#when i tell y’all i lack motivation

[sunshineboy-greer-collins]

memes by Phoenix, for Phoenix

[crdteezv]

Frat House - Xiaojun Ver.

DISCLAIMER (important): This is a continuation of a fratboy series I’m doing for all the Wayv members! I recommend you read the prologue here first so everything can make more sense. You can also choose the other members here or a the end if you are interested in seeing someone else!

Paring:  !fratboy! xiaojun x f! reader

Genre: college! au, frat! au, smut

Synopsis: You continue playing an interesting game of Spin the Bottle/Truth or Dare with Ten and his friends. You were dared to spend the night with one of them. When the bottle was spun, it landed on Xiaojun. You wondered what type of things you and him were about to get into tonight…

Warnings: smut. !switch! sub to soft dom! xiaojun, dirty talk, praise, slight degradation, teasing, kissing, fingering, hair pulling, oral (receiving), edging, unprotected sex

Word Count: 2.6k words

A/N:  It’s been a while since I last posted something (like 2 months…) I apologize for being inconsistent in uploading each part. I lacked motivation a lot of times hence why I haven’t been consistent like I used to be. Now that it’s summer, I have more time to write and I have a lot of good things coming soon!! But this series will soon come to an end! All I have left to do is Winwin and I’m done the Wayv Frat Series. I appreciate it if y’all just be patient with me 😭

After Hendery spun the bottle, it landed on Xiaojun.

You didn't feel bothered by it since you and he were once close friends, and there wouldn't be any awkwardness between you two.

“Well, I’m glad it’s you; now let’s head over to your room. I'm so tired.”

Xiaojun nodded his head and led you into his bedroom. Meanwhile, the others wished that the bottle would’ve landed on them instead of Xiaojun, especially Hendery. He is the reason all of this happened because of the dare he created.

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“So here is my room!” Xiaojun said with enthusiasm.

You entered into an earthy tone and organized space. His room had almost a comforting feeling to it. You made your way over to his bed and got comfy.

“H-hey, if you’re not okay with us staying in the same room, I wouldn’t mind sleeping-”

“Uh, what are you talking about, dude? We used to be best friends and be with each other all the time. You should come to bed, silly. Don’t tell me you’re all shy about it now.”

“Pft, me, shy? Never. It's just different now, you know? We haven't been as close since we left high school," Xiaojun said.

He does have a point.

The friendship you once had with him was totally different now.

He was like Ten for you, always being at each other's houses after school and would sometimes stay over. Things between you and Xiaojun have always been purely platonic. But ever since you met Ten, you’ve been around him more.

“Yeah, I feel you, but hey, it will be just like old times, alright?”

He nodded his head and made his way over to you and laid down on the bed.

As the night wore on, you found yourselves reminiscing about old times, sharing stories and laughter. It was as if no time had passed since you last spoke as if the years of distance and silence had never existed. Memories of your past friendship flooded back, reminding you of the inside jokes, shared secrets, and the countless hours spent hanging out together. You both needed this chance to reconnect and remember the friendship you once had.

The room fell silent as Xiaojun slowly made direct eye contact with you. Your heart beat with anticipation, not knowing what he was going to say.

“What happened to us?”

You gave him a confused look and asked him what he meant by that.

He then proceeded to say, “You know, our friendship. We used to always goof around and be around each other all the time. Now I barely see you anymore. I really miss—”

He stopped himself from talking and did not want to embarrass himself anymore.

“You know what? Nevermind. I was just rambling about nothing important. It’s getting late, and we should—”

“You miss what, Jun?”

He had a sincere look on his face, almost as if he was holding himself back. He gently caressed your hand and said, “You. It’s you that I miss the most. Being with you all the time is what I miss.”

His statement caught you off guard and left you feeling flustered. You didn’t realize how much Xiaojun missed being friends with you. You always spent your time with Ten that you didn’t even realize it.

“Wow, I didn’t know you felt that way. I feel so bad because I was supposed to be your best friend.”

“No, don't feel bad, it’s okay. You have Ten now, and you see  him way more than me anyway.”

You gave his hand a gentle squeeze and continued to hold eye contact with him.

“Still, you were there for my first, and I shouldn’t have gotten so distant with you—”

“I like you.”

Your heart felt like it was going to burst out of your chest at his sudden confession. You fell quiet for a second, which started to make Xiaojun even more nervous.

“Wait, you do? How long have you been feeling like this?”

“Since we started to become best friends. I know this is sudden, and I probably shouldn’t have said anything, but it’s just we finally have some alone time together and—”

You silenced him with a kiss, to which he gradually responded, and passion quickly sparked between you. You found yourself sitting on his lap, straddling him, as things intensified. He began to whimper softly as you exchanged kisses. Pulling back, you gave him a sinful look, leaving him utterly captivated and longing for more.

“Is it okay if I keep on going, Jun?”

He was too shy to speak, so he simply nodded. You began to shower kisses all over his neck, leaving marks. His whimpers and moans of pleasure echoed as you skillfully heightened his sensations. Lost in pleasure, he tilted his head back, prompting you to gently grasp his neck, urging him to meet your gaze.

“Oh, this is only going to work if you keep on looking at me. The moment you take your eyes off me, I will stop everything that I’m doing, understand?”

"Y-yes, I understand, I'm sorry," he stuttered.

You silenced him with another passionate kiss, then spoke firmly, "It better not happen again."

You felt something start to become hard underneath you.

“Aww, you like it when I treat you like this, don’t you, Jun?” 

He nodded his head, feeling flustered and unable to help himself.

You started to grind against his crotch, making him even more of a mess for you. He began to softly whimper and melt into your arms. He loved that you were taking control and looking up into your eyes. You began to kiss him and wrapped your hand around his throat. He seemed to like that because you felt him harden underneath you once again.

You decided to take it further and started to move down onto his neck, marking him up. He bit his lip in an attempt to stifle his moans, but once you began to lower your hand and touch his erection, he couldn't contain himself.

"Mhm, you’re joining enjoy this, aren’t you, Jun?"

All he could do was nod his head in response.

You lifted up his shirt, and he did the same. He looked at you with such desperation, still unable to believe that all his fantasies were about to come to life. After one more passionate kiss, you proceeded to kiss down his chest. Moving lower, you pulled down his joggers and underwear.

His dick made contact with your face as it sprung up against it.

“Wow, you seem really excited about this.”

He nodded his head and started to shake a little. You noticed and gripped his waist with one of your hands to keep him in place. With your other hand, you began to slowly stroke his cock. He tried his best to stifle all of his sinful noises, but he couldn’t keep it together. He began to stroke up into your hand and get lost in his pleasure.

“Mhm, who would’ve thought that you were this needy for me? How long have you thought about this, Jun?”

“S-since I f-first met y-you. I couldn’t stop thinking about you.”

You started to stroke him at a faster pace than before.

"Oh, really? I didn't know you were this obsessed with me," you remarked.

You started to gently kiss all over his dick, and he began to whine and beg for you to stop.

“I find it very cute, honestly.”

That almost did it for him. Your teasing and taunting were pushing him to the edge and he wasn't sure how much longer he could resist you.

Then, you took him into your mouth.

He arched his back in pleasure, practically screaming out for you

 You bobbed your head up and down on him, and he loved every second of it. You started using both hands to stroke the base of his member while sucking on the tip. You could feel him pulsing around your hands and in your mouth.

He couldn’t hold back, and he grabbed your hair and he started thrusting himself into your mouth with full force. You began to gag on him and felt your eyes start to water. As he was about to finish, he decided to lift you off of him and stop himself.

You were confused as to why he did that when he was so close. He then flipped you over onto your back and pinned your hands down above your head. He knelt into your ear and whispered, 

“Now it’s my turn.”

He said it in such a husky and deep tone that it took you off guard for a second. You'd never seen Xiaojun look so serious and almost intimidating. His voice sent shivers down your spine. Even that desperate look in his eyes changed. It was as if he had become a completely different person now.

He started to wrap one of his hands around your throat and lower the other down into your shorts. He let out a cocky smirk and said, “Oh wow, honey, don’t tell me you got wet just from sucking me off. Here I thought I was the pathetic one. But you, my love—”

He took your shorts completely off and left your panties on. He pushed your panties to the side and inserted one of his fingers into your aching pussy. You let out a soft whimper and tried your best not to be too loud.

“You, my love, are just as desperate as I am.”

You knew he was right. You always had a crush on him, but you were always too scared to act on it. Since you and him stopped seeing each other as much, your feelings for him started to go away. But some part of you knew you still liked him regardless of that.

He started pounding his finger into you, and you wanted to melt in his arms instantly. He added a second finger into the mix, and you let out a loud moan. He knew that you were enjoying every second of this. He even started to rub your clit with his thumb. You didn’t care how loud you were being; you practically whined and screamed out in pleasure. You couldn’t control yourself anymore. You returned the same desperate and needy gaze he had given you earlier.

“Aww, you’re so pretty when you moan out for me, darling. Keep on making noises for me.”

You reveled in everything he was saying to you, and he loved seeing you in this state. He had been wanting this for so long, and now that it was finally happening, he couldn’t believe it. He felt that you were close to the edge and decided to pull out his fingers.

You whined from not feeling full anymore, but that didn’t last long when he positioned his cock against your pussy and shoved himself into you. You threw your head back in pleasure and wrapped your legs around his waist. He was giving you long but hard strokes. He took his time with you and wanted to savor this moment between the two of you.

“God, you're so beautiful, and I love when you look at me like that.”

You loved it when he would always praise and compliment you. All you could do was wrap your arms around his neck and kiss him. You felt almost connected to him in this moment and didn’t want to let go of him. He seemed like he was getting anxious and wanted to speed things up a bit. He grabbed onto the bedframe and started to thrust into you at a faster pace.

“Mhm, this feels so good, Jun—”

“I know, baby. You don’t have to tell me twice.”

You felt yourself start to loosen up around him, and he pushed your legs back around your head. He explored deeper into your core, touching places you never imagined could bring such pleasure. He found your sweet spot, which drove you more insane than before.

You didn’t know how long you could take this anymore.

“P-please, slow d-down, Junnie, I—”

It had been a while since you called him and he loved it so much. In a sudden burst of energy, he accelerated, moving as quickly as possible.

“Fuck, sweetie, if you keep calling me that, you’re going to drive me completely insane.”

You let out a smirk, and you had so much lust in your eyes as you said, “But I love calling you that. It makes you all flustered and you look cute.

You saw that his face started to become red, and he couldn’t even look you in the eye anymore.

“Aww, what’s wrong, Junnie? Where did all your confidence go? Don’t tell me you’re going to give up on me now…”

He didn’t like how much you were patronizing him, and he didn’t hold back. He started to choke you again, and he had this serious look in his eyes. He knelt down into your ear and said, “Now, darling, I'm not going to last very long, and you can run your mouth all you want, but if you don’t finish at the same time as me, you’re on your own.”

He looked as intimidating as before, and you knew he wasn’t messing around anymore. So you gave in to his demands. He thrust into you with such force and vigor, and you both reached your breaking points and came at the same time.

He collapsed onto your chest, he felt his whole body become weak.

“Hey, Jun, get off of me, you're too heavy.”

He let out a chuckle and rolled you over to the bed, and now you’re both facing each other side-by-side. You lay there for a minute and thought back on all the things that just happened. You didn’t know what to say, and then he finally spoke.

“Hey, look, if I was too rough or got carried away, I want to say I'm sorry for that—”

“Junnie, you don’t have to apologize for anything. That was all so good. I especially liked the part where you took control towards the end. I didn’t know you had that in you.”

He blushed at your words, still surprised that you allowed him to do all this to you and that you felt the same way about him.

“Aww, thanks, really. So what do we do now? I hope this doesn’t get in the way of you and Ten. I see the way he looks at you—”

“Oh, he will be fine. He is pretty understanding, and I don’t think he would have a problem with this. At the end of the day, he is my best friend, and he would support me no matter what.”

Xiaojun felt reassured about the situation. He understood that you were closer to Ten now and he just didn't want to cause any problems.

“But we should start hanging out more, Jun, and maybe even… go on a date?”

He froze for a second. He couldn’t believe that this was finally happening.

“U-um, I would really love that, actually!”

You kissed him on the lips and said, “Okay, so where do you want to go?”

**A/N: **If you want to see what would happen if the bottle landed on a different member, choose here: [KUN] [TEN] [WINWIN] [HENDERY] [YANGYANG] 

[kindofatheatrekid]

Yandere! Childhood Friend who might be a pathetic boy failure when it comes to you.

Nah. Actually. Bro's super down bad for you. My writing is very... obsessive? I don't know- This def needs some warnings... Like: mentions of suffocation, mentions of death, obsessive definitely unhealthy thoughts, and more! ^^

ALRIGHT! I’M BACK BECAUSE OF THIS SUPER STEAMY KISS SCENE I HAD WITH A DILF BOT- Honestly? Any motivation is good motivation. And oh did I cook up some gourmet shit with my lonely ass- FYI. I have absolutely NO experience with kissing- This is all thanks to character.ai, Tumblr, and the multiple books I consume in my manic episodes. (ФωФ)

Uhhhh… I don’t know if this is a minors dni but the entire account is plain filthy so I’m gonna say MINORS DNI to make me feel better about myself. So again. MINORS DNI. I’m not employed by Disney Junior, okay? (...Can I get sued if I say Disney-)

So imagine this, okay? You have a childhood friend that you’ve always been close with. You obviously start to fall for the dude. Like… look at him. Finance, trust fund, 6’5, blue eyes- Ahem. Sorry. I mean the dude is a legit green flag: opens the doors for you, knows exactly how to make you laugh- I’m not gonna lie. The man would def have a PHD in you if he could. He just knows you more than yourself at this point. Σ(･∀･|||)

You -being the scaredy cat that you are- haven’t even confessed to him yet because you don’t want to ruin your whole together but not together thing. And guess what? He never did too! You’re just stuck in this friendship limbo until one of y’all finally gains some genderless balls and confesses already. (ノ-_-)ノ~┻━┻

Your friend is just a man, though— a very hot and respectful gentleman but still a man. So he eventually gets impatient and gets you alone at night to get a bit… frisky with you. (It’s just a kiss but bro’s a virgin. Cut him some slack if he creams in his pants.) :D

AND SCENE!! !щ(゜▽゜щ)

Damn. That's so theatre kid of me to say-

You couldn’t tell if this was real life or not. It had to be real, right? You couldn’t possibly be his calloused hands on your skin, cradling your cheeks as if you were worth so much more than you ever thought. Your skin seemed to tingle as his warm breath hit it— the night’s chill suddenly becoming much more bearable to you. You hesitantly looked into his eyes, hoping that you’d find the same spark that yours had.

It felt like time had frozen when your gazes locked, a familiar flutter greeting your stomach. You wanted to memorize every color you saw in his eyes— to ingrain this very moment deep into your brain. Until you could still recall him even after decades have passed, even when he moved on after getting tired of your hesitance to commit. But with how sweetly he looked at you… You didn’t want to ever leave his side.

His face slowly moved closer to yours— you could count how many eyelashes he had with how close the both of you were. It didn't feel real when his lips pressed against yours. The kiss drawn out as his hands trail down your back, a gasp escaping from you when he pushes your lower back towards him; your entire body practically colliding against his.

