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cilil · 3 months ago
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forgive me because i love to ramble about characters i love so i'm genuinely curious about your hall of fame of “look a real man” because i 1000000% agree about manwe but since im obsessed with eonwe x gothmog because of your wonderful fics, is gothmog also there? because eonwe can be his babygirl lmao idk
Never apologize because omg this is the single best thing to pop up in my inbox after fleeing the crime scene of my (for now) last exam - if Tumblr had decided to notify me, which it hasn't because it's still glitched, but now I found it anyway. Thank you so much🤍
(Since I don't remember if I listed my current "look a real man" hall of fame in the tags/not everyone's seen those, the men I've currently accepted into this prestigious category are Manwë, Eönwë and Beren. Cases for new nominees may be made freely at any time.)
Anyway... Gothmog. Let me think. I'm gonna say: Old canon Gothmog (son of Melkor) definitely not, new canon Gothmog maybe not, my Gothmog (as in based on my headcanons) potentially yes.
Moral alignment is not really a factor here, now that I think about it. The "real man" criteria is more that the character in question is secure in his masculinity, no matter if he chooses to express it in a more traditionally masculine way - for example Beren and Eönwë being your typical "hero" characters - or if he goes against traditional or toxic masculinity - for example Manwë being unafraid to cry in public. The latter gives bonus points in fact. The other big thing is being a supportive lover regardless of said lover's gender, treating them respectfully and not acting creepy.
My Gothmog may be a slayer of blorbos, but aside from that he's a weirdly chill guy for a Balrog who likes bickering with his siblings, play-fighting and bathing in lava and also sleeps a lot. While he may participate in some taunting to keep up appearances, he has always known and acknowledged that Eönwë is just as much of a warrior as he is, even if his fána is just half his size and way cuter. He would even admit that Eönwë is the better warrior in a heartbeat. Of course he wouldn't back down from a fight, either because it's a fun sparring session or because they have to do their duty in a war - something both of them understand - but he knows what's up.
He's the classic big, strong, tough guy who doesn't talk much and appears "simple", though that doesn't mean he lacks intelligence. In fact, I do think Gothmog possesses the amount of emotional intelligence he needs to stay out of the drama Melkor and Mairon are causing all the time and to deal with Eönwë's particular brand of "weird bird man". It sounds so strange to say considering what a nightmare it is to face just any Balrog, let alone Gothmog himself, in battle, but I do think on a personal level he's awesome for anxious people. He'll be your literal rock and take care of everything.
So yeah, I actually do think Gothmog might make it into the "real man" hall of fame on the evil side as the reliable and weirdly sweet tough guy. Good thinking, bestie!
Some more nominees from me: Dior and fanon Irmo
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cantdance · 1 year ago
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10 fandoms 10 characters tag game
rules: name 10 of your favorite characters from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people (i wont do that)
tagged by @lolotr almost a month ago. it took me a while to get to this, half because i kept forgetting and half because i legitimately struggled to come up with ten different fandoms i can claim to be in, but whos going to pass up a chance to rave about their blorbos
Final Fantasy XIV Online (FFXIV) - i love so many of the characters from this game. its not hard, the game is designed to make you love them. they feel like real people, especially in the last two expansions which emphasized their relationships with each other and with the wol (aka the player character). its difficult to choose one favorite but if i have to id say its gotta be alisaie leveilleur. despite not being relevant to the main story until the second expansion, her character is so rich and compelling. shes just a girl who wants to understand why her beloved grandpa left her to save a bunch of strangers, and she also wants to find out who she is and become her own person out of her familys (and especially her brothers) shadow. she also likes violence and explosions and how can you not enjoy that in a girl. unlike a lot of people who like alisaie, i also love alphinaud, and i love the way they interact. alisaie is my preferred twin but only by a slim margin. you can blame the backwards ass way i played this game for the fact that i love alphinaud even in 2.0
Marvel Comics - obviously its loki laufeyson! name a bitch more iconic. canonically genderfluid since 2014. your doomed by the narrative fave. raised by a father and a society that hated them for who they were, forced into the role of a villain to juxtapose their brother who was the only person to ever believe they could be more, at least until he didnt. killed and ate and burned themselves over and over to become something new. literally broke free from the narrative to become their best self but still a morally dubious shithead trickster in any (well written) form. my absolute blorbo of all time, dm me for a reading list
Norse Mythology - loki laufeyson again lolol. name. a bitch. more. iconic. canonically genderfluid since the viking age. born from a forest fire after lightning struck a tree. canonically hot but in a fucked up and dangerous way. odin was like "whos this hot weirdo" and decided they were brothers. your ultimate doomed by the narrative baddie. prophesied to end the universe. the god of fucking around and finding out. there are so few verifiable facts about this bitch, he is a complete enigma even among the rest of norse mythology which is already so fractured and weird. we straight up dont know how, why, or even IF he was actually worshipped. hes the only god to not have a single village dedicated to him. there are, like, two or three runestones depicting him. snorri made him into a jesus figure in the eddas but he serves so much cunt that he is repeatedly misinterpreted as literal satan. your fave could never.
LegendLark/Dames and Dragons - this is another difficult one because the characters are all so great, but im giving it to laika because i have a funny story about it. my first listen through i was in the middle of the gray manacle arc when i started asking myself who my favorite was. i decided it was laika literally the episode before she leaves 🥹
Dungeons and Daddies - i feel like my favorite should be scary, as someone who was once a goth/emo teen girl. however im gonna have to give it to my boi normally lee oak-swallows-garcia, the perky peppy chipper cheery mixed up mascot who doesnt know who he is anymore. imagine knowing your parents are disappointed with you at like, 14. imagine inheriting a generational curse except its a literal eldritch curse that you cant do anything about. imagine connecting with the mind of an incomprehensible eldritch being that is killing your reality out of loneliness and fear and hatred and deciding to show kindness.
The Locked Tomb - probably an obvious pick but its gotta be gideon nav. shes your butch sword lesbian. shes your jock trapped in a science convention. shes your tragic unloved child. shes your doomed by the narrative/came back wrong double threat. shes everything to me.
Paranatural - im not actually current, unfortunately. ever since zack changed formats ive found it difficult to read. i understand why they decided to do it the new way, but my attention span is simply not long enough. eventually i will catch up probably maybe. that said, my favorite is of course max. i just love how sassy and exasperated he is. he literally didnt ask for any of this shit. like he just moved to a new town where he doesnt know anyone and suddenly theres ghosts and he has to join an organization to fight them and his bat has a monster inside of it and he almost gets run over by a train, how fucking exhausted must this kid be all the time
Hunter X Hunter - its the only anime on the list baybee. i thought about including others but none are super current and hxh is the one that i still feel strongly about. my fave from hxh is the one, the only, killua zoldyck. my son. my angel. my precious catboy murder child. a boy who was tortured by his own family and trained to not care about other people and who was so lonely he latched onto the first boy his age that hed ever met. he is so full of love and he would do anything for his best friend, including kill people, but to be fair he would also kill people for literally any other reason
The Wheel of Time - my most recent experience with wot was rereading the eye of the world in preparation for the amazon show, which was a huge letdown for me and a lot of fans of the books. my last experience with it before that was when i was, like, 12. as a kid my favorite character was egwene, and now my favorite is...still egwene. she is a strong, confident young woman who knows what she wants and doesnt shy away from going after it. shes very strong-willed and doesnt bend to the will of others, she is unrepentantly herself. she also reads very heavily as a lesbian despite being in a (rather annoying imo) het romance with the mc. i dont think this was intentional (given the aforementioned het romance) so i wouldnt call it coding but like. shes a young adult who eschews traditional female roles and aspires to be unmarried and spend her time with other women how ELSE am i supposed to read that
Homestuck - very much NOT a current fandom, but it defined a great deal of my life, so i feel like it should be included. my favorite for this one may be the most difficult to predict, or maybe not idk, but its kanaya maryam. i remember the first time i was reading, waiting for my patron troll to pop up, and it was her. at first i paid attention to her just for that, but i fell in love with her pretty fast. i have a thing for female characters who go through arcs of self discovery and learning to value themselves outside of the opinions of others. something about starting out thinking youre a prop for other people and ending as a whole ass person is so *chefs kiss* also shes sassy and wields a chainsaw which is badass. i personally think her arc fell flat and she was underutilized in the end, but shes hardly the only one that got overlooked tbfh
im not tagging anyone mostly because i have no idea who i would tag. if youre reading this and want to do it, please do!
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eerie-innocence42 · 1 year ago
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New era for me.
New answers.
1. First of all, are you anti-fantasy or anti-mystery?
I flip flop depending on how I feel. I really can’t be one or the other. I went in first as anti-fantasy, but began questioning that decision the more I read the VN.
2. Name some of your favorite characters! =3
Beato and Ange are tied for the top spot.
Next would be Maria (didn’t like her when I first watched the anime; but then literally it hit me she’s literally neurodivergent and a minor and she shot up to my fave characters list.)
Eva, Bern, Virgilia, Dlanor, Featherine, Shannon and Kanon…
3. Now name your favorite pairings!
Beato x Battler, Bern x Lambda, Ange x Mammon, Willard x Lion, and Zepar x Furfur.
4. Name some of your LEAST favorite characters…
(I hate none of these characters I just like them the least)
Probably Gouda. He’s a good cook, but I’m totally convinced he took Maria’s rose in EP 1.
5. Name your LEAST favorite parings (Say BeaBat and I’ll shoot you~)
Krauss and Natsuhi. She deserves better.
6. Do you have any theories? Name your favorite! ^^ (Ex. Who is Battler’s real mother?)
-The entire story is in Ange’s head as she lays in a hospital bead in a coma.
-It’s all Yasu’s elaborate fanfiction they wrote in their loneliness with a bunch of their OCs.
-The answer given by the manga (even though it makes me cry)
7.Who has the coolest clothing or sense of style? (Girly question FTW >;3 )
Most if not all the witches have amazing outfits. Beato, Virgilia, Evatrice, Bern…to name a few
(We need to fix the designs that incorporate lace on the crotch seams. It’s so fuckin’ weird.)
8. If you could be any character in Umineko, who would you be?
Virgilia. She seems to have her stuff figured out, and she’s just a witch who chills out.
And Featherine/Ikuko Hachiko…more so to be a cool novel writer who lives with her cat minus the forging Rokkenjima message bottles…
9. If you could make any non-canon pairing real, which pairing would you make?
Eva and Natsuhi. Asumu and Kyrie. Will and Lion (if it isn’t already)
10. (Sorry guys! ) GeorgexShannon, JessicaxKanon or ShannonxKanon?
Jessica and Kanon.
11. In your opinion, who is the hottest female Umineko character?
(Dear god I wanna cringe at my last answer).
But hottest lady is definitely Beatrice. Next is Featherine.
12. Who is the hottest male character?
Willard.
12.5 And who’s a pimp?
Beatrice.
13. And would you mind if these two people were a canon pairing?
Eh. Aren’t they kinda canon already in another timeline???? (Probably not…I don’t think it was confirmed)
14.Which Umineko character song is your favorite?
Oooohhh Zepar and Furfur’s song. It’s Kina no Kaori ~ Ai no Shiren …I believe.
15. Name some of your favorite Umineko BGMS. (And if you didn’t play the VN, do you like the opening or the ending to the anime better?)
Novelette, The Executioner, system0, Daydream’s End, and HANE…to name a few…
16. What do you think of the Umineko genderbends? (Ex. Battler being female, Beato being male, etc.)
Love them.
17. What non-Umineko song reminds you of Umineko?
The Pretender cover by Infected Mushroom.
19. Is LamdaxBern canon?
YES.
20. In order, which Umineko arcs were your favorite? (Ex. EP1, EP3, EP4, EP2)
From most to least: EP8, EP1, EP3, EP6, EP7, EP4, EP2, EP5
21. Which portrait is your favorite?
The first
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22. Which witch powers would you like to have?
Shapeshifting would be pretty rad.
23.Which human character would you like to see as a Beatrice? (Ex. Gohda-Beatrice. XD;; )
Shannon-Beatrice! <3
Natsuhi-Beatrice. She deserves a little magic witch time of her own.
24. Name three of the Seven Sisters of Purgatory that describe you best.
Lucifer and Satan (this must seem very weird out of context)
25. Name the seven sisters that suit you the least..
Asmodeus and Beelzebub
26. What would Battler say if Beato told him that #18 doesn’t exist on this quiz? >:Z
He’d just shout angrily…and cry…
27. Who’s your favorite siesta?
Chiester 00
28. Who’s your favorite human adult?
Tohya and Ikuko Hachiko/Hachijo
29. Least favorite?
Kasumi Sumadera
30. If you’ve already played EP5, ignore this question, if not, why do you think many people hate Erika Furudo?
…….
31. If you’ve played EP5, do YOU like Erika?
NO.
32. What character(s) would you like to see get devoured by goats?
The girls that bully Ange.
33. Who would you like to see kill who? (Ex. I wanna see Gohda kill Natsuhi! XD)
Natsuhi killing Eva would’ve been neat to see (but folks would probably see that coming).
34. If you throw in another two alter-egos of two character from Higurashi (Ex. Rika to Bern or Miyo to Lamda) who would you choose? Make sure to give them a witch name!
Rena to Ryuuga Kentako
35. Are there any characters that AREN’T in the Umineko anime OP that you want to see?
Literally Ep5 characters and on…
36. On Christmas Eve’s eve, the last Umineko episode comes out, are you excited!
I’d be crying
37. Do you know what the “Angeburger” joke means? (NO SPOILERS please)
….
I can take a guess, and y’all are fucked up for that holy shit
38. Do you have any Umineko OCs?
Nah.
39. What is your view on Magic? (Ex. I DON’T BELIEVE!)
It is a tool, like any other, that can be used to bring comfort for those facing hardship or to excuse terrible actions.
In the same way we use religion, it should be used to help those that are hurting, and we mustn’t shame those that believe in it, even if it may have been used to hurt others.
In the same way that we should never stop thinking or questioning the world around us, we must never stop believing in the possibility of magic.
Umineko MeMe
1. First of all, are you anti-fantasy or anti-mystery?
I really want to be anti-mystery (pro-magic), but being anti-fantasy (pro-logic) makes the anime a LOT more interesting and entertaining to watch.
2. Name some of your favorite characters! =3
Of the witches, Beatrice, Virgilia, Bernkastel, Eva Beatrice, and Ange.
Of the actual family, I like Natsuhi, Eva, Rosa, and of course Battler. :D
3. Now name your favorite pairings!
Kanon and Jessica.
Battler and Beatrice! <3
4. Name some of your LEAST favorite characters… (I hate none of these characters I just like them the least)
Mariaaaaaaaaaaa……
5. Name your LEAST favorite parings (Say BeaBat and I’ll shoot you~)
George and Shannon. They’re the least interesting. :/
6. Do you have any theories? Name your favorite! ^^ (Ex. Who is Battler’s real mother?)
#1 The witches are a delusion of Battler’s mind and he killed the whole family.
#2 George is the murderer, with Rosa as an accomplice dressing as Beatrice, and Dr. Nanjo covering up some of the deaths. Watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMCLfX7hpQ
#3 It’s all actually MAGIC, and even though the idea of magic can be contradicted easily in the series, the LOGIC is actually the part that’s effing your brain, and witches DO exist.
That’s all I can think of.
Oh! and GHOSTS.
7.Who has the coolest clothing or sense of style? (Girly question FTW >;3 )
I like Rosa’s simple get-up a little bit.
Most of the Witches have really awesome lolita-ish costumes, and I would LOVE to wear them.
It’s the ones wearing the brighter colors, the Seven Sisters of Purgatory, the Siesta sisters that I would personally like to kill for their outfit choices.
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8. If you could be any character in Umineko, who would you be?
Beatrice! Would be kind of fun to mess with people…be Battler’s delusion.
