#the last half of the album are my faves + work for it for the bops

[louismygf]

girls when they just finished watching aotv

#ok this is my review #i didnt 'just finished watching' but u get it wtv #louis tomlinson #all of those voices #ok unless u wanna b spoiled u need to get off these tags rn! #i honestly thought there'd be more of the songwriting producing planning and bts footage of him working on his music #like i thought that'd be the main focus #more..... artistry and musicianship things yk? this thought made me want a behind the album doc so bad djfjf #but i do get it bc he set touring up as his ultimate goal as a solo artist. he said early on how it's his fave part in onedee #now im not saying touring ≠ artistry bc duh going on tour is fundamental for artists and for some like louis- it's what they love most #anyw thats just me. a behind the album doc could easily fix this. kinda my fault for expecting a whole different narrative hahshdj #OKAY BUT ANYWAY the first half was jam-packed with lots of feelings. heart rending gut wenching soul crushing stuff #it was so emotional i was with my sister and i didnt wanna cry beside her but i just couldnt help it 😭 #him and his family talking in depth about their loss felt gutteral. strong family... about his mom and about felicite #hm yeah </3 mmkay thats a wrap we dont need me sobbing again thinking about this family #so about the touring!! we see him struggling to find his feet to perform confidently through the years #yk... last 1d performance in xfuk. jho for xfuk. ultra fest too i think? ...ccme. telehit. scala... 2 walls tour (2020) shows in spain #aotv spoilers #its actually insane how massive his insecurities became during and post 1d 😭 #bro was acting small roles as a child. was 'popular' in school. lead singer in a cover band. main lead in grease & auditioned for xfactor #and post 1d??? man didnt know what to do with himself. it's sooo!!!!!!!! #it's evil actually leave that man's poor confidence alone! 😭 #the doc ended beautifully :> showing scenes of his show in milan. 30k+ people. ONLY there for louis! #by this point hes built up enough confidence to perform btm live for the first time!!!!! hard song to sing and he smashed it 🥹 #the title truly encapsulates everything huh. voices in his head. voices of industry ppl whispering in his ear. voices of criticism. and #voices of fans cheering and singing his songs #cathartic ending 🫶🏼 loved aotv!!! when btm played girl you Know i was gone 😭 #loved that he included the fitf uk no.1 too!!! it's a pretty little bow to this wonderful gift #i would Love to add more but i reached 30 tags LMAOOO yk what maybe i'll rb this with more tags😭💀 #louis u deserve the world the moon the stars entire planets and all the galaxies 🫂 mwuah

[roses-red-and-pink]

@corneliaavenue-ao3 Several Sunlit Daylights.

Aug 5: 1989

Wonderland

We found Wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And we pretended it could last forever (eh, eh)

We found Wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And life was never worse but never better

- Taylor Swift, Wonderland

Harry’s mind wandered a long way from the marquee, back to afternoons spent alone with Ginny in lonely parts of the school grounds. They seemed so long ago; they had always seemed to good to be true, as though he had been stealing shining hours from a normal persons life…

- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pg 115-116.

But there were strangers watching

And whispers turned to talking

And talking turned to screams

- Taylor Swift, Wonderland

“Think how much danger you’ll be in if we keep this up. He’ll know, he’ll find out. He’ll try to get to me through you. “

“What if I don’t care?” Said Ginny fiercely.

“I care,” said Harry.

- Harry Potter and the half blood prince, pg 538

I reached for you, but you were gone

I knew I had to go back home

You searched the world for something else

To make you feel like what we had

And in the end, in Wonderland

We both went mad

- Taylor Swift, Wonderland

Side note: 1989 is probably my second fave album after Lover. And Hinny is my favourite couple in all of fiction. So I wanted to do something for this week. Enjoy my drawings and collection of quotes from the song and the books. Also: didn’t you flash your green eyes at me?!??!! Is so Hinny coded, but couldn’t find a way to work that into this sequence.

#hinny #several sunlit daylights #Harry Potter #I don’t usually do fandom stuff on here but #it’s Taylor Swift and Harry/ginny #so congrats all my followers you get to see a glimpse of my obsession

[thelightsandtheroses]

Lolabee’s July Wrap-Up

This Month’s Fic Recs

These are just a few of the fics I’ve enjoyed this month, but there are so many great and fics out there by very talented writers within this fandom! I’ve avoided repeating some of the series I highlighted last month, but I still love those too. Like last time, some of the below I still need to leave comments on but I wanted to highlight here as a start!

Please be mindful of any content warnings and I believe all fics/ blogs in this list are 18+

Javier Peña a pile of cards - @mvtthewmurdvck Senorita - @lavendertales

Joel Miller this is me trying - @swiftispunk To Hell and Back - @darkroastjoel Notch - @fuckyeahdindjarin Sleepy - @hier--soir Stay In Bed -@psychedelic-ink

Frankie Morales Life Is Good -@something-tofightfor Shared Breaths - @frenchiereading

Ezra (Prospect) Compulsion - @iamskyereads

Din Djarin Passenger by @whatsnewalycat

My Writing Throughout July

I've managed four updates this month which I am personally really happy about because this month was hectic! All of my fics are x female reader unless otherwise indicated. I’ve indicated any personal faves with a *

Javier Peña

Secret Smile - chapter three

- chapter four

-chapter five *

Frankie Morales Sing fever to the form*

Favourite July Books, TV, Music, Games and Films

Bunny - Mona Awad [book]- this became so weird though, but definitely carried through the dark academia vibes Bless the daughter raised by a voice in her head - Warsan Shire [book] - her poetry is honestly incredible The Ex Talk - Rachel Lynn Solomon [book] loved this one and there was great chemistry with the main characters

Stick Season - Noah Kahan [music] driving to work while loudly singing Dial Drunk or Homesick is both stress release and a vibe, okay? De Selby (Part 2) - Hozier [music] After one listen, this ended up on about four of my writing playlists. Hozier is just fantastic and I am so excited for his new album - I’ve decide I’m even going to get the vinyl of it.

Hijack [tv] - I am but a human being and a real-time thriller with my man, Idris? Yes, please! It was super tense and worth watching. The Lincoln Lawyer [tv] - I love a good legal show and this is really fun. I also like that they’ve expanded on Haller’s Mexican heritage in the show compared to the books and while I hate they've split the season in half, am looking forward to the new episdodes in August

Sims 4 [game] - yes I’m a simmer, no, I don’t care if you judge me for that. This franchise has had a hold on me since the first iteration and it may never stop.

