#and i’m very obsessed with the fucking clown boys

[bloomingstay]

favorite kpop group tag~ thank you @binniesbang!

who is your favorite kpop group?

stray kids, if that was any surprise

which member sparked your interest first?

hyunjin! i've almost always been pulled in by the dancer (lee know i know but) specifically the style of dance hyunjin excels in. the isolation is so satisfying and cool. for some reason choreo always gets a song stuck in my head??

But also!! I had heard they produced their own music and that really got me interested in kpop again

who was your first bias?

chris bang 🤍 went from zero to ult within no more than two days tbh…

what makes them your current bias?

oh god. um. i'll put this in the least embarrassing way possible. (this is a kpop tumblr blog I should probably get over it)

it was a particularly bad year. i stumbled upon their silly videos (thank you stay for the edits<3) and they made me laugh. then i started seeing clips of chans room and him interacting with the boys and just like... he's so wonderful. he's generous and kind and loving and thoughtful. just a shy lil guy who also happens to be a flirt and a fucking dork and it's cute man idk shut upp

who is your bias wrecker?

i was certain i'd never have one, i truly adore each of those boys so so much.

i was however proven wrong after a very sweet, silly compilation of binnie being ridiculous. followed by a face cam of his sclass performance in the supreme jersey?? and the curls?? he has such amazing stage presence and he's a great dancer. but he kept going from his cute sweet binnie expressions looking like he was just so into it and having fun, to the "dark rapper" eyes and commanding stage presence. and like, wow. 🖤 i am a sucker for that kind of duality.

which members are you currently obsessing over that aren't your bias/wrecker?

in another reality han is my wrecker. that boy is the epitome of what i used to look for in guys: babygirl. lol. well, and insanely talented and funny and everything. I adore him

after befriending a couple seungmin stans, i started looking for pics and clips to send them and found myself so incredibly impressed with him and touched by some of the things he's said and done. plus he’s a funny little shit.

hwang hyunjin is such a sweet boy. since we got producer jinnie on the last album i have been looking back and just so impressed with his growth 🤍

when did you first discover the group?

(Upon editing I realize I read this as ‘how’ but oh well)

okokok so

i was a kpop fan 2014-2017 and went all in. kcon and concerts the whole thing

but then i was just on my usual 6 hour yt shorts binge as i tried to fall asleep and saw skz reacting to the "your eyes" mv, specifically felix's part, obviously. i watched it like 12 times just cry laughing at han screaming, hyunjin trying to escape, channie hiding behind his hands and squealing. it was just so funny to see a group kind of clowning their own shit? i thought they were hilarious.

then i saw julien (solomita) had reacted to 'topline' and i was soooo into it. immediately went to watch some mvs and decided cool i'll be a totally normal casual fan of this group’s music….. :)

THEN a lovely lady i'd followed on my 10 year old tumblr account posted about skz. i messaged her that I’d finally decided to check them out and she was kind enough to answer questions and entertain my onslaught of messages as I screamed about how much I love these boys. and she still does everyday so. thank you hana 🌸

have you ever been to one of their concerts?

not yet~

what are some of your favorite songs by them?

THIS SECTION TOOK ME WAY TOO LONG. disclaimer: I absolutely could not include non ot8 this would’ve been 30 songs (I’m probably going to cheat)

Hall of fame. bitch ever since that live stage (which was the first time I’d heard it) I’ve listened to the sclass album 3 times a week no joke, goddamn it’s so good. so just know, i pulled almost every song from that album off this list when i made cuts

levanter. a hard pill to swallow mid relationship struggles and holds a lot of meaning for me.

secret secret. i can't get over how professional this song sounds and how it was just a few years in?

leave. where i got my username~ like I said, relationship stuff. You have not yet really bloomed When the new season comes I hope the warmth will make you bloom Into a flower that never dies

sclass. *bling bling* HIPHOPSTEP. such a fucking chaotic mess of a jam.

megaverse. the breakdown? MEGAPHONE. Han, bitch? We make the rules nobody can hold me yeaaahhh. Your body shakes - STRAY KIDS EVERYWHERE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Sorry, flawless.

gods menu. ate, bitch. chan was something the fuck else

domino. neeed I say more

social path is bomb

grow up. read lyrics for the first time just now ow

eternity. told u I’d cheat.

love poem. big cheat my list worth it

I am going to be so mad when I realize I missed a song I listen to 7 times a day but been doin this for 2 hours so I’m calling it. Also forgive me I’m still working through the discography (backwards) and haven’t listened to the full first couple albums.

the adhd is allowing no further focus or thought so i will be tagging the same friends as my last tag post no pressure <3

@channieblossoms @skzms @roseykat @thefantasyden @seungsungracha @astraysis @channieswife

Thank you again @binniesbang for tagging me~!

#I WONT APOLOGIZE FOR HOW LONG this is #if yo i wanna read it you can if not that's absolutely okay too EVEN if i tagged you~ #chatty #tag #<3 #binniesbang #ur a sweetie tbh thk u #stray kids #skz #stay

[cosmicbrowniefan]

i can’t stop picturing a stranger things x it crossover

there are so many fucking things i’m picturing and i need you to picture it too so here.

so obviously we are going to stick with the storyline of mike wheeler and richie being twins

i’m definitely picturing a massive dnd club with mike w, will, dustin, lucas, richie, bill, stan, and eddie

richie gets threatened to be kicked out constantly bc of how fucking annoying he is while playing

max is always making fun of them for being obsessed with their “nerd game” but she’s secretly a little jealous that they have this thing together so she decides to make her own group for competitive uno playing and it’s made up of her, el, bev, mike h, ben, will, and stan

max decided that the others were too loud and annoying when playing games and enjoys pissing them off a little bit by not letting them join in

the losers club and the party always have competitions of who’s fought worse demons

these competitions are basically just arguments

also they’re only between mike w and richie

i also have this theory that pennywise and the upside-down kinda destroy each other due to richie taunting both pennywise and the mind-flayer and saying that each isn’t as scary as the either

leave it to richie to destroy hell by making fun of demons

but yeah enough of that clown fucker and the dnd villains let’s get back to our favorite kiddos

you thought steve was stressed out before? just wait until the party becomes friends with the losers club

suddenly this mf gained a shit ton more children to look after

which robin thinks is absolutely fucking hilarious

there are definitely a couple different sleepover squads that pair off from the whole big group of them but let me just say my two favorite squads: the chill squad and the chaos squad

the chill squad consists of will, bev, mike h, stan, ben, and el

the chaos squad consists of richie, mike w, bill, dustin, lucas, eddie, and max

the chill squad basically just makes food and plays games and has deep talks

the chaos squad basically plays videos games, screams at each other, and runs around the neighborhood at night

some of my other favorite squads include when the group is split up based on their crushes

aka richie, bill, mike w, bev, and max are a squad that talk about their crushes

and eddie, stan, will, ben, and el are a squad that talk about their crushes

obviously. on each other

but i digress

you know what else i love to imagine? ben expanding the clubhouse to fit the entire squad

you thought eddie and richie argued over the hammock? yeah just wait until max, lucas, and mike w join in on that shit

ben very quickly reaches into his savings account to buy a few more hammocks to attempt to reach some peace and quiet

but richie and eddie very conveniently continue to argue over one hammock, each claiming that it’s their favorite hammock

and that results in each of them begrudgingly sharing it (even though that’s what they both wanted all along)

one of my favorite duos has got to be will and stan

those two are straight up besties

and they constantly make fun of each other for the stupid stuff bill and mike w do

and they are really good for each other to talk to about their feelings and their depression and it’s really therapeutic for them

also, bev, max, and el are the power team

talk about girl power, those three are smarter than all the others combined in one

and the boys would 110% have blown themselves up at this point if it weren’t for them

ALSO

LET’S JUST TALK ABOUT HOW PISSY RICHIE GETS WHEN MAX BEATS HIM IN STREET FIGHTER

this mf will literally spend his life savings trying to prove that he’s better at it than she is

“dude, stop trying, she’s already got the new record on dig dug”

“ANYONE CAN DO THAT”

mike h and el have a game they play where they add tally marks every time mike w and richie argue with each other for being literally the same fucking person

lucas once suggested they make it a game where they take shots but after five in a half hour, the two of them decided to call it quits

speaking of lucas, he is BEYOND ecstatic to finally have someone in the group that enjoys sports

he and bill play basketball together, and he, bill, and stan play baseball together on the school team

the others always come to their games to support them but they don’t pretend to understand what was going on

i also really think dustin and bev would be great friends

like something about their energy just meshes well together and i have a feeling they’d do something like start a podcast

in conclusion. i love all of these kids so fucking much and i could talk about a stranger things x it mash up for forever

#it #it 2017 #it 2019 #it headcanons #losers club #losers club headcanons #reddie #stenbrough #byler #stranger things #st4 #stranger things headcanons #it x stranger things #mike wheeler richie tozier

[waxingonandoff]

hii! was wondering if i could get a ck matchup :))

i’m 5’2, filipina, i have dark brown eyes and pretty long hair that’s thick and dyed a burgundy color. i wear glasses and practically never leave home without putting on winged eyeliner. i think i’d describe my style like downtown girl, but there are times where i just love dressing up like with heels and a mini skirt/dress.

i’m an aries sun, sagittarius rising and virgo moon. i’d say i’m more ambivert. i do love talking to new people, but it just takes me awhile to warm up to them. i love reading romance and dystopian books, and dancing is a big part of my life (mostly hip-hop). i’m literally the biggest scaredy cat ever and really emotional. like i’ll cry when i’m happy, sad, mad, stressed. my love languages are touch and gift giving.

i also have a cat named mochi and she is the love of my life (and emotional support).

uhhh, i think that’s it, i’m not sure if this is enough or not 😭 but tysm! <33 i also don’t mind whether i’m matched with a girl or boy, i love everybody 🫶

you would be so good with robby!!!

also u sound so pretty?!?!?

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robby is on the short side, so when he towerd over u he wouldn’t stop bragging abt it

“hey shortie” “robby istg-“

definitely calls u his arm rest LMAOO

thinks ur height is adorable tho.

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LOVES UR HAIRRRR

he’s obsessed with the color he thinks it’s the hottest thing in the world

definitely has hair ties on his wrist for u

practices doing messy buns cuz he loves the way they look on u

LOVES running his hands through ur hair

has ur shampoo and conditioner in his shower🥹

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loves ur glasses sooo much

like he’s literally obsessed with the way u look with glasses on.

he lowk gets sad if u were contacts.

“hey, what happend to your glasses?” “i traded em’ for my contacts today!” *pouts* “i think u look pretty hot with ur glasses” *blushes* “good to know.”

puts them on from time to time and steals ur phone to take selfies with them on LMAOO

*steals ur glasses* “what do we think?, do i look fabulous?” *whips imaginary hair* “oh definitely.”

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the amount of times he tried to convince u to let him do ur eyeliner is CRAZYY

obvi u don’t let him cause it’s to important to fuck up.

“pleaseeee” *pouts* “robby, no. if u mess up my eyeliner i won’t have time to do it again. i’ll show up to school looking like a clown.” *crosses arms* “fine.”

one day u give in and he’s the happiest person in the world

he’s surprisingly good ???

like you didn’t take it off, it looked good.

he was very proud of himself.

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LUVS UR STYLE!!!!

he has a leather jacket that u always use to steal so he gave it to u cause u used it more then him🤭

has a drawer that JUST has stockings and ankle socks for u.

“do you prefer fish nets or just plain black?” “plain black, why?” “cause i bought 6 pairs of both.”

LMAOOO

whatever money he has saved up he’ll take u on mini shopping sprees🥹

and when u decided to change up ur style to the mini skirts and dresses

GOD HE CANT KEEP HIS EYES OFF U

(or his hands lol)

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when y’all first met he thought it was the cutest cause u were kinda shy

like the way u would look down and play with ur hands would MELT HIS HEART🥲

and when u warmed up to him he was so excited

loved hearing u ramble on abt anything

“and then she told me that her boyfriend di- what are you staring at keene?” “i just think you’re really cute.” *blushing n smiling like a mess* “you’re so corny.”

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buys u all kinds of romance novels.

he will literally go to book stores and sit for hours and will ft u just to know if u would enjoy it or not

and don’t get me STARTED on all the jewelry he buys u

obvi it’s not diamonds and rubys but he gets u whatever he can get his hands on🥹

he got u his initial to put around ur neck.

AHHHHH

genuinely just loves buying u things.

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HE THINKS ITS SO CUTE CUS UR A SCAREDY CAT !

loves watching horror movies with u cause you’ll hold onto him for dear life

“are you really scared rn?” “yes! are you not?!?” “no not really” “whatever robby, it’s not my fault im afraid.” “i think it’s cute.”

first time he bought u smth u definitely cried happy tears and he thought he did something wrong LMAOOO

“wait why are you crying? is it ugly, did i get it in the wrong color i-“ *lauging* “no robby, im crying happy tears. i promise it’s perfect, i love it.”

