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Snow in Sweden | Renjun

Huang Renjun - NCT Dream

Word Count: 9.3k

Pairing: Renjun x AFAB!Reader

Genre: Reader-Insert, Fluff, Cuddling, Eventual Kisses, Pining, Flirting

Warnings: She/Her Pronouns used, the Reader punches someone, Jaemin

Uh, this is pretty long lol. It was exactly 9,300 words when i checked but I might have edited it and changed it. I am more proud of that then the rest of the story.

I am referencing this sweatshirt for a Jaemin.

I used this site for making the group chat messages. I made it my own because it was hard to find something fake chat maker with a group function and I have never used Telegram, so I edited it some, so that's why its formatted the way it is.

Edit: I did change the title, it was just Winter Romance.

I am cross-posting this on Archive under the same name. Please reblog! If you know anyone that would like this or future fics but they aren't on Tumblr my name and icon are exactly the same on the other two sites. Happy reading!

Part of you wasn't quite sure why you agreed to this, but the guys wanted to so bad. Sweden in the middle of winter would be…a lot. They said winter was the best time to go however, because they wanted to go to stay at the Ice Hotel. You didn't mind the cold, but Scandinavia in the winter? The only country that did better with winter than Russia? Let alone staying in the ice hotel, which the rooms are literally made out of ice. However, when they told you it would only be for one night, the rest would be in a normal hotel room, you caved. Plus, you would get to meet sled dogs and ride in a sled. Before your group even left, everyone paired up to decide on a trip partner. You drew out on a piece of paper a bunch of lines, and everyone traced a different path to get a partner. The teams were Mark and Chenle, Jeno and Jisung, Jaemin and Haechan, and you got teamed up with Renjun. Honestly, you sighed a breath of relief, thinking of all the nonsense that could have happened otherwise. You weren't sure to feel worse for Jaemin or Haechan, in that situation. Since everyone had to share a bed, Renjun definitely felt like the best option. Plus, he was sweet and quiet with you and would be good company for the events. You had to stamp down the heart-fluttering it caused though. Your small crush on him that you had since you met him had only gotten much worse the longer you had been friends with all of them. He was also the only one you couldn't find a fault with. Chenle was loud. Donghyuck was touchy. Jaemin was flirty. Jisung would be way too embarrassed and not be able to sleep. Mark star-fished across the bed and you didn't care for that. Jeno would have been okay, if it wasn't for the fact that you two almost slept together a few months ago after a great deal of drinking had been had. All of them but Jisung and Chenle had stayed the night at your apartment and Jeno got to share your bed with you. Never again, he was dangerous. Not that he would try anything, but anyone with eyes could see how attractive he was.

After all the pairs were decided, with much ruckus after, you logged on and got everyone signed up for everything. Everyone agreed to save up their money and pool it together to afford everything. It also helped that your uncle was helping you get cheap airline tickets to get there and got you a discount at the hotel. Plus, Chenle was freaking rich.

"You sure you're okay being my partner?" Renjun whispered to you as you plugged in the debit card information. Everyone had given their money to Chenle, and he handed over his black card.

"Of course." you reassured, looking over the information before you hit submit. After checking everything was good, you hit submit and the confirmation popped up and your phone dinged with the email receipt. Another ding went off and you glanced at it to see a second email. You opened it and Renjun looked over your shoulder at it.

"Congratulations. Your booking has won a random raffle drawing and one of your rooms has been upgraded to a deluxe suite. The room under the name "Huang" has been selected…" You read out loud and the two of you just stared at it for a second.

"That's our room?" He clarified and you nodded. That sounded so nice! You pulled up the website of the resort and looked at the specifics of it. It was bigger and had more amenities. The biggest difference though was instead of two beds pretty much just shoved together; this was just one bed. It would also be smaller than the two small ones next to each other, meaning you would be much closer together. He must have come to the same realization and you two just kind of sat there, not sure what to say.

"Did you do it?" Hyuck burst in and you two jumped, scooting away from each other.

"Y-yeah. It seems we won some kind of raffle and our room got upgraded." You motioned between the two of you.

"Man! Lucky!" The other boy pouted and Renjun gave you a sheepish look.

"Let's go eat and figure out all the other plans."

About a month later, on the first day of winter break, everyone gathered together in front of your apartment building with all of their luggage. You were the only one that could drive, but your car could barely fit four people, let alone eight. None of you were old enough to rent a car either, so for a little more money than you wanted to pay, the airport was going to send a van to pick you guys up. Glancing at your phone, it was about five minutes before the transport was supposed to get there. It was only kind of cold right then, no snow and just a slight breeze. You soaked in the cool weather knowing it would get much, much colder. It had been decided that everyone literally had to do everything with their specific partner. That meant sitting with each other to the airport, on both planes, at all meals, sharing the hotel rooms, and every activity. They decided this since no one was paired up with their normal partner. You were normally actually with Renjun, so you two were not so fazed, but Jeno was normally with Jaemin, Donghyuck with Mark, and Jisung with Chenle. This trip was going to be interesting. When the van finally pulled up, the nice gentleman driving got out and helped everyone get their luggage inside. Climbing inside the shuttle, you sat in the back row near the window and as per the rules, Renjun sat right next to you. It was about a forty-five minute drive to the airport, and the traffic was heavy with all of the college students leaving for break. The man driving said it might be about an hour and you were glad you guys decided to leave almost four hours early. Your dad had ingrained in you to get to the airport early just in case anything came up to delay progress. You felt like one of the people in the insurance commercials that are turning into their parents.

"So, where are all of you headed?" The man-made conversation as traffic trudged along.

"Sweden." Mark answered, sitting closest to the front with Chenle.

"Wow! In the winter?" The guy chuckled and you rolled your eyes.

"I know! But they want to stay at the Ice Hotel." You shouted some for the driver to hear you.

"A hotel made out of ice? You better be a gentleman and keep your girlfriend nice and warm." He turned in his seat to give Renjun a look. Everyone froze and looked at you two and you gaped.

"Oh, uh, no, we're not-"

"I will sir." He spoke over you and the rest of the guys looked at each other in shock. You looked at Renjun, but he would not meet your eye.

"Good boy." The rest of the trip to the airport was not exactly quiet, but Renjun and you just sat there, listening to the crazy. You two didn't say a thing till you finally arrived at the airport and you all got your luggage out.

"Good luck, everyone!" The shuttle driver waved, and you all entered the airport. You had somehow managed to become the group leader because you had flown the most out of everyone and they started to call you mom as you managed everything. You checked your bags and were grateful you had weighed them ahead of time because they all just were under the limit. Beforehand you made sure everyone had their passports in their pockets for easy access. Showing them off to the ticket agent, Hyuck complained his picture was bad. No one had a good passport or license photo. Everyone got their physical tickets handed to them, and like the plan, everyone had booked seats next to each other. Jisung and Jeno were in Row C, Row D for Mark and Chenle, Row E for you and Renjun, and Row F for Hyuck and Jaemin. Getting through security was a racket because you all had to take off your friend group necklaces and rings, plus you each had a laptop, and a tablet, your phones, and three of you brought their switches. None of you thought about the shoes you were in; it was easier to wear snow boots than pack them but to get them off and back on again was a task. Once everyone was through, with them almost giving Jaemin a pat down because of a stupid joke he made, you finally all made your way to the gate.

"You really shouldn't make a joke about what's in your pants at an airport." You scolded him and he shrugged. You finally got a good look at his sweatshirt which read 'Orgasm Donor'. Simply sighing, you turned and led the way to your gate. You had to have a layover in New York and then continue on to Sweden. This fact started an argument with Donghyuck because he didn't understand the concept that not every airport was international. You all still had over an hour before boarding, so you stopped to get cinnamon rolls which is honestly a must at the airport.

"Can I have two?" You ordered and the boys gave you a look.

"One for later." You shrugged and received your snack. Everyone sat around the waiting area near the gate to eat. The whole airport was packed so some of you had to sit on the floor. Renjun sat in front of you and because there was so little room he basically had to sit between your legs. Hearing some giggling, you looked over to a short distance away where there was a group of girls about your age maybe a little younger. They were looking at your group and chattering. Honestly, you didn't blame them, not when all of them looked like they did.

"Are those girls talking about us?" Your partner whispered up to you and you nodded.

"Hm. I don't blame them." You huffed a laugh, and he tilted his head back to look at you upside down.

"Why?"

"Look in a mirror, dear." You thumped his forehead with your finger, and you didn't catch the red that flushed his cheeks and ears. You were surprised that the fact they were trying to fit their entire cinnamon rolls in their mouth at once didn't deter the girls.

"You're gonna ruin your amazing new sweatshirt." You pointed out to Jaemin and he managed to catch the glob of frosting before it made his sweatshirt look like he practiced what he preached.

"Um, do you guys live in New York?" An overly sweet voice called out and they all looked to see the girls had approached. You recognized them actually; they were freshmen at the college most likely.

"No, we're just going there before-" You got cut off.

"You want to go get something to eat when we land?" The one that seemed like the leader asked.

"We're only staying about an hour till we get on our next flight." You got in and she sent you a sneer. There were six girls, and you had an idea that they were trying to set up some group date.

"So, you two can stay here, and we can go with the boys." She scoffed and you felt Renjun stiffen. Did they think he was a girl? His hair was longer with blonde underneath the black, and he's quite pretty. When he showed up last week with his hair like that again you were secretly extremely happy, he's always looked so good with it.

"I'm pretty there's no time for that, also-" You started.

"We all would much rather stay with (Y/N) than any of you." Renjun cut it, making his voice a bit deeper than it normally was. They all did a double take when he spoke, and the other boys sat straight. Renjun used his 'you better listen to me, or I'll beat your ass' voice.

"We must stay with our princess and serve her." Hyuck sat up on one knee and bowed in front of you. You felt your eyebrow twitch. He was such a little shit.

"전하 (Your highness)!" They all cheered in Korean, bowing low to you and you couldn't hold in your laugh.

"You stupid idiots, stop." You waved them off, still chuckling and the girls hmphed and turned to go back to their seats.

"Maybe I should cut my hair…" Renjun whispered, running his fingers through his hair at the back of his head.

"No! It looks so good on you! That was so on them." You pointed out, smacking his hand away and petting the soft strands down. Once again, his face and ears reddened, and you saw it this time. After one last pat, you sat back and felt your own face get warm.

"You know, we could order one of these for all of us and having matching sweatshirts too?" Jaemin gave his stupid little smile.

"How about we don't." Jeno flicked him on the forehead. Jaemin dramatically yelped and squirmed excessively. Everyone just dicked around the rest of the time till the flight boarded. As they called certain rows, since you all were right after another you got to board at the same time. You had a fairly small carry on so you just kept it at your feet so you wouldn't have to put it up in the overhead.

"If you want to put your bag up, we can watch something on my laptop." You suggested as Renjun waited for Mark to put his backpack up.

"Okay." He took his shoulder bag off, and Mark took it from him to lay it up near his. You took the window seat, though you had no plans on looking out of it, your fear of heights too prominent. The flight to the east coast was about three and a half hours, but the flight to Sweden would be another eight hours, THEN from Stockholm to the airport closest to the Ice Hotel is about two hours, plus there would be a thirty-minute drive to the hotel. It was going to be a LONG trip. It was currently ten in the morning; you would get to New York at 3:30 pm eastern time. The arrival time for Sweden would be 6:30 in the morning, the next airport would be 9:00, to get to the hotel to check in by 11:00. That would be almost sixteen hours, and luckily being next to Renjun would allow you to actually sleep. At the same time, you had a Jaemin behind you, so you hoped that he didn't bother you the whole time.

"If I sat next to you, I could make my sweatshirt honest." He whispered between the seats as you got settled; before you could scold him, Renjun was kneeling on the seat and reaching over to smack him. You held back a guffaw at this and you knew you would be defended this day yet.

"I'm going to burn that the minute he takes it off." The shorter man whispered angrily, and you nodded in agreement. You had downloaded several things onto your laptop to pass the very long time, and luckily the plane had a normal outlet for you to plug it in. You dug through your bag, which held way more than it appeared, you found your wired earbuds and the splitter that went with them.

"You have your own?" You asked and he got his out so you could watch some movies.

"Wait, you downloaded Captain America?" Hyuck was peering between the seats.

"Yes."

"Lucky." He sat back with a pout, and you shut your laptop when the flight attendant announced to do so, and you made sure you were buckled in. As the flight attendant gave the emergency instructions, you all struggled to stay serious as Jaemin mimicked the woman quietly. As the plane began to taxi to the runway, Renjun nudged you and pointed out that the girls from before were sitting in the middle seats, some of them in the same row as Jeno and Jisung. Jeno was in the aisle, and of course it was him, no one could resist a Jeno…or really a Jaemin, but he was locked in where he was. Thank the Lord, especially since he was wearing what he was. While Jeno was incredibly attractive and nice, he could be shy, especially with girls. Jisung would be of no help, and really neither was Mark. You were pretty sure Chenle was already asleep. The plane lurched as it started to go faster, and you pressed your back into the seat as it began to ascend. You waited patiently for them to announce devices could be used again, so you reopened your laptop and put your phone on airplane mode. You all had your blue tooth turned on and were able to connect on a little server together. The group chat blew up immediately.

You forwarded him a picture that you two took that fateful night. You didn’t see Jeno's reaction to the picture getting sent, he had no idea a photo existed. You did, however, see Renjun's reaction.

"When did you take that?" He whispered and you shrugged.

"That night you all stayed over after drinking. It'll tell em' off." You couldn't meet his gaze.

You stood up a bit to look over your seat and saw him shake his head, wave his hand, and show them the picture. The girl that was closest to him scoffed and shot her head back to look at you and you sat right back down.

"It worked." You chuckled and Renjun frowned.

"Come here." He said all of a sudden and he held his phone out, wrapping his arm around your shoulders and pressing your head down to rest on his shoulder. He snapped the selfie, resting his cheek on your head and then let you go. You sank in the seat, adjusting your hood to pool on the side of your face to cover your red cheeks. Your phone dinged but you ignored it. It’s when it kept going off did you finally look.

You put your phone away and shut the volume off even.

"You still want to watch a movie?" You asked the boy next to you as he angrily typed.

"Huh?" He looked at you and you shook your head in amusement.

"You wanna watch a movie still?"

"Oh! Yeah." He too put his phone away and you got Captain America pulled up. When his phone would not shut up, he moved to turn the volume down but saw this message instead.

Very quickly that message was straight out deleted since Renjun was the mediator of the chat. He shut his phone off and then you two watched your movie. The plane was declared ready to land right as the movie finished, so you packed everything up. Once the plane touched down you were willing to slide the window shade up and open. You saw that it had either snowed recently or just stopped. You weren't going to be leaving the airport though since your next flight was not in too long, but you could look out the window. They didn't have a set way for people to get off, so the group of you waited for almost everyone else, including the gaggle of girls, to get off before you did. Mark got everyone's bags down and passed them around and then everyone got off with their partners. Once everyone was huddled together in the airport, they gathered around you so you could figure out how to get to the next gate. You looked at the map on the website and realized it wasn't that far off. As you passed the bathrooms, you all decided it would be a good idea to go; so, they mobbed the place, Chenle's voice echoing off the tile. You shook your head and entered the restroom. There was one stall open, and you were able to get in quick and be done quick. Washing your hands, you heard a group start to come in and they came around the corner and it was the girls from before. You hoped Jeno was joking that they might want to fight. Trying to avoid eye contact, you brushed down some fly away hairs with the water still on your hands and you tried. Didn't work.

