#at their core they’re both softies so they’re so sweet together

[somnas-writes]

I think azris, once they get over the angst and their traumas, are the type of couple who tell each other everything

Through the bond, Azriel: I saw the cutest cat

Eris: wonderful

Azriel: we should get a cat

Eris: Im a dog person

Azriel: … I want a divorce

Eris: Nuh uh too late, you’re stuck with me

Azriel: tragic

#azris #azriel shadowsinger #azriel acotar #eris vanserra #eris acotar #guys #do u see my vision #at their core they’re both softies so they’re so sweet together #Azriel’s shadows play with eris’s hounds #somnas.rambles #somnas.writes #acotar #azris supremacy

[lyrebirdswrites]

not me drawing and interpreting proper astrological birth charts for the jjk main trio now that the official fan book finally gave us their birthplace in addition to their birthday 👀

Explanation under the cut! (edited to be more beginner friendly)

Quick disclaimer ig: this is just my personal interpretation of these placements. If you read the way I describe something and you think to yourself “hang on, I have this placement and this doesn’t sound like me at all” that would be because a) I am an amateur astrologer and I do this for fun, I don’t know everything about every sign/planet, and b) no placement exists in isolation - it’s influenced by the house it’s in as well as any other planets aspecting it - so it’s possible that the placement manifests in a less conventional/standard way due you because of such factors.

EDIT: my first draft of this post was not super beginner friendly so here’s a quick astrology 101 to help people understand wtf I’m talking about. Skip to the next photo if you don’t need a primer.

Everyone has ten main planets in their birth chart, each of those planets will fall under a different sign depending on when and where you were born. The planet governs an area of your personality, the sign shows what that area of your personality is like. Some quick definitions of the relevant planets for this post:

Sun: the one everyone thinks of when asked ‘what’s your star sign’. Your basic personality, your core, your ego.

Moon: symbolises emotion, intuition, your private internal world, and how feelings are expressed.

Mercury: symbolises communication, intellectual reasoning, and how you learn.

Venus: symbolises romance, aesthetics, how you socialize, and pleasure-seeking behaviours like shopping or sightseeing.

Mars: the source of your passion/drive/motivation. Symbolises where and how you expend your energy.

Retrograde: not a planet, just something the planets do sometimes. At some points in the year the planets look like they’re moving ‘backwards’ through the sky, and this alters their influence on the birth chart.

I think that’s probably enough but shoot me an ask if you’re curious/confused! I’m always happy to talk astrology (clearly lol)

Megumi... I always suspected he had scorpio influence somewhere in his chart and turns out I was right!! Not only scorpio venus but scorpio mars too?? I’m obsessed with this. Scorpio is a water sign (read: big on emotions), the embodiment of the phrase ‘still waters run deep’, and though scorpio placements are not always loud about their affection they tend to bond in a pretty intense way with their chosen people. Those venus and mars placements together really do speak of ride or die devotion - no wonder he’s Like That when it comes to Yuuji people he cares about.

His jupiter and saturn are both in retrograde; I would not have predicted it because I don’t think about natal retrograde all that much, but it actually makes a lot of sense imo. Retrograde jupiter usually indicates someone who is internally very philosophical in the sense that the person will define their own firm moral/ethical code instead of following a familial or societal belief system, which is pretty much megumi ‘I save people according to my own conscience’ fushiguro in a nutshell. While retrograde saturn is basically like. On the outside you’re stoic but on the inside you’re a worrywart, and you take responsibility Super Seriously but you also don’t like people with authority pushing you around needlessly. Which is also megumi in a nutshell lol.

His leo moon was a surprise but I honestly think it works for him because this is definitely where Unhinged Feral Megumi comes from: when he decides to go all out he gets such a flair for the dramatic. capricorn sun and capricorn mercury are pretty intuitive tbh, he really gives off capricorn vibes - practical, reserved, loyal, ambitious and tenacious, possessing a dry wit, capable of putting in steady hard work to get to where he wants to be.

I was already aware of Nobara’s leo sun because we’ve had their birth dates for a while now (birthplace is the new info which lets me draw the whole chart). But her cancer moon is such a lovely placement under that hard outer shell of hers. Nobara seems like she does not have a nurturing bone in her body, but it’s wrong to stereotype cancers as exclusively homebody motherly types - they have deep loyalty for their chosen family/home and they’ll go to the ends of the earth for those people in their own way whatever that may be... she really is a softie deep down 🥰 she really does care 🥰 thinkin about the end of her ch 125 flashback in this context

Nobara’s virgo mercury is actually kind of funny to me because while it indicates a natural gift for intellect and a talent for sorting out the fine details, it also has the potential to make someone a harsh critic who can nitpick and be quite blunt in stating their opinions... this is very Nobara, she does Not spare the feelings of anyone she is talking to lol.

Libra venus!! She has libra venus that’s so perfect!!! this placement is sophisticated and charming and always classy, these people adore that classic chocolates-and-roses romance but they turn love of all kinds into an art form. Traditionally the placement is also associated with people who care about beauty and harmony, who will go out of their way to look good for their companions. Also her leo mars... I love that. It’s really amplifying her bold outspoken flashy self-loving take-charge nature. Queen energy right here.

She has a bunch of natal retrogrades but the one I want to talk about is retrograde uranus... this one is Very fitting and again almost funny in the context of her character. You know how she’s always convinced she’s the only sane person in the room when actually she’s the unhinged one 24/7 and not self aware about that in the slightest? Yeah. That’s big retrograde uranus vibes.

Oh Yuuji... I could talk about your pisces sun all day 🥺 I could get Very technical and meta about the pisces association with the twelfth house and the fact that it’s ruled by neptune and what that says about his character, but I don’t have the room or the time so I’ll save that for another post. For now I’ll just say that the fact that he cares so deeply for others regardless of how well he knows them, the way he feels his feelings so intensely and is very intuituve/sensitive to others needs, him being interested in the occult before he ever found Sukuna’s fist finger, it all just seems more pisces to me than any other sign. And him having pisces mercury + pisces uranus in addition to his sun is also very sweet... our boy really thinks with his heart at all hours of the day doesn’t he?

His libra moon is such a fitting placement, too, because this moon is all about relationships - not just romance but bonds of all kinds, friends and family and companions of any sort. Yuuji as a character is so motivated by the bonds he shares with others and his desire to not be alone, especially on his deathbed. Libra moons are charming and personable and find it very easy to connect with others, they are deeply concerned with justice and will be accepting of everyone except for people who are cruel (exhibit a: just look how he responded to mahito). I think it’s a very apt moon for him to have.

Tbh if I were picking and choosing I might have loaded him up with yet more pisces energy and given him my favourite placement in the whole world, venus in pisces. But he actually has an aquarius venus and I think that’s so interesting! The part of this placement that speaks to his character for me is the way that aquarius venus love is defined by radical acceptance - there is never any judgement (I won’t judge you, Junpei!), because this venus seeks not only to see and understand but to be seen and understood in turn. Some say aquarius venus is an emotionally detached placement. I think that’s a mischaracterisation, but it is true that aquarius placements can be low key scared of intimacy and vulnerability even when they crave it lmao. An aquarius venus will sort through turmoil in their heart by retreating to think it over in isolation, rather than by submitting to the mortifying ordeal of being known and reaching out. Manga readers if u know u know

All I can say about his capricorn mars is that it definitely embodies that determined protagonist vibe. Thoughts like ‘I want to get stronger, I want to be the best, I’ll put in the work to come out on top’ are very capricorn thoughts to have, and the drive and forward momentum associated with mars really push them to the front of his character. But also, again; an underdeveloped capricorn mars under stress will shut out possibilities for connection with loved ones by dedicating themselves to their job or cause. Yuuji learn healthy coping mechanisms challenge 2k21.

#I’m surprised all the placements mapped on to the characters so well! #especially since I’m sure akutami was not manipulating their birthday/birthplace to fit western astrology #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #fushiguro megumi #megumi fushiguro #kugisaki nobara #nobara kugisaki #itadori yuuji #yuuji itadori #itadori yuji #yuji itadori #jjk meta #this was fun I can’t wait to do more once the official fan book comes out #jjk astrology #originalcontent #long post

[reddeadinmybed]

Protective (F)

The whole camp was quiet as it was early in the morning. My morning sickness was just getting worse and worse as my pregnancy continues on, and I was only in my fifth week.

I have yet to tell Javier that I was pregnant. I could never quite find the time to tell him, he was always busy with missions and trying to save other people’s asses instead of having a break.

Today though, I feel was the day. Javier had just come back from a night mission with Arthur. Arthur was already back at the camp, asleep in his own tent. That means that Javier is back and I can finally tell him.

I stepped out of the tent, the confined space making my morning sickness feel worse. I don’t know why pregnancy causes people to feel sick, honestly it was stupid. And I was so hormonal, Mary-Beth thought I was hormonal because of my period. I guess soon she’ll find out why I’m really up and down with my emotions.

Mary-Beth has always wanted a kid. When Abigail gave birth to little Jack, she became clucky. Mary-Beth fantasised that she would find a guy (she always said she wanted a veteran) and he would sweep her off her feet and marry her. Then they’d have cute kids and live happily ever after. It was sweet but in my honest opinion, she has been reading too many books.

Most veterans have lost limbs or have become mentally scarred. I don’t think they’d want to marry or have kids anytime soon. But if that’s what Mary-Beth wants, no one can stop her.

In my honest opinion, I think her and Arthur would be great together. They’re both softies and I can tell Arthur would be a great father. A bit clueless but great nonetheless. The two of them together, that kid would have the greatest parents.

Which is exactly what I hope happens with Javier and I. I want the best for my child but I fear Javier would never retire of this life, and it would be selfish of me to ask him to. I know this life isn’t ideal for a child to grow up in, but I love the life too. The thrill of moving to new places, meeting new people, it makes me feel excited.

Maybe our kid will love this life and continue down Javier’s track. Or maybe our kid will become a doctor or a lawyer and be completely opposite of Javier and I. Either way, I know both Javier and myself will love this child dearly.

Speaking of Javier, I see him walking towards our tent. Javier has a smile on his face as he saw me waiting for him.

“Mi amor, were you waiting for me?” He questioned, his grin growing larger by the second.

“Of course I was waiting for you, I missed you.” I pressed a chaste kiss to his lips, hugging him tenderly. Hugging Javier was amazing, my build fitting perfectly with Javier’s strong yet slim body.

I loved Javier more than anything. There’s nothing that would ever become in between my love for him, except maybe the baby. But even then, I will still love Javier so much.

“I missed you too.” Javier leaned forward, our mouths connected in a gentle yet loving kiss. Instead of a peck, Javier kept going, humming in contentment. Javier’s arms wrapped around my waist and I just knew he felt the beginning of my baby belly. It was small but it was coming, I had a feeling this baby was going to be a big one.

“Mi amor, you didn’t eat a whole pot of stew when I was gone did you?” He winked at me and I scoffed, slapping him on the chest.

“No, I didn’t thank you. I actually need to tell you something.” I said in between kisses. He pulled away, looking at me inquisitively. I gave him a nervous grin in return.

“What is it mi amor? Are you in trouble? Do I need to teach someone a lesson? You know I won’t hesitate, not after last time –”

“Javier, honey, please listen.” I giggled.

He stopped talking and looked at me, a small grin on his cute lips. He looked absolutely adorable with his small grin and I just wanted to grab his cheeks and squeeze them, or even kiss them.

How did I get so lucky with Javier? What did I do to deserve this chance of a family with him?

“Ok, so you know how we’ve talked about having little Javier and little Y/N’s around?” I asked.

Javier nodded.

“Well, that’s finally going to happen because...I’m pregnant.” I finally let it out, releasing a sigh of relief while I was at it.

Javier remained silent for a few seconds, processing the words that no doubt shocked him to his core. He looked so cute with a confused expression on his face.

“Disculpe mi amor, did you just say that you were pregnant?” His grin grew larger and larger until he had a large smile on his face.

“I did Javier, I’m pregnant and we’re gonna be parents,” I confirmed for him.

Javier wasted no time pulling me in for a hug. He hugged me so tight that I thought I’d die of a lack of oxygen. Javier pulled back and kissed me, passionately.

He pulled back and cupped my face saying, “thank you so much mi amor,” over and over.

I grinned, tears pouring down my face. He generally looked so happy and I couldn’t be more proud to be that person that has made him so happy.

“You’re welcome baby, you’re so welcome.” He hugged me once again, this time more gentle than the last.

“Everyone, I’m going to be a papà!” Cheers resonated from the camp and I felt a pang of happiness surge through me, giving me energy.

This could quite possibly be the best day of my life.

“Absolutely not, you cannot go there, I will not allow it.” Dutch waved his hands around, making his point of me not being able to go to Valentine final.

“But Dutch it’s only for –”

“No Miss Y/L/N and that’s final. We can’t risk you losing the baby, think of Javier please!” He exclaimed whilst breathing heavily.

I looked down, my disappointed face evident.

“I just really wanted to get something for Javier, his birthday is soon.” I said, more quietly this time.

