#i giffed the specific moments he was referencing

[poirott]

David Suchet watching Poirot clips on Instagram

- Poirot and More clip, December 8 2023 (also on David's Twitter)

#poirot #hercule poirot #david suchet #agatha christie #perioddramaedit #tvedit #tvandfilm #userbbelcher #poirotedit #*edit #poirot 1x07: problem at sea #poirot 2x06: double sin #like a cinnamon roll basking in sunshine <3 #always has warm things to say about filming <3 #he has great memory too #i giffed the specific moments he was referencing #he's never seen the IG clips before #i think the interviewer pointed out the IG account #and david scrolled through the clips <3 #the clips then prompted the anecdotes

[aceofwhump]

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog!

I decided to make a new pinned post with all the information that is available on my desktop site but that will be more accessible for mobile users. Plus a few extras 😉

So an introduction.

I'm Ace. I started this blog back in February 2018 after seeing a post that referenced the whump community. I had no idea there was such a large community here on tumblr! As soon as I saw that making a whump blog was an option I immediately made one. And I haven't regretted it since. I love this blog, I love this community, and I'm thrilled to be here three years later! 

Here on this blog you'll see lots of gifsets both reblogged from wonderful creators and gifs made by yours truly. I also write fanfics on occasion. You can check out my work on AO3 under the name "aceofwhump" or you can look under my tag "ace writes stuff". That tag will have some stuff not on AO3 too. I also do whump lists for certain characters, trope lists, video clips of good whump, and fanfic recs.

Click on the read more for even more information and important links to things like gifmaking tutorials, my trope tag list, my show/movie tag list, my fanfic masterlist, and more!!!

My favorite tropes are:

Emotional: panic attacks, nightmares, insecurities, feeling inadequate, fear, grief, flashbacks, flinching, emotional breakdowns full of sobbing, emotional outbursts, scar reveals, anxiety, self hatred

Environmental: accidents, natural disasters like earthquakes or storms, hit by a car, collapsed building, falling through ice, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, falls, burns, infected wounds from lack of medical equipment, sickness, being unable to breathe, drowning

Small moments: limping, feeling weak and seeking support, breathing through the pain, moving wrong in a way that aggravates the pain, and the sudden seizing of his body, shaking hands, pressing the heel of his hand against his temple because of a headache, taking a moment to close his eyes because he’s light headed/exhausted/has such a bad headache

Sci-fi: space illness, oxygen deprivation, isolation, being locked in the brig, hull of the ship getting damaged, alien attacks

Injuries: broken bones, gunshot wounds, hidden injuries, bruises, beaten, concussions, collapsed lung, slings, casts, crutches, knocked unconscious, blood loss

Torture/Captivity: Being strung up by their wrists from the ceiling, drugged, chained up, caged, tied to a chair, handcuffed to a pole, interrogated

Comfort/Caretaking: hugging, “Are you okay?”, “You’re safe now”, “I’ve got you”, hand holding, helping to walk, ice packs, covering someone with a blanket, a cool cloth on their forehead to help with a fever, a fever check, touching their face to offer comfort

Magic: magical healing that causes pain, draining of powers, powers that are painful to use, curses

Stoic or defiant whumpees

Team whump

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Introducing…

ACEOFWHUMP’S FANFIC MASTERLIST!!

This has been a massive, ongoing project of mine for a while now in which I am endeavoring to catalog and categorize every fanfiction I’ve ever bookmarked. I fear this project will never be complete as I'm always reading and bookmarking new fics but I’m going to share it anyway.

Inside, you will find links and summaries to the fanfictions I’ve read over the years on both AO3 and FF.net. Each fic is sorted by the specific whumpee that they center on. So there’s a page for Danny Williams, for Mike Warren, for Lucifer Morningstar, and many many more. The fics are 90% whump with a touch of fluffy ones thrown in too. This list is based on the fics I’ve read and bookmarked so it leans heavily on my favorite whumpees and my favorite tropes. 

I’ve been working on categorizing every fic by its tropes (so theoretically you could search for say seizure fics or sick fics) but that’s taking me a loooong time because I have to reread every fic in order to determine what kind of categories to make and to look for the specific tropes. So for now you’ll have to make do with the fic summaries and using the search function. When it’s done, each whumpee will have their specific trope categories so you won’t necessarily find the same tropes in each category but it should help narrow down the fics better once I’m done. This is an ongoing project for me.

The list gets updated all the time so check back in every now and then. There might be something new.

I do take suggestions of fics to add to this masterlist but please keep in mind that it may not end up on the list. It's nothing personal I promise. I just can't add every single fic in the world.

Here's the link (note that it opens best on desktop browser because it is large):

#pinned post #mod post #tags #links #blog links

[darling-wendy]

rei and miri's physicality: a chronological analysis (part 2)

Part one is here.

I accidentally missed this one from episode 3, and I am kicking myself because it is such A Moment, so I'm putting it here since I maxed out photos in part one.

Miri insists that the whole family sleep together, and what are Rei and Kazuki gonna do, say no? This moment is later referred to by both Miri and Rei, so it clearly left an impression. I genuinely wonder if they ever did it again or if the one time was so impactful. Anyway, I die at Miri's tiny fingers being curled around strands of Rei's hair.

Episode 7!

I think this is the only time we see Rei carrying Miri to the outside of the apartment as they're leaving the house, and I don't think Kazuki has done it either, so it was probably him trying to save time by running down with her since he believes they're running late for daycare.

Just more of Miri casually climbing on Rei again. After Rei heeds her comment (by ordering fries lmao. Rei, you disaster), she beams and clings harder.

Side note, it's funny how the cat shirt is clearly an indoor garment for him. He was sleeping in it and stopped to change into the purple shirt to take Miri to daycare despite running late (or so he thinks). He then he changes back into the cat shirt after they return.

In contrast to episode 3, this time when Miri climbs in the tub to sleep with Rei, he lets her. She probably wanted company after Kazuki "abandoned" them (and perhaps Rei did too).

Miri nuzzles Rei's hand in the cutest, softest, and most heart breaking way when he touches her head and asks if she's sick, and I hate that I don't have a gif of it to put here.

Once again, Rei picks her up so carefully :<

And this time he doesn't change his shirt. He just wraps Miri in a blanket and runs to Kyu 🥺 Look at his face, he's so worried about her.

Kazuki returns and finds them like this and it's so soft. Rei fell asleep kneeling at Miri's bedside, holding her hand. That's not a comfortable position to fall asleep in, even for Rei. The doctors probably reassured him that it was a typical cold that little kids will often get, but he was so worried, he kept a vigil by her bedside.

Episode 9! A big chunk of the episode is dedicated to Rei getting comfortable to open up more emotionally and have more confidence in his ability to be there for Miri. And then it culminates in the parent-child race.

Little kids using their whole hands to hold a couple of their dad's fingers is a very specific uwu button, but it sets me off every time. Not only was this moment referenced in the OP, it's also one of the only ones that's a direct scene lift

I love that they writers had the two of them hold Miri by the hand and carry her. That's such a gooey parent thing and I love to see it. I always wondered if it wasn't technically cheating, but never mind that, Miri got her medal lol.

Side note, Rei and Kazuki simply looking at each other and knowing exactly what they're both going to do--and them dusting all the others despite having fallen well behind--is so dear to me. Partners in work and childcare.

Piggyback! Now Rei has carried her in all possible ways. Not sure why Kazuki apologised for having Rei carry Miri when the stuff he's holding looked way more cumbersome to me lol. I personally thinks Rei enjoys carrying Miri around, especially when she's sleeping. Just a hunch.

Episode 10! A bittersweet one. Though not in terms of physicality for these two. Rei doesn't hug Miri to hide tears the way Kazuki does. He instead just lets his sadness show openly (well, openly behind Miri's back).

But back on topic. We get yet another instance of Miri's favourite way to rouse Rei out of sleep lol. I know it's Rule of Funny, but seeing Rei get more flustered by a pre-schooler jumping on him than by him walking into a hail of gunfire is golden. It also makes sense given his upbringing.

These are from two separate scenes, but I'm putting them together since they're so similar. The first one in particular is so sweet to me because Rei typically has both hands in his pockets. Here it's like he left one out so as to let Miri still have an outlet for the skinship that she loves to initiate. She's always mentioned how cool it is that Rei is so good at games, but the second one has more pure adoration than any other time. And Rei, more open with his emotions, is soaking it up. (Lol poor Kazuki)

Episode 11! Miri and Rei don't have have contact in the actual timeline of the episode's events, but we do get one amazing flashback.

I've gone back and forth between deeming this a flashback of unseen events and as a representative image of a concept Rei was thinking about. It kind of has the same filter as one of the quick flashbacks Kazuki has later in this scene. So, fuck it. It's a flashback. They swung her around again because she loved it so much the first time (and they're enjoying it too).

Episode 12!

Ten seconds in, we get one final 'Miri jumping on Rei to wake him up' gag to play us off lol. Great work, guys.

Miri helps Rei cook French toast for breakfast again, and this time they get Kazuki approval. High five~

I'm spit balling here, but my read on this is that Rei thinks Miri is asking that Rei pledge he cut his pinky finger if they break their promise. That's a thing the yakuza still do for infarctions and the only other time I've heard 'kejime' come up in a similar context was Higurashi, when Shion was being made to rip off her fingernails in penance. And it would perfectly explain Kazuki's reaction lol.

Another 'people's hands feel warm' moment, I'm sure. Once again, look at the size difference between their hands! 😭

Into the future, they remained sleeping buddies. And it's all the more significant that he's letting her rest entirely on his left arm. Rei has gone from sleeping in the bathtub in paranoid fear of ambush to napping in the open with his only working arm being restricted and probably gone numb from Miri lying on it. They're free 🥺

#buddy daddies #buddy daddies meta #suwa rei #unasaka miri #kurusuwa family

[sibyl-of-space]

Yesterday, myself and a group of friends released THOUSANDS OF PIXELS IN YOUR HANDS. This is a 6-track collaborative concept album of original art and music themed around the GameBoy Advance console. The album in full is viewable above with timestamps for each piece. For individual track uploads/BandCamp release (planned for the near future), check the NeoCities Page where they will be embedded when available.

Tracklist:

Sealed Chamber by Error Sparrow (Vapor) ft. digital art by DarthButcher

Fuchsia Zone by ZeroJanitor ft. mixed 2D+3D gif by Aaron (AReallyFrog)

When the Levee Remakes by Joey Puricelli (CaptHayfever) ft. mixed media cross stitch by nyankat

My Internal Battery Has Run Dry by Leo ArcanaXIX ft. photography by DarthButcher

Liquid Crystal by Revolver Project ft. digital art by Marcus Bower (SpriteDude)

Adventure's End by Monstrman ft. painting by nyankat

Piece descriptions below readmore.

I. SEALED CHAMBER | Music by Error Sparrow (Vapor) | Digital Art by DarthButcher

Musician Notes: Sealed Chamber is an instrumental ode to the legendary Pokemon of the Gen III pokemon games (Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald), specifically Regirock, Regice and Registeel. It's an ambient, dungeon synth-kinda track meant to capture the mystique of the elaborate quest through Hoenn's secret areas - undersea, underground and elsewhere - that the player undertakes to find all three Regis. The instrumentation is 100% Pokemon RSE soundfont (with some effects and such thrown in).

