#I’ve been a fan of theirs for YEARS now and as I said

[williamswifey]

hiii i love all of your fics! could i request a bella ramsey x reader where the reader is part of a well known film like stranger things or a marvel movie and everytime bella and them are in an interview they gush about the reader’s character in the other film, which fans notice and think is adorable😭

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 - 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐘

pairing ; bella ramsey x fem!reader

summary ; bella thinks you’re a fantastic actor and rants about it 🤷‍♀️

content warnings ; none, intense fluff

a/n ; sorry for the filler posts lately, i’ve been lacking in the creativity department for actual plots, so plz send in asks to get my creative juices flowing

masterlist

stranger things season four recently came out, and being one of the main characters, you had been extremely busy with interviews and premieres.

it was all so exciting, you loved seeing fans reactions to the show. you loved being tagged in fan edits, and you loved replying to dm’s and tweets.

just when the buzz from the recent dropping of the season began to die down, you and bella had been invited for an interview by vogue, to give a tour of your shared apartment while answering questions.

you had gotten the email from your manager while you had been finishing up a load of laundry, and you we’re static. you and bella’s relationship had gone public about a year ago, even though the two of you had been dating for longer.

there wasn’t much content out from the two of you, aside from social media posts. now that you thought about it, you and bella had never actually been in an official interview together.

sure, the two of you had been interviewed during premieres together, and the paparazzi took photos of you two together all the time—you had never actually sat down with them for an interview.

you excitedly walked downstairs, seeing bella curled up on the couch with a book in their hand. their head peeled upwards when you came into their line of vision, a small smile tugging at their lips.

“hi, darling,” they said in a soft voice, patting the spot next to them.

you grinned and laid besides bella, your head resting on their lap. bella began to play with your hair, successfully beginning to lull you into a gentle sleep.

just before you allowed yourself to slip into unconsciousness, your brain reminded you of why you went to find bella in the first place.

you opened your eyes, and rolled over to face bella. you gently pried the book out of their hands, placing their bookmark you bought for them on the page they left off at.

you yawned before you began to talk, causing bella to chuckle at you, poking your cheek.

“i thought you were a sleepy girl,” they said, tilting their head to the side.

“i am,” you said, rubbing at your eyes, before sitting up straight, “but i had something to ask you first.”

“oh?” bella said, their interest suddenly peaking as they leaned forward slightly.

“nothing bad,” you assured, taking their hand as you fiddled with their rings, “but i got an email from my manager, asking about a vogue interview with us. we’d have to answer a few questions about each other while showing them our apartment. i think it’s an awesome idea, but if you don’t want to it’s totally fine and—”

bella noticed you beginning to ramble as they placed their free hand under your chin, your eyes meeting theirs.

“i’d love to.”

you smiled, and made a mental reminder to email your manager back. in the meantime, you resumed your previous spot on bella’s lap, feeling their gentle hands against your hair as you fell asleep.

***

two weeks and days worth of cleaning later, you and bella were sitting on your couch, waiting for the camera crew and interviewer to arrive to your apartment.

your apartment was in the heart of los angeles, so traffic was always pretty intense, especially in the late afternoon. you were attempting to mentally prepare yourself to answer questions while bella scrolled aimlessly on their phone.

eventually, you grew bored of staring into space and looked over bella’s shoulder to see whatever they were doing on their phone. you giggled when you saw bella staring at a photo of you from your most recent press event.

“…bella my love, what are you doing?”

bella grew startled as their phone nearly flew out of their hands, face pink. however, bella wasn’t embarrassed about the fact they were looking at photos of you—in fact, they were proud.

“just looking at photos of you, reminding myself how lucky i am.” bella replied, and your face now turned the shade of pink bella’s was moments ago.

bella was such a sap sometimes.

“you’re cute, you know that?” you said, pressing a few kisses to bella’s face.

you two began to play fight, and a few seconds later, bella had pinned you to the couch, and was kissing your neck playfully while you giggled.

your fun was cut short by the doorbell. you groaned, sliding out from underneath bella as you made your way to the door, quickly fixing your hair and lipgloss.

the interviewer arrived with a camera crew, and you and bella began the tour.

***

after a brief tour of your apartment, the camera crew and interviewer got settled on your couch as they began to prepare you both for the interview.

they promised nothing too invasive or intense—but you weren’t worried. your manager promised your assistant had reviewed and approved every question on the list.

bella seemed to be a bit more jittery, and the obnoxious interviewer clearly took advantage of that—as they decided they’d ask bella a few questions first.

“so, bella,” the interviewer began, turning her attention towards bella, “have you gotten the chance to see stranger things season four yet?”

bella shifted in their seat. you honestly had no idea if they watched it or not, and their reply was a complete surprise.

“i have!” bella replied enthusiastically, beginning to fiddle with their rings the way they did when excited, “y/n was absolutely fabulous, as always. and her character? my god. i’ve never rooted for a protagonist more. y/n’s acting is incredible. sometimes i’d be watching the show in our bedroom while y/n was in the living room reading…and i’d just be like—holy fuck. i live with this person.”

bella’s response to you and your character had you blushing manically. your cheeks were bright pink as you fought back a smile, intertwining your hand with bella’s.

their eyes met yours.

“do you really mean that, bels?” you asked softly, heart fluttering as bella nodded.

“more than anything. but i have to admit, your character is way cooler than you,” bella joked, ruining the moment as you gently shoved their shoulder and playfully stuck their tongue out at them.

bella giggled, the both of you completely forgetting that the interviewer was still there, and the camera was still recording.

the two of you were quick to pull it together again, professional as can be.

“but, yeah,” bella said after a moment, “i saw stranger things and it’s probably my favorite tv show at the moment—but i might also be biased.”

this made a chuckle slip past your lips.

you rested your head on bella’s shoulder as the interviewer glanced at the pair of you.

“now y/n,” the interviewer began, “now i guess it’s your turn. i assume you’ve seen the last of us, so what did you think of it?”

your grinned was so large you felt your cheeks widen. as you opened your mouth to speak, you knew your words would rival bella’s previous in an instant.

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[missoneminute]

You know how during the split both p+c say that they left messages for each other in songs like love letters? Which messages would you say are your favourite? I’ve always been very into analysing lyrics and would love to hear a longtime libs fan’s perspective!

Hey there, oh god so many. I previously made this rundown which would answer much of your question. I am not 100 percent committed to everything I said when I wrote it a few years ago, but it still contains some of the more potent examples. Notably Peter has since claimed in his bio that the broken window line in Carry On Up The Morning was about Kate Moss, which I politely decline to entertain. That broken window was such a huge part of their mythology and they repeated the story so many times, now you wanna tell me a millionaire supermodel rented a flat with a broken window? Respectfully, fuck off Peter. That tale is going in the bin along with Napoleon and Sally. The linked list was also before Carl released the Jackals album I think, because it doesn't include Let It Rain, which is CRAZY, namely: "At the start we believed in love and light and then it came, You were cruel to be kind, but crueller still for taking it away. Do I carry on in vain, just smile through just like I do, just the same. Why'd you make me lord so that I can feel this pain, I have no say in this, you call the shots" and of course: "Tears choose a path and the drops spell out your name, I declare to you now I am done." No one can convince me that song isn't start to finish about Peter, and not even vaguely subtle. It was likely written around the time of the bust-up post Reading when he began working on what later became Jackals material, so it fits the mood around the time. If anyone wants to add theirs in replies or whatnot please do x

#asks

[save-the-villainous-cat]

Hi, follower and fan of your work here (particularly all the touch starved stuff)! Send me to jail if necessary, but for ages I've been wanting to see someone write this premise and I'd be delighted to see a snippet of your take on it: demon villain and angel hero at odds. Demon villain is ordered to seduce their angel hero, angel hero is ordered to make demon villain fall in love with them. They both succeed. Only if you think that'd be fun to write? Please and thank you!

There were bruises on the angel’s neck. The demon didn’t want to believe that it was possible in the first place. Two very terrible causes ran through their mind. Either, the angel had had a great time with someone else or someone or something had hurt them.

“You’re not in the mood for games, are you?”

“I…” The demon stared at the blue and purple shapes. It didn’t matter. It didn’t matter.

“We could make out, if you want to,” the angel said. They were so lovely. So divine and beautiful, it touched the demon in all the right places. And seeing the bruises…

They’d lived for centuries, known creatures far beyond counting. And yet, and yet—

“No,” the demon breathed. “I don’t want that right now.”

They couldn’t stop staring. Either the angel didn’t notice or they didn’t care. Whatever it was, they continued to read in their book. Sometimes, the demon imagined a mortal life, dying when they were old and grey. And sometimes they imagined the angel would be there with them.

“Is something wrong, love?” the angel asked. They’d been spending time for half a year now. And the demon knew their plan had succeeded. The angel was theirs. Not really, but it was so close. Maybe it was just desire or the thrill of acting against the rules. Maybe all of that was why they’d felt happy for once. Unbound by any services. Living for their own desires.

“Did someone hurt you?” they asked quietly. The angel finally looked up from the heavy book.

“Why do you ask?”

“I didn’t know angels could get hurt like this,” the demon admitted. “I’ve only seen angels with swords through their chests and even then…some of them were still alive.”

“Violence isn’t the only thing that can hurt you,” the angel said. The book had their interest once again. It was a book about spells. About rituals.

The demon swallowed.

“What do you mean by that?” they asked. Their hands were shaking and they felt something they hadn’t felt before in their eternal life. It stung.

“Angels are closer to humans than to god. Maybe there is a reason for that. Maybe that’s our torment.” They closed the book gently and looked at their lover. As they tilted their head, the demon got a closer look at the abundance of marks. “Maybe we’re humans that are condemned to be immortal.”

“That’s not answering my question,” the demon remarked. They looked at their marvellous face. It was perfect through and through. They were beautiful.

“Other things than violence can hurt. Love can hurt.”

“What do you mean?” the demon insisted. Now, the demon was alarmed. Love can hurt you. What did that mean? “Who hurt you?”

“You did.” And that made them hold their breath. The demon stared at them. It was easy to imagine a perfect life without all of the suffering. Living in this modern world peacefully was a fantasy they allowed themselves often. But actually living like a human sounded horrible. All the tragedies, the loss…

“I don’t understand.”

“When I’m in great distress or feeling other very big feelings, my body starts to hurt itself. I guess that prevents me from being human. It could be part of god’s creation. I have to admit, I envy them.”

