#winteam meme

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“Between Us” as Textposts

Uh oh! Guess who found some new favs to add to the blorbo pile?! That’s right, me.

[amethyst-fiend]

Between Us + textposts

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

this is how the scene was edited i did nothing 😉

[myfirstisthefourth]

LOL

winteam + incorrect posts [2/?]

[saturnskyline]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

tagged by @braceletofteeth!! thanks bestieee 🤗🤗

i did this around a month ago, but i'm curious to see if anything has changed (i know some things definitely won't)

Three Ships

thought way too hard about this question even though it's not a final decision or anything lol. vegaspete is definitely there bc they are still wreaking havoc in my brain at all times :D monsam too, for changing the game and my life 🥲 and last but not least, winteam for becoming my new obsession due to their cathartic power. all quite different, but all very important to me <333

First Ever Ship

i'm still not completely sure, but going off of the previous answer, i did really ship katniss and peeta haha. not to be saying all of this in 2023... but i was team gale initially, until he basically got sidelined and then there wasn't really even a competition imo. and everlark really really grew on me! like i would be lying if i said "if it weren't for the baby" didn't have me in a chokehold bahaha

Last Song

psycho by mareux, from my vegaspete playlist (which is entirely too long but that's beside the point). it's mostly there for vibes, plus "psycho" is in the title, so there you go

Last Movie

had to think for a minute but when i remembered, all the horrors came flooding back 😭😭 i don't even want to say the name bc it's straight up embarrassing dfhsdfsh. suffice it to say that it was a bad jane austen adaptation that physically hurt me to watch :]

Currently Reading

a bunch of kp fics, since there so many talented and cool authors in the fandom! i go back and forth, but overall, it has weirdly helped me cope with all of the recent craziness. i've been reading a few lita fics as well, since i apparently can't get enough of those weather boys. dipping a toe in the rarepair pool of possibilities for both fandoms, which has actually been really fun

Currently Watching

between us (crying happy tears), gap (am woefully behind, sorry sapphics), and until we meet again (finally!!). i'm also in the middle of my kinnporsche rewatch, whenever i come back around to that. started rewatching don't say no the other day too for some reason, but i don't think i'm gonna be able to commit to the whole show for a second time lol

Currently Consuming

a ridiculous amount of ao3 and youtube fanworks/memes to boost my silly serotonin levels :)) mostly kp stuff, but i've been trying to branch out lately. expanding my resume of interests, as it were

Currently Craving

sigh... still one good movie kiss, unfortunately. that would probably involve me going out to meet people though, so maybe i'll stay on the yearning side of things for now 🫠🫠

Tagging

feel free to ignore if you've already been tagged or if you're not interested: @capikun @damnslippyplanet @hidden-joy @negrowhat @stardustvx @fandork @mcnonblackbeak @lesbianiconsteveharrington @davincsoo 💌

[thebroccolination]

Hello it's me your local no-name brand friend :>

For the director's cut ask, talk to me about the bisexual cocktail.

Any details will be loved/adored/cherished.

HELLO ANON WHOSE IDENTITY I DO NOT KNOW AT ALL,

I'm genuinely happy I did this meme??? I didn't anticipate which fics people would want to hear more about. :'''''')

The Night of the Bisexual Cocktail has one of the only titles I'm actually proud of. Titles are in no way a thing I'm good at, and this one's not even that great, but it makes me smile, so \:D/

Team eyes the concoction of blue, purple, and pink lighter fluids with vivid dislike. “How can you drink that?” he asks. “Shh. Don’t insult the beverage of my people.”

I just really, really like making references to Win being a canon bisexual.

So! This fic was written in May of 2020, only a few months after I first watched UWMA and right before Pride Month. I decided that in this AU where WinTeam meet as adults, they'd be former fuck buddies who hang out during Pride and almost have sex about their emotions, but then they communicate instead. So, it actually turned out to kind of parallel Between Us a little bit (without the buckets of trauma).