#lolabee recs #lolabee’s july 2023 wrap up #lolabee writes stuff

[yunyebai]

Hello! my name is Page [21+, PST/UTC-8] 🎔 I wanted to get something posted! First of all, hooray for opening! Secondly, I'd like to plot! Like that's sort of the main thing. I am totally willing to try and make Tumblr messages work if that's your preferred method of communication, but I'm definitely more responsive on Discord! If you want to plot, like this post and I'll hop on over to your DMs! I've got an embarrassing number of muses I'm bringing in and didn't want to make a thousand different intros to be totally honest, so I've got my first batch with some information below the read more, and I'll post for the second group over the next day or so! Click the banners to see their profiles if you want more info.🎔

Yebai moved to Korea when he was a child after his mother remarried. His mother is great, and his stepdad is a sweetheart, but nevertheless, as the leftover kid and with a pair of younger half-siblings, he has always felt like a moon in orbit, wanting nothing more than his feet on the ground. He's done well enough for himself, going to school for graphic design and digital art and getting a foot in the door in the industry, doing jobs here and there on top of doing the art for an indie games studio, but he's never stopped wanting more friends and more validation and a little more adventure.

Plotting Points: Yebai is a huge NewAve fan, with a Twitter account devoted to posting chibi comics and occasionally more fully-rendered fanart of his biases. Tweets at least once per month about the two fancalls he's had with his fave. Once collaborated with a fansite to design a plush doll of said member. School friends? Or school enemies. Coworkers? He loves to go out into public and sketch scenes and people. Frequents cafes and parks. Very outgoing.

Hyeji was very nearly an it girl, placing second on a popular idol survival show in 2016. A rigging scandal brought her two year-old group (and a planned franchise) to an end, and for a while, it seemed as though her career had fallen victim to his as well for a time. Her company debuted her as a soloist, but they were ill-equipped, and perhaps hesitant to promote her. She languished in lack-of-release limbo for a few years, picking up a few bad habits in her downtime during overly long hiatuses. She's sober now, if only barely, and has in the last year or so signed to Canvas Labs after her contract with her last company expired. As she puts together her debut album, she's also in the process of piecing together her identity. She's not sure that she knows who she is, if not a party girl.

Plotting Points: She's fairly well-known amongst a certain demographic of young people (especially women) in their 20s and international Kpop fans and does a lot of CFs and promotions even though her musical releases have been scarce, occupying a niche somewhere between Sunmi and Chungha and Somi. Canvas Labs employees and idols. She has crawled half of the clubs in Seoul by this point. Exes? Situationships that got a little complicated? Friendships that got messy? Maybe more than that, if there's chemistry?

Katrina lives with her grandmother in Seoul while she attends school, aiding the increasingly less-mobile woman with her chores. Originally from San Francisco, her mother is the charismatic pastor-president of a luxe, modern church, and her father is a plastic surgeon. Growing up, she's known nothing but strict rules governing femininity, womanhood, and the role she was to play in the world if she was to be saved. Korea confuses her. Here, a lot of those lessons ring true, and yet, freed from the covenant eyes of her parents and church community, her previously well-defined sense of self, and of the world, has begun to fray about the edges.

Plotting Points: Volunteers at animal shelters and community food-security orgs semi-regularly. People she's met at school? Someone who frequents the same thrift shops and tea shops she does? Has tried to attend several different churches in Korea and been weirded out by each one. Has an interest in musical theatre and is secretly obsessed with a couple of 40 year old musical actors. Has done some modeling for random little clothing brands.

#jongno:hello #;;ooc

[raid3r-r4bbit]

@fuzzydreamin thanks for the lol. ive been a little busy with life so sorry for the late response.

Favorite Color:

Green. Like Blindingly Neon almost yellow bile/acid toxic hazmat pukey green. Also black. I'm also a fan of earthy tones, warm greys and browns, rusty orangey reds, and i also unironically love that "some smoker lived here for 5+ years but i swear the walls are white" sepia color.

Last song:

Either Childish Flamingo or 1x1. I've been hopping in between really screamy and just goofy shit atm because i cant focus with anything else. 🤷 But (I also jsut got a new BMTH hoodie) BMTH's post human album has been feeding me. It's a really good (visual? no.) example of that like just angry and over it nihilist feeling and I just *MUNCH CRUNCH AAAA* like i feel like it could be just the tiniest bit angrier and louder but i think that's my headphones.

as for childish flamingo, its like that miseryxcpr thing imo. It's goofy and funny and it slaps. and it's so catchy. it's like right on the edge of aha funny and fuck you street and i love it. i hope any of that makes sense im sorry lol.

Last movie:

the Demon Slayer movie. I skipped all the way to the end to see the fight between Akaza and Rengoku because they're two of my favs ( in order from that show: Uzui (my mom calls yuzu (my cat) Uzui and its adorable) Akaza and Rengoku. I Found out the english dub is out (im way behind) and just needed to hear their english voice acting. all of it is amazing and Akaza's lil gigles during the fight make me incredibly happy. Guys who laugh/giggle mid combat? Ugh >\\x//<

Currently Watching:

Demon Slayer, Chainsaw man, Tokyo ghoul (im rewatching a bunch of animes) Steven universe. (i love all of these and full recommend them. I literally just yesterday(or the day before idk time is a blur) got a new funko pop, it's the half-kakuja kaneki and i love it.)

Other stuff i've watched this year:

Spy x Family, the Junji ito Collection, Yamishibai (if you like picture style art and horror this is great, its somewhat junji ito like, but shorter stories and ngl the zanbai ep scared me a bit) psychpass (some reccomended this to me cause im (obviously) a fan of darker more gruesome shows, and it is very dystopian, love the art work, but i just dont get it.) Given (if you havent watched this show please watch it its amazing) Yuri on ice, Banana Fish (also another fave)

(I work from home, and pretty much exist at my computer, and need to keep on music or tv to keep the bad thoughts out, so i have a lot of time and opportunity to watch stuff ok)

Shows I dropped this week:

Psycho pass. again, i just couldnt get into it. I know a lot of people seem to really like and it full seems like a show that would be up my alley. that first ep was kind of a lot though. I'm not ashamed to admit i love shows that are unafraid to show nudity and violence but the two together (ifykyk) make me uncomfortable. If this case had been a little further in the show i think it would have been fine, but it's litterally the first like ten minutes of the show. I also tried watching this a few week ago while at wasteland but we were pretty much just out the door.

