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lueurichor · 2 months

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Cellphone spying! TDA Edition (;TWP)

(I'll be asking this same question to respective other sub-fandoms in the Shadowhunter community so that we have a net-profit of fantastic phone snooping of our own favs)

What are their most used apps, their background photos, their favourite social media, and do they have a pop socket or a special kind of case? etc.! Let's get started!

This ask applies to each TDA cast member of note as well TWP (mainly just to emphasis that KiTy and Dru matter! haha)

❤️‍🔥 Type of Phone: Do they use their phone a lot? What brand is it? What type of model is it? Are they interested in a lot of gadgets or is it very outdated? Does it have a cracked screen? Do they splurge often to buy their phone? Why is it that model?

❤️‍🔥Type of Phone case- Is it utilitarian? Is it branded? Is it funny quirky and often changed up to match certain outfits? Or does it have a string around sometimes just to be useful for i.e. when they take shifts and are on patrol so they have and its very to have a case that wraps around them? What colour is it? Why is it that colour or design?

❤️‍🔥 Most Used Apps: I.e. is it Instagram, Spotify, Mail, Netflix, DC Universe Infinite?

❤️‍🔥 Favourite Random App: i.e. something bizarre like like Hiking trails or Vinted

❤️‍🔥Favourite Social Media App: Is it Instagram? Do they use instagram live a lot? Or reels? Or do they prefer using TikTok for live content?

❤️‍🔥 Favorite App Game: Could it be Candy crush? Or do they not not play games? Is it because of lack of storage?

❤️‍🔥Home & Lock-Screen Photos: What is their wallpaper right now? Do they change it regularly? If so to what? Or is it a generic wallpaper that never changes and it comes wit the phone? Or is it of family members? Maybe a wallpaper affiliated with a sports team or a favourite fandom? Or a fandom ship? Is it a different wallpaper from their home screen?

❤️‍🔥Group Chats (the most frequented): Are they in many different Group Chats? Or they absolutely refusing to be a part of group chats? Or at least a few? If so what, are the group chat's names and who is a part of it? Do they keep the group notifications on? Or muted?

❤️‍🔥 Organization: How do they organise their phone? Is it into sub-folders? How is it organised by theme? How frequently they reach for the app?

❤️‍🔥 Most Called: Who do they call the most? And how often do you say? Or does this person not need to call their person often bc they are often WITH them?

❤️‍🔥Prefers to Call or FaceTime: Video calls or phone calls?

❤️‍🔥 Most Texted: Who do they most text? Their siblings? Their love interest? Their best friend? Who?

❤️‍🔥#1 Emergency Contact: ?

❤️‍🔥Alarms: How many alarms does this person set? Do they use alarms solely for waking up? Or does they set reminders for different tasks or timers for assignments? How much backlog of alarms is there of alarms? Or do they keep only the few they use on the regularly?

❤️‍🔥What news apps do they get their current events?: Do they even check in on current events? Or do they get it from podcasts? Or do they get their news from social media? And if so which?

❤️‍🔥 Social Media Usage: Are they, 'popular' on social media? Thus having a high follower count? What do they tend to post to 'the public'? Are they gearing their instagram or TikTok for a more artistic angle or sharing private important moments to the public? i.e. what they eat, what their favourite show is right now? Do they curate it to a specific aesthetic? Or do they not bother at all? and can go a long time without checking their social media? Do they have a burner account they use to follow all their favourite things and spy on people? Or do they not play that game?

❤️‍🔥 Most Listened to Song (currently): ?

❤️‍🔥Most Listened to Podcast (currently):?

And that's it for now! Thank you thank you for indulging us with your detailed creatives, I hope you will find this as fun as I can anticipate when I go giddy seeing your lovely answers that are at this point as close to canon as real!

xoxo

Regarding the Cellphone-Spying

This is an Answer-Post to a really nice & intriguing question I received from @emmalovesfitzloved.

I really don’t know how freaking long this answer-post will be, so I hope y’all are in for this ride!

We’re starting off with Kit, since he's definitely one of my favorite characters and also one for whom I have lots of personal head canons & theories, which will make this a lot easier. He was also the first one that came to mind!

I also made some categories to please my perfectionistic, organization-obsessed brain. Hopefully, it’ll make everything look less long & intimidating.

The Outside

So, first of all, Kit definitely has an IPhone. I'm thinking maybe 11 or 12 model-wise, and for sure either a blue or silver one (though the light blue one is the most obvious choice for sure)

He would have one of these weird-ass clear cases with the circle thingy, the only reason being that everybody else uses those as well, and he didn't really feel the need to stand out (at least not through his choice of phone case??)

Also, he is one of those people who store absolutely everything in their phone case. Keys, money, hair clips (for Mina), chewing gum, guitar picks (my kit-attempts-to-play-the-guitar-headcanon is very strong), a paper heart (from either Ty or Mina, you decide) and random pieces of garbage

All his wallpapers, not matter if we're talking home- or lock screen, are always pictures of him with his loved ones. Always. Ty basically lives on his lock-screen rent-free at this point.

In terms of accessories, I will definitely stand by the fact that he uses very old, partly damaged wired headphones (instead of listening to his boyfriend!) and is very stubborn about it. He also uses a pop socket, either one of those black-and-white checked ones or one with some sort of comic or movie reference.

The Inside

Apps

He has an average amount of apps, mostly socials and unnecessary games he downloaded because of advertisements but never really uses.

There isn't really an organization to them (like color-coded or something); he just lets them be where they are.

Most used Apps: WhatApp, YouTube and Google (pretty basic)

Personalization

Alarms: He actually only needs like three alarms, the first one being the most annoying sound ever (summit), and the others just in case.

Ringtone: He definitely had a duck-one at some point, simply out of spite and to scare Jace.

People

The people he texts the most are Ty and Dru. I would actually even say that he and Dru have more messages together than he and Ty, for numerous reasons. One of them being the fact that their chats contain many many playful arguments which result in tons of short messages and emoji-spams. Also, Ty isn't really a texter in my mind, and the two of them are around each other the whole time anyway.

In terms of who he calls the most, it's definitely Ty and Tessa, who's also his #1 Emergency Contact. Kit calls Tessa a lot, not only to talk to Mina who does not have a phone, but also just to check in, get advice or just talk for a bit. Him and Ty do both normal calls and video calls, but only if they're away from each other, normally, which doesn't happen too frequently. But when it does, they'll be calling each other a lot!

Group Chats, whew. This is gonna be a long one😅 There is, of course, a family group chat with Jem, Tessa and Kit, that'll have Mina in it later. Just a basic one, I would say, where he always replies (like the good son he is). He's also definitely in a chat with the whole Blackthorn-Family (in which he's mostly active through weird emoji-reactions) and the TWP-Gang (which he keeps muted A LOT, mostly because of Dru). And then there's a really unnecessary Herondale Group Chat, which Jace thinks is very important (it only has him and Kit in it at the moment; they're waiting for eventual children to add😭).

That's it for now, I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! I know I did not cover every single question, there'll be coming more later, hopefully!

#character concept #character design #books #graphic design #my graphics #tid #tmi #tlh #twp #the wicked powers #the mortal instruments #tda #the dark artifices #the shadowhunter chronicles #shadowhunters #kit herondale #kitty tda #kit x ty #tsc

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quillify-tries-to-talk · 8 months

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On Art

I just remembered I had this thought but forgot to write about it so making a note here before I forget again.

Okay, so this was prompted by my brain remembering, out of nowhere, V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and that led me down a rabbit hole of more thinking. My main point can be summarized as this:

In the 21st century, any form of art is seen as disconnected from the larger world around it.

I picked Addie LaRue because obviously, a book about art and books and literature with supposedly philosophical underpinnings would talk about the inherent connection of art to humanity. There is a tendency, I believe, in today's world to see art as an entirely separate realm: pure, beautiful, untouched by the messy realities of politics and war and humans being cruel and callous etc. It is a beautiful thing, it is a lovely thing, it is a redeeming thing. Creativity is a gift to be given for consumerism, to remind people that they are good no matter how rigged the systems are in the favour of the top 1%.

This is all true. Creativity is a gift.

But I think we forget that it depends upon the creator to utilize or manipulate it according to his own wishes. Addie LaRue presents art as this beautiful, humane thing entirely disconnected from the realities of war or politics. Actual history. The events that the main protagonist lived through are left out in favour of presenting this fairytale ideal, so wholesome that it connects all humans.

(Yes, I know I sound cynical)

Except, this fairytale-esque, profound connection was not the reality for several thousand groups for years. Yes, of course, there was joy. Everyone was creating art and writing books, all our cultures are replete with thousands of years' worth of beauty and knowledge. And of course, the book does not touch it. It is unabashedly Eurocentric, right down to its ideals of artistry and literature.

Because guess what sort of art the Europeans were also making c. 1700s-early 2000s :) You think those heroic portraits of Britannia or Germania were created for funsies :) just a cutesy little project for a cutesy little artist totally disconnected from what was happening in the larger world :)

Addie LaRue, as a protagonist, has the kind of features that allow her to move through the world with a certain level of comfort and anonymity. Had she been any other person in the world, the book would be called The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Several other books take the same course even as they promise to tackle these prevalent issues in sff or historical fiction or any genre, really. A few familiar names pop into my mind. Even those in different genres, such as romance, seem detached from anything real, even if it's cultural joy or pride. They exist. They move towards the culmination of their arc or their love interests, quite anonymously like Addie LaRue. Their view of the world, and their art is entirely sanitized: hollowed out of any and all substance only to be pretty for an aesthetic, fit for consumption by everyone. There is this idea of appealing to an anonymous, universal gaze that is mostly white American (and quite obtrusive, because any reminders of actual history are panned and demonized, or simply brushed aside as happening in tHe OrIeNT). If you really think about it, this is how the world seems divided even today.

As Edward Said said in Culture and Imperialism (in context of the classics):

"Critics have often, I believe, relegated these writers' ideas about colonial expansion, inferior races... to a very different department from that of culture. Culture being the elevated area of activity in which they 'truly' belong and in which they did their 'really' important work."

Incredible how this is applicable to criticism in any way, shape or form today. In addition:

"Culture conceived in this way can become a protective enclosure: check your politics at the door before you enter it."

I think this idea has become extremely predominant in modern culture too. Art is equated to a disconnected aesthetic with no bearing on reality. And while I acknowledge that this approach is useful in reviewing a work without personal biases or based purely on our own enjoyment, completely stripping a text of its socio-political realities does not serve any purpose. The goal, to borrow Said's words again is to admire works for the pleasure and profit they give us while simultaneously observing "the imperial process of which they were manifestly and unconcealedly a part; rather than condemning or ignoring their participation in what was an unquestioned reality in their societies..."

To sum up, our constant struggle to achieve a pure and untouched aesthetic is ultimately fruitless because art is not created in a vacuum. It never will be. Art is born of human hands. You cannot run from its history any more than you can run from your own reality.

#culture #books #literature #this was sitting in my head for a long time #props to mr. said for putting into words what i've always felt #its like yeah you can't escape it #but also dont talk about it ever or you'll ruin the vibe #or if you do #make it snappy. 240 characters or 30 seconds long #i wonder if this counts as anti intellectualism #anti booktok #also plss read his works incredibly enlightening stuff

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teafuelledwriting · 5 months

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SO what’s your process for creating characters? Especially supporting cast who are important but not influential in the plot? Walk me through it!!

Hey Buddies!

Hokai so Character Creation is a big big ass subject and a very important one. To quote Chuck Wendig: “Stories are soylent green, they’re made of people”. And if you take even a glance at fandoms you’d see how important characters are to readers and fans. Characters are how we step into story and these wonderful worlds writers create, they’re what we connect to, empathise with and so on.

