#I'm not even struggling to adapt to it this year like omg

[blorbocedes]

not saying that seb's performance wasn't a factor in his exit, but also ferrari's internal politics are whack. their deepest and most fundamental flaw is that they cannot admit when they are wrong, or even acknowledge that there may be issues. for a large part of 2017/18 ferrari really did have a great car but their strategy team were absolutely shit, and made so many bad calls that in some ways they kind of handed the championship to the mercs. although much of this is ultimately maurizio arrivabene's fault because he was in charge of the entire team and could have theoretically sacked/replaced his strategists to get someone competent, ferrari decided to sack him rather than replace the strategists. so when binotto arrived as the new team principle (bad choice, the man makes a banging engine but cannot lead for shit) the major issue was still in place, it's just that there was now someone who was even weaker and unable to challenge the strategy in charge. seb was pretty vocally unhappy about many of these changes/strategies, and ferrari have never liked being criticised by their drivers, even for their own mistakes. they fired prost, also a multiple world champion, for his public criticism of the team in the 90s after they gave him a shit car. additionally, when charles arrived, there was already motions put in place to prioritise him. although ferrari didn't necessarily make seb and kimi firm 1st and 2nd drivers, there was always the sense that seb was the one that they were prioritising as their championship contender, and it was just because seb and kimi had such a relaxed relationship that it never became a real issue. plus kimi was already a world champion and known as one of the greatest drivers of all time, so it didn't really matter. but when kimi left, charles didn't get his engineers, he got seb's, and seb got kimi's old engineers. so there was very much the sense that ferrari were pushing for charles to be their future champion, having kind of given up on seb, even though the two years that he arguably could have won with them, they kind of fucked him over. a lot of the engineers and mechanics that worked with seb during his early years in ferrari no longer worked there under binotto, so he had comparatively little support from the design and engineering side of the team, which resulted in a car that didn't suit him and that he struggled to drive. in some ways it's kind of comparable to the whole danny ric at mclaren situation, in that seb was an extremely experienced driver suddenly given a car that didn't suit him and that he struggled to adapt to, but that his younger teammate, who hadn't really driven any other cars, found easier to drive, and was subsequently prioritised. and because he didn't have the support of the engineers to tune the car to his liking, it was easier for ferrari, a team that is notorious for firing people who don't conform to their personal narrative, to blame him for underperforming rather than examine the reasons why.

omg not seb getting daniel ricciardo'd...

this is really interesting and in depth analysis of the years that I'm not too familiar with, and I don't trust DTS narratives, so thank you for your work!

#ferrari seb #blorbocedes ask

[petrichoraline]

EIGHT SHOWS TO GET TO KNOW ME

tagged by @littleragondin mwah🥰 these are not all my most fave but they all represent a bit of me so i find them suitable

W.I.T.C.H - now i'm not gonna pretend to be the biggest fan but this used to be THE show for me before WINX came along and i'll always pride myself on being a witch girlie first and winx girlie second (the "not like other girls" syndrome began very early on for me); their powers, the visuals, the adventures combined with the daily struggles of teen girls, the boyfriends, the intro song omg, there is sm about this show, the countless books, the og comic.. good stuff <3

also those two >>>

Lovely Complex - my first anime iirc, i wish people would pay attention to it (but also i'm the only one who's allowed to get it, y'know); only a young romantic towering over her classmates could have the chance of understanding my feelings for it

also read the manga <3 but uh you can skip the live action lol

Hana Yori Dango - broooo- bro. this show was made for my basic romantic ass, it was my first asian drama (or one of the first), it introduced me to Matsumoto Jun, had me hooked for two seasons (though im pretty sure i binged the second season and movie in 24 hours, long after i had watched the first season..? idk what that was about)

i am of the opinion f4 thailand did best in many ways but this will forever be THE adaptation in my heart. the songs were unmatched, the drama breathtaking (there are so many cliches that i didn't know were cliches back then lol) and the experience surreal. i'll always treasure this questionable classic 💖

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - i enjoy this an unreasonable amount - my country's edition, that is; i just like having it in the bg and being a smartass, sometimes i run my mouth off so confidently and proceed to apologise to the tv when the contestant turns out to have been right lol

Weekly Idol - hear me out on this - aside from all of its issues, the show has always been my way of finding more about groups. especially back in 2015, those low quality episodes on yt helped me so much with getting into kpop; it can be very hit-or-miss but i have so many faves; many artists have been on multiple episodes throughout the years and yet show something entertaining every time. you can find new groups to stan through the mixed episodes and learn more about the members of groups you're already interested in (though for that i also rec individual shows like gose, wanteez, monsta x-ray etc.). i'm especially excited for eunkwang and minjoo as the new hosts, they are so funny on their own and i want to see their dynamic so bad

Pride & Prejudice - i've watched this just once but i can't not appreciate the accuracy to the book (except for the iconic lake scene lmao) and it covers british tv, 90s shows, austen books and period dramas all at once - all things i enjoy

Bridgerton - i had a whole piece written bout this but simply put - season 2 and kathony were a Thing for me. got me researching and binging a bunch of jonathan shows, reading most of the book and a bunch of tumblr posts..even looking through gifs now im going feral, i love them

New Girl - i usually play shows like this in the bg but i found myself paying a lot of attention and actually losing it laughing so many times, also nick and schmidt are the most precious intense bromance i've witnessed in fiction

#i told you it was near finishing so long ago im sorry <33 thanks for your patience #this was one of the most fun tags EVER #and the best part is i can do it so many times like i actually held back on mentioning so many shows #no show on here shows my love for murder mysteries though sigh #i want to see everyone's takes on this one so either do it or send me a link if youve done it pleasee #ppg

[noemitenshi]

I’m really struggling to imagine Troy as a father (if the rumor is true lol but I feel like it is) 😭. Whether his daughter is his biologically or not how do you think he would’ve raised her???

YES I've finally found the time to answer this ask! I have been burning to ever since I got it but was too busy until now.

OMG, nonny! That's the question, isn't it?! I've asked myself the very same thing more than once - and, unfortunately, can't quite land on an answer. I think the biggest problem is that we don't know anything about what Troy has been up to in the last 10? years between s3 and s8. So truthfully, anything could happen!

Also I do think there is a difference re: adopted kid vs. biological one. Mostly because there's a difference between being responsible for a baby (most vulnerable being) vs. taking in a older kid (fully formed human, own personality). So let's go through that bit by bit.

