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cherish--these--times · 11 months

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Okay. BUCKLE UP.

To the people who say that we have no media literacy because we hoped til the very end that Ted and Rebecca would end up together: you can FUCK RIGHT OFF.

Recently, Hannah W. declared: "Is there chemistry beyond friendship? Yes, I think they do have that as well."

But beyond that, there were A MILLION OTHER WAYS they could have done the last season (and arguably season 2) differently than what they did to avoid any ambiguity as to Ted and Rebecca's relationship. They could have had them hang out all the bloody time and be the rock solid best friends in the world. Ted and Rebecca were never more than friendly co-workers since season 1 ended. That BFF, platonic bullshit was never a thing. If that was true, Ted would have had NO PROBLEM hugging the shit out of her in the stands in the last episode when she begged him to stay. Or again in the airport. They would have gushed over how they made each other's life better and it would have been beautiful and moving and perfectly reasonable. Instead it was loaded with unsaid stuff between two people who never dared to get too close to one another. Keeley was Rebecca's rock. Beard was Ted's. Ted and Rebecca were something else. They were connected in unfathomable, cosmic ways. A perfect set up for a romcom, even if you dislike the idea.

But okay, playing the devil's advocate here, if the platonic soulmates shtick was always the intent (and I don't care what people think, I'm not sure it was), why not have them fall in love with other people early on but keep them as a tightly-knit tandem? Why keep them apart so much throughout the show and both single for most of it???? Why even establish they were born to meet then they never see each other again at the end?? Romance aside, what was the fucking point of that??

Let's address your fucking condescension, shall we? I'll tell you what media literacy fucking taught me:

That Rebecca immediately sensing Ted was having a panic attack, following him, and missing him by a hair, is a classic trick for lovers in a "right place, wrong time" kinda way. If they didn't want to leave any space for ambiguity, she would have found him, comforted him and took him to Dr Fieldstone's office herself without this need to overdramatise and make us long for said comfort that she was unable but clearly desperate to provide.

That Ted texting her for the first time on screen (15 times!!!) because he wanted to hang out at night in a foreign city JUST WHEN SHE LOSES HER PHONE IN A CANAL is a classic SEE ABOVE!! Fuck all of you, honestly.

That one half of the equation carrying a matchbook in his pocket the other half had been obsessing over for months means he is the answer to her romantic quest. And before you go and say that everyone got a matchbook that night, THAT'S NOT THE FUCKING POINT. They chose to show that Ted, of aaaaaaall the people in the restaurant that night, had been carrying Rebecca's hopes and dreams in his pocket THE ENTIRE BLOODY TIME. It was an intentional, purposeful decision. They decided to drop that hot potato later on but you can't blame us for thinking it would lead somewhere!

That one half of the equation carried a trinket in her bag the other half gave her YEARS BEFORE, means he is the one for her. Why? Because this was something he gave her to make her feel safe! Letting someone wonderful love her without fear of being safe was the thing she canonically admitted she was afraid of in a ROMANTIC relationship! The fact that the army man happened to be stuck in the green matchbook was frankly TAKING THE PISS.

That Ted's official love interest having admitted she disliked his puns and having Rebecca laugh at one of his puns IN THE SAME EPISODE is meant to convey she's the one and right under his nose!

That her love interest for the night unloading his marital struggles on her unprompted just like Ted did, loving the same songs as Ted and making her tea that had the same impact on her as Ted's first biscuits means that what she looks for in a partner is right under her nose!

That having her bump into Ted in a corridor and both sensing each other in a choreographed dance MOMENTS after Higgins gave her a whole ass speech about how psychics could help her see in herself what she's missing means IT WAS ALWAYS TED. Don't even get me started on the fact that during said speech, the pink biscuit box was very conveniently placed just behind the green matchbook! A speech about her not seeing something about herself?? Uh??? FUCK OFF.

That Rebecca being told she will have a family and have her instigate Ted getting closer to his son and gushing over his mother is a clear indicator that she would fit in the Lasso household like a glove!

That having Ted canonically never ask for help and Rebecca being the one who doesn't need him to because she always knows when he is unwell means she's framed as being the right person for him. She also uses a trick his EX-WIFE used in the past for that exact purpose.

That their baggage matching right up meant they would have been perfect for each other. His biggest fear is being abandoned and hers is ending up alone. Ted and Rebecca were the logical option for a couple. Ted even had to begrudgingly admit it worked for Jane and Beard. The only canonically happy couple at the end (and ain't that fucking mental...).

That having the line "Remember to let her into your heart" from the Hey Jude song coincide with Ted looking down at his phone and seeing Rebecca's name means that she's the woman he should allow himself to end up with.