At this point in time, WinTeam fic writers were pretty limited in terms of canon side characters we could use. I knew almost nothing about Hemp Rope at this point, so I didn't know about Win's family or any of his friends other than Dean. Meanwhile, as far as I could tell, Team just had Pharm, Manaow, and Mew (Yacht's former bit role who appeared in the background of, like, four shots). So I added Sin and Sorn to this one (and now that I'm thinking about it, they were fun and I really miss writing them).

This fic also has one of my favorite exchanges that I've written between them:

Win steers him into the bathroom and catches Team’s chin in his hand. “Team,” he says, “I’m gonna loan you some clothes to sleep in. Think you can handle the shower on your own?” Team blinks, annoyance filling his veins. “Yeah,” he says. “I’m not an idiot. Hot water, soap, scrub. How stupid do you think I am?” Win’s slow grin soothes the sting. He puts his hand in Team’s hair again and pulls him in for a kiss on the forehead. “I really fucking missed you,” Win sighs against his skin. “But I wasn’t anywhere,” Team says, owl-eyed.

I just love ornery Team and indulgent Win. It's a dynamic I appreciate like a fine, fine wine.

I have a soft spot for my older fics where Win's the one who pursues Team, who's more confident in their relationship, because that's how their dynamic in UWMA seemed to be, based on what we got. I knew Between Us would change certain things about my perception of them, and that's one of them, but it's still nice to revisit these old characterizations and to think of them as another branch of the WinTeam multiverse where maybe Win had an easier time growing up and his family life wasn't so dysfunctional and traumatic for him.

And now I'm submerged in the WinTeam ocean of feelings, THANK YOU, ANON. YOU DID THIS ON PURPOSE.

[mygeekcorner]

I am normal about them

[seamayweed]

okay, so here's some more that I missed:

(more underneath the cut)

Firstly, a very unorganized assortment of mctna metas I love: here by an anon & @rain-hat (Seon-ho & Seonrok), here (Seonrok early interactions) + here about the post-ep. 12 opium den scene (Seonhwi) + here about Seon-ho & his scars (Seonrok & Seonhwi) by @hedvig-ulrika, here is more about scars (Hwi's vs. Seon-ho's) by @nichester & @thenotsosecretbits, here @blueberry-cheese-pizza raises a really good question for ep. 7, this Seon-ho blorbo rating by @convenientalias, this feelsy text caption by @lethal-desires under their ep. 12 gifset, this very good web weaving (with a parallel between Banghwi & Seonhwi) by evakant, this one by @tlanwen, this heartfelt appeal for more people to watch mctna by @apocketfullofhobbits, this assessment of the relationships in mctna (love/unrequited love/hate) by @mctna that I find sums it up really well; @fulltimehabibti & @utterlyhooked have a lot of meta in their respective 'my country the new age' tags too.

These hilarious mctna reactions/memes: here by @winteams and here by @devil-breaker. These two by @wizardslizards are a classic! Then there is this Sung-rok one by @bienmoreau, this one by @pendraegon (they also have an 'ellian's mctna lb' liveblog tag), and here is some very funny, well-deserved Nam Jeon hate by @crying-crow and @eight-of-cups.

Rewatches: @winteams did one recently and has an 'mctna rewatch' tag, though most of the posts you'll have to search for in the 'k.txt' tag. @baek1nho did a rewatch two months ago, not sure if she had a tag for that, and @convenientalias did one back in April with very meaty and delicious reviews/thoughts for you to dig your teeth into!

Seon-ho & Yeon meta: I can only recall this post by @navramanan right now... but I'm sure you'll find more by @iskarieot (really entertaining reactions in the tags for 'my country the new age' posts in general) or @rotblut (has a 'you make flowers grow' tag for them) - aside from their respective beautiful graphics & gifsets which you should def check out too - who were/are big shippers of them.