I think the baby would soften Troy very early on. I also think being so loving towards his own child would reopen old wounds and traumas, make him see the things he never got to have so who knows how that would go, right… he's not the best adapted person after all. Even so, I think that the way he would be needed by a baby (and the easy way they love/respond towards caregivers) would work wonders on him. Make him live up to being a good dad with a fierce determination. Not for himself, this time, but for the baby. I also think that the influence the mother could play on him can't be neglected (if she's still around haha). He does have his issues with parent-figures ('mommy issues', but also daddy issues) and so there's lots of opportunity for angsty, dramatic stuff happening between him and the mom - mostly I'm thinking of how he'd overreact to perfectly normal behavior of mom that would seem abusive to him - especially in the cases when she is tired/exhausted. At the same time there is also opportunity for lots of healing. Depending on mom's character this could end up being really good for him - or fucking him up further (especially if mom is manipulative etc). After all, we can't forget that Troy in s3 didn't really know yet who he was - remember Jeremiah telling Madison something along the lines of "Even Troy doesn't know what he'll do next/how he'll react". But I still think if he has a baby instead of an adopted kid the probability of him mellowing is greater. Sure, they'll hit bumps in the road (terrible twos for example) but all in all I think he'll do his damnest to be a good dad. To be different than his parents were. With the same determination he doesn't drink, he'll also make sure not to repeat these sins of his parents (abusive behavior). And mom can help, again, depending on her character. I also think if mom turns out to be abusive Troy's not gonna stay (I mean, truly abusive towards the kid. He'll probably do the less healthy thing and stay if she's 'only' abusive towards him…) And of course, no matter which path he'll follow, he will teach the kid everything she needs to know to survive. Just, his methods may differ (being patient and kind and enthusiastic vs. being more like I imagine his parents were (easily angered when kid!Troy didn't get things right the first time, annoyed by questions, brutal teaching methods like leaving her out alone for a night etc).

Now, if he adopts, there's more opportunity for clashes between him and the kid from the start and the transition could be more difficult. Doesn't have to be, of course, depending on how it all starts out. If he stole her then there definitely will be clashes. If he saved her from her parents or zombies or whatever, much less so - or, at least, it will happen later (I'm of course assuming the kid is grateful for being saved….). If the clashes do happen later, their relationship will have had a chance to blossom though and they could get through it smoother. He would react much gentler I think than if the clash happens right at the start (or, keeps happening). And yes, overall I do think having someone helpless depend on him so obviously (either the baby thing or him having to save the kid from a bad situation) will turn him gentler too, at least towards her. Also having adopted (pre-)teen (I assume) will most likely remind him starkly of his childhood self, too (or even more so than a baby) - and this could go either way, too. Him becoming like his parents in response to the uhm stress of it all (since stress or being overwhelmed does make it more likely to fall back to behaviors well known. And his parents abuse is very well known to him I think…) or him making a very conscious effort to break the cycle of violence. I could see him do the former in this scenario more likely than the one with the baby.

Though I think another factor plays into what kind of dad he becomes. Namely, his own headspace (and what kind of person he is at the time of the adoption. Since, again, he didn't really know himself by the end of s3, not fully. There was still so much opportunity for growth and getting to know himself). Is he only out for revenge and the kid thing just happened to have happened on the way along and well now he's saddled with it but like, not really putting too much thought into this? Not dedicating too much time to it? Then he'll be a more distant dad, more easily annoyed, more like his parents. From the short teaser (not the newest one, the one that showed him listening to Madison's broadcast and him having Alicia's arm(?)) it seemed like he is out for revenge, for hunting down Madison. But it could as well be used to mislead the viewers so I'm not putting too much stock into it until we see s8B… (to me, personally, it doesn't feel like he would want revenge - he'd just want another opportunity to interact with Madison… but that's my personal interpretation and could well not be canon-compliant…).

In conclusion, it is really difficult to say what kind of dad Troy ends up being (mostly because we have so many things missing and have to make up our own theories). If well explained, any path could work, I think. Good dad or Jeremiah 2.0 or something in between… (though the Jeremiah 2.0 would break my heart and I'd really love to see some good dad Troy)

I hope this answers your question (otherwise feel free to send clarifications haha). Thank you so much for the ask, I hope you have a great day 🧡

#troy otto #ftwd #ask #speculation #spoilers #i guess #just give us good dad!Troy #that would be so lovely #since 'a town called malice' and Kelly Lord trying to be like a good older brother/uncle towards eddie I have #such a need to see Daniel in a good dad role #but not any character of his but a character that has had a shitty upbringing/bad parents #a character that isn't fully grown yet (mentally) #so Troy fits perfectlyyy

[luffysus]

I need to talk about Cross Game - Part 1

Lately I've been feeling a bit nostalgic of the old anime/mangas I used to read, so I decided to re-read Touch by Adachi Mitsuru and that not being enough i needed to re-read Rough by the same author. And just like that I was like fuck it I just can't get enough of this author so I decided to give another one of his mangas a try and OMG I am floored. Btw I have some issued with the tropes Adachi overuses in his storytelling and his artstyle but that's for another post. Anyway, Cross Game is absolutely brilliant, this is Adachi at his best dealing with emotions, grief just like he knows. I actually haven't watched the anime adaptation so I'm just going to focus on the manga for now. I'll try to keep it short but I don't think that's even possible cause I have a LOT to say...

While looking for opinions on the series, I came across lots of reviews but mostly from anime watchers and I was often confused because a lot referred to Wakabe as Kou's girlfriend and I was just sat there like huh ??? Did i missread something in the manga that the anime captured lol ? I mean Kou did love Wakabe but the author from the very beginning of the manga went out of his way to show us their relationship was a bit one-sided. Wakabe loved Kou (mind you they were just like 10 year olds at this point in the story so i feel a bit weird calling it "love" lol) but Kou on the other hand was always more interested in her sister Aoba.

The instances are subtle a la Adachi but there are almost in every chapter. It's the way he sets up his panels, the dialogue or silences that sometimes can be so mundane but highlight obvious human emotions, like longing.

Starting from Chapter 1, Kou and Aoba are the first two characters we are introduced to and already in that introduction we have Kou staring at /taking interest in whatever it is Aoba is doing.

And mind you right before this, is a page of Kou staring at bathing suits, and when his father scolds him he basically replies he is a maturing boy so staring at things regarding the opposite sex is normal...almost like the author is outright showing us the what interests this hormonal pre-teen...

The first part of the story being focused on Wakabe and Kou's relationship actually highlights and cements the fact that Kou always liked Aoba differently. It's in the way he wasn't really intereted in keeping that tradition Wakabe wanted of them buying each other gifts every year.

It's the way he would almost always mention Aoba while with Wakabe (I started taking screenshots of the different instances but there were actually like so many I gave up lol I can't post all of them). I will however just touch upon imo the biggest giveaway depicted. It is when they are exchanging birthday gifts and Wakabe spots a newlywed couple. She's obviously emotional and she mentions how the couple will definetely be happy since they got married on a special day (her and Kou's birthday). When I tell you Adachi has a way of setting up his panels...because what comes next is kind of a brutal hint that only Wakabe was in "love". As she is mesmerised by the bride and imagines herself in that position...one day most likely with him... Kou is not listening and is basically thinking about Aoba and trying to emulate her pitching. You can't make this up...

Now this could absolutely be my head canon, but Wakabe being the very perceptive young girl she was, imo figured out Kou liked Aoba that's why she tells Aoba not to take him away from her when he grows up to be the kind of man she knows Aoba will like (aka a pretty damn good baseball player).

When Wakabe tragically dies at that young age, Aoba could never forget that request from her late sister. That's what makes Aoba's struggling to come to terms with her feelings for Kou as they grow up so poignant. Not only does she have to come deal with the grief of losing the sister she was closest to, she also has to fight her growing attraction for Kou so she literally forces herself to exgerrate feelings of hatred him because falling for him meant betraying the late sister she loved so much.

