#this pose is just so unreal

[hythlodaes]

then again, you wrapped your arm around my torso and there was no one else. and there was nothing else. x.

azia @coldshrugs made these stunning shots of emile and estinien and my whole heart is full! tysm <3

insp

[demigod-of-the-agni]

A little special something for something even more special. Hint: it's about love and fears and birthdays and new beginnings

(@/marvel hire me <3)

[jrueships]

https://twitter.com/danfetes/status/1712166167572361344

josh says people saying stuff about stef ticks him off 😭 that's the meanest he'll ever get off the field 😭

that was kinda... 😏😏😏

and i definitely know stef feels the same... 😏

" tired of hearing all this nonsense... lot of guys in this league that have that same fire that don't get talked about, but--"

" frankly that kind of ticks me off when people wanna say stuff about him, but... we'll keep that all internal here 🙂🙃🫥."

this is allen at his boiling point omg 😭😭 held back by pr

[sexynetra]

This is so fucking cute I could cry

[successionsunday]

goncharov (1973) // succession

[takaraphoenix]

I collect figures, among them Disney Princesses and I prefer to have them go together, as sets. Something very satisfying about seeing all my girls in the same style.

And the way the princesses of color are underrepresented in their figures is infuriating me more and more and more with every year, quite honestly.

Especially when they do bother to include white princesses who were released later in the same series.

Like the Q Posket "Dreamy Style" - which is the wedding dress line.

I love that line and it got me so excited and hyped because it featured all the First Six Princesses in their wedding dresses, not just Jasmine, Cinderella and Ariel, who were shown wearing them in their respective movies (or sequel, in Jasmine's case), but also Aurora, Belle and Snow White. All three who never had any form of on-screen wedding; their dresses were only used in the illustrated book continuations. So it was really cool to get these.

Now, in the chronology of Disney Princesses, the first six are followed by Pocahontas, Mulan and Tiana, as the last 2D Princesses, before we get into the 3D Princesses with Rapunzel, Merida, Moana. We're gonna leave Raya out of the conversation because she's still very new.

But Pocahontas and Mulan have been around for a very long time. And though I'll admit, I don't know if we ever got a wedding dress for Pocahontas in a book, she did get married. And I do know that we have an official wedding outfit for Mulan from her sequel. And Tiana! Tiana has two wedding dresses, so you can't even get away with the excuse that her first wedding dress keeps being used as her official princess dress because she has an additional second wedding dress.

But the line skipped right over all of these and the only other princess included is Rapunzel. Even though Pocahontas, Mulan and Tiana all are married women too.

Mulan at least has three figures, two large ones, one small one. It's not a lot, but it's at least more than the average character has.

Pocahontas got one. And you can't tell me it's about the limited wardrobe. She could have different poses. Rapunzel comes in the same dress in various poses.

Tiana got two. One of her sitting on the ground in her official princess dress and one of her... in her waitress uniform. She has so many amazing outfits. And instead of just straight-up making half a dozen Tianas - BRIDE, princess, blue ball gown, the original costume from the ball that got dirty, her 1920s dress from her dream sequence, and yeah okay also the waitress - the princess and the waitress are the only ones you make?

Moana just straight-up doesn't exist. She still doesn't have a singular Q Posket figurine. Don't tell me she's too new, because Elsa and Anna got Q Poskets of their sequel movie, which released three years after her.

And then came Rapunzel - and she is in everything. She skips the line so often and is just... included with the First Six, or even as part of them - and replacing Jasmine. I've seen sets of six figures that features the First Six but somehow managed to leave out Jasmine but instead include Rapunzel. Gee. Most of the time, Jasmine gets to stay though, because she has earned her seniority and popularity. But Rapunzel always jumps over Tiana and Pocahontas and usually also Mulan.

Don't come at me with "but Rapunzel's movie was ~more popular~!", because the Disney Princess line and name should be about that alone, and be separated from their individual movies.

Alice has more figures than Pocahontas, Tiana and Mulan. And nobody can tell me that the 1951 Alice in Wonderland standalone movie that never got a sequel or TV show is such a banger hit with today's youth that it outdoes Disney's only black princess. Or freaking Mulan.

And the majority of the princesses got the so-called Avatar Style line, which is them in their Ralph Breaks the Internet outfits - but that line is looking quite white so far too, because the ones who haven't gotten ones yet are Moana, Tiana, Pocahontas, Merida, Elsa and Anna.