Why keep them both single and desperate for love until the very last episode? Why not have Michelle beg Ted to come back and Dutch Guy find Rebecca thanks to newspaper clips about football in Holland 10 episodes ago and be done with it?? Why even not have Rebecca pine for him on screen ever since they parted ways??

Everything in this show was intentional. You can't marvel over this fact for everything BUT Ted and Rebecca and suddenly claim we read too much into things! We were played. Multiple times. At various degrees. And it doesn't take being a fan of the show to see it:

An LA Times journalist made an article about the hints and clues in the show after she interviewed TedBecca fans. And she BELIEVED IT. She got convinced. She told Hannah W. in an interview.

Another journalist on CBR.com (male, so you can shove your "desperate women wanting the straight couple to be together at the end" where the sun ain't shining) lamented the way the TedBecca shippers were treated.

Keep your passive-aggressive posts to yourselves. We've been dangled a carrot since day one and just because we never got to eat it doesn't mean it was never there.

#tedbecca #ted x rebecca #ted lasso spoilers

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pyr0graves · 6 days

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what if what if i made an office au for poppy playtime

like maybe some inspo from time-wood's cosmic office romcom one of my friends said make it a sitcom and i think that'd be extremely funny actually hmmm cause i'm thinking the general story starts after the company goes through some financial troubles, people are laid off, and a few unrelated incidents happen that put the whole place in a shaky state

#already thinking about names and names and names and names #we've got dante de la cruz-- carson newman-- penelope palmer-- kiara w moore-- hayden m walker #there's a lot more but i'll probably workshop a few of them #cause i'm not *super* focused on making them mean more subtly but i want them to be like #if you heard the names you'd think “Oh i can see that being a name” and also think “Oh i can see how that would come from this”#i also wanna take a bit of inspo from the one grand galloping 20s au for mlp #the human designs in that au FUCK SO HARD #hmmm #poppy playtime #poppy playtime au #pyro screams to the abyss

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forthechubbies · 3 years

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The Lost Korean Soldier Vo.2

Synopsis• A woman stumbles upon an unconscious man in a park and her life jumps from ordinary to extraordinary!

Genres• Romcom, Romance, NSFW, Jungkook is a pervert and a chubby chaser so watch out for that, Noncon touching, Violence, and profanity (Jungkook).

Duos• Soldier! Jungkook x Chubby! Reader

Purple=Korean💜

Tag-team @mwitsmejk @lolalee24 @mcusuperfreak @transparentprinceblr @flowery-hope @jinswifeyy @agustdboyoongie @ilovethewayyourheartbeats @mochiarcher @toughbook @couldadepressedpersondothis @omgsuperstarg

“ I’m sorry for ruining your lunch, Ji Sung I really do appreciate you helping.”

“Of course, anything for you.”

Oh, he means it, He's over the moon for you but you fail to notice his yearning for your attention, being the team leader of the office does have its advantages such as partnering himself with you, sitting at your desk right beside his, going the extra mile to be your support. Alas, it's a fruitless endeavor, you're completely oblivious to him. Poor Ji Sung, A grown man with a high school crush.

The stranger didn't take too kindly to Ji Sung hanging on your every syllable.

“Pathetic.”

Already not liking the expression on the stranger’s face, Ji-Sung leaned into your ear. “He looks like a handsome escaped convict, how are you so sure, he's not an international criminal?”

You snickered, playfully hitting his chest.

The stranger didn't like that either.

“Yah!” He yanked you into his strong arms, keeping a solid lock on your chubby waist. “Stay away from my woman, old bastard.”

💢

“You disrespectful little-” Ji Sung took a breath. “She’s her own person, she doesn't belong to”

“ I missed you, Peachy. It would've been better if you brought food instead of your grandfather...Or you knew that you keep me full all day long.” He smirked, gliding his hand to the soft curve of your ass-

“You have two seconds to move your hand before slap you into a different nationality.” You slapped his hand away.

💢💢

Ji Sung jerked you behind him. “Keep your hands off her!” taking another deep breath. “What’s your name?”

“Jeon Jeongukk; Marine corps, soldier 1146”

"A soldier?!.. By your instruction, You must be still in the force but...what is a Korean soldier going here? Are you a deserter?!"

Jungkook felt a pinch of pain attack his nerve. “ Ah, I can't remember...It hurts to think about it but all I can remember is waking up to peachy's face.”

“You're from Busan depending on your dialect.”

“Busan, Huh?…I’ll have to take your word for it, Old man.”