Kou too has some internal conflicts he has to deal with before accepting that he loves Aoba. While he was not romantically interested in Wakabe, he still loved her very much. She was the only constant in his life, always pushing him to become a better person. It's a love that's in a way so much deeper than romantic love. It's the kind of love you feel for a twin (and knowing Adachi this is exactly what he was going with, by setting their birthday the same day and place). Plus like I said because their relationship was bit one side he felt that much more guilt, that she was the one always loving him, always doting on him during their time together. On top of that his feelings for sisters just kept growing...

This is what makes Cross Game so damn heartfelt. The emotions the characters go through are so complex, so human it tugs at your heart. Seeing these two heartbroken people try to cope with the death of loved one while coming into adulthood and dealing with their survivor's guilt, growing emotions... Damn.

I titled this part 1 because I still have so much more to say lmao. I'll stop here for now. Well done to anyone who manages to read all this and if you did I hope this makes you want to watch/read Cross Game.

#cross game #Kou Kitamura #aoba tsukishima #adachi mitsuru #I might not recover from this for a while #sorry to my OP followers for this random post lol

[sebrrari]

Hi! If it's okay to ask, what's the context behind the tags you have (honeycomb; dandelion) for certain drivers? They're really nice!!

hi omg this is so nice! also there's another anon in my inbox about this - if it was you sorry i took longer to answer!!! i wanted to be on my computer for this so i could type this all out! and if it wasn't you hi other anon, thanks for being so patient!!!

ok so basically - it's a hold over from being on tumblr in like 2010. [insert "back in my day" anecdote here]. the tagging system was waaaay different back then, and if you didn't want your posts (even reblogs) to show up in the main tag (that antis combed to reblog and hate on stuff, or maybe you just wanted some goddamn privacy), people made their own tags so that they could search just that.

also, it's fun.

here's what mine mean to me - i’m the kind of person that operates very much off of vibes, so some of these are more literal and some of these are just absolute bullshit that i came up with in my soup brain. 

lewis hamilton: #dandelion - something that can grow even in the toughest of conditions. people often treat these like weeds, but they're some of the most nutritious (for humans and for other plants), easy to cultivate, and beautiful flowers in the northern hemisphere. in flower symbology, they're a symbol of hope, growth, and healing. their little seeds can travel for over a kilometer to bring life to more than just themselves. maybe you can see where i'm going with this.

sebastian vettel: #honeycomb - a marvel of nature. bees created something that took man thousands of years to understand. symbolically, beehives represent cooperation - and the fact that a hive of bees can create such a flawless, useful structure on their own and for their use just amazes me. obviously, seb and bees. but more than that, the way that bees are remarkably adaptable. and a wonder of the natural world. and that honeycomb structures are physically hardy and able to be scaled up and up without losing the core that it began with. something like that. 

daniel ricciardo: #sweet and sour - this one is a little silly. sweet and sour is my favorite type of dipping sauce (thai sweet chili, honey fermented garlic, plum sauce, etc.). it goes with anything. sometimes it seems out of place, but it can make or break a taste profile (yeah i’m going with the tasting notes for something you dip french fries in sue me). it’s a rare combination in nature, but when you find it it’s an absolute treat. think kiwis, key limes, meyer lemons. little gems of their own that don’t always get enough credit. 

charles leclerc: #the taste of paradise - lyrics from “sad child” by brother leo and sandro cavazza which is on pierre’s f1 spotify playlist. charles is like a character you wish you wrote. he’s born from greatness, in a place that lots of people consider a paradise of excess. he’s gifted from the start. his nickname is literally something out of a YA fantasy coming of age book. but when you’ve had the taste of paradise and then have bad luck and struggles and loss like he has, does it taste bitter? does he resent the thing he’s experienced and the places he’s come from? is all worth the chase of his paradise (the championship)? i love my little depression, angst, and burdened by destiny mouse. mwah

nico rosberg: #crown prince - he’s racing royalty. he was in line to be the next crowned since the day he put his ass in a kart seat. but his life is forever intertwined with a challenger for his throne. the befriend each other and they are at each other’s throats. he gets his crown, but then quits the sport entirely. he just needed to catch the golden ring. but did the then get to let go? or is he still sagging under the weight of greatness? 

lewis/nico: #violent delights - they have violent ends, bro. like fire and powder which as they kiss consume, bro!

max/daniel: #equinox - when i first joined f1 there was a beautiful series of art pieces going around of drivers as tarot cards, and the artist cast max as the moon and daniel as the sun. i was obsessed with it. i love the idea of them as polar opposites, traveling on the track over and over again, day after day, and it’s not clear who is chasing who. and an equinox is the day in a year where they’re perfectly balanced when day and night are of equal(ish) length. they are equals on those days, neither of them winning or losing the chase. 

seb/mark: #whether the medicine is enough - i was writing analytics and found this bonkers quote from mark that he gave after the 2013 malaysian grand prix. he says he’s going to go surfing as medicine to soothe the wound of multi-21. and he doesn’t know if it will be enough to let it go. i think “whether x is enough” is a theme in the way i dissect martian. is their love enough, their raw attraction enough, their manners, their forgiveness, their history enough to see them through to a place where they can stay together? i say yes, because they’re down so fucking bad for each other. but i love to pull at the threads that they’ve woven together to grow close and see which one might be loose. 

daniel/charles: #true blues - the saying means “the real thing.” the fall out boy song ginasfs twists it to mean true blues as in true sadness, true longing, blue eyes, nostalgia, going out with a bang, not being able to let go of something that was just a flash in the pan for someone else. i love taking their vegas trip and projecting on it, basically. see: there is a ghost at the end of this song.

thank you so much for asking and sorry this is a fucking essay!!!! and if there's a driver or ship that i blog about but haven't made a tag for yet, it's because inspiration hasn't struck. my smick and my sebastidan and my michael schumacher tags are desperate for a personal touch but i just haven't found the ones.

#answered ask

[izzyspussy]

heyyyy it's the Jack Izzy pretending anon ( can I. can I be the Jizzy anon. im ace I think it would be funny) here with some GENDER VIBES for u

I have SO MANY different trans headcanons for Izzy omg. My newest obsession - Izzy has been stealth for like over 20 years as a binary trans guy and now gets to know Jim and is now like oh no. wait that's an option. oh shit. because on the gender spectrum Izzy is definitely in the guy zone but. oh no. better repress that shit real fast can't be coming out AGAIN at like 50.

my brain has also been chewing on amab genderfluid Izzy but I don't have any coherent thoughts on that one just garling noises and vague but emotive hand gestures. (ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE POSTING I HAD SINGLE THOUGHT - Jack feminising Izzy during sex partly for degredation reasons and Izzy having extremely differing conflicting feelings about it but it's all too tied up in sex stuff for Izzy to actually figure things out but Izzy refuses to think about it at any other time than when Jack is 'making' him. again idk if I'm explaining this wellll but I hope I'm vaguely making sense)

thank u I would love to know your thoughts!!!!

