because it implies that we lack the capabilities to make our own judgement calls on whether or not someone is only interested in us, as black women, because of our race.

And if it was only white women he pursued outside of MC instead, he could then be given side-eye for a coincidental trend like that.

Hazel has expressed that it went beyond physical attraction for her and Liam, for at-least some point in time, and it appeared that the sentiment was mutual from his end as well;

If it was just a laugh for Liam the whole time, he wouldn't of done any of that.

And again, I don't like talking about race here. But anon has expressed interest in Sienna (besides Hazel), and;

Both Liam and Sienna are blonde, green-eyed white people, whom would've had interesting enemies-to-lovers arcs, if Fusebox had let it be an option with Sienna too.

I guess the other main thing I was upset about, besides the race stuff, was that the last thing I want is for the fandom to be any more divided on this stuff than needed, in my opinion.

I don't expect most people to understand my interest in Liam, because I know that he's farrrrrr from perfect. But, the same can be said for Sienna, and really, it just comes down to not yucking other people's yum.

[ladymorghul]

Aemond can truly be called a villain after he'll execute the Strongs at Harrenhal and burns the Riverlands…until then, I definitely agree that it's way too soon to assign him this label. Maybe so far he would deserve it for killing Luke, but like you said, TB stans refuse to condemn Daemon and call him a villain for his bad deeds and will keep doing so even after B&C, yet we're supposed to do it with Aemond?

I also agree with the other anon that it's some Aegon stans who are often starting this whole Aegon vs Aemond discourse and I also think it's mostly because they are frustrated with how Aegon was treated by the writers vs how Aemond was (I think they did it to prop up Rhaenyra though, not Aemond, so everyone watching the show sides with her claim) but frankly they should direct their complaints at them instead of beefing with Aemond fans and lowkey hoping that Aemond also gets villainized next season by having him act like a psycho who cares about nothing except himself instead of receiving a proper arc with him slowly descending into madness.

That's not to say Aemond stans are innocent in all this. We all know how the Aemondwives act about him, claiming he's this very loyal, dutiful prince, who truly cares about the women in his lives and would never SA a woman (vs Aegon who's a rapist and Daemon who's a pedo -- just pointing out some of them say when they compare the men) and generally someone who'll never do anything, intentionally or not, that puts Aegon's claim or his family into danger…which we know is false and I'm sure they will change their tune once he hooks up with Alys ("hey we never said he's dutiful", "doing his duty did him no good, he still became a kinslayer, now he has every right to choose love this time since Alys is the only one who can love him for himself", etc.) and effectively loses the war for the Greens by abandoning King's Landing and then separating with Criston.

agree with much of this. but also... the more i think of what follows, the more depressed i get lmao

yeah neither aegon nor aemond have completely innocent stans who didn't feed in some way into the discourse. and with aemond stans it's tricky because many of them are not fans of tg characters, just aemond, so i've seen some say they don't care if he leaves them all for alys because they would too. some jokingly some not, it's the same narrative as parentified aemond narrative.

but yeah, i wish everyone would calm down and see the real villains (the writers!)

i'm joking i'm joking... but am i. my baby alicent </3

anyway we'll see what happens next season in the actual show but i'm sure that the great aemond vs aegon fandom war, 2024 ac will come

[spaceorphan18]

Unpopular. Santana is not an amazing character, the fandom excuses her antics too much.

Ha. Okay.

I'm going to be diplomatic on this one. Every time I post an opinion about Santana I either get people yelling at me or lose ten followers.

(I'm being hyperbolic.)

There are two parts to your thoughts - A) Santana as an amazing character. B) Fandom excusing her meanness and ager.

There were times when Santana is an amazing character. When the writers took the time to flesh out her character and have her be more than a series of mean spirited rants she was a pretty complex and interesting character. I think her struggles during season 2 were relatively well handled. And her growth in Season 4 into Season 5 was relatively well done (until they regressed it some with her fight with Rachel.) When she gets to be a full character and not a schtick or a plot device, she is a good character.

When the writers needed her to play the mean/bitchy girl, that's when I think she isn't so great - and am not a fan. I don't think (and I feel this way about Sue and Quinn and a lot of the mean spiritedness of the show) that humor based in belittling someone else is funny. (People speak of her rant against Kurt as too much, but I didn't find her meanness in Season 1 funny, nor things like how she treated Rory in Season 3 entertaining either (even if I think Rory is easily the most boring character on the show)). I think the writers being a bunch of men kind of held back the possibilities of really creating a phenomenal character out of Santana and, really, out of all the women on the show.

The reality of fandom, in regards to the second part of the question, in any capacity is that a lot of them don't want to look at the good or the bad of a character but instead chooses a side. A lot of fandom discourse always seems to be bent on having to defending /why/ you like x, y, or z -- hence people defending even the worst choices of a character. And there's a strange sort of gatekeeping in which, even if they are your favorite, the minute you say something /bad/ - it means you don't like them.

It's an unfortunate side effect of 'stan' culture that I don't agree with. I think you can acknowledge that your favs can be good or bad and still have them be your favorites. Humans aren't either good or bad -- and live in a gray area of morality. So why do we need to make sure that our fictional characters live in some unachievable plane of existence?

Oh because some troll on the internet is going to tell you why you're wrong for loving the thing you do.

So, bringing back around - there are things I don't like about Santana, which doesn't erase the things I think are good, or erase the fact that she means a lot to a lot of people. And I think it's unfortunate that stan culture sometimes gets in the way of open discussions about things. Ah well.

<3

[haechanhues]

ATEEZ October

Why did your bias become your bias?

Well as an OT8 stan I do have to say I can never choose a bias like 5 years later because I just keep going 'oh what about that one' 'no but he's too funny' etc

because he looks like he could kill you but he's really so fucking kind

the absolute beauty this man beholds is crazy

i'm in love everytime he picks up that sword or the gun for their wonderland performance like c'mon demon

i like that he's just kind of gone crazy these past few years allowing us to see more of his personality and that unhingedness

he's so emotional and i love that and he speaks so softly most of the time

i actually really fucking love his humour and just the subtle 'i'm gonna kill you' whenever someone even remotely crosses that line like yes that's a parent

he's so talented and his ambition is crazy like how he became a trainee and his musical origins are insane

love that pitch of voice when he raps - very melodic

i love his hobbies and how openly interested he is in them like i love the fact he doesn't hide his interest in fashion and etc

his little laugh and the power behind him when he performs is crazy

he's such a ray of sunshine and puppy like and i know that's no secret but he's generally someone you need around to have a good time and i think that's such a nice quality in a person

he's really competitive which i'm surprised by how pouty and etc he gets whenever he loses which is rare but when he does he's so cute about it

he's just such a well mannered guy like how the fuck does he exist and he's so shy when he puts his hand over his mouth

such a hardworker and i just know he never puts anyone down for their own troubles but just makes sure it's easier for them

such a good performer and just balances out the whole group for me

his humour again, like there's always something cooking up there and he doesn't waste it nor the opportunity to just blurt out something crazy

he's so unpredictable in the most gentle way

i always love the quote that wooyoung had to look after him otherwise he would've been a victim of some sort of scam and the world needs more gentle men like him

his dance is crazy like always so nimble and quick on his feet, his ground and footwork is probably the most admirable of them all

his vocals i need to hear more of it

I'm sorry but i couldn't mention yeosang's gentleness without mentioning san because he protects that side of yeosang the most and i love that he's such a calm and steady protector and comforter

such a righteous guy too like i've never been overly attracted to that until later in life but he's just so 'i have my roles set in place by my father and i'm going to abide by them' and when he was babysitting JUST...AHHHHH

the way he just understands each of their songs like his own little narrative and adapts to what the song needs on stage is crazy and i just love seeing him put the wow on everyone's faces

i love when he sulks like what a baby

he's such a good guy and we love to see it - when he got mad at this fan (i'm not sure she was an atiny) but the husband chucked out all her merch and he got mad mad

how this guy is known as princess always astounds me he's never afraid to just...be the baby or the 'smaller' one that needs looking after

i also like how candid he is with most stuff especially seeing him in his solo schedules this week he's just very candid and speaks honestly but politely and never once acting like he's superior

he's got such a fluid waist i didn't think he'd do it but i was proven wrong and he's got such a slutty stage presence bruh i'm surprised i labelled him as like 'grim reaper' energy and i don't know what that means but like so powerful and i can't get over it

trained 't' galore - i can see how he tries to understand others and their feelings and although he may not get the point he still tries to display that understanding of others and avoid trying to hurt their feelings

so shamelessly confident too like how attractive can you get

honestly probably the bias if not one of them but let's ignore me for now but he's so ruthlessly loyal and protective like when seonghwa was getting all that hate - stood up for him and was VIOLENT about it too (love it). when yeosang moved to kq - followed him 'we succeed together or lose together'. the biting motion during his free dance in 'the real'. i just know he will step on toes to get his point across.

SUCH A FLIRTY PERFORMER my fave - especially in 'the real' i think it's his time to shine.

such an energetic presence amongst his friends and people and just giving everyone some life or like the confidence to show their personality

really smart and he doesn't get enough credit for it

needs a kick up the bum most times but we love him for it

more than likely the other bias but his performance and vocal skills outshine every time and when he's relaxed you'd never know until you see him at a concert or around atiny and just the lungs on this man so clear and powerful

i love that he's so huge and yet he just talks with the softest tone and his hands are so gentle i know it like he's cradling a baby bird in them

he's so fucking funny and he knows it - like yes i wanna hear it and i wanna hear the other members laugh

so candid as well but like on the more quieter level and tries to be polite and soft at all times even though he's built like he could wreck your shit absolutely

i love when he's forced to give hugs or get a kiss and he just lets it happen and he's so cute i could hear him be cute all my life and i'll never get tired of it

[findsilver]

George and I lived very near each other in Liverpool. So, in fact, we were just a bust stop away from each other. I'd get on the bus, and then the stop afterwards George would get on.  (...)  Might have been a failing  of mine, to tend to talk down to him, because I’d known him as a younger kid.   —  ANTHOLOGY, EPISODE 1.

[thedarkplume]

Hey, guys I hope everyone's day is going spectacular! As you all know, today is Chris Evans 40th birthday!! I wanted to do something special for such a special day. Thus, I have compiled a list of my absolute favorite stories written for Chris Evans's characters.

Be advised, however, some of these are dubious consent, non-con, daddy kink, spitting, squirting, oral m/f receiving, creampie, anal, and all other manner of kinks I did not realize I enjoyed until joining the site.

