#yeah things change and we might be scared too. not the point of the video tho

[ineed-to-sleep]

Adding some of the comments from the notes bc. Yeah.

Its okay they could call me on a rotary faster than i could explain to them I’m old enough to know what a rotary phone is

[i520u]

⌕ dates with riize 𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

hello briize hello riize lovers i’m one of you please keep the requests coming

PAIRING riize x gn!reader (not proofread!)

TAGS sfw, fluff, headcanons

OSAKI SHOTARO ༄

literally all sunshines and rainbows throughout the rest of the relationship

if you get into an argument with him that has GOT to be your fault idk what to tell you

i feel like he’s the type of boyfriend to teach you how to drive

and when you hit the curb he’s like “that’s okay! we can try again when i fix the car!”

but at the same time he’s gripping that roof handle in the car for dear life but he’s just too sweet to tell you that your driving’s horrible

he never lets you drive again btw

HE’D FILM SOOO MANY DANCE TIKTOKS WITH YOU!!!

also i feel like instead of a gf effect, it’s the opposite with him because he gives you the bf effect

your entire fashion style is gonna change for sure like have you seen this man? that is a man of AESTHETICS

would be so enthusiastic with teaching you all the tiktok dance steps

and none of these tiktoks are cringe they’re actually those cool ones

the type to hug you at the end of the tiktok video or kiss the temple of your head idk…

i imagine his ideal dates might be cafe hopping/cafe hunting all across tokyo or just shopping around shibuya

takes you to one of those claw machines while you’re shopping and he’ll try winning you a random plushie of an anime that neither of you watch

so now you have a random plush of like… some dude from haikyuu

would pay for your drinks btw (coffee, milk tea, matcha)

SONG EUNSEOK ༄

OK LISTEN.

cake decorating

he just looks like he’d enjoy doing that like did you see how proud he was wearing that hello kitty hairclip

please this man is gonna hear you suggest it and he’s like “LET’S GO!!”

craziest part is that he’s gonna eat you up at decorating it too

you’ll see him make a cute flower on his cake using the cream and you’re like “how did you do that :( how dare you be better than me :(”

and he’s gonna giggle nervously and his face is gonna turn a light shade of red while he helped you out

“i’m not better than you, we’re equally good.” and then he compares your cakes together and the only reason why yours looks ok is because he helped you for the most part

if you genuinely feel a little gloomy that yours looked bad he would purposely mess up on the rest of his cake

because eunseok will never be caught dead leaving his beloved partner unhappy, no matter how small the issue might be

i feel like he would notice those little shift of emotions that you have that even you barely notice

and he’d do his best to cheer you up because you’re just his everything </3

after the cakes are done he takes 282629 pictures of you and your cake and then he’d probably say things like “keep posing, you’re so pretty”

i think most of his dates would involve domestic things like that

if you don’t live together he’d crash to your house, help you deep clean the entire house and he considers that a date too

a little bit more low maintenance when it comes to relationships if that makes sense

also i think he’s not very clingy but he LOVESSS a clingy partner even if he doesn’t verbally say or show it

he’s always have a light blush on his face whenever you just cling on him

so please cling onto him as much as possible

JUNG SUNGCHAN ༄

just a feeling… but

gym dates 😭

and he’s so cheesy about it okay like at first you’re reluctant because the thought of going to a gym scares you

but then the first time you go there and he’s like so touchy with you in a good way

purposely standing so close to you while he helps you out with the equipments

maybe at one point he’s even like “yeah just do it like that.” while helping you out with the weights and then giving you a kiss on the cheek

which catches you off guard you almost dropped the weights but he was holding it with you so you’re good

when you blush he would let out a flustered giggle and won’t comment on it

and then you make it even worse by saying something like “i’m just flushed from the workout” and he’s like “sure babe”

would always be close to you just in case you’re caught underneath the weight and you can’t lift it up anymore

at the end of the date you’re like “i can’t move my legs” and then he just carries you

takes you out to eat something sweet afterwards

he’s going to be all smiley the whole time too

at the end he’s like “didn’t i tell you it would be fun? do you wanna go to the gym with me again next week?”

if you say no he’s not gonna sulk and punch the wall or something he’s just gonna be like “aww that’s alright too.” and then kiss your head

then he would say something like “you were incredible on your first try though, i’m proud of you.”

clenches fist i want him so bad…

PARK WONBIN ༄

i swear wonbin’s a little weird

like have you seen his tiktoks… something’s strange about that man

i think he stated before that he loves shopping so you KNOW what that means

always send you vids he sees on the internet about some new shop opening up in hongdae or something and he’s like “let’s go bae”

sends you the weirdest tiktoks and is like “you”

and then you’re like “wonbin what”

and he won’t elaborate

sends you his fit checks

if you don’t approve he will actually sulk i’m not kidding

sometimes when he’s bored he’d write a song for you

like not a singing song but a musical one from his guitar if that makes sense

he loves matching with you. matching earrings, matching clothes, matching beanies.

ohh i feel like he’d also do those cute couple videos on tiktok like you know he would slow dance with you in the snow and post it for everyone to see this man LOVES soft launching you

his soft launches are also by no means him trying to hide you or keep you a secret, it’s more like… he just likes to have a mysterious vibe to his online person 😍

also i think he loves leaving kisses on your neck whenever you snuggle up to watch a movie or something

like you’re talking to him while you’re on his lap and he’s just like “mhm, and then what?” and then he gives you kisses down your jaw and neck

he’s all over you PLEASE no matter in public or private and it’s even worse (or better 😜) in private too

HONG SEUNGHAN ༄

definitely a gamer bf

dates with him involves him going out to see the sun for the first time that week ❤️

i’m just kidding but your dates probably involves a lot of going out because you feel like this man NEEDS to get some sunlight

also one of the guys that enjoys PDA

he wins the idgaf war he would kiss you at any point of time if he suddenly feels like it

you can just be talking like straight up gossiping about something that happened between your aunt and a scammer and he would just…

he would just grabbed the sides of your face and plant the deepest kiss ever

and then you’re all flustered and he would burst into laughter

he’s the biggest flirt ever he has this one stare that would leave you WEAK in the knees

definitely has a habit of staring at your lips when you talk which makes you SOOO nervous

plays with your hands or hair while you talk

just a thought but he’d definitely run his thumb over your lower lip after he kissed it WOAH

calls you with the most generic pet names but god it makes you run LAPS

also when you come over his house he’d make you pull for him on that FIFA game idk how the game works but i hope you get what i’m trying to say

LEE SOHEE ༄

AH i feel like him as a bf is so fun

he looks like so much fun from the instagram/tiktok posts tbh

the most normal boyfriend ever help idk how to explain it

sends you pictures of him at work with captions like “fighting my hardest battle (i’m at the work i willingly applied for)

various dates

he doesn’t always suggest ideas for dates but he goes ALL out for you when you suggest them

you want to watch the sunset? best believe he’ll take you to the prettiest beach he could find for you to enjoy

you want to have a movie date? he’s gonna set up the projector at his house HIMSELF

i don’t think he’s very keen on kissing in public but he has no problem holding you close to him

holds your hand, holds you by your waist, EVERYTHING

takes 0.5x pictures of you from your forehead

he has a picture of the two of you completing a heart drawn on your cheeks as his lockscreen

always yapping about you like

“my lover made me this lunch”

“my lover gave me this for my birthday”

“my lover tied my tie for me today”

his favourite type of dates are karaoke dates sorry like this man is beyonce’s son he’s GOING to use that godsent vocals of his

also i feel like anniversary celebrations are so grand with him his love for you is so genuine he wants to give you the world and more

i want him so bad… he’s my goat

ANTON LEE ༄

dates are SOPHISTICATED

he’s bred in BOSTON you know he goes crazy with that shit

make you dress up fancy in silk and satin and stuff everyone once in a while to take you to a fine dining i’m so serious

takes you on concert dates too

like… mitski or laufey or niki zenfaya concert dates

he would lift you up on his shoulders during these concerts so you would see clearly

also likes backhugging you

he’s so soft spoken so you don’t have the heart to ever start any arguments with him

when he was a swimmer he’d give you those vip pass or something (idk how dating an athlete works oops)

after his competition finish and he’s still wet from the water and its just covered by his towel and swim attire, he would go up to you with a flushed face and would ask you if he looked cool or not

i think he’s the type to enjoy talking to you most of the time during dates or just like an everyday occurrence

like he loves staring into your eyes as you speak he loves you so much but he’s too shy to tell you that so often

he’s not the type to just blurt out “i love you” but you can just tell that his feelings for you are true from the way he stares at you

would let you decorate his hair with your hairclips and would wear them out for the rest of the day

he’s soooo smitten by you it’s crazy

[louloulemons-posts]

Rainy Days and Lattes

Steve Harrington X Fem!Reader

Summary : Steve goes to get a treat for him and Robin and ends up meeting you.

