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sanjisprincesswifey · 1 year

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better than him ⋆ usopp x reader

summary: thanks to sanji, usopp is a little worried about his birthday gift for you

♡: female reader. 1,400+ words. sfw content.

usopp giddily smiles, proudly staring at the painting of the two of you. “there we go, final touches…” he mumbles, tongue bit between his teeth as the brush strokes the canvas.

by no means is he an excelling artist, but as usopp finishes up the portrait of you and him together, he feels like he just might be.

the painting that has taken weeks for him to complete was finally finished; like his masterpiece waiting to be hung up in the finest museums. usopp stares at it in awe, with complete satisfaction, before blowing on the ends that are still wet.

with your birthday just mere hours away, usopp happily prepares your gift, which is his leeway for a confessional as well. although it is characteristically cowardly, usopp knows he’d never be able to tell you how he felt with just his words. he’ll admit defeat first before ever admitting how much he likes you.

a light knock at the door of the usopp factory has him scrambling to find a safe place for the painting before he murmurs a hurried “come in.” it is only sanji who enters, much to usopp’s relief, but what he carries behind him is what has usopp quiet in his seat.

“you mind if i leave these presents for my sweet y/n-swan here in your room? there are too many, i don’t have anywhere else to put them.,” sanji proudly boasts, not waiting for a response before setting the boxes down on the floor. the cook left just as swiftly as he entered, leaving usopp annoyed in his seat.

the flower that has been growing for months and the painting that is still dripping from being freshly finished rests underneath him as he weakly gazes at them. he sniffs slightly, and the watery tear from his left eye falls swiftly down his cheek as he hangs up the painting to dry.

“i’ll tell her, even if it kills me,” usopp snivels as he harshly slams the door of the usopp factory behind him.

.。･:*:･

when usopp woke up this morning, he could feel the queasy knot in his stomach tie even tighter when he realized what was to come of today. he takes his sweet time getting dressed, allowing the feeling to fester and bubble inside as the doubt fills his mind and beats him black and blue all over again.

the same things repeated in his mind as he slowly threw on his overalls, listening to the commotion that carried on outside. the anxiety of not being enough, the terrifying thought of rejection, nothing seemed that big of a deal until today, when he was staring the door in the face.

usopp knew the minute he pushed this door open, there was no going back, that this was it. unfortunately for him, the moment came too quickly, as someone on the other side swung the door open, knocking him right in his long nose.

he falls flat onto the floor, groaning in pain as the outside sunlight blocks his view for a split second.

“usopp! there you are! what’re you doing on the floor?” you question, bending over to meet his eye.

once the realization hits that it's you, he sits up, then lays back down, counting aloud. “ninety-nine…one hundred. oh hey y/n, just doing some morning crunches,” he huffs, stretching out his arms.

you raise an eyebrow while covering your mouth from giggling as you nod along. “well if you’re done, you should come outside and play hide and seek with us! we’re on teams, want to be on mine?” you offer, holding out your hand to him.

he glances at your hand and back up at your bright smile before taking your hand. you pull him up, tugging him behind you as you call out for luffy and chopper who were on their own team.

“usopp’s on my team! now give us thirty seconds and we’ll go hide,” you yell as chopper eagerly turns around counting loudly. “okay go, go!” you smile, pushing usopp to find his own hiding spot.

you eagerly run across every deck of the ship, attempting to find the perfect hiding spot but to no avail. you find a door that, you think, you’ve never seen before. you peek through the small crack, not able to see anything, but proceeding into the room anyway.

you fail to find a light switch on the wall, but before you can search for one in the middle of the room, you trip on something causing you to fall almost flat on your face. “ouch,” you mumble, kicking away, a wrapped gift that you didn’t care much about. “who put that right there,” you grumble, dusting yourself off as you pick yourself up.

noticing something that you must’ve knocked on the floor, you rushed to retrieve it, still unaware of what room you were occupying. with the unavailability of light in the room, you can’t make out what it is…until you do.

you gasp, taking it outside to gain a better view. the sun illuminates the framed canvas that illustrated a photo of you and usopp together; the same photo that occupied a spot on your nightstand.

the intricacy of the detail, the vibrant colors that splash across the canvas, this had to have taken weeks if not months to complete.

tears begin brimming in your eyes as you hug the frame close to your body.

usopp’s giggles increase in volume as he rounds the corner to where you are. “y/n, run! i think luffy’s right on my tail—”

once he notices what you’re holding, a deep red blush washes over his face as he runs to snatch it from your hand. “how did you find that?! hey!” he yells when you move before he could take it.

“did you…paint this for me?” you ask, a hopeful glint in your eye.

realizing that there was no way out of this predicament nor any excuse that would make sense, he drops his head, ready for you to laugh and make fun of him.

“yes, for your birthday. and—” he pauses, motioning for you to follow him into the room. he yanks a cord in the middle of the room which turns on the light and you mentally slap yourself for not noticing how obvious it was earlier. “i grew this flower for you,” he continues, holding out a bright yellow flower in a skillfully painted pot.

you immediately recognize the flower which grew exclusively in your village, noticing how bloomed and full it was. as you put the pieces together in your head, usopp pulls out a book from his overalls pocket.

“i wanted to give you this too, but i guess i can do it now. it’s a book of, uh,” he chuckles to himself, scratching the back of his neck, “poetry, i, uh, i wrote for you,” he stutters.

you skim through the journal, pages upon pages of poems fill the pages along with doodles and sketches to accompany them. “i know it’s nothing compared to everything sanji got you, i mean look at all this” he says, referring to the boxes and bags that scatter across the room. “but i wanted to give you something meaningful because, um, i—i like yo—"

before he can finish his sentence, you stumble your way through the sea of sanji’s presents and clumsily press your lips against his. he rushes to kiss you back, awkwardly placing his hands on your waist; he curses himself for having no practice otherwise. when your lips are even softer and suppler than he dreamed them to be, usopp considers himself in heaven until you pull away.

“i like you too,” you affirm, watching his eyes go wide with shock.

“wait? really?!” he questions with genuine concern.

you perplexingly stare at him, furrowing your brows together. “uh, yeah. i wouldn’t kiss you if i didn’t” you sass, filled hands now resting on your hips

“well, i was just making sure,” he defensively says, shrugging his shoulders which makes you giggle before you lean in to kiss him again.

usopp is more prepared this time and he kisses you with more passion, tilting your head with his hand.

“i found them! but eww, they’re kissing!” chopper yells as he stands in the open doorway, having won the game you were supposed to playing.

like, reblogs, and comments are always appreciated! (✿◠‿◠)

#god usopp #usopp x reader #usopp imagine #one piece #one piece x reader #one piece imagine

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greenerteacups · 26 days

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hi GT! 🩷 just finished devouring the last update, i'm living for this marriage of impending doom brought by the unspeakable dolores umbridge, and the lovelae reminder of how i cannot ever miss high school, brought about by that lovely scene in the great hall! god forbid hermione stay near draco's kneecaps again 😭

anyway, i wanted to share an excerpt from book three, that remains–to this day –my favorite passage from your masterpiece. at the risk of oversharing, i lost my mum a few years ago. these lines reminded me of our complicated, but still very much full-of-love relationship. i also think, if i may, this is the last interaction between narcissa and draco before the themes grow darker. and you did follow this up with the loveliest tribute to narcissa malfoy i have ever read, with your opening swan song that came as the first chapter of book four. anyway, thanks for helping me deal with my grief, GT 🩷 from the bottom of my heart, you are a blessing to your readers and i hope you know that 🥹

– from the final chapter of book three –

“Mother, I really would prefer you cut to the quick and gouge my ears off. This is cruelty.”

“But you understand, darling, don’t you? And you will be careful?”

