#no idea how to correctly play I kinda forgot mostly everything

[yaomomvs]

— BEING INARIZAKI’S TEAM MANAGER AND A SECRET VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

inarizaki x f!manager

this is part of a hcs series, let me now what team you want next <3

okay so actually you ended being the manager because the girls volleyball team had already closed the application time

so you you were really looking forward to it and omg you were so sad about it

after being rejected, you were just peacefully going through the gym and you heard laughter from a bunch of guys

you recognized kosaku since he was in your class and waved at him.

and so, they were talking about getting a manager since this team is pretty much a lot to handle

and so since kosaku knew you were hard working and that the first idea that popped out oh his head was that if you wanted to try out.

kita respectfully introduced himself and asked if you were willingly try out 🥺🥺🥺 like what a man 🥺🥺

and mostly because the twins having fangirls always made this process kind of difficult, so instead kita and aran wanted to make sure it was someone who at least was trusted by one of them

and not to brag but bestie you are gorgeous

so it was a win win

atsumu refused to this because as the jerk he usually is, he said that he didn’t need any help

that son of a bitch

he was being soooo petty mainly after you said “oh don’t worry kita, idiots are not my type”

osamu fell in love with you ❗️

and aran

and suna

and well the team.

and so, looking at the other court where the girl vbc was training you said that it was something.

every! single! practice! is! chaotic!

but somehow you managed them so well

atsumu is still trying to prove that he doesn’t but oh boy he is the first one to requiere your help

you better believe this guys are your simps and are constantly competing over someone who a year ago could never imagine they had

your attention? the best way to prove each other they were superior

in away games, god bless the idiot that wants to even dares to try to do a move on you

they are lowkey intimidating

not but seriously

specially and surprisingly kita and aran

son como esos niños mamones fresas que de cierto modo les tienes miedo

besides

this team? over the moon for you

and tbh, they were so grateful for you, you did a lot for them that they started to feel some kind of embarrassing how before they wouldn’t know how to do basic stuff like cooking for camps, labeling they jerseys correctly, searching for new equipment like they love you

anyways that however was kinda sus to them

it all started when somehow you learned so quickly, and the technical stuff was not hard to understand as to others

surprisingly the first one to notice was suna

you could have said something but tbh

you still look forward to play volleyball like more seriously even as a hobby

BUT

BUT

you’d rather be dead than telling your team that’s what you wanted because

a) they could think you only joined to learn volleyball and not help them

b) you had your pride, you want to be recognized by your own merits rather than “of course, they are inarizaki’s manager if they weren’t they could have never been this good”

so you still played volleyball but hid from them

there was a gym nearby where constant tournaments were held

you were a ghost because knowing damn well your boys could go there at any moment you decided to take some precautions

like nickname and position was everything they knew about you

your teammates loved you, so they respected your private life, and it was kind of cool

but what you were not expecting is that for some reason, omimi had followed you one day bc you forgot something after practice.

being a friday it meant for some weird reason you always rushed out

“sus” suna says everytime

so he catches you going out to the gym and maybe, he thought, you were just going to workout or see someone

BUT THIS GUYS EYEBALLS ALMOST FALL WHEN HE SEES TOY RUSH AND TAKE OFF YOUR SCHOOL UNIFORM SHIRT AND TIE TO FUCKING REVEAL A JERSEY WUTH A #3 on it

bye you broke him

and so he tries to process it normally

key word: tries

and here we are him being interrogated by the team incredulous to his words.

ay first they interrogated him being overprotective by the fact that he was spending more time with you but when he tells them what he saw god dammit

they loose it when they find out.

and so, tsumu says something that everyone agrees with him for the first time

“let’s go and spy”

“i swear to god if y/n finds out...”

“shut up aran, unless you want to make it obvious and reveal our identity dumbass!”

“tsumu, the disguises are awful”

“come on kita not you too!”

“what if”

“akagi shut up all of you agreed with the idea”

“osamu you suck”

and so there they go. trying to find you in the sea of people at the entrance, not having a clear view yet, they only search for the navy blue and white uniform that omimi described to them when he saw you.

and then almost as if it was the gods plan, they started hearing whispers of people around mentioning the arrival of one of the most popular teams out there.

“come on what the big deal-” suna started saying, however your figure appeared and he instantly turned into a babbling mess.

as well as the rest of inarizaki vbc.

osamu had to double check to assure himself that it indeed was you, beautiful as ever, walking alongside your hot and apparently talented team.

minutes later, they were standing in the bleachers as quiet as they could. they spotted you.

“A SETTER” atsumu jumped of his seat and had to be scolded by aran who was also surprised by the position you were going to be playing.

“wasn’t expecting that” ginjima talks saying what everyone was currently thinking.

behind them was a couple of guys, who apparently did not know how lower their comments.

“the setter is kinda cute” “wow look at that” oml please even aran who was the voice of reason had the urge to punch them in the face.

still they decided to just focus on your game who has now been started. and even tho they wanted to not do it, they couldn’t help analyzing you and your moves in the court. it was natural, well because they were players and very good ones it’s inevitable for them to compare and to study the way you played more than anything.

they were not expecting you to be this good. almost everything in your technique was polished, your tema work was remarkable and god bless your ability to read the blockers.

but there was a moment when they just saw the panoramic view of your skills. atsumu could see your tired expression, the sweat on your body, he just knew you were feeling now the adrenaline of the last moments of the set.

still you yelled a “we will take it” and then, with the others team hope hanging on a thread, the ball came to your libero, which perfectly passed the ball to you.

there was greed in your eyes, so scary that kita for a moment feared for the other team.

and it was when you did the setter dump that your whole team stood up in pure shock.

who were you and why were you hiding?

sadly the boys screamed way too loud which lead to you, after you made the last point and give the history to your tema, lifted up your gaze and saw a bunch of idiots wearing hats and everything in between.

suna and tsumu ran the fastest in the team directly to the gate, and the with a bunch of losers behind them,

because after everything you were there arms crossed and a murderous look in your eyes.

“IM TOO YOUNG TO DIE Y/N” “osamu shut up!”

they, once you made sure to pinch each and everyone’s ears, starred bombarding questions on how did you managed to learned that and why you did ikr tell them

“come on guys, in school i’m already looked down at just because it’s you! so could you imagine me being a inarizaki student trying to move without your name?”

kita forced them to shut up and aran felt a a kind of guilt

as week as everyone else

“don’t worry y/n, we know now what it’s like to not being your own author.”

and so, they just told you how proud they were.

“maybe we are jerks but y/n we are your jerks, and over there or respect to you has just grown up”

suna the says “you’ve been there all of the time for a while now, i guess it out time to return the favor”

and so ever since then they alwaaaaays try to be at your games

like pls once the referee said one of your serves was out and from the bleachers he screaaaaaaamed, he claims that it was definitely in

kita always gives you some food after a game or practice

talking about practice

even if you are there for being a manager they always try to, at least half an hour before ending practice, they have a quick game with you playing alongside them or just including you in their repeats etc

and goooood bless once again anyone who tried to look down at you.

because after being constantly on you games ofc people started recognizing them as the inarizaki power house

if they heard someone relying your talent on them pls make sure they five them the coldest look ever

like ‘nah bro i dare you to say that one more time’

*knive eyes*

and

even some girls attend your games trying to flirt with them

you know what they do?

they brush them off and say “sorry, my type is y/n” suna says and the are 😳

pretty much everyone does this

come on even aran

inarizaki best boys 🥺🥺🥺

#inarizaki #inarizaki x manager #haikyuu x reader #hq x reader #inarizaki x reader #suna x reader #osamu x reader #kita x reader #atsumu x reader #atsumu imagines #hq suna #suna imagines #inarizaki manager #hq headcanons #ginjima hitoshi #akagi headcanons #aran ojiro #aran x reader #inarizaki x y/n #osamu headcanons #iwaizumi x reader #karasuno #bokuto x reader #suna headcanons #haikyuu hcs

[ectora]

REVIEW 313

took me some time to actually get into that review lmao But i really loved the episode. I know some people will probably have complains about it, but as someone who absolutely loves Abigael, I really liked it. And honestly the fact that abigael was finally included in the main story is not even the reason why. I loved the pacing, it actually felt like Charmed. The stakes, the construction, the format, it was all on point. It was genuinely their best episode alongside 307 (two episodes related to the tomb lmao) and one of their best in the show imo.

I've put it in "hidden" cause it ended up being so long I did not expect that im sorry 😭

SCREEN TIME

Maggie: 29m20s

Macy: 27m36s

Mel: 25m39s

Abigael: 20m17s

Jordan: 10m32s

Harry: 47s

Not gonna lie, I did not miss Harry this episode. Maybe it's just cause I don't like the way they have been writing both him and Macy this season, way too focused on the relationship, but his story does not really interest me. And I enjoy watching Macy interact with other characters a lot more. I think we could have had a little bit more of Jordan as well.

What I liked

where do i even start. I genuinely enjoyed so many things in this episode.

As said earlier, I really enjoyed the structure of the episode, to me it finally really felt like charmed. The way the episode was done was beautiful and I LOVED the trial in a general manner. They're terrible lawyers, but still loved it lmao

Ok hear me out, the fact they had abigael and macy say what the fan had been saying but reversing the roles was actually sent me lmao

I really enjoyed that they balanced the rights and wrongs of abigael. I'm part of the people who think that overall, most of what she did was not that deep tbh, but the episode allowed to have nuances and hold her accountable for things she did while also recognising that she did good things.

Abigael finally interacting with the sisters. To me, that's the sign of good characters tbh, how they can interact with different other leads/mains and such relationships being interesting. Abimel, i'll talk about it a bit later cause i have lots to say. But AbiMacy ? I absolutely always love their scenes, one of the reasons being that I genuinely think they're the two best actresses in the show and you can really feel it when they're on screen. They have easy chemistry and whatever they are doing, they just work. They also had one of the best potential of the show in terms of dynamic and I will never forgive the writers for ruining this, especially because it's in part because of a man. Anyway, their scenes were amazing to watch and I need more. I was especially happy because let's be honest, if Macy has valid reasons to dislike Abigael, they often miss-portrayed that in the show and it often came across as being mostly based on the whole love triangle between Macy Abi and Harry. But this time it really was not and Macy was quite fair, even reaching the conclusion Abi doesn't belong in there - she does not- and I liked that they actually were fair on Macy's dislike and distrust. Then there was AbiMaggie. Honestly, it's not a relationship i expected to enjoy that much but oh god i love them. I loved them in episode 207 and I still do. They just have such a funny dynamic, I can't even explain it correctly but it just work. They're throwing remarks at each other sure but it's almost in a sweet funny way. Abigael calling Maggie 'Legally Brunette" was so funny and cute at the same time.

Talking about Maggie, I really liked her this episode. I love how she reacts in situations where they need a cold head. She takes the lead, she does what needs to be done and she reaches the goal. I really enjoy seeing her taking that role a little bit more. Especially because to me Maggie was always the one with the most nuanced view on the world which I really appreciate. I loved her speech at the end and she grew so much since season 1, she's really so great. The more we advance in the show, the more she shines.

I really liked what happened at the end with the sisters recognising that they are themselves not perfect and are even chaotic. I have a point about being chaotic for later but anyway. Yes the sisters are not perfect. Honestly, they have done questionable things in the past themselves and often are the cataclysm of new things happening. I think it just makes them more interesting and better characters. Black and white can only get so long. Nuanced, imperfect, that's where the complexity lies and what is more interesting imo.

The perfecti really are good characters. I mean their logic was completely f*cked, but they are so entertaining to watch, it's actually great. I like also that they continued that idea that logic without emotion is dangerous. But in some ways tbh, the Perfecti are not even logical. They want to think they are, but their own logic is flawed and like Macy said, completely lacks context.

Finally the power of three and FINALLY, the plot goes forward. Maybe that's another reason I really enjoyed the episode, the fact that it actually had a good flow, it felt like one constructed episode and it actually advanced the story which cannot be said about a lot of the episodes. So I'm happy that happened.

And finally Abimel. I mean, no one can be surprised Abigael has feelings for Mel tbh, girl has not been subtle about it lmao But that declaration was actually cute and their scene at the bar ?? paralleling the one in season 2, it was so sweet. I just love them tbh, and I really think they could have been the ship a lot of us were waiting for in the sapphic community especially.

Abigael's past. Like I loved learning more about her past and her mom. Obviously her traumatic past does not exempt her from her own actions but I do believe it give strong grounds for redemption. it also gives us a lot of insights in her character. Her mom was an absolute monster and what she did to her was terrible. There is no surprise in Abigael's absolute lack of self worth and her unhealthy coping mechanism. Like her mom basically spent her life telling her she was deficient and then punished her for something she had no control on whatsoever. She punished Abigael for her own action and her own liaison with a demon. She probably projected her anger about that relationship on the child that came out of it and it's absolutely horrifying. Like no wonder Abigael is not fond of witches and went into the demon side tbh. Like that's not surprising at all. It also explains why she was so against the idea of witch = good that the sisters keep perpetuating because that's simply not what she experienced. Again, it does not excuse everything she did but I do believe it helps understand the character better and that ultimately, it gives space for a redemption. And again, kuddo to both poppy and the actress who played her mom. First that was great casting and it was really well played.

Remarks

To be honest, I don't really have things I genuinely disliked so I'm more gonna do like a section where i could criticise some of the aspect which to me did not necessarily made sense but were often still funny, and who knows maybe done on purpose. It's gonna be a mix of a little bit of everything.

One of the first thing I was kinda confused on was their use of the term chaos. Because, well, chaos doesn't equate evil. But that's the angle they started taking at the beginning which to me was confusing. It didn't make the episode bad, but the more I think about it, the more I'm like the defence they were going with had nothing to do with the charges 😭 Like, the sisters tried to prove that basically Abigael was a good person. But the charges were that she was chaotic. and by the end of the episode we did reach that kind of point where they said everyone was chaotic and everything - which i liked - but also didn't really match the angle they took the entire episode. Because, I personally never saw Abi as evil. But she is 100% chaotic like that girl is the definition of chaotic and I love her for it. But her doing good or bad is not necessarily what makes her chaotic. Good deeds can be as chaotic as bad ones. For example, Abi binding her own power could be considered as good by some people (it's not really but you see what I mean) but by doing so, she would lose the title of overlord and therefore end the treaty. In that case the war would start and that would definitely be chaotic. If she was to stay overlord however, and control the demon world, which can be seen as bad i guess, she is keeping the war from happening and stopping attacks toward witches and innocents, which is the contrary of chaotic. So yeah, the angle they took did not actually make that much sense cause the two are not the same.

Not gonna lie, bringing Godrik up was so weird to me cause like he tried to kill her first and they all know it, yet she was the one said to try to murder him and I was like ? did we all forgot what happened ? 😭

Some of the things brought by the perfecti - such as her killing those humans or demons - seemed weird because like, the sisters did the same in the past 😭 But also that's part of the whole lack of context aspect I guess.

No they really used Francesca as a witness out of all the people in the world like the woman is a whole child abuser who asked help to the elders, which have been established as like, not good people lmao I know it was part of the whole the perfecti are very selective on the information they actually take into account and they use the information as well as twist them to fir their own narrative but still it came across as weird because that woman was the definition of evil. But that's also what ticked the sisters so well.

