#watching the first live before they switched to insta actually killed me

[theworstcreature]

Ok so I’m case anybody missed (or gave up on) the worlds glitchiest ajr live stream ever here’s what happened

TOUR DATES WILL BE GIVEN SOON

YES IM A MESS MUSIC VIDEO ALSO VERY SOON LETS FUCKING GO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

TRACK THIRTEEN ISNT GOING TO BE ON TJE SLBUM BUT WE WILL HEAR IT EVENTUALLY

THEY SAID ONE SONG OFF LIVING ROOM WILL BE PLAYED ON TOUR (I swear to god if it’s pitchfork kids I’ll actually go FERAL OMG)

There will be EASTER EGGS IN TMM

It also crashed like THREE OR FOUR TIMES till they switched over to instagram live which ✨ACTUALLT FICKING WORKS✨

Anyways I think that’s all lmk if I missed anything important

Also

✨🎵ITS THE AJR LIVErSTREAM🎵✨

[teeth-and-tea]

ANIME & MANGA I HAVE BINGED IN THE LAST MONTH: May 2021

I've Been Hunting Slimes for the Past 300 Years and Now Ive Maxed Out My Level: incredibly long name aside, cute af slice of life that suffers Same Face Syndrome. I'm still happy to watch it because of how feel good and fluffy it is though, Im probably gonna forget about it in two or three years tho. 8/10.

Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro: I found out this was a webcomic first and suddenly all the HORNINESS made so much more sense. A Femdom, Degradation, Humiliation, Dacryphilia Bullies to Lovers story disguised as a high school rom-com which, I'm not going to lie, misses SKEEVY CITY by mere inches on a regular basis. However, I'm a Dom/Switch and this entire relationship sets off my dom brain center like New York City just shy of midnight. So if you're into that sort of scene, this anime is for you. If not, it's still fascinating but you're probably gonna be a little put off by how mean the Girl!Bully is to the guy MC. Unless you find out something about yourself, in which case, congrats! Stay safe, sane, consensual, and learn about the traffic light system on top of safe words, I promise you'll have a better life in general after that. Still Ongoing, currently 10/10.

Fruits Basket: IM GONNA CRY I LOVE THIS ANIME SO MUCH???? The original anime came out when I was in... I think middle school and my parents were really strict on what I watched so I never got to experience the first wave and I never bothered to watch the show ever after I moved out of the house years later. However, now that I'm much older I honestly can say this is one of my favorite anime to date, and all the characters are charming, lovable, with their own problems that I can connect to or sympathize with, and I love the MC which is always a treat tbh. Except Akito. Akito can suck a sandpaper dick. I'm only on S2 tho so no spoilers! Anime 11/10.

Monster Girl Doctor: went in thinking it was gonna be a monster girl who's a doctor with a homoerotic assistant (her name is SAPPHY okay sue me for thinking it) and ended up watching the entire dubbed harem series. Honestly, I've seen worse and this one has consistent follow-through on interesting characters and backstory enough for me to shove aside the blatant under-monstrousness of the female monsters and the harem-ness of everything else. Dubbing is honestly really good, which is a treat, and the monster designs are not the worst and the MC is tolerable. Honestly, I don't mind having watched it! The mix of cgi and the traditional animation together work pretty strangely though, and it often doesn't flow super well. 7.5/10

So I'm a Spider, So What: Dubbed version which honestly isn't that bad. Took me a bit to get into it, but after realizing that it's got a mismatched timeline a la The Witcher, it made so much more sense. Heavily done in cgi, and you can definitely tell between the 2D and 3D animations, but not the worst in the world. I went in not expecting much but it ended up being an Issekai I can stand and even enjoy. On god has a decent story... with the spider. I'd be a liar if I didnt say I skipped some of the human parts just to get back to the best part of the show. 8/10.

Somali and the Forest Spirit: I'm so fucking nostalgic for this thing it makes me want to go and hug my dad. About a human girl under threat of being eaten with a monster-dominated world. Very obvious "humans fear what they don't understand" message but instead of the humans learning tolerance it's what happens when they get annihilated first so like, kudos for the mangaka for having the guts to do that. I cried like a baby regularly. It's really good, I watched the dub and ID WATCH IT AGAIN!!! 9/10.

To Your Eternity: Oh my god. O h my g o d. Fell in love on the first episode, ngl. About if an immortal being learned how to be a person from scratch. I love it. HOWEVER. Keep a box of tissues on you at all times because you're gonna need them. I'm only on EP7 because that's all that's out right now but just know. I love it. Not for everyone but certainly for my "what do we define as human and the human condition" ass. 12/10.

Those Snow White Notes: A sports anime without any sports. About shamisen playing which is cool because I never realized how cool this instrument was??? Its neat af. OP1&2 are by Burnout Syndrom so know theyre fire. Gonna be real, its pretty alright, but not extraordinary. You can tell they were using the characters as archetypes rather than actually characters which kinda kills a lot of the emotional value you could've had, but I'm still gonna watch it. It doesn't make me cringe as hard as other sports anime tho so I consider it toptier in that regards but if you're a big sports anime fan you might be bummed out by it. Every single musical performance is INCREDIBLE tho. A solid 8/10.

Toilet Bound Hanako-kun: THE ART OMFG IT'S SO GORGEOUS. Listen, if you took coptic markers and gave them an animation budget with some manga panel direction thrown in there, that's this anime. It's beautiful. Gorgeous. I'm in love with the aesthetic every second. Story? Really good. Characters? I love the MC and his evil little twin brother asshat. Demons? Not super imaginative but I'm carrying on happy as can be anyways. Dubbing? A bit shaky at times but I found the voices charming if a little off for some of them. I'm already waiting for the second season with popcorn at the ready. 10/10.

Prison School: I watched this directly after Hanako-kun and it was like I got slapped in the face by sweaty unwashed titties and some fedora wearing schmuck's piss kink. No character is likable or redeemable. I finished it, but at what cost? 2/10 and only because a character shit his pants and I laughed.

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle: watched this right after Prison School and it was NECESSARY tbh. Its so CUTE and honestly, im not even kidding you, the fucking funniest anime I've seen in months. I watched the dub and the VAs are having the time of their lives working on this anime not just giving it their all but literally just going ham. Its great. If I read this im sure id be bored outta my mind but the VAs giving it a joyous performance make it an insta fave for me tbh. 9/10.

Sk8 the Infinity: i watched the dub with my bro and I can confirm that its a spectacular show because we both loved it and we have vastly different tastes. Incredibly SUSPENSFUL AND STRESSFUL for an anime about skateboarding but we finished it in a single sitting tbh. The last episode is not dubbed for some reason but we still loved it. Like if Free! was less obnoxious but the only fan-service here is Joe ♡ a beefcake who owns my lesbian heart. I think there's exactly one named female character tho and I legit couldn't tell you what it was if there was a gun to my head. So, over all, 9.5/10.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: I'm going to be entirely honest, I went in thinking it was going to be a boring isekai of no value. I was right about the Isekai part. It was honestly pretty interesting and focused on nation building like you're playing civilization rather than the usual "Get Stronger" narrative or "Get Some Pussy" narrative most isekais take which is delightfully refreshing. Granted there are flavors of that in this which means it doesn't alienate the big isekai watchers out there, but it's not the whole dish and it doesn't make me want to cringe the same way others do. You've got a slime MC just vibing and building a nation of monsters nbd. Does lose points for making the female monsters more humanoid than their male counterparts but makes them back by only doing perfunctory fan-service and nothing that makes me want to cry... except the butt sumo episode but in fairness it was all a terrible dream. Literally, the MC refuses to dream anymore after that. solid animation, decent voice acting, decent story, made me realize how HUGE this is in the Light Novel community???? There's like 18 fucking novels and that's WILD. 8.5/10.

MANGA:

Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono: a one shot special by the mangaka of The Promised Neverland! Honestly a really delicate touch of both super creepy and really touching, and I'm not gonna lie I'm bummed that this isn't a bigger project but the single chapter makes it a good taste for their style. I've been wondering if I wanna read/watch The Promised Neverland and now I think I will. 10/10

Deranged Detective Ron Kamonohashi: from the mangaka of Hitman Reborn comes this Sherlock and Watson derivative! Not even 20 chapters out yet with a sort of spotty schedule, I honestly love it even thought it's exactly as you expect. HOWEVER. Kamonohashi the "Sherlock" character uses mental pressure to kill all confirmed murderers and it's up to Toto the "Watson" character to save all those people before Kamonohashi kills them! It's just recently introduced a "Moriarty" family of crime lords (not a big spoiler don't worry it was obvious) so the tension surrounding Ron's past is amping up rn. Personally, I think the art is GORGEOUS, the characters engaging, and the story quick enough to keep my interest. Most mysteries are solved within a chapter or two so you're not stuck 20 chapters into one locked room mystery which is just peachy tbh. RN, 10/10. If this gets an anime, I anticipate a legion of fangirls who ship the two main characters along with their many friends. I've been alive too long to believe otherwise.

Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro: Yeah I read the manga after I watched the show. A slower build than the anime, but it works for the format, if theyd done the same with the show then I don't think it wouldve done as well. Honestly? Cuter tbh but just as horny. You dont start really LEARNING about your character until like, chap 65 tho and no real "drama" happens until like 75. A good chunk of the chapters are like 8pgs so its a breeze to get through. I love these slow burn idiots of the century. 9.5/10 because you can DEFINITELY tell the mangaka does hentai too.

Yugen's All-Ghouls Homeroom: one-shot by the mangaka for Food Wars, it's no wonder there's this constant perviness from the MC, a guy who can see and exorcise spirits. Takes place at an all girl's finishing school with KICK ASS monsters tbh, kinda bummed its not longer. The MC? Blatant monsterfucker who is also a CONFRIMED monsterfucker???? Idk i vibe with that single emotion. Everything else is hit or miss. 7/10 for monsters and cool concept, lost points for the MC very pointedly being okay with admitting he'd wait for the teenagers to be adults tho. Creepy af. Could live without that.

Hell's Paradise: I finished the entire 127chps in 3 days and I was really enthusiastic about it 90% of the time thinking about how deep it was and then I actually thought about it and I ended up being very neutral about the whole thing tbh. The art is fantastic tho, but DEFINITELY deserving of the M rating. Tits. Tits everywhere. But not tits to be ecchi over, no, monster hermit tits on beautiful women-ish figures. Now generally I give that a pass but a huge theme in the story is that men and women are "no better than one or the other" but like, lady tits are what you see 99% of the time. Men tits are few and far between. I call bullshit on most of the "deep" themes is what I'm saying, so it's like the mangaka was trying for those deep thoughts but missed the margin a little too far for my preference. That being said, the MC is a married man who loves his wife which automatically makes him my favorite character so like... idk so many good things, so many misses, but overall really spectacular themes and imagery. Unique but classic all at once. It's getting an anime and I have NO IDEA how much censorship they're gonna be doing but they're going to be doing SO MUCH. Oh yeah, and one guy is a plant/human hybrid who fucks a 1000 year old plant-hermit which makes him a canon monster fucker. And one canon non-binary character who I, a nonbinary, actually like. So like... gosh I've got mixed feelings. 8.5/10.

