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hanniluvi · 8 months

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💭 — ZHANGHAO AS YOUR BOYFRIEND !

〰 how it’s like if zhanghao is your boyfriend !

*️pairing bf!zhanghao x gn!reader genre just fluff

*️warnings mentions of kisses and that’s all i think

note woo another bf zb1 headcanon finished! tysm for requesting !! i hope you enjoy this <3

— takes pictures of you ALL THE TIME. like he would honestly snap pics of you whenever he finds you cute (which is whenever you’re surprised / happy abt smth). def has you as his lock screen <3

— like you guys would end up having a competition on who wakes up earlier bc of his habit of taking pics of you when you’re practically drooling in your sleep…whoever wakes up first gets the pics , easy as that 🤗 and let’s say, you’d probably win more often…unless 🤨

— teases you whenever he gets a chance to..which is like everyday.. he just thinks its so funny seeing you being annoyed at him 😭

— despite him being a teaser, he really does love you! he’s super caring and honestly is head over heels for you. anything you do, he watches you with loving eyes. anything you want, he gets it for you.

— so he would be good at taking care of you when you need it. you’re hungry? he’s getting a meal or snack for you. you’re sick? don’t even ask, he’s already going out to buy medicine.

— not that great with / big on giving affirmations but i think he would express his love through acts of service and physical touch!!

— loves physical intimacy !! like he would be smiling when he flops onto you and stays on your chest. he’s definitely the type to unconsciously play with your hands.

— neck kisses. can you vision it. like him wrapping his arms around your waist and sneaking a few pecks on your neck…hi zhanghao one chance pls

— hao being the smartie he is, if you’re like a student, he’s honored to try to teach you anything you might not understand! he’d be a great teacher definitely. i also imagine him secretly helping you with an assignment if you’re dozing off :’) !!! i want him

— super long facetime calls when you two are apart! he’d call you at random times though…like it could be 5am for you and he’d forget…he swears he remembers your timezone though..he will remember for you

— i think zhanghao gets jealous often and quite easily. like he’d pretend everything is okay and tries to hide it…but it gets to a point where it’s pretty obv that he’s giving a side eye or glare 😭. so yes, hao would be kind of a possessive partner ??

— he’s always with you that even you can’t believe he has time for you to hang out. little did you know he tries clearing his schedule as much as possible just to see you even for a little bit <//3

💭 — hao is he so perfect … do you get it 😂 hao ? how ?! 😜 (im sorry.)

PERM ZB1 TAGLIST (OPEN) — @dwcljh @ilovewonyo @jiawji @tzyuki @kpoprhia @flamiricky @misokei @lluvjjun @zzzhoonie

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twisted-wonderland-shenanigans · 11 months

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Hey so I just found your account and omg?? it's literally so amazing 😭✋

Anyways-I was just looking through a bunch of the twist monster au headcannons/stories, and I thought of a scenario that could be done!

Basically the cast reacting to gender neutral or female reader/yuu acting stuff out in their book they are reading like poses, dialogue, just genuine reactions to the text itself

ex. Throwing the book across the room and them being genuinely concerned that something happened bc reader is just staring off into space or cursing but what actually happened was either a character died/did something embarrassing/the mc and love interest finally kiss

Anyways that's all I had in mind hope you have a good day/night! <3

Omg thank you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the content! QvQ

Ah, books. Such a wonderful creation humans made to fill us with raw, pure emotion or shattering our hearts and souls into a million tiny pieces—only for us to read it again and again! Don’t you just love those moments as a reader? UvU

Except for cliffhangers. Readers have a love/hate relationship with it, writers adore cliffhangers! ÒvÓ

So, what happens if we take a bookreader!Yuu (they/them) and throw them into Twisted Monsterland where even the history books read like a world guide/omnibus to a game or TV series? Oh, and I took a bit of inspiration from a Disney princess comic and a Bill Watterson “Calvin and Hobbes” comic for two of these scenarios. 😂

/-----------/

“Jeez, you sure you’ve got enough books, Yuu?”

“The librarian wouldn’t let me check out more than ten at a time,” Yuu replied, their backpack and arms filled with thick books. “Wish I could’ve gotten ten more at least, but this’ll do for now.”

“Are you sure you can even read all those before next semester?” Deuce asked in concern. “Those look pretty…dense.”

“Oh, I’ll be done in a week. Maybe a week and a half if we get a lot of homework.”

“Funya?! You gotta be kidding me!” Grim said. “Can humans read that fast?”

“Not everyone. Some people are slow readers, but that’s okay since they enjoy it at their own pace while I enjoy it at mine. Only problem for me is choosing which one of these I want to read first!”

/Later that night/

“Yuu? It’s time to eat!” Grim called out. Silence greeted him as he stared at Yuu, who was sitting on the couch with their face practically buried in a book. Frowning, the chimera padded over to the couch and repeated, “Yuu! I’m hungry!”

Still the human didn’t seem to respond, their shoulders hunching as they turned the page.

“Yuu? Yuu!” Huffing, Grim crossed his arms as he glared up at them. “You’ve been reading for the past three hours! How much longer are you gonna read that book?”

“What’s going on, pal?” one of the ghosts asked as the trio appeared.

Gesturing his paws at Yuu, he said, “They’ve been reading ever since we got back from the library today, and now they’re not reactin’ to me. It’s dinner time and they haven’t made any food yet!”