Devil May Cry. I still love the games and the characters, and i remember loving the anime as a kid but its just... so different from the games lmao.

Currently Reading:

random internet stuff, fics and shit. I feel bad because i used to go to the library all the time but at the same time, i dont really have the room to store a whole bunch of books and despite being super dyslexic, i read insanely fast, so renting/buying books isnt worth it to me. (i've read entire full length series in the span of a day or two, while doing other stuff. I need longer, more conveniently packaged novels and that typically comes in the form of fanfiction. )

tagging: @snowmutant @ivanpahdrylakeracer @glaochormfitheach(idk if ur cool tagging you in this kinda stuff, if not just lmk i though it'd be fun :D) @the-soup-witch(im dragging you into tumblr culture whether you like it or not, welcome to tagging games)

#tagging game #tag game #I STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO TAG THIS STUFF #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #how's that?

[shiftingdiariesofophelia]

little update for you guys:

so i’ve had literally no time for shifting recently 💀 I haven’t even attempted in a month or so.

and i know everyone’s like “make time!” or “shifting is easy just do ___!” girl i’m telling you i’m up at 6 in the morning and my day isn’t over until 11, then i need to go to sleep and do it all again the next day. having responsibilities sucks ass.

BUT- in the meantime, I’ve been exploring potential DRs and making pinterest boards and cute little spotify playlists and basically it’s the main way i’m attached to shifting right now. My living situation has changed (positive) but that’s a whole other mess and basically Ophelia has NO time ❌

So updates might be slow until i move into my dorm in August, but anyway here’s a new list of some of my drs in case anyone is looking for a new place to shift:

So, I have my Hogwarts DR right? But honestly, it’s not really my main focus at the moment. i’m really just trying to get to my waiting room before i decide where the hell i’m going. this dr is cute and adorable and feels very homey to me. i’ve actually considered permashifting there tbh. it’s the world i’ve scripted the most for and what ignited my shifting journey.

Then, I have a Fame dr. kind of obligatory at first but the more i was getting into it, the more shit i’ve added and i actually love it now. it’s a mid-2010s and onward fame dr, so it’s like 2015 where i’m shifting. i’ve scripted to start out on broadway (OBC for katherine pulitzer in newsies), eventually working my way to the acting industry and then the music industry. i’ve got at least three albums planned and I even have an idea for a directorial debut limited series. I’ve also scripted myself into movies and shows that don’t exist in my cr so i’m excited to see how that goes!

I have some ideas for a marvel/Avengers dr. I’m a Greek demi-goddess with questionable parentage, but I insert myself into Tony’s life right around the first Iron Man. With weird time mechanics and whatever I just want to be besties with peter parker and train with strange and bucky tbh. extended found family is what i live for

I’m working on an Avatar: The Last Airbender dr lmao. i wanna be a fire bender so bad it’s unreal. I’m also adding separate countries under the same nation. like yes, there’s the earth kingdom and fire kingdom, but they have separate designations sort of like the southern and northern water tribes.

I’m thinking of a pjo/camp-half-blood dr because that would be cool as hell. going on quests with the gang and having powers?? i’d probably script some stuff in or out but the idea is really cool to me and i was always a percy jackson kid

lost in space dr !!! if you don’t know what i’m talking about there’s an original series from years ago or there’s a netflix reboot but basically this is a found family dr that takes place in space/alien planets and there’s a robot. maureen and john robinson are so mother and father coded it’s unreal.

hawkins, indiana dr but not “really” a stranger things dr because i don’t want to traumatize these kids or be traumatized myself lmao i’m basically just living in hawkins but all the friend groups are the same. also i’m dustin’s older sister because he’s adorable.

youtuber dr where i’m in weird/conspiracy core youtube and make those sorts of videos. i wanna make content with some of my more niche weird faves like wendigoon, nexpo, etc. this is really niche for a dr but i think it’s gonna be fun as hell.

bridgerton dr, y’all fr need to get in on this. new pretty dresses every day, men competing for my hand in marriage, elitist politics, orchestral music, flowers everywhere- it’s just going to be a good time i know it.

The 100 but specifically seasons 1-2 (MAYBE 3). Less death and more fun but with some scripting i think the idea of a society run by delinquent teenagers from space who are also fighting barbaric remnants of a destroyed civilization sounds cool as HELL bro. But i finished the show and the plot after the time jump isn’t what I want so i’m gonna script the hell out of the actual plot to make it fit what i want.

Trap House dr ! (another youtuber dr, shockingly) with the trap house circa the late 2010s. ghost hunting with sam and colby, talking shit with jake and corey, doing stupid shit and partying and just having a good time bro. i’m also scripting out Elton 🙈

narnia dr but specifically from LWW through the golden era of narnia. ruling over a mythological land with the pevensies, exploring the lands as far as they go, learning the lore with the other places in the world narnia exists in (where the telmarines come from and the other nations), i just think it’d be cool as hell.

and i want to figure out how to make like a zombie (potentially TWD or TLOU) dr without it being traumatizing 😭😭 stay tuned for how that works out lmaooo

#shifting #reality shifting #shifting advice #shifting update #quantum jumping #shifttok #shiftblr #ophie speaks

[solarisposting]

thoughts on 1989 TV?

I've not yet actually listened to the whole thing because of life hectic-ness, namely foot surgery that has made fun things like Consuming Music I Love suck a lot. So I'm listening all the way through today while I do some scanning for work! This is gonna be a sort of "live react" stream of consciousness thing that I'll ideally edit before bombarding you with my Thoughts :-)

In general, everything sounds so much crisper and I am LIVING

I've always been kinda meh towards style aside from the last chorus, but there's something sooo much better about style tv!! Haven't listened to the OG 1989 in ages, so I'd need to compare to really explain it (and it might be obvious, but I'm not the greatest at remembering the little details from pre-reputation albums bc rep was my first as a a Fan™️)

Her matured and vastly improved vocals are to die for and have been throughout the ~taylor's version~ journey. MWAH!

OOTW is already a gorgeous song, but tv is, again, just so...!!!!!