Choujin X: From Sui Ishida, mangaka to the mega hit Tokyo Ghoul comes this brand new manga!... Of one chapter, lol. Not really binge-y because it's just the one chapter out right now but I'm already keeping my eye on it. The grasp on anatomy in the art is PHENOMENAL and you can see Ishida flexing his art skill which is great. Can't give a true rating but I'm giving it a tentative 9/10 because I'm excited to see more.

Shag&Scoob: technically not a manga, its an ongoing webcomic I binged an subscribed to in one day and I just think it deserves more attention. Starts off funny with "what if Scooby Doo had a gun" and has been led to "what if all cartoons are aliens that survive and receive their powers by the humans that love them in an epic war with Martians." On god, its good. I finished the current series in a couple hours so it's a breezy read, highly recommend it. 9/10.

To Your Eternity: Yeah I watched the anime and then finished all current 143 chapters in like 3 days. GOD IM WEAK. I don't buy physical manga unless I know I want to remember the story forever and I'm already budgeting for the current books out. Yeah, this is a good series. That being said, definitely not for the faint of heart or those who suffer under common triggers like suicide, molestation, death, etc. It's all framed as bad and necessary to the story don't get me wrong, but it's there and has lasting affects on the characters. Incredible story telling by the creator of A Silent Voice. Keep tissues nearby at all times. 12/10.

[luki-fanfic]

Helluva Boss 5: The Harvest Moon Festival

Huh, Helluva Boss usually drops by mid month. Wonder why this episode is taking so long to put toget-

*Episode airs*

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Oh. That’s why.

I’ll admit it, my interest in HB was waning. Episode 3 and 4 honestly didn’t do much to keep me interested. Spring Broken had a lot of plot and writing issues, and I felt the concept could have been better executed. C.H.E.R.U.B was more solid, but did have some issues, and just wasn’t that fun to watch.

Harvest Moon on the other hand? Oh boy, now there’s an episode. I am, if you’ll pardon the pun, back on this horse. World building, the action scenes, incredible animation, relationship development of the bad kind, more worlds, interesting characters! It gives us so much to work with.

Spoilers abound, so read carefully.

That said, I will start this with my biggest complaint – and it’s one I’ve had for several episodes, but this one really rammed it home due to the ‘sneak peak’ clip we had of the opening. In the black and white boards, the swearing was limited, and honestly the writing was pretty witty. Then we got the finished product – certain lines were missing, and several words had been replaced with random swearing. Considering what the scene was, it felt like the finished product was a step down – I really wish the scriptwriters would realise random swearing isn’t always funny, and they’ve given proof that their writing is snappy as is.

Anyway...onto the actual episode. We learn that I.M.P seems to be building up their business as Blitzø has 15 clients looking for a kill. Considering he had to do a sale to get a multiple kill, and the other episodes show him basically going out straight after getting the job, they’re clearly building up a name for themselves.

This is further shown with the arrival of Striker, who compliments his decision to go into business for himself, since most Imps don’t. This is new information, since we’ve seen Wally attempt to start his own business – although clearly it wasn’t going well – but if Striker is to be believed, most companies in Hell, even Imp City, don’t have Imps as the owners. Maybe it’s a financial capital thing, maybe it’s partially Hell’s racism, or maybe Imps just generally prefer to follow, which Striker seems to allude later. It’s hard to say with the information we’ve got at this point, but it does put I.M.P in a slightly different light – and probably explains why Blitzø is fairly incompetent when it comes to running the whole thing. He has literally no one to ask or use as an example, and the society he lives in generally assumes he’s going to fail by the nature of him being an Imp.

In fact, even though Blitzø owns I.M.P, he is still completely dependent on Stolas and his Grimoire. Without it, I.M.P is screwed – the reason they’re even at the Harvest Festival is because they can’t work. And that’s what Striker tells him in the final act. Their society has made sure that he can never truly be successful on his own merit, no matter how hard he tries.

I’ve seen some debate on whether what Striker told Blitzø was true or just an attempt to let his guard down. It’s hard to say, because Striker says and does some very conflicting things, but I’m going to believe it was genuine. Why?

He lets Millie and Moxxie live to have leverage over him. He does insult Blitzø to their faces, but why would he need leverage once his job was done?

When Moxxie learns the truth, he doesn’t even try to talk him round, just kill him. Millie is also tossed to the side – possibly because neither of them are ‘superior.' Blitzø gets a full on speech about their superiority and how much he respects him, even if he’s hiding a knife in his tail for if he can’t talk him round.

When he has Blitzø on the ground at his mercy, he doesn’t mock him. Instead, he tells him he genuinely thought they’d be a good team. He had the advantage, but doesn’t take the chance to continue the insult.

Like most Imps, Striker seems to dislike the demon royalty, but at the end of the day, is also working for one (and can I say that twist was brilliantly well done? It made SO much sense but I honestly didn’t see it coming). What is his end goal? Is he envious that Blitzø has some kind of power of Stolas while he has to be obedient? Is he aiming to kill Stella once Stolas is down? Maybe opening an assassination business to take out anything Overlord and above? We just don’t know.

And with that, we’ll step off this train of thought to speak about something else very important in this episode. Stolas. Specifically his relationship with Blitzø, and precisely how wrong it is.

I admit it, I future-shipped them, especially thanks to the Instagram (which become a bit of a bait and switch when the insta-accounts were declared ‘non-canon’). I acknowledged that the relationship was problematic and needed some serious work on both sides before it could really be a functioning relationship, but this episode hammered home exactly how much needs to happen in a way the other episodes didn’t. The pilot and Murder Family treated Stolas as a gag, and then Loo Loo Land made us all care about him and his actions. But Harvest Moon showed the other side of it, and I'm not sure the ship can realistically recover.

Stolas considers Imps as inferior, to a ridiculous degree, and Blitzø is no exception. He has absolutely no respect for Blitzø, and holds all the power in the relationship. We saw this a little in the previous episodes, but they were either alone, or Blitzø was working for him, and surrounded by people aware of the relationship. His actions could be somewhat explained away.

In Harvest Moon, Stolas proves he treats Blitzø this way even in public. Blitzø has very obvious issues regarding his name, so Stolas persistently using a nickname and treating him the way he does around people who aren’t aware, says a lot about how much Stolas doesn’t care about Blitzø’s opinions. Even if Blitzø does have some feelings for him – which I do suspect due to his panicked attempt to explain it as transactional. If he didn’t care, he would probably find it easier to explain. At the same time though, he’d be happier if he could get the book without the monthly visits, because what he has with Stolas isn’t a relationship, no matter what Stolas tries to pretend. Any feelings Blitzø develops puts him even further under his control.

Part of me wonders if the relationship evolved between the pilot and the first episode in planning, and that’s why we have such a disconnect between the Insta relationship and the canon one. I’m really hoping the series addresses it in the future.

Finally, lets talk about that final reveal. Stella has hired a hitman to kill Stolas – even armed him with two angel-tech guns.

(Which, also finally gives us confirmation that Imps/Hellhounds/Succubi can die from conventional weapons, but the higher ranked native demons need angel weaponry to off them).

Stella is also confident enough to scream it over the dinner table. Stolas either doesn’t care, or isn’t paying attention – if he doesn’t care, if definitely puts his motives regarding the original invite up in the air, but if he isn’t paying attention? Then it’s another point in the anti-Stolas tab.

That said, this scenario does ask a question. Why don’t these two divorce? Stolas is clearly not in love any more, and living together clearly isn’t doing Octavia’s mental health any favours if she’s literally hiding behind her music rather than interact with her parents. He should be the first to offer a divorce, but he hasn’t brought it up. And if he hasn’t, maybe the reason Stella hasn’t is because they can’t?

It’s generally assumed that the two of them have an arranged marriage, and that Stella’s anger at his relationship with Blitzø is due to his status more than the cheating. But then wouldn’t it make more sense to hire a hitman to kill Blitzø rather than Stolas? Choosing to kill Stolas, even if it would hurt Octavia, suggests it’s the only option left to her.

I’m guessing we’ll (finally) get some Stella development next time Striker appears, and get an idea of what makes her tick. But for now, I suspect the two of them regularly had lovers on the side, but kept it discreet until this point. Stolas refusing to keep his relationship with Blitzø quiet is causing untold damage to their name and status. Stella wants rid of a man who not only doesn’t love her (if he ever did), but is constantly humiliating her for not hiding his much lower class lover (which we know by this episode he doesn’t even attempt), and since the rules of Hell for demons of their status doesn’t allow divorce (or perhaps their arrangement doesn’t), assassination it is.

Hell, maybe the plan was to kill Stolas, and frame Blitzø for it. Striker clearly knew about their relationship before they met (which should have been a red flag now that I thing about it), so Stella probably mentioned him. It would also put the recruiting on another level, if Striker actually did get Blitzø involved at the final moment and teamed up.

Oh, and as a final amendment? If that angel-gun that Striker left behind is not now in the hands of I.M.P and becomes a key piece when Asmodeus, Mammon and the real Fizzarolli show up? I will be very disappointed.

[sochilll]

Thoughts about the deh movie? What did you like, what did you not like?

I have SO many thoughts and I’m sure other people are gonna explain them much better so I’ll give you a top 5 on each side. (Also I did make a long ass story highlight of all my thoughts on my insta @ be_more_sochill always be plugging). Under the read more cause it’s long and for spoilers!

Likes

Jared Kalwani does is gay! I think they handled it pretty well. They just switched an existing line bragging about a girl to make it about a guy and gay him a pride patch! The “honey” moment was…….. a choice. But I didn’t think it was a big deal considering the tone of that scene. All around it was fun n good and makes sense that it wasn’t a major plot point given that Jared’s love life isn’t relevant to the story

Alana gets feelings! There was a lot of Alana changes I didn’t love tbh. But I really liked the scene of her talking to Evan in the park. It was a good connection moment and showed that while Alana feels the same as Evan, she actually sees that feeling in others too whereas Evan thinks he’s the only one.

