Tangled Salt Marathon - Queen for a Day Part 2
So this is the continuation of my review for Queen for a Day. My personal favorite episode in the series, but it does have some flaws that needs to be pointed out.
You can find the first part here https://rachelbethhines.tumblr.com/post/622226424477171713/tangled-salt-marathon-queen-for-a-day-part-1
Summary: The King and Queen are stranded in the blizzard and Eugene and the Pub Thugs must rescue them. Meanwhile, Varian rushes to ask for Rapunzel's help freeing his dad, but Rapunzel tells him that she can't help him because of the blizzard, leaving Varian feeling betrayed. Rapunzel orders the evacuation of the island, but then remembers about a legend told earlier by Xavier about an underground machine with the power to change the way of the blizzard.
The Show Tells Us Things that Contradict What We’ve Already Seen
No they didn’t.
If it was up to Frederic you’d all be jailed, hanged, or banished. Don’t try to pretend now that the King is somehow better than any other leader when it’s his crack down on crime is what causes 75% of the conflict in the first season.
Rapunzel gave you a second chance. She’s the one to thank. And she only did that because she befriended you, not because she thought the system unjust.
Look at All This Time Spent On This Very Important Note, No Way the Writers Would Dumb Enough Not Follow Up On This Finely Crafted Set Up.
Why is Season Three So Bad!!!!?????
Evacuation is a Dumb Plan to Begin With
So throughout the episode Rapunzel is being pressured into evacuating the populace off the island. With the idea that, as an island, they’d be cut off from food supplies and whatnot.
Which is beyond dumb because they’re currently inside a castle. Castles are built specifically for withstanding sieges. They should have all the supplies and room that they need right there for weeks if not months.
Everyone is acting like risking exposure is somehow a better option then just staying put, inside the comfy palace.
Also keep in mind no one knows that this is a magic storm. They think it’s just a regular blizzard and it’s not even been one day of snow. You’re telling me that King Frederic is such a poor leader that can’t even keep the kingdom stocked for one day?
You know what. I'd believe that. Corona is a shittly runned country that can’t handle emergencies.
Cass Can Clearly See and Hear What’s Going On
The show will later act as if Cass didn’t know the truth about what happened between Raps and Varian, but that’s a load of bull. She clearly sees and hears Varian talking about the rocks and his dad. In short, Cassandra winds up looking like a horrible person because of poorly thought out framing.
Rapunzel Has More Options Here But She Doesn’t Explore Them
Look Rapunzel being inexperienced and not knowing what to do, leading to her making poor decisions; is a perfectly fine set up for a conflict. And the choices she makes are understandable.
However the show acts like these were the only options available to her; stay and help her people or go with Varian right then, and that’s simply not the case.
Here’s a list of things she actually could have done.
Send someone else with Varian. Cass isn’t doing anything right now. She’s not needed for the evacuation, as evidenced by her going with Raps to the demantius device later (a task that she doesn’t actually help much with) and she already is in on your secret about the rocks and is friends with Varian. Alternatively there are other guards you could have sent with him, but Cass is the best option for the job.
Keep Varian with her until the storm was over with. He could have helped with the demantius device and then you both could have gone to Old Corona afterwards.
Order the evacuation and then actually go with Varian. Once again, Rapunzel isn’t honestly needed for the evacuation, as evidenced by her taking off to find the demantius device later. She also. at the this point, doesn’t know if the demantius device is real nor does she have a plan in place yet to use it. It would have been a worse idea, yes, but it’s still an option that she failed to consider. (Unless they came back to the device after failing to save Quirin, cause it’s fiction and the writers can decide the time frame however they want)
Go check up on Varian after fixing the storm.
None of these options would have saved Quirin, obviously, but any one of them would have given Varian the emotional support that he needed. So while it’s understandable that Rapunzel did what she did, it’s still not excusable.