It took me a very long time to compile this list and I may have to do some for Sebastian Stan later since some people want to cancel him. But we're not going to talk about that right now.

Here is a list of some of my absolute favorite Chris Evans stories in no particular order.

Golden Boy (Dark!Steve Rogers) - @angrythingstarlight

What sets this one apart from the rest of her stories, is that there's a deep resentment from Steve to Bucky in the very beginning of their friendship.

What The King Has (Soft!Dark Steve Rogers) - @sincerelythedarkside

I just read this one this morning. This was sooo good guys!

Hidden Solace (Andy Barber) - @ozarkthedog

This was difficult. I kept thinking I'd pick Reparations or Cock Worship, but Andy being a little touch starved did it for me.

Burning Desire (Andy, Steve & Ransom as Triplets) - @sinner-as-saint

She really gives you the best of 3 worlds here!

Ticking Clock (Dark!Andy Barber) - @syntheticavenger

Another tough choice. Synth comes straight for your heart and vagina, and you'll love her for it!

Stealth (Steve Rogers) - @afriendlyblackhottie

I may have bitten off more than I can chew, guys! It's so hard picking just one because there's nothing she's written that I can say is not one of my favorites. I'm telling you, get some wine or your favorite drink (alcoholic or not), put your feet up, and enjoy this lovely lady's artistry!

Back Rooms (punk!Me from Playing It Cool) - @fineanddandy

Not only did she use the fabulous @nix-akimbo edit for this one, but she makes you question if loyalty to a friend is worth walking away from a guy that genuinely wants you.

A Different Kind of Love (Alpha!Andy & Beta!Jake) - @river-soul

Can you imagine having both Jake and Andy in an A/B/O world? Read this story and you won't have to imagine!

Wear Me Down (Ari Levinson) - @navybrat817

Her fight is commendable, but you can't fight fate!

The Valentine's Cock Up (Steve Rogers) - @drabblewithfrannybarnes

God, this makes me laugh just thinking about it!

Original Sin (Dark!Bryce Langley) - @stargazingfangirl18

This had to be my hardest pick yet. What can I say about this ridiculously talented author? She made me lust over Robert Pronge which I promise was not an easy feat. I went kicking and screaming, but I'm here. Honorable Mention to her latest series Necessary Arrangements & Devil's Advocate.

Good Little Wife (Soft!Dark!Mob!Andy Barber) - @donutloverxo

All of her stories have a sort of soft and gentle reader that the men trip over themselves to take care of. I love it!

Goodbye Again (Endgame!Steve Rogers & Avengers!Steve Rogers) - @sweetlyscared

I can go on all day about how much I love this story! The emotions, the love, the loss, gah!!! I'll never not reblog this story.

Snowed In (Ransom Drysdale) - @the-iceni-bitch

Another author who has me lusting over Robert Pronge! I love her Ransom stories, beginning with Snowed In, because while he's still an ass, his girl gives it back just as easily.

Renewing Vows (Dark!Steve Rogers) - @gotnofucks

Dibs is one of my favorite authors. She's one of the few authors on this site that when you read her stories, especially the dark ones, you feel the obsession and single-minded desire to possess you no matter the circumstances. I love how she incorporates her culture in some of her stories as well, particularly the Happily Ever After series. You know it's wrong, but seeing the Avengers in their desi apparel still makes me go, "aww! They really want to make her feel welcomed!" P.S. I really, really came close to choosing Murder at the Whorehouse!

Dark Assassin (Dark!Silverfox!Steve Rogers) - @kleohoneyao3

It took me forever to find this story again. I've always been attracted to older men, but Silverfox!Steve is the goat! My second favorite is Of the Earth.

Little Red series (Steve/Curtis/Andy/Ransom/Johnny) - @autumnrose40

This proud Omega always gives you the best C. Evans characters stories. And she's not afraid to push boundaries with different species(werewolves, mermen, octogods, etc). I'm always so happy to see she's posted something.

Creamsicle (Robert Pronge & Dark!Andy Barber) - @sapphirescrolls

I don't think I need to list Robert as dark, do I??? While she has a cornucopia of dark writings, this is my favorite!

I Have Questions (Steve Rogers) - @royallyprincesslilly

Accidentally dirty-talking Steve Rogers? Hell yeah!

Unhappily Married (Dark!Steve Rogers) - @cherienymphe

This is a wonderfully talented dark writer. I almost chose Twice Bitten several times because (1) she writes vampires the way they're meant to be written, and (2) Steve is so unapologetically hot and cold with the reader it makes me weep. But I do love kids (set in fiction only) and poor Nathan needs a real mother!

Hirsute (Werewolf!Andy Barber) - @avintagekiss24

Whew! This was tough. I literally love all her stories, particularly Blue Ocean Floor and her latest, 'with the weight of the world at the tips of my fingers.' There's a sleek elegance to her writing that is unmatched.

Let Me Teach You (Jake Jensen) - @vannybarber

Jake Jensen does not get enough love. Luckily, he's starting to come up. This writer gives him all the love and appreciation he deserves with this story.

Tell Me You Love Me (Steve Rogers) - @lotusss-flowerbomb

We all have pasts, but if you're going to let your co-workers get drunk around your girl, give her a heads up that you may or may not have hooked up with the gorgeous red-haired spy. Loved this so much!!

Mr. and Mrs. Ari Levinson Invite You to...the Worst Wedding. Ever. (Mob!Ari Levinson) - @caffiend-queen

I've never seen Ari written like this. He's wild and crazy and utterly addicted to his new little wife.

I loved everything about this wedding, especially the author letting us see the different Jewish wedding traditions. If you didn't love Ari before this story, you will after this story!

This was fun you guys! And it gives me a point of reference in case I once again lose some of the stories listed here.

As an added bonus, here are some of my favorite @nix-akimbo edits:

[navegandoaciegas]

Maneater Writing Challenge

(gif not mine, found of Pinterest)

Hello everyone! I hope you’re doing great!!

In honor of the upcoming Hot Girls Summer, and of me hitting 2.6k followers here on Tumblr, I wanted to host a smut writing challenge with the topic of “Maneaters”, aka fem doms.

FemDom is a large term that includes many different kind of dominant women. It originates in the BDSM community and it indicates activities and relationships where the female partner is in charge. There’s different type of femdoms, for example the gentle kind that combines sexual dominance with nurturing elements (example: mommy kink), or the more widely known dominatrix kind that enjoys dominating in a cruel, strict way.

Fem!Dom readers x Sub!Male character is a pretty rare trope in the Marvel fandom, but I hope that by hosting this challenge I will inspire more people to write this type of content.

Let’s go over the boring rules before we can get to the fun stuff:

You can write for any characters played by Sebastian Stan (ex. Bucky Barnes, Lee Bodecker...) or Chris Evans (Steve Rogers, Andy Barber). Any other Marvel character, like Sam Wilson, is also fine.

The story must be a reader insert (character x reader). So no OC’s and no character x character. Poly and multiple characters x reader is fine to me.

The closing date is September 9th, my birthday! No pressure if you can’t get it done by then.

You must be 18+ to participate.

No word limit, but please use ‘read more’ if your story is longer than 250 characters.

Due to the nature of the challenge, all stories must include smut. You can make it nsfw of any kind, as any genre is welcome: fluff, angst, dark (dub-con, non-con), hurt/comfort.

Any AU, trope and kink is welcome except: scat, snuff, gore, underage, bestiality.

Send me an ask or a dm with the prompts you’ve chosen. Choose at least one. You can pick as many as you want from all categories. No limits of # people per prompt.

I’m going to reblog and comment each story I get, and I will eventually create a masterlist with all the submissions I get.

If you have any doubts, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

I picked over 50 prompts in total, so I hope you’ll find at least one that will inspire your creativity.

The prompts are listed below the cut.

Lyrics (You can use the whole song or the lyrics I selected as inspo):

Maneater by Nelly Furtado: I wanna see you all on your knees, knees, you either wanna be with me or be me. Maneater, make you work hard, make you spend hard, make you want all of her love.

Bubblegum Bitch by Marina and the Diamonds: Candy bear, sweetie pie, wanna be adored, I'm the girl you'd die for. I'll chew you up and I'll spit you out, 'cause that's what young love is all about. So pull me closer and kiss me hard, I'm gonna pop your bubblegum heart.

How to be a Heartbreaker by Marina and the Diamonds: Rule number one, is that you gotta have fun, but baby when you're done, you gotta be the first to run. Rule number two, just don't get attached to somebody you could lose.

CryBaby by Megan Thee Stallion: Uh, his friends and his dad hate me (yeah), I broke his lil' heart, he a crybaby

Heart of Glass by Blondie: Once I had a love and it was divine, soon found out I was losing my mind. It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind. Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.

Daisy by Ashnikko: Make your man call me daddy, he talk too much, he's too chatty.

Get on your knees by Nicki Minaj: You gotta beg for it, beg for it, I wanna see you lookin' up. Baby I'ma need you to beg, beg beg for it. Get on your knees, get on your knees, get on your knees.

Poker Face by Lady Gaga: Russian roulette is not the same without a gun. And baby, when it's love, if it's not rough, it isn't fun.

Prompts

Mommy kink

Dacryphila

Gagged and Bound

Anal Plugs

Chastity belts

Humiliation

Degradation

Omorashi

Body Worship

Loss of Virginity (Virgin Character)

Innocence Kink

Corruption Kink

Men wearing panties and stockings

Faceriding

Cuckolding

Revenge/Makeup sex

House Husband kink

Mistress kink

Pegging

Lactation/Breastfeeding kink

Breeding kink

“How quick can you make me cum?”

“I’m not touching you unless you beg me to.”

“Bad boys don’t get to cum.”

“Take it.”

“Please, mommy.”

“You look so pretty on your knees.”

“I like men better when they shut the fuck up.”

“Did that hurt? (...) Good, because it was meant to.”

“Keep making those noises for me, baby.”

“You’re not coming unless I say so.”

“You’re in so much trouble, baby boy.”

“Should've thought about it before you decided to piss me off.”

“Jealousy looks great on you.”

“I’ll be so good to you.”

“I’m yours, all yours.”

“Please, gimme more.”

“So fucking tight.”

“You’re such a pathetic little slut.”

“Look at you, drooling all over yourself.”

