#v; a whole different world

[aquilamage]

Siblings; siblings; siblings; siblings!

back again at having many emotions about thems.......

[lateseptemberdawn]

would bts be bts if even a single one of them was missing? the answer is no, and here is why.

saw a comment just now on lost mv about rm being the secret behind bts's success and that just sent me to the previous similar claims about taehyung and jungkook and that just led me to think that bts really would not be what it is if it weren't for all seven of them. like. each and every one of them brings something so crucial and fundamental that it becomes impossible to imagine bts to be what they are now without even a single one of them. and since i like to dig through personalities and characteristics, im going to thrive making this post so lets get into it:

Namjoon: Obviously the leader and a damn good one at that. he is the brains of the group. the fact that he knows english is itself a great reason for their establishment in the west but of course its much more than that. his writing and composing skills are no joke, first of all. his mature perspective on life and people helped a great deal in sort of identifying exactly what take to have on any circumstance. he knows emotions, is damn good at identifying them in himself as well as others, which becomes helpful in pinpointing what their fans want and expect. i wouldn't say he's a saint, i wouldn't say any of them are, and i suppose it'd be hard to be Good and Humbled after the heights they've touched but, he's very good at projecting himself and his team as well. his leadership skills are so refined you can tell its inherent because the way he takes stands and also makes sure all the members are represented is honestly a treat to watch. i wouldn't call him the backbone of the group because that's the next member we will be talking about.

Seokjin: He is the backbone. recent weverse interview offered a damn good insight to his mentality and i have to say, it's beyond whimsical or naïve. in today's day and age, and even before, especially for a korean man, to have that much confidence and self-assuredness that manages to not be toxic or overly forced onto the others is a fresh wave of breeze in a world where men are desperate to be noticed for the smallest of things. his maturity differs greatly from namjoon, as i think their foundations of their life philosophies are separate from each other. while namjoon is more of a worldly-wise guy, seokjin is more into the self aspect of life, and both of them combined are a very healthy ideologies to grow up around. seokjin may have had moments of suffering and self-doubt, that is not what i'm insinuating, but the fact that he's grown past those phases in such a beautiful way is inspiring, not only to the fans, but especially to the younger group members. he is insanely good at handling the member's separate personalities, even better than namjoon who i think is more tied around the professional aspect of their personalities. this is not to say that he doesn't know them personally very well, of course he does, but it means that he probably doesn't know best how to interact with them on a more personal, nuanced level, which i think we will all agree, seokjin is a genius at. ("what if he flings it?" "then he flings it.")

Yoongi: Yoongi, of course, the musical genius, he brings in passion to the group. I will admit i dont really know all that much about the fundamentals of music, but i know enough to know that Yoongi is definitely a genius of the field. while i think that namjoon is more of a lyrical genius, yoongi sure knows his way around words as well. but his strength is definitely in composing. and he's insanely talented at that. his early passion in rapping and his emotional connect to it fueled his rage and his need to be successful at it, and i feel contrary to what it seems like, he is the type to not let go of his dreams no matter what. i feel he is someone who picks his battles for the long haul and never ever thinks of quitting, no matter how hard it gets. that tenacity i think he shares with every single member on some level but in different ways. i think namjoon is more practical and reasonable in his pursuits, and jin is more self-studying, but yoongi seems like someone who, if has decided for himself that it is something he needs to do, will simply jump into it headfirst, and no matter what else he might need to do, he won't hesitate in doing that, will simply try until he gets it. being such a musical genius, he knows the musical strengths of his group mates. he identifies and values each aspect of bts, theirs strengths and weaknesses, and knows how to work through them. he not only recognises their specialties, but also encourages them greatly, resulting in the betterment and strengthening on bts as a muscial group.

