#i hope you like it i enjoed a lot making this

[sugajimin]

me,myself and jhope

for 2023.02.18 (jhope day)

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bonus(mock up version):

#jung hoseok #hoseok #jhope #userbangtan #btsgfx #myedit #mygraphic #this was supposed to be a flier as you can see but i messed up with the mock up sizes #i hope you like it i enjoed a lot making this

[yyunari]

CHESHIRE ! — Nishimura Riki (TEASER)

SYNOPSIS. Y/N Cheshire lived her life carefree. Being the daughter of the Cheshire Cat made her more inclined to not take anything seriously and to just have a little bit of fun in everything she does. Whether it was pulling pranks, sneaking up on people, or making jabs at her friends- Y/N kept a Cheshire’s smile on her face. Because of that, she just couldn’t take Chaehyun Cupid seriously when she claimed that Y/N had a crush on Riki Wonderland.

PAIRING. Kitty Cheshire! Y/N x Alistair Wonderland! Riki

(btw im not shipping kitty and alistair i just based them off the characters)

GENRE. Ever After High AU, High school AU, Fluff, Slight Angst

WARNINGS. bad parental relationship, ooc riki umm, expected word count is like 15k yea ik. long fic.

RELEASING. published!

NOTES. if u haven’t seen ever after high it’s ok u can still read this all u rly need to know is that the students of eah r the children of fairy tale ppl like snow white or cinderella and they have to follow the paths of their parents and stuff Yassssss

After sometime, Riki opened his mouth. “I know I already asked this earlier, but why did you come here? You know, to stargaze.” As if he wasn’t satisfied with her answer.

He was right in thinking that her answer wasn’t what she truly wanted to say, but it just felt awkward to give an exact reason. Her relationship with her mom was something she could barely tell her only 3 friends about, let alone someone she barely considered an acquaintance.

But Y/N knew Riki was a reliable guy; she had heard it often from Soul, Rei, and Giselle. And maybe for once she would let herself put faith into another person.

“I’ll only tell if you tell me why you like stargazing.”

Riki blew out a breath in thought. “Hm… I don’t know if I can give an exact reason for that. I was just bored one day and ended up coming across this place. That’s what made me stargaze, but something about it just felt so comforting to me that I wanted to do it more often.” He answered, a soft smile gracing his lips. “But that’s not exactly a good reason.”

“I think it suits you.” Y/N whispered out. “I’m sure you have your own stresses with being the son of Alice in Wonderland. It would make sense that having a hobby like this to come back to is something you enjoy.”

He pondered on it for a moment. Maybe she was right. He then chuckled at this side of her he had never seen before. “You’re a lot more poetic than you let on. Anyways I answered your question, can you answer mine?”

Y/N considered answering it, she truly did, but as much as she wanted to open up there was the side of her that wanted to keep everything inside. Her mother had always told her that vocalizing your feelings does nothing good and only makes people pity you.

One thing Y/N despised was being pitied. It only reminded her of how her mother referred to her as a ‘pitiful girl’ and how she would amount to nothing.

So she slowly shook her head. “No, I don’t think I can.”

Riki felt himself beginning to sit up to look at the girl. There was something off about her. The way she spoke to him and the way that she carried herself… she wasn’t acting as she always had. Normal Y/N would be more playful and even mischievous. But now, there was a certain sadness in her entire being that seemed to be throwing her off her rhythm. And it only made Riki more and more curious about her.

“Okay, I get it. You don’t have to tell me.” Riki smiled, before continuing. “I just hope it doesn’t take away your chaotic spirit. You know, I kind of like that about you.”

A sigh left Y/N’s lips at his words. “You don’t mean that, Wonderland.”

“I mean every word, Cheshire.”

Y/N could only roll her eyes before slowly evaporating into the night, using her invisibility and teleportation to finally go back home.

Left lingering in the air was her Cheshire’s smile, which disappeared last and left Riki staring at the wisps of where she had sat only moments prior.

Maybe it made sense that Riki enjoyed stargazing. In a way, there was something about him that was made of the stars. No matter what he did, he always seemed to shine brighter than all the others. There was something about Riki that felt that he belonged up in the sky, giving life to the night and adding a certain glimmer to the auras.

Riki had his own place amongst the sky, and she wished she could be like that too. But after speaking to him, maybe there was nowhere she could have her own place in. Y/N could only wait for the day that she could contribute to a bigger picture, and take a larger part in his story. After all, she had always wanted her own place within the stars.

But for now, all she could do was hope she would become more than just the Cheshire Cat’s daughter.

authors note. postinf this after jay noticed me on his weverse live i am not well. anyways it’s coming 🤓🤓 those 10k words sitting in my drafts r waiting to be released don’t worry babies mommys almost done

permanent taglist. @muhwaa @hoori @yizhoutv @ja4hyvn @carayat @one16core @enhacolor @haerinz @soobin-chois @en-boyz @ohmy-fandoms @yjwonz @yunki4evr @strwberrydinosaur @duolingofanaccount @iichaeyj @eundiarys @ineedaherosavemeenow @chaerybae @bubblytaetae @w3bqrl @xiaoderrrr @jaeyunnsworld @rikizm @teddywonss @gweoriz @dimplewonie @jennaissantes (if u requested to be on my permanent taglist and u didn’t get tagged it’s bc i cant see ur acc, but pls dm me if u want to be in it !)

#enhypen x reader #enhypen riki x reader #nishimura riki x reader #enhypen nishimura riki x reader #nishimura riki x you #ever after high #enhypen fanfiction #enhypen riki #enhypen niki x reader #niki x y/n #niki x reader #niki x you #riki x reader #riki x y/n #nishimura riki smau #enhypen nishimura riki #enhypen angst #enhypen fluff

[waves-against-a-cliff]

Cookies and Brownies - Gaz x Reader

Content Warnings - Fluff with some very, very minor angst.

Series Masterlist

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Normally, Gaz did not find leaving his flat so difficult. Usually he was already gnawing at the bit to get back onto the field from his mandatory leave, to get back to doing something instead of lying around. Well now he had a reason to want to stay, for the person next door who also happens to work at his favorite bakery/cafe.

There is something cruel about that, ironically cruel. Gaz has never had any trouble getting people to come home with him, sometimes he didn’t even need to put on any of his charm. But he knows it was because of his looks, charming like a prince in a fairytale. Was it the military lifestyle? Was that why he found it so hard to keep people around him and wanting him? Maybe.

But you, you were different. You didn’t see his return to the military as a goodbye, closing your door on whatever is happening between the two of you. No, you worked out a solution in mere seconds. Gift packages, he’d seen some men he’s worked with before get them. Packages usually from loved ones, like family or partners. Sometimes from friends. Gaz hadn’t gotten one since his early days, back when his grandmother was still around. God rest her soul.

It’s two weeks later, two weeks into being at this base in this fucking desert that the package arrives. His name is called out alongside others and he is handed a package, it has several postmarks slapped onto it with your handwriting on the box for the address.

His stomach twists at the sight of your handwriting, how is that possible? How can he feel that way over handwriting? It’s not just anyone’s handwriting, Gaz thought, it's yours. Distinctly and completely yours. Something no other person could replicate, just you.

Gaz waits until he’s in his tent, empty thankfully, to cut open the package. Inside there is a letter on top of several tins that his mind immediately thinks are sewing supplies until he connects the dots. He opens the letter first, imagining his grandmother slapping the back of his head for being rude and going for the gifts first.

More of your handwriting, his heart pounds as he reads through the letter. He can’t help but rub his thumb over where you wrote his name. Kyle. His real name, not a call sign given to him years ago. Kyle Garrick.

Kyle opens the first tin and finds it filled to the brim with chocolate chip cookies. It dawns on Kyle then that there are four tins, which means lots of baked goods. He licks his lips as he pulls out the other tins and opens them, just to know which one’s hold which.

There is another tin of cookies, white macadamia nut and two tins of brownies. One looks like the classic kind and the other filled with cookie-brownies. He feels like a wolf staring down prey, unguarded sheep ready to be eaten. Before he digs in, he puts the tins away and rips a piece of paper from his notebook and writes.

Dear Kyle,

Hello! I hope the package found you alright and that I had added enough postmarks for it to make the journey. I hope you’re still at base and not somewhere fighting bad guys haha. Things here have seriously slowed down or maybe its because our best customer isn’t currently here. I made some cookies and brownies although they might be stale. If they are, I’m sorry but I’m not sure how to stop that from happening. Do you have any kind of favorite candies? If you send me a letter with your favorites I’ll be sure to include it in the next batch, maybe even bake it into the cookies.

It’s been raining impossibly often but according to Mrs. Thompson its that time of the year. Is that true or is she trying to keep me from rightfully complaining about not seeing the sun in a week? Why is it that when you left the sun decided to hide behind rain clouds? Do you have some kind of deal worked out with the weather? If so, let me in on it, there’s only so much rain a person can handle. Well, I don’t want to hold you up. Enjoy the likely stale cookies and brownies.

#gaz call of duty #gaz x female reader #gaz x reader #gaz x you #gaz x y/n #kyle gaz garrick x reader #kyle garrick x reader #kyle gaz garrick #kyle garrick #cod imagine #gaz imagine

[dumbificat]

Obey me brothers music headcanons under the cut! (^Ｏ^)~☆♪

Includes general music headcanons + examples of artists and songs!

Lucifer

Definitely listens to classical music, mostly by record too.

Likes piano covers of songs, especially if they sound reminiscent of classical music.

Could also see him humming a song that a brother/MC has been playing on repeat.

Prefers little to no lyrics, so he can listen while working and focus, or to relax. (^_^)

Example artists:

Claude Debussy, Ludovico Einaudi, Moisés Nieto, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Example songs:

Clare de Lune (Debussy), Run (Einaudi), Song of Storms (Nieto cover), Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Mozart).

Mammon

Pop, specifically from the early 2000’s.

Loves any other song that could be considered a banger/classic.

Loves to sing those songs while driving! If you join the ride/singing, he enjoys it a lot more.

Karaoke nights with Asmo and MC, imagine you three singing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (*'▽'*)

Example artists:

Spice Girls, The Pussycat Dolls, Taylor Swift, Outkast.

Example songs:

Out of My League (Fitz and the Tantrums), Partners in Crime (Set it Off, Ash Costello), Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani), Gimme More (Brittney Spears).

Leviathan

Anime openings/endings, video game soundtracks.

J/K-pop. Bonus that he knows the dances and does them as exercise.

Also any hyper pop song or song that he can stim to (see Galen Tipton on Spotify for reference)

Would try to make his own music, sounds similar to undertale music ٩(^‿^)۶

Example artists:

LiSA, Hatsune Miku, Twice, the Living Tombstone.

Example songs:

コネクト(Connect, ClariS), Daycare Theme (Allen Simpson), Core (Toby Fox), Fireflies (Owl City).

Satan

Alt/alt rock. Movie soundtracks while he’s reading.

Sometimes listens to pop from the 10’s and would mouth the words if no-one’s looking.

Also enjoys a good piano/harp cover of any song.

Prefers if songs have a deeper meaning or are a big metaphor, but also enjoys songs with no lyrics.

Welcome to the Black Parade karaoke with Belphie, thinking of Lucifer (T_T)

Example artists:

Paramore, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Avril Lavigne.

Example songs:

Babooshka (Kate Bush), Orinoco Flow (Enya), Choke (IDKHow), Zelda’s Lullaby (Amy Turk cover)

Asmodeus

Any pop song, knows all the words and isn’t afraid to sing them whenever.

