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604to647 · 5 months

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Fics that Live in My Mind, Rent Free (Pedro's Version) - Part 2

Welp! It seems there are link and tag limits? Who knew? Not this newb 😂😂 When I said that I've read so many good fanfics, I really meant it. Again, below the cut is a continuation of the list of some of my fave Pedro character fanfics that I've read on this site - ones I think about and revisit often. These are all fics I should have/would have reblogged if only I wasn't so weirdly nervous about it; in 2024 we will muster up some courage and reblog (it will be slow, probably, but I promise I will be trying!). This is a good time for me to also say that one of the reasons I am motivated to step out of my comfort zone on this is because of the genuine joy every comment/reblog/like has brought me this year as a new writer - thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the kind reception on anything I have ever posted. 🥹 ilysm 😘

Anyways, we press forward (Part 1 of Rent Free PPCU fics can be found here):

Din Djarin (The Mandalorian, GOAT)

Of Shadows and Roses by @the-scandalorian (Bodyguard!Din x Royalty!Reader)

All Mine by @mellowswriting (Possessive!Din after Reader uses herself as bait)

Narcissus by @bits-and-babs (Armour/mirror sex)

Looking out for you by @beskarandblasters (Jealous!Din after Reader uses herself as bait)

Cherry Liqueur by @decembermidnight (Reader teases Mando in public)

Breaking in the New House by @beskarandblasters (I love Husband!Din and Wife!Reader fics)

Javier Pena (Narcos)

Sweet Dreams by @javiscigarette (Javi can't sleep)

Phone Sex...amiright? by @tightjeansjavi (Reader calls Javi at work)

Sharing is Caring by @ezrasversion (Corrupt DEA Agent!Javi, Mafia AU!Joel Miller, Reader Threesome)

The Saint, the Sinner, and the Devil by @joelsgirl (Corrupt DEA Agent!Javi, DBF Mafia AU!Joel Miller, Reader Threesome)

MIA by @itsharleystuff (Jealous!Javi with Undercover!Reader)

Surprising Javi P with a Lingerie Set by @swiftispunk

Not here...not now by @gracieispunk (Reader visits Javi at work)

Bunny by @whatsnewalycat (Sex Phone Operator!Reader; Part 2 is great too!)

Ease by @javiscigarette (Javi takes care of Reader after a bad day)

Joel Miller (TLOU)

Say It Right, Peeping Neighbour, and Right Place, Right Time by @chaotic-mystery (All the DBF and BFD fics are amazing; these are my fave)

Quickie by @joelscruff (This falls in the middle of the Boyfriend's Dad series, but it's the first one I read and I was hooked!)

That Funny Feeling by @bluebeary-jay (Joel loves pet names 🥹)

I've Got Lust on My Tongue by @itgetsdark-x (Bratty reader a la Maddy Perez)

The Babysitter, Part 1 by @proxima-writes (There's a Part 2 as well!)

Under the Table by @toxicanonymity (A lot of good Joelkemons, but Speakeasy is a classic and maybe my fave?)

Online Friends, Sticking it to the PTA, and Caught Sunbathing by @walkintotheriveranddisappear (All of Emma's Joel fics are really hot [honestly you can't go wrong], but these are my faves)

Late Night Smoke by @bettercallwillow (Dbf smoking. sigh)

Calling Joel Daddy by @inkedells (I honestly love it when authors bold the dirty talk 🤭)

Gimme What I Want and In the Next Room by @atticrissfinch (The masterlist is some of the hottest Joel fic, if I may say so; these are my faves)

An Open Window by @velvetmud (Joel being a peeping tom; I also always hope for a sequel to this one!)

Crave by @toxic-seduction (Part 2; Reader finds Joel in the QZ)

Good Luck Charm by @javiscigarette (Joel watches the football game)

Ravish by @psychedelic-ink (Webcam Model!Reader; Part 2 is also incredible!)

I Know it When I see It by @bageldaddy (Pornstars!Joel and Readers. This series has me and everyone else, I think, in a chokehold. Reading, as well, the writer's thoughts and feelings about the porn industry and the care put into the characters is such a joy and makes the fic that much more rich)

Chaser series by @livingemkayde (Nanny!Reader and a love triangle; not finished but so good I'm happy to wait forever)

Right my Wrongs by @chloeangelic (Father in Law!Joel)

In A Feud with Her Neighbour by @proxima-writes (Read this delicious fic and the bonus scenes will be the icing on top)

Kiss and Tell by @toxic-seduction (Stepdad!Joel and mom goes away for the weekend)

Peaches and Cream by @javiscigarette (Joel buys reader peaches)

Didn't Cha Know by @chloeangelic (The Joel Reader has been pining for is her boyfriend's brother)

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Camgirl by @phuckinphia (Another Camgirl but this time she's Sarah's friend 🫣)

The Right Wrong Number by @proxima-writes (Sarah's soccer coach!Reader)

Nightmares by @fruispunk (QZ!Reader has nightmares that Joel hears and mistakens for something else)

Damage Done by @bluebeary-jay (Joel accidentally triggers Reader; mind the tags. Heavy angst, heavy topic that is beautifully written)