9. If you could make any non-canon pairing real, which pairing would you make?
Ange and Eva Beatrice. XP LOL. Just for the hell of it.
10. (Sorry guys! ) GeorgexShannon, JessicaxKanon or ShannonxKanon?
Jessica and Kanon! The former isn’t as interesting. The latter after is…incest!!! DX
11. In your opinion, who is the hottest female Umineko character?
For me…it’s a toss between the adorable Shannon and classy Beatrice with her enormous cow tits.
12. Who is the hottest male character?
Kanon…and Battler. DON’T MAKE ME PICK!!!!!!!!! 12.5 And who’s a pimp?
That would have to be Kinzo… OH DEEEEEESIRE!!!!! -_-;
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13. And would you mind if these two people were a canon pairing?
Eh…I don’t really ship threesome… :3 He he. 14.Which Umineko character song is your favorite?  
I dunno…? Never heard any of ‘em. 15. Name some of your favorite Umineko BGMS. (And if you didn’t play the VN, do you like the opening or the ending to the anime better?)
I like the opening better. It gives me zee chills! XD I canNOT take the ending seriously. X3 PFFTTT!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAKINZO!
16. What do you think of the Umineko genderbends? (Ex. Battler being female, Beato being male, etc.)
Some genderbendings are interesting. That one would be AWESOME!!!! I like the idea of a female Battler. He would make an interesting female lead. XD
17. What non-Umineko song reminds you of Umineko?
None.
19. Is LamdaxBern canon?
Psshhhobviously. As much as I hate to admit it.
20. In order, which Umineko arcs were your favorite? (Ex. EP1, EP3, EP4, EP2)
From most to least: EP 6, EP 5, EP 7, and every other episode ties for fourth. 21. Which portrait is your favorite?
22. Which witch powers would you like to have?
Each one has specific powers???? Well, I’D like to be Eva and just be nutty.
23.Which human character would you like to see as a Beatrice? (Ex. Gohda-Beatrice. XD;; )
Shannon-Beatrice! <3
24. Name three of the Seven Sisters of Purgatory that describe you best.
Satan, Leviathan, and Belphegor.
25. Name the seven sisters that suit you the least..
All of them then! 26. What would Battler say if Beato told him that #18 doesn’t exist on this quiz? >:Z
“…You number whore…”
*cackle cackle*
27. Who’s your favorite siesta?
Uh…I really don’t like the Siestas. They’re just…WHY ARE THEY THERE????!!!!! D: 28. Who’s your favorite human adult?
Rosa. She’s the most interesting. And Kyrie. Classy lady. 29. Least favorite?
Eva. Which is weird. Her younger, witch self is interesting, but her adult self is a little too snarky.
30. If you’ve already played EP5, ignore this question, if not, why do you think many people hate Erika Furudo?
YOU CAN’T MAKE ME NOT ANSWER.  Because she is an intellectual rapist.
Yep.
31. If you’ve played EP5, do YOU like Erika?
I dunno.
32. What character(s) would you like to see get devoured by goats?
The girls that bully Ange. I’m sorry they are just HORRID.
33. Who would you like to see kill who? (Ex. I wanna see Gohda kill Natsuhi! XD)
I would say Maria killing Rosa, but that’s already been done, so… that’s it!
34. If you throw in another two alter-egos of two character from Higurashi (Ex. Rika to Bern or Miyo to Lamda) who would you choose? Make sure to give them a witch name!
Rena to Ryuuga
Mion to Selestiana
:3
35. Are there any characters that AREN’T in the Umineko anime OP that you want to see?
Meh. Not really.
36. On Christmas Eve’s eve, the last Umineko episode comes out, are you excited!
USODA!!!!!!!
37. Do you know what the “Angeburger” joke means? (NO SPOILERS please)
No… ;_;
38. Do you have any Umineko OCs?
Nah. I make OCs for my own stuff…or HoMeStUcK 39. What is your view on Magic? (Ex. I DON’T BELIEVE!)
The idea of magic in the Umineko universe is too vague to really become a real, concrete thing. As to actual magic, I’m not sure. It could exist. The world is a bizarre place.
I believe in unexplained phenomena that cannot be explained through naturalistic causes.
That doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t believe any natural causes are possible in certain situations.
Umineko’s murders CAN be solved logically. You just have to really think. Great brain workout, and an interesting logic puzzle. <3
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gobblinggojo · 2 years ago
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🪐Obey me Brothers With a Single Mother S/O!💫
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includes: lucifer, mammon, leviathan, satan, asmodeus, beelzebub and belphegor.
warnings: female pronouns are used, a little angst.
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lucifer
when lucifer first met you, he instantly knew that one day you’d make an amazing mother. of course, he hadn’t realized that you were already one.
when he finds out, one of the first questions that pops up in lucifer’s head is the basic: where’s the father?
he of course doesn’t ask you plain right out for fear of embarrassing you, or bringing up some sort of terrible past trauma you may have associated with your child’s father.
the first time lucifer ever meets your child, and is introduced to them as your boyfriend, he’s pretty nervous.
of course, his pride gets in the way of showing how nervous he really is.
he’s pretty scary, he knows. he’s terrified of scaring your child, resulting in the loss of a possible happy relationship.
he is SHOCKED when your two year old son waddles right up to him, demanding to be held and loved on.
your son loves lucifer so, so much-, so much so, that he bawls his little heart out as soon as lucifer has to leave.
“wucy weavin’?” he’ll ask through sobs.
that absolutely breaks lucifer’s heart.
he definitely steps up 100% as your child’s father; taking him to the park, to daycare, even with him to meetings with diavolo.
Mammon
when mammon first meets you, he already knows you have a kid, considering the first time he met you was when you were pregnant with them.
he’s so, so sweet to you. he can tell you’re struggling up in the human world, with no real support system, and being behind in so many bills.
he literally spends his money to help you; which you ended up scolding him for. he didn’t care though; he really liked you and didn’t want to end up finding you and your newborn child living on the streets.
“Ha? why’re ya yellin’ at me for? must be the hormones.”
you two finally get together when you’re around nine months pregnant; almost near your due date.
he was in the hospital with you when you had your little girl and you even asked him to sign the birth certificate, stating that he was the father.
this. man. takes. care. of. his. two. girls.
he absolutely spoils your daughter; whether that be with expensive little booties she’d just grow out of within a month, or expensive onesies.
he buys them matching sunglasses. <3
if your daughters biological father tries to step into the picture, mammon does not allow it.
“i’ve been C/N’s father way before she was even born! ya never even cared to help Y/N out with any of her bills. C/N’s is my baby girl, and Y/N is my future wife-, so, back off, will ya?!”
Leviathan
before levi had ever spoken to you, he had seen you around a couple of times with your five year old son, out and about, doing some shopping for various games that your son loved to play.
he always assumed that your son was your little brother.
one day he notices that your son has a game that leviathan in particular LOVES.
“hey-! you like devil crossing too? whose your fave character? mines tom crook-!”
you find your son totally geeking out with a purple headed grown man; and quite frankly you find said grown man extremely attractive, resulting in you asking for his number.
leviathan practically malfunctioned right then and there, he still gave it to you though. <3
he’s so oblivious to the fact that your son is your son.
he literally doesn’t realize until three months into your relationship.
“you know, C/N really adores you, levi. thank you for being a daddy to him.”
“HUH?!”
after finding out that you were a single mom, and your son had a deadbeat dad he steps up more than before.
he’s constantly taking your son out to various conventions, even going to super early speed sales just to get rare copies of his favorite games.
he loves him. <3
one night when levi was staying the night, you awoke to levi and C/N laying on the couch together; both passed out in each other’s arms, their controllers thrown on the floor as they slept.
Satan
much like levi, satan has seen you many times before, at the local bookstore with a baby girl strapped right to your chest.
he’d often recommend books for both you and your three-month-old daughter.
“good-night moon is a very good bed time story, you know? if she’s ever restless at night she might enjoy being read to.”
the first time the two of you ever have a full conversation is when he bumps into you at the same exact bookstore; but this time you grabbed at his jacket sleeve, wanting to ask him something.
“do you think you could recommend, or help me find some more books for C/N? she really likes being read to-, i honestly didn’t think she would, but she does. but, everytime i get her a book i think she likes she ends up not liking it..”
satan adored how picky your daughter was about her books. and of course, he adored you asking him, the avatar of wrath for help.
he helped you. <3 and then proceeded to give you his number.
satan began to come around your home about a few weeks after the two of you started texting one another; which also ended up leading to the two of you beginning a relationship.
he loves your daughter; when anyone asks him in public if she’s his, he always says yes.
he. reads. her. to. sleep.
he literally lays her down on his chest, swaddled in a blanket as he reads to her. she absolutely loves it.
her first word was dada-, which she said while looking at satan.
that’s the moment in which satan officially claimed the little baby as his own. he absolutely worships the both of you and does anything to either one of you.
Asmodeus
you and asmo were very good friends before you ever got pregnant and left by your shitty ex.
he was there for you through all the heartbreak, and soon-to-be mother anxiety.
“i gotta be there for my favorite girl, don’t i?”
he’s absolutely happy when he finds out that you’re having a baby girl! he’s even more happy when you ask him to come to the hospital with you for her delivery.
he cuts the cord and is given the chance to hold her first.
he’s so happy that she came out looking just like you and not her ugly ass dad.
“she looks just like you, Y/N! she’s just adorable!”
asmo unofficially moves in with you after the birth of your daughter; and the two of you begin a relationship shortly afterwards.
he LOVES dressing her up in various pinky dresses, bows, frills, everything.
she adores it too.
she is quite literally raised believing asmo is her father, and he’s happy with that.
“my pretty little C/N! you look so much like mommy~! daddy’s so jealous of how much beauty my two girls have-“
asmo is there for every waking moment. her first nightmare, her first steps, her first flu, her first everything.
he loves you and your daughter so much. <3
Beelzebub
beel meets you and your six year old son during one of his fangol practices.
your sons on the little league fangol team; which really isn’t all that fantastic. it’s just little scrimmages that the little boys usually participate in.
he literally idolizes beel.
beel finds it absolutely adorable; you find it a tad embarrassing that your son is always following after son ginger-headed adult when said ginger is supposed to be practicing.
“mr. beel! teach me how to tackle? please? i wanna be like you!”
the two of you finally become acquaintanced with one another when beel shows up to one of your sons fangol games.
“i came cause i promised C/N that i’d come to watch-, is it okay if i sit with you?”
he said that with his hands filled with snacks.
you two started going out two months after knowing one another; he always comes over and practices fangol with your son.
you find it absolutely adorable.
beel always comes to your sons practices and games; always cheering him on and giving him tips and pointers.
the first time C/N refers to beel as his father is when he made him a father’s day card. <3
beel loved it and almost cried over it.
he adores you and C/N so, so much.
he’s such a huge help too! always making sure the two of you are well-fed and sleeping properly.
he will not let your guys’ health diminish in yalls household. he wants what’s best for you all. <3
Belphegor
he met you when he was helping your crying baby girl find you at the supermarket.
“it’s gonna be okay, we’ll find your mommy.” he’d say, holding the three year old close to him and reassuringly rubbing her back.
normally belphie wouldn’t get this close to a crying and snotty toddler, but the way she ran to him, crying broke his heart.
when he finally finds you, he makes sure that you’re okay too.
“i can only imagine how scary it is to lose a toddler at the store..”
you beg him to let you buy him dinner for finding your daughter.
shortly after this exchange you and belphie started going out.
he practically lives at your house too-.
“ya know Y/N. i think C/N likes me so much, that i’m her new daddy, isn’t that right, C/N?”
“yah!”
“see?”
this is so obvious, but belphie takes naps with her, and always makes sure that she has good dreams.
i headcanon that belphie is able to see into peoples dreams, and can somehow turn the bad ones into good ones.
so, he always makes sure that C/N has good dreams.
she makes him a father’s day card just like Beel’s son does. <3
she loves him so, so much, and belphie loves her. they both adore one another so, so much.
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Drinking chamomile tea while serenely (edit: NOT serenely!) reading the lyrics to Beloved Antichrist - Part 4 (Act 3)
I must say I’m curious about the end now, even though I know it in broad strokes (everybody die).
I feel kinda stupid now because when the soldiers were chanting “Shoot them down! Shoot them down!” I always understood “Jupiter! Jupiter!” - even though the song is literally called - “Shoot them down!”
Apollonius can breathe fire!
The music sounds wayyy too happy for some of the things that happen in this opera. Or is it just me? Therion nearly always sound at least sort of happy to me, but I have the same issue with another one of my fave bands whose lyrics are generally a lot darker. Maybe it’s just that it makes me happy and so it sounds happy?
“Two equal armies consisting of more or less every man and woman of weapon-bearing age” - wow they’re not fucking around. I guess it emphasizes the fanaticism involved that they’re willing to act in a way that guarantees that society will be ruined even if their side wins. No one’s thinking clearly anymore.
But, how do you have the endorsement of Satan himself, know real existing demons and a half-sungod, and still haven’t mastered aerial warfare? Seth can solve all the world’s problems but not his own. Which is... hm, kinda the point here.
Sophia gets her “Not my daughter, you bitch!” moment against Apollonius
WHAT? WTF? WHY DOES SETH SUDDENLY HAVE A REVOLVER? ALL THIS TIME HE WAS GUN WIZARD, THEN WHY DID YOU JUST SPEND 3 HOURS TALKING ABOUT MAGIC FIRE AND DEMON FIGHTS IN THE DESERT?! SETH - HAS - A - GUN! JOHANNA STABS HIM WITH HER HOLY GOD DAGGER THAT SHE SPENT 5 SONGS TALKING ABOUT AND HE JUST... HE JUST SHOOTS HER? WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK! THEN WHY DIDN’T HE SHOOT HER THE 8345939485394 OTHER TIMES HE HAD A CHANCE?!
Talk about deus ex machina!
Seth just suddenly has a pistol! WHAT?!
...to be fair, there IS a song called “Shoot them down”...
Okay lmaooooooo while they’re dying they realize the other one kinda had a point all along and they start holding hands while bleeding out. WHAT?! WHAT THE HELL? I always thought “Seeds of Time“ was sung by Seth and Helena (as you can see I’m great at this whole “fave band 5ever” stuff, can’t even tell Lori and Chiara’s voices apart) and went, “Oh. Of course! The world is ending but it’s all about *~The Couple~* and their Feelings For Each Other!” NO! It’s about how “attraction arises” between the Antichrist and the Champion of Heaven who have just mortally wounded one another. While the world ends.
omg do they fall in love..? They die and go to the afterlife together, where Helena (Seth’s wife!) and Sophia "sing praises for the union”!
wtfffff I did NOT see that coming! I can’t decide if this is the best or the worst ending ever. That’s what I get for reading the lyrics three years after the opera came out. Ahahaha. In my defense, I did try earlier.
See this is the kind of stuff I mean when I say things never get boring with Therion. All these years I thought, based on what I could understand despite the operatic singing and my apparent inability to tell voices apart, that they had written a crappy Hollywood ending about how “being a dysfunctional straight couple that shits on everyone else” is the only thing that really matters in this world. That the war is of course just the backdrop for their lame-ass romance. That Helena had killed Johanna in “Forgive me” bc of course her husband deserves her full loyalty, even if he’s the actual Antichrist, and that Helena became the sexy evil goth gf as a result (”come to me, to the fallen, my love!”). And the end is actually about “Wow, I hate you and everything you stand for, plus Helena killed herself because of you, but the way you just murdered me was sexy as fuck! I understand why you opposed me now! Let’s get astrally married in the afterlife!”
Sorry for thinking you guys would write a shit ending like that! I pour ash on my head, as we say in Germany. It’s a super-dramatic enemies-to-lovers (or enemies-to-enlightened-spirit-beings-who-float-into-the-light-hand-in-hand) ending instead. I can get into that, I guess?