Hoseok: Hoseok is the perfectionist. a very strict one at that. he does not play when it comes to professionalism, especially his field of it, and that's helped the group in strengthening this other aspect of idol life. of course, dance is one of the main things that makes any kpop act famous. and hoseok is definitely a huge part of the reason why bts is known for its choreographies. hoseok is serious when it comes to dance and synchronization and being absolutely perfect on the stage and in front of the camera. its not that he does not tolerate mistakes, but that he has that leadership quality of knowing who to push, when to push and just how hard to push them. but hoseok comes with dual benefits, because he is of course the sunshine of the group. hoseok is perhaps the best at compartmentalising, at distinguishing his personal life from his professional one, because he snaps the moment he recognises the need to slip off his professionalism. he is an incredible person to be around. that is evident in his compact relationships with the members. he shares a special friendship with each and every one of them, they all trust him to share their time with him and he shares a sort of playful comradery with every single one that it is always a treat to witness. he brings in that flavour of friendship that brings life to the group as a whole, because his closeness with every single one of them separately, in couples, triplets, quadrats or quintets or all seven of them together is the exact same: it brings playfulness to the front, a sort of easygoing, casual, free atmosphere that tells that he is someone who is a great friend. he brings in discipline as well as that humanness that needs to be tied together in order for anyone to reach anywhere in life, that bts has thruough hoseok.

Jimin: While hoseok brings in the professional aspect of dance in the group, jimin brings in his own separate flavour to it. one that, in my opinion, is the richest out of all of them. similar to hoseok, jimin too is a perfectionist. his perfectionism, however, revolves more around himself, as in he strives and strives to be the absolute best version of himself that he can be for any bit. he seems like someone who compartmentalizes in the extremes, as in he completely immerses himself in the environment he is in. his artistic vision appears to be rigid to him, it can maybe get him in his head, and that is perhaps why he gets lost in it sometimes. his solo does mention getting lost in feelings, going crazy in his reaching, and while they may not be autobiographical, it still says something about him. his personality is more loving and pure, he is caring in a way that seems angelic, knows himself and in that also finds it easier to know others, similar to seokjin. jimin brings in the heart of bts. he is simply full of feelings, but he is articulate and knowledgeable in navigating through them. his addition in the group is his loveliness and his exquisite talent. not only is he an exceptional dancer, but his voice is simply a whole other thing all together. his range and tone is so unique and vast, that bts manages to seamlessly transcend musical restrictions. his vocals are no joke, he is also a good enough rapper, was almost trained in it as well. what jimin brings to the stage when the performance is on is something that only he can bring. he sets the stage in sensuality without even trying, he expertise in the dance forms brings bts that all-rounder status with a depth that would not be possible without jimin.

Taehyung: The face of bts, no doubts at all. he is the one that brings in the crowd in bulks with a single blink of his eye. and i wish i was exaggerating but from my own experiences and almost experiences and judging by what i was listening in the fast-growing fanbase during boy with luv era, i really am not exaggerating at all. its not just his face either. or, perhaps it is, but it's not just his face that does all the work. his personality is such that it just sticks out. not always in the best way, we all know he also has the most haters out of them all as well, but the point stands; he attracts. with the least efforts, he becomes the crowd magnate that if nothing else, makes bts known at the very least. his position in the group has always been dynamic, from the very beginning to even now. being a hidden member, not having any main positions; sharing the visual position with jin, sharing the vocal positions with jungkook and jimin, no separate training to get him into the dance line-up, not enough training in being a rapper -- taehyung has had to prove himself to earn any position at all. but he has achieved his own place in the group in the same effortless manner that he does everything else. and that is what beings in the charisma. while his singing or dancing or visuals or rapping are incredible in themselves, it's no secret that he has grown to betterment. unlike jimin or hoseok or yoongi, taehyung seems to do things simply because he wants to do them. and he seems to be the type to want to be Good at what he does. he is also perhaps the one member in the group whose personality has changed the most over the years out of all of them. that makes him dynamic, it makes him captivating because he does not remain constant and seems to hold parallels inside himself. his uniqueness contributes immensely to the factor, because it doesn't take long to recognise that taehyung is far from being the average person you meet, in fact, he is nowhere close to it. he is smart in a way that he keeps hidden. perceptive in a way that is surprising every single time he lets it break out. he is effortlessly perfect, and he makes it known. he is in control of how he is perceived and that makes him clever in a way that keeps people on their toes whenever he shows up.