Situations (You don’t have to use these, but I thought I could give you some extra inspiration):

Jealous reader shows character who he belongs to;

Reader pegs the ‘_’ (insert whatever annoying behavior you want) out of the character;

Reader cucks disobedient character;

Character surprises the reader with a maid costume;

Reader makes character wear a sex toy (anal plug, vibrating panties, chastity belt) in a public setting;

Seemingly innocent and sweet reader surprises character with a kinky side;

Seemingly kinky and experienced character reveals a soft, innocent interior;

Reader gets revenge on her cheating partner;

Reader verbally humiliates the character;

Character accidentally call the reader “mommy” in the middle of sex;

Yandere!Reader is obsessed with character;

Yandere!Reader thinks that the character is cheating on her with another woman.

Tagging some writers who may be interested. Please don’t feel pressured to join.

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i have decided i will be live reacting to this based off just the first few lines. TOPAZ YOU ARE MAKING ME SUFFER!!

SEONGHWA STILL CALLING HER LOVER!! STOP I LOVE IT STILL SHOULD BE ME IM JUST SAYING

Seonghwa was right, of course. He was fingerfucking you in the back of your classroom, inside the small office connected to it. You were so goddamn wet that the noise of his fingers moving in and out of you was so loud that it was the reason you were whimpering in the first place. Why he made you feel the way you felt was beyond your capabilities of figuring out but it still frustrated you just as much. 

right in the back of her classroom, love it, be embarrassed. this is just so 🤌🤌🤌🤌 perfect-o. such a great start to a second part.

omg the "don't you dare" 🤭🤭 "needy much?" yes, very much.

oof love the little back and forth. like... i can clearly tell some time has passed since part one, but the two's relationship has really seemed to just develop and they grew closer. very like, not enemies, but an old married couple almost lol

i love yn's ambition. like despite fucking seonghwa, she still clearly has a job that she wants and needs to do. she wants to teach and i really admire that as a teacher myself lol

just let seonghwa be a thoughtful lover, yn, i promise you won't be disappointed

ooooo this backstory on the civil war!! i am invested. learning about what both yn and seonghwa did.

“I know you get off me submitting to you,” You whispered harshly. “Don’t pretend otherwise. You seduced me to reduce me to this. A white magic user on her knees for a dark magic user she despised.”

this. i loved this. and especially after seonghwa talks about how both white magic users and dark magic users should be treated equally. perfect.

LISTEN– i love seonghwa calling yn lover BUT IMAGINE IF HE CALLED HER DREAM!! you know..... because she deals with dreams with her magic........ okay i'll leave.

"Just…” You breathed in and then out. “I’m letting you be gentle with me. Please.”

YES PLEASE!!! also i just want to note that yn seems a little unsure about sucking seonghwa off and while seonghwa could be just mean or whatever. he's not. like she clearly wants to return the gesture of getting him off, but she's unsure and seonghwa can see that BECAUSE SHE FUCKING ASKS FOR HIM TO BE GENTLE FHDSKJFHSJKDF I LOVE IT

“I wonder, will you be a good little White Magic User and spit? Or will you be my good little dream witch and swallow?”

SIR??!!?? I WILL GIVE UP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW FOR YOU WITH THAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE

okay that scene with students. just know that there are such thing as dumb questions ALSO the rabbit scaring yn was lowkey funny. loved it.

MINGI BABY YOU'RE TRYING SO HARD. ITS OKAY ILL LET YOU SHOT YOUR SHOT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK IF YOU WANT.

HONGJOONG FHSDKFJHSDKFJSHKFSDJFHKS

CAPTAIN HONGJOONG!!!! FHSDKJFHDSKJFHS oh gosh... i feel faint...

also hongjoong choosing the SAME table that seonghwa first sat at.... very interesting you men of power seem to do... very interesting. got my eye on you.

ooooo wooyoung please be jealous. i love it. also yn being a "heartbreaker" we stan break them hearts my dream queen, break them hearts. also, i'm sensing slight tension between some people....

LE GASP THE SCAR!! I KNEW IT!! CAN NEVER TRUST A MAN WHO WAS A CAPTAIN ����😭 also seonghwa defending yn, baby yes thank you.

“Did she tell you she was mine before she was yours?” Seonghwa didn’t get jealous, however. “How stupid of you to lose her then.”

O M G I LOVED THESE LINES

i'm sensing tension between some people... i think they need to fuck, i'm JUST saying.

“I’m too busy dealing with stupid student antics. I hardly can find the time to summon S-class demons to take over the world,” Seonghwa retorted, rearranging the cutlery in front of him.

hongjoong, sir, you need to worry about the STUDENTS trying to summon an s-class demon, not the director.

wooyoung please, i love you and you're handsome but those dinners aren't it i'm afraid. gordon ramsey would be disappointed.

"exchanging war stories" ummm... yes maam you are now.

You rolled your eyes. “I don’t care about your scars, Seonghwa.”

oof, yn... that's seems a little mean. like damn, i get not wanting to share your past relationship, but no reason to be this rude. THIN ICE.

the sudden rage?!!?? o m g please WHAT?? MANY THOUGHTS JUST HAPPENED!!! also, glad yn was just surprised feels like thats just the right reaction to have to something so sudden. not afraid, just surprised.

that was just a good roller coaster to go on. from the smut to the interactions with mingi, to reuniting with hongjoong, finding out him and seonghwa fought against each other... that hongjoong gave seonghwa his scar. and then to wooyoung's emotions and feelings lingering in the background. yn knowing the cook's not happy yet... almost not totally caring about it, but still realizing that he's not happy.

then yn talking about her past with hongjoong... sort of. i'm sorry topaz BUT IM GONNA NEED A THEIR STORY IN A SEPARATE THING FHSKJFHKSDH. but the ending was just 🤌🤌 and i know by the next chapter that IM GONNA BE FEED!!

just want to say that i also need wooyoung to get his own story. like baby don't worry about that dream professor when you have me 🥴

The past will come back to haunt you

ღPairing: Seonghwa x Reader (f) ღGenre: enemies to lovers, Modern Wizardry School au ღWord Count: 4,732 ღWarnings: mentions of war, battles, mental warfare, fingering, oral (male receiving), public sex, nipple play, breeding kink (he never gives up okay) m and f orgasm, dom hwa/sub reader, cum eating ღRated: 18+ MDNI, smut with hella plot now ღSummary: in an attempt to juggle your new teacher life, your new love life, a jealous cook, and an old flame, you find yourself in serious trouble, up to your neck really, and Mingi still wants to shoot his shot too. If only you could go back to only having to deal with dreams... ღDedication: @mejuii & @downtoamagicalland, @flurrys-creativity​ thank you for all beta-ing but also pushing me down this well farther. look what we've done ღPrevious Part| ღAll of the Parts | ღNext Part

You whimpered and Seonghwa chuckled softly into the shell of your ear. “What’s wrong, lover?”

You swallowed loudly. “Nothing is wrong, Seonghwa.”

“Then why the small noises of discontent?” He placed soft kisses down the side of your neck, with the aid of you craning your neck, of course.

“I don’t want to be here!” You said in frustration.

“Don’t want to be here?” He echoed you in a crooning voice. “A little late for that now, don’t you think?”

Seonghwa was right, of course. He was fingerfucking you in the back of your classroom, inside the small office connected to it. You were so goddamn wet that the noise of his fingers moving in and out of you was so loud that it was the reason you were whimpering in the first place. Why he made you feel the way you felt was beyond your capabilities of figuring out but it still frustrated you just as much. 

“I could stop, I suppose,” Seonghwa mused out loud.

“Don't you dare,” You hissed immediately and then internally winced. Needy much?

Seonghwa continued as if you hadn't said a thing. “But then again, I am having too much fun.”

Your sweater was pulled up to your chin, your bra also pulled up so that your breasts were bare to the moonlight. Every now and then Seonghwa tweaked your nipple so that you would cry out for him more. Your leg was propped up by the chair that normally your visiting students sat in. Everything was so debauched right now, how could you not be dripping, soaking wet?

“If only your students could see you now,” He spoke as he added a third finger to stretch your inner walls. “I hear you’re quite firm with them; that you’ll only accept a hundred percent from them. The grades are showing too, despite the added graffiti to the public washrooms. They call you the Taskmistress. But I’m seeing none of that right now.”

“Seonghwa,” You said through gritted teeth.

He chuckled again, male-sounding and amused. “Yes, lover?”

“Do you have to talk so much? Can’t you simply--”

You didn’t get to finish your sentence because Seonghwa cupped your breast and was squeezing it gently and made you moan. “Come now, you and I both know that most of this is our back and forth. What fun would it be if I simply fucked you and I didn’t speak a word?”

“I--” You let out an unseemly cry as Seonghwa now worked his thumb into the mix, rubbing your clit in lazy circles as he continued to fuck you with three fingers that you now realized he had added. “Seonghwa,” You groaned from simply feeling so much pleasure from him.

“Are you sure you’re enjoying this?” Seonghwa teased, knowing full well how fucked out you were. “You were much louder and more vocal when we used my pain spell.”

Your hips began to roll with his thrusts, feeling your impending orgasm building. “Puh-please,” You whined.

“Please what, lover?” Seonghwa purred, a habit you were starting to resent because it usually meant he was about to get exactly what he wanted.

“Please, can I come?” You whined in frustration once again.

“What will you give me in return?” His thrusts into you slowed to bargain with you.

“Whatever you want!” You said, mind simply focused on your orgasm.

“Not sure you want to promise me that," Seonghwa warned you. “What if I said I wanted you to give me little, fat babies that could run around the campus?”

"Not this again!" You panted. "Seonghwa, we talked about this. Do you really want to have to replace another teacher?"

Seonghwa responded with no delay. "The students can have a free period. It'll be fine."

"No. I did not take this job with the intention of seducing the director and becoming his pregnant lover. I want to teach our students about dreams. I want it to be useful to them in ways that I never got to explore." And that was the utter truth.

"Fine." But he genuinely sounded disappointed by your flat refusal.

"So?" You whined again.

"Did you really doubt I'd start this without finishing it?" Seonghwa thrusted his fingers into you with a curl to his fingers that began to massage your g-spot.

"Hnnnnnnn!" You groaned, teeth firmly biting into your bottom lip. "I meant--! What else--fuck fuck fuck--do you want?"

As much as you knew Seonghwa enjoyed playing with your body like it was an instrument, he wasn't getting anything out of this clandestine meeting currently. 

"Hmmmm," Seonghwa contemplated the offer for real this time. "I should take advantage of your clouded brain to ask for something incredibly intimate."

