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lustrous-dawn · 26 days
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A time in passing
Arashi watched the Ho-oh tend to his tidings with a newfound edge to his demeanor. The young Tornadus didn't understand Zhen's behavior, a small frown on his lips. Then he bit his lower lip, trying to wrap his head around the new expression Zhen bore.
But he couldn't ignore the small Butterfrees in his stomach at his expression, his small hand reaching out to touch, a slight tug on Zhen's pants.
The change was swift and the expression was gone as Zhen looked down. However, the strange look hadn’t receded from his eyes, and Arashi's tail swished behind under this glance. “Zhen?”
“What is it, kid?” Quietly spoken words. Arashi knew Zhen was being mindful, he always liked this when it came to speaking with him. But this was different. It was almost as if he was on guard. 
Things were different ever since the dragon had disturbed their dwellings. The Rayquaza rested in a private quarters arranged for him but not before a heated disagreement occurred between Zhen and Nahkti. Both Tora and Arashi were ushered away but they still heard it all. 
It was rare for Zhen to be angry and… Arashi didn't like to see him angry. It felt off. But eventually, the Ho-oh would relent and allow it.
“Give him some time, child,” the placating voice of his guardian in his ears.
The sight of Zhen springing into action that day, a human then an eruption of flames as the Phoenix stood, taking his place never faded into obscurity for the Tornadus. The angry shrills replayed in his mind, Arashi cupping his ear, pinched eyes averting.
“Is there something wrong?” A soft touch; a gentle hand placed upon Arashi’s head, rubbing his hair. That strange look in his eyes vanished. “Does something hurt?” Careful hands tilted the Tornadus’ head this way, that, inspecting. 
“No, no,” Arashi rasped. With a jerky shake of the head, he got himself free from Zhen’s hold. “No hurts,” he said more firmly, fending off Zhen as he reached in again. He knew he had to be strong, a grown-up eventually. But he liked the warmer touch of robes brushing against his cheeks. It reminded him so much of his feathers. 
Then the child paused. This was a hurt but of a different kind. One you couldn't see. 
It was with a sigh that Zhen hunched, looking Arashi firmly in the eye. “Arashi.” The Tornadus jerked at his name, recognizing what this was. “You know you can tell me if something is wrong. If I happened to scare you back then-”
“No!” Arashi exclaimed. “Not scary!” How could he ever find the Ho-oh scary?! He struggled to make out what was truly bothering him, his expression strained. It was something here. He didn't like seeing Zhen like this. 
The signs of fatigue on his face, the guarded look in his eyes. He missed the carefree nature that always emitted from the Ho-oh whenever the young child saw him. 
Like when they were flying-
A sparkle in Arashi's eyes as he gripped Zhen's long sleeve. “Zhen! Can we go flying?” 
A pause, Zhen's free hand scratching the back of his neck. But Arashi knew he won as the man sighed. “We can fly around for a little bit but not long.” A small smile that touched his eyes. “I need to give the old wings a decent stretch anyway,” he said, placing the Tornadus on his shoulder.
“Me, me, me! Me too!” Cried Tora as she sprang from the darkness, leaping onto Zhen's back. She gave an affectionate nuzzle against the cheek as she flopped over his other shoulder. 
Arashi beamed as he watched Zhen spark to life he returned Tora's gesture with one of his own as he laughed. “Yeah yeah. I wouldn't think to leave you behind!
“Yay!”
A sharp breeze opened the sliding doors, no doubt to Zhen's powers and he sprang into action, running into the great outdoors. 
“Hang on!”
The children didn't need to be told twice, tiny claws clung tightly to the fabric quickly shifting to become feathers as the Ho-oh took to the skies followed by sounds of delight. 
Powerful wings propelled them skyward, the sight of their little home growing smaller and smaller. But neither one was afraid, placing their trust wholly on the Ho-oh as he arrowed towards the sun setting over the horizon.
“Faster, Zhen!” They exclaimed, clutching onto his neck. Arashi remained focused on what was ahead. This is what he loved. The breeze caressed his hair. The sense of freedom from soaring made his small heart flutter.
“We’ll take it slow, guys!”
“Ok!”
A small leisure flight to permeate through the senses. 
At some point, they found themselves gliding over a gorge, a massive split in stone. They peered down to see neighboring Noctowl and Fearow riding lazily on the thermals from a small updraft. 
“Zhen!” A golden eye on Tora as she cried out. “I wanna see the one that makes your heart go boom boom!”
Zhen was so bewildered by the words coming from her mouth that he stopped flying for a second. They all dropped. He quickly recovered at once, tiny claws burrowing into his neck. “WHERE DID YOU LEARN THIS FROM?!”
“Momma says you like someone! So that’ll be our Auntie or Uncle right?”
 “Tora…”
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avisisisis · 1 month
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been rewatching rtte
toothless is called T multiple times, but the letter T doesn't exist in the alphabet of this world
i think hiccup was also called H???
hiccup went to the wedding of the man who tried to kill him and his family multiple times. no wonder he thought he could change drago's mind
snotlout is canonically a theater kid
"you're so small and cuddly" "please never say that again"
the twins are really smart, but they're also just stupid
hiccup straight up disappears when he's working on something
heather had a super noticeable crush on astrid
fishlegs got a love interest!! a plus size main character actually has a cool, badass love interest!
it was super hetnormative but it was cute
there was an island full of flying women who were implied to regularly commit cannibalism
hiccup taught all the riders how to fly with toothless, that's so sweet
everyone is a flat earther except for the twins
hiccup almost directly killed a lot of people
and killed a LOT more when destroying their ships
“scalding– cal..ding--" "toothle, plama bla!" was pretty much the funniest part of the entire series
dagur was bullied as a kid by a guy 8 years older than him who literally tattooed an imagine of him beating up little dagur in his arm??? What was that all about
actually we need to talk about how messed up everything about dagur is and about how the things that could've/did happen(ed) to him may be the reasons why he's Like That
just why was he imprisoned by the outcasts??? he didn't do anything to them directly
oof my brain is spiraling. "he loved you" "ig now we'll never know" what do you mean he didn't know if his dad loved him
there's a technically musical episode
tuffnut became hiccup's defense attorney and immediately got him the death sentence
hiccup regularly jumps off cliffs
he also jumped off a boat, with his arms tied and without toothless. just where did he think he was going
snotlout's annoying attitude is actually because spitelout pressures him too much and he feels like he has to be perfect for his dad :((
THE 'HICCUP'S EVIL MIRROR' VILLAIN THEME DONE RIGHT YESS!!!
viggo is the best httyd villain change my mind (you can't, swords at sundown, you may bring backup but i will win on my own)
skrill comeback skrill comeback SKRILL COMEBACK!!!!
"COMEEE TO DADDY"
what is a boar pit???
oh my god i had missed this series so much. it has no right to be this funny
this was my childhood. it has forever shaped the way i am
berserker heather the unhinged >>>
actually good disability rep! yay
hiccup complains about his peg leg pinching him
he straight up cannot walk without it and it is shown many times
"well, there are the benefits of a metal leg" after it got caught in a bear trap
funny moments, like snotlout trying to steal it to use it as a weapon
the jokes!! toothless laughing at the jokes!!! hiccup being so fucking done with the twins, who are always making the jokes!
there's an episode where everyone is so sleep deprived they actually start spiraling
astrid becomes a happy go lucky girl, hugs snotlout and tells him he's handsome
the fucking mood swings snotlout got were insane
the twins were straight up just hallucinating
"i sent them to wash their dragons, how could they mess that up?" cut to heather falling on her face with a bucket full of water in her hands
fishlegs becomes so paranoid, he's yelling at everyone all the time
"don't you know the trapper's trap can trap the trapper?? ...oh gods, i must be losing it, i'm quoting dagur"
YOOOO VALKA!!!! it's so nice to see her
hiccup tried to murder dagur to stop him from getting to toothless, which is scary bc it shows just how far he's willing to go for his bff, but also funny because hiccup. that was not going to work
oh the hiccstrid slowburn, how i have missed you
the twins's made up language
there was a beach episode turned murder mystery and a musical episode held at gun point
hiccup has a whole little speech that he periodically gives astrid to remind her that the twins serve a purpose
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greenunoreversecard · 2 months
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HEYYEYHEY CAN I REQUEST LLOYD (ninjago) HEADCANONS PLEASEEEE (ty :3)
A/N: Ofc!I'll do general character ones, as well as x reader ones :) hope ye likey likey:pp
Lloyd, The Greenest and Geekest mf.
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General character headcanons:
Half Japanese half Chinese
His hair is box blonde dye and you cannot change my mind.
Left handed
Severely dyslexic and hands off all scroll reading and just reading oriented tasks to kai.
Def gen z vibes. Like, the others give off more inbetween z and millenial, so they dont always get his humor. And sometimes he uses that to his advantage and "Speaks in code" (uses as much slang as possible)
Has LED lights in his room set to forest green.
Has given himself a smiley face tattoo.
Cried over a dead goose once.
OK, just to preface i see cole as a stoner of Sorts and uses the excuse "it gets me closer to my element"
With that in mind cole let lloyd try it and now sometimes when he is told to unwind, of feels like he needs to take a chill pill he and Cole spark up
in the beginning of his leader ship role, he used to Say;"kick ass and take names" and if things went wrong he had the fuck it we ball mindset, but got better with time. There are still times they wing it, though.
if he isnt in his gi he almost exclusively wears his pajamas (aka a Hoodie, tshirt and sweats)
Vv tired, and now has a raging addiction to energy drinks due to his lack of Sleep.
He used to eat worms as a kid bc he Thought he it was evil.
Has a eyebrow piercing, and wants a tongue piercing.
Wears "reading" glasses, that he should technically wear all the time because he can't see up close and has a astigmatism,, but he says yolo. Zane then make him contacts after he almost ran into a moving blade and got his head severed.
Adhd and OCD, as well as the normal line up (anxiety, depression, cptsd)
Lloyd in a relationship:
Hes very distant in the beginning, it'll take time to warm up to you.
He tends to be orage cat vibes.
On the cat trend, he gets close for a bit Before becoming distant. Going through waves of affection, kinda.
He hasn't had like, any good relationships in his life so he tries to "protect" himself when he feels he gets to close to you, and so he pulls away.
He does the fuckboy face when your sad bc it makes you laugh, as well as That weird dice roll
He actually does the face/dice roll combo whenever he Sees you as he walks over, it's an inside joke now
primary giving love language: acts of service and quality time
Primary receiving love language: gifts and words of affirmation. But physical touch is also high up there.
Also, not expensive gifts. He hates those. Give him a stick you saw on a walk that made you think of him. He'll cherish it forever. And maybe cry.
He will cry.
will make noises at you and expects a noise in response or he'll be sad.
Also randomly bites you. He's a nommer
also sends you memes throughout the day.
As well as random pictures with the caption;"BABY LOK THIS IS S. US IF WE WHERE *insert whatever item here*
Called you babe, baby, love, shitface, asshole.
Expect kind and loving gentle bullying.
Doesnt know how to express his emotions to just expect him to come up to you, lightly shake your shoulders and aggressively say;"I love you bitch.i ain't Evea gon stop lovin you. Bitchhhhhhh" (vine reference)
Sends you .5 of everyone, himself included. He's addicted to Taking them. You will not get out of it.