"Are you really his girlfriend?" You heard the dreaded snide quip.

"Huh?" You turned to her, pretending you had never seen her in your entire life.

"The really hot guy with the white-blonde hair, he's really your boyfriend?"

"What is that supposed to mean?" You felt yourself get defensive. That was a little rude. A lotta rude, actually. She looked you up and down and scoffed. She was probably a good three or four inches taller than you and had heeled boots on to…well, boot. You were in a baggy sweatshirt that hid your figure quite well, it was actually Hyuck's. You realized to an outsider your friend group would be quite odd. You were the only girl and honestly the way you acted with them; anyone could figure any of them your boyfriend. If they saw what you saw though, they would really not know what was going on, especially Jaemin and Jeno. You felt your phone go off, the boys probably wondering what was taking so long.

"What about that guy that was ten times prettier than you? Isn't he your boyfriend?" Another one smirked and you were now getting mad.

"Well of course she would rather have the hot one, bet she can't even feel that kid-" That was it. You socked her in the nose. She screamed out, blood spurting out and you spun around and stormed out.

"(Y/N)?" Mark called and they all turned to look at you. They saw the anger on your face, and the blood on your hand.

"What happened?" They ran over, and Renjun shoved Jaemin out of the way to look at your hand.

"Punched that bitch." You shrugged and they all kind of formed a circle around you when the other girls came out of the bathroom. The one you punched was holding paper towels to her nose and looked like she was going to say something, but when an extremely pissed group of seven guys turned to look at her, she shut her mouth and they quickly left toward the baggage claim. Hopefully she didn't report you and get you kicked out of the airport. Maybe since you weren't on the plane when it happened it would be okay.

"Why?" Jisung finally asked and you shook your head.

"She said something bad about Renjun…" You muttered as he fussed over you, cleaning the blood off your knuckles. The rest of them nodded and exchanged some looks and they said they were going to head to the gate.

"Come with me." Renjun kept holding your hand and led you to the single-family bathroom and brought you in. Leading you to the sink he helped you wash your hand, there was a small bruise forming and once he was done, he even dried your hands for you with a paper towel, then placed a small kiss on your knuckle.

"What did she say?" He asked. He was standing so close that if you looked up, your noses would touch.

"She said she didn't believe I was Jeno's girlfriend. Then one said they thought you were, and that you were prettier than me. Then they suggested that of course I would want Jeno, that you…" You didn't want to finish.

"I what?"

"That…they implied that you wouldn't…be, you know, good in bed." You mumbled the last part out.

"So, you punched her?"

"Yeah." When he wouldn't say anything after that, you weren't quite sure what to do next, but he was still holding your hands. He stepped closer and pulled you into a hug, you happily returned it.

"Thanks."

You two left and met up with the others at the next gate and sat down in relief. You could tell they all wanted to ask but were too afraid of the both of you to actually do it. Everyone just joked around for the next forty-five minutes waiting to board the next flight off to Sweden.

"Flight 127 to Stockholm is now boarding." They called over the intercom and you all moved to get in the line.

"Can those sitting in Row AB, seats three and four please come to the checkout desk?" One of the flight staff taking tickets announced and you nudged Renjun for him to go with you. You both stepped up and the lady looked vaguely apologetic.

"I'm sorry, but it seems your seats were double booked. We can keep you on this flight, but our only seats are in first class, I figured you wouldn't mind the upgrade." The woman smiled, her accent was thick and pretty.

"O-oh!" You handed her your two tickets, and she handed you the new ones that just printed off your names and that allowed you to cut to the front. The others looked at you and you shook your phone and sent what happened in the group chat.

You heard them groan and you followed Renjun down the walkway to get on the plane. The flight attendant helped you get where your new seats were, which were up a narrow stairway. Looking around in awe, you were both giddy at the luxury of the situation. You were led to a little pod with two seats, and it was NICE.

"This is so cool!" You grinned at him as you sat down, and he agreed. In front of you were screens to watch whatever movie you wanted (just had to pay for it) and the seats were so comfortable. The arm rest in between you two had a series of buttons on it and before you could look and see what they all could do, he pulled it up and out of the way, so it wasn't between you two. There were the same buttons underneath!

"Woah!" You were so preoccupied with the ~technology~ that you didn't realize what he was doing. You got buckled in and there was so much room at your feet both of your bags fit comfortably. You didn't know if it was the seats, or the plane, but you barely felt when the plane began to roll down the runway and take off. You were given all the same information from before, just now in a pretty Swedish accent.

"I think because we're in first class, we'll get fancy food!" You cheered. Since it was such a long flight, there was a meal included already. He smiled and watched as you cooed at all the upgrades. When the little light blinged off that the seat belts could be removed, you gladly complied and leaned forward to dig through the pocket in front of you.

"(Y/N)?" Renjun called and you hummed, waiting for his reply, still looking at stuff. He took a while to say anything, so you sat back to look at him and he fiddled with his sleeve.

"Renjun?"

"Never mind…" He shook his head but gave you a smile in reassurance. You continued the flight in luxury. You watched movies together and the meal was so much better than you are sure they were served in the rest of the plane. About three hours in, you were getting kind of sleepy, and you knew you were going to still deal with some jet lag. You wished you could have been more ready to train for the time change, but with classes and stuff, it was too difficult.

"Renjun, imma take a nap." You yawned and he smiled.

"You going to rest your seat back?" He looked at the panel to find the right button.

"Yeh." Once he found it, you pressed it till you were comfortable and slipped the provided eye mask over to block out the light. He smiled as he watched you fall asleep quite quickly. He found it super cute that you slept with one of your arms raised, your hand up by your head.

He smiled, putting his phone down and while he would definitely not be sending it to anyone, especially Jaemin, he secretly wanted a picture. He paused before he hit the button though, it felt a little creepy.

"Renjun?" Your voice made him jump and put his phone away.

"Yeah?"

"Is there a blanket or something, I'm kinda cold." You slipped the eye mask up and he looked in the compartment beneath the seat and even asked the flight attendant. She apologized profusely, but the machine that usually washed the blankets was not working and so there were no extras. He had an idea. The boy rested his own seat back, and since it was similar to a couch, it laid his seat right down next to yours and the arm rest was already folded up so it wasn't in the way.

"Come here." He opened his arms out for you, having fully reclined and putting the footrest out.

"Y-you sure?" You were squealing inside. Sleeping in the arms of your crush? Hell yeah. The fact that he always smelled amazing? Even better.

"Of course. We're going to share a bed at the hotel anyway."

"Well, yeah, but this is…public."

"You…don't have to." He looked so dejected that you were quick to consent.

"No! I…thanks." You shot a shy smile, and he rested his arm back down; you let him pull you in close. It was very nice and warm, and he really did smell so good. You could tell resting on his chest that he had way more muscle there than you were expecting. Trying to tell your heart to calm down, you moved your head more into the crook of his neck and quickly found yourself falling back asleep. He drifted off as well and the flight attendant passed by and cooed at how cute you two were. She even called over one of her coworkers to see.

Nearly two hours later you finally woke up, having a bit over two more hours to go. You were so enjoying laying on a Renjun though. So much so that you wanted to just lay there forever. However, your body had other ideas.

"Renjun?" You lightly shook him to wake him up and he groaned in protest, pulling you closer to him.

"Ren- I need to go to the bathroom." You shook him again and he opened his eyes this time.

"Oh, sorry." He let you go, begrudgingly and you stretched before getting up and going to relieve yourself. When you came back, he had fallen back asleep, and you giggled. He was so stinking cute. After you sat back down, he allowed himself to fully wake up and you both sat your seats back up. Instead of starting another movie - not enough time - you both talked about what you were most looking forward to. You were not only going to meet the sled dogs but go on a ride with them. And with reindeer too! You were also really looking forward to the northern lights and you were kind of dreading the ice room stay, but Renjun promised you would like it. He picked out the room, making it a surprise. They were different every year and he promised you would love the theme. When the announcement came that they would be landing, you once again opened the window to see outside after the plane touched down. There was also snow here, but so much more than in New York. It was dark out, but you could still see how pretty the scenery looked. Gathering your stuff, you were able to disembark first since you were in first class. You had to wait for a bit for the rest of the guys to get off and they looked ragged.

"I hate you two." Chenle pointed at you, rubbing his neck.

"Was it really that bad?" You asked, feeling a little guilty.

"No, he just slept weird and hurt his neck." Mark shook his head and Jaemin sidled up to Renjun with a stupid grin on his face.

"So."

"Fuck off." The shorter man scowled and Jaemin let out a 'wow'.

"What did they feed you guys?"

"Some kind of roast and potatoes."

"Oh."

"What did you get?"

"Steak…" You wouldn’t meet their eyes, the jealousy clear. Since you had just arrived in another country, you still had to go through customs and that seemed to take forever since you were all very tired. When you finally were done you looked at the time on your phone; you realized you would have to book it to get to the next gate since it was all the way across the airport. By the time you guys got there, there was only fifteen minutes before you had to board. You would be on a much smaller plane since it was basically just a shuttle flight to get to the smaller airport. The smaller plane was loud, especially since your seats were right near the wing, but it was fairly empty and so you guys got to be loud when talking with each other. The flight was short, and you all made sure to put your jackets on since you would be getting off the plane outside.

"Woah!" You yelped as the cold air hit you. It was luckily not in the negatives, but it was way colder than back home! Everyone bundled together close to try and block the wind some, and you automatically wrapped your arms around Renjun's. Everyone laughed as you ran toward the much smaller airport where you went to receive your luggage. Being much farther north now, you could see the sun on the horizon, and you could hear a couple that had been on the plane with you talk about how the sun kind of stayed in the same spot nearly all day since it’s so far north in the winter. Once you all finally had your suitcases, you asked someone at a help desk where to go to wait for the shuttle; he told you and you didn't have to wait long once you got there. No one else was taking that particular shuttle and so you all had the van to yourselves. Probably for the best considering there were eight of you and were loud as hell. Finally, after so much travelling, you got to the hotel! You still had to walk quite a while to get to the entrance and you all let out a sigh of relief once you did.

"It's so pretty!" You turned around looking at everything all around and without waiting too long, Jeno had gone over to a pile of snow, balled it up, and yeeted it right at Jaemin.

"You!" The one that got hit returned the blow and an all-out battle began. You really did not want to deal with it, and neither did your partner, so you both went into the hotel to check in. The first night was the night where you would spend the night in an ice art room, but they got you checked in for your normal rooms first. When they would only give the keys to the people assigned to each room, Renjun went and got the rest of the guys. They came in, covered in snow, but with giant grins on their faces.

"My children." You pointed to the group and the concierge laughed to herself and everyone else got their respective keys. Everyone was on the first floor except for Renjun, and you since you had been upgraded. As you were chided by your friends, you guys went to the elevator and went on up to your room. The door dinged open, and you entered, the nice clean scent hitting you. Guess all hotels, not just American ones, smelled the same.

"The bed is nice!" He cheered, jumping on it, but was careful not to let his boots touch it. You jumped on next to him and you both laughed. Being on your stomachs, he was able to move and drape his arm over your shoulders and he bonked his head to yours like a cat.

"What time is when we meet the sled dogs?" Renjun asked and you pulled out your phone to check the time.

"After lunch, which will be in like half an hour." you told him and he nodded. He rested his head down on his other arm and you lay your head down as well, looking at his pretty face.

"I know I didn’t hear it but thank you for punching that girl for what she said." He said softly and you avoided eye contact.

"I haven't had the privilege of knowing the truth but-" You halted, realizing you just high-key, hardcore flirted with him. Not a simple flirt either, it was straight up a move. He gaped at you, and you retreated quickly.

"I'm gonna freshen up and then we can meet everyone else for lunch." You ran to the bathroom and shut the door, staring at your extremely red face in the mirror. You also stared at the sweatshirt you were in, and it felt weird to be wearing it. For some reason, it bugged you that it was Donghyuck's all of a sudden. You shucked it off, leaving you in your undershirt and you used the bathroom, washed your hands, and fixed your hair. You came out and threw the sweatshirt on the counter in front of the bathroom door and turned the corner to find him opening his suitcase.

"C-can I wear one of your sweatshirts?" You asked quietly and he spun around so quick.

"Oh, yes." He dug through his belongings and pulled out one that was a nice soft yellow. He tossed it to you and when he turned back around you buried your nose into it. Smelled sooooo good. You put it on and while it wasn't as oversized as Hyuck's, it still was nice and big. As he packed a small backpack with minor things, you did the same and you both headed to meet the others for lunch. You quickly grabbed the discarded sweatshirt and when you found everyone already at a table, you gave the wad of fabric back to the owner.

"I said you could use it the whole-" He stopped, noticing you were in another sweatshirt. It was also clear whose it was.

"Hmm. I see." He pouted a bit and took the hoodie from you, rolling it up and shoving it in his own bag. When you guys ordered, the waitress had to use four pages to take everything down since there was a crap ton of you and the guys ate a whole lot. The food finally came out and you were sure the workers and the other diners were flabbergasted by the amount of food you all packed away in such a short amount of time. After you guys ate you headed out to where you were going to meet the dogs then go on a sled ride. Everyone was so excited to see the dogs and everyone was not only prepared for jokes about Jeno looking like the dogs, but everyone also had a list there were prepared to use.

"You know if one of the pups gets hurt, we can just strap in our own." You patted Jeno as you said it and he groaned, and everyone laughed. You had begun the long, long few hours Jeno was about to go through. When they let you meet the dogs, you all squealed in excitement and the workers laughed at the excitement you all had. You might have been in your twenties, but dogs bring out everyone's inner five-year-old. There were eight dogs for each sled and while it cost more money to get four sleds all to your own group, it was worth it. Everyone with their partner shared a sled and once the tour guides were able to haul the dogs and you guys away from each other they went over the procedure. After hearing all the rules and agreeing to the terms and conditions (the only time you really knew what you were actually agreeing to), you were coached into getting in the sled and they strapped and buckled everyone in for the ride. You were so excited that you didn’t even process laying back into Renjun and that he warmly wrapped his arms around your middle under your own. Going off of height, the other six determined who sat in front and back. Mark was in front of Chenle, Jisung was behind Jeno and Jaemin was behind Donghyuck.

"I want one!" You shouted as the dogs got all strapped in. They were huskies mind you, and you know what they do? Scream. You really didn’t need more screaming in your life.

"We have one!" Chenle shouted forward making everyone laugh but Jeno. The tour guides drove the sleds from where they stood at the back and on their signal, they took off. You squealed in delight, holding on to Renjun's arms around you, linking your gloved fingers with his. The ride was a few hours and when it was finally done, you felt sore and numb all at the same time. After your excitement adrenaline calmed down, you fully rested on Renjun, resting your head on his shoulder. He squeezed you a bit and relaxed himself. It was nice and warm being snuggled like that and you did not want it to end. Your tailbone did, but not you. Getting off the sleds everyone groaned and stretched and reluctantly said goodbye to the doggos.