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robby is definitely a pda guy so, he always has his hands on u.

weither his hands are on ur waist, his arm wrapped around ur shoulder, his hand in urs, he’s always touching u.

loves hugs cause he’s got mommy issues

loves touch in general, especially forhead kisses.

GOD he loves those

will literally melt if u kiss his nose or forhead

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loves ur cat🥹

calls her his daughter 😊

“hi baby!! how’s my girl today?” “oh i’m doing go-“ “i was talking to mochi.” “you’re an ass.”

but u honestly love cause he takes ur cat like a whole ass child

will definitely make her wear halloween costumes and ugly christmas sweaters

AND HE DOES THAT TREND ON TT WITH THE TAYLOR SWIFT SONG LMFAOSOKR

loves his girl and his cat🥹🥹

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A/N: HOPE U ENJOYED THIS!!! this was definitely the cutest one i’ve written so far lol!!🫶🏻🥹

#cobra kai #cobra kai imagines #cobra kai x reader #robby keene x reader #robby keene #robby keene imagines #robby keene one shot

[jtkys]

Can we hear your sally face headcannons? :)

𝖮𝖧 𝖬𝖸 𝖦𝖮𝖣 𝖸𝖤𝖲 𝖸𝖮𝖴 𝖢𝖠𝖭 𝖧𝖤𝖠𝖱 𝖬𝖸 𝖲𝖠𝖫𝖫𝖸 𝖥𝖠𝖢𝖤 𝖧𝖤𝖠𝖣𝖢𝖠𝖭𝖮𝖭𝖲！！！ 𝖣𝖮 𝖸𝖮𝖴 𝖪𝖭𝖮𝖶 𝖧𝖮𝖶 𝖫𝖮𝖭𝖦 𝖨𝖵𝖤 𝖶𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖤𝖣 𝖥𝖮𝖱 𝖳𝖧𝖨𝖲 𝖬𝖮𝖬𝖤𝖭𝖳？？？

𝖲𝖺𝗅 𝖥𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗋 “𝗌𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾“ 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖼𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗇𝗌！

（𝗌𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖳𝖶／𝖢𝖶 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖿 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗁．）

Mlm t4t transmasc dude. Sorry ladies and cis gays, HES FOR US 🗣️🗣️🗣️ (I’m self projecting)

contrary to popular opinion, I don’t think he does drugs. Sure he isn’t the most well mannered, prestigious guy around but it’s just not his thing imo

loves trying out different hairstyles, let’s ash and Megan decorate his hair with clips and stuff because it makes him feel pretty and they enjoy it too!!

Yes, he wears dresses (canonically) and skirts. Yes, he’s a trans dude. What are you gonna do about it??

I hc hes neurodivergent in some way. Probably has autism, but he doesn’t really care. He gets on with his life either way

Despite being transmasc, he’s open to people using any pronouns for him. He doesn’t really care how he’s perceived by others all that much

listens to heavy metal no I won’t elaborate

Has probably had/wanted to try out a scene hairstyle, and he’s probably had a raccoon tail once

decorates his prosthetic in stickers sometimes and lets Meg do the same

Used to struggle a lot with self harm, but is a lot better thanks to Larry. ( usually consisted of him either cutting or burning his thighs. My poor boy :< )

Probably has a few juggalo/juggalette friends.

Cue that TikTok audio: “That’s not a party clown, that’s my juggalo friend”

overall anyone who’s “weird” or would get barked at in public, he deems cool and people he wants to be friends with

I personally headcanon that whenever he takes the prosthetic off to sleep, he wears a sleep mask and has most of the blanket covering his face.

That’s half out of the fact that his face is sensitive and he’s adjusted to having something covering it, but also just incase someone sees his face when he’s not awake.

teensy crush on Travis. He’s aware of it, but he’s not sure what to do about it.

Random but really fucking enjoys spicy food.

I hc this because when he was in hospital after “the accident” they tube fed him (because of the bandages) just protein and nutrients that he needed, which tasted really bland, so any plain food brings him back memories of that.

Really despises people who make fun of others. As in if you make fun of alternative, gothic, etc people he automatically won’t like you.

he enjoys fnaf and obsesses over matpat and markiplier shut up its canon

More of the autism hc, he repeats phrases he hears so this motherfucker just randomly says “but that’s just a theory.. a GAME THEORY”

Avid minecraft player. Also plays royal high with ash 😭💀

AND ENDS UP ENJOYING IT TOO

he has MDD (major depressive disorder) and GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) so he sometimes struggles with taking care of himself, but he’s very consistent with taking care of his skin on his face and his hair.

His face because if medical reasons, the tissue and skin overall can tear and get infected really easily so he has to be insanely careful and gentle.

His hair- I mean because he just hates the feeling of having greasy hair. He can’t stand it (sensory issues gang)

>>>

𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗍 ���𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗀𝗈 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝖿 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗈．． 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗎 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖽 :3

#Sally face #sal fisher #sally face headcanons #sally face fanfiction #sally face fandom #sally face fanart #sal fisher fanart #sally face hcs #sally face is my bbg #Sal fisher headcanons #sally face writer #sally fisher #headcanons #I am Tiger!!! #fanfic writer #writer #writers of tumblr #creepypasta #creepypasta headcanons #creepypasta fandom #creepypasta hcs #creepypasta fanfic

[ddreamzee]

My Top 10 BL Dramas of 2022!!!

I figured I would also make my list of my favorite bls that came out this year (and ended this year) so here are my picks!

1. Love In The Air (Thailand)

I think most people loved this series this year and it’s not very hard to see why. the couples are immaculate, the spicy scenes are SPICYYYY and the storyline is actually interesting. the couples also got equal amounts of screentime and each of their stories made coherent sense. i personally loved phayu and rain a tad bit more than prapai and sky but i love both either way. chef’s kiss

2. KinnPorsche (Thailand)

once again I think most people love this series. I waited so long for this series and almost didn’t watch it bc I was annoyed it took so long lmao. but i’m glad I gave in and watched it anyways. this is art. this is how you do a mafia drama, this is how you act, this is how you depict love, lust, hatred, betrayal, all of the above. i thought i liked kinn and porsche the most out of the couples but after going through my saved videos I have found myself to be a clown, apparently I was subconsciously obsessed with vegas and pete.

3. Cherry Blossoms After Winter (S. Korea)

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!! THIS SERIES!!! IS SO FUCKING GOOODDDD!!!! i love cherry blossoms after winter so damn much. it’s so fucking cute and i love the characters so much, especially taesung. oh my boy taesung! he is such an angel pls. i always expected something bad to happen while watching this but I was so happy when nothing did happen. even when taesung’s mom found out they were together, haebom and taesung both stood their ground for their relationship although haebom was hesitant to even start dating taesung bc he was worried about his mom. but this is definitely one of my favorite korean bls

 4. Cutie Pie (Thailand)

this is a very obvious choice. zee has been one of favorite actors since why r u so i was so damn excited about this. i really liked it and it was different for thailand, an arranged marriage bl series. i also really enjoyed the side couples in this, especially nuea and syn. in my opinion this series wasn’t completely perfect though, there were times i felt like things were a little too slow or a character would get on my nerves *cough* kuea *cough* but i’m really hyped for the special episodes and zeenew’s series coming in 2023

5. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (Japan)

I love love LOVED takara kun to amagi kun. it was so cute, both takara and amagi are literal angels. it was pretty natural too like it didn't feel really forced and I loved when amagi would get all excited and like mess with takara or drag him around and takara just went with it bc he was so utterly in love with this boy. nothing but love for my two angel boys

6. Cherry Magic The Movie (Japan)

the original series was so fucking good so i KNEW this was gonna be good but i didn’t think it was gonna THIS fucking good. this movie was everything i think all of us wanted it to be and more. i could not ask for anything else, this movie knew what it needed to give and it GAVEEEE. it was so cute and the serotonin boost i got while watching this, i felt like a lovesick fool smiling throughout the entire thing. it was certainly a perfect ending for this amazing series.

7. Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! (Japan)

japan was GIVING in 2022. i cannot even begin to explain how in love i was with this series. even i was surprised at how much i loved it bc i usually don’t really like workplace/ office bls, i really don’t, but something about this year made me overcome that dislike and i was obsessed with so many workplace bls this year, i think this series is the one that started that trend for me.

8. Love Stage!! (Thailand)

so this series was so unexpectedly good. the original anime has always been one of my favorites so i was so hyped about this. i saw the japanese adaptation that came out in like 2020 which was umm.....something. i will say that this was MUCHHH better than that. especially since it was kaownah and turbo, made it so much better, they were perfect. i remember while watching this there were so many issues with episodes like audio, quality and subtitles wise, like there was always something wrong. despite that though i got through it and still enjoyed it. the side couple was also really good. since this series revolves around celebrities, managers and the entertainment industry it gave very much war of y vibes but like not as dramatic(?)

9. My Secret Love (Thailand)

everybody and they mamas was hating on this series and i never knew why, i felt like i was the only one enjoying it? i loved all the couples (especially park and lee) and like it was pretty much just a lighthearted university bl which i’m quite a sucker for tbh. i do admit some scenes were a little.....?? much? unnecessary? but overall i loved it, and the ost is such a bop, one of the few thai bl osts i really enjoy, bc it’s jeff satur so of course.

10. Oh! Boarding House (S. Korea)

do not ask me why i loved this series so much, i really do not know. i feel like it just really stuck with me throughout the year and even till now i catch myself thinking about it for no reason. like there were so many good korean bls this year but this one was slightly different. i loved the main couple and i just really enjoyed the other side characters as well. it was like a found family kind of situation and it felt really cozy, fun and relaxing to watch. like while watching it, is almost felt like hanging out with friends? idk if you haven’t seen it pls go watch it and maybe you’ll understand what i mean.

Honorable Mentions!

- Triage (Thailand)

- Plus and Minus (Taiwan)

- Semantic Error (S. Korea)

I would say overall this was a good year for bl, it seemed like there was a new series almost every week and there was always something to watch. also the influx of korean and japanese bls this year was surprising but they were all decent, they are pretty much on the same level as thailand at this point, but i think thailand is still number 1 in all things bl.

#bl drama #thai bl #thai bl drama #korean bl #japanese bl #taiwanese bl #bl actors #love in the air #kinnporsche #cherry blossoms after winter #cutie pie #takara kun to amagi kun #cherry magic #senpai this can't be love #senpai danjite koidewa #love stage #love stage!! #my secret love #oh boarding house #triage #plus and minus #semantic error #phayurain #prapaisky #vegaspete #liankuea #bl 2022 #2022 bl #thai series #about me

[lydiaas]

✨ Theory time ✨ (or clowning o’clock depends on the time zone)

Just thinking about how maybe Luke and Anna don’t have any history at all but it’s Mike and Luke who used to be friends. Mike grew up as a pogue as well and there’s a fat chance they went to school together, it’s not hard to imagine Mike and Luke being just like John B and JJ in their youth, messing around, smoking weed, surfing and going to the boneyard, he said so himself “I like you JJ, I’m sure you’re fun to party and smoke with, I was just like you” which also makes me think about his obsession to distance himself and his family from the people in the cut, if he comes from the same background what drastically changed his judgment over the pogues? In the theory I have in my mind I see Luke starting to fuck up with drugs and illegal shit very young roughly at the same time Anna came in the picture for Mike and his friend group and that’s where Luke’s resentment for her comes from, in his head he sees Anna as someone who betrayed them, they welcomed her into their group and she took Mike away, she’s the one who put Mike against him, she’s the “ungrateful bitch” who took Mike away for the cut and “brainwashed” him to change, she took his friend and turned him into a preppy kook.

It would explain a lot why Mike goes so fiercely against the idea of Kiara being near JJ who he strongly associates with Luke, why he said to JJ “but then I learned about hard work” which surely a shade thrown at the image of Luke he associates JJ with (‘cause let’s be real, there probably isn’t a soul in the OBX who doesn’t know about JJ actually working hard since a young age, Mike knows) and it would explain why when Luke sees Kiara with JJ he’s so shady towards her and says things like “preach to me, set me straight you sound just like your mama” “she thought she was better than anyone else in school, the Kook Princess” “slumming with the bad boys like your mama, are you an ungrateful little bitch like she was?” “Tell your mama I say hi”…he probably thinks of Kie as the little nurse treating JJ like a “charity work” and made her mission to save him, like he thinks Anna did with Mike.

I’m gonna be honest, the Pates are known to throw hints on something and then dropping it entirely for it to never come back again so it’s not like I truly expect to ever know much about the parents past, I think us the fans put much more thought into it than them and they don’t even have a real story set in place but I think this kind of scenario would be so interesting, it would be such a nice parallel: Luke, Mike and who knows maybe ever Heyward being friends, Anna coming into the picture and all of them being a group for a while and then everyone going their own way ‘cause they didn’t fight for each other tooootally opposite to their children who also found each other but would put their lives on the line for their group. Two generations, same story with different endings.

