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─ once upon a broken heart
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airi-p4 · 3 years
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Miraculous escape - Chapter 3
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 |
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Thank you @alittleshycat for the header and wanted posters pic! 💙 Thank you @brickercupmasterx3​ for proofreading! 💙 ___________________________________
I’m not forgetting my multichapter fics, don’t worry! I’m just slow ^^; This is a short chapter. Enjoy!
A/N: This story is Lukanette + Adrigami endgame.
Chapter summary:
The band has its first rehearsal and Marinette has an unexpected talk with 'Lucia'.
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Chapter 3: first rehearsal
The next morning, both men had probably been staring too much at the band’s singers while waiting for all the members to get ready for their rehearsal. Everytime they made eye contact with the women, they would look away to chat with each other. The same scene repeated a few times- too many to be considered normal. The men panicked in fear of having been discovered.
"Don't look, but Marinette has been staring at you for a while with fierce eyes", Adrien suddenly warned, agitated.
"Kagami is the same, my friend." Luka answered, equally nervously.
"Do you think they discovered our secret...?"
"I hope not! Shit! She's coming!" Luka jolted, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Marinette too!" Adrien exclaimed, placing his hands on Luka’s arms.
Just a few steps later, the women were in front of them.
"Hello" Kagami started. "I don't think I caught your name before…?"
"I'm A-! NOIRETTE! I'm Noirette. And she's Lucia" he squeaked while Luka nodded.
Kagami never looked at ‘Lucia’. Her stare was piercing through Adrien's pupils like a sharp-edged fencing sword- directly to his heart. The youngest man gulped.
"How old are you? I don't remember seeing you around. Where have you played before?" Kagami asked.
"I- I've never played in a band before. I was a solo pianist..."
"Really? Because I think I would remember a face as pretty as yours. I'm Kagami Tsurugi. Nice to meet you.” She finished with a wink.
Was she... flirting with Adrien? The boy couldn't help himself but to squeeze his hand on Luka's arm, trying not to jump from happiness. ' The girl I like noticed me!' , he internally screamed. Kagami's eyes narrowed at the familiarity of Adrien's touch to his friend. Sadly for him, Madam Mendeleiev called 'Noirette' to get his piano ready, and the conversation had to abruptly stop. Kagami looked disappointed, but there was nothing she could do about it. She resigned- even if it was only for now.
Meanwhile, Marinette had a killer look on her face that hadn't disappeared since she planted herself in front of Luka. Her eyes studied everything about him. Luka gulped: 'I'm finished. She knows'
"YOU!! Come with me!" she ordered, dragging a stunned Luka to the bathroom. "Undress" she commanded once there.
"What?" Luka blinked, still hypnotized by her beauty and her unexpected authoritative tone, which made him feel even more attracted to her. ' I'm so dead. I knew I could never pass as a woman. I knew I shouldn’t have said yes to that drink yesterday night. Thank you for at least letting me meet this girl before I die. I wish I could have kissed her before dying but thank you anyway for- '
"I can't bear to watch this anymore! Undress" she insisted.
"No! I'm shy!" Luka squeaked, trying to sound as feminine as possible. Marinette’s eyebrows frowned even more as she aggressively pulled his clothes. ' It’s over ', Luka thought while he squeaked again in an octave he wasn’t aware he could reach.
"You're a fashion disaster! We need to change that immediately!"
'What? Fashion…? ' He internally questioned, blinking a few times.  "Oh… is- Is this outfit that bad...? I don't have anything else…" Luka mumbled.
"Oh no! That's terrible! A disaster!” Marinette screamed out loud with her hands on her head. “We're going shopping as soon as possible! We have to fix that!!"
Luka blinked. ' was he safe? And more importantly: had he just been invited to a date? '
"A date…?"
"Shopping! After rehearsal! Understood!?"
“Understood” he gulped, intimidated. Moments later he pinched his cheek to check if he was dreaming. His grin widened at the pain on his skin: ' I have a date! ' he internally fuzzed, while Marinette walked away to rehearse.
The rehearsal took place for hours, always under Juleka’s observant and threatening eyes. Adrien had been the most scolded one in the room- naturally, considering he had been playing classical music most of his life. But the fun of high-paced melodies and tempos was something he had always wished to try out- and he loved it!
Luka was surprised by the high-level of the band members. What surprised him the most, though, was how Madam Mendeleiev was an excellent conductor. He felt like he owed her more respect now, and felt a little bad for having underestimated her just for her grumpy personality. She was a professional.
Playing with 'Miraculous band', whether it was boleros, salsa, international hits, swing or anything, was very enjoyable for the fugitive men, despite its performance difficulty. And when the rhythmic and wind sections could finally play in harmony along with the singers- it was the best feeling they could experience.
Friendly, energetic and talented members, an amazing band conductor… and the two most beautiful singers they had ever met. It was like a dream come true- except, Juleka, with her deadly glare, never failed to remind them it was actually a nightmare in the form of a sweet illusion, bound to end in a few days.
Air seemed to abandon Adrien’s lungs when Kagami practiced for her solo violin sequence- absolutely astonished with her elegance and audacity; and Luka couldn't help but miss a few notes when he saw Marinette playing the tambourine- she was too cute for his bad boy heart.
Whenever they had a five minute break, Adrien would fuzz to Luka over how fun the practice was, and soon the other girls would join them enthusiastically. When practice ended, it was already lunch time. They were exhausted and still had half-way to go- until late evening. After lunch, Marinette approached ‘Lucia’.
"Hey… It seems we won't be able to go shopping today…" she lamented, her eyes finally meeting ‘hers’. "Wait! You're Lucia! From yesterday! Oh, no! Sorry I've been so rude before! Is your nightdress in the laundry? Let me pay for the expenses! As a thank you for yesterday's help and company" Marinette kept rambling. ' She is adorable, ' Luka thought, giving her ' THE FACE '- the one that, according to Juleka, he only displayed when he had a big crush- with a blush and a wide silly smile on his face.
