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raffaellopalandri · 1 year
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Book Of The Day - Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Book Of The Day – Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Today’s Book of the Day is Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, written by Daniel H. Pink and published in 2009 by Riverhead. Daniel H. Pink is an American author, and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seven books. His books have sold millions of copies around the world and have won multiple awards. Drive by Daniel H. Pink I have chosen this book as the candidate for…
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sesiondemadrugada · 1 year
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Tetris (Jon S. Baird, 2023).
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theambitiouswoman · 5 months
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Book Recommendations 📚📒
Business and Leadership:
"Good to Great" by Jim Collins
"The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
"Zero to One" by Peter Thiel
"Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek
"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
Success and Personal Development:
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey
"Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck
"Atomic Habits" by James Clear
"Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth
"The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg
Mental Health and Well-being:
"The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle
"Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" by David D. Burns
"The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown
"The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook" by Edmund J. Bourne
"The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook" by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley
Goal Setting and Achievement:
"Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want—Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible" by Brian Tracy
"The 12 Week Year" by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington
"Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel H. Pink
"The One Thing" by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
"Smarter Faster Better" by Charles Duhigg
Relationships and Communication:
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
"The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman
"Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High" by Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, and Ron McMillan
"Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life" by Marshall B. Rosenberg
"Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" by John Gray
Self-Help and Personal Growth:
"The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson
"Daring Greatly" by Brené Brown
"Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins
"The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod
"You Are a Badass" by Jen Sincero
Science and Popular Science:
"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
"Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
"A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
"The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins
Health and Nutrition:
"The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II
"In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan
"Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker
"Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall
"The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Fiction and Literature:
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
"1984" by George Orwell
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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zathechaosgod · 1 year
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dni if you dye your hair that one shade of blue/green/red/pink (you know the one), pissed off your parents by getting a piercing, wrote about a fandom youre in for school, go to bed past 3am and ignore that it’s a problem, buy graphic tees at shops like h&m, are in a polyamorous relationship with nobody you’ve met in real life before, have switched pronouns more than three times, lives in a blue state, are planning on taking hormones at some point in the future, were a theatre kid, used to have a close best friend as a kid but dont anymore, have gotten into trouble at school for defending people’s rights, watch the owl house, has called someone your blorbo out loud, cosplays minecraft youtubers, blocked someone for having different fandom opinions, actually uses youtube shorts, has an american accent, read homestuck, was active online before the age of 13, has gotten into tumblr discourse, still calls daniel howell danisnotonfire in your head, listens to gorillaz, hates kpop, used to be really into second gen kpop, have never travelled outside your country, wishes they never had to interact with your parent again, hate tiktok but still have an account, want an unconventional pet, have spent money on a gacha game
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Lights Out - Daniel Ricciardo
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You had just been sat on the couch, watching some TV when everything shut off. The lights went out, the TV turned off and you were left in total darkness. The only light source you had was the moonlight streaming through the windows. 
The storm outside had been going on for a few hours, so you thought you'd steer clear of a blackout this time, but you were unfortunately wrong. 
You grabbed your phone from next to you and immediately turned the torch on. You didn't like the dark at the best of times, but when there was no light available to you, it scared you more than the darkness normally would. 
Sitting, paralysed in the dark with only your phone torch to comfort you, every bolt of lighting that shot through the sky sent shivers down your spine. Every rumble of thunder rumbled you as you sat there, unsure of what you could do. 
Around half an hour had gone by of you, sat in the dark, willing the power to come back on, you heard a knock at the door. This sent pure fear flooding through your veins. No one should be out at this time of night, during a storm, during a power outage. 
You walked to the door and looked through the peephole, relief instantly washing over you. With a smile, you opened the door to see Daniel stood there, a glow stick necklace looped around his neck. 
"Sorry to show up unannounced, but I know you hate blackouts and I thought you could use some company. Plus, I brought enough glow in the dark stuff to supply a whole kids party," he laughed, the wind from the storm ruffling his curly locks as he stood there. 
You let him in the house and guided him over to the couch. "OK, so, in Daniel's bag of tricks, we are starting with... Drum roll please," he said, rummaging through the bag as things rustled and clinked together.
You clapped your hands on your thighs to make the drum roll sound, and he pulled out the first of his surprises. "Now, you can match me," he smiled, handing you the freshly opened packet of glow sticks that he had brought.
Pulling them out of the packet, you used the connectors to make yourself a matching necklace, as well as a bracelet. "Here, I made you one too," you said, handing him the glowing band before cracking your necklace as it kicked into life and illuminated into different colours. 
"Why thank you," he said, slipping it onto his wrist, "Are we ready for the next item from Daniel's bag of tricks?" He asked, stuffing his hand back into the bag. 
"Always," you smiled. He'd only been there for around ten minutes, but he was already making you feel better about the storm. "Next up, we have... Beach scented candles!" He exclaimed, doing jazz hands with the candles in his grip. 
"Don't worry, I also brought a lighter," he said, setting them down on the coffee table and lighting them up. The orange flames danced in the darkness, and they lit the room up with a warm glow. "Anything else in the bag of tricks?" 
"I have these colourful torch things that my nephew left last time he was at mine," he said, handing you a few different ones with different coloured bands around the handle. Switching one on, the light wasn't the same, yellow light that torches normally emitted, it was pink.
Testing the other ones, they were all different colours of the rainbow. "I have one more thing, but I'm saving those for later," he told you, but you were already satisfied with what he had brought already. "Thanks for this, I really needed it," 
"No problem, there is no better way to spend a blackout than with my favourite person," he said, poking you in the stomach and tickling you. "Daniel, stop it," you choked out between fits of laughter. As he carried on tickling you, you could barely speak since you were laughing so hard. 
You were lying down as he leant over you, still poking you in the sides and jibing at you. 
"Daniel, please," you cried, trying to push him away, but he was too strong. In retaliation, you started poking him in the ribs as well, and he immediately doubled over and rolled off you, giving you the upper hand. 
Straddling his sides, you carried on tickling him, "OK, I surrender, I surrender," he cried, putting his hands up in defeat. "That's what I thought," you smirked, smugly. 
"Now I didn't think this was how this was going to end," Daniel winked at you, and you jumped off him, blushing profusely. You would have thought you had gotten used to his suggestive, yet playful, comments, but they still made your cheeks red regardless. 
You took a minute to catch your breath, when Daniel spoke up. "Are you ready for the final phase of my master plan," he said, leaning back on the couch.
"Of course," you smiled, and watched as he sprung into action. He went to the basket in the corner and took out all of the blankets in there. Then, he swiped all the pillows off the couch and onto the floor. Finally, he went down the corridor and into one of the spare bedrooms, raiding it of the pillows and blankets in there too. 
"Right, we're making a pillow fort," he announced, standing and looking at his mountain of blankets and pillows. You secured three corners of the massive blanket to the three corners of the L-shaped couch you had, and then used a lamp to make the fourth corner. 
On the sides, you draped over the other spare blankets to make the walls, and the rest of the blankets were kept inside the pillow fort for comfort. You scattered the pillows around stood beside Daniel with your hands on your hips, gazing triumphantly at your work.
"You got any snacks?" Daniel asked, pulling his laptop out of his bag. 
"Yeah, I'll go get them," you said, taking a candle off the coffee table to go to the kitchen and raid your snack cupboard. When you got back to the lounge, you couldn't see Daniel, but you could see the light from his computer in the pillow fort. 
You went through the curtains and saw the glow in the dark stars he had stuck on the roof of the fort. "You like it?" He asked, scrolling through his laptop to find the next movie in the series you had been watching together. 
