#this partnership can be so many things to me platonic romantic mentor i need to crazy bitches fucking shit up and causing trauma 🗣️

[transealz]

i didn't like how the whole pose turned out so here's just a small part of it instead

anyways villian4villian... ougghh dark sun revving up new moons little villian.... ideas in my braiiin...

[id below cut but also in alt]

Id: [Doodle of Dark Sun from TSAMS persuading New Moon from TSAMS to join the evil side. Dark Sun is leaning in towards New Moon, while New Moon is facing away from the camera with his head looking back so the viewer can see part of his face. Dark Sun is wrapping a hand around New Moon's head thoughtfully, posing a question. His other hand is back away from the body in a splayed out motion, gesturing an inquiry to his words. New Moon is raising a hand up to his face in thought, considering whatever idea Dark Sun is posing, and looking down away from him in mischievous thought. His other hand rests at his side idle. Dark Sun is wearing fantasy technological gauntlets on his arms, a pair of his Moon's pants tied around his waist like a jacket, stripped pantaloon-style pants, a metal half-plackart on his midsection, and a worn bowtie on his neck. New Moon is wearing his moon nightcap, a waist ruffle, and star patterned pantaloon-style pants. There is incomplete text to the bottom left of the image that is cut off from the rest of the text, of which only the word Villian is able to be made out.]

[christiandomme]

Building dynamics and partnerships and being mad at ways the world isn’t built for me

A personal note since I am having so many feelings that it it is distracting me from other tasks and I am hoping shouting into the void might help...

NOTE: All y’all are welcome to join me in reading this and you can even share thoughts and wisdom. Heck, reblog if you so wish. EXCEPT you MT. I know you’re not on tumblr much right now but just in case you see this: let’s save talking about all this for a face to face convo. Everyone else, join me in my feelings. 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I consider myself dispositionally polyamorous. If my religious community and my spouse both blessed it, I would 100% have multiple spouses. I know how I am wired and I know what would make for a thriving life. 

However, I count myself extremely fortunate that I am equally fulfilled by platonic/non-sexual life partners. For my happiness, sex is nice but optional, romantic-specific love is a mystery I have never kenned, and building life together and emotional intimacy is what fuels my heart. 

Thus! (with consent of my spouse) I have explored power exchange dynamics dynamics and platonic partnerships and it has been an amazing journey. 

But it has plenty of opportunities to make one heartsore. 

I was helping on of my sub’s make a Dr. appointment recently and I told the staff member on the phone ‘Hello, yes, my partner is looking for a new physician and I was wondering if you took his insurance.’ And I almost teared up after just being able to name that in such an ordinary way. 

But I have been on speaker phone with health care providers for another sub (to virtually join in on doctor visits where I was calling in to add some oomph to my sub’s self advocacy) and been introduced as ‘....my friend’ or ‘...my mentor’ to explain why this person with no legal or romantic relationship is being invited into such a vulnerable space.

Knowing that we’re not ever likely to go to each other’s family homes for winter holiday sits uneasy sometimes. 

I am blessed in that my spouse, and one of my sisters, and my best friends are all happily on this my-having-partners/subs bandwagon and so I can get a semblance of the joy that is family video calls with many of my people together (No, that is not sarcastic. I unironically love family video calls). 

But I have an opportunity with one of my subs to take the next 6-12 months for us to have a geographically closer dynamic. And one of the things standing in the way is how to introduce this mystery element to his family 

Yes, he/we’d have to explain it, yes his family would be weird about it. This is not a part of the story that can be problem solved away. I currently plan to throw my husband under the bus to take point on swaying my sub’s family because it is normal for men to meet other men and have friendships. But why would you build a connection with a woman if you could never marry her or have sex with her, amirite?? *throw up in my mouth* 

And I am so frustrated that I am vibrating. I want to live in a society where you can say, ‘hey I have a precious person and we are going to share a house together for a season of our lives and it is going to be awesome and nobody is having sex and nobody is getting married and if you want to buy us a platonic partnership gift, we need another single serving accessory for the ninja blender.’ 

And if anyone says anything about ‘why do we need special words?’ ‘why can’t we just say best friend like we did back in my day’ I am going to be very displeased. Because our society doesn’t save space for considering your platonic partner when making career decisions or how many bedrooms you are buying in a house or bringing adults to parent teacher conferences. And YES you can do it without those rhythms, obviously. But dang, I wish we did have that vocabulary and that ease. 

When someone asks how I’m doing: I’m not just worried about my spouse’s surgery- I am also carrying concern about one partner being in a cast and another starting a new job. And I want to be able to talk about it without someone telling me that I shouldn’t take too much of my friend’s worries on my own shoulders, they are independent adults. Well so is my spouse and you don’t think it is weird that I am sharing that burden of worry and recovery!

Anyway, this whole ridiculous post was initially going to be about how hard and vulnerable it is to ask someone to partner with you outside of socially dictated structures. 

I have a talk scheduled with MT this week to discuss about that geographical relocation opportunity thing, and I have to figure out how to be brave enough to really truly ask for what I want. My instinct is to make it easier on the other person when (I assume) they will tell me that my plea is insufficient. I prepare to save face and make it less difficult for someone to turn me down.  This isn’t an MT thing, this is my modus operandi. That feeling of ‘I know I won’t be enough’ so I prepare for how our connection will endure after you affirm that belief. 

And how this ties into the above rant is- it is a lot easier to say ‘I asked my partner to move in with me and he turned me down so I am sad and trying to figure out where our relationship is going’ vs ‘my sub passed on a chance to take our dynamic from long distance to in person and it makes me feel like I’m not worth fighting through the logistics for and what is my face even going to *look like* the next time he tells me that he is mine?’

And obviously I love him and we are going to work through it and whatever choice he ends up making we’ll figure out how to move our dynamic forward. That’s life. 

But in *this moment* when I am supposed to be catching up on work emails because I’ve been out sick for a week, and I can’t because my heart is just so, so sore, I can’t help but think of all the things that could make this situation a little bit easier. 

[astroismypassion]

hi!! saw that you’ve been having difficulties with the message section, I wouldn’t mind putting the reading on here

Hi!

Thank you for buying me this delicious hot beverage. I drank irish cream black coffee with rice milk while writing your interpretation. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I did writing! And I listened to Leon Bridges - Shy while writing. ;)

Your dominant planets are: 1. Saturn, 2. Mercury and 3. Moon. Your dominant signs are: 1. Leo, 2. Aquarius and 3. Pisces. Your main mode is Cardinal. You are Air dominant.

FAMILY, SIBLINGS, EARLY LIFE

You have Cancer Sun in the 2nd house. Your father was a bit of a passive figure in the family. He likes to stay at home, indulge a bit, but he is also a hard worker. He values family and home. He can be moody and stubborn. You have Libra Moon in the 5th house. Your mother is kind, loving, playful and has a childlike spirit. You have Virgo Lilith in the 4th house. The “negative” side of Lilith could happen here. You might be over critical of your family members, nit picky, a bit controlling and bossy. You might be of help to them, but you expect this help returned. You might be a bit of a “user” at times. And expect your family members or siblings, share your possessions, items, belongings, even money with you. You have Sun square Moon. Your mother and father are quite different personalities wise. They have different characters and traits. They might have not agreed on the style of your upbringing or they were not in sync in the style of parenting you. You have very strongly aspected Sun. You might have felt  a bit restricted, limited and not supported by your father. You might have felt like he didn’t give you enough praise and thank yous. You have a deep and complex relationship with your mother. You have Virgo IC. You learnt how to speak and read early on. You were a responsible and mature child. Parents emphasized realistic goals for you and to choose something practical to do in life. You liked to read as a child or your parents read to you often. If you have any siblings, they are Leo, Libra, Taurus, Virgo or Gemini.

PARTNERSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS

You have Leo Venus in the 3rd house. This is who you attract, what you value in yourself and others. You attract lively, childlike, talkative people. Who are outgoing, generous, kind and have an inner child. You like to shine in your local town, among your siblings, cousins and family relatives. You might be the popular, well liked cousin! You have Libra Mars in the 5th house. This is how you approach your crush, how you act, what you’re passionate about. You are a bit passive when it comes to taking action. But it’s still sly and calculating. You might flirt with people unintentionally. You like your attention reciprocated back. You might like someone, but then back off a bit and just study and observe them for a while. You can appear cold and detached. You like giving compliments to others. You have nice manners and dress well. You have a nature sense for fashion and know what looks good on you. You have Venus sextile Mars. You might be attracted to younger partners or partners who energize you. Someone who uplifts you, motivates you and brings you out of your shell. You have Venus opposite Jupiter. You might be over loving and over generous, especially when you’re in love. You could be too generous with your money, attention, affection, praise, admiration and compliments. You have Venus trine Saturn. You like partners that are younger or older than your own age. You might be attracted to responsible, reliable people, who are ambitious, have high status or are just very hard workers. You have Venus opposite Uranus. You might have a long distance relationship at some point in life. Or you could start online dating. You like your partnerships to have a friendly air first. You might like to be friends before you are lovers. You could also date your friends. You have Libra, Scorpio, Taurus, Aries, Capricorn and Cancer, Virgo, even Gemini friends.

CAREER, PROFESSIONAL LIFE, PUBLIC IMAGE

You have Pisces MC. You might be a caretaker or help others and guide them somehow. YOu might also help people organise their life. You will be seen as caring, imaginative, creative, loving, compassionate and an old soul. You have Aries Saturn in the 11th house. You might like to work on your own or don’t like to network as much. You might be a great leader of a club, group or community. You have Aquarius Jupiter rx in the 9th house. You could be a teacher, life coach, motivational speaker or someone is a mentor to others. You could work in the health field, nursing, business, finance or accounting. You might be a professor or an educator on a topic. You have Virgo North Node in the 4th house. This indicates your life purpose. You could specialize in whichever topic you are willing to research more in-depth. You might like to take care of your mind and body. You are an excellent host! You might often host parties or gatherings at your home. You are a people’s person. You are called in this lifetime to organise, establish healthy boundaries with your family members, take care of your health. You would benefit greatly from owning a pet. You might be interested in dietetics, nutrition, wellness, mental and physical wellbeing. You’ll need to create a steady routine, focus on the now and your day-to-day life. You might work from home, online or if you have a family business, continue that. You have Pisces Part of Fortune in the 10th house. This represents your natural luck and good charm. You might be at your happiest when you help others, when you “heal” someone, when you can show your imaginative and creative side.

ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS

You have Libra Chiron in the 5th house. There is a certain wound or a past hurt when it comes to your one on one relationships. You might have been rejected by your first crush or they didn’t like you back. You might not have an ideal example when it comes to a healthy relationship. Maybe your parents separated or they didn’t have a healthy relationship, so that ruined the image of relationships a bit for you.  You have Pisces Ceres in the 10th house. This is how you take care of others and how you like to be nurtured. For you it is important to allow yourself to get lost in daydream at least for a bit or listen to music, or just a creative outlet for your emotions. It’s how you stay emotionally sane. You like to be of help to others, do things for them, give them your unconditional love and support. You have Cancer Juno in the 2nd house. This indicates your ideal partner, your ideal soulmate, be it platonic or romantic. I find it interesting that it is the same as your Sun sign and position! This would mean you would like someone who is the same as you. You might like a partner who is caring, compassionate, loving, kind, highly opinionated, stubborn, love and values home, tradition, family. Likes security, safety and comfort. Someone who is an excellent chef as well! You have currency Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter transiting your 8th house. You might find it harder or easier for at least a half of a year to gain money from others. You might reevaluate, think more of gain better focus on the following topics: shared resources, sex, physical intimacy, dee trusted bonds, spirituality, occult, mysticism, inheritance, death, transformation and rebirths. You might feel like you are in a transitory period. You could also undergo many internal transformations. This is an excellent time to talk to others on a deep level or even therapy. You could also be an excellent listen or somehow a bit of a therapist to OTHERS.

CHART RULER

Your chart ruler is Mercury. The chart ruler of the 1st house is in the 3rd house. Your personality shines through best when you are connecting with your peers, siblings, cousins, people from your local hometown, your elementary and high school friends. Your ego, character, self esteem, self image might develop through 3rd house topics, such as writing, communicating, learning a new skill, connecting people from your local scene, hanging out with your siblings and peers. This is also a part of your life purpose besides Virgo North Node in the 4th house. Here is an additional video on the topic by a fellow astrologer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBu9sY2RHJI .

HOUSE RULERS

The ruler of the 1st house is in the 3rd house. You may seem like “the girl (or boy) next door. Life is oriented toward communicating, gathering information and daily interactions. You gossip about the way people look. The ruler of the 2nd house is in the 5th house. You use your money for artistic projects. You are possessive of creative projects. Financial security depends upon your personal creativity. The ruler of the 3rd house is in the 2nd house. You discuss issues of self-worth and self-esteem. Writing is a way to earn a living. Your ability to communicate affects your ability to make money. Siblings affect your self-worth. Gathering information is oriented toward making money. The ruler of the 4th house is in the 3rd house. Home is a place to have lively conversations. Cultural upbringing has a strong bearing on your thoughts. Feeling included or rejected by your family influences your day to day interactions.  Home is a place where people come and go. You bring your private inner self with you when you write, keep a journal or blog. The ruler of the 5th house is in the 3rd house. You communicate in a playful and lighthearted way. Romance and fun express themselves through a love of reading and writing. Fun is found through gossiping. Relaxation comes through conversation and writing. The ruler of the 6th house is in the 6th house. You work in a health-related field. Your daily habits impact your ability to find a job. You create habits and routines that focus on health, work, and relationships with employees, coworkers and animals. The ruler of the 7th house is in the 9th house. Partners help you expand your horizons. Your partner needs to be broad-minded. You want to be with someone who likes to discuss philosophical topics. Your open enemies are people from other cultural or religious backgrounds. The ruler of the 8th house is in the 11th house. You find it hard to be “just friends.” You bring your need for depth interactions to friendships. You need to belong to groups of like-minded people who share your intensity. Your groups and clubs involve research and investigation. You join occult groups. You have to adjust your debt to achieve long term goals and dreams. The ruler of the 9th house is in the 9th house. You find meaning by devising your own personal belief system. You travel to expand your horizons. You gain wisdom by learning about religion. You find meaning in higher education. The ruler of the 10th house is in the 8th house. You bring a professional approach to depth psychology. You find your true vocation by exploring occult subjects. Your career revolves around the need for intensity of experience. Your career involves working with other people’s emotional baggage. Your true vocation involves in- depth interactions with other people. You achieve recognition as a researcher. You receive awards for your work with people on the fringe of society. The ruler of the 11th house is in the 5th house. You are friends with all your romantic partners. You bring your social awareness to your children. The people you connect with are self-expressive and entertaining. You belong to artistic groups. You’re in a band. You are a huge fan of the arts. The ruler of the 12th house is in the 3rd house. You talk about things that make you sad. Your imagination is stirred by talking and writing. You work your dreams into your daily conversations and writing. You have a dreamy voice. You bring imagination to your writing and the way that you speak.