Dutch sighed.

“Then get Miss Grimshaw or even Karen to get you something. From this day on, you’re banned from leaving this camp.” Dutch retreated back to his tent, not wanting to hear anything else from me.

I sighed, tears falling down my cheek.

Why am I not allowed to do anything? Since when was this camp a prison? We claimed to be free and we claimed we can do anything we want but why am I an exemption? Why am I being treated this way?

I walked back towards my tent, dragging my feet along the way.

“Everything okay Miss Y/L/N?” Arthur asked, grabbing my arm, rubbing his hand up and down. I looked up at him, attempting a smile but tears were still streaming down my face.

“Yes, everything’s fine Arthur. I’m just upset that I can’t go to Valentine today.” I explained and Arthur gave a small reassuring smile.

“Everyone just wants the best for you, alright? We’re being protective because we don’t want anything to happen to you.” I nodded in understanding.

When Arthur puts it like that, it makes more sense. Anything could happen at any point and they just want to make sure that I’m safe and so is my child. I understand now.

“Thank you Arthur, you’ve really helped me see it in a different way.” He nodded and said his goodbyes, walking off, once again leaving me alone.

Yes the gang is protective, and yes I feel bound but I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’d rather be protected and have people surround me, not letting me leaving rather than having no one to protect me and no one to guide me.

I walked back to mine and Javier’s tent, stepping in and lying down next to a sleeping Javier. Javier wrapped his arms around me, embracing not only me but our yet to be born child.

Javier is going to being the best father I know. I’m so glad that I get to spend my life with him and I’m so glad I have a camp that cares for its members.

Thanks for the reads

- REDDEADINMYBED

#arthur morgan #dutch van der linde #red dead redemption 2 #red dead #red dead redemption x reader #red dead redemption imagines #john marston #red dead redemption smut #arthur morgan imagines #arthur morgan x reader #javier escuella #javier escuella smut #javier escuella x reader #javier escuella imagines

[softforcal]

hey, it’d be super cool if you wrote headcanons about slytherin!calum and slytherin!michael being in a poly relationship with a shy hufflepuff. love your writing, by the way, you’re doing great!!!

SLYTHERIN CAL X SLYTHERIN MICHAEL X HUFFLEPUFF READER

-Malum is a mood. straight up.

-okay so you’re the cutest fucking Hufflepuff ever

-and for sure the Snakes have noticed

-Slytherins all secretly adore the innocence of Hufflepuffs, especially you

-you catch Michael’s eye first but soon his best friend Calum notices you too which is when things start to get BIG

-Because Cal is team captain for his Quidditch team and he is a known ladies man, but in a way, so is Michael. he’s known to be a fucking tease.

-so you have two hardcore, dominant, intimidating Slytherins with their eyes on you ALL the time

-you don’t even notice until someone points it out

-and then it’s all you notice

-and they go everywhere together

-you get jittery whenever they’re around and they eat that shit up

-but they hang back, still not approaching and that’s almost making it worse for you because they’re looking and not doing anything

-they’re laughing their asses off about it back in the Slytherin common room because they can see how intimidated you are

-”okay but we actually have to do something.” Michael states

-”yeah.” Cal agrees

-from the start they’re down for Polyamory. they’re buds AF and they have ‘tag teamed’ before so this isn’t abnormal for them

-but they’ve only ever tag teamed during sex so this is sort of new because they’re both interested in you as a person not just a fuck

-because you are adorable and you’re making them both so soft with every cute little movement you make

-so one day you’re walking down the hall when two people show up next to you and you freeze when you realize it’s the Slytherins

-”where you headed?” Michael asks.

-”to study-”

-”great, you can study with us.” Cal grins, his arm going over your shoulders

-he’s super cocky but you don’t try to fight it so he knows its chill

-they take you to a side tower that doesn’t get used anymore and it’s pretty vacant, perfect place to study on the steps

-there’s a flat area at the top of the tower with windows so it’s actually super nice?

-but Michael would stare at your ass the entire time you’re going up the steps to the top of the tower

-Cal is pretty quiet but he can do small talk whereas Michael gets into some pretty deep shit pretty fast

-and they’re usually pretty intimidating but Michael actually is sort of a complete softy… Cal, still intimidating though

-no studying actually gets done, you just sort of hang out with them and there’s lots to talk about

-Michael is super warm and friendly and cheeky but you can tell he’s toning it down for you but he definitely calls you “puff”

-it gets to be dinner time and you all head back to the great hall, you make a move to sit at your table but Michael grabs you, “not a fucking chance Puff.”

-so they drag you to the Slytherin table

-and all the Slytherins just stare at you because yes, Michael and Calum had flirted with many girls, but they’ve never brought one over

-this shows everyone that they straight up actually like you

-”this is Luke and Ashton.” they introduce you to the blondes you always see together, and you know them because they’re on the Quidditch team and are known to be straight up savages

-but then Ashton smiles at you and shakes your hand and you are #shook

-”so you’re the puff these two have been stalking.” Luke says, earning him a smack from Ashton

-they’re all smooth talking pieces of shit but they seem like cool guys

-you’re kinda shook that you’re sitting at the fucking Slytherin table tbh

-so are all the other Hufflepuffs because as soon as you get back to your dorm they’re all on you about the whole thing

-”you disappeared with Cal and Mikey!” “oh my god where did they even take you?!” “i dont see any hickeys. there would definitely be hickeys.”

-”we just hung out.”

-”well thats no fun.” your entire house was ready to hear about a Hufflepuff Slytherin Kink sandwich because no Hufflepuff had been ‘chosen’ by Malum before because ya’ll too innocent and sweet and they aint about to fuck with that

-but then all you can think about is a ‘Malum sandwich’ because holy fuck

-the next day you go to breakfast and you keep your head down, ignoring the Slytherin stares

-you ignore them the whole breakfast because you know if you look, you’ll start thinking about them fucking you because holy SHIT fam

-from their table, Michael and Calum are grinning because they fucking KNOW whats going on in your head

-once again, when you leave the Greathall, these two fall in step with you

-”hey gorgeous.” Cal grins, charisma just radiating off of him

-You drag the two of them to a semi deserted hallway and they’re both kinda shook that a ‘lil puff’ is dragging them somewhere and being slightly dom

-”what’s gotten into you today princess?” Michael laughs

-”what do you two want?” you asked

-”what do you mean kitten?” Michael teases, pushing some hair out of your face

-of course these fucks are going to make you spell it out for them

-and they’re all tall and gorgeous and you realize how intimidated you are, but in the best fucking way

-like they’re gorgeous

-and you’re alone in a deserted hallway with them

-you realize your back is to a wall and they’re closing in

-you can feel your heart beat and they are gorgeous

-and you’re kinda confused because there are two of them, but at the same time they’ve both been giving you super obvious ‘im into you’ vibes

-”i mean…” your tongue gets tied and Calum grins, “come on puff, use your words.”

-ugh he’s so sexy

-”i mean i think you two are into me. and im confused.” you tried to explain, feeling your skin heat up and your pulse beating rapidly

-”what’s confusing kitten? we are.” Michael grins.

-”there’s two of you.”

-”what about it?” Cal said, voice lower

-you look between the two guys

-”so what are you thinking Princess?” Michael asks, grabbing one of your hands and pulling you closer to him as Cal comes behind you, hands setting on your waist

-”you think you can manage both of us Puff?” Cal asks, breath on your neck

-he grins himself against your bum and you almost moan and you know they havent even done anything yet.

-and Michael’s lips are heavenly as he smiles down at you

-but these Slytherins are fucking teases

-”i don’t know Cal, she’s just an innocent Puff.” Michael grins

-”doesn’t seem that innocent to me.” Cal muses

-(holy fuck fam Malum is life jesus shit)

-”so what is it kitten? are you an innocent little puff or are you going to be a dirty girl for us?” Michael asks

-grabbing his face as soon as he’s done speaking because you don’t have anymore control of yourself

-Michael laughs into the kiss, hands cupping your face as he bites at your lower lip

-meanwhile Calum begins kissing your neck

-your heart is beating out of its chest because you, a lil puff squish, are doing this with two of the biggest baddest Slytherins in school

-you hear voices and pull away from Michael but you’re still squished between them as the voices get closer

-Calum pulls back so you can move away as the voices come around the corner, its a group of Gryffindors and they immediately tense up when they see you with Cal and Michael, “are these guys bothering you Y/N?” one of them asks

-”i’m fine.” you assure him, trying to sound confident even though you totally dont

-Michael snickers behind you and Calum is grinning but the Gryffindors leave and you turn back to them, “so now what?”

-”now we take you on a real date.” Michael states

-”or we could skip that and just take you to the room of requirement,” his voice lowers “it’s got a kinky side.”

-woah

-two very good options

-going on that date and Cal opens up a bit more which is nice but its obvious that none of you can stop thinking about getting back to the room of requirement

-Michael chases you back to the school while you scream and Cal walks but watches with a huge grin

-anyone who sees you with Cal and Michael give you weird looks and lots of Gryffindors make sure you’re okay which is hilarious

-until Michael groans about it being stupid and Cal throws you over his shoulder

-people definitely give you looks about that

-yeah, the room of requirement is forever fucked because it knows what its two Slytherins want

-they’re both Doms but its obvious Cal is the one really calling the shots

-its super wild

-Michael calls you puff or kitten and there’s a lot of praise because holy fuck you’re just a lil innocent puff butt “where the fuck did you learn how to do that?!”

-they’re into marks for sure but you’re just a lil puff so they only mark you where people can’t see

-they don’t push to hard the first time and they let you choose things, like you have to initiate sucking on Calum’s fingers and it makes them both flip out because holy shit

-its just pretty raunchy

-it ends and Michael is super soft and cuddles you but Cal is more chill about it

-tbh, part of you assumes you’re just a fuck and maybe you’ll be fuck buddies with them… until the next morning when they sit next to you at your table and shake the entire Hufflepuff House to the core

-”how’s our puff?” Michael asks, kissing your cheek

-half the table gasps

-”you look tired, wonder why.” Calum grins, kissing your other cheek

-the entire table gasps

-and everyone in the whole hall is looking

-so yeah, you’re not just a fuck

-Michael is super soft on you and that’s obvious

-it’s harder to see that Cal is soft until someone tries to be an ass about you with two guys and he fucks them up

-like after that everyone knows not to say anything about you being with two Slytherins

-they’re hardcore and they’re both teasing little shits who are horny all the time

-Michaels a fan of trying to touch you under the desk in class

-Cal’s more of an arm over the shoulders kinda guy

-going to Cal’s quidditch matches with Michael and cheering him on

-hella rough post game sex because Cal is hyped

-Michael’s such a sneak too so he always finds deserted places for the three of you to go to

-Michael’s more into boobs and Cal’s into ass so it works out pretty well

-they both big fam. i know it. you know it. we all fucking know it.

-so get ready for that cuz woah

-being a Hufflepuff LEGEND because you’re fucking not one Slytherin but two

-like everyone wants the hot gossip fam

-especially since they start coming by and visiting the Hufflepuff common room. Michael tries to make friends with people in your house and Cal’s pretty quiet but he makes an effort too

-everyone is shook

-yeah but sex everywhere all the time

-you just make them both so soft

-Cal loves to play with your fingers, it’s a small thing that shows people how much he adores you

-anytime your Hufflepuff traits come out they tease you but it’s so cute and they adore it when you get shy

-you’re there little puff baby

-they would baby the shit out of you, it’s just a fact

-and not only will they fight anyone who messes with you, but Luke and Ash also like you and they will cut a bitch

-the four most intimidating Slytherins and you have two of them wrapped around your finger and the other two are like brothers

-yeah. no one messes with you.

-this would be THE shit fam. we all know it.

#calum hood #calum hood smut #calum hood x reader #michael clifford #michael clifford x reader #michael clifford smut #malum #poly #polyamory #malum x reader #malum smut #malum 5sos #5sos #5 seconds of summer #hogwarts!au #hogwarts!5sos #slytherin!calum hood #slytherin calum hood #slytherin!michael clifford #slytherin michael clifford #hufflepuff reader #hc #softforcal

[aweebwrites]

Celestial Influence 6

Pt1

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'Tell him we know. But he isn't to blame.' The hologram of Ed says and Jay unconsciously floated closer.

'It's none of your faults. You're all ninja. You would never have let what happened happen if you had control over it.' Edna says next and Ed nodded. 'It may not mean much from us but… You're all still the ninja we know and love.' She managed a smile, brushing stray tears away as a tear fell down Jay's cheek watching them.

'You know it!' Ed grinned as more tears fell down Jay's cheeks.

'It means more than you think.' Cole's voice came, the hologram just showing his parents still. 'Thank you. We'll bring Jay back. Don't worry.' He reassured them and his parents nodded, smiles bright before Zane cut the transmission.

"Jay…" Nya says softly, floating over to give his shoulder a comforting squeeze.

"Could we…" Jay spoke up then sniffled. "Could we go now?" He asked in a small voice.