“And what are you feeling right now? Why is it my fault?” The demon knew they had to keep their voice down. Humans wanted their libraries to be quiet. The angel breathed in audibly.

“I am grieving right now,” they said, chewing on their bottom lip.

“Why are you—”

“Why do you care, really?” they asked suddenly, as if they were annoyed. “We’re just pretending after all, aren’t we?”

They were not.

#tomorrow smut? maybe? 😏 #IVE BEEN WRITING REALLY HEAVY STUFF LATELY HELP #also human is a mindset ok?? 😩 #writing snippet #heaven and hell #new tag??? 👀 #heroes and villains #hero #villain #demon #angel #heroxvillain prompt #heroxvillain snippet #hero x villain #heroxvillain #demon x angel #demonxangel

[wormbloggign]

Glenn Chambers wore plaid pants with red and green, and a pink dress shirt, His belt bore a buckle with the PRT logo on it. His hair had changed too, parted neatly into what I assumed was ‘geek chic’, and the glasses had changed as well, with thick, round frames. An ID card hung around his neck. He didn’t fit any of those particular archetypes.

i love how shit his fits are. this man CANNOT dress. let him micromanage every aspect of your persona.

“Go, and hurry,” Glenn said.  “Tell them to fix it and cast another prototype before the run starts.  These are toys, they’ll be in the hands of children and collectors both.  The people who are buying these are fans.  What’s it going to say if their most immediate association with Esoteric is the broken toy sitting on a shelf?  It’s going to convey that he’s flimsy.”

ok thats just poor organisation, you'd have the base construction and elements of the doll figured out WELL before you start working on its visage. glenn has dropped in my opinion of him

“I asked to speak to you because I wanted you to know about the damage that’s being done.” “Ah, this is about the butterflies.” “It’s about a lot more than butterflies.  It’s the whole mindset.  The attitude of the heroes.  I’d talk to Chevalier, but he’s too busy.  I’d talk to Rime, but she’s recovering from being shot three times.  You’re the only other person I’ve met so far who really seems to be in a position to know what I’m talking about.  Besides, as far as I can figure, image and PR seem to be at the heart of the problem.”

she's back to her favourite pastime. (i genuinely love everytime she does this)

“The focus isn’t on lethal or nonlethal,” Glenn said. “It’s on whether we can trust you to keep on the path you’re walking. If you start taking shortcuts now, what happens a year down the line? If we decide you can go all-out in one specific situation, does that open the door for another?”

genuinely good point, good to see glenn is trying hard to properly vett new capes

taylor goes so hard as a monster i really do love it

“Until I turn eighteen,” I said, feeling a little hollow.

that's less than a year, you can handle that.

Chevalier approached.  “You murdered two people.  Three, going by your admission while in custody.  Two PRT directors, one major hero.  When Dragon and Defiant suggested we bring you on board, we were divided.  It was Glenn who offered the compromise that we ultimately agreed to.  This compromise.” I glanced at Glenn, who shrugged. Glenn?

glenn wanted an excuse to integrate hexagon tiling into NEW PRT advertising didnt he

“That’s why you’re waiting two years?  You think that it’ll take that long to vet me, before you can give me actual responsibility?”

two years? didnt she turn 17 around the time coil did his big bombing run? did she just forget?

LETS FUCKGIN GOOOOOO

that's genuinely horrifying, thanks

Mail from all around the United states.  From strangers, from fans. Words of support.  Criticism.  Death threats.

this is functionally the first time the general public has had the chance to communicate directly to her. yeah i expected as much

hes bumbling 🥺🥺🥺

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! what the fuck???

aishas doing great actually

lisa is lisa-ing

Atlas died.  I wanted to let you know.  Tattletale had him, but he wouldn’t eat or move.  We asked for him, and we found a place for him.  The guys say they think they know a good way to make a mold.  They’re covering him in brass. A way of saying you’re still with us.  Take care of yourself. -Char

MY BOY ;-;

silly goofy, rachels going through it.

overall, taylors polycule miss her and the others have their own thing

Withdrawing a notepad, I started sketching out the designs I was thinking of. Alterations to the costume, weapon ideas, tools and concepts.

!!!! !!!!

The costume Defiant and Dragon had given me was theirs, not mine.  The fighting style that had been dictated was Glenn’s and Chevalier’s. This, this would be me.

im gonna have to draw her new costume too when it get out arent i.

(we are pretending like im not incredibly excited about this development)

#liveblogging worm #Drone 23.3

[frogtossing]

i had such an amazing time in Cologne yesterday… i feel extremely hungover but it’s was so worth it.

it was so so nice to hang out with @echoes-of-mia again, you’re literally the chillest person ever irl and it was so fun to experience the concert with you :D 🫶

i met so many cool people while queueing (like the lovely @mogoce-nocoj who i got to talk with some more after the concert :D (even if i might have been a bit quiet, i was still processing the concert :P)), literally the best queue experience i’ve had compared to the other concerts i’ve been to (which were also nice!!! but i was a bit too shy to engage with people so i missed out a bit on the community aspect of queueing :<). i got so many cute bracelets and in turn got to give out a couple of mine :3. and i got some fucking beautiful stickers!!! the insanely pretty Kris sticker by the talented @autoantonyms and the stunning ASTP + Joker Out Köln stickers by @/vem.da.kris on Instagram!!!! so sad that the Dopamin fan project didn’t work out :( i really hoped they’d played it!!!

the concert itself was so so fun. before the show started, someone handed me those slay pose glasses and they’re so fucking cool??? and i also hastily traded some more bracelets inbetween the openers :D

also, wow, the stage design by @as-artrat-racik was so fucking beautiful in real life. i was genuinely floored by it!!!! and once the concert started, he first thing i noticed was everybody’s hair???? a bit random but Bojan’s hair looked super nice (like the length it’s at atm???) and omg, Nace mullet real????? + it’s impressive how long Kris’ hair has gotten again, compared to the last time i saw him on stage :0.

and i’m so glad i decided to abstain from listening to any recordings of any of the new songs because let me tell you, experiencing Šta Bih Ja live for the first time was a fucking religious experience. that song fucks so hard i need it injected into my veins IMMEDIATELY. and i love how they were peer pressured by the crowd to play Schlager even if it wasn’t planned LMAO. and it was such a pleasant surprise too! such a fun song which really reminded me a lot of some of Arctic Monkey’s calmer songs (like Mad Sounds). showed my recording of it to my mom earlier today and she said it might be her new favorite of theirs and that i should tell her once it’s out haha.

i love the incorporation of a keyboard in their shows now!!! Metulji with Jan on the keyboard was so nice, as was Everybody’s Waiting!! and i gotta say, i’m not a fan of EW but hearing it live was so so nice. i loved the staging of it all so much??? with it starting off by Bojan being all alone on stage, playing the keyboard and then slowly the others join him.. it was so awesome!!! never thought it would hit so differently live :0

the UM karaoke was so much fun and i heard so many lovely voices but i lost complete track of Bojan at some point 😭 he just vanished lmao.. also Sector 5 walked right past me??? i didn’t realize who they were at first and i just went ‘wait a sec those people look familiar’, so that was fun HAHA.

i got some merch after the concert and whew, that was maybe the most stressful part of the concert. poor Vita was the only one working at the merch stand and it was obvious that she was a bit stressed by the masses of people flocking to it :(. i love the shirt i got, even if i wanted to by the black tour shirt at first :D

i wish i could have given Nace the bracelet i made for him all the way back in June/July of last year (when i wasn’t even sure if id ever get to see JO live :’3) but it’s okay, ill be taking it as in excuse to see them live once again if i get the chance to 💪 (ill be earning my own money soon so that means i might be able to attend international gigs as well :D!) who knows what the future holds!

TLDR; I had an extremely fun time, Joker Out are so worth it to see live and there are so many amazing and talented fans out there, it blows me away every time. i’m really happy to be a part of this fandom <3

#had to get this out :3 #sorry if it’s a bit rambly my head is a mess!! #steph rambles #joker out cologne

[yourstrulyaiko]

o𓆩♡𓆪; MY HAPPY ENDING PT.2 | HEADCANON 𓆩♡𓆪  

╰┈➤ featuring; boku no hero academia! drummer! bakugou katsuki! x lead singer! fem! reader  

જ about; Heartbreaks. Aches. Dreams shattered. You feel like there was no bridging between you and your goal as an artist. Especially since the bridge that connected you that was your ex-boyfriend, Shindo, who you met at club. Now, that you’re separated. You thought, that was it. No more. Well, you thought wrong.

જ contents and warning; profanity cause bakugou is on it, asshole bakugou, cigarettes, smoking, angst, drummer bakugou, band au, fluff, romance, drama, paparazzi, cheating, break ups, toxic relationships, getting physical (the bad kind) and many more that I have definitely missed.

જ author's note; I actually have a lots and lots of chapter about band au which needs to be revised and re-written. unedited. this is long.

The concert in Tokyo was such a success. It was unexpected if you were being honest.

Since Tokyo Lights is independent who produces their own music video and music, many companies were willing to sign you.

The Tokyo show was going viral everywhere now that you, the lead singer has proven themselves to worthy.

A lot of fans are turning around and willing to give you a chance.

Tokyo Show attendees are tweeting out things like;

“THE BEST SHOW EVER. I was a bit of skeptic of this lead singer (First name) because Camie is amazing, I was even willing to cancel my ticket. But, I’m glad I didn’t. Controversial opinion, (First name)-san is way better of a vocalist.”

“I’m so glad that I didn’t cancel my ticket. So worth it. Where’s the day 2 show?”

“You can’t even compare (First name) and Camie. Camie is an okay vocalist compared to (First name). She’s on another level.”

“Out of all the concerts I’ve been to, this one is the best. (First name) really brought out the amazing rush. Would be willing to spend VIP.”

Remember those fans who cancelled their tickets?

After, seeing all the clips and tweet about the Tokyo show. They’re willing to re-purchase it. A good majority are them are spending more because of it.

Of course, there’s still people that refuse.

But, there are fans that are casual listeners are now spending a bit of money to come see Tokyo Lights.

All their music before you? Well, now apparently, it’s not Camie who sang it.

It’s you.

They’re charting. Going viral. Everyone is talking about Tokyo Lights?

The downfall?

Nope, you thought that was the heights of their career. You joining the band is the height of Tokyo Lights.

Let’s talk about the first song you wrote in the band. My Happy Ending.

It took two days for you to write the lyrics.

Major news site and gossip sites are talking about you and the song you wrote.

