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#it's so obvious that this is inspired by those tiktoks of being extra when knowing who's the picture for :>>
ackerfics · 2 years
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your friend group finds it so funny every time they send you a random picture of them because eren always looks like a model fresh out of a magazine in every single one. well, he has the looks for it but we're talking about his poses. while the others simply smile with peace signs here and there (connie throws an occasional backward finger heart for something quirky), eren acts like he's on a photo shoot; hand through his hair, chin slightly lifted, eyes hooded, and tongue peeking out from the corner of his lips. all of them have an inkling as to why he does this but they choose not to voice it out. it all comes down to the reason why the picture is taken.
the first time this happened, mikasa and armin stared at him before taking the picture.
mikasa took out her phone from her tote bag. "guys, lean over the table."
eren looked up from liking your tweet about studying for the entire day to stare at mikasa, who was flipping the camera so that the three of them fit on her screen. "why?" he asked.
mikasa flicked her head as a way to tidy her hair. "i wanna take a picture."
"sure," armin straightened his clothes and leaned over the table so he could be seen from behind mikasa. he spotted eren staying still on his seat. "you don't want to be in the picture, eren?"
eren typed something on his phone. "nah, you guys have fun taking photos."
"this is for [name]," came mikasa's response.
eren opened another button on his black button-down shirt, giving way to another view of his bare chest and the daisy necklace he borrowed from you (saying that it looks pretty). he then ruffled his hair, messing his man-bun and causing thin strands of hair to cover his eyes. he didn't say anything, staring into the front camera of mikasa's phone, and completely missing the silent exchange of exasperated looks between his two best friends. "why's it taking so long?"
mikasa inwardly smiled. "oh, sorry." it sounded like she wasn't sorry at all. after taking the picture, she hastily typed on her phone. "and sent. [nickname] wanted to ask where we're eating. conveniently, we're sitting under the sign." she glanced at eren. "you didn't have to flash your chest, eren. it's only for [nickname]."
it continues that way during your entire stay at university. if you can't make it to your friend group's hang-outs, one of your closest friends sends a picture to you to make you feel less alone during your study sessions and eren is just posing in the corner. you can't deny that he looks amazing, with your fingers zooming on him out of your control. yet you stay clueless because you always thought that eren takes extra care of his appearance on photos, given the fact that some of your friends post them on any social media platform known to mankind. well, you don't know eren that much, unlike the others. you've only known him in your second semester of freshman year since you two share a gen ed class. it was mikasa who introduced you to everyone else, having shared a dorm room with her and now an apartment near campus.
so, you don't pay attention to how weird eren is at photo-taking. you don't even mind that when you're in the group photo, he's always beside you, an arm around your shoulders or candidly looking down at you while the timer stops ticking and the picture is finally taken.
and it's perfectly fine with eren. it's just his way of letting you know that he's thinking of you way differently from the others. it's only a matter of time before you eventually realize it because he's so obvious with it; you're just looking past it for fear of having too many assumptions that could be false. by that time you do realize, he won't have to hide behind subtle actions that always have your friend group laughing or shaking their heads.
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Giddy up, Girl! - Choi Soobin x Reader
Choi Soobin x Reader
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Summary: A (very self-indulgent) fic about Soobin visiting a southern partner’s hometown. After a year of long distance dating online, you meet! HIGHKEY inspired by the Luke Bryan ‘Shake It’ tiktok trend haha.
Warnings: drinking, a tiny bit sexual if you squint, and like one curse word
Words: 2.6k
***the songs mentioned, if you want hehe: 1, 2, 3, 4
As he watched you carefully apply your eyeliner, Soobin still felt as if this whole situation was unbelievable. Even through the teary greeting at the airport, and even as he sat here on your bed watching you, the high feeling kept his head lost in what he could only describe as a dream.