AYHTDWS is already one of my favorites, so the rerecording has me EMOTIONAL it's so beautiful. Hold me I listened twice (which I consider a sin on full listen-throughs of albums, though I AM a horrid sinner, so)

I still hate shake it off, but this one's much better. Milder hate, more like distaste now, sort of like a mushy thing on the bottom of my shoe instead of the bottom of my sock

IWYW makes me sprint thru the streets at 5 AM even with my recently removed stitches owie

WHAT IS THE SECRET SAUCE HERE?? Do the drums sound better? Idk!

I know bad blood is considered cringey but listen. It's also so fun and the cringe makes us free. Maybe the harmonies on the chorus have more parts?? Gdi i need to do one to one comparisons with all of these. Already salivating over the Kendrick Lamar version at the end of the album I'm excited for him

It's official that 1989 tv has made me really like songs I've been ambivalent or mildly positive towards (like style and wildest dreams now), so that's like actually huge imo

Everything is so pretty! (I'm half asleep now help I'm at WORK)

I Know Places is one of those TS songs I rarely listen to and then I listen and am like "why the fuck aren't I listening to this one daily" and IKP tv has me feeling that More Intensely

Clean is yet another fave and clean tv makes my very soul tremor. Don't look at me for a week

Wonderland continues to be a fucking transcendental experience that electrocutes my spinal column <3 the bridge is even MORE earth-shattering than it was in the original. please see my original thoughts from 4.5 years ago

these feelings re: Wonderland still stand and always will

The first chord of YAIL kind of sounds like the first chord of Give Great Thanks by Dorian Electra lmao

Still not crazy about YAIL but the lyrics and the ****** lore...phew!

New Romantics tv is suuuch a good example of how gorgeous tayla's lower register has gotten. It's so much richer and I guess more well supported?

I've heard that Slut! is actually emotional af...not ready

"I might as well be a joke in love" HOO BOY I SEE NOW WHAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

"Got lovesick all over my bed" is SO !!!!!!

Okay yeah Slut! is so fucking good

Say Don't Go has me reeling. I can see why it didn't make the final cut (she is just a little too unlike her brethren to the point that, imo, she wouldn't fit well into the original album as well as the songs that made it do), but it's soooo ggoooooOOOD!!! It gives me almost like...cousin of 1989 and Lover and Midnights vibes?

Now That We Don't Talk...!!!! These vault songs fucking rule, dude.

The end of NTWDT 🤝 Mastermind??

The I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it ⏩️ I broke his heart 'cause he was nice pipeline and how it rejects the continuation of a cycle of passivity while simultaneously continuing the emotional burden carried by women in their relationships!! And also a cycle of cruelty! These are half-baked thoughts but they ARE thoughts I'm having!! An english degree was wasted on me because my textual analysis skills are still so juvenile,,

Is It Over Now Boo From Fleabag Moment

I WAS RIGHT THE KENDRICK LAMAR BAD BLOOD VERSION IS SO FUCKING AJGKDHAGXGBX AHHHHHH (dats me yellin)

#wow this was an Experience WHEW #ann with an ie #i love you for prompting me to do this anon #i also didn't end up editing anything lmao

[alerionjkeee]

15 questions for 15 mutuals

I was tagged by @kanonbreakerz​​, thanks for tagging me!!! 💖

are you named after anyone? my grandpa's name was Victor, so I guess I was named after him - Victoria. I really like this name, it's beautiful and makes sense

when was the last time you cried? I cried bitterly in February for almost half an hour when I heard linkin park's song, which was released after 20 years from the old album🥴🥴

do you have kids? no, and to be honest, this is not even in my plans for life

do you use sarcasm a lot? I'm a bit of that "toxic friend", but I try not to let these thoughts go far beyond my head so as not to offend anyone

what sports do you play/have you played? I attended dance classes as a child, but didn’t try other sports 

what’s the first thing you notice about other people? I never thought about it... probably involuntary attention always falls on appearance...? but I really don't care how good a person looks if there's nothing to talk to him

eye colour? green 💚

scary movies or happy endings? scary movies with happy endings 😆 but honestly I like both!

any special talents? nah, I don't think there are something

where were you born? Russia, and yeah I know what people think about this country now and I remind that I didn’t choose WHERE I should be born, okay?💀💀

what are your hobbies? I am a gamer to the core and I think I’ll be one until my death lol

do you have any pets? my Neva Masquerade cat Ice

how tall are you? ~165 cm

fave subject in school? I didn’t like school at all, and teachers didn’t know how to interest their subjects... however, at the university I really liked English

dream job? a job? hah no, I wouldn't want to work in general lol, but since it's not realistic, I would probably like to be able to work as something like a game designer or qa engineer

I would like to tag @catsaar, @florwalsims, @deehya, @cowboycid, @zx-ta, @ellemant, @harinezumi-sims, @bottsbotts, @budgie2budgie​, @lady-moriel​​

now I rarely go to the tumblr and didn’t see who has already answered, so I if I bother you again, sorry🥺👉👈 and  feel free to ignore this If you don’t want

#nonsims #tag game #other

[apencilandpen]

K-Pop Recap Of 2023!

Tagged By: @we-survive-endlessly

Groups You Started Stanning?:

uuhhhh, i started really liking Monsta X and I really enjoyed The Boyz's most recent two albums. They're not groups, but I got really into WOODZ, DPR Ian, and ONEWE Giuk's solo work this year

I'm a really casual listener of a lot of artists but those were the ones that like, stuck in my brain

New Ult Biases?:

I don't really do ults! I just got guys that I like! But V has been my main man for a long time and I think he mightve been usurped by Hongjoong and Kai

Idol(s) Who Got The Most Of Your Simping?:

...kai...and san...no one look at me

OH and also WOODZ i had to put him on my wall hes so cool

Most Streamed Group(s):

according to Spotify: Ateez and Stray Kids

BUT i take issue with that because i listen to a lot of music off of spotify bc i started BUYING MUSIC AGAIN, and fun fact the only reason skz is my top artist is because i looped heyday for about half an hour last january and then i listened to han's solo songs a bunch :D

according to me and my vibes: probably Ateez, Monsta X, and The Boyz, and maybe EXO

Most Streamed Soloist(s)?:

according to Spotify: WOODZ and Key

according to me and my vibes: WOODZ, Kai, DPR Ian, Key, Taemin, Giuk, Kihyun, and Agust D