“I’m always careful,” he said, stung, “and — anyway, I’m a Malfoy. I can do as I like.”

“I’m sure you can,” she said quietly.

This had the effect of a bludger to the back of the head, when he had been expecting one to come from the front.

“What do you mean?”

“Oh, you’re tall,” she said. “I forgot how tall boys get, at your age. We have to get you new robes, your ankles are showing, it’s an affront to the family. I’m sure the tailor is still open. What do you think? A quick run to Diagon Alley, and then dinner in London? We can even catch a show, afterward, if you’d like.”

“I’m flattered that you bother to ask me, as if you didn’t buy out a box last week.”

“Aha! You caught me. I wanted an evening with my special boy. You must escort me to Azkaban, for my terrible crimes.”

He sighed and let her take his arm. “Just the first act.”

She patted his wrist. “Oh, the first two, darling. The first two, surely. Everyone knows the first act is only setting the stage for Act Two.”

“Just two, then, and no more. I’m dead tired from the train, and I haven’t the patience for yodeling men in tights.”

“Yes, two, of course. Goodness gracious, will any of these bellhops deign to take your trolley, or shall I have to Summon one from the States? I hardly recognize this place, it’s so overrun. Hello? Yes, you, there — do you imagine my son ought to carry this himself?”

They would be there through the very last note, for certain, but his mother would manage it slowly, in increments — “Oh, darling, just ten more minutes, until this progression resolves” — and he would be dead on his feet by the time the last one finished. Narcissa could be neither outwitted nor outlasted in a contest of wills. That was alright, though. The intermission would give him time to catch up on Runes. And if he finished that, he could get started on his first letter: Dear Granger. It’s a lovely evening, here at the Royal Wizarding Opera, and I regret to inform you of your impending defeat. I will accept tribute by way of praise, tears, and long-form odes to my brilliance, which you may submit by owl post with your next letter…

It was a mild, soft blue evening, and Wizarding London lay under a silver film of smoke and industrial blear. The streetlamps blazed like the flare of Lumos on the rows of a hundred black wand-tips. Somewhere out in that long dark forest of chimneys, there was a girl with her Runes textbook balanced open on her lap, reading furiously. And somewhere in the Scottish highlands, there was a castle waiting for him to come home.

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Your comment really spoke to me. I hope that in your grieving process you receive all the compassion, time, and patience you need to move forward and be well. It's an incredible compliment to have provided a resource for such a loss. There's so much I want to say about Narcissa and Draco, but I'm going to hold myself back and let the rest of Book 5 play out, and hopefully that will speak for me better than I can here. Anyway, my kindest wishes to you, and thank you for reaching out. It means more than you know.

#greenteacup asks #lionheart spoilers

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jiminsproof · 1 year

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the most difficult tag game to ever attack me in my hour of need (what she means is a saturday) ✨️

I was tagged by @kimchokejin to post my top 5 of bangtan songs!!!!! haha THIS IS FINE!!! very happy to have an opportunity to talk about my favourite songs but VERY SAD I HAVE TO CHOOSE. 😭 thank you Ashley, reading your post was an amazing experience and I recommend it to all. 😩👌 you're lucky you're not only smart, but also funny and pretty, otherwise you'd catch these hands in the metaphorical parking lot of life

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO and no specific order:

🍷dionysus🍷

I wanted to start with a song that actually got me into bangtan!! JUNG HOSEOK YOUR MIND. I think I've told this to some of my lovely mutuals here before, but to me this song is really built like a rock song if that makes sense?? the build up and structure is so similar!! but it is also so HIP HOP and CATCHY and lyrics are ABSOLUTE ART. as a greek mythology hoe i had no choice but to stan bangtan sonyeondan. it is also widely known as natalia's wine song among my friends so you can say i like it a little.

🥲outro: tear🥲

I love this masterpiece beyond words. If I had to pick just one bangtan song to listen to forever, I'd possibly pick this one though PLEASE DON'T TELL MOM* (*my other bias). This song got me through a lot!! The lyrics are so beautiful and heartbreaking, and it hits even more after you know the context in which they were written. YOONGI MARRY ME as usual he is a genius he said so himself but also Hobi kills me every single time with his performance of the last verse. I have NEVER not cried watching a live performance of him rapping it. The emotions he gets across are... pardon my French but holy fuckity fuck.

😩lie😩

speaking of my other bias... LISTEN. I love Filter as any other folk BUT if I have to pick just one out of Jimin's solo songs, it has to be this one. It has it all, beautiful performance, identity crisis vibes, stunning vocals of the baby himself, AND THOSE LYRICS TOO. It hits so much especially if you've had to hide yourself in one way or another, and it can be applied to so many situations - power of art and Park Jimin. also, in my mind, this one and bs&t are connected...? idk if by the vibes or the era, but I love both of them almost equally, though this one still hits harder. also, although the performance completes it very well and Jimin can express the emotions so well through movement (one of my very favourite things about him as a performer), it can easily stand on its own and it's still so captivating!!

🦋butterfly🦋

This song is so beautiful in EVERY SINGLE WAY. The soft vocals, the longing, the lyrics!! It's such a good depiction of young love (or just very soft love, sort of 'too-good-to-be-true' love), NOT TO MENTION THE HARUKI MURAKAMI REFERENCE I SEE YOU KIM NAMJOON (and I love you). It might be my favourite track from the whole HYYH era actually though please don't ask me 'and what about [insert track] cause I WILL change my mind. The vocal line shines in this one, not only for their skill but PRIMARILY their emotional expression. I'm a big fan in case you haven't noticed??

🦢 black swan 🦢

I honestly love this song so much!! Not only is the concept beautiful and the performance is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE (bangtan sonyeondan trendsetters), and even the mv is something you can watch multiple times in one go because it's so aesthetically pleasing, but also there is the song IN ITSELF. It's so raw and honest, and let me preach about the lyrics once again (KIM NAMJOON!!! CATCH THESE HANDS!!!) - it's such an amazing depiction of an artistic burnout, oh my god. the idea in itself that the first time an artist (or here more so a dancer) dies is when they no longer have energy to continue with their craft... IT'S SO POWERFUL.

🤧epilogue: young forever🤧 no this is not 6 you just can't count sorry you had to find out this way

this one is just always going to hit different, and even more so the live version. the lyrics are... I can't even stress it enough, but they might have altered something in my brain chemistry. The idealisation of youth, never wanting your best moments to end, but also knowing that there is no way to stop the time from passing - WOW. WOW. Also I especially love the lines about running endlessly towards your dream even if it hurts you - it just HITS SO HARD. Even though in terms of the way it's built, it's quite a simple song, it really gets the message across perfectly and I love it for its straightforwardness!!

honorable mentions: whole bts discography actually but especially autumn leaves, mic drop (my most streamed bangtan song), boy meets evil, epiphany (I WISH IT MADE TO THIS LIST TF it's so important to me), paradise, outro: her (BIPHOBIC THAT I CAN'T PUT IT ON THIS LIST), magic shop, intro: persona, first love, make it right, home, intro: singularity (AND SAME WITH THISONEHSIFKDK) .. ok I should stop???

hello to my fellow sufferers 🫂💗 I'm doing this out of love I swear, and also NO PRESSURE AT ALL this shit hurts: @pjm-1 , @wistfulocean, @shrimpmsg, @aprylynn, @hopeonthestreets, @hopeinthebox, @cordiallyfuturedwight, @ki-limepie. 💗

#tag game #moots 💗#ashley 🌞#also if you have already been tagged in this #feel free to put the cute in publicly execute!!!#i'm catching up with tag games from over the last month #pls bear with me #and also please eat something and have some water i love you 💗🫂

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jikookuntold · 1 year

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Since it got so long, I had to write the rest in part two.