Therein lies the failure of the show. It tries it damndest to excuse the protagonists at every turn even when they do quite clearly mess up, all while shifting all the blame onto an easy scapegoat. The series then acts like, we the audience, should just blindly accept it’s manipulation as fact.
The Show Implies That the Heroes Just Threw A Child Out Into A Deadly Blizzard
Rapunzel’s ‘orders’ falls on deaf ears and that’s honestly on her. She’s in charge and ergo she needs to keep her guards in line. It’s up to her to give clear and concise orders.
Cause what we see is the garuds dragging away a 14 year old begging for help and next we see him, he’s back out in the snow storm. The snow storm that’s been deemed a national emergency and could potentially kill people stuck out in it.
If the show didn’t intend for us to think that Stan and Pete just chucked the poor kid out the door, than it needed to establish that Varian left of his own accord. But it doesn’t do that. So everyone is Corona just winds up looking like an bunch of asses instead.
Rapunzel Breaking Her Promise isn’t the Point
The show gives way too much focus on Rapunzel’s promise. Because not being able to keep a promise is understandable and something that everyone experiences. No, in truth what Rapunzel does here is much worse than that. She fails at her responsibilities as a leader, as an adult, and as a decent human being.
Her promise to Varian doesn’t actually matter. Her friendship with Varian doesn’t actually matter. Her even knowing him doesn’t matter.
Had Varian came to her as a stranger with this same problem and she failed to help him, she’d still be in the wrong. This is a child in need that she ignores. A subject that she is in charge of and responsible for.
Once again, I’m not hating on Rapunzel here. I’m fine, glad even, for the protagonist to make a mistake. But the show fails to even acknowledge that what she did was a mistake to being with; hence the real problem with the character.
Let’s Talk About ‘Daddy’ and How The Creators are Full of It
OK so there was some debate about whether or not Varian actually said the word ‘daddy’ in this scene. It was confirmed by one of the creators, Chirs, that yes, Jeremy Jordan (Varian’s VA) ad libbed this line and that the writers decided to keep it.
Which, in of itself, is fine. This scene still hurts like hell and is the most powerfully emotionally hitting scene in the show. It’s awesome.
The problem is the Chris’s reasoning for including the line.
According to the creator, Varian saying the word ‘daddy’ means that’s still immature and not ready yet to know whatever secrets Quirin is keeping from him.
OK first off, calling you father ‘daddy’ does not make you immature. What a stupid thing to say. My siblings and I are all in or 20s, 30s, and 40s, and we still call our father ‘daddy’ as well. (We’re quite spread out in ages)
Secondly, what secrets!? We’re never told what Quirin is hiding from his son. Varian never learns the truth of any earth shattering secret that involves him.
We get lots of behind the scenes hints that the writers prematurely cut Varian out of the plot in later seasons, despite his conflict not being resolved and the fact that he was presented as being integral to main plot.
We’re never given a real reason why Varian’s story so poorly was edited out and any excuses that the series creators, Ben and Chris, have given is nothing but that same BS as this line here and I’m going to call them out on it.
Xavier and Monty Should Have Been Streamlined Into One Character
Xavier is given no real introduction and yet he’s suddenly an important part of the main overarching plot. Nor do we ever get any backstory for him or insight into why he does what he does and knows what he knows. He’s just there to give exposition and that’s it.
Meanwhile Monty is given a whole episode worth’s of introduction and insight, but then proceeds to add nothing to the series afterwards.
Just imagine if Monty and Xavier were made into one character. Introduction, insight, plus actual story importance. As an added bonus, it would have forced Raps to deal with someone she doesn’t get along with in order to save the kingdom. Which would counterbalanced the ‘friendship saves the day’ bs of later seasons along with the idea that anyone who doesn’t kiss Rapunzel’s royal arse is a villain.
Once Again, Why Do you Know this Legends and No One Else, Xavier?
It’s lazy writing. You need to either set these things up beforehand or give reason for them later.
Pascal’s Story Makes Far More Sense After This Scene
The consequence of showing things out of order is that context is lost.