"I love it!" you gasped in awe. It was like he had plucked the real stars from the sky and stuck them on the roof of your pillow fort. "This is perfect," you smiled, crawling through the fort and taking a seat next to Daniel on one of the pillows. 
"I try," he sincerely smiled, the light from the fake stars reflecting in his eyes. It was like the night sky had been captured in his irises. You snuggled up next to him as he started the film. "We don't have to carry on watching this, but I thought it'd be good to finish the series," he smiled.
"Yeah, it's about time we finish it," you said, resting your head on his shoulder as he draped a blanket around your shoulders and his, making you even cosier. Under the blanket, he wrapped an arm around your shoulders.
Every now and then, the lightning cracked in the sky and he pulled you closer to him as you tensed up. There was nothing better than spending the worst of times with the best of people. You spent the rest of the night, watching movies and munching on snacks until dawn rolled around and the power eventually came back on.
When it did, you turned all the lights off and closed the blackout curtains to make it dark again, because you prefered the glow of the glow sticks and candles, and you didn't want to lose sight of the stars on the roof. Not yet, anyway.
A/N - This one is dedicated to the love of my life @lipringlrh, I have missed you a tonne, and I thought I'd welcome you home with a bit of Danny Ric 💖. If anyone has any requests, feel free to message me or make a submission. Love you all!
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wannaeatramyeon · 1 year
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Okok so I read in another post a hc of all the lookism boys (+ Yenna) living in a house together and i thought what if 👀 there was a den mother of some sort. Like an older little hispanic lady that sees them in her house and just decides that yes these are her kids and she will help them find their way back. Obviously Yenna is her favorite ans she can do no wrong. I haven’t caught up with Lookism completely (just htf and mk) but i feel like the unacknowledged mommy issues have potential. Only if you can of course if this isn’t something you can vibe with i totally get it.
Oh anon, you mean THIS PIECE OF ART from Ying/@mymxnfgh?
Anon, you really asking for WWIII with all these boys vying for your attention huh. Let's give this a go, I think I may be waaaay off the mark.
Lastly, I really wouldn't be able to write hispanic well. British? Yep. East Asian? Sure. So... just casually skipping over this part of the ask.
Lookism Boys living together + vying for your attention dynamics
Platonic. From least chaotic to most. Based on this hc from Ying/@mymxnfgh
Daniel Park and Jay Hong don't really have any mommy issues, so they stay away from the general chaos. They're the 'quiet' ones (especially Jay). You make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't get left out.
Honestly, absolute sweethearts. If you want anything done, then you know you can count on these two. Low-key your faves as they don't cause any headaches.
For Eli, Warren and Yenna, family comes first. And family is Hostel. They're initially guarded, but ultimately they're still children looking after a child. You have a lot of patience for them and take them under your wing, especially Yenna.
You spend a lot of time with Warren trying to help him with his speech, and you absolutely forbid Eli from cutting anyone's hair. You threaten if he so much as touch a hair on Yenna's head then he's dead.
DG is too cool to make any overt bid for your attention. Makes a lot of sly comments to try and sow dissent, but just gets on with his own thing. He gets more enjoyment out of watching the general chaos.
The subtle rivalry of Vasco and Zack would return. Vasco, thinking Zack is a bit of dick, and Zack would of course think of Vasco as an idiot.
Their rivalry is relatively harmless, but causes a lot of headaches day to day. They would fight over washing the dishes, but somehow break everything. Doing the laundry and everything is pink. Cook to impress you but nothing is edible. You appreciate their intentions but your life would be so much easier if they just left it to you.
What can we say about Johan. We all know what this guy would be like. He is THE mommy issues. Jealous that he doesn't get your undivided attention. Clingy and needy, constantly around you. Sulks and throws tantrums if he doesn't get his way. Luckily you have Zack, Jake and Daniel to tell him to be reasonable, and Gun who threatens to beat his childishness out of him.
Having you around as a constant, comforting presence eases Johan's psyche over time. It doesn't completely undo all the hardships but it's healthy for him to realise he has someone there for him.
Goo would absolutely try and pull rank over Samuel over who gets to spend time with you. Sammy is all smiles and 'Yes, Sir" but as soon as Goo turns his back, Sammy would be immediately sucking up to you.
They never seem to fight, but they constantly snipe at each other. The insults escalate from barely veiled to full blown expletives and cursing. It's surprisingly creative. "Samuel it's a good job you killed you dad and he's looking up at you from hell because you are a disappointment." "Goo, the smell of bullshit coming out of your mouth is putting Y/N off their dinner."
(Jake and Gun loves these exchanges)
Jake and Samuel would be politely smiling at each other one moment, and then trying to kill each other the next. It's less to do with you, and more to do with their own brand of communication.
Jake, on his own, you find simply lovely and Samuel has his charms. But together. JFC.
You do try and help them work out their differences. All this mess with Gangsters and Gapryong Kim but turns out that they would fight over anything. Even something as mundane as how to cook something the 'correct' way. It's easier for them to just duke it out. They always make up in the end... but inevitably will be fighting again in the next hour.
Gun and Goo are surprisingly helpful to have around to help keep some of the others in line. And it's not like they really have any mommy issues and they can be respectful.
Peace doesn't last though. They have a short fuse, and will use ANY excuse to fight each other. Jake and Samuel throwing punches is one thing. But you worry about Gun and Goo literally blowing up the house to spite each other.
Of course this is when DG decides to speak up and egg them on.
BONUS - Seo Haesu is the stray scruffy kid that seems to always be hanging around outside. You disapprove of his dirty clothes, his overgrown bangs (No, Eli. No scissors!), and feel bad for how he's constantly hungry. You offer him free meals and somewhere to sleep.
He's wary af as first. Uses the excuse that he wants to suss you out to hang around.
Would get on well with Zack, Goo and Jake. 'Well' might be an exaggeration, but these 3 have teasing big brother vibes. Their lively ways would help to draw Haesu out of his shell... or he might strangle them.
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kyokikikie · 5 months
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Potions
-> in which Y/N goes to the potions classroom to practice for the upcoming exam, finds Daniel working on a polyjuice potion. (again.)
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“I hate the beach but i stand
In california with my toes in the sand”
-Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood
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It was Y/n’s 6th year at Hogwarts, a year before her N.E.W.T.S which was the final exam in Hogwarts. She passed her O.W.L.S all thanks to Ivy who tutored her for a whole month, though she barely passed potions.
Which was why Y/n was seen carrying her potions textbook, making her way to the potions classroom — after getting permission from Professor Slughorn as students were not allowed to enter classrooms without a teacher or teacher’s permission.
When she entered, she saw a silhouette of a familiar male student, mumbling to himself. “Daniel?” She called out, “Why are you still here? Shouldn’t you be on the train back home?”
Daniel turned around to meet the H/c-haired girl, who placed her textbook on one of the tables. “Well, my sister had work and wouldn’t be able to come home before break ends. Not to mention, I needed to brew this one potion without the use of the book…” he explained. The male rubbed his temples, “ if only i can remember what to do after i put in the Bicorn Horn…”
Based on what Y/n had read in her textbook just moments before, Bicorn Horn is needed for Polyjuice potion. “Is Daniel brewing it again?” She thought to herself, recalling how Daniel secretly tried brewing the said potion a few years back when they were 3rd years as they were not supposed to brew anything like polyjuice potion.
Y/n frowned.
Daniel noticed this and spoke up, “Before you say anything, I have the Professor’s permission to do so. I won't be using a single drop of it.” This calmed Y/n down as the expression on her face became more relaxed. “I-I think you should get some sleep Daniel,” She suggested, “You used to remember every step to every potion before i can say ‘Swish and Flick’.”
