#those are the only two i've had convos with so will see the others too :')

[m1ssunderstanding]

Get Back Rewatch 55 Years On: Day Two

Paul and Ringo cabaret duo au NOW!

Their collective bitter humor about the fan mag. I think George probably appreciates Paul getting into this sort of shit with him. Even if it is only on a surface-level. A reminder that the Beatles fame journey (something that's been hellish at times for George, enough to give him PTSD and other issues for the rest of his life) has not left Paul unscathed. That Paul actually does have feelings, however buried they may be.

Could even be that the appreciation comes out in the form of "I think your beard suits you. Man." Does the tacked-on 'man' mean a sort of "no homo" type qualifier? Or is it just an added endearment. I know we don't think of George as particularly inhibited, but it was the sixties. And of course Paul loves the compliment and has no idea what to do with it.

Can you all please thank Mal as he hands you your tea next time? Not that hard, guys.

Ringo's voice is so sexy. And I love how supportive Paul and George are of this very stupid song. If either of them had written it, they'd tear it to shreds, but it's Ringo, so we laugh along and enthuse about the sentiments behind the lyrics.

The communal bitching about EMI's treatment of them. As they should.

Oh goodness, it's the "Paul has an embarrassing crush" moment from that iconic post of @jeremy-hillary-boob He totally does and you should say it. "I never used to know what it meant". It's giving "girl pretends not to know how to hold her golf club so the hot guy will touch her".

I have a theory that some of their covers ~matter~ and "What do you want to make those eyes at me for?" Is the first one for me.

Okay this look right here that John is giving Paul? Not to, like, out myself as never having experienced pure love except from my own child or anything, but the only other place I've ever seen that look is on my one-year-old's face when I come get him from his nap. So ... "A lovely little baby, John was"

"If this boy dies, you're gonna cop it." Peak older brother behavior. He's joking, but he's also deadly serious.

In love with John trying to sing out of his range. He's trying so hard, you guys.

"Everybody had a hard year. 'well, I'm not sure, actually. Put [good year]." Same, John. Isn't it always that way? Hard. And good. He's such a genius lyricist. He just captures the human condition with such specificity.

Lol at Paul correcting John on the key of his own song (yeah, yeah, gimme some truth is secretly a colab but it's still a John song)

When they put a piano in front of Paul and John's instantly like "uh-oh, red-alert my beautiful boyfriend might not get captured perfectly from every angle" vs a year and a half later when he's bitching about Paul having too much screen-time in Let it Be. Well, you were part of the problem, babe.

I love George's way of teaching his songs. Whereas Paul was shouting key changes and counts between phrases, and John doesn't even bother to give any of that information, George is just softly singing "E, to F sharp minor. E to A." Beautiful. John and Paul, take notes.

Wonder if I'll get through a day without calling Paul a whore. Probably not.

John being instantly self-effacing after suggesting that genius little let's enhancement. "My mind can blow those clouds away" is actually much more original and thought-provoking, but John just makes fun of himself. Like. Just own it. You're John fucking Lennon!

The George/Paul convo (George talking, Paul hardly flinching) is so painful actually. Because from the outside, Paul's avoidance looks so condescending and unfeeling, but avoidance feels much more like 'Shit fuck shit dodge the fight, go around, don't react, don't engage, don't start something' and i really feel for both of them.

Let John do Help for gosh sakes!

"Not bad though. Good try, that. Johnny."

The part where Paul is looking just so exhausted, and he's actually letting it show, and then he sees the camera on him and hurries and tries to do a cheeky little Beatles head-shake and smile. But then he's really just too tired (and high) and he looks away and rubs his eyes. It was like watching an old circus bear. Those poor things.

And of course John's head snapping up like a little gopher when Paul says his name

#get back #the beatles #paul mccartney #ringo starr #george harrison #john lennon #mclennon #mal evans #Yes I will continue to just take pictures of my screen like an eighty year old woman #Yes I am sorry about the length. They're probably just going to be like that...

[kawaiichibiart]

....PRSK April Fool's Events I'd like to see happen:

Y'all had to have know this was coming: we play with the NPCs.

Everything is literally the same (visually), the VAs just switch who they play.

This is another obvious one: Sekai Swap

Again everything is (roughly) the same (visually), but the siblings have switched roles. So: Tsukasa is the one who ended up in the hospital and Saki is the one who forgot why she decided to pursue her dreams (in this case it was becoming a pianist). Shiho is the one who was part of a group before joining her current one (Leo/need), who was assigned a role and got bullied for things she couldn't control, and Shizuku's the one who wants to go pro (as an idol of course), so she finds jobs that could help with that (honestly the Hinomoris are giving me the hardest time to figure out a good swap for). Ena is the one who pushes herself too much and compares herself to her friends, while Akito is the one who seeks validation for his singing and gets disappointed when people prefer his selfies and OOTD posts over his singing ones.

The School Sekai, Stage Sekai, and Street Sekai are all created by one person (personal vote goes towards: Saki, Minori, and An, I will also accept Toya because I honestly think that'd be fucking hilarious), the Wonderland Sekai and the Empty Sekai are both created by a group.

Personality swap but the characters keep their....quirks (? I don't know what else to call it). Like, Tsukasa could have Kanade's personality but he'd still be loud as fuck. Ena could have Saki's but still be a bitch (I say that affectionately). Etc., etc.

...we need more kid designs and thus kid 2d models, but SEKAIs were created when they were kids. Saki would visit the School Sekai whenever she was out of the hospital but still unable to see her friends. Minori got to meet Haruka, Airi and Shizuku earlier and they all decided to become idols together. An and Akito are guiding these two, scared, lost, kids around the Street Sekai and introducing them to street music earlier. Tsukasa and Mafuyu are both the only ones who start off alone. Tsukasa goes into the Wonderland Sekai whenever Saki is at the hospital and their parents stay with her. He doesn't like being alone, so the Sekai brings him comfort and it was hard for him to accept that someone else could enter his Sekai. Mafuyu would go to the Empty Sekai to find comfort in Miku. She's a lot more like Len, hiding behind Miku, shy, absolute baby. She also has a hard time accepting others can enter her Sekai. For those two, Sekai was a safe haven, a place to ease themselves and find comfort. So when other people start showing up (not the VS), they're upset.

...this is a sign I've read too many groupchat fanfics: they're all part of a Nightcord (because I'm pretty sure we've all agreed Nightcord = Discord) group chat and all the area conversations are about shit that has been brought up in the chat. Bonus points if all of the convos are mixed units. Extra bonus points if they have no idea who started it in the first place.

I'd love a subtle fuckery where, again, everything is pretty much the same, but certain characters have had their colors swapped. Tsukasa and Saki, Shiho and Nene, Minori and Honami, Shizuku and Kanade...

Unit Shuffle 2: Electric Boogaloo

There's a world where rather than Tsukasa saving Toya, Toya saves Tsukasa. Where Kohane is the one who chooses An as her partner. Where Airi, Haruka and Shizuku are the ones who put on a show for Minori and pull her up on stage in their Sekai because they want her to see as the lights become a pale peachy/orange color for her. Where Mafuyu is the one doing the saving and not being saved.

Different childhood friends. That's it. Potentially could go along with number 10.

Once again, visually, everything is the same, but the last names are all over the place. Meet the Kamishiros: Ichika and Ena. Oh, the Aoyagis? You mean Aoyagi Shiho, Aoyagi Emu and Aoyagi Rui? It's strange how Saki Hinomori and Tsukasa Yoisaki look so alike.