"Of course." Zane says then reached his hand out to him.

Jay slid his hand into his, holding onto it then took Nya's. Kai took hers as Cole took Zane's as the Falcon landed on Zane's shoulder. In a flash of lightning, they all vanished.

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"Finally finished." Ed says as he stepped back, smiling at the large, metallic statue of his son, the seems welded together and pressed flat to give it a smoother finish.

He sighed as he looked it over. It only made him miss his son even more.

"Have faith Ed. The other ninja will find him." Edna says as she walked over, giving his hand a squeeze.

"I know they will." He says with a small smile then pressed a kiss to her forehead.

A bright flash of light followed by a loud clap of thunder broke through their moment, startling the duo. They turned around towards the Junkyard entrance and Ed's blowtorch fell from his hand to see five of the ninja there, including…

"Jay…" Ed whispered as the lightning ninja, their son looked at him almost shyly.

"Hi mom… Dad…" He spoke quietly.

That was all the couple needed.

"Jay!" Edna yelled as they both rushed forward, pulling their son into a tight hug.

The ninja watched the heartfelt reunion, their hearts twinging as Jay began sobbing, repeating sorry over and over again, even as his parents comforted him, telling him he wasn't to blame. It made them think about their own parents. While Zane's father was gone, he knew without a doubt he would say the same and the thought warmed his core. Cole saw the disappointed look on his father's face before he left to the underworld. He knew he blamed him and it hurt deeply. Nya and Kai… They wondered what their parents would think. They haven't visited in so long… And even before then, they don't know them very well to even guess what they might think. Both siblings shared a look. Maybe they should visit soon…

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Kai sat alone outside that night, atop a pile of scrap metal. The moon was almost full in the sky as stars glittered about. It was really beautiful out. It reminds him of nights he spent at the fire temple gazing up at it with the temple itself opened all the way up. He didn't use the upper levels which made his skylight possible from the ground floor. But now that the others were around, maybe he should renovate when he gets back. For now, it's just…

"What's with the long face?" Nya asked as she landed soundlessly beside him, sitting against the hood of the old car as well.

"Oh. I didn't tell you or Jay yet." Kai says, glancing across at the now confused Nya. "I've had company back at the Fire Temple. They're four dragons I made somehow." He says and Nya looked intrigued.

"I figured they're different parts of a flame. Or different colours really." He says, creating a flame in his hand. "There's Flare, Spark, Solaris and Heath's the youngest." He says, separating the different colours as he listed them to describe them so he had red, orange, yellow-gold and blue flames burning separately before allowing them to vanish.

"If you made them then they sound like a handful." Nya says with a small smile.

"Surprisingly, they're all well behaved. Flare is a bit of a softie. He's still figuring out standing up for himself. Spark is eager and always ready to play. She's headstrong and accidentally bully's Flare most days. She's really sweet and confident though. Solaris is the quiet one- Skies above. I can't use that term without flashbacks." Kai says with a grimace but pushed the memories back and pushed forward. "She's curious about everything but wouldn't go off on her own. She usually sticks close to Heath. Speaking of, Heath my be the youngest by about a minute when compared to Flare, but he's overprotective of them all, even though he acts all cool like his colour and intimidating. He's a jerk but he'd never do anything intentionally harmful. Maybe lick me or take up my best when he has his own but nothing too harmful. I left him in charge. I know he'll keep everyone together and safe but…" He trailed off as Nya watched him.

"But you miss them." She said for him and he looked at her before nodding.

"They're still young. Three months old to be exact. I would bring them but I want them to grow a little more first. Get stronger. They're great fliers so far but they still get tired pretty quickly compared to our elemental dragons when we had them." He says, looking out again.

"They'll get there soon enough. Don't worry." Nya says, giving his shoulder s squeeze and he sighed then nodded.

"Yeah. You're right." He says and she smiled.

"Come on. Dinner's ready." She says as she stood.

"Nice." He says, accepting her hand and she pulled him up. "Do you think Lloyd's alright?" He asked her as they headed towards the trailer home.

"Yeah. Lloyd's a smart kid. He's safe at least." She reassured.

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"Well, it's time." Cole says the next day as they all stood outside the trailer, night now upon them.

"You promise to visit every once in awhile?" Edna asked, nervous to let Jay go again.

"Once a week at least. I promise." Jay reassured his parents, back to his old self mostly now that some of the guilt they all should has been lifted off his shoulders.

"Good. Now go find your friend." Ed smiled and they all hugged.

"I'll do the honors." Kai says as he stepped forward then allowed his hands to glow red.

Seconds later, small fireballs shot across the sky at random intervals as Zane stepped forward, his hands glowing light blue and they watched in awe as the same blue coloured the full moon. Nya summoned her powers and grinned at the blue toned rainbow around the full moon. Jay took his cue and summoned his powers, allowing light began to flash across the sky. Cole's hands glowed as well, creating low thunder that echoed across the sky. They all waited with bated breath- then grinned once the bright green aurora borealis streaked across the sky.

"Quick! Follow it!" Nya yelled and they all took off as quick as they could, following the aurora towards the source.

"It seems to extend beyond the shores of Ninjago." Zane says, plotting the space between what he could read and the land.

"Crap, it's disappearing!" Kai yelled as they flew quicker, the aurora visibly weakening.

"Zane can you track the origin location?" Jay asked him and the Nindroid remained quiet over the wind as they darted quickly through the sky.

"Nononono! No!" Cole yelled as it flickered away to nothing, leaving them just over the beach with no sure direction to go.

It wasn't as if the aurora ran in an exact straight line after all.

"That won't be a problem. I've located the area where the aurora originates." Zane says and they all sighed, relieved.

"Well? Where is he?" Nya asked him.

"... The Dark Island." Zane informed them and they all looked at him horrified.

"The- the Dark Island?! Why there of all places?!" Jay sputtered.

"Think about it though. No-one lives at the Dark Island. No chance of hurting anyone if his powers slip up. It's perfect." Kai says but wore a frown that showed that he wasn't happy about it.

"Forget that for now. Let's actually get going. We'll discuss when we get there and make sure he's ok." Cole says and they nodded, taking Jay's hand then each other's.

They vanished in a flash of light then reappeared in the remains of Garmadon's old camp on the island.

"Nice place to start." Kai says and Zane immediately went to check the pool of dark matter.

"Untouched it appears. I don't see any recent footsteps so he hasn't come this way." Zane informed them.

"Ok. He isn't here. Cool. But if he isn't right here, where else would he go?" Jay asked and they all paused to think then gasped.

"The Temple of Light!" They all blurted.

In the next few seconds, they arrived before the temple that looked noticeably shinier. They shared a look before Cole pushed the door open. They all peered inside then gawked at the sight before them. Inside was actually furnished and looked homey. The bell and space below was obviously a meditative area with the area around it holding tables, strange yet beautiful flowers, scrolls on a shelf, paintings and a seating area, a single, large couch turned towards a tv with a gaming station. The lanterns inside bathed the area in soft, golden lights. On the couch was Lloyd, fast asleep. He wore a green hoodie that was a size too large as well as gold coloured sweatpants. His hair was all ruffled up but what really surprised the ninja was who he was sleeping against. Lloyd was comfortable asleep with his head in Garmadon's lap.

They couldn't say which Garmadon since this one had all the black skin, markings and four arms of Lord Garmadon… But the gray hair and soft expression of Sensei Garmadon. Said man looked at them from the corner of their eyes and lifted a finger to his lips to hush them while beaconing them in with another hand.

The group shared a bewildered and confused look but they did come in, carefully and quietly closing the large door behind them.

"... I have several questions." Jay whispered and Lord Sensei Garmadon only smiled.

"All will be answered in due time." He whispered back. "For now, rest. Lloyd has had a long day." He says, stroking his son's hair fondly.

The team shared another look before shrugging. They grabbed folded blankets from the basket on the table as cushions from the couch then found comfortable spots on the ground to settle down for the night. They all chose to settle relatively close to the father-son duo, keeping in close contact with each other.

Kai had no clue how Sensei G became Lord Sensei G or how he got him to be almost normal again OR how he even found him to begin with, but he wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. After everything they've been through, Lloyd deserves a break from everything. He yawned as his eyes began to fall shut.

Infact, they all do.

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CI2

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CI4

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(So I was intending on doing 7 total parts for this series but I'm gonna extend it 9 because fic length. Also Garmadon just appeared. He wasn't going to be in the series at all but ah. He is now. Thanks for reading!)

#ninjago #kai ninjago #kai smith #kai #cole brookstone #cole ninjago #cole #zane #zane julien #zane ninjago #nya ninjago #nya smith #nya #jay #jay ninjago #jay walker #lloyd ninjago #lloyd #lloyd garmadon #garmadon #sensei garmadon #garmadon ninjago #lord garmadon #wu ninjago #sensei wu ninjago #aweebwrites' work

[itsyourjoon]

Soft hearts

Request: can you write a smut imagine with xiao gui from nine percent, please?

Xiao Gui x reader

Genre: smut

Word count: 702

Warnings: almost unprotected sex use protection kids you don't need to get preggos too soon, it's really soft so that's it

A/N: I wrote it softly because lil Guigui is just a softie to me but if that's not what you wanted then you can request another one!♡ also it's not proof read so... hopefully it's okay :)

Summary: making you feel loved and wanted, but most importantly good is what Xiao Gui is best at

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Happy smiles, loving glances and gentle touches were shared the whole evening. Xiao Gui made sure you loved the simple picnic date he prepared for you and no detail escaped him when preparing it, as all the foods you loved were on the menu. He made you feel loved with every word that left his lips, while he also listened to every single thing you had said.

Back at home nothing is different. Your bodies pressed tightly together against the wall, his bigger frame trapping yours, his hands wander down your own, fingers interlocked as his lips gently dance on your neck, leaving small purple love bites on the expanse of your skin. Silent whines escape from you, wanting him more and more.

"Gui let's go to the bedroom please." Your plea is answered when Xiao Gui picks you up, carrying you to the bedroom you two share.

"Everything for my darling."

Clothes are soon found on the floor leaving the both of you only in your underwear, him gently dropping you on the bed, kissing you before joining you.

Gui rubs your core through your panties, making you moan from the pleasure. His motions are making you wetter and at the same time impatient. You pull him closer into an even more heated kiss to show him your want for him.

Removing your last pieces of clothing from the both of you, he rubs himself against your heat groaning from the friction and your wetness. He would love to just slip into your tightness already, to feel your walls all around him. He's about to-

"Gui wait. Do we have a condom?" Your worry in his eyes make him look even more lovingly into you. To him you are the most precious star no matter what you do and he falls in love even more no matter what. His lovestruck gaze is soon replaced with one of remembering as ge realises he has one.

"Don't worry baby, I got it. Just relax."

He easily slips it on and goes back to rubbing against you, teasing the both of you before kissing you passionately again.

He slips into you with ease, your wetness being enough of a lubricator for him to slide in easily.

As soon as he is all the way in, the kisses become deeper, and he holds your cheek with his one hand as he picks up the pace of his thrusts. They're not too fast, but they are deep and sharp, strong enough to hit just the right spot.

With the set pace you pull him as close as it's physically possible, moaning into his mouth, eyes closed from the pleasure. Nothing could be better than the feeling of Xiao Gui pleasuring you like this. Not when he makes you feel this good.

Your walls convulse around him as your high approaches. Feeling that, he starts to move faster chasing his own high as well.

"Gui- oh shit! Gui I'm close. I'm gonna cum."

He kisses you a bit roughly this time, putting his hand on the back of your thigh, the new angle allowing him to hit your sweet spot just right.

"Cum for me baby. Don't hold back."

With a few more thrusts you let go, cumming around him. He cums a few thrusts after you, spilling into the condom, riding out both of your highs.

After you've both come down from your own cloud's 9, he pulls out, tying the condom before throwing it away.

He goes to grab a wet cloth from the bathroom to clean you up, smiling lovingly at you. He leans down to kiss your forehead, whispering an 'I love you' before pulling away. You return the three words to him, meaning every single one.

He joins you in bed once again, this time cuddling your naked body. Pulling you closer to him, he holds your hand gently, kissing your shoulder as he does so. His lips linger on your skin for just a bit, before he fully hugs you.

Wrapping your arms around his neck and him around your waist, you drift off to sleep in the arms of the man you love the most.

#idol producer #idol producer smut #nine percent #nine percent smut #xiao gui #wang linkai #xiao gui smut #nine percent imagine #nine percent imagines #nine percent scenario #idol producer imagines #idol producer imagine #idol producer scenario #wang linkai smut #xiao gui scenario #xiao gui imagine #xiao gui x reader #reader insert

[gg-astrology]

Can you do Aries sun Libra moon? Thank you so much!! Your work is highly appreciated and outstanding ❤️❤️❤️

Oooof youre so kind?? 💕and sweet?? 💕and I am??? absolutely flustered by this thank you so much 💕I feel like I just aced an exam and got the nod of approval/acknowledgement I need 💕💕💕 I’m going to do my best for this one ok? 💕

[Below Cut: Aries Sun - Libra Moon 🌷]

They have a Motivation for everything

Regardless of if anybody else’s see it, their action comes from the fact that they care

Libra Moon is considerate of others, far-sighted and thinks about the consequences. it’s fully aware of this, even tho Aries Sun makes their action seems like it’s a simple thing, simple-minded.