"It's ok, Marinette. I'm a little hurt that you forgot about me, but it's fine. We can have that da- shopping outing" he corrected himself "tomorrow, while they build up the stage. There's plenty of time in the afternoon"
"You’re right. But I- I didn't forget about you! I was too focused on your horrible fashion choices to notice your face… Ah-! Sorry!” her hands hit her face. “I've done it again, haven't I?" Her head sank in low spirits. Luka couldn’t hold his smile.
"It's fine, don’t worry. I'm looking forward to our da- shopping outing" he said, reaching over to her chin and pushing it up to meet her eyes. "Let's have fun tomorrow"
"Yes! Don’t worry, Lucia! I'll make you look the prettiest!" Marinette exclaimed, hugging a puzzled Luka, who was paralyzed under her arms. "See you later!"
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The afternoon rehearsal didn't include the singers. They were, in fact, training with Monsieur Damocles, who checked on their vocals. The rest of the members were, mostly, supervised by themselves, as Madam Mendeleiev took individual tests with each one of the bandmates to detect possible flaws in their ways of playing. Once again, Adrien took the biggest blow in corrections, but thanks to that, he progressed considerably in just a few hours. No doubt the rumours about him were true- he was a genius pianist.
Luka didn't escape from being scolded either, mostly for his playing style: perfect for rock, too aggressive for ballads and too chaotic for Madam Mendeleiev's tastes. They were aiming to make people from all ages dance to any kind of music and he felt like he also learned a bunch, too.
When dinner was over, they were so exhausted that Marinette, Kagami and Adrien fell asleep on some coaches in the common room. After carrying Marinette to her room in princess style (and successfully holding his urge to kiss her goodnight), he tried to wake Adrien up, shaking his body as he called his fake name. “Shh. Noirette. Wake up”. Luka wanted to give Adrien the chance to spend some time alone with Kagami, but his plan failed when it was the short-haired woman, the one that opened her eyes instead.
“Where’s Marinette?” Kagami immediately asked.
“Back in your room. you should go back, too. I’ll take care of Noirette”, he said, lifting his body and moving towards the elevator.
“Ok… Good night” Kagami sighed, biting her lip and staring at how ‘Lucia’ carefully carried ‘Noirette’ to their shared hotel room.
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Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth Characters: Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Pining, Baseball, Coaches, little league, Alternate Universe - You've Got Mail Fusion, You've Got Mail - AU, Twitter, Online Relationship, a boatload of GoT/ASoIaF characters that I didn't want to tag individually, Fluff, Fluff and Humor Summary:
to be read in 90s Movie Trailer RomCom Voice
Meet Jaime. He used to be the most infamous player in Major League baseball but a career-ending injury brought him back into the family business. He hates it. What he doesn’t hate is coaching the best Little League team in Kings Landing.
Meet Brienne. After her father’s death, she left behind a successful career in women’s competitive fastpitch to start over. She’s trying to balance life and love in a new city, all while coaching a down-and-out Little League team.
In a world where everyone is looking to connect, Jaime and Brienne discover the best way to meet someone is to never meet at all. What they don’t realize, is that they already have.
This fanfic exchange season, follow along with Brienne and Jaime as they take to one another on Twitter and battle on the ballfield. Then find out what happens when those worlds collide.
(a You’ve Got Mail AU) -------------------
This is the piece I wrote for the @jaime-brienne-fic-exchange​, a gift for the awesome @the-world-unseen. I was excited to get her because I feel like we have very similar tastes (I could have written her likes/dislikes list). If you haven’t read her work, go check it out (especially Bad Ideas 😍).
I chose two of her three prompts:
any riff on a you’ve got mail AU (we hate each other IRL but are anonymously communicating and actually love each other!)
anything even slightly involving baseball
I have never written ANYTHING this long and it was a huge lift. Having little kids at home means that not only do I barely have any time to write, but also that I can hardly have more than three coherent thoughts in a day. (I also newly think I have ADHD and am going to start working with a coach) POINT BEING this accidentally ballooned into something 10x longer than anything I’ve ever written and 42x the minimum word count. 
Anything in here that is more than slightly above average baseball knowledge was either researched or comes courtesy of my incredible beta reader @brynnmck​​ who not only edited this insanely long piece (the fifth longest), but did a good bit of it last minute, editing while traveling and ALSO while writing the THIRD LONGEST PIECE (and beta’ing other works in the exchange). I’m in awe and so so so so so thankful. 💗
Thanks to @seaspiritwrites​ who was a major cheerleader through writing this. I was immensely buoyed by her squealing. Also: her piece in the exchange is my favorite that I’ve read so far (I’ve read very few): The Shooting Party. Thanks, too, to Cloaca/Laihiriel for being a friend and sounding board.
I have a few pieces I cut from the fic that I’ll end up posting, probably just here on Tumblr. I made this little retro Topps baseball card header. I think I’m going to make J/B baseball cards, too, when I get a chance. Lastly, here’s Jaime’s power ballad Spotify playlist: ✨ GoldenGlove's Solid Gold Hits ✨  Thanks to all of you who were reading along and commenting while I posted chapters, especially @the-world-unseen​. I’m glad you like it! 💕 EDITED TO ADD (because I’m running on no sleep and also a jerk): thank you thank you thank you thank you to the amazing organizers of the exchange. @firesign23​ @nire-the-mithridatist​ and @slipsthrufingers​ (aka Slipso). I am thankful for all of your hard work and nagging and support! ❤️
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hiloedits · 2 years
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The culture of nomadic Halflings of the Tatenta Plains
This is In My Eberron, and is no way cannon.  It's formatted off the write ups of nomadic cultures from everyculture.com
Introduction
The nomadic Halflings of the Tatenta Plains do not have a particularly hard or grim life. Given their dragonmarks they tend to not starve or die of needless illness. They are too small to conquerors and too isolated and mobile to be conquered. Being small, they need warriors to fight the big predators that want to eat them and their children, but over all, they have a good life. They have domesticated some of dinosaurs that are near their size, and are skilled at avoiding the larger and more dangerous ones.
Halflings is nomads because the Tatenta Plains is not fertile enough to support them staying one place. At the core of pastoral nomadism is migration, the pattern of which is determined by a combination of seasonal variability in the location of pasture and water. Because water and grass can be in short supply in a particular area at the same time that it is abundant elsewhere, survival of both herds and herders makes movement from deficit to surplus areas both logical and necessary.