Before anyone could even think of what to say, a loud, shrill squeal filled the dorm.

“Eeeeeee!!!” Yuu squealed, a huge grin on their face as they flopped to the side and kicked their legs like a nervous rabbit while holding the book against their chest. “Omg it happened, it happened!!”

“Mrah!? What?! What happened?!” Grim yelled, wings flared out defensively while his fur bristled. “Why are you yelling!”

“My new OTP!! They finally kissed!!” Yuu said, their eyes wide as they rocked from side to side. “They kissed!! Yes!! Yesyesyesyesyessssss!!!”

“OTP? What’s an OTP??” one of the other ghosts asked.

“It’s what we like to call the ‘one true pairing’ in a story,” Yuu explained, a positively giddy expression on their face with eyes shining brighter than the stars as they struck a dramatic pose. “It’s two characters who vibe with each other on a level that you just can’t help but want them to be together—and the author brought these two together!! Yeeeeeeeee, I’m so happy!!”

“And loud,” Grim grumbled, paws clamped over his ears. “Why are you standing like that?”

“It’s how the main character professed their love for the other!”

“…are all humans as weird as you?”

“Trust me, there are people out there that are way crazier in their excitement than I am right now.”

“Really?!”

“Oh yeah. Don’t even get me started on the fanfics people write.”

“Fan…fics?”

“Oh, you sweet summer child…”

/Two days later/

“Heeeey, lil’ Shrimpy~!”

“Mm…”

“Eh…? Hey, Shrimp…why are you ignorin’ us? It’s not very nice.”

“Now, now, Floyd. One mustn’t interrupt a reader when they’re indulging in such a riveting story.”

“Shh,” Yuu muttered, their brow furrowed as they hunched closer to the book. “I’m at the best part!”

Floyd frowned as he laid his head on his arms, the basilisk slumping against the table. “Man, this is lame,” he said. “You promised to come play basketball with me today!”

“Once I finish this part, we can go do whatever you want, okay, Floyd?”

Jade hummed in amusement as he said, “A rather daring proposition you just offered, Yuu.”

“We have to do a buncha reading for class anyway,” Floyd said with a bored expression. “And Crabby and Mackerel said you finished two other books already, so what’s the point of thi-”

“AAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!?!?” Yuu shrieked, leaping out of their chair as Jade and Floyd recoiled in shock. Before the twins could react, Yuu had ducked back into their chair and pressed the book even closer to their face than before.

“…lemmie see that,” Floyd said, leaning over the table to grab it.

“No, no! It’s fine, go do something else!” Yuu said all too quickly, sinking even lower and turning away from Floyd’s reaching claws. “I think I heard Riddle in the hallway.”

“Lemmie see it!”

“No! You can’t read it!” Yuu cried out, bolting away from the table holding the book tight to their chest.

“Get back here, Shrimpy!”

“Noooo!!”

“Oh my,” Jade uttered, eyes wide for a moment before he chuckled. “Perhaps I should look into this book when they’ve finished it.”

/The next day/

“Oh no…oooh noooooo, I hate this so much!”

“Then why are you reading it?” Jamil asked, the naga curled around them. “If you don’t like it, just take it back to the library.”

“I can’t! It’s soooooo good!” Yuu said, practically throwing themselves backwards onto Jamil’s snake half with the book pressed against their face.

“Eh? But wait, you just said you hated it,” Kalim said in confusion.

“I hate it, but I love it so much,” Yuu told them with a whine, their head now touching the floor on the other side of Jamil’s snake body yet still draped over him like a cat. “This book will ruin your heart and shatter your soul into a million pieces!...you should read it too!”

“Given how dramatic you’re being, it might not be wise,” Jamil said with a sigh.

“Read it!”

“It’s okay, Yuu. We can read together! It’ll be more fun that way!”

“Kalim, no. You still need to study for the next potions exam.”

“Augh, I need someone to talk about this story with so we can lament in solidarity!”

“…have you been taking lessons from Rook lately?”

/Three days later/

“Um…is Yuu okay? They’re looking a little…tense.”

It had been several days since Yuu borrowed a stack of books, and already they had gone through nearly half of their hoard. Between classes and on breaks or after finishing tests, it wasn’t hard for students to notice the lone human with their nose between the pages of one book after the other. Even the researchers had taken note of Yuu’s behavior in between tests, making note of their expressions and how their body changes with each scene depicting their emotions. It was noteworthy how they reacted when a character in the story did something “cringeworthy and stupid” (as Yuu would explain when asked), it looked as though the human had swallowed a lemon.

At the moment they were sitting in Heartslabyul, yet another book in their arms as they sat on one side of the lounge. Cater had taken progression snapshots of Yuu’s body slowly curling into itself, eyes steadily growing wider and wider to the point it looked as though they’d bolt away in panic.

“They’re fine,” Grim told Trey as he munched on a snack. “They’ve been like this since they got all those books. That’s the pose they had last time when their Ohteevee smooched or somethin’.”

“Oh, you mean ‘OTP’, Grimmy,” Cater corrected with a smile. “That’s so cute! Our human has an OTP already~!”

“I’ve heard of hitting the books, but this is ridiculous,” Ace commented with a sigh. “They’ve been reading so long that I forgot what half their face looks li-”

“GRAAAAH!!!!”

SLAM! Fwump!!