Also sometimes just walks around in nyas stilettos for fun.
You two have fashion shows.
You also take over the Living room sometimes and build giant ass forts to watch shitty reality tv in and make fun oF The people
Overall, once he realizes you won't leave he's the most funniest loving chaotic guy.
But expect it to take a hot minute for him to realsie this
give him time,, but also have some deep talks..
Let him vent
and for the love of God don't hurt the baby's heart.
Expect inside jokes
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mybelovedwoo · 1 year
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10 things i love about you
wooyoung x reader
fluff, established relationship, comfort / wc: 1.4k
warnings: none, just a lot of fluff :)
note: guess who's back 🤗
wooyoung masterlist - main masterlist
the way you make me laugh
No matter where you were, Wooyoung always had the mission to make you laugh. It was because he loved your laugh, it was his favorite sound in the world. Everybody around you knew that whenever you two are together it is dangerous because he couldn't concentrate on anything else.
He would throw a joke here and there, and immediately look for your reaction, but he gets disappointed when all he can see is you smiling a little bit. He knows he needs something bigger, something awesome, so he thinks and thinks.
All he could think about is the dumbest things and not surprisingly, without any thinking, he does all of them. But he still doesn't get what he wants from you, you just think about what is going on in this kid's head.
He almost gave up, but when Yunho does the funniest thing ever and he couldn't hold his laugh back, he bust out his high-pitched laugh, which was soo loud, followed by clapping as he tries to keep his balance. And suddenly without any notice, you bust out a laugh too, not because of Yunho, but because of your boyfriend's ridiculously lovely laugh.
the comfort you gave me
It happens sometimes that you miss home and the comfort it gives you. You moved all the way across the world at a pretty young age you could say. On those days you feel like you can't find your place, where you belong, because your heart pulls you to two places. 
All the memories, all the people you left there suddenly rush through your mind, just like a movie, you know a little too well. And all of a sudden you can feel tears running down your face, your heart stings like hell and there's a knot in your throat.
But luckily there's always a shoulder you could cry on, a pair of hands that soothingly caresses your back, a soul that can feel all your pain as much as it was his. His heart breaks to see you in this state, but he hides it from you to assure you that it's okay. He whispers comforting things to your ears, soo quietly you can bearly hear it, he makes sure nobody hears it just you, although there's nobody there just the two of you.
You can feel your breath settling, and the tears stopped. This feeling is a bit familiar to you, it feels like the comfort of your home. And that moment your realised home is not a place but a person.
that you are my best friend
In your life, there was never a friend that you could rely on or that you could actually trust. At the end of the day they are always betrayed by something, it could be a big thing or a small one. Maybe it was because you put everything into all your friendship, you gave them all your love, and they took advantage of that.
As you grew older you promised yourself that you never let any friend this close ever again. But when you met Wooyoung, he changed your point of view, he changed everything.
Slowly, but surely you let him settle in your heart. This boy you met 4 years ago, who annoyed the hell out of you, but you couldn't help but love became your best friend. And you always believed that true love starts with friendship, but never in a million years would you guess that you would be here, in the healthiest relationship, happier than ever.
that you never judge me
Sometimes it happens that you do some things you never meant to do, and regret is immediate. You feel shitty about yourself and feel like you are the worst person in the world. Although you never meant to hurt anybody, you did and you can't turn back time. All you can do is apologize, but it doesn't help much.
You beat yourself up about it. And here you are again hating yourself, thinking everybody in your life deserves better than you. 
But it is just a human thing. We do make mistakes. We are not perfect. And Wooyoung would never judge you about anything, especially not something like this. He listens to you while you tell him about the situation and understands your every point.
He knows your heart, and he knows you could never hurt anybody on purpose.
that you are the most beautiful, inside and out
It is hard to go over Wooyoung's look. You never understood how can somebody look like that, it is just not fair. To this day he manages to take away your breath every day.
But most importantly he is more beautiful inside. He has a pure soul, that not many people have. He looks after and takes care of the people he loves. He is the most loving person out there and shows his love with his every move. He likes to brighten everyone's day with his own brightness. He is the kind of person you want beside you during both the good and bad.
that we are partners in crime
It is known that Wooyoung loves to annoy the hell out of everybody, this is one of his love languages. But not much know that this one of yours too. A lot of people tell you that you two are like little kids, but the bad ones.
If something happened, everybody knows who was the responsible for it, and who they need to look for. Although if it was just one of you, you would never betray the other, you would rather blame it on yourself. 
Like that one time when you accidentally broke Seonghwa's lego, which he worked on for so long and you felt so bad about it, so you told Seonghwa about it, but Wooyoung told him that it was actually him behind your back.
that you care about me as no one did before
It is embarrassing for you to say because you tell Wooyoung every day that you hate when he babies you, you are a grown adult and can take care of yourself and he needs to look after himself first, but you can help but love it deep down.
Like he loves to cook for you because you are just so clumsy that you can't cook for god sake. He checks up on you every hour when he is away, with little texts like "have you eaten already" and when you are studying "don't forget to take a break". 
But he takes really good care of your heart too, without you even realizing it. He makes sure that nothing and nobody hurt you.
that you make me proud of you every day
He is the most hard-working person you know. It is truly fascinating how much passion and love this boy has for what he does. Although you hate to say this word because talent means nothing without hard work, but he truly is talented.
Every time you see him perform, and see him standing on stage and how happy he is, it makes you the happiest alive. You standing backstage and watching him live his dream also makes you cry there. He is your star, your brightest star and you couldn't be more proud of him.
that you help me be myself
For a long time, you always debated in your life, who you actually are, what is your purpose in life, and what are you good at and it always left you without any answer. You never let yourself be yourself in front of anybody because you were scared they would judge you for it.
After meeting Wooyoung it got worse, seeing him so passionate and knowing who he is and what he wants, made you question your purpose again.
But he helped you realize that not everybody has one, or sometimes people find out about it later on in their life, and sometimes their purpose is another person. He gave you the strength to finally be yourself and never hide it again, with his comfort and reassurance. 
that you love me the most
You are grateful for everything this relationship gave you, and you couldn't wish for a better boyfriend than Wooyoung. But the most you are grateful about is the love he gives you.
You know sometimes you are hard to love, and you make it difficult for him. It might sound cliche, but you love each other even more every day, with all your imperfections, with all the mistakes, with all the fights. Those things make you realize how much you love each other and that you cannot live without each other no more.
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gothicprep · 9 months
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so, wife and i finally got around to seeing barbie. and neither of us were particularly big fans of it.
stuff i liked. i'll get that out of the way first. i like that it's a huge box office success when theaters have really needed that post-covid. the set design and costumes were just my kind of garish. the opening scene was funny, and you can always count on ryan gosling to give it his all whenever he's cast in anything. and the "patriarchy is when men and horses rule the world" joke made me giggle a bit. the horses in general were an amusing running gag.
and. uh. that's about it really.
i've complained about this before, not with barbie, but i'm not a fan of the "movies that are for children, but not really" thing. usually they're aimed at critics instead, and this is *sort of* that. but also not really. i'm actually not sure who this is for, other than mattel, i guess.
this reminded me a lot of another movie, actually – disney's enchanted. and you could make the argument that the similar premise is responding to the same thing enchanted was. 00s pop feminism that criticized disney princesses usually included barbie in the mix too. and since people liked the meta aspect of enchanted back in '07, we've ended up with the live action movies that exist to reassure parents in my age group that the rodent empire has heard your cries, and they're aware, so it's fine to bring your kids to this. they've changed and grown as a person if you're going off the mitt romney definition of that word at least. they've changed their stories to reflect that. kinda. the princesses are girlbosses and they don't need a man. please clap.
the problem with applying this formula to barbie is that, unlike characters from an existing story canon – many of which, to be honest, were read very uncharitably during that blip in the culture – barbie is more of a concept. the movie winks at how barbie the idea is basically just whatever people want to project onto it, but it kind of falls into the trap of pointing things out in lieu of making a point. and while i do think that gerwig did the best with this that she realistically could, movies like this aren't in a position where they can thread the needle. after all, they're giving you this IP for a reason.
my wife also pointed out that it muddied the waters a bit to try and grapple with this all in a comedy where all the funniest lines end up going to ryan gosling, simu liu, michael cera, and will ferrell. my counterpoint is that kate mackinnon and hari nef had some great moments, but she's onto something here.
it's really difficult for me to watch something like barbie and really look at it in a vacuum. even though it has a different look than the other IP projects we've begrudgingly come to expect, i feel like i can't separate it from this broader picture of, like, integrity laundering. i went into it with an open mind, but left frustrated with it. you can make an argument for a remake. i guess. but this really shamelessly felt like a commercial.
on the bright side, this mostly negative review won't take away from the fact that this has been a much needed boost for theater attendance. in the end, that's what matters the most to me right now, i think.
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okwritingandpain · 6 months
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: The Beatles x Reader
Chapter 16
Y/N sat alone. George was going to meet her. It's terrifying that John and George were alive again, but what else could have happened to her? Who knew that minding someone's own business would end up causing her to go back in time and mess up the entire Beatles timeline while still being in the middle of a broken timeline. 
"Hiya," George appeared behind her and they sat together on the bench.
"Hey." She replied with a smile. It was strange to see him aged. His smile never wavered as they sat in silence. 
"Apparently Paul wants us to talk to you and all." He explained, "Something about time travel and timelines?" Y/N laughed at how ridiculous it all sounded. 
"Sounds about right." She giggled as George pulled out his phone. George Harrison with a modern day phone was something she had never even thought of.  He pulled up a picture that had been recovered from the sixties. It was all of them sitting together in the park . 
"Feels like forever ago, but for you it must feel like only a year or so." George reminisced. "I have to say it was a shock to learn of all this. I mean you are the reason our band...broke up." He frowned as she put her head in her hands. 
"That wasn't supposed to happen." She whispered, remembering the car crash. It was all a blur. The car had appeared out of no where and she had no idea what it would do to the Beatles. "I'm sorry." 
"What is there to be sorry for?" George asked, "We're all alive. Wasn't that your mission in the first place?" 
"Not exactly. I was supposed to keep you guys from breaking up...John and you surviving was supposed to be a bonus." She explained, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. George thought to himself for a minute. 
"I know everything didn't go to plan." He said, "But it doesn't mean you can't fix it." He grabbed her hand. "You should be proud of what you've accomplished." 
"Yes, my amazing accomplishment of causing one of the biggest bands of all time to not exist!" She pulled her hand away, looking at the ground. George wanted to reach out, but decided against it. 
"You should be proud that you gave us the time of our lives! It's strange to think you were never supposed to be there when you became such a huge part of our lives." George argued, "We didn't know a timeline without you. We only have the one you and Paul created and we are grateful for the time you spent with us. We would've given anything back in the day to save you from the car crash.' He smiled as bright as the sun. She gave him a hug. That's what she needed. Someone who could see the good in her. 
"I wish things could've gone better." She muttered to George's surprise. 