[flameontheotherside]

Why It's Okay to Have Platonic Twin Flame Relationships

Although I have a romantic connection with Jimi right now, I think it’s absolutely okay to have a more platonic friendship with a twin flame, too. In fact, I experienced that myself in the past with Jimi Hendrix.

The twin flame “experts” often say that twin souls have to be romantic, as if you can’t have any other kind of connection, but I don’t feel that’s true. In my own experiences with Jimi, our connection has always evolved and changed with time. When we ultimately made the decision to wed and go to the next part of our journey together, it happened naturally, without us forcing it to happen.

There have been many times in my life where Jimi would let me be free to live life and even have love experiences on the earth. He wanted to make sure he wouldn’t hold me back in any way, and I really appreciated that.

Sometimes your twin soul will let you be free to have love experiences on the earth because that may be a part of your life plan. Maybe he wants you to learn new things and have new experiences for a reason.

Sometimes it was hard for me to part from Jimi because I loved him so much, and I didn’t want to leave him. I used to feel I couldn’t live without him, but Jimi knew that wasn’t healthful, so he helped me learn to be whole on my own. Once I began to love myself and really know myself, I realized I didn’t have to be in a romantic relationship to be happy, because true happiness comes from within.

When the time did come for us to have a more permanent union, like a spirit marriage, it happened because we love each other. I feel really blessed about that, but I know that not everyone wants or needs a spirit marriage, and that’s okay! Everyone’s journey is different.

I do feel that’s one reason why the twin soul connection can change and evolve with time. I often write about that on my blog. As you grow and experience new things, your connection with your twin soul can change. Sometimes it can be romantic, and sometimes it can be platonic. But having a platonic connection certainly isn’t less valuable in any way. As long as the connection is full of love, that’s a blessing.

That’s why it’s okay to have platonic twin flame connections, no matter what some experts may say.  You may be in a situation where it wouldn’t be right to have a romantic relationship, or you may not be ready for one yet. But you could still connect with your twin soul in many other ways, like in a friendship, a teacher and mentor relationship, a creative partnership, and many other ways. Don’t limit the ways you can experience love - they’re all wonderful and valuable in their own way.

Autumn Wells, The Loving Teacher. <3

[notasiren21]

My Romance Kdrama Rankings and rec.:

*warning: possibly a lot of spoilers but tbh mostly just a redone synopsis of the shows*

Also a bit lengthy as hell

#12. Melting Me Softly

This show didn’t do that well as much as it was expected to, considering it even had Ji Chang-Wook as the male lead and the adorable Choi Bo-min who was introduced and quite possibly helped quick start the recognition for his kpop group Golden Child. I’ll admit I expected more of this and I don’t hold anything against the script writer who I heard did Strong Woman, but I kept in mind that the whole premise itself was also very complex to work with. Besides the fact it had two very cute and good looking male leads to draw me in, what really did it was the said premise. This is coming from a girl who is in love with Fallout 4 where the playable character was cryogenically frozen and then thawed out two centuries later, that shit slaps with me for some reason and I was excited to see it play out in this.

The romance is okay I guess, still “aww” worthy and has an intense kiss scene that’ll go down in Ji Chang-Wook’s kissing portfolio no doubt, as well as a hot kiss with his former and now aged flame that is only dreamt of. What drives the romance is the male lead with his puppy dog eyes and loving gaze, only a few have COMPLETELY mastered this in the kdrama buisness. Choi Bo-min was a complete adorable cutie who seemed to have fallen in love for the first time and I couldn’t help but fall in love with him (we’re also the same age but that’s besides the point and I’m completely in love with Rocky from Astro so like, I gotta keep this professional).

Time and time again I have issues with female leads in dramas and feel like the men pick up the slack when it comes to acting, this was one of those times. She was funny and quirky but seemed very out of focus on serval aspects. I think her most redeeming trait besides being made for the media and entertainment business in the show was her completely devotion to her brother.

#11. Suits

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Park Hyungsik is my favorite korean actor hands down.

I’ve seen bits of the American version, the original version, and it didn’t interest me in the slightest. I took a chance on this because I saw this cutie wearing a suit and converse and maybe that’s my kink, who knows, but I was fucking HERE for it. Now I’m a huge slave to romance and the shows, romcoms, that shit. I need to ship, I need to see the love, possibly write a fanfic of it, save gifs of the couple being cute or someone pining. But this show didn’t focus on the love story brewing on the side, it focused on its original intent and purpose which was Park Hyungsik and Jang Don-Gun’s partnership as mentor and mentee, the practice of law, and Park Hyungsik’s storyline as someone who got mixed up in the wrong crowd and fauxed having the license to practice law. The love story you get is the reason it’s on this list and why it’s ranked lower, but all in all this was a good show and one of the few exceptions to a non romance focused show.

#10. Suspicious Partner

The only reason this doesn’t have a pic is because I can only use ten and I gotta figure which would need one and which wouldn’t.

To start off, this show is fucking hilarious with the cast dynamic. It was like what, 40 episodes? I didn’t realize I needed a prolonged show until this came along. At times, it seemed like the main plot was dragging and I was reminded of why I prefer typical kdrama fashion of a one season within 12-32 episode limit, but it made up for it.

Yes, yes, Ji Chang-Wook, the god of kissing, stars in this. My first introduction to him was actually Melting Me Softly and because of how he did in acting with what he could, the emotions he portrayed, I sought out another show of his pre-military duty. God, he fucking serves in glasses and a suit. His character’s jealousy regarding Nam Ji Hyun (his romantic interest) and Choi Tae Joon (Ex best friend, slow burn, exes to friends to platonic lovers that’s one sided while the other can’t stand him, 35k words) instilled the notion that he is fucking funny as hell when needed and such a mood. You want to see the (not even romantic rival bc Choi and Nam are best friends) spraying with a water hose on your lead’s rival? Want to see a hot guy like Ji Chang-Wook panic and try shoving him out of the house when the girl catches them working out? It’s gold.

The feud with the moms -granted they didn’t realize the knew they were the mom’s of the leads-, the slow burn of enemies to friends with the girls, the redemption of a broken friendship, the crackhead and large old baby played by Lee Deok Hwa and the poor father figure who is tired of everyone’s shit portrayed by Jang Hyeok-jin. It’s everything you need for at least a week. It’s possibly a great starter show to ease one into the fact that most dramas don’t hold to that many episodes.

The romance is great, the fucking pining on Ji Chang-Wook’s side is great, the kissing scenes are fucking one for the history books, and you’re guaranteed to be giggling to yourself in several scenes.

Oh and there’s like, a serial killer but yeah, romance!

#9. What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?

The reason why it’s not so high on my list despite being popular is quite possibly some of the side cast.

While Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young severed as a fucking power couple and their tandem dynamic was strong as hell, there were characters who made the show’s story seen to drag out despite it being 16 episodes (see what I mean by usual number??). For one, we learn that a brown haired Lee Tae Hwan is not gonna make for a silent crush in this show. No, brown haired Lee Tae Hwan just gets on your nerves and despite it being purely because his character is mentally blocked in this twisted memory, he forces the main character into staying isolated within his own pain and nightmares from what really occurred when they were children. He lies to his family, keeps it hidden from those who are close to him and love him, suffers alone. It’s what keeps him away from chasing after Secretary Kim besides his egotistical personality -which I never thought could be so great but it is. The main character’s brother in his endless pursuit to chase at Secretary Kim himself starts to gnaw on your chill as you watch him subconsciously force this notions that they’re tethered to one another, deserve each other, etc. While you can’t entirely fault him for how he is given the psychological trauma he endured, you can get annoyed with him very easily for the other accounts and purposes.