There is more information about Eberron Halflings in Learn more: Eberron: Rising from the Last War(2019) chapter 1, Player's Guide to Eberron (2006) “Halflings.” that probably doesn't match what I have written. Use what works for you.
Location
The traditional homeland of the Halflings is the Tatenta Plains though Halfings can be found everywhere in Khorvaire where there is "civilization". You are much more likely to find a halfling in a city or town than the Demon Wastes.
Language
Halfling speak Common and Halfling.
Religion
The Halflings typically worship Balinor among the Sovereign Host and are strong followers of spirit worship. Talenta religion is based around reverence for spirits, both departed ancestors and the spirits of the natural world. They see no dichotomy in following both the Host and spirits. Each nomadic tribe has a lath—a chieftain who guides and protects the tribe—but it is the shamans who consult the spirits and choose the paths of migration.
In the traditional Halfling religion, both living beings, dead beings and inanimate objects such as trees had spirits that could guild them. A priest or shaman acted as an intermediary between the spiritual and material worlds. He would consult with the dead, living and dead, while in a trance induced by beating on a magic drum and performing a special kind of chanting.
Major Holidays
The themed festivals of the Waundering Festivals, across the Talanta Plains are important to them. https://www.reddit.com/r/Eberron/comments/3uas1s/traveling_festivals_for_the_talenta_plains/
They also have simple holidays at the summer and winter solstices as well as the spring and fall equinoxes. They offer toasts to the elders, eat and drink a great deal, and listen to storytelling all night long. Epic dancing , drumming and singing, as well as other physical activities and more drinking, are part of the celebration. The quarterly festivals are often times of marriage.
Relationships
There are no inns or hotels in the boundless grasslands, but one can always count on the Halflings for help. Their hospitality displays the generosity that is characteristic of nomadic peoples. The master of a Tardis caravan carts or Tardis tent will put up a stranger for the night. Multiple strangers will be split up among locations. They offer goat milk tea, mutton, and wine. The whole family shows concern by asking detailed questions. Upon leaving, the guest will be accompanied for quite a distance, then told the direction of his destination.
Living Conditions
Tardis caravan carts or Tardis tents are the traditional housing of the halflings. Several family member sleep in and round the tent/caravan cart at night.
Cooking is done outside over fires.
Dinosaur riding, or walking, is the traditional mode of transportation.
House Ghallanda will work to make living conditions easier during bad weather or times of trouble. House Jorasco will also do what they can to make people live better and longer. Not saying the houses will make their tribes live like kings, but will help them live better than the environment would allow. Neither House is terribly concerned about payment since this is for family.
Family Life
The three-generation Halfling extended family is the ideal domestic unit. Although this group, averaging between nine and eleven persons, may sleep under more than one tent or shelter, its meals are generally taken together. Though man and wife units are the norm, it's perfectly fine to have a husband and husband or wife and wife and they can adopt orphans. Families are close-knit with a great deal of attention paid to the children. A newly formed nuclear family tends to remain with the larger domestic unit until it has sufficient manpower and a large enough herd to survive on its own. The children, after marrying, move out of their parents' home. However, they live nearby and may travel with their parents in search of new pastures.All members of a family are magically tattooed (All the tattoo without the pain and can be removed or altered) with a family and personal symbol. Herding families use these marks to distinguish their dinosaurs and other livestock, from those of other families.
Children and infants are raised by the extended family unit. Parents, older siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all take part in the rearing of the young. By the age of 6 or 7, the child begins to take on simple household tasks and soon thereafter becomes a full working member of the family. Adolescence is hardly recognized; by the early teens, the individual is accepted as a full working member of Halfling society.
Halfling society is traditionally open and egalitarian, and the Halfling are known for their courtesy and hospitality to outsiders.
Clothing
Halflings wear, (and I have to indulge in modern day analogies to describe it), is a mix of 17th century clothes, tribal tattoos and primitive bones and shells. Sort of a mix of burning man and steam punk. Dinosaur leather is always an element of their clothing as well as cotton and linen. Never shoes, how are they supposed to be connected to the Land.
Warriors wear dinosaur skull helmets and more dinosaur leathers. Headers wear more stone and bone jewelry.
Food
The main traditional foods of the halflings include dinosaur meat and eggs, goat, mutton, and milk products, supplemented by found vegetables. Halflings drink the milk of goats, and sheep, as well as tea and wine. Common dishes include dumplings, steamed stuffed buns, and meat pie. Meals are augmented by House Ghallanda cooks.
Grains and flours are purchased from the 5 nations, they are not part of traditional nomadic foods. However, halfling love their bread so they buy the flour.
Supper is the main (and traditionally, the only hot) meal of the day. Dinosaur meat is a protein-rich dietary staple. Even the dinosaur 's blood is used, for sausages. Fish and amphibians caught in the many ponds on the Halfling routes are eaten boiled, grilled, dried, smoked, or salted. Wild berries are another mainstay of the halflings diet. Berry alcohol is prepped and buried and retrieved when they pass through a year later.
Education
Halfling value usable and portable forms of education like history, ballads, animal husbandry, crafting, storytelling, healing. Being nomads, they have no use for education that needs fixed infrastructure like forges or libraries.
Cultural Heritage
The Halflings are known for the House Ghallanda and House Jorasco. Other resources go into detail on the houses.
The Wandering Festivals - Being nomads, they don't have many permanent settlements. However they do have themed gatherings and festivals for every month at various spots across the Talenta Plains where they converge.
The Talenta Halflings have a rich collection of oral literature that includes myths, legends, folktales, riddles, and proverbs that has only recently been discovered by the Dragons to have clues to the Prophesy. Bards are common among nomadic halflings.
Traditional musical instruments are mostly limited to the single-stringed instrument, various types of drums, and a type of recorder or wind instrument. Almost all Talenta Halflings have at least one small drum and are passably good at jamming with other with it. When a halfling is lost, a community will play drums to guide them home.