Maybe cheating to make these two points but: Anonymous Ones! I really liked this song. It was good as a song, miss Amandla Stenberg has a beautiful voice, and it was good character development. I am disappointed they missed the fucking PERFECT opportunity to show a clip of Jared during the school shots god that would’ve been so good. But anyway, I really liked the addition

They gave us a few little kleinsen treats such as: Jared randomly telling Evan he put on 13 pounds of muscle and hooked up with some guy, and of course, Jared looking at a video of Evan and Zoe and being visibly upset literally in the middle of Only Us. Chefs kiss thank you

I did like the new ending of Evan actually trying to learn about Connor. Reading his favorite books, reaching out to old friends, finding the video. I felt like that showed how everything hit him and how he actually did care about what they were doing. I really liked that he sent the flash drives to Alana and Jared too.

Dislikes

Evan (and everyone else) isn’t responsible for anything. Other people have already talked about this but they removed everyone’s agency pretty much until the only people making bad decisions were people (like Alana) who didn’t *know* they were making them. Almost every single choice Evan makes in the stage version is taken from him. Cynthia literally just comes up with the idea of emails so Evan just has to agree. Alana comes up with the Connor Project and Evan says *no* at first before being pressured into it. Evan doesn’t even kiss Zoe or make the first (or any) move at all with her. There’s no mention of Cynthia and Larry making mistakes in regards to helping Connor except like one line before words fail. Plus, making Larry a step dad completely changes his role into like a hero for raising this difficult kid who “wasn’t his” or whatever. Jared is no longer the driving force behind Evan lying. He softly suggests that it would upset the Murphy’s to know the truth one time. He doesn’t freak Evan out and tell him he needs Jared’s help to pull it off. Everything is perfectly set up for Evan to just quietly nod along without doing anything himself. It undermines the message of the original show. It’s ABOUT people doing bad things. It’s about guilt and regret and GROWING from your mistakes. That can’t happen if no one is to blame.

Alana is very different. She’s quiet and you can sort of tell she has some stuff going on. Which is ???? The opposite of how she’s supposed to be. The whole point of her character was to show that even the loud, confident, outgoing, always good attitude girl feels alone and scared and sad. That doesn’t come across when her self doubt is prominent right away. It’s not as big of a shock when she gets her “I know what it’s like to feel invisible!” Moment. Maybe that’s why they didn’t even let her have it. She literally had to *whisper* her confrontation with Evan. Like they were so afraid to let her raise her voice they made her confront Evan for lying to her about this horrible thing in the library. Let her fucking yell!

Zoe and Evan’s getting together was so fucking weird. Without Evan kissing Zoe first, she doesn’t even know he likes her before launching into her love song for him. But more importantly, Only Us is not a “let’s start dating” song??? The lyrics are clearly about people who have been together. “What we’ve got going is good”??? What have you got going? A weird friendship where he’s trying to steal your parents???? It didn’t make sense. Also I don’t like how Zoe is the one to say “I wish we could’ve met now” at the end. I feel like it doesn’t make sense/feel right for her to say it.

Heidi. I’m sorry Julianne Moore but I can’t stand movie Heidi. She has zero emotion. The good for you fight was just SO boring and bland. She sounded vaguely annoyed. That scene is supposed to be SAD. Yeah she’s angry with Evan but she’s also SO heartbroken that he’s found this other family he loves so much. She’s hurt that he’s apparently been telling them how bad his home life is. She feels like she’s not doing enough for him and that makes her both sad and angry. In the stage version she’s on the verge of tears and she’s yelling and RBJ kills it. I got none of that from the movie. It was just a tense conversation. And because of that, Evan’s final “it’s not my fault other people can” had absolutely none of the punch it usually does. That’s a *gasp* moment in the show. It fell so flat. (I also didn’t like her version of so big/so small for similar reasons. She didn’t seem all that affected by Evan’s reveal :/)

And of course the biggest offense to me personally. Jared got fucked over so bad. They removed anything that gave him any development. Not just didn’t expand on it, fully removed it. He’s basically gone for the second act. He’s way less involved with the lying and the emails and TCP. And once the initial “I can do emails” plot is out of the way he’s just gone. He gets a few reaction shots looking at his phone and that’s it. And the worst part to me is the fact that they added those shots anyway. They put them in there to SHOW that Jared was upset. And then they just DIDNT RESOLVE IT HE DIDNT GET TO CONFRONT EVAN AT ALL. THEY DIDNT EVEN SPEAK IT JUST HARD CUTS TO “oh it’s graduation and we’re friends again”. It completely erases Jared’s entire character. He also feels alone and desperately wants to connect (specifically with Evan). We know that through the bits of him we see in the show ESPECIALLY during good for you. And they trashed all of that so he could be the funny side character.

Bonus dislike: they showed the scene of Evan falling so many fucking times and it was just so tasteless. Like… why was that necessary.

All in all I did enjoy it as a separate entity but comparing it to the stage version which I love so much, it was so, so disappointing for me. However I will be watching it 17 more times. Long live Nik Dodani Jared.

[zanesgirlfriend]

Jinx | Jeff Wittek

Description: Jeff and y/n's relationship gets exposed in the back of a vlog.

Requested?: yes by @obesionoffandoms and anonymous : could you do a imagine of have just a really pure/ fluffy relationship with jeff! (y/n being his gf) it could be them being cute in the back of david’s and then whatever you can come with! - thanks😊

i saw a while back that someone wanted another jeff & y/n being exposed and i think itd be brilliant if you did one where theyre caught in the back of a vlog and nobody realizes until say like davids editing

A/N: im sorry this was so short omg all my stuff is short recently i feel bad about it

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"Matt, you better stay away from us tonight." Y/n jokingly pointed at him, causing him to fein a shocked expression.

"And why is that?" He asked and followed her outside.

"You expose everyone's relationships on your Insta story, and Jeff and I have actually done a good job of hiding our relationship, so we don't want you to ruin that." She smiled at Matt as she climbed into the Tesla and sat next to Jeff.

The party was fun. Y/n and Jeff danced on eachother and drank and made out, all the usual stuff. Matt deleted a video where they could be seen in the background, and other than that, nothing went wrong. Back at David's, the couple was very intoxicated and all they wanted to do was cuddle. They laid on one end of the couch, Jeff was the big spoon.

"I'm honestly shocked we've been able to keep it a secret this long." Y/n said to her boyfriend as he snuggled into her neck.

"Shhhh, you're gonna jinx it." He teased her. She glanced around, looking for cameras, none could be seen so she relaxed and rolled to face Jeff.

"Do you think we should tell them?" She ran her hand through his hair. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment before squeezing her tight.

"No, you're my 'lil secret." His lips made their way to her neck and quickly found the sweet spot he knew so well.

"Why do you guys have to do that on my couch?" David walked past them into the kitchen.

"Hey, I'm just laying here." Y/n acted innocent as Jeff continued to give her a love bite. David rolled his eyes as he sat down on the other end of the couch to edit.

"Can we sleep here? I'm too lazy to get an uber." Jeff asked Dave when he came up for air. David raised his eyebrows and looked at the couple.

"Yeah, as long as you don't go further than kissing." He joked. The couple grabbed some blankets and before long y/n fell asleep on Jeff's chest. Jeff was almost asleep when a very drunk Zane came running out from the hallway dressed very tightly in Natalie's clothes.

"Zane, you're gonna rip my skirt!" Natalie chased after him and David turned on his camera.

David was fast asleep in his bed by the time the couple woke up. Y/n was up first and she checked her phone while still laying on Jeff. She checked Instagram first and noticed an abundance of extra comments on her recent photo.

so, you and jeff, huh?

how'd you get your start?

david exposed yall!!!

you and jeff are sooooo cuteee!!!

i think you can do better than jeff oof sorry

"Jeff." She attempted to wake him up as she switched to YouTube and clicked on David's new vlog. Her heart started to race as she watched the clips, some familiar and some not. She kept pausing and looking in the background for any sign of her and Jeff. Confusion set in as the credits started to flash, and then the little blooper clip at the end started.

Natalie chased Zane into the living room, and on the couch was y/n and Jeff all cuddled up and asleep on eachother. Y/n scrolled down into the comments and noticed that nine out of ten of them were about her and Jeff.

"Jeff, get up." She nudged him and watched him open his eyes.

"What?" He asked through a yawn. She rewinded the vlog and showed him the clip. "Oh, shit." He woke up a little bit more as he noticed them in the bottom of the frame. He took her phone out of her hands and scrolled down to the comments, just like she did.

"People are commenting all over my Instagram, too." Y/n informed him. He took out his own phone and opened Instagram, noticing all of his comments were about y/n.

He sat up and stretched. "Ima go kill David, you wanna come?"

"Hell yeah." She joked as she stood up. "Wait, let me pee first." She giggled and hurried into the bathroom. She washed her hands and they ran down the hall and burst into Dvaid's room. He was knocked out. "Aw, he looks like a little bunny!" She whispered as Jeff got closer to him.

"He's not a bunny, he's a dick." Jeff ripped the blanket off of David and shook him awake. "Aye, Dickhead!" Jeff scared David, causing him to jump up abruptly.

"What, what did I do?!" He screamed and scooted away from Jeff.

"You put a clip of me and y/n in your vlog."

"Shiiiit, I'm sorry." David wiped the sleep from his eyes. "I didn't even notice, but hey, at least you don't have to worry about telling people now." He looked for a positive as he started to cuddle up with his blankets again.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. We couldn't keep it a secret forever." Y/n grabbed Jeff's hand and started dragging him away from the bed. He playfully glared at her.

"I told you not to jinx it."

[atinytokki]

Here’s my first impressions (aka this is what 2020 is gonna sound like folks)

Alright so I’m really behind today, as some of you know I literally just got back from vacation and it’s also my first day of classes this semester and it’s just craziness. Yes I’m posting the first chapter of Yeosang’s spin-off today. But people seemed to like my first impressions of the last album so I’m going to do them again. Thankfully (?) this album is a lot shorter so I can pause and talk about stuff.

Warning! a loooong post, squealing, incoherent thoughts smashed together, and crying ahead. A lot of crying. Keysmashes included.