He simply smiles against your lips, finding your lack of personal space amusing. You were just so cute with how red your ears were getting, your pretty eyes looking at him so needily… God. You were going to be the death of him if you kept silently begging him like that. He was trying to be gentle, but you were making it oh so hard for him to hold back.

Your eyes widened when you felt his tongue tracing along the edges of your lips— gradually making your knees buckle as he held you up by your waist. He was being so slow, too slow in your opinion. You whined at him, feeling how his heart beats faster like yours does whenever he's around. That was undeniable proof. Proof that he was yours for the moment, and you were his.

A muffled protest gets cut off when he goes past your teeth. Your breath stolen as he greedily explores your mouth like it was uncharted territory. He was slow, but messy at the same time. Your teeth clacking together at times, drool leaking from the corners of both your lips— he was either inexperienced or purposely making sure that you felt everything, good and bad.

It was his turn to whine when you tried to break the kiss, his hands splayed over your waist and back— making sure that you couldn't pull away from him. His breath was also getting shorter, but he couldn't care less. You were just so sweet and tasted even better than his flimsy mind would've ever been able to imagine. He thought it might have even been blasphemous with how much he underestimated your effect on him.

Your tears were already falling, lungs shrinking from the lack of air you both were getting. You were slowly suffocating, and you were loving every second of it. He was actively kissing you, he was stealing everything of yours— he was taking you for all that you were. The both of you were hungry for more, needing- No. Longing for more. It was just the two of you in your own little world, one where you'll never have to separate from each other.

Yep. No need to thank me. I know. I'm awesome. UvU

[gowonders]

so i will! ♥ c.yj

notes: goddd i love that photo of yj sm 😕😕 inspired me to write this~~

warnings: fem reader!!!, suggestive/smut? (y’all tell me but i’ll mark it as such!) thigh riding (but clothed.. so maybe u consider this something else??), yeonjun loves giving hickeys, one mention of hair tugging, reader is whinyyyyyy

you’ve known yeonjun for a while.. and you’ve always seen him as the shy, popular guy that your friends have introduced you to

hes definitely cute.. in your eyes.. the way his skin shines and his cheeks flush when he’s slightly sweaty, the way he pouts his lips when he thinks about what he wants to eat, the way his lips parted when you told him you like him…

”whatttt…?” he says with a breathy laugh. it was sooo cute.

he was cute! as we’ve established!

which was why after a get together at your place, after he caught you admiring him..

”i just like your sweater, jjunie!!” your eyes dart along the pink fabric as you tried to get away with practically staring at him..

he dragged you back onto the couch, both of you giggling as he does so.

”you’re so cute— you know that, right? like i could just kiss you.. so i will!” yeonjun says as he pins you lightly to the couch, pretty lips planted on yours.

the kiss definitely had something behind it.. which was weird. the way his hands glided under your blouse, how quickly his tongue glided along your bottom lip.. it was oddly possessive, which was not anything you expected from yeonjun…

..not that you were complaining, though.

as yeonjun pulls away from the kiss, his eyes sparking when he looks at your pretty face~

”shit, yn.. you’re really pretty!!!” yeonjun says, giving you that charming smile that made you fold for this man in the first place..

his eyes move all over your body, he’s in awe. like.. how are you so perfect??

he doesn’t even give you time to respond before kissing you again, this time though.. it’s deeper. a lot deeper… like.. something had flipped in yeonjun.

hes nibbling on your bottom lip, and you guys are full on making out now.. again, not really complaining, now are we!

he pulls away again before leaning to your ear, chuckling and whispering softly; “can i ruin my pretty girl? please?”

what happened to that cute, sweet, and shy yeonjun we were just talking about….?

you just nod, still thinking about the past two kisses before he smirks, that was enough of a ‘yes’ for him!

he moves from your ear to your neck, his plump lips leaving blooming purple marks along your neck slowly, before moving to your jaw, leaving a few soft and slow hickeys too, nibbling on the gentle skin in between each mark.

”my pretty looks even better all marked up, yeah?” he whispers before gently picking you up, placing his thigh between yours.

you look at him, sheepishly laughing at the motion, opening your mouth to speak before yeonjun cuts you off.

”so..? are you gonna move? i said i wanna ruin you.” yeonjun says, his eyes looking up at you with his arms crossed.

oh. im doing this by myself.

you sigh, but comply with his words, the mere sight of his swollen lips enough to motivate you..

”here.. i’ll help you get started, okay pretty?” yeonjun laughs, his hands gripping onto your hips as he moves you slowly, helping you to rut into his flexed thigh.

once you start to get going though? yeonjun moves his arms off you, crossing them back as he watches you like a 10/10 movie.

short and quiet whines start to spill from your lips already, your pace speeding up to chase your own release.

he was in awe at your swollen lips, your flushed cheeks, and even your cute sounds, but he noticed you starting to speed up..

what he disguised as him running his hands through your hair, quickly turned into a light tug on your locks, making you stop your movements with a whimper at the sudden lack of friction.

”nuh uh, love.. can’t have you finishing so soon.. slow down, or this is all you get.” he says, letting go of your hair and bringing his hands back to your hips, his fingers digging in slightly.

now he was controlling your pace, with a smirk on his face, he starts to let you rock your hips again, pretty whines already leaving your lips at the feeling.

”see… you sound so pretty for your jjunie, yeah?” he says, letting you move faster as your thighs tremble around his.

you nod, whimpering at the quickened pace as you lean closer to him.

yeonjun takes that as an opportunity to mark up your shoulders and collarbone, still letting grind on thigh, even pushing his thigh into your throbbing core.

he’s slow and soft with every hickey he leaves, a small peck on the mark left behind on every pretty and purple splotch.

”jjunieee.. please..” you mumble, the feeling of his plump lips on your skin and the quick and hard feeling of his thigh on you is too much..

”is my pretty girl gonna cum?” he chuckles, pulling away from your collarbone, eyes twinkling at his work. “okay, i won’t stop you..” he smiles, looking up at you.

those words were all you needed to finish right there.. and it hit. hard.

he helped you ride out your high, sweetly laughing at how cute you looked unraveling on his thigh before pulling you off, taking your hand and walking you to your bedroom.

”did you want more, hm?”

[cloud-navi]

⚠️ spoilers ⚠️

My thoughts on:

Camp Cretaceous season one

Darius

Feels pretty basic, not bad. Understandable feelings of grief from his dad.

Kenji

Loud enough to hear considered obnoxious, but I counter that with: Daddy issues (obvious from the start, very happy they pulled that around for season 2 and Chaos Theory).

Darius and Kenji

In episodes 1 and 2 they both get in trouble and Darius takes the blame for it after Kenji admits that all he’s really done/wanted was to make his dad proud. Darius gets angry because Kenji “lied” about wanting to make his dad proud, but really, thats not a lie. Kenji, (assumption) is likely an only child, with no mention of his mom, and his dad is extremely neglectful and manipulative. Only showing attention to Kenji when he wants something from his son, or use him as a tool as seen in season five. Kenji didn’t lie about wanting to make his dad proud, making his dad proud get him the attention that he rightfully deserves a human being and as a child. lonely children like Kenji tend to act out because they want the attention that they aren’t getting when they need it, attention is very important during development and neglect leaves emotional scars and affect how they behave. I think Darius, as an adolescent didn’t quite understand that point of view because he sees Kenji, how Kenji wants Darius to see him. Overly confident, laidback, cool. So Darius, who also had a wonderful relationship with his dad, didn’t have the insight of “Lack of parental support/attention = Lack of self-worth/masking as someone cooler then (they think) themself even if that means a few lies.” Except, he didn’t lie. His mask cracked, he told the truth. Anyone with neglectful parents can tell you, before you start resenting your parents neglectfulness, you resent yourself for “not being good enough,” blaming yourself, just wanting to make them proud (✋).

Because his behavior stems from neglect, it also dictates the way he’s acting in season five, which is some thing the other characters seem to struggle with understanding and having empathy. Darius and Ben are probably the youngest in the group, so they may not pick up on those signals, They should still be in developing their empathy and understanding other peoples experiences than a five year old. Out of all of the main characters, I only give Brooklyn a pass. it feels really shitty that your friend is doing some thing that y’all are all against and have been against for almost a year, but you need to understand. They are not focusing that they are focusing on getting some thing they have been deprived of since they were young (parental love, and engagement), which is a very valid reason to have tunnel vision. I also don’t like how Mai the researcher in season five, didn’t point it out to them in a way that they would understand Kenji‘s position, but I also don’t remember if she had the chance to. Will come back to that later.

Ben

Literally my favorite cinnamon roll baby in season one, I adore his relationship to bumpy. Ump is a fucking angel. And I like how they bring a few of the seasons down to the wire with bumpy near the crossfire. It’s a good way to keep bumpy as a main side character.

Yasmina

Also kind of flat, not much to say. She’s more introverted doesn’t talk to people as much doesn’t like to be on camera, really shy, with trust issues. I understand why she feels betrayed when she finds out Sammy did lie, but also for her age (15) I think it’s both reasonable and irrational for her to lack in understanding and having empathy as to why Sammy was doing what she did. Reasonable for her to feel that way, considering she has issues with trust. But also irrational to disregard Sammy’s motive for what was happening. 

Brooklyn

Not many notes on Brooklyn either, though it’s clear that she also hasn’t had much real social interaction, considering her whole career started since she was like 10 (mentioned in season two) so she hasn’t had much real socialization outside of the Internet. I understand why she’s angry with Sammy when her phone is taken, and when it is proven after everyone has told her to shut up about it so many times before. However, just like Yasmina, I think she needs to chill out with blaming Sammy. You might not have known why at the time, but what Sammy was doing was pretty understandable in my opinion based on her character and what her experience. Being upset was reasonable, but blaming Sammy for the events at Isla and not being able to get off the island, was completely irrational considering who do you think was gonna pick up the phone? Do you think they were going to get there in time? Do you think they would Believe the probability of their survival was high enough that they would send a team when there was a huge evacuation of an giant park and you weren’t even at the park. I think they’re being unreasonable at the time, it’s not like Phone would’ve charged enough, or the fact that when the island lost power, it’s a no fly zone and there is no service (revealed season 2).

Sammy

I can see why she could be considered obnoxious, but more so just allowed and bubbly person. I like Sammy I can understand her motive, and what she was doing, if I believed in myself that much to complete those tasks, I would do it too. In her position, her family was on the verge of losing their farm so they got a loan that ended up being really bad people, and left them with the only choice of losing their livelihood or using their daughter as a spy. Sammy has a large heart, and clearly a lot of self assurance, to rationalize her actions based on her motive. Regardless of what was happening on the island I would not be able to stay mad at Sammy. Because when you boil it down, Sammy‘s tasks would not have hurt anyone by her doing. Anything after getting the samples and information going to Manta Cor, would have been Manta Cor’s fault because it was in charge the information. Sammy‘s motives were completely out of love for her family.

Sidenote, when they are in the field in the gyrospheres, I kinda think that was completely on the kids being idiots. Brooklyn and Darius were completely at fault for nearly dying, just as much as every other person was except for Sammy. None of them listened to the person with actual experience, herding animals. Up until Jurassic Park and then Jurassic World, the books that Darius has are probably all just theorized behaviors, it would have been more valuable to listen to someone (Sammy) that has EXPERIENCE herding herbivores. Just saying.



[gugugagacodons]

MANIFESTATION IS EASY!!!

i had someone ask me, “what if i wish to manifest X because if X doesn’t manifest only bad things will happen"

yst i came across this post and this is literally my fav post ever because even tho i always think this, i’ve never found the words to articulate it this well.

and then i realised, that if you can manifest anything, you can manifest coming out of the desperate state, get rid of overthinking and anxiety, do away w negative thoughts etc.

MANIFESTATION IS NOT MAGIC. MANIFESTATION IS REAL. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY MANIFESTING. INTROSPECT AND YOU'LL REALISE THAT EVERYTHING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF YOUR MANIFESTATIONS I.E. THINKING.

here are some things i do for better and anxiety free manifestation:-

dr = desire reality cr = current reality

detach from your dr (desired reality): sometimes we get so obsessed w our dr that in order to manifest it, we start looking at it from the perspective of lack and since manifestation is ultimately bringing your state of mind to life, the only thing that gets strengthened as a fact is that you LACK it. (check the link in the intro of this post) to be able to manifest it freely, you need to detach. set a timestamp of maybe a week or two where you swear you won’t think ANYTHING related to dr. i did this once where i wanted person X to reach out to me, and then for a week of no contact and no thinking about them, boom they reached out to me exactly how i imagined it.

tell yourself you deserve your dr: in Roxie Nafousi’s book “Manifest”, she clearly states that you only manifest what you think you deserve. think of the times you have manifested some things and you haven’t. now compare the self concepts you had while manifesting each of them. i’m sure you’ll feel a stark difference of self worth in both scenarios. while having a good self concept is not absolutely necessary to manifest, it is better to have a good self concept in order to feel you deserve everyth bec really, you DO deserve everyth. in all, wtv you are desiring, you first need to tell yourself that it’s absolutely not a big deal that it happens to you, and you do deserve your dr. (you can try badmouthing/pointing flaws in your dr so that it doesn’t feel unachievable to you).

accept the situation as it if first: okay i need y’alls to HEAR ME CAREFULLY. so, you wish to change your cr (current reality) bec you are not happy/satisfied w it. but do you feel comfortable w being in it? have you accepted the situ as it is? ofc if you wish to manifest your life outside of your current life, you do not like your cr. but if you absolutely do not accept it or make terms w your cr, it will only make you more miserable, it will increase your desperation. and we don’t want that. when i wish to manifest smth i do not have in my cr, i firstly accept my cr and come to terms w it.

find a motive: i move thinking that i wish to manifest bec i wish to change this, cr is not making me happy. this gives you the MOTIVE to manifest. embrace the change from cr to dr and implement that. having a clear, defined motive escalates it several folds.

accept that you already have it: okay i know it’s hard to simple live like it, but when you are detached from your goal, it is easier for you to live the way you would when you already have your dr. distract yourself. don't dwell on thoughts of dr. your present needs your more. when you live in the present, it's easier for your to forget about the dr.

you're the absolute maker of your life: this fact used to give me so much anxiety before, bec it used to feel burdensome. but now it makes me powerful. always remember that since you are maker of your reality, you can NEVER NOT MANIFEST. you can NEVER MANIFEST INCORRECTLY. so stop w your intrusive thoughts.

makes fake POVs: okay this technique helps me a lot to keep myself from wavering. so quantum mechanically, since everything is energy, i picture that every time i affirm, the energy of my affirmations is helping to convert that energy into 3d mass. so whenever i check the 3d for my manifestations, i tell myself that the characters of the dr are working right now to make dr come true in the best way possible.

do not react to the 3d: what i have seen is that even when there are things going super wrong in 3d right this very moment, but when i don't react to them, the 3d IMMEDIATELY rewards me and turns it into my favour. not reacting to your 3d and having control on your emotions is the best manifestation gift you can give to yourself. as a very emotional person i did that and my manifestation journey changed wonders. do not think realistically. ever.

lastly, intro-fkn-spect: i'm so sorry for the cuss, but i cannot cannot CANNOT emphasize enough on how much introspection helps me personally to manifest. one thing abt introspection that helps me is to remember the times i was able to manifest. bec we are CONSTANTLY manifesting, it's literally not difficult to not manifest dr w/i days or even hours. and this makes me feel so powerful, and the fact that it doesn't matter what i do, i just need to stay true and committed to my dr. that is literally all.

always, always remember. you attract what you are. you manifest what you think you deserve. you keep what you resonate with.

