#:: recommendations

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Don't Take Your Eyes Off Me - By Elvechica (8.5/10)

The mask is off. We all know the idol industry is extremely dark and twisted. It's old news. Being an obsessive fan is frighteningly common. So common in fact that it's not hard to believe crazy stories like this one. Maybe somewhere out there a real-life idol is lurking around, obsessing over one of their own group mates. It's such a crazy thought, but this is the painfully realistic version of that crazy scenario.

Please note: The happy ending of this story is extremely twisted and flawed on purpose. I think this should have been a long form story, with about twenty chapters, but there are only six. It looks simple on the surface, but the main character is just as flawed as his stalker.

Jun is a tall, handsome man with rich actor parents. His father now owns a talent company. He was born with literally every single advantage possible in life, and he loves the performing arts. Naturally he tried to debut as a actor. When he failed he tried to become a model....he failed again...he couldn’t hack it. Not even with a famous last name and good looks.

Jun is scum.

Making a boy band under his father's company label is his last shot. His last choice. Becoming an idol is literally his back up plan, because he can't handle failing. He thinks his lofty parents don't respect him....so he doesn't respect himself and he's willing to take advantage of other people to go higher.

His father offers him a gimmick. Writing. Daddy will pay a talented ghostwriter to write AND COMPOSE trendy idol songs...and Jun will get the credit.

Jun accepts, because at this point he thinks he can't succeed without cheating.

The ghostwriter plan works waaaayyyyy too well. The first single is a bop. Their tiny social media accounts blow up. It'll be a one-hit wonder if they don't keep up with this lucky momentum....so the trio of three takes every job they get offered.

Primula is a trio of pretty, hardworking hotties who fit the boy band bill just right.

Jun Sakuma is a *LYRICAL GENIUS WHO COMPOSED EVERY SINGLE THAT MADE PRIMULA THE SUCCESS IT IS. Also, he's buff and tall and a great dancer. (His voice kinda stinks though, which is a major hint. Being in a boy band is just about avoiding failure for Jun. It wasn't his original passion.)

Yuma is a nice guy, and he is a great actor. He accepts television and stage roles to promote the group. He's also a talented singer, and dancer.

Isshin was an up-and-coming model before he joined the group. He had an existing fan base before he started singing, and he has the voice of an angel. He's very talented with instruments too, and he's the ghostwriter. Jun used up his talent to get his backup boy band debut. Jun doesn't know his unstable career involves standing on a friend's back, and HE DOESN’T FEEL REAL REMORSE UNTIL HE LEARNS THE TRUTH.

Daddy also threatened Isshin. Isshin can't take it anymore. He tells Jun everything. He hates Jun's fake innocence. He hates watching someone who hasn't written a single word take credit for his talent.

(He's lying.)

He says he hates Jun.

(He's lying)

Jun is immediately swallowed up by guilt. He can no longer distance himself from the truth. He doesn't want to be propped up by the genius writer lie anymore. He decides to work harder, and pour all of his passion into the career he chose so half-heartedly.

He understands that Isshin is angry and hurting the most.....so he listens to everything Isshin says.

Isshin uses Jun's body. Isshin controls his diet. Isshin controls what he wears. Isshin says they have to live together.

Isshin claims he is doing this because Jun needs to be strictly trained.

Jun believes this...because he is the weakest link in the group and he doesn’t want to ruin everything for everyone.

He keeps his mouth shut about the ghostwriter lie, because Isshin says he wants the group to succeed.

He's willing to make sacrifices.

Jun should be too.

Jun values himself so little that it damages the people around him. Yuma, his parents, and his managers can all see his talent....but Jun has failed too much and he only sees himself as an obstacle.

When a big company says "his" writing talent is wasted in such a small group....Jun feels guilty for stealing Isshin's talent all over again. It's been a year, and Jun is dying to share the truth because he genuinely loves his fans and being an idol now.

Learning from Isshin has been amazing...besides all the abuse I mean...haha...every form of abuse...

Jun wants to tell Yuma and spill the beans.

The convenient secret that allows Isshin to control Jun.

It all feels so obvious, but Jun is the perfect victim. A busy idol with a strict shedule. He's used to being overworked and abused.

He thought Isshin hated him, but no.

Isshin has been too excited to stay sane for the entire year.

All of that brutal training and control was just an excuse.