“Gyah!?” the boys yelped, everyone staring at Yuu as they sat on the couch with a dark scowl.

“Yo, what the heck? Why’d you throw the book like that?” Ace asked, pointing at the large tome on the other side of the couch now.

“Um…Yuu?” Deuce began when they didn’t respond. “Are…you okay?”

“……I’m mad,” came the response, Yuu’s expression growing more annoyed as they stared off into space.

“About what?” Riddle asked in surprise.

Yuu’s gaze turned to the discarded book, their expression as though they had been betrayed by a trusted friend as they said, “Because my favorite character died, and I refuse to read how the book ends when there’s literally two freaking pages left! That’s not enough space to bring them back in a satisfying way!!”

“Y…you’ve gotta be kidding me,” Ace grumbled with a sigh. “That big of a reaction just because a fictional character was killed off?”

“You weren’t there to see the struggles they went through! I saw them change from an annoying bully into a fully developed and vulnerable character who wanted to take charge of their life—and the author killed them off!” Jumping to their feet, Yuu marched towards Ace and Deuce’s room where they’d left their stuff and said, “Where’s my notebook? I need to fix this!”

“What are you gonna do?” Grim called out.

“Write a fanfic, because my scrunkly deserves to be happy!”

“Huh? Scrunkly??”

/Final day/

“Oh, Great Seven…what happened in your book this time?” Vil asked with a sigh.

Yuu sniffled as they tried to dry their tears, though it was difficult as more continued to flow down their cheeks. “I…I just finished my last book,” they said, their voice cracking a little with emotion as Grim pat their arm reassuringly.

“All ten books in a week?” Vil said in surprise. “That’s…impressive. Even so, why are you so upset? Was the story that horrible?”

“No…it…it…it was too good!” Yuu cried out, clutching the book so tight that their knuckles turned white as the tears flowed freely now.

“Ah…such pure, raw human emotion,” Rook crooned. “To express it so freely without fear…beaute!”

“Was the book really that good?” Epel asked.

“Yes!” Yuu wailed. “Now that it’s over, I…I don’t know what to do with myself now…”

Peering at the title, Vil gave a thoughtful hum and said, “Oh, that story. I hear there is supposed to be a spin-off book series. The first one should have released just the other day.”

“Really?!”

“Mrrr…now you’ve done it,” Grim grumbled with a sigh. “Here we go again.”

#twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland monster au #twst monster au #ace trappola #deuce spade #trey clover #riddle rosehearts #cater diamond #jamil viper #kalim al asim #jade leech #floyd leech #vil schoenheit #rook hunt #epel felmier #i had a lot of fun with this once i figured out where to go with it!

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fictionxlover · 2 years

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the problem with HOTD is time jumps. this fandom can be dumb (the takes i seen over the years have been so baad im sorry lmao) but it seems the writers believe the casual viewers wouldn’t be able to keep up w/o them.

then the whole not letting characters go off. wars have been created by misunderstandings (lyanna rhaegar mess), but i just don’t get messing up the cause of the dance etc. U already had people enjoying the greens characters like aemond cuz they are so nuance. u didn’t have to do whole ooops i tried tell my dog no buut 😭😂

sometimes it feels it’s on purpose. cuz s8 flopped so bad they are tryin make up for it by the dumb asoiaf prophecy which is like duh we know it’s jon in showverse yeah we know he’s getting a series which will give him the pov he didn’t get in s8 but does it fuckin MATTER.

guess my point is, it feels these writers tryin so hard to keep building out the showverse of thrones world , it forgets the source material. idc if u make rhaealicent childhood friends to make it more nuance but making cause of the dance on misunderstanding is eh

original series flopped hard when u did time jumps and didn’t have source material. but all history is there in fb, world of ice and fire, hell new history book comin out! there is no need to switch out cause and effect of these major events.

#my hotd rant #it wasn’t as baaad as #the bells and long night #but it’s odd #also grrm didn’t write that episode cuz #lmaoo

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lqfiles · 3 days

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TROLL KINGS OHFBDBDJJDJD GAG THEM AGAIN. Like guys april fools is over say sike rn..😂 honestly i can see fireflies getting litty like WE GON LIGHT IT UP LIGHT IT UPPPPP😭🔥 but omfg i didnt know yall fw her like that??? Now bring hrvy on tour and sing DNYL 🌝🌝🌝🌝

Omfg i get u so bad sis.. i didnt manage to go last year and i was depressed af and when i tell u AF i mean ASFFFFFF like we was here at home watching tds fancams or even music show performances to fill the void ✌️ like not me pulling up concert vlogs just to know what the experience would be like omo we were going thru it and thugging it outttt BUT I HOPE U GET TO GO SO BAD AUUUGHHHH WE NEED THAT LQDREAM COLLAB 🙈

Yassss moving to privtwt is like the best decision i made foreals (insert that klaus tvd 🤫 gif) someone: whos lqfiles? Me: THATS OOMF😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ok srsly tho ugh i hope one day we can link up on the bird app ur too fun to not be in my pokemon oomfie collection 😪

DONTTTT EVEN BRING UP RENJUN I GET TEARY EYED THINKING ABOUT IT. BBOSONGSEEEE YOU WILL COUGH IN 3 DAYS. SM YOU WILL D##. LEE CHAEMIN YOU WILL FLOP. RENJUNIE WE WILL AVENGE YOU.