Jungkook: The pure, sheer, talent. he is the one that is born for it. the one that can do it all, and can do it all well. like the younger sibling in families, jungkook too is the handyman of the group. there is nothing else to say, he simply really was born to be jungkook of bts. it helps that he is insanely humble and incredible grateful for bts, because that makes him the fuel that that keeps the group running. he lives for bts, not for himself, but for this life. and while that is problematic on a lot of levels, it seems like he sort of is getting the hang of what it means to be a human. it is understandable, since he was recruited at a very young age, and that is also what contributes to him being theoretically perfect. every group needs undiluted talent, talent that can be molded into whichever vessel that is needed, and in bts, that talent is brought in by jungkook. he was acknowledged and acclaimed for it in the beginning itself, he is known by being perfect, and that ideal, the ideal of perfection in all its forms, thats what jungkook symbolises. his perfection comes from not only his born talent, but the fact that he puts effort behind it. him having perfect pitch is what he is born with, but he has trained himself in such a way that he can reach any vocal range at all. he has an energetic body, but he pushes himself to drive that energy out in every single performance to the point of near collapse. his perfection comes from his efforts, his efforts come from his humility, and that comes from keeping the truth of his talents to himself and keeping to work on them. he has never been one to sit idle, or be satisfied, or held himself back. when he gives, he gives in full. and perhaps that is the he is the one that feels the most amongst all of them. his gratitude towards the fans is what keeps them loyal like he is. he never fails to mention his fans for his success, never takes their support for granted, and despite being not as good as namjoon at voicing his feelings, he has such a face that reveals it all. his devotion to his fans is one that is rare to see anywhere else, and that's what maintains the hold bts has on its fans. jungkook is humble to a fault, but the fact that he is learning to think of himself is another beautiful thing entirely.

thus bts would definitely not be bts if even a single one of them wasnt part of it. brain, backbone, passion, discipline, heart, face and talent. even a single aspect goes missing, and you don't have bts. its another thing that they definitely would not be here if it weren't for bighit to push them in the west specifically with its insane pity-gaining and story-selling since the beginning of the formation of the group, but that's a whole different matter all together. bang-pd certainly had no good intentions for the boys individually or even separate from being idols who work under his company, so it makes me not want to call him or the company the soul of bts, but when you really look at it, i guess it wouldn't be too far off the truth to say they sort of did end up selling their souls to the company with its own selfish goals so it would somehow in a twisted way make sense. but anyways, yes, bts is bts because of bighit/bang-pd as well.

[kresnikcest]

it already is impossible to write "ludger and elle both live" without addressing julius raising ludger, but goddamn does violet-eyed elle surviving make it even worse than prime ludger and green elle. especially with whatever victor might feel about julius (and if he knows about claudia).

[capri-i-i]

they need to start giving the shitty options to shiver im so tired of her winning

[moe-broey]

Sometimes I worry I get too self-indulgent w how I portray Alfonse w Sharena, ESP keeping that one FEH comic in mind (which shows Alfonse and Sharena's differing boundaries, and how Alfonse in general "isn't much of a hugger") BUT. In my heart............. I like to imagine....... there are moments where he'll happily allow it. But the Problem Here, is if he gives Sharena an inch, she's taking a mile. She's going to completely smother him. She's dangling off his shoulders and squishing herself against him in ways previously thought impossible. Which may or may not be a contributing factor as to why he's a little apprehensive by default. And it's a feedback loop. Him being standoffish, her trying sooooo hard to respect that when she's STARVING for that physical affection, him allowing it, her squeezing him so hard that if he wasn't in armor he might break a rib. Endless loop. Unique hell. But they do love each other, completely.

[aoitakumi8148]

[Left behind] 𝟙 of 𝟙.

𝓜𝓲𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓐𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓐 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓮, 𝓝𝓸 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓗𝓸𝔀 𝓒𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓑𝓮.

Come close, and I will touch you. Talk to me, and I will relax. Bound me to your rules, and I will remain a volunteer. Punish me, and I will accept it. Take the organ along with the flower I give you, and your precious life will be saved. Vanish, and the eternity will make us more hollow than ever. We can't continue together, we can't die together, but perhaps the very power of this unhealable wound will help me to keep my bits of humanity...

[noahtally-famous]

not me popping back on here with a post after months of semi-inactivity (uni is being a bitch) just to reiterate how much i love writing the pahkitew island cast.

aside from sammy and amy (obviously), literally everyone else can be shipped with one another and it'd make sense to some degree, like it takes skill to create a group of people so inherently shippable (platonically and/or romantically) and ofc the writers didn't know it they just shoved a bunch of random ppl together and dusted their hands off on it but fr tho 😭

(yeah im planning out my leonave 'stranger things inspired' au, and the gears are turning, and i forgot just how much i love writing for this dumbass group)

(i swear im working on the next chapter of a guide to surviving the apocalypse too)

[oflgtfol]

using my law & ethics class to judge eddie brock on his decision to protect his source re: the sin eater case

[byanyan]

ㅤi'm realizing it's been a while since i've explained why byan is, you know, even called byan in the first place. i feel like a lot of my mutuals probably have no idea, so lemme change that real quick!