I like to break character’s down into three groups: Main Characters, usually our hero, main villain, any POV characters or live interests. Side Characters, the protag’s friends, allies, love interests, smaller antagonists. And supporting characters, everyone else that fills up the world and makes it feel alive and gives it depth.

So if we’re gonna focus on side and supporting characters, there’s a few key things to remember:

Characters aren’t just people, they’re tools in our storytelling kits. While we should seek to make them feel alive, we need to remember their purpose and function in the story.

All characters save for the once and done ones you make up on the fly like that barista with a bad attitude or the kindly bus driver should have some depth, positive traits, flaws and at least a suggestion of change, if only in how readers and pov characters see them.

Draw from life but don’t copy from life.

It can be so easy to slip into cliche and offensive stereotypes so it’s vital to be mindful about what kind of character’s you’re putting on the page and how you’re using them. Some stories are not yours to tell and that’s okay.

Finally to be perfectly honest, a lot of this for me is kind of instinctual. Some of my favourite side characters popped up out of nowhere and had at most a sentence in my outline telling me their purpose. But I’ll try to explain my thought process.

When I’m planning or writing a story and the need for a Side character comes up (a protagonist’s friend or neighbour, coworker, boss,) someone that’s gonna have some influence on the pov character, that we’ll see more than once I try to settle on their purpose.

Are they an ally? A friend? A helpful neighbour? Are they this asshole down the street that has conflicts with the pov character? A henchman of the bad guy? Are they there to help or hinder or be a foil or a mirror?

Say we have a protagonist who is kind of isolated and withdrawn. She’s gone through some shit, has trauma from before the story but their character arc isn’t about struggling through the dark alone but learning to make bonds, to finding their own people and community. They’re gonna need some nice side characters to help with that. Someone she can bump into a lot and form those beginning connections with.

Off the top of my head that means neighbours, either immediate or down the street/hall, people that frequent the same places she will like the cafe on the corner, wherever she works, etc. Let’s go with neighbours. Maybe… Older nosey neighbours, the kind that’d chat over the fence or bustle by to say hi and welcome and offer something baked.

Right off the bat, I get a bunch of ideas, my brain throwing at me examples I’ve seen or read of before either as they are or recombined into new ones. I see Wilfred from Dr Who, Carl from Up, a bunch of Karens (male and female) from social media, people that I’ve known in real life, including my own Grandmother. And I think about this character’s purpose.

I want them to be an ally, someone that helps my protag along their personal journey. That’d mean they’d have to be friendly, warm, good hearted, but a bit nosey and probably very stubborn to get past the walls my protag has thrown up. My mind clicks onto the archetype of a grumpy old man, all bristle and hot air but caring. No nonsense, no bullshit, calls it like he sees it but not tactless.

I like this idea but I don’t stop here. I keep poking at it like I’m building something from lego without a plan, putting things on, taking them off. Maybe this guy is a widower and just as lonely as our protagonist. Maybe a grandfather estranged from family but wishing he could have done better. Maybe his wife is still alive but they never had kids.

Eventually, I settle on this idea of the two old love birds, no kids but they like to take in strays. Meaning they keep an eye out for anyone alone and offer a welcome. Nothing pushy, just the ‘neighbourly thing’ to do. Then it’s just what they look like (He’s broad and blocky, strong in his youth, and she’s small and petite with eyes magnified by thick glasses), what their basic personality is like (he’s a grump but sincere, she’s sweet but mischievously sassy and they bicker for fun), maybe things like heritage(Italian-American, Irish, maybe Eastern European), health concerns(he has arthritic knees and a replaced hip and uses a cane, she maybe had breast cancer), habits, etc and that’s enough for me to go off.

I only really understand my characters after I’ve written them for a bit, so try them out in a few scenes and see how you like them.

This is also where I double check my work for stereotypes, especially when working with identities and so on beyond my own experience. I highly recommend you double check with people belonging to those groups, or refer to one of the blogs on tumblr that act as a point of reference like WritingWithColor. Be humble and open to learning with this.

If you really want to go further, you can give them an arc of their own. Maybe they have their own struggles you wanna touch on that could flesh out the story, give your protagonist a chance to do something in return. Maybe a problem that reflects the main conflict but on a micro scale. But the trick here is the audience doesn’t need to see all of it, just the changes that matter and serve the greater story.

And of course as always, sometimes my plans explode in my face and I have to adapt. I’ve made these characters up on the fly when I realised I needed one, I’ve also cut them from the story or combined two or even three into one, or I realised I needed a friend to be an enemy. I’ve even had to take really minor supporting characters and upgrade them, or downgrade side characters.

To create very minor supporting characters, I do the same just with way less detail.

Maybe my protag is taking the train and there’s another passenger that’s kind of a rude entitled business guy and we get to see some tasty petty revenge or he just makes a bad day worse. Or there’s a cafe our protag always goes to and there’s this barista she maybe says hi to and shares compliments with who notices a change for better or worse.

These super minor characters I really just make up as I go and as I need. They’re really simple and I like to use them to emphasise a mood I’m going for, to break it up or to highlight just how my POV character is feeling or in denial about.

Like any part of writing , character creation is a skill you can practise and develop over time.

And one part of this skill I am constantly mindful about is making these characters diverse, but respectful. With these simple ideas it’s so easy to slip into harmful stereotypes and I feel writers have a responsibility to be as mindful as we can, to constantly learn and try to do better.

If you made it this far, go get yourself a treat, have some water and feel free to ask more questions if you have any.

Good writing!

#writeblr #on writing #writers on tumblr #writing resources #writing tips #writing advice #writing advice: characters #writing side characters #writing characters #answered ask

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male-reader-haven · 1 year

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Who am I?

A little about me...

Call me Jae, or J! I am a k-pop fanboy in his 20's, specifically stanning BTS, Stray Kids and ATEEZ (though i'm a baby atiny, so please be patient lol). I love all things music, whether it be K-pop, alt, old rock or movie soundtracks, I love it! I love survival video games like Subnautica and The Forest, love old cheesy horror/slasher films, and I love collecting vinyl records. Obviously however, I have the biggest hyperfixiation being k-pop, specifically my favorite groups lol. Now as an adult man, its difficult to express my passion for these artists and their music, but hey, that's what the internet is for! I write as a hobby and as a passion project really, even having some of my own novel ideas in the works with original characters and plot. A lot of what I write however is fanfiction, specifically self-insert where I can be part of the things I love so dear. I made this blog to post some of my writings! I write specifically x male reader, mostly BTS. I take requests and answer questions, and I will try to post as often as possible, yet I am a college student so honestly whenever I can I will! <3

My goal is to bring some fun and joy to other fans like me who may feel unsafe or are scrutinized for their interests, as well as readers and fans who are hardly ever catered to (ahem, fanboys/gender non-confirming fans,) so if anyone is able to put themselves into what I write, then I have achieved my goal! :)

My biases!!!

💙Skz: Han, Changbin, Leeknow💙

💜BTS: J-hope, Jimin, Namjoon💜

🧡ATEEZ: Mingi, Seonghwa, Wooyoung🧡

Things I write:

x male reader

boy groups fanfics (Mostly BTS, Stray Kids and ATEEZ. I can do groups I don't know, but they won't be as good :/)

x gender neutral reader (Upon request for non-confirming folk!)

Smut (18+, I will always put tags and warnings!)

AUs, imagines, short requests, sometimes longer requests or stories if it's a concept I really like!

I can write about characters other than k-pop too! Ex. marvel, DC, game characters, Sherlock, Supernatural, etc, just ask!

What I will NOT write:

x female reader (There is so much already out there, just look somewhere else <3)

Rape/non-con (Do I really need to explain why?)

Anything else that I find disturbing or immoral, or anything I just don't want to write about lol

DISCLAIMER: My blog is STRICTLY 18+, so please only follow if you are 18+! This blog is PURELY FANTASY AND FICTION, and I am in no way meant to harm/defamate/portray the actual artists and people they are about. I am NOT a pro-shipper. While I sometimes may write ships, it's a subject I am very on the fence about because I do not want anything I write to harm the actual artists (we all know what happened with Dan And Phil, Markiplier and Jacksepticeye, etc.) If I ever do write shipping content, please know that it is not to be compared with the actual people at all. What people do with their romantic lives and whom with is NONE OF OUR BUSINESS, and I want to respect the artists and people I write about because in the end, I am a fan first. Overall, everything I write is purely fictional and nothing is meant to be taken seriously, lest stated otherwise.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

-Much luv, Jae ~ <3

#bts #bts army #bts fanfic #bts smut #bts x reader #bts x male reader #taehyung #namjoon #jin #yoongi #jimin #j-hope #hoseok #jungkook #bangtan #bts x y/n

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reflections-in-a-critical-eye · 2 years

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I just read an anon ask to you about JK.

I always thought most members know very well about the shipping theories and play into it esp. on stage.

For ex. Tae.

Taekookers were trending Taekook after Jk commented under Tae's "shall we dance" vid on insta. They were also trending Taekook after Tae commented under Jk's Insta boxing clip asking for sparring.

Now during LV concert, Tae pulled Jk for a dance. And next day concert he asked JK to box with him on stage, Jk refused. It's too much of a co incidence. I believe Tae knows what he's trending for and doesn't mind playing it up to entertain that section of the fandom. JK plays along too.

And it also seems the label knows too and puts certain pairs together for vlives etc. Since Tae and Jk's soop discussion, there's a conscious effort to showcase their bond, through same unit vlives, promotional event in LV, bangtan bombs etc. And even in vlives they discuss their friendship these days or the things they did or do. Ofcourse they are friends for sure, but it's a bit in the face these days.

Now about Jimin, there seems to be a shift. He doesn't seem as interested as before in "fanservice". He wasn't as "flirty" as before on stage with any of the members. Yes, there are "cute" moments but nothing like their pre covid concerts. Although, I am not sure the reason for the change.

I guess what Iam saying is, I think the label and most members are fully aware of what's happening in the fandom, even shipping space. And don't mind playing it up for the fans.

The night before the first concert in Las Vegas. Jimin's room. Tae and Jungkook are there as well.

TH: ''Jungkookie, I think we should do a little dance tomorrow on stage.''

JK: ''Uh, why?'' (utterly confused)

TH: ''Duh, you commented on my post when I was dancing on my own, so I think our beloved fans would wanna see that, but with the two of us''

JK: ''Our beloved fans?''

TH: ''They're called taekookers, stop acting as if you don't know. Why do I always have to be the one doing everything? For once, get your ass up and do some work.''

JK and JM: ''Ok, Kim Kardashian''.

JK: ''So how is this going to happen?''

TH: ''Well, I'm going to pull you in and start dancing, just the 2 of us. Fans will scream and then they will trend the word taekook on twitter''.

JK: ''Remind me again why we need that?''

TH: ''Because....because we're the biggest ship in K-Pop, because we're hot, because we have the most loyal shippers and the biggest in numbers so of course that will work for us as a group, to make sure that fans stay engaged with our social media and they buy tickets to our concerts. They love it and it's for the greater good. It's also good business for our company''.

JK: ''Thank you Tae, always the voice of reason. What would I do without you....''

TH: ''Love?''

JK: ''Bro, what?''

JM: ''You guys are really boring''

TH: ''How about we also kiss? or at least we pretend to go for it?''

JK: ''What are you talking about?''

TH: ''Just kidding....Unless....If you're down, I'm down. As I said, it's for our fans.''

JK: ''Tongue or no tongue?'' Cause I really like tongue''

TH: ''We can practice here if you want''

JK: ''Uhm, yeah sure and maybe we can take a selca with our lips swollen and post it on IG. Taekookers will love it''.