#project sekai #project sekai colorful stage #hatsune miku colorful stage #proseka #prosekai #colorful stage #prsk april fools #project sekai april fools #genuinely love the idea of an and akito as kid holding kohane's and toya's hands when they first end up in the street sekai (again as kids) #and they guide the two of them around after making sure they were okay because while it was familiar to them #it wasn't to kohane and toya #i also love the idea of toya saving tsukasa and pushing him towards something he enjoyed #even if his parents disapproved of it #and again #i love a subtle fuckery #oh nothing changed... wait

[fandomgamersimp]

I kinda have to ramble a little skdjfksdjf.

SPOILERS FOR THE NEWLY RELEASED CHAPTERS OF ID 2

Okay, I like ID, I've fell in love with Cas' character, I've come to liking Gabe a lot too. Also, I want to point out that despite still arguing (guessing they really wanna drive the whole "jealousy" thing home), they seem to work together a lot more, knowing how much MC cares- which I appreciate and enjoy watching.

But like, PB had room to explore some hard-hitting concerns with being a vampire- maybe even letting us into what it was like for Cas and Gabe when they were human too, letting us get to know them way better and polish them as characters.

Because, am I the only one who wonders what happened to everything that may be human to MC? Didn't they have a dream college to go to? What if they wanted to explore the world or just simply go overseas? What if their mom decides that it's time to move out? The lines deal destroyed all of that kinda, also I doubt your coven would let you leave anyway. MC pretty much has been chained to the town forever, I feel like that's something worth giving us at least a chapter or two about - or just explore it throughout the whole story.

I have some thoughts on how morality plays a role in the whole biting/hunting thing too, because that lowkey felt lackluster in ID 1 - and what, you're gonna tell me no vampire had any thoughts or feelings about being a predator now? Hunting someone that could be someone else's family and friends? Or just feeding off of them in general? I just feel like we haven't properly explored the mental side of things, but I know there's a chapter about hunting, so I'm gonna stay (mostly) quiet. I know vampires may have mixed emotions to what being human is to them like Cas- but PB isn't giving me much to work with.

Not to mention, they've showed that they lack writers tbh. I didn't personally liked the dinner scene in ch.4 for example- I know hunger is a big part of the story at the moment, but I kinda hoped for seeing MC's mom interacting with Cas and Gabe more. Showing me what she thinks about them, what they would talk about. Those two are clearly very important people to MC, I kinda wanted to see at least a proper scene with her getting to know them and hinting at a relationship being built, it's clear as day that those are your kid's romantic interests- and she's a good mom overall, I think she'd like to meet those mysterious little freaks your child constantly hangs around with.

And, I don't know if you remember, but in book 1, there was a scene after the hospital fiasco where MC was wondering who bit who between LIs, and they made a whole deal about it. But then in book 2 if you go see those silver brands, they just kinda drop on you that Cas got punished once for messing up while Gabe was still a human.

So doesn't that indicate that Cas turned Gabe? And they just glazed over that?

I'm gonna end it with the fact that I'm kinda irritated with the fact that we could - but don't as of now- get an MC that would simply go "wait, hold up... I think I'm polyam", with the Gabe and Cas situation. I agree that there should absolutely be choice for people, but I personally did agree in book 1 to be with both of them- I think even if you choose just one person, there's still an option to be with them both in a way, and flirt with both? And they don't establish any rules (as in who's okay with what to make sure nobody is hurt and uncomfortable, and suffers in silence for the sake of others), they don't talk, nothing. Again, I fully get that the transformation is a huge deal and has to take the first seat, that's obvious, but... not even a little convo? 4 chapters in? I think it would be really cool to have them explore this side, along with having the possibility of MC discovering they might be a polyamorous person. And they just focus on "the other being jealous" which, I feel like, makes my MC look like he's just a dickhead - or at least incredibly inconsiderate- it's like "My two first loves" all over again.

Or at least it feels like "being a vampire" takes the spotlight, controling yourself is the main course and concerns, not to mention all those pesky human feelings and concerns are thrown into the garbage. I'm trying to stop myself from being overly judgemental, because I'd like to finish the book first, but I don't know.

You PB fuckers are lucky you made Cas so damn likable.

#pixelberry choices #choices game #choices stories you play #pb choices #playchoices #choices #immortal desires mc #immortal desires #immortal desires gabe #immortal desires cas #choices immortal desires #immortal desires 2 #immortal desires book 2 #immortal desires 2 spoilers #cas harlow #gabe adalhard #gabe x cas x mc #cas x gabe x mc #choices gabe #choices cas #pixelberry #play choices #choices stories we play #pixelberry studios

[bronx-bomber87]

We're off to episode 3 another fantastic one for our fav couple. Let's get started shall we?

2x03 The Bet

Tim and Lucy are getting ready to head out when she asks how his night was. Seems like an innocent enough question by her. So Tim is honest. Lucy's response is sassy to say the least. Being as comfortable as possible in its delivery. Tim isn't too happy with her reply. Let me say this, Lucy is the ONLY person Tim would ever allow to talk to him like this LOL No way in hell he would indulge anyone else to even broach the subject. But then no one else would have the guts to like Lucy either. She is always the exception for him.

Once again Lucy is doing it for his own good. To shake him out of his routine. Help him move on. Everything this woman ever does is in his best interest. Tim’s deep breath in the first gif when she starts up is so funny. Like he is bracing himself for whatever Lucy barrage is headed his way. He knows she is going to say something he doesn't want to hear LOL She tries to broach the subject lightly but is instantly shot down. Now he isn't mad so much as annoyed which is progress believe it or not haha

Lucy clams up pretty quickly after he mentions jogging behind the shop all day. Her face is hilarious. Lucy has learned to take her foot off the gas when need be. She opened the door a crack to this convo and shut it quickly. It’s like she pokes the bear gauges his reaction then strategizes for a bit on how to better approach him later. She is no where near done meddling in this matter.

We rejoin them at the station booking a couple of sex workers. This is where Lucy decides to bring this subject up once again. The lack of personal space in this scene is primo. Personal space? Never heard of her.... I love it so much. My goodness they are awfully close to one another in this scene hehe She sees this as her window and is right back at it. Lucy is saying she thinks she can help him. He looks at her like she’s insane. But he allows her to continue. Almost bemused at her confidence to set him up properly. It becomes a point of pride for Lucy. The more he seems to doubt her the more she wants to prove him wrong. What else is new? Haha

This quickly goes from setting him up to a work flirt. I mean look at those two above. They're not subtle in the least...All their work flirts stem from challenging one another. This whole situation goes from helping Tim go out on a date to a competition. Because well it’s them LOL They’re both so damn competitive...That’s literally what this entire thing boils down to. Both of them digging in their heels and not relenting. Thinking they're right and the other is in the wrong.

Tim has grown a lot I keep saying but it’s true and I'm just so proud of him. Last season Tim wouldn’t have allowed Lucy anywhere near his personal/love life. Let alone make a bet about it with her. They’re both SO cocky and confident they’re going to win as well. They decide on the the winner's spoils. For Tim he gets 50 push ups after each call. Lucy gets the short sleeves she was robbed of.