Word Count : 0.6k

Warnings : Pure fluff, not proofread, 4am writing 🫶🏻, steve is a cutie, just a cute little meet cute drabble, autumn-y rainy days (i am ready for the ber months) no use of y/n, fem pronouns, reader calls steve pretty.

A/N : Guys I don’t know how it happened but we hit 700 followers?!?! I am in shock! Thank you all so much for the love and support it means so much to me 🤍

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Steve had gone on his break, planning on fetching himself and Robin some warm drinks and sweet treats. He headed into the cafe at the end of the block.

It was quiet today, the autumn weather rolling in fast. Leaves turning from green to yellows and oranges, it was beautiful. Although it was damp, drizzling rain fell on him, speeding up to get out of it. Pushing the door open, a small bell jingled above him.

There were a few people sat inside : an older couple, a woman deeply interested in her book, a man and his daughter and two teenagers who were giggling away. Steve smiled, he enjoyed people watching.

Looking up at the boards and the glass cabinets he thought about what to get for Robin - probably opting for the sweetest thing they had.

“Hi, can I help you?” a voice spoke from the counter. Looking up he met your gaze, god you were beautiful. “Uh .. Hi, can I get um,” be cool man, relax, relax.

“Can I please get a hazelnut hot chocolate and a latte please,” he spoke, finally getting his words out. “Sure, is it to drink now?” you smiled.

“Take out please.” He was scared to meet your gaze again, worried he’d be tongue tied and embarrass himself.

He didn’t do as well with girls now as he used too, and well you were probably the most beautiful person he’d ever laid eyes on.

“Okidoki, anything else?” you asked, taking his order into the register. “What’s the sweetest cake you have?” he asked.

“Maybe the brownies? or the millionaires shortbread, they’re both filled with caramel,” you explained, whilst pointing them out in the cabinet.

“Could I get one of each?”

“Sure,” you smiled at him again - secretly hoping he’d meet your gaze, cause gosh he was so pretty. “Okay thats $8.65 all together.” After exchanging cash and change you spoke again, “You can wait here or I’ll bring your things over.”

“I’ll wait,” he spoke gently, “Are you new here?” he asked. He’d been here before a few times and never seen you. “Not really. I don’t normally work this shift it’s all, and if I do I’m normally making cakes out the back,” you told him.

He hummed and nodded as he did so. “You come in here a lot?”

“Me and my friend take it in turns, we work at Family Video down the street.”

“Ah I see,” you nodded as you frothed some milk for the latte.

“I might start asking her if I can come here everytime we’re on together,” he spoke up.

“Oh yeah why’s that?” you asked, mouth curving into a slight smile. “Well there’s this really beautiful barista I’d like to see again.”

You nodded, pouring the hot drink into a cup. “Right, and if that barista was completely flattered because such a pretty boy wanted to see her again?”

“He’d ask her out, ask to see her out of this awful uniform.”

Huffing a laugh, you slid his cakes over the counter, turning to finish off his drinks.

“Well she’d be interested, can I take your name for her?”

“It’s Steve.”

“Steve,” you repeated, a smile now consuming your lips. “Mhm, that’s me.”

“I’ll let her know,” you spoke over your shoulder. Sliding the cups into sleeves and placing them in a cup holder so he wouldn’t hurt himself, you handed them over.

“Well it was nice meeting you Steve.”

“You too, have a good day.” You watched him walk out the shop, giving you a goofy smile and carry on his way.

Looking down at his latte cup he noticed some scribbles on the side. Moving as quickly as he could he headed back to work, passing Robin the cakes, to decide which she wanted and her hot choc.

He slid the sleeve off the cup and couldn’t help grinning, it was a number and a name. Your number and name. “God Dingus, you finally get your game back,” Robin teased from beside him.

“Maybe,” he shrugged, smiling as he took as sip of what may have been the best coffee of his life.

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Thank you so much for reading! Please leave any requests 🤍

[sunnyie-eve]

21 | Gotta Pick

Series: Unexpected

Paring: (Matt Sturniolo x OFC Brock!) (Chris Sturniolo x OFC Brock!)

Word Count: 1k

Warnings: Fuck, Marry, Kill game

| MASTERLIST |

Today the guys were filming for a car video and originally Dani wanted to stay in bed and not be in it but the constant begging bugged the shit out of her so she gave in.

"I posted a thing that said car video topics ideas. What do you want us to do? So someone said have one all about Dani. So we have a ton of questions for Dani." Nick tells the car.

"I'm scared." Dani holds herself.

"Just a bunch of random Q&As." Chris tells her.

"Hopefully they won't be too rude or wild." Matt adds.

"First question, what's the stupidest thing you've ever done?" Nick reads off of his phone.

"Change how I dressed for a guy I liked."

"Did it work for you?" Chris asks her, "Or did you look like an idiot?"

"Little bit of both actually." She laughs thinking back.

"Your favorite triplet?" Nick reads them smiles at her so they all look at her.

"Obviously Nick. He is my spirit animal I wish to be at times. You can make me laugh at literally anything." She answers, "I love you two too but Nick takes the trophy." She pats the other two in the shoulders.

"Fuck, Marry, Kill; Sam, Jake, and Corey." Nick laughs reading off to her, "That's funny for you."

"That's actually so unfair." She tells him.

"Just..." Matt starts

"Ahhhh!" Dani yells.

"Colby is gonna love this." He tells her looking back in the mirror.

"That's like if it was you three." Dani groans, "No matter what I answer I'm screwed."

"Just say it." Matt laughs, "Super fast."

"Matt!"

"What?" He laughs more, "I'm trying to help you."

"You're trying to help me?" She gives him a look, "Fuck it. Jake, Sam then Corey." She gives an answer. "I hardly talk to Corey anymore sadly so that's why I killed him. I choose to marry Sam because he like a brother so I know he would treat me well. And just yeah for Jake." 

"Dani, I'm so sorry but the three of us is the next question." Nick looks up at her as her jaw drops.

"Noooooooo!" She whines throwing her head back.

"So you gotta kill one of us." Nick tells her, "Who will it be?"

"Can we label each one different so no one has to die?" She asks so Matt cheers, "And maybe change fuck back to kiss?"

"How about we make it Kiss Marry and Ignore for a week?" Matt suggests for her.

"Can we change kiss to hug?" She asks with a smile.

"Gotta have something to make it still a little difficult." He tells her.

"But why?"

"We can keep it OG?" He tells her.

"Might as well." Chris adds.

"No matter what way I go I can't pick a Nick for the first two options." Dani stats.

"Cause I'm gay."

"Exactly, so I can't kiss/fuck or marry you." She shouts, "I'm so not your type."

"So it's ignore me for a week/kill me." Nick stats.

"So that leaves two of us." Matt laughs.

"What if don't answer?" Dani sits up to lean closer.

"Have to,"

"Convince her why she should pick you to marry." Nick tells the two in the front.

"One, I'm slightly taller than Matt." Chris makes Dani laugh, "Two, I'm funnier. Better looking too." He adds his reasons.

"Why bring up height?" Matt laughs at him too so Dani says that why she laughed, "We're both taller than her anyways so it doesn't really matter to her."

"But I'm still taller than you so hush." Chris tells him.

"But I clean and drive compared to you." Matt points out.

"I drive my husband around." Dani laughs, "Excuse me, I have to go pick my husband up from work. Yeah, I'm his Uber." Dani jokes around making them laugh, "I'd also do all the cooking and cleaning too."

"I'll have my license by then." Chris looks back at her.

"Chris is not winning her over." Nick laughs.

"Honestly, like if I didn't live with you or know you well... I'd pick you for kiss/fu-, I can't even say it." Dani stops herself so they laugh at her, "I refuse to say it while it I look at you." She covers Chris's face with her hand so she can't see him.

"That's fair so you're marrying that thing." Chris nods his head towards Matt so turns with a smile to look back at Dani.