Tug Tug

“Oh, He said his name is Jeongukk.” Ji sung adored you clinging to his arm to peek at Jeongukk from behind him. “Apparently, He’s a soldier but that and his name is all he can remember.”

“Jeongukk.”

Jeongukk shifts his eyes to you, loving how his name rolls off your tongue. Makes him imagine how you would sound under him begging for your release and longing to be used.

“Ask him-.”

“Ah!!!” Jeongukk clutch his skull that felt like it is being torn apart. “Fuck!” A severe white shock surge through his brain resulting in a blackout.

"I can't thank you enough, Ji-Sung-"

" Yn, I don't think letting this rogue soldier into your home is a good idea, He could easily try anything and now that I think about it he was extra handsy in the hospital." Ji-Sung struggled to find the energy to finish his complaint while stabilizing his weight and the unconscious man on his back.

"Well, I'm the last opinion this pervert has."

You were fully aware of the stranger danger rule, of course, this isn't something to write back to your mother about but in a bizarre cosmic way, you felt responsible for him.

"Where should I-oof!" Ji-Sung collapsed the unbothered Jeongukk on the sofa along with himself. "Welp here's your new house guest."

"Goodnight."

Ji-Sung caught the door before the close. " If anything thing happens you call me." He physically had to force excuse him for your house.

But that brought a smile to your face. " Ok, Jin-Sung. I will see you, tomorrow. " You pleasantly close the door.

What a day for the history books.

You yawned.

Jeongukk out cold, maybe it’s safe for me to take a sleep…with the door locked, just in case.

……

Crash!

“Aish! What asshole puts glass plates on the top shelves!?” Jeongukk grumbled, putting up the shattered pieces of glasses.

Thump Thump Thump Thump

You arrived downstairs clutching the back scratcher, A nightgown hanging off your shoulders, and a faulty brave expression.

“Cute.” Jeongukk cleared his throat just to watch you jump in his direction. “What are you going to do? Scratch my back.”

"Oh, Zip it, I'm used to living alone."

Wait, Did she just-? " You understand me?... Could you understand me that whole time but in front of others you played dumb."

Upset? No. Intrigued? Yes. A cute teeny tiny hidden perk you had but kept a secret. Why? Jeongukk was itching to find out.

" I was married once upon a time to a Korean man and..." It's been so long since you spoke about him, I forgot how not to shed a tear by the thought of him. "Our marriage fell through-I became fluent in his native tongue for him" Your mind began to the dark side of your memories. " I did everything for him but I wasn't enough-"

"Bullshit. A dumbass like that doesn't deserve a peach-like you." He shrugged. " He's lost."

A small rush of warm blood inflamed your cheeks, you turn your back on him to fix your composure.

"Yah! What is-Where-Where is your real food?!" Outrage, Jeongukk threw your microwaveable delights onto the counter. “ Are you crazy?!-”

The sheer disappointment in his voice down a ridiculous load of frozen commercial tv dinners.

I'm feeling Gordon Ramsay vibes.

"There are no fresh foods insight, your living off processed food."

Am I getting scolded at 12:07am by a man I just met today about my meal plans?

"Listen, Jeongukk, I'm sorry I don't have this hearty hardcore diet but I don't have the time or the stamina to try."

"Uh, huh" He rolled eyes, trashing each and every so-called 'meal'.

You wedged yourself between him and the trash can, jumping to reach the last meal of its kind.

"Woman, This frozen shit will kill you before anything else in this world," Jeongukk stated, dangling the meal over your head.

"Then what do you expect me to do?"

Taking advantage of having you in his reach, Jeongukk slipped his hands around your chubby waist. He catches your wrist before your assault could reach his face. " Since, You asked, Peachy, Let's go to the store.”

Are you kidding me?! “Do you have any idea what time it is?! I'm not going to the store!” You shoved his chest. “And I told you about touching me.”

“It’s only twelve something. That's just enough time to go to the store and come back to cook.” Jeongukk smiled, putting his teeth on full display.

His teeth. They're so cute, it's hard to explain without comparing them to the big front teeth a rabbit would have...Oh, it's a small beauty mark under his bottom lip...he’s so pretty like it's inhuman-

Little did you know, while you were admiring his features he took your silence as a standoff challenge. This sudden approach of a challenge brings a gleaming sparkle to his eyes, A monster hidden in the windows of his soul called ‘competitiveness’.

Jeongukk's tongue made a tent in his cheek. “You wanna bet, Peachy.”

.....You gulped.

“Hello, My lovely night shoppers.”