I Love the Reprise but it Gives the Game Away too Early
The writing team can’t decide where they want Varian’s fall into villainy to start and where to have it’s ‘twist’. This is suppose to be foreshadowing, but having it then undermines the ‘surprise betrayal’ in The Alchemist Returns. Not to mention that Varian doesn’t actually do anything truly ‘villainous’ until Secret of the Sundrop anyways.
In short this scene winds up being pointless and the insistence of having a shocking reveal later winds up being redundant. Which in turn then becomes a poor excuse for not featuring a episode dedicated to Varian’s side of the story.
Conclusion
I still love this episode, and I’m saddened that most of the series does not live up to this quality nor its own hype. On its own Queen for a Day is 40 mins of wonderful entertainment. As part of the an on going story it’s a bitter reminder of the disappointment to soon follow.
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Hello! Can I maybe have the rfa + v and saeran planning something romantic with mc but everything going completely wrong? Bonus points if its very fluffy! Thank you! Btw, your hc always make me happy! You're a top writer and I really enjoy the way you write the rfa, but especially saeran! Thanks!
Well sweetcheeks Saeran is my favouriteof all of them hands down so I’m very happy you enjoy me writing himas much as I do. I think he has the most potential and the bestdesign, personally. I also think that Cheritz wasted him (and most ofthe other characters) in order to putsch Seven which is something Ifind extremely tiring. So, until I get a Saeran route that does thatpoor boy justice you can pry that beautiful creature from my cold,dead hands. Also, I’ll write HC’s for him until my hands start tobleed. Saeran (◕▿◕✿)I think I overdid it a little? I hope you still like it?
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Zen
♬ he’d planned this date for a long time
♬ the two of you had been so busy lately,Zen had decided to do something special to make up for it
♬ everything was perfectly planned andtaken care off
♬ he’d prepared a beautiful picnic to beeaten at the park
♬ the food he’d prepared was mostly selfmade and delicious
♬ the weather outside was sunny and warm
♬ and the paddle boat rent had openedagain for the season
♬ it was time for the perfect date
♬ you’d been so excited for that date too
♬ seeing how happy and cheerful Zen wasabout it only made it better
♬ he’d found a beautiful, shady spotunder a big willow
♬ you’d spread out your big blanket andthen went on to rent the paddle boat
♬ neither of you was really hungry atthat moment, and the glistering lake just looked so enticing
♬ at first everything was fine, idyllicand romantic even
♬ sitting opposite each other you smiledand laughed together, talked about anything and everything
♬ Zen was paddling, strong arms allowingyou to glide over the water
♬ you had one of those pretty parasolsthat made the entire scene seem as if from a movie
♬ Zen really liked that idea, yourrelationship being the type people made movies about
♬ sadly, those moments often lasted for avery brief time and this was no different
♬ when he got up to get to you and pressa sweet kiss to your lips, Zen lost balance
♬ suddenly the boat was shaking rapidlyand you getting nervous caused the two of you to flail and fall
♬ the water was bitter cold, despite thesun
♬ neither of you was able to turn theboat back around and get in, so you had to swim
♬ you were forced to leave the parasolbehind he’d gotten you, almost drowning for a moment
♬ once finally outside of the water,drenched and shaking, you’d made your way to the willow only to findthat animals had attacked your basket and most of the food was eitherscattered or gone
♬ needless to say that Zen was devastated
♬ his perfect date had fallen apartcompletely, despite all his efforts
♬ as you saw him pout at the remains ofthe food he’d prepared for you two, you felt your heart swell
♬ God, you loved that idiot so much…
♬ you took his hand and pulled himtowards the blanket anyway
♬ the stuff that wasn’t usable you threwaway together, but the entire time you smiled
♬ frankly, as long as you two weretogether, you were happy
♬ you two sat down together, cuddling upagainst one another, mainly for warmth