Bang-won meta: here and here by @navramanan, this funny exchange between @navramanan & @afroasiamerican, this rec (of a very sexy Bang-won fanvid) by @drivingsideways with comments/discussions about mctna and other characters like Seon-ho or Hwi in the notes (but be warned, it's rather Hwi-negative). In this post @utterlyhooked and more people are losing their minds over that same fanvid and Bang-won + his fan too, and this post about the historical person is a hilarious must-read for any Bang-won fan!

Lady Min/Queen Wongyeong (Bang-won's historical wife) meta: she did not actually appear in the show, but @bending-sickle would have loved to see her in mctna and shares a few facts about Bang-won & her here, and @rain-hat wove a compelling version of her into an amazing Seon-ho/Bang-won ficlet, sparking an interesting discussion in the notes between @rain-hat & @angryteapott about how Hwi took over parts of Queen Wongyeong's role + how there should have been more women in mctna in general. Also, here are more of @rain-hat 's thoughts about Bang-won & Lady Min + concubinage/polygamy in Goryeo + some comparisons of mctna to Six Flying Dragons.

Bang-won & Seon-ho meta: this exchange between @navramanan & @afroasiamerican, this meta by @navramanan, thoughts about Seon-ho/Bang-won + playful by @convenientalias that I really love to read and reread. I also rediscovered this interesting conversation (most of it in the tags) @eohachu & I had about Bang-won & Seon-ho and how these two aren't the only 'antagonistic soulmates' in mctna. Fatallist saw them as swordmates too (iirc) and def had a lot of good posts/playlists/web weavings about swordmates in general (for mctna & other media), such as this or this (@fulltimehabibti has reblogged most of the other parts of that swordmates series, I think). Also @hedvig-ulrika has this swordmates post (Seonhwi).

I have just gotten in mctna clearly very late to the party. Thank you for all the beautiful gifs. ❤️❤️❤️🍑

I just wanted to know if you knew any meta posts or discussions about the characters out there I can delve into?

Yaaay, welcome, welcome, we are always happy (starved) for fresh blood in the fandom! \o/ 💙💙💙 Ahhh sdjfklsdflsfd thank you for paying attention to my gifs and calling them beautiful!! 🥰 *dances in a circle like an overexcited puppy*

Please beware: these are most likely not spoiler-free!

For the older meta/discussions, @convenientalias and her ‘my country the new age’ tag (starts at page 20) is a good place to start. I remember this Seon-ho meta and also love reading everyone's responses to this mctna list of questions she created. There’s @dangermousie and their ‘my country’ tag (starts at page 11), @hedvig-ulrika has a lot of good meta posts as well, right now I can only think of this one (marketplace scene) and this one (Seonhwi scene towards the end), and this one for Seon-ho & Sung-rok. For Seonrok stuff in general, platonic or otherwise, the ‘seonrok’ tag by @pashminabitch is a treasure trove, @sadviper has great thoughts about them too (and I enjoyed reading their top 5 mctna scenes), @valarinde has meta about this very heart-wrenching scene, and @eohachu has written compelling meta about them too; their ‘seonrok’ and ‘nn meta’ tags are def worth checking out. @strandedchesspiece has an amazing series of mctna meta posts. I really love @the2headedcalf ’s Seonhwi meta (1, 2). @ciriwrites has written this excellent meta that led to an interesting discussion and other meta, @staidwaters has this headcanon about how Seonhwi became best friends, and @rain-hat has a lot of intelligent and eloquent meta in her ‘my country the new age’ tag and got a lot of mctna asks a while ago. You can also read @crayonflop 's very entertaining commentary in their ‘my country’ tag (starts at page 28), then there’s @husberttee with an interesting discussion about Sung-rok and his scar. This funny text post about Sung-rok + Seonhwi by @petekaos always makes me smile. This one is good too - all the Seon-ho feels! @bienmoreau has meta posts like this one about Seon-ho and his brother and @tlanwen has good meta and web weavings too. And @elderflowergin 's description of Bang-won's voice is perfect. There are others like @crithir, @eremin0109, @asena-queenslayer, @monstersqueen, @mctna, @doorhine with a scene comparison here and dozens of others who I remember writing mctna meta, in the tags or otherwise! This anon ask sent to fatallist (who has sadly deactivated) about the water/river symbolism is interesting too. 