Employment and Economy
Most Halflings of the Talenta Plain engaged in livestock husbandry, raising mainly dinosaurs, sheep, and goats. Halflings cooperated in hunting, trapping, and fishing depending on where they are at them time. Talenta dinosaurs, are used for transport and as a source of eggs, and they are the subject of dance and songs. The Halflings develop a reverence for dinosaurs from childhood. Most children love dinosaurs riding, and participate in games and races on dinosaurback.
The division of labor among Halfling is determined age and by the type of animals that are herded. The larger domesticated dinosaurs are the responsibility of the older folk. Children are often barred from close contact with these animals so they don't get killed. It is generally the responsibility of the children to herd, feed, and milk the smaller mammal animals (i.e., goats and sheep).
The Halflings, in general and of House Ghallanda and House Jorasco are employed across Khorvaire and send remittances home to their families to make their lives less hard and buy them luxuries of cloth, flour and better tools and Tardis Tents.
Wandering Inn Is a nomadic pack of caravans that mimics cruise ships and offers the same luxuries one would find in most Ghallanda enclaves.   (This is all I know of the Wandering Inn)
Sports
The three main sports in the Talenta Plains are clawfoot raptor racing, ranged attacks, and wrestling.
For wrestling, after a day's work, everyone gathers near the Lath's wagon. There is no weight or gender classes, it's a just two opponents. Each are trying to knock the other off balance till they touch a knee and elbow to the ground. But this done while singing an agreed upon song or ballad duet and if one or both stop singing the song, they also lose. In game play terms, the first wrestler makes an athletics or aerobics roll the other wrestler must equal or beat. If they fail, they must make a performance roll save vs DC 15 or they have lost the song and the match.
Halflings use a row of small woven leather rings about 10 feet long. Halflings use short bows to shoot 10 arrows from about 200 feet and the winner is has the most arrows within the rings. For sling contests, the range is 100 feet. For the Talenta Boomerang, there is a rod 30 foot way. The contestant throws 5 times and the throws that do damage to the stick count. However if they miss, the boomerang will return, and if they catch the boomerang, they can throw once more. If it misses on the second attempt, it counts as a fail.
Mount Racing, Weekly racing involves the riders and mounts doing either athletics or acrobatics contents. This is speed (athletics) contests of the riders and mounts riding out and back the fastest. Once a month, a complicated course is set that tests the riders and mounts acrobatic skills to weave and dodge the best.
The annual event for wrestling and ranged attacks is the Rough and Tumble Games during Olarune.
The annual Dravago Stock Fair during the month of Dravago, features formal athletics or acrobatics contests for the halfling and their mounts; Carver, Clawfoot, Fastieth, and Glidewing. There are traditional short track races and acrobatic contests similar to their nomadic contests. There is a marathon race of 300 miles over 6 days.
Recreation
Halflings entertainment is provided both by expressive activities, including storytelling and singing, and physical contests such as wrestling, ranged contest and racing.
A traditional board game for rainy days involves one character playing a clawfoot raptor and the other a hunter and companions. The players maneuver their pieces around a board with the hunter trying to corner the predator before he or she "eats" all the hunter's pieces.
Crafts and Hobbies
The Talenta Halflings produce beautiful crafts, carving a variety of objects—such as tools and utensils—from bone, wood, dinosaur leather, dinosaur shell, and precious metals (so long it doesn't need a large forge), often with geometric motifs. The Talenta Halflings make decorative beaded jewelry including necklaces, earrings, headbands, and wrist and ankle bracelets. Talenta Halflings also excel in wood carvings, Their crafts are popular tourist purchases, although the Halflings save many of their creations for their own use.
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The Tardis Tent. When set up, the inside of the tent is 3x bigger than the outside footprint. Opening door or window flaps does not cause problems. As it taken down, it gently contracts to its natural footprint. If the tent is destroyed, HP <= 0 or less, it violently contracts doing 2d6-2 damage if the tent has contents.)
The Tardis Caravan cart. The Caravan cart is bigger on the inside. The Tardist Cart had one larger room and two smaller ones, with wood walls. The cart is approx 3 times large than it seems on the outside. If the cart is destroyed, HP <= 0 or less, it violently contracts doing 4d6 damage to what ever is inside And then explodes if there is too much stuff for the space. 
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Dream Journal 2018-09-17: Fish Davidson Befriends A Psychic Prankster And Makes Him Take A Chill Pill
I kept waking up last night because of unusual sounds and a complete inability to find a comfortable position, so these dreams seemed (at least to me) to have a little more self-awareness than normal.
Dream Fragments
A group of teens in Brazil made a bunch of clay statues stuffed with seeds and placed them in front of a courthouse at night, then transformed into Metal Mario and broke all the statues to protest some court ruling. The courthouse groundskeepers swept all the debris away, but they didn’t realize this would actually further the protest.. The seeds were from a fast-growing tree called a Spindle Oak and it can grow from seed to full size in less than a week. After a day, it’s too big to remove without heavy equipment. And these protesters littered the ground with them and made all the green space around the courthouse impassible because all these massive spindly roots sprawled through the ground and air like an earthen rollercoaster.
My Dungeons and Dragons group was gearing up to play a session and our party consisted of nothing but rogues. Our Dungeon Master decided to get in on the spirit and narrate the first bit of exposition as though he were a bard. And HOLY CRAP DID HE EVER DELIVER. All of his introductory bits were sung to the tune of Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive.” He even managed to rhyme every line that normally rhymes in the song. Everyone was flabbergasted at this improvised display of bardic prowess, and we would never bear witness to such an epic expository ballad ever again.
The Main Dream: The Trickster Dreamer
In real life, during the original run of Doug on Nickelodeon many years ago, there was an episode that featured a music video for a song called “Bangin’ On A Trash Can.” To my ears, this was (and still is) a great song, so I was very excited to bear witness to a dream that opened up with this song.
Except it wasn’t quite what I was expecting.
The rhythms were different, and the song was in a different key. And instead of watching a music video, I was inside a variety of large concrete spaces as the song radiated into my ears from the very walls. The joy of hearing a cool remix of a favorite song gave way to uncertainty, which in turn became a realization that I was trapped in what appeared to be a maze in the shape of an art deco parking garage.