Post-MV thoughts before I listen to it again: There’s way too much to focus on and I’ve watched it many many times to look at the choreo and the storyline stuff that’s happening, but this is my first time listening without the video so I’ll notice more musically this time. But first I wanna say; YEOSANG’S LINES!!!! I’ve been screaming for forever that he has a beautiful deep voice and needs to be given parts that compliment it. And wow it finally happened :’) Anyway here we gooo

건배하자 like a thunder!! Can you believe they literally spoiled the entire hook of their next song in Beginning of the End? *flashbacks to my utter confusion when that happened* San sounds amazing and I like the little echoey thingies. Gives it a real nostalgic feel. Jongho already popping off vocally barely 10 seconds in. Mingi’s rap here and the transition to Hongjoong’s— rap line goals. The attitude in that mm-mm made me smile ngl. This prechorus might be my favourite part of the song. Seonghwa sounds heavenly. An EDM drop bringing back that hook, good decision and again it kinda feels nostalgic?? Especially the oh-oh-ohs which are also giving me a pirate drinking song vibe wow 0.0 Wooyoung with that 불러 불러 lol. Yes the Yeosang part!! I love a good post-chorus switchup and he. handled. it. perfectly. There’s even harmony, yall know how much I love harmony. And SINGING RAPPERS AHAHDJAHAK YESSSSS. Back to that glorious prechorus but it’s Yunho’s turn. This chorus is just such an anthem. I’m bopping rn. San in this bridge— he said I am a VOCALIST listen to my beautiful VOICE. Yay the rappers going back and forth again!! It’s like If Without You. Man I can’t believe I get to replay this song forever. 2020 is gonna be lit. You hit those notes Jongho! I’m always blown away by this kid, and that scoop earlier mmmm. Just nodding very energetically right now. Perfect end to the song. 100/10!!!!

Okay I’m pausing before the next one starts because no I am not prepared. It’s just like last time; I know Hongjoong wrote this and I know it’s gonna ruin me but I have no idea how and when and what it’s even gonna be like but anyway, too bad, let’s just go.

Oh kinda futuristic sounding opening with the synths? Yooo the vocal thingy in the background, sounds like a sample of some kind, that is super cool and I hope we get more of it. Ok I paused just to write that, let me unpause. This is gonna be a long one, I can already tell, sorry guys 😅 And the beat changed right before the vocalists came in. definitely a back and forth thing here in two registers, very sweet. Wow. WOW MINGI WOW. This rap is?? It sounds super mature and idk just full of confidence. I’m shook. Ok the chorus. Holy cow this is LIT lit. Nope nope I need to pause and go back. This is so chaotic, I feel like I’m missing things?? I’m listening to that chorus again because there were so many elements there. I just wanna take this song and break it down second by second to hear every single sound hahahah. I’m only catching an odd word or two here as far as lyrics go. Oml harmonies 💆🏻‍♀️ Alright Hongjoong’s rap. OMG if he sounded sassy in Answer this is a whole new level and I LOVE IT. Flow is 100/10. The “are you gonna take me there” gives me chills. This song needs a dance this chorus is TOO LIT. Am I at a rave rn??? Oh thank God the bridge took it back a level. Ok I’m pausing because I think I caught some of the lyrics this time. If I’m not wrong I heard 난 궁금해 저 끝이 궁금해, 더 가까이 조금 더 가까이 ? Which is something like “I wonder, I wonder about the end. Closer, a little bit closer” if I heard correctly. I need to look up the lyrics in full later because Hongjoong has a big brain and his lyrics are always 🤯🤩 Ok unpause. Final breakdown! Yep this is going on repeat the rest of today. Jongho yussss with the ad libs. No it’s over ㅠㅠ Alright this one is already vying for top spot this album. We shall see. But I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. HONGJOONG GENIUS.

Um so yeah I saw them perform this live for their anniversary thingy and cried so this should be fun. At least I already know the song so how much can it hurt me? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Smart of whoever put this album together to stick this song right in the middle and make us cry between head banging to the other songs. Mingi in the beginning is just 💖💕💘💝💓 San ballad king. I need more ballads from him. Jongho, of course, with perfect vocal control. Oh Seonghwa too, I need more ballads from him. Wooyoung with T H A T part. A tear is forming, I just love this chorus. People are saying the song should be in a drama and I 100% agree. Everyone together FOREVER YOU ARE MY STARRR. The little drum frills it’s so cute :(( Yay Hongjoong, and his cute little voice I’m UWUWU. Wooyoung with the high note and I’m ascending........... Chorus again and this is the real meaning of crying in the club. It just occurred to me that the second verse seemed really short. Yeosang + Hongjoong + that guitar in the bridge is *chef’s kiss*. This is so emotional, do we really need to do this at 4am?!? I’m just gonna vibe for a sec, it’s the last chorus. The ad libs were so perfect and the way it ended— wow. I need a moment.

From my understanding this is a full version of the Precious Overture they gave us last album. Tempted to go back and see my first impressions about that one, but either way i have a distinct feeling my wig is about to be snatched. Let’s GOOO

So far, it’s starting the same. Creepy humming and all. Okay scratch that, we have a vocal melody. Yunho sounds great ugh I’m so proud. Sorry, San’s voice just takes me to another plane of existence or something, how can it be that smooth and gorgeous, someone please explain. Building to something now... Oo. OO?! Hongjoong’s rapping. This is so cool oh wow, and into this vocal part which I believe is the chorus?? wOW wow it’s amazing to hear this having already heard the bgm, this is like a new level of appreciation. It really all goes well. Ah we have a switch up now with Seonghwa. guys GUYS GUYS you know how I feel about switch ups. Sorry I’m going back to catch something. The tempo changed here and really grabbed my attention. The bass is also super cool, it’s actually the same melody as the treasure opening (and the opening of this song) but much lower, I believe. Uh oh guys this might be vying for top spot too. Let’s continue. Ok Mingi’s rap which I’ve already heard. Um I’m confused now. It’s Hongjoong’s rap again? Is this the chorus?? Woah woah hold on I gotta pause. Because. Wait, what?? This is the chorus??!? Yoooooooo bold move! I have no idea what is going on but I love it. Continuing on. Ah yeah ok the vocal part with Yeosang again, so I guess the rap + vocal part is the chorus? Also I neglected to mention but Yeosang is killing this song. Ooh okay this bridge is building some suspense. Feeeelingggggg.... And now a shouted version of the rap for the final chorus. Okay wow I’m impressed that they took it this direction. And Jongho with the ad libs is PERFECTIONNNN. Oop okay they’ve added the revised-lyric Treasure part to the end here. And the lyrics are the same as in Precious (Overture) so I’m guessing we still didn’t find the treasure, good grief. How long is it gonna take to find this treasure 😅. And it ended like that. Well. WOW. Again, I could listen to this on repeat all day. Again, I am deceased. Instant fave.

I’m pretty sure this is the exact same as I already heard on the trailer thingy but we are gonna react to it anyway.

The orchestra really loosens my tear ducts like nothing else. It’s beautiful, who else is doing it like them?? “Did you find your treasure?” Yes, I found ATEEZ 🥺. The way he says “finally found it” . This is Maddox btw. Also about Maddox, hang on I’m gonna pause for a PSA: guys if you don’t know Maddox please PLEASE check him out. He’s doing the amazing narration on this (and Intro too), he’s a soloist under KQ and one of Ateez’s hyungs who they look up to. In addition to his superior narrating talents, he is also an amazing vocalist. If you like R&B and lo-fi music I would definitely recommend him, he just dropped a single called Color Blind, his insta is xxmaddox, he’s a great guy and YEAH that’s all for my plug but go stan him, he is deserving and proof of the fact that KQ artists are talent through and through. Unpausing! The way the orchestra swells and then goes into a piratey sounding theme is so motivating and familiar :))) “Can you hear those voices?” HNGJRKSNDN WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SCARY. This is the Epilogue, it’s supposed to be like the denouement, the falling action!! The bad guys should be gone now! What’s next?? Treasure Ep: Answer to Question? Because that’s what I have after this album! More questions!!! Anyway, the bass here and the humming 👌🏻 100/10 for the instrumental. And in ATEEZ fashion, they leave me thirsting for more.

So that was my first impression/live reaction to the mini album! I think it’s Horizon and Precious fighting for #1 currently. Maybe I’ll reblog with second and third and fourth impressions... Thanks for reading if you got this far! And tell me what your first impressions were and if I missed something big while I was keysmashing. TTFN~

[braincoins]

Based on @eijiroukiriot‘s excellent idea:

She’d fought for Newt and Bishop to be allowed to testify, too, but it didn’t make a difference. The tribunal didn’t want to hear from a child - even if she had been on colony since the beginning of The Incident (the only way it was referred to, aside from the more specific “The LV-426 Incident”) - and for some reason didn’t trust an android, despite his recollections being arguably clearer and more straightforward.

She suspected that Newt and Bishop had been stricken from the tribunal’s witness list because their testimony would be too damning. Instead, only she and Hicks were allowed, because their testimony could be minimized, their characters impugned in some way: Hicks was a grunt, he’d been injured (and thus presumably traumatized, calling his recollections into doubt), and, most importantly, he wasn’t the one who’d seen the colony’s logs. He wasn’t the one who’d been locked in a lab with two facehuggers. He knew only what she’d told him.

And, of course, she had those two not-so-little words in her file: “psychometric probation.” It didn’t matter that The Incident proved she hadn’t been crazy. What they were likely to see and hear was a woman who had already blown up one piece of expensive equipment and was now responsible for another. She’d be painted as the mastermind, the ringleader. They’d claim she went specifically to blow up the colony. I might as well be some sort of terrorist. 

She and Hicks met with the lawyers who had brought suit against The Company. They provided as much information as they could, but most of their evidence had either blown up or had been taken by The Company. They spent hours being prepped, being told to remain calm on the stand, being told how to say what they had to say so it’d come across in the best light. It wasn’t quite lying. It was “a purposeful way of describing the truth.” 

They were given keycards for a local hotel; the lawyers were putting them up at their own expense. You mean the expense of your clients, who lost friends and family members at Hadley’s Hope. She took the keycard though. The rooms had already been paid for. She shared a look with Hicks and knew: they would not be ordering room service or raiding the mini-bar.

They were taken to the hotel: nothing fancy, she was relieved to see, but not a dump. The room they’d been given had two queen-sized beds, shared a single nightstand between them, and overlooked the UV-and-pollution-shielded pool. There wasn’t a mini-bar, but there was a small fridge and a quickcook, along with that most blessed of all inventions: a coffee-maker. 

“This is nicer than my last apartment,” she commented. 

“Nicer than anywhere I’ve ever lived,” Hicks replied. “Which bed you want?”

“Doesn’t matter.”

“I’ll take the one by the door then.” He dropped his USCM-issued duffel on that bed. 

She turned to smile at him. “In case a Company-paid assassin breaks in and tries to kill us?” When he half-smiled and shrugged, she snorted and shook her head. “Still trying to protect me?”

“Hey, a Company-paid assassin could very well come in through the window,” he said, gesturing to the wide pane of shatter-proof glass. “Then you can protect me.”

She gave up and set her bag down on the bed by the window. Let him have the one by the door. Ultimately, he was right: it didn’t really matter. And it probably made him feel better to have someone to protect.

They split the duties: he went down to the konbini to pick up some food for them; she called Bishop to check up on Newt and Jones (since she’d left them both in his care). Then she took a shower and changed into a clean tank top and soft shorts. She was just coming out when the door beeped and Hicks walked back in.