I feel like he would enjoy some J/K-pop, especially sweet songs like Candy Pop by Twice. Bonus if he knows some of the dances like Levi!

Prefers the feel/sound of a song (and if he can dance to it)

Karaoke nights with Mammon/MC, has to sing Maneater solo at least once (๑>◡<๑)

Example artists:

Nelly Furtado, Brittney Spears, Lady Gaga, Red Velvet.

Example songs:

Maneater (Nelly Furtado) Toxic (Brittney Spears), Starships (Nicki Minaj), Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne).

Beelzebub

Loves workout music, or any songs that can get him motivated.

I think he’d enjoy almost any song, likes more literal songs that deep metaphors.

Enjoys music with food in the lyrics/name. Bonus: didn’t realise Cake by the Ocean wasn’t about dessert on the beach (〃ω〃)

Example artists:

Jack Stauber, DNCE, Ricky Montgomery, Europe.

Example songs:

Strawberry Mentos (Leanna Firestone), Sunflower (Post Malone, Swae Lee), HONEY (Derivakat), Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

Belphagor

Either heavy metal or quieter songs to help him sleep.

Personal opinion that he loves musicals. Probably listens in secret though.

Likes to drown out his thoughts with loud songs, or enjoys the wordplay most musicals have.

Secretly (not a secret) emo. Likes songs that match his aesthetic. (u_u)

Example artists:

My Chemical Romance, BABYMETAL, Heathers cast, IC3PEAK

Example songs:

Welcome to the Black Parade (My Chemical Romance), Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Parasite Eve (Bring me the Horizon), Say My Name (Beetlejuice)

BONUS:

All of the brothers will listen to any song you recommend, and might even learn the words to impress you (>_<)

Thank you so much for reading! I Hope you enjoyed, feel free to tell me what you think of these headcanons! Also, let me know if you have any ideas/suggestions （╹◡╹）♡

#dumbi #dumbificat #dumbi’s headcanons #obey me #lucifer #mammon #leviathan #obey me levi #satan #asmodeus #Asmo #beelzebub #Beel #belphagor #Belphie #obey me headcanons #obey me fluff #music headcanons #obey me brothers #obey me x mc #:d

[sardix]

The future of tsams! (theory)

So as we last saw eclipse is back(again), and he is put again in the insane state and not really lisening to anyone. And it feals like the next video or soon we will find out who is behind eclipses return. Now would they(the creators of the show) really bring back eclipse in the first place just to make him insane and kill him again and again but permanently? It would be pointless becouse when he died from the laser that death was emotional and sad, becouse eclipse started regreting the things he did and they revealed that eclipse has a soft spot and that he cared.

And now we are told that sun may be in danger and we got a lot of forshadowing with sun being "the only member in the family that didn't die yet", and for the second time we are reminded that eclipse and "old" moon were the same person. (First time being said by solar flare in eclipse last moments before death)

And what would they(the Creators of the show) get for making eclipse this insane? It feals like no one is enjoing it, would they really make him suffer just to suffer? or what if he is still acting this insane becouse they are planing to make him go thru something that will give him the bigest shock he ever had and acually wait for a second and think.

And what could that be you could ask? Well as solar flare said "you were a bad man eclipse, but you did care" and there is one person that eclipse could understand the most becouse he was stuck in there mind, to the point where he can perfecly replicate how he acts AND he never trurly hurt him, Yes he did take his body but he could have done so much more like he did to moon and why he didn't even hurt sun when he put a literal knife next to him, Yes sun blew up the base but then eclipse could have just killed him and get rid of sun and moon at that moment since he knew that moon was stuck in his head and would get reset. NO he told sun how he could SAVE moon and even if sun failed eclipse didn't lie, he gave him the chance to save moon and he got nothing out of it.

Eclipse hates moon becouse he abandoned him and treated him like a virus as solar said himself that "if sun wouldn't have found out about him earlier he would have become just like eclipse", but just like "old" moon he cares about sun even if he dosn't show it. Which makes me think that the thing to break eclipse into calming down himself becouse no one else will do that if nobody cares about him enough to be patient and acually help him fix himself(which was his foult in the first place but that's not the point)

So no one will help him with it and only he can put himself out of that insae state. And the thing to do it would be sun's death or being kidnapped, although I think sun's death mostlikely, it could make eclipse feal like he is frozen in time which will calm him down and having the same wanting for REVENGE will make him take it slower and plan out how to do it, he will be back again from a pawn to a king becouse he will have a reason to do it again. He will finally STOP being insane.

Eclipse lost his sanity and started going insane when he lost his purpose becouse he got the star but he couldn't bring himself to kiling the star family, becouse he started caring. And now he would have back his purpose and sun dosn't have to nececarly die he could just get really badly hurt, and then when eclipse could regain his sanity he could finaly be given the chance of redemption or at least Peace. (But with all the foreshadowing of suns death i think we know it will come)

And lastly it would explain why they(the creators of the show) made him insane becouse they don't want him to start changing before the important moment, it could end up being something else then sun's death but I still think it will be combined with sun somehow.

Eather way that's it, hope you liked this theory! Let me know what you think?

#tsams eclipse #eclipse #tsams moon #sams moon #sams sun #tsams sun #sams eclipse #tsams #sams #the sun and moon show

[aleksa-sims]

RL Simself Story

Finally arrived at home after a long day at the hospital. N. & I had planned to see each other later, but we'll catch up on our date tomorrow. I was so tired... My family was exciting waiting for me at home. My Mom made dinner. She and Ana immediately wanted to see my Baby's first Ultrasound pic.

My Mom took my Baby's pic and hung it up on the wall next to Ana’s and my photo in a empty, nice frame, where Daniel's & my pic was before.😔 A nice gesture to show me, that she is happy about my Baby. Though the situation was still a bit tense. My Dad wasn’t upset or anything, but he usually didn’t say anything, when we talked about Nico's & my Baby. He was also happy for me, supported me and all this, but he was more reserved when it came to my pregnancy. He was worried about my Baby’s development & health due to the meds I was taking.🙁

After dinner I played with my cat. Ana & I constantly took pics of Lucky. He’s so cute, he really enjoed posing for us. Lucky loved it at my parent's place. He was so happy here. Meanwhile it became his new home.

I missed my room & my bed, while I was at my grandparents. Here it's just more comfortable for me. My bedding smelled wonderful. Soft & pleasantly fresh. Idk how my Mom does it, but she, her/our home and stuff, always smells perfect. I was even often asked at work by co-workers, who sat next to me in the office, what kind of nice smell this is on my clothes? Anyway! Even though I slept well, the next morning I didn't feel good.

I realized that I usually felt nauseous in the morning after waking up since I was pregnant. I had to eat something to get rid of my nausea. I just didn't know that yet at that time. My Mom heard me in the bathroom. I coughed and choked, my stomach was empty but my body still reflexively tried to throw up. Anyone who’s ever been pregnant knows what I mean. However, after I was.... done, I was totally exhausted but I felt a relief. As I washed my hands, my Mom came to me in the bathroom. She immediately started scrubbing the toilet.😅🤦‍♀️She's such a neat FREAK!

Me: Mom? What are you doing? I was just about to clean the toilet.

Mom: It's ok. You can take a shower so you will still have enough time for breakfast before going to work. I just wanna help you... I know how you feel rn. It's.... not fair.

Me: Not fair? What do you mean?

Mom: Well, having a child... Everything always stucks with us women. Pregnancy, delivery and even later. But you're not alone, A. Your Dad are there.

Me: I know. Thanks. But N. will help me too. He wants that.

Mom: Why isn’t he with you? He promised to be there for you. But to me it seems... Nico doesn’t add anything to all this. I mean... your Baby will need a room, a bed, a stroller and many other little things. Like I said, your Dad and I will handle all this. But I think Nico or his parents should add something too. They are doing a lot better financially than us, A. I hope you don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to argue with you or him. But you should tell his Mom. They need to know you’re pregnant. He will soon have to go abroad again. His parents should also help a bit.

Me: You're right! I'm gonna talk to him later. But about N. & me, you're wrong! It was my fault.

Mom: When he was sleeping with you, he didn’t mind you being married. Now that it’s getting serious, you’re pregnant, he suddenly got doubts?

Me: Yea, that's right. He'd say I failed him. He trusted me, but I hesitated with the divorce. You know?

Mom: Look, I’m staying out of your.... relationship. But some important details, you should make clear to him!... For Nico nothing has really changed. He will continue to play soccer, live abroad and you will be here alone with your child. Make sure he will support you financially! Tell his family, A.!

And again, my Mom was right! 🙁I'll be here alone. I have to sort all these things out with him. We don’t have much time left. Only 2 months! In September he has to go back abroad.

Previous/Next

#ts4 #sims 4 #sims 4 story #rl story #myrlgameplay #cw pregnancy

[towriteloveontheirarms]

Could you maybe do a rowan x reader request where maybe he has an asthma attack during class and the reader offers to take him to the infirmary, and they get to talking while there and they realize that they like each other? no worries if not, Ty! <3

You have no idea how much I enjoed writing this. Rowan is such a sweetheart and I love him. Thank you for the request anon and I hope you like it<3

A trip to the infirmary

pairing: Rowan Laslow x gn!reader

synopsis: You volunteer to take Rowan to the infirmary after he has an asthma attack and the two of you get to talk a bit.

warnings: none I think (?)

word count: 0.9k

“And that´s how…”, you are barely paying attention to what the teacher is saying. 

Too busy looking at the boy sitting at the table to your left. The way he looked so pretty when concentrating on what was happening on the front of the classroom. The way he wore his uniform and hair so neatly, his glasses the only thing getting out of place every once in a while, by slipping down his nose only to be pushed back up again. You had never talked to him outside of class assignments, but he was just really nice to look at. Directing your gaze to the front of the room before you get caught your attention gets called back in an instant, as you hear heavy coughs and wheezing on your left side. It takes a while for Rowan to find his inhaler, but even after using it numerous times, he´s still coughing rigorously. 

“Could someone accompany Mr. Laslow to the infirmary, please? “, your teacher asks. 

There are a few students mumbling to the person sitting next to them. Giggling can be heard all throughout the classroom, but no one raises a hand. You didn’t know Rowan well, but you knew about how he was treated by the greater part of Nevermores student body. It took a very severe case of wilful ignorance not to see it or hear the rumours that were spread. And you also knew there was nothing funny about an asthma attack. 

“I will do it.“, you say already standing up. 

There’s more giggling and whispers.   

“Are you okay to walk? “, you ask him quietly as he stand on slightly shaky legs. He only nods as an answer, but you keep an arm close to him just in case.

It takes a while to get to the infirmary, due to the location of the room you were taught in, which makes you all the more glad to see the nurse tending to Rowan as his condition improves gradually. 

“You can go back to class if you want, you know? I´ll… I´ll be fine.”, he is the first to break your silence as he rolled down the sleeve of his shirt. 

“What? Don´t be silly. Of course I´m gonna wait here with you.”, the smile that grazes your lips is shy but for some reason it warms his heart a little. “I´m actually kinda glad for every second I don´t have to spend with our… lovely classmates.” 

“Yeah? How come?”, he raises and eyebrow. 

“You know, just something about being an outcast among outcasts. They don´t really like me. A requited sentiment to be fair, but yeah...”, the moment your smile turns bitter for a second he relaxes a bit. “Are you really okay? That looked like a pretty bad attack…” 

“Yeah, I´m alright. They used to be a lot worse actually, so…”, he let the sentence trail off. 

