PrettyBoy ship (Tankhun/Tae)
So this one is kind of for @glamgoblin because we re talking about ghost ships and one of mine for KinnPorsche is TankhunTay. (I will probably go back and forth between spelling Tay like this (Tay) and like this (Tae) because idk...just be aware.) But we'll start off with some clarifications: 1- I have not read the full novel. I have it, but haven't finished it so my knowledge of the novel storyline is minimal. 2- I do know about the Time cheating on Tay storyline and that there's a Time/Tae/Tem throuple. Whether that's a long term thing or not--idk, and idc. Now onto this particular ghost ship!!
It's not wildly unpopular, I see them included in a fair number of fics, but it's just not the most popular ship for either of them really. Now in general I do headcanon Tankhun as ace, so I don't pair him off with anyone in my fics at this point. The reason that I like the pair though is kind of two-fold, one is purely aesthetics. They are both gorgeous and fashionable people.
Yes, Tankhun tends to be a little bit louder in their choice of attire, but there's a common interest there. Even without the fashion aspect, their color palettes work together, with Tay often wearing black and white, and Tankhun in vibrant color, occasionally with base of black or white.
I also personally headcanon that Tay is part of a mafia family, maybe a smaller family that works with the Theereapanyakuls. But he's not in an active role, and that's why he's at the shooting range and such. Friends with Kinn or not he can't be just a civilian. I think he runs one of his family's legitimate businesses which would be a fashion house. Maybe he designs as well, I do like that idea, but I also think that if he did he's not using his own name, or they're stating that the fashion house designed it and not attributing it to an individual. This is because like Kim he wouldn't put himself out there in a place where he could gain a lot of fame or influence when he can be linked back to his family.
Now for the I guess emotional reasons of why I think this ship works. I personally think that in order for anyone to work with Tankhun in a romantic relationship they need to be more on the mellow side of things. Tankhun needs someone who can balance and ground him. Not to say he needs someone to rein him in, but just someone who provides a calming presence while also accepting and enjoying Tankhun's vibrant personality. I feel like Tay can provide that. He's definitely fun, but he's also very intelligent, observant, kind of circumspect. [Sidenote: the subtlety of this acting by Us is freaking amazing. When I went into the show I didn't know anything about the cheating storyline...this was the only hint I needed that there was trouble in TimeTay paradise. That's real skill.]
We know Tankhun would have known Tay for quite a while, since him and Time are supposed to be school friends of Kinn, so at the very least high school, which puts them at about 8 years of knowing each other, but could be longer. If you consider that Tae is the child of another mafia family, maybe one they've worked with regularly they might have even known each other even younger, and it was just in high school that he became a close friend of Kinn and began to have more of a relationship with the Theerapanyakul family in general. Which is also going to create a level of trust with them. Tankhun, due to his trauma would struggle with trust, but would be able to trust Tay because he's someone that's kind of always been there. Perhaps not in a very close relationship, more peripherally for a long time, but still there, still present. Tay would have been present at least for the final kidnapping situation and the fall out from that. His level of involvement would vary, but to me he seems the type that would have checked in sporadically if he were at the main family house. Maybe sent cards or flowers. Tae's quite soft boy, so I can see him wanting to express that he's thinking about Tankhun and worried about him after all of it, even if they aren't super close.
Following the events of season 1 (and hopefully the actual death of Korn) I can see Tankhun making real strides with his anxiety and Tay being a presence that is around more often (after kicking Time to the curb) and them having an opportunity to have more meaningful conversations. Like not to be mean, but consider Tay showing up to have dinner and Kinn and Porsche are on the other side of the table being Kinn and Porsche, and he's now a third wheel. So he starts talking more with Tankhun. They have the shared interests of fashion but also a shared history. Tay can be a presence that also helps and encourages Tankhun to keep up with the progress we see him make in season 1. Runway seats at a fashion show I think could be a heck of a bribe to get him out of the house.
I call it the ship PrettyBoys for the obvious reason--they're both so pretty, especially their design and costuming in the show itself. Clearly the actors are quite pretty IRL, they're just generally a little more lowkey fashion wise, unless it's for an event. So....that's kind of why I like the ship, and some of my own personal headcanons about it. And as a special treat...just look at these beans...so damn cute.
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Something I loved from the anime adaptation on episode 5:
They made a summary about Mick's and Kuro's characters and relationship from what they saw in this two panels on the few seconds this scene taked place.
Just this. Kuro and Mick both surprised on the first. Kuro looking at Mick like he's worried about something, and Mick eating bread in silence, looking in distrust at the guy.
The anime makes it so rich on subtle expressions, I'm in love here. They're just on the background of the scene. But what they do says really a lot about them.
When the guy first comes to scene, Mick looks a bit confused but nothing else. "Who tf this guy?" They're not planing on paying him any mind.