Top K-Pop Song(s) Of This Year (Opinion Or Streaming, You Choose):

As i've said, i take issue with my spotify top songs bc i know it's not accurate so I'm just gonna list some of my faves from some albums in no particular order:

Fighting - BSS

Say You Love Me/Sinner - Kai

The Feeling/Sweet Misery - SHINee

Bouncy - Ateez

D-Day/Snooze - Agust D

Passion Fruit - The Boyz

Welcome to the Other Side/Don't Go Insane - DPR Ian

Drowning/Amnesia - WOODZ

Rat in the Trap - The Boyz

My Blue/Outro: Dresden - Giuk

We Know - Ateez

Down/Rebel - TVXQ

Top Debut This Year:

i don't really follow debuts, but i really liked xikers's albums

Choreographies You Learned:

if i had more time i'd actually learn them, but i know bits and pieces of Lip Gloss, Hard, and Fighting. And of course i know bouncy XD

Albums/Merchandise You Bought:

okay so i visited kpop specialty stores for the first time this year and spent so much money. and also shout out to my best friend SubK. i ended up buying between 35-40 albums over the course of this year sooooo these are some of my favorites:

my entire Monsta X collection: Reason, The Dreaming, All About Luv, Fatal Love, No Limit, One of a Kind, Lights, Youth, The Unseen

albums from this 2023: Will, D-Day, Dear Insanity, Psycho Xybernetics: Turn Over, Phenomena: Boy's Blue/Rise Waves, Rover, Killer, Chase, Phantasy Pt. 1: Christmas in August, Name Chapter: Temptation, Oo-li, Doorbell Ringing

albums from not 2023: Don't Mess Up My Tempo, Colorful Trauma, Only Lovers Left

New Kpop Mutuals You Made?: maybe but idk how time works so idk when everything happened :D

#ask me about my album venn diagram its my north star #i dont really consider myself a 'stan' bc im pretty casual about a lot of it but i really like MX now #but these kind of reflections are kinda fun maybe i'll do a general one #just my two cents #my stuff #my post #digital scrapbook

[mekinere]

Tagged by @defender-of-wilderness

Tagging: Your mother's house

what is your astrological big 3?

im a bonefide aquemini

last song?

God Loves You by JPEGMAFIA (I listen to music constantly to drown out tinnitus, and Scaring The Hoes is a good album)

currently reading?

I'm actually inbetween books right now! I can't focus on reading on my phone or to audio books, and I haven't bought a book recently so

last movie?

I went to watch The Marvels with my brother, since he really likes MCU movies. It was really fucking bad. I don't like the MCU. The movie I liked BEFORE that was Annihilation. First time watching it all the way through (I kept watching it at 4am) was really good and I want to read The Southern Reach Trilogy now.

it’s karaoke night at your fave dive bar, which song are you singing?

Beneath the Brine by Family Crest. All of their songs are like love songs written by some dude cursed in the 1400s to live forever as long as he plays music who happens to also be a hopeless romantic.

addendum: I cannot sing.

currently working on?

Uhhhh rigged question I have 5 projects and have half assed all of them. My big one is definitely Era of Ink, my up and coming West March inspired open world DND campaign. I decided I like my homebrew world too much and am homebrewing every single creature, as well as a few other things (I don't care for anything in DND but it may be the only system I could convince all of my friends to use) (also I love my silly little OC world(I dont know how people refer to their worlds))

#me core #is it like. the meki cinematic universe

[upagainstthesunset]

Kate update!

I had the day off so ran some errands, then took a few hours to hit up three stores that have back issue comics. Sometimes it's a total strikeout bc two of the places just have random dollar bin stuff, and the third place is more complete but also kind of expensive.

BUT on this day of days I ended up picking up a ton of stuff!!!!!! I got a whole mess of Flash comics, and I started collecting Impulse bc they were so cheap and not the most common and the plan was always to get going on those after the Flash run. I also finally found the Swamp Thing issue w Metron in it, as well as the New Gods story by Evanier that gives Metron a love interest (kinda lol). And they had the tpb of Bug so I bought that too. This visit really crossed a lot off my shortlist of stuff to find. Now i just need to come across that one Spectre comic in the wild.

[Image: Photo of many comics fanned out on a table. There are ten from Flash volume 2, 7 from Impulse, and single issues from New Gods and Swamp Thing. On top is a trade paper back of Bug the Adventures of Forager. /End]

The first store I went to is a used book store and theyve always got really cool, eclectic stuff and everything is hella cheap. It's a local fave and everyone who works there is interesting and full of personality. They only have two boxes of comics, plus some miscellaneous collections, but stock moves fast and I've surprisingly found quite a few there.

The second store is across the street and half a block away, so I usually pop in there if I'm already visiting the first place. They're primarily a record store though, and they have soooo many cool albums I've never even heard of, and always have something good playing. It makes me miss record stores from back in the day. Anyway, they have about 24 short boxes and none of them are sorted. So its kind of a pain unless you really know what youre looking for. It took me about 50 min to go through all of them, which feels like a world record lol.

And the last store. Oh, the last store. I don't go to it often bc as I mentioned, it's kind of expensive. Issues that I know are only worth $3 go for up to $6. But they have THE MOST stock I've ever seen. Like, I am not kidding when I say it's like if you had a dream about looking at comic back issues and it was surreal with boxes stacked everywhere. Also the dude that runs the place is so nice. Oh and they also keep a little shelf of TwoMorrows stuff I particularly appreciate bc 1) they publish the Kirby Collector, and 2) theyre local to the area. But yeah i dont go to this one unless there are issues i have not been able to find elsewhere, since it's highly likely I'll find it there (and for more $). But it's a good place. I still like it a lot. Here are some pics I took inside the place today. The vibe there is really something.

[Images: First is a photo of a comic store interior. Many boxes are stacked in the foreground on both sides, reaching about six to seven feet high. Further into the room is a table are tables that have more boxes of comics which are open and not stacked.

The second photo is of the same room but from a different angle. In the foreground are the open comic boxes. In the background are the many stacked boxes that nearly reach the ceiling. End\]

Anywho, thats it. Thats all. Im just very pleased and i have a lot of love for these local places still keeping it going out there.