"Seonghwa!" You whined.

"Take me in your mouth, lover. I only think that's fair, hmmm?" Seonghwa placed soft kisses on the back of your neck, sweaty or not. In between being completely lewd with you, he seemed to hint that he could be quite the thoughtful lover… if you let him, that was. And you were not inclined to allow that.

"Fine fine fine FINE! Just," You let out another whimper, rolling your hips desperately. "Wanna come!"

"My pleasure," He assured you.

He focused solely on fucking you with his fingers, hitting the soft spot inside of you again and again, until you had to bite down on your finger as you came. The scream that threatened to come from your mouth was too loud to be coming from your classroom so late at night. If someone came in to check on you, you would be beyond embarrassed. Not to mention, it would probably give Seonghwa just another reason to lift the veil and reveal to any one that was willing to listen, that he had you wrapped around his fingers--literally and figuratively.

You whined over and over as your climax lapped at your nerves, echoing and making you twitch still. Seonghwa always seemed to have this effect on you. Or at least what you had noticed during the past few times you had let this happen again.

You groaned as you let your leg down after Seonghwa pulled his fingers from within you. You turned around, kneeling on the floor, needing the rest but also preparing for what you were willing to give Seonghwa in return. It, unfortunately, gave you a perfect view of him sucking on each one of his fingers to clean your wetness from them. You watched as he seemed to take great relish in the notion, those dark eyes peering down on you as he did so.

"What did you mean by 'ways you never got to explore’?" Seonghwa adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose habitually, as if your previous conversation had just occurred to him.

You rolled your eyes. “It was on my resume, Director,” You said smartly. “I was in the Intelligence Corps during the War.”

Seonghwa cocked his head curiously. “How is it that we never met?”

It wasn’t the first time he had referenced the civil war before. “Well, I was not involved in any of the physical or metaphysical fighting. Because of my penchant for dreaming, I worked covertly. I dove into the other side’s dreams and pulled imperative information for my side to use.”

Seonghwa hummed in acknowledgement. “I heard about you.”

“And would I have heard about you?” You asked, interest piqued. 

Seonghwa grinned and it sent a shiver down your spine. “I was a part of the metaphysical fighting. They sent me in to make a bloody mess of the battlefield. After each successful battle, I went back to collect a Corpse Crow feather. It was my trophy, of sorts."

"The Reaper?" You said in awe. 

You couldn't help it. You had heard of the stories of the man that could summon demons like they were his beloved pets. When the legend spread about how he was secretly Death's reaper, the White Magic Army grew more resolute to subdue the Black Magic Rebellion. It was only more proof that any black magic user was simply there to ruin the world.

Seonghwa’s fingers curled under the corner of your jaw to tip your head back to him. "I only fought for our rights. We deserved to be treated as equals."

"I know you get off me submitting to you," You whispered harshly. "Don't pretend otherwise. You seduced me to reduce me to this. A white magic user on her knees for a dark magic user she despised."

Seonghwa smirked. "Don't hate me so much now, hmmm?"

"I don't." You broke your gaze with him. "You're very gentle when you want to be."

"When you'll let me," Seonghwa corrected you softly.

"You're being ridiculous," You shook your head out of his grip. "Are we doing this or not? I have papers to finish grading, that you so rudely interrupted me from doing."

Today it was leather pants that you reached for. His long body was framed with a rather obnoxious red jacket. Seonghwa was the fanciful dresser, but then again, it seemed he relished it as the director. He said nothing as you impatiently yanked his pants down to his thighs to reveal his cock.

"It's going to get messy," Seonghwa warned you. His hand was on the top of your head now, almost cupping the back.

"Don't you like messy?" You grumbled.

"It's an adorable look on you, certainly," Seonghwa said, smiling crookedly.

You scoffed at his remark. "Don't get cute with me. It will do you no good."

"Right," Seonghwa gave a nod, sharp and quick, "You prefer me to be intimidating and arrogant."

You rolled your eyes. "I'm starting now."

"I'm ready for you, lover," Seonghwa purred.

You struggled, genuinely, to get all of Seonghwa inside of your mouth. He was that long. You should have realized it, all those times he had fucked you and hit the end of you, but it didn’t quite have the same effect as taking him in your mouth. After taking him as far into your mouth as you could, you released him with a lewd pop. “Yeah about that blow job…”

Seonghwa cocked his head, “Chickening out already?”

You sent a glare up at him. “Seonghwa.”

He hummed back at you in affirmation. “I'm listening."

"Just…" You breathed in and then out. "I'm letting you be gentle with me. Please."

Seonghwa became serious, his eyes searching yours. "Don't."

You blinked up at him. "What?" 

Back came his charming smile. "Nothing. I'll treat you good." Next, Seonghwa rubbed the head of his cock against your lips. "Treat me good too."

You opened your mouth and let him push in. You found yourself flattening your tongue and Seonghwa pulled out. The tip of your tongue ran along the underside of his head before he pushed in again. You slowly began to bob your head along his length. 

You focused on the moment, about to close your eyes when Seonghwa’s hand tightened, making your scalp tingle. "Don't you dare close your eyes, lover."

You let out a big breath through your nose and flashed your eyes upwards. "Oh, if looks could kill," Seonghwa chuckled.

You dropped your jaw and changed the angle. You pushed Seonghwa’s sensitive head crudely against the side of your cheek. He swallowed, clenching his jaw in response. 

"I wonder, will you be a good little White Magic User and spit? Or will you be my good little dream witch and swallow?"

You leaned back, circling your tongue around the head of his cock. When he tossed his head back, revealing the sharpness of his jaw and the beauty of his neck, you brought your teeth gently down.

Seonghwa sucked in air as a hiss. His lips curled on one side. "Oh, does the little white magic user have teeth?"

You took him swiftly back into your mouth, barely battling down your gag reflex, but managing to get him down your throat. Seonghwa moaned. You hollowed your cheeks, bracing a hand at the base of his shaft, and taking him as deeply and as quickly as you could. Seonghwa’s moans turned into a crescendo of airy cries until he literally shot his seed down your throat.

"Fuck," Seonghwa swore, his plump lips releasing from his teeth. 

You released him and wiped your mouth with the back of your hand. "Guess that makes me--" 

You made a face and Seonghwa laughed, albeit tiredly. "Mine? No, I'm not sure that applies to you."

You stood up and pulled all your clothes back in place. "I suppose you should go then."

"Professor," Seonghwa winked at you and left in a cloud of his scent.

You fell more than sat into your chair, combing your hand through your hair. What the hell were you doing?

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"I'm going to teach you how to crush up valerian root properly, so that you may induce yourself into a dreamlike state," You said, smiling brightly.

One of your students raised their hand. "Can't we just spell ourselves asleep?"

"You could. But if you spelled yourself asleep, how are you going to spell yourself out of it… if you're asleep?" You raised an eyebrow at them.

The student looked sheepish and you patted their shoulder. "So we go for a more natural remedy and that way we can estimate how long we'll be under and when we'll be able to wake up."

You pulled out a mortar and pedestal and carefully explained how much root for how many hours. The technique for grinding was tedious but any chunks would mess up the estimate of how many hours you'd be sleeping. 

A small white rabbit with terrifying pink eyes hopped onto your desk, scaring you. "You may inform your students that classes are done for the day."

You frowned at the talking animal until you realized it was a demon Seonghwa had summoned to deliver a message. "I want you to all be prepared to be grinding these roots tomorrow and if I see any chunks then you're going to be sleeping through the weekend, understood?" You announced crisply.

"Yes Mistress Dreams," Your class intoned and then it was like a zoo for them to get out.

The bunny remained, however. "Can I help you?" 

"You're dismissed as well." The bunny twitched its nose and then it was gone.

"Damn arrogant black magic users," You cursed under your breath. You exited your classroom promptly.

"Professor!" Mingi caught up with you quickly, as was his right with his long legs.

"Does he do this a lot?" You wondered.

"Dismiss class all of a sudden?" Mingi thought about it for a moment, "Yeah. But I don't think he does it for the students."

"Oh, certainly not--" You had to bite your tongue. Maybe you shouldn't make scathing comments about the director of the school to another professor. You changed the direction of your sentence, "Why does he do it?"

Mingi rubbed his fingers together, a nervous tick, you had gathered during your first few weeks here. Oddly enough, the soot on his fingers never smeared. "Dunno. He's very hush hush about it. Everything resumes the same the next day. Maybe a dry announcement that love spells are forbidden before All Hallows Eve and it's better if you simply don't get caught doing it."

You let out a noise of disbelief. "Of course. Because the higher evil is getting caught, not doing the love spell itself."

Mingi screwed up his face in concentration, "Not sure I've ever been caught in a love spell. Once, there was this animal whisperer who--"

"Mingi," You stopped his far-fetched story before it got out of hand. "It's a rare day off. I plan on finding a good book to read and enjoying the last of the fall sunshine."

Mingi smiled pleasantly. "That sounds nice. Perhaps--"

"Nope," You cut him off, "Don't even think about it. I do not want to get involved with the faculty." Which was true. You had made that mistake once and you didn't really want to think about what Seonghwa might do if he caught you with another professor.

Mingi shrugged his shoulders, unfazed. "I've got a bottle of Gin that was said to be made by the wee folk if you're ever interested."

You couldn't help but be a little charmed by his confidence never wavering. “Heard, Professor Elements.”

Mingi made a face, “Please, call me Mingi.”

You laughed, waving a hand and taking a separate path to town. You did have a lovely afternoon in the library. The town had a small one albeit stuffed with interesting books that you had never picked up in the big city. You found a café to snack and read until the owner quietly pushed you out, insisting you get some real food from Wooyoung’s pub.

It was an utter surprise for you to come face to face with your old captain. “Hongjoong?”

“Lieutenant,” Hongjoong smiled widely, “To what do I owe this honor of your presence?”

“I work at the school,” You maintained your frown, “The real question is what are you doing here?”

Hongjoong shrugged, “Here? I’m getting dinner.”

“Hongjoong,” You scolded him, “We aren’t in the war anymore, you don’t have to dance around with your words.”

Hongjoong giggled and you followed him into the dining room. “Old habits die hard.”

Hongjoong sat down, a wide stance but he also happened to choose the same table Seonghwa had when you first dined here. Old habits die hard indeed. Two men that were used to guarding their own backs. 

“Will you sit with me?” Hongjoong wondered, his eyes shining up at you.