"Yet for all the bad moments...there were good moments too. I think even cranky old Paul could see that." He laughed. She chuckled at his remark, but she still had a feeling of pain and regret building in her stomach. What if she had never done this? She wouldn't have made friends with people she adored, but everything would be normal. Well, sometimes normal isn't good. Things need to be changed...just maybe not this drastically. 
"What happened to you after the band broke up?" She asked, leaning back in the bench. George shrugged. 
"Gardening. I wrote music mostly on the side. I had people tell me I should try for a solo career, but I never found the right time." He said, watching some kids chase their dog down the side walk.  
"I don't know why I thought you were going to be the popular one." She joked, making him laugh harder. 
"That would have been...interesting, but maybe it's better that I wasn't. The anxiety would have made the smoking worse. All those fags were starting to get to me in the 70s when I last talked to John. Both me and him wanted to live healthier lives after our friends unfortunate circumstances. Not to mention all four of us had a competition to see who would out live the others." George smirked, "I think funniest of them all is that Ringo is probably the most popular of us all." 
"You're kidding." Her mouth dropped open. George held back more laughter. 
"He narrated Thomas the Tank Engine." He explained to her ever growing shock. 
"I think that's a crime against humanity." She replied as someone came up behind them.
"I didn't think that was going to be the first thing I hear from you." Ringo leaned over the back of the bench. George greeted his old friend as Y/N listened, embarrassed.
"Well, if it isn't Thomas the Train?" George laughed, making Ringo roll his eyes.
"You wish I played Thomas!" Ringo retorted, sitting on the other side of Y/N. She gave Ringo a hug too as everyone got resituated. 
"What have you been up to, Ringo?" Y/N asked as he adjusted his tinted glasses. He looked like he did in the original timeline. 
"Nothing much. I just learned all about this wonderful separate time travel or timeline whatever stuff." He smirked, looking at George who shared a mischievous look.
"Hasn't everybody?" She smiled, noticing the two's strange exchange. "What are you two up to?" She watched them both stand up. Ringo ran off for a moment, dragging a covered package on wheels. George picked a guitar up from behind a tree. Ringo pulled off the cover to reveal a glorious drum set that read: 
Ring and Geo 
She smiled at their display. People around them stopped and waited for the two to begin playing. George nodded at Ringo. 
"Here comes the sun." He sang as Ringo began to play. People stared at them in awe. 
"Do-do-do-do." George smiled as he sang, catching the attention of more people. Kids sat on the round around the drum set, listening to the vibrations. 
"Here comes the sun and I say it's alright." George moved back and forth as he played. "Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter." Y/N tapped her foot to the rhythm as she felt her heart warm at the return of Beatles music. Now that she thought about it. These people hadn't even heard this song before. George motioned for her to join them and she stood up and walked in-between the two. 
"Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here." She sang with them. People gathered around, singing the chorus whenever it came up again. It reminded her of John at the restaurant and their singing fiasco. They kept singing and singing until they knew it was time to reel it in. John was in the crowd watching them. George noticed and he began to sing: 
"Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody." He looked at the quiet John who couldn't help, but join them. George and Ringo must have planned for him to be there as a random person brought John a guitar. 
"Help! I need someone..." John sang next to his old bandmates. Everyone cheered them on which brought a smile to Y/N's face. "Help!" 
"When I was younger, so much younger than today..." She sang as they all looked at her. No one knew the history of these songs. No one. It wasn't long before they spotted Paul, glaring at them from afar. They had finished Help! and Y/N told the guys to follow her lead. 
"Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace. Molly is a singer in the a band." She began as the rest of the band tried to figure out what she was doing. Paul walked closer, looking across the people and the rest of the band before landing on her.
"Desmond says to Molly 'Girl, I like your face.' And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand..." Paul sang, standing next to her. Once again, George and Ringo were prepared as a bass was brought out for Paul. While a piano would have been nice for the song, it was a hard instrument to transport. 
"Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on brah. La la how their life goes on." They sang together as the instruments tried to pick up what they were putting down. All of these songs were something that she got to witness be created. Now she got to sing them with the entire band in front of a crowd who had no idea just how important they all were. That was the moment she knew that she had to find a way to fix all of this. If she could go back in time...once more...she would. Maybe Paul could send her into Yesterday like he once had before. 
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relevant-url-incoming · 2 months
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Since one of my favourite things in fanfic is writing tropes that force characters to look at their own character development and how things have changed (amnesia, time travel, de-aging...) and since I shouldn't/can't/probably won't write a different thing for all my ocs (don't think I haven't thought about it, rip). Here's a little list of what kinds of things each character would experience in a story like that and what would freak them out the most about who they become:
Kitiver is really easy, since he'd be deeply horrified by his own fall. The fact that he's still recognisably anxious and still friendly to the people he trusts makes it hurt worse, really, because in his mind it drives home just how close to a fall he is. He's also very, very confused by the fact that Alliance Era him is married to some spy, like. He never really thought romance would be a thing for him and now there's future!Kit getting all touchy and soft over a dude but apparently that had nothing to do with his fall, either? Lots of panic attacks and existential crises in this hypothetical story.
If this is a story where Kaoja meets her future self, she doesn't know why future!Kaoja smiles so much. If this is one of the other options, everyone else is very uncomfortable around her because young Kaoja is so grim and controlled. By the time of the Alliance Kaoja has a husband and a daughter, and her relationship with her kid is extremely fraught for Reasons I'll save for another post, meaning young!Kaoja is walking around like "why does this child hate me???" and nobody wants to tell her because trouble with loved ones has always been the button you don't want to push with her. (Her daughter would have a whole slew of fucked up feelings about the situation, too... oh god i want to write it.)
Exchei is much the same person she was, but her surroundings/circumstance are so vastly different she would feel like she just did a bodyswap. Being on the Dark Council? absolutely insane, no way that's her. All these people who claim to like and trust and obey her? She believes them, or she wants to so badly, but the sudden influx of them makes her feel like there's some ulterior motive to all this. She resorts to seducing anyone she halfway likes the looks of, because if people think she's sexy or are trying to get something out of her that means they like her for a reason. Andronikos takes this in stride, though he proceeds to scare the shit out of her by talking about feelings while the sexytimes are happening since for him that's just normal. Talos is, understandably, deeply appalled. This confuses Exchei even more because why does he like her then
The funniest thing about Rig (funny-sad but also funny-this-is-your-own-fault) is that at first he wouldn't notice a major difference. Still working as a bounty hunter. Still alone. Now he's got clout, apparently, and his childhood best friend is a Sith Lord so good for her, but he doesn't seem to have changed much. Then people keep dancing around certain subjects when they talk to him. Then he meets people who see him and switch directions, people Exchei tells him used to be on his crew. Then someone he's never met before gets mad at him for missing a memorial to Torian, who he also doesn't know he knew, but from the sound of it that's just how this person expected him to act. He starts to see holes, the shapes of people and things he gained and then lost, and maybe if we're very lucky he actually introspects about why that might be (not fucking likely. sigh.)
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REACTIONS TO EPISODE 11 - DABI'S DANCE
The usual stuff: jokes, comments, some bits of thinking here and there. Pictures but not too many.
LAST EPISODE'S REACTIONS
OOOOOH I KNOW WHO THAT IS!
Did Shoto just catch Izuku with his leg? OMG, HE DID!! Impressive!
"Tomura, stop it. We must fall back now!" Smartest thing I heard AFO say. I think that's AFO.
Damn, a lot of you look a mess...
NEJIRE-CHAN COMING IN CLUTCH!!! MY GIRL!!! 💛💙
IIIIIIDAAAAAAA!!! MY SPEED BOY! MY CLASS PRESIDENT!!!! 💙💙💙 Shoto in the back though... hee hee...
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Nejire saw Ryukyu and put on her mad face. Beat his ass! What he did to her hand was AWFUL AND DISRESPECTFUL!!!
*cuts to Toga and Ochaco* Someone play Brooke Valentine's Girlfight since it's about to be one.
I'd react that way, too, if someone told me they used my quirk to kill somebody... like, damn I could have done that if I wanted to. I'm just joking. Seriously, I'd be mortified and ready to throw hands.
Ew, she's just gonna put foreign objects in her mouth? Well, it's Toga, what I expected. But, sweetie, at least have some limits, damn.
ZERO SATELLITES! LET'S GET IT!!
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FROPPY!!! 💚💚💚💚
"I wanted to talk to her about relationships." Now that I'm thinking about it, talking to a Hero student about relationships is like... it should be a last resort. They're busy all the time with exams and training, relationships would be the last thing on their minds.
Oh, Machia's here. 😐
Team effort with Nejire-Chan and Shoto!!! NICE!!!
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"Put me down..." Don't do it, Iida. No matter how angry he looks. Don't do it. *laughs in manga reader*
Hey, Spinner!
"What happened to you?" A lot, my guy, a lot. Man's been beaten, burned, insulted, annoyed by AFO. Man's been jumped. Like at the start, you wouldn't think he would turn out like this. Damn shame... shaking my head... he needs a bed.
Ah, and here comes Dabi with some unknown liquid to remove black hair dye effortlessly. Like, no, that is the weirdest thing to bring onto a battlefield. I know, I know, big reveal. Yeah, yeah. I don't care. That is the funniest thing ever.
The look Shoto gave Dabi is golden. That's the "my big sibling is being so annoying" look. I would know, I am the eldest and have gotten that look so many times.
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Aaaah, my icyhot boy got his card!!! So did Dabi!
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"I thought my kind would have recognized me." I know he has to be joking. That line is funny for that. But imagine saying that and meaning it. Especially to your little brother who was a baby when you disappeared. Yes, Shoto would definitely recognized you.
"I killed over 30 innocent civilians." At least, he admits it.
Oh, there's the Can't You See kid who is totally not a reference to Natsu from Fairy Tail, even though they share a VA!
"You have no idea how many times I cried on Natsuo's shoulders..." 😭😭😭
"But to my disappointment, you became the No. 1 Hero..." Everyone shares your sentiment...
I'm so sorry, yeah, Dabi cannot dance. I'm sticking to that, I'm not changing my mind. He is the guy who thinks he can dance, but can't, but he tries so you have to give him an A for effort.
Dabi's VA, Hiro Shimono is killing it though!! Yes!!!! YYYYESSSS!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Endeavor looks devastated... daaaamn...
Aaaaw, look how cute Toya is in that outfit!
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"What happened to your hair?" He got that Kaminari going on! My parents asked me the same when I cut my hair!!!
"Did you dye your hair?" Not yet.
Aaaaw, look at that proud smile. Going though his head is "AND WE'RE GONNA LET IT BURN, BURN, BURN!!!"
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Look at baby Toya and Fuyumi! So freaking adorable!!
"Why didn't you notice I was your son? You never suspected because so many had flame-related Quirks. Is that the reason?" Oh, you don't say!!!
Eye color? Spiky hair? Also common! Just because someone shares a trait, don't mean they're related!!! Jeez, I know you're smarter than this!! Gosh!!!
Might as well say you and Bakugou are related since you have spiky hair and fire related quirks!!
And then you had been rocking black hair and staples this whole time! Oh yes, your family would totally know you're Touya!
This Todoroki drama is very sad though.
"Give Gigantomachia the order!" He is out of commission, he can't do that currently. Spinner, thanks for caring about him though. I like you.
