#and i hope he thrives

[ggukkiedae]

notes: hannah tries her best to send taeyong off to the navy. (dialogue written in italics are spoken in english)

setting: jeju international airport, 240415

wc: 1,175

content warning: taeyong’s enlistment

“You good, Hans?”

Mark’s voice pulled Hannah back down to earth. As soon as he sat down next to her, she leaned into his side and glanced at Donghyuck, who stood a few steps away on the phone with Taeyong. She was the last of the three of them who’d be on the phone with him since they decided to go by age.

She groaned while pulling her hat down by the visor. Next to her, Mark was shuffling in his seat until he had his arm around her, lightly patting her shoulder.

“This isn’t fair,” she ran her hand down her face. “Is it so hard to say no to even just one event so we could have all come home yesterday?”

She could feel the 99-liner squeeze her shoulder, “You know how it is, Hans. Hyung knows, too.”

“We tried so hard,” she slumps further into his side, “and we don’t even get a glimpse of him in real life before he leaves!”

The two of them could only sit in silence after that. The three 127 maknaes had taken it upon themselves to rearrange their schedule in order to reach their leader’s send off, but they were beat.

That’s how they found themselves in Jeju.

The stress of trying to make it in time was something she didn’t think she’d ever go through. Months ago when their leader first told them he was enlisting, she thought she’d be right there with the rest of 127 (and maybe all of NCT) to send their leader off.

She didn’t expect to look at their managers’ itinerary only to find they wouldn’t even be in Korea on the day of.

“Hyung wants to know why his princess is pouting.”

“I’m not pouting,” Hannah looked up to glare at Donghyuck until she realized who was on the small screen looking at her. “Oppa!”

The older 00-liner snickered while handing her the phone and placing the bluetooth headphones over her ears. In her excitement to stand up, she elbowed Mark in the ribs.

“I gotta take this,” she jogged over to the isolated corner for a semblance of privacy then looked at the smiling man on the screen. “Boss! How are you? Are the oppas treating you okay? Did you get my present? Have you met any other people you’re entering with?”

“Calm down, Haeeunie,” Taeyong chuckled, “breathe. I’m alright, missing you kids. Everyone’s treating me the same, I haven’t really met anyone yet, and what present?”

A grin made its way to her face, “I snuck something into your backpack last week when I helped you pack some stuff.”

“I’m looking forward to it,” he smiled at her.

Seeing him smile pulled at something in her chest. She squeezed her eyes shut, slipping her sunglasses on. She did not want to cry in front of Taeyong, but it felt impossible to do. She went for the second best option: not letting him see.

“Hey,” Taeyong held his phone closer to his face so she could only see one of his eyes on the screen, “I want to see your face before I go.”

That did it. A tear escaped.

“Oh,” she sighed while taking off her hat and moving her sunglasses up her head to hold her hair back, “I hate that we’re not there with you!”

He gave her a sad smile once he held his phone at a normal angle again, “Don’t worry about it. We know how hard you three worked to get here, and I love you for it. You did everything you could, and that’s what matters, alright?”

“Alright,” her voice came out as a whisper. “I’m really sorry, Oppa.”

“Nothing to be sorry about, Haeeunie,” he reassured her. “I promise. And you know I don’t take my promises lightly, especially not with you.”

She bit her lip, nodding instead of talking. Talking would just make her cry harder. But Taeyong wasn’t done talking.

“You know what?” His tone brightened, “I’m going to make you another promise right now. After basic training, when I get my phone back, you’ll be the first person I call after my mom and my sister. Sound good?”

“Sounds great,” to her luck, her voice didn’t shake, “and I’ll have Hyuck and Markie with me.”

“Good, good,” Taeyong nodded.

Hannah smiled, “And you bet I’ll drop any schedule I have then and there and drag those two with me so we can talk to you.”

“Unfortunately, I don’t expect any less.”

“Unfortunately?”

“As your leader,” he shrugged with a mischievous smirk, “but, as one of your big brothers, I say have at it, Boss Lady.”

Laughs slipped past her lips, in time with his. “You better look out, oppa, because I’m planning on doing something to anger the company for not having the balls to reschedule or say no to one event.”

He grinned at her, “Can’t wait for you to tell me all about it. Don’t give your oppas too much grief.”