"I am so freaking tired." Chenle whined and everyone kind of hobbled their way back to the hotel. Sitting on a sled for nearly three hours and not really able to move really makes everything stiff. There was still a lot of time before you could check into the ice art rooms for the night, but everyone really needed a nap.

"If you even so much as touch me, I will destroy you." Jaemin wagged his finger at Donghyuck who rolled his eyes, "Like I wanna touch you anyway." You were pretty sure Mark was actually going to fall asleep walking. Jisung trailed in the back with Jeno, the latter was the only one who looked like he had some energy.

"Sled dogs don't get tired from sled-dogging." Jaemin pointed out and Jeno stuck his tongue out at him.

"How are you doing?" Renjun bumped your arm with his.

"Good." You smiled, already thinking fondly of your sled ride together. Everyone got to the hotel and the rest of the guys went to their rooms and Renjun and you went up the elevator to your own lodging. Getting in, you shucked off your gear and he let you change in the bathroom before he went in himself. You were in fluffy pajama pants and still his sweatshirt. You didn't think you would ever willingly take it off. He came out in his own pajama pants and instead of the baggy t-shirt he often wore, he was in a tank top that was way tighter than you thought it would be on him. Feeling a blush rise to your cheeks you shuffled over to the bed while he shut the curtains. It wasn't super bright out, but it was enough. The comforter was super plush and warm, and you sighed, burying into the pillows. The bed dipped as he climbed in with you and once, he was settled, you turned to lay towards him, and he smiled.

"C-can I…?" You shifted a bit closer, and his smile widened. Opening his arms, you shuffled into them and rested your head on his shoulder, and he enveloped you. Despite the fact that he was the smallest guy in the friend group, he was still quite a bit taller than you and he still smelled so good. It didn’t take long for either of you to drift off.

You grunted in annoyance as your phone alarm went off. That meant it was time for supper before you would check in to your ice rooms and sleep for the night. You tried to roll over to retrieve your phone, but you were held firmly in your place. He was stronger than you thought he would be.

"Ren, its supper time." You shook him a bit and he grunted.

"No. Let’s just stay like this." He muttered, his voice rough from sleep and oh, it did things.

"R-Renjun, we gotta eat so we can go to the ice rooms." You whispered, feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. That got his attention. He had picked the room out for you specifically and he was quite excited to see your reaction.

"Okay, okay." He let you both sit up and you stretched in unison, getting up to go eat, still in your pajamas. You both fixed your hair in the mirror and headed out together to the restaurant of the hotel. It was quite funny once you were all together. Everyone else in the restaurant were dressed like adults; all of you were in your pajamas and only Renjun and you had bothered to fix your hair. As everyone waited to get their order taken, you went to each one and helped tame their hair. You really felt like their mother sometimes. As you were petting down Jisung's stray hairs, the waitress came to take your orders. Once again, a lot of food was ordered, and it was all devoured quite quickly. Everyone sat to digest for a while before beginning another nonsense conversation. You all still had some time till you could go to stay the night on ice, so you headed to the lounge. Not the ice one, that would be a bit much in just your PJs. You got a couple looks since everyone else was dressed normally, but none of you cared.

"Sit down, I'll get your drink." Renjun smiled and you sat on one of the couches, Chenle, Jisung, and Hyuck joining you.

"So." Hyuck started, and you glared at him.

"Is his sweatshirt better than mine?"

"Yes."

"Ouch. Why?"

"It…smells really good." You shrugged, pulling the sleeves down over your hands. The boy whined dramatically and soon the others came back with the drinks. Renjun handed you an Aperol Spritz and you were surprised he remembered your favorite. You didn't drink too often, but you really enjoyed these.

"Thank you!" You smiled and he joined you on the couch. He was shoved even closer to you when Jaemin sat with Donghyuck and you really, really didn't mind. You all tried not to make too much of a ruckus, but you were sure all of the other customers were quite relieved when you left. When you went to the part of the hotel where you prepared, you were given your gear and instructions, and you were a little nervous. You had to suit up in warm under layers, warm boots and socks, your coat, and a nice warm hat. You all had bought matching hats and gloves for the trip, and you could tell the hotel employee helping you was trying not to comment on it. They gave you specific sleeping bags and told you how to safely stay in the room, so you didn't freeze. You all made sure to use the bathroom ahead of time, not wanting to have to get up in the night. One everyone was ready, you headed to your rooms. Mark and Chenle were staying in a room that was decked out with a bunch of lizards…for some reason. Jaemin and Donghyuck's room was full of ice cactuses, which was a little funny when Renjun saw it. He was still mad about what Jaemin did to his poor little plant. Jeno and Jisung's room was cute, with animated like decor that lay slanted like a in a video game. You finally were led by Renjun to the room he picked out for you, and as you entered, you were in awe. The ice art was designed to resemble space, nebulas, galaxies, and stars. It was beautiful. You loved looking at the stars and admired the beauty of space and images captured from telescopes.

"Renjun, this is gorgeous!" You beamed, the lights shining through the ice further accentuating the design.

"I thought you would like it." He came close to you, brushing a strand of hair behind your ear that had fallen out of your hat.

"Thank you." You gave him a small hug, still holding your sleeping back in one arm. You guys prepared for the night, and before you crawled into your sleeping bags, you took all your layers off. Shivering from the cold, you slipped into your sleeping bags quick and sighed at the warmth that built from your body heat. You looked at each other and giggled. You were both still so tired from the long trip and you fell asleep fast.

Around eight in the morning, your alarm woke you two up, and while you really wanted to sleep a bit longer, you were both quite eager to get back in and into the warmth. Bundling up fast and gathering your supplies, you dashed back to the main hotel, the rest of the guys not too far behind you guys. Returning the sleeping bags, you all dashed once again to your hotel rooms to take a nice warm shower.

"You can go first." Renjun offered and a small voice in the back of your mind called for you to ask him to join, but you shut it up really quick.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." You took him up on his offer and the warm water was so nice. They warned you not to do too hot of a shower since your body had been pretty cold all night. You tried not to take too long since he was probably quite cold too. You realized you had forgotten normal clothes to change into after, so you cracked the door open and called for him to bring you something to wear. He stuck just his arm in so you could grab the clothes. Dropping the towel, you looked at what he brought, and your face visibly flushed in the mirror. He had given you a set of your underwear - you knew it was necessary, still embarrassing - and another one of his sweatshirts along with a pair of your jeans. You came out, shuffling to your bag yourself to get your socks and he dashed past you to get himself a warm shower and you giggled at his eagerness. He got done faster than you, which made sense, he's a dude; when he came out you almost keeled over. He had remembered everything but a shirt, so he emerged without one. He had more muscle tone than you would have guessed, and his skin was perfectly smooth, and you wanted to touch him.

"Ah!" He flushed and dashed to his bag and quickly put a shirt on, then his own sweatshirt. While you both were wearing a different colored one, the design was exactly the same, which meant you two were matching.

"I hope you don't mind they are the same…" He wouldn't quite look at you as he got his boot on.

"No! I…actually like it." You shrugged and Renjun grinned back at you. Going to get breakfast, you all talked about how the experience was. For some reason, the cold made Jaemin snore and Hyuck was quite cranky. Jisung slept very well since he normally slept like a mummy. Mark struggled because he was so restricted and apparently ended up with his head at the foot of the bed. Chenle talked about how he woke up in the middle of the night and got scared of the giant lizards and you all told him it was his own fault for choosing that room. Jeno actually liked it, said it was invigorating, but he also took ice baths.

"What was is like for you guys?" Mark asked you and you beamed.

"The whole room looked like space! It was so cool!" The boys all looked at you fondly as you spouted out how pretty it was. They all gave Renjun a look and he glared at every one of them in return. The rest of the day was to be spent with the reindeer. The experience was quite similar to the dogs, you got to meet the reindeer and there were a lot less of them since only one was required to pull the sleigh. The tour guide led the sleigh and you and Renjun bundled up in the front for the ride. The experience was similar, but they took you on a different path and showed you new things. It was just your speed though, you got to just sit there and enjoy, especially with Renjun's chest at your back and his arms around you. The rest of the day after was spent carving your own ice sculptures, playing in the snow, and eating yummy food. After supper, one of the hotel attendants came and told you that the northern lights were bright and vivid right then, so you all bundled up to go see them. It was amazing, you had seen videos and pictures, but to see it in person was awe inspiring. As you looked up at the sky, it began to gently snow.

"It's so beautiful." You gasped, and Renjun came up next to you.

"So are you." He grabbed your hand and you turned to him in shock. The other guys were a distance from you, taking pictures and pointing out the stars behind the rolling colors.

"I-I am?"

"Yes." He chuckled, turning your fully toward him. His gloved hands cupped your cheeks, rubbing his thumbs over the reddening skin. As he stepped closer, you gripped the front of his jacket. Renjun bumped his forehead on yours, your noses brushing.

"Can I…?"

"Please." And he kissed you. You had no idea how long exactly you had been waiting for that kiss. He pulled back too soon, so you stretched up to capture his lips again and his one hand moved to the back of your neck, the other curling around your back. Moving your hands to his chest, he bit your bottom lip and took the chance to slip his tongue in your mouth. You gave a slight moan and when he pulled back, you both were breathing hard, and a trail of saliva connected you.

"I…I think I've fallen in love with you." He admitted and you wanted to cry.

"I think I have too."

"GET A ROOM!"

"KISS HER AGAIN!"

"Kiss her again. Kiss her again. Kiss her again."

So, he did, and honestly, you never wanted him to stop.

Masterlist

#ihavethedreamies #kpop #nct #nct dream #kpop fanfic #fanfiction #nct fanfic #nct dream fanfic #fluff #nct fluff #nct dream fluff #nct renjun #nct dream renjun #renjun fluff #huang renjun #x reader #kpop x reader #renjun x reader

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jebewonmorelike · 1 year

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Slumber Party With The Girlypops

+Phanbin wc: 300 warnings: swear words, i guess fatphobia (i am a fat person, you can look at my profile pic... i am allowed to make fat jokes bc when fat people make them, they are funny), phanbin being a lovable mean gay but like mean gays are the most iconic so obviously all just for fun and to be silly pls try not to take offense summary: headcanon girlypop sleepover :) ~bp masterlist~ ♡ ~kofi (no pressure at all)~ I just chose a few of our more outspoken lovies for this scenario, but we all know the vast majority of them are invited to the kiki. Lmao.

-Haruto making a perfectly symmetrical charcuterie board that, because its so perfect, no one is allowed to eat

-Phanbin gifting everyone matching silk pajama sets

-Woongki's is like two sizes too big

-"Oh, I'm sorry. I really thought they'd fit."

-Three bitch slaps have been issued so far and it isn't even 9 P.M.

-Seo Won and Woongki hogging the karaoke mic

-Every time someone else attempts to take a turn, a new song comes on and they both freak out

-"Oh, please will you let me do this one, too!? It's my favorite song," Woongki begs excitedly.

-It is quickly established that every song is Woongki's favorite song

-Haruto practicing random girl group choreography compulsively in the corner by himself

-He's not being left out or anything, this is just what he likes to do

-Phanbin sitting in the middle of the room, throwing cheesepuffs into his mouth and yelling at anyone who doesn't hit their respective mark perfectly to restart

-Woongki eventually gets mad and tells him to get up and perform the Antifragile choreography start-to-finish if he thinks he can do it better

-He literally does and he fucking eats

-Woongki and Seo Won look back and forth at each other and sit their asses DOWN

-Seo Won starts a massage train

-He cries when everybody joins in front of him so he has to be the caboose

-They all sit in a circle, face masks applied, and tell ghost stories

-Haruto starts discreetly making scary shadow puppets on the wall

-Phanbin shrieks so loud the next door neighbors knock on the door to see who was murdered

-Eating noodles until comatose

-Jiwoong outside the whole time waiting for his mom to come pick him up because he could not hang

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gale-gentlepenguin · 8 months

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Gale Reviews: Spider-man : Across the Spiderverse

thanks @knightsweeties for drawing my icon's spidersona

So I am WAY behind on movies I should have been watching and Finally cleared my schedule enough to watch this movie

So I think I will break it down into the following. As a fan of into the spider-verse, my expectations for this film are a lot higher than most movies. Here's how I am breaking it down.

Animation

Plot

The Characters

The Lesson

Does it live up to the hype

Final Thoughts

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Animation

Across the Spiderverse is an animation marvel.

I wouldnt call it beautiful, because that is such a mundane term. It is artistically masterful. It even goes beyond what it had done in the previous film.

The way the film has each universe has its own art, color and style that transfers to each character. The level of detail is beautiful. The way colors are used in Gwen's universe. How Hobie is never looking consistent in any shot he is in because in his own words "He hates consistency" Its incredible.

The animation is the best part of the movie. If the animation is a cut above the rest and it is the best I have every seen in a CGI film.

10/10 (And that is a hard 10)

Plot

The film takes place a year and 4 months after the events of Into the spiderverse. There is a group of inter dimensional spider people that go around to fight anomalies and ensure the "Canon" is maintained.

Miles aka Spiderman is just trying to get a hang of his life as Spider man, his parents are worried about his future and now he has a new villain, the Spot. The Spot is obsessed with becoming Miles/Spiderman's nemesis and is hopping universes to increase his power.

Miles ends up in trouble with the interdimensional spider people and their leader, Miguel o'hara. And it culminates in the Spot becoming a massive threat to the multiverse, Miles being chased down by the spider people because he is an anomoly and him ending up in a dimension from where the Spider that bit him came from. A world where there is no spider man.

Now there is SO much to cover and this movie is a 2 hour and 20 minutes and it is only PART 1!

Now there are also a bunch of other story lines like with Gwen and her dad, Peter B parker becoming a father and The Spot figuring out his powers. But that is only the beginning.

Now the way the movie takes its time to set things up is fine... but it also feels like there are some things that could have been cut. It feels so long. The movie does do a good job to ensure it never feels boring, but at the same time it feels cluttered and empty in random intervals.

The first part does leave me excited for part 2, but I also feel like I have a lot of movie to process already and I am not in a rush to see part 2.

I think the previous film did a better job maintaining the hype and pacing, while also giving so much development.

Overall 8/10

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The Characters

Miles Morales: Miles is as great as he was in the first film. You sympathize with his situation, he never comes off as annoying or jerkish because the movie does a good job in making sure you understand his perspective. Even when he is arguing with his parents, you know he wants to tell them but all the advice he has been given is NOT to. The problem with Miles though is that his problem is basically the same as the first one, people keep telling him what he is or needs to be and he has to find his own way and rise up. It feels a bit repetitive. But that being said it is a twist on it because with the situation we as the audience have to figure out if Miles is in the right or not.

Spider-Gwen: Gwen gets more development here, including the focus on her dynamic with her father. The strain that occured when he found out that his daughter was the vigilante that he believed killed his daughter's best friend. Its a whole can of worms as Gwen is basically dimension hoping to avoid dealing with that. We also see how she and miles grow closer ONLY to seperate as he learned the truth on why she never visited and why he is an anomoly. Gwen does manage to make up with her dad and she has a new mission, saving Miles. She is in her own way just as much of a main character in this as Miles, which is great for her as it allows us to explore her character more. Her character is one of the best.