Yes, Mr. Miller by pedropascallme (Babysitter!Reader, Part 2 Thank You, Mr. Miller is also excellent)

How Long series by @gracieheartspedro (Link is to Part 1; series is complete and wonderfully hot and emotional. Reader's boyfriend Tommy is a cheat😢)

Francisco "Catfish" Morales (Triple Frontier)

Fictional Death by @psychedelic-ink (Frankie comforts Reader)

Well Fed by @the-ginger-hedge-witch (Frankie is HAPPY 🥹)

Forest Ranger AU by @the-ginger-hedge-witch (I'm not an outdoorsy person but this AU makes me wish I was)

It's Always the Quiet Ones by @thot-of-khonshu (Frankie surprises Reader)

Pero Tovar (The Great Wall)

Kinktober 2022 - Breeding by @moralesispunk (Guard!Pero and Royalty!Reader)

Bodily Exchange by @absurdthirst (Mafia AU!Pero and daughter of mafia boss Reader)

Damnation or Salvation by @absurdthirst (Pero is sent to retrieve Reader)

Dying Wish by @absurdthirst (Pero makes Reader's father a promise; okay at this point, just all of Keri's Pero fics 🤭)

Marcus Moreno (We Can Be Heroes)

Beat Poetry on Amphetamines by @psychedelic-ink (Marcus comes home hurt)

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the-lonelybarricade · 7 months

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HELLO!

It's your secret santa, back in your inbox with a few questions :)

1. A little birdie (and by "birdie" I mean "internet stalking") told me you like musicals...which are your faves?

2. What elements of a fic (tropes, settings, etc) make you go "HELL YES WE NEED MORE OF THAT" when you're browsing the Feysand tag?

3. If you were a kitchen utensil, which one would you be and why?

Hi gorgeous!!

Is it bad that I'm giggling and curling my hair at the thought that you were stalking me? Sounds like flirting 😌🤭

hehe and to answer your questions YES I love musicals!! My first love was Les Miserables (hence the username) and my current love is a toss up between Hadestown and Newsies. I have to be in the mood for Hadestown or Les Mis because they'll put me in my feels but I can ALWAYS bop to The World Will Know.

Also I have a VERY specific hyperfixation with the way Jeremy Jordan's neck vein pops out during that number in the pro shoot 😂 Allow me to share it:

(this might be the most important gif I've ever made)

As far as favorite tropes - honestly if Feysand so much as LOOK in each other's direction I'm already a puddle on the floor 😂 I especially love when Rhys is absolutely suffering from his pining because he is so in love and Feyre is completely oblivious. I will also take ALL of the classics. You will never catch me saying no to one bed, misunderstandings, forced proximity, fake marriage/dating, etc. Load those puppies UP, I will sip them like a fine wine 😌

And if I was a kitchen utensil... hmmm for some reason a whisk is speaking to me. I guess I'm a bit chaotic and like to mix things up?

I hope this was helpful and I'm sorry it took me a few days to get to this!! Sending you loads of love!

#secret santa

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eureka-its-zico · 7 months

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I'm at a loss for words after the newest chapter... Some gifs should sum up some of my feelings (essay after the gifs lol):

While I am writing this, I hope that I will manage to compose myself 😂 [I came to add this before sending this, and no, I in fact, did not compose myself by the end of this lol]

First of all, thank you for beefy chapters. I personally enjoy them, means I can read a lot more and experience more emotionally. However, please take care of yourself and don't push yourself to churn out big chapters if you don't feel like it. Any sort of update you come out with, know that I will enjoy it and cherish it with my whole heart ❤

Second of all, to reply to the last ask I sent... My fave character from BG3 was Karlach. Honestly, I somehow managed to romance Wyll and then immediately regretted it because Karlach is the best character in that game. My least favourite character was, is and will forever be Gale. I won't go into details because you will see it (if you haven't yet) 😂 And you mentioned Dragon Age and Mass Effect?? Excuse me? Those are like both in my top favourite games! Screaming here in excitement!!!! 😂

Onto this newest chapter... While I was prepared for angst. I was not prepared for ANGST! And while I set the mood with Halsey for the whole chapter, oh shit, my heart 😭 Also, Zoro, seriously? You are such an arse, istg.

Everything, from the first line until the cliffhanger at the end... I am amazed at how you write. It's not just good, it's AMAZING. Each chapter you come out with makes me feel things and believe me, that's hard for me.

[Personal info dump incoming]

Fanfics have been a huge part of my life during some of the darkest times of my life. It's been a safe place for me to go to. Find characters and stories where life is better, someone wants you just as much as you want them if not more. Where you experience those feelings of attraction, that sudden realisation of 'oh shit.' and what comes with it. The fear and excitement of liking someone, the feelings of hurt, disappointment when you miscommunicate or don't communicate enough...

I've been through quite a few awful things in my life in recent years and while I've been free from an extremely toxic person for over a year now, I still feel... broken. Like, I came out from a situation where at the end of it I could not recognise the person in the mirror that was looking back at me. It was bad. And while I am better, there's still this nagging feeling at the back of my head that what if... I won't ever find anyone irl. What if, I will spend the rest of my life by myself?