You had gone to Korea as a trip with your university, where you were a culinary student, and on one of your nights adventuring you had met Soobin at a food stall. He was impressed by your knowledge of Korean food, and you were smitten with his dimples. After exchanging numbers, you quickly became friends even after you had gone home to the US. He asked you to be his girlfriend over facetime, which was how many of your previous dates had taken place.
But now, you sat in front of him at your vanity, in the flesh. And you were about to take him out in real life. “Soobin, aren’t you going to get ready?”
Your voice snapped him out of his daze. He took in your appearance and suddenly felt shy. A pale pink tank top and high-wasted jean shorts, and suddenly he wasn’t sure this was the type of date he was thinking of. He assumed he had been quiet for too long, as you asked him the same question but in Korean. “Not sure.”
You smiled at him and walked over to your closet. Seeing his clothes on one side made you smile, because although it was odd, it made everything feel much more tangible. He was here.
He looked at the plain white button up you held out towards him. “The jeans you’re wearing should be fine.”
“Where are we going?”
“No where fancy.” You smiled, putting on your rhinestone covered boots. “I want you to meet my friends, this bar is one of our favorites.” You saw the anxiety settle in on his face, so you continued, “Soob, I don’t think anyone at this bar would know who you are. Hell, I didn’t when we met.”
That did little to ease his stress, but he smirked upon further inspection of your cowgirl boots. It reminded him of the Blue Hour music video shoot. He chuckled, “Those are yours?”
“Yeah?” You approached the closet again as he finished doing the last button on his shirt. “You don’t take me for the type?”
He watched as you pulled down two hats, one white and one brown. “I’ve never seen it before.”
Your laugh made him blush. “Well, it’s a special occasion. I can’t show you my hometown without pulling out all the stops.” You paused in consideration, “Actually, I don’t think I’ve worn them since my high school homecoming!”
He put on the well-worn, white cowboy hat. “Homecoming?”
You explained it on the way to the bar, and Soobin would not stop laughing about the ridiculousness of it all. Mums? He lost his mind.
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“You look mighty fine in your hat, Soobin.”
One of your friends broke the silence that followed your leave to the bar. Soobin couldn’t help feel out of place in the dimly lit booth, not because he didn’t trust his English abilities but he was trying his best to not be overwhelmed by everything. The horseshoes on the walls, the men shooting black spit from chewing tobacco into empty bottles, the cigarette smoke filling the air. Above all else, the loud country music blaring from every direction and the yelling coming from around the big, robotic bull. He looked up at the brunette who had spoken up and realized he had taken a pause too long. “Thank you, (Y/N) gave it to me.”
“We figured,” her boyfriend laughed and Soobin felt his cheeks redden with embarrassment. Marie and Jack were there names, and you had told him they were your best friends in high school. From what he had observed so far, they were far different than your university friends he had met briefly on facetime, but they seemed friendly still. They just had a different air about them.
“Sorry, I’m not used to going out like this.”
“Oh, that’s right!” Marie’s eyes lit up as she patted Jack on his bicep, “Back in Korea, Soobin is famous!”
He blushed deeper and hoped that the dim lights did him a favor. He laughed inwardly, and he hoped it didn’t make him conceited to know it was a lot more than ‘famous back in Korea’.
“Well, Soobin, here in Green Oak you could consider me famous. Marie, do you remember senior year when we brought our four wheelers? For our senior prank?”
“How could I forget, Jack?” Marie looked at Soobin with a mischievous glint in her eyes. “They drove them through the halls, they barely fit! Dragged in mud and horse shit. Our principal was mad as hell, but we cleaned up! We made the local news.”
His mind raced as he tried to keep up with words he wasn’t too familiar with, but laughed along with Jack. Suddenly he heard your voice, and thanked whatever higher power there was that you came to hopefully steer the conversation back to familiar territory.
You swayed your hips and sang along to the song playing out, being extra careful with your arms full of drinks. “Cold beer on a Friday night, a pair of jeans that fit just right!”