“I did though, I just woke up.”
Y/n came closer to the boy and looked at the cauldron. “I think you should heat it up for 20 seconds at a high temperature. Then–”
“Let it sit for 24 hours!” Daniel continued, “Thanks so much, Y/n!” The girl went back to her table, opened her textbook and got ready to brew a potion.
Just then, a cauldron at the side of the room caught her eye. Usually, the shelves on the right were for professor Slughorn's potion that he brewed for the next class or from the previous.
Y/N stepped closer to the said cauldron. “Ah- Y/n, don't go too close. Thats Amortentia, love potion. Professor said it was dangerous pouring it away.” The auburn haired boy went to her, looking at the pink liquid inside.
She perceived a strong scent of fresh cut grass, herbs, and potion ingredients, making her whip her head to the only person she knew who smelt like that.
Potion ingredients? Big giveaway to who it was.
Daniel Page.
The guy who would stop her from doing the most reckless things and always failed to do so.
The guy who would talk to her about potions with passion.
The guy who used to avoid big crowded places as he was antisocial.
The guy who used to be easily irritated by her, not anymore.
“I smell…. (Your choice of scent), what about you?” The boy snapped her out of her trance, “what do you smell, Y/n?”
Just hearing him say her name made her heart flutter with butterflies. Oh how much she wanted to place her lips against his.
Daniel stepped closer to the girl and waved his hand in front of her face, “Earth to Y/n?”
“Oh- right, uh… fresh cut grass, potion ingredients and herbs.” She told him. Daniel furrowed his brow, trying to think of who it was.
He pondered for a moment, eyes narrowing in concentration. Then it hit him. It was him. Of course it was him, no one likes potions that much to have them smell like it.
“Is it…. Me?” Daniel confidently said.
“No.” Y/n denied, smiling.
“It is me!”
“No it isn't!”
“It is!”
“You’re wrong, daniel.”
As the two argued, Daniel leaned closer to Y/n, making her step back but was blocked by one of the tables. “Oh shut up-“ Daniel said playfully. “Make me.” The H/c-haired girl tilted her head to stare at him directly at his hazel eyes.
He leaned closer, his arms on the table for support, “Oh yeah?” A rosy hue crept across her cheeks, she decided ‘fuck it’ and swallowed the small gap between them.
The boy didn't pull away. Instead, he kissed her back. In that moment, time seemed to stand still, lost in the intensity of their connection. Their lips met in a passionate dance, tasting the desire that hung in the air.
After a while, they pulled away, gasping for air. “So, what are we?” She asked, awaiting for a reply.
“That's for you to decide, but for now, you're mine.”
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Written by: kyoki/yukiiq (on Ao3)
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w0nslvr · 3 months
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20. 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
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𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 ✰ 𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒘𝒐𝒏 𝒙 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 (𝒇𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 &𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒆𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒆𝒏, 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒋𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 & 𝒚𝒖𝒏𝒋𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒎)
𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔 ✰ 𝒚/𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒈𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎. 𝒃𝒐𝒚, 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝒐𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇… 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒓.
𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 ✰ 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑨𝑰𝑫 𝑰𝑺 𝑨 𝑱𝑶𝑲𝑬, 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕, 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
y/n wasn't exactly sure what to expect for her first time attending a lacrosse game. she didn't even necessarily want to go, if she was being honest. she wanted to hide out in her dorm for the weekend, watch movies with her roommates and only her roommates and turn her phone off so no one could reach her. however, she would do anything for yuma, taki, and maki and she knew how important it was for her to be there to support them. so she was willing to suck it up and pull herself together for the night to be a good friend.
she got ready, leaving her hair down and wearing a light face of makeup knowing it would be hot in the stands of the student section anyway. the girl stared at her friend's jersey sprawled out on her bed and she contemplated whether she should go through with wearing it or not. she didn't want to put off anyone but when she texted him she was wearing it tonight, he sent back a 'can't wait to see it', with a heart, giving her the go-ahead. so with a shrug, she tossed the jersey, officially sporting the number 7.
y/n sat on the couch and waited for the girls to be ready so they could leave together. she sent her brother some messages of good luck since she wouldn't see him till after the game to which he responded with a bunch of pink hearts, knowing it was her favorite color. she opened the instagram app on her phone and saw that riki had posted on his story, a photo of him, taki, maki, jungwon, and jake posing in their uniforms and lacrosse gear. she sighed trying to push the thought of their conversation to the back of her mind. she didn't want to think about it, or him for that matter. she wanted to focus on supporting her friends, and getting home.
the sound of yunjin's voice pulls her out of her drowning thoughts making her hum and look up from her phone, swiping out of riki's story and locking her phone. "ready?" she patted the girl's head, making y/n stand up. danielle approached holding a sign saying 'hot girls love #9'. y/n smiled realizing that was maki's number, and danielle was wearing taki's jersey while, yunjin was wearing yuma's. "we look like lax girlfriends" y/n grimaced. yunjin fake gagged, "his jersey smells like man, i think i'm having an allergic reaction." making the latter chuckle.
'are we doing too much for this?" y/n pondered aloud, grabbing her bag off the table, which contained lip balm, her sunglasses, mascara and her epipen. danielle shook her head dramatically, "just wait to see you everyone else, lacrosse is our school's biggest sport. this is nothing compared to all the other students. just be prepared for the dirty looks all the sunghoon groupies are gonna give you." danielle laughed as she put her shoes on. y/n sent her a confused glance. "you've achieved what those girls have been trying to these past 3 years, in 3 months. they're gonna be bitter that you got his jersey." yunjin explained, standing by the door, fixing her ginger hair in the tiny mirror in the hallway. y/n rolled her eyes, letting out a 'womp womp', before the 3 girls made their way out the door.
the walk there went quickly, the girls making jokes and focusing on trying to take y/n's mind off jungwon, and put her in a good mood. when they approached the school they saw how packed it was. 'they were right', y/n thought to herself, seeing all the signs and posters made for each player. she felt yunjin tugging her in the direction of the sidelines, approaching the bench that a few players sat at, stretching. "we did this every game last year for yuma." danielle mumbled, filling her friend in. yuma's eyes lit up seeing his best friends approaching but he tried his best to maintain the tsundere act, sending them a nod. "well don't you look cute in your uniform," y/n teased making him roll his eyes, standing up to face them. "i think it's you three that look cute, look at you guys wearing jerseys and making signs. might as well be one of our fans." heeseung chuckled, throwing an arm around yuma. yunjin pretended to throw up, while danielle's face turned a deep shade of red. y/n just shrugged her shoulders as she adjusted sunghoon's jersey on her body.
"always a delight, yunjin." heeseung laughed at her reaction. she crossed her arms over her chest, "i bite." she responded curtly making heeseung raise his eyebrows. "leave the poor girl alone, she plays for the same team as us." sunghoon walked out with jungwon from the locker rooms, taking the place between heeseung and yuma while jungwon stood next to yuma. heeseung let out a loud laugh before raising his hands in surrender. "hey princess, looking cute as always." sunghoon cheesed, pulling at the shoulder of his jersey on her. she sent him a smile, "leading the sunghoon fangirl battalion today, i guess." she joked making the boy chuckle.
y/n was too engrossed in her conversation with her friend to notice a certain someone burning holes into her choice of jerseys. he wasn't pleased with seeing the girl HE likes in his BEST FRIENDS jersey. he felt bitter, knowing full well if he made better decisions, it would be his jersey she would be wearing. it made him feel jealous, and a bit possessive if he was being honest. in his eyes, she was his girl, and it only gave him more motivation to fix things between the two of them so that she could wear his jersey the next game, and all the other games after that. he knew 29 would look better on her than 7 ever could. he watched the smile on her face as danielle held her face still, drawing a #14 on one cheek (taki's number) and a #18 (sunoo's number) on the other in red glitter blackout. "well good luck boys. hey, if you win, y/n will treat everyone to hotpot!" yunjin cheered, making y/n immediately protest. "excuse me, i never ever agreed to this, i'm broke. jake will, he's rich as fuck from his black market job."