nothing but hits in this ask, first of all

you can absolutely be the jizzy anon. love that for you. i don't tag for anons, but you can identify yourself that way and i will know who you are, and spectators on my blog will just have to tolerate that.

i love the idea of izzy - and everyone it's relevant to - just never actually "coming out" or having like Official before-and-after type transitions or any of that. like. he just, like, grows his hair out a lil and changes pronouns and that's it that's the whole Thing. no one even remotely comments on it. maybe because ed adapts to it so readily everyone else just kind of assumes izzy's done this before. diversity win.

i also love amab genderqueerism of any and all kinds, and izzy is such a lovely choice for it.

that's fucking hot. jack is such a god damn scumbag i love him he sucks so bad. he'd prolly be aware to some degree that feminizing language makes izzy feel a certain type of way that isn't solely sexual but that izzy doesn't have the emotional bandwidth to deal with it and he'd be like hehe another toy for me to play with. he'd probably start feminizing izzy outside of sex too just to watch izzy struggle with it. he sucks!! this turns me on

have you seen the post about jim using feminine spanish words for izzy and izzy being cool with it

#jack facts #jack chats #ofmd #izzy hands #trans gender it's friday #(which was yesterday) #hc

[snorlaxlovesme]

1, 3, 16 and 19!!!!!!!

book you’ve reread the most times? Do I even have to say it? lmao I've read Chaos Walking almost every year since I was 15 years old, sooo maybe 13 times? Granted I don't always make it to Monster of Men. So The Knife of Never Letting Go and The Ask and the Answer are probably tied. I'm such a broken record about these books, but it's so so crazy to find a book as a 15 year old that's still as mind-blowingly good a close to a decade and a half later. They're my everything lol

3. what is your favourite genre? if you wanna be broad, YA Lit. but actual, categorical genres are harder. i love sci-fi and fantasy, but when I'm not in the mood for worldbuilding then contemporary lit is always there for me!

16. how many books have you read this year? 😭😭 like THREE omg. Sitting down to read has been such a struggle this year, despite the billions of books I've BOUGHT this year (including literally TODAY). I'm trying, though. I just went to a fair that had a bunch of local authors and I'm really excited to read them, I have one next to me right now just begging me to pick it up.

(shoutout to re: Dracula for being in audio drama format this year, I love being able to listen to it at work)

(OH but I HAVE been reading a lot of short stories this year!! Guts by Chuck Palahniuk was insane)

19. most disliked popular books?

I don't really have a ton of book Hot Takes tbh. I like what I like and I don't finish what I don't like lol! I guess a few years back I read Girl on the Train and that book was awfulllll to me despite it's best-seller status and movie adaptation. What a crummy protagonist. I hated her at the beginning AND the end of the book.

#violaeade #kelly got an ask #thank you for sending these!!!

[allsassnoclass]

hi hazel! can i ask 9, 17 and 30? -taylor

@whippedbuckley hi taylor!!! sorry for the delay, i had to go to work :/

9. How do you find new fic to read? It depends on how big the fandom is! For 5sos, I mostly read fics by people I know or that they recommend, but I also sometimes go to the ao3 page and scroll a bit to see what's around. For bigger fandoms that I'm returning to after a while, I'll filter completed, non-explicit works updated within a six-month timeframe by kudos, then see what seems good there, then repeat with a different six-month timeframe. If it's a bigger fandom that i've been reading some stuff for already, i'll go by most recent. If it's a smaller fandom, I go by kudos and just keep scrolling. I know that some people are going to be like BUT KUDOS AREN'T INDICATIVE OF HOW GOOD A WORK IS AND YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON SO MANY GOOD FICS AND YADA YADA YADA but here's the thing. i am fully aware of that. but I don't have time for that unless i'm heavily entrenched in the fandom. it's easier for me to filter out the good and the bad when i sort via kudos.

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it? for 5sos? i want to write a roylum bali kinda-soulmate au, where everyone has one (1) letter on their skin that's in legend the first letter of their soulmate's name (although there's no way to prove this given how many people have names that start with the same letter and how love is a choice you have to work on, so it's mostly considered a pseudo-science) and it takes place in those days where roy stayed behind to hang out with cal in bali. i also would like to write a circus au!!!! but i have to figure out how i'd do that because my circus school au was originally a 1d fic and i don't think i can adapt it to 5sos in a way that fits the vibes

also, though, I have a few aus for other fandoms that i really want to write that i know no one else here wants to read:

the cobra kai time travel au where both sam and robby get sent back to the school fight and have to figure out how to prevent half of the trauma and gang violence that occurs later while they both struggle with reconciling what they know of the world they just came from with how things and people react if robby never kicked miguel over the balcony

a fic where the hsmtmts kids get put in an artsy production of romeo and juliet out in the woods. they need to learn how to act in unconventional spaces and to do something besides broadway-style musicals

the band of brothers band au where luztoye are exes and joe left the band after a car crash took his leg. a big motivation to write this one is to see how many times i can make someone joke about lipton being a donnie wahlberg clone, as he is the lead singer. i have all of the roles vaguely cast but i'm having a hard time figuring out the specific plot

omg i don't think i'll actually get around to writing this but years ago i had a wild idea to do a national treasure au with the losers from the it movies. i still think of that idea fondly and do think it was very big brained of me

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter? i... don't really think so? i feel like my comfort zone is relatively large and my hard nos are hard nos, meaning that I don't really cross lines with myself. any time i go into details about kissing i always feel like i'm doing it wrong, so that's not quite in my comfort zone, but i also don't think it really affects my approach to writing afterwards. i think i'm very methodical with my writing and always will be and will always tackle writing problems that way.

Questions for fic writers

#ask #taylor #whippedbuckley #taylor did you delete your other blog? or maybe i'm being a little dumb and just can't find it #anyway i hope you don't mind me tagging the other one since i'm pretty sure you're asleep by now #also sorry for talking about other fandoms in the idea section #that's just what i have inspiration for right now #and they still fit the answer! because no one here will read them lol #anyway. thanks for asking :)

[flashbcaks]

less than 12 hours before I turn 23

#like??????? #I'm not even struggling to adapt to it this year like omg #munchie posts

[missmorosis]

HI BAE !! is it possible to get a valentine's day matchup for atla? my pronouns are she / they and there's no gender preference but i do lean more towards guys :)

my mbti is infp-t, my love language is words of affirmation. i honestly have never thought about this but, i feel like i'd look for someone i can have obviously a good time with. and is more than willing to be super spontaneous with me if that makes sense? but also i just want to be able to have to talk to them about anything (even the super mundane 3 am thoughts) and have someone that makes me smile !! oh i'm also super awkward so maybe someone that can help me out with a conversation or something would be great. i hope that's enough !! sorry this is so long

i'm super awkward irl but once i get comfortable, i babble. a lot of people tell me i have an awkward babbly charm, but i have walls up 😭 but i like to think that i'm quite kind and passionate. i'm really artsy; i like writing of all kinds (not poetry), making jewelry, and learning criminal law in my spare time :) i'm pretty boring lmao. three things i do on the daily are write, do yoga, and listen to music !!

again sorry this is so long, but lmk how you're doing bb !! remember that you're super swag and i'm honored to be mutuals with you 🙈❤️ ly byeeee

omg hi bae <33 UGH YOU’RE SO AMAZING AND IM V LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS A MOOT 😭😭😭 

i think you’ll be great with...