Regardless of their occasionally confusing signage, parking structures are generally straightforward to navigate. After much walking, I reached an elevator and stepped inside. When I stepped out of the elevator, though, I was standing in my bedroom just after dawn.
A strange young man in a striped shirt was standing next to my bed, holding photographs of mazes and slapping them together above my bed. He looked old enough to be in college, but not a year older. My unconscious form was still in bed, motionless underneath a pile of blankets.
“What are you doing in my bedroom?” I asked the man.
The man spun to face the awake version of me. “You’re not supposed to be able to get out of the maze that fast,” he says.
“Do you just break into my random peoples’ dreams so you can mess with them? Because that’s what this looks like,” I tell him.
“I know, I know. But I can’t help it. People keep messaging me all the time about it.” The man waved his hand and turned one wall of my bedroom into a giant computer screen displaying a facebook profile full of messages to Randall F. Grierson. People from all over the world were sending him confused messages wondering who he was and why he trapped them in dream mazes.
“Randy,” I said. “Is it okay to call you Randy? It’s cool if you want to show up in peoples’ dreams, but you need to be less of an ass about it. You need to connect with people, not trap them in mazes.”
I open my arms wide. “Bring it in, kid. It’s hug time.”
Randy cautiously accepts my hug.
“See? This is a more positive way to hang out with people. Try to do more of this next time and less trapping/psychic screaming.”
And with the power of a good hug, Randy promised to be a much more hospitable presence in dreams. Keep it up, Randy!
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sunnysidewrites · 6 years
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Neighbor!Woozi
based on this post hehehe
i just fed yall TWICE. in the span of just 2 DAYS!!! AND THEY’RE BOTH MORE OR LESS THE SAME LONG ASS LENGTH!!! yeah that’s right i went overboard again gtg
happy happy bday to the lovely admin bee of @mansaeboysbe you are such a beautiful person inside and out, and im incredibly proud to know someone like you :’))) i’ve already sent a bday message to you so im not tryna redo it LOL but just know that i love you a whole lot and i always will! 💗💗💗💗💓💓 (she’s also the same person who gave me those beautiful headers on my mlist so please give her tons of love <333) love you sm hub hope you have a wonderful and fantastic day!!!
*to all the mutuals with bdays that have either passed or are coming up, i love you all SO FREAKING MUCH so pls dont feel left out!! it just so happened that i wanted to write this au for a long time and i wanted to present it as a bday gift for this jihoon stan hehe but i rlly love each every single one of u ok babes? <333*
warnings: i feel like i dragged this on for too long but i hope it’s still cute :’)) also i put in a joke like twice LOL anyways lil wooz only gets tongue-tied around you so you become his muse for songs
You were looking for a place to stay in bc “I am a grown adult i am not living with yall anymore” you @ your parents
And they’re like lol ok Good Luck Kiddo
After a month and a half of deeeeep searching you finally find a reasonably priced place to live in
It’s quite a distance from your parents’ home but it’s the point of you moving out to begin with
On the move-in day, you’re carrying your boxes up to your new apartment complex and you hear some tunes drifting from your next door neighbor
And you’re like hey this is actually really good music but i’ve never heard of it
You shrug it off and continue settling in
Once you finished hauling your boxes, you were about to pass out on your couch
Ok you actually did pass out on your couch
But you had to unpack some necessities later that night for bathroom and bedroom purposes
All you had for dinner was pop in some instant ramen and call it a night. You then hopped in the shower and got ready for bed
The following morning it was primarily you unpacking and shifting around your furniture a little but it was challenging by yourself
You were making a good amount of noise and in the middle of the day you were met with a very loud knock on your door
And you were in the middle of unpacking your kitchenware so you were like oh shoot ahh i’ll be right there!!
Little did you know your next door neighbor wasn’t having any of it
Can’t I get some peace and quiet around here? He grumbled as he impatiently waited for you to open the door
I swear, I’m gonna tell them off they won’t even knOW what will hit--
You finally opened the door, and he’s like oh. My gosh.
You had a few pieces of hair sticking to your forehead and your hair was tied back in a messy bun
You were dressed in a faded coral tee underneath a pair of worn-out denim overalls with house slippers
Everything he planned to complain about suddenly vanished and his first thought was:
“Is that Pikachu on your front pocket?”
Apparently he said that aloud, which he didn’t register until he saw you giggling
“Yeah, it was a hand-me-down! Still cute, right?”
And he’s kinda still just staring at you with his mouth slightly agape
And you’re like oh right ahem did you need anything?
That’s when he notices the utter mess behind you: plastic covering still over some of your furniture, half-emptied boxes littered in almost every inch of the floor, etc.
And that’s when it hits him: all that noise was you unpacking
“O-oh yeah, I just,, wanted to let you know that it was getting a little loud since I live right next door”
He silently curses at himself like i almost went off at my new neighbor rip that wasn’t gonna be a good first impression
Luckily for him, you were chill about it and you’re like omg sorry!!! It’s a little tough doing this by myself, sorry for the ruckus
Before he could stop himself, he blurted out, “do you need any help?”
Jihoon internally: u doofus u have an album to produce whAT ARE U DOING
Jihoon externally: i can help you :))) no matter how smol i may be
But that internal reprimanding melted away when he saw your eyes light up in relief and you’re practically bouncing up and down
“Would you, really??? It would be great if I had another hand around! Oh, but you’re probably occupied doing something, right??” and you feel bad that a stranger, your next door neighbor nonetheless, was about to abandon his work just for you
A cute neighbor, at that
Jihoon is like ok this is your chance to get away and go back to work cmon man
But there’s just something about you that pulls him in magnetically and he finds himself trying to reason internally that it’ll just be for a “few moments”
Yyyeaaahhh that doesn’t happen lmao rip Jihoon’s songs
Jihoon is just like “nah it’s fine I can help out for a bit” and you’re like god bless this human being
When you open your door further to let him in, he’s like oh right btw I’m Jihoon
“I’m y/n! Sorry about the mess, I only got here yesterday evening”
He shakes his head and quirks up his lips ever so slightly, “i remember when my place looked like this too except replace this space with music production things”
And you’re like ooOOoOoOO you make songs??? That’s amazing!!
And that’s when you got the ball rolling!!!