How dare you just come into my inbox and drop this amazing fanfic worthy theory.

Totally agree the Pates probably don’t have a whole backstory plotted out between the parents but there is obviously a history. I think at the very least Mike and Luke ran in the same circle and Luke had a front row seat to Anna coming in and changing Mike’s trajectory. Actor ages aside, I’ve always pegged Luke and Heyward as being older than the Carreras just because we know Kie was born when they were pretty young. So I could see Mike being this young pogue that Luke could push around and push into trouble. There definitely seems to be some serious cross over between Kie and JJs parents in a way you don’t see with the other adults (what a perfect angsty set up, OH MY GOD!).

The Heywards are more mysterious to me because we don’t really get much interaction between them and the others. I don’t really know how they fit in. And I’m not going touch Big John because they threw in some random facts about him this season that I struggle to reconcile with my S1 impression of him (grad school wtf?). We know Ward was also from the Cut but he’s also probably the oldest of the parents so he might have left for college and had no interaction with the others (but then again he and Big John….wait did they meet at college and bond over treasure hunting? joking...mostly)

I do love the idea of the parents and children's stories running parallel until they don’t anymore. The young pogues forge their own path and don’t make the same mistakes. That's such a fun concept and if the show had the time I'd have loved to see it.

#I do need to do a rewatch because some details on the parents are fuzzy #obx #jj x kie #jiara #it's clown o'clock every hour of the day here

[renegadepack]

do you have any twilight blog recs? i’m trying to get back into it but everyone seems to have deactivated :’(

BOY DO I!!!! i've been waiting for an ask like this so long that many of the blogs i originally would have rec'd have deactivated or switched focuses. but good news there's always lovely new blogs joining the squad. here are some of my faves:

@howlonghaveyoubeenseventeen emma the light the angel a queen who chooses to bless us with her presence daily. she's an absolute sweetheart and i love her so much; i'm so lucky to call her my friend! emma reblogs a lot; mostly wolf pack focus but with fair amount of other characters. a lot of good memes. also has an impressively large twilight library and is able to answer basically any question about the saga, with references.

@panlight i'm pretty sure they're one of the OGs of the renaissance, long before it was actually a thing?? anyways an actual legend among people. we haven't talked too much, but they always post a TON. a pretty good variety of all characters, with less of a focus on the main three (eddie/bells/jake.) their responses to questions are so well thought-out and super interesting to read. they also run @keepingupwiththecullens which is truly the funniest thing on god's green earth.

@forkscult noy is another one i haven't talked to much, but they seem so cool!! another wolf-pack focus blog, but they have a pretty good variety of reblogs. a lot of really aesthetic content. they create graphics that im absolutely obsessed with, mostly focusing on a modern au. they're SO pretty and fit the characters so well, esp. with the lil descriptions!

@phil-dwyer-stan-account addison is so cool! their blog features some non-twilight posts, but they have a lot of reblogged memes and such! they made moodboards that are so so pretty. a very fun presence on the dash.

@the-most-pathetic-edge-marquis hello i love mj that is all. no but seriously they're SO sweet. they always leave lil tags when reblogging posts that are just so so kind and i love reading their thoughts. fair amount of reblogging but they ALSO have some writing and analysis that i just adore. super talented and i love seeing what they post! team jacob focus i think?

@musingsofvenus madi is so cool! another wolf pack focus (are you sensing a theme here? good.) she posts a lot of fic and it's so good! i haven't read too much of it, but i've absolutely adored what i have. (pink cheeks, two left feet anyone?) also v funny. an all around gem.

@paulxlahotee big billy black/gil birmingham focus, as we all should be. michele is so cool and funny and adds such an interesting voice to the fandom. has made some really cool and important posts on the indigenous rep aspects of twilight that i'm really thankful for. also super talented and sweet! makes the coolest beaded earrings.

@teamjacobthot dee!!! is!! a!!! gem!!! she's SO funny and has such good takes. wolf pack focus ft. plenty of clowning on the cullens as they deserve. also a brilliant fic writer; "nyctophobia" is six chapters (so far!) of *chef's kiss*.

@rosaalee i love bri with my whole heart!!! they're so funny and sweet and such a good friend - any time we've talked it's been such a positive part of my day! makes beautiful edits and brilliant af memes.

@the-golden-onion madly has no fucking business being so mf funny and yet??? everyday??? she's here??? being thee funniest mf around? no but seriously mads is so cool and her blog is such a delight to follow! also has the sweetest comments. i'm so glad to have her in my life.

#you told me #if i fucked up names/pronouns plz lemme know so i can fix it!!! #anyways love u guys thanks for postin about this stupid series for us to enjoy

[gladiator-gladiolus]

My prejudgement of the engage cast: Solm edition

Like I said before, this is as of before I venture into chapter 4 this time, so obviously I don’t actually know ANYTHING about anyone except what I’ve accidentally absorbed through fanart. This is all purely based on their appearance and the vibe. I’ll reblog with what I actually think of them after I’ve finished the game, or have sufficient enough exposure to them

(^_−)−☆

(These are probably really harsh, I have unleashed my full prejudice)

Fogado

Sylvain and Yuri’s personality love child

manwhore (but respectfully)

Looks like he has committed numerous war crimes and does so with an irresistible smile, 10/10 would do again, 5 star review on yelp

Knows how to emotionally manipulate you

Can dance really well but won’t tell anyone

a very good leader

Charismatic as FUCK

knows his people well and they love him

has a fanclub

Is known to prank people

sexy and he knows it

I’ll either be in love with him and won’t admit it or I’ll be completely immune

Pandreo

What is going on with his hair???????

ngl im kinda into it though

Has “goes to the same hairdresser as Lorenz” syndrome

Really mean but everyone is into it

Gay but is almost homophobic about it

would kick a child and call it character building

Has another male character he is shipped with religiously

the red flag everyone ignores

obnoxious pretentious little meow meow

I’m going to absolutely adore him

pretends he knows everything but actually dropped out of school at the age of 9 months

Bunet

Chivalry isn’t dead personified

excuse me hi, yes, my name is micromanagement supreme

Probably a Nationalist

Comes across as a jock at first but is actually extremely skrunkly dunkly

His work is his life

would rather the world be shaped into a cone and everyone slide off the face then see his friends hurt

Would rather be dead than not feel useful

In a modern Au would be obsessed with guns and holding dead animals

his parents are silly :(

is trying to further his reputation for 60% of the game

accidentally adopts one of the younger characters

is actually a bit of a nobody

Timerra

If you sucked every inch of optimism out of the world and concentrated it in one place, this is what would grow legs and emerge

Social butterfly

Comes across very confident but is actually really insecure

Is an only child

Tends to avoid reality

Shockingly the most religious out of all Solm characters

either extremely childish or overly mature with responsibility issues and there’s no in between

Kins Pinkie pie

Merrin

Wears winter clothes in the height of summer and visa versa

Tell him to bring a coat and he won’t then will blame you when he gets cold

is probably a girl that I mistook for a boy

Wants you to think he shops at hot topic but can actually be seen buying neon vests in the rave shop

Goth but the heart’s not in it

“I dOnT nEEd fRieNds, tHeY diSaPoiNT mE”

Quiet and reserved

Takes a long time to think about things but when he gets back to you on that, it’s going to be the best idea you’ve had the pleasure of hearing

Has a strong sense of self worth

was abused by his dad

Seadall

no, Navarre isn’t my twin brother why would you say that?

while you were busy buying body pillows, he studied the blade

Is a martial arts genius

If you’re not talking about combat, get lost

One of the most morally grey people you’ll meet

Is a sword for higher but would probably do it for free if you said please

noble gone bankrupt

Has a cruel master he has weird sexual tension with

the one Merrin looks up to

Man of no words

a woman I’m mistaking for a man

Panette

I saved the worst for last

not the clown but the whole circus

the quiet kid (trademark)

edgelord

who am I kidding, I’m just jealous because she’s way cooler than me, I’m going to end up loving her to bits

Super slay makeup so is super slay in all aspects of life

doesn't take life too seriously

just go with the flow

Likes causing people pain

favourite film is probably final destination

likes the smell of dead bodies

in reality cares about the well-being of others too much

doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her

the most mentally stable in the entire game

has a weird obsession with marionettes

Solm will most likely be my favourite but right now I’m in denial

#Solm #fire emblem engage #fe engage #panette #bunet #pandreo #fogado #merrin #seadall #timerra #Long post #unsolicited slating

[marisoft-paint-adventures]

Pgs. 138-213

Blue John.

Blue John.

look at him smile. little guy.

Serious Business is the best social media app, the hub for all businessmen to give advice about their nice attire. however, best guy fedorafreak has not appeared yet.

in which Rose Lalonde exhibits her incredible therapist bullshit, and also a really good line is dropped.

EB: ok, if that will satisfy your weird ocd complex then go ahead. TT: My Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder complex? TT: Can a disorder also be a complex? EB: in your case, probably!

John you fucking FOOLISH BOY you’re going to BLIND YOURSELF.

TT: Whoops.

comedy gold to think about Rose grabbing and ripping a fucking toilet from the pipes only to then consciously type into Pesterchum “whoops” like she’s a fucking cartoon character.

JADE.

HI JADE.

TT: Oh fuck.

again, cartoonish.

SAY THE LINE, JOHN.

EB: you can see me, right. EB: tell me what is wrong with this picture.

TT: I would look for a stronger signal in another part of the house, but I'd rather not risk an encounter with my mother. TT: I battled through her cloud of gin and derision once already this evening. EB: haha, yeah I hear you. TT: Yes. Cake, jesters, unfaltering love and support. TT: Quite a road to hoe there. TT: Though I suppose I'm complicit for not informing Social Services about your situation.

this is the shit I’m talking about when imagining talking about parents with John, Rose is here talking about she can’t stand her alcoholic weirdo housewife mother and John’s just out here like “haha yeah, reminds me of my dad and his cakes.” John someone has a drinking problem and all you can think about is how much you hate clown people.

TT: I've been looking at the GameFAQ walkthroughs to figure some of this stuff out.

it’s very interesting how GameFAQs remains as 1 of the only real world online platforms to ever be reference in the early comic, yet to me, it doesn’t stick out that much. I’m a big fan of how Homestuck utilizes its own programs and sites as close analogs to tools at the time, Pesterchum, Serious Business, the fake browsers and OSes, and so on. these original clients allow for the comic to not drag itself down and let it age horribly by shoving in very specific styles of social sites or apps. at the same time, I can say something like GameFAQs or YouTube being shown on-screen in a casual manner doesn’t take me out of the story because they’re only there to serve their functions and they’re still adding to Homestuck as a period piece. character needs a walkthrough? well everyone at the time would go to GameFAQs for a walkthrough. character wants to share a video? people at the time would use YouTube to share videos. it also helps that GameFAQs is an unchanging monolithic beast that remains the exact same as it was decades ago. not YouTube, I miss the old YouTube designs.

I say this now because later on the comic introduces more direct social media analogues (sometimes even outright naming them), with more attention drawn to the fact that said social media is being parodied, this all ending with said parodies feeling very dated and way too contemporary. I’m looking at you Tumblr, Instagram, Snapchat, fuckin Vine. yeah, remember when Vine was in the comic???

Seizure Ball.

your fate is sealed.

and then the doll gets prototyped with the kernelsprite and...

I LOVE clown music!!!

I don’t know if you can tell by the clownsona in my main blog, or the fact that I literally said this beforehand,

but

I like

jesters.

evil jesters to be specific.

jesters are looked down as fucking fools and little funny idiots, but the moment you make 1 a villain they become terrifying, maddening, and a destructive force of nature.

so of course, I have to say that Homestuck directly appealed to me by introducing a major jester-esque character, as well as having these jester aesthetics permeate throughout the rest of the comic and informing the designs of other characters, mostly villains.

it worked so well I was inspired by pre-Bec Jack Noir’s transformation for this sona.

who up speaking in Fleur de Lis.

these are the symbols of Homestuck, not the Slimer shirt, not the Sburb house, none of the fucking trolls, no. these, the perfectly generic objects, green fuck-off cubes that are entirely useless and are canonically the physical representation of jackshit. they are a craft.

AH SHIT, IT’S A FUCKING THING.

You figure you've left him hanging long enough.

this simple bit that happens within the 1st 200 pages of this comic both introduces a really good running gag but also fucks up an entire late-game, like, end of the fucking comic late-game, writing decision that I still maintain makes no fucking sense and had no reason to exist, especially being randomly introduced at the very end.

but that writing contradiction also spawned Alternate Session which is a really cool fanventure that you should read.

I ate Gushers as a kid, I never had them in years afterwards, but now they’re sold at my college and they’re both tangy candy thingies and fucking disgusting processed trash.

still buy em though.

oh my god it’s this fucking pesterlog oh my god this is it.