- 🍮

you know what you’re right let me optimistic, i’m sure they can make fireflies lit like i’m imagining fireworks and confetti, WE GETTJNG LITTY AS HELL REGARDLESS TRUSTTT and hsjdhsk imagine they actually get hrvy and perform DNYL that would be fun idk..

YOU GWT ME SO WELL i was attached to that screen like i was part of the team, i was ready to die for this dream shit LIKE WHY DID I BECOME ELITE DREAMZEN FOR A FEW MINUTES 🌝…. was screaming along with the crowd like i really thought i was there it was crazyyyy, WE WERE BOOKMARKING EVERY CLIP ON TWITTWR TOO LIKE IT WAS SERIOUS BUSINESS i was tweaking baaaddd if i don’t go this year i will just have to end it.. LQDREAM HDHSJSDK THANK YOU BES hopefully the link up will happen, we need you there too it’s gonna be lit asf 🤫🤫🤫

one day.. i been thinking about making a new main account for a while anyways, i like being nugu on twitter so i can say whatever i want 😅 anywaysss trustt i’ll give you my @ if i ever do and that lqfiles pudding anon link up is gonna be real michin THEYRE NOT READY FOR US SIS

THE CHAEMIN COMMENT HSJDHSKSK 😭😭😭😭 no but real sorry renjunnie idc if that’s your friend.. we still don’t fw him for that 😑 AND WHILE WE’RE AT GET THOSE FEARNOTS TOO WHO WERE INVOLVING THEMSELVES talking about “you mess with chaemin, you mess with fearnots” ???? 😭 i chuckled icl, they act like the guy is apart of the group all because he mcs with ec. it’s crazyyyy like no one scared of you guys i promise… BUT YEAH BBONGSONGEEE YOU HAVE 5 DAYS LEFT, PANNCHOA YOURE GETTING SUED SO 😂😂 #RENJUNKARMA

#asks.#from 🍮 anon #hshdjshsk i got a bit too passionate in that last paragraph sozzz guys i try to not be this negative on here #sorry that i wasn’t there to protect you with a gun renjunnie..

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leclercsainzz · 9 months

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hii, i was wondering if you could do a smau with mason mount where the reader is a singer and releases “traitor” after they break up

please 🙏🏼

TRAITOR

PAIRINGS: mason mount x fem!singer!reader

TYPE: social media au

yourusername

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yourusername: traitor is out everywhere now!! 🤎

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user: this better win song of the year!!!

user: mason’s currently crying in a corner rn

↳ user: as he should!

user: “guess you didn’t cheat, but you’re still a traitor” 😭

↳ user: might not be a “cheater” but it doesn’t change the fact that he got with her best friend smh

declanrice: already on repeat

↳ yourusername: i love you, dec!! 🥺

reece: 🤎

chelseafc: deserves song of the year

↳ yourusername: <33

user: LOVE how all his friends and club are supportive of her

↳ user: makes me soo happy!!

user: “loved you at your worst” she truly was there with him throughout EVERYTHING unlike @yourbff

↳ user: let’s not give attention to boyfriend stealer

cmpulisic: already on my playlist

↳ yourusername: love yaaa, chris <3

yourusername

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yourusername: if i was you, i’d wanna be me too 💋

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user: the caption 👀

user: @yourbff truly obsessed with our girl, she’s still liking her pictures as if they were still friends 💀

user: she’s glowing more than ever

benchilwell: 🤩

user: our queen is thriving!!! ✨

↳ user: she’s truly better off without those flops

sophiaamelia: stunning as ever 😍

↳ yourusername: 😘 mwahh

user: damn mason really fumbled the bag

↳ user: she was way out of his league anyways

user: i love that she’s smiling again, she deserves to be happy!!

↳ yourusername: <33

↳ user: oMG ALSKDKD I LOVE YOU

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yourusername: this is how we roll @benchilwell @charleyborquez

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yourbff: so is ben getting mason’s left overs or??

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user: CHILLYYYY 🥶

user: you’re literally sooo stunnin’

declanrice: ice, ice baby

↳ yourusername: rice, rice baby*

user: i just know mason’s throwing a fit somewhere after seeing that ben is hanging out with yn 😂

user: did anyone else see @yourbff comment?!???

↳ user: I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

user: pretty girl!! 😍

user: my fav duo (ben&yn)

kaihavertz29: where was my invite?

↳ cmpulisic: ^

user: she’s soo beautiful 😩

masonmount

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masonmount: when you’re hungry, just have some leftovers

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user: if you don’t stfu 😕 you’re just bitter she called you out

user: the double meaning of the caption LMAOO

↳ user: help, i don’t get it

↳ user: yn posted a pic with ben recently and his little girlfriend said something along the lines of “ben is getting mason’s left overs” before deleting the comment sooo mason’s basically telling ben to have his left overs (as in yn)

yourbff: that’s my baby!! 😍

yourbff: pic creds to me:)

↳ user: must feel nice to have yn’s left overs

↳ user: bitch must’ve been real hungry

user: love how everyone is dragging the left over meal along with his side

↳ user: YOU DID NOT 💀💀

user: if anything she’s having yn’s left overs

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yourusername: massive shout out to everyone who streamed and bought traitor!! i love you all soo much <33 🥰