When I wake up tomorrow, I will wonder if I dreamed this ending.
Also again, this is TEH ANIME. They wrote a great anime plot here. Can’t wait for it to be adapted to its proper medium.
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geekofchaos · 5 years ago
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Thoughts on Survivor WAW 4
Dammnit. I know he wasn’t popular here but I loved Tyson. He was my number two. Why’d he have to go against my number one? Anyways, he and Natalie were tied for number two before she was voted out so according to the law of equivalent exchange, I want Natalie back. 
Adam Klein. I really really hate how people literally bullied him off social media for basically the crime of not lying down and letting their faves win. It’s absolutely disgusting especially those who have compared him to Jeff Varner or Dan Spilo. Fuck off. You’re genuinely a shitty person if you do that. He made a dumb dumb move last episode but that doesn’t make him Satan. Anyways, Adam really pulled his ass out of the fire this tribal being the only Sele jumper who got those keys. 
I was super worried about the first Yul confessional but thankfully I began to realize it wasn’t him as time started to go by. So all that worry now turns into good content/visibility. 
Honestly, good on Tyson. He showed a level of sportsmanship when he gave his fire token to Nick instead of one of his allies. That is one of the big disadvantages of the Fire Token system in that it awards players (so far anyways) who were on the wrong side of the vote. 
It’s Wendell who’s the ex-boyfriend, right? I heard a lot of rumors about Wendell and Michelle so I think it’s him. Actually, logically thinking, it HAS to be Wendell or Nick. We can count out all Sele guys because it would have been brought up already. Tony and Yul aren’t age appropriate (which fair hasn’t stopped some people) and I’m fairly certain both are happily married. Nick and Wendell make the most sense. 
I wish they’d shown us Boston Rob and Parvati scrambling. I like Adam but I was honestly looking forward to these two legends of the game finding themselves on the bottom having to make the apology tour/scrambling etc. Especially for Boston Rob (who credit where credit is due, isn’t being as arrogant as I thought he would be). We’ve seen Parv scramble in Cook Islands. I think it probably happened but the show wants to keep the mythos of Rob/Parv as these immovable figures who certainly don’t lower themselves to scramble. CBS, it’s out of the box. We knew they weren’t in control of the tribe. Jeremy and Michelle were. His critics probably honestly would have liked Rob better if we had to see him adapt to that new play style. 
Kim must be sweating bullets right now. Two out of the three supposed poker alliance have gone home. Masterful playing on Yul Kwon’s part (and his name wasn’t even brought up! He’s not even considered the master which is very good at this point in the game). 
Long essay tonight, don’t blame anyone if they’d don’t read. 
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heroes-never-discourse · 5 years ago
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If I'm going to be honest, three houses discourse kind of scares me. You have a complex game with different paths and can see the conflict from multiple povs. But combine it with the black and white mentality you see in fandom nowadays, it makes me super anxious.
god, B stumbles upon three houses discourse all the time and she vents to me about it, it's a real shitshow.
Buncha people who are incapable of proper critical analysis whining that every character isn't ideologically pure so clearly everyone but their faves are Wrong and Satan.
A bunch of fandom Rheas really dhxsjgxxjxhdj
The El and Dima hate groups are especially annoying. Both think the other character is Mega Satan and theirs is Good and Righteous and if you stan one you're wrong because you don't stan the other.
I was browsing at a booth at a convention last year and I literally had to stand there and listen to this girl go on about how objectively awful Dimitri is for like five minutes to the booth runner while I was just trying to look at fanart. I had to hear the words "JUST SAY YOU HATE WOMEN DIMITRI" with my own two ears and it took all of my power to not laugh out loud and risk having to throw down with an obvious anti IRL. I hate,,,
The only discourse that doesnt make my head hurt is the "how dare you ship Byleth with the students discourse", because its just so fucking laughable. Ah yes, how dare I ship the MC of the game with their students whomst they're literally almost the same age as most of them (mercedes is older), and who are canon romance options. What a monster, truly.
So yeah, three houses discourse is a shitshow, -10/10 do not recommend djdgdsjdbdjdj
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DANIELLE CAMPBELL —— Well, if it isn’t PERSEPHONE BLACKWOOD, the HUFFLEPUFF superstar. For those of you who don’t know HER, you can spot them sitting with the other SEVENTH years. Most people think that they’re EXPRESSIVE and NURTURING, but they can also seem pretty ENTITLED and VAIN. Sometimes people call them the EBULLIENT. Sure, they’re a MUGGLEBORN, but that doesn’t define them.
hello hello it me your girl rhia coming at ya with a new muse that i’ve already fallen in love with lmao. this is kinda long so i’m sorry about that but anyway if you wanna read her full bio & stats, those can be found HERE, along with her pinterest HERE, but the real fun stuff can be found under the cut ! 
BACKGROUND
Born February 10th, 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In the Muggle World, the Blackwood name is one that everyone has at least heard of. Persephone’s father, and many men who came before him, were all well noted politicians.
Her mother, is also a politician, though she is one of less caliber. She met Persephone’s father, Edmund, through her work. The two have never really been in love, their marriage is based on appearances alone. There’s an unspoken agreement between the two that they remain together, they may see others outside of their marriage. 
Being the youngest of the two Blackwood sisters, Persephone was brought up receiving everything a young girl could ever want with just a pleading look. Her sister, however, got the short end of the stick, burdened with responsibilities that Persephone never had to deal with.
The two sisters somehow managed to remain close for a good portion of their childhood. Whenever Persephone’s magic manifested, it was always Thalia who took the blame.
Although she had originally made the conscious decision to do this, she resented Persephone in a way for it, wishing she had a normal sister who wouldn’t do such things. This resentment caused a rift in the girls’ relationship.
As she reached age eleven, Persephone was greeted with a man with a pointy beard and half moon glasses, who wore funny clothing unlike anything Persephone had ever seen before in her life. He explained to her, and her family that she was a witch and she would go to Hogwarts to study magic there.
Her parents were Catholics, and were shocked when they heard the word ‘witch’. To them, any form of witchcraft was considered evil & Satanic, and how could poor little Persephone be capable of such awful things ?
Thalia knew better than her parents and knew what the old man said to be true. Though their relationship at this time was complicated, she still stood up for her younger sister.
Reluctantly, Edmund & Amelia allowed her daughter to attend the school, as long as she came back for breaks & was able to maintain she was at some other elite boarding school.
LIFE AT HOGWARTS
Her time at Hogwarts was not how she expected it to be, at all. Persephone walked through the Great Hall expecting her name to have some substance when interacting with the other students. However, to her disappointment, her blood-status held her popularity down. 
She became acquainted with the term ‘mud-blood’ early on, and had to learn how to be humble.
Thankfully, her house was one that she felt she could belong to, where she wouldn’t be judged simply because of where she came from. These people, along with a few others outside of Hufflepuff, would become her real family.
There are only a few places on the Hogwarts grounds where Persephone can be found. Most of her free time is spent either in the greenhouses with Professor Sprout, or with Professor Kettleburn aiding him with whatever magical creatures he has stashed away. The petite brunette has never been good in any sort of practical magic, such as D.A.D.A. or even Charms, but she finds that she excels in classes such as Potions, Herbology, and of course Care of Magical Creatures.
Made herself an easy target for harassment & bullying by being so open about her blood-status at the beginning, but she remained confident & never let anyone get her down. 
Breaks are always hard for Persephone, because as much as she would love to stay at school, she is forced to return home to her parents and stay there.
PERSONALITY
likes: order, cleanliness, art, painting, money, kindness, compassion, daydreaming, romance, fashion, drinking, partying, attention.
dislikes: chaos, dirt, messes, dishonesty, betrayal, cheaters, laziness, selfishness, bullying, silence, vulnerability.
Whenever the name Persephone Blackwood is ever mentioned in a conversation, there’s a certain image that pops into people’s minds, of a petite brunette well-groomed to perfection. When out of uniform, her style is with the most recent & popular trends. in uniform, although she is less fashionable, she still manages to find a way to accessorize as much as she can. Her face is well decorated, and never wears the same hairstyle twice. appearances are extremely important to her, and would never step outside of her bedroom looking anything less than perfect.
Given that her parents are locked in a loveless marriage, one would assume that Persephone despises the idea of falling in love, but in fact, she’s quite the opposite. She’s a dreamer, and fantasizes about falling in love constantly. She is of the belief that there is someone out there for her, just waiting to fall in love with her. she has a picturesque idea of how love should be, and anyone who falls short of that immediately gets cut out of the picture. Unfortunately, this means she has racked up quite the list of ex-lovers.
Coming from Scotland, she’s got quite an accent, although it’s dulled out a bit after years of travelling with her family, either for work related reasons or vacations.
Although she can be quite entitled & vain at times, she is a fairly easy-going person & gets along with most people ( as long as they can get past her flaws ). The only people she never could see herself getting along with, are those who bully or belittle others, or with previous exes that ended on a poor note.
Persephone is often known for her optimism & cheerful nature. there is rarely an occasion when those around her see her without a smile etched on her features. Those who truly know her, know that she isn’t this way because she’s naturally a happy person, quite the opposite. She spends her time at home being unloved by her parents, whose religion say that she is evil & worship the devil, as well as ignored by her sister because of their childhood together. Even at school, there are times she can’t help but be weighed down by the darkness from those who wish she never existed. Those who are closest to Persephone understand that she acts in such an upbeat manner as a way to cope with these feelings.
She loves art & painting with a passion, though most who know her would never guess it. She uses magic in quite a lot of her works, although hardly anyone has ever seen these creations. Although she does have a very outgoing personality, she can be a very guarded person, and wouldn’t show these to anyone unless she really trusted that person since her paintings are often a very personal thing to her.
Persephone is quite the picky eater, and has been ever since she was a little girl. For an entire year she wouldn’t have anything but chicken nuggets for dinner, no matter how hard her parents tried. Although her palette has expanded a bit since she was a young girl, she has trouble with certain foods. She won’t touch anything with tomato on it, or any sort of beef. Thankfully for her sake, she gets along with the house elves quite well and they make sure she gets exactly the foods that she prefers.
WANTED CONNECTIONS:
the entire list can be found here, but i figured i’d put a couple of my faves here as well. and of course, i’m open to plotting anything really.
best friends; these two/three are inseparable, and are always seen together side by side. these are the people she trusts most in her life and would literally do anything for. (possibly 1-2 people for this plot idk she isn’t the type to have a ton of close friends, just a couple that she’d trust)
pen pals; someone seph doesn’t know the identity of, but relates to them on an emotional level. someone she relates to, and writes to whenever able.  
exes; ( up to plotting, could either be a bad break up for the angst or just two pals who didn’t work but persephone is the type to have quite a list of exes so um yeah )
ex best friends; the person seph used to be closest to in the world, but lost due to (reasons to be plotted). now when they see each other in class or in the halls, its as if they never knew each other. any conversation shared is filled with an awkward tension.
fake relationship; ( not sure how or why but i love me a fake relationship plot so i’m adding it anyway. could be to piss off her parents or maybe her bc her family is pressuring her to find someone of worth. or maybe even something she can fulfill on your charas side idk just give me all the angsty plots lmao )
anyways, sorry this was long asdhkfhk if you do wanna plot with persephone give this plot a like and i’ll message you either here or on discord ( probs on discord though bc i feel like its easier ??? idk if u have a preference lmk ! )
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maginoire-blog · 6 years ago
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i procrastinated and added in my other two muses i’ve been meaning to slap onto this blog.
current muse count: 7. and will most likely be capping it here because i won’t be able to handle more. lil summary under the read more. 
shoot me a like or name of a muse and i’ll ever so slowly hit you up to plot !!
so in short we have:
jaesang - the star and start of it all. our fave asshole warlock who manipulates literally for a living. your dick but somehow loved idol manager.
jennie - a bubbly little underling of jae. a genie who’s working as a make up artist, here to fulfil all your wishes; capped at three. much nicer than jae, but has picked up some of his tricks of the trade.
minwoo - your local boy next door. quiet little kid working in the bookstore. head full of dreams and hands full of art. hoping to break into the art industry soon to kick off his manga career. 
reve - kind of an experimental muse. reve can be whatever your muse wants them to be. they’re the idea of an imaginary friend. whether that be one your muse still has, or the persona of one your muse once had. reve is the spirit/imaginary friend people see when they think they’re hallucinating. one of those “you can’t be real?! how are you real?!!” this leads to either havoc and stress or calming them down.
ara - your fun little journalist. writing for how-to columnists in a fashion magazine when she really wants to be talking about the war in yemen instead. but she’s making small steps to get where she wants to be. with a good head on her shoulders and determination in each stride, she’s confident woman with a shielded heart of gold. old muse from here.
haneul - the fallen angel who fell alongside satan for loving a human eons ago. he had fallen with the hope of spreading the word of god across humans, but the more he learned about humans the more it drove him insane. he speaks with references to heaven littered in his words, hard to understand when he rambles. he’s wrought with concern about the humans and how they live their lives. he’s also found himself falling onto the path of a sinner with drugs and alcohol to numb his ever working mind. working as a court stenographer reminds him of how he used to jot down what the humans did wrong and right but it eats him alive from the inside out. old muse from here.
soomin - is the poor effect of an experiment that had gone wrong and yet right all in one. she had been edited to have superior intelligence but with that came both powers she didn’t ask for, and mental health she had to deal with. she’s currently a criminal defence lawyer. stone cold bitch with too much money in her hands. hands she keeps covered by gloves because a single touch of hers can kill anyone -- besides the immortal, of course. so although she sits with a wall around her heart, fear lingers every time someone gets too close to her. old muse from here.
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chaoticneutralwriter · 7 years ago
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Fic Recs/Writers *updated 09/12/2019
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN DARLING....for some actual reading.
A list of fics/writers I’ve come across that got some of that pretty sweet stuff. And also because I’ve read around too much and can’t remember names or fics to save my life. THE UPDATES MAN!
Warning: Some fics (as will be indicated) are +18/rated M for Mature/take me to church kinda deal
@versigny
I’d say almost all of their stuff is worth a read (whoever your bias may be, they got stories on them), but my personal faves are their vampire au series, some +18 stuff there but majority of the stories are oneshots and drabbles
@honeyedhoseok (I think now @tawnytaehyung)
I’m sure everything they wrote is worth a read from what I’ve read thus far but because of that, I can really only recommend the three fics I actually read.
Series: Besitos (ta!Jimin) rated M for recent developments hoho~
Bruh why is this not reality? Why don’t we get really hot TAs to crush on? It would’ve made my school life hella easier and I’d get that perfect attendance. Jimin is your hottie creative writing TA who you can’t help but crush on (but can anyone blame you) and envious to all, he likes you back too. College au shenanigans, teacher/student dynamic, and dorky wingman ta!Taehyung friend.
Oneshot/drabbles (Crossroad demon!Jimin): Crossroads + Hunted + Captured Part One *NEW + Captured Part Two *NEW
I’d sell my soul to satan if he looks like bs&t!Jimin. You basically make a deal with crossroad demon!Jimin and can’t help but actually grow fond of the supposed devious, soul eating creature of hell.
Series: The Black Book (CEO!Hoseok) rated M
My heart can’t take the drama but it’s still a really good read. CEO!Hoseok may be young and rich but he definitely has some questionable methods of relieving stress, one that you’re all too aware of which makes things super awkward cuz you in love with the man. Does CEO!Hoseok eventually change thanks to you or do old habits die hard and just leave you in a world of hurt? Again if it’s Hoseok he can be the biggest jerkface and I’d still be charmed.
@dovechim
Shorts/Drabbles: the ocean (mermaid!Jimin) + drabble
Because goddammit mermaid!Jimin is cute okay??! (and I love me a good supernatural au of any sort) You’re a ballet dancer going to Busan Arts and stumble upon Jimin chillin’ in the water by the beach. You mistake him as fellow peer but hey he shows up to your class anyways (totally rocks the dance thing) but then as time passes, you find that something is quite...fishy about him.