Jirou revealed you took a bit of control when it comes to production. She said,

“I’ve never produced for someone like her. She’s not just a singer. She’s an artist.”

“Honestly, I loved it too when she told me about producing freely. Do whatever I want. Then, we can tweak it together.”

Now, everyone is going crazy.

It’s climbing up the charts really quickly

Everyone is writing about Tokyo Lights.

It’s overwhelming. The amount of eyes on the band.

“New Lead Singer of Tokyo Lights, (First name) proves haters wrong.”, “An upcoming band of the year?” “Song of the Year? My Happy Ending”, “Why you shouldn’t underestimate Tokyo Lights.” “Camie, who? (First name) is here to save the day.

My Happy Ending charted and skyrocketed to number 1. Both in Japan and Globally.

The tour that seen as a big flop?

Well, now it’s back to sold out.

Fans who cancelled are rapid tweeting,

“UGH. I shouldn’t have cancelled.”

“DOES ANYONE HAVE GOLDEN CIRCLE? I SOLD MINE AND NOW I WANT IT BACK AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE SHOW BEING THE BEST.”

“I’m so fucking sad about selling my VIP ticket. No one is willing to sell theirs. Day 2 for Amsterdam pls.”

“I’m looking at my friend with jealousy. I cancelled. She didn’t. KMS.”

The band is overwhelmed so they decided to put up statement on their official social platform

“Hey, everyone! Tokyo Lights here.

Everything is moving forward to quickly. We know, from our previous lead singer leaving to a completely new one. We thank Camie for being with us. We wish you all the best.

In this time, we can’t afford to sit around. This is our dream and passion, we have to keep moving forward. With the surge of new fans and old fans, we can’t thank you enough for giving (First name) a chance. We know it’s a lot to ask.

We are speechless. We can’t formulate our thoughts. We know that you demand more shows but, we have an upcoming project to bring before kicking it off to another world tour. Please be patient with us.

Love,

Tokyo Lights”

People are hyped.

A new upcoming project definitely means an album.

Now, let’s get back to the band.

Everyone; Mina, Jirou, Sero, Denki, Kirishima, Bakugou and you are going out drinking to celebrate for the successful show.

Since, I didn’t talk about everyone’s appearance and role.

I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT 

Bakugou 

The dummer.

Is a fit and big guy he’s one of the tallest

Bakugou is definitely the most muscular out of all them,

THICK THIGHS

He has those arm band tattoo around his bicep

A dragon with the head on his pec and the body goes up his shoulder around to his upper back then the tail around to his other shoulder.

So it looks like it’s just hanging around his neck.

One on his upper arm.

He is decorated.

He also has a couple piercings; on his tongue, a helix and orbital on his left ear and ofc a lobe.

Kirishima 

The electric guitar player

He’s fit, big and tall

This man is almost 6ft7

He’s big and big

THE TALLEST. Everyone is always intimidated by him

He doesn’t have any tattoos but he is pierced

A bar on his left eyebrows, a nostril eyebrows and lip.

Feel free to find out where his other piercings are.

He wears clothes alright. Not properly.

His toned torso is always showing especially when he’s performing.

Denki

Bassist

He’s the shortest out of the boys

And he’s not super muscular.

But he’s got buff arms.

Veiny ones too

He has ear piercings; helix, spider lip piercing and lobe ones 

He’s defo planning to get more.

He has some tattoos but not so much.

It’s one of those small ones.

This man wears a lot of rings 

Sero

The pianist

Also, the creative director

Always wearing a beanie

Doesn’t matter if its hot.

He’s wearing it

Now, it’s an official merch of Tokyo Lights

Especially for the Sero ladies, they have all the different colours

He has piercings; on his ears helix motherfucker is stacked, septum, eyebrows, lips and on the bridge of his nose too

Tattoos inside of his arm

Mina

The stylist and makeup artist.

She doesn’t have much piercing surprisingly

Only her helix and lobe

Has bright pink hair

It reaches about to her upper back

No one has ever seen this girl without pink hair

Jirou

The producer and manager

Has highlights

Always wearing leather jackets

DEFO HAS TATTOOS YOU CAN’T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE

The minimalist and tiny ones 

On the back of her neck, wrists and her rib,

Anyways

Back to the headcanon.

Out to a nice restaurant. It’s your first time being in a fancy restaurant.

Shit.

There’s a fucking chandelier in the middle of the room

They got candles and shit. They got those fancy ceilings too

You’re admiring everything cause a broke bitch got to.

Then, in the midst of your trance, Bakugou bumped into you

(Purposefully too)

He grunts at you

“Hurry the fuck up.”

Okay then... Bitch

You’re at the front desk. While Sero was talking to the front deak lady,

You’re just out here feeling up and looking at everything.

Oh, that statue over there.

That’s 500,000k right there.

Not to mention they frequent here.

Then here you are the poor bitch.

Kirishima noticed that you’re fidgeting uncomfortably.

“Hey, you look nervous? You okay?” He puts his hand on your shoulder,

“I- Uh, I’ve just never been to a restaurant like this before.”

“Maybe you should fucking head home then.” Bakugou spoke which earned a smack on his arm from Mina.

“Stop it.” She hisses.

Bakugou would only roll his eyes, once your table is set.

This man was the first one to get there.

He made sure to sit as far away possible from you.

The man’s even went on to order himself a whole bottle of wine.

Because “He needs to be drunk to be breathing the same air as you.”

While waiting for dinner, this was the chance for them to get to know you better.

Everyone was asking you a bunch of question.

Denki was flirting with you most of the time.

Bakugou was not interested at all.

He was enjoying his own company and tuning everyone out.

You also revealed that your boyfriend had broken up with you before joining Tokyo Lights.

A lot of apologetic looks and the girls were comforting you.

You didn’t mention anything else or nature relationship.

You didn’t think it was necessary.

Though you felt a little teary about it but tried to hide it.

It went smoothly.

Dinner was at least.

Bakugou didn’t say anything and stayed quiet, kept to himself.

Which was good for you cause you’re too exhausted to be dealing with his little jibe comments.

As you were leaving the restaurant,

There was a tip off to the paparazzi that the famous Tokyo Lights was there.

So, the staff warned all of you beforehand and they would help you leave the premises by going through the back door.

Bakugou was pissed cause after eating dinner.

The man just wants to go home and sleep since you all have a Kyoto show the day after tomorrow.

Once, he bursts out the door.

He’s glaring at everyone and shouting at the paparazzi to ‘get the fuck out of his way’

Well, that’s one thing he was good for.

There was  quick flashes of lights everywhere you look.

Thankfully, Kirishima and Bakugou were standing in front of you

Cause you wouldn’t be seeing a thing right now.

They’re pretty interested in photographing everyone as a whole.

But, one in particular stuck to them like a sore thumb

THATS YOU BESTIE

The paparazzi was shouting your name. Trying to get your attention

Sero threw his arm around and put his hand out in front of your face to avoid you getting blinded.

While Kirishima was trying to get everyone to move out of the way.

The van was parked not too far away

Immediately people started to gather around it, Sero and Kirishima made sure you were the first one to get in the van 

Followed by Bakugou 

SO NOW YOU’RE SITTING NEXT TO THIS BIG FUCKER.

You know what makes it worse?

Kirishima is sat next to him.

So you’re squashed up against the tinted window.

While driving away, you’re just wiggling trying to get some space 

I mean, come on?

Imagine being squashed by two buff ass men together?

Bakugou whips his head around and shoots you a glare,

“Fucking stop that.”

“I need space. You’re squishing me!”

“So, what? Deal with it.”

Bakugou crosses his arm over his chest

Making you even more squished again

So, you retaliate back.

You lightly elbow his side to try and get more room for yourself.

He would move around too to fight back for that FUCKING SPACE HE DIDN’T NEED.

“Stop it!” You hiss lowly.

“You fuck off.”

Thankfully, you didn’t have to suffer that long since the driver ask where you live

You tell him.

Once you arrive, you made sure to throw Bakugou your middle finger. 

Both of them.

Waving it around aggressively while the van door slowly come to a close.

You could see him being so pissed off and you could hear a muffled scream as it drives away.

Let’s talk about, you now.

You live in Shibuya.

In a small studio apartment, it’s a pretty shit one but it’s the only one you could afford.

You worked 3 jobs. Along with having to practice with your ex-boyfriend’s band.

You were stressed and having to balance all the responsibilities to live.

That night, where you and your boyfriend broke up. Sat outside the club while there was muffled music playing. 

You were puffing away a cigarette. Something you never did before until you started dating Shindo.

You were approached by Kirishima and ask for your name, how old you were and how long have you been singing for.

He had a small chatter and he even smoked with you.

Then he mentioned that there was no lead singer anymore for his band and he dropped the ball, asked if you wanted to join Tokyo Lights.

You were silent about it. Thinking about it.

He gives you his phone number and told you to think about it.

It was a couple days later, you decided to call him and agree to join the band.

That’s how you joined the band.

It wasn’t till weeks later the news blew up.

You’re going to have to get used to this new life quickly.

It’s been a day of break.

Jirou texted you a night before (she got your number from Kirishima)

Reminding you to wake up early since you have to get to Tokyo Station to catch the Shinkansen to get to Kyoto.

She also reminded you to pack clothes because you will be going to Osaka and Hiroshima after Kyoto.

So, you did.

It was 4am. You’re already at the station.

Kirishima, Denki and Mina being sunshine and so energetic. 

You don’t know where they store it in.

With a rich bad like Tokyo Lights obvs

FIRST CLASS BABYYYY

And Camie is not in the band anymore. Guess which seat has is for you?

HAHAHA THAT’S RIGHT NEXT TO BAKUGOU

Bakugou of course demanded to switch seats with Denki or else he’ll kill him.

But Kirishima was nope. You gotta learn how to get along with her.

So, now you’re stuck sat next to him.

With Bakugou complaining the whole way 

But you tuned him out because

THE FUCKING SPACE, LUXURIOUS AND COMFORTABLE SEATS 

Baby, this is the first class life.

While you’re in the train, you decide to do some work

Bestie, I know you can’t do that

So you slept.

When you arrived, Bakugou got up and didn’t bother to wake you

This guy grabbed his duffel bag from the above head compartment 

THIS BITCH PURPOSEFULLY HIT YOU WITH HIM

Jolting you awake.

He cheekily smirks at you,

Oh, it’s on.

So, guess what you did.

You whack him acorss his shin with your won very luggage while getting out the station

The glare

OH THE GLARE.