You seemed so genuine in your worry. Before he could give it another thought or either of you get the chance to say anything to keep the conversation going though one of the nurses walks back in to kick you out. You quickly stand up to put your jacket on, but it is too fast to grab and so instead the clothe falls to the ground. Cursing under your breath, you bend down to pick it up, but freeze halfway through coming back up. Rowan had followed you suit and bent down to pick the blazer up as well, which left you to look into his deep brown eyes.

It was as if he had put you under a spell, standing there for what could have been hours as well as seconds. The only thing that ultimately kicked the two you out of the stupor, the voice of the caregiver trying to shoo you out once more. One quick glance tells you it is time for lunch anyway. 

“Hey, you wanna grab something to eat?”, you ask in hopes to be able to spend some more time with him. 

“Uh… sure.” 

Together you find your favorite corner in the library, giving you the perfect place to talk, hidden away from the other students. It takes a while for him to relax into the conversation entirely, which who are you to hold that against him, but by the time lunch break nears its end he had even cracked a couple of jokes. Finding yourself unable to stop smiling as you talk about literally anything that comes to mind. You didn´t understand why people picked on him so much before today already, but now you understood it even less. Rowan, aside from being very pretty, was kind, genuinely interesting, smart and it was so easy to get lost in his sweet chocolate-colored eyes.

It feels too soon, when you have to go back to separate classes.  

“I really enjoyed spending this break with you, Rowan.”, you say as you stand on top of the stairs. 

The silence settling between the two of you, the nervousness in the pit of your stomach, the last traces of his smile slowly fading at the thought of having to go back out there and the rosy tint coloring his cheeks… You know what you are gonna say next before you can even open your mouth to do so. 

“Would you like to go on a date with me?” 

He looks at you long and carefully before he gives you an answer. Under his gaze your nervousness turns to slight nausea to bubbling excitement when he finally speaks the words you hoped to hear. 

“I´d actually really like that.”

#rowan laslow #rowan laslow x reader #rowan x reader #rowan laslow & reader #rowan laslow oneshot #wednesday netflix #wednesday netflix one shot

[dinas-a-bird]

The Art of Dating

Pairing: Ellie Williams x gn!reader

Warnings: fluff, modern AU

Summary: Ellie takes you out on a date.

Word Count: 1,108

part one

A/N: Decided to do a second part right after finishing the first instead of homework, procrastination at its finest you guys. Once again sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Enjoy this fluffy date!

Ellie had always loved the beach. She loved the sound of the waves crashing against the shore, the salty smell of the ocean, and the feeling of the sand between her toes. So when you had agreed to go on a date with her, she knew she had to take you to the beach.

You had agreed to meet Ellie at the beach on Saturday at 6:00 so you would have time to swim before it got too dark. Ellie had spent all morning preparing for the beach picnic she planned. She had made sandwiches, packed fruit and chips, and even brought a bottle of wine. She wanted everything to be perfect.

As she arrived at the beach early, she spotted you already there, standing by the water with your feet in the waves. Ellie’s heart skipped a beat as she took in the sight of you. You are wearing a sundress that flows gently in the breeze and a wide-brimmed hat that shields your face from the sun.

Ellie made her way over to you, her nerves turning into excitement. “Hey.” she says, smiling.

“Hey,” You reply, grinning back at her. She is dressed in a white button up and black swim trunks, her tattooed arm on display. “I’m so glad you suggested this. I love the beach.”

Ellie felt a surge of relief at your words. “Me too,” she says. “I brought some food, hope you're hungry.”

“Starving.” You joke, causing Ellie to let out a light laugh. You both made your way to a spot on the sand, spreading out a blanket and laying out the food. As you ate, you both chatted and laughed, becoming more and more comfortable with each other.

“I can’t believe that we only met a month ago.” Ellie says. “It feels like we’ve known each other forever.”

You nod in agreement. “Yea, I'm really glad I got to meet you, even if it was through work.” you laugh.

As you both finish your meal, Ellie suggests that you both take a walk along the shore. You eagerly agree, feeling a little giddy at the thought of being able to spend more time with her.

You and Ellie walk along the water’s edge, talking about your interests and lives. You were struck by how natural it felt to be alongside her outside of work.

As you walk, Ellie suddenly stops and turns to face you. “Can I be honest with you?”

You nod, feeling a little nervous. “Of course.”

“I’m really enjoying spending time with you,” Ellie says. “I wanted to ask… Do you want to be my girlfriend? I know what we said last week but I just wanted to make it official ya’know?”

Your heart skipped a beat at Ellie’s words. “I would like that a lot.” you say.

Ellie steps closer to you, reaching out to take your hand. You feel a jolt of electricity at the touch, and turn to look into Ellie’s eyes.

“Let’s make it official then.” Ellie says, her voice barely above a whisper.

Without another word, Ellie leans in to kiss you. It was soft and gentle, everything you could have ever hoped for. The kiss quickly grew more passionate as you both lost yourselves in each other.

When Ellie finally pulled away, you were both breathless. Ellie gives you a dopey grin, her eyes shining. “Wow, that was… amazing.”

You couldn't help but smile back giggling. “Yeah, it really was.”

The both of you walk back to the blanket hand in hand, feeling giddy and light-headed. “I wasn’t expecting that,” You say as you sit down, laughing a little. “But I’m really glad it happened.”

Ellie nods in agreement. “Me too. I’ve been wanting to kiss you since the moment I saw you in the office.”

You feel a warmth spread through your chest at Ellie’s words. “Really?” You ask.

Ellie nods, looking at you with an intensity that makes your heart race. “Really,” she says, “I think you’re amazing.”

You spent the next hour lying on the blanket, watching the waves and enjoying each other's company. With each passing moment you found yourself falling more and more in love with Ellie.

As the sun began to set, you decided to take a swim in the ocean. The water is cool and refreshing, and you feel alive as you dive under the waves. Ellie was right beside you, laughing and splashing as you both swam.

Eventually, the two of you made your way back to the shore, feeling tired but happy. Wrapping yourself in a towel you sit on the blanket, watching the stars twinkle overhead.

“This has been the best date ever.” You say, snuggling up to Ellie.

Ellie wraps her arm around you, feeling a sense of contentment that she had never felt before. “I’m so glad we came here,” she says. “I couldn’t imagine spending my weekend with anyone else.” The two of you sat in a comfortable silence for a while, listening to the sound of the waves and the gentle breeze. Ellie felt at peace, and she knew she never wanted this day to end.

Eventually, you both packed up your things and made your way up to Ellies car. Ellie offered to drive you home and of course you said yes. As Ellie drove you home she talked about her plans for the future and what she wanted out of life.

“I want to travel,” Ellie says, her eyes shining with excitement. “I would go to the moon but that costs too much, so instead I've settled for seeing the world and experiencing new things.”

You nod, a smile on your face. “I want to see all the beauty that life has to offer.”

You felt a sense of connection with Ellie that you had never felt with anyone else before. You knew that this was just the beginning of your journey together, and you couldn’t wait to see what the future held.

As the car pulls up to your apartment, Ellie leans over the center console to give you a kiss. It is soft and sweet, but filled with promise.

“I can’t wait to see you again,” Ellie says, grinning. “Outside of work, I mean.”

You feel a sense of happiness wash over you as you see Ellie's smile. “Me too, I’ll text you tomorrow. Goodnight Ellie.”

Ellie kisses you one last time before you open the car door. “Goodnight y/n.”

As you make your way up to your apartment you couldn’t help but smile. That had been the perfect date, you knew that Ellie officially had you wrapped around her finger.

#ellie fluff #ellie tlou2 #ellie williams x y/n #ellie williams x reader #reader insert #gender neutral reader #gender neutral y/n #y/n #the last of us 2 #the last of us #dinas-a-bird

[blueberrypancakesworld]

Broken promise

warning : hurt, angst, hurt/no comfort, tiny comfort, fluff, implied/referenced smut, mention of sex (fivesome), kissing, hugging, major character death, tw death, blood/wounds, no use of Y/n, emotional

Summary : You come back to Santa Carla after a trip to your parents' house. Your four friends have missed you and you have missed them too. A sweet reunion and a few events happen. But what happens when things are left unsaid? What happens when you don't tell everything? What happens when you make promises and they are...broken?

Poly!Lost Boys x fem reader

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Info : (Originally named Broken promises) I hope my dear reader you still like it, despite the hurtful things and enjoye the reading. I enjoed the writing but even I had to admit it, it was a though one. Have fun

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The moon shone especially brightly on the night of her arrival. The planet seemed to rejoice as well as the four vampires. They all knew that their beloved was coming back today. Knew that her heartbeat would fill them again. Knew that their beloved was finally coming back to Santa Carla. They could hardly wait. But the young woman at the wheel also drove faster than allowed down the long road towards her four friends.

She turned up her radio and listened to loud music and hummed. A smile played around her lips. She had been away too long to visit her family for a long time. She had stayed here for the last few years since she graduated from school and came back to her hometown for a few weeks to visit her parents.

It was a good time, no question, they had a lot to talk about, what the job was like, studying and of course if she had a boyfriend yet. You could say that, she had told her mother with a small, mischievous smile as she pushed the homemade muffin into her mouth. ,,You could say that," she muttered after her words and her finger tapped lightly on the steering wheel before she drove on faster. She still knew exactly where she was going, knew exactly where she had to go. Knew exactly that they would all be waiting for her.

The light shining from the front of her car illuminated the streets well. Even though she was not a creature of the night, she swore she could drive the roads better at night. It was easier, fewer people on the road and the night offered so much more. She didn't know what had happened in the last few weeks.

Didn't know about the new residents of Santa Carla. She didn't know what had happened. But she was sure that her four friends would tell her everything. She turned off the radio before parking her car near the entrance of the cave. She pulled out the key and took her small bag of clothes.

She hurriedly got out of the car and, with one last look up at the moon, went into the cave. She heard her footsteps echoing inside, as if she were chasing herself. But she knew it wasn't like that, knew that the cave had its own peculiarities.

She knew where she had to go. She had taken the path too often to stumble. Before, with one last big step and a leap, she finally reached the inside. The usual musty smell with its mix of leather, perfume, cool night air and metal was in the atmosphere. Nothing had changed. If anything, only more spider threads and pigeons had been added.

She looked around at the individual nests under mountains of pillows and blankets. But none of them seemed to be there. Not even Star and Laddie were there. Where are they? she asked herself, guessing that maybe they were out for a walk or on one of the rides. She was not a vampire, her heart was beating, her warm blood was flowing through her body and her teeth were not made for killing.

But still she could feel them watching her from the darkness. They seemed to be watching her as if they were trying to play with her. Testing how far they could go. You're welcome she thought and a smirk came to her lips before she put the bag down on the couch and positioned herself in front of the fountain. A little show couldn't hurt.

She knew the four of them were watching her, suppressing their lust and love for her. They only seemed to be waiting for something. She slowly took off her jacket and laid it carelessly on the edge of the fountain. Before she gradually felt the relative cold of the surroundings.

She felt the goose bumps spreading. ,,Is anyone here?" she asked playfully into the darkness, but heard only a giggle. Paul. She recognised the giggle above all. She had missed him and wanted to hold him in her arms again. She had missed his loving yet slightly clumsy romantic nature. She had missed them all. All of them.