"i don't work for the black market you brokie." jake defended from his spot on the grass, throwing one of his gloves at the girl making her stick her tongue out at him. "alright babe, let's go so we can squeeze into a good spot, yuma give the 'aki's a good luck kiss for me." yunjin grabbed y/n and danielle's hands, leading them to the student section. "i will not be doing anything of the sort!" yuma called out to her, but the trio just kept walking.
the game went by smoothly, with decelis taking their first win of the season and maki scoring the final point of the game. the trio shot up with a cheer for their youngest, his team members rushing him on the field, throwing their helmets down and crowding around the maknae. as soon as the celebration ended and the players made their way back to the locker room. "let the boys know i will treat everyone to hotpot tonight, jungwon and i will meet you guys there, yeah?" she stood up, hooking her bag over her shoulder the girls giving her words of encouragement as she made her way to the front of the university building, jumping up on one of the stair railings, and waiting. after a few minutes (y/n was so anxious it felt like hours to her), jungwon came jogging out, wearing grey sweatpants and a black hoodie, a clean jersey thrown over his shoulder. "sorry, did i keep you waiting long?" he asked, jumping up on the platform to sit next to her. the girl shook her head, biting her lip and staring ahead of her, where the lights lit up the lacrosse field. "did you have fun? you looked like you did." his eyes never left her face, even though she wasn't reciprocating. "yeah, you guys are really good. and i'm so proud of the 'aki's. they looked so happy out there." she smiled slightly at the thought of them. a silence fell between the two of them, before jungwon cleared his throat.
"you know, i spent most of my day thinking about what i wanted to say to you. about how open i should be with you, and i think i should be 100% honest with you. no more room for confusion or mistakes, yeah?" his eyes trailed over her side profile, waiting for her response to which she hummed for him to continue. "i really, really like you, y/n. and i'll admit, it took me a long time to realize it because i was so blinded by my initial impression of you. but you were nothing like that and i had to accept that i was wrong. and then after our date, i got nervous. i've never done this before or even necessarily had feelings for anyone before. i mean, the guys call me the anti-love bachelor because i just have never been interested in girls before, until you came along. i can't stop thinking about the fact that i hurt you. i knew about your past and i did exactly what you were expecting me to do, which was ghost you. no matter if you want nothing to do with me ever again, i just need you to know i never was playing with your feelings, or trying to lead you on. maybe yuma was right, that i'm a brainless idiot who can't regulate my emotions but one things for sure is that i do know i have feelings for you, and that i can't give up on what we could potentially be by not fixing th-" y/n cut his rambling off by placing her hand over his mouth, jungwons eyes going wide at the action, watching her carefully.
"you're telling me you thought all day about what you wanted to say to me and couldn't dumb it down?" she chuckled at him as she removed her hand, finally turning to face him. "my turn?" he nodded quickly. "you already know i like you, i told you as much. and as happy as i am to know you like me too, i just have a hard time trusting that if things went south, you won't do the same shit. i can't handle people icing me out, my HEART can't handle it. i need to know that you'll be better with communication, jungwon. it's not something i can sacrifice. i have too much trauma with being abandoned and shut out. i can't go through it with another person, i just don't have it in me."
he nodded his head, "swear. i know what i did was wrong, and i'll be better. i just don't want to give up on something that could be good for the both of us." i placed his hand on her leg, his eyes trailing from her hazel eyes, down to her lips and back up again. she smiled slightly, "if you wanna kiss me, do it already." jungwon didn't need to be told twice, seizing the opportunity he was given. he tucked a strand of dark hair behind her ear before placing a soft hand on her jaw and leaning in to connect their lips. y/n swore she could feel fireworks erupting in her stomach as she reached a hand behind his head to settle between the strands of his messy and unkempt hair with their lips moving in synch.
the two pulled away after some time, jungwon leaning back in to place one more peck on her lips before pulling away fully. the two broke out in a fit of giggles, jungwon reaching over to swipe some of her lip gloss that smudged with his thumb. "our friends are waiting for us, i'm treating you guys to hotpot for your win." the boy nodded his head, jumping off the platform, reaching his hand out to help her down. before she walked away, he tugged at her shirt. "no more of this." he mumbled, looking at her adorning the wrong number. she chuckled, "jealous?" she teased, not at all expecting him to respond with a firm, "very." she nearly choked on air. "well, you'll have to wait, i don't have a change of clothes." jungwon acted quickly and grabbed the clean away jersey he had tossed over his shoulder, throwing it on her face making the girl scrunch her nose.
"wear that instead, you're peanut not princess." he turned around so she could change. y/n quickly took sunghoon's jersey off and threw on jungwon's, now sporting number 29. she tossed the other jersey at his back before picking up her bag. he turned around with a smile on his face, "the number looks better on you than on me, peanut”, he picked the jersey up and tossed it over his shoulder, and grabbed the bag out of her hand and swinging it over his other one before grabbing her hand and lacing their fingers together. "ready?"
to say the least, their friends faces held an expression of pride, when the saw the pair walking in, the smaller one adorning the others jersey. jungwon tossed sunghoon his property back raising his eyebrows once before taking a seat next to 'his girl'.
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𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 | 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 | 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕
A/N: late chap bc i didn’t have the energy to write today bc i knew this was gonna be long asf LMAOOO BUT FINALLY Y/NWON WOOOOOOO who else cheered ik i did also i listened to that should be me by justin bieber while i wrote and i couldn’t stop laughing HELPMDMEMEM anyways reblogs are appreciated!!!🫂
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scarydeadlavender · 9 months
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꧁༺ 𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓪 𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓫𝓲𝓮 𝓖𝓲𝓻𝓵 ༻꧂
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Daniel: Oh no, I refuse!
The boy rapidly waved his hands in front of him as a sign of protest, looking at his friends with a sadistic smile holding a pastel pink dress with cute strawberry motifs on it.
Daniel: No, no, no, and again, no!
Ivy: Come on! We didn't slog through revising just to get a good grade on the potion assessment for nothing!
Daniel: I-
Tp cleared her throat and took out a parchment from her crossbody bag.
Tp: I quote, "Daniel Page, on this day, April 4th at 2:00 PM, declared: if you manage to score higher than me in the next quiz, I'll do whatever you want for a day!" Right here, here's the signature!
Tp turned the paper towards Daniel to show him the image proof. He grumbled.
Daniel: I should have revised more... But as for you all! He gave them a cold look.
Daniel: My revenge will be terrible...
Tp: Yeah, yeah, now give it a shot! Tp placed the dress in Daniel's arms and then did a high five with Ivy, who shivered while letting out a small joyous laugh!
Ivy: I forgot something! Without delay, she went off to search for that 'thing' and returned with a pair of white strappy ballerina sandals with a small heel, paired with matching pink socks. She slipped them under the curtain of the dressing room.
Daniel: No way!
Ivy: A deal's a deal, Daniel!
The boy groaned.
Daniel: I'm not stepping out.
Tp: Come on, don't be a spoilsport!
Daniel: Never, I'm staying in here until nightfall-
Ivy: Daniel Page, get out of here!