AND while being alone hasn't been bad and I have learned that my peace is worth A LOT, at the end of the day, it would be nice to share the weight of the world with someone else 🤷‍♀️

[End of personal info dump]

Reading your story. A story you have so much care for. It fills me with so many positive feelings and I cannot even begin to describe how happy I get with each new update and to see you interact with everyone who sends you a message. You are so lovely, I wish I could reach through my monitor and give you the biggest hug ❤

You have a lovely gift. Making people feel emotions with words. Not many people manage to call out to the deepest parts of them, to make them relate and feel with the characters that they are reading about. To experience what the characters feel. And to paint the scenes that it feels you are actually there (in this case, it feels like I watched some bootleg OPLA version because it did not have Doc and Doc needs to be there! Netflix, pls fix this! kthxbye).

Is it obvious that I've been on an emotional rollercoaster tonight? 😂

I am probably going to bite my nails from anticipation for the next chapter because that ending?? I did not see that coming! 😂 But I hope that this will be a good way for Doc to see more about Nami and for them to bond even more. I would love to see a Zoro POV because I want to see him stewing and beating himself up for being a gigantic ass 😤😤😤 I would also expect him to give shit to Doc for pulling this stunt once they do get reunited, but Doc can shut that shit down because the first words out of Zoro's mouth should be "I'm sorry. I've been an ass. I'm terrified. I did not mean what I said." 😂 And Doc blurting out how she feels and Zoro being cold?! That tore my heart out honestly.

Also, Sanji... I can see Doc and him being good friends. Especially since it will annoy the shit out of Zoro and that's fine by me, because he was a dick to Doc 😂 Though also, they already have a good dynamic going for them that will make them good friends (bonding over Zeff/Naan in the previous chapter). Also, Doc doesn't care about his flirting and that is hilarious to me haha

Wow, it's an essay. Again 😂 I apologise, please let me know if you'd prefer that I don't send in essays into your ask? I get carried away because there's so many things that I feel and I just... rant 😂 There's a lot to comment about and I struggle with summing up my thoughts and feelings?! I apologise!

It was a lovely and emotional update and I am looking forward to what next is in store for Doc and the rest of the Straw Hats! ❤ Thank you for sharing your writing, Jenn. I hope you had a lovely weekend and your next week is going to be lovely, great and amazing! Also, 2 weeks until you graduate?! Congratulations!!

-- Your sappy, essay writing, emotional cheesy ❤

Osiyo, Cheesy Darling!!

Disclaimer: I'm going to add a continue reading cut because this is big and beefy and my reply will be equally big and beefy lol.

When it comes to big beefy chapters, it is a habit of mine. I have to like, teach myself to write less in chapters lol but then I HATE is because I feel like I didn't get to explain something the way it should have been explained or a scene between characters doesn't get the attention it deserves. My chapters end up being so long because I am desperately trying to make sure that the scenes, I'm writing all flow together perfectly but then I see it say 15-20k words and I panic lol. Realistically, when you read chapters in books they are at least 10k or more words per chapter. Right? Right??

KARLACH! I love her she is so sweet and cuddly with all her hell fire. Okay. Look. I had to restart Baldur's Gate because I found out I missed Gale and I cannot - CANNOT - function knowing I missed a party member and won't be able to decide if I want to fight them, fuck them, or marry them all on my own lol. It's funny you say he is your least fav and I'm like...the gith chick is currently the one I dislike the most because she is so ugly AND FOR WHAT?? FOR WHAT MA'AM?!?! And YESSSSSS!! Omg Mass Effect and Dragon Age are my favorite series of all time. The story Bioware told with Commander Shephard, my god, is the reason I think I write the way I do. Or part of the reason. The way they built up that world in three incredible games and even made sure in the 3rd to bring every small detail and side mission into the last game to give closure. That is fantastic writing. It's what made me want to write stories just as intricate and infuriating, because that ending....god Commander Shephard deserved BETTER. I will never shut up about this. Does it make sense?? Yes. Do I gotta like it? Hell no.

Thank you so much for being so nice. I struggled a lot with this chapter. I kept feeling like I was falling short or messing something up. So, I would have to get up and work through the dialogue and the scene through my head and when I just genuinely couldn't get over it, I forced myself to continue forward, or I would've deleted it.

[ On to your personal info dump ]: I am so incredibly sorry that you even went through that and had to experience it. Unfortunately, I know all too well what it feels like to experience the same exact thing. So, I am beyond happy that you are safe. You are out and you are learning that the peace of being alone is such an underrated joy, imo. I know it is not necessarily the same as what you meant, but if you want to share anything that weighs on you or just want to have friendly conversation when needed, I am always here for you.

You are so kind to me in telling Netflix to add in Doc lol I would literally die. It is a nice daydream to have to consider that a character created out of love for Oda sensei's vision, in all forms, would be considered. I always do my best to make sure when I speak to anyone who sends me a message or an ask that it is with kindness and gratitude. You all come and speak to me about my work and how it is something you enjoy, that it helps them, and all the while you are all helping me too. There isn't enough I could say to thank you for always being so kind. For sending me these amazingly long reviews and comments, because they are absolutely my favorite. I do not take these for granted.