Artist Notes: Digital watercolor and ink pen using Adobe Fresco on iPad. May has heard the legend of three bionic beasts and finally thinks she has come upon the cave of legend. She has searched far and wide across Hoenn to try to find the entrance and after a series of trials, her quest may prove fruitful. What she doesn’t know is that while she searches for them, they stand alert to her presence ready to pounce when the moment is right. Stylized with inspiration from Ken Sugimori for a watercolor aesthetic, my first time working with the medium.

II. FUCHSIA ZONE | Music by ZeroJanitor | GBA 2D+3D Gif by Aaron (AReallyFrog)

Musician Notes: Inspired by the translucent pink Game Boy Advance model, officially known as the Fuchsia model. Instrument samples are taken from Sonic Advance 3, and the voice samples are from the LingoJam robot voice generator.

Artist Notes: I created this little animation by exporting the frames from Blender, drawing over them in Aseprite, and then exporting them as a gif. I think the gif struggles a little but I’m happy to have gotten to try combining 2d and 3d animation!

If you’re interested in homebrew games for the gameboy family there are a few collections of roms (.gb/.gbc/.gba) on my itch page I try to keep up to date.

III. WHEN THE LEVEE REMAKES | Music by Joey Puricelli (CaptHayfever) | Watercolor + Cross-Stitch Mixed Media by nyankat

Musician Notes: Arr. for voice, jaw harp (x2), shaker, wood handles, bongos, drumkit, & Casio PK-5.

I had the opening lines of the first verse looping in my head for weeks before I finally had time to hash out the rest of it. There really were a metric buttload of remakes on this system; this song cites 38 (though maybe I’m cheating to include Game & Watch Gallery) & that’s just where I stopped researching because I thought I had too much. My nickname for Kirby in verse 3 came from the American NiD commercials, which for some reason used the theme song to the 1960s spy show Danger Man.

Artist Notes: Watercolor on paper and Aida cloth, cross-stitch. As soon as Joey laid out his idea I was inspired to do a mixed-media piece. This is basically a reimagining of the old Pokemon Kanto intro screen, in a forest clearing, with one side cross-stitch/“low res” and the other watercolor/“high res.” I asked Joey what else he might end up referencing besides Pokemon and went from there. (I presented him with a word map before starting the actual design; this piece was an absolute boatload of work. But I’m pleased to say I captured his intended vibe on the first try!) The full piece depicts Nidorino, Kirby, Piranha Plant, and Samus (low res) vs. Gengar, Meta Knight, Baby Mario on Yoshi, and a Metroid (high res). Let me tell ya, stitching on Aida that you’ve already painted is very difficult! But it made for a really cool effect. Thank you for the collaboration (and your patience lol), Joey!

IV. MY INTERNAL BATTERY HAS RUN DRY | Music by Leo ArcanaXIX | Photography by DarthButcher

Musician Notes: My concept for this was to sample sounds from doing a GBA cartridge internal battery surgery and use those sounds as instruments. I took inspiration for the form of the song itself from "Clockwork" from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, a GBA game with both an internal battery and a banger soundtrack.

Artist Notes: Shot on a Sony a7IV, Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN, 70mm, 1/40s, f/7.1, ISO 1000. Nothing says cartridge repair more than actually dismantling a cartridge and beginning to conduct surgery. Utilizing photography with a strong key light, contrast of the system on one side and additional cartridges behind it, and some mild post-production to bring out the colors, this piece tells a story of frustration that a beloved game may have seen its last days.

V. LIQUID CRYSTAL | Music by Revolver Project | Digital Art by Marcus Bower (SpriteDude)

Musician Notes: This song began with the intent to write a dark-step inspired drum & bass track using the Game Boy Advance internal synthesis. I set out researching the best homebrew Tracker/DAW for the console, and discovered that my ancient flash cartridge wasn't fully compatible with the majority of them. As a solution, I used a branch of LSDJ which maintained compatibility with the GoombaGB wrapper for GBA.

I opted for a harsh and bright industrial guitar style to compliment the harsh synth and percussion sampling of the GBA, which may sound familiar to older Revolver Project fans. All of the percussion and the majority of the synths were originally voiced using the GBA's internal synth and sample abilities. They were then heavily edited on a PC DAW, into the final sounds you hear. Notable exceptions include some bass sounds, which were created using a semi-modular Behringer Neutron.

I hope after listening to this, you'll be inspired to fire up a GBA and play your favorite Metroid or maybe a racer. Just remember to turn a light on if you're playing on an original model, don't let that LCD stay dark. ☻

Artist Notes: AI was pretty much the perfect match for me, as we’ve worked together many times in the past and we always seem to be on the same wavelength. In fact, he suggested “neon lights and cyberpunk” for the theme of the piece after I had already started drawing just that. Other than that, it’s pretty much just a fast-paced super-foreshortened actiony sci-fi piece. The guy is just a random cyberpunk dude I made up, and the drones are supposed to kinda look like metroids.

VI. ADVENTURE'S END | Music by Monstrman | Acrylic Art by nyankat

Musician Notes: I wanted to make a song that really captured the finality of finishing a game on the GBA. In reality it’s more about the experience of completing all your games in general, but since it’s GBA themed I added some flavor. The intro/outro was written on my guitar first, then I made the rest in my DAW.

Artist Notes: Acrylic on canvas, 8 in. x 8 in. I listened to a very early draft of Tim’s piece, which reminded me of the ending screen of Mega Man 2, where he walks away through different landscapes. This evolved into the piece it is now, with a person facing away from the viewer with a guitar over his back, next to a GBA set on a table and showing the message “Thank you!” I’m not particularly strong in figure drawing, so I asked Tim to pose as a reference, and I think that turned out quite well. I also asked him if he wanted the GBA or the curtains a specific color: The GBA is silver like the one he had growing up, and the curtains are OG GBA blurple. Thank you for the collaboration, Tim!

#gameboy advance #new album #new music #concept album #electronic music #my audio shit #ok last post on this i swear i just wanted to do a proper post now that it's released #ill probably post my track individually later but that can wait #Youtube

[moki-dokie]

people will literally be like “um actually this isn’t queerbaiting--”

when the show you’re referencing literally has the characters you’re talking about kiss for absolutely NO heterosexual or platonic reason not once but twice (ok 1 of them had platonic reasons but the other 100000000% did not it was gay gay gay homosexual queer gay)

or when that show gives those two characters as much (almost more tbh) on-screen physical affection as the two main het characters, something that is extremely uncommon to see between two american males even in a platonic setting. especially a place that is supposed to be set in the south where homophobia is more rampant and even platonic affection would be discouraged in boys

or when that show has one of the two characters you’re referencing give one of the most emotional, heartfelt, loving speeches about the other character in a way that isn’t done for ANYONE else throughout the series, is almost uncharacteristically candid for him to say, and was all for the purpose of getting this girl to see him in that same way

or when that show has one of the male characters point-blank asking someone the specifics of how the other character of the same gender is in bed. not how the sex in general was. how he was

or when that show has these two characters hanging out by themselves for a rather long time at a massive group event that exists entirely to get drunk and hookup, so extremely separated from everyone else, not even LOOKING at the hundreds of hotties surrounding them because they’re too focused on each other

or when these two characters play wrestle, one of them shirtless, very giggly, with one stroking his hands down the other’s chest for a brief moment

or when these two characters just hang out by themselves despite having two other extremely close friends in the group and its rare we see these friends not all together (by choice, at least), apparently routinely enough one of the other friends knows exactly where to go to find them

or how the one character is so often blatantly looking at the other one’s lips when he talks, something he barely does with any other character

or when that show has one of the two characters in question constantly being almost overly protective of the other to the point of being willing to sacrifice his life, MULTIPLE times, more so than with other characters within the same friend group they are part of

or when, before you ever even fucking watch the show and have 0 context of who these characters are and are only seeing stills and gifs they read 100% queer by both queer and het ppl purely based on their interactions and chemistry together

or when one of them is still about as queer coded as can absolutely be even after watching the show and having context, in every single way except for him literally just outright saying he is

or the actor of that character being a very loud queer ally and has openly admitted his support for the gay ship and in fact said its even cuter than the het ship and he routinely adlibs many of the memorable lines regarding the other male character

and the likelihood of ANYTHING at all becoming of all of their extremely queer coded moments and interactions is so unlikely to happen because of Reasons that involve some rabid weirdo stans of other ships

why yes i am referring to obx and jjpope

#jjpope #mayward #frankly i hope they straightbait everyone #bc lets be honest after the shit some of Them have pulled #it'd be karma #well aware the chances of that happening are slim to none #but a queer can dream #either way whatever happens #i just hope jj gets the love he deserves tbh #and someone to show him he isn't destined for the same fate as luke #give jj the support comfort and love he deserves in s3 challenge #i could list even more things tbh #theres like... so many things between them its ridiculous

[max-nexus]

KGTAC PGS 2080-2082 ANALYSIS (Ft. Home-Skillet page 4 and 17)

The first two pages (Naming gag) have no notable story differences outside of minor art improvements (so i technically lied) BUT 4th page of ACT 2 (5.gif instead of of 4.gif, i guess there was a page in-between the two) has some MASSIVE differences. I'd recommend reading my first Analysis HERE as i will be referencing the one thing that was proven right.

KGTAC Page 2082

Home-Skillet page 4

As you can see there are many notable differences. But before i go on about said differences I'd like to point out that in my previous post, i noted there is no computer on screen on the desk, Which made be state "Which leads me wondering if a computer is even there, Since why else would it be off the panel." And i was right, there was no computer. I'd also like to note that the Page was edited so that the desk is no longer so huge, Fred is still a bit short As can be noted by comparing page 2082 with 2079 (look at the windows) but its a small issue. And if he we're any bigger then the pool would be obscured which would be much worse!

KGTAC PAGE 2079 (NOW)

Now onto the differences, first I'd like to bring up the Narration differences between the two, Specifically anything unique they list for the character

KGTAC: Package for computer, he has tools to get the computer working, He is a Nintendo fanboy, and likes some musicians

Home-Skillet: Room is relatively tidy, a gamer who's very picky, and has an interest in fixing electronics, despite this fact he can't code

In Home-Skillet, he already had a computer, he had tools though that's in the art, not mentioned in narration. He might no longer have an interest in fixing electronics but its just a guess, it might just be unimportant to mention. Art Stuff: On the bottom right corner we now have the FLOPPY-DECK, which used to be inside the closet that we can no longer see in the image, the closet itself might not exist as we can't visually confirm it's existence, We now have a bigger window on the side as i don't remember that window existing from my reading of Home-Skillet. For some odd reason the Hotplate is now on the bottom left corner of the panel instead of the desk which it was on (disgusting, not a hint of tidiness). I'm guessing its so the reader can easily see the objects. Here's a nice closeup shot of the Floppy-Deck, man i love this thing, its such a cool concept.

Home-Skillet Page 17 (FLOPPY-DECK MY BELOVED)

The Section with Genuine Speculation: There is now a shelf and window, though I'm uncertain of how they'll be important at the moment. My feelings with them are the same as with the pool. There's not much to speculate on story wise as of now. But i can assume it won't follow the same path as Home-Skillet, or if it does, it merely follows it in general rather than any specifics.