TH: ''That's the spirit, I like when you take initiative, it's so sexy''.

TH and JK: ''Jimin, you want in? After our little stunt on stage, we can do something together all 3 of us. Of course, after the jikook bit on stage, we can't forget about that, we do need to satisfy everyone''.

JM: ''Get the fuck out of my room, I'm tired. Also, I said I don't like acting fake on stage''.

TH: ''Who said anything about acting fake?''

#bmt asks #as Jimin in my story said you guys are really boring #where are all the fun asks? it's the weekend #do you think they're such losers after so many years?

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kim-jonghyeon · 2 years

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Ren: "Going solo after Nu'est; although it's lonely, I have no regrets" [Opening the door to a singer - 1]

[source - This is the first part of a two-part interview. Part 2.]

[Ren is going solo ten years after debut]

K-pop has now become a global cultural hit. No matter how you look at it, at the core of that are the singers. With fans all over the world having an interest in new album releases or news of performances, their every move is always a hot topic. In an effort to relieve some of this curiosity, News1 has prepared a special interview corner called "Opening the door to a singer," where singers directly answer 10 questions privately and earnestly.

For singer and actor Ren, this year was an important "turning point." Concluding activities with boy group NU'EST that he's been with for all of ten years and coming to stand on his own. Ren is now standing at the start line, not as an idol group member of ten years, but as a solo artist. It wasn't easy to leave the stability of being in a team, but he chose to make a bold decision to take on a new challenge.

After finding a new nest to settle in, he's now in the middle of working hard. Having been recognized as a musical actor through the musicals Jamie and Hedwig and meeting the audiences through Bungee Jumping Of Their Own after going solo, he'll go onstage once again as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers starting on the 16th. Alongside this, he's also shown a unique side as a solo singer by appearing recently in KBS 2TV's Listen Up and Music Bank.

Fans are what motivate the artist in Ren to move. He gives all the credit to his "Minracles," coolly stating that without the fans, he wouldn't be able to do anything. He also showed his desire to actively promote in different fields as a singer, actor, entertainer, etc. Additionally, he strengthened his resolve to become an artist who influences the public, in his own unique way.

Recently, we met with Ren at the Big Planet Made company building and shot him some questions.

Q1: At the start of the year, you left your team and went solo. It must not have been an easy decision to leave a place where you've been for 10 years.

If we count the time when we were trainees, I've been with the members for 12 years. I've spent more time with them than with my family. Though there were a lot of good things to that, there were also other circumstances at work. I thought that I'd been keeping the team for a long time and decided to go solo. Honestly, I knew that since it hasn't been long since I've done activities, people wouldn't know me yet, and the fans would feel really bad. I felt sorry thinking of that, but the members all had things that we each wanted to do and we resolved to respect each other. I have no regrets with my decision.

Q2: Did you talk with the members a lot during that process?

We talked a lot about work, I think. Would we make it if we all went solo...we talked about what direction we would take from now on and encouraged each other a lot. We really wanted all of us to do well. We're walking our own paths for now but if the chance comes again, we could be together again someday. (t/n: haha wow i didn't expect to cry today but here we go)

Q3: How is it so far having promoted solo? Is it what you expected?

It's more lonely than I expected. When I was promoting with a team, it was always with five people wherever we went. We could have fun just sharing even the smallest things, but now I can only talk with the staff and it feels quite different. Even on stage, when I was with my members, we could depend on each other and there was that energy from the team. I can feel the emptiness of that part now that I'm doing it alone. There are good things too. When I was in a team, we had to be responsible for each other so we had to be careful of moving excessively or standing out too much. It was difficult not having a set choreography or position, but now that I'm going onstage by myself, I can express myself however I want and I feel how free that is.

Q4: Going solo is like opening a second act. We thought you might change your stage name, but you're still going by "Ren." Is there a reason why?

I thought about using "Choi Mingi" for my stage name, but since I've promoted as "Ren" for ten years, I thought that it might be strange to the fans if I suddenly changed it now. I also thought that I'm able to promote now because of the name "Ren," so I want to keep it. I don't know what I'll do if I end up acting in the future, but for now I want to keep "Ren."

Q5: Since you've been with your new company, you've been active as a musical actor. We're curious if you've always had a strong interest in musicals.

It was always an area that I wanted to try. People always say that my energy would suit musicals, so I thought "How about it?" and got curious. So when I got the opportunity to do Jamie, I fell in love with its charms. You can communicate with the audience in real time, the line delivery depends on the emotions of that day, the change in tone and other aspects was so appealing. I also love that you can show songs, dancing, and acting all together.

Q6: The prejudice of idols appearing in musicals has mostly disappeared, but despite that, are there still people who have that bias?

There aren't very many. But rather, that sort of perspective became the stimulus for me to do better. At first, when I did Hedwig, there was a lot of talk like, "Who even is he to do Hedwig?" Even I hesitated a lot when I was practicing. I'd think "I can do this," then after an hour I'd think "Can I do this?" and get in my head about all sorts of things. So I thought l should break that prejudice. All in all, I think I was successful. There was a lot of mania around Hedwig, but I was so happy to hear people who came to watch my shows say, "That character could only be Rendwig." I was proud to say that I did it.

Q7: In the course of doing musicals, you show a new self every time - a drag queen, a trans-person, the main character of an ardent melodrama. It seems you have a desire for new challenges.

I have a huge desire. Even though I'm scared of the challenge, my mindset is "I'll definitely try it." I'm the type to get scared after I say I'll do it, then put all my effort into achieving it. Hedwig was the hardest. It's a show that has a lot of hardcore fans and is close to many people's hearts. Oh Manseok, Cho Seungwoo, Lee Kyuhyung, Ko Eunsong - having my name up with all of these amazing actors also put a lot of pressure on me. But then it was great to get a good evaluation for that. After doing Jamie and Hedwig, I thought I could do whatever role was given to me. I got hit hard with the vaccine. (laughs) The upcoming show The Three Musketeers was also difficult when we were practicing at the start, but now it's like it's almost done loading.

Q8: Recently, we were able to meet the singer Ren through Listen Up and Music Bank. It made us want to know more about what kind of music solo singer Ren will have.

I've only been doing musicals so far, so I thought I should stay true to my day job. I got close with Ryan Jhun-hyung while working on NU'EST's album together, so it was through that connection that I appeared on Listen Up. Listen Up was a good start to solo singer Ren. It's good not to be too excessive or too ordinary on air. We're in the middle of planning for an album. As a solo artist, my music will be unique and full of my own personality. I have a lot of concepts and ideas. I'm anticipating showing a side different from NU'EST Ren.

Q9: What has kept you going this far?

It's really the fans. If I can say it objectively, if there weren't any fans, then I wouldn't be able to promote. So I want to satisfy them as much as they've waited for me. Fans, family, and friends are a huge motivation for me.

Q10: You've been active in many different fields. What are you most excited by? What's the direction of Ren as an artist?

There isn't a boring activity or an activity that isn't fun. Each one has its own appeal. There are fields that I'd like to try in the future. I definitely want to try media acting. Though it probably has a different feel from musicals, it must also have different charms too. I want to try distinct concepts and characters. Though with Bungee Jumping Of Their Own, it seems I can do even a normal part pretty well. (laughs) Any role is good. Also I want to be an artist who can bring happiness and laughter, as well as a good influence to the public. I don't want to limit myself and I hope to try everything. In this way, I think there will be a lot of chances for the public to know Ren as an artist.

[this is a fan translation by a non-native korean speaker and may contain inaccuracies. it has not yet been proofread or edited.]

#sorry for the late trans!#i have a full time job now and it is very tiring but very fun #ren #choi mingi #렌 #최민기 #뉴이스트 #nu'est #part 2 coming soon~#let's go rolo!!!#shanibugi trans

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Post Geography Is Here: Bubble Wrap vs Cells

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We got interviewed by the New York Times recently. One of the first problems that Wendy Lee brought up was that she was talking to colleagues and many of them had noticed that they couldn’t find live streamed performances any more. All of the places where they would normally be looking for shows the streaming options had dried up. Now they were on the search again looking for accessible options and this quest is what brought Wendy to our Zoom screen. The saddest thing is that we are asked this question way too many times. If you asked us what our most frequently asked questions are “Where can I find Digital Theatre” is right behind “What is Digital Theatre”. We try not to let it get to us. In fact it is proof that one of our biggest predictions is coming true. We predicted that with Digital Theatre we would get something called Post-Geography. What is it, why is it here, and why are questions like this a frustrating sign of their existence? Let’s take a walk.

Post-Geography is a handy term that we created when we started describing how changes in technology and media have changed the theatre world. The idea is simple: because of how social media and technology has kept artists connected all across the globe they don’t have to make communities based on physical location. Groups of creators can create their own little communities based on interests and needs, not a centralized location. We have seen artist communities and shows based in two different continents, two coasts, and all over the world. We imagine a future where the arts aren’t centered around big cities or hubs. An artist can choose where they want to live and plug in to a global community of makers. These smaller cells of 2-10 makers create the new frontier of the theatre industry. This boils down to “live locally. Act globally. Work in both.” However while we are glad to be seeing a lot of this come true with every show we watch we are finding an aggravating side effect. Along with cells we are getting bubbles and we are so tired of popping them.

Some people think that we have just popped up into their lives by sheer magic. That is a privilege that we didn’t have. We have gotten where we are through sheer stubbornness. We have knocked on countless doors that did not want us. Whenever we just so happen to show up on someone’s radar it’s because we had to pop their bubble. There is no harder bubble to pop than that of indie theatre artists. We’ve noticed time and time again when we want to shout out the work of indie artists or companies that there are so many hoops that we have to go through. There are so many questions to ask, myths to debunk, and back and forth narratives. It’s almost as if they’re terrified of us. We’re not just here to critique like normal theatre critics. We want to turn this bubble into a cell and let the world know what amazing art and artists are out there. We are digital theatre advocates, we believe in this. We know it’s not perfect, in fact It’s as beautifully imperfect as the people who make it. However there is so much potential. So much room for growth and innovation. Then we finally tap into this group of theatre artists and preach the dark gospel of digital theatre to them. Guess what happens next? It’s back to the road to find more bubbles to pop. As much as popping bubble wrap is fun, it can get so old after a while. As tiring as it gets there is an alternative we like the least.

One of the cells that have become absolutely easy to break into are the larger more established theater companies. You know the ones that have massive support systems and infrastructure from before the pandemic? Those have become some of the easiest doors to knock on. Amsterdam, London, New York, Sacramento? They ask very little of us and we get a ticket link. A theatre company is a cell of artists that can connect to much bigger hubs of cells like “National New Play Network”, “LORT”, SETC, etc. We are happy that they are doing digital theatre, we are happy that they are opening themselves up. What scares us is that openness might be coming from a place of security. There is a lot of unholy terror that indie artists have to contend with every day that a more established company with a budget and a building don’t have to contend with. We talked about the flexibility indie groups have to try new things but there is a certain security knowing that one bad show isn’t going to financially ruin you. It leads to the question: Is their openness coming from a place of privilege? Is the indie stage’s guarded stance coming from a place of fear? Or is post-geography still so new that so many isolated bubbles of artists still can’t look to the outside world and see that it has changed.

Every time we talk about digital theatre not being dead we get pushback from the people creating it! They may feel like we are rehashing old territory of fighting battles that have already been won. What they don’t realize is that they can only see what’s in their bubble and we are in that bubble with them now. They don’t see all the questions and the push back that we are getting. A lot of it being so similar it’s like Groundhog Day. So we decided to reach out to everyone at once.