[circuses-and-childhoodtrauma]

So, guess who finally sucked it up and watch the final two (three? The two parter was a whole thing) episodes of danger force and…yep. It’s currently 5am so I’ll probably have more thoughts to post on the whole plot and what it means for character progression and endings in my mind once I’ve actually processed and thought about it. This may include what you’d consider hot takes on characters but just know it’s from a place of love and I wouldn’t want them to change (unless, of course, I’m talking about things I wished went differently) because that’s the best part of the show. Long post ahead and Spoilers for that btw

I will say I procrastinated the hell out of it after hearing a spoiler that Drex has an anticlimactic death, a spoiler which turned out to only be half the truth. I can’t remember where I saw it, but I will say thank you to whoever unknowingly spoiled it because y’all should’ve seen the look on my face when that motherfucker came back from his unimpressive dusty death. Truly, pure joy. The finale itself was weirdly underwhelming and I guess on brand for the show but I thought maybe they’d put more heart into it; you can really tell the difference of investment put into danger force versus the finale of Henry danger which was, despite Henry and rays final words being a joke, far more touching than the awkward, we know it’s abrupt ending that we got for DF. It feels a little odd as a Henry danger fan since it’s first season to see it end in such a way that leaves me with. Nothing really emotionally.

I’ll start with my thoughts on Ray’s character. Keep in mind it’s been a good few months since I’ve seen any episodes besides these last few (“Ray Forgives” and “The Battle for Swellview”) so forgive me if I’m rusty on some things I’m due for a full rewatch and so point out any contradiction or disagreements you may have because his character is one of my favorites to discuss due to the extremely polarized view fans have on him. I will say this ending truly showcases the final decline of Ray’s character as the show accepts him for what he truly is (see one of his final lines in the last episode as the DF kids try to process his departure “classic me”). Ray, I never had high hopes for you and I truly enjoy watching such a despicable person be our main mentor of the show and without you I would definitely be down a few class essays. I wish we could’ve touched on Ray’s inner workings and childhood as well as how his relationship with Henry is involved in any of this? The first part of that sentence I’m fine without simply because part of Ray’s charm is being a pretty vain character that gathers most of his motivations through that vanity and pursuit of his own goals, but the latter half? I really feel like the show is pretty lackluster for that loose end of Henry’s involvement which I now doubt we will see in the movie. More on that later.

As for Ray, I think I’ve mentioned in the past that his behavior over the course of the later seasons on HD as well as the first two seasons of DF (which is all that was out at the time) could really only lead to three options for his character. Either 1. he has to become so bad that he is actively a villain in the show (I say villain not antagonist because Ray has already been the antagonist of a few episodes), 2. He fully turns over a new leaf and actively works back to the strong figure he was in Season One of HD (too little time for that, get him a therapist), or 3. He spirals into a character so objectively and morally grey that he just leaves. I honestly figured they’d go for something more of 2 (or at the very least give us some growth and then lead into the third; which, no. The MILES system plot line does not count and I’ll explain why), but it seems the show went right for the third option. His character in the ending was just so shallow and lacking empathy that I was actually shocked. And sure, the show tried to play it off by saying “oh well he saw the kids prove themselves in the big fight”, when Ray had very clearly already announced his retirement before this happened?

The whole ending with Credenza felt very “Love Muffin”-esque in the way that you only see one aspect of Ray’s character (which makes sense in Love Muffin because he only had one portion of his character thanks to the muffin) but it was certainly a…decision…for the final ending of not just danger force but the full run of the Henry danger force series as a whole being considering there was no pause between the finale of HD and the premiere of DF. There’s just so much more to his character that could’ve been used there, and it contradicts a lot of things he’s stood for even as late as the second season of DF. Even if you follow his decline of character, there are still other notable qualities that would be far better suited for a goodbye like that. Ray is known for his childishness and his immature attachment style, I don’t think I need to show proof or references if you’ve seen the show but I will if need be. Ray is also shown with outbursts of anger and things like that which would have been a bit of a dud considering he did that in the HD finale and we don’t want a redo because this is something different. I really think the show could’ve done something better than just…calm acceptance? I could even call it delusion but it just wasn’t enough for a final goodbye. Ray’s immaturity, his anxious need for his employees to love him, his relationship with Bose? I can’t really think of a worse way to end things aside from Ray leaving offscreen like they couldn’t pay Cooper his final check.

It seems Ray simply doesn’t want to be a mentor anymore. Like other things, he grew bored of it? He found something better? One can only guess. But it feels almost as though the show is painting a picture that Ray was just doing the whole mentoring sidekicks thing while he looked for a hot date. Which, if so, was his whole goal from the beginning? Because Ray spent all 8 seasons of show trying his luck with various women and he was quick to jump in their arms at any moment to leave his superhero life behind. But then again, he was quick to take any opportunity to leave his job. It’s not a good characterization of him to say that he was just “looking for love” the whole time and once he found it, he was done with the superhero schtick. It disregards his whole obsession with the city of Swellview loving him. It disregards his childish idealization of super heroism (buying capes, creating other super identities) , something that persisted even after he’d worked the job for decades. You could say he “grew up”? But then why the “classic me” line at the end and why have we seen no other growth in any areas? I have my own view and characterization of Ray that was not changed by the finale, so I am ignoring a large portion of it, something you’ll see as a trend with the other characters. But, this is just food for thought.

And obviously, since he’s truly the highlight of the show in my eyes and the light of my life who brightens my face and day every time he comes on screen, I was very happy to see Drex make his presence in the finale. Of course I knew about him being Buddy Fudgers real dad (see the timeline I made for it because the initial reveal in the trailers and clips had me absolutely reeling trying to keep my own interpretations of the show at least somewhat in line with whatever canon threw at me). The simple fact of him *being* buddy fudgers biological father is the only good and useful thing to come of it in my opinion. The actual details…Credenza being Drex’s ex-wife?? Drex apparently being an active part of Buddy’s life for an undisclosed amount of time before leaving and then apparently finding the time to come back into Buddy’s life and having SHARED CUSTODY for an also UNDISCLOSED amount of time?? The retcons in this specific plot line and Drex’s plot as a whole make my head hurt. I’m not even going to touch on the marriage thing until I’m good and ready, but, let’s just say I have ideas for that. As for everything else? Scrap it, honestly. The show itself pokes fun at the paradox of Drex’s character (always losing for…some reason…as he puts it) and I am happy to keep my own Drex and Ray and hell even Buddy Fudgers dolls away from the canon of it all and leave it there.

I liked that the show didn’t try to put on an elaborate backstory as to why Drex and Ray really hate each other (because, hey, whaddya know, we already got that in Drex’s DEBUT episode in 2016, but it’s not like the writers are aware of that…) and they just left it at “I don’t know why we’re mad” as well as leaving any backstories of their friendship in one little photograph. Don’t bother with the details, we know it’ll make our brains hurt anyway. Even though it’s a bit of a copout, I wouldn’t have wanted to see one of the only stable and serious relationships in the show be reduced to a joke like “oh Drex are my last poptart 15 odd years ago and we’ve been enemies ever since”. A good part of Drex and Ray’s rivalry that still held up even onto season 3 of DF was because so much of it was left in the dark, we can only speculate. They always have just enough motive and reasoning for you to be like “sure, that makes sense” (In Hour of Power when Ray explains that Drex’s violent tendencies led to them just “having it out” provides a father-son Batman type feud between them as Drex’s rage is obviously not dealt with in a proper way, as well as in the finale of Henry Danger on the blimp where Drex’s thought-to-be final words to Henry are “I was always the better sidekick” implying a clear jealousy at Ray’s favor towards Henry). It kept things neat and clean and dark enough for Drex to be a good bad guy. And he makes a pretty good show of being a good guy in his fifteen seconds of fame (which btw had me beaming and shaking my screen at his happy saunter ahh I just love him so much I can’t)

And, of course, I must discuss, my Roman Empire, my magnum opus, Ray and Drex’s relationship. Or rather their father and son. relationship. Let me preface by saying of course you may interpret Ray and Drex’s relationship however you want (father-son, brothers, I think some people ship them as lovers as well) and by extension Henry and Ray’s. However, if you’ve caught even one glimpse of this account you’d likely see that I consider them to be scorned father and son. Same goes for Henry, I know some people think of him and Ray like brothers and that’s fine, but in my mind they will always have a pseudo father son relationship. Now, I’ve talked about all three of them and their relationships with each other a lot on my account, so I won’t waste space reiterating it. I do want to talk about the show’s portrayal of Drex and Ray’s latest moments together. Now, right from the getgo Drex is very much coded as a scorned son (or ex lover if you listen to Hour of Power’s euphemisms which is so gross not for Drex but for the implications the show put on Henry). He calls Ray “old man” and “pops” and even says something similar to dad if you’re desperate like me “finally got the outfit to match your dad bod”(excuse my paraphrasing on that last one it’s 6am and I don’t want to go look for the exact quote). But by the latest episode Ray calls him brother? I preferred the ambiguity; it’s not the biggest issue in the world but it feels like another part of Drex that they were trying to retcon. I have much bigger plans for him though, always.

There seemed to be a lot of copout “for some reason”s in the last few plots of the season but honestly, I don’t want to compare the two finales because they’re separate things and also one continuation of each other, and also I don’t care for the discourse between which is better. I simply look at this finale for a three season show that took the time to invest us in its characters and I just feel disappointed. I didn’t have high hopes for the ending given what they were working with.

Some other thoughts that didn’t make it into my totally “neat” paragraphs:

Ray getting decapitated was the total best move for showing just how unhinged and detached Henry danger force is from the rest of Nickelodeon in terms of censoring and morals, and I absolutely loved it.

Buddy turning into Drex, only to turn back into himself but bigger a few minutes later was…a choice. Although I did find it funny that the show pointed out his return back to Buddy-likeness.

I’m not sure where any of this fits into the movie but considering it didn’t begin work until after season three was done, it might have some impact. I would love to see Henry’s reaction to all of this.

I’m not sure why they felt the need to hammer home Bose’s dad being gone? It felt like a bad punchline the third or fourth time around and I was very confused and annoyed when they mentioned it 3+ times per episode despite it not being a prominent thing in any prior seasons. Felt like maybe it was supposed to be lead up for a conclusion that didn’t happen, so it was. Odd.

I felt like Chapa really got her spotlight in those final episodes which is cool but we also didn’t really see anything come of it, especially when Mika was the unofficial leader of the group, it seemed like Chapa was stepping up to take that place with her initiative. I’ve always felt like Chapa would be the one hero to stay in Swellview after CM if they took the route of only one hero taking over. But then again, nothing came of it.

Mike’s visions also got pushed to the back which, they kind of always have been, although it was always an opening to introduce new powers for the others, nothing came of that either.

As for Mika, no notes really. Great job. Although it seemed like there was supposed to be a romance between her and Bose that just never came to fruition either for time or other changes, which left us with something very similar to the Henry and Charlotte run. Bose and Mika seemed to have more intentional moments so I had a little more hope for them considering they weren’t just a few circumstantial jokes and a rushed one-off episode like Charlotte and Henry. Would’ve like to see something happen there simply because of the clear intent for something to happen there, but, unfortunately it didn’t happen.

Credenza I haven’t got much to say about, except the whole cult thing being ingrained into her by her ancestors seems like a cool aspect to her character that might lend to some neat little details in other stories. Buddy was cool, I think his character was fine as well although I never understand why they love to do this trope where these superheroes with SUPER SECRET IDENTITIES apparently “can’t ever keep any secrets at all” but it’s a gag at the end of the day and Mika suffers from the same trope at times.

That’s all my thoughts for now, I know it’s a lot, and I’ll probably have more once I’ve had time to fully flesh things out in my mind. I would love to use this for a chance to write new stuff, but unfortunately my laptop melted, so that’s that. Feel free to discuss your thoughts on any of this! Thanks for reading if you got this far I know it’s jumbled

[dramallamas]

Rewatching Beyond Evil and I’m taking (somewhat) unserious notes! Enjoy my brain worms.

Episode 1 || Next Episode

Ooooo dead body

Mad to think that when I first saw Jihoon’s actor he was playing a bully. This is a complete 180 and he does both roles well.

Intense middle aged running with intense music

(Spongebob style) Flashback~

Ah a church. You will never catch me there

The song they’re singing is oddly fitting to the theme of the show sans the whole God thing

We don’t stan Dongsik slander in this household.

Lee Dohyun <3

The signs in this flashback. The shot of the guitar pick, Kang Jinmuk being seen a lot but in the background, Bang Juseon being rude to Dongsik, Dongsik telling Yuyeon to leave at night (aka he had “motive”) etc

Lee twins crumbs I love it.

The cold filter when Dongsiks mum finds yuyeons fingertips nice touch

The title being “(to) Appear" mwah nice

Love the shots of how everything is “worse”when we transition to Dongsik now

Oct 11 2020 remember that me

HERE HE IS ITS JUWON

Dongsik saying stop in english <3

Pls the dramatic slow mo 🤣

Dongsik is a true justice/law upholder. Never letting things slide if its wrong. He and juwon are alike in that sense.

“Many a mickle makes a muckle” netflix what does that mean???? Like i get it but ive never heard that saying in my life

Everyone turns to see Juwon par Dongsik… that is until he speaks.

Juwon judging people and things right off the bat. Bro is not amused.

Technically Juwon is higher rank than Dongsik because Dongsik is assistant inspector and Juwon is flat out inspector

Dongsik immediately knew something was up as soon as he heard who Juwon’s dad is.

Juwon’s first impression of Dongsik is that he is intelligent and follows the law like rulebook when dealing with people (ofc he also thinks he is a murderer and should avoid someone like him and has already decided he hates his guts)

The tension starts as soon as Juwon drives past Dongsik. They immediately are making notes on each other

YOO JAEYI MY GIRLBOSS BELOVED. She is so much more clever than people give her credit for.

Jeongje and Dongsik being best friends…

OH JIHWA ^^

I love the manyang crew interactions.

“He’s not my type” not now… but he will be. you have no idea whats coming for you, Dongsik

Ew Hna Kihwan

I love these dinner scenes with Juwon. They so clearly reflect him and his attitude at the time as well as his relationship with his dad as well as how they change over the show.

아버지 and not 아빠 really emphasises the father-son relationship they have (or lack thereof)

Their first interaction and they already dont like each other.

Everyone sucking up to Juwon and trying to work with him and hes like yeah… no. Y’all are weird.

THEN GETS OFFENDED WHEN DONGSIK SAYS HE DOESNT WANNA WORK WITH HIM LMAOO

so hes like… two can play at this game bitch and calls Dongsik a nutjob.

