#the idols

[megafreeman]

All the major factions in the game had high level ingredients that manifested in different ways. For Los Panteros, they were orange with red and yellow accents, favored blocky shapes, had chrome as their metal, and fire as their element. For the Marshall, they were blue with white and green accents, favored round shapes, had stainless steel as their metal, and air as their element. For the Idols, they were pink with blue and yellow accents, favored sharp shapes, had gold as their metal, and water as their element.

From Frank Marquart's ArtStation

#saints row #saints row 2022 #saints row reboot #sr #marshall defense industry #los panteros #the idols #I got a lot of SRR spam to post rn #as yall know Volition died a month ago which means big dogs in charge of everything are now posting their portfolios #And there's a lot of interesting stuff about Santo Ileso and the new gangs #by Frank Marquart #srr bts

[mini-ism]

i have some thoughts about the new saints row reboot. [NOT SPOILER-FREE]

i decided to write down some of my own thoughts, feel free to (respectfully) let me know what you think!

characters— i really like the new crew, even if they feel a bit "2-d." neenah had a great character arc, even if it was short. i understand her resentment to sergio and her attachment to her project car. eli is your typical side-character geek, but without him, the new saints empire wouldn't be built. eli definitely knows what he's doing, even if he's a bit of a klutz. eli and neenah contributed lots to the depth of the new saints row, but my issue is with my favorite of the new crew- kev. kevin is adorable, he's cute, but he lacks the depth and arc i would've liked to see. he's almost like comedic relief, and definitely has worse motives than that of neenah and eli's. the nahualli seemed like your average handsome villain, but even he had me fooled. i don't think nahualli should have been a villain, even so— volition could have changed his motives. how does he go from thinking friends are liabilities to becoming envious of the main character, their friends, and even their life within weeks? on the other hand, we have atticus marshall. i liked having him as an antagonist. atticus had a very genuine and understandable reason to dislike the protagonist, rather than nahualli becoming envious, the collective and their idols wanting to take down everyone (because they're anarchists [but not really]), and los panteros- now led by sergio, with tensions rising between neenah and sergio because of disagreements, and eventually destroying her property (definitely a better arc). regardless, there's plenty of potential to work with, to shape and mould into genuine, relatable characters, but volition somewhat lacked in the creation of a solid plot and characters we can relate to.

plot + storyline— i appreciated the start of the new saints, we've come full circle. just as the third street saints had once done, the new saints built their "empire" in a run-down church. i thought it was a cute reference. the continuation of plot and story, and the villains is a major issue. the nahualli had extremely bad motives, almost lashing out at the main character with jealousy. literal backstabbing could've worked, but not in the "im-going-to-steal-your-friends" way. the climax of the story, nahualli stabbing the main character and burying them alive, evoked lots of shock. it was definitely unexpected, and i appreciated that, but his motivation for doing so upset me. the storyline moved way too quickly for me though, it felt a bit "casual," rivalling saints row: the third's short length. things felt rushed, many things felt kind of unimportant, especially the saints becoming the saints because of rivalry and student- fucking -loans, but some moments within the game, such as the main character choosing to shoot or terminate atticus marshall from his own company— they felt amazing. seeing the saints go from a rag-tag friend group, to a "gang" operating out of a church, to an empire within santo ileso felt all too fast, like it was weeks, rather than months as canon suggests. the issue isn't with the beginning of the story at all, or the marshall arc, but the nahualli. the nahualli wasn't a very good villain, even if i enjoyed his character. i know volition could have done better at the end of the game, but the beginning definitely hooked me.