I know everyone is hating on Zoro right now (for absolutely good reason) and it's funny but while I wrote him I just knew he had to do it. He's this 19-year-old petty pain in the ass who never considered having a relationship outside of his swords. He meets girl and instead of her being like everyone else, they ZING. Neither of them can explain it or understand it but they don't have to. The universe is funny like that sometimes.

Sanji and Doc are about to give Zoro a fuckin' run for his money and he is just going to have to grin and bear it because he has no choice. While he is equally gonna be pissed, she up and did something so stupid he is forgetting Doc is still equally pissed at how he reacted to her. Two idiots fighting over who is the pettiest. Always.

I do not mind your long replies or asks! These are some of my favorites and I have so much fun discussing things with you! The fact you also love Mass Effect and Dragon Age?? I AM ALIVE AND BURNING! Thank you for always being so lovely and so incredibly sweet. I hope your Monday is treating you kindly and not like an actual Monday, cause Monday's are gross lol. Much love.

#thecheesyreader #answered #Chaos in Their Bones review #I had to come on my computer and write this because it deserves a full blown computer response #thank you so much for always being incredibly sweet #it is always a pleasure to see you in my ask box #sending you all the love

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hypaalicious · 2 years

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TYPHOID MARY????? oh my god. Never change hypaa lmao

Frfr tho, I felt terrible about it for a little bit. Not for the executive, but because it was my first actual time not doing what I was supposed to do in a work environment. And while it may seem silly, the way I was raised…

I was the default “good” kid growing up. Teacher’s fave, going above and beyond in classes, always making sure I was doing the “right” thing so I could get what I “earned” by the end of it. I mean, that’s how the American school system is set up to brainwash kids, but I also was raised by two Black parents steeped in respectability politics that made this worse, lol. You know, the whole, “you have to be twice as good to be seen as half as good as someone not Black”.

Unfortunately, this programming led me to be the perfect person to be taken advantage of at my job. I created SOPs that the casino never had before, on my free time. I worked my ass off for thousands of dollars less than what I actually earned in all of my positions. I was disrespected by everyone save for my last boss who honestly looked out for me, but I kept up the, “if I just keep showing them how invaluable I am, then I’ll get my worth seen.”

Lol.

Not only that, I was the only Black woman working in that department, in that high of a position. I also worked at a pretty conservative place. All of these things pointed clearly to, “don’t try so hard, don’t talk to nobody, and collect ya check and leave” but I let my mouth write a check my ass couldn’t cash. 😂

So yeah, I was sick with the realization that I had ever done something out of pocket to be fired for. It’s against my programming. I thought I deserved bad things because of it.

It wasn’t until a month or so passed that I realized:

- I am actually no less poor than I was when I was slaving more than half my life away at a job that didn’t appreciate me anyway. Which is wild. I would literally be exactly still where I am today if I still had that job.

- never EVER give a job 100% or more of you. People who give 25% are employed and earning the same as the person who is busting they ass.

- if I’m going to be poor anyway, might as well have the free time to be poor on my own terms than going through the rat race that didn’t get me any closer to purchasing a home, going on vacations, anything that would lift me out of the poverty I’m in.

- no matter how cool you are with ya co-workers, don’t get comfortable. I’m sure there are a few exceptions, but at the end of the day, not even my boss who was just as much a powerful executive as the one who ratted me out couldn’t save me. Power dynamics and knowing your place within them should never be forgotten.

- fuck that ho, she needed to be told about herself 😂 Walking around exposing everybody in the vicinity to Covid, being cute on IG about it like it’s a vacation, while you absent from work and don’t think you gone get stepped to? Yeah, I’ll eat that bullet with a chaser. I hope she remembers my face as the one bitch who dared to challenge her when nobody else did.

So, umm… yeah. LOL I will likely continue to have less of a filter than before, for better or for worse. 😂

#my old boss was the one who texted me that the exec got fired too LMFAO #if there was anything resembling ‘karma’ I think that would be it #every day I tell myself I need to have a better filter but the older I get the less of one I have #ah well #we outchea!#anon ask

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lorei-writes · 2 years

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Hey, you~ 💜 1. My favorite fic of yours is defo Monthly Aid. There's just something about the way Arty takes care of MC that is waaay too adorable. It's super fluffy and sweet and I'm in love with that lil fic 🙈

3. The best character you've written for is MASAMUNE! Yes, shocking, I know 😂 Nah, but seriously, you understand him pretty well, you can get into his head easily, thus your portrayal of him is top-notch!

5. A fic I haven't read yet from you, but I want to White Fox Spirit. I just found it as I went through your masterlist looking for the titles of your fics cause memory = error 404 not found, and I truly wonder how come I missed that one *smh*

8. What I like the most about your writing... There's one fic of yours that I will never forget, Two-Faced God, and that's because of the way your set the scene and described it. I was able to see everything you depicted in the fic, it was truly amazing 💜 Honestly, this is one of my fave fics of yours!

11. Something I wish/hope you write I would love to see you write more about IkePri 🙈

I know I pretty much asked for this, but if I thought I would be ready, I was purely wrong. Although perhaps you cannot be ready for so much love, my heart simply melted and started to vibrate in this new, goey state 😭❤️ THANK YOU.