I took Q Posket as the main example here, to work with some actual numbers, but I collect figures outside that brand too and this is not a Q Posket exclusive thing. It's near impossible to find any figures for Moana and Pocahontas in particular, and far too hard to find them for Tiana considering just how many perfectly marketable outfits she had.

Racism doesn't even make sense here. You already made this movie. There is so much money to make off of the Disney Princess brand by actually featuring all the princesses in it.

You chose to make all of them official princesses. You could have chosen to bury them and ignore them like Eilonwy, Kida, Tiger Lily and Megara, who are all canonical princesses too but are not part of the line. But these? These, you made official Disney PrincessesTM so treat them that way?

Tiana is getting her own TV show this year, Moana is getting her own TV show next year, so how about you start marketing them right and featuring them in all the lines where you manage to put Rapunzel in too? And put some damn respect into Pocahontas and Mulan's names too.

[lilacthebooklover]

throwback *friday to that one time i thought my husband was dead xxx

base credit goes to this post by @snuffysbox (i finally found it!! :D)

[moe-broey]

NUTCRACKER WIPS..............,......

[eyefocusing]

lio convoy arrived last night!!! im not sure what size i expected him to be but hes definitely bigger than i thought.... hanging out with stampy for now because i packed up my other bw guys a couple days ago :(

[samsm2mstories]

German bodies

What a lot of people don't realise that on this planet, there's a hybrid version of humans amongst the population. I'm one of the lucky ones who has a normal human life with extended life. Unfortunately, my current body is coming to the end of its life. I needed to transfer myself into a new body and quickly!

The sad news is that I won't be able to get back to America and find a jock body, but instead, I'm having to decide on a German guy instead. This will be a different experience. I was looking through the social media pages on local gym guys and I came across this young guy called 'Thomas' he was something else for me as he had everything in the pipeline, looks, body style, clothes taste.

I left my body and only had 30 mins to survive in my secret form, I managed to cling onto Thomas car and got inside his gym bag and assimilated into his to understand more about him. I knew in a few minutes he was about to check his phone. As he grabbed me (his phone), I shot straight into his body. Thomas fought well as we were fighting for his brain. Luckily enough, I focused on his weaknesses and took over.

I couldn't help but check myself out. It felt incredibly great being young and sexy once again. Thomas felt perfect in every way, but I got to get used to my new deep German accent plus the new bulge below. It's been so many years since having such a young horny body. I had to do some poses and facial expressions to assimilate into my new life. It didn't take long as I absorbed my new personality, and it made me complete.

Two years later.

Just look at my incredible abs now! My experience has paid off massively as Thomas and I am everything I live for. I am an incredibly strong German stud now, reckonised by the local community, sponsorships, and a successful social media influencer.

The sex is unreal, I can't believe how much I can pump out, and guys just want me daily. I feel like Germans guys are the way forward now, so much easier to assimilate as they have strong desires to become gods. A few of my mates got taken over also as we now own and run the gym. We all love it when a fresh guy turns up, not knowing he will be taken over by our community.

[innerfare]

Ace Relationship Headcanons - Part 2

Summary: A collection of headcanons about being in a relationship with Fire Fist Ace

Genre: Fluff

CW: None // SFW

———

Ace almost started a fight with someone the first time you guys met, and you said, “easy there, tiger.” You’ve been calling him that ever since, and he puffs up his chest when he hears that word, even if it’s in a different context. What he never told you was that the strongest of all beasts on the island he grew up on was a tiger. Thus, you calling him that made him feel like the king of the jungle. 

Speaking of tigers, he has a tiger pelt in his bedroom from a beast he hunted a while back and his chest swells with pride when you compliment it. He also has a collection of animal teeth that he tells you all about, several of them ultimately leading into stories of Luffy and Sabo and his time growing up in the East Blue. 

Is insanely touch starved. In the early stages of your relationship, he offers to teach you things as a way not only to spend time with you but also to initiate skin to skin. He’ll show you how how to throw a spear, how to tie certain knots, even how to sail the Striker, and the entire time, he has his arms around you, his hands guiding yours, his bare chest flush against your back. 

Once your relationship is established and he’s more comfortable initiating skin to skin without an excuse, he basically never stops. 

