#they'll still live on in every other SM

[booasaur]

The House has passed it.

I know things like this are complicated and sometimes it's an oversimplification to blame the current big issue but I just don't think there's any other credible reason for the dramatic increase in bipartisan support for this ban since the last time an attempt was made. Especially pushing through this bill this quickly, it was only drafted last week.

[SOURCE]

TLDR: They want to ban Tiktok because its largely pro Palestine

[ask-the-wicked]

It is a Wicked Month !!

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“What's the Wicked Month AU?”

Skid and Pump are purposefully troublemakers who misbehave and cause distress to others (excluding his families.. partially) constantly. Skid is manipulative and finds joy in other people's pain, a trait gifted by his own father's genes, while Pump is brattier and follows no rules with the intention of having fun no matter what. It leads to bad reputation, lives ruined and the dreaded decision of changing. But despite all that, they are still spooky kids who loves halloween, candy and whimsical fun, and still have much to learn.

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[scrumptiousstuffs]

This is my first time sending an ask and I promise it will be the last one of this kind. I just want to say that I've read all the other asks and the responses to them, and for me the thing is that people can't bring up First without including Khaotung somehow. But Khaotung gets brought up and talked about on his own or relation to people not First all the time. When his friends do lives he's the one the fans always ask about. And on the few occasions where First is brought up alone people tend to ignore it. It's just how it is. It's cold hard numbers - look how much engagement posts about Khaotung alone or with others get compared to the ones about First alone or with others. And a crowd full of fans screaming when Khaotung asked if they like First isn't really the same thing. What are they going to do, remain silent? I don't think anyone is that rude. But their SM engagement speaks a lot. I can point to several times when someone has started talking about First and the discussion has almost immediately swerved to Khaotung and how amazing he is. I can't do the same the other way. Now I am only on tumblr so maybe it's different elsewhere. I wouldn't know. I do know that Twitter was particularly nasty about First during OF though. Not Sand. First. And there's nothing to be done about it. People are going to like who they like regardless. Maybe the tide will turn at some point, I doubt it, but maybe. But I can't say I don't understand the frustration that is boiling over when I am in the First tag and see more of/know more about what *Khaotung* is doing. It just seems really obvious to me that there's a clear, strong bias. And it's not just the fandom - I can't tell you how many BTS clips I've watched that are all about how amazing Khaotung is, yet First is rarely praised. And I'm not saying Khaotung isn't good. He is. I'm just saying so is First. But the fact that I feel like I can't say First deserves more recognition without someone thinking that I am slagging Khaotung off is also part of the problem, because I have the strong impression that it wouldn't be the same in reverse.

I do think people will stop complaining about it soon, if it helps. It's just letting off a bit of steam in a way that doesn't get them labeled as an anti Khaotung blog. Eventually they'll either move on or accept, and your inbox will be back to being mostly cheerful. And I do want to say that I appreciate reading your answers to them. It must be frustrating to keep getting them when you don't see things that way, and I imagine it feels like an attack of sorts. I don't think it is. Or at least I hope not. You seem lovely and like way more patient a person than I could ever be. Thank you for lending an ear.

Well anons, then you (and I) know what to do. We should all keep hyping First up as well.

I still stand by what I say - I don’t think the majority of the fandom is Khaotung-focus. And what I have seen interviews from directors, they all seem to love FK equally.

But rather than honing on these facts, in the wisdom of my mutual @fadeawayaway - we should keep talking about how great First is as well.

Write those analysis that you want about his acting! I personally still read analysis of his roles in Not Me/TE/MLC/ OF even after these series have finished. I can guarantee you, there will be people like me who wants to read about it. And with hopefully THK bringing in new fans, them engaging about Kant/First when they read your analysis or thoughts about his other characters will put more positive focus on him as well.

Tweet about how you think his acting abilities and his performance against his co-stars (and not just Khaotung), cause I am very very looking forward to his interactions with Babe, Style and Fadel!

I am looking forward to everyone thoughts about Kant when THK comes out (and you will see me become insufferable by retweeting every single gifs and analysis of all four boys).

Hype his singing abilities (he worked hard on this! And it definitely has paid off with the recent meets/concerts). He is a great entertainer on stage and while I jest about his dancing ability (to be fair, I don’t think his bestie is that great either), I have always thought both boys as charasmatic - and I mentioned previously in a different asks, I am always captivated when they are on stage cause they just look so joyful when they performed.

Talk about his host capability and bring attention to it on Twitter - keep his engagement up. So that gmmtv and more fans are aware of his beautiful personality and eloquence when he speaks (because he certainly is! Out of the boys, First is definitely the more natural host and the way he can make guests/the host relax - top notch 🙌)

[expectopatronum18]

Unpopular opinion

Ron and/or Hermione should have died in the deathly hallows. And I say this as someone who loves these characters (probably Hermione more than Ron), but here me out

Now let's be fucking real, I really like ron, but he really wasn't skilled or prepared enough to fight in a war against voldemort, be it magically or mentally. And that's ok! He's still 17, he's not meant to be fighting a war. And to some degree he probably knew that the chances of him actually making it were pretty slim too. But he still stuck with Harry anyways coz there's no way he was going to let his best friend go through with this alone. Because that's who ron is, he'd rather die fighting beside his best friend, for his family, his muggleborn gf and for the cause than play it safe and hide.

Now coming to Hermione, things get a tad trickier here. Yes, she is very skilled and powerful and quick on her feet. But is she powerful enough to take on an army of adult DEs who've trained for years and have experience from the first wizarding war? To win against the darkest wizard who ever lived, who's said to be worse than Grindelwald, who's the most powerful wizard in the whole world after Dumbledore? No, I'd say she isn't. Because she's also fucking 17, she's not even done with school yet. But I think she'd live longer than Ron, or that there's a better chance of her making it out alive. But if she did die it would be extra heartbreaking coz a) Harry (and the readers) just lost 2 of the people who had been there from the very beginning, b) Hermione's parents would live on in Australia, not remembering that they had a daughter, not knowing that their daughter gave her life in hopes of saving her friend and creating a better world.

I majorly have 2 specific reasons for being this sadistic. The first one is the fact that the plot dumbs down it's main villain and his followers just to make the kids win. Voldemort (during Harry's time) is probably the dumbest villain ever written, he doesn't live up to his hype. People have already discussed how stupid his gof plan was. In ootp, during the DoM fight Lucius says that voldemort can't come get the prophecy himself coz the ministry is filled with ppl and he would risk revealing himself. But it's possible for 6 mostly dumb teenagers and an army of DEs, (who hv just escaped azkaban and are sought after by the ministry) to enter in undetected? Doesn't 👏 make 👏 any 👏 sense. The supposedly feared DEs who were trained by voldemort himself can't win against a group of teenagers. It's surprising how long it takes them to take the kids down in the DoM battle. The thing is though, this is out of character for ALL of them. It seems like they were dumbed down just so the MCs could make it out alive. Voldemort during the first WW started out as absolutely no one to having the highest class of the wizarding society obeying his every command. The whole wizarding world was so afraid of him that they wouldn't even say his name. The DEs picked out member after member of the original ootp, mostly coz they were outnumbered but also coz they're fucking death eaters. And ur telling me these guys can't fight kids? Pathetic. Also it doesn't make sense that most of the adults from the first war are dead but all the kids live. Like did the war become safer or sm shit? Instead i would have loved it if the trio got away with things in the first few books, but then realised what a war against voldemort actually means later on. But they won't back down, and they'll still stick with their friend and fight for each other and the cause anyways, and that vil have real, legitimate consequences

Now, the second reason is that it would have been an amazing but heartbreaking callback to book 1. Ron sacrifices himself in a game of chess and Hermione says that there are more important things than books and cleverness, like friendship and bravery. Ron's line of "It's you who has to go on Harry, I know it! Not me, not Hermione, you!" would have also come full circle. Back then they were still 11, so they could still get their happy ending. Now they're in a real war and the stakes are higher, but they'll stick to what they started anyways. Ron sacrifices himself so the other 2 can move forwards, Hermione's intelligence gets her further but she still needs to part with Harry. Harry needs to leave them behind and face voldemort alone because that's how it was always meant to be

And finally, it would have given us a more bittersweet ending to the series instead of that vanilla 'all is well' epilogue. Harry has lost almost every one he loved. But there's still life, there's still hope, and he lives by cherishing their memories and making their sacrifice have meaning. Kinda like the ending of the hunger games. Ik this is a kids book, but Harry Potter as a series is incredibly deep and deals with a lot of fucked up shit, so I think it could handle it if it was written well.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk

[mintaikk]

I literally love humanity sm

Me and my sister were watching Young Justice, and as usual, when Vandal Savage came up, we ended up talking about how horryfiying his situation is, which lead to a talk about ancient humans, and yeah.

And even years before modern civilization thousand years ago, Cro Magnons made art and still played with their dogs and still liked shells and cool stones and liked to make instruments. They made cave art and buried their dead (one guy even their dog buried next to them), and they would put their handprints on things, and they would trade and cuddle and just- I almost cried looking at old stuff they did cuz that's all just stuff we do. I'm still emotional over the guy that had their dog buried next to him (THE SCIENTISTS TOOK THE DOG OUT! IK WHY BUT THAT FELT SO DISRESPECTFUL)

And it also got me thinking how literally every culture has a form of art and all that. Even cultures that didn't have a lot of instruments had singing. Drums were/are practically everywhere because they're easy to make, and each culture has specific dances and songs for different events like weddings and parties; even ancient ones.

I've mostly been ranting about Cro Magnons, but even other stuff, too. These hand prints were made by children on the Tibetan Plateu between 169,000 and 226,000 BC, which makes them the oldest fossil records of humans. Obviously, we don't know why they did this, but it shows something. That humans just want to leave a memory of themselves behind, even ancient children. That's so sweet.

Even 40,000 years ago, Cro Magnons had furries (I'm calling them that). Like, they gave human characteristics to animals and that's so cute and I love how we kept this trait today.

Apparently, the bull on the right was for religious regions. Even 40,000 years ago, humans had religion. I love this sm.

I've been mostly talking about Cro Magnons, but I might as well talk about Neanderthals too, because they also fascinate me. From what I've seen, a lot of people see them as brutish and all that (they did commonly cannibalize each other, but so did humans. Ever hear of the Donner party?), but they made ponchos and weaved things and used herbs and cooked; just like us. They buried their bodies and would leave offerings like flowers. They made symbolic art and used fun toys, just like us. And all of this was 50,000 years ago; 40,000 years before modern civilization.