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user: you deserve it, queen!!! ❤️

lewishamilton: can confirm this is roscoe favorite song atm

↳ yourusername: YOURS or roscoe’s? 🤔

user: this songs lives rent free in my head

user: YOU BETRAYED ME

↳ user: aND I KNOW THAT YOU’LL NEVER FEEL SORRY

declanrice: proud of you, yn!! ❤️

benchilwell: well deserved

chelseafc: we’ve got it on repeat 🤩

↳ user: even chelsea admin knows what’s up

user: she’s an icon, she’s a legend and she’s THE moment

user: thriving!! 🩷

user: i love this woman with my whole heart, i swear

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yourusername: as g-eazy once said, “fuck fake friends, we take l’s we just make m’s” 💋

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sophiaamelia: the baddest out there 🤤

↳ yourusername: that’s you, loverrr 🩷

masonmount: 😂

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user: i swear mason and his dog stay PRESSED 💀

↳ user: they’re obsessed (i don’t blame them)

↳ user: they stay checking up on her

↳ user: she lives rent free in their heads 😂

lewishamilton: fuck it up 🤩

benchilwell: 🔥

izakova: the prettiest 😍

↳ yourusername: all youuu 😘

trentarnold66: icon 🤩

leahwilliamson: ooouu she pretty

↳ yourusername: *kisses* 💋

user: i definitely get why @yourbff is OBSESSED with her, omg! she’s literally soo gorgeous 😩

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alrightsnaps · 2 years

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I know I’m not the only one feeling this way, but the more they push Nicola and Charithra down everyone’s throats the less and less excited I get about season 3. Also I just saw that Stranger Things beat the Bridgerton record with ease so I don’t see how s3 will beat it. I know I sound bitter, but I hope season 3 flops because it will be filled with bad storylines and boring leads

For real they've already done more promo for s03 before filming even began than Simone and Jonathan did on their own for s02 😭😭

I don't know what they think they'll achieve with this cause frankly the more they push it the more fed up people become.

I didn't care for Polin from the beginning but I didn't have much of an issue either (other than boredom) until they started treating Penelope as the star of the show and gave her and Luke N more promo than the actual leads of s02. And Charithra....well, let's just say that there are so many interviews I can watch where she consistently misinterprets her character because she can't separate herself from a fictional character.

And it's not just me, the fandom is just done playing nice and giving the show the benefit of the doubt after the joke the s02 PR was. Especially (re kathony stans) after months of being condescended by the rest of the fandom, told we're exaggerating etc

They totally deserve s03 to “flop” (by Bridgerton standards obv). The biggest joke will be if even after all the favouritism and special treatment they receive s03 does worse than s02 and s01, and then s04 breaks the s02 record 😂

This couple has been around for two seasons and hardly anyone cares about them other than book fans, and they expect them to carry a season as leads? Please. Good slowburn ships have the audience in a chokehold for years and these two have viewers skipping their scenes. Add to that even more Featherington screentime and s04 rests entirely on Kathony, Francesca, Benedict and Eloise crumbs.

#bridgerton asks

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beautifulblhell · 2 years

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In My Memories, Forever

Summary: A spring day, together with you

Pairing: Sano Shinichiro x Reader

Tags: angst

TW: death

WC: 2707

A/N: A special thanks to the wonderful revancequeen for helping me proofread this!! Thank you for all your suggestions and pointing out my 268369 typos 😭🙏🏻💕💕💕 your comments gave me life LMAO 😂

“How many kids do you want?”

You were sitting on the rickety wooden bridge railing, swinging your legs. Beneath you, tiny sparkles of sunlight bobbed along the crest of the crystalline water.

Behind you, Shinichiro was resting his chin on your shoulder, his arms draped loosely around your waist.

The question made you whip your head towards him in surprise, but the narrow railing didn’t allow much movement, and you nearly toppled over.

“Woah!”

A bush warbler chirped out then, perhaps laughing at the way your flailing arms spun like cartwheels in an attempt to regain your balance.

While you weren’t sitting too high up, a belly flop into the river didn’t exactly top your list of things-to-do-again.

Fortunately, with his arms already around you, Shinichiro quickly reacted and pulled you back. However, in his panicking state, he used too much strength when tugging you, and your foreheads collided with a dull thunk.

“Owww!”

Echoing your cry of pain, Shinichiro winced too. He could already feel the start of a bump swelling up.

Then, both of you spoke at the same time.

“W-where did this question come from?!”

“Are you alright?” he asked. He tilted his head to the side at your flustered expression. “It’s what Mikey asked. Is something wrong?”

When you didn’t answer straight away, he became alarmed and said, “You haven’t caught a cold from sitting here, have you?”

You stared at him for a full minute in pure disbelief, trying to gauge whether he was being serious or not. Unfortunately, he was. You let out an exasperated huff, before turning your back to him. “Don’t just drop that then say someone else said it,” you muttered under your breath.

Shinichiro was bewildered at the sudden change of your attitude. A few seconds ago, you were humming happily, and now you had puffed up your cheeks into a pout while staring straight ahead.

“No, I mean, that’s what Mikey asked me this morning when I was heading out…” he trailed off, letting it dissolve into the murmuring of the clear water.

With the meaning finally dawning upon him, it was his turn to be flustered. “Wait wait, I didn’t mean it like that! Well, I mean, yes, I would like to have children with you, I was just thinking about how cute they would be if they took after you last night-“ He snapped his mouth shut, but it was already too late. In his attempt to explain himself, his voice had almost risen into a shout. His words glided down the river, and Shinichiro was sure it had already reached the town into the gleeful ears of the gossipy housewives.