The side story of the roof top guy with the one suit -I’m sorry, he’s great in 2PM but I can’t stand him in about every drama he’s in- and the seemly rookie girl become more of an obstacle when you just want to watch the main focus. The driver of the main character is hilarious but his romantic interest is over the top at times. Sometimes it just takes away from the show.

#8. Hotel Del Luna

Ah, I wish I could’ve put a pic.

To kick this off, can we like get a spin off with Kim Soo Hyun? Thanks.

FINALLY, A FUCKING FEMALE LEAD I STAN COMPLETELY AND WOULD WATCH EVEN WITHOUT YEO JIN GOO THERE FOR A ROMANTIC INTEREST.

This bitch, IU, fucking slays in her role as a hotel owner for the dead before the leave for the after life. Everything she does is iconic -yes, the fucking cocking of the rifle, the child like smile seeing diamonds, blessing the poor boy with the ability to see the dead then let him get chased per her own amusement before business. I really would’ve watched the show even if there was no romance. Whether it’s modern times or her orignal lifetime before being condemned to a life of immortality hell and aimlessly running a hotel, she makes for a strong lead. Her reasons for wanted to avoid love seemed so valid compared to other female leads who completely brush guys off. She doesn’t want love, and yet she doesn’t want anyone else touching Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) because she’s not dumb enough to let go of something that makes her feel alive. While her character is legitimately described as cold and greedy, her intentions for holding onto him reveal an insecure part of her that’s been tucked away for centuries. His dedication to the hotel and her, to helping the ghosts move on and such, it’s great and makes for a binge full night.

It’s only ranked lower because the ending sadden me when I realized it was him picturing how they would meet one another again. And because they teased us with Kim Soo Hyun, like that’s cruel.

#7. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (aka Goblin)

Tbh, this show would be lower if it weren’t for the Reaper and Sunny, as well as Deok Hwa.

I’ll probably get a lot of hate for this, but I couldn’t stand Kim Go Eun in this. I’ve watched her in Cheese in the Trap and thought she was good and stuff, but this I found myself growing annoyed and glaring at the television while my mom preached upon her behalf. The goblin was funny, his dynamic and weird polar friendship with the Reaper is quite possibly what really made the show, but I failed to see the spark between them until the time skip. Then, THEN, I could tolerate her a bit better.

Maybe it’s because she was protraying someone around my age in high school, but she went from this independent and driving girl to someone who became too needy and clingy. She acted like a little girl in front of a crush when she could’ve handled it more marturely with the said maturity she showed before meeting him. Granted, I know she had a very difficult home life after her mom died and she saw ghosts everywhere, and her living with the Reaper and Goblin was like this warm family she felt safe in, but I just couldn’t. Her endless pursuing of the Goblin got on my nerves and she would get upset, but then again did she ever act like an adult and do the most natural thing? Aka sit down and discuss the whole situation.

“If you’re comfortable, can you tell me why you think I’m your bride?/Why is there a sword in you?/What happens if I pull it out?/ What do you want me to do?/etc”

No, instead it was a constant “I’m the goblin’s bride”, “I’m your bride”, there was this bratty entitlement laying underneath the cutest exterior that was so apparent for someone my age, and I got pissed when she admitted to have seeing the sword the first time around. Like this man has been in total agony for fucking forever and you strung him along hoping for the possibility that you may be the key to him finally getting the ending he thinks he’ll get. It was selfish, she didn’t even know him but insisted on seeing how to be his bride. She should’ve stepped back and thought the situation out carefully. It wasn’t until that blessed time skip that I started to like her better. She wasn’t a kid then and became mature like she needed to be. There’s the need to flaw a character, but her’s was always biting at me.

Oh yeah, Sunny and the Reaper are the true couple in this story and their love that’s star crossed in two lives really hits you. There was more chemistry than the main couple, there was confusion in flirtatious banter, there was stupidity for first time romance against a tired experience woman, there was the hidden history that they both remembered after the time skip. The angst, the pure acceptance, the guilt and remorse. They made the fucking show alongside the Goblin and Reaper’s bromance and Deok Hwa’s “I just want a credit card and to be irresponsible but these two dumb fucks keep almost revealing their true selves to the world and I’m fucking done with these children”, on top of God taking his body as a vessel and becoming 10x cooler with that hairstyle while drinking with Fate (such a badass who loves her children I can’t, I stan the side character too).

#6. My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Oh my god, my introduction to Astro. Cha Eun Woo (aka Lee Dongmin). My god, if it weren’t for my mom, sister and I officially ruling Cha Eun Woo as god tier in terms of looks and making him this untouchable bias we can’t have, I would have never let this adorably hot as hell dancer and rapper distract me. Really, I kept wanting to be distracted by Rocky but I felt like I couldn’t miss the visual god in the front. Blessed I finally was able to divert my attention to the one I wanted to watch so very much and became my bias wrecker. Mom loves Moonbin like he’s her own son and we’re not her children, sister loves MJ’s psychotic idiocy.

ANYWAYS, the female lead, Kang Mi Rae, was stiff as hell when watching it a second time around and at times, knowing their age gap can be bothersome, but it was a cute slow burn of her and Cha Eun Woo’s character, Do Kyung Suk (sounds badass too, doesn’t it). While he appeared stiff as well, probably could’ve played a robot if he wanted to, I felt like he did well portraying his character who grew up in a dysfunctional house where their political father’s position took presidence over family. He was taught it was unmanly you cry, he never smiled (idk how Cha Eun Woo did it, this cutie never stops smiling or laughing), he never spoke up, etc. He appears socially handicapped until Mi Rae appears back in his life and he slowly let’s go of this anger as the story progresses. She learns she doesn’t have to be so self conscious about her plastic surgery or who she used to be because he loves both.

The villian of this story was well thought out (only kdrama where my dad actively participates in the discussions because he hated her so much and says her name with such spite while bragging he knows at least one Astro member so that’s his “idfk what a bias is but I’ll go with the Gangnam kid”). She brought the tension and there was the window to pity her and realize something was most definitely wrong in a tragic way. She sought after Kyung Suk like a prized trophy when he didn’t express interest, stepped inbetween blooming relationships, set boys off a progressive course away from her, and turned one kid psychotic. That was just with her obsession to have the boys fawn after her; completely disregarding her endless efforts to knock Mi Rae down a peg or two in meticulously planned schemes. She was incredibly smart and cunning, it can’t be denied and she drove them closer together in spite of her tries to wedge between them.

Really, this made me wish that the Webtoon True Beauty that’s supposed to get a drama adaption will cast him as the main male lead Suho. It’s almost similar but Suho seems more dimensional and expressive and I feel like he would truly shine there.

Stan Astro.

#5. Extra-Ordinary You

Ah, this one hurts me. @macaknight, just watch it.