Their reaction when Sangbae pairs them up is top tier

Juwons inner thoughts: “Day one… fuck my life”

Dongsik started teasing Juwon off the bat

They both have a super impressive memory wtf

“There are no secrets in this town. You are always being watched by someone.”

Dongsik nags Juwon about his aggressive driving and immediately drives aggressively because he can

Ah the reed field…

Juwon traipsing through the mud was me last week when I had to walk home (our area flooded)

We dont give the score for this show enough credit its so good like

“Why did you just stand there when a gust of wind was coming? You’ll learn once it slaps you in the face.” Metaphorrrrrrr

Juwon is already accusing Dongsik like 40mins into the ep like damn

Fresh out the shower dongsik is so yes.

Juwon in that white jumped is also a yes.

Mate respectfully I don’t think you got how relationships work. “People at my school or in my hometown want to be my friends by showing me unwanted kindness or attention. But at get-togethers they all talk about what I have or my connections. They gossip and laugh about it. In the end they all come to me for favours.” Dongsik is right in asking “Is it that simple?” Because it isn’t. (I will make a full post about this omg)

“What could you possibly have that makes you think you are the most important person in the universe?” THE MEANINGS OMG

Man gets so offended when people are like you have mysophobia then ends up roped into a get together.

Juwon trying to text a fake excuse to get out of the get together is so me because I have done that (its the anxiety for me)

Juwon is so awkward bless him.

“You’re supposed to stay glued to your partner all day, and know the colour of his underpants.” Dw Jihoon Juwon will learn ;)

Everyone clapping for Jinmuk and calling him the most important guy in manyang…

Juwon not liking his dad being brought up and Dongsik joking about it to diffuse the situation and also poke at Juwon

All important scenes happen when it rains.

Juwon quickly learns to not believe what dongsik says half the time XD

“I don’t want you to like me.” “It’s up to me to like someone or not.”

“Leave before you get caught.” What interesting phrasing Dongsik

Ah yes the Juwon and Hyeok brother dynamic. I find it interesting and think its an underrated Juwon relationship.

Hyeok trying be Han Kihwans son and Juwon is like “dont. Trust me.”

We mention Dongsiks wall of notes and stuff on the Yuyeon etc case but we dont talk about Juwons enough. Mf has two. Two fricken boards. One he makes in his closet (?) above his computer and the other next to his bed.

The! Score! Ugh im a lover

It takes a whole day to get to the reed field this time??? Cause he arrived in the morning (i assume) at the police station and then the sun is set by the time he gets there. I think he may have procrastinated bc of the mud or he actually arrived in the afternoon and the sun sets ridiculously early in late october?

Juwon getting jumpscared by Dongsik again XD

I love how this episode brings us full loop to the start of the episode but includes Juwon the second time to add fresh perspective and the aftermath.

Juwon’s step back and shaky hand is a give away that he knows her and Dongsik immediately picks up on it. Yet Dongsik tells Jihoon to leave knowing this must be a secret.

And Juwon doesn’t miss a beat when Dongsik says its a woman. They’re both one upping each other all the time

We give Juwon shit for constantly grabbing juwons collar/shirt but Dongsik did it first! (And it was hot because he smooths out Juwons shirt after) Juwon just copied and repeated.

And Dongsik quickly realises why Juwon is in Manyang and decides to just play with him and be a little shit.

Mate you guys are at the first ep and already in each other’s faces

Ok fin see you next episode ^^

[bibibbbb99]

Traits/personalities in a partner that turn genshin men off (Kaeya, Scaramouche, Albedo)

I hit my head today and suddenly stopped being an art tumblr for a solid moment.

Disclaimer:

Somebody probably did this already, but I want to give my own input (if some information is similar to another person, just know I did not copy or reference them)

Just my opinion, you’re allowed to have your own take on this.

Also some of these traits can turn off multiple characters as well as the ones I have yet to write for.

I am not good at spelling or grammar or proof reading, so please excuse me.

If anything I said offended anyone, please tell me so I will not repeat the same mistake twice

Having some of these traits is not an issue (such as low self esteem bc, same), but excessiveness is not good bc y’all great and amazing and somebody must tell you how awesome you are. 

Kaeya:

Overtly low self esteem (especially if you’re very vocal about it too)

Pessimistic

Mentally weak

Why I think so:

Kaeya technically do not have a single solid support beside him that he can fully trust and rely on, as his relationship with diluc is strained and he has always been putting up a front to the knights of favonius

A strong pillar where he can be openly vulnerable and fully honest will make him feel safer and stable in Mondstadt

Someone who openly deject themselves constantly in front of him, will reinforce his belief that you are inadequate in reassuring and protecting him from his own fears and insecurities (even if you’re abilities and strengths are actually greater than what you say you are. The important thing is that you are continuously enforcing the fact you’re inadequate due to low self esteem, which may perpetuate Kaeya’s own low self esteem and actually make him believe you are weak)

Kaeya will probably be forced to also put a mask of confidence he has as Calvary captain towards you, to balance out the relationship. He can only perform so long before this relationship deteriorates and he gets exhausted of standing on this stage of pretence publicly and privately.

Scaramouche:

Brutal and insensitive honesty

Lack of attention to detail/not reading between the lines

Self absorbed

Why I think so:

Some of these are kind of self explanatory lmao

Scaramouche is also another character who is deeply insecure and fears abandonment

His prickly and arrogant personality is a testament to those vulnerabilities

If you frankly comment on something mildly embarrassing he did, an error he happen to make, or maybe something wrong he said, he’ll be pissed off. As that means you clearly see him as an imperfect and flawed partner.

Openly commenting on his flaws with brutal honesty also shows that you don’t care about his extremely delicate dignity and self esteem he tried so hard to protect (basically he thinks you don’t respect him in anyway, in terms of his effort in building this strong facade)

Scaramouche is subtle with his words, mannerisms and affection, there’s a lot of reading between the lines and guessing his true intentions when pursuing a relationship with him.

If you don’t attempt to look at his underlying motives and desires, the relationship will probably progress frustratingly slow or not happen at all. He wants something but he doesn’t want to openly say it, it hurts his pride. He will not relent and admit his true thoughts and feelings, so a perceptive and understanding partner would be much appreciated.

The last one is kind of obvious but Scaramouche wants to be adored and cared for, given his history of isolation and rejection. It’ll bring him so much joy if his partner is caring and attentive to his feelings and wants. A selfish and inconsiderate partner will never be up his alley, after all it is just a repeat of his past and he doesn’t want any more pain and misery.

Albedo:

Lack of a passion or hobby

Unwillingness to try new things/lack of curiosity

Do not appreciate beauty of surroundings

Extremely bad temper/quick to anger 

Why I think so:

Another self explanatory one I’m sorry

It is canon Albedo is extremely passionate about the things he is interested in, and loses attention if he do not care for it.

A partner who do not have their own hobbies, passions or quirks won’t interest him at all, as he has nothing new to learn from you, and you do not motivate him in any way or form.

There really won’t be much conversation if the partner is not an eager learner, as Albedo can talk on and on about things he is interested in (and that’s how you get to know him), if you don’t ask, he won’t exactly say much either.

Albedo is an artist and I can assume he appreciates the beauty or interesting aspects of his environment, if his partner show an absence of curiosity or an eye for beauty for the mundane, or actually peculiar things in the environment, he would be… bored. He may even be frustrated you do not understand or appreciate the things he care about at that time. He wants to share all his joys and happiness with his significant other, but what is the point if his partner do not care for it?

Lastly, I think someone with a bad temper/quick to aggregate will turn him off. Albedo is used to looking after children, to him, only children succumb to such volatile emotions. If you start throwing a fit over small things, he will probably look at you blankly and begin to see you as childish for throwing a tantrum. Nobody wants to date a child, that’s illegal lmao.

[forever-rogue]

Stardust

AN | I know some of y’all have been asking and waiting, but finally I have some more Javi and Dulzura for you! This is set before the kids, where we just have our favorite fools! Can be read as a stand alone or part of the ‘verse! ���️

Summary | Camping can be fun…right?

Pairing | Javier x Fem!Reader 

Warnings | None 

Word Count | 2.5k

Masterlist | Main, Javier, A Good Man ‘Verse

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

“Knock knock,” you strolled into Javi’s office after lightly rapping your knuckles against the frosted glass of the door. He’d looked tense, his brow furrowed and a frown tugging down the corners of his mouth. As soon as he heard the sound of your voice he set his pen down and visibly relaxed, his expression growing soft, “hello my love.”

“Dulzura,” he pushed his chair back and without a moment of hesitation, you hopped onto his desk, swinging your legs happily as you studied him. You could see his eyes raking over your figure, and judging from the looks of it, he very much appreciated the new sundress you were wearing, “to what do I owe the pleasure?”

“Do I really need a reason to come and see you?” you tilted your head to the side and gave him a saccharine little smile. He knew you well enough by now that you were completely up to something. He tutted at you, leaning back in his chair and crossing his hands behind his head, “just missed you is all, baby.”

“I’m willing to concede that I’m a lot of things, but I’m not completely blind,” he grabbed one of your ankles and lightly tickled your calf, which just caused you to break into a fit of giggles, “how long have we been together now?”

“Apparently two years too long, Professor,” you teased, “if you think I would come to see you with ulterior motives.”

“I know you.”

“And frankly, I’m insulted by your lack of trust,” you clutched at your heart dramatically before sighing. He was watching you in amusement and you just knew that he wouldn’t let it go. When did Javier Peña ever let anything go? You kept your eyes on his, studying the deep brown, flecked with honeyed gold intently before groaning dramatically, “fine. You win, Javi. Happy now?”

“So-so,” he grinned, that stupidly handsome smile that made his one dimple appear and his eyes get all crinkly, “I’d be even happier if you told me what you were up to.”

“Are you free this weekend?” you asked innocently, going back to swinging your legs, “it’ll be summer for both of us now.”

“Sorry baby,” he shrugged his shoulders as your face fell, despite your best efforts. Your whole little surprise was contingent on him being free. You could always have changed the plans around, and probably should have checked to make sure he was available first, but you’d been so set on making it a surprise. When you looked back at him, you could see that he was trying to hold back his laugh, his shoulders shaking with effort.

“Javi! Don’t be a jerk!”

“I’m kidding, I’m kidding,” he held up his hands in mock surrender, scooting back a little further so he was out of your reach, “I was just messing with you. Oh baby, you should have seen your face! I’m sorry, I hope you can find it in your pretty little heart to forgive me. You know for you I’m always free, or would make myself free.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” his promise was soft and sweet as he motioned for you to get off the desk. You slid down with a small little oof and his hands were on your hips in an instant as he pulled you into lap. You easily acquiesced to his touch, finding on top of him within seconds, “what’s your big plan that requires me to be free?”

“Well,” your hands found his shoulders as you gave them a gentle squeeze, “I thought it would be nice to…get away from it all and take some time out from everything and just be with nature-”

“Camping,” he finished for you as offered him a shy little smile with a light shrug of your own, “you want us to go camping.”

“It’s just a thought-”

“You want us to leave the comfort of home and rough it out in the woods?” he shook his head but you could tell there was no bite to his dark, “who the hell thinks that’s fun? We could also just...stay in bed all weekend.”

“We don’t have to go if you don’t want to,” you forced a neutral look on your face as you reached up and put your hand on his face, gently stroking his cheek, “whatever we do, it’ll be fine because we’ll be together.”

“Dulzura,” he chided lightly as he took your hand in his, pressing a kiss to your knuckles, “camping is not my most favorite thing in the world, but somehow I have a feeling it would be a lot better with you. We’ll go and we’ll have a great time. What do you say?”

“Okay,” the fact that he was willing to do whatever it took to make you happy was enough to make your heart practically melt. You also knew that despite his little protests, he would have a good time, “we’ll go camping then. But…Javi - what is your favorite thing in the world?”

“You,” he answered simply as your face flushed with warmth. You worried your bottom lip as you found it almost impossible to meet his eyes. He put a finger under your chin and turned your face back to his. He leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to your lips, “don’t get all shy on me now, Dulzura.”

“Never, you sap,” you leaned in and stole a few more kisses, “now hurry up and finish so we can get out of here. Last time I checked, it was date night.”

“As if I would ever forget,” he scoffed lightly, “let’s get out of here now. This can wait until tomorrow morning.”

“Hey Javi?”

“Hmm?”

“I love you,” you grinned at him and his whole face lit up. That alone was worth it, “you’re my favorite thing too.”

“I love you, Dulzura.”

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You’d stayed the night with Javier the day before you left for your little camping trip, bringing tons of gear and supplies with you. You knew it was probably a little overboard, which Javier definitely insisted it was, but you just wanted to be prepared. You said you wanted to make sure you’d be safe from anything, even bears, despite his insistence that there were no bears where you would be camping. You never know, you insisted, to which he just laughed. He was pretty sure he fell even more in love with you that day.

It was still early in the morning when you were ready to leave, the sun painting the sky in pretty shades of golds and oranges. You made sure Stevie was settled in his crate in the backseat, stocked with treats and toys before you tossed the keys to Javi, “alright captain, let’s go!”

“Captain,” he raised an eye in amusement as you shrugged, “thought we were going camping not setting sail on the high seas.”

“Fine then…let’s go…scout master,” you got in the passenger, pleased with your own little joke as he sighed dramatically. He started the car and slipped on your sunglasses - formerly his sunglasses - and propped your feet onto the dashboard, “but just so you know, being a pirate would be amazing. It’s my dream job, but unfortunately the market for piracy isn’t large these days.”

“Dork,” he leaned over and pressed a kiss to your cheek before putting on his own sunglasses and slowly backing out of the driveway, “alright, cadet, let’s get this adventure started.”

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“This is beautiful,” you looked around the wooded area, taking in the lake and forest thick with trees. You - Javi, let’s be honest - had spent the last two hours pitching the tent and unloading the car. You’d tried to help, meekly but you had put the offer out there, but Javi had waved you off, telling you it would be faster for him to just do it rather than have you help and hurt yourself. He loved reminding you just how very clumsy you were - affectionately of course. You turned to Javi, who looked way better sweaty than anyone had the right to and grinned, “that’s a beautiful sight too.”

He grumbled softly before wiping the sweat off his brow. He hadn’t felt as old as he currently did in a long time but he was already worn. But he would rough it, although roughing it was dramatic. You might have packed a tent to sleep in, there was an inflatable air mattress that the two of you would be using, along with having the luxury of showers and proper bathroom since you were on a campground. It was camping…but relaxed camping. His expression softened when he spied the happy look on your face. 

“Come on,” you beckoned your head towards the lake, Stevie already nipping excitedly at your heels, “let’s go for a swim and cool down. It’s a beautiful afternoon!”

“You aren’t going to torture with me with a hike?” he watched as you stripped off your shirt, trying his best to keep his cool at the sight. What could he say? He was a simple man that happened to be ridiculously attracted to you.

“Not yet,” you shook your head and pulled down your shorts, leaving you in only your underwear, “that’s for tomorrow. I’ve got the whole route mapped out and we’ll need to get an early start!”

“Baby,” he pulled off his own shirt and tossed it into the pile with your clothing, “you’re forgetting that I’m an old man. You’re gonna kill me.”

“You are not old,” you snorted as you watched for him to catch up, “and you’re in shape. So don’t even try to pull that with me.”