What are the obstacles getting in your way to find your own communities? What is in the way of you creating more digital theatre or creating the style of show that you want to create? What working definitions are you coming up with to help you get through this? What do you need from us to help you succeed?

We can connect you with someone who wants to help you make art. There are more of us than people realize. You’re not alone so please don’t shut people out. We don’t think we have all the answers. We don’t. We want to understand as much as we can but we would never frame ourselves as the ultimate experts. We are just one resource among many. What we do have is knowledge, access, and a ton of questions we explore daily. We try to stay as plugged in as possible. So please reach out to us so that we can try to expand your horizons as much as possible.

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what is fandom all about?

This week my group and I presented on Fandom! It was a really interesting topic for us to cover (and one of my favourites from this unit) and we enjoyed sharing our thoughts and personal experiences on it.

Speaking of fandom, I'd like to share more of my personal opinions on it. Growing up, I used to be a part of many fandoms such as Littlest Pet Shop, Sylvanian Families, loom bands, slime, Ariana Grande (I used to have an IG fan account for her where I posted edits), Justin Bieber (I remember owning a Justin Bieber t-shirt but let's not go into that) and probably many more which I can't necessarily recall right now. I can say that being part of a fandom is definitely really fun and it gives you something to look forward to every day. It's something that just gives you pure happiness and releases dopamine. One thing I noticed about being part of a fandom is how much money you would spend on it (concert tickets, merch etc.). I used to have a huge collection of Littlest Pet Shop toy figures and houses so when I sold them off, I realised how much they actually cost. Other than that, when I was in my slime era, I used to experiment with SO many ingredients and recipes to perfect the texture of my slime. After finally perfecting it, I would sell it to my classmates in secondary school. I still remember the looks on teachers' faces when they realise a 14-year-old is doing business in school so eventually I had to stop selling my slime but I did receive a lot of compliments saying I was clever for a kid (lmao). Looking back, it was one of the peaks in my childhood and represents an experience that I would never forget.

What fandom am I part of now?

I am a fan of music in general but to be more precise, I enjoy R&B, hip-hop and also pop. One of my top favourite artists would be Frank Ocean. The picture above shows a guy hugging one of his albums (Blonde) with headphones on which is such a mood. It's one of my favourite albums of his. Well, actually he only has 2 studio albums available on Spotify (Blonde & Channel Orange), 1 visual album (Endless) and another debut mixtape called Nostalgia, Ultra. If you have never heard of him, please go check out his music (warning: beautiful music for sad people only). Besides Frank, two of my other favourite artists are Mac Ayres and Daniel Caesar! Yes, I think by now you can tell that I love R&B.

Toxic fandom

I'd also like to share my thoughts on toxic fandom that I have seen and experienced. I realised that being involved in a fandom can be scary sometimes because other fans may start interrogating you in a way where they think they know about the fandom more than you do. For example, if you mention you like Arctic Monkeys they would start "testing" you to see if you are a "true fan" based on your answer by asking which is your favourite song/album or asking you to name all the members in the band etc. (I find that it is more common if it is a music artist or band). I mean, I understand that one can get defensive over their own fandom and classify other fans into groups because of their egos/superiority complex but damn it can be quite intimidating. Can't we all just say we are a fan without being judged so brutally? I do understand their POV though, they simply think that you should only call yourself a true fan if you know EVERY SINGLE THING about the band/celebrity from height to blood type lol (I'm over exaggerating but there is some truth in it).

In my own personal experience, I remember I wore this oversized Metallica t-shirt from H&M and one of my mutual friend got pissed because I wasn't an avid listener of the rock band BUT I know of them. Okay, before people get mad, I can say there are two sides to the story. First of all, I admit that I too would be annoyed if someone was wearing a Frank Ocean t-shirt if they NEVER heard of him at all because number 1, you don't deserve to be wearing it if you are not a fan and number 2, you are ignorant for wearing a shirt that you don't even know the meaning of. However, I've sort of grown out of that mindset because what's the harm of wearing the shirt though? It's literally free advertising. At the end of the day, it's just a t-shirt and people have the freedom to wear what they want. Some people may just like it because of the design but still, at least KNOW what the shirt means. I mean, I've kinda learnt my lesson. To be safe, just educate yourself before wearing a band tee. What's worse is some people still think The Rolling Stones is a brand.

That is all for Week 9! See you in the next post.

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SIMFLIX RECAP: Everyone Hates Devin (Episode 3: Devin vs. Michael Sleep)

Everyone Hates Devin, the Simflix Original Series

Everyone Hates Devin, the hit exposé docuseries on streaming giant Simflix that details (in detail) the plentiful feuds and conflicts of our favorite problematic entertainer Devin Ashton, has just released its third episode.

Though episode 1 revealed that he was secretly all along a member of Bridgeport's infamous political family, the Cooks, and has a strained relationship with them, while episode 2 delved into his tense relationship with his record label Maxis Music Machine, the newest episode 3 unpacked his nasty feud with his former One Reflection bandmate, Michael Sleep.

The episode revealed that the two did indeed have a very nasty and explosive feud, culminating in a very violent altercation at a San Myshuno karaoke nightclub some time ago while filming for a shelved reality show titled Love and Bubblegum Pop: San Myshuno.

With previously unreleased footage detailing the events leading up to the fight, we have a clear view on what happened that night.

SYNOPSIS

The episode basically revealed that contrary to what both Devin and Michael kept telling the public (that they never fought or argued and were actually best friends), the two did not get along at all. They would constantly argue during their time in the band - particularly over lyrics, writing credits, Devin's vocals being mostly regulated to the background while Michael and others got to sing lead more often, etc. They would often trade highly disrespectful insults at each other as well. At one point, Devin called Michael a "nepo baby" (referring to him being the youngest brother of acclaimed actor Matthew Hamming); Michael responded by making fun of Devin's fractured relationship with his family and how he was the "least popular and least talented" member of the group.

When Devin sensationally left the group and later launched his own solo career, Michael was apparently the most angered and distraught by his departure. Michael also did not appreciate Devin telling people in the industry about how he was mistreated during his time in One Reflection.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHT: THE FIGHT

Katrina Caliente, an A&R for Maxis Music Machine, was hired as a producer to launch Love and Bubblegum Pop: San Myshuno (a part of the sprawling Love and Genre reality franchise); to make things interesting, she casted both Devin and Michael, as well as another former One Reflection bandmate, Akira Kibo, to be on the show.

For context, One Reflection was already on "indefinite hiatus" at this point; Devin had just released his debut album and quickly completed his sophomore album while Michael had just completed his solo debut album. The day the fight happened, Devin had completed a photoshoot for his second album.

The fight started at a San Myshuno recording studio when the two bumped into each other. We can see that Devin and Michael - their first interaction since the group ended - were not happy to see each other.

Devin (left) and Michael (right) glaring at each other.

Michael can be heard in the footage accusing Devin of "playing the victim better than he plays the AutoTune" and getting quite aggressive with him.

Apparently while Michael was still talking, Devin abruptly walked away and left the recording studio in a panic with Katrina, who was there at the recording studio on A&R duties for Devin.

Devin and Katrina then went to a nearby a karaoke nightclub for some drinks and relaxation - and that's where the fight took place.

Michael followed them there, sat at the table they were seated at and continued to argue with Devin. Katrina ultimately tried to play peacemaker between the two though Michael proceeded to cuss out Devin who just sat there. Cameras catch the argument both from a distance and up close, in which Michael blames Devin for One Reflection going into an indefinite hiatus at the height of their popularity and success.

Katrina Caliente (trying to mediate between Michael and Devin): "Maybe we can talk this over after I get us all some drinks, right? You two will be toasting each other's solo career in no time!"

Michael Sleep (when yelling at Devin): "Or maybe if this pink llamamuncher here actually had some frucking talent and learned how to play an instrument instead of flawlessly playing the victim, we wouldn't have to toast to solo careers! The band would still be together!"

In an attempt to keep the peace, Katrina walked away to get drinks for the guys and herself. As she was gone, Michael continued to cuss at Devin. Devin got up from the table in an attempt to get away from Michael; Michael quickly got up and began shoving Devin. Devin then tried to walk the other way but Michael followed him and then managed to slap him twice!

Michael then lunged at Devin - and that's when the two began fighting!

The fight was seen by all the other clubgoers, including Katrina was still at the bar getting the drinks. Though she did not want to get caught up in the fight, Katrina can be heard in the background begging the two to stop fighting. The fight was ultimately broken up Akira Kibo, who just so happened to walk in for a drink when he immediately witnessed the fight.

Apparently, Michael won the fight; as Michael was being dragged away by Akira, Devin had to be immediately rushed out of the club by Katrina to seek medical attention. The cameras do not show how bad his injuries were but judging by the bystanders' reaction to the fight and its aftermath, we could probably tell it was indeed bad.

THE AFTERMATH

Our takeaways from the aftermath of the nasty fight were these:

Both Devin's label (Maxis Music Machine) and Michael's label (New Tastemakers) paid lots of money to cover up the fight and prevent it from leaking to the press, fearful that it might bring negative attention to the two artists by ruining their otherwise clean cut images and affect their album sales.

Katrina felt terrible that the fight happened and immediately afterwards scrapped Love and Bubblegum Pop: San Myshuno entirely, instead focusing on Love and Bubblegum Pop: Del Sol Valley and Love and Indie/Alternative Rock: Brindleton Bay.

Michael and Devin would work together again, this time in harmony and little more time passed, on the musical film Similton.

Neither Devin, Michael nor Katrina have commented on the episode or the footage of the fight. Michael currently as a Great reputation (with it nearing to Pristine); many of his fans are worried that his reputation ranking may be drastically affected by the newly exposed footage of the fight.

In the meantime, the next episode of Everyone Hates Devin, will apparently detail his feud with another One Reflection band member - with it this time being Salim Benali!

Stay tuned and stay streaming on Simflix!

#the sims 4 #thesims4 #ts4 #sims4 #sims 4 #devin ashton #michael sleep #katrina caliente #simlish text #simlish

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Dead Island 2 Review (PlayStation 5)

For our Dead Island 2 Review, Where this thrilling First-Person, Action RPG takes players across a brand-new playground – a hellish vision of LA (or HELL-A, as we like to call it). Dead Island 2 is stylish, vibrant, and flooded with zombie infection. Explore iconic, gore-drenched Los Angeles. Meet larger-than-life characters. Slay countless foes in exquisitely bloody detail. And evolve to become the ultimate Zombie Slayer!