A sort of growl was heard, and a somewhat magnificent Daniel emerged, wearing a cute pastel pink dress with strawberry motifs, puffy tulle sleeves, a boat neckline, a bow tied around the waist, and Ivy's choice of shoes made it all even cuter. Daniel's fists were clenched, and his gaze was fixed on the ground, his cheeks as pink as a child caught red-handed stealing candy. Snap! Tp had taken a picture with a magical Polaroid that brought the images to life.
Tp and Ivy couldn't hold back their laughter.
Daniel: H-Hey, stop it!
Tp: Ivy, do you think what I'm thinking?
Ivy: Oh, absolutely!
Daniel watched his two friends, displaying a sadistic smile. He backed away in fear when he felt the cabin wall behind him. He knew it would be over then... He swallowed hard before being pulled by his two friends towards a seat in front of a white marble table with a grand golden mirror, several makeup tools laid out – colored nail polishes, mascara, eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks... too many things that gave him a headache.
Tp: So, what are we doing with you, Daniela?
Tp placed her hand on her chin, pondered for a moment, and then smiled. She grabbed a palette of colors and whispered her idea to Ivy.
As for Daniel, he sank into the chair, hoping to disappear from the world. But when he saw a brush with pink powder on it, he flinched.
Tp: Don't worry, everything will be fine!
Daniel: Do you think I'll believe you with that smile?!
Tp: Close your eyes, or I'll put this in your eye!
He wasn't quite sure what was happening, but he obeyed Tp. He just felt a brush on his eyelids, and when he could open his eyes again, he saw Ivy with pink glittery nail polish. He quickly pulled his hand away.
Daniel: Don't even think about it!
Ivy rolled her eyes and grabbed his hand, applying the polish much to his chagrin. ... This went on for 15 minutes, and when he finally saw how they had transformed him, he blushed with embarrassment. His hair was styled in a bun, with strands escaping, pink eyeshadow, pink glittery lip gloss, pink nail polish... he looked at himself in the mirror and saw the bespectacled boy staring. He wore a red checkered shirt with a black t-shirt underneath.
Daniel: Is it normal for that guy to stare at me like that?
Tp and Ivy looked behind him and noticed the boy quickly looking away. Tp leaned towards Daniel with a sly smile.
Tp: Looks like Daniela has admirers.
Tp stifled his laughter while giving him a friendly pat on the arm. Ivy signaled to the mysterious boy, who came over to them.
Daniel: Wh-what are you doing?!
Ivy: A romantic rendezvous.
Daniel: WHAT?!
He tried to escape, but Ivy held him back. The more the guy approached, the more Daniel panicked. This guy arrived in front of them, flashing a smile that could compete with Ken's.
Guy: Hey, ladies, what's up?
Tp: Oh, um, yeah, shopping day!
Guy: I can see that...
His gaze didn't leave Daniel, much to his despair. So, he tried to avoid his gaze, noticing that Tp was gently pushing him toward the guy.
Tp: Excuse her, she's shy. This is Daniela!
Daniel's entire body jolted at that name... she could have been more creative...
Guy: Oh, nice to meet you, doll. The guy draped an arm around Daniel's neck, causing him to shiver from the cold sensation that ran down his back. Daniel forced a smile, sending a glare that could kill to his two friends, who were barely holding back their laughter.
Ivy: Oh, I've got an idea! What if you two went for a walk? We'll meet at 5:00 PM to retrieve Daniela!
Daniel glanced at Tp with pleading eyes. She just shrugged.
Tp: Yeah, why not! Come on, Daniela, it'll be fun!
She gave him a look that said "I'm going to get you for this!"
Guy: Perfect, then! Let's go!
The two headed for the exit, and Daniel hoped against hope that he wouldn't see anyone he knew. He gave his friends a final helpless look and walked away, leaving only a glittery lip gloss mark on Tp's cheek as a farewell...
Oh, how he missed his potion books! This boy named "Maxime" was not interesting at all! And he clearly didn't have all his marbles!
There was just one hour left—just one hour with Maxime in a cafe. Daniel's head rested in his hand as he sighed, knowing he couldn't stay a minute longer. He couldn't take it anymore! All his energy to tolerate Maxime had vanished. So, he came up with a little lie that could save him from the situation.
Daniel: Um... I need to use the restroom.
Ignoring whatever Maxime was saying, he got up and headed towards the restroom, hoping Maxime would look away so he could escape.
Hiding behind a few people, he waited for the perfect moment to make a dash for the door. For some unknown reason, he felt like he was seeing a divine light in front of it.
And when that moment finally arrived, he sprinted as if his life depended on it! Even though he was walking rather quickly, he could feel Maxime following him like a lost puppy. How did Maxime notice? He didn't know, maybe that pink dress made him less inconspicuous among the people dressed in darker colors.
So, when he finally got that opportune moment, he ran like there was no tomorrow! Even though he was walking rather quickly to avoid suspicion, he could feel Maxime trailing behind him like a lost pup. How he noticed, he didn't know. Maybe that pink dress made him stand out among the people dressed in darker tones. The two of them left the café, heading towards the clothing store.
Maxime: Daniela?
Daniel: I'm leaving.
Maxime stopped.
Maxime: Your voice sounds weird...
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.
Daniel sighed before massaging his temples. He turned to Maxime.
Daniel: Listen, Maxime! I'm not Daniela, I'm Daniel, yes, Daniel! I am not a girl!
He raised his collar slightly to show that he didn't have a chest, causing Maxime to blink repeatedly, not understanding the situation.
Maxime: Wait... can you switch genders? Like, are you an alien?
Daniel looked at him, shocked by his stupidity, and slapped his palm to his forehead. He just wanted to get away.
Daniel: Yeah, sure, if you want...
He was too tired, continuing on his way. But then he felt Maxime grabbing his hands, and he shivered at the contact.
Maxime: Wow, Daniela—or Daniel—you're amazing! Please, take me to your planet!
Daniel: Ugh!
Too clingy, too persistent, in his opinion. He shook off Maxime's grip.
Daniel: Stop it!
Maxime: But I love you!!
Daniel: Well... I don't! I already have feelings for someone else!
He thought that would finally make Maxime go away, but no... Instead, Maxime grabbed Daniel's shoulders and kissed him. Shocked, he violently pushed Maxime away, wiping his lips and leaving traces of gloss on his hand. Disgusted, his stomach churned a bit. He hadn't consented to that, which made him even angrier. His blood was boiling, but... if he wanted to get out of this situation, he had to play along.
Maxime: Daniela...
Daniel: It's Daniel... Listen, Maxime, can't you see that our love is impossible? You just broke a rule from my planet! Oh, Maxime, forgive me, but farewell!
He struck a dramatic pose, pretending to cry, and then he started running towards the path back to Hogwarts.
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On the seemingly endless path, he hoped not to bump into anyone, as he'd die of embarrassment and might never want to go back to Hogwarts. He looked around frequently, checking if anyone was following him.
?: Hey, beautiful!
He jumped, freezing in place. His hair stood on end as he turned his head towards the sound of the voice, hoping it wasn't Maxime.
But to his great surprise, it was Tp who blinded him with a camera flash. He rubbed his eyes, where small black spots blinked.
Daniel: Tp! You nearly gave me a heart attack!
Tp laughed, then handed Daniel a brown paper bag. Daniel looked at it suspiciously but took it anyway.
Daniel: What is it?
Tp: Relax, Daniela. They're just your clothes. You left them at the store.
Daniel: And whose fault is that?
Daniel shot a cold look at Tp, who laughed, turned, and leaned against a tree to give his friend some privacy to change.