Tim agrees and says she has to pay if he does this. Lucy doesn’t even care and hastily agrees to this. Just wants so badly to be in short sleeves. These two are ridiculous fools and I love them for it. Also the way Lucy looks at him after they make their bet above is so cute. Little smitten kitten this one. As I've said before as transparent as glass. She is so adorable in how she looks at him. If he looked next to him he would see the heart eyes being lodged his way. Also lets pay back attention to the lack of space. *sigh* I just love them so much.

Tim does what he does best. Getting under Lucy’s skin as much as possible. In a way only he knows how. Since Lucy is paying he’s taking Rachel to most expensive restaurant possible. He's such a shit haha I adore him though. The work flirt continues. We haven’t had one in a bit this definitely constitutes as one. Tim going on about the expensive food and wine. You can see the irritation all over her face. Eric and Melissa are masters at conveying so much with a look. Right now she wants to shove him off that chair.

Lucy is trying to turn it back in her favor. Saying how romantic it is. That he wouldn't have chosen that if he wanted his date to fail. Their banter is unrivaled. I enjoy their verbal sparring so much. Tim is ever so cocky of course. He thinks he has this in the bag. That Lucy is destined to stay in long sleeves till her probation is up. Well if he has anything to do with it she will.

He is more excited at the prospect of Lucy doing those push-ups and winning this bet than the date itself. Oh Timothy. His damn cute smile in that last gif though above. Lord help me. I swear he only smiles that way with her. Amazing the amount of chemistry these two have without even touching. Testament to how good it is.

I don’t know what’s funnier. The fact that Lucy is casing his date or that she dragged Jackson along for it LMAO Kills me. ‘Mama needs to get into short sleeves’ I’m dying haha Also Jackson telling her how weird this is. I loved their friendship so much. Down to do and help each other with whatever.

Tim crashing and burning on this date is too funny. He needs an ice breaker. What does he do to rectify the situation? Brings up his work wife. Yes baby, that’ll fix the current train wreck you have going on. Smh. He does look damn good though. Feast for the eyes and all that. I will say I did like Rachel. She was the perfect person to get him back into the dating world. A Lucy 2.0 you could say. Because she challenges him and calls him on his crap too. I mean look at that second gif. Got him to go from saying Chen to Lucy with a pointed look.

I like Rachel for what she represented for him. Showing him he could have a functional relationship post Isabel. I think she was very important in shaping Tim into who he becomes in that regard. I hope this doesn’t sound as mean as it may come off. Rachel was a means to an end for Chenford. A good one but one none the less. Serious enough to show Tim he was capable of that again but not enough that he would leave LA for it.(But that’s much farther in the future for s2.) I will say I do love what Rachel does for him in the long run. I didn’t hate their scenes by any means. They had their purpose. I.e. Lucy who will eventually win this bet as we will see later on.

Lucy and Jackson continue to watch the date. It looks like Tim is flailing and Rachel is off put. Tim admits the bet he has with Lucy. That he wants to win. Rachel flirts and says being with her isn't a win? Then they start to click a bit. Tim says he can help Rachel with her civil standbys. She asks what he’d like in return? Tim being Tim knows Lucy is watching. Has Rachel slap him in the face and leave. Lucy is crushed and convinced she will be in long sleeves the rest of her probationary period haha

Oh Lucy you know why you care if Tim dates LOL Just last episode you recorded an old ass book for this man. But it is far too early for you to understand the true meaning of those actions just yet. She cares so much and is so empathetic. She will do things to her own detriment. Like this date haha Jackson’s reply is the best though. ‘You just want everyone to be happy. That’s a good quality’ He was such a good friend. ❤️

I love that Lucy couldn’t stand the idea of Rachel thinking badly of Tim. So she made sure early the next morning to visit her and rectify that. Almost like she couldn't move on with her day until she did this. That even if they didn’t work out romantically, she had to come and defend Tim to her. Lucy has seen his good side more than anyone else. To her there is no one better to defend his name than her. So that’s exactly what she did. Gah I love it. She’s so loyal.

Lucy looks down and sees a pair of boots. Then Tim does his glorious entrance. A shot we all love let's be honest. He's all wet from the shower and in a low hanging towel. Phew lord. Lucy looks a little thirsty at first. Then she turns her brain back on. (I can’t blame her girl I'm thirsty from seeing him too ahaha) Lucy confidently looks him in the eye and says ‘Short sleeves’ then takes off with a glorious smile and stride out of Rachel's place and back to her car.

Tim is so mad he’s lost this bet he doesn’t even care Lucy is seeing him in a towel. Or the fact that he’s there cause he spent the night with her friend. He’s more annoyed she won the bet LOL Classic. He thought he was going to have his cake and eat it too. Sorry Tim that’s a hard no haha This ep was one big work flirt for them both and I loved it.

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Side notes- Meh didn’t really have much. Was cool to have couple Castle peeps on the show Seamus and Jon retuning. And Wopez was cute with his mom and stuff but nothing major. Jackson' SL with Smitty was really good tragic but good.

Forgot to thank everyone last review my apologies. Always so very thankful to those that like/comment (I adore comments)/ reblog and such you all are the best. :)

#Caitlin rewatches The Rookie #chenford #chenford hiatus #summer rewatch #waiting on s6 #s2 #2x03 The Bet #the rookie #tim bradford #lucy chen #tim x lucy #lucy x tim #eric winter #melissa o'neil #otp: doing my job #otp: you know me so well. too well. #tim bradford x lucy chen

[ren-144p]

Hi! Silent admirer of your RE stuff (it's been so long since I've played these games, but you've been re-inspiring me!) - so I'm curious about "Madrid, 1996" for the WIP asks? 👀

ohh god— going for the only one legitimately named and simultaneously the one most unpolished bdhdjsjkl

as of right now, “Madrid, 1996” is a series of snippets intertwined with meta about itself and records of my convos with @bennidraws (which is what started it all!!), written somewhat as a branch of my luis study project. set entirely pre-games, it follows the story of Luis and Carlos who meet, by chance, at an Umbrella conference, and in two weeks develop a particularly deep relationship. Carlos falls in love with an older man freshly out of a personality crisis, Luis falls for a repressed boy who's just discovering himself for the first time, and both of them turn each other's world upside down. contains dog imagery, yearning, cigarettes, and—on many occasions—Carlos' dog tags clinking against Luis' cross

it's rough and unpolished and not even fully planned out, branching within itself into multiple endings. but i've been chipping away at it when i'm not working on anything else and i feel like eventually something will come out of it. too much love has been put into those conversations for the fic to amount to nothing ❤️

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“They ever give you a break, soldier boy?”

Carlos turned towards the voice, surprised to see anyone out of the building at this hour, especially in such a downpour. It belonged to the same man he had seen earlier, except the well-cut suit was nowhere to be found, now replaced by an intricately decorated leather jacket and a pair of well-worn jeans. He held a single cigarette between his teeth and a lighter in one hand, looking at him with curiosity through the hair falling into his eyes; and chuckled, clearly having noticed Carlos' persistent gaze on him.

“You look like a rabbit in headlights,” he teased, weaving the lighter between skilled fingers. It lit up with a quiet click a moment later, and Carlos took a while to admire the way the flame illuminated the man's face when he leaned into the light.

"No breaks.” He watched how his thin lips curled around a puff of smoke. “The shifts are short though.”

The stranger hummed, as if amused by the answer, and leaned back comfortably against the wall before extending a pack of cigarettes towards Carlos.

“Care for a smoke?”

*

“You should come find me later, soldier boy. When your shift is done,” the man said, throwing the butt of his cigarette on the ground. “Room 102. On the fourth floor,” he added with a wink, turning back, but Carlos' hand wrapped around his wrist before he could go.

