#'you've really got a hold of me'

[secondbeatsongs]

when you're into the Big Ship™ in a Big Fandom™, you have the luxury of having an OTP - a real One True Pairing, where you can read about just them for ages, and you will never run out of fics, and everything is perfect and beautiful and nothing hurts

but when you go to a smaller fandom, you'd better pray to whatever god you worship that someone else in this room ships the same thing that you do, and that if they do, they're writing more than late-night crackfic, because you're on thin fucking ice!

and how small is your small fandom? is it less than 100 fics? maybe even...less than 20 fics?

welp, then it's time to make peace with that god and either open up a text document or learn how to ship everything, because it's swim or drown babey! and your ship is sinking fast

anyway all of this is to say that after hanging out in small fandoms and shipping less-common pairings for a while, going back into a Big Huge Fandom™ is wild because suddenly it's like...wait, why didn't I ship these people again? I don't remember. why was I only sticking to one ship in this fandom?? boring of me, honestly. these guys should make out.

#sbs rambles #fandom #fandom stuff #ao3 #basically. I hung out in superwholock for so long back in the day #but then I got weird and cool and moved on to smaller and older and stranger fandoms #and decided to throw a party and have fun and enjoy all of the small and weird in those fandoms #and now rewatching media for a big fandom I'm like. huh. sucks to be everyone else I guess. they're missing out on some wild dynamics here #because I'm havin a blast #and like. when I mean small fandoms I mean SMALL #my one fic I wrote for one tv show makes up 25% of that entire fandom on ao3 #(double checks) #oh!!!! new fic in the fandom!!!! #my one fic only makes up 20% of that entire fandom on ao3!!! #time to throw a fuckin party! 🎉🎈🎊🥳 #anyway it's really funny because based on this some folks are going to assume what ship I'm into in a Big Fandom now #but buds. you can laugh at me #I'm thinkin about sam and cas #what's up with those guys? #fucked up actually. they should hold hands about how much they love dean #:') #but also supernatural is way more fun if you watch it out of order #that's what I've realized #now if only the RNG would give me something in season 1 or 2 T_T #also if you're at the point of reading fic on livejournal or wattpad in the year 202X you've reached ''small fandom'' status #that's the rules

[captainhysunstuff]

"You Really Got a Hold on Me" was an interesting choice for a wedding song.

#drawn by me #my fanart #Death Note #lawlight #L #Light Yagami #Sayu Yagami #Mello #Mihael Keehl #tw: food issues #weddings #You've Really Got a Hold on Me #slow dance #soooo romantic~ lol #can't help but think of Lawlight when I hear this song #The Temptations' cover is my favorite closely followed by The Beatles' cover #smooch

[silverskye13]

He is a creature to me do you understand?

@lindentree @helsknight-daily

#spazzcat doodles #lindentree #helsknight-daily #helsknight #hermitcraft #helsmets #dragon!helsknight #i am tired and sore and i am coping with my new favorite wing-man #i was thinking really hard last night about how tired i am and it got me thinking about how sometimes you get so tired all you wanna do #is sit down and then i thought about how that would apply to wings and suddenly people with wings sounds like an olympic sport to me #could you imagine the energy it would take to hover #sure gliding on wind currents conserves energy but it's still the equivalent of holding your arms outstretched for a long time right? #anyway take all the scary what if you got tired stuff and flip it you know how after you get out of a pool and you've been swimming all day #you're just absolutely ravenous #what i'm getting at here is i bet you he descends on unsuspecting gas stations and makes off with all their snacks #the hermits wake up see helsknight and grian have broken in just to steal their high calorie chips and fuck off #that's it that's my vision

[jt1674]

#small faces #you've really got a hold on me #from the beginning #steve marriott #kenny jones #ronnie lane #ian mclagan

[pennamepersona]

the thing that finally let me understand wyll was seeing a couple posts about how he's like. unfazed in the beginning. this is normal to him

very "the day you were taken by the nautiloid was the worst day of your life. for the blade of frontiers, it was tuesday"

#bg3 #bg3 wyll #he really did get off the ship and then saunter over to the nearest place that needed saving #oh i was abducted by mindflayers? eh time to teach these kids how to hold a sword #and also to believe in themselves #the thing about wyll for me is that i accidentally didn't recruit him right away #straight up just missed him. got distracted by zevlor and that merc asshole #and in my first run i was very task oriented so i missed karlach as well #fully got through the whole thing up to the party in like 8 hours #then learned it should've taken me more like 30 #oh also didn't get lae'zel til the end of the act either #so wyll and lae'zel both took a backseat #i did hang out with karlach ill admit to that #partly bc her vibes are immaculate from day 1 and partly bc it was shadowheart astarion gale and me (cleric) for ages #do you have any idea how fucking incredible a barbarian feels when you've been living with 3 casters and a rogue #anyway sorry for thinking you were normal and kinda boring lawful good wyll #didn't realize that actually you're unhinged and have absolutely no point of reference for regular behaviors