Why did they not call Harry to testify was also kinda like ... weird. I mean at the same time I can't really complain but still, it was a bit odd. Also the fact they never thought about showing what was abigael actually doing with Jordan lmao I mean it wouldn't go along with the plot but still.

Ok, that take is subject to controversy and I know it but anyway : to me, Abi stealing Macy's power was ... not that deep. Don't get me wrong, the story was bad. The execution was even worse. In the show itself tho, objectively, as an act, it was not that bad. It actually made a lot of sense for Abigael to take it for herself. Macy wanted to get rid of her demon powers, no one was forcing her. And Abigael actually asked her multiples times if she was sure. Macy definitely had her reasons to do so. But at the end of the day, Abi picking them up when they were gonna disappear in thin air is really not that bad. It's logical. Don't get me wrong I'm glad Macy is getting them back, but I also think there has been a lot of mix up between the actual act of stealing the powers and the way it was done/optics ( I still don't understand how anyone wrote that scene and was like, yeah kneeling is a good idea ??? Like what's wrong with you 😭). But like ultimately, the act itself is not bad. questionable ? sure. Evil ? really not. Like let's be honest here. Abigael never hid who she was (past ep3 obviously). She did not pretend to be an angel, nor that she was a good samaritan. At the end of day, the sisters knew who she was and how she worked. They came to her knowing this. At some point, there is a need to acknowledge that, she was no angel, but they knew that and still went to her. She said it herself, she is used to fight for herself, and she'll sting to protect herself first - which i personally don't really hold again a character. If you go in bed with a scorpion, you can't ignore the fact there is a chance you're gonna get stung. Plus, when Abigael "stung" she also actually still gave them what they wanted/needed. I personally never saw self interest negating a good action. I don't really care if she gets something out of helping. Like at the end of the day, why wouldn't she take them ? In some ways however I do understand why Macy would be mad, she asked for help and she didn't realise Abigael stole them and she doesn't like abigael in the first place so why would she be ok with Abi taking them. That's valid too. But objectively, it was more a she was offended and mad that Abi herself had them more than a it's a terrible thing to do kinda feeling. So like it's a bit of a weird situation because Macy being annoyed and mad is valid but at the same time, it's really not that bad in itself. But overall that story should have never existed in the first place. And certainly not happen like this.

Abimel. I loved it but I also have issues with it. Mostly based on the fact we learned Poppy was leaving the show. And not gonna lie, I cant stop myself from feeling like it was almost a bit .. baity if I dare say. They had basically admitting having feelings for Mel and low key hoping it could lead somewhere when honestly, if she's leaving, they did not need to make it romantic. Because honestly, watching this episode not knowing she would leave ? You'd definitely could think it's happening, especially with all the other hints in the past. They could have made it like more about how Mel was the one giving her a real benefit of the doubt and they had a connexion and she wanted to be worthy of that. It would not be romantic. Especially cause she admitted caring about all sisters so it would have worked. Again, don't get me wrong, I want the most Abimel i can get lmao but also it feels a little weird. It's complicated. 😭

Jordan is definitely coming back, I just wonder what are going to be the circumstances. I completely understand why my boy needed a break. Like their time in the tomb was long. We don't exactly know how time works there but remember, in episode 7 when the sisters were stuck, the normal time was like what ? hours ? while in the tomb it was days for Maggie. So there it was days in normal time so in the tomb ? could potentially feel like weeks, months even. So yeah, give him a break and some time to breath. I know they're dragging this whole Joggie thing but because of Covid i also understand and will let it go. I really like them tho.

Abi has some alcohol problems I feel like should maybe be talked about. Like she uses it as an escape, as a way to numb her feelings. There is a reason it was used to symbolise her submitting herself to the tomb. And her first reaction after leaving the tomb was drinking. When she feels unhinged or vulnerable ? She drinks ? When she lost the title of overlord ? She drank. Alcohol is her escape which is a bit worrying.

Not about the episode but I think it needs to be brought up. I've seen people trying to say they brought up the abuse storyline for abigael out of nowhere and like. Listen I completely understand not trying to give more thoughts to a character you dislike, that's fair enough. But saying that storyline is out of nowhere is just a lie. The only new elements we had here were the details of the abuse she went through. They showed the clip again in the episode, where Abigael talks to Mel about her mom. She rejected her, she made her felt, deficient, wrong. All that is emotional abuse. She said her mom tried to fix her which can easily be thought about physical abuse. Like none of these things were new. To be honest, not a single thing they clarified/established for abigael this episode does not follow up with what was in the show in the past. Her feelings for Mel were honestly rather obvious at this point. Her not wanting TCO to get hurt ? There is literally a scene where Godrik tells her it's her head or the sisters and she never really even thought about throwing the sisters under the bus. She even asked who knew and it's easy to think it's because if no one knew she could put it under the rug. Again, it's fair enough for people to dislike her to not try to put more thoughts into her motivations or scenes in a general manner, but then you can't really say things are out of the blue.

And most importantly, I'm sorry, I don't care if you dislike the character, but if you dismiss the abuse just because of the dislike, that's a problem. What a character goes through in her past does not, in any way, have to change your opinion about them. Whatsoever. However when it comes to issues like child abuse, the bare minimum would be to be respectful of the subject and not say "she deserved it", "should have done more" or just say you don't care cause that changes nothing. Again, it doesn't have to change anyone's opinion at all and it does not excuse behaviours, but man, minimal respect is not that hard.

Highlights

This episode genuinely had such funny moments, i loved it.

« Is this a hard time to admit I failed debate in high school ? » and « could the defendant keep her commentary to herself » competing with each other for the funniest part of the episode. The delivery was perfect on both part. And Abi and Macy interactions are always so good and them bantering more or less seriously all the time is sending me. Macy was just so annoyed with her, i loved it.

« Need something legally brunettes » I said it already but I loved that little scene between AbiMaggie and that line particularly.

Abigael went from saying "I could care less about any of you" to "because I deeply care about her" followed by a whole ass declaration AND admitting she does actually care about all of them. My girl got absolutely played and it was genuinely so funny. Like Abigael was so freaking smug about testifying against herself and she got played so hard, she was SO annoyed it was actually hilarious.

"Every battle I fought, I fought alone" like excuse me while I'll go cry in a corner. Again, Poppy has been absolutely killing her role this season.

"Your arguments are illogical" the perfecti have such audacity like girl have you heard yourself ? 😭 no one is being less logical than you right now.

Lmao when Macy said Abigael belonged into the tomb, Mel was not agreeing 😭 And Maggie was having none of the drama either she just wanted out.

The sisters realising they had to be Abi's character witnesses lmao it was hilarious pleas idc.

Theories

With Poppy Drayton leaving, there are two theories I kinda have. Obviously Abigael is either gonna die or leave. Ngl, I can feel the dying one coming more but well, that brings the two theories.

Abigael would sacrifice herself. Which I don't like but honestly let's be honest, there are 95% chances of that happening. I could see her sacrifice herself for Mel or for the sisters in general. But that's where my abimel issues are coming. I love abimel. I want the most abimel i can have until the end. But Abigael admitting have feelings for Mel just in the purpose of having her sacrifice herself for her and to be 'worth it' ? that's not only a byg trope, it's also lazy.

If she just leave, which wouldn't really make sense to be honest cause why would she just leave, would she give up the title of overlord (why even) or would they bound her powers (i would hate that) ? but anyway, if that's the case, I could actually see her learn Waverly is not actually the one rejecting her. Waverly could very possibly not be the one who communicated with Jordan and the sisters. No one ever saw her, the letters are only signed by her name. It's a bit sus tbh, so nothing stops it from being Francesca actually impersonating her daughter to keep her away from Abigael.

I want to know more about the perfecti. We know they killed charmed ones before, and it doesn't seem like charmed ones existed when they were created ? Maybe the charmed ones were created after they went into the tomb ? I still am not sure about them going into the tomb by themselves tbh. But also they don't seem to be evil in the sense they want power or whatever, more in the fact like they consider themselves perfect and that if someone stands in their way, they'll just get rid of them.

#charmed #charmed cw #charmed reboot #charmed 2018 #macy vaughn #mel vera #maggie vera #abigael caine #abigael jameson caine #jordan chase #harry greenwood #abimel #mel x abigael #mel x abby #charmed analysis #charmed review #charmed 313

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Tales from the smp thoughts and random quotes I enjoy (essentially delayed live blogging) Part 1

I love all these npcs already

“Hurry up camera man!”

Yes! Gladiators! I remember seeing someone say that idea

Just some joes

Porkeous the 7th. Oh no I can see the fan girls now.

Yes! Punch em off!!

“Yeah same.”

“That’s good cause I don’t” “we build a new colosseum every time”

I can’t want to see the names of everyone’s characters. Especially Philz’

Stairs everyone’s worst enemy

Tubbo... sweet child

She disappeared!! Witch craft! Burn the witch!

Tubbo=Jacky (forced off streets)

Fundy=Laggius Maximus (I love this name so much with the spinning)

Please don’t kill both the boys in this fight. But also I’m cheating for Laggius.

Subbin Empire? Subbin to Technoblade!

Go Laggius! This is not going to go well... this is really not going to go well...

No I refuse to root for Jacky. I like Laggius the bit will be funnier later.

I want to know what happened to the last camera guy! Let us know!

Vertical feeling! Heaven forbid! Also look at them insulting TikTok

I love the background music. Feels magical.

A lovely jump

Surprises... well that’s ominous. And wait the first one!

Tower! Towers are always good.

We got our popcorn. Ready to watch this fight.

Laggius is... coming... maybe...

GG Jacky... he hasn’t won yet but gg.

Lava!!!! Hooray! Love us some good lava

Poor Laggius... he was burning too early

And Laggius is still lagging

Why isn’t Jacky burning?? He won???

Knocked unconscious in the lava. What is this a Pokémon game?

GG Jacky.

Nobody needs to know the way around here.

“Almost like a video game” just break that fourth wall right down

Keeps looking at sapnaps character and talking about strong. How sweet. We love some fiancé’s.

Please don’t throw Laggius to the wolves

Jack Manifold = Bartholomew

Phil having to translate. I love it.

Watson = Phil

Good pun. Very good pun.

Nobody likes Punz. Gosh everyone’s so mean

We love Watson. Let’s go Watson.

Bartholomew with the drugs and Watson.

Crazy drunk man with fire resistance

I agree with Watson why did we come to this cousin.

Sapnap in a hole

Also I love the drinking age being 3

Let’s go Watson!!!

Where are my Pom poms? I’ve got a Watson to cheer for.

Execute those architects.

And their first Borns.

Watson! Watson! Watson!

“Welcome to the land of the living Bartholomew.”

I love the slow fight.

Come on Watson shoot em!

Oh no. Oh no. Come on Watson. You’re so close!

Noooooooooo.

Why Bartholomew???? I can’t spell that! I’ve been relying on autocorrect this whole time.

Watson would be so much easier to spell.

Still must go down the stairs.

Speed running life. That’s what I do.

No one dies. Just take them to nurse joy.

Poor Punz being so bullied

Punz=Levi

Levi? Really? Oh well I like the name. He won’t like but I like the name.

Also why does Levi have such a full backstory.

Has weapon hands with a horrible southern accent. I love it.

“Hmmm”

Who is Ol’ Sap?

Sapnap = John

And no creativity apparently.

Laggius had the best name for a gladiator. All the others are too boring.

Why are we beating up BBH

Hannah=Genevieve

Genevieve! I can spell that thanks to old Barbie movies!!

Go Genevieve! Trained her life! I love this woman!

Mostly women upstairs. I love it our fandom is so biased.

“Are you sure about that?”

Darlin? Really that’s not the right word.

Go Genevieve! I probably shouldn’t cheer for her since everyone I’ve cheered for has lost.

But still GO GENEVIEVE!!

Our empire is millions in dept

Let’s step up the battle! Let’s gooooo

“Ayyyyy!!!”

Go Genevieve! Levi hush up with your gills.

Jump in! Splish Splash!

Wait why are we listening to Mario Kart music? Wait I recognize this song.

Go Genevieve!!

YES FINALLY! I PICKED THE WINNER!

Levi hush. You done lost messed up southern boi.

Go Genevieve! I can actually spell your name!

I straight forgot Porkeous the 7ths name for a second and had to check my notes.

Stairs. Woop de doo.

“Pick the most handsome” wow

Ol’ Sap = John as I remember. And he’s sticking with it. Bold man sticking with it.

Ranboo = Ran

Just Ran and it’s just the enderman part of the skin. Haha. Very funny.

BBH = Edward

He went from strange voice to normal(ish) voice

I don’t like Edwards speech pattern. At the very least. Yucky.

John v. Edward letsa go

Go John!

Wait we renaming? This is going to get confusing.

Handsome. Can you two quit flirting (not really keeping going)

Alrighty then Ugly v. Edward

Go Ugly! (Sentence I never expected to type)

The seat thing

And saying king Julien. Sigh.

Just BRB real quick.

Thinking about buying things. Oh he meant ad.

Alright Ad 1/3 let’s go.

No I can’t even open chat to watch them instead of the ad. Boooo.

2/3 let’s get this done!

3/3

Snickers just loading for forever

Alrighty we survived.

And a crown really? Just wants his normal skin back.

Let’s go Ugly!

Bo-at battle! Let’s go!

Please don’t shoot Ugly.

Go Ugly!

“King Are you ok!”

I still hate Edwards speech pattern so much

Please. Just pretend to have a fair fight.

The rabbits???? Cant rabbits swim?

Hooray rabbits! I don’t what purpose they serve but I love them.

Edward or Edwardo? Did I miss something?

Ok it seems both.

Shooting a rabbit? Disowner on you disowner on your cow.

Killing pets reference? The references are so good.

YES UGLY!!!! Thank heavens!

I’m 2/4 for choosing the winner.

I hope ugly keeps on winning

“Colosseum Remote Control”

3 in 1 battle how did they not plan correctly for an even number

Nerds hold cameras you heard it here folks

I don’t want to hear deeper for some of these stories. All I want to see is Genevieves further story. She seems deep.

“Massive pigs growling at us. No offense”

Watson trying to clean the table.

We bringing in the Harmonika.

Harmonika fits the moment.

Yes name him handsome! Haha

Grievous is how I’m spelling that stupid sounding name. But it’s better than John and ugly.

I can’t get over the name Ran.

BE GONE LEVI!

I love Watson having to take care of Bartholomew. Translating for him and waking him up.

Phil just can’t resist playing the dad.

No no stopping just fighting.

Also I love Watson saying break it up. I wish Watson had won.

Genevieve sounds like such a lovely lady and she deserves to win.

As much as I love Grevious I want Genevieve to win.

Sapnap=Grevious good gracious this is hard to follow.

Ran is cool. I’m going to kill over listening to them just saying Ran.

Complicated backstory. Found the main character.

Ran is cool.

Wait this place is going down??? Pardon me???

Three person fight is...

Grevious v. Ran v. Bartholomew

Genevieve v. Jacky

Puns! Let’s go! And of course Levi likes Puns.

Everyone is so mean.

GO GENEVIEVE!

And Watson just babysitting Bartholomew

I’m going to get good at spelling Bartholomew. Because I was horrible at it before.

Empire of women!

Cages=Lava

“Mmm what smells good”

Battle star!!

“Boing Boing Boing”

Water dome?

Water Dome in Lava?