Isshin wanted to play with his favorite idol, and he loved every second of it.

When Jun flunked acting Isshin was already there...in the background watching.

Waiting for a chance.

After Jun reveals the secret their relationship begins for real three months later. The group re-debutes because they're still popular and Yuma is a decently popular stage actor.

Why does Jun forgive Isshin?

Well, it's because something is deeply wrong with him. Something is broken inside Jun. Something that is hard to describe.

Without Isshin's obsession he would have faded into nothing. Isshin's weird nonsense actually made Jun a better person. By the end he's no longer totally reliant on his daddy. He's surrounded by good friends, who recognize his talents. He's more confident and he doesn’t see himself as an "untalented" extra.

Even though that's all true any normal person would have rejected Isshin and got a restraining order.

When I say this is realistic I mean Jun doesn't "forgive" Isshin. I mean Jun is an adult that recognizes he also did bad things, and he appreciates Isshin. He admires Isshin's talent too, even if his obsessive motives were impure.

It's wrong, but he loves Isshin anyway.

He wants unconditional love and support in his life, because that's what saved him from falling apart.

Jun has actual practical reasons for accepting his yandere partner besides money, and it's good.

#yandere #male yandere #yandere male #yandere boy #recommendations #recs #rec #recommended #Don't Take Your Eyes Off Me

[frihetstyrke]

I'm currently obsessed with a Fic by @prosperdemeter2 which is a rewrite of the first four seasons of 9-1-1 (5th season on the works!!!!!) and I strongly recommend it. It's kind of a cannon divergence (as far as I understand the difference with an AU).

It is so damn well written!! all the feels are felt!! I'm leaving the link, really, go read it!

#eddie diaz #buddie #evan buckley #bi evan buckley #9-1-1 #911 abc #buddie endgame #fanfiction reccomendations #fic reccomendations #recommendations #fic rec #911 on abc #evan buck buckely

[shopwitchvamp]

Since y'all got me thinking about the subject of trying new foods and such ealier, I wanted to share a few videos from EmmyMade who is one of my favorite youtubers!

She's got so many super interesting videos and she always has such a positive attitude about whatever she's trying. It's the best. Definitely check her out sometime if you like watching this sort of thing!

#recommendations #youtube #emmymade #food #food video #witch vamp recs #Youtube

[maleyanderecafe]

R18 Visual Novels/Games + Mobile Games Masterlist

R18 Indie Visual Novels

My Dear Hatchet Man

14 Days With You

Particles of Reality

Dachabo! Digi-Pet-Sim!

The Gaydere

Restart Heart

See Thru: Need A Friend?

You and Him

Don't Trust Him

Boyfriend EXE

Don't Look

Glass Mind

Colored Gaze

Forcefully Yours

Ai-yo Kogane san!

Hopeless Romantic

Duality

Broken Colors

Cannibal Sweetheart

Honey Hotline

A Cry for Help

The Snake's Taken a Spouse

Mine

10:16

Worthy Lover

Favor

Mad Room No. 3

Bad End Cinderella

First Time

Close to Obsession

Rotten Dinner

Metanoia

The Kid in the Back

Get to Know: Coffee Date

A Double Sided Mirror

Idolatry

Symptoms of Deceit

Mobile Games

Dangerous Fellows

My Psycho Boyfriends

Yandere Boyfriend Leo

Yandere Classmate Aiden

Yandere Richman June

Yandere Stepbrother Dean

Killing Kiss

In Search of Haru

My Puppy Fiance

#male yandere #yandere #yandere boy #recommendations #visual novels #indie visual novels #masterlist

[incognitopolls]

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

#polls #incognito polls #anonymous #tumblr polls #tumblr users #questions #polls about interests #movies #tv shows #music #books #video games #friends #recommendations #submitted nov 15

[silvermoon424]

The Analog/Digital Horror Recommendation Post

A lovely follower of mine asked for recommendations on Analog Horror series to watch since I mentioned I'm a big fan of the genre. I figured it would be best to just make a big post about it all!

This post will be split up into three sections: 1) Direct links to Analog/Digital Horror series with series that I have actually engaged in being in red bold 2) Links to analog horror commentary Youtube channels that do a great job of breaking down and explaining series because they can get kinda confusing 3) Some particular series breakdown videos I highly recommend.