Dead Island 2 Review Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 48.34GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game. - Zombie ARPG gameplay. - Graphics settings - HDR, a field of view slider, motion blur, SDR brightness, HDR brightness, and HUD screen extent. - HUD preset - Custom, full, minimal, and dynamic. - Controller settings - Four layouts, three stick layouts, swap shoulder buttons, Invert axis, and sensitivity sliders, aim assist strength, dead zone sliders, and sensitivity boosters. - Streamer mode. (copyright music Related) - Subtitles - on/off, size, and background opacity. - Transfer PlayStation 4 save data option. - Collectibles to find - blueprints, journal entries, and Zompedia entries. - Co-op campaign with private, public, and friend lobby options. - The single-player mode is offline solo. - Full stats screen. - Six characters to choose from and each has unique stats and skills. - Cool character selects screen. - Fmv and in game cutscenes. - Familiar controls. - Can skip cutscenes. - First-person view. - Tutorial pop-ups as you play. - Button icons show on Interactive parts. - Enemy health and stamina bars show above their head. - Great music with atmospheric implementation. - Weapons break and have durability. - Cool slow-mo kills. - You can throw weapons. - Action movie-style scenarios. - The map is represented as a map to the stars flyer and you can add your own waypoints. - Earn EXP and level up to get stronger, more healthy, and your health bar refilled. - Plays just the same as the last few games. - Every weapon has a power number and what type of damage (blunt/sharp) - Mission markers show on the screen. - Challenges are optional tasks you trigger for bonus rewards. - You can loot everything. - Collect resources for repairing and upgrading weapons. - Parry an attack by timing your block to momentarily stun a zombie, and grab them to do big damage. - Alarms play a big part. Find them and disable them otherwise, it will go off and you get a zombie horde after you. - Fuse boxes need fuses and are generally used to lock loot rooms. - When grabbed a QTE triggers. - Investigation areas turn your compass yellow to signify you are in one, here you look for clues, etc. - Weapon wheel for fast access to weapons. You can carry eight at a time. - Skills are handled by unlocking slots and finding/earning skill cards and equipping them. - Create your own unique character with the skill cards. - Fast travel unlocks via a map and on each location it shows how many of the optional and story tasks you have done including points of interest, and lost and found tasks. Dead Island 2 Review Cons: - Cannot rebind controls. - No dedicated performance or quality setting. - The story route feels like the first game as in the type of locations you visit. - Takes a lot from the first game especially. - Does take away a lot of other mechanics from the games like base-building defenses and smashing doors open. - Slight performance stutters even in cutscenes. - Never sure when it is saved or last saved. - Had zombies just spawn right in front of me many times. - Bit gutting the way they add so many scripted pickups and encounters. Related Post: Call of Duty: The Board Game Announced for 2024 Release Dead Island 2: Official website. Developer: Dambuster Studios Publisher: PLAION - Embracer Group Store Links - PlayStation Read the full article

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hey! wild child sounds really interesting, I may have to watch it! 🤔 as for today’s question, let me ask: what are your top 5 taylor songs? give me details on why! 🎅

hi anon! thanks <3

top 5 is hard because i havent done a formal sorter since post evermore, and so much has changed. so im gonna try and throw something tg

state of grace - i dont think a song can ever top it because to me its so taylor-esque and has that country-pop-rock sound that i love from her "so you were never a saint and i loved in shades of wrong, we learn to live with the pain, mosaic broken hearts, but this love is brave and wild" changed the course of my life

august - this song alters my brain chemistry the moment i hear "salt air" at the time i first heard the song i only ever felt like i was august, not in the literal sense but felt mentally discarded by people. the hook "remember when i pulled up and said 'get in the car', ..." is mind-boggling, life-changing, one of a kind songwriting

you're on your own, kid - this was an instant favorite off of midnights. though this song is custom to taylor's experience, there are moments where i know we can all see ourselves. growing up is hard and the world sucks so it fits to a lot of people. the production slow build into a triumphant end feels so right. my mom always said to me how i need to by my own biggest fan, and how i am the only one that is always there with me, every step of the way. it is hard to live by that every day, forget every month, year, etc, but that's why yoyok means to much to me. "i hosted parties and starved my body like i'd be saved by a perfect kiss" still makes me want to tear up every time.

blank space - the hottest pop babe of the catalogue. cruel summer's chaotic older sister that needs to be bailed out of jail. black space is pop perfection, and the blank space/style/ootw trio is one of the most powerful pop tracklisting I've experienced in my listening life, and i think its the best trio of tracklisting in taylor's catalogue. i would love to sing this karaoke one day, but you need to COMMIT to the part. "and you'll come back each time you leave, 'cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream" like??? how the fuck was this allowed, this is the sexiest lyric ever. it is hot but instills the fear of life into you.

champagne problems - this song is the saddest tune i love to listen on repeat. this essence of, 'am i the girl who's 'fucked in the head'? will i ruin someone else's life because i cannot commit? am i doomed to this being my reality one day?' is why i come back to it. the piano is gorgeous, lyrics devastating, and has that direct storytelling that i love from taylor. "your midas touch on the chevy door, November flush and your flannel cure, 'this dorm was once a mad house,' i made a joke 'well, it's made for me,' how evergreen our group of friends don't think we'll ever say that word again, and soon they'll have the nerve to deck the halls that we once walked through: one for the money, two for the show, i never was ready so i watched you go; sometimes you just don't know the answer till someones on his knees and asks you.. 'she would've made such a lovely bride, what a shame she'd fucked in the head,' they said but you'll find the real thing instead.. she'll patch up your tapestry that i shred"... you get the picture...

honorable mentions in no particular order: i knew you were trouble, i know places, the lakes, cruel summer, 'tis the damn season, love story, and call it what you want

the folkevermore songs have such a tight grip on me is what i learned from this

also you asked for details so i absolutely wanted to give 'em. thank u bestie.

#bpacksanta #kat answers shit

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Top Quality Paid Videos

During the most boring times in our lives, we tend to find activities to do for us to lessen the boredom that we feel and to let the moment pass by without us noticing it. Of course, when we talk about past time, the thing that will most likely to pop into our minds is watching videos. Since we are currently in the Generation Z, watching quality videos is as easy as one click. However, there are lots of videos circulating in the YouTube community. How can we guarantee ourselves that the videos we will be watching in the future are worth it and interesting?

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1. Ryan's World

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2. Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect is a five member group consisting of Cody Jones, Tyler Toney, Garrett Hilbert, and twin brothers, Cory and Coby Cotton. All of them became roommates when they were in College. The content of their video focuses on sports. Since there are a lot of people who are inclined to sports, they reached 51 million subscribers, earning a total amount of $20 million. Due to their great sense of humor, people who admire them created a fan base. Well, YouTube is not the only source of their income as they have this so called "Dude Perfect" app.

3. Nastya

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4. Jeffree Star

Jeffree Star is one of the great people as he is not only good at one thing. Aside from being a YouTuber, he also earns money through singing, composing songs, and modeling. Moreover, he also created his own way in business through his own makeup line that is why what we can see from his video content is makeup tutorials, reviews, etc., anything that has to do with makeup. With this kind of skill, he reached 17.1 million subscribers and is earning $17 million through this.

5. DanTDM (Daniel Middleton)

Others said that gaming does not bring good to one's life. How come that Daniel earns a large amount of money through playing Minecraft? Well, by making Minecraft videos, he was once the YouTube's richest man. He has a total of 21 million subscribers and earns a total amount of $16.5 million.

6. PewDiePie (Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg)

PewDiePie has now 105 million subscribers and still counting. He is one of the most subscribed YouTube channel and had been the no. 1 most subscribed channel in the last 5 years before T-Series claimed his title in March 2020. PewDiePie's net worth was in the range in between $30 to $50 million in the past years but the income he earns has been declining quite a little. His vlogs is primarily about online games. Aside from YouTube, he also earns money in the book that he published called "This Book Loves You". His book sold over 112.

7. Vanoss Gaming (Evan Fong)

Another gaming content has made a way to YouTube community. By creating a video of diverse games, he is earning $15.5 million with 24 million subscribers. With his great editing skills, he can easily caught someone's attention and let them watch his own content.

8. Logan Paul

Logan Paul started to become a very popular way back in 2017. It was when he went to Japan and saw a person who was hanging his body. Upon seeing it, he instinctively made a joke which turned off some subscribers. With that, he asks for forgiveness and admitted that what he committed was wrong. From that event, he gained more subscribers. As of now, he has 20.1 million subscribers and he is earning $14.5 million. To sum it all up, videos are everywhere on YouTube, but you should be meticulous in picking a video to watch. Take note that you need to learn something from that video even if it is just your past time. Also, do not watch anything that can make you even more bored. If I were you, I will try to ask for suggestions from someone who is really fond of watching YouTube videos. Boredom strikes? What are you waiting for, click for the YouTube app and watch interesting videos. Enjoy watching and do not forget to subscribe to your favorite YouTuber! OR You can also start your career in the YouTube community by making videos of your interest. Remember that it is quite difficult to start a career in YouTube, but it you really pursue it, you may become a successful YouTuber in the future. You can get inspiration from the above YouTubers so you need to keep going.

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The Creative Directors Behind Fate: The Winx Saga Must Not Be K-Pop Fans

Also, they have a pretty wrong idea of the role fashion should play in a show.

There are a few words that will stand out across most reviews of Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga - drab, boring, flop, flat, unimaginative. Critics and audiences consensus is that the show is not only a mediocre-at-best story, but also an atrocious (and ultimately confusing) choice of adaptation of the color pop and fairy magic cartoon it’s based on, 2004 italian cartoon Winx Club.

Fate has plenty of it's own issues - white washing and erasing characters, cringey dialogue, outdated melodrama, etc. But where it truly, unequivocally fails is as an adaptation. Fate misses everything that was magical and lovable about the original series, in all levels, from bizarre writing choices, - such as never actually developing any sense of friendship between the characters, who are based on a cartoon about…..a group…….of friends -, but it's especially and immediately felt in the art direction and costume design.

Winx Club is set on a fantastical world, Magix, where each of our main characters hail from a different planet, à la Sailor Moon. Alfea, the fairy school they attend, is the most common background: a pastel colored, futuristic high tech-meets-fantasy, art nouveau inspired castle. Alfea sets the tone for the whole visual of the cartoon: bright, colorful, futuristic meets vintage, leaning into the technological positivism of the Y2K style, uniting it with magic, DnD worthy monsters and, of course, fairy wings. Often featured are also the Red Fountain school, where the Specialists train, and especially Cloud Tower, the goth and gothic inspired witch school Alfea has an OxBridge rivalry with (How cool would that be in a live action? I guess we’ll never know…).

On Fate, Alfea is the only school we ever see, and it’s another beige boarding school in not-Britain, somehow set in a magical world where everyone has the exact same technology and even social media that we have on Earth in 2021, no transformations and, most egregiously, no fairy wings.

This lack of visual creativity is pervasive throughout the whole show, and its most heartbreaking iteration is in the characters' wardrobe. The styling has the barest bones of a color scheme, - such as 'Bloom has to only dress in red since fire, duh',- the clothes are ill fitting, bland, dark and very dated. These are supposed to be teenagers who enjoy fashion, and yet they look like varying types of soccer moms from 2010.

The series seems to operate on an old and tired vision that women and girls can’t have depth and have adventures and fight monsters while also caring about fashion, a vision that the original show played a big, big role in challenging in the early 2000's. Fashion and costume design sets as much of the tone of a visual medium as the script does; through clothes we can gauge characters’ backgrounds, passions, and personality.

Winx Club has some of the best examples of this in the cartoon sphere - Bloom’s comfortable and bright style, Stella’s glitzy and bold, Musa’s edgy and cool, Aisha’s sporty and fun, Techna’s neon and tech gear inspired, Flora’s earthy and romantic, they all work as extensions of each character and serve a narrative purpose. And that’s not even mentioning how insulting it feels that in their quest to make Winx “edgier, darker” and fit for an older audience, the creators of Fate somehow decided that was in opposition to caring about style and fashion. Most “girly” shows, including the Winx Club are just as much adventure action shows as the ones geared towards boys, and it’s emphasis in fashion, friendship and color does not detract from that. The original run of the cartoon deals with war, violence, grief, abusive relationships and even genocide; leaning into those plotlines would not require Fate to erase any integral parts of what made Winx so beloved, and the fact that they did shows that the Netflix team completely missed the point of fashion in the original show, and really, the point of fashion and costume design in the world building of any show.

That, however, is not a mistake K-Pop makes very often; (This might seem like a bit of wild swerve in topic, but stay with me here). Unlike it's western counterpart, the Korean pop scene never lost the emphasis on music videos and how the visual medium can complete and potentialize music and performance; the K-Pop culture is very album and concept oriented in a way that has been all but lost in many other pop circuits, and the music video, styling and set design of a ‘comeback era’ is a key point of excitement among fans.