Well he tried zombies/bunnies

Lava in the water sphere?

Only fight at top of fishbowl got it.

GO GENEVIEVE!

Come on girl you’ve got this!

No Genevieve babe please don’t lose.

“The boats going down.” “It’s yelling timber.” “Like that song that hasn’t been made yet.”

Hurry up and die. I love it.

NO GENEVIEVE!!!!!

Do do do do

That was a longer fight. But pretty good.

To the cellars! Not to the cellars!

No! The boat is gone!

That was close.

This feels like a funky Pokémon game.

Jacky is a finalist! Good for him. I’m not cheering for him but good for him.

TRIANGLE FORMATION

Who’s missing? Oh wait it’s Bartholomew

“Intense prison cosmetic surgery”

Rabbits! We love rabbits.

Oh no faceplant mode!

What is even happening?!?!

Thinking creatively.

Just don’t die. What a game.

Cant wait to watch the thinking creatively animatic.

In a boat to avoid floating.

Attack!

Go Ran!

Oh we’re lagging.

Disable the dive mode!

The zombies are a bit much. Oh everyone’s actually fighting.

Rats why weren’t there baby zombies when Watson was going. They even made a Phil reference.

No treaties.

Go Ran! Keep on running away.

I love Ran.

GO RAN! I love Grevious. But GO RAN

Faster Zombies. Zombies go zoom.

Oh Grevious won.

Wait why does Ran have grass and why do they see him again.

Placing more dirt to clean old dirt.

Poor Grevious.

I feel sorry for him now.

Stand on da dirt.

Put the rabbits in the cages!!!!

I cheer for Grevious.

And yes there are many a loser.

Everything is so spicy. As in lava is there.

You can’t kick your fiancé’s future descendent out of the gang.

A full inventory

Watson with the backup button!

Seriously all he can do is be a dad.

OH BOY LAGGIOUS IS BACK!

And he’s here for the picture.

And Watson is (still) bullying him!

Bartholomew is pure trouble.

Ooops. The root beer was on the brain.

Watson! Come get your drunk!

Oh wait he actually did! I love this so much.

Petition for more Phil in Tales.

Only Genevieve voting for Jacky

Some people refusing to vote.

I’m sorry who asked if Laggius is ok.

He is always (not) ok

He is fine. See.

I love Laggius’ character the most.

Go winners!

Reformed kinda. If that doesn’t sum up the whole of the smp.

All the grass in the cage.

And Laggius being his slow self.

Nothing v. General

I love how it went from King to Emperor to King

And there is Laggius.

I don’t know how anyone else is spelling Laggius but I like this way and refuse to edit it if it actually spelled different.

Oh we’re getting more ads.

1/3 let’s go

#tales from the smp #tftsmp #dreamsmp #dsmp #delayed liveblogging

[ryttu3k]

Doing those ship meme questions only it's the new OT3 (Beckett/Sascha/Ilias) because they're my main source of serotonin these days. Occasional appearances from Anatole and Lucita, too.

Not doing all, but there are A Lot.

1. Who's the one who's reckless and always getting into trouble while the other gotta pull em out

Beckett and Sascha actually do have a lot of braincells between them but none of them are in use for 'can sense danger'. Ilias has gained some minor common sense since his 'hey, I'm going to ask our Antediluvian for power to help face its favourite childe oh whoops I am possessed' thing and is usually the one sighing fondly and saving their asses.

2. Who's the one to send the other "I love my gf/bf" memes

Ilias. 100% Ilias. He would go out in public in a shirt saying 'I <3 Sascha' and calling them ‘my flower’ while Sascha is just pleased they can't blush any more.

3. Who's the one who listens to a music genre the other doesn't like and how does the other react

God their music tastes are all over the place. Sascha is over a thousand years old and has seen and heard A Lot. They consider the Romantic period 'modern music'. Beckett is similar albeit with about 350 years of it. Ilias got hurled from 1233 to 2004 and after a period of ??? went, "Oh, Romanian music!" and it was. Dragostea Din Tei. Like can you imagine one moment it’s 1233 and the next moment you are listening to Dragostea Din Tei. Also thanks to the language drift they only caught about a quarter of the words so it was this whole thing where he almost, almost was understanding it but the rest was just, “...what.” And that’s how Ilias discovered modern music.

Anyway yeah they’ve pretty much decided that their collective music tastes are so disparate no one is allowed to comment on them.

4. Which one spoils the other more and do they ever get competitive to show the other more love

Honestly, they all kind of spoil each other, albeit in different ways. Like Ilias will just randomly pop a handmade flower crown on Sascha’s head. Beckett will occasionally find an extremely rare book on his desk and know Sascha found it for him. Beckett always tells Sascha first when he’s found something cool so they can be the first to investigate it. And they absolutely get competitive, yeah.

5. How many years did it take to get married or was it just not for them

Sascha and Ilias have a mutual blood bond, which is more or less the equivalent of thus. Beckett has a mutual bond with Anatole, but he and Sascha have a level-2 bond.

7. Are their friends/family supportive

 Honestly, uh, Sascha and Ilias don’t really have anyone else. Beckett’s companions tend to range from, “They’re terrifying but I trust your judgment :D” (Anatole) to “hahahahahaha if Vykos harms one hair on Beckett’s head I’ll end them” (Lucita) to “WHY” (Aristotle, Okulos, most others tbh).

8. How does one comfort the other when the other is in distress/having a panic attack/crying

Sascha is the one most prone to panic attacks because trauma is a bitch and basically just... Beckett and Ilias both respond by with hugging/gentle restraint (if they’re okay with touch) or by giving them space and doing things like running a hot bath when they’re touch-averse.

9. Which one dissociates

Honestly Sascha spent most of 1234 to 2006 lowkey dissociating, which is fair when there’s literally another essence fused to yours. Post-Dracon, they still get the occasional dissociative episode, but it’s much easier to bring them back to themself.

10. Which one stares at the other's booty like “damn” and how does the other react when catching them

All three tbh. Beckett stares at Sascha, Sascha either gets a bit self-conscious or a bit ;) , depending on mood. Sascha stares at both Beckett and Ilias and gets a bit embarrassed when caught (Beckett will laugh it off, Ilias will basically be ;D). Ilias stares at both and is completely shameless about it because he may no longer be on the Path of Pleasure but he’s absolutely not going to feel ashamed for admiring his gorgeous lovers.

11. When they live together what kinda place do they live in? What does their home look like?

Beckett and Sascha travel too much for one place, honestly, and Ilias accompanies them a lot. They do have a few houses scattered throughout the world, though, including one in the Carpathians (nowhere near Brasov, tyvm). Not really as big as the monastery, it’s mostly like... big library, a few comfortable places to sleep or rest, Ilias likes having a garden these days and grows a lot of flowers.

12. What do their dates look like

Museum heists.

13. How does each act when getting drunk

Ilias gets even more handsy. Actually he can get to be a bit of a pain, but he does listen immediately if one of them tells him to tone it down. Beckett gets very enthusiastic and fired-up and a bit more feral and he’s gonna go find Enoch right now and prove Caine wasn’t real once and for all. Sascha, uh, tends to get a bit emotional and also very talkative, but can literally like. Talk their way into minor breakdowns. Basically less barriers.

14. Which one rolls over in the morning evening to wake up the other one just to kiss them

All three :3

15. Have they saved each other's lives before

Yup!

Ficverse-wise, Sascha did also save Ilias from becoming a bogatyr to the Eldest, although that was also Sascha and Beckett both saving themselves by being emotionally honest. Yeah XD

16. Does one have an interest the other think is weird but wants to listen to it regardless

Ilias’ spirituality conflicts a bit with Beckett’s... atheism, I guess? Like he’s definitely not sure he believes in the spirits that Ilias regularly works with as a Koldun, but he’s willing to keep a relatively open mind. (He’s a bit less open-minded in Sascha’s belief in - and support of - Caine, given that he’s literally based his career around the metaphor theory!)

17. Which one uses cropped hentai as reaction images

Sascha.

They have troll tendencies, okay.

18. Does one of them kinkshame the other

There is absolutely no kinkshaming here. Listen Ilias was a Priest of Jarilo. Sascha was once on the Path of Pleasure too. Beckett seduced Dracula for information then forgot to ask his question. They’re all very open about everything.

There may be teasing about the odd hobby or interest but it’s pretty lighthearted.

19. Is one of them self conscious about their body? If so how does the other comfort them

Beckett occasionally has Moments over his hands and worries about hurting Sascha or something. They basically respond by being like “are you kidding the claws are hot as hell”. On occasion, Beckett will get one of them to Vicissitude them down if he wants to use his hands more, although they’ll regrow and be achey for a night or two afterwards.

20. Say they were cuddling on the bed while listening to record player playing the background. Which song is playing?

Honestly I want to say Third Eye by Florence + the Machine just for fic reasons. When I was writing Mantle I saw it very much as Beckett towards Sascha, but it fits with Ilias towards them as well.

I have no idea how they would have discovered F+tM but anyway.

23. What kinda joyrides do they go on? Relaxing ones or wild ones?

It. I imagine it usually involves police chases. When it doesn’t Beckett will occasionally go wolf so he can stick his head out the car window like :P

Shh don’t tell anyone.

25. Do people ever get annoyed of their pda

God probably. One of the main exceptions is Anatole, who’ll basically go, “Oh! Are we cuddling?” and flop on top of Beckett.

27. Which one’s the red, which one’s the blue

They’re all red. Fear. Ilias is probably closest to blue.

28. Are either of them mentally ill, if so how do they help one another cope

Sascha has both PTSD (from Symeon and Michael, and from the Eldest) and C-PTSD (from being bound to the Dracon for literal centuries). Also depression and anxiety, which are... pretty common with those. See question 8 for some of the coping methods, the rest is just... taking each day as it comes. Like they’ve lived a very long time, but they only got free of the Dracon in 2006, so it’s still a very new thing.

Ilias has some trauma from some of the things he’s had to do to survive since waking up with the Thirst of Ages, and gets into guilt spirals on occasion. He mostly focuses on Path of Nocturnal Redemption methods to work through it; he’s kind of adverse to anyone seeing him vulnerable like that. He knows Sascha has done some awful shit, but they weren’t themself at the time so Ilias feels it doesn’t count, and Beckett is like, Humanity 6? He just doesn’t get it, so Ilias keeps it to himself.

Beckett has an odd, acquired one - his experiences in Jerusalem left him with the ability (if it could be called an ability!) to occasionally hear the Cobweb (the Malkavian Madness Network). While his connection isn’t nearly as strong as an actual Malkavian’s, he does get odd flashes of Insight; less helpfully, it can occasionally get, uh, loud in his head. This tends to ramp up a bit with proximity to Malkavians, so when he’s around Anatole, Anatole will help him filter the voices and thoughts out by teaching him meditation techniques. (Given that Anatole - correctly - feels responsible for Beckett being afflicted thus, he wants to make sure it doesn’t hit his lover too badly.)

29. Does one have a spot on them where they would melt when the other kisses them there

Give Beckett head scritchies and he’ll turn into a puddle :3

34. Are they a reckless couple or safe

*loud, prolonged laughter*

37. Do they get into fights often? If so what do they fight over and how do they make up?

Sascha and Ilias are usually... very chill; if they argue, it’s over the other’s safety, like Ilias wanting to do something reckless and Sascha being very much ‘please do not’. Sascha and Beckett argue a bit more, although thankfully they have now stopped trying to literally kill each other XD When they do, it’s usually ideological, related to Gehenna, Caine, et cetera. Sascha is still very much a part of the Sabbat, and Beckett is, well, basically an atheist.

40. Who would fight in honor for the other if someone would insult them

All three tbh. Here’s a fun bit from the novel:

Still really dig this bit from BJD, too!

No misgendering on Beckett’s watch!

42. How would one react if the other was to die

Uh.

Poorly.

Like most of Sascha’s sanity slippage was due to the Dracon’s essence being fused to their own and just how the Eldest... did that, but a good part of it was absolutely due to Ilias’ death.

43. Who dies first

...canonically, Ilias XD;;

It’s okay he gets better.

#vampire the masquerade #feral nerd #mx meat crimes #tzinnamon roll #caymanshipping #heartflowershipping #ivoryringshipping

[phobiadeficient]

Damn i luv ur writing omgggg Sniper didn't know he liked ass that much... Until he saw Scout's ass. Sniper let's Scout know about it, teases him. Scout is embarrassed, but he likes it (but, of course, he'll never admit it) . Maybe with sum humping, groping and rimming? -🐑

sniper tf2 is an ass man and you can fuckin quote me on that. (no warnings)

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Okay, to be fair, Scout knew that the pants were probably too tight.

One unfortunate side-effect of seven older brothers was literally all your clothes being hand-me-downs unless it was something that absolutely needed to fit correctly. And him being generally less broad and tall than his brothers (bunch of meatheads, all of them) meant just having to squeeze into clothes they’d all worn when they were a lot younger, and so they fit him in some ways and not in others.

Since he’d gotten his mercenary job he’d gone to the work of getting some new clothes that actually fit him. Shirts and pants and shoes and socks and everything. And he looked good in them, too, and would put them on whenever he went off base, either drinking with the guys or alone to pick up chicks or whatever other excuse he could get because he had to be in uniform so much of the rest of the time.

But the thing was, he’d been stupid busy with all sorts of dumb shit and kept forgetting to wash his normal-people clothes, so he was left with the last of his clothes, and he really wanted to wear this one shirt and only this one pair of pants wouldn’t look straight up stupid with it and so he had to wear them even though they were kinda small on him.

And as he’d been walking over to meet with Sniper to go out on what wasn’t technically a date and was technically just two coworkers getting a couple of drinks on the weekend, he’d realized that, okay, no, they were really small on him. And he was kind of tempted to go and change, but he was a little late anyways to the time he said he was going to be there and he didn’t want to be even more late from having to change into something else.

And Sniper wasn’t even ready yet when he got there, he was in a pair of pants and socks and toweling off from a shower and promised to be ready in a few minutes’ time. And Scout shrugged and leaned on the little counter and flipped through the magazine Sniper had there—some hunting magazine, but there were some cool guns in there at least—and he was startled out of his zoning out by a wolf-whistle from behind him.

He glanced over his shoulder and saw Sniper grinning a little, eyes darting from his face down towards his legs and back up again as he sat on the bed, steadily lacing up his boots. He rolled his eyes, even as he started to flush. “Shut the fuck up,” he deadpanned, shifting a little bit and looking away.

“How’d you even squeeze into those?” Sniper asked, chuckling.

“Look, they—they used to fit better,” he said defensively, which was true. When he’d first joined the team, they were only a little bit small on him. But since then he’d gained weight both in muscle mass and in body fat, even if it was only slightly, and apparently it all went to his thighs and ass.

“Didn’t say it looked bad,” Sniper said, and there was still a grin in his voice, and Scout heard the mattress squeak as he got to his feet. “Just not entirely sure I want to even bring you out in pants this tight. Firstly, some other bloke might get ideas.”

“Gonna start a brawl over some tight pants, Snipes?” Scout teased, flicking the page on the magazine.

He squeaked as he felt a pair of hands on his ass, freezing up a little in his surprise. “Maybe,” Sniper said, voice a rumble that sent shivers up Scout’s back. “But they’re also damn tempting, is all. Not sure I‘ll be able to keep my hands off you the whole night.”