The Spot: When it comes to pathetic villains that grow into massive threats, you can say I have a soft SPOT for them. I like the backstory and how absurdly dumb it is but how it makes sense. The spot is growing into his own and a twisted version of miles, like he had to deal with in the first movie. Coming into his own but lacking control only to grow exponentially as he grew in confidence. The spot now has a mission, be the true nemesis of Miles whether he wants it or not, and he is willing to rip apart the multiverse to do it.

Miguel O'Hara: The hard ass future spiderman that is obsessed with making sure no other universe collapse. He is fervent in his belief that Canon can not be broken and any and all threats to the spiderverse need to be dealt with. He is also a foil to Miles because he is a bigger, serious and seemingly more competent version of him. Miles' own friends take this guy's side over his, and it is a great point of tension. Personally, I think he is wrong with his takes and while the movie tries to show him as right, it fails to take into account how inaccurate it is by ignoring the times things DIDNT break. If Canon was so definitive, than Miles universe would have collapsed when his world's spiderman died. Regardless I do like the character.

The Spiders: The other spider people were great. Seeing Peter b parker, and Spider byte were some of my personal favorites. Spider woman was great... but it bothered me that a PREGNANT WOMAN was doing all this crazy dangerous stuff. I dont care if she is a spider person that is dangerous and could cause a TON of complications. WHY DID NO ONE POINT OUT THE DANGER TO HER? Rant done, I did enjoy all the jokes that were made and most of the spiders were endearing and fun to see. (Lego spider man is the best one confirmed by Miguel)

Overall solid 9/10. While Gwen got an upgrade and Miguel was a welcome antagonist I think there were a LOT more characters here and it cost some of them development. But despite that it is still good.

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The Lesson

Its basically a coming of age story that life is unpredictable and that people can advise you but you are the only person that can decide how you write your story. That is similar to Miles story in the first one and it could be argued that this is just an expansion on that. Or it can be said that the first lesson was to rise to the occasion and never fear failure while this is to push forward and decide whats right for you.

Overall its done well if a bit of a rehash.

9/10

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Does it live up to the Hype?

Yes. 100% if you liked the first one you will love the second one. But I can also see the argument that the first movie was great as a stand alone, and with this being part one it now becomes dependent on how the second part delivers, that is the problem with movies in Parts. I do think it will deliver, so I am not worried on that end. So yes, it lives up to the hype.

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Final thoughts

Across the Spiderverse brings a new redefinition of animation as we know it, it is a solid plot and it has a lot of hype and build up going into the next part. I am glad I waited before watching as it allows me not to get sucked into people's opinions and I can say I enjoy it without just agreeing with the crowd.

solid 10/10 for me. It is one of the best Animated movies I have ever seen and I cant wait for part 2.

Also what is with spider people and child endangerment? Spider woman and peter B parker. I got my EYE on you

TLDR: Its an INCREDIBLE movie, its long and it lives up to the hype.

#spiderman atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderman #gale reviews #spider man: across the spider verse

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lululawrence · 10 months

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Soooooo… we ( @londonfoginacup @jaerie @sadaveniren and I) did a thing. 😂 I didn’t get a photo of my nails before the show, but they are rainbow right into ace flag colors too, so we made sure even if no one else brought rainbows, they’d be there and we ourselves would be walking rainbows hah

I’d been incredibly excited about seeing Andrew Cushin as well as the Snuts and they did NOT disappoint! They both blew me away with how incredible they are live performance wise and while interacting with the crowd. They were the perfect start to the show!

Then Louis. He was amazing!!! I could barely see him even though we were only in the back of the party pit lol I mean I think outside of the rainbows and a photo of @jaerie smiling SO BIG because she was finally witnessing Louis singing High in California live, I only took maybe three photos during the entire show because I was dancing and waving my flag since I couldn’t see lol but look at him!

So yeah, it was fine because we sure could HEAR HIM and that was all we really needed in addition to our random glimpses of him haha plus I had space to dance and we made a new friend Nicole who had come to the show alone and allowed me to adopt her into our group and was SO kind not being annoyed with me when I bumped into her while dancing or jumping on the uneven ground or randomly just leaning my head on her shoulder for a cuddle after another great performance of a song I love haha

And then the RAINBOWS DURING the megamix!!! They were SO BEAUTIFUL and I KNOW some of those people brought their own to add to ours because I saw inclusive pride flags and bi flags mixed in with the rest! It was so wonderful. I mean, LOOK!!!

I took a longer video during SIBWAWC too, but that will get its own post. Then Louis almost making me cry during Saturdays… fuck. I love this song and it’s such a hopeful one that means SO MUCH!!! To me!!! But there was just SOMETHING in his voice that hit me so hard last night. It was incredible.

And the SPEECH after the megamix was DIFFERENT than I remember it being before! And the way he worded it hit me SO HARD. It was. A lot to take in. But just knowing he didn’t have to worry about doing what he wanted because he knew we would still be there? YOU GUYS. THAT WAS EVERYTHING!!!! Fuck I still keep thinking of how I was waving my flag up high ready to cheer when he said what he did before about making the album and I just FROZE. Because he’d come to our side of the stage and said those words… and I was barely breathing.

Because like… listen. There was something different about the show last night. Something special. Emotions were really close to the surface or something. But I could FEEL IT and it just made everything that much more palpable. This was my fourth show this tour and I got BOTH TANK TOPS OKAY. Iconic and a haze for me at this point in some ways because SO GREAT. SO FUN. AMAZING. But this was just… different and so fucking special.

So yeah. Rainbows. All the rainbows. @rainbowmegamix being a success. Great friends. Amazing music and dancing and vibes all around. Plus! We didn’t have to sneak the flags in this time 😂😂 always nice to not have that reason to have a heart attack lol

In summary, Council Bluffs was incredible. Can’t wait to finish off my group of shows in Red Rocks!

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yourkimjaejin · 6 months

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Moxy's Part of The Lost Boys Megathread

From u/NeoGotMyBack

Moxy's part of the 127 documentary dropped a bomb on the fandom and everything is crazy. Mods are regulating all updates to this megathread instead of clogging the home page with a bunch of posts about the same thing.

now for my thoughts :)

For those of you who don't know 127's documentary, The Lost Boys, dropped on Disney+ and Hulu for international viewers. Instead of a look into Moxy's childhood like the rest of the members, we got a look into Moxy's early days with 127. Specifically, Moxy reflected on the seemingly many times she wanted to quit because she didn't mesh with the group well.

One of the biggest unanswered questions within the fandom is what changed with Moxy and 127 during Regular promotions. Moxy went from being silent to the normal side of her we see today. The boys went from not knowing anything about Moxy (In meme worthy fashion) to actively sharing bits about their lives with her as TMI's

I think most czennies wrote this off as Moxy not being comfortable on camera but we all knew that was a lie when Moxy started doing press for comebacks both during and after Regular. She may be quiet but we all know her comedic timing is impeccable. She doesn't indulge in skinship much on camera but she messes around with the boys in bts videos.

I can't speak for everyone but for me. I've forgiven Taeyong and the boys for what's happened. All of this went down years ago. The members are all cool with each other and I don't think its up to us to judge and critique their relationships now when we wouldn't do it for others. Like members fight all the time not just in NCT but in other idol groups too. We hear about these fights that go on and nobody bats and eye. Now its revealed that a girl and a boy in the same group got into a fight and everyone's up in arms debating about whose wrong and whose not.

anyways that's all i have to say about it. Lets try and be a bit more civil here than things are on twitter.

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u/It’sAllAboutFamily - I FUCKING KNEW IT!!!! I called this like two years ago. I always though the way Moxy reacted to 127 back in her early days is like night and day compared to now. Like my friend, whose also an nctzen, thought I was crazy when I pointed out Moxy asking Taeyong for permission to speak

u/captaincut - I KNEW I WASNT CRAZY!!! you're talking about weekly idol right??? u/It’sAllAboutFamily - YESS!! It's the limitess!era episode. one of the mc's asks Moxy what its like in an all boy group. Moxy turns slightly while starting to talk but if you look at Taeyong, he nods before she keeps going

u/BasicallyinLove - OG Moxy stan here and my heart hurts after watching Moxy's part of the doc. I don't think nctzen's understand how many iconic moments we would have lost if Moxy truly quit. The Superhuman stunt. The Favorite High Note. THE CHERRY BOMB RAP BATTLE!!!!

u/BlackWidowsWife - I'm sorry but SM is real bogus for not giving the boys a heads up about Moxy. Were they just supposed to be cool with the company throwing a random stranger into a group of boys who LITERALLY RAISED EACH OTHER!!!

u/Combebe - What I wanna know is who won the fight.....

u/SnowCapped - I guarantee it was Moxy. Her words can cut like a knife. u/UrAWizard - Go watch any compilations of Moxy silently judging 127 and try to convince yourself she didn't win

u/GottaCatchEmAll - Not to be that person but I always thought the group finally meshed during Regular promotions

u/HeHadItComing - I don't think its right to make people feel bad about being disappointed in what the ilichil's did back then. Their actions lead to Moxy wanting to quit two different times. Who knows how many more there could have been. It's great that everything worked out for the better but those emotions have a place in the space

u/TakeMeToDisney - I'm pointing all my anger at SM. Not the boys. Not Taeyong and especially not Moxy. Everything that Taeyong and Moxy have went through with this company before debut could have been avoided

u/HeighHo - Right!??!?! Like Moxy always said the day the boys found out about Limitless was the same day they found out about her, johnny and doyoung entering the group u/LikeAPhantom - Like I bet SM was hoping the boys would be distracted by Johnny and Doyoung that they wouldn't even say anything about Moxy

u/SailorMercury - It's crazy knowing this information and looking back at 127's content. The legendary 127 meme of the boys not knowing A THING about Moxy on Weekly Idol is real.

u/RosesAreWhite - Taeyong and Moxy's relationship is one of my favorites within NCT. He treats her with such love and kindness. At an extreme he babies her. Now he may be doing that cause he missed out on years of doting on one of the maknaes.

u/FeelMyRhythm - Imagine being so good that everyone considers you a shoo-in for Red Velvet.....and not wanting it

u/MyAToTheZ - I'm sorry to anyone this offends but Moxy was not fit for Red Velvet or Aespa u/TheWhiteLotus - Like Moxy has too much swag for either of those groups. In each one, she would have had to turn herself down u/SpiritUnleashed For once I agree with SM!! Moxy's talents would have been wasted in any other girl group. Like not saying this is a bad thing but SM would have had to let her go to another company. If I were them, I'd do ANYTHING to prevent that. u/GottaGetBack - For real!!! SM hit the jackpot with Moxy. Red Velvet reference intended

u/LumosNox - If you think about it the only one in the wrong is SM. At worst, Taeyong and Moxy got in a verbal fight. Par of the course for any other pair of idols. Its training and debuting, tensions run high all the time and that's bound to explode in some way. Other than that, both sides ignored each other until they couldn't anymore. SM was the one who plopped a girl in the middle of their freshly debuted boy group after ONE MINI ALBUM!! How else are those boys supposed to feel other than not good enough

u/LaLaLandMachine - Warning to any Tyongf's or COH's, A lot of anti's are using this information to start spreading hate. Its best to just ignore these people for now

u/CrawlingOnYourKnees - I'm looking back at videos from before Regular!era and I'm definatly seeing the change in interactions. Moxy would go from being super stiff and rigid around everyone to being relaxed when its just Doyoung and Johnny.

u/Aquamarine - It's sad that these memories will be tainted for me as a fan. It's hard to look back and know how bad things were for Moxy back then u/ShiningBright - Even watching the To Us videos of 2 Baddies. Things that were mentioned about Moxy make WAYYY more sense with context

_________________ Hours Later ____________________

u/LaLaLandMachine - GUYSSS!!! Moxy and Taeyong are doing a weverse live RIGHT NOW!!!

u/LumosNox - I will never forgive that manager who told Taeyong if NCT fails, it's his fault. Those words clearly traumatized him

u/SpiritUnleashed - "When you walked through the door I was confused. When they told us you were becoming a member.....I couldn't speak cause my heart was in my throat." "I felt like I failed." and what if I cry, then what??

u/RosesAreWhite - Quote from Taeyong "The nitpicking started because of me. I thought if you made a mistake they'd come and scold me. If I made sure you didn't make a mistake, they couldn't say anything. But I took it too far

u/HeighHo - Man when Taeyong said he felt like Juno was a second chance to do what he should have done for Moxy when she joined. I felt that. I proud that Taeyong sees and acknowledges he was wrong.

u/captaincut - Some people wouldn't even admit they were wrong. I'm never doubting Taeyong again

u/UrAWizard - Moxy and Taeyong saying our feelings are valid, your favs could never

u/SnowCapped - This felt real to me. Like this wasn't planned by the company. Moxy and Taeyong saw what was happening and addressed it so the group and czennies could move on because they're in a better place

u/HeHadItComing - Loved that Moxy comforts Taeyong while he was sharing his side of the story. It truly seems like they've talked this out a while ago and are finally ready to move on

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Taglist: @alixnsuperstxr / @1-800-call-ria / @sophrodite / @sunflower-0180

This fan reaction post is literally all because of @alixnsuperstxr suggesting it in the comments of my last post!!

I hope you guys enjoyed this look into the aftermath of TaeyongxMoxy angst and now it's back to writing tour stuff for me!! Have a good day! ~ Author Izzy

P.S. - COH stands for Citzens of Halloweentown, Moxy's individual fandom name

P.S.S - Also ignore my terrible reddit names

#NCT AG #NCT AG.Moxy #NCT AG.Social #nct female addition #nct female member #nct female oc #kpop addition #kpop!au #kpop!oc #kpop!addition #kpop female member

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FANTASTIC BYUN | A Byun Baekhyun Series

“You were supposed to die!”

warning: this series contains cursing, mentions & includes violence, detailed injury, and death.

GUIDE POST

word count: 1.2K

FANTASTIC BYUN | ONE

"So you're still in transition?" all three of you gazed at the newest edition to your group, Bonnie, Bennett had found her on campus ground doubled over from a pain she was feeling in her wrists, so he'd offered her a little help and brought her to meet the rest of you who were once just like her.

Why any of you were the way you were is unknown, you weren't born into it, it just sort of happened- there was a pattern where before becoming "superhuman" a traumatic event had taken place before, which makes sense however, non of you could figure out exactly what went down in your personal lives before this. It was as if the transition had wiped your memory clean of its cause.

Bennet had been the first, then you, Ben, and now Bonnie, it wasn't hard to come across one another, you all attended the same university, all lived on campus, it wasn't friendly at first; no one wanted to be taken advantage of; understandably, but the more time you spent around each other you were bound to become more trusting and open.

And that's how it's been for the past two years, explorative, fun, and the thrill was worth waking up for. Swinging around campus & the city at night with no care in the world- it was peaceful. Bennett had also scheduled random practice days in case any of you were to ever be in danger- a simulation to teach you what to do as well as what not to do.