[dunderbread]

music genre of the day: song about a relationship that is so so so toxic but the music is so good you can't even complain

#mamma mia by abba. any rendition of 'you've really got a hold on me'. the Sarah vaughn version of 'jim' #id add 'never can say goodbye' by gloria gaynor but that one's a bit less clear cut. I could go on #music #chatterboxing

[lunetual]

Of course, we have more goals. But I think this kind of life [that I’m living right now] is also a successful life.

#kihyun #yoo kihyun #monsta x #mx #mx7net #mine: gif #mx.meg #i am holding him so lovingly in my heart. do you understand. #in the least parasocial way possible he means really really a lot to me. #<- that was barely english. but u know what i'm saying #it's like. funny bc the running joke around him having expensive taste and his stocks and him being a young flexer. #but also on a serious note. the growing up you do and the ways you learn to redefine what success is. #the ways you learn to reorient yourself and feel good about what you've done. #to feel like your life is whole even if you still feel like you've got plenty left to do. #to be able to keep dreaming but to see clearly that what you've done is good and will remain good. #ugh feeling sentimental. embarrassing. i'm logging off for the day LKDSFJALS #usermowah #usergyukai #marieblr #wabisarah #marekwan #userkyutie #rosieblr #<- ROSIE CAN I TAG YOU IN KIHYUNTENT?

[chirpsythismorning]

🎨 🖼️ 🌈 🩹 🧍🏽💡 🔮⚡️☄️

You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

#byler #stranger things #bizarre love triangle playlist #will byers #will's pov #will is so petty but honest i love him #'i dont like you. but i love you 🙄. seems that i'm always thinking of you' #'though you treat me badly. i love you madly. you've really got a hold of me.' #this whole song is just this back and forth battle of someone in love while simultaneously being frustrated af with said person #'i dont want you. but i need you. don't want to kiss you. but i need to. though you do me wrong now. my love is strong now.' #i also love this part bc it highlights the main difference between will's feelings for mike vs el's feelings for mike #it's not as simple as liking or wanting bc yes it is all of those things but more than that it is a NEED #you'll notice a lot of songs on here in will's pov highlight need in terms of his feelings for mike #which fits with his whole speech to mike in the van #'(i) need you mike. and (i) always will.' #there's also this juxtaposition of el and will both experiencing mike pulling away #el wants to hold on as hard as she can but she knows that it's not going anywhere and she is ready to let go by the end of s4 #will wants to hold on as hard as he can but he knows (assumes) that it's not going anywhere and yet he can't quite let go #'i want to leave you. don't want to stay here. don't want to spend another day here. oh i want to split now. i can't quit now' #leading up to their rain fight in s3 it's as if will is getting to this point where he is ready to leave #and then mike says what he says #and now he really has to go bc it's all too real ('yeah. i guess i did. i really did.' #then a whole season later when will is at his limits again up to their rink-o-mania fight its as if he is trying harder than ever to hold o #it's bc he can't quit now #'you've really got a hold of me' #will is in love now folks

[moonbeam-fox]

noooo babe ahhhhh you're supposed to know what I need magically and then do it don't expect me to put in the work of finding out what I need through self exploration n then learn how to communicate those needs to you thats not romantic and also this strategy for meeting my needs is going to be very effective and not leave me dissatisfied at all ahhh baaaabe

#my posts #can a person's behavior jump the shark #like is there a point where you're like wow youre really not- you've got your formula down for how your needs have always been met #the fact that this formula barely fulfills your needs is actually perfect bc of your narrative about how your needs dont deserve to be met #i am the subject n speaker n target of this post #so many ppl are like this it just frustrates me bc i stand there like a fucking idiot holding my mary poppins back #this? no shes shaking her head #okay how bout that one? no only a slight smile there no enthusiasm at all #*shakes the screen* just tell me what you need please you have no idea how much id want to do it #ignore me #have one conversation #babe dont. #bag* but yall knew that

[magnifiico]

confirmed mag doesn't grant sabino's wish bc after dealing with @charroblanco he's had enough of musicians 乁(ツ゚)ㄏ

#˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 《 ooc 》 #if there was any doubt over his immaturity then LET ME GET RID OF THAT FOR YOU :D #both in regards to holding grudges and taking them out on innocent ppl ??? #but also lbr ernesto isn't even doing anything #mag started this by being a brat and is offended sb would dare to sass him back #another point on the immaturity scale u-u he's really an icon #ohhh just you wait you dumb fussy king uvu/ you've got a bIG STORM COMIN

[poptartmochi]

y'all i have created a Monster 😮😳😳

#sriracha.txt #long post #i found a grey hair mod and. well. #i always knew she'd be at her most powerful when she was graying but i didn't expect to be so RIGHT #i was going to give up the sims 4 but now i must go cc hunting to attempt to make her outfit in 5 proper #i like to imagine she has this stupidly big square leather duster.. nero's got the short coat in 5 so Somebody has to hold down the front o #ridiculously long coats! anyways it's not even her coat - thus explaining the size - but like one of the staff's communal freezer coats #in my head it's this really nice like.. daark eggplant that almost looks brown but It's Ourple Ur Honor #and ofc she has the vermilion/orange/?? skirt 😤 which is funny because now that i'm thinking about it #her color scheme is saur spardalike. make of this what you will but i will be pretending it's on purpose :3c #anyways her outfits during 5 are really fun to think about because they're just a mishmash. her design is on the downwards slope from being #Ultra Polished to whatever is in arms reach... there's no time to think about what to wear when you've got a whole island to defend from #demons solo! (but. because her outfits were so polished before. there is still the swag throughout her fits because she's cycling through #her old clothes yk 🍻 nero's design undergoes a pretty big shift between 4 and 5 that communicates a Lot about fortuna to me so I want her #design to reflect that culture shift while bridging the Then and the Now #my one thing w the design here is that. i think the coat might be a little too v-esque which. on one hand is funny. on the other hand she #and v do the venn diagram chacha a little too often + idk if i want to invoke that here. so while i will die fighting for the freezer coat #design i'm also entertaining the thought that this mf is just fighting for her life in her house robe because she woke up and the neighbor' #roof was on fire and there was no time to really get ready.. this is like 5's version of a frying pan being one of her weapons in 4 simply #because she had it on hand when the shit hit the fan.. she is always in situations with no prep time </3 #oh! another thing while i'm spitballing design stuff for her.. i decided she'd have a forearm tattoo #to cover up the scar from the brand.. i wanted it to have a lot of meaning to her so i've yet to sit down and figure out #What it is but. that's going on now 🍻 this is as important to her design as The Earrings so. despite being another part of the v-gioia venn #diagram chacha i Cannot take it back lol <3 unless i decide on something else with the ritual but 🕴it is unlikely #anyways i Have To Go to Bed bc i'm practicing driving later so!! farewell comrades lol! #nero prime

[lytransthropy]

I saw your post about you going back to the Hospital and I wanted to tell you that I love you. I'm not sure if you remember me from when we used to do Pokemon RPs on Twitter, but I look back on that time fondly and you're my friend still, even though we don't talk to each other any more. I saw everything you've been dealing with. You're very strong for making it this far into your life and I'm proud of you. I truly hope things get better for you. I think I'm super emotional right now since it's past 9pm and maybe I should be going to bed. I still love you, forever and ever.

#thank you this is incredibly touching #also i didn't end up going to the hospital just because im not like actively in danger #but im calling my doctors and such tomorrow to potentially set me up in an outpatient program #because i really do not want this to get worse #like wait hold on if you've known me that long you probably remember the first time i got hospitalized man... #it's silly but i remember that stuff on twitter getting me through a lot at the time #on god you really have seen everything #ask to tag #bleats #nova answers

[sansxfuckyou]

hey i just wanted to say how much I value our friendship. you're genuinely such an important person to me i am so happy seeing you in my notes screaming with me i always get so happy and you've inspired so much to draw (including but not limited to snf and twittblr) and write too when it was a quick hobby I picked up two years ago or so in a frenzy and slowly died out until you reignited it again with your fucking banger fics and i genuinely cannot be more grateful