critics— i don't believe the reboot deserves all the hate it gets, it has innovative and streamlined gameplay, and is plenty of fun to play, with a beautiful open world to explore. however, i don't think the reboot is a good open-world game. there's plenty of effort, beauty, and detail put into the open world, but we don't use it much outside of ventures and side hustles. however, i feel like the reboot of saints row lacks an audience, it lacks the soul we know in a saints row game (at least to me.) saints row (2022) is a very solid game that lacks a specific audience is wants to appeal to, and even so, i feel as if it's target audience is "quirky millennials." it doesn't feel different, but it does have the little references to the older games i always wanted to see. i can tell volition poured a lot of love into the new saints row, but as times change, so do video games. i prefer the gritty, cynical humor of the original saints row, but maybe it was time to retire the old crew and their humor, as much as i adore them. the comedy in the reboot felt a bit dry. game critics seemed to be too harsh on this new game, though, clearly expecting to see what was surface level in the older games. with enough attention to detail here in the new game, the references kind-of reveal themselves to you. i believe the shit-storm of hate was not deserved, but i personally also think the reboot is not the best saints row title. however— the reboot wasn't given a chance to prove itself as a truly solid game.

overall— i see people in the "old saints row fandom" saying this new game is woke propaganda. clearly, it is not. it's a game about shooting things, just as is any other saints row game. the same people complaining about the "random bullshit" also fail to realize that random bullshit was thrown into the mix, and is what made saints row: the third and saints row IV: re-elected. people are definitely entitled to their opinions, 100%, but i'm willing to discuss thoughts about this new saints row game. i don't think this game has the best writing plot-wise, or character-wise, but volition could have gone different ways with saints row IV: re-elected, as well as agents of mayhem, and even the johnny gat spin-off. each game has a very strong suit, but lacks in many other ways. overall, i don't think this reboot is the worst project volition has released at all, but it is far from the legacy saints row 2 and saints row: the third both collectively have. with an open mind, all complaints and dislikes about this new game are valid, but ignorance is not key. perhaps a reboot is what saints row really needed, but volition may have gone about it wrong, —or even did it right. it all depends on what you think. nothing will stop you from enjoying or disliking this new game, and that is fine.

#saints row #saints row reboot #sr #srr #sr 2022 #saints row 2022 #volition #deep silver #deep silver volition #the nahualli #attacus marshall #sergio velez #the collective #the idols #los panteros #marshall defense industries #kevin saints row #saints row kevin #neenah saints row #saints row neenah #eli saints row #saints row eli #the boss #boss #boss saints row #saints row boss #sorry for this mouthful of tags lol #feel free to rb though!!

[jayyutanidraws]

A commission I got from Facebook.

All the idols are gay. I don't make the rules. Saints Row (2022) is amazing so far!

#the idols #saints row #saints row 2022 #gay #gay men

[assiraphales]

remembering the time I called american psycho (a satirical film about toxic masculinity) a dark comedy and the overwhelming response was 'oh so u think men killing sex workers is funny? u think THAT'S funny?' like no I find a patrick batemen listening to 'i'm walking on sunshine', killing jared leto while wearing a clear raincoat and giving a dissertation on huey lewis n the news, using 'I need to return some video tapes' to get out of awkward situations, throwing a hissy fit about business cards, dropping a chainsaw down a flight of stairs, thinking an atm is telling him to feed it cats, and crying hysterically under a desk is funny. but thank u for ur wonderful insight

#media illiteracy I am fighting u with a sword #american psycho #halloween #horror comedy #idolizing Patrick is a red flag. thinking he’s a pathetic twerp and finding the film funny is not

[suiheisen]

j… jesus oppa ;____;

#ashsksjsks jesus k-idol era… and when he does his comeback stage…..??? #i just want you to know the last thing i saw before my plane took off was an “i’m going to jesus cafe” message from my grandma #and the first thing i saw when i landed fifteen hours later yesterday was 130+ unread messages on kakaotalk #and i opened it and most of it was cutesy photos my grandma had sent me of her and white jesus #also: she is not even christian…. her friends were like wanna come and she was just like WHY NOT? #also… if you’re interested… in japan there’s a manga called 聖☆おにいさん (translated as ‘saint young men’) #which focuses on the lives of roomates jesus and buddha #(also there are fancomics based on this… including. of course. jesus/judas) #christmas

[nonomives]

I did something

#hate it when your tryna make expressions while drawing and someone catches you doing it like dang #meet cute #i like to think crafty and dogday's relationship is really sweet and wholesome #also that craftycorn lowkey idolizes dogday #poppy playtime #poppy playtime chapter 3 #poppy playtime smiling critters #smiling critters #smiling critters craftycorn #craftycorn #smiling critters dogday #dogday