Ben had joked around about going around the city and stopping crime- but this wasn't a spider-man movie, you were nothing in comparison to the arachnid icon but it would be a lie to say that it wasn't tempting. Still the risk wasn’t worth the reward in your eyes.

"I mean- I still can't do what you all can do so I must be," one hand holding onto her wrist to ease the burning pain you've all powered through before- it hurt like hell. "Well you've got us now, and it's best to not talk about it with other people who aren't.. us- you don't want people outing you or for word to go around about you being crazy," "Yeah- I was called a marvel moron for six months all because of a simple slip up so be careful," You added.

It was easy being this way in this generation, no one would actually take you seriously; the name calling was the most any of you got.

People don't buy a word you say until you physically did something what would lead them into believing you. It would probably be amusing to see the looks on their faces for a little while but of course it had its consequences- such as loose lips & social media, from one person to the next to a couple thousand and all of a sudden you're being mobbed by people you don't even know.

You had to approach people with caution.

Especially on a bad day, a bad day being; having wrist spasms, you can't hold anything without shaking or you'd shoot a web without meaning to- when you're experiencing a bad day it is best to stay in your dorm and away from classmates and from each other, sudden jolts in your joints that can cause a drastic change in whatever physical form you were taking, one second you're sat in your chair and the next your cross legged on the ceiling- you wouldn't even know where to start an explanation for that to anybody. Let alone a class of over 200 students who's first response was to probably record it all.

"How long does it take till the pain goes away?" she asked, "Depends, for me it was only a couple of days- oh and don't take any painkillers, it does nothing." Bennett advised, you & Ben nodding in agreement- "For me it took around half a year, it won't hurt 24/7 it'll get better with time. You need to concentrate on your mentality and ability to get the webs going, the more you release the less it'll hurt & soon enough you won't even feel it,” you added, offering her a reassuring smile that she wasn’t on her own, which she reciprocated.

This intervention made you wonder if you were going to keep coming across more people like yourself, you hoped not- thankfully all of you seemed to be good people who didn't abuse their powers to inflict harm on others, however, there is no guarantee that the next will be the same.

And about that you were right.

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Baekhyun who was many miles away from your group sat at his desk moping instead of studying for his upcoming final exam in architecture, he couldn’t think of anything more boring, but if he wanted to lead a seemingly normal and unsuspecting life- he needs to do what needs to be done.

Previous to his transition he was a outgoing, sensitive and down to earth earthling- and that all didn’t come crumbling down right after, he was excited and uncontainable at first, didn’t do anything that would cause harm to himself or anybody around him, it was fun- really fun, and like every other good thing, it had an end.

His excitable persona faded, the feeling of being special and feeling like somebody who was above average significance went with it- nothing in particular triggered the mood swing, at least nothing that he could remember, which of course nagged at him, he wanted to know where it all started to go wrong but he couldn’t figure it out- frustrating and angering him further, telling himself he must’ve just gotten “bored” to suffice the itch to know.

The acts of terror started off simple, easily disguised as a friendly prank or something that he didn’t intent for to go so far in case of any extreme reactions he’d get from friends- whom he’s now lost, or strangers he found interesting enough to meddle with. Unfortunately that all grew old for him quite quickly.

Quickly moving onto business that was non of his, messing with people he shouldn’t be messing with- as well as putting his hands on items he had no business fiddling with or taking. After a couple of fights and wrapping several groups of men to a single lamppost he decided he wanted to chase after the adrenaline by doing something bigger- something worse.

And there was no stopping him.

There was nobody around that was like him, to his knowledge at least, no one with a sliver of resemblance, nothing ever good comes from not being around people who are like you- sure, it’s good to surround yourself with different people every now and again but the feeling of utter loneliness engulfing your existence was unavoidable, especially for a man like Baekhyun.

He had wished there was someone around to share this power he carried, his mind however would dismiss the thought as soon as he’d have it- his being feeling threatened by nobody but the thoughts occurring in his own mind, the weigh of his own internal negativity blurring the scenes of what it would truly be like if he were to come across a person as himself.

No one should ever come close to Baekhyun, or as he likes to call himself; Fantastic Byun.

#fantastic byun #byun baekhyun #baekhyun fic #baekhyun x reader #exo baekhyun #eventual angst #enemies to friends trope #exo bbh #exo fanfic #baekhyun fanfic #baekhyun series #so many tags #im sorry

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bc its fall now and im wanting an excuse to talk abt Halloween, RTC HALLOWEEN HCS!!

ive never done one of these before, but there's a first time for everything!

(these are all angst free! its all fun little ideas and stuff based off of my own friends back when we spent Halloween together)

tw : mentions of gore (nothing expicit, the word gore is just used a few times)

- Ocean and Constance HATE being scared. Constance will 100% start crying if she gets scared really bad, while Ocean will just fall on the ground and refuse to get up until the immediate threat is gone (even tho she is completely safe)

- Penny loves Halloween for the sole reason of scaring the absolute shit out of Constance and Ocean. she plans it out WEEKS in advance, and the other two dread it bc Penny can be really scary when she wants to be

- Noel also hates being scared, but he blows it off, despite always flinching whenever he gets scared. one time, Penny hid in a bush and grabbed him by the ankles when he wasn't looking and he screamed so loud that everyone outside just. stopped. and stared at him.

- Mischa, Penny, and Noel all love one thing when it comes to Halloween, and that's gore. We already know Mischa loves gorey movies like Saw, and Penny just has twisted vibes, but Noel has a dark sort of humor that makes it so he can enjoy the more grotesque parts of the holiday, aside from the more family-friendly stuff

- the whole group still goes trick or treating, mainly for Penny and Ricky's sake, but they all have fun

- Ricky makes everyone's costumes, he asks everyone 2 months in advance what they want and then goes HAM

- Penny picks the most obscure things as costumes. she's like "I wanna be a vacuum" and Ricky just goes with it

- Mischa has absolutely gone as Ash from The Evil Dead before. He wore it multiple years in a row and was pretty upset when he outgrew it (bc theyre teenagers and growth spurts happen). otherwise my man is always someone from a horror movie. Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, you pick.

- Constance and Ocean are usually pretty basic with their costumes, typically going as witches, zombies, etc etc.

- Noel is just constantly going as iconic women in queer media/cult classics. Heather Chandler from Heathers (probably the musical version), one of the Sandersons from Hocus Pocus (either Winifred or Sarah), etc. He's fr running out of ideas.

- Ricky is a cat. every single year. but it just gets gradually more realistic until it eventually gets CGI Cats level freaky.

- i feel like its a universal experience for someone to trip and fall while trick or treating every year. do I even need to say it? its Ocean. every year, without fail, Ocean wipes out on Halloween. she's mainly unphased, aside from being slightly scraped up, but now the whole group makes jokes abt when they think she'll fall

- they all have a movie marathon where they each pick one movie and just eat candy and hang out. they usually pick the same movie every year.

- Ricky picks Ghostbusters. I dont need to elaborate.

- Penny picks Corpse Bride. i hc she likes animated movies, and its a classic.

- Noel picks Rocky Horror Picture Show. like, come on. it makes sense.

- Ocean picks Hocus Pocus. it literally isn't scary at all (which is one reason why she picks it) and she believes its the "superior Halloween movie"

- Constance pick Nightmare Before Christmas. its just a fun movie that everyone enjoys, regardless of the "Halloween movie vs Christmas movie" debate that the group has EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. (they watch it for both. it literally doesn't matter)

- Mischa picks Saw V (even tho the movie he describes in rtc is Saw VI). he gets confused EVERY YEAR wondering where certain parts that he remembered are, never realizing he picked the wrong movie. nobody corrects him.

- it always turns into a sleepover, whether they plan on it or not. its either at Mischa's or Constance's, so its not an uncommon thing for there to be at least 1 random teenager in their house at any given time.

im out of ideas, I might make a part 2 eventually but thats it for rn :)

#ride the cyclone #rtc #ocean rtc #noel rtc #jane doe rtc #mischa rtc #ricky rtc #constance rtc #rtc headcanons #rtc hc #god my brain is so full of them #my favorite fictional dead choir #i might make more hc posts #we'll see ig

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"comfort for what? HAVING A BODY" you continue to be fucking iconic. like that entire rant had me CLAPPING but that part in particular was just oOOOOMF. that was it so like.... Gar x fat reader where Gar hugs her and his instincts go feral because feeling someone with extra fat on their body ignites his breeding kink?? like his animal brain is like "this is a wife. this is a wife who will bear your children and do it well. this is a plump, healthy body for your children. you're gonna fuck her brains out" and he gets a raging boner in what is supposed to be an innocent hug and has to excuse himself and wants to die of embarrassment and the reader is like INTRIGUED by him from that moment on but then he keeps dodging her and avoiding her because of his personal embarrassment

(set during s2 with a reader who is physically affectionate for no reason and would just give him a random hug)

thoughts?

I had to actually take a break when the words “breeding kink” showed up— LIKE THE GENIUS OF THAT ??? AND ABSOLUTELY HE WOULD AAAAAAAAAAA

Me reading this:

So,,, uhm things got a bit out of hand skskks and I talked way to much as usual so,,,

OKAY— so yes to everything you just said !! I can just SEE everyone’s in one the common areas (maybe a post training snack or breakfast, let’s say breakfast 🥴) and Gar’s standing with his back to the door talking to the rest of the group as the coffee machine does it’s thing and reader just walks up to them, greets everyone good morning and hugs Gar from the back, maybe rests her head either on his arm/shoulder so she can join the conversation OR on his back cause she’s just so tired and he just MALFUNCTIONS !!!

Everyone is still in pijamas and she’s not really wearing a bra, so he can feel her chest pressed up against him and hOMEBOY’S DOING FUCKING BREATHING EXERCISES IN HIS HEAD TO CALM HIMSELF DOWN !!! Whoever he was talking to — probs Rachel — goes “you,,, okay dude ?? you look,,, very intense in the face” and he freaks out, not thinking on an excuse quick enough and just BOUNCES “what?! 😧 Uhh yeah yeah im good,,, i just have to,,, i have to go now”

Also not to, once again, pull up my brazilian card BUT we have a habit of greeting people with a hug and a kiss on the cheek — it can be a real like kiss on the cheek or that like fake one sksksk where you touch the side of their face with your face and make a kiss noise KSKSKS most common to do that actually — my friends and I see each other every night in college but we still greet each other like that every time and less cause it’s the “polite thing to do” and more cause its a way to show we like each other and we’re close

SO— in my head, reader — who’s me cause,,,, who the hell else would she be sksksks — does that every morning. It’s a habit !! And when she asked the team if it would make them uncomfortable, to greet them like that, they said no !! So everyone’s getting a hug when she sees them, specially like the ones who don’t live in the tower the whole time !

And that’s fun in TWO different ways CAUSE

1. Gar really likes it and gets all weird about it later, cause the more times he gets turned on by her touching, the more innocent touches start making it happen too

2. POSSESSIVE ANIMAL INSTINCT BABY !!!! I hate — not really — to bring them into this BUT i feel like the ones who’d make Gar the more jealous of are -> Jason and Hank (stop rolling your eyes I have a nom biased explanation KSKSKSKS)

Jason is more of a logical jealousy, he’s hot, he’s their age AND he’s a major flirt/fuck boy sksksk even if it’s in jest or a friendly flirting when Reader hugs him or touches him, he’s still gonna say some bullshit like “i know im hot babe, but you really gotta stop touching me like in front of everyone” or “can’t keep your hands off me huh?” I desire him carnally

Hank is more of a — Absolutely One Sided — physical/animal instinct thing for suuuure. Like out of all the guys, he’s definitely an the closest thing we have to a Natural Alpha, he’s big, he’s strong, he’s agressive and dominant (not sexually but how he holds himself around other ppl) and Gar would just FEEL some sort of anger and jealousy when he sees Reader giving Hank any type of attention, even tho he KNOWS nothing’s ever going to happen (cause 1. Hanks not a fucking predator and 2. He’s very clearly with Dawn) — it definitely would NOT help if Reader let slip something about finding Hank hot/attractive, during a forced teens game night maybe? KSSKKSKS

She’d know RIGHT AWAY something’s off with Gar — cause she swears she saw his eyes turn green after a particularly Fuck Boy-ish quip got Jason a little slap on his arm/chest — he’s both avoiding her like the plague but also ALWAYS standing very close to her in social situations — on the off chance she holds onto him — so she’d up the antee completely -> push him til he breaks

And oh boy does he ever 🥵 Breeding Kink Gar is just supreme, I am not sorry

like I have personally a very clear stance about not wanting kids AND not wanting to experience pregnancy BUT IN FICTION ????? GIVE ME THE BREEDING KINK !! GIVE ME THE GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING KIDS !! THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCES TO MY ACTIONS !!!! LETS FUCKING GOOOO

#IT GOT SO OUT OF HAND #AAAAAAA #SKSKSKKS IM SO SORRY #idk if you sent this like is this a fic idea I’d be interesting in reading OR what do i think of this scenario #OR both KSKSKS #BUT PLEASE take it and RUN with it #I absolutely love ur fat reader content #i think thats how i found your blog in the first place #fat reader x eddie (or steve i dont recall now)#so i would DIE at your take on an absolutely feral Gar with a fat reader #now THAT — a character so fucking turned on by the reader and their body — is what makes me feel good about myself #seeing my body/body type as something desirable and not fee desired DESPITE my body #ALSO i fear i came off as a bit as an asshole by the end of the og tags SO i need to explain #the word chubby has been griding my gears specifically in that reader/fanfic context #not trying to eradicate the word as a whole SKSKKSKS #and it definitely DOES NOT apply to the word Chubbie -> not only different much cuter spelling #but ALSO i link that to you directly! that’s You; your blog; your handle; even tho that’s not ur actual name sksksks it IS to ME ur name #so my brain doesn’t even correlate the two #ik you didn’t say anything about that and you probably understood what I mean without me having to explain it like this #but i saw your handle in this ask and immediately went ‘oh no’ cause MAYBE idk it sounded like an asshole thing what i said #anyways fat reader supremacy #starbunnie

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Please Don't Regret Me - LH

Please Don't Regret Me - 8. Live Photos & Texts

Final Chapter

Words: 3450

**Warnings: Implied Sex, Mentions of Sex

Nelle stared at her laptop screen. The credits rolling of whatever season 4 episode of Gilmore Girls she had put on to distract herself. She sighed as she reached to click on the Next Episode button. Just as the next episode started, her phone vibrated from somewhere around her bed. Nelle felt her way around her comforter, pillows, and a couple of stuffed animals from her world tour trips until she touched her phone. She tapped the screen to turn it on and with a swipe, her text messages opened to her group chat with the members of 5sos.

Ash :) : hey, does anyone have pics from my party?? i want to post a throwback on insta.

Mike :) : no

Ash :) : geez great. i was too fked up to take any pics other than one of cal doing a keg stand

Cal :) : tf? i dont remember that. Luke doesnt have pics either.

Nelle racked her brain to remember if she took any pictures, but couldn’t. She barely remembered using her phone that evening. She recalled showing up, dancing, seeing Louis Tomlinson, Luke… Luke and her in Ashton’s laundry room. After that it was sort of a blur. She couldn’t get over the fact that she fucked Luke in their friend’s house. How and why did she do that? After walking out the laundry room, she ran into Mike who handed her some type of jungle juice. The drink had made her tipsy and she just wanted to sweat it out so she danced with Sasha, then some random guy, and then blank.