Also, I hate it when people say that humans are naturally mean and selfish because dogs are right there?? Dogs are descended from wolves, and they domesticated them by feeding the hungry wolves that followed their groups. Humans saw a hungry and weak animal and decided to give it food. And you could argue that they were giving them food so they wouldn't attack them (that probably, definitely did happen), but also, canines will make it known when they're not trying to be threatening. They'll he less aggressive and lower their head and of course, they won't harm or harrass you. It's possible that wolves did that at early human settlements, and the humans let them take the food or gave them food. Humans saw a weak animal and decided to give them food, even though, at the time, There'd be no known benifit. And wolves and humans were enemies, so it shows the empathy that humans naturally have. Humans also took in orphaned wolf pups, instead of just letting them die to lower competition. But they saw a suffering animal and helped it. It shoes that humans aren't naturally mean or viscouse; we just act that way to fit the environment that we're in. God, I hate capitalism and hyper individualism.

But yeah. I'm in that edgy phase where I go from "I hate humanity, why are we like this?" To then realizing that I love humans and I like living; I just hate capitalism. Just me venting somewhat, but humans literally thousands of years ago made art and toys just because they could. Cro Magnons made art and sculptures and music just because it was fun and they could. Humans literally make art and all this fun stuff because it's fun and they can! It makes them happy and fulfilled, and they like leaving their mark on things! And things like AI art just feels soulless once you realize that. These people are taking their time to do something they love, but now people are making ai art just to replace it.

And just other things too I guess. Idk about other places but in the US, anything that isn't work isn't seen as something that's valuable, when relaxing and doing something is just as valuable! And if anything, humans 50,000 years ago creating stuff because they can should show that. Find stuff to do that makes you happy, idk, I'm tired and about to cry again bcuz I'm looking at old fossils and found one of two skeletons being found holding each other. Have fun dealing with my sleepy rants.

Tldr; Edgy tumblr teen has her monthly cry over humanity bcuz of Young Justice villain and realizes how much she loves the world; but just hates the circumstances that he is in.

[ouatsqincorrect]

Do you think the whole fam would go on vacation together? Or a road trip? If so, what role would everybody play on the journey?

I have a few thoughts: Zelena would be the one stir up drama and start arguments during the flight/drive, just for the hell of it.

Regina and Snow are the ones spending loads of time together making dinner for the family every evening whilst on the vacation (it also gives them that extra bonding alone time). That's all I've got right now. How would you categorise the rest of them?

i like to think that, after emma and regina get together and the family starts becoming closer, they spend summers away from storybrooke. they just deserve a break, you know? whether that's going to new york and living there for a couple of months, or traveling around the world, experiencing parts of this realm they've never seen before. storybrooke is home, but it's also stressful as fuck being the people in charge of saving everyone every other day, and regina and rumple have enough money to make any travel plans possible

when they go anywhere in the u.s., they drive. a lifetime of riding horses to get everywhere will make plane rides seem not so fun, so they'll take everyone in a couple of cars and make whatever trek they've decided to venture out on. there are 11 members of this family, so usually, emma, regina, henry, the charming's and baby neal ride on one car. and belle, rumple, gideon, zelena, and robyn ride in another one. (although, when they live in new york for the summer, they take more than two cars just so they don't have to drive each other every where or use taxis--another thing none of them, besides emma) have really gotten around to

but when they go to places overseas, obviously, they have to ride on a plane. and you're absolutely right, no matter how they travel, zelena is always the one causing trouble. it's why regina forces her to ride with belle and rumple because she drove regina crazy the one time she was allowed to be in the same vehicle as her for a more than five hour long drive (belle says having zelena ride with them is like having a third child in the backseat)

and yeah, regina and snow are usually in charge of dinner. emma and david are usually on breakfast duty. belle and rumple figure out lunch, and regina and snow do dinner (zelena's useless--love her sm but this woman is more focused on causing chaos than figuring out this family's meal plan)

traveling with the rest of the family is super important to belle, because she's always wanted to see the world, you know? and now she gets to see it with the people she loves most. regina and her are usually the ones who plan out the day, like which museums they go to, what sights to see, and the two of them definitely geek out the most when going to art exhibits

rumple isn't the biggest fan of traveling, but he finds he actually does enjoy it when it's with the whole family. belle reminds him too that he spent so long trying to come to this world, he might as well explore it a bit. he also loves the museums, he's just quieter about it. david, zelena, and him end up playing card games to pass the time when they're not doing anything

henry finds movies at nearby theaters that they can all go see and emma and regina make sure to take him to video game museums and arcades so he gets to have some fun doing things he loves as well (they also love video games. this whole family is actually so nerdy but--)

they collect magnets from every city they go to, and they put them on the fridge at mifflin. regina's never been one to allow anything to hang up on her fridge, but when emma gets all excited about the idea of having a little piece from every place they've visited together, regina can't help but allow them to decorate her fridge with magnets

also, regina is still mayor, and she still takes care of business in storybrooke. they all do. they communicate with everyone back in storybrooke regularly because even if the job gets tiring, they still want to ensure their town and the people in it stay safe, but it's really fucking nice to leave their everyday live's behind for a little bit and just breathe, get a break, and spend some time together that's away from the weight of being storybrooke's personal heroes

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

This one is really long, sorry!! Take your time responding to these! Also, I apologize for any mistakes 💺 anon

1) In a previous ask, I mentioned WD's (and Wolf's) loyalty to his wife and how Tan is the same so imagine he finds out both wd's and wolf's (+ shigeru kimura) wives died because of what they do or as a failed assassination attempt and he becomes more protective of us (if that's even possible)

2) Speaking of what he does, because of it I think our wedding is small, maybe a few close friends and omg imagine Lem pronounces us husband and wife??

3) Slow dancing with him?? One of his hand gently holding yours, the other one resting on your back, touching foreheads while slowly moving in the dimly lit room 🫠

4) This has been on my mind for quite a while, comparing hand sizes. We're the one who ask him to hold his hand out for us so we can make the comparison and you can see a faint smile as he sees the differences

5) Do you think he gifts us more rings so we match with him?

6) We talked about how he has tattoos that resembles us, how would he react if we got one that resembles him?

7) Ok now more of him after he shaved hehe !! "I won't be riding your face anymore" we tell him and he just freezes. The following days he'll leave lots of kisses down our stomach, doing anything to make us change our mind (it would honestly be so hot to hear him beg for us sm)

8) I really wish to know how the conversation after breaking the bed would go

9) In the novel this man is obsessed with books, so what do you think he likes to read?

10) Also you are so right about what kind of songs he listens to. I have a playlist of songs that remind me of him but they aren't songs that I picture him listening to. I'm starting to believe he doesn't even listen to music :)

More songs from my playlist: Give Me The Night by George Benson, I Like It by DeBarge, Norton Commander (All We Need) by Men I Trust, Tip Toe by HYBS, Outstanding by The Gap Band, Girl by Men I Trust

(Sorry for all the Men I Trust songs, they're my favorite band. Also, 'Girl' really reminds me of Tan, most of the lyrics are in french but when translated it screams reader and Tan, to me at least :)) + he owns Kill Me Pretty idc

Assassin!reader 1) More sassy reader!! Wearing sunglasses while running from yakuzas with a briefcase in our arms. Being overdramatic with our acting. Adding little comments to mock the assassin we're running away from. Happily walking away after gathering intel. 🍒, after humiliating and breaking down a gang leader: Toodle-oo! :D

2) I don't know why I thought of this because in my mind, Cherry doesn't really fight but Tan giving us brass knuckles? And he teaches us how to punch? That would be hot

3) Facetime while they're on a mission!! I feel like they have a laptop with them so it's easier to communicate with us. Maybe they are staying at a hotel when they call us, they talk about how the mission is going, we tell them what we've been up to, what we cooked. Just chill vibes and laughs. Hanging up would be the hardest part.

4) Listen, we could say the weirdest stuff and they'll still defend us. Ladybug is there like "What? That doesn't make any sense." Tan is quick to throw every insult he knows at him while Lem comes up with an argument on how we are actually correct

5) Imagine if we all shared a playlist, the chaos. You said Tan dabbles in classical music so it's funny to imagine that after a song that us or Lem put on the playlist ended, Caprice No.24 In A Minor by Niccolò Paganini starts playing

6) If we're also an assassin, who's babysitting?

+ some more lem 1) About your post of Tan's house, does Lem also live there?

2) Imagine before we started dating Tan, he gets really close and we jokingly say "Ask me to dinner first" (we're not joking we're dropping hints) and he laughs it off. Lem can feel his eye twitching

3) Ok look, he's very happy for us and Tan but that won't stop him from yelling "Cockblock!" when Tan tries to make a suggestive comment (I'm sorry it sounded funnier in my head)

4) All jokes aside, we talked about how Tan would consider breaking up with us to keep us safe and I honestly don't see Lem allowing it. Let's say we did get hurt and now Tan doesn't know what to do with himself, Lem would be the one to reassure him

5) Also, a random thought, if he takes our phone for whatever reason, he'll leave random photos, silly selfies and video vlogs

6) About his taste in music, I feel like he listens to a lot of different genres but I hc he likes R&B the most Mini playlist: Milestone by Tokyo Critters, Orange Mug by WONK, Rockstar by HYBS, Lust For A Vampyr by I Monster, Dare by Gorillaz (Feel like he picked up some songs from his time in Japan. Also I hc he likes I Monster and Gorillaz)

Also he def starts randomly singing

— Dad!Tan 1) Any name ideas for our second child? I had a classmate who's name was Nectarine (I was kind of jealous because it sounded cool) so maybe that or Clementine?

2) Thoughts on reader not being able to have kids so they adopt instead?

3) A scenerio I wanted to share: Telling Mandy we hope she finds someone like Tan and she accidently tells him!! They're in the kitchen, he's preparing a breakfast to surprise us with, when all of a sudden: "Oh um mommy told me she hopes I find someone like you one day" he turns to look at her, "Oh yeah? Why did mommy say that?" "Well she said it's because you make her happy. You respect her and make her feel safe..." she continues, trying to remember what we told her. He softly stares at her and smiles, his heart melting.