#kateliftstheveil #it was honestly SUCH a good day #i get so overly pleased when i have a good day bc it feels like oh i actually can have quality time #and i really really and grateful #now to actually sit down and read everything i bought lol #metron if i fits i sits

[hazzabeeforlou]

Hi, I’m Toni.

Got a slew of new followers and I’ve been almost inactive the last half a year (at least) so wanted to do an update/intro so you know who I am LOL and so my long suffering fandom besties know what the fuck’s been going on (if anyone still cares rip sorry it’s been forever)

Currently writing this from my sick bed of ear cellulitis? That I got from wearing my mask? It would literally only happen to me. Had to go to urgent care and get a butt shot of antibiotics so it didn’t, you know, spread to my bloodstream :)

Anyways I say that to say that I probably got sick in the first place because I’m incredibly run down right now. The classical music world (im a professional musician) FINALLY opened up again, and to meet gig demands I only work my pandemic retail job once a week. I have been traveling the last four weekends in a ROW, which, due to my chronic pain (which has seen SOME improvement over the last year!!) makes me super duper exhausted and I have to admit tik tok has been getting most of my brain numbing time.

Life post-happy drugs has been tough. I’ve seen improvement in the areas I wanted to, physically, but mentally god. Drugs were nice. Anywho, I’ve done a ton of witchy/ancestral connecting/herbalist kinda things the last six months, and I now have an alter and a spiritual practice that has really brought me a lot of growth and meaning. It’s hard healing from your past when you’re still living IN it… and there’s no improvement with my parents. They’re still homophobic as hell and Republican as fuck, despite screaming matches. The threats of physical violence prevent me from confronting my dad any further. I’ve kind of given up hoping they will ever change.

It’s funny though, I would classify this year as the year I started to “feel” things, and of course that happened physically post the drugs, but also emotionally once I started to let myself FEEL emotions, god what a train wreck. Who knew humans could CRY so much? That emotional revelation led to the probably overdue realization that I’m likely Autistic and high masking, and have been suffering from that classic 30’s wall that “gifted girl high masking autistic children” eventually hit wherein they are no longer able to just push through and ignore. That’s been tough.

Writing has always been how I process and understand emotions, and now that I’ve started to actually FEEL them, it hasn’t become as essential to my functioning as it had been the last six or so years. I miss it, and I plan on finishing all my projects I left behind… as I’ve said many time The Garden part 3 IS coming I promise lol. But! Hopefully. And no promises. But I have the most delightful Christmas fic tucked into my head that I would love to publish this year, if I can find the time to get it on paper.

Okay as for fandom… I did a “growth thing” earlier this year and deleted all the bbygate stuff I’d been saving for the inevitable end. I just can’t anymore. All the photoshop, the blatant exploitation of it all… yeah I think the best option is just not to care. If they’re gonna drag this out for the rest of my life then I’m going to ignore the shit out of it. Speaking of ignoring, I also noped out of the H and O nonsense. God. What a MESS. I liked HH, truly, but the fave for me was Matilda. To be honest with you all, I listened until I grew naturally full of the album and I moved on with my life, it wasn’t world changing to me the way FL was. HOWEVER. FITF? Lord save me i didn’t even know it was coming out and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m fucking obsessed. I’m planning a MP. I genuinely think it’s Louis’ finest work and I can’t get enough of it. Every time I listen I like it MORE. I theorize it’s going to be a slow blooming album that smacks everyone’s expectations in the face. I’m so fucking proud of Louis. I bawled real ugly tears at Common People.

And lastly as always, I believe the boys were in love but I make no claims about their lives now. I enjoy the hints and speculation and love larrying along, but I think they’ve established these personas that are bulletproof to fan speculation these days, and I feel that’s how they truly want it. And that’s cool, won’t stop me from writing Larry because it was the truest gayest baby Star crossed lovers story out there and still makes the best fan fic.

Apologies for the novel but nice to meet you if you’re new HI I’M TRYING TO BE BACK to my old chums, and feel free as always to talk to me, my ask box is always open ❤️

#mine #personal #hiiiiii guys

[professormingisglasses]

QUESTIONS...

FFwriter X idolseonghwa (kinda)

TW: talks of anxiety and mental illnesses, starts of like smutty(?)… but trust it's not like that. (let me know if I miss anything)

A/N: This is me getting used to writing for Hwa, I hope it isn’t too cringey but this concept came to me while daydreaming haha. Also I feel like it would funny if this ever happened to an atiny IRL. Anyways enjoy, and for the most part I think it’s gn! but once again let me know and give feedback :)

XO your fave shinestar ;)

(I’m Ot8 for the most part, I CANNOT CHOOSE and I don’t want to hehe. You’ll see further down what I mean)

He pried me away from the crowd and sat me down one of the velvety couches in the hallway. “Why did you bring me here?” I ask Seonghwa hazed and dizzy from the dance floor. “I called three times and you didn’t answer, do you have any clue how worried I was,” he gritted out while roughly brushing his hands through his obsidian locks. Finally coming to my senses, “But why, after all the things I said about yo-” he cuts me off, crashing his plump lips into mine and he carefully press my back into the velvet. I groan against his lips as he grabs a fist of my hair to allow access to my neck. “Tell me if you want to stop sweetheart,” he mutters in between the nibbles and nips at my neck. I’m so heady all I can offer him is whiney hum, I never want him to shit.

“Why did I write that,” I aggressively erase my mistake while frantically peaking at the time on the top of my computer, 3:25 AM. My readers will just have to wait for the next part, I tell myself as I quickly finish up the loose ends to make a cliffhanger. “Sorry for the ending guys,” I sound out while typing my authors note, “Please be patient and ready for a part two, XO your fav shinestar ;).” I press post, setting my laptop on my haphazardly organised desk and crawl into bed. Catching a glimpse of my alarm clock; 3:36 AM. Groaning into my pillow*,* I punch my clock giving myself three hours of sleep before I have to run down to the station for work. I dream about meeting Seonghwa and riding away into the sunset with him on a horse, Picture perfect, I smile to myself.

The clock has been going off for the past ten minutes, I grab the stupid thing and ram the off button. WHY DID I DECIDE TO PICK THIS JOB OUT OF ALL THE OTHER OFFERS I GOT UGHHH. I drag myself out my bed and head to the bathroom to look half decent while taking interviews with out-touch-with-reality celebrities. My current job at a gossip magazine was to make ends meet, heavens know I despise this job and all I want to do is work with artists. My true passion was to become a music journalist, diving deeper with the artists on their albums and understanding who they are behind the mic was all I want to do but alas I have to survive. Plus this is closest I can get to meeting some of my role models, for now that is.