The Section with Hopes & Dreams: With some of these changes, i hope for the possibility that Fred won't get a sylladex for a while, Like you're telling me you can't trust him with a computer until he's 13 but you can trust him with an item which can launch anything at a force strong enough to break a window? It would also mean the Floppy-Deck as gimmicky as it is will be important for Fred, Especially if he doesn't figure out how to get more sylladex cards (Due to the fact you can merge items into 1 sylladex card) The Floppy Deck could be used as a safe way to get multiple items into a single card. Hell, In theory you could do && with the Floppy-Deck, its only meant to hold 1 item at a time, so if Fred is still interested in Electronic Tinkering, he could try and force it to take multiple items at once and since he's not very good at it, it instead causes the items to merge like in alchemization. It's starting to get a bit silly with my "theorizing" here but i really did like the Floppy-Deck and i felt it was somewhat underutilized. Sure its gimmicky, but Stack modus is gimmicky, hell most modi are gimmicky due to stupid rules, the only reasonable ones are like Array and Wallet modus. In theory the Floppy-Deck is like a bulkier version of the wallet modus, and i just really want to see it used to an extreme. In Conclusion, I will keep analyzing KGTAC with Home-Skillet as no one else seems to be doing it, and i will keep forgetting to join the KGTAC Discord. Also because i pick up on more things when i do this plus it's helpful to anyone looking for an analysis. Next Analysis

#homestuck #Fred wilmore #mspfa #KGTAC #karkat goes to a convention #homeskillet #home-skillet #media analysis #KGTAC analysis

[melisusthewee]

thank u again sm for the eduardo gifs 💘 honestly same regarding his screentime which is why im glad that he at least had his own moment by starting the convo abt the groups hunger w marcelo iirc bayona even said that its because eduardo knows marcelo is likely more willing to listen to him

You're very welcome! No one has ever sent me any kind of request for anything out of the blue before so I was both very surprised but also very flattered by it. I hope I put together something good as I tried to pick shots where he was predominantly featured instead of lingering in a scene among other characters (which unfortunately is most of his scenes).

And yes! I get the sense that after Daniel and Fito had their little private conversation, they likely pulled Eduardo aside and told him that they needed him to be the one to speak up. I could see them making the argument that Marcelo will listen if it comes from Eduardo. Which is really interesting too because there's a part in Eduardo's book where he talks about having another conversation with Marcelo afterwards and claims that he did eventually convince him to agree and that at that point they both consented to each other that in the event of their death, the group could use their body. So they were right, lol.

I'm sorry, I could talk about these two for hours. Friends of mine can attest to it lol.

One thing I will definitely give Bayona credit for with the film too is that even things that aren't outrightly stated or given their own specific scenes are often subtly referenced in a gesture which has made me appreciate on subsequent rewatches that even though there are things I really wanted to see more of, they weren't entirely "missing". Like towards the ending of the film where Eduardo is riding in the ambulance with Coche and holding his hand as he's wheeled into the hospital... and then later in the final scene he's sitting with Roy and Bobby instead of with his cousins. I haven't read Pablo Vierci's book yet (because my Spanish comprehension is practically non-existent), but one thing that Piers Paul Read mentioned in his book is how Eduardo dedicated himself to looking after the youngest, sickest, and weakest boys in the group. And so it's really nice that even though he doesn't get a lot of speaking lines, we still get to see these little touches that are references to larger things that he had going on.

[barrowsteeth]

Hi there! I love your Heartstopper gifs and meta posts, they're always so good! You pick up on the tiny details that really elevate everything. So because of that I was curious if you had any favorite "blink and you'll miss it" kind of moments from the show? Like for example Nick's finger tapping he does before he kisses Charlie in his bedroom that you pointed out in your recent post. Personally, I love the way Nick looks at Charlie at the beginning of episode 4 in the entryway, but specifically the bigger, brighter smile he gives him after a beat as he fully takes in Charlie in his pajamas. And the shakiness in Nick's hand when he reaches out his pinky at the cinema. (I'm realizing now these are all Nick/Kit things, oops haha. That wasn't on purpose.) Anyway I hope you're having a good day/night! Thanks!

Hi anon! Thanks for the kind words. Honestly, I've watched the series more times than I can count, and I still notice new things each time I watch or make gifs! Nick's finger movement in the 1.04 kiss scene is my latest obsession because I never noticed how intentional it was until I giffed it and really paid attention to his hands and how he knit his fingers together and drew Charlie in. It's...too much. 🥺🥺

I adore the two moments you referenced as your favorites. Typically when something new catches my eye, I'll make a gifset or write up a mini-meta post flailing about it to anyone who will listen, so stay tuned for more!

#anon asks #asked and answered

[pensbridgertons]

I love your recent gifset about the times Joel failed Ellie and I wanted to ask about your process! I'm not a gifmaker by any stretch of the imagination so I don't understand a lot of the technicals but I wanted to ask about one gif in particular - the one where he's running holding her hand away from Tess vs the moment the Wyoming community finds them. His facial expression is great and says a lot but there was also a v similar moment physically right before where he's holding her hand Trying to run away from them. Did you choose to gif his expression over that for logistics (the scene was like not condensed enough/staged well for the gif) or just preference (you felt his expression conveyed more)? Thanks!

hi! ty for the kind words abt the set!! 💓 as to your question, it was def more along the lines of wanting to show his expression/reaction during the scene. i specifically wanted his reaction to the threat of the dog for that gif partly bc it was the specific moment he was referencing when he was talking to tommy but also bc i feel like it made more sense in representing his failure to protect her bc it was the exact moment where there was danger he couldn’t do anything about. for that gif i was going for the being able to get her away from the danger (by dragging her out of the building away from tess and incoming infected) and succeeding in protecting her vs the not being able to get her away from the danger (due to being frozen in fear and also in an impossible situation) and not being able to protect her himself, and i think the close up of his expression while it was happening fit this better to me. and then just in a visual sense all the other failure moments are basically joels reactions to what happened/specifically focused on what joel was doing so i think it worked better in that way as well. thanks for the question!! 💓

#teresa answers #asks #dowhatyoulike #hopefully this makes sense haha #i honestly didnt think abt that shot while making the set and it def would have worked as well!! a very good parallel for sure

[romanticizedlightfixture]

I’m rewatching season 4 episode 13 (yes, I like to suffer.) and right before Eddie gets shot, he says, “Should’ve gotten here sooner.”Let me preface, I could be reaching but like…he couldn’t have? Charlie called Eddie, they got there right away, Shelia isn’t dead, Charlie isn’t hurt any more than he would’ve been if they’d gotten there earlier. Maybe Eddie wishes he hadn’t left the apartment the first time and noticed Charlie getting poisoned, or maybe he’s wistful that he couldn’t get there before Charlie poisoned Shelia (though again, I don’t doubt that it would’ve boiled over some other way, Eddie’s bound to know that too.)

but

it could also be referencing-

screenshot of gif-set from @bieddiediaz​

Listen, I know I probably sound crazy but also, putting it all together.

“You’re Late.” - Buck saying this after tucking Christopher in while Eddie went on a date with Ana, a co-parent role in comparison (and in general) to the arms length distance Eddie had her at, at this point in their relationship (and ‘til the end of their relationship really.)

“There was construction on sunset. had to take a detour.” - I feel like I don’t need to say anything for why the writers are deranged for this.

And then.

“Should’ve gotten here sooner.” Immediately followed by,

“That kids just lucky he met you.” By Buck.

Again, maybe it’s nothing.

But then, seconds later, Eddie gets shot. And the shift, in everything, is palpable. The camera work, the framing, their relationship.

“Should’ve gotten here sooner.” When watching it back really feels like a sick premonition on Eddie’s part. We’re here now, this point of undeniable change, this shift from subtext to text, and it had to be here. It had to be now, we should’ve gotten here sooner.

Cause, I am of the wholehearted belief that everything changed for Eddie the moment he got shot in terms of Buck specifically. Because, obviously shared trauma, and intense amounts of coping and processing needs to be done to really even begin to cover how much shared trauma they have between them, for this event alone. However, the feeling realization, like, true confrontation of it, happened the minute Eddie looked at Buck after the bullet went in his shoulder.

The moment right after, close-up of Eddie, close up of Buck. That two-shot of them looking at each other with Buck covered in Eddie’s blood. It’s meaningful, because it wasn’t needed without a deliberate purpose.

because after this close-up of Buck-

Traditionally you’d cut to chaos. You have a moment of establishment where important characters are accounted for, and then the “point of the scene” (or what they could have framed the point of the scene as.) Would follow. It’s how the editing would be done, what the DP accounts for when they shoot it. but they didn’t. And because they didn’t, I, both a cynical and someone who’s studying film, knew without a doubt they want this relationship highlighted, to the front and with high expectation.

because this shot. is. not. required. if they were telling a platonic story.

And yes, I do sort of mean it in a, they didn’t have to hurt us this rawly with the shot.

But I also mean, this. The sniper was attacking firefighters. That close up of Buck with blood already establishes such intense emotion. Someone you love, someone you’re close to is the first target in a vendetta that had nothing to do with the sniper. He’s hurting people you so deeply care about and the chaos that comes after shows the terror. And we get the chaos. But before that. We get that shot.

And it took me rewatching it for like the 3rd time to realize why something about this season literally shakes me every time I see this shot. It’s because, yes the framing the coloring, the abject queerness of it is jarring.

But more than that, it’s so deliberate. Because the moment they added this shot, they told us something we’ve been asking for. This story is going in a different direction than you assumed you’d get. You’re getting more than you assumed you’d get.

Like, yes I’m being dramatic, but genuinely this one shot, sets up the everything between them since Eddie getting shot.

If we wanted to highlight family in the 118 found family way, though we see that with Buck using the excuse of not letting anyone else on the 118 get hurt when he climbs that crane, this one minute scene, could’ve played out so differently. Because yeah, it’s about family, because Eddie is Buck’s family.

It isn’t about chaos, it isn’t about family in a brother in arms sort of way. This shot tells you the story of what’s gonna happen because when Eddie got shot and looked up at Buck, both of them saw it too. What could’ve happened. What they could’ve lost.

And because I’m deranged and not done. Adding on to that.

“It’s not like we’re going home, anytime soon.”

Like. Sorry, I’m??? Let’s lay that out.

“You’re Late.” “There was construction on sunset. Had to take a detour.”

“Should’ve gotten here sooner.”

“It’s not like we’re going home any time soon.”

#buddie #buddie meta #911 #9-1-1 #911 meta #eddie diaz #evan buck buckely #deranged #Tim Minear how do you manage #I did repost this because im impatient and this wasn't in any tags for some reason

[theymakehistorywrites]

Young Gods: Loki x Fem!Reader  Part One: Call It What You Want To

Scenario: Not only did Loki survive to help with the creation of New Asgard, he is also the primary advisor to the king and oversees the rebuilding of their culture. When he meets Y/N, a healer demigoddess from another culture who left everything behind to help the Asgardians, he isn't sure what to make of her. What he does feel is a magnetic pull towards her and a desire to show her what a trickster truly is like. Notes/Context: So this is set in late 2023, after the Snap is undone. All the events still occurred, just Loki was alive due to his seidr saving him. Thor still told Brunnhilde that she should be King of Asgard, which Loki supported as he no longer wanted a throne and finally feels he’s Thor’s equal as they’re both Brunnhilde’s advisors. He’s worked to make amends for what happened in NYC in 2012 due to his being brainwashed and under the influence of the scepter, but is still not a fan of Midgardians as forgiveness takes time. Beta’ing by and brainstorming done with singeart. Shout out to her for being an amazing writer and super helpful ❤️ Go read her stuff! High quality stuff! I haven’t written fanfiction since 2016 (six years ago), so please take it easy on me please. TW/CW: MCU typical violence; references to Loki’s neck being snapped by Thanos; the Snap, spoilers for Avengers Infinity War, Avengers Endgame, the Loki TV show and What If on Disney+; teasing, sensuality (chapter 2).