Series: It’s okay, that’s love (splitpersonality!Jimin)
No not the drama. Okay so a shrink is still involved and that’s played by you and you’ve got water polo player!Jimin who has split personality disorder (he’s scary when he’s angry...) as your patient, except he doesn’t know about this ‘other self’ of his. As if feelings aren’t already making things complicated, imagine accidentally finding yourself rooming with him (along with your other favourite boys).
@hobibliophile
Okay so I might’ve read all of their Jimin stuff and yes. All yes (warning: they’re +18 stuff soooo)
The only other fic I’ve read from them is Ambrosia (M) starring Fallen Angel!Hoseok....I like supernatural au fics alright. Fallen angel or not, Hobi is still super sweet and since this is a series, we don’t know what the reason was and MAJOR CLIFFHANGER!
@jimlingss
Series: Beyond Reach (ghost!Hoseok) ft. Reaper!Namjoon and other ghosties
This shit made me nearly cry five times....FIVE TIMES. I say nearly because I don’t like crying so it took literally all my willpower to not (ended up with a runny nose though). ANGST AS SHIT. Has some triggering stuff involving death so be warned. It’s a good read though....BUT SAD AS HELL (at least it’s completed :’))
One Shot: Head Over Heels to Hell (reverse soulmate!AU, Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers! Hoseok x reader)
Oh yes, this was a WILD RIDE. Goddamn it’s like you hate the man but then in the end that shit got me emotional for some reason like djgskh good shit good shit (you have gone through multiple different lives meeting Hoseok, all of which he screws you over somehow but in the end of it all... perhaps things could still work out??)
Series: The Deli Diaries (produce! Jimin x Deli worker!you) fluff, slow-burn
Holy shit this is cute af. It’s so mundane (guess that’s a fair warning??) but just reading the way the relationship develops is just....ahh!!! I want my own cute Jimin who pines after my dumbass TAT
Series: Jungle Park (Workplace Romance AU, Lawyer! Hoseok x New HR Manager!Reader) fluff, slow-burn, slice of life, a little angst **NEW
A long series for those of you who love to read chapter fics! Oh my God this was a thrilling ride of emotions! The pacing is amazing, each chapter you’re hooked on wanting to see more development on the history between these two so it’s worth a read! I love how Hoseok is portrayed here; it’s like a piece of how he would be in real life is put into just another scenario (Also hate how reader is like... relatable in a way where I also majored in HR so...WHERE’S THE OFFICE ROMANCE LIFE TRAIN GONNA HIT ME WITH THAT??)
Three Shot: Magic & Mysteries (Familiar/Hybrid!Jimin x Witch! Reader) fluff, a little angsty, comedy, romance **NEW
A three shot series involving what the title says! Magic! It’s a little adventure tale of our reader who’s a witch struggling to find her place in terms of specialty and overcoming some fears and insecurities with the help of sassy (but secretly cares a lot) Jimin who’s a wizard cursed to be a dog (that looks like Chimmy!) It’s cute and pretty wholesome in my opinion :)
Also an honorable mention from them is the Service Series (it’s fluffier dw) and honestly their other fics are definitely worth a read :D
@7cypher
Oneshot: Devil’s Advocate (devil/demon!Jimin)
Ironic how despite being a devil Jimin is still the sweetest being to exist. Devil!Jimin walks into your life abruptly and worms his way into your heart with his devilishly good looks and sweet charms. It’s hella cute, a slightly angsty ‘defining’ moment that actually had me tearing up a bit??? (I’m a sap for sweet, tender affection like the ones that happened in here okay??) but it all ends well :)
@seokkbuns
I’ve read most of their Hoseok and Jimin stuff but I think all of their fics are worth a read!
@boymeetsweevil
Oneshot: Cover You In Constellations (Hoseok x reader fic)
I’ve read this a while ago but keep coming back to it because oh god this was cute, so domestic and so fluffy like this is the kinda shit I would pull if I had a boyfriend like Hoseok like skdjfskgha. I like the way writer portrays Hoseok because it feels so like what I imagine he would react. Hoseok deserves all the love ;_;
@kittentaegu
Series: My Boss, The Vampire (Vamp!Jimin x reader fic)
Two parts are out so far and I’m loving the premise! New office worker with notoriously hot CEO Park Jimin who has a secret to hide (guess what it is). One day, you find out what it is and so now what?? Things get steamy ;D Also, the title of it is so K-dramaesque and I don’t know! I like the charm it adds to it!
@readyplayerhobi **NEW
Honestly all of their fics are worth a read because they flawlessly combine story building with any kind of genre you can think of. Some are smutty, some of fluffy and some are just downright angsty but you just want to read them all regardless!
@yminie **NEW
Series: Nine-One-One (Detective!Jimin x First Responder! Reader) fluff, angst, romance, old flame au, future smut, and other mature themes!
This is thrilling! In both romantic and story aspects! The base story line is that there’s a serial murderer on the loose who’s been stalking reader and Jimin and his team are on the case about it. They’ve both got romantic history with each other and as old feelings resurfaces, so does the situation as things hit a little too close to home. Obviously with serial murderers involved, there is mentions of death, suicide and well...the warnings there!
A03 Fics
*will be pretty rare on this list; am I the only one who finds it super hard to find good fics on there?
Author: kimtrain
I swear they had a tumblr before since that’s the only reason why I remember them and their fics. Thankfully they’re all there still and all of them are 👌👌👌 Mermaid!Hoseok AU and the Hybrid!AU are my faves.
Fic: Warm Blood by ARMY_BRAT
The one instance where my weakness for supernatural AUs + wanting to read something paid off. MC is an ARMY but also a grim reaper so what happens when BTS shows up on her list, destined to die? Well, she says NOT TODAY but that just throws EVERYTHING out of the loop, leaving her to fix it.
Went into it with a grain of salt (ngl description was...ehh) BUT was pleasantly surprised! Digging the writing style which made MC really likeable so far and the AU strongly reminds me of Goblin: The Lonely God but focusing more on the grim reaper side of things which, personally, I was WAY more interested in even with the drama so yay! :D Glad someone took inspiration from it. Still ongoing and fairly new so dsfajdkas
Fic: Three Pints Full by Valkook **NEW
Woah it’s a vampire/supernatural fic! A little on the mature side because there’s well...blood...a little bit of death mentioned...and smut... BUT a really compelling story! Set mainly as a Cop/Detective! Reader who’s been assigned to solving some mysterious deaths/murders happening in the wild parts Montana joined in with appearances by Hunter/Tracker!Yoongi, Partner!Hoseok and Vampire!Jimin, Jungkook and more!
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mega-aggron · 6 years ago
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i almost forgot to throw this under a read more oops
3 Fearsinsignificance, being a burden, violence
3 things I lovepokemon, friends, nice shades of blue
2 turns ongood hugger, beard
2 turns offsmoking/drugs, aggression
My best frienddon’t really have One but the ol grunge contrast boys and the dcc + jared and me squad are all v important to me
Sexual orientationjust like… so fucking gay dude
How tall am I6′3″ / 190cm
What do I miss right nowa lot of my friends have moved out for the summer
Favourite colorturquoise / teal
Do I have a crushnot like… super consciously……. but i think i’m still working through some subconscious stuff……………..
Favourite placetough one. idk i’m good pretty much anywhere my friends are. if food’s there it’s also a plus
What am I listening to right nowmake it happen - john splithoff
Shoe sizesame as the number of this question
Eye colorblue
Hair colorbrownish blond naturally, front top is currently a faded green / bleach blond (i need to redye…. i’m not too huge a fan of the bleach blond look but others seem to like it on me)
Meaning behind my URLbig ol’ pokeboy
Favourite songall time is a tough one, my usual answer is bandages by hey rosetta! but i’m also super partial to lorde’s hard feelings / loveless and paramore’s last hope among others
Favourite bandtop 3: paramore, chvrches, hey rosetta!
How I feel right nowkinda wistful. just got back from 16 days of travel with some of my closest friends and it’s been a noticeable change in tone coming back to this coast and reacclimating to not being surrounded by friends for literally every waking moment.
Someone I lovemy mom? is that a cop out answer
My current relationship statussingle as ever
My relationship with my parentsmom and stepdad a+, dad irrelevant
Favourite seasoni usually answer summer bc it has my birthday and i was always off of school but i think i have a new fondness for spring
Tattoos and piercing i havenone
Tattoos and piercing i wantnot sure yet. probably no piercings but maybe some song lyric or video game related tattoos
The reasons I joined Tumblra friend was like “you seem like a tumblr person” so i got one but then i asked to follow her and she said she actually didn’t have one so i got stuck in this eternal sinkhole
Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?i did like once when i was talking to a guy from tinder like a year and a half ago but then he ghosted me lmao
Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?it’s my sibling so like yes in a “love you, take care” goodbye way but not in the manner this question was supposed to be answered
How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?if i’m showering like 45 minutes, otherwise as little as 10
Have you shaved your legs in the past three days?nope
Where am I right now?back in my apartment after two weeks on the west coast and two days at my parents’ home
Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?reasonable i guess? gotta protect those ears man, hearing loss is no joke
Do I live with my Mom and Dad?nope. haven’t since summer before junior year
Am I excited for anything?just visited a whole bunch of apartments today and i filled out an intent to lease form for one of them so that’s exciting
Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?idk? at some points in my life i have but at this point i don’t really tell everything everything to like… anyone lol
How often do I wear a fake smile?[paramore’s fake happy playing in the distance]
If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?sara bareilles? the mcelboys? idk
What do I think about most?usually i don’t have one specific thing i think about a lot. as of late one of them has been….. trying to sort through some Gay Emotions re: stopping myself from falling for a straight friend again and trying to break that cycle and i think i’ve finally done it [lmao expect a /tagged/personal post sometime soon]
Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?depends. i get that Sweet Validation from being in front of it but i also really value behind the scenes work
What was the last lie I told?i couldn’t tell ya. haven’t had to tell one recently
Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online?if it’s with friends i’m fine with either? theres always something nice about seeing someone’s face but it’s not necessarily an all-the-time thing
Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?ghosts: not reallyaliens: hell yeah
Do I believe in magic?in a young girl’s heart?(nah but showmanship is a hell of a skill)
Do I believe in luck?nah
What’s the weather like right now?it’s dark and i’m not opening my windowit’ll probably be 94 degrees by the time i post this after i sleep and wake up to finish more questions
What was the last book I’ve read?my brother’s husband by gengoroh tagame! just some good gay content that i found in portland at a giant bookstore that i recognized from tumblr. can’t wait for volume 2 to come out in september
Do I have any nicknames?friends sometimes call me 7, and i get called steve occasionally and really dislike it
Do I spend money or save it?mostly save. though i kinda splurged on this travel trip because it’s the last time i’m gonna be able to do something like this for quite a while.
Can I touch my nose with a tounge?no i’m apparently medically tongue tied so i can’t stick my tongue out that far
Favourite animal?i really like sea otters! also elephants and chinchillas and dogs
What was I doing last night at 12 AM?being jet lagged
What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?nsp’s cover of everybody wants to rule the world
What is my favorite word?idk i have a list of cool sounding words on my phonedynamo is the first one on that list so i’ll roll with that
My top 5 blogs on tumblrah
If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?just fuckin.... have empathy once in a while
Do I have any relatives in jail?i don’t think so? i think my dad might’ve been in/out of jail at some point bc he never pays child support but i haven’t talked to him in years so idk
What is my current desktop picture?(attached at the bottom of this post)
Had sex?no
Bought condoms?no they just gave them out for free at college and then i don’t have a use for them
Gotten pregnant?that seems.... difficult
Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?not that i can recall
Had job?yeah, a few over my college years and now a more permanent one coming up
Smoked weed?no and i don’t plan on it
Smoked cigarettes?no and i don’t plan on it
Drank alcohol?yep
Am I a vegetarian/vegan?nope
Been overweight?uh i was a super “chunky” baby as i am often told
Been underweight?i think i’ve teetered on that line a few times esp. as i was hitting growth spurts but i’m past that now
Gotten my heart broken?yeah quite a few timesnot in like the “relationship that went south” way but just falling for straight guys over and over and the inevitability of what that comes with
Been to prom?yeah it was fun
Been in airplane?tons. i’ve been on 5 in the past 2 weeks
Learned another language?i learned a fair bit of chinese in middle/high school. still retain more of it than i expected to. tried learning korean on duolingo for a bit but i don’t think that course is quite there yet on the platform
Wore make up?not that i recall? unless like facepaint counts
Dyed my hair?plenty! probably gonna do it again soon
Had a surgery?i had my wisdom teeth taken out, i think that’s about it
Met someone famous?winston and i met mat kearney before a concert in march so that was cool
Stalked someone on a social network?it’s easier than you’d think
Been fishing?yes but not in the past like 10 years
Been rejected by a crush?every time babey
What do I want for birthday?UHHHHHHHH wowzers idk. new apartment furnishings maybe?
Do I like my handwriting?it’s ok! not my fave i’ve seen but still good
Where do I want to live when older?dunno yet! probably a big city of some sort but likely not nyc or la
Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad?not in recent memory anyway. 
What I’m really bad atwidowmaker
What my greatest achievments arewinning hackmit probably? also i graduated so that’s fun
The meanest thing somebody has ever said to menot today, satan
What I’d do if I won in a lotteryinvest, donate, splurge
What do I like about myselfi like to think that i’m friendly? and pretty good at avoiding conflict
My closest Tumblr friendgrunge contrast bois
Any question you’d like??
Are you outgoing or shy?shy for the most part around people i don’t know. occasional bursts of outgoing if i need to meet people but that’s few and far between
What kind of people are you attracted to?people who make me laugh and look like they give good hugs. bonus for beards and being bigger than me.
Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?probs not but who knows! i’m open to the possibility but not exactly looking right now so odds are low i guess
Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?depends on who with? but also i just like... can’t contribute much beyond theorycrafting lmao
Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?noa and i had a p deep talk driving from mt. hood to multnomah falls
What does the most recent text that you sent say?“uh slateport city”
What are your 5 favorite songs right now?as of late i’ve listened to a lot of sophie by the altogether, somebody else by the 1975, 200% by akdong musician, happy pills by norah jones, and swag午覺 by outlander
Do you like it when people play with your hair?i guess i don’t really mind it? but it’s not something i think about often
Do you think there is life on other planets?hopefully!! i just think that’s a super cool concept and the statistical likeliness of it is so high
Do you like bubble baths?have not had one in like 13 years but i imagine they’d still be just as nice
Do you like your neighbors?yeah they’re like my best friends
Where would you like to travel?japan (likely tokyo) and dubai (once they make being gay not prison-worthy and uhhhhh stop exploiting basically slave labor thanks)
Favorite part of your daily routine?i like just aimlessly browsing the web and pursuing what interests me
What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?my frame i guess. i just don’t like being so thin but thems the bones i’ve got
What do you do when you wake up?wait until the last possible second before getting out of bed and dressed
Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?idk??? i think i’m fine rn but i guess i wouldn’t mind a bit darker or like... at least the ability to tan instead of burn lmao
Do you ever want to get married?i think so!
If your hair long enough for a pony tail?some parts of it are surprisingly long but since my sides/back are short it’s not conducive to a ponytail. not that i’d really want that anyway
Would you rather live without TV or music?tv easily
Have you ever liked someone and never told them?it’s usually like... fall for someone who’s straight or otherwise unavailable, try to avoid feeling that way, fail, watch as feelings gradually become so overwhelming i get anxiety, tell said person, get rejectedexcept replace usually with alwaysso yeah i typically end up telling people i like them but it’s usually prefaced with “i know you can’t do anything about this but” and then ensuring we can still “just be friends”the cycle sucks but i figure it’s better to let someone know why i’ve been acting weird instead of just having them think i’m strange
What are your favorite stores to shop in?uniqlo for fashion, target for feeling a strange sense of comfort
Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?i want to say yes but i also know i have very limited patience for people who show no remorse or do something extremely heinous
Do you smile at strangers?sometimes i do a small grin just so i don’t look like i’m glaring (thanks resting bitch face)
Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?i don’t think so???