He loves picking you up and carrying you around. He’ll sweep you off your feet, pull you onto his back, and even bend down to get you on his shoulders (his absolute favorite). So many piggyback rides it's unreal, any excuse to pick you up.

Ace actually has a habit of approaching vulnerable topics while he has you on his back because the close skin to skin contact without the pressure of eye contact makes him feel comfortable enough to do so. Other times, he'll come up behind you and bury his face in your shoulder and mutter whatever it is that's bothering him.

Enjoys roughhousing, though he holds back to an almost comical degree because he lives in constant fear of hurting you. Roughhousing is mostly just you straddling his lap while your fingers are intertwined and you wrestle with your arms a little bit. 

Compares hand sizes all the time. 

Has a habit of bending you over things but not escalating beyond that. Every time you're standing at the kitchen counter, he magically needs something in your path and bends you over to reach around you. Any excuse to put his hands on you. 

One of his favorite activities to do with you is climb trees. If you’re sailing together, as soon as you make landfall, you two are off to explore the new island, and you almost always end up tangled in a tree together, swinging from the branches like monkeys. He once confided in you he wishes he could go swimming with you, too. Has literally had dreams about the two of you floating on your backs together like otters.  

Wants you sitting in his lap all the time. Wants you swinging in his hammock with him all the time. Wants you wearing the shirts he no longer has any need for, drinking out of his cup, eating the meat he caught and roasted for dinner himself, relying on his log pose for directions- all. the. time. Needs to feel needed. 

Gets offended if you light a candle using a match instead of asking him. Has even pouted because you lit a cannon fuse in the heat of battle without his help. “Ace, you were five ships over and a little busy.” “That’s no excuse.” 

Knows he can get away with things by flashing a cute smile at you. Often tries to use said smile to get out of trouble and serious conversations. 

Not good at apologizing and usually doesn’t initiate the making up process after a fight. It’s not actually that he’s too stubborn to apologize, he just gets triggered when the two of you fight; his fear of you leaving him has him in a vice grip and he puts his walls back up to prepare himself for what he fears is the inevitable. When you initiate the making up process, he’s always shocked, but he doesn’t resist, not even for a second. 

Claims he’s always the big spoon, and he often is, but he also will climb into your arms late at night and fall fast asleep with you cradling him like a baby. Will fiercely deny this ever happens though. He has a reputation to maintain. 

Hates taking baths, but loves taking them with you. His favorite is when you wash his hair. His second favorite is to sit in a large tub back to back with you. His third favorite is when you wash his back, which eventually turns into you washing his chest and abdomen. If he were to make a list of his favorite things to do with you, most of them would be in the bath. 

Falls asleep if you play with his hair. It’s like pressing a button. It’s gotten to the point that he whines if you don’t play with his hair when he’s trying to sleep. 

More than you playing with his hair, he loves playing with yours. He especially loves it when he braids it and you wear it that way for the rest of the day; he’s actually really good at braiding it. Once, he accidentally singed it because Marco startled him. You thought it was funny but Ace didn’t. He apologized profusely and still swears he won’t do it every time he sits down to play with your locks.  

Food is his love language. Sharing your food, buying each other snacks and confections, cooking/preparing meals for each other, peeling each others’ tangerines. His favorite, though, is taking you hunting. He really enjoys teaching you how to track prey and take it down (if you don’t already know). Your way of asking him if he’s okay quickly becomes, “have you eaten?” Beams for the rest of the day if he takes you fishing and you ask him to bait your hook for you. 

Falling in love was rough for him, but he quickly grows accustomed to being in love. Nights without goodnight kisses, mornings without lazy cuddles, candies without you to eat some- he doesn’t do well without you, though he hides it very well. 

———

Hope you enjoyed it! If you want more, you can check out my masterlist here!

[elaine19day]

Alright guys, I'm here today to address the pictures of the alleged 'new merch' that had been circling around in the English fandom for a few days. See how I said 'English fandom'? Because nobody really addressed it on weibo and XHS yet… at least not to that extent. (Sorry, I have seen these screencaps on tumblr, insta, X and discord, and I have no idea who originally took them, I don't claim to have taken those screenshots, merely providing them here so you know what I'm talking about.)