TG: like the size of texas TG: or just rhode island TG: theyre always throwing around these geographical comparisons to give us a sense of scale like it really means anything to us TG: but its like it doesnt matter its always just like: WOW THATS PRETTY FUCKING BIG TG: like mr president theres a meteor coming sir. oh yeah, how big is it? its the size of texas sir TG: OH SHIT TG: or, how big is it? its the size of new york city sir TG: OH SHIT TG: sir im afraid the comet is the size of your moms dick TG: OH SNAP TG: sir are you familiar with jupiter TG: you mean like the planet? TG: yeah TG: well its that big sir TG: hmm that sounds pretty big TG: i have a question TG: is it jupiter? TG: yes sir, earth is literally under seige by planet fucking jupiter TG: OH SHIT

Dave, Daaaave. this is my boy. this rambling fucking nonsense is what I think of when I think Dave Strider, it’s so fucking good. planet fucking Jupiter.

and then Rose Lalonde happens.

#homestuck liveblog #hs liveblog #hs reread #liveblog #reread #live read #liveread #homestuck #hs1 #hs #home22tuck #Act 1 #Flash

[milfmacbeth]

From Ur post about wasted potential in media... What r some of your fav examples of this ^__^

hi anon! 

so when i made this post i was thinking about supernatural. other stories that are still rotting my brain even though they ended years ago and i really should be over it by now include (but aren’t limited to) the magnus archives, game of thrones, naruto, and pirates of the caribbean. all of these are stories i love(d) but they either ended badly or have some massive but easily fixable flaws which is why they drive me insane. 

the short(ish) version: (disclaimer that this is only my opinion which is of course objectively correct and should be taken as gospel)

supernatural went on for too long, ended badly, and only ever scratched the surface of everything it could’ve been

the magnus archives seasons 1-4 are damn near perfect and season 5 is… there. 

game of thrones season 8. (do i even need to say anything about this one!?)

naruto suffers because of kishimoto’s misogyny and because the wrong characters die/survive

pirates of the caribbean should’ve been a trilogy and we all know elizabeth should’ve ended up a pirate 

the unreasonably long and extremely spoilery version under the cut (you have been warned)

supernatural: by tumblr standards i’m downright normal about spn but i did watch every episode at least once and i was obsessed with it as a teen so i’m not really one to talk. i’m following someone who’s just now getting into it and who has some very good takes (specifically about dean and john), and i’m being dragged back into the fandom kicking and screaming…

 ANYWAY

supernatural starts out as a monster of the week thing but then the plot thickens and you’ve got angels and demons and lucifer and the end of the fucking world and even though the later seasons have their moments, i’m a “supernatural should’ve ended with season 5” truther. 

and don’t even get me started on the winchesters. it’s like… you have a deliciously fucked up family dynamic, including codependency, incest-subtext, and two brothers who would end the world for each other. god as an absentee father-figure who will not save you. free will. characters that have witnessed history. an angel who almost stepped on the first fish crawling out of the sea, who dragged a man out of hell and fell for him in every sense of the word. the humanity of the monstrous. the inhumanity of the divine. magic. americana. mythology. empty roads and neon signs and dilapidated motels. Death who tells dean that he will reap god when the time comes. i know i’m not being particularly coherent but no one can tell me that what we actually got was the best they could do when they had ALL THIS to work with. and the fandom gets it. the fic and meta writers get it. i’ve seen so many transcendent takes by supernatural girlies whose third eye is wide fucking open. i know it’s possible. supernatural’s problem is that it was written by straight us-american men and aired on the cw. in conclusion, make it darker and grittier and let dean say fuck. 

that being said, even though it was garbage storytelling, i will never forget the wonderful night of mass hysteria that was the 5th of november, and i almost choked laughing when i saw dean get nailed by a vampire clown and sam in the shittiest wig imaginable. probably not the intended audience reaction though. (you’re better off just ignoring that 15.20 happened at all)

the magnus archives (season 5): oh boy where do i even begin? i rarely talk about this anymore because it just makes me so angry and i’m not having any fun. i like to pretend that season 5 doesn’t exist which works excellently because while the first 4 seasons are a cohesive narrative whole, season 5 feels like it’s tacked on at the end. (“do i like this story more if i just ignore the ending happened” is a very good question to ask yourself regarding the quality of a finale).

the magnus archives season 5 has several problems, some of which don’t even concern the narrative but are instead fuckery related to the story. i’ll get those out of the way first.

first of all, the fandom is the most vile cesspit of people with no media comprehension i’ve ever had the misfortune to be in. among such hits as “why is Bad Person treated with sympathy” and “why is the horror podcast about horror and not about gay shipping”, what bothers me most are the headcanons treated as law. 

i’ve personally witnessed takes like “daisy is bad representation for butch lesbians” (daisy is not canonically a lesbian or butch. the fandom made that up), and “jon is brown therefore xyz portrayal is racist” (again, jon’s skin color is never mentioned. him being brown is just the most popular HEADcanon). why am i telling you this in this already way too long post? this might be conjecture but i really believe that if the fandom wasn’t so godawful, the story could’ve been better. the creators caved to fandom pressure. this is one of the best examples of why there needs to be a boundary between audience and creator and why the fandom should have absolutely NO say whatsoever when it comes to what happens in the story.

the other thing that’s a bit meta and not in the story per se are the promises the creators made. jonny sims said two things: 

1. the story will end in tragedy: it didn’t. the ending was ambiguous and i wanted it to leave me devastated the way the s4 finale did. instead it left me indifferent and vaguely confused. 

2. there will be no romance and if there is, it’s not going to be the focus of the story: so that was a fucking lie. season 5 is nothing but jonmartin shoved into your face for 40 episodes. a lot of aros, aces and people who were there for the horror and not for the shipping were understandably disappointed

now, as for the actual story ,i’m a “jon should’ve had a corruption arc” truther. (here's a thing i did). i think it would fit with his character development since he’s been getting more monstrous with every season. elias has been manipulating jon into becoming an avatar of the Beholding and ending the world, and jon hates him for it. jon kills elias and takes his place and if they just stuck with that, with elias being destroyed by the god he created and jon ascending to be the fucked up evil king of a ruined world. fuck, it would’ve been so good. it would’ve been so delicious i’m going insane every time i think about it. this is the secret good season 5 that lives in my head.

instead they went with parallel universes, which is a concept that you probably shouldn’t introduce 3 episodes before the ending. it’s not a bad concept at all. they could’ve done it justice. but making parallel fucking universes the thing on which your finale hinges even though you’ve barely introduced them? yeah i’m gonna go ahead and call that an ass pull. it turns out that the Web has been manipulating everyone blah blah who cares the important part is this: the Web wins. the Web gets what it wants and this could’ve worked if it was framed and presented to us LIKE A TRAGEDY. it’s not. it’s presented like a bittersweet ending. the morality of the finale is extremely protagonist-centric (and by season 5 i started to hate everyone except jon). the protagonists decide to release the Fears, dooming a potentially infinite number of people to a life of horror, but fuck those guys, right? the important thing is that the protagonists are okay. i’m going to fight jonny sims in a parking lot.

one last thing. jonmartin fucking sucks. but it doesn’t have to. jon and martin don’t know each other. they’re completely incompatible. they’re together out of guilt and circumstance. they’re dysfunctional and they’re very realistically dysfunctional. i personally ship jonelias. don’t worry this is not about a shipping war, but one thing i’ve noticed is that jonelias is fucked up in an “i’ve made you a monster and then a god. i’ve used you to bring about the apocalypse” kind of way which i’m guessing not many people have personal experience with. jonmartin is fucked up in a “we’re not communicating and we’re only together because neither of us wants to be alone” way. that’s relatable. hell, that’s depressingly common. jon doesn’t love martin, he just wants to cling to his humanity. martin doesn’t love jon, he loves the idea of jon. THAT’S POTENTIAL! take that and work with it. what did they do instead? gave me a pairing of two people who absolutely should not be together, shoved it into my face for dozens of episodes, and then portrayed jealousy and miscommunication like something cute and romantic. literally what the fuck are they on.

game of thrones: *deeep sigh* ok there are about a billion 3hour video essays detailing everything wrong with season 8 but the main things for me are:

jon is a targaryen. he’s azor ahai. his is the song of ice and fire. and NONE OF THAT FUCKING MATTERS OH MY GOD  AT LEAST LET JON DO SOMETHING LITERALLY ANYTHING EXCEPT STANDING AROUND REPEATING THE SAME TWO LINES AD NAUSEAM.

daenerys descent into madness and villainy could’ve been great if it had been properly set up instead of done in a minute (this is not an exaggeration. her character goes from “slightly mentally unstable” to “war criminal putting a city of innocent people to the torch” in ONE minute. i counted.)

i read the books and euron greyjoy is so fucking cool in the books. i don’t know who the fuck that other guy is but it certainly ain’t him.

arya killing the night king and bran becoming king. i wish i could say something funny or insightful but i genuinely have no words.

naruto: it’s been a while since i watched naruto. i’ve seen plenty of male writers being shitty but i’ve never seen misogyny drag a story down quite this much. personally, i’m done making excuses for this shit. if you can’t write women, you’re a bad writer. period. 

the problem with naruto is that the women are literally just... there. doing absolutely fuck all and being generally useless. this is not even a matter of social justice, this is a matter of storytelling. even if you’re the biggest macho dudebro around you’ll have to admit that one third of your cast standing around and being incompetent doesn’t make for a very interesting story, does it now?

and then there’s the matter of madara being nerfed in favor of kaguya. yeah… that one was an ass pull.

but what bothers me most is that the wrong characters die or don’t die respectively. some examples:

hinata should’ve died (instead of “almost died”) when pain attacked konoha. it would’ve made her sacrifice more meaningful and she would’ve come back one way or another. in my opinion she should’ve stayed dead for good because her arc was mostly done by that point and she doesn’t really do much after that except cheer on naruto (see misogyny above)

when madara fought the five kage, he almost killed all of them. keyword almost. i get that tsunade is a good healer but that fight would’ve been more meaningful if someone (literally any ONE of the kage) had actually died.

gai should’ve died. listen, you can’t build up the 8th gate as this super special technique that you can do only once because it costs your life and then not have gai die. it cheapens the entire thing. what was the fucking point? 

neji should’ve LIVED. a monumental part of his character arc was realizing that he’s worth just as much as the main family and that he doesn’t have to be subservient to hinata. and then he sacrifices himself for hinata. yeah that felt like one step forward two steps back. 

in conclusion: kishimoto needs to drink his respect women juice and learn when to kill characters and when to let them live.

pirates of the caribbean: i tend to ignore that part 4 and 5 even exist. please let the franchise die i am begging.

i don’t have that many examples of wasted potential but you can’t tell me that PIRATE KING elizabeth swann would stay on land being a good housewife. fuck no.

so yeah. i’m done. thank you for asking, this was a lot of fun to answer and i hope you enjoyed Do You Love The Color Of My Incoherent Ramblings

#i think one of the biggest sources of wasted potential is telling the audience something but showing them something else #you can often guess what the narrative wants you to think #and how something is framed/presented by the narrative is just as important as what actually happens #if something fucked up happens then i want the narrative to either acknowledge it's fucked up #or (much better) stay neutral and let me make up my own mind #but don't give me something fucked up and then act like it's Good and Righteous

[cshmere]

#has this been done? #i like to think i’m funny #and i’m very obsessed with the fucking clown boys #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #ben hanscom #reddie #it 2017 #it 2019 #stephen king #it stephen king

[momoliee]

Hi, momoliee....Thanks for answering my ask....If you don't mind me asking, who are your top 5 (or top 3) favorite couples from all of the danmei novel that you've finished reading until now? And why do you like them? Sorry if you've answered this before.....

Usually when it comes to ships, to me it’s always more about how much I enjoy the dynamic itself rather than the depth so here goes :

1. Ranwan : two lifetimes. three personas. three separate stories. beautiful. full of love. We have the tragedy and angst that’s Chu Fei and Taxian jun with all its pain, we have the bastard mo ran 1.0 and his obsession with Shi mei while Chu Wanning watches from afar in pain and self deprecation and longing. And we have mo ran 2.0 and his gentlemanly respectful manner trying to cover up the beast within as well as the flustered and overwhelmed but nevertheless happy cwn. They give you angst, jealousy, possessiveness, sweetness, fluff, respect, sex. One chapter mo ran is preparing a whole feast based off of cwn’s tastes, the next hes fucking him brainless before one of them is somehow dying or getting his soul torn out while the other cries while holding him. Basically it’s a full package stuffed into one ship💀. That’s of course without even going into the analytical depth of their love and relationship and all that but let’s keep it here.