♬ he used the blanket to wrap around thetwo of you, instead sitting on the soft grass
♬ luckily some of the fruit were saved,as they’d been in harder to open boxes
♬ you took one of those and held it outfor Zen, smiling at the other sweetly
♬ when he realized that you were stillsmiling, trying to make the best out of it even now by feeding himsome fruit, all his sadness instantly melted away
♬ as he opened his mouth and accepted thestrawberry you were offering, Zen knew
♬ he knew that he’d never loved someonelike he loved you and that he never would again
♬ after that you moved from the shadowsof the willow into the sun
♬ you laid down together, hand in hand,letting the warmth dry your body
♬ you threw a frisbee around for a while,played catch and hide and seek
♬ a man selling fish-shapes bread turnedup a couple of hours later and you bought a couple
♬ you ate them as the sun went down, bluewater turning back with the darkness
♬ you watched the stars for hours,sharing sweet kisses from time to time
♬ eventually you went home, made love andfell asleep in each others arms
Yoosung
★ Yoosung is a very attentive person
★ he never misses an opportunity to dosomething nice for you
★ he isn’t as overly sweet and romanticas Zen, not does he have the means to take you on expensive dates asJumin might be able to, but he tries his best…he’s sweet, youknow?
★ he always remembers birthdays and anniversaries, goes allout on Valentines day
★ sometimes he just likes to surprise youtoo, just for the sake of it
★ he thinks of you as his saviour, theone who saved him from himself
★ so, in an attempt to never let youforget how much he appreciates you, he planned a romantic date
★ while you were at work he’d used hisfree day to cook your favourite dinner
★ he put candles on the table, roses andthe nice plates and all
★ he was just putting together the firstplate when suddenly he heard the keys in the lock
★ you were an hour early and Yoosungpanicked a little
★ he wasn’t quite ready yet!
★ not thatyou minded even in the slightest
★ when you entered the kitchen, smellingfood, your breath got caught in your throat at the view
★ not only was the table beautifully setand the food smelled great but Yoosung look utterly adorable with hishair pushed back, cooking in his apron
★ you cooed and Yoosung blushed,nervously scratching the back of his head
★ he helped you out of your coat and hungit up for you while you chuckled with delight
★ he was just so cute when he tried hard
★ he lead you to the table, pulled backthe chair for you, even spread a little napkin on your lap
★ when he put the finished plate beforeyou it looked and smelled divine
★ he’d become an even better cook overthe last couple of years so you knew you were in for a treat
★ you also smiled with glee as yourealized it was your favourite meal
★ he watched you take the first bite,smiling with excitement
★ thats when you grimaced, obviouslystruggling to swallow, and his face fell
★ what had he done wrong?
★ when he tried the food himself he foundthe answer
★ you’d told him a million times to labelthe sugar and salt, just in case, and he’d never listened
★ he accidentally switched them up andnow everything was borderline vomit inducing
★ he didn’t even want to imagine what thecake tasted like…great
★ as you watched him hang his head yourheart swelled with pride
★ you stood up and went to hug him frombehind, pressing a kiss to his cheek
★ sadly, you had to toss everything away,but it was alright
★ you spend the rest of the eveningcooking something nice together, brushing hips and stealing glances
★ as the candles has burned down youdecided to cuddle up on the couch, plates on your knees
★ you ate while watching videos onYouTube, occasionally stealing from each others plate
★ soon the plates were abandoned, the twoof you lying on the couch together
★ you weren’t fully asleep, but neitherreally awake
★ your head resting on his chest,Yoosungs arms wrapped around your figure
★ he brushed through your hair, smilingagainst your forehead contently
★ despite the date not having gone theyway he thought it would, Yoosung learned valuable lessons
★ 1) always label sugar and salt★ 2)the best moments aren’t the ones that are planned
★ when you really love a person you cando the most mundane things and they are still the best
★ “I love you.”