Without further ado, he removed the dress and FINALLY got back into his clothes. He looked at his fingers, where the nail polish sparkled. He sighed, walked over to Tp, and tossed the dress at her. Tp was surprised but ran over to join him, heading towards Hogwarts. Tp seemed a bit sad.
Tp: Aww, Daniela is gone...
Daniel: Oh, shut up...
Rolling his eyes, he tried to remove the makeup while Tp laughed, seeing the colorful mess on Daniel's face.
Daniel: What?
Tp: Nothing, come here!
Daniel was too tired to argue, so he approached Tp, who took a small tissue from his pocket and began wiping his face. Daniel groaned a bit, withdrawing like a scared cat, his face turning red.
Daniel: I swear, next time we make a bet, I'm setting rules.
Tp: Alright, alright, Barbie girl.
Tp held back his laughter, seeing Daniel's adorable panicked expression at the nickname.
Daniel: W-what did you call me?
Tp: Barbie girl—
Daniel: Oh, you!
Tp couldn't help but laugh as Daniel clenched his fists, his cheeks as red as his hair.
Tp: Come on, Barbie, let's go party!
Daniel: Stop that...
Tp: I am a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world, life in plastic, it's fantastic, you can brush my hair—
Daniel: Shut up...
Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose, watching his friend enjoy singing the famous song. And for some reason, he leaned in and planted a kiss on Tp's cheek. That stopped Tp from singing as they blushed, hiding their face in their hands. As for Daniel, he headed towards the castle without a word, leaving just a trace of glittery gloss on Tp's cheek as a goodbye...
...
The next day arrived quickly, and it was no surprise to see Daniel Page with pink nail polish still on his nails. He received curious glances from other students and good-natured teasing from his friends
Frey Twins: hey, Barbie girl?
Daniel: Oh, shut up!
Deep down, he knew that the only person who could call him that was Tp...
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L'idée vous est venue après avoir regardé le film Barbie ; c'est vraiment bon, je le recommande !
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keenzinemugstudent · 1 year
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Vasco x thicc reader! Thighs!!!
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Okay okay but hear me out *take in a deep breath and let out a loud sigh* Thighs! Now you can't tell me that Vasco isn't a thigh man y'all can not tell me this sweet innocent sweet gentleman looking boy isn't attractive to your thighs! okay here goes one day Vasco was at his crush house (aka you) cause you asked him to watch a new movie that just came out yep it's kind of like a date I guess and while sitting down eating popcorn and pizza in the living room both watching the TV, when all the sudden Vasco's eyes started to wonder and they just so happened to land on your thighs! He was blushing like an idiot he liked everything and I mean everything about you from your smile, personality kind nature but what he loved the most were your thighs. He was honestly trying not to be rude for starring for to long and didn't want to be a creep but come on whenever he got hurt or had a headache from his fights protecting people from the bad guy's you always offered to let him lay his head on your lap to rest. He would try to decline a blush on his cheeks but you'd just tell him it wasn't a problem and lay his head on your thighs playing with his hair he absolutely loves when you played with his hair while telling him he'd done a good job defeating his opponents he always shred tears of joy when you praise him like I said this boy loves you so much! He had asked Jace if it was normal to like your thighs so much, even tho shocked/embarrassed Jace being a good friend said it was okay to like your body parts it was normal (Jace was blushing like an idiot but was happy that his friend was finally becoming a man well more manly I guess back to the date!!!)
You noticed that Vasco was quiet so you turned to see him not looking at the movie but at your thighs.
"Vasco?" He looked up startled from being caught handed you just smile, "Y'know if your tired you can lay down on my lap." The poor boy was blushing like an tomato
"I-i'm sorry Y/N I didn't mean-" you just laugh at the flustered boy.
"It's okay really! I don't mind!" You move the popcorn bowel from you lap and pat your thighs with a smile, Vasco nervously laid his head in your lap with his face still red you just chuckle and start playing with his hair making him relax eye's closed and hands on his stomach.
"Y/N's skin is so smooth and soft!" The boy thought to himself or so he thought...
"Aw well thank you Vasco." You kiss his forehead making him open his eyes in shock starring up at your smiling face his eyes look at your pink lips NOPE his down soul done left his body it was to much for the poor guy he was out like a light. You started to panic trying to wake up the leader of the Burn Knuckles
"Vasco? Vasco? H-hey! Wake up!"
Hey at least he died in a peaceful way right?
Well that was fun to write here another one warning it's long and kind of lame⬇️
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bardicbeetle · 4 months
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sitd snips - in what is not believing
cw for mild emeto
“Later. I promise. Are you okay?”
All they can do is shake their head, “I—I didn’t—” Why won’t their stupid tongue cooperate. They feel like they’re going to be sick.
“C’mon, lets get you inside—a shower might do you some good.”
Hot water.
Hot water and steam would be good.
Though the idea is an unpleasant reminder that there is blood dried to their face, to their hands where they had tried to wipe it away, staining the front of their jacket—
“Alex.”
They nod, following Daniel inside and upstairs.
“Don’t leave.”
“I’ll be right here.”
And that’s how they stay for a while. Alex scrubs their skin raw, watches the runoff going down the drain fade from pink to clear. Then sits on the floor of the tub, water at their back, and heaves. Nothing comes up. They swear they can hear liquid sloshing around in their stomach but it stays firmly and stubbornly in place. Maybe that’s better. Maybe seeing more evidence would be worse.
They settle back against the spray.
“I might have killed him.” it’s quiet and broken
“You didn’t,” Daniel’s voice comes from the other side of the curtain. They can vaguely see his outline where he’s sitting on the bathroom floor, back to the wall. “you’d know.”
“That’s the last part, isn’t it.” It’s not a question, they aren’t even sure why they’re saying it, he’s right, they know. They don’t really know how they know. But the understanding is there.
“That’s the last part.” Daniel is quiet for a moment, “Why didn’t you wait for one of us?”
What?
“I—your friend didn’t explain?”
“Friend?” That word is sharper than Alex expected it to be.
“Eric. He was here when I woke up—he—he said there was really no point in thinking it over—” they pause, tip their head back into the water a moment. “—I guess I believed him.”
Except it hadn’t really felt like believing. Something about the moment feels off.
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gggreengoblin · 6 months
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Slip of tongue
Summary :: Daniel said something ambiguous to his gym friend, Max, during a bench press session.
'No pain, no gain'
Daniel read the writing on the gym wall in front of him over and over again. It was written in big white boxy fonts, loud and cringy. The same level of cringe as Love Live Laugh decorations in every hippie's house.
But maybe it was true. Daniel needed to do painful stuff, such as wake up early and go to the gym, to keep his gains. His toned body and well-shaped glutes didn't come from sitting around all day. It was months and months of working out in the gym. No gym, no muscles. No muscles, no good looks. No pain, no gain.
The only thing that made this pain bearable was his gym bro, Max. A young hunk with thighs strong enough to break a watermelon and wide muscular shoulders. The only one of many reasons for Daniel to keep working out in the morning instead of in the evening, like how he used to. Max's presence and weird sense of humor turned running and lifting into fun activities.
But not that morning—that freaking morning. The gym was almost empty when Daniel walked in. He could only hear some gym equipment's noise from the lifting area and the humming of the treadmills.
No Max in sight. So Daniel sighed as he stepped onto the treadmill.
Usually, they would start their routine together. Warming up, stretching, and then spotting each other.
Not today, Daniel said inside his disappointed head.
Without Max, everything felt boring. No one distracted him from his timer with jokes. And Daniel started to miss the sound of Max's cute laugh.