That crazy son of a bitch did it. He actually dragged you out of the comfort of your home to take a trip to the Asian market at this ungodly hour and the spookier part is there are more night owls in your neighborhood than you thought.

Pajamas, Sweatpants, Pins, and curlers as far as the eyes can see. You guess that's the only upside to all this, at least you don't stick out like a sore thumb in your nightgown.

“Peachy, You're not allergic to anything are you?”

“Nope,” I answered, losing too much energy to put up a fight much longer.

Wait...Peachy!?-How long has he been calling me that?! More importantly, Why am I answering to it?

You scoffed. “My name is Yn not peachy.”

Jeongukk smirked. “ You didn't seem to have a problem with it earlier since you could understand me the all-time I met you.” He dropped a Korean radish in the cart. “Well..Yn, Your name suits you.”

“Insult?”

He snickered before leaning over lightly grazing the tip of your nose against his. “Compliment.” Jeongukk brushed the few strands of hair behind his ear that threaten to block his vision of you.

Speechless and rather flustered you looked away. “Hu-Hurray Up, I have work tomorrow!” You shoved his chest once again, heading off to a separate aise preferably something with sweets. You never realized how much you needed to brush up on the Korean language until the only thing you had to go off on is the pictures of the product.

“Strawberry..cake?”

“Strawberry Cakes. Your right, Peachy.” Jeongukk’s pop-up nearly gave you a heart attack. “....Strawberries...” Having a small epiphany, Jeongukk found it difficult to break the stare he had on the delicious vibrant strawberry.

“Hyung, Tae is stealing the strawberries off the cake!”

“Yah!”

“But they're so tasty.”

A flashback shot of familiar voices and faces through poor Jeongukk through the wringer.

“Jeongukk? Are you ok-Ah!” Jeongukk's head falls onto your chest, You were two seconds off slapping him until you realize he was losing consciousness. “Jeongukk!...Stay!..It’s Okay.”

......

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

Fuck my head...Ugh! Back here again. I hate hospitals. Damn, it's cold-I tried to pull the covers up and over me but it was being held by something or...someone.

Yn sat resting by Jeongukk's bedside. He admired his sleeping beauty in cheeky business attire. Yn woke up to Jeongukk’s slightest movement and scrambled to him throwing him into your embrace.

“You're alright! I was so worried.” You absentmindedly rake your fingers through Jeongukk's chocolate locks.

“I’m fine, Peachy...Did you spend the night here?”

“Yeah, I didn't want to leave you alone so I beg Lily to watch you for a couple of minutes so I could shower and get dressed for work....but I guess the shower made me drowsy I ended up falling asleep waiting for you to wake up.”

Dumbfounded, Now Jeongukk was the one avoiding eye contact. How cute and tiny you are in small, considered about his well-being even after meeting him a day ago, and...and “fuck, ” as he would say.

Yn took a closer look at the pink spread across Jeongukk’s cheeks. “Are you blushing?”

“What else am I supposed to do with you in my face like that!?” He whined.

“Yah! I-I was trying-I just happy to see you ok!” You blushed and whined louder due to your embarrassment. “Remind me not to care about you anymore!”

“Fine!”

“Fine!” You shouted back, marching out of the hospital making sure to slam the door behind you. “ That stupid! Little-!”

Blinded by your mixed emotions, You failed to see a familiar face in front of you. “Whoa!” Your ankle betrays you causing you to fail backward only to be caught before hitting the floor.

“Yn?”

“Dong-yeon?”

#bts imagines #bts fanfic #bts fic #bts imagination #bts imagine #bts smut #jungkook x reader #bts x chubby reader #yandere jungkook x reader #jungkook x chubby reader #poly ot7 #jeon jungguk #kwak dong yeon #dongyeon x reader

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bazzpop · 4 years

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Main 6 as Loners on Valentines Day

Consider this a modern au lol

Asra:

He’s gonna go to the movies and he might drag Muriel along with him. Yes he wants to see the Sonic movie. He’ll sneak his own candy, chips, popcorn, drinks, and anything else he can imagine eating into the the theater.

Takes advantage of any Valentine’s Day deals/freebies that he can get his hands on.

He can’t wait until all the candy goes on sale the next day.

Faust always accepts to being his valentine as long as she gets a share in the lollipops that he’ll buy.

Nadia:

She doesn’t need a man, women, or significant other to make her happy on Valentines Day. Her top priority? ME TIME

She’ll run herself a bath in her claw bathtub and soak for a few hours, just relaxing. It’s complete with rose petals, 2 cosmic pink and gold bath bombs, and a glass of chilled champagne sitting on her bath caddy/tray.