"Don't look at me like that." She laughs as he keeps smiling, "But yeah, I'd marry Matt out of you three. Unlike my reasons with Chris, I pick based on knowing Matt." She explains, "We relate with some things."

"I agree." He nods his head.

"Dani who is your favorite brother?"

"I don't have a favorite nor can I pick out of Colby or Gage." She explains to them.

"But if you had to choose? I'll even mute the audio." Nick tells her so she covers her mouth so no one can read her lips.

"Gage," She says so the guys try not to react so big.

"What to go into detail?" Chris asks so Dani slaps him.

"No, I will not, thank you."

Nick smiles at the next question knowing he shouldn't really bring it up but he wanted to just for fun, "Which Sturniolo is the best looking?" He looks over at her, "You've said to each of us we're good looking but who comes out on top?"

Both Chris and Matt look back at her making her look between them trying not to smile, but it was more like of put on the spot awkward smile. "Umm would it really matter? You're triplets."

"Dani you know we aren't 1000% identical and you have said that yourself." Matt laughs.

All three brothers were waiting for her to give them an answer and she was dreading because how fans would react and take it so out of context. Hell, Colby would lose his mind as well hearing the video.

"Fuck it, I hate you guys. I pick Matt since I'm a Matt girly. When I first saw you guys online, I became one. Now I'm ready to run away." She says then gets out of the car causing the three to crack up.

"Well, that's the end of the car video." Chris keeps laughing, "We have to go get Dani because she literally started walking off from the car." He adds as Nick shout for her to come back.

"BYE BYE!" She shouts still walking away from the car.

"Hopefully we can get her back in the car to go and hopefully she'll be in the next car video as well." Nick says before Matt stops the recording.

[goodluckclove]

I'm having a lot of fun talking with people about why they struggle in their writing, and I figure I'd share a little bit about what would keep me from writing. It's especially relevant given how soon Blind Trust is coming out - and, like I said, if you're willing to be real to me I'll be real right back.

I'll put it under a read more, as I've had the amount of alcohol that it takes me to be extra loose - meaning half of one canned cocktail. And I don't want to freak anyone out who doesn't want to see me feel a little more angsty than I tend to be online. But as I said before, I want to be honest about the craft as much as I urge others to be.

Here we goooo. Say goodbye to proper capitalization babies, Dad's getting funky.

so i started writing when i was twelve years old. i wrote carnation, a 10k word zombie novella about thinly-veiled representations of me and my two best friends at the time fighting zombies. it wasn't very good. i never wrote anything before. i enjoyed it though, so i proceeded to keep writing, near-constantly for the next fifteen years.

here's the thing, though, and it's something i don't see a lot of elder writers talk about. probably because it's not a super pleasant thing to hear, but i'm pretty sure i could pull it off.

uh, my name is clove gardener. i'm twenty-seven years old now. and i do not think i'm that good of a writer.

i don't think i'm bad. i mean, i've been published. i've worked as a copywriter and a ghostwriter. i've written for work for a few years now, so - like - objectively it must be passable. i don't hate my writing. i think it's accessible, which is cool. but if you were to ask me hey do you think you're a good writer? i would skirt around the question without answering directly until i could figure out a way to change the subject.

at this point i don't think that's going to go away. the improvement, though, has been that i barely think about that anymore. it's like there's a little dipshit in the back of my head, and occasionally he will hiss-whisper this is shit what are you doing until I find a way to shut him up.

i kind of feel like that's just the thing that happens when you're a writer. it's the camp i'd rather be in, at least. because the alternative is that i'm a really good writer who might consider themselves capable to claim authority and tell you how to do things i actually know nothing about. i'd rather have doubt. maybe less than what i have now, but still.

writers, i think, overlap with theater kids in the sense of being dramatic little piss babies. i am proud to say that i am significantly less of a piss baby than i potentially could be, especially considering that i'm in writing and theater. but you're bound to be a little dramatic at some point.

i think in the six-ish months since i've started blind trust, i've had maybe two creative existential crises. that's pretty good. that's reasonable. and they were not too unproductive either. i've learned that you can feel whiny and pitying and scared and self-loathing, and still do the thing.

i don't think you should publish your book. cool, ryan (i named my inner dipshit ryan). i'm doing it anyway.

nobody actually wants to pay money for it. yeah, ryan. maybe.

you're a terrible writer. i like it, though. i want to see how it ends. so let's keep going.

if you're wanting to publish/self-publish, and you think you don't have a chance because you aren't a beacon of self-assurance and confidence - guess what, buddy, i don't think many of the greats were. it's almost a stereotype i've seen of famous writers also being angsty weirdos who crumble into despair because the apple they ate was slightly too mealy (this is based on nothing but i can see it happening to kafka). if you think you can't be a writer because you aren't like me - friend, colleague, son, daughter, child, we are both angsty weirdos and that's okay.

last week i sobbed because riley showed me a video where a kiwi bird was sad and we had to spend the rest of the night watching videos of kiwi birds before donating to a kiwi bird charity. i make one phone call to the doctor and i have to lie down for the rest of the day. i am kind, i am fun, i am funny, and i am also like three bad dice rolls away from a breakdown. you can be both of those things. i have nuance.

i'm fine, by the way. it's been a good day. i'm just stressed about publishing because the thought of asking people to pay Human Currency for my work makes me deeply uncomfortable. but we're going to fucking deal with that, aren't we, ryan?

i don't know if this is unprofessional to reveal, but if it convinces one person to pursue a life in writing even though they sometimes take a trip to the Panic Zone, fuck it. i'm fine, you're fine, we're all going to be fine.

we should name our inner dipshits. drop your dipshit names below. ryan is your classic little goblin, but he's dressed like an e-boy. i think he vapes. i hate him.

[mxtantrights]

famous dc!au (dick's version)

TRACK TWO - THOSE EYES

You get on to set ten minutes early. You had learned ettiequte from your high school teachers. Being on time was just as close to being late but being early shows dedication. That and it made sure that you had time to adjust for accidents like spilling coffee down your shirt or getting into traffic. 

When you pulled up you were escorted to a makeshift tent. You would be filming outside for the day. California Hills are the perfect place to shoot a music video. So the tent is where you would change and get retouched as the filming went on.

The first outfit actually wasn’t out of your comfort zone which you were thankful for. It was a simple pair of jeans and a knitted tank top with flowers. And they paired that with black converse. Honestly you probably have all three of these things or a variation of them at home.

Production shut down the road to traffic so you were able to walk around a bit before shooting started. It was a sight for sure. You don’t think you’ve ever stood in the middle of the road and looked into the distance before. Granted you could do that you’d just have to get insurance first to make sure you’d be ok if a car came your way.

It was nice though. A picturesque blue sky with an occasional cloud. The grass was green and not an off yellow or brown. And the backdrop of the city looked beautiful.

“Wow.” You whisper.

“I was just about to say that myself.” a voice from behind you sounds.

You don’t scare easily though. Living in a big city by yourself there are more things to be scared about than someone speaking behind you. Usually you would pay no mind but since you are literally on job you turn around to be polite. 

That’s when it happens. You look at the man who spoke to you and you think you might have a bit of dehydration coming on because there is no way Dick Grayson is the client you are working for. No way. It’s not like you lived under a rock or something. And it’s not like you disliked him.

In total fairness you’ve listened to all of his albums and have quite a few favorite songs. Have you ever been to his concerts? No way, too expensive and the waitlist for tickets was always astronomical. 

“I’m Dick,” he holds out his hand.

You take his hand into yours and introduce yourself. Then you two let go of each other. You don’t miss the tiny electrical friction that comes from letting his hand go.

“Surely you have seen greater sights than this.” you say lightly, pointing to the city view.

“Yeah, I have.” he says simply.

Before either of you can say anything else you are both called by name. Sure enough an assistant is coming your way. She has two cameras in her hands but they aren’t advanced cameras. More like those handheld ones.

She holds one out for you.

“This is your camera for the day. You’ll be shooting B-footage of Dick for the video.” she says.

You take the camera. It’s already on. You hope you don’t mess this up too badly. Sure you could take videos and pictures on your phone but they weren’t anything to hang in a museum or gallery.

“And this is for you. Same thing applies.” she speaks again. You watch as she hands over another camera to Dick. At that your stomach kind of drops. It was one thing to have to preform for one camera, but for two at the same time? And Dick Grayson is holding one of those cameras? Yeah this was all starting to hit you. 