It hasn't been 24 hours since you met him, he said to himself.
There were still a few minutes left of his warm-up. Daniel increased the volume of the music in his headphones as he tried to stop thinking about Max. After that, he did some stretching before heading to the lifting area.
Daniel was surprised when he saw Max already there.
Max had already been lying on a bench, doing his warm-up press. His muscular arms bulged from lifting the weight.
Daniel took off his headphones and approached Max. "Good morning, Maxy Max. You started early." Daniel couldn't help but notice how Max's gray t-shirt was already soaked with sweat. The thin cloth stuck to the skin of Max's torso, allowing Daniel to see the curves of Max's upper body. Wide shoulders and trim waist. Max's black gym shorts also caught his attention. It was too short, showing almost all of Max's muscular thighs.
"Morning, Daniel. Of course, I started as usual. You're the only one who came late," Max said with a huge smile on his face. "I thought you weren't coming, so I started without you."
"I overslept, didn't hear my alarm."
Max put his weight on the pegs. Then he added more plates from the rack to his weights.
"Pushing your limit today, huh?"
"Yes." Max laid back down and tried to lift the weight. His arms shook slightly with his new weight.
Meanwhile, Daniel took his usual spot as Max's spotter.
"Isn't it too heavy for you?" Daniel couldn't help but worry for Max's safety. He would help Max if his arms gave up, but with that much weight, Daniel was doubtful he could do it fast enough.
"It's okay. I can do it," Max said through his gritted teeth. He lifted the weight until it was close to his usual reps.
Daniel's brain was starting to wander. And it landed on Max's arms and long fingers. Pink and wrapped around the rod.
Max's arms shook again.
"You can unload on me," Daniel said without thinking. His wandering brain wasn't fully online yet.
What?!!! Daniel just realized what he had said. The ambiguous ass sentence. What if he made Max uncomfortable? He would lose his gym friend. Goodbye, morning exercise with Max.
Daniel's apology was on the tip of his tongue when he heard the sound that came out of Max's throat. Daniel was one hundred percent sure it was a moan. A loud and deep one. Daniel looked at Max, who was still lying in front of him. 
Max's eyes were closed. Flushed skin, tousled hair, and sweaty. He looked like one of the guest stars from Daniel's wet dream.
"What?!" Daniel said.
Max stopped his lifting motion, still holding his weight high above him. He opened his blue eyes and looked directly at Daniel. His expression was blank as if he didn't just moan at his gym bro's slip of tongue. "What?"
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badstargateimagines · 6 months
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Vala Deserved Better and This is My Proposal For How I Would Give Her Better
Here are all the things that I think Vala and I would do if they ever let her breach fucking containment. Jesus H. Christ let the woman LIVE!!! Shout out to @judgeverse and all the other fine folks in the discord for giving me this powerful vision
Go to the club 
Obvious but apparently too much for the writers to handle 
We would go with like 40 dollars between us and we would find a man to buy us drinks for the night and then give him a fake snap/number at the end of the night 
She would finally experience the experience of the bathroom at a club and I think she would find it extremely healing 
We would close that bitch and then go and get kebab before we called an uber to get us home 
Pre Drinks 
This would happen before the club obv but I think pre is a VITAL component to the experience while also being nearly entirely separate 
All the SGC girlies chilling doing their makeup 
We are all chilling on the floor of a living room using what using whatever mirrors we have close to us sharing big pile of makeup  
Our brushes are filthy and Janet is low-key lecturing us about the dangers of sharing eye shadow and having dirty makeup brushes 
Her's are also dirty 
We have a Spotify jam going that absolutely shreds 
We started out w a playlist but then we all wanted to show Vala some tracks so we needed to collaborate. 
I show her Meghan Thee Stallion so when she comes on at the club she knows what to do 
Janet shows her all the Y2K bangers 
Sam just goes fucking crazy on the queue and puts everything from midwest emo to sea shanties on there 
Shots obvs 
Cam and Daniel keep texting the gc to ask when we're leaving for the club and we keep saying we're leaving soon 
We brief Vala on club/bar safety so she doesn't go missing or perish or something 
Watching movies but specifically the Barbie movie 
I think she would find it very healing 
She starts calling men Kens 
A week later I find her watching TikTok edits under the 'close your eyes and feel' sound and we watch them together and cry 
I gather mine and my mom's old Barbies and we play with them because there is no age-limit on Barbie!!! 
I get distracted and go over the bonkers plotlines I used to give my Barbies back in the day. 
I also show her other movies that altered my brain chemistry 
The Breakfast Club 
Mean Girls 
Legally Blonde 
Pretty in Pink 
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 
Freaky Friday (2003) 
Hairspray (2007) 
Going for drives in a total shitbox while blasting music 
She needs to experience driving around aimlessly for an hour and then ending up having a life-changing conversation in a random parking lot 
Girlhood (TM) 
Going to the mall  
Sometimes you need to show aliens capitalism in action 
I have to physically drag her out of bath and body works before she gets swindled into paying full price for a candle like a rube 
I explain to her that she just has to wait a couple weeks for candles to go on a like 6 for the price of 2 sale or something and that I will tell her when it's happening 
She is baffled by this revelation but listens to me because of my credentials (used to work at a mall and have a spending addiction) 
We also buy a new outfit and then go to Sephora to get our makeup done to go w the new fit and also so I can show her my roots 
She will also experience The Mall Pretzel  
Sleepovers!!!!! 
I would do my best to create the ultimate sleepover vibes 
I'm talking we buy brand new fuzzy PJs, I string up christmas lights, every snack we could ever want, the entire living room is transformed into a comfy cozy area with everything we could ever need close to us 
Trashy reality show playing on autoplay on the TV at a low volume so we can still talk and listen to music but also hear Kris Jenner saying out of pocket shit to her children 
I would also give the experience of playing Nintendogs with your bestie 
Maybe even a powerpoint night??  
Putting tinder on the big screen and roasting men together 
Playing the Sims and collaborating on the most ridiculous sims and houses to ever exist 
Go Karting 
Let this woman at the wheel immediately!!! 
We could kick ass and then get a lifetime ban from the track 
These 10-year-olds aren't ready for us!!! 
Lighting section at Home Depot 
Self-explanatory 
IKEA 
We would spend so many hours there just pretending we were furnishing a mansion with unlimited money 
Saying: "Omg this should be in the Sims" to each other 
The IKEA cafeteria my beloved 
The only thing we buy is a Djungelskog each 
Racing the carts in the warehouse part 
A crucial yet forbidden part of the experience 
Karaoke 
She would love karaoke 
No further points your honour 
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xiaoluclair · 3 months
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hiii x, 16 or 23 + chalex 🥹
helloo, my love! righto, righto--
16. lazily + 23. in relief // cl16.aa23 // G
Charles had not meant to set the sink on fire. Truthfully, he was not even sure how it had happened. He was just there, an innocent bystander watching the Snapchat notifications light up his phone on the countertop, and then.
Well.
"This is what you get," Max was preaching over the blare of the fire alarm, "when you fraternize with the British."
Fraternize, thought Charles. Sure. Like sharing Snapchat handles was fraternizing. He slipped on a step and cursed many things. Someone caught him by the forearm and George said, "Careful there, mate." And if George was here then.
Charles glanced around as they hit the ground floor. Out on the grass, it was too dark to see much. Tall people blocked out other tall people blocked out shorter people. It was sort of tragic, really. It was also freezing.
"Danny," someone yelled from a window in Klamidia, "what's going on?"
"No idea," Daniel called back. He turned to Max. "What is going on?"