[asia-japan]

#ito mayuki #mayuki ito #myk__gram #modelsky japan #modelsky asia #japanese #asian #japanese idol #modelsky photos

[milkhorns]

Quality bro time 🌱💅

#hello guys i am back with dreamworks trolls HCS WOOOOOOO #isnt life great #floyd moves in after band together #and hes very happy to have a subject he can scene-ify #this is the only person aside from poppy branch will let do something like this #he idolizes his older brother still!! #they remind me of me and my siblings fr #myart #fanart #trolls #trolls band together #floyd trolls #trolls branch #branch trolls

[megafreeman]

Saints Row reboot gang emblems + city crest

From Frank Marquart's ArtStation

#saints row #saints row 2022 #saints row reboot #santo ileso #los panteros #the idols #marshall defense industries #sr #srr bts #<- new tag for thsi series of posts btw

[faux-ecrivain]

Yan Idol

(Third official post)

Yan idol who used to be your best friend, the two of you used to be so close, but then he was recruited into stardom and suddenly he spent less, and less time with you.

Yan idol who changes his entire personality, appearance and habits (on request of his manager), until you can’t recognize him. 

Yan idol who pushes you away in favor of his famous peers, he reschedules your hangouts and brushes you off.

Yan idol’s popularity grows and so does his ego, at first you two have simple arguments. (he didn’t do his half of the chores, he didn’t pick you up from work, those sort of things) Then he starts to berate you, insisting that he was never truly your friend and only hung out with you because of pity. 

Yan idol who regrets those words the moment he says them, trying to repair your friendship with faux apologies. But it doesn’t work, you kick him out of your house, you tell him that you never want to hear from him again. 

He relents, saying it doesn’t matter as he storms out of your house, and tries to avoid his luggage as you throw it onto the yard. The two of you have a shouting match, then he’s ushered away by his manager (who had heard of the commotion via paparazzi).

When he’s safely hidden away in the car tears begin to fall and the guilt he feels fully sets in, the days pass and he tries to reconnect with you. But you reject his calls, you blocked his number and you won’t answer any letter he sends you.

Eventually his manager has had enough and tells Yan Idol that he needs to move on, that if he doesn’t start to focus on his career then he’ll be let go.

Yan idol who relents, giving in to his manager’s demands and trying to forget you. (It’s difficult, everywhere he looks he’s reminded of you.)

Yan idol who, after many months have passed, has somewhat successfully put you out of his mind. (He’s made different friends, friends within his tax bracket)

However this all changes when he sees you at a meet and greet, you’ve come with some friends, you don’t seem happy to be here. But you’re here and everything he ever felt for you comes rushing back.

He smiles (brighter than he ever has) when you and your friends approach his booth, when you and your friends are standing in front of him and you look at him. It’s almost like you recognize him, but then you look away. (Why did you look away? Don’t you recognize him? Don’t you want to be with him again?)

He tries to get your attention, but you tell him you don’t want his autograph, that you’re only here for your friends. (You definitely recognize him, you just don’t want to admit it. He thinks you’re just scared, you’re worried that he’s still upset. But he isn’t, he just wants you back, that’s all.)

Yan idol who makes the impromptu decision to invite you and your friends over (to the manager’s chagrin). 

Yan idol who incapacitates your friends and then kidnaps you.

Yan idol who’s overjoyed to have you back in his arms, he holds you close and ignores your pleas of freedom. 

Yan idol who continues performing as though nothing changed (somehow he managed to avoid being charged for the incapacitation of your friends, and the police are encourage to ignore any reports of you missing)

Yan idol who continues to gain popularity with every concert he puts on, then when it’s over he comes home to you, and acts as though the two of you were married. (Despite how much you struggle and fight)

Yan idol who’s blissfully ignorant of your anger and frustration, who interprets your actions and attempts to escape as a way of expressing your betrayal towards him.