She was about to retort when a muffled voice caught Taeyong’s attention. His frown told her all she needed to know.

“How much time you got there?” she asked him.

“Not a lot,” he admitted, “but I’m gonna tell you what I need you to hear right now before I leave, okay?”

“Okay.”

“First of all,” he began, “it’s not your fault, okay? We can put the blame on the weather. Second, I miss you, and I’m going to miss you, but this’ll pass and either you’ll be able to visit me or I can go on leave. Watch over the boys, you know most of our brain cells rest in you. But also don’t forget to allow them to take care of you. I love you, Haeeunie, a lot.”

“I love you, too, Oppa,” she smiled at him, wiping away the tears that were starting to fall. “You stay safe. Don’t get sick, don’t get hurt.”

“I’ll try my best,” he nodded, “now go and get the other two with you so I can say bye to all of you!”

With a nod, she walked back to the two boys with her, sitting on Donghyuck’s lap and throwing her legs over Mark’s. She handed the phone to Mark, who turned the bluetooth off.

“You kids take care of each other,” Taeyong began with a smile. “I’ll see you when I see you. It won’t be too long.”

The three 127 maknaes said their goodbyes and watched as Taeyong clicked out of the call. They sat in silence for a few seconds, staring at the black screen.

That was it.

That was them sending their leader off. That was the first time they were sending off one of their big brothers, and this was how it ended.

“This isn’t fair,” she muttered, leaning her head on Donghyuck’s shoulder.

Her twin flame sighed, “It really isn’t.”

“It’ll be okay,” Mark gave her knee a squeeze. “Hyung knows we love him and that we’d do anything to be with him right know. He’ll be okay.”

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#hannah.drabble #i will hate sm forever for what they did #i cried just thinking about how frustrated and upset mark and hyuck might have been #but anyway i miss taeyong already #i really hope he'll stay safe and unhurt #and i hope he thrives #i know he will #hannah #lee hannah #nct female member #nct female addition #nct 127 female member #nct 127 female addition #nct 127 10th member #nct 127 11th member #nct 27th member

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

can't wait to see him again tomorrow! Tomorrow!!

#scribbling this did more for me than 100 hours of therapy #he's so soothing.... #just what i need on this Festive Occasion! a fucking chill pill!! #i hope he has a great day tomorrow! #i also hope he feels loved! because he is! so much! #i simultaneously hope hes Thriving but also Experiencing The Horrors yk yk #scribble garnish #welcome home #welcome home puppet show #wally darling #every time i see his full name i need to take a second to Feel Things #darling... so fucking accurate... he Is darling... The darling.... absolutely darling lad.....

[ghost-bxrd]

Prompt:

Arkham Knight Edition

Jason gets thrown into an alternate universe and finds his younger self being tortured in the asylum.

Things get… a little blurry after that.

When Jason comes back to himself he’s got a shaking kid clinging to him and a worrying amount of Joker parts strewn all over the floor, walls, and ceiling.

Seems like it’s going to be one of those days…

#Arkham knight #because I just managed to get my hands on a Funko pop copy of them MWAHAHAHA #my agenda to own all versions of Jason funko pops is THRIVING #prompts #Arkham verse jason doesn’t know who the stranger is but he killed joker and untied him #that’s good enough for him #he just hopes this isn’t some kind of trick and gems gonna get tortured again in a couple minutes #but that’s ok as long as he gets to hug someone just a little longer #OG jason is lowkey freaking the hell #out #reliving trauma isn’t fun #but also he’s got a tortured kid to deal with right now and that’s gotta take priority #and also the green is making a hard comeback upon seeing the J branded into Jay’s cheek #jason todd #batfamily #dick grayson #batfam #bruce wayne #robin #red hood #tim drake #batman #alternature universe #rescue #dimension travel #dimension hopping

[persimmontea]

A small gif set of *that* part of Shoma's programs the past few seasons ⋆˙⟡♡

Happy birthday Shoma! Your skating is truly special and unmatched. Wishing you the best in your journey towards finding your self-satisfaction~ Hope you have a great year ahead of you! ⋆˙⟡♡