Beta’ing by and brainstorming done with singeart. Shout out to her for being an amazing writer and super helpful ❤️ Go read her stuff! High quality

I haven’t written fanfiction since 2016 (six years ago), so please take it easy on me please.

I researched Norse/Germanic myths to an extent, and they will be referenced throughout the fic. An example of a change I'll be making is "Frigga" is "Frigg", as "Frigga" is a merging of two Norse goddesses but Frigg is the goddess that is closer to what the MCU portrays as Loki's mother.

I've also never posted to this site, so if my tags suck, I apologize for that.

The sensual scene / ending will be in chapter two as to allow people who don't want to read that to avoid it. Chapter 3 will be post fade to black / the morning after

Along with that, this was originally Loki x my OC, but I edited it to be Loki x Reader. Any errors that are specific about the reader are from the original version with the OC and I apologize for missing it. Feel free to comment an error and I'll fix it  ❤️

I was going to include King Brunnhilde and her queen Carol Danvers, but that deserves its own development and fic so I left it out for now. The same with the reader's reaction to Loki's Jotun form (going with What If's version of Jotun!Loki).

Diverges from the movies when Thanos "kills" Loki on the Asgardian ship. See the summary & author's notes for more

Gif credit to google search. Sorry I can't be more specific. I'm not sure what it is from unfortunately, I just googled "Tom Hiddleston kiss"

Your gaze was focused on the book you were reading, scanning the paragraphs quickly as you took notes. It was tricky, translating the runes and then making coherent notes from what you understood. The book covered a variety of topics on Asgardian culture, and you were working to learn as much as you could in order to help preserve it. 

The book was a mixed bag, both detailing the colonization efforts of Asgard and Odin in particular, and the grand adventures the Asgardians would have on a regular basis. You found yourself focusing on a certain chapter in the second half of the book that spoke of Asgardian festivals. Interestingly enough, they actually did line up with those of Norse Midgardians. 

It wasn’t your job to help with festivities, but you wished to better understand what exactly was being celebrated. The Spring Equinox-or to them Ostara, after the goddess- was soon approaching and you wanted to be prepared. 

After a moment of just listening to the ambient sounds of the library around you, you nearly jumped when you suddenly registered next to you the presence of the Prince of New Asgard, Loki. He’d been the bane of your existence since you’d arrived in New Asgard - criticizing your work despite your success rate at healing those injured in the battle with Hela, mocking you for not knowing all of Asgardian custom…the list went on. He simply seemed to have something against you for reasons you couldn’t figure out. 

“You know, I’m sure my brother would be happy to regale you with stories of how he celebrated the Spring Equinox on Asgard before becoming a ‘righteous’ Avenger,” Loki teased, sitting down beside you, much to your dismay. He didn’t seem to have as much respect for personal space as you did, but you had a feeling he specifically invaded yours knowing it would get a rise out of you. 

“It is a fertility celebration, so who am I to judge what my brother would do back in the day?” Loki added with a laugh, aiming to taunt you. you scowled up at him, just wanting to get back to your research. 

Loki was under the assumption that you had an interest in his brother, particularly due to the fact you would spend an hour with him every week just talking. He, due to your respecting Thor’s privacy, wasn’t aware that you were actually attempting to be a therapist for Thor. After over half his people were killed by either Hela or the Snap, the blond Asgardian needed emotional support to cope with his grief and guilt. 

Your compassion towards him made Thor wish to spend his free time with you, and he often did, monopolizing yours. What Loki didn’t realize was that the situation was entirely platonic, and you had no interest in Thor in the way Loki was teasing you about. 

“I doubt you skipped the festivities,” you retorted, turning the page in your notebook so that Loki couldn’t see what you’d written down. That particular section of the book was on how to honor Ostara, Freyja, and other deities associated with the Spring Equinox.  It wasn’t that you were embarrassed about it, but you didn’t want Loki to know how much you cared about his adoptive culture and people. 

Noticing your attempt to hide your notes, the trickster snatched the notebook out of your hands, much to your distress and dismay. He kept it out of your reach, using your height difference to his advantage. 

“Return that!” you demanded, despite knowing you were out of place ordering around a prince. 

“You seem to be focusing on the fertility aspect a good deal. Are you looking to bear a half Asgardian child?” Loki taunted as your face flushed a deep crimson, your hands balling into fists. You’d been focusing on that aspect due to its importance and the fact it overlapped with your mother’s domain in her pantheon. 

“No, I am trying to better grasp your culture so I can be respectful of it,” you snapped, nearly getting the notebook away from Loki. 

This statement made him stop and return the notes, a slightly puzzled look on his face. 

“You’re not Asgardian, or even Jotun. You’re a Midgardian who happens to have a deity for a mother. Why do you care about preserving our culture?” His question was demanding, as if he were suspicious of your intentions. Aside from returning the notebook, Loki had also closed the space between you two even more as he awaited his answer. 

“I plan on staying here in New Asgard as long as I’m helpful, so I thought I should better understand the people I’m helping so I can fit in better,” you explained, unsure as to why you were giving Loki an honest answer. Granted, the silver tongued deity would know if you were lying, so it wasn’t worth coming up with something. 

Loki watched you for a moment before abruptly standing up and leaving the library. 

Later that day, you found yourself with more free time after you'd taken care of some injured Asgardians. It turned out they’re not as invulnerable as believed. There were also the long term cases of course, where the Asgardians had barely survived making it onto the ship to escape. 

For some reason, thinking about how Loki had brought the ship that saved the Asgardians from being exterminated made you flustered. He may have been a hero in that moment, but the rest of the time he was simply a thorn in your side. Yet…part of you hoped the rebirth aspect of the Spring Equinox would allow you to start over with Loki. 

However, your earlier encounter made you question your plans. Loki just seemed so driven to annoy you, you weren't sure it was worth even trying. You’d always be civil, of course, but you wouldn’t try turning over a new leaf with him if he continued to show you his aggravating trickster side. 

As you found yourself at the docks, you looked out on the relatively calm water. Sitting down after finding a dry spot of wood and wrapping your shawl tighter around your shoulders, you found yourself almost entranced by the gentle waves. 

This was interrupted when that same mischievous presence made itself known again. 

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” you asked dryly, turning away from the water to face Loki. Much to your surprise, you found him holding out a literal olive branch. 

“I heard olive branches are ways of asking for peace on Midgard,” Loki explained as you took it from him cautiously in case it was a prank of some sort. 

“They are,” you confirmed, looking it over before speaking again. It appeared safe, and you didn’t sense seidr on it, so you accepted it completely. “You want peace with me? No more hassling me at every turn?” you asked, raising a brow. 

Loki gave you a smile, a real one, and nodded. 

“You’ve become less fun to play with now that I know you’re practically becoming like the Norse peoples that used to worship us,” he said and shrugged, waving his hands to makemore olives appear as the branch glowed his trademark green. 

You balked at the trickster deity, aghast by him implying you were worshiping him or any other high ranking Asgardian.

“I want to learn about your culture to be more sensitive to your people, not to…to worship anyone!” you stammered, your cheeks flush from irritation. “You’re off your rocker if you think I’m going to kneel and be subservient to anyone.” 

Unfortunately, this just made Loki’s smile turn to a mischievous smile. The trickster deity stepped closer, eyeing the olive branch in your hands that you hadn’t outright rejected yet. 

“Be honest, you were thrilled that I came to you to make amends,” Loki taunted, reaching and putting one of his hands over yours that was holding the olive branch. “You enjoy my tormenting you, since it makes you feel like you’re a part of New Asgard. The healing gives you purpose, but the attention from me -a god- is what makes your day.” 

Your lips pursed as you glared up at Loki. The gentle physical gesture didn’t match his words, so you were unsure as to what to make of the situation. However, you didn’t pull away from him out of curiosity as to why he’d sink so low as to touch you. Suddenly, you had an idea and knew how to respond to Loki’s teasing. 

“It isn’t that I enjoy you tormenting me, it is that you enjoy tormenting me. You’re intrigued by someone who doesn’t see you as either a monster for what you did over a decade ago or as some grand deity worthy of kneeling to. I confuse you, and it makes you obsessed with me,” you countered, using your free hand to pull his large hand from your smaller one. “Not to forget that I’m not solely mortal or divine, so I’m an oddity- something I think you can relate to.”

Apparently this struck a nerve, as Loki folded his arms over his chest and refused to meet your gaze, verifying what you said was right.  You doubted he was intentionally revealing his feelings, but he was still doing so with his body language. Yet, for reasons you couldn’t yet place, you didn’t feel triumphant or as if you’d one-upped Loki. Instead, you found yourself lingering on the last thing you told him; that there was a commonality between the two of you. 

“So what if you’re right?” Loki scoffed, now on the defensive, but unable to deny what you accused him of. “It won’t change that I will torment you, and that you will get flustered- either from enjoying the attention, or irritation. I care not,” he told you dismissively. 

His tone put you over the edge, and you threw the olive branch into the water surrounding the docks. After standing back up, you turned your back to him and began walking back to your house. 

You didn’t see the disappointment on Loki’s face but even if you had, you would have written it off as him being disappointed that you wouldn’t play his games rather than the actual reason. Loki had provoked you in hopes that you would confess that you did enjoy his attention, as he enjoyed giving it to you. It all simply came out in a way that he now understood you didn’t enjoy. 

Loki was accustomed to having to act out in order to get noticed, but it didn’t seem to work with you, which did indeed confuse him. How else was he to get your attention if taunting you didn’t work? He’d write his confusion off as you being a mortal, but you were as divine as he was. 

He watched you walk away, your gait and tense shoulders initially revealing your frustration but soon going back to your usual, calm energy. Like ships passing in the night, Loki also missed a sign from you, not picking up on your momentary hesitation, your almost turning around before deciding against it. 

~A few hours later, at the docks~

You’d returned to the docks after cooling off, doubting that Loki had remained there. As predicted, you had been alone except for those who lived on houseboats tied to the docks. Much to your surprise, you’d found the olive branch alive and still floating in the water when you returned. 

Bending down and hiking up your skirts, you reached into the water and retrieved the olive branch. It had meant something when Loki first gave it to you, but his words had soured the moment. 

“I was hoping you’d come back for it,” a voice said, causing you to whip around so quickly you nearly fell into the water. Seeing that it was Loki, you just stared at him, waiting for the taunting and teasing to begin. Much to your surprise, Loki’s expression was a kind one and his next words were far from taunting or teasing. 

“I meant it -mean it- in the way mortals do. A peace offering… ” Loki began, his body language showing that he felt…nervous. He was not accustomed to a person making him nervous in such a way. Fear for his safety? That he knew. But nervousness about a woman was foreign to the silver tongued deity. 

You were taken aback and tilted your head at Loki. 

“Then why did you say what you said?” you asked. “If you had been genuine with your words, it would have made your actions more believable.” 

Loki reached a hand up to rub the back of his neck, looking down to the side. You had a point. Rather than acknowledge it, though, Loki looked at the setting sun before finally looking at you again.

“Let me walk you to your house,” Loki offered, “we can talk on the way there. It’s getting dark and even in New Asgard, no one should walk alone at night.” 

You nearly rolled your eyes at what seemed to be an attempt at chivalry, but instead nodded and accepted Loki’s offer. 