2. Fei Du x Lou Wenzhou : I remember while reading the novel I thought, this is one of the hottest steamiest slowest of slow burns ever without even the explicit sex. Fei du constantly invading lwz’s space, constantly flirting with him, constantly making his moves and the moment lwz so much as gives him a sly glance, watch him fall down the stairs cause he wasn’t expecting THAT. Their relationship revolved a lot around then sizing up each other and constantly trying to piss each other off. And then finally, our sociopathic little boy at last found someone to love him and care for him after all these years of suffering and pain and— pls theyre just wonderful ok.

3. Cezhou (from qjj) : enemies to lovers need I say more. Their dynamic started off very very fun, I’d laugh at how they’d act around each other, feeling like each was trying to pull at the pigtails of the other with all the mocking and pettiness. Then it’s slowly progressed to romance and their romance is so so sweet and so so sensual. It’s full of love and feelings and emotions and you can just feel it. Even the sex feels so…loving idk theyre just so in love it’s heart wrenching

4. Wangxian : pls we have the class clown/trouble maker x the good stiff rule abiding student and who doesn’t love a bit of that. What I love about them is that they really understand each other without any words needed. Wwx doesnt have to explicitly tell him why he did what he did, cause lwj knows and lwj understands. Lwj doesn’t have to smile or raise his voice for wwx to catch that he’s happy or figure out that he’s angry, he can just always tell. There’s this communication without actually communicating that many couple no matter how much they blow each other’s ears while talking, they can never reach that level of understanding. Idk they have a very very very deep and genuine connection and it’s just, it’s nice.

5. Hualian : they’re warmth, they’re healing, they’re home. They feel like a sweet cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Them healing together makes me feel like a part of me is healing too. Maybe it’s the everlasting love or all the quotes like, “you made me realize how simple it is to be happy” but, I’m just very fond of them.

Honorary mentions : Ximang !! And yushipei :D

#2ha #erha #ranwan #mo du #silent reading #cezhou #qjj #qiang jin jiu #wangxian #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #hualian #tgcf #priest #mxtx #meatbun doesn’t eat meat

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 318: On Your Left

Previously on BnHA: The Hawksquad+Lurkers were all “well this sucks” and sat around a bit talking about how maybe they should actually come up with a new plan that is actually good, but then in the end they were like “nah.” Deku was all, “THERE’S SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE!! CONSUMING, CONFUSING!! THIS LACK OF SELF CONTROL I FEAR IS NEVERENDING. IT’S HAUNTING HOW I CANT SEEM TO FIND MYSELF AGAIN. MY WALLS ARE CLOSING IN.” Just, literally that whole entire song. All Might was all “Deku you should take care of yourself, try eating a thing,” and Deku was all “BYE, ALL MIGHT,” and just LEFT. He left!!! What the fuck!!!

Today on BnHA: Endeavor is all, “maybe if Deku didn’t listen to All Might he’ll listen to me instead.” Deku is all, “[doesn’t listen to Endeavor]” because, well, yeah. The Vestiges are all, “surprisingly, even we are a little concerned -- maybe you should get some rest, kid.” Deku is all, “((Ò ‸ Ó)).” The Vestiges are all, “holy shit.” Deku is all, “[wanders the ruined city streets terrifying the populace on account of him looking like Shelob had a baby with one of the Nazgul].” Some shriveled-up puppeteer villain asshole is all, “HORIKOSHI SAID IT’S MY TURN TO ATTACK DEKU TODAY SO I AM GOING TO SUMMON MY FRIGHTENED HELPLESS ATTACK MOB!!” Kacchan is all “WHADDYA MEAN THEY FOUND THE NERD!!! -- oh wait, that’s me, I found him. I found the nerd, you guys.” And just in time, too. I was about to owe a whole lot of people a whole lot of dollars.

so I have been super good about spoilers this week as always, but let me tell you guys, for the past 36 hours my dash filters have basically been nonstop “manga spoilers” this and “bnha 318” that, and so I’m coming in with a fair amount of hype here. your move, Horikoshi

oh, good! they got Endeavor to call Deku to try to talk him out of it. what a great and wonderful plan

“listen up kid, you haven’t slept since March and you are basically a walking biohazard right now, I’m just telling it like it is. didn’t you get shot like three times?? and there was a whole thing about how you urgently needed medical attention?? and supposedly we gave it to you, but I mean you haven’t even changed your clothes and don’t seem to have any fresh bandages or anything, so did we?? did we, really?? and also we all got blown up yesterday, so yeah.” hmm he’s making some reasonable points here you guys, but you sure do go on and on, Endeavor

oh he says foreign aid is finally on its way! I’m sure they’ll be very helpful. I mean in fairness they can hardly be worse than the home-grown heroes at this point

hey Enji, could you maybe try appealing to Deku the sixteen-year-old human boy, as opposed to Deku The World’s Last Hope? he does have value beyond his quirk. I know that’s always been an incredibly difficult concept for you to grasp, but could you maybe TRY, jesus

and also we’re worried about you as a person?? you’re just a kid and you’re pushing yourself way too hard?? you were going to say that part next, right. why the hell didn’t Hawks make this call instead

“don’t worry about me... I’m completely fine” Deku you do understand that saying it over and over again doesn’t actually make it true

and again with the rush!! all the rush rush rush!! we’re running out of time, we can’t let AFO and Tomura keep getting stronger, I have to end this now, there’s no time to rest, etc. etc. etc. just the constant pressure of this whole big countdown on top of everything else

holy shit, you KNOW it’s bad when even the Vestiges are telling him to chill

these guys are basically the walking talking embodiments of self-sacrifice; if even they’re telling him he needs to take five, then he must seriously be like half a step away from death’s door

OH SHIT LMAO

DIDN’T EVEN LET HIM FINISH HIS SENTENCE BEFORE HE SENT HIM INTO THE FUCKING SHADOW REALM WITH THAT FUCKING LOOK. HOLY FUCK. DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DIE TWICE. SHIT

(ETA: so I’m pretty sure this was just Danger Sense activating and so he cut them off to go do more hero stuff, but I’m gonna go ahead and stick to my original interpretation anyway lol.)

anyway so how’s everybody doing. we all good? En, you good? Banjou? Shino? I’m imagining you guys all curled up in a little ball on the floor right now lol. can’t say I blame you though, no shame

lmaoooooooooooo

“SHEESH.” sheesh indeed, lmao. “what in the FUCK was that”

see, this is why y’all need Kacchan. you need someone who’s not going to back down from him no matter what. if it’s a matter of out-stubborning Midoriya fucking Izuku, then there’s only one other person on the planet capable of that, and we all know it. don’t pretend like you don’t. I am not going to shut up about this! we’ve had our hurt so now what about SOME COMFORT, DAMMIT

“I’m afraid that he’s becoming influenced by my conscience” nah are you kidding Nana this is all 100% made-in-Japan pure original Deku right here

see, Banjou gets it. “that kid, he’s totally going on his own.” exactly. this was so inevitable it was basically scientific law

“well I for one don’t see the problem with Deku being so obsessed with saving everyone else that he pushes himself until his body and soul literally fall apart” okay, whose speech bubbles are these?? we’re about to have words

lol of course

well you always did prefer the direct route didn’t you. but even you can’t possibly think this is okay lol

dark AU!Kacchan please tell us more about your badass doomed timeline in which everything went to shit and you apparently had the same character arc that Deku is having right now except it somehow made you sexier instead of turning you into a rabid t-rex. I have so many questions

oh so now you want to help??? well -- good, actually. sorry if that sounded offended just now lol

(ETA: so at first when I got to the end of this chapter I was wondering if Katsuki B. had somehow summoned his alternate-universe counterpart through trippy OFA space telepathy lol. but in the original Japanese there’s no reference to “we”, so this appears to be a mistranslation. this line should probably read more like “if there’s something/someone out there that would be able to complement/complete the current Midoriya Izuku [it would be]…” which, oh hello, is that Horikoshi once again reaffirming that Deku and Bakugou complete each other lol. “guess what guys, the Vestiges ship it too" heck yeah. they know what’s up!)

look how admiring his boyfriends are. HORIKOSHI GIVE US THE REST OF THIS BACKSTORY ALREADY GODDAMMIT

“meanwhile somewhere in the depths of the ruined city, Deku was having a dance-off with the villains”

I like how the villains all have this “AHH WHAT THE FUCK” kind of body language to them lol. I mean if it were me, and an eldritch horror suddenly clawed its way from the shadows with its writhing glowy tentacles and pants-shitting nuclear death stare, I would probably just die on the spot. no need to stick around. only pain awaits

lol for a minute I thought this was Can’t Ya See-kun and I was like “WHAT A FASCINATING CROSSING OF PATHS” but it’s just some random girl

he seems genuinely confused lol

Deku it’s because you look like something that crawled out of a sewer drain, sweetheart

lol they just took his word for it?

so trusting. even though they’re immediately hauling ass anyway just to be safe lmao

“my appearance is frightening to others” no shit Deku it’s because you look like a fucking alien exorcism. you look like a Lich that got caught up in an oil spill my dude

NO NOT THE CHOSEN ONE ANGST AGAIN

I RAN OUT OF ESSAY JUICE FOR THIS ALREADY HORIKOSHI!! I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS NOW WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!! BUT ANYWAYS, GOOD!! I MEAN, BAD, THOUGH, OBVIOUSLY. BUT YES

“ENJOY THIS MONTAGE OF DEKU BATTLING A RANDOM KAIJU AND WANDERING THE WOODS LIKE A DERANGED GREEN BABA YAGA” okay yes but sir, exactly how much longer is this going to go on. if it’s a matter of you wanting to make sure we get it, let me assure you that aside from a few stray chuunis who think that Deku embracing the Darkness is the coolest thing he’s ever done, all of us here in fandom fully comprehend that this is Not Good

-- OH SO IT’S LIKE THAT

really. with the flashbacks to his loved ones’ smiling faces and everything. not even gonna try to aim above the belt, huh

AND NO KACCHAN??! NO CLASSMATES?!?! IS HE PURPOSELY NOT THINKING OF THEM??? OR ARE THEY BEING SAVED FOR THE NEXT PAGE??? SO HELP ME, IF THE NEXT PART OF THIS SENTENCE IS “CAN PROTECT THEM”, OR EVEN WORSE, “CAN SEE THEIR SMILING FACES AGAIN”, I...

WHAT DID I JUST SAY

(ETA: my man did Sero and Kaminari fucking dirty lmao. I miss their smiling faces too omg.)

the sheer, unparalleled irony of him saying this while he stands there looking like the gargoyle demon from Fantasia got crossed with an umbrella that got struck by lightning. Deku :(

oi who the fuck is this clown

is he controlling this mob with his evil hair. “what if I made an exhausted, running-on-fumes Deku battle a brainwashed mob at Ground Zero.” Horikoshi do you just have like a checklist of horrible things you want to do to your protagonist

easy there Sasori

well joke’s on you buddy because he’s apparently “completely fine”, so

“here’s to hoping that you know more about AFO’s location than the others” jesus christ Deku you really have hung your mercy out to dry huh

now he’s forcing his mob of terrified prisoners to attack Deku ahhhh. sucks to be them. at least they’re not being controlled by bees

so Deku is saying that Sasori’s control can be broken with “physical trauma.” similar to Shinsou’s quirk I guess. but so does that mean he’s gonna have to hurt them? ( •﹏•)

NO NOT MORE SAD EYES

“DEATH BY EMPATHY!!!” HORIKOSHI NO

fuck. he looks like he’s on the verge of passing out

this is what happens when you nerf a character’s self-preservation stats in favor of spamming their bone-breaking stats instead. NOW ACCEPTING BRAIN CELL DONATIONS FOR A BOY IN NEED!! with your loving generosity we can hopefully help him live to the ripe old age of seventeen

OMGFGGG

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[grabs your hands] ლ(*꒪ヮ꒪*)ლ [swings you in a circle] へ(ﾟ◇ﾟへ)

THASSSSSSSS WHATSSSSSSS UPPPPPPPPPP

HORIKOSHI REALLY SAID FUCK THAT MASK (ノ°ο°)ノ YOU FINALLY LEARNED!! IT’S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!!

JUST FOR YOU KACCHAN, HORIKOSHI LEFT THIS ONE BAD GUY WHO’S STILL WEAK TO FIRE. GOD BLESS

IT’S YOUR COUNTERPART, KATSUKI B!!!! HOW WE DOIN OVER THERE IN THE TRIPPY COSMIC OFA SPACE REALM LOL. DO WE BELIEVE YET, FANDOM???

LIGHTS!!!!

INSTANT RESULTS!!! IT’S SUPER EFFECTIVE!!!