Before she took off her thin jumper that was almost the last instance. Carelessly laying it on the edge, she wore only her thin top. Which clung to her upper body and yet gave a good view of her body underneath in the right moonlight.

Only a few moments later she saw a small flame flicker up, followed by smoke coming out of the darkness. David. The charismatic leader. She had almost missed the little smell of smoke that always seemed to be everywhere. She missed him, his laugh, his seductive words that made her heart beat faster.

Before she decided to let the boys wait a little longer. She moved to the edge of the fountain and walked a few laps around. Moving slightly spinning and slightly dancing as if she could hear the music on her radio. Moved her arms and hips slightly to it, got lost in a rhythm. Sinking into the melody of love. Saw a pair of eyes flash in the darkness. Dwayne. The black-haired tall quiet one.

She felt the intense gaze and a shudder go through her body. His looks always told her more than words, his looks had already persuaded her to do many things. Many things she inwardly wished she had done earlier. Before she moved on and her fingers played lightly with her hair.

Down to her neck where she felt her aorta. Before she saw the grin flash out of the darkness. Marko. The smallest and yet most bloodthirsty of the four. She had missed his way of showing her things that had evoked something in her. It was unbelievable.

They were all there. Wordlessly she turned one last time before spreading her arms and jumping backwards off the well. For a moment she felt herself fall before she felt the cold hands of the four vampires on her. ,,Coming straight into our arms, huh?" Marko said and grinned at her as the four of them lowered her to the ground and were finally together again. ,,I missed you all so much," she said, spreading her arms to simulate the need for a hug.

Before Paul was the first to throw himself into her arms followed by Marko and David who threw his cigarette away carelessly before the round was completed by Dwayne who hugged them all almost to death. But it did feel good. It was good to have their four friends with them again.

She seemed to finally feel her life through the others again. Their love was reunited. ,,The five of us together so close brings back sinful memories," she heard Paul, who was pressed closest to her. Before David laughed slightly, Dwayne sighed and Marko just grinned wider before they all broke away from the embrace. The four of them had not changed as they were immortal. They all still looked beautiful.

She felt Paul's hand still around her though. She had missed his hugs, his sweet and energetic way. She felt Marko playing with a strand of her hair and his fingers almost innocently stroking her neck every now and then. Saw that David already had a new cigarette between his lips and Dwayne didn't take his eyes off her.

They all hadn't changed. ,,We thought you weren't coming anymore," the leader said and she actually thought she saw something like worry flashing in his ice-blue eyes. She saw Paul nod and the other two seemed to agree. Her heart beat faster knowing that the four of them had missed her. It touched her. A soft smile came to her lips before she laid a hand gently on the leader's cheek. Cold. As always.

She took the cigarette from him, took a puff of her own before she said, ,,Did my boys miss me that much?" before she gave him a kiss. She felt him respond, a grin on his lips.

He deepened the kiss and seemed almost proud. As Marko tightened his grip on her hair and Paul's hands slowly moved over her body, she sighed. She had missed the touch of the four of them.

She lost herself in the kiss and wanted to get closer to David. Before Dwayne suddenly detached her from him and kissed her instead. More gently, less impetuously, and yet she felt goosebumps come over her body as she looked up at him. They all seemed so incredibly attractive. They always did.

Ever since she had run into the four of them and asked for a motorbike race with her car. Which she had almost won. But she had never drunk the blood from the bottle. She didn't want to, she loved life. She loved to have a heartbeat and to be really alive. She would decide for herself when she wanted to be transformed.

But she was torn from her kiss when she felt Paul's kisses on her neck and Marko's light, not deep bites. Knew what the little one was getting at. Felt her heart beat faster at the thought. It had been a long time. ,,I suggest we move our lovely reunion over there," David ordered, taking a last drag on his cigarette. He finished it before taking her hand and pulling her and the three boys towards one of the many nests full of blankets and pillows.

The night when the moon was so brightly lit had been over for a few days. The long night of love between the five had passed. But she seemed to still feel them all. How Paul had placed himself between her legs, bringing her to ecstasy.

How Dwayne had pulled her onto his lap and whispered sweet words to her. Marko bit into the soft skin of her thighs again and again. Before she felt the sweet tug on her breast as the icy blue of David's eyes seemed to devour her. It was a night of lust and sin.

But the love between them seemed stronger than ever. The days had passed and slowly it would be day again. Star, Laddie and the four others were all with her in the cave. They were all waiting to go to sleep.

Laddie was already under the covers, dozing lightly even though he was not yet completely asleep. Star was also sitting on her bed reading a book, but something about her seemed different. She seemed happier and yet sadder. Something had happened. But her friend had not really had time to find out everything.

She only knew that David had made a young man named Michael drink his blood. But she had not met him yet. She was curious what he would be like. She sat on the couch with a book between her hands and read the pages halfway attentively. Even though her attention went to the four of them every now and then. David sat in his wheelchair and smoked quietly.

Every now and then he chuckled about the events. Dwayne looked at Laddie's bed and seemed to just watch everything, even though he seemed to be in thoughts. Paul made himself another joint for the coming night and she wondered if it would really be enough. While Marko talked to his pigeons and put another patch on his jacket. It was a calm, relaxed atmosphere. It was caring.

Before, after a few more minutes, David rose from the chair and finished his cigarette before saying, ,,Time to go to sleep". There was a rolling of the eyes from Marko and a grumbling from Paul, but they all rose and slowly walked towards the passageway that led further inside.

Their mutual friend also stood up and put the book away carelessly before she joyfully placed herself in front of the passage. Before she gave the boys a hug and a goodnight kiss. First Paul, then Marko before Dwayne and finally David.

She had just pulled away from him when she felt his hand on hers. ,,You sure you don't want to sleep with us?" he asked quietly and looked briefly at the rest of the mattress and blankets. They had offered her to sleep directly under them. But she shook her head slightly. ,,It's fine, really, I like sleeping on the couch, closer to Star and Laddie in case anything happens," she replied, squeezing his hand lightly.

She saw his blue eyes run over her, searching for something. ,,If anything is, you know...we're all here to protect you, I promise," he said before kissing her hand and disappearing into the darkness himself. ,,Good night!" she called into the darkness to the four of them before sitting back on the couch to get a few hours sleep herself until noon before running a few errands for the group and planning to take care of the pigeons. Slipping happily under the covers, she sighed at the comfort before falling asleep with thoughts of the night ahead.

The sun stood brightly over Santa Carla at noon and she slowly woke up again. The light did not reach every corner of the cave, but it was bright enough to see more than just everything. Yawning, she had already bought the most necessary things in town and was already on her way back to the cave. She took another entrance, so she didn't take the stairs. It would bring fewer questions if she was seen less.

And not always a young woman disappearing in the cave. Humming a song to herself, she put the box down and wiped her hands on her jeans. Before she looked around and noticed something. Or rather, didn't notice something. Is she under the covers? she asked herself and walked over to Star and Laddie. But the closer she got, the more clearly she saw that the two beds were empty.

Discomfort and fear rose up in her. That was not possible, they were both asleep in an almost comatose state. They could not be gone. ,,Star? Laddie? Where are you two?" she asked into the cave as she turned over and scattered all the blankets and pillows. They were gone. She knew not to worry about the sun. ,,They can't be out," she muttered, knowing that they were asleep and wouldn't wake up any time soon. Something or someone happened.

Looking around she tried to spot signs. Before she hurried back to the couch and reached in her pocket for her knife. Strictly speaking, it was a gift from the four of them for defensive reasons. They knew that as soon as the sun came up they could not protect themselves very well. She took it in her hand and grasped the handle, looking at the blade for a moment.

Sharp and deadly if need be. The more she searched and looked around, the more nervous she seemed to get. She knew she could hardly defend herself alone. Especially not if it were the Surf Nazis. She bit her lip and cursed inwardly. They must be people she thought nervously and looked around.

She had just arrived back at Star's bed when she saw two figures scurrying towards the doorway.They're heading for them, she realized in a panic before running after them. ,,Stop!" she shouted and reached out a hand in the half-light. She felt a collar catch her hand and she yanked on it with all her might.

The person was lighter than she had thought, which is why she flew back out of the shadows with the person and went to the ground. ,,Shit, you're bitten!" she heard a childish voice, a teenager barely older.

Picking herself up but not letting go of the knife she saw who was standing there. The Frog brothers. She knew them from the comic shop, she had bought something there a few times. ,,No, just a scratch," the other replied, a small bloody scratch on his arm from the impact.

He was about to run back to his brother when she grabbed him by the collar again. ,,What are you two doing here?" she asked, looking at them uncertainly. They can't know, can they? she asked herself, but when she saw the weapons the younger two had, she shuddered. It would be enough to kill all four of them. ,,Let him go! We should have known, you're her bride like in the comics, you're keeping them alive!" Edgar shouted, his red bandana already drenched in sweat.

They were all tense and fucking terrified. ,,Just shoot!" the other one yelled and tried to get out of her grip. But she continued to hold him out firmly before she pressed the knife against his neck as gently as she could in the situation. What am I doing here? she asked herself and knew that her hands were trembling slightly. That her heart was beating far too fast and she was afraid. She was threatening children...and yet only to protect her love. She would do anything for them.

She had fallen for them, but of her own free will, they all loved each other. One does everything for love. She knew the dangers that would come. ,,They love me! And I advise you whatever you think you know, they are not here...leave and be glad that I don't call the police!" it was a weak lie and yet a warning. A warning that would come true and become reality when night fell. She thought feverishly about what to do.

She looked at the stake gun and swallowed. One shot to pierce her and she would be dead too. ,,Lie! We know you're here, we've already got the little one and the girl. We'll get your bloodsucking mates too and then you'll die, you half-vampire!" Alan shouted and his brother aimed at her. But she moved Alan in front of her and if Edgar pulled the trigger he would hurt his brother. He wouldn't risk it.

Her eyes wandered searchingly for David's bottle. All she had to do was take a sip and, if she was lucky, bite one of them. All she had to do was turn and she could win.

Before she saw the bottle lying next to the wheelchair. Something she could not know. ,, They are not here for the last time! If you don't want him to die then get out now!" she shouted and pressed the knife harder against the younger man's throat. There was no sign of Alan winking at his brother to draw his attention to something. She didn't see Edgar reply silently. She only heard the click of the gun but it was not a stake coming out. Instead it was holy water.

But the surprise effect was there. She flinched, pushed Alan away, lost the knife and ran towards the bottle. It was only a few steps away. She had already reached out for it when a shot echoed through the cave. A single shot. ,,Come on, let's go!" she heard Edgar say muffled as he pulled his brother out of the cave with him.

She had fallen to the ground from the force of the shot. The rush of her blood seemed too loud for her to hear them any more. Slowly, apppathetically and trembling, she looked down as far as she could. She lay lightly on her side and her vision blurred by the tears in her eyes.

The wooden stake had pierced through her middle. She only partly felt the pool of blood spreading beneath her, only partly felt how heavy the wood actually was, only partly felt her strength leaving her. She looked at the bottle and reached for it. Empty. She sobbed painfully as she realised what it meant. Death.

Tears ran down her cheek to the floor mingling with the pool of blood. No-No...I don't want it to end like this she heard her inner voice and looked towards the doorway. Rescue. ,,My...love" she murmured as she pulled herself up with a scream. She almost fell to the floor again if she hadn't supported herself. Everything hurt, her tears wouldn't stop and she could feel her blood escaping.