TOPH!

okay OKAY YALL CAN STUDY CRIMINAL LAW TOGETHER ANNDD YOU WOULD TOTALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME W/ THIS GIRL~ she won’t mind how awkward you are istg- she’s pretty straightforward and blunt at times which can probably help HAHLSDKF

she’ll totally talk to you about other, more sensitive topics? like those soft moments w/ katara in tales of ba sing se, and how eager she was for her “life changing field trip” AND HOW SHE OPENED UP TO ZUKO ASKLDFJ

how she asked you out

-> You grabbed Toph’s arm, pulling her with you. You were eager to try some couples’ yoga, but it was clear she wasn’t too fond of the idea.

“Yoga’s good for you,” you told her, trying to persuade her. “Please?”

“Fine.” She finally gave in, and you clapped your hands in excitement. Gathering up the yoga mats you had in your room, you started to explain what the two of you were doing.

“Alright, I got some poses for us to try, you ready?” She gave a determined nod.

“These can’t be too hard, right?” she said. 

Oh, how wrong she was.

She was bent over into a push-up position, and you struggled to climb on top of her. She yelped as your hands suddenly wrapped around her ankles, and her arms collapsed. The two of you burst out into laughter at your miserably failed attempt.

“Well, that went well,” Toph muttered. “Anyways, I only agreed to this because I want you to be my valentine this year.” You stood straight up.

“What?”

“I said, I want you to be my valentine?” She was now more serious, and you knew she wasn’t joking.

“Yeah, yeah I will,” you said, with a disbelieving smile on your face.

how you spent the day together

-> The two of you were listening to music together, sharing earbuds. No doubt, you were sharing your favorite songs with her, trying to get her to adapt to your music taste.

“Hm, I like this song,” she said, and you took a mental note. She likes these types of songs. “It reminds me of you,” she added. Oh?

“Toph- wait, that’s actually sweet,” you said, smiling. 

“This is the one day I’m being nice since it’s Valentine’s Day,” she said, and you laughed. She smiled as well and gave you her signature affectionate punch. You groaned, rubbing your arm.

“I thought you were being nice, no need to punch me so hard,” you complained, making her snicker.

“I gotta balance it out,” she deadpanned, and you rolled your eyes, even though she couldn’t see.

“Whatever, I still love you anyway.” You kissed her cheek, and for once, she didn’t swat you away. Instead, a blush crept up on her cheeks as she opened her mouth to speak.

“I love you, too.”

mwAHHHHH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND YOU’RE AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING

I WISH THESE WERE BETTER BUT 😭😭😭

#morosis's valentine's day event 💖 #morosis matchups #toph x reader #atla

[shoichee]

General: she/her; straight; infj; gemini

Hobbies: reading (my faves are narnia, the 39 clues; currently reading the pjo series); writing fiction; eating ^-^; watching shows; playing games like chess or codm

Skills: currently learning french (took it as my language elective in college, but i wanted to learn more), great listener, i think i'm good at adapting and adjusting my personality depending on which person i'm with, i'm good at giving massages actually

it's easy for me to approach and talk to people i don't know in general especially if they're also alone (but if they're in a group, i'd be a bit wary because i don't wanna intrude or because i'd feel intimidated). i actually have the tendency to see the good in everyone so sometimes, it's hard for me to take sides. like i can't judge people at first because i try to see where they're coming from.

i've been told that i could be sweet and flirty at times without me intentionally being that. but i feel like it's because i worry (??) about other people especially if they'd comment about being stressed (so cue me checking up on them and reminding them to take breaks, etc)

but like even if i seem approachable, i have this wall that they have to get through first to get to know me. like i would be giving info or sharing stuff about me to seem "open" but it's just the surface (i dunno how to explain it ;-;)

i'm usually very patient and understanding, like i'd give them chances and stuff, but when they cross the line, i have no qualms cutting them off

i'm an energetic person! like i'm known to have a loud laugh and people greet my name with a high-pitched tone because that's what i sound like when i get excited. plus when i get comfortable with someone, i would talk a lot.

i get bored a lot ;-; so sometimes, there's a tendency to copy what others are doing or what they'd recommend. but i lose interest quickly if i don't feel whatever i'm doing hahaha which in a way explains why i have a lot of happy crushes (but i don't have a crush on them if i find something off, i guess). so even if i have multiple crushes, i don't fall for someone easily.

and omg what else?? i guess that's it? i dunno what to put anymore, but thank you if ever i reached the cut off and congrats on 500 😘

EEEE HI… ANON, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU WILL EVER SEE THIS AND I AM SO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU WAIT A LITERAL YEAR BUT IM BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER… I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS MATCHUP

Best Matchup…

Kuroko Tetsuya

why are you two eerily similar?

another INFJ here, you two would get along so swell, it’s so damn wholesome

just, oh my god, reading dates in your own homes, the parks, the rooftops, the bookstores—I can go on and on

when you reveal to him that you write, he shows a rare expression of excitement and curiosity, asking you to read any of your works or prose (if you say no, he understands)

but if you say yes, he will volunteer to be your editor, proofreader, and beta reader all in one

two great listeners, you two are gonna have THE healthiest relationship, you leave the entire Seirin and GOMs in awe and as role models for what they want for future relationships to come

not even Momoi can be mad at you, she supports you all the way

while you can struggle with a group of people sometimes, Kuroko is there by your side to navigate through these types of social situations

oftentimes, you would come to Kuroko on advice or his takes on certain things, especially when it involves two people having disagreements or conflict

he’s an interesting fellow, because he doesn’t necessarily see the good in everyone; it’s more-so that he gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and believes in people’s potential, even if he knows they may have screwed up // sometimes he’s simply not invested into people and is just apathetic to these types of matters

still, for you, he’ll always give his utmost honest opinion

he knows you can be a lot more forgiving and patient than he is, so there’s a part of him that does worry for you

before you guys dated though, you guys were platonic peas in a pod, always seen everywhere to the point everyone at some point thought you two were more than friends

Kuroko found you a bit mysterious (even if he’s a bit mysterious himself; after all, we don’t know much about his family circumstances), because when he first spoke with you, you were amicable and pleasant

there was something he couldn’t place his finger on though… and him being a people-watcher during his free time, he knew there was more than what meets the eye with you (not in a bad way)

“It’s nice to meet you, (y/n)-san.”

“Of course! I feel the same!”

“How do you want this project to be completed?”

“Uh… hmm…”

“Any place you have in mind, (y/n)-san? Of course, I can pick if it’s too much trouble.”

“I think a courtyard would be nice.”

and while you two were walking to your destination, Kuroko curiously asked you:

“Are you fond of courtyards? The trees aren’t blooming for another couple months, so I was wondering if there was something else that made you pick it.”

“Eh? Do you not like courtyards? Why didn’t you say so?”