Marie finished the lyric as you served out the drinks. Jack had gotten a beer, so Soobin did as well. How different could beer be here in Texas? Well, quite a bit different he found out, trying not to choke on the Bud Light as it went down. You sent him a knowing look, but he hoped Jack hadn’t seen. “You gonna ride the bull tonight, (Y/N)?”
It was your turn to choke on your drink a little, and Soobin shot you a look of concern. “Marie-”
“You should show Soobin! Just how you did when we would sneak in the bar during high school. I’m sure he’d love to see you ride the bull! Right?”
All eyes on him, but he smirked much to your dismay. “I’d love to see it.”
You gulped down a bit more of your lemon drop moonshine. “Do I have to?”
Just then the tray of shots you ordered were delivered. “It’s fate, (Y/N).” Jack distributed the glasses and smiled, “To old friends and new.”
The liquor burned your throat, but you knew what you had to do. You slipped out of the booth, and the table followed with Marie cheering. As you stood in the the queue to ride the bull, you kept looking at Soobin. Instead of meeting his eyes, you saw him smile and talk with Jack and Marie. It made you incredibly giddy to watch him get along with your friends, but the feeling didn’t stay too long as it was your turn.
The music rang loud in your ears as your legs settled in the saddle. 'Cause just when I thought it couldn't get no hotter, I caught a glimpse of the farmer's daughter. The rocking started, and you braced yourself and rode like you never had before. “Giddy up, girl!” Marie’s shout made you giggle to yourself.
The small crowd cheered and whistled, but it was all white noise to Soobin. He focused on the concentration in your brow, and your pretty pink bottom lip caught in your teeth. It was so odd and weird but yet so cool and sexy-
Did he really just think that?
As the bull got faster you only rocked your body quicker to the beat, and the way your legs held the bull made him gulp.  As the days got shorter our talks got longer, the kisses got sweeter and the feelings got stronger. He could see the confidence building up in your smile as you took one hand to your hat and swung it in circles. The crowd cheered louder, and the bull got faster. So we'd hop in the truck and get all tangled up every chance we got.
After another minute, you lost your balance and fell making the audience holler. However, by the time you made your way back to Soobin and your friends your confidence had only doubled. You grabbed Marie’s hand walking quickly past. Jack smiled and motioned Soobin to follow along. 
You and Marie began to dance right as the song ended, and she sighed dramatically causing you and Jack to laugh.  And just when I think it can't get no hotter I come home to the farmer's daughter, yeah. However, no one would’ve guessed one of your favorite songs growing up would be the next to play, causing you to smile wider than Soobin was sure he’d ever seen before.
You grabbed his hands as the beginning instrumental played and he laughed nervously, to him it was obvious the moonshine began to kick in. “Why are you nervous? You dance for a living!”
“It’s obviously not the same!” He laughed, but you ignored his complaint.
Got a little boom in my big truck, gonna open up the doors and turn it up. Gonna stomp my boots in the Georgia mud. Gonna watch you make me fall in love.
Thankful he was a quick learner, Soobin saw how the guys on the dance floor simply clapped and swayed a little. ‘Boring’, he thought. He did not think it was boring for much longer as he finally understood what he thought you might find the appeal of the song.
Shake it for the young bucks sittin' in the honky-tonks, for the rednecks rockin' 'til the break of dawn. The DJ spinnin' that country song c'mon, c'mon, c'mon.
Your hips swayed to the beat and you grabbed his hips gently. Before making a comment about distasteful PDA, he noticed how most pairs on the dance floor looked quite similar. He kept his thought about how you hadn’t even kissed yet to himself.
Aw, country girl, shake it for me Girl, shake it for me Girl, shake it for me
You had turned into a different person, he thought, as you changed directions. Lightly wiggling your ass on his front, all he could do was blush and sway along. He leaned forward and whispered in your ear, “I like this side of you.”
You felt your skin tickled where his breath met your neck. “Hm?”