“What is this for again?” he asks. The assistant looks at him confusedly for a moment. Then her face goes straight. 

“The two of you will be shooing b-footage that we can intertwine with the other shots. We’re going for more of a down to earth, honest vibe for this video.” she explains. 

Dick nods his head. But you know exactly why he asked. Surely he saw the look on your face as you were handed a camera. He wanted to sooth your nerves a bit. The assistant walks away and it’s just the two of you again. You look at him with a small smile.

“Thanks for that.” you say.

“Don’t worry about it.” he shrugs.

“So, are there any angles that I can’t film of you?” you ask.

“According to People Magazine? No. But I don’t mind either. Makes it more authentic that way.” he answers.

You nod along, “Okay good.”

“And obviously all the angles work for you.” he adds. “Obviously?” 

“I mean, you know you’re good looking and, well good is an understatement—oh god I’m struggling here.” he rambles.

You are shocked to say the least. Dick Grayson, the heartthrob of Hollywood is a rambling blushing mess in front of you. Was he trying to flirt? With you?

You watch as he walks off. Huh.

-

Dick didn’t want to walk away from you but he decided it would be the best course of action after fumbling like that. He’s never done that before. It’s weird. Maybe it was the nerves of not having an album ready finally getting to him.

Yeah. That had to be it.

He can’t even entertain the possibility that you had captured him this quickly. You hadn’t even held a decent conversation yet! 

“Hey so we’ll have you running up the hill first and then-“ someone starts saying.

“The song.” Dick interrupts.

“What?”

Dick looks at who’s speaking. It’s the director of his music video. A newbie, someone he doesn’t recognize. This is just making him even more nervous. 

“You need to play the song in order to establish the vibe.” Dick answers.

Then the director is snapping at one of the assistant and ushering them to find a speaker. Within a few moment the song, his song, is playing. The first few chords ring out and Dick looks over at you. You go from looking out at the city to suddenly looking over your shoulder, right at him.

Yeah, he was done for.

-

You were glad to be done with the hand-held cameras for the day. It was fun and Dick was great for the camera. He really helped you out too and was throwing jokes and really feeding into the vibe.

The song had to be one of the most romantic songs you heard in a while. His voice was amazing first and foremost. It transported you to another world. The strings were so soft and the piano and guitar just worked so well.

The last scene you were filming for the day was a bike scene. Apparently, since you were the love interest, you had to feign knowing how to ride a bike. And while you hadn’t ridden a bike in about a year you were sure you could pull off acting like you didn’t know how to ride one at all. 

You climb on the bike first. Dick is right there behind you, hand on the small of your back. 

As per the vibe of being honest and authentic the camera is already rolling on the two of you. The director is attached to a golf cart in front of you two.

You grip the handle bars of the bike. Your knuckles are probably going to turn white with how hard you’re gripping. 

“Are you good with this.” Dick asks.

You take a moment and then you look back at him. He’s still got his hand on your back. You smile a bit, and nod your head slightly. You could try to act like you don’t know how to bike ride.

“Yeah. It’s just that I know how to ride a bike.” you joke.

Dick chuckles, “when was the last time you were on one?” 

“About a year ago.” you answer.

He nods and you watch as his eyes bounce back and forth. Between you and the bike. Then he’s lightly patting your back with is hand.

“Alight let me try.” he says.

“What?” 

“Yeah, let me get on the bike.”

You’re not one to go against what your boss wants so you climb off the bike. And you hold it steady as Dick props himself on top. The seat was unisex so it wasn’t much of a hassle. 

You watch as Dick keeps one leg propped to hold himself up on the bike. The camera starts moving and so does Dick. Slowly he pedals the bike and you follow alongside of him.

“Oh wait I like this better, get on behind.” the director says.

Dick stops pedaling. You quickly move behind him and put both your feet on the two metal parts that stick out on the back wheel. You put your hands on his shoulders as he starts pedaling again.

Dick keeps a healthy distance between the cart and the bike. And he seems to enjoy himself too. He’s talking to you and joking around again. You smile down at him as he does.

[ridiasfangirlings]

Can you write more about post-ROK Misaki wanting to understand Saru better again? As much as I love Sarumi as a ship I feel like Misaki wants to establish their friendship again first and foremost, and I'd really like to see your take on him trying to rebuild his friendship with and understand Saru again.

I feel like we see some of that in Yata’s chapter in One Year Later, where he buys the old game system and invites Fushimi over and they just hang, like old times. I think post-ROK this is definitely one of Yata’s big priorities, rebuilding things with Fushimi and becoming his friend again. We see them going out a couple times, I imagine in the immediate aftermath of ROK Yata just showing up at S4 or the hospital (assuming Fushimi needs to couple days at least to recover from the whole jungle deal), kinda tentatively trying to make steps to get Fushimi to hang out with him again. I wonder if Yata was worried when they first meet again after Yata saved him in jungle, like what if Saruhiko starts going all mocking again, what if Saruhiko doesn’t want to see me or doesn’t want to talk, and when Fushimi isn’t actively hostile Yata just lights up. He suggests they go out for drinks because it’s like a nice low-commitment thing, neutral ground and they can just talk, and Yata can try to get to know Fushimi again.

One of the things that I think might be a little awkward for Yata at first is realizing that things aren’t just gonna go back to how they were before the betrayal, like Fushimi really has changed in ways Yata didn’t expect. The first time Yata sees Fushimi give the smallest smile while complaining about his coworkers Yata feels like he’s suddenly seeing this new side of Saruhiko for the first time, the ‘Fushimi Saruhiko of S4’ that Yata hasn’t gotten to know yet. I can see Yata encouraging Fushimi to talk more about his clan and his King, complaints or stories or just anything, Yata wants to know how Fushimi feels about all of it, because those people are a part of Saruhiko’s life now and if Yata’s going to be Fushimi’s best friend again these are all things he needs to know.

Eventually Yata figures they’ve gotten close enough that he can invite Fushimi to his place and I feel like this is where the tension really breaks and they both start to relax. Like Yata suggests they play video games and while yeah he was hoping this would remind Fushimi of old times even he’s surprised at how easy they go back to old habits, covering each other’s backs, trash talking, smiling at each other without worrying (the first few times Fushimi catches himself, clicks his tongue and looks away, but soon he’s forgotten to be standoffish and he’s giving Yata that triumphant grin that Yata knows too well). I do think at some point they’d have a proper conversation about the betrayal — not right away, because Yata doesn’t want to scare Fushimi off, but I feel like he wouldn’t let Fushimi forget that promise to say things in a way an idiot could understand. For Yata I think this would be the final puzzle piece, like once he knows why Fushimi left he can finally focus on what needs to be done this time to make sure Fushimi stays, and that Yata can finally properly understand this person who he cares about so much.

[livewireprojects]

Old 12 Pains of Christmas Sketches

After that big ass post about what was the predecessor to my Lost Prince AU here is some sketches I made once connected to an update to the predecessor that is more closer to how the present version is.

This was based off the song "The 12 Pains of Christmas" by Bob Rivers, if we're lucky I'll update this one day but we all know I might not get to it. I think this was also going to be a video but never got to it.

Fun fact I think these pics led to me giving up on FurAffinity thanks to them removing the images thanks to "noise issues in the audio" or some shit. Keep in mind this is a picture.(I did eventually make a new account but I'm still barely on there)

This kind of contains spoilers

First thing

Finding a Christmas tree, Sonic can't see(he's blind & has his eyes covered to keep them from getting even more damaged) & has an outfit based off the one I use to give his werehog form which is based on the fandom character(for Durarara) Psyche. Funny enough my introduction of the song 12 Pains of Christmas involved a Maple Story video were someone has a blindfold & is trying to find a Christmas tree for the rest of the video.

Second thing

Knuckles has his gloves off or different gloves on for this. He's doing this cause the guy for this part was pissed the whole time. I mistakenly didn't get the second pic of him that you see in the corner.

Kunckles is rigging up the lights & Rouge is coming up the building to help. Lara is flying off to help while Mephiles, Sonic & Shadow are there in the distance watching.