Ever wished you were someone else?transiently i guess? 
Favourite makeup brand?don’t use it
Last thing you ate?cheeky nando’s with the fam for dinner last night
Ever won a competition? For what?i won hackmit with a few friends for doing a cool coding thing! and a battle of the bands with the hip hop orchestra to open for lil dicky and t-pain. also i won a beauty pageant freshman year lmao
Ever been in love? i don’t think so. my usual interpretation of this is “reciprocated and romantic” which hasn’t happened yet
Facebook or Twitter?fb for messenger, twitter for content at this point
Twitter or Tumblr?tumblr i think, i just know the ins and outs here better than most other platforms
Are you watching tv right now?nope
What colour are your towels?gray or teal
Favourite ice cream flavour?vanilla is a good ol’ reliable. also a fan of moose tracks, cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, watermelon... the list is endless
First person you talked to today?line
Last person you talked to today?line (it’s like the only text i’ve sent since i woke up two hours ago)
Name a person you hate?tr*mp
Name a person you love?deja vu?
Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?see 127
Do you tan a lot?NO I BURN
Have any pets?parents have a dog named zoe and i love her. i don’t own any myself
Do you type fast?i can? but i’m often laying on my side only using one hand to type so oops
Do you regret anything from your past?i dunno... a lot of the mistakes i’ve made help me get here today. so i’m not too worried.
Ever broken someone’s heart?not that i’m aware of. i’ve rejected a couple people before but that’s about it
Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt?yes.
Is cheating ever okay?no. though i used to think it was like 8000% unforgiveable like you cheat once, i cut you out of my life, but i saw an interesting video exploring why people cheat and possible ways to fix a relationship after an affair which helped change my thinking. it’s still a WILDLY super shitty thing to do and i would never, but it’s not a final nail in the coffin to me any more. but still an EXTREMELY quick way to shatter trust
Do you believe in true love?not like a fairy tale, but i do believe that you can reach a point of pure trust and love and support with a partner
What your zodiac sign?leo
Do you believe in ghosts?deja vu pt. two electric boogalooi don’t think so
Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page?“Dad! Dad, are you listening?!”(followed by “They put tempura in sushi in Canada!”) from my brother’s husbandand here’s the image of my desktop bg, sorry for the black borders idk what’s up with that
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“I’m Weird”
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Series: Jughead Jones III
Relationship: Jughead x Reader
Warnings: Savagery
Word Count: 2,200+
A/N: I’m going to be posting Jughead/Riverdale Imagines (Mainly Jughead cause I’m not obsessed with Archie lmao) I will have separate series for Riverdale but Jughead Jones III is it’s own series
[Reader’s POV]
    Walking past the drive in you see a group of bikers chilling and talking. Your phone was telling you which way to go to school. The gravel crumbling underneath your combat boots as you walked. Turning your head to the side to check the street before walking across it. Retying the flannel around your hips you see more students pass by.
“She looks like she was spit out of a tumblr ad..”
“I heard that’s the new girl, she’s from the berkshires apparently from Williamstown..I hear she killed her pare-”
“Hey want to know something?” you ask the Ruby haired girl with spider leg like lashes. Her eyes narrow into slits at you scanning your appearance. The look of disgust was splashed on her pale face.
“What is it you basketcase?”her voice shrill and unappealing. Holding your sketchbook to your chest you smirk at her.
“Light travels faster than sound, thats why some people seem bright until they speak” her red painted lips parted in shock as you turn around and head into the building.
“You don’t know who you’re messing with psycho!” the girl shrieks making you laugh at her actions.
Walking down the hall to the information desk. Opening the door you see a woman sitting at her desk typing on a computer. She pushes her glasses back up her nose before smiling up at you. Waving slightly you set your bag down on the floor.
“Hello, I’m here for my tour with uhm.. Betty Cooper?” you ask more than say looking at the scribbled name on the coffee stained paper.
“Yes Ms. Cooper will be here in about ten minutes.. You can have a seat right outside the office” her eyes returning to her computer screen. Nails clacking against the keys quickly making your ears twinge from the sound. You hated the sound of keyboard keys clacking. Thankfully your Macbook keys were quieter than that old piece of junk.
   Opening the door you exit the office and take a seat down on the old brown bench. It creaked when you sat down making you fear it would break from it probably being ancient like the rest of this town. Picking your bag back up you sit down on the floor crossing your legs. Putting your headphones in you start playing music. Turning the cover of your sketchbook open you flip through your works.
   As you flipped through the pages you saw one drawing that could be fixed. Pulling the pencil that was tucking behind your ear. It was kept snug there by your maroon beanie. Pressing the graphite into the paper you drag the pencil down moving it back and forth softly. The bell rung making the halls fill with people. A girl with blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail waves over at you.
“Hi! I’m so sorry I got here later than I expected.. I’m Betty and I’ll be guiding you around campus today” getting up off the ground your hand is taken in hers as she takes you down the hallway through the crowd. The whispers of people as they looked at you made you feel uneasy.
“You don’t have to pretend to be nice to me yah know..” taking your hand out of hers you stick hold your sketchbook close to you. Her blue eyes softening as she looked at you. Was it pity? If it was you absolutely hated it.
“I’m not pretending.. I know you would need a friend with all the awful people here talking about y-”
“Yeah they’re talking about me because people think I killed my parents… I came here because my God mom lives here and I’m a whisper of this town so far so please don’t look at me like that” tears formed in your eyes cause the thought of your parents panged your heart with grief. You still weren’t over their death.
“Hey Betty who’s this? Wait why is she about to cry? What did you do?” A raven haired girl with perfectly arched brows asks. Her eyes looked at you with concern as you felt more attention was being brought to you.
“I didn’t mean to make her cry V, she’s the new girl I told you about at Pop’s the other day with Juggie and Arch”
    Taking the opportunity of the flood of people surrounding the three of you. Veering off into the crowd you separate yourself from the Betty and the girl she called V. Looking at the time you pull out your schedule and see it’s time to eat. Thank god you were starving. Asking a teacher who was in the hall they instruct you on how to get to the cafeteria.
    Once you got your food you headed outside avoiding eye contact with people. The familiar red head bumps into you making you stumble and almost drop your tray. Her little minions beside her snickered at you. The girls heels click against the pavement as she gets face to face with you. Her perfume sweet and a tad strong almost inducing a migraine.
“I can’t believe you’re allowed to be here murderer.. My brother was murdered and now we have another murderer in Riverdale..” her tone was laced with venom as her eyes bore into your skin.
“I’d tell you to go to hell but I work there and I don’t want to see your ugly mug there believe me” you scoffed turning on your heels and walking down the steps. Laughter filled the air as the redhead let out a frustrated screech of annoyance.
   The leaves crunched underneath your feet as you walked over to a tree. Taking a seat down you set the tray making sure nothing fell. Turning your headphones on you sync them to your phone. Scrolling through your playlist you click on the playlist you want to listen to. As you ate you jammed along to your favorite songs. Drawing as you ate to keep yourself busy.
    Smoke filled your nose making it crinkle a bit. Closing your sketchbook you look up to see a guy leaning against the tree taking a drag from the cigarette. His hair seeming black rather than brown. A beanie on his head that almost looked like a crown. You froze when he looked down at you making you turn back to your sketchbook.
    A shadowy figure is in your peripheral vision making you look over slowly. The same guy you were staring at is now sitting on the ground next to you. An ‘S’ is on his shirt with a jean Levi jacket over the shirt. His eyes alluring as you looked at him. You take out an earbud and clicked the pause button on your headphones.
“Uhm.. hi” you wave slightly with an awkward smile. Situations like this you’re awful and awkward.
“I’m Jughead Jones.. I heard about you coming to town” he sticks out his hand to shake yours as you look at it.
“I’m weird” you grab his hand then your eyes get wide realizing you didn’t say your name but said you’re weird. WAY TO GO.
“Well Weird, I think we’ll get along just fine.. Want to know why?” his smile making your heart beat a bit faster.
“Why would we get along just fine Jughead?” you ask looking at him with a quirked brow. A small smile tugging at your lips.
“The reason is…” he does a come hither gesture with his finger making you lean forward. His face lowers towards yours. The side of his face is next to yours, so close you could hear shallow breathing.
“Because I’m weird too” Jughead’s voice making a chill run down your spine. The smile you were suppressing was in full effect now.
“So I saw you take on the Fire Queen over there” he points behind him a chuckle leaving his lips.
“She won’t be able to handle me” you laugh rolling your eyes remembering how angry she looked. She was literally Satan but you’ve had your fair share of running into multiple devils.
“No ones has stood up to Cheryl since Veronica came to town, you’re a breathe of fresh air because she thought she was going to continue being Queen around here..”
“Cheryl huh.. I think my God mom warned me about her this morning” laughing at the irony how she warned you but knowing you could handle yourself just fine. Ever since your parents were murdered your God mom thought you would have a nervous breakdown or something.
“Don’t let her get to you,she either talks about her twin being murdered or her twitter handle” A cough makes you look up to see a red haired jock looking down at the two of you. Jocks were stereotypical and like most of them you hated them.
“Arch what’s up dude, I’m just chatting with my new friend weird” Jughead winks over at you making your cheeks tint slightly. Looking away you gaze down at your vans, noticing you need to wash your laces.
“I was trying to help B and V find her, she’s not hard to notice” his remark making you look up at him. A retort was about to leave your lips till the redhead smiles at you. The smile so white it could make a girl swoon. You, not so much.
“It’s refreshing seeing style like this here in Riverdale, kind of reminds me of you Jug.. I’m Archie Andrews by the way” he sticks out his hand as you shake it giving him a small smile. A guitar case in his other hand making you question why a jock had a guitar case.
    Before you could say anything the bell cuts the conversation. Sighing you grab your stuff and shove it into your bag. Slinging it over your shoulder you take your tray and set it on top of the trash bin. A pile of trays were already up there piling up. Jughead looked over at you before saying something to Archie. The distance between you and them made it inaudible for you to hear anything they were saying.
“C’mon I’ll give you a tour of a lifetime” Jughead bends his arm waiting for you to slip your arm inside. Giggling you slip your arm through his and the two of you walk towards the campus.
“How bout after this I take you to the drive in to show you the greatness that’s still left in Riverdale..”
“I would love that Jughead, thank you” you smile up at him making his cheeks tint slightly. Looking away from him you bite your lower lip. A stupid smile fighting its way onto your lips.
“I’ll play you one of my faves, I hope you like classic movies” looking back up at Jug you grin, how could you not like classics… They’re classics for a reason.
“I love classics, whoever doesn’t know what they’re missing out on” the two of you walked together earning looks from people as you passed by.
“Where have you been all my life” his laughter sounding so good to your ears. A fluttering happens in your chest making you question everything. Why were you feeling this way around him..
   As the day went along you two wandered the outskirts of campus as he pointed to cool hangout spots. You learned where the best spots were for shade. He gave you a brief history of the town. The two of you got off topic every so often asking each other questions. Everything felt so great and after everything that’s happened in the last few months it felt too perfect.
Too perfect.
“Look it’s Wednesday Addams and the murderer” an asian jock comes walking up to the two of you. Jughead lets go of your arm stepping in front of you.
“You don’t know anything about her” he defends glaring up at the tall football player. People started staring making your anxiety rise.
“Obviously you don’t know her at all.. She’s a cold blooded killer and escaped to Riverdale to get away isn’t that right?” His towering figure leans down grinning at you.
“Reggie, Zombies eat brains.. So you’re safe” Jughead pushes Reggie away making him stumble back.
“Touch him and you’ll regret it” holding your pencil in your hand gripping it tightly. You were now standing in front of Jughead, chest heaving up and down. A fight or flight instinct flooded your system and you were ready to protect Jug.
“Alright Lizzie Borden I won’t forget this.. Watch your back freak” Reggie spits making it land by your feet. Rolling your eyes flipping him off as he walks away with the group of people. You knew this school was going to be difficult.
“Don’t do that again.. You don’t know them like I do” Jug turns to you so now the two of you are face to face. You rolled your eyes because you can handle defending yourself and him. You’ve done it in the past, why do you have to stop now?
“I didn’t want him to hurt you Jughead.. not because of me either, not again” silence surrounded the two of you as reality sank in. Danger follows you everywhere you go and you didn’t want him to get hurt next.
You hate being the cause of pain.
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chronotopes · 7 years ago
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tagged by @benjameme-sisko; answers and questions (?!) under the cut
1. which starfleet uniform is your favorite? 
it’s a close race between the later-season ds9 ones that were introduced for first contact and the red-and-white wrath of khan uniforms. i think both of them reflect the tone of the works they’re in very well and also they look damn cool. i know a lot of people on here don’t like the gray ones but they’ve grown on me big time. 
2. do you create any fanworks of your own?
my m.o. before this has been “make fun text posts and call it a day, feat. occasional art”, but yeah for ds9 i’ve written two fanfics and .... WANT to write more, but who fucking knows am i right. in a true-to-brand fun fact, they both involve Jezri Hell in some way. 
3. if you could have a holodeck program of your own, what would it be?
if this is assuming i already live in the star trek universe, i think it’d be, like... definitely one of the #historical #rpf ones that all the NERDS on the shows are so fond of. maybe one that lets u hang out with byron and the shelleys for geneva ‘16. or maybe i could do one that’s themed after a dumas novel, that’s the right mix of romanticism and fun adventure  
4. your favorite tacky costume in star trek
ooh um it’s a tie between a) the mauve shirt jim kirk is wearing in the search for spock / the voyage home, which makes me Very Angry but is also funny, b) julian bashir’s asymmetrical v-neck, because garak so obviously made it, and c) quark’s vacation look. (GOD i’m so mad at that episode for being bad. i’ve said this like three times now but it SHOULD have been gold.) 
5. your favorite character in all of star trek; you’re allowed to choose only one
kiraaaaaa. she was my introduction to ‘women in star trek that are written like actual fucking people’ and i would die for her. 
6. if you could change any plot line in any trek media, what would it be? 
oh god. um i feel like the objective answer is to fix either a) the maquis storylines on voyager, or b) the development/’mentorship’ of seven, also on voyager, but i haven’t SEEN voyager so i can’t exactly be a #1 source on this. so.... i think i’d change ziyal’s arc so that a) she isn’t used as a convenient resource to straightwash garak, and b) she lives to see the end of the war. waltz still happens tho, i guess she fakes her death or something. dukat’s arc post-waltz is another thing that i think needs fixing (summoning bajoran satan kind of seemed to come out of the left field) but right now i don’t have any good ideas as to how. 
7. wackiest crackship pairing? 
quark/grantaire from les miserables. they don’t even fuck, they sit in the bar and tell one another all the ways in which they’re terrible people and this gives them sexual gratification. yes i’m aware that i’m the only person who finds this concept funny, am i going to stop bringing it up? hell no. dril voice “i will never log off”. anyway this relationship would be something that’s detrimental for them both and validates their worst aspects, which means it’s an in-character enterprise. 
8. favorite rarepair? 
kira/cretak!! i like kiradax but after the early seasons they REALLY don’t interact a great deal, and i guess kira/cretak creates lots of exciting post-canon possibilities. that jumja stick conversation? yeah, they need to fuck. 
9. episodic storytelling, or serialized storylines? 
hmm i mean. this is just in application to star trek (everyone knows the episodic x-files eps are the best ones) but i think i’ll go for serialized; there’s a reason ds9 is my fave, and i’ve been a lot more into dsc lately. that said i like the way ds9 does serialization more than dsc sometimes, in that i wish (i know this isn’t in line with today’s conception of television) that dsc had more in the cards-style episodes, where serialized plots are still happening in the background but the characters get a chance to slow down and relax and have nice things happen to them. we kind of had that with magic to make the sanest man go mad, which i think was one of the strongest early-season dsc episodes; i think we could do with more of that.  