“Who am I asking for?”

The stranger smirked, leaning in so close their noses almost touched.

“Name's Luis,” he said, a teasing note in his voice. “And who am I waiting for?”

“Carlos.”

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and, as a bonus, a bit of the relevant note i made for this part (and for what's supposed to follow)

something about the terrifying act of inviting a stranger to your room, something about that stranger being a soldier; something about being invited to a hotel room by a man older than you, and something about the confidence with which he does it.

the way every night spent with a stranger might've been your last; the way he didn't know if he was gonna wake up the next morning, and then he did—and then they both did.

#ren.txt #tag game #i could ramble about this one for ages #that file has some of my best work in terms of lengthy emotional monologues #and i'm STILL wondering how to incorporate them into the final thing #choosing a way to write a fic is pretty damn hard when your writing is fluid and can change from like #''average third-person narration'' to ''literal poetry'' to ''meta monologue'' in the span of five paragraphs #anyway!! yeah! ''Madrid‚ 1996'' is dear to my heart. a story about connections and how they change and shape you over time‚ i'd say #and because i feel the need to clarify: i say ''older man'' but luis is like 26-28 here— and i say ''boy'' but carlos is set at 21 #their age gap is so important to me actually #btw i read this ask with a fever and when i saw ''silent admirer of your RE stuff'' i thought i saw god there for a moment #means a lot to hear that <33 #your writing is an inspiration and i absolutely love your stuff so. yeah 🥹❤️ #serraveira

[therichantsim]

I was trying to keep this short enough for a reply because my last one was so long, but…

First, let me say that Giddy Up and Footloose was so much fun!

It was after the bowling dress that I said to myself, "watch she win," but it was more like an upset during the playoffs, like coming from behind kind of win. But this? This is an upset in it's own right. I don't think most readers thought that her braggadocious attitude could come off as charismatic, and yet… I would be surprised if their bars weren't halfway in the green.

I thought he had chemistry with Noemy, but this is off the charts in comparison, even considering that they didn't really flirt. Of course I didn't know what the date was going to be like, but I knew it wasn't going to be dressage or a mountainside rescue, so it could only be something playful. And that underscored for me that Yasmine's date wasn't structured like the others in terms of flow.

But even with that, I think that these last two dates were actually the most fruitful in terms of Quinton seeing, not quite to the heart of them, exactly, a bit too early for that, but at least being able to see… wait for it… what they're made of.😉

So, I'm not recanting, but I believe the juxtaposition does offer a different perspective on the outcome of Yasmine's date. I have other thoughts about this that are tethered to a couple things, including, something you said in response to my previous ask and, that, rather than a romantic relationship, the date would seem more like the start of a mentorship, but I'll hold off on those until later if they're still relevant when later comes.

And Chanel was the first to ask about his kids! I was not surprised that it was her, but I was surprised that I forgot that Noemy didn't. I remember thinking (assuming, really) the convo Quinton and Noemy had on the plane would lead to her reciprocating the question in someway, but it never happened. Well, it did, but it was about his late wife and they never made it to the kids. I'm not keeping score because I'm actually only rooting for Quinton at this point, but I know that he is, so that had to earn Chanel some points.

I think the main thing this date represents to me is the beginning of a solid friendship, which is sooooooooooooo important in the long run. Having the hots for each other is all well and good, but for most sex-favorable couples, sex happens in between everything else. So, knowing you can vibe with them during everything else is a great foundation. Though, I suppose that vibe won't matter as far as endgame goes if their pink bar stays low, because, again, they didn't really flirt, at least not in a way that the game recognizes.

Up to this point, save for Lucy, who I like personality-wise, I've been indifferent about the rest, just observing, but this date has definitely moved Chanel into the like column. And that's all thanks to the way you're choosing to translate their traits and bio info into personalities in action; it's what I'm enjoying the most.

Me reading this ask. I love you and thank you for your feedback.

Now below the cut.

I can honestly say Chanel surprised me as well. I came into this with one or two sims who had backstories that truly tugged at me. Now, after a weekend of playing these sims, I am all over the place. I just knew Quinton and Chanel would end up with a negative bar. She's in the negative with two of her housemates. However, I was surprised at how Quinton's mood was around Yasmine. Especially since they hit it off so great at the bowling alley, but I guess that's why one on ones are important. Giddy Up and Footloose was really Andraya's date but she reacted negatively towards the horse. So, I went to look at her likes and dislikes and saw dislikes animals. Then re-read her bio and same thing. I don't know how I missed that. So yes, the execs (meaning me) messed up. So nosey and persistent Chanel came in handy because was not about to build another venue. She literally came outside and interrupted their interaction. It's just funny how everybody eventually showed up at the bar while she was having her date with Quinton. Even Dani but she was barefoot for some reason, so I sent her home. It takes all my strength to not cheat or intervene when these sims act unfavorably or against my interest. I have one possibly two sims I'd like to see win but since these sims have been surprising me in ways, I could not have imagined I'm going to let the chips fall where they land. The story has been literally writing itself. I do take some liberties with posing because sims don't do certain things like walk and holds hands. Also, they move too much when sitting or standing while talking so I will use conversation poses after I've done the game play interactions. Saying all that to say it is 85% organic and that's more than what USDA and FDA can say about our organic food.

#becomingmrsblackburn2 #Quinton Blackburn #thanks for the ask! #This was such a good analysis.

[suekre]

Writing things.

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I was tagged by my amazing friend Teo aka @teodoraioana221 and I've been meaning to do this for AGES (probably just a few weeks but it definitely feels longer lol) but life kept getting in the way... still keeps getting in the way, actually, but today I'm saying: fuck it, I'mma do this now. 😂

1. How many works do you have?

Oof, I have no idea, honestly. Everything I ever wrote is unfinished anyway, so if I count in my shortest drabbles, too... probably about a hundred or so? 😅 I genuinely have no idea, though, please don't make me count. 😂

2. What fandoms do you write for?

I'm not in any fandom so I don't write for any fandoms either.

3. What are your top 5 stories by kudos?

I wouldn't know. I barely get any feedback, but that's because I'm so shy about sharing my writing in first place. My Little Blurbs tumblr is somewhere in the shadows, almost entirely unseen. 😂

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I absolutely do, as often as I can! ❤️ If someone takes precious time out of their day to leave me a nice comment, it's mindboggling and it always makes my day, so I am happy to show my gratitude for that; I really love replying to comments!

5. What’s the story you wrote with the angstiest ending?

My stories hardly ever have actual endings. 😂 I'd say that the Ballad of Hallie and Lancie is pretty angsty, though, as a whole.

6. What’s the story you wrote with the happiest ending?

Again, my stories hardly ever have actual endings. 🤣 Thing is... I don't write my little blurbs for endings anyway, I just love exploring human interaction! Most things I write are very everyday-convo-esque and don't really serve a purpose other than me wanting to write dialogue. 😂

7. Do you get hate on stories?

Nope, but as I said above already, I'm shy about sharing my writing, only a few people see it.

8. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

No actual smut, no, but I do include subjects like sex and intimacy, because I love that kinda stuff.

9. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I didn't actually write any crossovers, but I sure do share ideas with friends sometimes, about how fun it would be if our characters were in the same world... and I'd totally love to draw some of those scenes one day. 🤣

10. Have you ever had a story stolen?

I don't know but I doubt it.