“Just me,” he said. 

“You always say that,” she pointed out. 

“You always jump when the door opens,” he replied.

“You do it to Newt and Bishop, too.”

“Old habits.” He set the bag down on the small table. “I got an assortment; we’ll be here for a bit, after all.”

She wandered over. “Any beer?”

He chuckled as he pulled out a six pack and an already-chilled bottle, handing her the latter. “Got some water, too.” He moved to put the six-pack in the fridge.

She pulled the cap off and took a swig. “Insta-toast for the morning?”

“You a mind reader?” he asked.

“I wish.” She turned and went to sit on the edge of her bed. “I wouldn’t have gone back.”

He stopped unloading and turned to her. “You shouldn’t have had to. Burke lied to you, used the fact that you’d been through hell to bait you.”

“But if I hadn’t...” She sighed and looked him in the eye... the one remaining, anyway.

He held her gaze and then abruptly turned back to unpacking his haul. “Our lives don’t mean that what happened to you was right.”

“I know. But it makes me feel a little better.”

He was quiet a long moment. Then, “I’m glad.” He pulled out another chilled beer, popped the top, chugged it ‘til it was half gone before setting it down. “So, what’s your pleasure? French bread pizza? Ham and cheez omelet?”

“Ugh, I can hear the ‘z’ in ‘cheez’ when you say it.”

“Got some chicken fried rice, some pot roast with vaguely-gravy-flavored slime...”

She snorted and stood, taking another drink as she approached the bag. She grabbed the first one she saw. “I’ll take this one.”

“No cornbread with that one, so you should be safe.”

“You are never letting that go, are you?” she asked with a chuckle.

“Nope!” He grinned as best his scarred face was able and grabbed his beer. “I’m going to hit the shower; I’ll eat when I come out.”

“You’re going to drink beer in the shower?”

“Only way to do it sometimes. Back in Basic, we weren’t allowed booze, so if someone snuck in some beers, you’d sneak it into the head or into the showers, chug like your life depended on it. So, sometimes, I still do it. Just... like a salute to the old days.”

She nodded. “Just don’t fall down drunk in there. I’ll have to come save you.”

“Again.” He went to his duffel to get a change of clothes.

Her nod was a little more solemn this time. “Again.”

“Eat something,” he said. “If I come out and I don’t see you eating, I’m going to make you eat something else while I watch.”

“You’re not my father!”

“And you’re not the only one who can call Bishop and talk to Newt. I am under specific orders to make sure you take care of yourself.”

She huffed in mock-anger. “That little fink...”

“Eat,” he said again, before heading into the bathroom.

When the door shut behind him, she unwrapped the konbini meal she’d selected - it claimed to be penne with marinara - and shoved it into the quickcook. Less than a minute later, she sat down to partially-molten gluten tubes with sweetened ketchup (if you wanted to be honest about the taste). It came with a side of soggy cardboard that smelled sort of like garlic, and “a brownie” that was actually the best part of the whole meal, since it was basically a chocolate sponge.

Hicks came out in USCM-issued boxers, dog tags jingling. “Aw, you ate the brownie already. I was gonna ask if I could have it.”

“Never,” she said. “But I promise you can have all my cornbread for the rest of our lives.”

They both laughed, and he heated up the alleged chicken fried rice, dropping the tray on the table opposite her and taking his seat. They talked about anything except the tribunal, which they both viewed as a lost cause, or the media surrounding the case. They talked politics, sports, Newt’s improvement in grades since switching schools. They talked vaguely about therapy, about any chance of surgery for Hicks, but they never mentioned what they said to their doctors, never talked about why Hicks needed facial reconstruction and half a biomechanical heart in the first place.

Plastic trays & flatware in one recycle bin, glass beer bottles in the other. “I’m surprised you spring for the glass ones,” she said.

“Tastes better.”

“Mm.”

They tried to watch TV, but nothing caught her interest or his. Eventually, they gave up and turned in for an early night. She activated the dark setting on the windows and crawled into her bed, scooting under the covers before she reached out to turn off the light. “Good night, Dwayne. Don’t dream.”

“Yeah, you, too, Ellen.” The lights went out.

She’d told Newt, as they’d headed back to Earth, that maybe they could dream now. She’d wanted that to be true. But the reality was that dreams were never safe. She felt like she had fewer nightmares but that they were so much worse now. Falling asleep was a gamble, and not one she was always sure she wanted to take. 

She watched Hicks roll over, putting his back to her. He’d chosen to sleep on one side of the bed, the side closest to the door. He was still thinking tactically, still putting himself between her and danger. He still wanted to protect her. 

She watched his breathing even and slow and still couldn’t fall asleep. She rolled over, put her back to him, and stubbornly closed her eyes. Sleep stayed out of reach. But the fear that rose up this night wasn’t of losing any of her new friends; it wasn’t memories of what had happened; it wasn’t even her now long-held fear that she’d been... implanted with one of those things. 

He wants to protect me, even when there’s nothing to protect me from. What happens when he realizes that? Will he leave then, duty done? Will he just walk back out of my life like everything that happened on LV-426 was just another day at the office?

It was ludicrous. It was laughable. Hicks wasn’t like that. No one could be like that. It was impossible to come through something like that and not be changed. But her fears weren’t rational. They slithered through her like acid in her blood, laying terrible thoughts in her mind.

It was so impulsive, she didn’t even think about it. It was as if she were reacting out of survival instinct: she threw off the covers of her bed, rose, and crossed to his. When she pulled the covers back on this side of the bed, he rolled over - he hadn’t been asleep at all, apparently. She laid down and scooted towards him; he welcomed her into his arms. 

If this were a movie, there’d be some moment of desperate passion here, some long-standing need to have one another that overcame them both. But right now, all she needed was to know he was here. And, it seemed, having her here was all he needed as well. 

They held each other, and she slept better than she had in ages. Sometimes, her eyes would open in the dark, and she’d find him there next to her, scarred but still breathing. She’d fall back asleep listening to the deep, soft inhale and exhale of him. And she had no need to dream, because he was right here beside her.

[joshpup]

Beginners Guide to Memeteen

No one asked for this, but i made it anyways

General Info:

So the memeteen group signed under Pledis which also has Pristin, Nu’est, Orange Caramel and After School (Everyone has issues with Pledis don’t even get us started about them). 

Group name Seventeen with 13 members because 13 members, 3 units and 1 team equals 13 (also originally they had 17 members but this works too). 

They finally debuted on May 26, 2015 after being pushed back for far to long 

debuted with the amazing song Adore U, and so far have had 8 comebacks: Mansae, Pretty U, Very Nice, Boom Boom,  Don’t Want to Cry, Clap, Thanks, Oh My!

They also have an mv for their song Healing, Love Letter, Shining Diamond, Smile Flower, and Q&A (just scoups, woozi and vernon), Change Up (scoups, woozi, and hoshi)

Have 9 amazing albums: 17 Carat, Boys Be, Love & Letter (Repackaged), Going Seventeen, A|1, Teen,Age, Director’s Cut , and You Make My Day (buy the albums tho) 

They made their Japanese debut on May 16, 2018 with Call Call Call! and released an album called We Make You

Units

Hip-Hop Unit:

Scoups (leader), Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon

-created the masterpiece that is Check-In

Mansae Hip Hop Ver.

Trauma MV

Vocal Unit:

Woozi (leader), Jeonghan, Joshua, Dk, Seungkwan

-created the masterpiece that is Chocolate

Adore U Acoustic Ver.

Very Nice Acoustic Ver.

Pinwheel MV

Performance Unit:

Hoshi (leader), Jun, The8, Dino

Adore U Perf Ver.

Mansae Perf Ver.

-created the masterpiece that is Highlight rip carats

Lilili Yabbay MV

Seventeen-BSS

Hoshi, DK, Seungkwan

Just Do It

Just Do It Dance Practice

Members

Scoups/Seungcheol {info} aka the dad 

-So he’s the leader of memeteen, #1 dad lets be real, longest trainee in svt, someone please give this boy a puppy he just needs a dog in his life okay. super sweet and caring, best leader ever honestly no one else could handle those other 12 boys. 

-appeard in Nu’est Face MV, After School Blue’s ‘Wonder Boy’ MV, Happy Pledis ‘Love Letter’ MV (pledis boys ver)

Jeonghan {info} aka the mom

-one of his nicknames in angel, but don’t let that fool you, he’s a swindler. Will not hesitate to cheat watch out for this one. sleeps everywhere possible anytime possible. each comeback his hair gets shorter, lets just hope he doesn’t go bald. Exo’s Sehuns worst nightmare.

Joshua/Jisoo {info} aka the church boy

-Instagram

-Oh shua, our beloved meme and church oppa this is a very dead joke now plz dont use it but if you see it thats shua. 1/2 of american line. Seems quiet and normal but the longer you know him the weirder you realise he truely is. Has a weird obsession with aliens (1,2) Stan talent, stan pindropping shua. huge anime lover. He has also had pink and purple hair and every carat cried 

-beautifully covered Overcome  with Nu’est’s Minhyun

-The jokes that never die: Drink water, not Alcohol, when in doubt, sings Sunday Morning, and his crappy beautiful rapping

Jun/Junhui {info} aka the real mom of the group

-Crazy for you cover

-1/2 of china line. Best eye rolls the world will ever know. people call him greasy, hes not reall but whatever. very sassy. his legendary part in Mansae that makes him look like the McDonalds logo. Also the time he dressed up in an actually carrot costume. 

Films: The Pye-Dog {pt.1 pt.2} (sorry i couldn’t find it in one part), Ip Man: The Legend Is Born, Intouchable (a series)

Hoshi/Soonyoung {info} aka naega hosh

-Okay so choreographs all their dances goals so naturally, best dancer ever. LOUD. Also shinee’s biggest fanboy, if you thought that you were shinees biggest fan ur wrong its Hosh proof: 1, 2, 3. a cute little hamster i die everyday. 10 hours 10 minutes. Black belt in Taekwondo... why dont we ever get to see anything ??

-appered in Nu’est Face MV, and Hello Venus Venus MV

Wonwoo {info} aka rbf master

-was originally a singer, but switched to rapping before debuting, so not only does wonu have an amazing voice but can rap suuuuuper well, and can easily switch between the two its stunning. always calm and usually has an rbf but hes actaully really fun love our emo wonwoo. kinda reminds me of a sloth but i love him even more becasue of that lol

-appered in Nu’est Face MV, and Hello Venus Venus MV

Woozi/Jihoon {info} aka smol fairy devil

-fear him. He may look tiny and soft but he will crush you. Composes almost all of svt’s songs. Super cute and hes coming to except this as time goes on lmao. shortest member. one of the big reasons svt became a self producing group

- first to get a solo in svt called Simple

-appered in Nu’est Face MV, and Hello Venus Venus MV

Dk/Seokmin {info} aka literal sunshine

the sunshine of svt, always smiling. i saw a video of him crying once and my world shattered. LOUD pt2. super funny i love him. one of the most stable vocals in svt. can hit those high notes like nobody else. 