#shoma uno #figure skating #fskateedit #my gifs #mine: shoma #birthday post #aaaaa this is kinda random #but yeah I wanted to celebrate Shoma's beautiful skating #he just! keeps getting better hhhhh #really hope he can find /that/ performance in his standards #something that he can truly be happy about once he finishes his program #and has that rewatch value for him #obviously as a fan #shoma has loads of programs and performances i'd watch again and again #but i hope he too can feel the same about his programs #heck gpf 2022 is one of my faves ever which is why i included it here lol #even if he doesn't feel like he was satisfied performance wise ksfdj #anw ily shoma hope you keep thriving in life

[sharlsainz]

while everyone is moving where lewis is, ill be moving wherever carlos is

#ill still be a ferrari fan everybody is a ferrari fan right red is my color i love the color and charles #but i also want to see carlos thrive so yea this can coexist #no hate to lewis i love him and i hope he's gonna give good changes at ferrari im just sad that carlos has to pack up and leave #carlos sainz #carlos sainz junior #lewis hamilton #ferrari #formula 1 #f1 #cs55 #lh44

[cluescorner]

I gave myself a writing challenge and I am fascinated by it

So basically I put the robins in a randomizer to give them a new order/role (because I just...kinda wanted to see what would happen + I like role-reversal AUs) and got results that are giving me a fucking brain blast.

Stephanie, the first sidekick who defines the role

Tim, the sidekick who dies and comes back wrong

Dick, the sidekick who saves Batman from himself

Damian, the sidekick who was never supposed to be a sidekick but would go on to prove everyone wrong

Jason, the youngest sidekick who is still the Kid Wonder

...So this is fucking wild. I've got some ideas and several of these fit perfectly (Dick's role is pretty similar to his one in canon), but some of these are fucking INCREDIBLE to explore (Steph being the first Robin is something I never even considered but tbh I kinda love it).

I probably won't write a fic or anything because tbh I don't like publishing my writing that much, but I might expand this into a full AU and post about it. I might randomize other stuff too (ie, stuff that I cannot change vs stuff that I cannot keep the same) but this fucking rules as a starting point.

#uhhh what am I calling this?? #randomizedrobinsau #stephanie brown #oh my god I am so excited to figure out how tf to write this. #because she's my favorite of these characters and having HER be the first sidekick + the one who has a mentor/older sister relationship #with the others?? kickass. though I'll probably keep her and Tim's relationship as 'dating-then-exes' because I think it's funny #and then SHE can be the Robin who Tim got fixated on + figured out her identity?? holy fuck and then the angst of Tim later dying #Tim Drake #tbh I kinda wish he'd gotten a different position because 'sidekick who dies' Tim has kinda been done a lot with the standard #reverse robin aus. But it'll still be fun to write. Definitely going the Joker Junior route with this because Batman Beyond kicks ass #Dick Grayson #He'll honestly probably be the easiest. Like...his role has not changed much outside of being younger/not the one who defines this #But I still think it'll be good to see how well I know Dick beyond his eldest brother thing (which is my best way of relating to him) #Damian al ghul #damian wayne #oh this is gonna kick ass #Bruce does not want his son to be a sidekick but Damian just kinda forces his way into that role #and everybody doubts him because of his history with the league but he later proves himself more than capable #to the point that he can set out mostly on his own and still thrive #Jason Todd #Jason being the baby of the family is also something I have never thought about but holy shit it could kick ass #I really hope that I don't roll 'Jason must die' or 'Robin 5 must die' on the randomizer. I just kinda want Jason to live this time #But unfortunately I double-screwed him because he's on the 'must happen' wheel twice now. I did not think these prompts through #TBH I am so happy that none of them rolled their OG roles. because that would have been so fucking boring

[quick-catton]

does anyone else ever make themselves sad thinking about how felix could be jacob's one 'alt' type of role that people make edits of for years and post throwbacks of in a decade or so if he never gets cast in a role like that again?? like sometimes i think about how we might never get to see him play a character with messy hair and piercings and a questionable sexuality/personality again and i go </3

#this has been sitting in the drafts for so long #but i need to share my pain today #i really hope he gets more weird/eccentric roles bc he thrives #at least with barry we don't have to worry bc that mf bags weirdo freak roles one after the other #jacob elordi #saltburn #felix catton

[indestructiblelittlefuckers]

@vocesofmd (cont)

It was perhaps the first time in his life that Ed didn't feel anything at all (or wasn't that how he felt in days like these, always as if it was for the first time. some days, when he got like that, he didn't want to do anything that but stare at nothing. others, he wanted to see the world burn, just like now). It was easier that way. Not caring who died, or who lived. Just the end goal. Destroy the Navy. Not just Ricky, he wasn't enough, he knew that. Every goddamn man that represented a threat to piracy. They had all heard stories of Blackbeard, even when he was the Kraken. But they had never seen him like this.