“Eventually we will get there, but first let’s get through today,” I slap my face in my car mirror to psyche myself up before entering the office. Even before I can properly enter the office lobby, I spot a rougue human hurtling towards me. “Girl- woahhh,” my office bestie nearly crashes into me, so I her shoulders and face towards me. “YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT NOWWW,” she pushes me hastily along the office floor and I try my best not to fall flat on my face and acknowledge my coworkers. “First of all, WHY?!” I question as soon as we stop. “Second of all, why the fuck are our co-workers looking at me like I stole their paychecks ?” her face goes ghost-white. “Hello, are you ok?” What is up with this girl…

That’s when I hear him chuckle,

my heart dropped

I send an SOS and he’s-behind-me-isn’t-he? sharply to my friend, and in return receiving an encouraging yeah-hahahhahaha-but-you-got-this. I carefully turn myself to face Seonghwa, “Excuse me, are you who is supposed to interview me today? Sorry for any last minute trouble,” I feel the Earth shift beneath me and feel a shock that could send me into my grave along with my ancestors. “Yup yup,” my friend covers up for my shaken state. “Just give us a few moments to prep,” she leads me away. “HWAT !?” our make-up team promptly gets to work after not-so-gently placing my into a chair. “You got this, alright,” my friend shoves the interview questions I’ve worked on in my free-time, turning over in my head, thinking of that What if I ever got to meet him. I look over the questions, the words and letter slide around the page and my heart begins to pound with a strong presence. But they aren’t perfect, I am not ready. My thoughts are left as scattered as my questions.

I sit opposite Seonghwa, lit by the studio lights looking like the angel he is and fitted into a simple sweater and grey trousers that fit the homelness of the set. I cannot bring myself to look up at him as the make-up touch up his face and he glances towards me, my hands grip my clipboard with ferocity. “We can start whenever you are ready,” the director shouts out. “Ok, thank you,” Seonghwa replies politely. “Like he said whever you are ready,” I feel a gentle touch on my finger tips. I meet his face as he pulls back, he’s contorted with concern, but with a firmness that is comforting. I can’t help to think to myself of the times where his lives and content helped with my anxiety, and more importantly helped me to feel like I deserve to exist.

Thank you Seonghwa, let me prove to you and myself it was worth it.

With a deep breathe I signal to the staff that I am ready, “So you will be releasing a solo album soon..”

The interview had gone by somewhat smoothly, but minimal stuttering and edits which is a win for me. “Thank you for your time, anyways that’s all from me, your fav shinestar,” I finish cheekily.

I head to the roof after grabbing a muffin to munch on and clear my thoughts. I hear a door open but muffled as I stare into the baby blue scenery the sky displays. The knots that wind up during an anxiety attack slowly unfurl as I create shapes out of the fluffy clouds. “Good job by the way, you did amazing,” Seonghwa begins gently. I swiftly face him watching as the wind picks up his dark hair that the stylists, graciously, had left loose and soft. His eyes meet mine when the wind settles down after dancing around him in joy, leaving him with his signature smile. Absolutely mesmerised, I’ve forgotten to reply back, “Sorry, thank you” I shake myself awake. “Don’t be,” he tilts his head as though offended by my apology. “Also,” he jumps up, “your fics are just as good too. I love the way you portray me in each character, makes me feel like a shapeshifter,” he chuckles. I chock on my muffin,

HE’S READ MY FICS ?!

“Thank you ?” I force out settling myself. After he assures I’m ok, he continues his attack on my wellbeing. “I thought they would be more you know…” he fades off with smirk, I chock once more on my poor muffin, “I know what Atiny like…” he turns away. “HAHAHAHAhAHAHHA, yeah” I laugh obnoxiously. Sensing my obviously convincing casualness, “thank you again.” He shifts the conversation to something I don’t pick up right away because all I can think about what he was saying.

THANK THE HEAVENS THAT MY SMUT IS ON A WHOLE OTHER ACOUNT

Sending my thanks to anyone looking out for me, I tune into the conversation with Seonghwa, today was perfect and sweet like him. What more could I ask for, right?

This is what I sent to my poor best friend in the late hours of the night:

(i’m too tired to continue but basically, last minute she finds out she’s interviewing Seonghwa as he’s releasing his own album soon and after some nearly embarrassing moments, he realises that is the author of some of his most favourite ff of himself, and confesses this to her. She gets flustered but appreciates his words, he jokes about how he thought that the fics would be more raunchy since he knows what atiny like, and she brushes it off casually by laughing but thanks all the forces of the universe that her smut is on another more hidden account.)

(Sorry and love you lots !!!!)

#ateez fluff #ateez fanfic #ateez scenarios #seonghwa #atz #ateez x reader #professormingisglasses

[millierollsaseven]

I would love to send you links! (Apologies for the length of this ask btw. I get excited about music).

So this is actually one of my favorite sets of their's on youtube because the sound quality isn't ass and the first vid has a shot from the side so you can see Joe's hands

https://youtu.be/9qIQzJGUS8M

https://youtu.be/Pi8LkerwcHI

Unforch, they didn't film the whole set so The Ringleader is absent. Which is a bummer cause there's a part of the song that Joe always plays by jumping onto, and then steping on, his keyboard (and then he would fall over)

If you wanna get into TVF, I would recomend listening the second half of their first album first (which sounds weird but like, it's a concept piece that flows together)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1x4ivXaXMYdjspC7II4Kgj?si=ht9V6VzgTCiRFTiw5tPogQ

Then here's the last song they ever released, it's not on Spotify and it's one of my faves

https://thevenetiafair.bandcamp.com/track/death-is-the-poor-mans-doctor

As for getting into AVE, I think it's worth giving their album listen through at least once. It's got some fun tracts. However, it's.... I mean Will, Mario, and Jon were 19, 18, and 17 respectively when it came out. It sounds very good considering, but they've all grown as musicians since then. (Also should be noted, none of them get money for any of the spotify streams or bandcamp sales)

hi oh my god i am so so sorry for taking forever to answer this. but i do have a fun little surprise for you!