Uncle!Lem 1) He watches Thomas with them, it's a given. Also tries to figure out which train they'll be and gives them a sticker

2) He's still very much protective of them but he's more chill and let's them get away with stuff without us or Tan knowing. Like letting them stay up late, giving them just one more candy, and stuff like that

I say the word imagine way too much in these. But writing these ideas to you did help because now I've started writing more drabbles in my notes! So thank you 💗💗

hii angel!!! hopefully this all makes sense, I haven’t read or checked it 😭😭 hope you’re well 💓💓

1- the poor dude will be stressed as!!! rather than uncle ben dying in every universe, it will be an assassins wife. he would be so paranoid too!!! I do think he would essentially try to erase you and make it like you never existed. he thinks that way it might keep you safe

2- I do think the wedding would be very small and intimate regardless. OMG YES!!! I think lem might bring it up casually like “oh yeah, I can officiate your guyses wedding” and both have no idea that he’s registered to do it bc lem kept it quiet😭😭

3- get out that’s so cute🥲!!!!!!!! he’s actually such a romantic guy, I truly believe that

4- ARFFGHHQHAHHA FERAL. why you gotta say that???? now I won’t be able go think of anything else!!!! I have a hand kink

5- eheheh yes yes yes!! depends if you’re into gold or silver. he will either get a matching gold band for you, or the same in silver. even if not married, he likes the idea of having the same ring. or if you are married, then you have matching ring AND wedding ring🫠

6- he’d actually melt. he’d give a composed “that’s nice that” but would be a pile of melted jelly inside

7- 😭😭😭😭😭 he’d be regretting it even more. UGHHGGGGHHHH😩 I imagine him asking daily if it’s grown back enough. “it enough now?” and he’d have like 5 more hairs than day before. in love with the idea of him being uncharacteristically desperate for us

8- im thinking quite a bit of laughs and “can’t believe you broke the bed” maybe he’d shrug and collect his things to head off to the spare room. maybe we’re like “where you going?” and he’s all casual, getting into the bed in ONE OF THE MANY spare rooms. and maybe we’re like “can we sleep on the sofa tonight?” maybe he gets a bad back on there so he’s hesitant, but he can’t say no to us. as much as I don’t particularly like the trait, I do think he’s quite casual about broken possessions (he has money now so he’s more carefree about things, but hasn’t always been) and so he’s like “we can just get another one” bc now he doesn’t have to worry about money

that took a detour😭 sorry for waffle

9- me too!! I really don think he listens to music, there’s just songs that have his vibe and remind me of him. listened to the songs and love them!!! and he so does own that song (lwk turns me on bc I imagine the scene)😭😭😭

assassin reader

1- AAAHH sassy and I love it

2- would be so so hot???! and he teaches you things you may not know. how to hold a knife, how to punch most effectively, how to (idk what else, but you get the gist)

3- yesss!! and if it different time zones, will be facetiming them while we’re in the kitchen cooking. or if they have a spare few hours we’ll watch a movie together, have laptops facing us while we watch a movie on tv. we sync it so we can watch it down to the second and it’s like the twins are with you. hanging up will be so hard???!

4- yes!!! they actually get so defensive

5- im not too entirely sure if I think that still tbh😭 maybe on occasion, but he gives off old English money vibes so that kinda backs up that hc. omg that would be so funny, maybe lem is like “who the fuck put this on here?” maybe it’s a secret that tan likes that kind of music so we say it’s ours and then the more lem listens the more he likes it

6- they babysit themselves. jkjk. maybe tan doesn’t trust anyone else in his house, so someone on your side of the family???? and they’d be paid very decently

lem

1- oooo okay so. im thinking no, but lem has a room at the house (and it’s decorated and IS his room, not just a spare one he sleeps in) so lem is welcome to sleep over at anytime. in the house I used, I think it’s fairly common for another house to be on the property or to be right on the cusp of it. I think they live right next door, so that way they can be near each other, but still get their own space. I do hc lem as more of a city person and tan as a countryside/ rural person. so maybe lem has another flat in the city

2- 😭😭😭😭 lem gets heart palpitations, and can feel his brain throb bc it’s just getting too frustrating

3- def tries to wind him up about it

4- lem would NEVER allow it!!! “what you thinking mate?” “don’t let her go” “don’t do that” “there’s gotta be another way” “don’t. she’ll never forgive you” “she needs you, you need her” “we’ll figure it out, we always do” “don’t lose her” “I can’t live without her, and you definitely can’t”

5- AAAAAAHHHH😭 just pictures of lampposts, his shoes (bc he thinks they look cool) a blurry picture of a squirrel eating a nut, a kids dropped ice cream (with ‘LOL’ written on the image) and then a picture of him buying the kid a new one, a video of him getting nagged at by tan and he’s mocking him in the video (he’s such a child, I love it) a vlog of what it’s like going shop with tan for you

6- holy shit he is so gorillaz coded!!!!!!!! and you’re so right, he def sings and hums without even realising it

as I finished up writing this a song came on and it kinda give lemon vibes??? banquet - bloc party

dad tan

my beloved🫠

1- that is such a cool name!!? you know what, I really haven’t given it much thought so im not too sure sadly

2- adoption is definitely in the picture !! it won’t go unthought of

3- omgomgomgomg!!!? he wants to be the standard for his daughter so that she knows how she should be treated by men in the future, but he often thinks he messes up parenting, but moments like that definitely make him feel like he’s doing a better job. actually dying, what you said is so cute

uncle lem

1- omg😭😭😭

2- oh for sure !!! fun uncle lem

aaaahh yay im so glad!! thank you for sending me these, I loved it!! I wrote your request a few days ago, and it’s in my drafts. I’ll get it up tonight. BUUT I wrote this at the bottom of your request, but too excited so I’ll tell you now, when I was looking for images on pinterest I found a little girl that is the spitting image of tan as a little girl. brown curls, big blue eyes, so fucking cute so I now hc her as mandy 😭

I’ll add it here bc that’ll just be annoying if not😭 blurred her face out as don’t want to repost a picture of a toddler online, so you’ll just have to trust me

[shmooooo]

i'm a casual listener

i failed to understand to ot6 reasons for his comeback. if i could sit down one on one with them they'll have to go through an illusion of questions by me, bc the dots ain't connecting and every answer will be followed by a question.

those fans need to live a life outside the fandom, outside the country and if by chance there are some ot6 among international fans then.. wyd?

i hope their pillows are flaming hot on both sides, all their socks are soggy, their credit cards fail from now on and it storms every time they go out but only for them. like their own personal flurry bc that's how miserable they are

-⭐

I'm gonna be really honest, I only know their title tracks and I'm not even particularly fond of those songs. But this isn't about being a fan of Riize, this is a much deeper issue and neither Seunghan nor the other members deserve any of this.

I reactivated my Twitter for this and luckily people on there are furious and spamming about it so I hope the members see it and know what international fans want. I even saw recordings from MuBank in Madrid with everyone chanting "Riize is 7". I'm just so angry that SM let these delusional maniacs decide despite being a minority.

I even saw someone on Twitter claiming they think this was all SM's plan bc after all this time, there's no way in hell they didn't expect that kfans would riot. They probably just wanted to send Ifans a message like "Look, we tried but he wanted to leave".

I'm just so so sick and tired and we need to show how angry we are to avoid this becoming the norm. Hwarang had to leave Tempest because of going to a club, now Seunghan left because he dated. Meanwhile literal criminals like Seungri still have a career. This is disgusting

[countrysidefaggot]

'captain&firstmate'

made a zolu playlist that lulls me to sleep every night (real) i wanted the music to sound soft, like we're floating on the sea. with sometimes moments lost in the night & sometimes brighter in the day and of course the lyrics all express how i see their relationship at different moments yay + spotify link's in the title but for pple who don't like that, i wrote down the list its like 13 songs ✧

Piensa en mí (Luz Casal) ✧ Careless (FKA Twigs) ✧ Hypnotised (Years&Years) ✧ Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton) ✧ Thank You (Bonnie Raitt) ✧ Neptune (Sufjan Stevens) ✧ Beyond (Daft Punk) ✧ Sometimes I Cry (Chris Stapleton) (again) ✧ C'mon Baby Cry (Orville Peck) ✧ Sunlight (Hozier) ✧ This Feeling (Alabama Shakes) ✧ Can't Stop (Red Hots) ✧ Fragments of Time (Daft Punk)

read more is for if you wanna dig arnd my brain and understand why i picked each song ily have fun

Piensa en mí - Luz Casal the instruments feel so joyful and soft, her voice is Strong and kind of desperate + the imagery of the divine, and of accepting to die by your lover's hand, wanting to be there at any of their worst moments, not wanting to live w/o them. yeah

careless - FKA Twigs ft Daniel Caesar the music is a bit more low&quiet, this feels like reading zoro's heart to me, like the things he wouldn't say but feels so deeply. + 'you can be careless with me' with the softest tone ever, and the lyrics about trusting & being so infatuated that it just has to get out even if you don't know how or until when

Hypnotised - Years&Years the whole reason this playlist exists tbh. the ship imagery of course, 'surround me body and soul, pull me into your glow, make me blush' dare i say more. yes, i dare, 'unbound me (literal huh), spin me in gold. as the story unfolds in your touch'. the whole,, a boy who offers you life and takes you far away. mmh.

Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton so huh, alcohol imagery with a deep rough voice, right ? a strong feeling of zoro's chaotic cowboy-ish pseudo pirate hunter life before meeting luffy and how he would reflect on his life now. 'but when you poured out your heart i didn't waste it, cause there's nothing like your love to get me high' so sweet

Thank You - Bonnie Raitt i've always loved this song since i found it, it's so gentle. 'you came into my life, always like you knew, that time was runnin' out, oh i came runnin' home to you' // 'yeah i'm afraid they'll come and take away this precious dream of you' - speaks sm about trusting your love (i use love for partner/lover/whatever they are to each other thank u), fearing that death can take them from you, but still being thankful you met & shared this life in the first place.

Neptune - Sufjan Stevens (& others) (its long sorry) my apologies for i am queer and sad a lot, and this is very much about some type of religious comparison, it's bittersweet, but. it brings a feeling of peace, of : i need your love, no matter the shape, as long as it is there. 'so if you won't hold me, i have no objections. so if you won't please me, i make no commands. so if you don't trust me, it's best if i drown.' mmh. feeling me on this ? yes ? thank you

Beyond - Daft Punk this music, the drums and intro, reminds me so much of the anime's big brass focused & happy soundtrack, but it turns into a song about love. how pretty is that ? so pretty. 'it speaks of places never seen, your home's a promise long forgotten, it is the birthplace of your dreams.' i see this song as really the 'beyond love, come alive' of their relationship and how they exist together with the crew, on the ship, in their adventures. it's an understanding, a promise, a dream.

Sometimes I Cry - Chris Stapleton i'm such a fan of this man how is his voice so full of deep emotions, he sings through my soul. this is very much the separation in different islands arc for me, it reeks of loneliness and the more it goes on you can feel the mask of being strong slipping into accepting fully the misery. lovely.

C'mon Baby, Cry - Orville Peck yeah, lots of cowboys, i know. but this one's Different. i love the cheerfullness of it, i feel like it's really about two boys who get each other and one of them wants to help this time. this is more luffy's side of the cowboyness of this playlist in my head, but it cld be either way. the 'i got an hour or so' bit always makes me laugh, it's kind of funny like 'i love you, show me your pain, i'll nurse for a while, then we move.'