11. Have you ever had a story translated?

I dunno?? I switch between German and English when I write, depending on my mood and energy level (high energy level: English, low energy level: German), so sometimes I translate my own stuff when I want to post it to my blurb tumblr. 😂

12. Have you ever co-written a story before?

Also, nope!

13. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

You mean, among my own OCs? I don't even know, I love all my ships, whether they're endgame or not but I think I can say that Charlie and Kieran will always hold a special place in my heart (although I wouldn't want to write the same kind of relationship again these days!) and also Orla and Mick are pretty darn important and amazing! :D

14. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

All of them. Honestly, I wish I was better at finishing my one shots but unfortunately, I'm not. 😂 I'd really love to write the last few bits of my Ballad of Hallie and Lancie, though, because these two became so important to me over the course of the last six months, and I just love them and would love to wrap their teenage story up one day!

15. What are your writing strengths?

I don't think I have any, but if I had to say something, I think it would be 'dialogue'. It's what I love most and I had people telling me that they love it, which is really cool!

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Everything. 😂 Writing in English is hard for me (not a native speaker) so I really do struggle with everything. It's all for fun, though, so that's cool and I try not to overthink it too much and just do what I feel like doing, without any pressure. I prefer writing badly over not writing at all!

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a story?

I do that all the time, as I'm not a native English speaker. 😂 I'm kinda hoping that I can switch it around one day, though. I'd love to throw in a dash of dialogue in my own language one day but I'm not actively writing any German characters at this point so I guess it won't happen any time soon.

18. First fandom you wrote for?

My own. 😂

19. Favourite story you’ve ever written?

Quite a few, actually! I love my most recent WIP of Sofia and Hallie having a chat after Craig's passing. Also the Sofia&Craig convo about their oldest son... and once I can think of other stuff I have written so far, I might mention some more. 😂

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That was a lot of rambling lol. GO ME! Tagging everything who wants to do this... it's been super fun! :D

#sanne rambles #writing

[llycaons]

ep15 (part 1): compels me though

starting off, sect leader yao gets such a bad rap in fics because he'a annoying/a symbol of mindless agreement with the popular opinion, but it seems a bit mean to me. the dude got really badly hurt to protect his guys

oh, wwx. poor sweet naive wwx. it's wild to think he once had faith that the JIN clan would be on the side of justice here

honestly I find this a very stupid pretext to get jfm out of LP. there is no need for him to personally go in such tense times, and no need for jyl to go with him

GIRL DISCIPLES! OH BOY!

myu in this episode is so fascinating to me. I don't think it's a stretch to say she genuinely cares about jfm even though she treats him like garbage. those two things can, and often do co-exist. she expresses her affection sideways because...what, she's embarrassed? because she's as emotionally repressed as adult jc is? because jfm would refuse it? he doesn't look very happy hearing that she's packing him something to help him. he looks resentful, if anything. man, this family is screwy

look at her being concerned and protective over her daughter! she may be villainized in a lot of scenes but honestly most fics I've read don't capture the balance between 'shrieking, cruel, bitter harpy' and 'genuinely concerned mother and wife'. the area between those two extremes is massive and I don't know that many fan works bother to explore that space without just redeeming her and pretending like she never did anything wrong, or saying 'deep down she loved them all so it's okay'. it's like they worry if they show a scrap of care or humanity then they're excusing everything else she did. but I don't agree. she has nuance but that doesn't mean she's not a horrible mother, and in real life it's not like (most) abusive parents are screaming criticisms and attacking their kids 100% of the time anyway

the way everyone talks about LP in this episode hurts me. 'our Lotus Pier" from wwx "my home" from jc "my Lotus Pier" from myu. interesting 😭

oh dammit. I talked so much about how the wens would have attacked anyway and jc and myu were wrong to blame wwx only for it to be a personal grudge anyway. fuck. well wen chao's actions still aren't wwx's fault and even if they were he did enough to pay it back tenfold

...which is probably the facts that jc has to grapple with post-gc reveal. fuck

so mean to him

ppl like to talk about jc protecting ww from dogs (and he does, in the past) and a certain type of fan seems to think that because jc used to be like this, it means he still is, deep down. he is not. by the postres inn scene with fairy, he clearly is not

I've said that jc never changes, but that's a lie. he becomes so much worse. I grieve for this kid

oh huh. wwx being trapped at LP isn't ever anything that's rly talked about in fics bc LP signifies youth and innocence and happiness and freedom but here it is. wwx suspects he's being spied on by myu too, which 😬

jc's panic and anger vs. wwx's cool, clearheaded response and reminder. jc is really not suited to leadership I feel so bad for him

THIS SCENE FUCKS SEVERELY. it's everything ramped up to 100. it's one of my favorite sequences in the show, and absolutely one of the top three non-wx related scenes. maybe the very best for me. the arrogance of this woman is breathtaking and if you know a thing about myu you can see where it's going

YOU SAID THAT??? MISS FORMER MAID??? YOU HAVE THE GALL TO SAY THAT TO A CULTIVATOR OBSESSED WITH BLOODLINES???

glaring at wwx OKAY way to make every convo about beating him down

obviously this is a really hard scene to watch and I always have mixed feelings on it bc on the one hand. obviously really upsetting. on the other, myu is acting to appease a sect that will destroy their entire home if not satisfied. she is not harming him permanently, and MAY be pulling her punches so the damage isn't as bad as it looks (tho arguments like 'he can walk later!' don't rly pull weight for me bc wwx walks off horrific pain all the time)

I don't think this means she secretly cares about wwx further than as a tool to keep jc/the sect safe (she needs him functional, after all), or that it means she's a good person, but it's a strategic decision that wwx understands and accepts because of the political situation they're in.

logically myu obviously uses zidian on wwx in other cases, because he talks about it, bc it's talked about enough that lwj knows about it, and because she didn't need to close the doors (implying it's a commonplace sight that nobody would balk at) but we don't actually see any of her whipping as punishment onscreen

and yeah he's bleeding from his mouth already so it's not like it was nothing

just fucking shoot me I guess. jc doesn't even know what's going on here does he? the others had to hold him back at the beginning too

and myu thinks this is it! she doesn't want to disable her top disciple, who she entrusts with her son's life! she doesn't want the wens to have that kind of power over her people in her domain. but like. I think it's pretty clear she would have if pushed to it. like she was ready for it

FORESHADOWING. ugh because of all the trauma you get it?

^^^ again, whipping isn't an uncommon occurrence

wwx is so good at adapting to situations he's already planning on training with his left. and he could have done it. I'm sure he could have. jc is thinking this is the end, he's ready to start begging. when he loses his core, he's ready to give up. but wwx always thinks beyond whatever horrible, world-ending situation is going on now. it's why his suicide is so shocking and powerful. he's never been one to give up, even through seemingly insurmountable odds

#cql re-rewatch

[cherienymphe]

just rewatched tsitp after seeing the mini discourse you had on here and like i have just a few thoughts

like the first being i truly forget how bad of a friend taylor is. like i def think she was worse in the books but she was just like mean??? like when she came for belly’s bday and was asking how her summer has been so far and then gets upset when she starts talking about the friends she made after she was like “you need to get out of ur shell” like hello???

also the deb ball girls ditching belly and taylor with no clothes was so shitty like isn’t nicole an adult??? like sure she’d be 18 at max but still i feel like she’s old enough to know how weird and fucked up it is to leave literal children alone in the middle of nowhere with absolutely no clothing

and then i lowkey am anti belly and conrad especially knowing that he’s 18 and she’s freshly 16. like sure they know and grew up with each other but there’s no way a dude that’s about to go into college is gonna want to be fucking around with a 16 year old like unless they’re a weirdo. like it’s one thing for belly to have a crush on conrad but the other way around? major side eye

I listened to the audio book of the first one and I'm pretty sure Taylor was both better and worse in the show 😭 hard to explain but in the book she didn't have as big of a presence but because of that, we also didn't get some big speech with her turning it around on belly.