Yan idol who promises that he’ll never leave you again, that he’ll always be here for you.

(Not my best work, but not my worst work. Either way, enjoy this short fanfic and feel free to comment.)

#yandere x reader #yandere oc #my Writing #yandere idol x reader #I’m gonna name him Shin. #Enjoy this brief fanfic! #third official post #not my best work #soft yandere #Shin my oc

[tagangcomsworld]

#japanese beauty #sexy japanese #panty pics #japanese idol

[jayyutanidraws]

My favorite couple in Saints Row. Literally first Idols mission they're together and the last visit before the last mission they are together and now matching.

#saints row 2022 #saints row #gay #The Idols #TheIdols

[lazycranberrydoodles]

this is how the post-lqq interaction went right

#obsessed with this hua cheng tbh!!! hes so cute!! #‘dont idolize someone’ hua cheng is built different #‘nobody wants to worship a scrap god’ hua cheng is built different #‘how can you protect your beloved if you’re dead’ hua cheng is built different #‘slaughtering people have been the best way to make a spiritual weapon’ hua cheng is bu #art #my art #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hob #heaven official’s blessing fanart #heaven official’s blessing #xie lian #hua cheng #hualian #lmao #tgcf meme

[hyewka]

warnings. sub!tyun, noona!reader, desperate shit, degrading, use of whore/slut, handjob

flirt freshman!taehyun who, even if he looks polite and at times would even be described as cute, is definitely a heartbreaker. stringing along, fucking, then ghosting.

you see right through his nice guy act when he subtly hits on you, flashing you his white pearls, blinding smile that show off his dimpled cheeks and the way his eyes form into crescents, his simple charms almost, almost having an effect on you. but you know better, you’ve already passed this chapter of your life, getting yourself fucked over by cute assholes. so you reject any and all advances that he makes on you, even as so far as to completely ignore him whenever he addresses you in a group setting.

you wanted to protect yourself, because again, you knew better. but what you dont realize is how often your blatant rejections have been either straight up cruelly humiliating or just plain harsh to the younger boy. not until you’re stuck with taehyun as you awkwardly wait in the car for your friends.

“why dont you like me?” he starts, quiet as he looks out the window. you turn to look at him, a little astonished that he decided to confront you. then you quickly recollect yourself, clearing your throat.

“who told you that?”

he scoffs, a sneer retching his expression. “you’re kidding aren’t you? i don’t think i know anybody more repulsed with me than you. everyone can see it. you almost jumped out of the car when they told you i was going to sit in the back tonight.”

it’s like hes been keeping all of his thoughts behind a lock with how fast everything spilled out of his mouth and you take in a breath. “okay now that’s an exaggeration.”

“not really.”

then it falls silent again, hearing the distant horns of cars and you awkwardly shift. he’s right, its not.

then suddenly, his eyes shift from the window to you, and the eye contact catches you off guard, you can make out the slight furrow of his brows and the small pout that rests on his lips—you’ve never seen him look like that. you avert your gaze almost immediately.

but he’s still staring. and it has you nervously tapping your finger on your lap.

“i like you, noona.”

your eyes widen a little. not because of the confession, you knew it was coming eventually. something about this variation of gentleness with his voice that you don’t think you’ve quite heard…ever coming from a man has your heart beat just a little faster. noona? its nothing new coming from taehyun, but your hands still slight dig into the fabric of your skirt. “if that wasn’t already obvious enough.” he says bitterly with a non humored laugh.

you spend the entire night, staring at your blank empty google doc, wallowing in all thoughts related to taehyun. it kind of pisses you off that he’s managed to chip a little away from your wall, you usually disperse any thought that comes up in your head that has to do with him. but now you choose to give yourself a leeway, just a little to think over whether he was being genuine, and whatever happened in the car was taehyun serving his heart on the platter to be so…vulnerable, or if it was just the last trick up his sleeve to lure you in like a toy he can’t have.

but then you remember the little features—the way his brows slightly turned up, the way his bottom lip instinctively stuck out, just a tiny bit—the way his eyes twinkled, just somewhat, as cliché as it is to say, it felt genuine, real.