“Thank you,” you told Loki quietly, taking the elbow he offered to link with yours. You were surprised by how warm Loki was, even through his layers of clothing and leather jacket. 

“You were right,” Loki sighed, walking with you at a slower pace than he usually did, your height difference causing a variance in gait. “You interest me because we are alike,” he continued, stopping there much to your dismay. You wanted him to elaborate on what he meant- both by interest and by what he thought your similarities were. You looked up at Loki, tilting your head slightly as you were curious as to where he was going with this confession. 

“Elaborate please,” you requested, unlinking your arms so you could turn to face him. Your slight head tilt remained as you waited for the Asgardian prince to spill his guts to you or continue to play games. It seemed like there was a fifty/fifty chance of either happening.

 Sighing, Loki reached out and held his hand near your shoulder, awaiting consent to touch you. You gave a small nod, still waiting for him to say what he meant by the two of you being alike. 

“You’re far kinder than I am. However, you have a compassion for the Asgardian people that I share,” he began, earning a slightly confused look from you. 

Of course they both cared for the Asgardian people. That couldn’t be the only reason. 

“We care for them despite not being truly like them. I’m a frost giant and you’re a demigoddess,” he added, having a point. You were starting to guess what Loki would say as he continued to dig himself into a bit of a hole. “You weren’t raised with them, yet you wear yourself out on a daily basis making sure the Asgardians are healthy and acclimating to Midgard,” Loki continued. 

Your cheeks warmed at this compliment- you could tell by Loki’s tone that it was meant to be one. 

“You know, I only ever wanted to be equal to Thor, and now I’m content being King Brunnhilde’s advisor. Being listened to, finally, feels incredible,” Loki told you, going a bit off track from his explaining how you were alike. “You seem content being a healer, despite the fact you have so much potential. I know what your domain is- I figured it out when you tended to my lingering neck pain from Thanos’s attempt on my life,” the god explained, causing you to feel a bit unnerved. You kept your domain a secret because some people considered it dark and evil. You had dominion over pain, both relieving and giving it.

“You don’t judge me for it?” It just slipped out. You couldn’t help but wonder. 

“No. How could I when you’re the first non-Asgardian to accept me and be willing to help me? The few novice Asgardian healers around here still hold a grudge against me and refused to help me with the pain of my neck being broken. Not to mention we’re both outsiders when it comes down to it,” Loki responded. “Yet we’re both desperate to be accepted. It’s probably why you don’t truly hate me tormenting you.”

You searched Loki’s face, wondering what he’d say next as it didn’t feel right for you to respond yet. He was right, much to your chagrin. 

“I enjoy tormenting you because I enjoy your company, and truthfully you leave me baffled as to how to give you attention in a manner you’d genuinely enjoy. To show you that at least I accept you in New Asgard.” 

You blinked at the tall deity in shock, genuinely wondering how you could be confusing to a deity who had a good thousand years of lifetime to learn how to make friends.

 “I’d love to claim that I’m some complex being, but really I’m like most others when it comes to how to befriend me,” you told Loki. “Smiles, small talk, discussing Asgardian culture… that’d be a start.” 

Much to your surprise, Loki laughed at the suggestions, giving you a small smile. 

“You don’t seem to realize what kind of attention I wish to give you,” Loki explained once he stopped laughing. He closed the space between the two of you, his hand going down your arm and stopping once it reached yours. The deity lifted your hand to his mouth, kissing the top of it. 

Your eyes widened, but you didn’t retract your hand. Instead, you allowed Loki to give you the show of, well, affection.  

“I admit to being clueless as to how to court a Midgardian, but I hope that made my intentions clear,” Loki said with a chuckle. 

The red hues of the sunset didn’t help to hide the flush of your cheeks at Loki’s words. He noticed, reaching his free hand up to poke your nose. A smile was tugging at his lips, realizing that you weren't rejecting him. He truthfully had expected a slap across the face and for the resident demigoddess to avoid any and all interactions with him. 

The two of you were not at your house yet, despite it being close to the docks, yet he still closed the gap between you as he said: “So you don’t seem to hate me…” 

Loki trailed off, his tone teasing in a playful manner, not dropping your kissed hand but letting it hang next to his at your sides. 

You hadn’t pulled away from him still, seeming outwardly unphased by Loki’s closeness. In truth, your heart was racing. All that teasing and taunting had been Loki’s childish form of courting you this entire time, or most of the time you’d been in New Asgard. 

You were still a bit confused about how a deity over a thousand years old couldn’t figure out how to properly flirt, but the shift in Loki’s behavior made you think he’d intentionally been playing games to test your tolerance. You could tell Loki craved validation and attention, but he didn’t know how to get it in positive ways due to the abuse he’d suffered, so he acted out.

In the hand that wasn’t brushing against his, you still held the olive branch. “I’m guessing you can tell I accept this…accept you,” you commented quietly, grasping his hand and giving it a gentle squeeze. 

Waving his free hand, an emerald glow covered the two of you, and you realized Loki had teleported with you to your house. 

“I thought I’d guarded against anyone being able to do that,” you muttered, not too upset at the moment though, and Loki seemed to not hear -or didn’t want to get into it- and ignored your comment. 

“I figured we should have privacy to discuss…” He trailed off, uncertain as to what word to use.

“Us?” you completed his sentence, gesturing  between the two of you with the hand holding the olive branch. You set it down on the coffee table in the living room, waiting for Loki to say more. He was the one wanting privacy after all, so he should be the one to speak first.

“Yes, us. Whatever you want us to be,” Loki nodded, earning a glare from you. 

“Don’t make me define us. I only just found out you don’t despise me,” you pointed out.

 Loki sighed, realizing you were right and that you needed to have a proper discussion. 

“Well, you know I wish to court you. It is a matter as to if you accept that or not,” he explained. “I do not know about Midgard, but in New Asgard, women have a say in their courtship.” 

You couldn’t help but find Loki’s lack of knowledge of Earth women a bit amusing, and held back a chuckle at his comment. 

“It depends on the culture and country’s laws, but I come from a country where women usually have a say,” you explained, trying to ignore the lack of distance between you. 

Loki simply nodded, taking in the new information. 

“So I am free to court you if you consent to it?” Loki inquired, raising a brow as he looked down at you. The flush of your cheeks hadn’t faded- if anything it had worsened. 

You raised a hand to put on Loki’s chest, feeling his heartbeat through his leather jacket. 

Loki prepared to step back from you, assuming you were going to push him away, but you kept your hand there.

“Does your heart racing mean you actually want to, and this isn’t still some game of yours?” you asked, copying the raised brow Loki had given you a moment ago. 

Loki couldn’t help his playful look at your question.

“You’re the expert on anatomy, you tell me,” he retorted, causing your eyes to widen at the suggestiveness of Loki’s words. 

You had to glance away, covering your face with the hand that had been on Loki’s chest as you were too embarrassed to meet his gaze. That is, until you realized you were in control at the moment.

“You do want to court me,” you began as an observation. “But even with asking for my consent, you’re scared to because I could leave at any time. New Asgard isn’t my home, or you think I’ve yet to see it as such. It’s fair to fear losing someone when you finally get close.” 

Loki blinked at you, a bit taken aback by the astute analysis of his position. You were right, which threw him. He didn’t know how to respond, unable to deny what you said, but he didn’t want to admit that you were right either.

Rather than respond with words, Loki decided the best course of action was to take advantage of the consent you had given him and leaned into you. He was closing your height gap, reaching a hand up to cup your cheek chastely. His green eyes met yours, waiting to get a sign of approval to kiss you. His intention was obvious, and you gave a small nod along with your eyes showing that your answer was a definite yes. 

#loki #loki x reader #loki x fem!reader #loki laufeyson #tom hiddleston #loki odinson #marvel #MCU #loki imagine

[darling-i-read-it]

Pendent

Hannibal Lecter x reader

Word Count: 1.4k 

Warnings: prison 

Author’s Note: I hope you like this dear! It’s always nice to write for Hannibal, he’s such an elegant character and everything he says is so fun 

Requested: by @lzzygeekk, Hi!! I just see that you still take request , so can I have Hannibal x reader.  the reader visit Hannibal in prison when she remember in tender side or so specific memory. Maybe Hannibal made a quote from Chilton book know the she married the Chesapeake reaper. With the prompt that in found : " you give out pieces of yourself to people but never let them see the whole picture. I see it and I know who you are" ❤️❤️

Summary: the request 

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Your home seemed so big without Hannibal. You thought about it all the time, his absence. When you made dinner you would stand in front of the fridge for far too long, knowing that when you married Hannibal you thought you would never have to make a meal in your life. You wanted to bring food to him but Alana didn’t allow anyone to do that. You could see him but no gift giving.

Not even on his birthday. You had a stack of presents in a corner, waiting for the day he would come back home again. 

You leaned against the kitchen counter, eating a cup of pudding. You weren’t really focusing on eating. Your thoughts were wandering. You had on a record of one of Hannibals’ old classical vinyls. You started to sway as you sat, closing your eyes and imagining what he would be doing if he was there. 

He would likely chastise you for eating a pudding cup when you could have a full meal. Then again, he was feeding you people. 

At the memory of that your eyes snapped open and you took a deep breath, shaking your head. You put the pudding cup down beside you and slid off the counter. You had the dining room windows open, causing a chill to go down your spine at the cold.

The phone rang. 

You jumped but then briskly walked over to the phone and picked it up. You stood up straight, just as Hannibal would have. You didn’t really think about it as you did it. Perhaps you were just subconsciously trying to have him here in other ways. 

“Hello?” you said. Your voice cracked a bit. You realized then you hadn’t spoken in hours. 

“Hello, Y/N?” Alana said in her professional voice. The two of you had been friends before Hannibal went to prison but when you wouldn’t divorce him she started to drift away from you. 

“Yes. Is everything alright?” You looked down at your hand, messing with your wedding ring. 

“Yes everything is fine. Hannibal was asking to see you. He says that it’s your birthday today. Happy birthday.” You looked over at the calendar that was hanging up. It was your birthday. How could you have forgotten? You rubbed your eyes. 

“Yeah uh, I’ll be there soon.” You hung up the phone and walked to go and get your coat. 

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You walked up to the behavioral hospital. Your shoes hit the stone as you walked up the stairs, holding your bag close to your side. You walked up to Alana’s office and she was sitting at her desk waiting. 

She stood up at the sight of you, a polite tight smile on her face. You gave her a soft nod. She gestured to the door, grabbing her keys off of the desk. 

“Shall we?” You nodded.

“We shall.” 

She led you down the familiar hallway. The hallway that had become your constant companion when you went to see your husband. 

She unlocked the door that led to his cell. She gestured for you to go in and you did. She closed the door behind you, not following. Hannibal stood up from his desk. You noted that Alana hadn’t taken away any of his things this week. 

He walked over to the glass. 

“Happy birthday my darling,” he said with a gentle smile on his face. You smiled back at him and eased in his presence. It was so nice to be with him. If only Alana let you in the cage. You pulled up a chair and he did as well so you were sitting as close to each other as you could get.

“I forgot it was today. I thought it was tomorrow,” you said honestly, laughing a bit. 

“You did have a tendency to forget the date.”

“Clearly I still do,” you joked. He pulled something from his small pocket and put it in the sliding glass container. He pushed it toward you. You opened it up a small box. Inside was a tiny necklace with a golden heart pendant. “How did you get a hold of this?” You meant for it to sound joking but it came out in awe.

“I have my ways.”