★ “Loveyou too, doofus”
★ and then you fell asleep
Jaehee
♨ you two hadn’t had a free day in whatfelt like ages
♨ the work load was not half asexhausting as working for Jumin, but you still needed to unwind
♨ especially considering that even your‘free days’ were often spend planning for the café
♨ sometimes re-decorating or somethinglike that
♨ through all of the stress you’d nevergiven up on Jaehee, never once complained
♨ you’d worked hard to make herdream come true and now she wanted to do something for you
♨ namely go on a short trip to the beachto relax and have some fun
♨ when the day finally came, Jaehee wasprepared!
♨ She had three towels – just in case –a beach ball, a second bathing suit and set of clothes, enough foodand cake to feed an entire army, a beach umbrella and liters ofsunscreen
♨ since you only had one day, your tripstarted in the early morning hours
♨ that way you could use the entire dayas well as avoid rush hour
♨ despite being quite exhausted herself,Jaehee insisted on driving
♨ this was all for you, so you should berelaxing from finish to start
♨ you offered multiple times to takeover, but Jaehee refused every time
♨ eventually you fell asleep with yourface pressed to the window
♨ Jaehee found it extremely endearing,saddened that she couldn’t take a picture
♨ when you finally arrived at the beachit was still relatively empty
♨ it gave you the time and space tochoose a nice spot and build up everything
♨ you instantly wanted to go into thewater, cool your overheated body
♨ Jaehee on the other hand decided to liein the shade for a while, telling you she’d follow soon
♨ that’s when you got rid of the dressyou’d been wearing, leaving you standing in nothing but the mostadorable bikini Jaehee had ever seen
♨ she could feel her cheeks heat up,instantly putting on her sunglasses to hide at least some of her overthe top reaction
♨ she watched you run to the water, socheerful and happy, smiling to herself
♨ you played around in the water for awhile, floated and swam while Jaehee watched
♨ she didn’t even notice how heavy hereyes had gotten when she was suddenly asleep
♨ it felt like mere seconds later thatyou were harshly shaking her awake
♨ she’d forgotten to put sunscreen on andwhile you’d been in the water having fun, not paying attention, she’dburned up to match the colour of a lobster
♨ you insisted that you go home rightnow, so you can take care of that horrible burn
♨ on the way back you were the onedriving, hurrying just to get her home soon
♨ during the drive you put some of theice packs on her skin or the now wet towel over her body
♨ once home you told her to lie on herback while you rubbed aloe vera all over her body, wherever she’dgotten burned
♨ after that you disappeared for a whileonly to return with liters and liters of milk
♨ Jaehee was extremely ashamed as youfilled the entire bath with it and told her to get in
♨ she’d wanted to make this a nice day atthe beach and instead she’d ruined it
♨ you didn’t mind at all, however, as yousat behind her and carefully rubbed in the milk into her back
♨ once she’d showered you’d put on Zen’smusicals and marathoned them
��� you braided each others hair in yourPJ’s and ate some unhealthy food you usually wouldn’t
♨ you even build a pillow fort together
♨ it isn’t quite the night Jaehee hadplanned, but neither of you has ever been that relaxed, so she callsthe entire thing a win after all
♨ “Thanks for today.”
♨ “ButI completely ruined the beach trip?”
♨ “I don’t care. As long as we’retogether, I’m happy.”
Jumin
♛ he knows better than anyone how hard itis to work all day long
♛ Jumin also knows the feeling of beingon the verge of breaking down under the workload
♛ so when he notices the first traces ofdark circles and tiredness he instantly has to do something
♛ you’ve been overworking yourself,between planning the party, helping Jaehee in her café, Yoosung’sclinic and even sometimes Jumin himself
♛ he’s expressed concern about thatbefore, but you’d always brushed it off
♛ after all you wanted to help as much asyou could and make everyone happy
♛ it wasn’t like you had a 'normal’ jobanyway, so why not?