Scout swallowed back a noise as Sniper slid his hands into his back pockets.

Alright, so maybe it was kind of sort of a date. Maybe it was a “Scout felt kind of weird to be so consistently fucking the guy when they didn’t even really do couple stuff or hang out in more than like two places” thing. Maybe it was a “Scout needing to justify why he liked this guy so much even though he barely knew him” thing. Maybe it was a “getting pounded into the mattress like twice a week without even knowing what kind of movies the dude likes felt weird” thing. But also it was feeling significantly less important just then, with Sniper nosing beneath his jaw and kissing at his neck idly.

“Aww, c’mon, I showered for this and everything,” Scout complained, just so he wouldn’t look like a total lovestruck idiot.

“You always shower before you come over here,” Sniper replied a little dryly, and Scout flushed, because he’d been pretty sure Sniper hadn’t noticed. “If you really want to go out, you’re going to need to change, Roo. I’m serious.”

Scout subtly leaned back into the weight of Sniper’s hands, flushing a little bit. “Jeez, you’re really that into it?” he tried, hoping he didn’t sound as flustered as he was.

Sniper nodded in agreement before he ducked back in again. “Always hear about people going on about how good people look, the, er, ‘hate to see her go love to watch her leave’ thing, but it never really clicked for me until I saw this,” Sniper said, squeezing once meaningfully and making Scout’s breath catch and muscles jolt. “But I get it now, really I do. Gorgeous, feels like I ought to have to pay to ogle you all the buggering time.”

Scout bit the inside of his cheek to try to get ahold of himself. “Well, uh, well maybe I’ll start makin’ you,” he teased, glad he was turned away and Sniper couldn’t see his face, because he was sure he probably looked like a flushed mess and it was embarrassing.

Because he’d dated plenty of people, mostly girls, and sometimes they’d teased him that he had a nice ass and all that, gotten the stray pinch and smack every now and then, right? But he’d never been outright groped like this, never had someone feel him up like this, nevermind so reverently, nevermind nipping up the column of his neck and slipping hands around his hips and pulling him back and tilting him just so and grinding into him with such a smooth roll of hips, and, fuck.

His breath wouldn’t stop catching, and he felt sweat beading against his brow, on the back of his neck, down his back. He swallowed hard as Sniper repeated the motion, twice as slow as before. “Fuck,” he managed, and swallowed hard again. “Uh. We, uh. We...”

Sniper went still, only kissing idly at the back of his neck, letting him catch up to what he wanted to say.

“We can, take a raincheck on the drinks,” Scout managed, still a little stuttery.

“Next weekend, maybe?” Sniper tried, sounding significantly more in control than Scout was.

“Yeah,” Scout said, and then he was being turned around, and then Sniper was kissing him.

Hands on his ass again, gripping even more firmly, squeezing, grinding their hips together even as Sniper made his head spin with his mouth. Scout tried to pull away to gasp, and was drawn back in a moment later, Sniper back with twice the enthusiasm and ferocity.

“Bloody unfair,” Sniper half-growled, and Scout could only get his brain together enough to make a vague sound of question. “How damn good you look in these.”

“Well, uh,” Scout started, and didn’t bother finishing the sentence when Sniper started kissing him again.

His knees started going weak enough that Sniper caught on and turned them enough to push Scout into bed, following behind shortly after once he’d stripped off his belt and pants.

Sniper proved to be a real asshole in that he kept distracting Scout from getting his own clothes off, nipping at his ear and stroking hands down his sides and playing with every inch of bare skin that Scout managed to get between fumbling hands.

Finally he complained, and Sniper eased off, and that only made him fumble more, Sniper’s eyes burning into him as he pulled free of his shirt, fought free of his pants and briefs. And he tried to hide how flustered he was by turning over, and Sniper caught on quick, making room and guiding him up onto his elbows and knees.

But the bastard didn’t set into lubing him up like he usually did. Apparently Scout had unintentionally put him in a mood. Instead, he went right back to feeling Scout up, squeezing and groping at his ass in firm, pleased sorts of motions, and Scout buried his face into his forearm as his face flushed, trying to hold back any embarrassing noises. He failed a second or two later when Sniper pinched him, and grabbed the pillow from not far away, whipping it back to smack Sniper in the side. He just laughed, tossing the pillow back up to the head of the bed.

“Said you showered?” Sniper prompted as he leaned to get the lube from the drawer. Scout hummed in agreement. “Good, good.”

Scout was a little tempted to ask exactly why that was so good, but then Sniper was back and pressing a finger in and he forgot the question, simply exhaling, doing his best to quickly relax.

Sniper was only at it for a few moments, though, before he pulled his hand back entirely, and Scout groaned in a mix of pleasure and embarrassment as he felt Sniper’s hands gripping at him again, spreading him apart. “Hurry up,” he practically whined, and Sniper made a sound of agreement, then—

Scout’s breath caught on a gasp, the sound something like a hiccup, as Sniper kissed just below his tailbone, then lower, then—

He moaned outright, higher than he’d expected it to sound, and that earned him a second lick, then a cautious probe of his tongue, and Scout felt like his muscles were already turning to jelly, shivery and electrified and weak.

It wasn’t often that Sniper indulged him in this. Partially because Scout always insisted that Sniper brush his teeth after, or else Scout wouldn’t kiss him. But every time he did, Scout turned into a complete mess.

Scout felt the bottle of lube roll on the mattress to hit his leg, and he processed in the back of his mind that it wasn’t the usual one, it was the flavored lube that Scout had half gotten as a joke. He hadn’t expected it to get used, to be honest, but here he was, getting proven wrong. And also getting turned into a pile of mush.

He couldn’t even keep track of the noises he was making, head swimming with pleasure. He was tempted to reach down and start tugging himself off, just to try and get an ounce of control over the situation, but he knew Sniper would stop him if he tried. He had in the past.

So instead he just gripped at the sheets and tried to remember to breathe and held on for dear life as Sniper’s mouth and tongue threatened to unravel him entirely.

When Sniper finally pulled back, Scout was slumped forward and was breathing like he’d run a marathon or twelve, and he didn’t waste a second before he set into begging, incoherent even to him but tone unmistakable. Sniper didn’t bother teasing him, just shucking his own pants down enough to free himself and slicking up, pushing in and making Scout’s begging cut off into a choked-off little gasp.

“There’s a love,” Sniper soothed, a hand drawing down over Scout’s back to settle him further, and once it was clear Scout was ready to start, that hand and his other one gripped high on Scout’s hips and he started on a merciless rhythm that had Scout’s voice cracking within moments.

Made all too aware of it all of a sudden, Scout couldn’t help but tune in to the feeling of Sniper’s hips snapping against his ass, blood pumping all the hotter at the way he felt it bounce. And Sniper apparently noticed too, because he went to pinch and grope at Scout some more, and it was almost embarrassing how hard it was to last under the assault of pleasure. He had to focus hard on clenching his fists in the sheets and not touching himself, sure he’d shoot in a minute flat if he did.

No, he held out, at least until Sniper started to break a bit, making real noises and faltering in his rhythm. Then he wrapped a hand around himself, and could’ve cried from how good it felt, and they finished damn near the same time, groaning and shuddering and pressing together tightly. Scout whined at the feeling of Sniper sealing teeth over his shoulder once he was through the brunt of his orgasm, the pain and the pleasure of it mixing into an intoxicating kind of cocktail.

Sniper pinched him again, and Scout couldn’t deny how much he liked it anymore. Not to himself, at least. But he still hit Sniper with a pillow again.

#//sniperscout #//teasing

[ocular-intercourse]

9, 10, 17, 19, 40, 48, 70, and 73 (and the one what's their room like but i forgot the number...) for Noor 👀

thank uu <3

9. Do they have any artistic talent?

Hmmm I’d say they do not have artistic talent, or maybe rather that they don’t really care about having artistic talent, but they DO have artistic, uh, training? It’s part of their education, they are expected to be a warrior, but also to be refined, so they had just as much of an education to be a scholar and be versed in the fine arts, so they are perfectly capable of drawing or making music, but there’s no heart in it, it’s more the fulfillment of a duty

10. What is their favourite room to be in, in the house they live in? / 48. What does their room look like?

I’ll put these two together cause I’d say their room is actually their favorite place in the palace. There are many beautiful places there, full of art and history, and they certainy spent a lot of time exploring the palace when they were younger, but their room is the one place that is truly theirs, full control over the interior design and the company they keep there. They are not often left alone, they don’t particularly like being alone, but when they need to be that’s where they can demand to be truly alone. Their room is on one of the upper floors of the palace, rather large, clean and open, literally, the climate in the capital is either warm or mild and on two sides the room are just columns leading to the open air/a veranda, more of a lavish rooftop garden. The view goes less over the city, it is more sheltered towards nature/mountainsides. Their bed is pretty much the center piece, a large canopy bed, probably the most comfortable thing you could imagine, the headpiece against the middle of the wall on the right side when you enter. There’s large closets to the left of the door, a lovely vanity table to the right of the bed, the side of the room that leads to the garden, to the left of where you enter, is lowered with a couple of steps and there is a, uh, I guess in modern houses you’d call it a conversation pit? that is hidden from the entrance area via some screens next to the closets. The ‘wall’ straight ahead from where you enter is just glassless windows with decorative banisters and columns with light flowy curtains if you want to cover them. To the left of the bed is a door that leads to a private bath for the prince, there is also a door for servants to discreetly enter and prepare baths and stuff through there. The upper area of the room is very bright, mostly white and golden, the lower room is much warmer, the conversation pit filled with pillows in red and orange, a low table, there’s usually tea and baked goods there, for the prince and their company to lounge about, it also leads straight to the garden where it’s pretty much more of the same, beautiful flowers and green, benches and chairs, birds and other small animals, an area simply designed to relax in.

17. Do they have a best friend? If so, who, and what makes them their best friend?

I think for the most part they have a hard time distinguishing between actual friends, and the people that are just friendly towards them, cause that’s pretty much everybody. So I think Noor kinda just goes from actually believing everybody is their friend to rare moments where they don’t really feel like anybody is actually seeing THEM, not just their title. They themselves tend to be friendly to everybody, especially the people that surround them a lot, so they have been known to make friends with their personal servants and retainers that Noor themselves genuinely sees as friendships while the other end might just see it as courtesy. Friendships that are more on the same level, two of them of note, are with other nobles living in the palace, going through the same education and everything, who are not among the nobles that serve Noor as chamberlain or stuff cause I imagine those relationships would be a little, eh, uneven. They are wards of the empress, daughter and son of sister-nations that are loyal to the empire. I imagine Noor would actually be too naïve to see them as chesspieces that ensure the empire’s station, they’d just believe ‘who wouldn’t want to come live in the capital, the imperial palace, and get the highest education available!! yay, I’m so glad we can offer this to you!! welcome friends!’ and the others would just eventually get roped into their enthusiasm cause they learn that the prince is actually just a genuinely nice person and maybe they should try to adapt to Noor’s view on things. It’s also just a good connection to have I guess, but they are definitely much less interested in political reasoning than their parents are. I don’t have names for them yet, but a big thing that makes the friendships so important to Noor is that these two are among the few people that don’t touch them with silk gloves, they give them shit when needed, make fun of them, call them out on their bullshit, treat them like an actual human being and not this weird elevated near deific royal persona. They are also two of the few people Noor can truly be themselves with and show their flaws around, with other people they are too occupied with being the perfect prince to not let anybody down. They get all the hot Noor trying to seduce their teacher facts from the very beginning and are highly amused at their distress.

19. What does their relationship with their family look like? Are they close? Distant? Ect.

Their only family left is Noor’s mother, the empress. Their relationship is both close and distant, I’d say. Noor is very much the apple of her eye, she would do anything for her child and protects them with all she’s got. She adores Noor from top to bottom, though she knows that some of their features she loves will be things that will make ruling difficult for them in the future, and the part of her that wants the best for both the empire and her kid wants to break them in to these things, she knows she’ll eventually have to push that, but she can’t quite get herself to do it quite yet. She still has time, its custom for the rulers of the empire to be near immortal and only give up their crown when they feel it’s best for their people. Noor gets to be a child for a while longer, cause she knows how taxing their future will be. Noor on the other hand adores their mother just as much, she is, after all, the empress!, leader of the empire and everything she does and has done is so incredibly impressive and inspiring to them. But Noor is also very blind to the uglier decisions their mother has to make here and there, and if they had more of a close insight into everything she’s deciding they would most definitely lose a lot of their respect for her, or rather they’d just be awfully disappointed cause they thought higher of her. I guess even Noor is not immune to empire propaganda, the mother they know is less the person she actually is and more the person that gets presented to the people. That’s where the distance comes in, Noor can’t quite manage to see her as a regular human, they are not quite aware of that and they would absolutely hate it cause they themselves hate being seen as prince first, human second. They are getting along very well, but if they’d sit down and honestly talk about who they really are it would probably create a bit of a rift.

40. If I wanted to draw them, what would be distinct physical features that I would have to know to draw them correctly?

It’s three things, really, the curvy red hair, the heart shaped face and mouth, and the two beauty marks, one above their right eyebrow, one below the left side of their mouth. Other than that they are slender and pale and prefer presenting female over male, they are amab though, when it comes to their body build. I draw them with the angled bob, though they actually liked having very long hair better, but it kept getting in the way in dangerous situations. Oh and the big blob eyebrows of course, idk I liked the idea of them being my oc with the biggest eyebrows as a little contrast to their finer features.

70. What do you, the creator of this OC, like most about them?

Ah. They are just good, they are so good. They are unbound optimism, striving to do the right thing, always. But they are also too stubborn to admit that that is maybe not entirely possible in life. They also, either consciously or subconsciously, ignore a lot of things that would influence their world-view if they would chose to accept them. That makes them shallow in many things, maybe they just subconsciously try not to dig too deep to avoid having to deal with difficult realities and decisions, they’d rather just accept the pretty outside view and keep believing in the good in the world. That makes them a little selfish maybe. I like this duality, they just want to help and they have the drive to do so but they don’t have the foresight to figure out the crux of the matter and are oblivious to the real problems. It’s all a consequence of their very limited view of the world. They live in this little bubble where everybody is nice to them and agrees with their decisions, and makes things possibly for them, and they only get shown how their actions positively affect people and they seldom get to stick around long enough to get a good look at the consequences of their actions. I guess I just like the idea of a person that is so morally good and wants to help but is also just a very big insufferable brat about it.

73. What attracts them to another person?

Hmmm. Competence. Drive? Seeing someone believe in a (worthwhile) cause and fight for it, succeed at it. Honesty. Not necessarily someone always saying the truth, but a person not wearing a mask, playing a role, but being themselves in one way or another. Mystery. They get intrigued by things they just can’t figure out, out of pure stubbornness or maybe just because they can speculate and fill the blanks with the things they want to believe about the other person. (oh that gyo thing makes sense now huh) They also like the idea of being in the exclusive club of people solving a thing not many people know about. They are also attracted to dominant people, maybe because they will have to become one eventually when they want people to respect them as a leader. (though they already are a dominant person, but more in a spiteful childish kind of way) Also they grew up with their mom as a role model so uhm that was formative I guess. (cue gyo realizing that he reminds noor of their mother and not knowing what to do with that fact… especially with that age gap OH NO god making myself cringe)

#ocs #mangosandchili #noor #gyoverse

[yeppeojiwrites]

beauty and a beat chapter three: disfluency//multigroup crossover

pairings: ateez x female reader (oc)

summary: you and yunho finally talk about what’s going on. 

word count: 3,003 (a long boi but its mostly dialogue/”texts”)

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reminder: 

korean is bold text

english is regular text

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“These noodles were really good! Thank you for buying us dinner, (Y/N)!” Hongjoong said to you after he finished his food. Yunho nodded in agreement.