The very thought elicited a mortified groan from him. Dropping his head into his palms, he pleaded, “Can you please pretend I said nothing?”

He heard a light laughter above him. Lifting his head, he saw a small teasing smile adorning your face.

A sweetness infused into the air surrounding him. Whether it was the fragrance from the plum blossom, or from your smile, he couldn’t tell.

“You really are a dork.” You couldn’t help but laugh again. And to Shinichiro, there was nothing more beautiful than the sound of your laughter.

“I should have tried to be smooth,” he muttered with a sigh.

“The only thing smooth about you is that smooth peanut butter you have stored under your desk. And speaking of that, I’m pretty sure it has expired,” you wrinkled your nose as you recalled the age-old jar that has nearly fossilised.

“It’s still edible…”

You pointed at your red forehead, the edge of your mouth tugging upwards. “Was this you being smooth too?

“Do you want me to kiss it better?”

If some people lived by the ‘think before you speak’ rule, Shinichiro did the opposite.

For the second time within that short time span, your eyes widened in surprise.

“I mean-!” Regrettably, life did not come with an undo button, and it was impossible to take back what one had said. Even if one could, Shinichiro would have long exhausted and broken the rewind button.

Whenever Mikey and Emma came back with scrapes or hurt themselves while preparing dinner, he would say it to them, and this time the phrase had came out without any second thought.

With the clogs in his brain spinning furiously, Shinichiro casted a helpless look around. A dragonfly flew past, sparing no backwards glance at him.

“It’s just something I’m used to saying to Emma and-“ he started to explain in a hurry, before you interjected softly.

“Well, aren’t you going to kiss it better?”

Shinichiro felt his breath stop at the sight of you. A hint of embarrassment coloured your eyes, but you had turned to face him. Soft shafts of golden sunlight poured through the clouds, and shone upon your delicate face like a divine blessing. A blessing to him.

Shinichiro swallowed. His heart took flight, quivering like the dragonfly’s wings. It was times like these, when he felt like he used up his entire life’s worth of luck just to meet you.

It was only when you raised your eyebrows in amusement, did he break out of his reverie.

He softly placed his hands on your cheeks. Your skin felt so soft, so warm under his palms. You closed your eyes. He slowly leaned down, and placed a light kiss on your forehead. Yet one touch of your skin only ignited his hunger for you. He leaned down again, this time pressing his lips against yours.

A gentle breeze stirred through your hair, forming a veil between you and the outside world.

For a moment everything was still. The taste of your lips on his tongue, the feeling of your fingers intertwined in his dark hair, and your hearts beating in unison.

The memory of your first kiss flitted across his mind. Amidst the downpour, it wasn’t the most romantic, not when he was all bruised up after a fight, but it only took one kiss, to know that he could never let you go.

“I love you so much,” he whispered, his eyes softened as he gazed into your eyes. His thumbs gently caressed your cheeks. It was a love that left a physical ache in his heart. He never knew he could love someone this much. And every day, it only grew.

“It would be fun to bring our kids here,” you murmured shyly. Shinichiro inhaled sharply. You burst out laughing at his expression.

“Why are you acting so surprised? Or were your earlier words a lie?” You grinned at him.

A thousand scenes for the days to come fleeted through his mind. He could almost hear the joyful laughter of your children rising up through the clouds into the heavens. All together with you.

“Of course I do.” Because there would be no greater happiness for him.

While he was lost in his daydreams, you had nimbly stepped onto the railings.

The bridge was a famous spot for the younger kids. With its height not that far above the river, it proved a popular place for them to dare each other to jump off. And during the summer, older kids would dive down themselves and go swimming in the cool water.

“Are you going to swim now?!” Coming back to his senses, Shinichiro watched as you spread your arms wide open, almost as if you were about to take flight.

A sudden gust of wind kicked up a blizzard of flower petals, obscuring your face. It tinkled the bell hanging on your bracelet. It was the first gift you ever received from him. Even though it wasn't worth much, you never let a day pass without wearing it.

You turned slightly, showing a glimpse of your dauntless smile, yet there was a beauty in it that reminded Shinichiro of the plum blossoms in full bloom.

Beautiful, yet ephemeral.

“Race you to the oak tree, and if you win, I’ll say yes to your proposal.”

With those words, you lifted your feet.

For a moment the hands of dread suddenly twisted around his throat. He wanted to reach out, to stop you, even though the rational part of him knew the river posed no danger.

Don’t go.

Don’t leave me.

But it was too late. His fingers only ended up brushing the edges of your clothes.

You stepped into the air.

A loud noise shattered the scenery. Shinichiro slowly rose from his murky unconsciousness.

BAM BAM.

With every noise the throb in his temple drummed along, becoming more forceful with every beat. He wanted to move his limbs, but it was as if invisible chains had wrapped around him, telling him not to go, that it was better down here.

Somewhere above him, a loud crash could be heard, followed by agitated voices. But the sounds were all strangely muffled, as if he was hearing it underwater.

“You really broke the door?”

“He’s not opening.”

He could tell the noises were getting closer, but the meanings eluded him.

He wanted to tell them to go away, that he needed to go back to you. Trying to block out the voices, he let himself sink deeper underwater.