Oooh, I hate seeing those faces on Fuyumi and Natsuo.
"Worship me." Skeptic! 🤣🤣🤣
Love that Dabi brings up Hawks "killing" Best Jeanist because ha ha!! Dude, you just don't know!
"I find that unacceptable! He covered up his true nature with his righteous persona." Okay, Mr. THAT'S MY OPINION! Obviously, Dabi didn't do enough background checking because he would have known Hawks was practically raised a tool. He really didn't have a choice, did he? Isn't that something? Like ya'll could have bonded over that or something. But no, yeah ya'll kept your pasts in the dark. Understandable though.
PROPS TO YUKI KAJI ONCE AGAIN! Those lines delivery!!! Yessssss!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
BEST JEANIST COMING IN WITH THE SAVE!!!!
Okay, I do like the Toya-Dabi change they made to the ED!!!
"Kacchan is finally revealing his hero name." YEEEEESSSSSS!!! I AM READY FOR THAT!!!
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Why did you lose Ares, if you wouldn’t mind sharing? I had a similar experience with Artemis where I was very close to her as a child but ended our relationship because I was afraid she would judge me for being lesbian and not asexual. It’s okay if you don’t want to answer this ask, I know it’s a personal question
I'm really sorry that you went through that. If it helps every lesbian I've ever known (and I grew up in what is sometimes known as the LGBT center of the world so that's a LOT of lesbians) who worship Artemis have had a very deep and profound connection with her.
I don't mind answering this question but before I do I need to provide a little bit of context for this, so please get ready for the tea...
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I grew up in a cult-like sector of Catholicism and the fear mongering and brainwashing were very extreme.
When I was 12, a friend of mine lent me a Wiccan book (I'm a millennial so this was the early 00s and it was the only witch book I had access to) The book claimed to be an introduction to witchcraft and in my efforts to leave my cult I was looking for spirituality elsewhere. I don't remember what the book was called but it had a really big encyclopedia of the different gods you could work with.
At this point I still thought Ares was an imaginary friend because that's what my mom called him when I first told her back when I was in kindergarten. I even considered myself lucky that my "imaginary friend" was still with me while everyone else's imaginary friends disappeared at earlier ages. Now, before I talk about the moment when found his name in the book I want to stress 2 things that lead to me breaking it off with Ares.
1.) I'm Asexual
When I was 12, I knew I was not romantically interested in anyone but because I was still talking about Ares, my mom and aunts started teasing me about him being my imaginary boyfriend. They made really gross comments which made it hard for me to continue interacting with Ares the way I always have. Their teasing was so bad that to this day I cannot read about people having a godspouse relationship with their gods without feeling triggered. (I understand it's a valid form of worship and I respect how people choose to worship the gods, I just filter the tags for it because I can't read their posts without remembering my mother and aunts asking me how many babies I would like to have with Ares, which also resulted in me never wanting kids.)
2. Ares kept me shield from anything ancient Greek or Roman:
He knew I was too young and brainwashed to think critically and I would take the negative information about him at face value which would make me push him away but I was in a very dangerous area and he was so essential to my survival. (I only knew about the Roman Christians in the Bible but I didn't know the pre-christian Romans had gods because of how the cult I grew up in changed the narrative. When the Bible talked about the Romans worshipping idols, my mom described idols as statues so my mind literally never thought of an idol being a god). Percy Jackson didn't come out until way later and Disney's Hercules severely flopped the first time it was released. Greek mythology was not as popular or as accessible as it is today. So at the time I had never heard of Ares or Mars because of how sheltered and ignorant the cult kept me.
Finally, when I opened the book I saw Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury which I had always assumed were just planets:
I was blown away by planets being referred to as gods so I turned to the page with Mars in it and there he was. The description checked out, he was even wearing the exact same Spartan uniform I had always seen him wear around me. At first I was very excited to realize he was a god but then my heart sank because the book read: "AVOID THIS GOD AT ALL COSTS!" I was 12 and at the time I didn't know a book about gods could be wrong so I, unfortunately, took it all at face value just like he said I would, despite him always being there for me and always taking care of me.
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But the funniest part about the whole situation is that now looking back on it Ares never left… I told him I didn't want to see him again and he made it so I couldn't see him anymore.
Every trusted psychic I knew said that there was a really big spirit following me that refused to reveal himself to anyone. After that I became obsessed with a manga called Mars about a troubled teenager falling in love with an artist and I even ripped out the page with the main boy kissing the statue of Mars in it so I could keep it in my pocket and take it everywhere with me for protection.
This was the "Mars" page:
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I guess I really missed him too.
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87Michelangelo - All Symbol Headcanons please uwu
| Send me a symbol and I will write a headcanon about…  For multimuse blogs, please specify!
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The og party dude, I love 87 mikey a lot hes such a dork at times in the show but sassy and its just the funniest thing to see. Mikey for sure is mostly just light-hearted and upbeat. He is normally the more positive one out of his brothers. I do love that no matter what though Mikey is always shown to be just ad skilled if not more at times in battle do to his natural raw talent uwu
𝓕 : My muse’s handwriting. (Is it good, bad, difficult to decipher, do they prefer writing by hand or with the help of some form of machine, e.t.c.) 
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"Can't be having a sloppy signature after all" I like to think due to Mikey's bit more matureness in 87 series at least he dose have a less sloppy hand writing, and thanks to him being creative he still likes to had some flare into his writing. Mikey letting sizing of course shows he is out going but it;s a pretty easy thing to say when it comes to the orange banded turtle. The spacing in his letters show that well Mikey may like alone time here and there he perfers the company of others. He is very much a dependent turtle. Not that he can't handle being alone but if the option of being around someone else is there he will rather that that. He uses a soft pressure due to his empathetic and sensitive nature. 87 Mikey is pretty in tune with his emotions. Likely thanks to him being the youngest and having said freedom to be as such. It's why he was able to tell Casey had a crush on Raph, or that Don was truly heart broken over what happened with him and April. And well he is someone who can be dependable in this sense if you notice how far off to the left the dot of his i is you will also learn he is a massive procrastinator. Even if this Mikey tends to take training a bit more serious than other versions he still rather watch tv or make pizza at times.
✈ : My muse and  traveling. (If they do it frequently and why, if they never left their home town, e.t.c.)
"Ehh we been to a lot werid places?"
in Raph I had forgotten the turts have been to Europe but also other dimensions even. So I would argue traveling to different world may just be further than anywhere they have been on earth.
✿ : My muse and nature. (If they are an ‘outdoorsy type’, like the sound of bird’s singing, if they have never set foot in a forest, e.t.c.) 
"Sure i'm all for nature so long as I can bring the tv with me."
I love constantly making fun of the turtle not being into camping despite it also being like the one time they can fully enjoy just being out and about at times like even in later seasons when the turtles are more free to walk around in later seasons they do go some stigma against them. I feel Mikey just truly has become accustomed to the modern conveniences is all.
☼ : My muse’s first memory. (Where it was, who was with them, how this memory makes them feel, e.t.c.) 
"uh I guess the most I think back to is when we mutated?"
far as I am aware or can recall 87 turtles never had a childhood per-say. Their baby stage/kid stage of life was spent when they were normal turtles and by the time they mutated they were already mature which is why they just pop as we see them in show. I feel that is when Mikey first memory kind of starts himself. Not that he don't recall somethings at time just his mind was developed in the same manor so it's easier to recall anything since that moment. Besides it's pretty life changing when you think about it.
☙ : My muse’s favourite food. (Bonus: A memory, be it good or bad, associated with said food.)
"If ya don't know then I don't know what to tell you dude."
I feel you have to be a fake fan not to know the turtles love pizza especially Mikey u-u and like many of the Mikey's it seems that love takes him to learning to cook. I feel he learned the basics from Splinter. But since most his cultural intake is from tv he started to try stuff out from tv shows and just really go into cooking ever since. Not like baking himself he perfers the savory stuff. But He would love to hear about Caasey being a baker uwu he has an odd friendship with Casey so I think he just like to bond with his brother in law this way. Look the moment he clocked into Casey crush he decided Casey was family u-u.
In truth HE should be the one making food for Von I like to think he was the one who gave Raph the idea that cooking would be the way to make peace with her. But Mikey sort of understands where Raph is coming from he should step in and help sorry Von but he knowns it wouldn't quite do the same if he made the food for Raph to give.
But he likely will be the one that has to sort of point out to Raph why this make casey jelly uwu Mikey understand the relationship to food.
♬ : My muse and music. (What type of music they like listening to and in what context, what music they would never listen to, e.t.c.)
"Oh I love music! nothing better than some good tunes brah."
Mikey dose love music of course, he tends to like more pop and rock music. A big fan of the likes of Modonna and Billy Joel. And just music that fits his more upbeat persona himself. Often can be found blasting music in the lair when he is in the kitchen or alone in the room it's always a karaoke session with Mikey.
↺ : My muse and the past. (Do they live in the past and struggle to let go of past grievances, or move on more easily, is there anything in their past they want to forget, e.t.c.) 
"ehh sometimes shit happen my dude but can't dwell forever."
Mikey's pretty good about learning to let things go. Being the youngest dose often mean he sort of gets his feelings hurt unintetnationally by his brothers time to time. But Mikey's able to understand and sort of see where they come from. When Don takes his frustrations out on his inventions being stolen or not working. When Raph makes snarky remarks or Leo even can get to be a tad demanding. His empathy dose allow him the head space to come to an understanding. he isn't immune to making petty comments or sassy remarks himself when he dose get baited into it. He's just a tad more emotionally mature.
☾ : My muse and sleep. (How much they sleep, how much they wish to sleep, if there is something that never fails to put them to sleep, e.t.c.) 
"I gotta get my beauty sleep don't look this good with out it."
Mikey is someone who can just sort of clonk out once it time for bed he is very much like the sun come morning he is up and beaming bright. Which im sure can annoy others not feeling the same way. the sunnier the day the sunnier Mikey himself is going to be. He can be an early riser even soon as the sky is awake Mikey is awake. Even with them often having to be active at night though he find its tough to stay up too late with out being busy he can do it and often can survive on little sleep and still be happy as can be.
✧ : My muse and art. (If they have an artistic side or not and why, favourite artist if they have one, e.t.c.) 
"I am named after an artis buuuuut I aint following his foot steps unless cooking counts?"
Which i feel it dose and should be more often. I truly see Mikey being a fan of many cooking shows and liking to try and plate and presentation food in a similar fashion. Its only for fun so he only dose it when its just him in the kitchen or if hes making something special for someone else. He may also make it look nice buuut that's resevered for someone he had feelings for more than anything uwu or his brothers just to cheer them up.
❃ : My muse and social media. (If the muse is/would be on social media and why/why not, their general opinion on it, e.t.c.) 
"Eh not much myself."
I know there was like forms of social media in the time that the 87 show aired over and such but with the fact the turtles tend to not really give much implications of wanting to really interact with humans at times but will help because it's the right thing and something they can even do. Mikey seems content with the friends they have ant not in a real need to expand his circle any time soon.
✉  : My muse and others. (If they social and outgoing or more introverted, and why. If they prefer communicating with others face to face or in written form, e.t.c.). 
"I mean I'm the party dude?"