Direct Links to Analog/Digital Horror Series

Angel Hare

ChezzKids Archive

Gemini Home Entertainment

Gilbert Garfield

Harmony & Horror

Hypnogogic Archive

Lacey's Games (I couldn't link to the playlist because the creator hasn't updated it with the latest video; just look for the Lacey videos on their channel, as of October 2023 there are 3)

Local 58

Mandela Catalogue

THE MONUMENT MYTHOS

Mystery Flesh Pit National Park (MY FUCKING BELOVED, also not a video series but rather a blog of in-universe promotional materials, documents, photos, etc. I will be linking to an explanation video)

Needlem0use

Vita Carnis

The Walten Files

Welcome Home (artist is here on Tumblr)

Winter of '83

This list will be updated as I watch more Analog/Digital Horror series! In the meantime, you can refer to the Analog Horror page on TV Tropes if you want even more recommendations.

Youtubers Who Dissect Analog Horror

Pagan Valley

Wendigoon (some videos haven't been added to this playlist so I recommend checking out his general channel)

minaxa

Wowman

Nexpo

Night Mind

ARG/Unfiction Analysis Playlist (400+ videos)

ARG/Analog Horror Explained Playlist (80+ videos)

My Fave Explanation/Analysis Videos

Mystery Flesh Pit National Park

A Digital Horror Tragedy - Lacey's Games Explained

The Most UNDERRATED Analog Horror Series: Winter of 83

The Hypnagogic Archive: An Anthology ARG

The Lost Footage of the Hypnagogic Archive

Vita Carnis - A Terrifying Analog Horror

ChezzKids Archive - A Terrifying Digital Horror

What are The Walten Files?

Gemini and the End of the World

Welcome Home: A Perfectly Innocent Lost Puppet Show!

What is Local58?/LOCAL58: The Broadcast Station that Manipulates You

The TRUE Horror of Local 58

Okay y'all, that should keep you busy for a long time, lol. As I said this will be periodically updated as I find new series and videos! Please feel free to add in your own recommendations in the replies, reblogs, whatever if you have them!

#analog horror #digital horror #internet horror #mandela catalogue #the walten files #gemini home entertainment #the monument mythos #local 58 #welcome home #vita carnis #needlemouse #horror #master post #master list #masterpost #recommendations #recommendation #1k

[finelythreadedsky]

my personal list of greek myth retellings that are actually good and do something interesting with the myth:

The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea, Mary Renault

Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays, Christa Wolf

The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood

The Lost Books of the Odyssey, Zachary Mason

Here the World Entire, Anwen Kya Hayward

Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles, Jeanette Winterson

Achilles, Elizabeth Cook

Memorial: An Excavation of the Iliad, Alice Oswald

Averno, Louise Glück

Autobiography of Red, Anne Carson

Antigonick, Anne Carson

Oresteia, Robert Icke

Antigone, Jean Anouilh

Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl

Girl on an Altar, Marina Carr

Los Reyes, Julio Cortázar

Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell

O Brother Where Art Thou, Coen Brothers

honorable mention to Ursula K. Le Guin's Lavinia which doesn't count on a technicality

#you may make additions but i WILL judge you for them #mine #personal to read list at the moment includes: molora; hurricane diane; red doc; antigona gonzalez; home fire #these great athenians; ransom (malouf); an iliad (baricco); an iliad (o'hare/peterson) #for these purposes i exclude the *explicitly* ovidian but not the medusa and orpheus and eurydice works that clearly draw on ovid #recommendations

[babybabbles]

cute ideas for when you’re bored!

Build a blanket fort and have a cozy reading session inside.

Create a scavenger hunt around the house or in the backyard.

Have a dance party with your favorite music.

Paint or draw pictures.

Bake cookies or decorate cupcakes.

Play board games or card games with family members.

Do a puzzle together.

Have a movie marathon with popcorn and snacks.

Make homemade slime or playdough.

Have a picnic in the living room or backyard.

Plant a small garden or care for houseplants.

Create a DIY craft project using recycled materials.

Build with LEGO or other building blocks.

Have a karaoke session singing favorite songs.

Write and perform a short play or puppet show.

Learn a new skill, like juggling or simple magic tricks.

Have a tea party with stuffed animals or dolls.

Do a science experiment with household items.

Go on a nature walk and collect interesting items.