Sunlight - Hozier huh stole this one from someone who recced it on tumblr dot com thank you friend you're so real for this choice. there's smthg abt the choir that just gives you that extreme intense feeling of rising above or fighting. the sun metaphor this playlist lacked, from light to flames to pain to death to falling into the sea. ah, beautiful.

This Feeling - Alabama Shakes might as well come out and say this but softly strung guitars are a very zoro&luffy's sound to me, a quiet texture that flows so smoothly you know. i see this song as kind of a look into luffy's heart, of being afraid of being left alone, or having spent a long time alone. it feels simple, going from a hard time to a good time to a fun time, like someone full of trust&love for life wrote this i can feel it. and it's very protective too, you shouldn't take this feeling from him, it's his. his happiness and (to me, in this pl) the quiet understanding of his feelings for his first mate.

Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers happy bright sonnng i didn't lie. 'this punk, the feelin' that you stay for. in time, i want to be your best friend' // 'the world i love, the tears i drop, to be part of the wave, can't stop.' lalala i love this song it's so huge and fast paced, it gives me luffy-brain with zoro running behind and living through the entire world

Fragments of Time - Daft Punk ft Todd Edwards such a cosy nostalgic feeling 'our only plan is to improvise, and its crystal clear that i don't ever want it to end.', such a kind adventure driven song about loving every day and the memories you make with pple you love

anywaysss thats it for now maybe ill add more when i come across a song i feel fits bye thank you have cool day

[woopeee]

like. like. majormoon yaoi anon once again hiiii

but like. like. where do i even start, ive explained this ship so many times to sm ppl. its hard to keep track of where the start of the explanation would be-

Imma start by covering up Life Series concepts here... will get into Empires and a funny AU i have later on... NOTE: i JUST realized seasons go autumn -> winter not winter -> autumn, so lets just imagine either its the other way around for some reason or maybe the games happen across different years or the watchers use time shenanigans n stuff IDK!!

Last Life: cottagecore queers. they started as friends, sure, they're best friends, but best friends who kiss, hold hands, cuddle together, cook together, stick to eachother like glue istg. AND I REPEAT !! KISS!! SURE SMALL PECKS BUT THATS NOT VERY FRIEND LIKE !! ive read many queerplatonic galaxy duo fanfics, but i think they're just romantically crushing on eachother and w time their relationship quickly escalated and neither of them wants to ask the big "what are we?" question. (plus, I hc every season of the series happens in a different season of the year, maybe in different years?? idk cause i didnt count for 3rd life but i dont think it would count as spring... ANYWAYS Last Life happens in Summer, for angst purposes)

Double Life: I don't wanna talk too much abt their relationship in DL cus it makes me so mentally ill, reminds me of sum personal lore in my life I wont get into, but I still love em. I hc soulmates have some shared features w their soulmates, different for everyone, like these two have the ends of their hair the color of the others hair. after the "divorce" Pearl tried to cut off that teal part but the ends just gew upwards, like the teal part just appeared in his new ends when moon cut off the old ones, so at the end he just used red dye to dye em red. Also I feel like they lowkey miss eachother even if both are too stubborn to talk to eachother and at least try to fix things. (winter. winter freezes. often killing all that in summer grew green)

Limited Life: Oh hoh ho... the drama is back but the toxicity is gone. frienemies, exes, a bit petty still but can joke about it for a lil, have forgiven eachother but at times still feel resentment. they live very far away, yet when they interact in person, if things are 1o1 and there isnt any of their allies nearby, gosh can the tension be cut with a knife. not only tension in the way or anger, but sometimes just being awkward around eachother, sometimes homosexual tension, sometimes homoerotic tension- (half joke, i wont talk abt nsfw stuff but theyre adults). They stare at eachother from across the room thinking either "i wanna punch you so bad" or "i would so go and kiss you right here right now", or both. However theyre still fairly friendly, its not the same as *Our Last Summer*, since they'll maybe pull petty pranks on eachother, specially the Nosy Neighbors on Mean Gills, with Pearl mostly having Scott's ever so slightly upset reaction, if even to get a groan or frown from him, tho he doesnt hate her anymore, its not like winter, thats in the past. Autumn comes and makes leafs fall... it gets rid of the dead waste of what winter killed, preparing for Spring...

Secret Life: ... for a new beginning. Spring comes along, a new, more lighthearted game at the start. After going through so much stuff together, everything they've overcome, "That's in the past" "It was a one time thing?" "Yeah, yeah" "Well, I'm glad we agree... glad we can move past that". And they start again, blank page, althrough clearly stained by past moments, they can look back at them fondly and joke around about it without hard feelings. Not only that, but they finally make up their minds, both of them get their shit together and can finally label their relationship, make it official... tho whats a game about secrets without some secrets of their own? So at first, with a bit of fear of what their allies would say, but also just in a way to keep privacy and get a laugh out of others confusions, they meet up in secret. Secret meetings at night or when their allies are out, whispering to eachother and giving eachother accomplice looks, finding hiden spots to sit down and talk. They're plenty suspicious in plain sight, but with all the reasons there could be for them to be hiding something? Maybe theyre up to no good! Maybe they're plotting destruction! Maybe its got to do with their tasks! Yeah, it drives the yellows mad in particular, trying to guess their tasks just to be told it couldnt be further from correct or that they already complited theirs. Now some participants are a bit oblivious, but others can put 2 and 2 together pretty quickly... they'd keep their mouths shut tho, cause seeing the others lose their mind trying to uncover their "plans" is quite the funny sight. Maybe some would get a push like a little knudge from Cleo "They're dating, Bdubs" "... OHHHH, SO THATS WHY". The Roomies all know for sure, Impulse suspects, to Gem and the Mounders it never crossed their minds, unsure about others tbh but thats what I know for sure. But yeah! Maybe at first they'd have a "Bad Idea" (from Waitress) moment, tho that song also could fit an ""afair"" in LimL from what ive talked with a friend, but yeah. They're destined to die anyways, since the finale means only one can win, and that winner is neither of them, but they'll meet in the next game. Tilly next time. Or, Tilly death does them part...

... except not, cause not even death can do that, cause they are able to find eachother in every single universe, no matter the circumstances, even if their situation isnt ideal in some, they're always together, in one way or another. MajorMoon yaoi anon dropping the anon. Shameless Scottearl posting today!! Let's go rom Galaxy Duo Truthers!!!

Youre getting your own tag /silly

[alarrytale]

I would look for dejection, hopelessness, sadness, depression, lack of motivation, lack of energy and appetite, sleeplessness, introspectiveness or someone who shuts down///

But that doesn't always happen when long term relationships end. Sometimes it's an amicable parting even after decades. Regardless, at least one party would obviously have wanted the split so they wouldn't both react like this. If they both did why bother splitting in the first place?

What I've seen for the past month is Harry living in Italy at a time when Louis is in London. Their first opportunity to live together for months but they're nowhere. Harry is looking angry and shut down in every picture whereas Louis is over the top happy.

Hi, anon!

But that doesn’t always happen when long term relationships ends.

You're doing it again! Taking things out of context and generalising it. This is Harry and Louis' relationship we're talking about. It's not your average relationship and it's not an average love.

This is a couple who has fought to be together against pressure and attempts of making them break up. This is a gay relationship who's survived despite having to be kept secret. They would have had a much easier time of it if they weren't together. They refused to break up. They were hit by stunts and unfavourable images, they were made to deny the relationship and appear homophobic in the process. They were alienated from their community, and all they had was each other to lean on. They used teddy bears to communicate that they were still holding strong despite everything. They've gone through hell and back, dealing with personal losses, bad press, gaslighting, boycotting and limiting image clauses. Still, they prevailed. They're each other's rocks and together they can make it through it all. They've been together for 14 years. So a break down of such a relationship in these circumstances? It would be devastating for them and they'd feel like a failure. They both know they'll never find that connection and bond with anyone else. It would be a huge blow.

So yes, i would expect to see a change in demeanour that would be visible to us fans. Yes, Harry has been acting like a grumpy cat and a sourpuss some instances now. But that can all be explained by having to stunt, getting backlash for queerbaiting, zion*sm, being a sell out to a citrus fruit brand, having to do image rehab for horrible celebs, promoting overpriced tote bags, and being away from Louis for too long. H smiled from ear to ear after the stunt ended. He looked to be in a good mood at the football game. I also don't see Louis as over the top happy. He's his normal, baseline, self. He's not manic about it and his happiness doesn’t seem put on. He's not that happy.

You can believe what you want to believe, but i absolutely don't agree with you or see what you see.

[hyunverse]

omfg i’m going delusional again 😩 i want them all to whisper in my ear IMAGINE FELIX DEEP VOICE GAHHHHHH. smth about the way hyunjin talks and pronounce words makes me crazyyyyy. okay very specific but in ‘wow’ when he says “gonna get hotter” i actually die every time. ITS JUST SO SEXY IDK WHAT THE DEAL ISSS

thank u bae ur too sweet wtf ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️mwah ur my fave ever thank you sm. i’m just very stressed and overwhelmed w a lot of stuff yk ?? and then it builds up and you have nowhere to put it so it just sits <///3 i’ll be okay tho :)))

YESSS changbin edits are so 😩😩😩. i love my buffbin. yes u are very much the queen of sexy and i will not take no for an answer 😠

okay there’s so many variations of bf and one thing i love about skz is they all apply to them yk ?? we got fashion boy i.n, gamer boy felix, muscle boy changbin, art boy hyunjin, cat boy leeknow etc etc etc. like wow we rly got blessed w everything we could ever want ??? and this is why i’m delusional for all of them and swear i’m actually ot8

that’ll be so fun and relaxing !! is there anything specific that you guys do for ramadan that ur looking forward to ?? YAYYY ROYALTY AU FICCCC i’m so so so so so excited to read it. i just know it will be amazing :))

- 🐈‍⬛ NO YOU deserve all the love and even more 🫶🏻🫶🏻

if felix whispered to me to sleep i would be the happiest gyal ever. never ever complaining about life ever again. there's a reason why i listen to an hour loop of felix covering love me like that all the time LMAOO. and ure right!!! the way hyune pronounces things are so ☆__☆ scratches my brain!!! hear me out... the way he says yeah spider in venom. ALSO his line is question. the one where its like yeahhh to be or not to be. it's so sexy oh good lord.

ahh i get you, i really do. sometimes things are so overwhelming, they build up and you just don't know where to start. kind of like wires that are all tangled up. take your time, okay, lovelie? sit down, try to process everything. take it one at a time. i find that journalling helps me kind of break down my thoughts and calm down. perhaps you could try that? anyway, things are hard rn but i'm sure u can make it through!! you're so strong, i hope things settle down for you very soon <3

mmm thats why i love bf skz headcanons. they feed into my delusions Fr. art boy hyune who takes u to art museums <3333 takes his sweet sweet time talking about his favourite pieces. gets all shy when he realizes he's been rambling. and and consider this... bookworm bf seungmin. it suits him so well oh god. he'd gift u an annotated book for ur birthday and write notes like "this is sooo you" and "i just know ure giggling at this scene" GAAHHHH

hmm, ramadhan is basically a month full of forgiveness, where all of the gates to heaven are opened, and the gates to hell are closed. so what i like about ramadhan is this feeling of being close to God. culturally, i like the food stalls they'll open a few hours before we break our fast (we break it at about 7pm) on ramadan, there are more hawker stalls around!!! selling festive food!! so so yum. we also perform this prayer you call tarawih, a special prayer for ramadan. i love how lively the mosques are during tarawih, and i love how when you drop by a convenience store after tarawih time, you'll see many people inside, clad in their prayer clothes. all in all, i feel like ramadhan is the time where every muslim is closer to each other, feels so nice. woops this became a ramble but yeah i love ramadan!! right now, since i live in a dorm apartment, my housemates would wake me up at around 4am for suhoor. it's so fun lol. just eating our food in the living area, eyes still sleepy. funny and chaotic. love it <3

ure too sweet my gosh, thank u for looking forward to it <3333 have a good evening ahead milov <3 kith kith!