Taekookers say the company couldn't pair taekook together before because of jikookers?! Are they for real?! Jikook is barely the third most popular ship in bangtan. The vast majority of shippers and nonshippers don't even like jikook, most of them hate seeing jikook together. Just look at the Twitter trends. The only time their trending surpassed 300k tweets, was after the black swan masterpiece. Meanwhile, taekook has reached 1M just for sitting next to each other and making paper carnations. Do we do the math here or just talk nonsense? Girl, Bighit knows it all, and they always wanted to pair taekook together, also jikookers still exist, nothing has changed.

The only reason they couldn't pair taekook together is Jungkook. He was the one refusing it the whole time. There was some insider information back in 2019 and 2020 saying that taekook can't get along and have the worst relationship in the group. Of course, bighit was not supposed to tell you about that. They have made this ot7 bond agenda for years, and they won’t let anyone ruin it. Don't get me wrong, they all have great but different personalities, and some duos get along better than others. So taekook had to pretend they are fine on camera, still, there were so many moments exposing their awkwardness. No, I'm not talking about stupid body language analysis, I'm talking about "you always ignore me so I didn't notice", "I miss the old days", "I think Jungkookie doesn't let Jimin come" and many other examples.

No, empty flirts and stage fanservice are part of their job, and it doesn't prove their closeness. Of course, they weren't like this before. They admitted that they were close in their debut years, but many different things including growing up separately, lead them to the point that they refused to work together as a unit no matter how much bighit insisted. Of course, Bighit didn't come up and say "yeah guys, we tried to pair taekook for this thing, but jk doesn't want it." What did they do instead? They planned that famous ITS moment. I also agree it wasn't 100% improvised, nothing on cam is 100% genuine, there are always scripts, but scripts have a point, and this script was to understand what was the issue between taekook, and with this act, they put jk in a situation where he couldn't say no anymore.

Taekook's mother's day Vlive in 2020 was so awkward that the company decided to take action, and they filmed ITS that month. But the first phase of the plan didn't work well, as jk said himself, there were still things unresolved between them, and jk reflected it in his behavior. The gimbap chefs Vlive with Jikook was only a few weeks after ITS, and jk emphasized how he had a great time doing that vlive, while after TK vlive he came to weverse to say he felt awkward, and no, it was a week BEFORE his Itaewon scandal. He had no reason to feel awkward unless it was his companion. I'm not hating any of them or their friendship, I'm saying this again, people have different personalities, and when two people don't get along it doesn't mean that one of them is a bad person. Their personalities just don't match. I'm sure they want the best for each other, but we need to accept and face the truth.

Wonder why bh was so eager to resolve TK issues and give taekookers what they want. Was it for something other than the money and the constant demand coming from taekookers?

🤷‍♀️

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bangtanhoneys · 11 months

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Bangtan Sonyeondan: Map of the Soul - 7

Release date: February 21 2020

Lead singles: Black Swan, ON

This would be the era where everything changed in a moment's notice. However, before that happened, this was to be an album that would set Grace on the map as a solo artist, a woman in her own right, and a dancer as well. Black Swan would be the video that proved that all in one fell swoop - her ballet history helped with the theme, she was put front in centre and in the middle of the boys in the opening with the iconic lines ‘Do your thang’ and her outfits throughout the whole video made it a masterpiece. She had to be slightly different to the rest of them - blonde hair still compared to the silver/black hair of the rest and her clothes were either black to their white or white to their black.

It was also during this time that future plans were starting to be put in motion, even though everything would be cancelled when the pandemic hit at it’s fullest in March 2020 and locked everything down.

ON was another song that showed Grace’s dancing history to its fullest and she had looked forward to working with one choreographer who had caught her attention on the internet - Sienna, who would be instrumental for Grace in the future. The music video was fun for her to do as it required little dancing especially after the first music video came out where it was full on dancing, in black/white clothes and in Los Angeles heat.

This album also saw another solo for Grace that would later feature of her mixtape - No Tears Left to Cry. It was a song that had fit the rest of the theme of the album. Though Grace always had an uncertainty to her, never quite sure if she was in the right place, the song reflected that no matter what she was going through she was resilient in the face of adversity and that she was willing to move on, no matter what happened. It is often said that this is where Grace, even for all her worries and doubts, simply settled in to the role that had been created for her: an idol.

There was no chance for rest, even in the pandemic, for Grace was working through her mixtape as well Yoongi who then released his in May 2020. Grace, however, kept working on hers and pushing the release off until she felt certain that the pandemic would not affect any music videos or any performances that she may decide to do.

Unfortunately, it was put on hold again as BTS’ career then began to shoot further than ever before with what was going to be two English singles. And with these two English singles, Grace was going to be pushed further into the spotlight.

FACTS:

Had an outfit specially designed for Black Swan but never got to wear it after it was stolen

Showed off her operatic skills with Taehyung during the make of Black Swan

Grace admitted during on V-LIVE that she does sometimes get fed up with performing certain songs over and over again, so she loves it when the older songs are put in. She also admitted that she heard ON thousands of time while regarding, during promo and afterwards.

Grace wrote No Tears Left to Cry before they travelled to New Zealand and had it confirmed on their last day there

During the comeback special, Grace followed Jimin’s photo-op move

Grace also took over at least half of the American/British interviews, giving Namjoon a break

#bts 8th member #bts scenarios #bts additional member #bts headcanons #bts fanfiction #bts reactions #bts eighth member #bts fic #bts female member #bts fanfic

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theinvisiblemuseum · 1 year

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oh my goddd okay okay that’s so cool! i’ve seen most of those but not all so i’m definitely gonna watch those on your list skfkskf

BLACK SWAN

BLACK SWAN DUDE

one of my favorite movies of all time too!! oh my god i could scream about it for hourssss

and bones and all- i- i cant even like i watched it the other day and was left so each less :,)) it’s so beautiful it’s so meaningful it’s just UHG it’s everything i’ve ever wanted

anyways SUSPIRIA!! i watched these recently as well!! they are now my current obsession :)

anyways love the scream franchise, parasite aaaaa, the silence of the lambs duhhh, the shinning duhhh yesss, fresh was literally a masterpiece like fuck yes i love women killing men

and yea anyways they’re all really cool <3

BLACK SWAN IS EVERYTHING TO MEEEEE i only watched it for the first time somewhat recently and i have not been the same since like my GOD. MOVIE OF ALL TIME. dance and horror and obsession and psychosis YUM DELICIOUS i’ll eat it up and ask for more every time.

i’m so glad bones & all lived up to my expectations bc lemme tell you they were HIGH. a cannibal movie that’s marketed as a romance not a horror like BE STILL MY HEARTTT and then it WAS romance, even and especially throughout the horror ahhhhhhhhhh

so glad we have similar taste hehe we are such intellectuals for enjoying these films

#organ donations #cannibal tag

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purple-worm · 1 year

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Thanks for the tag @lelephantsnail 💕

Favorite Color: peacock blue/midnight blue

Currently Reading: The Black Swan by Naseem Taleb. This is so unlike anything I’ve read. loving it so far. Padmarag by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. I hope I finish them.

Last Song: Dil Se Re by Rahman, Anupama and Anuradha. and Fanaa (Rahman, Tanvi, Sunitha). His concert reawakened my love for this song (actually all of his music, I had forgotten how much I loved it).

Last Series: I finished a Little Women rewatch (in love) and finally started Spy x Family. I love it! it's already starting to deliver the found family, I'm gonna be obsessed. Also watching Gaus electronics on the side. It’s pure chaos and zero brain cells in sight. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did.

Last Movie: Nope. I need to rewatch this masterpiece.