Make homemade pizza or tacos with various toppings.

#Agere #sfw agere #age regressor #agere blog #agere community #age regression #sfw regression #Ideas #agere #Agere recommendatins #Recommendations #ideas for what to do #Agere ideas

[ghost-recs]

Oikawa SMAU Rec

nonsense by @idlerin

synopsis: university student, chaotic friend group, and up and coming actor/model oikawa tooru as your secret ex, what could go wrong?

the perfect combination of angst, cuteness, and humor that left me a puddle for oikawa tooru (i highly recommend the playlist too, pls pls).

syrup by @eggyrocks

synopsis: oikawa, to put it bluntly, is love sick. unfortunately, there is a bit of an obstacle in the way of his happy ever after with you...

lots of crack and chaos. humor that has me going. [ongoing...]

pose for me by @authentictiramis

synopsis: vlogging au where two groups decide to collab, simping ensues.

short and sweet, full of fluff and some humor. cute!

#smaus that have a hold on me #haikyuu smau #haikyuu #hq #haikyuu x reader #hp x reader #hq smau #haikyuu oikawa tooru #oikawa tooru #oikawa tooru x reader #oikawa tooru smau #smau #oikawa tooru x you #oikawa tooru x yn #college au #exes to lovers #social media au #haikyuu fluff #haikyuu angst #haikyuu x you #haikyuu texts #haikyu x reader #oikawa x reader #fic rec #recommendations #ghost rec #oikawa toru x reader #chefs kiss

[ystrike1]

#yandere #male yandere #yandere male #yandere boy #recommendations #recs #rec #recommended #I can't escape from Okami-kun's obsessive love! ~Estrus Mating with a Childhood Friend's Beastman~

[zoe-oneesama]

Do you ever check out other Miraculous AU's? What are your faves? Do you like people giving you recommendations?

Well I'm currently simping for @bigfatbreak's Dad Villain/Viceroy AU, and you should also check out her "Birds of a Feather" Feralnette AU if you like a good Lila-driven divergence from canon. She has an amazing artistic take on a webcomic format which creates stunning and thought provoking visuals, and I love her command of the canon characters and the interesting direction she takes them.

There's also @buggachat's "Bakery 'Enemies' AU". I love the characterization of these Post-Hawkmoth, semi-older characters and her clever balance of angst and humor. Plus Buggachat is just reigning Queen of excellent facial expressions, a true inspiration if you ask me. (Please do not bother her about continuing, she'll post if and when she feels like it and it's no one's business to pressure her)

I also wouldn't call this an AU per se, but I thoroughly enjoyed her ML Paris Special comics and her increasingly unhinged versions of Shadybug and Claw Noir.

You might've noticed all these AUs are comics. I've been pretty out of the fanfic game for a while and I'm not really interested in any long-form stories. As for recommendations, I don't mind them being dropped but I might not follow up lol.

#recommendations

[axinite25]

Can everyone go watch Renegade Nell pls it's funny, with magic, cunty wigs, amazing action and even wlw I don't want it to be cancelled

(Also reviving my love for season 3 Morgana is a plus)

#renegade nell #sofia wilmot #lgbt #wlw #Disney #disney+ #derry girls #morgana #merlin #kate mcgrath #lena luthor #recommendations #its so fun #like genuinely #please stream

[touchoffleece]

A collection of hashtags from the Sulemio vs Destiel event that tickled my funny bone (pt 1)

As I said I would @runningheadless part 1 of the post I refered to. I plan to share part 2 (which will be less laughing at posts and feelgood posts I found while scrolling the g witch and sulemio tag) as a wrap up since the poll happens to end on Suletta/Sulemio Sunday(s) tomorrow.

#sulemio vs destiel #tumblr #pop culture #pop culture history #sulemio #lgbtqi+ #sapphic thoughts #g witch #gundam the witch from mercury #polls #gundam #ship wars #screenshots #memes #shit posts #recommendations #I mean for tomorrow's part to be more wholesome in our (Sulemio/gundam) side of the fandom #but who knows if I find anymore funny posts between now and then

[velichorus-k]

I'm more of a sci-fi lover than a fantasy lover (in case you couldn't tell) but Damsel (2024) was cool, I kept pointing at the screen and saying 'this is structured like a horror movie!'