“A few moments” turn into hours and the next thing you know it’s dinnertime
“Oh crap sorry for keeping you for this long,,, those songs won’t produce themselves, right? I think I can take it from here”
Admittedly, jihoon didn’t wanna leave just yet bc he actually enjoyed your company and it was nice taking a break from staring at his screen frustratedly
“Well, I don’t mind helping out. I could show you my work one day if you want”
And you’re like holy cheeseballs yES
He starts getting up and brushing off his clothes and you’re a little sad that he’s leaving and he kinda is too :(
“If you’re not too busy tomorrow, you’re welcome to help me out more! I mean, you already helped me a whole lot today, but there’s still some things left to do”
As much as his brain is telling him to NOT DO IT,,,,
He does it
Next thing you know, jihoon is at your door again around the same time and he has something in his hand
As you let him inside, you ask him what it is and he’s like ;))))
“It’s a CD that compiled just a few songs I thought you might like”
And you’re #shook bc did he really just have a CD like this out in the open or did he really take his time yesterday to transfer songs on it??
“Do you have a player or a laptop?”
“Yeah, my laptop is on my bed, you can bring it out here!” You shout over your shoulder as you arrange your things in the living room
Shortly afterwards he emerges from the hallway and he presses a few buttons and clicks here and there and beautiful melodies ring out from your speakers
You can’t help but stop rustling to take in the sweet tunes and you’re just like :’))) have i heard anything so beautiful??? :’)))
One of the songs sound vaguely familiar and you realize it’s what you heard when you first arrived here
“Did you actually produce this??? This sounds like an actual song you can hear on the radio”
And he’s like yep made by yours truly!!!
He was only using “yours truly” half-metaphorically if you know what I mean ;)))
You keep bouncing to all the catchy tunes and swaying to the soulful ones
And in all honesty, seeing your reactions makes Jihoon feel really warm and even a little proud bc it’s one of the biggest reasons why he loves his job so much
He makes eye contact with you and you’re like :D and he’s like ahEM COuGh coUGh i’m gonna dust this shelf over here
He suddenly stands up and busies himself and you’re like ???? okie dokie
He’s a real help around the place and you’re practically done settling in
As you survey your fresh living space, you can’t help but feel a little…. Disheartened?
Bc it was actually really fun to have him around even while he made blunt remarks about your taste of decorations
“This looks like something my five-year-old niece would have”
“For your information, I got that from a five-year-old!! It’s cute, alright!”
You spent the past three days with Jihoon unpacking and talking about whatever comes to mind
Jihoon is pretty devastated that he has to go back to his makeshift studio in his room as much as he will never admit it
He eventually leaves your place and the both of you are just sad little puppies
From then on, every time you pass by each other, you greet him with a friendly smile and wave and you never fail to make his heart skip several beats
You don’t talk as much as how you first started bc he’s gotten much busier trying to mass-produce a lot of songs
For some strange reason, every time you hear a melody coming from the other side of the walls, you feel like you’re somehow connected with him
Well, except for the muffled cursing LMAO
And sometimes you would also hear several male voices at once and you’re guessing they’re his friends or the people he’s working with on the song, but based on their friendly banter and the constant run-throughs, it’s probably both
You would hear the same melody play over and over again, and you’re guessing he’s stuck on a certain part of a song as he tries to recreate new melodies from that point on
“aaAAGHGHHHGGHHHH” *deep sigh* me trying to overcome writer’s block LMAO
This would happen for about half an hour and you can’t help but wanting to reach out to him, but you’re not exactly the most musically-inclined person sadly
When he ultimately calms down, he goes back to working on the song until he finally gets the results he desires
More often than not, you fall asleep from hearing the slow ballads he creates with a smile on your face
Lil Jihoon does try to visit you and vice versa!! He sometimes shows up with random food and more CDs and you’re wondering just how many songs has this guy produced in his lifetime??? He looks around the same age as you but he’s probably produced 26+ songs by the way he packs a decent amount on each CD
Usually his excuse to sharing a meal with you is that “the guys brought over too much and i have a ton of leftovers that i can’t finish by myself”
In reality, he stared at a restaurant’s menu and contemplated for about twenty minutes about what you would like. This guy’s got dedication not just for work
“Would it be weird if i get fried chicken?? Maybe just a bowl of noodles?? What if soup is better??? It would give weird vibes if i bought drinks too, right?? Or should i just go ahead and buy them???”
Regardless of what he buys, you’re eager to eat anything and everything with your fav neighbor *wink wonk*
You feel bad when he would do that though, so you try to return the favor every so often as well
One time, you ordered some takeout but the servings were waaaaay bigger than advertised and you’re like Idea!! Let’s head over next door!! So you took the plastic bags and put in some drinks before heading out the door
You knocked on the door and that was when you heard light chatter on the other side of the door
You’re like sldjfljds i hope im not interrupting anything aaa mAYBE I SHOULD JUST LEAVE--
Too late, someone’s voice rang out “I’ll get it!” and next thing you know, the door swings out to reveal a face you’ve never seen before
“Oh, hi!” He says a little surprisedly but with a smile nevertheless
“H-hi, umm,,,, is Jihoon there?”
The guy is nodding his head in the direction of the back hallway, “yeah, he’s in the bathroom” and that’s when he looks down at your hands and his eyes instantly light up
“Omg did you bring food?? You’re so thoughtful!! Come in, come in!!” and before you could protest he literally drags you in and you’re met with a bunch of other strangers who are staring back at you like :oooo????
“Who’s this?? Jihoon never mentioned someone coming over today,, AND YOU CAN’T JUST DRAG SOMEONE IN THIS ISN’T YOUR HOME”
And you’re like ya i didnt know either lmao
You’re awkwardly shifting on your feet and praying jihoon will pop up instantaneously bc you’re gonna melt in embarrassment
“I just wanted to give him some of this,” you hold up your hands to gesture your food, “since it’s too much for me to finish on my own”
“Oh that’s cool! Some of the other guys are actually out to get more lunch, but food goes out fast with all of us here,” another guy says as he pats your shoulder reassuringly. “Well, since you’re already here, you can join us!”