“No, no, it’s not like that, don’t worry. I was just curious.”

“Oh! Well, I think they’re very quiet, and at this time of the year, hardly anyone’s here, so I thought it would be a perfect place to start our project.”

and after he gave a nod, you two worked on your project until the sun began to set, and from there Kuroko told you that he had practice to attend to and bidded you a goodbye and an apology for cutting time together a bit short

“There’s no need to apologize!” you insisted, urging him to go to practice

and every time you guys met up to continue the project, Kuroko would look haphazard from being at practice prior, and you would worriedly check up on him every time, always bringing extra water and towels from now on

you even offered to give him massages to relieve him of his muscle pains

“Hey, Kuroko-san,” you said one day. “You must really love basketball if you’re still constantly practicing for it even when you look like you’re about to… keel over…” you finished on a concerned note, watching Kuroko with his hands on his knees gasping for air

after he caught his breath, he turned a sincere gaze onto you, replying, “I can’t help but love basketball, (y/n)-san. Even if I know I can’t dunk or score like everyone else, I’ll keep trying and practicing. Because the feeling when we win together as a team is like nothing else. Really.”

you swooned a bit, not gonna lie

ngl, after that small declaration, you eventually asked to teach you some basics of basketball

both of you couldn’t shoot, but hey, you both had fun

“(y/n)-san, do you have any hobbies you’re passionate about?”

“Huh? I like to watch a few shows, play a few board games, read… y’know typical student stuff.”

“I see. But I’m sure those are very interesting hobbies, (y/n)-san.”

“Why do you ask?”

“I wondered if you were already interested in sports to ask me to teach you to dribble… even if I’m not the best person to ask.”

“Oh! No reason, I just wanted to get a feel of the sport that you’re so passionate about and try it out.”

“I see… if I may ask, do you have a passion too? Maybe I can learn about it from you.” that’s Kuroko way of trying to get closer to his crush, wink

“Haha! I’m sure no one beats you in terms of passion, Kuroko-san, but I suppose I read here and there. Nothing much, though!”

you went vague here and there and shared some generic/shallow information about yourself, but what Kuroko wanted to know was YOU as a person: your feelings, thoughts, ambitions, aspirations, and fears… but I guess that would only come the more you two spend time together :^))

and even after the project was due, you guys still hung out (hence, starting your reputation together)

and WHEN YOU FINALLY START DATING…

you got really comfortable with him, always talking and chipper (he finds that so precious and cute)

the loud and energetic vs. calm and zen couple™

although uncommon, Kuroko can have a teasing streak to match your energy sometimes

especially when he uses his lack of presence to scare your wits off and watch you jump and go high-pitched when you get surprised (he relishes your reaction a bit too much… he finds it endearing)

he’ll gladly be the listener of the relationship, always paying attention to how you talk to him a lot, and when you notice how he doesn’t talk much, you nudge him to share his thoughts too

he’s a people-watcher, did I already mention that (yes, shoi you did), but he finds it fun to see how you slightly adjust your personality to the person you’re currently speaking with

the childish part of him wants to keep your worrying and caring nature all to himself because he does not like how people tend to misinterpret your kind actions as “flirting” (seriously, why do people think when women do this, it’s flirting especially?), but he likes when you dote on him a lot… it makes him feel remembered and important

Runner-Up Matchup!

Akashi Seijuro

correction: ore-Akashi

a.k.a. the side of Akashi AFTER the Winter Cup, a.k.a. the gentleman side

why? well,,,, he as boku-Akashi is… just a walking red flag

you wouldn’t tolerate it—you probably would’ve cut him off at some point if you met Akashi at his worst 😭

but if you met him after the Winter Cup, I think you two would hit it off super well, like seriously

if Kuroko can get along with Akashi, I sure as hell know you’re pretty compatible with him too

after all, he’s an INTJ, so

even when you don’t share much deep details about yourself, Akashi just knows (knows to not question it? knows how to predict things about you? who knows? but he’s very perceptive)

Akashi has tons of hobbies of his own, most not in the realm of a normal teen, so I would think you would have a blast trying to take up on his own hobbies and attempt to get to know what his interests are all about!

but imagine his delight when you told him you play chess

and imagine his MEGA delight when you told him you’re learning French; immediately asks you to teach him what you know about the language

also 120% down to read all of your writing and offer suggestions and critique if you wanted

Akashi’s got your back in terms of social group navigation… he’s got it down like the back of his hand

Akashi gets whiplash and nostalgia because he sometimes sees Kuroko in you…

… which is a daily reminder for him to not revert back to that boku-Akashi side of his

even so, you’re going to have to accept his misdeeds and acknowledge that he used to do unforgivable things as a kid

which isn’t hard for you, because you want to give Akashi a chance to make up for that, hoping that he’s an actual good person at heart

and he easily proves to you of his real nature and makes it up, again and again

#milestone matchups #500 followers #500 follower milestone #knb matchups #knb matchup #anon #knb x y/n #knb x reader

[a-pretty-nerd]

Fun Fact About Me:

I used to be In Love

with Yuki Soma of

Fruits Basket

(And why I still kinda am)

Warnings: Spoilers

When I was 12 a family friend's daughter (whom I idolized for being edgy and cool) showed me my first anime.

2001's Fruit Basket

I can hear the soundtrack now. Mediocre singing to a hopeful tune as English voice actors read their lines into cheap recording equipment. The awkward pacing, character designs, dialogue, plot, should have made for a boring and uneventful show. But there was something, or rather, someone, that caught my eye.

Yuki Soma is a quiet and kind high school student who is well-liked by his peers and is known for his princely charm and handsome appearance. And while I'm sure 12yr old me was attracted to that handsome face:

(Jesus-fucking-christ why is his head so ROUND)

I was attracted to his kind and gentle personality more. I don't know about you guys but when I was a kid, a kind a gentle boy was rare. And if they let their true nature be known, they were relentlessly bullied. So it was refreshing to a 12yr old girl to see a boy like Yuki to be admired and adored by his peers.

Fast forward 10 years later. Yes, a whole ass decade later and I finally sit down to watch the Fruits Basket Reboot. Initially I was skeptical. Fruits Basket held a speci place in my heart as the first anime I was ever a fan of, the first TV show that encouraged and actively taught me emotional development. And at first I thought the style was a little too modern even, too sleak. But I watched it, and a decade later I found myself reliving an aspect of my childhood in a bizarre new way.

The first thing I noticed, was that I was still absolutely head over heals for the Rat Prince. He was still kind and gentle, but this Yuki was different. He had an underlying depth to him that the old Yuki lacked. His character flaws were evident and real. He was edgy, and even rude at times. He projected a kind persona on the outside, but deep down he was an upset and angry person. Something I really relate to.

(That and also his new character design. How they kept the WONKY hair.)

Yuki gets so much character development and growth in this show that fed my soul to watch. I always had a soft spot for him, but I never realized how similar my traumas and struggles were to Yuki. For one, I grew up in a very isolated situation where I was emotionally and verbally abused. I was an only-child in a rural location who struggled a with anxiety and depression from an early age. Yuki was raised in an isolated and abusive situation. We watch him struggle with PTSD, and his struggle to make meaningful connections with others as a result. And watching Yuki slowly overcome that at his own pace, made me sob.