I dont usually give myself time to truly put what I feel into words, simply going for keysmashes or quick swears or quoting memes and hoping you understand what I wanted to express and I think it was about time I made a personalised message truly using my words to get it across. you are so fucking cool you are awesome you are amazing you are talented you put so much effort into your words be it about a cozy morning organs falling apart or sucking dick. you put so much love into everything you do and it is so amazing to see. i love you man. i wish you everything good in the world ever. you dont have to answer me back with long paragraphs I think I already understand just how important I am to you and I wanted to repay you the favor by laying across the table my heart bare open for you to see

keep on loving keep on living keep on persisting despite despite despite

I am so glad I sent you that Melon Musk image, truly

-Tena

#asks #the bestie dunia #I am so sorry I can't actually use my words right now #I just want you to know I'll always hold your url and those conversations we've had somewhere in my heart no matter what happens #also holy shit I've inspired more than just the snf and twitblr? #I thought you were just drawing those cause you had nothing better to do #not out of genuine inspiration #I'm so genuinely touched #and I don't even know how to react #this has got to be the most visceral thing anyone has ever said to me before #in the entirety of my life #I just #fuck #I am literally sobbing #it is one AM #I am up in my loft be alone fucking sobbing #you mean so much to me and I love you #I don't even know how I just love you so much #you've pulled me through some really shitty times in my life and I'm not sure if you know that up until now #and I mean that much to you #I thought I was just some silly gay person in your pocket #but uh #guess not! #and the fact I inspired you to keep writing? #I JUST #you're writing is so fucking good #and your art is so fucking good #I'm so so glad that I was able to keep your inspiration for at least one of those two burning #I don't even know what else to say #I've been sitting here writing these tags for at least ten minutes now

[quickhacked]

>> broker chapter update

hi guys! hope you all enjoyed part 1 of the broker chapter :D as i've said before, all of the posts are now tagged with "ch:the broker" so you can always find the chapters there if you missed any, but for convenience i'll list them here as well

the incident

the right hand man

rampage

the interrogation

the revelation

the broker chapter will have 3 more parts after this, all with 4-5 chapters. i'm taking a short break right now (not as if i was posting weekly chapters but let's pretend i was) to properly write part 2 so i have a head start with things once school starts again for me

doesn't mean i won't be online or won't be making new content though! i still have plenty of other projects lying around, both cyberpunk and others, that i'll be working on and sharing with you guys in the meantime :)

as always, if you have any questions about this story (can be about anything!!) you are 100% welcome to jump into my asks! i love talking about my ocs and writing so i'm happy to answer any questions you might have (especially after last chapter's reveal tee hee) :D <3

#personal #please interact with this post (can also be temporarily) if you see this so i know you've read it! #then i won't have to be so annoying with the self rbs wghfghjfg #but yea i wanna get to the point i can post a new chapter every week but also that might be too fast? #so a bi-weekly posting pattern might be better then but for now i won't be posting Anything so we'll see what the future holds LOL #i Do really wanna finish all of this because i've got everything outlined and there's a lot of good stuff in there #don't know how satisfying the ending will be to people but it's satisfying to Me and that's what matters <3 LMFAO #and then there's still SO MUCH content after the broker chapter. i won't get into that now but know there's a lot more to come

[spkyscry-a]

@royalreef​ asked: For one of the living, Miranda was awfully good at getting around in ways that even the dead didn't notice. It wasn't clear how she did it. The ability to move silently was one factor, surely, but even that only went so far. It didn't account for her talent at simply showing up — appearing when no one thought she was around, or when it should have been impossible for her to be there. Her ability to slip between other people's guards, navigate around every check put in place that should have spotted her, and bob through without ever being detected no matter the means WOULD have been more concerning, if Miranda ever used it for anything other than... well, being Miranda.

All of this to say, if there were anyone who could both sneak up on Polly, and then use that ability to sneak up on her to do nothing more than place her hands upon Polly's shoulders and cover her cheek in kisses, flicking a forked tongue out and against skin that wasn't there — then it would be Miranda.

And all the better for it too. She pressed her front to Polly's back, soft thud of her heartbeat so clear against her ribs. A little faster than it should be. Head curved, pressing her nose crest closer, nudging Polly with the bone and plated scales. Miranda's hands followed the curve of her shoulders, slipping down, following along the old path of her collarbone, and almost creeping lower. All before Miranda decided that had been enough, and bent her head back to see if she could stick lipstick marks onto Polly's cheeks.

That wasn't why she was excited though. Why her heart quivered so, breath a little shorter than usual, voice a little quieter. Eager, but testing. Curious, even, as though she was plotting something great and terrible.

"Polina, do you mind me asking you a question?"

Ah, here it came. The reason why Miranda snuck up on her. The reason Miranda got her alone, and was asking like she was worried someone might overhear. Shy, almost. It was kind of cute, in the sense that Miranda rarely let her anxieties show.

"Do... do ouija boards work, upon you? And if so, then... in what way?"