“I have your stack of presents still in the corner of the bedroom,” you said, taking the necklace out. “It’s beautiful Hannibal. Thank you so much.” 

“It reminded me of our honeymoon in Florence. I had Alana to get it for me. Do you remember the beautiful pendants they had on the street we stayed in?” You laughed a tad, reminiscing on the moment. 

“Of course! I wanted to stay at your family's estate but you insisted we didn’t.”

“I didn’t want to be reminded about such sad things on such a happy occasion with you.” You thought about that trip. It truly had been magical. Hannibal knew all of the places to go and see and he was beaming the whole trip. If you thought it wasn’t possible to love him any more, that trip proved you wrong. 

“Oh do you remember that street performer? The singer?” He nodded fondly. 

“He sang one of my favorite songs. What luck that was. We were filled with luck on that trip,” he said. 

“If you’re referencing the four leaf clover I found then you’re very right, we were filled with luck,” you said laughing. Hannibal watched as your face moved and smiled with adoration. He wished he could touch your cheek, kiss your chin, run his fingers through your hair. “It was only fitting to have such a wonderful honeymoon after a wonderful wedding.” 

He didn’t want to bring it up at first. He didn’t think it was necessary but he said it anyway. 

“I believe Frederick Chilton said something similar.” You scoffed.

“Chilton said ‘It was only fitting to have a crazy wife to accompany her undiagnosed husband’. In reference to eating the food by the way. I thought the food tasted amazing, perhaps I am crazy.” He smiled slightly.

“You liked the way I prepared it.”

“Everytime. You know I had a pudding cup for lunch today?”

“On your birthday? Goodness gracious,” he said, shaking his head disapprovingly. “I’ll break out just to make you a decent meal and then I’ll come right back.”

“I wouldn’t let you come back.” His face fell a tad. The fact that he was gone clearly had an effect on you. He wasn’t surprised about that but it pained him to see nevertheless. 

“You’re not crazy. There’s not one thing Chilton got right in that book.” You nodded.

“Because you give out pieces of yourself to people but never let them see the whole picture. Chilton is not an exception. He got the psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a little bit of the cannibal but not nearly enough.”

“Do you see me?” 

“Of course I see you. I know who you are.” He smiled and put his hand on the glass. You put your fingers up against his, just an inch of glass between the two of you. That inch proved to always be a nuisance. 

“Happy birthday my love,” he said again. 

“Thank you Hannibal.”

Alana watched and listened from the cameras. She felt a pang of guilt seeing your hands almost touch. She was tempted to open the door herself but knew better. He may not kill you but he would not hesitate to kill Alana. It was a promise he likely intended to keep.

#hannibal lecter x reader #hannibal lecter imagines #hannibal imagines

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DNP Rewatch: #DAPGOOSE - The Dan and Phil Go Outside On Stage Event

Date video was published: 11/04/2016 (X)

DNP Main Channel Rewatch: 327

This is an outside-the-ordinary video since it’s a recording of an hour long live event. Definitely going to have to just comment on the different segments or moments that really stand out rather than second-by-second, haha.

The event was on November 2, which they had announced back in October. DAPGO itself came out the next day on November 3.

0:01 - lol at the goose noises. Love Dan fully blaming Phil for the ‘DAPGOOSE’ hashtag, including it the description.

0:10-0:37 - this whole intro is very classic DNP. also the screaming...so much screaming.

0:47 - why is Dan carrying a vase of flowers out???

1:04-1:42 - annnnd Phil immediately spills the cup of tea by bumping it with his leg. Love that Dan added tiny explosion effects 😂 They don’t even notice at first. And then Dan’s face is just resigned and I love that he cuts the music just to react to this.

2:08 - Dan really wants everyone to know this one isn’t his fault

3:01 - love Dan having the audience mock his own first video. and Phil with the “nice intro” hahaha

3:34 - okay the flowers have no purpose but aesthetics

4:24-5:20 - “what is DAPGOOSE?” great question. They bring up how long the TABINOF/TATINOF era lasted quite a bit, which was true. That tour was much more spread out than II, so I think they had learned by then what was manageable

5:22 - referencing MONSTER POPS! and lots of screaming for that. Were they really filming that at 3am?! I wouldn’t actually be surprised

6:23 - Dan just wants Phil to say “thicc” on stage 😂

8:00 - I have no memory of hearing about the “enhanced eBook”

8:30 - of course there’s a Phil animal noise...and Dan and Phil react to themselves; I love it

9:41 - “too much DNP” well that’s meta

9:42-10:20 - I do love to hear them talk about the decisions they made in designing or creating things

10:35 - he did edit in the “suspense noise” 😂 

11:07 - “a whale that’s been mating for a while” ...very specific

11:43 - the poor parents in the audience

12:21-13:00 - Dan really does pull the same face and pose in every single photo. aw at him needing a coping mechanism for that 🙁 I feel that as an introvert though. Phil’s face is pretty similar in all of them too, to be fair

13:10 - of course adding some elements that involve the audience! Dan posted a couple versions of this selfie on Twitter later (1, 2).

14:09-14:28 - here’s the “1 day until DAPGO” gif Dan posted. of course he included the piñata-in-bed photo...way to hype the book. Dan just laughing at himself before he pulls up the page as if he already knows he’s going to regret this

14:52 - you can definitely tell Dan is thinking about changing his branding as soon as he can

15:50-16:07 - I really would like to know what housekeeping thought. Also I really want to know how that photoshoot went down. 

16:23-17:15 - “the food” I mean... they both really do love food. This whole thing really is just roasting Dan. Also curly-haired Dan!

17:21 - oh, they tweeted about the donuts!

18:51-20:45 - the hotel experiences from this tour sound like they were a trip. Also the “weirdness rating” like from the weird kid TATINOF segment!

21:04 - Dan processing that Phil said “what happens next” to that scenario is hilarious 😂

21:25-22:59 - crafts! I love that they included some of the fan-created art. and the “we love your creativity” in the same tone they always say it in

23:09-23:24 - I love this! My roommates at college and I had a wall of sticky notes of weird things said in our apartment

25:21 - holy shit that is a lot of photos

25:48-27:04 - oooo, outtake photos! The first one isn’t even an outtake...oh, but now it makes sense with all the selfie outtakes! I don’t know about borrowing someone’s hat, though I’m sure that person was very excited.

27:10 - awww, sleepy Phil

27:42 - the expression on Dan’s face in this photo 😂

28:22 - super attractive theme park photo there

28:57 - well that one is getting a lot of screams

29:30 - bless the person who made the “Netflix and Phil” t-shirt. I love it

30:40 - aha! we saw him trying to take this emu selfie in DITL Australia but he never showed it in that or tweeted it or anything...but I KNEW we saw it at some point I just didn’t remember where

31:35 - oh my god these koala outttakes! so cute!

32:17-32:58 - love Dan’s grin as he’s forcing Phil to tell an embarrassing story. Phil would tell someone random they look like a wombat...also love that if it had been Dan, that would have been a completely normal thing for them

32:22 - Dan is so proud of his hat toss there

33:43 - they tweeted this the day of the event?! how did they even have time to sort through questions

34:20 - love that the first person is near the front of the audience! yeah, it would have been way too much to just post somewhere

34:46-35:25 - ouch, hahaha. they had already discussed the cover a bit in Dan and Phil React to #DAPGO Memes! Dan asking if he can swear, lol. who would even give permission or not

36:00-37:00 - payback time with Phil forcing Dan to tell an embarrassing story now! I forgot about this story from the mini Hong Kong holiday entirely. I’m with Phil...I just don’t think I’m a spa person; the hair salon already makes me slightly uncomfortable. Phil’s face as people scream about Dan having no clothes on...

37:02 - well he’s not wrong, hahaha

37:06-38:30 - Phil scrunching up his face because he knows what’s coming...I’m just imagining Dan getting back to the hotel and telling Phil this right after it happened 😂

38:58-39:22 - looking at each other deciding who’s going to do this one, haha...couldn’t they have pre-prepared for these? maybe they did

39:42-40:38 - did this person ask this question because they knew? the TATINOF cubes! lol at the photo apology

40:40-41:05 - “a brain fail” oh Dan

41:10-41:25 - the backwards spelling thing...still happening! Dan is always pretty good

41:46-42:06 - still pre-selected questions; not people asking them live. I’m sure that was much more comfortable for them

42:21 - a live instance of Dan giving this specific look to the audience like he usually does to the camera when Phil says something like that

42:35-43:22 - ahahaha, have to justify themselves to the poor parents in this audience. “advice, baking instruction, wholesome activity, and we’re really great influences” ...sure 😂😂😂

43:36-44:22 - great question. They also cut all references to alcohol in DAPGO, including in the “Dan” and “Phil” cocktail recipes (even if there were photos of it), probably because it was published under the “children’s” branch of the publishing company, which I found hilarious

44:35-45:40 - Dan is so ready for this. This is great. I love that the audience knows it and joins in so much. By the end DNP are laughing so hard they can barely keep singing

46:04 - lol at Dan’s wink and thumbs up at them and then the little embarrassed giggle to himself about doing that

46:32 - only Phil has to answer the socks question apparently

46:58-47:32 - ooo, asking them to play favorites with the location. Seattle for Dan and Chicago for Phil. They must have liked Chicago because it got a lot of pages in the book compared to some of the other cities 

47:40-48:11 - that is a very specific question about a sofa that does not look that comfortable. DNP think it’s awful and yet they kept it for 5 years as their main sofa...they did not answer the question specifically

48:19 - no wi-fi really is the worst thing for them

48:34 - they are both pulling lots of questions. Dan is putting his papers on the table neatly, while Phil is just dropping them on the floor all around his chair

48:37-50:00 - Dan is excited about this one. I love that Phil knows exactly what incident Dan is thinking of. And it’s not even and incident that happened to Dan! Poor Phil; that would be so awkward but WHY did he get in the lift?!

50:19-51:12 - yeah, they took a lot of them! I doubt they loved having a professional photographer (even if he was a friend of Phil’s) around all the time with how they like to have control

51:15-51:31 - Phil looks shocked and Dan is just thinking “everything” lol...and he said “everything” 😂 very predictable, Dan. Phil’s not answering

51:54-52:25 - Dan’s first reaction is just “awww.” And Phil saying “I miss the breakfast bar” umm 👀

52:38-53:20 - Dan is emotional about these final questions and so fond at Phil’s response

54:02-54:20 - awww, Dan

54:58 - nice wholesome ending message from Dan. with a “try new things” and everything

55:20 - Phil is not pleased that Dan suggested this because now he has no choice hahaha

I honestly don’t think I had seen this video since Dan posted it originally, so this was nice. DAPGO still seems like a weird concept to me, but I suppose if I could get a published memory book and sell it too...yeah. Dan wanting to have a physical object to hold on to and remember things is sweet. It reminds me of him keeping the question paper from PINOF for all of those years. 🥺

This was the last video Dan posted on his channel in 2016 (though he does appear in a couple on Phil’s, and in lots of gaming videos, of course).

#dan and phil #dnp #dnpRewatch #daniel howell #danisnotonfire #amazingphil #dan howell #phil lester #DAPGOOSE - The Dan and Phil Go Outside On Stage Event #cw food

[asterjennifer]

Hey i know this might be a very specific and difficult request but i always wondered how saeran (another story) would react to a reader who was rasied by a loving single mother but witnessed her father attempting to kill the mother when she was 4 and a younger brother who became mute due to the trauma and bottled up anger and fear. Reader has become a parental figure to lessen the burden on the mother and is very understanding and patient. I always wondered how saeran would react to someone who understands his pain on a personal level.