“If I recall correctly, you’re the one who told me to order takeout for you guys,” you replied. Hongjoong laughed as he leaned back in his computer chair.

“That didn’t mean you had to buy it~” Hongjoong sang teasingly. You playfully rolled your eyes as Yunho laughed at the interaction from his spot in between you and Hongjoong.

You put down your empty takeout container and stood up to stretch, a light yawn escaping you.

“Hongjoong, tell her she should probably go home soon,” Yunho quietly suggested to Hongjoong. Hongjoong nodded and pulled out his phone to check the time.

“Hey, (Y/N)?” Hongjoong tried to get your attention.

“Hmm?” you responded, sitting back down.

“It’s almost 8 o’clock and it’s starting to get dark outside. I think we have a good start for our next album so I’m gonna end production for today. Do you want us to walk you home?” Hongjoong asked. You shook your head.

“I’ll be fine, don’t worry!” you smiled reassuringly.

“Are you sure?” Yunho asked.

“Are you sure?” Hongjoong echoed. You nodded again.

“Yep.” you responded. “Oh, I have an idea! Let’s exchange contact information so I can text or call you guys when I get home so you guys won’t worry.”

“That’s a good idea,” Hongjoong agreed.

“We’re going to exchange phone numbers so she’s able to contact us when she gets home,” Hongjoong told Yunho. Yunho nodded in understanding and pulled out his phone, creating a new contact after unlocking it.

“Hey Hongjoong, how do you spell lavender in Hangul?” Yunho asked, confused.

“Sound it out,” Hongjoong teased as he made a contact for you on his phone.

“You’re so mean,” Yunho told Hongjoong as he held his phone out to you. The two of you swapped phones and began typing information into each others’ phones.

You fixed his spelling of Lavender in your contact name and added your phone number. Yunho changed his contact name from ‘Jeong Yunho’ to ‘Jung Yunho-oppa’ and added his phone number.

Yunho handed you your phone with a smirk. You read his contact name and looked at his face before shaking your head. You created another contact for Hongjoong and swapped phones with him.

You typed your name in English and Lavender in Hangul and added your phone number. Hongjoong changed his name from ‘Kim Hongjoong’ to ‘hongjoongie :)’ and added his phone number.

“Oh, you have the Korean keyboard,” Hongjoong said in a surprised tone.

“Yep! I added it in case I needed to use it,” you replied

“Do you know any phrases in Korean?” Hongjoong asked you.

“Not that many,” you teased. .

“Your pronunciation is really good!” Hongjoong praised you.

“Thank you, I practiced that a lot,” you smiled. You placed your songbook and lyrical notebook in your backpack and pulled your jacket on before slinging your backpack over your shoulder.

“I’ll message you guys when I get home! Have a good night!” you called as you walked out of the studio.

Hongjoong sighed a couple of seconds after you left.

“She’s really smart right?” Hongjoong asked Yunho. Yunho nodded in agreement.

“Do you think we’re going to use that for the intro to our next album?” Yunho asked Hongjoong.

“Maybe. I’ll play it for Mingi later tonight to see what he thinks,” Hongjoong replied.

“Will music production and songwriting will be easier now that there’s two producers and two English speakers on the team?” Yunho asked as he pulled his hoodie over his head. Hongjoong hummed as he thought.

“Music production might go by faster but I’m not too sure if writing lyrics will be any easier.” Hongjoong said, triple-saving everything that the three of you worked on. “(Y/N) isn’t fluent in Korean but we could use her help when we write English lyrics to make sure that we’re pronouncing everything correctly and that everything makes sense.”

Hongjoong closed the remaining open music production programs and turned off the desktop, standing up from his chair and stretching.

Hongjoong looked over at Yunho who was sitting in his chair. “Are you ready to go home?” Hongjoong asked him. Yunho nodded and stood up.

--

You kicked off your shoes after you walked through your front door and picked them up to take them to your bedroom. After dropping them at a random spot on the floor, you flopped onto your bed. You felt your eyes close but they snapped open when you realized that you had forgotten to text Hongjoong and Yunho that you made it home safely.

You quickly took your phone out and sent “I made it home safely!” to Hongjoong and “I’m at home now, don’t worry!” to Yunho. Your phone chimed twice not even thirty seconds after; Hongjoong sending you an ‘okay, see you tomorrow!” and Yunho sending you a ‘okay good. are we going to talk about what happened today?’. You sighed and laid your arm over your forehead.

You typed back a ‘yes, let’s talk about it now’ and waited for him to respond.

(the “text” conversation)

jeong yunho-oppa : so...why didn’t you tell us that you can speak korean?

you : i wanted to see what you guys would say about me if you thought i didn’t know what you were saying

you : if most of you made it clear that you didn’t like me, i wouldn’t tell you guys that i’m fluent in korean. if we became friends/close then i would tell you guys...eventually.

jeong yunho-oppa : do you want me to tell anyone?

you : not yet...i want to see what the rest of the guys think about me

jeong yunho-oppa : we all like you so don’t worry!

you : i don’t know, yunho

jeong yunho-oppa : trust me! hongjoongie and i like you the most, so if anyone says anything, we’ll defend you

you : aww! that’s sweet!

you : i figured out that hongjoong has some kind of interest in me

jeong yunho-oppa : what do you mean?

you : remember when hongjoong first came up to greet me? he turned to you guys and said i’m even prettier up close

jeong yunho-oppa : lol i forgot about that

you : and the thing that happened after i asked him if you guys were my oppas because you’re all older than me

jeong yunho-oppa : you didn’t notice anything else right?

you : you said it was okay to call you oppa

jeong yunho-oppa : i wanted you to feel comfortable! also honorifics are really important here! koreans are really big on respecting their elders!

you : i am...aware

jeong yunho-oppa : i forgot about that...but anyways, who were you talking to on the phone earlier?

you : do you know stray kids by chance?

jeong yunho-oppa : yeah, we met them backstage on a few music programs

you : i was talking to seo changbin. he said that he was classmates with wooyoung when they were in school

jeong yunho-oppa : oh

jeong yunho-oppa : how do you know him?

you : i helped write songs for stray kids’ last two albums and a song on their next album

you : they’re kinda the reason why i’m working with you guys. my music style changed and because i was also capable of writing darker tracks (and because i was working under jyp entertainment) i got recognition in the korean music industry for being able to create both darker tracks and lighter tracks.

jeong yunho-oppa : ah okay

jeong yunho-oppa : are you close with them?

you : i hope so...i’ve been working with them for almost a year

jeong yunho-oppa : are you especially close to any of them?

you : why all of the questions, jeong yunho?

jeong yunho-oppa : you’re right, i’m being intrusive, sorry

you : yunho-

you : i was joking, i’m sorry

yunho: oh

you : i’m the closest to chan because i met him before i met everyone else and we’re both native english speakers and i’m pretty close with changbin because i helped him write lyrics for their songs...which really tested my korean skills

jeong yunho-oppa : that’s pretty cool

you : what about you? who are you the closest to in ateez?

jeong yunho-oppa : probably mingi

you : that’s so cute!! i’ve seen youtube compilations of you guys doing the head-spinning thing together!! tall people have to stick together!!

jeong yunho-oppa : yep! :)

you : it’s late so i have to go...but i’ll see you tomorrow, right?

jeong yunho-oppa : of course! if you’re able to come to the company building earlier tomorrow, we can go out and get coffee from one of the nearby cafes before we start working in the studio!

you : sounds good! good night, yunho!

jeong yunho-oppa : good night, (y/n)!

you : one last thing! please remember not to tell anyone i can speak korean!!

jeong yunho-oppa : of course!! see you tomorrow!!

You plugged in your phone and laid it on your nightstand and gathered the things you would need in order to take a shower. As you showered, you thought about the conversation you and Yunho had. ‘He seemed a little too curious about my friendship with Stray Kids,’ you talked to yourself. ‘Maybe I’m just over-analyzing it.’ you decided, continuing with your shower.

Meanwhile, in a different part of Seoul, Yunho scrolled through the conversation and sighed, a tired smile on his face. ‘She thinks I’m sweet and that my friendship with Mingi is cute and we’re going to meet for coffee tomorrow,’ Yunho thought as he smiled. ‘She seems just as interested in me as I am in her.’

“Who are you texting that has you so smiley?” Mingi asked Yunho from behind the couch, bending over to see Yunho’s screen. Yunho scrambled to turn off his phone and slid it down his left pant leg in a panic.

“I’m not texting anyone, so don’t worry about it!” Yunho said unconvincingly. Mingi looked at him with a concerned and confused expression on his face.

“I didn’t think it was that serious but..uh...okay,” Mingi said, still confused. “Whenever you’re ready to tell me...I’m here for you.” Mingi finished, patting Yunho’s shoulder awkwardly.

Yunho sighed in relief. Hongjoong heard the interaction between the two large men from his bed but ignored it, figuring that it was just Yunho being weird.

--

The next day, you found yourself seated in a white sofa located in the middle of KQ Entertainment’s lobby at 8 in the morning. Your phone was in your hand and you were switching between apps; you were reading Yunho’s text updates about where he was (the bus he was riding came a couple minutes late and as a result, he was arriving fifteen minutes later than the time you agreed to meet) and scrolling and liking posts on Instagram.

Suddenly, you heard a few people entering the building and you looked up to see who it was. When you saw that it was just a few of the male trainees, you looked back down at your phone.

“Ah, I’m so tired! It seems like we’re here everyday.” a boy groaned. One of the boys laughed at his statement.

“Hajoon, we are here everyday,” another boy responded.

“I know...I just want to have a day off or two from training, Daejung.” Hajoon replied.

“We won’t have any day off once we debut, Hajoon,” a third voice said, his pronunciation sounding a bit foreign compared to the other two.

“Tell me something I don’t already know, Hisashi.” Hajoon replied, causing Daejung to laugh and Hisashi’s eyes to narrow as he looked at the younger boy.

Oh, he’s Japanese! That makes sense, you think to yourself.

“Hey, do either of you know who she is?” Daejung asked. The boys turned to look at you as you sat on the couch.

“No...I don’t think I’ve ever seen her here before.” Hisashi replied. Hajoon nodded in agreement and continued to stare at you. You shifted in the chair, feeling uncomfortable because of their stares.

“Should we go talk to her to find out?” Daejung asked his friends.

“Wait a second, I want to keep looking at her...she’s really pretty.” Hajoon said.

“Don’t stare at her like that, you look creepy,” Daejung said. “Let’s just go over and ask.” he said, going to walk over to you.

“Hold on, Daejung! Do you know English?” Hisashi asked him, holding his arm in order to stop him from walking over. Daejung shook off Hisashi’s hand and turned to glare at the boy.

“I grew up in the United States, idiot. Of course I know English.” Daejung said. “Now let’s go talk to her.”

“He just wants to talk to her because he thinks that she’s pretty,” Hajoon laughed.

“Shut up,” Daejung said to the younger boy as he led the two other boys to where you were sitting.  

Suddenly, three people sat on the couch that was facing yours. You looked up again and saw three boys.

The first boy had large dark brown eyes, a slight tan, chin length chestnut-colored hair with half of it up in a ponytail, a dimple in his left cheek, and a bright smile despite having braces. The second boy had a mole under his right eye, fair skin, thick dark hair that was held out of his eyes with a sweatband (similar to Shinee’s Kibum in “View”), and pink plump lips. The third boy seemed younger than the other two with his bright eyes, pinch-able cheeks, pouty lips, and a face that held the innocence of a thousand newborns.

You almost aww-ed at the sight of the last boy.

“Hi, my name is Daejung and this is Hisashi,” the boy wearing the headband said in perfect English, gesturing to the long-haired boy on his right, “and this is Hajoon.” he said, gesturing to the young boy on his left.

“It’s nice to meet you! My professional name is LVNDR or Lavender but my real name is (Y/N).” you responded.

“Professional name? Do you work for KQ?” Daejung asked you, his eyes widening in surprise. You nodded.

“I’m a producer.” you smiled

“She’s a producer for KQ,” Daejung told the boys sitting next to him causing them to gasp.

“How old is she?” Hajoon asked Daejung. Hisashi nodded in agreement. “She looks a little young to be working here.”

“They want to know your age,” Daejung translated, the other two boys nodding in agreement.

“My Korean age is 20 but my international age is 18,” you responded.

“She’s 18 years old internationally,” Daejung translated.

“I’m 16 years old internationally,” Hajoon slumped.

“I’m 19 years old internationally,” Hisashi sighed.

“I’m 20 years old internationally, so stop whining,” Daejung playfully scolded the boys.

“Ask her who she writes music for!” Hisashi suggested to his older friend.

“Who are you producing music for?” Daejung asked you.

“I’m helping Ateez with their next few albums,” you replied. Daejung translated what you said, causing the boys next to him to frown.

“Ask her if she’s dating anyone,” Hajoon said with a smirk on his face as he watched his oldest friend’s face shift from curiosity to embarrassment. Hajoon the little shit was poking fun at Daejung’s very obvious crush on you. Daejung turned back to look at you, pink spreading across his fair skin.

“He wants to know if you’re da-” Daejung’s voiced trailed off. Suddenly, you felt a large hand on your shoulder.

“Sorry I’m late, (Y/N).” an accented voice said from above you. You looked up to see Yunho glaring slightly at the younger boys. They stood and bowed at Yunho before leaving to go to a practice room.

“Are you okay?” he asked you. You nodded.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Are you ready to go?” you asked him, standing up from the couch. He nodded.

As the two of you silently walked next to each other on the sidewalk, you turned to look at Yunho who was black face mask.

“You could have at least let me answer his question,” you told him. Yunho looked at you in confusion.

“Daejung was going to ask me if I was dating anyone and I was going to say no. Now it looks like we’re either dating or you like me or something.” you tell Yunho. Yunho frowns at the memory.

“I didn’t like how he was looking at you,” Yunho said, sticking his hands in his hoodie’s front pocket.

“I’m a big girl and I can defend myself, Yunho.” you assure him. He nods.

“Okay.” he responds with a smile.

“So how much longer do we have to walk until we reach the cafe?” you ask him, changing the subject.

--

You found yourself seated across from Yunho at a table in a far corner of the cafe. Yunho pulled his mask down to take sip of his iced coffee as you twisted your own cup in your hand.

“So...how have you been adjusting to life in South Korea?” Yunho asked you, breaking the awkward silence between the two of you.

“I feel like I’m doing pretty well. My apartment is pretty bland though,” you replied before taking a sip.

“Do you want to go shopping together?” Yunho asked.

“I’m actually going shopping with Eunbin from CLC on Saturday,” you responded. You could sense that his face dropped though you couldn’t see it because of his face mask.

“We can do something else later...once the package my mom sent for me comes, we can have a movie night with some American snacks or something,” you assured him. His eyes got smaller as if he was smiling.

“Alright.” He looked at his phone to see the time and sighed.