♛ while he still didn’t have the heart tostop you, Jumin came up with something else
♛ he wanted to treat you to somethingrelaxing, spoil you for a couple of days
♛ so he booked the two of you a nicewellness weekend at an expensive spa
♛ he’d been forced to keep it a secretfor a while, as the place was rather booked, so the appointment hegot wasn’t immediate
♛ but when he finally told you and gotthe brightest smile and kisses in return, he’d never felt prouder ofhimself
♛ that weekend you’d packed your thingsand made your way to the spa, eager to relax
♛ sadly, that didn’t quite out as therehad been a mix-up and your spot had been given away
♛ Jumin immediately asked for another,but the next one was at least a month away
♛ he wanted to get angry and basicallyget everyone involved fired for this
♛ especially at how disappointed youlooked because of their mistake
♛ but he knew that him getting angry andbossy made you sad, so the two of you took your leave
♛ he felt horrible for having put youthrough this, especially as you were strangely quiet on the drivehome
♛ then a got an idea!
♛ maybe he couldn’t get you into thatparticular wellness spa, but he had the means to make the day just asrelaxing at home
♛ so the second you got up to thepenthouse he called a couple of people before turning his attentionback to you and only you
♛ from that moment on he took controlover your relaxation
♛ he ran you a bath with rose pedals andbubbles and hot water just the way you like it
♛ he gave you a full body massage and forall the things he couldn’t do – such as manicures, pedicures andeven getting your hair done – he got professionals just for you
♛ they made you the dinner you wantedafterwards, which you enjoyed candlelit with classical music softlyplaying in the background
♛ it was a peaceful evening spent talkingand laughing without a worry in the world
♛ Jumin even finished the day off bytugging you into bed himself
♛ he then set beside the bed and like thefirst night you’d slept in that penthouse he read to you
♛ it was your favourite book and even theoriginal copy he’d gotten you
♛ his low voice soothed you even further,entire body relaxing into the mattress as he read
♛ eventually he laid down beside you,pulling you against his chest
♛ you hummed happily, cuddling up to yourhusband
♛ “I’m sorry todays plans wereruined.”
♛ “Are you kidding? You taking care of mefor the whole day was much better than any spa.”
♛ Juminsmiled then, once more reminded just how lucky he was to meet you
♛ he gently tilted your head up, pressinga kiss to your lips
♛ “I love you, darling. If you wanted,I would give you the world.”
♛ “I don’t want the world though,silly. All I’d ever want is right here beside me.”
♛ he held you until you fell asleep,heart swollen with joy
Saeyoung/Seven
☼ Sevens idea of date night is quitedifferent from what other people would consider
☼ he also isn’t really familiar with whatmost would consider 'romantic’
☼ it’s not something that has everbothered you, as you yourself aren’t really hearts and flowers
☼ you like that most of the time yourdates are fun and different
☼ that is until one of his bright ideasgoes wrong again
☼ because you can be sure that generallyyou’re the one who has to clean up the mess afterwards
☼ like that one time he got arrested andyou had to bail him out
☼ who would have thought that he’d takehide and seek so serious!
☼ The idiot broke into someones house forfucks sake!