Third thing

Manic is hung over, this was when Kur was still around in my stuff & the poor naga is helping him

Forth thing

Uncle Chuck sending Christmas cards

Had no idea who to put for this

Fifth thing

Vector dealing with months of bills

Sixth thing

Revived Cosmo(at one point I had the idea of her being a squirrel before making her a chipmunk) panicking over her in-laws. Oh hey Bokkun is in the corner.

Jules scares her but Blaze's mom(Blaze is technically niece-in-law) scares her more. Apparently even back in 2014 I imagined Blaze's mom being a terrible person.

Seventh thing

Salvation Army

I forgot what the secret message for this was but I know it was something bad I learned the Salvation Army did cause they did some terrible shit.

Yeah Tails doesn't want to be here.

Eighth Thing

Obligatory mention that Sonic X was my first Sonic series

Bokkun bothering Eggman, the poor bastard

Ninth thing

No parking

I haven't drawn Chris in a long time, oh hey I got his hair right this time.(Last time I had a pic of him in his late teens/adult design I gave him his 12 year old design's hair)

Tenth thing

Batteries not included

Vanilla is confused

Eleventh thing

Big, Blaze & Silver watching stale TV specials

Froggy is sleeping in a fish tank setup for a frog enclosure when not off somewhere with Big

Twelfth thing

Cubot, Bocoe, Decoe & Orbot singing Christmas carols

I didn't feel like fully drawing Cubot & Orbot's bodies so they're in closed shape mode.

It's kind of funny seeing these four together because I imagine at some point Bocoe & Decoe had leftby the time Orbot was in the picture.(Orbot showed up before Cubot became his kind of work partner since these robots meant to be Eggman's righthand men work in pairs)

Bonus image

Don't ask why "Arcobaleno of the" is there, that was for something else & I forgot the context past Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

This was meant to be a space filler that'd be there every time the number changed which is why the sign is blank.

Pretty much Mephiles dressed for Christmas(Sonia gave him the sweater) holding a sign for every time the number changed in the song. Next to him are Shadow & Sonic's daughter Maria along with Mephiles & Sonic's daughter Helen. Both have had their names changed & have had design changes(since both look way too much like who they got their names from), I also have no idea why Helen's mouth is visible cause she's meant to have an invisible mouth like her dad.

This was also back from when I didn't draw eyebrows unless they were needed for certain expressions.

[majaloveschris]

I think we can say they haven't really had her involved in things that are too public. // i feel like they’ll completely contradict themselves bc they tried building this relationship w her & co (and his family) and w the all the scare vids & the v-day “love bomb” i feel like they might need to wait a bit before they pull the “jenny card” yk 🐟

Yeah, but I think this whole thing has been going on on social media. Outside the pap walk and Disney, basically nothing has happened in public; everything was done on Instagram. I think that shows they don't really want to do anything more abiding. Those videos will still exist, but I hope you know what I mean. 

The last thing that happened (not including the follows and likes) was the VT video. That was months ago, and people break up in a week sometimes. What I mean is that their breaking up wouldn't be that shocking. They aren't talking about each other non-stop or posting cute couple pics, and even if they were, who knows what's going on behind closed doors? So maybe a few people would be shocked, but I think most of the GP and fans weren't really, especially those who've known him for years and know a few things (tweets, behavior) about Alba and her friends. What I mean is that those who believed it was real wouldn't change their minds and say it was PR all along just because they broke up. And even if they were, who cares at that point? Like, the contract is over, and everybody can go on with their lives. 

I think "breaking up" now would be the perfect time. Comic Con worked out for him, and his new romantic movie comes out, so the heartbroken man thing would be even more beneficial for him and for the movie. A lot of people would be relieved and happy because he isn't associating with racists, and we all know that there would be a lot of people and fans who would be all over the place by the fact that he is single again.

But we don't know anything about the contract, so we will see. 

[teen-cups-au]

Teen Cups - Plot Notes Part 10

Beginning of the comic | Previous | Next

Cuphead goes back home, sees Elder Kettle asleep in front of the TV, goes upstairs to check on Mugman who's asleep and now has his bad ending colors too (though we can't see it well, since it's dark).

Cuphead decides to let him rest and goes back downstairs to wake up Elder Kettle, who's glad that Cuphead is back home. But Cuphead is in tears, sobbing uncontrollably, so Elder Kettle asks what's going on. Cuphead is scared that he'd hate him, but Elder Kettle tells him that despite their struggles to communicate sometimes, he's his grandson, and that whatever he did, he'll always love him.

Cuphead then explains him everything. He suggests that he just sacrifices himself so the Devil can have his soul right away instead of making Mugman suffer. But Elder Kettle refuses to lose him and thinks that Mugman wouldn’t want that, mostly if there’s still hope, and points out that they don't know if the Devil will keep his "promise" anyway. He asks him if he has the contract, but Cuphead tells him that The Devil kept it.

The next day, Mugman is feeling terrible. He still manages to get up and goes to the bathroom to splash his face with fresh water. He then notices that his colors changed.

He goes downstairs and sees Cuphead and Elder Kettle waiting for him. He says that he doesn’t feel good, and that the fever might be messing with his vision, as he sees himself with different colors. He then notices Cuphead, who changed colors too, but not Elder Kettle.

Cuphead apologizes before even explaining what happened. As Mugman asks him why, he tells him the whole thing. Mugman is shocked. Cuphead apologizes again and tells him that he’ll sacrifice himself to free him. Mugman forbids him. Cuphead says that he’d rather die than being hated by him his whole life long. Mugman corrects him and says that he doesn’t hate him.

Some time later, Cuphead is cleaning the dishes in the casino kitchen with Henchman.

Cuphead: Hey, can I ask you something?

Henchman: Yeah?

Cuphead: I’ve been... wondering… How do you get these scars?

Henchman looks away.

Henchman: Oh, that… Duuuh… I’m just really clumsy and tend to fall a lot.

Cuphead: I know what wounds from falling look like. You don’t get bruises like that.

Henchman: Duuh well… There’s often… Uhm… rocks on the floor when I fall.

Cuphead: Looks more like it’s from a whip.

Henchman shifts. Cuphead continues.

Cuphead: And from your reactions while we’re talking about it, I think I’m right.

Henchman bites his lower lip.

Henchman: It’s nothing! I deserved it. I didn’t do my job right, so-

Cuphead: Did the Devil do this to you?

Henchman: I deserved it, okay!

Cuphead stays silent while staring at him. He then places a hand on his shoulder.

Cuphead: I don’t know how, dunno when. But I’ll get both of us outta here someday. You can come at my place! We’ll play video games! Man, I don’t remember when I played the last time. I need to sleep at night now… I literally have no more free time… But it’s not as if I had a choice...

He starts crying. Henchman tries to comfort him.

Cuphead suddenly feels dizzy, his vision getting blurry. He lets the glass he was holding fall and catches the sink with his hands to keep balance. Henchman asks him if he’s alright. King Dice comes in at that moment.

King Dice: Did you think you were allowed to take breaks ?

Cuphead: I don’t feel good…

King Dice: So what ? Not my problem. Just work !

Cuphead struggles to stand.

Cuphead: I just can’t right now… Gimme a minute…

King Dice puts his hand on Cuphead's shoulder. Cuphead lifts his head, surprised of the soft gesture. But King Dice then tighten his hold and pulls him toward himself.

King Dice: I don’t think you understand. You have no say in this !

Cuphead: Can’t believe how much you changed… You were so nice before.

King Dice: Hahaha ! Don’t you get it by now ? That was all acting ! A trap ! You naive cup !

Cuphead: Naive ? With all the plays I won ?

King Dice: *snicker* You’re even worse than I thought. You should know how bluff works ! You never were a big poker player ! We were letting you win from time to time.

He pushes him away, making Cuphead hit the counter.

Cuphead: F… Fuck you…

King Dice: Don’t you dare talk to me that way ever again !

Cuphead: I don’t fucking care…

He winces.

Cuphead: It’s not as if you could fire me, I owe the Devil my life… Not that I would mind…

King Dice: True. But don’t forget that he has all the power. He can always make things worse for you if he ever hears about how you treat your superiors.

Cuphead: As if it could be worse…

King Dice: Yes. He could kill you and your brother right away and keep BOTH of your souls, for example.

Cuphead looks down, disappointed. King Dice continues :

King Dice: Heh ! That’s more like it. Now hurry and go back to work !

Henchman: I-I think he really can’t do much for now, sir...

King Dice: Whatever. He’ll just have to work overtime until he’s done.