As such, music videos that follow storylines, connected universes, boundary pushing concepts and visual effects are the norm, rather than the exception, and a list could be made of works that are beautiful examples of what a live action Winx adaptation could look like. In fact, and very smoothly, here is a small list of exactly that!

A Small List of K-Pop Music Videos That Are Better Winx Club Live Actions Than Fate: The Winx Saga

3. Red Velvet - Psycho

If it was a darker and more somber look that Fate wanted, there was a way to make it actually appealing. While it still feels a liiitle too grown up and elegant for Winx, (maybe this author is biased, as a full proponent for the Y2K fun) Psycho makes a very compelling argument for a witchy, mysterious, fairy tale-esque show that could look scrumptious and definitely not boring, or even a gorgeous example of what the witches in Cloud Tower could look like. Black and white, dark green, pastel blue and pops of jewel tones make Psycho's color palette. To add interest to the understated colors, the styling is heavy on textures; We see plenty of stonework, intricate embroidery, tassels, lace on lace on lace, feathers, bows, opera gloves and lots of glitter. All of that is offset by bold, dark makeup, leather accents and eerie cinematography. Needle & Thread, Marchesa Notte and Self Portrait lend their hyper feminine and intricately detailed tulle gowns, juxtaposed with the creepiness of the lyrics and the dark backgrounds; their deep berry and green fairy tale looks are built with pieces from Zara to Nina Ricci to Dolce & Gabbana to Alexander McQueen.

Red Velvet’s more edgy styling for 2018's Bad Boy would also not feel out of place on the Trix.

2. IZ*ONE - Fiesta

IZ*ONE kicked off 2020 with sweet and fun Fiesta. The MV features rooms with mismatched décor that go from retro to space opera, rocky faux landscapes that feel other worldly, and visual effects that would look perfect on the back of a transformation sequence. Mirroring the set design, the girls wear various outfits by sustainable up and coming brand Chopova Lowena. Their signature skirts made with discarded and repurposed fabrics give a cool and interesting twist on a schoolgirl look that would look very sweet for a band of school fairies that occasionally go off to save the world. Also, wouldn't those bedazzled headphones look great on Musa's fairy outfit?

1. Aespa - Black Mamba and Next Level

Aespa is what fans call a monster rookie. With only three music videos under their belt, they still have some of the most visually interesting work in the industry right now. Their concept is very tied in with high tech, featuring even AI avatars of each member, packaged in a glitzy, fantastical and futuristic aesthetic, candy pop meets cyberpunk. I think I’ve exhausted ways to say that is exactly what a perfect Winx adaptation should feature.

Their debut smash hit, 2020’s Black Mamba is truly a perfect moodboard for live action Winx. Wearing a sequined and colorful mix and match of Dollskill, Gucci, Didu and Balenciaga to a backdrop that features some alien fairy forest realness, a pyschedelic fever dream, rooms straight out of a Y2K catalog or donning lime green and black techwear inside a metro fighting the "black mamba", Aespa look through and through the part of fashion loving fairies who save the world together, while looking fierce, stylish and, most importantly, interesting.

The styling and the sets jump seamlessly from more casual colorful fits with blouses, shirts and baggy pants to barren, darkly lit backgrounds and fringe-and-glitter heavy pieces necessary to fight giant snakes, in a way so fitting to transformation outfits for magical girls we could cry.

In their third MV, 2021's Next Level, the cyber in their concept is taken up a notch (get it. because Next Level-), set to a futuristic urbanscape intersped with a planet made of crystals and the ocasional alien fauna popping up again. We get treated to Monse, The 2nd Skin Co., Johanna Ortiz and The Attico styled to fairy princess standards, sporty sky racers and a white and sequined group styling that is top ten fairy busy saving the world uniform material, or maybe even a specialist worthy getup.

This particular look from Ningning is so Techna that it almost feels as if it's mocking Netflix.

And doesn’t this Karina trapped inside the "black mamba" in Alexander McQueen feel like a perfect Dark Bloom moment?

These are only a few examples of interesting and creative designs that are in line with what a live action Winx Club should have given us. There are so many more I could list, even among other TV Shows, like Sex Education and even polemic dark Euphoria, that know how to have fun with style and design without losing the depth of their stories. In the end, it's hard to justify why Fate creators even wanted to make an adaptation that didn't even try to capture the heart of its source material, and all we can do is watch one more "Restyling Fate: The Winx Saga" video on Youtube whilst mildly dreading season 2.

#winx #winx club #fate the winx saga #fate: the winx saga #tv #tv/movies #cartoons #k-pop #kpop #red velvet #aespa #iz*one #fashion #costume design #art direction

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angelsndragons · 3 years

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fjord’s feelings for caduceus changed in episodes 98-99

by which i mean, fjord finally realized how special and important he is to caduceus, which in turn set the tone of their relationship for the rest of the campaign. buckle up, this is a long one.

not when fjord threw away his sword and went to caduceus instead of jester. or when caduceus presented him with the star razor. or after the citadel fight when caduceus gave him his holy symbol. i think things changed for fjord in episode 98-99, when caduceus saved his life and removed the orb.

this is going to require some context.

because here’s the thing: fjord’s always looking for the price, waiting for the catch or other shoe to drop. people caring for him because of him with no strings attached is unprecedented. vandren and the world taught fjord that love is conditional, that only if you hide what others would find ugly and make yourself useful to them will they deign to give you a scrap of affection. i don’t think vandren did this maliciously, mind you, it was just part of his worldview and fjord’s life up to and beyond that point supported it. we can see that right up to the end of the show, where fjord is terrified that vandren didn’t remember him or that he didn’t mean nearly as much to the man as vandren did to him.

so we have fjord, who learned to don masks and hide his truest self, including his best and worst aspects. while fjord made the nein into a coherent group, into a force, a crew, a family, even, he still waited for that other shoe to drop. waited for the day that they would reject him because he was no longer useful or because he pushed them too far. you can see this waiting all over the early campaign; he’s not looking for an excuse like caleb to cut and run but he anticipates nearly all the moments that almost fractured the nein, in spite of that low wisdom score. while jester carried the guilt of not being able to save molly, fjord carried the guilt of not protecting the group in that crucial moment. travis confirmed on talks that fjord’s biggest fear when he lost his powers the first time was that he would no longer be useful and be kicked out of the group.

that’s why fjord damn near broke down at the end of 72. the nein, no questions asked, with their standard level of snark, accepted that he was going to be a liability and kept him around anyway. armed him anyway. declared that he was no liability and that they would help him along until he could help himself and them again. this unconditional acceptance caught fjord completely off guard. it always does, really. because caduceus had said for months, an out of game half a year, that he was looking to reforge the sword as a gift for fjord. he said this to fjord’s face. he did not change course when he learned that the sword was a legendary blade forged by acolytes of the wildmother and moonweaver. the blade was still meant for fjord, even if fjord was still chained to uk’otoa. fjord extends his love and protection to the nein but is still not convinced the reverse is true. he was starting to believe it but he wasn’t quite there yet.

caduceus has a high enough wisdom to understand that’s fjord’s hang up even if he doesn’t quite understand the reasoning behind it. that’s why he pulls fjord aside in ep 75 and tells him that he doesn’t have to choose the wildmother, that there are other gods and other ideas out there looking for a champion. fjord, who at this point considers wildmom his only option (travis says she’s the only one who’s shown the slightest interest in fjord and that’s why he’s gunning for her), is befuddled by caduceus and this whole talk, so much so the pair end up talking past each other for the next several episodes.

after fjord officially becomes a paladin, things between him and caduceus become fairly...unsettled compared to their previous interactions. they talk past each other more, they aren’t in sync enough to double team those social interactions they were just starting to get good at. things are just weird for a while. to me, that’s fjord waiting for the catch, waiting for caduceus to call in some favor or something like it. and he keeps getting confused when caduceus doesn’t. so he tries once or twice to follow in caduceus’ footsteps and do as he would instead. and it just makes things weirder. these two don’t have a moment together that doesn’t leave one of them confused or unsatisfied until ep 87, when caduceus gives fjord the holy symbol and inadvertently kicks off the next phase of their relationship. because here, caduceus tries to put them back on equal footing and fjord recognizes it. caduceus rejects framing their relationship as mentor/student and tells fjord he doesn’t need caduceus to give him answers. fjord is “well on his way.”

by defining what they aren’t, mentor/student, our two boys inadvertently ask the question, “so what are we?” honestly, it’s a question that the entire group grapples with in the 90s as they reintegrate yasha, as veth struggles with the question of changing back and whether she can stay with the nein, as beau tries to sacrifice herself for veth, as jester learns some uncomfortable truths about the traveler, as caduceus finds his family again. fjord and caduceus can easily define what they aren’t - not mentor/student, not brothers or cousins- but what they actually are stumps both of them.

their relationship doesn't look like any of their relationships with the others: beau is fjord's bro and first mate, caleb is fjord's complicated mirror and admiree, jester his crush and first person he learned to be vulnerable with, veth his antagonistic sibling. on caduceus' side, caleb is the one he looks to for a fellow project nerd and clear, unvarnished goals, beau and jester are the sisters caduceus misses, yasha the quiet beloved barbarian he understands better than the rest, and veth a mess he wants to help but can't. but fjord and caduceus' relationship is highly undefined at this point. notably undefined, beyond their newly shared connection to melora. at the dinner with essek, we get the stone bomb. and travis and fjord panic. like no, seriously, they spend the next four episodes low key panicking over this revelation. this ties back to fjord waiting for those other shoes to drop but it’s also more than that.

when it comes to destiny, fjord has always been the answer, the self made man, to both caduceus and caleb’s questions about destiny. he makes choices about who he is, who he wants to be, and takes actions towards those goals. he is one of those rare people who can wear many different masks, take on many different roles, while still maintaining his sense of self and becoming a fuller version of who he is. when I say fjord is the answer to destiny, what i mean is that he is what ioun said way back in c1 about Fate: mortals make choices and through those choices, destiny is fulfilled. he is the answer to caduceus' own growth from passive instrument waiting for someone to play him to active communicator in this conversation between gods and mortals. in this sense, fjord is what caduceus learns to be (this is exactly why caduceus rejects a mentor role; he has as much to learn from fjord as vice versa).

so for this coincidence to pop up, this idea that maybe fjord only had the illusion of choice to extend his service to the wildmother, that maybe somehow he was manipulated again, that there was some grand destiny pushing things and fjord had no say in it, yeah, i can see why fjord was low-key terrified. so is this what fjord and caduceus are: just some predestined grand fairy tale partnership neither of them have that much say in? episode 96 resoundingly rejects that label too. for one thing, none of the stones or clays treat fjord's last name as anything amazing or spectacular. for another, this string of episodes gives us caduceus at his most human. the terror of not knowing what happened to his family, the uncertainty of his homecoming, the relief of saving his family and home, the irritation at the way the chaos crew treats the temple, the playful attitude caduceus cultivates after, it's all on display. caduceus drops much of his placid exterior and willingly allows the nein to see sheer depth of emotion he has.

which leads me back to episode 98-99. uk’otoa’s agents come for fjord. and caduceus is pissed. travis and ashley both said on talks that they hadn’t really seen taliesin that pissed, that it was like someone had threatened an actual loved one of his. fjord dies. and comes back to an exhausted, still pissed off firbolg who is five seconds away from snapping archmage vess derogna’s head off for interrupting his prayer of healing. taliesin doesn’t even begin to relax until they start interrogating the dead fish people the next day. once caduceus confirms the ball is still in fjord, notably caduceus and caleb were the two who remembered, fjord starts asking for a way to remove it. he asks caduceus to start a commune with wildmom in tandem with jester’s commune with the traveler. caleb tells fjord that caduceus fought “very hard for you while you were down, i don’t know if he’s up to it.” having heard that, caduceus still tries, with his first divine intervention attempt of the campaign. and when jester figures out that greater restoration will work, caduceus pushes through his exhaustion, takes charge, and goes through a truly terrifying greater restoration with fjord to remove the ball. convulsing, seizing, shuddering, collapsing, etc.