Currently working on: just my portfolio. messing this one up big time if I dont stop procrastinating

share 10 different favourite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order, then tag 10 people: I'm doing 11 because I can't pick one from little women. I'm also quoting them (not necessarily their best lines, just the ones that come to my mind first) bc why not💕

1. Oh In-Joo (Little Women):

"Where do souls live? I always wanted a home where my soul could live." I can’t stop thinking about her characterization and development. They managed to keep Meg’s tenderness from the novel but added so much more. and they fit all of that with a surreal plot and significant commentary on capitalism and poverty. I love that they weaved in so much (and did it well).

2. Oh In-Kyung (Little Women):

"They're so fresh. They're fresh to the point that it's almost sexy". Fresh produce is…weirdly sexy. She gets it. Therefore, she is my favourite. Her layers make her feel so real, a part of the reason why I’m so obsessed w this show. Modern adaptations of classics are hard to get right, and I feel like this one treads those lines well. it is fresh (a full genre shift) but still manages to keep the essence.

3. Black (Not Me):

"Power is corrupting. Ideas are what have the power to transform society" My plot device of a man🥹🥹 Certainly deserved better. I could watch him wreck shit for days.

4. Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs):

"No one can fully grasp another person's deepest emotions. It's impossible. Only you can understand what you're feeling. But generally speaking, I can tell you this. Most people tend to cry when their father dies." Can’t help but hate him. Can’t help but project onto him. He has fucked up a lot. and he will continue to do so. It is entertaining to watch, but sometimes he deserves a slap across the face (or several idk). Other times, a hug.

5. Wang (180 Degrees Longitude Passes Through Us):

"I will break free. Time is on my side, so I've decided to leave. But leaving doesn't mean I lost." I’m so proud of him. In a story where people struggled to change, he proved that it was still possible. His sheer will to gain something out of the heartbreaking experience he had, and to keep going despite being so lonely, so unheard. But also, the maturity to know which fights to pick. There’s so much to learn from him.

6. Togawa (Old Fashion Cupcake):

"I'm seducing you. I've been trying to seduce you, with everything I have. Although you never had a clue. I know...being seduced by someone of the same sex, isn't considered common sense for most people. Especially from a subordinate. But unfortunately, it's common sense to me. So I've been seducing you. I've been meaning to tell you this whole time, but I was afraid. I was scared of saying something that wasn't normal to you. But doing this...and telling you in such a horrible way... I'm so sorry. I like you. I like you so much, I could die." I couldn't have justified picking anything else.

7. Ink (Bad Buddy):

"It's so gainful" The icon that she is. gmm, get your ass up and give us a milklove GL 2023.

8. Anya (Spy x Family):

"Father is a tsundere." I've only had her for two episodes but if anything happened to her I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.

9. Fleabag (Fleabag):

"I don’t know what to do with it. With all the love I have for her. I don't know where to put it now." I will always treasure fleabag.

10. Baek Hee-Sung (Flower of Evil):

"We’ve only known each other for 14 years. So of course, you’d be clueless of my intentions." Thinking about him leaves an ache in my chest. Mr. I've-never-felt-an-emotion really broke down on the streets after reuniting with his 4 yo daughter and then got called out by her for it. "Daddy, don't cry like before if you miss me, okay? You're a grown-up". So,, misunderstood.

11. Han Ju-Won (Beyond Evil):

"I'll be a monster and dive into hell. That is my way of atoning" He's on this list bc I miss his ass and this show.

Special mention to Choi Doil and Great Aunt (Little Women) bc they haven't left my mind. and Nozue (babe, togawa was only here bc of that iconic confession, i love you just as much) and Miw from 3 will be free💕 This was so much fun, thanks for tagging me @lelephantsnail <33 Also, I’m so happy to see that you’ve watched 180 degrees, and wanted to shred it to bits with analysis because that show absolutely deserves it. so much to dig into and have your heart wrecked. Feel free to yell at me about it any time.

Have a great day!💕

#i set myself up w this quote thing🤡#took me longer than it should have bc horrible decision-making but what else is new #this was fun #to all the characters i didnt include: always in my heart i swear #i havent tagged anyone but if anyone is interested please go ahead #i’d love to see <3 #tag game

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25 K-pop songs from 2020, but you can only pick one from every row (horizontally)! Which ones?

Panorama, definitely one my lesser liked IZ*ONE title tracks but I still miss them

I Can’t Stop Me was the first TWICE song I ever listened to, so very sentimental towards it

Black Swan is a masterpiece. Period.

Lovesick Girls aged very well compared to the other two Blackpink comebacks in that same year.

Dumhdurum is still criminally underrated despite being many critics’s pick as the best song of 2020.

#asks #question #zeketheknight

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OQM Playlist: Life during quarantine #18

A new Life during quarantine playlist finds Nick Triani revisiting the doomed romanticism of Australian band The Triffids and their Calenture album. Altered States For the first time since coronavirus arrived, it feels like I’m living in an alternate reality to what I read about. The World Health Organisation this past Friday announced a record rise in worldwide infections. Finland has had 50 cases in the last week (down from the previous week) with no one in intensive care. One could almost feel guilty about this. I do see people relaxing their social distancing practices whilst I’m also less careful than I was last month for example. It’s a fact that people have relaxed everywhere with differing starting points as to where they are with the pandemic. Am I in the oxygen tank or are these altered states we’re living in only affecting everybody else? Calenture It seems the most prescient of times to be re-discovering The Triffids‘ Calenturealbum from 1987. If you’re not so sure, calenture is a noun and its definition is listed as ‘feverish delirium formerly thought of as afflicting sailors in the tropics.’ So The Triffids’ forgotten masterpiece seems to be the perfect audio companion for these times. For those not aware of the band, The Triffids were led by the handsome David McComb and forged their reputation with a series of great albums for Rough Trade Records, Born Sandy Devotional having been the most celebrated. Calenture saw the band move to a major label (Island) and was supposed to be their breakthrough record.

Traversing the line between the mellower side of early Nick Cave and the more sonic aspects of mid-period The Go-Betweens, McComb’s innate sense of documenting the deepest emotions of the heart whilst aligned with capturing the spirit of Australian imagery, posits The Triffids as the other great Australian band of that time. Calenture has a far more orchestral bent than previous albums, with a pre-Pixies Gil Norton producing with lush aplomb, his stint on Echo & The Bunnymen‘s Ocean Rain record served him well here. ‘Bury Me Deep in Love’ was an almost-hit, whilst ‘Trick of The Light’ shimmers with built for radio beauty.

As usual, the album was well received by critics, but didn’t really ignite the band’s career into the rock stardom some thought them capable of. The more convoluted The Black Swan album followed a couple of years later and then The Triffids were no more. Some post-Triffids music followed, but sadly McComb’s real life reflected the doomed narrative he often brought to his songs and he passed away at the age of 36 in 1999. Calenture is a gateway into the music of McComb’s songwriting, a serious talent whose lyrical romanticism still resonates after all these years.

#the triffids #OQM #life during quarantine #playlist #nick triani

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LILA WHAT'S YOUR FAV MOTS7 SONG AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ALBUM

fKSJDFHG:DSFGLKDFGJK THIS ASK WAS A SURPRISE -

but i fuckin love the album!! totally worth the wait! and dude, i suck at picking favorites - i can never pick just one above the rest JKSL-SD:FGKJDFS

The Eternal definitely has that special spot in my heart tho, ON hits most of my aesthetics, UGH! is the rapline song i’ve been dreaming of since the last cypher, Louder Than Bombs gives me chills, Respect is so fun and threw me back to the era i became an ARMY!!

Inner Child, My Time, Moon & Friends have such a sincere vibe and made me cry a lil - and Filter obviously ended my entire career as a Jimin stan,

00:00 is one of those songs like Magic Shop to me? it’s a very comforting one and the boys’ vocals just add to the magic -

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Favorite films discovered in 2020

Well, this year sucked. I did see some good movies though. Some even made after I was born!