She lost more and more and left a trail behind her. She limped, walking far too slowly towards the passage, always thinking that the four of them would save her. You said it David she thought of his promise and groaned painfully as the wood shifted slightly due to her movement.

It hurt so much. ,,Help me...please" she cried out and tried not to look at the wood. It would only have made her cry more. It would have stained her hands even more with blood. It would only be a few more steps, but she began to stumble. The weight of the wood and her lack of strength were too much.

She collapsed and went down again, crying out again from the impact. She seemed to bleed even more from the collision, but she was only half aware of it. Her body could not hold out much longer. ,,Ju-Just...into the darkness," she gasped and heaved herself towards the passage.

But it didn't work, she had no strength left, she lay powerless and on the verge of death in front of the darkness. She had not reached the darkness. She had not reached the four. She had not reached her love. It was the end. ,,David...Dwayne...Paul...Marko don't leave me alone...I'm scared" she murmured before her vision became more and more blurred and her heart stopped beating.

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The moon seemed to glow blood-red that night as the four awoke from their sleep. But they all seemed to feel something. That something had happened. David saw the same uncertain look in the eyes of the three. It was the same uncertain look in his blue eyes as they were unaware of her heartbeat. Immediately they ran out of their section and the short way back to the main cave.

The light of the moon shone darker into the cave, not illuminating every corner. But before they could even enter, they all stopped in shock. Wordless, powerless, powerless, they stopped in front of her.

The vampires fixed their gaze on her corpse as if they were still dreaming. It seemed to be a nightmare. This could not have happened. Then it would have happened. ,,What...What happened?" said Dwayne first, who seemed to have banished any sign of his feelings within seconds.

He put a hand on Paul's shoulder when he saw the blond shaking slightly. He was crying. Paul was the first to cry bloody tears. His crying was the first to turn into sobs and he hid his face in his hands as he knelt down beside you.

He reached out his trembling hands and clasped yours. He held you convulsively as if he was afraid you might disappear at any second. He would have given anything to hold you in his arms again. Dwayne also went over to you and knelt down next to you.

The tallest one wanted to be closer to you, even though he loved to just kiss you on the head or forehead. Now the thought seemed to hurt him even more. Dwayne was the second to shed tears of blood. He did it silently, quietly, not to be heard. He put his hand so unspeakably carefully on your leg, he was afraid he would hurt you. He had always been afraid of hurting you.

A loud crack went through the cave as Marko punched one hole after another in the stone, his knuckles had long since burst open, but it didn't hurt. He felt nothing. He felt nothing more because you could only give him that feeling.

You made him feel something again. More than just a thirst for blood. He hated himself at that moment more than ever before. Marko was the third to cry bloody tears, trying to hold them back but it didn't work.

Dwayne opened his mouth but closed it again. He had no strength to nag Marko to let it go. For the first time he didn't care. ,,Marko" said David after the smallest one had cut a particularly deep hole in the stone and a complete rumble went through the cave. It didn't bring you back. It wouldn't do any good.

The usually grinning vampire turned to you. His face full of sadness and anger and hate. Anger and hatred for the one who had done this to you. Before he came to you and knelt beside you as well. His fingers slowly went to your hair, just holding a strand. He had felt fear for a long time. Fear that he might hurt you.

He cried and seemed to want to say something, but instead he just sobbed. David. David was the last one to come to you. His attempts to light a cigarette had failed. His fingers were shaking too much, his lighter wouldn't light and he wanted to scream.

He knelt down next to you. He saw your battered body. Saw the wooden stake that went through you. ,,She...protected us," Paul whimpered in response to Dwayne's question and only sobbed more. David swallowed, trying to swallow the lump in his throat. ,,Protected," he mumbled, his voice seeming to break every second.

The three did not take their eyes off you and yet they listened to their leader. Then it was David's turn to cry one bloody tear, he was the fourth and last. Before he realised what he had done. He had broken his promise.

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#hurt/angst #hurt no comfort #no comfort #hurt #tiny comfort #angst #big angst #fluff #implied sex #kissing #hugging #love and hugs #major character death #tw death #character x reader #fem reader #male x female #blood #wounds and injuries #no use of y/n #tlb 1987 #the lost boys 1987 #tlb david x reader #tlb dwayne x reader #tlb paul x reader #tlb marko x reader #tlb david #tlb dwayne #tlb paul #tlb marko

[takiisieju-squadra]

May I please ask for poly la squadra headcanons (Sorlato included) with my Tira please

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Hello!

This is a great amount of info to analyze, so I hope you forgive me if there’re any inconsistencies.

She is probably the closest with Risotto, Formaggio and Prosciutto. Risotto appreciates her softer side paired with professionalism. Prosciutto can discuss how to better other members’ skills and general well-being with her, coordinating their methods. Formaggio likes to mess with her, as he does with everybody else, but at least she’s actually fun.

Risotto is a very busy man that takes no nonsense from anybody. However, he is a little more relaxed in her company – her Stand is very strong, so at least he doesn’t have to worry THAT much about something happening to her.

Ghiaccio is always riled up, and the dolls do get on his nerves every time he sees them in the “wrong” place. He starts screaming immediately, the noise gathering others, and doesn’t stop until Risotto tells him to shut up or Melone manages to calm him down. The worst thing Tira can do is actually argue with him. He will apologize after an hour or so, of course, but for the love of God, have her keep the dolls out of the shared spaces strictly. They have an image to maintain.

Melone, on the other hand, is rather pleased with the dolls. Hell, he’d play with them if Tira asked. Illuso may mock him however much he wants, but if it makes Tira happy, Melone is happy as well. He is very curious about them regardless. Who made them, how long ago, how rare they are, do they have names, does she believe they’re haunted (he’s ecstatic if they are)… He wants to know everything.

Pesci is scared of the porcelain dolls. Barbies and such are fine, but those porcelain, possibly haunted ones… Illuso, Formaggio, Sorbet and Gelato forced him to watch one too many scary movies, please keep the dolls away from this guy or he might get a stomachache from all the stress. That mammoni…

Prosciutto is probably the most fitting and most similar to her out of the bunch. He has a lot of respect and care for her, his gallantry fits compliment her feminine visage, in public they look like a movie couple, and out of that, they probably coexist just as harmoniously, a few specific kinds of situations excluded.

Illuso is an ass, we all know that. No idea how Tira even tolerates him, probably wants to strangle him to death from time to time? He does tease her less than others, though, almost as rarely as he does Prosciutto, for an obvious reason – he knows she’d fight back. If he sees her angry or upset, he hides into the mirror and stays there. However, as rare and unusual it is for him to offer anybody comfort, Tira is probably the only person who gets such treatment.

Formaggio is a sweet guy while she’s on his good side. He doesn’t mind the dolls at all, even shrinking himself to their size as a joke. If she has a dollhouse, he will happily agree to shrink them both to hang out there (who’s useless now, huh, Illuso?). But if he’s in a certain mood or if they had a fight… Well, Formaggio is one of the crueler members of the squad. He won’t start a full-blown Stand fight (by God, he knows he’d lose), but he has many other ways to get on her nerves until they either have a shouting match or she gets so upset he feels bad and immediately tries to make up for his little shit ways.

Sorbet and Gelato are very hard to tolerate unless you are them. Sorbet is mostly just…silent. He doesn’t talk to people. He may love them as much as he is able to love, but he won’t talk to people unless he has something to criticize or money to demand. Gelato is extremely clingy. When he’s not glued to Sorbet, he’s glued to Tira, either following her around like a puppy (more like a bloodthirsty war hound, but anyways) or demanding to cuddle. And if she denies him, he gets upset, then angry and then vindictive.

However much she enjoys teasing others up to smacking them jokingly, Illuso, Risotto and Prosciutto would take none of this shit. Formaggio or Gelato may laugh it off, Melone and Sorbet just ignore it, Ghiaccio grumble but otherwise just take it, poor sweet Pesci is used to it. But Illuso WILL change her alarm to Barbie Girl and hide some of her stuff in the mirror world and Prosciutto WILL scold her for such a show of disrespect. Risotto will just give her a glare and silent treatment. They take their tough guy image very seriously. Especially Prosciutto.

Her kindest gestures do raise a lot of questions to others. Most sigh and move on with their life, Illuso and Formaggio may take a couple jabs at her, but… Sorbet and Gelato are dumbfounded, not in a good way. Sorbet thinks it is unwise (what do you mean, you entertain children FOR FREE?), Gelato, being a cruel man in general, may even sabotage it all. It’s not out of malice or spite (so they assure themselves), they are just concerned that she will “grow soft”.

Risotto and Pesci are by far the most accepting of her being generally a better person than them all. They find it endearing, a reason to love her more. As long as she does everything well, this is a good quality. Formaggio, Melone and Sorbet are always trying to push her to be a bit meaner. After all, if she’s a good person, they feel inadequate. They need to bring her down to their level.

Any time there is a fight between the guys, it eventually turns into “hey, Tira, tell him he’s wrong”, as if she is their mom or something. All in all, them being mostly very competitive as well, they ARE fighting for her attention from time to time (even Pesci tries to do that, except he gets shut down very quickly).

I hope you like these!

#la squadra #jjba #jjba headcanons #vento aureo #la squadra di esecuzione #la squadra x reader #la squadra headcanons #formaggio #illuso #prosciutto #risotto nero #melone #pesci #gelato #sorbet #ghiaccio

[alexissara]

Art That Touched Me 2022

It's that time of year where people recap the stuff from the year they enjoyed and put them into structured lists. I like a nice structured list but instead of doing a bunch of categories of things I am just gonna talk about my favorite pieces of art across all forms of media this year and why I like them. Something being on this list doesn't mean they came out this year [but most did] I just have to have tried it out this year.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

I love Fire Emblem, I make no secret about it, I see Fire Emblem and my dirty little consumer brain activates and the main theme plays in my little brain. It's probably my favorite series of games. However, I really also love the gameplay of the warriors series so this game was perfect for me. While the first FE warriors was a little mid thanks to a really bad story and a meh roster, this game is just amazing on every level. It expands on a cast of characters I love, gives Fire Emblem it's second canon lesbian character, the last one being on the Wii and it has two really amazing stories our of three. The game is held back by just how awful the Blue Lions are but that isn't anything new for the Three Houses world they also sucked in Three Houses. Edelgard and Claude's routes were both amazingly done and elevated the characters and their casts, fleshing them out even further and really showing their visions for a better world even if the game was still afraid to show you what this world would look like with it's subpar endings. The gameplay is great, the writing for characters is fantastic and really all it's missing is exploring more of Shez and Byleth both of whom needed a bit more spotlight in the game.

Ultimately I took a lot of great ways to write characters in compelling ways and a fun format for telling a war narrative in the context of a revolution. I think it's a really good and engaging piece of art that's also very fun to play.

The Executioner and Her Way Of Life

This anime was well worth the hype. The stunning action, the take down of isekai tropes, the lack of subtly, the wildly flamboyant and over the top cast, it is a stunning piece. The show is running at all engines fired and multiple easy ships and clear romantic feelings from several characters.

While this show opens with a guy character who is then killed the show after episode one then focuses pretty much wholly on women. This gives us a range of women in adversarial positions and allied positions. Everyone is a little bit messed up and it's just so much fun, it instantly became one of my all time favorite animes.

This instantly inspired me to want to write a setting for TSL and wanting to do more work with the isekai story telling space. I think this just makes me want to make something fun but that also like has more to say. Which is always my target goal but it was nice to see it in action in someone else's work.