I'm honestly surprised by nearly all the things you've mentioned (aside from Masamune...Eheeeehehehehehehehe, let's say that after 20-th fic the experience stacks ehehehehehehehehehehehehe). But in a good way! Especially since Two-Faced God is one of my favourite works, so seeing it being appreciated... Just... 😭

As for White Fox Spirit 👀 Do you know Hotarubi No Mori E?? It was somewhat inspired by it 🙈 It's also the first story from the Fairy Tales For Bedtime collection 🙈 I think I shouldn't say anything more, as spoilers could happen.

And... IkePri? 🤔 Hmm... Maybe this is my call to give it another chance... Let's see...

#venu just casually melting me on the inside somebody please bring over some cooler or i may forever remain goo 😭❤️#maybe it's the first part of sluggification process huh #but jokes aside thank you so much.you're such a kind and lovely person that each day i wonder HOW could i be so lucky to be friends with u #like i may not be showing it much but just know that if i were your cat youd have me follow you around the house #and sit in the same room as you do at all times #and I'd meow desperately if you'd close the door because how an i supposed to follow you then and sit in the same space as you do #so... thank you yes 😭❤️#venulus #answered #ask game

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calliopecalling · 2 years

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QOTS Rewatch - 3x09 - El Diablo

It's funny because I wouldn't say this is one of my all-time favorite episodes, and yet when I think about it, I certainly don't have many complaints about it and it's such a strong Jeresa episode too (which is usually one of the top criteria for an episode being a fave). There are so many good moments in it: Pecas's execution, Mayo's comeuppance, the excellent Jeresa teamwork... And it ends on suuuuch a high note! So why doesn't it really make it for me as a series top 10 contender? (I don't think it even makes it into the season top 3--I like 3x08 better!) I think it's because for me, the best episodes include more explicit character development (whether it's in the Jeresa relationship or in Teresa and/or James individually), while this one is more action-focused. Obviously this one is a hugely significant one for the Jeresa relationship too because it shows them working together beautifully and then riding the high of taking over Phoenix together; it shows them coming back together after the beautiful softness of 3x05 ended in the upset around her kidnapping and Guero's death... So yeah, it's an important one (and maybe it's ranked 4th this season for me? maybe?), and a fun one to rewatch! It just lacks some of the emotional work and breakthroughs between in Jeresa in 3x02, 3x05, and 3x08. That's my hot take. HOWEVER. Obviously there's a lot going on beneath the surface, and that's what I want to look at more closely after the cut.

Ok so main events:

Teresa woos the DA/Senate candidate (omg, she is so hot in that scene I can't stand it) despite Kelly Anne embarrassing her by being strung out. Poor Kelly Anne ☹️

Meanwhile, James and Pote are trailing Bedoya; the plan is to work with Mayo to get him raided, arrested, and then have the DA drop the charges, which they know will make it appear to the rest of the Comisión that Bedoya sold them out to get himself off.

Teresa and her wonder twins meet with Bedoya and convince him to set up a meeting with the rest of the Comisión, after which he'll be her partner, along with Taza. James and Pote trail him to the meeting at a strip club, where they handily take out the other members of the Comisión except for Pecas, who doesn't show.

They pay Mayo to hand over Pecas, whom James summarily executes in a highly satisfying show of bravado.

Finally, Teresa turns over the video she's had since earlier in the season of Mayo beating up the inmate to the DA/Senate candidate, who has him arrested.

And Teresa's arranged to have Mayo targeted by a Hispanic gang in prison, who (it seems implicit) will beat him to death. (Which of the four horsemen of the apocalypse is she? WAR. Does that track over the rest of the series? Honestly... I don't know? I feel like Conquest almost fits her better, but that's ok, I'll let it pass.)

This is also the episode in which Cortez lobotomizes Bilal 😭😭 I will never, ever forgive the show writers for that. EVER. (And then the way George had to go out eventually too??? Pfffft.)

As well as the episode in which Isabela "finds out" that her mother ordered Kique killed and publicly outs her as a murderer at a press conference.

Meanwhile, Camila had figured out that Cortez was not to be trusted (ugh, finally) and tried to have him assassinated, which failed horribly and instead she ends the episode on the run from Cortez and the Mexican army.

AND OBVIOUSLY, the end of this episode makes the second time (of only THREE TOTAL TIMES in the whole series!!!) that Teresa and James get it on, woo hooooo!!! Hooray, except now this means we have to get through two entire seasons until they bang again. I guess I'll survive... I made it through seasons 1 and 2 and half of 3 after all 😂

I joke, but the truth is, watching this episode does feel heavy somehow, knowing what's coming. At least, I always thought that's why it felt heavy, but on rewatch I think there actually is a real undertone of heaviness, a pulse of anxiety, that kind of permeates the episode. It's in the way James calls Teresa half a dozen times over the course of executing their plan to take down the Comisión and Teresa answers hurriedly each time. It's in her somber "I hope so" when James says "we'll be the only game in town and we'll do it together." It's even kind of, almost, in the let's-bang eye contact on Teresa's end and the way she is so serious when James finally comes to her room to do the deed they've been dancing around all episode. There's nothing remotely coy or flirty in her demeanor; really "serious" is the best way I can think of to characterize it.