in those moments, and in the quiet after when fjord confirms that he still has his powers, it finally hits him that yes, people can protect, fight, and love him for who he is alone. there is no chain or other shoe waiting to be dropped here. the wildmother is no uk’otoa, to punish or take power at a whim. caduceus will fight with everything he has and then some for fjord because he loves him (not for nothing does fjord only realizes the depths of jester’s feelings when she uses heal on him). who are caduceus and fjord to each other? they are people who will fight for one another and the others as far as they can. fjord says over and over again that he wants to protect the nein and look out for them because he cares for them. he demonstrates it over and over again as well. caduceus says basically the same thing; he wants everyone safe and happily on their way and will stay until they are. he demonstrates this all the time as well. this is, i think, the first time that he demonstrates his dedication so unequivocally, free of the artifice of duty, fully committed through love. fjord recognizes this in caduceus and caduceus does in fjord.

i say this is a turning point because, while they don’t really have another super in depth conversation alone together, these two start clocking each other and openly help and look out for each other. there’s an ease and intimacy to the relationship after this. fjord watching caduceus swim near vokodo’s lair, fjord being ready to hand over his armor to caduceus when it looks like his won’t be ready, fjord, caduceus, and beau plotting behind jester’s back to keep her safe from the traveler, the absolute offense fjord takes to eadwulf after he spoke to caduceus like that, fjord levels up in paladin after caduceus tells him he’s proud to know him, all the way to the end of the show when fjord shelters the clerics and tells them to finish lucien, we get little moments like these from both of them. hell, caduceus is the first person in the campaign to tell fjord directly that he loves him.

#cr #critical role #cr meta #fjorclay #wildbros #fjord #caduceus clay #prim did theirs so i'm doing mine #in b4 the wrap-up #just barely #and ran out of steam at the end #i'll expand on that later #gotta finish my vm v m9 meta #and the cockroach party analysis

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For the prompts, 49 with doppio? >:3 Idk what it is about him I just look at him and think “oh you’re NEEDY needy, huh?”. Thank you so much, you’re a really good writer! :)

No problem buddy, thanks for the request! >:3

Warnings: not sfw, dubcon/noncon, abduction, dark themes, yandere, etc.

Also, my requests are still open, if anyone else is interested!

Enjoy!

Yandere prompt with Doppio, “You want me to fuck you…? Would that make you happy? Would it make you love me?” afab reader, dub/non con

All you wanted to do now was go home. You had had a long week at work, your parents were nagging you again, and to make things worse you had a headache that would not go away. After an exhausting day that began before the sun was out, and ended after the sun had set, you certainly deserved to do nothing more than go home, eat some junk food in your comfy pjs, listen to a podcast while you took a bath and pampered yourself, and maybe jerk off before bed. Unfortunately, you had a “girls night” tonight.

Your friends (your IRL friends at least) complained that you never went out with them anymore (nevermind that whenever you suggested doing something with them, or wanted to chat or text on the phone they were busy) and had forced you to go clubbing with them to celebrate the three-day weekend ahead. You weren’t much of a drinker, and really weren’t much of a dancer, so you had been given the purses to hold while you waited for them to be ready to go home.

You wrinkled your nose in frustration, glaring into the blurry screen of your phone looking at the late time: this was unfair. You were a hard worker, kind to a fault to those around you, and you deserved better than this. Sitting in a corner of a crowded club, everyone in the place having a great time except for you, tired and alone. At least in your apartment, you chose to be there, and at least no one actively ignored you: places like this just pointed out the flaws you hated about yourself more: you were bad with people, and easy to ignore.

Once one of your “friends” stumbled over to the group’s table, you left them with everyone's purse, mumbling you were going to the bathroom (you didn’t know if she heard you and you didn’t care) and left before anyone could stop you. You stumbled your way to the restroom in heels way too high for you to walk in, trying to clean yourself up and find a quiet place to text your goodbyes so your friends wouldn’t worry about your sudden disappearance. Leaning over the sink counter, you wiped a makeup smear off the corner of your lips, noticing a second too late someone behind you.

“Hey, there’s another sink-” You began to say to the blurred figure way too close to you, before a sudden eruption of pain hit the side of your head, and you were out in a flash…

The next time you regained consciousness was several hours later, but it was still dark when you opened your eyes, trying to remember what happened and where in the world you were. The stale cigarette smell, the unreasonably cold ac, the bedsheets starched so strongly that the sheets felt like plastic- this was definitely a motel. But where, and how long had you been here? As you began to sit up, you heard a surprised, timid voice.

“Oh, thank goodness! You’re awake, I was beginning to worry about you! Hold on, don’t move so suddenly, i’ll help you sit up.

Sure enough, as you started moving, your head lit up with painful throbbing that made last night’s headache seem like nothing in comparison. You grit your teeth and clenched your eyes shut, trying not to groan in pain.

“What the hell happened to me last night?” you grunted through your teeth, rubbing your temple as gentle hands helped slowly sit you up propped against cushions.

“Haha, you had a lot of bad luck last night, running into my boss. He was waiting for...an employee in the restroom and thought you were sent after him. He’s a bit paranoid, and he may have...accidentally clobbered you.” The voice apologized, gentle as he handed you what felt like a glass of water.

You forced yourself to open your eyes; it was still dark, but you could tell it wasn’t because of the time of day but rather a lack of light and closed curtains. You looked at..you looked at the person in front of you. Like whoever had attacked you last night, they had long pink hair, braided and side parted. Their eyes were green and wide, and they looked particularly juvenile with a crop top and freckles. They were on the smaller side, perhaps even shorter than you (hard to tell from while on the bed) and their eyes were crinkled in apprehension, like he was afraid you were going to hurt him.

“Erm, don’t worry though, I talked him out of doing anything too..extreme, after all I'm his right hand man! Besides, you seem like a perfectly nice person, I'd hate to see anything bad happen to you. Sorry, I'm rambling! Umm, do you want something for your headache? You were groaning in your sleep, I'm sure it doesn’t feel so good right now-” He went on and on, pulling out some painkillers to take with your water.

After thanking him, you were about to swallow the pill before pausing, looking at the strange man who’d taken you to a remote hotel after his boss had nearly killed you. Sensing your suspicion, doppio exclaimed, “Oh, don’t worry, they’re safe, name brand painkillers! Um, hold on, lemme just-” And he made a show of popping some of the pills you were holding into his mouth and swallowing, sticking out his tongue and opening his mouth to show you he’d ingested it.

Satisfied, and more importantly in a lot of pain, you took some of the pills yourself, much to the relief of the pink haired man.

“Oh good, thank you for doing that! I was so worried watching you asleep, you’ll feel much better now! By the way, my name’s Doppio, it’s a pleasure to meet you! Oh! And I know your name’s y/n because you had your purse and ID on you! Haha, sorry for going through your purse, I was just hoping to find any info on you that might be, you know, important.” he sat on the bed, scooching closer and closer to you.

You cleared your throat, unsure of what to say, and the watchful eyes of Doppio doing nothing to make you feel better.

“Well, um, thank you, Doppio. I appreciate you, um, saving me? Sorry for any inconvenience, I'll just, um-” You try to get up to leave, only for Doppio to place a hand over your leg.

“Don’t go! What, I mean, what if you hurt yourself? You probably have a concussion, and also you haven’t had breakfast? We could eat together and-” Doppio stammered, grabbing your hand and stroking it with his sweaty, cold fingers.

You had to stop him, before things got out of hand.

“Thank you, Doppio, it really was very sweet of you to take such good care of me, but I-”

“Please! You don’t understand, I mean-” Doppio fumbled with his words, clearly trying to make you stay at all costs.

“Doppio, i can’t stay here forever, i need to go home. My friends are probably worried about me by now.” You tried to press on, you didn’t want to upset the man with a powerful boss, but you felt increasingly claustrophobic with Doppio pawing at you.

“You mean those mean girls who left you with their purses all night? Why would you care about what they-” Doppio covered his mouth with both hands quickly, realizing what he just said.

Your blood ran ice cold; how did he know so much about them? Had he been watching you before the “incident”

Using his moment of weakness, you got up from the bed and tried to reach the door; it was time for you to go home, if not call the cops.

Doppio yelped, Throwing himself in front of the door before you could make your escape.

“Please, don’t be scared y/n! I didn’t mean to upset you, I only meant that I can treat you much better than your friends can. I mean, look at how good I've been for you so far?? I didn’t make you dance with me at the club, even though I really wanted to. I didn’t just have my fun against your will in the bathroom stall like the boss told me to do.I saved you from a concussion, or worse! I got you your own hotel room for the night, and didn’t take advantage of you or touch you while you were asleep! I want our first time to be special, after all! Isn’t that what you want?” Doppio pleaded, eyes wild as he tried to smile, trying to calm you.

You were anything but calm however, this guy was clearly obsessed with you, and had been for longer than just one night. Even if at first he had merely seemed like a pathetic “nice guy” you no longer had any pity or time to give him.

“Doppio, get away from the door and let me leave, now.” you demanded in your best authoritative voice. Doppio whimpered, this wasn’t how this was supposed to go at all, you were supposed to love him!

“You can’t! Boss and I won’t let you!” He cried, covering the door with his body. With no other choice, you slid out of your shoes and charged at him full speed. You managed to give him a good blow on the head, and threw him out of the way of the door. He cried, crumpled on the ground. If not for the fact that he had kidnapped you, you might have felt bad for hurting him like this, but you had to think of yourself at this moment.

As you finally unlock and pull open the door, heading towards freedom, you hear the strangest noise behind you.

“RingRingRingRingRing!” Doppio calls after you, in an unnatural, high pitched tone. You try to ignore it, you literally don’t have time for this, but with strength he had not previously displayed, Doppio grabs one of your arms, twisting it behind your back and up to his ear, holding it like a telephone.

There’s a trickle of blood, and one of his eyes is rolled back in its socket, but he calmly says, “Hello, this is Doppio,” Into your hand, as if he was having a normal conversation on the phone.

You scream out, doubled over by the pain in your arm, Doppio silent as he “listens” to his “Phonecall” oblivious to your suffering. Where did all this power come from? He was acting like an entirely different person, and frankly scaring you. Doppio nodded, pulling your hand closer into his ear and intently listening to nothing but air before “Hanging up and pulling you back into the motel room.

He threw you on the bed ( his arms felt much stronger, and more muscular for some reason) before crawling on top of you and pinning you down. You were too stunned, and frankly too scared, to come up with any means of escape, just weakly struggling to throw him off of you to no avail.

“Doppio, please-” You whispered, eyes blurry with tears.

“I talked to the boss, and he helped me figure out what to do. He wants our relationship to succeed after all!” Doppio exclaimed, additude reverted to how he’d first spoken to you. You were confused, you’d neither seen nor heard anyone in or around the room, who was he talking to and how?

“Boss told me that people like you need some discipline in order to be obedient, or you’ll walk all over me. If I can do that, then I can make you love me, and we’ll be happy together, isn’t that what you want?” Doppio told you, stroking your cheek.

“This is not okay, Doppio!” you yell, thrashing against both arms, “Let me go or i’ll-”

...

Wait a minute, both arms?

Then how was he…?

You look over to one side in shock, only to see a floating metallic and red arm holding you down, one on either side. You screamed, overwhelmed by a stalker and strange supernatural forces you couldn’t understand.