This is a young love one and one of the few that’s not absolute cringe worthy. Set in high school where yea, there’s drama and it’s in Asia so there’s that weird “all mighty and supreme group that conquers the school” called the A3, a girl (Kim Hye Yoon) with a heart condition learns she’s a character in a manga -doesn’t realize she’s not the main one tho and that’s hilarious alone. She finds a focus with this unnamed student who stays in the background and shadows (portrayed by SF9’s Rowoon). The girl, Eun Dan Oh, is someone to worship and cherish, especially since she’s so young and very promising. I thoroughly enjoyed her character and how her efforts to derail the natural progression of the story with the catalyst of student number 13, later on Haru. There’s so many fucking twist and turns, characters to let your heartbreak for as you wish to adopt them and protect them from the world, it all hurts so much but in a masochistic against yourself kind of way you can’t let go of.

Those who are aware they’re in a comic book, they all struggle to break their “character’s” roles and expectations. The second male lead of both the drama and the drama’s manga is sick and tired of playing the violin and being this unrequited love interest that’ll lose in the end, forever the friend. Dan Oh is livid she’s expected to die from her heart disease and is forced to endlessly pine for her childhood fiancé Baek Kyung who is a complete asshole to her while in character. Number 13/Haru is tired of being an unnamed background character who continuously suffers and gets toyed with by the author. Dried Squid Fairy lunch maker is sick of how he must remember shit that’s kept a secret as he tries in vain to keep the story on track to avoid repeated mistakes and consequential devastating punishments to those who don’t follow the storyline. Yeo Ju Da (the main character of the manga) wants to experience the love story she wants without the drama. Baek Kyung want to prove himself and that he genuinely cares for Dan Oh but is forced to be an asshole because that’s how he’s written.

It’s a fucking mess and it’s fucking fantastic. The friendship of A3 (Lee Do Hwa the vionlist, Oh Namju and Baek Kyung), Lee Do Hwa and Dan Oh’s powerful best friendship after being self aware and confiding in each other (honestly I want a drama with just two of them, they’re so cute and funny together), the A3 that happened outside for those self aware between Dan Oh, Number 13/Haru, and Do Hwa where they all genuinely care for one another, Dan Oh’s acceptance that her manga best friend is a bitch but nice to her and the male lackey of their group is funny, etc.

I didn’t think another self aware comic book character show could happen without ripping off W-Two Worlds, but it did. They did it.

#4. Angel’s Last Mission: Love

That song that goes “It’s alright, it’s alright” in a sad melodic way? Yeah, they play it when it’s not alright.

This show has heartbreak galore, even in the first episode for numerous reasons. They don’t want you to be alright for the most part and yet our sadistic selves can’t help but suffer through it. L’s portrayal of being an angel is such a gift, I didn’t know I needed it. I was dead set on living my life until I saw this and felt myself crumble to bits.

You want sacrifice? You got it. Tears of cute boy and a girl who can’t catch a break? Check. Plot twists? Lmao, it’s a kdrama. Yea. Angst and hurt? Fuck yep.

While you’re at it, listen to the song too so you can suffer some more.

#3. Descendants of the Sun

THIS WOULD BE AT THE TOP IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE FACT I AM COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST ONE AND THESE TWO GOT DIVORCED IN REAL LIFE. I still wish the best for them and their child. I still hurt but love them.

So much fucking chemistry and angst, so much hurt and wounds (it’s legit a show with a military background and characters), so much cool fight scenes and surgeries. Their soundtrack slaps, the backstory of characters really set the tone to their current stories, shit overlaps somehow, the female rivalry is hilarious, the cat and dog friendship of the male leads warms my heart. They have such iconic stills and scenes.

The main leads connected so fucking well they got married in real life (we don’t talk about the end result, I’m still crying but I get it.) This kdrama is probably one of the staples to korean dramas in general.

Another female lead I really liked as well as the second, I just struggled at times with Song’s character at times because of the pain she put them both through.

#2. W-Two Worlds

This is my go to for recommending korean dramas to someone for the first time -I got an ex hooked on it that he cried several times throughout it/life 1/4 of the varsity boy’s soccer team has seen this because of me.

This is the comic self awareness show that I didn’t think could be redone, but kudos to you Extraordinary You, you created an orignal that breaks my heart.

This show hurts so much as well, I don’t watch them if they don’t hurt in one way or another.

Lee Jong Suk stars as the main character (Kang Chul) who is also the main character of his own comic book he stars in. The issue is that he’s self aware and that there’s something wrong with his world and life. His webtoon/manga creator is trying to kill him because having his creation alive is driving him to insanity and was the only comfort when he pushed his family away for his career and alcoholism. The creator’s daughter is alerted that her father went missing while cooped up in his room while drawing Kang Chul’s death and end to the manga without a resolution to his storyline (Think of a korean Batman without the suit and brooding personality). Plot twist that’s in the synopsis, she gets pulled in by Kang Chul inside the comic and can come and go if it pertains to him because he controls it without realizing.

You have a main character who is written as this playboy orphan and sole survivor of his mass family’s murder that questions his existence and purpose BEYOND how we do. He meets this girl who speaks almost cryptically to him without realizing and knows more about him than needed or given, and now he’s experiencing oddities besides the notion of love that he can’t understand because it’s not how he is written and the glitches in his world.

This show is twisted in a psychological sense that messes with a comic character who is now alive and real, fucks up the mentality of the creator, puts the daughter in an immense amount of stress when she was just trying to be a fucking surgeon, yes, black haired Lee Tae Hwan is crush worthy in this unlike brown haired Lee Tae Hwan in Secretary Kim. (It’s the hair, you change the hair on a character and everything is different).

The exploration of what love is that works alongside the devoting dark plot of the culprit murderer really drives this show as well as the couple’s endless efforts to save/protect one another in any means necessary, even if they both suffer from it.

These two truly can’t live without one another and it shows with all they do for each other. There’s nothing they wouldn’t risk to keep one another in their arms.

And Lee Jong Suk delivers his share of being one of the King of Korean Drama Kisses as well, gif saving worthy and iconic ones as well.

#1. Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon

Park Hyungsik. Park Hyungsik. Park Hyungsik. Park Hyungsik.

Need I say more?

We stan Park Hyungsik’s character, Ahn Minhyuk, in this blog. We basically stan Do Bong Soon as well for how happy she makes him.

This is possibly totally bias but this is one of my two white noise korean drama shows that I continuously find myself rewatching time and time again. And that’s saying something since I only have one white noise show that’s in English. Three shows total.

People had issues with the script and what the actors had to say, but for the most part I thought the love story and the rival one was pretty well written, then again I kept watching different translations on different sites. So I wasn’t bothered at all. People also didn’t like the side characters and stories regarding the sketchy well dressed gang she hospitalizes in the first episode that stuck around until the last but I felt it was important to have them to prove how having Bong Soon in their lives can change a person and how she has this affect on people overall.

My god, the love story. Bong Soon has this massive crush on police officer and high school friend she was sweet on, Guk Doo, who doesn’t seem to acknowledge her feelings and is all about protecting the law and stuff (I can respect, I’m a LEO kid). He isn’t aware of her abilities of being incredibly strong and nearly indestructible. Nah, instead, CEO of AIN Software, Ahn Minhyuk, accidentally finds out and is like super chill but excited and curious about it and her??

He hires her as his bodyguard in the mist of receiving threats regarding his family company and they find an odd balance with each other while Minhyuk falls in love with her so hard, he literally tries to protect HER from danger. He’s so wonderfully extra that it’s no wonder Park Hyungsik and Park Seo Joon are best friends in real life, they both have the ability to play someone so over the top in a cute and funny way that you appreciate it about them. A cutie with a button nose and weird ears decked out in monochrome color scheme and dark sunglasses, whistling as he rides a hoverboard around? Die for 100%. Someone who gets crazy jealous and presents it in a healthily humorous way by dramatically posing to securitygates of his company that open automatically for him? Stan. Wants Bong Soon’s attention while she’s in a room away from him so her opera sings her name loudly and dramatically? Worship.