There’s a depth to them that is there, that’s why they make certain decisions, certain factors, say no to stuff say yes to things.

Some people may think Aries/Libra are simple...one-dimensional but they’re not. There’s a lot more to them underneath, and while they’re at it they’re noble to the core (and humble about it as well)

Every time Libra is like ‘theres this this and this to consider’ Aries helps streamline it into action

Like ‘ok then this is the best way to go about it, to achieve success that combines both your wants, and in my style together’

They may be opposite signs...but they do work well together

The only thing is, these people might not feel like they’re appreciated enough or ‘seen through’ at their core

They wanna be....y know, seen. For both their considerate side and their practical side. They want to be MORE than just stagnant one-dimensional things to people, want to be seen as having depth.

Kind of the feeling of doing something and never getting accredited/acknowledged to the extent that you want

On one hand its like, it’s fine y know. They’re humble, they’ll work harder and it’s not anyone else’s fault.

On the other hand it’s just...maybe a lil disheartening?? Till when will they do this and not be “seen”?? Where are the people who are so good at “seeing” people?? Why can’t they “see” them??

Wants to be acknowledged. for both their efforts/style of demonstration (Aries) and their inner workings/thoughtfulness (Libra)

Personally I think they’re more delicate than they seem, softies at heart. And in some vivid idealistic side of them, they kinda wanted to be treated ‘right’ by people

Yet they also Know This...that they’re messy and guard themselves so often that opportunities to do that slip by them

It’s like everytime anyone wants to ‘get them’ their first instinct/response back to that, is to test ‘em or either take it as a challenge

They don’t know....How to process people being kind/un-objective and just wanna give without wanting anything back

While they desire something....their actions/rationality stops them from acting upon it or ‘getting’ what they truly want in life sometimes

Anyways besides the inner stuff.... these people outwardly has a good combination of activeness, dedication and intellectual pragmatism to get them by

They can throw themselves at something and get it, mostly bc they dedicate themselves (and their entire concentration) onto the pursuit

Quick, active, idealist and practical. These people are reliable and trustworthy, often kind and friendly in a way that supports/lift up other people

They’re nice to be around...mostly bc they’re not overtly clingy nor independent. They’re their own person, yet they have the fortitude and power to help those around them through motivation/inspiration and helping them search deeper within themselves

This is kinda short, but I hope you’ve enjoyed it anyways! 💕💕 I feel like with this combo--- if I dive too much into the ‘fixing ya self’ stuff it’ll probably?? drive them crazy with self-evaluation so I tried to keep it light (i hope u enjoy ;;) 💕

#aries sun #libra moon #aries #libra #aries-libra #anon #asks

[lhpxawol-amalgam]

Popular AWOl Ships in a Nutshell

Long post ahead.

WonderMod

Suwon:

Won x Soomi

Queen of all ships

Intellectual meets philosopher

Funniest couple you will ever meet

Agdjkfdgdaf there’s just so much chemistry

Stans have like written full-length thought-out analyses on this shit

When they dance together it’s the best cause Won can dance like no one’s business and Soomi is just trying her best but they still look awesome together

Gyuju:

Gyuri x Jinju

Both have two siblings

Both play guitar

Both are the two tallest in their group

Both do modern dance

At this point no one knows if the only reason this ship is so popular is cause they just have so much in common

But they do kinda balance each other out

Gyuri’s the drill sergeant and Jinju’s the cheerleader

Hyeju:

Hyerin x Jinju

Leader/maknae stuff, ya know

They’re actually pretty cute together

“Oh my god, they were roommates”

These shippers will never get over the one time Hyerin made Jinju ramen when she was super stressed and helped her to take a break from working

WonderMod stans be like “I ship Hyeju” and LOONA stans be like “but with who tho”

Hareum:

Hanbyeol x Areum

Hanbyeol can cook and Areum loves to eat so

Also lots of dad energy for some reason 

This one’s only as big as it is from that one fanfic “I’m Trapped in a Hareum Anime”

Shenanigan

Sangeun:

Sangwoo x Jaegeun

It’s a duo group

Of course it’s a ship

Generates lots of enemies-to-lovers fanfiction for some reason

Sangwoo’s the flirty one and Jaegeun’s the dapper one so you get all the cute shipping dynamics

AK6

2Woo:

K.O. (Kiwoo) x Woori

“Oh my God, they were roommates”

Scary but weak meets buff but softie 

Honestly could become real

I mean K.O.’s bi so

The fans feel vaguely justified

Uwu

Lites Out:

K.O. x Lite

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: 2Woo vs. Lites Out

K.O’s stage persona is almost aggressive enough for Lite’s actual personality

Jk she’s soft for like one person and it’s him

Need to host a variety show stat

DeLite:

Lite x Luxe

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: Lites Out vs DeLite

Fashion king and queen

They got that yin/yang thing going

Watch them like actually get away with murder tho

Labyrinth:

Miro x Luxe 

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: DeLite vs Labyrinth

The thinking man’s ship

They’re always the ones to sit back and lovingly shake their heads while everyone else does something fun but stupid

No one really sees this ship going anywhere sexual but it’s got all the good memes so

Forget-Me-Not

Hanhwan:

Hanbin x Joohwan

That name tho

Poetry

Absolute softies for each other

If this were a fanfic it’d be a slow burn cause they’re so goddamn oblivious

Hanbin’s a sex-demon on the outside and a cinnamon roll on the inside

Let’s just say people suspect the opposite of Joohwan

Kim Woo:

Kim Gyeong x Siwoo

More leader/maknae

Try and make this one sexy and watch yourself get kicked out of the fandom by angry stans

This is why Forget-Me-Not doesn’t have ship wars

PINEAPPLE

Shinmin:

Shinyoung x Minchul

We don’t know how anyone let this happen

They’re cousins

Like not even distant cousins

I know the internet sucks

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: Shincest or Mincest

Lots of pining jokes cause gEDDIT they’re in pINEAPPLE

But yeah this one gets all the shame it deserves

a.LOVE

Jangyoung:

Gayoung x Tokki (Jangmi)

Their MV characters have a sorta abusive dynamic so

This one gets a lot of eyebrows raised

But IRL they’re both just trying to out-care for each other

So the fics are either hardcore angst or total fluff 

I would say “oh my God, they were roommates” but they’re all roommates so like

Sungyoung:

Gayoung x Sungmi

The Unpopular Ship™

Oh look it’s another enemies-to-lovers Sungyoung fic

Half the time they’re both j chilling and the other half they’re the literal definition of sexual tension

MiMi:

Tokki (Jangmi) x Sungmi

Technically leader/maknae but like

It feels different

It’s just really cute man what can I say

They’ve got that tsundere/genki girl dynamic going

*insert meme man* Show ALL the affection!

GSG

Yangbin:

Yang x Sebin

All the chemistry, all the feels, and sadly also all the annoying straight girls fetishizing Asian men

But like seriously when they dance together it’s absolutely golden

Yang’s all flowing and expressive and Sebin’s all sharp and aggressive

Kinda matches their personalities too

It’s just sad that so many stans have to be all sasaeng-y about it

AB Yang:

AB Young x Yang

Who wants to bet it’s just for the name huh

But no it’s low-key cute 

You wouldn’t think they’d have too much chemistry at first

They’re like the “don’t match on paper but perfect irl” kinda couple

More platonic vibes than the Yangbin shipping content

Kyunghorang:

Horang x Kyungho

Literally just Sangeun all over again

Everyone wants to protecc our precious maknae Kyungho from bad boy Horang

But they’re actually both really good for each other and Horang just gets him ya know

You know what it is? It’s Good Omens. That’s the dynamic here.

DGRM

Moyeon:

Moya x Doyeon

Also called Doya by people who are stupid

Should really start their own pranking channel

Who’s ready for h/c fanfiction~~~

No but seriously Moya has helped Doyeon through panic attacks a lot

She’s tall so she can fit all the comfort in her

And Doyeon’s short bc

Um

Ok it’s just cute how much taller Moya is compared to Doyeon lol

Duanjung:

Jung-ah x Duanphen

Softies trying to be baddies

Like Yangbin in their dancing styles

So much poking fun at each other it’s not even funny but like it is tho

All the cuddles, all the selcas with cutesy filters

And then BAM new set of teasers comes out and they look sexy as FUCK

Yufang:

JD Fang x Yuyan

No one would’ve shipped it until the behind-the-scenes vid for Midnight Girl came out

And now they’re just weirdos together

They’re like the Sith: One master, one apprentice

Yuyan is the dark mysterious inner core JD wishes she had

And JD is the stability and reasonableness Yuyan has been searching for her whole life

JD Aika:

JD Fang x Aika

It’s 99% because they kissed in a music video

But like COME ON THEY KISSED IN A MUSIC VIDEO

AND NOT HALFHEARTEDLY EITHER

Honestly gorgeous fan art for this couple

Not as much obvious chemistry as some ships but fans are always like “omg thEIR HANDS tOuChEd”

Yiyan:

Yifei x Yuyan

There’s something about whenever they have lines or screen time together that just works

Both trying to soften each other up but in different ways

And usually succeeding

They’re just really good close friends ya know

The kind you could see accidentally developing a crush on each other

RFei:

Yifei x RJ

“Oh my God, they were roommates”

Ultimate good girl/bad girl ship

But secretly they’re both just nervous wrecks

We know Yifei helped comfort RJ a lot after she came out and heard back from her parents so

Get ready for more h/c fic~~~

Ho-J:

RJ x Hoa

The actual baddies

*stifles laugh* hoe-j

Remember the “sugakookie with a cup of tae” jokes? Yeah it’s that bad

They’re both just too sexy for the fans to handle so naturally what better ship could you get it’s just basic math

Also need to host a variety show stat

Triple D:

Duanphen x DaO x Doyeon

It’s a joke ship that some people started taking seriously

Don’t ask, no one has an explanation

SET! (Korean soloists)

JZo:

Jihoon x Zo

Because Jizo is an objectively bad name (ok sure it looks fine but try saying it out loud)

Also occasionally known as Jezus

Lots of uncle energy (?)

Zo would totally be Jihoon’s real life manic pixie dream girl if she wasn’t, ya know, a strong and badass woman with her own agency who also happens to have quirky hair

Mayoon:

May x Hayoon

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: Do you pronounce it like “May” or like “Hayoon”

Tbh this ship died pretty quickly

Since we’re all pretty sure now that May’s aroace

And like they’re young, we don’t get in the way of their friendship

That iconic answer-your-tweets vid where someone asked “how do you pronounce Mayoon” and Hayoon was just like “you don’t”

But for real they have the BEST FRIENDSHIP HANDS DOWN

PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER

Mesmere

Jaereum:

Jaegeun x Areum

The thing with Mesmere is that there are canonical “couples” in the MVs

Which were decided based on which members were like “yesss I’m so down for this concept” and which ones were like “this could be fun to try I guess”

Jaegeun and Areum fall into the former category

The shippers tend to be very kinky

So much smut but like most of it’s inspired by Mesmere’s original concept so it shouldn’t be surprising 

Is there real chemistry? Who knows? Does it matter? Not to the fans it doesn’t

Robin:

Miro x Hanbin

The “this could be fun to try I guess” gang

Everyone stans bc omg that ship name is adorable

If Jaereum is the “sweet on the outside, sexy on the inside” pair, Robin is the “sexy on the outside, sweet on the inside” pair

This one always throws AK6 and Forget-Me-Not fans for a loop because no one expects them to be THAT SEXY

BUT THEY ARE

Fireflower

Seiko: 

Seori x Teiko

Another tsundere/genki girl ship

Except the genki girl is surprisingly intimidating in that “she’s not scary she’s just hot” way

New fans never expect Seori to be the head-over-heels type

But she is~

Someone make this into an actual book please it would be so cute

Harumi:

Haruna x Mega (Megumi)

1 ball of energy + 1 ball of energy = perfection

No but literally they have so much enthusiasm

They could be a perpetual motion machine where they both just survive off the other’s energy

Opposites attract more like no I love Harumi

Firepower

Junto:

Hiroto x Junya

Obligatory main-vocalist ship

Surprisingly pure ship until you realize you just haven’t looked hard enough

Like seriously it’s all fluff or all smut with this one

Irl they’re fairly cute together but mostly because they’re good friends

Good friends who happen to be very sexy

Yoshico:

Yoshi x Nico

The one fans actually care about 

Partners in crime except they would suck at any actual crime

All the memes. And when I say all the memes, I mean all. The. Memes.