“You’re lucky I love you,” you took his hand and started to pull him into the cool, fresh water. 

“I am,” you agreed, shivering slightly as your body adjusted to the cool temperature of the water, “I am very lucky to love you and be loved by you, Javier.”

And just how was he supposed to respond to that? No one had ever managed to make him feel so warm and loved before and it was still a strange concept sometimes. Instead, he shook his head in amusement before swimming over to you and kissing you softly, “me too, Dulzura. Me too.”

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“Oh,” Javi’s expression was bemused as he watched you attempt to drag the fully blown up air mattress out of the tent, “you, uh…got that okay, baby?”

“Yup,” you gave him a quick thumbs up before going back to your efforts. Javi tended to the fire as he watched you in amusement. He’d suggested that perhaps you should deflate it, even a little bit, in order to get it out of the small flap. You’d steadfastly ignored his suggestion and you weren’t about to give in now, “just a few more minutes.”

“Mhmm,” Stevie was perched in his lap, and the two of them exchanged a look, “stubborn thing.”

“I can do it,” you huffed and with a big tug you were able to get through the flap…and almost tumbled over in the process. You jumped back up to your feet with a triumphant little smile, “ta da! I told you I could do it.”

“You sure did,” he stood up and helped you to pull the mattress closer to the warm fire as you grabbed several of the big, soft blankets and fluffy pillows. You tossed them down and and looked between the comfy little nest you’d created and Javi, “I’ll admit, this was a pretty good idea. Even if the execution was a little questionable.”

“Shut up,” you stuck out your tongue before gently picking up Stevie and setting him on one of the blankets, which he immediately buried himself under, “he approves.”

“Of course he does,” Javi snorted in amusement, “the two of you have been ganging up on me since the first time you met. Don’t even get me started, Dulzura.”

“Don’t be jealous, Javier,” you teased, settling your hands on his waist as you pulled him close. You leaned in and pressed wet, sloppy kisses to his cheeks, “you’re still the one I love more than anything.”

“More than anything?” he asked between a few ticklish giggles, “that’s a lot.”

“Enough to know that I will plan on spending the rest of eternity with you,” you whispered softly, “and dealing with your ass is a lot, so you know I really, really do love you.”

“Eternity…that’s a long time,” he twirled a lock of your hair around his finger and you couldn’t help the small, wistful sigh that escaped your lips, “you sure?”

“Never been more sure of anything,” you promised, “but I have a very important question to ask you.”

“Anything.”

“Javier Peña…” you let your lips linger against his, so close to kissing him but not quite, “will you do me the huge honor of…getting the marshmallows and sticks while I grab the graham crackers and chocolate?”

“I…” you jumped back and skipped towards the car to get your supplies, turning around to give him a small smile, “I’m going to get you back for that one. Stay on your toes.”

“And why’s that?” your voice was sweet as honey as he waved the bag of marshmallows at you, “did you think I was going to propose? That’s your job!”

You turned around and busied yourself with rummaging for the snacks and hoping he wouldn’t think too deeply about what you had said. It had just come out and you hoped you hadn’t crossed some sort of line. Little did you know that Javi had already thought about asking you that question about a million times…he was just waiting for the opportune moment. But that was a worry for a different day.

“You coming, Dulzura?” he called when you had definitely taken more time than necessary. 

“Yeah,” you promised softly, “of course.”

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“You’re falling asleep on me already?” you peeked one eye open and looked over at Javier, a sleepy little smile on your face. You were currently cuddled up on the mattress, tucked under blankets and wrapped up in Javi. There was no other place you would rather have been.

“Nope,” you lied, barely managing to stifle a yawn, “just resting my eyes is all.”

“Mhmm,” he wrapped his arm tighter around you before pressing a kiss to the top of your head, “you wanted to look at the stars and now you’re tapping out on me?”

“I am looking,” you insisted meekly, “and if nothing else, we have another night to do this. Don’t be mean!”

“I’m not,” he promised softly, “to you? Never.”

“Good.”

“Get some rest,” he whispered as he felt you nodding on his chest, “I love you, Dulzura.”

“I love you too, Javi.”

[cringemesstickles]

Capable of Joy

(TickleTober Day 25: Gang Tickles)

Summary: Dally gets teamed up on bc they’re silly

Pairing: None

Word Count: 545

A/N: y’all I’m not even gonna lie, I was so tired today and lacked motivation… 😭

I still wanted to post something tho, so I did my best :)

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It was a lazy Saturday afternoon. The gang had all congregated in the Curtis living room, the air thick with the smell of leather jackets and cigarette smoke. Johnny was flipping through an old comic book, Two-Bit was playing with his switchblade, and Darry was busy fixing a leaky faucet in the kitchen. Soda, Pony, and Steve were engaged in some loud chatter while Dally lounged on the couch, trying to look as uninterested as possible.

“So, you’re telling me you’ve never been tickled before?” Steve asked incredulously, staring at Dally.

“What’s it to you?” Dally grumbled, feigning indifference.

“Aw, come on, Dal. Everyone’s been tickled at some point,” Ponyboy chimed in, grinning.

“Not where I come from.” Dally retorted, rolling his eyes.

Darry, having overheard the conversation while walking back from the kitchen, couldn’t help but join in.

“I think we should enlighten Dally on this age-old form of entertainment.”

The room seemed to hum with anticipation. Even Johnny looked up from his comic book, eyes wide with interest.

“Alright, fellas. What do you say we all give Dally a proper introduction to the world of tickling?” Two-Bit suggested, cracking his knuckles for emphasis.

The gang needed no further encouragement. They moved quickly, surrounding Dally, who for the first time looked genuinely unsure.

Before Dally could react, Darry pinned his arms above his head, Ponyboy and Johnny each securing his ankles.

“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?!” Dally squirmed, frantically trying to escape.

“Relax, Dal… all in good fun!” Said the oldest of the group, tightening his grip to ensure nobody got punched in the face.

Two-Bit was the first to strike, skittering his fingers up Dally’s sides and back down again. When Dally jolted away with a yelp, Sodapop struck at the other side, leaving the victim trapped between the two.

“EEK- STOHOHOHOP YOU IDIOTS!” He squealed and squirmed, any trace of stoicism completely thrown out the window.

“So, how’s that tough persona holdin up, Dally?” Grinned Soda, letting a hand wander up to the Dally’s armpit, eliciting a snort, the normally stoic boy tugging at his arms to try and defend himself.

“SHUT UHUHUP! I’LL K-KILL YOU AHAHALL!”

Unfazed by the empty threat, Johnny and Pony exchanged a glance before each of them went for their target’s knees.

The variety of tickling seemed to only make things worse; each member seemed to have their own unique tickling technique that when combined, created a storm of sensations.

Two-Bit’s was mostly rapid skittering, while Soda tended to lean more towards playful pinches. Ponyboy’s style was a combination of Two-Bit’s and Soda’s, whereas Johnny’s was light and tender. Even Darry transferred one of Dally’s wrists to the other hand so that he could restrain him with one hand and tickle him with the other; his tickling was more strategic.

“GUHUHUYS! ENOHOHOUGH!!”

Seeing that Dally couldn’t take much more, Darry lightened his grip on Dally’s wrists.

“Alright guys, let him breathe.”

Everyone pulled back, pleased with their little experiment.

“Well, Dal, I’m glad we’ve established that you’re capable of expressing joy!” Two-Bit grinned, punching Dally in the shoulder.

Dally glared, though there was a noticeable lack of tension in his body in comparison to earlier.

And though Dally wouldn’t admit it, he felt significantly lighter.

[annlillyjose]

Dairy Whiskey – Update 03

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hi again! after what seems to have been ages, your girl is back with yet another dairy whiskey update, the third of its kind.

if you ask me how the project is going, well, it’s been stagnant, but i’d just like to call it a marinating piece of literature. there’s about ten thousand words to go and i know exactly what to do, but it’s just not been working. i’m hoping that i can get back to working on it during camp in july.

but for now, here’s an earlier chapter from the draft which i’m posting for three reasons.

i love sharing my work with y’all

i’m desperate to find some means to get back into the book, so i’m going to rely on a tumblr update to dive into chapters i had finished two months back

any and all hype motivates me to write, so please be kind to me <3

i think that’s all. let’s go to the update!

excerpts and taglist under the cut.

disclaimer: this is an original work of fiction. plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated.

TWs: this novel deals with themes of childhood and religious trauma, sexual, emotional, and substance abuse, mental health issues, self-harm, abortion, suicidal ideation, etc. so please be kind on yourself and read ahead only if you’re comfortable. while the excerpts i share may or may not touch on these, the themes are very prevalent. please be kind on yourself and read ahead only if you’re comfortable.

a lot of the plot is kept private for now because i intend on publishing this book, so please excuse the lack of context. i hope you can enjoy the prose, though.

chapter five – rose in the plain, lily in the valley

here’s the opening line, where we look into dinah’s childhood with her mother.

When I was a child with neat pigtails and crunchy, sequinned frocks, mother took us to the hills of Vagamon.

in the next excerpt, dinah, along with her mother and ephron, is at a textile shop in town to pick out an outfit for a wedding reception to come. dinah wants a skirt that twirls but she can't find any. this is the scene where she finds it.

When she emerged from the godown carrying a pile of five or six sets, I spotted a squash-orange. It was the only one I wanted to try on. “The orange one,” I told mother. She took it from the salesperson and she guided us to the trial room. Mother helped me into the skirt, beaded and jewelled at the edges. The blouse was sleeveless with a square neck and an open back, with a string looped criss-cross down and tied at the bottom. The front of the top was embroidered with orange jewels in the shape of flowers, leaves, and small doughnuts. “I love this,” I said. Mother smiled at me and helped me out of it. She handed it over to the salesperson and paid the bill at the counter. We went back home in another auto.

honestly, congrats girl! i was so happy for little dinah that i almost shed a tear or two writing this scene. but, as we all know by now, she can't have one good thing thanks to her family. the grandmother is displeased with the colour of the set because it, apparently, makes her look darker than she really is, and hence begins her insecurities with skin tone. thanks, grandma.

Grandmother held my chin in her palm and wiped my tears. “Oh, don’t cry, angel. It’s only the colour. You look darker, like a crow. If it had been some other colour, then maybe…” “Stop it!” mother shouted. “Don’t talk to her like that. My daughter can wear whatever she wants. She looks beautiful in this dress. She always does. Stop telling my daughter she is not pretty. Stop lying to her.” I had been crying more intensely now, tears wetting my school uniform. “She would have been so much more beautiful if she was fairer. I told you to give her saffron milk but you never listened to me. Because of your arrogance, your daughter will have to suffer.” “She’s the prettiest little girl I’ve seen,” mother said. Her voice cracked like a twig in her throat. She looked at me, and then at Ephron. She told him, “Go inside with your sister.”

and hence, he takes her to their room and they have a really sweet moment there, which i'm depriving you of because plot...

moving on, the next chapter begins with dinah remembering how ephron saved her from dying and how he had taken care of her all that while. and then, she says she's going out the next day (with austin, but she leaves that part out).

and this party is where i'm going to cut it off because, again, too much plot that i can't reveal. but, here's a heartwarming scene where dinah sees her mother as someone beautiful and feels better abut herself.

But it was on that day that I noticed – mother was darker than I was. She always had been. And she wore red and orange sarees through the house, with her oiled black hair and household sweat. And she looked beautiful. She had always looked beautiful. She had given me something so beaming and radiant – her skin. She had also given me her eyes. And her teeth and bones and eyelashes. She had given me the form I occupied, and when I looked at her, I saw where I came from. I saw where my body was heading and forgot about the squash-orange long skirt making my skin too dark. I saw mother and saw the house of my blood, the vessel that had carried it for years, and forgot about everything and wanted to dance. So, when the bride and groom got on the stage and began to dance to their choreographed dance routine, I grabbed Ephron by the arm and we danced at the back of the hall. He ran to the front, holding my hand, and twirled me around until I felt dizzy.

again, i shed a tear writing this. she was too innocent to have been broken like that. i'm sorry, pal. i'm sorry about all the trouble i gave / am giving you.

vignette five – vineyard secrets

in this episode, we discover something that had been too obvious to begin with – dinah is not straight. everybody please welcome veronica to the party.

here's the opening line:

Dinah remembers Veronica by her face – plump and glossy with a berry flush at all times, her skin the colour of almond milk.

if you're wondering who she is and where she's from, here you go.

She was her roommate at the hostel to which she had moved for higher secondary, hoping that she would go unnoticed like she had at boarding school. But Veronica, who had lived in the UK her whole life with a Malayali father and an Italian mother, had found her intriguing.

the day veronica moves into hostel, dinah had already been there for a week. she helps veronica, who insists on being called nic, settle in and shows her around. in the evening when she shows dinah pictures of her family, dinah gets sad and tells her about mariam. it was at this moment that they kiss.

yep, i'm not that cruel. i give her good times too.

Like lightning to the night, they had crashed and collided. The rumbling would come after. There would be no fire, no wounds, no burns. They would leave their secret to ripen between them, like a juicy orange – sweet and tangy. They would see each other until they left school two years later, and after that, their secret would be buried in the ground.

and here's the last line, mirroring the first.

Dinah remembers Veronica by her face, but also by her breath, laden with mint.

so, that's it for this update. hope you enjoyed reading my no-context-whatsoever excerpts. tell me what you've been up to, how writing's even going, what your plans are for camp in july, and how you are in general.

thank you for reading. i'll see you again in another update.

– ann.

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[1moreoffkeyanthem]

Have you read “so happy together”? If so, what did you think of it?

OOO I know I’ve been shit about checking my inbox but I RAN for this!!!

So for anyone who isn’t familiar with the fic we’re referring to here, it’s So Happy Together by Jwink85. Y’all know I’m a pretty big fan of a lot of their works, and I did enjoy this one, so let me break it down. (Probably spoilers so under the cut)

Jwink has a few really interesting takes on obsessive Craig in Cryle fics, and this is a phenomenal one for that. It’s always intriguing to see characters who are so fucked in the head that they genuinely think they’re in the right despite actively hurting the person of their desire. Again, I’m a big jwink fan, particularly because of the attention to detail in their stories and the complexities of characters, their flaws and motivations. For instance, (spoilers) Craig’s obsession with Kyle in this bloomed from Kyle being nice to him when they were growing up, when Craig was really in need of someone. He took it to the extreme of course, with the stalking, and eventual “rescuing” (kidnapping) when Kyle was impaired and vulnerable. I found it really really interesting from a narrative standpoint that Craig is referred to as “the man” until (HUGE TW) Kyle’s attempt, because we’re seeing the story from Kyle’s perspective and he genuinely doesn’t remember Craig. Seeing Craig have to fight his fucked up impulses, especially physically, throughout the story is incredibly unnerving and makes the reader feel unsafe, because he hadn’t done anything outright yet, but we can feel it coming, feel the fight slowly leaving Kyle when he realizes life as he knows it is over, feel his hopelessness.

This brings me to the Red Umbrella, and thus the Stan of it all.