when taehyun sends you a text that night, with a string of other unread messages from weeks or days ago before it—you come to the conclusion that he likes you, really likes you.

sorry, ignore what i said today

i don’t want you feeling uncomfortable around me any more than you do

your heart swells a little, simultaneously feeling the guilt conscience slowly creeping up on you. maybe you really did misread him this entire time.

so imagine your surprise when the next time you see taehyun, a week later, it’s at a frat party, looking down at a girl clinging onto his arms with those same twinkling eyes, smile, dimples, gentle look—eventually laughing then biting down on his lips as he looks away, the red on tips of his ears making you fume more than you’d admit. you don’t know what it was, what exactly made you insane enough to stomp over to him in long strides, wobbly pushing through the drunks, seeing red as you grab taehyun by the arm when he’s of reach—the surprised look on his face only lasting for a second before you furiously turn around, dragging him away from the confused girl that he was getting way too flirty with.

he could’ve easily shaken off your grip, it was weak, but he followed, he let you take him, only when you push him in a non occupied room and lock the door does he finally say something.

“hey, what the fuck was that—”

then you go for it. throwing all logical justifications and reasoning, you pull him into you harshly by the collar of his shirt, crashing your lips onto his. you don’t know what you expected, up to now it felt like you’ve been on airplane mode, but you know it wasn’t what taehyun returns. even if youre the one who came onto him first, he kisses back even more passionately, leaning into you, so quick to be receptive, hands going up to your cheeks as he lets you walk him hard into the door, latching onto your lips as if its a taste of a drug that has him hooked right from the first dose.

he’s so…desperate, it scares you, and turns you on at the same time. every time you try to pull away a little he reels you back almost immediately following your lips, the kiss becoming open mouthed as he breathes in and gets more and more messy, sloppy—he’s so sloppy, it’s the last thing you expected from him.

you finally manage to pull away, both of you catching your breath, with his lips glistening and red, mouth agape, chest heaving, up and down as he stares stunned.

“wha—um, so—fuck, sorry, no wait—” hes stumbling over his words. again, something taehyun never does. whenever hes spoken to you, it always felt so calculated, like every word hes thought over, because it felt so perfect. hes always collected.

you clasp your hand over his mouth, weakly, but he stills shuts up his ramble and jumble of words, blinking at you, with those god damn adorable brown eyes.

“kindly, shut the fuck up.”

his brows twitch a little, but he’s still silent.

your eyes search for something in his, you don’t know what, but it feels like you’ve gotten a green light, sighing. “i wanna fuck you.”

“shit.” he marvels, feeling his breath against your palm, his eyes still just as wide. you don’t know what exactly he’s thinking but if the dick already poking against your thigh was any indication, it was that he wanted it. really bad.

you slip your hand off his lips, then you whisper, fixated on how plump they are, “open your mouth.”

he blinks confused, hesitant until you take it upon yourself to rub your thigh against the tent in his pants, having him almost immediately buckle as he lets out a sinful groan. you should know he’s probably not into what you’re into, so you ease into it, testing the waters as you press yourself flush against him, rubbing your leg up and down against his clothed dick. “feel good?”

“y-yeah, shit, noona, please touch me.”

“i am touching you,” you swipe your hand over his bottom lip, fuck, they really are pretty. and so kissable. you’re shocked you haven’t kissed them sooner.

“no, i want your hand.”

you scoff, he’s so confident with what he wants, and so demanding. bratty. he’s probably so used to dominating. “this isn’t enough? me getting off your crusty dick isn’t enough for you? you’re feeling good, aren’t you?”

you press harder and with no consent of his own, his breaths knocked out of him, a slight squeak by the end that has his ears running red again. your thumb slips into his mouth, easing into it, slowly, before you fully press on his tongue as the friction of your knees against his cock gets more and more frantic and torturous. “you tell me you like me then decide i’m not worth the headache, a week later you run off to another innocent girl you’ll try to break the heart of after getting your fill. someone needs to keep you in check for becoming such an asshole, no? do you have no shame?” you mock, feeding him another finger in his mouth so he can’t retort like you know the smartass in him would do.

he sucks on them, surprising you as you feel his tongue licking eagerly…fuck, how badly did you misread him?

but you can tell with the way his eyes involuntarily water, and the way he shakes his vehemently, he still has the audacity to deny everything.

you scoff, slipping them out of his mouth, string of his saliva coating your fingers and shoving that hand down his pants, promplty grabbing his dick, marveling at the soft, wet feel. he already spilled so much pre-cum—slut. he likes this.