Perfect Blue (dir. Satoshi Kon, 1997)

I watch a lot of thrillers and horror movies, but precious few actually unsettle me in any lasting way. This cannot be said of Perfect Blue, which gave me one of the most visceral cinematic experiences of my life. Beyond the brief flashes of bloodletting (you will never look at a screwdriver the same way again), the scariest thing about Perfect Blue might be how the protagonist has both her life and her sense of self threatened by the villains. The movie’s prescience regarding public persona is also incredibly eerie, especially in our age of social media. While anime is seen as a very niche interest (albeit one that has become more mainstream in recent years), I would highly recommend this movie to thriller fans, whether they typically watch anime or not. It’s right up there with the best of Hitchcock or De Palma.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (dir. Sergio Leone, 1966)

Nothing is better than when an iconic movie lives up to the hype. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef play off of one another perfectly. I was impressed by Wallach as Tuco in particular: his character initially seems like a one-dimensional greedy criminal, but the performance is packed with wonderful moments of humanity. Do I really need to say anything about the direction? Or about the wonderful storyline, which takes on an almost mythic feel in its grandeur? Or that soundtrack?

Die Niebelungen (both movies) (dir. Fritz Lang, 1924)

I did NOT expect to love these movies as much as I did. That they would be dazzlingly gorgeous I never doubted: the medieval world of the story is brought to vivid life through the geometrical mise en scene and detailed costuming. However, the plot itself is so, so riveting, never losing steam over the course of the four hours it takes to watch both movies. The first half is heroic fantasy; the second half involves a revenge plot of almost Shakespearean proportions. This might actually be my favorite silent Fritz Lang movie now.

Muppet Treasure Island (dir. Brian Henson, 1996)

I understand that people have different tastes and all, but how does this movie have such a mixed reception? It’s absolutely hilarious. How could anybody get through the scene with “THA BLACK SPOT AGGHHHHHHH” and not declare this a masterpiece of comedy? And I risk being excommunicated from the Muppet fandom for saying it, but I like this one more than The Great Muppet Caper. It’s probably now my second favorite Muppet movie.

Belle de Jour (dir. Luis Bunuel, 1967)

I confess I’m not terribly fond of “but was it real???” movies. They tend to feel gimmicky more often than not. Belle de Jour is an exception. This is about more than a repressed housewife getting her kicks working as a daytime prostitute. The film delves into victim blaming, trauma, class, and identity-- sure, this sounds academic and dry when I put it that way, but what I’m trying to say is that these are very complicated characters and the blurring of fantasy and reality becomes thought-provoking rather than trite due to that complexity.

Secondhand Lions (dir. Tim McCanlies, 2003)

The term “family movie” is often used as a synonym for “children’s movie.” However, there is an important distinction: children’s movies only appeal to kids, while family movies retain their appeal as one grows up. Secondhand Lions is perhaps a perfect family movie, with a great deal more nuance than one might expect regarding the need for storytelling and its purpose in creating meaning for one’s life. It’s also amazingly cast: Haley Joel Osment is excellent as the juvenile lead, and Michael Caine and Robert Duvall steal the show as Osment’s eccentric uncles.

The Pawnbroker (dir. Sidney Lumet, 1964)

Controversial in its day for depicting frontal nudity, The Pawnbroker shocks today for different reasons. As the top review of the film on IMDB says, we’re used to victims of great atrocities being presented as sympathetic, good people in fiction. Here, Rod Steiger’s Sol Nazerman subverts such a trope: his suffering at the hands of the Nazis has made him a hard, closed-off person, dismissive of his second wife (herself also a survivor of the Holocaust), cold to his friendly assistant, and bitter towards himself. The movie follows Nazerman’s postwar life, vividly presenting his inner pain in a way that is almost too much to bear. Gotta say, Steiger gives one of the best performances I have ever seen in a movie here: he’s so three-dimensional and complex. The emotions on his face are registered with Falconetti-level brilliance.

The Apartment (dir. Billy Wilder, 1960)

While not the most depressing Christmas movie ever, The Apartment certainly puts a good injection of cynicism into the season. I have rarely seen a movie so adept at blending comedy, romance, and satire without feeling tone-deaf. There are a lot of things to praise about The Apartment, but I want to give a special shoutout to the dialogue. “Witty” dialogue that sounds natural is hard to come by-- so often, it just feels smart-assy and strained. Not here.

Anatomy of a Murder (dir. Otto Preminger, 1959)

I’m not big into courtroom dramas, but Anatomy of a Murder is a big exception. Its morally ambiguous characters elevate it from being a mere “whodunit” (or I guess in the case of this movie, “whydunit”), because if there’s something you’re not going to get with this movie, it’s a clear answer as to what happened on the night of the crime. Jimmy Stewart gives one of his least characteristic performances as the cynical lawyer, and is absolutely brilliant.

Oldboy (dir. Park Chan-Wook, 2003)

Oldboy reminded me a great deal of John Webster’s 17th century tragedy The Duchess of Malfi. Both are gruesome, frightening, and heartbreaking works of art, straddling the line between sensationalism and intelligence, proving the two are not mutually exclusive. It’s both entertaining and difficult to watch. The thought of revisiting it terrifies me but I feel there is so much more to appreciate about the sheer craft on display.

Family Plot (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)

Family Plot is an enjoyable comedy; you guys are just mean. I know in an ideal world, Hitchcock’s swan song would be a great thriller masterpiece in the vein of Vertigo or Psycho. Family Plot is instead a silly send-up of Hitchcock’s favorite tropes, lampooning everything from the dangerous blonde archetype (with not one but two characters) to complicated MacGuffin plots. You’ll probably demand my film buff card be revoked for my opinion, but to hell with it-- this is my favorite of Hitchcock’s post-Psycho movies.

My Best Girl (dir. Sam Taylor, 1927)

Mary Pickford’s farewell to silent film also happens to be among her best movies. It’s a simple, charming romantic comedy starring her future husband, Charles “Buddy” Rogers. Pickford also gets to play an adult character here, rather than the little girl parts her public demanded she essay even well into her thirties. She and Rogers are sweet together without being diabetes-inducing, and the comedy is often laugh out loud funny. It even mocks a few tropes that anyone who watches enough old movies will recognize and probably dislike-- such as “break his heart to save him!!” (my personal most loathed 1920s/1930s trope).

Parasite (dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2019)

This feels like such a zeitgeist movie. It’s about the gap between the rich and the poor, it’s ironic, it’s depressing, it’s unpredictable as hell. I don’t like terms like “modern classic,” because by its very definition, a classic can only be deemed as such after a long passage of time, but I have a good feeling Parasite will be considered one of the definitive films of the 2010s in the years to come.

Indiscreet (dir. Stanley Donen, 1958)

Indiscreet often gets criticized for not being Notorious more or less, which is a shame. It’s not SUPPOSED to be-- it’s cinematic souffle and both Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant elevate that light material with their perfect chemistry and comedic timing. It’s also refreshing to see a rom-com with characters over 40 as the leads-- and the movie does not try to make them seem younger or less mature, making the zany moments all the more hilarious. It’s worth seeing for Cary Grant’s jig (picture above) alone.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (dir. Joseph Sargent, 1974)

This movie embodies so much of what I love about 70s cinema: it’s gritty, irreverent, and hard-hitting. It’s both hilarious and suspenseful-- I was tense all throughout the run time. I heard there was a remake and it just seems... so, so pointless when you already have this gem perfect as it is.