“I’m not sure that’s a good idea, Joong.” You winced at the shortening of his name. You didn’t think that sort of intimacy was called for anymore.

“Please,” Hongjoong motioned for you to take the chair across from him, “You know I don’t beg for much.”

You took the seat, albeit reluctantly. “You don’t need to. What station do you have now within the army? Lieutenant Colonel?”

“General, actually,” Hongjoong corrected you, ducking his head slightly in humbleness.

“Congratulations,” You said cordially.

Wooyoung came up to your table but he wasn’t the flirty, happy man you had known only a few weeks ago. “Mistress Dreams,” Wooyoung said to you bluntly, “What would you like for you and your guest?” Except Wooyoung made ‘guest’ sound like it was a derogatory term.

“Whatever you feel like making this evening, Woo,” You said gently. Looks like he wasn’t too impressed with your stint with Seonghwa.

Hongjoong followed Wooyoung with dark eyes. “Always a heartbreaker, Lieutenant.”

You clucked your tongue at him. “That was a long time ago, Hongjoong.”

“Doesn’t feel like it.” Hongjoong looked directly in the eyes. 

“Well it was,” You insisted, “Better to leave it in the past.”

“Isn’t this a pleasant surprise,” A cool tone drawled from behind you.

You whipped around in your seat to find Seonghwa with a not-so-pleasant smile on his face. "Ah, Seonghwa, I'd like you to meet Hongjoong, my--"

The tension between the two men could cut like a knife.

"What am I missing here?" You wondered.

"My scar? The one you never asked about? He gave it to me."

You stared at Hongjoong. "You met the Reaper in battle?"

Hongjoong ignored your question. "How did you see his scar?"

You looked down at the table immediately. "That's none of your business."

"What a world we live in," Hongjoong laughed mirthlessly. "Where Black Magic users and White Magic users fu--"

"Sir, there is a lady present." Seonghwa smacked a hand down on the table rather loudly. "Do not insult her."

Hongjoong cocked his head, tongue caught between his teeth and you knew you were done for. Hongjoong was very petty and vindictive, in his own way. "Did she tell you she was mine before she was yours?"

Seonghwa didn't get jealous, however. "How stupid of you to lose her then."

Hongjoong’s eyes narrowed down at the director. "I didn't lose her."

"Hongjoong," You scolded him, "Seonghwa, enough of this. Like two horses, you two, stamping and snorting at each other."

Seonghwa bowed his head. "I'll let you finish your dinner."

You let out a great sigh, rubbing your temples. “Need I remind you that the war is over?” You turned to Hongjoong, “If I can work for him then you can endure a dinner with him.”

Hongjoong nodded curtly and Seonghwa took a seat. “Won’t this be fun,” Seonghwa muttered.

“You’ve settled in well?” Hongjoong queried inquisitively.

You nodded, sipping the fruity drink Wooyoung had made for you. “Everyone has been very welcoming.”

“I bet,” Hongjoong said, eyes sliding back towards Seonghwa.

Seonghwa grinned devilishly. “If I had it my way, she’d be plump with peace babies as we speak.”

You choke on your beverage, spraying the table and yourself. Good thing there wasn’t any food yet. Seonghwa offered you a handkerchief and you snatched it from his hands rather rudely. Damn men and their egos needing to be stroked.

Hongjoong’s eyes were glittering brightly with malice. “Some things never change, I suppose.”

“Alright,” You said in a hoarse voice from choking, “My sex life, past or present, is not a dinner subject. Got it?”

Seonghwa ran a hand through his hair. “Understood.”

“You never did tell me why you are here, Joong?” You changed the subject. Seonghwa narrowed his eyes at the familiar shortening of your captain’s name.

“Oh, Seonghwa is used to me skulking about. I’m his unofficial supervisor. Everyone in the school board is terrified of him, so they send me to make sure he’s not using the school as a sacrificial lamb for a S-class summoning so he can take over the world,” Hongjoong said with a delighted grin.

“I’m too busy dealing with stupid student antics. I hardly can find the time to summon S-class demons to take over the world,” Seonghwa retorted, rearranging the cutlery in front of him.

“Wooyoung, what’s taking you so long?” You shouted, rethinking your life choices.

“I now have three perfect dinners to prepare!” Wooyoung yelled back from the kitchen.

After a few more minutes of crashing and banging and shouting, Wooyoung brought out three dishes. Seonghwa’s salmon still had its head attached, Hongjoong had a vegetarian dish and yours was burnt chicken souvlaki. 

"Wooyoung!" You frowned hard, "What's this?"

Wooyoung almost sneered. "It's what you're getting."

Seonghwa laughed but it was arrogant and not nice. "He cooks with his emotions. These are his emotions."

Your eyes shot up to Wooyoung. He won't look you in the eye. You feel guilty even though you're not sure you should. "Oh," was all you could manage.

Hongjoong scoffed under his breath when Wooyoung shot back to the kitchen. "I love visiting this town."

You turned towards Seonghwa. "Should we go?"

"Quite," Seonghwa drawled. He stood up, pulling the lapels to straighten his velvet jacket. He offered his arm to you.

Hongjoong rubbed the bridge of his nose tiredly. "Maybe I should get some rest. It's been a long day."

"We'll see you at school tomorrow," Seonghwa nodded curtly.

You were about to take Seonghwa’s arm when Hongjoong wrapped his hand around your wrist. "Lieutenant?" 

"Hongjoong…" You really didn't know what to say to him.

He smiled, tightly, "I'm sorry. Old habits truly die hard."

You felt your heart softening. "I'll see you tomorrow, Joong."

“What’s tomorrow?” You wondered after you were walking down the softly lit road back towards the Academy.

“Hongjoong has an announcement to make to the students,” Seonghwa revealed yet revealing nothing.

“Oooookaaayyyy,” You drew out, knowing Seonghwa wasn’t going to say another thing. You fumbled around until you pulled his handkerchief out of your pocket. “I should give this back to you.”

Seonghwa hummed, taking it and putting it in his vest pocket. “Are you going to tell me about him?” He said after a moment of silence. 

You sighed heavily. You knew Seonghwa was going to ask about Hongjoong even though he had no right to do so. Seonghwa side-eyed you from beside you. “I’ll tell you about the scar he gave me if you do.”

“Is this what we’re doing now?” You laughed, “Exchanging war stories?”

Seonghwa remained silent. He certainly wasn’t going to beg for it. It would be an equal opportunity exchange. If you wanted to know about his scars then you had to tell him about you and Hongjoong. It was up to you. He always left it up to you.

You rolled your eyes. “I don’t care about your scars, Seonghwa.”

Seonghwa pursed his lips, his only hint to frustration. “Indulge me.”

“When I got conscripted from school to the army, the war was in full swing. I was assigned to the Intelligence Corp immediately. Hongjoong was my captain. I grew feelings for him, for his ambition to move up in the army and his determination to put this war to an end as soon as possible. There was a mission, they asked me to not just simply peek into someone’s dreams, they wanted me to eat it, and in doing so, make them forget the memory completely.”

“Isn’t that against your code? To destroy?” Seonghwa offered.

You nodded. “Still, they said we had to set our code aside, it was a war after all. So I did it. Not soon after, the negotiations started up and when the war ended, I resigned. Hongjoong wasn’t happy with me but I wanted to leave the war far behind me. I took my war spoils and set up my family nicely. I got my teacher license and now I’m here.”

“Do you love him still?” Seonghwa asked.

You shook my head, “I left that behind when I left the army.”

“My turn I suppose,” Seonghwa kicked a rock with his polished loafers.

We just so happened to be in front of the school’s gates. “I’m still hungry,” You said truthfully.

“I could tell you over dinner,” Seonghwa suggested.

“Seonghwa…”

“No one needs to know,” Seonghwa proposed. “It could be me just checking in with my newest professor to see how she is adjusting to her life.”

“Over dinner? While you tell me a personal story? Seonghwa!”

Seonghwa combed a hand through his hair. “You have made it very clear that no one can ever know about this. I am doing my best. But you are wearing my patience, little white magic user.”

“Excuse you?” You demanded.

Seonghwa did not deem it important enough to explain himself further. “Will you or won’t you come to my rooms for dinner so that I may pay you back and tell you the story of my scars?”

“Well, you certainly make it hard to decline with a tasty offer like that,” You said with sarcasm coating your tongue.

You found yourself up against the brick pillars that held the black iron gates to the school. Seonghwa’s face was pulled into a snarl, with his hand precariously around your neck. You weren’t scared of Seonghwa, simply surprised at the moment. He had gone from slightly frustrated to a full on animal rage. Had he been hiding that the entire night?

“Hello, Reaper,” You cooed.

You watched as Seonghwa carefully packed away his dangerous side until his eyes simply burned brightly. He looked slightly bashful at his outburst. “It seems like you have a talent for bringing this out of me.”

“You better be a good cook because it’s going to take a hell of a dinner to apologize, Director Park.”

Seonghwa winced at the use of his formal title. He let go of you and allowed you to straighten your clothes. “Please, I prefer when you call me Seonghwa.”

You sent him a cool look, “Perhaps you’ll earn that title later. For now, you will remain as my boss. I don’t feel like you deserve to be called by that name right now.”

You walked into the school grounds, waving your hand and the gates recognized you as a teacher. They swung open and you sent a look over your shoulder. “Are you coming or am I going to have to cook for myself?”

Seonghwa looked towards the sky, whether for guidance or to send a prayer, you weren’t sure. “Coming, Lover.”

“Seonghwa!” You hissed.

He smiled, looking back like his charming self. “Thought you said you weren’t going to--oof!” You smacked his chest.

“Don’t push your luck.”

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[bookofmirth]

I find the speech Lucien needs to leave Elain alone and have her autonomy very funny.

Does Lucien show up once a year, except when he goes to work and Elain is being held back from making choices?

It only took 2 years or less from Acofas to Acosf, Lucien might want it in his mind that things work out between them, nothing wrong with that and that's why he still gives this and looks forward to it.

Elain is single and as Cass made clear, she can talk to all the men she wants in the Night Court.

Elain and Lucien are partners and in the book it indicates there was no rejection on her part, so I don't blame Lucien for still waiting.

But at what point is he preventing Elain from having autonomy in her life, or is he acting as if he's letting her decide?

Elain doesn't even need permission, though Az believes he can decide for her.

Sorry for the rant, I hate it when I get the rant that Elain has no choice or autonomy and Lucien who shows up once a year is keeping her from dating other men.

It's been about 2 years now and Elain is not the child that people sometimes seem to think she is..