While it’s hard to watch the slow progression on her end yet the obvious budding of it, it’s understandable since she’s been in love with Guk Doo ever since high school and has assumably never had a boyfriend in hopes that he would reciprocate her feelings. So the second time watching it and stepping back to analyze, I could forgive her.

All the while, Minhyuk making Heart Eyes ™️ at Bong Soon for literally everything she does makes you feel. The way he holds her and treats her like she’s this precious porcelain doll that could break it handled the wrong way speaks volumes considering he knows of her Herculean strength. He openly loves her when he comes to realize what she means to him -which is a lot sooner than you’d think but welcomed-, and looks at no one else but her. The love story probably would’ve also happened faster if everyone didn’t think Minhyuk was gay (that’s a solid fact, I’m not joking), only those close to her and see how he acts/looks at her realize “lmao, he ain’t gay Hunni”. Minhyuk is this cute hottie that girls wish were straight (it’s fucking hilarious) who acts like a complete lovesick dork with Bong Soon. He freaks and spazzes out when she calls him a nickname or acts cheeky with dropping honorifics, speaks aloud to himself of his thoughts regarding her, literally can’t contain himself when she acts cute to get on his good side and distract his anger.

Oh and there’s like this serial kidnapper too so there’s badass scenes of the two working together, power couple def.

Their soundtrack slaps too and you somehow end up vibing with it. The song You’re My Garden on it, I learned to sing it because it’s one of my top favs.

They’re just the cutest with their hamster and puppy dog relationship. It’s my go to show and I won’t stop watching this. It’s so obvious how Park Hyungsik grew to fall in love Park Bo Young (that’s a legitimate fact) when filming and their bts cuts are too cute, I wish they were dating in real life.

(Also, we have another King of kiss scenes -to those who watched this drama already, you know the scene, iconic 🔥🎼)

[sometimesrosy]

Hi this is the anon that asked about platonic friendships. I wanted to add- do you think t100 blurs the line btn platonic and more than platonic?

No. Not really.

I think The 100 is an exploration of many different TYPES of love. One of them being platonic. Generally, when we use the term platonic, we mean two close friends who are not sexual in nature. If we’re talking about m/f platonic relationships, I think Raven and Bellamy are the best example. Octavia and Jasper are another. Murphy and Clarke could grow, or might have. Raven and Clarke  and Clarke and Octavia are also a good example although Clarke’s been so isolated. And then of course there is Jasper and Monty, or Bellamy and Miller. All for platonic same sex relationships. The adult/youth relationships seem to be either mentor or parental, so I don’t think they count as platonic. It’s a different type of non sexual relationship.

What happens up on the Ark will be interesting because we don’t know how romantic or sexual needs will play out. But I think in general, it won’t be particularly important to the plot. Either a couple stays together (hoping for Memori) or they all kind of shift around and recouple and break up and have relationships of various types and are just generally a really tight crew. I don’t think any romance on the Ark will be important, and if it is, it won’t be important to the plot, unless it was already important, (which makes only Memori count there. Sorry Marper.) Otherwise, we’ll have to see it develop during the season. (One of the reasons I think we might see Kabby break in the bunker. He kidnapped her. She will feel betrayed. But Kabby might get a plot story in season 5 if that happens, because it was narratively important.) I think if any relationships do turn romantic/sexual, they will probably settle into platonic by season 5. Unless Harper finds a romantic endgame partner (because I don’t think she’s part of the main plot and all the others are.) 

I think platonic relationships will be more important when we come back. As they’ve always been important.

That’s the important thing about this show and platonic relationship. It prioritizes them. It says they are important. 

And even Bellarke, it shows that they value their ‘platonic’ relationship with each other, even when other romances are happening. Their non-sexual relationship is important. And this is true for irl love relationships. Friendship. Partnership. Trust. Faith. Care. Devotion. None of these are about sex. But they make a sexual relationship real and deeper. Profound.

But I don’t think that Bellarke can count as platonic, and I’ve thought about this, because people were asking me if I thought it could be queer platonic, which I don’t. Not because they don’t have a bond OUTSIDE of romance and sex. Because they DO. Because this show recognizes that a true, deep, romantic love relationship values the other person as a WHOLE being, not just a sex object or object of romantic longing. 

And it’s hard for us, as an audience of hollywood, that has been watching all these love stories be so focused on sex and sparks and shallow romance. So watching it grow between them, without focusing on sexual attraction is strange for us. 

BUT, I think they established a romantic longing and sexual attraction in the first season. So I simply can’t say that it’s queer platonic. And season 3 and 4 have established firmly to me that they are both romantically and sexually pining for the other. That is, by definition, not queer platonic. It’s just a romantic relationship that hasn’t gotten physical yet. And even without the sex, their relationship is deep and profound. 

[tlbodine]

Writing Advice: Character Relationships

This one’s dedicated to @squidwardsclarinetreed, who reached out with a question about writing relationships. If YOU have any writing questions, don’t hesitate to drop an ‘ask’ or send me a message! 

Relationships are at the heart of almost every story. Even stories about complete isolation -- The Hatchet or Robinson Crusoe for example -- are still tied up in relationships (and the effect of their absence). If you have characters in a story, those characters are going to have connections to others in their lives, and conveying those relationships meaningfully is a big part of what will make your readers feel invested in the outcome of the story. So, with that in mind, here are some tips on writing character relationships. 

Relationships Come in Many Configurations (and all of them are meaningful) 

When you hear “relationship,” your brain might jump immediately to romantic partnership. But romance is just one of many types of relationship that can be explored in fiction, and it’s not even a necessary one. Other relationships that can be interesting include: 

Friends

Mentor/apprentice

Enemies (or frenemies!) 

Siblings

Parent/child 

Peers/associates/you name it

Think about your own life, and the people who are in it. There are some people who you probably feel pretty strongly about, either positively or negatively, right? People who might motivate you to do certain things, or who affect your life in meaningful ways? Your characters are the same. 

So when you’re populating your story, spend some time thinking about the background of certain characters and how their stories intertwine. Your protagonist has a best friend -- but how did they meet? why are they friends? do they have a lot in common, or are  they only bonded by a shared history? does friend A care more about the relationship than friend B? 

When you get a better feeling for how characters relate to one another, and the history between them, you can start to find edges of story. All of those delicious character-based subplots will begin to appear as your characters and their relationships get fleshed out. 

How to Convey Character Chemistry 

The thing that makes characters work well together is called “chemistry,” and it can be a tricky thing to write (but totally worth it once you’ve nailed it down). Chemistry exists in the real world, too; it’s that feeling you have when you meet someone and you just “click.” It’s that undeniable attraction or connection you feel with someone that is deeper than surface similarities. In fact, you can have great chemistry with someone you have nothing in common with, or who you barely know, or who actually isn’t good for you. 

In fiction, some of the most delicious tension can arise from characters who have amazing chemistry but who can’t pursue their relationship due to external or internal factors that stand in the way. 

But how do you actually convey this chemistry? 

There are a few techniques: 

Introduce a character as someone who has a unique and powerful insight into the other person’s internal life, without actually knowing the details of that life. A stranger who appears in your character’s life and says just the right thing to soothe some inner turmoil will immediately forge a connection with the other character. 

Create a situation where two characters with vastly different personalities must work together. As they butt heads and struggle against their differences toward a common goal, sparks will fly, creating an interesting dynamic. 