He wondered why the crew joined him. They could see who he was, what he was about to do. Maybe they wanted revenge as much as he did, maybe they wanted to stand for something for the first time in their fucking lives. Did they regret it? Did they want to leave, to plan another mutiny? Honestly, he didn't give a fuck. There were people in his crew, that were loyal to him, seeing the world as Blackbeard did. Even if the old crew didn't see it his way, they wouldn't be able to do a damn thing about it.

Stede was the only one that made Ed pause sometimes, made him Ed again. And god, sometimes he fucking hated him for it. The past was in the past and there he was, giving Ed glimpses of what once was. Of a completely different life. One that he had retired, opened an Inn, never killed again. One that... he was in it.

At first they fought a lot, Ed snapping at him, throwing things next to him. Stede holding his tongue at first until he didn't. Now they barely talked to each other. Maybe Stede didn't stay for Ed at all, not anymore. Maybe he stayed for his crew, for the life he wanted to lead. Maybe he wanted to make Ricky pay for what he did.

They hadn't been on land for months. Ed had only stayed a week at the cottage and then one day, he just left. Now, he was back at Nassau, to get supplies, to find new people that would join him — one bad thing about not caring who died at a raid, was that these people had to be replaced later. And Jim, weirdly not that angry at him as others were, had suggested that Blackbeard should recruit them. Who could say no to him?

As he was headed to a tavern that were supposed to be some fans of his work, Ed saw... him. He froze. Blinked to make the vision go away. It wasn't in his head. It was him. No, not him. Just someone that looked like him.

Ed followed him, wanting to kill that man for daring to look like him. He knocked the door — the polite man that he was — but when the other man did not open it right away, Ed shrugged and knocked it down. He pointed a gun at the man that... no, not the one thought he was, he kept telling himself.  

❝Alright, mate. 'gonna give ya a chance to save yourself. ❞ Poor guy, not knowing why he was even threatened by Blackbeard. Did he even know he was Blackbeard? He had the black paint around his eyes, the leathers, new scars on his bare arm, one across his collarbone.  But that fucker looked so much like the one that he wasn't supposed to, he even had one leg. If he was going for the look, he was certainly committed, Blackbeard had to give him that. ❝Tell me who the fuck are ya and why I shouldn't kill ya right now.❞

#vocesofmd (izzy) #vocesofmd #muse (edward) #look at him izzy he is thriving without you #jshakjhd #he doesn't even /think/ of izzy's name #''thank you for coming to the third part of the series 'how to cope with your ex husband's/friend's death''' #by edw.ard teach #(anyway I hope this okay)

[larsnicklas]

ELIAS PETTERSSON ✧ 240229 We've got to raise our battle level. I think we showed some parts of it during the game but it’s got to be for a full 60 minutes, including myself.

#elias pettersson #vancouver canucks #canucks #nhl #nhledit #hockey #meg.nucks #meg.gif #meg.all #sweetheart :((((( #a benediction: you will thrive again. you will find the joy again. the noise from the outside will buoy you and not drag you down. #btw. i think the way jimmy and pat are playing ball in the front office is fine objectively. they've done nothing wrong. #SUBJECTIVELY. i hope petey forces them to five years instead of the eight they want. #i do NOT like the way he's treated in that market lmao

[moonshynecybin]

saw a river otter today which. did kind of make up for the rest of it tbh

#makes me tear up when i think about the efforts to re-introduce them to the area.... and they are thriving #he had a little fish in his mouth and his little head just popped out of the water and looked directly at me... i hope he knows i love him. #callie speaks #okay sleep now gn

[cowboygoku]

Brolyyyyy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#love him sm #I hope he is having fun + playing + thriving #dbz #broly

[artandstuff334]