"No idea," Max parroted. Charles should probably be grateful for that one. Max sent him a look that suggested it, heavily.
The fire department rolled up around a minute later, to a filled field of grass and a slightly orange glow coming from the fourth floor of Gonuria. "Ah shit," said Pierre. "I left my laptop unlocked."
"Why is that a problem?" asked Liam.
"Did all your flatmates get out?" Charles suddenly asked, before Pierre had to try and fumble his way out of legally illegal things.
Liam nodded. "Yeah. You can see them over there, see. Alex was out though, so he'll get back to a lovely surprise."
Charles had not known that. It was hard to tell where Alex was through his Snaps. Usually they included some part of his face screwed up in an odd expression, and an unassuming backdrop. The ceiling or the sky, usually. Sometimes his red comforter.
Oscar appeared next to them. "Is everyone okay?"
"Yeah," said Liam. "Lando's fine."
Oscar colored a little, like he didn't cross from his own, perfectly intact building at 3 in the morning, to see if his crush was okay. "That's not what I."
"Sure." Liam grinned. Charles did too, but he was also tired. That, and he'd been realizing for the past two minutes that he had left his phone in the kitchen currently on fire. "He's over there, by the way. Want me to call him over?"
"Nah, just leave him-"
"Lando!"
"Oh my God, Liam-"
Charles gathered himself to the stone partition at the edge of the grass, and found a space not taken up by other students to huddle against. Pierre followed, shoeing at the mud with his heel. Last time they'd had a fire, it had been two hours before they'd been allowed back inside. Charles was not letting his feet take that chance, even if it meant soggy ass. He'd take it.
At some point, he must've fallen asleep. Or, been teasing the edge of it for at least a good half hour, because everything was murmur when he came to. And he came to, because-
"Sorry," said Alex, blurry between the crack of Charles's eyelids. "I didn't mean to wake you up."
Charles felt his lips move like two swollen, sleepy bumblebees. "Wasn't asleep."
Alex laughed, and it sounded a little like his usual laugh, but not like it at all. Something in Charles lit up regardless. "Sure, mate."
Charles could feel himself frown slightly. He rubbed his eyes. Failed to stifle a yawn. "You okay?"
Maybe Alex swallowed. "Yeah," he said, and his arm brushed Charles's through layers of zip-up hoodies. "Just, uh. Is your phone dead?"
"Hm? Oh, I left it in the apartment, I think." Tried to think, anyway. It felt like trying to win a tug of war against a battalion of roided elephants. "Yeah, on the counter." Alex was quite close, he thought. His hair looked ten shades in the shadows, and Charles could imagine the uneven washout of red and blond and middleground-pink. "Why?"
"George texted me about the fire," said Alex. "You never opened my snap, and I guess my mind." He broke. "Got away from me a little."
Charles felt himself smile, and Alex's disappeared behind a blink that lasted maybe three to five business years. He was not sleeping. He was saying, "I'm okay."
Listening to Alex reply, "Yeah." He sounded more like himself. Relieved too, maybe. "You are. You should also sleep, you're practically unconscious on my arm here."
"Not," Charles might have said.
"Jesus, you're cute," Alex might have replied.
And then. It got a little hazy here. Someone nearby said something about plumbing. Charles might have said something about plumbing. Alex, he was pretty sure, laughed. The inside of Charles's chest, whatever that was between his ribs, turned an unethical viscosity. Then he turned, a little, and his mouth may have touched, just lightly, the underside of Alex's face.
Or, it would have done. Hypothetically. If Alex had not turned at the same time and. Boom. boom, even - lowercase. Nothing much happened. Other than, "Next time," said Alex, very quietly, "you decide to set something on fire, try and keep your phone on you." Then he nudged against Charles's sleepy mouth again, the cold tips of their noses together. Charles wondered - suddenly, worryingly warm - if firemen could hose down the inside of a body. He'd ask. Later.
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Hi!! I haven't been keeping up with six as much recently, could you explain the UK standardising covers thing a bit more?
Hey! Yes! However I am going to slightly hijack this ask and give a broader “UK alt system 101” because I’ve been getting a lot of asks about it recently.
First covers (fully standardized) Prior to lockdown and with the first cast returning from lockdown, UK casts of Six would just choose alt covers based on the queens they had and what worked best. Saw combos like A/P, S/H, B/C; A/C, B/H, S/P; A/H, B/C, S/P. Starting in fall 2021, every new UK cast has used an alt system with A/C, B/H, and S/P, and then swing(s).
Second covers (not standardized) Prior to Covid they had used two different second cover systems: #1. What I call the "consistent" cover system, where if someone is first cover B/C then someone else is going to be second cover B/C and someone else third B/C. This was used by the 2019-21 West End cast. Example: Zara MacIntosh: 1st A/H, 2nd B/C, 3rd S/P Cherelle Jay: 1st B/C, 2nd S/P, 3rd A/H Hana Stewart: 1st S/P, 2nd A/H, 3rd B/C #2. What I call the "scrambled" cover system, where if someone is first cover B/C then one of the other alts is second cover B/? and the other is C/?. This one was used by the 2019 West End alts... Courtney Stapleton: 1st A/P, 2nd S/C, 3rd B/H Vicki Manser: 1st B/C, 2nd H/P, 3rd A/S Grace Mouat: 1st S/H, 2nd A/B, 3rd C/P ...and the 2019-22 UK Tour alts: Cassandra Lee: 1st A/C, 2nd S/H, and 3rd B/P Jennifer Caldwell: 1st B/H, 2nd A/P, 3rd S/C Harriet Watson: 1st S/P, 2nd B/C, 3rd A/H This system is generally better from a coverage/management perspective, which I talked about here.
When they came back from lockdown they initially seemed to have standardized to the consistent system. The 21-22 WE followed it: Paisley Billings: A/C, S/P, B/H Danielle Rose: B/H, A/C, S/P Roxanne Couch: S/P, B/H, A/C as did the 22-23 UKT, formally anyway (may have followed a different one informally): Grace Melville: A/C, B/H, S/P Leesa Tulley: B/H, S/P, A/C Natalie Pilkington: S/P, A/C, B/H but the 22-23 WE started following a scrambled again: Monique Ashe-Palmer: A/C, B/P, S/H Danielle Rose: B/H, A/S, C/P Leah Vassell: S/P, C/H, A/B and the 23-23 UKT now is too: Ellie Jane Grant: A/C, P/?, S/? Izi Maxwell: B/H, S/C, A/P Tamara Anne Morgan: S/P, A/?, C/?
I'm guessing they will try to continue using scrambled in the future because of the coverage benefits, but we'll see.
Swings
The West End uses two swings. Each of them have three primary covers, but also cover the other three commonly enough as needed.
The UK Tour just has one swing, who covers all six roles technically equally (but just like with all prior swings there does still seem to be some sort of unofficial priority/preferred roles).
Costumes The alts have principal-style costumes for their first covers. If/when they cover 2nd or 3rd covers, they wear an alt costume:
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(Pictured: Paisley Billings, Danielle Rose, Leah Vassell) A/C wears teal, B/H wears orange, and S/P wears pink. There's only one consistent variation: teal is always pants w/ peplum, orange is always pants w/ peplum, and pink is always the standard A/H.
The swings wear regular swing costumes for all six costumes. Those are black and silver:
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(Pictured: Rachel Rawlinson, Esme Rothero; Rachel Aragon photo by Pamela Raith)
The single UK Tour swing wears silver. For the West End, the second alt is added in black. They each get multiple variations as pictured, although for the UK Tour the swing does not have a Boleyn skirt. These Cleves costumes also don’t have a reveal.
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