For more recent stuff, we have @howlingmusketeers ’s Bang-won meta, @nubreed73 ’s thought-provoking commentary here (you can find more in their ‘meta’ or ‘my country the new age’ tag), @wangkuans here (there's more in their ‘my country the new age’ tag too), @navramanan has this edit/tags-meta and meta, and @itsza recently watched mctna and has made some posts too.

Of course, you can also feel free to check out my ‘mctna meta’ tag or ‘color meta’ tag! :D

I’m sure I missed a lot of the early discussions since I only discovered the fandom a year after mctna was airing... Please forgive me, friends, if I missed anyone /o\

A small caveat: I’m very clearly biased towards Seon-ho who's my fave, and there are some Hwi-resenting meta posts/tags you may encounter on my or other people’s blogs. I started out being quite critical of him, but after many good discussions with some of my friends I’ve come to understand his side of things more. As such, I'm trying to avoid being too harsh on him and am determined to love the boys more equally now!

There are a few critical takes on Seon-ho or Bang-won or Hui-jae too, but I think it’s a sign of what amazing, complex characters they are that they elicit such strong emotions in us and we feel compelled to take sides!

Thank you for the ask and have fun in the mctna fandom!! <333

[honestlymylifesfuckedup]

Team : Hey dad wanna hear a chemistry joke?

Dean : ...

Team : ....Is that a no?

Dean : Oh I'm sorry were you expecting a reaction?

Dean : *dabs*

Team : *cries tears of joy*

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Win : Didn't dabbing end like idk 4 years ago?

Team : Shhhh he's trying

[teerayus]

Things that will never not be funny: Team genuinely using the mosquito excuse on the hickey Win gave him

[plaidcladjuno]

heyyy for the ask game 👬(fave side couple), 💭 , 🌄

👬 favorite side couple

fightertutor from why r u? although — do they really count as a side couple?

if not them, then winteam from uwma

but since they're about to become a main (BETWEEN US WHEEEN) let's go with ramking as well

(what do you mean now i'm just coming up with excuses to post about more than one side couple? 😇)

💭 something that you find annoying in BLs

rabid fujoshis

it’s not cute, it’s not funny, and i haven't yet seen it being properly used to, like, deliver some kind of meta commentary on the genre so in the end it’s just cringy and annoying af

shoutout to uwma for giving us manaow whose non-toxicity remains unparallaled 🙏🏻

🌄 your favorite scene of any BL show

oh that is such a hard question!! i’ve been thinking about it and there’s this scene at the end of the petekao episode of our skyy, when they’re sitting at the restaurant and there’s this song that starts playing on the radio, and i don’t know, i just found it very lovely and tinged with nostalgia at the same time — plus it’s beautifully shot

(starting at 3:55)

👉🏻 @elnotwoods’ bl ask box meme

[live-from-flaturn]

My brain during this part of Between Us, Ep 4, knowing precisely what that couch has seen and experienced:

[amethyst-fiend]

Between Us ft. ao3 tags bot

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

win: i am totally into this

[jacksjoke]

pharm: oh my god what’s that redness all over your neck?????

team: uuuuuh i got bit by a mosquito

pharm: *looks at win who is clearly smirking* hello mosquito

[kuwentista]

make me choose: sarawatine or teamwin ↳ WIN & TEAM what's the meaning of red thread? i will just cut it if i wake up and find a red thread tied to my finger. you're not romantic at all.