Pokémon Legends Arceus

While Pokémon Scarlet and Violet really let me down [You can read my review here], PLA was an amazing experience. The gameplay was really exciting the flow of capturing Pokemon was just so much fun and the focused theming made for really great visual design. The game did a good job with the story telling through the way the village progressed. While there isn't a lot of deep depth there is something to say for a focused fun experience. I just really liked it.

I'm In Love With The Villainess

I haven't really gotten super far in this series I had a ton of fun with the first volume and some change I read. This is a classic example of me wanting to get deep in something but wanting to support the offical release so I am taking it pretty slow cuz money. I know this series has a trans woman character, has revolutions, has all sorts of shit I will really love.

So a lot of me really enjoying being engaged with it has been through fan art and covers and stuff. Still reading it was still just really nice and I really want to keep pushing forward with it and enjoy the relationship between Claire and Rey.

This series feels just so inspiring as a former comic book writer, like I love seeing a series with such clear good ethics and indie spirit get more and more experience. There is free translations of the light novels the creator just retweets and shares. She tries to communicate in tons of languages to her now global fan base and it's just really nice to see this little series that could grow. I feel really encourages to stick to my own ethics in my work and push for new amazing art to be as accessible as possible.

Guilty Gear -Strive-

This year I got a new laptop and with that I could finally get back into fighting games and the game that has given me the most joy from them all has been Strive. The amazing music that gets into the personal struggles of each of the characters, the over the top action, it's just an exciting and fun game. Bridget was what brought me to the game but I have no regrets diving into the series again after years since I last played XX Ancient Core on my PS2.

The game is also visually stunning, maybe the best looking game around. The stunning experience feels like you are in control of an anime fight.

I don't think I got a big take away from it as an artist that is like applicable to my current mediums but it does inspire me just listening to the music while writing to go big.

Los Espookys

Los Espookys is one of the funniest and queerest shows ever created. The cast of weirdos who like to make spooky stuff starts super grounded and grows increasingly ridiculous with each episode. This show really is something special and it is such a shame it got canceled by HBO.

While it's canceled there is there is two seasons of these little freaks trying to make spooks. I think the narrative of this little weird family is really fun and each character really brings something new to the table.

As a character focused writer I really love the focus on characters here and the way they make ridiculous characters feel like part of their world is masterful. I feel like I'll be pulling from this show when I am looking at how to capture my comedy forward characters especially.

Sun Haven

There is a billion farming sims and this is one that's stood out to me. Most farming sims in fantasy settings don't really embrace the fantasy elements for your farm but this game let's magic be a part of every aspect of what you do. This is a very cozy game and one that i am taking very slowly since I am playing it with one of my girlfriends. It's a really nice chill time that seems to be constantly improving in early access.

Harley Quinn

I don't think the sense of humor in Harley Quinn is for everyone, it's very over the top but not in the way like Los Espooky's is. There is more violence and swearing, it's more "adult comedy TM" except it feels a lot more masterful and less mean then most those kinds of shows. The narrative focus allows the show to actually weave it's comedy and have longer ends for punch lines and bits. It also makes it where it always feels like it's moving because the characters are not in the same place in any given episode, every episode matters to the plot.

I think this show also has some of the best versions of each character in the show with in all of DC media. I am not a big comic book girl anymore, I left them behind when I realized like the abuse and bigotry and stuff just wasn't going to end and I lost hope for the big two. That said I did used to be a super super engaged fan.

This show really makes me wish copyright wasn't the beast it is because it really shows the value of adaptation and how making a world made of these long term iconic characters can be an amazing narrative toolbox. Instead you have to get these ideas in front of gatekeepers.

Fire Emblem: Absolution

This is a Fire Emblem fan game and this is the one that really gripped me in a huge way. It showed me the potential these fan games have to tell stories that go beyond the series and show the strength of the community of fan game makers and rom hackers. The amount of awesome BIPOC characters and the anti colonial vibe of the first arc are really great.

This game really inspired me to dive deep into the fan community and start playing a ton more games. I might right later about a bunch of rom hacks I think are neat and why I think the community is so cool. I want to play even more before I do that but I feel like after diving in I really more than ever feel determined to make an SRPG be it a fan game or something original. It's not at the front of my goals but it's really inspired me.

Girl Haven and Cheer Up

I am bundling these two together because their graphic novels for kids. I really loved both of these stories Girl Haven and Cheer Up both star trans women as their lead characters and sapphic romance for those trans girl. Girl Haven is more a wonderous adventure with a grounding in reality like a queer Narnia that also isn't religious. Cheer Up is more a real mix of drama and romance that comes with being trans, queer, and not fitting norms.

These stories would have mattered so much to a younger me if I had read them. One of the main reasons it took me so long to come out is trans is that I was told on early internet that to be a trans woman you had to be attracted to men, you had to want XYZ things, be this fem, etc. I didn't feel like I could match these clearly homophobic standards and so I suppressed it despite believing that trans lesbians were valid that I met in these spaces from a rare time to time. I simply internalized it. Every trans woman in the media was attracted to men too, it was just not something I could accept about myself.

These stories I hope will find their hands to lots of queer trans girls and help them find the strength to come out. I just feel so happy they exist.

One Step From Eden

This is a game I've been meaning to play for a long time. I am a massive fan of the Mega Man Battle Network for it's really cool gameplay. This game brings it into a rouge like game with far less narrative. While I wish there was a lot more going on thanks to Steam Workshop support being in the game this is a game I just passively play whenever. It's just a really fun time, it's simple and it's like a go to passive almost like stiming type game.

Murder Princess

Our final addition is Murder Princess, an old small anime that I watched with April when I was on a trip to work on Falling Deeper and spend time with her. Watching it it was shockingly pretty gay and actually really good. I love it, I love this body swap anime, I love the weird characters, I love the like One Punch Man esc power level of our main fighter girl for most the show.

This thing really convinced me to sit with the potential of body swapping which is a kind of narrative tool I already liked. I wouldn't be shocked to see it in Falling Deeper and I have an old Firebrands hack about trans people body swapping I would love to revive.

#2022 #Games 2022 #Anime 2022 #2022 Media #Queer Media #Queer Art #inspiration

[watatsumiis]

Hiii General!!!! I've got some questions from the ask game for you! Specifically, 57, 59, 68, 72, 73, 74, 78, 79, and finally 80: How are you enjoying being a part of the astronetwrk?? Is it fun? Stressful? A good community atmosphere? Would you recommend it for newer writers? Multiple of the above?

Hope you're doing well!!!

Hiya Spark !! Tysm for the ask ooo

57. How conscious are you about including symbolism or foreshadowing in your fics?

Not very - a lot of the time when it happens it's more of a happy accident than anything else, but sometimes I might include a little sneaky here and there :3

59. Have you participated in any fic events/writing challenges?  If yes, what were they and did you enjoy them?

Umm nothing that I can recall off of the top of my head hosted by others? Though I do have a quote challenge that someone else tagged me in a while ago in the works still. I've done my own mini-events and they've been fun - and I almost participated in the EBG but backed out at the last minute (as fun as it seemed, it felt like a bit much for me at the time,)

68. Are there any fics that influenced you to write the way you do?

Hm, not that I can think of right now. I never really consumed a very large amount of fanfiction, honestly? Though there are a lot of published authors that inspire me and I've almost definitely picked up quirks of theirs in my writing (specifically Rachel Hartman and Neil Gaiman)

72. What’s your favorite writing compliment you’ve gotten?

I've had a few people compliment my characterisation, which really means a lot to me since I work hard to portray characters in a certain way! I've also had some compliments on my dialogue, as well as my metaphors, which was really lovely since theyre both things i kind of struggle with at times.

I've also had a couple of people express that they enjoy that my content can be read as platonic too, which means a lot to me since that's the sort of content i aim to create! i do also enjoy romance, but theres something special to me about exploring different kinds of dynamics and relationships with characters i like :3

73. What do you tend to get complimented on the most about your writing?

Again, it's usually characterisation and certain throwaway headcanons that i put in there, which is nice!

74. Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love?

Yeah, there are a few fics here and there that I worked pretty hard on, mostly one-shots and similar pieces that kind of flopped in comparison to my simpler series pieces, but that's okay. I enjoyed writing them and they tend to be the ones I get genuine compliments on, so that's more than enough for me <3

78. What motivates you during the writing process?

Mostly just my interest and enthusiasm in what I'm writing for! If I'm struggling with a piece I'll step back for a while until I feel excited to write it again. I just like creating things, not even specifically to share, just... sometimes the simple act of creation brings so much joy, and it's wild to look back at the sheer amount of stuff that I write!

79. Do you have any writing advice you want to share?

Don't let notes and attention dictate what you write - work on what makes you happy, what you have fun writing, especially if you do it as a hobby. Not every work has to be a total masterpiece, or even has to be posted. Just keep creating for as long as it makes you happy to do so. Go ahead, write that 'cringy' self insert fanfiction you've been thinking about, or that rarepair crack ship you can't get out of your head. You're allowed to write for yourself too - whatever makes you happy, just go for it, don't let anyone else tell you what or how to write.

Your writing is brilliant, it's unique in that you made it, you're the only person who could've made it in that exact way. Don't stop just because it isn't getting the attention you hoped for - write for yourself, not for others. The same goes for a lot of hobbies that include creating, really.

80. How are you enjoying being a part of the astronetwrk?? Is it fun? Stressful? A good community atmosphere? Would you recommend it for newer writers? Multiple of the above?

I haven't really been super active in the network, but it seems welcoming and fun, I've come into contact with a few lovely people through it. The events seem really interesting too, as I said above I almost joined, but bowed out last minute.

I'm someone who struggles a bit with socialising and meeting set standards, so I've been a little quiet and all over the place when it comes to interacting and participating, but the atmosphere seems welcoming I think :>

#asks #general barks #ask memes #long post

[5ds-sub-vs-dub]

Episode 1

Title: Riding Duel! Acceleration!/ On Your Mark, Get Set, Duel!

Summary (via Crunchyroll): Hoping to save his friends from the clutches of Sector Security, Yusei Fudo challenges his old nemesis Officer Ushio to a Riding Duel!

Or: In which Rally either does or does not steal the chip, Yusei either does or does not have a history with Trudge/Ushio, and Jack is apparently the best duelist in the world.

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I know initially I said "no hate" but this episode...maybe gets a little hate simply because there are things that come up in the latter half of the dubbed episode that causes it to contradict itself. That being said, I don't actually hate the dub episode, just that contradiction. But I'll get to that later.

*As a reminder, I am not pointing out every changed line of dialog because there are A Lot. I will only be pointing out the things that are drastically different or make an impact somehow (or just that I like).*

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An interesting thing I noted, here, is the framing of the opening scenes. The original has a bit more back and forth between shots of Jack racing around the track and Yusei racing through the tunnels, and the dub also shows a pan shot of Satellite before ever showing Yusei while the sub shows Yusei first and the Satellite later. The dub makes the divide between them very apparent right from the start by showing the vast difference in their locations while the sub lets you guess a little.

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Right off the bat, though, I had to shake my head a little at the assertion in the dub that Jack is the #1 duelist in the WORLD. He is not. He is 19 at the start of the series. He may be known as the King, but that doesn't necessarily extend to being King of the dueling world. Chances are, he is only that locally, and he has most likely never even left the city because Godwin/Goodwin needs to keep both eyes on him. Local fame is not the same thing as world-wide fame. (And, okay, they didn't have the end of the series to work off of to know that only then was Jack setting out to become King of the World nor would they know Godwin's role in everything, but that's still quite the leap to make.)