They All Laughed (dir. Peter Bogdonavich, 1981)

Bogdonavich’s lesser known homage to 1930s screwball comedy is also a weirdly autumnal movie. Among the last gasps of the New Hollywood movement, it is also marks the final time Audrey Hepburn would star in a theatrical release. The gentle comedy, excellent ensemble cast (John Ritter is the standout), and the mature but short-lived romance between Hepburn and Ben Gazarra’s characters make this a memorably bittersweet gem.

The Palm Beach Story (dir. Preston Sturges, 1942)

Absolutely hilarious. I was watching this with my parents in the room. My mom tends to like old movies while my dad doesn’t, but both of them were laughing aloud at this one. Not much else to say about it, other than I love Joel McCrea the more movies I see him in-- though it’s weird seeing him in comedies since I’m so used to him as a back-breaking man on the edge in The Most Dangerous Game!

Nothing Sacred (dir. William Wellman, 1937)

I tend to associate William Wellman with the pre-code era, so I’ve tried delving more into his post-code work. Nothing Sacred is easily my favorite of those films thus far, mainly for Carole Lombard but also because the story still feels pretty fresh due to the jabs it takes at celebrity worship and moral hypocrisy. For a satire, it’s still very warm towards its characters, even when they’re misbehaving or deluding themselves, so it’s oddly a feel-good film too.

Applause (dir. Rouben Mamoulian, 1929)

I love watching early sound movies, but my inner history nerd tends to enjoy them more than the part of me that, well, craves good, well-made movies. Most early sound films are pure awkward, but there’s always an exception and Applause is one of them. While the plot’s backstage melodrama is nothing special, the way the story is told is super sophisticated and expressive for this period of cinema history, and Helen Morgan makes the figure of the discarded burlesque queen seem truly human and tragic rather than merely sentimental.

Topaz (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)

Another late Hitchcock everyone but me seems to hate. After suffering through Torn Curtain, I expected Hitchcock’s other cold war thriller was going to be dull as dishwater, but instead I found an understated espionage movie standing in stark contrast to the more popular spy movies of the period. It’ll never be top Hitchcock, of course-- still it was stylish and enjoyable, with some truly haunting moments. I think it deserves more appreciation than it’s been given.

What were your favorite cinematic discoveries in 2020?

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okay okay what are your favorite parts of u&i 👀

i’m not kidding i have been thinking about this ALL DAY and then i glanced through the fic to make sure i included some of my faves. and then i realized i am so excited to reread this fic in its entirety once it is complete

minor spoilers ahead for the masterpiece that is unconditionally and irrevocably by @sokkadyke

-zuko and sokka’s first interactions with each other. they are so cute. they’re both lil shits. they slowly become friends. it is perfect.

-EVERYTHING ABOUT KATARA AND SOKKA’S RELATIONSHIP!!! it is done SO WELL they have so much love for each other and there is also of course sibling dynamics and teasing and yeah i could go on and on about them and their cute lil hangout on the rooftop and EVERYTHING

-zuko carrying sokka to the nurse’s office

-jet black’s name.

-sokka giving himself finger guns in the mirror before their movie night

-hakoda hearing about sokka’s new ~friend~ zuko cullen and going oh worm gay rights

-on that note. EVERYTHING about chief hakoda swan

-katara and zuko bonding over pride and prejudice and then zuko and sokka’s hug at the end

-”thank god Zuko couldn’t read minds”

-”Does Zuko eat bears?”

-holy shit. THE YUE/SUKI. ITS SOOOO CUTE. HELLO???

-also. the kataang is fantastic.

-DR IROH CULLEN.

-”are you seriously questioning the effect you have on me?”

-the almost kiss...

-the scene that i screenshotted and had as my phone wallpaper for at least a week because it is my absolute favorite moment of this entire fic and probably of any fic ever:

Sokka wasn’t surprised when, after he took his seat in Biology five minutes before the bell, Zuko was already there, turning to him with a huge smirk, his eyes – honey-colored today – glinting playfully.

“So, are you going to ask me to prom?”

Sokka scowled at him. “No.”

Zuko stuck out his lip in a pout and – ugh. Sokka struggled to keep the annoyance on his face, feeling more glad than usual that his thoughts couldn’t betray him.

“Why not?”

“Because,” Sokka said, leaning down to pull his textbook and notebook out of his backpack, “You’re annoying.”

LIKE. i will never stop talking about this. “YOU’RE ANNOYING”. its so them. sokka being a lil shit. zuko also being a lil shit. this is so funny. and so cute. its perfect.

-zuko signing his text with “Sincerely, Zuko”

-”you’re a good person in a general sense”

-everything about the meadow scene

-”They were supposed to be studying.”

-the way that haley makes their relationship feel so natural by casually adding in the cutest details about them

-TOPH CULLEN

-all the vampires really <3

-this part:

“I’m not saying I’m – I know this is really new. But, maybe, it could be that?” There was a nervous edge in Zuko’s voice, and though he was still holding his hand, Sokka knew that the fact that he was driving wasn’t the only reason he was avoiding eye contact.

“It could be,” Sokka agreed, and was rewarded with a small grin from Zuko.

-this line that, in context, made me gasp SO LOUDLY: Zuko looked away for a moment. “Remember when I said I’d dated humans before?”

-zuko not knowing what a promposal is. and then later when he helps aang with his promposal to katara and is just so cute about it

-zuko winning sokka a stuffed bat at the carnival

-chapter 8

-sokka in a crop top. also, sokka doing ballet in the past

-zuko being clingy and protective

-the way that i hid in my car in the parking lot with my tablet and phone so i could read and live text haley my reactions at the same time without getting interrupted by my roommates as i read chapters 9 and 10

-all of the baseball scene, but most notably this part:

Zuko was suddenly in front of him, his bottom lip stuck out in a frankly impressive pout.

“You’re really not going to cheer for me?”

“Why should I?” Sokka teased.

Sokka’s lips turned up into a grin when Zuko took the bait, grabbing the back of his jacket and tugging him in for a kiss so overzealous it made Toph yell, “That’s fucking gross!” from across the field.

“Okay, fine,” Sokka said breathlessly when they separated, “I guess I’m Team Zuko.”

-the way that chapter 9 brings the angst and boy does it deliver. its so. so good. so angsty. their goodbye.......

-the feeling that you get when you read the line “Hakoda had the night shift.” and u knew what was coming

-zuko using the heart emoji

-haru getting sokka doritos (and other stuff) for breakfast

-the inherent comedy of putting toph and sokka together in any universe ever

-haru and toph facebook stalking sokka

-”Zuko’s voice cut through the fog, and Sokka’s eyes shot open.”

-the way that chapter 10 absolutely destroyed me but is also like. some of the best fic writing out there

#thanks for the question my dear #also luv the new url #ask me stuff #bluberry-spicehead

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I'm looking for a way to drop that funeral planning ficlet on tumblr, maybe this would be a "fun" way to do that?

“Everyone should wear black.”

“Of course they will, it’s a funeral.”

“Not because it’s a funeral. Because it’s stylish.”

“Whatever. I’ll write it on the invite. Wear black, it’s stylish.”

“Thank you. White roses, white lilies. You’ll play a white piano. You should play Bella Ciao, that could be my requiem. I think it would be fitting.” He imagines how Martín would make it sound – he would doubtlessly turn the joyful rebellion into something haunting. “Nevertheless, everything will be white, except for the guests.”

“Duly noted.”

“Have everyone bring red roses to lay on my casket. You’ll curse God as you stand there, for a while. I hope rains.” He leans back, and it doesn’t ache too much, and that feels like a blessing. “And afterwards, you’ll go clubbing.”

This makes Martín pause, finally.

Andrés makes sure to have eye contact as he continues, “You and Sergio. Dance. Drink. Start with wine, then whisky, then shots of tequila. Get drunk, forget about me and live.”

Martín sneers, an ugly little thing. His face was made for joy, not… whatever this is. “You won’t have any control over me anymore, Andrés.”