Nelle suddenly flashed back to Luke taking her hand, pulling her away from that random guy. He walked ahead of her so she couldn’t see his face, but she could tell his jaw was clenched so hard from the side profile she could make out through the dim room and party lights. He pulled her until they were almost to the back of the dance floor where he gripped her waist, her backside to his front, and whispered “You’re mine tonight. Not anyone else’s” A wave of goosebumps ran over her body as she remembered the way their bodies swayed and grinded to the music, her head lolled back on his shoulder as his hands roamed over her navy dress and skin.

She recalled another quickie in the laundry room, but then Luke didn’t want to be there anymore. Nelle had somewhat sobered up by then and she, too, wanted to leave the party. They left together in an Uber. Their hands intertwined the whole car ride to Nelle’s hotel. Their lips and bodies melded together on the elevator ride up to her room. Their clothes barely stayed on as they entered the suite.

Nelle hurriedly flipped through her apps to her Photos. She scrolled to the date of the party. There were a couple of pictures, all blurry, of the event. She sent two of the best ones in the chat, maybe Ashton could use them for his post, but it wasn’t that that she was interested in. The last two pictures from that night were dark and hard to make out through the small icons until she clicked on the first one. When it opened up, her body stiffened. It was of her face. Her eyes were hooded, her glitter eyeshadow and mascara were smeared. Nelle could barely make out her body, but she could tell that she was on her knees, and her mouth was slack open with Luke’s dick. She held the Live Photo and it animated Luke gently grabbing her hair to push her down on his member and her eyes shutting. The background was not visible, but she guessed it was the 2nd round in the laundry room according to the time stamp.

She squeezed her legs together, trying to ease the sudden ache she felt between her thighs. She flicked to the last of these explicit pictures.

The second was clearly taken in her hotel room. She was situated at the edge of the bed. Her dress pushed up over her waist and the straps had been pulled down to expose her breasts. She held this Live Photo to play its short clip, but this one wasn’t as explicit. It was just Luke’s arm wrapping around one of her thighs to pull her closer to the edge.

Nelle flicked through the two pictures, trying to place the moment she would have seen Luke take these pictures but couldn’t. She didn’t mind that he did. They were somewhat beautiful and a reminder of one of her best nights with him. She suddenly yearned for him. She was so stupid. She left him. Twice. Without telling him what she wanted.

She pulled up his name and lingered over texting him. Their messages had been very monotone and monosyllable since that night. Before she could change her mind, she sent him the first of the two pictures.

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Luke trudged behind Calum as they made their way to the baggage claim of JFK airport. Calum had talked Luke’s ear off about how excited he was to see Sasha after some weeks apart from each other and had been trying to convince Luke that maybe it was a good idea to set up a double date.

“I’m not dating anyone” Luke had mumbled. Calum chortled.

“Dude, seriously. What about Nelle? I know you got chummy with her at Ash’s party.”

Luke tried to control her facial expression, not recalling when he had told him that. In fact, he hadn’t told anyone other than his therapist. “How the–”

“Sasha told me. Nelle had had a scare, I guess, I don’t know. And she told Sasha about it and she told me.” Calum said nonchalantly as he temporarily stopped to look at the signs on the ceiling to verify that they were going the right way.

Luke furrowed his brows. “Scare? What are you talking about? What scare?” he asked. His friend shrugged his shoulders.

“You know…” Calum started and then paused. Luke gently pushed his shoulder for him to hurry with the explanation. “Chill, man! Like you know when a girl misses her period and thinks that she’s pregnant or whatever. She was just late according to Sash. You’re good, dude. You’re not going to be a dad.” Calum turned to give him a reassuring smile, but Luke was still solemn.

“What the hell.” he mused. “Why wouldn’t she have told me about that? Was she just going to ignore me forever if she did end up having my kid?”

They reached the conveyor belts of luggage. Calum read the screens above the belts and then ventured towards the one that was going to bestow their bags. Calum was and was not listening to his friend. He had his phone in his hand, texting Sasha that they were getting their luggage and about to get a ride to Nelle’s apartment.

“Luke, I don’t think it was that serious. If something had come of it, I’m sure she would have said something to you. It’s not like she was pregnant and lost it. She just had a late period. She forgot to take her birth control for a couple of days and was stressed from the tour. Shit happens.” Luke decided to drop the subject. He could sense that Calum had gotten frustrated with him. In fact, Calum had seemed frustrated with him the entire way from Home since they had boarded the plane. Luke reasoned that it was nerves. Calum hadn’t seen his girlfriend and his best friend in a long time.

As Calum got their luggage, Luke removed his phone from his pocket and took it off airplane mode. He had forgotten to do that when the plane had landed, but it wasn’t as if anyone of importance needed him anyway. Calum had mentioned that Ashton had texted, but it was just over the last party. Luke sighed heavily thinking about that night’s events.

His phone vibrated several times as his alerts started to come in all at the same time. He watched as the notifications popped up on his lock screen but the only ones that caught his attention were the person he least expected to text him.

His fingers trembled as he tapped his way towards his messages. Nelle’s name was at the top of his texts in bold. The number 5 next to her name. She had texted him five times while he was on an airplane to where she resided. Did she know he was coming? Was she about to tell him that she didn’t want to see him? He lingered over her name, not wanting to read what she had to say if it was going to be bad,... but what if it was good? He clenched and unclenched his lingering hand just as Calum walked up to him with his bags.

“You okay?” Calum asked, seeing Luke’s flustered expression. Luke nodded.

“Yeah… hey did Nelle know that I was tagging along with you on this trip?” he pondered, taking his bag from Calum. His friend shook his head.

“Nah. Didn’t think to mention it.” They both started walking in the direction of Uber pickups. “And before you ask, no, Sasha didn’t say anything either.”

This confused Luke. “Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why didn’t you tell her?” Luke questioned. He looked down at his phone. Nelle’s name is still in bold with a number 5.

“Because… because you two are cowards. She would have left New York if we mentioned you were coming.” Luke nodded in understanding. “You still haven’t made your feelings towards her clear. You need to sit down and talk. Make whatever this situation is work.”

Luke nodded again. Calum mentioned their Uber not having arrived yet so they settled on a bench to wait. Calum was on a call with his girlfriend while Luke resumed staring at his phone. He closed his eyes as his finger pressed on Nelle’s name.

When he opened his eyes, four text bubbles were on the screen with a picture bubble preceding them. He scrolled up to the picture.

He didn’t even have to press on it to know what it was. Nelle… taking his dick in her mouth the night of Ashton’s end of tour party. He felt a sudden warmness consume him and himself twitch. He ran his teeth over his bottom lip as he scrolled back down to read the messages that followed his picture.

Nelle P <3: Saw this today. Fuuuuu— Luke, I miss you. I need you. I’m stupid as fuck.

Nelle P <3: I like you… I like you a lot. I guess I never wanted to admit to myself bc I felt like a member of the band and I didn’t want to jeopardize anything. I mean you used to not like me at all at the beginning! And after that night… and that day I left the hotel and you said so that’s it then? I never thought that you could want more.

Nelle P <3: Not to be a sap, but uh to quote your dumb song, I want you back. I want us to work. I need you. I don’t think I can be with some other guy after the things you’ve done to me. I don’t want you to regret me.

Nelle P <3: I’m sorry. I was dumb and reckless and just ended up hurting us both. Please. Tell me that you want the same. That you want to be with me and you want us to work. And this isn’t bc of the sex. It’s a plus. But I think I’m starting to understand what these feelings are. Call me, yeah? I’ll even come home so we can do this thing if you want me to.

Luke read the messages over and over. It felt like infinite times that he read the messages. He nudged Calum. “How long till we get to Nelle’s?” he asked with a smile as wide as his face.

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Nelle begrudgingly was helping Sasha put the finishing touches in her now sparkling clean room. Sasha was not the greatest cleaner and since Calum was coming to stay for an undetermined amount of time, Sasha begged Nelle to help her clean. Nelle had already cleaned the entire loft from top to bottom. She was a neat-freak, but also, she needed a distraction. After sending Luke a flurry of texts with that risky picture, she couldn’t wait patiently enough for a response.

The last time she had checked her phone, the messages were still Unread but she remembered that Australia was in a different time zone and he could be sleeping. A twinge of regret had run through her mind as she watched the messages sent and she wanted for them to suddenly disappear, but then she realized that it was too late for regret. The worst thing that Luke could tell her was to get over her feelings because he moved on.

Sasha could sense that Nelle was in a distant world. Her friend was in auto-pilot mode: dusting, sweeping, organizing, mopping, etc. Sasha had called her name three times before Nelle pulled herself out of her little world.

“Wh-What?” Nelle stuttered, the books in her hands slightly tumbling before she caught herself. She quickly rearranged them on Sasha’s bookshelf.

“I asked if you’re okay? You seem a little distracted.”

Nelle nodded furiously. “Yeah, yeah. I’m good. I might have done something stupid, but it’s all good.”

Sasha arched an eyebrow, concern showing in her wide brown eyes. “What did you do?”

Nelle waved her off as she made her way out of the room. She thought she had heard a knock on their loft door. “It’s nothing. If something comes of it, I’ll let you know.” she called out to Sasha. She got to the door and unlocked its multiple chains and locks.

She revealed Calum on the other side of the door upon opening it. He was towering over her as he rocked on his feet. “Nelle!” he called out, extending his arms to her. She rushed forward and let herself become engulfed in her best friend’s body. Her body let out a heavy sigh. She felt as if she were Home. Her body relaxed into his and Calum pulled her closer to him. A sniffle caught Calum’s ear and he pulled Nelle away from him to investigate her. “Are you okay?” he asked.

Nelle looked overcome with emotion, her eyes and the tip of her nose a slight red. She nodded. “I just missed you, Cal. I don’t think we’re meant to be apart for this long.” she said. He chuckled and hugged her again. “I just really missed your face.”

“I missed your face too.” He smiled down at her. He could see that she was indeed happy to see him, but beyond the smile on her face, there was a sadness. Nelle flickered her eyes over Calum’s shoulder, but the hall behind him was empty.

As she stepped aside to let him in, Sasha came parading from her room. She squealed in delight and dashed across the loft, crashing into Calum so hard that she almost toppled all three of them down. The two exchanged cute kisses and sweet words that made Nelle envy their relationship a bit. She never thought two of her closest friends would ever get together yet call each other things like Snookums and Teddy Bear.

After letting Calum fully enter the loft, Nelle noticed that he didn’t have any bags with him. She questioned him.

“Oh snap. Yeah, I do have luggage. I left it at the front desk.” Calum commented. He looked at Nelle suddenly. “I really have to use the bathroom, Nelle. Do you think you could grab it for me? Security wasn’t too fond of me just now.” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders.

“What? Tom? He’s the nicest guy ever!” she said, looking at Sasha for reassurance. “But yeah, I’ll go for it. I’ll be back. No funny business while I’m gone!” she yelled out as she headed out the door.

“I don’t guarantee anything!” Sasha called back.

Nelle took the elevator down to the first floor of her building. She never heard of the security holding bags at the front desks, but then again she was a resident of the building and Calum was just a guest. There were probably different security rules. She thought about this all the way down, until the doors opened up for her and she stepped out the elevator.

She slowly walked the lobby towards the front desk, but before she made it to Tom the security guy, she heard her name called out. She turned in the direction of the couches and armchairs set in the lobby for waiting. Rising up from one of the armchairs was Luke.

Like Luke Luke. Blond hair, blue eyed Luke. Giant 6-foot-3 Luke. Luke fucking Hemmings.

Nelle’s jaw dropped, her eyes blinking rapidly in disbelief. Luke sauntered over to her, two luggage bags in hand.

He dropped the bags to his feet once he was within a foot of Nelle. Nelle stared up at him, still not believing that he was standing in front of her.

“I got your messages.” he said softly, slowly stepping closer to her. Nelle nodded slowly, hearing him, but not really listening. She was still in shock. One of her hands reached out and placed itself in the middle of his chest. She was just checking if he was real. He reached and grabbed her hand in his, giving it a small but tight squeeze.

“Luke…” Her amber eyes looked up at him and they were on the brink of watering over. Her tears were at the brim and as she slowly blinked, a tear slipped down her cheek. Luke bent down, putting her face between his hands. Her lips jutted out and Luke’s eyes flickered to them and then back up at her eyes.

“Shh…” he cooed. “I’m here and we’re going to talk, okay?” he told her in a whisper. She nodded her head once. “I just want to–” he stopped talking as his face came closer to hers. Her eyes closed as his lips softly touched hers. The kiss was like a raincloud. So soft yet electric. He pulled away and let go of her face.

“You going to take me up?” He asked her, his eyes darting in the direction of the elevators. She nodded but quickly got reminded of Calum’s luggage. “I have it. I think he just used that as a ruse to get some time alone for himself with Sasha and also to egg you down here to see me. He thought if you knew I was coming that you would have–”

“I wasn’t though! I would have stayed. I’m ready, Luke. I’m ready for whatever-” she jutted a finger between the two of them “this is. I was being an idiot before. But I don’t want to play games anymore, Luke. I can’t even tell you the last time I was in a relationship. I want to do this. I’m ready to do this.”

Luke chuckled as they entered the elevator. It was empty except for the two of them. Luke watched as Nelle pushed the 15th floor button. When the doors closed, he set the luggage bags on the floor again and cornered Nelle. Nelle stared at Luke, her pupils widening at the realization of what he was doing.

A low groan rose from his throat as he eyed her. He pulled her body to his, crashing his lips onto hers. Nelle’s hands flew to his curls, tangling her fingers in his strands and pulling just enough to get Luke riled up. Their bodies grinded against one another as the elevator took them up. When the elevator stopped at her floor, they separated harshly, but hesitantly.

They almost crashed into Calum and Sasha as they exited. Sasha took one glance at the two of them to know enough of what happened in the elevator between the first and 15th floor.

“We’re going out to dinner.” Calum said, a little oblivious. “Wanna join?” Sasha nudged him and pushed him into the elevator.

“We’ll see you later.” Sasha chimed. She gave Nelle a wink as the doors closed between the two couples.

Nelle led Luke to her loft. She knew that they had a lot to discuss if they were going to be a couple. She knew that being his girlfriend came with risks seeing as he’s a famous person. But she could wait for that. She wanted to show him first how she felt about him…

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Thanks for reading. I think this is my first completed fanfic is a very long time. The ending is a little rough. I wanted to add a smut chapter, but I couldn't get my bearings and had limited time to write this. Maybe in the future I'll revise and change the ending but for now, thanks for reading this and I should continue my writing in the future :)

#5sos imagines #5 seconds of summer #5sos #ashton irwin #michael clifford #calum hood #luke hemmings #please dont regret me #luke hemmings imagine #ashton 5sos

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helpimstuckinafandom · 2 years

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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them?Thanks....