The Nicole thing upset me too because the text really only incriminated Conrad. Like it was all on Conrad and she punished belly? Anything could've happened to her and Taylor out there and then how would Nicole have felt? I didn't like that at all.

As for belly and Conrad, I've had this convo before where as someone who is mid 20s, I group teens in dating ranges by younger teens and older teens. Idk if belly and Conrad's difference is 15/17 or 16/18 but going by American grade levels, it's likely Conrad is 17 going on 18 as it is for most seniors here with of course belly turning 16 going into her junior year? I could be all wrong but either way, if I wouldn't blink at a 16 year old dating a 17 year old, one year isn't going to make all the difference in the world to me. Romeo and Juliet laws exist so that teenagers won't go to jail for dating within their age groups and I can't speak for anyone else but I categorize it by two years. I see 15-17 years olds as age mates. Nothing below or above that for either party involved. The same goes for 16-18 and 17-19. I genuinely don't know anyone above the age of 20 who would blink at a 16 year old and 18 year old who grew up together starting to date each other. I just don't subscribe to the belief that teenagers are only allowed to date other teens that are exactly their age. Those weird years that consist of the last year or two of high school and the first year of college are very grey. It all depends on the circumstances and in this particular circumstance, I don't see a problem with it

#asks

[beautifulpersonpeach]

i've always wondered why there isn't a lot of critical commentary in kpop and your last post showed me one reason why maybe

https://beautifulpersonpeach . tumblr.com/post/709911219066273792/or-you-know-one-could-actually-lay

to get to any serious critical discourse i have to sift through bad faith arguments and logical fallacies first. it reminds me of a kpop podcast i listened to where two kpoppies were kekeing about hybe getting audited as though that was a problem, when it was a routine audit every company above a certain market capitalization had to do too.

that 'jungkook did sportwashing' theory from that kpoppie yesterday reminded me of when i saw kpoppies quoting karl marx to criticize jimin holding an extension cord.

there is a lack of critical discourse here and even the people who engage in it are so bad at it. why do you think that is bpp? is it a lack of knowledge? language barrier? kpop hate? why is it that even when educated people try to offer critical theories about bts they sound so stupid?

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Hi Anon,

Your link.

Lol, that last question caught me off guard I'll be honest. But it sounds like you've been around and seen your fair share of *discourse*, and if you've managed to find your way to the podcast side of k-pop, you already have my condolences.

I suspect the reason there is a lack of quality critical conversations in k-pop, is because a lot of people don't take k-pop seriously. Maybe it's by design and a function of k-pop as a whole, i.e. shiny concepts spoon-fed to typically younger audiences or an emphasis on sexuality and eroticism when catered to mature audiences, but as I keep saying, something you'll realize if you spend a lot of time in k-pop spaces is that a lot of people engaging in discourse actually have no idea what they're talking about.

I mean, think about how people typically spend their time in fandom:

Siloed in their echo chamber of choice;

A focus on personalities and other fans rather than music and message;

A disdain for the history, language, and culture that informs the current landscape;

And of course, tapping into the hyper-competitiveness in k-pop where hate is the norm and to quote Hobi, hate paralyzes the mind.

There's hardly any room for critical conversations when the people you find most eager to offer their $0.02 on a subject are people who hate the subject, and refuse to critically examine their bias to see their blindspots. Discourse in k-pop usually has the unfortunate effect of dumbing down the conversation, rather than elevating it.

The things you mentioned: a lack of knowledge, language barrier, and boring ol hate, become such a problem when many of the people who engage in discourse are those do not think k-pop is deserving of the time and effort required to know what the fuck they're talking about.

This feature of k-pop fandom hasn't changed in years, like not even 'k-pop journalists' are immune. And sometime in 2016 I checked out of these sort of convos entirely when I realized any response to a k-pop stan's 'critique' usually began with me posting dictionary definitions to words (usually -isms), they were misapplying on a daily basis to devalue and disparage music, artists, or other people that they'd grown to dislike for whatever reason. And on a good day, misapplied words would be the only problem because oftentimes their arguments or 'critique' would be illogical to start with. Like, think of any taekooker theory and expand the context to BTS or k-pop as a whole. Around this time a couple years ago when I dipped my toe into 'k-pop discourse' again, I realized that nothing had changed. There's just more people doing the same thing...

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This isn't to say nobody is offering good critical discussions about k-pop. I'll list a few people who I've seen consistently prioritize substance over bullshit in their commentary:

Kim Young-dae

Professor Lee Ji-young

Taylor Ronald (a journalist whose angle is J-pop and how both it and Black culture has influenced k-pop over the last 25 years)

John Lie

Happy reading and sleuthing Anon.

#kpop discourse #kpop fandom #fandom behaviour #kpop #BTS

[alostlittleriverlotus]

the fact my previous psychiatrist acted like I was an entitled brat for not wanting to work and literally made me cry (he could see me, it was a video call) and didn't stop and treated my schizoid avoidant ass like I'm some awful evil manipulator that doesn't think anyone cares about them is disgusting.

If I had a dollar for every time a mental health professional made me cry, more suicidal, or hate myself and blame myself, I would have enough money to buy a meal. I don't know the exact number, but hey, it's happened a lot.

And then my parents wonder why I am so resistant to therapists and psychiatrists and shit like that.

Especially after my last therapist just downplayed when I brought how a situation was humiliating (don't care if you reword it, it was a humiliating situation and still is, I've just learned to not care and to be okay with it) and also tried to downplay me saying I can't work like "no you just don't want to work and nobody wants to work, but we have to" when i was literally just learning I was disabled mentally and physically and then I completely shut down after that. Or when my other therapist before her, I told my mom I wanted to talk about something big (my trauma with my friends) and she told myself therapist so my therapist started pressuring me to tell her and would judge me as if I didn't want to get better because anxiety toolkits don't work for me and I was treated as if I WANT to be this way.

Literally my second therapist was the only decent one. She did help with my GAD and some of my night delusions and anxiety. But for a professional field that is supposed to diagnose you, so many of them, ignored diagnosing me. Hell, I still never got an ocd diagnosis professionally even though they agreed that what I experienced was ocd. So the only thing I'm diagnosed with is GAD. And the fact that I was so close to an autism diagnosis, but my mom said she didn't notice any symptoms in me so my psychiatrist just stopped with it after that even though my memory could pinpoint several exact things when those autistic traits showed in me especially since i have a better memory of my early childhood than the majority of my childhood.

Ah. Mental health professionals. They do suck the majority of the time. I've seen so many people helped by others and it honestly always made me feel like it was a failing in me. Nah, it's just a flawed system filled with flawed people and ableism. And I do not have the energy, the vulnerability, or the strength to go through until I can get a good one. It's more detrimental than helpful for me to seek help so I don't. But I also know I can manage my own symptoms 87% of the time and I've worked hard to make sure the 13% of the time I can't has me protected from harm.