It was always strange, being snuck up on. A lot of people on land just thought you couldn’t sneak up on a ghost. That they’d just catch on to your presence long before you got close enough to startle them; let alone close enough to make contact. Polly, too, had thought that. Of course, Miranda had proven that wrong in spades.

That’s why, when hands find shoulder, it elicits a quiet little whisper of a gasp from her. How they sunk deeper than they ought to, before finally finding resistance. The fine film of spectral energy keeping the merfolk from reaching things deeper so incredibly thin it threatened to be pierced by a rogue breeze. So much deep pressure, hidden under such a thin layer... How form quivered, as if roiling waves beneath were being kept at bay by willpower alone. Which, in truth, they were, and Miranda had so easily nearly made things spill free.

A breathy chuckle, feeling the heartbeat pounding against her back. How it was faster, just so, from the norm she expected. How that cheek gave, quivering, as lips were pressed to it, finding purchase just like hands as Polly quickly re-assimilated to her form’s proper mold. How it was supposed to be more solid than the fluidity that Miranda was finding easier and easier to tease out of Polly with just little gestures after that impassioned kiss prior. How she could tell that, for a scant moment, the specter was disappointed when hands did not explore lower. Merely stopped at the memory of collarbone, teasingly, before they got to the topic that Miranda had came for.

How it took Polly a blink, then another, to properly pull her focus away from that bubbling warmth at her core. How, oh yes, there was a very clear illuminated pink mark on her cheek, shining brilliantly from the added glow of energy as she refocused herself. How Miranda could indeed pepper the ghost until there was just pink rather than the cool blue she was known for.

“Go-o-osh, girl, you really need to warn me before trying to brave the depths like that..” A bit of a laugh, as breathy as the last, but finding more solidity near the end as she had something else to focus on. How the question made her have to consider. It was, of course, her close friend Miranda asking. Alone, a fact she was not unaware of...

“Well, it’s like bringing a piece of me there to possess it. It kind of tugs a part of my consciousness and energy into the piece, if that makes sense. Enough for me to be aware of the surroundings and all that. I could easily manifest wholly from that, or just leave it at that piece of me.”

Oh yes, a piece of Polina, at your fingertips. To be held in hands, asked whatever you liked. Of course, there was no outright rule that questions needed to be asked once you had that little toy enriched with her essence for you to enjoy.

#Grim Grinning Ghosts ;; Polly #royalreef #Like A Lazy Ocean Hugs The Shore. Hold Me Close‚ Sway Me More. | Polly x Miranda { royalreef } #this got real gay real quick in places. #sorry miranda you've really riled polly up and she's #having to put a lot more effort into it when you just Show Up like that

[chintzwife]

when i watch black sails. it’s over for all of you.

#gotta get thru kenobi and the next stranger things and ofc andor and ahsoka when they come out #PLUS im due for a barbie movie rewatch marathon (classics only) and i'm moving houses and you don't really live in a place until #you've rewatched all of supernatural there #and of course derry girls and gentleman jack s2 are gonna be available soon to watch #PLUS im audiobooking all my old growing up faves #i'm listening to inkspell rn so ive gotta do inkdeath after ofc #and i have on hold all of the inheritance cycle books #and im preordering the priory prequel and that will ship in january so i'll have stuff then #and of course young justice is still coming out and when it's over i'll have to rewatch it all to really Eat It Up #and now that i'm thinking about it i haven't caught up with Ava's Demon since like 2016 i wonder how that's going #i should check that out i hope it's done or close to it #plus i'm reading wayne family adventures on webtoon but that's one lil strip a week it's soooo so slow #and before long the supernatural prequel will drop and unfortunately i will be watching it's gonna be awful #plus i'm watching doctor who w my roomie so i gotta catch up to allll of that plus whenever new shit drops i gotta be there for ncuti gatwa #which reminds me that i still haven't seen sex education #which reminds me that i still havent seen heartstopper #which idk if i'll be head over heels for either series but they sound worth a shot #thankfully the next love death and robots wont be for another like three years or whatever so i can just rewatch what i've got rn bc i love #and i should probably order the anthologies of all the stories the episodes are based off of #which reminds me that i should read howl's moving castle smfh #and i'm rereading all the karen cushman books! halfway thru catherine called birdy and starting midwife's apprentice and matilda bone #and i ordered!!!!! some of the books!!!!! from the dear america and royal diaries series!!!!!!!!!!!! #so i'll get to read those #BUT. AFTER ALL OF THAT. i'll watch black sails and it's gonna be over for all of you #mio.txt