I find the idea of mikey not being extroverted hilarious. Mikeys someone who tends to be able to openly talk with others with out issues often the friendest of the group as well. Where Mikey can be sort of between his brothers when it comes to thier involvement with the humans he tends to lean more on Leo's end not so much to be a hero but very much following his brother well also feeling it is the right thing todo. He dose enjoy meeting new people but that dosent always mean everyone. Sometimes he can find some charaters a bit much and be happy to just move on with them but he's also happy to welcome them back as well. It's just who Mikey is after all.
▶ : My muse and level of education. (If the muse has some form of education, what education they perhaps wish they had, e.t.c.). 
"I mean splinter taught all of us so there's that I guess?"
Mikeys real only education has been his ninja training so to help protect himself after all beyond that it's very much a if he wants to learn deal. Mostly mikey is more invested in not sitting down and learning stuff he dosent need to or even want to. He isn't like an idiot he's been shown to understand some concepts here and there but he's still got his gaps in knowledge he just at least have some common sense. Surpingly.
◐ : My muse and animals. (If they like animals and treat them well, do not care for them at all, e.t.c.). 
"I've had a few pets even got some fish for Raph!"
Mikey's had at least three or four pets himself in the show and even got Raph Japanese fighting fish once. I feel like he's very much a guy who sees an animal inn need if home and wants to help. I don't think he keeps any pets himself but will have a pet for a bit before having to take them somewhere they can live a happier life at instead. But of course he dose have a soft spot for cats like many Mikeys Do.
❒ : My muse and gifts. (If they are good/bad at finding gifts, good/bad at receiving gifts, good/bad at wrapping gifts, e.t.c.) 
"Gift are prettt nice I like to give and get them."
As mentioned before he did gift Raph some fish and its sort of over looked and misinterpreted that 87 raph dosen't care for fighting where it's ture he isn't looking for a fight he sure dose like to pick them still and even express interesting in contact sports still. So I feel mikeys pick of the fish shows this understanding of people he is close to. He did get upset when he thought everyone forgit his brithday but he seemed more down about just not getting acknowledged for it over a party or gifts.
Dosent mean Mikey dosent enjoy getting gifts of course but he dose agree its all about the thought that went into it over what the item is.
I feel like he lokes to try and out the same though behind gifts he may go for others but he dosent really got out of his way very much a it's your brithday or Christmas so I'm getting you gift person.
☘ : My muse’s relation with their family. (If they speak with each other and how much, if they are close or estranged, e.t.c.). 
"My brothers can be annoying buy I love them."
It is sad to me how I feel Splinter dose very much and clearly viwe the turtles as his sons but the turtles are some of the few to not see him as a dad but I feel it's that they do. They worked through the first season alone to try and help him demutate from being a rat after all. And when he had advance to go back to the human world theu were all sad at the thought of never seeing him again. Mikey shows he respects Splinter a lot and will often listen to him. Like when he refers to them as man and gets scolded he corrects himself. I feel he dose see Splinter as someone who cared and cares for him but worries he may lose that.
But knows he at least has his brother always.
Mikey dosent take advantage of being baby brother comaprednto later interactions fo and will. But I feel his brothers do instead viwe him a bit more that way so it dose allow Mikey to get away with his antics and such but also at the same time getting seen as equal to his brothers as a ninja.
I feel Mikey is the closest to Leo.he often follows in thier lead with not real fight. And tends to team up with Leo the most well sharing in Leo's ideals at times here and there. It could be he is just following because Leo is in charge but often he also speaks up when ever Don or Raph tend to expression not seeing why they need todo something he will speak up before Leo.
I feel he is about the same closeness to Don and Raph. But feels the pair are much closer he dosent have anything against this because he in turn os the same with Leo after all. But he also seems just as happy to be around either of them as Leo. But Raoh at least dose seem guilty of seeing Mikey as baby brother even expressing he can't beat even a robot version of the guy and the time he because a kid turtle didn't help. So he will at times get annoyed with raph and is often opposite of the more rude brother. Where with Donnie he seems to try and hold mkre balance along with.
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intimacyissues · 1 year
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April 6, 2023
I've been seeing this and that about this year feeling like or being a cycle of 2016/2017
and so many things have been coming back up for me from that time
raves/house of yes nights
my gauges are back
boys boys boys
i've been wanting to have a threesome again
and that was my era of being a unicorn
I've been thinking back to that time and be mindful of growth and of lessons and so i can do better
or at least take from what i learned in past experiences to further better future ones
i made some small links but i think they are a stretch honestly
i thought the vici brothers were like the bushwick boys - in reality that wasn't even close to the same except maybe the way Vic was being weird like Blake that one night he just left?
i thought Que could be like the shithead Philip, but Que is just not as bad bc Philip, well he was treating me poorly as an effort to get me to be mean to him
and the funniest is thinking Josh and Cole were even potentially in the same realm - Cole is handsome, smart, and tall (+ has a huge nice cock) Josh was short in many areas but ate pussy like he was starving.
either which way maybe it's not about one for one experiences but more so how i handle them this time
those we two huge years for me. i got dumped by my first adult boyfriend.. i graduated college, i got my first job. years that shaped me.
it's so funny seeing some of the post where some problems definitely still exist (feeling good enough/wanting to be home with my family/hating not being fought for) and how many huge things have changed for the better
this is specific for 2016 bc 2017 is a lot of rob and it's late and i'm tired and i still have to write about this weekend but to start.. the biggest one
I want to die. less. There are still days i where everything feels heavy and nearly impossible but the overall i'd be better dead? has faded significantly. meeting D has also shown me how completely unrealistic the fantasy of my family being okay if i did is..
i found a post saying i didn't want kids bc they age you and spend all your money, and while, yes, i still agree and i def did. i can't imagine a life where i don't get to be a mother..
there's something about wanting to be with someone i can get blackout drunk with? and for the life of me i can't seem to figure out the reason why i wrote it.. i think it must've been about Lee but nonetheless - i'm a tank and i have someone who let's me cuss them out for absolutely no reason and will still come spend the night after. regardless of where out love is or will be next time i read this. it's been an incredible blessing to have the relationship we have.
lastly, i wrote about how all i wanted was to be in a place at my ten year reunion where i didn't care what people thought of me and baby. i made it. i still care about what some people think of me obviously butttt those people? who i couldn't care less about? no thank you.
and i'm so incredibly impressed with how far i've come though sometimes it feels like i'm still 14 crying my eyes out in the dark. and though not everything is better or even different, so much is.
anywho let's get into this weekend and last because - so many feelings.
last weekend was the first weekend where i didn't have to travel or wasn't sick or didn't already have a plan. it was all spontaneous.
friday i was planning to hang with lexi but they were too hungover (or at least she was?) and didn't end up going out but luckily sylina texted saying she was doing bottomless margs and i figured what's the harm in a couple drinks.
which are famous last words.
i ended up with them the rest of the night jumping from bar to bar doing shots. we went just about everywhere started at the resturant, then bar 404 (the lesbian bar), canopy, federales and then mile high spirits? which in the end was a fun and enlightening night because i realized two things. I am an unreasonable brat when drunk and my first instinct is to give everyone the cold shoulder when they approach me (i.e. Tyler - who was a cute sweetie that meant no harm lol) - the brat was me in Trents' car asking D to pick me up even though i had my own car AND he send uber money and saying fuck you when he said no
saturday night i went on a date with Daryl in FOCO which was a fine date he was such a gentleman but there were so many red flags.. being insistent on opening the car door (tot the point where when i tried to get he jokingly threatened to beat me, his cuddling my chest in the car, and the story about this ex trying to leave without telling him in fear of his reaction) and then i came home and got ready to go out with lexi.
the original plan was lime but with a super long line + 45 dollar cover we wound up at view house. so so many faces this night, shedding the addittude + Giselle's friendly convos i ended up talking to a couple men. one was the tallest guy in the room, but he was for everyone, and come to find out he had a million kids. two, Charles, who was respectable while there but went completely ghost the next day. then Deon who was nice then unfollowed me and removed me as a follower (without a word??) and the cute one who never goes out that got away with the weird friend (luka look a like) who's IG was doing all kids of crazy the next couple days?
sunday thankfully was chill that weekend, just spending time with Sylina on the first warm spring day of the year.
spent everynight with D that weekend.
through the week as less eventful but still I managed to tell Daryl i didn't want anything serious and Cole the truth why i'd been avoiding him
this weekend started on thursday bc Sylina had a friend Erika in town, and of course me not being able to say no and wanting to go out on opening day agreed. and I ended up asking Nore/Vic to meet us and he got out and was a total dick. (after showing up hours after we planed) but this is the night i connect with sweet Jose.
Then friday is the concert which is so so fun. Ican't wait for more hopefully they go smoother and an ex hookup who ghosted me/sexually harassed a friend i didn't even know doeesn't show up
Saturday is slow and i end up spiraling and i reach out to Corey, who doesn't answer and Jose who says yes but has to go out bc he promised his brother, and ends up here att 5am
then there's my sunday where I get blown off by my parents who are in tampa leaving me the day to myself which ends in me agreeing to pick up D and a quick meet with Cole.
Cole is more amazing than i was expecting in every single way.
Jose is someone who i can tell has a kind heart but for someone who says he wants to stay in and just chill ended up at the strip club with his brother and stayed out til 5 and is now drinking again.
i'm not entirely sure how i'll proceed with him buuuuut we will see. esp. cause he's still a horrrible texter
Cole i would like to keep around bc i think we could also be friends but we will seeeeee
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saltypiss · 1 year
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Same crowd that's crying about JK rowling (who is indeed a bigotted piece of shit) and saying to boycott a product because she owns the IP and if you don't you're a bigot and should be as prosperous as they are otherwise you're beneath them;
Haven't said a fuckin' word about Minecraft. Not one. I straight up do not even see the point in pointing out what is what, if they're so damn determined, why not look at Literally the Obvious?
But okay, stick with me because I change my dipshit mind about explaining: So, the creator of Minceraft, Notch, aka Hatsune Miku, is about has bigotted as it gets, probably as bad as JK Rowling honestly. But what the community did was way smarter than this dipshittery.
Boycotts don't work when it comes to...well anything really, but all ya had to do was erase identity and legacy. Replace more and more discussion with nonsense.
Like, people have to ask who tf Hatsune Miku is, and people will sometimes just leave them with "The creator of Minecraft" it's not much, but notice it doesn't increase sales by advertising the problematic person?
It's the same with school shooters, and all republican's who speak, just stop spreading their names and shit on the ideas. Take the faces, change the identity, remove the mask, show the face, the real one people can't ignore due to title.
As for the fuckery in Minecraft, still in Minecraft, and Microsoft has turned a blind eye towards, is genuinely so blatant, that...It might be culturally changing for the better?
We're so far removed from racist charicatures of old, shitty people have yet to really come up with much new, just treading old ground. I can definitely tell you I had no idea most things were straight up from racist backgrounds, but I found a level of humor in it due to the disguisement.
Here's what I honestly think, and you should consider. For me, I straight up am a sheltered manboy, I just am. I'm innocent to a fault. So most of the racism of various things went over my head growing up. I mean, I honestly dunno if I can say the word, but the funniest possible insult, just...in general, is the hard R with Bean. Dead serious, it is, I didn't know. Because...wh- why...