Which isn't to say it isn't hot, or that she isn't fully into it, at all. If anything, it's the opposite, it's that the intense emotion she's been carrying around with her all episode is at least partly--maybe even largely--related to this dance with James. When she first finally closed the gap with him in 3x05, everything felt hopeful, and soft, and sweet. The potential for love felt huge and the business felt on the precipice of working out. They'd just gotten rid of Devon... basically it was such a moment. They'd already had to make some compromises to get there (Mayo's murder of the reporter being a big one; taking out Mayo being another one) but I think Teresa thought just maybe they'd been through the worst of it. Obviously she was wrong, and by 3x09 there's so much more loss that she's already had to confront. Guero, obviously; also Tonto and Lil T (the latter not being dead, but still a loss in more ways than one); and there's also been a loss of a kind of idealism. She's already had to become more cutthroat. She's War, she tells Mayo at the end of the episode, and it gives me shivers because war is what's always been associated with Camila up to this point (remember Camila choosing war with Epifanio over divorce?). Camila relished war, though; Teresa loathes it. It's not her choice. But with Camila and Cortez after her on one side and Pecas and Mayo on the other, she's got no choice but to fight back. She's already invested way too much to just walk away from it all now.

So anyway. Point being, she's in a far more embittered place than she was in 3x05, and also in a place that is so freshly reminded of all the dangers surrounding them. So this energy she's carrying around with her this episode feels like dread, almost. Like she's just waiting for the other shoe to drop. And when it doesn't, when everything works out and she can finally celebrate, she barely even cracks a smile! When James finally pays a visit to her room, the way she looks at him is with a quiet yearning that almost doesn't make sense since he's right there. And she clings to him with a fervor we haven't seen in any of her other intimate scenes--not with James, and also not with Guero. It's like she's trying to get all of him she can right now because something terrible might happen tomorrow.

I don't know, maybe I'm really reading too much into it, but this is how it translates to me on this watch. And the impact of it is that there's almost a part of her she's withholding. Not from James, like she's not intentionally hiding any part of herself from him or anything. But with that seed of anxiety in her mind, it's like she can't just let herself relax, can't let herself lean into the vulnerability of love (not to sound all cheesy lol). Instead she's carrying the burden of worrying whether James, too, will suffer the consequences of being too close to her. All season she's been wanting to trust him fully, she's been waiting to feel that utter certainty that she can trust him with her life, but actually trusting him with her life is almost more terrifying, because she doesn't actually want him to give his life for her. Unfortunately what all of this means is that, rather than giving herself to him fully here, she's equivocating a little bit. Out of fear. Fear of losing him, fear for his life, fear that to get too close to him is to lose herself if anything should happen to him too. So while they are working together incredibly smoothly this episode, and barely need to exchange words to know they're on the same page, that's just it: they barely exchange words. I mean, they do exchange words. But they largely aren't very memorable words. They're about work. And despite the fact that they end up in bed together (or, erm, technically on a desk?) by the end of the episode, it's celebratory sex, it's we've-had-the-hots-for-each-other-for-way-too-long-and-we-need-to-fucking-do-something-about-it sex. But it's not as emotionally intimate as 3x05 was. I don't think Teresa's intentionally holding anything back (and I'm certainly not trying to rain on the bang parade here!! I mean, this is my favorite sexual energy of their three sex scenes so I am not mad about any of this lol), and if anything I think she is someone for whom sex can communicate quite a lot even without exchanging many words. But as a TV viewer, there's just this feeling that she's... afraid.

I honestly think this sets the stage for 3x10 and 3x11 and Teresa allowing herself to think James might have been the mole who sent her with the tracker in Guero's necklace to Bolivia. I'll say more about that when I get to those metas, but man, it hurts. It hurts that she finds herself at the center of another major traumatic event right when things were seemingly going well. But it hurts even more that she's unable to access the part of her that does trust James, with her life. It feels like it's at least in part because she's almost trying not to let herself lean into trusting him with her life here, to protect him more than herself. For that reason I don't think it's an accident that we don't get emotional scenes betwee Teresa and James in 3x09 like we did in 3x02, 3x05, or 3x08 , that help them process their relationship to each other and keep that trust building and growing. In 3x09, in contrast, while clearly terrified and worried, Teresa's not sharing that with him. She's keeping it to herself.

Aaaanyway, have I gone on quite long enough about this? No doubt. In case it's not clear, I do love this episode. I love the catharsis of that sex at the end for them. I love James clearly comfortable and assertive now that he's worked out how to plug into Teresa's organization in a way that balances all the different facets of their dynamic (boss/underling; friends/lovers; business and personal partners...). And overall they are SO sweet with each other. Soft and gentle and concerned, but really staying in touch with each other throughout and remaining exactly on the same page. It's beautiful and I wish we could've seen more of their working relationship working THIS effectively.

Welp. Here we are. Heading into 3x10. WE WILL GET THROUGH IT. And it will be easier now than it was the last time I watched this season, because this time, I know it alllll works out.

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lifewouldbebetteronmars · 2 years

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Rileyyy hi ^-^

*pushes this post in your way* Give me the excuse to ask you those questions pls 😋

Did I really take the time to do all of these questions? Yes, yes I did

Thank you Styxie! I was very bored and needed something to do

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😂 What's the funniest comment someone has left on a fic of yours?