[jeanjauthor]

...You guys don't know just HOW BIG a deal it is to keep the comic online.

Getting your comic published is where you--guaranteed--get actual money flowing in.

HOWEVER...

The webcomic is where you--guaranteed--get the most new readers.

Drop that access for new readers...and the cash stops coming in.

Girl Genius can tell you that. Schlock Mercenary can tell you that. A lot of webcomics that also produce books can tell you that. The Foglios (creators of Girl Genius; also, Foglio is pronounced FOE-lee-oh) rely on their graphic novel book sales to live. That's their family's livelihood. Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary) did have the income from his wife's career to help pay the way, but they, too, relied heavily upon producing and selling his story in paper format (and still do), and they rely upon those book sales.

But they both know that they wouldn't have anything like what they do now without posting their stories online for all to see.

...Okay, I must amend that Girl Genius actually started as a quarterly newsletter, a black-and-white printed format that was mailed out to fans of Phil's other works (he did the comic book adaptation of Robert Asprin's hit comedic fantasy, Another Fine Myth, produced in the mid 1980s).

After publishing 3 volumes' worth of these quarterly stories, Phil and his wife Kaja (pronounced k-EYE-yah, wonderful woman) decided in the early days of 2005 that they would take their story online. They were one of the early pioneers of graphic novels to do that, and they're still going strong to this day...and yes, they openly admit they still have monetary worries about whether or not they'll sell enough books to make ends meet and cover various unexpected costs. (They also pay Cheyenne Wright a full-time salary to be their colorist, etc, so it's not just the Foglios with their two kids that need to be supported with folks buying their stuff.)

Both of the Foglios have also talked at various conventions about how immensely greater their readership became after they put their serial comic online. They know very well that this is where they get--and keep!!!--their readership.

...I will also point out that I own a vast majority of the physical books that both of these fine webcomics have produced. Why do I own them, when I could just go online to read? Because I love the additional content the books provide. In the Girl Genius books, they present various short stories, some of which are posted as "filler stories" while the Foglios are on vacation or dealing with life crises.

As for Schlock Mercenary (produced since 2000, before all storylines came to a close after 20 years--but you cna still read them online & buy the books!!)...since these were single-strip newspaper comic styles, with every seventh one being more of a Sunday Comcis sized presentation, there was often no way to fit this extra-large multi-line panel onto the same page. GG started out as full-book-sized pages, but SM was more of a newspaper comic strip in its original presentation.

That meant that for any paper book printed format, there was always going to be empty space every so many pages...which got filled with artwork and tidbits from the universe in which SM is set. That, and the webcomic already has many of these tidbit or "author's note" segments. However, the books add even more info...and usually also offer extra short stories at the backs of the books.

This is why putting the webcomic online for free doesn't have to kill the sales of the book versions. Self-publishing webcomic artists have learned over twenty-plus years that happy readers are very happy to shell out for these extra bits.

.Hell, I even have an "annotated" copy of Tayler's in-universe-mentioned book: 70 Maxims for Maximally Effective Mercenaries ...AND the challenge coin for Maxim #70, which I carry in my wallet.

(i even got asked by a fan of both my works and the first two milSF novels in my Theirs Not To Reason Why series if the TUPSF had challenge coins, and if so, where is my main character Ia's? I had to point out that she's constantly on a space ship, and thus unsecured coins can become lethal projectiles under sudden vector changes. Planetary-based troops--mostly the TUPSF-Army--can have all the challenge coins they want, but they're forbidden in the TUPSF-Navy...but hey, I'm a land-bound civilian, so I can have one, and the one I chose was the SM Maxim #70: "Maxim 70: Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do.")

Anyway...long story short?

Thanks to pioneers like Girl Genius and Schlock Mercenary, major publishing companies have decades of examples PROVING that this seemingly contradictory two-facet business model actually works very well.

Spangler and Presser getting to keep the rights to post their story online for free WILL drive their book sales higher.

It's announcement day!

Our YA fantasy webcomic SIDE QUESTED has been picked up in a two-book deal by Andrews McMeel Publishing!

You can read about the announcement here.

This deal has been a process, woo boy howdy. The above link answers all of the usual questions, but if you're worried that SIDE QUESTED might be pulled from the internet...don't be! During negotiations, @alepresser and I were sure to put readers first and made sure that the comic will remain online.

Andrews McMeel Publishing has worked with many other webcomics and they understand these issues. They've been wonderful and have gone to great lengths to make sure that we can keep telling the story free online, while also making sure that we will have incredible bonus content exclusive to the print edition.

We'll have more later, but this has been a project that has eaten up so much time and brainpower that now we are squirmy little lizards in need of warm rocks

We'll post updates here and on our other social media, and of course at SIDE QUESTED's website and Patreon.

[desiredcaramellatte]

hiya! uh if you're still doing requests, can you do an ananas dragon cookie x reader, please? like with the scenario of them spoiling the reader with gifts every day and being pretty much clingy-ish?

yeahh-- i actually love them sm and your writing (it's so pretty-!)

sorry for bothering ya ^^;

Ahh thank you, and I love Ananas too hshdiebfe they're so pretty

You're not bothering me at all! Don't worry!

Clingy Ananas x Reader!

~| The Golden Dragon, fearsome and elegant, with whole islands at their fingertips and pride that, like their smile, does not falter. Noone would have expected them to have taken to a cookie, but here you are, with Ananas spoiling the living hell out of you.

~| Can I just stop for a moment to say how pretty Ananas is. Ananas is very pretty. They know a thing or two about aesthetic, design, and color palettes. Their favorite types of gifts to give you are often jewelry that matches whatever look you're going for.

~| Every once in a while they'll give you something made out of gold or citrine, just because the color of the object matches their own colors, and they want you to always have something to remind you of them.

~| They single-handedly caused an economical crash on the island once, when they decided to buy a shit ton of jewelry and foods to give to you on your birthday. They didn't really understand what birthdays were for (they're immortal, they barely even remember when they were born lord knows how long ago and aren't used to human traditions), so you explained to them that it had to do with the annual reoccurance of when you're born, celebrated with cakes and gifts.

~| They heard gifts and immediately just started to hoard jewelry until the day arrived to dump them all on you. Their daily gifts were still being giving, but it was turning into every other day gifts, and you were starting to think the dragon had finally gone broke from how much they spent. But, nope. They ended up dumping a hoard the size of a small house on you.

~| They probably have cookies hired to extend their palace just to have the space to put all the gifts they get you in.

~| Gifts aren't all they give you! They love to spend quality time with you. Half of the time they're overseeing the cookie's village affairs, the docks, and generally just ruling over their islands, but when they're not they will take you out to see the islands!

~| Despite being clingy, they don't enjoy much PDA, or unwarranted touching unless they allow it. When they do allow it, it's usually hand-holding or them wrapping their tail around your calf, but occasionally they'll rest their head on your shoulder, and/or allow you to do the same to them.

~| Give Ananas a gift, especially something heartfelt, and they will be so happy that you're returning their affection. It may or may not end up with a war of gift-giving. Oh well, Ananas can always have more rooms built to hold all of it.

[soft-boi-eli]

Mcyts helping a trans masc after top surgery. (Part 1)

Tw:swearing, pain pills, some hints to vomiting, fluff as well.

Wilbur

This simp...

Makes sure you regularly drain your drains, take your medication.

You dont even have to get the fuck up, I mean he's your personal butler until the doctor gave you the okay.

Three times a day you get a smoothie. He can tell that you dont want to eat because of the pain.

The least you can do is drink something to nurioush you while you were in pain.

If you're embarrassed about having to sleep on some dog pee pads for the drain. Dont be.

Wilbur may not understand but he will constantly comfort you. He'll even make a video to tell his viewers he won't be posting for a moment. A personal issues came up and that is all they know for now.

Also when cold he'll try to keep you warm by very, very gentle cuddles. But any sign of pain and he's off of you and getting you warm blankets and heating packs.

His sweaters? Now all yours. You have no say. He will give you one every day knowing you find alot of comfort in wearing his clothes.

The last thing he wants is you in pain. Especially if it was caused by him.

Your testosterone shot? Dont worry he's got it for you.

He doesn't want you to get up unless you needed to go to the restroom or you were itching to get up.

If you dont take it slow he will threaten you.

This is a threat. He will make you sit back down if you tried to get up and clean.

All in all he is a simp and your butler.

Technoblade

Technoblade may not know what to do but he will try.

He's quite nervous but when he realized you havent eaten and needed something in your system for your pain meds hell make you something soft and light on the stomach.

Are you cold? He'll cover you in a blanket and just sit next to you. Floof senses you in pain and cuddles you more then technoblade.

Techno was a bit butt hurt but knew that you needed alot of support right now.

With his height his clothes are either tight or loose. But his hoodies are always huge. And very fucking comfortable.

His scent relaxed you and helped you sleep at night.

He is a hidden simp.

He will make sure you're comfortable. If you want him to he'll sleep with you in the living room.

When you start walking him and Floof are constantly following you. Just to make sure you are safe and comfortable.

You cant help but love your two boys.

His streams and videos are already inconsistent but he did say his next video or stream might take a longer time.

But if you dont mind then you'll sit near him while he streams. If you needed anything he'll get it.

You saying hi to chat. They know you're in pain by your tone.

And anyone he's in a call with will ask what's up. And when you tell them they'll understand and they'll hype you up.

It warms techno's heart when his friends hype you up.

God this closeted simp is melting internally.