“I-it’s ok! I hope I wasn’t interrupting anything, I just wanted to deliver this,,, I’ll get going” and you’re about to zOOM outta there but the same guy who ushered you in is like nO DONT LEAVE
“We’re taking a lunch break, so it’s cool if you join us! I’m Soonyoung” and he’s like :DDD and you’re just like ,,,, what a hyper guy but i like him
Everyone goes around to introducing themselves
you do a headcount of 8 and you remember there’s more guys getting food for them,,,, holy heck how many people do they have???? You’re about to introduce yourself after them but then
“Soonyoung, who was at the door--” a familiar voice calls out in the hallway before he emerges
And jihoon is like dsljLSJDF what the hELL
“Y/N??? What are you doing here???” *side eyes soonyoung*
And everyone’s making eyes at each other like waIT WAIT THIS IS Y/N???
“Soonyoung dragged me inside”
“Gdi soonyoung, how many times do i have to tell you that you can’t go around dragging people to join us???”
This guy who you think is named Seokmin pipes up, “yeah he does this all the time at our workplace too. A lot of our coworkers always end up extending their stay for far too long” and you’re nodding slowly like yeahhh i can see that happening
Soonyoung’s eyes are widened and he turns to jihoon like “is this the y/n that inspired your recent so--”
And jihoon is quick to cover his mouth so his voice is all muffled
“aHahaAHHAH soonyoung’s always the joker, april fools day!!! Let’s set the table, the others should be back soon”
jihoon whispering to soonyoung: you better sleep with one eye open tonight boi
And you’re like uhh alrighty :)))???
About twenty minutes after you’ve arrived, there’s another knock on the door
Soonyoung is practically bouncing on his way to the door and you can hear more unknown voices
They’re filing in and they suddenly stop and look at you like wait what
Them: :o????
You: :))),,, what up
Jeonghan briefly explains the situation to the guy who came in the door first and you’re lowkey intimidated bc he seems to be eldest and looks like he could beat you up to a pulp
BOY WERE YOU WRONG
After jeonghan tells him, he breaks out into this gigantic, cute gummy smile like welcome!! :DD i’m seungcheol! And the other guys behind him follow suit
Jeonghan’s like “this is,, y/n” and everyone tries to be subtle and nods like they didn’t hear jihoon babble on and on about you for weeks
You: ok why do yall act all weird when my name is brought up whAT DID JIHOON TELL YOU
Them: i would tell you but i don’t wanna die just yet sorry dude
Jihoon, somewhere in the kitchen: SET! THE! TABLE!
You end up staying there for a pretty long time, bonding over the whole feast you have and it’s really lively and fun, not to mention super loud with 13 guys in the same room,,, but you’re genuinely having a good time
Jihoon would glance at you nervously occasionally to check on you if you’re uncomfortable in any way
Jeonghan, who’s sitting next to him, notices jihoon’s eyes are practically glued to you and he’s like “is this the part where you confess your undying love and propose”
And jihoon is like shUT UP NO WHAT this chicken tastes great *quickly chugs down water*
You look back at jihoon sometimes and see he looks flushed but it’s not like he’s drinking alcohol
“Jihoon are you feeling ok?? Your ears are bright red” which obviously makes them redder rip
“I-i’m fine,, wow is it hot in here maybe it’s just the spiciness of the chicken let’s open the windows”
You eventually leave them as much as they protest and even try to get Jihoon to guilt trip you (unsuccessfully)
“Don’t leave just yet y/n!! You should stay, right Jihoon???”
“Huh?? O-oh yeah, I mean, you can if you want,,,,, we kinda need to work though”
Everyone’s looking at jihoon like bro wTF are u kidding me
Rip reader i can feel your heart drop :’(((
You’re feeling slightly dejected but you nod understandingly. You’ve already stayed far longer than you anticipated anyways, and work comes first for Jihoon
“Yeah, I totally get it! Good luck on the album guys!” You put on your shoes and close the door
When they finally hear your own door close, they’re attacking jihoon like
“SO Y/N IS THE ONE BEHIND ALL YOUR SAPPY LOVE SONGS HUH!!!”
“I knew it, the lyrics just suddenly got cheesier -- there had to be someone behind all of that”
And jihoon is just praying you won’t hear what they’re saying like “SHUT UP THESE WALLS ARE THIN”
Back at your apartment, it suddenly feels much emptier and lonelier
“What am i doing,,, I just met the guys for like two hours???”
You sigh and you try to busy yourself doing other things but you hear a loud commotion on the other side of the walls with just a bunch of incoherent shouting
You smile and laugh to yourself when you think about how close they all are
Your smile slowly fades when you start wishing you wanna be close to Jihoon and you’re like snAP OUT OF IT!!!
A couple of weeks pass by uneventfully but you notice that Jihoon has gotten more reserved around you
It’s just him being bashful around you and he panics every time he sees you but obviously he doesn’t want you to know that
You’re standing at your little mini balcony and admiring your cute little cactus plants
Just as you start thinking about him and his wellbeing, you hear your name and you’re like wHO’S THERE
You look down and see Jihoon staring back at you and honestly he looks like he’s awestruck by your whole beauty bc seriously everything you wear always looks super good to him
[insert photo]
(also pretend he’s holding plastic bags)
He holds up his hands and you’re laughing bc you know exactly what that means
“Come on up!”
There’s a knock on your door promptly afterwards and what do you know!!! It’s the man himself!!!
It’s just funny how the both of you have this ongoing routine that you know what to expect
When you let him in, he places the bags on your table and quickly smiles to himself when he sees your laptop on your bed
You and Jihoon both mindlessly do your respective roles as usual
He slowly comes out in the living room with your laptop and he’s like “so the album is pretty much done now,,, i can’t release all of the songs yet but there’s one i want you to listen to. I’ll show you after we eat”
You’re like ooo im excited and you start catching up with him as you’re eating
You can’t contain your excitement any longer, so as soon as you eat the last bit of your food, you’re like “oKAY SHOW ME IT NOW” as you’re restlessly shifting on your legs
He nods and pulls up the media player on your laptop. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before pressing play
It’s a melody you’re quite acquaintanced with after hearing it countless times at night, the same tune that lulls you to sleep
You have high expectations for this song, and surely he surpasses them with flying colors
You’re enjoying the song and telling him “wow this is a really good song!” when suddenly some lyrics catch your attention
You hear something about messy hair pulled back, ruffled clothes, eating meals
And you’re like huh that sounds a lot like us haha is that supposed to be me??