He was annoyed, alright.

What did you do?

You smirked back at that motherfucker too.

AT THE VENUE

Sound check and rehearsals time

Since, you’re thrown into touring. 

This was essential every time you have to perform. 

Since, they had to tie up any loose ends.

You’re doing pretty well if you do say so yourself because you’re catching up rather quickly.

But, this still isn’t good enough for Bakugou

Another reason for Bakugou to be pissed at you.

You have learnt that this man is a perfectionist. 

He’s a talented person too which kind of goes with being him being a perfectionist.

It has to be great. Even during rehearsal which is a time for you to make a few mistakes to get corrected.

But this motherfucker is picking at shit.

What irked you the most was this piece of shit was telling you for drinking water.

DRINKING WATER CAUSE YOUR THROAT IS GETTING DRY.

AN ESSENTIAL FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEAK CONSTANTLY OR SING.

“What? Can’t handle this shit?” “Need a break all the time. The fuck do you expect, just relaxing. Eating at some fancy restaurant.” “You don’t get to fucking slack off while we do all work.”

He’s got all that from you needing water? 

He made a whole damn novel

Like 

Who the fuck do you think he is?

“Bakugou.” Kirishima warns. Wanting to finish rehearsals already cause he’s hungry and wants to rest before the actually show.

You’re getting pissed off honestly.

You tried biting your tongue just to keep the peace

But, nope you had enough.

“Then just fucking kick me out and look for someone else. Better yet, just don’t have a singer since you think you’re too fucking good for anyone.” “Let’s see where this goes.”

OH YOU JUST OPENED A WHOLE RAGE.

Sero and Denki in the corner are shook

They’re like, 0.0

You could see, Bakugou clenching his jaw and the vein on the side of his head just popping up.

He was gripping on tightly on his drumsticks.

He stood up, knocking off the drum stool.

He was stomping his feet.

He was mad.

FUCKING SEETHING.

He was all up on your face. 

Not gonna lie, you swore you’re gonna piss yourself.

Cause you know he’s tall but not this tall.

TT.TT

You’re having regrets challenging this big motherfucker now.

I mean, he’s barely shorter than Kirishima.

Here you are with your midget ass self

FUCKING TRYING FIGHT A GIANT

The confidence in you-

“The fuck did you say?” Katsuki challenged you.

“You fucking heard me.” 

Kirishima steps in between you two.

“Alright, let’s stop this. We’re done with rehearsal.” Kirishima says to try and simmer out the situation.

Bakugou could only scoff and leave throwing up his middle finger.

The three remaining band mates could only give a mutter of apology.

You went around for a walk to get some fresh air. 

It’s exhausting, it was so nice to be living your dream.

But, it’s not so nice to not be accepted. 

It feels like everything is going to fast.

Especially with just leaving your toxic relationship.

You felt empty. 

You wanted to go back to Shindo’s arms.

Speaking of-

For reason, he’s calling you.

If this bitch ass-

Anyways,

You don’t know why he’s calling.

It was like a drug that you’re being drawn back to him,

So you answered.

“So,you think you’re big shot now, huh?” He spat

“What?”

“Don’t think I know what you’re doing.” Shindo continues, “Trying to rub it in my face?”

You’re trembling and tearing up at this point

It’s like the words are stuck in your throat. You can’t say what you want to say

“Remember, (First name). You’re nothing.” “You’re always a fucking nobody.” “You were fucking nothing with or without me.” “Remember that, you’re a nobody.”

“Oh, I get it.” He laugh spitefully, “You sucked some dicks to get where you are, huh? I knew you were a little slut.”

“Who was it? Just one of them? Two? Three or all of them at once?”

“That never-”

“Oh, it never happened.” Shindo mocks sarcastically, “I knew that was something you were going to say. Dumb bitch.”

The whole phonecall was just him degrading you.

Telling you that you aren’t worth it.

It went on for an hour.

He didn’t let up even after hearing your sobs.

He bathe in your misery, he loved hearing you beat down.

Oh, he hoped you stay like that.

Mina made sure to dress you so cute and nicely.

She had you wearing those chunky boots.

As usual, she got you into those denim short skirts and simple cropped shirt. Accessories too obvs. Made your hair all pretty.

After all, it’s been a while she actually dressed someone up properly.

Bakugou would have his shirt on but remove it halfway, Kirishima likes open shirts showing off his abs, Sero refuses to take off his beanie even if it didn’t go with his outfit and Denki. Oh, Denki.

Denki likes ripped jeans. Always with the ripped jeans.

You asked her why she keeps putting you on these short skirts.

“You have nice figure and nice legs. You have to show it off.”

You’re so nervous. You already performed a day ago but the pressure is immense

Especially since now they have an expectation now.

You’re afraid of disappointing everyone.

The staff around you help strap the ear piece pack onto you.

“Are you ready, (First name)?” You heard someone speak into it.

The familiar booming beat and rhythm of the drums came alive as the cheers into life.

“Be prepared to get into stage.”

“In 3... 2... 1....”

Your heart jumped into your throat, thumping against your chest.

The fans were screaming their lungs out 

You grinned brightly and waved to them.

“Kyoto.” You spoke into the mic, “You’re looking real sexy tonight.”

They all broke into applaud and whoops.

“Start singing in 3... 2.... 1...”

On stage, you were having the time of your life.

You’re out here shaking your ass, you were hoping all over the stage, feeling yourself, giving some fan service for people who are near the stage etc

The audience was mesmerized.

You were flirting it up with people too which didn’t help the crowd

They were already so wild.

What you were doing ma’am is getting wilder and getting them a little gay.

You were making sure to give a lot of eye-contact.

They were on the verge of fainting because

Honey, you’re too hot for your own good.

You tried to put on the best show despite not being mentally there.

It seems like no one has noticed since 

Once again, the show was praised to be spectacular.

Before leaving Kyoto

You were invited to a photo shoot for a local magazine.

Those photos from the magazine? 

Well, it was used to replace their previous band photo cover on their social media.

Tokyo Lights even deleted a lot of their posts that had Camie in it.

Because this is it.

This a new fresh start for everyone

That applies to you too,

Hence why the reason, you wanted to write about your experience with being a toxic relationship. 

So...

Introducing Love on the Brain Era.

TAGS WHO ASKED FOR PART 2

@bluebreadenthusiast

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[chrkrose]

Nettles: A Targaryen bastard and Daemon’s daughter?

Nettles is a dragonrider that fought for the Blacks in what’s known as “The Dance of the Dragons”. She was the first, and possibly last, dragonrider of Sheepstealer.

Since I’ve read Fire&Blood, I’ve been fascinated by her character. She is, unfairly imo, not appreciated enough and seriously underrated by the ASOIAF fandom, but I digress.

The reason why I decided to make this post is because, for years now, and in the light of House of The Dragon tv adaptation based on Fire&Blood, I noticed there’s a few theories around fandom where Nettles is concerned that are taken as canon, when in fact they aren’t. So I thought perhaps it would be nice to give my interpretation of certain things, as a fan of hers.

Buckle up, this is going to be huge.

Nettles, a Targaryen Bastard

The Targaryens have pushed for a very long time the idea that only a Targaryen is able to become a dragonrider. Because of that, for the better part of their dynasty, only Targaryens had unrestricted access to dragons. And it’s such a rooted belief, the one that only Targaryens are capable of bonding with such creatures, that Westeros never questioned this unshaken truth.

Targaryens are set apart from everyone else. Their blood purity is so important because they are above the common men.

It had long been the custom amongst the dragonlords of Valyria to wed brother to sister, to keep the bloodlines pure -TWOIAF, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest

Narratively, they have compared themselves to Gods many times, and one of the reasons why is because only them, and no one else, are able to tame these powerful creatures. Their power resides in their unique ability to connect and ride such a massive living weapon.

“The Targaryens were different. Their roots were not in Andalos, but in Valyria of old, where different laws and traditions held sway. A man had only to look at them to know that they were not like other men; their eyes, their hair, their very bearing, all proclaimed their differences. And they flew dragons. They alone of all the men in the world had been given the power to tame those fearsome beasts, once the Doom had come to Valyria.” - Fire&Blood

“The line must be kept pure, Viserys had told her a thousand times; theirs was the kingsblood, the golden blood of old Valyria, the blood of the dragon. Dragons did not mate with the beasts of the field, and Targaryens did not mingle their blood with that of lesser men.” -AGOT, Daenerys

Still, history proves time and time again that their belief in their blood purity is misguided,

“For Jaehaerys and Alysanne, however, the death of their beloved daughter must have seemed especially cruel, for it struck at the very heart of the Doctrine of Exceptionalism. Princess Daenerys had been Targaryen on both sides, with the blood of Old Valyria running pure through her veins, and those of Valyrian descent were not like other men. (…) Targaryens did not die of (…) any of the myriad pestilences and contagions that the gods, for reasons of their own, see fit to loose on mortal men and women. There was fire in the blood of the dragon, it was reasoned, a purifying fire that burned out all such plagues. It was unthinkable that a pureborn princess should die shivering, as if she were some common child. And yet she had. Mayhaps the Targaryens were not so close to gods as they had believed. Mayhaps, in the end, they too were only men.” - Fire&Blood

I indeed think early Valyrians bound themselves with dragons somehow through magic, causing a change in their genes that would be passed down generations, and that having Targaryen blood (as the only Valyrian dragonlords to have survived the doom) gives them an advantage to tame the dragons, as they might become more receptive towards them.

With that said, I don’t think this is an essential requirement to become a dragonrider, and having “dragonblood” doesn’t automatically make you a dragon rider. I don’t think you need to have Valyrian (or more specifically, Targaryen) blood to tame dragons.

And I think Nettles is proof of that.

@kaymcgivemeacall has a great meta on Nettles and why her being a Targaryen descendant is not the best choice in terms of narrative when it comes to ASOIF saga, which I fundamentally agree with and was one of the sources I used to gather my thoughts on the matter, that you can read here.

Thematically, it's a lot more powerful if Nettles is NOT a secret Targaryen bastard, and has no Targaryen blood AT ALL in her veins.

It is not only exclusionary to have only Targaryens being capable of taming dragons, it also plays and validates the very idea that blood purity does matter. That the supremacy of a particular race is justified. Which is something that, imo, doesn’t fit with G.R.R.Martin themes in the ASOIAF saga. A series that go out of its way to emphasize how it's the characters' choices that define who they are, and not where they came from or what type of blood runs in their veins.