Thank you so much if you decide to write this!! Love you're work!!

🎀 Thank you for the idea! Honestly, the more specific the more interesting! 🎀

Gif used with premission from @starcrystalrose

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Fandom: Mystic Messenger

Pairing: GE Saeran x Reader

Category: Fluff

Warnings: Referenced Child abuse

Word count: 1892

Author's Note: Saeran needs someone who understands him, anyway.

Summary: She knows the feeling of being responsible for yourself.

He learns it over time.

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She's a role model.

The first time he'd seen her as the weak boy who adored flowers, he immediately realized she's different. Not in the crazy kind, she's pretty ordinary and her thoughts always seemed to be collected in a specific pattern. He felt the independency through the screen, her way to handle objects she's unfamiliar with. Places she'd never seen before, her eyes that spoke with polite compassion whenever someone approached her, regardless if she's known to them or nothing more than strangers. She's what he'd been looking for, someone without much family background and naive nature. And yet there's intelligence shining through in everything she did. Over their time together it showed more and more, she even tried to give advice in subtle ways whenever his raging self would try to torment her. She had been affected, they're both aware, however, no other person could manage the chaos that's labeled with his name better than her. Under the name of Ray he found out she's having a mute brother who's slightly younger than her. It'd been perfect, even though it might be wrong when it came to morals, someone who couldn't speak would have a harder time trying to find or describe his missing sister. Today, after everything's settled down with Mint Eye and the Agency, Saeran felt ashamed for such thoughts. He sticked to being practical rather than use someone's disadvantages, but whenever he remembered it, he felt guilt wash over him.

"Saeran, your jacket's dirty. I will wash it by hand to make sure it can't shrink."

Her voice tore him from memories, looking back to his fiance who held up his dark jacket. She's so pretty, he couldn't help but admirer her for a moment. Her hair tied up to make the cleaning tasks easier to fulfill, wearing her favorite shirt and pants. She looked both comfortable and powerful, she's someone that Saeran couldn't dream of become. Instead he nodded, watching her smile before turning around to leave and take care of his jacket. He knew her story, as much as she knew his. The first time she told him about her mother, Saeran couldn't help but see flashbacks of her own as they're both so young when the messed up events happened. The former hacker would've loved to meet her mother, she sounded like a lovely woman from what his fiance could remember. It's quite ironical since both their fathers were the core of the problems for their mothers and also themselves. It wouldn't take much longer and her brother came over to visit and see how she's doing now that she's about to get married. Saeran felt his chest contracted every time he thought back to both their past and how horrifying similar it was in some cases. Today, the scars it left on them were different and he couldn't deny it, hers were prettier. While he'd been too busy trying to keep himself safe by hurting others, she took the healthier path of becoming a mother figure. He couldn't use another word for her behavior and cope mechanism, it's to feel in her every word and movement. At times Saeyoung even confused her with the mother they never had, it's not the first time he called her by the nickname, either. The way her eyes sparkled reminded him of the mothers on the street when talking to their children. The way her voice went soft or even a tad higher, as if she's talking to a child when in reality she's addressing him or his brother. Her hands gave the most careful touches he'd ever experienced, it's like a feather that brushed over the skin. In all these aspects, both twins agreed she would become a perfect mother one day. If she wanted kids, Saeran wouldn't mind staying together without children of his own. It depended on her to make that decision, until now, though, she never brought up the subject. So he assumed she's happy with what they had.

"Saeran, have you seen my phone? I can't find it."

"It's here on the table, angel."

He pointed to the device, unable to take his eyes from the pages inside his current book. She exhaled relieved before her light steps echoed throughout the room, getting her phone. Saeran saw out of the conrer of his eyes how she held a piece of paper in her hand. And although the book's exciting, his curiosity overweighted as he looked up after all. Mint eyes finding her bright ones.

"What's that?"

She looked down to the note, already delaying a number before holding the phone to her ear. The strict facial expression covering her features both concenred and made him feel warm. There's always more than one way for her to get under his skin without becoming aware of her power. It caused him to chuckle, she's very dense at times when it came to obvious signals, he wondered if it's due to the fact she always kept herself busy like a secretary.

"This is just the town hall, I forgot to bring our ID cards the last time I was there. That's why I have to set another date."

She sighed out loudly, shoulders rising before they fell down again. Yeah, he could tell she's stressed out once again. Saeran stood up from the couch, silently walking to her side to place both hands onto her shoulders. The phone continued to ring while she looked back at him with confused eyes. Her fiance smiled warm when massaging her shoulders for a moment, she then returned the smile.

"Stop stressing yourself. I know better than anyone how draining it can be to try get everything done within a single day."

Before she's able to counter, he took the phone from her hand almost lovingly to cancel the call. Not like anyone had picked up yet anyways. She opened her mouth, a little frown on her face as she seemed unpleased by his action. But Saeran also grabbed the note to place it down onto the table, taking both her hands and pulled her over to the couch. She sat down in front of him, the bright light shining through the windows giving him the illusion she's enlightened. And maybe.. she was.

"I love you. I know how it feels to get anxious when not getting things done right away."

His voice's nothing more than a whisper, his cold hand a good contrast to her hot cheek. She immediately leaned into his touch, it caused his heart to bleed. Beautiful as ever, yet he's able to see the slight bags underneath her eyes regardless. He knew she would continue to push herself until she's passing out, that's a characteristic they shared since the beginning. Saeran stroked his thumb over her skin in small circles, holding her other hand in his when twisting their fingers.

"Let's take a break, okay? Your brother will come in a few days. I'm sure he would hate to see his sister being overworked."

"But what about the ID cards? I need to finish the documents before next week, honey."

He blushed slightly by the nickname. There it was again, the soft albeit concerned tone of her voice. No song could top her way of speaking. Saeran let his eyes wander over the table, to the phone and back at the note. Without another word he pulled her down, soon they both could cuddle on the couch together. With her ear on his chest, she could hear his heart beat steadily pounding against his chest. It made her tired. Saeran lifted one hand to stroke over her hair, brushing away the stress successfully. He's aware it worked, considering it's what she did for him over the past couple months. Now it's time to switch places, he figured. Therefore he rubbed slow circles over her back, feeling how she let go the breath she'd been holding to completely give into the embrace. Now she managed to offer herself some recovery.

"You can still do it tomorrow, don't worry. Just know pushing yourself too hard won't get you anywhere.. I'm here for you. Rely on my words, please."

She nuzzled her nose under his chin by the words, inhaling his rather sweet sent. Saeran waited for her to nod, yet instead she leaned up to place a kiss to his cheek. The moment she found his eyes, he couldn't help but stare at them. Telling him secrets and opinions without a single word, reading her's as easy as planting flowers for the former hacker. She then giggled, a melody to his ears.

"Okay. I will rely on you for this.. Even if it feels wrong to me. I trust you."

He knew she meant it, since it's hard for her to not take care of everything by herself. She's used to it, after all. Saeran understood the forced pressure of trying to handle stress alone, doing your best to not let other people suffer alongside you. But that's not the healthy way, she's the one who taught him. He wished for her to keep her own words to her own heart, she deserved it more than anyone else he knew. Sometimes Saeran felt frighten by how much they shared when it came to such extremes, that's why it's such a beautiful gift to have each other. Considering they're able to stop the other before they're burning out, it's a pure exchange of giving and taking. He never felt anything like it before. Although it hurt his heart to know she also had a dark past, he's grateful as it made her the brightest person he ever met. Saeran leaned in to give her a kiss to the lips, pulling away shortly afterwards and bringing her head back down against his chest. His heart now beating a bit quicker with the high emotions that belonged to only her, she's the one that made him feel alive.

"Thank you. Don't worry, I will never let you go, we take care of everything together.. So rest up now, I wake you in a few hours."

"Okay, thank you Saeran. I love you for reassuring me.. I really appreciate it."

#mystic messenger #mystic messenger saeran #mm #saeran choi #saeran #ff #au #one shot #saeran x mc #x reader #fluff #light angst #angst

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2 | Kota Ibushi vs Jay White

January 5, 2021

Kota came into this match freshly crowned the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental champion. Losing here would mean losing the titles after holding them for just a single day. Before this match, Jay promised him: “Every time that you are about to reach the heights that you so desperately aim for, I will always be there to pull you back down.”

Part of the way into the match, I realized that it was telling the story of Kota’s entire NJPW career. It started to feel like, at least to me, that if Kota didn’t win here, he was never going to win the IWGP Heavyweight title ever again. This was the culmination of the many years he spent pursuing both of these championship belts.

The match features reference after reference to some of Kota’s most notable opponents and inspirations. I collected the ones that stood out to me, but there are probably more that I didn’t catch! Each of these brief explanations could in itself be an entire essay.

The first gif is Jay imitating Tetsuya Naito’s pose to taunt Kota. Just the night before, Kota fought Naito to win these titles, and if he had failed to win, then Naito would be in this match opposite Jay instead. Kota and Naito have a lot of history together. Naito has often said that he hates Kota as a person, but loves him as a wrestler. He gave Kota a title shot on January 4 because he simply wanted to face Kota more than he wanted to face Jay.

The second gif is Kota hitting the Bastard Driver, which is a move that he originally debuted against Naito in the semi-finals of the New Japan Cup on March 15, 2015. Kota went on to win the tournament that year, and Naito says that in that match, he felt that a clear line had been drawn between himself and Kota, with Kota above and him below, though this would change in the years to follow. Kota brought this move out against Naito again in the match that finally won him the titles.

The third gif is Kota referencing Shinsuke Nakamura before using the Bomaye, which is Nakamura’s finisher. The first time Kota ever challenged for the Intercontinental title, he faced Nakamura at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4, 2015. Kota lost that match, but it left a deep impression on him. He considers Nakamura to be one of his “gods,” and he frequently draws upon the Bomaye in his matches.

The fourth gif is referencing an infamous moment from Kota’s match against AJ Styles on April 5, 2015. This was Kota’s first time challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight title. Kota’s ex tag partner Kenny Omega seconded Styles in that match, but Kenny didn’t attempt to interfere until the very end, when Kota was up on the turnbuckle about to launch into a Phoenix Splash. Kenny got up onto the apron, but couldn’t bring himself to actually attack his former lover. But the distraction was still enough to cost Kota the match, and he lost immediately afterward when Styles countered his Phoenix Splash into the Styles Clash, launching a new angsty chapter of the Golden Lovers story in the process. In this match against Jay, Kota once again faces interference from Bullet Club at a similar moment. As the English commentary points out, hesitation here had cost him before.

The fifth gif is Jay referencing Hiroshi Tanahashi by attacking Kota with a few of Tana’s trademark Dragon Screw Leg Whips, then transitioning right into the same hold that he used to make Tana tap out. Kota’s history with Tana is complicated. Tana is another one of Kota’s “gods,” and Kota specifically created his finisher, the Kamigoye, to “surpass god,” referring to Tana. Kota was ultimately unable to beat Tana when it mattered most, in the 2018 G1 finals. But their relationship evolved from there, and Kota spent the first half of 2020 tagging with Tana and pursuing the tag titles. They lost the belts on their first defense, and Kota started to doubt his faith in Tana. In the end, Kota and Tana parted ways as tag partners because Kota wanted to focus on his singles career. Kota still respects Tana a great deal, but he has also grown past him in some ways. Kota’s goal of “becoming god,” which he claims to have achieved in this match with Jay, initially started when Tana told him, “From this point on, you have to become a god!” after Kota decided to stay with Tana on August 7, having overcome his doubt in the man he’d called “god.”