Sure thing! Narrowing it down will be tough though, so buckle up lmao

**Spoiler warning for Persona 5, Your Turn To Die, Percy Jackson (and related series), My Hero Academia, and Danganronpa 2**

Here are my top ten (in no particular order, with explanation):

1. Sakamoto Ryuji (Persona 5)

I can still remember my slow dissent into absolutely loving Ryuji. I related to him a lot personally and I really admire how he takes care of his friends throughout the game. Even if he's loud, he really cares about everyone to the point that it riles(?) him up (relatable content lmao) and I just generally really appreciate him within the game and the arc he goes through with his injury. He's also one of the characters within the Phantom Thieves that is totally one-on-one friends with all of them? You have the obvious, with Ann, Morgana (even if he and Morgana fight), and Yusuke, but he checks up on Makoto a decent amount throughout the game and the spinoffs - he admires her, in a way, and I can't really explain it without a powerpoint lmao. He's one of the few that got along with Futaba pretty immediately, him and Ann doing really good at talking with her, and even with Haru he cared about her and was pretty immediate wanting to take down Okumura with the awful situation she's in (though all the Phantom Thieves pretty much were). Anyway, he's just pretty awesome, and my only problem is Atlus' bitchass need to have the best friend character want to perv on women and the need for "comic relief", and that shit comes up mostly random and honestly contradictory to his character, but that deserves its own post. Also also, the gender envy this man gives - I don't wanna be a guy, I just wanna have Ryuji vibes.

2. Egokoro Nao (Your Turn To Die)

Almost every character in YTTD is absolutely amazing and so truly believable that it honestly takes my breath away, but Nao just did so much and overcame so much. The way she tricked that evil AI? Fucking flawless - I am floored to this day. She appeared weak, but she was actually one of the strongest there, overcoming shit and taking burdens when she knew Sara had shouldered too much (like pushing doll Reko so Sara wouldn't have to). I was so upset when she had the sacrfice card, like that was so goddamn rude. Her connection with Reko was really sweet, her flashbacks with Mishima made me tear up, and her newfound closeness with Alice (if he lives instead of Reko) is just amazing. She was one of the best of us and I'm still mad she's gone. There was no saving her, and honestly I wanna cry.

3. Tazuna Joe (Your Turn To Die)

Joe!!!! My beautiful boy! You also couldn't save him, but in that one chapter he's here he was DOING it. He is the definition of a best friend and he would literally go to hell and back for Sara. I loved the element of him not trusting the group because of the chance of a traitor, but then coming around and holding his head high for his own death. Like I literally have nothing to say except that he's amazing and deserves the world over and over again like-

4. Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson Series)

Okat I literally can't get into why I love him because I will fucking spiral and none of y'all would ever see me again because I would be forever writing this post to explain how awesome he is. Nico di Angelo is iconic - he is a legend, and he is the moment. Kinda off topic, but I had known he was attracted to Percy since the first series, and I only had one friend who had read the series too and when I told her that she was flabbergasted. Like you could not convince me it wasn't straightup written in words - I fully believed that the first series mentionned that he had a crush on Percy, and when I reread it to read HOO, they never say it????? And then in HOO, Annabeth starts talking about how Nico had been crushing on her and I was so lost (but that was just Annabeth misunderstanding). Anyway, always thought that was funny, but seriously, he deserves the world. He is the strongest and most caring demigod in that series, and I will throw hands if needed. I want only good things for him, cause y'all only know the bullshit life put him through. And yet after everything, he still wants to do the right thing and will save everyone's asses again and again.

5. Piper McLean (Percy Jackson Series)

Now SHE is the MOMENT. The Lost Trio is my absolute favorite grouping of characters cause their friendship is so real, but Piper is just amazing. Her development from trying so deliberately not be girly into using emotion (which girls are always called to emotional) as a strangth and playing around more with setreotypical girly things while being no less of a badass? Give this girl a metal. I hear any hate for her and I start seeing red - she isn't just the not-like-other-girls trope, she grew from that - that was part of her development and y'all completely missed it. Y'all judge her for that as if you didn't also have a phase where you thought you were cooler than girly shit. I know y'all said you were one of the boys, or aren't into One Direction or something and thought that made you cooler. She is so incredibly strong and you could see the changes in her self-confidence in each and every book - and she was pretty much the only one of the seven that was deadass friends with everyone on the ArgoII (save for Nico, which is a crime that basically all characters commit). Ugh, she's just amazing!

6. Jason Grace (Percy Jackson Series)

Now this is the one I see people deadass sleeping on. The amount of bullshit I see about Jason is insane, and almost every post I've seen hating on him contradicts itself or other posts as to why he sucks. His arc is pretty damn clear to me when it comes to his whole thing about choosing which camp to belong to. I really appareciated that it wasn't just a clear switch into being Greek - he chooses Greek in HoH, but in the last book his loyalties are still in question, because it's not that clear cut, and he finally chooses both - he will go between both camps. And honestly, the seperation of Greek and Roman was part of the problem as a whole, making the two camps enemies instead of comrades, and Jason's a big part in helping that rift, becuase it's a rift he feels inside himself too. Being part of the Lost Trio (aka team low self-esteem) he has problems with making decisions and actually seeing himself as being a good fighter, especially compared to other people. He never gives himself enough credit for the achievements he has, and struggles with not wanting to be a leader but also needing to be since it's all he's ever been told to be. He cares about other people and (despite what some say) is pretty emitionally aware of others. He knows immediately that something is wrong when Leo comes back from Calypso's island, he knows that Reyna kind of has feelings for him (even if he doesn't do anything about it, but I'm sorry, if I have a hunch that someone is into me, I'm not saying shit unless they say something, and I think it's bullshit that y'all say he's stringing her along when he literally never shows reciprocation, and even then he feels bad and aknowledges that he should have done something), and then there's Nico. He is one of the only people that actually make an effort (if I see another post about how Frank should've been the friend to reach out I'll foam at the mouth - he only made a half-assed effort because Nico was Hazel's brother, try me) and he pretty quickly understands that Nico is attracted to Percy, and he handles it the best way you can. He keeps it to himself while still making sure Nico knows that he supports him 100%. My favorite thing though? He gives bear hugs. Jason is a really friendly guy and he hugs his friends excitedly without a second thought (except no actually, because he respects boundaries and stopped himself until Nico gave him the go ahead) and I love that so fucking much. Also, just like everyone in the Lost Trio, he is bisexual - I don't make the rules.

7. Bakugou Katsuki (My Hero Academia)

Another character that I straightup can't explain because a) I'll be here forever and ever, but also b) I am nowhere near good enough with words to explain some of the nuisances. That sounds pretentious but baBY there is complexity here. Just know that he is a character that fundamentally changed me, and he deserves a longer explination then this.

8. Kirishima Eijirou (My Hero Academia)

Kirishima can be hard to explain for me because I heavily relate to him (like kinning shit in the modern sense of the word). He cares so much, his definition for what is manly is absolutely correct no one is doing it like he is, and his insecurities make sense. Even though he comes on strong and seems unwavering, inside he doubts himself constantly and doesn't think he does enough when he really does so much (uh oh, I'm seeing myself in this fictional character). One thing that is key that I have to mention is his dynamic with Bakugou and the way he thinks Bakugou is cool even though (on paper) Bakugou seems like the type of asshole he wouldn't like. I just really appreciate that and what it says about Bakugou as much as what it says about Kirishima. Tangent, but one day I was thinking about how I would totally definitely dislike Bakugou irl, but then remembered that there was once a person (let's call them Olive) in my class, and Olive didn't give a shit about getting along with everyone, only doing what they needed to do. They had amazing grades and were all-around talented, and the rest of the class thought they were rude/an asshole. Me though? I looked at them and admired them, deciding that I was going to be their friend. So I talked to Olive, and just kept doing it and eventually they were one of my best friends, and they admired me in return...... I deadass went through the Kirishima/Bakugou friendship arc. Like I don't know what to do with that.

9. Tanaka Gundham (Danganronpa Series)

He deserves a standing ovation. The way he sees himself as evil/cursed when he was saving all our asses? I can't. He had one of the best trials/motives of the entire series, let alone game. Him and Nekomaru did what needed to be done, because he was absolutely right - even if it's a nice sentiment to not kill each other no matter what, what's the point if we all die? There was mutual agreement within the fight and eventual murder, and Gundham still tried in the trial because you don't give up on life. No matter the outcome of that trial, he could be content knowing he fought for life (be that his own or the lives of everyone else) and honeslty that's just so cool of him. He was such a fun character to have, and that fourth trial just cemented everything.

10. Kuzuryu Fuyuhiko (Danganronpa Series)

The character development baBY. Entering the second game I was so scared he was going to be Byakuya 2: Electric-Boogaloo (yes I hated Byakuya with a burning passion - even if I mellowed by the very very end of the game, I will forever be mad about him stringing up Chihiro like a bitchass). When trial two hit I was straight sobbing - and the execution? I was pleading that he hadn't died too. And after that he did his very best to help everyone. He became one of the most helpful people of our group and was a really good friend. After him catching Hajime and Mikan, I had a running joke of calling him Abstinence Police during my playthrough, cause he really does object to sexual shit other characters say and it's a great bit. What really stuck with me was Peko knowing that Fuyuhiko would probably not be able to forsake everyone else, because his tough-guy act really was just that - an act. Tying in with my Abstinence Police thing, he literally threatened to sell someone to a whore house (which, even though I'm laughing, is fucked up) but he would literally never do that - he's out here saying that you're in high school! You can't have sex! after that threat, like babe. All this to say, I appreciated him and that similar need he had to come across as tough that Mondo had in the first game.

Honourable mentions:

Takamaki Ann (P5), Akechi Goro (P5), Yabusame Reko (YTTD), Shinogi Keiji (YTTD), Mioda Ibuki (DR), Chabashira Tenko (DR), Souda Kazuichi (DR)

Thanks for the ask! This was a lot of fun (even though I'm pretty shitty at explaining, and even picking honourable mentions was tough cause there are still characters I wanna add lmaoo)

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amortensie-moved · 1 year

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heyyyyyy nixie!!!! how are you? i've missed randomly stopping in to admire the cats on your blog, hit you with a string of incoherent nonsense, and then disappear again. in fact, i've missed it so much that i've come to do just that <3

so,,,,, if you saw me ask cass these same questions, don't think about it. in fact, forget you saw it at all because it makes this soooo much more mysterious,,,,,, i have some random yet specific questions for you to answer. they will make some semblance of sense in approximately 14-21 business days, i promise.

what is your favorite food?

favorite color?

favorite song(s)?

favorite tv show/movie?

favorite book genre?

favorite hobby?

do you have any random habits?

what is your love language (when it comes to giving and receiving)?

what is one thing that you think you’re just incredibly amazing at? (the more random the better, asdfghjklkjhgfd)

what is one thing we should never entrust you to do/complete?

what languages do you speak/understand? are you currently learning any?

what is your ideal type when it comes to a romantic partner?

if you were getting a small tattoo (and I mean babie size) where would you get it?

is there anything simply iconic about you that you think the public ought to know?

anyway, ily bestie <3

OLIVE!! HI!!!

super glad to see you on my blog! i’m doing quite well, thank you very much! i’ve missed your presence so much, and like you, i’ve also been on and off in activity in this site due to personal busy-ness.

while i am a teensy bit curious, the questions do seem like such fun, so here are my responses after the cut:

1. i love love love sinigang! its this filipino soup that i’ve only ever tasted homemade, and boy it is delicious! this is a recipe that nearly every filipino household has memorized in their own little way, and it just reminds me of home

2. yellow :)

3. once upon a december from anastasia or alternatively, to mix it up, your ex lover is dead (final fantasy mix) by stars

4. ohh this question is hard. a recent fave of mine is the sound of magic which is constantly giving me brainrots every other day, but merlin is a show that will constantly live in my heart!

5. classic literature! i love all types, but gothic literature is particularly interesting to me. also love fantasy!

6. my favorite hobby is crocheting and knitting! i group them together as they are essentially the same fiber art, just different methods to create v similar things

7. i sing random opera notes when i’m nervous lol ( not particularly good at it, but somehow vibrato and high notes are unlocked in those occasions )

8. i give love through gifts! my go-to gift is to crochet a tiny heart stress plushie for people and ahh theyre and i get so happy giving them. i love sharing food or even just odd things i find. as for receiving, i am such a sucker for words of affirmation. heartfelt silly notes my beloved <3

9. i am practically an expert at untangling yarn and knots by now. after being into the fiber arts for about three years, its safe to say i’ve done it far too much.

edit: i forgot to mention this before, but proud to say that one of my weirdest best talents is that i can accurately mimic a goat sound. in addition to this, i can make rlly weird sounds out of this and shift the vowels so it just sounds really odd and cursed 😭. its hard to explain— but its my favorite trick to show off and make people laugh in confused horror

10. i am known for being one of the biggest hazard myself. i am super clumsy, and my sense of self preservation is usually thrown out the window when it comes to tasks that are physically taxing. in addition to this, my fatal flaw is perhaps my un-athleticism

11. other than english, i’m understand tagalog! it is my first language, and while i don’t speak it much, i understand it fluently. as for learning, i’ve been studying french for two years now, however i am far from fluent (yet).

12. ooh this is an interesting question! i haven’t had a non-fictional crush in a while hah so its more difficult to narrow down a specific type. besides the general criteria ( like not being an asshole ), overall, i just look for someone who is really sweet and caring! being smart is also a big plus for me, as i would like someone whom i can share my academic interests with. and i’d prob like someone who is a tad more extroverted than me to balance my reservedness. think golden retriever energy.

13. i would prob get one below my ear on my neck. i feel like its a cool enough place, and i can always hide it with my hair or makeup if necessary.

14. i am like halfway through owning a small business hah. at the moment, i’ve just been selling locally through crochet/knit commissions, but i am in the process of expanding to online! and, for anyone who is a mutual and interested, i might share my public insta acc for it via dm if you pinky promise not to share it linked to my tumblr ( it has semi - personal info )

#letters #learn about nixie #olive tag #mutuals

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lightleckrereins · 2 years

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so random question about the six teen edition, idk if this is the right place to ask but i’m not sure where else djsjwjwj

so the licensing thing says they can’t replicate costumes or sets, right? but in my experience with school shows, typically schools will try to… i don’t wanna use the word replicate but it’s the best word so, replicate the professional version. like, when my school did west side story, they tried to make the costumes similar to the broadway ones, same with the set. so if a school did six, would they have to design their own costumes? like, completely different from the current, very recognizable costumes? and i guess is that like a normal thing? i don’t know a ton about school musical productions in general, i guess, but i think a lot of my question is, is it fairly normal for a school production to try to mimic the professional costumes and set as much as possible with school funding? is the copyright on the six costumes and set a normal thing? i don’t know a ton about this stuff lol so maybe a dumb question but i’m just kind of confused ig

I know this seems like my standard response but its complicated. Like what I said the other day, kicensing is released to a small group before doing a widespread release to work out the details of licensing that particular show as each will be different.

I'm on mobile and can't insert the cut but I'll add it later in here.

Copying or trying to replicate profesional productions (broadway, west end or whatever the best known production is) is pretty much the norm for schools and amateur productions. They might go for an original staging with replicated designs.