Cuphead eventually slides down the counter until he sits on his knees.

King Dice: Have fun ! And for The Devil’s sake, be careful about your weight ! Before you worked here, it was only friendly advice. It wasn’t our problem that you didn’t do enough about it, but now that you’re our employee, it’s giving a bad image of the Casino !

King Dice leaves.

[overthinkingtaleblr]

Oh damn the stabby man. This has been stored in my head since 2018 and now that we're making canon liquid I'm throwing this into the world: the idea that Jimmy is young

Like during the times we see him, some of the stuff he says/does seems... almost kiddish. Like him saying that "you guys are the colors of skittles" or that he gets frustrated with long chases (as seen in one of the multiplayer slender videos. Watch his facecam)

So you know after CBF ups and leaves Gregory and he gets chased off to the woods? Yeah, what if he died in those woods? It could've been starvation, dehydration, eating poison, whatever - point is: he's dead, and at this point his age is frozen.

It takes years to find someone that can see him (Ghost), and he latches onto him, but because he's been dead for so long, it just... Continues where it left off. So Ghost could be 15 and Jimmy is 7 for example.

It's accepted that Ghost had a shit childhood, so it's possible that it rubbed off on Jimmy to the point of mania. I always thought Ghost was late 20s - early 30s, so at that point Jimmy is like 20-24.

I have so much headcannon for the Trauma magnet and his pet bastard

So in this idea, Jimmy acts childish because he is a child, he lacks empathy because he was too young to really learn it, and he’s probably a murderer because… well, whatever drives a seven-year-old in an older person’s body to stab people. Idk why he switched his name from Gregory to Jimmy (probably same reason Ghost changes his name when he’s Gregory), but it does make sense that he might just be a child who doesn’t see that what he’s doing is real, so Jimmy Casket might be a name he used while playing make-believe.

Maybe CBF and Jimmy are siblings or something here, it would be a horrible cycle where one sibling scares the other to their death, and then when they try to reconnect they only find this really messed-up, practically evil spirit left behind. If Jimmy is possessing or latched onto Ghost, it makes sense that CBF might see Ghost as Jimmy, even if they never met before. I could see Jimmy’s memories melding with Ghost’s a lot, making both of them struggle to discern what is real and who experienced what— like Ghost saying he and Toast went somewhere together with Toast’s dad when they were five, even though by my calculations, Toast’s dad was dead by that point.

I know you said that Jimmy would continue aging after being taken in by Ghost, but the idea of him never really maturing or aging because. Y’know, the whole being dead thing, does make stories of trying to deal with Jimmy go from ‘trying to banish this wicked demon who feeds on murder’ to ‘trying to reason with this poor kid who doesn��t understand all the harm he’s doing, and if he does he doesn’t realize why it’s bad yet’. I imaging living in a place where people come back from the dead can really mess with someone’s object permanence about lives.

Also— Trauma magnet and pet bastard is a really funny and accurate way to describe the two anon, i love it.

[maroonghoul]

Terror Time 2023: Days 7 thru 12

Possession (1981) I don't know what happened in this movie at all, and that's not a complaint. I came for two balls-to-the-wall scenery chewing performances, along with sex with Lovecraftian creatures, and I got it all.

As for everything else, I don't know where the creature came from, or what it's supposed to represent, in-universe or out. Though considering the bookends with Same Neil's employers here, and how one of them had pink socks like his unseen target described at the beginning... Maybe this all a situation similar to Possessor, where because he didn't want to come back, the creature was sent to replace him. After all, how do we know it's the only one? I guess what I'm saying it, this is about a quite literal destruction of the nuclear family. Getting rid of that might as well feel as earth shattering as actual nuclear destruction to the current generation. Though speaking of monster duplicates with possible plans of world domination...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) I first watched this around 20 years ago, coming away scared of the idea pod people could ever come for me. Now I watch it, knowing on some level, I became one of them long ago.

Self-depreciating aside, the big thing I noticed this time around was "anvilicious" the theme was. the original movie was about communism, the 1990s version was supposedly about AIDS and the military, and the 2007 version was about the war on terror, all to varying degrees of quality, I hear. This one, I heard it's about the rise of the baby boomers and all the self-absorption that came with it, and we're still dealing with today. But I also saw a theme of city alienation, along with gentrification caused by conservatives. (That "maybe he's a republican" line also aged too well, especially with who became president just a few years later).

The famous ending scene of the movie, (moreso then all other scenes, so the surprise is ruined basically forever), can be a metaphor that if force doesn't make you assimilate, total hopelessness will do the trick.

I'm surprised there still hasn't been a fifth version at this point. I guess one of two main themes they can make it about (destruction of global culture via the melting pot of America) they touched on here, and, as demonstrated in a video by La'Ron Readus (https://youtu.be/9rJt6SeZfC0?si=kUC3A6gm9ysN8Q60), Get Out pretty much ending up tackling that already. Check his video and his channel out!

The other theme I can think of is climate change, but they even implied that here too. How much you want to bet their "dying world" died because of them? That they spent 100% of their energy surviving, they didn't stop and think about the actual big picture of the world they live on? The common perspective on logic vs emotion is that emotion is dumber, and more chaotic and hurtful then logic, but I liked to think of it as a gut instinct about the world around you that, even though you have no proof, can warrant analysis and investigation. That can at least help your psyche, and at most get a new angle on an issue you and everyone else takes for granted but can gain more. Logic is a tool, not the end.

Ending this by getting back to my opening joke metaphor, I'm hoping that it's more I'm nodding off and my duplicate is still a work in progress that can still be stopped. Part of the reason why I write, as well as just watch horror movies in general, is my effort to not become like them. It's helping a bit for now, but I think in the near future, I'll have to do more.

You Might Be The Killer (2018) This was kind of a funny idea. A slasher having a confidant to try and work out how he got to this point. Along with what I think was a subversion of a Final Girl. They kept expecting it from a supposed pure person, but is instead one that is a little too comfortable killing people, even takes to being the new killer more then the previous host. But yeah, they didn't do enough with this to justify feature-length. Honestly, a normal person brainwashed into a slasher, old family curses, the "hero" actually might being the real villain; the Fear Street Trilogy handled alot of the same stuff here, and frankly, better.

Spree aka the most Zoomer slasher ever. That's not an insult, either of zoomers or the movie. It's effectively in the same family as movies like Taxi Driver and American Psycho but with Tiktok lingo. That sound like a bad cut and paste job, but a good cut and paste job, like this one is, proves that really, all these new developments in technology and social connections have done nothing to solve societal problems that have been with us for generations. Scary and sad, but if it's true, it's true. This was uncomfortable in a good way for the most part, pretty impressive for a premise that could've been so in a bad way (besides all the secondhand embarrassment I felt with our villain protagonist). This movie's essentially about a spree shooter, so I don't think it's an accident he (mostly) doesn't use a gun. When he does, it's saved for near the end and a moment that's the final nail in the coffin for him being actually sympathetic.

Given that I'm talking about a movie about social media ON social media, I have to reflect a bit on it. I'm not looking for loads of followers. Sure, there was a time where I thought it was something amazing, when I joined Facebook for the first time. Until I realized that, even though I went to high school with all those my first few accepted friend requests, I had nothing of substance to talk about with them. So now, I'm either trying to find people with common interests, (especially in my area) or trying to express my honest thoughts on a subject I can engage in good faith about. Besides monetary reasons, I never understood being obsessed with having the most subscribers or views. I guess they're looking for fans rather then friends. Like I said with Pearl, it's a pursuit that is over before it's started if you can't find people who want to see it. When it comes down to it, I'd rather make connections with only a few people rather than a chat filled with gremlins. Showbiz is only worth it if you have something to show, not just something you think you want.

Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel The original was one of the most unsettling found footage films I have ever seen, with a fairly original set up and one of the creepiest clowns ever, mostly because it took the less is more approach. This one got rid of one of those; padding it out with so many people we supposed to believe are stupid enough to enter a haunted house with a confirmed body count! Even the scares felt less diverse; a lot of ghost woman with the same eye contacts.

Eh, to be fair, it's still unsettling, thanks to them using the same set. Sure, the last scene wasn't scary, but hey, it was near the end so they could get away with it, and Tully still pretty much won so...