It's got an innocent 'maiden' (read: teenage girl) as the primary victim, an unseen monster (they take care not to reveal the whole dragon until a while into the movie!), gore, chase sequences, false hope, building tension/dread into the reveal of the monster, and even jumpscares! And that whole sequence taking place in a CAVE with TIGHT SPACES??? UGH! Cave exploration/diving is freakin' terrifying to me, it was so fun to see it utilized this way. Maybe I haven't seen enough fantasy, but this made me realize I want more horror fantasy. So cool.

Funny that the moment the dragon's appearance is revealed in full (in the cavern scene against Elodie's dad), it moooostly goes back to feeling like a typical fantasy movie. Like I def saw that resolution coming from a mile away, but still overall really good stuff.

#damsel 2024 #damsel #personal #recommendations #media reviews and thoughts #<- new tag I want to be even more annoying about my opinions on the internet from now on

[crankyarchives]

jujutsu kaisen

ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ, ᴀʟʟ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ

❀= 𝗌𝗆𝗎𝗍 ♡ = 𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖿𝖿 ⭑= 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗍 𖦹= au

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satoru gojo

♡ unconcealable - @chuluoyi ♡ 2 + 1 - @yueebby ♡ 12:03 pm - @yueebby ♡ cool touch - @forest-hashira ♡ serein - @omitea ♡ it was fast, the way you fell for him - @cheriepits ♡❀ arranged marriage - @gojorgeous ❀ did you know that you're in my fantasies? - @arminsumi ❀ gojo wanted a baby - @leashaoki ❀ whatever she wants - @anathemaspeaks ❀𖦹 creature of myth - @gojorgeous 𖦹❀♡⭑ sixeyed - @notmazikeen

suguru geto

𖦹❀ "do your other fucktoys even make you cum?" - @wh1msic4alwasab1

kento nanami

(coming soon)

choso kamo

(coming soon)

ryomen sukuna

⭑♡ a millenium of unsaid i love you's - @lxvebun 𖦹 mess it up - 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 - @hqbaby

multi-character

❀ i wanna feel you. taste you. touch you - @tojiseviltwin ❀ impatience - @kamitv ❀ guys who just come completely undone - @glitterycvm ♡ i want something more... - @gojom0jo ♡ turning tables - @bunny584

satosugu x reader

♡ deserve better - @meo-on-prairie ♡ life with poly!geto and gojo - 1 / 2 - @lunarpeonie ♡ paracosm of the gods - @satoruxx ♡ lovers rock - @driaswrld ♡ early mornings and stolen cups - @risuola ♡ challenge accepted! - @lxvebun ♡ i want to kiss you - @arminsumi ♡ sick day - @queenendless ♡⭑ raspberry leaves - @sunmoonjune ⭑ first time that i called you mine (that wasted summer) / 2 - @haeryna ❀ a girl with no name - @bunny584 ❀ getting high with satosugu - @graytalents ❀ clouded - @dsiiress ❀ pervy!satosugu - @nisuna ❀ audience of one - @fartfather ❀ one, two, three (it's not only you and me) - @justrustandstardust ❀ what's mine is yours - @saetoru 𖦹♡ in their loving hands - @sunmoonjune

#jjk #jujutsu kaisen #satoru gojo #suguru geto #kento nanami #choso kamo #ryomen sukuna #satusugu #jjk x reader #recommendations

[the-modern-typewriter]

January Book Recs

My favourite books that I read in 2023! (In no particular order!)

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (M/M, codependency, Supernatural Dark Academia vibes)

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (delicious little YA horror!)

Vampires, Hearts and Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston (A lover letter to vampires stories and grief)

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (Got me in my fairytale loving heart. Exquisite writing style.)

Fraternity by Andy Mientus (M/M, 90s dark academia, demons)

Yellowface by R.F Kuang (Tense, fascinating)

Once Upon A Broken Heart/The Ballad Of Never After by Stephanie Garber (JACKS!!!)

In The Lives of Puppets by T.J Klune (M/M, Pinocchio retelling)

Honourable mentions go to:

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (I love the dynamic between the protag and their demon companion), What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher (retelling of The Fall of The House Of Usher, got me obsessed with this writer) and Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day (thought-broking, memoir style non fiction, about how we talk about friendship).

#making up for lost time on the recs I guess #I also just read a lot of good books in 2023 so #books #reading #book recs #recommendations #book recommendations #bookblr