The thing is if a school, or theater group has the licensing or not (not saying your school didn't). Many schools just get the script online and put on a show without legally having the right to do so which means they don't have the limitations of a licensed show.

I want to make a lot of emphasis on this: having licensing or not is up to schools not students, but as my former director said "you are teaching them how to do theater the moral side of it is important". Because licenses are not just about being able to afford putting on a show or not, it is about the creators of the show being paid for their hard work and being able to protect their creative version. An easy way to know if you have it is check in your scripts if there is a text saying something like this show is performed with the permision of [insert licensing company in here]. Or checking the licensing websites some have lists of where the show is being performed. The biggest ones are musical theater international and concord theatrical (the one that has six).

So with all that aside. Costumes, sets and every other creative element are indeed under copyright and can't be freely used, some licenses can grant permision to copy those for an extra charge. In general if you look at license pages you will find something different for each show but a very common one is the setting and a mention that it has to look appropiate for it (so no jeans in les mis) but there can be exceptions (like how some spring awakening productions do modern clothing).

You could put it in five rough categories (that aren't official I just named them right now):

Copy with permission: what many shows do, for an extra fee in the license contract you are allowed to copy production elements, which ones depend on the show. And many times for blocking or choreography it is prefered to have someone who was in a proffesional staging directing or choreographing.

It is too iconic to not allow: there are some elements that are just seen as part of the show so it is almost the norm to allow copying (original versions are allowed too. Things like chorus line choreo or some costumes or the red dress in thoroughly modern millie. I mean not even disney will tell you you can't give belle a yellow dress because they did it already.

It is literally in the script: self explanatory if the text says something the license can't just ban it. Personal story time: a few years ago I was head of wardrobe for a production of cinderella, the script says giant white gown and glass slippers, so we had a giant white gown and glass (rhinestone covered) slippers just like the broadway production. While design details can and will change some things you can't change. Some things have to be that way too for practicality reasons. Again with cinderella the peasant dress had a calf lenght skirt, an overskirt and a corset just like broadway but thats because thats one of the few ways to make a transformation dress with a giant petticoat hidden.

There is no other way around it: some stuff just can't be different enough and still follow the script. Think about newsies, there is only so much you can do with newsboys outfits, so no point on saying productions have to be different.

Copying is banned: this is where six falls. Outright banning copying or replicating production elements is not rare and can happen for multiple reasons. For six I don't think it is a stretch to think they released licensing for schools since they knew many were already taking a transcript and putting on the show, this is a way to protect themselves and the creative vision (some things like basically banning boys from playing the queens and stating that the show has to be performed on school grounds are way too specific for them to not know what is happening). Also releasing licenses this early while a show is still running and relatively new is very rare. Six has currently seven productions running with at least another one opening this year. The license is a compromise "fine we will allow it to happen but under our terms". By banning any copying they create a clear separation between the proffesional productions and schools and avoid any claim of being the original from productions they can't directly supervise. They've seen everything and know people will copy costumes sets and choreo which will probably not pass the strict standards the show has so better be safe than sorry it is still their image after all.

Hope this can answer your questions. But again it is complicated.

#ask #musicals #six the musical

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Week 11: Post Modernism

This week’s lesson on Post Modernism was very interesting as it introduced more about a concept that I sometimes use in my artworks. I like the idea of Post-Modernism as it breaks the boundaries of art and design with its "Less is boring" and questioning ideology. I, sometimes, apply this concept to my artwork as I am someone that really likes experimenting and making art out of random thinking.

One of the artists that popped up in my mind when I listened in on the lecture was Andy Warhol, an artist that I researched a bit on last semester for my Studio coursework. Warhol was known as someone with post-modernist ideals with his artworks.

For example, in this artwork "Marilyn Diptych", Warhol joins advertising and newspaper-like printing aesthetics. By incorporating commercial imagery and using silkscreen printing, he blurs the line between high art and mass culture. This challenges viewers to question creative identity and representation, shifting towards a post modern artistic approach. (TheCollector)

For our group activity, we were tasked to create a poster, incorporating post modern, about a object that was in one of our posession. We went ahead with a "Mandolorian" themed airpod case. I tried to follow the style of Roy Lichtenstein's work eg. his artwork "Blam". (Public Delivery)

If I had more time to improve on my artwork, I would try more closely to follow on the style of Lichtenstein's comic and bright artstyle in artwork mentioned above. I was also given some feedback on it bordering towards a "corny" representation of the product. So, I would fix that too.

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References:

“Postmodern Art Defined in 8 Iconic Works.” TheCollector, 14 Mar. 2024, www.thecollector.com/postmodern-art/.

Delivery, Public. “Blam! This Is Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop Art Painting.” Public Delivery – Art Non-Profit, 4 Dec. 2019, publicdelivery.org/roy-lichtenstein-blam/.

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some resources on ~critics~ taking on the notion that 'jews rule hollywood' and the like are antisemetic conspiracies (i'm just quoting random shit here for debate purposes):

narrating starts @ 1:45

Ironically, for Orthodox Jews, Hollywood is not a good thing. Orthodox Jews have many of the same complaints as the makers of this documentary, i.e. that Hollywood tears down and mocks things that should be considered sacred.

Narrator from the Neal Gabler documentary: “Among these immigrants were the future founders of the studios, but they brought with them a new vision of America. Hollywood was a dream dreamt by Jews.” Expert: “I’m not sure there was an American dream because the Jews came to Hollywood and invented it. Today we have a popular culture that creates dreams.” Narrator: “The moguls created the images, the icons, and the visual forms that we identify with the American way of life. Neal Gabler: “They created their own America, an America which is not the real America, but it is their own version of the real America, but ultimately this shadow America becomes so popular that its images and values come to devour the real America. Americans come to define themselves by the shadow America created by Eastern European Jews.” “Anyone anywhere could identify with so many of the themes of American movies, one of which was the identity of the outsiders. Jews being outsiders making movies about outsiders.” Narrator: “Identification with the little guy, the prize fighters, the loner, and the gangsters.” Expert: “Hollywoodism is the ruling ideology of our culture. Hollywood culture is the dominant culture. It is the fantasy structure that we are all living inside.” This Hollywoodism documentary concludes: “Hollywoodism is the alien ideology that has infected western culture.” In another essay for Jewish Action, Robert J. Avrech recalls doing battle for his script with a Hollywood executive: “Look, Robert, I like your script. But this scene undermines women and our fight for equal rights. With all due respect, I am Jewish and I happen to know that Orthodox men say a prayer every morning in which they thank God for not having made them women. Your whole scene endorses the patriarchal family structure that is totally regressive—with all due respect.”(Note: In Hollywood, when someone says “with all due respect,” what they really mean is “with utter contempt.” Also, when someone uses words such as “patriarchal” and “regressive” in the same sentence, it’s a dead giveaway that he or she took courses in feminist theory and gender studies in college and has been—with all due respect—completely brainwashed.)This Ivy League-educated young woman—whose father was one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, who spent summers on her father’s yacht in the south of France, who flashed a solid gold Rolex on her wrist, who elegantly dressed in Armani blouses and skirts, who strutted about in nose-bleed Louboutin heels, who zoomed around Tinseltown in a Porsche that cost more than the average home in America and who was, natch, Jewish—was playing (goodness gracious!) the victim card. source

Keep in mind that in Europe, because of the endemic anti-semitism as far back as the 1800s and before, there were many jobs that Jews were simply prohibited from taking. So Jews, in general, had to find jobs in industries and shops that were legally permitted to them. One of those job areas was (broadly defined) drama and theater. Yiddish theater was thriving all over Eastern Europe – Poland and Lithuania, and to a lesser degree Germany, had strong Yiddish cultural institutions, including drama, theater, comedians, books, and so on. And, of course, there evolved famous Yiddish/Jewish actors and directors and so on. Two major political things happened: Jews got thrown out of Russia in the 1890s-1920s, which was all part of one of the major immigration waves. (Irish, Jews, lots of ethnic groups left Europe at that point. And of course in the 1939–1945 time frame World War II and the Holocaust created a second wave of Jewish immigration. Many people emigrated with nothing but the clothes on their back – they didn’t have riches or factories. But they did have their Yiddish / Jewish culture, which they rapidly reinstated in the Lower East Side of NYC and eventually Hollywood. That, in, turn gave rise to movie studios owned and run by Jews, and other entertainment venues and opportunities. source

Why it’s still great to be Jewish in Hollywood

He was mock-outraged after a recent poll by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that only 22% of Americans now believe “the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews”. This is down from nearly 50% in 1964 and is seen by the ADL as a victory against stereotyping. However, Joel thinks it just shows “how dumb America has gotten. Jews totally run Hollywood”, he writes in the LA Times. His argument is based on some haphazard but convincing research. He cites, among other sources, the full-page ad taken out by studio chiefs in his paper a few weeks ago to demand that the Screen Actors Guild settle its contract, as proof. Stein writes: “The open letter was signed by: News Corp president Peter Chernin (Jewish), Paramount Pictures chairman Brad Grey (Jewish), Walt Disney chief executive Robert Iger (Jewish), Sony Pictures chairman Michael Lynton (surprise – Dutch Jew), Warner Bros chairman Barry Meyer (Jewish), CBS Corp chief executive Leslie Moonves (so Jewish his great uncle was the first prime minister of Israel), MGM chairman Harry Sloan (Jewish) and NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker (mega-Jewish).” In fact, he found it hard to locate a studio chief or executive to talk to who wasn’t Jewish. The only four non-Jews he found wouldn’t talk for fear of insulting their Jewish counterparts. […]Yet Abe Foxman, the ADL chairman, thinks the percentage cited in the poll is too high, and that the phrase “Jews run Hollywood” is a dangerous one. “What is true is that there are a lot of Jews in Hollywood,” he told Stein. He would prefer people to say that rather than controlling Hollywood, many executives in the industry “happen to be Jewish”. As in “all eight major film studios are run by men who happen to be Jewish”.

Antisemitic or white supremacist ideology and it’s propagators’ rhetoric should be inspected more closely if we want to understand it’s appeal and origin, so this is unhelpful:

Anti-Semitism functions as a conspiracy theory. In the pretzel logic of this conspiracy, a Jewish cabal is causing all the world’s problems in an effort to further its own power. It has long served as a tool for those looking to deflect the evils of capitalism and imperialism onto a racialized group in order to protect the status quo. […] Conspiracy theories are an attempt to understand the world—often deeply poisonous attempts, but attempts nevertheless. Anti-Semitism has been called the “socialism of fools” because, as organizer and antiracist educator Dania Rajendra told me, “It blames our oligarchy on Jews instead of ever-worsening monopoly capitalism.” It is not surprising, then, to see it rising in a time when capitalism’s cracks are easier than ever to perceive and, indeed, to fall through, even for those who used to feel secure. In the absence of a structural analysis of capitalism, conspiracy theories can thrive.

I’d like to warn first and foremost that declaring something a “conspiracy theory” does not necessarily cement it as falsehood, sometimes there’s truth in what is labeled a “conspiracy theory”; a distinction must be made. Overarching conspiracy theories are what’s usually fiction.

The idea that Barack Obama was a foreign invader, a secret Muslim out to destroy white America, came alongside the demands for his birth certificate (most notably from Trump, birther-in-chief) in the hopes that if it could only be proved, Obama could be removed. America would be, as the saying goes, great again.

If some right winger goes on board with the whole birther thing I’d assume that they saw it as an opportunity to get someone they didn’t like, that was not sympathetic to their agenda, out of office and not necessarily because they believe him to be a “foreign invader”. There’s far more valid criticism that can be levied against Obama than some birth conspiracy.

Back to white supremacists and their propaganda:

Jewish gatekeepers are concerned. And for good reason. Anti-Semitism is once again ‘on the rise’. Even new strains of anti-Semitism are threatening to break loose. This is where the scientific study of anti-Semitism comes in.

Like all apostles of anti-Semitic theory, Small and his contingent spend little time publicly debating their ideas and conclusions, since anti-Semitic theory (AST) is essentially a closed Jewish discipline. It’s deeply affected however by ‘in-group/out-group’ thinking. Thus, one hears all about anti-Semites, but not from them. There’s no equal time clause for the bad guys in this field of study. It is an agenda-driven branch of knowledge.

Ok…

Wikipedia quotes Dr. Small saying, “The people [anti-Semites] who believe anti-Israel mythologies [tend] to believe that Jews are not honest in business [never!], have dual loyalties [absurd!], control government [impossible!] and the economy [ridiculous!], and the like”. Is he kidding? There are in fact mountains of evidence which do give more than a little credence to many of these so-called ‘anti-Semitic’ myths, as the links above reveal. But ideologues like Small dismiss counter-proofs as ‘anti-Semitic canards’.

Because some Jews not being honest in business lends credence to fallacious bullshit like believing that Jews are inherently not honest in business because “jewishness”, right?

Regardless, it’d be wiser to scrutinize contexts and power structures in place rather than just ethnic groups if you want to get a good understanding of motivators and what influences behaviors in general.

[...]Small seeks nothing less than to conflate criticism of Jewish conduct (or Israel’s money-inhaling relationship with the American taxpayer) with stuffing Jews into gas chambers. This is, of course, mendacious fallacy. But it’s used all the same to legitimize the coercive muzzling of non-violent satire and opposition.

I don’t think there’s any valid anti-jewish biases, i.e. not based on misconceptions and lies which function to further stigmatize the group, that is.

Judaism as a group evolutionary strategy has always had a strong element of ingroup/outgroup thinking. Entirely different moral standards are applicable inside and outside the group. The result is that the Jewish moral universe is particularistic and the attitude toward non-Jews is purely instrumental — aimed at maximizing personal benefit with no moral concerns about the consequences to non-Jews. For example, a common pattern in traditional societies was that Jews allied themselves with exploitative non-Jewish elites.

i just wanna say...that this is funny in this day and age b/c america/britain is currently allied with israel and it's little genocidal project, although calling THAT a 'jewish' thing seems antisemetic.

[...]The evolutionary aspects of this situation are obvious. Jews were the ideal intermediary for any exploitative elite precisely because their interests, as a genetically segregated group, were maximally divergent from those of the exploited population. Such individuals are expected to have maximal loyalty to the rulers and minimal concerns about behaving in a purely instrumental manner, including exploitation, toward the rest of the population. (A People that Shall Dwell Alone, Ch. 5)

sighs If you want to criticize corruption, why don’t you criticize those particular instances/people without erroneously indicting a whole ethnicity? Decontextualizing matters is sus. But then how can you push white supremacist ideology and endorsements of the patriarchy (with the help of your handmaidens who view partaking in your bigotry as a way of retaining their own privileged positions in society) without antisemitism?

It’s fair to say that the Jewish agenda in America today is to lower the curtain on public expressions of Christianity, but elevate certain official views of Jewish behavior and of the history of ‘anti-Semitism

Ironic how “religiosity” persists among self-identified agnostics in the US, despite a decline in those who describe themselves as “religious”. This phenomena is a cultural one; if one’s indoctrinated into religion from birth and it’s so deeply embedded in culture that it becomes difficult to abandon and to accept how damaging it can be.

Even more importantly, religion teaches submission to (male) authority and enshrines hierarchy. It has no place in modern society.

#antisemitism #jews and israel #jewish history

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