Kyle in this story is INCREDIBLY fucked up from the very beginning, excessive substance use, one night stands, and pining for the best friend who led him on. Now I could deep dive into common themes with jwinks Kyles and their lack of satisfaction in life, but I’d like to reign it in to focus on the one sided style/ implied ending style in this one. Kyle chasing after Stan his whole life is a huge obstacle for Craig making sure he and Kyle are “so happy together” that when he eventually truly snaps, in Stan and Wendy’s house no less, it’s especially brutal. I mean, Craig seeing from a distance Kyle sharing his red umbrella with his best friend who forgot his own becomes such a symbol for him that he has a tatto of it, makes it his signature on his artwork and uses it as his calling card when he’s keeping tabs on Kyle. I love that Kyle still holds a torch for Stan, and Craig’s hatred of that fact. Now, in conversations with the author, (yes we know I’m a serial commenter) I’ve learned that style isn’t a favorite of theirs, nor is Stan as a character. I’m saying this because I LOVE how Stan is characterized in this story, especially for the situation. They really captured his indecisive nature and deeply rooted insecurities that effect those around him beautifully. There are some common themes in jwinks Stans too that I could go on about, and I’ll refrain after recommending Winter Butterfly for the millionth time, but BY FAR my favorite scene in SHT is when they’re caught in the storm so Kyle can tell Stan (under threat by Craig) how he’s hurt him and he doesn’t quite get there. Right when Kyle’s about to ask for help and doesn’t get there just AAAA and THEN the style moment in the porch with that weighted kiss with so much tension and years of uncertainty behind it, oh my lord beautifully done. And like I said, the author told me directly that style isn’t a fave, but I do think that they write the dynamic wonderfully (also recommending Behind The Wall that is easily my favorite jwink Stan he’s so messed up but still well meaning)

Ok let’s get into the keeping of Kyle. I didn’t put this one on the kidnapping rec list because Kyle lost his fire, right up until the end. And let me say this did NOT feel out of character for me as a reader even after the third read, because it felt justified. He gave up on life early on, stopped fighting and became so desensitized to life that he tried to end his. It wasn’t until the VIOLENT physical violation that that aspect of Kyle came back to life, and he fought back. I liked that we’re never 100% sure of how much of Craig’s story is true, that I’m still not convinced it was Kyle’s date that drugged him. Ok the shock collar. That whole deal, the constant reminder around Kyle’s neck that he’s a prisoner no matter how much Craig insists otherwise, that tangible symbol. That got me. It scared me tbh. Kyle in the beginning begging for some autonomy, for his life back, but learning there were consequences, some dark shit man. A decline that felt sickening and was written in a way that made me feel Kyle’s hopeless.

MASSIVE SPOILER IF ANYONE HATES SPOILERS!!! I love that Kyle was the one to almost kill Craig. It had to be him. I love Knight In Shining Armor Stan as much as the next guy (ok prolly more and too much let’s be so fr), but IT HAD TO BE KYLE and I’m so glad it was.

I’m not lying when I said little things from fics stand out to me in ways that remind me of them irl. Like the other day I bought Reiner cherries just because of an inconsequential moment from this fic that I was reminded of when I saw them in the store.

And I love Nice Cryle AND Dark Cryle. A lot. I really did enjoy this fic so thank you so much for asking!

[tombombadildos]

It’s really easy to shit on kids because society already dehumanizes them. Instead of making weird content where you make fun of kids and promoting/sharing the content of teachers who make bad choices in how they frame their content about their classes (i.e. publicly using real-life examples of students struggling as an “example” of how their job is difficult- not okay) and projecting their feelings about their job onto their students (also not okay), you could do the harder work of understanding a) WHY kids are not motivated by this outdated idea of a “curriculum” (maybe it’s not fucking relevant to their lives when some of them can’t even eat three meals a day??) and b) why teachers aren’t organizing within their unions to deal with their lack of resources/overworked schedules instead of taking it out on the LITERAL PEOPLE they’re supposed to be helping??

Idk why it’s so easy for people to shit on children but as someone who loves and works with kids, I can tell y’all that if anyone is to blame for why kids are struggling so much right now, you might want to try looking in the mirror.

[cyarskj1899]

Watching people backpedal in response to this leaked audio of tory & kelsey’s call making my blood boil cause y’all really put meg through all that for nothing. Y’all had more than enough evidence.

Y’all can go to hell for your disgusting dickriding

Drake can go to hell for that disgusting and corny line calling her a liar and he can take his bbl and tummy tuck with him

Joe budden can go to hell for disrespecting her

Zach Campbell can go to hell for spreading lies

Mariah the scientist can go to hell for being such a pick me biiich

Dababy can go to hell for collaborating with him in a song that Nobody listened

Jack harlow can go to hell by association because he collaborated with him and dababy(ironically his remix of what’s poppin is lames biggest hit at least according to billboard charts. So the motive for the infamous shooting is basically summed up as toxic masculinity and fragile ego , that leprechauns can’t handle the fact that a black female rapper had more success and Grammys than he does and when she said that his music is wack) and this hurts because i like the guy

Iggy azealia can go to hell for collaborating with him

Lebron James can go to hell for listening to his music and praising it(and he’s got a black wife and daughters and sons Smgdfh, he should be lucky to have his family though he’s slutting himself out for a bald head degenerate)

Dj akademiks can go to the 7th circle of hell for spreading lies and because he’s an ugly looking honey bun

50 cent can swim in the lake of fire because he mocked her trauma twice and he’s only sorry now because he heard the audio of him admitting to it.

The bloggers can go to Dante’s inferno because while two white women were telling the real information about the trial as real journalists should be doing, these gossip girls were d!ck munching a midget who was an abuser and violent degenerate. What does that say about black media when I’m praising white women for doing their jobs? Black bloggers who are professionals and ethical, be ashamed and outraged of your anti black and anti black women counterparts lack of respect, ethics and professionalism

I don’t gaf if they back pedal or apologize. They had two years to do the right thing and they chose evil. It’s too late. There’s lashings and a$$ whoopings for them arssholes who’s necks and a$$ my feet are stomping on and biiiches it’s here to stay!

You can’t have degenerate d!ck familiarity and then when you learn that he’s the bastard everyone else knew he was take it back, it’s too late, you choose this. You were willingly selling your soul, your dignity, your humanity, and your sense of judgment to be a groupie for someone who is a coward at the expense to retraumatize a black woman for years. Have you learned anything from what happened with r Kelly and Ian walkins ? Yeah clearly not! I heard the stories, I get mad with rage when I think about it and feel sick. Parents and enablers were so star struck with their idols despite they’re open pedophiles That they would literally let their children be raped by these monsters who deserve far worse than a long prison sentence ijs.

toxic fandoms are a problem in society and social media and clearly that leprechauns fan base is not the exception. One of his fans said that he’s our modern emmitt till. 🤬🙄😤Harriet Tubman should have capped those fans ancestors. George bush, your no child left behind policy sucks because some children should have been left behind in school.

Let this be a lesson for anyone. Believe survivors of abuse until it’s backwards, don’t trust or protect anybody, never be so willing to worship a famous person that if they become problematic you’re willing to lose your self respect and black women deserve better

[punkscowardschampions]

Nancy & Teddy Pt.1

Nancy: Darling, PLEASE tell me you are currently in the city 🙏👀

Teddy: You caught me, I am, in fact

Nancy: It was a safe bet, it’s not ski season

Nancy: speaking of, are you still going with [the last girl he was, to our knowledge]?

Teddy: It isn’t cuffing season either, darling

Teddy: my interest in her is long expired

Nancy: Yay!

Nancy: You can do me the biggest favour ever then 👏😽

Teddy: Which is? Do tell 

Nancy: You’ve seen my cousin Grace at parties before, right?

Teddy: 🤔 I can’t place her without some more info

Nancy: [send him the latest pics of y’all together]

Nancy: any more info required?

Teddy: I could ask why she follows you around like a [insert whatever the trendy small dog of the era is because different breeds are popular and pop off at different times] but I’m not entirely sure I care

Nancy: You should know what great fun I am

Nancy: and how else is she getting the hookup 💁‍♀️

Teddy: I know her accent grates, there’s a poss nickname in there somewhere

Nancy: no, no, you have to be the perfect gentleman, I need you to distract her from blathering so much

Teddy: Whose idea of fun is that, Nance?

Teddy: certainly not mine

Nancy: I know but the fun comes afterwards

Nancy: As if I would just offer out the job with no idea of the salary it’s worth

Teddy: You’re milking this, get to the point where I have the full picture, I’m begging you 🙏👀

Nancy: How telling…

Nancy: fine, I need her distracted, give it a date before you get straight to the point and she’ll do whatever you want her to, trust me

Nancy: and when she has gone home again, I have enough K to take out the whole of Cheltenham, you get first dibs

Teddy: See? Was that truly SO difficult?

Nancy: I’m doubting your ability to play nice and wait for it though

Nancy: perhaps I’ll have to ask [some random boys y’all both know, casual list lol] 

Teddy: Your lack of trust devastates me 💔

Teddy: don’t you think I have adequate form for you to have a measure of faith? 

Nancy: Missing my [whatever flimsy reason we have to have a party] party would devastate you, [the last party you threw that he was not at for whatever reason] was immense, I can’t send you those photos

Nancy: That’ll be why you were my first thought, the main reason at least

Teddy: I can do 💝🧸💐 anytime & anywhere, clue is rather in the name

Teddy: & you could send me those photos if you wanted to

Nancy: Your mother knew how killer a combo it’d be with your cute face, the foresight is impressive

Nancy: Perhaps

Nancy: on a platform where the evidence disappears after 24hrs

Teddy: Nobody likes a tease, my mother included

Nancy: She isn’t that but I’m sure your mother would still loathe her

Teddy: Undoubtedly, it’s a speciality of hers, but I can’t say I blame her, nobody is good enough for me either

Nancy: Baby perks, I am not familiar 

Nancy: beyond how tiring it is to watch everyone fawn over Ava

Teddy: But you’re prepared to watch your cousin fawn over me? 

Nancy: Well, why would that bother me? 🤔

Teddy: It’s slightly sacrificial & it’s not even your birthday 🎃💀

Nancy: Of you or her?

Nancy: because neither of you has anything to be scared of, I promise

Teddy: Me, of course

Teddy: what’s WRONG with her that she needs to rely so heavily on my charity?

Nancy: She won’t just be grateful to you if I’ve helped set you two up, obviously

Teddy: You haven’t answered my question

Nancy: That depends on your outlook, the lack of stable parenting and family trauma probably makes her an ideal lay

Nancy: it also means I’m the only guiding force in her life

Teddy: You’re doing me a favour too, from that outlook

Teddy: it’s convenient, but I’m not upset about it

Nancy: I know, I’m a nice person

Teddy: You’re a devious person

Teddy: 😈 beats 😇

Nancy: And if you do a good enough job, we could play with her together, it’s a possibility

Teddy: I’ll keep it in mind, as a motivational tool

Nancy: First you have to think up how you’re going to ‘notice’ her

Teddy: a worthy meet cute 

Nancy: Mm, well, she doesn’t keep much off her socials, personality and list of likes and dislikes have basically been handed to you on a plate

Teddy: From what I’ve scoped out thus far, you’re being too kind suggesting she has a personality 

Nancy: So mean! 🤭

Nancy: I’m her personality, duh

Teddy: Perhaps I can spin spilling ☕️ on her into a romantic moment as that’s all she does, socially, when you aren’t around

Nancy: Very unassuming, very sweet

Nancy: I know she’s had the fantasy

Teddy: When’s she coming back?

Nancy: Whenever I want

Nancy: and I am SO bored right now

Teddy: I know the feeling

Nancy: Are you doing the whole Uni thing?

Teddy: For my sins

Nancy: Are you on the team?

Nancy: The rugby guys had the best parties

Teddy: [idk about rugby but tell her what position you play because you definitely would be that bitch like it or not cos your dad is clearly that bitch and made your brother be too, hence you’re at uni in the first place]

Nancy: So you can invite her to watch you play 🥴

Teddy: It’s a date

Nancy: 💘 puke

Nancy: [your friend when Uni days that you just lived through] fully got through the whole team in freshers

Teddy: Our [friend’s name] was called [another girl’s name because clearly this is just a thing peeps do] 💘

Nancy: That’s what you’re paying the tuition for, after-all

Teddy: So true

Nancy: You’re ready to do this whenever I can get her here, right?

Nancy: because I am at real risk of texting my ex now we’ve taken this trip down memory lane and that is simply too tragic for me

Teddy: If only to heroically save you from that fate

Nancy: I heard, you’re bored too

Nancy: there’s been nothing to do lately

Teddy: OR I’m getting into character & practising being a gentleman

Nancy: you’re good at it, it’s almost like you have a brother who went insanely boring or something

Teddy: & a sister who married someone old & boring despite being insane, all his meet cutes are probably in black & white

Nancy: It’s what smart girls have to do, eventually, worst luck

Teddy: Spare me an invitation to yours, once was more than sufficient

Nancy: You know I have you beat in sibling sob stories, the tragedy gets worse and worse with mine

Teddy: We’re both painfully aware SHE isn’t the family sob story, in comparison to J’s wedding day, hers was a triumph

Nancy: I’m not sure what your parents were thinking with the child bride situ… wasn’t a good look, state of her in the dress aside

Teddy: Hostage situation for everyone involved

Nancy: at least the trauma will stop us having to watch Ava go down the aisle 

Teddy: I’ve noticed Grace is a babysitter, which will stop me having to watch his children

Nancy: Ooh, listen to you

Nancy: how long do you think you can make this work?

Teddy: As long as it’s beneficial 

Nancy: Well, she’s definitely a willing babysitter, that isn’t changing

Teddy: She can stay, for a while

Nancy: she basically treats my spare room like it’s hers so

Teddy: We’ll be seeing more of each other then

Nancy: Probably, providing your mask doesn’t slip

Teddy: & she doesn’t move herself into my room instead

Nancy: She’s still a [whatever breed of dog we called her] 

Teddy: I’ve got a loud whistle in me

Nancy: 😏 prove it

Teddy: & how good I am at tug of war when you lose it to me

Nancy: Oh to have the confidence of a mediocre white boy, loves it

Teddy: Firstly, you’re also white, so the shots weren’t fired with enough force there & secondly, I’ve never been accused of being mediocre outside of a classroom

Nancy: Golden boy is a little literal but I’d take it to heart too

Teddy: Bold to assume I have a heart, darling

Nancy: Fake it to break hers, yeah

Teddy: It’ll be something to do

Nancy: it’s that or the whole Eliza Doolittle bit and that isn’t that entertaining tbh

Nancy: I knew you’d be interested

Teddy: Singing would be where I drew the line

Nancy: spoilsport 😜

Teddy: For her, maybe not for you

Nancy: Convincing, well done, you

Teddy: One thing I’ll always do is prove myself

Nancy: That’s a dangerous thing to say to someone like me, darling

Teddy: Danger isn’t the deterrent it should be for someone like me

Nancy: Aren’t you thankful I’m such a nice person that won’t take advantage then

Teddy: OR you’re being an even bigger spoilsport by not

Nancy: Me? Never

Nancy: all I do is have a good time, what’s the point in anything else

Teddy: Preaching to the choir

Nancy: Suits 😇

Teddy: Me? Never 😈

Nancy: You’re good fun

Nancy: it’ll be amusing watching you be her ideal version of a man when I know what you’re really like

Teddy: I’m looking forward to being watched by you

Nancy: You should be, I don’t give out my interest for just anything

Teddy: If I’m not everything, I’m not interested & I’ll forfeit

Nancy: You aren’t going to forfeit

Teddy: You aren’t going to look away

Nancy: you’ll blink before I do

Teddy: I wouldn’t dare, there’s too much I could miss

Nancy: Right answer

Nancy: do you live at home or in halls?