Now of course, let's just not. Okay? Just drop the word. But, stick with me here, you know anti-semetic charicatures? Big nose, greedy, the that.
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You connecting dots on the tired meme about Villager's being a racist charicature? Stick with me here, do you think this dude was thinking of a racist charicature, or a funny gamer haha? It's the latter, no shit.
But... Maybe with how recent all the "fucking holy fuck why the fuck" of america's racially fucking terrible history, and progress being semi forward from then, maybe this sorta thing just needs to be accepted as growth for sheltered idiots?
Of course I'm not saying accept the blatantly anti-semetic and racist charicatures that Minecraft has because Hatsune Miku is a fuckshiddytiddy, but to accept that it came from hate, but the community took it and made it it's own thing. Kids, you and me, this goi and that gorl, the villager is just a dude who's bad at economics and has a big blocky rectangle for a nose that semi resembles squidward.
There's just no animosity or hate, and letting fuckwads take things and make them hate symbols is simply wrong and literally the worst thing you can do.
This ain't bout the Nward nor the Squidward. It's about the Villager being able to contend with a racist charicature in a positive and non-cunt way. It's about replacing hate with, albeit mostly through ignorance, an icon unrelated.
If you went up to today's youth and said "The villager is a anti-semetic charicature" they'd honestly think you're meming, because they don't see it. They can see the resemblance, and they can see Miku's tweets, but they won't change their mine, crafts kids these days are too ignorant of the hate that spawned such things.
Unless they watch Andy TaTer the boy in rome. In which case, again, don't let them take away. It only benefits them when you let them own more. Anything.
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Saw this Doctor Who ask and maybe I should give this a try. Here are the questions: 1,3,5,10,12 (even if you're not into live action shipping),19,20.
Sure thing!
1. What was the first episode you watched/remember? For the new series, Rose, I watched that the day it aired with my family. What's really funny is I remember my brother and I knew nothing about it besides that it might be scary, and then when it finished we were desperate to see the next one and our parents teased us that that might be too scary! And for the old series, I'm ashamed to say it's Warriors of the Deep. Basically my cousin had the VHS tapes of almost every classic episode and would get my parents to record them onto DVDs since they hadn't released everything on DVD at the time, and I watched that one since I was curious about classic Who. What's funny to me is I mostly liked it at the time!
3. Who is your favourite Doctor? Why? I've got loads of favourites I can never choose between actually! I guess if you put a gun to my head and made me choose one I'd have to say Nine, his run is almost perfect to me and I love that unlike almost every other doctor he kinda has a well-defined arc across his era. My other big faves are Four, Five, Seven and Ten.
5. Any complaints about the show? Oh tonnes lmao, but I'll just highlight two big ones the show's had basically since Moffat and has never managed to properly fix imo. First, a lot of stories don't feel like they have much to say about the world or characters. What I love about sci-fi is its ability to comment on that kind of stuff through an interesting lens, and sometimes Doctor Who has done it really well (Amy's Choice, Vincent and the Doctor, The Girl Who Waited and Heaven Sent for example) but back in the latter part of the classic series and the RTD era almost every story managed it. And second, they have an unhealthy obsession with lore and the Doctor's backstory. I don't mind bringing back classic monsters and stories developing our understanding of the Doctor like Human Nature, The Doctor's Wife or Day of the Doctor, but they don't need their name or origins revealed and it can't really be done in a satisfying way, so why bother? My friend and I were joking yesterday that Vinder and Bel's kid might turn out to be the Timeless Child and therefore the Doctor and I laughed but then I went 'oh fuck, they would totally do that, wouldn't they?' I just hope once he takes over RTD will be able to fix those problems, and I mostly have faith he will since his post-Doctor Who work has been really good.
10. Favourite companion? For the classic series, Ace, she's a badass with a really interesting backstory, she's charming as hell and her last few stories give her some of the best character bits a companion's ever gotten. And for the new series, Donna, not only do she and Ten have one of the funniest Doctor/companion dynamics ever she also grows a lot over the course of her run and I love how much of a positive influence she is on the Doctor as well as he is on her. And I feel like naming some honourable mentions too: Jo, Sarah Jane, Leela, K9, Romana II and Tegan from classic, Rose, Jack (fuck John Barrowman though obviously), Martha and Yaz from new, and Frobisher, Benny, Charley and Evelyn from the expanded universe.
12. Favourite romance involving a Doctor? Nine, Rose and Jack. I'm a sucker for poly stuff obviously and they have such a fun dynamic, I love Nine and Ten with Rose too but they were always a bit more strait-laced. It felt more fun when they briefly had Jack around too.
19. Cybermen or Daleks? Definitely Daleks, there are some good Cybermen stories out there obviously but Daleks have a more iconic design and imo their best stories are better than the best Cybermen stories. I think I've mentioned before but Remembrance of the Daleks and Dalek are some of my favourite bits of television I've ever seen honestly.
20. If you could change anything about the show, what would it be? Give Moffat and Chibnall a bit less creative control and some more co-writers. A lot of their best stories were written by other writers and a lot of their worst aspects were things they were able to do because no one would tell them no, and I think we'd be better off with a larger range of writers (maybe even more than one woman or POC writing an episode per series, even!) who would have better ideas for storytelling than mystery boxes about the characters' identities.
Thanks for asking, this was fun! I have a lot to say on this series I don't tend to get the chance to say very much in case it wasn't obvious xD
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beomglocks · 3 years
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sk8ter boi ; c.bg
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summary : he was a boy, she was a girl. can i make it anymore obvious?
pairing : skaterboy!beomgyu x reader
warnings & other : reader already has a child with yeonjun ok, beomgyu still pining after all these years, based off queen avril lavigne’s sk8ter boi song, listen while reading if you want 
w/c : 2.1K (i may have gotten carried away)
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"where'd you get that note and roses from?" your friend maria asks you when you get into class. you wipe away your smile quickly, already knowing who the mystery person was. "i don't know."
yeah, of course you knew. how could you not when the boy oh so clumsily shoved them in your locker while you were literally turning the corner. he tried to act like he wasn't doing anything but he was clearly caught. he tried to play it off in the best way possible and smooth talk his way into a conversation with you but you shut him down due to the bell ringing.
"oh- oh ok sure...yeah," beomgyu stumbled over his words, nervousness eating away at him with you being here. "yo gyu you coming? i just finished fixing my drum kit," his friend, jeongin, calls him over, interrupting your already over conversation.
"you should go...but thanks for whatever you just threw in my locker," you laugh. he nods hesitantly, rubbing the back of his head with his hand. "dude," jeongin now stands in your vicinity. he looks at you and beomgyu before pulling away his best friend to where the spare band room was.
"well open the letter, we wanna know who your little secret admirer is," maria says, leaning onto your desk. your other friends agree, eager to know who was pining over you. you laugh nervously before opening it. you're not sure how they'll react to finding out that it's beomgyu.
you see, you wouldn't exactly call yourself the prettiest girl in the school but hell it sure was close. almost everyone would compliment you every day even if it was something minor like a change in your nail color. you kind of prided yourself in that, not to gas yourself up or anything.
someone like beomgyu...well. he wasn't exactly the ideal guy, to put it simply. he was a skater boy, he hung out with the "simple boys" who skated and did music and hung out around the skate parks after school. he wasn't the scholar type like soobin or the athlete type like yeonjun, he was simple.
you liked simple but your friends didn't. they had preferences for people like soobin and yeonjun, not people like beomgyu. you could probably guess they felt like beomgyu was the bottom of the barrel, like a roach on their foot not worthy of their time.
you pull the letter out of the envelope. for some reason without even trying, you could smell his cologne all over it. you want to smile at the obvious try hard gesture but your friends don't allow it. "what the fuck is that smell, it's so strong," maria gags. you roll your eyes at her dramatics. "it doesn't smell that bad."
"yes the fuck it does," she retorts. "just see what it says." you read over the letter, smiling at certain parts where you could tell he'd done his research on the things you liked. "it's from beomgyu," you say when you finish the letter. you already knew this anyway but maria's eyes go wide and she suddenly snatches the letter from your grasp. "hey!"
"CHOI beomgyu?" she asks while she reads the letter herself. "yeah?" you confirm.
your other friends mumble amongst themselves and you can hear some snicker. "y/n you could do so much better. beomgyu is like a street rat or something. don't do that to yourself," she laughs like it's the funniest thing she's ever said. you don't think beomgyu's that bad but you also don't stand up for him, simply biting your lip as she continues.
"he barely comes to school and when he does all he does is sleep. he skates with those other weirdos and thinks he's gonna make it big with his shitty guitar playing- i mean have you heard him?" she rolls her eyes, throwing the letter back on your desk. "you should go out with yeonjun, i think yall would be a cute couple. the prettiest girl with the coolest guy, your babies would be so damn cute."
"babies?!" you laugh at her ridiculousness. "yes! have you seen choi yeonjun?" she sighs in content. "anyways, don't pay beomgyu any mind because he's not gonna make it in life. go for someone like yeonjun and please for the love of god throw that letter away!"
you never did throw the letter away. you sigh as you think back to your high school years. you had just found it hidden behind one of the closet drawers while you were looking for valkyrie's binkie. she was crying so much since her father had gone out for the day and you were stuck taking care of her, as always.
you wonder how beomgyu was doing. you both talked after the fact but fell off during college since he had gone off to do his own thing. you didn't know what that thing was but you were proud of him nonetheless. you finished high school, went to college, got a good paying job, and were now married with a kid. all at the young age of 21. the typical life, you figure.
you're snapped out of your thoughts when you hear your child crying in the next room. "shit," you mumble to yourself. you leave the letter in your drawer and head back to the living room with the binkie. "valkyrie~" you sing song.
she continues crying, not giving a fuck about your efforts to calm her. she was usually a bit of a daddy's girl. "val please stop crying," you exasperate. "daddy's not coming home until late today. cut me some slack babygirl."
you slip the binkie into her mouth but her shrill cries go right through it. "let me go see if you need a diaper change," you mutter.
before you can even get up from the couch you hear your phone ring from somewhere in the couch. "shit where did i put my phone?" you put valkyrie down to look for your phone but it stops ringing before you can begin searching. you wait for it to ring again you find it between the cracks of the couch.
"oh hey mari," you say in confusion. after high school ended, you and maria kind of fell off along with all your other popular friends. you still had that clout all throughout college given who you were dating but you kind of strayed away from her. you guys were still on speaking terms though but this call was odd since it had been months since the last time she called.
"GIRL-" she pauses for a moment, still as dramatic as ever. "what it is mari? val won't stop crying she needs attention," you sigh, looking over at your daughter. her cries had gotten softer but she was still grumpy about not being with her father.
"girl turn on your tv to MTV right now- like right now before you miss it!" she says hurriedly. "this better be good you know i dont watch those shows," you say into the phone. you place the phone between your ear and shoulder so you can hold valkyrie while watching whatever it was that maria wanted you to watch.
then you see it. "is that-?" you begin. "CHOI beomgyu! yes girl!" maria finishes your sentence. she's right. there he is, the boy you were just thinking about was on your tv screen. "he's famous?" you ask.
maria sucks her teeth, "apparently after high school and like a year or two of college, he dropped out to pursue a music career and i guess it worked out for him." you nod even though she can't see you. "he signed with a label and now he's in like some super fucking famous band, look at him," she continues.
you stare at your tv screen in silence, watching beomgyu have the time of his life on the MTV stage. he really did get good on his guitar. the camera pans to the drummer and your eyes go wide when you see jeongin. wow, they really stayed together this whole time.