Wouldn’t surprise anyone to know that Yoshi and Nico made all the memes themselves

They don’t like it when fans box them into a specific romantic relationship but they’re also like “yeah we ship Yoshico too” to be funny and cute about it

Flower+Power

Coco:

Teiko x Nico

The Cute Ones™

Sometimes it seems too perfect and you have to wonder if it’s just an idol personality thing they’re putting on because they’re supposed to

Until you remember this is AWOl we’re talking about

Probably just friends but still

More food puns

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: Coco vs Ho-J

Ryouna:

Ryouga x Yuuna

So #sophisticated

Shipping Ryouna is a wild ride cause like

First of all they’re both hot as hell, especially together

And there’s just something about most Ryouga/Yuuna biases, they tend to be very hardcore stans (let’s just say neither of them are the Jungkook of their group in terms of popularity so if you stan them you STAN them)

And they are well aware of this fact

And love to tease fans with like “pretend” kisses on stage or during variety shows 

There’s just so much Ryouna content like who cares whether or not it’s real

We all know they’re gonna fall in love eventually

Other

WorldWideWoo:

K.O. (Kiwoo) x Sangwoo x Siwoo

AWOL’s version of the Dinosaur Triplets

Sangwoo came up with the name himself so you know it’s legit

All flirtatious bad boys on the outside, all surprisingly courteous once you get to know them

On their own they’re genuinely cool people, but for some reason whenever they get together they all become the kind of person to (un?)ironically use the word “swag”

So of course someone’s gotta ship it

Kim Hyerin:

Hyerin x Kim Gyeong

The pure one

Kinda overdone so

You either love this ship or you hate it

And either way it’s because they’re both such caring people that it becomes an unstoppable-force-meets-immovable-object problem

But everyone tends to agree that it’s at least kinda cute 

It’s also funny ‘cause in Korea women don’t take their husband’s names

Hyesang:

Hyerin x Sangwoo

Because Sangrin is an objectively bad name

The sexy one

They did ONE performance on e.LIVE together and now no one can get over how hot they are

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: Kim Hyerin vs Hyesang

No seriously the number of Kim Hyesang love triangle fanfictions is kinda insane at this point

The shippers love to pull the “they’ve known each other longer, of course they’re emotionally closer” card and then make absolutely no content that reflects that

Naozo:

Ah yes, the ultimate ship war: is this referring to Naoko x Taizō or Naoko x Zo

Of course it’s Naoko x Zo they’re so much cuter together

Naoko and Taizō kinda go together as the two Japanese soloists but like

Naoko and Zo~~~

The chemistry~~~~~

NaoZo > Naozō

Why

Because it’s gay you fools

Cococo

Naoko x Teiko x Nico

Ok this is just ridiculous

#mod june #awol #wondermod #shenanigan #ak6 #forgetmenot #pineapple #a.love #gsg #dgrm #set! #fireflower #firepower #flower+power #naoko #taizō #jihoon #may #zo #hayoon

[madfermusic]

Why I Fucking Love The Libertines Masterpost

Hey ho, this will be a kind of introduction post mostly aimed at people who are interested in The Libertines and the fandom but of course it’s also helpful for the ‘old’ hard-core fans. It’s also a super selfish post as I now have all the important stuff on one page and can come back here for reference. But well, you can use it as well and I might even get people to love The Libs through this post which would be super awesome cause they are amazing. And this post will of course be also very subjective when it comes to shipping, opinions on band members and songs and that stuff. I won’t list facts about the band here that you can easily read on Wikipedia or other sites dedicated to the history of the band, I’ll add other stuff here that is good to know but probably not serious enough for a site different than Tumblr *sigh*.

I’ll start off with the music – cause it’s kind of the most important thing. I guess with life in the fandom, meeting new friends, fangirling and that stuff we sometimes forget about the music. Not in the sense that we don’t listen to it anymore and only indulge in writing fanfics and having discussions with other fans, but in the sense that we forget that it was the music that brought us here in the first place. And you simply can’t be a part of a band fandom if you don’t like/know the music. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. You just can’t have the dessert before the main course. So let’s get started:

Up The Bracket

Released 2002

Punkish garage rock style with kind of rough and absolutely banging tunes

Really hard to choose favourites but I’ll do it anyway:

Death On The Stairs: This song isn’t only a favourite of The Libs themselves but also of mine. I might even go as far as calling it my favourite Libs song of all. This melody is pure heaven as it is so simple yet so genius and seeing as it’s about Carl’s depressive phases which I can deeply identify with this song just stuck with me. Apart from that I can’t really explain what for me personally makes this song superior to other Libs songs though. “So baby please kill me/ oh baby don't kill me/ but don't bring that ghost 'round to my door/ I don't wanna see him anymore/ please kill me/ oh baby don't kill me/ just don't bang on about yesterday/ you know, I wouldn't know about that anyway”

Horrorshow: This song is absolutely wild. It’s a loose-your-voice kind of song that makes you jump up and down when hearing it – especially live – and you will be crushed by other fans when they play it on a gig…the people just go mad. ”She said ‘I'll show you a picture/ a picture of tomorrow/ there's nothing changing/ it's all sorrow’/ oh no please don't show me/ I'm a swine, you don't wanna know me”

Time For Heroes: What fascinates me most about this song is that it has no refrain. Most songs live off their refrain, many people know nothing of a song but the refrain. And this song manages to go completely without it and still be stuck in your head. Plus the lyrics are genius: “It’s these ignorant faces that bring this town down/ yeah I sighed and sunken with pride/ you know I passed myself down on my knees” “And we'll die in the class we were born/ but that's a class of our own my love”

The Good Old Days: A classic. I don’t know what to say about it to be honest. It’s about living in the here and now, it’s about the good times in The Libertines. The lyrics are grand, especially the last line I chose has become a kind of motto of both the band and the fans as well. Also make sure to listen to an acoustic version in which Pete adds a little line and try to catch it ;) “But if you've lost your faith in love and music the end won’t be long/ because if it’s gone for you then I too may lose it and that would be wrong/ I tried so hard to keep myself from falling/ back into my bad old ways/ and it chars my heart to always hear you calling/ calling for the good old days/ cos there were no good old days/ these are the good old days” “The Arcadian dream has fallen through/ but the Albion sails on course”

I Get Along: This is Carl’s “Fuck ‘Em” anthem (literally, as this is a line in the song hehe) that is going to entrain you every time you hear it. You’ll want to smash peoples’ faces in a pacifistic way when listening to it. Played live this song is awesome. Also Carl’s voice oozes pure sex, you will melt. “People tell me I'm wrong/ fuck 'em“

This album is surely affected by Pete and Carl’s living situation, struggle to gain money, self-doubt, but most importantly by their shared dreams and them trying to make them come true.

The Libertines

Released 2004

Indie rock, less rough with some very soft songs on it

Again I’ll choose 5 favourites to make it fair:

Can’t Stand Me Now: This is actually really heart-breaking as it is obviously about Pete and Carl and them not getting along very well because of Pete’s drug use. Also one of the songs that make you go “…they are so gay for each other” but more of that later on in this post. “No, you've got it the wrong way round / you shut me up, and blamed it on the brown/ cornered the boy kicked out at the world/ the world kicked back a lot fuckin' harder now” ^ also about this line: I always thought it was “…and blamed it on the brown, cornered the boy, kicked out at the world” like that there should be a comma after “boy” cause I think it would make more sense. The narrator (Pete) is still talking to the person who “shut him up” (Carl), or is he not? When people post this line “cornered the boy kicked out at the world, the world kicked back a lot fucking harder now” it always sounds as if they think the boy kicked at the world while I think that the person the narrator addresses first cornered the boy and afterwards kicked out at the world… Just wanted to get this out of my system at this has been nagging at me for a long time now.

Music When The Lights Go Out: The first softy song on the album and super sad and beautiful. Pete sings it in such an angelic voice. Can’t say much more to it – just listen. (It’s super hard to choose the fave lyrics from this song as it is perfect from head to toe.) “Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind/ and to lie to you, rather than hurt you?/ well I'll confess all of my sins/ after several large gins/ but still I'll hide from you/ hide what's inside from you.”

The Ha Ha Wall: I have no idea if other fans even like this song? But I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! The rhythm and little guitar melody make me want to dance, it always cheers me up and gives me energy. Also only the Libs can pull it off to put a kind of Asian sounding middle part into such a song and make it sound super fucking good. “If you get tired of hanging around/ pick up a guitar and spin a web of sound” “It's been a long war and we’re tired and dirty/ still not dirty enough for you”

Campaign Of Hate: Also making me want to dance and feel more energetic instantly. It’s also critical of society so what more do you want? “Now remember why you came/ not to play follow the leader, no no/ poor kids dressing like they're rich (Mods!)/ rich kids dressing like they're poor (oh my god!)/ white kids talking like they're black” “Oh don't believe them when they say/ that you don't get nothing for free/ it's all for free”

What Katie Did: This is the song that made me fall in love with The Libs so obviously it’s super important. When I got diagnosed with depression I joined a forum for people suffering from it to find people who feel the same. There was a thread about music and what music helps you to feel better and a guy posted a video of Pete singing this song live. I really loved it and in the comments I read that in the original version a guy named Carl would be on vocals and so I listened to the original version to compare and what can I say? I fell in love with it as well, listened to more songs and simply fell in love with The Libs. I then read their Wikipedia article and was a bit confused as all of that kind of rang a bell. And then I suddenly remembered that I had read that whole article already as I had discovered them a while back already. I had listened to Don’t Look Back Into The Sun then and hated it… I was stupid when I was younger… “What you gonna do Katie?/ you're a sweet, sweet girl/ but it's a cruel, cruel world/ a cruel, cruel world/ safety pins are none too strong Katie/ they hold my life together”

This album is marked by the problems within the band caused by Pete’s drug use and I bet a whole lot of miscommunication. Sad, even if we got great music out of it.

Anthems For Doomed Youth

Released 2015

Still indie rock but different from the second album again? God what am I even doing here, I don’t know shit

5 favourites:

Gunga Din: This is the first song they released after so many years of nothing and I don’t just love it because of that fact but also because it has a catching rhythm and lyrics that make me go “THAT’S ME!”. And the melody is great too. So. Perfect. “Woke up again to my chagrin/ I’m getting sick and tired of feeling sick and tired again/ I tried to write, because I got the right/ to make it look as if I'm doing something with my life”

You’re My Waterloo: This is a classic, maybe even THE LIBERTINES SONG that they decided to record again. I have to admit I’m not really a fan of that new version, make sure to check out the old version that has been on the internet for ages. It has a kind of rougher, low-quality-honesty going for it whereas the new version is more clean cut and I’m also not really into the piano. I Don’t know, I bet many fans will disagree with me on that one but well, as I said: subjective. “You're my Waterloo/ I'll be your Calvary/ I'm so glad we know just what to do/ and everyone's gonna be happy/ everyone's gonna be happy/ everyone's gonna be happy/ but of course”

Heart Of The Matter: This is THE SONG of the album. Everyone will agree with me on that one. Don’t just listen to this song, watch the music video. It’s going to break your heart but you will be happy about it. I’m so proud of my boys for what they did with this song, it is brutally honest and I’m still super angry that they didn’t get the NME award for best music video in 2016 for it, they deserved it most. (but we were voted best fan base so let’s just have that *grin*) “With all the battering it's taken/ I'm surprised it's still ticking” “So hold a light to my misery/ but don't send it up in flames/ it's only I who takes the blame/ but try me anyway”

Glasgow Coma Scale Blues: This is a really cool track with a rock attitude and meaningful lyrics. Not much else to say. “And I see me, oh you won't even see me/ yeah I see you, in fact I'm looking straight through you” “The only thing that kept us apart/ was your cold unloving heart” “What happened to the joy in the hearts of the boys/ at the start of the part of the scene?/ they were part of the seams/ a dream shared and pulled apart/ one dream broken by two Libertines”

Dead For Love: This song is really artsy if you allow me this word. It’s got a mystic and echoing background sound and dark lyrics as well as a poem that gets recited at the end. I still haven’t worked out how it goes though, I’m not a native speaker and it’s not very clear. Anyway it’s super beautiful. “And everything he ever did/ he only ever did for love/ everything he ever said/ he only ever said for love/ and now, now he lies dead/ he's dead for love/ his mind's at ease, he sleeps in peace” “A guy like this needs to be sure/ no one was there when the devil rode out before”

All in all this album reprocesses the split up of the band many years ago. It’s a strong subject in many of the songs and you can see that there still isn’t everything said yet. Well, they’ll work this out, I’m sure.  