“Shit,” someone swore amid the sound of glass clattering. “How much did he-”

“Hold on, I’ll get him some water.”

Someone was shaking him, preventing him from falling back to sleep.

“Shin?” The worried voice called out.

He could feel his body being shifted around roughly.

A cold liquid was poured down his throat. His dulled nerves seemed to react to the sensation, and it brought him back to consciousness.

Slowly, exerting all his effort, he opened his heavy eyelids. All that greeted him was blurriness.

“It stinks of alcohol,” someone said.

“I’ll open the window,” the deeper voice answered. A cold wind blew over him, summoning goosebumps and waking him even more.

Shinichiro blinked. Something wet rolled down his face, and his vision cleared.

The world was devoid of colour.

A face swarmed into view. A face he was familiar with, but couldn't quite put a name to. But there was one thing he knew for certain. It wasn’t the person he was looking for.

By now, a blinding headache had slammed into his temples. He opened his mouth to speak. However, all he managed was a dry croak.

“Here.” A glass was lifted to his lips. He swallowed. The throbbing in his temples receded slightly, allowing his mind to start up again.

Wakasa was staring at him. Concern from his features bled into his eyes.

“Shinichiro.” A low voice rumbled. Shinichiro turned towards the voice, then winced. Every movement felt like needles prickling into his mind. Benkei seemed to notice, and he knelt down in front of him.

Then, Shinichiro spoke again.

Your name left his lips. Both of their eyes instantly tightened.

“Yeah, it’s today. We came here to get you because you weren’t responding to our calls.” Benkei spoke, his voice gruff with sorrow. At his side, Wakasa had pressed his lips into a thin line.

“Today?” Shinichiro could only repeat. What day was it? Why wasn’t he answering his calls? Most importantly, where were you?

Then, Wakasa said something that stunned him so much that at first all he could do was gaze blankly back at him.

“The funeral.”

“What funeral?” It would be comical, the way he could only simply repeat back the words uttered at him, yet the atmosphere was anything but convivial.

“Where is she?” Shinichiro croaked again. Now that his blurry mind slowly swam into focus, he noticed you weren’t by his side. His room suddenly felt too big, too empty. His headache came roaring back to life, but at that moment he couldn’t care less. His gaze swept across his bedroom. Upturned, destroyed furniture, smashed bowls, clothes lay scattered around. With every item he saw his heart started to slam against his ribs, harder and harder.

It was only when he saw the picture frames of you sitting safely on the drawer, did a small relief settle in his heart. You existed. You weren’t just a figment of his imagination. So where were you?

Perhaps you were in the kitchen, preparing breakfast. He tried desperately to reason with himself, suppressing the terror that rose up like a tide. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. He couldn’t care less, he only wanted to see you.

Shinichiro stood up. Tried. His legs won’t obey. He stumbled, collapsing onto his hand. A small tinkle came from within his palms. When he opened them, his heart slammed into his stomach so hard that he couldn’t breathe. There laid your bracelet, just like in his memories. Except the bell’s once shiny silver surface was marred with scratches and dents. Seeing it resurrected a memory, a memory of the first time he held the broken chain in his hands. Almost instinctively, he blindly reached for the bottle next to him to drown out the memory. But Benkei gently yet firmly unclasped it from his grasp.

“Shinichiro, you shouldn’t drink anymore.”

As if proving his point, Shinichiro stumbled, his heels knocking the empty bottles piled nearby over.

Then, his back suddenly slammed into the wall. It was only then, when all the air had been knocked out of his lungs, did he realise he had been yelling out your name.

Wakasa had him pinned against the wall while holding his collar.

“Wakasa…” Benkei placed a cautious hand on the shorter man’s shoulders, but Wakasa shook it off angrily.

“Do you really want her to see you like this?!” Perhaps it was the shock of being slammed against the wall, or perhaps it was the shock of hearing Wakasa raising his voice like this, but Shinichiro froze, unable to do anything as Wakasa’s incessant gauntlet of words came hurling at him.

“How long are you going to shut yourself in?! And pretend that it didn’t happen?! It’s the goddamn funeral today and you aren’t even going to show your face?!” Wakasa roared.

“What…do you mean?” Shinichiro couldn’t make sense, no, he was refusing to make sense of it. Because if he did...

“She’s dead!” Wakasa’s voice cracked in the end, his grip on him trembled.

The ground beneath Shinichiro crumbled.

The crushing reality broke through the alcohol barrier that had been keeping it at bay, like ice water breaking through the cracks of a frozen river.

He fell into the starless black void, while all around him the fragments of memories pieced themselves back together.

He couldn’t breathe. Every breath he took knifed through his lungs.

He couldn’t think. Every memory ripped through his heart.

The sadness and grief were so powerful that it was tangible, their weight became too heavy to bear, and he dropped onto his knees.

“No, no, no!” The last word rose into an agonized scream, enough to make anyone hearing it feel his pain.

But most of all, it was the crushing guilt that destroyed him.

It was his fault.

Because he wasn’t strong enough

Because he wasn’t strong enough to protect you.

Was he too naive in thinking he could have a normal life after he dissolved the gang? That the other gangs won’t seek retaliation simply because he retired from gang life?

A scorching rage consumed him, burning relentlessly inside him. Anger at the people who took you away from him. Anger at himself.