Jihoon is avoiding eye contact with you and looking down at his fidgeting hands as the song progresses in its later verses
The lyrics talk about wanting to develop a deeper relationship, one where “it’s okay to tell me anything, your hardships and desires. I just want to see you smile” and you’re like wait,,,,
And one of the final lyrics says something about “i can’t help feeling like this, will you accept my hand?” and you’re like wait wait w a i t
The song comes to an end and silence fills the room
You’re not sure whether you should speak up first or wait for him, but either way you’re speechless and wouldn’t know what to say anyways
Jihoon clears his throat awkwardly and stumbles on his words poor bby
“S-so, yeah,,,, I’ve been working on this one the longest,,,, umm do you,,, like it?”
But you know better that he’s not just talking about the song
“Nah sorry man i’m not interested”
“O.”
April fools kiddos ofc you are
“....yeah. I do like it”
And he finally brings himself to look at you and he’s like !!!!! really????
“Wait, for real??? You actually like it???”
He’s pretty much paralyzed in shock and all he can do is watch your hand move towards his and hold it
“I like it a lot, Jihoon :)”
He blinks slowly and he can���t fight the grin that spreads on his face as he grips your hand back
“I’m accepting your hand now heehee ^^”
“Okay let’s not talk about that”
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jay-9k · 6 years
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This past sundays upgrades. I’ve had the ballade header for ever but after my last smog check I took it off and never put it back on. Luckily during that time I sent it out to get the oem heatshield fitted over it to make it look more “oem” so I won’t have to be taking it off
And added a custom oil filter stopper as well
IG: @jjpineta
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psycho-alchemist · 7 years
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oh my god. I'm sorry about what I said about otome games. I was informed that you can have "sex" with them, I found that strange. but after checking "mystic messenger" ( I looked up popular otome) I've changed my mind. I actually think it's quit pure now, and can teach you to live, especially if you're broken like me. Id like to know other otome games I should check out.
:O WOW 
I certainly was not expecting this!!
I understand which games you’re talking about! Otome games are really just dating sims. That said, they do sometimes have intimate scenes in them. (SLBP does have some mild intimate scenes, and I’ve played other otome games that are pretty explicit!) I won’t deny that, and I want to be upfront about that. But generally speaking, the games that focus on sex--aka the ones you were thinking of--are called “eroge” (erotic games).
Let’s be real, otome games are largely wish fulfillment. We get to play a dating sim with men who are [often] “perfect,” situations that we’d never find ourselves in, and endings that are [usually] pretty happy and satisfying. But I genuinely do think otome games have also taught me the symptoms of good and bad romantic relationships! Obviously it wouldn’t be fair to expect a real person to be as perfect as a lot of otome men, but they can still be educational. My favorite otome men are respectful, nurturing, teasing without being mean, and open-minded. And on the other hand, I’ve seen otome men who are rude, mean, violent, selfish, and insecure. Yes, some girls still like those awful otome men--I did too when I was a teenager--but I grew out of that phase. :)
So, I have played a shit ton of otome games over the years, and I honestly can’t remember all the titles. However, I made a list of otome game recommendations about a year ago that is still pretty current! The only ones not on that list are Mystic Messenger (which you’ve already seen) and Shall We Date? Modern Cinderella (which is also really good). So check out that list, but I’ll also put a list here of my favorite otome games that I still play:
Samurai Love Ballad: Party - The man from my mobile header, Katakura Kojuro, is from this game! I usually don’t play Sengoku games, but SLBP is really well-made and really interesting. The men are diverse (and H O T), and there’s a pretty large fandom! And TWELVE routes, which is very rare. Most otome games have 3-6 guys. There are also a lot of events, so even if you finish all the routes, there are still battle events and story events (basically extra stories) you can read!
Mystic Messenger - There isn’t much to say about this game since you’ve already found it, but I do really like it. Cheritz is really good about keeping the game current and well-formatted. The underlying story is pretty complex, and you learn different things about the storyline through each route. And Lovely Zen is just.....
My Forged Wedding: Party - If you love the “fake lovers/fake engaged” trope, you will LOVE this game. MC’s fiancee breaks up with her, and she has to play fake lovers with one of the six guys. Unfortunately there are no longer active events and stuff, but the story routes are great! Before Kojuro, Yamato was my #1 otome husband. And honestly, he is the first otome man who showed me that marriage doesn’t have to be screaming and yelling and hating each other (which is what I grew up with). 
Sleepless Cinderella: Party - I love all of the guys in this game. Which is rare, because most games have like one needlessly angsty guy or one psychopath. But I think the guys in SCP are really well-balanced, and their routes just felt very real to me. They didn’t feel overly dramatic for me personally. And actually, my very first favorite otome man (Yuzuki) came from this game! People who have been following me for a long time may remember the days when I fangirled over Yuzuki all the time :’> 
Shall We Date? Modern Cinderella - I really like this game also because it feels very real to me! MC isn’t some spectacular person, making her easy to relate to, but she also undergoes a lot of realistic character development. She’s smart and talented, which is pretty rare! I haven’t had an issue with most of the MCs in the mentioned otome games, but ModCin’s MC is a tier above most otome MCs. And of course, the guys are great! Their personalities are less exaggerated than other otome men, so they end up feeling less like wish fulfillment and more like guys you could actually meet irl, if that makes sense.
Shall We Date? Love Tangle - Like ModCin, Love Tangle’s MC is very likable. She’s very smart, and she’s an independent thinker. She doesn’t have a crazy job like a reporter or anything; she’s a scientist. And having an otome MC in a STEM field is, uhh, NONEXISTENT. Also like ModCin, I feel like the guys are pretty realistic. Maybe not as much as ModCin (which is a newer game), but still pretty real!
Hopefully this helps you out a little c: If you have any specific preferences--game settings, types of guys, anything like that--feel free to send me another ask :)
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