☼ over time you’d gotten used to eventhat, though and generally it was fun to watch as his mugshots weretaken every time
☼ you laughed a lot
☼ so, when he suggested something calmerthis time you were surprised
☼ he said that he’d noticed howexhausting your dates were for you, so he wanted to do something youwould enjoy as well; a games night in
☼ he’d gotten out cards, chess, multiplevideo – and boardgames
☼ Seven was ready and his excitement wascontagious
☼ he’d ordered take out for the entirenight, stocked up on PhD Pepper and Honey Buddha Chips and both ofyou had changed into your matching cat PJ’s
☼ the evening started nice enough
☼ you were cuddled up on the couch,beating each others asses at some first person shooters
☼ after that you stuffed yourself fullwhile playing cards at the table
☼ he actually let you win a couple ofrounds of chess, smiling to himself as you did your little victorydance only to put on an annoyed face once you looked at him
☼ he just loved how cheerful you were ateven the smallest things
☼ then he suggested playing Twister andyou should have known better
☼ Seven spends all day crouching in frontof his computer, of course he’d suck at Twister
☼ actually, for a while it worked out
☼ since both of you were rathercompetitive, the two of you each gave your best
☼ it was a very intense round, whichprobably caused what happened after
☼ in an attempt to look cool and win thegame Seven had attempted to do that 'cool lean-back thing’ from theMatrix
☼ sadly, he wasn’t quite as sportive aswith a sudden cracking sound, Seven fell to the floor
☼ …and he couldn’t moveanymore…fuck…
☼ the rest of the night was spent waitingin the ER for someone to fix whatever Seven had done
☼ by the time you got home the sun wasabout to rise
☼ so you suggested for the two of you togo up on the roof to watch
☼ as you set there, sharing a HoneyBuddha Chips bag with your feet dangling off the roof, your headresting on his shoulder you suddenly burst into laughter
☼ “What are you laughingabout?”
☼ “You, mainly, and all the bullshit you getyourself into.”
☼ “My, honey, thank you so much foryour compassion.”
☼ “I drove your crying ass to thehospital, you have no right to complain. Anyway,what I was trying to say is…Seven you’re the weirdest dude I knowand I love you for it. You’re unconventional, but I’d rather tell ourgrandchildren the extraordinary things that happen to us, all theadventures I get to have because I chose you instead of the typicalguy taking me to wine and dine. Today was a great date night. Thankyou”, you say, pressing a kiss to his cheek, causing him toblush
☼ “I’m glad we agree. I love youtoo…by the way.”
Saeran
☀ when Saeran heard that there was a fairin town, he got excited
☀ the doctor had warned you that he mightshow certain childish behaviours due to all the trauma and loss of anormal childhood
☀ you didn’t see the problem though, asyou found it extremely endearing
☀ he hadn’t smiled in such a long time soto see him beam…hell, you’d win him one of those life sizes plushbears at the throwing stand and more
☀ it was especially sweet to watch himstruggle and stutter through his attempt of inviting you to a date onthat particular fair
☀ of course you said yes, as youpersonally liked fairs too and would do anything to make him smile
☀ the fair was quite packed, but nothingboth of you couldn’t handle
☀ he actually did win you a plush bear,although not a life sized one
☀ the two of you shared some cotton candyand even went to the ghost house together
☀ Saeran actually didn’t push you awaywhen you clung to him and you were actually thinking he might havesmiled, even?
☀ as the afternoon began to turn intoevening and night Saeran suggest to go on the ferris wheel
☀ you were a little surprised, as itwasn’t really exciting and mostly what couples did together
☀ when you saw him blush you realizedthat he wanted to do that with you and you blushed as well
☀ you walked there side by side, silentand not touching but with rapidly beating hearts
☀ you got in and both enjoyed the viewslowly showing itself to you
☀ until suddenly the wheel came to arapid halt and didn’t continue to move anymore
☀ then the announcement followed that itwas broken and they were working to fix it
☀ well…that was unfortunate
☀ the two of you looked at each other,eyes wide with shock but with nowhere to go
☀ you were at the top of the wheel, sothere was really no option but to sit and wait
☀ for a long time things were veryawkward
☀ both of you looked anywhere but eachother and when you actually did steal a glance and your eyes lockedboth of your faces heated up and you quickly looked away
☀ there was a long silence as well, bothof you staring outside of your respective window
☀ then Saeran sighed, shoulders sagging
☀ “This is not how I’d imaginedour first date to go.”
☀ you understood what he meant, butyou didn’t agree at all
☀ with a gentle smile you reached out,taking his hand into your to get his attention
☀ Saeran instantly looked up, lockingeyes with you, wide and confused
☀ “I reallyloved this date so far. As far as first dates go, this is still oneof my best if not the best one. Plus, we get to enjoy this beautifulview for much longer than any other couple so really, we’re lucky.”