Now there are other songs you must know that aren’t on the albums but just on b-sides or that just got published on the internet. These include:

Albion: Later recorded in the studio and published on an album of Pete’s band Babyshambles this song got famous through the Babyshambles Sessions that I’ll add underneath these few songs. “Talk over/ gin in teacups/ and leaves on the lawn/ violence in bus stops/ and the pale thin girl with eyes forlorn” “I'll be waiting in the photo booth/ at the underground station/ so come away, won't you come away/ we could go to/ Deptford, Catford, Watford, Digberth, Mansfield/ anywhere in Albion”

What A Waster: “There's tears coming out from everywhere/ the city's hard, the city's fair” “When she wakes up in the morning/ she writes down all her dreams” “Meanwhile from under the covers she says/ save me from tomorrow, save me from tomorrow”

The Delaney: “On the bus the other day/ you could tell right from the start/ there's magic in all that you play/ but oh, can you play guitar boy/ can you play guitar?” “Some people run from trouble, some people meet it half way/ others are glad to pay their cab fare over/ and superficially you enjoy the company that you loathe to bear”

Don’t Look Back Into The Sun: Ho boy, Carl really knows what to do with his guitar (and I don’t mean putting his cigarette between the strings when he has to play instead of smoke when onstage), these little melodies he always thinks of are so amazing, I could cry. “Oh, my friend you haven't changed/ you're looking rough and living strange/ and I know you got a taste for it too” “Don't look back into the sun/ you've cast your plans but you're on the run/ and all the lies you said, who did you save?/ but when they played that song at the Death Disco/ it started fast but it ends so slow/ and all the time it reminded me of you”

Cyclops: I love the feeling of this song as well as the lyrics and I especially love how Pete and Carl sing the last line together (awwww). “What you try to do to me?/ it seems to come so naturally/ how you annoy me/ how you destroy me” “Wow, money's the church/ fame is the steeple/ everyone on the telly indoctrinate the people” “What you tryna do to me?/ what you tryna do to me?/ you make me happy”

Bucket Shop: “Well someone said you were an angel/ only what kind of angel/ would whisper 'hello'/ and shout 'goodbye'”

General Smuts: “Well life is short/ we spend all our time/ just fucking and fighting my friend/ well a soul can't be bought” “Well I've been stuck in a hole/ and it's dark down here/ every time I've thought I've seen the light/ well it just fades and disappears”

Skint And Minted: “No one got it right, no one got it wrong/ live outside your head, live inside a song/ oh love those long lost weekdays spilling over me/ and your outlines are all I can see”

Hooray For The 21st Century: “Every sweet little lie ever whispered to you now rings true/ no need to wake the sleeping dogs when they'll just turn on you/ I'll make my way instead to the foots of your ivory tower/ but no love do I find there amongst the leaves and the dying flowers” “What became of the working class/ Nike, Reebok, Adidas/ scratch cards, pittbulls, ecstasy/ hooray for the 21st Century”

Seven Deadly Sins : There are again two versions, the new recorded one is as a bonus on the third album, I like both versions, you should try out both. “Pride, lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and envy/ its all in a hard days work for me” “Hand me my gun/ my friend we'll have some fun/ shoot down the spies in the trees/ and kick up the leaves/ in the morning breeze/ pay no mind”

Babyshambles sessions: 1 2 3

So then let’s get to the members! I’m not going to list their biographies here, you can easily google that yourself if you’re interested. So I’ll describe their personalities a bit and show you pics, cause that is more fun anyway.

Carl Barât:

1) Carl is smol and tiny.

2) Carl is a meme. I mean it. He is a total dork, cute, funny, awkward and most importantly super embarrassing. He makes me cringe regularly and you will feel the same.

3) I mean it kind of belongs to “Carl is embarrassing” but I think it deserves its own section: Carl is a bad bad Twitter whore.

4) Carl is super damn hot. Like ho boy I can’t breathe because of his beauty sometimes.

5) Carl is emo…

Sorry for not being more serious but you can’t always be. Carl has had a history with depression and nagging thoughts. There are also rumours he self harmed when younger. A fan said she talked with him about it and that he used to hide the scars with the bandanas he wears but that he actually wears them nowadays because he likes the look. I don’t want to sell it as a fact though as I never heard him admit this himself.

6) Carl only eats bananas.

7) Carl has tiny nipples.

I’m afraid this’ll look as if I don’t cherish Carl much but the opposite is the truth. I love this fella so much and I would die to meet him one day, even more than I would to meet Pete. I think we’d have more in common and I’d love to give him a big hug. Also I want to marry him. Fuck Edie and Pete. He’s mine.

Pete Doherty: 1) Pete manages to be super tall and super smol at the same time.

2) Pete is also embarrassing sometimes.

3) Pete is extra™.

4) Pete is beautiful.

5) Pete likes to walk around with his fly open.

Gary Powell: 1) Gary is an uncomplicated and good natured soul.

2) Gary is a bit crazy. The good kind.

John Hassall: 1) John rarely smiles.

2) But when he does ho boy.

3) If you hadn’t realised: he is beautiful.

4) John is done with Pete’s and Carl’s shit.

Which brings us to what you all waited for. I thought about naming this section “Conspiracy Theories” but it hardly is one, it is more like an official secret: Pete’s and Carl’s relationship:

Like in fandoms for TV shows, in this fandom (gay) shipping is really common. You just HAVE to believe in the (totally sexual!) romance between Pete and Carl. They always talk(ed) about there being a romance, a love between them themselves, here a few examples:

“I know of people who’ll love me when I’m dead, they won’t call me those things then. It won’t matter, they’ll say ‘he was unhappy and he’s better off’. They’ll say ‘I knew him and I spent time with him’. They’re lying. There’s only one man who knows me, who spent time with me, and he doesn’t now. One man I love in this world. One man I respect. He cripples me now.” - Peter speaking about Carl, Babyshambles.com, 2004

“I do love Peter so dearly. The thing about Peter, is that, ever since I first met him, he had this innate ability to just charm someone…Like to me he’d say: ‘I love you, you’re working class, but with a violent heart and a poetic temperament’. And I’d go, ‘wow, yeah, you really know me!’…But just that ability to sort of surmise people…and he’d do that…But um, where was I going with this? ….Just he’ll think of the tiny details that only a poet thinks of. He used to phone me up when he was miserable, when we were having one of our dramas. ‘Whatever. Ok, Pete, it’s fine. Where are you?’ And he’d go ‘In the rain!’ So endearing and so beautiful…The thing about Peter and I is that we’re both very old, very kindred souls. And for whatever we talk about, that’s kind of circumstantial. It’s like anything can happen. We could do anything. Individually, together, apart, to each other. But a conversation after six months, it’s the same thing. It’s euphoric…it’s…you know. I love Peter and …I think Peter loves me. A lot of times we don’t like each other, but the underlying thing is that love.” – Carl Barat, There Are No Innocent Bystanders

“Boys like physical contact. If you enjoy physical companionship, romance, something tender, you just want it to be true. That’s Libertine-ism: no barriers, no borders, no fakers, no forgers. Pleasure is pleasure.” – Peter Doherty, Attitude Magazine, 2002

“My heart melts that…[you] ask me about soulmates. Because you’re right, you know. It’s a beautiful thing that we should all believe in…Yeah, I missed my friend so much. I still don’t think we spend enough time together. And he’s my soulmate and I love him and that’s the truth…Something so pure and beautiful and true…They’re going to say a soulmate is a myth…[but] when they experience a soulmate then that’s what destroys the myth.” – Peter Doherty on Carl Barat, Vice Magazine 2015

“His story with Carl was not finished of course. Pete: Ah, it is not…but it will never end. Everyone has someone in their life whom they love, but in some way or another, the relationship was abandoned by one of them, or by both of them. You become strangers and you realize that the person you love most in the world, you do not know them anymore. Carl: We never separated…we separated, then we flirted a bit, and in 2010 we got back together, but we did not realize it. We were very uncertain about each other’s feelings. We only communicated through the press, granting interviews knowing that the other person would read them. I knew that I had to go see Peter, the friend that I love and that I missed, to know if this friend, and this friendship, still existed. It was terrifying, but I have been able to see things as they were, in all their beauty. My dear old friend, and my brother, with whom I grew up with in such an intense way. Pete: I feel even closer to him than I did before…there is no one else who I connect with at this level. (With) Carl, I know that there are things that no one else can give. It’s strange, but he really knows me. I forgot that there was someone else on this planet who could understand me in this way, it is mysterious, but it is comforting and beautiful, and I’d never really realized it before. Peter gives us a book to give Carl, writing a dedication on the page. It is “The Last Englishman”, the autobiography of AD Wintle. Carl: On my part, there is nothing to forgive I think. I love him so much, he is like a brother, these are unconditional feelings. Carl takes his mug into the adjacent album store, where with a stroke of luck, he immediately lands on an ideal gift to give back to Peter. It is the soundtrack to “Is Paris Burning?”, which Carl duly dedicates. “Perfect!” he says.” – Peter and Carl’s separate interviews in Rock and Folk, October 2014.

“Do you want Peter to come back, to be honest? Carl: I do, of course I do (bursts into tears). Peter is the only person who I could trust for so long. I cannot express my feelings by words like ‘lonely’ or ‘left behind’. It’s like something was suddenly scooped out from the inside of me….To tell you the truth, I have a twin brother who died when I was a child. And Peter would say to me, 'Even if no one stays with you in the future, I will never leave you, because I am the reincarnation of your lost twin brother.’ I still believe what he said then. And I believe that he will come back to me, no matter how long it will take.” – Carl Barat, Rockin'on, September 2004

“I’m scared to share a microphone with him now because people say it’s a gimmick. Sometimes I do rush over [to the mic], but that’s only because after you have had a few drinks and smoked a certain amount you get that really nice smell on your breath. You know, like when your lover has got that winey, smoky taste. Not that Carl’s my lover…I’d rather toss off a frog.” – Peter Doherty, Time Out Magazine, August 2015

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“For me and Pete, it wasn’t too different from falling in love.” - Carl for The Mail on Sunday, 2008

“There have been moments in our relationship where physicality has ensued. I’ll leave it there. I wouldn’t like to say.” - Carl for Attitude Magazine, 2011

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They always denied that their relationship was sexual or even romantic in a coupl-y sense though…Anyway, probably good to know (or not, I don’t know) is that the ship name is Pearl.

Another indicator for their relationship is the lyrics in their songs. You can make up a lot of course and take some of the lines for what they are not BUT there are some lyrics that are evidentially about each other. The best example is You’re My Waterloo:

“So just say you love me/ for three good reasons”

and

“And you're the only lover I had/ who ever slept with a knife”

are the most obvious lines here. Sung by Peter, this song is definitely about Carl as stated by Carl himself:

“Carl: I actually used to sleep with a knife [in reference to the lyrics: “You’re the only lover I’ve had / Who slept with a knife”] Peter: Yeah, what’s strange is that he actually used to sleep with a knife.” – Les In Rocks, September 2015

The word “lover” and the official music video let it appear as a love song even if especially Carl says it is about friendship. (You directed this video yourself you weirdo! You didn’t have to include a kiss scene if it is just friendship???)

Another song that is sung by both of them at each other, even if it is about the problems in their relationship and them being mad at each other, is Can’t Stand Me Now:

“I know you lie, I know you lie/I'm still in love with you”

I could literally quote the entire song for you to understand their problematic relationship (a save place for this is always genius.com, there you have the lyrics explained very well) but this one line is enough to focus on the romantic aspect. “Being in love” usually means to have a romantic interest in someone else, not platonic.

I’m pretty lazy with looking for other song references now as this post is taking me ages as it is already, here have another two posts on that topic, about songs they wrote about each other both before and after the band broke up, provided by the lovely @missoneminute (who is one of two Tumblr Libertines blogs I can highly recommend. That sounds as if all the others were crap, which they aren’t, but if you are looking for long-term fans with profound knowledge on the fandom, who post regularly, @missoneminute and @albion-sails-on-course are THE two blogs for you).

Here you have some videos to watch that show how absolutely gay those two appear around one another. It’s one thing for them to deny any sexual relationship between them, but they can’t tell us they look ‘no homo’ on stage.

NME Awards with Pete and Carl reciting a poem together Don’t Look Back Into The Sun Glastonbury 2015 (especially 4:20 is super gay) You’re My Waterloo at Ally Pally Buffalo at 6:20 Backstage NME Awards Chas’n’Dave The Bismarck Joke Vertigo Glastonbury (1:18) I Need My Biggles Sadie Frost Gig at their home (Guerilla gigs) Pete and Carl 2001-2002 Pete and Carl 2003-2005 Pete and Carl 2014 Dry Humping Gobble Gobble Gobble

@missoneminute ‘s friend made body analysis posts for her for certain Pete and Carl moments, they are super interesting and gay and you can find them all here.

And these are some stories/excerpts from interviews that sound pretty gay/they-have-feelings-for-each-other-y:

The tea story - Carl having a jealous fit and interrupting Peter’s make out session with his girlfriend by angrily making tea and cursing.

The door slam - When Carl turned up to see Peter after ages apart and drunkenly brought Anthony with him so Peter slammed the door in their faces in a jealous rage.

The top to tail - When they shared a single mattress and one morning Peter claims Carl woke with Peter’s “massive boner in his face” and “couldn’t stop talking about it”.

The vertical smile - Peter rather graphically describing staring at Carl’s bare ass while they were both shagging girls in a loo: “An encounter where he and fellow band member Carl Barat had sex with two fans in a disabled toilet after a gig on their 2003 Scandinavian tour was typical. “We met a right old punk who took me and Carl under his wings and took us to the sleaziest club, a proper rock ‘n’ roll dive with all these garage kids,” said Doherty. “I remember fucking this girl in the toilets, on the floor, proper sort of sliding about the tiles and Carl came in with another girl, as cool as you like and bent her over the toilet. “Yeah, he had a smile on his face. And a vertical smile on his bum.”