(ETA: imagine what this must look like to Deku though. he’s been caught up in this dark cloud of despair and exhaustion that’s been building up over... I’m gonna go ahead and say “weeks”, because yeah. and now he finds himself here, in the place where All Might’s legacy ended and the torch was passed to him. and the world is in ruins, and he’s surrounded by frightened people who are all trying to hurt him -- because who isn’t trying to hurt him, these days -- and he’s scrambling to figure this all out, but meanwhile the weariness is finally starting to catch up to him, and so he’s basically just standing there in a fog of complete and utter misery.

and then all of a sudden through that haze, he hears the one voice that’s more familiar than any other that he knows. like, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he thought he was just imagining it at first. Kacchan showing up to save him right when he’s at his most desperate and feeling the most alone. Kacchan, showing up to save him.

this is the person he always looked up to as a child (to be fair he was quite a strange child lmao). the person who was even closer to him than All Might. the person he always thought was amazing. and bam, here he is now. appearing in the sky out of nowhere to one-shot the bad guy with a single blast (which, btw, that was his armor-piercing attack too lmao dslkjlk take it easy there kiddo). like, that must have felt absolutely surreal to him, especially coming at a time when he’s already half-delirious and barely hanging on to reality. he must have really thought that he was losing it there for a second.

but he’s really there. it really is him. and for this brief moment -- before the rest of the situation catches up to him, and he remembers about all of the fucked-up AFO stuff, and remembers why he was so afraid and why he was pushing everyone away -- for just this one brief moment, he’s too exhausted and stunned to do anything except to just react. just stands there, looking up at him in awe.

and you know, it almost reminds me of...

just. you guys. the character development. the freaking character development. someone who brings reassurance. someone who shows up and makes you think, “oh, it’s all going to be okay now, because [person] is here.” the role reversals. the growth. the payoff!! because who is the one person who always had faith that Kacchan would one day grow up to become an amazing hero like that. WHO IS IT. YOU ALREADY KNOW.

omg. anyways, bless you Horikoshi, my feels which have been on backorder since fucking September have finally arrived lmao. yes, good, thank you. worth the wait. it is always, always worth the wait. fuck yeah.)

“LOWFRIES” SO YOU’RE TELLING ME THE WHOLE GANG IS HERE, AHHHHHHHH (º̩̩́⌣º̩̩̀ )

BEAUTIFUL. WONDERFUL. SENSATIONAL. I DON’T EVEN CARE THAT JUMP IS ON BREAK NEXT WEEK. THIS RIGHT HERE WILL SUSTAIN ME

#bnha 318 #midoriya izuku #BAKUGOU KATSUKI #!!!! #twowy mctwoface #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha meta #bakudeku #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha

[slugtranslation-hypmic]

Hihihi this is may be a weird question but is your opinion on the main hypmic cast?

In brief:

(Spoiler alert: It was not brief. Stuck under a cut for length)

Ichirou: He's a good kid. I wasn’t super into him at first, as main protagonists very rarely hold my interest, but I appreciate him now for the struggles he goes through and the growth he’s experienced across the series.

Jirou: Jirou is also a good kid in his own way. I didn’t know what to do with him for a while, but now I feel like I understand him too. I don’t think he quite gets what makes Ichirou be as loved as he is, nor does he really understand what makes people love him for who he is. But that’s okay. He’ll get it someday.

Saburou: If you had tasked me as a fourteen year old to create an idealized anime boy sona, I would have come up with someone shockingly similar to Saburou. I’m fond of him. He can be a bit mean at times in a very fourteen way, but deep down, he’s a good kid too. All the BBs are good kids.

Samatoki: I just can’t not make fun of him. His posturing is so ridiculous to me that I am constantly filled with the urge to clown on him. Oh, you think you’re so tough? You think you’re a big tough guy? Well, I’m just a little bastard; what are you going to do about it? But underneath the posturing, I do feel sorry for him and admire his strengths a lot. He’s a good kid too under a very funny exterior.

Juuto: I’m enjoying learning more about him from the BB/MTC+ manga, but I’m a bit surprised at how much of a dick he is even deep down. Still, he has plenty of good qualities too, and I like him in a vague sort of way. I’d throw fruit at him over a fence but wouldn’t put any malice in it.

Riou: What a delightful individual he is. The BB/MTC chapter about him really resonated with me. For a character so outwardly obsessed with the military, Riou has an incredible understanding of the weight of his actions and such a deep appreciation for every living thing. There’s a lot of his depth to his simplicity, and the level of care he exhibits towards everyone is delightful to witness. An absolute favorite among the cast.

Ramuda: Self-recognition through the other (derogatory). In all seriousness, Ramuda’s story arc and actions are great narrative tools for me to examine some things about myself and grow to try to be a better, more considerate person towards myself and others. I want to see him achieve freedom and happiness.

Gentarou: I enjoy Gentarou quite a bit, although I think he gets overshadowed by the other members of Fling Posse at times due to my sheer passion for Dice and Ramuda. He’s my favorite character to translate at the moment, which is apparently heresy among Hypmic translators. More than the sheer fun of writing his witty banter, I find him to be a very intriguing individual, and I’m excited to learn more about him. I want his happiness too.

Dice: Oh, Dice... He’s a really good kid in a way that the BBs could never be. He’s deceptively good, and he does choose to hurt other people and himself in ways that characters like Ichirou don’t. But he also finds the goodness in the oddest places, like a person finding a coin in a cracked sidewalk, and that’s delightful. His narrative is one of the most compelling for me. What a champion of a character.

Jakurai: Wow, what a good foil for Ramuda. Let me bounce narratives off of you like a mirror. I’m slowly learning to find him compelling in his own right, however. This is also a self-recognition through the other (derogatory) scenario, but there’s more of an emphasis on the derogatory part.

Hifumi: A funny little individual bearing a lot of sadness and a whole lot more courage. Like most of Matenrou, I admire him a lot, but I think that Matenrou resonates much more strongly with other people than they do for me, so I prefer to sit back and let other people appreciate them. I think he’s very brave and very fun to read/write.

Doppo: The biggest fucking mood in existence. When you move past the stereotypical aspects, you end up with another character who has a lot of deep flaws but also an incredible amount of courage. I’m excited to see where they go with him, but again, I’ll sit back and let others take the first row here.

Kuukou: Having already drafted Saburou, if you came back to me at age eighteen and asked me to make an idealized anime boy sona, you would probably have ended up with a character astonishingly like Kuukou. He brings me sheer joy. Astonishingly, I feel like Kuukou has exhibited the least growth out of any of the cast, and yet I do not mind a bit. He is the closest to the perfect man I have ever met. I would drop everything to be this dude’s homie if he existed in real life. Just a champion individual.

Juushi: Juushi’s a good kid. I’m very fond of him and like writing him, but much like Matenrou, I feel like he does a lot more for other people than he does for me. Therefore, much of how I work with him is less, “How do I enjoy this character as a reader?” and more “How do I nurture the traits about him that other people love?”

Hitoya: Hitoya strikes me as a damn good person with a lot of heart who sometimes lets his anger drive him a bit too much. He’s also utterly ridiculous, of course, but I try to write him with as much strength as possible to be present behind his words. He honestly seems like a great person to know in real life, not simply as a fictional character, as well.

Sasara: I have to clown on him to assert dominance. Joking aside, I admire the depths of his character and the growth he’s shown over the series. He can be pretty callous at times and goes to odd lengths to get what he wants, but I think he’s now starting to realize how much his actions affect other people. For a while I was really in his camp as a hardcore Sasara lover (back before he was a main cast member - I love writing quirky minor characters), but now I approach him with the idea mentioned above, ie how I can present him for other people.

Roshou: Whenever he’s around the rest of Dotsu Hon, I think he’s kind of an idiot. I mean that in the best way possible. It’s very endearing. Yet moments when he’s on his own are where I think he best shines, and I would love to see more solo material for him. He’s an incredibly good support character, and I admire his passion for his students.

Rei: I really enjoy asshole antagonists, which is why I liked Ramuda for a while before the clone story came up behind me and struck me into the ground with its mighty fists. Now Rei fills this role. I would love to learn more about him and team up with the Buster Bros to pelt him with rotten eggs in a fun bonding activity. I’m sure there is some strong backstory that will absolve him of at least some of his shittiness, but until now, I’m still not excusing his whole abandoning his children thing, not to mention the human trafficking thing he pulled with Ramuda.

Otome: I hate translating her, if only because she and Rei frequently talk about things in extremely vague terms that I have no context for. It’s hard to make her sound idiomatic in English while also not shooting myself in the foot by accidentally filling in the wrong information. But with that aside, she’s okay. I like her, I guess. Her motivations are pretty interesting.

Ichijiku: Ichijiku was written for people who are sexually attracted to women, and I’m not at all, so I 100% approach her in terms of her pull on other people. She’s fun on her own, though, and I’m impressed at her ability to walk in high heels. Her complete disrespect for everyone but Otome brings me no end of entertainment in reading and writing.

Nemu: YOU. Maybe this is some stupid toxic masculinity thing, but I always feel embarrassed speaking affectionately about male characters but not at all about female characters. Therefore Nemu gets all of my loveposting. She’s a wonderful girl! She has such a strong spirit, and I’m completely overjoyed that she’s making her own decisions and becoming her own character defined on her own terms. I want to watch her grow up big and strong. Fuck yes, baby girl! Fuck it up! I’m very proud of her.

#not a translation #asks #hypmic asks

[aphandgflover]

Billdip Secret Santa for @callmebill

The request was: High school Billdip; enemies to lovers with conspiracy-obsessed Dipper and class clown Bill, who always tries making Dipper the butt of every joke because he's crushing like crazy.

Full disclaimer, I’m not happy with what I did, and I will most probably write a second part (extra present! Just a little late, sorry!) because I didn’t have the time and energy to get to the place I wanted to stop. But I did write this first part, and it has a lot of Bill and Dipper being stupid about each other’s feelings. I figured it’s better than nothing ^^’

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“Hey, what’cha reading?” was the only warning before Dipper’s magazine was yoinked right out of his hands.

“Wh- Hey!” Dipper went, jumping onto his feet and reaching up for his stolen paper.

Bill just laughed, holding it higher so his shorter classmate couldn’t reach it, despite bouncing as high as he could. “How’s the weather down there?” he joked, standing up on a chair to make himself even taller than he already was.

That, of course, caught everyone’s attention, and all the students stopped their conversations in favor of laughing at the two. Bill’s group of friends, who were never very far from their leader, laughed and taunted Dipper. Especially when he tried to push Bill’s chair out from under him, and Bill retaliated by simply stepping onto a table. Dipper tripped badly when one of Bill’s friends, some short buff dude with the largest teeth he’d ever seen, pushed him forward and he had to catch himself with the back of the chair as Bill looked through the article he was reading.

“Okay, everyone!” he called. “Who wants to bet on what he’s reading today? Here’s a hint: ‘medium’, kind of like the little Pine Tree wishes his size was!”

“I am of average height, it’s not my fault you’re a freaking giraffe!” Dipper retorted.

Bill went ‘oooh’ at his remark and cackled, stepping back down on the floor but still holding the magazine just shy of Dipper’s reach, up and behind the back of his head, so the smaller boy had to stand on his tip-toes, very close to Bill’s chest, to even hope getting it back.

Bill smirked, sat back and opened his legs, letting Dipper into the trap. Too focused on his goal, which was to finish reading the article (he was at a good part too, damn it!), Dipper only realized how close he was to Bill when the taller boy finally let go of the magazine and he was able to grab it… Behind Bill’s neck.

Dipper groaned and tried to get away, but Bill just closed his legs around him and grabbed his wrists, moving his arms around like a puppeteer. “For fuck’s sake, Bill, leave me alone!” Dipper shouted.

The bell rung the end of recess in general indifference.

“Hey, Bill, let’s draw on his face!” one of the kids said, a beanstalk with rainbow hair and earrings.

“Ooh, good idea Morph!” Bill replied. “How about a makeover, Pine Tree?”

“Hell no!” Dipper cried.

“Okay, boys, settle down now,” the math teacher said as he entered the classroom, giving Dipper nothing but a tired glance. “Cipher, Pines, recess is over, back to your seats now.”

“Sure thing, teach’,” Bill replied, letting go of Dipper and walking to the back of the classroom with all his goons. The rest of the seats were quickly taken by the other students and Dipper, clutching his magazine, sat back down, regretting not having been able to finish reading his article.

It was no big surprise though, this was how it had been ever since he moved to Gravity Falls with his sister. And even before that, he had always been the weird kid, the one people picked on and mocked for his interest in everything conspiracy and supernatural. It was okay, he was used to not having any friends but his sister in school. That was what the internet was for.

But Bill and his clique had done something he could never do. They were probably the weirdest kids around, what with their unique styles and personalities, yet they were never picked on, never even teased by other students. It was easy to spot them in the crowd, with their colorful hair, piercings and strange clothes, looking like a bunch of anime characters.

They should have been like Dipper, yet they were confident, obnoxiously so. They had made a name for themselves by embracing their own weirdness. They were not exactly popular, but they were safe in their group, united by their leader.