“We should probably go now.” Yunho said. You nodded and drank the rest of your coffee.

“Let’s go!” you cheered, making Yunho laugh from behind his mask.

--

a/n:

there will be an unofficial chapter coming up after this chapter where the reader has an actual phone call with her mom after being in korea (they’ve only had short conversations but this one is longer.)

thanks for reading,

ellie <3

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#yeppeojiwrites #ateez #ateez yunho #jeong yunho #yunho scenarios #ateez scenarios #kpop scenarios

[believerindaydreams]

GBU rewatch followup

...cleaned up, readable version, now with fewer typos and after-the-fact commentary in parentheticals. 

things I am looking out for in particular:

- how to write trios 

- everything that Angel Eyes does (less than I thought, it turns out; I was bang on the money with “Animal Magnetism” having him only exist for Meaningful Moments)

- the state of Eastwood’s hair (with the hat you don’t really notice it except in the desert scenes, when it is Absurd)

- some of that sweet, sweet Morricone music because it’s the one part of the film that no amount of clever writing will adequately evoke and I love it to pieces (still true)

let’s do this thing then

like, the opening credits are pure stylish flair. That can’t be a book. It’s gorgeous. It’s perfect for what it is. has nothing to do with translation to a 70s au but that is entirely, utterly besides the point

Tuco’s “I have a gun in one hand and a dead chicken in the other” will never not make me laugh

SPAIN: specifically the Spanish landscape and how gorgeous it looks. it all sort of runs together, appropriation and reappropriation and Spain standing in for Mexico…oh hello Angel Eyes,  you look a lot more impressive than Tuco does. Nice entrance.

Also we don’t actually know at first that he’s The Bad? He’s just wandering into frame like he could be the Good cowboy or something, it’s not the music that tells you. It’s the way that the guy’s family respond to his presence and just Go without saying anything. Something about Angel def. invokes silence. No wonder he and Blondie get on.

…like, this whole scene where he’s like “I am going to enjoy your delicious soup but stare at you“ is actually hilarious? Like he’s def. got a sense of humour- it’s just that everybody looks subdued with Tuco in the picture.

There’s a very thin divide between the tension of comedy and the tension of “is he gonna kill me” and Angel Eyes just straddles all over that line.

I like you, Man Eating Soup. Too bad you gotta die now.

…yeah, I think my characterisation of “bounty hunter who keeps his given word but has no qualms” is bang on the money.

last time I didn’t notice how Lee’s voice shifts to being more amused when he’s about to do something incredibly violent. Or how great his voice was at all. Like that was clearly a mistake, he’s great.

Tuco! *hearts* With a trio of men surrounding him in a triangle. ‘m sure that’s thematic.

Clint sounds like Rowdy but more terse.

Oh hell I love the way that we get closeups on Tuco staring at things. I love characters who stare at things in general (cf. Stargate and a team who communicate by looks), and Leone delivers there.

“how much you worth now” and Tuco’s just lol I dunno.

oh Tuco you theatrical hooligan nobody believes your absurd accusations. also geez I couldn’t write that many swears if I spent all day over it.

That is a DAMN sexy wanted poster.

Forgot about Blondie calling Tuco “known at the rat” part. Hmm. I wonder what that’s about?

I always forget how choreographed the duo’s escapes are, like it’s not just shooting a rope, there’s a lot of effort that go into those.

you smug thing Clint. you smug thing. (I assume this was just one of his wry looks past the camera, as he does a lot).

does trans! Angel Eyes in the 70s smoke a pipe. Yes. Yes he does.

“even a filthy beggar like that has got a protecting angel” oh Angel Eyes you has a crush. also a pretty good sense for a scam- are we meant to infer that Angel and Tuco used to play this game? (Also he has correctly assessed Blondie’s Divine Status or whatever it is that keeps him clear of disasters.) 

the way that Tuco jumps on the horse is just. pure sex appeal.

“sawed off runt” Blondie gets in 1 insult but it actually means something, as opposed to Tuco doing 10,000 for the sake of the audience

I see what you did there with putting “the good” on screen just after Blondie abandons Tuco to die horribly in  a desert. I see it.

yeah, I thought I remembered Tuco saving up all the really good insults for Spanish.

(now that I know that Eli’s from Brooklyn, I can’t *not* watch a performance of a deeply pissed off New Yorker who’s in this godsforsaken desert for the dosh but refuses to budge an inch on being a fast talking SOB. The rapid fire line deliveries for sure.)

had forgotten this bit about Angel slapping around a girl….

Aw, Tuco as soon as he finds water is A. drink some and B. play with it. awww you’re adorable Tuco

must go figure out what that thing Tuco wears on his hand is. also contemplate whether the 70s one wears braces.

yeah, like, “I got dumped so I’ll pull myself together and also drink this man’s crazy red liquor and take a hat cos I need a hat” that is peak Tuco right there.

no wait that wasn’t. What is is the exquisitely judged moment where he decides that the guy will probably want the liquor to drown his sorrows afterwards and leaves it.

I am very fond of the way that the war is presented as a disaster that is Happening but which none of the three leads give a __ about. The much maligned poster got that bang on the money.

everything looks so lived in, always, even though I assume they were building sets? Why can’t American westerns of the period look This Real, did they actually build houses or what

Blondie has vividly green eyes. Right then. Tuco’s are brown.

Tuco hires some backup to help him with Blondie. that’s…smart.

I think, actually, that Blodnie’s blue circle calico shirt is something he oughta wear in the 70s. It suits.

“your spurs” like a knight, ha. That’s a terrible gag, Blondie.

why is there so much blood on Tuco’s face. what was he doing to get banged up like that.

so he’s on a stool with a noose, with a gun pointed at him, and Blondie is still not acting like this is anything serious.

ohmigod I LOVE this bit with the cannon and the house collapsing. Hah. It seriously is like Blondie’s a force of nature though

Tuco tracks Blondie by favourite cigar stubs. Also smokes them after. Tempting to borrow that. (like they’re in bed together, Tuco steals his cigar, that kinda thing)

…is he. Is Tuco wearing flares in the 1860s. Yeah I think he is.

“I brought TWO guns” lol sure you did Tuco.

And Tuco winces when Shorty dies and is it like, two against one would make things too complex for him, or he’s mad that Blondie replaced him that fast, or what’s going on here that he let another man hang like that. Blondie doesn’t seem to mind much.

black horse = black car for Tuco.

Tuco mocking Blondie’s fair skin, like yeah there’s definitely a bit of a racial thing here.

“You’ll die. Very slowly, old friend.” also I have an umbrella ain’t it pretty

I think one of the reasons I glom on this film is because for all its length there is literally something happening every single minute. Like most films have dead time when I could, you know, breathe or something, but I haven’t stopped typing since I turned this on.

(the comedy sensibility there as well. You can’t have dead air when you’re writing comedy, things have to be leading somewhere. )

course at the moment the point is “look at this very big desert with two very small people in it”...here comes the whump. Clint sure knows how to lean into it.

sweet jesus Tuco with the sun behind you there you look like some kinda avenging 70s disco angel yourself. also the headband.

here comes the celestial music. here comes the cavalry. see, when Tuco gets into a mess he has to get out of it himself, but this is the second time that Divine Intervention has saved Blondie.

…gosh it’d be funny if that watch in the stagecoach was the Few Dollars More watch. I’m sure it ain’t.

Tuco’s not very good at interrogation. I’m sort of comforted by this, because it suggests he doesn’t do it very often.

when did Blondie get to the stagecoach. seriously when. (oh right it’s Leone. movement is a free action as long as it’s off camera)

that’s twice that Blondie’s called Tuco a rat though. what is about rats for Blondie.

maximum Clint hair fluff here. why do I have a thing for heroes with daft hair. tis daft.

I don’t think that New Mexico has goat skin waterbottles? Whereas they are all over the place in Spain. Hmm.

…okay, I have missed something. Why is Tuco wearing an eye patch now? Like, did he just look at Bill and say “that’s great I’m having that”. Anyway the way he forgets and shoves it up his face to look at the wall hanging is a hoot. (he keeps doing this like a kid playing pirates)

battle between “keeping on hat” and “oh I’m praying”- hat wins. Figures. 

Tuco still has a nasty cut on his face from before. Either this is very good continuity or Eli got hit by a brick during filming and it’s still healing. I honestly cannot tell.

Tuco genuinely doesn’t know nothing about Blondie’s past. Figures.

oh you *bastard* Tuco trying to exhort a deathbed confession. that’s probably his lowest moment in the whole movie actually- cos Blondie started it with the whole “let’s play who dumps who in the desert”

of course Blondie doesn’t fall for it. course he doesn’t. (I do wonder how much of this is Tuco wondering what Blondie will let him get away with.)

also there’s an implied passage of time during which Blondie thinks it’s hilarious to have Tuco fetch and carry for him. That tracks.

ohhhh and the Pablo scene like I have a lot of feels about this. mostly about the way that Tuco is genuinely happy to see Pablo and it all goes wrong, and I already write bits of this relationship into fics but aww…Pablo is genuinely disappointed. Tuco genuinely loves him.

(cannot tell whether Tuco shags a lot of girls or is angry with Pablo and wants him to think he shags a lot of girls. could go either way.)

BLONDIE WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THIS you creep

in which Tuco just straight-up makes up junk about his brother cos he has an audience. and Blondie goes along with it to the extent of giving him a cigar, and it’s- aw. actual partnership moment. for reals.

“god’s not on our side” yup, and maybe Blondie would have done something if he hadn’t been asleep? But I get the idea he’s happy to take cues from Tuco for improv. 

 Tuco’s “oh fuck” moment inf. relatable.

hello Angel. And our duo knows him, too.

…I, uh, honestly can’t figure out why Blondie thinks it’s a good move for Tuco to pretend to be Bill Carson. Like I honestly can’t see how they’d even think that was a thing to do unless they’d seen the movie up to this part. Like, Tuco and Blondie basically have to be plugged into the narrative to know to do anything here except keep their mouths shut and hope to get to Sad Hill at some point?

Angel Eyes is a practical bastard. Also a sergeant. heigh-ho.

these three definitely know each other and I can’t figure out how. What’s this friendship thing about? It is a mystery. (def Tuco and Angel have a past though. What kind?)

Also Tuco figures that Angel is gonna straight up poison him at first, so that couldn’t have been a wholly easy relationship.

…okay, I’ll have to have a scene where Tuco finally says “yes I think your being called Angel is a hoot”- it is, after all, Here.

Is it that Angel doesn’t like getting his hands dirty, or that it’s easier to fob off the trouble on somebody who does like it, or that he genuinely thinks that anyone less hefty than Wallace might not be able to shove around Tuco like this? mysteries.

I wonder what Blondie is thinking. The prison choir is the goddamn creepiest thing.

yeah, Blondie, you think you’re tough but I think you’d spill your guts out also if the alternative was gouging. That’s not Tuco being a coward, that’s just Angel Eyes treating the object of his crush/a stoic/the white guy better than Tuco. It’s not like there’s a Great Moral Principle at stake for Tuco not to talk or anything.

“We’re going for a ride” is like custom-built to be an Epic Catchphrase though.

…blood doesn’t puddle like that. Someone on production screwed up. (blood is always theatrical in this film. too red and technicolour.)

…where was I? Oh yes. Tuco’s now worth 3000 dollars and is proud of it.

And Wallace is enjoying hurting him. Wallace is exactly the type that Tuco doesn’t grok; hurt somebody because they hurt you, or because you’re mad at them, or they have something you want, but just for the sake of hurting, that I don’t think tracks for him.

(Tuco and Blondie’s scam sure has got around if Wallace knows it. I guess that could have been Angel who told him, but it’s…it’s more like this thing where everyone in the film knows things that were said on screen before? I’d have to do another watch to contemplate this, but the notion fascinates me.)

That “I can’t do it while you’re watching me” is almost cute. Like, obviously it’s a ploy to kill Wallace, but also, it’s cute.

Oh yes, the “we nearly killed Eli” scene”. Thank christ the man had a natural sense of self preservation.

Lots of people in this film wear sexy short cloaks. I love those. I want one of the trio to have on in the 70s, anachronistic or no- maybe Blondie? Dunno.

all three leads have a bit where they’re just spying on the other two. v. sexy.

I’d just like to note that as somebody who has infinite patience for wandering around deserted lonely locales, I love this desolation hotel scene.  

YES BATH SCENE, LOVE THE BATH SCENE

…dumping in all the nice bath salts cos he can. Completely undeterred by being a naked man in a bath facing a gun. continuing with the bath afterwards…

And also Blondie knows Tuco just by the gun. That’s not tracker smarts, that’s, um, divine inspiration.

kitten. Aw, you little kitten.

the way Blondie says “old friend” Angel Eyes actually suggests that it was Tuco who met Angel first.

“So that’s why you came to Tuco”. Yeah, I love mutually necessary relationships, and this one sure counts.

“I want that blond alive” yes we know Angel. We know.

“Were you gonna die alone” oh that IS shippy. 

sometimes Tuco crosses himself after a death, sometimes he doesn’t. there’s no apparent logic there.

the way that Blondie whistles and shoots a guy is max. cowboy aesthetic. also messed up.

Blondie seems cool with Tuco killing Angel. Okies.

(I guess he figures at this point that Angel will have to be waiting...)

I’d remembered the “it’s for you”. Had not remembered Tuco tearing up the paper after, but whatevers.

where does Tuco get all these hats. How? Does he just steal hats whenever he sees a new one?

Leone’s favourite trick of ‘things off camera don’t exist” is amazing. really it is. A whole army camp…

and really, this is all extra, they could just go ahead and have the cemetery duel now, but that’s not really the point.

Actually, Blondie does seem perfectly content to let Tuco do most of the talking when it needs to be done.

That whole bit with the liquor swigging- goes along with my notions of Blondie not actually being a very heavy drinker, Tuco being more enthusiastic. also I do like Tuco’s genuine “really?!” upon being told he could make colonel, like this is the first time somebody’s told him he could be something other than a priest or a bandit, and maybe he would have gone for it if he wasn’t hip deep into the 200,000 thing.

And the mutual Blondie/Tuco “this guy’s insane” looks they swap when the captain’s not looking at them, tis fab.

it’s so weird that nobody in this camp is talking…until they start yelling.

Tuco’s notion of avoiding getting killed by cannon fire is to hide as far out of frame as he can. Given how Leone framing works, this is maybe not so dumb.

it takes the entire civil war for Blondie to render a moral judgement, i. e. war is bad. I feel like he’s obscurely irritated that circumstances have forced him to profess an opinion about something.

Hang on, didn’t Blondie learn the name of the cemetery from Angel Eyes earlier? Does he actually need Tuco at this point?

Blondie next to a big case that says “explosives” is…uh, very Bugs Bunny.

…oh, yeah, it does help having a partner to blow up the bridge. Right.

it is genuinely fun, though, watching these two work as partners. They’re very practical when they want to be.

Tuco taking several minutes to gulp his way into telling Blondie his half of the secret is…interesting. Trusting. And I suspect probably saves his life later. Cos Tuco’s right and blowing up this bridge is dangerous and one of them could easily die…and he is, for once, actually doing his best to do right by his partner in a completely stupid and insane world.

lighting your cigar on the explosives is also very Bugs Bunny.