"he's fine as hell," you admit. you hear maria cackle on the other side, "you said it, he looks so attractive playing guitar like that, look at his fingers."
"ok alright maria, i have a child right next to me," you say. she laughs again, "anyways, i got tickets to their next show. you wanna come with?"
you're not sure how you managed to convince yeonjun to stay home with the baby while you went out with maria to this concert, but you did it. he was skeptical of letting you go out with what you were wearing which is why you both argued before you eventually stormed out to go anyways.
when you met up with maria outside the venue she looked up and down with a knowing smile. "i thought that pussy belonged to mr. choi yeonjun? what're you all dressed up for?"
"dressed up?" all you were wearing was a black and white bandana for a top and tight leather pants and comfortable shoes. "do the pants really have to hug your ass like that though?" she jokingly slaps your butt and you glare at her. "that's what yeonjun said," you mumble to yourself.
the concert goes smoothly and you're glad you actually got to see beomgyu in person and playing guitar. one thing about choi beomgyu is that he will play guitar like it's his last day on earth. he plays with so much intensity that you almost feel bad for the guitar.
you could almost feel how the crowd's energy in this packed room transferred to the members. if it was even possible, they started to play with more vigor.
at some point, beomgyu was full on immersed in his own playing. his once fluffy hair was now soaked with sweat and covering his forehead and eyes. he kept headbanging along to the beat while skillfully moving his fingers along the strings of the guitar.
during the middle of one of their songs, beomgyu took the center stage for his guitar solo. it was a fast paced riff that just seemed to give the song more life. his head is down so that it's solely focused on the guitar but once he finished the hardest part of the riff he looked up smugly. the crowd went absolutely mad when beomgyu bit his lip during the rest of his solo.
you had to admit the boy had stage presence, you practically almost re-fell in love with him.
after the show, you and maria went to get refreshments at the nearby bar. beomgyu seemed to already be there talking to one of his members so you took this opportunity to speak with him. you wonder if he'll remember you after all these years but you take your chances.
"beomgyu!" you shout over the music that's playing in the background. he whips his head around to the sound of his name being called and smiles lightly when he sees you. when you get to him, he subtly looks you up and down, taking in your body and attire. "y/n is that you?" he says, his voice laced with something teasing.
"you remember me?" you ask him with a smile. "how could i forget a face like yours," he smiles, leaning back. you laugh and he smiles. "i just saw you on stage, i never thought you'd become this huge! congrats!"
he nods, "yeah, i always wanted to make it big you know." he trails off, looking over you again like he's entranced somehow. "so how's life? you still with-"
"yeonjun...yeah we um- we have a kid...now," you finish nervously. did he really have to bring yeonjun up right now. "a kid?" he says, surprised. "let me see."
you show him a selfie of you and valkyrie that you took at a time when she wasn't completely hating your existence and wanting to cuddle her father instead of you. he laughs and leans back once again, "she's cute like you, she definitely got her mom's features."
"yeah and she's got her dad's attitude," you say, mostly to yourself but beomgyu catches it. "oh yeah! i wanted to say, i really like that one song you played, uh- fairy?"
"fairy of shampoo? yeah we added our own little rock twist to it," he says. "you know the lyrics are actually about y-" your phone cuts him off and you apologize, turning away to answer it. "what is it yeonjun"
beomgyu sighs in frustration when he hears you say that. when you finish talking you turn back to him and he has his eyebrow raised in question. "looks like my fun is over," you laugh dryly. he nods in understanding, "before you go though, let me get your number so we can catch up sometime."
you agree, not wanting to pass up the chance to reconnect with your now famous friend.
"maybe we'll see each other around gyu," you smile, beginning to walk away.
he smiles at the old nickname, waving you off, "i sure hope so."
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❝ For a long time, love was unattainable for her. She wrote, sang and dreamed about it, but she had never been truly in love.
The truth is that, and although she denies it, Kang Sohee is a hopeless romantic and she always has been. She often dreamed of meeting the right person and doing everything right so that love would last... and not fade like her parents' love.
However, love is strange and it does not come easy. She has learned that you can meet thousands of people and yet none of them will make you feel the things that you are supposed to feel.
She has also learned that you can mistake love. And as much as it hurts and breaks your soul, there are people you were born to love, and there are others you were not.
So, Seren doesn't have much experience in romance. And she's slowly learning that love and infatuation are two different things, that it doesn't have to hurt, that it should make you feel happy, and that you don't go looking for the right person, because eventually fate brings you together. ❞
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—WANG YONG
❝ I'm too shy to tell you how I feel.
So I'll hide behind timid smiles and soft hellos.
I'm afraid if I ask you: "what do you think of me? " your reply will be "I don't" ❞
duration of crush: 2014 — 2015
relationship: close friends, one side crush
current status: they haven't spoken in a long time but she still cares for him
their things: practicing together, sharing chocolates, him giving her books and then the next week sharing opinions about them, eating together all the time
playlist: kid in love by shawn mendes & u smile by justin bieber
Wang Yong came to SM Entertainment in late 2012 and Lee Taeyong quickly took care of him under his wing. He was quite a popular trainee, not only because of his looks, but also because of his great talent for dancing, despite his young age. He was to the younger ones what Kang Seulgi was to Sohee.
Wang Yong was a sweet guy, it was inevitable for girls not to have a crush on him, and anyone in his place would take advantage of it, but not him. He was focused on doing what he had to do: training hard. That's the reason why his only friends for a long time were only Taeyong and Hansol.
Kang Sohee (long before she was known as Seren) officially met him in late 2013, after watching him practice. They did not become friends right away, since it was not easy for him to open up to other people. However, when she became close to Taeyong, they inevitably had to become friends. And then they connected thanks to dancing, something they were both passionate about. They went from being acquaintances to partners who practiced together to friends. Then it was not only Wong Yong, Lee Taeyong and Ji Hansol, now it was also Kang Sohee.
2014 was a rough year for her, starting from the loss of her grandparents to learning that she was not going to debut with Red Velvet. It was the most difficult year for her in all that time locked up, but her friends were with her. And he didn't go unnoticed, no matter how hard he tried. He always carried an extra portion of food for her, left her books that he thought she would like and always pretended not to learn the choreography so that she could teach him and in that way distract her mind by doing what she likes the most.
It really wasn't difficult to like Wang Yong, he was sweet and a good boy. Soon she found herself thinking that she really liked the way he wrinkled his nose when he laughed, or how his eyes sparkled when someone complimented him and, most of all, the way he tilted his head when he was confused. And then every time he looked at her she felt something in her stomach (and no, she had thought the first time she felt it, it can't be diarrhea), her cheeks would blush and it was difficult for her to keep look at him.
He was her crush for a few months and suddenly their interactions were shy smiles and sharing chocolates. Until he was no longer making her feel like she was flying. He meant a lot to her because not only he was her first butterflies in her stomach, he was also one of her close friends and one of the most supportive.
Sometimes she still thinks about him, what is he doing? how is he doing? what it would have been like if he had debuted in NCT instead of her? SM Entertainment did not treat him well, apparently his voice was not good enough, in the future they had told him. All she knows is that he returned to his home in China, and all she hopes is that he's truly happy.
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—MARK LEE
❝ There's a boy I like.
He smiles so bright and my heart can't take it.
There's a boy I like.
We both love the same things.
There's a boy I like.
I think about him all the time.
There's a boy I like.
He's my best friend. ❞
duration of crush: 2017 — early 2018
relationship: bandmates, best friends, crush
current status: bandmates, best friends, partners in crime
their things: holding hands, sharing songs, singing, rapping, dancing together, telling jokes, listening to music, trying to teach her basketball, teaching him to play futboll soccer, doing karaoke
playlist: the one that got away by katy perry & walk you home by nct dream & everything has changed by taylor swift & catching feelings by justin bieber & whenever you are by 5sos
For a long time, Mark was the closest thing to a best friend that she had. They practically grew up together (and are still growing). They wouldn't exactly tell each other everything, but they did trust each other. And every day, especially when they missed home, they would get together to tell their funniest childhood stories, and then listen to music for the rest of the time, enjoying each other's company.
Maybe that's what made her have feelings for him. Maybe it was the inside jokes, the laughs, the songs, maybe it was all together.
It was different, of course. It didn't feel at all like her first crush. No, it was definitely stronger, because they were Mark and Seren — everyone was talking about Mark and Seren: NCT's 99 line, best friends.
Liking Mark was a fresh feeling, no discomfort, no obvious blushes, no big butterflies either. No, liking Mark was being at peace. Being comfortable in his presence, hearing him sing, sharing smiles, doing mischief together, it all felt too good... almost like she was born for it.
And maybe she was born to love Mark, but in another life. Because on this one Mark Lee and Kang Sohee were just best friends. And although at nights she sometimes dreamed of his eyes, the same ones that hold thousands of stars, in the morning she reminded herself that nothing could change the friendship they had.
That's one of the reasons why she didn't do anything about it, that and because she didn't want to ruin all their efforts just for a crush.
It was difficult for her, because months passed and she kept thinking about him. Until eventually she stopped seeing him in a romantic way, his hugs stopped making her feel things (things you're not supposed to feel for a friend) and at night his eyes and laughter stopped appearing.
Now that time has passed, she realizes that staying best friends with him is a hundred times better than a possible relationship with him. And she prays, Oh, she prays that Mark Lee's future partner can love and appreciate him as much as he deserves... As much as she could have.
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—MOONBIN
❝ I enjoy our time together. And your laugh, your voice, your kisses. I enjoy you.
We may not be in love and that's okay for us.
Because what matters right now is that we're both having fun. ❞
public knowledge: private (only friends)
duration of relationship: march 2018 — april 2018
relationship: fling
current status: friends
their things: hanging out with friends, kisses, supporting each other, hugs
playlist: we are young by fun feat janelle monaé & locked out of heaven by bruno mars
They met at some awards and immediately they knew there was attraction, so they exchanged phone numbers and soon found themselves talking every single day.
They both knew what it was and what they wanted, to be young and have fun.
Those two months sometimes felt like an eternity, because they genuinely had a good time together. There was always fun, affection and, most importantly, sincerity.
They both knew it was meant to be over, so they enjoyed it.
Having fun with Moonbin felt like riding the drop tower: they weren't afraid of it, they just felt the adrenaline and fun you feel being up there in the air. But just as fast it goes up, it also goes down. And even though in the end you seem to want more, you know enough was enough.
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—WOOSEOK
❝ I loved you as Icarus loved the sun — too close, too much. ❞
public knowledge: private for three months until their members found out
duration of relationship: july 2018 — january 2019
relationship: kind of dated, never really had a "tittle"
current status: acquaintances, they don't really talk anymore
their things: secret dates, midnight calls, back hugs, kisses
playlist: sweet creature by harry styles & the scientist by coldplay & the end of love by florence + the machine & it will rain by bruno mars
Kang Sohee and Jung Wooseok were never in love, but they might as well have been.