Schlatt

He will tease you.

Pictures are taken and spread around the internet like a wild fire.

Caption to those pictures?

This dumbass just got out of surgery and didnt expect to feel like trash lol.

But off camera he's quite the nice guy. Reminding you to drink your water, getting you soft foods or soups, heck he give you some of his pushies from his youtooz.

And this behemoth of a man will give you his shirt or hoodies.

You are with him when he streams or records.

There is no say.

He wants to keep his eyes on you and make sure you are comfortable and safe.

Lowkey dragged you bed into his recording room, you were just vibing in the corner.

You meds are on a set schedule. If the time lands when he's on stream he doesn't think. Just gets up grabs your meds and a premade smoothie.

With that he gave them to you.

Watching you swallow that pill because you can be stubborn with pain meds.

Returns to the stream.

Yells at chat for calling him a simp. He told them you were in pain and it's the least he can do for you.

Will low key rub your back off stream. As sleeping while sitting up us hell on your shoulders.

Jambo is all over you, soaking up the attention he can get while you were immobile.

Schlatt would glare st him for taking away his S/O.

When it came to you wanting to walk he will let you.

If you hurt then this man would laugh and tell you to sit your ass down. You are going anywhere just yet.

He's gonna carry you when you are in as much pain.

He's tall and there is no stopping him.

It makes him feel a bit happier due to the fact you aren't hurting as much, and still getting to the place you needed.

Also he will hug you if he sees you are uncomfortable. The hug is very soft and unlike him.

But at least he is trying.

He also keeps his yelling down, doesn't want you to make too many stiff movements. It would hurt the hell out of you.

Tommy

Ok. Hear me out, butler.

He see the pain you are in and as one of his best friends he wont let you do anything.

Your parents were out of town after your surgery and it wasn't their fault their work called in suddenly.

So you were sent over to Tommy's for the three weeks they were out.

Tommy would let you relax on his bed, heck even sleep on it as well.

Doesn't care if your drains stain the bed. That's an easy clean up and he wants you to be comfortable.

He does still stream. Because it's something he does for a living.

But he'll try to keep it a bit quieter.

You once walked out of the room when he was streaming. You looked like a gremlin, hunched over while you had to take a piss.

When you entered you were greeted by wilbur, techno, and phil telling you they hope you heal fast.

"It only gets better from now on (y/n). Take it easy alright?"-wilbur

"Congrats mate, just relax and dont forget to focus on healing."-Phil

"Yo you got the surgery. Pog. Stay healthy (y/n)."-techno

You melted lightly. A small smile graced your face.

It brought you joy and there was nothing that could compare to it. Honestly.

It seemed almost every day someone tommy knew was hopi g a speedy recovery.

He once yelled at chat for saying you should suck it up.

"CHAT THEY JUST WENT THROUGH SURGRY. LEAVE THEM ALONE!"

You forgot that your parents were even out for those weeks.

Tommy would definitely understand slightly that it would hurt to constrict your chest.

"You cold?"

When you nod tommy is up and handing you one of his hoodies. They are big and comfy. Easy to put on too. So they are perfect.

His two dogs, Walter and Betty?

Expect them in his room curled around you. Dogs know when humans feel pain and when they need something to comfort them.

The stream kind of enjoyed that.

They got wholesome content from you and dog content.

Win win.

Tommy will make sure you have your meds.

If it lands during a stream he blacks out the camera and carefully gets you the things needed for it.

Get you a best friend like tommy.

They wont let you do much when in pain.

Tubbo

He doesn't fully know what to do. He went and spent a few nights over at your house.

Your parents asked his parents for help so they sent over tubbo.

They made a list but the poor boy couldnt read it.

"A sm-oosthie with their pain pill... what the hell is a sm-oosthie?!"

It took him calling tommy to ask him to tell him.

"Tubbo. It says smoothie and who is this fo-."

He hung up before tommy could finish and made the smoothie.

Your cat was quite cuddly.

When he walked in your cat was on your lap.

"Tubbo? When did you get here?" Oh yeah it was a surprise.

"Not too long ago. Your parents left and asked me to help."

He was doing it in all good.

But he scared you so badly.

He bought you a stuffed animal...

It was a huge minecraft bee. And by huge I mean huge.

Like here's the stuffed animal.

Ignore the child. I wished there was a better picture.

But yeah you get the point.

Tubbo may not know how to help you fully but he's trying.

Tommy came to visit with wilbur and phil.

Tommy was meeting up with them and you lived close to wilbur.

When they saw you laid up in bed, tubbo trying to find out how to help with your medication phil kinda went father mode.

You got homemade soup to take your meds.

Tubbo was quite happy to see you smiling and lightly laughing.

When they left you felt better.

Tubbo may not know how to do alot but he tried his best. And you loved every moment.

You got you best friend to help you. And nothing was better then that.

Ranboo

Ranboo spent the night and all you guys could do was joke about the pain.

The jokes were quite self deprecating too.

All night you guys were up.

You couldn't sleep because of the pain and he didnt want to sleep due to the fact he didnt want you to be alone.

So you two were sleep deprived and your parents were concerned. But understood you two didnt want the other to feel bad.

After you healed a bit your parents got called into work. Leading to you spending a few days over there.

Ranboo streamed a recorded with you in the back ground.

He forgot you were there once and he turned on face cam. There you were in the background nose deep into a book while wearing one of his hoodies.

You were freezing and your shirts were a bit too tight.

He just gave you one of his and that was that.

"Whis in the background?"-dono

"In the background?" He turned around to see you just reading your book.

"Oh. That's one of my friends. They had a surgery a week ago."-ranboo

He turned to you, "(y/n) say hi to stream."

Looking up you waved.

"My gay mind went brrr at the idea of no sacks of fat. Now body do the big pain."-(y/n) 2021

It brought a laugh to ranboo and his chat.

You joked through the pain. It was funny.

Dream

What is this I see? He's a simp indeed.

Low key he's answering your beck and call.

He's smothering you in love.

It may not be physical affection but it is still affection.

Your hoodies are replaced with his.

They are huge and comfy.

He saw something online that reminded him of you.

He said it was cute and decided you needed it.

You loved it. It helped you sleep.

Since sapnap lives with him he sends in sapnap sometimes because he's recording or has to get something that wasn't in the house.

Also when you found the zipper you unzipped it and found dream stashed some gift cards and little trinkets in it. Along with a note.

'Knew you would of found this.'-Clay

It shocked you kind of.

But you loved it. It was quite comforting that he gave his affection in these ways still.

Even if it wasn't physically.

Patches is on you 24/7.

She's cuddling you and being very gentle on you.

Low key she won't leave you though, she's following you everywhere, on your lap, sitting there when your on the toilet.

She's clingy. More clingy then before.

But it warmed your heart.

If george visits then he'll see a little gremlin making a b line to the bathroom.

All because the pain made your stomach feel upset.

And you hadn't eaten anything because of pain.

Dream is quick to rush in and see what's wrong.

You were sitting on the ground in the bathroom. Needless to say it didnt end well and you hated it.

"Baby. Do you want me to get you a smoothie and your pain meds?" You were grateful.

After leaving the bathroom you lightly hunched over you noticed the British man in your living room.

You watched his videos.

You waved lightly with a smile.

"Oh sorry (y/n) I didnt tell you george was coming did i?"

Your look told it all.

"Sorry you have to see me like this." You had the urge to apologize.

"No dont be sorry. Surgery is painful."-george

With a small nod you went back to your room and relaxed.

George

He didnt know what to do at all.

He answered your requests.

But he didnt know why you needed that thick ass blanket in the middle of the summer.

But now you have it.

Your stuffed animal that was left in the living room?

It's in your arms by your side.

He's sad it wasn't him in your arms but understood it would cause you pain.

He just lightly lays in your lap.

It brought you comfort and him comfort.

Your germilin ass tended you get up and walk at the weirdest time too.

3am?

Your are going to get a snack.

5am?

You are on your way to the toilet.

7am?

Your once more in the kitchen getting something to eat with your pain pill.

George slept through it and was confused when you weren't in bed like the doctors told you to.

He's quite meticulous with your meds and eating habits.

He doesn't push but makes sure you have something with that pill.

Hell try to help you with your bandages. But sometimes got queasy at the blood and stuff.

It was okay with you though.

You didnt mind that due to the fact that you too got queasy as well.

I think you guys sleep through this alot.

Wilbur and tommy visited.

You was shocked and confused when they had a few get well soon gifts.

Tommy got you a small fidget toy, just something to do with your hands sometimes.

Wilbur got you a few books and a small stuffed toy.

It was a orca.

You loved it but still loved the one that george got you.

He got you a little wooloo one.

It was something that was soft and easy to cuddle.

But the books wilbur gave you were amazing.

It gave you something to do for a long while. And it gave george some more cuddle time.

Other than not knowing what to do george was a great source of comfort.

Sapnap

Sapnap is a bit more experienced with it.

Kind of knowing what to do and all together he just know more then most people.

There is a regular schedule for you meds and so called meals, he changes out the dog pads if he notices them dirty. He knows how to maneuver himself next to you so there was no pain.

He also sucked up that he would be overwhelmingly hot and sat next to you under the blanket.You weren't nearly as cold because of that.

Also since sapnap lives with dream I imagine that dream pops in some times and so does patches.

You all were probably best friends as children. And people always thought that you and dream would get together.

Only because you two were more touchy.

But you saw him as an older brother, and took a liking to sapnap.

Dream was really suportive and saw you as a little sibling.

Dream probably saw you not doing to well and made you something to eat and brought your pain medication.

That was because sapnap was sleeping next to you.

Patches curled up between to two of you and dream brought in something you hadnt seen before.

A roll away bed.

This mother fucker got a whole new bed just so he could sleep in the same room as you and sapnap.

"Sapnap is a heavy sleeper. What if you need something?" He was correct.

You woke up to pain and discomfort.

Dream woke up but sapnap didnt.

You were mainly cold though...

How the hell were you cold with this man radiating radiation the heat of a thousand suns?

No clue. But probably the anesthesia since you were in sapnap room dream just opened the closet and tossed his hoodie to your lap.

You woke up sapnap when you put on the hoodie on accident.

He pushed up against your shoulder a bit more and draped his arm over your lap.

"What's wrong?" Sapnap mumble made you stiffen up. Dream seemed to fall back to sleep too.

"Just a bit cold." He lightly nodded into your neck.

"Mmmmmm. How though."-sapnap

"I dont fuckin know."-(y/n)

He let out a sleep chuckle and seemed to fall asleep again.

You just sat there. Patches and sapnap on you lap technically.

Sapnap woke up and made you breakfast at some point. You were in and out of it due to barely any sleep.

Dream woke up as well. You didnt even know when they left. But patches stayed with you.