yeah the venetia fair is one of my favourite bands ever now, and i have to attribute it to you. i probably would've listened to them eventually, but you gave me the push i needed to start. otherwise i would've ended up discovering them a year later, or even further on.

after i received this ask, i listened to ESDTWGIOB and got absolutely obsessed. i have never found an artist that speaks to me as truly has tvf does. i sat on that for a few months (very bad at getting into music).

a few weeks ago, i decided to finally listen to the circus, because with the way my tvf interest was headed, i could not put it off any longer. i put it on, got overwhelmed (as you do), and listened to the whole thing.

it's one of my favourite albums now. my favourite currently, for sure. i literally cannot go a day without listening to it.

so i have a loooooot to thank you for. thank you for the links, thank you for the recs, and thank you for helping me find one of my favourite bands!

oh fuck i gotta talk about death is the poor man's doctor HOLY SHITTTTTT you were right that song is INCREDIBLE. i am so pissed that it's not on spotify. it makes me wonder the direction tvf could've taken if they followed through with the genre that song promised. it's whatever!! im fine about it. what matters is that i love the song and it's so special to me.

also never apologise for the length of the ask! i know it took me so long to answer, but that's my personal brain block talking. i love music so much and i love when people talk about their passions.

one last thank you, and a plea for us to be friends; i don't have many (if any) friends into tvf and you seem like you know a lot and have been around for a while. mutuals? <3

thank you for everything!

p.s. maybe one day i'll get into AVE. i'm working my way up to it.

#ask #monotropauniflora #ven's diagram

[colorisbyshe]

what are your top ten bt songs? to me dress is one of their most bland songs i’d like to know what else you pick

i feel like you just gave me an f in buck tick class!!! i feel so JUDGED

but i will say... i deserve it. to preface my list, i am a fake fan. and i mean in that in a very general sense. i own a yu yu hakusho shirt and i've never watched yyh--not even the "i caught random episodes on adult swim, out of order and never finished it" type way. i haven't listened to anyone's full discography outside of one direction (and even tehn i haven't listened to 70% of their solo works). i didn't really believe in listening to full album until like... 3 years ago? i go to concerts for artists where i only know like... 5 songs.

you know how obsessed i am with naruto? i never finished shippuuden. i read the manga obsessively up to whatever chapter sakura fake confessed in, dropped it, binge read the rest the week before th amanga ended, and never revisited the entire second half of the series. ever. outside of the last sasunaru fight.

i am a VERY VERY fake fan for most things. sometimes it's because i don't think i need to enjoy everything from a project/artist/franchise to call myself a fan, so i never revisit parts i didn't enjoy, and sometimes it's because i am too lazy o reven too scaraed to explore parts i haven't come across organically. i have been stung by many an album.

so now you understand... i am a buck tick fake fan.

so... i have VERY strong feelings about dress because i first heard it in the trinity blood opening almost 18 years ago but in those subsequent 18 years, i've kind of just meandered through their discography and never did any deep dives. so if you have better tracks, feel free to tell me

but here's my list

dress

romance

kiss me goodbye

kuchiduke

quesera sere elegy

misshitsu

ash-ra

speed

just one more kiss

bishu love

and with that said, another thing to know about me is... i DO have boring taste in music. or, to be clear, i have a very, very eclectic taste in music and am ALWAYS up for trying new genres, new artists, new techniques, but at the end of the day, i do gravitate towards the "easiest" and "most accessible" of said music. if i like industrial, it's baby's first industrial track. the only death grips song i like is the loona mashup. i think crash is charli xcx's most enjoyable body of work. almost every time a band has been called a sell out, that's my fave era of theirs.

so on the surface my taste in music is crAAaaaAAAzy but like... i cast a wide net... that has very large holes in it.

that said i would die for the song dress and i will kill you in your sleep for calling it boring.

[babvblue]

💌    INCOMING  ASK  MEME    💌

send me prompt : delve deeper into the connection between two characters , through photos in their camera roll.  adding captions are optional .

@oretscvs​ sent ⤿ for frankie & nicky … 🦄💜🪁☮️

send  🦄  ⸻  a picture taken of your character showing their dorky/silly side.

this might not seem all THAT silly or dorky . but when you remember he’s a 6′4 slutty man that has a Terrible reputation & can look absolutely terrifying , it is actually very dorky . especially when you think about said man playing arcade fair games to win a gd massive frog pillow . but jokes on him bc he didn’t actually win . frankie did . did she cheat ? possibly ! jury is out . but she stands by her argument that it’s not her fault he gets distracted by her , he should learn to focus better . she did , however , end up giving him said prize bc she did actually want to win it for him .

send  💜  ⸻  my character’s favourite picture of your character  

if anyone was to ask what her fave photo(s) of him was , she’d more than likely show them a photo of him on stage . aka when he’s in his element & he is looking particularly 🤌 . but her ACTUAL favourite photo of him is this one . why ? bc he’s neither Nicky Haven ; rockstar , or Nicky Haven ; coston bay’s ultimate menace . he’s just nick - a lil bit charming , a lil bit arrogant , a lil bit annoying , a lil bit soft & a whole lotta loving - & he looks it & she loves it v much .

send  🪁  ⸻  a throwback picture of my character

nicholas haven ( ft . tai rakena ) circa 2020 just a few months before he left & only 7 hours after they got the call that they’d just booked what was meant to be their biggest gig down in la to date bc naturally ... they spent the night celebrating . just the 4 of them . just in that last work bay . bc that’s all it’s ever been . definitley were all half delirious, & 3/4 had had a little too much, when this was taken . but they were all Very Happy . so much so that it wasn’t long after this photo was taken that both frankie & izzy piled on top of the 2 boys .

send  ☮️  ⸻  a picture of my character from a good day

the manager had been found . the record deal had been signed . their first ever single was a Hit . & they have just finished overseeing the last little bits of mixing on the final song needed for their debut album & it is ... a little bit unbelievable . none of them can quite believe it . none of it has sunk in . & they all need a bit of time out to process . tai & izzy have gone to their respective partners / homes to chill . but frankie & nicky end up finding a lil spot in some park nearby bc it feels like they haven’t seen or felt the sun in years & proceed to spend the next few hours just existing . slowly & surely though they both get to the point where it’s holy shit , we just finished an album .

#ask memes : frankie & nicky . #frankie & nicky .