And for some reason, it seemed Bill had taken a dislike to Dipper that the younger boy couldn’t understand.

Bill wasn’t even the weirdest of them. He was actually pretty handsome, despite his quirks. He was tall, obviously, taller than all the teachers, so much that he could reach the video projector on the ceiling of the classroom without having to stand on a table, which he liked to do anyway. He had thick bleached golden hair that clashed beautifully with his black skin, and there was always something in his outfit that called back to that color. The inner lining of his knee-length coat, the buttons of his shirt, his belt, sweater, vest, shoes, earrings. Even his eyes were kind of golden, although the correct term was supposedly “amber”.

He was a class-clown and a prankster, which Dipper would have been completely fine with if he wasn’t always the victim of the pranks and the butt of the jokes. It felt like, the first time they met, at the beginning of the school year, Bill had been looking for a scapegoat, and unfortunately Dipper was the new kid in school, perfect for poking fun at.

Thankfully, the guy had two weaknesses: deals and games. He loved to play, and loved even more when something was at stake. And Dipper had learned to use it to his advantage.

A sheet of paper with a big bright red A fell onto his desk and Dipper smiled. He had worked hard for that grade. He waited for all the tests to be handed back. As the teacher went back to the white board and started explaining the correct answers, Dipper discretely placed his phone in his open pencil case and tapped on the Discord app. The class server appeared. A few kids were gossiping, others were complaining. Bill was commenting on the questions and being funny, as usual.

  [10:16] Your Lord and Master for all of eternity: Ladies and gentlemen, the judge-fest is about to begin! 3# might surprise you!

[10:16] BirchT: lol I so failed that one

[10:16] LilSparrow: Oh god…

[10:16] Pine Tree: Hey

[10:17] Your Lord and Master for all of eternity: @Pine Tree! What do you want to bet?

[10:17] Pine Tree: Three weeks

 Three weeks of peace, without any pranks from Bill. That would leave him until Christmas break. It was a lot more than Dipper usually bet, but he felt really confident about this one. Bill had been one of the last to finish during that test, and Dipper had an A after all.

  [10:17] Kryptos: Oooh, this better be good!

[10:18] Lava Lamp: Fuck him up!

[10:18] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Ooh, feeling dangerous. Okay, well if I win, I want your laptop and phone.

[10:18] Pine Tree: FUCK NO!

[10:18] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Sheesh, relax, I’ll only be borrowing them!

[10:18] 8Ball: ???

[10:19] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Where’s your taste for risk, Pine Tree?

[10:19] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Not confident in your grade?

[10:19] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Afraid I might mess up your social media?

 Dipper frowned. That was unusual. Usually, Bill asked Dipper to do something silly or humiliating when he lost, so the entire class could enjoy his failure. Which often wasn’t one, Dipper had fairly good grades. Bill just sometimes managed to have even better ones, despite just barely studying ever.

Dipper was the one who had started this little arrangement. Whenever they got their tests back, they would bet on who had the best grades, and whoever lost had to do what the other asked. Dipper would always ask for a certain period of time without being pranked, and depending on how long the period was, Bill would find something equally compromising for him to do.

It worked okay. Dipper had lost a few times, but he was happy with how many times he won. Plus, depending on the grade he got, he could bet more or less, and he made sure never to agree to something too bad.

  [10:20] Pine Tree: How long?

[10:20] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: One hour

[10:21] Pine Tree: Ten minutes

[10:21] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Forty

[10:21] Pine Tree: Fifteen

[10:22] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Thirty and you get to watch me

[10:23] Pine Tree: Twenty and I get to watch

[10:23] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Deal

[10:23] The Being Whose Name Must Never Be Said: That was quick???

[10:24] Pyronica: Shut up!

 Dipper couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right. The negotiation had been a little too easy, for three week’s worth of chaos. Of course, he could tell Bill just wanted to ruin something for him by using his computer, probably write stupid jokes on social media or maybe access his contact info, or maybe even make fun of his conspiracy essays and research. Whatever it was could be done in twenty minutes, but he couldn’t think of anything he couldn’t prevent or undo. All in all, it was a good deal.

So why did he have a bad feeling?

Plus, it wasn’t like he was going to lose, for that Bill would have had to get an…

  [10:26] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: A+

 Fuck…

The letter had a picture attached, of said bright red A+ right next to Bill’s name on the paper.

  [10:27] Pine Tree: … A.

[10:27] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[10:27] Pyronica: Woohoo!

[10:27] Hectorgone: lol

[10:27] Keyhole: XD

[10:28] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: You got it with you?

[10:28] Pine Tree: … yes.

[10:28] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: Perfect!

[10:29] Your Lord and Master for all eternity: School library at lunch break

 When lunch break came around, Dipper came to the library prepared. He had deleted his internet history and logged off all his social media. All his files were saved on a drive. His laptop under his arm and phone in his pocket, he wasn’t expecting to find Bill’s friends waiting just outside the library doors.

They watched him, snickering quietly, as he walked among them into the meeting place, but they didn’t enter.

Inside, Bill was waiting at a table facing the entrance, slumped back in his chair like he owned the place. There wasn’t anybody else, except for the tired librarian eating her sandwich at her desk. Bill waved Dipper to his table and showed him a seat next to him, a large smile on his face.

“Gimme, gimme!” he said, making grabby hands at Dipper’s laptop.

Dipper reluctantly sat the computer in front of Bill, turned on a timer on his phone for twenty minutes and gave that to Bill as well, then pulled out his lunch bag from his schoolbag so he could eat while watching his classmate.

Bill looked up at him curiously and seemed to notice something on the sandwich Dipper had just bitten into. “What’s that?”

“What?”

“Your sandwich. Let me see.”

Bill reached out for Dipper’s wrist and pulled the hand holding the sandwich closer so he could look at it. “Aaah,” he went…

… And took a big bite out of it.

“Wh- Hey!!” Dipper went, pulling his lunch closer, but it was too late. Bill looked at him, looking very satisfied with his mouthful. “Leave my food alone! I’m not giving you more time than you already have.”

Bill didn’t seem in much of a hurry. Still munching, he simply pulled out a USB key from his pocket and inserted it into the computer. Dipper half-expected the screen to go black or blue or something disturbing to appear, but instead, it just showed an almost empty file. Bill hummed happily to himself as he started by taking the one picture the key contained and setting it as Dipper’s wallpaper. Then, he started digging through Dipper’s files.

Bill started with what Dipper had expected: trying to log onto his Facebook and searching through his internet history. He laughed when he noticed it had been deleted. “Nice try, Pine Tree,” he said.

A couple minutes later, Bill was cackling, having searched through the computer and found the “deleted history” save files. Dipper tried to take back the laptop, but Bill grabbed the computer and pulled it away from him, his smile three times larger than his face. “You can’t cheat Pine Tree. You get to watch, but this is mine for fifteen more minutes!”

So Dipper had to watch as Bill quickly looked through his internet history. It was mostly conspiracy theory and cryptid research, but there was also what Dipper had pleasured himself to, the past few nights, and Bill wasted no time targeting that.

“AHAH!” he went loudly, attracting a disapproving glare from the librarian. “You’re gay!”

Dipper didn’t even dare look at the page he had found. He just spotted something drawn in black and white. “Just because I read this doesn’t mean I’m gay,” he protested.

“Uhuh,” Bill said, opening another page. Than another. All while giving Dipper a pointed look. Dipper just looked away, deeply embarrassed.

“Okay, fine, I’m bi, geez.”

“Cool. I’m pan,” Bill replied as easily as he would have if they had been talking about their favorite foods.

“I know, you mentioned it on Discord.”

More like he made puns and jokes about it. And so did most of his friends. They did not hide these kinds of things at all. Dipper, on the other hand, wasn’t exactly in the closet, but he wasn’t very open about his sexuality either. For that to happen, he would have to enjoy sharing about himself. Which… No. Not when he was being made fun of for everything he liked.

Bill gave Dipper a pleasantly surprised look, which Dipper didn’t really understand. Everybody in class read the messages on Discord, why would he be any different?

Bill hummed as he kept looking through his history, commenting and teasing so much Dipper gave up and pretended to need to use the bathroom.

He listened as Bill kept cackling to himself, probably still looking through his history since that was the only thing he had seemed interested in. Dipper felt somewhat relieved that he hadn’t tried to do anything worse. He sat on the toilet, breathing, until he heard the ringing of his phone through the bathroom door and walked out.

As soon as he did, he started regretting leaving Bill alone. He was smiling widely, pleased, as he pulled the USB key out of the computer. He spotted Dipper and winked at him, giving the small key a kiss. “Always a pleasure to make deals with you, Pine Tree.”

“What did you do?”

“Oh, you’ll see.”

Bill waved at him and left the library, greeted by the cheers of his friends. Dipper immediately lunged for his laptop to check what he could have done.

A few more internet pages were opened, which he closed immediately as they were anything but appropriate for a school environment. Then he noticed a few files opened as well and felt his blood run cold.

Some of his research was open with little comments in the margins. That was already bad enough as he did not like for anyone to temper with his research. But there were also more private files which were opened. Ones he had hidden at the bottom of his school documents. Stories and ideas he wrote. He didn’t know how Bill had had the idea of looking there, but he had.

One in particular was his private journal, a document where he wrote his thoughts, away from prying eyes. And here it was, out in the open, and with a note at the bottom in large black letters:

THANK YOU FOR THE BLACKMAIL MATERIAL

SEE YOU SOON MY LITTLE PUPPET

And that’s when Dipper realized this was what Bill had wanted all along. Blackmail material. That USB key was probably what he had used to collect this info. And now, he could show his most private thoughts to anyone, anytime…

Dipper closed the file, and felt his face redden with shame and anger when he saw his new wallpaper. It was a picture of Bill, wearing a shirt, bowtie and top hat, and winking at the camera. His fingers, forming a triangle, surrounded his open eye. Dipper bit his lip and pointed his middle finger at the picture.

Dipper made a point to ignore Bill completely when he arrived in the classroom for the next class. He walked straight to his desk, sat down, crossed his arms, laid his head on them, and stared at the white board, waiting for the teacher to appear.

Of course, that didn’t do it for Bill.

“Hey there, Pine Tree!”

Dipper didn’t look away from his spot. And when Bill moved in front of him, with that irritating smile of his, he just closed his eyes, ready to pretend he didn’t exist.

Bill laughed at him. “Hey, come sit with me, today.”

That made Dipper open his eyes. “Huh? Why?”

“Cause you have to,” Bill said slowly, and pulled from his pocket the incriminating key.

Dipper’s hand shot out for it, but Bill just quickly put it back where it came from and pointed his chin at the back on the classroom. Dipper pouted, but grabbed his stuff and grumpily stomped after Bill as the clique cheered and laughed. He tried not to look anyone in the eye, and thanked his lucky star when the teacher arrived shortly after he sat down, quieting the rumors and more or less catching everyone’s attention.

It was impossible to focus. Bill teased him the whole lesson, rubbing his new servitude in his face. He didn’t mention it on the class Discord, thankfully, but his close friends, sitting around them, kept giggling and whispering. Dipper would have loved to be able to ignore his surroundings and focus on the teacher, and with anyone else he maybe could have, but Bill had a way of pushing his buttons. Dipper ended up shout-whispering at him for the entire period.

This went on for a few days. In each classroom, Bill forced Dipper to sit with him, even at the cafeteria. And the teasing and jokes would be constant. School was hell and Dipper tried to escape it as quickly as he could each day. Back at the Mystery Shack, where he lived with his sister and great-uncles, he didn’t mention any of the problems he had at school. He knew that if he did, all three of them would immediately go into either ‘protection’ or ‘mockery’ mode, and he had no idea which of the two they were more likely to. Plus, he had his pride, and didn’t want to report something he still hoped he could deal with himself. He just barely mentioned his annoyance at Bill to Mabel.

On Friday, as soon as the bell rung three PM, he grabbed his stuff and hurried out, not listening to Bill’s “hey, wait up!” Down in front of the school gates, Mabel was talking with Candy, Grenda and a few more friends from her class.

“Oh, hey, Dipper!” she called when she spotted him. “Grenda was just telling me about…”

“No time to explain, let’s go!” Dipper interrupted, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the street.

“Wha- Hey, what’s happening?”

“Pine Tree, I said wait up!”

“Dipper,” Mabel said, holding Dipper back, “I think someone’s calling you.”

Dipper stopped, resisting his frown the best he could. He gave his sister a tense smile. “Yup, that’s Bill, thank you Mabel…”

Mabel’s expression could only be described as “oops”. She stayed quiet as Dipper turned around. Bill walked up to him, with his eternal smile, his friends staying back near the school entrance. “Hey, leaving so soon? The maniacs and I were going to hang out, come with us.”

“Bill, I need to go home.”