The Sadness It's either Mayhem, but more larger scale and darker or the Crazies remake but bloodier and with a darker ending. I knew things wouldn't end well for the main couple just from how lovey-dovey the first few scenes were, but it was actually bleaker than I expected. I expected them either one of them to die or both to die and they'd all be real sad about it. I didn't expect one, if not both of them to get infected, and when they died, neither of them were giving a shit about the other. Yikes.

Also, I knew I was warned about the content going in, but I didn't have a reaction to it. I'm weird that way, I guess. I'm warned that this and Crimes of the Future were too intense, and I just shrug it off. But Malignant for some reason, gets me light-headed? Maybe it's more I can't stand hospitals, at least in movies.

The Babysitter (2017) This was super goofy, though a bit too pop culture heavy. I could've done with a bit more satanism, either more rituals or an actual demon. Also, move aside Home Alone; this the real Die Hard with a kid. Yeah, Samara Weaving's charisma is apparent even this early ( and really funny she's in a movie about two years later that has a similar premise but with her on the other side), but my favorite cultist is actually Max. I always liked seeing this himbo henchmen we've been getting the past 20 years or so. The guy who, if he's not trying to kill you at the moment, is actually trying to be your friend. I even been seeing this archetype in anime, so obviously the appeal is close to universal. Though I did find the age appropriate love interest a bit too sickly sweet that it takes me out of it. This was goofy fun, all the same. Maybe I'll get to the sequel one day.

[olivereactsaboutgarbage]

Higurashi When They Cry - Watanagashi Chapter 9

Time for the third of my four remaining daily posts this year!

Keiichi's new plan is to never be asleep at any point in time, ever. Mion wasn't asleep either, so Keiichi says she was up all night playing video games instead of studying, but Rena knows that's wrong.

Somehow, Rena decides that the mayor's disappearance is a great way to accumulate more Rena Points. All the other characters have all sorts of reactions to that too, including some nameless faceless ones.

GUAAAAAAGH A SNEAK ATTACK FROM MY FLANK BY A GIANT RENA!!! AND WORSE YET, SHE'S SPICY WRONG

W-Wait, I understand now! This is Attack on Titan's horrifying LUNCH SUBPLOT!

Well, I won't worry too much about it.

Although I can't wait for the horrifying revelation that the reason Toddler 01 hates pumpkins is because of the Jack O'Lantern Ghoul or something.

Also Keiichi suggests that Mion and Toddler 02 might be sleeping together. An interesting idea.

Dear lord.

DEAR LORD

I feel like I should be able to make a joke here, but every horrible label I can think of is probably true about Rena on some level or another of the narrative, if we account for Keiichi's dubious speculations at certain points within certain scenarios.

Toddler 02 isn't sleeping with Mion, obviously. Toddler 02 is in the Wet Place. Also, she's in Trash Mannequin Mode.

Yeah I would shudder too if she was that huge.

Toddler 02 wants to know Keiichi's secrets. Keiichi is getting fed up of how repetitive this arc is.

So true!

Keiichi decides to make this arc less repetitive by actually divulging secrets for once, but then he gets scared and changes his mind.

Yowza

Toddler 02 tells an awesome story about cats. It's super cool if you like cats. Keiichi isn't sure who the cat's supposed to be.

I'm not sure that's true.

Keiichi starts mucking up this awesome story by introducing even more, less cool animals.

Yowza

Ah yes, your inability to rely on a Toddler is definitely because you're extremely confused.

haha oh fuck that's badass

Toddler 02 also tells Keiichi to completely erase Camera and his girlfriend from his mind. Well that's callous. Have some respect for the dead, Toddler 02! Everyone knows dead people love being the center of attention.

Toddler 02 is also sick of Kaiji Joke Parts. She wants Mion to stop being a character in the story instead. Well that's no good at all Toddler 02! Shame, shame, shame, shame, shame on you.

what the fuck this got deranged fast

LOL

Keiichi gets another Shion phone call. Shion wants to be a detective. Like L. From Death Note. Playing at being your sister, are you, girly? Well I wouldn't blame you for that.

Shion thinks she has a Schrodinger's Stalker depending on whether or not Keiichi has a Stalker. Keiichi says "I don't have a Stalker," and then immediately thinks to himself "Or DO I?!"

God that sucks shit. Well anyways

Shion can make him worse.

Boooooo! Be more like Mion. (<-I would say this to anyone)

Shion reveals that her family being seen as evil criminals goes back to the dam. It all goes back to that damn dam. That dam looks like a DAMN dam.

Also a little kid teleported to the mountains or something.

Also Mion is apparently the ultimate evil.

Wow so much for the broiling tension between Shion and Ooishi. I guess I really WAS wrong about that.

Man she's really Ling from Death Note hard. Although I still haven't watched it.

Uhhhhhhh maybe you should tell her about the MAYOR'S DISAPPEARANCE???

Well, not that I like her or want her to have access to information.

Oh, oh good, she's not entirely out of the loop. I mean "bad". I mean "neutral".

Bah! Hypocrisy.

Oh, Shion actually trusted the mayor so much she told him a bunch of cool secrets. Is that the same thing as how Rena said Mion was the mayor's best friend or something?

wait what the fuck this is exactly what Rena said but about Mion, not Shion

Rena are you Keiichiing?

The problem with this theory is that there's no reason someone as lame as Keiichi should be target numero uno.

Keiichi decides Shion's theory is correct and that it means certain doom for Toddler 02.

Meanwhile, in Side Story Land...

Somebody's been SCHEMING??? A shrine-visiting SCHEMER???

Ooishi's investigation says that someone made the events of this arc plausible on purpose. A sinister incompetent locksmith or some such.

Actually, it just so happens that the sinister incompetent locksmiths were a major-Toddler 02 duo. Well that's a silly coincidence.

[personthattoleratesme]

soo, this is not the first time I'm getting into a fandom that's over a decade old (i seem to have a knack for it) and it's always so exciting, it almost makes me feel like an archaeologist or detective piecing together the history of an ancient civilization

well, okay, back on track:

after those initial videos i mostly watched their post 2019 joined content which turned out to be a great thing because a) there isn't that much of it, so it felt very approachable b) it helped immensely in getting to know their current selves (this probably sounds weird, what i mean is that they have changed over the course of the years (even beyond the obvious 'they are out and more true to themselves than ever before') and it was good to get to know the status quo before diving into the past) c) it's simply great entertainment

i then went on a Dan's Long Videos™️ spree, watched daily dystopia and phil's newer videos and finally gave into the urge to take a look at the tumblr fandom, which I'd been avoiding on purpose up until then because honestly, i was scared of what it would be like. i was quite pleasantly surprised at how chill is here (I won't lie though, there were a few things that almost activated my fight-or-flight reflex because they sounded a bit too similar to that fandom, but overall i have come to the conclusion that i do like it here).

anyways, at that point i would've felt pretty lost facing such a giant mountain of lore and videos if it wasn't for dan and phil and phannies being so goddamn nostalgic. just by hanging around here and watching their videos you get a pretty good idea of what is important, be it a rough timeline of what happened when and where or what the most iconic and best videos are.

i had so much fun going through the pinofs, the crafting channel, their more or less desastrous attempts at baking, the og google feud, random gaming channel vids from golf to the impossible quiz and i could go on, it is honestly addicting. it's also quite dangerous because there is always more to watch and i know that i have barely scratched the surface.

also, it's really interesting to go back to the first videos I've watched and to see how much my perspective and understanding of them has changed in that short amount of time

by now I've dialled down the binging a little bit and am just jumping from one recommendation to the next, but i do (possibly ignorantly) feel like i have the most important things covered and am now simply enjoying the ride.

if you have any personal favs you feel like i might not have seen yet, please do feel free to share them! :)

- a now very tired new phannie

anon you seem to have taken a pretty good approach. starting with the post-2019 joint content is definitely a lot easier than watching the mountain of joint content from before that. eventually you'll probably catch up on everything but in the meantime as long as you've got most of the important videos i think you'll be fine in the fandom.

i do think there's still some demon phannie tendencies here on tumblr (i include myself in that) but i think generally we do try to keep it respectful, and also we try to kind of keep it away from them and just have our demon discussions in our safe little pocket of the internet.

yeah you've truly come here at a great time in terms of nostalgia. i mean the roblox video alone is just pure nostalgia content and probably helped you get to know the lore of the iconic london apartment. and generally we're all just really sappy about them and their relationship so old vidoes and gifs are always circling around.