Make characters have strengths and weaknesses that complement each other. If you have a character who is generally strong, but has a certain flaw, a second character who can act as a foil to that flaw will create an interesting dynamic. 

Focus on descriptions of physical and emotional intimacy. There is a certain electricity that you can feel when touching or interacting with someone who has good chemistry with you. Tap into that with your descriptions. Create a yearning for intimacy that goes unfulfilled: A platonic touch the character wants to turn into something more, but doesn’t; an incidental brush of skin that deeply affects the character. Tease out these actions to ramp up the tension and build that vital character chemistry. 

The next time you’re consuming your favorite media, pay attention to the way that characters interact. When you start to see patterns in various pairings that seem to crackle with chemistry, pay attention; these techniques can be used in your own writing. 

People Have Their Own Goals (and that can create delicious conflict)  

Stories thrive on conflict, and relationships can bring a ton of conflict to the table. In fact, in our day-to-day lives, relationship drama accounts for the majority of the conflict we encounter. Most of the problems we face arise from inter-personal relationships, whether it’s a relationship with a loved one, a coworker, or some asshole in the lane in front of you. 

So how do you bring some of that tension into your writing? 

By making sure that all of your characters are well-rounded and have their own personalities and histories. If you give every character motives, goals, strengths and flaws, they will come alive on the page. And if those motives and goals run counter to the motives and goals of other characters, sparks fly. 

For example: Say you want two characters to fall in love. But just having them meet and fall in love is way too easy (and, by extension, boring). So you have to put some obstacles in the path. Maybe they’re of different social classes, and the pride of one is holding her back from pursuing a relationship with the lower-class person; her desire to be with him is at odds with her desire to be in good standing with society. 

Or maybe she’s been burned before and has a difficult time trusting anyone. She’s attracted to him, and rejects those feelings because she no longer trusts her taste in men. She sees everything he does as a potential danger sign, creating problems where there are none -- and she’ll have to overcome that if she wants to be with him. 

Or, for non-romantic examples: Two friends have been close for a long time, but something changes in one’s life that puts them on unequal footing. Suddenly he’s not as close to his best friend as he used to be, and he starts pushing the friend away out of a belief that he has to in order to achieve some other goal. 

Or maybe both of them want the same thing, but only one can have it -- a spot on a team, a prize at a competition, leadership of the country, whatever. Their desire for that prize is at odds with their desire to maintain the friendship. Cue the sparks flying. 

I hope that was helpful, and at least gives you a little bit of a jumping off point for your ideas :) If you have any questions or need some clarification, don’t hesitate to ask! 

If you like this type of content and would like to see more, please consider leaving a tip in my Tip Jar!

[hybridiism]

uncaged.  alrighty, so here is the OTP meme that no one asked for ( but which Katherine certainly tempted me to do anyway ) because Eve is the worst, and David is amazing, and because it’s Valentine’s Day. 

So here you go; for you, @valouriism. With all our love.

1. Who initiated the relationship?

I’d say the actual ‘relationship’ aspect of the relationship was pretty mutual -- organic, even, in that it seemed to become something understood ( if not explicitly spoken about ) somewhere after the ( first ) interlude in the library and the moment she pressed the key to the lakehouse into his palm. It’s not something they get around to actually talking about for a while, I suspect -- it’s just sort of something they understand, inherently, for the most part. But as for who started the pursuit, so to speak? It was Eve. David was impossibly proper with her, mentor and friend and nothing more -- and it was Eve who pushed at the boundaries of acceptable conduct, who looked overlong and too boldly, who entertained the idea of more first.

2. Who had feelings first?

It’s hard to say?? Because what was between them initially was not romantic -- it was?? Platonic?? Companionable?? It was David, willing to risk his life to protect her, not even a few hours after they’d met; Eve, hesitating to leave him behind and run because he was dying for her. David, unafraid to look her in the eye despite what she is; Eve, telling him in the dark that she chose her name and it belonged to her. David, training her for weeks, months, years; Eve, rising to his every challenge, struggling and striving against him. David, trying to recommend her to another’s instruction; Eve, refusing to be trained by anyone else. It’s David & Eve, sparring and training and keeping company with each other for years, spending time together, both quietly and bickering. It’s David & Eve, knowing each other better than they know anyone else. It’s Eve, twisting and turning alone in her bed; It’s David, being noble and careful and deliberately oblivious. It’s Eve, knowing that if she kisses David, he’ll leave her enough space ( when he retreats ) to run. It’s David ( finding her gone, and a letter in her place ) setting out to hunt her across the world.

Who had feelings first? Probably Eve. But that’s too straight-forward an answer for the complexity of the question. 

3. Was it love at first sight?

Of a kind. Dying for someone leaves an impression. That was love, of one variety. The kind that this question probably means didn’t come until much later.

4. Who was the first to find out about their relationship?

Keeping in mind my commentary about their ‘relationship’ from up there, I’m going to say Lucian, if only because he’s seldom oblivious to anything that happens under his roof, and is ( where Eve is concerned ) particularly mindful. He is the first to be aware of how she tests David’s patience ( and control ) in regard to their boundaries, but he sees fit not to comment on it for a long, long while.  

5. Who has to drag the other onto huge roller coasters?

The amount of time either of them gets to spend at theme parks notwithstanding, I think it would be Eve to choose the rollercoaster -- but she wouldn’t have to drag David onto it. It’s kind of an arbitrary test of bravery and daring, as far as mortals go, but if Eve wants to show him something ‘fun’, David is usually down to humor her. 

6. Who gets flustered after a make out session?

Both of them -- but Eve more so. She’s hot-blooded; moreover, ( at least with him ) she’s very tactile, and once they’re past the point of pretending that nothing has changed between them ( ahem, the library, part one ) she takes shameless advantage and seeks out his kisses, draws them out until they both forget themselves for a little while. ( She likes the way David looks with his hair a mess between her fingers, you know. )

7. What do they have in common?

You mean aside from everything?? Sheer willfulness, read: stubbornness, and a sense of responsibility; an understanding of the legacies they were born to, and the crowns they carry individually -- and together. A love of weaponry, of sword play; the thrill they get from a good fight; a passion for the written word ( and for listening to one another read aloud ). A fascination with sunlight; their shared, sarcastic sense of humor; an underlying wildness they both keep very carefully tucked away. 

8. What makes them different?

Eve is a creature of impulse and instinct; she has been taught and trained and honed to a fine edge, but she is ever-most aware of her feelings, what feels right instead of what seems right. David is logical, precise, intellectual and deadly proficient at whatever he applies himself to; reasoned and careful, willing to put his people above himself. Where Eve is sometimes inclined to run from the responsibilities of the Coven or the Pack, David is always respectful of his role and duties -- sometimes detrimentally so. They balance each other out in that way; she pulls him from the mire of his dedication to work, to the war and to their people when it starts to become too much; and he keeps her grounded, anchored -- a gentle but much needed reminder that she has a home, and a place in the world, and that it need not ever be alone.

9. Who is more dominant?

This question is just??? Like, in bed?? Or?? Ahem. Okay, look, I’m gonna answer this non-sexually because reasons: Eve bows to David’s will in a great many things ( because she trusts his opinions, trusts his intentions ) but will also argue with him ( quietly or heatedly, between kisses, or kicks on the training mat ) about things she believes in, policies or points of contention they don’t agree on. But otherwise?? She’s inclined to follow his lead in most things -- because usually they’re on the same page, and he’s the Elder around here. But also?? Personally, between the two of them, in regards to things that are not matters of Coven affair, or Pack business?? They are an even keel of push and pull, maybe somewhat weighted in Eve’s favor, because David has a hard time saying no to her, in truth -- not unless it really matters. But, honestly, they would give each other anything, so??? Dominance is really a matter of perspective, and the situation at hand.