So what happened? A few days ago a random shop on taobao created new listings that offered a new series of badges and prints/acrylics - not just featuring the 4 main boys, but also He Cheng, Qiu, She Li and… Cun Tou…..?! Now let's take a moment and sit back and think about this for a while. First of all: Why would a random shop that's NOT affiliated with mosspaca in any way post new 'official' merchandise? (Because we can see there's the mosspaca copyright writing on the badges and acrylics, just like it used to be on the previous badge series) Why would this random shop post these things while neither OldXian herself nor her boss, moss, have posted or announced anything via weibo/XHS? Don't you think this is sort of fishy? You don't find this strange, you don't question that at all? Sure, some people said: It's leaked and it will be available on the upcoming signing event on the 29th which OX announced on her weibo. Sure. There is a possibility, of course. They could have a leak in mosspaca studio and some person got their hands on some undisclosed merch and decided to make bank by making a new shop and listing the items for pre-order, hoping they could cash in. NOT a smart choice if you wanna keep your job because such incidents get investigated thoroughly and we all know by now that moss himself is very strict about these things and already has taken legal action against shops before when they sell fake merch as official merch. The other possibility? Old Xian's apple account has been hacked by an outsider and then the same scenario as before applies - that person wanted to cash in before it officially releases.

Now. How has OX handled merchandise before? It was always announced before an event and sometimes even months(!) in advance when they were pre-order items. Also. Have you ever seen Old Xian making merch for Cheng, Qiu, She Li and Buzzcut? Sure, the first 3 have been on some old postcards way back in the day, plus they are depicted in some of the artbooks, okay. But actual merch with them separately? The last badge series had a very limited special edition button with He Cheng. That was super rare. And now OX suddenly makes merch of the 2 adults, plus She Li AND Buzzcut, who's a minor character which barely makes an appearance? (Sorry, Buzzcut fans, not trying to be mean, just wanting to drive home the point that OX creating merch of him is highly unlikely - unfortunately.)

So what can we take home from all the stuff I just pointed out? Yep, there is a high chance that this is not official. It might be fake merch, sold by a random person who used generative AI tools and editing skills to create these things. I mean, sure, some of the pictures look highly convincing, I give you that. But then again, there are fanartists out there who can perfectly mimic Old Xian's style and edit/draw the boys in new poses that make it seem 'real' and official. But then there's THIS. Please take a close look at the way the faces are 'drawn', the way that the eyes are sort of smudged, same as some of the abs, the way Mo's face is contorted in a weird angle, the way the hands look chunky and unreal, and so on. (click on image to enlarge it and see it in more detail)

Weird, right? Well, it's a very common, typical thing for pictures that are generated with free AI tools. Everyone who has tried one or the other and has fcked around with one of those tools out of curiosity will notice.

Also - have you noticed the sheer AMOUNT of things posted from this one random seller? 10 different badges, 12 different long bookmarks (acrylic boards?), 4 couple cards, plus a LOT of other random new things which all feature very old panels from the manhua… When has Old Xian ever released SO MUCH merch at once? Yep. Never. Plus the re-using of old pictures for new merch? Also doesn't make much sense. And there's a lot of the older illustrations being used for these supposed new things here.

So if you take all of this into account, you might conclude that someone is tryna pull your leg here, selling fake merch disguised as official by even slapping the logo onto it to make it more convincing and mimicking how it looked the last time around. Of course - there might be the odd chance that mosspaca suddenly took a 180° turn and completely changed their modus operandi and decided to do things completely different compared to before and that it was leaked after all and meant as a surprise for the new autograph event etc etc etc. Yep. There's a chance that all this is true after all. But there's also a chance that I step out of my house tomorrow and an airplane crashes onto my head. Of course, that chance is *extremely* small. But the chance is there… So there you have it. All I'm asking you here, is to take a moment to think it through logically when you see these things online. And that you don't instantly believe everything that other people post who are always so eager to spread false information just for the sake of stirring up the fandom without ever taking the time to verify their sources. (No, I'm NOT taking a jab at anyone here who posted/reposted these pictures and was confused and/or asked about it. I was just as puzzled as you guys. But I am criticizing those who post it and announce that it's definitely new, official merchandise…) In conclusion: Might be true, but chances are very slim, all things considered. Let's wait until Tuesday when the event takes place and keep an eye on weibo and XHS - let's see which pictures the CN fandom will post when showing their autographs. Then you can check if there's new merch present. If not - well, then it's pretty safe to say that this was definitely fake. (And if this turns out to be real after all, I will make a follow-up post, regarding the AI-looking faces. But you might not like that 'lore' so I will not mention it for now, to prevent possible drama.)