“you don’t like me, you have no right to be jea—hahhh..fuck, you can’t be jealous, you c-can’t. shit, faster, faster please noona, noona…” he whines, delirious as he gets lost at the feeling of your hand, bucking his hips, clearly getting frustrated with how irritatingly slow you’re tugging at his dick.

“i don’t. i don’t like you. i don’t like slutty men who’re bad.”

he whimpers, and fuck does that noise have you pooling your underwear.

“how have i been bad? how? i’m always good to you, i always—”

you twist your hand a little and his head immedietely falls back against the door, mouth hung open as he lets out pathetic, needy pants, “fuck, fuck, fuck.”

“like it? is it how you imagined it’d feel to have my hands wrapped around your cock?” you press, kissing down his jawline, hand letting out wet sounds as you jerk him off with more speed

“yes, yes, so much better noona, so much—” he chokes on his own words when you suck on his neck, feeling him let out shuddering breaths. cute.

when you use your other hand to trail up under his shirt, feeling up his muscle, you can hear him gulp, and for whatever reason, it turns you on even more.

“fuck, you’ve been trying to dom me, haven’t you?” he breathes out.

you let out an airy laugh out of your nose, grazing your thumb over his nipple, the hitch of his breath being your undoing. “i have been domming you—this entire time. what, don’t like it when a womans in charge?”

he shakes his head immediately, “no, no, i like it. i really do, i like it a lot. i like it when its you, noona.”

even when you have his mind sent to overdrive, he still knows exactly what to say to have your heart racing, it’s dangerous.

“hm?” you hum, throat dry, trying to forget the comment thats repeating over and over in your head. he likes it when its you. you scoff a laugh, “you really know how to get a girl going huh?”

“would treat you right. give me a chance noona, i’ll treat you like a queen.”

“a queen?” you laugh, then pretend to ponder on it as you play with his bud more, his dick leaking through your hand—he’s enjoying it all too much. “think would like goddess more.”

he moans wantonly when you thumb his tip, then transitioning to jacking off his shaft in frantic speed, it gets him delirious. “goddess, goddess, fuck—i’ll treat you like a goddess baby, swear.”

“sure you wouldn’t ghost me?”

his breath hitches again, head dipping into your shoulder, jaw practically hung open, mix of moans and whines spilling out of his mouth dumbly—who would’ve thought, huh? “never. so pretty, you’re so pretty and smart, and and—”

“such a slut, just want your dick touched and you’ll say anything.”

you feel him shake his head, still panting heavily as he grabbles onto you for support. he’s clingier than you expected, he holds onto you so often.

“faster…faster please, ‘m sososo close.” he sobs, his shaky breath fanning on your shoulder.

you chuckle, giving him what he wants, the wet squelching sounds heightening until he breaks. “gonna—gonna-” he spills before he could even finish his sentence, with a high pitched noise he cums in his pants, no doubt creating a big stain in the area of his crotch.

well, shit.

but when he lifts his head, a dopey smile on his face, eyes glazed over still, you think he might not mind all too much.

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note. long overdue sub taehyun and a noona smut from me 🙏 did they fuck. no. will there be a future continuation of this au. perhaps.

#txt smut #sub!txt #sub!idol #taehyun smut #taehyun hard thoughts #taehyun hard hours #txt hard hours #txt hard thoughts #txt x reader #yeonjun smut

[gabrielamarcia]

#anime #80s anime #cassette tape #retrowave #90s anime #synthwave #lofi aesthetic #anime retro #idol densetsu eriko #vaporwave #80's #90s #cassette #lofi vibes