He slammed his head on the wall. Wakasa quickly restrained him. A trickle of blood oozed down. But it was nothing compared to yours. How much pain did you have to suffer because of him?! It was all his fault. You died because of him.

The suffocating flame raged incessantly. He screamed. He cried. Until it burned down everything inside him, and all that was left in the ashes were regret and hopelessness, and the knowledge that he had to live in a world without you. He collapsed, his forehead pressing against the ground, the unceasing sobs cascaded through his body as he clutched your bracelet, never letting go.

How...was he going to go through the rest of his life without you by his side?

Outside, the sun rose without feeling his suffering, but for Shinichiro, his sun had been extinguished.

Tagging: @hanayanetwork @planetonet @justanawolf (plss I actually tagged you shdjhd (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀))

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Listen .... I don’t know I just wanted to say that 😭. But in all seriousness, ballad is probs gonna flop as a movie I feel personally. It doesn’t have really a lot of like .... Everlark elements 😂😂😂😂

HONESTLY. Because here's the thing too- the YA Dystopian Craze began to die even before THG ended. Like MJ2 didn't do NEARLY as well as the others because the whole excitement/fad surrounding the genre was beginning to fizzle the hell out. And let's not forget that Divergent didn't even FINISH THEIR MOVIE FRANCHISE AROUND THAT TIME TOO JSDHSL.

I honestly don't even feel like Ballad was that popular of a book either? Especially in comparison to the main trilogy. Like there was hype surrounding its release, and then I heard absolutely NOTHING about it outside of Tumblr when it came out. It seriously fizzled into the ether. So yeah, it SERIOUSLY blows my mind that Lionsgate is pushing for a movie for a multitude of reasons.

#Answered #loganmarsss #Ballad #...was my tag THE ballad or just ballad when it comes to the full title LMAOOO WHO KNOWS #Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes #idc man idc #BUT YEAH BETWEEN THE GRUESOME NATURE OF THE BOOK #AND THE FACT THAT HARDLY ANYONE CARES #IT'S LIKE?????#WHAT ARE Y'ALL //DOING//

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BLCD Review: Oretachi wa Shinkon-san Kamo Shirenai

Title: Oretachi wa Shinkon-san Kamoshirenai (俺達は新婚さんかもしれない)

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Author/Artist: Chishanomi

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Synopsis: Shinkonsan’s sequel. This is the story of how elite office worker Kaburagi Mashiro and rationalist graduate student Nasukawa Yukari gets married in order to save money.

Review Proper

As with Link And Ring, I just had this creeping feeling that this would flop, but boy was I wrong about both of them. This definitely deserves it’s spot in chil-chil’s Top 20. 👏👏👏 I’ve actually been planning on translating this one, but because the cleans were going to be hard, I’ve even passed on buying the manga. However, when I was starting to listen to the BLCD—I just couldn’t help but buy it! 😭😭😭 It was all worth it, though, because it’s easily one of the best romcom mangas and BLCDs!!! I love this more than the prequel even though I haven’t read it. 😂 Miss me with that rape shit The plot is just so out there and there wasn’t a cringey moment to it. This might even be my favorite Chishanomi work now because I don’t know if I like it more than Mahoroba Days. I’ve also had such a huge crush on Kaburagi ever since I saw him in the previews and oml he was so hot but awkward at the same time which I loved!!! Nasukawa reminded me so much of Yacchan and I loved him to bits! I just love idiot sons. 😭😭😭 I wonder if they live in a Japan that supports gay marriage or just in Shibuya that acknowledges it. 🤔

The voice work here is also phenomenal!!!

I’m utterly convinced that Kanawanu no Koi was just plain cursed because wow, Eguchi Takuya here was just—

This is by far my favorite performance of Eguchi Takuya’s, but he really does sound like a better Furukawa Makoto ngl. 😂 However, his Kaburagi was so unique to himself, and I can’t think of anyone who’d suit Kaburagi better. I thought that it impossible to love Kaburagi more, but Eguchi Takuya just proved me wrong! 😩 I need more of this tone of his!

As for Matsu—QUEEN MATTY IS BACK Y’ALL. The difference between his performance in Kimi to Boku no Sekai and Shinkon-san is like heaven and earth! I missed hearing Matsu so much because he hasn’t really been any other work that I was interested in recently, so I’m so glad that I got to listen to him again in a work that he slayed in! Matsu really has this unique husky yet squeaky voice that only he can pull off so far. He was just perfect for Nasukawa!

I’m still praying that someone scanlates this because it’s just a cute yet well-written manga wish I could say the same with Chishanomi’s other works. Speaking of the manga, they had changed the order of the dialogues a bit, but the flow stayed the same. Also, they didn’t adapt the two? or three other stories included in the same volume. Ginger Records has done it again with Shinkon-san! The production quality of the past few Ginger Records BLCDs I have listened to are all top notch! 👍 Let’s just hope that the good streak continues. Had I known that Link And Ring and Shinkon-san would be this good, I would’ve put them further down the list! 😩 And I’m doubtful about the outcome of Sahara because it is a bit risque. 🤞 Anyway, I would definitely definitely recommend reading the manga and listening to the BLCD because it’s just so good! This is 2019′s Best Romcom over here! Message me if you want to read the raws!

#blcd reviews #blcd 2019 reviews #oretachi wa shinkonsan kamoshiranai #ginger records #chishanomi #eguchi takuya #matsuoka yoshitsugu

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