[celestiamour]

ft. logan howlett x f! reader — xmen, marvel

╰₊✧ doing shibari on an impatient wolverine ┊0.6k words

contains: almost smut!! shibari & bondage, lingerie, taking photos

➤ author's note: ughhhh i’m unwell

this must be the closest he’s ever been to insanity inside the bedroom, being required to hold still and sit pretty for you as you form intricate patterns around his torso with braided rope and securing it with rose-like knots. you were all dolled up in light pink silk and thigh-highs with cute little bows tastefully sewed on the hems yet he couldn’t rip it off of you, couldn’t mark up your skin with hickeys and bite marks, couldn’t taste you on his tongue— couldn’t do anything but gaze at you with lust and annoyance, hands tied behind his back and his cock straining painfully against his chiseled abs with a pearl of pre-cum leaking out the tip.

the fact that he could smell your arousal and see the evident wet patch in your panties didn’t help his situation, feeling drool pooling in his mouth and realizing that his eyes were fixated on it. you didn’t seem to notice because you were paying all your attention on wrapping up his nude body with the red cord, but if you did, you would probably tease him as well by trailing kisses on his neck, subtly grinding on his thick thigh, or anything else that you could think just to make it more difficult for him.

it would be so easy to just tear through the ropes with his claws and pin you down under him instead, tying you up instead and allowing the night to play out as it usually does, but he doesn’t have the heart to do so after you practically begged him to let you try this out on him with batted eyelashes and big puppy eyes. it certainly puts his self-control and patience in practice, two things that he lacked when it came to fucking you, and he yet was still willing to do it because he could never deny his girl anything she wanted.

you clapped your hands together and giggled, trailing your eyes over the ribbons and admiring how your lover looked in your handiwork. it’s not your first time doing something like this with a partner, but it is your first time doing it with someone so built as the canvas and you’re simply astounded by how handsome he looks. it’s unreal, why have you not done this earlier? “you look so good! can i take a photo? pretty please~?”

he just grunted in confirmation and muttered something you couldn’t quite make out, shifting in place from his uncomfortable hard-on and hoping that you would finally provide him with some much needed relief after posing like this for what felt like hours. if he had dozens of photos of you in similar scenarios (and so many others) on his camera roll, then it’s only fair to let you have at least one picture of him in such a compromising position to look back on.

one would think that your mutation was super speed at how quickly your hand shot out to grab your phone on the nearby nightstand, so eager at this once in a lifetime opportunity to capture the wolverine in such a mesmerizing form of bondage. multiple shots at multiple different angles were taken, he’s just a masterpiece.

“oh, thank you for letting me do this, lo!” a wide smile graced your features, holding your phone close to your chest as if these photos were everything you dreamed of and something extremely valuable to you. “i know it must have been hard to keep still, but let me give you a reward for being so good for me, okay?”

[probablyasocialecologist]

After nearly 15 years, Uber claims it’s finally turned an annual profit. Between 2014 and 2023, the company set over $31 billion on fire in its quest to drive taxi companies out of business and build a global monopoly. It failed on both fronts, but in the meantime it built an organization that can wield significant power over transportation — and that’s exactly how it got to last week’s milestone. Uber turned a net profit of nearly $1.9 billion in 2023, but what few of the headlines will tell you is that over $1.6 billion of it came from unrealized gains from its holdings in companies like Aurora and Didi. Basically, the value of those shares are up, so on paper it looks like Uber’s core business made a lot more money than it actually did. Whether the companies are really worth that much is another question entirely — but that doesn’t matter to Uber. At least it’s not using the much more deceptive “adjusted EBITDA” metric it spent years getting the media to treat as an accurate picture of its finances. Don’t be fooled into thinking the supposed innovation Uber was meant to deliver is finally bearing fruit. The profit it’s reporting is purely due to exploitative business practices where the worker and consumer are squeezed to serve investors — and technology is the tool to do it. This is the moment CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been working toward for years, and the plan he’s trying to implement to cement the company’s position should have us all concerned about the future of how we get around and how we work.

[...]