Those weeks you were treated the best with these two with extra cuddles from patches.

I didnt know there was a max amount of paragraphs. But hey I guess it's something you find out sooner or later. So there is going to be a part 2. Including some character I missed.

[phenomenalgirl9]

Amber x Reader (writing it to get it out of my system)

Summary: Doing a translators job is tiresome, but what happens when you neet the one person you have been in love with for ages and a friendship blooms between you?

A/n:Heh.. ik nobody's gonna read so lol.

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Working for the K-Industry has been a huge dream, and being able to fulfill it is a greate achievement to you. Meeting various famous and renouned artists everyday, still feels like a dream. And you actually count yourself to be lucky to be able to be where you are. Hence, you push yourself as much as you can for every project you recieve.

So when you were sent to other countries for a few months for a couple of projects, you always think that sometime away from Seoul or South K would be fun. Untill you had to come face to face with the lady of your dreams. Amber Liu has been a recurring human you dream of since you've first stumbled upon her songs while looking for new kpop songs, and her songs hit off your head instantly. Her bold and charming personality did play a huge factor in this huge crush you've build up on her. But, the fact that it never faded is something you feel nervous about now that you're supposed to meet her. Loving different projects, this is a huge fashion event taking place in Madrid, hence translators like yourself had a hub. As José explained the various duties you would have and assigned all the translators the artists they'll be incharge of, you got really excited to see their names.

Y/n L/n's list:

Ana Kendrick

Johnny Suh

Amber Liu

J-Hope

Hwang Hyunjin

Eric Nam

"The artists are supposed to arrive are you excited?"

(I'm just gonna code/quote the other languages like Spanish and Korean)

You somehow stopped yourself from squealing, when you read the names. Being a multilingual did pay you well in so many ways. Even though you have met half of the ones in the list before, you still feel nervous, enthusiastic and lucky to be able to be here.

"The artists are about to arrive! Are you excited!" Serene asked, you've met this Russian translator girl before in a few events.

"Excited is an understatement, but I'm also nervous"

"Hey! Don't worry you've done this before"

"No matter how many times I do this, I know I'll still feel giddy"

And you waited, as soon as the artists started pilling up in extravagant cars the translators started getting busier. Johnny was first to arrive and he was seemingly pleasant. You'd be lying if you said you weren't nervous as you've never worked with any SM artists before. But as soon as you saw your familiar ball of sunshine get down a car with a wide smile, you felt all your nervousness wash away.

J- "Hey! Hey! Miss me?"

Y- "Ah Hobi Oppa! It's been a while!"

J- "I know right, you've been one busy girl!"

Y-"Not more than you. I hope your plane and ride were alright. Are you tired?"

J- "Nope! I'm ready to rock!"

You asked your assisting staff to take them to their designated waiting area.

Ana Kendrick was soon seen to climb down a Lamborghini and you rushed her way, you introduced yourself and were making small talk when you heard someone call "Noona!" Surprised you look around to fine to other than Hwang Hyunjin rushing towards you for a hug.

Y- "I told you to not call me that!"

Hyunjin laughed in response and said "You know I love to call you that! But, how have you been, you didn't even text me or Changbin Hyung in like forever".

"I got busy! But Changbin did text and we had like a small conversation. But you're here now"

You apologised to Ana for leaving her alone and asked your assistant staff to take them to the designated place as well.

And almost as if on queue you saw Eric Nam and Amber Liu climbed down a vehicle. You felt like you got tongue tied. Watching her all bold and suit clad in pictures and videos is something. But seeing the person live is something else. And man, did you dig that, you almost felt like all your words left your brain. You stood their dumb for a few seconds, watch them look around to try and figure things out. You suddenly realised that this was your queue and rushed to greet them.

Eric made some wierd joke about something in spanish and Amber bashed him for being bored to death already.

"So your name is Y/n you said?" Eric asked

"Um.. yeah." You answered shyly.

"If you don't mind me asking, where you're from?" Amber asked as the three of you made your way to where the others are.

"I'm from [your birth country]" you smiled at her.

"That's a nice place!" Eric exclaimed. "I've been their!" He added.

"I'm glad. Here we are, please take seats" you motioned them to the others and Hyunjin rushed to your side and said

"Noona, please introduce me to J-Hope sunbae"

"Hyunjin you've been sitting with him for over 10 minutes, you didn't speak?" You asked in awe

"No! I'm too nervous. Please please Y/n please"

"Fine! Fine!" You gave in. Ofcourse you'll give in to Hwang Hyunjin, you glanced at Amber and Ana chatting along with Eric and Jhonny also joining them. You went up to J-Hope with Hyunjin behind you and spoke to him.

"J-Hope Oppa, meet Hwang Hyunjin from Straykids, this kid wants to talk to you, but is nervous"

J-Hope laughed brightening the whole world and said "A Hyunjin ssi don't be nervous"

Soon you watched them both getting into a conversation. You were glad, all your guest were now happily engaged only to fine Eric and Amber looking at you in awe "You speak Korean!”

"Hey Amber's dog can speak chinese! No big deal!" You joked refering to Eric's one of the most iconic lines to lighten the mood.

"You're a Nam nation?" Amber asked.

"I am a lot of things" you said giving her a smile, you cursed yourself in your mind for sounding flirty and cocky.

Soon the event started and you gracefully conducted it translating in English as all the guests understood it nicely and had insisted you to not repeat everything in english and korean. In the end they were handed little hampers. You were kinda happy as they gave one to the translators as well. The event went well, in between you also got to talk to Amber who sat right beside you, with J-Hope on the other side. Eric also seemed to weirdly bond with you quickly, also with Hyunjin and the four of you enjoyed. Even though Ana and Johnny spoke less you made sure that you involved them in the conversation as well. Soon the event came to an end and you found Ana and Johnny thanking you as they had fun with you. With Johnny saying that he's thankful that were engaging and not awkward like a lot of interpreters he's met in the past. As you said your farewell to them cause they had flights to catch that very day, you started looking for the others. And suddenly you heard Amber's voice calling your name, you turned around to find her standing with her coat jacket in her hand and the white dress shirt she was wearing with its sleeves folded, showing her tattooed arms. You gulped looking at her up and down and your mouth went dry, finally asked her "where have you been? Where are the others?"

She laughed and said "They're waiting outside, J-Hope said you might be searching for us inside so I came to look if you seriously were. Which I guess he was right"

"Ah Hobi and Hyunjin they've known me for quite a while now" you said smiling. On your way out, y'all had a constant random conversation which ended up in you finally revealing that you were indeed a fan of her and her music. She actually seemed happy to know that and you smiled to yourself. As soon as their eyes laid on you the three boys seemed to have eager eyes.

"Okay, what do you wanna say? Spill"

"Why do you think so? Y/n ssi~" Hope said in his normal sing song way. "CAUSE, I can read people. Now who will spill? Eric?" You said.

"Okay! We were thinking of asking you to shift to our hotel as we found we're all in the same one and we want you to give me, Amber and J-Hope a tour of the city and a road trip as you promised Hyunjin." Eric said all that in one breath.

"So, why do y'all need me in the same hotel?" You asked as they followed you to talk to your manager about their plan and Eric called the hotel to ask them to arrange for a big vehicle for you guys. "Because then we can have more fun"

"Um. Okay!" You said and heard all the four cheer.

"I really don't know how Hyunjin got you guys on the boat with this, but it won't be necessary for me to move hotels. I'm in the same hotel as you guys."

However, your manager had other plans, he denied you the requests and said that he had already planned your schedule and you can't evade them. "But I had already told you! That I wanted this week off! I haven't taken any breaks in the last months. I've worked even on weekends so I could have this week free."

"Oh! You can have another week free, we have client's advance. They need you in Sevilla for a charity event you ca-"

Before your manager could complete, Amber was seen behind you and said "I'll hire her for the week. What ever this client is paying, you show me the receipt, I'll double it! I need THIS interpreter!"

"Am-" She shushhed you even before you could protest! You couldn't deny, this was kinda hot though. You mentally hit yourself for thinking such stuff, but you couldn't help it. SHE. IS. HOT. But also adorable. And her demeanor intimidated your manager who immediately gave in and said he'll assign somebody else for that job and let Amber "hire" you.

"I thought I told you guys to stand outside" you told her as you walked back to J-Hope and Hyunjin.

"I got curious" she said and winked, you could feel the heat rising to your cheeks and Hyunjin came running to you "Noona! Why do you look so red? You're okay?"

"oh! Yeah she is, she's just flushed due to..... Heat" Amber replied with a smirk. God, this woman will be the death of me- you thought to yourself.

"Okay. So what did I miss?" Eric came back and asked.

"Nat-thing" Hyunjin said and smiled.

"So they'll be sending us a van pronto" Eric said.

"I know a cafe near by lets go grab some coffee. And you" you said pointing at Hyunjin "You'll have your Americano~"

"Choa Choa~" He replied in his signature style.

Eric and the others laughed out loud at that as you all started walking.

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(The next day around lunch time)

"How many times have you been here?" Eric asked as you left the El Prado Museo the next day.

"As a matter of fact this was my first time" you said laughing.

"i loved it. Namjoon would have loved it. I sent him pictures" Hobi said "oh! He replied, he says he missed a huge chance. He regrets not joining me." You all heard Hobi scoff and laughed.

"So! You'all wanna get Tapas and go wine tasting? I have a friend who said any of my guests are his guests and promised special discounts" you said.

"I love discounts" Hyunjin said.

"We all do bro!" Eric said and laughed.

"So we get alot of wine?" Amber asked

"As much as you want" you said.

Miguel was more than happy to have you five, his restaurants has been one of your regularly visited places since you first came to Madrid and befriended him.

Every one was having fun eating and chatting, while enjoying a majestic view of The capital city of España, when Amber said "Y/n, why are you still on your 1st pour of wine? You don't like it?"

"Pfft! Who doesn't like wine?" Eric said.

"She loves it, she just gets drunk easily" J-Hope spoke up.

"You too! So easy on the wine!" You scolded Hobi

Hyunjin has been looking at you and asked if you were okay.

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And hence three days later, you found you guys playing games after having a road trip to Alicante. The roof of the beach house that you guys hired had become everyone's favourite spot, "C'mon? Why wont you drink? Do you feel uncomfortable with Eric?" Amber asked

"Hey! What did I do?" Eric exclaimed and you all laughed.

"Oh she's just afraid she might text her ex if she gets too drunk" Hyunjin suddenly spilled, and smirked knowing very well about you, your past relationship and your current growing crush, earning a glare from you.

(here onwards every dialogue is in korean)

"Gimme your phone" Amber laid her hand out and demanded. You swiftly pulled it out of your pocket and did as she said. "You need to call or text someone?" She asked looking onto your eye.