Andrés continues to look at him. An ugly little thing he has always loved. “I will always have control over you. You will do as I ask of you.”

____________________

A week ago, he said, “One last plan, Martín.”

It was the first time he had seen Martín’s eyes light up in three months.

It was the first time he truly felt cruel in his life, when he followed it up with, “The funeral. We need to plan it, you and I.”

The light behind Martín’s eyes faded, and Andrés knew he would never see it again. He wished he had cherished it when he still had the chance, when it took nothing at all to coax it out of him. When that light was his default expression, when Andrés’s presence brought him joy – instead of everlasting pain, a suffering that would surely stay with him for the rest of Martín’s life.

Martín does it, of course. Martín is dutiful, so he clears out the blackboard, without a moment’s hesitation, wipes away the plans they had. He doesn’t say, not even once, this is morbid, Andrés, even though he must be thinking it. Andrés hopes that someday, Martín might think back to these days and find them cathartic. Or that he’ll find it in himself to be proud.

Proud of himself for being brave enough to watch Andrés wither. Proud of the depth of his love. Proud of the gracefulness of their plan, Andrés’s swan song.

Together, they plan the setting. Privately, Andrés plans everything else.

He plans futures for his loved ones.

Tatiana will look pretty as she cries, a woman too young and alive to be a widower. Martín will comfort her, will wrap his arms around her as she shakes with tears. He has never held a woman like that before, but he will do it, if only to distract himself. She will bring him comfort, because she will understand a shard of his suffering, the thinnest sliver of it. Because Martín will be able to look at her and see her love for what it is: inferior.

Sergio will be fine. He has Raquel, and Paula, he has already started building a life that doesn’t include Andrés. It’s just as well. He’s finally growing up, doing what he has to. Taking care of himself in a world that has never cared about him.

Maybe Sergio and Martín will finally bond, over their shared pain.

Or maybe they will become strangers, incapable of meeting each other’s eyes, unwilling to see their own suffering reflected back in them. Andrés can’t do anything about that. He’s not God. Gods are eternal.

For Martín, Andrés has only one plan, but his is the most important one.

Martín will live.

____________________

If it weren’t for Martín, Andrés would have simply killed himself. Truly, he would have. He would have crafted an elegant death for himself, something poetic and needlessly cruel.

The only reason he deems it necessary to cling to life so desperately, even as his body withers, is to give Martín this. He wants Martín to have closure. He wants Martín to grieve beautifully.

Even though Andrés is technically still alive, he misses what life used to feel like. What life was meant to be like. He misses stealing priceless jewels and irreplaceable paintings. He misses drinking tea and going on walks. He misses feeling untethered by the confines of his mortal body.

He misses Martín.

Other people will doubtlessly go on walks and steal jewels, but Martín will eternally be but a shade of himself. Andrés is taking Martín’s heart and soul to his grave, and leaving behind this sad little puppet, his strings pulled by mourning and hatred.

Some part of Andrés is quietly pleased with that. There’s a certain beauty to be found in everlasting suffering.

And if he can’t have Martín in all his glorious brilliance and destructive grace, then no one should.

____________________

“You haven’t changed your mind, have you?” Martín asks, in a falsely casual manner, studying his cup of coffee.

Andrés sighs. He had been thinking, foolishly, that Martín will have finally gotten the hint, but of course not. Martín never truly stops, he just reschedules. Anything he ever feels or thinks willcome back, again and again, until he finally finds something to do with it.

“No. And I won’t, so you can stop asking.”

“You won’t even know what I do. You’ll be dead.”

“But you will. And I am not giving you my blessing to put a bullet to your brain. You’ll live. It’s my last wish and you will honour it.”

“I never thought you’d be so cruel,” Martín says, his tone accusatory and wounded.

He doesn’t continue, but the implication is clear: he means not to me. He knows Andrés, knows exactly how cruel he is. He just never thought it would be aimed at himself. He’s Andrés’s foil, his mirror, his other half.

And he’s right. It was never meant to be.

“So be it. You’ll live the life I never got to have. If you must die, then it will be from something else. Not your own hands.”

“Andrés…”

“I didn’t get to make a choice, and neither will you.”

He has to ask Martín for this, despite knowing that it’s the cruelest thing to ask for. Because no one else has ever loved Andrés enough to live for him. No one else ever would have, even if he had more time. Andrés knows he’s hard to love. And anyone would be hard to love, this unconditionally.

It was only ever going to be Martín.

Andrés doesn’t allow himself to wonder if he would be willing to go through the same, were the roles reversed. He’s afraid of being bitterly disappointed in himself, on his final days.

Martín has always been his favourite part of himself: just the right kind of cruel, the correct shade of suicidal. Chaos without an outlet, manifesting in the strangest ways. A genius caged in the body of a man.

Now Martín is going to be the only part of him left. That thought doesn’t bring Andrés peace, necessarily, but it’s one of the only things he isn’t going to leave behind as regrets.

“I’m sure time will bring us back together.”

Martín glares at him, but he says nothing. Martín doesn’t believe in any kind of life after death, or absolution, or even redemption, but he’s not going to say that to a dying man. Martín is never going to be fully honest with him again.

Andrés wants to hear every single ugly and awful thought he is holding back.

____________________

“Can I stay here?”

“Martín…”

“Just to be here. I won’t do anything. I just want to—”

Andrés sighs, too weak to argue, in mind and body as well as in spirit. “Fine, come here.” He scoots over, allowing Martín space on the bed.

“You are my own personal hell,” Martín muses quietly in the dark. He stays an arm’s length away, and Andrés can’t summon the energy to question it. “All nine circles, just you, every moment of my life with you.”

Andrés feels the same way about Martín. All nine circles, every wasted opportunity. If there is life after death, he might be stuck repeating exactly that.

He would still take it. He would choose hell of himself repeating the same mistakes with Martín, over heaven without him.

“Would you do it again?”

Martín turns to look at him, doesn’t answer right away. “I would watch you die a hundred times over,” he finally admits, quiet in the way the truth always is.

How misfortunate Andrés is, to have been given a love like that. A love so desperate, so out of control. He would have much rather been loved by a woman, someone like Tatiana, softly but without the intent to burn and destroy everything around them.

If Andrés has to be loved like this, he should have at least been given the chance to truly reciprocate. He should have been given time to give Martín everything he deserves and everything he doesn’t. He should have been allowed to give Martín the entire world, with all of its beauty and all of its gore. To murder every last man but themselves, to bask in their own brilliance, surrounded by all those decaying bodies, rather than being trapped in his own.

Their love is but an incomplete masterpiece, smiting them both with its existence. It’s unimaginable cruelty, because theirs is a love most will never get to experience.

It could have been so perfect.

“You should do the bank heist with Sergio,” he says, “Take my place. Do it in my honour.”

“Sure,” Martín says, and for that one word, his tone is as amused as it is destructive. “It’s always been a suicide, that plan. It was meant to be ours.” He angles his entire body away from Andrés, like looking at him is suddenly somehow offensive. “Now it’ll just be mine.”

____________________

“Here’s what I would have done, if we had more time.”

Andrés doesn’t have the energy to do anything but angle his head towards Martín, without even opening his eyes.

“I would have married you. I like to think you would have wanted that, too. I would have taken your last name. We would have bought an island. We would have stolen all the most priceless things in the world and gifted them to each other. I would have killed all of your ex-wives. Well, maybe not Tatiana, she’s grown on me. But we would have been happy, you and I.”

He takes Andrés’s left hand in both of his, and sighs.

“Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that.”

Andrés wonders if he would have been better off not knowing all of this.

____________________

The end comes fast.