Elain herself didn't decide her life, she didn't take the reins of her life and when she takes it for me her first step won't be choosing who she's going to spend her life with.

Her choice will not be in her love life, but in who she wants to be.

Sometimes people also forget that Lucien and Elain are partners and prefer that they treat each other as enemies...

Lucien might be waiting because it's her partnership, and also because it's worth it, and I doubt it's going to be another life Az to wait 500 years to accept him..

Rhys waited or he would wait for Feyre for years...

Cass would also wait for Nesta for years...

Waiting doesn't mean it will stop Elain from making choices and taking away her autonomy.

What is Lucien really doing differently from the other males of the Acotar, everyone there was waiting for a chance and none of them was accused of taking away the autonomy of the partner.

Sarah has beaten us over the head with how respectful Lucien is being towards Elain. She's giving us the green light to stan.

And we are being beaten over the head with how much "choice" Elain has in her life. She can do literally anything she wants, and no one would stop her. There are things that happen to her that are out of her control, but it's never been because someone stepped in and said, "hm, you must do this now". It's always been bigger forces at work, like her father losing his money? Poor decision-making. Being rich again? Thanks, Tamlin's magic. Being Made? Betrayed by Ianthe. None of those things were personal, none of them were characters saying "I'm going to make Elain do what I want!" It was completely different for Feyre when she was under Tamlin's control and then was targeted by Amarantha. Those were just events occurring organically in the story that impacted Elain's life, for better or worse. The way she reacts to them is completely, 100% up to her. In every way possible, Elain is given complete independence. She is naive, but she isn't stupid or a child, like you said!

Lucien wanted to know if she was worth fighting for - and he is fighting, in his own way, by waiting for her.

What is Lucien really doing differently from the other males of the Acotar, everyone there was waiting for a chance and none of them was accused of taking away the autonomy of the partner.

EXACTLY Lucien is acting exactly how Rhys and Cassian did. Rhys and Cassian stepped back and waited for Feyre and Nesta to be ready, to make their own decisions, to fall in love (if that's the path they wanted!), to be with other people, they fought, they had tension, they disliked one another at times, it's all the same.

The biggest difference is the fact that Elain and Lucien knew right away that they are mates (you cannot tell me that she didn't know right away too, not when she looked at him for the first time right before he said "you're my mate"), which to me is a really interesting way to 1) still have a mating bond endgame but tell that story in a different way, and 2) show the tension between what they think they wanted versus what they realize they need.

[transhawks]

I was tagged by @todomitoukei. Thanks!

Why did you choose your URL?

I was originally waxwingedhawks on here until June 2020 when a very kind mutual gave me the transhawks URL due to me really often talking about the "Hawks is trans" headcanon I have.

Any side blogs?

Yes! My main blog (but quite dead) is @baezetsu, my "personal aesthetic" blog is @bacchantis.

How long have you been on tumblr

I think it might be 10 years, though this is the second tumblr account I made. My old personal tumblr got deleted by me....five years ago?

Do you have a queue tag?

Nope.

Why did you start your blog in the first place?

I really wanted to talk about BNHA and Hawks with other people after stalking the tags for a bit. I was never "involved" in fandoms on social media, only forums, so this was a new thing for me.

Why did you choose your icon/pfp

This is by @lemongogo! I just wanted Hawks and Trans flag. Simple, gets to the point, yanno?

Why did you choose your header?

so on the 'main header', it's just a pretty image of Keigo. On the dashboard header, it's basically how I feel most of the time when I make my more inflammatory posts because I've had like.... hero stans, hawks stans, and villain stans upset with so frequently that it felt good to make a joke about it.

What’s your post with the most notes?

My badly made image making fun of Hawks being outed as a spy by the LoV.

How many mutuals do you have?

Probably several dozen.

How many followers do you have?

I lose a lot frequently so often for weeks I'll have a very steady number. Like I get several follows and unfollows a day. Currently it's sitting at 3150-ish, not as many as people think.

How many people do you follow

338. I want to follow more but I'm careful about who I follow since I just don't want to see certain things or rbs from certain people especially. Yes, I xkit and tumblr savior, but sometimes certain usernames on here just honestly trigger anxiety attacks from me.

How often do you use tumblr each day?

I scroll daily if I'm not busy.

Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

Too many. Some I feel were justified in having due to the...frankly disgusting actions of the people behind them. And some I think I could have let go, not gonna lie. I still clearly have very firm beliefs about things, but I was also in a place where I was very much trying to please my former best friend by following her lead or just being just as quick to argue and fight as she was, with little room for nuance or just letting go.

As much as it hurts that the friendship is over, honestly letting her go was probably one of the best things I could have done for my mental health. Sometimes I feel as if I was in some sort of cult where my every move was evaluated for moral righteousness and approval by someone who ultimately didn't know how to care about me as much as I cared for her.

A few months after I ended stuff last year, I came across a tweet from Contrapoints about how "women" show their bitterness and isolation by moral fanaticism, as opposed to cis men, who usually resort to violence (context was a discussion of incel-led violence) and it made me realize just what had been happening and why.

The constant fights, discourse, need for every iota of fandom activities align with some moral radical leftist code that had genuinely nothing to do with actual fucking activism - it was a product of bitter, angry women and someone who was socialized as a woman seeking to find whatever piece of power they could have since the world so often denies people like us any material power whatsoever. And that's not...who I want to be. I don't want to be domineering or aggressive. Even if I don't mind arguing itself (I'm Ashke, we argue!), the constant fights and constant feeling of having to justify even the smallest, silliest things wore me down.

In short, I was probably an incredibly unpleasant person to deal with for a long time. I'm sorry, and I'm trying to change myself for the better.

How do you feel about “you need to reblog this posts”

Definitely dislike them.

Do you like tag games?

If I'm not busy, I like doing them

Do you like ask games?

Sometimes! If I have time.

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

Quite a few within the meta-writing or villain/hawks stan community! @thyandrawrites and @moodyvoid and @scarletrain1724 and @linkspooky @todomitoukei and I'm probably forgetting people but if I see you a lot you're bnha standom famous I guess lmao.

Do you have a crush on a mutual?

Yeah. Two of them. I don't say anything though because I'm tired of internet relationships and am trying to meet people in meatspace.

[badbedforbedding]

By deliberately crowning another woman in front of the collective nobility, Rhaegar Targaryen humiliated his wife and damaged her position as his future queen.

We both agree that the crowning of a 'Queen of love and beauty' holds political significance for the nobility of Westeros, especially this one because the champion was the Prince Rhaegar. Regardless of the mysterious reasons for this to have happened, I still don't see how this is worse than murder and rape.

By "damaged her position as future queen" you mean that has she lived her position would have been in danger? Because nothing in the books points out to her being thrown aside, mistreated or dismissed in view of what happened at the tourney. Her being a hostage of Aerys is a result of the attacks of Robert and company, and it's part of being a noble woman in Westeros, a sad part, but she wasn't the only hostage in times of war.

You seriously want argue that Elia and her children weren't in danger there?

You still prefer to discuss the hypothetical danger Aerys was to Elia than the real crimes committed against her by Tywin and Gregor. What did Aerys did to Elia? What did Gregor Clegane did to her and her children? Remind me, please.

He abandoned them, leaving them alone and vulnerable to men who would murder them. Be it Aerys or Tywin.

Rhaegar went out to fight a war, he didn't abandon them. It's expected of lords and princes to lead the fronts lines of the conflicts, and it's expected of ladies and princesses to stay home and pray for them. I'm not saying it is fair or good, but that's how it works in Westeros. You can be mad about how Rhaegar couldn't stop Tywin or anyone from getting to Elia but no one goes to war expecting to lose.

At the end of it, Rhaegar had his chest smashed by Robert's axe and Tywin and his men got to the Red Keep thanks to Jaime. So what a shame a dead man couldn't save his wife.

You didn't answer my question regarding Elia and Rhaegar's time in King's landing before he went out to fight a war. When I asked you to take Ned&Cat's situation as an example, I meant the part where Cat had to choose how to react to Ned bringing a bastard son with him. Yes, in Westeros every woman is dependable on her husband for safety and comfort, Cat chose to "forgive" just to avoid fighting and damaging the relationship that has just started, but of course there is bitterness and the one to suffer the consequences of their choices was Jon.

You take away any agency and voice that Elia might have had because it's easier for you to stan a character that never makes mistakes; she can't make them if she makes no decisions. So for you Elia was just a victim of everything and everyone, very sad but this idea leads to the flattest character in the books.

And no, GRRM doesn't write about perfect heroes and flawless princesses; I'm not whitewashing Rhaegar or excuse 'cheating'. I'm just looking at the bigger picture, the entire scene presented by the author, that has still some missing pieces, and concluding that Rhaegar was far from the worst person in that mess. Definitely not the one to be hated so fervently when Tywin lived to enjoy the glories of his victory with no repercussions of what he did.

Even Doran and Oberyn Martell want justice from what the man did to their sister and her babies. Do they ever mention hating Rhaegar for what he did? I don't think so, it seems to me that that was just your personal choice.

@riana-one My answer got too big to fit the comments section, but here it is.

I asked you what did Rheagar do to his wife and children, and you said:

"Nationally humiliating his pregnant wife."

You are saying that Rhaegar "showing favor to/sleeping with" Lyanna while being married caused Elia to be seen or talked about as if she is not good enough but literally no one ever describes Elia as being lesser than Lyanna on account of what happened, no one describes Elia negatively at all. Elia is not remembered in any way unfavorably to her image, honor or worth.

I know cheating is a thorny subject and people have their own feelings about it but there is no textual proof that Elia might have felt humiliated or hurt by whatever happened between R/L.

You're assigning these feelings onto her, it's just your personal opinion of how you think she should feel. Call it a theory, a headcanon or whatever, still; we don't know what she felt, and the noble society of Westeros did not bolster any ill rumors about her after her death. So where is the public humiliation?

Furthermore, to propose a headcanon of my own versus yours; I think there is the slight possibility that Elia had her own secret lover on the side and that comes from a quote by Varys:

Varys gave him a shrewd look. "My little birds tell me that Princess Elia cried a . . . certain name . . . when they came for her."

Next you said:

"Disappearing after kicking off a major war while leaving his wife and children unprotected and in the reach of Aerys."

I think you choosing to talk about Aerys fits exactly on my original post's point, after all Aerys wasn't the one to rape and kill Elia. Who was it again? Have we forgotten already?