Within Fire&Blood and other “in world” sources, it is rationalized that Nettles' success came through her unknown parentage. It is assumed that she must have Targaryen blood, since she's able to ride a dragon. She’s then categorized as a Dragonseed, and like that, the myth of the dragon blood is kept alive.

It is a rhetoric, within the world of Westeros, among Targaryens and their loyalists, that makes perfectly sense from a political standpoint. We saw how fast the Targaryen empire crumbled without their dragons. I think it also comes from a place of not wanting to shake an entire system, to shatter such a rooted belief, that has in its very core the premise that Targaryens are the only one capable of being dragonriders.

If the rest of Westeros learned that people who put some effort and persistence in can claim dragons regardless of heritage or bloodlines, how would Targaryens ever hold onto their exceptionalism and idea of supremacy?

Nettles, Daemon’s bastard daughter

Another common theory that is taken as basically canon where Nettles is concerned, and one I’ve seen spread around as fact in many places (specially Twitter) is that she’s Daemon’s bastard daughter.

This theory was born from a quote from Maester Norren, who was a Maester in Maidenpool at the time of The Dance, the place where both Daemon and Nettles made their base while searching for Vhagar.

His description of their relationship is in his Chronicles of Maidenpool:

“Maester Norren writes that […] the prince instructed her in “common courtesies”, in how to dress and sit and brush her hair, and “doted upon the brown girl as a man might dote upon his daughter” - Fire&Blood

I think this quote is often misinterpreted by fandom as a whole. The problem with the theory of Nettles being Daemon’s bastard daughter is that, with the exception of this particular quote above, there isn’t any other textual evidence that Daemon might be Nettles actual father.

Nettles was born in 113AC, in Driftmark. At the time, Daemon had been ruling Bloodstone in the Stepstones, exiled by Viserys, since 111AC, and would not return to Driftmark until 115AC, where he met and married Laena Velaryon shortly after arriving, before flying away to Essos with her. He would return to Driftmark only by 116AC, where he asked Viserys to give blessing to his daughters with Laena and would patch things up with his brother one more time.

I believe that if George wanted us to suspect that a Daemon might have fathered a bastard that later would return to the story and play a significant role in The Dance and in Daemon’s life, he would have made it known that Daemon was in Driftmark when Nettles was conceived/born, he’d have hinted at Daemon sleeping with “dockside whores” in his time there, we’d have more significant clues planted about such twist.

Daemon also was never a character who’s fatherly traits were highlighted, or that fatherhood had substantially changed him in any significant way. He had several children from his previous marriages, so I believe if he cared for a supposedly bastard daughter as much as he cared about Nettles, he’d simply legitimize her as his own. I doubt this would have caused any problems with Rhaenyra, especially because Nettles would have been conceived way before his marriage to the Queen.

So as you see, there isn’t any real textual evidence or even hints that Daemon was related to Nettles in any way.

Now when it comes to the nature of their relationship, there’s more to unpack when we read the several accounts of how Daemon and Nettles spent their time together while in Maidenpool.

When Lord Mooton suggested that they should part ways to divide their search for Vhagar, Daemon refused. His reasons were that Vhagar was too powerful and could not be taken down by only Caraxes or Sheepstealer alone. So he spent his days flying with Nettles. Still, that doesn’t explain why he kept Nettles by his side at all times while in Maidenpool. According to Maester Norren, “the prince and his bastard girl” supped together “every night, broke their fast together every morning and slept in adjoining bedchambers”.

As noted before, Maester Norren was the one to claim their relationship was purely platonic, and sleeping in adjoining bedchambers would imply that they did not share a bed.

But the Maester might have contradicted himself when it comes to that. When Lord Mooton received the orders from Queen Rhaenyra that Nettles should be murdered, but no harm should come to Prince Daemon, Lord Mooton reunited with the captain of his guard, his brother, his champion, Ser Florian Greysteel and Maester Norren himself, to discuss what they should do about the Queen’s orders:

“This thing is easily done,” said the captain of his guard. “The prince sleeps beside “her, but he has grown old. Three men should be enough to subdue him should he try to interfere, but I will take six to be certain. Does my lord wish this done tonight?”

“Six men or sixty, he is still Daemon Targaryen,” Lord Mooton’s brother objected. “A sleeping draught in his evening wine would be the wiser course. Let him wake to find her dead.”

“The girl is but a child, however foul her treasons,” said Ser Florian, that old knight, grey and grizzled and stern. “The Old King would never have asked this of any man of honor.”

“These are foul times,” Lord Mooton said, “and it is a foul choice this queen has given me. The girl is a guest beneath my roof. If I obey, Maidenpool shall be forever cursed. If I refuse, we shall be attainted and destroyed.”

To which his brother answered, “It may be we shall be destroyed whatever choice we make. The prince is more than fond of this brown child, and his dragon is close at hand. A wise lord would kill them both, lest the prince burn Maidenpool in his wroth.” - Fire&Blood

If Daemon and Nettles slept in separate bedchambers, even if those were connected by a door on the inside of the rooms, it would be easier to place several men in front of both doors, and kill Nettles without worrying about the prince interfering while it was happening. It wouldn’t fix the problem of what Daemon would have done once he found out that Nettles was dead, but this is a concern that is only thought about and brought up later in their discussion, which to me proves that their immediate problem was the fact that Daemon would be sleeping in the same bed as Nettles.

Why would Maester Norren “lie” then, about the nature of Daemon and Nettles relationship? I believe the Maester simply didn’t want to acknowledge that Rhaenyra was correct in her suspicion of Nettles and Daemon being lovers, and instead wanted to reinforce that Lord Mooton and himself were right in not following and betraying the Queen’s orders. That they were justified in declaring for the Greens as soon as Daemon left Maidenpool.

We also have other accounts that shine a light on Daemon and Nettles' relationship. While Maester Norren wrote that the prince taught Nettles how to wash, the maidservants who brought water to their bath said that Daemon often shared a tub with Nettles, “soaping her back or washing the dragon stink from her hair, both of them as naked as their namedays”.

Daemon also made and brought her gifts such as “an ivory-handled hairbrush, a silvered looking glass, a cloak of rich brown velvet bordered in satin, a pair of riding boots of leather soft as butter. […]”

This behavior from Daemon towards Nettles resembles the way he behaved towards Rhaenyra when he supposedly tried to seduce her/taught her the arts of seduction early on in Fire&Blood, when Viserys was still alive.

“Daemon spent long hours in her company, enthralling her with tales of his journeys and battles. He gave her pearls and silks and books and a jade tiara said once to have belonged to the Empress of Leng, read poems to her, dined with her. […] Uncle and niece began to fly “together almost daily, racing Syrax against Caraxes to Dragonstone and back.” - Fire&Blood

Honestly, I don’t think Daemon was treating Nettles as a daughter. I think he was actually courting her, even if they already had a (possible) sexual relationship. This speaks of his feelings towards the girl, which in my opinion were more than just simple lust.

And that ties with Daemon’s reaction to finding out that Rhaenyra wanted Nettles dead and what happened after that.

“All we know is that the maester, a young man of two-and-twenty, found Prince Daemon and the girl Nettles at their supper that night, and showed them the queen’s letter. “Weary after a long day of fruitless flight, they were sharing a simple meal of boiled beef and beets when I entered, talking softly with each other, of what I cannot say. The prince greeted me politely, but as he read I saw the joy go from his eyes, and a sadness descended upon him, like a weight too heavy to be borne. When the girl asked what was in the letter, he said, ‘A queen’s words, a whore’s work.’ Then he drew his sword and asked if Lord Mooton’s men were waiting outside to take them captive. ‘I came alone,’ I told him, then foreswore myself, declaring falsely that neither his lordship nor any other man of Maidenpool knew what was written on the parchment. ‘Forgive me, My Prince,’ I said. ‘I have broken my maester’s vows.’ Prince Daemon sheathed his sword, saying, ‘You are a bad maester, but a good man,’ after which he bade me leave them, commanding me to ‘speak no word of this to lord nor love until the morrow.’ ” - Fire&Blood

If she was his bastard daughter, he could have sent word to Rhaenyra about it. He could have gone to her himself, since his life was not in danger. Rhaenyra had been clear that Dameon wasn’t supposed to be harmed. He could have sent Nettles away, realizing that his adventures with her had gone too far, and returned to his Queen’s side, to rule beside her. Daemon could have even killed Nettles himself if their relationship was simply transactional in the sense he wanted someone to sleep with while on his mission, and that would reinforce that even if he strayed away in their marriage, Rhaenyra was still his queen and the one he was loyal to.

Instead, he allowed Nettles to escape alive and unharmed, in a scene that is written to convey how hard it was for them to be parting from each other and that they weren’t doing that willingly:

“How the prince and his bastard girl spent their last night beneath Lord Mooton’s roof is not recorded, but as dawn broke they appeared together in the yard, and Prince Daemon helped Nettles saddle Sheepstealer one last time. […] Maester Norren records, “her cheeks were stained with tears.” No word of farewell was spoken between man and maid, but as Sheepstealer beat his leathery brown wings and climbed into the dawn sky, Caraxes raised his head and gave a scream that shattered every window in Jonquil’s Tower.” - Fire&Blood.

Daemon’s actions after Nettles is gone is to fly towards Harrenhal to face Aemond and Vhagar by himself. It’s a suicide mission: he has no intention of surviving and coming back to Rhaenyra’s side.

“You were a fool to come alone.”

“Were I not alone, you would not have come,” said Daemon.

“Yet you are, and here I am. You have lived too long, Nuncle.”

“On that much we agree,” Daemon replied. - Fire&Blood

Conclusion

It’ll be interesting to see how House of The Dragon will adapt Nettles, and if I’m right in my interpretation of her character, her significance and the nature of her relationship with Daemon. Either way, I hope we get to see these scenes played out faithfully, especially Nettles taming Sheepstealer and Caraxes shattering every window in Jonquil’s tower.

TLDR; Nettles doesn’t have Targaryen/Valyrian blood in her veins and she’s not Daemon’s bastard daughter.

#asoiaf #nettles #daemon targaryen #daemon x nettles #Fire&Blood #house of the dragon

[alikandhoney]

Deli and the Senator

I’ve had some thoughts about Delis whole deal with Ariana because it’s very interesting how it really hasn’t been analyzed very deeply by the cast. ( This isn’t a judgement of any sort btw, I’m going to get into my rather negative perception of the situation and I’m not saying they need to think about it this exclusively seriously it’s just something really interesting to analyze) This also starts to discuss how much of the groups "destinys" have been truly orchestrated.