10. Who is the other’s designated driver?

Drinking and imbibing aside, Eve is more than happy to let David drive anytime, anyplace -- he enjoys it as much as she does, after all. But David also let’s Eve drive too, sometimes, and that’s just?? A sign of trust, of things that don’t bear putting to words, that she can’t even begin to quantify. It doesn’t matter who drives generally, as far as Eve’s concerned; but when it comes to David? She’s definitely his one and only designated driver. 

11. What simple things make them crazy for eachother?

Everything???  Eve likes the little dip that forms between his brows when he’s thinking; likes the way he moves through a room, casually regal, a king dressed down in jeans and a t-shirt. She likes the way he swings a sword, likes the set of his shoulders when he’s relaxed; likes the smooth rumble of his voice when he reads aloud; likes his warm chuckles, or better yet, his startled laughs. 

12. Who practically worships the other?

Eve. David. Both. Literally and figuratively. They are devoted to each other, were in thought and heart before deed; in innocence before romance. There is nothing David would not do for Eve, if she asked; there is nothing Eve would not give David in a heartbeat. It’s not that they think the other can do no wrong; it’s that they believe in each other, so strongly, trust in their partnership so inherently, that they don’t feel it’s a danger.

13. What do they do if the other accidentally falls asleep in their bed? (If they don’t share already that is.)

Lol, accidentally?? Listen, okay -- in the days before they actually share a bed? David would never have stepped foot ( or stayed ) in Eve’s room at the monastery long enough to actually fall asleep there. But Eve, falling asleep in his room? In the days before he starts to ween her of the habit, she visited often enough; hovering in the doorway to ask him what he thought of training that day, or this weapon or that form of fighting; as she got older, he discouraged her from entering, so she had no opportunity to fall asleep there. But the library?? The one in their wing; their library -- there were times when he looked up from sharing the room with her ( the two of them quietly, unobtrusively in one another’s space ) to discover her asleep on the couch across from him, a book laying open beside her. There have been times when he stood over her, watching the rise and fall of her chest, and contemplated how best to rouse her and send her back to her room. There have also been times when he’s stared at her, soft and deceptively vulnerable in her sleep, and lingered in the room an hour or two later until she stirred naturally, and he could quietly ( gently ) send her on her way.

14. Have they almost died for each other?

( hOARSE LAUGHTER IN THE DISTANCE ) Oh, yeah, once or twice.

15. Who is more overprotective of the other?

That’s not even fair???? David. He’s the protector -- the over-protector, if you let Eve grumble loud enough. He puts her safety above his own, above his Coven’s; above everything else -- though he doesn’t make a show of it. Some of the few serious disagreements they ever have are over Eve’s safety, over his prioritizing of her escape over any chance of her joining a battle; over his insistence that she protect herself instead of standing with him in a fight. She doesn’t like it -- what was the point of spending a lifetime training ( of continually training, even now when they are trying to end the war ) if she can’t be expected to stand and fight, if she’s not allowed to fight for what’s hers as much as his? Just -- boy, let me tell you, this is one of those things that they will probably always clash over. He wants her safe. She feels safest ( and deadliest ) at his side.

That being said -- if you think Eve’s not prepared to throw down in the meanest and cruelest ways to watch his back, to be his left or right hand in a fight? Oh, you’re dead wrong. 

16. Who gets jealous?

Oh, oh boy. Both? It’s both, I think, but -- Eve, definitely. She -- listen, okay, she’s not super good at sharing; maybe that’s because she spent a lifetime wanting things ( or maybe it’s because it’s David ) but she doesn’t like when others are so freely and openly inclined to hit on him. The problem with this is, of course, that lycans are obscenely casual about affairs; vampires practically invented sex and betrayal-driven political plotting -- there will always be people who think David ( as an Elder; as a Commander ) is an excellent mark. There will always be someone as attracted to his physicality as his rank, to the snap of his teeth or the even authority in his voice. And those people will sometimes look over their shoulder to find Eve, poised and cool, with too many teeth in the bemused elegance of her smile. 

What I’m saying is: when their relationship is still unfulfilled, when they’re just starting out, she is more prone to low-grade fits of jealousy, but she is better raised ( better taught ) and too aware of the power dynamics of immortals to rise to the bait, to let it guide her where others want her to go. For any claim she feels the need to reassert, David is hers behind closed doors -- and later, beyond them. As the years pass, her jealousy will not be so quick to peak, so fast to burn -- but her desire to claim him ( with her kiss, with her hands, with her body and heart and soul ) will always be as demanding and impossible as ever.

17. Who wants to have fun and who makes lists in their sleep?

Fun-Plotter In Chief: Eve List-Maker Extraordinaire: David.

( But let’s be real honest: David likes to have fun, it’s just his sense of duty and responsibility that keeps him pinned to his desk. Still, she manages to tug him away at least once or twice a month, doesn’t she? B)) David is Deputy Fun-Haver. )

18. Who was in denial over their feelings?

DAVID. DAVID. DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.

19. Who is messier?

Probably Eve, if only in the sense that places she stays from any length of time tend to have a lived-in feel to them, as opposed to the austere, orderly perfection that some other rooms at the Coven tend to take on. Her mother would never have allowed the sort of casual disaster that mortals of a comparable age would consider bedrooms, so Eve never formed the habit for real messes, but her rooms tend to be lined in bookshelves, stocked with souvenirs of places she’s beed or things she seen; her camera equipment on one table, a book of photos ( and photos to be added ) on another; whatever her latest project ( translating an old text for fun; trying to diagram one of Lucian’s obscenely detailed weapons schematics ) is usually on what is supposed to be her desk; always, there’s a book ( or three ) on her nightstand. She’s not messy, per say; but her spaces are comfortably cluttered with her. 

David’s room tends to be of a military-grade personalization; there are touches of himself here and there -- a jacket slung over the back of a chair; a half-finished book laid aside; the rumpled sheets where he’d rolled out of bed too early because Eve came knocking -- but generally he is orderly and neat enough to not bear any particular remarking upon: the legacy of an upbringing under a strict father with a warrior’s sense of order.

Still, he too keeps books on his nightstand, and when they start to co-habitate, he probably finds that the lived-in feel of the space he shares with Eve feels more comfortable ( I daresay, more home-y ) than it was before.

20. Would they be good parents?

Oh, god -- yes?? -- but not any time soon. Like, arguably, neither one of them has the most conventional of examples for parentage; David never knew his mother, never really understood or saw eye to eye with his father. Eve never knew her biological father, had a fairly serious rift with her mother for a time, yet loved both Selene and Lucian to death. So like?? They would probably do their best to raise a child ( hypothetically ) in the way they should have been raised; to be deadly but also to be loved; to be a child and not just a warrior; to be their own person before they are the legacy in their veins; to want things for themselves beyond the good of others, but to never forget they are a part of this world as much as any other. ( Also don’t tell me they wouldn’t love and spoil a child in a variety of subtle and not so subtle ways, okay; don’t even try to lie to me. ) Like?? I don’t foresee that happening any time soon -- give them a century or three to enjoy each other -- but if it did?? Yeah, they’d give it their best -- and for two devoted perfectionists? I’d never bet against them.