How am I here having a whole world of angst ideas over a trailer and a 50 second clip from a breaking bad roleplay

#hlvrai #hl2vrai #bbvrai #wayneradiotv #rstv #Dr Coomer was definitely sent on a journey to look for Gordon as a last hope resort #i’m telling you #that’s why he said he didn’t know what game they’re in #YOURE IN THE RIGHT GAME COOMER DW EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY #do you guys think Benrey redemption might become real #like #he’s had 20 years to reflect yk #but also I think it would be great if he learned absolutely nothing and is the same asshole from before #oddly enough I feel like Bubby is absolutely thriving rn #he looks so serious in the trailer #boomer is canon in my brain #they’re living their old men yaoi truths in this mess of a universe #and Tommy #oooooohhhh boy #do you guys think he’s afraid of not being enough like his father #and Gmans like “ur doing good son just be urself #but Tommy’s like #I’ll try :( #and he’s trying his best but he’s hard on himself or whatever #or am I over analyzing #I’m very sane I promise #AND THEY MISS GORDON #AAAAAAA #SOBS

[bottomlessabyssposts]

Everyday y'all find something to say about Mike and everyday my urge to become violent grows stronger

#mike wheeler #not even tagging the ship rn because. ugh. #anyways i hope you guys will choke on your tears when you see Mike thrive in s5!! #he's one of the most important characters btw #he does it better than anyone #so so so tired of everyone's bullshit

[fdelopera]

I’m glad that Laird got to come back to Phantom to help close out the show. He’s been with Phantom since the old sit-down Toronto production, and he’s one of the OG OGs.

I know that things are ending on an absolutely batshit note (how could it be any other way for an ALW production?) but at least an old school Phantom is there to bring down the curtain (and Maria Björnson’s chandelier).

#phantom broadway #i swear alw has a public humiliation kink - the man thrives on being reviled for the chaos he creates #don't know who's keeping the chandelier .. but if it's alw i hope it serves as a portal for maria bjornson's ghost to haunt and torment him

[riraro489]

They say that isolation is one of the worst forms of torture...

#THIS IS NOT VENT ART!!!!! this thought has just been in my head: #my story for pmd2 Darkrai is that after being attacked by a mob for accidentally causing nightmares Cresselia made him live in isolation #while she visited him from time to time Darkrai was slowly beginning to go crazy with only his thoughts to keep him company #when Cresselia abruptly stopped visiting he completely snapped. he couldn't stand the way he was living so he wanted to change it #originally he hated himself for being a monster but now he embraced that notion entirely #if he was going to be hated for simply existing then why should others be able to live peaceful and happy lives while he suffered alone? #it no longer mattered if he was a monster. Darkrai would destroy time itself and thrive in his world of darkness even if it hurt others. #anyway I just thought I could convey those feelings better if I drew this piece while tired :] #kind of glad to finally get my ideas for pmd2 Darkrai written even if its in the tags of one of my posts #if you read all of this ily /p and hope you enjoy your day or night <333 #darkrai #pmd2 #riraro's random things

[soldier-poet-king]

Sometimes you're having a family dinner and everyone is talking and joking and half of us are super loud and passionate and that's fine but then someone just says something so shitty and maybe it's not even supposed to be THAT bad but it's just....how can you tolerate this casual callousness and cruelty? It's not debate anymore. It's not a matter of politics anymore. Thats a person ???

It always happens, just as I'm thinking maybe shit isn't so bad and I'm too harsh a judge and an unfair critic, and just because we're vastly different politically doesn't mean we can't have interesting conversation. And then. Casual racism. An offhand joke about trans ppl. I can live with the conservativism and traditionalism to a certain degree, when it comes to politics and economy, in discussion at least. But such personal 'jokes' I'm??

#anyway i just #the duality of fran #everytime. every fuckin time im like #oh maybe my family is somewhat tolerable #my cousin would be such a good conversation partner if he wasn't like #17 yr old internet pilled brain #i mean i was just as bad at that age #i can hope #but its just. ohhhhhhhhhh #other catholics are sometimes the worst ppl on earth!!! #i am so hungry for discussion and community that has both faith and social dimensions #its a faith and works thing to me. one cannot fully thrive without the other #and i am so so so tired of the cruelty #oh internet christian leftists save me. im not going insane or the only one