It made me realize that I still hadn't come to terms with my PTSD when it came to my situation. That I hadn't let myself work through it and heal. And watching him, the character I adore do that, gave me the strength to work on myself. Watching Yuki not completely solve all his problems by just letting himself be vulnerable again and form connections, but by watching him take the little steps as he learned to care for himself again. To allow himself to love others but also himself again. Was so fucking powerful to me.

Yuki's relationship with Tohru Honda in the 2001 was similar to a Twilight novel. Yuki played a more Edward Cullem-esque role where Kyo played the Jacob, both vaguely pinning for Torhu's almost platonic affections. And the 2001 adaptation was really banking on people being team Yuki or team Kyo and that love triangle. Now while the 2019 version plays around with this idea and teases at it, by season 2 Yuki openly rejects any romantic relationship with Tohru. Admitting that he had thought about it and even initially mistook his feelings for her as romantic. Slowly coming to the realization that he just has mommy issues and she was a motherly figure in his life when he needed one. I love this.

I love that Yuki grows out of his crush for Tohru and fully admits a romantic relationship would never work between them because it just wouldn't be honest. He's just not into her like that, BUT, he genuinely cares for her and cherishes the relationship they do have. Going on to play an almost protective roll for her as her and Kyo's relationship changes. He's often reminding Kyo that he better shape up if he ever wants to be the right partner for Tohru. Because Yuki still wants the best for Tohru and I think that's so precious.

I wish I saw more relationships like this in media. Two straights of the opposite sex having a non-sexual and/or romantic but still genuine and fulfilling relationship. WHAT A FUCKING CONCEPT.

In conclusion: because I'm on drugs and tired, I'm still in love with Yuki Soma. But not in a 12yr old "omg he's so cute." Kind of way. In a, "this is my comfort character I often go back to, to remind me to continue to work and grow on myself." Kind of way lol

So on my bad days I like to remember:

Yuki would want me to grow and heal and love myself. He would be proud of how far Ive come and how far I'll go. And maybe in another 10yrs I'll be 32 and I'll be able to look back on Fruits Basket and be thankful I had it in my life when I did.

#Yuki Sohma #fruits basket #yuki soma #rat zodiac

[xiexielians]

I actually don't remember the one cdrama I tried watching. I'm pretty sure it might've been one of those mainstream remakes like Boys over Flowers or something.. And yes I do listen to Japanese and Western artists! For Japanese my current favorite is 4s4ki and Western would definitely be Charli XCX. How about your favorite Japanese and Western artists? ^^ Ahh, I still want someone like Kazehaya to be my boyfriend (ʃƪ˘⌣˘), he's such a sweet guy and patient and just a big good package lol All those song choices are soooo good, especially Eyes Locked Hands locked. When I first listened to that one, it immediately grew on me~ For IU, I'd say I really love the meaning and feelings she poured into My Sea. I'm pretty sure I heard she made the lyrics herself to represent herself and her struggles growing up. I also enjoyed the fact that she made the song 5:16 long because that's her birthday! Dreamcatcher I definitely should watch out more for, I did really enjoy their song Boca though For me I too tend to watch a genre depending on how I feel at the moment, so it's random but I like to watch a lot of Romance/Shoujo/Thriller/Mystery/Action, Historical hits at times too! I thought I checked out your creations before when I first looked at your blog but I guess I didn't because wow your creations are literally so imaginative with all the layouts and templates and themes!! I really love them omg! I've always wanted to make more than the ordinary gif but never did so because I just believed that no one would like what I come up with/didn't have confidence in myself, but your stuff is really motivating me atm to do so!!! Where do you get the motivation or like what inspired you to make them?

Huhu remake could be hit or miss. I watched first few eps of 2011 remake of hana kimi and didn't like it. I also read that the Korean adaptation focus more on the romance rather than the camaraderie and friendship b/w the characters which is what I love about the original japanese ver.

I never heard of 4s4ki before but I know charlixcx, not familiar with her music except for the 2-3 songs I heard. idk why but from the songs I heard she remind me of carly rae jepsen who I listen to.

omg yes my sea is good too! I wish I can magically understand korean because I will never understand IU's lyrics fully as it intended just because most of it could be lost in translation. However her voice alone could convey it's meaning. The way she sings (especially her ballad songs) just captivate me and make me stop and listen. I can't even imagine how beautiful it is in korean.

I really loveee Taylor Swift, I've been listening to her since I was like 11. I discovered IU 2 years ago but she really jumped to the top really quick as I feel like she and Taylor have so many similarity.

As for Japanese artists, favs are omoinotake and the gazette for band and for soloist aimer. There was this group that I really love called flower but they disband 😔

I want to watch more shoujo/romance but I'm quite picky when it come to this genre 😬 The last shoujo I watched was the snow white with the red hair, didn't pick up season 2 as I didn't enjoy it that much. Hmm.. historical huh? I don't think I watch any. Do you have recs?

omg you just put the biggest smile on my face with that compliments 🥰🥰

Inspiration mostly come from other editors from various fandom but sometime I have my own inspo and ideas but my skill is not good enough to execute it jssjjskk. Network event is like one of my motivator to make something so if I have the time I'll try to join.

#*letter to the moon

[gizaoyas]

OMG Margaux,

First of all I'm SO SORRY I MISPELLED YOUR NAME ALL THIS TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT. i write all my asks on the phone so there was a lot of going back and forth (of course that's no excuse). I hope I didn't offend you with my mistake ;;;

I'm glad to hear that you had a lovely week <333 you definitely deserved it. I hope you got plenty of well deserved rest and fun during that time~

honestly tho with the way Gege hates gojo i think we'll get a sad satosugu reunion ;;; im hoping with how OP gojo is, he'll make it out of the series alive but im not holding my breath lol i want to see geto and gojo meet again ;;;;;; they couldve been the strongest duo..... (sobs)

I definitely know some bit and pieces of OP that I'm not nearly close to seeing any time soon. It's hard to avoid all spoilers from the most popular shounen series lol

lol noooo don't do that for mdzs. the back and forth happens within the season/episode so it wont make a lot of sense if you watch multiple seasons at the same time. once the backstory is established in the first and second season, they don't do the back and forth as often! it's best to just watch the show traditionally!

skfslfsdf it's definitely a cold year. There's no snow where I am and it's really cold. I ended up getting sick from my sister and her bf but im getting better now! it helps that i wfh so i dont have to travel or miss work because im sick~ and yes!! it's very tempting to just play all day and not work but i like to say i usually get my work done lol

here to hoping you have another lovely week <333 i have your gift coming up!! i hope you'll like it ❤️

-Animanga Secret Santa

Hello again my dear Santa ❤️

Ddhdjdjd of course you didn't offend me at all!! I was so confused because I didn't know how to tell you that without you feel embarrassed, I was very afraid you'd feel bad for it!! I really thought your mispelling was cute!! Even some people of my family struggles to write my name so you know 😆