Blondie, just cos Tuco went to sleep with his arse in easy kicking position doesn’t mean you have to kick it. Also I wonder what Tuco’s whimpering there.

and the young soldier scene. I have notions about the utility of Useless But Kind Gestures that I’ve been ranting about in various 1984 postings for a while, and Blondie gets one here. Oughta contemplate that at length later.

oh look it’s the cemetery. Tuco throws away his map.

…and three minutes go clean out of my head, as they do, because the simple fact is that even with the grave name this is a ridiculous task - how do you find one grave in all five thousand? and Leone is covering for it with a mystical quasi-religious invocation to get Tuco to where we need him to be. Thing is, it works on me. Can’t talk sensibly about the Ecstasy, there is is.

The framing of Angel Eyes coming in is epic, I gotta say. First person. Have we had any first person all film?

…but Blondie, why were you having Tuco dig up Arch Stanton’s grave when it’s the wrong grave, unless you knew Angel was coming? He knows Angel’s coming is all I can think of.

also I think we’re being asked to assume that Blondie took Tuco’s gun while Tuco was asleep with his arse in the air, unloaded it, then put it back, and then kicked him awake. dang if that isn’t a sequence I would have enjoyed Leone committing to celluloid.

okay, so. Three-way.

Tuco’s thinking “if one of these people is gonna shoot me, it’s probably gonna be Angel. So I’ll shoot Angel, and Blondie probably shoots Angel too, and then we see where we are. if they both shoot me I’m dead anyway.”.

Angel Eyes, I bet, is just figuring he should get off a shot at the better shooter first, and he figures that’s Blondie.

Blondie knows who has a weapon, so he just has to spin this out and make it look good for Angel Eyes. Easy. I wonder what he would have done if it wasn’t, though?

(we aren’t ever gonna know are we)

I can’t tell who Angel Eyes is trying to shoot with his last shot. I assume it’s Blondie, but the framing makes it hard to tell?

Tuco, you hafta bring all that money back to civilisation, wrecking the bags doesn’t help there.

Ah yes. The noose. Where did Blondie even get a noose? Is it worthwhile asking the question?

I spent a long time the first time I watched this, genuinely wondering if Tuco was gonna get killed. (I didn’t want Blondie to kill him.) And I was genuinely unsure…until I realised that we were setting it up just like old times, and Blondie was gonna have to shoot him free because he always *had* shot him free, and was always going to, and it was a oroubous of a movie. Which is all the more so in the day of easy DVD rewatching.

which is not to say I didn’t quiver when Blondie levels the gun.

anyway after all he’s been through, I think Tuco’s entitled to shout that last line.

whew!

and some followups for the notes 

...yeah, it definitely makes more sense for Angel Eyes to be an old acquaintance of Tuco’s (unless you’re writing a fic where Blondie is a Weird Force of Nature and trying to reconcile two different people’s connection to him is a driving force of the plot, but I’ll remember this for the Animal Magnetism sequel).

I guess that Tuco is definitely pretending to be Bill Carson, but why? How does that help them? (I assume Blondie doesn’t see the whole torture-by-Angel Eyes coming...)

Yeah, I can see Angel Eyes as someone who’s perfected his gunslinger because his hand-to-hand isn’t so hot. Tuco’s the one who’d probably win in a straight bar brawl, but unfortunately for him that’s not the movie he’s in. 

#western #the good the bad and the ugly #70s au

[sapphic-sex-ed]

Hi, I'm feeling a bit confused/worried and I don't know who to talk about it to. My girlfriend and I have been dating for a bit over a month, so we're still getting to know each other, and we don't see each other in person very often because she lives an hour and a half away and I dont have a car, so we mostly text. She's a trans woman but her family isnt supportive (i think her parents told her she was lying to herself when she tried to come out) (1/5)

((  Today over text she told me she’s confused because she thinks she’s maybe “just a femish geeky guy” which totally threw me for a loop. I should say that I’m a cis woman, so I can only try to understand what questioning one’s gender is like, I try to be as educated + empathetic as I can but I know I don’t rly get it. That being said I know that despite being out to myself + identifying as bi for years there’s still this weird internal pressure to “really be straight” or “end up gay” —- (⅖) so I’m guessing that there’s probably a similar feeling people get with regards to gender identity?. I don’t know how long she’s been worried about it, but to my knowledge she’s been out to herself as a trans woman for sometime now, I asked her if there was a specific thing that made her wonder and she said no, but I’m worried that with the holidays and her family being less than great about the whole thing she’s having a hard time. — (⅗)   Also, she asked for breast forms for Christmas, so delved into researching how to get them for her, and today she said she’s kind of afraid of the idea, so I’m wondering if that is contributing to it. Mostly, I’m just worried she’s  having a rough time and I want to be supportive but I don’t know what is the best way to go about it. I don’t want to invalidate her questioning and being confused, but also from my perspective she really doesn’t seem like a cis guy, — (⅘)   and I don’t want to play into the larger transphobic culture that tells trans women that they aren’t “really women” and generally is shitty. SO that was probably tmi but basically I’m hoping for a trans woman’s advice on how I can be helpful and whether or not this is a thing other trans people experience. Sorry this is so long. (5/5)  ))

Hmm, yes, -that- feeling. Because I don’t know her personally I can’t really say with much certainty what’s going on, but there are a few likely things.

The feeling you correctly assumed exists is often caused by the trans narrative, that is the set of rigid stereotypes used to gatekeep transgender people, especially trans women. If you didn’t play with dolls, like disney princesses (they look for Ariel and i have a lot to say about that for another time), or aren’t exclusively interested in boys, you can get blacklisted from all the psych services in the area. I know a girl who forgot to wear nail polish to one (1) appointment and had to wait an extra two years to get HRT. Personally I fit the narrative pretty well and even I’m still terrified every time I have to go see my endo and get way more femmed up than I usually do and pretend to have a boyfriend.

The trans narrative is a huge source of internalized transmisogyny. When you have an unsupportive family you’ll often be told “well you didn’t crossdress as a kid”, “you would have said something sooner”, “you played with trucks a lot”, or similar things. Your girlfriend has probably spent a lot of time worrying if That One Thing means she isn’t ~really~ a girl. The narrative also applies to transition goals. If a girl doesn’t want this or that thing (especially a vaginoplasty) they are kicked out of the psych office and labeled an autogynephile.

It’s okay to question things. Yes, it’s possible that maybe she isn’t exactly or entirely a girl. Maybe she’s agender, a demigirl, bigender, genderfluid, or what have you. But trust me, there are no cis guys who question their gender a lot. They never have to and don’t want to. We don’t live in a world where being a trans woman is more acceptable than being a feminine guy.

One of the things which often gets in the way of a trans woman accepting herself is the idea that trans people “feel like a X”. It’s kinda hard to know what other people feel regarding their gender so how can you know if you feel more like how one group or another does? Ask her what she wants to be. If she could choose any gender for herself and have everything be perfect, what would she pick? Boys don’t want to be girls. Wanting to be a girl -is- being a girl. Also, yeah a lot of women, especially sapphic women, have transfeminine radar. Despite layers of false masculinity, you can’t completely hide your heart. None of my sapphic friends were surprised when I came out, but the boys (both straight and mlm) and my boyfriend had no idea.

About the breastforms, it’s okay to be scared. Every trans girl gets scared about presenting how she wants to. Buying women’s underwear for the first time, braving the mirror to try makeup, starting HRT, asking to be called by a new name and pronouns, it’s all very normal. Some trans women come out to themselves and rocket into their new image. Others crawl. There is no rush and if your girlfriend doesn’t feel ready then that’s okay. It’s never too late and she can take as much time as she needs to figure it out. That said, the first time seeing yourself with breasts is magical and she may need a little encouragement to get there.

-*Mod Star*

#mod star #trans issues #internalized transmisogyny #trans narrative #transmisogyny #gatekeeping #medication mention #parents mention #long post #italic text #anon

[pjarox-journey]

Session #1 - The plateau and beyond

(Actually, this was session #2 and i kind of forgot to write notes the last time and started at this point. But... that should be okay, right? I promise you, nothing interesting happened, like the Great Disapearing Of The Boars)

So, finally, i got the glider! No falling down from cliffs ever again, yesh! Also, the king told me about the calamity Ganon, about the fallen kingdom, and so on. History lecture for Link! Now, at this point i had cleared all the shrines on the plateau, got my 4th heart, and found 7 Koroks already. But i was not done with the plateau yet, no no. I had found a hammer in one of the shrines! Do you know what to do with a hammer? You smash rocks! But not your everyday rocks, resting on the ground, no, i had other plans, much better plans. There lives an Iwarok on the plateau, and he is FULL of loot! Loot is always good, and i could need the rupees soon. Or... more like the gems, i could turn into rupees, but... whatever. Besides that, there was a waterfall in the mountains, and i thought there was something behind it. Also, Octoplatforms, one of the features of master mode, and i was curious about them.

On my way through the forest i remembered to do some preparations first. Better safe than sorry, right? I had already eaten up most of the food i had prepared earlier (i might have gotten hit a few times, eheheh... ^^”), but i had colleceted many ingridients (like i always do. Ask my friends). So i went to the cooking pot, wanted to light the fire beneath it, but... the campfire besides it wasn’t lit anymore! But that couldn’t stop me! I put my only flint onto the ground, and... destroyed it. Go me! -.- So, what’s the second best idea to light a fire? Right, FIRE ARROWS! Imagine Link, standing in front of the cooking pot, aiming on the wood beneath it, and igniting it with a big explosion. I totally didn’t overdo it (if i had wanted to, i think i already had some bomb arrows, so...). Still, i wonder why those bulblins didn’t notice me... Aaanyway... now i got 15 prepared meals after throwing like everything edable (besides my arcons, cause... why should i?) into the pot. Now i was ready!

The ‘first’ day of the big journey started, and it should start with an epic battle against the Iwarok of the plateau. He died in 7 hits. I didn’t even fall down from his back. Well... what a shame. But hey, half a dozen ambers and... stuff. Also, many shrooms around his home! More food!

Next on the list was the waterfall. So i went back through the forest (still no signs of boars. Where the hell are they?!), following all those acorns on the ground (the squirrels had been very hard-working lately, i guess. Well, good for me! More acorns in my bags!), past a hord of bulblins, especially the black one on the mountain, whom i stole the equipment one night. My advice: in master mode, don’t fight enemies, if you don’t have to, especially the strong ones. You’ll just brake your weapons, and won’t get anything of worth from it, most of the time.

But holy, those Octoplattforms, okay? They are amazing! Like... there were two of them, hovering in front of the waterfall. One with a blue bulblin, who died with one shot of my bow, and one with a chest. In it, there was a Knight’s Claymore. If you didn’t play the game, let me tell you: this weapon is incredible good at the start of the game. 38 damage! It can two-shot those nasty blue bulblins! And if that wasn’t enough, the Claymore itself also had the buff for more durability. This was a total jackpot, seriously. After that, i jumped through the waterfall (it was cold. Ouch. Protip: don’t jump through a waterfall of icecold water!), and found three chests! And a Soldiers sword, which was kinda nice. The chests were pretty decent, too: a good bow, 5 arrows and 5 fire arrows. More fire for me, i guess!

Now it was time to leave the plateau. The only thing i was missing was good armor, something i would not find here. After running around that big lake, killing some ice slimes with explosions and raiding another bulblin camp (i was not worth it!), i stood at the nothern edge of the plateau. I was unsure were to leave the plateau. I could go forther to the east, because the plateau was still the safest place to be, but on the other hand... there were horses, right next to the plateau. Kakariko was still far away, and a horse could bring me there way faster than my own feet. So i jumped down, flying to the horses, sneaking to them and... well, the one i had picked out was more like “Oh, hey, hi. I don’t mind you”, so... eh... well, now i got a horse! A brown one, with dark brown mane. I think it’s stats aren’t that good, but for now... everything was good.

I rode east, through some ruins, were i picked up some provisions, mostly apples, but also some arrows, before i moved on. Some bulblins followed me, some of them armed with brooms! The horror, i tell you. But they lost interested in me and my horse quickly, so i reached the Prologia bridge without any casualities.

There i met Brigo, a mere traveller. He told me about the guardians and how i could reach Kakariko. Also, i saw another shrine, which i immediatly paid a visit, of course.

It was the Vashi-Ryoko-Shrine. My 5th shrine! It was about wind, and i just had to fly around a bit. But for one of the treasures, i had to fly over the void, and, eh... i might have fallen down three times, but it was worth it. A Soldiers Claymore for me, still weaker than the Knights Claymore, but still fairly good.

When leaving the shrine, it was already near midnight. The first day was already over, and now i was attacked by a few skeletons. But to be honest, they are more an annoyance then anything else. On my way east, i found another Korok (Stone + hole = Korok. It’s simple), broke a few rocks, and found Giro, the merchant. He might have been asleep, yes, but what about a small midnight trade, hm? I got 408 Rupees for the stuff i sold to him - hopefully enough for a decent armor. I don’t remember the prices, to be honest, but Kakariko is still far away, so i still have enough time to get some more rupees.

After letting Giro sleep again, i found a cave (thx, little statue indicating it), where i found the next Korok (they are everywhere, believe me), and a diamond! SO MUCH MONEY! If i sell it, of course... maybe i won’t - i’m not sure yet.

After riding east (and looting the forest - there were more mushrooms, okay?! D:) i saw the tower of this region. On the other side of the river. So... i left my horse (it has no name, still. Do you have any good ideas?), and jumped over the river, thanks to my ice module. After i went fishing, of course. How to fish, you ask? Well... ever heard of explosive fishing? Cause that’s what i did. It worked pretty well! :3

The second day of my big adventure started with... towerclimbing. Nothing of interest here, but now i got the map of this area. And i was able to jump onto the Octoplatforms here! Two again, one with a (now dead) Bulblin, the other one with a chest wiiiith... a shield. Eh... hm... whatever.

But i didn’t want to leave my horse waiting any longer, so i went back to it immediatly! ...just kidding. I found a flower, which brought me to another Korok (number 10!) on the other side of the river, where i went fishing again, and... well... but i found the remains of the Bulblin there, which i had shot down on the Otcoplatform, so that was nice.

After i had crossed the river again, i finally took my horse, rode a few meters, and... well, there was an empty outpost, and boxes, and... i had to loot it, okay?

And... thats where i am right now. At the outpost, ready to venture east. If i remember correctly, there is a shrine between the twin mountains (on the other side of the river again...), so i should pay it a visit. After that, there is the stable, where i can register my horse... and from there, i could reach Kakariko fairly quick, i think. So that’s my first goal: reaching Kakariko, buying some armor and meeting the big Korok so i can upgrade my bags (MORE WEAPONS!). And after that... we’ll see!

Stay tuned for the next update! o/

#journey of the wild #Breath of the Wild #The Legend of Zelda #the legend of zelda: breath of the wild

[survivortaveuni]

Episode 11: “Whatever Happens Tonight...This Will End in Chaos”

So far in the remote island of Taveuni, things were looking fine. Unanimous votes were all that the eye could see. It seemed like nothing much could go wrong, but, in the words of Selena Gomez, everything is not as it seems. 

Well, first off, there was the fun auction. People won some pretty neat things; Jack E won some delicious spoiled milk, LA and Charlotte both won an advantage in the next challenge, Steven got a self-vote revealer, and Lily bought a wonderfully useless stick. A bunch of people bid on the mysterious statue because they thought it would be some advantage in the game (it wasn’t). Jack C won, and he told the tribe that it was useless, but they all thought he was lying (he wasn’t). 