“I WANT TO TATTOO IT ON MY FOREHEAD”, this was on one of my earlier fics and I’ve never forgotten it

🙅‍♀️ What is one trope you refuse to ever write?

Temporary amnesia, I just can’t do it. I can barely read it, much less write it.

😜 Describe a current WIP without using character names. (Points if your followers guess who the fic is for.)

Swan Princess AU, based on the movie of the same name, aka one of my childhood favorites

Title comes from the song This Isn't My Idea from the movie (The Swan Princess)

🎶 What music do you listen to when you write?

Usually something from my Spotify, whatever I’m in the mood to listen to at the time. Unless the fic is song based, then I listen to the song as I write so it makes the fic more authentic

👀 Do you have any words/phrases you use habitually?

I use the word “like” a lot, all the time. I definitely use some more New England-friendly phrases or references sometimes, but I can’t really name any specific ones

⏰ What time of day do you prefer to write?

Late at night. I don’t know why, I think it’s just the vibe of “I should be doing homework or sleeping right now, but let’s write some angst instead”

👻 Have you written holiday-themed fics?If yes, which is your fave? If not, what's one holiday you'd want to write for, and which character(s) would the fic be for?

I have written two holiday themed fics, specifically Christmas themed fics. One is called We Wish You A Merry Christmas and the other is called You Used To Love Christmas. I can’t possibly choose which one is my favorite-

🗑 What is one fic idea that you loved at first but then scrapped?

I had a fic that was set in COI (pre the book’s release) where it was Thomas is kidnapped while on patrol with Alastair, based on this post I made awhile ago. It’s still in my drafts but I’m never going to write it, I don’t think

🤡 What's the dumbest thing you've written?

Definitely Mauve Is The Absolute Worst Color To Exist. It’s like my gym class grade, it’s an A+, 100% fic, but kind of pointless

I did have an A+ in gym class, and that’s only because I was on ✨medical✨

😭 Have you ever made yourself cry writing a fic?

Yes, hundreds of times. Especially towards the end of Angstmas, it starts to get to you after a while. And a lot during Castle Towers Fall, that fic is still rough for me to write

💰 What's one trope you wouldn't write, except for money?

Sharing a bed (one bed, two people). I know everyone loves this trope, but honestly, it’s not my favorite. You would have to pay me a lot of money to get me to write this

🔪 Fuck marry kill 3 tropes (asker's choice of tropes)

I would fuck the tattoo/flower shop trope, marry the found family trope, and absolutely murder the unnecessary miscommunication trope/cheating as character growth trope

🏅 What is the fic you're most proud of?

Castle Towers Fall, that’s my baby

Like this is me @ Castle Towers Fall:

☕️ Do you drink anything when you write? Coffee, tea, alcohol, etc?

Usually just water because I’m picky and rarely drink anything else

📚 What grammar mistakes do you always makes?

Spelling simple words wrong because I overthink them when rushing to finish something

📌If all your fics/WIPs fell off a ship and were drowning (go with it), and you could only save one, which would it be?

If it was a WIP, then my villain!Alastair multi-chapter that I’m still working on. As for currently published fics, either Castle Towers Fall or my tattoo shop AU

✏️What is your fave fic from another writer?

The One With All The Communication by @thefoxandthefound. I swear I reread this fic so much on Ao3-

⏱What's the fic you spent the most time on? (Was it worth it lol)

Castle Towers Fall. I’ve been working on it for just over a year now and I’m nowhere near finished

☀️Has anyone ever left you a comment that made your day? What did it say?

There are too many comments to count. But my day is always better when I see someone say that they loved fic and that it was well-written because I get really insecure about my writing sometimes and that always makes me feel better about it. Especially if I didn’t feel I put my all into a fic.

💡What's the weirdest thing you've been inspired by?

Honestly? A non-fiction book I read about Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII

💋Fuck marry kill 3 of your own fics (asker's choice of fics).

I would fuck The Kingdom Will Fall For A Song, marry There’s A Tea Party Along Down The Road, and kill I’ll Die Like Dylan Thomas

❤️Who is your favorite character to write for and why?

Either Thomas Lightwood or Alastair Carstairs, mainly because I can project so easily onto both of them (mainly Thomas). But I do enjoy a good Real Found Family™️ every once and a while

🤔What's one genre you've never written that you'd like to try?

Omegaverse, I know it’s weird and a shot in the dark, but it’s an interesting concept when written well and in a non-toxic way

🖊What is the most recent line you've written?

“Alastair sighed at the cold winter air, shivering slightly as he continued to walk his dog, Honey.”

❓Write an alternate summary for a published fic without using names. (Points if your followers can guess the fic.)

[blank] AU. Smokey the Bear says not to start forest fires

💕What is the WIP that you are most excited about?

My villain!Alastair and morally grey!Thomas multi-chapter AU

#ask answered #mutuals #ask game

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promisethatillnevertell · 4 years

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The angel that is @foreverfanficaddict tagged me to post some of my favourite Larry moments! Searching for some of these had me going through it 😪 they’re so in love.

Moment that made you into a Larry.