The sixth gif is Kota successfully hitting the Phoenix Splash at last, after Jay kicks out of the first Kamigoye. The Phoenix Splash is Kota’s old finisher, and he had largely abandoned it in his recent matches, but going into Wrestle Kingdom, he decided he wanted to bring back more of his junior heavyweight style. In the match with Naito, he went back to his younger self in order to regain the freedom he had once had. The year before, Kota tried to use the Phoenix Splash against Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 14, but he ultimately could not hit the move and lost his match. Even though he beat Naito this time, he was still unable to hit the Phoenix Splash. But here, it finally connected.

The seventh gif is Kota hitting one of Kenny’s signature moves, the V-Trigger. Kota started using a V-Trigger in the finishing sequence of almost all of his big matches, usually going for the move right before he hits the Kamigoye. In this match, drawing on his love for Kenny, he hits three V-Triggers right at the very end. The match itself beats the record previously held by Okada and Kenny (“a man Ibushi knows quite well,” as the English commentary describes him) for the longest Wrestle Kingdom main event.

And finally, the eighth gif is Kota finishing the match with the Kamigoye. Right before this final move, he brought out a horrific backwards version, where he lifted Jay’s arms and struck from behind to the back of the head instead of from the front. But the regular Kamigoye is the move he wins with, surpassing Jay and finally overcoming all of these ghosts from his past.

#Kota Ibushi #Jay White #NJPW #Golden Lovers #wrestling #apologies to all Kota fans who know his history better than i do! i tried my best #i was really looking forward to this match and even with decently high expectations it absolutely blew me away #this kind of storytelling is why i watch wrestling #gif essays

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omg (kanji & yu x gn! reader)

a/n: Y’ALL OH MY GOD. i’ve been wanting to write this for the longest time but never got the chance to ‘cause i was busy with other stuff. but now, i finally got to it! although i had to stop on a few occasions ‘cause writing some of the scenes had me blushing LMAO (PLEASE I JUST WANT YU AND KANJI TO BE REAL WTF). oh yeah, and just to clarify, i don’t own the song featured in this drabble! it’s actually pretty catchy (and spicy *WINK WONK*), y’all should listen to it. it’s a shame it’s not available on spotify or any other music streaming services, tho 😭

(GOD DAMN IT I WISH THERE WAS MORE YU X KANJI GIFS ON TUMBLR *CRIES*)

reader type: gender-neutral

reader specification(s): none

genre(s): lime, romance

trigger warning(s): slightly suggestive content

summary: on a hot summer day, while cleaning your living room, you decided to dance to one of your favorite songs-- and having sinful images of yu and kanji in your mind. 

song(s) featured: “omg” by itano tomomi

audio link 

lyrics (romaji & english translation)

lyrics (kanji & kana)

word count: 1.6k words

♡ ♡ ♡ (ꈍᴗꈍ)ε｀*) ♡ ♡ ♡

key:

(e/c) = eye color (n/n) = nickname (y/n) = your name

♡ ♡ ♡ (ꈍᴗꈍ)ε｀*) ♡ ♡ ♡

   君もカレも魅力的、OMG!    誰か一人なんて 選べない    試してみる? tasty    急に奪って今すぐに kiss me

   The song hadn’t gone into a minute, yet you could already feel your hips swaying to the beat. You weren’t even sure if you were cleaning your living room right now. It was more of you being distracted by the catchiness of the song and just wanting to dance. Every once in a while, you would lip-sync to the lyrics. Pretending you were performing it on stage. 

   But this was the type of song you would only perform for your boyfriends, Yu and Kanji. A private show, if you could put it that way. 

   ふと��が行く    その手つきにもう夢中    肩のラインも SO GOOD    頭の中は君と make love make love

   Due to the summer heat coming from outside, you turned on a fan to cool down. You could feel the air flowing your body and brushing up against your clothes (you were wearing a light, oversized shirt and one of Yu’s boxers. What? They were comfy!). But despite that, you could still feel some sweat rolling down. 

   You weren’t so sure if you were hallucinating, but you swore you saw Yu and Kanji in the same room as you. Shirtless. It was almost as if they were there (or it might be just the heat). 

   With their backs towards you, you watched as they were also cleaning the living room and getting more work done than you were. They were also affected by the heat, as there was sweat dripping off of them. At one point, Yu sighed and ran one of his hands through his gray hair as if he was getting tired already. You couldn’t blame him. 

   You also couldn’t blame yourself for subconsciously licking your lips. You really couldn’t get enough of your boyfriends. But the fact you got two of them instead of just one? You almost wanted to consider yourself lucky to be with such amazing men. 

   止まらない 想像が 伝わったら いいのに

   Oh, yes. Your imagination has gone crazy over Yu and Kanji at random points. 

   This song spoke to you a lot!

   こっちもそっちも捨てがたいの OMG!    早く早く私捕まえて    胸の内は nasty    シャイだから言えないの feel me

   You didn’t find any point in continuing to clean the living room. There would always be another time for you to finish up. So instead, you let your body move to the beat of the song. You had memorized the choreography of the song out of pure boredom, and needless to say, it was your go-to dance. Especially when you couldn’t get Yu and Kanji out of your mind. 

   You almost didn’t want anyone to know about how nasty your mind was when it came to your boyfriends. Your imaginations belonged to them. 

   uh yea yea    ah uh yea yea    ah uh yea yea    ah... oh, OMG! ×2

   You waited for the perfect moment for the beat drop. 

   And then...

   OMG! ×2

   It came. 

   You loved this part of the song. You felt a sense of boldness flow through your body as you dropped to the floor and continued the dance. Your imagination must’ve gotten to you, but you were seeing steam emitting from the room. 

   And it just so happened that Yu and Kanji were sitting on the couch, watching you (They must’ve decided that cleaning would save for another day, as well). From a glance, you saw Yu smirking at you. Meanwhile, Kanji’s face was turning a light pink while he bit his bottom lip. 

  Feeling their eyes on you sent a tingling sensation in you. And it flew throughout your body when you laid on your back and lifted your legs in the air as you continued the dance (**). 

   At this moment, you felt free. So free. It almost felt like you were wearing nothing but your undergarments. The air conditioner was able to hit all the spots on your body, cooling you down. But still, it wasn’t enough to stop the heat that you were feeling. And it wasn’t because of the summer weather. 

   顔がタイプ uh uh    なんだか気も合う uh uh    知性的なのも    他の誰よりも like that, like that

   Eventually, you got back up on your feet, but your body was still moving. All you could think about was how badly you wanted Yu and Kanji. Nothing else was your concern at this moment. You had no idea how long you could handle the wait for them, considering how they were still hanging out with Yosuke and Teddie.  

   2人きりだと 時が速いの    秘密のお泊まりあるかも

   And considering how it was still afternoon, you could have your boyfriends all to yourself for the next few hours. The excitement was getting to you--

   “Well, well. What a nice surprise we came home to see. Right, Kanji?” 

   ‘OH SHIT.’

   You swore your head could’ve been snapped off your neck by how fast you whipped it. Turning your head around, you saw your boyfriends standing in front of you. Yu had an amused look on his face, and Kanji was flustered. Almost similar to how they looked when you imagined them watching you dance. 

   “U-Uh, yeah. I guess,” Kanji mumbled as he swallowed a lump in his throat. He was already feeling something in the down area of his body, and there was no way he could ever try to hide it. At least only you would be able to see it. And Yu, too. Thank the heavens that Yosuke and Teddie (or God forbid, the girls!) weren’t there to see it, though!

   Meanwhile, you stood there in your spot, not moving a single inch of your body. You certainly weren’t expecting your boyfriends to be home that quick. Let alone catching you dancing to quite a spicy song. Were you embarrassed about it, though? No, it was mostly you being in shock. 

   And it wasn’t as if you wanted them to catch you.

   Yu chuckled. “Those were some interesting moves you got there, (Y/N),” he said. You felt like your eyes were about to widen from how his voice sounded (there was some lust behind it). “Never knew you were quite a good dancer until just now. Another nice surprise to discover, too.” 

   “It’s nothing, really,” you smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of your neck. “I just got obsessed with this song and wanted to learn the dance.”

   “We’re still not gonna deny that you’re good at it, though,” Kanji pointed out. At this point, he was surprised he didn’t get a nosebleed after watching all of that. His eyes were practically glued onto you as he watched your body move to every beat of the song. 

   How you didn’t notice him and Yu walking into the house in the middle of your dancing session, Kanji didn’t know. Either way, he couldn’t let out the noise when he watched you get on the floor. 

   Unbeknownst to you, Kanji’s imagination also went crazy. 

   “Aww, thanks!” you smiled, then bit the inside of your cheek. A habit you did whenever you felt flustered. 

   “But don’t you think you’d be good at dancing upstairs in our bed?” Yu’s voice suddenly deepened. It almost sounded like he growled. 

   ‘Wait, what--’

   “E-Eh?” you tilted your head. 

   “Because I certainly think so,” the gray-haired male said before he slowly walked up to you and grabbed you by the waist, pulling you close. When you looked at him, he had a sensual look on his face. A look that always sends butterflies in your stomach.

   You almost didn’t have the time to make a noise of surprise when Yu suddenly locked his lips onto yours. Your (E/C) eyes widened. But it wasn’t long before you gave back into the kiss. No matter how many times you’ve done this, you could never get enough of how Yu was a great kisser. It always had you melting. 

   In just a matter of seconds, Kanji walked up behind you and began to place kisses on the back of your neck. At the sudden touch, you let out another small gasp. Yu found the opportunity to slip his tongue in your mouth. He also slipped one of his hands under your shirt and caressed it using his thumb. You let out a small moan at his touch, and Yu smirked into the kiss. 

   But it certainly didn’t help (or you know what? Maybe it did!) when Kanji subtly sneaked his hand under your boxers and began to play with the hem of your underwear. 

   Oh God, you felt like the steam was starting to come back inside the room. For all you knew, you were probably in heaven. But this was sinful.

   Yu eventually pulled away, and a string of saliva followed. With the smirk still plastered on his lips, he whispered, “I think it’s time we take (Y/N) upstairs to our bedroom and have them perform just for us. Isn’t that right, Kanji?” 

   Said boy looked at Yu and had the same smirk. “Hell yeah.”

   And before you could say anything, Kanji lifted you into his arms and carried you bridal-style. It prompted you to let out a squeal. 

   Yu chuckled. “That’s a cute noise you made there, (N/N). Although, you’re cute all the time. And don’t go denying it.” 

   ‘Oh, God damn it!’

   “Damn right, they’re always cute!” Kanji agreed.

   Yu nodded. “But enough talk about that. How about we head up to our room now? And don’t worry, (Y/N). We’ll take real good care of you, we promise.” 

   A clenching feeling was building up in your stomach, but there was also some excitement. So with a nod and a flustered face, you allowed Kanji to carry you upstairs with Yu following behind the both of you. You had the feeling you were going to be sweating a lot in the next few hours. Again, not just because of the hot temperature. 

   Not that you minded.

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(**) if you watch the music video for the song and go to the 1:37 timestamp, you’ll see the move i’m referencing (i’m not a dancer so i’m not good at explaining dance moves LOL). here’s the link if you wanna watch it. but as an fyi, it’s quite short.  

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