-has this beautiful cover

Mingyu {info} aka gaint germ

-Instagram

-walking puppy? yes actually he is. also a gaint germ (1,2) so get ready. sneezes everywhere then touches everything. can go from cute to sexy with no time in between its insane. If he’s not your bias he’s your bias wrecker. Wild orange hair durning Check In era end everyone made fun of him or loved it no in between.

-Svt’s personal hairstylist  

-appered in Nu’est Face MV, and Hello Venus Venus MV

The8/Minghao {info} aka arthao

-Instagram

-Literally has become the biggest artist in the world what an icon

-other half of chine line. last member to join the group. He did b-boying in china for like 6 years. here is baby hao b-boying at age 12 (he’s the tallest skinny guy and also the leader). crazy good Martial arts skills.  comes off super cute a fluffy and sweet with that voice and all but a serious thug tho like 1, 2, 3 

Seungkwan {info} aka future mc 

-Instagram

Boo Seungkwan our sassy little guy that i love more than life itself. LOUD pt3. gonna star in the next hollywood film because of his flawless acting. Also one of the most stable vocals in svt. hits high notes so easily its not fair (like in pretty u i died). a cutie from jeju. Koreas next best MC watch out world Seungkwan is coming. pretty much helps set the happy fun tone in svt

-covered Beautiful Tomorrow perfectly

Vernon/Hansol {info} aka the living meme

oh vernon. other half of american line. best friends with Seungkwan. literally a walking meme. anything he does is dumb and i love it. example: his weird dance from Boom Boom. lots of Hotline Bling. His iconic: “mom, i won this.” terrible hair durning mansae era 

-was on “Kids Explore Life” when he was little. Also a contestant on ‘JTBC Made in U’ .... headlines headlines ....

-appeared on one of Eric Nams Can’t Help Myself stages and Hello Venus ‘Venus’ MV, Sickness ft. Eunwoo of Pristin

Dino/Chan {info} aka the baby

The baby of the group. Once a baby always a baby. Dino, nugu aegi? tragic hair durning mansae era as well. best glow up of the world let me tell you i called this. Like if you think jungkook of bts had a glow up time to meet Lee Chan because his was more intense and if not faster. Fresh out of High school and living life large lol

-This amazing fancam

-his song Zero (here is the performance) and you can bet i cried when i heard this. He grew up so fast T.T

Other

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Seventeen’s One Fine Day: Season 1: {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, Season 2  

Best Stages

Girl Group Medley / Relay 

Sorry Sorry cover

Happiness

Tell Me (Immortal Songs)

Boy Group Remix

Bindaetteok Gentleman

My Ears Candy (Jun and Mingyu)

My Ears Candy (Seungkwan and DK)

U

Who (performance unit) oddly enough this song isn’t talked about much, i think it killed every carat cause it killed me

Decalcomanie

and some of my personal faves: Show Me Your Love, Honey + Very Nice (Remix), 2016 Melon awards: Very Nice

Dance Practices/Part Switches

Adore U: Fixed Ver, Follow Ver, Part Switch Ver

Mansae: Hide Ver, Seek Ver, Follow Me Ver, Part Switch Ver

Pretty U: Love Ver, Letter Ver, Dear Carat Ver

Very Nice: Roof Top Ver, Dance Practice Ver, Part Switch Ver

Boom Boom: Front Ver, Review Ver, Santa Ver 

Don’t Wanna Cry: Front Ver, Review Ver, Part Switch Ver

Clap: Practice

Thanks: Choreography Video

Other Video worth mentioning: Highlight (13 Member Ver), No. 1 Cover, Without You

Offical Links:

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Extra

Seventeen TV

Boys Wish Kindergarten Skit    

Bongbong gyus precious child (a few of the many insta posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, also bongbongie has no gender so stan talent)

the famous English Time w/ Svt

the memeteen diaries (ive never laughed so hard tbh)

ISAC aerobics - inspired by Transformers 

ISAC 400m Dash

ISAC warm up dance created by our boys (ft dokyeoms singing)

Seventeen and Monsta x interactions (they’re debut buddies if you don’t die everytime they interact with each other you are doing something wrong)

Seventeen x Nu’est stage Heaven (aka the best crossover the world has yet to see)

so yah stan talent stan my memes Seventeen

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Laini Taylor: Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) | Lara

The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever. What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving? The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real? Welcome to Weep.

I'd like this book to give me back the time I spent reading it, but I don’t want to spend another five minutes thinking about the terrible time I had with it. You know the book is BAD when it starts throwing you into a slump – I was in such a mood for reading and then, next thing I remember I was forcing myself to get through every damn page of this cluster-fuckery of letters. Strange the Dreamer was an epic letdown, and, the thought of hating a book that everyone seems to love fills me with immense sadness. This book was, first of all, very hard to read. I can usually get through an impressive amount of bad characters and nonexistent plot if I like the author’s style and writing – which was not the case with this book. Taylor’s writing seems interrupted and disorganized with nonsensical POV switches in the middle of the sentence (this was like, a real thing, at the beginning of the sentence she describes Lazlo watching at the stars and skips to Sarai sleeping after the comma). Not to mention the everlasting note of monotony and indifference that made me genuinely disinterested in any aspect of this book. Taylor’s pacing was probably one of the worst things that had happened to this book. The tremendous amount of time that it takes to get to a point where things actually start happening made me realize how little fucks I give about characters and what is going to happen to them. It takes them almost 200 pages to actually get to Weep, and then they are practically doing nothing until the last chapter. When the action started happening and things got to the point where they were supposed to be interesting, I was so numb from wanting those terrible descriptions to be over that I couldn’t care less about the plot twists – which were actually good and ending that wasn’t so bad itself! When I put aside my hate for the writing, I see that I quite liked the worldbuilding and magic system. Weep is a city on the east, where two hundred years ago, Seraphim - also known as mesarthim, came down on Earth. They are godlike creatures with immense power who lived in a citadel that floats above Weep. For centuries, they tormented and abused people of Weep, stealing their wives and turning them half mad after taking their children, half-human, and half-god, also known as godspawns. Fifteen years ago, Eril – Fane killed every god and murdered their children to free people of Weep, but he never managed to get rid of the giant floating angel that shadows his city. Lazlo Strange is an orphan boy who likes nothing more than getting lost inside his own thoughts. He is a huge bookworm and has probably memorized every single fact about the mysterious city of Weep. The day when his craziest dreams come true is the day Eril-Fane asks him to come with him to an expedition to Weep. Lazlo is probably the most boring and personality-less character I’ve ever encountered. I mean, what does he do – he reads and dreams? Wow. Even that cool plot twist at the end couldn’t make his character less lame. Sarai has something more to her, even though I still found her pretty boring. She is whiny and lets herself be defined by others way too easily. Sarai is a daughter of Eril-Fane and goddess of despair – Isagol. Her gift is an ability to invade and control people’s dreams – but don’t worry, she doesn’t use it to do anything badass or useful, she’d rather spend some time in Lazlo’s head, creating the world’s lamest case of insta-love. “Minya hadn’t given up. She never would. Somehow, by sheer force of will, the girl had frozen herself in time—not just her body but everything. Her fury, her vengeance, undiminished in all these years. You could never win against such a will.” The only character worthy of my notice was Minya – a 21-year-old daughter of Skathis with ability to control ghosts, trapped in a child’s body until she fulfills her vengeance over Eril-Fane. She was the only interesting person in this book and I would like to thank her for making bearable to read.

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The 12 worst types of Instagram Stories

We need to talk about Instagram Stories.

"Story of my life"? More like please don’t story your whole life, or at least do so tastefully.

Over the past few years, Instagram Stories have cannibalized Snapchat and emerged supreme as the premiere location to show off shaky cam concert footage and puppy-dog selfies. But with great power comes great misuse of a platform. 

We’ve all succumb to the desire to constantly cherry pick the juiciest parts of our life and share them with anyone who cares to tune in. Sometimes, though, those juicy bits don’t taste, sound, or look very good to those of us consuming them. 

It’s time for a crash course in Instaquette (Instagram etiquette, duh). 

12. The 'New Post' Story

Don’t post your post to your story to your post to your story to your post…

If you post something, we’ll see it in due time. 

Just like Bebe Rexha said in her hit song with that country singer: "If it’s meant to be, it’ll be." If we’re meant to see your post, we will. You mustn’t shove it down our throats by posting it on your story with a GIF or scribbles over it, concealing the very thing we just might have been interested in seeing. That’s called overkill, friends. 

I wouldn’t have minded scrolling by and throwing you a like, organically. But now that I know you want me to see something, I will actively avoid looking at it, Birdbox style. 

11. The Work Out Photos Story

We get it, you like to get your iPhone sweaty.

It’s 2019. We’re all for body positivity and going after your goals in a healthy way. Strive! A nice, strong gym post is cool. But to constantly barrage us with poorly lit semi-self conscious pics of you flexing is poor form. Leave it to Kim Kardashian. Do your squats and your pull ups and then barrage us with pics in those jeans that are beginning to fit like a second skin. Double negative if you’re forcing your significant other to participate in your sweaty social gains. They just want to meet their PR without feeling pressured to appear swol to your 539 followers. 

10. The Filmed Without Consent Story 

Let your friends do their thing without turning it into a production.

If your friend wants to be filmed, we guarantee they will do something to warrant a recording sesh. It’s just not cool to constantly be filming your friends’ every move. Soon, they’ll start to feel like they can’t do anything around you without feeling like Britney circa 2006. 

There’s nothing more cringe-worthy than watching someone publicly squirm under the lens of their friend's iPhone. 

9. The Pointless Poll Story

They see me pollin’, they hatin’.

If you’re going to put a poll in your story, and yes there is a right and wrong time for a poll. Please adhere to poll etiquette. 

For the love of all that is good, place your poll in the center of the screen so we don’t accidentally vote if we’re trying to move on to the next slide. OR conversely when we are aggressively trying to vote on your poll and you’ve placed it so far to the left that we end up clicking backwards. We don’t need to see your story twice. 

Finally, the polls that read "yes" or "yes, but in red" need to die. It was never funny.

8. The Terrible Music Story

If you play a song through your speakers, you’re dead to us.