The threesome - Peter’s ex Katie Lewis aka the Katie of What Katie Did describing a threesome she had with Peter and Carl after a wasted night out. She’s low on detail but CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE. Like seriously.

The naked cycle - That time Peter cycled naked back to the tour bus through the streets to try and get to a girl before Carl hooked up with her but failed to make it in time and was forced to watch them snog for hours instead. Also he had no clothes because the girl he had been with had locked him naked in a bathroom: Tandem-girl story from Kids in the riot: It was just girls, girls, girls. In Munich, I went off on a tandem with this girl, back to her place. She insisted on playing Suede. So it’s afterwards and I want to go back to the venue because there’s this other girl and I wanna get to her before Carl does, but the tandem-girl locks me in the bathroom so I think, ‘Disaster,’ and actually end up booting the door through and she was screaming, screaming, screaming and she was naked as well. She’s had my clothes away, and I’ve had to jump back on her bike and race through the streets of Munich with just a hat on, back to the bus. And at the end of the night we had to leave Munich because we couldn’t stay and Carl was just snogging this girl endlessly and I’m stood there like fucking Hancock, when Sid James has pulled and he hasn’t. That was the girl that I’d cycled back for.”

Arcadia and back - When Carl took Peter to his mother’s house and showed him the “wild woods” and “took him to Arcadia and back”.

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Have you noticed changes in each other? Pete: ‘I never really used to take much notice before, but now we’re being asked to analyse the changes and the differences, just to placate the naysayers. I’m scared to share a microphone with him now because people say it’s a gimmick. Sometimes I do rush over [to the mic], but that’s only because after you’ve had a few drinks and smoked a certain amount you get that really nice smell on your breath. You know, like when your lover has got that winey, smoky taste. Not that Carl’s my lover… I’d rather toss off a frog.’ Carl: ‘That’s why he moved to France.’ Speaking of the two of you as lovers, have you read any Libertines fan fiction? Pete: ‘Don’t mention that! He gets really annoyed.’ Carl: ‘I wouldn’t even know where to look for it.’ Pete: ‘He’s lying. Someone pointed us in the direction of it. It’s fucking weird, man, isn’t it? A lot of effort has gone into it. There’ll be a poetic stream of consciousness and then suddenly, BANG! My cock will appear in Carl’s ear. I think it must be written by someone close to us, because apart from the actual sex side of things, which obviously isn’t true, some of it’s quite close to life.’ What advice would you give to a young band just starting out? Pete: ‘You should start that question “Is there any advice…”’ Is there any advice…? Pete: ‘No.’ Carl: ‘Nothing apart from “Keep the faith!” It’s the hardest thing in the world, and the easiest.’ Pete: ‘Just don’t listen to the naysayers who say that it’s a crap idea to put on this certain event at this certain place. Just do it. Play the really dodgy pub at the end of the street. You could meet a songwriting partner. You could get a blowjob. I don’t know.’ Carl: ‘You could get both, if you read the fan fiction.’

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Now excuse me for adding so many gifs to underline the gayness that you will never see the end of this post:

So then let’s get to The Libertines as a whole again. These are some clips concerning the whole band that you have to see: The Libertines In The Van encore shenanigans Music moment of the year very young Libertines

Other funny Libertines stories:

Steve’s teeth story: Did you make much from busking? Pete: “Then there was that time with Scarborough Steve [Bedlow, former singer/cohort]. It was about nine in the morning, a Sunday, and we’d run out of booze so he suggested we go out busking. He’d just had some of his teeth knocked out and had some temporary ones in. Falsies. We were all absolutely mangled by now and it was afternoon by the time we got down to the bridge. A boiling hot day. These Japanese girls walked past and said, ‘Do Twist and Shout!’, so we started singing: ‘Well shake it up baby now’, and when we got to ‘You know you look so good’, Steve’s tooth fell out.” Carl: “It landed in an old Nescafé tin that we had as our pot. Then a car ran over it. Those girls were disgusted.”

Umbrella story from Kids in the riot: “We’d been up all night, bombing around Tokyo, breaking into bars. We found this funny complex where the lifts went up to different bars and we found ourselves on this level where the bar was actually locked so we bust open the door and the pair of us stole bottles of gin and an umbrella.”

Christmas interview(or “ I used to take him to Arcadia and back “): What’s your favorite Christmas carol? Pete: “Oh, that French one, Carol Debois, she’s lovely.” Gary: “Mine is (sings) Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, Batmobile lost its wheel, then the Joker got away, hey!” Carl, where will you be this Christmas? Carl: “I shall be in Watership Down. That’s where my mum lives. The cat brings in rabbits from time to time. I saw that, the cat got frisbeed last year by a fucking juggernaut.” Pete: “I used to go there and meet his mum…” Carl: “Er, with me.” Pete: “…and he used to take me into the wild woods.” Carl: “I used to take him to Arcadia and back.” Pete: “It was pitch black. And I’d see (Greek God) Pan.” Carl: “He saw Pan and he came running with his tail between his legs. We didn’t even know he had a tail ‘til then. Since then he’s kept it very short.”

On the road with the best new band in Britain by Neil McCormick The rock band is making a deafening comeback. Neil McCormick jumped on the bus with the Libertines to see if the rituals of the rock tour were back too. Forming a crazy quilt of laddered stockings, tartan mini-skirts and torn T-shirts, four girls stretch out across twin beds in a hotel room in Glasgow. The mini bar door hangs open, the barren interior looking as forlorn as a bank safe after a raid. Empty bottles of spirits, beer and wine litter the floor, several filling up with ash and fag ends. John Hassall, thin, pale bassist with the Libertines, lights up another hand-rolled ciggie and enquires in a polite, dazed voice: "Whose room is this anyway?" It is 2am on the 10th day of the Libertines' European tour, and Pete Doherty and Carl Barat (joint singers, guitarists, songwriters and polemicists for the London quartet) have slipped away to wander the corridors, looking for another mini-bar. What they would really appreciate (they let it be known in an odd slang of their own invention) is some "bugle" or some "brackle", the exact pharmaceutical ingredients for which they leave to the imagination. But they settle for a bottle of red wine in the chambers of a man from Rough Trade records who has come north to watch his young charges perform. "Can you ever get a buzz better than that?" asks the soft-spoken, otherworldly Doherty. He is not referring to drugs or alcohol. He is talking about tonight's performance: the clattering of guitars, the charge of bass and drums, the swarm of bodies in a climactic stage invasion. "You can't get that feeling anywhere else. It's communion. It's like being washed away in the ocean, carried aloft on a wave." "High seas, low seas, swab the decks, all hands on," mumbles the foppish Barat. An acrid smell of sweat hangs around the two young bandmates, who appear to be still dressed in the distressed threads they were wearing on stage. Someone suggests that they might avail themselves of the shower facilities before reboarding the tour bus in half an hour to make their way to the next city. "I don't look that bad," says Doherty, offended. He runs his fingers through a greasy tangle of barbed wire curls. "It's 'cos I've hardly had any sleep. I've been hallucinating all night. I've looked worse, though." "I haven't washed my hair in years," says Barat. "Never had any complaints." "If you don't wash your hair, it cleans itself," reports Doherty. "That applies to the human body as well." I fear for the health and sanity of the Libertines. A ramshackle garage rock quartet whose Up the Bracket album sounds like the savage young Beatles colliding with the Jam and the Clash in a pop culture spin-dryer, they may one day be established among Britain's greatest combos. But first they have to survive life on the road. Let me take you on a tour round the cramped bus that acts as home for several weeks for four band members, their beefy roadie Paul, exasperated road manager Rob, implacable soundman Nick the Hat, the imperturbable Moose the driver and various strays collected along the way. Downstairs, behind the driver's cabin, there is a recreation room that resembles a much abused pimp's suite, complete with white leather sofa spotted with suspicious stains. Amid the empties, there is a TV, video, stereo and Playstation 2. Above asink has been taped a notice: "Your mum is not here. Please clean up yourself." No one has been paying it any attention. Occupying pride of place in the toilet is the award which theLibertines collected when NME readers voted them "Best new band in Britain". Upstairs, there are 10 bunks, overflowing with luggage, guitar cases and stray items of clothing. Aft is another small recreation room. To the fore is a tiny cubby hole which Doherty has claimed for himself. It is not a pretty sight. Strewn with socks and underpants, bras and stockings, butts and empties, rank with the stench of body fluids, it has the ambience of a cupboard in which someone has held a bachelor party. Interlopers have been banned from the bus in a vain attempt by management to curb certain destructive influences. Nonetheless, Doherty has contrived to spend the overnight journey from Sheffield to Glasgow cooped up with four female acquaintances, all squeezed together on his single bunk. The results are not pretty. When Rob finally departs, Barat pokes his nose round the door and reels back in a display of olfactory horror. "Well there's been four stowaways in here all night, sweating it out in the dark with no air vents," wheedles Doherty, defensively. "Of course its gonna be a bithumid." "There's a massive roof hatch," Barat points out. "Yeah but you can't open it without the key," counters Doherty. "I wasn't going to wake Rob up and say, 'The hostages are getting restless, can we open the air vent' was I?" "Hostages, was it?" says Barat. The friends both start to laugh. The girls, however, are looking rather alarmed to notice that the much feared Rob has returned before they could make good their escape. Doherty turns to his disgruntled road manager with eyes of twinkling innocence. "And imagine my surprise," he declares. It is astonishing to think that even after half a century of this rock and roll lark, touring (certainly at the start-up level) remains as chaotic and ridiculous as ever. It is a life positively encrusted in unhealthy rituals built around bad meals, worse drugs, casual liaisons, sleep deprivation and lack of hygiene. Between service stations and chain hotels, killing time with uppers, downers and inbetweeners, days consist of endless waiting, waiting for that one adrenaline-fuelled burst of activity on stage. Afterwards there is only the slow comedown, the desperate attempts to maintain that high with hedonistic abandon, culminating in a gradual estrangement from reality, a sense of dislocation that hangs around everyone who boards the bus. And the truth is: this is what most of them really want. Pop culture myths of decadence and debauchery are embraced with naively open hearts. After all, everybody knows that sex and drugs and rock and roll go together like stock markets and crashes. Booze and hangovers. The Libertines' requirements, to be placed in their dressing room before each show, includes the following: "48 large cans quality lager, 8 Red Bull, 24 cans coke,1 bottle good white wine, 2 bottles vodka, 1 bottle whisky". "I like touring," says Doherty, swigging a huge tumbler of vodka and Coke backstage at King Tut's in Glasgow. "It's like a school trip." Which makes you wonder what kind of school he went to. "We get more comfort on the road than we do at home," claims Barat. For the record, he makes this statement while sprawling on a threadbare couch, in a tiny windowless room jammed with sweaty bodies, the floor strewn with cigarette butts. "At least we've got hot and cold running water here," says Doherty. "We haven't got that at home. I have to flush my toilet with Evian. Only the best forthe Albion rooms." Doherty is a notoriously unreliable narrator. The grandly named Albion rooms are, in fact, a run-down East End rental where Doherty and Barat reside. The Libertines' chief ideologues have created for themselves a fantastical aesthetic of theimagination they refer to as the Arcadian dream, to which they have set sail on the good ship Albion, the latter referencing their arch nostalgia for a certain indefinable quality of Englishness. They name-check Oscar Wilde, Disraeli, Dickens, Galton and Simpson, Steptoe and Son, Tony Hancock, and a holy trinity of Sids: Sid James, Syd Barrett, and Sid the Sexist. "People accuse us of being in love with the colours of an old world and dusty tins," says Barat. "But it's an age that exists now. You can own the tin now," says Doherty, taking up his co- conspirator's train of thought with the deftness of a double act. "Its not like time-travelling or pretending you live in another era. You can appreciate the beauty of something whenever it was made, whether it's a charming image of rollers and quaint fags hanging out of the corners of mouths." The pair can go on like this for hours, and frequently do. Two girls on assignment from a local college magazine gaze on as if beholding the fount of all earthly wisdom. "What are your feelings about going to war?" asks one. "I'd never say I wouldn't fight a war," says Doherty, who has a penchant for Crimean army uniforms. "In different ages I would have done. I'd have fought the Vikings." King Tut's is jammed to capacity. Condensation drips down the walls. The crowd heaves in expectation. Gary Powell, the incongruously urbane black American drummer, says: "I don't think we should get anybody up tonight." Paul the Roadie concurs. "No stage invasions. It's too dangerous. All right Pete?" Doherty just gives them his innocent smile. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out what's going to happen next. At the conclusion of a performance that is a jolting explosion of primal energy, Doherty and Barat start pulling fans on to the stage. It is one of their oft-repeated tenets that there should be no barrier between performer and audience. Soon the band have disappeared in a swell of bodies. Someone starts up the anthemic I Get Along and 30 or 40 interlopers jump up and down bellowing the lyrics. Barat's guitar is unplugged but he sings instead. Doherty occasionally surfaces, looking utterly ecstatic. "There's no way my stage can take that," mutters the promoter. But the mood in the room is euphoric. It's a big punk rock blast. It is, as Doherty would have it, communion. Then it's over. The band fight their way offstage. "You can't do that again, Pete," warns Powell, who has been fighting people off his kit. "It was beautiful, Gary," says Doherty. "You cannot do that again," Powell reiterates. Doherty looks longingly back from the side of a stage still teeming with invaders, chanting for more. "Shall we go out and do another one?" "With what?" roars Rob. "They've nicked all the fucking mics!" The night after Neil McCormick's departure, the Libertines were due to play in Hamburg. On arrival, however, singer Pete Doherty was diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia, and the band were forced to cancel the rest of the tour.