They met in mid-2018 thanks to a close friend, and the physical attraction was so immense that without thinking they both decided to give it a try. It was all very fast, but the result had been good. They were something, no tittle, yet they didn't care because they were okay with that.
Their relationship was like trying a new dish, they didn't know what to expect: they didn't know if it would be sweet or salty, everything was so different. But they had liked it. They spent a good time together, sometimes hiding from their members, it was a little secret that only the two of them knew.
They loved what they had. Midnight calls, secret dates, just sneaking around their members backs like that. It was exciting and fun. They were young people enjoying themselves.
Until it became real. Too real.
Suddenly they weren't just missing each other's presence, but they craved for their touch and kisses.
It was almost like an obsession. Every time they were together they felt intoxicated. They needed more, they wanted more.
And that wasn't healthy nor they where ready for that.
So, because they cared about each other, they put a stop to it. God knows that if they had stayed together, they would have burned.
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—THE8
❝ The Ego asked:
'What is Love? It's too big of a word for me. I don't understand it at times.'
The Soul replied:
'If you understand Kindness
If you understand Respect
If you understand Acceptance
Then you will understand Love.' ❞
public knowledge: private (only members and close friends)
duration of relationship: december 2019 — present
relationship: acquaintances to friends to lovers
current status: in love, best friends
their things: nose, forehead and cheek kisses, showing her his art, painting together, taking pictures, listening to music, dedicating songs, slow dancing, hype man! hype woman!, writing songs about each other, domestic dates
playlist: love someone by lukas graham & ily by the rose & common by zayn & have you ever been in love? by the ivy & love somebody like you by joan & sunday morning by maroon 5 & natural by zayn
Falling for Xu Minghao was like breathing, so natural, so effortless, without realizing it.
They met in 2018 and for a year they were just acquaintances: their bandmate's friend. There were few interactions, maybe greetings and a few smiles. But when she has a very persistent Boo Seungkwan as her best friend, it was only a matter of time before she eventually became friends with the rest of them.
Being friends with Minghao is yellow, like observing the sunset. It's relaxing, enthusiastic, supportive, positivity, happiness...
It was an unexpected friendship but suddenly they were sharing songs, painting together and hanging out a lot more than with their original friends. Soft laughs, little jokes, looks full of adoration — it was so obvious that there was something there, they could feel it and everyone could see it. And still it took almost a year for them to take the risk. Was it really mutual or were they just imagining it?
He was the first to take the step, because even if it was all in his head at least he would be at peace knowing that he tried and didn't just let her go.
It was silly, really, how much they wanted to be together and how much they doubted.
Loving Minghao is comforting, honest, understanding, compassion, teamwork, sometimes overwhelming, and a new feeling that completely scares her because she has never been in love or in a serious relationship, yet she is sure of one thing: discovering those feelings with him was her best decision.
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Naive
Ray Blackwell x M!Reader
Summary: An invitation at a party reveals that Luka had no idea you’re gay, and brings up a concern you hadn’t had before. Tags: Crack, fluff, secret relationship, mention of homophobia, alcohol consumption A/N: This is based on a dream I had where Luka and I had this exact conversation and when I woke up and remembered it I nearly threw up laughing. I did actual research for the girls outfit and hair bc im a fashion history nerd. the pocket watch i just thought was cute. Fenrir calls the reader fruity but its okay bc hes gay too god bless Word Count: 1.5k
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The party was the usual affair expected of the Godspeed's, an air of elegance- present but not too overbearing- hanging over the large hall. Music drifted gently to your ears as you took everything in, a small smile settling on your face.
You couldn't help but feel a little underdressed. The officers had, of course, kept their uniforms on, but everyone else present was dressed to the nines. You'd thought the suit you wore was lovely when you and Seth had seen it last week, dark blue with a white trim, paired with a pale cyan tie and pocket square. The gold watch that settled comfortably in your pocket had been a gift from Blanc, supposedly made by Oliver to look similar to his own, to commemorate your decision to stay in Cradle. Compared to everyone else, it felt rather simple now, but you pushed the thought aside. Nobody was judging what you were wearing, they were here to enjoy themselves same as you.
"Would you like a drink?" Ray asked, voice soft enough not to startle you too much. This wasn't too effective, as you'd gotten lost in your thoughts, and sort of forgotten there were people around you, but it was kind of him to try. "Oh, yes, please." You smiled at him and a moment later he'd walked off, talking to Sirius about something, leaving you alone with Luka. Fenrir had disappeared to greet his family when you'd first arrived, and Seth was who knows where, but you didn't mind it being just the two of you. Luka rarely came to these, in fact this was the first he'd been to since you'd arrived in Cradle, despite it being your fifth, and you decided someone should stick with him so he didn't feel quite as nervous.
As you turned to say something to him, you noticed a lady making her way over to the both of you, looking rather flustered. Her fists were clenched at her sides, and she seemed to be muttering something to herself, but it was clear she had intent to speak to one of you. Perhaps she wanted to talk to Luka? He was cute, it wouldn't surprise you. What did surprise you, however, was when she walked up to you instead.
"Um, excuse me if this is far too forward, but... would you be interested in dancing with me?" She sounded so nervous, and you almost wanted to say yes. Any other man would have been lucky to get such an invitation- she looked stunning. She wore her hair in curls, gathered at the back of her neck, with a hairpiece of pale blue flowers was pinned at the front, a necklace donning the same type of flower hanging just above the neckline of her gown. The gown in question matched the colour of the flowers well, though the width of the crinoline supported skirt would have made you concerned about the logistics of dancing with her- if you'd had any intention of saying yes. Her cheeks were tinted pink as she chewed her bottom lip and waited for your answer, avoiding your gaze. A hand on your chest and a sincerely apologetic look on your face, you began to respond. "Oh dear. I'm terribly sorry, but you seem to have gotten the wrong end of the stick. You're a very attractive young lady but I'm afraid... how should I put this," You glanced at Luka for help, but he seemed to have no idea what you were trying to tell her, "I'm afraid I don't tend to set my eye on the ladies, so to speak." "You're... gay?" A sympathetic nod. "That's the ticket. Sorry, love." "Oh, it's not a problem! I'm really sorry to have bothered you!" She suddenly looked much less nervous, though a little embarrassed, and scurried off. You sighed. "I feel a little bad. I really hope she finds someone to dance with." Luka looked at you quizzically. "Why did you lie to her?" A confused laugh escaped you. "I'm sorry?" "You told her you were into guys. Why lie?" As he said this, Seth and Fenrir came up behind him, and hearing his question their eyebrows shot up. So did yours. Was he kidding? "Luka, sweetie, you have got to tell me what part of my personality made you think I was heterosexual, so I can set about changing it immediately." Seth choked on his drink, and though you flashed him a grin, you weren't entirely kidding. Going from Victorian London to a world where being gay was perfectly acceptable had been quite the change, but you'd been certain all of your friends had known. It's not like you were quiet about it, and sure, Luka was naive but... come on, now. "Wait are you... you were being honest?" "Yes?" "Luka," Fenrir began, stepping next to you and resting an elbow on your shoulder, "How have you seriously not noticed that he's gay yet?" "Well- there was no reason for me to assume!" "You watched me drunk make out with at least 2 different Black Army soldiers in my first month here!" Luka looked flustered, and utterly dumbfounded. The expression was one he wore often, usually when people insinuated that someone was in love- but somehow about five times more confused. He was unfortunate enough that Ray and Sirius returned at this moment, just in time to hear both your last remark, and his next one.
"I thought that was just something you did when you were drunk?" In another moment you were on your knees, legs shaking so much from laughter that you couldn't hold yourself up any longer. Fenrir was right there beside you, practically convulsing. Everyone else was laughing too- except poor Luka. You felt a little bad, truly you did, but this had to be the funniest thing you had ever heard. "He's completely straight, but watch out! Get a couple drinks in him and he turns fruity!" Fenrir managed to get out between cackles, and Ray was glad to have put your drinks down when Luka had last spoken, because he too nearly fell to the ground at this.
"Luka- Luka I'm sorry." You pulled yourself to your feet, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. "We aren't laughing at you." Another fit of giggles overcame you. "Okay we kind of are, but it's not malicious or anything. That was just... hands down the funniest thing you've ever said." It took most of you 5 or so minutes to fully calm down from what he'd said, and anything that jogged your memories of it would bring you back to a state of uncontrollable laughter for the rest of the night. Luka came round to it being pretty funny after you talked him through the dozens of times you'd mentioned your sexuality to him since you'd met- every one of which had gone over his head.
Hours after the party had worn down and you'd all made your way home, you lay in bed, your head pressed against a familiar chest, and sighed. "What's up?" "I just... D'you think anyone else just hasn't realised?" Ray cocked his head, confused. "I'm gonna need a little more info than that, kitten." "I suppose I just... Back in London, it's not even legal to be gay, and I don't know if it ever will be. When I first came out to Fen, he told me that it was fine here, accepted and even celebrated. So, I guess I just thought that people wouldn't make the automatic assumption that I'm straight, y'know? I mean I talk about it a lot among you guys but- when I’m out and about... where do people think my final destination is? When I pick up a silly cat themed gift for you does the shopkeep think I’m buying it for my wife? It shouldn't be a big deal, I guess, but I'd never been able to be myself until I came here, and now it's like I can be me but... people will still only see who I am if I tell them. It's just weird is all. I dunno. Maybe I'm drunk." "You're not drunk. It's an understandable concern. I guess I've never thought about it, because whether or not people would accept that part of me has never been an issue, but the fact that you've had to hide it for so long and now that you're able to be open people still aren't seeing it must be hard. If you want we could... come out, so to speak?" Your eyebrows raised, and you moved back, propping yourself up on your arm so you could look your partner in the eyes.
It had been decided at the very start of your relationship, which had officially begun a few months after you'd made the choice to stay in Cradle, that the two of you would keep it under wraps for a while. Being from the Land of Reason was more than enough reason for people to take an unwanted interest in you, and you didn't need the extra attention being the King of Spades' partner would garner. Plus, anyone with a grudge against Ray would see you as a target the second you announced it. It had been a sensible suggestion on his part, one you hadn't hesitated to agree to, and as far as you knew only Sirius and Fenrir knew about your relationship. Fenrir because he had walked in on you sitting in Ray's lap while he worked late one night, and Sirius because- well, can anything get past that guy? And now, Ray was offering to tell the entirety of Cradle you were his, just so that you didn't feel like you were hiding your identity anymore? You could feel your eyes starting to burn, and you cursed the late hour and the alcohol in your system for making you cry so easily, but... "I don't think we need to be that drastic. You were right when you said it would keep me safe for us to not be in the public eye, at least for now. I'm sure Seth can come up with some better way for me to tell the whole world I'm gay." "I don't doubt that at all." Ray grinned, placing a gentle kiss on first your forehead, then your nose, and finally on your lips. "Tomorrow, though. You need your beauty sleep." "Ah, yeah, can't risk getting ugly. My boyfriend might not want me anymore." You quipped. "Exactly." He smirked at you, turning out the light and pulling you into his arms.
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