☀ it wasn’t perfect, but it made Saeransmile
☀ you decided to switch from your side tohis so you two were sitting next to one another
☀ there was still a silence and Saeranwas a little stiff for a while, cheeks heated, eyes downcast
☀ untilsuddenly his hand inched closer and he tentatively laced your fingerstogether
☀ both of you were looking in oppositedirections and yet both of you were smiling just the same
☀ you watched the sun set together andwhen it was replaced by starts you finally turned to look at eachother again
☀ his eyes scanned over your face, comingto a halt on your lips
☀ he looked between them and your eyes,asking for permission
☀ you gave a quick nod and finally yourlips met in a sweet, loving kiss
☀ you buried your fingers in his hair ashis hands rested on his hips
☀ both of you were completely lost in thekiss, soon growing more confident and passionate
☀ you didn’t even notice when the wheelstarted to move again
Jihyun/V
📷 with V having gone completely blind,date possibilities were rather limited
📷 of course you could still go to dinner,but almost everything else was harder or near impossible
📷 even watching a movie in the cinema –the most basic date – was not really something you could do
📷 which was a shame, V knew, because youloved watching movies
📷 he used to love watching movies too,before he went blind
📷 that was when he heard about blindcommentary for the first time
📷 you could’t watch a movie in thecinema, but you could watch one at home
📷 you’d done so much for the RFA and him,V thought that the least he could do was switch up your usual dinnerdates for movies for once
📷 so, with a plan in mind he’d made hisway to the nearest VideoWorld
📷 it had been quite a while since he’dlast seen a movie, so V had made his way directly to the register toask for some advice
📷 he wanted a movie that was romantic,popular and would make his girlfriend happy
📷 not that the guy behind the counterlistened
📷 the second he’d seen the crane andrealized the man in front of him was fully blind he’d decided to pulla little prank on him
📷 something neither his girlfriend norhim would forget for a long time
📷 with a smile in his voice he’d told himhe’d be right back, returning with what he told V was 'The Notebook’,the best movie for dates
📷 V had thanked the guy, payed and madehis way home
📷 he’d managed to get the DVD in and evenordered Pizza, drinks and ice cream to go with it
📷 when you finally came home he greetedyou with a kiss, told you that he’d run you a bath and he’d wait foryou to join him
📷 you thanked him, adoring howconsiderate and sweet your boyfriend was
📷 once you’d showered off the day andwere warm and comfortable on the couch he handed you the remote forthe DVD player
📷 you were surprised but he looked sohappy and exited about it so you figured he’d gotten a DVD for thetwo of you to watch
📷 how sweet, he knew how much you lovedmovies
📷 however, when you pressed play itwasn’t The Notebook…not at all
📷 the cover showed two naked womencaressing each other…amongst other things
📷 your eyes almost popped out of yourhead and you froze for a moment
📷 had V really chosen a porno?
📷 Then it clicked…V was blind sosomeone else must have chosen for him
📷 you quickly reached for the remote andtried to turn it off, but it was too late and the moaning and otherobscene sounds started
📷 now it was V’s eyes widening, cheeksheating and swallowing loudly
📷 after a very, very awkward minute youfinally managed to turn the damn thing off, sagging
📷 “T-that wasn’t The Notebook, Itake it?”
📷 bless V for his big heart, trust andinnocence
📷 “No, honey, that wasn’t TheNotebook. I guess someone tried to pull a prank. I’m sorry.”
📷 “I’malright…I’m just sorry it ruined my plan for date night. I knowgoing out with me isn’t easy and our options are limited so I reallywanted to make you happy.”
📷 “V…you make me veryhappy. It’s not about the dates. You show me how much you care everysingle day with every word and gesture. Not to mention that you’retrying to adjust yourself. I appreciate you even trying to dosomething like that for me. Thank you.”
📷 you kissed, smilingagainst each others lips
📷 …and maybe just maybe that specialcopy of The Notebook came in handy later that day after all
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