Uber didn’t become a global player in transportation because it wielded technology to more efficiently deliver services to the public. The tens of billions of dollars it lost over the past decade went into undercutting taxis on price and drawing drivers to its service — including some taxi drivers — by promising good wages, only to cut them once the competition posed by taxis had been eroded and consumers had gotten used to turning to the Uber app instead of calling or hailing a cab. As transport analyst Hubert Horan outlined, for-hire rides are not a service that can take advantage of economies of scale like a software or logistics company, meaning just because you deliver more rides doesn’t mean the per-ride cost gets significantly cheaper. Uber actually created a less cost-efficient model because it forces drivers to use their own vehicles and buy their own insurance instead of having a fleet of similar vehicles covered by fleet insurance. Plus, it has a ton of costs your average taxi company doesn’t: a high-paid tech workforce, expensive headquarters scattered around the world, and outrageously compensated executive management like Khosrowshahi, just to name a few. How did Uber cut costs then? By systematically going after the workers that deliver its service. More recently, it took advantage of the cost-of-living crisis to keep them on board in the same way it exploited workers left behind by the financial crisis in the years after its initial launch. Its only real innovation is finding new ways to exploit labor.

[spiderfunkz]

𖦹 ˖ ࣪ artist!gf headcanons

— characters : earth 1610!miles morales, gwen stacy, pavitr prabhakar, hobie brown.

— a/n : more atsv headcanons bc they r currently rotting my brain. again, these are just my opinions on what i think atsv characters would be like if their gf is an artist :) also this is not proofread oops

✶ miles morales :

lovessssss drawing with you and making sketches of each other!! anniversaries would be so cute where you two exchange the you've made drawings. oh!! he'll ask you out on dates where he takes you to his 'secret spot' near the subway and draws your ideas as graffiti art.

he would be so impressed every time he sees your sketch book and compliments you every time by saying how lovely it is and how it should be put in a museum. he would also love learning new art techniques with you and learning your art style.

✶ gwen stacy :

lots and lots of 'whoas' and 'omgs' when she sees you draw. also loves looking at your new art and asking you a butt load of questions, "how long did this take you?" - "how did you even do this? it's so pretty it's unreal." - "i bet you could draw with a crayon and still make it beautiful."

you would have your sketchbook filled with drawings of her, maybe when she's smiling, playing the drums, in her spider-suit, or just her laughing (exactly like that one scene with mile's sketchbook).

✶ pavitr prabhakar :

would be in awe watching you do your work, not saying anything and just admiring you because he doesn't want to disturb you & would literally make a :O face when you show your finished art pieces.

he would be ur number one supporter and showers you with compliments when you finish a piece & he would literally be speechless if you show him all of your art pieces and drawings - "i love that one, ooh and that, and that! i love all of your drawings they are all incredible." AAA he would also love to learn how to draw with you, learning new techniques and styles (i feel like he would be a quick learner and you two would be such a cute duo).

✶ hobie brown :

would definitely say "paint me like one of your french girls!" while posing dramatically in front of you & would volunteer as a model for your art pieces.

towers over you while you draw and takes a peak at your sketchbook while saying something that'll 100% distract you and make you flustered - "that looks really good darling, how did i end up with such a talented girlfriend like you?". his apartment walls would be filled with your drawings because he just loves them so much.

[ynnova]

( TWO SWANS IN LOVE. ) san x ninth member!f!reader ✶ poly!ateez

──── you and san go to the elle style awards together.

2024 ୨୧ word count : 2.2k ୨୧ warnings : san makes an innuendo ୨୧ mdni

"i'm nervous," san says from next to you. the two of you were on the way to the elle awards that you were both invited to. you turned to look at your boyfriend with a concerned look and you could immediately see how nervous he was.

"why, baby?" you put a hand on his thigh as you turn to face him more. you still had a ten minute car ride to the event, ten minutes to talk.

"because," he sighs out, hand coming to rest on top of yours, "this is our first official schedule together alone," he finishes, eyes coming up to meet your own.

"oh, sannie," you say, linking your fingers with his. you rest your head on his shoulder, mindful not to mess your hair, makeup, or san's coat up.

"plus," he starts, "you look too pretty. everyone is going to be looking at you, and i'm gonna have to fight them off."

"gosh," you say, lightly smacking his chest.

"but apart from that, i'm nervous because i want to do well for atiny, you and the others, my family. make everyone proud," he confesses and you feel your heart soften at how sincere san is. it just gives you another reminder about how large san's heart is.