But honestly. Mt experiences have sucked and I hate the fact people still push me to seek help. They can't just accept me saying "I don't want to, I don't like them" as an answer. Love that I have to basically trauma dump to my parents to get them to back off and actually, ya know, listen to me. Anyway, river has worn out their energy levels and will now proceed to recharge their battery alone. Nappy time for river by not functioning and only focusing on special interests to fuel joy.

And honestly this is just the experience I've had. I can't imagine how much worse it can be for others too. My parents always say I have to stick with it for them to know me. But I want to cry after two sessions and not in the healthy way. They make me feel awful about myself and have made me consider dying just to avoid it or just because they make me feel so at fault for everything. I can't even get into my trauma or open up because even just talking is exhausting. Not to mention I'm supposed to lead, but my autistic schizoid mind doesn't do that. You give things, I answer. I don't know how to lead conversations aside from with MA. I don't even lead convos with my girlfriend or other safe friends unless I'm in a really good mood. I hate the American mental health systems. Until there's a major change or I need medication, I ain't bothering with them. I got my anxiety meds and they help a lot as is. That's all I fucking need. Not to mention the guilt I feel related to money since I'm financially reliant on my parents and the trauma around that cause of them making me feel guilty for having to spend money on me. So my experiences have only led me to feeling worse about myself, stressed, miserable, and suicidal. So yeah. Even if there is a chance I'll get someone good, I ain't gonna bother. I'm far too fragile for it. I don't want to risk my well being like that even if it had a chance to be better.

#actually narcissistic #actually autistic #therapy #therapists #bad experiences #bad mental health experiences #cw ableism #tw ableism #tw ableist doctors #tw ableist professionals #tw ableist mental health professionals #tw ableist therapists #shitty therapists #traumatizing experiences #incredibly fucked up #psychotic #self diagnosed #tw suicide mention #fragile #system #personality disorders #American mental health system #actually borderline #actually histrionic #actually traumatized #actually disabled #why I don't trust or like therapists #good for anyone that has good experiences #but I have only had bad ones and I am not stable or safe enough to risk my fragile state in the chance I could get a good one #they make me cry and hate myself so much

[hologramcowboy]

What I find telling, and kinda funny, is watching the reactions to the BS eps (I don't watch anymore, but I see stuff in Jensen's tags) - I see normal Jensen fans and BS fans talk positively about Carla and the actress who plays her. Obviously there are issues there with her and Beau but people seem to like the chemistry and the way they play off each other and what she brings out in Beau etc. Then you see the AA's talking about her like she might as well be the devil incarnate. They drag the character and the actor saying she's not good and Jensen is soo much better than her and say all these awful things about the character. One of the first scenes they had together I remember seeing soooo much vile stuff about how awful she was to him in the scene (rude, condescending, etc etc.) and how she was just so mean to poor baby Beau (woobifying him beyond belief) and then someone posted the clip and I watched it and I was kinda shocked because she was just acting like a normal ex-spouse and wasn't even that rude or mean at all. Just slightly terse, which is understandable given everything going on anyways. The AA's had made it sound like she ran up to him, punched him, kicked him, berated him for the whole convo and kicked him one more time for good measure when she left. The scene I watched with my own two eyes was maybe a little tense (understandable between ex's anyways and especially those in a trying situation) but she held her own and felt more consistent and steady in her character than Jensen did even in just that scene. I've even seen people rooting for them to get back together. But ofc the AA's have decided that Beau and Jenny deserve to be together (hell, let's be honest here, the AA's decided THEY deserve it and therefore everyone must go along with the idea too) so that's the only thing that can happen. It's bad enough that they are so oversensitive and overinvested when it comes to who they think is allowed to be around Jensen, but they're gatekeeping his characters too and they really need to understand just how NOT normal this behavior is.

Interestingly enough that actress look just like Danneel pre-surgeries and yet AAs claim they love her 🤣 Also, the behavior displayed by Carla is nowhere close to the disrespectful, devaluing, shaming things Elta says about Jensen so wow, AAs truly lack emotional intelligence.

His chemistry with Carla has gotten better but I will say, she's a vanilla actress who needs advanced classes. Also, she doesn't have the physique du role of a lawyer so her being cast makes me scratch my head just as much as their daughter being cast as she looks nothing like any of them. That being said, Carla is cute, I'd love to see her play a different kind of role that matches her look as I think she's better suited to play warm characters.

Jenny and Beau initially had chemistry but now, uh, please just no. I love Katheryn but I look forward to the day she will be cast as something else as I've truly come to detest her character. I caught up to the last episode a bit earlier today and let's just say I'm still trying to figure out what the hell I just watched. 🤣

#anti AAs

[luckyqueenreign]

Hey girl!

First of all, I'm not surprised with this cliffhanger in the end! There was a questions about "did you ever pretended to be each other?" So I guess I've seen that coming.

And I do not believe Amelia is a bad guy here. It feels too early to put twins against each other 🤔 Isn't it like day 3 or 4? I'm sure she'll stick in villa for a long time (I think the twins will be in two final couples, cuz this is actually a most logical thing with whole "double trouble" theme). So I'm sure FB will not drag this "competition with a sister" for a whole season. On the other hand, they had Suresh drama...

It may be a mistake, but I do think it has to be something innocent like with this 💋 on Lewie's cheek. In conversation with Grace I picked "he has to ask first", so Lewie was actually just asking "mind if I join you? I've been thinking about kissing you..." So, I guess we'll see what Amelia will doon the next update.

And about Roberto - I'm so not sold on his affection for MC! Come on, he knew all about MC on their date, and suddenly he doesn't know her job? And also he wants to do a romantic gesture, and Ryan playing a cupid? *Facepalm* It may be a lazy writing though - I won't be surprised (like "I forgot the name of a girl I coupled up with!!" from season 3). And Amelia actually likes him, so he's definitely not an option for me.

Ozzy on the other hand... I do love an old good slowburn but I hope he won't pull Noah/Levi and actually speak with his partner before he'll try something with MC. Grace is a nice girl, I don't hold anything against her (unlike Hope). But this is a next level of delusion about Ozzy!! So, 1) she's worried he likes someone else, 2) Ozzy (from Ivy's information) was talking with other guys about liking MC and actually telling MC he was afraid she'll be sent home. 3) MC telling Grace about her conversation with Ozzy and she's actually going for "it's just him being friendly". It reminds me of Jen from season 1 and her determination to make a perfect couple with Levi. I've read this before and I want to hope FB won't copy themselves!

Sooo I'm not overjoyed about this season, but it still better then 5😃

with Amelia THIS is exactly why I hate that they keep trying to villainize her!!! its soooo early in the season and she's obviously going to go until the end bc just like ex in the villa theyre not gonna kick out the "double" in double trouble sooooo why do they keep trying to make us not trust her by throwing her in the worst scenarios possible?!?! I agree I think its a mistake like the lipstick stain but it's just bizarre that they keep doing this... who at fb hates their sister??

the Roberto thing pissed me off so much!!! he knew about our job without us even offering up what it was on our date, compared it to his sister (MC is a fashion designer and the sister is a fashion photographer) and then all of a sudden MC is a scientist??? I could believe he forgot if he didnt originally come in with an encyclopedic knowledge of MC. so that was lame.

so in this one im assuming u didnt kiss him on the terrace? bc I did and he kissed mc back for a second and pulled away saying that he wants to kiss her sooo bad but he wont do that to Grace bc he wants to be respectful while hes coupled with her. But basically about how much he likes MC, his head is scrambled, etc. so in my eyes that was already better than Noah/Levi! (I've done both of those routes too!!) BESTIE the level of delusion they are giving Grace 😭😭 not only have I kissed him in every single challenge, every time we get a second kiss I ALWAYS choose Ozzy, he kissed MC when asked who he fancies the most, she obviously caught us in the middle of a private convo on the terrace of all places in the villa!! AND hes pulling away from her?? Like Grace baby everything is right in front of you!! Even when I told her that he said he liked me and she was like nahhhhhhhh but bb whyyyy is he pulling away 🫣

so far I love this season and think once its fully out and we can play it one go rather than waiting around every week for 3 chapters it'll be so much better!!