“You’re dancing like no one’s watching, I like seeing you like this.”
After a few more songs your group had a drink or two more before parting ways. In the Uber home you asked Soobin for his thoughts on your friends and the atmosphere of the bar. All he could think to say was ‘different’.
“I’m sorry it wasn’t too good for you, honey.”
He closed your apartment door behind him, smiling “I didn’t say that. It’s just very different.”
“Was it too much?” You plopped down on the couch in your living room. “We could’ve left, Soob.”
“I had fun.” He sat beside you and gave a sincere smile. “I can’t get over something though.”
You feared for the worst. Did he hate Marie? Was Jack too much? Was the robotic bull ride too weird? “What is it?”
“Country music”, he started, his face breaking into a goofy grin, “is weird. Their voices are so dramatic, and, and-”
“Tangy?”
“Huh?” The confusion on his face made you giggle slightly.
“Not all country music is that over the top! There are beautiful country songs!”
“I didn’t say there wasn’t!” He laughed and put up his hands defensively. Without a moment to overthink it you grabbed his hands and pushed him back. His back hit the cushions of your old couch and you looked down at him. As your face drew closer your breath hitched, was this is it? Lips crept towards each other before you felt his breath fan over you. “Show me.”
His voice broke your trance. “What?”
“Show me a beautiful country song, then.”
After a moment of consideration, you crawled off him and connected your phone to a speaker that rested on your coffee table. You held out your hand, and led him to the small space dividing your kitchen and living room. The speaker softly began to play as you rested a hand on each of his shoulders.
Baby, last night was hands down one of the best nights that I've had, no doubt. Between the bottle of wine and the look in your eyes and the Marvin Gaye. Then we danced in the dark under September stars in the pourin' rain.
His hands found your sides and you rested your cheek against his chest. His heartbeat welcomed your skin and it made you smile, who knew a man this perfect could have his heart race at something as simple as this?
“Who says this is simple?”
You pulled your head back but still kept close and swayed to the beat. “I didn’t realize I said that out loud.”
“Any time I get to spend with you is everything, (Y/N).”
Oh, if all I got is your hand in my hand baby, I could die a happy man. A happy man, baby.
“I never thought this would happen, Soobin.” You hadn’t noticed your own face moving in close as you spoke. “I can’t believe I’m seeing you again, and not through a phone screen.”
“I know exactly what you mean.”
And I know that I can't ever tell you enough that all I need in this life is your crazy love.
“Why did you wait for me?” You felt emotion rush through your veins as you looked for answers in his dark eyes. “A year without me, and a year living your dreams and becoming an international celebrity. Why me?”
If I never get to see the Northern Lights or if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower at night. Oh, if all I got is your hand in my hand baby, I could die a happy man.
“Because you’re you, (Y/N).” He brought one hand up to caress your cheek. “You’re brave and funny and compassionate. You didn't even know who I was, but you approached me, just to be nice.” He laughed quietly, and wiped a runaway tear from your eyes. “I was so nervous when you did too. I thought my mask and hat weren’t enough to not be recognized, and I’d get in trouble. But it was just you, excited to be eating Korean food and enjoying Seoul. Your eyes still sparkle the same way they did then, even all the way over here where you’re from.”
Passion welled up in your voice, and although you tried to keep it down with a gulp, it escaped. “Soobin. I’d wait forever for you, you know?”
“I know.”
Baby, you're my great escape. We could stay at home, listen to the radio, dance around the fireplace.
His lips met yours for the very first time. Your world stopped and your breath got caught in your chest. Kissing back you made note of how he tasted like the cherry liquor from the shots and his lips were just as soft as they always looked. Love was laced into every moment of the embrace, and it tore you to pieces to break away.
I could die, I could die a happy man.
“I love you, (Y/N), you know?”
You beamed up at him, his eyes reflecting all the love and light of the moment. “I know. I love you, too.”