ㅤbyan's actual, legal name is yeong-hwan byun — or byun yeong-hwan but, because they exist in a primarily english-speaking setting, they're in the habit of saying and writing it the western way. that is, with their given name first, followed by family name rather than the other way around, as a korean name typically would be.

they've always hated their name. in part, it's because it was given to them by the mother who didn't even want to keep them. the fact that she's never been in their life, yet they're stuck sharing her surname is something they've always despised. mostly though, they hate yeong-hwan because it's long. it's boring. they have to correct people on the pronunciation an exhausting number of times. and, of course, it's masculine. nothing about it has ever felt right to them.

by the time they were about six, they were desperate for something different. so, since no one else was giving them a nickname like they were secretly hoping would happen once they started elementary school, they took it into their own hands. taking the 'by' from byun and the 'an' from the end of yeong-hwan, they crafted the name byan for themself. it was shorter, it was cuter, it was unique and not inherently gendered — it felt so much more like them. it still does. they've been using it ever since, demanding that anyone who interacts with them on a regular basis use it over their "real" name, and they often threaten violence on anyone who doesn't. —and yet at the same time, most of the people they meet outside of school have no idea that they even have any name other than byan.

[ashored]

magical girls..... and loto

[omarwolaeth]

Thinking about how souls canonically do exist in universe, and how that might correlate to seeing different people as one in the same, all because their souls are identical (pieces of a whole)

[instituteled]

@sealone inquired: I knew you would climb to the top of the tower on a pile of corpses. (victorian)

"Dɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ?"

Pale eyes regard the other, but they lack the usual sharpness. Drugs and alcohol have dulled it for a while. It gets easier, each time, and he's more willing to do the step with every single one behind him, but it will take some more before he's numb to the feeling entirely. And harder still when it's one he once regarded something akin to a friend. There's been his poor Barnabas, even though that one has not been entirely on his own hands. (One could argue not at all; there is some fault to be found, maybe, but it was not his actions that lead to his demise, at least.) There has been a couple of acquaintances. A few meals, some experiments. Strangers and pretty distractions.

The last of the books he brought from Germany lay almost discarded, stacked among the others. How was he to know? One would think if anything he should have loaded a curse on himself like that (as if that would stop him), not removed protection. And perhaps he should feel more regret. Grief. Guilt. Anything.

He feels something, alright, but it's hard to tell what it is. It's not that he would undo it all if he could. It's... a lack of control, perhaps. The second time that he has brought misfortune and worse upon former friends, with not even any particular intent to do so. But also not too much care.

"Spare me." Another man might have taken his ill mood for grief. Another man might have thought remorse. Jonah just laments the loss of his autonomy in some twisted way. Not becoming a monster: he's always been vaguely aware he's been one of the mundane way. Just differently. Tearing hearts apart in the metaphorical way. No, this is all about being unsure what of his actions are still his, and what are random chances, and what are strings pulling on him. (A thing he will forget in centuries to come, and never should have.)

"There were eyes on his lungs, Peter." Not just there, but that's besides the point. He has not seen the corpse, but he needs not. If he wanted to, he could right now: every pore filled with eyes, every bit covered, following every movement, washing in blood. "If you were to cut me open, how many would stare at you?"

[j4degoyl]

my favourite headcanon for the b.g3 verse so far is that A.lfira gifted Will her mentor‘s lute after they helped her & at first they are hesitant to actually play, but eventually they sometimes take out the lute during the many campfire nights (usually at somebody‘s request). He‘s used to a guitar, so it takes some practise to adjust to the new instrument & Will also asks A.lfira for lessons whenever their paths cross.