I could stare at this for hours, the whole gif set. They’re so comfortable with each other, they were from the start and I remember watching this and just thinking... theres definitely something going on with them two. Also it’s so heartbreaking when Lou looks off camera and lets go of Harry 😓

Favourite baby boyfriend moments.

I think this has to be my all time favourite moment. Fucking look at them!! Louis’ face when he looks at Harry just makes me melt 🥺 Harry is his baby😭

Favourite lyric parallel

When I first heard walls, and I first heard the opening line I was so shocked, the whole song is just a complete parallel to falling and it’s just not subtle. I love how the songs are so raw and emotional. The words really stay with you. Nothing wakes you up like waking up alone/I’m in my bed and you’re not here

Favourite mirroring moment

I think I can class this as a mirroring moment? I’m never getting over this. I stg this shit is just creepy as fuck. I had so many that I could’ve chose from but nothing will fuck me up as much as this. 10.03 and 10.06. Their faces because they fucking knew, literally can’t cope 😪

Favourite interview moment

Okay. So I know there is a lot of other really good interview moments but I love this one because when Louis is saying this, it’s the biggest fucking understatement of the century, seriously, go and watch it back because Louis, Liam, Niall, Harry, James the audience EVERYONE knows it. “We had a few chats along the way” pfft honestly Louis, literally married before you were 20. Ridiculous.

Favourite wtf moment

I think I speak for everyone when I say wtf? It was a toss up between this and Dallas but I feel this is more blatant, and obvs the bit that comes next when Harry rubs his thighs out of frustration. They’ve done a lot of questionable stuff. Gosh lads, I hope you prayed to Jesus every night 😳

Favourite 2020 moment

I’m going to have to go with this moment. Just the moment when we all watched the walls video and collectively gasped! This is undeniabley a direct reference to lights up and I still cry.

These are some of my fave moments, I have ALOT more trust me 😂 I love them both so much 🥺

I’m going to tag @what-am-life @curlyhairedprince @jlf23tumble @merrrrrrrrry

#i love larry tag games!!! Ahhhh #tag games

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guardians-of-exo · 4 years

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Hotel Del Luna

Genre: Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romance, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis: Hotel del Luna is not like other hotel. This hotel is a resting place for souls that are on their way to the afterlife. The hotel is run by Jang Man-Wol who is not quite a spirit yet not quite alive. Her staff consists of souls who are staying behind to see their personal grudges to end before they pass to the afterlife. When a new human manager is lured into working for the hotel, things start to change as Man-Weol’s past life suddenly starts interfering with her present.

Episode info: 16 episodes / Runtime around 80 minutes

Lead cast: Le Ji-eun (Jang Man-Wol), Yeo Jin-goo (Koo Chan-Seong), Shin Jung-geun (Kim Seon-bi), Bae Hae-sun (Choi Seo-hee), Pyo Ji-hoon (Ji Hyun.Joong), Kang Mi-na (Jung Soo-Jung/Kim Yoo-Na)

Link to watch: You can watch on Netflix, Viki or here

Drama rec masterlist

Oh wow. First thing I noticed not even half-way through the first episode is that it’s such a visually stunning drama! Every camera angle, every set, every costume and even the lighting of each scene feels like it’s shot as it’s own masterpiece. I can’t quite explain it, but you’ll see it for youself if you watch it. It’s gorgeous.

I saw a lot of gifs from this drama and thought it looked really interesting - I was not disappointed at all! The overall idea of a hotel for ghosts is in my opinion pretty brilliant and I really loved their execution of it all with very clear ‘rules’ of how this universe works. 10/10 for concept and execution.

Warning 1: From the gifs I hadn’t seen anything but a pretty lighthearted drama (stupid me for not actually reading the genres before watching) but this drama do contain some (to me at least) very genuine horror scenes that actually left me pretty frightened. So if there are any scaredy-cats out there like me, you can watch this drama, just keep a pillow ready for when they bust out the real evil souls. Did I have to sleep with a nightlight on one time? Yes, yes I did. I hate horror movies 😂 They have a lot of humor though and lots of fluff too, the horror is like 10% of this drama, so in my opinion it’s worth it!

Warning 2: This paragraph will contain a little bit of spoilers about the ending. So if you don’t want to know the overall feel of the ending, don’t read this through. __ From the whole set-up of this plot, it becomes pretty clear from early on how this drama will end. And I tell you - keep the tissues ready. I bawled my way through the last episode until I had a headache. There are only bittersweet endings in this. They couldn’t really have ended it any other way and still kept it believable, so I get it, but it hurts. __

Spoilers over, let’s talk characters! Because damn you come to love these people so much. Every single character you meet have too much depth and personality and growth, it’s incredible to watch. Their backstories are slowly revealed to you throughout the drama to explain why they do as they do, and you watch them grow with their realizations and mistakes. I was honestly blown away. Why can American shows not do it like this?

And last but certainly not least, can we talk about the Grim Reaper for a second? Because hot damn, if he was the one who came to pick me up, I wouldn’t mind dying early 😂.

Man, these dramas keep showing up and making a mess of my favorites list. I have so many faves by now that the word has almost lost its meaning because there are so many 😂. But this has definitely made its way up to the big boys at the top!

#hotel del luna #drama rec

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