"you've got such a pure heart, sannie," you say lifting your head up to look at your boyfriend who turns his head to look at you. you lean over to kiss his lips in a quick peck. when san tries to lean in for another one, you press your forefinger against his lips and you can't help but giggle at the pout that graces his lips.

"that was just for good luck," you say with a sly smile, "we can kiss more afterwards."

"what if i want to do more than kiss later?" he asks, whispering into your ear so your manager driving doesn't hear.

"i guess i can think about it," you whisper back, trying to hold back a giggle.

"hey, why did you two suddenly get quiet?" your manager asks from the driver seat. the two of you make eye contact from the rearview mirror and you can't help but laugh.

when the two of you arrived at the event, san got out of the car first before holding his hand out for you to take. you could already hear the crowd of people screaming and cameras clicking repeatedly as they took pictures of whoever was on the carpet now. you took san's hand and allowed him to help you out of the car.

"are you ready?" san asked, looking at you and holding his arm out, waiting for you to take it.

"yeah," you say, smiling at him and taking his arm before walking down the red carpet. the staff explained to you both that they wanted both individual pictures and couple pictures. you told san to go first and he nodded, squeezing your hand as he walked up to the marker and posed. the cameras flashing and you couldn't help but smile as you watched him.

then san looked over at you, making eye contact before he gestured for you to join him. you straightened your shoulders out a little before you walked over to him, smiling and waving to the cameras and fans as you did. you linked your arm with san's as you both smiled and posed for the cameras.

it felt odd only being here with just san, so used to being surrounded by him plus your other boyfriends. it still felt unreal to have been invited together to this event and getting to actually be together during this.

"should we make a heart?" san asks, looking over to you and you nod before holding one half of a heart up and san easily holding up the other. the two of you posed for a few more seconds before you heard san say, "i'll meet you at the end of the carpet okay?"

"okay," you say, feeling him leave your side as you naturally felt yourself pose for the cameras. you remember when you had first been exposed to the flashing cameras, still a young trainee at sm and had always been intimidated by the cameras. it took you a few years before you really got use to them, but every so often you would find yourself still getting blinded by them.

after a few more poses, you waved to everyone before walking off the carpet so the next person can take pictures. and like he said, san was waiting – smile on his face as he wrapped an arm around your waist and guided the two of you inside the building.

"they sat us at the same table," you said when you noticed the two of you had your name cards right next to each other.

"good, i would have been sad if i couldn't be with you through this," san said as you took his hand. you all still had a little time before the awards began, so the two of you spent this time to talk to the other celebrities that had been invited to the event.

all of them complimenting you and san, saying that you both looked great together among other things. it made your heart skip a beat whenever someone would say how the two of you looked perfect together.

"you two lovebirds are definitely the next it couple," one actress had said to you and you couldn't help but thank her. "how long have you two been dating now?"

"this is our fourth year together, so since 2020," you told her, in actuality you and san have been dating since 2019, but kq opted to tell the public since 2020.

"y/nnie," san call your name, coming up to you and the actress and resting his hand on your lower back. "we should go ahead and head to our seats now," he tells you and you nod before you both bid the actress goodbye. "they put some champagne out for the guest," he adds as he pulls your seat out for you to sit down.

"and the winner is... san of ateez!"

you couldn't help the smile that overtook your face when you heard your boyfriend's name get called. you clap along with everyone else as san stood up from his seat, bowing a few times before he makes his way up to the stage and accepting the award.

you felt your heart beat wildly as you watched san give his speech, almost tearing up a little bit when he chokes up a little bit when he mentions his grandfather. he wraps his speech up, thanking atiny before he's walking off stage.

when san returns to his seat, you immediately reach over and take his hand into yours. the two of you smile at each other before you mouth the words 'i love you' to him and he is quick to mouth it back.

"we will now be awarding 'artist of the year'," the first host said in their microphone.

the other host then spoke, "and the winner is... y/n of ateez!"

what? did they just call your name?

you stood up from your chair in order to make your way up on stage. you couldn't look anywhere but forward, nervous that you were going to trip and make a fool of yourself. thankfully you didn't, and you stood on stage accepting the award and flowers from the two hosts. you thanked them as they moved in order to let you speak.