10. which is your favorite title theme? 
it’s a tie between ds9 (which i am the most emotionally attached to, and which i think sets the tone for the series so well, and it’s ALSO absolutely beautiful) and tng (which is just.... A Fucking Banger)
11. give us an episode that never fails to make you happy, and an episode that never fails to make you sad. 
happy: in the cards (jake! nice things happening in times of war!), sad: what you leave behind (jezri! everyone saying goodbye to everyone they love!) 
okay uhh i don’t have that many star trek mutuals that i know for sure enjoy doing these things, but i’m going to tag @ensignhoshisato and @little-vulcan (SORRY, i know you were already tagged in the prev. one, you Really don’t have to do these), @bajroan, and @twentyeightghosts (idk if you do these but i like hearing your Thoughts on things so it’s worth a try.) yes anyway none of you have to obviously, and if you’re someone who wants to but wasn’t tagged then please do it. do you guys see why i don’t tend to tag people in these things. 
anyway, 
you’re called in to make a new season for the star trek series of your choice; which do you pick, and what are some things you plan to do? 
similarly, you’re called in to create a series bible for an entirely new star trek show; are there any characters/settings/timelines/gimmicks/central themes that you’re drawn to?
you get to make any recurring star trek character a regular, but to do this you have to demote an existing regular on that show to recurring. whom do you swap?
if you had to swap fashion senses with a star trek character for a year, who would it be?
what’s your stance on the mirror universe?
this link takes you to a random memory alpha page; what did you get, and do you have any opinion you’d like to express on this thing?
do you care about any kind of star trek Lore(tm) in terms of like, years, names of dominion war battles, runabout types, conlangs, etc, or are you like “fuck the lore this is my town now”?
do you read star trek novels? if so, what’s your favorite one, and if not, what would convince you to read one? 
which star trek show was your first, and is that one your favorite? 
what’s your ideal endgame for your Favorite Star Trek Ship Of All Time Ever? (i mean ‘pairing’ here but if you’d rather answer for a literal ship then go ahead) 
if you served on a starfleet ship, what would you like its name to be?
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Blindspot 3x01 recap
Okay so honestly, until the episode actually aired I wasn’t sure this recap would happen. This hiatus has been all too easy for me, because the finale-- or, specifically, the time jump paired with the realisation that Weller really was going to have a kid-- really made me question whether this was still the show I fell in love with, and if I really wanted to dedicate any more of my time to it. Plus, since I avoid spoilers, there were some serious concerns-- for example, whether Weller even knew why Jane left-- that I had, that I didn’t have the answers to yet.
Which meant that basically I went into this episode not really expecting to feel particularly positive about it. But instead-- like with the second half of S2 after that rather unpleasant start-- damn Gero managed to pull me back in, as he somehow always does.  
So here goes. Recap time. But fair warning: this review is about my personal feelings towards the show, and therefore you may not agree with what you read. Feel free to come and talk to me about it anyway.
Honestly I (like everyone else) knew a wedding was coming, but unlike everyone else I wasn’t all that interested to see it. I mean, I’m happy for them and all, but I’m more interested in seeing the being-married part than the actual getting married. But then the flowers, and the music, and the family looking so beautiful, and Patterson OFFICIATING, and Hirst and Stuart being there (side note: I am only now recognising Stuart as an actor from Gero’s old show the LA Complex, along with about six other actors who have been on this show over the years lol). But anyway, considering my biggest problem with S2 was the baby fiasco, I was expecting to feel the same nausea when seeing the baby onscreen as when I thought of it at any other time (it’s literally one of my least fave tropes, guys, so I’m sorry but I will always hate the existence of the baby), but it was fairly easy to just ignore it. I was bummed not to see Sarah or Sawyer, who would literally have never missed this wedding and tbh would have been a waaaaaaaay better inclusion in S2 and 3 than the unwanted offspring, but whatever. #Foreverbitter
That said, seeing the team laughing and dancing and having an amazing time was just the best. And of course the Jeller lovey-doveyness was so great, and maaaann I really wish we could have heard those speeches. Reade and Tasha dancing was a little bit borderline for me-- they’re so cute and I love them as best friends but PLEASE GERO JUST LET THEM BE BEST FRIENDS. DON’T PUT THEM TOGETHER. PLEASE DON’T.
Ngl I don't at all like that Jeller moved to Colorado. Big nope for me, though I understand why it happened, and god I did love the scene with the fam helping them pack and then tough-as-nails Tasha crying??? Let me die. But I also identify with her the most rn, bc she GETS it. With Jeller gone, their family will never be the same. The roadtrip montage was cute, and the carrying over the threshold???? Ughhhhh save me. I love that they took on the project of the house, the two of them making the perfect team (was there a baby in this montage? Nope, not that I saw. No babies here. Maybe just Allie’s new puppy that they look after from time to time. Yeah, let’s go with that. Bethany is a puppy they babysit and no one can force me to view it as anything else).
So as much as I’m enjoying this montage of domestic bliss, I’m kinda ready for it to end because GUYS PLEASE I’M TOO USED TO ANGST AND SLOW BURN, YOU CAN’T OVERLOAD ME WITH FLUFF LIKE THIS.  And then phew it ends, leaving us in the new Jeller residence with Weller just returning from napping in the laundry beside Bethany’s basket because she still howls when she’s left alone and so he had to pet her until she fell asleep. Awwwww, so nice of these two to look after Allie’s puppy while she works nightshift. I love that Jane cooked dinner-- I bet Weller’s been teaching her and lots of sweet and sexy kitchen times have ensued. Jane gushes about the puppy’s cuteness and Weller suggests maybe they should get one of their own. Good thing they’re talking about a puppy and not a child because wow “one of our own” sure had a very exclusionary implication, like Jane was not at all connected to any other puppies/babies that might exist. But anyway I gotta move on before the world I’ve carefully constructed in this Matrix starts glitching. Saved by the bell, or rather the phone-- it’s Keaton with a warning that their lives are in danger, and here’s yet another topic that threatens to glitch my reality. Keaton tortured Jane for THREE MONTHS. Brutally and without true remorse. He should be persona non grata with literally everyone (the team and the fans alike), but instead the writers have turned him into the team’s new buddy. This is the biggest issue I’ve had with the show, I think-- not Keaton specifically, but what he represents. Because honestly when I think about certain plot points in theory, I feel very strongly and very negatively about them; but when the show goes “no it’s fine everything’s actually great” it somehow sucks me in and I just go ‘oh okay cool everything is great, that’s good then’’, and I just?? For example, I really enjoyed watching Keaton in the finale, and then I thought about it after the episode ad was like ‘wait no I hate him, how did I forget I hate him?’ Like I stg Gero is a wizard, and like anything truly magic related, that’s both a good and a bad thing. But anyway rn I’m appreciative of Keaton because he just helped save Jane and Weller’s lives. So I guess he gets points for that, though technically Jane has saved his life a couple of times already now. Jeller proceed to beat the crap out of their attackers, and aaahhhh, isn’t this so much more THEM than painting walls and picking out cushions? Their Colorado life was a nice little holiday but it wasn’t them.  Naturally the gunshots wake little puppy Bethany who is now barking in distress, but they check on her and she’s fine. Keaton rocks up to explain that some Sandstorm member has put out a hit on Jane for $10M, and now no one can stop a shit-ton of mercenaries from coming after Jane. Keaton and Jane are in agreement about putting Jane into a version of WitSec-- hopefully with much more comfortable lodgings than the last time she was put up by the CIA. (#Yesstillbitter).  Weller tries to reject the idea, then decides he’s coming too, bc “You’re my wife” ughhhhhh, but Jane can’t let him walk away from the rest of his life. She knows what that’s like, after all, though lbr giving up her life as Remi was the best thing she ever did. Unfortunately for Weller, he has a very hardheaded wife and he sleeps very heavily when he’s cuddling a fluffy puppy, so Jane bails in the middle of the night, and nope nope nope  I never needed to see her crying as she pulled off her wedding ring, thanks Satan (I mean Gero). But lbr, Weller is Jane’s everything, and she would do anything-- including break her own heart-- to keep him safe. Oh, Jane, you noble idiot.  At least this whole scene has allayed one of my concerns going into this season-- Weller definitely knows why Jane had to go, so he knows it was done out of love, and not for the lack of it.  I still think she could have kept the ring, but I suppose by leaving it she was telling him that she was okay, that she was leaving of her own accord and hadn’t been kidnapped or murdered or anything.
Have I mentioned lately how much I really hate time-jumps??? After the finale, I desperately hoped that they had been married the majority of that two year gap and that their separation was only like three or so months. I even mostly-completed a oneshot postfinale fic along those lines, but then we found out about the 18 month thing and I was like “well screw you too, show” (#yepdefinitelybitter) and abandoned the story entirely. Plus, it’s been otherwise proved non-canon now, so that was rather a waste of time. But anyway, it’s now 18 months after Jane disappeared (undoubtedly aided by Keaton) and you just know the whole family will have been scattered to the winds. Another reason to hate time jumps. Speaking of the team, Hirst shows up at Weller’s apartment-- which he somehow still has; renting it out, I guess?? But damn he’s clearly richer than I thought he was. He’s about to sell it though bc he’s spending all his time and money searching for Jane, just as he has for the last 18 months. And on one hand, I can totally be like “awww he loves her so much” but on the other hand I want to be like “wtf you sadistic writers, you’re literally going to rip apart a couple who loves each other for A YEAR AND A HALF, which is a FREAKING LONG TIME (seriously where were you 1.5yrs ago? Think about that and how much of forever ago it was) and then also literally have the love of Weller’s life disappear into thin air, when he had already spent 25 years of his life searching for the last person he loved who disappeared, and OH YEAH, WHO TURNED OUT TO HAVE BEEN DEAD THE WHOLE TIME???” Legit, if you actually take two seconds to think about it, this entire plotline is freaking awful and upsetting and yet the show will literally brush it off like it’s nothing, or merely a tiny insignificant blip in their lives. Just watch. And so again, this is one of those moments where Gero bedazzles us into not being upset by things which very much should upset us. But ANYWAY, Hirst is there because the team has been kidnapped, and I use the word ‘team’ lightly here, because they literally haven't seen each other in like a year because everything fell apart after Jeller abandoned them to go puppysit in Colorado. Anyhow, a mysterious box with Jane’s name on it (or her maiden name at least, no one can convince me that the woman for whom Weller is her home wouldn’t have taken his name and the belonging that went with it) was left in Reade’s apartment, likely because he’s the only one left in NYC because all the others bailed. Seriously I feel like this team’s breaking apart has given ME abandonment issues, so I have no idea how they’re all managing. But anyway the other nifty thing about the box is that it has coordinates on it, very possibly leading to Jane’s location. Congrats, Weller, looks like you don’t have to sell your apartment after all. And you totally have all the info you need to go find Jane, plus an excellent excuse, given that only she can open the box and help them save their friends (who they completely ditched two years ago). Fun times.
Jump to Nepal, and the scene from the finale. Now we know for sure that the hug was because Jane had never wanted to leave him, which is nice. Also that whoever left the box (lbr we all already know it’s Roman) literally made it so the two of them HAD to solve this together. Looks like someone ships his his sister and brother in law lol…  Aaaand okay now Jane is glowing. She admits that it must have happened when she was in an accident some months ago that had her in and out of consciousness for days, and wow how must that feel for Weller? Hearing that she literally almost died months ago and he would never have known about it? Dammit Jane, I know you suffered without him too and that you were doing it for ‘good’ reasons, but I still think you were wrong to do it. If anyone has a time machine up their sleeve, please donate it to these guys so they can go back and make better choices.
But all realistic feelings aside, the pair are straight back into tattoo solving mode (admit it guys, you’ve missed this) and quickly figure out that the first clue is a reference to the place that Weller proposed to Jane-- St Mark’s Square in Venice. Which on one hand is ugh so sweet and romantic but on the other is… kinda unoriginal? Lol. But regardless I need to hear more about his proposal. How long were they in Venice? How long had they been together? Did he intend to propose the whole time or did it just happen? Why did they holiday in Venice as opposed to other locations? Tell me EVERYTHING, GERO. But anyway Jane’s like ‘It’s happening all over again’ and it’s easy to assume she’s unhappy about that, but then again, maybe she’s actually not? Technically working with the team on the tattoos was the best time of her life (with some exceptions here and there). Weller offers for her to stay out of it if she wants to-- which is big of you, Weller, it really is. I mean we all know you're desperately hoping she comes with you, but then again you want her to be safe, so… this must be conflicting lol. But of course Jane is down to rescue their best friends (again, friends that they abandoned #irrationallybitter), and lbr is probably super sick of climbing that damn cliff, PLUS can’t face leaving her hubby a second time, so together they set off to Venice. Yay!
Weller has taken some full-body shots of the new tatts (I feel like that had to be slightly awkward for both of them) and sends them through to the lab, where they are received by Stuart (onya for moving up in the world, buddy), Hirst, and… RICH DOT FREAKIN COM. I mean, we’ve all known for a while that he was returning, and suspected long before that, but honestly this is the moment that makes the episode for me. My fave is back and is making jokes about nudes, and all is right with the world.  Jane is like ‘wtf’, and so Weller gives her a rundown on all she missed-- namely, that her entire ‘family’ has become estranged-- Reade is working in a position that tbh feels above his ability and experience level, give that his predecessors are the superhuman Mayfair and the wonderboy Weller; Tasha the CIA-hater is now working for the man who tortured Jane; Patterson has literally moved as far across the country as she can, to do work as far from their FBI work as possible. See what happens when parents abandon their children, Jane?? Everything falls apart, so you better go fix it. Also, two things: first, I wanna know all about Rich’s dealings with the FBI in the last two years. Give me a spin off just about that, please. Secondly, did Rich and Patterson try to find Jane after she disappeared and how did they feel about their (apparent) lack of success?  But anyway ugh literally every line of Rich’s is pure gold. I love that he’s staying in the same safe-house she did?? Keeping it in the family lol.  And then ugh for all his jokes about the nudes etc, you can tell he’s legitimately concerned that they’re about to walk into a trap. Oh my baby loves and misses his friends and wants them back in one piece and I juST LOVE HIM SO MUCH
Meanwhile, in the fun bunker, Reade and Zapata wake up after being drugged, and while he’s all business, she’s like “it’s good to see you, even if it takes being kidnapped for it to happen” and we discover that they haven't spoken at all in the year since Zapata went to the CIA. Dammit Jeller, see what you did??? Everything is broken!!!  And now a long-haired Patterson is herded into their cell, and is understandably all ‘wtf’ about it. Well, at least they’re all in the same room again, right?
Seeing Jeller in Venice is weird. I walked right there in the spot where they're walking, many times. I saw everything they’re seeing now. And ugh Jane says it seems like forever ago that they were last here, whereas for Weller it feels like it just happened. Which subtly demonstrates how they’re no longer in sync, and then ugh Weller tells her that this was the first place he came to after she disappeared, going straight to the place that only they knew about, hoping that she was waiting for him. But she wasn’t, and ugh you can tell how much that hurt him, realising that she was never going to come. How long did he wait for her before he realised that?? Ugh. But I appreciate that she immediately stops to apologise and try to explain herself, including making it clear that her love for him was the driving factor behind everything she did. The choice of language by the writers is clever, though, because we (and Weller) hear her say ‘loved’ and neither of us know for sure if that love is still present tense or not. Which of course it is, but still, the suspense… But ugh poor Weller. He’s still so hurt. Jane can you just give him another hug please? For longer this time? Like, say, forever?  