I mentioned in this post that the character's personalities are all either slightly or majorly altered in some way, and Jack's post-duel interview is actually a good example of how Jack was altered just a little from his sub counterpart. He is equally as rude in both versions, but in the dub he is far more cocky.

In the dub, we have, in the context of rise to fame: "It's not the power of the runner; it's the rider. I'll take on anyone on any ride and I'll still be victorious. [...] Bring it on."

In the sub, we have, in the context of just the previous duel: "If the King used his full strength from the beginning, it would have been over in a n instant. The King's duel must be entertaining!"

Basically, the dub amounts to: "I can't lose and therefore challenge anyone who wants to, to a duel." He's still being cocky in the sub by saying what amounts to, "I had it in the bag the whole time but it needed to be entertaining," but at least he's not challenging the whole world. He's not saying "I can beat anyone" but rather just that Enjo/Hunter himself didn't stand a chance. Commenting on the defeat of one person is pretty different than asserting you can beat the whole world. That being said, this is a change I don't actually hate because in both versions Jack is cocky; the dub just brings up how much sooner with this scene.

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The first conversation a character has with other characters is very telling, and the first conversation Yusei has is telling in two very different ways based on which version you're watching because they are very different conversations. Yusei returns to the hideout and his friends have just finished watching Jack's duel. One of them apologizes for watching it there but it's the only place they could. Yusei's different responses say a lot about his character in both cases.

In the dub, the conversation goes like this: "Only one person should be sorry." "Jack still owes you for what he did." "Got that right." This is...almost vengeful. Which Yusei is really not. It's definitely spiteful at the very least, and changes Yusei's motivation for going to the city entirely, from just wanting his card back to wanting revenge on Jack.

But in the sub, we get this: "His opponent was weak, right?" "Yeah, he was completely played by Jack." "He's bored." ....I really hope you can see the difference here. Rather than thinking of himself and his goal, he makes a comment about how, even though Jack got what he wanted, he's obviously not satisfied with it.

This vast difference carries on to the rest of the conversation, as well. Rally shows up, Yusei decides to use the chip, and the conversation around what Yusei is planning to do, while similar, still has two different vibes.

In the dub, it goes like this: "Yusei, us Satellites should just stay put." "Jack didn't stay, so why should I?" "Let him go, bro. Don't risk your freedom for some wheels and a card."

And in the sub, it goes like this: "Yusei, are you seriously going to leave here?" "I'm not leaving. I'm just going." "Don't do it. That place isn't for us. From the beginning, Jack was different than us."

What's interesting to me here is that these two conversations are basically the same but the wording gives slightly different connotations. What I like about the dub dialog here is that it very explicitly states that Yusei is somehow risking his freedom in going after Jack. What I don't like is the implication that he's not planning on coming back, unlike the distinction made in the sub between 'leaving' (permanent removal) and 'going' (intending to return to the place you started). In the both cases, we start to get hints about the class divide that exists between the city and Satellite.

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This whole next section is...a mess. Okay? It just is. Because the dub made some major changes. Granted, they were to minor plot points, but the fact remains that I have a lot to talk about here. (Not all bad, don't worry! Some of this I like! ...or at least didn't mind.)

The Whole Mess of this starts with whether or not Rally stole the acceleration chip. If you have only seen the dub, you will say very firmly that no, he did not steal it. If you have only seen the sub, then you will answer equally as surely that yes, he did steal it. And this change leads to many changes after it. (Can't be promoting theft to the kiddies, I guess; localizers did what they had to do.) So before I start tearing both apart, let's get both sets of facts straight:

In the dub: Trudge has a personal score to settle with Yusei already because he already knows him. Yusei has, apparently, been in trouble before which earned him time in a re-education center. Trudge wants Yusei put away for good, and says as much at one point. Because of his own personal beef, he's all for baiting Yusei by using Rally. Rally did not actually steal the chip because the whole thing was one big setup. And, oh yeah, Jack apparently dropped the tip, and the purpose of baiting Yusei and having him arrested somehow protects Jack. Yusei agrees to not put up a fight about being arrested but only if Trudge can beat him in a duel. The incentive to duel is equal on both sides: if Yusei wins, he and Rally get off scott-free; if Trudge wins, Yusei will pump up the story to make him look good enough to maybe even get a promotion.

In the sub: Ushio is just a cop doing his duty, trying to catch a thief. He doesn't know Yusei. He doesn't even have Yusei's name by the end of the episode because he never asks and Yusei never volunteers it either. Jack has nothing to do with this. Rally did steal the chip. Yusei point blank challenges him to a duel, and the incentive is entirely one-sided; Ushio will get nothing out of it other than arresting yet another kid from Satellite, while Yusei and Rally will get off scott-free.

This scene is almost entirely different. The first scenario is very personal; the second is very impersonal. And I like them both. I like the idea of Trudge and Yusei already having a history pre-series; I also like the idea of them being perfect strangers who keep getting thrown together at random and have to deal with it. Both are equally hilarious when considering the series going forward. Dub relationship be like "I can't stand this kid but also he's supposed to be helping save the world so I have to just deal with it, but man I can't stand his guts" and sub be like "this random kid keeps popping up out of nowhere and I can't get rid of him because he's supposed to be helping save the world so I have to just deal with it, but what the heck, man" and I love both equally, I truly do. I do believe it changes how the viewer sees them, though, because these starting points are entirely different.

The only thing I don't care for here, in the dub, is Jack's supposed role in this. Jack can be a bit of a jerk, but I don't see this fitting into character for him, not even at the beginning of the series. Plus, it supposedly "protects" Jack in some way to have Yusei locked up, presumably so Yusei can't say anything about where Jack is from, but... he's stuck in Satellite. Who, exactly, is he going to tell that would make a difference? In fact, it might be easier for word to get out if he's in the Facility since the Facility is in the city itself. It just doesn't particularly make sense.

There's more I could say here but I already have a separate post in the works on this scene alone, so I'll leave it here.

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When the actual duel started, I thought to myself, "okay, there can't be that much more I'll have to say because surely there isn't that much that's notably different for this." Boy howdy, was I wrong. Most of it is negligible (like one line implying that summoning somehow has to do with Speed Counters when it most certainly does Not), but there were a few things more than I was expecting to be worth noting.

Since they have a history already in the dub, it makes sense that Trudge would sling personal insults during the duel (as opposed to the generic "Satellite garbage" of the sub, that is still potent but not personal since Ushio would consider everyone there that way). What is hilarious to me about how they went about this is that one of said insults is "you never were good at math." Like. Clearly that is False considering all the math it would take to build and program a fully functional duel runner, but okay, I guess. What I really love, though, is that Yusei (being as snarky as he is in the dub) responds in like kind: "I knew you were the bottom of your class but..." Yusei definitely gives as good as he gets in the dub, and I love that for him.

The sub, on the other hand, gets the better "heart of the cards" moment. The dialog in the sub is, "My cards, I believe in you. Answer my voice." While the dub just gets, "Let's see what I got for you." It's...it's not great. But also some things just sound really, really terrible in English, and the sub dialog would have absolutely sounded terrible, so I can't complain.

As much as I love stoic sub!Yusei, I equally love all the word play dub!Yusei gets. He didn't get much in the first episode, but he did get a good one when he activated Angel Lift/Graceful Revival: "It allows me to do what we Satellites do best: recycle my Speed Warrior from the Graveyard." Recycle. Because, ya know, he uses a Junk deck. I don't know, man, I love it, okay? Don't judge me.

The one and only thing I truly do not like about the duel in the dub is this: When Yusei activates Vision Wind, Trudge comments that Yusei won the card from him on his last day at the re-education center. This wouldn't be so weird of a thing to say except for that earlier (in the first scene with Trudge, before the duel) Trudge also comments that Satellites aren't allowed to own cards. So 1. how did Yusei win it from him in the first place? and 2. why the heck would Trudge have given it to him? It doesn't make any sense. (Also, you see people in the backgrounds dueling all the time so if it's true that they aren't allowed to own decks, Security is doing a really, really poor job of enforcing that.)

Something I do love that dub did during this duel is this piece of dialog: "Growing up on the streets, I learned to be very resourceful, using everything to my advantage." This line isn't in the sub, but it does tell us something about Yusei that we see often (namely, his ability to adapt and overcome), and I love that. (It unfortunately comes at the expense of not fully explaining a card effect, but I still love it.)

And then we get to the end of the duel. Yusei wins (of course) and he leaves Trudge/Ushio with A Thought. These two thoughts, while both good, are (like so many other things in this episode) vastly different sentiments.

In the sub, we get this: "No matter what the card is, as long as it exists, it has the power to be useful. You don't have the right to call yourself a duelist when you dismiss cards by calling them garbage." Basically, "nothing is useless and you are a terrible person for thinking otherwise". He may be saying this about cards, but we know as the series goes on, that he feels the same way about people too.

The dub has a bit different sentiment, however: "You mentioned earlier how you wanted to teach me a lesson. Well, how about I leave you with this: don't underestimate us Satellites or our decks, 'cause what you see as weakness is what truly makes us strong." Ya'll. This is still good, okay? But it's not...it's not the same. At all. "We're stronger than you think" isn't the same as "nothing is worthless." Like, it's not bad. It's just. Not as good.

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So there we have it! Episode 1 in the books!

If you made it all the way to the end, thanks for reading, and be sure to let me know what you think of the changes that were made!

#yugioh 5ds #ygo 5ds #yugioh #ygo #sub vs dub #5ds episode 1 #this is so long ohmygosh #if you made it to the end congrats #and also thank you lol #they will probably not all be this long in the future lol #I have things that I noted that didn't make it in here #just so I could make it a tad bit shorter lol #there was just. so much. so many changes. good lord. so. many.

[zofja-qualifiedantholic]

HANA Doll track project archive 1-11 IDOLls translation

The translation is very rough!!! More info here also (?) before dot means I'm really not sure if the sentence is correct and (?) after dot means I couldn't translate some part I tried to erase all my idiotic comments hope this tl helps!! ps idiot and ? are the same person i just changed it while translating

Mahiro: What, PLANTs? Oh, It's about time. Thank you for letting me know. Maybe I tell you, to be more specific. Hey, PLANTs. HANA Doll project is full of great people, why do I want to be a center?(???) Little by little, I've been able to work as an idol. Making songs for event(?) with our fans is great. I was allowed to plan this(??). I have a lot of fun every day. For real. But Lii-san is the best at singing, right? Haru is the best at dancing. Chise come up with very fashionable ideas. Kaoru has interesting variety of talk, it surprised me. Ryo-san puts us together. But, I'm not that good. Even my flower hasn't bloomed yet. Nevertheless... Sorry, sorry. I got it. It's the end of whining. It's an important event with fans today. I have to smile.

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Kaoru: (?). I'm getting nervous.

Mahiro: By the way, Kaoru. You say hello in front of reporters during the event today.

Kaoru: Yes. I am told to report that the flower bloomed.

Haruta: I see.

Ryoga: I'm also told to come forward. Lihito too, you know.

Kaoru: It's encouraging we go together.

Chise: You three have it nice. When their flowers are in bloom, they are treated specially and I envy them. I also have a lot to say.

Lihito: If you practice receiving and answering from now on so as not to be ashamed.