This post is being written after the drop of episode 4 so be warned for spoilers ahead as well as talks about grooming.

Deli and Arriana's relationship has been a really funny running joke ( I was going to say prominent plot point but after episode 1 we haven't had a lot of direct interaction with that dynamic at all so it feels more of a beat through the jokes more than anything) but no one-- at the table at least I haven't been active on tumblr in a hot second-- has said a word to it at anything other than face value. Which is really odd to me because I feel like there's an elephant to at least passingly mention in it...

... So Deli was being groomed by her, right? we all agree on that? because everything about it feels inherently manipulative to me. She is introduced calling his grandfather father five minutes after she's teasingly propositioning Deli. Deli who is freshly 19 and hasn't scene her in multiple years... the timeline there doesn't look great. Just to start with. and we know he's been specifically saving himself for her and that all just reads so clearly manipulative. It's giving Daemon and Rhynera vibes ( rip to any fans of theirs but that's not all kosher *before* you factor in the incest) She is also clearly someone that Deli respects and wants to emulate on top of her inherent allure.

Then, moving into episode three and the reveal of her involvement at the end-- I was shocked by the joke reaction that got because that has MAJOR implications on the nature of their relationship. It is a doubling down on everything I had said before because clearly she was grooming him for *this*. But it also means that she was grooming him *FOR* this. ya know?

It's not just that she was trying to influence him in ways to make him useful to her-- you have to ask, did she start grooming him for this purpose specifically? Was their relationship started for the sole purpose of making him into a man who could kill a queen, and creating leverage to force his hand?

I was really shocked in the adventuring party after 3 especially, that there was no comment on this. Even when discussing that reveal. If the relationship was truly only for the purpose of this that has so many implications on the course of Deli's life, especially now as we see what he as become by the end of the war. How much of this spiraling blind ambition was sewn into him but Arriana? How much of his life has been decided by leading him to that bridge with his spear in hand? His response to Pamela when she begs to know why he has done this was "Destiny has been designed."

Oh, how true that really is. How much of Deli's destiny has been designed for him? It also leads to the next question of how much has the rest of their destiny's been designed here? We don't know the rest of the members of the FDA, we know the bishop and I don't hesitate to assume that the broccoli bitch (read: Barassica) is involved. But depending on who fills those robes, might the others be in the same sort of boat?

The easiest to assume this might be true for is Raphaniel, especially after gaining the archbishops view of his place in the church. He has spent his life in service of the bulb-- not fully, obviously because it is clear how much his position is simply a tool for him. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been at the whim of this cauliflower in his placement in the church and uses in the large collective as a whole. So what parts of his work were decided to set him up for this task? and then thinking of that more over, depending on when Raphaniel started his time as a bishop at Greenhold, was Amaungeux's relationship with him orchestrated?

That thought feels like more of a stretch however still in the realm of possibility.

It would take unmasking a lot of movers and shakers to know the full extent of how much of "destiny" the fellowship architect?

#the ravening war #dimension 20 #d20 the ravening war #d20 trw #trw #Dellisandro Katzon #thane delissandro katzon #Senator Arriana Gemelli #tw: grooming #The Fellowship of Destiny's Architects #The FDA #bishop raphaniel charlock #Dimension 20 meta #The Ravening War Meta

[runninguplenorahills]

You just love stealing peoples posts and ideas and not crediting them don't you??

I’ve been here for half a year and so it happens that I might repeat things that have already been said before by other people, without being aware of it. I’ve never stolen someone’s post before!! I’ve simply made the same observation! Just because there’s a time delay doesn’t mean I actually know about the other post!

I’m pretty sure this is about the El/Nancy ring parallel and I just wann say that as far as I know, I’ve been the first one to point out that El’s s4 ring and Nancy’s s1 ring look near identical!

That post of mine is from January and I’ve just today became aware of the fact that @bookfansworld has made a post about this already in November, though they’re actually talking about a different one of Nancy’s rings (one from s4). So while we came to the same conclusion, we did not even make the same observation!

In their post they also pointed out that El’s ring is a heart while I personally thought it was a circle, and now that I looked it up (literally about two hours ago) I observed that it’s neither. This is something I found out for myself today, so if that was already a widely known information in the byler tag due to someone else pointing it out way before me, I simply did not know that!

This is as if I would make people credit me for using the inverted buff dragon poster in their posts because as far as I now I’m the one who pointed out that it looks like the gay flag first! But just because I pointed it out first doesn’t mean everyone saw my post and it also doesn’t mean that no one can make that observation by themselves anymore! If someone were to post that exact inverted buff dragon poster today, who am I to tell them that they stole my post?? They probably don’t even know my post exists!!!

So, my dear anon, it is very rude to immediately assume that someone stole someone else’s post just because it includes the same observation (or the same conclusion). Stranger Things is a tv show and there are millions of people watching it! People are bound to make the same observations over and over again!

And I guarantee everyone, whenever I am aware of another blog pointing out something that I’m about to discuss, I always tag them or their post! For example @there-was-a-hole-here-itsgonenow once made an amazing post about the Japanese fan in Suzie’s room which inspired me to do my own and I of course tagged their post!! Or @aemiron-main has the most genius analyses and whenever I’m picking up on one of his posts I tag him as well! But this is only possible when I’m aware of someone’s post!! If I’m not aware of another post that points out the same thing that I’m about to point out with my own post, I naturally cannot tag it or the blog!

So if I should ever post something and you guys know a post that says the same thing/shows the same observation, tell me! Just leave a quick: “Hey Lenora, I just wanted to let you know that there’s this post by @/ and your post is very similar to theirs so you might wanna tag them.” because I will, guys! I will tag them once I’m aware their post exists!!

#sorry for dragging some of you into this #byler #<-obviously not byler but i thought you might wanna know that i’m not a post thief #lmao #mail to lenora hills #not happy about this past midnight mail 💀

[firstkanaphans]

Lowkey... I was so excited about Moonlight Chicken bc big fan of 1000 stars and Cupids last wish.... but how did the earthmix ship have the least impact? Maybe MSP and Eclipse were more recent so those ships overshadowed? And 1000 stars and CLW don't really have side ships so the main couple could shine? or maybe bc MC didn't have a real plot and earthmix does better in plot-heavy shows?? I'm just so confused bc I only watched the show for earthmix and came out shipping the sideships more than them and I want to deeply analyze wtf happened

I want to preface this by saying that I enjoyed MLC immensely—it’s only the second Thai BL ever that I’ve rated 10/10—but I do agree that the JimWen storyline was the weakest of the three. The problem wasn’t the chemistry, though; it was the writing. EarthMix have amazing sexual chemistry and they did what they could with a flawed script.

The first problem, in my opinion, was that the character of Wen was severely underdeveloped. How do I know this? Try describing Wen in one word without using his physical appearance or profession. The only words I can come up with are slutty and sad. And unfortunately, a sad slut does not a main character make. Even Praew, who had the least amount of screen time, has a bigger personality.

The second problem is that Jim and Wen’s relationship has no stakes and very little conflict. Theirs is a very quiet story, more introspective than plot-driven, and that’s a perfectly valid way to write, but you’re setting them up for failure when you make Heart and LiMing the secondary ship because Heart and LiMing are all conflict all the time—both internal conflict (Heart blaming LiMing for breaking the vase + their ongoing communication difficulties) and external conflict (the disapproval of their respective families).

We don’t spend our mental energy worrying about Jim and Wen because in the long run it doesn’t really matter whether they get together or not. If Jim never gives in to Wen’s advances, they will just go back to their separate lives and they will still be fine. The stakes in the JimWen plotline are about Jim’s diner, not the relationship itself, and it’s frustrating because they were so close to getting it right.

This is pure speculation, but my guess is that if P’Jojo had directed MLC like he was supposed to, he would have made Wen a cheater for real. And suddenly, there are stakes! I know a lot of people don’t like infidelity plotlines and I get it, but it would have made Jim and Wen’s relationship 1000x more interesting because now Wen is being forced to choose between the life he has built with a partner of six years versus the chance of something better. And on the other side, there is Jim who has unwittingly fallen in love with someone who is treating another man the exact same way Jim’s cheating ex-husband treated him. God, it would have been beautiful.

So, to answer your question, I don’t think EarthMix were overshadowed by the other couples, I think the script just fucked them over. That being said, I still enjoyed the show as a whole. Stories are going to resonate with who they resonate with. But in the case of MLC, I really do think the brunt of the issue was with the writing.

#asks #I love slutty wen I just wish he had been a little bit sluttier you know?

[the-loveliest-lotus]

Center: A child is having a tantrum on the floor. Kicking and screaming and, dangerously, smashing tester bottles around them. There's glass and perfume everywhere. Does your OC feel inclined enough to protect the child from themselves? Would they find the parent? They'd have to step over the child in order to leave. They might step on them by accident.

The scents of the perfume department were overwhelming Lucy. She was never a fan of the cloying floral scents or soft musk that seemed to be the norm in most perfumes, and right now it was overwhelming her senses. All she had come in this store for was a new jacket to modify with all of the patches she had been collecting over the years but didn't have room for on her main jacket.

She took the center aisle, since there didn't seem to be anyone forcing the godawful samples on people in the middle aisle, and then she saw a little girl, sitting on the floor having an absolute fit. Internally, she sighed. It's not like she could just step over the kid, she could end up hurting her.

Even though she didn't want her own kids, she wasn't heartless. Lucy walked up to small screaming child, wondering where her parents were and why none of the perfume counter employees were doing anything. She crouched down next to the girl and said, "Hey kiddo, what's going on?"

The child looked at her, and then was so distracted by her wild hair that it seemed to keep her from crying. "I... I can't find my mom." She sniffled, "Everything smells bad and I just want my mom!" She looked like she was going to cry again.

Lucy said, "Hold on, hold on, it's ok. Come on, we'll go find your mom. I hate the way it smells over here too." She stood up and held her hand out to the girl. The girl took her hand and they walked quickly out of the perfume department. “What’s your name sweetie?”

“Stacey,” she said.

“Well Stacey, I’m Lucy.”

Stacey looked up at her again, and said, “Are you a fairy?” She looked at the child confused, and she said, “I’ve never seen someone with rainbow hair before.”

Lucy smirked, finding that surprising considering how many fans she had seen in the audience of theirs with rainbow hair. “Can you keep a secret?”