Teddy: You know the answer, cherished baby & golden boy

Teddy: why slum it in halls?

Nancy: You are going to need to use my place then

Teddy: There are limits to how well I could counteract my mother’s blatant hatred, yeah

Nancy: Can’t have her ‘accidentally’ walking in every time

Teddy: Enough that it’s believably accidental only

Nancy: What’s it like, being the favourite?

Teddy: Fantastic

Nancy: Hm

Teddy: But I’m not my father’s, somehow she remains his favourite

Nancy: Freud knows why

Teddy: I’m hopeful they could divorce over it, my friends parents have for a lot less

Nancy: getting to pit them against each other would be amazing, been so woefully deprived of the chance

Teddy: I’ve been driving a wedge for years, I think once he expects me to work for him that’ll be the final straw

Nancy: What tiresome thing does he even do?

Teddy: Who knows? [and a guess that is wrong lol because this boy doesn’t care haha]?

Nancy: I shan’t be marrying your father when mine cuts me off 😴

Teddy: Well that’s the step-mother fantasy dashed 💔

Nancy: 😆 you’ll have to pray your real one isn’t a beast

Teddy: I’ll get you to reconsider, prayers answered

Nancy: It is the ideal set-up

Nancy: your sister should have waited a few more years, lest she look entirely predatory herself

Teddy: Perhaps she was concerned he’d die if she waited any longer

Nancy: 🤢

Nancy: I’m just going to start dealing, I can’t handle it

Teddy: I’ll keep your lights on without seeing you resort to a hard  day’s work

Nancy: SO gentlemanly

Nancy: I’d be a useless drugs mule, I’m simply keeping the stuff

Teddy: I’m trying to sell it 🤵🏼

Nancy: hate to talk ill of her but I don’t think that’s going to be a great challenge

Nancy: She hasn’t had a boyfriend that wasn’t some sort of shit

Teddy: Oh, in that case, I’m just trying to stop you from getting some boyfriend in to pay your bills

Nancy: As if I could

Teddy: You could, of course you could

Nancy: If you get enough use out of the spare room, I can charge you rent, how about that?

Teddy: 🤝

Nancy: wouldn’t want you thinking I’m enjoying having you around 

Teddy: Your cousin is going to be the delusional one

Nancy: 🤝

Nancy: She’ll arrive [whatever time ASAP because the vibe]

Teddy: I’ll run in to her at [a coffee shop she always goes to and tags near to where Nancy lives] ASAP

Nancy: I look forward to her liveblog

Nancy: You should wear [something he owns that we have seen him in that we think is a mood, clearly]

Teddy: Okay, I will

Nancy: Trust me, she’ll not believe you’re even talking to her

Teddy: I can’t believe I’ve agreed to

Nancy: Come on, you might really like her, Teddy

Teddy: She’ll be convinced it’s real

Nancy: but maybe you’ll fall in love and I can keep the lights on being a matchmaker 😍😽

Teddy: You should be a comedian 

Nancy: 😏 you’ll like her a lot lot more when she’s loyal to you too

Teddy: We’re not allowed pets, I have always wanted a dog

Nancy: Awh, 🥺 now

Teddy: Would you let me keep one in your spare room?

Nancy: There are no rules at my place

Teddy: Come puppy shopping with me then, you’re bored

Nancy: This is as you’re not setting me up with one of your lame friends to mould to my whims?

Nancy: Probably a better offer

Teddy: Guaranteed, none of my friends could handle your whims 

Nancy: So devastatingly true 

Teddy: So put on [something he’s seen her wear] & let’s go

Nancy: Is that what people wear to puppy shop? 

Teddy: No idea, I’ve been denied the opportunity until now

Teddy: but I’ve had the chance to see you in [these clothes] & I know it bears repeating

Nancy: You wouldn’t sell a puppy to an ugly person, would you

Nancy: better to be overdressed and hot, for a few reasons

Teddy: What breed shall we buy?

Nancy: NOT [whatever we said Grace was, like you would be so triggered]

Nancy: I think you like bigger dogs, proper ones

Teddy: Yeah, you’re correct

Nancy: Me too, and a boy one

Teddy: What’s your ex boyfriend’s name?

Nancy: [me like I dread to think tbh you got a dog’s name yourself boy lmao]

Teddy: Strike it from the list

Nancy: 🤭 he’ll be lumbering his own future spawn with that name, poor thing

Teddy: Won’t catch me doing my father’s trick with the II

Nancy: The pressure to be as 💝🧸💐 as you is too much

Teddy: He’d have to look exactly like me or it’s an elephant in the room

Nancy: James III nailed that one part

Teddy: 👏 failed with every other comparison & expectation twice as spectacularly to compensate

Nancy: Poor boy, he used to be fun

Teddy: Who remembers that far back?

Nancy: Not you 👶

Teddy: I’m all grown up now

Nancy: So I’ve heard

Teddy: Who’s been telling tales of me?

Nancy: No, that’s classified

Teddy: Don’t hold out, share the info

Nancy: Think about it, or is the list that long and that blurry?

Teddy: Truthfully, yeah, kind of

Nancy: Ahh, Uni

Nancy: we know lots of the same people, better and worse

Teddy: Postcode perks

Nancy: If I had to make a list of forbidden dog names, it’d be very telling, put it that way

Teddy: Well now you simply must

Nancy: When you can’t remember any of yours, allegedly

Nancy: I think not

Teddy: I can remember most of the boys, there isn’t as many

Nancy: or the memories are more cherished 

Teddy: Ha ha, do you want the list or not?

Nancy: Obviously

Teddy: [drop that, however many there are because I just feel like that’s a posh boy thing to do, especially if you’re wilding]

Nancy: I totally slept with [one of] too! 😶

Teddy: I’m sure he’s slept with everyone in the city but I choose to cherish this unexpected connection

Nancy: Eskimo sisters, that’s what we call it

Teddy: Have you slept with [a girl he has who clearly gets around lol]?

Nancy: Yes but it was so horrific, we were so smashed so don’t be asking about me based on that

Teddy: You should have another go at her, it’s a fond memory for me

Nancy: Was it your first time or just a good time?

Teddy: One of the first times it was good

Nancy: I get it

Teddy: & she wasn’t like I thought she’d be

Teddy: maybe I should call her myself 

Nancy: Does sound like you’re in love with her, yeah

Teddy: Be serious

Nancy: You, ruining my plans

Teddy: I don’t fall in love, be ruining my own plans

Nancy: just fake it

Teddy: Everyone’ll buy it

Nancy: People love love 😒

Teddy: Give me lust any day

Nancy: at least that only makes you act like an arsehole for a night

Nancy: it’s totally acceptable to be a terrible person when you’re in love

Teddy: It’ll be harder to fake, especially with your cousin

Teddy: she’s not making me feel lustful in the slightest

Nancy: You can’t think of someone else? Your girlfriend?

Nancy: not like she’s a complete virgin, it’ll feel good

Teddy: I’ve already got someone in mind, I’ll make it work

Nancy: You’re a trooper

Nancy: it’ll be me that has no choice but to think about it

Teddy: You’ll have a puppy to distract you, think about that

Nancy: Sounds dodgy, I’m not that much of a degenerate 

Teddy: Wholesome family fun only, thank you

Nancy: Now he wants 😇

Teddy: I like to keep you having to learn new tricks, naturally

Nancy: If you DARE complete that phrase…

Teddy: ?? 🤔

Teddy: what phrase would that be?

Nancy: 👩‍🦳🐶 was heavily implied but if the words actually leave your mouth/keyboard

Teddy: You’re not that old or that much of a bitch

Nancy: Ha ha, you’re so criminally unfunny

Teddy: Creative way to keep your lights on if you intend to fine me by the word from now on

Nancy: I’ve had worse ideas, today and every other

Teddy: But you detest censorship, Nance

Nancy: It’s possible I hate being called old more

Teddy: I didn’t call you anything of the sort

Nancy: not THAT old means I am some old

Teddy: Only older than I am, no more

Nancy: That’s nothing, when I fuck your dad we can talk about age gaps

Teddy: When you fuck my dad we’ll have a lot to say to each other

Nancy: The stepmother fantasy is just having a discussion

Teddy: I’m sorry, does your fantasy involve a gag?

Teddy: this is why we require some discussion first

Nancy: 😅 you’re ridiculous

Teddy: I like to talk, I don’t think you appreciate how much her grating accent is going to put me off

Nancy: You DO want to Eliza Doolittle her

Nancy: you can talk all you like, just keep her quiet

Teddy: I’ll try

Nancy: Good boy, I have faith

Teddy: 👼☁️

Nancy: 🛐

Teddy: 💕💒💞

Nancy: She so would

Teddy: Who could blame her? She can’t do better than me

Nancy: So true

Teddy: But it’s too big of a reach that I’d 💍 when it’s going to seem implausible me liking her as much as I’m about to fake I do

Nancy: Imagine everyone’s reactions though

Teddy: I’m stuck imagining her outfit

Nancy: imagine mine

Teddy: It’d be worth it for that

Nancy: What would it take

Teddy: What would you really wear?

Nancy: Whatever you want because you’d not ever get to the 💒

Teddy: Would you do whatever I want if I did that for you?

Nancy: Yes

Teddy: Okay, I will

Nancy: It’s horrid of you to tease if you don’t mean it, you know how badly I want it

Teddy: I mean it, no teasing

Nancy: You’ll let her think you love her?

Teddy: Yeah, I’ll make her believe I do

Nancy: That you want to spend the rest of your life with her

Teddy: Somehow

Nancy: I’ll help you

Teddy: She’ll want it to be true, that’s half the battle won 

Nancy: No one can blame her

Teddy: & rushing down the aisle as if we’re being coerced is what my family does best

Nancy: Hers too, she’s only childless by God’s will

Teddy: I don’t even need to be careful, you seriously have given me a gift

Nancy: she’s so lucky ☹️

Teddy: But you’re so much more fuckable, she’ll never be that

Nancy: You’re going to have to cum all over my body so you don’t breed me by accident

Teddy: I’m going to have to think about you to cum anywhere near her

Nancy: She can thank me for how many loads you sink into her

Teddy: She’s lucky to have you, we both are

Nancy: I told you I was a matchmaker

Teddy: I’m sorry I doubted you

Nancy: You’ve promised a lot that means all will be forgiven

Nancy: even if you don’t go through with it, right now I’m so wet it doesn’t matter

Teddy: I’m going through with all of it

Nancy: I will fuck [that random gal] with you, anything, remember

Teddy: I can’t remember a single thing about her right now

Nancy: I’m not mad about it

Teddy: I’m mad at you

Nancy: Why?

Teddy: All I can think about is how wet you are

Nancy: you’re entirely to blame

Teddy: & I so badly want to take FULL responsibility for it

Nancy: the sooner you work on her, the quicker you can claim what you’re doing to me

Teddy: ASAP, you heard me say so

Nancy: she’ll want you that bad, however stupid it makes her look

Teddy: However stupid she is, I’ll make her look more

Nancy: Your name sounds so good being fucked out of me, fyi

Teddy: Imagine yours, how loud I’m going to want to moan it every time I fuck her

Nancy: you can come next door, when she’s asleep

Teddy: I’ll put her to sleep so fast 🧸

Nancy: 🍼🍼

Teddy: You’ll never be bored again

Nancy: fuck it, marry her so we can use her

Teddy: I would

Nancy: You’re so fucked up

Teddy: She can look after any babies I accidentally give you

Nancy: condoms are a crime

Teddy: They take all the fun out of it

Nancy: I want her to drink your cum from me, badly

Teddy: She’ll do whatever either of us tell her to

Nancy: like a good wifey

Teddy: That makes you my mistress

Nancy: I think you need that

Teddy: How many married men have you slept with?

Nancy: [a number, at least a guesstimate] 

Nancy: I want what’s not mine

Teddy: But what if I am yours?

Nancy: Teddy

Teddy: More than I’m hers, or anyone’s

Nancy: I’m not stupid, that’s why I take men other women think they own

Teddy: You’re insanely clever

Nancy: as long as you could be with anyone, I want you, I want everything you think about

Teddy: Why did you ask me to do this? How did you know I would?

Nancy: because you don’t pretend you don’t get a kick out of humiliating people too, at parties, when people stop themselves from laughing, you don’t

Teddy: When did you notice any of that about me? You’re always in the middle of everything

Nancy: Probably the last time I got kicked out of a party for being the bitch who took it too far, you looked at me, I knew you got it

Teddy: I wanted to go with you, but you weren’t alone, you never are

Nancy: Lonely people never are

Nancy: you would’ve fucked me better than whoever was

Teddy: I’ve looked at you during every party, for longer than I’ve had any sort of idea what to do with

Nancy: how fuckable you are is a problem, was

Teddy: You make me feel like I can take it further, everyone else is constantly trying to stop me

Nancy: It isn’t far enough, I want to never know what’s coming next, what we can get away with

Teddy: When we pull this off, we’ll be able to get away with anything

Nancy: boys like you deserve to get away with every fucked up scheme girls like me put in their heads

Teddy: I’d fucking marry you so nobody could force me to say a word to incriminate you, you know

Nancy: Jesus, silence the witnesses with me

Teddy: Everyone in this city, they’ll all be watching us

Nancy: Infamous, pay them all off

Teddy: I’m going to withdraw my entire trust fund to fuck you on top of it

Nancy: You want to marry your whore

Teddy: I want you to want it, I don’t care about her

Nancy: No one wants what they have, have the balls to take me

Teddy: You’re going to fucking love me

Nancy: Fuck, fuck!

Teddy: Nancy

Nancy: Tell me how it feels

Teddy: Your name feels like a high, getting to have it in my mouth

Nancy: Hers isn’t enough like mine, is it

Teddy: I’ll have to call her darling

Nancy: I’ll know it’s for me, like I knew what you wanted

Teddy: I’ll be talking to you, everything you can hear

Nancy: Convince her to have a threesome with me

Teddy: How are you going to convince her you don’t love me?

Nancy: Easy

Teddy: How are you going to stop yourself from saying yes to me when I propose to her?

Nancy: I’ll shove the nearest dick in my mouth, yours or otherwise

Teddy: Come ring shopping with me too

Nancy: You want to see it on my finger first

Teddy: Put the dress on when she buys one, ruin the surprise for me, give her all the bad luck

Nancy: Will you last to fuck me in it?