“Aw, come on, Pine Tree…”

“Bill,” Dipper snapped, “you may blackmail me at school, but out there, I’m free from your constant bullying and that’s how I like it.”

“I’m not bullying you…”

“Wait,” Mabel interrupted, “Dipper, he’s blackmailing you? You’re blackmailing my brother?!” she interrogated Bill angrily.

“Don’t worry about it, Shooting Star,” Bill told her.

“Shooting Star, huh? Why Shooting Star?” she questioned, slightly flattered, before stopping immediately. “No, wait, not the problem. What’s going on?”

“It’s okay,” Dipper sighed. “I’ll explain everything at home.”

“Okay, how about this,” Bill went, opening his arm and shrugging. “Let’s talk. Just talk, Pine Tree, no ‘bullying’,” he added, making huge air quotes with his fingers.

“Fine, what do you need to say?”

“Tell me what’s bothering you.”

“What’s bothering me?” Dipper repeated, astonished. “Oh, I don’t know, maybe the fact that you keep making fun of me every day, and that because of you everyone in the class thinks I’m a fucking joke! Not to mention the fact that I can’t do shit against you because you are blackmailing me!”

“Wooh, calm down,” Bill said, and behind all his anger, Dipper kind of noticed that Bill looked sincerely embarrassed. That was something he had never seen, Bill was never embarrassed about anything. “You really hate it that much?”

“What? Being bullied or being blackmailed?” Dipper said ironically.

“… Both, I guess,” Bill went, repressing a nervous smirk.

Dipper rolled his eyes. “Come on, Mabel, let’s go…” he told his sister.

And so the twins went home, leaving Bill alone with his friends. That weekend, although Mabel tried her best to cheer up her brother and keep his mind off school, he kept wondering why Bill would act so weird with him. Asking questions about his feelings and all… Did he not realize he was bullying Dipper all this time? Was everything he did normal to him? Though to be honest, none of this was that important. It didn’t change the fact that what Bill was doing was not okay at all.

Then came Monday, and Dipper expected the day to go exactly the same way as the previous week. And indeed, it was just as difficult to focus on the lesson that day. But, somehow, it felt… different.

Bill kept making jokes, and everyone kept giggling and snickering. There was a lot of commenting the class and criticizing the History program, which stirred up the classroom to the point that even the teacher admitted what he was telling was pretty much indoctrination bullshit but could they please quiet down so they could all finish pretending? That got to even Dipper who caught himself laughing along to Bill’s jokes. He didn’t immediately realize what was different today.

Then it hit him: since the beginning of class, Bill had yet to make fun of him. Dipper expected it to happen in the next period, then the next, but Bill still didn’t mock him. And neither did any of his friends.

It was kind of nice? He felt almost protected, sitting in the middle of their pack without any bad attention being directed at him. Bill kept glancing at him, but otherwise didn’t say much directly to him.

That evening, in bed, Dipper typed this observation, curious about what could be the tall class-clown’s goal. Why would he stop bullying him now that he had the power to make him do whatever he wanted?

A few days later, after class, Bill asked for Dipper’s phone number.

It was so sudden. Bill had been a lot quieter than the previous days and the class had almost been peaceful. Then, after the bell rang and when most kids were already out of the room, he asked. “Can I have your phone number?”

Dipper almost dropped his math book. He was putting his stuff away, slower than he had before as he didn’t feel like every minute spent with the maniacs was harming his dignity anymore. “Why?”

“Uh, so I can call you, dummy?”

Dipper raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. “And why do you want to do that? So you can prank me outside of school?”

Bill rolled his eyes. Dipper realized all his friends were a short distance away, watching them silently. He suddenly felt self-conscious. “Look,” Bill said. “It’s already not easy to ask you this, so could you please just give it to me?”

“No!”

“Come on, Pine Tree, please? No pranks, I promise.”

Dipper started chewing on his lip as he thought. Bill hadn’t done anything bad lately, but did that mean he was actually trying to make amends, or was he preparing something big? In the worst case, Dipper supposed he could just block him. “Ok, fine. But no tricks, okay?”

“No tricks!” Bill smiled, handing Dipper his own phone.

There was already a contact profile prepared under “Pine Tree <3”, with a photo of Dipper taken in class, when he was reading with an excited smile on his face. “You took a picture of me?”

“Yeah. Oh. Was I not supposed to?” Bill asked.

“Not really,” Dipper said, as he input his phone number.

“Do I have to delete it, though? That one’s super cute!”

Dipper looked up, taken aback. Bill suddenly looked very embarrassed, but didn’t try to deny or take back what he’d just said. He just looked to the side, avoiding Dipper’s gaze. And, oddly enough, Dipper had the thought that he was… kinda cute too.

In a flash, Dipper had taken his own picture for his contact profile of Bill. The taller boy just blinked in surprise, as Dipper handed him back his phone with a little smile.

“You don’t have to delete it,” he replied kindly.

Bill’s lips stretched into a wide grin as he looked down at the completed contact info. “And here I thought you were going to ask for the drive in exchange.”

“Oh no,” Dipper went, his eyes widening. “Arg, I should have!”

Bill cackled, putting his phone away. “No take backs!”

He then offered Dipper to hang out with the maniacs again, but Dipper refused, preferring to go home.

That didn’t keep Bill from texting him as soon as he was out of his sight.

At first, it was just a few, almost tentative messages, but as Dipper started replying, Bill seemed to grow more confident and the messages got longer. Dipper found himself enjoying those chats. Bill was still kind of a jerk but his teasing was somewhat more bearable. Maybe he had toned it down, or maybe it was because he was doing it in private.

And then there was all the interesting questions he would ask Dipper, like “How would it feel to be possessed by a demon?”, “If a ghost and a zombie came from the same body, which one would be the original person?”, “If a fairy had diabetes, what would they eat?”. Dipper felt like he was half-teasing him with those questions having to do with his passion, but as he gave long, detailed answers, there was no name-calling from Bill, just funny additions and silly puns and always, always that grain of salt that made Bill so unique.

It went on over the weekend, and when Dipper arrived in school the next Monday, he immediately sat in the back, with Bill and the maniacs. He felt a little shy but the desire to continue the fascinating discussion he’d had with Bill was stronger and so he quietly mention to Bill that he had thought it over and that they should take their theory of a memory-erasing secret society in a different direction.

Bill’s face lit up so bright Dipper felt almost dazed for a moment. “Well, Pine Tree, don’t leave me hanging, tell me what you think!”

So Dipper started talking, and as he talked, he was listened to by Bill and his friends, not with amusement or embarrassment, but with varying levels of interest, like what he was telling was perfectly normal.

That was the moment Dipper realized he had only got teased so much by all of them because they wanted to know about his interests. They hadn’t gone the right way about it, but now that Dipper felt able to be open, he fit right in.

So as the week slowly progressed towards the holidays, Dipper allowed himself to let his guard down and actually enjoy Bill’s company.

#billdipss21 #billdip #fanfiction #I hope it's good enough #I think I bit off more than I could chew #this is definitely a two-shot though #will finish later

[kamabrahr]

Is reader x Roman story where they’re both too shy to admit their feelings until a coworkers clowns riled up Roman? If you have the time 🙏🏿

Lemme see what I can do at...*looks at my clock*...midnight. Hoo boy. Here goes something.

Roman Reigns x GN!Reader Having a Crush on Each Other but Everyone Except They Acknowledge it

Some small fluffy feckery from one of the Three Wrestling Musketeers down the cut!

Seth just said that his brother, Roman, has a crush on you on a recent YouTube interview.

You quickly paused the video on your phone and held your breath as the man himself, ever-so-ethereal with his dark curls tied up into a bun, chiseled face concentrated on his own phone with a cup of coffee on the other passed by. Play it cool, you said to yourself, play it cool. You leaned your back against Bayley’s - who jumped a little - and pretended you didn’t sneak a look at him. Smooth.

“What the hell, dude? I almost won the Kart race!” Bayley put her console down and crossed her arms, before glancing back at the Samoan and putting two and two together...

And making four hundred and twenty. 

“Everyone and their grandmas in the backroom knows you guys got the hots for each other, come on. For all the bold talk you do out there...you guys sure are some big wusses.”

“Unfriended,” you simply replied, hopping out of the seat, Bayley’s evilly adorable cackle followed you. 

Seth’s words also haunt you too as you made your way down the hall. You pulled the video up again, putting your headphones on, watching to see if there was any indicator that he was joking, and looking at Dean and, of course, Roman, who were next to him, for clues.

Dean was amused, a smirk creeping onto his charming, sleepy face, and Roman...well, it could just be the lighting, but he shifted his eyes away, chuckling, turning...red? It could just be the lighting in the studio...You then smacked yourself lightly in the head, pulling the headphones down to your neck, sighing out loud. An entire year of this. When will it end? When one of you crosses the line to becoming stalker-ish? Did Roman even have the same secret obsession you do or was everyone just taking turns spinning your head around? He’s a big star, with plenty of choices from all walks of life, after all, and you’re just a B-lister best known for being a part of a tag team...

You stopped right at the scene of Roman confronting his SHIELD brothers. Deciding you’d rather not, you inched yourself into a corner as Reigns raised his voice in clear frustration.

“...No, buying me drinks for the rest of the month won’t cut it, sorry, Seth,” Roman growled, throwing himself to the nearest bench. The accused man raised both his hands up.

So they’re discussing about the damned video. Just your luck.

“It’s just something we all see and I’m feedin’ the shippers, man, I dunno why you’re making it a big deal about it.” Seth gave a look at Dean, who nodded in agreement. 

“You’re losing it over something so little, brotha...”

“This isn’t little!” Roman growled through his teeth, making even you cower a little in your hiding space. “They’re obviously uncomfortable by me, and this is going to make the situation worse. I just want to be their friend...”

“Are you sure that’s all you want to be with them?” Dean brushed his dirty blond hair back from his forehead. Roman looks defeated.

"We’ve been paving the road and planted the roses by the sides for you two nerds for an entre year. An entire fucking year. You both refuse to even walk one step on it. I’m not telling you to be the man’s man, but...you know...before Randy Orton swipes them or somethin’...”

Roman chuckled weakly at Seth’s words, more defeated, and finally, he nods.

Uh-oh.

“...Fine, but I’m still gonna whoop your ass for this later. At the very least, I’m gonna talk to them about...”

“...your undying love for them that just dares to burst from the seams and drown them in all the hidden emotions?” Dean tried, earning a swat on the head.

“...the video, what Seth said, what...I personally think. And want. And how I think they’re pretty cool and I’d like to hang out with them more and stop looking at me with those smug grins before I smack you both back to last Tuesday!”

“Love you too, Ro-ro,” Seth laughed, before clutching on Roman’s shoulder, face somewhat more serious. “You’ve been through a lot, you know? This could be it. This could be...something special. Something you want, but also need.”

Roman simply nodded, gave both of his friends a pat on their backs, and you figured it was your cue to leave, heart pounding so hard it was impossible to hear anything else. Roman likes you too. Roman likes you too, just as you like him. Roman likes you too, and...

“...Hey, darlin’, whatchu doin’ there?”

Shit. Shit.

“Were you...spying on us?”

You wished Undertaker was here to chokeslam you to the next life. Or Triple H’s sledgehammer struck right across your head. Anything but this. Anything.

“I was just -”

Roman’s brown eyes scanned over to where Seth and Dean were, and quickly maneuvered you to another corner. You liked and hated how he gets so close. You can smell the cologne he wore, you remember its brand, as you also remember each pattern on his inked arm, all the lines on his face, and those damned eyes...

“...Don’t worry, I’m going to murder Rollins for that. Little his ass, shit stays on the Internet forever.”

“No kidding.” you gave him a wry smile and settled your head back to the wall. Several moments passed without you talking to each other, and you recalled the other times you were stuck like this with him one-on-one, too. Being the last ones in the stadium in Ohio. Being stuck on a ride in Disneyland together for half an hour. Carpooling together because every other car at the airport was rented out. Hanging out at Nikki and Bella’s house, naming constellations while the others were getting drunk off Ambrose’s Special...

“You know, Roman?” You finally broke the silence, meeting his gaze. “I always...we called it ‘hanging out’ but at one point, it felt like...”

“...The feeling’s mutual.”

He crossed his arms tight, lips pursed together, and it wasn’t the lighting this time that gave his face that pink tint.

“So...” The way his attention flickered on when he hears you. God, you can get used to this.

“Wanna make a YouTube video counteracting what the Architect-Kingslayer-Crossfit Jesus said?”

He laughed, throwing his head back, before wiping tears off the edge of his eyes.

“...I don’t see why not. I’m not the most comfortable with cameras, though.”

You took his hand with a small grin. 

“That’s an even bigger lie than what we told ourselves this past year, Roman.”

#kieran writes #drabbles #roman reigns #roman reigns x reader #i hope i make sense with what i typed #because reading it at...almost 1 am it doesn't make sense MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO BED LMAO