The two of you got ready for bed, and cuddled up to spend your first night together. The conversation was mostly questions about things that confused Soobin throughout the night out. Unable to keep it in, you laughed loudly and dramatically, leaving Soobin to reach for his phone.
“What’s giddy up, girl?”
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Mental Health
Hi everyone… 
I didn’t realize so many of you actually read these, so let me start by saying THANK YOU! Even if you don’t react to it, thank you for taking time to read my posts, ( and for those of you who tell me in person how much you enjoyed reading my blog, EXTRA THANK YOU , you have no idea how good that makes me feel ) 
When I decided to start writing,  one of my friends told me ( and I think this is almost a direct quote) “ You are the kind of person that just wants to help people, so even if what your writing only helps one person you have accomplished your goal” and im not sure if he realizes this but THAT is why I finally decided to start writing blog posts because he was right, If I can help just one person my goal has been accomplished, and you just never really know how much a small gesture sticks with someone. ( like that conversation, it was just a conversation at work in passing and I am still thinking about it, Without that comment you may have never been able to read these encouraging words because I felt like I wasn’t good enough to encourage and help others) 
With that being said, I know I haven’t been very active lately,
 you see I haven’t exactly felt the most motivational lately, 
I Have had a serious of unfortunate events happen ( but no where near as bad as what happened in the book series and this is not the highlight of this post so il spare you the details  ) 
BUT I’ve decided I want to share with all of you the 5 words I have been repeating over and over ( and over and OVER) again to my Fiancé for the past two weeks ( even with tears in my eyes) 
THINGS CANT STAY BAD FOREVER 
And honestly without the bad things would we really truly deep down enjoy the good things?
If it never rained would we really enjoy Sunny days?or would it be just another HOT day?
If we never went through hard times what kind of testimony would that be?
Think about how many people you can impact with your story! 
Sure while you are going through the storm dancing in the rain doesn’t seem like the most instagram worthy thing, But when you OVERCOME THOSE HARD TIMES ( and trust me when I say YOU WILL OVERCOME THOSE HARD TIMES, actually lets pause for a second… close your eyes, take a deep breath and say that out loud
 I. WILL. OVERCOME. THIS. ,
 claim it, believe it! Its about time you bet on yourself) That hurricane of a storm you were paddling out of will seem much more like a summer shower!
If I can give you one piece of advice ( besides the obvious of praying and reaching out to the one who can solve all problems in his timing )
Learn to find a positive in each day, Train your brain that instead of focusing on all that negative to focus on something good that happened. Which I know is easier said than done, but just try! 
You guys your brain is SO POWERFUL its insane, if you are having a hard time doing this go on your website of choice ( YouTube, TIKTOK, Google, insert any other website that’s cool now that I don’t know about because im old and lame) and look up some Mantras , set aside 5 mins a day and close your eyes and truly believe the inspiration you are saying about yourself! 
I may not know you but I can promise you this, you are WAY stronger than you are giving yourself credit for. You may not all be believers but I am and if I can tell you one thing that helps me get through tough times its this, if GOD brought you to it he will bring you Through it! 
With May being mental health awareness month ( and the month we get to EXTRA celebrate our mothers, LOVE YOU MOM! )
I figured this was a great time to share this information 
One of my good friends ( who is SO strong and I look up to ) posts this quote on her Facebook a lot 
“ its not a bad life just a bad day “ 
and that is something I really thing more people should repeat out loud more often. 
If you are feeling alone PLEASE don’t stay silent, reach out to someone! ( if you are a believer PRAY the power of prayer is stronger than you think!) even if your not, (Even if I do not know you) I would love to pray for you!
 I am also more than willing to be a listening ear, but even beyond that I KNOW there is someone who loves you and wants to help!
Stay Positive and remember to always find JOY in the JOurneY
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influencermap · 4 years
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Discover Influencer Advertising And The Future Paradigm Of Digital Marketing
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