Also sidebar: I’m holidaying in Vanuatu atm, and there’s an old guy swimming in the pool that I’m sitting beside, and he looked up at me as I was writing that last sentence and at first I thought maybe it’s because he’s a man and I’m female in a bikini, but then he goes (in a cute, accented voice) “Don’t work so hard. You’re on holiday! You should be relaxing!” hahaha. Don’t worry, buddy, I’ve been lazing by this pool for hours now, and I’m currently writing about some of my favourite fake humans. I’m all good.
Meanwhile back in the Blindspot world, Jeller find a case on the roof that has her tattoo on the side, and while Weller is all ‘wait for the bombsquad!!’ Jane ignores him and immediately opens it. Ah, Weller, did you miss this? I mean it’s just like old times.  Inside the case there’s a phone, and Jane calls the number, and Roman answers almost too eagerly. He’s clearly pleased to be interacting with them both, and proud of himself for his genius plan for ‘tormenting’ them (while also bringing them back together, freeing Jane from the hit on her, and giving him an excuse to interact with them whenever he wants). Aw, my psychopathic lil boy just misses his family. Honestly it sounds like he’s gone through a fair bit of trouble to get to the guy who holds the hit out on Jane and give them a way to take him down… a way that involves kinda almost killing Jane but eh, could be worse? And then ooooh they realise from the bells that he’s right there in the square too, and omg as Jane is asking him how they get their friends back (answer: apparently they don’t) she’s spinning around looking for him, and right behind her is a walkway with a snack bar on one side of it, and man I have such clear memories of walking along that walkway to our hotel or stopping into that snack bar for gelati. Ugh, I miss Venice. And then he says her name again (dude it’s Jane WELLER, not Doe) and she spots him and takes off after him and Weller suddenly panics because he doesn’t know where she is (ugh my poor boy) but luckily he manages to take the exact right turn to find them (do you know how easy it is to get turned around in Venice?????  He’d have never found them) and he jumps onto Roman’s getaway boat which is badass, and after what seems like several minutes of an unpleasant upper-body workout he manages to pull himself up on the boat and attack Roman. Meanwhile Jane, who got left behind earlier, has managed to just about catch up to them despite having commandeered what appears to be the Italian version of a motor-pontoon.  Also Roman manages to keep his sunnies on throughout their fight which is pretty damn impressive considering that Weller has bodyslammed him a couple of times as well as punching him full on in the face more than once. But eh. Weller does manage to dislodge Roman's jacket as he gets literally kicked off the boat, though. Good thing Captain Jane and her trusty vessel aren't far behind, and pick him up. I like that she called him Weller; that’s right Jane, just because it’s your name now too doesn’t mean you can’t still call him that. Oooooh but rather than being grateful for the rescue, Weller is too busy being upset with Jane for ditching him, which he’s understandably just a tad sensitive about these days. Looks like these guys have still got a little bit to go in terms of getting their groove back. And while Jane is lamenting Roman’s escape, Weller shows her the phone from the pocket of Roman’s jacket, his voice all proud. Yeah, son, you did good.
Back at the lab, Stuart is still being antagonized by Rich, who I have to say pulls off those flowered shirts better than I would have believed possible. Though lbr, I gave up on trying not to be inexplicably attracted to Rich a long time ago. While they’re cracking the encrypted phone, Jeller go ahead with Roman’s plan to get rid of Jane’s bounty. Not that the munchkin is happy about it, of course, but Jane is determined to have her life back-- lbr, after getting to see Weller again after all this time, there’d be no way she could ever let him go again. While Weller’s super against the death-mimicking drug, it gets support from Stuart and Rich, the former in simply confirming that it does what Roman says it does, and the latter detailing his own uses for it which include faked-death border crossings and, of course, ‘some sex stuff’. Not sure I wanna hear the sex stories, but the border crossings one sure has me intrigued. The guys do bring up one catch: if she doesn’t have the antidote within 90 mins, she’ll actually die.  Weller is NOT down with that, but before he can even get past the opening statement of his list of all the reasons why this is a Bad Idea, Jane stabs herself in the leg with the needle. His face is the most hilarious thing, like ‘Aaaaand she did the thing. Of course she did the thing. Why do I even ever try to talk her out of the thing, she always just does it anyway.’ lol. But let’s not forget there, he could literally grab the antidote right out of that case and stab her with it right now, completely counteracting the drug’s effects and preventing the plan from being able to go ahead. But she begged him to do it for her-- for them-- and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her. Especially if it gives him the love of his life back. And come on, it’s not a true Jeller moment until one of them does something the other tells them not to, nearly dies, and is saved by the other, so…
In the fun bunker, the (now loosely defined) team is trying to figure out where they are (no clue), and why they were taken, and Reade immediately assumes it’s something to do with Zapata’s work at the CIA, and the two of them are immediately at each other’s throats about it before Patterson plays mediator, trying to get everyone to focus. On one hand I agree with Reade, bc the CIA is pretty shady and I don’t trust them, but Zapata’s probably right when she says that it must be about their time in the FBI since all three of them are here. However some Spanish-accented military dudes appear a moment later and tell them to break into a fancy safe or die, and hmmmm that is not quite what I expected. While Patterson assesses the crackability of the safe (fairly easy apparently, and dude how could I ever forget how much I love Patterson) Reade gets his wet-blanket on, and starts preaching about how they shouldn’t open it bc it’s a government safe and might have dangerous secrets inside etc, whereas Zapata is all “pshh, that’s a problem for another day. Today’s problem is not dying” which I fully support. And then they’re at it again (and not ‘at it’ in the sexy way, which in this moment would be uncomfortable for all kinds of reasons) but in the squabbly bickery way, but Patterson interrupts with some much needed truth bombs: Reade is mad at Zapata for leaving, Zapata’s mad at him for freezing her out after she left, and the team fell apart after Jeller left and they’re all still trying to deal with that loss. And ughhh everyone missed each other and they’re all unhappy in their separate lives and clearly the solution here is for everyone to come back to the team and stay together forever and never let Gero break them up ever again ugh. But anyhow, like all Patterson rants, this one results in everyone being like ‘sorry mom what do we need to do’ and ugh I’ve missed themmmmmm
Back in Venice, Weller is rolling a duffel bag with his estranged wife’s death-adjacent body inside. Act natural, Weller, because this would be a really awkward time to get stopped by the cops. Also sidenote, he’s rolling that bag like it doesn’t weigh much at all, which I'm going to pretend is just because he’s jacked and not because there’s actually nothing in the bag that they filmed with lol. Anyhow, the bag is now up on the altar in a church filled with bad guys, and time is running out before Jane needs the antidote. Of course the bounty guy is late. Thanks for my blood pressure issues, Blindspot. Also another sidenote, but the guy who greets him is totally a silver fox. Too bad he’s soon to be either arrested or dead. Finally his boss arrives-- he got caught up watching a glassblower, which tbh I completely understand, bc that kind of thing is awesome-- and then lolllll he listens with a stethoscope for like 2 seconds and then does a blood pressure and then declares Jane dead?? Um, no. As someone who has certified the deaths of many people in the last three years, and also interacted with a lot of death-adjacent people, let me tell you that a) a blood pressure is useless, b) he would need to listen for at LEAST two minutes with the steth, and c) there are several other simple checks he should have done that totally would have given Jane away.  But whatevs, his lack of any medical understanding totally works in our favour.  Weller is all “cool I love that she’s dead and that I’m getting all the moneys for it, hey can I have a sec with the body please?” but nope, the dude has his cronies ready to take her to the in-house crematorium (wow, talk about a one-stop shop) and Weller’s al ‘coolcoolcool’ *punches the dudes out and stabs Jane’s body right through the bag before being pulled away and having his ass handed to him*. And okay Jane would not have woken up instantly like that but DAMN if it doesn't look cool with her slowly emerging from the bag like an avenging angel (cool parallel with the pilot, of course) and then she’s all ‘how dare u hurt my man’, leading to a shot like in those cartoons where two characters are brawling inside a closed room or building and all you see is like the door bending outwards and clouds of dust puffing up and windows rattling etc, and then BAM BABY, JELLER IS BACK AND KICKING BUTT and also looking like they’re both a little turned on by it which is kind of awkward but at the same time I fully support it and Idk there’s just a lot of emotions going on rn
Rich excitedly confirms that Roman’s plan actually worked and Jane is now free, and ugh I like to think that it’s not just because he can’t believe it worked but more that he’s just really happy for them bc he ships them so much and it also means that they’re going to be coming home and basically I just  want the whole gang back together ugh. That might be a little difficult though, as Rich informs them of the not-so-good good news-- Roman sold the other three into slavery, but thankfully he’s freaking awesome (and knows it) because he’s managed to figure out where they were taken. Lol at Weller's “Ugh he’s worse than Patterson” hahahaha. Ugh I just LOVE THESE GUYS. And so the others are apparently being held by the Venezuelan government, and Rich tells Jeller where, but they can’t have any official help (Oh Stuart: “shouldn't we just call the president or something?” my sweet summer child) and so Keaton is there to hook them up with some of his contacts and goddammit why is hating him so damn hard. And awww I love that lil baby Stuart is getting to play with the big kids these days, and awww Hirst is determined to get their ‘friends’ back (not their ‘agents’ or their ‘team’) and ugh this FAMILYYYY. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the original family of five has now been joined by the cool wine aunt, the awkward and often annoying but also kinda useful uncle, the wacky flamboyant cousin, and the shy young nerd cousin now added into the mix.
In the fun bunker, Patterson is casually cracking the safe while snacking on her MRE, while Reade whines about his own food and Zapata messes with him for entertainment. Ah, good times. Then Patterson opens the safe-- literally the others seem to be barely there for anything other than moral support-- and they realise that  the safe contains a government computer, probably with a bunch of dangerous secrets on it. Uh-oh. Before they can argue more about the merits of dying for the cause, though, the baddies arrive. They want Patterson to decrypt the computer which is gonna take a hella long time. Awww ‘we paid for the best computer specialist in the FBI’, and ughhh she really is. And then it turns out that Reade and Zapata are literally just there as incentive for her to get crackin’ or they’ll be killed. Eeeep. But our Patty Pat is a genius, and the baddies made the epic mistake of providing sustenance in the form of MREs. Basically if they use the hot packets from the food to turn the computer into a flashbang, they can distract the baddies long enough  to overpower them and escape. Ugh I’m so proud of my lil baby genius. And she makes Reade apologise to the food for badmouthing it hahaha. Man I have missed this lil team so much!!
Up in the sky, Jeller are rushing to save their buddies, but also having The Talk-- aka the ‘what are we now?’ talk, bc lbr Jane so desperately wants their life together back, both as a married couple and as kickass FBI agents, but she doesn’t know if she has the right to have it back or if it's even what he wants, and then he’s all ‘yep let’s be married again we can just sweep this past 18 months under the rug please I’m good with that let’s just do that’ and ugh Jane admits that leaving him and their life was the hardest thing she’d ever done, but-- and man does he feel the ‘but’-- she really found herself after she left him. Oh man, what a kick in the guts. I totally get what she’s saying-- it’s not that she doesn’t want to be with him, or that she can only truly be herself without him, it’s that the puppy-sitting life in backwater Colorado is just not for her (Well, duh). She did it once to make him happy, but she can’t go back to it again or she’ll go stir-crazy. Well, good thing these new tattoos have given them both the perfect excuse to go back to their lives of kicking ass in NYC! Poor Weller though, he doesn’t understand yet, and the way his voice gets a little choked up just kills me. Oh Weller, just because she discovered who she is as a person without you (bearing in mind that pretty much her entire life that she can remember, you’ve been there), doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you with all her heart!
Now Jeller are at the compound, about to search every building individually when the others save them a bunch of time by causing a hell of a ruckus (exploding computers, gunfire, all-round hell breaking loose-- you know, the usual) and so Jeller have to adjust their plans. In a big, kick-ass way. I love the three making their big escape and then seeing the tank a roll up and aim towards them and they’re all ‘shit alright you got us geez we surrender’ and then BAM, the tank destroys the bad guys’ vehicles and probably everyone’s eardrums as well. I just love the wtf moment that these three must have when Weller suddenly pops up out of the tank-- dad’s here guys! Time to go! And then they’re inside and mom is driving and they all probably think that they’re hallucinating from something in the Mexican Style chicken stew and ughhhh they must be so relieved and Jane literally drives over a car bc ain't nothing getting in the way of getting her family to safety. Also lol Patterson must have been raking it in with the app designing because she’s all ‘I gotta buy me one of these’ haha. I’d love to see her cruising around NYC in one hahaha. And then ugh Jeller are all in sync again , taking out the baddies following them and the team is half-confused, half-happy and they have so many questions and then Reade’s “We got time, this tank is slow as hell’ lolllll. Well he’s not wrong…. wonder how long it took for things to get awkward??
Aaaand the team is safely back at the NYO, and Jane is in the scanner again, and Keaton is there again for whatever reason-- oh, because he wants the CIA to take the tattoo cases, while Hirst is all ‘bish please” in her excellent southern accent. So lemme guess, this is about to be a joint task force… and yep, Reade is all ‘this is the most sensible option’ like he totally doesn’t just want Zapata back. Haha yeah Keaton, you get me on this. It’s nice to see Reade stepping up and going head to head with the big kids, though I still don’t think he’s ready to be in this position (Are we forgetting the whole Jones thing and the drug binge??). But whatevs. Reade goes to tell the team about the joint task force and they’re like yeah duh, we’re all already in’. Well, except Patterson, who is playing a little hard to get. Maybe she’s still struggling to deal with all the Sandstorm trauma? And then omg “Rich is gonna brief us in Stuart’s lab” was the perfect sentence to say right then to convince her to stay haha. Well played, Reade. Patterson is not happy at all about Rich being involved, though Reade defends him which feels kinda weird but I also like it. I wanna hear more about their interactions. Again, spin-off, anyone?? Weller is all ‘oh god please where is the briefing just give us the briefing’ so after a lil more Patterson/Rich bickering (ah how I’ve missed that), Stuart tells them what they already know-- lots of tattoos to crack, so they better get…. Cracking (*insert finger guns here*). Patterson is now all in, refusing to leave this to Rich and Stuart (“No offense Stuart” hahahaha), and Jane is in too, despite Hirst offering for her to be free if she wants. Aww, Hirst. You are a sweetie pie. And then Rich: “Backstreets back alright! Six best friends and Stuart!” And UGH YES. Give me all the Rich, and all the Patterson and the Stuart and the ughhhh all of it. I do love that all joking aside, Rich does very genuinely tell Jane it's nice to see her again. He loves his Jane and he would do anything for her ugh
Oooh Jeller in their old apartment, and he’s all unsure whether she really wants to be there with him and she makes it clear that there’s nowhere else she wants to be, and yaaaas my boy acknowledges that the move to Colorado really didn’t fit her and that she’d given up a lot of her own happiness and personal meaning just to make him happy. So now they just need to strike a balance, which is all she wants-- to be there with him and be happy and in luuuurve while also kicking butt and saving people.  And then ugh he pulls her ring out of his pocket and he’s been carrying it EVERY DAY since she left and he rushes to tell her that she doesn’t have to put it back on until she’s ready and ugh she takes it and kisses him and then lord save me from how husky her voice goes when she tells him she’s missed him so much and ughhhhh he’s missed her too and ugh my babies are about to have reunion sex on multiple surfaces in the house and I’m so happy for them. Damn Gero yet again you have managed to make the thought of 18 awful months completely disappear in the face of this excellence, and it’s all too easy to just let you make me forget, and ugh I want to stay upset about it but I just can’t. Damn it you crafty wizard, how have you gotten me so under your spell….