"Nope. I'm done with them. Why? What would you do?" You asked.

"Confisticate it untill you get sober"She said as she went in the closet to place it somewhere.

"Noona keep my phone too" Hyunjin said and Hoseok joined him. "Okay" she said and ultimately all the cell phones were kept in the closet. And the game begin, truth and dare. Damn this girl had the best ones in the world. And soon You, Hoseok and Eric were tipsy. When the bottle stopped at Hyunjin and he chose dare "Do the pepero with...um... Eric Hyung!" Hoseok said smirking

"why me!" Eric whined.

"Cause I said so" Hoseok pipped "use the french fries"

And then A french fry was seen each end on Eric and Hyunjin's lips. Hyunjin started advancing but Eric almost screeched and stepped back. As a punishment, they were made to dance to baby shark.

Soon the bottle turned to Amber and she chose dare only to see Hyunjin smirking. "Do the pepero with y/n Noona"

"Hyunjin! Do it yourself!" You said whining. Yet you ended up being a tipsy giggling mess.

"C'mon, c'mon. Get up." Amber stood and held out her hand. Which you gladly took and she pulled you up. Looking deep into your eyes, she could find the admiration there, being someone who easily got drunk you couldn't hide your feelings at that moment, but, you couldn't even process so much in your brain at that point either so you just looked back into her eye, almost getting lost in them.

"I don't wanna dance to baby shark, so lets do this" she said and you nodded and you held the french fry in your mouth. You could feel your heart going wild, as you could feel it might leap out of your body at any second. She looked deep into your eyes and bit on the end of the fry, little by little, never breaking eye contact. Even the other three were stunt and quiet, not like you remembered they were there. As her face and her lips came closer, your heart beat quickened even more, and you could feel her breath fanning on your face. A little bit more and then, her lips would be exactly where you'd wanted it and as if reading your thoughts.

She did it.

Her lips were on yours, they were so softer than you've ever imagined. You felt her tongue brush against you lips as she cut of the fry and you just stood their eyes closed, awes struck, heart almost in hand. As the others cat called, but J-Hope stopped abruptly and asked if you were okay. You nodded and looked at Amber who was busy with her drink, you smiled to yourself and sat down.

The night went on as you guys all kept talking about different stories from your lives. You and Hyunjin shared the various moments you've shared while you worked for JYPE for a year and a what not. Through the night you often felt your eyes drifting off towards Amber who mostly was already looking at you and diverts her eyes as soon as she got caught.

You all talked untill all of you dropped sleepy one by one, J-Hope, was followed by Eric and you were next. You never knew what happened then, only a ghostly feeling on your cheek.

The morning found all the 5 of you huddled up. Hoseok was hugging a pillow and Eric was hugging Amber's legs, you got up to find Hyunjin, walking in it an americano and a (your favourite beverage).

"You went out?" You whispered looking at the take away cups.

He nodded, and motioned you to get up. As you went near him he whispered for you to get ready to go for a walk. You found Hyunjin waiting near the door.

"wait. Did you get coffee for the others?" You asked.

"Yeah, I did" Hyunjin asked smiling.

"Your the best" you said side hugging him. It was common for you and Hyunie since you've known him for along time. You both sat on a rock.

"The Alicante sea is just different. No matter how many times I come here it feels so refreshing" it was also chilly so you sat closer to Hyunjin and he hugged you.

"Do you like her?" He asked abruptly.

"What? Who?" You asked looking at her.

"You know who" He said

"I do. I just understood that yesterday during the..." You didn't know what to call it.

"Kiss?" Hyunjin finished.

"It wasn't a kiss" you said pouting. And Hyunjin laughed. After sitting and chatting a bit more Hyunjin finally told you. "You know, She kissed you on the cheek. She might have thought all of us were asleep. But I was awake." He said smiling like a kid. Thats when you realised what that ghost touch on your cheek was from last night. You felt a blush rush to your cheeks and nodded your head as you hid you face in your palms.

"Look at you blushing" Hyunjin teased. And got up looking at the time, you all were supposed to drive back today. You both planned on entering the house silently, incase the three were still sleeping, how ever stopped at the entrance to hear a conversation. You knew the voices belonged to Amber and Eric.

E- What do you mean?

A- Exactly what I said, Eric. Besides, I am straight, it was just a drunk thing.

E- But, what about the kiss?

A- It wasn't a kiss, it was just a STUPID GAME!

You smiled to yourself, and opend and closed the main door again, this time making a noise.

"We're home!" You shouted. Hyunjin just looked at you.

"Hey guys! Thanks for the coffee" Eric said.

"Where's Hobi?" You asked as you fully entered the corridor that they both were in.

"He's still knocked off" Amber said and chuckled. You couldn't bring yourself to look at her and so you ignored eye contact with her and went upstairs to wake Hobi up.

"Hobi oppa! Get up" you called and shook the older man who groaned in response.

"I have Americano~" you sang and be immediately perked up, trying to reach for the cup. And you smiled at him pulling him to sit up.

"You look dishevelled" You told him

"You still look pretty" Hoseok said, making you smile.

"So I sent our pictures to our gang and Jamie and BM are dying to meet you" Eric said entering the room.

"I like BM!" Hoseok said.

"I'll surely tell you when I go to America, but I'll be returning with Hobi and Hyunjin to Seoul. I miss you mom!" You said fake crying.

"I swear next time I go to Seoul, the first thing I do is go to your mom's restaurant" Amber said sitting beside you and you nodded, trying to smile.

The rest of the week, you tried your best to avoid direct contact with Amber, with the help of Hyunjin and J-Hope (who was told everything by Hyunjin). If Amber noticed it, she didn't acknowledge it, or may be didn't notice it.

You've cried to yourself that night remembering her worlds, untill you played some songs to lull you to sleep.

In your way to flight, none of the 3 of you spoke about the woman, who you were trying to avoid to even think of. They both actually engaged you in various topic about their members and practices and how they needed this week.

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(A FEW MONTHS LATER)

Yes, you have kept in touch with Eric and talked often on various media who also introduced you to Jamie Park and BM. You have actually met BM during an M-Net event and became friends quickly. Amber had also spoken to you but it always limited to a few texts and the conversation died down quick. She has also been to Seoul and did come to your restaurant, but you were away for a project and were thankful that you didn't have to see her.

You've met so many artists and actors of different origins, yet you can't take the thought of that certain Asian-American woman out of your mind. And you drained yourself in work, be it at office or in your mom's restaurant. Even Hyunjin, Changbin and Hoseok, Namjoon were tensed, to see you over work yourself. Each of whom have tried to make you take rest. Where Changbin and Hyunjin even resorted to tying you down to a chair, with the help of Wooyoung and forcing you to spend a day doing nothing, with them.

Finally, you gave yourself a break when your manager told that you have an upcoming project for around 1 to 1.5 months in Newark.

As you left the Newark Liberty International Airport speaking on the phone "And why are you here again?" You asked an excited Eric.

"Because I want to see you, Jamie want to you, see you and we have nothing better to do!"

"Okay I'm waiting near Gate 2 come quick" You said smiling and laughing at the elder guy's behaviour.

"Y/n!!” you heard a dound you've heard multiple times over facetime.

"Jamie!!!!” you ran towards her and hugged her as Eric reach for your trolley and hugged you as well.

"Lets drop your stuff at the hotel and then I'm taking you to this awesome burger joint I found when I was here for tour" Eric said with his regular habit of getting over enthusiastic. You've got to know him more over the few moths. Even Hoseok and the others facetime you often.

As you entered the hotel, you failed to notice a slim figure on the side couches keeping an eye at you and the other two. Whom Jamie saw and showed a thumbs up behind your back.

They said they were settled in and will wait for you at the lobby. You went up the elevator and went to find your room. As you did, you slid the key card and pulled your luggages inside. You were about to go and close the door, only to find a very known figure standing infront of you.

"Hey Stranger" she said and entered, your room "Should I close the door?" She asked. You nodded, still too stunt to speak.

"So I guess we need to talk" she said, you finally found your voice back and asked "We do?"

"Yeah" she said walking close to you. And took a seat on the bed and patted the spot beside her. You did as she said and she started "Why have you been ignoring me?"

"I... Haven't?" You wanted to sound firm, but it came out as more of a question.

"Did I do something? Say something to upset you?"

"No Amber. You didn't I was just busy and our timings didn't click"

"Do you like Eric?" She asked

"WHAT? NO! ARE YOU CRAZY! WHY would you think that?" You exasperated.

"May be because you're free for him but busy for me, when we both texted you at the same time!" She exclaimed.

"Its not like that" you said, not understanding what to say.

"Do you not dislike me? Is that why Hyunjin said that if you're not talking to me I should just let it go? Y/n do you hate me?" She asked now serious you can see her eyes get glassy.

And you didn't know what to say except "No Amber I-I don't hate you."

"Really cause the way your showing it seem-" you didn't let her finish

"CAUSE I LIKE YOU OKAY! I LIKE YOU SO MUCH THAT LOOKING AT YOU WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BE CLOSE TO YOU PAINS ME!" yes, you just poured your heart out. And she kept looking at you, aww struck.

"But- then why-" she stuttered

"Because I know you're straight and you're not into non-idols" you said smiling

"WHAT?! WHO TOLD YOU THESE STUFF?!" she said awestruck.

"You did. I mean not to me, but Hyunjin and I heard you speak to Eric that morning. And you said in the Daebak Show that dating non-idols is difficult. So I figured" you said and shrugged. But Amber just looked into your eyes and suddenly grabbed you by our neck and crashed her lips on yours. Scratch butterflies, you felt a whole damn zoo in your stomach and Amber pulled you closer. And something about the kiss said that she was as much eager to do this as you, she tried her best to let you know her emotions through the kiss, as if your both lives depended on it.

"I like you too you pabo!" She said finally parting "I had a feeling you heard it that morning, I'm sorry, I saw you and Hyunjin get so close I thought may be you guys were a thing and I didn't know if you swing this way. So I lied to Eric and Myself. I wasn't sure of what I was feeling. But, when you stopped talking to me, I knew, I was in deep for you"

"Me and Hyunjin?" You laughed. "I am bisexual, if you didn't know"

"I know!" She said

"How?"

"Hobi told me" she said giving an alpaca like grin.

"That rat!" You said squint.

She laughed and made you look into her eyes using a finger under your chin.

"Be mine" she said

"I thought you'd never ask" you said smiling. And tackled her into a hug which she wasn't ready and dropped onto your bed both laughing as she tried to tickle you.

Untill you suddenly heard a knock followed by Eric's voice "I'd hate to interfere, but if you guys are done making babies can we go for some burgers and beer"

You both looked at each other and laughed. And went out of the room hand in hand.

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