The funniest part is that most of the time Will starts playing the melody of a song from our world, bc they know those so much more intimately than those from F.aerûn & if one of the companions asks about the song Will is like oh it just came to my mind 😅😅

[fionnaskyborn]

current mood:

[ectonurites]

@watchmenanon so I think I found what could be an Infinite Crisis connection/parallel—Alexander Luthor's whole 'trying to find/recreate the perfect earth at the destruction of the current one' motive for Infinite Crisis/the restoration of the Multiverse is definitely... reminiscent of Vecna's general plan to destroy the world and reshape it

(especially considering Alexander is talking to Power Girl for part of him explaining his motive... the alternate universe counterpart to Supergirl—a member of the House of El... like how the similar motives in Stranger Things get explained to El)

(Infinite Crisis #4)

(Stranger Things S4E7)

(Infinite Crisis #4)

(Stranger Things S4E9)

(Infinite Crisis #5)

(Stranger Things S4E9)

[vendettamuses]

@maximuses SAID: i was counting down the minutes until i saw you. -> djarin to kayla

⚔️ Prompts for Lots and Lots of Flirting // CLOSED⚔️

Opening the door, Kayla was immediately greeted by the excited cooing of the child running towards her, arms extended to latch onto one of her legs. Grogu's happy chirping and sputtering drew a smile to the weary anomaly's face and she leaned down to gather him up in her arms.

"Hey there, green bean! How are we doing today?" She cooed, tapping the young Mandalorian on his tiny nose and watching as he took ahold of her hand with both of his own. He chirped and smiled at her, clearly giddy with delight at seeing his new mother figure again. She hummed, gently caressing his big ears and asking in a soft voice where his father was.

At the sound of her voice, Din Djarin emerged from the room he'd been sat in for the last hour or so helping entertain Grogu while exercising his abilities with the force. The sight of him was a welcome sight for sore eyes like hers and immediately, Kayla felt her smile widen. And even though she couldn't see his face, she knew he was smiling too. She could feel his joy, his relief, his reassurance. The comfort her presence brought to him mirrored the comfort she felt from his.

"i was counting down the minutes until i saw you."

The Keter-class shook her head a bit, giggling at his words. "Oh- Don't be so dramatic, Rin. I was only gone for a few hours this time. There's no way you missed me that much."

She set down the child so he could run back to his father while she worked on freeing herself of the many restraint that comprised her uniform. The fitted belts and buckles, the jacket and the skin-tight bracers they used to keep her from overloading the local area with anomalous energy from her abilities. Piece by piece, she stripped herself out of it all until she was left in her usual set of leggings and a tank top. She took a deep breath a sighed, rolling her shoulders and stretching her back at how much lighter she felt without all of her gear on. One by one, Grogu moved to levitate the piece away, tucking them safely into the large chest by the door for safekeeping (and some good practice with heavy objects.) Once the path had been cleared, the Mandalorian came closer.

"I did."

He reaffirmed simply, moving to close the distance between them. Careful, gloved hands moved to gently skim over her shoulders and caress down her arms before gathering her hands up in his own. His words, soft and simple as they were, still had Kayla turning her head with a bashful smile. He tilted his helm, looking to spy her expression as the blush crept up on her cheeks. Finally, she looked at him, and he thought for a moment that he might melt from the warmth behind that fond expression he gave her.

"I missed you too, Rin," she whispered, slowly reaching up to grasp the side of his helmet. Slowly, ever so slowly, she began to lift it up and off of his head. And he allowed her to do so. Only her. (Her and Grogu.) They were a clan of three, even if they'd not officiated that fact yet. So he felt it only right that she should be allowed to see his face. It was the face of her partner after all.

He kept still for her as she pulled off the most important piece of his beskar armor, allowing his dark hair to fall into his face. Warm dark eyes darted across her visage, drinking in the sight of her unfiltered and unobscured by his visor. His smile only widened. Still as beautiful as ever. He huffed a soft laugh seeing her gaze fixate on the dark curls hanging over his forehead. She never could make eye contact. But he didn't mind. She could still see the way he smiled and looked at her with such pure love and adoration. And it didn't stop her from carefully setting the helm down on the table beside them, only for her hands to find their favorite place against his cheek. His own encircled her waist, bringing her closer in a familiar dance of soft, small domestic intimacy as their lips finally met.

This was how they greeted each other each time they were reunited. Softly. Tenderly. With so much thoughtfulness and consideration behind each and every touch.

Because no amount of words in the universe could ever describe how they felt for each other quite like a lover's touch.