That makes it both easier and harder, but Andrés doesn’t have the energy to feel sad or grateful. He feels like he still has things he would like to say, to both Sergio and Martín, but he just feels tired. Too tired to remember the words, too tired to decide if they need to be said after all.

Every day, he’s awake less and less, to the point where there’s no longer days to speak of. There’s only moments, all of them with Martín by his side. His presence is the only thing Andrés takes notice of, even if he can’t conjure up many thoughts about it. Or anything else.

Andrés is no longer conscious as he takes his last breath, but as he falls under, the last thing he sees are Martín’s sad, sad eyes. The last thought he ever has is

unimaginable

cruelty.

#anyway have some stuff I wrote a while ago #actually it was while I was still working on 'spike the punch'#I took a break from wholesome dinner planning to plan some funerals #I finally felt like editing it and posting it just because #honestly I just never wanted to post it as a full thing so this prompt collection seems like the perfect opportunity #I wrote this one inspired by 'Jos mä kuolen nuorena' by Heli Kajo #and even repurposed some lyrics for dialogue (near the beginning) because I thought Andrés totally would #hope you like this little thing I wrote #ficlets #lcdp #berlermo

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zu-is-here · 3 years

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Zu! I'm. Sorry that I didn't reply to this! You must forgive me I was very busy yesterday and I thought I'd already sent in a reply, sorry about that I'll respond now!

I'm really really glad that you liked the design! It was something that I had been sitting on for quite a while. I can answer some of the questions!

1 is ccino's pendent a gift from killer? the pendant wasn't a gift, but it was from killer. One of there first intractions was Ccino coming into Killer's shop looking for some advice about a problem of his. Killer acted kindly and coached him to buy that pendant. At this time Killer didn't really care all that much about him, as such the pendant is fake, Ccino doesn't know this and wears it everywhere. Killer feels bad but doesn't want to tell him.

2 Why does Killer have carved bones? Well that was in part inspired by cavai. But in short it's just the skeleton's version of having a tattoo. He got one done to cover up a scar and another as demon warding symbol. They aren't just on his face and he has several on other parts of his body.

3 what's in his vial? Well he'll tell you that it's ectoplasm. But most people assume that it's just redish slime. Either way he never leaves the house without it.

I'm glad that you had a peaceful weaken! That sounds like it must have been nice. What kind of things do you have at the supermarket? There have got to be some foods that you can only get in your country. I remember when I went to Italy, they had these bags of miny cookies which were sold like bags of crisps and where like the best thing ever.

I hope that yesterday was good for you as well!

And lastly, how are you doing today? How's everything with school?

Hii Gayfish! Oh no problem here <3

"As such the pendant is fake" ugh Killer... x) But wow (*'▽'*) such an interesting way! Kotika would be really happy to know you were inspired by her OC <3 Hmmm,,, Thank you for answering! ♡

Guess those cookies are really yummy (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) Oh it's hard to say what products are unique cause it's quite standard,,, at least eggs, oatmeal and bread for breakfast are always here <3 What about yours? *^*

Yesterday was really busy for me too but yep! ☆ Hardly slept tonight but my portfolio has been noted and at least two employees are not against cooperation~ I'll try to contact them... after I sleep XD How was yours? And how are you doing today? ♡

UPD:

Wowie,,, (ﾟ∀ﾟ) Even for dipping in tea omg– Really unique! And we don't indeed, there are biscuits here but they're not that popular, more like just a dessert ♪(´ε｀ )

Thank youuu <3 mb gonna take a nap cause I do wanna stay up late to draw something heheheh—

Oh my– is it– can't wait to see it! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*) How's it going in college btw?

Aw such a pity I missed this one! ;3; I'm sure they were cool, wanna see more of them *^* And what's the other thing(s) you drew?

You mean some more headcanons? *eyes emoji*

Awwwsome (๑>◡<๑) Oh I know these ones! <3 Taste like choco granes, right? We have some variants by such brands as Milka and Choco-Pie— oh no I'm hungry now XD

Well I still have lots of wips—but. XD—I was really inspired by Solia's idea for the Swan Lake crossover and I have that scene in my head since yesterday I just have to ☆

Is it fluffynightkiller week announcement? (ﾟωﾟ)

Oh yay!! How much do you have left? *^*

Awww,,, were these just sketches? I mean, do we have a chance them again? <3

Also yes please!! I'm always eager to know more ☆ Omg a baby—

They are (*´꒳`*) The funny thing is that everyone eats them as a ready-to-eat biscuit... though they need to be warmed up but who cares xd

*GASP* Please, watch the Swan Lake ballet! *^* This masterpiece's worth it. ★ At least for this very pas de deux of the Black Swan, who tries to seduce the prince, convince him that she's Odette he fell in love with, and get his confession...

(//∇//)

Yayyyy!! Good luck there (òwó)

Sure I do (*'▽'*)

* But he refused, right? (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) This is amazing! ☆ The god of LOVE fell in love with the most determined one, isn't it ironic heheh? Kross works ssso good here ♡ and da baby awww,,, I'm looking forward to more of them!

Them simping,,, (˶ ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ ˶) So nice and cute!! <3

Yep, that's right ;3;

Hoo boi— YES *0* And the wings! Looks amazing already ♡

#updated #ask #zu is happy #headcanon #greek au #greek gods au #others art

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morkofday · 3 years

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2020 – a (content creator) year in review

I decided to make this into a mix of these two games I was (kinda?) tagged into so thank you for @leonzhng and @tiesanjiao ♥ I hope you don’t mind me doing it like this ^^ all the questions were just so interesting that I wanted to try!

(bc of the amount of questions, I’m placing them under a cut so that I don’t flood anyone’s dash)

(this is the 2020 year in review that hanyi tagged me to ♥ sorry am so late!)

Top 5 Movies you saw this year

wow tbh I didn’t watch many movies this year as I realized yesterday when I was thinking about this for certain reasons. Or at least I feel like I didn’t watch that many? Nothing really stuck with me it seems.

Because of this, I will only mention two: Parasite and The Old Guard. Those were both wonderful in their own ways and I’m very happy I got to watch them both ^^

Top 5 TV shows you watched this year

this one is difficult bc I watched so many (and forgot even more?) but:

The Lost Tomb Reboot (my introduction to DMBJ. this drama stole my heart and helped me through the tough autumn semester!)

Joy of Life (it’s nuts that this happened during 2020? it feels like it was ages ago)

Kingdom (such a positive surprise and I really hope we get more of this :o I really recommend!)

Detective L (easy, nice aesthetics, amazing costumes. Bai Yu was a delight as Luo Fei)

Sand Sea (I am still baffled by how much I loved this bc I had so many doubts? am happy I did tho)

Bonus: Guardian (bc it has come to stay and the rewatch has been so emotional but so rewarding)

Top 5 songs of 2020

this is a tough one too bc I’ve heard so much new music during 2020 but I will try to put it simply:

Black Swan by BTS (I absolutely adore this song. I listened to it on repeat when it came out at the beginning of the year, I have cried for it a ton, I enjoy every stage I see for it and it’s just a masterpiece. it has also helped a bit with my writing struggles that I’ve felt creeping up on me lately)

Always by By The Coast (an amazing song that always leaves me in my feels. inspires me a lot all the time)

Love me or Leave me by DAY6 (this whole album was a masterpiece and I listened to it on loop for like. two weeks? this was my favorite song on it even if I adored the rest too, especially Zombie)

all of my life by Park Won (listened to this a lot in relation to my xicheng and the wedding I finally got to write for them ;; that’s one good thing that came out of this year tbh)

雨人 by 刘畅 (Liu Chang) (with the Reboot’s ending song, this one is my favorite on that ost. I love Liu Chang’s voice, I loved Liu Sang as a character and as I said, I loved Reboot as a drama. I get super emotional about this ost so I think it defined this year a lot for me)