She nodded her head, “I’m actually a witch. I do a spell every month to turn my hair rainbow.”

Her eyes lit up, “Really?”

Lucy nodded, “You have to keep it a secret though.”

“Ok!” Stacey was smiling as they reached the customer service area. Her mom came back quickly after the announcement was made.

When her mom showed up, she seemed grateful, but still looked at Lucy funny for how she was dressed. Lucy held back an eyeroll. She said goodbye to Stacey, and then on the way out she heard, “Mom, when I grow up, I wanna be like the pretty rainbow lady!”

She chuckled to herself as she made her way back to the exit, this time making it through the center aisle and outside to where the rest of the guys were waiting for her.

#lucy skye desmond #mtl oc #metalocalypse oc #the wickerman mtl #the wicker man mtl

[bambisgirl]

not just lovers — 04. heeseung buff era?

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note: every chapter has small parts of social media for the sake of the story!

warning! swearing and profanities

“baby baby, you’re a caramel macchiato... your scent is still sweet on my lips...”

“boo!” you scared heeseung by placing your hands on his shoulders all of a sudden. he was so startled by your presence that he almost fell off the chair.

“sorry!” you laughed as you took the seat in front of him. “you were so caught up in the song that i had to scare you... it’s human nature.” you said truthfully with a smile still on your face. “what song were you humming anyway?”

“bts.” he sighed, his heart still beating rapidly because of the earlier jumpscare. “it’s called coffee, an older song of theirs.”

“it sounded nice.” you were honestly astonished by his warm, heavenly voice. “were you singing it because we’re in a café?”

“yeah.” he laughed. “and it’s one of my favorites from them.”

“i might listen to it one day then.” you grinned and he couldn’t help but smile back at you.

one week later...

“you know that because of you following me i’ve gained about fifty two thousand instagram followers?” 

it was the third weekend you and heeseung met at the same café. 

“what can i say...” he smirked. “i’m a strong man with a lot of influence.” he took a sip of his coffee. 

“it’s the first time i see you drinking coffee.” you noticed.

“yeah, i don’t like coffee that much.” he chuckled. “plus, i’m following quite a strict diet to be honest and the coffee i like has a lot of calories.”

“why though? you look really fit and healthy.” you subtly checked him out. 

“thanks.” he shyly smiled at your compliment. 

“i hope it’s because you want to look like this.” you continued. “not because your company makes you do it.”

“uh... it was my choice to become a gym addict.” he joked. “i’ve always been into sports since i was little, but lately i’ve been dealing with some stuff.”

“you don’t have to tell me—“

“you obviously don’t know since you aren’t quite familiar with me and the members, but this one time a few months ago we had a fansign as we needed to promote our new album. fans always bring us gifts and accessories, like headbands and other cute stuff.” he sighed. “this one time, a girl brought me a freaking bonnet.”

“a bonnet? like a baby bonnet?” you widened your eyes.

“yeah. because we had our first cute concept and stuff.” he looked down, clearly embarrassed.

“you’re not thirteen years old, heeseung.” you frowned, disgusted by that fan’s behavior.

“but everyone treats me like i am.” you could see his knuckles turning white because of how hard he was clenching his fist. “i really wanted to get a tattoo but no, all i got was a freaking bonnet. i started going to the gym everyday and sometimes even several times a day because... i don’t know... i want to be healthy, of course, but on the other hand i’d like to look manly and be myself more. i’m afraid i’m going to disappoint my fans and— don’t get me wrong, i love my fans with my whole heart and soul. but some of them treat me like a literal child even though i’m the oldest. i’m not allowed to do anything. and i feel like i’ll never get up to their expectations. you see, i’m clearly not good at everything... and it’s goddamn hard to please everyone since i’m not a robot.”

you carefully listened to heeseung and felt extremely bad for this dazzling, sensational guy.

“if you want a tattoo, then go and fucking get one!” you replied firmly. your cheeks immediately turned red, you felt like you and heeseung weren’t close enough for you to swear in front of him. “oh, sorry for using bad words—“

“fuck yeah!” he exclaimed. “i was really careful with my words while telling you stuff but thank god— can i swear now?” 

you nodded and he laughed.

“i think you should do whatever the hell you want.” you began talking. “i know being an idol is mentally exhausting and depressing sometimes, but doing what you want might be the only thing that’s gonna keep you sane in this goddamn industry.” he strongly agreed on what you were saying. “get a tattoo, grow your hair out, wear revealing clothes— show your body to the world if that’s what you want and feel like doing. you’ve been working a lot for it. people not supporting can choke on my toes.”

he watched you mesmerized as you spoke.

“you deserve the best, heeseung. you make millions of people happy, why can’t you be happy?”

“you make me happy.” he whispered to himself, unexpectedly breaking eye contact. 

“sorry, what was that?” you truly didn’t hear what he said. 

“pardon?” he made a funny face that made you laugh hysterically, you snorted like a pig and instantly covered your mouth in embarrassment.

“sorry, that was ugly.” you giggled, still disgusted by the creepy sound you made.

“you’re incandescently beautiful, y/n, and beauty is the least of you.” he said, his beaming doe eyes fully on yours. 

you skeptically raised one of your eyebrows. 

“what?” he adorably frowned at you. “that’s shakespeare, missy, thank you very much.”

“shakespeare my ass.” you rolled your eyes, adding a spoonful of extra sugar to your tea.

“shush, he might be dead but he still can hear you.” he softly whispered to you. 

“mhm…” you hummed, continuing playing his game.

“anyway, i think it’s finally the time for me to reveal the purpose of our meeting today, miss y/n.” he opened the smallest compartment from the gigantic black backpack next to him. “i bought you a brand new phone!”

“oh damn— here we go again.”

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PAIRING. idol!heeseung x fem!reader

SYNOPSIS. an old japanese myth once said that you’ll hear bells ringing when you and your soulmate meet for the first time. that’s what heeseung believed his whole life, not wanting to settle down for anyone else but his one true love. what should he do after he meets you in the most terrible timing possible and the universe keeps making you see each other every weekend? you just proved him soulmates aren’t just lovers, after all.

GENRE. soulmate au, strangers to (kind of) lovers au, idol au, short series, fluff, humor, slice of life, romance, hints of social media au

taglist! (open): @bluesoobinnie @jjhmk @wonswondrland @nishmrriki @taliah-haderson-gilbert @dxlicateee @auulraual @ahalya25 @nvertheless @ryujinsenbylover @bigtoewinwin @nar-nia @heeseungsluvr @lost-leopard-beanie @jwsflower @mingyuswrld

#kflixnet #ficscafe #enhypen #enhypen au #enhypen smau #enhypen social media au #heeseung au #heeseung smau #heeseung fluff #heeseung crack #heeseung x reader #enhypen x reader #enhypen crack #enhypen imagines #heeseung x you #enhypen fluff

[saaraofthesand]

My Thoughts on The Sun and The Star.

I’ve organized my thoughts into some lists. Enjoy.

I polled my followers and they said they wanted this so you can’t get mad at me.

I must first emphasize that at 20 years old, I’m hardly this book’s target audience. I am fully aware of that.

Second, this book is fine. It’s not bad, it’s not insulting to queer people, but it’s also not the most interesting work of fiction I’ve ever read.

Third, I never finished the Trials of Apollo. I don’t think it hugely affected my reading experience with this one as I’d read all 10 of the other books and could use context clues for anything I didn’t know about. But I thought I should mention it.

Fourth, a lot of my problems with this book have also been present in all of Rick Riordan’s books post-pjo. So, these aren’t new.

Fifth, I went into this book with basically zero expectations. I’m not active in the pjo fandom (this is an anime blog), so I wasn’t seeing the book hyped up or anything. Before this, I’d basically only talked about it with my family and friends. I also don’t really read pjo fanfics. I have because I’ve gotten curious before, but I haven’t read enough to know about general fanon interpretations of characters.

Okay,

Nico has been my favorite PJO character since I was a kid (yes I grew up gay with abandonment issues shut up), so I was excited for this book.

The queerness is well done. There isn’t any “othering” of Nico, Will, or their relationship due to their queerness.

We got Italian! Nico moments, which I’ve been wanting more of since forever, so I’m happy about that. They did an okay job rounding out Will’s character. And Nico and Will’s relationship got a lot of good exposition (even if I felt that they were unrealistically mature about it). Nico’s experiences with homophobia felt very real.

Okay, now on to my critics:

Without a doubt my biggest criticism of this book is that it is very clearly fanservice. It doesn’t exist because it has a story to tell. It exists because fans wanted more Nico and Will content.

I didn’t like that the book was written from third person. I had this same critic of the Heroes of Olympus books. Rick Riordan’s strength has always been first person POVs, starting with the original PJO series. I feel like the funny chapter names, the breaking of the fourth wall, the sidebars, etc. are the reason that Rick’s prose stands out. A first person perspective is the reason the books are as funny as they are. And this book lacked that spark.

The choice to write from third person is part of what contributes to the fanfiction-esque writing style of this book. As someone who both reads and writes fanfiction, I can tell you that almost all fanfics are written from third person. This is because, for the most part, the characters you’re writing are not your own. First person is way too intimate a POV for that type of writing, and it’s why most fanfic authors don’t use it. That’s what I feel like is happening here. Oshiro is writing characters that aren’t theirs, and that means they can’t bring the intimacy of a first person POV or even a more intimate third person POV.

The book is also very on the nose with its themes and ideas. Generally, this is fine in this type of literature. This is a piece of middle-grade fiction. The target audience is middle schoolers. But also, middle schoolers can pick up on subtext. They’re young, not illiterate. There was far too much telling when they were already showing.

A good example is the title of the book. It’s very clear that “The Sun” is Will and “The Star” is Nico. I assumed that before I even opened the book. That imagery is incredibly obvious, so the authors don’t need to state it in the text. But… they do. Bob refers to Will and Nico as “My sun and star.” It was one of the moments in the book that really made me cringe.

The book has major pacing issues and is too long. I felt like it was going on forever. There were full scenes and segments that I think could’ve been cut without affecting the plot.

This book really put on display that even though Will and Nico work as boyfriends, they don’t work as partners. This contrasts Percy and Annabeth, who do work really well together since they were partners first. But Nico and Will are so bad at working together that their quest dynamic isn’t fun.

Generally, I don’t love the characterization in this book.