Elia was by Aerys's reach the moment she moved into the Red Keep, but that is besides the point, the guy was terrible, but he didn't kill her.

Aerys actually needed Elia alive to use her to control the dornish as seen in this Jaime's pov:

He (Aerys) had finally realized that Robert was no mere outlaw lord to be crushed at whim, but the greatest threat House Targaryen had faced since Daemon Blackfyre. The king reminded Lewyn Martell gracelessly that he held Elia and sent him to take command of the ten thousand Dornishmen coming up the kingsroad. Jon Darry and Barristan Selmy rode to Stoney Sept to rally what they could of griffins' men, and Prince Rhaegar returned from the south and persuaded his father to swallow his pride and summon my father. But no raven returned from Casterly Rock, and that made the king even more afraid.

Also in the quote above, we see that Rhaegar did came back from wherever he disappeared to (as you put it) in the south to hold back the rebellion. If he talked to his wife in this time, how and about what they might have talked, unfortunately we don't know. There is not much evidence of anything, but to conclude Elia was left all alone with no information about anything by her husband is a bit too much. Or are you saying Elia would avoid/ignore Rhaegar just out of spite or anger when he is the guy she depends on for her security and that of her children? Take Ned and Catelyn's marriage for an example.

Lastly I disagree again when you say "Rhaegar kicked off a major war", that's a reach because it wasn't just one action that kicked off the war, but a series of events mixed with Aerys declining sanity being well-known throughout Westeros at that point.

The Prince disappearing with the daughter of the Warden of North did cause tension with the northern Lord, but then Aerys killing said Lord and his son was what crushed any chance of peaceful relations.

By then each lord picks their reason to stand for war, but the truth is that this moment was long coming and the lords of Westeros were waiting for the slight show of vulnerability by the Targaryen king to take over KL.

My point still stands: people will rather complain about Rhaegar for cheating on Elia than point out Tywin and Gregor's involvement in her murder.

[loudestcloud]

Things I own that I think Kirishima would have too

1. Lil' Huggy Puffer Sharks!

First off, we do not have squshmellows over here and if we did I wouldn't be able to afford them. I only own one and that's the Kirishima would have the entire shark collection because I don't think he could stop. He might even go so far as to buy all the sea themed ones, who know? The default names for the sharks are Stan and Sutton but I think Kiri would call them something better. Stan also has a darker version and I think Kiri would get both and make the names sound similar. For anyone wondering, mine is called Kiripima, sometimes just 'Pima, he has messed up teeth just like I do and I got him £7.99 or so at Peacocks.

2. Lynx shower gel

I only have the cool metal and it's only cos my step dad used to use the manly men™ stuff. I like to think Kirishima has the cool metal one and that TetsuTetsu uses the Fever one because they had a birthday party together n those gift got mixed up but they didn't notice. If you have a bath and wash with cool metal, it makes the water all metallic and I think that's super fun and he'd enjoy that.

3. A Straw hat

It's heavily implied Class 1A reads One Piece and while Smash isn't cannon, thank gods, Kirishima is the one to make the biggest reference to it we have and it's directly about Luffy so hat. I think Franky is his favourite tho cos Franky is that mix of fun yet strong and manly but non toxic will cry at everything type of guy and Kiri can relate to that.

4. Cheap arcade machine toys

I feel like Bakugo and Kirishima go to arcade's a lot because most games take patience or you'll set off the alarms so it's nice for Bakugo to clear his mind. As Bakugo is "too cool" for the actual prize tho, he'll pretty much always give them to Kiri and que the 'Thats so manly of you, bro'. From what I've seen, Japanese arcade machine are a lot cooler than the UK ones so the Cheap toys I mean probably aren't there but basically the vibe I'm going for is non name brand and questionable fabrics haha. My little guy is called Tubs, he's 11 to years old but I live near a sea front and my family used to work at Holliday parks so I grew up on these types of toys.

5. Fatgum hoodie

Cos he's a support son who loves Fat!!

6. Pink Croc bracelet

I've had mine since 2006 and it doesn't fit but it's still around cos I don't wanna lose those memories and it's a nice texture. Kirishima would also have a pink one cos pink is manly and if you wanna know why this 2000s mess is what a choose for him, it's cos he dead ass wears Crocs. I don't make the rules. Now, he'd have a lighting McQueen charm, a butterfly, a pride one, and a little flame. He has more but you can't fit too many on at once or they'll fall off when you move. He gog Kaminari a black one and then Kaminari found out that Jiro has a purple one cos she let it slip that she has some charms if they wanted some so now it's a little thing with them 3.

And that's all I got rn, hope you enjoyed!

[search-for-light]

The ShawMila Mess

Camila and Shawn claim they don't use social media on their phones anymore, they don't care about what people say, they want to keep their relationship private and then as soon as Camila's Liar music video is released, Shawn posts a disturbing kissing video as a "joke". What a contradiction! Can these two and their teams stick to a single narrative please?!

Now more people are discussing the kissing video from Instagram than Camila's actual music video. Why was this video uploaded today at around the same time as the Liar music video release? The kissing video is most likely prerecorded as I don't believe Camila and Shawn are in the same city at the moment. I could be mistaken.

This relationship has turned into a mess for Camila because not only does everyone keep calling it fake, she is basically pushing the narrative that she is a cheater. She was pining for Shawn Mendes while she was claiming to be deeply in love with Matthew. Or so they'd like us to believe.

In her live, she kept asking her mother, Sinu, when she should say she wrote Shameless and Liar. Do you need to think that much when it comes to telling the truth?

I'm certain that her album has been ready for a while.

She didn't just write up Liar and Shameless in the last few months and pick those for release over everything else that was ready. This was always planned. They just wanted to give Señorita the time to succeed before releasing her music. And this kissing video is nothing but trying to create a narrative even if it means people talk about it more than her actual music.

In the Liar music video, Camila shows that when she chooses her "true love", she loses all the riches and goes to rags. Has her picking Shawn Mendes made any difference to her career? Even ShawMila stans claim she's clearly winning. So how can her true love be Shawn? Any bad publicity hasn't affected her financially. What if she chose a same sex partner? Now THAT will certainly raise eyebrows. Is it a coincidence that Camila chose to include two gay men who finally accepted they had feelings for each other even though they were both in relationships with women?

However, the music industry (even the film industry) doesn't look too kindly upon LGBT+ artists. She would definitely lose a lot of deals and publicity should she ever come out. Essentially going from "riches to rags" and "woke to broke".

Isn't that the reason why even the likes of Kristen Stewart picked PR relationships?

And it's 2019.

The only reason that would explain why it's important to highlight ShawMila at this instance is to make the public believe her true love is Shawn even though neither have actually ever said they are in a relationship because they want privacy (they've done everything EXCEPT be private). That way neither have lied to us. If we think they are dating, that's on us.

Don't know about the rest of you, but I'd rather think of them as a PR couple than Camila as a cheater. I just wish we all were talking about Camila's music rather than her relationships but here we are.

[dukereviewsmovies]

Duke Reviews: Captain America: The First Avenger

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews Where We Are Continuing Our Look At The Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Where Today We Are Looking At The First Movie With The First Avenger, Captain America...

When I Saw The Trailer For This Movie, I Had No Idea Who Captain America Was, I Had Seen The Original Movie With Matt Sallenger When I Was Younger But I Had Absolutely No Memory About It Whatsoever And After Watching The Nostalgia Critic's Review Of It, I'm Glad I Don't...

So I Went To The Comics And Bought An Omnibus Of Captain America Comics With The First Few Issues, And I Liked It To The Point I Couldn't Wait To See The Film In Theatres, However, When I Saw The Captain America Costume I Started To Not Hold Out Much Hope For The Movie As It Didn't Look Like Captain America From The Comics

And The Idea Of The Human Torch Playing Cap Instead Of Someone Who Hasn't Been A Superhero Just Added To That But Luckily, When I Saw The Film I Absolutely Loved It But Is It As Good As I Remember It?...

Let's Find Out As We Watch Captain America: The First Avenger...

The Film Starts In The Arctic, As 2 Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Are Taken To A Ship That Has Been Uncovered By A Russian Oil Team, Lasering Their Way Into The Vessel, The 2 Agents Find The Vessel Iced Over. Discovering What Looks To Be A Red, White And Blue Shield Covered In Ice, One Of The Agents Tries To Contact Nick Fury, Saying That He Has To Know About What They Found...

But Before We Can Find Out, We Go To A Flashback In Norway In The Year 1942, As A Hydra Tank Barges Into A Church, So The Leader Of Hydra, Johann Schmidt (Played By Hugo Weaving) May Enter With Soliders To Find The Tesseract...

(Imitating Agent Smith From The Matrix) Mr. Anderson...

Searching A Tomb, Schmidt Finds Something That Looks Like The Tesseract But As Schmidt Points Out, The Tesseract Was The Jewel Of Odin's Treasure Room And It's Not Something Someone Buries...

Asking The Caretaker Where The Tesseract Is To The Point Of Threatening To Destroy The Entire City, The Man Points To A Big Wooden Wall Carving Of Yggdrasil, The Tree Of The World, Which Is Where Schmidt Finds It...

With The Caretaker Telling Schmidt That He Contol The Power Of The Tesseract And He Will Burn For It, Schmidt Kills The Caretaker Before Walking Out...

Meanwhile In New York, We Go To An Army Enlistment Center Where Steve Rogers (Played By What's Left Of Chris Evans After Playing This Character For Many Movies) Attempts To Join The Army Only To Not Get In Due To His Bad Health..

Going To A Movie Afterwards, Steve Gets Mad At A Guy Who Doesn't Care About The Newsreels And Wants The Cartoons To Roll Which Leads To A Fight Outside Between The 2 Of Them...

Saved By His Best Friend, Bucky Barnes (Played By Sebastian Stan) Who Got Himself Enlisted And Is Shipping Out Tomorrow So, That Night Him And Steve Take 2 Girls (One Being Possibly An Ancestor Of Clara Oswald) To The World Of Tomorrow Expo Where They See A Science Demonstration Done By Howard Stark (Played Here By Dominic Cooper)...

Going To An Army Recruitment Center At The Expo, Bucky Tries To Stop Steve From Enlisting Again (As He's Been Lying On His Enlistment Forms And That's Technically Illegal) But Not Willing To Sit On The Sidelines Anymore, Steve Tells Bucky That He's At Least Got To Try No Matter What The Cost...