Maybe even do a face and hair mask if she wants the total spa experience at home.

Unapologetically buys herself a huge box of chocolates and enjoys them by herself like a queen.

Julian:

He pines hard for someone to spend Valentines with, lowkey gets depressed whenever someone asks why he doesn’t have a valentine.

Always makes sure to get Mazelinka and Portia little gifts and their favorite candies.

Watches every romcom and chick flick he owns on DVD while laughing or sobbing into a tub of cookie dough ice cream depending on the movie.

Working late nights at the hospital on Valentine’s Day is always a fun experience with some of the unusual ‘sex gone wrong’ cases they get in the emergency room.

Muriel:

He mostly treats it like any other day tbh, he might not even know it’s a holiday.

Tries to stay inside on Valentine’s cuz he gets sick of seeing so much pda in one day.

He can always tell when Valentine’s Day is near without looking at a calendar cuz his humble little flower shop’s business always booms this time of year.

Buys those chalky tasting candy hearts in bulk, especially the day after valentines so they’re all on sale.

Portia:

She likes dressing up for any holiday so she’ll wear a pink sweater with little heart prints on it to celebrate.

Loves bringing in cute baked goods for her friends and co-workers. It’s usually going to be chocolate dipped pretzel rods with an extra layer of drizzle white chocolate for Valentines Day.

Everyone who is also a loner is now her platonic valentine, no exceptions.

She’ll melt down half of the discounted chocolate she bought the day after Valentines and make her own batch of chocolate covered strawberries with it.

Lucio:

He honestly considered making a sign that read ‘Be my Valentine and I’ll buy you something’ and walk around the mall with it.

Orders himself a bouquet of roses and has them sent to his office, he’ll gush about his new secret admirer which is really just himself.

Doesn’t wait for the candy to go on sale, he wants his Ferrero Rocher heart box now, he’s glad he doesn’t need to share it tho he destroys the whole box in one sitting and feels no guilt about it.

Gets a bit irritated when the server comments on him being alone while he’s at his favorite restaurant on Valentines cuz he wants to treat himself.

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alltheficrecstocleanthemainblog · 3 years

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Castiel Novak's Office, This is Dean

Fandom: Supernatural

Pairing: Destiel

Rating: Explicit

Words: 121k

AU / Tags: no powers, office au, ptsd, veteran, secret relationship

Porn Details / Kinks: office sex, (don’t remember, maybe I’ll look them up and add that later)

Official Summary: Dean Winchester is an executive assistant at an advertising agency. On the day his boss retires, he has an unforgettable one night stand with a new hire, Castiel Novak. The problem: turns out Cas is his new boss.

Own Summary: Dean and Cas hook up and then tada Cas is Dean’s new boss. A classic. They try to leave that aspect behind to focus on their careers but let’s just say they don’t exactly manage to do that. Sneaking around hijinks and angst ensue and there is a subplot about a campaign in the firm where they go with an idea that Dean lined out for Cas but he doesn’t get credited for it.

Remarks: okay in all honestly this did not feel like a 100k+ fic because even after all that time i still felt that the characters were kinda flat? I simply did not vibe with Dean or Cas. At least Dean had an arc about wanting to go on a roadtrip/quitting his job and only still being in that city to stay close to Sam and overcoming that. My problem is that this Dean has a vaguely similar arc in Beat Sheet and 4lw but it doesn’t hook me here. Cas? Who is he? I don’t know. He’s a vet and an orphan I think. Of course that’s also because it’s (exclusively?) Dean’s POV but still.

Pretty much every character had a job in that corporate setting and it seemed a little shoehorned to me e.g. Jack was there as an intern but had absolutely no impact on the plot whatsoever.

OH YES and Dean constantly goes into these day dream fantasies that feel very much like an episode of Scrubs and in one of the LAST chapters we’re told that they’re Dean retreating into his mind because of PTSD. Apparently they’re “maladaptive daydreams” but they took me out of the story a lot. The only one I liked was Dean diggin his own grave but even that read like a heavy handed metaphor to me.

So in conclusion it’s an interesting one time read with a cute romcom ending but I wouldn’t reread it in full.

Favorite lines: “All I know is, when I’m with you, I can sleep through the night”

“He was pretty sure this whole situation was the cosmic equivalent of a dog owner shouting, “What are you eating? Spit it out. Spit it out!” And here he was: staring God directly in the eye and chewing faster.”

Porn to plot ratio: lots of plot, guesstimate 95%

#Castiel Novak's Office This is Dean #supernatural #no powers #destiel #office au #ptsd #veteran au #in the office #secret relationship #long as fuck

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