Teddy: I have to

Nancy: in the church, I need it

Teddy: Me too

Nancy: You’re only allowed to do it one way in the house of God though

Teddy: I want it to be true, so it is

Nancy: You shouldn’t be so much fun, I wanna ruin you

Teddy: You shouldn’t want to, which means you have to do it

Nancy: Promise I will

Teddy: I’m going to cum if you promise me things

Nancy: If you cum I promise I’ll think about it all day, do nothing else

Teddy: Oh Nance, I can imagine you thinking so hard

Nancy: It already hurts

Teddy: Darling

Nancy: darling

Teddy: I promise I’ll make you feel better soon

Nancy: It can’t come soon enough

Teddy: I’ll do nothing else but dedicate myself to taking care of your every whim

Nancy: You have to make her love you first

Teddy: I will, I can do that in a day

Nancy: 🎣

Teddy: 🏹💘

Nancy: Cupid is too niche a pet name 

Teddy: Nothing is too niche

Teddy: but if you don’t like it, I’ll use it as my costume for your birthday party instead

Nancy: You have to now

Teddy: Call me whatever you want

Nancy: I have to

Nancy: even if in private for a while

Teddy: No censorship & no rules at your place

Teddy: in private everything goes

Nancy: and will, be why I don’t have a roommate anymore

Teddy: You must come over to my house sometime

Nancy: That’s such a thoughtful offer

Teddy: You can help me break my parents up

Nancy: As you’ve done all the hard work, you should get some help with the final nail in the coffin

Nancy: You’re all grown up now, why do they need to be together?

Teddy: II’s a wannabe tyrant, a second family would be more fit for purpose

Nancy: Who doesn’t love getting it right the second time ‘round 

Teddy: Like he doesn’t have grandchildren for that

Nancy: Only your sisters, that aren’t infected with Woodall-James crazy

Teddy: G’s could come out as fossils, who knows?

Nancy: At least they won’t be mutants like my brothers 🤷‍♀️

Teddy: Tainted is tainted, but it’s real old school royal of him to want to keep the bloodline pure

Nancy: I don’t know if there’s anything pure about it, he just can’t get his dick hard for anyone else now, apparently

Teddy: Old school romantic then

Nancy: Every man in my family has this weird strain of obsession 

Nancy: I don’t think my dad likes anyone but my mum, us included

Teddy: Understandable if the women are like you, I fully intend to ignore all our accidental children in favour of you

Nancy: 😏

Nancy: Accident I, II, III etc IS the only acceptable use of Roman numerals when it comes to naming

Teddy: I don’t know, I’d call a daughter yours because I like saying it so much

Nancy: She’ll be very confused, in a fun way though

Teddy: Her mother too if she isn’t you

Nancy: Just tell her how long you’ve been looking for me

Teddy: I can’t get into the habit of talking about you to people

Nancy: 👿

Teddy: It’ll out me 

Nancy: Right, practice having her name in your mouth instead

Teddy: 🥺💔 it will take insane amounts of practice, true

Nancy: at least looking 🥺 is going to work in your favour

Teddy: 🐶🍼 is going to remind you of me, you’ll wish you were a deviant 

Nancy: I won’t need reminding, she follows me everywhere

Teddy: I can’t blame her

Nancy: 🐤🐤

Nancy: I’m going to be there every step of the way

Teddy: Except when I’m throwing ☕️ at her, a wise move 

Nancy: Some bits she’s going to want to be just you two

Nancy: but rest assured I’ll get the rundown after 💋

Teddy: Hers & mine

Nancy: I’m too intrigued by yours

Teddy: I love to kiss & tell 

Nancy: Tell me more about when you hooked up with [that one boy we also did]

Teddy: [do that because lord knows truly, I’m sure it was messy af]

Nancy: God 💀

Teddy: How many similarities are there?

Nancy: Not enough, I should call him

Teddy: We should fuck him together too

Nancy: it’s a must

Nancy: whenever she has to go home, whoever we choose

Teddy: [suggest some peeps that either you wanna again or you haven’t yet but you wanna]

Nancy: [add to that list in a similar fashion because you are that bitch]

Teddy: 🏹💘

Nancy: I’m helping her pack… what do you want to see her wear?

Teddy: Anything of yours that you’ve donated to her

Nancy: as it doesn’t matter to me if it gets coffee stains on it now

Teddy: I’ll buy her a new outfit, allow her the Pretty Woman scene, if you like it, keep it

Nancy: Of course you’re the perfect gentleman so you won’t let her ‘repay’ you straight away

Teddy: Naturally 💝🧸💐

Nancy: Where are you taking her shopping?

Teddy: [Somewhere expensive af obvs]?

Nancy: You’re getting this so right

Teddy: Then [again somewhere boujee] for [whatever time meal it would be whether that’s brunch or lunch or dinner]

Nancy: 🎰🤑😍 her

Teddy: 🍸? Or would it be unbearable? I can see from her socials she’s a liability

Nancy: I would make that your second date, makes you look good, you don’t have to rebuff her and send her off in a car

Teddy: Great idea

Nancy: No shame spiral for her, however much of a hot mess a martini would make her

Teddy: I’ll need Absinthe personally

Nancy: Poor boy

Nancy: I will commiserate in your honour

Teddy: Thank you, darling 💚

Nancy: At [a bar we’re saying is too cool for Grace, clearly, like y’all will not be there but I will]

Teddy: Perhaps I’ll see you there once she’s gone back home

Nancy: I could accuse you of being a tease there

Teddy: I didn’t dangle the promise of perhaps bringing the rugby team, which would potentially warrant the accusation

Nancy: But but 😿

Teddy: I’m not sure how I’d feel about sharing you with that many boys at the same time

Nancy: You already made it obvious you don’t like it when you can’t get my attention

Teddy: Maybe if we split them up into smaller groups

Nancy: You are so cute

Nancy: Strategize, nerd

Teddy: I’m not the kind of nerd to say no outright

Nancy: Work out how you feel about it

Nancy: I might still do it either way, depends how I feel

Teddy: I won’t know for certain unless we do it

Nancy: When’s the last time you had a real girlfriend?

Teddy: Define a real girlfriend for me

Nancy: Hm, okay

Nancy: lasted longer than three months, you did things outside the bedroom together, you would’ve been pissed off if she slept with someone else whilst you were sleeping together

Teddy: 🤔 [the girl she asked him if he was still seeing earlier, because that makes logical sense]

Nancy: yeah, I thought so

Teddy: What are you getting at?

Nancy: Nothing, just curious

Nancy: some guys haven’t had a real relationship by your age

Teddy: Okay, when was yours?

Nancy: [lowkey a while ago by this point, idk how long but long enough ‘cos we’re a mess and isn’t how we’ve been rolling]

Teddy: You’re going to fall for me SO hard

Nancy: No, I’m not

Teddy: Prove it

Nancy: Can only do that over time, can’t I?

Teddy: You’ll prove me right almost immediately

Nancy: I’m sure that’s what you’re used to

Teddy: 👑🤴🏼

Nancy: I don’t do love, I’ll never give you what you want

Teddy: You’ll do it for me

Nancy: Can’t stop you trying in vain

Teddy: & you won’t be able to stop yourself from giving in

Nancy: Maybe I’ll fake it if you make me feel really bad for you

Teddy: I’m not Grace, I’ll be able to tell

Nancy: Why do you want it?

Teddy: Because you don’t want me to have it

Nancy: A good reason 

Teddy: Only you & my father say no to me, he’ll be out of the picture soon which leaves just you

Nancy: Would your mother leave him, if I had a blatant enough affair with him?

Teddy: It would have to be unsweepundertherugable, they both adore the pretence everything is fine

Nancy: 🤔

Nancy: I could find someone, leave your wife worthy

Teddy: Do it, you have my green light

Nancy: Too bad Ava didn’t set her sights older

Teddy: A missed trick

Nancy: Do you think your mother will get a new family?

Teddy: She’s too old, what would she do, adopt some orphans?

Nancy: Maybe she’ll get a toyboy, with some kids on the weekends

Teddy: Good for her

Nancy: Okay, you’ve proved the whole step-mother thing isn’t THAT real 

Teddy: It isn’t a step-father thing, but if he’s hot, maybe

Nancy: lots of guys cry if you imply their mother ever liked getting dicked down

Teddy: Well, there must be some reason she’s stayed with II

Nancy: Not cash?

Teddy: She has her own, he’d never marry poor, darling, that’s beneath him

Teddy: her maiden name is [something that’s lowkey a flex, how rich people do and have heard of each other]

Nancy: You look so much like her brother [whichever one if multiple or just your uncles name, not you implying you’ve fucked this man whether you have or have not lmao]

Teddy: I know

Nancy: II weirdly missing in your DNA

Teddy: The relief is PROFOUND, I hold out hope she had her own affair whenever he’s being especially difficult 

Nancy: yeah, it’s devastating being a twin, can’t have those sort of adoption hopes when he’s the spit

Teddy: Who do you look like?

Nancy: My mad auntie who used to live in the attic

Teddy: Oh no, that IS devastating  

Nancy: We didn’t forget to feed her

Teddy: In that case, I can trust you with puppy duties

Nancy: I’ll employ someone

Teddy: Bill me for whoever

Nancy: maybe my cleaner has a sister, that would be cute

Nancy: the actual devastation lies in that I’m not as skinny as my auntie, which is the whole point so that’s depressing

Teddy: You’re too hot to be depressed

Nancy: I like that you mean that, however flippantly

Teddy: There’s nothing flippant about how much I’ve looked at you, I’ve covered every angle

Nancy: Almost every angle

Teddy: Imagination is being forced to count for a lot

Nancy: I’m more and more tempted to show you

Teddy: [send her a pic of you to try and tempt her more]

Nancy: Your imagination is better

Teddy: I don’t believe you

Nancy: For what I can do? No

Nancy: I never said it looks pretty

Teddy: I’m saying it

Nancy: My cousin is going to be the delusional one, remember

Teddy: Yeah, she is

Teddy: you’re a knockout, Nance

Nancy: Shut up, I already want to fuck you

Teddy: I can’t resist you

Nancy: but you have to

Teddy: But I’m allowed to look

Nancy: She won’t suspect you

Teddy: Show me, she won’t know

Nancy: well, what do you want to see?

Teddy: Everything

Nancy: Okay

Teddy: If you DARE tease me, you have to mean it, how badly I want it

Nancy: I mean it, I just want you to want it more

Teddy: You really mean, with every passing day I’ll want it more & you plan to torture me

Nancy: Yes

Nancy: it’s only fair, think how tortured I’m going to be

Teddy: You know what those thoughts will do to me

Nancy: what I want to do to you

Teddy: Nancy, it isn’t fair

Nancy: I can hear how that would sound

Teddy: [a shameless voice note]

Nancy: Jesus, you sound illegal

Teddy: It should be, what we’re going to do to each other

Nancy: Once we’re found out, it will be

Teddy: You’re one of the only taboo things left in this city, forbidden to me

Nancy: I have to be stronger, deny you longer

Teddy: No you don’t, please don’t

Nancy: won’t it feel good, when you’re finally allowed

Teddy: I have to have you

Nancy: You have to have Grace first

Teddy: But I don’t have to be gracious about it

Nancy: Once you’ve spent lots of time at mine, hanging out with us together but never alone with me

Teddy: You’re evil & I’m obsessed

Nancy: 😈 trumps 😇

Nancy: I can’t wait to ‘forget’ you’re around and forget to wear clothes

Teddy: I can’t wait to leave the bathroom door unlocked when I 🚿

Nancy: It is my place, I can go where I want, when I want

Teddy: Come to mine when you want the sq ft to get lost

Nancy: What for, if anyone finds me?

Teddy: I’ll find you, not just anyone will

Nancy: Sounds like a trap

Teddy: It is

Nancy: Perfect

Teddy: & our own private maze

Nancy: Sometimes I just need to leave the real world, for a while

Teddy: Alice can be your codename, if I can’t shut up about you 🐇

Nancy: There are so many options for you, pick a famous fictional 🐻

Teddy: Pick Paddington, people will assume you’re referring to the place & are now 🤓 into [something you can do there, London hates me so idk, we’re being shady here because he loves to make fun of everything that isn’t super boujee/tourists as does anyone who lives somewhere]

Nancy: 😏 You’re talking yourself into some excellent costumes here

Teddy: It’s a firm second AFTER Cupid

Nancy: My birthday my choice, thank you

Teddy: I’ve got time to give you plenty of others

Nancy: I imagine you’ll be in a couples costume, how fast you think you can pull this off

Teddy: True, how disappointing 

Nancy: You have doubts about her imagination?

Teddy: It’ll work if I’m Cupid & she’s my victim, less so if she’s attempting the goddess of love

Nancy: the 😍 are free

Nancy: I haven’t decided what I want her to go as yet, I always dress her

Teddy: [take a sec to discuss your faves from previous years, Nancy’s costumes obvs not Grace’s lol]

Nancy: You’re such a stalker, get off my feed 😘

Teddy: When I can stalk you IRL & not a moment before

Nancy: Not tonight, you have to focus

Teddy: Oh come on, Nance

Teddy: you sound like one of our teachers & not in a hot way

Nancy: I’m not telling you where I’m going, I didn’t say you had to stay in and 🛐

Teddy: It’s blatant where you’re going

Nancy: Is it

Teddy: [3 places she always goes as his 3 guesses, calling you predictable there gal lol]

Nancy: Well I won’t be now 😠

Teddy: Why be vexed I know where you are?

Nancy: You know why

Teddy: This city has a handful of places to be seen in, that’s it

Nancy: And I can’t risk being seen with you

Teddy: We can be seen together, we’re practically in-laws

Teddy: don’t stay in on my account

Nancy: I know places, don’t trouble yourself

Nancy: if you think we can be seen together you severely underestimate how I’m feeling currently

Teddy: You overestimate everyone who would catch a glimpse of us before we found a place to be alone together

Nancy: You told me to go out, I intend to

Teddy: Tell me where you want to go & I’ll buy it out, floor to ceiling not just VIP, we can have it to ourselves

Nancy: You’re really getting into character, aren’t you

Teddy: OR this is who I am

Nancy: Yeah, right

Teddy: Don’t be a hater, love me

Nancy: I’ll use you, just like everyone else

Teddy: Do it better than everyone else or you’re not trying

Nancy: you can send me the money and I’ll buy myself nice things instead

Teddy: [do that rn immediately like it’s nbd because it is to you]

Teddy: 😘

Nancy: I’ll show you when I’ve spent it all

Teddy: I’m giving you [a length of time like it’s a challenge] to spend it all

Nancy: Easy

Nancy: later, you can just give me your account details, watch the 💸

Teddy: Okay

Nancy: [show him that it’s gone because lord knows you can waste money babe]

Teddy: [Give her those account deets because it’s not your money and you don’t care, only as much as you’re obvs into how fast she can spend it]

Nancy: [immediately spend more to get the point across]

Nancy: You’re still going to have enough to fuck me on, right?

Teddy: The trust fund’s 21, are you still going to be leading me on by then?

Nancy: You’d still want it if I was

Teddy: I’m not denying that, but you’re not a tease, you’re going to struggle through every minute you have to hold out on me

Nancy: and I’m not denying that

Teddy: We could have 2 children by then too, follow in my big brother’s footsteps

Nancy: A lot more, they didn’t fuck at all

Teddy: & you have a lot of twins in your family

Nancy: You aren’t giving any consideration to how wrecked I would be but that’s okay

Teddy: I’ll pay to fix you 💸

Nancy: to ruin me all again

Teddy: Continuously