Instagram went out of their way for you, and you have shown no gratitude. We’re looking at you Kylie Jenner. That’s right, we’re talking about playing songs through your phone’s speakers instead of the music feature on the app. We would have listened to AM radio if we wanted our music reception to go in and out, so we sure as hell don’t want it coming from your iPhone. 

7. The Facetune'd Child Story 

We don’t want to see your baby smoother than a glazed doughnut, Rebecca.

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times. DON’T FACETUNE YOUR CHILDREN. Babies are naturally cute. There is no need to morph or transform their bodies, thus holding them to ridiculous beauty/cuteness standards, before they even know what ridiculous beauty standards are. We really thought this one should be an obvious don’t, but as per usual the internet has found a way to disappoint us. 

6. The Never-ending Rant Story 

Go 👏 off 👏 but 👏 respect 👏 the 👏 medium 

Listen, sometimes you just gotta go TF off — whether that be about a topic of social injustice, or when you feel personally attacked by the vicious moms who fought you for dominance at the Bath and Body Works Candle Day Sale™. 

Unfortunately, the time limit of Story clips don’t necessarily lend themselves to a 30 minute impassioned critique of the cisheteropatriarchy. And we guarantee that people would love to hear it  — if only you weren’t getting cut off every 15 seconds. Next time a particular issue lights a fire within you, spark it up on YouTube instead. 

5. The BFF Birthday Story 

It’s my party, and I’ll post 9,000,000 clips if I want to.

I think my least favorite type of Instagram post is the 'It's my best friend's birthday' post

— Brian Koerber (@bkurbs) January 8, 2019

🎵 Happy Birthday dear [yourfriendthatidon’tknow], Happy Birthday to you! 🎵 It’s literally Birthday Law that you must spend the day hyping up your bestie on their birthday — but do we really care? Yes, we’re sure your friend’s #bdayLook is bomb. Yes, that party looks like it’s jumping. Yes, that cake looks delish. But are we there? No. BFF birthday stories are the epitome of JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) — watching people you don’t know have fun is boring, not glamorous.

4. The Boomerang Clipshow Story 

Nothing but Boomerangs for days. 

When the Boomerang first came to Instagram, having your own personal GIF machine was a fun, inventive way to liven up your feed. Now that the novelty has worn off, though, we’re begging you to stop. There’s so many more features available to you on Stories now: face filters, zooming in with music, uhh….other things! We don’t need a whiplash-inducing video of you chugging your third cocktail of the night. 

3. The Tons of Unreadable Text Story

OH GOD MY EYES 

You don’t need a degree in Color Theory to slap some aesthetically pleasing text onto your Story, but at the very least please try and make it readable. There’s nothing worse than attempting to speed-read 0.2 size cursive neon green font on a bright yellow border in less than 15 seconds before the Story switches. Crowding the screen with text also takes away from the actual photo itself, if you took one. This is not a comic book, so don’t fill your stories up with speech bubbles. 

2. The Filming Your Drive Story 

Yes, a video of the street you’re driving down is EXACTLY the content I was looking for.

Everyone knows you shouldn’t text and drive, or at least that’s what we thought. That includes Instagram, guys. Not only is it dangerous and could cause bodily harm to you or others, but we can guarantee that absolutely no one cares about you filming yourself talking or blasting the bass through your crappy car speakers. 

No one asked for this content, in fact, we’re asking that it stop. 

1. The Concert Story 

If we wanted to see that concert, we would’ve bought a ticket.

We’re so glad you went to that concert. We really are. Live your joy. But watching said concert playback on a 5-inch glass screen with sound quality that makes it seem like it was recorded on a Nintendo DS was never part of our plan. 

Unless you’re literally backstage with the artist, please refrain from recording back-to-back snippets of their concert. Your seats aren’t even that good so we can’t differentiate the artist from their backup dancers. This also applies to Storying in a loud club. Unless Jaden Smith is holding a sparkler while simultaneously pouring you a shot of Grey Goose, refrain. We will not have the FOMO you’re so desperately trying to induce if our ears are bleeding. If you must post, kill the sound. 

You can be better at Instagram Stories. We believe in you.

Image: GIPHY 

The truth is that every Instagram story can easily be swiped away at a moment’s notice. You can speedrun through clips faster than your finger can graze glass (literally). None of these annoying stories will kill us, although we may claim they will — after all, we live for the drama. 

But, like most people, we are genuinely interested in our friends’ lives. Just maybe not enough to put up with their Insta habits. As I’m sure legions of people throughout history would agree, some stories just aren’t meant to be told. 

[diwatang-sirena]

YbriAna, AleBarro, and A Lot More Rants

First of all, let me express my immense disappointment with the writing direction the makers of Encantadia’s requel have decided to go for in Book 2. More specifically, I’m severely disappointed with the execution. Maybe it sounded good on paper when they agreed on the summary, but it sure doesn’t look like they care much about the details. At least, it doesn’t look like it on TV.

And if that’s not bad enough, the newbie actors are not doing the show any favors as well. And I’m pretty sure you all know very well which “new” character I’m most frustrated with.

Yep. It’s Arra San Agustin’s Ariana character, the new Amihan (but not really).

Now let me clarify that while I was initially disappointed knowing that Kylie would be somewhat replaced (but not really?) by a new actress (heck, who wasn’t?), I eventually warmed up to the idea because honestly, it actually sounded pretty interesting. I loved the thrill and excitement of the idea of having her family slowly discover one by one that Ariana is actually Amihan, while she herself is trying to figure out who she really is.

Like come on! Imagine the tension, the huge emotional scenes between her and her three beloved sisters, her daughter Lira, and especially her true love Ybrahim, when they all find out that their former Queen has come back from the dead and is staying for good! The audience would be thrilled, and it would be as if Amihan never left.

Well, that ain’t going to be possible anymore.

Not with how the showrunners are executing Ariana’s story, and worse, Arra’s unhelpful, bland acting.

For more details, just go check out @iris-sistibly’s wonderful rant about the requel, if for some reason you haven’t checked it out before. Her critiques are exactly my thoughts on the show’s mistakes.

With that said, here are the 3 “We could’ve had it aaaaall” subplots that would’ve been good, but didn’t happen the way we expected:

1. Amihan’s strong, unbreakable connection with her sisters:

Akala ko this story’s about 4 sisters?

If there’s anyone who should’ve recognized Amihan first, it should’ve been her sisters, the ones who were with her since the day she was brought to Encantadia. Parang walang kwenta ang blood connection between Amihan and the rest.

Why are there almost no scenes between Ariana and the 3 sanggres?

The only deep, private conversation Ariana had with one of her true sisters was with Alena, talking about how Ariana should make the moves on Ybrahim so that he can be happy again (I’ll deal with this issue later). Shouldn’t Alena have suspected the reason why Ybrahim has suddenly started to fall for this woman, when he’s been so hungover from losing Amihan even after so long, was because Ariana is similar to Amihan?

And what about Danaya, the sister arguably closest and most loyal to Amihan? Couldn’t there have been a scene between the two of them only where they just sit and talk about what’s going on, and then have Danaya suspect something unusal yet familiar about Ariana?

The same with Pirena. This calculating, witty sanggre had the most conversations with Ariana out of the three, albeit angry and emotional ones, and yet she does not suspect at all that her once hated sister is inside Ariana’s body.

Well, I don’t blame them. Even us the audience are just as confused at the extent of Amihan’s personality in Ariana.

One of the worst changes in the requel, or rather Book 2, is the undermining of the 4 sanggres’ sisterly bond. Yes, Alena, Danaya, and Pirena have worked well together in order to honor Amihan’s legacy. And perhaps Danaya and Pirena might have their occasional disagreements and all.

But those are nothing new and exciting. This would’ve been their chance to prove that their sisterhood is unbreakable and stronger than any adversity. This would’ve clearly defined the main theme of Encantadia: the strength of love and family. The story between 4 warrior sisters.

Pero wala e. Iba ang fino-focus nila na “development”, which is failing miserably and of which I will discuss later on.

In short, the writers have forgotten the true essence of Encantadia and what the show really stands for.

2. Amihan’s inner “Motherly” side where Lira’s concerned:

I think we all know (and greatly despise) that certain Popcorn moment Ariana had when instead of helping Lira, the girl who’s supposed to be her real daughter, she instinctly decided to cower and hide in fear, and watch as Asval and co. continuously shot Lira to death.

The worst part of all is that she doesn’t seem one bit apologetic about the fact that she did absolutely NOTHING to save her.

Seriously? Are you sure Amihan’s in there?

Even if Ariana’s persona is obviously more visible, the real Amihan would’ve burst with emotion and make her enemies PAY for hurting her beloved daughter. She would’ve given up logic, anything really, to save her daughter and bring justice to her death.

Shouldn’t the power of love be strong enough to bring out her true self? Bakit kung sa mga normal fighting scenes or training, lumalabas ang pagka-Amihan, but when her daughter needs her the most, naka-off ang Amihan radar niya? That’s just plain inconsistent.

Also, they’re so-called “Mother-Daughter” bonding? I don’t see them as very convincing Not only is Arra’s acting uninspiring, but the way they show/place these moments out of nowhere is just … ugh!

It would’ve made more sense if Lira and Ariana actually bonded outside of their Tagapangalaga roles. What I mean is, it would’ve been nice to see them getting to know each other personally, and maybe after Lira reveals more about herself, Ariana would feel more and more the pull in her heart that’s telling her that this girl’s supposed to be THAT important to her, which will puzzle her and suspect her own identity.

Not only would that establish their Mother-Daughter bond again (and maybe give more time for Arra to get used to being a mother to Mikee), but it would also serve as development for Lira too.

Maybe then I would be okay with watching Lira remember her mother whenever Ariana shows an act of kindness to her.

3. Ybrahim and Amihan’s death-defying love and devotion to each other:

Now this is something that’s obviously being focused the most by the showrunners, no doubt since the YbraMihan fandom is (or perhaps was) the largest and most vocal group in Enca and is one of the reasons why some episodes have high ratings. No surprise that Ybrahim, who’s still pining for Amihan, would be the first to recognize or suspect something familiar about Ariana.

Even though I was heartbroken at the thought that KyRu could not continue YbraMihan’s epic love story in Enca, I was excited to see how their relationship would unfold with this new predicament. And while all along I predicted that the new Amihan actress would never have as much incredible and effortless chemistry with Ruru as Kylie did, I was willing to give it a chance for as long as they had a good, natural-flowing story development.

Except it didn’t happen that way.

Instead, Ybrahim and Ariana’s love story became one of if not the worst portrayed romance ever in Enca history.

Where should I start?

Hmm, let’s see. For one, they don’t have that sizzling chemistry. Even if the writing was bad, the undeniable chemistry would’ve been able to save it and at least make the romance look good.