#litg ask

[nightzskii-archived]

Can you tell me the story of how we became friends? <:3 👉👈 it can be as sillyies as you want, or as serios as you can, it can be a mystery or fantasy or what ever! :D it can also be short or long /nf

(<:3c i just wanted to ask something silly and my brain made this up)

@gender-mailman

* hmmmm okay!! sorry that this is relatively late by the way, I kept falling asleep haha :')

* But, everytime I think of how we became friends i think of my source and a different world where my thoughts run wild so I'll be using those two for this!

* There actually was someone in source like you and other people, so its not that hard to be like " oh okay i feel so comfortable saying this "

* I also went on a ramble I'm sorry.

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How we became friends.. well. At first, I've seen you walk around the kingdom a couple of times, you weren't always aware that you walked by it and sometimes when you were aware we'd have a little chat every time while i was in a disguise (my more human one, but it had demon features)

But promptly after a discussion yesterday, I heard a commotion outside the kingdom and went to check it out to only see you having a misunderstanding with some goops (They're very violent and really territorial if you aren't another goop(scratches head)), I had went to try and calm the situation down but a different goop tried eating you so it was a full on battle with the rest of them while i hid you inside my own goop (don't question, it I'll send the doc about my source and goops after.....)

I won (since I was more powerful (being the son of a god has its perks)) but still kept you hidden until we made it to my castle to which i helped you out of my goop after!! We were chatting and everything to help you calm down from the situation and even some of your friends came by (since they would also walk around the castle with you) to help calm you down

You'd visit a lot after and I'd be waiting for you at the start of the castle since i hadn't known where you lived, and everytime You'd visit or stay for a couple of days we'd have tea at least once and then do all sorts of things

I taught you all about my species and the kingdoms cultures, the different songs (some are actually real songs too (i was excited when i knew this)), the different type of foods (same as some music), how many gods there were and how i was also considered one, a lot of things and i also TRIED teaching you my language but.. it, it didn't work out (teaching meep, goop, zip, beep or anything else is SO HARD HELP. It's like cats meowing but DIFFERENT.) So whenever we'd want to have a private convo out in the open, I'd shapeshift a bit to have the same species as YOU so we could talk in your language instead

We'd always help brush each others fur, and when i first told you my goop was fur you were so surprised i ended up laughing like a tea kettle. I'd also polish all your accessories and clean you clothes while giving you some of mine to wear as I did so, it ended up being like a model thing, where me and some of our friends had to rate the different clothes you wore (I'd keep giving you a 10 because you genuinely did look great in every clothes i gave you :3)

We painted each others nails once, me in my more human form and you just being you as we were gossiping about the latest drama, (I told you about some guys fighting over cabbage and you told me about some glass being knocked over by someones grandma)

There was a time you died too, but i resurrected you and gave the god who did it a scolding of their entire life time (all in a different language too so you wouldn't hear me say some... words)

I also kinda like blessed you. on accident. so that you wouldn't get injured by gods anymore since they were.. extremely powerful (not as.. powerful as me for some reason idk).. and blessing is like, a weird process depending on the god or person trying to get blessed... it wasn't weird for us but it was still like " when thr fuck did i do this " and i still don't know how

Oh yeah!!! I also gave you a personal guard one time but they lost you so fast and we laughed about it cause you were purposefully trying to lose them

#starduzt talks —📂 #max🪐 #stardom! — gender mailman[💌] #Max's Source Talk . . .☆ #tw death mention

[andvys]

first, i’m soooooo glad reader and steve’s relationship is what it is and nothing more. I don’t think I could handle more tension there bc I love steve and hate seeing him in this position tbh 😭 actually that would be the only thing I changed about this series. I personally don’t love reading love triangle type stories but also don’t mind in this series bc it’s not like reader is torn between the two of them at all 😗

second, I love eddie and readers first time. I think they just reached a boiling point in their relationship with each other and they were either going to fight or fuck and they both just needed something good. 😂 I honestly think it made a lot of sense and I wouldn’t change this. it was perfect and I think i’ve read it 17 times 🫠

third, I don’t think it’s just going to be all fine and dandy after this for sure. there’s still plenty of opportunities for angst!! even though they’ve admitted feelings, reader is still recovering from a lot and like you said eddie has a lot of guilt. neither of those things are easy to overcome and I think they’ll have a lot of hard convos coming up!

I think it’s amazing and I looove this series!! it will always be a favorite for real and it was your amazing creative mind that brought it to us. at the end of the day, write what you want and it will continue to be a gift to us!! oh captain my captain 🫡

AAHHHH BESTIE THANK YOU 😭💞

I'm glad you love the series as it is! I've had a few doubts about it and thought 'eh... I could've wrote some things differently..' but you're right about everything you've said! They surely did reach that boiling point, there was just too much tension that kept getting worse over the years...

And omg, I love the idea of love triangles, like two guys wanting one girl? I'm sorry, it's bad but I always loved that 😝 but yeah, Steve is hurting enough already, he shouldn't go through more heartbreak!

And thank you so much for saying all of this, you're amazing and I love you 🥺

#andy’s asks

[beansnpeets]

So one of my besties, E, and her gf like....don't get along. Basically at all. She constantly complains to me about her. I'm always receiving screenshots of text convos. She's just incredibly unhappy in her relationship and I can't understand why they are still together. There is such a lack of mutual respect (from both sides) and they don't communicate well. E is very hard on her gf sometimes and her gf is incredibly dependant on her bestie (they have a WEIRD relationship). It just seems like from both ends it's just bad. A few months back they broke it off for like a day or two and then got back together and I'm going to be honest when they broke up I was relieved. Then they got back together and it was the same shit all over again and nothing changes no matter how many conversations they have or arguments they have. I want to be supportive of E and stand by her no matter her choice, but Jesus Christ I feel like I need to say something. It's absurd at this point. She's so miserable. And they're both each other's first girlfriend. E has dated men before, but none of those relationships sounded healthy, either. Idk if they're just both afraid of being alone? They just had their 2 year anniversary and I've only heard like one or two good things in the last year about their relationship.

Perhaps I shouldn't be airing this out here, but I need to vent about it because it's so frustrating to keep hearing all these negative things when they aren't putting the work in to change things. And tbf it does sound like E is trying, but her gf isn't and I know I don't see or hear about everything, but from my perspective they shouldn't keep trying to make this work. Because it isn't and E's gf isn't putting any work in. I feel for her, I really do. It sucks to see my good friend so miserable. I just don't know if it's my place to tell her what I think. I don't know how to even tell her. I just want her to be happy.

Edit: spoke too soon. She's coming to the conclusion all on her own and is getting ready to be done.

#personal