you just made me do a deep dive into all of their channels to remember what videos they even have and i think i have a good selection of recommendations in case you haven't watched them:

the photo booth challenge (dan's channel), and the wardrobe (phil's channel), both iconic fan favorites

all of the day in the life videos (manchester, london, festive, japan, australia), they're not big on vlogging so it's nice to get the occasional little slices of their domestic life

dan's internet support group series, not too big of a series but very dan

dan's diss track, also very iconic

giving the people what they want

all of the sims videos (it's a lot, i know, but it's great to watch if you're ever bored)

overcooked, they played it a couple times on live streams and there's just something about them without any editing that's very fun to watch

keep talking and nobody explodes

the top dan memes videos, great to catch up on some lore

there's a lot more probably but these are the ones i can think of right now.

there's also a lot of lore hidden in all the live things they did, which there is a lot of cause they each used to to weekly live streams, they had a weekly radio show, and then the lockdown stereo shows. i would recommend just looking up some compilations of those, they usually contain a lot of the important lore moments. the stereo shows are quite fun to listen to as podcasts, so i would recommend doing that. also because it's a lot more recent than their old live streams it's a lot more relevant.

anyway, another very long answer. if you have more things to say feel free to do so :)

[pokemonshelterstories]

//sorry for ruining the miette joke, but this really isn't funny or cute. i feel bad for the cat.

yes, that's a retractable knife. the cat is physically fine. it might have stung a bit, which is a rude thing to do to the cat, but that's not really the point.

the point is that this cat is giving clear signs of fear and discomfort, and yet the person recording the video continues with the joke and then uploads it online for laughs. take a look at the cat before the knife is first pressed against the scratching block. it's hard to see the eyes, and the slightly hunched back might be just from the way it's lying down, but the ears are at least turned forward slightly- a sign that the cat is relaxed. as soon as the knife makes its first sound, though, we see the cat immediately becoming anxious. it flinches every time the knife is pushed into the block, and its facial expression changes to one of fear:

these are what we call "airplane ears," and they're a sign of nervousness in a cat that's preparing for a possible danger. here's what dr. susan krebsbach, a veterinarian and animal behavioral counselor says about this:

this is where i would back off and leave the cat alone. but instead, the person videoing goes ahead with pushing the retractable knife into the cat, giving us this expression from the cat, followed by an unhappy vocalization:

fully sideways ears and blown pupils mean this cat is scared.

you might think, well what does it matter? the cat is fine, the video was short, it's just a quick joke. but the cat doesn't know that. from a cognitive perspective, this would be like going up to a young toddler and stabbing them with a fake knife, then laughing when they cry about it. which, yeah, the toddler would also be fine at the end of that. but if you think that's funny, too, then i think you're a jerk.

leave your pets alone. don't harass them for videos. they rely on you for safety and comfort. this is just mean.

[sinful-huntress]

Hiiii! Soft anon here, but I’m awfully curious if you’re still taking requests? If so…may I request a shy (fem reader if possible) riding leo for the first time? Riding has always sounded like it hurt and also embarrassed poor reader whenever they/she thinks about it!! But this time they wanna try something new!! >_<

//>.<;// And yes, I am still taking requests over here ;)

Tiptoeing out of your shared bedroom, you were a bit nervous to ask Leo if he would let you...

Not helping your nerves was the thin lace lingerie you'd chosen to wear. Almost as if asking Leo such a thing would require you to 'sweeten' the deal by looking sexier.

Peeking out into the small living room area, ever thankful for the black-out curtains shielding the inside of your apartment from the outside world; you were first spotted by Sonic as Leo was playing a video game.

"Eemp!" The tiny monkey thought he was helping by smacking Leo's face, pointing to where you'd just ducked back behind the corner.

Was it too soon to dart back and change? Especially your mind?

Confused and concerned, Leo stood, "[Name]? Is everything alrigh--"

Stopping dead in his tracks, you and Leo stood staring red-faced at one another. So many thoughts were bubbling to the surface of Leo's mind as he took in just how adorable and sexy you looked. But you could hardly look him in the face, instead shyly shifting on your feet trying to find the conviction to say what you wanted to say.

"You look..." Leo mumbled, "Just... Wow."

The unmistakable awe in his voice, the way his eyes didn't leave you for a single second; you felt like you'd catch fire before you could say even one word.

"I... uh... th-thanks." You eventually stumbled, "I... I wanted to... to ask... uh"

Shivering a little at the warm contact of Leo's hands around your waist, you calmed down some. He wasn't able to stop himself completely, but he would never force or push too far too soon. But leaning into his t-shirt, finally able to look at him. To look at those shimmery blue slivers he kept mostly closed, steadied your mind.

"I wanted to ask if I could..." You still faltered in saying it, just a little, "I wanna ride you."

Leo blinked several times, giving you a slightly better view of the magical blue orbs behind his lids. The color which had slightly calmed down from his cheeks was back in full force at the sudden request.

"Bu- you... You do?" Leo sputtered, "I mean, yeah! I... that, we... yes."

As difficult as it was for the two of you to reverse the roles. Slow, passionate kisses as Leo pulled you closer to him, enjoying how shy and sweet you were being as you tried to tug his shirt off. Silently guiding you back to the bedroom and trying to get you to take the lead. Something about you being more dominant seriously turned him on, he might admit to it... if he thought it would help boost your confidence.

Being clumsy was Leo's specialty, toppling backward onto the bed. Pulling you over top of himself, trying to be as careful as possible; but also wanting you to take over. Keeping you on top of him but otherwise not doing anything to take over what you wanted to do.

Straddling Leo was surprisingly easy, but the way you were positioned over him remained awkward... you never thought you'd get this far and had zero clue what to do next. Leo's hands found your waist, carefully guiding you to hover over him. As much as you wanted to be bolder, you just couldn't get over how...

"[Name]," Leo nudged your chin, "Please?"

The rampant blush across your face gave away how little you knew what to do next. But as Leo leaned up, kissing at your jawline; you made the attempt to just... copy his behavior. Taking a deep breath, you nuzzled into the crook of his neck, planting soft kisses where you could.

Leo couldn't help but shudder while you tried your best to mimic his foreplay techniques. A little scared of hurting either of yourselves, especially with how little experience you had being dominant. But the way you were giving him attention was just too perfect, at least for Leo. He was more than capable of gently teasing you with your choice of lingerie.

Easing up and settling over Leo's pelvis, you traced your fingers lightly down his chest. Taking your time as you made your way to his belt and pants, riling Leo up in such a soft way that he melted under you.

Leo couldn't help bucking up against you, unable to keep himself from being very direct with what he wanted. Even if he was usually just as shy as you were, especially in intimate situations. This was far too exciting to him for him to be timid or second-guess what was going on.

Reaching up, he unstrapped your bikini top. Tossing the frilly article to the side while Leo slowly caressed your breast, making you shudder and hesitate in tugging his pants off. You leaned back down, giving Leo better access to your chest.

"Leeeooo" You murmured.

Humming softly, "You're doing amazing sweetie. Whatever you wanna do, I'll help guide you if you wanna."

"Please..." Shuddering over him, tugging at his pants and boxers, "I dunno what I'm doing."

Gently kissing between your bosom, Leo helped in kicking off his pants. Silently guiding you down as he pulled at the strings holding up your lingerie bottoms, you took a little initiative in stroking the length of Leo's cock.

"Huurnng..." Leo shuddered, "Yeah... Just like that..."

All the foreplay and teasing weren't going to make what came next any less weird or new. You simply had to take a deep breath and do it. Carefully putting the head of his member against your damp folds, you slid down slowly. Leo watched, helping you straighten up and figure out how to go about this.

He was mumbling nonstop praise, holding onto your hips as you hesitantly began bouncing over Leo. As careful as you were both being, you couldn't deny that it was a little painful as you tried to readjust. Not that Leo was going to complain, it wasn't as painful to him as you thought at first.

Once you figured out where and how to aim, your endeavor was much easier. Leo couldn't help but stare as you found your stride, enjoying how much you were enjoying yourself. He definitely enjoyed the view he had as bounced on and grinded into his dick. The way you were moaning was more than telling about how close you were to finishing.

Knowing he was also close, Leo did his best to lift you at the last second; ignoring the disappointed look on your face as you swung off him. Not that he was going to leave you disappointed, kissing up and down your neck, flashing little puppy-eyed looks between kisses.