“Oh, you can see King Crimson's arms? Interesting, perhaps because of your near death experience with Boss, you can see stands now? Although, it would be bad if you developed a stand, what to do?...” Doppio pondered to himself, speaking apparent babble.

You cried, trying to wake up from this obvious nightmare with no luck.

“Awww, hey y/n, it’s okay, i’m not gonna hurt you! Not if you be good for me and Boss.” Doppio cooed, kissing your cheeks and forehead. “I talked boss into keeping you with us- you’re always so lonely at home, and never have a good time with others, right? You don’t have to lie anymore, I've been watching you for a while. Nobody else seems to, though, they’re too self-absorbed and stupid to realize how incredible you are!” He continued, oblivious to his words not helping, but hurting you.

“You’re perfect for me and boss, we can take really good care of you. Forget this lousy motel, we have mansions and villas all over Italy that we can take holidays to. We have billions of Lira from work, you’ll never have to lift another finger and we’ll pamper you to death. And best of all? You’ll never have to see your awful friends or family again! Isn’t it awful how they treat you? We can get rid of them, so they can’t hurt you!” He finishes, grinning ear to ear, but his eyes hollow and lifeless, staring unblinkingly into yours.

This guy was sick, there was no other word to it. You might have had issues with your family, and yeah your friends could be assholes sometimes, but you didn’t want them killed! What good would that do you, or anyone for that matter?!

Doppio seemed to read your thoughts, “Look, I know it's a lot to take in at once, but trust me. Boss and I have planned this out for a while now, and we’re always going to do what’s best for us, ok? So don’t worry so much, and please stop struggling? Boss warned me if you got too unruly he’d take over and finish what he started last night.

A wave of nausea slithered through you as you remembered, thinking how close you were to dying. You gave up, lying limp on the bed, praying for this to end.

Doppio smiled again, this one almost seeming genuine, and gave you the softest kiss to your lips. It was childish, almost, and he clearly lacked experience, but he gained more confidence from your lack of struggling. With the mysterious hands holding you (stands? King crimson?) his own hands were free to touch you. He started With your cheeks, your face, your hair, your neck, stroking you with feather-light touches, his fingers tracing each curve, digit and flaw like he was trying to memorize it all.

“Finally… I finally get to touch you like this… I’ve been waiting for so long, y/n. Do you know how long I've wanted to hold you?” He whispered, wrapping his arms around your neck, cradling your cheek to his. You didn’t know, and you didn’t want to, but Doppio told you anyway.

“I’ve been watching, waiting...for so long. Following you home from work, listening into your calls, finding your online accounts. I’ve known since I first saw you that you were the one for me, and now I get to prove it to you. I get to show you all the things I've been meaning to do to you. You’ll never be lonely again, not with me around. We’ll never be lonely~”

He giggled the last part, giddy with excitement, as he slid his fingers down your ribcage, your sides, fiddling with the bottom of your shirt. You wriggled, trying to fight him off again, only to your dismay Doppio giggled even harder at your reactions-perhaps because he knew you could never overpower him.

“Ohhh~ still so shy? Don’t be so uptight, y/n, you need to live a little! I know how much you want this; you complain about it all the time on your personal blog-” You could feel the blush on your cheeks heating up your face, desperate to make him shut up, “ How you want someone to have their way with you, to make you forget everything else in life. You’re desperate for someone to truly cherish and understand you; mentally and physically. You want me to love you? You want me to fuck you…? Would that make you happy? Would it make you love me?” Doppio rambled on and on, ripping your shirt off with strength he hadn’t had before.

You yelped, goosebumps forming on your skin as Doppio cackled, rubbing his face on your stomach, and into your cleavage poking out from your bra.

“Yes, let go for me! Show me every emotion, everything you’ve been holding back from me for so long- i need it, I demand it!” He snarled, splitting your nicest bra in half, and biting down on your neck, hard.

You screamed, legs kicking uselessly as the pain blurred your mind and you were operating purely on instinct. Doppio didn’t seem bothered in the least by it, you could still feel his laughter against your sore neck, as he sucked down on it, trying to bruise and mark you. His hands couldn’t help but find their way to your breasts, toying with them and squeezing them with admittedly little expertise. But he was a quick learner, making note of each little gasp and twitch according to how he touched you, and improving his technique from there. He twisted your nipples a bit roughly, already hard from the chilly air and sensitive to touch- you couldn’t help but moan a little in satisfaction. It had been awhile.

Doppio’s moans echoed yours, as he kissed his way down the crevice of your breasts, and licked each nipple in turn. You squirmed, not in fear or anger but pleasure, angry at yourself for letting this strange man win your body over so easily. Doppio kept his eyes on you at all times, studying your face to see how you felt. He’d had to watch you for so long from so far away, alone in your bedroom, or so you thought… it was time to use the knowledge he’d gained to make your body crazy for him.

You jumped at Doppio’s hands, cupping your groin through your pants, trying not to buck into his hands . It was getting harder and harder to deny him, though, why couldn’t you just-?

Doppio pulled your pants down to your ankles, taking your panties with it. He groaned audibly at the sight- your pussy was so wet and dripping, there was still a trail connected to your underwear.

“No, don’t-” You cried, snapping your legs shut, visibly scared at what was taking place again. Doppio was losing patience, crouching down and prying your legs open,

“Stop fighting me, y/n, you clearly want this!” He cried, eye twitching in annoyance. He managed to open your legs again, and buried his face into your pussy. He moaned, licking up a wet stripe against your labia, warm and puffy and so wet for him- he knew you would be, he knew you loved him.

Tears streaked down the sides of your face, this was so much and so intense. Your thighs clamped down on Doppio’s cheeks and neck, squeezing him as hard as you could. Not hard enough, apparently, as he just started giggling again through a full mouth and busy tongue “Ssho good, y/n, why have you been hiding thissh from mee~?” he moaned, tongue circling your clit. You flung your head back into the pillow, gripping the mysterious hands that held you for any source of strength or comfort.

Watching you whimper so pitifully with his head between your legs, obviously blissed out after being so needy and alone for so long, just did things to doppio. He loved the pained, fucked out expression on your face- you couldn’t even keep your eyes open as he snuck one, two fingers into your aching pussy. You whimpered so cutely, and it was all for him and him alone. Finally~

“Y/n, please, i can only hold back for so long, let me make sure it’s not painful… be good for me, please?” Doppio begged, grinding his hips into the mattress before he could help himself. Begrudgingly, you moved your thighs back just enough for Doppio to push them away, when he got a wonderful idea. King crimson, or what Boss had lent him of his stand to use, sensed his thought, and grabbed both your hands in one arm. Doppio pushed your thighs back and up, effectively bending your knees into your chest and displaying your pussy in such a beautiful way. You cried out, surprised by the sudden movements and embarrassed by how exposed you were, but there was nothing you could do about it. Doppio was just too strong.

The other free hand floated down, spreading your lips apart to give Doppio a nice view before pummeling two of his thick, strong fingers inside of you. You screamed, crying as the fingers curled directly into your sweet spot, massaging with robotic-like precision and speed. The sounds you were making were wet, animalistic, and you were quickly brought close to the brink.

“Perfect, y/n! Just like that, let yourself go! It makes me happy to see a side of yourself you never show anyone else- and you never will to anyone but me! Remember, I'm the one making you feel this good, right y/n? You couldn’t possibly find anything half as wonderful from anyone else but me! Me, got it?!” Doppio exclaimed, his voice cracking and becoming much darker, scarier. For a second, you could swear he looked like a different person entirely, wild, angry and dangerous- but you blinked and Doppio was just as before.

Doppio licked his lips, sweating and anxious, this was good enough to make you love him, right? This was what he had to do to make you happy? Boss’s words from before appeared in his head though, and he remembered how Boss had always been right before. Doppio trusted him, and was determined to win you over. Doppio let go of one of your legs-you seemed adequately distracted and restrained to get away from him- and unzipped his fly. In truth, he would’ve preferred to get all the way naked with you for the first time, so you could see and feel the real him as well, but clearly the two of you were too desperate and impatient for him to get fully naked. This time.

You whimpered at the sound of a zipper, feeling the fingers pull out of you. You heard the crinkle of a wrapped, and the muffled groan as Doppio probably rolled a condom onto himself, but you were too afraid to look. The strong floating hand, still wet with your juices, gripped your cheek and forced you to look at Doppio, staring you down with much more restraint and calm than he had been. Doppio kissed your cheek, then your lip, and pushed his warm cock achingly slowly, gently, into your waiting pussy.

You couldn’t help yourself from moaning, grabbing at the hands that held you, thrusting yourself onto Doppio’s hard and hot cock. He bit his lip, feeling you twitch and squeeze around him; he was trying so hard to be gentle for you, why were you still making things so difficult. He chuckled to himself, and motioned for King Crimson to let you go; finally you were beginning to relax and enjoy yourself, and he wanted to enjoy every bit of it.

Without thinking, you wrapped your arms around Doppio, holding him close to you. Your mind was a mess, your body even messier, you didn’t know what to think or do about your abducter/rapist fucking you so tenderly, and you were tired of fighting. So you let him fuck you, slowly and gently and way way emotionally. Doppio wiped away new tears you hadn’t realized were there, shushing you, “It’s okay, my sweet y/n. Just relax and let me do the work. Don’t fight it any more, just let go.” He whispered, pressing kisses into your lips and cheeks far too sweetly.

So you did, you relaxed and sank into the mattress, pulling Doppio down with you. He let go of your thighs, and held you tightly to him as he fucked-no, made love to you. He gradually picked up the pace, huffing and whispering words of admiration to you about your body, or how much he adored you. You took it all limply, the fight having gone out of you and desperate for comfort. The floating arms, which you had forgotten about, reappeared and stimulated your nipples and clit, bringing you closer and closer to the edge.

Doppio sped up as well, he knew this would have to end, but he wanted to make it last as long as possible. This was your first time together, after all. He wanted to make it special. Your legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him deeper and closer into you. You could feel the spongy head of his dick rub your inside so sweetly, you were starting to get addicted to the feeling. Doppio buried his head into your neck, mumbling nonsense as he pushed in deeper and deeper, faster and faster, as his restraint gave way to passion.

“Y/n I- I don’t know how much longer I can last, but-” He kissed you, as the stroking of your clit sped up. You groaned loudly, you were so close, “Just a bit longer, please~” You begged, biting your lip. Doppio took a deep breath, steeling himself as he was determined to make you come first. He pounded into you, urging you closer and closer, four sets of hands circling your body and drawing out noises and gasps from you out of your control.

“Almost there, please, almost~!!!” You cried, throwing your head back with a final sigh as you came hard and fast, your core heating up and washing over you as Doppio helped you ride it out with clit rubs. Your walls fluttering around him, the face that you made as you came from him, for him, it was too much and he quickly filled his condom inside of you, moaning even louder than you had as he thrust without abandon into your wonderful, most precious place. He didn’t want to stop, thrusting almost to the point of overstimulation, before he had to stop, and collapsed on top of you. He cooed and kissed his praises and thanks into your shoulder and skin, before he noticed the soft sound of you snoring. Poor thing, he chuckled to himself, you’d really worked yourself up.

He reluctantly pulled out, after indulging in 5 minutes of cuddling your sleeping body and listening to your heartbeat. Doppio cleaned the two of you off, and tucked you into the covers of the motel- now would be a good time to set up moving you into your new home. After all, The whole reason you were in the motel is because the moving company Boss had hired to move your things into the main base would take several hours to complete their job, and Boss didn’t want anyone seeing you or Doppio at home. Doppio ruffled your hair as you slept, pulling out his cellphone to check in with Boss and give him the full update he’d requested.

Tonight was going to be very busy.

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