Lol Aunty Hirst checking in with Reade, seeing if he’s okay with all his fam coming back, but also warning him (and us) that none of these people are the same as they were two years ago. And to prove that point, uncle Keaton and Zapata are having their own, much shadier  little conference about one of the tattoos, one that clearly points to something related to either them or the CIA in general, but it’s something they’re both very familiar with and won’t let the others find out about. Oooh, secrets. Speaking of secrets, Rich and Patterson have apparently been interacting regularly over the last two years??? And before anyone goes there, NO, I  I don’t think their relationship is at all romantic or sexual. I think they’ve been business partners of a sort (probably with Boston as well, since he and Patterson kinda became buds) and I also think that Patterson has been secretly helping Rich help the FBI with their cases. But again, I want to hear ALL about whatever they’ve been up to bc ugh I love these two and their dynamic though I also kinda wanna give Rich a hug and tell Patterson to be nicer to her weirdo cousin haha. Oh wait, you thought we were done with the secrets???? Nope, Jane is looking unhappy and  hiding a bunch of passports (probably given to her by Keaton) away the moment Weller leaves, and he steps outside their (apparently-renovated) building and immediately encounters Roman, who basically blackmails him to help him with tattoo-related stuff or he’ll tell Jane about ‘what happened in Berlin’. Weller is agrees to help immediately, which kinda makes it seem like whatever happened in Berlin was really, really bad. And again NO IT WAS NOT SOMETHING ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL. Geez, people. Neither Jane nor Weller would have slept with anyone else during their separation. To think so would be to have no understanding of either of the characters, or their character growth. Far more likely Weller did something that would be considered illegal or amoral, like killing someone, or something. Personally I think he and Roman encountered each other in Berlin and had an altercation wherein Weller injured and very nearly killed Roman, and Roman only survived by pure luck? That feels like a thing he’d want to keep from Jane, that he nearly killed her only family? Plus then he would kind of ‘owe’ Roman as well,. But idk, maybe it was something even shadier. Guess we’ll find out….
And so okay, I admit it. You've won, Gero. You’ve done a ton of things that have upset me or that I object to on multiple levels, but try as I might I can’t escape from your web. Looks like I’m stuck with this show, which means you guys are stuck with me and my recaps...
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butt-lore · 4 years ago
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Oh yes hello I’m alive! Want another fic? Of course u do! I had the MOST fun writing this cuz Sehyoon is one of my fave ppl for his facial expressions alone!
That one birthday fic I put off
Summary: you and Sehyoon had been dating awhile now, have had many shared shenanigans together. And when a fan asks about how Sehyoon is when he’s drunk, you’re more than happy to share...
Words: 1480
Warnings: it’s grossly fluffy? Alcohol usage, cursing I think
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Not my pic but how I see him when he’s defeated.
“Happy birthday!” Sehyoon blinks aimlessly, a party hat strapped to his head upon entry, a placid smile on everyone’s face but his. They cheered and popped poppers around him in merriment, chuckling at his flat annoyance. Usually one to keep to himself on special days, or share his day with a very few, a group of thirty is a little much. If he was enjoying this, he wasn’t showing it, a full range of emotions but joy passing through dulling brown eyes. You move a bit closer, waving a timid hand pass his face. “Yoonie?”
“Thanks… I love it.” Even and full of disappointment, his husky voice pushed through clenched teeth. While his lips picked up, the rising star’s thousand mile gaze stayed put. Your own mouth threatening to break open in laughter, holding his stare, enveloping the both of you in a world much more familiar: a world you two have been sharing happily alone for two years. He said thanks, and he meant it, but here, where there is only you, he asks what the fuck?
You insisted, a party for Sehyoon would be amazing to celebrate debuting and his birthday, he deserves it. It was much easier than spending the day bouncing around from place to place visiting. A long, tedious tradition you hoped to avoid this year and hopefully many more. Please, try to have fun, your smile said, and you meant that. You knew, the hardest part of living in your head was interacting with others. Sehyoon was improving, but, you see now perhaps this was not thought all the way out. Shit. I’m very sorry.
Yes. Acknowledged. Then he was whilst away in a whirlwind of the many pieces of memory he’ll have of his twenty-fourth birthday. Drink after drink all but poured down his throat. Kim Sehyoon wasn’t good at drinking. And what you witnessed this night would live in infamy in your heart, and it all started with a single beer.
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“To be fair it was a beer and soju.” Toned arms cross over a fitted black sweater, Sehyoon’s lips dipping to a frown.
“Yes honey we know.” You responded patting his thigh affectionately. “I thought I said that?” You look up claiming innocence, humming softly.
“Mm.” Peach gloss disappears as a line presses his cheeks up when you look back after a long moment of silence. His eyes pinned you down, shining in bewilderment. You weren’t sure what to call this face but it was very effective, you bursted into laughter and he soon followed. You both calm down to chuckling, Sehyoon fidgeting with imaginary dust on the desk the phone sat upon. He clears his throat twice before speaking. “After a soju and beer.”
“Right, after a soju and beer-“
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Everyone had scattered to corners of the house, breaking off to smaller conversations, Sehyoon passed around in a ten min rotation. You watched, concerned for his social battery and well being, but after a drink poured for him by Chan, Sehyoon didn’t seem to have trouble keeping up. He wasn’t very talkative, but when spoken to, Sehyoon kept pace, even if he was slurring words. He spoke of a multitude of things he likes with passion a total of six times, something he does mostly when he feels like it: even then that’s when Sehyoon felt he could trust them. His forty-six minute rant about avocados was new to you, however, and by the end of it, you’re not sure if he’s for or against them, or why and how they were brought up. It was the way everyone zeroed on him, transfixed it seemed, holding onto the words spilling from him.
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“I don’t care one way or another about avocados.” Sehyoon throws his hands up, licking his lips in the same motion he swoops black bangs between long fingers. “Hope that answers your question.”
“He’ll eat em.”
“Just don’t have an opinion on them.”
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As the night neared its end, many participants heading home, meaning you, too, would have to leave at some point. As it dwindled to just you, the crew, and group members, Sehyoon truly came alive.
“I have a confession.” He almost said, the syllables dragged out longer than necessary. “But none of you can tell anyone.” Jun is first to lean in, trying to make sense of the gibberish he’s attempting at. Sehyoon sits bolt right, speech clearer. “I have a girlfriend.”
“Oh?” Chan just about shouts, jumping onto the cushion next to Sehyoon, bright eyes promising mischief.
“Mmm. Yes. She’s very pr-pretty. And very interesting.” Sehyoon carried on, you watch helplessly as he exposes you both so randomly. Sehyoon has a lot of secrets he can confess, you knew it, and he had been good for about two years. No one but your families knew up till now, not even the other members, you both were content with that for now, so if things don’t work out there's no questions, no scandal, a clean break if need be. And here he was, drunkenly ranting about you thighs. At least he hasn’t called you by name, it would be the strawberries on top of his birthday cake, you might start laughing. In fact, this whole situation was so funny to you. Seeing him so completely relaxed and friendly, not to mention by this time Byeongkwan had claimed Sehyoon’s lap for this important announcement. You watch Jun stretch himself across both Donghun and Chan, hundled close to their storyteller.
“What’s she like,” Jun laments, leaning his silver head into Donghun.”Tell us.” He’s equally if not more drunk, only adding to your enjoyment of the scene. You are grateful no one has kicked you out yet, but who would with the way you are holding your mouth covering a series of snorts. You meant no harm, posed no threat, well, not one to anyone but your own stomach, which was starting to ache.
“Y/n?” You zone back in, shaking your giggles free to prepare for you doom. It’s Jun again. “Do you know Yoonie’s girlfriend?” His smile mirrors that of his friends; drunk.
Chan and Donghun are snickering, you can understand why, you were just seconds from bursting into a cackle.
It's what Byeonkwan says that stops your fun time, “Is this the same girlfriend or a different one?” His comment is innocent, genuine curiosity in his soft tone.
“We’ve been together for three years, keep up, Kwannie.” The two drunken men descend into chaos, dragging the one on Sehyoon’s lap in by proxy.
“You told us…” Donghun answers, “Twice, dear.”
“Oh.” Sehyoon looks dissatisfied, with what, you can’t place. His black straight eyebrows knitting together in concentration. “Did I tell you who?” Well isn’t that just about the dumbest thing your boyfriend has ever said.
“Yes, Y/n is literally right there.” You’re not sure who had more patience, A saint or Donghun.
“Oh right. Y/n did I tell you?”
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“You know that look you get when your brain just shuts down and you feel so defeated you can't do anything but just sigh and think about what life events got you to the current situation you’re in?” Sehyoon pushes his office chair back, a sharp bark from his chest as he doubles over. “I felt like Satan had won that day.” You keep your tone plain, sipping from your coffee mug. Sehyoon is still howling behind you. You just blink ahead, he’ll tire himself out.
His laughter continues to echo as you carry on the tale of a Drunk Sehyoon.
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“No, you haven’t.” You smile brightly. “Who?”
Sehyoon doesn’t have an answer for you, not a good one for that matter. “I don’t remember her name.”
You knew this wasn’t right, to tease a drunk person, but he already confessed twice before, a harmless prank wouldn’t hurt. “Is she made up?” You tilt your head gently, listening to the mixture of his ranting and the others staggered amusement. “Well why don’t you call her here then?” You shoot when he tells you you suck for not believing him.
“I will.”
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“I will never live it down ever. They won’t let me. The crew, the group, Y/n. And now you all.” Sehyoon’s soul slips from his eyes again, shoulders sagging. “And that’s the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done.”
“It was a good birthday though.” You hummed, remembering how he refused to let you go home after that phone call, it ended with you holding him close against your chest. Drunk Sehyoon was just as cuddly as sober Sehyoon.
“From what I hear I had a good time.” Sehyoon swipes at the back of his head sheepishly. “I’m glad this year we decided against that, though.”
“Wouldn’t want to confess to your girlfriend that you have a girlfriend again right?”
“Well that’s a good place to end it, thank you for joining us today-”
“You’re confusion when my phone rang was just the cutest.”
“Thank you, bye bye.”
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infobeanie · 7 years ago
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CROW CILLERS S04E04: THE ELAYNE/VINCE PROJECT
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The first time I saw The Blair Witch Project was the last time I got high, almost two decades ago. I don’t enjoy getting high. It’s something I’ve returned to periodically throughout my life, always in the hopes that it’ll be different this time, that I’ll be different this time, that I’ve matured to the point where I’ll be able to handle it like a normal human being and recognize that the chemicals flowing through me are trying to get me to relax, not to permanently erode my consciousness into a formless hull. Nevertheless, every toke I’ve ever taken has turned into a vicious battle with my ego as it attempted to defend me from the psychosis it sensed was encroaching on my brain. To play helpless spectator to that would leave me depressed for months afterwards. 
So it was a great relief when the lights went down in the theater and I was able to dissociate completely from myself and from all the friends I didn’t really know or trust who were sitting around me, and focus entirely on the movie. My brain seized upon it voraciously, like a dog on a bone, because it was a good movie. It made perfect sense to me. It was a movie about nothingness. It wasn’t the idea of ghosts or witches that made it scary; it was the lack of a lens presented with which to view it. Its creators accomplished what every horror film before it failed to accomplish: they removed every hint of a directorial hand in the footage, leaving only an object with no recognizable actors or sinister synth strings to distinguish itself from its surroundings. It was a literal death of the author. 
It was barely a movie at all, which is what made it so scary. Humans need a lens, any sort of lens, to view the world around them. To be shown the insufficient nature of these lens - to have God, Satan, the national anthem, the Wizard of Oz, the collected mythos of the centuries fail to explain what is happening to us, for it all to fall short in comparison to the raw experience currently being lived - that is the ultimate horror. You don’t need witchcraft to make three people in the wildnerness tear themselves apart. You don’t need anything at all. These are the impressions that the film left on me as I, or something inside me, attempted to hold onto my sanity.
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Four episodes in, Season 4 has produced its first masterpiece in “The Elayne/Vince Project”, an episode which sees its characters clinging onto whatever lens they can as they come face to face with the inexplicable debris of their own consciousness. The episode itself feels like a confrontation of sorts - just like the new Twin Peaks pulls ideas from throughout Lynch’s canon in service of a new story with a new emotional direction, TEVP recontextualizes imagery from different Cate Wurtz comics over a span of years, honing them into their tightest, most impactful form yet. Its basic setup is borrowed from The Body is a System, Cate’s only print comic to date, and many details from that work reappear here, most noticeably the mysterious forest-piano. But we also see a glimmer of COSM again, in the half-mad omniscient puppet who is established in this episode as the major paranormal force to be dealt with this season. Holeface’s early appearances were some of the scariest stuff Cate has ever written, and while Beloved is a bit too goofy-looking to be a real source of terror, her toxic charisma, and the curious nature of her existence, strike the same ambiguity pleasure points that Holeface did. 
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More disturbing than Beloved is the appearance of the imposter puppets, those evil spambot clones which send the minds of our faves reeling. Gaige, bless his soul, applies a rather unforgiving lens to his own life, filtering out so much bullshit that he’s at a complete loss to explain his visions of Harlyn. Ghosts and magic are way too fucking beyond for him, despite his own seemingly impossible powers. Reality extends strictly to the things he knows from experience to be true, which is why he doubts the veracity of Embry and Ambrosia’s shared psy-mind (the first to do so since Harlyn!), and why he’s so quick to believe the puppet-Joslyn when she betrays him. Clearly, whatever unfolds from here will be a struggle for him to accept into his worldview.
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But the biggest struggle here belongs to Elayne, who, when the time came, clung on to the only thing she had, even as it turned out to be a remnant of that which hunted her. Elayne, who hates the forest that reminds her of her butterfly mind, strewn as it is with alien artifacts. Elayne, who sees the flip side of the question that pervades this series - “are we safe?” - in Vince’s casual contemplation. Where does this stuff come from - ynce iche, the horse figurines, the mall, anything? Who is in control? If it’s someone else - someone like Lord Vein or Lord Marrow - what makes them different from anybody else? And if no one is in control - or it’s something we have no hope of understanding - then how can we ever be safe? Where is the thing that hunts you - is it inside or outside? 
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For Elayne, the mask serves double duty - it keeps the rest of the world out, and keeps the threat of her inner ghosts contained. Her monologue in the dead of night (to Vince? to us? to no one?) is one of the richest psychological portraits we’ve seen in Crow Cillers, delivered in the sincere language of someone struggling with ideas bigger than they know how to articulate. In a world of fully-formed faces, she is a mask. She latches onto details, becomes unpleasant in her insistence on details, because details are all she has - there is no whole she can integrate these details into. She lacks a lens to understand. 
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There is no unmasking sequence, of course, no reveal of the ugly duck as the secret beauty, no rearranging of their characteristics into a heteronormative ideal. Crow Cillers respects its characters too much for that. Instead, what gets rearranged is that mental debris, those contextless images that have haunted Elayne for so long, into a shape that, for a moment, seems to almost make sense. That piano, as we know, had been floating around for years before Elayne and Vince found it, and it was still there after they left. But they made it theirs, and no one else’s, when Vince played the first song that popped into his his head and it happened to click with Elayne. In that moment, she stopped being a pair of frightened eyes staring out from a mask, and became one of her own images, just for one day.
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Humans are humans. For better or for worse, The Blair Witch Project was eventually given a lens to view it through, in the form of sequels, video games, and merchandise. Its actors were found alive and well, promoting their own wares. The general public recognized its merits as a horror movie, and set to work siphoning the horror out of it. But it has found perhaps its most heartfelt lens in this episode of Crow Cillers, which reforms its images not in the service of secondhand horror, but in a transformed narrative of hope and human connection. Horror, I think, comes at the expense of all other emotions - one by one, love, happiness, sadness, and anger fall at the hands of fear, as the movie works its magic. But the shots of forest and wildnerness that are spread throughout The Elayne/Vince Project seem full of emotion rather than stripped of it; they seem to cry out with imbued meaning from their silent stillness.  I don’t understand what they mean, but I understand how it makes me feel, and that’s enough.
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