The most important thing won in the auction, though, was the super fun Chaos Idol (TM)! Jordan was the lucky winner of this ugly idol, and so now he had not one but TWO special idols. And it...would have quite the effect on the course of the game.

The immunity challenge was Robot Unicorn Attack, which LA won. And she would be thankful she won immunity that round, because hoo boy. 

Jordan tells his Motomaiqi alliance about the Chaos Idol, saying that he plans to use it. LA spills the beans, though. Soon, Charlotte, Steffen, and a bunch of others try to coordinate the vote so that they all are immune. Their goal was to make a sort-of-but-not-really-blindside and rock out Lily. And then...there was Jack E. 

Jack was bored, so he decided to go on call and ally with whoever got on call with him first in the tribe chat. And that lucky winner was the other Jack! So Jack E started spilling minimal information to Jack C to try to get his trust only for Jack C to just flat out tell him about Jordan’s two idols. That’s some stunning gameplay right there, folks. 

Sometime after this, Steffen still trusts Jack E a lot, so he lets Jack E in on the plan to work around Jordan’s Chaos Idol. Jack E, though, is bored and likes to have fun, so he tells Jordan about this, everything from LA flipping and all that, and he suggests blindsiding Steffen. Jordan and Jack C agree to this, and the former decides to retract his Chaos Idol...for now.

Unfortunately, though, both plans failed that night. When Steffen saw Jordan did NOT play his Chaos Idol, he decided to play it safe and play his idol on himself. Unlike another person who played their idol, Steffen played his idol correctly, and Jack C was blindsided in a 2-1-1-1 vote, with 4 votes for Steffen cancelled. 

whew there was no secret plot to murder my ass, nice

I believe the soul fact Jack C exists in this game is to annoy me to no end and face the fact he's gonna outlast me because his social game is so fucking bad and he's up Jordo's ass

[5/11/17, 6:24:38 PM] Jack (Ginga): Life works in mysterious ways steffen [5/11/17, 6:24:46 PM] Jack (Ginga): Sometimes all it takes is a stick and a statur I dont care that I hate Jack C, that better be the title

Jack C. really thinks he's fooling everyone saying that statue does nothing. How dumb do you think I am to believe your word without any receipts especially after you popped an idol out of nowhere without telling anybody last time, why would you be honest and upfront about something this time. HM?

[5/11/17, 9:41:32 PM] Steffen Bøhn: ok so this didn’t strike me until last night but Im more than certain this is a thing now [5/11/17, 9:46:20 PM] Steffen Bøhn: but I believe that Jordan and Lily are working together, and they each have 2 trios set up, one for each of them, Jordan has Jack C and LA, and Lily has Charlotte and Tyler, this was kinda proven to me when last night Charlotte and Tyler and LA confirmed that the plan to get out Jack C wasn’t actually the plan and the whole plan all along was set up by Jordan to take out either me or Billy.  LA and I spoke and she basically confirmed this theory, along with the fact that Lily and Jordan are closely working together because I told Lily I found the extra vote, and that I had all the stamps, and low and behold Jordan suddenly knows how I have both, and apparently Jordan told his trio too because LA told me she knew.  So in the end inside those trios, Lily has Charlotte and Jordan has Jack C, if my math is correct.

Okay, so I just finished a call with Steffen and I feel like we have a solid relationship now. I was upfront with him before the vote, after Jack let slip the real plan so I told him everything basically. I told him how Lily shared everything with Jordan, basically everything he told me to build trust I was like yeah, Jordan already told me cause Lily told him. I don't think he was happy about that but now we know we can't trust Lily 100% she's working with Jordan. Now my problem is Steffen doesn't trust Charlotte either, he thinks she is Lily's second, like Jack C is Jordan's and I don't wanna be like nah, I have Char cause that will mean telling him we're friends and suddenly huge target on us.  We talked a little about the upcoming vote, whether we need to make a vote and get Lily or Jordan out or for Jack. (thank god he didn't say Char) If the vote is aimed at the other Jack or Steven, we're sort of fucked too because we need them to vote with us when we do go to make a move. It should be pretty clear that Jordan and Lily are sort of running things so hopefully we can use that to flip people.  Steffen thinks he can pull in Tyler so if we can then we should be able to do something? But Tyler also leaked the plan to Jordan so that's worrying, PEOPLE NEED TO STOP TELLING THE REAL PLAN, LIE PEOPLE, LIEEE. WE NEED TO BE A BUNCH OF LYING LIARS WHO LIE. But Char also thinks she has Tyler which isn't bad but in this case I need Tyler to trust Steffen more so he doesn't tell Lily cause once Lily knows, Jordan knows. I didn't think I would have to deal with such an important move so fast but if we don't cut someone from Jordan and Lily they have numbers through most of the game and while I could just go along with it, I'd rather play my own game not follow someone else's.  My last game, the biggest problem was not having people I really trusted and it's hard to play when you don't have some form of trust with people. I feel like I can trust Steffen and Char, although if Char turns on me I wouldn't be too shocked cause we' are Slytherins and we do what we gotta but I hope she doesn't cause we still need each other right now and doing that would put her at risk of becoming just a number and she's better than that, plus she wants Jordan gone so that helps. Also Steffen and I are pretty sure Jordan won the secret advantage so I have to hope he tells me what it is so I know what to expect. We also think either Jordan or Lily have the rainbow idol. I thought Steffen had it but now I'm not sure, he probably would have admitted it during the call.  so much to figure out.

later...

Well, this challenge was terrible. And not terrible in a 'socks with sandals kind of way' but terrible in a 'i want to rip my ears off and throw them in bleach' kind of way. Whoever decided that games don't need volume control is the worst human ever. OF COURSE I didn't find the mute button until 10PM... life is cruel. Thank god I'll be 25 next month. This is the halfway point of my life. We're almost there kids. Let me just take you through my life today. 9:15AM: Wow, this is going to be fine. I used to play this all the time in middle school, it's going to be great. 9:17AM: I love this song!! 9:26AM: Um okay that score could have been better... but it's fine, I'll get better. 9:45AM: Fuck. 10:15AM: Fuck me. 11:30AM: I hate this game. I hate this song. I hate the hosts. 12:00PM: I will pray for death. Please murder me. 1:15PM: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. 1:30PM: Ooh Harry Styles put out a new album. 6:00PM: FUCK I stopped playing. 9:00PM: k let's do this. I can do this, this is fine. 10:15PM: I can't do this. Gotta find that GIF. 10:45PM: Can't find the GIF. Forgot to submit, fuck. 10:53PM: Submitting mothafucker. 11:05PM: Found the GIF. Too little too late. Honestly I'm just glad that Jordan didn't win. This might be our opportunity to get him the fuck out of here. Honestly, I want him gone... mostly because I don't like that he cheats his way through challenges but we call it loopholes because he was 'smart' enough to outsmart or outlogic the hosts / life. Okay, I only hate him because I didn't think of it first. Otherwise, he's okay. Whatever. I'm just salty. Let me live.

I think it's SO CUTE how Steffen and I were not on good terms, and he finally "makes up" with me, telling me how he's glad we're friends again, and we're talking all the time and all this happy bullshit and he was gonna work with me, and keep me in this game, and not only was he fully aware I was leaving, he helped and voted me out. Steffen is a snake, always has been, always will be. I've never met someone who is more self centered, more conceited and more socially inept than him. He doesn't understand the concept of friendship and never will, and I'm gonna laugh when he loses this game too. Sorry I tried being your friend AGAIN and you proved to me that you're just terrible. I hope you get voted out with your idol in your pocket you dumbass. 

Long story short: We're faking the chaos idol and voting out steffen

"Better to be safe than sent home." Episode title. Ya'll are welcome. So today, the plan was to vote Jack C. Or at least, that's what I heard before all hell broke loose. Turns out, Jordan has the Chaos Idol (thanks, Lily) and he plans on using it tonight.. which means that everyone who has a vote cast AGAINST them is safe. So much for sending Jordan home tonight. A girl can dream. But now we're going to throw votes around like darts on a board and hope that they all land EXCEPT for Lily. Which should work. Hopefully. I really want to work with Steffen and Tyler. I think I can trust them and hopefully Lily comes through on her part of this 'plan' and votes to keep me safe. She has no idea that Tyler's sticking his vote on Steffen and not her. Surprise bitch, the rock is all yours. If this backfires, we might have to deal with Hurricane Lily.. but I'm optimistic. I think we've got this one. 

i cant believe jordan got a chaos idol,,, this is about to be the craziest tribal so far, and probably ever, because the rest will end up unanimous just like the first 11 have been

First of all, thank fuck I won immunity this round cause shit is about to get crazy. This afternoon Jordan decides he's going to use his chaos idol, apparently that is what the special secret advantage was so that was fun to deal with. After Jordan, Jack and I sorted out what 'we were doing', I had to update Char about everything tell her the plan and then Steffen. I told Steffen I was gonna vote for him to keep him safe but after more planning happened, without me, Tyler is voting Steffen instead and I'm still putting my vote on Jack C. Which is good cause it'll look like I stayed solid and if Jordan doesn't use the idol then Jack C should have the most votes and go home, unless Jordan and Lily had another plan and put their votes on Steffen while we all spread and in that case he'll be gone, but that's just me being hella paranoid. If everything goes as the four of us plan, Lily will be the only person without a vote and should be going home. But this whole idol is a fucking mess so we will see. I hate that I'm not voting for Char or Steffen, cause if someone doesn't stick to  the plan then they could be in trouble and I need them to stay. #stressed

originally there was a big plan of using the chaos idol and a decent amount of people knew about it but steffen and steven were out of the loop right, anyways me la and jack are in an alliance since day 1, but me and jack c are getting closer to other jack for a while. anyways la spills are the beans to steffen and tries to flip on us. steffen not know jack is close to me and jack c and tells jack, jack tells all this to me and jack c. anyways now were not playing the chaos idol and the three of us without telling anyone are voting steffen, everyone else is planning for a chaos idol

Dear Chaotic Diary, Ok so I have little to no idea whats going on anymore because I could be getting played to high heaven and I would not be the wiser tbh.  ANYHOE, I'm here bidding one that screwed up statue because HEY EVERYONE IS GOING FOR THAT ADVANTAGE, oh wait, no, Jack C is gonna steal my statue and keep it for himself and rub my face in it, PARTY.  So now I'm here pissed cause it seems Jordan got the special advantage, BUT GUESS WHAT, ITS A CHAOS IDOL, designed as it's name implies, to cause chaos.  So basically it'll make anyone who is voted for immune and cause them to go to an immediate rock draw between the people and it turns out, oh good ole Jordo is trying to save Jackie poo C again....while passing it off like I'm none the wiser, but oh does he know what's been in my ear.  So I've been recently been getting closer to LA and she is honestly my rock rn after losing Billy, but we were game talking and at this point I have nothing to lose.  But I basically laid out the dynamic of the season of Jordan and Lily running 2 trios, but it seems factions in their trios have been woke or something, cause here I have Charlotte coming to me saying "I think Lily poisoned me and Tyler against you" YA THINK, anyways now we hear from Charlotte and LA that Jordan has the aforementioned chaos idol.  So now Charlotte turned on Lily, and LA turned on Jordan, which is honestly what I needed and a plan was devised.  SO according to Charlotte and LA Jordan is saving Jack E, Jack C is saving Jordan, Jack E is saving Jack C, and LA is saving Jack C, possibly with Steven voting Jack C, but now we sit here with Lily's trio, and this is where my alliance with Charlotte and Tyler comes into play.  So Lily thinks that trio is saving itself, but now we have other plans.  So Lily will save Charlotte, Charlotte will save Tyler, and instead of Tyler saving Lily, Tyler will save me, and that leaves Lily without a vote to save her, meaning she would leave immediately.  However if no chaos idol is played I think that Jack C will go home since LA and Jack E are voting for him, but I don't care at this point, if a chaos idol isn't played tonight, I'm sorry but I'm going to need to bust out my hidden immunity idol cause this ain't gonna screw me out tonight.....at least I hope, technically we should be fine but I don't want to chance Jordan and Lily doing something like voting me instead and just using the chaos idol to screw with people's minds because let's face it, thats a very sadistic and Jordan Pines thing to do.  So I'm sitting here and praying to everything I can think of just to hope this plan will work, because if it does, oh holy nights, if not.....well things are gonna get a whole lot more interesting, so lets have fun. Scared and confused, Steffen

If you had asked me 72 hours ago if I was going to be the mastermind of a crazy move, I would say you were crazy. Here we are, 72 hours later and if what I have set up works out how I planned it, then I will be one powerful person in this game. It all started when Steffen, completely trusting me, spilled the beans about each and every single thing happening in this game, or more specifically, his hypothetical situations. I listened, and originally I did have a reason to keep this to myself, but after reading everything that he was saying, it made Steffen seem like more of a power player than I had originally perceived. I thought he was on the bottom, but considering all of the information he has heard from various sources, it makes me nervous to really think how much information he gets. This scares me, and although I trust him, him having an extra vote, combined with his complete rainbow pass, makes him a dangerous player that I need out of this game. His paranoia, which is what was holding him back from being a really dangerous player has disappeared, and that is why he is a threat to me now. Last night, I called Jack C., because Steffen said Jack C. and Jordan were close, and I originally thought that Jordan and I were formidable allies. I spilled only a little bit of what Steffen had told me before he unleashed a huge bomb in this game: Jordan has the Rainbow Idol. Huh, wonder why Jordan never told me this information? Guess he really is closer to LA and Jack C. than myself. This is where my second dose of information came in handy, where I let him know that LA was really not completely loyal to them. Jack then unleashed another bomb: Jordan found a Chaos Idol. This makes whoever receives votes at tribal council immune and everybody else goes to rocks. This is so powerful and it makes everything that everyone else is doing make sense. Jack C told me that everyone had a plan to vote for each other in order to keep everyone safe when Jordan plays the idol. However, everyone found out about this plan and now no one is really gonna be in danger. This is when I decided to make my move. I told Jack C., what if we don't play the idol, because everyone thinks he will, and you, Jordan and I will vote out Steffen, getting rid of his extra vote without needing to flush it and making everyone scared as well as hang onto it for next round. Wow, I'm so powerful. Now I had to inform Jordan of all of this information and I really thought that this would lead to him leaking his rainbow idol and his Chaos Idol to me. He didn't. Luckily, Steffen told me about the Chaos Idol and everyone's plans to work around it already so I had more of a reason to tell Jordan these plans, and it worked perfectly. We brought in Jack C. and the three of us have formed a formidable trio. Triple J 4.0. Nice. All I know is that we're voting for Steffen and hopefully everyone is sticking to the mindset that Jordan is playing this Chaos Idol and are voting for each other, not knowing they are sealing their fates. I'm honestly not so sure how well this is going to work for me in the future, but I know for sure that I am sick of sitting around letting people tell me what to do. It's my time to shine and it's my time to be a huge game changer. Whatever happens tonight, at least we one thing for sure. This will end in chaos. 

I don't know how I'm still here. My strategy is what I like to call the pearl strategy. I'm hoping to just sleep my way to the end.

#confessionals #shevotedouthermom