Nico and Will are supposed to be on this dark, dangerous quest. One so horrible no one would ever want to undertake it. It’s the House of Hades (Nyx’s Version). Except it really isn’t. It felt like they wanted to make it more psychological than the previous books, but they also weren’t totally willing to commit to everything that would entail.

Despite all the fluff in the book, it takes itself just a little too seriously. Nico and Will are 15-16. I feel like they could have had more fun with it while still tackling darker themes. Again, I know Riordan is capable of this because *gestures at the original PJO books*

Nico and Will have this weirdly mature outlook on their relationship that doesn’t fit their ages.

We don’t get PJO-esque jokes until 80% of the way through the book (yes, I kept track). There’s the “Travel Brochure” joke and the “Saturday Sundae” joke during the Nyx confrontation. Both of which invoked the feeling of reading the original Percy Jackson books. I got really excited.

Immediately after those jokes this became one of the cringiest books I’ve ever read. And I do not care to elaborate on that because I’m just happy that the book is over at this point.

Lastly, I wasn’t sure where to put this, but I read it, so now, you have to too. “‘Will, he said it has to be both of us,’ said Nico. Will hesitated at first, but an epiphany dawned in him, and his eyes went wide. ‘Together,’ he said.” After reading this, I immediately recoiled in disgust and went “UGH!” And there are multiple lines like this in the book. Absolutely horrible -7563/10. Rick, never allow another sentence like that into one of your books again. This isn’t YA. You can’t be throwing lines like that at me out of nowhere.

In conclusion:

I’ve seen people saying the criticisms of this book are the result of homophobia and… y’all no they aren’t. Most of the people I’ve seen criticizing the book are queer, including me! I’m tired of this idea that queer people just have to appreciate whatever representation they’re given without having any criticisms about it because at least it’s something. No! If Nico and Will were a straight couple, I’d still have the exact same critics of this book. I’m gay and it’s my godgiven right to dislike books that focus on gay people if the stories aren’t good.

Something that I do think is sad here is that Oshiro’s name is now on this substandard book forever. They’re a new author, and they don’t deserve that. Rick Riordan will be fine if this book isn’t received well, but Oshiro is less likely to be. That upsets me deeply as a queer writer myself. That sucks. I hate that. Go check out their books instead of this one tbh.

#okay you can yell at me now #the sun and the star #pjo #criticism #sarah reads

[pop-punklouis]

hi hope i’ve seen a lot of opinions about the 1975 lately both good and bad and then of course matty healy and his comments. also seen people talking about their hype. when i looked through your concert tag i saw you’ve been a fan of theirs for a long long time so just wanted your opinion as someone who knows music why are they so hyped/were so hyped? i wasn’t around when they were big until now. thanks for answering!

Hi babe.

yeah i’ve been a fan on/off of theirs since 2013, and per usual just when i’m starting to get back into them matty healy annoys me and turns me off again lmfao like clockwork

but, their initial hype was enraptured with the 2013-2014 tumblr era. that’s when they began gaining momentum. like most bands/artists of the tumblr era (such as arctic monkeys, the neighborhood, lana del rey, halsey, marina & the diamonds etc.) they had a very distinct silhouette and aesthetic which drew in the tumblr crowd which featured creatives, young people, hipsters of the time blah blah. their leather jackets/fashion, black & white minimalism, very sleek branding, lyrical content, brash yet romanticized stage show, dark wave content etc. was strong parts of who the 1975 was when many people first stumbled upon them. they also took a lot from the new wave era musically and appearance-wise. they were one of the main bands that helped bring back the resurgence of eighties synth wave, so their music although broody was fun and refreshing and experimental during that time. this was only amplified as they ventured into their “i like it when you sleep” album.

they were also liked due to their “who gives a fuck” attitude when it came to criticism especially from the media and music journalism over their sound. in their music video for “The Sound” (which i still consider one of my fav music videos to this day), it features very blatant commentary on the music business, being put into a glass box as an artist and gawked at or observed/criticized, the pressures of conformity and branding, and near the end it has a montage of quotes that have been said by different media/music outlets that are negative about them as people (mainly matty lol) or the band’s music. so it was refreshing to see a band be so unapologetic about who they were and the music they created.

then of course we have the matty healy™️ syndrome which was the fact that he was a Tumblr IT boy. he fit that dark, broody, waxing poetic, artsy boy in the philosophy section of a bookstore, lips stained with red wine, hopeless romantic type that had everyone in a chokehold lol he was a “bad boy” but with a “soft boy” edge and that was all he needed to be. he also had a brain with wrinkles and said smart things sometimes (which still rings true) even though that brain also said stupid, raging, insensitive word vomit most times (which again still rings true lmao). and then we had his and halsey’s fling/relationship which was a moment™️ for so many people (me included fkfkfk) but yeah matty healy and the 1975’s hype was a product of the time they grew from. and also a lot of their music kicks ass unfortunately so that held its own footing over the years even though i hadn’t personally liked a full length album of theirs since 2016 until their record last year.

but in present time, matty healy’s ego is even more inflated than it’s been in a long time bc of the album’s success and he just says whatever shit he wants bc he made that good point about m&gs and has tiktok and twitter clout so he thinks people want to hear his fungus spore opinions or want to be kissed at his concerts when in actuality he’s just a nepo baby riding this reawakened exposure high who can be a raging asshole more times than not lmao

#grey

[whovianwholikesgirls]

For You Self Ship Asks:

what’s your funniest or most embarrassing memory together?

what inside jokes do you share?

describe your f/o in 6 words or less

would you rather go to their world, or have them come to yours?

the most random thing you associate with your f/o (foods, shapes, even textures! anything that’s not an obvious)

Okay I’m def answering for Spence for these bc he’s my husband duh but also the first question made me think of Jonathan so I’ll add my “side piece” as @itsfreakingbats deemed him and I affectionately refer to him now to the answers too

Funniest or most embarrassing memory together

Jon: when Steve attempted to drop his camera onto the concrete after picking on him for the pictures of Nancy. (Yes Steve was in the right bc he was protecting his girl but I had to protect my “best friend” too. All of season 1 we were just pinning lol) I caught the camera before it hit the asphalt of the parking lot, handed it to Jonathan, then punched Steve in the face. Then we had to run to the car 😂😂😂😂

Spence: after we said I love you for the first time, I had the smart idea to prove and science knowledge to him and try to flirt. Bad idea. I made the worst jokes in the history of jokes by saying,“so I’m guessing you’ve got a lot of dopamine and oxytocin in your system right now?” He laughed and kissed my forehead. I wanted to die.

Inside jokes:

Honestly? We don’t have any. We have plenty of core memories, pet names, favorite ways to show affection, and favorite ways to spend time together. We don’t have inside jokes tho. These will be fun to add to canon at some point

Describe them in six words or less:

Spence: devoted, comforting, DRIVEN

Jon: a sneak peek of a fic that’s over 8k words and still needs more scenes that I’ve been working on for months, like since at least this last summer, I’m determined to finish this year:

The fastest way to get out of Murray’s place was up the stairs he just went through and there was no way they were going to let that nosey little hermit see how his words affected them, no matter how right he was.

Well, mostly right.

They would use words far more eloquent than “babe magnet” to describe Jonathan: steadfast, pulchritudinous, and altruistic were among their favorites.

Would you rather them come into your world or go into theirs

Spence: both🙈when I want him all to myself I’d rather him come into my world but if I miss the found family vibes of the BAU, which I’d more often then not, I’d go into his

Jon: a magical ST AU without the upside down because I want to be in his world to hang out with all the characters and to see REM and Nirvana live, but without the stress of the monsters. El obvs still needs her powers and meets the OG party but the actual upside down isn’t a threat. Basically that’s all gone and Brenner and everyone and his lab go to jail for experimentation on children. Yay happy ending

Random things that remind you of them:

Spence: most people would say the obvious, books, vinyl records, doctor who. All of those things are correct but a raise you the color olive green. It’s always been one of my fav colors but it just looks so good on him I love it even more

Gifs for reference https://www.google.com/amp/s/undertheniall.tumblr.com/post/626721895783546880/amp

Jon: oh boy I have a list

Cars bc he’s fucking hot when he drives

Black denim jackets bc of the iconic one in seasons 1 and 2

Waffles and pancakes because I just know he makes the best ones

It’s canon in the fandom that he’s the fan of the cure so the cure makes me think of him too but he also canonically has an REM poster in his room in season 1. *screaming* they’re one of my favorite bands of all time thanks to @anything-thats-rock-and-roll introducing me to him. It’s only natural order of things that REM fans are also fans of U2 so Jay and I both HC he’s a fan of U2 in my AU too

Both of them: converse!!! I have a collection myself and I’ve loved them since I was a kid but now when I wear a different pair depending on my outfit I automatically feel closer to my boys 🥰

Thanks for these!! They’re seriously making my entire week 😍🥰❤️

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Oh don't worry, what I actually am isn't very loved in the fandom either 😂

I didn’t know there were nationalities that were disliked in the fandom could you explain some more about the racism/xenophobia in the fandom if you don’t mind?

I’m sorry I’m new to the fandom and as a mixed race person I’d like to know what to watch out for because this is kind of scaring me since I’ve been bullied in the past for not being white enough in a different fandom and I don’t want that to happen again

Is there a lot of racism/xenophobia in the f1 fandom? I’m just a casual fan now but I want to get more into racing. Is it even worth is as a woman of colour or should I just leave the fandom to avoid harassment?

I'm dutch, so is max & that man is not very liked by a lot of people and a lot of said people are convinced everyone in the netherlands is as bad if not worse. I'm not very bothered by it though, it's the same with the Brits and their drivers and the tifosi with theirs.

I must say, I haven't experienced any rasicm here, at least not against me but I know that some drivers on the grid do have to experience it on the daily and I'm sure there's POC in the fandom have to endure it as well– I'm Caucasian, I usually don't have to experience it.

I think the biggest concern we should have right now is the fact that we're female. This sport is not for us blah blah blah it's for the men blah blah blah blah men talking bullshit blah blah alpha male shenanigans blah blah women belong in the kitchen blah blah blah

I've been watching f1 for a while now but really got into the fandom side last year and for me it's worth it! As long as you keep your own space safe and find the right people, you'd be more than fine! ☺ (female fans are way better than male fans in my experience, they won't judge you based on ethnicity/background/looks etc)

Also, tiktok & instagram pages are the places where the racism & xenophobia are the worst in my opinion.

Again, this is how i experience the fandom so far so it could be completely different for you or anyone else. The only problem that I have according to some is that I'm being a max fan from the netherlands 😅