"thank you to elle for awarding me this, i'm very honored. thank you to my members who i cherish the most along with our lovely atiny. i would also like to say thank you to kq and the staff who have all put their faith in me and allowed me to become a part of their company. my parents as well, thank you for supporting and loving me, i hope that i can continue to make you proud no matter what. atiny, thank you for allowing me to show you the many sides of myself and express all those sides, and i hope to continue to show even more sides of myself next year as well. thank you."

you bowed to the crowd before you walked off stage, event staff and your manager meeting you backstage and guiding you to your dressing room. once you got to your dressing room, you couldn't help but let out a few tears as you hugged your manager.

"gosh, don't cry, you deserved this award," she said as she rubbed your back soothingly. the other staff in the room quickly joined in on the hug as they all congratulated you. your make-up stylist fixed your make-up before you thanked them all and made your way back to your seat.

when your manager dropped you and san off at the dorms, you bid her goodbye before closing the car door. san was quick to tug on your hand, pulling you into the building and to the elevator. wrapping his arms around your waist, you smiled as draped your own arms around his neck as he leaned down to kiss you.

"you're going to spend the night with me tonight right?" he asks and you nod, playing with his hair as he kisses you again. "i'm so proud of you, baby," he says against your lips.

"i was going to say that," you pout a little bit making san laugh as you both get off the elevator once its on your floor.

"you still can, baby, i like it when you praise me," he whispers against your ear as he opens the door for you. the two of you laughed as you walked into the dorm. you just barely made it into the living room before your other boyfriends jumped out in surprise.

"congrats on your awards tonight!" wooyoung and yeosang say as yunho and mingi pull out some poppers and letting them go which makes streams of color fly through the air a little bit. jongho is holding a small cake as the two eldest members make their way over to you and san.

hongjoong comes over to you first, hugging you tightly. which you are quick to return, burying your face into his neck.

"i'm so proud of you, doll, more than you know," he says, kissing the crown of your head before also planting other kisses on your cheeks, nose, and final lips. you assume seonghwa does something similar to san before hongjoong and him and trading places.

seonghwa cups your face, looking at you with his usually sparkling eyes before he's pulling you into a hug. you hold onto his sweater probably a little too tightly, but you don't care at the moment.

"did i do a good job tonight, oppa?" you ask, voice soft and you find yourself slowly getting tired.

"of course, my angel, i'll never not be proud of you," he says and it makes your heart swell a little at his words. "you looked so beautiful as well, my little white swan."

"white swan?" you say, looking at him with a curious look. "where did that come from?"

"you haven't seen?" wooyoung chimes in, moving closer to where you are. "atiny have been calling you and sannie the 'black and white swan couple' because of your outfits," he explains, holding his phone up to show you tweets of some fans reacting to the award show.

"it's trending too!" mingi says as you all move to sit down in the living room. san pulling you into his lap as mingi shows you and him the trending hashtags.

#ATEEZBLACKANDWHITESWANCOUPLE #SANANDYN #SWANITCOUPLE

"wow," you say as you also notice pictures of you and san posing together on the red carpet.

"everyone has been talking about the two of you. atiny are going crazy," jongho says as he cuts into the small cake and hands you a piece.

"as they should," wooyoung says with a smile, "the two of them looked hot, no wonder atiny are jealous of you both!"

you spent the rest of the night, cuddled up to san and surrounded by your other boyfriends, eating cake and talking. you all would have the next few days off from schedules and would be taking the time to go see family and whatnot. you even planning to see jiwon-unnie and the other girls, so you were glad to spend this time now with your lovers.

you felt san press his lips right below your ear before he slowly trails them down your neck. "what are you doing sannie?" you ask him, linking your hands with his that rest around your waist.

"nothing, i just want to love my girlfriend right now," he says, making you laugh. you could tell that he was ready to go to bed soon, and honestly, you were right there with him.

"do you want to go to bed?" you ask, moving to look at his face. his tired eyes meeting yours and he nods as you brush some hair out of his face.

"okay, let's go to bed then," you say, standing up and telling your other boyfriends goodnight, giving them all a kiss. san does the same before following you down the hallway and into his bedroom.

eventually, the two of you are laying in his bed, facing each other and covers pulled up to your necks. san as you wrapped up in his arms, holding you close to him.

"goodnight, my love," you tell him and he smiles at you.

"goodnight, baby," he says before you both fall asleep.

note: sorry this was a little late after the awards! some life stuff happened and i was just now able to finish it. thanks for reading and don't forget to let me know what you think!