Chise: Ok, let's do it together. The interview(?).

Lihito: Ha

Mahiro: I want to do it too.

Lihito: Why do you-

Mahiro: Lii-san, please.

Lihito: ...Understood. I wonder if I should do it.(?)

Chise: Yes!!! It's a promise, Litto.

Ryoga: Anyway, Let's hope the three of us will survive today(?)

Kaoru: Right... Haruta, you ok?

Haruta: Eh, why?

Kaoru: You've been quiet for a while and you look pale.

Chise: There's no announcment(you don't have to say anything?????) so don't be nervous(?).

Haruta: It's not the tension.

Chise: Eh, It's a lie.

Ryoga: Oi, Chise, stop.

Lihito: If I read the air right right now, you're being insensitive (?).

Chise: I see. I'm really sorry, Hari.

Lihito: That the good one(??).

Haruta: I'm not nervous.

Lihito: I think it's better not to be nervous. You guys don't have as much experience as talent(?).

Mahiro: We don't have many chances to show the songs and dances directly.

Ryoga: I'm fidgeting a little too.

Kaoru: I'm a little more worried about performance than greetings.

Chise: That's right, I'm looking forward to it, but I'm not nervous.

Ryoga: Everyone, everyone, don't do that Chise.

Mahiro: But Haru, you're certainly a little pale, are you ok?

Haruta: I'm fine.

Chise(?): You don't have to think about what you want to say(?). That's strange, Hari.

Mahiro: Because he is a strong type. It will be okay. PLANTs watch after Haruta.

Kaoru: Let's do our best together, Haruta.

------

[They do be singing]

[Fans surely are enjoing]

Some host: Thank you Anthos, for this splendid performance.

Mahiro(?): It's great. I don't want the light to fade.

Ryoga: Hiro... Oi, Mahiro.

Mahiro: yh Oh, Ryo-san.

Ryoga: Are you okay?

Mahiro: Uhm.

Kaoru: The applause doesn't stop.

Haruta: We did for the first time.

Lihito: It's not vague(?).

Mahiro: I-

Ryoga: Come on, Hiro.

Kaoru: Mahiro.

Mahiro: Thank you for coming to the Anthos' album release event today. We're really thankful.

Host: That's it. Let's begin the interview(?). Go to the back stage, please (?).

[They go]

Host: They will talk to you now. If you have any questions, please raise your hand. The one with black jacet(?).

?[same voice as the phone call hm]: I would like to ask which members' flower bloomed?

Ryoga: That's me. Kagekawa Ryoga. Toudo Lihito and Kisaragi Kaoru.

?: Well, who was the first?(?) It seems that all the members live in the dormitory. How does it usually look like(?)?

Ryoga: Anthos is pre-debiut class. The freshest in the Amagiri Productions. So certainly we're focusing on training...

?: Eh. Not that. Idols participating in the HANA Doll project embed special flower seeds in their bodies. It is said that artificial treatment is applied to maximize the potential.

Ryoga: That's right.

?:By doing that they sell young boys as idols(?). What do you think about that?

Haruta: Why are you asking that?

Kaoru: Somehow it looks strange.

?:Isn't there a person from overseas?/Does it matter?(?????)

Host: Ah eh- I'm sorry but-

?: Well, Yuki Mahiro-san. What about you? Today's material says you're center.

Ryoga: Hiro, the answer is okay(?).

Host: Please hold on(?)...

Kaoru: They're yelling at me, right(?)?

Lihito: Is it important to look?

Chise(?): I see.

Ryoga: That's right. If you didn't get on the affiliation before the question. (LIKE WHAT IDK)

Hostmaybe: Anthos, I'm sorry. (?)

Ryoga: Understood.

Haruta: Chise-nii what are you doing? Let's go.

Chise: ah uhm

?: Wait. Please don't leave/answer(???) Hey! Yukki-san!

Haruta: That guy is persistent.

Kaoru: Don't worry about it, Mahiro

Ryoga: Hey Hiro, ignore it.

?: Yukki Mahiro-san. Are you the son of the Amagiri Productions' founder?

Haruta: It's nothing(?).

?: Amagiri Mahiro-san. What do you think of your father?

Ryoga: Hiro... Amagiri Hajime's-

Haruta: I don't know what it means. Let's go(?) Hiro-nii. Hiro-nii... No way, seariously.

Idiot: Can't you hear me? What do you think about HANA Doll project? I'm asking if you participated(???).

Lihito: Today, we Anthos took the stage as part of the album release activity. There is no obligation to answer the current question. This is his personal matter(?). If you make more noise, it will be a great disadvantage for you.

Idiot: You're acting like kids(??).

Lihito: Thank you for your cooperation. Fortunately, the camera seems to be spinning, so Amagiri Productions is likely to be here to sue you.

Idiot: I'm not good at this and get on with it.(??) (You're not going to get away with this??? Maybe)

Lihito: I said it's not our job anymore

Kaoru: Mahiro, come on, let's go.

Idiot: It's not a (?) It's a monter!

*LOT OF PROPABLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS I CAN'T TRANSLATE AAAAAAAAA*

#hanadoll

[seventhstar]

reading update 5/8/2022

Very close to hitting my goal :) Have been in a bit of a slump but I'm hoping to pick up the pace.

Currently Reading:

The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories edited by Yu Chen

The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae

I know it looks like a lot, but I can explain. Two short story compilations, which I try to read slowly so that I can enjoy each story. Tyrant is 656 pages long; I would be surprised if I got it finished before it has to go back to the library. I will probably just buy a copy before I have to give it back to the library. Dracula I'm reading via the newsletter everyone and their mother is signed up for now, but I figured it was a good idea to mark it on GR so that I wouldn't forget to log it. And The Atlas Six was an impulse pick up at the library. My threshold to DNF it is very low, because hyped YA fantasy has failed me too many times already.

This is the second time I have checked these out. We'll see if I actually read them!

Ten Book Shortlst:

The Councillor by E. J. Beaton

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Still need to add a book to this list to bring it back to ten, but I'm waiting until I move because right now I have so many library books, etc.

Reviews:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saentz

5/5. This was a recommendation from a friend, which I'm glad I accepted because I really enjoyed this book! It's heavily character-driven and really engaging. Very few coming out stories appeal to me these days, but this one stole my heart. My only complaint is that the parents sitting Ari down at the end of the book to tell him he was in love with Dante felt...highly forced. In general that's a trope I dislike.

The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery

5/5. An annual read and one of my favorite books ever. I love Valancy with my whole heart, and her jounrey from downtrodden wallflower to a sparkling, witty adventress is wonderful to read every time. Sometimes I open this one up just to read Barney's confession at the end. One of the few romances I have read with a believable third act break up. Recommended to everyone.

The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

4/5. Oof. This is a very good book that is losing one star for having a problem I think a lot of second books have: you know it's going to end badly, somehow, and that makes the protagonist's constant suffering so much worse, because you have no hope it'll ever be relieved. The worldbuilding in this book is incredibly strong, and the plot is still engaging, but it's such a trauma conga that it took me two months to read. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to Baru in book 3 (and book 4, if we ever get book 4).

Learned Reactions by Jayce Ellis

4/5. This was an impulse buy that I kind of regret? It's a romance between two childhood friends who are now in their 30s and successful, but have always had some underlying tension because they're mutually pining to each other. Add a dollop of fake dating and a sudden adoption and you've got this book. I really enjoyed the two leads, and I felt like their connection was great. I also enjoyed reading a book where characters communicate in an adult way. However, I felt like the middle of the book sagged and the conflict felt kind of contrived--these guys are grown adults, why is it taking them so long to get their shit together--and it also has a trope I hate, "every side character is there to tell the leads to hook up" syndrome. Including the adopted kids!

I'm giving this 4 stars because I think my complaints are all pretty subjective and another reader might really enjoy all the stuff that bogged the book down for me. The actual writing is great.

Four Aunties and a Wedding

2/5. Man, these 2022 releases are disappointing. I really enjoyed Dial A for Aunties, and was looking forward to the sequel. But this fell flat for me. It's a retread of the first book but this time there's no internal conflict for any of the characters to overcome. Nathan is a nonpresence, Meddy doesn't change at all and hasn't retained any of her character development from book 1, and the aunties feel like caricatures. There are so many opportunities in this book that go missed. Without any emotional scaffolding to hang them on, the constant hijinks of this book feel forced and cringey. I skimmed the last third or so because I just wanted to know if the ending would be good. It wasn't.

#jellyfish reads

[westofwonder]

Pull List (11/22/2023)

Avengers Inc #3 Batman/Superman: World's Finest #21 Hawkgirl #5 Immortal X-Men #17 Jay Garrick: The Flash #2 Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong #2 Justice Society of America #7 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #114 Minor Threats: The Alternates #3 Moon Knight: City of the Dead #5 Wolverine #39

Avengers Inc - A bit jarring between the cover art and the interior art not really matching up, but I still am onboard with this book.

World's Finest - I've stated this before, but I've never been a fan of Kingdom Come. I do think Waid and Mora can make this work. With Mora's great art and Waid dipping back into something he's familiar with, I do think this can be compelling.

Hawkgirl - I flipped through - because I am behind with this series - and I am little confused on what I saw. Need to play catch up badly.

Immortal X-Men - Saving something for a later title, but anyway a Jean issue during this event I think will work well.

Jay Garrick: The Flash - Just raced through issue one so I wasn't too far behind getting into this. I think Adams did a great job on his Flash (title) run, and I do think this miniseries will be a good look at how Jay handles Judy. I do like that in issue one it made reference to the fact Jay couldn't have children, and I am hoping that's not the only reference to that fact. A lot more to see here.

JL Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong - I did manage to read this one, too. I do think the set-up has to happen in a way to get the Monsters colliding with the JL. Using the Legion of Doom was a odd choice to do it. Weird to think this is the only Justice League book at the moment. I saw Supes punching Godzilla on the first few panels in issue two - I would like more of that!

JSA - Johns takes so long with this book I have to think really hard and remind myself what happened last issue. And last issue was an 'Aftermath' issue to reset the table for the next few issue. I do not think Johns is using his time well with this book. I do hope this issue manages to do more than what the last six gave readers. I want a JSA book, but I don't want to waste my time. And Johns is working in his own continuity - remember folks, we are not living in a new Golden age; we are living in a new Silver age.

MMPR - Too much stuff is happening in this title, and not enough page space for it. Considering dropping this title soon. Haven't been in a PR mood since I stopped playing Legacy Wars, too. We'll see.

The Alternates - I've always been curious on how superhero universes work. One of the reasons I still like getting DC and Marvel books is that the universes have been ongoing for decades. You can play catch up, but not a lot and that's fun. Minor Threats is new and is influenced by pop culture and previous ideas about superheroes. Dark Horse letting people play with that idea is nice and a cool change of pace.

Moon Knight: City of the Dead - I think Scarlet Scarab hype is what got me to consider this book, and also the fact I've been enjoing MacKay's Moon Knight run. Rosenberg is doing a great job on colors, too.

Wolverine - I am confused how Ryp was able to manage two books this week, but these things happen. Glancing through the issue makes me understand I am not caught up with what's happening with Black Panther. Not a problem, we'll power through. Interesting here is there's a different colorist on the X-Men book above and the difference is noticeable in a way.

This list was delayed due to Thanksgiving. Next list might not even be until Friday.

Happy readings!

#pull list #comic book pull list