I got plenty of time last week to get some rest, making colorings, found gifts for my family and ate some chocolate! 😋I recently started a new job, and quit my previous one, that's why I had a lot of free time, I wanted to take a week for myself 😌 I hope you had a very happy, peaceful and lovely week as well and still wishing that everything is gonna be fine for your finals ❤️

Satosugu reunion is what I need the most but Gege is so crual, sure it'd only be painful... I'm almost sure there won't be a happy end for jjk 😔 I wish Gojo gets out of this alive too, but just imagine if he's tired of everything and die because being the strongest would be a curse to him, and he even couldn't saved Geto *cry* ahhh I don't want this happens, but it'd be easier to meet Geto in the afterlife, right ? :')

Ahhh I know what you mean, because before I catch up with one piece (I've paused it for years and then rewatched everything since the first episode) I had to black list everything related to it because I've been spoiled of so many things 😔 gladly I forgot facts I wasn't supposed to know but yes it's so hard to avoid spoilers 🙄 Surprisingly one piece is not the most popular shonen on tumblr, and spoilers are kind of "light" 😖

Omg I totally misunderstood dhsjehzkfzsk the mechanic to watch 1 episode of two different seasons in parallel is very interesting! I haven't played to Danganronpa games so I can't say if the adaptation is good or not, tho I really enjoyed it!! Then I'll definitely not watch mdzs this way, and I can't imagine what I would understand if I watch it like that 😂

Gosh glad to hear you're getting better because getting sick these days seems to be pretty tough to heal!! It took me almost 2 weeks to feel much better 😖 be on lockdown for almost a half of a year is very tough for immune defenses! Oh it's really one of the benefits to wfh!! I'm totally the kind of person who's always waiting until the very last minute to get the work done and it ends up in disaster 😆

Ahhhh Santa of course I'll love everything you wanna make for me!!! I'm very impatient to see what you'll make, like, who from which serie!! Ahhhh I desire to know everything and especially who you are 👀❤️

#reply #anon #animanga secret santa #🎅 #secret santa 2021

[spring-lion]

Omg, that's great! I'm happy you had a nice day ♡ and I hope you can get better soon, because you're a very beautiful and hard working person and you deserve to be happy! I'm glad you like this idea, and I'm excited to play this game, omg!! And the lotus flower is indeed gorgeous and I love the reason why you love it! (does that make sense?) It's so beautiful and hopeful :_ And my answer to your question is: (+)

Apart from the HP saga, my absolutely favourite books are “The forest of hands and teeth” by Carrie Ryan and a book from Agatha Christie (its name in English has the n word :( but i read it in spanish and it’s “Diez Negritos”). the forest of hands and teeth is amazing, I read it many years ago and as a zombie lover, I absolutely loved the book. Also, it’s very beautiful and I cried while reading it :’) (+)

As for Diez Negritos, it was amazing. I read it when I was a child but I still remember it. It’s about ten people (or more? I dont rly remember) who are invited to a house and something happens and they can’t go out. Then, one by one everyone dies, and it’s very interesting to solve the murders by yourself. My question for you is: how many languages do you know? ♡ I love you a lot too!! PD: happy pride day! -your lovely anonie 💞

Awh, I hope you can get better soon, too! Every bit of you is so beautiful and deserving of happiness as well! ^.^

I’m glad you like my reasoning for loving the lotus flower, hehe. xD

Wow, your taste in books is so interesting! :OI actually asked since I wanted to get a better sense of what your taste is, since you expressed how much you like my work! The books you stated actually seem very different from my style of writing, but I think that that serves as a good indication of how eclectic your taste is! Also, I will definitely keep these books in mind, as I am always looking for good book recs. xDI’ve actually never read the Harry Potter series, but I do plan on it because I have heard so many good things about it! I am also a bit of a zombie fan as well! The only zombie book that I have read that came to mind when you told me about The Forest of Hands and Teeth is Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Warm Bodies was actually adapted into a film in 2013, and I liked both versions though they slightly differed in a number of ways. Also, I think that it’s really cool that you can read in Spanish! Since you read that book in Spanish as a child does that mean that Spanish was your first language? I want to know the languages that you know as well! I guess this could be my question for today for you. :3

This also relates to your question to me about the languages that I know! Well, as a personal language lover, I am going to say that I know several, though my fluencies in them vary greatly. I know five in total: Tagalog, English, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese. As the first child of two immigrants from the Philippines in the U.S., Tagalog was my first language. I still speak it pretty fluently today. I actually took formal classes in university to help improve my fluency because I feared that my time away from home caused me to substantially lose some of my fluency in the language. I actually surprise a lot of my elders a lot when I speak formally in Tagalog to them because, unfortunately, many of the young Pilipino-Americans here in the U.S. are rather unfamiliar with our mother tongue, which I’m sure is related to the U.S. colonization of the Philippines not too long ago.I learned English as soon as I began school, but I struggled with it at first because it isn’t my first language. However, because I was exposed to it at such a young age, my fluency in it increased so much to eventually surpass my fluency in Tagalog. It’s just something that happened because I had to use English so much to talk to people whenever I was outside of my house. So, I guess you could say I am bilingual in that sense bc I was exposed to those languages at the same time as a child. :3As for Spanish, I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic community, and I ended up choosing Spanish to fulfill my foreign language requirement in high school. I remember I used to be pretty fluent at one point because I was able to converse with my Spanish-speaking friends a few times. But now, I am out of practice so I am not as fluent anymore … But I can still understand a substantial amount of it! I actually understand more than I can speak these days, haha. And I suppose Spanish was relatively easy for me to pick up because the Philippines was once colonized by Spain, so Spanish has very much been integrated within the Tagalog language. Actually, sometimes when I forget the Tagalog word for something, I just say it in Spanish, and it works, lol. English also works too because of U.S. colonization as well. Us Pilipinos actually tell time in Spanish, since the Spaniards are the ones that introduced the 24-hour-day system to us.So, basically, growing up, I had to learn three different ways to count numbers, in Tagalog, English, and Spanish. Wow, okay, sorry for going on about colonization and such … I am just very passionate about the subject, haha. Don’t mind me.Now, as for Korean and Japanese, my interest in learning those two languages came from my consumption of their media, mainly Kpop, Korean dramas, and anime. I am not that fluent, but I can understand more than I can speak. I haven’t formally started learning them, but I tend to pick up new things as I continue to consume their products.

Okay since I gave such a long answer, I hope I can learn more about you too! Maybe in your answer to my Spanish question you can expand a bit more about it? But only if you’re comfortable of course! Remember that you don’t have to share anything with me that you don’t want to, okay. I want you to be comfortable and to know that I want to treat you with respect. :)

I love you sooooo much, and happy pride day to you as well! Even though my works are predominantly heteronormative as a result of my personal experience, I want to say that I am supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. I admit that I am not to knowledgeable of the community as a whole, but I am willing to learn, and I am little by little. What I do know is that this community is marginalized. And I want to say that everyone, you, and all of my followers, regardless of however you identify, deserve to be loved and treated with respect like the beautiful and complex human beings you all are, that we all are.

I hope you have a wonderful day, my lovely anonie. ^.^

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