For YbraMihan, they had both the realistic development and the unexpectedly overwhelming chemistry. That was exactly why most of the fandom including myself have switched to their side, because they made the most sense.

In AzuPiren’s case, even though Marx isn’t that good of an actor and his love story with Pirena wasn’t focused on that much, his burning chemistry with Glaiza saved this pairing and has earned the love of the fandom.

Unfortunately, Arra just doesn’t have that with Ruru.

Worse, the way they make it seem like every time Ariana is onscreen, the only thing she could ever think of is Ybrahim this and Ybrahim that.

Like giiiiiirl, Amihan was NEVER this obssessed with Ybrahim even though she loved him with all her heart.

The thing that YbriAna is having that became the very reason why I loathed AleBarro ver. 2 is the INSTA-LOVE.

How do you define Insta-Love? Well, think of it as Romeo and Juliet. These lovers have just met, and they’ve become so attracted to each other that for some reason they decide right away that they’re the love of their lives (even though they haven’t even gotten to know each other for more than a week) and would do anything, break the rules, defy their parents, or even kill themselves, in order to be with their lover.

That is what’s happening right now. You’re told and shown over and over that these two have a connection. But what would’ve made it more convincing is, like I mentioned with Lira, by having these two re-bond with each other and have them fall for each other not only because of the unavoidable pull they feel but also realizing the aspects that made them fall for the other like YbraMihan’s past.

The way they’re so into each other with absolutely no basis except for the invisible bond they have due to YbraMihan’s love makes this whole love affair a waste of time.

I hate to say this, but this ruined YbraMihan AND Amihan’s character. No wonder people are starting to lean over AleBarro’s side.

The main issue here really, overall, is the treatment the showrunners are giving the story.

They’re trying too hard to make these scenes look exciting and “twisted” for the sake of ratings that they fail to deliver a real, sympathetic and well-thought story that brings out the best in its characters, even the villains.

If they had problems with that, then they really should’ve ended with Book 1 and perhaps relax and take their time coming up with a better risk-proof story while waiting for Kylie to be available again. Better to end with a short, yet beautifully-executed story than an overdue, boring plot.

Now onto the main issue.

Shipping wars have always been a normal thing in fandoms, and Encantadia is no different. The biggest ship war we ever had was between AleBarro and YbraMihan, and for good reason too.

This time though, it’s ironic how these two rival shippers have somewhat united against YbriAna, despite the fact that YbriAna is essentially YbraMihan.

But can you blame them really?

The way I see it, AleBarro fans are frustrated with how unfair it is that GabRu weren’t given their second (or third?) chance now that Kylie’s out of the picture. Not to mention, some fans could still be very particular about following the original canon. I think it became worse when Arra ended up disappointing us even further, so having Ybrahim fall for a weak character like Ariana instead of Alena again, who’s become stronger and never really stopped loving Ybarro, would seem quite unfair especially to the Gabbi/GabRu fandom.

As for YbraMihan fans, like myself, it’s incredibly irritating to see how low they’re making their beautiful love story to be. Like I mentioned above, sobrang pangit ang pagka-execute ng mga scenes nila. And while Ruru’s acting is consistently on-point, Arra just doesn’t seem to keep up.

While I’m sure the writers had good intentions with this Sarkosi arc, THEY ARE. RUINING. THE VERY FOUNDATION AS TO WHY THEY LOVED EACH OTHER AND WHY FANS FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM.

Ariana is a big degrade from the Amihan we all know and love. YbriAna is a cheap 80% discount of the YbraMihan we all fought so hard for. And with YbriAna looking extra cheesier than Book 1 AleBarro, it’s really no wonder why people are taking AleBarro’s side this time than YbriAna/YbraMihan.

While I was initially sure that YbriAna would end up becoming canon, now that the show is again reminding us of Alena’s unwavering feelings for Ybarro (which I honestly don’t know how when they haven’t had a good, strong foundation in the start anyway), I’m now down to 50% certain of the outcome.

So here’s how I see it if they decide to switch back to AleBarro:

The Good:

1. They are the original canon, so having them end up together would not only reward Alena’s endurance, but also stay true to the original love story.

2. Alena has always been the person who sees sense and calms people down whenever tensions are high. That’s no different with how she treats Ybrahim, except her feelings for him run deeper than platonic. And right now, with him losing everything that’s important to him, he needs emotional support more than ever.

3. Alena DOES NOT disrespect her place in Ybrahim’s heart. It’s obvious that Ybrahim’s feelings for her have been long gone, and while there are plenty of opportunities for Alena to take advantage of Amihan’s absence or his problems to bring herself closer to him, she does not do it because she knows her boundaries and has her pride as a strong, independent woman, which I can say is VERY admirable of her.

4. Ybrahim can finally move on and be happy, have his new Queen of Sapiro, and maybe have Armea, the heir to the throne.

The Bad:

1. HINDI PA TONG LOVE STORY TAPOS??? While I loved Alena’s immense development, I’m disappointed with how repetitive this storyline is. Ybrahim’s true love in the requel is clearly Amihan, so having him end up with Alena, whom he already had a relationship before and tried to make it work but failed, would only make her seem like the second fiddle. And Alena does not deserve that.

2. While some people may see Ybarro/Ybrahim as a “womanizer” since he’s had about 3 love interests already, I think that’s a very unfair judgement for him. He never had a strong foundation with Alena, and because he had a better build-up with Amihan, it shouldn’t come off as a surprise to anyone that his feelings for Amihan would be stronger. And with Ariana, the only reason why he’s attracted to her is because he sees Amihan in her. So calling him a womanizer while in reality he’s only pining for his one true love for such a long time is kinda low.

Having him return to Alena is almost like making him some sort of ping pong ball that goes back and forth between women depending on who’s available to him. Like I said, it’s repetitive and overused, and I’m tired of seeing them give these two another chance when really this love story should’ve been long over. I am sick of this “First Love will never die” peg of Filipino teleseryes. Which brings us to number 3…

3. What is the point of Alena taking so long to “move on” when all along she never actually did? What is the point of Ybrahim’s eternal love for Amihan if he’ll end up falling for Alena when all along Amihan’s sarkosi is right there? She may be stronger and independent as a woman, but bringing her back to the man who only brought more pain than happiness is I think an injustice to Alena’s efforts. Ybrahim is not a price to be won just because Alena’s love for him never went away. And having Ybrahim fall for her again mostly due to some needed emotional support like a band-aid is unfair to Alena.

If Ybrahim has not looked at her in a romantic light ever since he chose Amihan, I don’t see how he’ll magically have these feelings for her again especially when he already knows how good a person Alena is. Not especially when he still feels strongly for Amihan through Ariana.

4. What is the freaking point of Memfes and Adamya??? It’s as if they’re only made to be fillers! This was supposed to be Alena’s time to shine, to show how good a leader she is on her own without depending too much on her loved ones, and to show that she’s not only meant to be a love interest. This is supposed to be the time to expand more about Adamya and bring it up there with the other countries. If she really wants to give her all to Adamya’s rebuilding, I don’t think being Queen of Sapiro would give her enough time and energy to do that.

About Memfes, I’m not impressed with him to be honest. Lance Serrano (am I right?) is as bad as Arra in terms of acting. But the “Beauty and the Beast” peg AleMemfes is going for would’ve been interesting if done properly, and I think it would be fitting for Alena to find love within a, well, a “beast” who actually has a good heart and is finding a place to belong, which is something they’d have in common.

Unfortunately, Memfes is being portrayed more like an Ybarro ver. 2. A lot of their meetings are similar to AleBarro’s first meetings. Heck, they don’t even have enough screentime to convince the audience of their chemistry. It would’ve been nice to see more variety and originality to clearly see the difference between AleBarro and AleMemfes.

(Bakit kasi hindi nalang si Muros ang pinatuloyan kay Alena if there had to be anyone?)

But really, the writers have already gone so far into establishing YbriAna, even introducing Memfes for Alena. So what would be the freaking point of Ariana and Memfes kung AleBarro lang pala ang magkatuloyan? Which brings us to number 5…

5. What would be the whole point of Amihan risking her own identity in order to return to her mag-ama, that is Ybrahim and Lira? What would be her purpose if Lira’s already dead and Ybrahim would only end up in someone else’s arms?

Making AleBarro endgame in my eyes is basically destroying any chance of Kylie coming back to the finale with a happy ending for Amihan. Come on, do you really believe that WHEN the true Amihan comes back, Ybrahim would wholeheartedly choose to be with Alena because it would seem to be the right thing to do? Could Ybrahim really take it if he cannot be near Amihan when she’s finally right there? I think we all already know that answer from Book 1. I mean, can you imagine what it would be like for Kylie and Ruru to be in the same scene, but they can no longer be romantic because Ybrahim has moved on with Alena? I can just see it now…

Imagine Amihan, the real one, coming to the wedding ceremony and giving her blessing to Ybrahim and Alena (because we all know how self-sacrificial Amihan really is, unlike Ariana). And as she stops in front of the two of them, her eyes lock with Ybrahim’s for a moment, but that moment would seem like a lifetime for them. Their eyes would express their shared feeling of regret and longing for a love that was not meant to be. Alena could only stand by the sidelines and let them have their last moment, perhaps a bit guilty and insecure at the intense connection the two share even after so long.

And while AleBarro fans are rejoicing, the YbraMihan fandom would reawaken completely and explode with comments flying all over the place.

“Dapat si Amihan ang nasa tabi ni Ybrahim!“

“Bakit parang mas gusto ni Ybrahim na si Amihan ang magiging asawa niya kay sa kay Alena?”

“Iba talaga ang lakas ng chemistry ng KyRu!”

Let’s be honest. The impact of the ending would really be more effective if Kylie was allowed to come back for the sake of sentimentality and to finish Amihan’s story herself. The finale would be more memorable for the fact that we’d have all four sisters reunited, and the family of YbraLiraMihan would have their long-awaited moment once again and FINALLY live happily ever after. Also hoping that Lira will finally become Queen in the end.

Even without Ybrahim, I’m pretty sure Alena could still have her happy ending. She’ll finally be able to close that painful chapter and give second love a chance, most likely in Memfes. And together they can live quietly in Adamya and build their family there, just like what Alena has always dreamed of.

Honestly, Alena does not deserve a man who does not completely see her worth even when she’s been supporting him from behind all her life.

To summarize it all down, while I despise YbriAna and agree that AleBarro looks far better together than the former at this moment, when i think about the long run/finale, there is no doubt in my mind that having YbraMihan (KyRu) end up together in the end will be make the most noisy impact (in a good way) in and out of the fandom.

I can at least pretend right then and there that Amihan never died and Book 2 never happened except for the ending. This’ll be the greatest reward for everyone enduring YbriAna.