When he sits besides him, he gets uncomfortable, you can see it on his face he doesn't want to sit beside a stranger. He wants to get up and change places. "What's with this guy? What does he want? Why is he so close?" Kuro notices this and looks at him. He saw him flinch (off camera because guy is covering him). Mick is scared of this guy.
Mickbell is a naturally untrusty person because of his backstory. He gets uncomfortable when new people starts acting friends because "well that can't mean good, can it?" Kuro knows this because they share a life together and proceeds to try and calm him the best he can in this situation.
Kuro puts his hands on Mick's back. He already has them there when the camera changes angles. "I got you. I'm here. Nothing is going to happen to you. Calm down." Mick now looks confused at the guy, but it's still clear he's very uncomfortable there. He leans towards Kuro a bit "I feel safer by your side and this guy is wierd".
In seconds, as soon as he sees him grab food from their table, he changes his mood. He jumps in surprise at the audacity. He's now annoyed and pissed. That's their food! How dares he... But he isn't the one to say anything, and from this alone you could tell he's quite introverted outside of their friends group (or that he didn't pay for the food idk). Kuro keeps his hands in there, knowing he's nervous.
Mick just looks at him eat, annoyed, maybe angry, and silent. He isn't probably paying any mind to what this guy is saying. He is stealing food. He should go get food somewhere else. Kuro seems to think something alike, but he is a bit surprised this guy has the balls to steal food so openly (he isn't paying atention either ot he doesn't understand)
He thinks a lot of thinks but says none, eating in silence. Kuro is staring with no good intentions behind those eyes. Only murder. Food robber. Mick disturber. Deserves death.
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You can't tell me their first meeting didn't go something like this.
(ID: Kirby series fanart of Dark Meta Knight and Daroach in a recreation of the Princess Mononoke "You're beautiful" meme. Original screenshot below the cut for comparison. Top panel - DMK hovers against a starry sky facing forward, his wings breaching the edges of the panel and spread to make himself look more intimidating. He glares down, one angry glowing eye visible in the visor of his mask, gripping the handle of his sword in both hands as if to stab downward, subtitled "I'll cut your throat! That'll shut you up!" Bottom panel - Daroach lies on his back at a slight angle on a nighttime grassy plain, his body and cape breaching the panel in places, his paws palm-up at his sides, his wand dropped beside him. He looks upward, unperturbed by the several sharp points of DMK's sword hanging over him, eyes half-lidded and brows lifted in interest, mouth drawn open in a smile and blushed at the ends, subtitled "You're beautiful..." Of course, every metal and/or shiny surface is lightly touched with rim light and sparkles. END ID.)
Started 03/26/24, finished 03/29/24.
Original: Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, 1997)
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yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.
to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!
i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.
also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.
they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.
they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.
i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.
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Kissing the Homies 0 ft Apart ‘cause They’re All Gay
[Ace & You are spying on Deuce]
Y/N: Target locked.
Ace: Commence strike.
[Both charge at Deuce]
Deuce: Wah-?!
Ace, gets behind Deuce and restrains his arms: Target acquired!
Y/N, grabs both of his cheeks: Initiating attack! *plants a big ‘ol kiss right on Deuce’s lips*
Deuce, dazed and flustered: ?!?!
Ace, turns Deuce around: *plants his own kiss onto his lips*
[Ace and You makeout kiss while Deuce tries to gather his bearings]
Grim, in the background: Really? In front of my tuna?!
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Cosmic Love prompt:
Danny and Damian have been engaged since they were babies. The Fentons wanted access to Lazarus water, and they made a deal with the league of assassins to get it. Danny is trans. Danny and Damian haven't seen each other since Damian was 10 (I imagine Danny is anywhere from a few months to a year younger, so Danny was either 9 or 10 at the time). They had been seeing each other twice a year the last time they saw each other. They used to have more time scheduled to spend together before Damian started training to be an assassin. They weren't getting along when they last saw each other. Danny was upset/angry that his life had been planned out for him and that he was going to be in an arranged marriage. Damian was kind of a jerk at the time (because of trauma but he was still a jerk), and he thought Danny was being a jerk too because having his whole life planned for him was all Damian knew and it didn't make sense to him to get upset about it because that's his reality that he just had to accept. Damian does care about Danny, and cares about what he wants too. But they were kids. They were upset about their situation and frustrated and angry with each other and their families. They haven't had contact with each other at all since Damian came to Gotham.
Skip forward a few years and Damian has fallen in love with his best friend, Jon. He tells his family and Jon about the arranged marriage even though it's likely not going to be a thing anymore since he has cut ties with the league.
Damian and Jon start dating.
Danny is 16 and on the run from his parents and the GIW. He only managed to escape after he had already been captured and vivisected. He goes to Gotham because it'll be harder for his parents and the GIW to find him there. He runs into Damian and Jon at a park while he's at a point in his life where he's got nothing left an he's just sad, scared, angry, lonely, and he'd just about sell what's left of his life for a hug.
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