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Apart from smaller edits on pics, there is much much creativity going on in this fandom. Not so much fanart (though it exists), but comics, memes and above everything else: so many fanfictions. I’m afraid I can’t give credit to all the artists cause I’ve found most of this stuff on the internet without a source but if you know who’s responsible for a certain piece, just tell me and I’ll add their name:

Pictures & Lyrics by @exarcadiaelux

Ridiculous “Carl and boys” post by @audreyhornee

These are all the fanfics I have saved on my computer, ask if you are interested in some and I’ll send them to you: A Carl Trap For Peterlumps – ? A Certain Romance – rain_phoenyx A Christmas Crime – ? A kiss With a Fist – ? A Labyrinth Of Mirrors – pherber9 A Lesson In Observation – katie_delaney A Present For Peter + Payback For Peter – el_gardner After Carl’s Operation – swallow_sunny Afterwords – smutriot Albion Central – ? Albion in the Park – plastic-beads Ariel & Raphael – pherber9 Assembling The Crew – ? Barcelona – mimioomin Being a woman – ex_stellares61 Berlin – esclarmonde2907 Blood – katie_delaney Boarding – katie_delaney Boyband Threequel – dachelle Carl As Teacher And Pete As Student – shut_out_light Carl The Stripper – madam_ray Counter Attack  by edithandstan Death Fires – katie_delaney Düsseldorf – katie_delaney Dwindling Innocence – katie_delaney English Lessons – katie_delaney Football – ? France – katie_delaney Frustrations – katie_delaney Fuzzy’s Magnificent Carlos The Whore Fic – fuzzy_bumpkins Gary’s Tourbus Tales – ladyland7 Gay For Christmas – albionstocking Give Me A Reason + Partners + The Good Stuff – flaaa_blah Glory Days – tizian23 Groupie – albion_lass Heat – katie_delaney Heat – ex_stellares61 I don’t want to go to Chelsea - katie_delaney In The Dark – jacyna Is That The Bone Or A Vein? – ? Italy – katie_delaney Lola – nice_faces Lost In The Moores – caramel_69 moulin rouge Thursday – cestmonreve My Word That Was Fun – ex_stellaros61 NME Awards – katie_delaney Notebook – cyclictic Oh, the arrogance! – ohsailors One Plus One Makes Three – alchemywow Peepshow – ex_stellaros61 Pete And Carl Drabbles 1 + 2 – light_fingers Phone call – swallow_sunny Playing Games – light_fingers Poetry and Pornography – niconoire Positioning Pete – ex_isabellas222 Purple and Pearls – ? Reactions – katie_delaney Romances Sans Paroles – ? Shadow Men – ? Shower Scene – callisto_ares Side Of The Road – ? Slow Down Boy – ahothouseflower Speakerphone – naanie Swallowed By Brown Eyes – ex_isabellas222 Take Away – katie_delaney Tease – rain_phoenyx The Blinding – mimioomin The Bone Dance – ? The Curious Incident of the Jackal in the Nighttime – mimioomin The Escalator - 0_clay_0 The Model – swallow_sunny The Morning After – ladyland7 The Wedding Suit – edithandstan Two Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – mimioomin Under Neon Loneliness – yfli Under Pressure – albion_lass Unfold Your Wings - Becoming a Veela for Dummies – tizian23 Wittenberg – katie_delaney Written In Blood – mimioomin Zebra Striped Shirt – ?

(Some of those aren’t finished or I didn’t save all the parts yet.) An absolute classic here is The Zebra Striped Shirt. If you are interested in smut, then you should definitely check out katie_delaney. She’s a goddess and publishes both on albion-fic.livejournal.com (which is THE platform for Libertines fics) as well as on her own blog katiedelaneyfics.wordpress.com. An absolute favourite writer of mine is mimioomin. She’s got a private account you can visit at the age of 18 if you have an account of your own. Just send her a friend request and she’ll surely accept you, she’s a sweetheart. For more fics ask @the-libertines, I know she has a load, I actually got some from her.

I’ve done my fair share of horrible Pearl stuff, so here is everything I ever did:

An Awkward Secret That Someone Denies (oneshot)

East Of Eden Chapter 1 2 3 4

Close Off Your Senses (And Turn Out The Lights) Chapter 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7 8

Identities (oneshot)

A Letter From Pete (oneshot)

Bang Bang You’re Dad (oneshot)

I’m definitely going to hell

Comic - Tiny Carlos Chapter 1 2

Beer Group and other conversations 1 2 3

Advent Calendar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-16 17-20

And this was it. Phew. That took me ages and I have grey hair now. But I’ll still be here gaying the world if you need anything. Bye.

P.S.: if the links don’t work just tell me, I have all the videos saved.

#the libertines #pete and carl #pete doherty #peter doherty #carl barat #carlos barat #gary powell #john hassall

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Spike Analysis - Season 4

Alrighty, here we go with season 4 of Buffy. I know I said that I was going to do one post per significant episode for Spike, but his character development in season 4 is so damn choppy. His parts in any given episode are small, but put them together and you’ve got a lot to work with. So, that’s what we’re gonna do. From the top!

We see Spike initially in “The Harsh Light of Day.” This is the episode that ends up crossing over with Angel (one of the episodes this season, anyway). Basically, Dru has dumped Spike again and he’s back in Sunnydale with Harmony. He’s looking for the Gem of Amara which will make him invincible. Why does he want to be invincible? Well, I’ve got a theory (that it’s a demon. A dancing demon… Sorry). Spike for sure wanted to be invincible so that Buffy wouldn’t kick his ass the next time he tried to kill her—that worked well, huh?—but I think he also wanted it for personal reasons. You know how Angel always talks about how he wishes he could go out into the sun and be “a real boy” or whatever? I think, subconsciously, Spike wanted that, too. Also, one of the main things with Spike this episode is his new relationship with Harmony. The whole thing is super abusive on his part, and all that is, is Spike wanting to take out his anger for women on someone. It’s a horrible thing to do, but how much can you really blame the poor sod? The dude had to turn into a blood-sucking creature of the night to escape the shame of rejection from Cecily. The only other thing with this episode is that Spike totally gets his ass kicked by Buffy when he tries to kill her on the UC Sunnydale campus. He loses the Gem, which gets taken to Angel, which he then goes after. I’m not going to go over that episode of Angel because all it is, is normal Spike stuff. No development.

Okay, next up to discuss is “The Initiative.” This is where The Initiative kidnaps Spike and sticks that behavior chip in his head. There’s not a whole lot to talk about by way of character development until the scene with Willow in her dorm room. Spike went there to kill Buffy, right, but he settled for Willow instead. Willow and Spike are always great together because, even if he’s trying to kill her, they’re always really sweet to each other. I don’t if that’s because Spike identifies with her or what. That would make sense in this scene because Spike has just been dumped by Dru, and Oz has just left Willow. It could also be because, at Willow and Spike’s cores, they’re just big ‘ol softies. Anyway, back to the scene. So, Spike figures out here that he can’t kill, bite, or hurt Willow. Which is super embarrassing for him. It’s not hard to miss the metaphor pointing to impotence here. The show plays up the sensual/sexual aspect of being a vampire quite a bit. I mean, it makes sense considering the drinking of blood most likely provides the same euphoric effect that sex does, not to mention, they’re both primal acts. Willow comforts him until she realizes she’s insane and hits him over the head with a lamp.

Follow me to “Pangs” for some more Spike-chip developments. So, I’m gonna paraphrase here what James Marsters said in the DVD featurette about Spike on the Season 4 DVDs. Basically, the fun part about being a vampire (unless you’ve got a soul) is getting to kill and terrorize people. You can steal anything you want, kill anyone you want, and you’ve got no repercussions to deal with. However, now Spike can’t do that. Not only won’t he get a job, but he really can’t because he doesn’t exist to the world as a real person. He can’t kill people to eat them or to rob them, so there’s no way for him to get blood. Harmony’s given up on him and the only people he knows in town are the damn Scoobies. So… he’s fucked. This is the first of a few episodes of Spike living with Giles. Season 4 is kind of rubik's cube of confusion for Spike as a character because… where does he fit? You can see the various different scenarios the writers try to put Spike in to make him work within the Scoobies. This episode, for example, is the bit where they try and make Spike into Cordelia. He gets ties up and has to listen to the Scoobies discuss what to do about this Native American spirit that is trying to kill all of them (because they don’t want to hurt him since… well, since America has hurt enough Native Americans for several lifetimes). For Spike, the solution is very simple: all that shit happened a long time ago, and you need to kill him before he kills you. Don’t be dumb. Which sort of establishes Spike as an intelligent and observant character, and that’s something that gets used and abused for the rest of the show. It also tells us that, if they have to, the Scoobies and Spike can stand to be around each other.

Moving right along to “Something Blue.” I’ve not got a lot to say here. This episode is pretty much Buffy and Spike making disgusting smooching noises and Giles not being okay with it. The only thing I would say towards Spike’s development is that it’s the first of two seeds planted this season that end up growing toward Spike falling in love with Buffy in the following season.

The next significant episode this season is “Doomed.” Spike finally figures out that he can hurt/kill demons. This is, of course, after he tries to kill himself in Xander’s basement. When he, Willow, and Xander are walking out of the museum, Spike attempts to make Willow and Xander feel like inferior pieces of shit on the grounds that they’re just weighing Buffy down. You can see in that scene that Spike is happy to be able to cause someone some pain somehow, which seems to be fine for him in that moment. But the real kicker is when he realizes he can still kill—it just has to be demons. And, shockingly enough, that’s good enough for him. This sort of backs up something that he and Angel talk about in Angel’s 5th season: that Spike just wanted kill while Angel was in it for the evil. All of this leads to him, in the next season, believing that he doesn’t want to kill people anymore (that was his reasoning when he was trying to tell Buffy he loved her) and then to him actually not wanting to kill people anymore when he gets his soul. So, this episode is huge for Spike, and we see the results from it carry all the way to the end of the chip’s storyline.

“A New Man” and “The I in Team” I’m going to sort of glom together because basically what these two episodes do is begin the mutually beneficial relationship between Spike and the Scoobies (I do a thing for you, you pay me money. You do a thing for me, I may do another thing for you later… but only for money). Of course, we know this relationship keeps going in one form or another at least through season 5. I’m not so sure about season 6 because I don’t remember hearing him ask for money in that season. However, that’s the only way he could afford to buy blood unless, for some reason, the Scoobies decided to give him money to buy blood regardless because of his help after Buffy died. Maybe he got paid for babysitting Dawn. I dunno.

Okay, moving on. “Who Are You” is the second episode this season with Faith. Faith is already in Buffy’s body by this episode. The scene with Faith and Spike in the Bronze is the second seed that blossoms into Spike falling for Buffy. Yes, it is Faith in Buffy’s body teasing Spike and getting him all hot and heavy… but Spike doesn’t know this. He legit thinks Buffy is fucking with him right now. And you can totally tell that Spike would be down. I feel like this is an epiphany for him, like “Holy shit… she’s fucking hot.” You know? And then he says, “You and me are gonna have a confrontation.” Like, that’s such a formal way to tell her that he’s going to kick her ass? It’s like Spike was rehearsing what to say in his head, trying to make it sound menacing but cool and collected at the same time, and it just came out strange because he was so flustered. It’s one of my favorite moments from this season, for real.

I haven’t got a lot left to say about season 4. I mean, “The Yoko Factor” is a pretty good example of Spike being a very observant character. And it also tells us that Spike doesn’t give two shits about the lives of the Scoobies unless it benefits him. Like, he doesn’t give a fuck if Willow is gay or if Xander feels inferior or if Giles feels unwanted. He’s just uses it to further his own desires, which is classic Spike. I guess, with his deal with Adam, you get to see a different side of Spike in that Spike has never really been below someone before, at least not in the sense of working for them. So, that’s quite strange. And by the end of the season, the Scoobies have gotten used to Spike being around, even though they know he’ll still do shitty things if he can. Overall, other than the chip, Spike doesn’t have a lot going on in season 4. But, next up we’re working on season 5, and oh, boy. I’m pretty pumped. It’s gonna be a good time.

Hope you enjoyed the rambles!          

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