Telling His Friend To Be Careful And To Not Do Anything Stupid, Bucky Leaves, Overhearing His Conversation With Bucky, Steve Is Confronted By Dr. Abraham Erskine, A Scientist Who Works For The SSR Who Offers Steve A Chance To Get What He Wants...

Meanwhile At Hydra HQ, Johann Schmidt Has Arnim Zola (Played By Toby Jones) Work On A Machine That Will Transfer The Power Of The Tesseract Into Weaponry For Hydra....

Activating The Machine, Arnim Zola Is Cautious When Raising The Energy For The Transference But Schmidt Is A Patient Man And Places The Machine At Full Power Which Causes A Interesting Effect But It Works...

With The Energy They Have, Zola Tells Schmidt That It Could Not Power All Of His Designs But Change The War As Well As The World...

A Few Days Later At The SSR Base Camp, Steve And A Bunch Of Other Guys Are Briefed By Agent Peggy Carter (Played By Hayley Atwell) And Colonel Phillips (Played By Agent K Himself, Tommy Lee Jones) Who Tell Them About The SSR And How They Will Be Choosing A Man To Be The First In A New Breed Of Super Solider...

Cue The Training Montage!

Well, I'll Admit Steve Isn't Mulan But He Got The Flag!

With Erskine Deciding That Steve Is The Right Man For The Job, Phillips Fights Erskine On It As He Believes That Steve Is A Loser And That A Man Named Hodge Is Better Decision As He Passed All Their Tests, But Looking For Qualities Beyond Physical For This, Phillips Decides To Throw In A Dummy Grenade Which Steve Gladly Takes For His Fellow Soldiers, Saying That He's Still Skinny, Phillips Walks Away...

With The Experiment Happening The Next Day, Erskine Pays Steve A Visit In His Bunk Where He Asks Erskine Why Him? This Leads Erskine To Tell Steve How He Was Recruited By Adolf Hitler Himself To Join The Nazis But Telling Hitler That He's Not Interested, Hitler Instead Sent Schmidt Who Shares A Passion With Hitler For The Occult And Myths...

However Unlike Hitler Who Believes It To Be Fantasy, Schmidt Believes It To Be Real And That There Is Some Great Power Left By The Gods Waiting To Be Seized By Man. Hearing About Erskine's Formula, Schmidt Could Not Resist Taking That Power For Himself, But When Schmidt Took It There Were Unfortunate Side Effects...

Saying That The Formula Amplifies Everything That Is Inside Of The Person, With Good Becoming Great And Evil Becoming Worse, He Says That That Is Why Steve Was Chosen Because A Strong Man Who Has Known Power All Of His Life Will Lose Respect For That Power Where A Weak Man Knows The Value Of Strength And Compassion...

Before Tomorrow, Erskine Has Steve Promise Him One Thing, That He Will Stay Who He Is, Not A Perfect Solider But A Good Man...

Back At Hydra HQ, Schmidt Tells Zola That His Men Have Located Erskine And Tells Zola To Give The Order To Kill Him...

Taking Steve To The SSR's Hideout, Peggy Takes Steve Into A Lab Where The Experiment Will Happen...

Meanwhile At Hydra HQ, Schmidt Is Visited By Some Of Hitler's Generals Which Leads To Him Showing Them The Results Of His Work By Saying That Hydra Is Developing An Arsenal To Destroy Schmidt's Enemies In One Stroke Including Germany, Which Leads To Him Wiping The Generals Out With One His New Weapons...

I Guess We Can Change The Name Of The Musical To Springtime For Red Skull...

With The President Retasking The SSR To Go After Hydra, Steve Wants In But With Erskine's Death, Phillips Considers The Project A Failure As Erskine Promised Them An Army Of Super Soliders And That Just Having Steve Is Not Enough To Win The War.

However, A Senator Believes Different After Both Him And The Country See Steve In Action And Offers Steve Another Opportunity To Serve His Country...By Selling War Bonds....

(Start At 0:22)

And What Can I Say About This? I Absolutely Love It! There's Only One Other Thing That Could Top It And That's If They Played This...

Doing A Performance At An Army Camp That Goes Horribly, Steve Runs Into Peggy Who Reminds Steve That Erskine Wanted Better For Him Than To Just Be A Performing Monkey, Seeing Wounded Soliders Come In From The 107th, Steve Remembers That That Is Bucky's Troop Which Leads Him To Talk With Phillips About If Bucky Survived And Phillips Makes It Look Like He Didn't...

Asking If Phillips Is Planning A Rescue Mission For The Ca, Phillips Tells Steve No As They're 30 Miles Behind Enemy Lines That Are Heavily Fortified And They'd Lose More Men Then They'd Save, But Unable To Accept That Steve Plans A Rescue Mission With The Help Of Peggy And Howard Stark, Who Takes Steve Into Enemy Lines On Board Stark's Airplane...

Parachuting Into Enemy Lines, Steve Boards A Truck That Takes Him Into Hydra Base, Once Inside, Steve Rescues The Missing Soliders Including The Howling Commandos (With Two Of Them Played By Damien Dahrk And Spider-Man's Principal?)...

(Start At 0:31)

With The Soldiers Fighting Hydra And The Base Exploding Around Them, Steve And Bucky Go Up Flights Of Stairs Only To Be Confronted By Schmidt...

(Start At 0:30)

Back At The SSR Camp, It's Believed That Rogers Is Dead But...Yeah, Steve Survived As Well As The Soliders From The 107th Including Bucky...

Meanwhile In Washington, Steve Is About To Get A Medal For Valor By The Senator But Of Course He's Not There...

Stan Lee Cameo!

Returning To The SSR's Headquarters In London, Steve Shows Peggy The Locations Of The Hydra Bases That He Saw On Schmidt's Map While Bucky Tells Them About The Weapons Factories However, Hydra Has Shipped The Parts To His Main HQ Which Is Not On The Map...

Phillips Tells Carter To Coordinate With MI6 (Which Makes Me Wonder If Captain America And James Bond Have Ever Teamed Up) To Look For Schmidt's Main Base, While They Send Rogers To Deal With The Other Bases...

With Phillips Putting Together A Team To Help Steve, Steve Already Has People In Mind Which Leads Him To Recruit The Howling Commandos And Bucky To Help Him...

The Next Day, Steve Goes To Meet With Howard Stark, But While He Waits, He Talks With Margaery Tyrell Which Leads To Her Kissing Steve (And Who Wouldn't Want To Kiss Her) Only For Them To Be Spotted By Peggy Despite Steve Thinking That Her And Stark Had Something Going On...

When Stark Talks With Steve, He Tells Him That There's Nothing Going On Between Him And Peggy Before He Shows Steve Some New Shields Until Steve Finds A Prototype Made Out Of Vibranium...

(Imitating Black Panther) Wakanda Forever!

Which Will Work...

(End At 2:02)

Not Happy With What Is Going On With His Bases, Red Skull Tells Zola To Finish His Mission Before Captain America Does Or Else...

Attempting To Get Zola Back To His Headquarters As Quick As Possible, Zola Ends Up Boarding A Speed Train That Unfortunately Passes By Where Cap And His Crew Happen To Be...

Using A Zip Line, Cap, Bucky And The Other Howling Commandos Board The Train Only To Be Confronted By Hydra Soliders With Major Weaponry...

Major Weaponry That's Powerful Enough To Burst Open A Wall...

After Dealing With The Soldiers, Another One Enters And Blasts Bucky Out Of The Train Only To Leave Him Hanging By A Handle, Attempting To Save His Best Friend Steve Tries To Reach For Him But Unfortunately The Rail Breaks And Bucky Just Falls To His Death...

But In Good News, They Capture Arnim Zola...

Phillips Interrogates Zola Who Doesn't Say A Damn Word Until Phillips Gives Him A Letter That Shows Him That The Red Skull Has Turned On Him And Believes Zola To Be A Liability Which Leads Zola To Spill His Guts On Red Skull's Plan...

Finding Steve In A Cafe That Him And His Friends Went To Before It Was Destroyed, Peggy Finds Steve Having A Few Drinks To Try To Dull The Pain Of Losing Bucky But Like The Flash, Due To His Powers He Can't Get Drunk...

But Peggy Tells Steve That It's Not His Fault And If He Believed And Respected Bucky Then He Should Honor His Decision. Understanding That, Steve Swears To Go To Go After Schmidt And Destroy Hydra...

Steve, Peggy And The Howling Commandos Fight Hydra's Soliders Off, But Eventually Steve Catches Up With Red Skull Only To See Him Take Off In His Massive Plane, But When Phillips And Peggy Commandeer Red Skull's Car, They Attempt To Catch Up With It...

(Captain America) You Remember The Little Red Button?

(Phillips) You Don't Have To Tell Me Twice!

(Pushes Little Red Button)

Catching Up With Red Skull's Ship, Steve Kisses Peggy Goodbye, Before Hopping On Board...

As Steve Sees Missiles Targeted For Every City On The Planet, More Soliders Appear To Fight Steve, With Him Defeating Every Single One Of Them, Before Facing Off Against Red Skull...

(Start At 0:28)

With Peggy Contacting Steve On-Board The Plane, She Tries To Direct Him To A Site To Land But There's Not Enough Time And He Has No Choice But To Force The Ship Down...

Peggy Talks With Steve For As Long As Possible Till His Ship Crashes....

We Get A Montage Of What Happened After The War Including A Scene Where Howard Stark Finds The Tesseract In The Ocean And Peggy Keeping A Picture Of Steve Before Cutting To The Future! As Steve Wakes Up Years Later In A Hospital (That Looks Like It's In The Past) By A Woman (Who Is Supposedly Sharon Carter Except Instead Of Emily Van Camp It's Amanda Righetti From The O.C.) Who Is There To Tell Steve What's Going On...

However, The Game Playing On The Radio, Is A Game Steve Went To Years Ago...

(Start At 1:17)

After The Credits We Get A Sneak Peak Of The Avengers Before The Movie Ends...

And That's Captain America: The First Avenger And I Absolutely Love This Movie...

The 1940s Setting Is Fantastic, I Love The Story, I Love The Characters, I Love The Villain Despite Everyone Saying That He's Lame And Honestly I Have No Idea Why Hugo Weaving Did Not Want To Come Back For A Sequel As Red Skull Is Such A Good Character And A Great Villain In This Movie, I Love The Effects In The Movie With The Hydra Weaponry, The Costumes Are Great And It Is One Of My Favorite MCU Films And I Say See It...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke Saying That Next Week We're Tackling The Avengers!